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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00ABUDHABI5893 |
SULTAN BIN ZAYID: "MUST THE U.S. BE TOUGHER THAN THE ISRAELIS ON PALESTINE?" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY THEODORE H. KATTOUF, AMBASSADOR, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A FRIENDLY BUT CLEARLY FRUSTRATED SULTAN BIN ZAYID, UAE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND SECOND SON OF PRESIDENT ZAYID BIN SULTAN, CONVEYED TO AMBASSADOR IN FRANK, DELIBERATE TERMS OCTOBER 29 HIS OWN "AND [...] |
2000-10-31 08:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF TC |
| 00ANKARA8112 |
TURKEY: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) COMBATTING TERRORISM IS A MAJOR PRIORITY IN TURKEY'S FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICY. THE GOT APPROACHES THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISTS WITH AN OUTLOOK SIMILAR TO THE USG'S INTERNATIONAL, COORDINATED APPROACH. THE DANGER POSED TO TURKEY BY TERRORISM IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE FACT THAT THE THREE POSTS OF TH [...] |
2000-12-11 11:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER TU |
| 00BEIRUT1411 |
ELECTION 2000: AMAL-HIZBALLAH MAKE A DEAL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMAL MOVEMENT AND HIZBALLAH HAVE MADE A SYRIAN-INDUCED DEAL TO DISTRIBUTE SEATS AMONG THEMSELVES IN THE UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. IF THE DEAL HOLDS, HIZBALLAH WOULD HAVE A NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS, PLUS A STRONGER FIGURE IN A THIRD ONE. THESE EXPEDIENT PAIRINGS ARE TYPICAL [...] |
2000-04-17 16:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL LE |
| 00DAMASCUS3013 |
ASAD LAID TO REST, BASHAR ERA BEGINNING, SYRIANS ADJUST TO NEW REALITY [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-13 18:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SY |
| 00HARARE4821 |
A U.S. COMPANY HELPS THE RESERVE BANK FINANCE AND MANAGE ITS GOLD SALES [...] No summary [...] |
2000-08-30 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ZI EMIN ECON |
| 00KINSHASA8558 |
WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 18 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel supplies were adequate in Kinshasa, though reports that current supplies are noxious persisted. The Congolese franc weakened on the parallel market to about 142 Congolese francs per US dollar. The GDRC held a week-long workshop on the conditions of state-owned [...] |
2000-12-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG |
| 00LIMA2475 |
ALEJANDRO TOLEDO BIOGRAPHY: POLITICAL ASSETS AND [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HAMILTON, REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO'S CHARISMA, ABILITY TO APPEAL TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES, INCLUDING PERU'S INDIGENOUS AND POOREST COMMUNITIES, AND POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC MESSAGE HAVE HELPED TO CA [...] |
2000-04-25 12:30:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PINR PGOV PREL PE SECRET PAGE LIMA OF |
| 00SANAA5396 |
SALEH'S RHETORIC OVER THE TOP, BUT POLICY UNCHANGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BA JAMMAL NOVEMBER 20, THE AMBASSADOR CONVEYED U.S. CONCERNS THAT PRESIDENT SALEH'S RECENT PUBLIC STATEMENTS WERE EXACERBATING AN ALREADY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AT SUCH A TENSE TIME, THE ROYG SHOULD BE PUBLICLY URGING BOTH SIDES TO RETURN TO TH [...] |
2000-11-20 13:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPP YM |
| 00STATE117658 |
SUDANESE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-20 21:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AR BG FR NL PREL PTER SU UNSC |
| 00TASHKENT4223 |
KARIMOV URGES CLOSER COOPERATION WITH U.S., COMMITS TO [...] (c) summary: on November 1, the ambassador presented credentials to president Karimov. This was followed by a spirited discussion of about one hour during which Karimov argued for deeper cooperation with the u.s., charged Russia with maneuvering to restore hegemony in central Asia, and outlined the [...] |
2000-11-02 11:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER RU AF UZ |
| 00TELAVIV4462 |
BIN LADIN CONNECTION IN GAZA FOUND PUZZLING; CONNECTION TO HAMAS QUESTIONED [...] No summary [...] |
2000-08-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KWBG PGOV PREL PTER |
| 01ABUJA1006 |
Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy [...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...] |
2001-05-07 10:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PINS ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA1364 |
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's submission for this year's International Religious Freedom Report. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: ------------------------- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ------------------------- THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OB [...] |
2001-06-14 16:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF NI |
| 01ABUJA2115 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DICUSSES THE WCAR, [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. This message summarizes their discussion on the WCAR, trafficking in persons, and HIV/AIDS. ==== WCAR ==== 2. (C) Mohammed stated that h [...] |
2001-08-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN NI WCAR |
| 01ABUJA2117 |
NIGERIA: BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and President Obasanjo discussed a smorgasbord of issues over a lengthy breakfast on August 24. The President said he would do everything possible to meet the counter-narcotics benchmarks, but he admitted that the Nigerian judiciary was broken and offered to r [...] |
2001-08-28 12:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL SNAR ETRD BEXP MASS ECOWAS WCAR XF NI |
| 01ABUJA2520 |
THE TERROR ATTACKS AND U.S. POLICY IN THE [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a thumbnail summary of trends in the Nigerian media since the terror attacks on New York and Washington on September 11. On the whole, Nigerians were as shocked by the attacks as Americans. The media accurately reported the story and the immediate condemnations [...] |
2001-10-03 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP SCUL PREL PROP NI |
| 01ABUJA2670 |
TFUS01: NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON EMIR OF ILORIN [...] (SBU) During a visit to the OFR P3 training site in Ilorin, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by OSD/ISA Director Theresa Whalen, DATT and PolMilOff, called on the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. Expressing his deep condolences for the September 11 attacks on the United States, the E [...] |
2001-10-18 20:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR PINR NI |
| 01ABUJA3236 |
NIGERIA - THE AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR [...] Ambassador Jeter hosted a very successful Iftar on Wednesday, December 12. Although FSOs assigned to the (former) Embassy Office in Abuja had hosted Iftars in the past, Ambassador Jeter was the first U.S. Ambassador accredited to Nigeria to host an Iftar in the national capital. I sent a s [...] |
2001-12-19 18:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL OEXC PGOV PREL NI |
| 01BEIRUT1018 |
KHATAMI HOLDS COURT FOR LEBANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IRANIAN PRESIDENT KHATAMI MET ON APRIL 25 WITH HIZBALLAH SYG HASSAN NASRALLAH AND PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER/AMAL LEADER NABIH BERRI ON THE MARGINS OF THE TEHRAN-SPONSORED CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE AL-AQSA INTIFADA. KHATAMI LAVISHED PRAISE ON HIZBALLAH AND WAS SOMEWHAT MORE RESERV [...] |
2001-04-26 16:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KPAL IR SY LE |
| 01BEIRUT1935 |
ANTI-ISRAELI AND ANTI-U.S. RHETORIC ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. LAST WEEK'S UPSURGE IN VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL DREW WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION FROM GOL OFFICIALS, THE MEDIA, HIZBALLAH, AND MUSLIM LEADERS. THE JULY 31 ATTACK AT NABLUS INTENSIFIED ANTI-ISRAELI RHETORIC, WHILE SPARKING CRITICISM OF THE U.S. HIZBALLAH CONDEMNED THE ISRAELI ATTACKS AND CA [...] |
2001-08-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL PTER IS SY LE |
| 01BEIRUT2254 |
TFUS01: LEBANESE EXPRESS OUTRAGE AND SYMPATHY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. AS THE MASSIVE SCALE OF TRAGEDY UNFURLED DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE WORLD, LEBANESE OF ALL PERSUASIONS OFFERED FRESH OUTPOURINGS OF CONDEMNATION AND SYMPATHY FOR THE ATTACKS ON AMERICA. ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF OFTEN FRACTIOUS SECTARIAN GROUPS, THE NATION UNITED IN THE CONVICTION TH [...] |
2001-09-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 01BEIRUT3057 |
BERRI ON HIZBALLAH, THE REGION AND THE ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN DISCUSSING HIZBALLAH'S SIGNIFICANCE WITH THE AMBASSADOR DECEMBER 7, SPEAKER BERRI SAID THAT AMAL WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL "ACTIONS" PRIOR TO ISRAEL'S 1984 WITHDRAWAL FROM BEIRUT. HE PREDICTED THAT HIZBALLAH WOULD CONTINUE TO LAUNCH CROSS-BORDER ATTACKS UNTIL A COMPREHENSIVE PE [...] |
2001-12-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON LE IR SY |
| 01BEIRUT758 |
HIZBALLAH-AMAL FORGE MUNICIPAL ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER/AMAL MOVEMENT HEAD NABIH BERRI, CORNERED BY SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR HARIRI'S STRUCTURAL REFORMS WHICH WILL HARM HIS PATRONAGE MACHINE, IS TRIMMING SAILS. HE HAS MET WITH ARCH-RIVAL HIZBALLAH SYG NASRALLAH AND COMPROMISES ON TWO BONES OF CONTENTION ARE EMERGING. [...] |
2001-03-22 16:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IR LE |
| 01CAIRO3757 |
EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART 2: A POPULAR [...] (C) IN THIS, THE SECOND OF TWO CABLES ON EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB), WE LOOK AT THE BANNED MOVEMENT'S POPULARITY AND ITS SOURCES. DESPITE INTERNAL TENSIONS AND IMPRISONMENT OF THE MOST DYNAMIC OF ITS YOUNG LEADERS SINCE THE MID-1990'S, THE MB HAS ENJOYED AN UPSURGE IN POPULARITY, WINNING 17 PE [...] |
2001-06-21 11:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER EG |
| 01CAIRO5603 |
TFUSO1: EGYPT RESPONDS TO U.S. DISASTER [...] THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT REACTED QUICKLY TO THE HORRIFIC EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11. A CLEARLY DISTRAUGHT PRESIDENT MUBARAK APPEARED ON TELEVISION, EXPRESSING SORROW AND SADNESS AT THE EVENTS. HE LATER CALLED A CABINET MEETING, DIRECTING THAT ALL FORMS OF ASSISTANCE BE OFFER [...] |
2001-09-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EG IS |
| 01CAIRO5770 |
CAIRO MEDIA REACTION: THE ATTACK IN AMERICA - [...] SUMMARY: ----------- THE LEAD STORY IN ALL PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA WAS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S INTERVIEWS WITH CNN'S LARRY KING AND THE BBC. ALL PRO-GOVERNMENT HEADLINES EMPHASIZED MUBARAK'S RENEWAL OF THE CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING TERRORISM; HIS URGING THAT AN AMERICAN AT [...] |
2001-09-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO EG |
| 01CAIRO6321 |
SHARING THE CASE AGAINST AL-QA'IDA WITH EGYPT [...] (S) ON OCTOBER 3 AND 4, DRAWING ON DOCUMENTS PROVIDED REFTEL, MISSION STAFF MET WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND MILITARY OFFICIALS TO MAKE THE CASE AGAINST AL-QAIDA. IN PREPARATION FOR THE BRIEFINGS, WE HAD DISTILLED INFORMATION IN REFTEL INTO FOUR BASIC SECTIONS: [...] |
2001-10-04 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PINR EG |
| 01CAIRO7997 |
EGYPT: NEW TERRORIST GROUP, AL-WA'AD (THE PROMISE) [...] (C) IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRIAL BEFORE THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL, THE PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN ORGANIZATION OF 94 EGYPTIANS AND FOREIGNERS, WHICH HAS BECOME KNOWN AS "AL-WA'AD" (THE PROMISE), IS ALLEGED TO BE A SOPHISTICATED NETWORK OF TERRORIST CELLS. INDICTMENTS WERE ISSUED AGAINST 94 DEFENDANT [...] |
2001-12-10 16:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PGOV PHUM EG |
| 01COLOMBO2233 |
SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS [...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...] |
2001-12-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL CE MV |
| 01DAMASCUS3036 |
ASAD: ISRAEL DOES NOT DESIRE PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A LENGTHY INTERVIEW WITH GERMAN NEWS MAGAZINE DER SPIEGEL 7/9, SYRIAN PRESIDENT AL- ASAD ACCUSED ISRAELI PM SHARON OF PUSHING THE REGION TOWARDS WAR; ASSERTED THAT SYRIA WANTED PEACE BUT WOULD NOT SHY AWAY FROM WAR IF FORCED INTO IT; AND WAS UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT SYRIAN [...] |
2001-07-09 15:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SY |
| 01DUBAI1141 |
POPULAR IRANIAN VIEWS OF TEHRAN'S POLICY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PRINCIPAL OFFICER RICHARD OLSON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS, DUBAI-BASED TRADERS, AND IRANIANS RESIDENT IN DUBAI PROVIDED THEIR ASSESSMENT OF IRAN'S POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. OF THOSE WHO EXPRESSED OPINI [...] |
2001-09-15 08:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KPAL KISL IR TC |
| 01GABORONE3435 |
TFUS01: BOTSWANA MUSLIM ATTITUDES [...] (C) POST HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN BOTSWANA TO GAUGE ATTITUDES TOWARDS U.S. ACTIONS IN COMBATING TERRORISM FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS AND FOLLOWING COMMENCEMENT OF MILITARY ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN (REFS B, C). MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE DELAYED MEETI [...] |
2001-10-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PTER BC |
| 01HANOI2139 |
ARAFAT RECEIVES SRV SUPPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A BRIEF VISIT TO HANOI BY YASSER ARAFAT ON AUGUST 24 WAS APPARENTLY AIMED AT SHORING UP SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN POSITIONS IN THE WAKE OF ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. VIETNAM REAFFIRMED ITS [...] |
2001-08-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR KPAL IS VM |
| 01HANOI2817 |
VIETNAM AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BEYOND: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE A DESIRE TO PRESERVE "TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIPS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE LARGER THRUST OF THE GVN'S REGIONAL AND GLOBAL FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS AND TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS TIES. FOR EXAMPLE, V [...] |
2001-10-29 04:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD KPAL VM IZ IS PK SY TU AF LY |
| 01HARARE2335 |
MEDIA REPORT ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] SPEAKING IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ZANU PF DEPUTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02335 061225Z SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY, INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO HAS CRITICIZED THE UNITED STATES FOR SPONSORING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOM [...] |
2001-08-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL |
| 01HARARE2362 |
MEDIA REPORT ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] SPEAKING IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ZANU PF DEPUTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02362 091342Z SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY, INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO HAS CRITICIZED THE UNITED STATES FOR SPONSORING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOM [...] |
2001-08-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL |
| 01HARARE2595 |
MEDIA REACTION U. N. RACE CONFERENCE; HARARE [...] LENGTHY EDITORIALS IN TWO GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED NEWSPAPERS FOCUS ON THE U. N. CONFERENCE ON RACISM, XENOPHOBIA AND INTOLERANCE TAKING PLACE IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "RESOLVE EVILS OF RACISM AT U. N. TALKS," THE SEPTEMBER 4 EDITION OF THE DAILY " [...] |
2001-09-04 13:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 01HARARE2620 |
MEDIA REACTION U. N. RACE CONFERENCE; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS SEPTEMBER 5 EDITORIAL TO THE U. N. CONFERENCE ON RACISM IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA. UNDER HEADLINE "DURBAN CONFERENCE: VICTORY FOR RACISM WOULD BE GHASTLY," THE EDITORIAL COMMENTS: 2. "MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT HELP SYMPATHIZING WITH THE SOUTH [...] |
2001-09-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 01HARARE2716 |
TFUSO1: MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE [...] SEPTEMBER 14 EDITORIALS IN THE ZIMBABWEAN PRINT MEDIA FOCUS ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U. S. THE NEWSPAPERS ALSO CARRY LENGTHY OPINION PIECES ABOUT THE DISASTER. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "TERROR, VIOLENCE WON'T END WORLD'S CONFLICTS," THE INDEPENDENT DAI [...] |
2001-09-17 05:24:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 01HARARE3004 |
TFUS1 - PD; MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST [...] EDITORIALS IN THE OCTOBER 9 EDITIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" AND THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" FOCUS ON THE UNITED STATES-LED STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. FULL EDITORIAL TEXTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "U. S. GOVERNMENT MUST ACT CORRECTLY," T [...] |
2001-10-09 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL |
| 01HARARE3047 |
MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 11 EDITORIAL TO THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES ON TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR AND PEACE," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AIR STRIKES AGAINST TARGETS IN [...] |
2001-10-12 10:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL |
| 01HARARE3063 |
MEDIA REACTION WAR AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT SPACE TO WIRE ARTICLES BY REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. THE NATIONAL STATE-RUN TELEVISION STATION, ZTV I, IS CARRYING CABLE NEWS NETWORK [...] |
2001-10-16 05:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 01HARARE3123 |
MEDIA REACTION WAR AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "HE WHO SHELTERS A THIEF DIES WITH THE THIEF," THE OCTOBER 18 EDITION OF THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" CARRIED THE FOLLOWING OPINION PIECE BY SAUL GWAKUBA NDLOVU UNDER HIS COLUMN "A VIEW FROM THE MATOPOS": ". . .IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT SOME GOVERNMENT [...] |
2001-10-19 05:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 01HARARE3302 |
MEDIA REPORT CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO RUN OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE WAR AGAINST TERROR. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "NEW FACE OF TERRORISM TARGETS EVERYBODY," THE NOVEMBER 4 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED THE FOLLOWING PIECE BY [...] |
2001-11-05 13:24:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 01HARARE3505 |
MEDIA REACTION "WPRLD PRESS REVIEW" ARTICLE ON BIN [...] UNDER HEADLINE "OSAMA BIN LADEN, A BRAINCHILD OF CIA," THE NOVEMBER 17 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" LIFTED THE FOLLOWING PROPAGANDA ARTICLE BY RANJIT BHUSHAN FROM THE WORLD PRESS REVIEW (VOL. 48, NO 11): 2. "IRONIC AS IT MAY SOUND, OSAMA BIN LADEN. [...] |
2001-11-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1183 |
FORMER SAIGON COMMUNIST PARTY CHIEF REFLECTS ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH EAP/BCLTV DIRECTOR JUDITH STROTZ, FORMER SAIGON COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY TRAN BACH DANG EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM. HE ALSO EXPRESSED HIS EXTREME DISAPPROVAL OF THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (PENDING BEFORE THE SENATE) BECAUSE, HE SAID, I [...] |
2001-10-17 08:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER VM HUMANR CTERR |
| 01KUWAIT3081 |
TFUS01: KUWAIT'S FOREIGN MINISTER: "BIN LADEN KNOWS [...] KUWAIT'S DE FACTO PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER, SHAYKH SABAH AL-AHMAD, CONVOKED THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF OF THE KUWAITI NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES OCTOBER 10 TO DISCUSS THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION. SHAYKH SABAH'S STATEMENTS WERE CARRIED OCTOBER 11 BY ALL PAPERS ON THE FRO [...] |
2001-10-11 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KU |
| 01LUSAKA2636 |
(U) OAU SUMMIT ENDS: ESSY SWORN IN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE OAU SUMMIT CLOSED MID-AFTERNOON JULY 11 IN LUSAKA. 41 HEADS OF STATE OR QOVERNMENT ATTENDED; WITHOUT QUESTION, LIBYA'S MOAMMAR QADHAFI WAS THE STAR OF THE SHOW. THE SUMMIT LEADERS ISSUED AN EGREGIOUSLY IMBALANCED DECISION ON LOCKERBIE THAT HAD ORIGINALLY B [...] |
2001-07-11 17:45:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XA IS LY ZI UK |
| 01STATE157182 |
TASK FORCE SITREP 2 [...] (U) THE PRESIDENT WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THE SECRETARY IS ALSO ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON. 2. (U) THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCES. 3. (U) POSTS SHOULD REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 11 STATEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE COUNSELOR KAREN HUGH [...] |
2001-09-11 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL |
| 01STATE157224 |
TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION [...] No summary [...] |
2001-09-12 10:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC |
| 01TELAVIV4047 |
HAMAS: PICKING UP THE PIECES, GAINING BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: GAZA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER AND LONG-TIME HAMAS WATCHER ZIAD ABU AMR TOLD POLOFF JULY 24 THAT HAMAS' INFLUENCE "HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER" IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES. IN ABU AMR'S VIEW, DEVELOPMENTS ARE "LENDING CREDIBILITY TO THEIR IDEAS AND DISCOURSE." HAMAS' STATURE HAS AL [...] |
2001-07-27 11:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS GZ |
| 01VATICAN1192 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...] |
2001-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN1286 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01286 01 OF 02 072227Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN CRITICIZES AIR STRIKES ON IRAQ - MEPP: VATICAN SAYS PEACE A DISTANT REALITY - NO MENTION OF GENOCIDE IN PAPAL MESS [...] |
2001-03-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KMDR SOCI TBIO IR IZ IS AM EG IT VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN1390 |
FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . 2. (C) CHARGE CALLED ON VATICAN DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS MONS. GIANNI D'ANIELLO ON MARCH 12 TO DISCUSS FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S MARCH 3-8 TRIP TO IRAN. D'ANIELLO, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FOREIGN MINISTER, [...] |
2001-03-12 17:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF IT IS SY VT |
| 01VATICAN2867 |
REINVIGORATING THE MEPP? KISSINGER VISITS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: HENRY KISSINGER MET WITH VATICAN PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER ON MAY 22. THE VATICAN STRESSED THE NEED FOR AN "INTERNATIONAL FORCE" TO KEEP THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS APART. IN A SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION, ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TOLD CHARGE THAT THE VATICAN IS NOW PROPOSI [...] |
2001-05-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XR VT |
| 01VATICAN2955 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE MAY 26 - JUNE 01 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE SENDS ENVOYS TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORY - CONSISTORY: OUTREACH TO THE ORTHODOX? - VATICAN CALLS NUTRITION AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHT - POPE'S UKRAINE TRIP NOT A THREAT SAYS VATICAN FM - POPE W [...] |
2001-06-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAGR IS AM KZ BU UP GT MEPP RU |
| 01VATICAN3118 |
VATICAN ENVOY VISITS ISRAEL; ISRAEL/VATICAN [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II DISPATCHED PIO CARDINAL LAGHI TO MEET ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER SHARON AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN ARAFAT ON JUNE 2. VATICAN MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR MONS. GIOVANNI D'ANIELLO ACCOMPANIED LAGHI. CHARGE CALLED ON D'ANIELLO JUNE 6 FOR READ-OUT OF TRIP. D'ANIELLO SAID THAT [...] |
2001-06-11 16:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XR VT |
| 01VATICAN3149 |
BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: MEPP [...] (C) BELOW IS DRAFT EMBASSY VATICAN BACKGROUND PAPER FOR POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03149 121501Z --------------------------------------------- THE VATICAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ---------------- [...] |
2001-06-12 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM XF VT |
| 01VATICAN3507 |
THE VATICAN-- THE SUPRANATIONAL POWER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03507 01 OF 04 031719Z BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION --------------------------- 2. (U) THIS CABLE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL MEETING WITH THE POPE. IT UPDAT [...] |
2001-07-03 12:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS EG CH ID VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN4064 |
POPE/ARAFAT - URGES USG ON MONITORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN FM TAURAN CONVOKED CHARGE EVENING OF AUGUST 2 TO DISCUSS THE POPE'S AUDIENCE WITH PA PRESIDENT ARAFAT EARLIER IN THE DAY. TAURAN SAID THE POPE WAS "EXTREMELY WORRIED" AT THE PERSISTENCE AND SCOPE OF VIOLENCE IN THE HOLY LANDS; ARAFAT TOLD THE POPE THAT HE WANTS MONITORS [...] |
2001-08-03 08:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XR VT |
| 01VATICAN4483 |
VATICAN URGES U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, PLEDGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE VATICAN IS STRONGLY URGING U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, AT LEAST AT THE WORKING LEVEL. ACKNOWLEDGING U.S. CONCERNS, DELEGATION DEPUTY AND AMCIT MONSIGNOR FRANK DEWANE PLEDGED VATICAN WILLINGNESS TO WORK FOR COMPROMISES IN THE FINAL WCAR DOCUMENT. NONETHELESS, MSGR. DEWANE TOLD POL [...] |
2001-08-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI IS CH PK XF SF VT WCAR UNHCR VTWCAR |
| 01VATICAN4659 |
AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON BEGINS CREDENTIALING PROCESS: [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON BEGAN THE VATICAN'S FORMAL CREDENTIALING PROCESS MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 6 BY PRESENTING COPIES OF HIS LETTERS OF CREDENTIAL TO ARCHBISHOP LEONARDO SANDRI, "SUBSTITUTE" FOR VATICAN PM EQUIVALENT SODANO. THE AMBASSADOR WILL HAVE THE FORMAL PRESENTATION TO POPE JOHN PAUL [...] |
2001-09-06 15:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE IS MX VT |
| 01VATICAN5566 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE OCTOBER 20-26 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05566 01 OF 02 261515Z CONTENTS: - POPE DECRIES MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - POPE APOLOGIZES TO CHINA AND HOPES FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES - CARITAS APPEAL FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] |
2001-10-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG MARR MCAP AF CH IS WE VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN5695 |
POPE TELLS ARAFAT TO CONTAIN VIOLENCE [...] (C) DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05695 021715Z MINISTER CELESTINO MIGLIORE, OCTOBER 31. THE PURPOSE OF THE CALL WAS TO DISCUSS ON GOING EMBASSY ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECTS (SEPTEL) AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIR Y [...] |
2001-11-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VT PREL IS |
| 01VATICAN5999 |
VATICAN FM REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENTS WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2001-11-21 12:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM VT |
| 01VATICAN6098 |
SECRETARY POWELL'S MEETING WITH VATICAN [...] (C) SECRETARY TAURAN IS TRAVELLING TO BUCHAREST SPECIFICALLY TO MEET WITH THE SECRETARY. HE TOLD AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ON NOVEMBER 20(REF A) THAT THE POPE HAD INSTRUCTED HIM TO MEET THE SECRETARY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID THAT THE TWO TOPICS THAT THE POPE ASKED HIM TO R [...] |
2001-11-27 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN6195 |
VATICAN PUSHING FORWARD ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 28 THAT IT HAS INVITED THE LEADERS OF THE DIFFERENT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE HOLY LAND TO A MEETING ON DECEMBER 13. THE VATICAN PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT CATEGORIZES THE MEETING AS PURELY "PASTORAL" IN NATURE. 2. (C) DCM SPOKE WITH HIS ISRAELI COUNTER [...] |
2001-11-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM RO IS VT |
| 01VATICAN6470 |
AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR PAID COURTESY CALL ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOG, CARDINAL FRANCIS ARINZE. CARDINAL ARINZE IS ONE OF ONLY TWO BLACK AFRICANS IN THE ROMAN CURIA (REF). THE CARDINAL DISCUSSED THE COUNCIL'S COORDINATION OF DIALOG WITH ALL NON-CHRISTIAN REL [...] |
2001-12-13 15:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RM VT |
| 02ABUJA1171 |
ANTI-U.S. DEMONSTRATION IN ABUJA [...] (SBU) Summary: On 12 April 2002, a peaceful anti-American demonstration took place in Abuja following Friday afternoon Jumaat prayers. A group of approximately 1,000 - 2,000 protestors marched throughout central Abuja waiving placards and banners that denounced U.S. support for Israel. The [...] |
2002-04-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ALOW |
| 02ABUJA156 |
NIGERIA: POLICE STRUGGLE TO SOLVE IGE MURDER [...] No summary [...] |
2002-01-18 16:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV SNAR NI |
| 02ABUJA1816 |
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA FLOWS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: There are important regional differences in the media in Nigeria that affect Embassy efforts to communicate U.S. views on the war on terror and other issues. This cable profiles the communications and media environment in Nigeria's north, which is predominately Muslim and Hausa spe [...] |
2002-06-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO NI |
| 02ABUJA2793 |
NIGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO BUSH UNGA SPEECH, [...] Summary. Nigerian press coverage surrounding President Bush's September 12 speech to the UN General Assembly and ongoing debate over U.S. policy towards Iraq has been largely overshadowed by domestic political news and the ongoing impeachment battle between President Obasanjo and the legisla [...] |
2002-10-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER NI UNGA |
| 02ABUJA2834 |
SHARIA AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN KATSINA [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-11 16:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PTER PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA3296 |
NIGERIA: PROTESTS AND PRAYERS IN KATSINA [...] (U) Peaceful protests have been taking place recently in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, reportedly sponsored by the "Shi'ite" Muslim Brotherhood, among others. Taking place before and after Friday's Juma'at prayers, the number of protests increased during the Holy month of Ramadan. Accor [...] |
2002-12-11 16:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KISL PGOV PINS PINR KPAO NI |
| 02ABUJA3312 |
NIGERIA: SOME ISLAMIC CLERICS OBJECT TO [...] "Daily Trust," a Northern-oriented independent newspaper based in Abuja, December 11 published a page four article reporting the call by some Muslim clerics in far-northern Katsina that the Government of Nigeria cancel President Bush's visit if reports of an upcoming visit are true. 2. [...] |
2002-12-13 16:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PROP PINS NI BUSH GEORGE |
| 02ADANA399 |
SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 22, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-26 09:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA418 |
SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-18 11:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA423 |
SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-23 15:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA427 |
SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 23, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-24 14:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02ADANA437 |
SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 30, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...] |
2002-12-31 08:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
| 02AMMAN2143 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-01 09:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2184 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON SITUATION IN THE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-02 10:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2204 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-06 10:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2221 |
DEMARCHE ON BOYCOTT OF U.S. AND ISRAELI PRODUCTS [...] (SBU) On May 6, Poloff conveyed reftel points on the boycott issue to Ali Al-Ayed of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Al-Ayed offered no substantive comment but promised to convey the message to FM Muasher who is currently in Washington with King Abdullah and other senior members of [...] |
2002-05-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT PREL ETRD AL IS US JO |
| 02AMMAN2227 |
MEDIA REACTON ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-07 10:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2243 |
MODERATES IN PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP UNEASY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the aftermath of Israel's Operation Defensive Shield, the mood among even moderate factions in Amman's Wihdat refugee camp is suspicious and uneasy about Israeli and U.S. intentions. In a May 1 meeting with emboffs, Palestinian notables from Wihdat questioned U.S [...] |
2002-05-07 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2251 |
PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE GREETED WITH [...] (C) A survey of political contacts suggests a general lack of enthusiasm over the recent Quartet proposal to stage a Middle East conference in the next few weeks. The GOJ has endorsed the proposal with some caveats. While several contacts condemned outright the idea of a conference, a few ma [...] |
2002-05-07 14:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2334 |
EAST BANK-WEST BANK DIVIDE GROWS AS INTIFADA [...] (C) Over the past few weeks the Israeli offensive in the West Bank has highlighted a trend we have seen growing as the Intifada has intensified--the cleavage between Palestinian Jordanians (West Bankers) and Transjordanians (East Bankers). Residual mistrust left over from the 1970 PLO attem [...] |
2002-05-12 14:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2363 |
JORDAN QIZ UPDATE APRIL 2002 [...] (sbu) QIZ exporters and park managers are cautiously optimistic for a strong 2002 export season. Production is steady throughout the QIZ's, orders are on the rise, and new investment interest is beginning to trickle in once more. With the apparent passing of the immediate crisis in the West [...] |
2002-05-13 13:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ELAB JO |
| 02AMMAN2375 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-14 09:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2396 |
UNRWA DONORS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CRISIS GRIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: UNRWA's May 8-9 meeting of major donors and host governments highlighted the crisis gripping the humanitarian agency as a result of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Continued Israeli closures in the West Bank and Gaza have severely hindered UNRWA's ability to [...] |
2002-05-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2414 |
WHA: JORDAN OPPOSES POLITICIZATION OF WHA, WILL [...] (C) PolCouns covered ref points on the morning of May 15 with Ali al-Ayed of Foreign Minister Muasher's personal office, urging Jordan to vote no on the proposed WHA draft resolution on health conditions in the Occupied Territories. PolCouns noted that quick action was required, since the re [...] |
2002-05-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN2432 |
SENIOR ISLAMIC FIGURES PRAISE CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (C) The Chief Justice of the Sharia Court and the Mufti of the Kingdom recently expressed to us their strong condemnation of Israeli violence in the West Bank and of suicide bombings, but asked that the U.S. adopt a "more just" position defending the rights of Palestinians against Israeli oc [...] |
2002-05-16 09:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2447 |
AL-NAKHBA DAY PASSES QUIETLY IN JORDAN -- WAITING [...] (C) Traditionally a day of protests in Jordan, the May 15 remembrance of al-Nakhba (the "Catastrophe" -- the 1948 founding of Israel) passed quietly in Jordan this year. The Professional Associations sponsored a pro-Palestinian rally in the Shmeisani neighborhood of Amman. A large number of [...] |
2002-05-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL ASEC JO |
| 02AMMAN2477 |
JORDANIANS SAY UN ISSUES NOT ON AGENDA FOR BEIRUT [...] (C) DCM reviewed ref points May 17 with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher, asking that Jordan oppose any move at the May 17-18 Beirut Arab League Meeting to call publicly for challenges to Israeli credentials in international organizations or support for Chapter VII [...] |
2002-05-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL XF JO |
| 02AMMAN2513 |
IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED U.S. SUPPORT FOR JORDAN'S [...] (C) We understand that the Department may be considering consolidating its NADR Humanitarian Demining programs and focusing on fewer countries in the coming fiscal years. If this is the case, we believe it is important for U.S. political and military interests in the region -- and in OEF -- t [...] |
2002-05-20 05:53:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KHDP PREL MASS JO |
| 02AMMAN2516 |
JORDAN: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW SELECTION [...] Embassy Amman has reviewed the three candidates for the Embassy Science Fellow Program that were forwarded to us by OES and has chosen Dr. Sylvana Li of the USDA/FAS as our first choice. Dr. Li's background suits her well to the job. Not only is her expertise in water quality and [...] |
2002-05-20 06:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER EAGR EAID TSPL SENV KSCA JO |
| 02AMMAN2527 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON THE OPERATIONS IN [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-20 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2554 |
UNRWA AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Amman, Beirut and Damascus. 2. (C) Given current scrutiny in the Israeli press and in Congress of UNRWA's programs and role in the West Bank, it is important to remember that UNRWA plays a key role throughout the region -- Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, [...] |
2002-05-21 07:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPAL SY LE JO |
| 02AMMAN2587 |
JORDANIANS ASK FOR U.S. HELP IN FACILITATING [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador and PolCouns May 20, Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb stressed the need for U.S. intervention to improve the "humanitarian situation" in Palestinian areas of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza. Israel has recently made it more difficult for humanitarian supplie [...] |
2002-05-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL JO |
| 02AMMAN2624 |
NOMINATION FOR AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-23 05:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD JO |
| 02AMMAN2655 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-27 08:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2696 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND SUICIDE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-28 08:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN2768 |
KING ABDULLAH'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH CONGRESSMEN [...] (C) Congressman Darrell Issa and Congressman Tom Davis met on May 26 with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. The focus of both discussions was how to move forward on the peace process. The Congressmen also asked the King for his impressions of Syrian President Bashar Asad. En [...] |
2002-05-30 07:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2938 |
STAFFDEL BODLANDER AND MAKOVSKY: MONITORING UNRWA [...] (U) In a May 30 visit to UNRWA's West Bank field, House International Relations Committee Staffers Deborah Bodlander and Alan Makovsky investigated UNRWA's compliance with section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (which prohibits UNRWA from using any USG assistance to provide services to [...] |
2002-06-04 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN2999 |
UNRWA'S UXO REMOVAL EFFORTS IN JENIN CAMP STYMIED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: UNRWA's efforts to remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) from Jenin refugee camp remain severely hindered by the UN agency's inability to procure the necessary equipment and explosives. UNRWA requested Israeli authorization to use the equipment and explosives verbally in [...] |
2002-06-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3042 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3044 |
JORDAN'S ECONOMIC OLD GUARD FLEXES MUSCLES [...] (c) Anti-normalization, pro-Iraq, and anti-reform elements in Jordan's business community are trying to re-establish themselves in the kingdom's economic decision-making arena. These recidivist groups have been encouraged by an increase in anti-American, and hence anti-globalization, feelin [...] |
2002-06-10 08:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETTC ETRD IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN3111 |
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN: WMD- JORDAN [...] EMBASSY AMMAN AGREES THAT SUBJECT PLAN IS AN IMPORTANT GOAL. THE GOJ ALREADY HAS A VERY HELPFUL POSITION ON THE ISSUE OF WMD AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PROACTIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON THE ISSUE WILL BE USEFUL WITH OUR AUDIENCE. GIVEN THE CURRENT POLITICAL REALITIES IN THE REGION, PUBLIC ENGAG [...] |
2002-06-12 08:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KPAO OPRC OIIP PTER PARM |
| 02AMMAN3220 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3242 |
JORDANIANS AWAIT PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Jordanians, confused about the direction of U.S. Middle East policy, are nervously awaiting President Bush's Middle East policy statement, hoping (but doubting) that it will bring clarity and the prospect of genuine progress for the Palestinians. Most Jordanians see U.S. engagement in th [...] |
2002-06-17 13:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL ASEC IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3296 |
JORDAN: TRADE MINISTRY IN TALKS WITH ISRAEL TO [...] (c) GOJ Trade Ministry officials tell us they have begun talking to their Israeli counterparts about improving current QIZ operations and regulations. The GOJ's proposals include both improvements to existing logistical procedures as well as changes to the structure of required Israeli input [...] |
2002-06-19 05:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3304 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-19 09:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3332 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-20 08:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3403 |
MEDIA REACTION ON AL-QA'EDA AND RADIO `SAWA' [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-24 12:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3408 |
JORDANIAN PALESTINIANS NOTCH UP CRITICISM OF ARAFAT [...] (C) While Jordanian Palestinians have long grumbled about Arafat, two prominent Jordanian Palestinian leaders recently expressed to us a new level of criticism of the PA President. Some Palestinian Jordanians are even calling into question Arafat's true nationality in another round of anti-Ara [...] |
2002-06-24 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3422 |
MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-25 07:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3427 |
GOJ'S OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] The Jordanian Foreign Ministry released on June 25 Jordan's official response to President Bush's June 24 speech on the Middle East. The full text follows: Begin text of statement. We welcome President Bush's speech and the commitment to US engagement. It is extremely important that the [...] |
2002-06-25 12:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL US JO |
| 02AMMAN3441 |
LUKE-WARM TO HOSTILE REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) A survey of Embassy contacts suggests that President Bush's June 24 speech received mixed reviews here. More hard-line Palestinian Jordanians charged that the U.S. was in "cahoots" with the Israelis to destroy the Palestinian resistance, and expressed resentment about "U.S. interference" [...] |
2002-06-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3461 |
JORDAN MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-26 09:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3495 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT'S SPEECH, [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-27 11:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3518 |
UPON REFLECTION...JORDANIAN ESTABLISHMENT [...] (C) Mainstream Jordanians, who were initially inclined to stress what they considered positives in the President's July 24 speech, are voicing increased criticism after two days of reflection and questioning. The practical effect of calling for Arafat's removal has been a particular point of [...] |
2002-06-27 16:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3549 |
ASSABEEL: UNDERSTANDING JORDAN'S PREEMINENT [...] (C) The Islamist publication Assabeel ("the way" or "the path") is Jordan's most important weekly newspaper. Its circulation is small compared to that of the daily newspapers, but it has grown recently when other Jordanian weeklies have not. Insiders aver that the paper seeks to convey "qual [...] |
2002-06-30 13:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM JO |
| 02AMMAN3609 |
JORDAN MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3640 |
JORDAN: FS STRAW LETTER TO G7 ON JORDAN DEBT [...] (c) As reported reftel, the following is the text of the UK Foreign Secretary's June 14, 2002 letter to G7 colleagues. This text was provided to us on July 3. 2. (c) Begin text: &I am writing to ask for your continuing support for Jordan their discussions with the IMF and Paris Club Cred [...] |
2002-07-03 13:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN JO |
| 02AMMAN3648 |
SURF'S UP: THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE JORDANIAN [...] (SBU) While anecdotal evidence suggests that a nationwide boycott of American products has waned for the time being, support at the street level remains strong. Despite GOJ efforts in various fora to discourage the action, boycotters seem to be determined to make a statement by rejecting what [...] |
2002-07-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV JO |
| 02AMMAN3662 |
JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...] |
2002-07-03 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL ECON JO MEPN |
| 02AMMAN3715 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3716 |
UNRWA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS USD 55.7 MILLION IN NEW [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd briefed donors on UNRWA's USD 55.7 million in new financial needs following the March-April military operations in the West Bank and Gaza. UNRWA warned that its 2002 emergency appeal remains severely underfunded, with p [...] |
2002-07-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3726 |
AND THE SURVEY SAYS . . . GOJ POPULAR [...] (C) On June 23, 2002, the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan released the most recent iteration of its opinion poll assessing government popularity. The poll indicates that a large segment of the Jordanian public continues to support Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb [...] |
2002-07-08 15:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL SOCI IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3727 |
QUIET IN JORDAN'S PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS: [...] (C) In a July 3 meeting with refcoord, GOJ Department of Palestinian Affairs Director-General Abdulkarim Abulhaija shed some light on the calm that currently prevails in Jordan's refugee camps, in spite of continued tensions in the West Bank and Gaza. Abulhaija attributed the calm to three f [...] |
2002-07-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF KPAL KWBG JO |
| 02AMMAN3760 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON OCCUPIED TERRITORIES [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3761 |
LABOR TRENDS IN QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONES [...] SUMMARY. Labor conditions at the qualifying industrial zones (QIZs) are satisfactory and tending toward improvement. The QIZs continue to grow, resulting in increased demand for labor, and the demand for trained domestic labor is pressing. Foreign source labor, especially within the textile [...] |
2002-07-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD |
| 02AMMAN3793 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-10 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3804 |
JORDAN MEDIA REACTION ON ARAB CONSULTATIONS, [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-11 12:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3819 |
HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATOR [...] (C) In response to Reftel, counterterrorism and homeland security responsibilities fall to a number of agencies in Jordan. The General Intelligence Directorate (GID) is responsible for internal security and most counterterrorism operations in Jordan, and as such has disrupted several terroris [...] |
2002-07-11 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CVIS |
| 02AMMAN3860 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, THE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-15 12:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3894 |
JORDAN'S IRAQ JITTERS [...] (S) Repeated public statements by Jordanian FM Muasher and PM Abul Ragheb since July 10 denying that Jordan will be used as a "launching pad" for U.S. military operations against Iraq shed light on GOJ sensitivity to its vulnerabilities vis-a-vis Baghdad. Similarly, on July 13, the GOJ issued [...] |
2002-07-16 08:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ETTC EPET IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN3916 |
JORDANIAN YOUTH UNCONVINCED ABOUT THE WAR ON [...] The following cable is a report prepared by a foreign service national and based on extensive contacts in the student community. ------- Summary ------- 2. Through the eyes of most Jordanian young adults, America's war on terrorism is a war on Islam and the Arabs. America's support fo [...] |
2002-07-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL JO |
| 02AMMAN3934 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, QUADRIPARTITE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-17 11:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3936 |
JORDAN TIGHTENS BORDER BUT PROMISES SOME [...] (C) Despite public reassurances that travel restrictions on Palestinians entering Jordan have been eased, tacit acknowledgments made privately by Jordanian officials buttressed by anecdotal evidence indicate that a quota system is in place to restrict the number of Palestinians who can cross i [...] |
2002-07-17 12:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL CASC KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3947 |
JORDAN: ENGAGING ISLAM [...] (C) Embassy Amman's chief goals include promoting moderation and reform within Jordan through contact work and a wide range of programs. Our Economic Reform efforts seek to achieve these goals through improved living standards, increased employment opportunities, and encouraging Jordan's cont [...] |
2002-07-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER EFIN EAID KPAO KDEM KIRF PHUM JO |
| 02AMMAN3953 |
. . . AND NOW ELECTIONS APPEAR LESS LIKELY [...] (C) As King Abdullah's July 31st visit to Washington approaches, the status of elections to reinstate Jordan's Parliament remains uncertain, but elections before the spring of 2003 seem unlikely. When we last reported on this topic in mid-June, regional tensions had abated somewhat (Ref. A). [...] |
2002-07-17 15:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL JO |
| 02AMMAN3958 |
Travel Restrictions for Palestinians Crossing [...] Tales of West Bank Palestinians stuck at the Jericho border crossing have been prominent in conversations throughout Jordan in recent weeks. Rumors and anecdotal reports of thousands stranded - some for over a week - waiting either for Israel to lift the curfew so they can return to their vi [...] |
2002-07-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN3968 |
JORDAN MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, THE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-18 11:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN3978 |
FORMER JORDANIAN PM TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging tour-d'horizon with the Ambassador, former PM and FM Abdulkarim Kabariti candidly weighed in on a variety of issues, foreign and domestic. Kabariti is known for his strong views on domestic politics and the GOJ's relationship with Iraq. Kabariti's comments n [...] |
2002-07-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS ETRD EFIN JO |
| 02AMMAN4050 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON ARAB MINISTERS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-22 13:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4060 |
JORDAN: 2002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT SINCE KING ABDULLAH SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1999, JORDAN HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. KEY REFORMS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, AND SERVICES SECTORS. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT LAWS GRANT SPECIFIC IN [...] |
2002-07-23 07:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB KIDE EFIN ECON ETRD JO OPIC |
| 02AMMAN4062 |
RESPONDING TO ISRAELI CHARGES ABOUT UNRWA: MESSAGE [...] (C) On July 23, A/Polcouns (in the absence from post of Refcoord) conveyed ref A para 4 points to UNRWA Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd. AbuZayd made careful note of the points. Her only substantive comment was that the message called for UNRWA to sever its ties to youth centers in [...] |
2002-07-23 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS JO UNRWA |
| 02AMMAN4067 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON KING'S WASHINGTON [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-23 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4086 |
PALESTINIAN-JORDANIAN BUSINESSMEN PONDER ROLE IN [...] (SBU) A group of Palestinian-Jordanian businesspeople met with econoffs July 11, to discuss what they believe might be the leading investment opportunities and economic prospects following the establishment of a Palestinian state, as well as the role of Palestinian-Jordanians in promoting de [...] |
2002-07-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL EINV EAID PREL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4089 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON THE GAZA BOMBING [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4138 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON GAZA BOMBING RAID [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4179 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-29 11:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4236 |
AMBASSADOR ROSS' MEETING WITH ISLAMISTS: A GOOD [...] (C) On July 17, R Special Coordinator Ambassador Ross met with Islamic Action Front (IAF) leaders Sheikh Hamza Mansour (IAF Secretary General), Abdel Latif Arabiyat (IAF Shura Council President), and Jamil Abu Bakr (IAF First Deputy Secretary General). Poloff accompanied Ambassador Ross. IAF [...] |
2002-07-31 06:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM JO |
| 02AMMAN4244 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON KING'S ASPEN SPEECH, [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-31 09:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4258 |
IAF PRESS RELEASE RESPONDS TO PRESS CRITICISM OF [...] Summary. The July 17 meeting between R Special Coordinator Ambassador Christopher Ross and the leadership of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) was not reported in the IAF's weekly Assabeel but received considerable attention from other weeklies, including a scathing editorial by a former lefti [...] |
2002-07-31 12:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO KISL KPAL JO |
| 02AMMAN4286 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON KING'S U.S. VISIT, [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-01 13:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4317 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-05 08:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4377 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-06 12:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4499 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4506 |
PUBLIC'S UNEASINESS ABOUT DIRECTION OF [...] (S) Despite healthy bilateral economic, trade, political, and military ties, confusion and uncertainty about recent developments on both bilateral and regional issues have made many Jordanians uneasy about the direction of the US-Jordan relationship. The press has pulled together a number o [...] |
2002-08-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4526 |
GOJ RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO QATAR FOR CONSULTATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Jordan closed the al-Jazeera office in Amman on August 7 and subsequently recalled its Ambassador to Qatar for consultations in response to an "inflammatory" episode of "Opposite Direction" by al-Jazeera. The program featured a guest who was aggressively criti [...] |
2002-08-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM QA JO |
| 02AMMAN4589 |
FORMER IRAQI OIL MINISTER SAYS SADDAM IS VULNERABLE [...] (C) Former Iraqi Oil Minister Issam Chalabi told visiting SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar August 12 that Saddam's hold is fragile, that most Iraqis believe the U.S. is serious about regime change "this time," and that they "want to see Saddam gone, preferably while they are asleep." Saddam will use [...] |
2002-08-15 05:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4594 |
SFRC STAFFER TALWAR'S MEETING WITH FM MUASHER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Muasher met with the DCM, Poloff, and SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar on August 13. Most of the discussion revolved around the MEPP and Iraq. FM Muasher applauded the U.S. commitment to a three-year time-frame for a Palestinian state, but urged that the U.S. come up with a pl [...] |
2002-08-15 08:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4645 |
MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-18 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4652 |
MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-19 11:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4719 |
A STEP FORWARD ON IRAQ, BUT ELECTIONS POSTPONED [...] (C) King Abdullah's televised speech on August 15 carried few surprises. As expected, he announced the postponement of elections until "the spring." The King also said that responsibility for the future of Palestine and Iraq lies with their respective leaderships. Most Embassy contacts had f [...] |
2002-08-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4722 |
ARAB-ISRAELI COOPERATION--MERC MAKES THE GRADE [...] (SBU) An embassy survey of Jordanian scientists collaborating with Israeli counterparts on MERC (Middle East Regional Cooperation) projects confirmed that, despite the tense political climate in the region, the projects generally are on track. Creative measures have been taken to maintain mom [...] |
2002-08-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL JO MEPN |
| 02AMMAN4724 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-21 11:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN4744 |
MEETING WITH STEAMED FORMER PRIME MINISTER TAHIR [...] (C) In a meeting with former Prime Minister Tahir al-Masri on August 18, a visibly angry al-Masri complained about the recent U.S. treatment of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and encouraged the U.S.--before any movement against Iraq--to pressure the Israelis to withdraw from Areas A and improve the h [...] |
2002-08-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4755 |
JORDAN QIZ INVESTORS BRING CONCERNS TO ISRAELI [...] (u) Summary. Thanks to a meeting organized by the Israel-Jordan Chamber of Commerce, an impressive number of QIZ investors were able to raise directly with senior Israeli officials their concerns about slow and expensive shipping of QIZ products through Israel and difficulty meeting the cur [...] |
2002-08-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD IS JO |
| 02AMMAN4820 |
Jordanian Youth and the Future of Jordan [...] (SBU) The following cable was drafted by an FSN member of the Embassy staff. We thought it was particularly interesting as a description of the youth scene from the inside. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Frustrated and insecure about the future and the prevailing social and economic [...] |
2002-08-25 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM JO |
| 02AMMAN4829 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-26 06:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5071 |
SENATOR CORZINE DISCUSSES IRAQ AND THE MEPP WITH [...] (C) Senator Jon Corzine traveled to Jordan August 28-30. On August 29, the Senator met with Foreign Minister Muasher, Prime Minister Abul Ragheb, Minister of National Economy Halaiqa, Minister of Finance Marto, private sector leaders, the Trade and Planning Ministers, and a number of media per [...] |
2002-09-05 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5185 |
JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11 [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5196 |
GOJ PUSHES BACK AT POPULAR DISSATISFACTION [...] (S) In recent weeks, the GOJ--through the King's public address on August 15 (see Ref A), the Prime Minister's speech to the Jordan press association on September 2, and Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh's September 2 address to the Amman World Affairs Council (see Ref B)--has respondcd more ag [...] |
2002-09-11 15:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IZ XF IS JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN5237 |
IRAQ: JORDANIAN REACTION TO POINTS ON PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) In the absence of FonMin Muasher (who is leading the Jordanian delegation to the UNGA in New York), A/DCM delivered ref points to Muasher's personal assistant, Ali al-Ayed September 12. A/DCM urged that the GOJ express public support for the President's themes, as well as the GOJ's will [...] |
2002-09-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL ASEC PTER |
| 02AMMAN5238 |
DRAWING A ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-12 16:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL OPRC |
| 02AMMAN5267 |
HUMANITARIAN 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 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5295 |
PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH: JORDANIANS WELCOME MOVE [...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's UNGA speech has been mixed. The government issued a generally supportive statement on September 12 calling for the return of inspectors to Iraq, and many of our GOJ interlocutors have privately praised the forcefulness of the speech. Those Jo [...] |
2002-09-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MOPS KPAL IS IZ JO UNSC |
| 02AMMAN5331 |
PEACE AIRPORT REVIVED? ISRAELI-JORDANIAN OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) On the heels of an Israeli government decision to prohibit jets from using Eilat Airport, officials from the Jordanian and Israeli Civil Aviation authorities, Israeli Ministry of Transportation, Eilat and Aqaba Airport officials, and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Chi [...] |
2002-09-17 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER ETRD IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5355 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-18 11:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5470 |
MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ISSUE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-23 12:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5485 |
JORDAN AND THE QIZ EXPERIENCE [...] The Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) initiative has had a net positive, and increasingly widely-felt, effect on Jordan's economy, political dynamics, and social structure. While the success of the initiative to date is irrefutable, the QIZ's will have to face a number of hurdles in the near [...] |
2002-09-24 07:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV JO IS |
| 02AMMAN5510 |
AMMAN CENTER FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) On September 19, poloff met with Dr. Muhammad Kheir Mustafa, Director of the Amman Center for Peace and Development (ACPD) to discuss a proposed ACPD project "to develop an operational definition to the security aspect of the Arab Initiative." The ACPD, one of the few remaining active pro [...] |
2002-09-24 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN5511 |
"FRIENDS OF AMERICA" DECRY LACK OF PUBLIC U.S. [...] (C) A group of self-described "Friends of America" representing the Amman World Affairs Council called on the Ambassador and PolCouns September 22 to deliver a letter from the WAC to President Bush (excerpts in para 7 below). The group members said that they had all lived and studied in the [...] |
2002-09-25 05:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5515 |
JORDAN'S TRADE MINISTRY GEARING UP FOR JOINT [...] (u) The Ambassador delivered the USG's official invitation to convene the 2002 U.S.-Jordan Joint Commission to Jordanian Trade Minister Salah al Bashir on September 22. Accepting the invitation, Bashir provided the GOJ's preferences for dates, events, and agenda items for the Joint Commissio [...] |
2002-09-25 06:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EAGR JO OPIC |
| 02AMMAN5527 |
HAMZA MANSOUR AND THE IAF/MB: MODERATE LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO |
| 02AMMAN5595 |
JORDANIANS CRITICAL OF U.S. AND ARAB POSITIONS ON [...] (C) When Poloff recently queried a number of Jordanian contacts about the Muqatta siege, most had surprisingly little sympathy for Arafat, but quite a bit of antipathy for U.S. "acquiescence" in the Israeli actions and Arab leaders' lethargic response to the situation. End Summary. ------- [...] |
2002-09-30 05:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PGOV IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5653 |
FTOS: QUARTERLY REVIEW [...] (C) Per reftel, a number of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs)--mostly Palestinian rejectionist groups--maintain a clandestine presence in Jordan. Those that qualify under the FTO status are HAMAS, PFLP, PFLP-GC, PIJ, Abu Nidal, and Hizballah. Although DFLP no longer qualifies as an FTO, [...] |
2002-10-01 15:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KCRM JO |
| 02AMMAN5690 |
GOJ ALLOWS WEEKEND PROTESTS; QUIETER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) The GOJ allowed--officially or unofficially--several rallies to be held this weekend, September 27-28, to mark the second anniversary of the beginning of the Intifada. These were the first protests the GOJ has allowed since April, when demonstrators threatened to march to the Israeli Embas [...] |
2002-10-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF ASEC KPAL JO |
| 02AMMAN5718 |
MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. DECISION REGARDING [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-03 05:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5719 |
MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. DECISION REGARDING [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-03 05:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5736 |
MEDIA REACTION ON SIGNATURE OF FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-03 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5751 |
JAPANESE DIPLOMAT REPORTS BAGHDAD NORMAL, BASRA [...] (C) On October 2, a source in the Japanese Embassy's Iraq Division provided A/Polcouns a readout of his recently completed three week visit to Iraq. The source had been in Iraq from September 7 to 27 and had traveled from Baghdad to Basra and back by car September 14-16. Overall, he said that [...] |
2002-10-03 15:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JA JO |
| 02AMMAN5781 |
UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) CONCERNS: PRM PDAS GREENE'S [...] (C) In a September 24 meeting on the margins of the UNRWA Major Donors meeting (reported septel), PRM PDAS Richard Greene pressed UNRWA Commissioner General Peter Hansen, Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd, West Bank Director Richard Cook and Gaza Director Lionel Brisson on the need for [...] |
2002-10-06 12:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5823 |
MONITORING AND EVALUATING SEEDS OF PEACE'S [...] AS REQUESTED REFTEL, REGIONAL REFCOORD MONITORED PRM- FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT SEEDS OF PEACE'S JERUSALEM CENTER FOR COEXISTENCE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002. WE UNDERSTAND PRM/ANE MONITORED PRM-FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT THE SEEDS SUMMER CAMP IN MAINE AND THEREFORE ARE REPORTING ONLY ON ACTIVITIES AT THE JER [...] |
2002-10-08 03:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5912 |
DEFUSING JORDAN'S GROWING FEAR OF TRANSFER [...] (C) Over the past few weeks, many Jordanians of all political stripes have become deeply afraid that Israel -- and specifically PM Sharon personally -- will exploit a U.S. attack on Iraq to forcibly transfer large numbers of Palestinians from the West Bank to Jordan. Senior officials, media [...] |
2002-10-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN5922 |
DAS CHENEY MEETS WITH QUEEN RANIA: US ASSISTANCE, [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-10 14:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JO AID |
| 02AMMAN5964 |
JORDAN: U/S LARSON MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (C) Under Secretary Larson had meetings in Amman October 13-14 with Prime Minister Abul Ragheb and key members of the Jordanian ministerial "economic team," including Finance Minster Marto, Planning Minister Awadallah, Trade Minister Bashir and Central Bank Governor Umayya Toukan. He also m [...] |
2002-10-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | EFIN ECON PREL JO |
| 02AMMAN5967 |
MEDIA REACTION ON CONGRESS' DECISION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-15 12:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN5993 |
KING ABDULLAH AND FONMIN MUASHER ADDRESS TRANSFER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Muasher and King Abdullah made successive high profile public statements October 10-11 addressing growing fears in the Kingdom about a possible large influx of Palestinian and Iraqi refugees should military action against Iraq commence. The King's remarks were part of a l [...] |
2002-10-16 05:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN6182 |
JORDAN: ASSISTANCE IN TELEMARKETING FRAUD [...] (sbu) Summary. The government and Central Bank of Jordan and the Union Bank for Savings and Investment told the Embassy they will cooperate fully with a Department of Justice investigation of a telemarketing fraud that used Union Bank as an apparently unwitting channel for transferring fund [...] |
2002-10-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN CJAN JO |
| 02AMMAN6189 |
RAMADAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS STRATEGY 2002 [...] Following is an outline of the PD Ramadan activities which emphasize respect for Islam and shared values during the month of Ramadan. In Jordan, Ramadan is a festive time similar to the Christmas season. After the Iftar, most Jordanians spend their time on visits to family and friends, cult [...] |
2002-10-23 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL OIIP JO |
| 02AMMAN6288 |
JORDAN'S UNUSED INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY [...] (u) Summary: We have been following with interest attempts by Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer to secure support for a new industrial park (or parks) in Jordan. While there does not seem to be a need for new industrial parks in Jordan given a current glut of unused industrial infrastru [...] |
2002-10-29 07:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAID IS JO |
| 02AMMAN6309 |
ASSASSINATION OF U.S. DIPLOMAT IN AMMAN: STATUS AS [...] (C) Twenty four hours after the brutal murder of USAID employee Larry Foley, the GOJ continues to provide excellent cooperation in the investigation of the attack and in implementing new security measures to protect the American community. At the political level, numerous senior GOJ officials [...] |
2002-10-29 10:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PREL JO |
| 02AMMAN6333 |
MEDIA REACTION ON MURDER OF USAID'S LAURENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-29 16:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN6469 |
TEXTILE DIVERSIFICATION CHALLENGES IN JORDAN [...] (U) Embassy Econ staff and USAID Jordan have maintained an extensive and productive dialogue with Jordan's government and private sector along the lines of reftel recommendations since the inception of the QIZ initiative in 1998. The GOJ in particular is eager to see Jordan's industrial base [...] |
2002-11-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD EINV JO |
| 02AMMAN6517 |
JORDAN'S QIZ MANAGERS SEEKING CONFERENCE DURING [...] (u) Summary: Building on U/S Larson's visit to Amman last month, QIZ park managers and GOJ officials are proposing an investment promotion event to coincide with the December 11-12 FTA Joint Commission meeting in Washington. We believe such an event could help encourage both new QIZ investm [...] |
2002-11-06 08:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV BEXP IS JO |
| 02AMMAN6691 |
JORDAN: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Answers keyed to reftel. A) (U) Significant actions taken by host governments to support the global coalition against terrorism. The GOJ continues to be a strong supporter of the global coalition against terrorism and has responded positively to our requests for assistance. To support Oper [...] |
2002-11-13 18:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CASC |
| 02AMMAN6692 |
DESPITE APATHY AND MILD APPREHENSION, JORDANIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jordanian reaction to the recently launched "Jordan First" initiative (reftel) has been characterized primarily by apathy and mild apprehension. Some welcome the campaign, while others are skeptical for various reasons, including the fear that "Jordan First" could exacerbate dom [...] |
2002-11-13 18:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM JO |
| 02AMMAN6706 |
PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AND THE RIGHT OF RETURN: THE [...] (S) Following more than two years of Israeli-Palestinian violence and Israel's intense and still ongoing military operations in the West Bank and Gaza, few if any Palestinian refugees in Jordan are focused on the right of return. In the eyes of Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Israeli govern [...] |
2002-11-17 10:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PINR KPAL KWBG IS JO KPRP |
| 02AMMAN6823 |
USE OF FORCE IN MA'AN ASSERTS GOJ AUTHORITY, BUT [...] (S) The winding down but not quite completed security operation in Ma'an against Islamic militant leader Mohammed Shalibi (aka Abu Sayyaf - refs) has been a decidedly unsatisfying operation from the standpoint of most Jordanians. For the government and its staunch supporters, the week-long [...] |
2002-11-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PHUM ASEC PTER JO |
| 02AMMAN6852 |
THE ARAB BANK'S PLACE IN JORDAN AND THE REGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than seventy years, the Arab Bank has been among the most respected, and even beloved, financial institutions in the region. Having weathered wars, political and economic unrest, closures, and nationalizations, the Bank has grown into a regional and global player in t [...] |
2002-11-24 11:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN JO |
| 02AMMAN6862 |
JORDAN CELEBRATES THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN WITH [...] The following cable was drafted by one of our FSNs and conveys the mood of Ramadan 2002 in Jordan from her perspective. 2. Summary: While last year's Ramadan was marked with pessimism and lethargy, one would have thought that the situation wouldn't and couldn't [...] |
2002-11-25 12:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM JO IS |
| 02AMMAN6939 |
UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) COMPLIANCE: VIEWS FROM GAZA [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Tel Aviv. 2. (C) Summary: In the course of November 18 meetings with UNRWA's Gaza program chiefs, regional refcoord reviewed UNRWA's compliance with section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Relief and Social Services Chief told refco [...] |
2002-11-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO UN |
| 02AMMAN6952 |
QIZ UPDATE - IRAQ WORRIES, TRANSSHIPMENT RUMORS, [...] (sbu) Despite continuing political uncertainty in the region, QIZ exporters in Jordan continue to report solid production and growth. Most exporters are booked through the winter, some new investor interest is evident, and many current investors are expanding production. Many QIZ exporters [...] |
2002-12-01 10:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV IS IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN7234 |
RAMADAN 2002: AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY AMMAN UNDERTOOK A NUMBER OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AIMED AT REINFORCING A MESSAGE OF RESPECT FOR ISLAM. SOMEWHAT TO OUR SURPRISE IN THESE TENSE TIMES, OUR JORDANIAN CONTACTS PARTICIPATED IN GREAT NUMBERS AT OUR EMBASSY RAMADAN EVENTS, INCLUDING TW [...] |
2002-12-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KISL JO |
| 02AMMAN7255 |
JORDAN: PEACE AIRPORT AND OTHER TRANSPORT ISSUES [...] (SBU) According to Jordan's Transportation Minister, the Jordanian government remains ready to work with Israel on a plan to allow domestic flights bound for Eilat to land in Aqaba (REFTEL). The Ministry has also prepared contingency plans for a possible conflict in Iraq. Regarding Royal J [...] |
2002-12-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ELTN EWWT PREF BEXP JO IS |
| 02AMMAN7304 |
UNRWA LAUNCHES NEW USD 93.7 MILLION EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary and comment: At December 10 and 11 briefings in Jerusalem and Amman, UNRWA ComGen Hansen launched UNRWA's new USD 93.7 million appeal to cover six months of emergency programming in the West Bank and Gaza. The majority of the appeal would cover expanded food assistance programs ( [...] |
2002-12-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 02AMMAN7308 |
JORDAN: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON MEPI [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-17 06:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 02AMMAN7312 |
THE GOJ, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since the middle of November, the Jordanian Government has stepped up pressure on professional associations to reform, with PM Abul Ragheb aggressively championing the view that the associations should tend to the needs of their members instead of engaging in political activism [...] |
2002-12-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV JO |
| 02AMMAN7313 |
THE BULGE: JORDANIANS SET TO BEGIN WORK ON [...] (C) Raif Nijem, Vice-President of the GOJ's Restoration Committee for Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock and the leader of a Jordanian team sent to study the bulge in the southern wall of Haram al-Sharif (see Ref), is optimistic that work can begin the week of December 22 to shore up the sout [...] |
2002-12-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL KWBG PBTS IS JO |
| 02AMMAN7349 |
MEPI REACTION: AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: THE MEPI AND SECRETARY POWELL'S SPEECH HAVE DOMINATED JORDANIAN EDITORIAL PAGES IN RECENT DAYS, WITH REACTION BEST DESCRIBED AS COMPLEX: SOME WRITERS HAVE WELCOMED THE INITIATIVE, EXPRESSING A KIND OF RELIEF AT THE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF CORE DEFICIENCIES PLAGUING ARAB SOCIETIE [...] |
2002-12-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KISL JO |
| 02AMMAN7535 |
JORDAN: UPDATE ON BOYCOTT OF U.S. PRODUCTS [...] (sbu) Summary. Business contacts say that an abiding affinity for U.S. consumer products, marketing strategies that played up local connections, and a crackdown by the government on political activities by professional associations blunted the impact of calls for boycotting American product [...] |
2002-12-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP PGOV PREL IS JO |
| 02ANKARA8149 |
SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, October 25, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...] |
2002-11-13 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8305 |
TURKEY: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-15 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER TU |
| 02ANKARA8377 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8440 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8859 |
TURKISH HEAD SCARF DEBATE: "THE TURBAN IS A MORAL [...] (C) Summary: As Turkey watchers speculate about newly-elected Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political priorities, university professor Huseyn Bagci, an academic advisor to Erdogan, shared his views on a variety of issues. Bagci affirmed "The turban (head sc [...] |
2002-12-09 08:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
| 02ANKARA9040 |
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE MEETS WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: In Dec. 13 meetings with President Sezer, MFA Deputy U/S for the Middle East Tuygan, and representatives of ruling AK Party and main opposition CHP, American Jewish Committee (AJC) leaders affirmed AJC's support for Turkey. End summary. 2. (C) Dec. 13 AJC President Tann [...] |
2002-12-18 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
| 02ANKARA9080 |
2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS [...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...] |
2002-12-23 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL TU NATO |
| 02ANKARA9161 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-27 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ATHENS4072 |
GREECE: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, THE GOG HAS ROTATED THREE FRIGATES (HS SPETSES, HS ADRIAS, AND HS PSARA) THROUGH ARABIAN SEA DUTY. EACH FRIGATE CARRIES APPROXIMATELY 200 CREW MEMBERS, A S-70B6 HELICOPTER, AND A UNIT OF HELLENIC NAVY COMMANDOS. GREECE HAS ALSO BEEN CONT [...] |
2002-11-26 09:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR |
| 02BEIRUT3470 |
LEBANESE INTERIOR MINISTER BANS OCTOBER 31 [...] (U) SUMMARY: INTERIOR MINISTER ELIAS MURR ANNOUNCED ON OCTOBER 30 THAT HE WOULD NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO OPPOSITION GROUP QORNET SHEHWAN'S (QS) "PRO-FREEDOM" PROTEST OR TO THE COUNTER-DEMONSTRATION PROPOSED BY THE PRO-SYRIAN ISLAMIC GATHERING, BOTH SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 31. QS MEMBERS QUICKL [...] |
2002-10-31 15:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM LE |
| 02BEIRUT3741 |
LEBANON: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] SECURITY CONDITIONS IN LEBANON WORSENED DURING 2002 WITH THE KILLING OF AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY, EXPLOSIONS AT SEVERAL AMERICAN FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS, AND A SPIKE OF CROSS-BORDER ATTACKS INTO ISRAEL IN MARCH-APRIL. LEBANON, LIKE MANY COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, IS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN TER [...] |
2002-11-29 15:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV LE |
| 02BOGOTA3159 |
FARC RESUMES ATTACKS AGAINST CIVILIAN POPULATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: FARC ACTIONS AGAINST THE MILITARY, THE CIVILIAN POPULATION, AND COLOMBIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE FLARED DURING A THREE-WEEK PERIOD FOLLOWING THE END OF THE DESPEJE. SINCE THEN, FARC ACTIVITY AGAINST THE POPULATION HAD BEEN MINIMAL, UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK: FROM MARCH 24 TO 27, FARC REBELS [...] |
2002-04-08 23:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINR SOCI CO |
| 02COLOMBO2137 |
SRI LANKAN/MALDIVES: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] MISSION'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARA 2 IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS A THROUGH K IN PARA TWO OF REFTEL. PARA 3 CONTAINS A REVIEW OF THE SITUATI [...] |
2002-11-15 06:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CE MV |
| 02DAMASCUS1761 |
ASAD TELLS NODEL US LACKS VISION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THEODORE H. KATTOUF, REASON 1.5 B/D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN A TWO-HOUR DISCUSSION WITH CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE, PRESIDENT AL-ASAD SAID THE US ADMINISTRATION HAS NO CLEAR MIDDLE EAST VISION. THE DISPARATE ADMINISTRATION VOICES HURT THE US REGIONALLY. PROGRESS TOWAR [...] |
2002-05-09 07:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY |
| 02DAMASCUS625 |
ASAD WARNS THAT STRIKING IRAQ WOULD CREATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW WITH ITALIAN DAILY CORRIERE DELLA SERA, BASHAR AL-ASAD WARNED THAT A STRIKE AGAINST IRAQ WOULD DESTABILIZE THE REGION. HE ALSO DENIED THAT SYRIAN OIL IMPORTS OF IRAQI OIL VIOLATED UNSCRS; REPEATED SYRIA'S COMMITMENT TO A COMPREHENSIVE PEACE; SAID THE [...] |
2002-02-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS SY |
| 02HANOI1405 |
AA/S WOOD HOLDS WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MAY 20-22 VISIT TO HANOI, IO AA/S WOOD DISCUSSED COUNTERTERRORISM, THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC), NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REFORM, THE MONTAGNARDS, MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS, AND THE MIDDLE EAST WITH GVN AND COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) OFFICIALS, STUDENTS FROM THE [...] |
2002-06-03 06:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM VM CTERR ETMIN HUMANR DPOL HIV AIDS |
| 02HANOI2956 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PROFILES-VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02956 01 OF 02 120931Z 2. (C) AS FAR AS EMBASSY CAN ASCERTAIN FROM THIS DISTANCE, VIETNAM IS AT BEST A MARGINAL PLAYER ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, AND AT TI [...] |
2002-12-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO VM UNHRC HUMANR |
| 02HARARE1077 |
MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Sharon's war crimes" the ruling ZANU PF weekly mouthpiece "The People's Voice" dedicated its May 11 editorial to calling on President George W. Bush to "condemn" Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "for the massacre of Palestinian refugees at Jenin." Excerpts: [...] |
2002-05-06 09:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 02HARARE1081 |
MEDIA REPORT MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Unconscionable U.S. complicity in Israeli atrocities" the May 6 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carries an op-ed by Tajudeen Abdul Raheem criticizing the United States' Middle East policy. Excerpts: 2. "The Butcher of Sabra and Shatilla and [...] |
2002-05-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 02HARARE1849 |
MEDIA REPORT U. S. FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE; [...] Under headline "Bush's policy disastrous" the August 12 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Tim Chigodo on page 8: 2. "Since the fall of the Communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War, the United States h [...] |
2002-08-15 08:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE1851 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.S., UK obsession with Hussein only makes him more popular" the August 12 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carried the following op- ed by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem on page 6: 2. ". . .There is a kind of immoral resignation that Ge [...] |
2002-08-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO ZI |
| 02HARARE2062 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Who will pre-empt the war on Iraq?" the independent, pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 8 editorial to urging the United Nations Security Council to stop the United States and Britain from attacking Iraq. Excerpts: [...] |
2002-09-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE2133 |
MEDIA REACTION U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ; HARARE [...] U.S. policy toward Iraq was the favored topic of Zimbabwean op-ed writers over the Sept 21-22 weekend. While none of the writers defended Saddam Hussein, they were unanimously opposed to U.S. unilateral action in Iraq. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Bush, [...] |
2002-09-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE2174 |
MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Genocide in Palestine" the ZANU PF weekly organ "The People's Voice" dedicated its September 29 editorial to accusing the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of "committing genocide" against the Palestinian people. The editorial also denounced P [...] |
2002-09-30 07:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE2346 |
MEDIA REPORT U. S. UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush wants to create space for decision strike on Iraq" the October 28 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Chinondidyachii Mararike on page 8: 2. "Will the U.S. go ahead and launch military stri [...] |
2002-10-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE2455 |
Govt Postpones Tsvangirai Treason Trial [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's High Court has put off the trial of opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai on charges of treason until next February. We believe the postponement indicates the GoZ has been unable to build a strong case against its main political foe. E [...] |
2002-11-12 04:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE2732 |
MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Solidarity with the people of Palestine" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 1 editorial to accusing the United States of throwing spanners into the Middle East peace process. "The main stumbling block seems to be the U [...] |
2002-12-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE2737 |
MEDIA REPORT "WORLD MUST FIGHT TERRORISM"; HARARE [...] Under headline "World must fight terrorism" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its November 30 editorial to calling for "a united front against terrorism" and urged world leaders to "desist from harboring terrorist groups." Excerpts: 2. "Ter [...] |
2002-12-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE2858 |
MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.S. stumbling block to Palestinian state" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 22 editorial to accusing the United States of stalling the peace process in the Middle East. Excerpts: 2. "Palestinian leader Yasser [...] |
2002-12-24 09:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 02HARARE973 |
MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Israeli attacks on civilians abhorrent," the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its April 23 editorial to calling for the cessation of the "cycle of violence and counter- violence" in the Middle East. Excerpts: 2. ". . .No rational person can [...] |
2002-04-23 07:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ZI PREL PHUM |
| 02ISTANBUL2088 |
REVIEW OF THE FULBRIGHT GLOBAL WOMEN'S [...] SUMMARY. PA Istanbul cooperated with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in executing the first-ever Fulbright-sponsored conference bringing together 110 r 110 women from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia to focus on the role of women as leaders in [...] |
2002-11-29 12:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL TU |
| 02JERUSALEM2756 |
FATAH LEADER ON HAMAS CELL IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SENIOR FATAH OFFICIAL AND PLC MEMBER CRITICIZED HAMAS FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN JERUSALEM, SAYING THIS WAS PART OF A WIDER COMPETITION BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS OVER WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE THE RESISTANCE. THE DISCOVERY OF A HAMAS CELL IN EAST JERUSALEM WILL COMPLICATE THE ONG [...] |
2002-08-22 15:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS |
| 02KATHMANDU2393 |
CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"), Egypt's region [...] |
2002-12-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP GON |
| 02KATHMANDU2502 |
NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF [...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA), already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...] |
2002-12-31 11:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | IN NP PGOV PTER RU |
| 02KATHMANDU510 |
NEPAL ARMY CHIEFS DISCUSS ROLE OF THE ARMY AND [...] (C) RNA Chief General Rana and his deputy, Lt. General Thapa, went out of their way to underline their support for democracy at a February 28 dinner with emboffs. Rana stated unequivocally that a coup by the RNA was "out of the question." According to Rana, the RNA's role is to quell the [...] |
2002-03-11 13:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP NP PGOV MASS |
| 02KUWAIT5241 |
(U) CODEL ISSA MEETS KUWAITI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Codel Issa met with the Speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, Mr. Jassem Al-Khorafi, and other MP's on November 25, 2002. Among the topics discussed were Kuwait's concerns over the U.S.-Saudi relationship, a post-Saddam Iraq and the impact of U.S. policies in Israel and the terri [...] |
2002-12-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KU OREP PGOV PREL US |
| 02KUWAIT5416 |
(S) KUWAIT 2003 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (S) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is extremely sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sou [...] |
2002-12-17 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL MCAP MARR MASS KU |
| 02MILAN338 |
QADHAFI'S SON ON ITALY-LIBYA RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: SEIF QADHAFI, SON OF LIBYAN LEADER MUAMMOR QADHAFI, SPOKE AT ISPI (INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS) IN MILAN, JUNE 10 ON "LIBYA AND ITALY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES WITHIN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA." SEIF QADHAFI, WHO WAS INTRODUCED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE "LIBYAN [...] |
2002-06-12 15:05:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINR PINS PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON |
| 02MUSCAT730 |
BIN ALAWI ANGRY, FRUSTRATED BY U.S. "BIAS" TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMANI MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BIN ALAWI STRONGLY CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND COMPLAINS THAT U.S. IS "COMPLETELY BIASED" TOWARDS ISRAEL. BIN ALAWI SAYS THAT IT IS "IMPOSSIBLE" NOW FOR ARAB LEADERS TO CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBING, WHICH THEY SEE NOT O [...] |
2002-04-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MEPN MU XF |
| 02ROME1229 |
GOI'S REACTION TO THE NEW ZINNI MISSION AND [...] (C) ON MARCH 8, POL MC AND NEA WATCHER DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS AND THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS. POL MC STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE EU AND THE US SPEAK THE SAME MESSAGE ON THE MEPP: IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR ARAF [...] |
2002-03-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS XF US IT UN |
| 02ROME1402 |
SOMALIA: AIDID "AMBASSADOR" ACCUSES ITALIAN [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH FADUMA FARAH AIDID, THE SISTER OF "SOMALI PRESIDENT" HUSSEIN MOHAMED AIDID AND DAUGHTER OF THE ASSASSINATED WARLORD GENERAL AIDID FEBRUARY 20. HUSSEIN AIDID IS THE HEAD OF THE SOMALI RECONCILIATION AND RESTORATION COUNCIL (SRRC) FACTION BUT HAS NO REAL CLAIM TO BEING P [...] |
2002-03-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ET SO IT |
| 02ROME1516 |
ITALIAN SCIENTOLOGIST REQUESTS (FURTHER) USG HELP [...] (C) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY IN ITALY VISITED US 3/25, SEEKING FURTHER USG HELP IN BEHALF OF TWO SCIENTOLOGY MEMBERS CURRENTLY IMPRISONED IN EGYPT. HE HOPED FURTHER USG HELP WOULD BE DECISIVE AND SWAY GOE AUTHORITIES TO DEPORT THE TWO. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) FABIO AMIC [...] |
2002-03-26 09:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM KPAL EG IS IT UN |
| 02ROME1695 |
ITALY'S MFA REQUESTS GEN. ZINNI TO SERVE AS [...] (C) ON APRIL 4, LUCA FERRARI, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CONTACTED NEA WATCHER TO EXPRESS THE GOI'S GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BETHLEHEM. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, TANZIM MILITANTS, PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF BETHLEHEM (WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A "MODERATE CHR [...] |
2002-04-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS XF US IT MEPP |
| 02ROME1723 |
READOUT OF BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT [...] (C) ON APRIL 5, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, TOLD POLMINCOUNS TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE APRIL 2-3 BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RUSSIA-ITALY BILATERAL MEETING EVER HELD. PUTIN MADE CLEAR TO BERLUSCONI HIS DESIRE TO ENHANCE AND [...] |
2002-04-05 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PREL RS NATO MEPP |
| 02ROME1962 |
ITALY WON'T FORCE IRAN WTO ACCESSION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. ITALY STRONGLY DISAGREES WITH USG POLICY ON IRAN'S POTENTIAL ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION BUT DOES NOT INTEND TO PUSH THE EU TO FORCE THE ISSUE AT THE MAY 13 WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING OR THEREAFTER, ACCORDING TO MFA'S WTO COORDINATOR. ALTHOUGH THE ITAL [...] |
2002-04-19 17:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EU IT WTO |
| 02ROME2023 |
ITALY/MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: BERLUSCONI WITH [...] (C) ON APRIL 24, PM BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA TOLD EUR A/S ELIZABETH JONES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02023 241730Z THAT THE PREVIOUS DAY'S EU-MED MINISTERIAL IN VALENCIA HAD, OBVIOUSLY, NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROMOTING ISRA [...] |
2002-04-24 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IT KPAL PREL MEPP |
| 02ROME2340 |
NORTH AFRICA: OUTLOOK FOR DEMOCRACY SUBJECT OF [...] SUMMARY: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA PRESENTED A CONFERENCE MAY 3-4 ON STRATEGIES FOR A PLURALISTIC FUTURE IN NORTH AFRICA. ACADEMICIANS AND PRACTITIONERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND NORTH AFRICA PRESENTED THE HISTORICAL AND PRESENT-DAY CONTEXT IN WHICH DEM [...] |
2002-05-14 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM EAID XI IT UN |
| 02ROME2413 |
PERES-BERLUSCONI MEETING: A READ-OUT [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH THE SPOKESMAN OF THE EMBASSY OF ISRAEL IN ROME TO OBTAIN A READ-OUT OF THE MAY 10 ROME MEETING BETWEEN PERES AND BERLUSCONI. WE ALSO OBTAINED A READ-OUT OF THE SAME MEETING FROM THE MFA. BOTH READ-OUTS WERE CONSISTENT. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 R [...] |
2002-05-16 14:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS XF IT UN |
| 02ROME3240 |
BERLUSCONI BACKS THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO HIS DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI REACTED VERY POSITIVELY TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST. BERLUSCONI AGREED THAT THE PA NEEDED A NEW LEADERSHIP, AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC REFORM FOR PALEST [...] |
2002-07-03 07:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IT IS XF |
| 02ROME3319 |
DUTCH QUERY ITALIANS ABOUT ISRAELI PARTICIPATION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR AND DCM IN ROME EXPRESSED CONCERN TO EMB OFFICERS REGARDING POSSIBLE ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN JSF. THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR MENTIONED THE ISSUE AT THE EMBASSY'S JULY 4 RECEPTION, AND THE DUTCH DCM, WILLIAM VAN EE, [...] |
2002-07-08 08:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR EAIR PREL IT UN |
| 02ROME3370 |
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN "SECRET" TALKS IN ROME: AN [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE MAYOR OF ROME FACILITATED SEVERAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03370 091535Z MEETINGS BETWEEN THE ISRAELI URI SAVIR AND THE PALESTINIAN ABU ALA LAST YEAR IN ROME. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF THESE MEETINGS BUT IS ALSO NOT UNDULY CONC [...] |
2002-07-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS XF IT UN |
| 02ROME3379 |
ITALY ON UNIFIL: REDUCE IT BUT DON'T DISMANTLE IT [...] (C) POL OFF DISCUSSED THE GOI'S ASSESSMENT OF UNIFIL WITH GIUSEPPE PERRONE, THE MFA'S DESK OFFICER FOR LEBANON AND ISRAEL AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST OFFICE. PERRONE SAID THAT THE GOI IS PLEASED WITH UNIFIL AND ITS MISSION SO FAR. GIVEN THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAEL FROM LEBANON IN 200 [...] |
2002-07-10 07:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | LE IS KPKO MARR PREL SY IT UNIFIL |
| 02ROME3934 |
57TH UNGA: ITALY SHARES U.S. GOALS [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE MFA'S ACTING OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR UN AFFAIRS, MARIO BALDI, POLOFF CONVEYED MESSAGES ON U.S. GOALS FOR THE 57TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF D) AND ON THE CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (REF A). BALDI STATED THAT THE GOI SHARED USG G [...] |
2002-08-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM ECON PARM EFIN IT UNGA UN |
| 02ROME5125 |
ITALIAN MFA ON LEBANON-ISRAEL WATER ISSUE, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA REPORTS THAT THE ITALIAN WATER EXPERT CURRENTLY WORKING THE ISRAELI-LEBANESE WATER DISPUTE MAY SEEK TO HELP BROKER A LONGER-TERM, BROADER SHARING AGREEMENT, BUT AS AN EU INITIATIVE, NOT AN ITALIAN EFFORT. ROME RECEIVED THE PITCH FROM LEBANESE FINANCE MINISTER SINIORA ON THE EU [...] |
2002-10-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY LE IT IZ |
| 02ROME5337 |
ITALY-LIBYA: PM BERLUSCONI'S OCT. 28 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN MFA SAYS THAT PM BERLUSCONI CONVEYED TO QADHAFI, AT OUR REQUEST, A STRONG MESSAGE ON THE NEED FOR LIBYA TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS REGARDING LOCKERBIE. THE TWO SIDES FAILED TO REACH AGREEMENT ON A "COMPENSATION" PACKAGE THAT WOULD MAKE LIBYA DROP [...] |
2002-10-31 08:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IT LY PREL UN |
| 02ROME603 |
ITALIAN PROJECT ON TRACK II DIPLOMACY BETWEEN [...] (U) SENSING THAT THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS REACHED "DESPERATE" MEASURES, THE ITALIAN MFA FUNDED AN INITIATIVE CALLED "MEETING THE OTHER", A FORUM FOR ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETIES TO DIALOGUE. THE FIRST OF SUCH MEETINGS TOOK PLACE FEB 4. 2. (U) AMBASSADOR ANTONIO BADIN [...] |
2002-02-07 13:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IT IS GZ UN |
| 02ROME6094 |
NETANYAHU IN ROME: SUCCESSFUL FIRST TRIP AS FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROME WAS ISRAEL FM NETANYAHU'S FIRST STOP IN HIS FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR SINCE HE ASSUMED THE FUNCTIONS OF FM. BOTH SIDES PLACED EMPHASIS ON THE GREATER BALANCE IN ITALY'S CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06094 201802Z APPROACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE BERL [...] |
2002-12-20 17:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IT PREL KPAL UN |
| 02ROME611 |
GOI'S REACTION TO SENDING A COORDINATED U.S. AND [...] (C) ON THE EVE OF THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN SPAIN, POL MC DELIVERED THE POINTS IN REF A TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. FERRARI FULLY AGREED WITH THE US MESSAGE AND STRESSED THAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00611 072259Z [...] |
2002-02-07 17:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IT KPAL PREL XF EUN |
| 02ROME783 |
AMBASSADOR'S LUNCHEON WITH PRESIDENT CIAMPI [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A PRIVATE LUNCHEON, ITALIAN PRESIDENT CIAMPI EXPRESSED HIS DEEP CONCERN OVER A DETERIORATING SITUATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS. HE MADE A DETAILED ARGUMENT THAT ITALY CAN AND MUST BE BOTH PRO EUROPE AND PRO US, WITH WHICH I AGREED. CIAMPI WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE [...] |
2002-02-15 13:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PREL ITALIAN POLITICS |
| 02STATE250963 |
DESIGNATING HAMAS AND HEZBALLAH: APPROACHING EU CAPITALS [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. FOR EU MEMBER CAPITALS: THE POINTS AT PARAS TWO AND THREE ARE FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING ON 12/9 AND 12/10. WE UNDERSTAND THE DANISH PRESIDENCY INTENDS TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AT THE C [...] |
2002-12-07 02:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL SY EUN EFIN |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2523 |
HONDURAS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. GOALS FOR [...] EmbOffs have demarched MFA officials several times in August/September on U.S. goals for the 57th UNGA and the GOH will be generally supportive. Post has the following comments about the GOH positions on key issues raised in ref F, in addition to those included in ref E e-mail: -- On counter [...] |
2002-09-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PHUM ECON OTRA HO UNGA UN |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3276 |
LABOR PROBLEMS AT CHIQUITA: MANAGEMENT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chiquita and its union have begun case-by-case discussions over the contentious issue of alleged absenteeism by a high percentage of its workforce. EmbOffs recently toured Chiquita's plantation and met with both management and labor. EmbOffs urged them to continue dialogue. B [...] |
2002-12-03 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV EAGR ETRD PGOV PHUM HO |
| 02VATICAN1171 |
THE VATICAN'S ""OTHER"" INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-03-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IS IT JO LE PREL SA SY VT VTEG |
| 02VATICAN1639 |
MEPP: POPE GRAVELY CONCERNED, HAS MESSAGE FOR [...] (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN UNEXPECTEDLY CALLED AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON THIS MORNING. H HAD JUST CONCLUDED A MEETING WITH POPE JOHN PAU II WHO IS SHOCKED OVER REPORTED DEATH OF A CATHLIC PRIEST IN BETHLEHEM. THE PRIEST WAS REPORTEDY THE CHAPLAIN OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT BRIDGET AND WAS [...] |
2002-04-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL VT |
| 02VATICAN1674 |
VATICAN'S GROWING CONCERN WITH MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2002-04-04 06:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM PREL VT VTIS |
| 02VATICAN1738 |
VATICAN TELLS AMBASSADOR: POWELL IS NEEDED [...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN CALLED AMBASSADOR THIS MORNING (4/08). TAURAN SAID THAT HE HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE PAPAL NUNCIO IN JERUSALEM WHO WAS CONTACTED BY SENIOR ARAFAT AIDE MUSTAFI. MUSTAFI ASKED THAT THE VATICAN CONVEY TO US THE NEED FOR SECRETARY POWELL TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO JERUSALEM. H [...] |
2002-04-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM PREL VT |
| 02VATICAN180 |
PAPAL ADDRESS FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE, RESPONSIBILITY [...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS VERSION OF THE STATE OF THE WORLD, FOCUSING ON AREAS TRADITIONALLY OF CONCERN TO THE CHURCH. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00180 111548Z ESCHEWING FOR THE MOST PART HIS TRADITIONAL EXHO [...] |
2002-01-11 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT UN |
| 02VATICAN1922 |
VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...] |
2002-04-18 05:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN2146 |
BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15. [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...] |
2002-05-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN2229 |
HOLOCAUST ENVOY'S VATICAN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR BINDENAGEL MET WITH VATICAN OFFICIALS APRIL 26 FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02229 01 OF 02 081737Z A LAST UPDATE ON THE ISSUE OF ACCESS TO PONTIFICAL ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO THE S [...] |
2002-05-08 12:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | FR GM IT KNAR PHUM PREL SOCI VT VTFR |
| 02VATICAN2238 |
BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 16-30, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 16-30, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-ADVANCE -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON VEN [...] |
2002-05-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAID VT EAGER VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN2292 |
ISRAELI EMBASSY READOUT OF MAY 10 [...] (S) ZWI TAL(PROTECT), DCM OF THE ISRAELI EMBASSY TO THE HOLY SEE, GAVE DCM HIS EMBASSY'S PERSPECTIVE OF THE MAY 10 MEETING AMONG ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES, VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER-EQUIVALENT TAURAN, AND VATICAN PRIME MINISTER-EQUIVALENT SODANO. TAL'S VIEWS ARE BASED ON A READ-OUT OF THE [...] |
2002-05-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | IS IT PGOV PHUM PREL VT |
| 02VATICAN326 |
PRESSING VATICAN ON PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C) AMBASSADOR TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A FRIDAY, 01/18 MEETING WITH VATICAN FM EQUIVALENT JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TO PRESS REFTEL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00326 221703Z POINTS ON THE ZINNI MISSION AND TO ASK TAURAN TO REQUEST PRESIDENT ARAFAT TO HALT THE VIOLENCE AND [...] |
2002-01-22 16:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL VT MEPP |
| 02VATICAN3503 |
(C) VATICAN SEES ARAFAT'S MARGINALIZATION AS ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT USG MARGINALIZATION OF ARAFAT WILL LIKELY EMPOWER HAMAS AND THEREBY JUSTIFY ISRAEL PM SHARON'S PLAN TO SEEK A MILITARY SOLUTION. THE VATICAN BELIEVES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0350 [...] |
2002-07-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PGOV PHUM PREL VT |
| 02VATICAN3634 |
POPE CONDEMNS DESECRATION OF JEWISH CEMETARY AND [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II CONDEMNED GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AFTER THIRTY-FIVE JEWISH GRAVES IN A ROME CEMETERY WERE DESECRATED JULY 18. IN A TELEGRAM TO ROME'S CHIEF RABBI JULY 19 PUBLISHED ON THE VATICAN'S WEBSITE, THE POPE DESCRIBED THE DESECRATION AS A "DETESTABLE ACT THAT FOLLOWS OTH [...] |
2002-07-23 14:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IT VT |
| 02VATICAN3692 |
EASTERN CHURCHES UNDER STRESS WHERE CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION IS WEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR EASTERN CHURCHES, ARCHBISHOP ANTONIO VEGLIO, TOLD CHARGE THAT THE EASTERN CHURCHES -- THE 22 CHRISTIAN RITES THAT ARE NOT ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT ARE IN COMMUNION WITH ROME -- FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT CAST LONG SHADOWS OVER THEIR FUTURE. BOTH C [...] |
2002-07-26 10:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF RS IN IS UP VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN3823 |
FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN ON MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA: [...] SUMMARY: (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE HOLY SEE REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A POLITICAL SOLUTION, AND VIEWS THE JULY 22 ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA AS EVIDENCE OF SHARON'S PREFERENCE FOR A MILITARY SOL [...] |
2002-08-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT VTIS |
| 02VATICAN3985 |
POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 11 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03985 01 OF 02 131618Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELIES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...] |
2002-08-13 16:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS |
| 02VATICAN3986 |
POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 1 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03986 01 OF 02 150143Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELITES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...] |
2002-08-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS |
| 02VATICAN4444 |
HOLY SEE AND THE ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE PRESENTS DISTINCTIVE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN REGARD TO IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. UNLIKE MOST POSTS, OUR ""PUBLIC"" WITHIN THE VATICAN IS LIMITED, BUT THE PUBLIC REACH OF THE VATICAN IS TRULY GLOBAL AND AMONG THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...] |
2002-09-13 04:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAO OPRC PREL VT |
| 02VATICAN4991 |
JERUSALEM PATRIARCH PLEAS FOR U.S. INTERVENTION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE LAST PARA. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE POPE, CATHOLIC PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM MICHEL SABBAH MADE AN URGENT PLEA TO AMBASSADOR OCTOBER 10 FOR U.S. HELP TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA [...] |
2002-10-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN5545 |
HOLY SEE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS SPOKEN OUT FORCEFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AND AGAINST SPECIFIC ANTI-SEMITIC ACTS. HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM -- IN PART BASED ON THE CHURCH'S SELF-ACKNOWLEDGED HISTORICAL &SIN8 OF [...] |
2002-11-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV VT IS |
| 02VATICAN5938 |
HOLY SEE CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY CONCERNS ON [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 27 TO CONVEY THE POPE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, PARTICULARLY THE ISRAELI REOCCUPATION OF BETHLEHEM. WITH THE CHRISTMAS SEASON APPROACHING, TAURAN SAID THE CURRENT CURFEW IN BETHL [...] |
2002-12-11 15:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IZ PREL VT VTIS |
| 03ABUDHABI1031 |
MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT UAE PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE ARAB SUMMIT IN SHARM EL-SHEIKH RECEIVED PRIMARY AND EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS CRITICIZED THE ARAB SUMMIT FOR NOT INCLUDING SHEIKH ZAYID'S PLAN FOR IRAQ IN ITS FINAL RESOLUTION. EDITORIALS CRITICIZED THE ARAB LEADERS FOR NOT CONSIDERING [...] |
2003-03-02 14:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1032 |
DESPITE WIDESPREAD PUBLIC OPPOSITION [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Despite widespread public opposition to a U.S.-led war on Iraq, the UAE "street" has been quiet thus far. Other than a few very well- organized and very small demonstrations, there have been no other public gat [...] |
2003-03-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1092 |
MEDIA REACTION: OIC SUMMIT UAE INITIATIVE [...] SUMMARY: THE OIC SUMMIT IN DOHA RECEIVED PRIMARY AND EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS STRESSED THAT THE ISSUE OF PALESTINE SHOULD ALSO BE A MAIN CONCERN OF THIS SUMMIT. EDITORIALS CONDEMNED ARAB AND MUSLIM ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE. AN [...] |
2003-03-05 15:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 03ABUDHABI112 |
MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] SUMMARY: DEMOCRACY AND THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL LIFE WERE THE DOMINANT ISSUES IN THE UAE MEDIA. WHILE NOTING THE UAE PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AND INTERESTED IN DEMOCRACY, UAE COLUMINST MOHAMMED AL HAMADI ARGUED IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT THERE IS A NEED TO LEARN DEMOCRACY BEFORE PRA [...] |
2003-01-08 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |