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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

00HANOI1298	VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA? [...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...]	2000-06-13 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM
00HANOI1615	AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...]	2000-07-27 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM
00HANOI2480	VIETNAM WARILY LOOKS TO CHINA AS A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A STEADY STREAM OF VIETNAMESE LEADERS VISITING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 HANOI 02480 01 OF 06 100541Z CHINA, MOST RECENTLY PRIME MINISTER KHAI AND THE ARMY CHI [...]	2000-11-10 05:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR VM CM CVR
00HANOI2667	THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF FREE TRADE AND FREE IDEAS REVERBERATES AFTER HIS VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO VIETNAM ELECTRIFIED THE VIETNAMESE PUBLIC -- AND SURPRISED THE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND LINED THE STREETS TO GREET THE PRESIDENT AND F [...]	2000-12-08 13:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR VM DPOL
00HARARE3264	ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MAKES NO DECISION ON [...] (C) ON JUNE 16 UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE ON A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL DECISION TO RELEASE CUBANS DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ TO THE CUSTODY OF THE UNHCR. UNHCR REGIONAL REP [...]	2000-06-16 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE5350	GOVERNMENT CONTINUES STOPGAP FUEL ACQUISITION [...] (SBU) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTING, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SIGNED A ZIM$2.5 BILLION (APPROXIMATELY USD 50 MILLION) LINE OF CREDIT WITH PRETRONAS, THE MALAYSIAN OIL COMPANY. MOTOR FUELS WILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE COUNTRY OVERLAND, BY RAIL AND ROAD, BY ENGEN. THE MALAYSIAN COMPANY, WHICH HAS [...]	2000-09-22 10:24:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EIND PGOV AMGT ZI
00KINSHASA8385	WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 11 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel prices rose on December 11, and public transportation fares went up 50 percent on the 13th. Kinshasa's motor fuel supplies were adequate but the GDRC twice closed service stations without providing advance notice, causing confusion. The Congolese franc weakene [...]	2000-12-18 15:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG
00KINSHASA8558	WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 24 [...] (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
00THEHAGUE1767	USITC INVESTIGATION, ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES: [...] THE FINAL PROGRAM FOR USITC TRADE ANALYST AMANDA HORAN AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIST RUSSELL HILLBERRY TO CALL ON DUTCH ENERGY SECTOR POLICY MAKERS, REGULATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF DUTCH ELECTRICITY SECTOR, JUNE 22 THRU JUNE 23, 2000 FOLLOWS. PER HORAN E-MAIL REQUESTS WE HAVE DROPPED APPOINTME [...]	2000-06-14 15:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA ECON NL
01ABUJA1679	NIGERIA: MOTOROLA'S BID FOR GSM EQUIPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following up from his meeting with Motorola representatives on July 9 (following septel from Lagos),Ambassador Jeter met the Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye, on July 10 and with Vice President Atiku Abubakar on July 11. The Vice President confirmed [...]	2001-07-16 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI
01ABUJA1889	NIGERIA: ARMY CHIEF BRIEFED ON OFR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23, 3rd Group Battalion Commander LTC Tim Sherwood briefed Chief of Army Staff, MG Alexander Ogomudia, on Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3). Initially taciturn, Ogomudia quickly turned receptive and largely positive. During the briefing on basing, Ogomudia reminde [...]	2001-07-30 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NI MAS
01ABUJA1941	MEETING WITH NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS [...] (U) On Friday, July 20, the Abuja RSO met with several senior level Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officials. The purpose of this meeting was to obtain information requested by the Department in preparation for providing the NPF training under the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) program. The fo [...]	2001-08-06 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC NI
01ABUJA1950	MEETING WITH NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS [...] (U) On Friday, July 20, the Abuja RSO met with several senior level Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officials. The purpose of this meeting was to obtain information requested by the Department in preparation for providing the NPF training under the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) program. The foll [...]	2001-08-06 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC NI
01ABUJA1957	(C) NIGERIA: PRIVATIZATION DIRECTOR TO QUIT JOB [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Jeter hosted Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE),for lunch on August 1 to discuss the current status of the NITEL GSM Equipment contract. EconOff attended as notetaker. El-Rufai was very candid about his relationship with the [...]	2001-08-07 10:36:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EINV PGOV ECON PINR NI
01ABUJA2235	NIGERIA: CODEL WATTS AND BIZDEL DISCUSS INVESTMENT [...] Summary: Ambassador Jeter accompanied Codel Watts, AUSTR Whitaker and executives from Phillips Petroleum, Syntroleum, Proctor and Gamble and Qualcomm to breakfast with President Obasanjo. Pointing to the need for foreign investment in non-oil sectors, the President encouraged the U.S. compani [...]	2001-09-06 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON OVIP NI
01ABUJA2255	NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Riots broke out in central Jos afternoon of September 7. Deputy Governor Botmang imposed an 1800 to 0600 curfew, made a statewide broadcast calling for calm, and authorized the police to shoot looters and trouble-makers on sight. Botmang received permission from President Obasanj [...]	2001-09-07 19:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS CVIS NI
01ABUJA2258	NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS ABATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: While rioting in Jos continued into a second straight day (Saturday),by mid-morning on Sunday, 9 September, AmCits and GON officials were reporting that order had been restored. A 1600 to 0700 curfew governs daily life until further notice, however. Embassy received word that [...]	2001-09-09 18:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS CVIS NI
01ABUJA2261	FLOOD DAMAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA GRAVE AND [...] (U) Summary: The worst flooding in many years has wiped out dozens of villages in northern Nigeria, killing over 300 and displacing 1,600,000. Floodwaters are rising in some areas and receding in others. There is an urgent need for food, potable water, plastic clothing and shelter. Even e [...]	2001-09-09 19:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NI
01ABUJA2709	DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-24 21:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KSEP NI PHUM
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
01HANOI3086	LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) SUMMARY. ROUTE ONE IS BEAUTIFUL DRIVE BUT A SURPRISINGLY POOR NATIONAL ARTERY LINKING THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THERE IS LITTLE INDICATION OF MUCH USE OF LAND OR RAIL TRANSPORT FOR INTER-PROVINCIAL TRADE. SMALL-SCALE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE SEEMS TO THRIVE. RICE IS CLEARLY KING A [...]	2001-11-26 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINS PGOV ETRD VM
01HARARE2311	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY HANDILY WINS KEY BY- [...] (C) RULING PARTY CANDIDATE AND MASHONALAND CENTRAL GOVERNOR ELLIOT MANYIKA SOUNDLY DEFEATED OPPOSITION CANDIDATE ELLIOT PFEBVE IN THE PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION HELD JULY 28-29 IN BINDURA DISTRICT. THE RULING ZANU-PF WIDENED ITS MARGIN OF VICTORY CONSIDERABLY OVER LAST JUNE'S PARLIAMENTARY EL [...]	2001-08-01 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE3197	PAPER CRIES FOUL AS POLICE ARREST VENDORS [...] IN THE LAST WEEK ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPER VENDORS ON WORKING HARARE'S STREETS. POLICE CLAIM THEY ARE ARRESTING PEOPLE FOR "BLOCKING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES." A COMMON SIGHT IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, NEWSPAPER VENDORS STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF ST [...]	2001-10-25 05:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HOCHIMINHCITY699	BUDDHIST TENSIONS CONTINUE [...] SBU) SUMMARY: REFTELS REPORTED THE HOUSE ARREST OF UBCV BUDDHIST THICH QUANG DO AFTER HE CALLED FOR UBCV BUDDHISTS TO TRAVEL UNAUTHORIZED TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE ON JUNE 7 WITH THE PURPOSE OF RETURNING UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG FROM CONFINEMENT IN QUANG NGAI TO HCMC. AS MANY AS 100 BUDD [...]	2001-06-11 03:20:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY734	UPDATE ON CONTINUING BUDDHIST TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 7, ABOUT 100 MONKS, NUNS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE OUTLAWED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE TO MEET WITH UBCV SUPREME PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG AND TAKE HIM TO HCMC. POLICE IN HUE HAD WARNED THEM NOT TO GO, AND MOST OF [...]	2001-06-15 09:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY755	CONOFF VISITS MEKONG DELTA IN SUPPORT OF U.S. BUSINESS AND UNIQUE JULY 4 CELEBRATION [...] A CONSULAR OFFICER VISITED CAN THO JUNE 8-9 AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL AT THE OPENING OF THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ASSURANCE OFFICE. CONOFF ALSO RECEIVED A FORMAL PROPOSAL BY THE UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST THE FIRST JULY 4TH CELEBRATION SINCE 1975 IN THE PRO [...]	2001-06-21 03:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV VM
01VATICAN2295	USG READINESS FOR PAPAL TURNOVER AND HIGH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. JOSEPH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02295 01 OF 04 270100Z MERANTE. REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION SUGGESTING AN IMMINENT PAPAL DEMISE, BUT THE POPE'S HEALTH APPEARS TO CONTIN [...]	2001-04-26 09:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR VT KPRP
01VATICAN3571	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...]	2001-07-06 13:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL
02ABUJA122	NIGERIA: STRIKE HAS LIMITED IMPACT DURING FIRST [...] (U) Summary: As of 1:30 pm Nigeria Time (7:30 am EST),the Nigerian Labour Congress, general strike was most effective in Lagos (Lagos septel). Although showing slightly less than normal activity, Abuja has not been greatly affected by the strike. However, there was substantial compliance in [...]	2002-01-16 17:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB EPET EFIN ECON NI SCOI
02ABUJA2263	NIGERIA: DEGRADING SECURITY SITUATION DUE TO POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is an immediate action request (see para 5). Since July 13 Post has experienced numerous power and generator related problems resulting in the failure or breakdown of vital security and communication equipment. These breakdowns have degraded the Embassy's security posture an [...]	2002-07-31 13:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC NI
02ABUJA236	VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN ABUJA'S MAIN MARKETPLACE [...] A violent disturbance erupted this morning in Abuja's Wuse New Market between vendors and Nigerian National Police when the police attempted to dismantle the numerous illegal shops and residences in the busy, market area. As the police began their sweep, affected vendors and residential squatt [...]	2002-01-25 17:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV NI
02ABUJA2838	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This biweekly update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- Voter Registration -- Political Assassinations -- Electoral Bill Override -- Grand Summit of Politicians -- Miss World Postponed -- House At [...]	2002-10-15 09:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA3202	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 27 [...] This periodic economic report includes: --U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for Nigerian PTT --Nigeria Buys U.S.-Made Buses --World Bank to Work Closer with States --Environmental Success Story: Getting the Red Out in the Delta U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for NITEL [...]	2002-11-27 13:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV EINV NI
02ABUJA3345	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP DECEMBER 19 [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-19 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ECPS NI
02ABUJA461	NIGERIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR INDICATORS [...] Market statistics: By most accounts, Nigeria's telecom sector witnessed significant growth in 2001, but accurate statistics are difficult to obtain. Although information regarding telecom companies and government agencies participating in the sector is current, data on growth trends is availab [...]	2002-02-08 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD NI
02ABUJA462	NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-08 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA829	NIGERIA: RECENT EVENTS TEST NIGERIA'S RESILIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria has seen its share of calamity and contention in recent months. The Ikeja cantonment explosion, abortive police and general strikes, and an electoral law enmeshed by controversy have decreased public confidence in the Government's competence and have added to a general s [...]	2002-03-13 16:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR NI
02ADANA388	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 8, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA428	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 24, 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 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02AMMAN2420	NEW JORDANIAN TELECOM REGULATOR FACES CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) The GOJ's recent reform of its telecom regulatory infrastructure thrusts its now fully independent regulator into the role of decision-maker at a time of transition, opportunity, and challenge. As it finds its feet, the regulatory agency must find creative ways to encourage market entr [...]	2002-05-15 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN4864	JORDAN'S DIPLOMATS FOCUS ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (sbu) Summary. Reflecting the emphasis he has put on economic and commercial development and the growing private sector export and investment orientation of Jordan's economy, King Abdullah personally launched a four-day USAID-supported economic/commercial training program for Jordanian amba [...]	2002-08-28 06:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP PREL JO
02AMMAN6060	A VIRTUAL SUCCESS: JORDAN'S ICT FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan's second ICT Forum was held Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Amman. Featuring addresses by King Abdullah, Intel CEO Craig Barrett, John Gage, Chief Researcher and Director of the Science Office for Sun Microsystems, and AOL Strategic Advisor George Vradenburg, the event attracted more [...]	2002-10-20 08:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN6250	ICT PROGRAMS IN JORDAN [...] (U) Per REFTEL request, we are providing information on telecom regulation, internet, and other IT-related questions posed, as well as a description of ICT projects related to education, business skills, business development, and e-government in Jordan. ----------------------------- THE TR [...]	2002-10-27 07:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EAID JO
02ANKARA7726	TURKEY'S ELECTIONS: OUR ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Islam-influenced AK (Justice and Development) of R. Tayyip Erdogan will be the clear winner in the Turkish national elections on Nov. 3, and has a strong shot at a Parliamentary majority. Deniz Baykal's Establishmentarian, left-of-center Republican Peoples' Party (CHP) will [...]	2002-11-01 10:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA7766	AK PARTY IN A PARLIAMENTARY LANDSLIDE: CLOSE TO A [...] Summary: Justice and Development (AK) Party's landslide victory and Establishment standard-bearer Republican People's Party's (CHP) distant second-place finish in Turkey's Nov. 3 general elections cuts the number of parties in parliament back to only two for the first time in decades. While P. [...]	2002-11-03 23:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8165	CAN AK PARTY REMOVE OBSTACLES TO PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary: On the surface of it, and given AK Party's strong parliamentary majority, there should be a straightforward, if sequential, legal way ahead for disenfranchised AK Party chairman Erdogan to reclaim his political rights, gain election to Parliament, and be appointed Prime Minister. [...]	2002-11-13 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8777	TURKEY'S DISAFFECTED YOUTH VOTE: CAN IT BE COOPTED? [...] (C) Summary: Protest voting is an old tradition in Turkey but showed a new twist in Nov. 3 national elections. Motorola deadbeat and Berlusconi wannabe Cem Uzan -- emphasizing a xenophobic, nihilistic message and playing on resentment of America -- parlayed the anger of disaffected urban yout [...]	2002-12-02 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL 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
02COLOMBO2160	Joint GSL-LTTE sub-committees on humanitarian [...] (C) SUMMARY: The joint GSL-LTTE sub-committees on humanitarian and de-escalation issues recently held their initial meetings. The humanitarian-focused meeting led to an agreement to form a secretariat. The de-escalation meeting led to the first ever face-to-face discussions between the GSL [...]	2002-11-20 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS EAID CE NO LTTE
02HANOI1454	EVANGELICAL PASTOR'S VIEWS ON HOUSE CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) PASTOR NGUYEN HONG QUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE MENNONITE CHURCH AND MEMBER OF THE VIETNAM EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF HOUSE CHURCHES (VEF),CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01454 060431Z RECENTLY VISITED THE CONGEN. THE VEF IS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE GVN AND IS THEREF [...]	2002-06-06 04:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI2028	NGHE AN: DEVELOPING, BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (U) SUMMARY. NGHE AN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT A STRATEGIC LOCATION AND IMPROVING (THOUGH STILL WEAK) INFRASTRUCTURE WILL IMPROVE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROVINCE'S ROLE AS AN OUTLET TO THE SEA FOR LAOS AND NORTHEASTERN THAILAND. THE GVN IS MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR A NEW NATIONA [...]	2002-08-16 08:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM VM
02HANOI2493	NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...]	2002-10-15 07:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM
02HANOI2622	NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...]	2002-10-30 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM
02HANOI2845	SEX AND THE CITY -- HANOI STYLE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) AND GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) ADMIT THAT PROSTITUTION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTRY. DISCOS, KARAOKE BARS, MASSAGE PARLORS, AND OTHER "FUN" LOCATIONS EVEN IN STAID HANOI INCREASINGLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL OR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL [...]	2002-11-26 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV KHIV VM HIV AIDS TIP
02HANOI3098	VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT 2003 [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR VIETNAM. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03098 01 OF 08 301021Z VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY THE LANDMARK US-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT THAT SEEKS [...]	2002-12-30 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC VM FINREF BTA IPROP
02HANOI3108	VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A REALISTIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE TENTH VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING TOOK PLACE IN HANOI DECEMBER 9-11, 2002. DONORS AT THE MEETING, CO-CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) AND THE WORLD BANK, EXPRESSED CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE GVN'S ACTION PROGRAM FOR 2002-2007 AND URGED VIETNAM [...]	2002-12-31 06:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE SOE FINREF
02HANOI528	VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: WHAT DID WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A 2.5-DAY VISIT TO DAK LAK, GIA LAI, AND KON TUM PROVINCES, CONGENOFFS MET WITH MONTAGNARD RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA AND WITH PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES. REFTELS A ARE THE DETAILED ACCOUNTS. THESE ARE OUR CONCLUSIONS. ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND LAND DISPUTES SEEM TO BE [...]	2002-03-07 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV PINS SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI579	HOW NOT TO MAKE FRIENDS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY RAYMOND F. BURGHARDT, AMBASSADOR; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00579 01 OF 02 140555Z 2. (C) SUMMARY: GVN ACTIONS HINDERED CONTACT BETWEEN RELIGIOUS LEADERS IT DID NOT HAND PICK AND THE U.S. COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL R [...]	2002-03-14 05:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
02HARARE2102	FUEL SHORTAGE OR PANIC BUYING? -- FUEL QUEUES [...] Summary. Various sources suggest that a nation-wide fuel shortage is likely sooner rather than later (reftel). Even with continued financial support from Libya regarding the fuel itself, widely reported in recent press accounts, the GOZ is facing huge pressures to produce forex to get the fue [...]	2002-09-17 11:44:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET PGOV ZI
02HARARE2360	Biggest Trucker Expounds on Smuggling, Fuel [...] (SBU) Summary: As some U.S. business reps have pointed out to us (ref a),unrecorded trade transactions now comprise a sizeable chunk of Zimbabwe's economy. In fact, the country's largest trucker has confirmed reports of rampant smuggling, citing sugar, cigarettes and fuel as hot items. His [...]	2002-10-30 02:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD ZI
02HARARE2835	Harare's Fuel Lines: It's Not Pretty [...] Summary: An informal poll of Embassy staff today indicates that it remains very difficult to obtain fuel in Harare. Nonetheless, several stations are pumping and vehicles on the road have increased from approximately 25 to 50 percent of normal. End Summary. 2. Local staff say it has taken f [...]	2002-12-19 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN ETRD AMGT ZI
02HARARE661	MUGABE DECLARED WINNER OF ZIMBABWE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: REGISTRAR-GENERAL TOBAIWA MUDEDE HAS DECLARED PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE THE WINNER OF ZIMBABWE'S MARCH 9-11 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. HE BEAT HIS STRONGEST CHALLENGER IN 22 YEARS BY 427,000 VOTES, OR 56 PERCENT TO 42 PERCENT. THE NATURE OF SOME OF THE RESULTS, ESPECIALLY EXTRAORDINA [...]	2002-03-13 12:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
02HARARE81	ZIMBABWE 2002 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] BELOW FIND OUR SUBMISSION OF THE 2002 ZIMBABWE CHAPTER FOR THE NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT. PER REF A INSTRUCTIONS WE HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE TRADE DATA IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, LEAVING THE UPDATE TO USTR. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF ZIMBABWE NTE 2002 CHAPTER. TRADE SUMMARY IN 2000, THE [...]	2002-01-09 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN ZI
02HOCHIMINHCITY1270	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR FREEDOM FROM IT, IN DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING A RECENT TRIP TO DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, THE CONSUL GENERAL MET WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (CRA). IN THESE MEETINGS, CRA OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM (SECV) IN [...]	2002-12-11 04:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY390	CROSSES, CADRES, AND CONVERSATIONS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PLAIN WHITE CROSSES DREW THE ATTENTION OF CONGEN OFFICERS AS WE DROVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND PROVINCE OF DAK LAK. A COFFEE BREAK IN NHAN CO COMMUNE IN DAK LAP DISTRICT ALLOWED FOR CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH SEVERAL OF THE VILLAGERS. LOCAL SECURITY OFFICERS KEPT INSERTING T [...]	2002-04-16 08:10:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY538	HCMC FACES REGIONAL IPR WOES [...] AFTER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT JOINT COMMITTEE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00538 01 OF 03 211143Z MEETING IN HANOI, MEMBERS OF THE US DELEGATION SPENT A DAY IN HCMC FOCUSING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) IN THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC HUB. LOCAL OFF [...]	2002-05-21 10:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR VM IPROP
02HOCHIMINHCITY719	DISSIDENT HOA HAO MONKS UNDER HEAVY POLICE [...] SUMMARY: PROVINCIAL PLAINCLOTHES POLICE PREVENTED POLOFF FROM MEETING WITH A DISSIDENT HOA HAO MONK IN AN GIANG PROVINCE IN THE MEKONG DELTA. POLICE SAT IN ON POLOFF'S MEETING WITH ANOTHER DISSIDENT MONK IN THE SAME PROVINCE, BUT FAILED TO INTIMIDATE HIM OR STOP HIM FROM SPEAKING HIS MIND. [...]	2002-07-19 06:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
02KATHMANDU1191	SECURITY FORCES' PROGRESS AND PITFALLS EAST OF [...] (SBU) Government of Nepal (GON) security forces have made progress against Maoist insurgents over the last few months in the district directly east of Kathmandu, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) and head of the local police. Maoist excesses, along with better cooperation between t [...]	2002-06-17 08:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MOPS PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1797	NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE GENERALLY OBSERVED IN [...] (U) The general strike, or "bandh," called by Maoist insurgents nationwide for September 16 appeared to have been generally observed in the Kathmandu metropolitan area. Only about five percent of the shops along main thoroughfares in the city opened (although some along less-traveled side st [...]	2002-09-16 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2052	KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE OBSERVED; MAOISTS CLAIM [...] (SBU) Four people were slightly injured in a series of small explosions in the heart of Kathmandu--including two in or near the Thamel tourist district--October 27. The Maoists' October 28 strike in the Kathmandu Valley and October 27 strike in the southern Terai plains region bordering Indi [...]	2002-10-28 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2492	KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE SHUTS DOWN BUSINESS, HALTS [...] The December 29-30 general strike ("bandh") called by the Maoists in the Narayani and Bagmati zones, the latter of which includes the Kathmandu Valley (Reftel),was generally well observed throughout the city. The roads were empty of most public and private transportation both days, with the [...]	2002-12-30 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU410	NATIONWIDE STRIKE BRINGS SCATTERED VIOLENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Insurgents attacked a remote police post in Salyan district, killing 34 policemen, on the eve of a strike called by the Maoists for February 22 and 23. Scattered bombings were reported throughout the country in the run-up to the strike, including a fatal incident along a major [...]	2002-02-22 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU496	LIVING IN TERROR IN WESTERN NEPAL'S PLAINS [...] (SBU) Summary. Violence increased in two western Nepal districts bordering India following the end of the Maoist- government cease-fire in late November, 2001, but western Nepal's largest city remained calm. Ambassador had visited the area February 22 to 24 and Poloff revisited the region in [...]	2002-03-08 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU498	NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TO ALL BUT TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Deteriorating security conditions have all but closed Royal Bardiya National Park in western Nepal to researchers and conservationists and have disrupted some development projects. Tourists still have access to the park, but the local economy has taken a deep hit from the dras [...]	2002-03-08 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ASEC CASC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU701	AMBUSH KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS; ABORTED GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Maoists attacked an army convoy in a remote western district April 6, killing five, including the Major in command of the local detachment. Army personnel immediately launched a counter-attack that reportedly killed thirteen insurgents. The attack occurred less than a mile fr [...]	2002-04-08 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU813	QUIET REIGNS ON STRIKE'S THIRD DAY [...] (SBU) Summary. The third day of a Maoist-declared general strike passed relatively quietly, with ever more businesses and vehicles daring to risk retaliation from the insurgents. Three bomb blasts were reported in the capital - including a petrol bomb attack on a motorcyclist who broke the s [...]	2002-04-25 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU828	MAOISTS ATTACK CIVILIAN VEHICLES AS COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Kathmandu continued to move toward normalcy on the fourth day of the Maoists' five-day general strike with traffic even heavier than yesterday. A bomb went off April 26 injuring two on a bus about one kilometer from the Embassy, while on April 25 Maoists bombed a private reside [...]	2002-04-26 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02RANGOON1553	INITIAL MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATIONS IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Burma has begun at least two investigations under its new money laundering law. It has frozen assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and applied to the courts for forfeiture of a variety of property connected with two high-profile narcotics cases. End Summary. 2. (C) B [...]	2002-12-05 08:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EFIN BM
02RANGOON1616	WAR AND PEACE IN KAREN STATE [...] (U) Summary: In a recent visit to the small border town of Myawaddy in eastern Karen State, Poloff found some residual conflict between regime forces and Karen National Union (KNU) forces. Although the KNU appears to have been reduced to hit and run, guerilla-type attacks, the rugged mounta [...]	2002-12-17 07:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02ROME5139	FIAT IN CRISIS: GOI BETWEEN A ROCK ANDA HARD PLACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FIAT, ITALY'S LARGET CORPORATION AND NATIONAL ICON, IS IN THE MIDSTOF A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING CRISIS AS ITS SUBSIDIARY, FIAT AUTO, FACES TH CONSEQUENCES OF DECADES OF MOUNTING LOSSES AND EBT. THE CRISIS OF FIAT AUTO CRISIS IS HITTING IALY HARD ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY. LAB [...]	2002-10-22 10:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV EIND IT EIN
02ROME5589	NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY CLUSTER IN VENETO READY [...] SUMMARY. ESTCOUNS AND SCI SPECIALIST VISITED THE UNIVERSITY OF PADUA NANOTECHNOLOGY PROJECT, A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONALLY-COMPETITIVE HIGH-TECH CLUSTER IN VENETO (NORTHERN ITALY). THE PROJECT, CO-FUNDED BY THE RESEARCH MINISTRY, [...]	2002-11-18 13:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL KSCA TPHY IT
02ROME5720	COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL: UPDATE AND GOI REQUEST [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. ECONCOUNS MET WITH COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY SENIOR OFFICIALS NOVEMBER 20 AS A FOLLOW ON TO OUR OCTOBER 30 MEETING (REFTEL). PENDING RUBBERSTAMP BY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER GASPARRI, SECRETARY GENERAL VITTORIO STELO HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO POS [...]	2002-11-25 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IT ECIP WTRO EUN
02ROME586	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS [...] (U) DURING HIS INITIAL MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00586 01 OF 02 061352Z COMMUNICATIONS, THE AMBASSADOR PROMOTED MOTOROLA'S BID FOR THE TENDER FOR A NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY DIGITAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, SOUGHT FAIR MARKET [...]	2002-02-06 13:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS IT
02TEGUCIGALPA2563	PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR 25-YEAR HONDURAN CELLULAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Two American cellular companies were among six who applied for pre-qualification to bid on the GOH's 25-year cellular service contract. The winner of the bid will be the only competition for Honduras' current cellular provider, Celtel (majority owned by Motorola). Conatel plan [...]	2002-09-11 23:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2966	AIRCRAFT DOWN IN HONDURAS AND THE SEIZURE OF 3.3 [...] On October 16, 2002 at approximately 11:30AM, a white Cessna aircraft traveling northbound was observed by witnesses decending over Honduran territory in the vicinity of San Jose de La Landa, Honduras. During the descent witnesses observed a suitcase being thrown out of a side door of the air [...]	2002-10-28 15:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	NONE
02TEGUCIGALPA3184	AES AND ELECTRICITY TENDER: GOH AWARDS TO LUFUSSA [...] (C) The Honduran state-owned electricity company ENEE announced that Honduran company Lufussa was the winner of the 210MW electricity tender, ignoring Lufussa's failure to comply with bid requirements and serious allegations of impropriety. ENEE's decision represents a heavy blow for U.S. com [...]	2002-11-21 15:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL HO
03ABUDHABI1397	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-24 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1399	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-24 11:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI772	AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI AND AMCONSUL DUBAI FACILITATE U.S. [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Comment and summary. The U.S. Mission to the UAE has facilitated a number of high-profile business deals in the UAE during the last year. Family connections and political influence remain key to doing bus [...]	2003-02-17 14:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV TC
03ABUDHABI845	EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON DRAFT 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-19 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUJA1137	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION AT THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of significant opposition criticism of the April 19 elections and vague threats of &mass action8 against the new Administration, President Obasanjo held a triumphal inaugural on May 29. Security was tight but the events of inauguration week were well organized [...]	2003-07-01 11:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP NI
03ABUJA1303	NIGERIA: PLANNING FOR LIBERIA [...] (C) According to current GON planning, the 19th Motorized Infantry battalion (i.e. NIBATT 15 in UNAMSIL) and the 26th Infantry battalion from Sokoto will deploy to Monrovia. Combined manpower of the two battalions is 1,375 men. The GON had indicated a willingness to deploy OFR- trained NIBA [...]	2003-07-30 17:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1357	CODEM ADVOCACY EFFORT STIFLED BY ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary. Since spring 2003 Mission Nigeria has heen pursuing advocacy in behalf of CODEM Systems, Inc., a New Hampshire-based telecommunications firm. CODEM has tendered bids on three separate contracts, the aggregate value of which approximates $80 million. Its proposal to Nigeria's Min [...]	2003-08-08 18:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECPS ETRD PGOV NI
03ABUJA1432	NIGERIA: USCIRF VISIT [...] The ten-day USCIRF visit to Nigeria provided an in-depth opportunity to discuss many perspectives on intercommunal conflicts in Nigeria and the impact of Shari'a implementation on minorities in the northern part of the country. The delegation traveled extensively, finding in many instances, t [...]	2003-08-21 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1670	BUHARI AND ANPP HOLD MAJOR RALLY IN KANO [...] Thousands of ANPP supporters converged on Kano September 23 to attend a rally for its Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari. ANPP Chairman Don Etiebet, Vice Presidential candidate Chuba Okadigbo and Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau were in attendance along with dozens of ANPP candidat [...]	2003-09-26 13:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI KDEM
03ABUJA1679	USAID SUCCESS STORIES SURPRISE NIGERIANS, COUNTER [...] Summary. Nigerians reacting to Mission-sponsored media reports June - September 2003 on U.S.-Nigeria partnership successes on health, HIV/AIDS, agriculture, education, and conflict resolution, say they are amazed at the level of support given to Nigeria by the U.S. Government. They expressed [...]	2003-09-29 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPAO NI OEXC OIIP OPRC
03ABUJA1707	BUHARI GETS HIS (FIRST) DAY IN COURT [...] (C) Summary: The first day of substantive arguments at the Federal Appeals Court in losing ANPP presidential candidate Buhari's suit against the April 19 elections did not go well for the President's and election commission's attorneys. The Chairman of the tribunal explained away a visit of [...]	2003-10-06 06:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1762	GAS PRICES THE MORNING AFTER [...] (SBU) Touring Abuja city, the Abuja Federal Capital Territory, and neighboring state Niger on October 10, it is clear the end of the proposed October 9 strike had an effect on the gasoline retail market, but not what was agreed (Refs A and B). Virtually all Abuja city gasoline stations were o [...]	2003-10-10 16:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET PINS ELAB NI

03ABUJA1787	NIGERIA: POLICE ARREST LABOR OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Police arrested six Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders Monday in an apparent move by the GON to hinder Labor's efforts to monitor a 34 naira per liter cap on fuel prices and blunt a possible NLC nationwide strike. Abuja's Magistrate Court refused bail yesterday for the [...]	2003-10-15 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA2216	NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS EVE ECONOMIC ROUND-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: We report another telecommunications victory for a United States company and another GON milestone in transparency as CODEM systems won a USD 28 million telecommunications contract after months of wrangling over alleged corruption by GON officials and European companies. U.S. ai [...]	2003-12-26 07:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD KISL PTER NI
03ABUJA367	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 20 [...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria --Nigeria's Juice Ban Squeezes Out U.S. Exports --Trucks Roll Only at Night in Port Harcourt Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria ------------------------------------------- [...]	2003-02-20 14:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR ELTN EPET EIND EINV NI
03ABUJA404	NIGERIA: ANPP/PDP FUELED VIOLENCE IN KWARA STATE [...] (U) Kwara state is located on Nigeria's ethnic and religious divide and its divisive politics provide a study of the difficulties facing Nigerian politics in general. Until the Islamic Jihad in the early 19th century, Ilorin, the modern capital of Kwara state, was a part of the Oyo (Yoruba) [...]	2003-02-25 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA472	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NNPC MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] Summary: On January 31, Ambassador Jeter and Econoff met with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, and NNPC Group Executive Director, Refining and Petrochemicals Directorate, Mansur Ahmed. Gaius-Obaseki told the Ambassador that the NNP [...]	2003-03-11 13:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PREL NI OIL
03ABUJA558	TFIZ01: NIGERIAN CRUDE PRODUCTION DROPS ABOUT 33% [...] (SBU) Summary: Ongoing ethnic strife may cut Nigeria's crude production by 33% and its exports by 43% -- larger cuts than most media are reporting. The evacuation of Escravos, hub for 440,000 of ChevronTexaco's 510,000 bpd, is expected to conclude March 24. ChevronTexaco seeks U.S. imagery [...]	2003-03-24 13:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET CASC AINR ASEC PINS ELAB PREF NI IZ
03ABUJA582	NIGERIA: HEADCOUNT OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED [...] (SBU) Violence is an integral part of the Nigerian electoral scene. In recent weeks, the pace has picked up, with confirmed incidents of violence occurring in at least 24 of Nigeria's 36 states. The incidents range from rock-throwing at the motorcades of elected officials to midnight assa [...]	2003-03-27 09:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA660	NIGERIA: A SWING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST [...] (C) Poloff completed a pre-election trip toigeria's northeast region, the home of incumbent Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a key to President Obasanjo's re- election bidPoloff found crumbling infrastructure, pessimism about the elections and worried Obasanjo-Atiku campaign officials. Pol [...]	2003-04-09 18:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA661	NIGERIA: SPECTRE OF VIOLENCE OVER PLATEAU ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Residents in Plateau State are fearful that April 12 and 19 elections will generate violence. Disappointed with incumbent PDP Governor Joshua Dariye, many are looking to the ANPP and AD candidates for a change. The local elite, political power brokers, workers and a disaffec [...]	2003-04-09 19:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA681	NIGERIA: INEC UNREADY AS BUHARI AND OBASANJO [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF visited local party officials, domestic and international election monitors, academics, and local INEC officials during an April 3- 4 trip to Benue State. Most believed violence is likely if electoral manipulation is obvious. Only a few people believed INEC is prepared f [...]	2003-04-14 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
03ABUJA682	NIGERIA: MOTOROLA'S SUCCESS MARKS MAJOR [...] (C) On March 31, the GON awarded Motorola a $49.9 million contract to expand Nigerian Telecommunications' (NITEL) cellular telephone network. This award is a major advocacy victory for the Mission as well as an important landmark on Nigeria's road to greater transparency. It is the most sign [...]	2003-04-14 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP EINV ECPS ETRD ECON PGOV NI
03ABUJA727	NIGERIA ELECTIONS -- THE VIEW FROM THE QUEUE [...] Winding down Shehu Shagari Way in Abuja to an AP station opposite the Hilton is a fuel queue that varies between 300 and 1700 meters. Motorists favor this queue because the AP station often has fuel and because the gentle slope of the final 900 meters means no need to start engines. On Mond [...]	2003-04-22 20:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA816	NIGERIA: WARRI IJAWS THREATEN RENEWED VIOLENCE; [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-02 19:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EPET ENRG NI
03ABUJA902	NIGERIA: ZAK-ZAKY EMERGES FROM HIBERNATION [...] (C) Ibrahim el-Zak-Zaky, leader of a fringe Nigerian Islamic sect calling for the return to traditional Shi'a principles, emerged over the weekend from a period of inactivity. Sheikh Zak-Zaky held a fundraising event and public rally in Kano on May 10- 11, attracting some media attention an [...]	2003-05-16 15:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL NI
03ABUJA905	NIGERIA: VP ON POLITICS, PROSPECTS FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: DCM 8 May met with VP Atiku Abubakar and others in Washington. Atiku sought continued USG support for market-based economic reforms but volunteered that President Obasanjo remained uncomfortable about giving up State control. Atiku hoped to make progress on AGOA and to lift fu [...]	2003-05-16 16:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS ETRD EPET EINV KDEM EAID NI
03AMMAN1583	JORDAN'S UPDATE OF 1999 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS RE- [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-16 15:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD JO BGMT
03AMMAN2196	TF1Z01: JORDAN TELECOM REGULATOR NIJEM ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Muna Nijem, the head of the Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) concluded a week of meetings recently in Washington with FTC, DOS, and World Bank officials in which she emphasized her commitment to make the TRC, with USG assistance, the strong body the sect [...]	2003-04-10 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON JO
03AMMAN3947	IRAQI BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN JORDAN MEETS CPA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with CPA advisors visiting Jordan, a group of Amman-based Iraqi business people said that they controlled substantial capital and technical resources that they wanted to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq. In order to facilitate communication with the auth [...]	2003-07-01 05:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PINR IZ JO
03AMMAN3989	ARAB TELECOM REGULATORS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Telecommunications Regulatory Commission chief Muna Nijem approached USAID director and Econ Couns on June 30 about U.S. Government support for an effort she is leading to create a network of Arab telecommunications regulators. Nijem said the idea to create a network was developed dur [...]	2003-07-01 14:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EAID JO XF
03AMMAN4246	COMPOSITION OF NEW JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) The new Jordanian Parliament elected June 17 is better-educated and somewhat younger than its predecessor, and includes a large number of former ministers, lawyers, engineers and medical doctors. PolOff has been meeting with newly elected MPs and political analysts to discuss their views [...]	2003-07-10 17:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
03AMMAN4650	GOJ BEGINS OIL DISCUSSIONS WITH IRAQ [...] (c) Summary: A working-level GOJ delegation from the Ministries of Energy and Finance, along with refinery officials, traveled to Baghdad July 24 to open discussions with Iraqi counterparts concerning resumption of crude exports from Iraq to Jordan. The two sides held exploratory discussio [...]	2003-07-27 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL IZ JO
03AMMAN6613	MEDIA RECTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-16 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN7181	JORDAN BACKTRACKS SLIGHTLY ON PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute for Standards and Metrology is wedded to its new Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) scheme, called DAMAN, while attempting to address potential WTO-related issues of national treatment and discrimination. Importers complain about the system that forces their c [...]	2003-11-03 16:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL JO WTO
03AMMAN7182	JORDAN BACKTRACKS SLIGHTLY ON PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute for Standards and Metrology is wedded to its new Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) scheme, called DAMAN, while attempting to address potential WTO-related issues of national treatment and discrimination. Importers complain about the system that forces their c [...]	2003-11-04 05:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL JO WTO
03AMMAN7392	THIRD (OR FOURTH?) MOBILE LICENSE TENDER PROVOKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced a tender for what is being billed as a third mobile telephony license in anticipation of the January 1, 2004 end of the current mobile telephony duopoly under its WTO obligations. The tender has provoked unfa [...]	2003-11-13 10:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV JO
03AMMAN8071	IRAQI POLICE TRAINING CENTER IN JORDAN SPUTTERS TO [...] (C) The new Iraqi police training center in Jordan recently received its first class of approximately 500 trainees. The center ultimately plans to provide basic police training to 32,000 Iraqi recruits. The GOJ and the training staff, some of whom trained police in Kosovo, understand the i [...]	2003-12-10 17:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ JO
03AMMAN8469	SUPPORT FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) This is one in a series of cables highlighting the support that the Government of Jordan and the US mission in Amman are providing to Iraq and CPA reconstruction efforts. Highlights in this installment include the "Outreach 2004" Iraq Reconstruction Trade Show; training of Iraqi police f [...]	2003-12-24 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ JO
03ANKARA1214	TURKEY'S ECONOMY: PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT's ambitious $4 billion privatization plan for 2003 is moving forward, with some positive and negative developments. On the positive side, three large state companies (TEKEL, PETKIM, TUPRAS) are slated for sale in the first half of 2003: PETKIM's tender is already out [...]	2003-02-25 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA122	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-06 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1528	AIR POLLUTION IN TURKEY: YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey's air pollution monitoring infrastructure is inconsistent and largely unreliable, making it nearly impossible to assess the level of Turkey's air quality and its effects on health. Reliance on fossil fuels for industrial activity, domestic heating, and vehicle travel ar [...]	2003-03-11 11:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO TU
03ANKARA1810	TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 21: STEADY DETERIORATION [...] (SBU) On the morning of March 21, foreign investors were selling both Turkish stocks and Turkish Eurobonds. Lehman Bros Turkey analyst told us rumors of a Moody's downgrade of the Turkish sovereign debt is motivating some Eurobond selling. -- The lira depreciated one percent in the morn [...]	2003-03-21 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1905	TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 24: ERDOGAN SPEECH DOESN'T [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday evening March 23, PM Erdogan addressed the nation committing the new GOT to continue the economic reform program and to take additional reform measures if needed. But markets weren't buying, and yields on T-bills rose 5.5 percentage points in morning trading March 24 [...]	2003-03-24 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2130	PRIVATIZATION UPDATE: THE FIRST MAJOR SALE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A top GOT Privatization Administration (PA) official told us March 28 the GOT is on track to meet its $4 billion sales target for 2003, which will result in $2.6 billion in PA revenue this year and the rest to be paid by installment. The official defended the GOT's proposed law [...]	2003-04-01 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2233	TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 7: FIRST T-BILL AUCTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Treasury raised $844 million in the first of three T-bill auctions scheduled for April 7-8. Treasury's target is to raise a total of $3 billion ahead of $3.2 billion in debt service payments on April 9. Today's auction results came in at market expectations; the m [...]	2003-04-07 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2516	TURKEY: GENC PARTY DREAMS BIG [...] (C) Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan's Genc (Young) Party Ankara provincial chairman Sule Nazlioglu expounded in a forceful manner on her party's political goals in an April 16 meeting with poloffs in Kizilcahamam sub-province. Surrounded by a coterie of dapper young men who seemed out of place in a [...]	2003-04-17 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA2712	TURKISH ENVIRONMENT NGOS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] Summary. Many of the 30 Turkish NGOs and other organizations participating in a recent UNDP meeting in Ankara expressed concern over the Black Sea coastal environment, their limited participation in environmental management, and several proposed environmental laws and regulations. They expr [...]	2003-04-25 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO TU
03ANKARA2812	TURKEY/CYPRUS: TURKS ENCOURAGED BY FREE FLOW OF [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA is encouraged by the flow of people between the two sides on Cyprus and plans to open additional gates. Nevertheless, MFA is concerned that the Greek Cypriots are attempting to restrict UNFICYP's important role in the buffer zone, which would undermine the current pos [...]	2003-04-30 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
03ANKARA329	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-14 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3509	TURKEY: CHP TAKES A TACTICAL VIEW OF REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Opposition CHP has publicly, and privately in meetings with us, endorsed the AK government's EU reform package but has rejected AK proposals to sell state-owned forestry lands and to allow local administrations more control over health and education services. The CHP stance refle [...]	2003-05-30 07:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA3784	TURKEY'S GENC PARTY: THE KEMALIST STATE'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: As reported in reftels, Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan is trying to moderate Genc Party's nationalist-corporatist image by toning down his angry anti-U.S., anti-West rhetoric and by recruiting well-known politicians from the center-right. As part of this strategy, Uzan has been grant [...]	2003-06-11 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA3815	TURKEY ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The increasing likelihood of a delay beyond end-June in the Fifth Review under Turkey's IMF program so far has not dampened the relatively buoyant mood in the markets, as the lira continues to trade strongly against the dollar. The Central Bank intervened again this week, to [...]	2003-06-12 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV TU
03ANKARA3992	TURKEY'S LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ANKARA: LET [...] (C) Summary: In the metropolitan municipality of Ankara, the campaign season has begun anew. Local elections must be held here by April 2004, although some of our contacts continue to speculate that the ruling AK Party could change the constitution to hold local polls sometime this fall. Cand [...]	2003-06-20 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4026	TURKEY: AK GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON [...] (C) Summary: AK Party is engaging in a broad and popular anti-corruption campaign for both normative policy and narrower, hardball political reasons. By doing so, P.M. Erdogan and AK are: 1) implicating both their political and bureaucratic rivals; thereby 2) putting them on the defensive and [...]	2003-06-24 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4033	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-24 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4061	CONTROVERSY SWIRLS AROUND PETKIM PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The first major sale in Turkey's ambitious 2003 privatization program is nearing the finish line, with the imminent submission of the winning bid for the state petrochemical company Petkim to Turkey's High Privatization Council for approval. The tender is engulfed in controve [...]	2003-06-25 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG TU
03ANKARA4161	TURKEY: CORRUPTION CHARGES DIMMING GENC PARTY'S [...] (C) Summary: New corruption charges against Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan, stemming from his abuse of Uzan-linked companies against Turkish citizens in Turkey, are having a negative impact on his populist, xenophobic Genc Party's standing in the public eye. The controversy surrounding the notori [...]	2003-07-01 09:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4387	20032 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkey has been pursuing liberal and outward-oriented economic policies since the mid-1980s. The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, on paper Turkey has one o [...]	2003-07-12 04:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4424	Ambassador's Meeting with DPM Sener on Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: In his farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister Sener on July 10, the Ambassador encouraged the GOT to stick with the economic reform program, emphasizing anti- corruption and other measures which would help boost foreign direct investment. The Ambassador also highlighted the ne [...]	2003-07-14 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA4546	2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-21 08:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4666	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING THROWS MONKEY WRENCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Constitutional Court this afternoon annulled an additional tax on motor vehicles, potentially creating a $780 million budget hole just as the government was moving to fill a $1.65 billion fiscal gap as part of an agreement with the IMF. It is not clear yet [...]	2003-07-23 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA4770	TURKS SIGN LOI; PROBLEMS WITH TAKEOVER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish authorities signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) late July 25, paving the way for the IMF Board to complete the 5th Review as early as August 1. Agreement on the LOI came after GOT officials agreed to seek Parliamentary approval of revised motor vehicle tax legislation th [...]	2003-07-28 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA4867	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-01 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5105	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-12 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5107	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-12 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5409	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS' VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-25 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA5641	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER BABACAN [...] (C) Summary: In a September 3 courtesy call, Ambassador urged State Minister Babacan to wrap up talks on the U.S. financial package quickly, stick to the economic reform program, and take concrete steps to resolve problems facing U.S. investors. Babacan said he had instructed his staff to c [...]	2003-09-05 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV EAID PREL TU
03ANKARA5757	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN, THE AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED HIS VIEW THAT TURKEY HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON RECENT GOOD NEWS BY ACCELERATING REFORMS AND RESOLVING INVESTMENT DISPUTES. THE FINANCE MINISTER CLAIMED THE GOT WAS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO REFO [...]	2003-09-11 07:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA5791	TURKEY: LOCAL AK PARETY BOSSES CONFIDENT IN [...] (C) Summary: In separate early September meetings, ruling AK Party bosses in Ankara discussed signs of improving economic conditions, local elections, and intra-party politics. Poloff met with Hamdi Balaban of Ankara's left-leaning Yenimahalle district and Orhan Kaya of Altindag, one of Ankar [...]	2003-09-12 08:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA5967	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM SENER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: In a first meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy PM Sener seemed open to helping the U.S. with companies' problems in Turkey. In reply to the Ambassador's caution against complacency on the reform program, [...]	2003-09-22 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL PTER EFIN TU IZ
03ANKARA6342	NO AGREEMENT WITH IMF LIKELY UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT [...] (Sbu) Summary: IMF Resident Representative told Econoffs October 8 that the Fund Mission is highly unlikely to wrap up agreement on the Sixth Review until early next week at the earliest. Though the Turkish economic team had a long meeting with the Prime Minister October 7 on the IMF issues, [...]	2003-10-08 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA6365	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-09 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6390	INVESTMENT DISPUTES: PROGRESS FOR CARGILL/ADM, [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT announced October 9 that it will will increase the quota for non-sugar sweetener producers to 15 percent of the total sugar quota for the year that began September 1, which means Cargill and ADM can avoid potentially ruinous production cuts. Cargill, however, is still [...]	2003-10-10 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS ETRD PGOV TU
03ANKARA6393	Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. (Aldo, this is just a laundry list of what they disc [...]	2003-10-10 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ
03ANKARA6442	Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. Yildirim agreed that aviation safety and security are [...]	2003-10-15 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ
03ANKARA701	TURKEY'S NATIONALIST MHP: GREY WOLF PACK SNAPS AT LONE WOLF LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: MHP members at all levels blame party leader Bahceli for the party's poor performance in Nov. 3 elections. Meanwhile, Bahceli is reneging on his promise to step aside and is working to secure his grip on the party, but faces growing pressure from the MHP grassroots and "Grey Wolve [...]	2003-01-28 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
03ANKARA7229	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK'S [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Cicek's visit to Washington allows us to raise high-profile global issues with one of the Turkish cabinet's most influential and outspoken figures. Our priorities for his visit should be: 1) to urge continued GOT progress on EU-related human rights reform, and und [...]	2003-11-20 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EFIN IZ TU
03ANKARA7311	SCENESETTER FOR THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: A successful EPC will help our efforts to strengthen a bilateral relationship that has been through difficult times this year. Two developments -- the still-fragile recovery of the Turkish economy, and the development of economic opportunities in Iraq -- should create opportuni [...]	2003-11-24 08:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN EINV TU
03ANKARA742	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-29 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7649	2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...]	2003-12-15 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL TU
03ANKARA8023	Update on Civair Security [...] (SBU) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials told us that they had not yet examined TSA's emergency amendments which could require armed law enforcement officers to be posted on certain flights, and pointed out the risks of posting such officers without adequate training. They [...]	2003-12-31 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAIR TU
03ANKARA830	TURKEY: ANTI-AMERICAN MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND ITS [...] (C) Summary: Amid an edgy public mood over Iraq, a strident anti-American propaganda campaign is underway in Turkey, encouraged by various political and Turkish State actors. According to our contacts, such rhetoric is resonating with the man on the street, who is (1) convinced that an operat [...]	2003-02-03 09:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
03BEIRUT4562	LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI URGES U.S. TO WORK WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri October 27. The discussion focused principally on Iraq and Syria. Berri, having just returned from Damascus, again tried to impress upon us that Syrian President Asad desires a good relationship with the United States and that [...]	2003-10-28 17:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY LY
03BEIRUT4629	LEBANON: INTERIOR MINISTER MURR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Interior Minister Elias Murr October 31 to discuss Hizballah interference with an embassy motorcade, progress on the McDonalds bombing investigation, and the preparation of municipalities/electoral laws. Murr comprehends the seriousness of Hizballah interfe [...]	2003-10-31 17:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV LE
03BRASILIA3814	BRAZIL'S EXPANDING TRADE WITH CHINA [...] (U) Summary. The Lula administration has embarked on a determined policy of export expansion in China, seeking to build on the boom in this bilateral trade relationship that began in 2000. The Chinese appear to welcome the approach, sending at least five trade delegations to Brazil this yea [...]	2003-12-03 15:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR BR CH
03BRASILIA3982	BRAZIL: UPDATES TO 2003 NTE [...] Per Ref A, this cable transmits post's draft of the 2003 NTE. A separate copy is being emailed directly to USTR (Cronin and Blue). IMPORT POLICIES Brazil's arithmetic average applied tariff was an estimated 11.5 percent in 2003. Brazil currently maintains no applied tariff rates in exce [...]	2003-12-23 14:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR
03COLOMBO107	SRI LANKA IMPLEMENTS WTO CUSTOMS VALUATION [...] Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) announced the implementation of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement on January 7, 2003, and began actual implementation January 13, ten weeks after the fourth extension for implementation lapsed on October 31, 2002. All importers and agents are now required to submit [...]	2003-01-21 09:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CE WTO USTR ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1389	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2003 FOR SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-11 07:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
03COLOMBO172	SRI LANKA: THE LTTE BUILDS A FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: DUE TO AN INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN ON TERRORIST FINANCING POST SEPTEMBER 11, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EALAM (LTTE) HAS SHIFTED OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM FOREIGN FUND-RAISING TO LARGELY DOMESTIC FINANCING. WHILE THE LTTE TRADITIONALLY LEVIED TAXES IN AREAS UNDER ITS CONTROL, RECEN [...]	2003-01-30 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PTER PGOV CE
03COLOMBO1926	Sri Lanka Update: MPs reportedly rally to [...] (C) SUMMARY: In reaction to the President's dramatic actions of November 4-5, MPs from the governing coalition and Tamil parties have reportedly rallied in support of the Prime Minister. There are still indications, however, that the President may be trying to tempt possible defectors. Aft [...]	2003-11-06 12:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC KPAO ECON CASC CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1930	Sri Lanka Update: PM returns; President [...] (C) SUMMARY: To a rapturous welcome, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe returned to Colombo from the U.S. on the morning of November 7. Contacts have told Mission that the UNP government and its allies are continuing to closely consult on how to proceed in response to the President's sudde [...]	2003-11-07 07:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1940	MEDIA PLAY: POLITICAL CRISIS IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary. Since the eruption of Sri Lanka's latest political crisis, the English and vernacular media have been in a frenzy. Over the weekend, television stations and newspapers in Sri Lanka avidly chronicled the political tug-of-war between President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and P [...]	2003-11-10 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO1957	Economic Consequences of the Sri Lankan Political [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead, Reasons 1.5 b, d and e. 2. (C) Summary: The ongoing political spat has negatively affected the Sri Lankan economy, though the long-term repercussions, especially the loss of potential investment, are unknowable at this juncture. The Colombo [...]	2003-11-12 11:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO421	Snapshot of a sour, suspicious Jaffna [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Jaffna, March 11. The March 10 sinking of a LTTE arms resupply ship was on everyone's minds, with the military and Tamils in sharp discord on the GSL's action. The military, which was highly critical of the LTTE, defended the size of its security zones. T [...]	2003-03-12 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM ECON KPAO CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO429	2003 SHRIMP/TURTLE CERTIFICATIONS UNDER [...] Summary: This cable responds to reftel request regarding Sri Lanka's sea turtle conservation program, and is based on information from the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources (MOFOR). According to the MOFOR submission, Sri Lanka's fishing industry continues to use fishing methods that [...]	2003-03-13 10:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ETRD CE
03COLOMBO883	SRI LANKA SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES AIR QUALITY [...] Summary: Preliminary studies show a significant reduction in Colombo's ambient air lead levels after phasing out leaded gasoline in June, 2002. The Government will further improve urban air quality by introducing new vehicle emission and fuel quality standards. End Summary. NO MORE LEAD [...]	2003-05-28 04:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAID CE
03FRANKFURT7208	Prospectus Directive: Final Adoption is Milestone [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-02 13:33:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03HANOI1043	MONITORING VISIT TO KY SON PHASE II PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Much to the relief of district officials and following extensive delays, the UNODC-funded Ky Son Phase II is up and running. Agriculture and livestock models -- the focus of the USG assistance to this project -- are being implemented in a number of communes dispersed around [...]	2003-04-29 05:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV EAID LA VM UNODC CNARC
03HANOI1063	NAM CAN BORDER OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Vietnam - Laos Nam Can border crossing in Nghe An province opened to foreigners in January 2003. There appears to be a frenzy of building activity in and around the border, but cross border traffic remains modest. Smuggling of drugs and other contraband in the border are [...]	2003-05-01 23:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR SOCI PGOV ETRD ECON EAID LA VM CNARC
03HANOI1808	VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-16 02:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	BTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN
03HANOI3243	VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] The following is the text of the draft National Trade Estimate report for Vietnam. 2. Begin Text of Report: TRADE SUMMARY The landmark U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement that seeks to normalize trade relations between the two countries came into effect on December 10, 2001, and [...]	2003-12-16 03:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN VM ASEAN BTA FINREF IPROP
03HANOI353	DRUG TREATMENT CENTERS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vietnamese provincial drug treatment centers range from the most basic to relatively modern. Most suffer from a lack of physical and material resources. The addict population is a combination of those who enter voluntarily and others who are undergoing "compulsory" treatment. W [...]	2003-02-13 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV SOCI VM CNARC
03HANOI549	COMMUNITY DRUG TREATMENT IN VIETNAM: NOT MUCH TO IT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite improved national guidance on community drug treatment as well as an increasing awareness among authorities of the need for more rehabilitation services at different levels, implementation appears rather thin and uneven, primarily due to a lack of trained personnel and i [...]	2003-03-07 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV SOCI VM HIV AIDS CNARC
03HANOI676	PRO-PEACE RALLY AT EMBASSY [...] (U) During the afternoon of March 19, a group of approximately 30 school-age children (apparently in their early teens at the oldest) suddenly appeared at the front of the Chancery chanting -- in English -- "peace for Iraq" and "no war," and holding up a few pro-peace posters (also in Englis [...]	2003-03-19 09:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC IZ VM
03HANOI710	VIETNAM: DUSTR HUNTSMAN MEETINGS-THE MANY TRACKS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Hanoi in early March to chair the second annual U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee meeting (septel) and participate in the Asia Society Conference, DUSTR Jon Huntsman, accompanied by Ambassador Burghardt, met separately with Deputy P [...]	2003-03-24 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EIND VM
03HANOI956	VIETNAM'S PRIME MINISTER VISITS JAPAN: [...] (U) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's recent visit to Japan avoided potentially controversial political issues such as Iraq and North Korea, instead focusing on economic relations and aid. There is optimism that a bilateral investment agreement may be signed by the "end of this year" [...]	2003-04-17 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM
03HANOI975	NONG DUC MANH'S "WORKING VISIT" TO THE PRC: -- THE VIEW FROM VIETNAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nong Duc Manh, Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary (GS),visited the PRC April 7 - 11. This was his second visit to the PRC since assuming these responsibilities in April 2001. GS Manh was apparently the first foreign leader to meet with the PRC's new leadersh [...]	2003-04-18 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CH TW VM CVR
03HARARE1070	Economy Slides Further [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's free-falling economy has taken a turn for the worse. Fuel, electricity and even bank notes are becoming scarcer. Business leaders who laid hopes on the GOZ's economic reform process a few months ago are increasingly joining the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)' [...]	2003-05-29 14:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1156	Deregulation Deal Could End Dry Spell for Fuel [...] (SBU) Summary: Fuel continues to be very scarce throughout the country. There are widespread rumors that multinationals will soon be allowed to import fuel and sell at a market price, but no formal approval has yet materialized. This would eliminate the GOZ's fuel subsidy, currently over 6 [...]	2003-06-06 07:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EPET ZI
03HARARE1321	Fuel Strategies Amidst The Downward Spiral [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted reftel, multinational oil companies remain in limbo as to whether they will be allowed to sell fuel imported with forex at a viable pump price. Industry sources report that the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM) will continue to bring in heavily subsidized fuel [...]	2003-06-27 10:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EPET ZI
03HARARE1339	ZIMBABWE CASH CRUNCH TIGHTENS [...] Summary: The shortage of local currency continues to worsen despite assurances by the Reserve Bank that more money is being printed. This, in addition to other widespread shortages in the country, has added to the burden of most Zimbabweans, who now need wads of low-denomination bills to pro [...]	2003-07-01 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ELTN ZI

03HARARE1547	Zimbabwe's Ailing Economy: Where It Stands [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwean economy has plummeted more than anyone thought possible, the curious tragedy of a place that had all the right stuff - fertile land packed with minerals, sophisticated infrastructure run by well-educated populace, high-income tourist destinations - now in disinteg [...]	2003-07-31 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1697	Ho-Hum Supplementary Budget [...] Summary: The GOZ's supplementary budget announcement held no surprises. Spending for calendar year 2003 increased 85 percent, accounting for higher than forecast (by the GOZ) inflation. In his speech to parliament, Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa brokered no solutions to Zimbabwe's many eco [...]	2003-08-27 07:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2091	GOZ has no money for fuel [...] Summary: Oil parastatal NOCZIM has been unable to import fuel for GOZ purposes over the past week. End summary. 2. The fuel shortage is affecting Zimbabweans in a variety of ways: - The National Railway of Zimbabwe (NRZ),a critical cog in the country's economic infrastructure, has can [...]	2003-10-20 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2252	MUGABE VIGNETTES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy offers the following brief collection of personal tidbits on President Mugabe gleaned from the UN Resident Representative here and friends of the Mugabe family. The vignettes depict an ailing, egotistical family man interested in leaving office but give no indication o [...]	2003-11-17 13:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
03HARARE28	Zimbabwe's Newest Shortage: Local Currency [...] Summary: In a bizarre twist, Zimbabwe's banks are currently experiencing severe shortages of local currency. One theory holds that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is unable to source the forex needed to purchase security paper and ink required for printing new bills, which is one method th [...]	2003-01-06 15:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN AMGT ZI
03HARARE409	Modest Hike in Fuel Prices [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has nearly doubled the price of fuel, the first increase since June 2001. The higher pump price still reflects a heavy and unsustainable subsidy, meaning the country's fuel shortage will continue. Nonetheless, this is a small step toward market- determined pricing. End [...]	2003-02-26 12:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD ZI
03HARARE752	GOZ hikes fuel price again [...] (U) Summary: In an attempt to alleviate severe shortages, the GOZ has approximately tripled gas and doubled diesel prices. Economic impact will be substantial. End Summary. 2. (U) Leaded petrol's controlled price rises Z$ 145 to 450 and diesel Z$ 119 to 200. It was a politically- charg [...]	2003-04-16 11:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE855	Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 2003 -- Low [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is the country's premier trade event and was once a regional and international showcase. Three years ago, the number of both local and international exhibitors started to decline due to economic and political problems. This year saw [...]	2003-05-06 06:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELTN ZI
03HARARE873	Fuel Crisis Intensifies [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's fuel supply continues to worsen. Most motorists are grounded, importing their own or buying it at exorbitant black market prices. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Even though the GOZ has increased the leaded fuel price 6-fold since February, it is still unable to pay a dimin [...]	2003-05-07 13:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI
03HOCHIMINHCITY1021	POLICE DISRUPT CONSULAR VISIT TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (U) During a particularly unpleasant trip to the Central Highlands to fulfill normal consular duties -- fraud investigation, document verification, and personal interviews regarding relationships and status -- ConGenOff, two Consular Section and Refugee Resettlement Section FSNs, and two FSN [...]	2003-10-22 01:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC PHUM PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY1222	SEA GAMES RELIGIOUS PAMPHLET INCIDENT FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ConGenoffs met with Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang on December 11, 2003, to discuss the events of December 9-10 (reftel). Quang was also accompanied by the allegedly beaten religious worker. An agreement between Protestants and police had reportedly resulted in the release of all b [...]	2003-12-11 11:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1233	FACE TO FACE WITH SMUGGLERS AND OFFICIALS ALONG THE [...] An Econ trip to the town of Chau Doc and the border area of An Giang Province revealed energetic levels of small time smuggling that is largely tolerated by local authorities. That fat man on the motorcycle may simply have his clothing stuffed full of cartons of cigarettes, locals say, but th [...]	2003-12-15 11:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ECON CB ETRD PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI CNARC TIP
03HOCHIMINHCITY251	MENNONITES TURN UP THE VOLUME ON COMPLAINTS OF [...] (SBU) In a flurry of conversations with ConGenoffs over the past week, a Mennonite church leader and several of his colleagues have lodged serious complaints of stepped-up religious repression by government officials. The allegations include arrests, beatings, destruction of property, and si [...]	2003-03-18 03:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF MOPS SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY585	THICH QUANG DO -- HOW FREE AT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 30 meeting with Consul General, recently "released" United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) deputy Thich Quang Do launched into a two- hour plus discourse on religion, democracy, freedom, and capitalism. Confirming press reports, he said he would soon attempt [...]	2003-06-30 17:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL EAID EINV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY842	A/S DEWEY VISIT TO VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: [...] (SBU) Summary: PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey visited Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands on August 16-17. His meeting with Provincial People's Committee Chairman Ha was cordial, with a frank exchange of ideas on treatment of ethnic minorities and freedom of worship. Ha said that at le [...]	2003-09-10 08:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03ISLAMABAD8950	2003 TERRORISM REPORT FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-01 13:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PK
03ISTANBUL1068	NEW STUDIES HIGHLIGHT FRAGILE RECOVERY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary: Two new national surveys of Turkish companies highlight signs of recovery from the devastating financial crisis of 2001. The studies, carried out separately by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and the Is [...]	2003-07-31 06:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
03ISTANBUL588	POWER AT ANY PRICE? CEM UZAN'S POLITICAL AMBITIONS [...] (C) Summary: Initial contacts with Youth Party (GP) officials in Istanbul confirm our belief that the party is essentially a vehicle of convenience for media tycoon Cem Uzan's considerable political ambitions. At the same time, GP is not resting on its laurels, but instead is moving quickly t [...]	2003-04-28 08:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TK
03ISTANBUL752	CEM UZAN STUMPS YOUTH IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Genc Party leader Cem Uzan's recent speech to a gathering of university student leaders in Istanbul provided insight into both his political skills and shortcomings as he seeks to build on his surprisingly strong showing in last year's election. While charismatic in some ways, [...]	2003-05-28 04:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
03ISTANBUL953	SULTANBEYLI: A HIGHWAY RUNS THROUGH IT... AND [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: A recent visit to Sultanbeyli, one of Istanbul's poorer Asian districts, highlights how Turkey's uneven economic gains in recent years have widened the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots." The modern Istanbul-Ankara highway runs right through this conservative, [...]	2003-07-09 08:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TK
03KATHMANDU1262	REPORT ON TRAVEL FROM CENTRAL NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. On June 23-25, PolOff visited Bharatpur, headquarters of Chitwan district in Nepal's central lowlands, and Dhadingbesi, headquarters of Dhading district in the central hills. Officials in both districts reported that Maoist activity, including extortion and training, continues. [...]	2003-07-06 05:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1806	NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE LIMITED STRIKES, [...] (SBU) On September 15, the Maoists killed two policeman and seriously injured three others in three separate incidents across the Kingdom. The Maoists are reportedly impressing families to provide a daughter or son aged 13-22 under the threat of "dire consequences." End summary. Maoist "H [...]	2003-09-15 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1874	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, SEPTEMBER 20- [...] According to local press accounts fifty-three Maoists, nine policemen and two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers died in clashes this week, along with two civilians. Two other policemen were also assassinated by Maoists. Senior officials from the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) declared that the Maoists [...]	2003-09-26 07:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1978	NEPAL: HYDROPOWER PLANT WITH US INVESTMENT TO [...] (C) After Nepali Army intelligence of an impending Maoist attack forced its temporary shutdown on October 12, the Bhote Koshi hydrolectric power plant will resume full service late on October 14. Sam Nott, the American plant manager, says he expects all staff to return to the site and the 3 [...]	2003-10-14 07:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC ENRG EINV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU2132	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, OCTOBER 25-31 [...] Thirty-three Maoists and twenty security personnel were killed this week, including twelve policemen killed after hundreds of Maoists stormed two police posts on October 26 and 28. Eleven civilians also were killed, seven of whom reportedly were caught in crossfire, while four others were bru [...]	2003-11-02 23:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU25	MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL [...] Nepal emerged from its feudal isolation in the 1950s with virtually no modern economic infrastructure and little intellectual capital. Development, while still very uneven, has improved the lives of many Nepalis, whose number has tripled in the past half century. The US Government, as one of [...]	2003-01-06 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU363	INDO-NEPAL COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION [...] ON FEBRUARY 10-14, REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIA AND NEPAL MET IN KATHMANDU TO NEGOTIATE RAILWAY AND TRANS- BORDER MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS, WITH LIMITED RESULTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON),UNDER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO OPEN ITS WORLD BANK-FUNDED INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD),MADE A [...]	2003-02-28 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELTN NP IN XD
03KATHMANDU480	NEPAL'S CEASE-FIRE: HINTS OF MAOIST STRATEGY FROM [...] (SBU) Econoff visited Nepalgunj and Jumla districts of midwestern Nepal from March 4 to 7 to assess the effects of the cease-fire. Despite statements from the Maoists at the national level (Ref A),insurgents in the Midwest Development Region are still using rhetoric calling for the establish [...]	2003-03-18 09:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU967	NEPAL'S MAOISTS STRIVING TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS [...] (C) From April 26 to May 4, Embassy and USAID representatives traveled to Nepal's northwest district of Dolpa. Fifteen of the district's twenty-five villages are affected by Maoist activities, with six in the southwest highly affected. Maoists in the district have begun some development wor [...]	2003-05-27 03:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KUWAIT1121	TFIZ01: DART ASSESSMENT - UMM QASR [...] On 26 March, five members of the USAID/DART drove from Kuwait City to Umm Qasr, Iraq to assess the prevailing security and to examine the damage to port infrastructure. Umm Qasr has an estimated population of 40,000 people and two port areas. Currently, there is no electricity or running wat [...]	2003-03-28 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1212	VISIT TO UMM QASR BY ORHA DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ORHA Director Lt. Gen. Jay Garner (ret.),accompanied by ORHA senior staff, visited the liberated Iraqi port city of Umm Qasr on April 1. The ORHA team met with the commanding officers of the British forces holding both the port facilities and the town. The port and associated [...]	2003-04-02 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ASEC MOPS PGOV IZ
03KUWAIT2296	DART VISIT TO AN NAJAF [...] DART Field Team West traveled to An Najaf on 24 May to participate in special Marine and Army civil affairs briefings for ORHA in which a 5 June mayoral election was announced, possibly the first mayoral election in the country. WFP and MOT told the DART that they were ready to begin governo [...]	2003-05-28 15:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2790	DART UPDATE ON MARSH ARAB SETTLEMENTS [...] DART members from Kuwait City made several visits to Marsh Arab settlements in Maysan governorate between 4 and 9 June, including Al Amarah, the governorate's capital, and Al Khaila, a non-Marsh Arab community east of the Maimona "River of Honor". DART members were sometimes accompanied by [...]	2003-06-23 15:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03LAGOS168	A CONVERSATION WITH THE POLICE [...] (C) Summary: A very discouraged Deputy Police Commissioner (DPC) for Lagos State met with CG and Econoff on January 7 to discuss the recent fire at the national petroleum company building and the realities of police work in Lagos State. With an undercurrent of futility and resignation, DPC Har [...]	2003-01-24 09:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR EPET ASEC NI
03LAGOS2232	ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: TEX-MEX MEETS EDO OGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Odidi of Edo State spent 18 years in the U.S., became a U.S. citizen, and made enough money to return to his native town and go into politics. While in the U.S., he absorbed American values and political culture, and now balances those ideas and aspirations against the [...]	2003-10-29 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2349	OUT IN AFRICA: A VISIT TO EKITI STATE [...] (U) Summary. PolOffs made a one day familiarization visit to the tiny land-locked State of Ekiti. In April 2003, Ekiti, like its neighboring states in the southwest except Lagos, got rid of its Alliance for Democracy governor and elected a representative of the ruling Peoples Democratic Part [...]	2003-11-13 12:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI NI
03LAGOS499	NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 28 [...] This periodic update covering energy issues includes: --Long Lines - Short on Answers; Fuel Crisis Continues --Obasanjo Offers Onshore/Offshore Compromise --Exxon-Mobil Produces Early from Yoho Fields, and --Marginal Oil Fields Awarded --------------------------------------------- ------- [...]	2003-03-07 12:08:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03LAGOS827	NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, April 22 [...] (U) This update includes: -- Slowly but Surely: Delta Oil Operations Ramp Up -- Between the Lines: Fuel Shortages Continue During Elections -- Fits and Starts: NEPA Privatization Continues while Power Capacity Expands Amidst Crises and Outages --------------------------------- [...]	2003-04-23 06:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03MONTREAL266	TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS: SEX AND SMUGGLING IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTREAL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE PARIS OF THE WEST," HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION IN THE SEX-TOURISM INDUSTRY AS "THE BANGKOK OF THE WEST." NOT SURPRISINGLY, MOST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE INVOLVES WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE SEX TRADE. IN FEBRUA [...]	2003-02-27 15:01:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF PHUM
03OTTAWA1140	CANADIAN AUTO STRATEGY [...] An alliance of the Canadian federal government, Ontario provincial government, automotive sector manufacturers and labor unions are working to define and implement a long-term strategy to keep the Canadian automotive sector competitive (Ref B). At least one element of the multi-prong strategy [...]	2003-04-23 15:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ELAB ELTN CA
03OTTAWA1497	CANADA: GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES LEGISLATIVE CHANGES [...] Summary: On May 27, Canada's Minister of Health Anne McLellan, Minister of Justice Martin Cauchon, and Solicitor General Wayne Easter presented to the House of Commons the long-awaited legislative reforms to Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act pertaining to marijuana. Debate in the [...]	2003-05-27 21:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV CA
03OTTAWA2125	CANADA: HIGH ON HYDROGEN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides an overview of Canada's public and private efforts to develop technologies for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is drafting a detailed national plan for directing Canadian hydrogen efforts ("Canadian Hydrogen Roadmap"),but it is at [...]	2003-07-24 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY CA
03OTTAWA2480	ORGANIZED CRIME CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN CANADA [...] (U) Summary: In its latest report on organized crime activity, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada indicates that organized criminal groups in Canada are increasingly utilizing emerging technology to commit crimes such as fraud and money laundering, and that they are extensively involved in t [...]	2003-04-01 13:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KRIM SNAR CA
03OTTAWA577	CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-28 21:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
03RANGOON1316	BURMA: PAYING TAXES TO THE DMV [...] (SBU) Summary: In a nightmare bureaucratic scenario that unites tax authorities, the department of motor vehicles, and military intelligence, as of October 6th the Burmese government is using a mandatory annual car registration exercise to try and collect desperately needed tax revenue. Tax co [...]	2003-10-20 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1339	POPPIES, AK-47S, AND WOLFRAMITE: A TRIP TO WA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A brief visit to a major opium production region in eastern Burma, some of it well outside the writ of the Rangoon generals, presented some clear themes. The non-Burman militias and governments that hold sway in the eastern border zones govern a region that is far more reliant [...]	2003-10-24 01:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PINS PGOV ECON BM
03RANGOON1429	ANATOMY OF A BURMESE POLITICAL BLOOD BATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Additional information on the May 30 Depeyin attack continues to emerge from victims and eyewitnesses, providing new context and clarity to the regime's true role in the premeditated assault on ASSK and the NLD. On November 4, NLD members smuggled to us video footage of Aung San [...]	2003-11-07 09:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON1463	KACHIN STATE: AN UNEASY "PEACE" [...] (C) Summary: An Embassy trip to Burma's Kachin State secured additional support for our WWII remains recovery operations, but also revealed that the Government's ten-year old cease-fire agreement with the region's former insurgents masks deep suspicion of the SPDC and an active desire for self [...]	2003-11-17 00:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM BM
03RANGOON258	MUSLIM REPRESSION AND RESENTMENT NEAR BURMA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime's repression of the mostly Muslim population of northern Rakhine State, located along the border with Bangladesh, is breeding resentment and poverty. DCM visited the area in mid-February as part of a trip to the region organized by UNHCR for diplomats. UNHCR [...]	2003-02-27 08:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF KISL BM UNHCR
03RANGOON635	NLD, GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS CLASH IN NORTHERN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The military junta may be preparing a new crackdown on Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy. At a news conference May 31, the government accused the NLD of provoking a riot in Sagaing Division northwest of Mandalay that left four dead and more than 50 injured. I [...]	2003-05-31 16:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL BM NLD ASSK
03RANGOON636	BURMESE GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON NLD FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: The Chief of Mission delivered reftel B demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today and will follow up tomorrow with the Deputy Foreign Minister and the Minister of Labor. In company with Ambassadors from Germany and Italy and the British Charge, she also confirmed NLD Cen [...]	2003-06-01 12:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL BM NLD
03RANGOON647	MFA BRIEFING ON NLD/GOVERNMENT CLASHES [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win's briefing for diplomats on the recent deadly clash between NLD and government supporters in Depeyin satisfied no one. While he provided a faithful rehash of government press reporting on the incident, he would not say where Aung San Suu Kyi o [...]	2003-06-03 12:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON682	SPDC STRIKES CONCILIATORY TONE IN SECOND BRIEFING [...] SUMMARY: In a June 10 briefing for journalists and diplomats following UN Special Envoy Razali's departure from Rangoon, the Foreign Ministry provided more details of the May 30 ambush of Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) motorcade near Depeyin and side-pedaled on several issues connected to the atta [...]	2003-06-10 12:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON696	COM PRESSES HOME MINISTER TO RELEASE DETAINEES AND [...] (C) Summary: On June 11, COM had a frank meeting with Minister of Home Affairs Colonel Tin Hlaing to discuss the recent crackdown on the NLD and to deliver an advance copy of this year's Trafficking In Persons report. On recent NLD detentions, Tin Hlaing denied press reports that the gover [...]	2003-06-12 12:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM
03RANGOON71	BAD GOVERNANCE HAMPERS UNICEF'S EFFORTS IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNICEF's $12m annual program in Burma is striving to improve child welfare in a country where 35% of children under the age of 5 are malnourished. It has achieved some laudable successes, but overall prospects are severely constrained by an inept, illegitimate, and corrupt mili [...]	2003-01-16 03:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BM NGO
03RANGOON890	MANDALAY OUTREACH CENTER: NOW MORE THAN EVER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Summary: In order to expand its democracy training and outreach, Embassy proposes to establish an American Center Teaching Annex in Mandalay (see reftels),Burma's second largest city and its geographic and cultural center. The American [...]	2003-07-25 05:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL ABLD ASEC BM
03ROME1084	U.S./ITALY BILATERAL TALKS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY: FROM BROADBAND TO WI-FI TO CYBER SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING RECENT BILATERAL MEETINGS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY, THE GOI UNDERSCORED ITS EAGERNESS TO WORK WITH THE USG ON ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE IN JUNE AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN DECEMBER, WHEN ITALY, AS EU PRESIDENT, WIL [...]	2003-03-17 12:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT
03ROME1312	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TELECOM ITALIA MANAGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AT A MARCH 19 LUNCH WITH TELECOM ITALIA MANAGING DIRECTOR RICCARDO RUGGIERO, THE AMBASSADOR RAISED ADVOCACY CASES INVOLVING U.S. TELECOM FIRMS TERADYNE, LUCENT AND MOTOROLA. HE ALSO STRESSED THAT MANY U.S. TELECOM FIRMS WERE INTERESTED IN SELLING TO AND WORKING WITH TELECOM IT [...]	2003-03-27 13:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD BEXP EIND IT
03ROME1409	FIAT: AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A SENIOR FIAT OFFICIAL GAVE US A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE FIRM'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, STEPS TAKEN TO DATE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, AND FIAT'S FUTURE OUTLOOK. WITH THE SALE OF ITS TWO PROFITABLE JEWELS -- TORO INSURANCE AND FIAT AVIO -- FIAT WILL BE A SMALLER FIRM, CENTERED ON [...]	2003-04-02 14:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PGOV IT
03ROME2193	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: TRANSPORT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ELIMINATING NATIONAL BARRIERS AND CUTTING THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE TO ALLOW THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE EU IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ITALY'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY DURING THE UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY. THE TRANSPORTATION MINISTER'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TOLD US [...]	2003-05-16 14:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EAIR EWWT IT EUN ITELTN
03ROME2429	ITALY AND THE EU: WHY DO MILK QUOTAS MATTER? [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to finally put to rest the knotty problem of EU fines for overproducing milk, the Berlusconi government has found itself caught between an exasperated EU and intransigent Italian milk producers, supported by the Northern League (LN). The GOI has used tough tactics i [...]	2003-06-03 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PGOV EAGR EFIN PREL ECON IT EUN
03ROME353	ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-29 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT MARR MCAP NATO PREF
03ROME3977	STOPPING ITALIAN FAST BOAT TRANSFERS TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary. Italian fast boat manufacturer FB Design has given the GOI new assurances that it will not export more fast boats or boat molds to Iran as long as the security situation in the Persian Gulf remains volatile. MFA export control coordinator de Mohr told us this means the hold is ind [...]	2003-09-02 19:18:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV ETTC IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5036	AUTOSTRADE SPA: LOOKING TO EXTEND SUCCESS ABROAD [...] SUMMARY: Driven by a market imperative for private capital to finance massive infrastructure projects, Italy's successful Autostrade SpA has emerged as a world leader in devising innovative electronic toll collection systems that will soon be exported abroad. Autostrade SpA, the controlling i [...]	2003-11-06 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ELTN IT EUN
03SANAA2434	SANAA EAC MEETING - SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 [...] (C) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on September 28 to consider information provided to the Embassy by the ROYG concerning recent disruption of a local Al-Qaida cell targeting U.S., other Western, and Yemeni objectives. The new information, provided by Interior Minister [...]	2003-09-29 04:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA2440	ROYG BRIEFING ON DISRUPTION OF AL-QAIDA CELL IN [...] (C) Summary: On 9/28 Interior Minister Alimi called in Ambassador, with ambassadors of Italy, France, UK and Germany, to brief on ROYG's recent disruption of a Sanaa-based al-Qaida cell targeting U.S., other Western, and Yemeni objectives. Alimi's briefing elaborated on preliminary informatio [...]	2003-09-30 15:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA2701	AMBASSADOR'S 11/8/03 CT COORDINATION MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On 8 November 2003, the Ambassador was called to a meeting with Minister of the Interior, Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, and the Director of the Political Security Organization, BG Ghalib al-Qamish, to discuss current levels of cooperation on the counter-terrorism front. The Ambassador pr [...]	2003-11-12 13:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL IR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA398	SANAA EAC MEETING -- 2 MARCH 2003 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 2 to assess threat information and discuss contingency planning for a possible conflict with Iraq and other security-related matters. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting incl [...]	2003-03-03 15:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER AADP CASC YM EAC
03SANAA491	AMBASSADOR VISITS ADEN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador visited Aden, the financial capital of Yemen, March 9 to 10 to check on several U.S. government sponsored projects and to carry the public diplomacy message that, Yemeni interests are well served by a strong relationship with the U.S. regardless of Iraq. Locally base [...]	2003-03-13 14:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV YM
03SANAA521	(TFI201) SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 19 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 19 to assess threat information in light of further information on the shooting incident at the Hunt Oil facility in Marib (refs a, b and septel) and the Iraq contingency. Because the investi [...]	2003-03-19 15:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER AADP CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03TEGUCIGALPA1923	2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras [...] Provided below is the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras. Responses are keyed to reftel. ----------------------------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. The Honduran government is generally open to foreign investment and welco [...]	2003-08-14 17:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV HO OPIC
03TEGUCIGALPA2250	Big Bang, Motorola Wants Out - Honduras Telecom [...] (U) Summary. Within the next week, President Maduro is expected to make a "Big Bang" announcement on the opening of the telecommunications market to private carriers wishing to enter into joint ventures and begin servicing communities as sub-contractors of Hondutel. Two American companies alr [...]	2003-09-22 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA748	HONDURAN ATMOSPHERICS - IRAQ [...] Moderate Daily El Heraldo 3/22 - Article on a forum for students on the conflict in Iraq sponsored by the youth of the Democratic Unification Party (a leftist party made up of the remnants of the Socialists and Communist parties of the 1980s). Among the speakers was Carlos Reyes of the Bloque [...]	2003-03-25 18:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO PA
03ZAGREB2676	NOW PRESENTING CROATIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT - SANADER [...] (C) Croatia's newly-constituted parliament confirmed Ivo Sanader as Prime Minister On December 23. The parliament also voted confidence in Sanader's ministerial appointments. The new cabinet will have 15 members, including Sanader and two deputy Prime Ministers, a sharp change from Racan's cu [...]	2003-12-23 13:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HR
04ABUDHABI4504	UAEG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO FTA [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG officials reiterated their commitment to negotiating an FTA with the U.S. in the wake of Saudi criticism of Bahrain for signing a FTA with the U.S. On December 11, UAE Minister of Information and MFA U/S both discussed the Saudi actions at the December 7 GCC ministeri [...]	2004-12-13 08:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL GCC TC
04ABUDHABI490	EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON DRAFT 2004 SPECIAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: The UAE Government continues to take the leading role in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) in the region. Anecdotal and statistical evidence confirms that the UAEG is enf [...]	2004-02-25 09:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
04ABUJA1040	FUEL STRIKE ENTERS DAY 2: COMING OR GOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) strike began its second day much as the first day. Businesses, especially banks and filling stations, remain closed in many parts of the country. The strike remains for the most part non-violent, but a clash outside NLC headquarters today cla [...]	2004-06-10 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET NI
04ABUJA1050	LABOR STRIKE DAY 3: ANTICIPATION OF FRIDAY PRAYERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Labour Congress (NLC) strike opened its third day with a sense of anticipation. NLC teams continue circulating in many parts of the country checking gas stations and telling the public that the strike remains on. GON officials are seen on TV similarly checking gas [...]	2004-06-11 14:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EPET NI
04ABUJA1070	STRIKE WAS MINOR SETBACK FOR GASOLINE [...] (C) Summary: The strike and rollback of prices are a temporary setback for gasoline deregulation, similar to the other rollbacks on price and the fuel tax over the past year. The GON likely will regroup and raise the basic pump price again in a few months, as it has done over the past year fro [...]	2004-06-16 13:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET ECON EFIN NI
04ABUJA1323	NIGERIA'S ECONOMIC TEAM: COMMITMENT TO REFORM BUT [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Olusegun Obasanjo's economic "Dream Team" is largely doing the right thing but operates mainly at the macroeconomic level, while the micro-economy continues to suffer. Team members appear to enjoy shallow support at the level of the Presidency and Vice Presidency, [...]	2004-07-29 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL NI
04ABUJA1727	PARTIAL COMPLIANCE AS NATIONWIDE STRIKE ENTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The nationwide sit-at-home strike called by the leadership of the NLC entered its second day October 12. In Abuja, most streets and markets were active, but the doors of most commercial banks and filling stations were closed to customers. In Lagos, the stock exchange and Cent [...]	2004-10-12 13:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EPET KDEM ECON NI
04ABUJA264	TARABA: APATHETIC STATE [...] (U) Summary: Taraba State is a microcosm of Nigeria with over 50 different ethnic groups, great economic potential from agriculture, solid minerals, and tourism, but poor administrative management, epileptic infrastructures and age-long communal violence have militated against the progress of [...]	2004-02-17 10:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON NI
04ABUJA572	NIGERIA'S NATIONAL ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria held its long-postponed (reftel) national round of Local Government Area (LGA) elections March 27. Overwhelmingly, whatever party ruled the state government also won the LGA elections in each state, not surprising as the "State Independent Electoral Commissions" (SIECs [...]	2004-04-02 05:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
04ABUJA581	POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS FROM A TO W -- WITH X, Y [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Nigeria has been rocked by a wave of assassinations since February, although political violence has been common since the return to civilian rule in 1999. We see two distinct patterns to the assassinations, those stemming from local political rivalries, and those seeking to [...]	2004-04-05 11:15:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM NI
04ABUJA582	THE DYNAMICS OF POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS IN NIGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: While security in general is at its lowest point in recent memory, many of the recent wave of killings (septel) are attributable to two political trends, one local and one national. The majority of national politics incidents appear to stem from internal disputes in Obasanjo's [...]	2004-04-05 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC NI
04ACCRA1837	GHANA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW UPDATE [...] PER REFTEL, POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING UPDATE ON GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: 2. BEGIN TEXT, TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2004 COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS STATE SUBMISSION Country: GHANA Current AGOA Status: Eligible State recommends continued AGOA eligibility fo [...]	2004-09-13 15:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL GH AGOA
04ACCRA1960	ECOWAS DEFENSE MEETING IN ACCRA: AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 29-30 the Chiefs of Defense Staff of fourteen ECOWAS countries met in Accra for the tenth Ordinary ECOWAS Defense and Security Commission meeting. Participants pledged a total of 6,500 military personnel to form an ECOWAS standby force. Participants discussed deve [...]	2004-10-01 15:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC GH MARR MCAP MOPS PREF PREL MAS ECOWAS
04ACCRA2390	PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND NPP LEADING IN GHANA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 4:30 pm December 8, with slightly over half the constituency results reported, President Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party is in the lead in Ghana's December 7 election. The CPP presidential candidate has conceded defeat. So far, the NPP has also done well in the parl [...]	2004-12-08 17:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH PGOV
04ACCRA2401	KUFUOR AND NPP STILL LEAD IN GHANA'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 4:30 pm on December 9, with 185 of 230 constituency results reported, President Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) remains in the lead in Ghana's December 7 election. The NPP has won 114 parliamentary seats. The Electoral Commission is expected to officially declare [...]	2004-12-09 17:18:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH
04ADANA12	COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SE TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-21 15:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV TU ADANA
04AMMAN2129	SECURITY EVALUATIONS OF REFUGEE PROCESSING SITE AT [...] The UNHCR compound is located in the town of Ruweished, population approximately 9,000 people. Ruweished is 80 kilometers East from the Iraqi border and approximately 285 kilometers from Amman. The Ruweished compound is 20 kilometers from refugee camp Alpha. The nearest town to Ruweished is [...]	2004-03-21 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF ASEC AMGT JO
04AMMAN2634	SECURITY IN JORDAN AND VIP VISITS [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-06 04:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JO OREP OTRA OVIP PREL
04AMMAN4581	ROYAL WEDDING ROCKS AMMAN [...] (U) Jordan -- or at least part of it -- was swept up in elaborate festivities May 26-28 marking the wedding of Crown Prince Hamza to his 22-year old distant cousin, Princess Noor Bint Assem, despite the prince's reported desire for a low-key event. The widely-publicized celebration makes o [...]	2004-06-06 14:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JO
04AMMAN5403	MOBILE TELEPHONY COMPETITION EXPANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has granted a new mobile telephony license, on a preliminary basis, to a consortium of local Jordanian businessmen and Kuwaiti investors. The new entrant should further enhance the competitiveness of Jordan,s telecommunicati [...]	2004-06-30 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EAID PGOV KPRV JO
04ANKARA1437	BANK REGULATORS GRAPPLE WITH FAILED BANK OWNERS [...] (Sbu) Summary: The recently-appointed management of the now-separate bank regulatory agencies are struggling to deal with a range of issues relating to the failed banks. Having moved decisively to seize Uzan group companies, the new Deposit Guarantee Fund Chairman told Econcouns he will try to [...]	2004-03-10 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA1511	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE: [...] (Sbu) Summary: At a lunch meeting at the residence March 9, Finance Minister Unakitan discussed U.S. investment disputes in Turkey, said the Uzans' cell phone company has a potential buyer who is in touch with Motorola, and asserted both GOT ownership of the economic reform program and a GOT d [...]	2004-03-15 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA1532	TENSIONS REMAIN IN SOUTHEAST, DESPITE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeast Turkey want the U.S. to solve the Kurdish problem internationally as part of the Greater Middle East Initiative. They criticize the USG decision to list PKK successor Kongra Gel as a terrorist organization, arguing that the GOT should negotiate with Kongra Gel [...]	2004-03-15 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
04ANKARA1577	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-16 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2697	ADVANCING OUR ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN TURKEY AHEAD [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric S. Edelman. Reason: 1.4(b,d) 2. (C) Summary: We have time to make one more hard push to advance our core economic interests in Turkey ahead of the end-June Presidential visit and NATO Summit. We need to use every opportunity during this period to enc [...]	2004-05-12 16:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV ETRD PTER TU
04ANKARA3756	SUPPLEMENT TO ANKARA 2003 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] With respect to the additional information requested in Ref A, Post advises as follows: 2. All of the 45 vehicles provided to the TMO between 1989-93 remain operational. They are used for poppy planting control throughout Turkey. 3. Regarding the request for information concerning "comm [...]	2004-07-06 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU

04ANKARA377	Update on Investment Issues Facing U.S. Companies [...] (SBU) Following up on the Ambassador's recent meetings with economy ministers, the Embassy has pressed GOT authorities hard to resolve the numerous disputes involving U.S. companies. We have stressed that progress in these cases will help make the Prime Minister's visit to Washington a succes [...]	2004-01-21 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAGR KIPR TU
04ANKARA4332	TURKEY INVESTMENT ISSUES: GOOD NEWS FOR CARGILL, [...] (SBU) In recent months, the Turkish Government has taken several steps to resolve outstanding disputes with U.S. companies and to open its economy to foreign investment. The most notable recent step was the passage of industrial zones legislation that Cargill believes will solve the zoning pr [...]	2004-08-03 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EMIN ECPS BEXP TU
04ANKARA4448	TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...]	2004-08-09 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5385	AMBASSADOR PRESSES TRADE MINISTER ON IPR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 9. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a September 17 meeting with State Minister Kursad Tuzmen, the Ambassador raised intellectual property rights, barriers to importing distilled spirits and rice (septel),scheduling a Trade and Investmen [...]	2004-09-22 07:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KIPR PREL TU
04ANKARA5395	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-22 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5668	CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CONCERNS: MITIGATING [...] (Sbu) Summary: As Turkey's current account deficit continues to grow, several analysts have recently outlined some mitigating factors that could reduce the danger of a disruptive correction. These factors include: Durables import growth is unlikely to continue to surge; short-term portfolio i [...]	2004-10-01 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA608	Deputy Treasury Undersecretary on U.S. Company [...] (SBU) Cavit Dagdas, a Deputy Undersecretary at the Turkish Treasury, told us the GOT is working toward a useful Investor Advisory Council meeting in March, in which foreign companies give frank advice on how to improve the investment climate. He also asked for USG help in ensuring that the U. [...]	2004-01-30 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIPR TU
04ANKARA6482	TURKISH-NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (SBU) Turkey's Foreign Trade (FTU) Undersecretary and the North Korean Ambassador to Bulgaria and Turkey signed a trade and economic cooperation agreement in Ankara on November 12. Two-way trade, valued at less than USD 5 million, is minuscule. Osman Bekaroglu, FT's Deputy Director General for [...]	2004-11-19 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KN KS TU
04ANKARA6764	KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY [...] (SBU) Per ref email, Embassy understands that the Coast Guard is calling an inter-agency meeting for Monday, December 8 to consider imposing a moratorium preventing Kaptanoglu Shipping Group (KSG) vessels from entering U.S. waters/ports, as well as other measures, due to the company's record o [...]	2004-12-03 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA6887	PUTIN VISITS TURKEY: RUSSIA BIDS TO TURN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Putin's visit demonstrated both Russia's assessment that Turkey is in play and the Turks' habit for mixing wishful thinking, barbarian handling, and a desire for (lucrative) attention. As of now, the visit appears not to have been the total breakthrough the Russians and some Turks [...]	2004-12-10 19:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS EPET ETRD TU
04ANKARA953	DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND SEIZES CONTROL OF UZAN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Congen Istanbul cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) moved on Saturday, February 14 to seize control of 219 companies owned by the controversial Uzan family in the latest episode of the protracted conflict between the fa [...]	2004-02-19 05:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV TU
04BOGOTA12275	FISCALIA INVESTIGATES TAOIST COMMUNITY IN [...] (C) Summary: On November 25, officials from the Office of the Prosecutor General ("Fiscalia") raided a Taoist commune located in a remote region of Santander Department to investigate allegations that the commune's leadership was involved in opium production and kidnapping. The allegations we [...]	2004-12-01 16:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV KJUS CASC CO
04BOGOTA12533	VIP PERSONAL PROTECTION PROGRAM STATUS REPORT [...] (S/NF) The following VIP Personal Protection Status Report addresses the protection training program for President Uribe, the Vice President, the Minister of Defense, and the Mayor of Bogota. 2. (S/NF) Training: --Chemical sensitive explosive detection devices, known as vapor tracers, ha [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	ASEC PTER
04BOGOTA3620	90-DAY GOALS UPDATE [...] (U) In January, U.S. Embassy Bogota identified three discrete goals which, with diligence, we sought to complete within the subsequent 90 days. The following is an update as of March 31. NAS --- 2. (SBU) NAS goal (abbreviated): We will develop an effective manual eradication option ag [...]	2004-04-07 11:14:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
04BOGOTA88	NAS BOGOTA MONTHLY REPORT [...] This is a summary of NAS Bogota activities for November 2003. Eradication and Interdiction ---------------------------- 2. Eradication: In November, the Colombian National Police (CNP) sprayed 6,268 hectares of coca. Spray aircraft and support helicopters took a total of six hits from [...]	2004-01-06 20:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR MOPS CO
04BRASILIA1185	SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]	2004-05-14 17:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRASILIA2240	REAL LIFE BRAZIL: THE DOWNS AND UPS OF RUNNING A [...] Summary: Despite recent discussion of reforms to aid small businesses and reduce red tape, owners of small businesses in Brazil still struggle with suffocating bureaucratic requirements, unfavorable labor laws and expensive credit. This cable is a case study of a Sao Paulo state small busine [...]	2004-09-03 18:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI EFIN BR
04BRASILIA2253	GSP/IPR: BRAZIL'S EMERGING INITIATIVES [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) The announcement on June 30, 2004 to extend review of the possible withdrawal of trade benefits from Brazil under the Generalized System of Preferences, and the closing of the Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy [...]	2004-09-03 22:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
04BRASILIA2526	U.S.-BRAZIL BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary and Introduction. Deputy United States Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier led an interagency delegation to Brasilia, Brazil for the September 22 meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM). Ambassador [...]	2004-10-07 16:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR BR
04BRATISLAVA1013	EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) October 1 - EXBS Advisor attended the "Day of the Slovak Customs Administration" di [...]	2004-11-08 10:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA1099	EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) November 4, 2004 - EXBS Advisor met with Director Frantisek Babuska and Senior Offic [...]	2004-12-08 12:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA925	EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. A. September 27-October 1 - The General Director of the Directorate of Customs for the Slovak Republic, Mr. Josef Gonczol, was in China this week finalizing a written agreement that will enable the government of China to d [...]	2004-10-08 08:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BUENOSAIRES2900	MEETING WITH TUCUMAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28-29, Pasoffs and Poloff met with Tucuman Governor Jose Jorge Alperovich and leading journalists in the province. The meeting with the Governor was positive and covered key issues facing the province, such as economic reform, relations with the national governmen [...]	2004-10-13 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AR
04BUENOSAIRES3427	TRAVEL NOTES: ARGENTINA'S MENDOZA PROVINCE LEADING [...] (C) Summary: POLOFFS recently traveled to Mendoza to attend a political development conference, meet with leading political leaders, and participate in a cosmic ray observatory dedication ceremony. Mendoza enjoys greater political diversity than the nation as a whole, with three well-develop [...]	2004-12-10 14:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
04CARACAS1116	WHEN CHAVISTAS ATTACK: OPPOSITION ACCUSATIONS/GOV [...] (C) The Coordinadora Democratica (CD) documented 210 assaults on opposition supporters by civilians or plainclothes security forces between February 27 and March 5. National Assembly Deputy Pedro Diaz Blum (Proyecto Venezuela) told poloff March 17 that National Guard troops allowed armed Chav [...]	2004-03-31 23:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1860	SIGNATURE APPEALS UPDATE: MAY 29 [...] (U) The second day of the signature appeals in the presidential referendum process began slowly with low turnout, picking up by mid-morning. There were multiple reports of violence at appeals centers, including two assaults against journalists. National identity cards continued to be controv [...]	2004-06-01 17:15:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2629	VENEZUELA: NO CLOSER TO ACCEPTANCE OF GOV VICTORY [...] (U) In a press conference August 16, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Cesar Gaviria announced that the results of SIPDIS their quick count coincide with the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) giving Presiden [...]	2004-08-16 20:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS3936	AMBASSADOR VISITS VALENCIA, CAPITAL OF CARABOBO [...] (C) Ambassador's visit to the central city of Valencia on December 9 - 10, 2004 included meetings with the Governor and Mayor, although for the third consecutive trip, the military declined to meet. Newspaper coverage was excellent, and there was an abundance of media reporters and questions a [...]	2004-12-27 14:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON VE
04CARACAS578	VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE: 2/14/2004 [...] OAS: -- (C) OAS chief of staff Francisco Jaramillo told the Ambassador February 13 that the National Electoral Council (CNE) board meeting with the Carter Center and OAS was "a disaster." Jaramillo said the CNE refused an OAS and Carter Center proposal to bring fingerprint experts from the [...]	2004-02-18 15:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS700	WEEKEND OF CONFLICT IN CARACAS; NO CNE DECISION YET [...] (C) Opposition groups staged two days of protests in the wake of the February 27 march that left one dead and dozens injured. The GOV staged its own march of hundreds of thousands on February 28 to protest U.S. intervention in Venezuelan affairs. Speaking to the crowd, President Chavez deliv [...]	2004-03-01 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04COLOMBO1272	Gasoline Hike a First, Tiny Step Forward [...] (U) Summary: The Government took a tiny step to cut subsidies by increasing the price of gasoline last week. Gasoline accounts for just 10% of oil consumption in Sri Lanka, and the hike is unlikely to have a big impact on the cost of living. This is the first price increase announced by the [...]	2004-07-30 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1328	IMI MALDIVES FISHERIES SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES [...] Summary: The fisheries sector in the Maldives is growing rapidly. Fish exports were $69.1 million in 2003, up 41 percent from 2002. Maldives would like to further develop its fisheries sector, which is dominated by tuna, to increase exports and value added production. The expansion in the [...]	2004-08-16 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BTIO EFIS ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1625	HUMAN INTELLIGENCE THREAT REVIEW FOR COLOMBO [...] (S/NF) Embassy Colombo convened a Counterintelligence Working Group (CIWG) meeting on 9/28/04. The purpose of the meeting was to respond to the annual Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Threat Review outlined in Ref A. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, ARSO, POL, DAO, and IPO. The Colombo CIWG p [...]	2004-09-29 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CE
04COLOMBO1694	ICP FOR FISERV CBS WORLDWIDE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-12 06:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	BBSR CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1811	SRI LANKA: RIVAL MUSLIM SECTS CLASH IN THE EAST [...] (U) Local authorities imposed a night-time curfew in a town in the eastern district of Batticaloa November 1-3 after ten people were injured in violence between mainstream Muslims and members of a rival Sufi sect. According to M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, a local politician, the curfew was lifted th [...]	2004-11-04 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CE
04COLOMBO1858	NEW TAX SQUEEZE PRIOR TO UNVEILING SRI [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka has introduced a series of politically motivated taxes just prior to its presentation of the 2005 budget. Most of the taxes attempt to satisfy the Marxist elements in the current government, who want to be seen as protectors of the national heritage, [...]	2004-11-17 06:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1897	SRI LANKA: SPASM OF VIOLENCE IN NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Summary. On the eve of the LTTE's emotional Hero's Day ceremonies November 26-27, violent incidents, including LTTE killings of an army soldier and informants in the east, grenade attacks on the LTTE's political offices in Batticaloa, and an LTTE-enforced strike in Jaffna, have created [...]	2004-11-23 00:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1905	GSL BUDGET "NOT AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT;" BUSINESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Amunugama presented the GSL's 2005 budget proposal to Parliament on November 18. The budget included a number of provisions to expand revenue collection, widen the tax base and numerous new spending initiatives aimed primarily at the public sector, the rural se [...]	2004-11-24 09:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1951	NEW GSL TARIFF FEES' NEGATIVE BUT MINIMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As recently reported (Reftels),the GSL has imposed new tariff surcharges on non- essential items, though many agricultural, food, household and other consumer products are affected. The new levy ranges from 10-20 percent and does not affect the bulk of US exports to Sri Lanka. [...]	2004-12-06 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1978	2005 National Trade Estimate report for Sri [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Sri Lanka was $1.7 billion in 2003, an increase of $14 million from 2002. U.S. goods exports in 2003 were $155 million, down 10 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Sri Lanka were $1.8 billion, down 0.2 percent. Sri Lanka is currently th [...]	2004-12-10 09:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO422	Campaign Snapshot: Despite LTTE rift, Tamil [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items related to Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- Despite LTTE split, pro-Tiger party carries on campaign; -- Extremist Buddhist monks launch effort; -- Incidents of campaign-related violence on low side, so far [...]	2004-03-09 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PTER PHUM CE
04COLOMBO432	ATOLL TRIP UNDERSCORES VULNERABILITY AND PROMISE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador traveled with UNDP reps to Felidhoo Island in the Felidhe Atoll (the atoll just south of the South Male Atoll) on February 26. During a two-hour visit to the island, Ambassador was greeted by Maldives' only female Atoll Chief and saw local handicraft production, the [...]	2004-03-10 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL MV ECOSOC
04COLOMBO676	USAID/SRI LANKA SECURITY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR FY 05 AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-21 03:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NONE
04DJIBOUTI1186	DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE ON STATUS OF FMF [...] (U) Following Ambassador's July 28 briefing to Major General of the Armed Forces, Col. Osman Sobaghleh, on status of FMF cases for Djibouti as outlined in reftel (B),Ambassador received a written reply August 4 from General Fathi Ahmed Houssein, General of Djibouti's Armed Forces. Embassy tra [...]	2004-07-22 20:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR DJ
04DJIBOUTI335	DJIBOUTI SPECTACLE AT PELTIER HOSPITAL [...] (U) Djibouti's Minister of Health, Mohamed Ali Kamil, along with French Ambassador Phillipe Selz, inaugurated on March 7 a new wing at Djibouti's public hospital, Peltier. The French financed surgical wing also has UN HIV/AIDS blood testing equipment and an imaging scanner donated by Djibouti' [...]	2004-03-09 14:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PM EAID PINR KHIV AFIN DJ
04DJIBOUTI812	CUSTOMS RECIPROCITY SURVEY [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-14 08:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KREC AMGT
04DJIBOUTI814	THORNY ISSUES RAISED AT 27TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) Summary: June 6 marked the 27th anniversary of the creation of Djibouti's armed forces. On the occasion, Chief of Defense, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein, addressed the troops with remarks that raised lingering thorny issues of adequate housing, health services, compensation and promotion [...]	2004-06-14 11:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR MASS MCAP DJ
04FRANKFURT8977	GM/OPEL JOB CUTS, LABOR UNREST, AND PLANT CLOSURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Motors has announced plans for massive job cuts and future plant closures at European subsidiary Opel, sparking labor unrest, including a wildcat strike at the Opel plant in Bochum beginning October 14, and reactions from federal and state ministers. The Hesse state gov [...]	2004-10-18 16:13:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EIND GM
04GUATEMALA1447	GUATEMALA: HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE #4-2004 [...] (U) This message summarizes significant recent developments relating to human rights, including: -- Executive Send CICIACS to Court (paras 2-3) -- Progress on Southcom Human Rights Initiative (4) -- Human Rights NGOs Speak Out on National Police (5) -- New Trial in Rio Negro Massacre [...]	2004-06-10 19:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN AORC GT
04GUATEMALA779	GUATEMALA TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Summary: The new Government of Guatemala is giving TIP priority attention. A major step forward has been the creation of an anti-TIP unit in the Public Ministry's Office of the Special Prosecutor for Women, which is taking the lead on TIP investigations and has launched a series of operations [...]	2004-03-30 20:41:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04HANOI1268	MISSION TEAM VISITS GIA LAI IN WAKE OF PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in Gia Lai province April 27-29 downplayed reports of violence connected to the April 10 events in the province, telling Mission poloffs that protests had taken place in nine locations, had involved a total of no more 1000-3000 demonstrators, and were quickly contained [...]	2004-05-04 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI1993	EIGHTH WORKING PARTY ON VIETNAM'S WTO ACCESSION [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Eighth Working Party on the Accession of Vietnam to the World Trade Organization met June 15 in Geneva to continue its review of Vietnam's trade regime and plans to bring it into compliance with WTO standards. Vietnam's presentation reported progress especially in [...]	2004-07-16 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD VM WTRO WTO
04HANOI2003	VIETNAM: US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETINGS IN [...] During a visit to Hanoi July 12-13, 26 member firms of the US-ASEAN Business Council, accompanied by Ambassador and embassy officers, met with key GVN leaders including Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien, Finance Minister Nguyen Sinh [...]	2004-07-19 08:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD EINV VN IPROP ASEAN
04HANOI2284	TALKING THE TALK AND WALKING THE WALK DURING DRUG [...] (U) SUMMARY. June is "Drug Awareness Month" in Vietnam, and this year's campaign was billed as a success. Typically energetic government-encouraged anti-drug publicity events were accompanied by atypically successful drug trafficking enforcement operations throughout the country, with severa [...]	2004-08-18 00:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM SOCI VM CNARC
04HANOI2886	Bulldozed Mennonite Church [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Multiple contacts in the official and non-recognized Protestant communities confirmed that local authorities tore down an "unofficial" Mennonite church in Kontum Province September 24, as reported October 22 by Human Rights Watch. However, it appears that the actio [...]	2004-10-25 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI3332	VIETNAM: SUGGESTED REVISIONS FOR 2005 NTE [...] This cable transmits post's suggested revisions to the text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report for Vietnam. As instructed reftel, text was sent via email attachment separately to USTR. 2. Begin text of draft NTE report: VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade deficit with Viet [...]	2004-12-17 09:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIS VM BTA IPROP SOE FINREF
04HANOI3356	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI513	VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to make some [...]	2004-02-23 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA
04HANOI636	VIETNAM: CONGRESSMAN COLLINS MEETS MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On February 27, Congressman Mac Collins (R- GA) met with Vietnam's Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen to discuss bilateral trade relations. Collins emphasized that bilateral cooperation on trade is closely linked to cooperation in other areas such as MIA issues. Tuyen emphasize [...]	2004-03-02 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ETRD ECON PREL KPOW VM BTA LABOR WTO DPOL
04HANOI671	Vietnam Auto Taxes take their Toll on Manufacturers [...] (SBU) Summary: Increases in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT),VAT and import duties applied to cars manufactured from kits (CKDs) that went into effect January 1 are already negatively impacting the auto industry in Vietnam. Sales across the industry fell dramatically in January. Also, acc [...]	2004-03-05 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON VM
04HANOI696	Vietnam denies U.S. MFN Duty Reductions [...] (U) Summary: In February, in connection with a recently amended bilateral agreement with the EU, Vietnam reduced import duties on wines and motorcycles from the European Union. In contravention of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement, these lower duties have not been extended to U.S. p [...]	2004-03-09 07:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON VM BTA
04HANOI889	Vietnam Working on U.S. MFN Duty Issue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econcouns met MOT DG for Multilateral Affairs Khanh to discuss the MFN duty issue on March 26. Khanh said he was working to solve this issue, but that some in the GVN believed that since textiles were excluded from the BTA, anything in a textile deal with the EU was not subject [...]	2004-03-29 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON VM WTO
04HANOI916	HUE POLICE RUN INTERFERENCE IN MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: A political reporting trip to Hue by Embassy poloff and congenoff was marred by police obstruction of attempted meetings with non-recognized religious figures. These unfortunately successful attempts at blocking access are more damaging to GVN credibility on religious freedom [...]	2004-04-01 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI980	Vietnam: Implementation of BTA Customs Obligation [...] (U) Summary: The GVN has taken significant steps toward implementing the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) obligation to adopt a system of customs valuation based on the transaction value of the imported merchandise, according to GATT standards. At this time, the GVN is applying t [...]	2004-04-08 07:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON EAID PREL VM BTA
04HARARE702	GOZ Forex Crusade Snags Finance Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: With the detention of Finance Minister Chris Kuruneri over the weekend, the GOZ's witch hunt against foreign exchange externalizers reached a new level. Kuruneri is the GOZ's latest pretext for blaming the country's economic demise on parallel market trading and foreign account [...]	2004-04-26 09:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
04HOCHIMINHCITY232	LATEST CLAIMS OF "RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION" DON'T WASH [...] (SBU) On March 4, ConGen received information from U.S.-based sources that Vietnamese public security officers had surrounded the home of Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang in District 2 of HCMC, at 16:15 local time on March 2. The security officials were alleged to have ordered everyone who w [...]	2004-03-05 10:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY252	HOW NOW HOA HAO? RELIGION IN AN GIANG PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leadership of the government-recognized Hoa Hao Administrative Council (HHAC) provided a predictably positive report on the condition of the indigenous Hoa Hao faith in Vietnam, during PolOff's recent visit to An Giang Province. The HHAC, recognized by the GVN in 1999, was [...]	2004-03-09 09:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY343	REPORTS OF HOUSE CHURCH CLOSINGS, BEATINGS, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Three new Protestant contacts, introduced by a trusted HCMC-based source, shared information on several recent incidents in Kon Tum and Quang Ngai provinces with Poloff in two meetings in HCMC on March 31. At the first meeting, two lay pastors provided firsthand accounts of hou [...]	2004-04-01 12:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY606	SAME OLD IPR SONG IN VIETNAM -- BUT ARE THOSE SOME NEW [...] In stark contrast with Vietnam's usual indifference to IPR violations, press and public opinion have turned on a local composer who apparently plagiarized a song written by a Japanese composer. After front-page play in the local press, the Musicians Association of Vietnam is mulling action an [...]	2004-05-07 06:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD VM IPROP
04HOCHIMINHCITY789	WELL KNOWN MENNONITE PASTOR DETAINED IN HCMC [...] (SBU) On the evening of June 8, ConGen HCMC received information from several reliable Protestant contacts that police in HCMC had "arrested" Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang at his home in District 2. This followed earlier reports that police were searching the home, which doubles as an un [...]	2004-06-09 13:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV SCUL PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04ISTANBUL1728	ISTANBUL BUSINESS LEADERS FOCUS ON EU [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings the week of November 8, Istanbul business leaders told visiting State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Rockwell Schnabel that they are optimistic both about Turkey's [...]	2004-11-19 07:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON TU
04ISTANBUL356	EXECUTIVES HIGHLIGHT BUOYANT STOCK MARKET BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Ambassador Edelman on February 26, executives at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and Foreign Investors' Association (YASED) focused on two extremes of Turkey's current economic performance: the buoyant stock market, which has risen 80 percent over the last ye [...]	2004-03-08 11:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN TU
04KATHMANDU1234	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 26-JULY [...] Security forces reportedly thwarted Maoist plans to create "chaos" in the capital. Germany's envoy called for a quick resolution of the Maoist conflict to improve Nepal's economic development. Nepal's UN Chief said the UN "would not take any initiative" for dialogue with the Maoists, and sa [...]	2004-07-02 03:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1348	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 10-16, [...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials announced there would be no unilateral ceasefire even as contradictory opinions surrounded the issue of international mediation. Maoists pulled off another brazen assassination of a city mayor in broad daylight, following a pattern of assassinating local [...]	2004-07-16 05:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1592	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 3 TO 9, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM to head peace secretariat; experts to back it: The government is setting up a Peace Secretariat, which will have chiefs of the four coalition partners and a nominee of the king as political advisors and a retired government administrator or a retired UN administrator [...]	2004-08-12 23:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1596	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 7- [...] A five-member high-level peace committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Deuba was formed on August 12 to establish a peace secretariat. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched raids in the far-western district of Achham on August 10 and 11. President of All Nepal National Independent Students' [...]	2004-08-13 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1658	MAOISTS' VIRTUAL BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE; MAOIST [...] (C) Although the virtual Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley continues, there are no reports of Maoist violence or incidents anywhere. Vehicle traffic remains very light due to fears of Maoist reprisals despite government attempts to reassure the people. Targeted industries remain closed in [...]	2004-08-19 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1670	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 14- [...] The Maoists have imposed a virtual blockade of roads leading to and from the Kathmandu Valley since August 18. Traffic remains very light on the roads, no incidents have been reported and no Maoists have been spotted. Tourism- related organizations have raised serious concern over the Maoist [...]	2004-08-20 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1679	VIRTUAL BLOCKADE STILL ON; INDUSTRIES REMAIN [...] (C) Over the weekend, Maoist violence continued around the country, but Kathmandu Valley remained relatively calm. Late August 21, the Maoists attacked government offices in Jumla, destroying several governmental buildings. Also on August 21 suspected Maoists shot an assistant police sub-insp [...]	2004-08-23 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1688	NEPAL: INCIDENTS ALONG BLOCKADED HIGHWAYS [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Prakash Saran Mahat gave a briefing on the current situation to reassure the diplomatic community. However, there have been a couple of Maoist attacks along the highways and the traffic patterns are varying - decreasing on one of the main roads, retur [...]	2004-08-24 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU790	NEPALI KING PARLEYS WITH SOME PARTIES, PUT OFF BY [...] (C) As daily anti-government protests continued into their third week, on April 22 King Gyanendra met individually with leaders of three parties, including Nepali Congress (Democratic) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, to explore possibilities for resolving the political impasse. According to a [...]	2004-04-23 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU957	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 15-21, [...] Almost 150 local government officials throughout Nepal resigned reportedly due to Maoist threats. Fourteen security personnel were killed and fifteen injured in separate clashes. Thirty-six Maoists were also reported killed. Maoists reportedly killed eight civilians, and abducted over 1000 [...]	2004-05-21 07:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KINSHASA1270	DRC ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Activity in the DRC energy sector picked up during the first half of 2004. Chevron-Texaco is in the process of selling its offshore drilling operation to European junior firm Perenco but intends to stay active in the DRC through exploration and pipelines. Cobil continues to functi [...]	2004-07-09 09:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV CG
04KINSHASA1356	KINSHASA - GLOBAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (U) The following from RSO are Kinshasa's responses to reftel subparagraphs A-L: A. (C) Physical Security Upgrades - Official Facilities: (2) Program is necessary, generally effective, can be updated to mitigate vulnerabilities. Kinshasa completed a major physical security upgrade proj [...]	2004-07-20 15:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC
04KINSHASA1502	CONGO-KINSHASA BUSINESS VISA FACILITATION PROGRAM [...] Summary. A low level of trade between the United States and Congo-Kinshasa, a short average NIV appointment wait time and open channels between the consular and economic sections form the basis of informal mechanisms used at post to facilitate business visa issuance. Legitimate business tr [...]	2004-08-09 16:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ETRD BEXP CG
04KINSHASA1685	ITURI ARMED GROUP RELEASES KIDNAPPED PEACEKEEPER [...] (C) Summary. On September 6th at approximately 11 PM, the Union of Congolese Patriots Lubanga faction (UPC-L) released a Moroccan peacekeeper whom they had kidnapped September 2nd. The security situation in Bunia deteriorated significantly as armed Hema and Lendu militias openly patrolled the s [...]	2004-09-07 14:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG INR
04KINSHASA1742	ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 11 THROUGH SEPT 17 [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. Prices decreased slightly, bringing monthly inflation to -1.1 percent. Exchange rates rose to rates above FC 400 to the USD. Diamond exports decreased from 2.79 million carats in July to 1.92 million carats in August. Ang [...]	2004-09-17 09:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN EMIN CG
04KINSHASA1926	USAID visit to Bukavu, Kalehe and Kindu [...] (U) OFDA Rep Jay Nash and Acting USAID Mission Director Nicholas Jenks were in Bukavu on September 7 and 8, and in Kindu on September 9. Interlocutors in Bukavu told USAID reps that the population was happy to be finally out from under RCD/G and Tutsi control after six years, but worried that [...]	2004-10-16 13:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CG
04KUWAIT4366	KUWAIT 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Please find the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report for Kuwait below. As requested reftel, the text has also been sent by email. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade deficit with Kuwait for the first ten months of 2004 was $1.25 billion. U.S. exports to Kuwait were r [...]	2004-12-15 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KU
04KUWAIT443	DOD CONTRACTORS AND TRANSITION FROM COALITION [...] Summary and Action Request: U.S. contractors in Kuwait provide critical logistical and administrative services to CPA. How those functions will be assured after the transition from CPA to Embassy Baghdad needs to be determined - time being of the essence. Action Request: Request State Depa [...]	2004-02-08 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ETRD KU IZ
04KUWAIT811	(C) U.S. FUNDING REQUESTS PUSHING HARD CHOICES ON [...] (S/NF) The GOK has been the most stalwart supporter of U.S. actions in Iraq anywhere in the Arab world. As a result of our close partnership, the Kuwaitis have given us tremendous support. The large number of pending U.S. requests for additional support, however, is beginning to pinch, and [...]	2004-03-11 04:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL IZ KU
04LAGOS1206	AH, THE "O'S!" - A VISIT TO OGUN, OYO, OSUN, AND [...] Summary. This is the third of a four-part report on ConOffs visit to four of the five former Alliance for Democracy Party (AD) States, that were taken by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2003 and 2004 federal, state and local elections. (Parts 1 and 2 at reftels B and A) After one ye [...]	2004-06-10 14:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS2068	NIGERIA: PRELUDE TO POSSIBLE NATIONAL STRIKE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Barring a last-minute breakthrough in tense, on again, off again talks between the GON and the National Labor Congress (NLC),the stage is set for a nationwide "stay-at-home" on Monday, October 11. All major unions have announced their intention to honor the strike protesting [...]	2004-10-08 15:30:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	ELAB PGOV NI PHUM EPET
04LAGOS2071	NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE SITREP #1 - OCTOBER 11 [...] SUMMARY. Two days before a planned nation-wide stay-at-home strike, the State Security Service (SSS) detained and then released National Labor Congress (NLC) President Adams Oshiomhole in Abuja. According to the press, Oshiomole alleged he was "manhandled" during his brief detention. The str [...]	2004-10-12 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV NI PHUM EPET
04LAGOS2072	NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE SITREP #1 - OCTOBER 11 [...] SUMMARY. Two days before a planned nation-wide stay-at-home strike, the State Security Service (SSS) detained and then released National Labor Congress (NLC) President Adams Oshiomhole in Abuja. According to the press, Oshiomole alleged he was "manhandled" during his brief detention. The str [...]	2004-10-12 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV NI PHUM EPET
04LAGOS2096	NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE SITREP #3: OCTOBER 13 [...] (U) Summary: The nationwide strike in Nigeria continues to be well-observed throughout most of Nigeria. Of major cities, Abuja apparently has been least affected by the strike. Despite on-going negotiations and intervening court cases, the strike will likely continue tomorrow on what should b [...]	2004-10-13 16:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EPET KDEM ECON NI
04LAGOS260	ANAMBRA UPDATE - JANUARY 30, 2004 [...] (U) The crisis of the Governor vs. the "godfather" continues to grind on in Anambra State. There have been accusations that the GON, namely President Olusegun Obasanjo, is doing nothing to bring peace and order to Anambra, and, in fact, may be the main force stirring up trouble for Governor [...]	2004-01-30 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
04LAGOS30	NIGERIA'S LINGERING FUEL SCARCITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria continues to face periodic fuel shortages as the GON, fuel marketers and the public adjust to a quasi-deregulated environment. Inadequate port facilities in Lagos create bottlenecks for delivery of imported fuel, and changing government policies create business uncertainty [...]	2004-01-07 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV ENRG NI
04LAGOS523	NIGER DELTA: FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF WARRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fighting has broken out in the streets of Warri involving members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) "Operation Restore Hope" and civilians, likely militant Ijaw youths. We have conflicting unconfirmed reports regarding the cause of the clashes, but it seems the fighting began with a [...]	2004-03-10 14:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PINR ASEC EPET MCAP NI
04LAGOS617	NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary: Recent conversations suggest the Nigerian telecommunications industry is evolving rapidly. Officials at Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) say they hope to take NITEL public in June; M-Tel executives say they expect to complete the installation of a 1.2 million line mob [...]	2004-03-22 13:09:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON NI

04LILONGWE187	"FARMER" MULUZI CULTIVATES HIS POST-PRESIDENTIAL IMAGE [...] (C) I met with President Muluzi at his request on February 18 at his private residence in Blantyre. We discussed his three-point agenda: a) USG assistance in training Malawi Defense Force (MDF) officers as helicopter pilots; b) USG support of an HIV/AIDS Center he wishes to lead after he le [...]	2004-03-04 13:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MI
04LJUBLJANA85	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GEN JAMES L. JONES, SACEUR [...] (SBU) While you will be wearing your NATO hat during your 11-12 February visit to Slovenia, you may wish to emphasize the following shared U.S. and NATO priorities during your discussions with Slovenian officials: -- Slovenia's bilateral and NATO commitment to bring defense spending to 2% o [...]	2004-01-13 10:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV PINR SI NATO
04MADRID1831	SPAIN: DISAPPOINTED BUT STILL ENGAGED AFTER [...] (C) Spanish MFA officials were upset that Equatorial Guinean President Obiang allowed the opposition Convergence for Social Democracy Party (CPDS) to pick up only a handful of seats in the April 25 legislative elections. Citing serious voting irregularities, Spanish officials concluded that t [...]	2004-05-19 16:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EK SP
04MADRID3105	EU SANCTION FORCES SPAIN'S SHIPBUILDER INTO [...] SUMMARY. The Spanish press reported late July that the European Commission has ruled that Spain,s Izar Naval Constructions, a quasi-public company, violated the terms of EU aid for the shipbuilding industry and must return EUR 1.1 billion (USD 1.35 billion). This payment return threatens the [...]	2004-08-13 14:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ELAB EWWT SP
04MADRID663	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MARK [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Hallett, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, to travel to Barcelona March 25-28 to give a lecture, "Brain Plasticity and Recovery from Stroke: General Principles," at the Motor Learning B [...]	2004-02-26 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID723	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. COHEN AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH/FIC Dr. Leonardo Cohen, Senior Investigator, Human Cortical Physiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; and Dr. Okihide Hikosaka, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Instit [...]	2004-03-03 08:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID770	DRAFT REVISION OF CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET FOR [...] UPDATE OF CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET FOR SPAIN AND ANDORRA: 2. COUNTRY DESCRIPTIONS: Spain and Andorra are both highly developed and stable democracies with modern economies. Spain is a member of the European Union. Additional information on Spain may be obtained from the Tourist Office [...]	2004-03-05 16:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CMGT ASEC SP
04MADRID825	EQUATORIAL GUINEA: SPANISH MFA ON ALLEGED COUP [...] (C) President Obiang has demanded that Spain extradite to Equatorial Guinea a political opponent who resides in Madrid, Severo Moto, accused of sponsoring an alleged coup plot uncovered this week. MFA has received no official request, and would not transfer Moto if one were received. MFA [...]	2004-03-10 16:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP EK
04MADRID990	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BASSETT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brant Bassett, Professional Staff Member House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI),to travel to Spain for the period March 24-26 on matters of concern to the Committee. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is ORA Managem [...]	2004-03-23 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UK GM SP
04MANAMA272	GEARING UP FOR FTA ROUND TWO: STICKY ISSUES [...] FTA round one produced remarkable progress. Round two promises to be more difficult because negotiators will have to tackle sticky issues. Eliminating physical presence requirements and disclosure of judicial decisions will likely require extensive revision of local laws. Textiles, technol [...]	2004-02-26 11:16:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA379	IT MUST NOT FAIL -- BAHRAIN'S FORMULA ONE GRAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 03/16/2004, RSO coordinated a meeting with top MOI officials to discuss the GOB's security plans for the upcoming 2-4 April 2004 Bahrain Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix. As the first such motorsport event ever held in the Middle East, the Bahrain Grand Prix has captivated the natio [...]	2004-03-17 15:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER BA
04MANAMA644	ISLAND INSIGHTS: MINI FTA BACKGROUNDER [...] (U) This cable contains company-proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. Not for intrnet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU/NF) We offer in this cable insights into four major remaining FTA issues: insurance, government procurement, car tariffs and textiles. Ind [...]	2004-05-05 11:16:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BA
04MAPUTO340	FEBRUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: [...] (U) In a meeting with Mozambique country director and marketing manager for South Africa's Vodacom, Econ/Poloffs learned that the firm has already captured 12-13% of the national cell phone market. Vodacom began operating in Mozambique in December 2003 and launched strong campaigns in three key [...]	2004-03-12 10:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MUSCAT2030	NEW SPORTS MINISTER ON THE BALL, BUT OFF ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Oman's energetic new Minister of Sports, Ali al-Sunaidi, shared with the Ambassador his active agenda for developing athletics in Oman. He is eager to build linkages to the U.S. and other countries, both to develop sports programs and training facilities, as well as to market Oman as an [...]	2004-11-23 12:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PINR SCUL OEXC SNAR TBIO ETRD MU
04MUSCAT2130	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/07/2004 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador convened the Emergency Action Committee December 7 to review updated reporting on yesterday's terrorist attack against Consulate General Jeddah. After a careful review of the facts surrounding the attack, the EAC discussed existing countermeasures and avenues f [...]	2004-12-07 13:01:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2246	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/22/2004 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 22 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the E [...]	2004-12-22 12:08:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC
04OTTAWA3258	PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT BRINGS TOGETHER DISPARATE [...] (C) Summary: Preparations were in place for large protests during the visit of President Bush but in the end it was a small, albeit at times unruly lot that demonstrated. The stalwarts, such as the Raging Grannies and "No War/No to Bush" coalition, were paralleled by anarchists and others, bu [...]	2004-12-03 22:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV PREL ASEC
04OTTAWA3305	MEETING OF U.S./CANADA AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The U.S./Canada Air Quality Committee met December 2 in Ottawa to review air quality issues affecting the two countries. The meeting included discussions of acid rain, ozone, scientific cooperation and research, consultations and notifications, particulate matter, marine vessel emis [...]	2004-12-09 15:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EWWT CA
04OTTAWA3402	CANADA: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Unclassified entire text. ----------- I. Summary ----------- 2. The Government of Canada is committed to reducing the harm and availability of illicit drugs within its borders. Health Canada has responsibility for overall coordination of the nation's drug strategy although other dep [...]	2004-12-17 20:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KSEP CA
04PANAMA1116	PANAMA: IMPLICATIONS OF THE TORRIJOS VICTORY FOR [...] (C) Martin Torrijos, a 40-year-old politician with little national policy experience, scored a crushing electoral victory on May 2, while his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is positioned to control Panama's unicameral legislature. After it takes office on September 1, the new governmen [...]	2004-05-07 20:27:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN EWWT PM CM CO TW POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2452	PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]	2004-09-29 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2524	UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE [...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]	2004-10-12 18:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA2986	PANAMA VIEWS FROM THE FIELD: INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) PolOff recently traveled to several remote indigenous areas of Panama, which are among the least accessible, least developed, and poorest parts of the country. With little economy to speak of aside from subsistence agriculture, indigenous groups focus on capturing development grants. [...]	2004-12-14 17:42:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID PGOV PINR PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA861	PANAMA'S TELECOM/TECH SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW [...] Summary: Panama's telecommunications and technology sector is growing, and now represents 6% of GDP. The regulatory authority "Ente" has maintained a fairly good record for enforcement over the sector, though the former monopoly, Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) has been slow in negotiating int [...]	2004-04-13 20:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA863	FRAUD PREVENTION, OBSTRUCTIONISM, AND BICKERING. [...] (SBU) Panama's May 2 election - only three weeks away - is starting to concentrate minds. The Electoral Tribunal is implementing fraud prevention procedures, informing voters, and fending off critics. Electoral Prosecutor Gerardo Solis depoliticized his investigation of the Presidency's lega [...]	2004-04-13 21:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PM POL SPECIALIST
04PHNOMPENH1701	CAMBODIA'S MAN WHO WON'T BE KING -- RANARIDDH'S [...] (C) As Cambodia crowns King Norodom Sihamoni today, his half-brother, Norodom Ranariddh, is infuriating even supporters through childish and petulant behavior. Ranariddh is stealing local headlines from the solemn coronation ceremonies through a series recent missteps: -- On October 25, Ra [...]	2004-10-29 08:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CB
04PRETORIA3905	MOTOR SALES REMAINED FIRM IN JULY [...] Summary. Domestic demand for automobiles in South Africa grew by 15% year-on-year from July 2003 to July 2004. July sales of 26,631 units represented a 23-year high. Strong consumer confidence is driving the current high sales environment. The stronger rand is also increasing demand for U.S [...]	2004-08-27 15:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SF AGOA USTR
04PRETORIA4515	The South African Motor Industry [...] (U) Summary: In 1995, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) introduced the South African Motor Industry Development Program (MIDP) to promote production and exports of locally produced vehicles. The DTI recently announced that between 2005-2006 it would review the MIDP [...]	2004-10-08 11:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND ETRD SF
04PRETORIA4529	OCTOBER 8 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS [...] Summary. Each week, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter include September Motor Vehicle Sales, Update on Trade Con [...]	2004-10-08 14:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4621	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 15, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No change in Interest Rates; - Tourism Earns Mor [...]	2004-10-18 13:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4876	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficit Narrows; - Tourism Increases Although Si [...]	2004-11-05 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4960	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Growth for Eighth Consecutive Month; [...]	2004-11-12 12:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5043	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 19, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Exchange Reserves Target Published Next Year [...]	2004-11-19 07:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5244	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Gross Domestic Product Revised Upwards; - Octobe [...]	2004-12-03 08:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5313	SACU TO NEGOTIATE FREE TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA [...] Summary: The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and India will start free trade negotiations in the middle of 2005. The free trade talks would evolve in two stages, starting with the establishment of a preferential trade agreement covering trade in goods, to be later upgraded into a free [...]	2004-12-09 08:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX ECON SF USTR
04PRETORIA5319	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]	2004-12-09 11:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA5333	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No Change in Interest Rates; - IMF Seep Progress [...]	2004-12-10 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5407	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 17, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Third Quarter Bulletin Released; - AmCham Survey [...]	2004-12-17 07:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5433	2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR SOUTH [...] This cable responds to reftel request for updating and revising last year's NTE chapter on South Africa. Post is also sending the text by e-mail to EB/MTA/MST and to USTR contacts. Post understands Washington will update the figures contained in the first paragraph in the trade summary. [...]	2004-12-20 04:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN SF
04PRETORIA5506	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Prices Increase Slightly Above Expectation [...]	2004-12-23 12:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04QUITO3289	ECUADOR 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Quito's submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. A copy of the report has been provided to USTR Bennett Harman via email. The report was a collaborative effort between State, the Commercial Service and the Foreign Agricultural Service. TRADE SUMMARY ---- [...]	2004-12-23 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
04RANGOON1136	BURMA: "HELL'S ANGELS" IN THE EAST, SLAVE LABORERS [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's latest assessment mission along Burma's eastern border revealed KNU strength to be significantly diminished and, by contrast, an alarming and widespread presence of DKBA soldiers "who resemble the Hell's Angels" in appearance, swagger, and influence. Meanwhile, on the we [...]	2004-09-02 07:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS ELAB BM
04RANGOON1503	BURMA: TATMADAW TAKES AWAY M.I.'S KEYS [...] (C) Summary: Since former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt was ousted in mid-October, the SPDC has been striking at areas of economic graft formerly controlled by him and his Military Intelligence (MI) apparatus. One of the most visible crackdowns is on the illegal import of cars from Thailand and C [...]	2004-11-24 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON4	DON'T BLAME US FOR BURMA'S WIMPY MANUFACTURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Though U.S. sanctions have hurt some Burmese manufacturers, these punitive measures are not primarily to blame for the sector's perilous situation. An array of systemic problems, chronic mismanagement by the government, and periodic external shocks, have made Burma a wasteland [...]	2004-01-02 06:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON886	Western China Woos Burma Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: The largest-ever business delegation to travel to Burma from Southwest China's Sichuan province visited Rangoon in late June for a Chinese-export trade fair. Ironically, many Chinese goods exhibited at the fair are on Burma's list of items restricted or banned for import. Bur [...]	2004-07-14 02:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON BM CH
04ROME1415	USAID/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITS WFP PROGRAMS [...] US MISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE TIM LAVELLE VISITED PERU MARCH 27-31, AND TRAVELED TO THE PERUVIAN ANDEAN REGION OF HUANCAVALICA TO REVIEW WFP OPERATIONS. WFP'S PROGRAM IS RIGHTLY FOCUSED IN THE PERUVIAN HIGHLANDS, WHERE POVERTY RATES ARE NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF COASTAL REGIONS. WFP'S PROGR [...]	2004-04-09 11:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO
04ROME166	UPDATE ON SALE OF FAST BOATS AND BOAT ENGINES TO [...] (S) Summary. Italian Ministry of Productive Activities (MPA) officials outlined to us on January 14 a three-pronged strategy for dealing with the export of fast boats and related items to Iran. In the short term the MPA will inquire with Italian customs authorities about the status of the immi [...]	2004-01-15 17:26:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME254	GOI PROVIDES TECHNICAL DETAILS ON FAST BOATS AND [...] (S/NF) AS FOESHADOWED IN REFTEL, THE GOI HAS SHARED WITH US -- ON A STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BASIS -- DETAILED INORMATION FROM BOTH FB DESIGN AND ISOTTA FRASCHINI OTORI REGARDING THEIR EXPORTS TO IRAN. WE WERE OLD THAT NEITHER COMPANY IS AWARE THAT THE INFORATION IS BEING PROVIDED TO THE USG. [...]	2004-01-23 18:35:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME2876	ITALY: ROBERTO CALDEROLI NEW MINISTER FOR REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As expected, Prime Minister Berlusconi named Northern League National Coordinator and Senate Vice President Roberto Calderoli the new Minister for Reform and Devolution on July 20. Calderoli replaces League Secretary Umberto Bossi, who resigned the previous day to [...]	2004-07-26 08:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME3092	AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR U.S. FIRMS WITH INTERIOR [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Interior Minister Pisanu July 29 to discuss the DOE Megaports Initiative (septel). He used the occasion to advocate for three U.S. firms with business before the Ministry of Interior: Lion Apparel, Motorola, and MD Helicopters. Lion Apparel ------------ 2 [...]	2004-08-10 13:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP IT ECIP
04ROME4039	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: CHECK ON COMPANIES [...] Per reftel request, post completed Blue Lantern checks on the following Italian defense brokers. Post can provide additional documentation on these four companies and conduct additional inquiries as needed. Please contact AmEmbassy Rome Blue Lantern Coordinator Gregory May, maygc@state.gov. [...]	2004-10-19 15:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC IT BLUE LANTERN
04ROME4620	IN THE DESERT OF LIBYA, AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL [...] During a visit to al-Kufrah on November 22, Ambassador Tony Hall witnessed the first shipment of U.S. food assistance moving through the "Libyan Corridor" on its way to Sudanese refugees in Chad. The first 40 truckloads of an estimated 350 made their way on the 2,800 kilometer journey start [...]	2004-12-06 14:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EAGR PHUM AORC WFP FAO
04ROME59	SALE OF FAST BOATS TO IRAN [...] (S) ON JAN. 7 ECON COUNSELOR CALLED ON GABRIELE CHECCHIA, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (INDUSTRY) MARZANO, TO CONTINUE REFTEL A DISCUSSION OF FB DESIGN'S EXPORT TO IRAN OF FOUR FAST BOATS. ECON COUNSELOR SAID WE UNDERSTOOD TWO BOATS WERE ALREADY IN IRAN, AND THAT TH [...]	2004-01-08 18:10:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM ETTC PREL EIND IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
04SANAA148	SANAA EAC MEETING - JANUARY 14, 2004 [...] (C) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened a core Emergency Action Committee on 1/14 to discuss a shooting incident in Aden involving Yemeni security personnel and SOC/Yemen personnel. EAC members agreed, following initial investigation of the incident and apology offered to the Ambassador [...]	2004-01-15 10:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA1966	SANAA EAC MEETING 08/11/2004 [...] (C) Begin Summary: The CDA convened an EAC meeting on August 11, 2004, to share security concerns with regard to recent incidents in the Al-Jawf region and to remind the Embassy community to remain vigilant in light of recent threat reporting and to report all security related incidents imm [...]	2004-08-14 05:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA2489	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]	2004-09-22 08:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
04SANAA3025	SANAA EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 6, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-06 19:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA626	FEBRUARY 9, 2004, SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni Muslims are predisposed to oppose U. [...]	2004-03-17 17:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANTODOMINGO1963	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #31: ARMED FORCES TO PROVIDE [...] (U) This is number 31 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ARMED FORCES TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR ELECTIONS (SBU) The Dominican military leadership has assured us the military will be on "model" nonpolitical behavior during the election and previewed preparations for provid [...]	2004-03-26 20:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO2366	DOMINICAN ELECTION #37: SECURITY AN ISSUE, OAS ON [...] (C) This is no. 37 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: (U) Election Security at Stake, OAS Observers Active, Leonel Still Leads (SBU) At 30 days before the election, the violent deaths of two persons in the campaign prompted the big three presidential candidates to sign [...]	2004-04-19 11:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO4418	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE MID [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Climate Mid Year Update for the Dominican Republic tasked reftel 2. (begin text) CHAPTER 7: Investment Climate Investment Climate The following is the (preliminary) 2005 Investment Climate Report for the Dominican Republic.(as of July 2004) [...]	2004-07-30 20:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON KIDE EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4514	DOMINICAN TRANSITION 11: STUDENTS PROTEST [...] (U) This is no. 11 in our series on the Dominican Republic's transition to a new administration: STUDENTS PROTEST VIOLENTLY AGAINST MEJIA 2. (U) Police estimated that 200 students protested violently at the inauguration by President Mejia of a new central library at the Autonomous Univers [...]	2004-08-05 14:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO490	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NATIONAL WORK STOPPAGE SET FOR [...] (SBU) A national work stoppage ("huelga" in Spanish),set for January 28-29, is likely to disrupt or close down many businesses across the country and cause scattered violence in low-income neighborhoods of the capital and smaller cities. The Coordinator of Popular and Labor Organizations promo [...]	2004-01-28 00:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO594	DOMINICAN ILLEGALS: USDOJ AND USCG ACTION REQUEST [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This interagency message presents the unified views of cognizant agencies at Embassy Santo Domingo on the current surge of illegal migrant travel from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Present efforts by Dominican and American officials are inadequate to cou [...]	2004-01-30 10:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG KJUS EWWT DR
04SANTODOMINGO6338	DOMINICAN RENOVE OFFICIALS GET BAIL [...] (U) Summary. After a lengthy hearing on November 19, 2004, the Dominican officials charged with embezzlement in the RENOVE scheme (reftel A),were released on bail and/or on their own recognizance. The cases will move forward under the new Dominican criminal procedural code. The released [...]	2004-11-23 18:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS DR
04SANTODOMINGO6472	DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN [...] (U) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing (C) Summary and comment: Beijing's global campaign to isolate Taiwan has reached the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean island nation that maintains diplomatic re [...]	2004-12-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE
04TAIPEI3605	CROSS-STRAIT ENTRY PERMITS - REDUCING TAIWAN'S [...] (U) Summary: A persistent complaint of multinational firms in Taiwan is the difficulty of bringing PRC employees to Taiwan for meetings, training, research, or other temporary assignment. Some firms have learned how to work the system and bring a relatively large number of Mainland employees [...]	2004-11-15 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ELAB CH TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1197	TEGUCIGALPA FY 2004 AND FY 2005 LGP REDUCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post carefully reviewed and is modifying the Local Guard Program (LGP) contract in order to meet the requested 3.3 percent LGP reduction goal (approximately $18,000) for FY 2004. RSO is currently working with the GSO contracting office to negotiate a reduction in contract ve [...]	2004-05-24 22:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABUD AFIN AMGT ASEC KESS KICA KSEP
04TEGUCIGALPA1581	March For Life Focused on Forests Reenergizes [...] (U) SUMMARY: The March for Life (Marcha por la Vida) appears to have successfully launched a new committed environmental protection movement in the country. It remains to be seen if the movement can sustain its momentum and maintain political pressure on the government and Congress, and whet [...]	2004-07-16 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA179	DRUG PLANE CRASHES AFTER INTERCEPT BY HONDURAN AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran Air Force Commander insists 1/20/04 crash of a drug-trafficking civilian aircraft was not a shoot-down. According to published statements and conversations with U.S. mission military members, Colonel Caceres stated that Honduran Air Force (HAF) interceptors twice contac [...]	2004-01-23 01:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2427	HONDURAS TELECOMMS UPDATE OCTOBER 2004 [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, EconChief met with Jose Renan Caballero, Chief Telecommunications Advisor on the President,s Modernization Commission, to discuss recent developments in the telecommunications sector. Caballero was candid regarding Alcatel, Communitel, Megatel, the new telecommuni [...]	2004-10-29 17:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECPS EINV PGOV ELAB KJUS KMCA HO UNDP
04TEGUCIGALPA2777	STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary. Over the last several days student demonstrations have been taking place outside the public university in Tegucigalpa. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has threatened to close down the university for a year because of corruption in the awarding of degrees and student demonstrations. [...]	2004-12-13 20:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC HO PGOV
04TEGUCIGALPA654	APPREHENSION OF US FUGITIVES TEDDY LEE FRENCH AND CHRISTOPHER FRENCH; GFTI-04-9154; HONDURAS CCX: FRENCH, TEDDY, KY-04-0004/WGA2L [...] (SBU) On March 10, 2004, U.S. Fugitives Teddy Lee FRENCH and Christopher FRENCH were apprehended by the Honduran National Police and Frontier Police at the San Pedro Sula International Airport. Both Teddy Lee FRENCH and Christopher FRENCH were placed into the custody of Deputy U.S Marshals an [...]	2004-03-18 14:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HO NOTAG
04TELAVIV1368	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 4, 2004 (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed March 4 during an IDF incursion into the Zorub section of the Rafah refugee camp to search for tunnels used to smuggle weapons. Four others, including three more children between the ages of eight and 11, were wounded. One Palestinian was [...]	2004-03-04 16:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1453	ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF GAZA PULL-OUT [...] (C) Summary: We assess that an Israeli pull-out from the Gaza Strip in and of itself will not result in any major improvements in economic and humanitarian conditions in Gaza over the short to medium term. The manner in which the pull-out is executed could have an economic impact: leaving in [...]	2004-03-09 07:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG KPAL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1613	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 13-15, 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary. At approximately 1630 hours March 14, two 18-year-old residents of a Gaza refugee camp blew themselves up at the Ashdod port, killing 10 and injuring 15. Hamas and Islamic Jihad took joint responsibility for the attack. The IDF killed one Palestinian when responding to a roads [...]	2004-03-15 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1721	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Assassination of Hamas Leader Ahmed Yassin 2. Mideast 3. Iraq: Anniversary of War's Outbreak ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio, followed by the other electronic media, reported that at around 5:30 this morning, Hamas leade [...]	2004-03-22 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6669	SHIMON PERES SAYS ECONOMIC AID NEEDED TO STABILIZE [...] (C) Summary: Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres told Codel Lieberman and the Ambassador December 27 that the Palestinian humanitarian situation is "quite serious," and acknowledged that Israel has a "window of opportunity" to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Calling the Palestinian [...]	2004-12-30 14:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS IR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04THEHAGUE3328	200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REFTEL. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON DECEMBER 15J [...]	2004-12-22 16:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL
04VATICAN3810	MOVING THE VATICAN ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMBASSY [...] (U) To build support within the Holy See and overcome opposition within the Catholic Church, Embassy brought together scientists, ethicists, and developing nation farmers to address a one-day conference on the moral imperative of using biotechnology to feed the world's hungry. Scientists from [...]	2004-10-01 15:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT
04VILNIUS1350	LITHUANIA: RUSSIAN TEAM COMPLETES UNEVENTFUL VDOC [...] (C) Summary. A team from the Russian Federation conducted a Vienna Document inspection of Lithuanian military facilities on October 27-28. The inspection covered army and air force facilities in Kaunas, Panevezys, and Siauliai, including NATO's Baltic air policing assets at the Zokniai airfi [...]	2004-10-29 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS LH
04VILNIUS1454	UKRAINE: RUSSIANS REPORTEDLY BLAME U.S. FOR [...] (C) Adamkus expects to return to Ukraine with Kwasniewski and Solana before December 3 to continue mediation efforts, according to a senior adviser. Kwasniewski predicted privately to Adamkus November 30 that Ukraine would likely turn into "another Georgia" within a few days. A November 26 [...]	2004-11-30 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK LH
04VILNIUS1499	CSBM BILATERALS GIVE LITHUANIA ADDITIONAL TOOL TO [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania has developed bilateral Confidence and Security Building Measure (CSBM) agreements in accordance with the 1999 Vienna Document of OSCE and CFE requirements with Russia, Belarus and its Nordic neighbors. For Lithuania, the bilateral agreements enhance military transparenc [...]	2004-12-09 09:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS LH
04YEREVAN1002	MFA PRESENTS FACT SHEET ON ARMENIA-NATO COOPERATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Head of the NATO Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hrachia Tashchian, presented us with the Ministry's "Fact Sheet on Cooperation of Armenia with NATO and its Participation in the Partnership for Peace Progr [...]	2004-04-29 12:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PGOV AM
05ABUDHABI3272	SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, GAZA, SAUDI BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, UAE Minister of Information Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan and Ambassador discussed UAE attention to halting the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq; Abdullah's planned travel to Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar Al Asad; Gaza disengagement and the UAE [...]	2005-07-26 09:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER UNSC PHUM PINR EAID SY IZ GZ SA
05ABUDHABI5038	ABU DHABI READYING FOR GCC SUMMIT, DEC. 18-19 [...] (C) On December 14, Embassy delivered the "Secretary,s Oral Message to the GCC Foreign Ministers" to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed's Office in advance of the GCC Ministerial scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi a day before the opening of the December 18-19 GCC [...]	2005-12-14 13:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GCC IZ AE
05ABUDHABI841	EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The UAE Government remains strongly committed to protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The UAE continues to enforce copyright, trademark, and patent laws passed in 2002 to protect U.S. intellectual property, and remains committed to the 2002 agreement prov [...]	2005-02-23 07:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR PREL ETRD TC
05ABUJA1132	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP, JUNE 2005 [...] This cable is a roundup of various incidents that impacted human rights in Nigeria, organized by section of the annual Human Rights Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables, or are updates of previously reported items. --------------------------------------------- -- [...]	2005-06-24 13:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KCOR KIRF ELAB NI HUMANRIGHTS
05ABUJA1172	ON DAY OF SUPREME COURT DECISION ON 2003 [...] With the Supreme Court due to deliver its judgment today, July 1, in the suit filed by 2003 ANPP presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari against the April 2003 re-election of President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command warned yesterday that it woul [...]	2005-07-01 09:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR NI ELECTIONS
05ABUJA1184	ON THE EVE OF THE DECISION ON THE 2003 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Intrigue, politics, and mudslinging have taken center stage at Nigerian Supreme Court. On June 21, a few days before delivering a judgment on the conduct of 2003 Nigerian presidential elections, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Muhammadu Uwais was accused of receiving bribes from a par [...]	2005-07-05 06:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM NI ELECTIONS
05ABUJA873	NAVAL CHIEF COMPLICIT IN EXTRAJUDICIAL SHOOTING [...] (U) Two local newspapers reported on March 22 and 23 that a 50-year old female civilian, Gloria Ekeh, was shot by Chief of Naval Staff Afolayan's security detail. The newspapers reported that Ekeh's car collided with one of the Naval Chief's escort vehicles, causing an accidental discharge [...]	2005-05-27 09:21:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KCRM MARR PGOV PINR KDEM NI
05ABUJA953	NIGERIA'S MILITARY: PART I OF THE SERIES [...] (S) Summary. Nigeria's military is the largest in West Africa, but is significantly less capable than its size and equipment inventory would indicate. A large percentage of the Army is capable of little more than basic defensive operations, and most of Nigeria's ships and aircraft are inop [...]	2005-06-02 07:14:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	MCAP MASS PGOV PINR KDEM KPKO NI POLMIL
05ACCRA2267	GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: POST'S SUBMISSION [...] Mission's submission regarding Ghana's continuing eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act(AGOA) is formatted at requested in ref a. Submission was originally transmitted in ref. b. 2. Begin eligibility paper: TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2005 COUNTRY ELIGIBI [...]	2005-11-04 13:17:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AGAO ETRD ECON XA GH
05ADANA160	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 01, 2005 [...] EVRENSEL: Farmers Union and Citrus Fruit Producers in Adana formed a delegation, which will be visiting the Ministry of Agriculture in Ankara, to demand an urgent announcement of decisions about products such as citrus fruit, cotton and corn. 2. EVRENSEL: State Minister [...]	2005-09-06 12:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA242	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 15:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADDISABABA3780	AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON, UK, AND EU SHARE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the second consecutive day of a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in Addis Ababa, AU Commission Chairperson Konare expressed concern about the safety of AU staff and of Ethiopia's ability to weather both domestic unrest and growing tensions with Eritrea. Perhap [...]	2005-11-07 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ET AF UNION UNREST
05AMMAN9663	CODEL SHAYS - JORDAN [...] Because of recent terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist operations in Jordan (see para 8),the U.S. Government has urged all Americans to review the need for planned travel to Jordan. In addition, Embassy Amman requires U.S. government agencies and travelers to limit their official trave [...]	2005-12-14 15:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JO
05ANKARA1085	Special 301: Comment on IACC Submission [...] Based on input from the automotive industry, the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turkey alleges that the Turkish Customs Undersecretariat requires industry to pay USD 20,000 to provide anti-counterfeit training. Moreover, the IACC requests that [...]	2005-03-01 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1728	High Corporate Interest in Investor Advisory [...] (U) Foreign multinationals are showing considerable interest in Turkey's Investor Advisory Council, which will meet for the second time in April. Although Turkey has taken a number of concrete steps to improve the investment climate, and has enjoyed an increasingly positive macroeconomic situ [...]	2005-03-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP EMIN CASC TU
05ANKARA1980	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

05ANKARA254	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 07:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA2811	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA304	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...]	2005-01-18 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA3165	CONGRESSIONAL TURKEY STUDY GROUP/CODEL WEXLER [...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Turkey Study Group visited Turkey May 31 - June 2, meeting with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, CHOD Ozkok, Economy Minster and chief EU negotiator Babacan, DefMin Gonul, Parliament Speaker Arinc. Media coverage was positive, even from normally anti-U.S. outlets. All expr [...]	2005-06-06 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SY CY IZ PHUM
05ANKARA3380	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3396	2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES/EXPROPRIATION [...] Claimant data: Claimants A are U.S. citizens Victor and Kristy Bedoian. They filed a Privacy Act Waiver in 2001 allowing information to be shared with family, friends, members of Congress, the press, the general public and the following individuals: Sally or Pat Killoran, William Wolfe, Mic [...]	2005-06-15 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE TU
05ANKARA3870	TURKISH REPLY TO OPIC LETTER ON IZMIR RING [...] (U) On July 5, Embassy received the following response to our June 3 diplomatic note that transmitted OPIC Acting CEO Connelly's letter to Deputy Prime Minister Sener. Begin Text. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honour to inform that the letter from Ross J. Connelly, Acting Presi [...]	2005-07-06 08:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV TU OPIC
05ANKARA4598	MINISTER BABACAN ON EU, IMF [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Charge, Minister of Economy--and now EU negotiator--Babacan painted a typically rosy picture of the GOT's role, claiming the IMF program was really the Government's, and asserting the program was effectively on track despite the delays in key reform l [...]	2005-08-05 09:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL EINV EU TU
05ANKARA4658	TURKISH PM ON CYPRUS AND U.S. ACTION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: In an August 8 introductory call on Prime Minister Erdogan, Charge reviewed the goals Turkey and the U.S. share regarding a comprehensive Cyprus settlement and Turkey's EU accession bid. Erdogan expressed frustration with the lack of concrete U.S. actions against the PKK in nort [...]	2005-08-09 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU PKK
05ANKARA4660	CHARGE RAISES MOTOROLA DISPUTE WITH PM [...] (SBU) During her August 8 introductory call on Prime Minister Erdogan (see septel),the Charge raised Motorola's more than $2 billion claim on the failed Turkish mobile phone company TELSIM. She urged that SDIF, the GOT bank guarantee fund that has taken control of TELSIM, reach an amicable [...]	2005-08-09 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV TU
05ANKARA4733	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-11 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4827	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-17 05:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4882	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5502	BABACAN SCENESETTER: TURKISH ECONOMY AT A WATERSHED [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister Babacan comes to Washington at what may be a watershed moment for the Turkish economy. If Turkey officially becomes an EU accession country October 3, and recent privatization and FDI deals are consummated, Turkey will have taken another important step away from its bo [...]	2005-09-22 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV BEXP TU
05ANKARA5506	US MISSION TURKEY: RESPONSIBILITY AND [...] THE U.S. MISSION IN TURKEY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN EUROPE. WITH OVER 1200 EMPLOYEES LOCATED IN FOUR SEPARATE CITIES (ANKARA, ISTANBUL, ADANA, AND IZMIR),THE MISSION IS COMPRISED OF OVER 20 AGENCIES ENGAGED ACROSS THE FULL RANGE OF USG POLICY PRIORITIES. TURKEY IS A COUNTRY OF GREAT STRATEG [...]	2005-09-22 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT
05ANKARA5636	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6062	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6101	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6313	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-18 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6557	TURKEY COMMITTED TO ASSISTING PAKISTAN BUT [...] (SBU) On November 2, MFA officer Sebnem Incesu reiterated Turkey's commitment to assisting Pakistan. As noted in ref B, Turkey's initial pledge of USD 150 million led the list of international donors in terms of dollar amount. Incesu stated that a final decision regarding what additional ass [...]	2005-11-02 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PHUM TU PK
05ANKARA6744	NEW DIRECTIONS FOR US-TURKEY ECONOMIC RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the last meeting in December 2003, it is Turkey's turn to host the Under Secretary-level U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) in Ankara. Turkey's strong economic recovery since the 2001 financial crisis, notwithstanding large risks of backsliding, create [...]	2005-11-15 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TU
05ANKARA7099	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-04 06:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7216	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7335	VODAFONE WINS TURKISH MOBILE OPERATOR TELSIM [...] (SBU) Summary: In another demonstration of Turkey's growing attractiveness to foreign investors and a welcome injection of competition into the mobile phone market, British giant Vodafone won the competition for Turkey's second largest GSM operator Telsim with a $4.55 billion bid. The sale al [...]	2005-12-14 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP TU
05ASUNCION1131	PARAGUAY: ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OFFERS FOR [...] On 9/6 Post received the following additional offers of assistance for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts from Paraguayan individuals in the private sector: -- Luis Pettengill and Jose D. Bogarin, of the company Frigorifico Guarani, S.A.--a meat processing company that is the exclusive provid [...]	2005-09-06 21:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL US PA
05ASUNCION1193	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0027 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin. Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2947 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: 102405 0 [...]	2005-09-21 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION1199	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0021 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 8. Bid deadlin [...]	2005-09-21 19:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION1480	PARAGUAY'S INTERIOR: RELATIVE CALM AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff traveled to the conflictive Departments of Caaguazu and San Pedro 11/21 - 11/22. The Governor of Caaguazu told PolOff that his top priority was to address insecurity -- or at least public perceptions of insecurity -- by establishing a regional police academy and a mounte [...]	2005-12-05 20:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION162	PARAGUAY'S END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-31 20:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PA KCRIM
05ASUNCION950	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STERLING D. TILLEY [...] This is an action message. Please see paragaraphs 2 to 5. 2. Country clearance is requested for Sterling D. Tilley, Political Officer, Diplomatic Passport No. 900353131 (Security Clearance: Top Secret); for travel to Foz do Iguacu, Punta Porta, Brasil and Posadas, Argentina on July 28, 200 [...]	2005-07-27 18:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM ASEC OTRA PA
05ASUNCION956	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 23-29 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- VP Castiglioni Meets with FBI Regional Director -- Filizzola and President Duarte Discuss Key Issues -- Cabral to Retire at Year's End -- Deadly Hantavirus Reappears in the Chaco -- Successful Conclusion to EXPO -- Second Tier Public Bank Law Goes to President [...]	2005-07-29 14:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PA
05ASUNCION972	IPR INVESTIGATIVE UNIT'S ACTIVITIES IN THE FIRST [...] Summary. In its first 6 months of 2005, the Specialized Technical Unit (UTE) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC),an IPR enforcement unit assisted with INL funds, conducted 23 operations in Asuncion, Ciudad del Este, and other parts of the interior. In all, over 275,000 DVDs, CDs, [...]	2005-08-02 13:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR PREL PA
05ATHENS114	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of National Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation personnel: William John Dougherty, Frederick Joseph Baumgartner, Joe John Capezza, Allen Edward Crabtree, George Gregory Lord, Randal James Rob [...]	2005-01-11 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS115	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of EPA Official Walter Frick, Office of Air and Radiation, to travel to Crete and Athens, Greece from January 28 to February 7, 2005. Mr. Frick will attend and be the keynote speaker at the Technical University of Crete and Heleco' [...]	2005-01-11 13:01:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT TO [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Allan Krass, NP/NE Physical Science Officer, Charles Edward Messick, Sr., Program Manager, DOE Savannah River Operations Office, James Dunavant and Michael Douglas Dunsmuir of Westinghouse Savannah River Company and Nicholas Lyl [...]	2005-01-12 09:37:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS210	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of IRS Tax Specialist, Carol A. Saunders March 9-March 15, 2005 to provide assistance to overseas residents (part of a customer service tour). 2. Per reftel no Embassy assistance is requested. 3. Pursuant to State 66 [...]	2005-01-19 14:38:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EFIN OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS218	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of EX-IM Bank Officials Vasilios Aristomenis Giannopoulos, Senior Project Officer, Structured Finance Division and Michael Sams, Electrical Engineer, Engineering and Environment Division to visit Greece, January 23- February 1 [...]	2005-01-20 07:45:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EFIN OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS280	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Reftel requests a pre-license check on a purchase by the Hellenic Navy through Bridgetown Business Co. Ltd, and post verified the following information. ETAL/Dynamics represents Bridgetown Business Co. in Greece. On 22 April 2004 the Hellenic Navy signed contract No. 604.1.422/2/03 with Brid [...]	2005-01-27 14:29:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GR UK
05ATHENS288	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR E [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Official, Epaminondas Stassinopoulos, to Athens, Greece from January 27-February 7, 2005. Mr. Stassinopoulos will preside over the Organizing Committee Meetings on radiation and its eff [...]	2005-01-28 10:37:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS341	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Blake Reid to conduct air carrier inspections at the Athens International Airport from Feb 22 through 25 2005. Control Officer for the visit will be TSA Rep, Ray Montgomery, who can be reached during office hours at 30-210 [...]	2005-02-02 10:36:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS CTRYCLR
05ATHENS356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Goodlatte's visit to Athens, Greece, February 24-28,2005. Control officer for the visit will be Economic Officer Cathleen Carothers, who can be reached at tel. (30) 210 720-2309, FAX (30) 210 729-4312, cell (30) 694 857 5525, res [...]	2005-02-03 07:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN OTRA AMGT ASEC OREP GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS41	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Mr. Gerald Guala, Botanist, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to attend the global biodiversity information facility workshop in Chania from January 19 through 22, 2005 2. Per reftel no Embassy assistance requested. 3. Pursua [...]	2005-01-04 13:31:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS58	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of DOE funded personnel: Eleanor Melamed, Janet Steele Ahrens, Kenneth Baird, Stephanie Payne Clarke, Timothy Allen Gregoire, Cody John Hostick, Jennifer Ann Jacobs, William Stewart Johnson, Marion Jane McDonald, Robert David Price [...]	2005-01-05 15:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05BAGHDAD2984	AL DUJAIL CASE REFERRED TO IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 17, the chief investigative judge for the Iraqi Special Tribunal ("IST") referred the Al Dujail case to the IST's trial chambers. The case, in which Saddam Hussein is a defendant, will focus on the killing of hundreds of people from the town of Al Dujail. Under the IST [...]	2005-07-18 17:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD3080	VICE PRESIDENT GHAZI URGES STRONG AMERICAN ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Ghazi al Yawar advocated that the newly arrived Ambassador establish a strong presence at this critical time in Iraq's history. Yawar pledged to address economic development initiatives, promote public outreach on the constitutional referendum and noted the need [...]	2005-07-25 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3988	DRAFT LAW LIBERALIZING FUEL IMPORTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has obtained a draft of a proposed GOI law to liberalize the import and distribution of refined fuel products (text in para 4). If adopted and implemented, the draft law will END the State Oil Marketing Company's monopoly on fuel imports. The law is ambiguous, however, as [...]	2005-09-26 16:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4006	(U) FIRST KURDISTAN REBUILDING EXPO ATTRACTS 200 [...] (SBU) Summary: A USG delegation attended the Rebuild Iraq Expo and Conference on September 15 & 16 in the Kurdish city of Erbil. Organized by the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it was the first such event held in Iraq. Kurdish areas want to show they are open and ready for [...]	2005-09-27 12:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD45	BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR'S ASSASSINATION SHAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Provincial Governor Ali Radhi al- Haidary was assassinated on January 4, in the eighth attempt on his life since he assumed office in June, 2004. Assailants in three vehicles attacked the Governor's motorcade after he left his office in Baghdad's Mansour District. He was [...]	2005-01-04 19:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4774	TOWNS NEAR SYRIAN BORDER RETURNING TO NORMALCY [...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi Cable. Site visits to two, separate portions of the Western Euphrates River valley revealed -- post-combat operations -- a generally positive climate for the December 15 elections. There are no immediate humanitarian crises and military planners hope to expa [...]	2005-11-29 14:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREF EAID ECON EIND MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4991	FOURTH AND FIFTH DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fourth day of the Ad Dujayl trial occurred on December 6, 2005. Five witnesses provided testimony in open court although each had their identities shielded. The two morning witnesses testified in a closed session. Thus, no media was present, and no recording was made of the [...]	2005-12-14 10:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5164	SIXTH AND SEVENTH DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The sixth day of the Ad Dujayl trial commenced on Tuesday, December 21. Three complainants provided graphic testimony about torture, incarceration, and murder. The seventh day of trial commenced on Wednesday, December 22. Three additional complainants testified about summary d [...]	2005-12-31 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BANGKOK1008	THAILAND: THE SOUTH - IMPRESSIONS FROM FEBRUARY [...] (C) Summary: On February 1-2, Emboffs made a pre-election visit to Songkhla and Pattani provinces as part of an ongoing effort to monitor the situation in southern Thailand. In meetings with local businessmen, bankers, politicians, and journalists, they repeatedly heard claims that signifi [...]	2005-02-08 11:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK1075	BANGKOK WELCOMES CODEL MCHUGH [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Congressman John McHugh and his delegation arriving in Bangkok on THG 683 from Hanoi at 2225 local time on Thursday, February 24. We understand that the delegation will depart for the United States on UA 9688 at 2355 on Friday, February 25. [...]	2005-02-10 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH
05BANGKOK1106	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: RAY [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Martinez from February 12 - February 21, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (taxes and American Breakfast included) and [...]	2005-02-11 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PGOV TH
05BANGKOK1248	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: FORMER [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to the Presidential Delegation on its visit to Thailand February 19 - 20, 2005. 2. (U) Post is working closely with the advance team for this delegation to ensure a successful visit to Phuket. 3. (U) Control Officer is DCM, Alexander A. A [...]	2005-02-18 06:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1266	THAKSIN,S ECONOMIC POLICY: THE NEXT FOUR YEARS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL TH
05BANGKOK1536	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: GAO [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephen Lord, Jeffrey D. Phillips, Ann M. Ulrich and George Taylor from March 19 - 26, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (t [...]	2005-03-03 03:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1600	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: SCOTT [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Scott Kwak from March 5 - 11, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have not been made per reftel as no assistance requested. 3. (U) Due to limited resources and easy availability of airport transportation, post policy does not allow for airport [...]	2005-03-04 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK1601	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: VICTOR [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Victor G. Raphael from March 12 - 15, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have not been made per reftels. 3. (U) Due to limited resources and easy availability of airport transportation, post policy does not allow for airport meet and assist. [...]	2005-03-04 06:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK1947	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Frank Januzzi from March 25 - 30, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (taxes and American Breakfast included) and is [...]	2005-03-17 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC TH
05BANGKOK2189	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: NEJDAT R. [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Nejdat R. Mulla from April 2 - 7, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have not been made per reftel. 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: David Distefano. Work phone: (66-2) 205-4715, Home: (66-2) 253-3039, cell phone: (66-7) 089-1597. Aft [...]	2005-03-29 06:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2228	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: GAO TEAM [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Robert Repasky, Mr. Kelly Baumgartner and Mr. Guy Lofaro from April 23 - April 27, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Hotel Sukhothai 13/3 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120, Tel: (66-2) 344-8888, Fax: (66-2) 344-8899. R [...]	2005-03-30 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC TH
05BANGKOK2348	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Dinger, Karen Chandler (S/CT) and Christopher Marut (EAP/RSP) to visit Thailand from April 5-9, 2005, to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Intersessional Meeting (ISM) on Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime. 2. [...]	2005-04-01 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL OTRA AMGT ASEC TH
05BANGKOK2401	THAILAND: TRIPLE BOMBING IN FAR SOUTH, APRIL 3, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The evening of April 3, three bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in the southern province of Songkhla, killing at least two and injuring scores of others. Two Americans were injured; their injuries, while serious and requiring hospitalization, are not life-threatening. Two [...]	2005-04-04 12:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CASC TH
05BANGKOK2572	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: DAS J. [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DAS J. Kelly Ryan to visit Thailand from April 17 - April 22, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (taxes and American [...]	2005-04-11 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2751	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Woo for April 27, 2005. 2. (U) No hotel reservations have been made as Staffdel is not staying overnight. No per diem will be prepared. 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: Michael D. Sweeney. Work phone: (66-2) 205-4 [...]	2005-04-22 03:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2827	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: TRAVEL BY [...] (U) Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick and his delegation to visit Thailand May 4 - 5, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10330, Tel: (66-2) 250 [...]	2005-04-26 08:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP TH
05BANGKOK2862	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: LTC LOU [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to LTC Lou Ortiz, EAP Military Advisor from EAP/RSP from May 1 - May 8, 2005. 2. (U) LTC Ortiz has been coordinating itinerary with DATT Bangkok, POLMIL and JUSMAG. Post understands that LTC Ortiz is making his own travel arrangements [...]	2005-04-27 07:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2946	COUNTRY CLEARANCE: INR ANALYST REID DAUGHERITY [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Reid Daugherity, INR Analyst, from May 2 - May 13, 2005 to participate in the 2005 COBRA GOLD Exercise. 2. (U) Post has made a reservation for Mr. Daugherity at the Amari Airport Hotel the night of May 2. Confirmation number is 9948742. [...]	2005-05-02 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL OTRA ACOA MOPS TH
05BANGKOK3041	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: PATRICIA [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricia Scoggs, Andrea Richhart and Teri Simpson Lojewski to attend the U.S.-ASEAN Informal Coordinating Mechanism from May 15 - May 18, 2005. 2. (U) Per Ref E-mail, USAID Regional Development Mission has made reservations at the [...]	2005-05-06 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECIN ETRD TH
05BANGKOK3185	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Prosper and Mr. Peter Hemsch for transit of Thailand from May 18 - May 19, 2005. 2. (U) Embassy expediter will assist upon arrival on May 18. Two reservations have been made at the Amari Airport Hotel with confirmatio [...]	2005-05-13 03:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT TH
05BANGKOK3190	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP A/S [...] (U) Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for transit travel through Thailand to EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Marc Koehler during the period May 18 - May 19, 2005 and on May 21, 2005. 2. (U) For the night of May 18, two single [...]	2005-05-13 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL TH
05BANGKOK3198	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to David Recker, Parvin Roushan Huda, Kevin Cummings and Laurie Magree from May 15 - 23, 2005 in order to attend the "US-Thailand Legal Technical Forum", to be held in Bangkok from May 18-20. 2. (U) As noted in reftel, hotel reservat [...]	2005-05-13 08:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PARM PREL ETTC KSTC TH
05BANGKOK3243	REVISED THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Amb. Prosper and Mr. Jonathan Crock from May 17 - May 20, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations were made at the Amari Airport Hotel and reservation number 5421186 has been changed to reflect name of Mr. Crock. Currently, the Thai Bah [...]	2005-05-17 02:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK3303	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jamie McCormick, professional staff member to the House International Relations Committee (HIRC). Mr. McCormick will be transiting Thailand on May 28 and June 5, 2005. Per Staffdel's request, no official program or meetings are being [...]	2005-05-18 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ASEC TH
05BANGKOK3890	THAILAND: DRIVING FORWARD ON TRAFFIC SAFETY [...] Summary: The upcoming International Road Federation (IRF) meeting in Bangkok this June affords an opportunity to engage Royal Thai Government (RTG) contacts and consider USG follow- up work on traffic safety in Thailand, including the status of two US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) projects [...]	2005-06-13 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ELTN ECON ETRD PREL SOCI TH
05BANGKOK4118	VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN THAILAND MARKED BY INCREASE [...] (U) Summary: Assailants, suspected to be Muslim separatists, beheaded a Thai civilian in broad daylight at a teashop in Narathiwat province on June 22, the fifth beheading of civilians, all believed to be Buddhist, during this month. Three male Muslim volunteer teachers were shot to death at [...]	2005-06-23 08:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4205	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: EAP DAS [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP DAS Eric John from July 4 - July 7, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000). Currently, the Thai Baht is a [...]	2005-06-28 07:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TH
05BANGKOK4402	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: VANESSA [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Vanessa W. Golding from July 13 - July 23, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made for dates listed below at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 From [...]	2005-07-06 08:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK4842	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SHARI [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Chief of Mission designate Shari Villarosa from August 27 - 31, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel (Former Regent Hotel) - Confirmation No: 414825 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 251 [...]	2005-07-28 04:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK4850	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TRANSIT OF: [...] (U) Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the transit of CODEL Wexler on August 1 and August 4/5, 2005. 2. Per reftel, hotel reservations are not required. Expediter will meet and assist Codel Wexler upon his arrival in Bangkok via TG 921 on August 1 at 0645 and same [...]	2005-07-28 07:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OVIP TH
05BANGKOK5077	The Future of Thailand's Automotive Sector [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR TH
05BANGKOK5096	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. MELISSA FRANCIS [...] (U) EMBASSY WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MS. MELISSA FRANCIS, NEP, TO TRAVEL TO BANGKOK, THAILAND O/A SEPTEMBER 8 OCTOBER 12, 2005. PURPOSE OF THIS TRAVEL IS TO COVER THE PROGRAM OFFICE AT USAID RDM/A. 2. (U) HOTEL RESERVATION IS MADE AT CENTER POINT ON WIRELESS ROAD. PER DI [...]	2005-08-09 08:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID
05BANGKOK5346	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GROMOLL, JAMISON, KANG AND [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Robert Gromoll, Eliot Kang, and Kerry Kartchner from the Department of State and Mr. Phil Jamison from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to visit Thailand during the period of August 26 - August 30 , 2005, to give Thai MFA and MOD of [...]	2005-08-19 06:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM OTRA PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK5482	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Jannuzi from August 27 - September 1, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 3. (U) Embassy point o [...]	2005-08-26 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT TH
05BANGKOK5569	THAILAND CHILD LABOR REPORT - 2005 [...] (U) Contradictory statistical surveys by various Royal Thai government (RTG) agencies involved in child labor issues make an estimate of the scope of the phenomenon in Thailand difficult. Children found in street peddling/begging and other illegal industries such as prostitution are generally [...]	2005-08-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5652	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: EAP/BCLTV [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Scot MARCIEL from Sept. 19 - Sept. 30, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made: For Nights of Sept. 19 (Conf. No: 5822017) and Sept. 29 (Conf. No: 7644518) at: Amari Airport Hotel 333 Chert Wudthakas Road, Bangkok Te [...]	2005-09-02 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT TH
05BANGKOK5676	'HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER' INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 1, Mr. Chatopa "Mustafa" Awae, a prominent human rights researcher, was shot three times by unknown gunmen in Pattani. Mustafa's injuries do not appear to be life-threatening and he is conscious and under armed guard in Pattani Hospital. Mustafa reportedly had been [...]	2005-09-02 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK6336	STAFFDEL MCCORMICK OCTOBER 10-17, 2005 [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the October 11-12 and 16 visit to Thailand of Mr. James McCormick and delegation to Thailand. Control Officer for the Bangkok portion of the visit will be Political Officer James F. Cole. (Office- 66-02-205-4816; Home-66-02-287-4652; Cell-01-868-0498; e-mail Cole [...]	2005-10-04 09:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP BM TH
05BANGKOK6650	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/MLS THAI DESK [...] Embassy warmly welcomes visit of EAP/MLS Thailand desk officer Melanie Higgins and grants country clearance. Point of contact for the Bangkok portion of her travel is Political Officer Jim Cole (O) 02 205 4816 (C) 01 868-0498 (H) 02 287-4652. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at the C [...]	2005-10-21 02:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK6653	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Haslach and Mr. Herbert from October 27-29 2. (U) We understand that travelers made Hotel reservations at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 3. [...]	2005-10-21 02:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA LA TH
05BANGKOK6813	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR EAP DEPUTY [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DAS Eric John from Nov. 5 - Nov. 10, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and [...]	2005-10-31 05:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK685	NORTHEAST THAILAND: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently (December 13-15, 2004) traveled to the Northeastern Provinces of Nakhon Raatchasima (Korat) and Chaiyaphum to visit with local politicians, provincial election commission officials and NGO and academic representatives. Pre-election campaigning and government p [...]	2005-01-26 11:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK6870	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LT COL MUNIPALLI [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lt. Col. Munipalli from Nov. 5 - Nov. 9, 2005 to participate in the U.S.- Thailand Strategic Dialogue. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 [...]	2005-11-02 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK6954	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PM/RSAT JANE BOCKLAGE [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Bocklage from Nov. 5 - Nov. 9, 2005 to participate in the U.S.- Thailand Strategic Dialogue. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: [...]	2005-11-05 04:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MARR MASS PREL TH
05BANGKOK7301	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Frank Januzzi from 12/8 - 12/11, 2005 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and [...]	2005-11-25 04:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT TH
05BANGKOK7334	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel request, here are the results of posts inquiries into the bona fides of G.H. International. Company Profile Per the Thai Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce, G.H.International Co. Ltd is filed under registration number 1160/2517, dated 9 OCT 1974. Capital re [...]	2005-11-28 06:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK7462	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSIDE THE ARMY'S HEARTS AND [...] Summary. (C) In a meeting with poloffs on 1 December, Royal Thai Army (RTA) civil affairs officer Lt. Col. Saniroj Thumayos explained the challenges facing the RTA's attempts to win the hearts and minds of the public in the violent South. Saniroj outlined RTG efforts to train and support Isl [...]	2005-12-02 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR TH
05BANGKOK7571	THAILAND: CODEL HASTERT JAN 13-16 [...] (U) Post grants country clearance and looks forward to a successful visit by CODEL Hastert. Control officer for the Bangkok portion of the visit will be: Political Officer Mark Lambert Office: 66-2-205-4729 Fax: 66-2-253-3876 Cell: 66-1-808-1056 Home: 66-2-285-6186 Email: LambertMB@ [...]	2005-12-09 07:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH
05BANGKOK7796	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS KATHLEEN STEPHENS [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to PDAS Stephens from January 26-January 31. 2. (U) Hotel reservations are being made per reftel request. 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: Mark Lambert Work phone: (66-2) 205-4729 Home: (66-2) 285-6186 Cell phone: (66 [...]	2005-12-22 05:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TH

05BOGOTA10845	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On November 4, the Ambassador met with four representatives of the human rights NGO Peace Brigades International (PBI). The Ambassador thanked PBI for its hard work and cooperation with the Embassy on relating sensitive human rights cases. PBI raised concerns about protection for labor l [...]	2005-11-21 14:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA10952	COLOMBIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The following is Embassy Bogota's submission to the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel's paragraphs 7-10. Embassy POC is Poloff Liliana Gabriel, unclass email gabriell@state.gov 2. (SBU) GENERAL ASSESSMENT: SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION [...]	2005-11-23 20:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC CO
05BOGOTA4961	IDPS REPORT COLOMBIAN NGO COLLABORATING WITH THE [...] (C) On May 12-13, Human Rights Officer, Assistant Army Attache and British Embassy representative traveled to the highly conflictive Uraba region of northwestern Colombia. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) and business leaders reported that Justicia y Paz, a Colombian NGO working with commun [...]	2005-05-24 20:22:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PHUM PTER CO FARC
05BOGOTA5301	CY-2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This End-Use Monitoring (EUM) Report summarizes support provided to the Colombian National Police (CNP),Colombian military (COLMIL) and other Government of Colombia agencies by the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) of Embassy Bogota during CY-2004. This support was provided unde [...]	2005-06-02 21:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CO
05BOGOTA5795	PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, MAY, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during May, 2005. -------- DOJ/JSRP -------- 2. (U) DOJ continued to provide training and technical assistance through the Justice Sector Reform Program (JSRP). DOJ sponsored a three-week visit to the U.S. for 13 eviden [...]	2005-06-17 13:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO
05BOGOTA7737	NAS Monthly Report July 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: Eradication aircraft sprayed over 6,000 hectares in July. The program surpassed its 100,000 hectare goal almost three months ahead of schedule. So far this year, the Colombian National Police (CNP) has seized almost 60 metric tons of cocaine HCL AND 500 kilos of heroin. The CNP [...]	2005-08-16 22:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
05BOGOTA7911	Federal Highway Administration Meets with Roads and [...] Summary. Officials from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of International Programs visited Bogota, Colombia on August 3rd and 4th. They met with officials from the Colombian Department of Transportation as well as experts in the field of highway safety. The trip allowed a [...]	2005-08-22 19:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN CO
05BOGOTA9759	TWO TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BOGOTA IN TWO DAYS; [...] (C) Bogota experienced two terrorist incidents in 48 hours. On the evening of October 10, a remote-controlled 50-kilogram explosive device hidden in a parked car was detonated in northern Bogota as Senator German Vargas Lleras's motorcade drove past. Vargas escaped unharmed, but nine Colomb [...]	2005-10-14 18:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL CO FARC PGOV
05BOGOTA9963	KIDNAPPING OF ORLANDO VALENCIA RECEIVES WIDE [...] (U) Post learned from NGO sources that Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday, October 15. Post has raised Valencia's case at all levels of the GOC to press for quick action to ensure his safety. End summary. --------------------------------- Initial N [...]	2005-10-21 21:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS CVIS CO
05BRASILIA1142	SLOW GROWTH IN US EXPORTS TO BRAZIL [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT STATE/FCS MESSAGE; IT INCLUDES INPUT FROM AMCONSULATES SAO PAULO AND RIO DE JANEIRO. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, DISCUSSION OF U.S. EXPORT TOTALS IS BASED UPON USDOC, NOT GOB, DATA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. OVER THE PAST DECADE GROWTH IN U.S. EXPORTS TO BRAZI [...]	2005-04-28 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD EAGR BR
05BRASILIA119	BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement. Introduction - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- 2. Openness to Foreign Investment. Brazil knows that achieving sustained, rapid growth depends on for [...]	2005-01-12 14:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB BR OPIC USTR
05BRASILIA2011	PRIEST SLAIN IN RIO DE JANEIRO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Paulo Henrique Keler, a Catholic priest and advocate for Baixada Fluminense massacre victims, was murdered in Rio de Janeiro city on July 25. Brazilian police officials do not believe that the priest's involvement in the Baixada Fluminense case led to his murder. However, recent [...]	2005-07-28 16:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR
05BRASILIA2758	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 10-14 [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 12, the Brazilian Civilian Police found the body of Carlos Delmonte Printes, the medical examiner who initially determined that Santo Andre's PT Mayor Celso Daniel had been tortured before being shot dead in early 2002. Printes' death marked the seventh among persons [...]	2005-10-14 20:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA61	BRAZIL 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Following is Brazil's 2004-2005 INCSR. As requested in reftel, the money laundering portion of the INCSR will be submitted separately. BRAZIL ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. The principal event of 2004 in Brazil's anti-narcotics effort was the long awaited implementation of a s [...]	2005-01-06 13:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KSEP BR NAS
05BUCHAREST1307	BECHTEL BEGINS TO SHUTDOWN ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: High-ranking Bechtel representatives currently in Bucharest failed to obtain sufficient funds from the GOR to cover mounting arrears on work performed on the 2.8 billion dollar Transylvania Motorway project. Discussions at ministerial level have provided no clear way ahead for [...]	2005-06-03 14:23:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL RO
05BUCHAREST1350	ROMANIA SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PFP PROJECT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR seeks financial support from the USG for participation as a "co-lead country" in a NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) trust fund project in the Republic of Moldova to destroy chemicals and pesticides. Post includes a nonpaper that outlines the GOR request. End Summary. [...]	2005-06-13 11:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM MOPS MD RO NATO
05BUCHAREST1511	GOVERNMENT RESIGNS; ROMANIA HEADS TOWARDS SNAP ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu announced the resignation of his cabinet July 7, pending acceptance by President Traian Basescu. The move, ostensibly in response to a Constitutional Court decision against a judicial reform package, will likely spark new parliamentary elections s [...]	2005-07-07 16:38:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST1609	ROMANIAN FLOOD UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-20 15:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EIND EFIN RO
05BUCHAREST721	ROMANIAN ECONOMY APPEARS ON GOOD TRAJECTORY [...] Summary: Romania made impressive economic progress in 2004, demonstrating strong GDP growth, curbing inflation and lowering unemployment. On the negative side, strong consumer demand fueled a growing current account deficit as Romania's trade deficit rose due to surging imports. The country [...]	2005-03-22 15:25:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO
05BUCHAREST836	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER CALIN POPESCU-TARICEANU [...] (C) Summary: In his March 30 meeting in Bucharest with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu underscored the central importance the new Romanian government ascribes to strong bilateral relations with the U.S. Tariceanu requested as much information sharing and c [...]	2005-04-05 13:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ RO
05BUCHAREST986	ROMANIA: PRIVATIZATIONS PROGRESSES, BUT MORE WORK [...] Romania made substantial progress in privatizing state- owned assets in 2004, a year which could be dubbed "the year of energy privatizations." Major priorities for 2005 include completion of energy privatizations, privatization of the Romanian Commercial Bank and National Savings House, and [...]	2005-04-21 05:19:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EFIN ENRG EINV RO
05CAIRO2744	APRIL 7 CAIRO BOMBING: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (C) The Charge convened the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee on April 8 at 12 noon local to discuss the April 7 bombing incident at Cairo's Khan el-Khalili tourist bazaar in the early evening of April 7. Attending the meeting were the A/DCM, RSO, LEGATT, ORA, CONS, ECPO, OMC, DATT, NCIS, R [...]	2005-04-08 13:30:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC KCRM EG
05CAIRO4359	EGYPT: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Madame Secretary, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt and looks forward to the opportunity to advance U.S. interests. Political reform, Egypt's desire for a free trade agreement (FTA),Gaza disengagement, Iraq, and Sudan are likely to be the issues on the top of the agenda [...]	2005-06-09 17:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EG
05CAIRO4495	GOE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DETAILS U.S. TRIP [...] (SBU) On June 13, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Tarek Kamel met with the Charge for consulations prior to the Minister's June 18-28 visit to the U.S. Minister Kamel reviewed for the Charge the trip schedule, highlighting technology agreements to be discussed and/ [...]	2005-06-14 12:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINT EINV OVIP PREL KGIT EG
05CAIRO8016	ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA TO IRAQ: [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General intends to travel to Iraq October 20-22 to spearhead renewed Arab engagement on Iraq's political process (reftel). Moussa requested any technical assistance that Embassy Baghdad or Embassy Cairo was able to offer on travel and other logistics regarding the v [...]	2005-10-18 11:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG IZ
05CALCUTTA330	WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...]	2005-09-16 09:38:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP
05CARACAS1205	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ANZOATEGUI STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador's trip to Anzoategui State March 8-9 concentrated on the Barcelona/Puerto La Cruz area and the Jose industrial complex - a multi-billion dollar US investment. The objectives were to emphasize the importance of the US-Venezuelan oil relationship, to get a better sense of the [...]	2005-04-22 18:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY
05CARACAS165	GRANDA AFFAIR CAUSES TRADE JITTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, in a speech to the Venezuelan National Assembly, President Chavez announced that he was suspending trade ties with Colombia as a result of the alleged kidnapping of FARC "Foreign Minister" Rodrigo Granda. In the aftermath of this announcement, banks and companies w [...]	2005-01-19 17:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV VE
05CARACAS472	REVOLUTIONARY JUSTICE: CHANGES IN VENEZUELA'S TOP [...] (U) The new Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) elected Justice Omar Mora President of the Court in its first plenary session February 2. Former TSJ President Ivan Rincon announced his resignation from the Court the same day. In his first public remarks as TSJ President, Mora said that those ju [...]	2005-02-11 14:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
05CARACAS766	HARASSMENT OF VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (C) The GOV has taken several steps recently which have intimidated the human rights NGO Committee for the Families of the Victims of February 1989 (COFAVIC),according to the NGO's director, Liliana Ortega (please protect). The harassment, she told poloff, has included: a public letter fro [...]	2005-03-15 13:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
05CHENNAI1976	INDEPENDENCE DAY TERROR: MAOISTS SLAUGHTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Indian Independence Day, Andhra Pradesh Maoists gunned down a senior Congress legislator and eight others at a public function in broad daylight. The biggest Maoist attack since the peace process broke down in January has sent shockwaves among politicians who are getting rea [...]	2005-08-16 10:24:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PTER IN
05CHIANGMAI171	CHIANG MAI ENERGY CONSERVATION STILL IN FIRST GEAR [...] Summary: Residents of Chiang Mai Province spend heavily on energy, much of it on transportation. Despite efforts to encourage public sector energy conservation, promote bio-fuels and re-introduce public bus service, the local government seems unable to do much to reduce this economic burden. En [...]	2005-07-15 08:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON TRGY ELTN EPET PGOV TH
05COLOMBO1119	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] The USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Program Officer, USAID/Colombo Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager (HAPM) and USAID/Colombo Development Outreach and Communications Officer (DOC) traveled to Galle and Matara districts from June 13 through 15 to monitor USAID/OFDA [...]	2005-06-27 05:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1315	PROVINCIAL COUNCILS LACK FISCAL AUTONOMY TO [...] (U) Provincial Councils PCs have limited revenue generating capabilities and are dependent on the central government for funding. Transfers to the PCs do not meet the amount required to fulfill their responsibilities. Corruption remains a widely recognized problem within the PCs. Consequent [...]	2005-07-28 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1366	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO1396	SRI LANKA: THESE TIGERS DON'T PURR: ANALYSIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) exercise de facto control over parts of northern and eastern Sri Lanka, and the LTTE claims to have created a separate and fully functional government infrastructure within the areas it controls. These institutions include political [...]	2005-08-10 07:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1420	MALDIVES: PROTESTERS DETAINED AFTER DEMONSTRATION [...] (U) An unknown number of arrests were made in the Maldivian capital of Male' late August 13 after protests against the arrests of three prominent opposition activists turned violent. National Security Services (NSS) forces were called in to assist the police in quelling the disturbance after [...]	2005-08-14 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1523	Grenade attack on pro-LTTE newspaper office shakes [...] (U) Summary: Two men threw two grenades into the premises of the Sudar Oli newspaper office in Colombo August 29, killing one and injuring three. Sudar Oli, an unapologetically pro-LTTE paper, was the object of an unsuccessful grenade attack on one of its Colombo branch offices on August 20, [...]	2005-08-31 07:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PTER PHUM EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1539	VIOLENCE IN SRI LANKA'S EAST: SUNSET FOR THE CEASE [...] (SBU) Immediately following Foreign Minister Kadirgamar's assassination (Reftel B),there were few reports of Cease-Fire Agreement (CFA) violations. However, in recent days, there have been a number of such violations in the East. The non-governmental Foundation for Co-Existence (FCE) has r [...]	2005-09-01 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINS CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1843	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAMAKRISHNA ?RAMKI? UPPULURI, [...] Post grants country clearance to Ramakrishna "Ramki" Uppuluri during the period November 15-19, 2005. Embassy control officer is Craig A. Zimmerman, office telephone number 94-11-244-8007, extension 2401, home telephone number 94-11-258-5337. 2. Reservations have been made at The Colombo P [...]	2005-10-25 05:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF PGOV PINR OTRA TW NP
05COLOMBO1879	TIGERS BAG ANOTHER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WHILE [...] (C) On the evening of October 29, an assassin shot and killed Sri Lankan Army (SLA) LTCOL T.R. Meedin as the officer sat in his car. This killing follows the May 31 murder of another high ranking Tamil speaking intelligence officer MAJ T.N. Muthalif. Police arrested four suspects on Octobe [...]	2005-10-31 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1935	PROPOSED SRI LANKA 2006 BUDGET DEAD ON ARRIVAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama (Amunugama) presented a 2006 budget proposal of the current Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to a less-than-packed Parliament on November 8, just 10 days before presidential elections. The main opposition United National Party (UNP) and its alli [...]	2005-11-10 10:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO348	TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION SIGNATURE PROJECT [...] (SBU) Per request reftel, USAID has - since early January - held extended meetings and has been in frequent contact with various line entities of the GSL including the Chairman of the Rural Development Authority, senior staff of the Ministry of Fisheries and the CEO of the Vocational Training [...]	2005-02-14 13:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON CE
05COLOMBO409	MALDIVES: FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 21 briefing and luncheon, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton heard about the tsunami's impact on Maldives and the Government of the Republic of Maldives' plans for on-going relief and long-term reconstruction. During the entire five-hour v [...]	2005-02-24 08:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MV
05COLOMBO457	(SBU) SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND [...] (U) At a February 21 meeting, the Commissioner General of Essential Services instructed the Government Agents (GA) and lead shelter agencies to establish a district project office that will coordinate transitional shelter issues in each affected district. In addition, the Commissioner state [...]	2005-03-02 10:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO615	SRI LANKA: ELECTRICITY, FUEL STRIKES AVERTED [...] (SBU) Strikes threatened by unions at the state- owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) were averted late March 28 after a Cabinet vote on restructuring the two state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was postponed. Cities across the island reported crippling traf [...]	2005-03-29 10:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB ENRG PGOV CE
05COLOMBO786	SRI LANKA: INTERNECINE FIGHTING IN THE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Violence in the Eastmainly involving the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Karuna faction cadres, and even the Sri Lankan militarycontinues to percolate, keeping tensions raw in this troubled region and slowly testing the limits of both the ceasefire agreement (CFA) and [...]	2005-04-27 03:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO875	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05DAKAR3185	SENEGAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT: GREAT HARVEST DOES NOT [...] SUMMARY: Quarterly Ministry of Finance statistics for the last trimester confirm that the strongest contributors to economic growth continue to be government capital investments and remittance-fueled consumer spending. The banking sector,s contribution to facilitating formal sector capital i [...]	2005-12-23 15:06:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN EINV SG
05DARESSALAAM77	TANZANIA: 2005 Investment Climate Statement [...] Per reftel, post submits the 2005 Investment Climate Statement below. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Tanzania has taken significant steps to encourage foreign investment by creating an attractive package [...]	2005-01-14 08:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR TZ
05DHAKA3275	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY ARNEY [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for FBI Legal Attache Timothy T. Arney on his July 18-21, 2005visit. Control officer is Nancy Langston, Resident Legal Advisor, (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2516, (home) 880-2-885-5573, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Hotel arrangements have [...]	2005-07-12 01:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BG
05DHAKA3309	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Shyam Lama, Country Team Leader, DELIVER/Washington on his July 20-August 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]	2005-07-13 02:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3371	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY BROWNING [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attorney, Timothy Browning, on his July 19-22, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (mobile) 011-804-344, (home) 88 [...]	2005-07-17 01:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA AORC ASEC BG
05DHAKA3372	CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CRAIG [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Craig Dickson on his August 5 to August 25, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: Work on sub t [...]	2005-07-17 01:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3386	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Chris Wright, Communication Strategist, DELIVER/Washington on his July 30-August 04, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. bel [...]	2005-07-18 01:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3387	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Todd Dickens, Consultant, PATH/DELIVER/Washington on his July 27- August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]	2005-07-18 01:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3412	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. DIANE PERONE'S VISIT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Diane Perone on her o/a July 25 to Aug 13, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myers. [...]	2005-07-19 04:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3482	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HAMMOND, PHILLIP [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Hammond and Phillip Assis on their July 22 to July 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of trave [...]	2005-07-21 05:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3494	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WILLIAM SUDMAN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance to William Sudman of the Department of Treasury on this July 25-28, 2005. Control officer is David Renz, Chief, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2532, (mobile) 0173-001-143, (home) 880-2-885-5567, (fax) 880-2-882-400 [...]	2005-07-21 07:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3529	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Rebecca K. Scheurer to travel to Bangladesh on July 26 to 28, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh [...]	2005-07-24 02:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3577	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. CAROL SHEPHERD. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Dr. Carol Shepherd, Deputy Director, Reproductive Health Policy Project, on her August 08-20, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3. [...]	2005-07-26 05:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3604	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. TIM MANCHESTER. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tim Manchester, Policy Project-China, on his July 30-August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will [...]	2005-07-27 05:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3607	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STACY BONNAFFONS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Stacy Bonnaffons, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Manager of Asia Business Development based in Bangkok during her July 30-August 2, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Comme [...]	2005-07-27 06:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT OTRA BEXP BG
05DHAKA3611	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. COURTNEY BICKERT. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Courtney Bickert, Policy Project, on her August 06-August 19, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will b [...]	2005-07-28 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3612	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. JOHN HOLLEY. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Holley, Consultant, Policy Project, on his August 06-August 27, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer [...]	2005-07-28 02:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3669	ACTION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MANISH GARG [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Manish Garg on his 08/06 - 08/10/, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Mohammad Faruque, LC Repr [...]	2005-07-31 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT BG
05DHAKA3682	CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT D. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Robert D. Saint on his August 20 to August 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: To provide [...]	2005-07-31 07:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3734	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STACY BONNAFFONS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Stacy Bonnaffons, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Manager of Asia Business Development based in Bangkok during her August 6-10, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial [...]	2005-08-02 07:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT OTRA BEXP BG
05DHAKA3815	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Ms. Rebecca K. Scheurer and USAID/DCHA/AA Special Assistant Ms. Jenny Marion to travel to Bangladesh on August 21 to 24, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bang [...]	2005-08-07 05:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3846	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tony Hudgins on his August 14-22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of Mr. Tony Hudgins's visit is to (a) [...]	2005-08-08 04:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3977	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. NOEL ANDERSON, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Noel Anderson on his o/a August 14 - August 18, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of the visit is to [...]	2005-08-11 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG RP
05DHAKA3981	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH ALKENBRACK. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Sarah Alkenbrack, Senior Research Associate, Policy Project, on her August 13- 24, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). C [...]	2005-08-11 07:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4009	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Peter Davis of Development Training and Services on his August 21 to August 26, 2005, visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). [...]	2005-08-14 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4011	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSS PROFOZICH AND GARY [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Russ Profozich, Dy. Chief of Party and Mr. Gary Staats, Sr. Consultant, Nexant SARI/E on their August 22 to August 26 and August 19 to September 03, 2005 visits respectively and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visas in [...]	2005-08-15 03:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA4152	COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Paul Bell, a Local Government Association Specialist of ARD Inc. on his Sept 11, 2005 visit and grants country clearance - contingent, repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below [...]	2005-08-22 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4188	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. REBEKAH EUBANKS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Rebekah Eubanks on her o/a September 03 22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myer [...]	2005-08-23 05:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4197	CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Dr. Jefferson Fox of East West Center on his August 27 to September 2, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of [...]	2005-08-24 04:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4255	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SCOTT LAMPMAN, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes EAI/TFCA Secretariat, Director Scott Lampman to travel to Bangladesh on September 11 to 16, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below) [...]	2005-08-29 06:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA4602	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COURTNEY BICKERT. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Courtney Bickert, Policy Project, on her September 24-October 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer [...]	2005-09-14 10:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4603	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGARET ROWAN AND SARAH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Margaret Rowan and Sarah Alkenbrack, Policy Project, on their September 24-30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Co [...]	2005-09-14 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4605	ACTION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROY ROBINSON [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Roy Robinson on his 09/17-25/2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Katrina Martin. Contact infor [...]	2005-09-14 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT ASEC PTER BG
05DHAKA514	STRIKE SITREP [...] (SBU) After a day's pause, the Awami League renewed its hartal (strike) program with a dawn-to-dusk hartal on February 3. With a comparatively heavier police presence, observers as of 1600 local report slightly more rickshaws and motor vehicles on Dhaka streets compared to the previous progra [...]	2005-02-03 09:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA5584	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LYNDAL BARRY AND SARAH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Lyndal Barry, Director of Mekong HIV/AIDS Project, Internews Network, and Sarah Breul, Program Associate, Internews Network on their November 24 November 28, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his/her [...]	2005-11-13 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5595	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGARET ROWAN, POLICY PROJECT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Margaret Rowan, Senior Planning and Finance Advisor of Policy Project, on her December 11-17, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. [...]	2005-11-15 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5596	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFF KALLMEYER [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Jeff Kallmeyer on his November 27- December 7, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane [...]	2005-11-15 02:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5626	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Shyam Lama on his November 29-December 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johns [...]	2005-11-17 06:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5647	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARY ELLEN STANTON. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mary Ellen Stanton on her December 8- 16, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johnso [...]	2005-11-21 01:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5659	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARBINDER SINGH, N.V. SESHADRI, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Sarbinder Singh, Deputy Regional Program Manager; Mr. N.V. Seshadri, CCO India; Mr. Upali Daranagama, CCO Sri Lanka; Mr. Subodh Adhikari, CCO Nepal; Mr. Syed Farrukh, CCO Pakistan and Mr. Dan Vincent, CCO Afghanistan on their December 1 to December 10, 2005 visit and [...]	2005-11-22 01:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN NP
05DHAKA5703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD CLARK [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Donald Clark, Mission Director USAID/Nepal on his December 05 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). Cont [...]	2005-11-23 04:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG NP
05DHAKA5708	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHARON HSU [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Sharon Hsu, Presidential Management Fellow, EGAT/I&E/E, USAID/W for her December 03 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. [...]	2005-11-27 07:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA5810	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VIVEK TALVADKAR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Vivek Talvadkar, Executive Vice- President, NRECA international Ltd. on his December 16 to December 20, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph [...]	2005-11-28 07:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5815	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAFAEL OBREGON [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Rafael Obregon on his December 10-16, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johnson, D [...]	2005-11-28 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5833	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASIMA MUBESHAR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Asima Mubeshar, Executive Assistant, SARI/Energy, Islamabad on her December 04 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and [...]	2005-11-29 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA6218	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Douglas S. Franklin on his o/a January 13 or 14, 2005 to o/a April 30, 2006 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control O [...]	2005-12-19 03:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DJIBOUTI1252	STATUS OF DJIBOUTI FMS CONVEYED TO DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) Ambassador conveyed to General Fathi Ahmed Hussein on December 18 an oral brief of current status of the Djibouti FMS program and the specific projects outlined in the letter of October 10, 2005 from the Djiboutian Army's Chef d'Etat, General Zakariya Cheik Ibrahim. She promised a subseque [...]	2005-12-23 07:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI259	REPORT OF ATTACK ON U.S. SAILBOATS NEAR YEMEN [...] (U) ConOff was approached March 10 by an officer from CJTF-HOA, informing her that CJTF-HOA had received a report that two private American sailboats had come under fire while sailing the Gulf of Aden on March 8. The source of the report, a third American sailboat, had contacted the military [...]	2005-03-10 12:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PHSA KCRM PBTS YM DJ
05DJIBOUTI565	GUELLEH ASSIGNS TASKS TO NEW CABINET [...] (U) Summary: On May 24th, in an important speech directed at his new cabinet, President Ismail Omar Guelleh announced his "road map" for the new term. The road map gave specific directives to almost every ministry. Its focal point was the "satisfaction of basic human needs." Guelleh emphasized [...]	2005-06-13 09:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM ECON ETRD DJ PDEM
05DUBAI6327	IRAN DENIES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON AHMADINEJAD [...] Iranian government spokesman Golamhoseyn Elham has denied reports of a December 15 assassination attempt on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He confirmed, however, that a Revolutionary Guardsman -- identified by Iran Daily as presidential bodyguard Hojjat Garmabdari -- and his driver, wer [...]	2005-12-20 14:19:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV IR ZP
05DUBLIN1462	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NIH/FIC DRS. CAI AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Huaibin Cai, Investigator, National Institute on Aging, HIH; and, Dr. Robin Conwit, Program Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, HIH to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from December 6 to 11, 2005. Purpose of the visit [...]	2005-12-02 10:05:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI
05DUBLIN1481	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NIH/FIC DR. MERIKANGAS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Kathleen Merikangas, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from December 3 to 12, 2005. Purpose of the visit is to attend and give a presentation at the 16th International Symposium on AL [...]	2005-12-07 13:07:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI

05DUBLIN1528	IRELAND UNLIKELY TO MEET KYOTO TARGET BUT [...] Summary: Ireland is unlikely to meet its Kyoto Protocol emission-reduction target, according to a GOI official and the European Environment Agency (EEA) but continues to pursue international and domestic policies in an attempt to narrow the gap to their targets. Recent figures show that Irel [...]	2005-12-16 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EI EPA
05DUBLIN47	IRELAND - 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Over the past twenty years, Irish governments have actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has helped Ireland to achieve unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in [...]	2005-01-14 16:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
05DUSHANBE1729	TAJIKISTAN: SWIMMING AROUND IN AUTHORITARIAN MOLASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trying to do the U.S. Government's business in Tajikistan has never been easy, in part because of under-staffing and low capacity at many of the ministries. Further, the authoritarian desire to micromanage, as well as the inclination to buck even minor decisions up to a minister [...]	2005-10-25 08:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM TI
05FRANKFURT1092	International Use of the Euro - Broadly Stable; [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Central Bank's (ECB) annual publication on the international role of the Euro concludes that the euro's role in international capital and foreign exchange markets and use as an international reserve currency "has remained largely stable," while "there have [...]	2005-02-04 15:56:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05GENEVA1361	JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SS-25 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss the problems encountered d [...]	2005-06-03 09:01:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1365	JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, to discuss the results of the Trident [...]	2005-06-03 11:39:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1394	JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JUNE 2, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-019. 2. (U) At a U.S.-hosted reception, held on June 2 at the U.S. Mission, Delegation members engaged the other participating Delegations' members from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine on various topics under discussion in the JCIC. Those conversations are [...]	2005-06-07 10:04:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1403	JCIC-XXVII: (U) SECOND WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A second Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to d [...]	2005-06-08 04:15:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1411	JCIC-XXVII: (U) BILATERAL MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Ukraine-initiated bilateral meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005, to discuss Ukrainian proposal [...]	2005-06-08 06:40:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1415	JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON BULAVA, JUNE 7, [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-024. 2. The texts in paragraphs 3-6 below are JCIC Agreement Numbers 52 and 53, and Joint Statement Numbers 37 and 38, respectively, that were signed or initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The documents were completed at the U.S. Mission in [...]	2005-06-08 08:32:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1620	WTO IMPORT LICENSING COMMITTEE - JUNE 15, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The June 15, 2005 meeting of the Import Licensing Committee began with a call from the chair for Members to catch up with required notifications and then featured issues raised by the United States, Australia, and Chinese Taipei regarding the import licensing practices of other [...]	2005-06-30 11:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2198	RMA FY 2006 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FINANCIAL PLAN [...] (U) U.S. MISSION GENEVA'S REFUGEE AND MIGRATION AFFAIRS SECTION (RMA) PROJECTS ITS FISCAL YEAR 2006 ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS AT USDOLS 944,932 IN SUPPORT OF ITS ONGOING REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ACTIVITIES. OUR CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON A TOTAL POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (PRM) [...]	2005-09-16 15:06:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD PREF
05GENEVA2203	U.S. - VIETNAM WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 15- [...] U.S. AND VIETNAM CONDUCTED INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MARGINS OF THE ONE-DAY WORKING PARTY MEETING IN GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 14-17. NEGOTIATORS CONTINUED TO NARROW THE GAPS INALL AREAS, LEAVING IN MOST CASES THE MOST SENSITIVE AND/OR POLITICALLY DIFFICULT ISSUES. EXAMPLES: ABOUT 100 OR SO [...]	2005-09-19 07:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2682	JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON A [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 31, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:35 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on October 31, 2005, to discuss a [...]	2005-11-03 10:16:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2712	JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a heads of delegation (HOD) meeting, held at the U.S. Mission on November 2 at which all [...]	2005-11-08 06:02:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2719	JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 2, 2005, to discuss the Ukrainian [...]	2005-11-08 10:57:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2734	JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss [...]	2005-11-09 07:35:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2738	JCIC-XXVII: UNCLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT TO THE U.S. [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-047. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of the Unclassified Attachment to the U.S. closing plenary statement -- Coordinated Plenary Statement on Reentry Vehicle Inspections of Trident II SLBMs -- that was made at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of t [...]	2005-11-09 09:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2739	JCIC-XXVII: INITIALED JOINT STATEMENT NUMBER 39 [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-048. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of Joint Statement Number 39 "On First Stages of SS-25 ICBMs Burned Without Nozzles Attached" that was initialed by all Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 8, 2005. 3. Begin text: [...]	2005-11-09 10:10:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2749	JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN GRIEVANCES WITH CTR AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Ukraine took the opportunity, during a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, [...]	2005-11-10 03:54:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2750	JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN-HOSTED RECEPTION, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Event: Russian-Hosted Reception Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva AND Meeting Date: November 9, 2005 [...]	2005-11-10 04:03:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2751	JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting, followed by a Working Group meeting, were held at the Russ [...]	2005-11-10 05:49:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2757	JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-053. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Russian Mi [...]	2005-11-10 08:19:00	US Mission Geneva	SECRET	PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GUATEMALA766	GUATEMALA INVESTIGATING DEATH OF ANTI-CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Guatemala is investigating the death from a gunshot wound of a teacher in the March 15 anti-CAFTA demonstration and roadblock in the department of Huehuetenango. Several other demonstrators were seriously wounded. It is not clear who fired the shot that killed [...]	2005-03-23 16:01:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ETRD ASEC ELAB SNAR MASS EAID GT
05GUAYAQUIL533	GUAYAQUIL PROTESTS COME UP SHORT [...] Summary: Guayaquil joined the ranks of protesting Ecuadorian cities when on April 18 approximately 25,000 residents turned out for mayor Jamie Nebot's (Social Christian Party - PSC) anti- government/pro-Guayaquil march, and a much smaller number joined presidential cousin Renan Borbua and Guaya [...]	2005-04-20 16:28:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EC
05HALIFAX263	HALIFAX TOPS IN VIOLENT CRIME RATE [...] Halifax is the violent crime capital of Canada (based on rate of crime per 1,000 population),according to the Canadian Centre of Justice Statistics recently released General Social Survey (GSS) on criminal victimization in Canada. The survey is conducted every five years. The latest survey, [...]	2005-12-05 17:59:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC SOCI CASC CA
05HANOI1046	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TELECOM MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 28 introductory call on Minister of Posts and Telematics Do Trung Ta, the Ambassador urged the Minister to take a flexible approach on telecommunications in the World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, to meet Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) commit [...]	2005-05-05 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP
05HANOI1415	A/S DEWEY MEETINGS WITH GVN MFA OFFICIALS REFLECT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey, Ambassador Marine and PRM/ANE Director McGann met with GVN Vice Foreign Minister Vu Dzung and officials of the Americas and Consular Departments. A/S Dewey requested that the GVN act quickly on the start of the Humanitarian Resettleme [...]	2005-06-14 09:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL VM ETMIN HUMANR
05HANOI2163	US SUPPORT FOR MARINE SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED [...] Summary. USAID's US-Asia Environmental Partnership (US- AEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) have supported a program for cleaner air quality in Vietnam for several yearssince 1999. Thise program, which ends in September, has been an example of strong bilateral support betwe [...]	2005-08-22 03:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TBIO VM
05HANOI2245	UNHCR READOUT OF GIA LAI VISIT [...] (SBU) A UNHCR team visited two villages in Gia Lai Province August 23-25 to assess conditions in these locations and to interview returnees. They reported that conditions are generally fair and noted that there were no signs of systematic intimidation by local authorities. The UNHCR officials [...]	2005-08-30 03:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI2378	CHINA'S TRADING HOPES AND REGRETS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Chinese Embassy Economic and Commercial Counselor He Xiaoling, Chinese businesses face many of the same obstacles - lack of transparency, transportation, and expediency - that American companies face when doing business in Vietnam. She attributed the dramatic rise [...]	2005-09-12 23:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CM VM CVR ASEAN WTO
05HANOI2700	AUSTR Weisel Visit to Hanoi: WTO Getting Closer [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with the Minister of Trade, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Economic and Budgetary Committee, and the Vice Chairman of the Office of Government, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel delivered the message that U.S. and Vietnamese WTO negoti [...]	2005-10-17 05:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO ASEAN BTA IPROP SOE
05HANOI3384	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths in Vietnam since October 29. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued a circular guiding the quarantine, transport and sale of poultry and poultry products. Post's Marine Attache observed four disin [...]	2005-12-29 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI451	VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004. Enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to m [...]	2005-02-25 04:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA WTO
05HANOI468	VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 14:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO
05HANOI575	VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-09 04:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN
05HANOI585	Vietnam: Implementation of BTA Customs Valuation [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN has made strong efforts to implement the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) obligation to adopt a system of customs valuation based on the transaction value of the imported merchandise - in accordance with the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement (CVA). The GVN is [...]	2005-03-10 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY1140	Miracle on Dong Khoi Street [...] Rumors began flying around Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, October 29, that a statue of the Virgin Mary in central Saigon had been seen weeping. The Cardinal's Office told post on October 31 that the rumor of the "Crying Maria" had been started on Saturday afternoon by a young seller of lottery [...]	2005-10-31 09:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY86	VIETNAM MENNONITE TORTURE CLAIMS UNCONVINCING [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and Canada-based religious groups published reports claiming that two Vietnamese Mennonite Church members were tortured throughout their nine-month prison term. These reports claimed that the two are under medial treatment for severe physical trauma, including potentially l [...]	2005-01-24 08:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY896	AMBASSADOR MEETS DISSIDENT BUDDHIST LEADER [...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 13 meeting with Thich Thien Hanh, the senior-most member of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) in Hue, the Ambassador encouraged Hanh and the UBCV to seek to regularize their legal status. Hanh said the UBCV could envision working with the GVN, but onl [...]	2005-08-24 23:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY924	MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY IN HCMC SEEKS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff (accompanied by RSO) was invited to a first-ever meeting at HCMC's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) headquarters at which officials made a pitch for greater cooperation between the MPS and ConGen on political issues. The clear implication was that this cooperation was p [...]	2005-09-01 08:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PINR PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR CTERR
05ISLAMABAD15677	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: ONLY MINOR MISSTEPS IN [...] (U) In the days since a violent 7.6 earthquake rocked northern Pakistan at 0853 October 8th, the Pakistan military has responded to the national crisis with valor and dedication. Army helicopters were in the air less than two hours after the quake struck, flying reconnaissance missions over [...]	2005-10-19 07:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PK MASS AEMR PREF ASEC PGOV EAID
05ISLAMABAD15736	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: PUBLIC REACTION TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary: Public criticism of the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) relief operations continues. Media images of angry survivors still waiting for adequate relief, coupled with often-inaccurate and inflamatory editorials are fueling this resentment. Opposition parties have seized on this c [...]	2005-10-20 05:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS PGOV PREL PK
05ISTANBUL1577	SDIF CHIEF REVIEWS A SUCCESSFUL BUT TURBULENT YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with visiting Ankara Econ Counselor and Istanbul P/E Chief, the Chairman of Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF),Ahmet Erturk, reviewed his organization's progress in recouping Turkey's losses from the 2001 banking crisis. Noting that th [...]	2005-09-15 09:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CASC TU
05ISTANBUL1889	MOTOROLA DISPUTE SETTLED [...] (SBU) Protracted negotiations between Motorola and the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) came to a successful conclusion on October 28 with the signing of an agreement by which Motorola renounced its legal claims against both the SDIF and Telsim in exchange for a cash payment of US [...]	2005-10-31 15:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL2003	SINNED AGAINST OR SINNING? OWNERS OF FAILED [...] (C) Summary: In recent months, a number of owners of failed Turkish banks have begun to speak out to condemn the Turkish government for pursuing a "vendetta" against them-- including for political and even religious reasons-- and to warn that Turkish government actions to seize their assets ar [...]	2005-11-23 14:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
05JERUSALEM2570	WB/G SITREP: JUNE 22, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested alleged 10 PIJ activists June 21, most in Qalqiliya and Nablus. The IDF also arrested a Palestinian woman who attempted to stab an IDF soldier at a checkpoint near Tulkarm on June 21, according to Israeli newspapers. There were no injuries in the incident. In [...]	2005-06-22 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05KABUL5121	TWO SCHOOLS ATTACKED IN HELMAND [...] (SBU) A TEACHER WAS KILLED ON DECEMBER 16 IN NAD ALI DISTRICT IN HELMAND PROVINCE. ALTHOUGH THE MOTIVE WAS UNCLEAR, TERRORISM IS LIKELY. ON DECEMBER 17, ANOTHER INCIDENT INVOLVING A SCHOOL TOOK PLACE, THIS TIME IN THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL. TWO MEN ON A MOTORCYCLE DROVE TO THE KARTELEGON SCH [...]	2005-12-18 03:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF
05KABUL5292	CORRECTED COPY PRT/QALAT: CHALLENGES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Zabul Governor Arman has a strategic goal of a good road connecting the Ring Road in Qalat to the Pakistani border in southeastern Zabul Province. The road improvement is underway (with US funding),but the districts are not secure yet nor under the effective control of the ce [...]	2005-12-31 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID ELTN AF
05KATHMANDU2700	KING RETURNS, PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Following his return to Nepal after a three week absence, the King issued a statement on December 2 calling on the people of Nepal to unite with patriotism. Though he did not specifically address the Party-Maoist 12 point understanding announced in his absence, he termed efforts toward [...]	2005-12-05 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NP
05KIEV5150	UKRAINE: PRESS COVERAGE OF THE GAS DISPUTE WITH RUSSIA [...] Summary: Most Ukrainian media have described Russia's intention to hike Ukraine's gas prices as politically motivated. Many press reports also highlighted the assertion from Ukrainian leaders that this is a step in Ukraine's transition from patriarchal to pragmatic relations with Russia. Depen [...]	2005-12-23 10:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EPET ENRG PREL PGOV RS UP
05KINGSTON1197	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: APR 22 - MAY 6, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Police Under Attack from Kingston Gunmen -- Latest Crime Statistics -- Prime Minister Rolls Out the Goodies -- PNP Sources Report Concerns of a Party Divided -- Mexican President Fox Visits Jamaica -- Air Jamaica Settles Labor Dispute ----------------------------- [...]	2005-05-06 20:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM SNAR KCOR KCRM ELAB
05KINGSTON1258	JAMAICA: POLICE UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: In seperate incidents, between 9:00 p.m. on May 3 and 7:00 a.m. on May 4, three Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers and one private security guard were murdered while another JCF officer was injured in Kingston. Two of the alleged gunmen were shot and killed in one incident [...]	2005-05-12 20:40:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1734	USAID/OFDA Hurricane Dennis Situation Report 1 [...] Weather conditions are improving in most parts of Jamaica from the passage of Hurricane Dennis on July 7, 2005. The Government of Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is compiling damage reports from community disaster committees in the Parishes. So far [...]	2005-07-14 16:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	BF ECON EINV
05KINGSTON2224	SENIOR FOREIGN POLICE OFFICER REQUESTS EMBASSY [...] (C) On September 15, at his request, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields visited Embassy Kingston to meet with NAS Director, RSO, TAT, and DAO to discuss expanding cooperation in addressing corruption within the JCF. Shields is a senior officer with the London Me [...]	2005-09-23 19:53:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC JM
05KINGSTON2293	GOJ REQUIRES COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE FOR VEHICLES [...] SUMMARY: This is an ACTION TELEGRAM; see para 9. The GOJ is refusing to license newly imported GOVs and POVs, and will not renew existing official and personal vehicle registrations unless the Embassy and its staff purchase local comprehensive insurance covering the value of duties and tax [...]	2005-10-05 17:53:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PREL JM
05KINGSTON2702	JAMAICA 2005 INCSR - PART I [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 18:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR JM
05KINGSTON622	GOJ FINANCIAL CRIMES DIVISION PROVIDES HEADS-UP ON [...] (C) Summary: Finance Ministry Financial Investigations Division (FID) Chief Technical Director Mike Surridge told Pol/Econ Chief March 4 that FID is investigating a naturalized Jamaican of Pakistani origin for suspected narcotics-related money laundering. The suspect, Mohammed Tufail Ahmed, [...]	2005-03-04 22:22:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC SNAR JM
05KINGSTON624	GOJ FINANCIAL CRIMES DIVISION PROVIDES HEADS-UP ON [...] (C) Summary: Finance Ministry Financial Investigations Division (FID) Chief Technical Director Mike Surridge told Pol/Econ Chief March 4 that FID is investigating a naturalized Jamaican of Pakistani origin for suspected narcotics-related money laundering. The suspect, Mohammed Tufail Ahmed, [...]	2005-03-04 22:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC SNAR JM
05KINSHASA1053	JUNE 30--KINSHASA CALM BUT JUMPY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kinshasa is calm but jumpy in the run-up to June 30. As expected, the Congolese military and police have increased visible patrols throughout Kinshasa over the past few days, and salary payments for police and military in Kinshasa have started. There were no reported demonstrations [...]	2005-06-28 12:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC ASEC CG
05KINSHASA148	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CONGO-KINSHASA [...] Summary: The Congolese Government (GDRC) has completed over one year of its transition from war to peace with only limited impact on the investment climate. The inclusion of former rebel groups in the GDRC has provided a modicum of political stability. Additionally, IMF and World Bank reform [...]	2005-01-27 14:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB PGOV PREL CG OPIC
05KINSHASA1658	ELECTION UPDATE [...] (U) The Election Steering Committee (Comite de Pilotage) met October 3 to review the status of election preparations and the general electoral calendar. Committee membership includes Chief of Mission representation from donors, UN agency heads, technical support staff, and senior GDRC officia [...]	2005-10-04 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1840	DRC ELECTIONS UPDATE: ALMOST 20 MILLION VOTERS [...] (U) The Independent Election Commission (CEI) has released the latest round of figures of voter registration in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Total enrollment through November 4 has surpassed 19.9 million. Enrollment figures by province are as follows: Kinshasa (2,963,101); Bas Congo (1,23 [...]	2005-11-04 13:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA731	CONGOLESE MINING PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: The natural resources wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is enormous, including diamonds, copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, uranium, gold, coltan, niobium, and cassiterite. As the DRC turns its eyes to peacetime economic development, the mining sector will become ever mo [...]	2005-04-29 16:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV PREL CG
05KUWAIT1965	KUWAIT: THREE IPR SEMINARS IN THREE WEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. After their country was strongly criticized this past year for its poor intellectual property rights (IPR) record, Kuwaitis from inside and outside the government organized three different IPR seminars in late April and early May. The first event, an April 25 roun [...]	2005-05-11 13:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL KIPR KU
05KUWAIT2064	WELL WORTH THE WAIT: KUWAITI WOMEN GAIN FULL [...] After six hours of debate, the National Assembly passed May 16 an amendment to Article 35 of the election law granting Kuwaiti women full political rights, including voting in parliamentary elections and running for national office starting in 2007, the date of the next elections. Of the 59 M [...]	2005-05-16 17:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT4481	KUWAIT RESPONSE: BARRIERS TO OIL INVESTMENT [...] Summary: The entire local oil industry in Kuwait is state-run and the Kuwait Constitution expressly forbids foreign companies from investing in the natural resources of the country. U.S. companies can neither purchase local oil companies nor obtain equity oil. There are some very limited o [...]	2005-10-18 12:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET KU
05KUWAIT4727	BLUE LANTERN: CASE 966701 [...] (U) Per reftel request, Econoff paid a visit to the offices of "National Contracts Group" (NCG) to ascertain the validity of the company and its stated role as a party to pending license No. 966701. Econoff met with Mr. Omar A. A. Almutawa, President of NCG and Mr. Shahid Ayaz, General Manage [...]	2005-11-09 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC KUNC KU US
05KUWAIT512	RAID NETS SAUDI, JORDANIAN MILITANTS; KUWAIT [...] Summary: In the latest round of raids on suspected militants since security crackdowns began January 10, police on February 5 reportedly captured five suspected militants, including two Saudi Arabian and three Jordanian citizens. Kuwaiti security forces have been authorized and are using all n [...]	2005-02-06 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KPAO ASEC KU SA JO TERRORISM
05LAGOS1063	THE ONGOING NITEL - PENTASCOPE SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary: Privatization of the Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd. (NITEL) has faltered for the second time. Amid great controversy, the GON fired the Dutch management company, Pentascope, appointed to shepherd the process. Though the GON terminated the Pentascope contract in March 2005, the [...]	2005-07-07 16:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
05LAGOS1376	NIGERIA: FUEL PRICE HIKE AND NATIONAL STRIKE UPDATE [...] (SBU) On August 26, the Petroleum Products Regulatory Agency (PPPRA),citing increased international oil prices, raised gas prices from 50 Naira/liter to 65 Naira/liter. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) requested the increase, claiming it could no longer shoulder the financ [...]	2005-09-01 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ELAB KDEM PGOV NI
05LAGOS1401	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE MAY TO AUG [...] (U) This is a roundup of various recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Rights Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables, or they are updates of previousl [...]	2005-09-08 11:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KIRF NI PGOV PHUM PREL
05LAGOS1531	TELECOM SECTOR GROWS, CHINESE FIRMS EXPAND [...] (C) Summary. Telecom operators believe the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) unified licensing policy allowing existing fixed wireless and mobile licensees to provide both services for voice, data and multimedia will reinforce the current dominance enjoyed by the key players already [...]	2005-09-30 14:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV NI CH
05LAGOS1738	NDLEA SAYS IT IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING [...] (S) In late October, the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) created a special unit, consisting of 25 agents. The mandate of the new unit was to arrest drug kingpins, according to unit commander-Gadzama who was also the NDLEA's top officer in the currently dormant NDLEA/DEA J [...]	2005-11-08 08:14:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PGOV PINR SNAR NI
05LAGOS1753	BIAFRAN SEPARATISTS AND POLICE CLASH, BURN FIRST [...] Summary. During a demonstration in Onitsha (Anambra State) following the GON's arrest and detention of Ralph Uwazurike, the house of Nigeria's first post-independence President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, was razed. Uwazurike is the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State o [...]	2005-11-15 09:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS435	OBASANJO'S NEMESIS: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR TINUBU [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 23, the Ambassador met Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu who said that the federal government's withholding of approximately USD 135 million of accrued local government allocations for Lagos still has disproportionately affected children, health care delivery, transp [...]	2005-03-18 07:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KJUS NI PGOV PINS PREL
05LILONGWE333	MUTHARIKA LAUNCHES NEW PARTY [...] Summary: President Mutharika has launched his new party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The party platform is essentially the same as that of his government, stressing development, anti-corruption, and law and order. End summary. 2. In a raucous and colorful four-hour rally in Lil [...]	2005-04-18 10:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE579	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S LEADERSHIP STYLE [...] Despite a year of solid success in imposing discipline on government spending and launching a strong anti-corruption campaign, President Mutharika has been frustrated in his reform agenda by an increasingly militant opposition and a weak civil service. A series of negative media stories has p [...]	2005-07-08 09:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMCA MI
05LILONGWE761	PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW US AMBASSADOR AND OTHER [...] (SBU) On Monday, September 5, President Mutharika announced a number of new diplomatic appointments in the Malawian Foreign Service. Topping the list is the appointment of Francis Moto, former Principal at Chancellor College, as Ambassador to the U.S. This is the first that the Embassy has h [...]	2005-09-06 14:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM MI PGOV TBIO
05LIMA2550	MYTH BUSTER: COCA-FREE WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY [...] Summary: A USG-funded program helps break the myth that poor farmers in Peru can only feed and educate their kids by growing coca. The Institute of Tropical Crops (ICT),supported primarily by INL, helps farmers manage an integrated mix of crops, centered on cacao. During a recent visit, [...]	2005-06-07 21:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR EAID PE
05LIMA4294	PRESIDENT TOLEDO ANNOUNCES NATIONAL CITIZEN [...] SUMMARY. New public security measures announced by President Toledo on 9/29 include more police patrols in high crime areas, vehicle purchases, prison reforms, a focus on highway robberies, and new training academies. Although some of the resources required will be generated internally thro [...]	2005-10-04 14:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS KCRM PE
05LIMA4732	ECONOMIC EXPANSION BEGINNING TO REDUCE POVERTY [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 21:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4848	LAUNCHING PHASE II OF THE DIGITAL FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador and Peruvian Minister of Production David Lemor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 8 to launch Phase II of the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) as well as underscore the GOP's renewed interest in the program. Both the Minister and the Ambass [...]	2005-11-15 18:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LJUBLJANA144	SLOVENIA LOOKS TO REJUVENATE ITS TRANSPORT [...] Summary: In a February 24 courtesy call, new Slovene Minister of Transport, Janez Bozic, highlighted for COM his goals for revitalizing Slovenia's transportation infrastructure in all four sectors of his portfolio: roads, railways, sea transport, and aviation. Railway development is Bozic's t [...]	2005-03-03 04:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SI
05LJUBLJANA216	ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT, [...] SUMMARY. EUCOM provided three options on ACSA and we have contacted the Slovenes for their preference on how to proceed. The Combined Training and Education Plan was submitted to EUCOM; highlights are below. New FMF cases to purchase spares for Slovenia's HMMWVs were signed this month; the [...]	2005-04-04 09:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR SI
05LJUBLJANA235	SLOVENIA IN ISAF: NO CAVEATS AND POSSIBLY MORE [...] (S) Pol-Miloff delivered reftel talking points on 08 April to Stanislav Vidovic and Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek in the MFA Security Policy Department, noting in particular that Slovenia's "no caveats" policy for its ISAF troops allowed Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers to be among the first [...]	2005-04-08 10:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	PREL MARR SI NATO
05LJUBLJANA292	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RENE ALEXANDER "ALEX" [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to U.S. Speaker Mr. Rene Alexander "Alex" Acosta, to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia on May 07-10, 2005, to discuss trafficking issues, in support of post's objective to reduce trafficking in humans. 2. The Control Officer [...]	2005-05-04 06:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SL PO
05LJUBLJANA377	ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT, [...] SUMMARY. Embassy received a diplomatic note on ACSA from Slovene MFA; LOAs for JFCC and ASOC were signed; English language coordinator departed; Bell 412 IFF installation is delayed; EUCOM and DSCA approved the FY06 IMET program at the TPMR. 2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. FMF [...]	2005-06-09 06:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR SI
05LJUBLJANA461	ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT, [...] SUMMARY. The MOD signed the ACSA implementing letter; Gasper Kresnik is "FSN of the Year"; the new ODC Chief, Lt Col Gene Moty arrived; Bell 412 IFF installation schedule is not yet finalized. 2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. FMF 1) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING (S3-D-TAC, $650,1 [...]	2005-07-08 02:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR SI
05LJUBLJANA672	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROSSITZA B. PETROV AND [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to U.S. Export Control Technical Specialists Rossitza B. Petrov and Jennifer Carol Whitcomb, to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 08-13, 2005, to conduct an "Internal Control Program Instructor Training" workshop. 2 [...]	2005-09-20 10:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KNNP KSTC SI
05LJUBLJANA748	SLOVENIA: COM MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER, ITF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, COM met with International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) Director Dorijan Marsic to discuss the possibility of sending demining trainers and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) specialists to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Marsic indicated that ITF was [...]	2005-10-24 07:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS ECON PGOV PREL SI NATO
05LJUBLJANA876	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROSSITZA PETROV [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to Export Control Specialist Rossitza Petrov, to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia on January 28 - February 02, 2005. Mrs. Petrov will assist the Ministry of Economy and the DOC'S Local Subcontractor, ARCTUR, in conducting a tw [...]	2005-12-22 04:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC SI
05LJUBLJANA882	OSCE: U/S BURNS BILATERAL MEETING WITH CIO [...] (U) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial, U/S Burns and Slovene Foreign Minister and Chairman in Office of the OSCE Dimitrij Rupel discussed Slovenia's cooperation in and contribution to international peacekeeping missions; the Government of Slovenia's (GOS) recent politi [...]	2005-12-27 07:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SI
05LJUBLJANA96	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. LEROY KEY [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to A/OPR/OS Regional Educational Officer, to travel to Ljubjana, Slovenia on March 24 - 30, 2005, to meet with principal officers and other appropriate officers, regarding dependent education. 2. The Control Officer for y [...]	2005-02-11 10:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASCH
05MADRID1831	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: MOTO NSA, SEVERO - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: NOV. 6, 1943, ACOCK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA - POSITIVE 3. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" REPORTED THAT TH [...]	2005-05-13 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL MOTO
05MANAGUA2094	USAID/NICARAGUA CONCURRENCE CABLE ON [...] DAP extension and program adjustment for phase two of the DAP amendment. With the results and recommendations from the Food Aid Program and Policy Assessment for Nicaragua, the credit component review and the Nicaragua Title II program mid-term evaluation, the Title II Cooperating Sponsors will mak [...]	2005-07-20 19:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID
05MANAGUA2096	USAID/NICARAGUA CONCURRENCE CABLE ON [...] DAP extension and program adjustment for phase two of the DAP amendment. With the results and recommendations from the Food Aid Program and Policy Assessment for Nicaragua, the credit component review and the Nicaragua Title II program mid-term evaluation, the Title II Cooperating Sponsors [...]	2005-07-20 19:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID
05MANAMA747	ISLAMIC BANKING, SHARIAH BOARDS, AND INVESTMENTS [...] (U) Islamic banking is a growth industry worldwide and represents a sector for which Bahrain holds a comparative advantage and would like to expand and solidify as a regional center in the Middle East. Bahrain has a strong reputation for transparency and regulation of its financial sector in [...]	2005-05-25 11:56:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP BA
05MANILA1061	RECRUITMENT COMPANIES AND TRAFFICKING [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Recruiting Filipinos to work abroad is an important national industry in the Philippines. The GRP regulates and licenses recruitment companies through the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency [...]	2005-03-07 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN PHUM KCRM KCOR ELAB ECON RP
05MANILA129	CEBU MAYOR IMPLICATED IN SERIES OF VIGILANTE-STYLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been 14 vigilante-style killings recently in Cebu. Critics have implicated Cebu Mayor Tommy Osmena in the slayings based on his decision to create a special police squad to hunt down criminals. Cardinal Vidal, local congressmen, Cebu's Vice Mayor, and human rights gr [...]	2005-01-11 04:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS RP

05MANILA1401	LEFTISTS CLAIM SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN TO KILL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Gunmen have already killed up to eighteen members of leftist front groups including Bayan Muna -- a political party closely associated with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA) -- since the beginning of 2005. Leftist leaders have claimed that there [...]	2005-03-29 08:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SOCI KPAO RP
05MANILA1506	LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The nexus of law enforcement corruption in the Philippines lies in four key areas: 1) bribery in recruitment and extortion in training; 2) ineffectual and politically manipulated Internal Affairs; 3) financial mismanagement; and, 4) procurement and resource mismanagement. PNP [...]	2005-04-01 06:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS KCRM KCOR KJUS ASEC RP
05MANILA1641	CORRUPTION UPDATE: PLUNDER CHARGES (AT LAST) [...] (C) Summary: The Ombudsman filed plunder charges on April 6 against Major General Carlos Garcia and his immediate family members, while his court martial continues. Neither case is expected to conclude soon, however. The GRP has also filed new charges against 21 officials in the Department [...]	2005-04-08 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL MARR ECON RP
05MANILA1774	LATEST VIGILANTE KILLINGS IN CEBU - NO END IN SIGHT [...] (U) Summary: Summary executions of suspected criminals by "death squads" in Cebu are continuing at an alarming rate. According to media reports, suspected vigilantes have killed at least 41 people since December 2004. Civil society groups have condemned the extrajudicial killings, but much [...]	2005-04-18 23:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI RP
05MANILA312	MORE VIGILANTE-STYLE KILLINGS REPORTED IN DAVAO [...] (C) Summary: There have been 26 reported killings of suspected criminals in Davao City, Mindanao, since the new year began. Human rights organizations have implicated the "Davao Death Squad," a vigilante group linked with Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, in the killings. Mission has expressed [...]	2005-01-20 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SNAR RP
05MANILA3754	UPTICK IN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN DAVAO AND CEBU [...] (SBU) Summary: Extra-judicial killings of suspected criminals in Davao and Cebu are on the increase. So far, 137 have been slain this year in Davao and 77 in Cebu. No arrests have been made. The killings appear to have spread to other localities: there have been several recent slayings [...]	2005-08-15 07:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREL RP
05MANILA4338	GROWING FRENZY TO MITIGATE RISING OIL PRICE [...] (SBU) In its latest scramble to temper the impact of escalating oil prices (reftel),the Philippine Government has stepped up its campaign to conserve energy, promote bioethanol as a gasoline additive, and push passage of a renewable energy bill to reduce the country's dependence on imported [...]	2005-09-14 09:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON RP
05MANILA5346	AMID CONTINUED NPA ATTACKS, KILLINGS OF LEFTIST [...] (C) Summary: About 40 leftist activists have been killed in the Philippines so far in 2005. These killings, a jump from the number recorded in 2004, come amid a flurry of attacks by the New People's Army (NPA),which have killed and injured many. "Legal" left politicians and activists have [...]	2005-11-15 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PREL PINR RP
05MANILA5647	COURT-MARTIAL FINDS GENERAL GARCIA GUILTY [...] (U) On the afternoon of December 2, a general court martial board sentenced retired Major General Carlos Garcia to dishonorable dismissal, forfeiture of military retirement benefits, and two years of hard labor at a military prison. The military court found Garcia, a former military comptroll [...]	2005-12-02 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP
05MAPUTO1297	CHINESE TIES WITH MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Summary: China has extensive political, economic, and military ties with Mozambique, and its visibility appears to be growing. Mozambique,s President and Prime Minister have each met with their Chinese counterparts in the last two months. End Summary. ------------------- Political Relat [...]	2005-10-05 13:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PREL CH MZ
05MAPUTO329	ARMED ASSAULT ADJACENT TO AMERICAN EMBASSY MAPUTO [...] On 03/10/05 at approximately 0037 hours, an armed home invasion robbery attempt was committed against the residence located on the SE corner of Faria de Sousa and Damiao de Gois Rua. This location is directly across from the primary vehicle entrance to the American Embassy at an approximate di [...]	2005-03-10 13:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
05MAPUTO746	MAPUTO EMPLOYEES ASSAULTED [...] On May 31, 2005, at approximately 1845, one AmEmb Maputo AmCit Diplomat and one FSN, were assaulted at gunpoint one block from the US Mission Public Affairs Office building and half a block from a local police station. The incident occurred when AmCit had given the FSN a ride home. After they [...]	2005-06-13 15:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
05MASERU186	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [...] SUMMARY. The Commissioner of Police Mrs. 'Malejaka Evelyn Letooane paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador on Wednesday April 7, 2005. Their discussion focused on the current security situation and public safety in Lesotho.The Ambassador expressed concerns about recent attacks on expatriate re [...]	2005-04-12 13:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL LT
05MASERU371	FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON VISITS LESOTHO TO PROMOTE PEDIATRIC [...] (U) Former U.S. President William J. Clinton visited Lesotho on Monday, 18 July 2005, his second stop on a week-long six-nation Africa tour to promote the work of the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative. The former President's messages resonated with USG policy, PEPFAR concepts, and post [...]	2005-07-21 12:17:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV EAID PGOV LT HIV
05MINSK1330	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Authorities Cancel Youth Forum, Youth Leaders Detained On October 22, authorities prevented a meeting of 85 leaders of youth organization from all the r [...]	2005-10-31 14:17:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1355	Minsk Fails to Defend Confiscation Record [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, State Customs Committee (SCC) officials attempted to defend their government's confiscation practices to Econoff. Their main arguments were that the SCC used to confiscate much more, even though current levels remain high, and that confiscations `were not their id [...]	2005-11-08 11:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO BO
05MINSK1452	MOTOVELO WORKERS GO ON STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: Workers at a Minsk motorcycle plant went on strike on November 25 demanding the factory pay their October wages. After blocking a large highway for one and a half hours, the factory administration finally agreed to pay the wages by November 30. While on a regional trip, an angry [...]	2005-12-02 12:28:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV BO
05MINSK1458	Belarus: Libertad Act [...] Summary: The GOB strongly supports the Castro government, publicly opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba, has no interest in promoting democracy, the protection of human rights or free market reform, and is building economic ties with Cuba. Minsk and Havana in fact became sister cities in November. [...]	2005-12-02 14:32:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU
05MINSK1558	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ No Protection from Triple Jeopardy in Belarus 2. On December 20, the Supreme Economic Court (SEC) overturned its own previous ruling and decided that the Belarusian Helsinki [...]	2005-12-30 09:29:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MUSCAT1311	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 27 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-08-27 13:50:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER ABLD CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT193	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee February 2 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...]	2005-02-02 12:56:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER KMSG KHLS KVPR CASC MU EAC
05MUSCAT233	OMAN: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATING FRAMEWORK OUTREACH ON SECTORAL INITIATIVES [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-09 13:33:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	MU NOTAG
05MUSCAT280	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee February 16 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the E [...]	2005-02-16 13:36:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER KHLS KVPR CASC MU EAC
05MUSCAT741	SECOND DEMONSTRATION LEADS TO ARRESTS [...] (SBU) A May 3 protest march that turned into a sit-in at a mosque was allegedly forcibly dispersed by police, reportedly leading to numerous arrests. First-hand accounts cite the number of protesters between 200-500, while other unconfirmed sources claim the numbers were closer to a thousand o [...]	2005-05-04 13:52:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINS ASEC MU
05NAIROBI4023	East African Community Customs Union: Just Teething [...] (SBU) Summary: The East African Community Customs Union, established at the start of 2005, is experiencing teething problems - and in the minority view, may be unraveling. A slew of problems, ranging from tariff rates for pharmaceuticals to rules of origin for vehicles assembled locally by G [...]	2005-09-27 06:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON KE TZ
05NAIROBI4165	DROUGHT PERSISTS IN KENYA'S MAKUENI [...] Rainfall amounts below historical averages continue to negatively affect residents in several Divisions of the Makueni District, Kenya. The lack of rain and ground water has impacted local livelihoods, public health and been responsible for a significant out migration. Poor management and [...]	2005-10-05 12:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE
05NAIROBI5132	KENYA: FY 2005 AMBASSADOR'S SELF-HELP FUND [...] Summary: The 16 FY-05 projects (with a total budget of $92,000) supported most recently through Kenya's Ambassador's Self-Help Fund have begun their funded activities. A summary of Kenya's Self-Help program and progress to date are contained herein. End summary. OVERVIEW -------- 2. [...]	2005-12-14 11:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KE
05NASSAU1225	PETROCARIBE: "A DREAM COME TRUE" FOR MINISTER [...] (C) Trade and Industry Minister Leslie Miller returned from Venezuela on June 30 waving the PetroCaribe agreement and declaring cheap gas prices in our time. Minister Miller stated that, "What we got from the Venezuelans is a dream come true. This is an extraordinary agreement, one that I h [...]	2005-07-01 17:26:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL BF
05NDJAMENA1077	ERODING PRESS FREEDOMS IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Press freedoms continue to erode in Chad. Of particular concern is the recent arrest of three journalists from the independent press. Two are now free, but remain under threat of further prosecution, while a third is still in custody. Independent media, including newspapers [...]	2005-07-09 09:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OIIP KPAO PHUM CD
05NDJAMENA1357	CHAD'S OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT PROCESS: SHOWING [...] (C) Summary: The recently released report of Chad's Oil Revenue Management College's verification of projects highlights some of the issues now arising over the use of petroleum funds. The College found numerous deficiencies such as non-delivery or significant delays in delivery of items, p [...]	2005-09-03 07:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1878	SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM (698-9901): FY 2005 [...] Summary: Special Self-Help (SSH) program budget allowance for FY 2005 of $77,000 was transmitted to Post August 10 by USAID accounting station in Bamako and was fully obligated September 26 with the signing of seven Individual Activity Agreements (IAAs) during a ceremony at the Embassy. The c [...]	2005-12-30 14:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID CD
05NDJAMENA559	EXECUTIVE INTERFERENCE AND REPRISALS UNDERMINE [...] (U) Summary: In an apparent act of reprisal for their refusal to hand down the ruling favored by the Executive branch in a long-disputed property sale case, the Minister of Justice has demoted and reassigned the three Appeals Court justices involved in the case. The Union of Magistrates, the [...]	2005-04-08 07:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM EAID CD LY PJUS
05NEWDELHI5226	PM: SPIKE IN TERRORISM COULD THREATEN INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In addition to the July 6 attack in Ayodhya, senior J&K politicians and civilian officials are increasingly under terrorist attack, and a long string of bombings in Kashmir is growing more lethal. The recent incidents in J&K, coupled with the Ayodhya attack (Ref A),led to PM Si [...]	2005-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5402	FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT: INDIA, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 06:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ECON ETRD PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5865	LABOR PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT OUTSIDE DELHI [...] (C) Summary: A July 25 protest rally in support of workers of a Honda subsidiary turned into an all-out riot in Gurgaon, following apparent provocations by unions linked to India's Communist parties. Located 25 kilometers southwest of Delhi, Gurgaon is a major hub of multinational corporations [...]	2005-07-28 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON EINV ASEC PHUM IN JA
05NEWDELHI749	HIGH TURNOUT IN FIRST ROUND OF J&K LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Consolidating the pattern set in other recent state elections, Kashmiris turned out in large numbers in municipal elections in North Kashmir on January 30, defying terrorist intimidation and a separatist-led boycott campaign, and demonstrating that they want to have a greater say i [...]	2005-01-31 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI7990	TFPK01: KASHMIRIS SEEK LOWERING OF BORDERS AS [...] (C) Summary: PM Singh and the senior Indian leadership have moved swiftly following the October 8 earthquake to show Kashmiris that India shares their grief and would help them, but relief efforts have been slow to reach some areas. The quake is having its impact in Kashmiri politics, too, wit [...]	2005-10-14 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID AEMR KISL PTER PBTS PK IN
05OTTAWA1584	FY 2006 IVLP, ITT Ground Transportation Safety and [...] Post proposes a two-person IVLP project on Ground Transportation Safety and Planning in the U.S. This project would better acquaint two players involved in supporting Canada-U.S. trade via truck to overall U.S. security policies, U.S. border security concerns, regulation and implementation, [...]	2005-05-27 11:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1585	FY 2006 IVLP, ITT Ground Transportation Safety and [...] Post proposes a two-person IVLP project on Ground Transportation Safety and Planning in the U.S. This project would better acquaint two players involved in supporting Canada-U.S. trade via truck to overall U.S. security policies, U.S. border security concerns, regulation and implementation, [...]	2005-05-27 11:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1860	SCENESETTER: Your Visit to Alberta, Canada [...] I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and House Agriculture Committee members and staff to Canada. I am sure that your visit will be productive and will help us advance the agenda on two of our biggest bilateral bilateral economic issues. The Canadian Political Scene 2. [...]	2005-06-21 12:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN EAGR PREL CA
05OTTAWA2352	BOMBARDIER AND THE WORLD AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES GAME [...] This report outlines a significant part of the backdrop to the WTO's current aircraft subsidies case: Canadian- based Bombardier Aerospace and the market for 100-seat- and-up "regional jets" - airliners at the small end of the product ranges offered by Boeing and Airbus. 2. Bombardier anno [...]	2005-08-04 18:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND EINV CA
05OTTAWA3095	BOMBARDIER AND THE WORLD AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES GAME [...] (U) SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (U) This report outlines an increasingly significant part of the backdrop to large aircraft subsidies issues: Canada-based Bombardier Aerospace and the future of the market for commercial jets carrying 100 t [...]	2005-10-17 15:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND EINV EAIR CA
05OTTAWA3103	SPP: FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES WORKING GROUP [...] Introduction and Summary: Treasury DAS for International Monetary and Financial Policy Mark Sobel led the U.S. delegation to the first Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) Working Group meeting and the 11th NAFTA Financial Services Committee meeting near Ottawa on October 4, 2005. The [...]	2005-10-17 20:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL CA MX
05OTTAWA3577	CANADA'S ECONOMY STRONG AS ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] Canada's economy continued to accelerate in the third quarter of 2005, rising 3.6% on a real annualized basis (versus 3.4% in the second quarter and 2.0% in the first). While Canada's currency and stock markets have recently appreciated in line with energy prices, media reports tended to overs [...]	2005-12-02 21:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV CA
05OTTAWA3636	INCSR PART I - CANADA [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-09 21:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CA
05OTTAWA382	CANADIAN TRADE MISSION TO CHINA HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Economic relations with China were a key focus of Prime Minister Paul Martin's January tour of South and East Asia (which also touched on tsunami relief and a range of political issues - see ref A). China displaced Japan in the past decade as Canada's largest trading p [...]	2005-02-08 17:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL CVIS KFRD CH CA
05OTTAWA822	AUTO AND AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT: [...] The GOC and the provincial government of Ontario will contribute hundreds of millions of dollars toward investments announced recently in central Canada's auto plants. The federal, Quebec and Ontario governments are also offering large new incentives to the aerospace industry. This marks a s [...]	2005-03-18 18:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND EINV CA
05OTTAWA824	CANADA'S AUTO SECTOR - [...] WHILE THE GOC WORKS TO ENGAGE THE U.S. TOWARD FORMING A POST-KYOTO STRATEGY ON CLIMATE CHANGE, IT HAS YET TO IMPLEMENT A CREDIBLE PROGRAM FOR MEETING ITS KYOTO TARGETS BY 2012. MEASURES AFFECTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES ARE MEANT TO BE A KEY FEATURE OF THIS PROGRAM, [...]	2005-03-18 19:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG CA
05PANAMA202	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PANAMA DESK OFFICER [...] Embassy grants country clearance and welcomes Panama Desk Officer Thomas Pierce, who will visit Panama during January 31-February 4, 2005 for in-country orientation. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is Political Officer Karen Covert, telephones: office (507) 207-7131, residence ( [...]	2005-01-27 22:41:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA PM
05PANAMA210	PANAMA PRESIDENT MARTIN TORRIJOS AND HIS FAMILY [...] THE GOP HAS REQUESTED COURTESIES OF PORT AND PROTECTION FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS AND SIX FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING FIRST LADY VIVIAN TORRIJOS, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND ORLANDO, FLORIDA IN EARLY FEBRUARY ON A PRIVATE VISIT. ITINERARY FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS FOLLOWS: 02/05 DEPART PANAMA VI [...]	2005-01-28 18:11:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PM OVIP TORRIJOS MARTIN POL SPECIALIST
05PANAMA2200	AMBASSADOR EATON DISCUSSES PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION [...] (U) Ambassador William Eaton met with French Ambassador to Panama Christophe Philibert on October 31, 2005. The ambassadors discussed French interests in Panama, President Bush,s November 6-7 visit to Panama, and French ambitions for Panama Canal expansion. End Summary. French Economic Int [...]	2005-11-04 17:49:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV CMGT PM FR POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2470	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-23 16:22:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN KCRM PTER PM
05PANAMA437	CODEL TAYLOR MEETS PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT MARTIN [...] (SBU) In a 48-hour visit during February 20-22, Codel Taylor toured the Darien border region by helicopter, met with senior Panamanian officials (including President Martin Torrijos) and viewed a joint combined training exercise (JCET) in Chagres National Park (former Ft. Sherman) that includ [...]	2005-02-25 20:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA984	PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV, [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Ambassador Sichan Siv, U.S. Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),and USUN Coordinating Ambassador for the UN General Assembly, who will visit Panama during May 12-13, 2005. 2. Embassy Control Officer for the visit is Political [...]	2005-05-04 14:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP ASEC ECON PM UNGA
05PARIS2196	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. RWANDA 4. NIGER 5. SENEGAL 6. ANGOLA 7. ZIMBABWE 8. SUDAN 9. SOUTH AFRICA 10. GABON 11. DROC 12. SOMALIA Â [...]	2005-04-01 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS349	FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2005-01-19 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
05PARIS3759	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): MAY 26, [...] (C) EST Counselor participated in the May 26 MTCR Points-of-Contact (POC) meeting held at the South Korean Embassy in Paris and delivered the substance of points contained in reftel. 2. (C) The POC Session began with a briefing - based on a "first draft summary report" - by French MFA POC [...]	2005-05-31 15:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC TSPA ETTC
05PARIS3895	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE: AFTERMATH OF THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 10:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS3965	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS: TONY [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-08 10:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5045	PARIS VISIT OF CDU LEADER MERKEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The front-page photos of CDU leader and Germany's probable next Chancellor Angela Merkel and UMP president and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy in today's IHT and FT illustrate the tantalizing prospect that the pair holds for European commentators. The reality, however, is that [...]	2005-07-20 16:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR GM EUN
05PARIS5936	FRENCH EONOMIC GROWTH SLUGGISH [...] SUMMARY. French GDP increased a low 0.4% (annualized) in the second quarter. The rise in oil prices and the euro in the third quarter caused fears that 2005 economic growth could be lower than government forecast of 2.0%. Eventually, the government reduced its GDP growth forecast to 1.5-2.0% [...]	2005-09-01 11:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS5995	TFUS01: FRENCH OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE [...] SUMMARY: Following specific French offers of disaster assistance, repeated below, we relayed acceptance per ref D. The GOF still awaits notification of where and when to send the material accepted. END SUMMARY. ----------------- GOF OFFERS of AID ----------------- 2. France announced [...]	2005-09-05 12:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL FR
05PARIS6137	TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH REACTION TO HURRICANE [...] SUMMARY: This is an action request, see para 14. France is still willing to provide further assistance, but awaits word from the USG as what else might be provided. The Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy officials have publicly expressed thanks per ref B. END SUMMARY. -------------------- [...]	2005-09-09 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PGOV US FR
05PARIS6439	FRENCH REACTION TO GERMAN ELECTION RESULTS; MOSTLY [...] (C) Summary: By and large, French politicians have interpreted the results of the German elections through purely partisan lenses -- and with an eye on the 2007 presidential elections in France. They find in this weekend's results across the Rhine primarily cautionary lessons against party [...]	2005-09-21 15:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR GM EUN
05PARIS6614	FRENCH AUTHORITIES BOLSTER THE EURO, ENCOURAGE [...] SUMMARY. Key EU and French authorities are talking up the euro and the attractiveness of French financial markets in an effort to increase the attractiveness of France to foreigners . At a recent event targeting Japanese investors, officials underlined progress already made by France, while [...]	2005-09-27 14:01:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS6633	FRENCH MFA ON NEXT STEPS FOR EU [...] (C) Summary: MFA DAS-equivalent for EU institutional affairs Setton told us September 27 that FM Douste-Blazy's September 23 proposal, at the governing center-right party's conference on Europe, for a two-speed Europe was "personal" not GOF policy. (The same holds true for Interior Minister [...]	2005-09-27 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR PINR EUN
05PARIS7871	RECOMMENDATION OF WAIVER FOR FRANCE OF LIBERTAD [...] (C) Summary and comment: France adheres to the EU's Common Position on Cuba, and the GoF monitors the human rights situation in Cuba closely. MFA officials have consistently stressed that they share both the U.S. assessment of the human rights situation and the U.S. goal of supporting peacef [...]	2005-11-18 14:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC FR CU
05PARIS794	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY OF STATE RICE TO [...] SECRETARY OF STATE RICE TO MIDDLE EAST - EUROPE 2. MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT IN SHARM EL-SHEIK, SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE REGION AND TO PARIS TODAY ARE PROMINENTLY FRONT- PAGED WITH ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH MAHMUD [...]	2005-02-08 11:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS8573	FRENCH GOVERNMENT PRIVATIZES TOLL-ROAD COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY. The government announced winning-bidders for its stake in toll-ways companies, ASF, APRR and SANEF December 14. The sell-off, which aroused widespread overseas bid interest, encountered political opposition in the National Assembly. Bidders were selected on their price offers, but a [...]	2005-12-21 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS987	OECD TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON TRADE AND [...] On February 7, 2005, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a technical workshop intended to seek advice from outside experts on its draft report on trade and structural adjustment. The paper is to be completed in time for the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting [...]	2005-02-16 14:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD XG XT ZM ECON EFIN
05PORTAUPRINCE1221	FORMER ARISTIDE OFFICIALS UNDER DRUG INDICTMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: Since mid-2003, seven high-profile members of the Aristide government or associates of the former President have been arrested on drug charges in the United States. Other officials are still under investigation for possible prosecution in the U.S. or Haiti. Press reports indicate t [...]	2005-05-03 11:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1790	HNP BRIEF ON DREAD WILME GANG INFORMATION [...] (C) Summary: A Haitian National Police (HNP) contact recently provided a copy of an investigation supposedly conducted by an outside consultant to the HNP on the subject of Cite Soleil gang leader, Dread Wilme. The document, dated May 2005, gives a brief background of Wilme, his weapons, activ [...]	2005-07-06 14:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PRAGUE204	FIRMS WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT ADD MORE VALUE, HAVE [...] Summary: Much of the Czech Republic's economic growth over the past several years has been attributable to significant flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) that have made the country the destination for more such investment per capita in recent years than any other country of central and [...]	2005-02-11 12:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EZ
05PRAGUE68	CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post's updated investment climate statement for 2005 follows para 2. 2. THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE Maintaining an open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's transition from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a functioning market economy. The Czech Republic [...]	2005-01-13 07:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EZ OPIC USTR
05PRAGUE815	TROUBLING SIGNALS IN LARGEST CZECH MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: The current $1 billion Czech Army tender for armored vehicles -- the military's largest procurement to date -- is designed to avert past problems with transparency, with PriceWaterhouseCoopers engaged to run the tender instead of the MOD's Armaments Directorate. The two main decl [...]	2005-05-27 12:04:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MASS PREL BEXP KCRM EZ
05PRETORIA1160	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Major Revisions for ICT Charter?; - Secondary Ta [...]	2005-03-18 11:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1161	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 18 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-03-18 11:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1304	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER April 1 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Ranks High as FDI Destination for Tra [...]	2005-04-01 08:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1605	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - International Economic Conditions More Important th [...]	2005-04-22 14:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1766	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Signs of Slowing Manufacturing Activity; - South [...]	2005-05-06 09:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1980	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER May 20 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - ANC to Discuss Relaxation in SA's Labor Market; - [...]	2005-05-20 08:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA226	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - SOUTH AFRICA [...] In response to reftel A, here is post's 2005 investment climate statement for South Africa, chapter 6 of the next Country Commercial Guide. 2. BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2005 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The government of South Africa (SAG) [...]	2005-01-19 05:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2343	ANC Document Presents Controversial Economic [...] (SBU) Summary. An ANC document proposes controversial policy changes to address poverty, unemployment and income inequality. Key suggestions include measures to promote a more competitive currency and liberalize labor market regulation. President Mbeki is likely behind the discussion docu [...]	2005-06-17 10:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB SF
05PRETORIA2451	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - Interest rate remains unchanged - April manufa [...]	2005-06-23 09:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA270	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Free Electricity to Poor More Expensive than Planne [...]	2005-01-21 09:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2783	SOUTH AFRICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY BENEFITING FROM AGOA [...] Summary. South African automotive exporters appreciate the benefits of duty-free access to the U.S. market under AGOA. Department of Trade and Industry statistics indicate that South African automotive exporters have saved R454.1 million on import duties between 2001 and 2004. BMW was the fi [...]	2005-07-14 11:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV SF AGOA USTR
05PRETORIA3145	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recent Inflation Trends Bring Poor Economic Relief; [...]	2005-08-05 09:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3821	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Improves in World Bank's Business [...]	2005-09-17 07:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4181	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - August Manufa [...]	2005-10-14 11:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4479	THE IBSA INITIATIVE: SOUTH-SOUTH TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary. Discussing their joint research on IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) trade and investment cooperation, three panelists from each of the countries involved highlighted the lack of experience, trade barriers, the cost of doing business, and cultural differences as reasons for t [...]	2005-11-08 09:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SF IN BR
05PRETORIA4592	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER November 18 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - September Manufacturing Production Picks Up; - W [...]	2005-11-18 11:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4646	SOUTH AFRICA: INPUT FOR THE 2006 NATIONAL TRADE [...] What follows is post's response for input for the 2006 National Trade Estimates Report as requested in reftel. Per instructions, this has also been sent in Microsoft Word format via electronic mail to William Jackson and Gloria Blue in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. [...]	2005-11-23 04:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG
05PRETORIA4829	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 9 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - October Manuf [...]	2005-12-09 11:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4834	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 9 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2005-12-09 12:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4907	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 16 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Consumer Inflation Comes in at Five-Month [...]	2005-12-19 09:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4937	SOUTH AFRICA TELECOM REGULATOR CONSULTS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three FCC advisors met with telecommunications regulator ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) to provide technical advice on competition and pricing during September 28-30. FCC presentations covered US regulations and policies regarding pricing and fo [...]	2005-12-20 10:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON SF
05PRETORIA515	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Background to the February 9 Monetary Policy Commit [...]	2005-02-04 12:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA655	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged; - S [...]	2005-02-12 09:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA864	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 18 newsletter include: - President Mbeki's State of the Nation address [...]	2005-02-28 08:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA946	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 4 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-03-04 05:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF

05PRETORIA949	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Trade Deficit Widens; - Mboweni Comments [...]	2005-03-04 10:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05QUITO2852	ECUADOR 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR EC FTA
05RABAT991	MARRAKECH BRAVES CONTROVERSY TO ROCK TO CHRISTIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thousands of Moroccans rocked to the music of seven American Christian bands and nine Moroccan groups at a well-organized outdoor concert, dubbed the Friendship Fest, that took place in Marrakech without incident on May 6-8. The event's American and Moroccan organizers viewed the [...]	2005-05-13 16:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PHUM PREL SCUL
05RANGOON469	STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: SPDC AND NLD COMMUNE ON SHAN [...] (C) Summary: In a highly unusual gesture, the GOB reached out to the NLD leadership on April 21 to request permission to publish the party's recent statement on its policy toward ethnic nationalities and secessionist movements. The party not only agreed, but was buoyed by a first-ever encount [...]	2005-04-22 06:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON979	BURMA: THAN SHWE HEALTH ISSUES FUEL POWER STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: Heightened activity on August 23-24 at a Rangoon military hospital, including visits by senior-level officials, are the source of rumors that the leader of Burma's military regime, Senior General Than Shwe, has fallen seriously ill. It is possible that Than Shwe checked into the [...]	2005-08-24 11:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS ASEC BM
05RIYADH9219	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANUARY 20-23, 2006 [...] The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes the visit of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) Director Ambassador John R. Miller, G/TIP's Senior Coordinator for Reports Mark Taylor, and G/TIP's Reports Officer for NEA Gayatri Patel, and grants to them country clearance fo [...]	2005-12-14 07:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9434	EP TRIBAL FAMILY FLEXES ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Four brothers from the Al-Dossari family outlined to the CG and Consulate staff their family's business and political enterprises. Yousef, Khalifa, Khalid, and Mohammed Al-Dossari, together with two other brothers, run a company that has expanded from supplying auto parts to managing int [...]	2005-12-21 09:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM SA
05ROME2498	ROME RESPONSE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: 05-969702 [...] This is a response to reftel, and conveys pre-license information on application number 05-969702, regarding the export of CH-47 Chinook spare parts from Lee Air Company, Inc. to Italian consignee Aermeccanica. 2. We confirmed Aermeccanica's order by telephone with co-owner Aldo Pinza. M [...]	2005-07-27 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC IT ECON AVIATION BLUE LANTERN EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME2763	PARTICULATE MATTER AIR POLLUTION IN ITALY: AN [...] SUMMARY: Air pollution is a serious and intractable problem in Italy, causes health problems, and shortens Italian life spans. Emissions levels and particulate matter (PM) concentrations are highest in Italy's northern industrial Po Valley between Bologna, Milan and Turin. While industry an [...]	2005-08-19 15:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA IT EU
05ROME3978	ITALY TRANSPORT MINISTER LAMENTS POOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory courtesy call with the Ambassador, Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Pietro Lunardi criticized the poor state of Italy's infrastructure, and said the situation was holding back Italy's tourism industry. Lunardi was pleased with Transportation S [...]	2005-12-02 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT EAIR OTRA IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3994	OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - TURIN - MONTHLY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-05 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KOLY IT AMGT
05ROME989	US-ITALIAN GOALS FOR BALKANS: "PLAYING THE SAME [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with MFA Political Director Terzi and European Affairs Director-General Caracciolo, DAS Stephens heard a strong Italian pledge of continued participation and cooperation with the US in the Balkans. Terzi said that Italy was focusing on a number of important issues, fr [...]	2005-03-22 17:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL SR BS EUN HZ
05SANAA2317	EXBS ADVISOR VISIT AND PROGRAM STRATEGY JULY, 2005 [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the period July 9-19, 2005, Export Controls and Related Border Security (EXBS) Advisor met with Yemeni officials and principal Embassy staff to discuss the current state of EXBS in Yemen. Advisor met with senior representatives of the Ministry of Interior, the Yemen and A [...]	2005-08-14 07:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2426	YEMEN'S THIRD GSM TENDER: CHINESE MAKE AN OFFER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met August 17 with Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Abdulmalik al-Moalimi to discuss the status of a third tender for a GSM mobile phone operator. Post is advocating for Millicom, which has a vending agreement with Motorola. On August 2, the [...]	2005-08-22 13:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA2464	SALAMI TAKES HIGH ROAD ON GSM TENDER, CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, the tender for a new mobile phone operator in Yemen was at the top of the agenda when Ambassador met Minister of Finance Salami. Ambassador offered the merits of Millicom's bid, stressing the importance of American investment in Yemen, and raised questions about th [...]	2005-08-29 14:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA2782	IMI: INVITATION FOR BIDS - BID NO. EGS/05-14 FOR [...] The Groundwater & Soil Conservation Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation is inviting international companies for the procurement of the following heavy equipments: Bulldozers (220-240 HP) quantity 2 nos Wheel loaders (217-220 HP) quantity 2 nos Motor Graders with laser leve [...]	2005-09-19 13:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON YM COM
05SANAA2844	SHOW ME THE MONEY: CHINESE WIN YEMEN'S GSM TENDER, [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, Yemen's Cabinet officially awarded the third GSM license to Chinese-owned Unitel for its bid of USD 149 million. The decision came as no surprise; ROYG officials had made clear that the financial offer outweighed all other considerations. Many doubts remain, ho [...]	2005-09-27 07:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA3591	UNITEL SIGNS CONTRACT FOR YEMEN'S THIRD GSM [...] (C) SUMMARY. After winning Yemen's third GSM license under a dubious tendering process with a staggering bid of USD 149 billion, Unitel has now failed to pay. Initially billed by the Ministry of Telecommunications as a Chinese company, Unitel now appears to have no Chinese investors at all. [...]	2005-12-27 11:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI KMCA YM ECON COM
05SANAA690	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]	2005-03-23 11:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
05SANAA875	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/05/2005 [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. The RSO briefed the EAC about another grenade attack in central Sanaa (see paragraph 5),earlier in the day, against a [...]	2005-04-06 13:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANSALVADOR2198	GOVERNMENT GETTING WORKERS UP AND OUT 30 MINUTES [...] On June 8, President Saca announced the formation of a public-private sector "National Emergency Commission" to identify ways to mitigate the impact of high global petroleum prices. On July 22, the government announced that it would implement four measures to reduce traffic congestion and the [...]	2005-08-08 21:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET ENRG ES
05SANTIAGO2131	CHILE: INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL CRIME & ACTION REQUEST [...] SUMMARY. There has been a significant increase in residential crime and burglaries within the last 10 months in Santiago's metropolitan area. The Embassy leases or owns 45 residences in Lo Barnechea and La Dehesa. These are popular suburbs close to the American School and above Santiago's [...]	2005-10-18 20:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC ABLD CI
05SANTIAGO2588	BLUE MARLIN AND SBX-1 TRANSIT UNEVENTFUL, CHILE [...] The Blue Marlin, carrying the SBX-1 radar array (ref D),cleared Chilean waters the morning of December 18. The passage was uneventful and occasioned no press coverage. On December 17, as it passed the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, the vessel offloaded the body of a Blue Marlin crewmember wh [...]	2005-12-29 11:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PHSA CI
05SANTIAGO581	CHILE: 2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] An accounting of existing USG-supplied monitorable support provided under the International Narcotics Control Program as required by reftel is provided in paragraph 5. 2. Resources: In FY 2003 and FY 2004, Post did not receive any INL funding. Post has utilized the available remaining fu [...]	2005-03-16 20:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN CI
05SANTODOMINGO2797	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RENEWAL OF USDA/SEA [...] Summary. On April 26, 2005, USDA renewed their bilateral Cooperative Agreement with the Dominican Republic (DR) Department of Agriculture (SEA) for a second five-year period. This is the second USDA Bilateral Agreement signed by the Fernandez Administration. The purpose of the Cooperative A [...]	2005-05-18 14:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO3400	SUBJECT: SOD OPERATIONS MOTORCAINE, MELLISOS AND [...] (SBU) The Santo Domingo Country Office (SDCO),New York Division Group T-42 and the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) has been investigating the drug trafficking activities of Quirino Ernesto PAULINO-Castillo, AKA EL DON, Luis Eduardo ROD [...]	2005-06-28 19:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR
05SANTODOMINGO3564	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN [...] This cable is in response to the USITC's request for the 2004 Caribbean Basin Investment Survey. According to the Dominican Export and Investment Center, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Dominican Republic in 2004 totaled USD 650 million, down from USD 1.01 billion in 2003. Investment i [...]	2005-07-12 11:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO4210	DOMINICAN PROJECTS CONSIDERED BY EXIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just less than one year after their last visit, Export Import Bank (ExIm) Senior Vice Presidents Jeffrey Miller and John McAdams traveled to Santo Domingo to review debt collection and new projects. Prepared for positive news by optimistic economic reporting in the internation [...]	2005-09-06 20:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO4269	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS PETROCARIBE [...] (C) Summary: A senior Dominican cabinet official says that President Leonel Fernandez and his team resisted pressures from Venezuelan Vice President Vicente Rangel and from Cuba's President Castro and nevertheless secured the generous PETROCARIBE financing deal from Venezuelan President Cha [...]	2005-09-12 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET DR VE PREL
05SANTODOMINGO471	DOMINICAN INTERIOR MINISTER SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Interior Secretary Franklin Almeyda, meeting with the Ambassador, Embassy staff, and City of New York Police Department (NYPD) officials January 27, expressed his intention to work with the Embassy and U.S. police advisers to fight corruption and boost efficiency in the [...]	2005-02-01 18:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN KJUS SNAR KCOR PTER EFIN PGOV PREL BEXP ASEC DR
05SANTODOMINGO4743	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #3: DOMINICAN JUSTICE [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Justice Revived: Plan RENOVE and Esther Agelan Casasnovas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justice Esther Agelan Cas [...]	2005-10-21 14:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV CJAN
05SANTODOMINGO5410	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FACES VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) President Leonel Fernandez intended his first, brief visit to Port au Prince to serve as a reinforcement of bilateral relations and a boost to the Interim Government as it prepared for January elections. The Dominicans cut the event short as demonstrations outside the presidential palac [...]	2005-12-16 23:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV HA PREL
05SANTODOMINGO614	DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: Haiti, CAFTA, extraditions, and compliance with the new IMF agreement dominated the February 7 bilateral breakfast meeting between the Ambassador and Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that the Dominican ambassador to Hait [...]	2005-02-09 18:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN ETRD EFIN KJUS DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO923	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT- DOMINICAN [...] Following is the Investment Climate Statement for the Dominican Republic, chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide. (begin text) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE UPDATE A.1. Openness to foreign investment The Dominican government welcomes foreign investment. However, some [...]	2005-02-23 13:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KTDB EINV ETRD
05SAOPAULO1356	INCREASED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT SAO PAULO'S [...] (U) Two incidents involving American citizens within the last month at or near Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International airport have highlighted what has already been perceived by many as a significant rise in criminal incidents targeting travelers moving through the airport. In both cases the vict [...]	2005-12-09 18:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BR CA KCRM SC
05SAOPAULO624	AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...]	2005-05-23 20:17:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR
05SAOPAULO920	SAO PAULO MAYOR SERRA'S SIX MONTH RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of his first six months in office, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra (Social Democratic Party of Brazil or PSDB) enjoys a more positive public evaluation than any of his 5 predecessors, yet reviews of his performance to date remain mixed. Of his 15 campaign promise [...]	2005-08-03 20:15:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KIPR KDEM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR
05SINGAPORE2077	SINGAPORE AND INDIA SIGN COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC [...] Summary. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) signed June 29 in New Delhi by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong solidifies a growing trade relationship between India and Singapore. This is India's first free trade agreement t [...]	2005-07-07 01:01:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KTDB EAIR SN IN
05SINGAPORE3324	2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is the draft chapter on Singapore for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that, as in the past, Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report. Per reftel instructions, we have emailed the text of the draft repor [...]	2005-11-21 08:49:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SN
05SOFIA1404	ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAVY RAINS WREAKS HAVOC, LEAVES [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government has declared a state of emergency in 23 municipalities as another wave of heavy rains hit the country over the weekend. The disaster left five people dead and blocked major motorways and railways with mud and debris. The number of buildings, homes and brid [...]	2005-08-08 14:18:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC BU
05SOFIA1545	BULGARIA: AS FLOOD WATERS FALL, EXTENSIVE COSTS [...] SUMMARY: Though government officials are still completing on-site damage assessments, their preliminary estimate of flood losses stands at one billion leva (USD 625 million) and 10 deaths. A recent USDA report shows the agricultural sector has sustained substantial damage, estimated at USD [...]	2005-09-02 09:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC BU
05SOFIA1856	E.C. REPORT TURNS UP THE HEAT ON BULGARIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) in its October 25 monitoring report confirms that Bulgaria should be able to accede to the EU on January 1, 2007, provided that promised reforms are implemented. However, behind this relatively positive overall assessment lies a very harsh assessment [...]	2005-10-28 12:59:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU EUC
05SOFIA1971	MOVING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON U.S. MILITARY ACCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia on November 16-17. The U.S. and GOB reached agreement in principle on mos [...]	2005-11-25 10:11:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL BU
05TAIPEI1511	TAIWAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY ALREADY PREPARED FOR PRC [...] (C) Taiwan's business community agrees that Chi-mei's Hsu Wen-lung issued his pro-"one China" statement March 26 due entirely to PRC pressure. However, it also agrees that the statement will not affect the level or growth of Taiwan investment in the Mainland. Taiwan investors had already lea [...]	2005-03-29 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV TW CH
05TAIPEI153	Taiwan: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2004, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct [...]	2005-01-14 06:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI17	TAIWAN: 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $14.2 billion in 2003, up $385 million from 2002. U.S. goods exports during the same period were $ 17.4 billion, down 5.1 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $31.6 billion, down 1.7 percent. Taiwan is the 9th la [...]	2005-01-04 06:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTDB TW KPRP
05TAIPEI1925	LIEN DEPARTS AFTER FRIENDLY CALL WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Lien Chan departed Taipei for the Mainland April 26, a day after he spoke by phone with President Chen Shui-bian about his controversial trip. Lien told the President that he would not do anything to infringe on the government's authority and promised to convey any s [...]	2005-04-26 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH TW
05TAIPEI1974	Environmental Sustainability Index - Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2005, Yale, Columbia and the World Economic Forum published a joint study that ranked Taiwan as the world's second worst economy in terms of environmental stewardship. The low ranking troubles policy makers in Taiwan because of significant environmental progress in [...]	2005-05-02 06:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SENV PREL TW
05TAIPEI2202	LIEN, SOONG VISITS - TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (SBU) Few Taiwan business leaders have reacted publicly to the visits of opposition party leaders Lien Chan and James Soong to the PRC. In private, their reaction has varied broadly from enthusiastic optimism to frustrated skepticism. The Taiwan Stock Market has shown some gains recently tha [...]	2005-05-16 10:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI268	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - FOURTH QUARTER [...] Taiwan chipmakers PowerChip and ProMos submitted applications to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Investment Commission for permission to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the PRC. If approved these two plants together with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s ( [...]	2005-01-21 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD EINV EWWT CH TW
05TAIPEI3496	MA TAKES THE REINS [...] (U) Summary: On August 18, Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as the Chairman of the KMT. His predecessor, Lien Chan, was designated as "Honorary Chairman." The National Congress approved a measure allowing its 1,600 members to directly elect the members of the Central Standing Committee (CSC). The [...]	2005-08-22 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
05TAIPEI3931	TAIWAN'S FREE TRADE ZONES - WAITING FOR TENANTS [...] (C) Since establishing its first free trade zone (FTZ) in Keelung Harbor in October 2004, Taiwan has added four more FTZs in the ports of Kaohsiung, Taichung and Taipei, as well as Taipei's Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport. Many businesses have expressed interest in the zones, but relativ [...]	2005-09-23 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PREL CH CT
05TAIPEI3982	TAIWAN CUSTOMS SLOW TO CHANGE THERMISTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tyco thermistor case remains unresolved. In making a revised proposal to Customs September 20, Tyco reps discovered that Customs has already forwarded the bulk of pending cases to the court system, making a negotiated settlement more difficult. The Ministries of Finance [...]	2005-09-28 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD TW
05TAIPEI4395	CROSS-STRAIT ENTRY PERMITS - PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS [...] (C) The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (Amcham) has been taking concrete steps to work with Taiwan authorities to improve the system for approval of entry permits for Mainland employees of firms located in Taiwan. Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development has taken the lea [...]	2005-10-28 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB CH TW
05TAIPEI4697	TAIWAN: 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $12.9 billion in 2004, a decrease of $1.3 billion from $14.2 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $21.7 billion, up 24.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $34.6 billion, up 9.6 percent. Taiwan is cu [...]	2005-11-25 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTDB TW
05TAIPEI4742	SENATOR ALLEN'S MEETINGS IN TAIPEI [...] (U) Summary: On November 26, Senator George Allen discussed U.S.-Taiwan relations with President Chen Shui-bian. The Senator and his staff also met with Taiwan Semi-Conductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) President Rick Tsai and Chief Legal Counsel Dick Thurston, and representatives from Cornin [...]	2005-11-29 07:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP TW ECON PREL IPR
05TAIPEI4815	KAOHSIUNG KMRT SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION SITE COLLAPSES [...] SUMMARY. Beset by scandals involving foreign labor and shady financing, Kaohsiung's Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) subway construction came to another standstill on December 5, this time due to a major cave- in at one of the construction sites. As with three previous cave-ins, this incident was [...]	2005-12-07 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECON TW
05TAIPEI818	MTAG: TAIWAN ACTS ON EXPORT CONTROL INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan media have reported that the Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office raided the residence and company buildings of Tony Hsieh (Jin-yi) on February 24, 2005 (reftels). A Taiwan Justice Ministry contact called AIT on the evening of February 24 to alert us to the late-breaking [...]	2005-02-25 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL TW
05TAIPEI954	UNEASY RIDER: GETTING HARLEY-DAVIDSON INTO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A representative from Harley-Davidson met with AIT March 1 to discuss how best to overcome a Taiwan regulation requiring heat shields on motorcycle exhaust systems. Harley-Davidson believes complying with this regulation will negatively impact the look, sound and feel of their [...]	2005-03-07 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1908	RSO COORDINATES WITH HONDURAN AUTHORITIES IN MS-13 [...] On September 7, 2005 RSO coordinated with Honduran law enforcement authorities in an operation that targeted MS-13 gang members. Honduran authorities conducted raids in six Honduran cities where MS-13 operated. Honduran authorities hailed this effort as a success as they arrested 162 gang mem [...]	2005-09-16 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2217	Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: On October 19, Secretary Gutierrez met with President Ricardo Maduro in a closed session. The Secretary encouraged Maduro to attend the Summit of the Americas, and to quickly comply with any outstanding CAFTA requirements to expedite entry into force. Maduro welcomed the Secretary' [...]	2005-10-31 22:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2576	HONDURAS SENT C-130 ENGINES ABROAD FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Post has received confirmation from the Honduran Air Force that Honduras has shipped at least three C-130 engines to an unnamed facility and country for repair/maintenance without prior Department of State approval. Although in [...]	2005-12-23 16:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	KOMC ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PINR HO CI
05TEGUCIGALPA2579	CARJACKING OF U.S. MISSION VEHICLE AND ABDUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: At approximately 1700 hours on Thursday, 12/22/2005, a USAID-employed Foreign Service National (FSN) was returning an official vehicle to the USAID warehouse when he was intercepted by a pickup-truck occupied by five masked gunmen armed with automatic weapons. Three of the gun [...]	2005-12-24 23:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
05TEGUCIGALPA404	HONDURAS: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 20:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV HO OPIC USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA586	GANGS IN HONDURAS (C-CN5-00136) - RESPONSES TO [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions raised in ref A: A. (SBU) The Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board, released March 2, specifically states that "In countries in Central America, many youth gangs have become involved in violent crime and drug trafficking." See ht [...]	2005-03-16 20:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA871	NSDD 38 - MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [...] Ambassador Palmer approves reftel request for the Millenium Challenge Corporation to establish a presence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras consisting of 1 USDH Director, 2 USDH or USPSC program managers and up to 4 Locally Employeed Staff, contigent upon satisfactory clarification of the following sub [...]	2005-04-25 20:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE AMGT KMRS ABLD ASEC EAID HO
05TELAVIV1306	WB/G SITREP: THREE PALESTINIANS LIGHTLY INJURED [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinians clashed with the IDF on March 3 in areas near Jerusalem and Hebron to protest construction of the separation barrier. Three Palestinians were injured and seven others were arrested in the West Bank March 3-4. Palestinians shot at IDF soldiers in Gaza March 3, but n [...]	2005-03-04 15:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1890	WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS BEAT AND INJURE PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IDF reported no security incidents in the Gaza Strip between March 25-28. UNRWA reported that Palestinian militants fired small arms at Gadid settlement and fired a mortar shell at Netzarim settlement, causing no injuries. Israeli media reported that anti-disengagement "s [...]	2005-03-28 14:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV245	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 2. Mideast 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Maariv led with, and all media extensively reported on, Israel's concerns that a planned Russian weapons sale to Syria could reach Hizbu [...]	2005-01-13 11:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2607	WB/G SITREP: ONE IDF SOLDIER KILLED IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: An IDF soldier died April 25 near Halhoul village, north of Hebron, after being run over by a Palestinian motorist. Other IDF soldiers at the roadblock opened fire, killing the driver, identified as Iyad al-Duwaik. An IDF investigation is ongoing; PA security sources said tha [...]	2005-04-27 05:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2925	CODEL FRIST'S MEETING WITH VICE PM SHIMON PERES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 1, CODEL Frist met with Vice PM Shimon Peres where discussions surrounded the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, Jordan's economic growth and its contribution to the economy in the Palestinian territories, Iran's push to develop nuclear weapons and recent democratic election [...]	2005-05-10 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IS XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV350	PERES ON INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS FOR PA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy PM Shimon Peres met with the Ambassador recently and discussed prospects for renewed peace process negotiations with the PA, as well as his new role in coordinating economic aspects of the disengagement plan and development of the Negev and Galilee. Peres was skeptical t [...]	2005-01-20 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON EFIN PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV3891	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: RIBBONS SHOW ISRAELIS' TRUE [...] (SBU) In recent months, some Israeli motorists who oppose Prime Minister Sharon's disengagement plan have taken to tying orange ribbons on their vehicles to denote their opposition. Up until about a week ago, orange was the only color streaming from car -- and truck -- antennas, bumpers and [...]	2005-06-21 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG SOCI IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4418	WB/G SITREP: MORTAR, ROCKET FIRE CONTINUE IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary: Intense mortar and Qassam fire from Gaza continued through the weekend of July 16-17, easing up somewhat on July 18. On July 17, the IDF killed the Hamas military commander in Khan Yunis in a targeted killing and also killed, in a separate incident, a PIJ militant who was prep [...]	2005-07-18 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4877	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Netanyahu Resignation 2. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Sunday, immediately before the cabinet voted the final approval for the evacuation of the Gaza Strip settlements of Kfar Darom, Netzarim, [...]	2005-08-08 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4930	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most major media led with disengagement-related developments. Ha'aretz highlighted the collecting of army-issued weapons in Sa-Nur and Homesh, two of the northern West Ba [...]	2005-08-10 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5515	DISENGAGEMENT: GAZA BUSINESSMEN BOTH HOPEFUL AND [...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, nine businessmen from the Gaza Strip stressed that freedom of movement for people and goods was essential to achieving economic prosperity after disengagement. They claimed that the GOI's proposal for a trilateral border crossing at Ke [...]	2005-09-07 10:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAL EINV EAID IS PTER GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05THEHAGUE3008	NETHERLANDS/EXTREMISM: MOHAMMAD B'S NEIGHBORHOOD [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 10:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05TORONTO2609	Canada Asks U.S. to Change Rule on Insurance [...] During a September 26 financial services roundtable discussion with Consulate and embassy officials, leaders of the Canadian insurance industry advised that the Government of Canada would soon request changes to the U.S. policy on the certification of insurance coverage for cross-border motor [...]	2005-10-06 11:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO CA
05TORONTO3314	FACT FROM FICTION ON TORONTO'S FINGER-POINTING ON [...] (C) Begin Summary and Comment: With a gun crime spike in the Toronto area, provincial and city political leaders have supported the Liberal party's December 8 presumed vote-getting proposal for a nation-wide gun ban. The existing Canadian Firearms Registry has long been supported in Ontario, [...]	2005-12-22 15:34:00	Consulate Toronto	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PGOV CA
05TUNIS1458	GOT REACTION TO ICANN POLICY; WSIS RELATED ISSUES: [...] THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH GOT MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES MONTASSAR OUAILI JULY 6 TO DISCUSS THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION TO RETAIN OVERSIGHT AND VETO POWER ON THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN.) OUAILI WAS LESS CONCERNED [...]	2005-07-05 14:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ECPS TS EDRC
05VANCOUVER1470	ORGANIZED CRIME IN BC IS ON THE RISE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of organized crime groups in BC has more than doubled in the past two years, severely challenging BC law enforcement and the judiciary. Almost every global ethnic crime group known to law enforcement now has a base in Vancouver. Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG),or He [...]	2005-11-15 18:13:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS SNAR SOCI
05VANCOUVER1524	MARIJUANA FLOURISHES IN B.C. AS METHAMPHETAMINE CRISIS [...] Summary: The number of individual marijuana grow operations, or grow-ops, in British Columbia has leveled-off since 2000, but they continue to increase in size and sophistication, according to a June 2005 RCMP report and a study by the University College of the Fraser Valley's Department of [...]	2005-12-05 19:07:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA SNAR PREL ECIN
05VATICAN456	POPE RETURNS TO VATICAN TO CONTINUE RECUPERATION; WILL KEEP [...] (U) Pope John Paul II returned to the Vatican in the early evening of March 13, after spending 18 days in Rome's Gemelli hospital. The Pontiff underwent a tracheotomy to facilitate his breathing and subsequent therapy to allow him to speak with a tube in his throat. Television coverage o [...]	2005-03-16 18:14:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI VT
05VIENNA138	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...]	2005-01-14 15:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR
05VIENNA1669	AUSTRIA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SOVEREIGNTY [...] On May 15, Austria commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Austrian State Treaty. The recreation of the proclamation of Austrian freedom at the baroque Belvedere Palace had all the emotional significance of the U.S. bicentennial, but on an Austrian scale. Key to the event was [...]	2005-05-20 09:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA725	Disaster Preparedness in the Austrian Alps [...] Summary: On March 2 and 3, 2005, ConGen and RSO visited the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck for briefings on disaster preparedness by state government officials. A tour of the State Fire Fighting Institute specifically included, at our request, tunnel fire rescues. We then visited the Avalanch [...]	2005-03-08 08:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC AEMR AU
05VILNIUS93	Minister of Health Looks to U.S. for Continued [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 15:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TBIO SENV TSPL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS996	MARIJAMPOLE COUNTY: LITHUANIA'S GOOD COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: Top officials in one of Lithuania's most sparsely populated counties told the Ambassador that the local economy in Marijampole is doing well. Unemployment is low and skilled labor talented, but a U.S. employer finds it hard to fill jobs. The students in this rural region study Engl [...]	2005-09-22 05:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV LH
05WARSAW3249	Poland: Economic Relations with Ukraine [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Ukraine is Poland's second largest CIS trade partner, after the Russian Federation (due mainly to energy imports). Improving trade statistics demonstrate the increasing significance of Ukraine to the Polish economy, with [...]	2005-08-31 13:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EINV PL
05WARSAW3914	DEPUTY PM STRESSES LAW, VISAS IN MEETING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Ambassador Ashe's November 23 introductory call on Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Ludwik Dorn, discussion focused on law and order issues but also included visas as well as next-generation national leadership. The Ambassador underscored his desire to host a lunch [...]	2005-11-25 16:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM CVIS PL
05WELLINGTON594	LABOUR AGAIN WAVES ANTI-AMERICAN CARD IN ITS [...] (C) Summary: During Parliament's last "Question Time" before election recess, Foreign Minister Phil Goff again highlighted tidbits of Codel Nickles' January 2004 meeting with National Party leadership to claim National has a hidden agenda to lift the country's nuclear ban. No doubt in respo [...]	2005-08-03 05:17:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON696	NZ'S "PRESIDENTIAL RACE:" FOCUS ON PM CLARK AND [...] (C) Summary: As reftel notes, in this undecided campaign, the personality of the major parties' leaders may really influence voters' decisions. The following are two brief snapshots of what's on offer. End Summary. -------------------------- Prime Minister Helen Clark ------------------- [...]	2005-09-11 19:56:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05YEREVAN1811	ARMENIA: MORE PROGRESS ON DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) During September 28-29 Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) in Yerevan, the Armenian military's senior leadership indicated an encouraging commitment to openness and transparency, engaging in straightforward discussions centered on Armenia's current threat environment. According to Minis [...]	2005-10-07 10:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL MARR AM
05YEREVAN1993	PUBLICITY AND CASH PUSH FOR A "YES" VOTE IN [...] (C) While politicians on both sides of the issue are busy trading political capital over the issue of proposed constitutional amendments, pro-government forces are spending hefty amounts of hard cash in a nationwide publicity campaign aimed to get out the "yes" vote. Post views the "Yes" media [...]	2005-11-10 13:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
06ABIDJAN1334	AMBASSADOR VISITS FN-HELD NORTHEAST; QUIET, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hooks led a small delegation of Emboffs and the DATT on a tour of northeastern towns Bondoukou and Bouna. While government-held Bondoukou and FN-held Bouna are peaceful compared to other areas of the country, Bondoukou is notably more prosperous and Bouna's administ [...]	2006-12-04 17:10:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CONS IV
06ABIDJAN179	ECHOES OF ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE REBELS WANT RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a three-day trip to Bouake and Korhogo, in New Forces (FN) territory in the North, to urge the ex-rebels to help move the political process forward. We found a relatively relaxed security environment and a population whose most pressing concerns were not the [...]	2006-02-17 10:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN320	COTE D'IVOIRE: FIFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful fifth meeting March 17. Prime Minister Banny, UN High Representative for Election (HRE) Monteiro, and the new Chairman of Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) gave presentations. Some element of dr [...]	2006-03-24 16:21:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN955	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. CILIA DE COCK [...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Ms. Cilia De Cock and grants country clearance for travel to Abidjan from AUGUST 29, 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 02, 2006. 2. The purpose of the trip is to visit cashew processors in the southern parts of Cote d'Ivoire (OLAM in Dimbokro) and to participate in the Ca [...]	2006-08-25 09:14:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	IV
06ABUDHABI2127	VISIT BY COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS [...] (U) On May 21, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to discuss the organization's issues, outreach strategies, and its visit to the UAE. The UAE press has reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Ministe [...]	2006-05-22 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL SOCI PHUM PGOV KDEM AE

06ABUDHABI4213	UAE ASSISTANCE TO LEBANESE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) On November 3, International Affairs Director Yousef Al-Otaiba from the office of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) gave Ambassador a list of UAE security assistance contributions to Lebanon. The list is focused on Internal Security Forces (ISF) and police requirements only; [...]	2006-11-06 14:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL EIAD LE AE

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