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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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00COLOMBO968LTTE OFFERS TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. WITH THE SRI LANKAN ARMY HAVING PULLED BACK TO NEW DEFENSIVE LINES AND A SLOWDOWN IN LTTE ADVANCES OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE JAFFNA FRONT, THE LTTE HAS OFFERED A TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE TO ALLOW GSL FORCES TO "WITHDRAW FROM THE UNFAVORABLE THEATER OF WAR WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR." THE O [...]
2000-05-08 10:45:00Embassy ColomboSECRETMOPS PREL CE
00KINSHASA8538KISANGANI OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS (II)
[...] (C) Following is the second and final part of a report on an Embassy staff member's visit to Kisangani November 28-December 1. This message covers the political and economic situation in Kisangani. 2. (C) Political Situation Emboff accompanied a Human Rights Law Group represe [...]
2000-12-26 11:07:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALCG ECON PGOV PINS PREL
00KINSHASA8622MONUC FORCE COMMANDER ON CURRENT SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY On December 28, Ambassador Swing met with MONUC Force Commander Mountaga Diallo, acting in absence of SRSG Kamel Morjane, and SRSG Chief of Staff Sow, to review developments in the Congo war in general and his visit to Zambia from which he had just returned the evening before. [...]
2000-12-28 13:53:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALCG PGOV PHUM PREL
01ABUJA2709DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-24 21:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2750NIGERIA: BENUE UPDATE
[...] (C) accounts by press and diplomatic personnel, often sourced to credible eyewitnesses, basically corroborate reftel account. The destruction appears to be more widespread than was initially reported. British High Commission personnel evacuated DFID staff from Makurdi yesterday. One DFID s [...]
2001-10-26 17:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPINS PREF PGOV PHUM NI
01ABUJA2855NIGERIA: UPDATE ON BENUE CRISIS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states, the military was called to do what the police could not -- contain civil unrest. As with Odi in 1999, the tragedy that occurred in Benue demonstrates the problems associated with asking often poorly-led soldiers to assume law enforcement d [...]
2001-11-09 17:01:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM NI
01ABUJA2863FLOOD DISASTER IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
[...] SUMMARY: OFDA SENT EDRC JAY NASH TO NORTHERN NIGERIA FOR FOUR DAYS TO ASSESS THE FLOODING THERE AND TO MAKE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER ADDITIONAL OFDA SUPPORT (ABOVE AND BEYOND THE $25,000 TRANSFERRED AS A RESULT OF THE AMBASSADPR DISASTER DECLARATION) WOULD BE NEEDED. CROP D [...]
2001-11-14 07:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ECON PREL
01BOGOTA5539FARC ANNOUNCE INTENTION TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL 250
[...] No summary [...]
2001-06-19 23:43:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV PREL CO
02ABUJA3353 NIGERIA/POLICE REFORM: FIRST QUARTER REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-20 14:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR 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
02AMMAN5267HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES IN JORDAN RAMPING UP IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Humanitarian agencies in Jordan have stepped up contingency planning efforts for a crisis in Iraq. Estimated refugee flows (10,000 into Jordan over six months) match those provided reftel, but UN sources admit that they are based only on conjecture and, in fact, are purposely c [...]
2002-09-15 16:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL IZ JO
02BOGOTA6886FARC THREATS CAUSE ENTIRE TOWN TO FLEE
[...] VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE INHABITANTS OF PUERTO ALVIRA, META DEPARTMENT, HAVE FLED BECAUSE OF THREATENED GUERRILLA ACTIONS. PUERTO ALVIRA IS ON THE BORDER BETWEEN META AND GUAVIARE DEPARTMENTS, IN SOUTHEASTERN COLOMBIA, NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER OF THE FORMER DEMILITARIZED ZONE. IN MID-JULY, AND A [...]
2002-08-02 19:17:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM PREF CO
02COLOMBO1787 GSL/LTTE prisoner exchange seems set; Both
[...] (C) Summary: The GSL and the Tamil Tigers seem set to conduct a prisoner exchange soon. In a related development, MIA issues were discussed during the recent talks in Thailand, with the two sides agreeing to review the issue again. Newly on the radar screen is discussion of a possible gene [...]
2002-09-25 10:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1993SRI LANKA: DRAFT SUBMISSION FOR 2002 ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-24 14:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE ELAB KSEP PHUM PREL
02COLOMBO2204 Mission team journeys through LTTE controlled
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Mission team successfully concluded its first journey through the Tiger controlled north since opening of the A-9 road in April 2002. Although the trip was uneventful in terms of LTTE actions, trave [...]
2002-11-27 10:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CE LTTE
02HARARE2318 Zimbabwe: Reports of involuntary relocation of
[...] Summary: OFDA/Humanitarian Response Advisor in Zimbabwe has received unconfirmed but credible reports of forced relocations of a large group of ex-commercial farm workers. Post views this as an extremely serious development and is concerned that it may signal the beginning of a pattern of forc [...]
2002-10-22 07:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE713ZIMBABWE: HOW MUGABE STOLE THE ELECTION;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A WIDE VARIETY OF REPORTS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS INDICATE THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S RULING PARTY ENGAGED IN MASSIVE FRAUD DURING THE MARCH 9-11 PRESIDENTIAL POLL, ENABLING HIM TO CLAIM VICTORY. MANY OF THE NUMBERS DO NOT ADD UP, AND INFLATED RESULTS IN THE MASHONALAND PROVINCE [...]
2002-03-19 11:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ZI
02KATHMANDU1372NEPAL'S ARMY SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CELL
[...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has set up a cell to investigate reported human rights violations, the Defense Ministry announced July 10. A high-ranking officer agreed to consider offers of USG assistance for the newly-created office. The cell has reportedly been established because human rights [...]
2002-07-15 11:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL MARR NP
02KATHMANDU1435PM DEUBA SAYS LOCAL POLLS TO FOLLOW NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Prime Minister Deuba briefed donors July 23 on preparations for upcoming elections and efforts to manage local-level government bodies in the absence of elected representatives. Deuba said rolling local elections into the national elections slated for November was imprac [...]
2002-07-24 11:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1890NEPALI ARMY'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) In the ten months it has been mobilized against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has had to change from a ceremonial, parade-ground army, occasionally deployed in UN Peacekeeping Operations, to a combat-ready fighting force, expected to counter and overcome an enemy who uses [...]
2002-09-27 12:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MCAP PTER NP
02KATHMANDU2223NEPAL: BRIGADE COMMANDER SAYS MAOISTS SLOWLY
[...] (C) At a briefing at 3rd Brigade Headquarters in Pokhara November 20, Brig. Gen. Prakash Basnet told DATT and poloff he believes the Maoists are "slowly winning." After making significant inroads against the Maoists during the first three months of the state of emergency (late November-mid-F [...]
2002-11-22 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MASS PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU255ICRC RESUMES VISITS TO KATHMANDU JAILS
[...] (SBU) According to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head Delegate Jean-Jacques Bovay, on January 30 the Government of Nepal (GON) began allowing ICRC access to prisoners for the first time since the November 26 imposition of a state of national emergency. Bovay said that his o [...]
2002-02-04 09:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU380PM URGES RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY IN SHADOW OF
[...] Parliament reconvened in the late afternoon of Feb. 18 after angry Opposition MPs had disrupted an earlier session, demanding Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, rather than the Home Minister, take the podium to report on the Maoist attacks in Achham (Ref A) the previous day. In his address t [...]
2002-02-19 11:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU615TERROR, TRADE AND AID: FORSEC VISIT TO DC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya will use his April 2-5 visit to Washington to urge quick delivery of additional security and development aid to Nepal, to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and to press for more favorable trade terms for Nepali pro [...]
2002-03-27 12:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU616HUMAN RIGHTS: AN UPDATE ON DETENTIONS AFTER FOUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the Prime Minister's assurances to donors and the general public that the curtailment of human rights under the state of emergency is directed only against Maoists and their supporters (Ref A),the security forces appear to be casting their nets more broadly, detaining a [...]
2002-03-28 07:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU925Child Victims of Maoist Insurgency
[...] Summary. At least eighty-five children have been killed during the six-year-long Maoists insurgency and many others wounded or pressed into service, according to a recent report by a local child-welfare NGO. The conflict will take a heavy psychological toll on Nepal's children, the report co [...]
2002-05-10 13:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM KWMN PINR NP
02KATHMANDU978MAOIST INSURGENCY IN NEPAL (SITREP ONE)
[...] This is a reporting cable only. 2. Summary: A) This cable reports briefly on: significant events/trends of the Maoist insurgency; current status of activities related to the disaster declaration, and Mission activities in response to the insurgency. B) This cable contains no recommendat [...]
2002-05-20 12:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP
02KINSHASA793LAURENT D. KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL SCENESETTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LONG-AWAITED TRIAL OF THE 116 SUSPECTS IN THE ASSASSINATION OF THE LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT DESIRE KABILA BEGAN ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 3. ON MARCH 20, THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR PUBLICLY READ THE CHARGES (IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANTS, THEIR LAWYERS, AND THE PUBLIC) AT MAK [...]
2002-04-03 15:09:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PREL
02KINSHASA876UPDATE ON LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL BEFORE A MILITARY TRIBUNAL BEGAN APRIL 3 IN A PUBLIC COURTROOM. CURRENTLY, THE WITNESSES AND SOME DEFENDANTS (SUCH AS EDDY KAPEND, FORMER AIDE-DE-CAMP TO KABILA AND ALLEGED COUP-PLOTTER) ARE TESTIFYING ON THEIR ROLES IN THE EVENTS IMMEDIATELY [...]
2002-04-12 14:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KJUS CG
02KUWAIT5236(C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ CLAIMS TO ACCEPT TPC
[...] (C) ICRC Delegate Michel Meyer told PolChief December 3 that his headquarters has received a letter from Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa transmitting a November 27 letter SIPDIS from the Iraqi mission to the Arab League in Cairo, which affirmed that Iraq accepted the proposal by the [...]
2002-12-04 08:42:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
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
02KUWAIT5611(C) GULF WAR MISSING: KUWAIT'S AGENDA FOR TSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This message summarizes Kuwait's agenda for the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC). Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have agreed to meet in Amman on January 8 under ICRC chairmanship, in accordance with the [...]
2002-12-31 13:18:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02RANGOON1378SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR PINHEIRO BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: At an October 28 briefing, UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro told diplomats in Rangoon that during his 12-day visit to Burma he strongly encouraged the SPDC to address continuing human rights abuses. He also encouraged the international community to implement programs that will pro [...]
2002-10-28 09:22:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1510GOB RELEASES 115 POLITICAL PRISONERS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOB released another 115 political prisoners on November 21. The NLD has received the names of 50 NLD members who were released as well as one other who military intelligence mistakenly identified as an NLD member. ICRC received all 115 names. This brings the total number [...]
2002-11-22 08:48:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BM NLD
02RANGOON1628ICRC ACTIVE IN KAREN STATE BUT STILL SEEKING ACCESS
[...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to Karen State, Poloff was told by an International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) representative that the agency is making progress on establishing a meaningful presence in the area. While progress has been slow, the ICRC has had some success in providing [...]
2002-12-19 08:48:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON916REGIME RELEASES 32 POLITICAL PRISONERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The regime announced yesterday that it had released 32 political prisoners; 14 NLD members and 18 others, mostly students. The NLD was told of only 24 releases, its 14 members and 10 students the regime said were arrested for supporting NLD activities. Despite the discrepanc [...]
2002-07-29 11:02:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM NLD
02ROME1982UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON
[...] THE UN'S INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC),WHICH MET IN ROME APRIL 9-10, EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN THAT A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN 2002. THE PRESENT FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN THE REGION IS ADJUDGED THE WORST [...]
2002-04-23 06:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM WFP UN UNSC
02ROME2065 MOUNTING CHALLENGES LAY AHEAD FOR THE U.N.
[...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (SEC) IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13--20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU) AND TO LOOK AT [...]
2002-04-29 13:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
02ROME5058AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ZIMBABWE - "NO FAMINE -
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED ZIMBABWE OCTOBER 08-11 AND FOUND ZIMBABWE SLOUCHING TOWARD A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION IS NOW CLASSIFIED BY THE UN AS SERIOUSLY FOOD INSECURE (6.7 MILLION). WHILE EXACERBATED BY SUB-NORMAL RAINFALL THIS YEAR, TH [...]
2002-10-17 09:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5236 DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE
[...] ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMS PLANS TO LAUNCH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE NEEDS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE. THE EMOP WILL COVER THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1, 2002 THROUGH JAN [...]
2002-10-25 13:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5788 WFP'S WEST AFRICA REGIONAL AIRCRAFT EXPANDS
[...] THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS ISSUED A NEW SPECIAL OPERATION (SO) FOR ITS WEST AFRICA PASSENGER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05788 01 OF 03 021338Z AIRCRAFT SERVICE AND LAST WEEK ISSUED A DONOR'S ALERT FOR THE SO. THE NEW SO REQUESTS 1.2 MILLION USD FOR [...]
2002-12-02 12:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
03ABUDHABI1512 TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY HAS AN
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Alright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al-Kitbi confirmed to SIPDIS Econchief on March 29 that RCA had sent three delegations to Iraq during the last two months, the most recent of whic [...]
2003-03-30 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1661 TFIZ01: FRUSTRATED BY ICRC IDLENESS, UAE RED
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) hosted on 4/6 in Abu Dhabi a forum of international aid organizations to discuss the humanitarian situation in Iraq. This was the first major meeting o [...]
2003-04-07 12:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1662 UAE: ENCOURAGING GCC EFFORT ON
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan late in the evening on April 6. Hamdan, along with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa bin Zayid, had met earlier in the [...]
2003-04-07 12:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALECON PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1716 TFIZ01: UAE RESPONDS TO APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Post has engaged UAE officials at all levels of government regarding humanitarian assistance since the onset of war in Iraq began. In line with the UAEG's preference to provide assistance-i [...]
2003-04-09 09:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI1791 TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SHIP FINALLY
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE's much-heralded shipment of 700 tons of humanitarian supplies arrived at Umm Qasr on April 11 -- the first water shipment to arrive via civilian vessel into that port since the war [...]
2003-04-14 13:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1978 TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT: READY TO DO MORE
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 4/26 meeting with Econchief, UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al- Kitbi confirmed press reports that an RCA ship loaded with 700 tons of food and medicine and 12 ambulances left th [...]
2003-04-26 12:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2169 UAE RED CRESCENT BEGINS AIRLIFTS TO BAGHDAD
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Heralding a new phase of UAE Red Crescent operations in Iraq, the UAE Air Force today facilitated the first of four airlifts to Baghdad International Airport on behalf of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA). RCA [...]
2003-05-04 09:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2877 UAE RED CRESCENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL MORE
[...] (U) Summary and comment. UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General Sana'a Al-Kitbi forwarded to Econoff 6/15 a SIPDIS retrospective on the RCA's work in Iraq from the present until shortly before the war began. The RCA has contributed more than USD $18 million in humanitarian sup [...]
2003-06-15 12:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUJA1372ADVANCING THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES IN NIGERIA: USE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-12 14:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET KCRM PHUM SNAR NI
03AMMAN1357ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: JORDAN
[...] Per reftel, Post's information for the 2002 anti-trafficking in persons report is contained in paras below. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. Until 6/1/2003, embassy poc on trafficking issues is PolOff Gregory D. LoGerfo. Subsequent to 6/1/2003 poc will be PolOff James Fellows. [...]
2003-03-06 14:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF JO
03AMMAN2331TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 37 (4/16 1600 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Embassy staff are allowed greater freedom of movement although restrictions are still in place. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (SBU) On April 16 ICRC contacted Embassy to report an AMCIT in Baghdad had approached their office there with a request that he be retu [...]
2003-04-17 04:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2427950 ASYLUM SEEKERS AT JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER, UNHCR
[...] (C) The GOJ is not admitting most asylum seekers to the UNHCR refugee camp at Ruweished. As of mid-day on April 22, 950 people (roughly 800 Iranian Kurds, 50 Iranian oppositionists and 100 Palestinians) are being held in no-man's land between the Iraqi and Jordanian border posts, where they [...]
2003-04-22 15:47:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREF PREL EAID MOPS IZ JO
03AMMAN253JORDAN CHANGES HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TO ACCEPT
[...] (S) Summary and comment: The Prime Minister, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and JAF Assistant Chief of Staff confirmed in separate meetings that, in the event of hostilities in Iraq, the GOJ would allow 10,000 to 20,000 Iraqi refugees to enter Jordan on a "temporary basis." JAF Assis [...]
2003-01-13 17:15:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREF PREL EAID MOPS IZ JO OFDA
03AMMAN2626PALESTINIANS IN POST-SADDAM IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The estimated 90,000 long-term Palestinian residents of Iraq reportedly are losing the legal protection, privileges and access to government services extended by the Saddam government, resulting in a flow of more than 800 Palestinians toward Jordan since the onset of [...]
2003-05-04 14:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KPAL IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN4001 2,200 REFUGEES LANGUISH ON IRAQI-JORDANIAN BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 24, Amman-based regional refcoord and PRM DART-Iraq team members visited UNHCR refugee camps on the Jordanian-Iraqi border and in Ruweished, Jordan. Combined population for the two camps remains near 2,200: 1,200 Iranian Kurds from Al Tash refugee camp an [...]
2003-07-02 12:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL IZ JO
03AMMAN6184PRM PDAS GREENE DISCUSSES NEW IRAQI REFUGEE
[...] (C) In separate meetings on the margins of the UNRWA major donors meeting, GOJ and UNHCR officials told PRM PDAS Greene that the refugee camps on the Iraqi-Jordanian border were increasingly problematic. The GOJ continues to advocate consolidation of the camps in no-man's land, while UNHCR p [...]
2003-09-28 08:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV KPAL IZ 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
03AMMAN7358JORDANIAN MFA AGAIN ASKS FOR ACCOUNTING OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see para 4 below. 2. (C) During a conversation November 9 on other topics (septel, notal),Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's Private Office, asked PolCouns for the status of the USG response to the formal [...]
2003-11-10 15:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR IZ JO
03AMMAN7627RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT STANDING COMMISSION
[...] (C) Embassy Amman supports the candidacy of Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS) President Dr. Mohamed Al-Hadid for re-election to the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Al-Hadid supports strong relations with the United States Government and U.S. humanitarian orga [...]
2003-11-23 14:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAORC PREF PREL JO ICRC
03ANKARA1099MFA ON IRAQ REFUGEE/IDP ISSUE: ACTION REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: MFA Depuuty Director General for International Political Organizations Tunc Ugdul called EconCouns in February 17 to discuss USG and GOT approaches to refugee/IDP issues related to a potential Iraq operation. Ugdul reiterated [...]
2003-02-19 16:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID IZ MOPS TU
03ANKARA1311TURKISH MFA REQUESTS HIGH-LEVEL TALKS AND POSSIBLE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 12 for action request. Summary: -------- 2. (S) MFA advised DCM that the GOT would like to hold further talks on humanitarian assistance at a senior level, and that a Memorandum of Understanding on this issue might be necessary. MFA wants to h [...]
2003-02-27 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA1380USAID/DART: NGO REGISTRATION PROCESS IN TURKEY: THE
[...] HUMANITARIAN NGOS SEEKING FORMAL REGISTRATION IN TURKEY CONTINUE TO FACE A CUMBERSOME PROCESS, BUT THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS SAID IT WILL CONSIDER EXPEDITED ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW DELIVERY OF RELIEF TO IRAQ THROUGH TURKEY. MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT'S DI [...]
2003-03-04 12:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF EFIN PHUM AORC MOPS PREL IZ TU WFP
03ANKARA1496SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S DEWEY AND
[...] (C) The Turkish Parliament,s March 1 vote rejecting deployment of U.S. troops, along with a worsening in Turkish-Kurdish tensions, has shaken the GOT and has increased the uncertainty surrounding Turkey,s ultimate choices on Iraq. Whether or not there will be a Northern Option, your visit on [...]
2003-03-10 09:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ PREF PREL MOPS TU
03ANKARA1704DART: CURRENT PICTURE IN TURKEY FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TRANSITING SUPPLIES TO NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) The current picture in Turkey for International Organizations, the United Nations, and international NGOs for cross-border humanitarian operations is still unclear. To date, no international organization has received an official permit to transit humanitarian supplies through Turkey to no [...]
2003-03-18 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1706PRM A/S DEWEY'S MEETINGS WITH GOT AND HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) An interagency delegation led by PRM Assistant Secretary Arthur Dewey discussed a range of Iraq-related SIPDIS humanitarian planning issues with the GOT, humanitarian organizations and representatives of the two Kurdish-administered areas of northern Iraq. Dewey emphasized the U.S. int [...]
2003-03-18 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1805DART: DISCUSSIONS WITH NATO/EADRCC ON HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) On March 13, Dart Field Office/North and Embassy PMA Scott Oudkirk met with Col. Bernie Hunstad and Tom Nett from NATO,s Euro-Atlantic Response Coordination Center (EADRCC). The one-hour meeting covered an overview of NATO,s role in providing humanitarian supplies to the Government of Tur [...]
2003-03-21 07:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1835UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: MFA, UN AND
[...] (C) Emboffs met with MFA, Turkish Red Crescent and UN officials just before and after the start of military operations in Iraq to gauge preparedness and review humanitarian assistance issues. MFA told us it is willing to host a coordination mechanism involving the USG and UN agencies, pending [...]
2003-03-22 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1907 TFIZ01: UN AND ICRC ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
[...] (U) Over the weekend, Reuters, citing UN and ICRC sources, reported that up to 500,000 persons have been displaced in northern Iraq. UN representatives in Ankara provided lower estimates of displacement. Thus far, there has been no significant movement of DPs to the Turkish border. 2. [...]
2003-03-24 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS PREF IZ TU
03ANKARA2049TFIZ01: MFA PREPARED TO MEET TRILATERALLY WITH USG
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 10. Summary ------- 2. (C) Feza Ozturk, MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations called a meeting on March 27 with Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and UNHCR Deputy Representative for Turkey to prov [...]
2003-03-28 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA2259IRANIAN FM KHARRAZI'S VISIT TO ANKARA: GOT/GOI
[...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S Tuygan told the Ambassador late April 7 Iranian FM Kharrazi,s April 6 visit to Ankara revealed a congruence of views between the GOT and GOI on Iraq. Kharrazi reportedly requested Gul,s support for re-establishing Turkish-Iranian-Syrian trilateral consultations with Syria, b [...]
2003-04-08 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TU IZ SY
03ANKARA2298TFIZ01: GOT AND TURKISH RED CRESCENT ATTEMPTING TO
[...] (C) Summary: MFA organized a meeting of Turkish Red Crescent (TRC),International Committee of the Red Cross and U.S. Embassy representatives to present and discuss a TRC proposal to send humanitarian supplies to Iraq and provide medical treatment in Turkey for injured Iraqis. The proposal c [...]
2003-04-09 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA2507TURKEY: ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY REGARDING
[...] (C) Ambassador called on MFA Undersecretaries Baki Ilkin and Ali Tuygan April 17 to deliver reftel message to the GOT regarding the April 18 meeting on Iraq in Riyadh, noting our concern that Syria may try to hijack the proceedings. Tuygan said Turkey would work for moderation. They also disc [...]
2003-04-17 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA2660TFIZ01: MFA DELAYS TURKISH RED CRESCENT AID
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Francis Ward for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains action requests for the Department/CENTCOM. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (C) Summary: MFA has delayed the Turkish Red Crescent's planned delivery of aid to Iraq to Apri [...]
2003-04-24 17:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREL TU
03ANKARA2663TFIZ01: MFA DELAYS TURKISH RED CRESCENT AID
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Francis Ward for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains action requests for the Department/CENTCOM. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (C) Summary: MFA has delayed the Turkish Red Crescent's planned delivery of aid to Iraq to April [...]
2003-04-24 17:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREL TU
03ANKARA278NORTHERN IRAQ: MASOUD BARZANI IN ANKARA: DESPITE IMPROVEMENT IN "TONE" OF RELATIONS W/GOT, TURKISH MILITARY PRESENCE IN NIRAQ UNACCEPTABLE
[...] (S/REL UK) Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani briefed DCM, PolMilCouns, Operation Northern Watch POLAD and UK Charge in Ankara Jan. 9 on his Jan. 7-9 meetings with Turkish officials. Barzani said the tone of Turkish official interaction had improved significantly this visi [...]
2003-01-10 16:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF
03ANKARA2781 TFIZ01: Turkish Red Crescent Aid Shipment En
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-29 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS IZ TU
03ANKARA3306 Turkish Red Crescent Travel to Iraq to Explore
[...] (U) MFA Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Issues Ahmed Rifat Okcun called in Econ Counselor April 21 on Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) plans to visit Iraq to discuss assistance for hospitals with the Iraqi Red Crescent. MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Political Organizations Feza Ozturk [...]
2003-05-21 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID IZ TU
03ANKARA3832 GOT Offer of Assistance on Iraqi Hotels
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 5. 3. (SBU) In a June 11 meeting with Econ Counselor, Ambassador Ahmet Okcun, MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan and Iraq, conveyed a GOT plan to fund construction of and equipment for 2 hosp [...]
2003-06-13 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4755TURKISH ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (U) Foreign Ministry officials have advised that the GOT would pledge $5 million in assistance to Iraq this year. That pledge includes $1 million to the UN under the Flash Appeal, with the remainder to fund bilateral assistance, including through the Tu [...]
2003-07-28 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID IZ TU
03ANKARA796PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTS INFO ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Mehmet Elkatmis, chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, handed Poloff January 29 a copy of the letter reported reftel and asked for a response. Embassy requests guidance on how to respond to the inquiry. Embassy would also appreciat [...]
2003-01-31 10:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA964HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (C) During its January 27 to 29 visit to Ankara, the U.S. Humanitarian Planning Team (HPT) discussed contingency planning for a possible humanitarian crisis arising from the situation in Iraq with the GOT, representatives of the KDP and PUK administrations in northern Iraq, a representative [...]
2003-02-07 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS OTRA PREF PREL TU
03BEIRUT4629LEBANON: INTERIOR MINISTER MURR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Interior Minister Elias Murr October 31 to discuss Hizballah interference with an embassy motorcade, progress on the McDonalds bombing investigation, and the preparation of municipalities/electoral laws. Murr comprehends the seriousness of Hizballah interfe [...]
2003-10-31 17:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV LE
03COLOMBO120 Forcible recruitment of children by the LTTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Forcible recruitment of children by the Tamil Tigers remains a serious problem, especially in eastern Sri Lanka. The extent of the practice remains unclear, however, with contacts divided as to whether or not it is a worsening problem. The UN and the Sri Lanka Monitoring Missi [...]
2003-01-22 11:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1430 FY-2004 Humanitarian Demining Plan for
[...] In response to Ref A, Mission's Humanitarian Demining Plan follows. Begin text: -------------------------------- SECTION ONE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -------------------------------- A. BACKGROUND: Twenty years of civil war in Sri Lanka have left a severe mine and unexploded ordnance [...]
2003-08-15 06:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MOPS PREF KHDP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1601LANDMINES AND TIGERS AND "BEARS" OH MY! ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-15 08:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PTER PGOV CE LTTE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO17252003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-03 06:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE ELAB KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL
03COLOMBO218 SA/INS Director visits Jaffna -- discussions
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SA/INS Director David Good led a Mission team to Jaffna on February 6. The major topic of conversation was the Sri Lankan military's "high security zones." The military stated that there were other pressing needs that need to be addressed before the security zones should be rev [...]
2003-02-07 06:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE JA LTTE
03COLOMBO331 Human rights update: GSL pursues human rights
[...] (C) Summary: Although the Sri Lankan government continues to pursue human rights cases through its judicial system, reports of torture in custody continue. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),meanwhile, is doing little to improve its human rights record. The high visibility issue o [...]
2003-02-27 10:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CE
03COLOMBO52 GSL-LTTE talks in Thailand: Fourth round
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up in Thailand on January 9. Key understandings reached by the two sides included their agreement to move forward on resettling displaced persons. They also agreed to continue discussions re security zones in Jaffna, and to involve th [...]
2003-01-09 11:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PHUM CE NO TH LTTE
03DAMASCUS1684TFIZO1:SYRIA CLOSES BORDER AND SAYS IT WILL SET UP
[...] (S) SUMMARY. SARG MINISTER OF LOCAL AFFAIRS CONVENED UN/IO REPS AT 23:00 ON MARCH 19 TO INFORM THEM THE BORDER WITH IRAQ HAD CLOSED, BUT THAT THE SARG AND THE SYRIAN RED CRESCENT WOULD SET UP THREE REFUGEE CAMPS IN IRAQI TERRITORY OR THE "NO MAN'S LAND BETWEEN THE TWO BORDERS." HE STATED THAT [...]
2003-03-20 15:47:00Embassy DamascusSECRETKREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ SY
03KABUL1007SE KHALILZAD'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH FM ABDULLAH
[...] (C) Summary: During his April 11 meeting with FM Abdullah, SE Khalilzad addressed both regional and domestic Afghan developments. Khalilzad suggested that the renewed activity of the Taliban and other destabilizing elements in the South might be addressed through a trilateral (U.S.-Afghan-Pak [...]
2003-04-18 04:02:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER AF PK
03KABUL955AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held a wide-ranging discussion with French Ambassador, Jean Pierre Guinhut, on April 6. The Ambassadors reviewed Afghan security conditions in the aftermath of Iraqi Freedom, lingering obstacles to economic growth, and progress on the drafting of the Afghan Constitutio [...]
2003-04-13 11:55:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
03KATHMANDU1099NEPAL: MAOIST TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, EXTORTION
[...] (C) The ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, declared on January 29, enters its fourth month amid evidence that the Maoists continue to train, recruit/conscript, and extort money from the local population. Violations of the code of conduct persist, with the [...]
2003-06-13 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1870NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR REPORTS ADVANCES IN BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION
[...] (S/NF) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, bilateral consultations between Indian and Nepali security and intelligence officers in Kathmandu on Sept 22-23 proceeded ""exceptionally well"" as a first step in institutionalizing security assistance and information exchange between the two go [...]
2003-09-25 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MCAP PGOV IN NP
03KATHMANDU2164NEPAL: ICRC LAMENTS POST-CEASEFIRE DROP IN ACCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-05 06:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2386NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE LEADER DEPLORES
[...] (C) On December 3, DCM and PolOff met with Bhutanese human rights activist Tek Nath Rizal to discuss conditions inside Bhutan and the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Rizal contends that the Royal Government of Bhutan's system of discrimination continues to oppress the ethnic Nepali [...]
2003-12-05 08:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM BH NP
03KATHMANDU2469NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS
[...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]
2003-12-19 07:05:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2500NEPAL: BRIEFING ON ROYAL NEPAL ARMY OPERATIONS FOR
[...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, received a briefing from Major General K.B. Khadka, Director General of Military Operations of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). The briefing provided an overview of the RNA's strategy to combat the Maoist insurgency, [...]
2003-12-23 09:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PGOV NP
03KINSHASA61VERDICT IN LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL
[...] (U) ON DECEMBER 7, JUDGES FOR THE HIGHEST DRC MILITARY COURT HANDED DOWN THEIR VERDICT IN TRIAL OF PERSONS ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF FORMER PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA. OF THE 130 PERSONS ON TRIAL: -- 30 WERE GIVEN THE DEATH PENALTY (SIX OF WHOM FLED THE COUNTRY IN 2000 A [...]
2003-01-08 16:29:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CG
03KUWAIT104(C) HUMANITARIAN PLANNING ON IRAQ
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This message summarizes the current state of planning in Kuwait for humanitarian aspects of Iraq contingency. Most of this information has been reported previously in greater detail. Coordination is ongoing among the Embassy, US military, GOK, Kuwait Red Cresc [...]
2003-01-14 07:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREF MOPS MARR PHUM PREL EAID IZ KU ICRC
03KUWAIT105(C) GULF WAR MISSING: 1/22 MEETING WILL BE THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq held a meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing (TPC) January 8 in Amman, Jordan. The process got off to a reasonably constructive start but will only begin to tackle su [...]
2003-01-14 07:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
03KUWAIT1062 HUMANITARIAN/RECONSTRUCTION SITUATION REPORT #1 24
[...] This is the initial USG Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) daily cable that will report on the humanitarian situation within Iraq from Kuwait City. End Summary. ------------- DART ARRIVALS ------------- 2. Team West is fully constituted with the arrival of NGaertner and JAcree. [...]
2003-03-24 18:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF MOPS PREL ASEC AMGT OTRA IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1104 USAID/DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE
[...] There has been no new influx of IDPs in northern Iraq since Iraq closed and mined the roads from the South. The ICRC confirmed that movements in the Kurdish-controlled areas were small compared to recent media reports. On 24 March MCI reported that people have begun returning to Sulaimaniyah [...]
2003-03-26 16:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1181 TFIZ01: USAID/PRM HUMANITARIAN/RECONSTRUCTION
[...] Humanitarian assistance is beginning to flow into parts of southern Iraq provided by both the Kuwaiti Red Crescent and Coalition forces. An UNSECOORD security assessment team is expected to travel to Umm Qasr on 30 March to determine whether the town can be deemed a permissive environment for [...]
2003-04-01 08:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1242 TFIZ01: USAID/PRM DART UPDATES FROM SOUTHERN IRAQ
[...] On 31 March, DART members, accompanied by Coalition forces, conducted a rapid assessment of Basra International Airport and a water treatment plant located on the airport property. On 2 April, the DART received updates from Coalition forces on the status of Umm Qasr Port, as well as food and [...]
2003-04-05 08:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1271 TFIZ01: USAID/PRM DART SITUATION REPORT 2 APRIL
[...] On 1 April, DART personnel in Umm Qasr reported concerns over water distribution. Additional DART personnel will travel to Umm Qasr on 2 April to discuss the distribution plans in more detail with those involved. On 28 March, Coalition forces conducted an assessment of Umm Qasr hospital, wh [...]
2003-04-06 09:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1446 TFIZ01: DART SITUATION REPORT 14 APRIL 2003
[...] The results of the Coalition assessment of health facilities in Basrah City were briefed at the Humanitarian Operations Center on 10 April. The assessment found that most of the 82 primary health centers are functioning and have sufficient staff, supplies, and equipment for the present time. [...]
2003-04-15 16:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1766 TFIZ01: DART NORTHERN IRAQ UPDATE
[...] The situation in northern Iraq areas remains semi-stable. There is almost no movement of IDPs, and UNOPS believes there is no IDP emergency in the North. UNOPS is considering returning to pre- war activities once the status of the U.N. in Iraq is clarified. ICRC also reported that the need f [...]
2003-04-30 14:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1831 TFIZ01: DART ASSESSMENT OF AR RUTBAH
[...] Members of DART Field Team West traveled from Jordan to Ar Rutbah in western Iraqi on 26 April. The team met with local officials including the newly selected mayor, health officials, PDS food agents, education officials and local community members. CARE sent two water engineers to Ar Rutba [...]
2003-05-04 13:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2105 DART AL HILLAH ASSESSMENT
[...] DART Field Team West arrived in Al Hillah on 11 May. On 12 May, the DART visited a maternity and children's hospital in Al Hillah, met with some local wakils, and met with representatives of Save the Children/U.S. who were returning through Al Hillah from a recent assessment of An Najaf and [...]
2003-05-19 07:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF WFP IZ
03KUWAIT2106 DART AR RUTBAH UPDATE
[...] The DART Field Team West visited Ar Rutbah, Anbar Governorate on 10 May, meeting with cooperative agreement partner World Vision, the former hospital director, and Coalition forces. Since the DART's last visit to Ar Rutbah on 6 May, the town of 25,000 people experienced a failed distribution o [...]
2003-05-19 07:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2107 DART ASSESSMENT OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP
[...] The DART conducted an assessment on 10 May of the newly established Palestinian refugee camp in the Baladi Yat area of Baghdad. Although the camp appeared to be well managed by the Palestinian Red Crescent and is supported by the surrounding community, an inadequate water and sanitation syst [...]
2003-05-19 07:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF KPAL IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2108 DART ASSESSMENT OF AL TASH REFUGEE CAMP
[...] The DART conducted an assessment of the Al Tash Refugee Camp near Ar Ramadi on 9 May. Based on meetings with the camp council and movement through the camp, the DART determined there is not a critical humanitarian situation within the camp. End Summary. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- [...]
2003-05-19 07:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2295 DART VISIT TO AD DIWANIYAH
[...] Four members of DART Field Team West traveled to Ad Diwaniyah, Qadisiyah governorate between 21 and 22 May. The DART met with the local Governorate Support Team, various CMOC members, the Director General of the MOH, a team of doctors from the local maternal/pediatric hospital, WFP, Iraqi Re [...]
2003-05-28 15:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT4990 KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 26-29: ICRC HQ
[...] SUMMARY: The Foreign Minister and the Chairman of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society both condemned the October 27 bombing of the ICRC offices in Baghdad. Amid opposition in the National Assembly to Kuwaiti contributions to Iraqi reconstruction, a former MP argues that, "a stable and civilized [...]
2003-10-30 04:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03RANGOON1375JAPAN ENCOURAGES RAZALI TO UNDERTAKE SECRET
[...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Ambassador to Burma, Yuji Miyamoto, is urging U.N. Special Envoy Razali to conduct his dialogue efforts "in secret" and to replace his pro-ASSK liaison officer in Rangoon, two points the Japanese believe might lead the SPDC to be more cooperative. The Japanese also w [...]
2003-10-31 00:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM JA
03RANGOON1431AN EVENING WITH PINHEIRO: NO PROGRESS IN BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pinheiro summarized to COM on November 6 that his present visit was a bust and he sees regression in the human rights situation since his last trip to Burma. The SPDC did not concede to him any of the outcomes he'd hoped for during this visit, including releasing the May 30 pris [...]
2003-11-07 12:02:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON1433"COME BACK TO REALITY"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former ICRC Head and assistant to UN Special Envoy Razali, Leon de Reidmatten, briefed COM on his November 7 Bangkok meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Surakiat. De Reidmatten said that from the discussion that took place between SE Razali and FM Surakiat, it is clear the SPDC a [...]
2003-11-10 07:14:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON248USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR BURMA
[...] (SBU) The following draft report is provided in response to tasking contained in reftel. The text of the report has also been sent by e-mail to EAP/BCLTV. 2. (SBU) Begin report text: Embassy Rangoon Human Rights Strategy for Burma The United States has staked out a position in Burma [...]
2003-02-26 09:09:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM BM
03RANGOON258MUSLIM REPRESSION AND RESENTMENT NEAR BURMA'S
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime's repression of the mostly Muslim population of northern Rakhine State, located along the border with Bangladesh, is breeding resentment and poverty. DCM visited the area in mid-February as part of a trip to the region organized by UNHCR for diplomats. UNHCR [...]
2003-02-27 08:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREF KISL BM UNHCR
03RANGOON377PINHEIRO SUSPENDS MISSION TO PROTEST GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Pinheiro suspended his fifth mission to Burma on March 24 to protest a government eavesdropping incident at a supposedly confidential interview he conducted. He will not return until he receives an explanation of the incident and a renewed government commitment to the guidelines f [...]
2003-03-24 11:35:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BM
03RANGOON43UNDP'S PROGRAM IN BURMA - LINKING BASIC HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: UNDP will be seeking a more flexible mandate for its operations in Burma at the January 21 meeting in New York. The USG should support that request, but should also demand that UNDP and other UN agencies play a more active role in regard to human rights monitoring and protection o [...]
2003-01-10 03:59:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM BM UNDP NGO
03RANGOON696COM PRESSES HOME MINISTER TO RELEASE DETAINEES AND
[...] (C) Summary: On June 11, COM had a frank meeting with Minister of Home Affairs Colonel Tin Hlaing to discuss the recent crackdown on the NLD and to deliver an advance copy of this year's Trafficking In Persons report. On recent NLD detentions, Tin Hlaing denied press reports that the gover [...]
2003-06-12 12:19:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BM
03RANGOON713ICRC EXPECTS TO SEE ASSK AND OTHER DETAINED NLD
[...] (C) Summary: ICRC expects to visit Aung San Suu Kyi and the other detained NLD leaders within the next few days. Meanwhile, the universities have reopened and Rangoon remains quiet. End Summary. ICRC To See ASSK and Other NLD Leaders 2. (C) ICRC officers have advised us that ICRC has been [...]
2003-06-17 05:55:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PREL BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON724AUNG SAN SUU KYI REPORTEDLY BEING HELD IN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-19 08:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM ASSK
03RANGOON773CONDITIONS IN INSEIN PRISON
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-27 06:30:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BM
03RANGOON919UPDATE ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S LOCATION; VISITS TO
[...] (S) NLD insiders tell us Aung San Suu Kyi has recently been held in the house of a military officer on the complex of a counter-terrorism unit in Hlegu Township, a few miles north of Rangoon's international airport. We do not know if she is there permanently or was moved temporarily (from the [...]
2003-08-01 09:26:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON963RUMORS OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI,S DEATH APPEAR TO BE
[...] (U) Ref A article in the Thai daily Bangkok Siam Rat (titled "Rumor Says Suu Kyi Dead; Dream of Democracy Shattered") reported on rumors that an assailant recently stabbed detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to death. Although there are many uncertainties regarding ASSK,s current wher [...]
2003-08-11 08:39:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC BM ASSK
03ROME1511WFP-PARTNER CONSULTATION OF EMERGENCY NEEDS
[...] WFP HOSTED A TWO-AND-ONE-HALF DAY CONSULTATION ON EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (ENA) AT CASTEL GANDOLFO (NEAR ROME) MARCH 12-14, WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF EIGHT DONORS, FIVE UN AGENCIES, NINE NGOS, USAID'S FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NETWORK (FEWS NET),AND TWO PROMINENT REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [...]
2003-04-09 10:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME1646TFIZ01: ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE SEEKING TO LOCATE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLMIN COUNSELOR AND ECONOFF MET LATE APRIL 14 WITH ANTONIO BADINI, MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE COORDINATOR, AND HIS DEPUTY, LUIGI MACCOTTA. BADINI NOTED THAT PM BERLUSCONI HAD GIVEN HIS BLESSING TO SENDING INTEGRATED FORCES TO [...]
2003-04-16 15:56:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1754ITALY MOVING TO GET PROCESS RIGHT ON FIELD
[...] (C) THE ITALIAN MFA, WHICH NOMINALLY HAS THE LEAD ON ITALY'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE EFFORTS IN IRAQ, IS SEEKING TO DEPLOY IMMEDIATELY A 27-BED ICRC FIELD HOSPITAL TO BAGHDAD (REF A). AMBASSADOR BADINI, DIRECTOR OF THE GOI'S IRAQ TASK FORCE, TOLD A/DCM ON APRIL 24 THAT ITALY REQUESTED AUTHO [...]
2003-04-24 18:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME218WFP REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETING ON IRAQ AND
[...] (S) U.N. HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN IRAQ, RAMIRO LOPES DA SILVA, REPORTS THAT THE FRAGILITY OF THE IRAQI SOCIETY IS EXTREME AND MILITARY ACTION THAT DISRUPTS THE CURRENT SYSTEMS WILL CREATE A DISASTROUS SITUATION. THE U.N. IS PLANNING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE NORTH WILL BE SHIELDED FROM MI [...]
2003-01-17 15:07:00Embassy RomeSECRETAORC EAGR EAID EU KUNR PHUM PREF WFP
03ROME2657 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] (U) In an abbreviated Board session (one day),the Executive Board approved a country program for Pakistan, a school feeding intervention for Lesotho, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Kenya (Somali and Sudanese refugees),Uganda (refugees and internally displaced),and the Cen [...]
2003-06-12 10:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2714 ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...]
2003-06-16 12:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3212 WFP/LIBERIA'S CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PLANS
[...] Per ref A, US Mission queried WFP's Deputy Director for West Africa Arnold Verken who described both present and planned World Food Program operational steps which are described below. WFP is in the process of chartering a supply ship to be used as a mobile floating office off the coast of Mo [...]
2003-07-14 15:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
03ROME3682 WFP READOUT ON THE USE OF BIOMETRICS FOR
[...] U.S. MISSION ROME SOUGHT AND RECEIVED INPUT FROM THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) REGARDING THE REGISTRATION OF REFUGEES USING BIOMETRICS. ALTHOUGH THE PAKISTAN CASE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS REPORTED, WFP CONSIDERS THAT SUCH A PROCEDURE MAY BE USEFUL IN THE FUTURE AND THEREFORE WOULD [...]
2003-08-14 08:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID TZ PK WFP
03ROME371USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES WFP GEARING UP FOR
[...] (S) USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 23-24 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM TO ASSIST IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF 2.5 M [...]
2003-01-30 17:03:00Embassy RomeSECRETAORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
03ROME372IRAQ HUMANITARIAN CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (C) EMBASSY DELIVERED REFPOINTS TO ATTILIO IANNUCCI, THE MFA'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. IANNUCCI SHARED THAT THE GOI WAS "THINKING ALONG THE SAME LINES" AS THE USG ON PLANNING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF A WAR WITH IRAQ. IANNUCCI SAID THAT ITALY IS ALRE [...]
2003-01-30 19:02:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL IO IT WFP
03ROME4431 A HUMANITARIAN LOOK AT COTE D'IVOIRE PAINTS A
[...] The food security and nutritional situation in the northern and western areas of Cote d'Ivoire has been adversely affected by the events of the past year. The lack of civil administration, breakdown in health services, and fighting in the west has had a serious negative impact on the affecte [...]
2003-09-26 14:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ LI PHUM WFP
03ROME4435 PLIGHT OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS IN WESTERN COTE
[...] Nicla transit camp is currently home to 5,500-6,300 third country nationals (TCNs),most of whom are Burkinabe. The protection of the TCNs in the camp is a concern. The Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly recently visited Guiglo and talked with the local populations in an effort to ease t [...]
2003-09-26 15:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ LI PHUM WFP
03ROME5747 RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...]
2003-12-30 15:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO
03THEHAGUE1451CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 12
[...] Details about the 2003 cash flow difficulties emerged during the first round of 2004 budget consultations and the OPCW informed member states that they will have to begin cutting program delivery. 2. Two rounds of 2004 budget consultations were held in June with senior OPCW management int [...]
2003-06-06 14:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ABUD CWC
03THEHAGUE1893NETHERLANDS ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Netherlands has pledged approximately EUR 21 million to Iraq humanitarian relief. They have also offered technical experts, particularly in the areas of water management. A consortium of Dutch government and industry has submitted to the World Bank and CPA a compreh [...]
2003-07-28 15:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EFIN IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2627CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):WRAP-UP FOR WEEK
[...] (U) It appears a consensus has been reached on an Article VII action plan for national implementation. Following an Oct. 9 meeting chaired by DG Pfirter with the Ambassadors of the U.S., U.K., India and Iran, agreement was reached on the one final substantive issue, which was the acceptable [...]
2003-10-14 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2707CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]
2003-10-28 10:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2794CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]
2003-11-06 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS CWC
04ABUJA1514DARFUR PEACE TALKS: CONSIDERING SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: After reaching agreement on a humanitarian protocol on September 1, the African Union-led negotiations on Dafur are addressing security issues, with the primary goal of strengthening the mechanisms for the implementation of the N'Djamena Humanitarian Cease-fire Agreement. A dr [...]
2004-09-03 09:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF EAID MARR NI CD SU DARFUR
04ABUJA1793NIGERIAN FORCE GENERATION FOR DARFUR
[...] (S) Summary. Nigeria has already deployed one reinforced company to Sudan's Darfur region as part of the AU-authorized protection force and has committed to providing additional troops once authorized by the AU. Initially, this was thought to be a full additional battalion. During the first [...]
2004-10-22 09:49:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS KPKO NI
04ABUJA1813PEACEKEEPING AND THE NIGERIAN ARMY'S OPERATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Meetings with senior Nigerian defense staff involved in peacekeeping revealed Nigeria has recently changed its PKO rotation schedule from one year to six months. Given current and future commitments, this will require the deployment of 24 units per year, and a reduction in the [...]
2004-10-26 12:34:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NI
04AMMAN1632UNRWA ASKS FOR MORE FOOD ASSISTANCE
[...] THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY CONGEN JERUSALEM AND EMBASSY TEL AVIV. 2. Summary: At a February 10 meeting, UNRWA identified food assistance as its top emergency program priority for the West Bank and Gaza. In 2003, 61.8 percent of refugee families in the West Bank and 64 percent in Gaz [...]
2004-03-04 07:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
04AMMAN2752NGOS COPE WITH KIDNAPPING THREATS IN IRAQ, RESPOND
[...] A quick survey of NGO representatives in Amman revealed that most relief agencies had pulled their international staff from Iraq in early April in anticipation of violence surrounding the April 9 anniversary of the fall of Baghdad and the Arba'aeen Shi'a pilgrimage. As IRD Iraq Representativ [...]
2004-04-12 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID IZ JO PHUM PREF PREL
04AMMAN3486MFA CLAIMS AS MANY AS 35 JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN
[...] (C) MFA officials told the Embassy this week that they believe there are as many as 35 Jordanians in Coalition custody in Iraq, and that the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad and CPA have identified 23 detainees in Coalition custody as Jordanian. The MFA believes other Jordanians might be mis-id [...]
2004-05-06 17:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM US IZ JO
04AMMAN4251UNHCR UPDATE ON JORDAN AND IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: The UNHCR missions for Jordan and Iraq updated the diplomatic community May 24 on recent refugee developments in the two countries. In Jordan, UNHCR acknowledged that return to Iraq is the only option for 314 Iraqi-Palestinians in UNHCR's Ruweished refugee camp, while the 386 Iraqi [...]
2004-05-27 15:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM KPAL IR IZ JO
04AMMAN5893JORDANIAN RELEASED FROM GITMO INTERVIEWED BY
[...] Jordan Islamist weekly Al-Sabil published July 6 a lengthy interview with, they report, the first Jordanian released from the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba. The former prisoner described his alleged experiences at detention camps in Afghanistan and Cuba from January 2002 until April 2004 [...]
2004-07-14 02:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM IZ JO
04ANKARA2695ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-12 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6672ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-01 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04BAGHDAD230USEB 146: ICRC DELIVERS COPIES OF TWO LETTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 20, 2004, International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Baghdad Head of Delegation Christophe Beney delivered copies of two letters (Refs A and B) to Pol-Mil Minister Ambassador Neumann. Both letters were labeled "Confidential." Both were addressed to General George W. [...]
2004-07-23 14:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ ICRC
04BOGOTA12275FISCALIA INVESTIGATES TAOIST COMMUNITY IN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 25, officials from the Office of the Prosecutor General ("Fiscalia") raided a Taoist commune located in a remote region of Santander Department to investigate allegations that the commune's leadership was involved in opium production and kidnapping. The allegations we [...]
2004-12-01 16:21:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF PGOV KJUS CASC CO
04BOGOTA2764UNHCHR PRESENTS ITS 2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON COLOMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 22:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALCO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL UN
04BOGOTA3486AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ICRC HEAD OF DELEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-02 22:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREF CO FARC ELN AUC
04BOGOTA3943PRM'S A/S DEWEY'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA
[...] (U) PRM Bureau's Assistant Secretary Gene Dewey visited Colombia March 7-10. Most interlocutors agreed that there has been a significant reduction in the number of internally displaced persons since the Uribe Administration took office 18 months ago. Many cautioned, however, that this positiv [...]
2004-04-20 13:56:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL SOCI CO
04BOGOTA3944PRM'S A/S DEWEY DISCUSSES DISPLACEMENT, PEACE
[...] (SBU) As part of his March 7-10 visit to Colombia, PRM Bureau's Assistant Secretary Gene Dewey met with PRM partner organizations that provide short- and medium-term assistance to displaced persons. Most interlocutors agreed that there has been a significant reduction in the number of internal [...]
2004-04-20 13:56:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL SOCI CO
04BOGOTA4214COLOMBIA'S DEBATE OVER MASS DETENTIONS
[...] (C) Some human rights NGOs oppose the GOC's policy of large-scale detentions. The GOC, however, insists that such detentions are consistent with legal norms and points out that between 60 and 70 percent of persons arrested in such operations remain in custody based on judicially-sanctioned or [...]
2004-04-26 16:28:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS PTER ELAB PROP MOPS CO
04BRUSSELS1177SPURRING SADC ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE: EC RESPONSE
[...] (C) Summary. The European Commission (EC) is skeptical that pressure through SADC or any other channel can reverse the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe. The members of SADC have disparate agendas and circumstances that hinder them from coming together forcefully on Zimbabwe. Although o [...]
2004-03-19 14:38:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF EAID ZI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1655JOINT U.S.-EC MONITORING TRIP IMPROVES DONOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. In order to improve donor coordination and to bring international attention to the humanitarian needs in Burundi, the U.S. and the European Commission (EC) undertook a joint monitoring mission from March 29-April 2 to assess post-conflict needs and to monitor the work of impleme [...]
2004-04-16 13:59:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM PGOV BU TZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5408TFX001: INITIAL EC RESPONSE TO ASIAN TSUNAMI
[...] SUMMARY: The European Commission has activated two emergency mechanisms to meet the immediate humanitarian assistance needs arising from the December 26 earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. The EU,s Community Mechanism SIPDIS Civil Protection Unit and Monitoring and Information Ce [...]
2004-12-28 12:51:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IN CE TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04COLOMBO1181TIGER RHETORIC CONTINUES TO INCREASE AFTER COLOMBO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After the July 7 suicide bombing of a police station in downtown Colombo, Tiger rhetoric is heating up. The uptick in the group's rhetoric is accompanied by an increasingly fearful climate in the east, where the Tigers have been flexing their muscles. Assassinations and child [...]
2004-07-16 04:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1385 SRI LANKA: TWO VIEWS OF THE EAST - TRINCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The diversity of the humanitarian and security situation in the east is shown by differences between Trincomalee and Ampara. In Trinco, the humanitarian situation is gradually improving and the area is generally peaceful. Meanwhile, at the other end of the east, Ampara is tens [...]
2004-08-20 05:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CE LTTE
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
04COLOMBO1456SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. COFER
[...] (C) Your visit comes at an important juncture in the 30-month-old ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A recent surge in assassinations by the LTTE, coupled with the lack of progress toward resumed negotiations, have raised conc [...]
2004-09-01 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC CE MV ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO1568MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING WITH
[...] (U) On September 20 the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) advising that Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel requests a meeting with the Secretary on October 1 "on matters of mutual interest." The SIPDI [...]
2004-09-21 10:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP PREL 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
04COLOMBO1834SRI LANKA: NEW LTTE ORGANIZATION OFFERS LIP
[...] (C) As part of its continued effort to build a "government" infrastructure, in July the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) set up the Northeast Secretariat of Human Rights (NESOHR),staffed by both non-LTTE community members and bona fide Tigers. At present, NESOHR officials are draftin [...]
2004-11-09 08:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1937SRI LANKA: GSL RESPONSE TO LTTE HEROES' DAY SPEECH
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)'s response to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)'s annual "Heroes' Day" speech criticized the Tigers' call for an unconditional return to the peace talks as not conducive to "good faith negotiations," and reiterated the GSL's readiness [...]
2004-12-02 09:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS CE LTTE
04DUBLIN1013GOI "OF ONE MIND" WITH USG ON DARFUR
[...] Summary. Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Don Sexton and Brid McGraw of the DFA. The GOI is strongly committed to alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and promises robust support for USG efforts in the region. The GOI remains politically engaged at both the bilateral and t [...]
2004-07-09 08:23:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC
04DUBLIN1739SHANNON: GOI UNDER PRESSURE BUT NO CHANGE IN
[...] (S) DCM met with Keith McBean, DFA's Chief of International Security Policy. McBean's office has the lead in the Irish government for issues surrounding U.S. use of Shannon airport. McBean noted that while there always has been an element of Irish society that objects to the U.S. military's [...]
2004-12-02 12:41:00Embassy DublinSECRETMOPS PINR PREL
04HARARE1734Squeeze on Humanitarian Efforts Increasing
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOZ obstruction of international organizations, especially in the area of assistance to internally displaced persons, continues. The GOZ has requested that the UN close its Relief and Recovery Unit and is blocking access to newly displaced farmers resettled on former commercia [...]
2004-10-18 09:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV EAID ZI
04KATHMANDU1026BHUTANESE REFUGEES: HISTORY STARTS TODAY
[...] (C) We appreciate the perspective, based on personal experience as well as scholarship, brought to the history of the Nepalese Bhutanese refugee problem by Embassy New Delhi (REF B). The roots of the present imbroglio are deep and complex. What the Government of Bhutan describes as legitim [...]
2004-06-03 07:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM PGOV BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1288NEPAL: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moriarty made his first official call on Foreign Secretary Madhu Acharya on July 8. Acharya stated that the UN offer to mediate with the Maoists was appreciated, but third-party mediation from any quarters would not be accepted for the time being. Meanwhile, India's [...]
2004-07-09 07:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM IN BH NP UN
04KATHMANDU1407UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 17-23, 2004
[...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials said they would not compromise on "monarchy and multi-party democracy," while the Prime Minister warned the Maoists that his "elasticity has a limit." Maoist Chairman Prachanda issued a scathing rebuke, declaring that his party was ready to move forward w [...]
2004-07-23 08:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG
04KATHMANDU230BHUTANESE REFUGEES: REPATRIATION INDEFINITELY
[...] (C) Summary. From January 19-22, PRM/ANE Melissa Pitotti and PolOff met with various Government of Nepal (GON) and UNHCR officials and visited two of the seven Bhutanese refugee camps to discuss the status of negotiations between Nepal and Bhutan to find a durable solution for the refugees. [...]
2004-02-06 08:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BH NP
04KATHMANDU487NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REHABILITATION CENTER
[...] (C) On 2 March, Ambassador Malinowski and Defense Attache visited by helicopter the Government of Nepal's (GON) newly opened, pilot Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) facility located in Tanahu District (approximately 125 kms northwest of Kathmandu). The GON announced the cre [...]
2004-03-18 07:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU567UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 20-26,
[...] A deadly attack on March 20 topped a week of violence in Nepal in which at least 187 Maoists, 35 security personnel and 50 civilians lost their lives. The UN Secretary General appealed for an end to the violence, and reiterated the UN's offer to help in finding a solution. The Prime Minister [...]
2004-03-26 06:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU591NEPALI PRIME MINISTER VOWS BETTER IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26 Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa issued a reaffirmation of the Government of Nepal's (GON) commitment to constitutional and international human rights standards. Among the numerous obligations the Prime Minister says the GON commits to fulfil are the right to h [...]
2004-03-31 08:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU638NEPAL: MAOISTS TURN OVER 37 HOSTAGES TO ICRC
[...] (SBU) Pascal Mauchle, Head Delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),confirmed that Maoist insurgents handed over 37 hostages, abducted during the March 20 attack on Myagdi District headquarters (Reftel),to ICRC on April 6. The hostages included the Chief District O [...]
2004-04-06 09:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU673UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 3-9,
[...] A Maoist nighttime attack on a police post in the west left nine policemen dead and six injured. Five other security personnel and nineteen rebels were killed in separate clashes. The extradition of arrested Maoist senior politburo member Mohan Vaidya (Ref A) reportedly has been delayed ind [...]
2004-04-09 08:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU833UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 24-30,
[...] The Royal Nepal Army spokesperson indicated that the Army is ready for a permanent peace and would support government-Maoists talks. Since the end of the cease-fire, RNA figures indicate that 1,973 Maoists and 176 security personnel have been killed. The RNA also reported that approximatel [...]
2004-04-30 08:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU97NEPAL: DETENTIONS AND "DISAPPEARANCES" SINCE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the end of the ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents on August 27, it has grown increasingly difficult to obtain information on detainees held as suspected Maoists under special anti-terrorism legislation. Many of these suspects are held [...]
2004-01-13 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MOPS NP
04KINSHASA1140ECONOMIC REPORT - MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2004
[...] SUMMARY. Prices and the exchange rate remain stable even through political difficulties. The mining sector has been extremely active. Mining company America Mineral Fields (Amfi) wins approval and signature of its USD 300 million contract and then changes its name to Adastra Minerals. The UK g [...]
2004-06-21 14:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELTN EMIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1490ECONOMIC REPORT - JULY 25 THROUGH AUGUST 04
[...] Summary. Exchange rates are quite stable, but prices show signs of impending increase due to transportation problems between Kinshasa and the provinces, including the collapse of the Mai-Ndombe bridge. The GDRC reported significant macroeconomic progress for 2003, including 5 percent GDP gro [...]
2004-08-07 06:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELTN EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1669ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 28 THROUGH SEPT 3
[...] Summary. Prices are stable with the exception of food items, which registered a 7 percent increase. Exchange rates remain stable. Adastra Minerals is seeking to become a major metals producer in the region. Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) and Gecamines are in advanced negotiations for a jo [...]
2004-09-03 14:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD CG
04KINSHASA1802ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 18 THROUGH SEPT 24
[...] Summary. Prices are stable, with no inflation reported. Exchange rates continued to rise, with parallel markets trading at FC 400-420 per USD. The Australian firm, Anvil Mining, is seeking joint venture opportunities in the DRC. Banro Corporation plans to begin its gold exploration operati [...]
2004-09-27 12:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ECPS EFIN ELAB ELTN EMIN EPET CG
04KINSHASA1926 USAID visit to Bukavu, Kalehe and Kindu
[...] (U) OFDA Rep Jay Nash and Acting USAID Mission Director Nicholas Jenks were in Bukavu on September 7 and 8, and in Kindu on September 9. Interlocutors in Bukavu told USAID reps that the population was happy to be finally out from under RCD/G and Tutsi control after six years, but worried that [...]
2004-10-16 13:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM CG
04KUWAIT1928(C) GOK INQUIRES ABOUT KUWAITI HELD IN IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Post has received a diplomatic note, number 20041331 from MFA Coordination and Follow-Up Department, dated 20 June 2004, marked "Secret" and noting that ICRC informed the GOK on May 11 that it had registered a Kuwaiti citizen dur [...]
2004-06-21 08:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC MOPS PHUM IZ KU ICRC
04KUWAIT2217(SBU) GULF WAR MISSING: TSC MEETING SET FOR SEPT.
[...] (SBU) Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Regional Delegation of ICRC announcing that the 46th session of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing Persons (TPC) will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Kuwait on September 7, 2004 at 9: [...]
2004-07-18 04:05:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPOW PHUM IZ KU ICRC
04KUWAIT3369KUWAITI DETAINEES IN U.S. CUSTODY: MFA AFFIRMS
[...] (C) Political Chief met September 26 with MFA Director of Coordination and Follow-up, Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, to deliver information on the designation of a Kuwaiti national as an enemy combatant (Ref A and Septel) and to receive information on the verdict against detainee Adel Zamil A [...]
2004-09-27 04:05:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KU
04KUWAIT3371IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER PROMISES INCREASED
[...] SUMMARY. The recently appointed Iraqi Minister of Human Rights, Bakhtyar Amin, attended the 46th meeting of the Tripartite Technical Sub-committee held in Kuwait on 7 September under International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) auspices. This marks the first time that a member of the IIG [...]
2004-09-27 04:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KAWC KPOW IO IZ KU
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
04KUWAIT4449GOK FAILS TO LOCATE REMAINS OF ITS MISSING IN
[...] (U) During Ambassador LeBaron's December 21 courtesy call on Shaykh Salem Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Chairman of the National Committee for Missing and POW Affairs (NCMPA),NCMPA Director General Rabea Al-Adsani reported that Kuwaiti officials recently traveled to Karbala to search for bodie [...]
2004-12-21 13:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPOW PHUM AORC KU IZ ICRC
04KUWAIT731(C) GULF WAR MISSING: TSC MEETS, NOTES CONTINUING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing Persons (TPC) held its 45th official session in Kuwait March 2. 30 more remains of Kuwaiti missing have been positively identified since the December TPC meeting. The TSC authorized ful [...]
2004-03-03 15:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW PHUM IZ KU ICRC
04LAGOS110NIGERIA: UNHCR COUNTRY REP GIVES OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Eusebe Hounsokou, UNHCR Country Representative to Nigeria, on January 7 and discussed concerns about potential violent uprising of Nigerians living on the Bakassi Peninsula, the possible repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon to their homes in Taraba St [...]
2004-01-18 11:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINS SMIG KOCI NI CM
04MANAMA339ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Post submits this report having received GOB,s final report on anti-TIP activities for March 2003-2004. The following is Post,s response to reftel questions. 2. (U) Embassy Manama's input for the March 2004 Trafficking in Persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel questio [...]
2004-03-11 11:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BA
04RANGOON1048UNHCR LOOKS FOR SHORT-TERM FUNDS FOR EASTERN
[...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's activities in the recently opened eastern border areas are gaining momentum. As the GOB expands its preparations for possible future repatriation of refugees in Thailand, the UNHCR is expanding its roving presence and basic infrastructure work. We support the UNHCR reque [...]
2004-08-16 09:29:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID PINS PGOV BM NGO
04RANGOON1085SUPPORT FOR BURMESE POLITICAL PRISONERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The NLD runs a modest but very successful program to assist its imprisoned members. Post is interested in exploring ways to bolster this NLD effort and/or find parallel means to help political prisoners and their families. See action request para 8. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...]
2004-08-25 05:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV KDEM BM NLD
04RANGOON1499FIFTEEN YEARS IN THE BURMESE GULAG
[...] (C) Summary: One of Burma's best-known dissidents, Min Ko Naing (aka Paw Oo Tun),freed on November 19 after 15 years spent in Burmese prisons, met with Emboffs and discussed his long, isolated, and arduous stint in the military regime's gulag. The 42 year-old former Rangoon University zoology [...]
2004-11-23 11:13:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM BM
04RANGOON150SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-03 10:52:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON1549MORE SORDID TALES OF PRISON LIFE FOR POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: U Kyaw Hsan, a 72 year-old NLD MP-elect released on November 19 after spending nine of the previous twelve years at Insein Prison, is already back on the job. Our recent encounter with this elderly but energetic activist revealed additional evidence that the regime's primary tool [...]
2004-12-07 11:12:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BM NLD
04RANGOON1577UNHCR'S THIN BLUE LINE BETWEEN THE SPDC AND
[...] (C) Summary: The UN's refugee agency has essentially exhausted its mandate to oversee repatriation operations along the Bangladesh border in northern Rakhine State and settled into an uneasy but crucial role providing a wide umbrella of protection, and coordinating basic relief services, for [...]
2004-12-14 08:25:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM KISL BM NGO
04RANGOON1587SPDC REMOVES ASSK'S PERSONAL BODYGUARDS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: According to the NLD, in the pre-dawn hours of December 14 GOB police officials required the departure of ASSK's entire contingent of personal bodyguards from the compound where she resides under house arrest. In recent weeks, the GOB has increasingly restricted access to ASSK an [...]
2004-12-15 10:34:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL KDEM BM ASSK
04RANGOON1647BURMA: GOB AFFIRMS THAT ASSK WILL REMAIN ISOLATED
[...] (C) Summary: The new Minister of Home Affairs, offering the first official GOB word on the current status of Aung San Suu Kyi's detention, says that ASSK and NLD Vice Chairman U Tin Oo are no longer considered held "in protective custody," but rather are detained under a specific provision of [...]
2004-12-30 05:41:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR BM ASSK
04RANGOON237UPDATE ON A MON STATE OF MIND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboff and FSN met Feb 14 with a high-level New Mon State Party (NMSP) delegation visiting Rangoon to meet with the PM and to attend the 57th Union Day activities -- including the State Banquet hosted by Than Shwe. The NMSP, one of the major cease-fire groups, discussed a wide a [...]
2004-02-23 09:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ELAB PHUM BM
04RANGOON574STATUS OF KAREN REFUGEE AND IDP RETURNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR's first assessment mission into Burma's south-eastern border area in early April found a heavy presence of Burmese Army troops and a lack of the basic infrastructure needed to support the tens of thousands of refugees projected to eventually return from Thailand. Though UNH [...]
2004-05-10 09:07:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PINS BM TH
04ROME897WFP BOARD APPROVES REPUBLIC OF CONGO PROTRACTED
[...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26),approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for the Republic of the Congo (ROC). The project 10312.0, entitled Assistance to Populations Affected by Conflicts, is for two years (July 2004 - June 2006) with a total [...]
2004-03-08 13:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR
04STATE53180DEATH OF ABU ABBAS
[...] (C) PALESTINIAN TERRORIST ABU ABBAS DIED MARCH 8 OF A HEART ATTACK WHILE IN CPA CUSTODY IN BAGHDAD. ABU ABBAS DIRECTED THE HIJACKING OF THE ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP ACHILLE LAURO IN 1985, DURING WHICH AMERICAN CITIZEN LEON KLINGHOFFER, 69 AND WHEELCHAIR-BOUND, WAS KILLED AND HIS BODY DUMPED INTO TH [...]
2004-03-10 17:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER IS IT
04TELAVIV1968THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND APRIL 1, 2004 -- (1400
[...] (SBU) Direct deposit for all PA security forces is scheduled to begin April 1 (see Jerusalem septel). Civilian PA workers are scheduled to have their salaries deposited April 3. At least one Palestinian was injured March 31 when the IDF forcefully broke up an anti-barrier demonstration near [...]
2004-04-01 12:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV6665WORLD BANK PROPOSALS SEEM AN UNLIKELY FIT AT KARNI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On December 15 Emboffs toured the Israeli side of Karni Terminal, the site of a proposed World Bank pilot program of technological and management fixes that include replacing the current back-to-back shipping system with free-circulating trailers. Situated on the eas [...]
2004-12-30 14:39:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG ECON IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04THEHAGUE1212MEK: DELIVERY OF NAMES TO THE DUTCH
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref A talking points and excel spreadsheet to MFA Deputy Head of Gulf States Arnout Wegerif and Asylum and Migration Affairs advisor Marielle van der Linden. MFA Point of contact for the Dutch MFA on MEK detainees is the Head of Asylum and Migration Affairs Joep Damoisea [...]
2004-05-18 13:00:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER IR NL PREJ IQ
04THEHAGUE1394FY-2005 IVP Nomination - Alternate candidate
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Mr. Jules F. Gerzon as an alternate candidate for an FY-2005 IVP grant, excluding international travel benefits. Mr. Gerzon is earmarked for the EU/RP "U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges II," which will be held from February 28 - March 16, 2005. 2. START FIXED-FORMA [...]
2004-06-04 11:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL NL
04THEHAGUE1910ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS AGREEMENTS ON SENTENCING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 28 meeting with Ambassador Sobel, Hans Holthuis, the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),sought USG assistance with respect to the enforcement of sentences and the relocation of witnesses. Holthuis specifically requested [...]
2004-07-29 15:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
04THEHAGUE2733EU/COHOM: WORKING FOR EU SUPPORT FOR US HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and EU Troika met October 15 to discuss human rights issues in the context of the semi-annual "COHOM" troika meeting. The EU confirmed that they still value the human rights dialogue process with China and want to coordinate with us on ways to refocus all [...]
2004-10-22 13:59:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM AORC PREL CH NL
04THEHAGUE504ICJ FENCE PROCEEDINGS WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-27 12:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE596HAITI HUMANITARIAN AID: DUTCH CONSIDERING APPEALS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-10 15:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID HA NL PHUM PREF PREL
04THEHAGUE615HAITI HUMANITARIAN AID: DUTCH WILL SUPPORT ICRC
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-12 13:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID HA NL PHUM PREF PREL
04THEHAGUE766READOUT OF DUTCH PRT RECCE TEAM TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns obtained a readout on March 23 on the recent GONL PRT recce team visit to Afghanistan from Joost Flamand (protect),the MFA team rep. The team visited Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif and Konduz, and had meetings with Task Force Victory in Bagram and with ISAF and UN offici [...]
2004-03-24 09:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF NL NATO
05ABIDJAN695 COTE D'IVOIRE: ADDRESSING PROTECTION CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is conducting training sessions for militia groups, as well as the National Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) and the Armed Forces of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Geneva Conventions. [...]
2005-04-27 08:29:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF IV LI PHUM WFP
05ADDISABABA3911MELES MORE UPBEAT ON INTERNAL SITUATION AND E/E BORDER
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: I met with Prime Minister Meles Saturday afternoon on internal and border issues. Meles rejected the possiblity of CUDP jailed leaders being released, but promised that the democratic process would proceed with a review of Parliamentary rules, NEB -- National E [...]
2005-11-22 11:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV ET EE BORDER UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA4202JAILED ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS AWAIT TRIAL ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 21, seven weeks after being detained by the Government as anti-government demonstrations rocked the capital, senior leadership of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD),along with independent journalists and members of civil society organizations, f [...]
2005-12-23 12:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM ET
05ALGIERS1011POLISARIO "AMBASSADOR" DELIVERS ABDELAZIZ LETTER
[...] (C) DCM met with Polisario "Ambassador" to Algiers Mohammed Beissat May 19 at Beissat's request to accept a letter from Polisario Secretary General Abdelaziz to Secretary Rice (original faxed to NEA/MAG) and for a readout SIPDIS on Abdelaziz's May 10-13 visit to the U.S. Abdelaziz's lette [...]
2005-05-20 15:18:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM OPDC WI MO AG
05ALGIERS1426POLISARIO LEADER IS WORKING TO RELEASE MOROCCAN
[...] (U) On July 16 Algerian French-language newspapers El Watan, Liberte and Expression, as well as the leading Arabic-language newspaper El Khabar quoted a July 14 article from French newspaper Le Monde stating that Polisario "President" Abdelaziz, on a diplomatic mission to Spain, announced hi [...]
2005-07-16 15:22:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PBTS AG
05ALGIERS2045ALGERIAN DRAFT RESOLUTION ON WESTERN SAHARA IN
[...] DCM represented the Embassy at a meeting October 3 convoked by MFA with the ambassadors of North and South American states. MFA Acting Director General for the Americas Abderrahmane Benmokhtar explained that Algeria is about to introduce a draft resolution on the Western Sahara in the UNGA's [...]
2005-10-04 15:46:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL WI MO AG UNGA
05AMMAN1826MDA ISSUE: EMBLEM WORKING GROUP'S NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on recent consultations with regional members of the Emblem Working Group, the Chair of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement's Standing Commission is confident the majority of Arab National Societies can be persuaded to actively support the reconvening of the a [...]
2005-03-06 14:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PREF IS JO ICRC
05AMMAN2217DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT
[...] (C) CDA made ref A points March 16 to Foreign Ministry Secretary General Abdullah Madadha (FM Mulki and his private SIPDIS office staff are in the U.S. with King Abdullah.) -- On Syria/Lebanon, Madadha said Jordan would continue to press for immediate Syrian withdrawal, and would also use [...]
2005-03-16 15:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL SY LE IZ JO ICRC
05AMMAN2918UNRWA SEEKS DIRECT ROLE IN DISENGAGEMENT PLANNING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Karen Abu Zayd, Acting Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),called on Ambassador Kurtzer and Consul General David Pearce in separate April 5 meetings to review the modifications UNRWA is making to both [...]
2005-04-11 10:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO UNRWA
05AMMAN297NO MAN'S LAND REFUGEES FACE POOR SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven-hundred fifty asylum seekers formerly resident in Iraq have been in the no-man,s land at the Jordan-Iraq Al Karama border crossing since April 2003. In the absence of concrete assurances that they will have somewhere to go after Jordan, the GOJ fears admitting them to a cam [...]
2005-01-13 04:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER EAID MOPS IZ JO
05AMMAN4474MDA: ISRAEL "WON'T PAY FOR MDA" WITH FOURTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Israel would rather abandon the possibility of holding a diplomatic conference this fall than accept Swiss Envoy Pfirter's proposal to overcome Egyptian/Arab League opposition by recommending Fourth Convention follow-on monitoring mechanisms when Switzerland presents its Interna [...]
2005-06-06 11:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS EG JO ICRC
05AMMAN4477ICRC BAGHDAD TO PUSH A "CONFIDENCE-BUILDING"
[...] (C) On the margins of the UNRWA Major Donors and Host Nations conference (septel),PRM PDAS Greene met with ICRC Head of Delegation (HOD) Chistoph Beney to express USG concerns that ICRC actions in Baghdad were causing a deterioration in the overall USG-ICRC relationship. Greene asked that Be [...]
2005-06-06 11:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PINS XF IZ ICRC
05AMMAN4874MDA: JORDANIAN STANCE ON CONFERENCE FOR THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 13:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL IS SZ JO ICRC
05AMMAN5129MDA DEMARCHE BEFORE JUNE 27 OIC MEETING: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-27 13:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL JO ICRC
05AMMAN6723JORDAN OFFERS PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (C) Per reftel, acting Pol Chief and refcoord met with Walid Obeidat, the Director of the Jordanian Foreign Minister's Private Office, on August 21 to ask that Jordan back the proposal for a diplomatic conference to adopt the new international Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement emblem when Switze [...]
2005-08-21 12:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL IS SZ JO ICRC
05AMMAN9295DETAINEE ABUSE: ICRC ON DETENTION FACILITY ACCESS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s Iraq mission (based in Amman) plans to seek access to Iraqi detention facilities as well as non-permanent places of detention under MNF-I control over the next three weeks. Iraq ICRC Head of Delegation Karl Mattli told visiting [...]
2005-11-30 14:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS PGOV PINS MOPS IZ JO
05AMMAN9472URGENT MDA DEMARCHE: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 16:20:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS JO ICRC
05ANKARA3415MAGEN DAVID ADOM DEMARCHE IN RESPONSE TO SWISS
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Head of International Political Organizations Levent Sahinkaya, who already had in his possession copies of the Swiss Circular Note, the Draft Rules of Procedure and the Draft Third Additional Protocol. Sahinkaya confirmed: -- the Turkish Amb [...]
2005-06-16 07:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ TU ICRC
05ANKARA3998MAGEN DAVID ADOM (MDA) DEMARCHE: TURKEY
[...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche June 24 to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Head Botsali, who handles OIC matters and was leaving to attend the OIC meeting in Sanaa. He called the subject a technical matter and doubted it would be on the meeting agenda. 2. (C) Botsali called us back Ju [...]
2005-07-08 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL TU ICRC
05ANKARA6702MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL - TURKEY
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Head Onal November 14, emphasizing the strong U.S. interest in adoption of the Third Protocol, and our hope that Turkey would use its OIC leadership role to visibly support it. Onal said the Turkish position would be "pos [...]
2005-11-15 07:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PREL IS TU
05ASUNCION1441PARAGUAY: MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 21:12:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PA ICRC
05ASUNCION764PARAGUAY ON SWISS CONFERENCE TO ADOPT A THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 15:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PA ICRC
05ASUNCION819PARAGUAY: ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ON SWISS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-27 21:14:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF IS SZ PA ICRC
05BAGHDAD2465POST REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON UNAMI INTENT TO VISIT
[...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4-5. 2. (SBU) Post has learned through informal channels that UNAMI has proposed to the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights that UNAMI send a two-person delegation (John Pale, Chief Human Rights Officer, and Rasha al-Kasy, Human Rig [...]
2005-06-10 15:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PREL IZ UN
05BAGHDAD2946PROPOSALS FOR POSSIBLE UNHCR ASHRAF ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Embassy asks the department to request that US Mission Geneva approach UNHCR to determine whether UNHCR will be willing to undertake any of the actions listed in paragraph (2). -------------- TALKING POINTS -------------- 2. (SBU) MNF-I requests UNHCR assistance in one of the f [...]
2005-07-14 10:40:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PTER XF IZ ICRC
05BAGHDAD4145REQUEST FOR GERMAN ASSISTANCE IN TWO HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Post requests that the Department ask Embassy Berlin to approach the German MFA regarding a request for assistance from two German residents currently attempting to return to Germany from Iraq. (Post first contacted Embassy Berlin through the Department regarding these cases in the summ [...]
2005-10-08 08:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PTER XF GR
05BAGHDAD4154STATUS UPDATE ON CAMP ASHRAF REPATRIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between August 2004 and October 2005, 331 "defectors" from the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK) organization have been voluntarily repatriated to their countries of nationality or residence: 316 to Iran, eleven to Pakistan, two to Sweden, one to Turkey, and one to Canada. Possible thir [...]
2005-10-09 10:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PTER IZ IR ICRC
05BANGKOK656NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. UNHCR/UNDP cannot issue a travel document for North Korean asylum seeker Anh, but is prepared to assist in resolving this case in terms of providing transportation within Thailand, housing, and other assistance agreed upon by concerned governments. ICRC Bangkok repre [...]
2005-01-25 10:36:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS LA TH DPRK
05BANGKOK690ICRC AND NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE
[...] (C) Fred Grimm, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation, told Embassy Bangkok today that ICRC is not/not willing to issue a laissez-passer (LP) to North Korean asylum seeker An Kyong Su. Grimm said that, after consultations with both the ICRC representa [...]
2005-01-27 00:24:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS TH DPRK LA
05BOGOTA10157UNHCR REPS CAUGHT IN FARC ATTACK ON VILLAGE IN
[...] (C) UNHCR officials were caught in the crossfire of a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack on a remote village in southern Putumayo Department near the Ecuador border October 23-24. UNHCR reps (none of whom were injured) were participating in a joint effort with the GoC to reg [...]
2005-10-28 15:24:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PINS CO UN
05BOGOTA11435ELN-GOC TALKS HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SUCCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The meeting between the GOC and the ELN in Cuba next week is the first formal encounter between them in almost four years and should be considered a breakthrough, but few are optimistic success will come easily. The talks will be exploratory with an open agenda, assisted by Norway [...]
2005-12-09 22:21:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA11620TEXT OF PRESIDENT URIBE AND PEACE COMMISSIONER
[...] (U) President Alvaro Uribe Velez and Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo made the following statements at a press conference at the Presidential Palace on December 13, 2005, regarding the decision by the GOC to accept the international commission's proposal to create a 65 square mile "secur [...]
2005-12-14 23:33:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER CO FARC
05BOGOTA11783ICRC REP ON INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (C) RefCoord met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Juan Pedro Schaerer December 19. Schaerer (protect) expressed disappointment that the GoC immediately made public its acceptance of an international commission's plan on December 13 (see reftel) to conduc [...]
2005-12-20 15:08:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS CO FARC
05BOGOTA11862ICRC CHIEF REVEALS FARC AND ELN CONTACTS ON POLICE
[...] (C) International Committee of the Red Cros (ICRC) Colombia Head of Delegation Juan Pedro Schaerer said December 21 the FARC and ELN had called him the previous day to make arrangements to transfer 29 police hostages to ICRC custody. The army located the hostages before the ICRC could finalize [...]
2005-12-22 16:59:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO
05BOGOTA12031PEACE COMMISSIONER RECAPS YEAR-END STATUS WITH
[...] (C) On December 28, the Ambassador reviewed all peace processes with Colombian Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo. Regarding the ELN, Restrepo told the Ambassador that he had successfully resisted ELN pressure -- abetted by the French and especially the Norwegian facilitators -- to move [...]
2005-12-30 19:11:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA2011FARC REPEATS EXCHANGE TERMS AND ATTACKS
[...] (C) On February 25, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) released a communique reiterating its interest in a humanitarian exchange of prisoners with the GOC. Such an exchange, according to the FARC leadership, would have to include Simon Trinidad (extradited to the U.S. in Decem [...]
2005-03-03 13:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA2650UNHCHR FRUHLING DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT WITH
[...] (C) On March 18, Michael Fruhling, Director of the Colombia Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) briefed the diplomatic community on his recently released report on the human rights situation in Colombia. Fruhling gave a brief overview of the report and rec [...]
2005-03-22 18:35:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PREL CO
05BOGOTA4808NGO ESTIMATES 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN NEW INTERNAL
[...] (C) Summary. A respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) estimated that there were 61,996 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first quarter of 2005, a 10 percent increase over the same period in 2004. CODHES attributed the rise to an incre [...]
2005-05-20 12:57:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7922ICRC ON PROSPECTS FOR TALKS ON HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) ICRC Head of Delegation Juan Pedro Schaerer (protect) said August 18 that he was not optimistic about the prospects for a GOC agreement with the FARC on an humanitarian exchange. He said the ICRC is prepared to accompany FARC members to a meeting place with the GOC and remain with them f [...]
2005-08-22 21:44:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS CO
05BOGOTA8123COLOMBIA WILL SUPPORT MDA/THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-29 17:50:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL IS SZ CO ICRC
05BRATISLAVA466SLOVAKIA: MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 13:55:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ LO ICRC
05BRUSSELS1581EC FUNDING FOR UNWRA EMERGENCY APPEAL IN 2005: DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-21 15:00:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREF KPAL PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS UNRWA
05BRUSSELS585US/EU HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS: PREPPING FOR CHR
[...] (SBU) Summary: US and EU officials met in Brussels February 3 in regularly scheduled human rights consultations (COHOM) to prepare for the spring UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR),and to review the human rights situation in China and Iran. Also discussed were the Global War on Terrorism (GW [...]
2005-02-10 13:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM UNHRC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CAIRO2481GAINING SUPPORT FROM EGYPT ON MAGON DAVID ADOM
[...] (C) During a March 29 meeting with Ambassador Ahmed Fathalla, MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs, the Acting DCM requested Egyptian support for a possible Swiss-convened conference on a Third Protocol and inclusion of Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) national society into the Red [...]
2005-03-29 16:10:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF EG IS SW ICRC
05CAIRO2515MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISSUE: FOREIGN MINISTER COMMITS
[...] (C) The Charge met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit March 30 to press the GOE to support a Swiss diplomatic conference on bringing Israel's Magen David Adom society into the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. (Other topics are reported septel/NOTAL.) Drawing on the points cont [...]
2005-03-30 16:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF EG IS SW ICRC
05CAIRO2875PRESSING THE MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISSUE: SWISS ENVOY
[...] (C) We learned from our Swiss Embassy contacts April 12 that the new Swiss Ambassador raised the issue of an international conference and the Third Protocol during an introductory meeting April 7 with MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ahmed Fathalla. The senior Egyptian officia [...]
2005-04-13 15:28:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPAL EG IS SW ICRC IFRC
05CAIRO3178MDA: SWISS PROJECT DIRECTOR PFIRTER'S
[...] (C) During a two-day visit to Egypt April 20-21, Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs Policy Coordinator Didier Pfirter met with senior Egyptian and Arab League officials to discuss the Magen David Adom (MDA) and Third Protocol issues. During the meetings, the Egyptian MFA expressed concerns [...]
2005-04-28 15:58:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL PHUM EG IS ICRC MDA
05CAIRO3752MDA: EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE LOOKING FOR
[...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister, who has been in Brazil and is now in Libya, the Acting DCM delivered ref A demarche on May 16 to MFA Assistant Minister for Arab Affairs Hani Khallaf, stressing that senior U.S. officials may raise the Third Protocol/Magen David Adom (MDA) issue this [...]
2005-05-16 15:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EG IS ICRC MDA
05CAIRO3842CHARGE PRESSES MDA ISSUE WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Chief of Cabinet Sameh Shukry (the second-ranking official at the MFA),the Charge urged Egypt to play a constructive role on the issue of the Third Protocol and Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Noting earlier demarches [...]
2005-05-19 16:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL EG IS ICRC
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
05CAIRO4820MDA: EGYPT REMINDED OF IMPORTANCE OF MDA ISSUE ON
[...] (C) On June 26, PolOff shared ref A points with Amr Rushdy of the Foreign Minister's cabinet. Rushdy will travel with the Minister to Sanaa for the June 27 OIC ministerial and coordinates the Magen David Adom (MDA) issue as part of his portfolio. Familiar with the U.S. position on MDA incl [...]
2005-06-26 15:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM IS EG ICRC
05CAIRO6417VISIT OF NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: EGYPTIAN
[...] (C) During an August 18 telephone conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch pressed for GOE cooperation on moving SIPDIS forward with the Magen David Adom (MDA)/Third Protocol issue, particularly assisting Swiss efforts to convene a D [...]
2005-08-21 14:14:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG IS ICRC
05CAIRO6953CAIRO ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING:
[...] (C) During an introductory meeting September 6, the Ambassador reviewed with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa reftel points ahead of an Arab League foreign ministers meeting scheduled for September 8 in Cairo. The Ambassador sought Moussa's and the League's support on Iraq's politic [...]
2005-09-08 10:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON KPAL EG IZ IS ICRC MEPN
05CAIRO7047ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 8 to discuss Iraq, Palestine, terrorism, and other key topics ahead of the UN General Assembly and a possible Arab emergency summit. Responding to forceful Iraqi criticism, ministers agreed to a Saudi proposal to create a task force to energi [...]
2005-09-12 10:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL PHUM EG IS IZ MEPN ICRC
05CAIRO7088ARAB LEAGUE RESOLUTIONS: IRAQ, PALESTINE,
[...] The following are unofficial embassy translations of Arab League resolutions on Terrorism, Palestine, Iraq, and the Third Protocol/Magen David Adom issue, approved by Arab Foreign Ministers during their meeting in Cairo on September 8. The documents were obtained in draft format but have re [...]
2005-09-12 15:07:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IZ IS ICRC
05CAIRO8376MDA/THIRD PROTOCOL: SWISS READOUT ON FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. The Swiss Embassy provided post with a readout of the October 28-29 visit to Egypt by Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey for consultations on the Third Protocol/Emblem issue. During her short stay, Calmy-Rey met with First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed [...]
2005-11-01 11:53:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG SW IS UNGA ICRC MEPN
05CAIRO8603MDA DEMARCHE TO EGYPT ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-14 17:02:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EG ICRC
05CAIRO9056FM ABOUL GHEIT INSTRUCTS GENEVA DELEGATION TO GO
[...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Chief of Cabinet Wifaa Bassam on December 2. After consulting with FM Aboul Gheit, Ambassador Bassam told the Ambassador in a follow up conversation on December 3 that Aboul Gheit had instr [...]
2005-12-06 06:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL IZ SZ EG ICRC MDA
05COLOMBO1420MALDIVES: PROTESTERS DETAINED AFTER DEMONSTRATION
[...] (U) An unknown number of arrests were made in the Maldivian capital of Male' late August 13 after protests against the arrests of three prominent opposition activists turned violent. National Security Services (NSS) forces were called in to assist the police in quelling the disturbance after [...]
2005-08-14 10:32:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MV
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
05COLOMBO1530MALDIVES: SOME DEMOCRATIC REFORMS DESPITE TRIAL OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following the August 12-14 pro-reform demonstrations in Male' (Reftels C and D),as of August 28, 76 persons remained in detention, including opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed, the chairman of the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP),has been charged with one count of ter [...]
2005-08-31 12:30:00Embassy 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
05COLOMBO1680MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: Although Maldives was not listed as a focus country in Reftel A, assisting Maldives in a peaceful transition to multi-party democracy would serve broad USG interests in promoting democracy and advancing human rights. Maldives is a moderate Islamic country where both the government [...]
2005-09-22 11:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL EAID MV
05COLOMBO1971SRI LANKA: POLLING PEACEFUL; TIGER INTIMIDATION
[...] (SBU) As of mid-day on November 17, voting in the presidential election was proceeding peacefully in the central and southern parts of the country. Virtually no voters had crossed from territory controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the north and east to cast their ba [...]
2005-11-17 11:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO252SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] From January 21 to 26, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Water and Sanitation Officer (WSO) traveled to Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara, and Galle districts to meet with implementing partners and visit internally displaced person (IDP)camps. The USAID/DA [...]
2005-02-01 10:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO31TFXO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, SITREP. NO. 8,
[...] (U) Casualties: According to Government statistics, 30,229 people died in the tsunami; 3,858 remain missing; 835,028 have been displaced. A total of 7 Americans have been confirmed killed in the disaster. 2. (SBU) U.S. Actions/Assistance: The Ambassador, accompanied by Brigadier Gener [...]
2005-01-04 14:48:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO338SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] On February 4, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) closed the Center for National Operations (CNO) and transferred its functions to the recently established Task Force for Relief (TAFOR). USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) assessments indicate that emergency needs for food, [...]
2005-02-14 06:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO684THE JAFFNA BLUES: NORTHERN TAMILS FEAR COLOMBO
[...] (C) During a March 30-April 1 trip to the northern districts of Jaffna and Vavuniya, poloff and POL FSN met with local government officials, members of the judiciary, aid workers, human rights activists, Members of Parliament, university faculty and students, religious figures, members of the [...]
2005-04-08 07:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO887VISIT TO BATTICALOA: PESSIMISM PERVADES VIEWS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON A MAY 9-11 TRIP TO BATTICALOA IN SRI LANKA'S TURBULENT EASTERN PROVINCE, POLOFF, INFORMATION OFFICER, A/RSO,AND POL FSN MET WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PEACE MONITORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS TO ASSESS THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND AND VIEWS RE [...]
2005-05-13 06:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO998SRI LANKA: ASSASSINATIONS, COUNTER-KILLINGS
[...] (C) The May 31 killing of a Sri Lanka Army intelligence officer as he drove to work in Colombo (Ref A) is only the latest installment in a recurrent pattern of assassinations and counter-killings by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its rivals, primarily members of the breakaway [...]
2005-06-02 12:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05DARESSALAAM1001 Deteriorating Security Situation on Zanzibar
[...] (C) Summary: Violence broke out in Zanzibar's Urban West Region during voter registration; weeks later, Stonetown and its environs are still on edge. A police operation to keep order during registration has ended, with a mixed verdict on its results. People who go out in the evenings still ru [...]
2005-05-23 13:37:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID SCUL TZ
05DHAKA2570Media Reaction: Koran Desecration and NewsWeek; Dhaka
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-05 07:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA3248BANGLADESH: MDA: FOLLOW-UP WITH OIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-11 06:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL BG ICRC
05DHAKA5702BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ADDITIONAL GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 04:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ BG ICRC
05DJIBOUTI1145MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADD'L GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] (C) Charge called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan to seek support to add the 'red crystal' emblem to the red cross and red crescent now used with the Geneva convention, and for Magen David Adom (MDA) membership to the IRC/RC Movement. Charge [...]
2005-11-20 11:47:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ ICRC
05DUBLIN1408IRELAND SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 13:12:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EI
05GENEVA1037UNHCR STILL GRAPPLING WITH FUNDING AND POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with U.S. Mission DCM and refugee officer, Director of UNHCR's Sudan unit Jean Marie Fakhouri highlighted funding and policy issues impacting its operations in Chad and Sudan. In Chad, he acknowledged that malnutrition had increased at some camps when rations had be [...]
2005-04-22 08:40:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF CD SU PHUM UNHCR
05GENEVA2058MDA: SWISS PERMREP DESCRIBES PLANS FOR SEPT 12-13
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Moley, Swiss PermRep Blaise Godet described planning for the Sept 12-13 informal consultations on an additional emblem. Godet touched on his outreach plans prior to the consultations, Swiss thinking on the structure of the consultations, and possib [...]
2005-09-01 05:45:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EG IS ICRC MDA
05GENEVA2396DOD GENERAL COUNSEL HAYNES, MEETING WITH HIGH
[...] (U) U.S.: Ambassador Kevin Moley, DOD General Counsel William J. Haynes, DOD DAS Matthew Waxman, USN Capt. Michael Boock, EUCOM Col. William Lietzau and Lt. Col. Sarajane Stenton, U.S. Mission Legal Adviser Jeffrey Kovar, and Political Counselor Velia De Pirro. OHCHR: High Commissioner L [...]
2005-10-05 10:33:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF PTER ICRC UNCHR
05GENEVA2465UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #1: OVERVIEW
[...] (U) Summary: The Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees met October 3-7 in Geneva. As per ref a, USDEL was led by PRM acting Assistant Secretary Rich Greene and included representatives of USAID SIPDIS and DHS, as well as two NGOs. This cable summarizes [...]
2005-10-13 14:31:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF UNHCR
05GENEVA2731PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE CONFERENCE LEAVES AN UNCLEAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ten days after the 26 October UN ministerial conference on aid for Pakistan's earthquake victims, there is still a dramatic under-funding of UN agencies and other partners in the UN Flash Appeal. While the conference netted $579 million in additional pledges, raising the total am [...]
2005-11-09 06:18:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAGR EAID ECIN ECON MASS PGOV PK PREF PREL SENV AESC UN
05GENEVA2839MDA: DISSUADING JAPAN FROM AMENDING THE PROTOCOL
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is contemplating proposing an amendment to the current text of the additional third protocol (to adopt a new emblem for the Red Cross movement.) This runs counter to the strong U.S. desire not to re-open the draft. While Japan's proposal itself is minor, it is quite possible [...]
2005-11-18 11:12:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS ICRC MDA
05GENEVA847LETTER FROM INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] Mission received the following letter from the Independent Expert on Afghanistan, Cherif Bassiouni on March 30, 2005. The letter is addressed to Ambassador Moley and responds to a letter sent on March 18, 2005 in which Ambassador Moley offered Mr. Bassiouni a briefing on the conditions of DO [...]
2005-04-04 08:34:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
05HARARE914RESTORE ORDER TSUNAMI ROLLS ON
[...] (C) Now in its second month, Operation Restore Order is affecting both urban and rural populations throughout the country. In Harare, residents of high-density suburbs, domestics and other staff in low-density suburbs, and tenants in downtown office buildings have been turned out of their bui [...]
2005-07-05 14:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
05HELSINKI670FINLAND'S RESPONSE TO SWISS ON CONFERENCE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 15:29:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM IS SZ FI ICRC
05ISLAMABAD15555PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION
[...] From October 13 to 15, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted an assessment in Muzaffarabad. The USAID/DART,s assessments confirmed that winterized tents are the priority in earthquake affected areas. The health cluster estimates that 67,000 persons are in need of imme [...]
2005-10-17 08:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC EAID ECON KMDR KPAO MASS OIIP OPRC PGOV PK PREL
05ISLAMABAD16024PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) continues to facilitate the movement of excess U.S. military commodities to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for distribution in affected areas. The USAID/DART observed market activity and the delivery of food stocks to private busines [...]
2005-10-25 09:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16025PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) continues to facilitate the movement of excess U.S. military commodities to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for distribution in affected areas. The USAID/DART observed market activity and the delivery of food stocks to private busines [...]
2005-10-25 09:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16138PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] As of October 25, the death toll in Pakistan reached 53,000, and the total affected population was between 2.7 and 2.8 million people. Shelter continues to be the primary need of those affected by the earthquake. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to monitor the water and sanitation [...]
2005-10-28 01:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16139PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] As of October 25, the death toll in Pakistan reached 53,000, and the total affected population was between 2.7 and 2.8 million people. Shelter continues to be the primary need of those affected by the earthquake. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to monitor the water and sanitation [...]
2005-10-28 01:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16641PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: PROTECTION SECTOR REPORT
[...] Due to the enormity and complexity of this emergency and the major focus on providing shelter to villages in the mountains, it has been extremely difficult to monitor relief distributions in order to ensure that vulnerable populations, including those without effective male protection, are id [...]
2005-11-09 06:05:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16643PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF
[...] As of November 2, approximately 981,800 affected beneficiaries in Pakistan are receiving food aid. This is 98% of the 1 million caseload identified by the U.N. World Food Program (WFP). WFP's recent assessment estimates more than 2.3 million people are in need of food aid. Various non-gove [...]
2005-11-09 06:07:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC EAGR PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16827PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: THE ROLE OF NGOS IN THE
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) subscribes to the overall Government of Pakistan (GOP) Federal Relief Commission (FRC) strategy that primary focus at this stage in the relief effort should be placed on providing in-situ shelter and food security support for earthquake-affec [...]
2005-11-14 02:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17557PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] In October 2005, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) reported that preliminary assessments by the UN World Food Program (WFP) estimated more than 2.3 million Pakistanis in need of food assistance per reftel. At that time, several NGOs suggested this figure was too high, but mor [...]
2005-11-28 13:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD18030PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: UN CREATES ANOTHER MEDIA
[...] On December 3, 2005, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator (UNHC) in Pakistan stated that the relief effort is on a knife,s edge and called for increased donor support for the USD 550 million UN Flash Appeal. Local and international media picked up on the UNHC,s remarks a [...]
2005-12-06 07:56:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK UN
05ISLAMABAD18159CORRECTED COPY -- PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: UN CREATES
[...] On December 3, 2005, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator (UNHC) in Pakistan stated that the relief effort is on a knife,s edge and called for increased donor support for the USD 550 million UN Flash Appeal. Local and international media picked up on the UNHC,s remarks a [...]
2005-12-07 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK UN
05ISLAMABAD18810PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: CONFUSION OVER WFP AND GOP
[...] On December 1, 2005 the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) and the Government of Pakistan (GOP) implemented a new division of geographic responsibilities to distribute food to approximately 2.3 million people in the earthquake-affected areas of Northern Pakistan. The GOP requested that WFP move it [...]
2005-12-16 13:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05JERUSALEM2419WB/G SITREP: JUNE 10-14, 2005 (1600 HOURS LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two Palestinians were shot and injured during clashes between different al-Aqsa cells by Manasra Square in Ramallah on June 12. The IDF shot and injured a a Palestinian youth in Saida village near Tulkarm on June 11, according to Palestinian security sources. UNRWA reported [...]
2005-06-14 16:12:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM3580WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 9, 2005 (1800 HOURS LOCAL) --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has suspended its activity in Gaza after militants fired at their offices in Khan Yunis August 8 and in the aftermath of recent kidnappings of foreign aid workers. The IDF shot and killed a Palestinian in Nur Shams Refugee C [...]
2005-08-09 15:26:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05KATHMANDU1203WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 1 TO 6, 2005
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Go to court; not street: Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri on Sunday suggested that the political parties and lawyers should ask for justice at the Supreme Court rather than take to the streets. On Sunday Giri said that rule of law couldn't be establish [...]
2005-06-06 12:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU2549COAS THAPA WELCOMES PROPOSAL THAT KING CALL FOR
[...] (C) In a November 22 meeting, COAS Thapa thought the Ambassador's suggestion that the King call for an internationally-monitored cease-fire was a good proposal. Thapa denied there was any cooling of our military-military relationship and welcomed a visit by PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon. The [...]
2005-11-22 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MCAP MASS NP
05KATHMANDU2740MDA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] (C) Due to the re-shuffling of His Majesty's Government of Nepal the evening of December 7, the Acting Foreign Secretary was unavailable this morning. Emboff therefore demarched Kali Prasad Pokharel, Undersecretary, UN Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encouraging Nepal to vote in favor o [...]
2005-12-08 04:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PREL PHUM PREF IS SZ UN NP
05KINGSTON1538THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO GENEVA CONVENTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 20:56:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ JM ICRC
05KINSHASA1187 CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES
[...] The following demarches were delivered between June 28 and July 7, 2005. 2. Over-Fortification of Small Amounts of Food Aid (REF A) -- Although none of the food aid referenced in the cable went to the Republic of Congo, Econ/Cons Officer presented the demarche talking points to two NGOs wo [...]
2005-07-21 09:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAGR EAID PREF PHUM IS SZ CF ICRC UNSC UN
05KINSHASA1345 CONGO-B: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL STYLE AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A product of years of strife, struggle, and coalition building to gain and retain power, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has emerged as the uncontested and unquestioned leader of government, chairman of the corp [...]
2005-08-22 11:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PHUM ASEC ETRD EINV CF
05KINSHASA1941DRC WILL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered November 23 reftel demarche to Tharcisse Kambala, director of the International Organization Division of the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kambala said the GDRC would vote in favor of adopting the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and welcomed Magen [...]
2005-11-23 16:07:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CG ICRC
05KINSHASA2049 Congo/Brazzaville: 2005 Country Report
[...] (SBU) The Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) has taken impressive strides in 2005 to strengthen cooperation with both domestic and international partners in the fight against terrorism. Mindful of the Republic of Congo's emerging reputation as an oil-sector heavyweight [...]
2005-12-15 19:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS CF KAPO
05KUWAIT1498PRIME MINISTER COMPLAINS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] (C) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah complained that the State Department's Human Rights Report unfairly accused the GOK of interfering in the country's judicial process during his April 9 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, Amb [...]
2005-04-13 12:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KU
05KUWAIT215KUWAIT MFA ON DETAINEES: IF WE CAN'T HAVE THEM
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S/NF) Pol Chief delivered January 8 background on the 12 Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo (ref a) to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, MFA Director of Coordination and Follow Up. Al-Maqamis welcomed the information and confirmed that preparati [...]
2005-01-12 13:48:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL KAWC PGOV KU IZ
05KUWAIT3023KUWAIT: MDA DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING OIC MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-06 06:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF KU ICRC
05KUWAIT3403SENIOR KUWAITI MFA OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON SPEAKING
[...] (C) PolChief discussed reftel points July 31 with Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow Up. Al-Maqamis has the GOK lead for detainee issues and has previously engaged EmbOffs on what he views as a complete failure by the U.S. to inform [...]
2005-08-01 10:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO KCRM KU KACW
05KUWAIT3720KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered August 20 ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Under Secretary and International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Al-Murad expressed surprise that Magen David Adom (MDA),the Israeli national society was not a part of [...]
2005-08-20 13:41:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF KU ICRC
05KUWAIT3775PM URGES ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN, SYRIA; CALLS FOR
[...] (S) Summary: During Ambassador's 30-minute conversation with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Sief Palace August 23, the PM urged the U.S. to heed his advice and engage Iran and Syria. He provided updates on GOK progress in counterterrorism and human traffickin [...]
2005-08-23 14:53:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KU
05KUWAIT3974SWISS AMBASSADOR MAKING ROUNDS ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM
[...] (C) Swiss Ambassador to Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain, Jean-Phillipe Tissieres, called on the Ambassador on September 7 to brief him on Swiss plans to secure support from Arab and Muslim states for the September 11 consultations in Geneva, and the subsequent October conference, on adopting the [...]
2005-09-07 12:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF KU ICRC
05KUWAIT4625KUWAIT RED CRESCENT CHAIRMAN FINDS FAULT WITH
[...] (SBU) During an October 25 meeting with Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Mr. Barjas Al-Barjas, the Chairman presented the Ambassador with a set of points he had prepared on specific complaints he has with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),and asked for support in [...]
2005-10-29 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KU
05KUWAIT4719DRAFT U.S. STATEMENT FOR 28th MEETING OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: The Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing will meet in Kuwait on November 15, 2005. Post requests Department approval of the below statement to be delivered by the Ambassador. Post would appreciate app [...]
2005-11-08 13:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MARR PGOV ICRC 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
05KUWAIT4901AMBASSADOR TELLS MFA UNDERSECRETARY THE TIME IS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-27 13:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ KU
05LIMA2698MDA: CONFERENCE FOR THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL --
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 19:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM PE ICRC
05LIMA5012MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL--PERU
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 21:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PE ICRC
05LIMA5200MDA: PERU TO VOTE YES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 21:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PE ICRC
05LJUBLJANA402SLOVENES SUPPORTIVE OF SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE AND
[...] (SBU) Pol-Miloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Legal Department staffer Ondina Blokar on 15 June. Blokar said that an interministerial working group on international human rights law issues had been requested to issue an opinion on the Swiss Circular Note and the Third Additional Protocol. [...]
2005-06-15 23:36:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ SI ICRC
05MADRID2318SPAIN SUPPORTS SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE AND DIPLOMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 07:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ SP ICRC
05MADRID980SPAIN SUPPORTS CONSENSUS EFFORTS ON MDA MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Poloff discussed Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the Red Cross / Red Crescent movement ("the Movement") on March 14 with Manuel Pombo, Ambassador at Large for Humanitarian and Social Affairs. Spain strongly supports the work of the Swiss government in trying to reach a consensus on [...]
2005-03-15 07:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF IS RS CASC ASCH XG SP ICRC
05MANAMA826BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-11 07:05:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF BA IS SZ ICRC
05MANAMA913BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-28 10:22:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL BA ICRC
05MANILA835SULU UPDATE: MAJOR FIGHTING GIVES WAY TO GUERRILLA
[...] (C) Summary. Fighting has subsided on Jolo Island but intermittent skirmishes continue. The military continues pursuit operations against enemy forces now employing guerrilla tactics by squad-sized units. The fighting has so far displaced over 32,000 people. Often impassable roads -- susc [...]
2005-02-23 08:40:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PINR PREL MOPS PREF RP
05MAPUTO1060MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT AT SEPTEMBER 12 - 13 MDA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL IS MZ ICRC
05MAPUTO1521MOZAMBIQUE: MDA ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] On November 17 poloff delivered ref A talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said the GRM had recently received the Swiss Government's note on this issue and indicated that Mozamb [...]
2005-11-17 14:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREL IS MZ
05MAPUTO1548MOZAMBIQUE: REPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND PRCS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 08:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC MZ
05NDJAMENA1020CHADIAN REBELS, RUMORS, REALITIES, AND REACTIONS
[...] (S NF) Summary: Speculation about the existence of Chadian rebel groups continues to make Chadians uneasy about the regime's stability. The often conflicting reports and wide-ranging opinions about the size, composition, capabilities, and agendas of Chadian rebel groups make it difficult to [...]
2005-06-27 12:05:00Embassy NdjamenaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1616REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR and P/E Officer visited Bahai, Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp, and border areas of Bamina and Tine from October 17-19. The security situation was calm at the time of the visit, although fighting in Sudan around October 21 resulted in nine suspected combatants crossing the border [...]
2005-11-01 12:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA281ICRC OPERATIONS IN CHAD
[...] Summary. In addition to ICRC's traditional activities in Chad (e.g. detention visits and international humanitarian law dissemination),ICRC is playing a key role in eastern Chad in assisting refugee populations and local communities. ICRC's work with refugees specifically focuses on family [...]
2005-02-23 10:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA283REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR officer reviewed protection issues, provision of basic services, vacant staff positions, and the relocation of Oure Cassoni refugee camp during a visit from February 11-13. As the result of Oure Cassoni's close proximity to the Sudanese border, large numbers of young men mo [...]
2005-02-23 10:34:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA835REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: A LOOK AHEAD (PART II)
[...] (C) Summary: Bureau for Population, Migration, and Refugees Officers Margaret McKelvey and Hazel Reitz traveled to Chad from May 4 to 18 to conduct a periodic review of protection and assistance efforts in eastern Chad. This is the third of three cables from the visit. (Refs A and B). Some [...]
2005-05-24 06:53:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NEWDELHI2606ICRC FRUSTRATED WITH INDIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (S) Summary: In a April 1 confidential briefing on GOI detention centers in Kashmir, ICRC XXXXXXXXXXXX described to D/Polcouns torture methods and relatively stable trend lines of prisoner abuses by Indian security forces, based on data derived from 1491 interviews with detainees during 2002-2004. [...]
2005-04-06 13:56:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPHUM PREL PTER IN PK
05OTTAWA1799CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND A RESPONSE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning full membership for the Israeli National Society (MDA) in the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, to Allisa Golberg, deputy director of the human rights division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on June 13. Golberg referred to the me [...]
2005-06-14 17:29:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CA ICRC
05OTTAWA3278CANADA'S RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE
[...] (SBU) DCM conveyed ref A points November 1 to Jonathan Fried, the Prime Minister's senior foreign policy advisor. We provided follow-up copies to Foreign Affairs Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency. Canada responded quickly and generously to the South Asian earthquake (s [...]
2005-11-03 15:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MARR MOPS PHUM PREL PK CA
05OTTAWA3293CANADIANS INVITED TO NAIROBI; GOC FUNDING POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Post extended reftel invitation to the Prime Minister's Special Advisory Team (SAT) on Sudan through Lt. Col. Brad Bergstrand, Military Advisor to the Sudan Task Force at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). Currently, the Team is planning a trip to Darfur but will not be on the ground in the [...]
2005-11-04 17:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PREF PHUM CA SU
05OTTAWA3397CANADA SUPPORTS MDA'S INCLUSION AND IS READY TO
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel on 15 November to Alexandra MacKenzie in the Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Group at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). 2. (C) MacKenzie emphasized the importance of ensuring the success of the Geneva conference, as well as the adoption by consensus of [...]
2005-11-15 17:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF AORC IS SZ CA ICRC
05OTTAWA3608CANADA ON MDA: EXPECT A YES VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 16:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ CA ICRC
05OTTAWA747MDA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON CONFERENCE ON MDA
[...] (C) Poloff followed up on reftel demarche with Peter McRae, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department of Foreign Affairs Canada, on March 10. McRae said that in principle Canada supports the convening of a conference for Magan Adom David membership in the Red Cross/Red Crescen [...]
2005-03-10 17:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALIS RS CA AS PHUM PREL PREF ICRC
05OTTAWA904CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND PRESSING
[...] (C) Poloff discussed ref a demarche concerning Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, with Claudie Senay, Human Rights Officer at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on March 24. As indicated ref b, Senay reiterated that Canada strongly supports the convening of a [...]
2005-03-29 16:52:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF AORC IS GM CA ICRC MDA FAC
05PANAMA1320MDA: PANAMA RESPONSE TO SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 14:02:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL PGOV PM ICRC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1426MDA: PANAMA RESPONSE TO SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-05 21:55:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL PGOV PM ICRC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PARAMARIBO755MDA: RESPONSE TO SWISS
[...] DCM has discussed the forthcoming Swiss-organized conference in Geneva on December 5-6 on the Third Additional Protocol to create a new "red crystal" emblem with the Surinamese Foreign Ministry. The Government of Suriname remains disposed to support the approval of the Third Protocol, and ha [...]
2005-11-22 16:50:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL ICRC
05PARAMARIBO791MDA: SURINAME NOT REPRESENTED AT GENEVA MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 18:04:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL ICRC
05PARIS1114FRANCE RESERVED ON MEK REPATRIATION REVIEW PANEL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-22 15:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV PTER ASEC IR IZ FR PREM
05PARIS1515MDA:FRENCH RESPONSE ON CONFERENCE FOR MDA
[...] (C) Poloff presented reftel talking points to MFA IO Middle East expert Alice Guitton February 25. On March 4, during a discussion of Israeli participation in other international organizations (septel),MFA DAS-equivalent Jean-Pierre Lacroix told us that France favored Magen David Adom (MDA) [...]
2005-03-08 14:51:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF IS FR ICRC
05PARIS4042MDA: FRENCH RESPONSE TO SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON
[...] (C) Poloff raised the issue of support for convening a diplomatic conference in October to adopt a Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions June 7 with Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen, MFA IO DAS-equivalent for human rights and humanitarian issues. After consulting with MFA IO Director [...]
2005-06-09 17:02:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ FR ICRC
05PARIS6903U/S DOBRIANSKY SEEKS COORDINATION WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Dobriansky met with French MFA Director Jean-Maurice Ripert (IO A/S-equivalent) September 30 to discuss democracy promotion, the challenge in Venezuela, coordinated action against avian flu, and prospects for a solution on use of the Israeli [...]
2005-10-06 17:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KSCA SOCI AMED KDEM PGOV KUNR VE IS FR UNGA IRC
05PARIS7954FRANCE SUPPORTIVE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL,
[...] (C) Poloff met November 21 with MFA DAS-Equivalent Beatrice Le Fraper du Hellen to encourage more vocal French engagement on behalf of the draft Third Additional Protocol, particularly with Francophone African states. Le Fraper responded that France had been working closely with the Swiss in [...]
2005-11-22 14:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC PREF IS SZ FR ICRC
05PARIS8314MDA: FRANCE REITERATES SUPPORT FOR DRAFT GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 17:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC
05PORTAUPRINCE902TOWN HALL MEETING AND ACS TRAVEL IN NORTHERN HAITI
[...] Summary: ACS visited the Department of the North of Haiti from 7-Mar through 11-Mar-2005. ACS traveled throughout the region meeting with nearly 70 U.S. citizens and holding a town hall meeting in the city of Pignon. In Pignon, ACS also visited a hospital, an electrical cooperative, and an [...]
2005-04-01 19:52:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDCASC HA
05PRAGUE1648CZECHS WILL LIKELY SUPPORT ADDING A THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-25 16:34:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EZ ICRC
05PRAGUE913CZECH RESPONSE TO MDA DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 15:56:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EZ ICRC
05QUITO1381ECUADOR LIKELY TO SUPPORT SWISS CIRCULAR ON MDA
[...] On June 8, PolOff delivered talking points and a copy of the Swiss circular to MFA Human Rights Director Carmen Larrea. The document recommends a conference to discuss a Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions granting the Magen David Adom (MDA) full membership in the Internation [...]
2005-06-13 21:22:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EC ICRC
05RABAT2231ICRC BRIEFS ON LATEST HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN
[...] (C) Summary: ICRC Regional Delegate Bernard Pfefferle met with Poloffs October 27 to review humanitarian issues concerning the Western Sahara and to update us on ICRC activities in Morocco. Pfefferle said the ICRC was somewhat put off by Moroccan insistence, conveyed in a meeting between MF [...]
2005-10-31 11:04:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS
05RABAT2454MOROCCO: URGENT DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES ON MDA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref(a) demarche on December 5 to MFA Director of the Division for Humanitarian and Social Issues Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri and discussed ref(b) urgent demarche to vote in favor of the MDA with El Kadiri on December 7. Kadiri said he understood that the Swiss had held [...]
2005-12-07 17:31:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IZ MO
05RANGOON31TFXO01: (1/6) UN BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS, ASKS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN briefed diplomats on January 6th on the results of recently completed assessment missions to affected parts of Burma. These surveys were conducted without any GOB interference and did not discover any areas of massive damage or death -- though the teams have not yet visi [...]
2005-01-06 10:29:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR CASC PREL PINR PGOV AMGT KFLO BM
05RANGOON332BURMA: TRIAL UNDERWAY FOR HKUN HTUN OO AND OTHER
[...] (SBU) Summary: A trial of leading pro-democracy ethnic leader Hkun Htun Oo, and three other members of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD),is underway. The GOB has rejected family-appointed lawyers and instead assigned government attorneys to defend them. Family members have [...]
2005-03-16 10:43:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON555UNICEF IN BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNICEF is effective in most of its core programs in Burma, and is planning to expand and refocus its activities in the next five years. Though some criticisms remain, particularly dealing with UNICEF's administrative laxness and close cooperation with the GOB, the country direc [...]
2005-05-10 08:00:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL SOCI BM NGO
05RANGOON77BURMA: INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NORTH
[...] (U) NORTH KOREANS ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE PROTECTION IN BURMA: Burma is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and cannot be considered as hospitable for any individuals seeking refugee protection. To the contrary, the regime's egregious human rights practices, militar [...]
2005-01-19 11:04:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KN BM
05SANJOSE2795COSTA RICA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ADOPTION OF THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 10:23:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC
05SANTIAGO2351CHILE TO CONSIDER VOCAL SUPPORT FOR THIRD
[...] (U) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number three) on November 16, in part to deliver Ref A demarche seeking Chile's vocal support for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention. The Ambassador expressed appreciat [...]
2005-11-16 20:17:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2476MDA: DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 21:34:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05STATE183800REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 5 - 6. 2. (C) Background. There are 22 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity under USG control at Guantanamo. DoD has determined that 15 of the 22 are no longer of intelligence/law enforcement value, and have been approved for release. [...]
2005-10-04 00:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETMOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR
05TELAVIV1110ICRC OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IMPROVED RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting ICRC Delegate-General for the Middle East and North Africa Balthasar Stahelin told the DCM February 18 that he believes that progress in the peace process could help pave the way for the adoption of a Third Additional Protocol that would facilitate full ICRC membership f [...]
2005-02-24 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV1117MFA OFFICIAL SAYS GOI "ADAMANT" ABOUT GAINING MDA
[...] (C) The GOI is "adamant" about bringing to closure in 2005 the issue of Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, MFA Deputy Director General (A/S-equivalent) for International Organization Affairs Roni Ya'ar told poloff on February 23. He reported [...]
2005-02-24 16:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV1395ICRC REP ON POST-THREAT ACTIONS
[...] (C) ICRC Head of Delegation Francois Bellon and Deputy Head Carlos Batallas met March 1 with Polcouns, Legatt and Poloff to review details and follow-up of a reported potential threat to ICRC members inside the Gaza Strip. Legatt had conveyed to the ICRC February 26 a non-specific report he h [...]
2005-03-09 12:57:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV3057ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-19 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5078DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 16, 2005
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the second day of disengagement, Neve Dekalim settlement remained a stronghold of resistance to evacuation. Settlers and thousands of anti-disengagement activists blocked IDF troops from entering to distribute eviction notices, although the IDF was able to negotiate and br [...]
2005-08-16 15:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5900NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA HEAD OF UN
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General and Head of the UN and International Organizations Division Aharon Leshno Yaar told NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI plans to ignore Palestinian efforts to prevent adoption of a new symbol of the International Committee [...]
2005-09-29 12:54:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IS LE GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6246STAFFDEL ZWEIG/ADAMS-GOI DISCUSSIONS ON HAMAS,
[...] (C) Summary: HIRC professional staff members Matthew Zweig and David Adams discussed Hamas and PLC elections, progress on the Wolfensohn agenda, Israeli relations with Muslim states, and UN issues with Israelis, the Wolfensohn team, and USG officials during a visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on [...]
2005-10-31 16:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP IS EG ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6333EMBLEM: GOI REJECTS MDA STATEMENT BUT WILL NOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Israeli MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron told poloff November 1 that the Government of Israel (GOI) has made clear to the Swiss its rejection of the widely disseminated oral statement by MDA Chairman Noam Yifrach, but has not [...]
2005-11-03 16:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY HUMANITARIAN AID
05TELAVIV6467EMBLEM: ICRC DESCRIBES TIMELINE, PROGRESS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 8 - 10 conversations with Poloffs, ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart and Swiss Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Andrej Motyl expressed continuing ICRC and Swiss commitment to convening the December 5 - 6 conference on the Third Protocol, but also articulated [...]
2005-11-14 11:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6760EMBLEM: GOI LISTS NATIONS MAYBE WILLING TO SPEAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron asked poloff December 2 to pass to the Department a list of nations that the GOI believes might be willing to speak publicly before or during the diplomatic conference in favor of adopting the Third Addit [...]
2005-12-02 13:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05THEHAGUE2157NETHERLANDS/GUANTANAMO: DUTCH REMAIN TROUBLED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain concerned about the lack of access by UN special rapporteurs to Guantanamo. According to the senior Dutch MFA official dealing with Human Rights, the issue has become a "political problem" in the Netherlands and could complicate efforts to cooperate with the EU o [...]
2005-08-05 09:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO NL
05THEHAGUE2444NETHERLANDS/UIGHURS: DUTCH WANT UNHCR INVOLVEMENT
[...] (C) On September 2, POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche regarding the possible resettlement of 15 Uighur detainees from Guantanamo to Anneke Adema, Head of the Dutch MFA's Office of Human Rights Affairs. Adema said that she would circulate the request to the relevant Dutch ministries and provi [...]
2005-09-08 13:09:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR MOPS KAWC NL
05THEHAGUE3240NETHERLANDS/ISAF: PM FAILS TO ALLAY CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: PM Balkenende was unable win full Cabinet support December 2 for Dutch plans to participate in ISAF Stage III, a setback that surprised many who thought the Dutch leadership had answered most political concerns after meetings this week with Assistant Secretaries Fried and Flory an [...]
2005-12-02 18:40:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NL AF NATO
05THEHAGUE866DASD WAXMAN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH GONL ON TREATMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On March 24, DASD for Detainee Affairs Matthew Waxman met with senior Dutch MFA and MOD officials and a broad GONL interagency team concerning the treatment of detainees in the Global War on Terror. These consultations grew out of a recent request from FM Bot to Secretary Rice a [...]
2005-04-01 15:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR AF NL
05THEHAGUE956NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] (C) Poloff met Marit van Zomeren (MFA Afghanistan Desk) April 6 to request augmented Dutch support for subject elections (reftel). Referring to a comprehensive list of Dutch contributions in Afghanistan for the 2001-2005 period (outlined below),van Zomeren said the GoNL had disbursed to UN [...]
2005-04-11 13:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF UNSC
05TUNIS840HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH HOLDS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Two visiting Human Rights Watch (HRW) staffers successfully held a press conference April 20 to release a new HRW report on solitary confinement of Tunisian political prisoners. The 39-page report is based on interviews of political prisoners conditionally released in the Novembe [...]
2005-04-20 17:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TS
05TUNIS894ICRC REACHES AGREEMENT ON PRISON VISITS WITH GOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a year of negotiations, the GOT signed an agreement with the ICRC to allow prison visits. This is a highly significant development for the human rights situation in this country. End Summary ICRC Announces Final Agreement On Tunisian Prison Visits --------------------- [...]
2005-04-29 15:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS TS ICRC
05TUNIS896GOT RUSHES CONVICTION TO COINCIDE WITH ICRC
[...] (C) Summary: A Tunisian court sentenced dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to a prison term of three years and six months following his one-day April 28 trial for two charges. Abbou was arrested in early March for publishing on the website/listserve "Tunisnews" an article attacking President Ben [...]
2005-04-29 17:13:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS KDEM TS ICRC WSIS
05TUNIS944AMB. RAISES CONCERNS ON ABBOU CONVICTION; NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador reiterated USG concerns about the recent conviction of dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to MFA DG Hatem Atallah May 4. Attallah offered a familiar refrain: Abbou broke the law; the GOT is fully committed to democratic reform; Washington should understand that only the [...]
2005-05-04 15:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL TS
05VIENNA2008SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON CONFERENCE FOR THIRD
[...] (C) EconPolOff conveyed reftel points to MFA Human Rights Bureau Director Engelbert Theuermann on June 15. Theuermann said the GoA had already notified the Swiss Government that it supported a diplomatic conference to adopt the Third Additional Protocol. Theuermann added that the GoA was sa [...]
2005-06-15 14:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL AU ICRC
05VIENNA3704AUSTRIA SUPPORTS ADOPTION OF THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (U) On 14 November, EconPolOff met with Bert Theuermann, Director for Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry, and Eva Schoefer from the same department to discuss adoption of a Third Additional Protocol to the 1949 Geneva Convention. If a vote is necessary, Theuermann said, Austria and the EU pl [...]
2005-11-22 12:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05VIENNA3834MDA: AUSTRIA CONFIRMS YES VOTE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 20:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05WELLINGTON472DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MDA: CONFERENCE FOR THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 03:52:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ NZ ICRC
05YEREVAN1018DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MDA AND CONFERENCE ON THIRD
[...] (C) Post delivered demarche talking points regarding the Israeli National Society (MDA) and International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan June 9 per reftel instructions. Mrkrtumyan said the GOAM did not have [...]
2005-06-10 02:23:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN2028RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA "LIKELY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 10:51:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN615OSCE SPECIAL REP ON N-K POW ISSUE, CEASE-FIRE
[...] (C) OSCE Special Rep Andrzej Kasprzyk told the Ambassador on April 7 that although OSCE CiO Rupel had secured agreement during his March 31 visit from "N-K" authorities for three Azerbaijani POWs to be returned, this action was complicated by the April 1 capture of an Armenian soldier by Azerba [...]
2005-04-07 13:09:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM AM AJ
06ABIDJAN1212LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION ENTERS NEW PHASE
[...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from October 10-19 to discuss ongoing Liberian refugee repatriation efforts. UNHCR figures show that a total of 80,617 Liberian refugees returned between November 2004 and September 28, 2006 and th [...]
2006-10-31 15:12:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM LI IV
06ABIDJAN136MORE ON VIOLENCE IN GUIGLO AND VULNERABILITY OF
[...] (C) The humanitarian community is still reeling from the violent attacks that took place mid-January in Guiglo against their offices and staff. Providing basic emergency assistance to the camps of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Guiglo is the top priority, but security ov [...]
2006-02-08 16:30:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM WFP IV LI
06ABIDJAN649COTE D'IVOIRE WILL SUPPORT NEW RED DIAMOND EMBLEM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 14:58:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IV
06ABUJA1145NIGERIA: MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 11:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC NI
06ACCRA784REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RWANDAN REFUGEE GERVAIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. Resettlement Program on behalf of Rwandan refugee Gervais Rutebuka, his wife, and their niece and nephew. Rutebuka fled Rwanda in 1994 and resided in Benin for eight years, where he obtained refugee status [...]
2006-04-07 07:34:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM RW GH
06ADDISABABA2650ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 29 2006
[...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- Kidnapped Red Cross Workers Released  [...]
2006-10-02 05:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON KFLU ET
06ADDISABABA667JUDGE ENTERS "NOT GUILTY" PLEA FOR SILENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Four months after their arrest, nearly 90 Ethiopian opposition leaders, rank-and-file supporters, independent journalists, and NGO representatives remain in detention, awaiting prosecution on capital charges ranging from "outrages against the constitution" to high treason and geno [...]
2006-03-07 08:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
06ADDISABABA96ETHIOPIA: POST DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: Ethiopia's May 2005 national elections delivered a shock to the country's nascent democratic system for which no one was prepared. Opposition parties' unexpectedly strong showing frightened the GOE into rolling back some elements of what had been an unprecedented democratic open [...]
2006-01-11 12:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ET
06ALGIERS1120ICRC PENDING HUMANITARIAN ISSUES IN THE WESTERN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 14:03:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PBTS WI AG MO
06AMMAN4440DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MDA VOTE IN GENEVA - JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-18 12:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM ICRC JO
06ANKARA2445MDA: TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) We met with Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul May 2 to discuss ref A points on the upcoming 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva in June. He said he expected the GOT's position will likely remain the s [...]
2006-05-03 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ TU
06ANKARA6614MAKHMOUR: TURKEY AWAITS ANSWERS FROM GOI BEFORE IT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA still must complete negotiations on the Makhmour camp Tripartite Agreement with UNHCR and will not discuss the agreement with the Iraqi government until the GOI formally responds to UNHCR's June 1 letter to Iraqi President Talabani. Turkey would welcome the U.S. signing [...]
2006-12-08 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREF PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ASHGABAT107TURKMENISTAN'S MI-8 DOWN IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) The GOTX fumbled for three days -- January 21-23 -- before it could come up with a formal request for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Coalition Forces' assistance in a search for a GOTX relief helicopter -- probably crashed with seven crewmembers in the mountains in Afghanistan -- which [...]
2006-01-23 13:33:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PREL AF PK TX
06ASHGABAT1097Turkmenistan's President Niyazov Amnesties 10,000 Prisoners
[...] (U) President Niyazov announced on October 16 that he would amnesty 10,056 prisoners, including 8 people convicted of crimes related to the alleged November 2002 presidential assassination attempt. A lengthy list, published only in Turkmen, was released on October 18. Niyazov said that the e [...]
2006-10-20 13:44:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT177EU SPECIAL ENVOY KUBIS GIVES READOUT OF NIYAZOV
[...] (SBU) EU Emissary to Central Asia Jan Kubis told the ambassador on 2/7 that he had raised energy issues with Niyazov at their meeting the previous day and tried to drive home the point that, despite the current lack of a coordinated EU energy policy, energy developments in Turkmenistan are of [...]
2006-02-07 12:58:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT819ICRC REPRESENTATIVES VISIT ASHGABAT TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) During a July 31 meeting, the new Head and Deputy Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC's) Regional Delegation of Central Asia told the Charge that their organization is changing its strategy on seeking access to prisoners. Instead of holding fast to the ICRC's pre [...]
2006-08-02 11:54:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALAF EAIR IO MARR PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT821SCENE SETTER FOR PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 13-15 VISIT TO
[...] (U) PDAS Mann, welcome back to Ashgabat, we look forward to your return. Your visit will provide us with an opportunity to meet President Niyazov to discuss oil and gas issues and review progress on the key priorities of our bilateral relationship: -- Promotion of democratic reform and h [...]
2006-08-02 13:22:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALENRG OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASUNCION248PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 20:47:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ PA
06ASUNCION490PARAGUAY ON SWISS CONFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 14:54:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PA
06ATHENS1550MDA: GREEK REPRESENTATION AT GENEVA/INTL
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points June 13 to Alexandros Rallis of the Greek MFA's Directorate for International Organizations (D1),which passed them to Greece's Ambassador in Geneva and former D1 head, Frangisko Verros. Greece will be represented in Geneva by Professor Kalliope Koufa. Cons [...]
2006-06-16 11:31:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS GR
06BAGHDAD4778IRAQI KURDISTAN MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Human Rights, Yousif Mohammad Aziz, admitted an imperfect human rights record in a meeting with Regional Coordinator and RRTOffs on December 18. Minister Aziz acknowledged physical abuse in prisons, failure to release prisoners af [...]
2006-12-30 01:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINS KJUS KPAO US IZ
06BAKU1109ALLEGED COUP PLOT DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Detained former minister Farhad Aliyev and former presidential aide Akif Muradverdiyev were transferred out of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) detention facility into separate state-run medical facilities operated by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) over the past week, report [...]
2006-07-28 13:30:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1124AZERBAIJAN: HAJI MAMMADOV KIDNAPPING RING TRIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The trial of former Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Criminal Investigation Division Haji Mammadov and his 26-member gang began on July 20. The group is charged under 50 articles of the Criminal Code, including kidnapping and manslaughter. Mammadov has plead guilty t [...]
2006-08-01 05:18:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI KCOR KCRM KJUS AJ
06BAKU1501AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. In a September 27 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Hassanov reiterated the GOAJ commitment to improving the conditions of Azerbaijan's IDP population. Hassanov said that he has transformed the GOAJ relationship with the international donor commun [...]
2006-10-16 04:55:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PBTS MARR SNAR AJ
06BAKU1828UPDATE ON DETAINED EX-MINISTER: PROPERTY
[...] (SBU) On December 12, a Baku court ruled in favor of impounding the property of detained former Minister of Economic Development, Farhad Aliyev. Head of the Azerbaijani State Property Registration Service, Arif Qarasov, told the press that according to the court ruling, because Aliyev "officia [...]
2006-12-15 14:34:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
06BAKU517UPDATE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH: CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS
[...] (U) Ceasefire violations continued over the last ten days, as eleven violations were registered and OSCE monitoring had to be stopped because of the firing. Militant rhetoric on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continued from senior GOAJ officials, including President Aliyev, who said that the si [...]
2006-04-04 12:40:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PBTS MOPS ASEC AJ
06BAKU574AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON DETAINED FORMER MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Lawyers for jailed ex-Minister Farhad Aliyev report that his health continues to deteriorate due to inadequate GOAJ medical care; they also claim that the GOAJ has been criminally negligent in its medical treatment of Aliyev. ICRC, which has regular access to Aliyev and the rest [...]
2006-04-14 09:37:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU733UN AGENCIES ENCOURAGE AZERBAIJAN TO PLAN FOR IDP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 12:43:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM AM AJ
06BANGKOK1600THAILAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA: SIGNING OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 09:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ
06BANGKOK1625REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM SITE OF BURMA'S NEW CAPITAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 09:24:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PINS TH BM
06BANGKOK3664MDA DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarches (reftel A and B) on June 16 and June 19, 2006, respectively, to Mr. Dusit Manapan, Director of the Social Division of the Bureau of International Organization at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dusit was non-committal on whether Thailand will vote again [...]
2006-06-20 07:57:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS TH
06BANGKOK5796VISIT OF PRM ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAUERBREY
[...] (C) Summary. During an August 26-September 2 visit, PRM Assistant Secretary Sauerbrey informed the RTG of the USG decision to extend the material support waiver to Karen refugees in other camps in Thailand. Thai officials welcomed this development. A/S Secretary Sauerbrey requested RTG ap [...]
2006-09-20 08:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM TH
06BANJUL225THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON DETAINEES
[...] (C) Ambassador met April 13 with Foreign Minister's deputy, William Joof, to reiterate our concern over authorities' reported abuses following the March 21 aborted coup plot and to reiterate our request for prompt access to detained American citizen (dual national) Tamsir Jasseh (ref a). (NOTE [...]
2006-04-13 13:22:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPROG PREL PHUM PINS CASC ASEC KMCA GA SG
06BANJUL381THE GAMBIA:MDA DEMARCHE: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 16:04:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ GA
06BANJUL526REFUGEES FROM SENEGAL'S CASAMANCE REGION STREAMING
[...] (C) As reported in ref A, the fighting that erupted between Senegal's military and MFDC rebels in Senegal's Casamance region has resulted in a large influx of refugees into The Gambia. According to our sources, the estimated number of refugees ranges from 2500 to 4500, with the latter being m [...]
2006-08-23 17:18:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREF PHUM PINS SG PU PREL GA
06BANJUL564THE GAMBIA: ICRC REPORT ON PRISONS
[...] (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche to Interior Minister Baboucarr Jatta, urging the GOTG to work with the ICRC to arrange the latter's access to detainees. Ambassador noted that the ICRC had regularly visited prisoners here until 2003 and said it was imperative that they be resumed. He add [...]
2006-09-11 16:05:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM GA
06BANJUL615THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON ICRC REPORT ON
[...] (C) Ref a reports Ambassador's demarche, per ref b instruction, to the Interior Minister to urge granting of access to detainees by the ICRC. Ambassador used October 3 meeting with the senior presidential advisor, Secretary General Mambury Njie (other topics covered septel) to make follow-up [...]
2006-10-03 14:35:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM GA
06BEIRUT2427TFLE01: UNSYG PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE URGES
[...] (C/NF) In a 7/19 meeting, the Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General (PRSG),Geir Pedersen, told the Ambassador there is an urgent need to establish humanitarian corridors to southern Lebanon in order to address an "increasing humanitarian disaster" there. Among these routes wou [...]
2006-07-20 16:47:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNMOPS EAID PREF PREL LE IS
06BEIRUT2437TFLE01: MINISTER MOUAWAD URGES HUMANITARIAN
[...] (S/NF) Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad described the humanitarian situation in Lebanon as approaching a critical point. Although she used less alarming terms than PM Siniora employed in his speech of July 19, Minister Mouawad still insisted the greatest challenge was not the supply of food [...]
2006-07-21 12:39:00Embassy BeirutSECRETIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2489TFLE01: PM SINIORA UPBEAT ON CEASE-FIRE
[...] (C/NF) In a July 28 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Fouad Siniora was in buoyant spirits following what he saw as a major political victory in last night's (July 27) meeting of the Council of Ministers. Siniora said after several hours of tense argument, he finally told the Council that either they [...]
2006-07-29 06:58:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIS LE MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2717NAMBIAR AND LARSEN DISCUSS UNSCR 1701 (AND TERJE DISCUSSES TERJE)
[...] (S/NF) On 8/20, UN envoys Vijay Nambiar and Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Ambassador on their Lebanon consultations regarding UNSCR 1701. They were impressed with the progress of LAF deployment. Concerned over UNIFIL Commander Pellegrini's comments about inadequate LAF-UNIFIL coordination, they bro [...]
2006-08-21 16:23:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PARM MOPS LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2867LEBANON: MURR SAYS GOL-UNIFIL MARITIME FORCE
[...] (S/NF) During a 9/5 meeting at his Rabieh home with the Ambassador and poloff, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that the GOL and UNIFIL had worked out the operational guidelines governing international maritime assistance, adding that Prime Minister Siniora [...]
2006-09-06 05:43:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS CVIS LE SY
06BEIRUT2922LEBANON: HARIRI AND HAMADEH GIVE POST-BLOCKADE
[...] (C) Ambassador and poloff met separately on 9/9 with parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri and Minister of Information Marwan Hamadeh -- both March 14 members -- to review the situation and next steps in Lebanon now that the air and sea blockades have been lifted. Both meetings touched [...]
2006-09-11 10:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER CVIS LE SY IR
06BERLIN361VISIT OF HOLOCAUST ENVOY O'DONNELL: DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary. In January 18 meetings at the Foreign and Interior Ministries, and the Federal Chancellery, German officials signaled a desire to move more quickly toward a resolution of ITS issues than they had in the past, but were nonetheless unsure of how to do so from both a substantive and [...]
2006-02-09 16:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI GM
06BERN1971EUR A/S FRIED AND SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUHL \
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 08:56:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP EAID SZ
06BERN545SWISS SEE GOLAN HEIGHTS RESOLUTION AS KEY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 14:00:00Embassy BernSECRETPREL KPAL IS SY SZ
06BOGOTA10111U/S BURNS MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS
[...] (U) October 25, 2006; 8:30 AM. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Silverman Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren Ambassador William B. Wood USAID Mission Director Liliana Ayalde Attorne [...]
2006-11-01 15:14:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CO
06BOGOTA11428AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WEALTH TAX, HUMAN RIGHTS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Santos said the GOC would use the recently enacted &wealth tax8 to fund items that would have an immediate impact in the war against terrorist groups. He asked the U.S. to advise the GOC on how best to spend these funds; the Ambassador agreed to do so. Santos s [...]
2006-12-21 21:12:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PTER CO IS EC
06BOGOTA3814COLOMBIA SECURITY UPDATE - Q1'06
[...] (C) This quarterly review of the security outlook in Colombia considers Plan Patriota, FARC, ELN, and paramilitaries. The first quarter of 2006 was dominated by FARC pre-election actions and by large paramilitary demobilizations. Near the end of President Uribe's first term, his security in [...]
2006-05-01 17:20:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA4608AMBASSADOR AND ICRC DISCUSS U.S. HOSTAGES, ACCESS
[...] (C) Ambassador met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Barbara Hintermann (strictly protect) May 22 to discuss follow up to ICRC Juan Pedro Schaerer's recent meetings in Washington with Under Secretary Burns and the NSC. Hintermann said she has established [...]
2006-05-24 20:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KJUS CASC CO
06BOGOTA824ICRC PLEASED WITH COLOMBIAN MILITARY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 14:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF MOPS CO
06BRASILIA1213BRAZIL SUPPORTS AMENDING ICRC STATUTES-NOW
[...] Poloff delivered reftels' talking points to Marcelo Bohlke of the MFA's United Nations Division on June 16. Bohlke, who will participate in the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, reiterated that the GoB has already signed the third protocol and intends to support amend [...]
2006-06-19 18:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS BR
06BRUSSELS1166BURMA'S HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING: EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 2006 Burma/Myanmar Forum, sponsored by the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS),focused on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Burma. NGOs, international organizations, academics and government officials outlined the reasons for increased displacement in 20 [...]
2006-04-05 16:15:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL EAID BM TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS524SECSTATE LEGAL ADVISER ON WAR ON TERROR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secstate Legal Adviser John Bellinger met with a comprehensive array of EU interlocutors in Brussels on February 7-8 to discuss U.S. views on the legal framework for the war on terrorism. He stressed that U.S. decisions on how to deal with an unprecedented global terrorist threat h [...]
2006-02-15 17:13:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06COLOMBO1002SRI LANKA WILL TAKE "APPROPRIATE DECISION" ON ICRC
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director of U.N. and Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 14. Ekanayake said his government had sent instructions to its delegation in Geneva, adding, "Sri Lanka will not associate itself with Syri [...]
2006-06-14 08:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM ICRC CE
06COLOMBO1149SRI LANKA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY PUSHES
[...] (C) Summary. On July 12, the newly-formed Ministry of Human Rights and Disaster Management headed by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a briefing at which senior members of the armed forces and police updated the diplomatic corps on human rights training and the status of investigations of [...]
2006-07-13 09:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1184SRI LANKA: ISOLATED VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN NORTH AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: A July 12 gun battle between the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the eastern region of Batticaloa left 12 SLA troops and reportedly 4 LTTE cadres dead and marked the beginning of several small violent incidents in Sri Lanka's north and ea [...]
2006-07-19 11:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CE
06COLOMBO1286SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS GROWS AS EASTERN
[...] (C) Summary. Recent violence following the LTTE's July 26 blocking of a critical water sluice near northeastern Trincomalee and subsequent ground and air military action spread into the central province August 7 when a seperate LTTE claymore mine attack killed a senior police superintendent in [...]
2006-08-07 13:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1292SRI LANKA: NORWEGIANS BRIEF CO-CHAIRS ON NORTHEAST
[...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, and Swedish Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) head Ulf Henricsson briefed Chiefs of Mission and Charges from the Co-chairs and Nordic monitor countries August 8 following their August 5-7 trips to th [...]
2006-08-08 13:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1313SRI LANKA: SECURITY FORCES AND TIGERS ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) spread on the evening of August 11 through the morning of August 12, marking the most significant military exchange between the parties since the February 2002 Ceasefire. Initial r [...]
2006-08-12 09:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE
06COLOMBO1324SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE EXPLOSION HITS PAKISTANI HIGH
[...] (C) Summary: Two LTTE claymore mines planted in a three-wheeler exploded on a Security Task Force (STF) escort vehicle following the Pakistani High Commissioner's car on August 14 at approximately 1:20 PM. The blast occurred within 500 meters of the US embassy and killed seven, including four [...]
2006-08-14 13:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1352SRI LANKA: US REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS,
[...] (C) One Amcit under the auspices of UNHCR and four non-Amcit US-funded humanitarian mine action officers are currently stranded in Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)-controlled Jaffna, seperated from the rest of the island by an expanse of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled terri [...]
2006-08-18 11:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1361SRI LANKA: FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DISPLACED IN
[...] (C) Summary: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern Jaffna district rose to approximately 48,000 by August 20, according to UNHCR. Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),which began August 11, h [...]
2006-08-21 10:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1373SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON EMBASSY ACTION TO EVACUATE
[...] (SBU) A ship sailing under the flag of the ICRC is scheduled to depart the eastern port of Trincomalee August 24, arriving in Jaffna, in northern Sri Lanka, on August 25, pending the commitment of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to allow the ship to pass safely. Approximately 150 [...]
2006-08-22 10:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1399SRI LANKA: IDP NUMBER CLIMBS TO 180,000 IN NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: On August 22, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Amin Awad briefed Charge' on population displacement in the North and East due to renewed military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces and the Liberation Tigers of T [...]
2006-08-24 11:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1414SRI LANKA: ICRC REQUESTS EMERGENCY FUNDING, TIGERS
[...] (C) Summary: International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Director General for Asia and the Pacific Reto Meister and Sri Lanka Head of Delegation Toon Vandenhove briefed Charge' on August 28 on current ICRC activities in Sri Lanka. Meister contended that the unofficial collapse of the Sri [...]
2006-08-29 09:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1416SRI LANKA: BATTLE BEGINS FOR SAMPUR AS ICRC SHIP
[...] (C) Summary: A ground battle for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Sampur, south of Trincomalee harbor in eastern Sri Lanka, began on August 27 as an ICRC-flagged ferry bearing 162 expatriates who had been stranded on the Jaffna peninsula arrived in Trincomalee. Government of [...]
2006-08-29 10:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1465SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL CO-CHAIR
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samaraweera, Foreign Secretary Palihakkara, and Peace Secretariat Head Kohona SIPDIS met with local Co-Chair representatives at the Foreign Ministry September 7 to exchange views in the lead-up to the September 12 Co-Chair meeting in Brussels. Government of Sr [...]
2006-09-07 11:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1483SRI LANKA: HEAVY FIGHTING AT FORWARD DEFENSE LINE
[...] (C) Summary: In fighting that began September 9, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces have pushed at least one kilometer into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) side of the Forward Defense Line (FDL) at Muhamalai on the Jaffna Peninsula. Military sources indicate to us that the camp [...]
2006-09-11 10:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1558SRI LANKA: RECOMMENDED CONFLICT RESPONSE MECHANISM
[...] Summary: During the last 20 years, Sri Lanka has been home to significant populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs),who have been especially vulnerable to threats against their physical and psychological wellbeing and livelihoods. Many of the 207,756 new conflict IDPs in Sri Lanka a [...]
2006-09-22 09:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PTER
06COLOMBO1578CO-CHAIRS AMBASSADORS MEETING: READOUT OF
[...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Amb Brattskar told Co-Chair Ambassadors in Colombo on September 26 that LTTE leader Tamilselvan had conveyed Prabakharan's decision that the LTTE is prepared to return to peace talks in Oslo in October. However, the LTTE also threatened that if the GSL is not ready to [...]
2006-09-26 12:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1581HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Blake met for an introductory call with Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe on September 25 to urge the GSL to be more proactive in dealing with allegations of human rights abuses. Samarasinghe responded that he too is concerned about [...]
2006-09-26 16:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1603SRI LANKA: GSL SETS PUBLIC CONDITIONS FOR TALKS
[...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced three conditions to return to peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),government and independent press reported on October 1. Defense spokesperson Keheliya Rambukwella told the Sunday Times that the three pre-conditions wer [...]
2006-10-02 13:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1622SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR BASIL RAJAPAKSA
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, younger brother to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on October 4. After the Ambassador reviewed US priorities and initiatives in Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa spoke frankly about human rights issues, requesting that the United States a [...]
2006-10-04 11:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1626SRI LANKA: SOME EXPATRIATE NGO EMPLOYEES ASKED TO
[...] (C) Summary: Since 2005, NGO representatives have reported numerous obstacles to carrying out relief activities. On October 4, several newspapers ran a story on the latest impediment to NGOs: the GSL notified international staff of six international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) the [...]
2006-10-04 14:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1651PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE AFFIRMS TO CO-CHAIRS SRI
[...] (C) In a meeting with Co-Chair Ambassadors on October 9, Sri Lankan President Rajapakse confirmed the Government of Sri Lanka is ready to attend peace talks with the LTTE on October 28, does not plan a military offensive, but will defend itself. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told the Presi [...]
2006-10-09 09:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1692SRI LANKA: LTTE CLAIMS A WIN IN ENGAGEMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: Over 100 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and an unknown number of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed in a two-day battle at the Forward Defense Line (FDL) in Muhamalai, Jaffna October 11-12. This was the highest one-day death toll since the 2002 ceasefire ag [...]
2006-10-13 10:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1758CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS (MINUS US) URGE LTTE
[...] (C) Summary: Co-Chair Ambassadors (minus Ambassador Blake) met on October 24 the LTTE delegation traveling to talks with the Government of Sri Lanka that are expected to begin in Geneva on October 28. The Co-Chairs urged the LTTE to seize the opportunity afforded by Geneva and exercise maximu [...]
2006-10-24 12:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CE
06COLOMBO176SRI LANKA: MORE PRO-LTTE AID WORKERS REPORTED
[...] (C) Summary: One day after January 31 reports that five Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff members had been abducted near an Army checkpoint (Reftel),TRO reported that another three TRO personnel have disappeared en route from Batticaloa to Kilinochchi. The Sri Lanka Monitoring [...]
2006-02-01 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1812SRI LANKA: LTTE DEBRIEFS CO-CHAIRS; GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) delegation gave a post-mortem on the Geneva talks to Co-Chair Ambassadors minus the U.S. this morning, November 1. Political Wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan claimed the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had not heeded the LTTE's "humanitarian" [...]
2006-11-01 13:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1819GOVERNMENT BLAMES LTTE FOR JAFFNA HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition and lead peace negotiator DeSilva briefed the Sri Lankan Diplomatic Corps on November 2 on the outcome of the peace talks and government plans to mobilize the private sector to help meet humanitarian needs in Jaffna. DeSilva disagreed with press cha [...]
2006-11-02 11:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1824SRI LANKA: NORWAY BRIEFS CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS ON
[...] (C) Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar briefed Co-Chair Ambassadors November 3 on the results of the Geneva Peace Talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE. Brattskar's briefing tracked closely with that provided by the Norwegians to Embassy Oslo (ref A). Following are some addition [...]
2006-11-03 09:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NO CE
06COLOMBO1838THOUGHTS ON THE AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 20-21 SRI
[...] (C) Summary: As the Department prepares to host the November 20-21 Co-Chair meeting in Washington, Mission hereby offers some thoughts on the structure and substance of those discussions. The talks come on the heels of the unsuccessful meetings between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LT [...]
2006-11-06 13:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1853SRI LANKA: INDIA TO DELIVER SUPPLIESTO JAFFNA AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a request by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) that the Government of India (GOI) provide urgent food aid to Jaffna, Indian Acting High Commissioner Manikkam confirmed to DCM on November 7 that the GOI would mobilize to ship supplies from Chennai. This "one-time gift" of [...]
2006-11-07 13:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1863MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY: AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Ambassador met alone with Presidential Secretary (defacto National Security Advisor) Lalith Weeratunga on November 7 to register concern that the Sri Lankan military's recent military actions had become increasingly difficult to justify as "defensive." The U.S. wanted to continue to supp [...]
2006-11-08 13:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS CE
06COLOMBO187SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES INVESTIGATION INTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2 President Mahinda Rajapaksa telephoned the Ambassador to assure him of Government concern at the reported abductions of Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff (Reftels) but reiterated that efforts to investigate were being hampered by lack of access to purp [...]
2006-02-02 11:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1884SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT MORTAR FIRE KILLS 23
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Red Cross reported 23 civilians dead and 74 injured when government mortar fire hit a school housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the eastern town of Vakarai on November 8. Government officials confirmed the casualties, but said troops had been unaware of civilians [...]
2006-11-09 12:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1892BILATERAL DONORS AND INGOS PRESS GOVERNMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Meetings of the Bilateral Donors Group (BDG) and the Consultative Committee Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance (CCMHA) this past week focused on NGO access and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka's North and East. While BDG members, the UN, the ICRC, and the [...]
2006-11-13 06:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PTER MOPS PREL ASEC CE
06COLOMBO1946SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES TRIAL OPENING OF
[...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced November 20 it would open for a "trial run" the Muhamalai check-point on the A9 highway linking the Jaffna peninsula to the south of the island through the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Vanni. The A9 highway has remained clos [...]
2006-11-20 13:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1994SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS NOT TERMINATING CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nordic monitors from the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission reported to the Embassy that the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) were not withdrawing from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement with the government. LTTE chief negotiator Tamilchelvan told them his movement wants the SLMM mission to continue as [...]
2006-11-29 11:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO200PROMISE OF CEASE-FIRE TALKS STANCHES FLOW OF
[...] (SBU) Data recently released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Colombo shows that the flow of Tamils out of potential conflict areas in northern Sri Lanka was much higher than the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) or the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) had reported. Di [...]
2006-02-08 08:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE
06COLOMBO2052SRI LANKA: ARMY SHELLS HIT VAKARAI IDPS,
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 press release, the International Committee for the Red Cross confirmed the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) shelling December 8-11 killed up to 27 civilians in LTTE-controlled Vakarai and injured 30. About 35,000 civilians remain trapped in Vakarai where the LTTE and GSL s [...]
2006-12-12 13:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2099SRI LANKA: TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS ABDUCTED IN
[...] (C) Summary: Twenty-three teenage students and two teachers were abducted from a private tutorial center in the Thirukovil area of the southeastern Ampara district on December 18 at approximately 10 p.m. The Government of Sri Lanka has blamed the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE). Other interlocutors no [...]
2006-12-19 11:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2107SRI LANKA: TIGERS APOLOGIZE FOR ABDUCTING 23
[...] (C) Summary: The "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) apologized late December 19 for the December 18 "mistaken recruitment" of 23 students from a private tutorial center in Thirukovil, Ampara, releasing the abductees to the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) that evening. Humanitarian interlo [...]
2006-12-20 12:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
06COLOMBO2126SRI LANKA: LTTE BOARDS JORDANIAN SHIP, RUNS IT
[...] (U) On December 23, the Jordanian vessel "Faraha 3," carrying 14,000 metric tons of rice from southern India to South Africa, had engine failure and anchored in Sri Lanka's northern territorial waters. Newspapers reported that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres boarded the ship, r [...]
2006-12-26 12:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EWWT ETRD EAGR PREL CE
06COLOMBO408SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY CLAIMS NO GSL
[...] (C) In a March 15 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) upholding its commitment to restrain any armed group other than Government security forces from operating in GSL-controlled territory (Reftels). Acc [...]
2006-03-16 09:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHUM CE
06COLOMBO414SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION: SCORING THE GENEVA
[...] (C) Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Spokeswoman Helen Olafsdottir told poloffs on March 17 that the level of violence in the north and east had diminished dramatically since the February 22-23 talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...]
2006-03-17 13:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO675SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF ICRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 06:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL ICRC SZ CE
06COLOMBO686SRI LANKAN MILITARY LAUNCHES "LIMITED" RETALIATORY
[...] (C) Following the attempted assassination of Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka in Colombo on April 25, Government security forces launched aerial and artillery strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) territory in the eastern district of Trincomalee late April 25 and the mor [...]
2006-04-26 13:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO696SRI LANKA: INITIAL REPORTS OF IDP OUTFLOWS
[...] (SBU) Summary. April 27 reports by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website TamilNet alleging that as many as 40,000 civilians have fled the Trincomalee District since the Sri Lanka Military carried out aerial bombing raids cannot be confirmed. Trincomalee's Government Agent e [...]
2006-04-27 12:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO697SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT CONFIRMS MILITARY OPERATIONS
[...] (C) In an April 27 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Charge' condemned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) April 25 attempt on the life of the Army Commander and underscored strong US support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the confli [...]
2006-04-27 12:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO759SRI LANKA: ICRC NOTES DISTURBING TRENDS SINCE
[...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with poloff, ICRC Deputy Head of Mission Peter Krakolinig and Protection Coordinator Christoph Sutter said that they believed that their access to Government-held detainees is very good. Sutter estimated the number of detainees held under Emergency Regulations to whom [...]
2006-05-10 12:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO771SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
[...] (C) Since the April 7 assassination of a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP-nominee in Trincomalee--and in tandem with stepped-up violence against Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) military targets--the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is increasingly attempting to depict GSL security forces [...]
2006-05-11 12:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO790SCA PDAS CAMP PRESSES GSL ON POLITICAL PROPOSALS
[...] (C) In separate May 15 meetings with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Peace Secretariat head Palitha Kohona, Principal Deputy Assistant SIPDIS Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp SIPDIS emphasized U.S. concern at the escalation [...]
2006-05-16 07:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE
06COLOMBO843SRI LANKA: NGO OFFICES TARGETED, LTTE EASTERN
[...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) deputy eastern military commander was one of several fatalities as violence continued in the embattled north and east May 20-21. Unknown perpetrators threw grenades into the offices of three international NGOs in a government-controlled town in [...]
2006-05-22 12:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM EAID CE
06COLOMBO947SRI LANKA WILL ATTEND RED CROSS-RED CRESCENT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs Sumedha Ekanayake June 5. Ekanayake said Sri Lanka will send a delegation to the Red Cross- Red Crescent scheduled for June 20-21 in Geneva, and his government supports [...]
2006-06-06 10:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC CE
06COPENHAGEN857MDA: DENMARK SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 12:04:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC DA IS
06COPENHAGEN861DENMARK WANTS RED CRYSTAL VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:13:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ DA
06DAKAR1004GUINEA-BISSAU: BORDER CALMING DOWN FOR NOW
[...] (U) Fighting in northern Guinea-Bissau has mostly ended with all rebel bases overrun by the Bissau-Guinean military. A new wave of displaced flooded into isolated Susana during the final push, but others have begun returning home to Sao Domingos, where life is returning to normal. The World F [...]
2006-04-26 16:47:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS EAID PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PU SG
06DAKAR43MFDC MURDERS CASAMANCE DEPUTY PREFECT: ARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After a long period of stagnation in the peace process, the Government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) have launched new initiatives. The December 20 meeting in Sao Domingos, Guinea-Bissau (Reftel),between GOS representatives, MFDC leaders, and the [...]
2006-01-06 11:53:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPINS CASC PHUM PINR PU SG
06DAKAR709OVER 5,000 DISPLACED BY GUINEA-BISSAU FIGHTING
[...] (SBU) As of midnight on March 17, Senegalese authorities had registered 2,518 refugees and displaced persons fleeing the fighting between Bissau-Guinean forces and Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) factions who want peace and Salif Sadio's "Attika" MFDC forces (reftel). T [...]
2006-03-20 15:38:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF CASC EAID MOPS PINS PU SG
06DAKAR82GAMBIAN-SENEGALESE RELATIONS DEFINITELY ON THE
[...] (C) On January 4, Prime Minister Macky Sall told Charge that the GOS was very pleased by his most recent visit to The Gambia. Sall believes that relations are back on a sound footing. 2. (C) In addition to the proposed bridge and related transportation issues, the Gambian Government,s de [...]
2006-01-12 15:49:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM GA SG
06DAKAR835IT MAY BE TIME FOR DIPLOMACY TO END THE FIGHTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The fighting in northern Guinea-Bissau was a major theme of Charge and PolOff,s March 29-31 meetings with Bissau-Guinean leaders. Charge told Major General Tagme that parliamentarians and the media have a right to raise questions about the ongoing operations, which have displaced [...]
2006-04-05 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREF SNAR PU SG
06DAKAR932AMBASSADOR JACOBS PRESENTS HER CREDENTIALS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During my 30-minute meeting with President Abdoulaye Wade on April 14, we discussed the strong bilateral relationship, U.S. assistance to Senegal, his upcoming visit to Iran, Senegal,s Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, counter-terrorism, conflict resolution, the Casama [...]
2006-04-17 19:58:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALODIP PREL EAID PINS KPKO IR PU SG
06DAMASCUS2864SYRIA SEEKS TO BLOCK ADMISSION OF ISRAEL'S MAGEN
[...] (C) Summary: Syria's President Bashar al-Asad has authorized a Syrian effort to block Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) into the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at its June 20-21 international conference in Geneva, according to the head of the International Committee of the R [...]
2006-06-15 13:27:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS SY
06DAMASCUS3851TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 17 FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 6,
[...] (S) Summary: Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal called the August 4 al-Qaa strike that killed 26 Syrians "a racist, fascist and terrorist act committed with American weapons." The Syrian Foreign Minister on August 5 sent two letters regarding the al-Qaa killings to the UN SYG and the he [...]
2006-08-06 15:57:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS4025SYRIA REJECTS MEETINGS WITH ICRC PRESIDENT, ICRC
[...] (C) Summary: ICRC President Jakob Kellenberg cancelled a planned August trip to Syria after the SARG refused to offer him any high-level meetings, according to Damascus-based ICRC representative Jean-Jacques Fresard. Fresard described noted that in during a recent encounter with Hamas leader [...]
2006-08-16 13:57:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PHUM PGOV KPAL SY IR IZ
06DAMASCUS4129DISPLACED LEBANESE DEPART SYRIA BY TENS OF
[...] (C) Summary: As of August 21, an estimated 144,800 displaced Lebanese had departed Syria back to their country, with a relatively small number staying with Syrian host families, according to UN estimates. UN and international agency officials in Damascus expressed surprise and concern over [...]
2006-08-22 15:20:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL SY LE IR IZ
06DAMASCUS4340WITH TALK OF "RESISTANCE" ON THE GOLAN, ACCENT IS
[...] (C) Summary: Recently contacts have reported that there is a still developing shift in regime thinking about the supposed benefits of continuing to keep the Golan front quiet. Press accounts have reported the nascent formation of "Syrian popular resistance" groups, modeling themselves on Hi [...]
2006-09-05 16:12:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5411PRESIDENT ASAD TELLS SEN. NELSON SARG WILLING TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL),member on the Senate Armed Services Committee and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (and soon-to-be appointed member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, we were told) met for approximately one hour with President Bashar al-Asad and FM Mu'allim [...]
2006-12-15 12:42:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS760MORE ON USG FUNDING OF SYRIAN OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: The USG's Syrian Democracy Announcement continues to provoke conflicting views here among the opposition and other political figures. Reftel reported on an initial sounding that produced primarily negative views. A second look at the issue has prompted a more nuanced set of rea [...]
2006-02-27 09:57:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SY
06DUBLIN258IRELAND: DELAYS IN SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 17:24:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN470IRELAND LIKELY TO SIGN RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 13:10:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ IE
06DUBLIN689IRELAND TO SIGN "RED CRYSTAL" PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 11:01:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN719IRELAND MAINTAINS SUPPORT FOR RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 15:44:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI
06DUSHANBE208TAJIK PRISON FACILITIES IN POOR CONDITION
[...] (U) PolOff visited a youth detention center and Tajikistan's central penitentiary medical facility January 31. Both facilities are in poor condition and lack adequate medical supplies and equipment. Deputy Minister of Justice, Izzatullo Sharipov, granted EmbOffs access in hopes the United St [...]
2006-02-01 11:37:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE227TAJIK PRISON FACILITIES IN POOR CONDITION
[...] (U) This message replaces REFTEL A, adding TAG: CASC. 2. (U) PolOff visited a youth detention center and Tajikistan's central penitentiary medical facility January 31. Both facilities are in poor condition and lack adequate medical supplies and equipment. Deputy Minister of Justice, Izz [...]
2006-02-03 03:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TI
06DUSHANBE535TAJIKISTAN'S WOMEN'S COLONY, PRISON OR PARADISE?
[...] (U) Nestled in the mountains near the Nurek dam, one hour from Dushanbe, Tajikistan's sole women's prison is far more sanitary and progressive than men's prisons. The manicured gardens, relatively clean buildings, holiday activities and good management attempt to mask the sub-standard condit [...]
2006-03-23 12:09:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KWMN KIRF SOCI SNAR TI
06GENEVA1174LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER MEETS WITH HIGH
[...] (SBU) While in Geneva for the U.S. presentation before the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva, State's Legal Adviser John Bellinger met May 8 with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. Her agenda included a request for more funding, a grim report on her Sudan trip, and a [...]
2006-05-16 15:17:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM OTRA SU
06GENEVA3120Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006
[...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-ma [...]
2006-12-14 11:34:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06HANOI1503 VIETNAM RECEIVES ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 10:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM
06HANOI196SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The bilateral Human Rights Dialogue, the first since 2002, will help us to bring into focus a number of key issues our two countries will need to address this year, particularly in [...]
2006-01-24 10:45:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF VM
06HANOI3007VIETNAM SEEKS TO BOLSTER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam recently co-hosted East Asia's first-ever conference on International Humanitarian Law, during which it pledged to take steps to strengthen its commitment to humanitarian law. Significantly, Vietnam's decision to host the conference is part and parcel of its [...]
2006-12-13 10:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN VM
06HANOI625 VIETNAM: WILL LIKELY APPROVE ADDITIONAL GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 02:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM
06HANOI952MDA - VIETNAM WILL VOTE YES IN JUNE
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A's points, MFA International Organizations Department First Secretary Ngo Thi Lien reported that Vietnam will vote "yes" at the International Conference in June. However, the GVN is still studying the Third Additional Protocol and has no plan at this time to sign it. [...]
2006-04-26 10:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ VM
06HAVANA11234CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP
[...] (C) Summary: The health of hunger-striking dissident Guillermo Farinas has taken a turn for the worse, and he is threatening to leave his hospital to "go home to die." The "Ladies in White" are to be awarded Human Rights First's annual prize. Activists reacted positively to their May 24 con [...]
2006-05-26 21:12:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA13065CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP
[...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government has resumed systematic harassment of pro-democracy activists following a respite in which the European Council discussed a "Common Position" on Cuba and the UN launched its Human Rights Council. After laying low for two weeks, GOC-organized militants on June 2 [...]
2006-06-22 19:53:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06JAKARTA11475CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INDONESIA
[...] (U) The Fourth Regional Meeting of CWC States Parties in Asia met in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5-7, 2006. The meeting was attended by 24 States Parties from the Asian Group: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, N [...]
2006-09-15 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PTER PHUM AMGT ASEC CWC SA AF MV
06JAKARTA12660ACEHNESE VILLAGERS EXHUMING CONFLICT VICTIMS'
[...] (C) Summary. Acehnese villagers are exhuming the graves of persons executed during the conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, Georges Paclisanu (strictly protect),Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),told us recently. Ba [...]
2006-10-18 04:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS MARR ID
06JEDDAH582 LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission To Secretary Rice. 2. The letter to Secretary Rice presents the Declaration on the Situation in Lebanon and the Declaration on the Situation [...]
2006-09-04 04:40:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA
06JERUSALEM2309RISING TENSIONS AS PUBLIC HEALTHCARE WORKERS
[...] (SBU) According to Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam, public healthcare workers took to the streets in separate, uncoordinated protests in Bethlehem, Nablus, and Ramallah June 6. Al-Ayyam reported that the protesters hailed from various health institutions and marched informally, carrying signs tha [...]
2006-06-08 12:32:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM2473PRCS HEAD SAYS KEY MOU IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 14 meeting in Ramallah with Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) president Yunis al-Khatib, the Consul General encouraged al-Khatib to work diligently to resolve the outstanding issues in advance of the June 20 International Conference of the Red Cross and the [...]
2006-06-16 04:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2754MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to USAID staff in Gaza, there are no reports of critical food shortages, but Gazans are stocking up on food supplies. Hospitals and clinics have emergency supplies for 14 days. All crossings remain closed. Diesel supplies are being quickly depleted, according to a [...]
2006-06-29 15:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2854MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 8
[...] (C) ConGenoffs assisted in the transfer of 68 American citizens from Erez Crossing to the Allenby Bridge for passage to Jordan on July 8. Another 34 Amcits originally scheduled to depart Gaza either failed to bring the proper documentation for transit or failed to show up at Erez. IDF mil [...]
2006-07-08 12:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2898MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) IDF forces reportedly moved through the central section of Gaza on July 12, dividing the Gaza Strip in two. An IDF airstrike on a house near Gaza City killed seven Palestinians and wounded several others, possibly including Hamas military wing leader Mohammed Deif. Initial reports regard [...]
2006-07-12 14:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3001MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) IDF forces reentered northern Gaza on July 17; at least two Palestinians have been reported killed in this latest incursion. IAF aircraft struck government buildings, and supported ongoing operations in northern Gaza. There were approximately 15 Qassam launches from Gaza, with damage but [...]
2006-07-17 10:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM4747STRIKING TEACHERS AGREE TO RETURN TO WORK; RISK OF
[...] (SBU) REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRESIDENT ABBAS'S OFFICE, THE GENERAL UNION OF TEACHERS AND THE PA MINISTRIES OF FINANCE, LABOR AND HIGHER EDUCATION REACHED AN AGREEMENT NOVEMBER 6 ENDING A TEACHERS' STRIKE LAUNCHED AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN PROTEST OF NON-PAYMENT OF PA EMPLOYEE SALARIES. [...]
2006-11-07 15:58:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4772HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN BEIT HANOUN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING THE IDF'S NOVEMBER 1-8 INCURSION INTO BEIT HANOUN (SEE REFTEL),THE AREA'S WATER AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED AND AN IDF-IMPOSED CURFEW ON RESIDENTS PREVENTED THEM FROM OBTAINING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES. DURING THE INCURSION, THE IDF GRANTED ACCESS TO BEIT HAN [...]
2006-11-09 14:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID ECON KWBG
06KABUL1281KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. Other [...]
2006-03-23 17:58:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1440CORRECTED COPY: KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. [...]
2006-03-30 11:12:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2386BILATERAL DETAINEE AGREEMENTS WITH THE GOA
[...] (C) Summary: Four nations ) Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the U.K. ) have signed bilateral agreements with the Government of Afghanistan concerning the transfer of detainees. With the exception of Denmark, these nations are already engaged in military action as part of OEF or are lo [...]
2006-05-25 06:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PTER PREL AF
06KABUL2802DRAFT AFGHAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETAINEE
[...] (S) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council (ONSC),in consultation with relevant Ministries, the U.S. mission, and its own contracted legal expert, has developed a legal framework for Afghan detainee operations. The framework, as briefed to the polmiloff and representatives of CFC-A, a [...]
2006-06-21 02:19:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KWCR AF
06KABUL3297DETAINEE DELEGATION MEETINGS FOCUS ON BTIF, PTS
[...] (C) Summary: In July 23 meetings, a Washington- based detainee affairs delegation from the Departments of Defense and State discussed the status of detainee operations with ICRC representatives, members of the Afghan interagency working group, and political-military officers from ISAF comman [...]
2006-07-26 08:53:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL KWCR PHUM AF
06KATHMANDU1529MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED PRIOR TO JUNE 20 CONFERENCE
[...] On June 14, Emboff delivered reftel's talking points about the June 20-21 International Conference on the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement to Narayan Pant, Under Secretary for the United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Emboff stressed the impo [...]
2006-06-14 10:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS NP
06KATHMANDU628MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THE THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] On March 6, Embassy delivered talking points, reftel, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Joint Secretary for United Nations, International Organizations, and International Law Dinesh Bhattarai and urged the Government of Nepal (GON) to sign the Third Additional Protocol. Bhattarai undertook to r [...]
2006-03-07 07:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NP
06KATHMANDU723MDA: NEPAL SIGNS THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] On March 16, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Joint Secretary for United Nations, International Organizations, and International Law Dinesh Bhattarai informed Emboff that the Government of Nepal (GON) had signed the Third Additional Protocol in Geneva on March 15. SCHLOSSER [...]
2006-03-16 07:40:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NP
06KATHMANDU741MAOIST BLOCKADE CONTINUES, DISRUPTING KATHMANDU
[...] (U) Fear of Maoist retribution continued to affect daily life around the country on March 15, the second day of the Maoist-called blockade of district headquarters and the capital. Due to limited supply, commodity prices soared in Kathmandu, and thousands of local commuters were inconvenienc [...]
2006-03-16 11:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU830RNA HUMAN RIGHTS CELL WORKING
[...] (C) In a March 24 meeting, Col. Dharma Baniya, head of the Human Rights Cell of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),and Brig. Gen. B.A. Kumar Sharma, Judge Advocate General, told Emboffs that the RNA was working hard to improve its human rights record. Baniya gave a point by point reply to the U.S. [...]
2006-03-28 11:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU962POKHARA: STUNNED NEPALI TOURIST TOWN COPES WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 8-10 visit to the tourist city of Pokhara, A/DCM witnessed an almost total lockdown of the city in the wake of occasionally violent demonstrations, the fatal shooting of one protestor, vandalism of government property and widespread road blockages during a genera [...]
2006-04-13 11:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PINS PREL NP
06KHARTOUM1033 Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Armed Forces military equipment continues to enter El Geneina, and UN staff remain in "lock down" mode. Chadian militia are returning gradually to Chad from Western Sudan; there does not appear to be jinjaweed activity in Chad. The UN will conduct an assessment missi [...]
2006-05-02 12:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1110 West Darfur - Assaults Targeting Aid Agencies
[...] (U) Over the past several weeks, a spate of attacks targeting aid agencies in West Darfur has left a number of non-government organizations (NGOs) searching for options to counter the region's mounting security threats. Even before these recent attacks, humanitarian emergency relief programs [...]
2006-05-11 10:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1132 Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian
[...] Summary: Demonstrations continue in several Darfur locations, with reports indicating that May 13 incidents at Abu Shouk and Al-Salaam IDP camps in El Fasher resulted in the death of a 13-year old boy and damage to AU property. The SLA shot at an AMIS helicopter near Korma, forcing it to cu [...]
2006-05-14 16:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1164D-DAY: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- DPA: D-Day and the First Week -- INGOs Consider Pulling Out of West Darfur -- Kutum Sees First Janjaweed Attack Since DPA -- CDA Hosts Diplomatic C [...]
2006-05-16 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1291SITREP 13: DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). - Minawi, AbdelWahid, Kiir meeting set for June 2 - June 1 fighting in North Darfur - NRC to return to South Darfur - Musa Hila [...]
2006-06-01 13:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD ASEC UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1359 SUDAN: Update on U.S. Government Support for
[...] (SBU) As described in previous cable traffic, U.S. Government priorities for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation are three-fold: (1) quickly disseminate information about the content of the DPA to counter confusion and anger among Sudanese due to misinformation or lack of information; [...]
2006-06-08 09:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI SU MOPS KPKO AU
06KHARTOUM1966 UNDSS Security Briefing, North Darfur Aug 17
[...] Summary: At UNDSS Security briefing on August 17, NMIS and the humanitarian community expressed extreme apprehension about the implications of the AU's directive to expel JEM and SLA-Abdel Wahid representatives from the CFC process and AMIS compound. Concerns were expressed that AMIS access [...]
2006-08-17 16:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV MOPS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2138 Unrest in Nyala Directed at NGOs
[...] (SBU) On September 5, protests held by secondary school students mobilized by the government in opposition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur resulted in several incidents of stoning and vandalism of international organization and NGO guesthouses, offices, and vehicles, including OCHA, Te [...]
2006-09-05 15:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2420 DARFUR - FIGHTING IN GEREIDA
[...] (SBU) On September 29, unknown assailants attacked the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi faction based in Gereida, South Darfur. Despite hosting the largest concentration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, the humanitarian impact of the attack in Gereida appears to be minimal a [...]
2006-10-02 14:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2721DARFUR - INCREASED TENSION IN ABU SHOUK CAMP
[...] (SBU) During the last five months, Abu Shouk - a 54,000 internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur - has been the scene of ethnic tension and clashes. Between November 12 and 15, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) suspended humanitari [...]
2006-11-22 12:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2772 Malakal Update: Ceasefire Holding
[...] (U) Summary: A ceasefire in Malakal between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) appears to have held through December 1, although sporadic gunfire and looting continues. UN agencies and NGOs are providing initial humanitarian assistance, including assist [...]
2006-12-01 19:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS CASC EAID SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2804 Malakal Update: Fragile Calm Returning
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malakal is returning to a fragile calm, with the possibility of violence still looming. The ceasefire is holding as of December 5, civilians are returning to the town, and humanitarian organizations are being encouraged to resume operations. The Sudan People's Liberation Army [...]
2006-12-06 11:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR MARR EAID SU
06KHARTOUM2863DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...]
2006-12-18 07:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2869DARFUR - NGO OUTLOOK BLEAK IN MEETING WITH SE
[...] (SBU) On December 12, Special Envoy Natsios met with 11 members of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) NGO Forum Steering Committee in Khartoum to solicit their perspectives on the humanitarian situation in Darfur. Oxfam, Help Age, Tearfund, the International Rescue Committee (IRC),Norweg [...]
2006-12-19 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP
06KHARTOUM2876DARFUR: NGOS RELOCATE STAFF FROM GEREIDA IDP CAMP
[...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 hours on December 18, armed men believed to be Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/Minawi) elements stole 14 vehicles from three compounds in Gereida, South Darfur. As a result, all humanitarian organizations except the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]
2006-12-19 16:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP PGOV
06KHARTOUM288 DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE AND RECENT TRENDS
[...] From April 2004 to November 2005, the number of people affected by the Darfur crisis has risen from 1.1 million to more than 3.5 million. While the response of the international humanitarian community has been successful in meeting critical humanitarian needs and saving lives in Darfur, the [...]
2006-02-07 14:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM2891DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]
2006-12-21 16:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2892DARFUR: UN STATES HUMANITARIAN STRUCTURE ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in Sudan Manuel d,Silva and Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh [...]
2006-12-21 16:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN
06KHARTOUM2894DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT - CORRECTED COPY
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]
2006-12-22 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETEAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2895SLA,S MINNAWI MAY BE EXPLORING HIS OPTIONS
[...] (C) This week,s attack on OXFAM and ACF NGO operations in Gereida was carried out by Minni Minawi,s SLA forces, according to a UN investigation (reftels). UN Deputy SRSG Manuel Da Silva told CDA Hume that signs of cooperation between National Redemption Front (NRF) forces and forces loyal to [...]
2006-12-22 13:41:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL ASEC PREF PHUM US UN SU
06KHARTOUM474 DISPLACEMENT TRENDS IN DARFUR
[...] After a relative lull in fighting and displacements for most of 2005, November and December marked an increase in the size and frequency of population movements within Darfur that has yet to subside. Many movements have resulted, in large part, from struggles for territory and influence betw [...]
2006-02-23 14:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM497 MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF GENDER, SOCIAL
[...] (U) Summary: On February 24, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs (MGSW) Mary Kiden Wani, who is also one of four GoSS commissioners on the National Petroleum Commission (NPC). Wani briefly addressed the state of her mi [...]
2006-02-27 09:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EPET ECON SU
06KHARTOUM828 USAID RESPONSE TO GEREIDA DISPLACEMENTS
[...] On April 2, a USAID Darfur Field Office representative participated in an interagency visit to Gereida, South Darfur. USAID is playing a key role in supporting expanded humanitarian assistance to the area, where interethnic fighting has caused the internally displaced person (IDP) population [...]
2006-04-04 12:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM939DARFUR: GEREIDA - AN UNEASY PEACE
[...] On April 12, a USAID representative and colleagues from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Emergency Office visited Gereida, South Darfur, to determine what additional resources and partners are required to assist the Ge [...]
2006-04-19 05:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KIGALI277AMIS RE-HAT AND 3RD PROTOCOL DEMARCHES TO GOR
[...] (SBU) On 21 March, poloff delivered demarche and talking points (ref A) to Augustin Rutikara, America's desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutikara was noncommittal when asked if the GOR would remain in Darfur if and when it becomes a UN mission. He acknowledged the questionable [...]
2006-03-23 13:40:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI AORC ICRC PHUM PREF SZ SU RW
06KIGALI578KIGALI DELIVERS MDA DEMARCHE
[...] Per reftel, post delivered on June 19 a demarche on the June 20-21 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which will take place in Geneva. 2. The Government of Rwanda has confirmed that a member of its delegation in Geneva will attend the conference and will vote in f [...]
2006-06-19 16:27:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS RW
06KINGSTON1103DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMBASSADORS MEETING IN GENEVA
[...] (U) On May 4, Poloff faxed Ref A talking points to Angella Brown, Assistant Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),and asked that the GOJ vote yes to amend the statutes of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Geneva on Jun [...]
2006-06-05 19:16:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ JM
06KINGSTON1209DEMARCHES DELIVERED REGARDING MDA AND THE ANNUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 19:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ JM
06KINSHASA371DRC: DEMARCHE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (U) PolOff delivered March 3 reftel demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djoli said the GDRC was pleased to see the Third Additional Protocol had passed, and it would work to ensure that MDA could join the ICRC Movement. Djoli added t [...]
2006-03-06 10:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ CG
06KINSHASA589CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: MOUNZEO-MACKOSSO (PWYP)
[...] (U) Summary: In the wake of PWYP (Publish What You Pay) Coalition charges of political intimidation and procedural irregularities in the arrest of transparency campaigners Christian Mounzeo and Brice Mackosso, embassy officers contacted key host-government authorities, NGO liaison officers [...]
2006-04-16 12:53:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL PGOV PINR AU CF
06KINSHASA638UNHCR WILL DEPLOY STAFF TO NORTH AND CENTRAL
[...] The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plans to begin deploying staff for long- term assignment to the North and Central Katanga villages of Mitwaba and Dubie on April 22. UNHCR, in cooperation with Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF),will begin registration of in [...]
2006-04-24 11:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PGOV CG
06KINSHASA657DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered April 26 reftel demarche and talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC delegation would vote again in support of the Third Additional Protocol and the inclusion of Magem David Adom into the International Red Cross and [...]
2006-04-27 11:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC CG SZ
06KUWAIT235KUWAITI DETAINEES IN GITMO AND IRAQ: ARB DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 4, 5, and 6. 2. (C) Summary: PolChief delivered January 24 to MFA Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis ref A demarche on the Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Rajab Amin. Al-Maqamis welcomed the infor [...]
2006-01-24 15:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2417KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 13:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC KU
06KUWAIT3640TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 51ST
[...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 51st session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on September 5, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session [...]
2006-09-10 14:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT453629TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND THE
[...] Summary. The 29th Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing met in Geneva on November 15, 2006. The Commission announced the closure of 12 cases. The Commission agreed on a plan of action to address the inability of the Commission's Technical Subcommittee to conduct any field [...]
2006-11-29 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM AORC MARR IZ SA KU
06KUWAIT4650LEBANON: DEMARCHE ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY
[...] (C) In response to reftel encouraging additional economic and security assistance to Lebanon, Econcouns spoke with MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki and Director of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development December 13 to encourage additional assistance beyond the substan [...]
2006-12-13 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN KU PREL
06KUWAIT881TRIPARTITE COMMISSION'S TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE'S
[...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 50th session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on March 14, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassies Kuwait and Baghdad in attendance. [...]
2006-03-15 10:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06LJUBLJANA379SLOVENIA: MDA DEMARCHE RESPONSE PRIOR TO JUNE 20
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points 13 June to Bojana Cipot at the Slovene MFA's Department for International Organizations. Cipot noted that Slovenia's representative has commented that the atmosphere in Geneva in the runup to the Conference is "not positive" and that "political will is we [...]
2006-06-18 23:12:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS SI
06LONDON6196(U) GUANTANAMO: POLOFFS MEET WITH MP'S AND
[...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) At the request of Labour backbench MP Desmond Turner, Poloffs met August 22 with Turner and a group of activists to discuss Guantanamo. Most of the activists were campaigners on behalf of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, whose family [...]
2006-08-23 16:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM UK
06LUANDA812ANGOLA - CABINDAN PEACE ACCORD SIGNED
[...] (C) On August 1, 2006, the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Peace in Cabinda. In attendance at this event were the highest officials of all three branches of the GRA, including the acting President Roberto de Almeida. The FCD [...]
2006-08-04 08:42:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO
06MADRID1593SPAIN ON MDA DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 15:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SP
06MANAGUA1053NICARAGUA SUPPORTS MDN RED CRYSTAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 19:21:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC
06MANAGUA1309NICARAGUAN PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL RED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS NU
06MANAGUA516GON INCLINED TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 17:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ IS NU
06MANAMA1092BAHRAIN: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS TO JOIN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF ICRC AORC PHUM BA REGION HUMRIT ROW
06MANILA2104AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE RED CROSS
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador met May 17 with Senator Richard J. Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Red Cross, to discuss the importance of the upcoming meeting of the 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and its scheduled vote to establish [...]
2006-05-17 08:41:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC RP IS
06MEXICO1463MEXICO PLANS TO SIGN MDA ADOPTION WITHIN A MONTH
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez reminded Poloff of Mexico's long tradition of supporting international rights and that the GOM was happy to vote in favor of the adopt [...]
2006-03-17 20:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC ICRC PHUM PREF MX
06MEXICO2555MEXICO: SUPPORT FOR MDA STILL STRONG, DELAYED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez Ortiz was happy to hear that the Ambassador's meeting had gone well and reiterated Mexico's support for the initiative. Lopez Ortiz explain [...]
2006-05-12 20:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM AORC PREF ICRC MX
06MONTEVIDEO419URUGUAY: MDA DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 15:08:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ UY
06MONTEVIDEO553URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON MDA/JUNE 20 CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 19:49:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS UY
06MOSCOW312TWO FOREIGN AID NGOS REPORTEDLY BANNED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian press reported January 16 that an Ingush court had banned two international NGOs working in the North Caucasus and was also considering banning a USG-funded American NGO. The basis of the court's ruling is unclear, and it appears none of the three NGOs was aware that a b [...]
2006-01-17 15:03:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PREL EAID RU
06MOSCOW4799RUSSIA SUPPORTS THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On May 3 poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Legal Department Acting Director Vladimir Tarabrin. Tarabrin said the GOR continues to support the Third Additional Protocol and will support the statutory amendments to the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at the conference in Geneva [...]
2006-05-04 14:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL ICRC RU
06NAIROBI1444 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya and Ethiopia, REDSO (Somalia, Djibouti),and OFDA/ECARO contributed to this report. FLASH REPORT 2. Early reports from an ongo [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC
06NAIROBI1445 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, REDSO Somalia, Djibouti, and OFDA contributed to this report. ------------ FLASH REPORT ------------ 2. Early rep [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE SO
06NAIROBI1661ICRC AGREES TO REPATRIATE SOMALI PIRATE SUSPECT'S
[...] (C) The Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Somalia (based in Nairobi) agreed to the Embassy's formal request (dated April 13) to facilitate the repatriation of the remains of the deceased Somali national to Somalia. The ICRC's April 18 communication states " [...]
2006-04-18 15:30:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHSA ICRC SO KE
06NAIROBI1875 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia Humanitarian Update
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded Malnutrition Rising While food insecurity is chronic throughout southern Somalia, malnutr In Gedo Region, the USAID-supported Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU In Bay Region, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Switzerland co [...]
2006-05-02 12:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1881 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded by the effects of fifteen years of armed conflict that has destroyed public infrastructure and basic services, and stressed the population?s coping strategies. The majority of the 2.1 million drought-affected people resides i [...]
2006-05-02 13:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1883U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALIS REPATRIATED TO SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten Somali nationals under U.S. control since an encounter on the high seas in mid-March were successfully repatriated April 29 to Somalia via Kenya with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The remains of the deceased Somali are expected to be [...]
2006-05-02 15:05:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE
06NAIROBI1956 DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOMALIA DROUGHT
[...] To date, donor governments and agencies, including USAID, have contributed over 87.8 million U.S. Dollars (USD) towards the United Nations (U.N.) humanitarian appeal for the drought emergency in Somalia, in addition to more than 60.0 million USD outside the appeal. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, [...]
2006-05-05 06:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI2003COMPENSATION DEMANDS BY DECEASED SOMALI'S FAMILY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) The family of a Somali national killed during a mid-March engagement with the U.S. Navy intends to request compensation from the USG as a condition for accepting the remains. Post recommends against offering any f [...]
2006-05-08 15:32:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE
06NAIROBI2166SOMALIA: UPDATE ON DISPOSITION OF DECEASED
[...] (C) Pursuant to ref A, Post requested the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convey the message to the deceased Somali's next of kin their two options: that they can either accept the remains without any form of compensation from the USG or that the body will be properly disposed [...]
2006-05-17 13:54:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPHSA ICRC ASEC MARR PREL KE SO
06NAIROBI2456SOMALIA: MILITARY AND POLITICAL ADVANCES AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although two Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Fight Against Terrorism (ARPFAT) leaders retain control of their territory, the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) now controls the bulk of Mogadishu. The UIC's advance on Jowhar is further cause for concern, both because it will [...]
2006-06-06 03:10:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PTER PREL KISL SO
06NAIROBI2594 VIOLENCE IN MOGADISHU EXACERBATES
[...] In May 2006, an ongoing low-intensity conflict between warlords and factions aligned with the Islamic courts in the Somali capital of Mogadishu escalated into large-scale violence throughout the city. On June 5, the Islamic Court Union (ICU) claimed control of Mogadishu, with most of the war [...]
2006-06-14 03:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI4871KENYA SUSPENDS SOMALIA FLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Citing security concerns, the Government of Kenya (GOK) suspended all scheduled flights between Somalia and Kenya effective November 13. In so doing, the GOK will require all charter flights to apply for clearance, providing a detailed manifest of passengers, crew, travel docume [...]
2006-11-15 14:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER PGOV KE SO
06NAIROBI968 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] Summary: ------------ This is the first cable in response to reftel request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. It is formatted according to reftel guidelines. USAID Missions in Ethiopia and Djibouti contributed to this report. A regional humanitari [...]
2006-03-03 08:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDY EAID ET PHUM PREF EGAD CENTCOM PRES ECON
06NDJAMENA1071INSECURITY IN GUEREDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The town of Guereda, a hub for services to five Sudanese refugee camps in Eastern Chad, has experienced escalating insecurity since July 2006. In the most recent incident, the U.S.-funded NGO International Medical Corps (IMC) suffered a major theft and violent assault on nation [...]
2006-08-18 10:15:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1232SLM ON CHAD BORDER CLASH
[...] (C) Summary. Adam Shogar, the Sudanese Liberation Movement,s N,Djamena representative, told Poloff in a 10/12 meeting that the SLM had beaten Sudanese government forces in Darfur in a battle on 10/07 near the Chadian border, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing many soldiers and a gr [...]
2006-10-13 10:29:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL MOPS CD SU
06NDJAMENA1255CHADIAN REBELS AND INTER-ETHNIC CLASHES IN GOZ
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, Chadian rebels occupied the Chadian town of Goz Beida (southeastern Chad) for less than 24 hours. Able to take the town without a fight (local authorities had left the day before),the rebels reportedly departed northward. Rebels did not threaten humanitarian wo [...]
2006-10-23 14:31:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1256EASTERN CHAD REFUGEES: CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] Summary. UN and NGO contingency planning for new refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Chad is significantly constrained by site availability. Sites exist on a permanent or transit basis for roughly 35,000 refugees. If an influx exceeds this absorption capacity, UNHCR [...]
2006-10-24 16:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1272CHAD DIMENSIONS OF UNSC 1706
[...] (SBU) Summary. There is an acute need for an international presence on the Chadian side of the border, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) N'Djamena. UNHCR reports a fledgling collaboration with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in implementin [...]
2006-10-26 15:40:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL PHUM PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1423CHAD:MAJOR BATTLES FOUGHT IN EAST
[...] (C) Summary: The Chadian government has announced that Chadian rebels have been decisively vanquished in the latest round of battles in Biltine and Hadjer Marfaine and pushed back into Sudan. French Ambassador Foucher seconded the GOC's claim that the opposition had been crushed in a conve [...]
2006-12-14 15:58:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV CD SU
06NDJAMENA360EASTERN CHAD: ABSENCE OF CHADIAN FORCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A security void caused by the repositioning of Chadian police and military forces since December is the principal factor in the increased raiding and looting in the border area south of Adre. First-hand accounts by refugees arriving from these areas and assessments by senior sta [...]
2006-03-07 15:49:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC UN SU
06NDJAMENA425EASTERN CHAD: ICRC UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: ICRC estimates there are approximately 20,000 Chadians displaced along the border south of Adre by raids by Arabic-speaking nomads from both sides of the border. It has no evidence of direct Sudan government involvement but assumes complicity. The principal factor in ICRC's a [...]
2006-03-17 12:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA492CHAD/SUDAN: FIGHTING, IDPS, AND RECRUITMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: ICRC does not foresee a major displacement of Chadian IDPs away from the border unless fighting is persistent; UNHCR is more worried. UNHCR has long suspected recruitment in the refugee camps and now has clear proof. UNHCR sees Chad as complicit and Darfur rebels as the recrui [...]
2006-04-03 18:14:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA517CHAD/SUDAN: DADJO BITTERNESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dadjo, probably the most populous tribe in Eastern Chad, have taken the brunt of Arab cross-border attacks and are, according to one of their leaders, angry toward Arabs on both sides of the border and also at the regime for leaving them unprotected. They could align with [...]
2006-04-08 09:08:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA547CHAD: REFUGEES, RECRUITMENT, IDPS, PRISONERS, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: ICRC accounts for 250 prisoners (of whom some are Sudanese) and 250 war-wounded from the fighting April 13. ICRC has withdrawn staff from the eastern border for the time being but affirms a continued movement of IDPs to Goz Beida. UNHCR has cut its international staff in the [...]
2006-04-16 16:36:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM CD
06NDJAMENA590CHAD: REFUGEE PROTECTION AND IDP PULL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ideas for immediate refugee protection are few and far between, according to those working the issue in Ndjamena. UNHCR will explore devoting more resources to paying and equipping gendarmes. The AU could be pressed to send more AMIS missions across the border. Chadian Forei [...]
2006-04-23 08:15:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA906CHAD/DARFUR: NEW PATTERNS IN EASTERN CHAD'S
[...] (SBU) Human rights groups and international NGOs point to an apparent shift toward ethnically or racially motivated attacks in eastern Chad in the area bordering Darfur. The period of September 2005 through May 2006 saw numerous such attacks; the month of June has been relatively quiet. Alleg [...]
2006-07-03 14:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCRS CD
06NEWDELHI1631INDIA WILL SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Prashant Pise told Poloff on March 7 in response to reftel demarche that the MEA's legal division was preparing the ratification process for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions. "We will sign it," he stated, but did not [...]
2006-03-08 11:44:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IN SZ
06NEWDELHI2783MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on the meeting of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Prashant Pise on April 24. Pise had no immediate substantive comment. Post notes that Pise had earlier assured Poloff that India would [...]
2006-04-25 12:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC IN
06NEWDELHI761INDO-US GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM REVIEWS PRM/TIP ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: A US delegation led by Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky discussed Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees, trafficking in persons, and forced labor with the Indian delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran at the Global Issues Forum in New Delhi [...]
2006-02-03 03:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF ELAB PHUM IN NP BT
06NICOSIA294GREEK CYPRIOTS "FULLY SATISFIED" WITH PARIS TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: The February 28 meeting between Cypriot President Papadopoulos and UN SYG Kofi Annan resulted in agreement on a "bottom up" approach to the Cyprus issue that would begin with technical-level talks aimed at preparing the ground for the resumption of negotiations on a comprehensiv [...]
2006-03-01 15:58:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CY
06NICOSIA352WHAT NEXT AFTER PARIS?
[...] (U) Action requested in para 11. 2. (C) Summary: One week after the Papadopoulos -Annan meeting in Paris, it is clear that the UN and UNFICYP have considerable fence-mending to do with Ankara and the Turkish Cypriots. The Turkish Cypriots -- still angry over the communique that seemed to [...]
2006-03-09 10:42:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN CY
06NICOSIA639CYPRUS LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO RED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division on April 28. Christodoulou was unaware of the Ambassadors' meeting in Geneva in April to start work on the June International Conference. She noted, however, that Cyprus had voted for the [...]
2006-04-28 13:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ CY
06NICOSIA925CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW CONSENSUS ON AMENDING ICRC
[...] (U) On June 16, poloff delivered reftel message to Panayotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papdopoulos noted that Cyprus had supported the approval of the Third Additional Protocol and was likely to follow consensus on the approval of amending ICRC statutes to a [...]
2006-06-19 07:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS CY
06NOUAKCHOTT658EMBASSY VISITS TO TWO SMALL PRISONS SUGGEST
[...] (C) On May 18 Poloff visited two small prisons in the remote southeastern towns of Ayoun and Nema as part of an ongoing effort to investigate reports we have received alleging torture and dreadful confinement conditions. This was the Embassy,s first visit to these two prisons. Poloff spoke [...]
2006-05-31 14:32:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR
06OSLO403NORWAY PRESENTS ITS LEGAL VIEWS ON DETAINEES
[...] (C) MFA DAS Leif Larsen summoned P/E counselor on March 31 to receive a note outlining Norway's official legal position on detainees at Guantanamo and elsewhere (full text provided para 5). After only a cursory reading of the note, P/E Counselor reiterated our position on detainees (reftel). [...]
2006-03-31 16:38:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO PHUM OPDC PTER NO
06OSLO533DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On April 26 we delivered reftel points to Martine Scheie, Higher Executive Officer in the MFA's Legal Department, Section for International Humanitarian and Criminal Law. Scheie noted Norway's long-standing support of the Third Protocol. She stated that Norway will continue to work clo [...]
2006-04-27 12:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ NO
06OSLO617BELLINGER TAKES ON NORWEGIAN CRITICS
[...] (C) Summary. On May 9, Legal Adviser John Bellinger presented U.S. policy on detainees to Deputy Foreign Minister Johansen, parliamentarians, human rights NGOs, Norway's leading foreign policy think tank, Norwegian legal scholars, and in several media interviews. Johansen repeated Norway's v [...]
2006-05-11 16:01:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALICRC PHUM PREF PREL NO KPAS KJUS
06OSLO618BELLINGER TAKES ON NORWEGIAN CRITICS
[...] (C) Summary. On May 9, Legal Adviser John Bellinger presented U.S. policy on detainees to Deputy Foreign Minister Johansen, parliamentarians, human rights NGOs, Norway's leading foreign policy think tank, Norwegian legal scholars, and in several media interviews. Johansen repeated Norway's v [...]
2006-05-11 16:01:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALICRC PHUM PREF PREL NO KPAS KJUS
06OSLO774NORWAY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:10:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC NO
06OTTAWA2467PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW LEBANON RELIEF FUND
[...] (U) Summary: On August 16, Prime Minister Harper announced that Canada will give C$25 million to Lebanon reconstruction and relief efforts. C$15 million will be largely directed to UN agencies and the ICRC and C$10 million will support stabilization efforts and provide civilian support for i [...]
2006-08-17 19:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PREF PGOV LE CA
06OTTAWA2550STOCKHOLM DONORS MEETING: CANADIAN AID TO LEBANON
[...] (SBU) On August 25, EMIN presented ref A demarche to Douglas Williams, Director General, Middle East and Maghreb Directorate, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),which is Canada's counterpart to USAID. According to Williams, Canada's delegation to the August 31 Stockholm Confer [...]
2006-08-25 21:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA EAID LE PREL SW
06PARAMARIBO311SURINAMESE FLOODS TWO WEEKS ON: PAST CRISIS PHASE
[...] Summary: While the ongoing rainy season may yet bring new challenges, for now the flooding disaster in Suriname's interior is under control. A quick and generous international official and private sector response has been sufficient to meet identified immediate needs. The picture remains l [...]
2006-05-26 15:38:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS
06PARIS2836MDA: FRANCE LOOKING TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY
[...] (C) MFA IO DAS-Equivalent for Human Rights Beatrice Le Fraper told poloff on April 26 that the French MFA concurred with U.S. demarche points on the need for the June 19-21 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to amend its statutes to reflect the Third Additiona [...]
2006-04-28 16:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC ICRC SZ FR
06PARIS744ISRAELI IO A/S OUTLINES MULTILATERAL PRIORITIES,
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli MFA IO A/S-Equivalent Aharon Leshno Yaar briefed Political Minister-Counselor January 26 on his meetings with French counterparts, stressing his warning to the GoF against new initiatives on Shebaa farms. Yaar confided Israel was also interested in organizing a new coor [...]
2006-02-03 16:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IZ FR
06PORTAUPRINCE130TOUR D'HORIZON WITH UN ASG FOR PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Ass't Sec'y Gen'l Hedi Annabi (strictly protect) of DPKO came over for dinner a deux at the Residence 18 January to talk the issues: a Deputy SRSG position still MIA; Haitian pressure on SRSG Valdes to perform better; weakness in Jordanian military performance and possible U.S. actions t [...]
2006-01-19 19:55:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM HA JO
06PORTOFSPAIN735 T&T ACTIVELY CONSIDERING STATUTE AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 19:37:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ICRC TD
06PRAGUE304CZECHS WILL SOON SIGN THE THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (U) Poloff met Milan Dufek, Czech MFA International Legal Department, on March 9 to discuss reftel demarche on the Third Additional Protocol. Dufek reiterated strong Czech support for the Protocol and said it would be signed as soon as official authorization is obtained. On March 23, a represe [...]
2006-03-23 14:23:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ EZ
06PRAGUE664CZECHS WILL SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON RED CRYSTAL
[...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel on June 15 with Petr Valek, Legal Officer in the Czech MFA International Law Department. Valek said the Czechs fully support the U.S. as articulated in the talking points, including the need to amend the statute now to permit national societies to use the Red Crysta [...]
2006-06-15 16:33:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS EZ
06PRISTINA1099KOSOVO: NEW MISSING PERSONS COMMISSION NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kosovo Government's new missing persons commission met for the first time on December 13 to discuss its composition and competencies. While the establishment of the commission is a positive step on a political level, the government is currently unprepared to take on the h [...]
2006-12-22 17:12:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
06PRISTINA265KOSOVO: PROGRESS NEEDED ON MISSING PERSONS CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Pristina and Belgrade delegations at the March 9 meeting of the working group on missing persons agreed that progress on the identification and return of remains from the 1999 conflict is too slow. Kosovo's delegation demanded the immediate return of the 180 remaining bodi [...]
2006-03-24 10:05:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA480FUNDING FOR MISSING PERSONS AND FORENSICS IN KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As the recent confrontation between police and families of the missing in Krushe e Vogel/Mala Krusa demonstrates, missing persons remains a volatile issue in Kosovo (Ref A). The USG has helped fund both UNMIK's Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) and the Kosovo oper [...]
2006-06-05 16:45:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA584SERBIA REPATRIATES FINAL SETS OF HUMAN REMAINS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an emotional handover on June 30, Serbia repatriated to Kosovo the final sets of human remains found in known mass grave sites in Serbia. UNMIK's Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) is now working to perform autopsies on the remains and return the few that were i [...]
2006-07-11 17:52:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI KJUS EAID
06PRISTINA782KOSOVO MISSING PERSONS DIALOGUE: SLOW PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Families of the missing gathered in Pristina and Gracanica on August 30 to commemorate the International Day of Missing Persons, protest lack of progress in resolving cases and bring public attention to the almost 2,300 persons still missing from the Kosovo conflict. Although [...]
2006-09-18 12:24:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA948KOSOVO: PLANNING FOR POSSIBLE SERB REFUGEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the leak to Serbian media in May 2006 of UNHCR's draft contingency planning on possible population movements after a decision on Kosovo's final status, UNHCR has continued to refine its thinking. Planning assumptions vary wildly, with estimates ranging from 10,000 to 112,00 [...]
2006-11-11 13:24:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PREL UNMIK YI
06RABAT1032WESTERN SAHARA: GOM SATISFIED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: 2. (C) Polcouns called on MFA Director of UN and International Affairs Nasser Bourita May 24 for the GOM perspective on the May 15-18 visit to Morocco and the Western Sahara of the UN Human Rights Commission delegation. The five-person delegation was led by Christophe Girod [...]
2006-05-30 19:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1063INCREASING FOCUS ON PRISON REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: A number of activities are coming together in Morocco to give impetus to prison reform, an area for improvement which is highlighted in the annual human rights report. The Government of Morocco (GOM) through the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),Directorate of Prisons, recognizes the ma [...]
2006-06-02 16:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMO PHUM PREL
06RABAT448UPDATE ON ICRC ACTIVITIES IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Over lunch March 2 in Rabat, visiting ICRC Regional Representative Bernard Pfefferle and Polcouns discussed the following issues: Western Sahara -------------- 2. (C) Pfefferle sought latest US views on the political situation in the Western Sahara. Polcouns said the US believe [...]
2006-03-10 14:44:00Embassy RabatSECRETMO PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT970ICRC SEES PROGRESS WITH GOM ON HUMANITARIAN ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Over lunch May 18, ICRC Regional Delegate Bernard Pfefferle told Polcouns the ICRC was generally pleased with progress on the humanitarian issues it is working with the GOM, and especially with progress on resolving the issue of the disappeared between Morocco and the Polisario Front. [...]
2006-05-19 18:07:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RANGOON1327PREPARING GAMBARI FOR HIS NEXT VISIT TO BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: Post supports U/SYG Gambari's efforts to foster dialogue in Burma, but another trip stage-managed by the regime would be counterproductive. The regime's extension of Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest shortly after Gambari's last visit was a slap in the face of the UN. Gambari nee [...]
2006-09-13 10:39:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM
06RANGOON146ILO REP PUSHING FOR GOB ACTION TO MATCH PROMISES
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Burma has reacted to international concern over their 2005 treatment of the ILO Liaison Officer (ref B),swiftly approving his latest request for in-country travel to look at forced labor issues and taking his personal security seriously for the first time. On th [...]
2006-02-03 04:57:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
06RANGOON1622BURMA TIGHTENS THE NOOSE ON ICRC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shortly after the arrival of a new head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),the GOB informed the INGO that it could no longer work to support detainees in Burma directly, warned ICRC to stay away from border areas, and ordered two ICRC field offi [...]
2006-11-03 05:28:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON1727ILO TAKES A HARD LINE ON BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: ILO Liaison Officer Richard Horsey said the ILO Director General would deliver a letter on November 24 to SYG Annan and U/SYG Gambari, summarizing Burma's lack of progress on forced labor. The letter will state that Burma is not cooperating to find a mechanism to address forced [...]
2006-11-27 11:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB BM
06RANGOON1743ICRC WON'T GIVE UP ON BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: The recent announcement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that the GOB was forcing them to close their five field offices in Burma was not timed to coincide with Gambari's briefing to the UN Security Council, ICRC officials insist. They issued the statement [...]
2006-11-30 10:02:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID BM
06RANGOON1762THE GOB'S LONG-WINDED DEFENSE AGAINST UNSC ACTION
[...] (U) Summary: the GOB called a last-minute press conference in Nay Pyi Taw on November 29 to try to refute UNSC discussion of the regional threat Burma poses through the spread of refugees, diseases and narcotics to neighboring states. Two Cabinet Ministers, joined by a Deputy Minister and the [...]
2006-12-01 11:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI SNAR BM
06RANGOON1794BURMA: ICRC UPDATE
[...] (C) ICRC Head of Delegation Pierre-Andre Conod told us today that, during a December 8 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw with the Minister of Home Affairs, he obtained permission to keep ICRC's five field offices open in Kyengtung, Taunggyi, Hpa-an, Moulmein, and Mandalay, but did not obtain permission [...]
2006-12-12 10:56:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM
06RANGOON272ICRC WON'T GIVE UP ON BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed to international media on February 27 that Burma's ruling regime is now blocking ICRC access to the country's prisons and detention camps. ICRC officials told us on Feb. 28 that they publicly acknowledged their ongoing [...]
2006-03-01 07:36:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON319EU HUMANITARIAN AID IN BURMA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Union has established an EU Humanitarian Aid office in Rangoon to improve coordination of its 8 million euro aid projects in Burma. The new office supports humanitarian projects in health, water and sanitation, nutrition, and protection. The EU Humanitarian Aid offi [...]
2006-03-08 06:27:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM NGO
06RANGOON366BURMESE IDPS AND REFUGEES NEED MORE HELP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A visiting PRM team discussed refugee and IDP issues with IOs and donor counterparts in Rangoon March 8-10. UNHCR described its activities in northern Rakhine State and efforts to improve access to eastern border areas. ICRC outlined its lack of access to prisons and labor camps, [...]
2006-03-17 10:02:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM NGO
06RANGOON368BURMESE FUTURE LOOKING DIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Leon de Riedmattan, outgoing head of the Swiss NGO Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Burma, hosted a lunch March 15 for western Ambassadors. De Riedmattan, whose visa has been halted after nine years of efforts to promote national reconciliation, offered a grim assessment of th [...]
2006-03-19 23:35:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID ELAB BM
06RANGOON56REGIME POSES OBSTACLES TO ICRC PRISON ACCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOB has imposed new restrictions, including the meddling of regime-controlled organizations, that hamper the ability of ICRC to access and inspect the country's vast gulag of prison detention facilities and labor camps. These restrictions "have slowed down considerably the f [...]
2006-01-17 10:28:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID PM
06RANGOON603GOB GRANTS UNHCR RENEWED ACCESS TO KAREN STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, UNHCR signed an MOU with the Ministry of Border Areas reinstating access to southeast Burma, including Karen State. UNHCR's country representative, baffled but grateful for the GOB's reversal oQUNHCR access, said that his agency plans to establish a field presence [...]
2006-05-04 08:55:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM
06RANGOON617ICRC: DIMINISHING ACCESS
[...] (C) Summary: ICRC's Burma operations remain in a state of flux as the organization faces increased GOB restrictions on access to detention facilities and border areas. It must also cope with the interference of Government-affiliated organizations. To make matters worse, the Ministry of Healt [...]
2006-05-08 10:34:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM
06RANGOON79REGIME TIGHTENS THE NOOSE ON U.N. ACTIVITIES
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime appears poised to curtail the residency of a UN-sponsored mediator and confidant of Aung San Suu Kyi and impose new restrictions on UN agencies and international NGOs. The UN agencies and INGOs have devised creative measures to adapt to restrictions, but the re [...]
2006-01-19 03:09:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM
06RANGOON919ICRC DRAWS DOWN FURTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burma office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to reduce further its expatriate and local staff in light of continued restrictions on independent prison visits and access to vulnerable populations in conflict zones in border areas absent any indicat [...]
2006-07-03 10:52:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM NGO
06REYKJAVIK224 MDA: ICELAND WILL BE SUPPORTIVE AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Post discussed points from refs A and B with Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Human Rights Officer Ingibjorg Davidsdottir June 14 and 19, respectively. Following consultation with the MFA PermSec and the Icelandic Mission in Geneva, Davidsdottir replied as follows: -- Iceland wi [...]
2006-06-19 15:41:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IC IS
06ROME1272MDA: ITALY REMAINS ON BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 09:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IT ICRC HUMAN RIGHTS
06SANJOSE1219COSTA RICA RED CROSS PARTICIPATION AT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 23:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL CS
06SANJOSE1339COSTA RICA RED CROSS SUPPORTS RED CRYSTAL AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 22:20:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC CS
06SANJOSE550MAGEN DAVID ADOM: COSTA RICA SIGNING MECHANISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 19:31:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC
06SANTODOMINGO1854MDA DEMARCHE - FUNDING NATIONAL SOCIETIES -
[...] Per guidance reftel, Embassy contacted the American Red Cross field representative for the Caribbean, David Hintch, who is based in Santo Domingo and works closely with the Dominican Red Cross. He had already spoken with the Dominican Red Cross about attendance at the 29th International Confe [...]
2006-06-02 20:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM DR ICRC PREL HA SZ
06SANTODOMINGO2045SUPPORT FOR MDA AT 6/20 CONFERENCE - DOMINICAN
[...] Embassy on June 14 delivered text of points Ref A (minus the if-asked points) through the American Red Cross Caribbean representative here to the director general of the Dominican Red Cross, Arq. Gustavo Lara Tapia. Lara said he was forwarding the points to Dominican Red Cross president Ligia [...]
2006-06-19 20:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL ICRC PHUM IS
06SARAJEVO1019BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL
[...] On May 5, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic represented Bosnia at the diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005 and was very familiar with the issues. He noted t [...]
2006-05-09 13:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC BK
06SEOUL1378ROK PREPARING TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 08:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC KS SZ
06SEOUL1978ROK TO SUPPORT MDA AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 07:23:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC KS IS
06SEOUL2054ROK TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE DISRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 03:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF AORC ICRC KS
06SKOPJE419MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON THE ICRC THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 11:24:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ MK
06SKOPJE593MACEDONIA RESPONDS TO MDA DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 08:06:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC IS SZ MK
06TASHKENT536GOU DENIES ACCESS TO UZBEKS DEPORTED FROM UKRAINE
[...] (C) In response to Post's request that international monitors be given access to the Uzbeks deported from Ukraine (ref A),the MFA replied in a March 23 diplomatic note that the individuals are subjects of a criminal investigation. In order to provide a fair investigation free from interferenc [...]
2006-03-23 13:54:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL UZ
06TASHKENT802(CORRECTED COPY) WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION
[...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]
2006-04-24 07:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT808WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION
[...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]
2006-04-24 12:42:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT833MAGEN DAVID ADOM DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 02:17:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALAORC PREF PHUM PREL ICRC UZ
06TELAVIV1008ISRAELI MFA DDG YA'AR SUPPPORTS UNRWA
[...] (U) This message was drafted by the Amman-based regional refugee coordinator and has been cleared by PRM, Embassy Amman and ConGen Jerusalem. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA officials told PRM PDAS Greene and other visiting PRM officials over the last week that UNRWA will form a critical part [...]
2006-03-13 14:18:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF PINR ECON KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1048ISRAELI NSA EILAND'S INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland and his chief of staff, Roy Dick, told the Ambassador and DCM on March 14 that the Israeli raid to arrest Palestinian detainees formerly monitored by U.S. and UK personnel in Jericho had been planned as early as 2002. He claimed the [...]
2006-03-15 14:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1395EMBLEM: GOI HEALTH MINISTRY OPPOSES COMPOSITION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israel Representative for the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Anna Segall told poloff April 5 that the GOI has not yet approved changes to Magen David Adom (MDA) statutes because the Ministry of Health (MOH) opposes the proposed composition of the MDA executive [...]
2006-04-07 06:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1396ICRC: NGOS CANNOT AVERT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN
[...] (SBU) ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart told the Ambassador April 4 that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) cannot avert a looming humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories. He emphasized that NGOs do not have the resources or capacity to assume the functions of government, [...]
2006-04-07 06:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS KPAL PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1584EMBLEM: ISRAELI FM LIVNI PLEDGES ASSISTANCE ON
[...] (C) In a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on April 20 (septels),the Ambassador outlined U.S. efforts to facilitate the admission of Magen David Adom (MDA) into the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement. The Ambassador stressed the importance of four technical changes required to br [...]
2006-04-21 14:33:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1619EMBLEM: FM LIVNI "CRACKED HEADS TOGETHER" TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials report that an assertive FM Tzipi Livni April 23 instigated dramatic progress on, but not yet final approval of, the two most controversial among the four remaining MDA statute amendments (reftel A) necessary for MDA membership in the Red Cross / Crescent Movement. [...]
2006-04-25 16:45:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS ICRC HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1685UPDATE ON MDA EFFORTS TO CHANGE ITS STATUTES AND
[...] (C) Summary: Following Foreign Minister/Justice Minister Tzipi Livni's engagement April 23 on Magen David Adom (MDA) accession to the Red Cross Movement (ref A),the GOI and MDA reportedly have made some progress toward amending MDA statutes, as required by the IFRC-ICRC joint statutes commi [...]
2006-04-28 16:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1799EU AMBASSADORS SEEK CLARITY ON USG POSITIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador briefed some 25 EU ambassadors plus the Swiss and Norwegian ambassadors May 8 on USG policy regarding acceptable humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians; assistance to and contact with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas; the importance of EU solidar [...]
2006-05-09 12:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IR IS KBTS ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1807EMBLEM: AMBULANCE AND STATUTES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff May 9 that the GOI has not yet adopted a position on the stationing of five additional ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in East Jerusalem. He twice replied to direct questions about the GOI vi [...]
2006-05-09 15:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF SZ IS PGOV ICRC GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1932ADDITIONAL TOPICS FOR OLMERT MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Summary: Ehud Olmert's main public goal for his first trip to Washington as prime minister is to win U.S. support for what he calls the "convergence plan," which will relocate 60,000 - 80,000 settlers from isolated areas in the West Bank to other settlement blocs west of the separation barr [...]
2006-05-17 16:49:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1950ISRAEL DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL ASSIST, AS MUCH
[...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request, he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support efforts to resolve outstanding issues and clear the way for Magen David Adom's (MDA) incorporation into the international Red C [...]
2006-05-18 16:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF KWBG IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1980OLMERT'S COS ON VISIT PREPARATIONS, AMA, MDA, AND
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, described the main goal of Olmert's upcoming visit to Washington as building trust and getting to better know the President. According to Turbowicz, he, Dov Weissglas, and Shalom Tourgeman con [...]
2006-05-19 17:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GTIP ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2025EMBLEM: MFA FRUSTRATED WITH MDA REFORM EFFORT, BUT
[...] (C) On May 23, the Charge asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's chief of staff, Jakub "Yaki" Dayan (protect),for an update on efforts to facilitate the accession by Magen David Adom (MDA) to the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Dayan replied that two issues remain to be resolved [...]
2006-05-24 14:20:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2120GOI HITS SNAG IN MEDICAL AID DISTRIBUTION;
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, COGAT head General Yossef Mishlev said that the GOI intends to use NIS 50 million from frozen clearance revenues to purchase goods in Israel and transfer them through NGOs/international organizations to Palestinian hospitals or to the central medical supply w [...]
2006-06-01 16:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV2493ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] MIDEAST 2. ISRAEL-ICRC RELATIONS ------------------------- KEY STORIES IN THE MEDIA: ------------------------- ALL MEDIA REPORTED THAT PM EHUD OLMERT AND PA CHAIRMAN [PRESIDENT] MAHMOUD ABBAS AGREED IN PETRA, JORDAN, ON THURSDAY TO MEET FORMALLY IN A FEW WEEKS. (A YEDIOT HEADLINE [...]
2006-06-23 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2927SPIEGEL OUTLINES HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION SYSTEM
[...] (C) Defense Minister advisor BG (res) Baruch Spiegel told the Ambassador July 26 that he is working to eliminate the confusion remaining within the IDF on the implementation of humanitarian corridors as agreed by Secretary Rice and PM Olmert July 25. He said that the guidelines the army rece [...]
2006-07-27 12:39:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS
06TELAVIV3038ICRC: BATTLE OPERATIONS LIMITING ACCESS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 14:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS PREF PGOV PHUM LE
06TELAVIV3149ICRC ACCESSES CIVILIANS SOUTH OF THE LITANI RIVER
[...] (SBU) ICRC Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Balthasar Staehelin told the Ambassador August 9 that ICRC successfully mounted a humanitarian mission August 8 to evacuate approximately 230 civilians from Houla, south of the Litani River. (See Septel.) Staehelin said that ICRC dec [...]
2006-08-10 15:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV IS LE
06TELAVIV3150ICRC PRESIDENT MEETS PRIME MINISTER OLMERT
[...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff August 10 that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert assured visiting ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger earlier that day that the GOI supports ICRC efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians in southern Lebanon. Olm [...]
2006-08-10 16:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV IS LE
06TELAVIV3952PRM PDAS GREENE MEETINGS WITH ISRAELI AND NGO
[...] (C) Summary: On September 28-29, PRM PDAS Richard Greene had wide-ranging discussions with GOI and International Organization (IO) officials pertaining to: access barriers facing IOs and NGOs implementing humanitarian programs in the West Bank and Gaza; coordination efforts between the GOI and [...]
2006-10-06 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM IS LE KWBG PREF IZ
06TELAVIV756GOI ADOPTS POST-PLC MEASURES; EFFORTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Following the first meeting of the new Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC),the GOI has adopted a number of measures aimed at increasing security and preventing funds from reaching Hamas, according to General Yossef Mishlev. Mishlev said the GOI will end assistance for PA secu [...]
2006-02-22 18:23:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KWBG PINR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV885MFA TELLS DAS DIBBLE THAT GOI GRAPPLING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told NEA DAS Liz Dibble that the GOI is going through a comprehensive inter-agency process to define humanitarian assistance and formulate how best to continue it to the Palestinians without benefiting Hamas. They also want a mechanism that would permit the GOI to tra [...]
2006-03-02 15:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON KPAL KWBG PINR IS GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV989EMBLEM: GOI STANDS STILL; ICRC DELEGATION CONCERNED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) Aharon Leshno Yaar told PRM Director for Asia and the Near East Richard Albright March 2 that the GOI plans to delay implementing the December agreement between Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). ICRC Head of [...]
2006-03-10 16:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06THEHAGUE1356NETHERLANDS/MDA: DEMARCHE PRIOR TO JUNE 20
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 10:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ICRC PREF PREL IS NL
06THEHAGUE1549INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE: DUTCH FOCUS ON
[...] (U) Deputy Director for Holocaust Issues Elizabeth Nakian and econoff delivered on July 7 reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Alec Cornelissen, Senior Advisor and Project Leader for General Management, J.J. Veerman, Director, Documentary Information Systems Department, [...]
2006-07-13 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKNAR PHUM
06THEHAGUE190NETHERLANDS/ISAF: STARTING LINE UP FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL is making final preparations for the parliamentary debate on participation in Stage III. The MFA and MOD continue to slog through the 193 questions posed by Parliament. The list of external experts for the January 30 hearing has firmed up; also key will be an informal, c [...]
2006-01-27 12:24:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR AF NL
06THEHAGUE2047NETHERLANDS/U.S.: PDAS VOLKER DISCUSSES BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: During his September 12 visit to The Hague, EUR PDAS Volker discussed the road to Riga, detainee policy, Lebanon, ICTY compliance (septel),Guatemala's UNSC bid, contacts with Syria (ref b),OSCE reform and presidency, the Arms Trade Treaty concept, JSF, and energy security. He met wit [...]
2006-09-20 05:38:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG MASS NATO OSCE PHUM UN NL
06THEHAGUE2264NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE ON CCW REVCON DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary: While the GONL sees the value in pursuing an "opt in" annex for an anti-vehicle mine (AVM) protocol at the upcoming Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Review Conference, the Dutch have historically opposed optional clauses. MFA Head of Arms Control and Export Policy Matthij [...]
2006-10-18 14:40:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMCAP PARM PREL NL
06THEHAGUE489DEMARCHE: DUTCH PLAN TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 19:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NL
06THEHAGUE939NETHERLANDS/MDA: DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC PREF PREL ICRC SZ NL
06TIRANA441ALBANIA: MDA DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to Mimoza Kondo, Office Director for the Americas at the MFA. Kondo was aware of the upcoming vote and indicated the GOA's position has not, and is not expected to change, before the June vote. She expressed appreciation for the points and undertoo [...]
2006-05-04 07:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ AL
06TOKYO3394MDA: JAPAN AGRESS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS JA
06TUNIS1658SAMIA ABBOU: GOT PRESSURE LESS SINCE GANZOUI'S
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 meeting, Samia Abbou, wife of jailed lawyer/writer Mohamed Abbou, told Poloff that GOT harassment of her and her family had diminished following the removal of Mohamed Ali Ganzoui as Interior Ministry Secretary of State of National Security on June 5. However, she c [...]
2006-07-03 13:02:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS
06TUNIS2298AN-NAHDHA LEADER JEBALI: MODERATE ISLAMISM IS THE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In an August 30 meeting, Hamadi Jebali, a former leader of the unauthorized Tunisian Islamist political party An-Nahdha, described the party's political views, continued GOT oppression, his recent release from prison, and defended "moderate Islamism" as the political future of [...]
2006-09-06 12:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER TS
06TUNIS2501EMBASSY OFFICERS BLOCKED FROM MEETING HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Embassy officers traveled to the northern city of Bizerte on October 5 to meet with the local chapter of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH). Approximately seventeen plain-clothes police physically barred Emboffs from entering the LTDH compound, which is als [...]
2006-10-05 17:57:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS2773GOT RELEASES 55 AN-NAHDHA PRISONERS
[...] (C) Summary: On November 4, President Ben Ali pardoned an unspecified number of prisoners on the occasion of the November 7 holiday marking his accession to power in 1987. Among those released were 55 prisoners that had been imprisoned on charges related to their membership in the banned Tunis [...]
2006-11-17 11:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TS
06TUNIS2814GOT OUTLINES LEGAL ASSURANCES FOR S/WCI AMB.
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. During his November 15-17 visit to Tunisia, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met on November 16 with Tunisian Minister of Interior Rafik Bel Haj Kacem and on November 17 with Minister of Justice and Human Rights Bechir Tekkari to discuss the repatriat [...]
2006-11-28 08:05:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER KAWC PHUM PINR PGOV TS
06TUNIS480GOT REACTION TO PRISONER RELEASE STATEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 3, MFA Secretary of State for American and Asian Affairs Saida Chtioui summoned Charg to present a formal GOT reaction to the Department statement on the February 25 release of over 1600 Tunisian prisoners. Chtioui expressed the GOT's "surprise" that the Spokesman had ref [...]
2006-03-03 16:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM TS
06USOSCE203USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY'S VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN:
[...] (SBU) This is a joint USOSCE-Embassy Ashgabat message. 2. (C) Summary: During her May 4-5 visit to Ashgabat, USOSCE Ambassador Finley met with GOTX officials to urge progress on human rights and democratic reforms in Turkmenistan. With the exception of FM Rashit Meredov, GOTX interlocut [...]
2006-05-16 09:07:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TX
06USUNNEWYORK507UN AFGHAN SRSG KOENIGS COMMITTED TO EXPANDED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff pressed ref A points on the composition of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) during an introductory meeting with UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Tom Koenigs on March 14. The Ambassador emphasized USG c [...]
2006-03-15 13:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
06VATICAN167LEBANON: HOLY SEE SEEKS HELP FOR VILLAGE
[...] (C) Summary. Holy See Acting FM asked Charge d'affaires to convey Holy See concern for the Lebanese village of Rmeich, and during ensuing discussion reiterated Holy See views that only through negotiations -- not through military force -- could a solution be found to the crisis in Lebanon. Ch [...]
2006-08-10 17:49:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM VT LE
06VIENTIANE1232REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS VICE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota, in her first visit to Laos, pressed Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath to accept more of a role for NGOs, to take advantage of international respect for the ICRC by allowing it to monitor the situation of the Hmong within Laos, to resolve [...]
2006-12-29 05:40:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE1234REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS LAO VICE PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: Representative Betty McCollum pressed Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad for more cooperation on dealing with unexploded ordnance, education, and health care and effectively used her attendance at Christmas Mass to indicate the importance of freedom of religion to the United [...]
2006-12-29 05:49:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH
06VIENTIANE360REPORTS OF MASSACRE OF HMONG CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN
[...] (U) Suggested press guidance is provided at the end of this cable. 2. (C) Two separate Hmong sources have provided details of an alleged attack by Lao People's Army (LPA) forces against an insurgent group in northern Vientiane Province in which 26 people, almost all women and children, were [...]
2006-04-20 09:25:00Embassy VientianeSECRETPINR PINS PHUM PREL LA
06WARSAW1172POLAND WILL SUPPORT MDA, CONTEMPLATING ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:06:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC PL
06YEREVAN1046HUNGER-STRIKING CONVICTS ATTEMPT SUICIDE AFTER
[...] (U) Four men serving life sentences at Yerevan's Nubarashen detention facility tried to slit their wrists after a failed escape attempt. The escape attempt followed a hunger strike undertaken by the prisoners in protest of the prison conditions. A task force from the human rights ombudsman's [...]
2006-08-02 12:31:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AM
06YEREVAN1742AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER CAPTURED BY ARMENIAN TROOPS
[...] (U) The Armenian press reports that an Azerbaijani soldier was captured by ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno Karabakh (N-K) on the line of contact December 7, after he reportedly crossed into Armenian-controlled territory east of N-K, in the Aghdam District. It is unclear whether 19-year-old V [...]
2006-12-20 11:52:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AJ AM
06YEREVAN602ICRC: ARMENIA TO SUPPORT THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions to DFM Armen Baiburtian and MFA International Organizations Department Head Valery Mkrtumyan. Mkrtumyan told us that Armenia planned to sign the Protocol and to support changing the statutes of [...]
2006-04-28 13:14:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL AM SZ ICRC
06YEREVAN807RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA SUPPORTS CHANGES
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Department's Human Rights and Humanitarian Division Chief Tigran Samvelian. Samvelian said the GOAM's position on the change to the statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is "very much in line" with [...]
2006-06-14 09:21:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL ICRC IS AM
06YEREVAN827RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA WILL NOT SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Post contacted the MFA International Organizations Department's Human Rights and Humanitarian Division Chief Tigran Samvelian per ref A. Samvelian reaffirmed that the Armenian representatives who would attend the June 20-21 meeting did not plan to vote to adjourn (ref B). EVANS [...]
2006-06-19 12:23:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ AM
06ZAGREB539DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Director, North Americas Desk and to Romana Olujic, Deputy Head of the Human Rights Department, MFA on April 26. Olujic responded that she expected the GoC to continue to support the Third Additional Protocol in June. She said that she was actively pus [...]
2006-04-27 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC HR SZ
07ABIDJAN669MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC LIBERIA:
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Integrated Protection and Assistance to Support the Reintegration of Displaced Liberian." RefCo [...]
2007-06-25 12:40:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM IV LI
07ADDISABABA1277ETHIOPIA: RELIABLE REPORTS OF TORTURE OF SOME
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, respected local NGO leader Pastor Daniel Gebraselassie (strictly protect) confirmed reports by Amnesty International of arrests and police beatings of a group of teachers. However, he told Poloff and officials from European Embassies that the numbers were [...]
2007-04-24 14:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPHUM PTER PGOV ET ER
07ADDISABABA173SOMALIA: MSF PROTESTS ALLEGED ETHIOPIAN MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The humanitarian NGO, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders),has protested the alleged December 26-27, 2006, occupation of its hospital in Dinsor, Somalia, by the Ethiopian military, asserting that Ethiopian troops harassed and intimidated MSF local staff and confisc [...]
2007-01-23 08:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER MOPS SO ET
07ADDISABABA181SOMALIA: TFG AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO GERMANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting with deputy pol-econ counselor and German DCM, Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Embassy counselor Abdisalam Warsame Hassan reviewed recent developments in Somalia. TFG President Yusuf had not been harmed by the January 19 mortar attack on the [...]
2007-01-23 14:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SO ET
07ADDISABABA2027ETHIOPIA ETHNIC INSURGENCY (C-AL7-01035):
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate briefings to Embassy officers, representatives of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders),as well as USG-funded researchers conducting a regional assessment of Somali issues, have highlighted concerns that the Government of Ethiopia's ongoing counterinsurg [...]
2007-06-27 16:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2196(C-AL7-01035) UN AGENCIES AND NGOS DISCUSS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on July 3 of UN agencies and USAID-funded NGOs operating in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, as well as major development partners, to exchange information on current security and humanitarian conditions in the Ogaden and to separate f [...]
2007-07-13 15:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINS EAID EAGR MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2197(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: WFP OFFICIAL DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An American security coordinator for the World Food Programme (WFP),who has traveled extensively in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region to coordinate WFP airdrops, assesses that the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) does not seek to target Americans or humanitarian [...]
2007-07-13 17:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2203(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: SOMALI REGION SUPREME
[...] (C/REL UK) SUMMARY. The acting President of the Supreme Court for Ethiopia's Somali Region, Abdurahman Rega, denies any increase in detentions resulting from the GOE's ongoing counterinsurgency campaign against suspected Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels in the Ogaden. A former [...]
2007-07-16 04:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PINS MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2285(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: UN AGENCIES ALLEGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs report that Somali Region authorities have decided to allow the delivery of emergency food relief--presumably under military escort--to 5 zones in the Ogaden where military operations are ongoing. However, the UN and NGOs also note that the Ethi [...]
2007-07-20 17:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2343(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNOCHA Head of Office Paul Hebert reported that government officials had decided on July 21 to allow emergency food relief to be delivered to the 5 zones in the Ogaden area of the Somali Region where military operations against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) were ong [...]
2007-07-25 07:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2369ETHIOPIA: PRESSURED BY HARD-LINERS, GOE LASHES OUT
[...] (S/NF) The GOE's expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from the Somali Region highlights the deep internal cabinet divisions over operations in the Ogaden and extending into the conduct of operations in Somalia, and has implications for relations with the U.S. During [...]
2007-07-26 15:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS EAID ET US
07ADDISABABA2376(C-AL7-01035): ETHIOPIA: GOE ORDERS ICRC TO CLOSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that Ethiopian officials have ordered the ICRC to close its two offices in the Somali Region, and to immediately dismiss all of its staff in the Somali Region. While portrayed as a decision by regional-level authorities, [...]
2007-07-27 16:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREF PHUM PINS MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2439ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) UNOCHA REPORTS EMERGENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An August 2 briefing by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reports that despite the recent decision by Somali Region officials to allow emergency food relief to the Ogaden area---where military operations against suspected Ogaden National Libera [...]
2007-08-02 16:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2445ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) ACTIONS AGREED ON OGADEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on August 3 to address current developments in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, and possible responses by international partners. UN officials, NGO representatives, and key donor missions reviewed the humanitarian and security situation i [...]
2007-08-03 16:31:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2749ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with NGOs, UN agencies, and Ambassadors from major donor countries and interested parties on the Ogaden. In the fourth such meeting convened recently by Ambassador Yamamoto to consider the humanitarian and security situation in the Ogaden [...]
2007-09-10 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3430ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S
[...] (S) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when Ethiopia faces security concerns from extremists based in Somalia, saber-rattling by Eritrea over the border demarcation impasse, and an increase in domestic insurgent activity. Ethiopia's excessive response to Ogaden National Liberation Front (O [...]
2007-11-30 12:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM MARR ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA694REVIEW OF OUTCOME OF FRENCH RECAMP V TRAINING
[...] (U) Participants: USAU staff joined African and partner countries (what countries) there was no US participant at this meeting, with the exception of USAU observers. 2. (U) Background: The purpose of the February 21-22 meeting was for the participants to: (1) review outcomes of French R [...]
2007-03-06 06:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AU
07ALGIERS652ALGERIANS OFFER NEARLY ALL ASSURANCES NEEDED FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In April 21-22 discussions led on the Algerian side by Counselor to the President for Counterterrorism Issues Kamel Rezag Bara, the government of Algeria gave oral assurances to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson and an interagency delegation to establish the terms for the transfer of Al [...]
2007-05-13 09:41:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPREL PTER PINR KAWC PHUM AG
07ALGIERS877GUANTANAMO DETAINEE RETURN STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AMD COMMENT: On June 19, Algeria's major newspaper El Watan ran a story about the April 2007 discussions between the U.S. and Algeria that cited alleged American conditions for the release of Guantanamo detainees. The El Watan story also bitterly criticized the U.S. conditions as [...]
2007-06-20 11:19:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPHUM PINR PTER ICRC KAWC AG
07AMMAN1064SCENESETTER FOR PRM A/S SAUERBREY'S MARCH 13-16
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman welcomes your visit, and looks forward to building upon your discussions with key Jordanian officials and Ambassador Hale in recent days in Washington to advance our dialogue with the GOJ on the needs of Iraqis in Jordan, as well as the other refugee issues of mutual [...]
2007-03-08 12:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREG PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1380A/S SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH UN AND NGO OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey visited Jordan March 13-16 on the final leg of a regional tour focused on ensuring that displaced Iraqis receive effective protection and assistance, including expanded resettlement. Her meetings wit [...]
2007-03-28 13:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN3100ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...]
2007-07-24 05:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3102ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...]
2007-07-24 05:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3183RED CROSS / RED CRESCENT STANDING COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-29 12:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC JO
07AMMAN3657ICRC CLAIMS IT CONVINCED GOJ TO ALLOW TWO IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) ICRC Deputy Director Kim Gordon-Bates told poloff and PRM Project Management Specialist on August 16 that ICRC succeeded in convincing the Jordanian Ministry of Interior to permit two Iranian Kurds to transit Jordan to receive medical treatment: a critically-ill woman in her 40's and her [...]
2007-08-30 12:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN4738IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - NOVEMBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hale urged new Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Minister of Planning Suhair al-Ali, and Chief of Royal Court Bassem Awadallah to regularize the status of Iraqis in Jordan. The Ambassador attended an Iraqi Chaldean mass on November 25 and offered continued embassy [...]
2007-11-29 17:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4816STAFFDEL WELLS EXAMINES CONDITIONS OF IRAQIS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: During their five-day visit to Jordan, Staffdel Wells spoke with senior GOJ officials, refugee processing agencies, and NGOs in an effort to (1) better understanding the socioeconomic situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan; (2) review refugee processing efforts and outcomes; and [...]
2007-12-06 15:44:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ SY
07ANKARA1433ICRC SEEKS TO ESTABLISH ROLE IN TURKEY AND IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: ICRC is working to establish a permanent presence in Turkey and to bring the Turkish Red Crescent into conformity with Geneva standards, according to the ICRC's new Turkey representative. ICRC also hopes to be able to establish contact with PKK detainees and to use Turkey as a co [...]
2007-06-07 10:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM TU IZ
07ANTANANARIVO393 AF/E Director Reddick in Antananarivo
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Madagascar April 15-18, East Africa Bureau (AF/E) Director Reddick paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister to discuss the April 4 referendum and ongoing disaster response. In meetings with the Red Cross and the Presidency, Director Reddick explored possible solutions to M [...]
2007-04-23 13:44:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO623ICRC NOTES MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN MADAGASCAR PRISONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of 80 countries in which the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) monitors prison conditions; Madagascar continues to stand among the worst. An ICRC representative met with Embassy staff to note that while there have been positive trends over the past year in the Gov [...]
2007-06-22 09:36:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PGOV PREL MA
07ASHGABAT1293SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF DRL
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles to Turkmenistan. Your visit will help to reinforce the U.S. government's message as it has [...]
2007-11-27 13:38:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1346INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS GIVES GREEN LIGHT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On December 7, the Director of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan told a delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Er [...]
2007-12-14 04:15:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT1371TURKMENISTAN: FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON EU ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge met with French Ambassador Christian Lechervy December 18 for a read-out of European Union Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel's December 10-11 visit to Ashgabat for the opening of the UN Preventive Diplomacy Center. As the contact representative for t [...]
2007-12-18 10:30:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EPET KDEM EU FR TX
07ASHGABAT191UN SECRETARIAT OFFICIAL ON BERDIMUHAMMEDOV
[...] (SBU) Charge exchanged post-Niyazov views February 10 with visiting UN Secretariat official Vladimir Goryayev, a Turkmenistan veteran with extraordinary local access. Goryayev predicted that change would be slow and cautious at best under Berdimuhammedov, since the latter will remain fettere [...]
2007-02-13 11:14:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT422HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN ON TURKMENISTAN AND
[...] (C) During an April 20 meeting, Hungarian Ambassador to Iran and Turkmenistan Istvan Venczel discussed developments in Turkmenistan and briefed Charge on the current political situation in Iran. Venczel, who has lived in Tehran since 2003, commented on issues of concern in Turkmenistan -- inc [...]
2007-04-25 12:53:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TX IR
07ASHGABAT44FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM
[...] (C) During a three and a half hour meeting, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on January 10 told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was willing to consider improving bilateral relations on a range of issues from human rights to trade to security. Meredov welcomed F [...]
2007-01-11 15:15:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MARR TX US
07ASHGABAT454PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV TELLS UN HIGH
[...] (SBU) UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Louise Arbour characterized her first meeting with Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov on May 3 as "extremely cordial and positive," though she told the Charge later that she had "received the run-around" on a number of issues, including freedom [...]
2007-05-04 13:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV TX UN
07BAGHDAD1253APRIL 8 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During the April 8 meeting of the Ministerial Council on National Security, ministers discussed the following issues: -- April 9 Security: A ban on cars will be instituted in Baghdad on the 4th anniversary of the toppling of Saddam's statue. The day will also be a holiday (ex [...]
2007-04-11 12:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1382SRSG QAZI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS UNAMI ROLE,
[...] (C) Summary: During an introductory meeting, the Ambassador and UN Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG),Ashraf Qazi discussed Iraq's regional relations, timing for provincial elections, Iran's regional ambitions, and a possible role for the UN in the Kirkuk Article 140 proc [...]
2007-04-23 11:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1430AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 25 MEETING WITH BULGARIAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an April 25 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Valeri Ratchev, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Iraq, discussed Iraq-related issues that might be raised during President Bush's planned trip to Bulgaria in June and the upcoming International Compact Ministerial meeting at Sharm [...]
2007-04-26 16:24:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS MARR ECON PTER PREL PGOV IZ BU AF
07BAGHDAD1839UNHCR AND ICRC ON MEK: YOU TOOK THEM, YOU OWN THEM
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 26, a MNF-I/U.S. Embassy delegation consulted with ICRC and UNHCR representatives in Amman on the future of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) members who were granted 'protected persons' status by the United States in 2004 and currently reside in Diyala province under C [...]
2007-06-03 11:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PNAT PTER MARR MACP MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2082ACTION REQUEST: POLICY GUIDANCE FOR MEK
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is a request for policy guidance. Please see para 12. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In the past week, the Prime Minister has insisted in separate meetings with the Ambassador and the Political Counselor that all Mujahedin e-Khalq active and former members must leave Ir [...]
2007-06-25 12:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PHUM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2465VP HASHIMI DOWN BUT NOT YET OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discounted the need for a senior leadership meeting to iron out political differences on benchmark legislation, saying the political leaders can resolve all issues within 5-6 days using their advisors. He tasked the Secretary General of [...]
2007-07-25 17:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM MOPS PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD2996IRAQI REFUGEE PROCESSING: CAN WE SPEED IT UP?
[...] (U) Summary: The U.S. has provided substantial assistance to Iraq's two million refugees, over USD 120 million in FY-07, which is considerably more than all other donors combined. Assistance also involves resettling some refugees; over 10,000 UNHCR referrals are pending. The process typicall [...]
2007-09-07 02:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL SY JO IZ
07BAGHDAD3078INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs),Iraq now ranks third in the world among countries with IDP populations, behind only Sudan and Colombia. Such large-scale displacement in Iraq is producing potentially permanent social and religious segregation. Coordination r [...]
2007-09-12 11:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDUN EAID PREF PHUM PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3324BERLIN SEEKS PERMANENT PRESENCE IN IRBIL
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 1 meeting with the Ambassador, German Ambassador Dr. Hanns-Heinrich Schumacher revealed a plan to establish a permanent presence in Irbil, and relayed Kurdish frustration with the detention of the latest Iranian. Schumacher also asked "what does the U.S. expect Germ [...]
2007-10-06 16:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3480INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS READY FOR MORE ACTIVE ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, senior representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq described plans for increasing in-country presence based on their assessment of improved security. The ICRC Head of Delegation to Iraq (HOD- [...]
2007-10-21 03:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3748ICRC REVERSES PLANS TO OPEN PERMANENT MISSION IN
[...] (C) Summary: ICRC representatives from Amman and Geneva told Pol-Mil Minister Counselor (PMMC) Ries that ICRC had decided not to establish a permanent presence in Baghdad at this time. ICRC Near East and North Africa Director Beatrice Megevand-Roggo said that, after a security review, the Gen [...]
2007-11-14 14:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF SOCI ICRC IZ
07BAGHDAD3885BAGHDAD: DISPLACED PERSONS RETURNING HOME
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See Para 19. 2. (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Families displaced from their homes in Baghdad have begun returning, according to Post and PRT contacts, officials at the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM),and local press reports. While re [...]
2007-11-29 13:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD3958MOVING FORWARD ON MEK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As reported in Ref B, the MEK presence in Iraq and MNF-I protection duties have become a major irritant in our relationship with the GOI. For most Iraqis, the group remains associated with some of the worst human rights abuses of the former regime. The GOI has repeatedly pressed [...]
2007-12-05 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREF PREL PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD901ICRC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues to operate in Iraq despite the violence. In partnership with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, the ICRC provides thousands of internally displaced Iraqis with relief kits. The ICRC will continue to repatriate, as needed, [...]
2007-03-14 08:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF IZ
07BAKU1255AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMITTEE TO DEFEND
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 11 meeting, Jamil Hasanli, Head of the Committee to Defend Farhad Aliyev's Rights, told the Ambassador that the former Minister had been arrested on coup-plotting charges in October 2005 as part of a Russian intelligence effort to sway public opinion in the run-up [...]
2007-10-18 13:37:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU439UN SECGEN REPRESENTATIVE UPBEAT ON GOAJ'S
[...] (C) Summary: On April 5, UN Secretary General Representative Walter Kalin briefed the diplomatic corps at the end of his fact-finding mission on IDP conditions in Azerbaijan. Kalin was impressed by the GOAJ's efforts to address its IDP problem, especially its construction of suitable permane [...]
2007-04-16 11:55:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM EAID AJ
07BAMAKO1389HOSTAGE RELEASE RUMORED FOR DECEMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 14:42:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PINS PREL ML
07BANGKOK360CONTINUING DEADLOCK ON PETCHABOON HMONG
[...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest and threatened deportation to Laos by the RTG of 152 Lao-Hmong is a reflection of the larger, and so far intractable Petchaboon Hmong situation. A sizeable majority of the approximately 7,500 Hmong at Petchaboon are likely from Laos. Most have gone to the Petc [...]
2007-01-18 09:54:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM TH LA
07BANGKOK5880PINHEIRO TELLS DIPLOMATS IN BANGKOK TRIP TO BURMA
[...] (C) UN Special Rapporteur Paulo Pinheiro explained to Bangkok-based Western diplomats on November 16 that his recent trip to Burma had been "worthwhile." He described his interviews with five detained political prisoners as revealing and stressed his efforts to encourage GOB officials to perm [...]
2007-11-20 09:13:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BEIJING3292PRC/ETHIOPIA: MFA DETAILS PRC RESPONSE TO APRIL 24
[...] (C) China was shocked "top to bottom" by the April 24 dawn attack by some 200 Ogden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels o a Chinese oil facility near the Somali border in the Ogaden region, MFA Deputy Division Director Zhou Haihong told us on May 16. Describing the incident as "totally un [...]
2007-05-16 11:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC PREF CH ET
07BEIJING6935CHINA AND SINGAPORE SUPPORT AN "INCLUSIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore and China expressed support for a more inclusive national reconciliation process in Burma during the October 26 visit of Singapore FM George Yeo to China, though neither Yeo nor Chinese FM Yang Jiechi articulated the elements of that process, according to MFA Asia Depar [...]
2007-11-01 09:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM SN
07BEIRUT1346WITH NAHR AL-BARID IN LAF HANDS, DEFMIN MURR
[...] (S) On 9/3, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr called the Ambassador to report that the wife of Fatah al-Islam (FAI) leader Shakr al-Absi had positively identified the body of her husband, apparently killed on the last day of fighting on 9/2 in the Nahr al-Barid camp. Whil [...]
2007-09-03 09:19:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PARM LE SY QA
07BEIRUT1642LEBANON: INCREASINGLY HOSTILE RHETORIC WORRIES
[...] (S) Some Lebanese contacts -- including relatively neutral figures like LAF Commander Michel Sleiman -- have connected a number of recent statements by Syrian and pro-Syrian figures to arrive at alarming conclusions. Believing that Lebanon is entering a particularly dangerous period, they wo [...]
2007-10-22 04:48:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR
07BEIRUT743DEFMIN MURR SAYS DECISIVE BATTLE WITH FATAH
[...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador in a 5/24 meeting that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will initiate a major assault on Nahr al-Barid camp in about 4-5 days, the time needed to assemble troops and ammunition and clear the camp of as many civilians [...]
2007-05-25 11:30:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PARM MOPS PTER PREF LE SY
07BELGRADE1079SERBIA UNDECIDED ON CARR CANDIDACY
[...] (U) On July 31, 2007, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to request Serbian support for the candidacy of Steve Carr to the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, per reftel request. Serbia is unable to give an answer at this time, but wi [...]
2007-07-31 11:07:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL PRM PHUM ICRC
07BERLIN169EU'S POLICY TOWARDS CENTRAL ASIA: DAS
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles met on January 17-19 with democracy and human rights officials in the German MFA and Chancellery. Among other topics, Barks-Ruggles and German interlocutors discussed the Germans' plans to lead the deve [...]
2007-01-26 12:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM GM
07BISHKEK1081KYRGYZ RECEIVE US CANDIDACY FOR ICRC STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 07:50:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC KG
07BOGOTA3189DISPLACED FAMILIES PLAN RETURN TO SAN JOSE DE
[...] (C) Over 1,300 displaced families plan to return to San Jose de Apartado in light of improved security. Local authorities and community leaders told Poloff the families have growing faith in the GOC's ability to provide security and basic government services. Remaining challenges include re [...]
2007-05-08 12:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS CO
07BOGOTA3237DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH HUMAN
[...] (U) May 8, 2007, 0800, residence of Charge d'affaires, a.i. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Deputy Secretary WHA A/S Thomas P. Shannon CDA Milton K. Drucker D staff assistant Mary Sue Conaway Political Counselor John S. Creamer D/polcouns Scott I. Hamilton (notetaker) Co [...]
2007-05-09 20:00:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO
07BOGOTA4340COLOMBIA: ADDRESSING COLMIL EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
[...] (C) Defense Minister Santos set up a high-level commission chaired by Vice Minister Jaramillo to address the apparent increase in extrajudicial killings by the Colombian military. He also ordered Armed Forces Commander Padilla to incorporate international humanitarian law into all operationa [...]
2007-06-18 14:16:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA437IS INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT DECREASING IN COLOMBIA?
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Colombia and a respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES),are reporting marked decreases (16-30 percent) in the number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first 9 months of 2006. However, the International [...]
2007-01-22 20:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREF SNAR SOCI CO
07BOGOTA4741AS COLOMBIA MOURNS, FARC OFFERS TO RETURN HOSTAGE
[...] On June 29, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) spokesman Raul Reyes issued a communique addressed to Fabiola Perdomo, widow of one of the murdered legislators, and to Alvaro Leyva, a long-term advocate of a humanitarian exchange, confirming the June 18 deaths of the eleven state as [...]
2007-06-29 21:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA5035FARC SEEKS ICRC HELP TO RETURN MURDERED HOSTAGES'
[...] On July 9, the FARC posted an open letter on its web portal Anncol from Secretariat member Raul Reyes requesting the "good offices" of international intermediaries -- mainly the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) -- to facilitate handover of the remains of 11 Valle assemblymen mu [...]
2007-07-12 15:48:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR CO
07BOGOTA5882COLOMBIA'S NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS: THE DRUG TRADE'S
[...] (SBU) New criminal groups active in areas of former paramilitary influence are largely small drug mafias that lack the United Self-Defense Forces' (AUC) political pretensions. Most emerged to exploit the narcotrafficking and criminal vacuum left by the AUC's demobilization; an estimated 20% [...]
2007-08-13 13:01:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA6230GOC, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO MASS
[...] Summary. In response to a displacement of over 400 rural, mostly Afro-Colombian residents of the Condoto municipality in southern Choco, GOC, local government and international humanitarian groups provided emergency humanitarian aid and protection. In recent days, the internally displaced pers [...]
2007-08-27 15:48:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM ICRC CO
07BOGOTA6461INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS RECOVERS BODIES OF FARC
[...] (C) The FARC and GOC agreed after six weeks of negotiations that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would recover the bodies of the 11 legislators killed in June and that the OAS would coordinate an international forensic team to examine the cadavers. The FARC claims the le [...]
2007-09-05 11:36:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7483PRE-ELECTIONS CLIMATE IN CUCUTA: CRIME AND BORDER
[...] (U) Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander, is a major transit point to Venezuela, making it a magnet for illegal armed groups trying to control legal and illegal commercial activity. Its mayor was arrested in September for paramilitary ties, but he remains highly popular. Election preparat [...]
2007-10-19 15:27:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PREL PINR PTER CO
07BOGOTA8044MILITARY JUSTICE WORKING GROUP HEARS REFORM
[...] (SBU) Military Criminal Justice (MPJ) director Luz Marina Gil and National Director for Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's office (Fiscalia) Alicia Ledesma outlined their plans for greater military-civilian cooperation on human rights investigations, including extrajudicial killings, to a [...]
2007-11-13 23:05:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KJUS CO
07BOGOTA8563INDIGENOUS MASS DISPLACEMENT NEAR TUMACO, NARINO -
[...] Since mid-September, the GOC, local officials, and several international groups have helped over 1000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Awa indigenous group in Inda Sabaleta, near Tumaco, Narino. The Awa were displaced by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) incursions in [...]
2007-12-17 21:41:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM CO
07BOGOTA8657GOC ACCEPTS CHAVEZ PROPOSAL FOR "OPERATION
[...] (C) On December 26, the GOC accepted a proposal from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send an international commission with representatives from France, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolvia, Argentina, and Cuba to Colombia to recover three FARC-held hostages. The commission would travel to a [...]
2007-12-26 21:32:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VE CO
07BOGOTA8694VENEZUELAN / ICRC HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION SET FOR
[...] The Colombian Government announced on December 28 that it had authorized a VeQuelan-led, international delegation -- operating in conjunction with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) -- to recover three FARC-held hostages between 1700 EST December 27 and 1700 EST December 30 i [...]
2007-12-28 21:32:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PTER PHUM CASC VZ CO
07BOGOTA8723FARC DELAYS HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION AS
[...] The Venezuelan-led, international mission to recover three hostages -- Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel, and Consuelo Gonzales de Perdomo -- held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) remains on hold as the GOV awaits transfer point coordinates from the FARC (reftel). President Ur [...]
2007-12-31 19:20:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
07BRUSSELS1144HUMANITARIAN FUNDING ACCORDING TO NEED: DONORS
[...] (U) State/PRM Policy Team Leader and USAID/OFDA Technical Assistance Team Leader attended a Good Humanitarian Donorship workshop in Brussels March 19-20 to explore donor approaches to allocating resources according to need. The workshop invited donor governments, humanitarian agencies, and a [...]
2007-04-04 09:46:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID BE
07BRUSSELS1198PROGRESS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH EU ON LEGAL ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with Legal Advisers from the 27 EU countries on March 21, State Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger and the EU presidency chair, German Foreign Ministry Legal Adviser Georg Witschel, developed increasing consensus around two fundamental U.S. legal positions t [...]
2007-04-10 10:57:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN
07BUCHAREST113DEMARCHE: COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) POLMILOFF delivered demarche to MFA Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Combating Terrorism Mihaela Vasiu on January 19. Vasiu said the MFA was aware that there were plans for a Cluster Munitions (CM) conference in Oslo but Romania had not yet been formally invited. She not [...]
2007-02-02 17:10:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO
07BUENOSAIRES1632DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ICRC STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 16:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AR
07CAIRO1049ALLEGATIONS OF POW KILLINGS DURING 1967 WAR
[...] (C) The controversy sparked by an Israeli documentary film alleging that 250 Egyptian POWs were killed by the IDF at the end of the 1967 war has dropped from the front pages, but remains close to the surface and will likely continue as a source of irritation in the bilateral relationship with [...]
2007-04-12 16:52:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN KPAL PHUM EG IS
07CAIRO160EGYPT DISCUSSING NATIONAL POSITION ON CLUSTER
[...] (C) Poloff discussed the movement to develop a legally binding treaty to restrict the use of cluster munitions (CM) with MFA's Director of Disarmament Dr. Hossam Aly on January 22. Dr. Aly said that representatives of several ministries discussed CM at a recent "National Committee" meeting [...]
2007-01-22 13:47:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NATO EG
07CARACAS2398CHAVEZ'S PLAN AND URIBE'S BURDEN TO RECOVER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Hugo Chavez outlined a plan designed to secure the release of three hostages of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) in a December 26 press conference. The plan calls for the participation of international observers from Venezuela and six other countries [...]
2007-12-27 15:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CO VE
07COLOMBO100SRI LANKA: INTERNATIONAL NGOS FACE CLIMATE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Elements of the government appear to be orchestrating a campaign against international NGOs, particularly those working in LTTE-controlled areas. On January 11, a mob led by the nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party stormed the Colombo office of the Dutch NGO ZOA Refugee [...]
2007-01-17 12:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1036SRI LANKA: CONDITIONS DETERIORATING IN JAFFNA;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Conditions in the military-controlled portion of the Jaffna peninsula are deteriorating, with eight extra-judicial killings in just three days and 21 dead in the past two weeks. Among the dead is a Tamil employee of the Danish Refugee Council, who was shot twice in the face at [...]
2007-07-25 10:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1067SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON AMERICAN RED CROSS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 10:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC CE
07COLOMBO1106SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN ACCESS COMMITTEE REVIEWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes, currently visiting Sri Lanka, attended the 11th Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance (CCHA) meeting chaired by Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe on August 7. Charg [...]
2007-08-10 05:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CE
07COLOMBO113GOVERNMENT AGREES TO TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE IN
[...] (SBU) At the fourth Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Affairs chaired by Minister for Human Rights and Disaster Management Samarasinghe and Defense Secretary Rajapaksa on January 19, Samarasinghe briefed selected donors, UN agency representatives, Ambassador and AID Mission Director o [...]
2007-01-19 09:32:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO1207SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT OFFENSIVE IN SOUTHERN MANNAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Army (SLA) began a military offensive on August 27 to clear Silavaturai and neighboring villages in southwestern Mannar district of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres. About four thousand civilians are reportedly displaced by the fighting. UN interlo [...]
2007-09-04 11:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1225HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA: SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The period April-June 2007 showed a decline relative to the beginning of the year in Colombo and some other parts of Sri Lanka in certain categories of human rights abuses, such as abductions. However, the overall level of human rights violations compared to 2002-2005 remains e [...]
2007-09-06 11:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO127SRI LANKAN ARMY TAKES VAKARAI; TIGERS ATTACK
[...] (C) Summary: Security forces captured the eastern LTTE redoubt of Vakarai on January 20 after almost three months of fighting. This significant victory in the east may embolden the GSL to continue its campaign to recapture LTTE-held territory in the north and east. On January 21, a cluster o [...]
2007-01-22 12:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER PHUM PGOV CE
07COLOMBO1459SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT PROVIDES WEAK RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on October 23 provided Charge with an Aide Memoire response to U/S Burns' request for additional information on the GSL's progress on human rights indictments and convictions. The GSL document, although constructive rather than defensive in [...]
2007-10-24 15:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO147 MCC IN SRI LANKA: MAJORITY OF INDICATORS PROBABLY NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Almost three years ago when Sri Lanka qualified as a Millennium Challenge Account candidate country, many of Sri Lanka's MCC indicators were on a positive trend. Since then, the government has changed hands twice and each new government has proven less commi [...]
2007-01-24 12:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID EAIR CE
07COLOMBO1616SRI LANKA: ARMY, POLICE ROUND UP TAMILS WHILE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 30 - December 3, Sri Lankan security forces conducted random arrests and cordon and search operations, rounding up approximately 2500 Tamils in Colombo and suburbs and perhaps 3500 island-wide. Some of the detainees were released within hours, others were transported [...]
2007-12-04 13:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1618SRI LANKAN ARMY HOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR FOR
[...] Summary: The Sri Lankan Army organized on December 4-7 a three-day seminar on "Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Disaster Response and Military Civilian Relations" for all of its battalion field commanders in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka (where fighting is heaviest [...]
2007-12-05 02:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PTER PREL CE
07COLOMBO1667SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S.
[...] (C) DCM and Pol Chief were summoned by Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on December 13 to discuss proceedings at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Kohona expressed the government's objection to the U.S. delegation's statement in support of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbo [...]
2007-12-14 11:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO302SRI LANKA: AFTER THE FALL OF VAKARAI, GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: An Embassy team that visited Vakarai on February 14 was the first group of foreign diplomats into the area since the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) retook the strategic coastal town from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) last month. Demining operations and infrastruct [...]
2007-02-20 13:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS EAID CA
07COLOMBO342LTTE HEAD REGRETS ARTILLERY FIRE ON AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 28, Ambassador Blake received a faxed letter (full text para 2) dated February 27, 2007, from S.P. Tamilselvan, Head of the Political Division, LTTE, apologizing for the February 27 artillery attack on the delegation in which the Ambassador was traveling to Battical [...]
2007-03-01 08:42:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER ASEC PREL CE
07COLOMBO383LTTE LEADER BREAKS NO NEW GROUND IN MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian Ambassador briefed Co-Chair ambassadors March 7 on his visit to Killinochi earlier this week. LTTE political chief Tamilselvan warned that a push by the Sri Lankan military in the North would produce aggressive retaliation by the LTTE. He criticized the internat [...]
2007-03-07 14:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL CE
07COLOMBO483SRI LANKA: MANNAR COULD FACE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with military personnel and civil society members in Mannar on March 21, 2007, to discuss the humanitarian and security situation in the area. Over 8,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are living on Madhu Church grounds in Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTT [...]
2007-03-23 09:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS PTER PREL EAID CE
07COLOMBO509AMBASSADOR AND UN REACH AGREEMENT WITH GSL ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador hosted a meeting on Thursday, March 29 with UN Resident Coordinator Frederick Lyons and Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Samarasinghe to brief Samarasinghe on donor concerns about the current structure of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance ( [...]
2007-03-29 08:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF AORC CE
07COLOMBO526 UNHCR ASSESSES HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN THE VAKARAI
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and USAID Program Officer attended the seventh Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance (CCHA) meeting, chaired by the Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights and attended by the Secretary of Defense and representatives of UN agencies, the ICRC, and o [...]
2007-04-04 13:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO539LEADING PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES GSL
[...] (C) Summary: President Rajapaksa's senior political advisor and brother Basil Rajapaksa told the Ambassador on April 4 that once the All Parties Representative Committee (APRC) reaches agreement on a consensus devolution proposal, the GSL would need the approval of the Supreme Court and two [...]
2007-04-06 07:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO541SUMMARY OF UNITED NATIONS COMMON HUMANITARIAN
[...] Summary: On March 30, UN agencies involved with the Sri Lanka Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) gave presentations on the status of their activities and funding levels. Additional funds are sought in all areas. During introductory remarks, UN Country Representative Frederick Lyons sta [...]
2007-04-09 03:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO57SRI LANKAN DEFENSE SECRETARY REITERATES COMMITMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa told Ambassador on January 10 that Army Commander Fonseka had been misquoted, and that the GSL would not take the fight to North after pushing the LTTE out of the East. Gothabaya insisted the GSL wants a peaceful solution to the conflict, not [...]
2007-01-11 12:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO630SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY OUTLINES MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa on April 26 to inquire about the military's future ambitions in the North. Ambassador reasserted the U.S. position that only a political solution will resolve Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. In a candid discussion, Gothab [...]
2007-04-27 11:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO631SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Your visit comes at a time when the environment for human rights, civil liberties, and media freedom is declining broadly as the conflict escalates. Our top priority is to press the government to put forward a serious power-sharing proposal that can help it win back the sy [...]
2007-04-27 11:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ECON EAID SL
07COLOMBO699 HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE
[...] (U) Summary: USAID Program Officer traveled to Trincomalee District April 22-26, 2007 to assess the humanitarian and human rights situation. The following organizations and locations were visited: the Human Rights Commission?s field office, ICRC, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOCHA, World Food Program (W [...]
2007-05-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF CE
07COLOMBO753SRI LANKA: LTTE ACTIVITY IN COLOMBO, JAFFNA, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 22 and 23, rounds from LTTE weapons fire fell in the vicinity of the ICRC compound at the crossing point at Omanthai on the A-9 highway and came close to hitting an ICRC vehicle with an expatriate ICRC worker inside. The checkpoint along the A-9 road to Jaffna was then [...]
2007-05-24 13:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PREL CE
07COLOMBO769SRI LANKA: EU HUMANITARIAN AID REPORT ON
[...] (C) Summary: The EU Delegation to Sri Lanka, passed to us on May 28 a confidential report describing a recent European Commission Humanitarian Assistance (ECHO) visit to Sri Lanka's Vanni region, the heart of the northern area controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The repo [...]
2007-05-29 13:05:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON MOPS PHUM PTER CE
07COLOMBO805SRI LANKA: EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS OF RED CROSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The issue of abductions has again taken center stage in Sri Lanka as President Rajapaksa prepares to travel to Geneva to deliver a speech to the International Labor Organization on June 15 and meet with Louise Arbour. On June 1, President Rajapaksa announced a new committee desi [...]
2007-06-06 11:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO854AMBASSADOR AND OFDA DIRECTOR VISIT TO BATTICALOA, SRI
[...] (SBU)Summary: On June 4 and 5, Ambassador and USAID Mission Director joined an OFDA assessment mission led by OFDA Director Ky Luu to Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka. Also on the mission were William Berger, OFDA Regional Advisor and John Lee Park, USAID HA Program Manager. The team as [...]
2007-06-15 05:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREF PGOV EAID CE
07COLOMBO913SUMMARY OF UNITED NATIONS REVISED COMMON
[...] (U) The Interagency Standing Committee Country Team held a mid-year review meeting on the revised Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) 2007 for the international donor community on June 14, 2007. The U.S., Japan, UK, South Korea, Australia, Canada, India, France, Sweden, and others other don [...]
2007-06-26 03:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREF PGOV EAID CE
07COLOMBO933SRI LANKA: TIGERS ATTEMPT TO ORCHESTRATE MASSIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Friday June 29, the Sri Lanka Navy seized a truck laden with more than 1,000 kilograms of C4 explosives in the Panikkar district of Trincomalee. This find follows police confiscation on June 1 of a truck traveling towards Colombo containing 1,054 kilograms of explosives. T [...]
2007-07-02 12:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO948SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY AGREES TO APPOINT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, Swiss Ambassador Flint and the Head of the European Commission Humanitarian Office Verboom presented Defense Secretary Rajapakse on June 29 the findings and recommendations of the Bilateral Donor Group (BDG) visit in May to the Vanni (the LTTE-controlled area of north [...]
2007-07-03 13:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EAID CE
07COLOMBO98SRI LANKA: ARMY MAKES GAINS IN CAMPAIGN TO TAKE
[...] (C) Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe confirmed to pol FSN on January 16 that the security forces, through air strikes and ground movements, made progress against LTTE defenses both north and south of Vakarai on January 16. However, they have not yet captured the strategic brid [...]
2007-01-17 12:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
07CONAKRY267GUINEA 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past year, the Government of Guinea has made concentrated efforts to address trafficking in persons. Most importantly, it has successfully investigated and prosecuted a trafficking case, sentencing the perpetrator to time in prison. The judicial sector is plagued by [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF GV
07DAKAR1572DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT STEVE CARR FOR THE STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 13:24:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF OVIP PHUM ICRC SG
07DAMASCUS309THE GOLAN: RESISTANCE RHETORIC, PEACE FEELERS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS, PUBLIC MENTION OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS ISSUE HAS RECURRED WITH MUCH GREATER FREQUENCY THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THE ASAD REGIME HAS USED IT TACTICALLY IN DIFFERENT WAYS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO EXPRESS SHARED OBJECTIVES WITH HIZBALLAH LAST AUGUST, AND MORE RECENT [...]
2007-03-27 16:16:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS473EFFORTS TO HELP IRAQI REFUGEES IN SYRIA MOVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A MONTH AFTER THE GENEVA CONFERENCE ON IRAQI REFUGEES, OUR CONTACTS REPORT THAT THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN THEIR EFFORTS CONTINUE TO ASSIST IRAQIS IN SYRIA. UNHCR'S REPRESENTATIVE LAURENS JOLLES TOLD US THAT MOST OF HIS ORGANIZATION'S GRANT AGREEMENTS IN SYRIA HAVE BEEN SIGNED [...]
2007-05-17 14:36:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS683SYRIA UPDATE ON IRAQI REFUGEES
[...] (U) Summary: PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright visited Damascus from June 12-15 and June 20-21, meeting about the Iraqi refugee crisis with interlocutors from a range of organizations, including: the Iraqi Embassy, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),the Internation [...]
2007-07-05 12:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SY IZ
07DARESSALAAM1215TANZANIA: AMBASSSADOR RETZER,S AUGUST 30 FAREWELL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 11:05:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID TZ
07DHAKA1218BANGLADESH: PROMOTION OF ICRC STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 07:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC BG
07DUBLIN60IRELAND FAVORS CLUSTER MUNITIONS TREATY, WILL
[...] (C) Summary: Ireland supports movement toward an international treaty restricting the use of cluster munitions (CM) and will participate in the February 22-23 CM conference in Oslo, according to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ireland, however, continues to see the Convention o [...]
2007-01-23 18:51:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO EI
07DUSHANBE1086RED CROSS REDUCES MISSION; TAJIK GOVT PROHIBITS FULL PRISON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: International Committee of the Red Cross will recall its international director and reduce the organization's status from mission to office in fall 2007. The decision is a result of the Tajik government's failure to cooperate with International Committee of the Red Cross and al [...]
2007-07-20 05:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ICRC TI
07DUSHANBE1157TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] PolOff informed Ismatullo Nasreddinov, Head of the North America and Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 10 of the U.S. support for Steve Carr's candidacy to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Standing Commission. Post also delivered a formal diploma [...]
2007-08-14 21:08:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC
07DUSHANBE500TAJIKISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER REPORTS ON PRISON
[...] (C) Fayzinisso Vohidova, a lawyer with the Center for Economic and Legal Support in Khujand, described to PolOff March 29 the horrendous prison conditions, corruption and human rights abuses she saw when she secretly snuck into prison #23 in Khujand, Tajikistan's second largest city. 2. [...]
2007-04-03 11:45:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ICRC TI
07FREETOWN165SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sierra Leone continues to make progress as it recovers from a devastating decade-long civil war that destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. In a little over a year, the level of awareness of trafficking in persons has risen considerably. However, trafficking remains a s [...]
2007-03-08 17:41:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
07FREETOWN477SIERRA LEONE: PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 12:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC SL
07GENEVA1418Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006
[...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the case of Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, Afghanistan. Letter dated 11 December 2006 referenced in [...]
2007-06-04 14:31:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA2447ICRC PONDERS BROADENING ITS ROLE IN DPRK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told us of their interest in expanding their work in North Korea. ICRC efforts are currently limited to medical assistance, but it hopes that progress in the Six-Party Talks might create the conditions to increase [...]
2007-11-02 17:43:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHRC PREF KN CH
07HANOI1329DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. SUPPORT FOR ICRC STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 14:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL ICRC PHUM VM
07HAVANA106ANATOMY OF AN INJUSTICE: CUBA'S RENE GOMEZ MANZANO
[...] (C) Summary: Cuban political detainee Rene Gomez Manzano, who has spent more than 18 months in prison without charge, is a poster child for legal-system injustice. An attorney disbarred in 1995 for advocating legal reforms, Gomez was nursing a cold at home on July 22, 2005 when five political [...]
2007-01-31 20:10:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07ISLAMABAD5060GOP DECLINES UNHCR HELP FOR IDPS FROM SWAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing concern about the optics, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority declined to approve the Northwest Frontier Province's request for UN assistance to help displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing the violence in Swat. NDMA claims it has sufficient tents and food, but pr [...]
2007-11-28 10:34:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PREF UNHCR EAID PK
07JAKARTA1075INDONESIA'S SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Army Special Operations Forces (KOPASSUS) of Indonesia's Armed Forces (TNI) remains outside the ambit of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military cooperation. This message reviews its progress on the critical issue of human rights and provides an update on current Mission Jakart [...]
2007-04-16 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PHUM MOPS ID
07JAKARTA2025DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING
[...] We discussed reftel candidacy of Steve Carr for the ICRC Standing Committee with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. We appealed for Indonesia's support of Carr's candidacy and provided a nonpaper with relevant information. Purw [...]
2007-07-26 10:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC ID
07JAKARTA2934RESUMING ENGAGEMENT WITH KOPASSUS, THE ARMY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The time is right to resume gradual engagement with KOPASSUS, the Indonesian Army's elite Special Forces unit. The basis for engagement remains the Secretary's waiver of legislative restrictions on military SIPDIS cooperation with the GOI issued in November 2005, which opened [...]
2007-10-19 05:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ID
07JERUSALEM1266SOME AID ARRIVES IN GAZA, MOST CROSSINGS CLOSED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fuel imports continued to flow into Gaza June 19, and several truck loads of humanitarian assistance entered through Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza. Gaza-based contacts report continued panic buying June 19, but, with the exception of wheat-flour, sugar, and dairy products, [...]
2007-06-19 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1274FOOD SUPPLIES ENTER GAZA; LIMITED PASSENGER
[...] (SBU) Summary: WFP delivered wheat-flour and oil to Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing June 20, with the concurrence of nearby Hamas forces. Limited movement of foreigners and injured Palestinians occurred at Erez. Israeli incursions into Gaza took place June 20, resulting in the death of [...]
2007-06-20 14:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1296GAZA HOSPITALS STRUGGLE TO SERVE PUBLIC; JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Critical health care assistance is being supplied to Gaza hospitals, including a truck load of dialysis equipment funded by USAID. ICRC and other international organizations have resumed their work in Gaza. Twenty-one truck loads of food aid were shipped into Gaza June 21. [...]
2007-06-22 11:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1304HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE CONTINUES TO TRICKLE INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Imports into Gaza remain mostly limited to humanitarian shipments. After Kerem Shalom crossing closed early June 25 due to mortar fire, WFP shipments of sugar, flour, and oil were diverted and passed through Sufa crossing. Gaza hospitals are all operational despite run-down f [...]
2007-06-25 14:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1349LIMITED HUMANITARIAN SHIPMENTS CONTINUE TO MOVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karni/al-Mintar, Kerem Shalom, and Sufa crossings were open to select humanitarian and commercial shipments June 28, as operations at the crossings remains ad hoc given the fluid security situation. ICRC transferred 17 sick and injured patients out of Gaza June 28. End summar [...]
2007-06-28 14:58:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1482LIMITED MOVEMENT AT GAZA CROSSINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sufa crossing and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station were open on July 17, the Karni/al-Mintar, Kerem Shalom, and Rafah crossings were closed. WFP plans to deliver eight truck loads of wheat flour per day to Gaza July 17-22 through Sufa, while ICRC transferred 25 patients from Ga [...]
2007-07-18 11:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1496USAID MEETS WITH PA MINISTERS OF HEALTH AND
[...] (SBU) USAID Mission Director met with Minister of Health Fathi Abu Moghli and Minister of Planning Samir Abdallah July 16 to discuss USAID programs in West Bank/Gaza. Abu Moghli stated that he intends to (1) develop a strategic plan for the health sector and (2) work with USAID on its ongoing [...]
2007-07-19 10:54:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1862ICRC REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) Summary. On August 30, International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) Field Coordinator Jean-Christophe Sandoz reported to RefCoord that the August 29 meeting between the Government of Israel (GoI),Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Magen David Adom (MDA) laid a positive foundation fo [...]
2007-09-05 15:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF ICRC IS KWBG PHUM
07JERUSALEM2205PA CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO KETZIOT PRISON RIOT
[...] (C) Summary. On October 22, one thousand Palestinian prisoners rioted at Ketziot Prison in response to a search by Israeli Prison Service (IPS) officials for cellular phones. PIJ member Muhammad al-Ashqar was killed, and nine Palestinian prisoners and 15 IPS officials were wounded. On Octo [...]
2007-10-25 13:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2394ICRC REPORTS HARSH CONDITIONS IN GAZA
[...] (C) Summary. ICRC Head of Delegation Christophe Harnish and Gaza Office Director Tony Dalviel said Gazans face a steady decline in health, reduced services, decaying infrastructure, and an intensified sense of isolation. They said the building-blocks for a large-scale humanitarian disaster a [...]
2007-11-19 15:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV IS
07JERUSALEM700PALESTINIANS COMMEMORATE PRISONERS' DAY
[...] (U) PALESTINIAN POLITICAL LEADERS COMMEMORATED PALESTINIAN PRISONERS' DAY (APRIL 17) WITH RALLIES AND PRESS STATEMENTS. RALLIES WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, INCLUDING AT ICRC OFFICES IN GAZA CITY AND RAMALLAH. PM HANNIYEH ADDRESSED HUNDREDS OF PRISONERS' RELATIVES IN GAZA CITY [...]
2007-04-18 13:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG
07KABUL1093INTERVIEW WITH BAGRAM DETAINEE AHEAD OF POTENTIAL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Post scheduled our Refugee Coordinator to interview Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) detainee Abdul Aziz Rashid Al Muteri (US9SA-001816DP) on March 24. As requested in reftel, Refugee Coordinator consulted bef [...]
2007-04-03 14:30:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNMARR KAWC PINS PREL PTER AF SA
07KABUL1456BAGRAM THEATER INTERNMENT FACILITY--PAKISTANI, YEMENI DETAINEE ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-29 14:05:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNAF KAWC MARR PINS PK PREL PTER
07KABUL1558DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA OFFICIALS OUTLINE
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request: Please advise regarding Post's paragraph 9-13 suggestions on possible legal vehicles and next steps. Building on reftel efforts, Post has continued, ahead of and during the 1-3 May advance team visit of L/PM Attorney Adviser Eric Pelofsky and OSD Global Secu [...]
2007-05-08 13:15:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1578ISAF DETAINEES: CANADIANS CONCLUDE NEW AGREEMENT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: It is NATO policy that ISAF partner nations should transfer detainees to GoA custody within 96 hours, or release them. While NATO's policy originally did not identify a particular Afghan agency to receive the ISAF detainees, an ISAF HQ order (FRAGO) issued March 30 designated [...]
2007-05-10 14:20:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNKWAC MARR NATO PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1691PRT KANDAHAR: MID-MAY SECURITY ROUNDUP
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A dramatic week was launched in Kandahar on May 12 with the killing of senior Taliban Commander Mullah Dadullah (in Helmand Province) and of Mullah Manan (in Zharey District) on May 13. Many Kandaharis were jubilant and hundreds lined up to see his body on display at Governor [...]
2007-05-20 11:30:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2136DETAINEES: UPDATE ON TRANSFER-RELATED ISSUES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Transfers to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) resumed on June 3, and the ANDF now contains 56 detainees. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has relayed charges for the first 12 detainees transferred in April to the Attorney General's prosecutors, who have a [...]
2007-07-05 14:40:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3656DETAINEES: RUNUP TO FIRST TRIALS AT AFGHAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary/Comment: On October 3, the first 12 detainees transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) in April were arraigned before Afghan judges at the ANDF with defense counsel and the Attorney General's (AG) prosecutor pres [...]
2007-10-26 12:48:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KAMPALA1050UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]
2007-06-26 12:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1209UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY (August 18-23)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]
2007-07-26 04:19:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1310UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 26-30,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive partner for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. Uganda is vigorously supporting a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives on HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR) and malaria (PM [...]
2007-08-15 10:23:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID UG
07KAMPALA312UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD (FEB 27-28)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money, and logistics. Uganda cooperates fully in the War on Terror, and is highly receptive to U.S. training and presence. On the humanitarian and develo [...]
2007-02-23 03:10:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA345UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR AND NSC DEPUTY ADVISOR DAVID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of US initiatives including Presidential initiatives o [...]
2007-03-01 03:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KATHMANDU1458DEMARCHE ON PROMOTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 11:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC NP
07KATHMANDU1944EXIT PERMIT PROCESS FOR RESETTLEMENT OF BHUTANESE
[...] (C) In meetings with Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Sauerbrey October 31, Nepal's Home and Foreign Ministers expressed receptiveness to streamlining the exit permit process for Bhutanese refugees, although they could not state what the new process would be or when i [...]
2007-11-05 08:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL BT IN NP
07KHARTOUM2017NORTH DARFUR INSECURITY ON THE RISE
[...] (QBU) The week of December 10 saw a sharp rise in carjackings, banditry and insecurity in North Darfur, culminating on December 14 with a violent car-jacking attack on the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS),whose El Fasher Force Headquarters are located in close proximity to USG residen [...]
2007-12-17 06:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM250DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID/DCHA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
[...] (U) From January 20 to 25, USAID Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Assistant Administrator Michael E. Hess visited Sudan. Hess and six USAID/Sudan staff members traveled to North and South Darfur to gain a better understanding of the current humanitarian, political [...]
2007-02-19 15:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
07KHARTOUM280STATE OF DARFUR: HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: From February 19-21, CDA Hume visited Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, and El Fasher to meet with Sudanese government officials, UN agency heads, and representatives of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). In North, South, and West Darfur, INGO and UN agencies' opera [...]
2007-02-23 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US EUN
07KHARTOUM395CFC HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR SUPPORT FOR SLM/MINAWI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cease-fire Commission (CFC) activities the week of February 26 highlighted the continued need for non-military logistical support to the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi. This support would divert his men away from the extortion and banditry that is an all too common line i [...]
2007-03-13 16:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM592Sudan - Juba Teaching Hospital
[...] (U) Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) faces numerous challenges as it adapts to rapidly increasing demand and the new management of the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). The imminent withdrawal of longtime supporter International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be a serious test for the ho [...]
2007-04-16 14:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM878 DARFUR - TAWILA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ON THE VERGE OF
[...] (U) Maintaining a humanitarian presence in Tawila is crucial to preventing a deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the potential movement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to nearby El Fasher. In May 2007, a sustained and worsening trend of carjackings and attacks on relief agen [...]
2007-06-04 13:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM897 SUDAN - DEMARCHE ON UNHCR CLUSTER ROLE IN DARFUR DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) In response to the points of the demarche, the Officer in Charge of UNHCR noted that the cluster approach has not yet been formally launched in Sudan, and that UNHCR and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) are still collaborating on camp coordination and prot [...]
2007-06-07 06:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM922DARFUR - GEREIDA CALM BUT UNPREDICTABLE
[...] (U) On May 22, a USAID assessment team traveled to the SLA/Minawi-held town of Gereida, South Darfur, in the first USG visit since a violent attack on humanitarian agencies led to their withdrawal in December 2006. In the absence of other relief organizations since the attack, the Internationa [...]
2007-06-11 11:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC UN SU
07KIGALI1069RWANDA PRISON BEAT: PRISON POPULATION DOWN, ICTR
[...] (C) Rwanda's prison population fell to 64,000 inmates, as the government continued its releases of persons convicted by gacaca courts, relieving the severe overcrowding that previously characterized the prison system. A well-constructed Kigali transit facility, built to receive International [...]
2007-11-19 11:46:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKAWC PHUM PGOV RW
07KIGALI110GACACA PROBLEMS, GACACA REFORMS
[...] (SBU) The GOR seeks to streamline its gacaca system, lowering penalties for those convicted of genocide crimes, narrowing the jurisdiction of regular courts over genocide suspects, and reducing the numbers of judges per gacaca court. A new prisoner release is also soon to occur. By these r [...]
2007-02-05 06:56:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI167GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA RELEASES PRISONERS
[...] (U) In fulfillment of a January cabinet decision, on February 19 the Rwandan government began the release of over 9,000 prisoners, approximately 8,000 suspected genocidaires (those who participated in the 1994 genocide) and about 1,000 ordinary criminals already convicted and serving their sen [...]
2007-02-21 06:46:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI168GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA RELEASES PRISONERS
[...] (U) In fulfillment of a January cabinet decision, on February 19 the Rwandan government began the release of over 9,000 prisoners, approximately 8,000 suspected genocidaires (those who participated in the 1994 genocide) and about 1,000 ordinary criminals already convicted and serving their sen [...]
2007-02-21 06:46:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI291UGANDA HANDS RWANDA 10 MEMBERS OF DISSIDENT GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. On March 12 Ugandan security forces transferred to Rwandan authorities ten members of the dissident organization RPR (Rassemblement du Peuple Rwandais). These individuals are now in the custody of military investigators, who are determining their personal identity and status wit [...]
2007-03-21 16:00:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RW
07KIGALI496GENOCIDE ADJUDICATIONS RISING RAPIDLY; MORE
[...] (SBU) Gacaca courts trying genocide suspects have greatly increased their rate of adjudication, following adoption of the new genocide statute on March 1. As of mid-May, gacaca courts have processed nearly 400,000 cases, approximately half the existing caseload. Judicial authorities are rep [...]
2007-05-23 15:28:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI599RWANDA PRISON CONDITIONS: WORSENING STEADILY AS
[...] (C) Polchief and visiting PRM officer called upon International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Chief Pierre Wettach on June 26 to discuss prison conditions in Rwanda. Wettach described a worsening situation in the nation's 16 prisons, due exclusively to the ever-increasing number of geno [...]
2007-06-27 15:02:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI634ANALYSIS OF RISK OF TORTURE OF BWINDI DEFENDANTS
[...] (C) Summary. Post submits this analysis of the risk of torture of the three Bwindi defendants if returned to Rwanda for trial, for use in Department deliberations. Post finds that it is not/not "more likely than not" that these three individuals would be subject to torture if so returned. [...]
2007-07-09 19:17:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM RW
07KIGALI759RWANDA - PRISONS, JUSTICE SECTOR REFORMS
[...] (C) Embassy and visiting DRL officers met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Office Pierre Wattach (protect) on July 10 to discuss prison conditions in Rwanda. Wattach gave a generally positive report, despite identifying some lingering problem areas. The serious ov [...]
2007-08-23 14:31:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM RW
07KINSHASA1128DRC: DISASTER DECLARATION FOR EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for emergency assistance. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following laboratory confirmation of Ebola virus in Mweka rural health zone in Kasai Occidental Province, the Congolese Minister of Health has requested international assistance to contain [...]
2007-09-20 05:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM CG
07KINSHASA1340 Ambassador Garvelink in Goma December 3
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Garvelink's introductory trip to Goma December 3 coincided with commencement of military action in the Mushaki area (west of Sake) by the FARDC against Nkunda's forces. MONUC/North Kivu commander General Narayan told the Ambassador that, the previous day, Nkunda's f [...]
2007-12-05 15:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM MOPS PREL PREF KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1350 Goma Situation Report for December 7, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: The FARDC military offensive has stalled at Kibati -- a high point along the track north from Sake -- where Nkunda has continued to bring in reinforcements and evidently taken a stand. Speaking to the humanitarian community in North Kivu, MONUC Force Commander General Babacar [...]
2007-12-10 11:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL PREF KPKO CG
07KINSHASA375IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FIGHTING
[...] (C) Summary: Forces loyal to former Vice President Bemba were defeated in March 22 - 23 violence, and no longer constitute a fighting force. There is a general consensus that numerous political options were not exhausted prior to the fighting, with many in the Kabila camp spoiling for a fight [...]
2007-03-28 16:23:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC MOPS CG
07KUALALUMPUR1199DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 00:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC MY
07KUWAIT1676NOVEMBER 11-13 TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11 and 13, respectively, Kuwait hosted the 55th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) and the 30th Tripartite Commission (TC) Meeting. Representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Inter [...]
2007-11-29 10:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT1742INTERIOR MINISTER NONCOMMITTAL ON ADDITIONAL
[...] (C) In a December 13 meeting with CDA, Interior Minister Shaykh Jaber Al-Khaled Al Sabah said he was deeply concerned about the smuggling of contraband (including drugs, alcohol, munitions, and chemicals) into Kuwait from Iraq at both the Abdali-Safwan commercial border crossing and the militar [...]
2007-12-18 11:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL ETRD KU IZ
07KUWAIT320TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 53RD
[...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 53rd session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on February 20, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session closed no c [...]
2007-03-04 14:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT909TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 54TH
[...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 54th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on June 5, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and Poloff in attendance. The session clo [...]
2007-06-13 03:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KU
07LUANDA784DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 21:19:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AO
07MADRID1144SPANISH POLDIR ON CFE, CUBA, ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar June 7 to discuss the need for unity at next week's extraordinary CFE Treaty conference in Vienna. Dezcallar reiterated Spain's strong commitment to NATO and expressed concern at the tone of Putin's recent rhetori [...]
2007-06-11 15:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCFE CU SP OSCE
07MADRID1756SPAIN WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON STANDING COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 17:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC SP
07MANAMA892UN APPEAL FOR IRAQI REFUGEES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 13:54:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF IZ BA
07MANAMA986ARAB DONORS CONFERENCE ON DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 14:38:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AL BA
07MANILA2586THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SRI LANKA FM
[...] (C) Summary: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is committed to the political agenda of devolution, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Deputy Secretary Negroponte in a July 31 meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN. The FM emphasized Sri [...]
2007-08-01 09:14:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS RP
07MANILA2857PHILIPPINES ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR STANDING
[...] (C) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to convey U.S. support for Steve Carr's candidacy to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Standing Commission, and urged Philippine support for his election. 2. (C) Leah Ruiz, Director for [...]
2007-08-22 10:05:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM ICRC RP
07MANILA777COMBATING UNLAWFUL KILLINGS
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy continues actively to engage the Philippine government to encourage more effective action to bring to justice those involved in unlawful killings, and to seek additional ways in which the USG can be helpful. End Summary. 2. (C) In a March 5 meeting with the membe [...]
2007-03-09 07:48:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL RP
07MEXICO4340DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 20:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ICRC
07MOSCOW1501MFA ON RESETTLEMENT OF NORTH KOREANS
[...] (S) Chief of the MFA's Migration Section Aleksandr Chuplygin told us April 4 that in principle MFA had no objection to resettlement to the U.S. of the six North Koreans that UNHCR has referred (reftels). Chuplygin underscored that the resettlement should be done discreetly and that any publi [...]
2007-04-04 15:07:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREF PHUM PREL RS KN
07MOSCOW3495CHECHNYA REVISITED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit by REFCOORD to Grozny, the evidence of Chechnya's economic reconstruction was striking. Scaffolding, initially seen only around government buildings, has appeared everywhere, including private homes. Minutka Square, long a symbol of the city's destructi [...]
2007-07-17 13:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PINR EAID RS
07MOSCOW3716DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 13:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC RS
07MOSCOW4050KADYROV ORDERS HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary: In an effort in increase his control over international humanitarian organizations operating in Chechnya, Chechen President Kadyrov on August 4 demanded that they relocate their offices to Groznyy within two weeks (many currently operate from Ingushetia or South Ossetia). Kadyrov' [...]
2007-08-17 15:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF RS
07NAIROBI1135 SOMALIA EMBASSY MEDIA OUTREACH
[...] (U) On March 7 the Embassy of the Somali Republic in Nairobi held a media conference and issued the following statement. Begin Text: Embassy of the Somali Republic Nairobi -Kenya GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF THE PRESS: First I would like to take this opportunity t [...]
2007-03-09 10:30:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI169 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 1
[...] As of January 4, the UN does not expect to issue a Flash Appeal or a revised Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for Somalia. As the humanitarian community adapts to the evolving situation, Lower Juba, Middle Juba, and Middle Shabelle regions have emerged as agencies' top response priorities. [...]
2007-01-10 05:25:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI213ICRC LETTER ON SOMALIA
[...] On January 11 Embassy Nairobi received a letter from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) informing the USG that the ICRC considers U.S. actions in Somalia to be governed by the rules applicable to situations of non-international armed conflict. Full text follows in para 2. [...]
2007-01-12 05:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE
07NAIROBI2209 Somalia--Security a Long Way Off
[...] (C) Summary. The level of violence has risen in Mogadishu and the provinces since the Ethiopian/TFG action against the Ayr sub-clan and Courts' radicals in late April 2007. Attacks tend to be more focused than earlier in the year. While this violence could be laid at the feet of Islamic ex [...]
2007-05-23 14:58:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC EWWT EAID SO ET UG KS
07NAIROBI2214SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - HEALTH IN
[...] Summary: Despite years of chaos, insecurity and absence of a functioning Ministry of Health, Mogadishu continues to benefit from a serviceable, if limited, health system for those with sufficient resources to access it. Despite significant challenges, such as heavy fighting, limited access, [...]
2007-05-24 06:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
07NAIROBI255 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 3 - HEALTH
[...] The November-December floods raised concern that Somalia would see an increase in cases of water-borne diseases, malaria, and respiratory infections. Additionally, recent outbreaks of cholera and Rift Valley fever (RVF) have prompted Somalia health sector agencies to coordinate response plans [...]
2007-01-16 14:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI3373Somaliland -- Foreign Minister on the Way Forward
[...] (C) Summary. On August 20, the Ambassador held consultations with Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (at his request) to discuss the full range of issues in the U.S.-Somaliland relationship. Topics included the arrest of opposition political leaders, elections and recognition [...]
2007-08-22 09:11:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI448 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 7 NON-FOOD
[...] In fiscal year (FY) 2006, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) provided $6.9 million in non-food humanitarian assistance to agencies focused on drought response and recovery within the health, nutrition, livelihood, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. OFDA funds [...]
2007-01-25 13:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI67SOMALIA: KENYAN PUSHBACK OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Tuju the morning of January 4. The Ambassador emphasized the need for Kenya to cease the involuntary return of refugees (400 from Liboi and another 291 from Lamu) and meet its international humanitarian obligations to open its bord [...]
2007-01-04 13:42:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PHUM EIAD PTER KE SO
07NAIROBI870SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 16 - THE IMPACT
[...] Continuing insecurity and political uncertainty in Somalia are displacing some populations from Mogadishu and impeding humanitarian operations in Lower Juba Region and Mogadishu. USAID's partners continue to operate under extremely difficult circumstances, but the populations that remain ina [...]
2007-02-23 09:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NDJAMENA142CHAD'S OURE CASSONI REFUGEE CAMP POSES UNIQUE RISKS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Oure Cassoni refugee Camp, close to the Sudan border, continues to be highly politicized. Both the camp and the host community of Bahai lack security (reftels). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is active in trying to repatriate Sudanese soldiers hospitaliz [...]
2007-02-14 14:08:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL KCRS CD SU
07NDJAMENA324 CODEL McGovern Visits IDPs Fleeing Attacks
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Rep. James McGovern and staffers, along with the Ambassador and Emboffs, witnessed the grave humanitarian crisis unfolding near Koukou Angarana in eastern Chad on 7 April. An estimated 9,000 people have fled west towards the area after attacks on the villages of Tiero and Marena [...]
2007-04-12 15:02:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM KCRS CD SU OTRA OVIP
07NDJAMENA325CLASHES CONTINUE, IDP SITUATION WORSENS IN EASTERN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two weeks the security and humanitarian situation in eastern Chad has taken a dangerous turn for the worse. The Dar Sila region near the border with Sudan south of Abeche has been the scene of attacks by janjaweed militias, an upsurge in new Internally Displaced [...]
2007-04-13 08:14:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC CD SU
07NDJAMENA358REFUGEE PROTECTION IN EASTERN CHAD - Part 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 09:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV KCRS SU CD
07NDJAMENA50EASTERN CHAD: USAID ASSESSMENT OF INTERNALLY
[...] Summary: The USG humanitarian assessment team in eastern Chad is investigating reports of rising numbers of internally displaced persons. On January 17 and 18, the team visited two IDP sites and refugee camps in the Farchana area of Assounga Departement. Recent arrivals at the sites are from [...]
2007-01-19 19:16:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI CD
07NDJAMENA619 EASTERN CHAD - INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT UPDATE
[...] Most internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. The numbers have stabilized at about 170,000, and due to the rains no major conflict is expected for several months. Issues faced by the humanitarian community include insecu [...]
2007-07-25 17:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA625 EASTERN CHAD - IDP NEEDS BEING MET
[...] Most of the estimated 173,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. USAID/OFDA's partners and other humanitarian organizations are providing services to the IDPs in the water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH),health/nutritio [...]
2007-07-30 16:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA633 CHAD - UN OCHA WEAKNESSES
[...] (SBU) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) effort to coordinate humanitarian activities in eastern Chad is falling short of expectations and promises made to donors earlier in 2007. To improve its performance, OCHA HQ needs to take eastern Chad's requirements more [...]
2007-08-02 13:20:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA674 EASTERN CHAD - USAID FIELD VISIT TO DOGDORE IDP
[...] The week of August 13, a USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) field officer based in eastern Chad traveled to the internally displaced person (IDP) site of Dogdore, the largest IDP site in eastern Chad. Dogdore's proximity to the Chad-Sudan border and the [...]
2007-08-16 16:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA712CHAD:EU TEAM ASKS HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPOSED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the week-long visit of a European Commission Technical Assessment Team, many questions were still unanswered as to how a possible multidimensional UN/EU force would go about protecting refugees, IDPs and humanitarian workers in eastern Chad given the complex political an [...]
2007-09-07 15:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
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