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00ABUDHABI5893	SULTAN BIN ZAYID: "MUST THE U.S. BE TOUGHER THAN THE ISRAELIS ON PALESTINE?" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY THEODORE H. KATTOUF, AMBASSADOR, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A FRIENDLY BUT CLEARLY FRUSTRATED SULTAN BIN ZAYID, UAE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND SECOND SON OF PRESIDENT ZAYID BIN SULTAN, CONVEYED TO AMBASSADOR IN FRANK, DELIBERATE TERMS OCTOBER 29 HIS OWN "AND [...]	2000-10-31 08:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF TC

00ANKARA8112	TURKEY: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) COMBATTING TERRORISM IS A MAJOR PRIORITY IN TURKEY'S FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICY. THE GOT APPROACHES THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISTS WITH AN OUTLOOK SIMILAR TO THE USG'S INTERNATIONAL, COORDINATED APPROACH. THE DANGER POSED TO TURKEY BY TERRORISM IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE FACT THAT THE THREE POSTS OF TH [...]	2000-12-11 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU
00ATHENS1501	GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...]	2000-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR
00ATHENS1917	ENGAGING GREECE ON THE BALKANS: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR CAN MAKE [...] (C) LAST APRIL OUR EMBASSY ENDURED DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS, MANY OF THEM VIOLENT, BY ANGRY GREEKS PROTESTING THE NATO AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST SERBIA. EMOTIONS RAN HIGH WITH ANTI-AMERICANISM AND PRO- SERB EMOTIONALISM OFTEN TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. ALTHOUGH POLLS INDICATED OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE [...]	2000-04-20 12:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ZL GR
00ATHENS1937	PRESS SUPPLEMENT ON THE 25-YEAR HISTORY OF 17 NOVEMBER [...] (U) THE ATHENS DAILY, "ELEFTHEROTYPIA," PUBLISHED A DETAILED 23-PAGE SUPPLEMENT TO ITS APRIL 15 EDITION, ENTITLED "25 YEARS OF 17N." AT FIRST BLUSH, THE SUPPLEMENT SEEMED TO BE A TYPE OF EXPOSE ON 17 NOVEMBER. ON CLOSER READING, THE COVERAGE'S MESSAGE IS NOT HARD-HITTING. INDEED, THE SUPPLE [...]	2000-04-21 07:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER GR
00BUCHAREST1644	ROMANIA REAFFIRMS STRONG CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TROOP PRESENCE IN IRAQ DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS [...] (S) Summary. President Traian Basescu told an interagency team led by Ambassador Richard Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, July 21 that SIPDIS Romania is "unconditionally committed" to a continued troop presence in Iraq. Basescu highlighted the armed f [...]	2000-07-26 07:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EFIN OVIP RO IZ
00HANOI1160	A VIETNAMESE JANUS: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACES OF THE POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S KEY LEADERSHIP BODY -- THE CURRENTLY 18-MEMBER POLITBURO -- IS A LARGELY SHADOWY GROUP WHOSE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF ITS MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES, ARE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE FIVE SEXAGENARIAN MEN IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S POLITI [...]	2000-05-26 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI1299	VIETNAM'S BANK SYSTEM REFORM PLAN: TIME TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) THE IMF/WORLD BANK ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (ESAF) AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT CREDIT (SAC) AGREEMENTS FOR VIETNAM HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS DUE TO DISAGREEMENTS OVER THE PACE AND EXTENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM'S (GVN) ECONOMIC REFORMS IN THE AREAS OF [...]	2000-06-14 00:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID VM FINREF SOE
00HANOI1420	VISIT OF FRY FM JOVANOVICH TO HANOI: MORE SYMBOLISM THAN SUBSTANCE [...] SUMMARY: FRY FOREIGN MINISTER JOVANOVIC'S JUNE 4-8 VISIT TO VIETNAM FOCUSED ON LITTLE OF REAL SUBSTANCE. THE EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC "INFORMATION-SHARING" PROMISES LITTLE FOR TRULY STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS. HANOI'S COVERAGE OF THE VISIT WAS MEASURED AND REHASHED CRITICAL RHETORIC FRO [...]	2000-06-30 02:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON VM SR
00HANOI1493	CENTRAL COMMITTEE BLESSES KEY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REPORTS AFTER DEBATE ON GLOBALIZATION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TENTH COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM, WHICH CONCLUDED JULY 4, FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON FINALIZING KEY POLICY DOCUMENTS FOR THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS NEXT MARCH. THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AGREED ON DRAFT TEXTS OF THE [...]	2000-07-10 11:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD PREL VM
00HANOI2080	INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR ILO PROJECTS [...] No summary [...]	2000-09-19 05:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ETRD VM LABOR
00HANOI2084	VIETNAM'S DISSIDENTS: IRREPRESSIBLE IN FACE OF OFFICIAL HARASSMENT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: MISSION OFFICERS RECENTLY CALLED ON SEVERAL LEADING DISSIDENTS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS THEIR VIEWS ON VIETNAM'S FUTURE. ALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO ONGOING OFFICIAL MONITORING AND HARASSMENT, ALBEIT UNEVENLY APPLIED. INTERESTINGLY, SECURITY AUTHORITIES, IN MOS [...]	2000-09-19 09:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PINR VM HUMANR
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
00HANOI2557	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER BIN ON PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 22 CALLED ON MFA SENIOR VICE MINISTER BIN TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED VISIT BY PRESIDENT CLINTON. THE AMBASSADOR BEGAN BY THANKING THE VIETNAMESE SIDE FOR ITS COOPERATION AND EXPRESSED THE PRESIDENT'S AND THE FIRST LADY'S SATISFACTION WITH THE [...]	2000-11-22 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VM
00HANOI2559	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON LY TONG INCIDENT AND MFA BRIEFING NOTES [...] THE FOLLOWING DIPNOTE NO. 368, DATED 11/22/00 WAQS HANDED TO THE AMBASSADOR AT THE MEETING NOTED IN REFTEL. 2. BEGIN TEXT. THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 0 [...]	2000-11-22 09:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC VM
00HANOI2605	ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY AMERICAN CITIZENS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (SBU) DURING RECENT WEEKS, CITIZENS/RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR ACTS DESIGNED TO DISRUPT AND CHALLENGE THE CONTROL OF SOVEREIGN STATES -- VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA -- WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE GOAL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THE O [...]	2000-11-30 08:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAO CB VM CTERR
00HANOI2614	VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING, DECEMBER 14-15 [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 11. 2. SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK RECENTLY HOSTED A DONOR REPRESENTATIVES' MEETING TO PRESENT THE DONOR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORT "ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY" AND TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (CG) MEETING. THIS YE [...]	2000-12-01 06:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL VM
00HANOI686	VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION [...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...]	2000-04-05 07:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI839	PLANNING MINISTER AND HANO MAYOR REPRIMANDED BY VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COMMITTE [...] (U) CLASIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THREE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEBERS -- MINISTER OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT GIA, ANOI PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NGHIEN, AND BIN THUAN PROVINCIAL PARTY CHIEF TRUNG -- WERE CENSRED FOR MISMANAGEMENT AT THE 10-DAY PLENUM [...]	2000-04-20 09:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL VM TRD DPOL
00HANOI899	VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR APEC ENERGY MINISTERS MEETING [...] ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (MOI),MINISTER DANG VU CHU WILL LEAD VIETNAM'S DELEGATION TO THE MAY 10-12 APEC ENERGY MINISTERS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO. (NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM DOES NOT HAVE A MINISTRY OF ENERGY. CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ARE DELEGATED TO OTHER MINISTRIES OR TO STAT [...]	2000-04-28 08:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECIN EPET VM APEC
00HARARE2101	MNANGAGWA SAYS FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD CALLED ON MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS EMMERSON MNANGAGWA ON APRIL 14 TO ASK WHETHER FOREIGN OBSERVERS WOULD BE WELCOME DURING THE GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. THE JUSTICE MINISTER SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN SOME DESENTING VOICES, FO [...]	2000-04-14 12:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI CG
00HARARE2120	WEEKEND VIOLENCE NOTCHES UP [...] (C) SUMMARY. THIS WEEKEND SAW THREE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITY, APPARENTLY THE START OF WHAT MANY OBSERVERS THINK WILL BE A SEASON OF ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE FOR ZIMBABWE. PRESIDENT MUGABE REMAINS INTRANSIGENT IN DEFYING THE COURTS OVER ONGOING FARM OCCUPATIONS, AND APPEAR [...]	2000-04-17 15:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2221	MUGABE USES THE LAND ISSUE AS A SMOKESCREEN [...] (C) AS CURRENTLY INVOKED BY PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR RULING ZANU-PF PARTY OFFICIALS, THE LAND REFORM ISSUE IS A CANARD. IN OUR JUDGMENT, THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT AND PARTY DO NOT WANT A NEAR TERM RESOLUTION TO THE LAND QUESTION, BUT RATHER WANT TO KEEP THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND UNSETTLE [...]	2000-04-25 14:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON ZI
00HARARE2271	U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR LAND REFORM [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PROVIDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE, THE STATUS OF ZIMBABWE'S CURRENT SECOND PHASE OF ITS LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME (LRRP II),USAID AND OTHER DONOR ASSISTANCE FOR LRRP II, AND THE STATUS OF TH [...]	2000-04-27 10:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ZI
00HARARE2810	THE MORNING AFTER: ZIMBABWE'S POST-ELECTION [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE NOT BEING DISCUSSED DURING THIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN; PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS DONE A BRILLIANT JOB MAKING LAND REDISTRIBUTION THE PRINCIPAL AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE. WE SEE THREE POSSIBLE ELECTION SCENARIOS UNFOLDING IN THE NEXT MONTH: 1. A MORE OR LESS EVEN SPLI [...]	2000-05-24 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE2894	ZANU-PF LEGAL SECRETARY ON LAND INVASIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF'S LEGAL SECRETARY, EDDISON ZVOGBO TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MAY 31 THAT THE "WAR VETERANS" WHO ARE OCCUPYING COMMERCIAL FARMS WILL BE REMOVED SHORTLY AFTER THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AT THE END OF JUNE. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S EXPRESSION OF SERIOUS CONCERN, ZVOGBO [...]	2000-05-31 17:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI PREL
00HARARE3029	INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS REPORT "SYSTEMATIC" TORTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF MEDICAL EXPERTS TOLD DIPLOMATS JUNE 5, FOLLOWING A FACT-FINDING MISSION, THAT THEY HAD FOUND "CLEAR OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE OF SYSTEMATIC TORTURE" IN ZIMBABWE THAT IS ELECTION-RELATED. AFTER EXAMINING TEN PURPORTED VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTU [...]	2000-06-07 10:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EU ZI
00HARARE3545	OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WILL STRESS POST-ELECTION RECONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING ZIMBABWE'S JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES HERE HAVE STATED THEIR INTENTION TO REACH OUT TO BOTH ZANU-PF AND THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AND URGE BOTH SIDES TO WORK TOWARD NATIONAL RECONCILIATION. PARTICIPAN [...]	2000-06-29 09:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI SF
00HARARE3759	INTIMIDATION AGAINST FARMERS AND MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FEARS OF A SPIKE IN VIOLENCE TO APRIL-MAY LEVELS FOLLOWING THE JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS HAVE SO FAR PROVEN UNFOUNDED, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DISTURBING SIGNS THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND ZANU-PF ARE CONTINUING THEIR PRE-ELECTION POLICY OF SPONSORING VIOL [...]	2000-07-11 15:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ZI
00HARARE3779	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 10 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI AND MDC PARLIAMENTARY LEADER GIBSON SIBANDA OUTLINED THE PARTY'S PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA, WHICH INCLUDES LAND REFORM, THE ECONOMY, AND THE CREATION OF MECHANISMS FOR HOLDING THE [...]	2000-07-12 18:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ZI MDC
00HARARE3910	ZIMBABWE'S NEW CABINET: MUGABE REARRANGES THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED HIS NEW 19 MEMBER (DOWN FROM 27 MEMBERS) CABINET CONSISTING OF 19 MEMBER ON JULY 15. A NUMBER OF THE OLD GUARD, INCLUDING WOMEN, WERE JETTISONED IN FAVOR OF TECHNOCRATS AND PARTY LOYALISTS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE FACT THAT THE CONFIDE [...]	2000-07-17 15:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE4309	EXTERNAL SIGNATORIES STRATEGY FOR THE CONGO [...] (C) THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE FURTHER ANALYSIS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS OF SPECIAL ENVOY WOLPE AND SPECIAL ADVISOR PRENDERGAST REGARDING THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS FOR THE CONGO. IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN TANDEM WITH LUSAKA 3426. 2. (C) AS THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO TICK TOWARDS THE UN [...]	2000-08-03 10:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG
00HARARE4311	S/E WOLPE BRIEFS MNANGAGWA ON LUANDA MEETINGS [...] (C) ON AUGUST 3 SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE AND AF SPECIAL ASSISTANT JOHN PRENDERGAST MET BRIEFLY WITH ZIMBABWE'S SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IN THE LATTER'S OFFICE. MNANGAGWA REMAINS PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ENVOY FOR SENSITIVE MISSIONS VIS-A-VIS THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. WOL [...]	2000-08-03 12:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CG ZI
00HARARE4749	VIEW FROM ZIMBABWE ON DROC ISSUES DISCUSSED IN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE TO FORMER INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE MINISTER NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA ABOUT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S CONGOLESE DISCUSSIONS WITH REGIONAL LEADERS IN MAPUTO AUGUST 20-23. SHAMUYARIRA, WHO EARLIER IN HIS CAREER WAS FOREIGN MINISTER AND IS STILL IN CLOSE COUNSEL WITH MUGABE, PROVID [...]	2000-08-25 14:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE4750	VP MSIKA: BLAMES OTHERS FOR VIOLENCE AND [...] (C) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED STRONG U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE FARM OCCUPATIONS AND CONTINUING RURAL VIOLENCE TO VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA ON AUGUST 25. MSIKA BLAMED COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND THE OPPOSITION MDC FOR INCITING MUCH OF THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE AND INSISTED TH [...]	2000-08-25 14:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON EFIN PHUM ZI EAGR
00HARARE4767	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 24, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD PAID AN INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO NEW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM FRANCIS NHEMA, WHO IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE NEW CABINET. HAVING SPENT MOST OF THE LAST 11 YEARS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, NHEMA GENERALLY SEES THE U.S.-ZIMBABWE R [...]	2000-08-29 11:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SENV EIND EAID ZI
00HARARE4818	COMMERCIAL FARMERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) THREE COMMERCIAL FARMERS, ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL AND AN MDC MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON AUGUST 28 THAT PHYSICAL INTIMIDATION OF FARMERS HAD MOSTLY STOPPED. NOW, THE GOVERNMENT WAS ENCOURAGING SQUATTERS TO BUILD HOUSES ON OCCUPIED LAND. THEY EXPRESSED CO [...]	2000-08-30 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
00HARARE4849	DROC FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DROC FOREIGN MINISTER YERODIA PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE ON AUGUST 29 TO ASSUAGE HARARE'S CONCERNS AFTER PRESIDENT KABILA SAID HE WOULD SEEK TO REVISE THE LUSAKA AGREEMENT. AMBASSADOR MCDONALD OBTAINED A READOUT ON YERODIA'S VISIT FOM NEW MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE UND [...]	2000-08-31 16:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE4883	IMF BRIEFS US AT START OF ZIMBABWE VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 29 THE IMF RESREP, ROBERT FRANCO, AND THE VISITING IMF ARTICLE IV REVIEW TEAM LEADER, PAULO NEUHAUS, MET WITH THE AMBASSADOR, USAID DIRECTOR, AND ECON AND POLOFF TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC AND POLITCAL CONDITIONS IN ZIMBABWE, POST ELECTION POLICIES AND LEADERSHIP, AND SHARE IN [...]	2000-09-01 10:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ZI
00HARARE5003	NEW ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT STILL FEELING ITS WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SINCE ITS JULY 20 OPENING (REFTEL),ZIMBABWE'S NEW PARLIAMENT HAS FALLEN INTO RAUCOUS DEBATE AND POLITICAL SPARRING THAT HAS YIELDED FEW CONCRETE RESULTS. ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OUT OF 150 MEMBERS ARE NEW TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THIS HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE LOW QUALITY OF DEBAT [...]	2000-09-11 08:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ZI CG
00HARARE5137	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON SEPTEMBER 11, NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA INITIALLY DENIED THAT HE WAS STILL A KEY PLAYER ON DRC POLICY, BUT LATER ADMITTED THAT HE WOULD TRAVEL SOON TO KINSHASA, AT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S REQUEST, TO LEARN KABILA'S LATEST THINKING ON LU [...]	2000-09-13 14:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI
00HARARE5352	ZANU-PF MODERATE WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 21, DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, SPORTS, AND CULTURE AENEAS CHIGWEDERE. THE DEPUTY MINISTER, A RELIABLE EMBASSY INTERLOCUTOR IN HIS EARLIER POSITIONS, WAS CHARACTERISTICALLY FRANK IN HIS DISCUSSION OF ZANU-PF POLITICS AND H [...]	2000-09-22 11:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE5624	U.S. - E.U. COOPERATION ON HIV/AIDS, MALARIA [...] SUMMARY: DONOR COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION IN ZIMBABWE IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE U.S. MISSION'S RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE. THE U.S. MISSION, AND ITS E.U. PARTNERS, ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN MITIGATING THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS. THE U.S. MISSION P [...]	2000-10-04 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI KHIV TBIO ZI
00HARARE5666	AMBASSADOR WARNS MDC NOT TO USE VIOLENT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD DELIVERED REF A DEMARCHE TO MDC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN ISAAC MATONGO, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S POLITICAL ADVISOR AND RIGHT-HAND MAN, GANDI MUDZINGWA, IN THE ABSENCE OF MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, WHO IS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY. WE DO NOT EXPECT H [...]	2000-10-05 17:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI MDC
00HARARE5731	THE FAST TRACK RESETTLEMENT EXERCISE: MFA [...] (C) DURING A ONE AND A HALF HOUR BRIEFING OF SELECTED HEADS OF MISSION OCTOBER 11, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY AND GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT FOR DONORS ON QUESTION ON LAND REFORM, WILLARD CHIWEWE, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE CASE THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HAD NO CHOIC [...]	2000-10-11 17:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI
00HARARE5969	ZIMBABWE LIKELY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF CUBA'S UN [...] (C) CHARGE DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON OCTOBER 24 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05969 241346Z SENIOR MFA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ACTING AMERICA'S DESK OFFICER ARTHUR CHINGONO IN THE ABSENCE OF MORE SENIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING PO [...]	2000-10-24 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI CU
00HARARE6082	PROCESS TO IMPEACH ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE OPPOSITION MDC TABLED A MOTION IN PARLIAMENT OCTOBER 25 THAT BEGINS THE PROCESS FOR PRESIDENT MUGABE'S IMPEACHMENT. THE DOCUMENT CITED IN DETAIL "VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION" AND "GROSS MISCONDUCT" RELATED TO THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AS THE GROUNDS F [...]	2000-10-26 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE6086	SENIOR ZIMBABWEAN OFFICIAL ETENDS A PEACE [...] (C) BRITISH DEUTY HIQH COMMISSIONER IAN HAY- CAMPBELL INFORMEDDCM OCTOBER 26 THAT MINISTRY OF FOREIQN AFFAIRS ERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE HAD SUMMONED RITISH HIQH COMMISSIONER PETER LONQWORTH SUDDENLYON OCTOBER 16. LONQWORTH ASSUMED THE SUBJECT OFTHEIR CONVERSATION WOULD BE AN ARTICLE [...]	2000-10-27 09:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE6318	SYMBOLIC MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SUPPORTED A DINNER HOSTED BY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE NKOSANA MOYO NOVEMBER 7 AIMED AT GETTING ZANU-PF AND MDC PARLIAMENTARIANS TALKING TO EACH OTHER. AMONG THE GUESTS WERE TWO MDC AND TWO ZANU-PF MPS. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS CORDIAL AND BOTH [...]	2000-11-09 15:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE6321	UNDP RESREP AND AMBASSADOR CONSULT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, VICTOR ANGELO, AND DCM (NOTE TAKER) CALLED ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE ON NOVEMBER 8 TO EXPLORE WAYS THE DONOR COMMUNITY COULD ASSIST IN DEFUSING TENSIONS I [...]	2000-11-11 11:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAGR ZI
00HARARE6330	SUPREME COURT ORDERS GOVERNMENT TO HALT FAST- [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT ISSUED A UNANIMOUS CONSENT ORDER ON NOVEMBER 10 REQUIRING THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) TO HALT ALL FARM OCCUPATIONS AND RESETTLEMENT EFFORTS UNTIL IT COMPLIES WITH ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT (LAA). THE CONSENT ORDER GAVE T [...]	2000-11-14 10:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR ZI
00HARARE6644	FOREIGN MINISTER SIGNALS POSSIBLE SHIFT IN CONFIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE, FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE SIPDIS SIGNALED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IS READY TO RETURN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE 1998 DONORS CONFERENCE AGREEMENT ON LAND REFORM. THE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MIS [...]	2000-11-28 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR PREL ZI
00HARARE7271	SIZEABLE SHORTFALL IN MAIZE PRODUCTION IN 2001 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE LATEST MAIZE SEED SALES DATA INDICATE THAT NATIONAL MAIZE PLANTING IS DOWN 25 PERCENT FROM NORMAL LEVELS. THE ZIMBABWE GRAIN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (ZPGA),REPRESENTING LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL MAIZE PRODUCERS, PUBLISHED A STATEMENT ON DECEMBER 20 APPEALING FOR ITS MEMBERS T [...]	2000-12-28 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ZI
00HARARE7273	A VISIT TO MR. MUGABE'S PLANET: THE [...] (C) IN HIS HOUR-LONG END OF YEAR MESSAGE DECEMBER 27, PRESIDENT MUGABE GAVE HIS VERSION OF EVENTS IN THE YEAR 2000. HE ATTRIBUTED THE COUNTRY'S DIFFICULT ECONOMIC PATCH TO FALLING COMMODITY AND RISING INPUT PRICES AS WELL AS RESERVE BANK MONETARY POLICY. HE REHEARSED THE REASONS FOR THE FAS [...]	2000-12-28 16:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI UK
00HELSINKI2613	FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S JUNE 7 [...] (C) FINNISH PRESIDENT TARJA HALONEN TRAVELED TO MOSCOW JUNE 7 FOR THE FINLAND-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND HER FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE THE LEADERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIZE EACH OTHER UP. OVERALL THE FINNS WERE IMPRESSED WITH PUTIN'S GRAS [...]	2000-06-12 13:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI EUN RU
00HOCHIMINHCITY1121	SCIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND CHARITY IMPROVE LIVES IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS [...] SUMMARY. IN POOR POCKETS OF THE MEKONG DELTA, AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THEIR OWN AND OTHER'S LIVES. CONGEN STAFF VISITED VIETNAM'S MAIN RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PRIVATE ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLIERS, [...]	2000-07-11 04:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO PGOV SOCI ENRG EWWT EAID KIPR ETRD VM KDTB
00JAKARTA4700	SECRETARY COHEN'S LUNCH WITH BAMBANG YUDHOYONO [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR GREG FERGIN FOR REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IN A SEPTEMBER 18 LUNCH, INDONESIAN COORDINATING MINISTER FOR POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND SECURITY AFFAIRS BAMBANG YUDHOYONO TOLD SECRETARY COHEN THAT ON YUDHOYONO'S MISSION TO NEW YORK, HE WILL DESCRIBE [...]	2000-09-29 09:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PREF UNHCR ID
00KINSHASA8363	LOCAL IMPORTER SUSPECTED OF CRIMINALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Many long-standing Kinshasa businesses are complaining about Congo Futur, an importer that has expanded rapidly since it started operations less than three years ago and is now the largest food supplier in Kinshasa. Established businesses accuse Congo Futur of various illegaliti [...]	2000-12-16 07:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SOCI CG
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
00KINSHASA8413	REFUGEE ISSUES IN GOMA [...] (C) Summary: During her Nov. 26-Dec 1 visit to Goma, Econoff discussed refugee issues with Eddie O'Dwyer, UNHCR's Acting Head of Field Office in Goma, and with Kasuku, a member of a Congolese NGO involved in repatriating Congolese Tutsis. O'Dwyer said that UNHCR and the Governor of North Kivu [...]	2000-12-19 12:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV EAID CG UNHCR
00KINSHASA8511	CODEL WOLF VISIT [...] AMBASSADOR SWING AND THE COUNTRY TEAM OF EMBASSY KINSHASA REGRET THAT REPRESENTATIVE WOLF AND HIS DELEGATION WILL BE UNABLE TO VISIT KINSHASA. HOWEVER, WE ALSO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TIME CONSTRAINTS SUCH A VISIT WOULD ENTAIL. 2. EMBASSY POLITICAL CHIEF KENT BROKENSHIRE WILL FLY TO GOMA ABO [...]	2000-12-22 10:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AFIN CG
00KINSHASA8554	VIEWS OF GOMA UN WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of UN agencies in Goma believe the international community in general and the UN in particular are overly focused on the Congo war instead of on the deeper rooted problems of the Congo. While their analysis may in part reflect their own tunnel vision, it strongly [...]	2000-12-26 14:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV CG
00KINSHASA8561	GOMA POLITICAL NOTES [...] (C) Goma is not a very political town, despite its status as administrative headquarters for the RCD. While numerous general strikes (villes mortes) closed down Bukavu for days at a time over the last year, in Goma only one part of the city shut down and that for only one day. Residents of Go [...]	2000-12-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM CG
00KINSHASA8578	CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO EASTERN CONGO AND KINSHASA [...] EMBASSY KINSHASA POLITICAL CHIEF KENT BROKENSHIRE WILL PROCEED TO GOMA ON JANUARY 5 TO PREPARE FOR CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO THE KIVUS. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE RECEIVING A PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR THE CODEL, AS WELL AS A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH WHOM CONGRESSMAN WOLF WOULD LIKE TO MEE [...]	2000-12-27 13:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC AFIN CG RW
00KINSHASA8647	FINANCE MINISTER PLANS REFORMS, BUT CAN HE DELIVER? [...] (C) Summary: On December 28 Finance Minister Amisi told the Ambassador that he hopes to have Presidential approval for both an interim economic reform program and a new budget by mid-January. He said his program would include market liberalization, deficit reduction and policies to encourage [...]	2000-12-29 14:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
00LONDON8980	UNITED KINGDOM: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE UNITED KINGDOM CONTINUED ITS AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS AGAINST DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 2000. IT PASSED A NEW TERRORISM LAW THAT GIVES THE GOVERNMENT EXPANDED POWERS TO FIGHT BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORISM, AND IT CONTINUED ITS CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES TO BRI [...]	2000-12-28 17:06:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UK
00RIYADH3360	SAUDI ARABIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 2000, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM. PART [...]	2000-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SA
00SANAA5396	SALEH'S RHETORIC OVER THE TOP, BUT POLICY UNCHANGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BA JAMMAL NOVEMBER 20, THE AMBASSADOR CONVEYED U.S. CONCERNS THAT PRESIDENT SALEH'S RECENT PUBLIC STATEMENTS WERE EXACERBATING AN ALREADY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AT SUCH A TENSE TIME, THE ROYG SHOULD BE PUBLICLY URGING BOTH SIDES TO RETURN TO TH [...]	2000-11-20 13:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP YM
00STATE117658	SUDANESE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-20 21:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AR BG FR NL PREL PTER SU UNSC
00STATE228649	OCTOBER 18, 2000, ICASS WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: RESULTS OF IEB BOARD MEETING (PARA 2); REPORT FROM THE ISC (PARA 3); AND BILL PAYMENT AND DISPUTES POLICY (PARA 4). PLEASE NOTE: THE ITEMS THAT FOLLOW SUMMARIZE ICASS WORKING GROUP (IWG) MINUTES AND THEREFORE REFLECT ONLY WHAT WAS SAID AT THE MEETING BEING REPORTED, WHICH MAY OR [...]	2000-12-01 18:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KICA AFIN AMGT
00STATE228765	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 20 [...]	2000-12-01 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE228767	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 [...]	2000-12-01 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE228771	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF SENIOR LEVEL GENERALIST [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CYCLE HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 TED MAY ALSO BID [...]	2000-12-01 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE228772	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF MID-LEVEL GENERALIST AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST VACANCIES, NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31,2001. (COMBINED WINTER 2000 - SUMMER 2001 CYCLE). [...] No summary [...]	2000-12-01 20:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE229013	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF FS-01 GENERALIST AND [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR FS-01 POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2001 TEDS MAY ALSO BID [...]	2000-12-01 23:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE229699	FDA PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW APPROVAL FOR USE OF [...] SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 26, 2000, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE PROPOSED WITHDRAWING ITS PREVIOUS APPROVAL FOR FLUOROQUINOLONES USED THERAPEUTICALLY IN POULTRY. THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST POSTS IN RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICI [...]	2000-12-04 19:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD
00TASHKENT4223	KARIMOV URGES CLOSER COOPERATION WITH U.S., COMMITS TO FRANK AIRING OF DIFFERENCES [...] (c) summary: on November 1, the ambassador presented credentials to president Karimov. This was followed by a spirited discussion of about one hour during which Karimov argued for deeper cooperation with the u.s., charged Russia with maneuvering to restore hegemony in central Asia, and outlined the [...]	2000-11-02 11:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RU AF UZ
00THEHAGUE1650	THE DUTCH ON EU FOSSIL FUEL GRANTS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-02 12:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1659	DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN THE CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL [...] THE DUTCH WILL ATTEND THE MINISTERIAL. THE NETHERLANDS WILL BE REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL AFFAIRS AND DRUG POLICY DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, STEVEN VAN HOOGSTRATEN. HE WILL BE ASSISTED BY OFFICIALS FROM BOTH THE DUTCH ANTILLES AND ARUBA, ALTHOUGH [...]	2000-06-05 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM XL FR NL UK
00THEHAGUE1676	SECRETARY SLATER DISCUSSES TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater visited the Netherlands May 31 and June 1 to discuss transportation issues with Dutch government and private sector officials. Although front-burner issues such as hushkits were mentioned, most of the conversations were broader, touching on the future [...]	2000-06-06 13:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EIND ELTN EWWT FR NL SENV EUN FAA IMO
00THEHAGUE1695	PEACEKEEPING REMAINS SENSITIVE ISSUE IN... [...] SUMMARY: SINCE THE FALL OF THE SREBRENICA ENCLAVE IN 1995, DUTCH POLITICIANS HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN REVIEWING THEIR PEACEKEEPING DECISIONMAKING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT DUTCH TROOPS WILL NEVER AGAIN BE PLACED IN SUCH AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION. GIVEN THEIR CONTINUING BELIEF IN THE GOAL OF PROMOTING PEACE A [...]	2000-06-07 13:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO MARR NL MPOS NATO EUN
00THEHAGUE1698	CODEL GRAMM [...] Post grants country clearance to Codel Gramm. Control officer will be Wendy Moore, econ officer, who can be reached at (31)(70)310-9273; fax 310-9273; e- mail moorewc(AT)state.gov. 2. Hotel reservations have been made for the delegation at the Amsterdam Hilton, Apollolaan 138, 1077 BG [...]	2000-06-08 09:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1736	ACICIP SPONSORED INTERNET TUTORIAL, SUMMER 2000 [...] EMBASSY THE HAGUE APPRECIATES REFTEL OFFER TO ATTEND ACICIP SPONSORED INTERNET TUTORIAL AND NOMINATES SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONAL JAN RAZOUX SCHULTZ TO PARTICIPATE SUMMER 2000. JAN, SHARING TELECOM RESPONSIBILITY WITH ECON FSO, WILL BE IN WASHINGTON ATTENDING FSI TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY [...]	2000-06-09 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD NL
00THEHAGUE1754	POLICY CHANGE TO CIRCULAR 175 AUTHORITY [...] WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST ANY PRE-RATIFICATION NEGOTIATIONS AS OUTLINED IN REFTEL. OF THE CATEGORIES OFFERED IN REFTEL, PARAGRAPH 8, WE CHOOSE CATEGORY D: NOT FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME. AFTER THE CURRENT FOL AGREEMENT IS RATIFIED, HOWEVER, WE WOULD RECOMMEND CATEGORY B: FEASIBLE WITH SOME CH [...]	2000-06-14 05:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SNAR KTIA NL
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
00THEHAGUE1797	DUTCH INITIAL REACTIONS TO DTSI, MORE ON F-16 MNCP [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-16 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS ETTC MCAP ETRD KSEP PREL NL NATO
00THEHAGUE1801	GREECE/TERRORISM: DUTCH PM KOK MAY RAISE CONCERNS WITH SIMITIS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-16 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GR UK NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1850	GREECE/TERRORISM: DUTCH PM KOK PRESSES SIMITIS AT FEIRA [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-21 17:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GR UK NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1868	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF CODEL GRAMM TO THE [...] Summary: With a booming economy, ample budget surpluses, and a rapidly declining national debt, the Netherlands is exceptionally well positioned for the coming of the euro. So far, businessmen believe that the benefits of the transition have far exceeded the costs, but the Dutch Central Bank [...]	2000-06-22 14:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1926	SUDAN/UNSC: DUTCH BELIEVE THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-27 09:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC SU NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1957	DUTCH PARLIAMENT FOR LEGALIZED SOFT DRUG [...] ON JUNE 27, A MAJORITY OF THE SECOND CHAMBER OF THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT ADOPTED A LABOR PARTY (PVDA) RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GON TO LEGALIZE THE SUPPLY OF DUTCH-GROWN CANNABIS ("NEDERWIET") TO COFFEESHOPS. DUTCH JUSTICE MINISTER KORTHALS REJECTED THE PROPOSAL. HE WANTS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE WIT [...]	2000-06-28 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NL
00THEHAGUE1976	UNCC: DUTCH CHAIRMAN WITH US [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-29 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNC NL
01ABUJA1006	Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy [...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...]	2001-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PINS ECON NI
01ABUJA1133	KANO HOTEL BURNED BY SHARI'A ENFORCERS [...] (C) Summary: In a recent crackdown, the Government of Kano State authorized the quasi-vigilante enforcement of the State's new liquor law by sending the Deputy Governor, accompanied by Hisbah members (Shari'a enforcers) to five hotels to enforce a ban on the sale or purchase of alcohol by Mus [...]	2001-05-16 09:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SOCI EAID NI ASEC
01ABUJA1312	NIGERIA: THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS [...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of his Presidency, Olusegun Obasanjo struggles to rebuild long-neglected institutions, restore public confidence, and jump-start the economy through deregulation and increased investment. Obasanjo's progress toward vital political and economic objectives is sl [...]	2001-06-13 07:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON ENRG NI
01ABUJA1364	INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's submission for this year's International Religious Freedom Report. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: ------------------------- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ------------------------- THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OB [...]	2001-06-14 16:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF NI
01ABUJA1375	NIGERIA: DEBT NEGOTIATIONS STALL; PLANS FOR [...] (C) At meetings in Abuja June 11 and 12, senior GON economic policy-makers were thoroughly pessimistic regarding near term prospects for achieving consensus on the U.S.-Nigeria Bilateral Debt Agreement required to implement the December 2000 Paris Club rescheduling. A.S. Arikawe, Debt Manage [...]	2001-06-15 18:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA1419	NIGERIA'S MACROECONOMIC PICTURE - WHERE WE STAND AT YEAR TWO OF DEMOCRACY [...] Economic policy and performance in 2000 and so far in 2001 have been mixed. Growth may have been sufficient to produce a small "democracy dividend" and privatization is moving ahead. The GON remains committed to fuel deregulation. Nevertheless, the 2000 and even more the 2001 budgets have [...]	2001-06-19 16:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ENRG EFIN NI
01ABUJA1431	NIGERIA: SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter paid a courtesy call on Secretary to Government for the Federation (SGF) Ufot Ekaette SIPDIS on June 15. Ekaette described the role of the SGF in civilian government as a cross between Chief of Staff and "super-Minister." In a meeting that ranged widely over [...]	2001-06-21 14:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NI

01ABUJA1437	ECOWAS: KOUYATE ASKS ADVICE ON TAYLOR -- ANY GOOD [...] (C) This is an action message; see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary. ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate invited Ambassador to his office June 18 to discuss President Taylor of Liberia and the regional response to Taylor's government. Kouyate suggested either an attempt at an "internal dial [...]	2001-06-22 06:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI SL LI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1439	ECOWAS: KOUYATE'S OAU CANDIDACY (ROUND TWO) [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate on June 18. Regional issues, particularly Liberia, were the focus of their exchange (septel). Kouyate, in a private sidebar, also asked once again for USG support for his candidacy for Secretary General of the OAU, as [...]	2001-06-22 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ECOWAS OAU
01ABUJA1533	NIGERIA: A CLOSE LOOK AT THE GON'S ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (U) Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan DeWitt visited Abuja June 11 - 29 as part of an INL-funded U.S. Department of Justice Overseas Prosecution Development and Training (OPDAT) program to work with Nigeria,s fledgling Anti-Corruption Commission and design possible training assistance to this im [...]	2001-07-02 05:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM NI
01ABUJA1548	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] Ambassador Jeter met June 26 with Minister of Agriculture Bello for a discussion of U.S.-Nigeria relations in the agriculture sector. USAID Country Director provided a thorough brief on the range of USG agricultural assistance programs. Minister Bello thought USG efforts were under-funded, [...]	2001-07-05 13:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP NI
01ABUJA1587	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NSA ON REGIONAL AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met July 2 with National Security Advisor (NSA) Aliyu Mohammed. Regional issues dominated discussions. The NSA noted GON support for "internal dialogue" outside Liberia. He indicated the GON would host an Abuja-based John Garang/Sadiq Al-Mahdi meeting on Sudan, and vo [...]	2001-07-05 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR KCRM SNAR ETRD NI
01ABUJA1621	NIGERIA: CONGRESSMEN DISCUSS POSSIBLE [...] This is an action message. Please see para 12. 2. Summary. Three Members of Congress visiting Nigeria under the auspices of a public diplomacy program met July 4 with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Agriculture. They expressed interest in pursuing collaborative ventures with Nige [...]	2001-07-10 05:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID OREP BEXP NI
01ABUJA1624	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR PETROLEUM RILWANU LUKMAN--DOWNSTREAM DEREGULATION STILL ON TRACK; REFINERY REHABILITATION MISHANDLED [...] Classified by Ambassador Howard Jeter for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: On June 22 Ambassador Jeter, DOE Energy Advisor Brodman, and Econoff Flook (notetaker) met in Abuja with Special Advisor to the President for Petroleum Affairs and Energy, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman. During t [...]	2001-07-10 12:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ELAB ECON NI
01ABUJA1687	NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICERS [...] Summary. The Military Public Affairs Workshop organized by the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy for the public relations officers of the Nigerian armed forces and for defense journalists succeeded beyond all expectations. Director of the American Forces Information Service Cliff Bernath [...]	2001-07-17 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC MARR NI
01ABUJA1921	NIGERIA: OBASANJO IS READY TO WORK WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Per Ref A request, Ambassador met with President Olusegun Obasanjo on July 31 to discuss the WCAR. Other issues raised were Nigeria's role in Zimbabwe and post-JEPC bilateral engagement, both covered in septels. This cable reports on the WCAR discussion. 2. Ambassador Jeter expresse [...]	2001-08-02 10:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NI WCAR
01ABUJA1934	NIGERIA: DEVELOPING A STRUCTURE FOR BILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 7. 2. (U) Embassy Abuja applauds the work of the Department on developing a new structure for engaging Nigeria. Ref A closely reflects Embassy thinking on next steps for post-JEPC engagement, and also mirrors many of the issues raised by the GON. Em [...]	2001-08-03 13:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL NI
01ABUJA1935	POLICY CHANGE ON WCAR KNOWN AT FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) Acting Polcouns met August 3 with Deputy Director of the Second United Nations Division (SUND) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Ibrahim, in the absence of Director Akinsanya, now in Geneva. SUND has primary action for the WCAR within the Ministry. Ibrahim said that SUND and [...]	2001-08-03 14:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NI WCAR
01ABUJA1956	NIGERIA: PROCTOR AND GAMBLE [...] Mission appreciates Department of Commerce's flexibility in redirecting the Secretary's letter to the Minister of Industries. Please note that this does not imply an overall policy change away from commercial advocacy at the Presidential level as Ref A suggests. Based on recent interaction w [...]	2001-08-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA2026	NIGERIA: THE 2002-2003 ELECTIONS -- THE "BIG ENCHILADA" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Joe Baxter, Nigeria Country Director for the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES),called on Ambassador Jeter on August 6 to discuss the 2002 local government (LG) elections and the national elections in 2003. Baxter also discussed the National Identity Card and Vo [...]	2001-08-14 13:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV NI
01ABUJA2072	NIGERIA: SECURITY ASSISTANCE MEETING CHAIRED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, Ambassador Jeter accompanied by DATT, Acting ODC Chief and PolMilOff met with Acting Minister of Defense Lawal Batagarawa and other Ministry officials to discuss security assistance programs. Ambassador Jeter explained that he had requested the meeting due to slow p [...]	2001-08-17 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NI MAS
01ABUJA2074	THE BLOOM IS OFF THE ROSE: NIGERIA'S DRUG [...] No summary [...]	2001-08-17 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NI PGOV SNAR
01ABUJA2113	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES AFRICA ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. In addition to security assistance, UNAMSIL troop rotations, the WCAR and counter-narcotics (septels),the Ambassador and NSA discussed Nigeria's pe [...]	2001-08-28 09:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SL IV SU ZI LY CG LI NI
01ABUJA2253	NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...]	2001-09-07 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK
01ABUJA2301	(C) NIGERIA'S IMF STAND-BY MAY NOT STAND [...] (C) EconOff met 14 September with IMF team leader Hiroshi Hino to discuss progress on the mission's review of Nigeria's Stand-by Arrangement. According to Hino, the mission's "job is very difficult," adding "I will not be recommending an extension of the SBA nor a staff monitoring program to t [...]	2001-09-14 14:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA2339	NIGERIA: PREPARATIONS FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON [...] On August 16, the GON inaugurated the National Committee on the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Chaired by the Minister of Environment, the Committee is comprised of 10 ministries including Environment, Health, Transport, Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Water Resources. Each Mi [...]	2001-09-18 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KPAO NI
01ABUJA2415	NIGERIA ON ICAO RESOLUTION AND AVIATION INSURANCE [...] On September 20 and 21, Econoff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and separately to Chief Owodu, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Aviation. Ref C information was delivered Septembe [...]	2001-09-21 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC ATRN NI
01ABUJA2421	NIGERIA SECURITY AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The likelihood of ethnic or religious unrest in Nigeria in the wake of an eventual U.S. response to the September 11 acts of terror is high. Such unrest would not necessarily be targeted at American individuals or institutions, but American lives and property could be at risk. [...]	2001-09-22 13:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER XA
01ABUJA2451	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON UNAMSIL ROTATIONS, [...] (C) CDA Andrews, accompanied by DATT, called on Minister of Defense Danjuma 25 September. After the Minister offered his personal condolences on the attacks against the U.S., and CDA offered his condolences for the victims of the Jos riot, he raised the USG request that Nigeria adjust its troo [...]	2001-09-26 08:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR KPKO SL NI
01ABUJA2480	U.S. MOVE TOWARD AFRICAN WTO POSITIONS APPLAUDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Fourth Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community Conference of Trade Ministers September 22-23 in Abuja, Nigeria ended with widespread appreciation for U.S. movement toward African WTO positions on agriculture, intellectual property, the environment, labor iss [...]	2001-09-27 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OVIP NI WTO
01ABUJA2511	OBASANJO TO RELEASE 1.2 BILLION EXCESS CRUDE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 26 Council of State meeting, President Obasanjo and state governors resolved their highly publicized squabble over the fate of excess oil revenues. In exchange for the governors accepting a partial allocation of 1.2 billion USD, Obasanjo agreed to eliminate t [...]	2001-10-03 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN
01ABUJA2518	NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVES ON PROSPECTS FOR A RENEWED [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) In an October 2 telcon with Debt Management Office Director-General Akin Arikawe, EconOff learned that, from recent meetings with the IMF and USG officials in Washington, the GON is cautiously optimistic of a [...]	2001-10-03 15:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA2520	THE TERROR ATTACKS AND U.S. POLICY IN THE [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a thumbnail summary of trends in the Nigerian media since the terror attacks on New York and Washington on September 11. On the whole, Nigerians were as shocked by the attacks as Americans. The media accurately reported the story and the immediate condemnations [...]	2001-10-03 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL PREL PROP NI
01ABUJA2521	CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ON FREEZING THE FINANCIAL [...] This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. Summary. Emboffs met with CBN Deputy Governor Ebi to discuss Ref A. Ebi promised to re-examine the CBN's mechanisms to combat financial crimes and crack-down on terrorists' financial activities. The CBN's International Financial Crime Unit ha [...]	2001-10-03 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER NI
01ABUJA2542	MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROLS IN NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-09 11:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EFIN SNAR NI
01ABUJA2561	TFUS01: NIGERIA: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT [...] (S) As agreed during the October 8 meeting between the Ambassador and the National Security Advisor (Ref B),PolMilOff met October 9 with LTC Mohammed Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor and Mohammed K. Ibrahim, Assistant Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]	2001-10-11 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM NI
01ABUJA2562	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DRC, BURUNDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on October 8. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sule Lamido, the Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Adobe Obe, an advisor to President Obasanjo, and LTC Idris, the NSA's Military [...]	2001-10-11 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO CG SU BY NI
01ABUJA2645	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT'S CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR EAGER TO WORK CLOSELY WITH USG ON ALL ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met the President's Chief Economic Advisor Magnus Kpakol October 11 to discuss a range of bilateral economic issues, including the structure of the successor to the Joint Economic Partnership Committee (JEPC) and possible actions for Nigeria to crack-down on the [...]	2001-10-16 10:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PTER NI
01ABUJA2667	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ON THE GLOBAL COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met October 12 with Vice President Atiku Abubakar to discuss tighter money laundering controls in Nigeria, the proposed structure for the "son of JEPC", the need to increase U.S. investment in Nigeria and bilateral trade. Although offering condolences for the Se [...]	2001-10-18 20:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER BEXP NI
01ABUJA2669	NIGERIA: IMF PROGRAM IS NECESSARY TO KEEP GON IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja supports continued IMF engagement with Nigeria despite the GON's failure to complete the current Stand-by Arrangement. We believe extending the current SBA through December followed by a new SBA is the best option. The extended program could emphasize restraints [...]	2001-10-18 20:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON 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
01ABUJA2786	RADICALIZATION OF ISLAM IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy interprets a "radical formulation of Islam" (reftel) as one which deems violence against Americans as licit for reasons of faith. Few in Nigeria have adopted this extreme view; however, there is widespread concern and significant anger among Muslims in Nigeria aga [...]	2001-10-31 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER KISL PHUM KIRF NI
01ABUJA2792	RADICALIZATION OF ISLAM IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy interprets a "radical formulation of Islam" (reftel) as one which deems violence against Americans as licit for reasons of faith. Few in Nigeria have adopted this extreme view; however, there is widespread concern and significant anger among Muslims in Nigeria aga [...]	2001-11-01 11:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER KISL PHUM KIRF KPAO OIIP
01ABUJA2832	GOVERNOR THINKS NIGERIA HAS HIT A CRUCIAL PERIOD [...] (C) Summary: During an October 31 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi cited recent civil disturbances as very disquieting. In order to prevent further political turbulance, the Governors were assembling in Abuja that day to discuss means to cool down the inter [...]	2001-11-06 15:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS NI
01ABUJA2856	AGOA ELIGIBILTY REVIEW FOR NIGERIA [...] Post has reviewed all documents relating to AGOA eligibility for Nigeria including reftels C, D and E, the 2000 Human Rights Report, this year,s report on trafficking in women and children, and the first draft of the 2001 Human Rights Report. 2. The following is an update of the informati [...]	2001-11-09 17:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL NI
01ABUJA2857	NIGERIA: STATUS OF CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS FOR [...] Due to severe staffing shortages, particularly the prolonged vacancy of Post's Labor officer position, Embassy Abuja and Consulate Lagos are unable to meet reftel request for "detailed and comprehensive information" on the status of child labor in Nigeria. The Regional Labor officer departed [...]	2001-11-09 17:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NI EING
01ABUJA2859	PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S DRAFT 2002 BUDGET SHOWS [...] Summary. The draft 2002 budget presented by President Obasanjo November 7 signals his attempt to restrain spending despite upcoming elections. Proposed spending levels total N841 billion (USD 7.5 billion),a seven percent reduction from the adjusted 2001 budget. Thirty-five percent of the b [...]	2001-11-09 17:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2866	LIFE AFTER THE SBA -- IMF SUGGESTS VOLUNTARY [...] (U) Summary: Visiting IMF team leader Hiroyuki Hino told diplomats November 8 that the SBA had expired because the GON had failed to reach critical benchmarks. In place of a formal program, the IMF and GON were negotiating a voluntary policy framework for the six-month period of October 2001- [...]	2001-11-14 08:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON NI
01ABUJA2881	PDP: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH [...] (U) Introduction: The Peoples' Democratic Party, a hybrid from its inception, has been riven by internal power struggles, weakened by presidential interference, and now faces significant challenges gearing up for its own convention, much less the battery of local (2002) State and Federal (20 [...]	2001-11-14 15:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
01ABUJA2938	NIGERIA: TRYING TIMES [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria has entered a period of unease. During the past several months, the country's political elite has been more attentive to political intrigue than the demands of responsible governance. As a result, civilian government faces multiple challenges. Communal clashes have engende [...]	2001-11-21 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM NI
01ABUJA2982	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES SUDAN, DROC, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on November 11. The President's Special Coordinator for Sudan, Dr. Usman Bugaje also attended. This message covers their conversation on Nigeria's foreign affairs efforts. 2. (C) SUMMARY CO [...]	2001-11-26 17:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CG SU BY NI
01ABUJA2983	DRUG CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD FOR NIGERIA [...] This responds to reftel's request for a certification report card showing the Government of Nigeria's accomplishments in achieving certification benchmarks set out earlier in the year. A. Major Traffickers 1) improved effectiveness of the NDLEA/DEA Joint Task Force leading to interna [...]	2001-11-26 19:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NI
01ABUJA3039	NIGERIA: PLAN FOR DEPLOYMENT TO BURUNDI [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-03 13:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS NI
01ABUJA3071	NIGERIAN ANTI-TRUST BILL WENDING WAY THROUGH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: FTC HELP REQUESTED [...] The following answers are cued to questions in paragraph three of reftel. a. The September conference that Basil Udotai referred to in his communication with the FTC was the first of four seminars on competition policy that the Executive and Legislative branches of the Niegrian Governmen [...]	2001-12-04 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN NI
01ABUJA3128	NIGERIA: DONORS DISCUSS 2002 BUDGET, PRSP AND [...] Summary. A donors meeting in Brussels November 19-20 focused on Nigeria's macroeconomic situation, the 2002 budget and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process. Although GON economic progress for most of the year has been languid, donors agreed that the GON showed fourth quarter improvem [...]	2001-12-07 09:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA3143	WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, THE NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR AIDS (NACA) ORGANIZED A DAYLONG CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY IN ABUJA THAT INCLUDED A PLENARY SESSION FOR MAJOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ACTORS, A CITY TOUR AND RALLY, AND A SOCCER COMPETITION. THE PL [...]	2001-12-11 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ECON PREL
01ABUJA3162	NIGERIA: ESF PROPOSALS FOR FY 2002 [...] The following is Embassy Abuja's ESF funding proposals for FY 2002 FY 2002 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS U.S. Mission Nigeria Proposals Program Overview Nigeria has significant strategic value to the United States. The world's eighth largest oil producer, Nigeria ranks as the fifth la [...]	2001-12-11 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL NI
01ABUJA3222	NIGERIA: REGIONAL TIP CONFERENCE A SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Abuja hosted a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Conference which brought together representatives from nine USG missions in West and Central Africa and four funding agencies/bureaus in Washington to forge an anti- trafficking strategy for the region and coordinate future programs [...]	2001-12-14 17:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN NI XX ECOWAS
01ABUJA3232	NIGERIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Post provides the following input for the 2001 Annual Terrorism Report. The information is keyed to the questions asked in reftel: A. (U) Civilian rule returned to Nigeria with the inauguration of Olusegun Obasanjo as President in May 1999. Since his inauguration, President Obasan [...]	2001-12-19 16:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER NI
01ABUJA3236	NIGERIA - THE AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR [...] Ambassador Jeter hosted a very successful Iftar on Wednesday, December 12. Although FSOs assigned to the (former) Embassy Office in Abuja had hosted Iftars in the past, Ambassador Jeter was the first U.S. Ambassador accredited to Nigeria to host an Iftar in the national capital. I sent a s [...]	2001-12-19 18:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL OEXC PGOV PREL NI
01ABUJA957	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NSA ALIYU MOHAMMED -- A [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a post-Operation FOCUS RELIEF (OFR) round-table meeting with the Nigerian National Security Advisor (ref C),NSA Aliyu Mohammed also discussed continental issues and President Obasanjo,s travel schedule. He said President Obasanjo would travel to Asia in late May, and woul [...]	2001-05-03 15:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID OVIP JA LY NG CF IR NI
01ANKARA7811	TURKEY: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT MARCIEL FOR REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) FIGHTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM HAS LONG BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY (GOT). SINCE THE MID-1960S, TURKEY HAS FACED ALMOST A CONSTANT THREAT FROM DOMESTIC AND TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM TAR [...]	2001-12-14 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER
01BANJUL327	THE GAMBIA -- JAMMEH'S WEST AFRICA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH HE HAS NOT DEVELOPED A COHERENT STRATEGY FOR WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL SECURITY, PRESIDENT JAMMEH WANTS TO BE A MORE VISIBLE PLAYER IN SUB-REGIONAL DIPLOMACY. NEVERTHELESS, JAMMEH IS KEEN ON DEVELOPING A REPUTATION AS AN INFLUENTIAL PEACE BROKER. WITH EFFORTS IN THE CASAMAN [...]	2001-05-29 15:21:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI SN GA
01BANJUL854	GAMBIAN MUSLIMS: MAJORITY IGNORE BIN LADEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: WITH A FEW NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, GAMBIAN MUSLIMS (95% OF THE POPULATION) SUPPORT THE U.S. AND ARE UNLIKELY TO HEED THE CALL OF ANTI- AMERICAN ISLAMIC RADICALS. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) THE MEDIA: POST IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDIA OUTLETS WITH A RADICAL ISLAMIC EDITORIAL POLICY. THE STAT [...]	2001-10-15 15:04:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET	PTER PINR XA GA
01BANJUL892	GAMBIAN ELECTION FALLOUT: ADMIRATION TURNS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: A WAVE OF CRITICISM HAS REPLACED THE POSITIVE COMMENTARY HEARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OCTOBER 18 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE UPC COALITION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ALLEGE WIDESPREAD HARASSMENT AND UNREASONABLE ARRESTS SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS AND C [...]	2001-10-26 11:55:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR GA
01BEIJING12362	HU JINTAO: TAKING SHAPE AS CHINAÂ´S LEADER [...] (C) MOST CHINESE HAVE LITTLE IDEA OF HEIR-APPARENT HU JINTAOÂ´S PERSONAL VIEWS, BUT INSIDERS DESCRIBE HU AS A TALENTED BUREAUCRATIC PLAYER WITH SOLID CREDENTIALS TO SUCCEED JIANG ZEMIN. THEY REPORT THAT HU HAS STAKED OUT A MULTI-FACETED AND SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ROLE IN IMPORTANT AREAS OF PARTY AND [...]	2001-12-27 05:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
01BEIRUT1935	ANTI-ISRAELI AND ANTI-U.S. RHETORIC ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. LAST WEEK'S UPSURGE IN VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL DREW WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION FROM GOL OFFICIALS, THE MEDIA, HIZBALLAH, AND MUSLIM LEADERS. THE JULY 31 ATTACK AT NABLUS INTENSIFIED ANTI-ISRAELI RHETORIC, WHILE SPARKING CRITICISM OF THE U.S. HIZBALLAH CONDEMNED THE ISRAELI ATTACKS AND CA [...]	2001-08-06 15:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL PTER IS SY LE
01BEIRUT2254	TFUS01: LEBANESE EXPRESS OUTRAGE AND SYMPATHY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. AS THE MASSIVE SCALE OF TRAGEDY UNFURLED DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE WORLD, LEBANESE OF ALL PERSUASIONS OFFERED FRESH OUTPOURINGS OF CONDEMNATION AND SYMPATHY FOR THE ATTACKS ON AMERICA. ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF OFTEN FRACTIOUS SECTARIAN GROUPS, THE NATION UNITED IN THE CONVICTION TH [...]	2001-09-13 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
01CAIRO3757	EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART 2: A POPULAR [...] (C) IN THIS, THE SECOND OF TWO CABLES ON EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB),WE LOOK AT THE BANNED MOVEMENT'S POPULARITY AND ITS SOURCES. DESPITE INTERNAL TENSIONS AND IMPRISONMENT OF THE MOST DYNAMIC OF ITS YOUNG LEADERS SINCE THE MID-1990'S, THE MB HAS ENJOYED AN UPSURGE IN POPULARITY, WINNING 17 PE [...]	2001-06-21 11:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER EG
01CAIRO5603	TFUSO1: EGYPT RESPONDS TO U.S. DISASTER [...] THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT REACTED QUICKLY TO THE HORRIFIC EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11. A CLEARLY DISTRAUGHT PRESIDENT MUBARAK APPEARED ON TELEVISION, EXPRESSING SORROW AND SADNESS AT THE EVENTS. HE LATER CALLED A CABINET MEETING, DIRECTING THAT ALL FORMS OF ASSISTANCE BE OFFER [...]	2001-09-12 16:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EG IS
01CARACAS182	CHAVEZ AND COLOMBIA: IT WON'T GET BETTER [...] (C) THE RIVALRY BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA HAS BEEN LONGSTANDING, WITH ROOTS REACHING BACK AS FAR AS THE BREAK- UP OF GRAN COLOMBIA INTO SEPARATE STATES. OVER THE YEARS, THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES - AND ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THEIR RESPECTIVE MILITARIES - MANIFESTED ITSELF AS A PER [...]	2001-01-22 20:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE CO
01DAKAR2990	PRESIDENT WADE SEIZES OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) ON AUGUST 28, SENEGALESE AUTHORITIES REFUSED PERMISSION TO APPROXIMATELY 100 YOUNG WOMEN TO BOARD A LIBYAN CHARTERED AIRCRAFT, WHICH APPARENTLY LANDED WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION, AND WHICH WAS ALLEGEDLY TAKING THE WOMEN TO LIBYA TO PARTICIPATE IN A CULTURAL EVENT CELEBRATING THE THIRTY-S [...]	2001-09-07 16:28:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SG
01DAMASCUS3036	ASAD: ISRAEL DOES NOT DESIRE PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A LENGTHY INTERVIEW WITH GERMAN NEWS MAGAZINE DER SPIEGEL 7/9, SYRIAN PRESIDENT AL- ASAD ACCUSED ISRAELI PM SHARON OF PUSHING THE REGION TOWARDS WAR; ASSERTED THAT SYRIA WANTED PEACE BUT WOULD NOT SHY AWAY FROM WAR IF FORCED INTO IT; AND WAS UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT SYRIAN [...]	2001-07-09 15:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SY
01DUBAI1141	POPULAR IRANIAN VIEWS OF TEHRAN'S POLICY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PRINCIPAL OFFICER RICHARD OLSON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS, DUBAI-BASED TRADERS, AND IRANIANS RESIDENT IN DUBAI PROVIDED THEIR ASSESSMENT OF IRAN'S POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. OF THOSE WHO EXPRESSED OPINI [...]	2001-09-15 08:41:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KPAL KISL IR TC
01GABORONE3343	TFUS01: GOB SUPPORTS COALITION STRIKES AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STATEMENTS BY THE GOB TO DATE HAVE BEEN FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG ACTIONS AGAINST TALIBAN MILITARY TARGETS. IN A 10/11 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ERNEST MPOFU DEFENDED A MORE CAUTIOUS APPROACH IN ORDER TO AVOID EXTREMIST RETALIATION [...]	2001-10-12 08:24:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3435	TFUS01: BOTSWANA MUSLIM ATTITUDES [...] (C) POST HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN BOTSWANA TO GAUGE ATTITUDES TOWARDS U.S. ACTIONS IN COMBATING TERRORISM FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS AND FOLLOWING COMMENCEMENT OF MILITARY ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN (REFS B, C). MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE DELAYED MEETI [...]	2001-10-22 16:00:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PTER BC
01HANOI1010	VIETNAM - BURMA'S NEED TO QUICKEN THE PACE OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS RAISED THE DIALOGUE WITH BURMA BEFORE, AND INTENDS TO DO SO AGAIN AT THE APRIL 30 ASEAN MINISTERIAL IN RANGOON, BUT "IN OUR OWN WAY." AN MFA OFFICER PRAISED THE "SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS" THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE TALKS ALREADY. OUR POINTS WILL BE PASSED TO FM NIEN, [...]	2001-04-27 11:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR KDEM BM VM ASEAN
01HANOI1020	GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO FOLLOW SHAKE-UP IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 21 OR 22 WILL UNVEIL A NEW ASSEMBLY CHAIRPERSON, LIKELY CPV ORGANIZATIONAL CHIEF AN. IT MAY ALSO GIVE CLUES AS TO THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF RISING [...]	2001-04-27 11:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI1026	SOME HILL STAFFERS PUT HIGH PRIORITY ON WORKERS RIGHTS DURING RECENT VISITS TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONGRESSIONAL VISITS TO VIETNAM GAVE HIGH PRIORITY TO LABOR ISSUES. IN MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS AND THE ILO, THE VISITORS HEARD WHAT VIETNAM IS DOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN WORKERS R [...]	2001-05-02 08:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR
01HANOI1217	A/S KELLY DISCUSSION WITH FM NIEN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 18, FOLLOWING ARF MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NIEN AND TOOK THE OCCASION TO VOICE STRONG CONCERNS AT THE REPORTED ARREST ON MAY 17 OF OUTSPOKEN HUE-BASED CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY, AND THE REPORTED SUMMONS OF UN [...]	2001-05-18 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI1245	A/S KELLY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE DEPUTY FM BIN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, U.S. ACTIVITIST GROUPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, FOLLOWING ARF SOM MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY ENGAGED IN CORDIAL BUT FRANK DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DINH BIN ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONTINUITY OF U.S. POLICIES IN THE REGION AND U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. BIN P [...]	2001-05-22 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD VM HUMANR CTERR
01HANOI1308	ROLE OF VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARIAT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A LEADING GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WITH LONG EXPERIENCE IN PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE STAFF WORK, THE NEW PARTY SECRETARIAT IS IN FACT A DECISION-MAKING BODY WHICH SIPDIS WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARY. IT DOES NOT SIMPLY PROVIDE POLICY STUDIES AND PAPER [...]	2001-05-31 08:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VM DPOL
01HANOI1388	EMBASSY REPRESENTATIONS ON ACTIONS AGAINST DISSIDENTS; WHAT DRIVES THE GVN? [...] (SBU) REFTEL PROVIDES LATEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON GVN ACTIONS AGAINST SENIOR MONKS OF THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV). THE AMBASSADOR AND OTHER EMBASSY/CONGEN OFFICIALS HAVE WEIGHED IN AT VARIOUS LEVELS, URGING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION ORDER BE LIFTED FROM THICH QUA [...]	2001-06-08 04:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI145	NEXT STEPS ON LABOR COOPERATION AND DIALOGUE MOU [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 12. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00145 01 OF 02 191043Z 2. LABOR OFFICER MET JANUARY 19 WITH MR. NGUYEN MANH CUONG, CHIEF OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, INVALIDS AND SOCI [...]	2001-01-19 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR
01HANOI2109	CODEL HOLLINGS' MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SENATOR ERNEST HOLLINGS (D-SC) LED A DELEGATION TO HANOI AUGUST 17-19, INCLUDING MRS. HOLLINGS; LILA HELM, STAFF DIRECTOR, APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, COMMERCE AND THE JUDICIARY; BETTY PITTERMAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT; AND US ARMY ESCORT OFFICER COL. TIM PETERSON. IN [...]	2001-08-28 07:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT VM
01HANOI2197	INTERROGATIONS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) REFORM ACTIVIST NGUYEN THANH GIANG CONFIRMED TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02197 01 OF 02 070126Z POLOFF ON SEPTEMBER 6 THAT POLICE HAD VISITED FELLOW ACTIVISTS HOANG MINH CHINH AND PHAM QUE DUONG BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM ON SEPTEMBER 5 AT THEIR HOMES. POLI [...]	2001-09-06 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PGOV VM HUMANR DPOL
01HANOI2227	MFA PROTESTS VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, JR. REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. ( C ) SUMMARY: AN MFA DEMARCHE TO CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 10 CHARACTERIZED THE HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (VHRA) AS THE MOST SERIOUS STEP SINCE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS AND WARNED OF UNPREDICTA [...]	2001-09-10 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VM HUMANR
01HANOI2634	VIETNAM LABELLING: MADE IN WHEREVER -- RESPONSE [...] WE RAISED OUR CONCERNS OVER RECENT REPORTS THAT VIETNAM HAD SUSPENDED THE APPLICATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS IN ITS NEW LABELING LAW WITH MINISTRY OF TRADE (MOT) VICE MINISTER LUONG VAN TU IN LATE SEPTEMBER; MOT INDICATED THEY WOULD REVIEW OUR REQUEST. WE STRESSED THAT TH [...]	2001-10-11 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX VM
01HANOI2740	POTUS VISIT AND BTA STIMULATED PROTESTANT [...] (U) CLASSFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR SCOTT D. BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C ) THEN-PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM IN NOVEMBER 200 CAUSED THE SRV TO FACILITATE PROTESTANT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02740 190724Z CHURCH EFFORTS TO REGISTER, ACCORDI [...]	2001-10-19 07:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN BTA
01HANOI2812	PARTY OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ON BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY: A SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) FOREIGN RELATIONS OFFICIAL, BUI THE GIANG, EMPHASIZED THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02812 260838Z POSITIVE IN THE US-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IN AN OCTOBER 24 COURTESY CALL WITH CHARGE. HE PREDI [...]	2001-10-26 08:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL VM
01HANOI2814	HIV/AIDS IN VIETNAM: USG INCREASES [...] IN A SIGNIFICANT BROADENING OF USG-GVN ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH ISSUES, THE CHARGE AND VICE MINISTER OF HEALTH TRAN CHI LIEM SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 23 TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY TO EXPAND ITS HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. FROM THE CDC GLOBAL AIDS PRO [...]	2001-10-26 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS
01HANOI2817	VIETNAM AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BEYOND: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE A DESIRE TO PRESERVE "TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIPS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE LARGER THRUST OF THE GVN'S REGIONAL AND GLOBAL FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS AND TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS TIES. FOR EXAMPLE, V [...]	2001-10-29 04:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD KPAL VM IZ IS PK SY TU AF LY
01HANOI2884	GVN'S REACTION TO FATHER LY AND TRAN KHUE [...] CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT D. BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (U) SUMMARY: THE GVN EXPLAINS ITS STERN TREATMENT OF THOSE IT DEEMS "POLITICAL" ACTIVISTS SUCH AS FATHER LY AND TRAN KHUE IN TERMS OF DEFENDING NATIONAL UNITY. THE GVN SEEMS PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO ITS OWN CITIZENS' CRITIQUES WH [...]	2001-11-05 09:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2885	SPOUTING THE PARTY LINE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE EXPRESSED TO POL/C THEIR CONDOLENCES ON THE 9/11 TRAGEDIES AND OPPOSITION TO TERRORISM, SATISFACTION OVER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND DEEP OPPOSITION TO THE DRAFT VIETNAM H [...]	2001-11-05 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD VM CTERR BTA HUMANR
01HANOI2962	NHAN DAN ON FATHER LY'S SENTENCE [...] (U) A SIGNED COMMENTARY UNDER THE HEADLINE OF "NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO INTERFERE" IN NHAN DAN, THE LEADING PARTY DAILY NEWSPAPER, ON NOVEMBER 13 DENOUNCED FOREIGN MEDIA COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY BY RFI AND BBC, REGARDING THE 15 YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02962 [...]	2001-11-14 01:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2964	THE EVOLVING ROLE OF LOCAL LEGISLATURES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE GVN IS EMBARKED UPON A COURSE TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02964 01 OF 03 140146Z STRENGTHEN THE POWERS OF LOCAL LEGISLATURES BUT IS HAMPERED BY ITS OW [...]	2001-11-14 01:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VM DPOL
01HANOI2967	VIETNAM-NORTH KOREA: RELATIONS CONTINUE TO THAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE SRV/DPRK JOINT ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MET IN PYONGYANG FROM OCTOBER 15-19 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE VIETNAM OPENED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA IN 1992. WHILE PRESS REPORTS TOUTED THE MEETING AS "HERALDING A COMPLETE REVIVAL OF BILATERAL TR [...]	2001-11-14 04:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD VM KN KS DPRK
01HANOI2985	PAO DISCUSSES COVERAGE OF ANTI-TERROR CAMPAIGN WITH SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY PRESS OFFICIAL [...] THE HANOI PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER PAID A VISIT NOVEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02985 01 OF 02 150919Z 14 TO COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS TO DISCUSS WITH DR. VU DUY THONG, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND PUBLISHING OF THE CENTRAL COMMISSION FO [...]	2001-11-15 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PROP OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR
01HANOI3266	VIETNAM: TEXT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT [...] FOR THE RECORD, THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, AT LEGISLATURE 10, SESSION 10, PASSED A RESOLUTION TO AGREE TO RATIFY THE U.S.-VIETNAM BILATERAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03266 01 OF 02 170758Z TRADE AGREEMENT ON NOVEMBER 28, 200 [...]	2001-12-17 07:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON VM BTA
01HANOI3273	QNEW CHALLENGES FOR THE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED PROTESTANTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT D. BELLARD, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03273 01 OF 02 171030Z REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO TWO CREDIBLE SOURCES, SINCE OFFICIAL GVN RECOGNITION OF THE SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM (SECV) IN APRIL, [...]	2001-12-17 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS VM KRIF HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI3288	VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A MEETING OF THE MINDS, AND CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF SUPPORT DESPITE A SLOWING WORLD ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING WAS HELD IN HANOI, DECEMBER 7-8, 2001. CO- CHAIRED BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM, THIS CG WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE UPBEAT THAN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. THERE WAS MUCH UNANIMITY AMONG THE DONOR AND INTERNATIONAL NGO ATTE [...]	2001-12-20 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM FINREF SOE HUMANR HIV AIDS
01HANOI3294	NONG DUC MANH VISITS CHINA: BOTH SIDES REAFFIRM FRIENDSHIP, CONDEMN TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) GENERAL SECRETARY, VISITED CHINA NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 4. THIS WAS HIS FIRST VISIT TO CHINA SINCE BECOMING GENERAL SECRETARY LAST APRIL, AND WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED TO ASSUAGE ANY CHINESE FEARS THAT VIETNAM WAS MOVING "TOO CLOSE [...]	2001-12-20 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CH TW VM CVR CTERR
01HANOI539	DAS BOYCE MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE CONG PHUNG ON ARF AND ASEAN ISSUES [...] EAP DAS BOYCE MET FEBRUARY 28 WITH LE CONG PHUNG, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR ASEAN AFFAIRS, TO DISCUSS A RANGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING ASEAN AND THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF). MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTORS PHAM HUU CHI AND TRAN NGOC AN, AND AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DOAN X [...]	2001-03-08 02:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM ASEAN ARF
01HANOI638	LEADERSHIP OPTIONS BEING HASHED OUT IN CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLENUM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CLOISTERED AT COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS THIS PAST WEEK, DELIBERATING ON THE FATE OF GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU AND A NEW LEADERSHIP LINE-UP. IN THIS "SECOND SESSION" OF TH [...]	2001-03-19 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD VM DPOL
01HANOI686	VIETNAM COMPLETES PRIOR ACTIONS FOR IMF/WORLD BANK STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPRESENTATIVES IN HANOI CONFIRM VIETNAM HAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PRIOR ACTIONS/CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PERMIT THE FUND'S PROPOSED POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRDF) AND THE BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) FOR VIETNAM TO BE SUBMITT [...]	2001-03-23 10:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI702	MFA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHLANDERS IN CAMBODIA AND VIETNAMESE WORKERS IN AMERICAN SAMOA [...] SUMMARY: AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ASKED AMBASSADOR TO MEET AFTERNOON OF MARCH 26 TO RAISE VIETNAMESE CONCERNS ABOUT A GROUP OF HIGHLANDERS WHO HAVE ILLEGALLY CROSSED THE BORDER INTO CAMBODIA AND TO REITERATE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES TO REMOVE ALL VIETNAMESE WORKERS FROM AMERICAN SA [...]	2001-03-26 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB CB VM
01HANOI762	USG OBJECTIVES IN THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. IT FOCUSES ON THE BACKGROUND OF "NORMALIZATION" AND WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED TO MEET USG AS WELL AS VIETNAMESE INTERESTS. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND MESSAGE THAT DELINEATES A SIGN [...]	2001-04-03 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL VM

01HANOI952	ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...]	2001-04-20 11:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI985	POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNITED IN OFFICIAL MEDIA IN RUN-UP TO PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JUST-COMPLETED NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, VIETNAM'S OUTGOING POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED IN STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA AS UNITED IN T [...]	2001-04-25 10:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI989	STAFFDEL ATKINS VISIT TO HANOI APRIL 15-18; BTA ON THEIR MINDS [...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF VIETNAM'S NINTH PARTY CONGRESS, THE GVN HOSTED A LARGE DELEGATION OF CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND AN ACCOMPANYING U.S. BUSINESS GROUP. THE U.S. VIETNAM TRADE COUNCIL UNDERWROTE THE EVENT. DESPITE SENIORMOST GVN LEADERSHIP BEING TIED UP IN PRE-PARTY CONGRESS PLENUMS, [...]	2001-04-26 09:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ELAB PREL VM BTA LABOR
01HARARE1023	AF A/PDAS BELLAMY HEARS DEFIANCE, VILIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 8 AND 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY MET WITH MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE, AND HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER JOHN NKOMO. BELLAMY REITERATED U.S. CONCERN [...]	2001-03-15 08:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1051	CANADIAN REPORT OF CONVERSATION ON CONGO [...] (C) FOLLOWING IS AN ACCOUNT BY CANADIAN DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IN HARARE RON WILLSON (STRICTLY PROTECT) OF THE SAME CONVERSATION REPORTED IN REFTEL. WILLSON SUPPLIES ADDITIONAL DETAIL, PARTICULARLY ON ZIMBABWEAN PERCEPTIONS OF THE RWANDA-UGANDA RIFT, STRAINS IN HIS GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHI [...]	2001-03-19 11:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP CG ZI RW UG CA
01HARARE1066	IMF REVIEW TEAM PROVIDES A BLEAK OUTBRIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 20 THE IMF RESREP, GERRY JOHNSON, AND THE IMF TEAM LEADER, PAULO NEUHAUS, GAVE THE DONOR COMMUNITY AN HOUR-LONG OUTBRIEF ON THE RESULS OF ITS 12 DAY VISIT TO ZIMBABWE. NEUHAUS PROVIDED NO NEW SURPRISES OR BOMBSHELLS, BUT DID REVEAL, AS ANTICIPATED, THAT "THE CURRENT ECO [...]	2001-03-21 05:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ZI
01HARARE1124	INDUSTRY PERMSEC BRIEFS US ON A RANGE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 26 CHARGE AND ECONOFF MET WITH STEWART COMBERBACH, PERMANENT SECRETARY AT THE MINNISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AN INFORMAL MEETING TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS. THE PERMSEC, WITH WHOM WE ENJOY FRANK AND HONEST DIALOGUE TOUCHED, UNPROMPTED, [...]	2001-03-27 05:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PHUM PGOV ZI
01HARARE114	REJUVENATION OF ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY UNLIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S RULING ZANU-PF HAS REENERGIZED ITSELF AND WRESTED SOME OF THE POLITICAL MOMENTUM FROM THE OPPOSITION MDC, BUT IT FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE IN MAINTAINING ITS MOMENTUM THROUGH THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN EARLY 2002. ZANU-PF'S VICTORY IN THE MARONDERA WEST BY-ELECTION, TH [...]	2001-01-08 16:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1210	ZANU-PF INSIOER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER [...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENQEQWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATINQ UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REQIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEINQ BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]	2001-04-03 13:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1257	ROAD MAP FOR IMPROVING ZIMBABWE-U.S. RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) THE IMPENDING ARRIVAL OF A NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICA PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR RELATIONSHIP ITH ZIMBABWE. THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS DETERIORATED BADLY AS THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS INCREASINGLY ELIED ON VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION TO PRESERVE IS HO [...]	2001-04-06 09:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1275	ZANU-PF INSIDER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER [...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENGEGWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATING UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REGIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEING BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]	2001-04-09 12:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1306	ZIMBABWEAN DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) ON APRIL 11, A ZIMBABWEAN EMPLOYEE OF THE EMBASSY MET ALONE WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE MOVEN MAHACHI, A LONGTIME CLOSE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, AT MAHACHI'S REQUEST. IN THE MEETING IN THE MINISTER'S OFFICE, MAHACHI SOLICITED THE INFORMAL LEGAL ADVICE OF OUR EMPLOYEE --A LAWYER BY TRAINING -- R [...]	2001-04-12 11:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE1495	MDC CAMPAIGNING ACTIVELY BUT QUIETLY FOR PRESIDENCY, BUT [...] (C) THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) HAS STRENGTHENED ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURES AND PUT IN PLACE A RIGOROUS POLICY-VETTING PROCESS. THE LACK OF ADEQUATE RESOURCES, HOWEVER, CONTINUES TO POSE A PROBLEM, EXACERBATED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S REFUSAL TO GIVE THE MDC FUNDS TO WHICH IT [...]	2001-05-02 15:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1515	ZIMBABWE LABOR DAY CELEBRATION DISRUPTED BY WAR [...] (U) THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) MAY DAY CELEBRATION HELD AT RUFARO STADIUM IN HARARE ON MAY 1, WITH A CROWD ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 6,000 WORKERS, WAS DISRUPTED BY THE ARRIVAL OF WAR VETERANS AND RULING PARTY SUPPORTERS SHORTLY AFTER THE ZCTU SECRETARY- GENERAL, WELLINGTON CHIBHEBH [...]	2001-05-04 10:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE2042	THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE TIGHTENS THE POLITICAL NOOSE [...] (U) ON JUNE 25, INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE WILL SOON PROHIBIT NGOS, CHURCHES, AND AID AGENCIES FROM CONDUCTING VOTER EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. ACCORDING TO MOYO, THE GOZ IS DEVISING A POLICY THAT WILL PERMIT ONLY THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED ELECTORAL [...]	2001-06-29 10:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE2322	OPPOSITION LEADER TSVANGIRAI ON UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) IN A JULY 31 LUNCH HOSTED BY CHARGE HOOKS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE USG'S APPROACH TOWARD ZIMBABWE AND WITH HIS RECEPTION BY U.S. OFFICIALS DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO WASHINGTON. HE EXPECTS ZANU- PF TO INTENSIFY THE VIOLENCE IN TH [...]	2001-08-02 13:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS ZI
01HARARE2398	SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY COMMENTS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) SUMMARY. AS A CONTINUATION OF INITIAL COURTESY CALLS, DCM MET WITH SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTERPART THOMAS RAMBAU CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02398 01 OF 02 141109Z ON AUGUST 8. RAMBAU ECHOED THE PESSIMISM THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN HIS COMMENTS [...]	2001-08-14 11:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2457	ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL GENERATES SIGNIFICANT [...] THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY BILL 2001 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02457 01 OF 02 201507Z CONTINUES TO DOMINATE HEADLINES IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. LAST WEEK PRESIDENT MUGABE LASHED OUT AT THE U. S. AND OTHER WESTERN NATIONS HE SA [...]	2001-08-20 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZI
01HARARE2470	ZIMBABWE REGIME'S ATTITUDE TOWARD ELECTION [...] (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REFTEL TASKING QUESTIONS: A. (C) HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS HAVE EXPRESSED TO US OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE GOZ'S INTENTION TO PERMIT OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT OBSERVERS OF THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THIS INCLUDES U [...]	2001-08-21 15:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE2505	JUSTICE MINISTER ANNOUNCES MOVE TO LIMIT CIVIC [...] STATE-CONTROLLED ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION TELEVISION AND RADIO, AND THE STATE-CONTROLLED DAILY "HERALD," REPORTED ON AUGUST 22 AND 23 THAT MINISTER OF JUSTICE PATRICK CHINAMASA WILL PROPOSE LIMITS ON CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN ZIMBABWE. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE [...]	2001-08-24 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ZI
01HARARE2508	HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: PRELIMINARY [...] SUMMARY. POST UNDERSTANDS URGENCY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (HA); HOWEVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE WV PROPOSAL AS CURRENTLY PRESENTED TO BE A SUFFICIENT USG RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS ELABORATED BELOW AND REQUEST ADVICE ON THE LIKELY LEVEL OF RESOURC [...]	2001-08-24 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ZI
01HARARE2567	PROPOSAL FOR LIMITED, SPECIFIED TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN ADDITION TO ASSET SEIZURE AND TRAVEL SANCTIONS FOCUSED ON A SMALL NUMBER OF TOP GOZ CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02567 01 OF 03 301518Z OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE RULE OF LAW (REF A),THE HARARE COUNTR [...]	2001-08-30 15:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CG ZI
01HARARE2595	MEDIA REACTION U. N. RACE CONFERENCE; HARARE [...] LENGTHY EDITORIALS IN TWO GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED NEWSPAPERS FOCUS ON THE U. N. CONFERENCE ON RACISM, XENOPHOBIA AND INTOLERANCE TAKING PLACE IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "RESOLVE EVILS OF RACISM AT U. N. TALKS," THE SEPTEMBER 4 EDITION OF THE DAILY " [...]	2001-09-04 13:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2677	UNDP GATHERS KEY MEMBERS OF DIP CORPS; SOFT POSTURE [...] SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 6, UNDP BRIEFED DIPLOMATS ON LAND, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND ELECTIONS. WHILE LITTLE NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LAND AND FOOD SITUATION WAS PRESENTED, THE PICTURE PAINTED BY UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO WAS BLEAK. HE WAS ENCOURAGED REGARDING VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA'S ST [...]	2001-09-12 08:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ZI
01HARARE2692	IMF ARTICLE IV REVIEW TEAM PROVIDES A BLEAK OUTBRIEF [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 12 THE IMF RESREP, GERALD JOHNSON, AND THE NEW IMF COUNTRY TEAM LEADER, DAVID COE (REPLACING PAULO NEUHAUSS),PROVIDED THE DCM AND ECONOFF WITH AN OUTBRIEF ON THE TEAM'S TWO WEEK ARTICLE IV REVIEW OF ZIMBABWE. COE PROVIDED NO SURPRISES OR BOMBSHELLS, AND LAID OUT AN ASSESSMEN [...]	2001-09-13 13:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
01HARARE2716	TFUSO1: MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE [...] SEPTEMBER 14 EDITORIALS IN THE ZIMBABWEAN PRINT MEDIA FOCUS ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U. S. THE NEWSPAPERS ALSO CARRY LENGTHY OPINION PIECES ABOUT THE DISASTER. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "TERROR, VIOLENCE WON'T END WORLD'S CONFLICTS," THE INDEPENDENT DAI [...]	2001-09-17 05:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2731	SADC DIPLOMATS PROVIDE READOUT ON SEPTEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. CHARGE AND DCM HELD A SEREIS OF MEETINGS WITH THE HIGH COMMISSIONERS/COUNSELORS OF MOZAMBIQUE, MALAWI, AND SOUTH AFRICA LATE LAST WEEK TO OBTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11 MEETINGS BETWEEN MUGABE AND THE ZIMBABWEANS AND SADC CHIEFS OF STATE. ALL THREE EXPRESSED SOME DEG [...]	2001-09-18 05:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2787	FM MUDENGE LECTURES THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN AN EXCRUCIATING TWO- HOUR LECTURE TO THE FULL DIPLOMATIC CORPS SEPTEMBER 20 ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE EXTOLLED THE GREAT SUCCESS OF THE ABUJA AGREEMENT BECAUSE "EVERYONE AGREED ON THE CENTRALITY OF THE LAND ISSUE", PRAISED THE SADC HEADS OF STATE MEETING (S [...]	2001-09-21 10:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE2971	ZIMBABWE CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE FOR TRADE [...] SUMMARY: THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR, SUCH AS CHILD SWEATSHOPS AND CHILD PROSTITUTION, ARE NOT WIDELY PRACTICED IN ZIMBABWE. STRONG LAWS, MOST INCLUDED IN THE CHILD ADOPTION AND PROTECTION BILL, PROTECT CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 18 FROM HARSH WORK AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. A DRAFT AMEND [...]	2001-10-05 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ZI
01HARARE3047	MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 11 EDITORIAL TO THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES ON TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR AND PEACE," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AIR STRIKES AGAINST TARGETS IN [...]	2001-10-12 10:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE3063	MEDIA REACTION WAR AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT SPACE TO WIRE ARTICLES BY REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. THE NATIONAL STATE-RUN TELEVISION STATION, ZTV I, IS CARRYING CABLE NEWS NETWORK [...]	2001-10-16 05:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3240	ABUJA II: COMMONWEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE OCTOBER 25 TO 27 VISIT BY REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVEN COMMONWEALTH (CW) COUNTRIES AND THE CW SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWED PROGRESS ON COMMITMENTS AGREED TO BY THE GOZ ON LAND REFORM, RULE OF LAW, AND ATTENDANT ISSUES AS OUTLINED IN THE ABUJA AGREEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 6 (REFTEL). OU [...]	2001-10-29 15:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PGOV ZI
01HARARE3263	EU'S NEXT STEPS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) THE EU WILL FORMALLY NOTIFY THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF ITS DECISION TO MOVE TO ARTICLE 96 DISCUSSIONS UNDER THE COTONOU AGREEMENT. THE GOZ WILL HAVE 15 DAYS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO PARTICIPATE, THEN UP TO 60 DAYS (I.E. LATE JANUARY) TO ADDRESS EU CONCERNS IN FIVE BROAD CATE [...]	2001-10-31 15:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3302	MEDIA REPORT CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO RUN OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE WAR AGAINST TERROR. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "NEW FACE OF TERRORISM TARGETS EVERYBODY," THE NOVEMBER 4 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED THE FOLLOWING PIECE BY [...]	2001-11-05 13:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3303	IMPROVING AND OBSERVING THE ELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND THE RULING ZANU-PF UTILIZED VIOLENCE, INTIMIDATION AND MANIPULATION IN LAST YEAR'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, BUT STILL LOST ALMOST HALF THE VOTE TO A STRONG MDC OPPOSITION CAMPAIGN. THAT ELECTION WAS MONITORED BY A STRONG GROUP OF ZIMBABWEAN MONITORS, LED BY T [...]	2001-11-05 13:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE3335	AMBASSADOR, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT DISCSS DRC, ELECTION [...] (C) INTHE AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON SPEAKER O PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA ON NOVEMBER 6, MNNGAGWA SAID THAT THE GOZ WAS PRESSING DRC PRESIDNT KABILA TO DEMOCRATIZE INSTITUTIONS, TO PARTICPATE IN THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, AND TO PLA FOR ELECTIONS. THE SPEAKER ASKED THAT WE SH [...]	2001-11-07 14:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3341	MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SEKERAMAYI [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-08 11:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE3367	AMBASSADOR AND VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA DISCUSS [...] (C) IN AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN'S INITIAL COURTESY CALL ON VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH MSIKA ON NOVEMBER 8, THE VICE PRESIDENT OFFERED HIS VIEW OF ZIMBABWE'S RECENT HISTORY AND A SPIRITED DEFENSE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S (GOZ) RECORD ON RULE OF LAW AND LAND REFORM. HE PLEDGED CONTINUED SUPPORT OF [...]	2001-11-13 14:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3379	MEDIA REACTION CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE NOVEMBER 11 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED A LENGTHY OP-ED PIECE BY OLLEY MARUMA CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR WILL NOT SOLVE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WOES," MARUMA ARGUES: 2. "TH [...]	2001-11-14 07:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3404	POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL ELECTIONS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MUGABE GOVERNMENT HAS INTENSIFIED ITS VIOLENCE AND EFFORTS TO DOMINATE ELECTION PROCEDURES AND HAS NOT BEEN DETERRED BY THREATS OF SANCTIONS. HARSH METHODS, NOTWITHSTANDING, ZANU-PF IS STILL VERY HARD- PRESSED BY A RESILIENT MDC OPPOSITION, BOLSTERED BY ZIMBABWE'S CONTINUING E [...]	2001-11-15 06:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE3450	MEDIA REACTION CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE NOVEMBER 11 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED A LENGTHY OP-ED PIECE BY OLLEY MARUMA CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR WILL NOT SOLVE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WOES," MARUMA ARGUES: 2. "TH [...]	2001-11-19 09:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE349	INITIAL ZIMBABWEAN THINKING ON NEXT STEPS IN DRC [...] (C) CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, DELIVERED REF A POINTS ON JANUARY 18 TO SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF REFRAINING FROM OFFENSIVE ACTION AND OF INCLUDING RWANDA AND UGANDA IN DISCUSSIONS ON THE WAY FORWARD. MNANGAGWA WAS PRESIDENT MUGABE'S DRC SPECIAL [...]	2001-01-18 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE353	BRITISH INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEATH [...] (C) BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IAN HAY- CAMPBELL (PROTECT) SHARED THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00353 01 OF 02 181550Z CLASSIFIED "RESTRICTED," THAT HE HAD RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED JANUARY 18 WITH RESPECT TO THE DEATH OF PRE [...]	2001-01-18 15:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI CG UK
01HARARE3651	ZIMBABWE REACTION TO HOUSE PASSAGE OF ZIMBABWE [...] THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' DECEMBER 4 PASSAGE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) WAS FRONT-PAGE NEWS IN ZIMBABWE ON DECEMBER 6. 2. GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" GAVE THE STORY ABOVE-THE-FOLD PLAY UNDER THE HEADLINE "ANTI-ZIM BILL PASSED." [...]	2001-12-07 09:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3687	ZIMBABWE-US RELATIONS TAKE A BEATING IN [...] PERHAPS A BIT SLOW OUT OF THE GATE, GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE MEDIA AND INFORMATION RESOURCES ARE NOW FULLY ENGAGED IN CRITICISM OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. SOME OF THAT CRITICISM IS BASED ON DELIBERATE DISTORTION OF THE BILL. GOVERNMENT-OWNED ELECTRONI [...]	2001-12-12 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3690	A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO [...] (C) IN MEETINGS DECEMBER 10-11 WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, AND FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI -- AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER EXPLAINED ZDERA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. SIPDIS HE EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT O [...]	2001-12-12 15:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE3724	ZIMBABWEAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF A/S KANSTEINER [...] SUMMARY: ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER'S DECEMBER 8-11 VISIT TO ZIMBABWE GENERATED COVERAGE IN BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. REPORTS IN PRIVATELY OWNED PRINT MEDIA WERE FACTUAL. THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION DISTORTED ITS COVERAGE TO GIVE TH [...]	2001-12-14 08:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI
01HARARE3730	A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO [...] (C) DURING HIS DECEMBER 10-11 VISIT TO HARARE, AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MET WITH A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WILSON SANDURA, UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF H [...]	2001-12-14 09:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE502	ZIMBABWE REMARKS ON WCAR PREPCOM MEETING IN DAKAR [...] (C) ON JANUARY 23, POST DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO ALFRED MUTIWAZUKA, THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE OF ZIMBABWE'S MFA. IN A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION WITH MUTIWAZUKA ON JANUARY 24, POLOFF LEARNED THAT ZIMBABWE IS SENDING JUSTICE MIN [...]	2001-01-24 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI ZI
01HARARE524	DEALING WITH ROBERT MUGABE, THE CONSUMMATE SURVIVOR [...] (C) OVER THE NEXT YEAR, PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL FACE HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE IN 20 YEARS TO STAYING IN POWER. A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN WHICH MUGABE INTENDS TO RUN, IS SLATED FOR EARLY 2002. HE MUST CONTEND WITH A SIZABLE AND RELATIVELY UNIFIED POLITICAL OPPOSITION, A COSTLY AND UNPOPULAR INT [...]	2001-01-26 09:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ZI
01HARARE573	ZIMBABWE LABOR FEDERATION LEADER SEEKS TO SEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) WILL HOLD ITS FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS IN FEBRUARY. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES, AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TOPICS. THE ISSUE OF ZCTU TIES TO THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) WILL NOT BE A FORMAL AGENDA I [...]	2001-01-30 07:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL EAGR PGOV EAID ZI
01HARARE603	AFTER MEETING MUGABE AND MUDENGE, AJELLO FINDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO MET WITH BOTH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE DURING HIS THREE DAY STAY IN HARARE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE NOT SURE WHAT THEY WANT IN TERMS OF A CONGOLESE LEADERSHIP. THE ZIMBABWEANS POINT TO A NUMBER OF UPCOMIN [...]	2001-01-31 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE618	ZIMBABWE SECURITY MINISTER COMMENTS ON DRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: MINISTER OF STATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY NICHOLAS GOCHE TOLD CHARGE FEBRUARY 1 THAT ZIMBABWE IS COMMITTED TO THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS AND URGED THE US SECRET PAGE 02 HARARE 00618 01 OF 02 011309Z TO CONTINUE PLAYING A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN RESO [...]	2001-02-01 13:07:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE628	RULING PARTY PUTS OUT A FEELER TO THE [...] (C) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) SENIOR ADVISOR CLIVE PUZEY (PROTECT) INFORMED POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 2 THAT OVER THE JANUARY 27-28 WEEKEND, GOODSON NGUNI, REPORTEDLY A RELATIVE OF SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND SENIOR ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, INVITED THE O [...]	2001-02-02 11:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PINS ZI MDC ZANU PF
01HARARE846	ZIMBABWE LABOR FEDERATION ELECTS NEW LEADERS, [...] (U) THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS, HELD ON FEBRUARY 23 AND 24, RESULTED IN THE ELECTION OF A NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AN AFFIRMATION THAT THE FEDERATION IS NON-PARTISAN. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE CONGRESS WENT SMOOTHLY, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN O [...]	2001-02-26 15:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE856	THREATS AGAINST WHITE OPPOSITION PARTY MEMBERS [...] (C) IN A FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MP AND SECRETARY FOR POLICY FORMULATION AND RESEARCH TRUDY SIPDIS STEVENSON EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT ESCALATING HARASSMENT OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY'S LEADERS. SHE RECOUNTED A TROUBLING CO [...]	2001-02-27 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE859	ZCTU UNION LEADER CONFIRMS THAT LABOR CONGRESS [...] (C) ACCORDING TO A HIGH-LEVEL UNION OFFICIAL WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY'S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE, THE JUST-ENDED ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNION'S (ZCTU) FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS RESULTED IN THE ELECTION OF A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BODY THAT SOLIDLY SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CH [...]	2001-02-28 05:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE903	TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS [...] (U) IN HIS FIRST-EVER BRIEFING FOR THE HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAID ZIMBABWE IS IN A STATE OF "TERMINAL PARALYSIS" DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN IN THE RULE OF LAW AND INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT-SANCTIONED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. TSVANGI [...]	2001-03-05 12:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE926	ZIMBABWE'S RECENT ECONOMIC RESULTS AND OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS REPORT PROVIDES KEY ECONOMIC DATA ENABLING READERSHIP TO STAY ABREAST OF ZIMBABWE'S FALLING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. TWO MONTHS INTO THE NEW YEAR A BETTER PICTURE OF LAST YEAR'S POOR PERFORMANCE IS EMERGING, AS WELL AS TRENDS THAT DO NOT BODE WELL FOR 2001. IN BRIEF THE RESU [...]	2001-03-06 13:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ZI
01HARARE930	MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE LEADERSHIP TAKES [...] (C) THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) HAS MOVED TO ADDRESS SERIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS BY HIRING A RESPECTED CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVIST TO BE NATIONAL COORDINATOR TO MANAGE THE PARTY'S AFFAIRS AND A PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL TO RUN ITS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT. THE PARTY I [...]	2001-03-06 15:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI MDC
01HARARE970	ZIMBABWE'S CFU DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS PERSONAL [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 8, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE' EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT PLIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE. HASLUCK STATED THAT WHILE [...]	2001-03-11 05:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PINR ZI
01HARARE975	ZIMBABWE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION RACE DOWN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION RACE HAS NARROWED TO TWO PEOPLE SHOULD PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE DECIDE NOT TO RUN FOR REELECTION IN THE EARLY 2002 RACE. SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IS IN THE STRONGEST POSITION TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY'S REINS, WITH HIS VERY CLOSE [...]	2001-03-12 09:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ZI
01HOCHIMINHCITY1201	FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS [...] LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED THAT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY, CATHOLIC PRIEST ARRESTED MAY 17, STOOD TRIAL ON OCTOBER 19 IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE. THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COURT HANDED DOWN A SENTENCE OF 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT TO FATHER LY - TWO YEARS FOR DISOBEYING THE "ADMINISTRATIVE PROBATION" (HOUSE AR [...]	2001-10-23 04:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY1265	HCMC PARTY COMMISSION ON IDEOLOGY AND CULTURE FAVORS FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-09 07:33:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL VN
01HOCHIMINHCITY1272	RELIGIOUS GROUPS AVOID CONFRONTATION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-13 08:26:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL PINR VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY1316	DPO'S MEETING WITH STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: DPO MET WITH VO VAN CUONG, STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE (CPC),SIPDIS NOVEMBER 8, ACCOMPANIED BY ECONOFF AND CONOFF. CUONG SAID HCMC HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A "LAB" FOR PARTY POLICY FORMULATION, BUT STRESSED THAT FINAL ACTION ON "EXPERIMENTS" REST [...]	2001-11-23 09:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL VM BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY1381	RANKING POLITBURO MEMBER TALKS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: AS THE FOURTH-RANKING MEMBER IN VIETNAM'S POLITBURO, HO CHI MINH CITY'S COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY NGUYEN MINH TRIET IS A MAJOR POLITICAL FORCE. IN A MEETING WITH CONSUL GENERAL, TRIET EMPHATICALLY DEFENDED VIETNAM'S RECORD ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. BUT HE INVITED CG TO [...]	2001-12-12 00:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HOCHIMINHCITY460	COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES (PART 2) [...] SUMMARY: AS THE DE FACTO POLICY-SETTERS IN THE PROVINCES, PROVINCIAL COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE LEADERS DETERMINE TO A LARGE DEGREE WHETHER THEIR RESPECTIVE PROVINCES ARE PROGRESSIVE OR BACKWARD LOOKING. COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESSES HELD IN THE 29 SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PROVINCES AND CITIES (HCMC [...]	2001-04-23 04:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR VM DPOL
01HOCHIMINHCITY688	UPDATE ON ARREST OF FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A RELIABLE CATHOLIC SOURCE IN HCMC SAID THAT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY BEGAN A HUNGER STRIKE WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED ON MAY 17. ON MAY 29 OR MAY 30, POLICE TRANSFERRED HIM FROM JAIL TO A MILITARY HOSPITAL IN HUE. FATHER LY REPORTEDLY REFUSED TO ACCEPT INTRAVENOUS SOLUTIONS, BUT EVENTUA [...]	2001-06-08 07:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
01JAKARTA4285	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON JUSUF KALLA [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER ANDREW T. HINTZ FOR REASON 1.5 B, D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR TOLD PEOPLES' WELFARE COORDINATING MINISTER YUSUF KALLA ON NOVEMBER 30 THAT THE U.S. WANTS TO HELP INDONESIA SOLVE SEPARATIST AND OTHER CHALLENGES. KALLA SAID RECENTLY PASSED AUTONOMY LA [...]	2001-12-05 08:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV ID
01KINSHASA440	POST-KABILA: FASHIONING A NEW REGIME [...] (C) WITH THE INITIAL SHOCK OF KABILA'S ASSASSINATION, AND NOW HIS BURIAL, BEHIND THEM, THE CONGOLESE POWER STRUCTURE IS STRUGGLING TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THEIR NEW SITUATION AND MOVE AHEAD. --------------------------- 2. (C) KABILA'S ADVISERS --------------------------- IN THIS CONNECTIO [...]	2001-01-25 08:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA461	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH JOSEPH KABILA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ------------------ AMBASSADOR SWING MET WITH PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE JOSEPH KABILA FOR AN HOUR LATE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 25 AT KABILA'S OAU VILLAGE OFFICE. THE AMBASSADOR PRESENTED KABILA WITH PRESIDENT BUSH'S MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE AND OFFERED HIS OWN VERBAL CONDOLENCES ON THE DEA [...]	2001-01-26 10:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG
01KINSHASA478	INAUGURAL ADDRESS: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ------------------- NEWLY-INAUGURATED PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA ADDRESSED THE CONGOLESE PEOPLE EVENING OF JANUARY 26. HIS HALF HOUR ADDRESS SKILLFULLY THREADED HIS SLAIN FATHER'S NAME AND LEGACY THROUGHOUT HIS REMARKS WITH COURSE CORRECTIONS ON ABOUT ALL MAJOR ISSUES AND AREAS O [...]	2001-01-29 07:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
01KINSHASA810	CONGO: "ROADMAP" TO A NEW RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) "NEW WINE IN NEW BOTTLES...?" ------------------------------------ IT WOULD BE IN OUR POLICY INTERESTS TO COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING EARLY IN BOTH THE NEW WASHINGTON AND KINSHASA ADMINISTRATIONS ON WAYS AND MEANS TO PUT US/CONGO (DRC) RELATIONS ON A NEW FOOTING. IN THIS REGARD, THE ROADMA [...]	2001-02-14 16:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG
01LIBREVILLE603	OMAR BONGO AND THE GABONESE POLITICAL SCENE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR REASONS 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFTER NEARLY 34 YEARS IN OFFICE, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO IS A WILY POLITICIAN WHO STILL HAS A FIRM GRIP ON POWER. HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY "THE BOSS" AND MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE CIRCLE OF FAITHFUL AND PANDERING ALLIES. MANY [...]	2001-04-23 15:34:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON GB
01LONDON7384	UNITED KINGDOM: 2001 ANNUAL TERRRORISM REPORT [...] POST HAS KEYED ITS RESPONSES TO REFTEL PARAGRAPHS. A) DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORISM COALITION, PARTICULARLY IN ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG RECORD OF ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST THREA [...]	2001-12-21 16:23:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UK
01MANILA6761	MISUARI TO USG "I'M NO TERRORIST" [...] (C) SUMMARY: NUR MISUARI HAS DECIDED TO REVERT BACK TO HIS ARMED SEPARATIST WAYS, BUT HAS SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE UNITED STATES CLAIMING THAT HE WILL NEVER BE A TERRORIST AND HAS NOT ALLIED HIS FORCES WITH THOSE OF THE ABU SAYYAF GROUP (ASG). A MISUARI EMISSARY HAS TOLD EMBASSY MANILA HE I [...]	2001-11-21 11:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MOPS PREL KISL PGOV RP
01PRAGUE2892	CZECH RESPONSE: AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 13, WE BRIEFED THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S ASIA AND PACIFIC DEPARTMENT, IVAN JESTRAB, ON THE POINTS IN REFTEL ON AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. JESTRAB, WHO TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR ON NOVEMBER 1 AFTER SERVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS THE CZECH AMBASSADOR IN NEW DELHI, EXPRESSED HIS APPRECI [...]	2001-11-14 16:05:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF EZ
01PRISTINA1593	THACI SCENESETTER: LEADER LOOKING FOR APPROVAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN K. MENZIES, COM, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B&D) SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO (PDK) PRESIDENT HASHIM THACI IS CONCERNED THAT WASHINGTON IS NEITHER MUCH INTERESTED IN NOR FRIENDLY TOWARDS HIM, AND WILL SEEK DEMONSTRATIONS OF APPROVAL, LAR [...]	2001-09-11 07:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ECON NATO SR
01RIYADH1771	THE AL SAUD AND CHALLENGES TO STABILITY [...] (C) AT PRESENT, SAUDI ARABIA ENJOYS AT LEAST SUPERFICIAL STABILITY. THERE IS NO DEBILITATING DISUNITY AMONG SENIOR AL SAUD PRINCES, REGIME CRITICS HAVE BEEN EXILED OR MARGINALIZED ABROAD AND CO-OPTED OR MUZZLED AT HOME, AND A LARGELY APOLITICAL CITIZENRY SHOWS NO INCLINATION TO DEMAND GREATER [...]	2001-06-27 12:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI SA
01SOFIA3033	BULGARIAN ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS [...] PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF BULGARIA'S JUNE 17 ELECTIONS SHOW A COMMANDING LEAD FOR THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT SIMEON II, WITH AN OUTRIGHT MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT SEEMINGLY LIKELY BUT NOT YET ASSURED. THE UDF OF PM KOSTOV HAS SUFFERED A SERIOUS DEFEAT, AND HE IS EXPECTED TO RESIGN AS PARTY LEADER SHORTLY. [...]	2001-06-18 09:26:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BU
01STATE134673	CHINA/TIBET: HU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN? [...] (C) SUMMARY. VICE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S JULY 17-23 VISIT TO TIBET WAS POLITICALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR AT LEAST THREE REASONS: IT CONFIRMED CURRENT POLICY; IT ASSOCIATED HU PERSONALLY WITH THE CURRENT RELATIVELY HARD-LINE APPROACH; AND IT DEMONSTRATED HIS HEALTH AND VITALITY. 2. (C) VICE PRESI [...]	2001-08-03 21:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PINR PGOV
01STATE157224	TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 [...] No summary [...]	2001-09-12 10:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
01STATE192153	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P (SEP). 2. (S) POSTS SHOULD DRAW FROM POINTS BELOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDING U.S. VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN. THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN IS FLUID. WITH EVENTS MOVING RAPIDLY, WE ASK POSTS TO REFRAIN FROM MAKING UNEQU [...]	2001-11-03 06:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL AF PTER
01THEHAGUE3267	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - DUTCH QUESTIONS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, CHARGE HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH DUTCH DEPUTY POLITICAL SECRETARY GENERAL HERMAN SCHAPER ON NOVEMBER 8 TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE AND HE WOULD APPRECIATE TALKING POINTS TO ADDRESS DUTCH QUESTIONS IN PARA 2 BELOW BY COB WASHINGTON TIME ON NOVEMBER 7. [...]	2001-11-07 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID EUN NL JA
01TUNIS325	GOVERNMENT SHAKE-UP: OBSERVERS SEE INCREASINGLY [...] (C) IN NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS SINCE THE JANUARY 23 GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLING (REFTEL),TUNISIAN AND DIPLOMATIC OBSERVERS HAVE ALMOST INVARIABLY DESCRIBED THE SHAKE-UP AS SOMETHING OF A GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS AND A SIGN OF PRESIDENT BEN ALI'S FIRM PERSONAL CONTROL OVER THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN [...]	2001-02-09 08:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB KDEM PHUM TS
01ULAANBAATAR1018	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (U) ON NOVEMBER 6, WE REVIEWED POINTS CONTAINED IN REFTEL WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER S. BATBOLD. HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD THE GOALS OF THE U. S. POLICY. HE ADDED THA HE APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND OUR REQUEST FO COMMENT BUT WOULD DEFER COMMENT FOR THE MOMENT. 2. (C) BATBOL [...]	2001-11-07 02:31:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF MG
01VATICAN1192	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...]	2001-03-02 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1286	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01286 01 OF 02 072227Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN CRITICIZES AIR STRIKES ON IRAQ - MEPP: VATICAN SAYS PEACE A DISTANT REALITY - NO MENTION OF GENOCIDE IN PAPAL MESS [...]	2001-03-07 13:06:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KMDR SOCI TBIO IR IZ IS AM EG IT VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1390	FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . 2. (C) CHARGE CALLED ON VATICAN DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS MONS. GIANNI D'ANIELLO ON MARCH 12 TO DISCUSS FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S MARCH 3-8 TRIP TO IRAN. D'ANIELLO, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FOREIGN MINISTER, [...]	2001-03-12 17:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF IT IS SY VT
01VATICAN1419	HOLY SEE SEEKS UNDERSTANDING ON MANAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE DOES NOT SHARE THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE BISHOP OF MOSTAR AND OTHER CROAT-NATIONALIST CLERGY IN B-H AND IT IS DOING THE UTMOST WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL LIMITS OF THE CHURCH TO CHANGE THEIR POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. OUR INTERLOCUTORS BELIEVE THE CLERGY'S VALID CONCERNS ON [...]	2001-03-13 17:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BH VT VTPREL
01VATICAN1436	CARITAS INTERNATIONAL ON CUBA - "CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET 2/7 WITH VATICAN NGO "CARITAS INTERNATIONAL" CUBA SPECIALISTS FOR A CONVERSATION ON CARITAS' HUMANITARIAN WORK IN CUBA. THE OFFICIALS WERE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY AND THE ROLE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THEY CLAIMED CARITAS CUBA ENJOY [...]	2001-03-14 16:48:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CU
01VATICAN1615	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] (U) THE MARCH 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - SOUTH KOREAN ARCHBISHOP LIKES POTUS RECIPE FOR KOREA - VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS PAPAL VISIT TO ATHENS - PAPAL SUPPORT FOR ARAB CHRISTIANS - VATICAN ADMITS NUNS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY PRIESTS ----------------- [...]	2001-03-23 13:28:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI IS GR KN KS VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN2022	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...]	2001-04-12 09:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL
01VATICAN2531	VATICAN NON-REACTIONS ON CHINA AND DEMARCHE [...] (S) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE POINTS ON APRIL 27 TO MONSIGNOR ROTA-GRAZIOSI, VATICAN CHINA DESK OFFICER. ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED USG APPROACH BUT RESPONDED THAT THE VATICAN MAINTAINED CAREFUL NEUTRALITY ON SECURITY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PRC AND TAIWAN AND DECLINED TO OFFER COMMENT. [...]	2001-05-09 07:08:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	VT CH PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR
01VATICAN3118	VATICAN ENVOY VISITS ISRAEL; ISRAEL/VATICAN [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II DISPATCHED PIO CARDINAL LAGHI TO MEET ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER SHARON AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN ARAFAT ON JUNE 2. VATICAN MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR MONS. GIOVANNI D'ANIELLO ACCOMPANIED LAGHI. CHARGE CALLED ON D'ANIELLO JUNE 6 FOR READ-OUT OF TRIP. D'ANIELLO SAID THAT [...]	2001-06-11 16:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR VT
01VATICAN3119	BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: BALKANS [...] (C) FOLLOWS IS AN EMBASSY DRAFT BACKGROUND PAPER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03119 111605Z POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE VATICAN IS VIGOROUS AND ACTIVE IN THE GLOBAL PURSUIT OF PEACE, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN DE [...]	2001-06-11 17:08:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OPRC VT
01VATICAN3121	BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: IRAQ [...] (C) BEGIN TEXT. THE VATICAN CONDEMNED THE WEST'S PROSECUTION OF THE GULF WAR, AND IT HAS CONSISTENTLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03121 111605Z OPPOSED U.S. SANCTIONS POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. WE SHOULD EXPECT IT TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. MANY FACTORS ARE INVOLVED I [...]	2001-06-11 17:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR VT
01VATICAN3297	THE VATICAN AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN [...] (U) THE VATICAN'S OVERRIDING CONCERN IN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03297 01 OF 02 201534Z MAINLAND CHINA IS ITS RIGHT TO MINISTER TO THE ESTIMATED 10 MILLION CATHOLIC POPULATION. THE VATICAN AND THE PRC DO NOT HAVE OFFICIAL RELATIONS. THE PRC REPUDIATES [...]	2001-06-20 16:29:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR VT CH TW
01VATICAN3507	THE VATICAN-- THE SUPRANATIONAL POWER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03507 01 OF 04 031719Z BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION --------------------------- 2. (U) THIS CABLE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL MEETING WITH THE POPE. IT UPDAT [...]	2001-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS EG CH ID VT VTPREL

01VATICAN4605	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 25 - 31 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04605 01 OF 02 041021Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN: UNBRIDLED GLOBALIZATION LEADS TO RACISM - VATICAN'S WCAR DELEGATE SAYS ZIONISM NOT RACIST - TOP VATICAN ECUMENIST L [...]	2001-09-04 09:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI SF VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5546	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL FOR JEFF LUNSTEAD, SENIOR [...] SUBJECT: SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AFGHANISTAN BRIEFS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05546 01 OF 02 251050Z VATICAN. REF. STATE 184178 2. (C) SUMMARY: SENIOR ADVISOR AND AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 [...]	2001-10-25 10:50:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5960	PROGRESS OF WAR EFFORT REASSURES A WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN CRITICISM OF THE WAR EFFORT IS NOW LESS LIKELY, ACCORDING TO THE VATICAN AFGHANISTAN DESK OFFICER, SINCE ADVANCES BY THE U.S.-LED COALITION FACILITATE A MORE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS THAN ANTICIPATED. THE VATICAN HOWEVER JUDGES ISLAMABAD AN UNRELI [...]	2001-11-19 14:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AF PK IN VT
01VATICAN6098	SECRETARY POWELL'S MEETING WITH VATICAN [...] (C) SECRETARY TAURAN IS TRAVELLING TO BUCHAREST SPECIFICALLY TO MEET WITH THE SECRETARY. HE TOLD AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ON NOVEMBER 20(REF A) THAT THE POPE HAD INSTRUCTED HIM TO MEET THE SECRETARY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID THAT THE TWO TOPICS THAT THE POPE ASKED HIM TO R [...]	2001-11-27 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM VT VTPREL
01VATICAN6539	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH VATICAN CHINA EXPERT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON CALLED ON ARCHBISHOP MARIA CELLI, SECRETARY OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PATRIMONY OF THE SIPDIS APOSTOLIC SEE, ON DECEMBER 14. ALTHOUGH CELLI, IN HIS CURRENT POSITION AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF VATICAN PROPERTIES DOES NOT HAVE A DIRECT FOREIGN POLICY ROLE, HE IS OF [...]	2001-12-19 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH VT TA
02ABUJA1027	NIGERIA: NEPAD MEETING SIDESTEPS ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Despite high-level attendance (including nine Heads of State),the March 26 NEPAD Summit did not produce any dramatic developments; the meeting was basically a planning session. The final communique was silent on Zimbabwe. However, Summit discussions and public statements by key [...]	2002-03-28 17:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ZI NI
02ABUJA1090	INITIAL REACTIONS TO POST INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE [...] This cable reports initial reactions from two Post initiatives to engage mostly Muslim northern Nigeria in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. (Large numbers of Muslims are also in other parts of Nigeria, especially the populous southwest. Nigeria probably has the largest Muslim population in all [...]	2002-04-08 16:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC NI
02ABUJA1091	NIGERIA -- OBASANJO WARM TO MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: During a late night April 3 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo gave a Janus- faced performance. Affable and engaging at the onset, he commended POTUS for quickly approving UXO assistance to help with the Ikeja cantonment explosion. Obasanjo, asserting the military a [...]	2002-04-08 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EFIN NI
02ABUJA1163	NIGERIA: GON IMPLEMENTS PROTECTIONIST TARIFF [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: On March 6, the Government of Nigeria (GON) approved extensive, apparently politically-motivated tariff amendments largely designed to protect domestic special interests, particularly in agriculture and the processed food sector. Most domestic manufacturers saw [...]	2002-04-12 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA1192	ECOWAS: POSITIVE REACTIONS TO WASP [...] (U) During April 12 discussions on plans for future peace support programs for Africa (reftel),AF/RAS Greg Engle briefed ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Chiekh Diarra and his staff on the West African Stabilization Program (WASP). Diarra's office at the Secretariat now includes Military Pro [...]	2002-04-16 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR XY NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1193	NIGERIA: BENUE UPDATE - INFORMATION ON JUDICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Sani Sufi, Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on inter-communal conflicts in Plateau, Benue, Taraba and Nassarawa States April 15 briefed PolOffs on the Commission's plans. Members have been selected and the body inaugurated by the Federal Government. Sufi was o [...]	2002-04-16 16:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS PINS NI
02ABUJA1214	NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2002 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Overview: Nigeria is yet to generate any significant new export activity under AGOA. Main reasons for this lack of progress appear to be Nigeria's unfavorable exchange rate and investment climate. Moreover, the Government of Nigeria and USG have been unable to finalize the visa regime that w [...]	2002-04-17 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PREL NI AGOA
02ABUJA1215	NIGERIA: GON STRATEGY FOR THE U.S. BILATERAL PARIS [...] Summary: Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO) Akin Arikawe April 8 explained that Nigeria no longer wanted to sign its bilateral Paris Club agreement with the USG until negotiations (with more favorable terms for Nigeria) were completed with the UK and Japan. Arikawe stressed [...]	2002-04-17 17:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA1254	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: CUBA [...] (C) Further to Ref A, PolCouns April 19 passed a copy of the draft Cuba resolution and diplomatic Note to Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye. PolCouns SIPDIS emphasized that GRULAC states had come forward to sponsor and support the resolution and that the resolution [...]	2002-04-22 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC PREL AORC CU NI
02ABUJA1316	NIGERIA: PROTECTION OF MARINE TURTLES REMAINS GON [...] EconOff delivered reftel information March 6 to Minister of State for Environment Imeh Okopido. In a letter dated April 19, the Minister responded that the Government of Nigeria remains committed to issues related to oceans and fresh water bio-diversity, particularly the protection of marine [...]	2002-04-25 14:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETRD SENV NI
02ABUJA1318	NIGERIA: LITTLE PROGRESS TOWARD AN IPRSP [...] Summary: The World Bank invited GON officials and a small group of donors to an April 2-4 retreat with representatives of African countries that had successfully completed the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process. The retreat was a limited success in reorienting Nigeria's approach [...]	2002-04-25 14:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1346	NIGERIA: A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON NEPAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolMilOff met on April 9 with Egyptian First Secretary Gamal Metwally for a read-out on the NEPAD meeting SIPDIS in Abuja March 26. While the achievements of the young organization have been more rhetorical than real, some progress has thus far apparently been achieved in defin [...]	2002-05-02 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA1347	NIGERIA: FPOTUS CARTER AND BILL GATES, SR. VISIT [...] FPOTUS Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr. and staff from The Carter Center and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid a very successful, well-publicized March 8-10 visit to Nigeria. The purpose of the visit was to galvanize greater domestic support for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, [...]	2002-05-02 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TBIO SOCI KWMN NI HIV AIDS
02ABUJA1408	NIGERIA: ENGAGING ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: By far the most strategically important country in West Africa, Nigeria is a major economic partner to the United States (oil imports) and has been a cooperative player in conflict resolution in the sub-region. Africa's most populous state and largest democracy, Nigeria has suppor [...]	2002-05-06 19:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO EFIN NI
02ABUJA1538	NIGERIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: REGULATION OF OVERSEAS [...] (U) Nigeria officially regulates all corporate bodies and non-governmental organizations (including charities and religious organizations) through registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). The registration process requires a one-time fee, a filing of papers on the organization [...]	2002-05-17 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KPAO NI
02ABUJA1594	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, an animated President Obasanjo claimed the bilateral relationship was too one-sided. While we dun him with multiple demands to reform at home and hew our line on foreign policy issues abroad (Zimbabwe and Cuba),we w [...]	2002-05-23 19:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1597	NIGERIA: A SLIDE IN THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The return of democratic government in Nigeria brought relief and great expectations in both Abuja and Washington. Visions of a strategic partnership between the world's preeminent republic and Africa's largest democracy tantalized policymakers in both capitals. Committing to sign [...]	2002-05-23 19:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1630	DOT TEAM VISIT - PROGRAM IS ON COURSE [...] Summary. A DOT team led by Senior Policy Advisor Kevin Sample visited Nigeria April 13-26 to complete security and environmental assessments at the Lagos Port Complex and to discuss privatization of port services in Nigeria. The DOT officials met the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, of [...]	2002-05-31 08:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SENV EWWT NI
02ABUJA1714	NIGERIA: FORMER UNGA PRESIDENT GARBA DIES [...] Major General Joseph Nanven Garba (retired) died Saturday morning, 1 June 2002, of undetermined causes. He was 58. Surviving him are Kate, his wife of six months (and companion for five years before that),five daughters and one son (born to a former wife, Evelyn). Funeral arrangements have [...]	2002-06-06 11:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	NI PINT
02ABUJA1725	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: During two recent conversations with Ambassador Jeter, the last on May 24, ECOWAS ExeSec Chambas outlined the game-plan for Liberia developed at the May 17 Heads of State meeting in Yamoussoukro. Presidents Obasanjo and Wade were appointed to broker political reconciliation and a [...]	2002-06-07 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA1728	2002 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-07 17:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM NI
02ABUJA1805	NIGERIA: DIVERGENT GON VIEWS ON LIBERIA [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with two senior GON officials reveal GON ambivalence on Liberia. Vacillating between two divergent philosophical approaches, Nigeria's position on Liberia is fluid and not fixed to any coherent strategy. One contending belief, championed by Special Advisor on Co [...]	2002-06-17 16:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA1809	WEST AFRICAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS STRATEGY [...] This final draft regional strategy to address Trafficking in Persons in West Africa is presented to Department's African Affairs Bureau for endorsement. This strategy was reflects a consensus among nine embassies and several Washington agencies and bureaus (DRL, G/TIP, USAID/WID) represented a [...]	2002-06-18 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN NI TO GH BF IV XX GN
02ABUJA1810	NIGERIA: AN AGOA POWERHOUSE AFTER ALL? [...] Summary. In contrast to the widespread view that Nigeria is ill prepared to benefit from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),a survey by textile and apparel consultants Jack S. Smith and Heidi Scheller suggests the Nigerian textile and apparel industry could become a primary AGOA b [...]	2002-06-18 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON NI AGOA
02ABUJA1811	NIGERIA: POST PERSPECTIVE ON JUNE 24 TIFA COUNCIL [...] Classified by CDA Andrews for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Nigerian delegation to the June 24 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council in Washington will be headed by Minister of Commerce Engineer Mustafa Bello. The annual Council meeting provides an opportunity for senior [...]	2002-06-19 05:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON NI
02ABUJA1816	COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA FLOWS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: There are important regional differences in the media in Nigeria that affect Embassy efforts to communicate U.S. views on the war on terror and other issues. This cable profiles the communications and media environment in Nigeria's north, which is predominately Muslim and Hausa spe [...]	2002-06-19 15:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO NI
02ABUJA1849	NIGERIA RESPONDS TO MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria dislikes the way Ravalomanana came to power but likely will not oppose acceptance of his rule. Nigeria is not a member of the OAU Central Organ. End Summary. 2. (C) Because all GON officials (Presidency and MFA) able to discuss Madagascar were unavailable June 20, [...]	2002-06-21 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA NI LI OAU
02ABUJA1850	NIGERIA: A RETURN TO REGIONAL ELECTORAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: A current snapshot of presidential electioneering shows two contesting strategies, one devised by the President's camp, the other by his strongest opposition. The President appears content to steamroll the PDP nomination through tightening his grip on the party apparatus. To win t [...]	2002-06-21 16:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA187	(S) NINTH TERRORIST LIST: NASCO GROUP (NIGERIA) [...] (S) Summary: The question of including the NASCO Group (Nigeria) Ltd AND other NASCO SUBSIDIARIES IN NIGERIA in the assets freeze is a question of balancing our national security interests in confronting terrorism and its many components against our interests in Nigeria and the resultant stra [...]	2002-01-22 15:00:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER PREL ECON ETTC NI
02ABUJA189	2001 INCSR CHAPTER ON NIGERIA [...] Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking and money laundering activity. Nigerian organized criminal groups dominate the African drug trade, and transport narcotics to markets in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some of these criminal organizations are engaged in Advance-Fee [...]	2002-01-22 17:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NI
02ABUJA2032	NIGERIA: KEY ELITES WORK TOGETHER TO OVERCOME AGOA [...] SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section and the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria organized two one-day seminars, June 19-20, in Abuja focusing on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The seminars, "AGOA: Participating in Trade," and "Public-Private Partnership fo [...]	2002-07-08 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAO OIIP SCUL NI AGOA
02ABUJA2200	NIGERIA: KEY ELITES WORK TOGETHER TO [...] SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section and the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria organized two one-day seminars, June 19-20, in Abuja focusing on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The seminars, "AGOA: Participating in Trade," and "Public-Private Partnership [...]	2002-07-24 13:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAO OIIP SCUL NI AGOA
02ABUJA2268	NIGERIA: A/S KANSTEINER MEETING WITH BATAGARAWA [...] (C) Summary: During a July 24 meeting with Minister of State For Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa, A/S Kansteiner raised the inquiry into the 2001 Benue state massacre, the recent legislative hold on WASP funding, the Army's response to violence in Plateau State that has claimed a soldier and [...]	2002-08-01 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS TP CM NI
02ABUJA2337	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO AND A/S [...] (C) Summary. During their July 25 meeting at Aso Rock Villa, President Obasanjo and Assistant Secretary Kansteiner discussed major regional conflicts and the potential crisis on Nigeria's southeastern border -- the Bakassi. This cable reports the discussion on Bakassi. Other topics are reporte [...]	2002-08-06 08:26:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PBTS MOPS CM FR NI
02ABUJA235	NIGERIA: EMBASSY COMMENTS ON NARCOTICS ANALYSIS [...] (S/NF) The following are Embassy,s comments on the CIA Assessment dated December 28, 2001 and entitled &Nigeria: Avoiding Counterdrug Reforms.8 We understand the assessment was first distributed at a January 4, 2002 INL-chaired interagency meeting on Nigeria,s certification. The Embassy welc [...]	2002-01-25 17:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR NI
02ABUJA2411	NIGERIA: A/S KANSTEINER MEETS NEXT GENERATION OF [...] Summary: At a 25 dinner hosted by Ambassador Jeter, Assistant Secretary Kansteiner met with a group of Nigeria's "best and brightest," young but influential advisors in the Obasanjo Administration today, to discuss Nigeria's economic and political challenges. The participants outlined the d [...]	2002-08-15 11:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA2437	ENGAGING ECOWAS ON REGIONAL TIP ACTIVITIES [...] In recent meetings with officials ofthe ECOWAS Secretariat's Legal Affairs Department, RNLEO presented the SIPDIS framework of a G/TIP-funded project to strengthen the Secretariat's capacity to implement the new ECOWAS Plan of SIPDIS Action Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). This proj [...]	2002-08-21 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2438	TOP OIL ADVISORS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ENERGY FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25 Assistant Secretary Kansteiner and Ambassador Jeter discussed oil and gas issues with Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Obasanjo's Special Advisor on Petroleum and Energy, and the current President of OPEC. Lukman denied rumors that Nigeria will leave OPEC under alleged U.S. pres [...]	2002-08-21 17:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD PREL NI
02ABUJA254	NIGERIA: SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request; Please see para 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During a January 3 conversation with PolMilOff, the Chairman of the Nigerian Committee on the ECOWAS Moratorium on Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) Musa Yahaya said Nigeria was making progress combating SA/LW proliferation [...]	2002-01-28 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KOMC NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2542	NIGERIA: AUGUST VISIT TO IKEJA UXO [...] On August 2, Ambassador Jeter, Consul General Hinson-Jones, A/PAO, and ConOff visited the Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos to observe the work done by RONCO Consulting Corporation in removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) still remaining after the Jan. 27 explosion there. The Embassy team met w [...]	2002-08-28 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREF SOCI KHDP NI
02ABUJA2567	NIGERIA'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM: STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-03 15:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ECPS ENRG PGOV NI
02ABUJA2629	NIGERIA: EMBASSY DELIVERS LETTER OF PROTEST TO [...] (C) On September 6, the Ambassador wrote to ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas regarding the circulation by the Liberian Government of an unauthorized ECOWAS military mission report alleging U.S./UK complicity and military support for the LURD. Dr. Chambas is scheduled to return to A [...]	2002-09-12 08:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA2651	NIGERIA: HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes the strategies and activities undertaken by USAID and CDC to build national and local capacities to alleviate the impact of HIV/AIDS and reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with the disease. Key to USAID and CDC's efforts are technical assistance [...]	2002-09-12 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI NI
02ABUJA2652	CODEL DASCHLE -- BREAKFAST MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a breakfast meeting for Codel Daschle on August 31 at the Presidential Villa. In attendance were key Executive Council members and members of the Codel accompanied by Ambassador Jeter and Poloff. Obasanjo began by giving the Codel a brief hi [...]	2002-09-12 14:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02ABUJA2665	NIGERIA: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES TELL SENATOR BINGAMAN [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Senator Bingaman (D-New Mexico) met representatives of the three largest Nigerian-based U.S. oil companies (ChevronTexaco, Conoco, and ExxonMobile) to discuss natural gas flaring in Nigeria. The oil executives stated that efforts to halt gas flaring have been hamst [...]	2002-09-13 09:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP EPET SENV ECON PGOV NI
02ABUJA2707	NIGERIA: THE PRESS GETS IT WRONG: NO DEBT PAYMENT [...] (C) Summary: Recent press reports have incoreectly claimed Nigeria had stopped foreign debt payments. Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Joseph Sanusi, whose August 27 press statement was cited as the basis of the report, as well as other government sources, confirm that Sanusi was the victim o [...]	2002-09-19 10:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID NI
02ABUJA2729	NIGERIAN LEGISLATORS HOST CODEL DASCHLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 31, CODEL Daschle met Senate President Anyim, Deputy House Speaker Nwuche, and other members of the National Assembly Leadership. Discussions touched on democracy and rule of law in Nigeria, trade relations and expanding Nigeria's economy, natural gas production issue [...]	2002-09-24 08:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02ABUJA2744	NIGERIA: IS NEXT JANUARY'S 12.5% WAGE [...] (U) During his opening address before his National Executive Committee on September 12, National Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams Oshiomhole announced he had won from the Obasanjo administration a 12.5 per cent across-the-board wage increase. The increase would be enacted January 1, 2003 [...]	2002-09-25 23:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV EFIN NI
02ABUJA2786	NIGERIA: EMBASSY VIEWS ON LOOMING FATF SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-03 15:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EFIN SNAR NI
02ABUJA2788	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S THREATENED IMPEACHMENT -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Efforts to impeach Obasanjo seem to be losing steam, but the ultimate outcome still remains uncertain. Many protagonists may not want to remove Nigeria's President from office, but rather to weaken him politically to the point that he fails to get the PDP President nomination or v [...]	2002-10-03 19:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2793	NIGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO BUSH UNGA SPEECH, [...] Summary. Nigerian press coverage surrounding President Bush's September 12 speech to the UN General Assembly and ongoing debate over U.S. policy towards Iraq has been largely overshadowed by domestic political news and the ongoing impeachment battle between President Obasanjo and the legisla [...]	2002-10-03 21:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER NI UNGA
02ABUJA2803	NIGERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, the following is an update of the information provided previously in Nigeria's AGOA eligibility (Ref B.) PROGRESS TOWARD A MARKET ECONOMY --------------------------------------------- --------- Item 4.1.1A: The GON continues to make incremental progress toward es [...]	2002-10-07 16:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV NI AGOA
02ABUJA2835	NIGERIA: IVOIRIEN CEASE-FIRE WILL TAKE MORE WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 9 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas summarized his visit to Cote d'Ivoire, stating Gbagbo's insistence that the mutineers relinquish their weapons and his reluctance to "legitimize" the rebels were the main hurdles to a cease [...]	2002-10-11 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
02ABUJA2837	NIGERIA: ABACHA FAMILY'S TIGHT GRIP ON LOOT [...] (C) Summary: Chances are fleeting that President Obasanjo will see USD 1.2 billion in stolen Abacha loot. Under pressure from Northern political leaders, Obasanjo released late military leader Sani Abacha's son Mohammed from prison September 24. With Mohammed's release, Obasanjo surrendered h [...]	2002-10-11 18:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PINS NI
02ABUJA2862	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU -- DISTANCING [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an October 10 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Vice President Atiku Abubakar admitted his relationship with President Obasanjo was on the shoals, attributing the deterioration to Obasanjo's poor political skills and reliance on malevolent, imprudent advisors. Atiku stated Oba [...]	2002-10-16 13:57:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA2865	NIGERIA: 2002 NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-17 16:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NI
02ABUJA2884	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE [...] This periodic economic report includes: --Dutch Auction Holds Naira Steady --Supplemental Budget Withdrawn --IMF and GON begin Article IV Consultations --Hotels' Privatization in Jeopardy --Business Opportunities for U.S. Firms in Lagos State --Nigeria to sign Paris Club Debt Agreement with U [...]	2002-10-22 08:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD NI
02ABUJA2894	NIGERIA: IMF SAYS REAL GDP TO CONTRACT 0.9 PERCENT [...] An IMF team in Nigeria for Article IV consultations reported that real GDP will fall by 0.9 percent in 2002, with the oil sector contracting by 14 percent and the non-oil sector--agriculture, manufacturing, and services--growing by about 5 percent. The team says that a growing government budge [...]	2002-10-22 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI
02ABUJA2933	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA DENIES PARIS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 25 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Nigerian Minister of Defense Lieutenant General (ret.) Theophilus Y. Danjuma discussed the GON's position on the ICJ's Bakassi decision. While Danjuma denied the GON had agreed to abide by the ICJ's ruling at the September 5 Pa [...]	2002-10-25 18:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM
02ABUJA2934	NIGERIA WANTS TIME TO IMPLEMENT BAKASSI RULING [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's Cabinet states its objections to the ICJ ruling on Bakassi, suggests implementation will not begin soon, and calls for more bilateral talks. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces are simultaneously on high alert and a huge shopping spree. We view GON words and actions as effort [...]	2002-10-24 02:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PBTS PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA2976	NIGERIA: UPDATE OF THE CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (GSP) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS [...] Laws and Regulations Proscribing the Worst Forms of Child Labor: In 2002, President Obasanjo signed the instruments of ratification for ILO Convention 182, Worst Form of Child Labor, Convention 138, Minimum Age for Employment, and Convention 111, Equality of Occupation. Some form of legisla [...]	2002-11-01 09:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI NI AID
02ABUJA2977	NIGERIA: REQUESTED INFORMATION ON BANK OF THE [...] Summary. EconOff met with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor for International Operations, Mr. Ernest Ebi on October 8. Mr. Ebi confirmed that Bank of the North (BON) Ltd. is recognized as a commercial bank, and all the regulations that apply to other commercial banks in Nigeria [...]	2002-11-01 09:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD NI EXIM
02ABUJA2990	NIGERIA: YORUBA TRADITIONAL RULER SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During an October 22 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, the Ooni of Ife declared that Nigeria would disintegrate if President Obasanjo were not reelected. The most influential Yoruba traditional ruler, Ooni Sijuwade claimed that the desire of Northern politicians to control national [...]	2002-11-01 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3029	NIGERIA: PDP CHAIRMAN SAYS OBASANJO IS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 31 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, PDP National Chairman Audu Ogbeh correctly predicted the impeachment threat against President Obasanjo would soon be resolved. Nevertheless, the dispute had exacerbated North-South tensions. Despite the President's lack of a po [...]	2002-11-05 16:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA3036	NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA ACCUSES FRENCH OF ARMING [...] (C) During a private moment at the October 30 Australian National Day, I asked Minister of Defense T.Y. Danjuma if he could confirm reports of a GON military build-up in response to the ICJ decision on the Bakassi. Danjuma did not deny the reports as I thought he would; rather he said that N [...]	2002-11-06 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM
02ABUJA3075	NIGERIAN TRADE POLICY: BUSINESS (AND POLITICS) AS [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-12 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR BEXP NI
02ABUJA3101	NIGERIA: "VOLUNTARY" CAP ON INTEREST RATES [...] (SBU) Summary. Most bankers see the October Bankers Committee "voluntary" agreement to cap interest rates at 22.5 percent as neither sustainable nor truly voluntary. Some industry insiders view the move as politically motivated. The Central Bank and the Bankers Committee endorsed the ceilin [...]	2002-11-14 07:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA3296	NIGERIA: PROTESTS AND PRAYERS IN KATSINA [...] (U) Peaceful protests have been taking place recently in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, reportedly sponsored by the "Shi'ite" Muslim Brotherhood, among others. Taking place before and after Friday's Juma'at prayers, the number of protests increased during the Holy month of Ramadan. Accor [...]	2002-12-11 16:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KISL PGOV PINS PINR KPAO NI
02ABUJA3304	NIGERIAN TEXTILE BAN: "WE'RE DOING THIS FOR AGOA" [...] (U) Standing the spirit of free trade on its head, a senior Nigerian Commerce Ministry official says the GON temporarily banned imports of certain printed fabrics and now imposes import restrictions on these items as part of the country's efforts to qualify for AGOA trade benefits. The Standar [...]	2002-12-12 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BEXP KTEX ECON NI
02ABUJA3312	NIGERIA: SOME ISLAMIC CLERICS OBJECT TO [...] "Daily Trust," a Northern-oriented independent newspaper based in Abuja, December 11 published a page four article reporting the call by some Muslim clerics in far-northern Katsina that the Government of Nigeria cancel President Bush's visit if reports of an upcoming visit are true. 2. [...]	2002-12-13 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PROP PINS NI BUSH GEORGE
02ABUJA3314	NIGERIA: LAWS ENACTED BEFORE FATF DEADLINE [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-16 14:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR KCRM NI
02ABUJA3331	USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW S. NATSIOS VISIT [...] (U) Mr. Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, visited Abuja, Nigeria, from November 18-21, 2002. Mr. Natsios was accompanied by Ms. Kate Almquist, Special Assistant and Mr. Greg Loos, Education Team Leader, EGAT. The purpose of the Administrator's visit to Nigeria was to attend the Global Educat [...]	2002-12-18 09:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID
02ABUJA3341	YEAR-END ECONOMIC POTPOURRI [...] This cable covers: -- Ambassador's Meets with World Bank and IMF prior to Article Four Consultation Meetings in Washington -- Central Bank is Optimistic about Near Term -- CBN and IMF Statistics on GDP Differ -- GON Not Worried About Drop in FOREX Reserves -- CBN Claims States Continue to [...]	2002-12-19 14:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EPET EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA3353	NIGERIA/POLICE REFORM: FIRST QUARTER REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 14:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV SNAR NI
02ABUJA3358	NIGERIA: 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE DRAFT [...] Following is Post's draft of the 2003 National Trade Estimate for Nigeria. Dept. is requested to provide end-year trade and investment data in the trade summary. 2. NIGERIA TRADE SUMMARY In 2002, the U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $X.X billion, an improvement over the 2001 defi [...]	2002-12-23 07:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN NI
02ABUJA3372	NIGERIA: DECEMBER POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This periodic update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- INEC: 30 Political Associations for Registration -- Cabinet Shake-Up -- Rimi and Others Sue the PDP -------------------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA3390	Nigeria's Privatization Czar Plans to Bow Out [...] (C) Summary: Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises, Nigeria's agency for the privatization of state-owned firms, told the Ambassador and DCM on separate occasions that he plans to resign early next year and return to the private sector. El-Rufai said that Presi [...]	2002-12-31 16:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN NI
02ABUJA366	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO - SPECIAL APPEAL TO [...] (C) President Obasanjo convoked Ambassador Jeter (accompanied by DATT and PolMilOff) on February 4 and stated, "Howard, we need help." Explaining that he did not initially realize the extent of the destruction caused by the explosion at the Ikeja ammunition depot, the President said he was ma [...]	2002-02-04 18:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS SENV PHUM PREF NI
02ABUJA387	NIGERIA: PROPOSED POST-JEPC BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] This cable contains an action request in para 14. 2. During extensive discussions with GON officials late last year and throughout this month, including the President's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA),we have reached general agreement on a way forward on a post-JEPC arrangement. This new a [...]	2002-02-06 09:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV NI
02ABUJA426	NIGERIA: AN ARMY COLONEL ON DEMOCRACY AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unusually frank discussion, Nigerian Colonel and ECOWAS staff member M. Dixon Dikio (please strictly protect) told PolMilOff that a major breakdown of command led to reprisal attacks in Benue, and those attacks were unjustifiable. In his view, LTG Malu's response to the Ben [...]	2002-02-08 09:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR 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
02ABUJA494	STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS ENJOYS [...] PAS Abuja and Lagos saw increased usage of policy materials and coverage of mission events in Nigerian media in January compared to recent months, with 49 placements. A particular highlight was four broadcast placements of excerpts of President Bush's State of the Union address giving promi [...]	2002-02-14 08:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP NI OPRC
02ABUJA509	NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE THINKS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: During a February 1 breakfast meeting, former military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar told Ambassador Jeter that President Obasanjo meant well but has performed badly the past several months. Obasanjo's sincere intentions have been betrayed by his abrasive manner and by mala [...]	2002-02-15 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR PGOV NI
02ABUJA596	NIGERIA: FY2002 LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-26 08:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PGOV NI
02ABUJA649	NIGERIA: 2002 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW ON IPR [...] Mission provides response to ref A request for views on Nigeria,s compliance with TRIPS and recent trends in IPR protection. 2. Summary and Introduction: The Government of Nigeria (GON) appears to be making progress bringing its IPR legislation into compliance with TRIPS. Areas where an [...]	2002-02-28 11:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI IPR
02ABUJA695	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) This message was delayed in transmission, but contains information that may be of value to end-users. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and NSA Mohammed February 6 discussed the Ikeja cantonment tragedy and Nigeria's request for large-scale EOD assistance. Mohammed also briefed the Am [...]	2002-03-05 13:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MASS MOPS CG SU BY ZI NI
02ABUJA724	ECONOMICS AND TRADE LEAD PLACEMENTS IN FIRST [...] PAS Abuja and Lagos had 35 placements/coverages in Nigerian media the first two weeks of February, continuing a recent trend toward more placements and more diversification by subject matter. The war on terror was not the leading category for a change. Economics and trade took the honors, th [...]	2002-03-06 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP NI OPRC
02ABUJA823	NIGERIA: CLEANING HOUSE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) Summary: The March 6 sacking of Police Inspector General Musiliu Smith and his seven Deputies (DIGs) sent a clear message of reform from the Presidency. Through his newly minted Police Service Commission, the President is also challenging the police old guard by reaching below the seven [...]	2002-03-13 11:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SNAR ASEC PGOV PINS NI
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
02ABUJA858	NIGERIA AND THE IMF HEAD FOR DIVORCE COURT? [...] (U) Classified by CDA Andrews for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary. After several days of consultations, the IMF and GON agreed not to establish a new program. This indefinite suspension is due to GON failure to meet informal targets and to political considerations in the lead-up [...]	2002-03-15 15:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NI
02ABUJA925	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ABUBAKAR TO VISIT [...] This cable contains an action request, para 4. 2. In a meeting March 19, Vice President Atiku Abubakar informed Ambassador Jeter that he would be in Washington for personal and medical reasons from March 31 through April 6 and would be interested in meeting with senior U.S. policymakers. [...]	2002-03-20 14:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP ECON PREL EFIN NI
02ABUJA936	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ABUBAKAR ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a March 19 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Vice President Atiku Abubakar was non-committal on rapid completion of the bilateral debt agreement, saying only that he would discuss the issue with the Director-General of the Debt Management Office. The Vice President said Nigeria [...]	2002-03-22 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN NI
02ALGIERS2423	AU COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-21 09:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AG
02AMMAN2184	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON SITUATION IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-02 10:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO

02AMMAN2270	JORDAN: PARTICIPATION IN TRANSSHIPMENT ENFORCEMENT [...] Jordanian Customs Director General Mahmoud Qteishat confirmed May 6 that his agency would send three representatives to the Barcelona conference on transshipment: -- Faisal Ahmad al-Sarhan, Director of Inspection -- Fadi Baker Makhlouf, Director of the al-Omary Customs House -- Mohammad Faye [...]	2002-05-08 15:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC JO KSTC MNUC PARM PREL
02AMMAN2329	IBB's Radio Sawa an initial hit among the [...] (Summary) The experimental broadcast of IBB's Radio Sawa, which offers an attractive mix of Arabic and American music, became an instant hit among Jordan's young, who are the main target audience and the majority of the population. Whether this popularity will continue now that Radio Sawa h [...]	2002-05-12 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO KPAO
02AMMAN2371	EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT DOES LITTLE FOR JORDAN'S [...] (sbu) Jordan's Association Agreement with the EU entered into force May 1 after a five-year ratification process that had frustrated Jordan and embarrassed EU diplomats here. While both sides have publicly lauded the agreement as a catalyst for investment and trade, privately the GOJ, EU and [...]	2002-05-14 07:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV JO WTRO EUN
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
02AMMAN2432	SENIOR ISLAMIC FIGURES PRAISE CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (C) The Chief Justice of the Sharia Court and the Mufti of the Kingdom recently expressed to us their strong condemnation of Israeli violence in the West Bank and of suicide bombings, but asked that the U.S. adopt a "more just" position defending the rights of Palestinians against Israeli oc [...]	2002-05-16 09:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SOCI IS JO
02AMMAN2478	JORDAN AND DEBT ISSUES [...] (C) We understand there will be a high-level interagency meeting May 20 to discuss Jordan's request for debt relief from the Paris Club in the wake of King Abdullah's visit to Washington and meetings with the President, Secretary O'Neill, NSA Rice and other senior U.S. officials. Since ther [...]	2002-05-19 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN JO
02AMMAN2513	IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED U.S. SUPPORT FOR JORDAN'S [...] (C) We understand that the Department may be considering consolidating its NADR Humanitarian Demining programs and focusing on fewer countries in the coming fiscal years. If this is the case, we believe it is important for U.S. political and military interests in the region -- and in OEF -- t [...]	2002-05-20 05:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KHDP PREL MASS JO
02AMMAN2554	UNRWA AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Amman, Beirut and Damascus. 2. (C) Given current scrutiny in the Israeli press and in Congress of UNRWA's programs and role in the West Bank, it is important to remember that UNRWA plays a key role throughout the region -- Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, [...]	2002-05-21 07:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KPAL SY LE JO
02AMMAN2648	JORDAN: IMF MISSION UPDATE [...] (sbu) The IMF mission is leaving Amman for Washington Thursday (May 23) evening. According to a mission member, they are taking with them a draft "letter of intent" for a new 2-year stand-by program. The letter, however, contains some "empty paragraphs" that need to be filled in by the Jor [...]	2002-05-23 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN JO
02AMMAN2725	FONMIN SAYS JORDAN TO PRESS PARIS CLUB FOR [...] (C) During a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns on other topics (septel),Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher mentioned that he was leaving in twelve hours for Tokyo to talk about Jordan's need for debt relief. Jordan, Muasher argued, needs "debt reprofiling on a long term basis" s [...]	2002-05-28 15:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL US JO
02AMMAN2819	JORDAN ASKS FOR VIEWS ON FTA MEETINGS [...] (sbu) Majed Hammoudeh, the director of the Foreign Trade Policy Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT),called to broach the subject of bilateral meetings foreseen by the Free Trade Agreement. ------------------------- Rules of Origin Committee ------------------------- [...]	2002-05-30 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV JO OPIC
02AMMAN2892	KING, PM AND FONMIN PITCH A/S BURNS ON DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher asked A/S Burns and the Ambassador June 2 for greater U.S. support for Jordan's request for a reprofiling of its debt. Abul Ragheb said that Muasher's just-concluded meetings in Japan on debt had not gone well, with the [...]	2002-06-03 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL JA US JO
02AMMAN2907	DEMARCHE: IRANIAN AIRCRAFT [...] (S) THE DCM MADE THE POINTS IN REF A ON JUNE 2 TO ALI AL-AYED, THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO FOREIGN MINISTER MUASHER. AFTER REVIEWING THE SUBSTANCE OF THE AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE TO THE MINISTER ON MAY 27 (REF B),THE DCM EXPRESSED OUR DEEP CONCERN THAT THE IRANIAN PLANE HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO OVERFLY [...]	2002-06-03 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS LE SA SY
02AMMAN2938	STAFFDEL BODLANDER AND MAKOVSKY: MONITORING UNRWA [...] (U) In a May 30 visit to UNRWA's West Bank field, House International Relations Committee Staffers Deborah Bodlander and Alan Makovsky investigated UNRWA's compliance with section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (which prohibits UNRWA from using any USG assistance to provide services to [...]	2002-06-04 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN3044	JORDAN'S ECONOMIC OLD GUARD FLEXES MUSCLES [...] (c) Anti-normalization, pro-Iraq, and anti-reform elements in Jordan's business community are trying to re-establish themselves in the kingdom's economic decision-making arena. These recidivist groups have been encouraged by an increase in anti-American, and hence anti-globalization, feelin [...]	2002-06-10 08:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETTC ETRD IZ JO
02AMMAN3174	JORDAN AND IRAQI OIL [...] (S) During the executive session of the U.S.-Jordan Joint Military Commission (JMC) in Amman on May 28, DOD U/S for Policy Douglas Feith, drawing on guidance prepared for his trip, told the Jordanians that the U.S. would "work to fill any gaps" should Jordan's oil supply from Iraq be cut. 2 [...]	2002-06-13 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL JO IZ
02AMMAN3220	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-17 09:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3227	JORDAN FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIAL ON DEBT AIMS [...] (c) In a June 16 meeting with Econ chief, Dr. Muhammad Abu Hammour, Secretary General of the Finance Ministry (the number two ministry official and the senior such official currently in town),said meetings in European capitals were "going well" regarding Jordan's request for a stock of debt [...]	2002-06-17 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN JO
02AMMAN3242	JORDANIANS AWAIT PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Jordanians, confused about the direction of U.S. Middle East policy, are nervously awaiting President Bush's Middle East policy statement, hoping (but doubting) that it will bring clarity and the prospect of genuine progress for the Palestinians. Most Jordanians see U.S. engagement in th [...]	2002-06-17 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL ASEC IS JO
02AMMAN3327	ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT LEADERS TO U.S.: DIALOGUE, [...] (C) On June 13, Poloff and PA Cultural Exchange Visitor Imam Yahya Hindi met with Islamic Action Front (IAF) leaders Hamza Mansour (IAF Secretary General),Abdel Latif Arabiyat (IAF Shura Council President),Jamil Abu Bakir (Chairman of the Board for the weekly IAF newspaper, Assabeel),and Sa' [...]	2002-06-20 05:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN3403	MEDIA REACTION ON AL-QA'EDA AND RADIO `SAWA' [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-24 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3640	JORDAN: FS STRAW LETTER TO G7 ON JORDAN DEBT [...] (c) As reported reftel, the following is the text of the UK Foreign Secretary's June 14, 2002 letter to G7 colleagues. This text was provided to us on July 3. 2. (c) Begin text: &I am writing to ask for your continuing support for Jordan their discussions with the IMF and Paris Club Cred [...]	2002-07-03 13:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN JO
02AMMAN3648	SURF'S UP: THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE JORDANIAN [...] (SBU) While anecdotal evidence suggests that a nationwide boycott of American products has waned for the time being, support at the street level remains strong. Despite GOJ efforts in various fora to discourage the action, boycotters seem to be determined to make a statement by rejecting what [...]	2002-07-03 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV JO
02AMMAN3704	FPC REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST JOURNALISTS [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MR. ABDUL MAJID ASFOUR, ASSISTANT CHIEF EDITOR, AL RA'I NEWSPAPER. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: BAMAWI@PD.STATE.GOV TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS AMMAN TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2887 EXPORT-TYPE: BIO D [...]	2002-07-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SCUL OEXC
02AMMAN3727	QUIET IN JORDAN'S PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS: [...] (C) In a July 3 meeting with refcoord, GOJ Department of Palestinian Affairs Director-General Abdulkarim Abulhaija shed some light on the calm that currently prevails in Jordan's refugee camps, in spite of continued tensions in the West Bank and Gaza. Abulhaija attributed the calm to three f [...]	2002-07-08 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL KWBG JO
02AMMAN3804	JORDAN MEDIA REACTION ON ARAB CONSULTATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-11 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3888	JORDAN: BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the proposed bilateral agreement on the ICC (reftel) with Prime Minister Abul Ragheb on July 15. The Prime Minister said that Jordan agrees with the U.S. approach at the policy level, but will have to examine the legal issues involved, such as the legal precedence o [...]	2002-07-15 14:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LICC
02AMMAN3894	JORDAN'S IRAQ JITTERS [...] (S) Repeated public statements by Jordanian FM Muasher and PM Abul Ragheb since July 10 denying that Jordan will be used as a "launching pad" for U.S. military operations against Iraq shed light on GOJ sensitivity to its vulnerabilities vis-a-vis Baghdad. Similarly, on July 13, the GOJ issued [...]	2002-07-16 08:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL ETTC EPET IZ JO
02AMMAN3916	JORDANIAN YOUTH UNCONVINCED ABOUT THE WAR ON [...] The following cable is a report prepared by a foreign service national and based on extensive contacts in the student community. ------- Summary ------- 2. Through the eyes of most Jordanian young adults, America's war on terrorism is a war on Islam and the Arabs. America's support fo [...]	2002-07-16 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN3934	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, QUADRIPARTITE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-17 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3936	JORDAN TIGHTENS BORDER BUT PROMISES SOME [...] (C) Despite public reassurances that travel restrictions on Palestinians entering Jordan have been eased, tacit acknowledgments made privately by Jordanian officials buttressed by anecdotal evidence indicate that a quota system is in place to restrict the number of Palestinians who can cross i [...]	2002-07-17 12:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL CASC KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN3947	JORDAN: ENGAGING ISLAM [...] (C) Embassy Amman's chief goals include promoting moderation and reform within Jordan through contact work and a wide range of programs. Our Economic Reform efforts seek to achieve these goals through improved living standards, increased employment opportunities, and encouraging Jordan's cont [...]	2002-07-17 13:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PTER EFIN EAID KPAO KDEM KIRF PHUM JO
02AMMAN3958	Travel Restrictions for Palestinians Crossing [...] Tales of West Bank Palestinians stuck at the Jericho border crossing have been prominent in conversations throughout Jordan in recent weeks. Rumors and anecdotal reports of thousands stranded - some for over a week - waiting either for Israel to lift the curfew so they can return to their vi [...]	2002-07-18 09:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN3978	FORMER JORDANIAN PM TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging tour-d'horizon with the Ambassador, former PM and FM Abdulkarim Kabariti candidly weighed in on a variety of issues, foreign and domestic. Kabariti is known for his strong views on domestic politics and the GOJ's relationship with Iraq. Kabariti's comments n [...]	2002-07-18 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS ETRD EFIN JO
02AMMAN4060	JORDAN: 2002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT SINCE KING ABDULLAH SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1999, JORDAN HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. KEY REFORMS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, AND SERVICES SECTORS. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT LAWS GRANT SPECIFIC IN [...]	2002-07-23 07:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB KIDE EFIN ECON ETRD JO OPIC
02AMMAN4236	AMBASSADOR ROSS' MEETING WITH ISLAMISTS: A GOOD [...] (C) On July 17, R Special Coordinator Ambassador Ross met with Islamic Action Front (IAF) leaders Sheikh Hamza Mansour (IAF Secretary General),Abdel Latif Arabiyat (IAF Shura Council President),and Jamil Abu Bakr (IAF First Deputy Secretary General). Poloff accompanied Ambassador Ross. IAF [...]	2002-07-31 06:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN4244	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON KING'S ASPEN SPEECH, [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-31 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4258	IAF PRESS RELEASE RESPONDS TO PRESS CRITICISM OF [...] Summary. The July 17 meeting between R Special Coordinator Ambassador Christopher Ross and the leadership of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) was not reported in the IAF's weekly Assabeel but received considerable attention from other weeklies, including a scathing editorial by a former lefti [...]	2002-07-31 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO KISL KPAL JO
02AMMAN4286	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON KING'S U.S. VISIT, [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-01 13:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4377	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-06 12:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4379	USINT BAGHDAD CHIEF BERNACKI GETS OUT OF TOWN, [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff met August 6 with Krzysztof Bernacki, Chief of USINT Baghdad, as he transited Amman for home leave in Poland. Bernacki, who had not been able to depart Baghdad for four months, was visibly relieved to be out of Iraq. He departed the Iraqi capital August 4, one day aft [...]	2002-08-06 15:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN4443	IRAQI, TURKISH FONMINS VISIT AMMAN: FOCUS ON [...] (S) Iraqi FonMin Naji Sabri visited Amman August 6 and met with King Abdullah, PM Ali Abul Ragheb, and FonMin Marwan Muasher. In an August 8 conversation with the Ambassador, Muasher said that Sabri was clearly concerned about what King Abdullah had discussed regarding Iraq during the King's [...]	2002-08-08 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL IZ TU JO
02AMMAN4506	PUBLIC'S UNEASINESS ABOUT DIRECTION OF [...] (S) Despite healthy bilateral economic, trade, political, and military ties, confusion and uncertainty about recent developments on both bilateral and regional issues have made many Jordanians uneasy about the direction of the US-Jordan relationship. The press has pulled together a number o [...]	2002-08-12 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ IS JO
02AMMAN4589	FORMER IRAQI OIL MINISTER SAYS SADDAM IS VULNERABLE [...] (C) Former Iraqi Oil Minister Issam Chalabi told visiting SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar August 12 that Saddam's hold is fragile, that most Iraqis believe the U.S. is serious about regime change "this time," and that they "want to see Saddam gone, preferably while they are asleep." Saddam will use [...]	2002-08-15 05:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ JO
02AMMAN4652	MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-19 11:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4719	A STEP FORWARD ON IRAQ, BUT ELECTIONS POSTPONED [...] (C) King Abdullah's televised speech on August 15 carried few surprises. As expected, he announced the postponement of elections until "the spring." The King also said that responsibility for the future of Palestine and Iraq lies with their respective leaderships. Most Embassy contacts had f [...]	2002-08-20 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ IS JO
02AMMAN4722	ARAB-ISRAELI COOPERATION--MERC MAKES THE GRADE [...] (SBU) An embassy survey of Jordanian scientists collaborating with Israeli counterparts on MERC (Middle East Regional Cooperation) projects confirmed that, despite the tense political climate in the region, the projects generally are on track. Creative measures have been taken to maintain mom [...]	2002-08-20 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL JO MEPN
02AMMAN4744	MEETING WITH STEAMED FORMER PRIME MINISTER TAHIR [...] (C) In a meeting with former Prime Minister Tahir al-Masri on August 18, a visibly angry al-Masri complained about the recent U.S. treatment of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and encouraged the U.S.--before any movement against Iraq--to pressure the Israelis to withdraw from Areas A and improve the h [...]	2002-08-22 06:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN4786	U.S. FIRM INTERESTED IN CALL CENTERS IN JORDAN [...] (u) Summary. In an initiative that it sees both as a promising business venture and an element of support for regional peace, the U.S. firm Stream International is seriously looking at Jordan as a site for an international call service center that would employ over 300 technically skilled J [...]	2002-08-25 06:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECPS ECON IS JO OPIC
02AMMAN4829	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-26 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4945	SPREAD THE WORD: JORDAN ICT FORUM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Under the patronage of King Abdullah, the Ministry of Information Communications and Technology (MOICT) and the Information Technology Association of Jordan (INTAJ) are hosting an Information Communications Technology (ICT) Foru [...]	2002-09-03 05:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BEXP JO
02AMMAN4946	JORDAN RE: UN CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) On August 27, poloff delivered reftel points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aamiri said the MFA would study our points and consult with other relevant government bodies. 2. (U) On September 1, econoff [...]	2002-09-03 05:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY JO UNGA
02AMMAN4968	SURVEY OF NON-IMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE POLICIES [...] (U) The following is in response to reftel questions. A) (S/NF) Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Represented at Post: ORCA, LEGATT, DIA, (STATE) DS B) (S/NF) Visas Viper Information Input Process: Potential submissions are sent to the Visas Viper Coordinator (VVC) who in turn c [...]	2002-09-03 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ASIG AMGT CVIS JO
02AMMAN5131	APPREHENSION AND RESIGNATION: A SENIOR JORDANIAN [...] (C) In an off the record session of the Amman World Affairs Council attended by A/DCM on September 2, Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh gave the mostly East Bank audience one of the most frank assessments of GOJ thinking on Iraq that we have heard. After being peppered by leading questions on [...]	2002-09-09 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JO
02AMMAN5168	SEPTEMBER 11 ONE YEAR LATER IN JORDAN: SYMPATHY [...] (C) A year after 9/11, many Jordanians still make a point of expressing sympathy for the victims of the attacks and condemnation for those who carried them out. That said, many also quickly add that the U.S. "failed to learn the lessons of September 11" and has yet to address the perceived "ro [...]	2002-09-11 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI XF JO
02AMMAN5185	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11 [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-11 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5196	GOJ PUSHES BACK AT POPULAR DISSATISFACTION [...] (S) In recent weeks, the GOJ--through the King's public address on August 15 (see Ref A),the Prime Minister's speech to the Jordan press association on September 2, and Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh's September 2 address to the Amman World Affairs Council (see Ref B)--has respondcd more ag [...]	2002-09-11 15:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL IZ XF IS JO MEPP
02AMMAN5212	JORDAN GEARS UP FOR ARAB FREE TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WITH TRADE WITH OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES MAKING UP A SIZEABLE PORTION OF ITS OVERALL TRADE, JORDAN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO EMBRACE THE ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (AFTA),WHICH AIMS AT CREATING AN ARAB FREE TRADE AREA BY 2005. INDEED, SINCE ENTERING INTO FORCE, JORDAN HAS [...]	2002-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JO
02AMMAN5213	MEDIA REACTION ON 9/11 ANNIVERSARY [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-12 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5237	IRAQ: JORDANIAN REACTION TO POINTS ON PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) In the absence of FonMin Muasher (who is leading the Jordanian delegation to the UNGA in New York),A/DCM delivered ref points to Muasher's personal assistant, Ali al-Ayed September 12. A/DCM urged that the GOJ express public support for the President's themes, as well as the GOJ's will [...]	2002-09-12 15:35:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL ASEC PTER
02AMMAN5238	DRAWING A ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-12 16:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL OPRC
02AMMAN5267	HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES IN JORDAN RAMPING UP IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Humanitarian agencies in Jordan have stepped up contingency planning efforts for a crisis in Iraq. Estimated refugee flows (10,000 into Jordan over six months) match those provided reftel, but UN sources admit that they are based only on conjecture and, in fact, are purposely c [...]	2002-09-15 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN5295	PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH: JORDANIANS WELCOME MOVE [...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's UNGA speech has been mixed. The government issued a generally supportive statement on September 12 calling for the return of inspectors to Iraq, and many of our GOJ interlocutors have privately praised the forcefulness of the speech. Those Jo [...]	2002-09-16 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MOPS KPAL IS IZ JO UNSC
02AMMAN5355	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-18 11:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5470	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-23 12:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5485	JORDAN AND THE QIZ EXPERIENCE [...] The Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) initiative has had a net positive, and increasingly widely-felt, effect on Jordan's economy, political dynamics, and social structure. While the success of the initiative to date is irrefutable, the QIZ's will have to face a number of hurdles in the near [...]	2002-09-24 07:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV JO IS
02AMMAN5511	"FRIENDS OF AMERICA" DECRY LACK OF PUBLIC U.S. [...] (C) A group of self-described "Friends of America" representing the Amman World Affairs Council called on the Ambassador and PolCouns September 22 to deliver a letter from the WAC to President Bush (excerpts in para 7 below). The group members said that they had all lived and studied in the [...]	2002-09-25 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ JO
02AMMAN5692	MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE UNLIKELY TO RESULT IN ANY [...] (C) The Palace announced a minor Cabinet reshuffle on September 26 involving five portfolios. Amman had been rife with rumors of a reshuffle since the King's August 15 announcement that elections were postponed until the Spring. In recent conversations with the Ambassador, several young, prog [...]	2002-10-02 14:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV EAGR PINR JO
02AMMAN5736	MEDIA REACTION ON SIGNATURE OF FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-03 13:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5781	UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) CONCERNS: PRM PDAS GREENE'S [...] (C) In a September 24 meeting on the margins of the UNRWA Major Donors meeting (reported septel),PRM PDAS Richard Greene pressed UNRWA Commissioner General Peter Hansen, Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd, West Bank Director Richard Cook and Gaza Director Lionel Brisson on the need for [...]	2002-10-06 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN5823	MONITORING AND EVALUATING SEEDS OF PEACE'S [...] AS REQUESTED REFTEL, REGIONAL REFCOORD MONITORED PRM- FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT SEEDS OF PEACE'S JERUSALEM CENTER FOR COEXISTENCE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002. WE UNDERSTAND PRM/ANE MONITORED PRM-FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT THE SEEDS SUMMER CAMP IN MAINE AND THEREFORE ARE REPORTING ONLY ON ACTIVITIES AT THE JER [...]	2002-10-08 03:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN5826	JORDANIAN MFA PROPOSING NEW, MORE LIBERAL LAW [...] (C) MFA Legal Advisor Samer Naber told PolCouns recently that one of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's current highest administrative priorities is to pass through the cabinet a new law governing the Jordanian Foreign Service. Naber said the law, which he is writing, will incorporate at Muas [...]	2002-10-08 08:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN5908	PM ABUL RAGHEB TELLS DAS CHENEY GOJ WORKING ON [...] (C) NEA DAS Elizabeth Cheney met October 8 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb to discuss economic, political, and educational reform issues (septel). Ambassador Gnehm, USAID Director, and PolCouns accompanied. Planning Minister Bassam Awadallah and PM's Media Advisor Natasha Bukhari sat in [...]	2002-10-10 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL US JO
02AMMAN5967	MEDIA REACTION ON CONGRESS' DECISION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-15 12:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5993	KING ABDULLAH AND FONMIN MUASHER ADDRESS TRANSFER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Muasher and King Abdullah made successive high profile public statements October 10-11 addressing growing fears in the Kingdom about a possible large influx of Palestinian and Iraqi refugees should military action against Iraq commence. The King's remarks were part of a l [...]	2002-10-16 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP
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
02AMMAN6581	JORDAN'S JOINT COMMISSION AGENDA [...] (u) Summary: Jordan's government and private sector have developed an ambitious schedule of events in support of the December 11 U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Commission meeting (detailed schedule below). Their plan envisages three days of FTA-related meetings and press events to raise awareness o [...]	2002-11-08 10:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV KPAO JO OPIC
02AMMAN6692	DESPITE APATHY AND MILD APPREHENSION, JORDANIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jordanian reaction to the recently launched "Jordan First" initiative (reftel) has been characterized primarily by apathy and mild apprehension. Some welcome the campaign, while others are skeptical for various reasons, including the fear that "Jordan First" could exacerbate dom [...]	2002-11-13 18:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JO
02AMMAN6843	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: MS. LUBNA ABDUL HAQ, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT "AL-ARAB AL-YAWM" ARABIC DAILY NEWSPAPER, AND MS. HALA AL HADIDI, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT JORDAN NEWS AGENCY (PETRA) WERE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING TOUR, SEPTEMBER 15-28, 2002 (NON-IV ALLOCA [...]	2002-11-24 06:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
02AMMAN6852	THE ARAB BANK'S PLACE IN JORDAN AND THE REGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than seventy years, the Arab Bank has been among the most respected, and even beloved, financial institutions in the region. Having weathered wars, political and economic unrest, closures, and nationalizations, the Bank has grown into a regional and global player in t [...]	2002-11-24 11:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN JO
02AMMAN6878	JORDANIAN REACTION TO AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE AND [...] (U) Summary. Jordanian official and public reactions to the announcement of authorized departure and the departure of the Peace Corps are mixed. While GOJ leaders and many businessmen express regret but "understanding" for the decisions, the columnists and some of our contacts say they are c [...]	2002-11-25 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO
02AMMAN6924	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: MS. LUBNA ABDUL HAQ, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT "AL-ARAB AL-YAWM" ARABIC DAILY NEWSPAPER, AND MS. HALA AL HADIDI, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT JORDAN NEWS AGENCY (PETRA) WERE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING TOUR, SEPTEMBER 15-28, 2002 (NON-IV ALLOCA [...]	2002-11-27 10:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
02AMMAN6939	UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) COMPLIANCE: VIEWS FROM GAZA [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Tel Aviv. 2. (C) Summary: In the course of November 18 meetings with UNRWA's Gaza program chiefs, regional refcoord reviewed UNRWA's compliance with section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Relief and Social Services Chief told refco [...]	2002-11-27 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO UN
02AMMAN7234	RAMADAN 2002: AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY AMMAN UNDERTOOK A NUMBER OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AIMED AT REINFORCING A MESSAGE OF RESPECT FOR ISLAM. SOMEWHAT TO OUR SURPRISE IN THESE TENSE TIMES, OUR JORDANIAN CONTACTS PARTICIPATED IN GREAT NUMBERS AT OUR EMBASSY RAMADAN EVENTS, INCLUDING TW [...]	2002-12-12 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL JO
02AMMAN7255	JORDAN: PEACE AIRPORT AND OTHER TRANSPORT ISSUES [...] (SBU) According to Jordan's Transportation Minister, the Jordanian government remains ready to work with Israel on a plan to allow domestic flights bound for Eilat to land in Aqaba (REFTEL). The Ministry has also prepared contingency plans for a possible conflict in Iraq. Regarding Royal J [...]	2002-12-15 11:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL ELTN EWWT PREF BEXP JO IS
02AMMAN7308	JORDAN: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON MEPI [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-17 06:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN7349	MEPI REACTION: AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: THE MEPI AND SECRETARY POWELL'S SPEECH HAVE DOMINATED JORDANIAN EDITORIAL PAGES IN RECENT DAYS, WITH REACTION BEST DESCRIBED AS COMPLEX: SOME WRITERS HAVE WELCOMED THE INITIATIVE, EXPRESSING A KIND OF RELIEF AT THE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF CORE DEFICIENCIES PLAGUING ARAB SOCIETIE [...]	2002-12-19 14:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL JO
02ANKARA7743	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-01 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA7763	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON POST-ELECTION TASKS, INCLUDING KEEPING THE CARETAKER GOT HONEST [...] (SBU) Summary: In a October 30 meeting, Central Bank Governor Serdengecti told us he and Treasury U/S Oztrak have prepared a document to give to the election winners which explains in non-technical terms the GOT's commitments to the IMF and why they should be honored. The length of the educa [...]	2002-11-01 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7919	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-05 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA7921	TURKEY: AK PARTY'S LANDSLIDE VICTORY SWEEPS ASIDE [...] (C) Summary: After crushing defeat by AK in Nov. 3 elections, leaders of MHP, ANAP, and DYP, all of which failed to reenter Parliament, separately declared their intent to vacate their party chairmanships. With P.M. Ecevit's pre-election announcement that he will leave DSP leadership in April [...]	2002-11-05 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA7942	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-06 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8064	THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, AND SOME BENCHMARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Turkish Government's most pressing economic challenge is to bolster market confidence sufficiently to avoid another financial crisis and begin to step away from the financial precipice on which Turkey has been perched for the past two years. Other challenges include: [...]	2002-11-08 09:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
02ANKARA8087	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-08 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8108	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH AK PARTY CHAIRMAN ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with victorious AK Party leader Erdogan for first post-election visit. He complimented AK on its constructive electoral campaign and victory and noted U.S. readiness to work with the new AK government. U.S. seeks stronger bilateral economic ties and urges AK to fo [...]	2002-11-08 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON AA POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8110	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODELS BEREUTER, HASTERT, ISSA, SMITH [...] Summary: Turkey's Nov. 3 national elections produced a landslide victory for the Islam-influenced AK Party, which thus far has chosen to follow a reasonable path with emphasis on EU membership. The economy is on eggshells, and the new government will need to stick to the IMF-backed reform pr [...]	2002-11-08 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS ECON OTRA TU
02ANKARA8112	IMF AND TURKISH CENTRAL BANK ON NEXT STEPS FOR THE [...] Summary: While the post-election market rally largely continued on November 8, with T-bill rates dropping a further 2.5 percent, there was by the week's end greater press and market attention to the likely policies of the new GOT. IMF resrep reviewed with us the outstanding structural and fi [...]	2002-11-08 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8132	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-12 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8139	AK PARTY DYNAMICS AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-12 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARTIES PGOV PINS POLITICAL PREL TU

02ANKARA8156	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-13 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8250	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU AND CYPRUS WITH [...] (C) Ambassador met Nov. 14 with EU Hirep Javier Solana to discuss the EU perspective on UNSYG Annan's plan for a settlement on Cyprus, and the prospects for progress on Turkey's EU bid at Copenhagen in December. Solana noted that he had had separate meetings with MFA U/S Ziyal and AK (Justice [...]	2002-11-15 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8252	TURKEY'S DEEP STATE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Deep State, the behind-the-scenes machinery and power relationships among selected members of the military, judicial, and bureaucratic elite, has endured as an essential factor in political life and in citizens' wary calculations of their relation to the State. Now, however [...]	2002-11-15 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8253	TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING IN [...] In response to reftel, following are the Turkish Participants in the President's November 20 Meeting in Prague with Turkish President Sezer: President Ahmet Necdet Sezer Minister of Foreign Affairs Sukru Sina Gurel (if participates) Ambassador Ugur Ziyal, MFA Under Secretary Ambassador [...]	2002-11-13 23:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU
02ANKARA8305	TURKEY: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-15 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU
02ANKARA8343	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-15 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8356	AK PARTY BEGINS TO ENGAGE ON THE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past week, AK Party moved to inject discipline into its public statements on the economy, initiated contacts with the economic bureaucracy, and reiterated its intention to work with the IMF. AK Economic Coordinator Ali Babacan sought to reassure us that, despite some u [...]	2002-11-15 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8358	AK PARTY TO FORM NEW TURKISH GOVERNMENT WITH ABDULLAH GUL AS PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Nov. 16 President Sezer gave the mandate to form the new Turkish government to AK Party number two Abdullah Gul (ref A),who announced he will submit his proposed cabinet list to Sezer Nov. 18. We expect the government to be in office a week to ten days thereafter. Gul bio in para 5. [...]	2002-11-16 11:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8379	INCOMING GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The economic elements of the incoming government's action plan, announced by Party leader Tayyip Erdogan on November 16, reflect AK's efforts to balance its desire to boost the "real economy" and help the poor with its need to reassure markets and maintain fiscal discipline. [...]	2002-11-18 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV TU
02ANKARA8380	TURKEY'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: YASAR YAKIS [...] (U) Turkey's 58th government, announced Nov. 18, includes former career diplomat and three-time ambassador Yasar (Yashar) Yakis (Yah-kish) as Foreign Minister. Bio below. 2. (C) A mostly conventionally-minded, retired 39-year veteran of the MFA, Yakis is now AK Vice Chairman for foreign [...]	2002-11-18 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8381	THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S CORE ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) The new Government Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, following his meeting with President Sezer November 18. Following are post's informal biographical notes on several of the likely key economic players. When asked at the press conference "who will be the economy m [...]	2002-11-18 16:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL TU
02ANKARA8448	TURKEY'S NEW GOVERNMENT: MORE INSIGHTS INTO [...] (U) Summary: President Sezer drew a line by rejecting one proposed cabinet assignment in the AK government, but allowed AK to keep the candidate as a State Minister. Fiery orator Bulent Arinc, who has his own strong following among AK voters and whom we expect to underscore the prerogatives of [...]	2002-11-19 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8470	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-20 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-20 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8523	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-21 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8527	THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC TEAM STARTS WORK, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gul announced the portfolios of the state ministers, dividing supervision of the economic agencies between Deputy PM Abdullatif Sener (privatization, banking and capital markets boards),State Minister Ali Babacan (Treasury, Central Bank and main state banks),and [...]	2002-11-21 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV TU
02ANKARA8581	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-25 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8594	UNCERTAINTY FOR PENDING AND EXISTING BOT/TOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Embassy has long emphasized to the GOT the importance of a rapid and fair settlement to the pending BOT/TOR projects, which still have not been resolved (reftels). It now appears the GOT is considering re-negotiation of the contracts for the BOT projects that are alr [...]	2002-11-25 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
02ANKARA8635	Update on Intellectual Property Protection [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed intellectual property and market access priorities with American pharmaceuticals companies and with the copyright-based industry associations in Istanbul. The drug companies agreed that they need to make the case with the new Turkish Government on data exclusivity. Wi [...]	2002-11-26 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
02ANKARA8676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-27 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8753	TURKEY: BACKGROUND ON CHP CHAIRMAN DENIZ BAYKAL [...] (C) Summary: Combining a sharp intellect with a divisive manner, Deniz Baykal is back in Parliament as opposition leader of a CHP reeling from the thrashing it received at the hands of Islam-influenced AK Party in Nov. 3 national elections. Aware of widespread public perceptions that he is a [...]	2002-12-02 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8790	Turkish Agriculture, Trade and EU Membership [...] (SBU) Summary. AgCounselor recently met with representatives from International Organizations including the World Bank and FAO as well as with local EU officials to discuss the current state of Turkish agriculture and agricultural trade. These representatives expressed frustration with Tur [...]	2002-12-03 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA8846	READ-OUT OF IMF VISIT TO TURKEY: FOCUS ON BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: On December 4, IMF resident representative briefed EU member countries and us on the December 2-4 visit of IMF Europe Director Deppler. It provided a first impression of the new economic ministers: well-intentioned, and committed to continuing the existing program, but not uni [...]	2002-12-04 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8852	SCENESETTER FOR DEC. 9-10 WASHINGTON VISIT OF AK PARTY CHAIRMAN R. TAYYIP ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: As Turkey's strongest politician Tayyip Erdogan is key to our ability to influence the AK Party government and public opinion on Iraq and other strategic U.S. interests. His heightened sense of pride is undiminished, indeed boosted, by the Kemalist State's continuing attempts to [...]	2002-12-04 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PINS TU
02ANKARA8863	IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET [...] (C) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas project. Although the MFA previously told us a 1997 Turkey-Iraq protocol on natural gas was null and void, BOTAS claims the protocol still exists, and was discussed as recently a [...]	2002-12-09 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ
02ANKARA8870	TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER [...] Legal issues are the most reported in Turkey's media. 2. More WSSD Follow-up. 3. Turkey's researchers compete for EU funding. 4. Ankara measures spike in air pollution. 5. Cooperation increases among Black Sea oceanographers. 6. Update on NATO Science projects --------------------------- [...]	2002-12-09 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KPAO TU
02ANKARA8873	DECISION-MAKING IN TURKEY: AK'S INTRODUCTION TO [...] (C) Summary: As disparate and well-placed sources had predicted, Islam-influenced AK Party government received a lecture on the dangers posed by "reactionary" Islam at the Nov. 29 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC),the first since AK assumed power. (On Dec. 9, AK P.M. Gul was trea [...]	2002-12-10 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
02ANKARA8879	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-10 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8900	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-11 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8976	TURKEY POST-COPENHAGEN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is reacting with disappointment and resignation to the EU's decision at the Dec. 12-13 Copenhagen summit: 1) to review Turkey's EU accession bid in December 2004, withholding a definite date to start formal accession talks; and 2) to admit Cyprus as a member before a settle [...]	2002-12-13 17:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8996	DEFMIN HOPES FOR DECISION ON IRAQ WITHIN DAYS [...] (S) Summary: In an introductory call on the new Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gonul December 16, Ambassador emphasized the positive outcome of AK Party Leader Erdogan's visit to Washington, the resolution of Turkey's participation agreement with the EU on ESDP, progress on Turkey's [...]	2002-12-17 05:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS TU IZ
02ANKARA9015	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-17 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9041	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-18 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9045	GOT Response on Doha Declaration on TRIPS and [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-18 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
02ANKARA9051	TURKEY: AK PARTY SEES DENKTAS AS OBSTACLE TO [...] (C) Summary: The political debate in Ankara regarding Turkey's EU candidacy and the future of Cyprus is revealing sharp differences between the ruling AK (Justice and Development) Party/Government and the Establishmentarian foreign policy class, including elements that predominate in the MFA. [...]	2002-12-19 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA9052	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-19 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9058	WOLFOWITZ AND GROSSMAN PRESS TURKS FOR SUPPORT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 08:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS TU
02ANKARA9068	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9075	TURKEY'S ECONOMY: CONCERN WITH GOT INDECISIVENESS [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep briefed us on the results of the ten-day IMF mission which finished December 20. The IMF is concerned with the new GOT's slowness in taking decisions - it has not yet committed to the 6.5 percent of GNP primary budget surplus for 2003 (and the first quarter 20 [...]	2002-12-20 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA9132	OYMEN DENIES THAT CHP IS DISCOURAGING COOPERATION [...] (C) Former Turkish NATO Permrep and current MP from the opposition CHP Onur Oymen told Ambassador 12/26 that reports of CHP leader Deniz Baykal having proposed to PM Gul that one option for Turkey was to "do nothing" with US on Iraq were untrue. Oymen said that the CHP is the opposition par [...]	2002-12-27 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ
02ANKARA9166	AMB. MANN'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: AK party officials, including Energy Minister Guler and three newly-elected parliamentarians, confirmed their support for the BTC and Shah Deniz projects to EB/CBED Ambassador Mann in his December 18-20 visit to Ankara. Mann reviewed U.S. energy policy in the Caspian, noting tha [...]	2002-12-30 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA9193	Turkish Foreign Trade Officials Seeking Broader [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, Foreign Trade officials reiterated their desire for a QIZ with fewer sectoral restrictions, contending that, in its current form, the QIZ would have a very limited impact on Turkish exports. They also made contradictory statements on the EU Customs Union an [...]	2002-12-31 06:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL TU IS USTR
02BEIJING1019	HU JINTAO IN THE MEDIA LIMELIGHT [...] (C) CHINESE MEDIA ARE GIVING INCREASING PROMINENCE TO HU JINTAO IN A CLEAR SIGNAL TO CHINA'S DOMESTIC AUDIENCE THAT HE HAS CONSOLIDATED HIS POSITION AS CHINA'S NEXT PARTY GENERAL SECRETARY AND STATE PRESIDENT. WE EXPECT HU'S PUBLIC PROFILE TO CONTINUE TO RISE AS CHINA MOVES CLOSER TO THE 200 [...]	2002-02-05 05:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
02BEIJING11889	CHINA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2002 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH TWO REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) CHINA TREATS DESIGNATIONS OF TERRORISTS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224 ON AN EQUAL BASIS WITH THOSE DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS. THE PRC REGULARLY INSTRUCTS ITS FINANCIAL INS [...]	2002-11-15 08:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CH
02BRASILIA4227	A/S REICH'S MEETING WITH LULA [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 12:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
02COLOMBO1433	Breaking down possible cohabitation scenarios [...] (C) Summary: Colombo is aswirl in reports that the tense cohabitation relationship between President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe is coming to a head. At this point, three possible scenarios seem to be emerging, all of them equally plausible. The first scenario is that both [...]	2002-08-05 01:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL CE
02COLOMBO1434	Scenesetter for your upcoming visit to [...] (U) I want to extend a very warm welcome to you on your August 22-23 visit to Sri Lanka. The Country Team and the entire Mission community eagerly look forward to your visit. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Your visit to Sri Lanka comes at an exciting time. The ongoing ceasefire is th [...]	2002-08-06 09:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1448	ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: In its eight months in power, Sri Lanka's UNF government has made measurable progress on one of its main goals, economic reform, with efforts starting to show real results over a broad range of promised actions. The true tests will be action on pending economic legislation and im [...]	2002-08-07 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1479	Amidst vehement rhetoric, President leaves [...] (C) Summary: On August 9, the President delivered a televised speech to the nation that focused on cohabitation with the ruling United National Front (UNF) and the peace process. The President opened her national address with conciliatory remarks, but halfway through morphed into attack mod [...]	2002-08-10 06:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE
02COLOMBO1541	President meeting with JVP leads to much [...] (C) Summary: The President recently met with the JVP in what many saw as a move to thwart the UNF peace initiatives. PA representatives and other observers state the meetings between the President and JVP were simply a show of strength. The upcoming no confidence vote against a UNF Minister [...]	2002-08-21 09:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
02COLOMBO1610	Telecommunication reforms and opportunities in Sri [...] Summary: Sri Lanka plans extensive reforms in the telecommunications sector with the aim of developing a technology-neutral, open and convergent telecommunications market. One of the most significant developments will be the opening of international voice services. Other planned reforms inc [...]	2002-09-03 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BEXP ECPS ECON EINV ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1633	SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT FINANCE-DOLLAR DEBT AND [...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has requested proposals for a financial facility of up to $350 million to finance the budget deficit. The funds raised in this issue will ease pressure from the local money market and interest rates. The proceeds will be part of a Rs 329 billion ( [...]	2002-09-06 02:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BEXP ECON EINV ETRD EFIN CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1709	Initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified and Noforn. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU/NF) Below is Mission's initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual Human Rights Report for the Maldives: Begin Text: The Republic of Maldives has a parliamentary style of government with a [...]	2002-09-16 00:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KSEP PREL MV
02COLOMBO1750	Scenesetter for your upcoming visit to [...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your September 28-30 visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government and the Tamil Tigers just sat down for constructive face-to-face talks, which are due to continu [...]	2002-09-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON CE
02COLOMBO1751	Positive reaction to talks; LTTE spokesman's [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lankans have reacted in a highly positive fashion to the successful conclusion of the first round of talks between the government and the Tamil Tigers. Contacts highlighted as noteworthy the announcements that the two sides would soon meet again, that they would form joint [...]	2002-09-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID KPAO CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1856	GSP CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR SRI LANKA [...] Refs (B) and (C) contain comprehensive information on child labor in Sri Lanka. Below is an update. 2. Responses keyed to Ref A. (a) Whether the country has adequate laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: Sri Lanka ratified ILO convention 182 for the immedia [...]	2002-10-07 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID
02COLOMBO1858	To ease cohabitation tensions, president and [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Minister Milinda Moragoda and Norwegian Ambassador Westborg on October 5. In a wide-ranging discussion, Moragoda reviewed his recent meeting with President Kumaratunga, and said the two sides had agreed to hold regular high-level discussions on peace process a [...]	2002-10-07 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR PHUM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1878	Scenesetter for DRL P/DAS Parmly's upcoming [...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we briefed you on during your January visit gaining increased traction. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government [...]	2002-10-08 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ECON CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1879	Radical JVP party sponsors lightly attended [...] (U) In a first, an anti-U.S. Iraq policy demonstration took place in Colombo on October 7. The rally, which took place near the embassy, was lightly attended, with only about 250 people participating. The radical, Sinhalese chauvinist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party sponsored the eve [...]	2002-10-07 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ECON KPAO CE IZ
02COLOMBO1899	FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: [...] POST SUBMITS FOLLOWING SLATE OF IV NOMINEES FOR FY-2003, IN RANK ORDER. SEPARATE NOMINATING CABLES IN EVDB FORMAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECT OFFICERS. 2. (I) MR. MUDDIYAPPU REMADIOUS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT SA/RP "FEDERALISM," JANUARY 13-31 [...]	2002-10-10 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO1908	SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAMP'S VISIT TO SRI LANKA [...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we are now observing having gained increased traction since your December 2001 visit. A ceasefire has been in place since December, and the g [...]	2002-10-11 05:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1982	Peace Process Update: Norwegian envoy visits; [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister visits north and south in run-up to second round of talks -- Senior Tiger negotiator Balasingham continues consultations with leadership -- New poll highlights strong support for pe [...]	2002-10-23 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO1993	SRI LANKA: DRAFT SUBMISSION FOR 2002 ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-24 14:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ELAB KSEP PHUM PREL
02COLOMBO2000	In meeting with SA DAS Camp, Prime Minister [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting with SA DAS Camp and Ambassador Wills, PM Wickremesinghe was none too optimistic about the cohabitation situation, indicating that the GSL had tried to work with the president to no avail, so far. The PM did not show his cards on what the GSL planned to [...]	2002-10-25 00:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2003	SRI LANKA: DAS CAMP AFFIRMS U.S. SUPPORT FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: During his October 24-27 visit to Sri Lanka, South Asia Bureau DAS Donald Camp delivered a message of firm U.S. support for the peace process. At the same time, Camp encouraged both government and opposition leaders not to let cohabitation stresses threaten the progress made thus [...]	2002-10-28 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS EAID ELAB CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2064	Second session of talks between the Sri Lankan [...] (C) SUMMARY: The second session of GSL-LTTE talks made significant progress, with the two sides agreeing to form sub-committees focusing on humanitarian, de- escalation, and political issues. The two sides also agreed to a meeting schedule stretching into March 2003. In another constructive [...]	2002-11-04 10:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID KPAO CE NO TH LTTE
02COLOMBO2091	FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MS. ASHA DHANASIRI, SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER, ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION LTD.,FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colombo TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 EXP [...]	2002-11-07 09:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2092	FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MS. DAYANI PANAGODA, SENIOR LECTURER IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL RETATIONS, GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: [...]	2002-11-07 09:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2105	FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: MALDIVIAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MR. ABDULLA JIHAD, DIRECTOR AND HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF INLAND REVENUE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colombo TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 EXPORT- [...]	2002-11-08 03:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2133	Tigers gradually expand network of control in [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited Sri Lanka's Eastern Province on November 12. On the surface, the situation in Batticaloa and Ampara Districts seemed calm, with the ceasefire sparking increased business activity and civilian bustle. Amid this positive news, there were clear and troublin [...]	2002-11-14 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS ECON SOCI CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2137	SRI LANKAN/MALDIVES: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] MISSION'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARA 2 IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS A THROUGH K IN PARA TWO OF REFTEL. PARA 3 CONTAINS A REVIEW OF THE SITUATI [...]	2002-11-15 06:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CE MV
02COLOMBO2142	In public statement, president's party flays [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga's party, the People's Alliance, has issued a public statement excoriating the government's handling of the peace process. The statement was also critical of the Norwegian facilitation effort, and U.S. and UK participation in the Oslo conference. Somewhat a [...]	2002-11-16 07:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KPAO EAID CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2149	High profile court case against former defense [...] (C) SUMMARY: Anuruddha Ratwatte, a former defense minister and relative of the president, was formally indicted on November 15 for the December 2001 murder of ten Muslim campaign workers. Observers portray the case as an example of the government's commitment to overcoming a history of impun [...]	2002-11-19 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CE
02COLOMBO2165	FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI [...] POST NOMINATES MR. MUSTHAFA NIHMATH, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY TRUST FUND AND MR. NOORUL AMEEN IZZADEEN, DEPUTY EDITOR, "THE SUNDAY TIMES," FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. PART I OF NOMINEES' BIO DATA FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.g [...]	2002-11-21 10:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2171	FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI [...] POST NOMINATES MS. ROSE COORAY, DIRECTOR- GENERAL, FISCAL POLICY AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. PART I OF NOMINEE'S BIO DATA FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colomb [...]	2002-11-21 10:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2174	High hopes for Oslo conference, as Sri Lankans [...] (C) SUMMARY: Expectations in Sri Lanka are running high for the November 25 Oslo conference. Observers see the conference as a chance for the international community to send a strong signal of support for the peace effort. Amid this focus on a political message, expectations have been lowe [...]	2002-11-20 14:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2179	FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: [...] POST NOMINATES DR. MOHAMED ALI, DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENT, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. PART I OF NOMINEE'S BIO DATA FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRAN [...]	2002-11-22 05:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2188	FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: [...] PAS COLOMBO REQUESTS FOR A FUNDED VOLVIS (TWO INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TOGETHER - ITT) PROGRAM ON JUDICIAL PROCESS AND RULE OF LAW. POST NOMINATES JUSTICE NISSANKA UDALAGAMA AND JUSTICE NIMAL DISSANAYAKE, BOTH JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF SRI LANKA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN A 14-DAY VOLUNTARY VI [...]	2002-11-26 03:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2194	SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR HUNTSMAN PUSHES FURTHER [...] (U) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr. used his November 19-22 visit to Sri Lanka to push the GSL to move forward with key economic reforms. He delivered this message during separate meetings with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and [...]	2002-11-26 10:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2195	OSLO MEETING REAPS LAVISH, UPBEAT PRESS COVERAGE; DEPUTY SECRETARYÂ´S REMARKS EARN PRAISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Oslo meeting on the Sri Lankan peace process has received lavish, upbeat press coverage. Deputy Secretary ArmitageÂ´s remarks -- which were specifically highlighted in the press coverage -- earned special praise. President Kumaratunga has not yet issued a public statement on the [...]	2002-11-26 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID KPAO CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2196	SRI LANKA: FIRST JOINT COUNCIL MEETING UNDER [...] Summary: In the first Joint Council meeting under the US - Sri Lanka TIFA, the GSL identified its goal as an eventual Free Trade Agreement, and, in the interim, stronger ties in the bilateral trade relationship and in the WTO. The US representatives focused on the USG commitment to closer co [...]	2002-11-26 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2202	SRI LANKA: A REFORM-MINDED 2003 BUDGET [...] Summary: Indicating government commitment to fiscal discipline and continued reforms, the 2003 GSL budget concentrated on improving the macro economic situation through measures to narrow the budget deficit and public debt while increasing tax revenue. The fundamental weakness of the fiscal [...]	2002-11-27 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2261	FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION [...] DUE TO A PERSONAL COMMITMENT, POST'S SECOND APPROVED NOMINEE FOR SUBJECT PROJECT, DR. DAYALAN AMBALAVANAR, HAS DECLINED ACCEPTING INVITATION TO ATTEND PROGRAM. POST, THEREFORE, WISHES TO SUBSTITUTE HIM WITH THE NOMINATION OF MR. KEITH NOYAHR, DEPUTY EDITOR, "DAILY MIRROR" - ENGLISH DAILY. [...]	2002-12-09 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2282	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 172 (12-11-02) [...] (C) We wanted to get back to you re your incoming o/i note dated December 9 on small arms destruction. There is some history here. Per State 11328 dated January 18, Mission deployed Department's talking points on small arms/light weapons destruction (see Colombo 139 dated January 22). DAO [...]	2002-12-11 10:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE KWMM
02COLOMBO2304	2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] Please find attached Mission's 2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR). Responses to Ref B queries re Sri Lanka are covered in Paragraph two and the Maldives in paragraph three. Information on money laundering requested in Ref A will be provided by Septel. ========= [...]	2002-12-13 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL CE MV
02COLOMBO2312	GSL MINISTOR MORAGODA SAYS INDIANS MAD AT JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda told me over the weekend that the Indians are "really mad" over the attempts by the Japanese to involve themselves in Sri Lanka's negotiation to end the war. Moragoda said Indian Foreign Secretary Sibal, who visited Colombo last week, was SIPDIS [...]	2002-12-16 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2319	Tensions rise incrementally as LTTE demands [...] (C) SUMMARY: The last few weeks have seen continued tension between the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The tension was briefly highlighted when the LTTE stated that the EPDP must leave Jaffna. In return, the EPDP is accusing the LTTE o [...]	2002-12-17 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2323	During Mission visit, Maldivian MFA says it is [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a December 17 meeting in Male, Polchief urged the Maldivian government to sign an ICC Article 98 agreement with the U.S. MFA Permanent Secretary Shaheed replied that the GoRM continued to SIPDIS review the proposal, which it viewed in a "favorable light." Shaheed [...]	2002-12-18 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ECON MV KICC UN
02COLOMBO2346	SRI LANKA: COMMERCE A/S LASH PUSHES INVESTMENT [...] Summary: Following up on President Bush's July commitment to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe to examine areas for greater economic engagement with Sri Lanka, William H. Lash III, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance, brought a Commerce Department delegation to Sri La [...]	2002-12-24 05:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CE USTR CWC
02DAMASCUS1761	ASAD TELLS NODEL US LACKS VISION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THEODORE H. KATTOUF, REASON 1.5 B/D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN A TWO-HOUR DISCUSSION WITH CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE, PRESIDENT AL-ASAD SAID THE US ADMINISTRATION HAS NO CLEAR MIDDLE EAST VISION. THE DISPARATE ADMINISTRATION VOICES HURT THE US REGIONALLY. PROGRESS TOWAR [...]	2002-05-09 07:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
02FRANKFURT10952	BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG GREEN PARTY EXPRESSES [...] (U) Summary: On November 23, the Baden-Wuerttemberg (B- W) Greens held their first state convention since the September national elections to discuss policy. Leading B-W party leaders such as caucus chief Winfried Kretschmann and Freiburg Lord Mayor Dieter Salomon are concerned about the via [...]	2002-11-26 16:24:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM
02HANOI102	VIETNAM: SRILA POLASKI BRIEFS GVN OFFICIALS ON [...] SUMMARY: STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS (SRILA) SANDRA POLASKI BRIEFED VIETNAMESE TRADE AND LABOR OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LABOR PROVISIONS OF THE U.S.-CAMBODIA TEXTILE AGREEMENT. BECAUSE NEITHER THE U.S. NOR VIETNAM HAS YET MADE [...]	2002-01-15 07:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM VM CB LABOR
02HANOI1169	HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: [...] (U) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR DINH THI MINH HUYEN, DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DEPARTMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01169 100714Z INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, TOLD DCM ON MAY 7 THAT THE GVN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...]	2002-05-10 07:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN
02HANOI1181	GVN PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO NORTH KOREA (DPRK) PROVIDED ANOTHER AT LEAST COSMETIC INDICATOR OF THE CONTINUING THAW IN BILATERAL RELATIONS. WHILE THE TWO COUNTRIES SIGNED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS, MOST APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE PRACTICAL APPLICATION. THE PROBABILITY OF ANY [...]	2002-05-13 07:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PHUM VM KN KS DPRK
02HANOI1189	ARMY DAILY SEEKS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE PEOPLE'S ARMY DAILY IS DETERMINED TO HELP STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH THE U.S. AND MIGHT BE WILLING TO USE PAS-PRODUCED MATERIALS, ITS EDITOR TOLD AMBASSADOR ON MAY 9. THE EDITOR EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT ANTI-SRV VIETNAMESE IN THE U.S. AND THE IMPACT OF THE VIETNAM H [...]	2002-05-13 10:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO OIIP VM HUMANR
02HANOI1222	RELIGIOUS REGULATION STRUCTURE IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: RELIGIOUS REGULATION IN VIETNAM IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EVOLVING BUREAUCRATIC AND LEGALISTIC APPROACH. WHILE THE SRV CONSTITUTION PROTECTS RELIGIOUS BELIEF (AND NON-BELIEF),THE GVN THOROUGHLY REGULATES RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE UNDER THE PREMISE OF MAINTAINING TH [...]	2002-05-15 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI1290	VIETNAM, THE PRC, AND TAIWAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS HAD AN OFTEN-TORTUOUS HISTORY WITH CHINA, INCLUDING WITH THE PRC, AND IS AWARE OF THE DISPARITY OF THE IMPORTANCE WITH WHICH THE TWO COUNTRIES VIEW ONE ANOTHER. MANY HERE MINIMIZE ACKNOWLEDGING [...]	2002-05-21 07:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS CM VM CVR APEC
02HANOI140	ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. PHAM HUU CHI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S ASEAN DEPARTMENT, ON JANUARY 18 SENT POL/C A SUMMARY OF THE ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE VIEWS REGARDING ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS. PLEASE NOTE REQUESTS FOR FOLLOW UP FROM USDA ON TWO PROPOSED PROGRAMS (ITEM A [...]	2002-01-22 08:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EAGR EAID TSPL VM ASEAN
02HANOI1400	VIETNAM POSTIVE ON THE BRUNEI ARF SOM [...] (SBU) DURING A WORKING LUNCH ON MAY 30, MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI DESCRIBED VIETNAM'S ASSESSMENT OF THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF) SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING IN BRUNEI AS "RATHER SATISFIED," RATING HIGHLY ESPECIALLY BRUNEI'S LEADERSHIP AS THE CHAIR. CHI COMMENTE [...]	2002-05-31 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MARR VM ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI156	TEACHING THE PARTY ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. A HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER AT THE MAIN PARTY SCHOOL HAS FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS BEEN UNDERTAKING A UNIQUE EFFORT TO EDUCATE OFFICIALS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00156 01 OF 02 240242Z CONCEPTS RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS LON [...]	2002-01-24 02:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR

02HANOI1653	RESEARCHING RELIGION AT THE PARTY SCHOOL [...] (U) SUMMARY. A SEVEN YEAR-OLD CENTER AT THE MAIN PARTY SCHOOL FOCUSES ON THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN VIETNAMESE HISTORY AND PRESENT, AND HELPS TO EDUCATE UP-AND-COMING PARTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01653 01 OF 02 011003Z MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABO [...]	2002-07-01 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI VM RELFREE DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI1666	PROSPECTS FOR LEADERSHIP STABILITY IN VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01666 020959Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. A PARTY PLENUM AND NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL DECIDE ON SEVERAL NEW KEY LEADERS. WHILE SOME PERSONNEL JOC [...]	2002-07-02 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR VM DPOL
02HANOI1760	LEADERSHIP RUMBLINGS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE LEADERSHIP TURNOVER AT THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) COULD BE BROADER THAN EARLIER CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01760 01 OF 02 120956Z EXPECTED AS THE PARTY SEEKS TO DEM [...]	2002-07-12 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS ECON PREL VM DPOL
02HANOI1794	DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS CONTINUE TO WRITE OPEN LETTERS TO THEIR COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP AND TO ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE THESE LETTERS OVERSEAS. A JULY 6 LETTER COMPLAINED THAT GVN "POLITICAL SECURITY FORCES" HAVE ACT [...]	2002-07-16 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI2010	ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF A PROPOSED [...] THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S (NIH) PROPOSED SUPPORT FOR A RESEARCH GRANT ON "GENDER RELATIONS, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, AND PERCEIVED HIV RISK AMONG VIETNAMESE ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02010 140644Z WILL ONLY SERVE TO STRENGTHE [...]	2002-08-14 06:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA VM HIV AIDS
02HANOI2057	VIETNAM: NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND [...] ON AUGUST 15 - 16, 2002, IN HANOI, A NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON "EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND POLICIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" WAS JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02057 210714Z POLICY OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, INVALIDS [...]	2002-08-21 07:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON VN LABOR
02HANOI2209	VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...]	2002-09-10 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR
02HANOI2272	"WIN US OVER" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) AMBASSADOR'S SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING TO DISCUSS CHINA (REF A) WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE VAN BANG (FORMERLY AMBASSADOR TO U.S., AND NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST ASIA) WAS UNAVOIDABLY DIVERTED INTO A DISCUSSI [...]	2002-09-18 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD MARR VM CVR
02HANOI2277	FEAR AND LOATHING AT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) IN A DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR AND POL/C ON SEPTEMBER 18, COLONEL TRAN NHUNG (PROTECT),DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF QUAN DOI NHAN DAN (THE "PEOPLE'S ARMY" NEWSPAPER),CONFIRMED REF A SPECULATION THAT MI [...]	2002-09-19 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR VM
02HANOI2345	VIETNAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02345 01 OF 04 270928Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE EXPANSION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND DIMINISHMENT OF CPV AND STATE CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL LIVES HAVE BEEN WELCOME TREN [...]	2002-09-27 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI2385	VIETNAM'S PERSPECTIVE REGARDING ASEAN MINUS X (C- [...] CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) VIETNAM SUPPORTS THE ASEAN "10 MINUS X" FORMULA, SO LONG AS IT IS CONFINED TO THE ECONOMIC REALM AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH POLICY OR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. ACCORDING TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI, [...]	2002-10-03 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD VM ASEAN
02HANOI2390	ASEM IV - THE VIEW FROM HANOI [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE FOURTH ASIA-EUROPEAN MEETING (ASEM) AS A "SUCCESS." VIETNAM'S MAIN GOAL WAS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS. VIETNAM SUPPORTED THE DECLARATION ON COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BUT LIKELY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LAN [...]	2002-10-03 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON VM
02HANOI2465	VIETNAM: APEC OCTOBER MEETING (C-AL2-00879) [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CLAIRE A. PIERANGELO, ECONOMIC COUNSELOR. REASON 1.5 (C). 2. (C) POST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS WITH GVN OFFICIALS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS REGARDING APEC AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02465 01 OF 02 100745Z VIETNAM'S RO [...]	2002-10-10 07:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECIN VM KPRP APEC CTERR
02HANOI2598	ORGANIZING THE MASSES: WOMEN AND YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAMESE "MASS ORGANIZATIONS" FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY CHANGING THEIR FOCUS AWAY FROM BEING ONE-WAY COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA TOOLS TO BECOMING MORE DYNAMIC INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 025 [...]	2002-10-28 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI VM TIP
02HANOI2612	VIETNAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02612 01 OF 02 300231Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM WILL BE ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO DEEPEN OUR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...]	2002-10-30 02:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR
02HANOI2694	ETHNIC MINORITIES MINISTER ON LAND, US NGOS [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE MINISTER FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES DENIED HAVING SEEN ANY DRAFT BANNING US NGOS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND, BUT INDIRECTLY ADMITTED THAT THE GVN DID NOT AGREE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02694 01 OF 02 061042Z WITH SUCH ACTIVITIES, WHILE WELCOMI [...]	2002-11-06 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI VM ETMIN
02HANOI2709	VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...]	2002-11-08 04:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM
02HANOI2862	DISCUSSING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WITH FM NIEN [...] (U) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED CONCERN TO FM NIEN ABOUT RECENT REPORTS OVER ABUSES OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN PARTICULAR, AND WARNED ABOUT A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02862 01 OF 02 291001Z POSSIBLE DESIGNATION OF VIETNAM AS A "C [...]	2002-11-29 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM PREL VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI2956	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PROFILES-VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02956 01 OF 02 120931Z 2. (C) AS FAR AS EMBASSY CAN ASCERTAIN FROM THIS DISTANCE, VIETNAM IS AT BEST A MARGINAL PLAYER ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, AND AT TI [...]	2002-12-12 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO VM UNHRC HUMANR
02HANOI3018	VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP),GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...]	2002-12-19 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP
02HANOI3037	WRAP-UP OF THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2ND SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) CONCLUDED ITS SECOND SESSION ON DECEMBER 16, HAVING BEGUN ITS USUAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03037 01 OF 03 200759Z YEAR-END MEETING ON NOVEMBER 12. NA DELEGATES REVIEWED REPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT ON SOCIO-EC [...]	2002-12-20 07:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON VM DPOL
02HANOI3055	THE DILEMMA OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT EMBASSY/CONGEN MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: THE REAL STORY OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IS A LONG-TERM STRUGGLE FOR MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN A REGION DEFINED BY ETHNIC RESENTMENT, ECONOMIC IMBALANCE, POVERTY AND ISOLATION, LAND ISSUES, RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, INTOLER [...]	2002-12-23 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
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
02HANOI589	VIETNAM'S INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS MOVED STEADILY TO INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTILATERAL FORA SINCE THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) DIRECTED THE GVN TO IMPLEMENT A MORE OUTWARD ORIENTED FOREIGN POLICY AT THE SEVENTH PARTY CONGRESS IN 1991. TODAY, VIETNAM HAS MEMBERSHIP IN 62 GLOBA [...]	2002-03-14 09:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI EAID ECON VM UN HUMANR APEC ASEAN
02HANOI614	JIANG ZEMIN VISITS VIETNAM: FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CHINESE HEAD OF STATE AND PARTY JIANG ZEMIN VISITED VIETNAM FEBRUARY 27 TO MARCH 1 IN HIS FIRST FOREIGN TRIP OF THE YEAR AND HIS FIRST TO VIETNAM SINCE 1994. WHILE THERE WAS NO FORMAL JOINT COMMUNIQU FROM THE VISIT, A GVN COMMUNIQU CONDEMNED TERRORISM WHILE ODDLY OMITTING A [...]	2002-03-15 17:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CH TW VM CTERR CVR
02HANOI899	THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER WILL BE . . . [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY SCOTT BELLARD, POL/C; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00899 01 OF 02 120749Z 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN TAN DUNG IS EXPECTED BY MANY OBSERVERS TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER AFTER THE MAY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELEC [...]	2002-04-12 07:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR VM DPOL
02HANOI931	SETTING VIETNAM'S IDEOLOGICAL COURSE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE CPV'S CENTRAL THEORETICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IS STRUGGLING TO REDEFINE VIETNAMESE SOCIALISM IN THE FACE OF MARKET-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION, AS WELL AS INTERNAL CONFIDENTIA [...]	2002-04-16 09:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CH VM DPOL
02HARARE1019	POLITBURO MEMBERS QUIETLY CONSIDER POST-MUGABE ERA [...] (C) In an April 24 conversation with political section chief, ZANU-PF deputy political commissar Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said Politburo members are, for the first time, quietly discussing ways to ease President Mugabe out, but few are willing to confront the Zimbabwean President directly. According [...]	2002-04-26 08:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ZI ZANU PF
02HARARE1081	MEDIA REPORT MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Unconscionable U.S. complicity in Israeli atrocities" the May 6 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carries an op-ed by Tajudeen Abdul Raheem criticizing the United States' Middle East policy. Excerpts: 2. "The Butcher of Sabra and Shatilla and [...]	2002-05-06 11:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1188	TOBACCO SELLERS GRANTED A SELECTIVE [...] (SBU) On May 16, after two days of boycotts by tobacco farmers of the sales of their crop due to an uneconomic return assured by the official exchange rate, the Finance Minister Simba Makoni announced a special support price for tobacco. The scheme equates to an 82 percent forex devaluation [...]	2002-05-17 09:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD ZI
02HARARE1219	TSVANGIRAI VOWS MASS ACTION; MUGABE WARNS MDC [...] (C) The talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC have collapsed for now, as President Mugabe insisted the ruling party would not participate until after the courts rule on the opposition's legal challenge of the presidential election results. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai subsequently declared that [...]	2002-05-21 14:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ZI
02HARARE1237	MAY 22 DISCUSSIONS WITH MDC MP DAVID COLTART [...] (c) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met with MDC MP and shadow justice minister David Coltart over breakfast on May 22. Coltart addressed his personal security and his upcoming trip abroad, then described developments in the MDC's legal challenge of the results of the March 2002 presidential [...]	2002-05-22 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON PHUM ZI
02HARARE1270	MAY 23 U.N.-SPONSORED DIALOGUE WITH FINANCE [...] ON MAY 23, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT COORDINATOR (RESREP) J. VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED AN "INFORMAL" MEETING WITH SENIOR-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF MOST RESIDENT MISSIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD [...]	2002-05-28 14:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1307	TSVANGIRAI DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE'S CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai told a visiting staffdel that the MDC was pursuing its legal challenge of the election result, had embarked on a campaign to sensitize African governments to the situation in Zimbabwe, and welcomed dialogue with ZANU-PF, so long as the ruling party did not ins [...]	2002-05-31 08:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
02HARARE1309	RESETTLEMENT ON THE FARMS: THE REALITY ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to four farms in a prime agricultural area 2 hours from Harare reveals that chaos reigns, and productivity by the new settlers hovers barely above zero. There is no rhyme nor reason to the occupations, and the newly resettled show little desire or ability to carry out e [...]	2002-05-31 09:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM ZI
02HARARE1377	ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: JOINT FFP/OFDA [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports findings of joint visit by REDSO/FFP and OFDA/ARO reps to Zimbabwe to review humanitarian crisis, including participation in FAO/WFP crop and food supply crisis will be much worse due to the minimal carryover stocks, the continuing impact of poor economic po [...]	2002-06-06 12:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PREF AORC ZI
02HARARE1385	2002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-07 07:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN ETRD ECON EIND ZI
02HARARE1398	ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT HINDERING FOOD DELIVERIES IN [...] (C) Summary: Assertions of humanitarian food aid manipulation for political purposes have been increasingly frequent in recent weeks. Investigations have tended to indicate that such abuses are episodic rather than centrally manipulated. However, recent reports from the Matabeleland town of [...]	2002-06-11 06:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
02HARARE1406	THE ZIMDOLLAR PLUMMETS ON THE PARALLEL MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: After remaining fairly stable for six months from December 2001 at around Z $320=US $1, the Zimdollar has devalued sharply on the parallel market over the last few weeks, with reports of trades in recent days going off at anywhere between Z $520 and Z $580. This is roughly a 7 [...]	2002-06-12 07:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE1418	ZIMBABWE: MULTIPLE REASONS BEHIND ARREST OF LAW [...] (C) Summary: On June 11, Law Society of Zimbabwe President Sternford Moyo described to poloff in detail his June 3-5 detention by Zimbabwe Republic Police and the farcical court proceedings that resulted in his release. The Law Society Secretary, Wilbert Mapombere, was also arrested and held [...]	2002-06-13 12:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
02HARARE1449	NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS [...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]	2002-06-19 05:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1533	NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS [...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]	2002-07-02 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1611	GOVERNMENT PAPER TAKES AIM AGAINST BIOTECH [...] Under the headline "We say NO to GM food" the editorial in the July 9 edition of the government- controlled daily "Chronicle" offered a stunningly uninformed diatribe against the supply of biotech food to hungry Zimbabweans. Excerpts: 2. ".It.boggles the mind [...]	2002-07-10 06:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1637	ZANU-PF DISSATISFACTION WITH MUGABE GROWING [...] (C) Awareness appears to be growing among senior ruling party officials that they have dug Zimbabwe into a very deep hole, and that extricating themselves from it will be next to impossible so long as Robert Mugabe remains at the helm. They agree that an exit package for Mugabe would have to [...]	2002-07-16 06:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
02HARARE1728	RADICAL ECONOMIC VISION ADVOCATED BY ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary. Post has received a confidential document authored from within the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) outlining an "economic policy" which ensures the further deterioration of the Zimbabwean economy. Among the highlights of the measures urged in this policy are: reduced interest rat [...]	2002-07-26 06:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE1737	BUDGET MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) USAID/Zimbabwe's Democracy and Governance Team Leader, Stephanie Funk, and Senior Democracy Advisor, Deprose Muchena, attended a budget meeting of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Lands and Agriculture. The Committee has oversight responsibility for two Ministries: the Ministry [...]	2002-07-29 05:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE1745	ZIMBABWE: MUGABE'S RECENT REMARKS TROUBLING - RULE [...] (C) Summary: On July 25, President Mugabe went on record saying that the State would defy court judgments with which it did not agree. He also said gays were worse than pigs and dogs, warning Parliament against recognizing homosexual marriages. In a previous July 23 speech at the opening of [...]	2002-07-30 10:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
02HARARE1775	STEALTH DEVALUATION: "THROUGH THE BACKDOOR" [...] (C) Summary. Despite President Mugabe's vigorous insistence that "devaluation is dead" (see reftel),the GOZ has tacitly conceded -- within a matter of days -- that devaluation is in fact very much alive. On July 25, Finance Minister Simba Makoni (who was obliquely castigated by Mugabe in th [...]	2002-08-05 09:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE1789	MEDIA REPORT GMO FOOD; HARARE [...] A press conference held on July 24 by Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),received blanket coverage by the local print and electronic media, including foreign news agencies - Reuters, Asso [...]	2002-08-05 10:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO EAGR EAID ZI
02HARARE1819	GLOOMY COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION CONGRESS ADJOURNS [...] (C) Summary. The 59th annual Commercial Farmers, Union (CFU) Congress was a gloomy affair that took place under the pall of an August 8 deadline for the eviction of the majority of CFU members from their farms. There was unusual division within CFU ranks over whether or not to mount court ch [...]	2002-08-08 13:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR ECON ZI
02HARARE1830	FEW COMMERCIAL FARMERS EVICTED AS CFU PERCEIVES [...] (U) Summary. Pursuant to the August 9 deadline for the first wave of commercial farmers to abandon their homesteads, in one region police have confronted farmers on five separate properties, and in a second region another farmer faces forced eviction. Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president [...]	2002-08-14 12:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR ECON ZI
02HARARE1831	ZIMBABWEAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE POSES MORE QUESTIONS [...] (U) Embassy received a diplomatic note and statement at COB on August 9, before the long Hero's Day weekend. Below is the entire text. Begin text of Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe presents its complements to the Embassy of the United States [...]	2002-08-14 12:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1833	MUGABE VOWS TO STAY THE COURSE IN PUBLIC SPEECHES [...] (C) In his annual Heroes Day Speech on August 12, only sparsely attended by the diplomatic community, Mugabe showed no indication of veering from his current disastrous policy course. He vowed to continue with the fast track resettlement effort but said that "loyal" commercial farmers would b [...]	2002-08-14 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE1849	MEDIA REPORT U. S. FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE; [...] Under headline "Bush's policy disastrous" the August 12 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Tim Chigodo on page 8: 2. "Since the fall of the Communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War, the United States h [...]	2002-08-15 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1870	NGO AGRICULTURAL RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: US Embassy and USAID/Zimbabwe recommend OFDA approval of three non-food humanitarian assistance proposals submitted by CARE, CRS, and World Vision. Post does not believe that targeted beneficiaries - communal farmers - should be the primary focus of humanitarian assistance in [...]	2002-08-16 08:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE1901	UNDP-DONOR MEETING: MORE DOOM AND GLOOM [...] (SBU) Summary. UNDP Resrep (and newly-named UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator) to Zimbabwe Victor Angelo met with donors on August 20 in a refreshingly frank session. He listed upcoming events, including a proposed regional scientific conference on GMO issues, and detailed where food impor [...]	2002-08-21 12:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE1925	MEDIA REPORT MUGABE ATTACKS WEST; HARARE [...] The August 23rd edition of the government- controlled daily "Herald" gave prominent coverage to the Government of Zimbabwe's reaction to recent US criticism of the Mugabe regime. Under headline "President raps West" the paper ran two, page-one, above-the-fold st [...]	2002-08-23 07:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1943	MUGABE'S CABINET RESHUFFLE REWARDS LOYALTY, NOT [...] (C) In a long-anticipated move, President Mugabe named a new Cabinet on August 24 that looks very much like the old one, albeit with some portfolios shifted around. Finance Minister Makoni and Health Minister Stamps were the only ones dismissed, while two new Ministers (former Ambassador to [...]	2002-08-26 13:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR ZI
02HARARE1964	MEDIA REACTION U.S./IRAQI STANDOFF; HARARE [...] Under the headline "Will Bush attack Iraq?" the August 25 edition of the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" carried the following article in the "Scrutator," the unsigned column written by publisher Ibbo Mandaza: 2. "U.S. President George W. Bush's plan [...]	2002-08-27 08:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1982	ZIMBABWE CABINET BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION [...] (C) Reftel reported President Mugabe's August 24 cabinet reshuffle. As promised reftel, we provide below additional biographic information on the new appointees (we have not included cabinet members who retained the same portfolios): --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...]	2002-08-29 05:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
02HARARE201	UNRESREP PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT THE INVITATION OF UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, THE DONOR COMMUNITY HELD ITS FIRST COORDINATING MEETING OF 2002 AT THE UNDP OFFICES. ANGELO, WHO NORMALLY SEEKS TO INTERPRET EVENTS IN A POSITIVE LIGHT, WAS PARTICULARLY DOWNBEAT. ON ELECTIONS, HE SAID THAT THERE NO LONGER APPEA [...]	2002-01-22 13:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR EAID ZI
02HARARE2016	RESULTS REPORT: AUGUST 30 INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE [...] This program was extremely useful and successful -- one of the best interactive programs we have had. U/S Larson's hard-hitting yet respectful exegesis on the biotech issue was absolutely on target. We were particularly impressed with Larson's quick and thoughtful react [...]	2002-09-03 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC
02HARARE2021	ZIMBABWE'S BIOTECH BROUHAHA [...] (C) Summary. On 1 September, while attending the WSSD in South Africa, Lands, Agriculture, and Rural Resettlement Minister Joseph Made proclaimed that Zimbabwe would not accept food aid containing genetically modified organisms. He also said there was nothing to discuss with the U.S. since th [...]	2002-09-04 11:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE2069	INDEPENDENT PAPER ASKS GOVERNMENT TO EXPLAIN [...] Under headline "State must explain policy flip- flop on GM food" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its September 10 editorial to challenging the government to explain President Mugabe's ruling that Zimbabwe will accept food aid that may contain bi [...]	2002-09-10 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE211	MDC RALLY BROKEN UP BY POLICE AND ZANU-PF [...] (C) ON JANUARY 20, ZANU-PF MILITANTS WAITING IN AMBUSH AND POLICE USING TEARGAS BLOCKED A PLANNED MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) RALLY IN BULAWAYO. AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE MELEE, AND SEVEN ARE REPORTED MISSING. THE DISRUPTION OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE MDC HAD APPLIED FOR [...]	2002-01-23 16:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI NI
02HARARE2127	CORRUPTION IN LAND ACQUISITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Zimbabwe executive office issued a directive, circulated as a diplomatic note on 13 September, putatively intended to rein in over-zealous government officials in their acquisition of land. An independent press report, supported by the diplomatic note, and comments by Speaker [...]	2002-09-23 10:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE2133	MEDIA REACTION U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ; HARARE [...] U.S. policy toward Iraq was the favored topic of Zimbabwean op-ed writers over the Sept 21-22 weekend. While none of the writers defended Saddam Hussein, they were unanimously opposed to U.S. unilateral action in Iraq. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Bush, [...]	2002-09-23 12:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2160	ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Repo po prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC),in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report rai [...]	2002-09-26 12:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2172	Zimbabwe's Economy: Hardly a Pulse [...] (SBU) Summary: Robert Mugabe's government continues an assault on macroeconomics and private property. Without credible monetary and exchange policy, the country will only plunge more deeply into recession. End Summary. 5 Years of Ruinous Policy ------------------------- 2. (U) Consider [...]	2002-09-27 08:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
02HARARE2176	MEDIA REACTION U.S./IRAQ STANDOFF; HARARE [...] Under title "Will the drums of war quieten?" the independent weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 29 editorial to encouraging President Bush to heed "international public opinion" against a unilateral attack on Iraq by the United States. Excerpts: [...]	2002-09-30 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2205	GOVERNMENT PAPER CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY ON [...] Under the title "DRC has chance to develop" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" dedicated its September 29 editorial to accusing the United States of triggering "the continuing strife in most parts of Africa," adding that the West has everything t [...]	2002-10-02 06:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2211	Press Conference Briefing Notes for [...] (U) The following offers briefing notes for Ambassador Hall's press conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, scheduled for Friday morning, 11 October 2002. The press conference will be held at the conclusion of Ambassador Hall's visit to Zimbabwe. ----------------------------- Goal of the Press Con [...]	2002-10-03 06:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZI
02HARARE2214	MAJOR ISSUES FOR AMBASSADOR TONY HALL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) The US Mission in Zimbabwe welcomes the visit of Ambassador Anthony Hall to Zimbabwe. Ambassador Hall's schedule includes several meetings with donors and NGOs working on the delivery of humanitarian assistance, senior Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials and civil society leaders. [...]	2002-10-03 07:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ZI
02HARARE2215	MEDIA BACKGROUND AND THEMES FOR AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Media Background: The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has deliberately and successfully limited media freedom and the flow of information into and out of Zimbabwe. The majority of Zimbabweans must rely on heavily propagandistic government media for news and analysis of lo [...]	2002-10-03 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI
02HARARE2217	ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP [...] Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Report prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC),in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report raises th [...]	2002-10-03 11:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2246	ZIMBABWE'S FOREX/FUEL QUANDARY [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's fuel shortage has worsened. Each new Libyan demand for foreign exchange sets off an eleventh hour crisis, as the GoZ seeks to wean hard currency from a rapidly shrinking economy. End Summary. Scapegoating Suppliers ---------------------- 2. (SBU) In a new twist sin [...]	2002-10-09 10:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE2296	Zimbabwe Exporters May Bear Heavier Burden [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank will soon propose measures that would further punish the country's exporters, increasing an indirect revenue tax from 37 to 47 percent. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Embassy has acquired the Reserve Bank's Foreign Exchange Task Force report, the GoZ's lates [...]	2002-10-17 06:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ZI
02HARARE2305	GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ANTI-BIOTECH [...] Under headline "Beware of Americans bearing `gifts'" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" published a silly anti-biotech article attributed to Raj Patel of "Third World Network Features": 2. "Food aid from U.S. is increasingly met with suspicion and ske [...]	2002-10-18 08:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2323	Nearly 1,000 Zimdollar = 1 $US [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's currency has been falling. At almost Z$ 1,000/1 $US in parallel markets, the weak Zimdollar is exacerbating the GoZ's forex crunch. End Summary. Buying Frenzy in Harare's Streets --------------------------------- 2. The Zimdollar has been shedding a weekly 8-10 percent [...]	2002-10-23 05:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD ZI
02HARARE2337	RULING PARTY STEPS UP ATTACKS AGAINST NGOS [...] (C) A recent ZANU-PF theft of WFP food in Nsiza and GOZ orders to halt NGO food distribution in Binga come amid a looming general GOZ crackdown on NGOs. In mid September the GOZ issued a notice for all NGOs to register with the Ministry of Social Welfare, or cease operations. It appears that [...]	2002-10-24 08:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI ZANU PF
02HARARE2342	MIDLANDS PROVINCE: A PROVINCE OF COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Political Officer visited Midlands province October 17 and 18 to meet with USAID, CDC, and WFP beneficiaries, NGO and UN staff, and GOZ officials. Against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS, land, and food crises gripping the country, Midlands province seems to be the mode [...]	2002-10-25 08:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PHUM SOCI 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
02HARARE2378	EX-FINANCE CHIEF MAKONI'S DIM VIEW OF ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Ex-Finance Minister Simba Makoni fears thousands of Zimbabweans will soon suffer worsening effects of malnutrition due to lack of food and adequate transport logistics. He feels that Zimbabwe would have to undergo change "from within or from outside" to get its economy back on tr [...]	2002-11-01 06:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ZI
02HARARE2382	Zimdollar is in tailspin [...] Summary: The USG has just purchased Zimdollars at Z$1500:US$1 on parallel markets. That makes a 58 percent devaluation in just 8 days, raising the danger that economic meltdown is on the horizon. End Summary. 2. As we noted when the exchange hit Z$950:US$1 (ref a),the Zimdollar's pace of [...]	2002-11-01 08:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ZI
02HARARE2427	DISCUSSION WITH UNDP ON POSSIBLE USE OF U.S. WHEAT [...] Summary. Charge met with UNDP Resident Representative Victor Angelo on November 4 to review recent developments in the humanitarian food crisis in Zimbabwe. Angelo was particularly interested in discussing a possible donation of U.S. wheat/wheat flour to the World Food Program (WFP),which w [...]	2002-11-07 05:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ZI
02HARARE2446	NEW GOZ DIRECTIVE ON LAND ACQUISITION [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting with Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) personnel, laboff received a copy of a GOZ directive targeted at "cleaning up" the chaotic land redistribution exercise. This policy statement is directed to the ad-hoc decisions and dealmaking which have characteri [...]	2002-11-08 09:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE2480	GOVERNMENT PAPER ACCUSES U.S. AND BRITAIN OF [...] Under the headline "Zimbabwe is no colony" the government-controlled weekly "Sunday News" dedicated its November 10 editorial to accusing the United States and Britain of practicing "gunboat diplomacy." Excerpts: 2. ". . .This week, the Deputy Secretary of Sta [...]	2002-11-13 09:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2482	Will the Economy Implode? [...] Summary: The Government of Robert Mugabe has impoverished nearly every Zimbabwean, a case of collective downward mobility rarely experienced in countries not at war. A gardener who earned US$ 150/month at independence in 1980 now takes home less than US$ 15. As the economy continues to shrin [...]	2002-11-13 10:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE2493	MAJOR PLACEMENT OF POWELL BYLINER [...] Harare is pleased to report that the November 14 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the full text of Secretary Powell's byliner on Iraq (Washington File story AEF20012 of 11/12/2002). 2. The article got prominent play as the lead opinion piec [...]	2002-11-14 08:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2544	U.S. OIL FIRMS COULD GET SQUEEZED [...] (C) Summary: Indigenous firms are pressing the GoZ to let them take over business from foreign oil firms, according to Mobil officials. However, the company reps were subsequently encouraged by subsequent GoZ assurances on Tuesday that multinational investment should be protected. End Summary. [...]	2002-11-18 06:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ZI
02HARARE2560	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH MDC [...] (C) MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube told the Ambassador on November 15 that the treason case against him and his party compatriots has no legal merit, but it could be assigned to a judge who is inclined to give more weight to political considerations. He described growing resentment w [...]	2002-11-18 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE2624	PROPOSAL TO PRESS THE GOZ MORE EFFECTIVELY TO [...] Summary: The suspension of international food deliveries to two locations, GOZ foot-dragging in the GOZ's dealings with international donors and documented reports of politicization of GOZ-controlled food stocks provides ample proof that the GOZ continues to place ZANU-PF political interests [...]	2002-11-20 14:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ZI
02HARARE2701	LAND REFORM DECIMATES CATTLE INDUSTRIES [...] Summary. In addition to crop farmers, cattle farmers have also succumbed to the pressures of the land reform program. Currently, commercial dairy farmers represent half of the remaining commercial farmers, while most commercial farmers continue to raise some beef cattle in addition to their [...]	2002-11-26 05:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE2805	MDC UNHAPPINESS WITH SOUTH AFRICA GROWS [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai told a visiting staffdel that Zimbabwe needed a 12-18 month transitional period during which critical national issues must be resolved to lay the foundation for a new election and long-term political stability. He predicte [...]	2002-12-17 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE2819	Business Leader Believes Zimbabwe Must Change [...] (SBU) Summary: Jewel Bank CEO Gideon Gono told us he believes Zimbabwe's macroeconomic imbalances are unsustainable over the next 6 months. Gono's frank appraisal hints that a dose of reality may be seeping through to the country's upper echelon. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador and E [...]	2002-12-18 08:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE2858	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.S. stumbling block to Palestinian state" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 22 editorial to accusing the United States of stalling the peace process in the Middle East. Excerpts: 2. "Palestinian leader Yasser [...]	2002-12-24 09:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2871	MATABELELAND: FOOD ACCESS REMAINS TENUOUS [...] SUMMARY: (U) Ambassador, USAID Officer, State Zimbabwe Desk Officer and Political Officer visited Matabeleland North province December 3 to December 6 to meet with people affected by the food and HIV/AIDS crises. Food issues dominated discussions as scarcities intensified across the country. [...]	2002-12-30 10:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR SOCI ZI
02HARARE292	MEDIA REPORT "WEST BIASED AGAINST ZIMBABWE"; [...] UNDER HEADLINE "WEST BIASED AGAINST ZIMBABWE: SOME LOCAL SCRIBES HAVE BECOME MASCOTS OF NEO-COLONIALISM," THE JANUARY 31 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" CARRIED AN OPINION PIECE BY OLLEY MARUMA THAT IS CRITICAL OF THE U. S. FOREIGN POLICY. ARTICLE EXCE [...]	2002-02-01 07:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE345	ZIMBABWE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT PLACES [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 31, THE PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE PASSED THE DECEPTIVELY-NAMED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT AFTER THREE WEEKS OF DEBATE. THE ACT, WHICH HAS YET TO BE SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND GAZETTED INTO LAW, ESSENTIALLY PLACES ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT JOURNALIS [...]	2002-02-07 14:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
02HARARE44	LIKELY SCENARIOS; POLICY TOOLS AND TIMING [...] No summary [...]	2002-01-07 04:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI

02HARARE704	MUGABE INAUGURAL REMARKS PROMISE MORE OF THE SAME [...] (U) PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS SWORN IN FOR A FIFTH TERM ON MARCH 17, ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPARENTLY HASTILY- ARRANGED INAUGURATION CEREMONY. FIVE AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE WERE IN ATTENDANCE -- TANZANIA'S BENJAMIN MKAPA; MOZAMBIQUE'S JOAQUIM CHISSANO; MALAWI'S BAKILI MULUZI; N [...]	2002-03-18 14:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE727	MEDIA REACTION CALL FOR POLITICAL PARTY [...] UNDER HEADLINE "NEW POLITICAL CULTURE OVERDUE," THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" USED ITS MARCH 20 EDITORIAL TO CALL ON THE TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES - ZANU PF AND MDC - IN ZIMBABWE TO CO-EXIST, SAYING THE PARTIES " HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER, ARGUE TOGET [...]	2002-03-20 08:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE731	MDC WILL ONLY TALK TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MDC SHARPLY DEFINED ITS WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN FACILITATED DIALOGUE WITH ZANU-PF AS LIMITED TO A TRANSITIONAL FORMULA TOWARD NEW ELECTIONS AND REJECTED A UNITY GOVERNMENT. THIS PUTS THEM ON A CONFLICTING COURSE WITH ZANU-PF WHICH SEEKS TO FORCE MDC AND THE NATION TO ACCEPT [...]	2002-03-20 13:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE748	MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI FORMALLY CHARGED WITH TREASON [...] (U) MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI WAS CHARGED WITH TREASON ON MARCH 20 IN THE ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT MUGABE. TSVANGIRAI PRESENTED HIMSELF AT THE HARARE CENTRAL POLICE STATION SIPDIS FOR FINGERPRINTING, THEN APPEARED AT THE HARARE MAGISTRATE'S COURT, WHICH FORMALLY CHARGED HIM [...]	2002-03-21 13:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE786	ZIMBABWE: MDC URGES USG TO LET SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITION MDC LEADERSHIP ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S EFFORTS TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE WITH ZANU-PF THAN WITH PRESIDENT MBEKI'S. THE PARTY'S SECRETARY-GENERAL, WELSHMAN NCUBE, ADVISED THE USG AGAINST SIPDIS PRESSING PUBLICLY FOR A NEW ELECTION A [...]	2002-03-26 13:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL 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
02HARARE96	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR AND DCM MET WITH PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR CHARLES UTETE AND HIS CHIEF OF STAFF ON JANUARY 9. THE AMBASSADOR CITED CONTINUED U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE -- COUNTER-TERRORISM, HIV/AIDS ASSISTANCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE -- BUT NOTED THAT PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED USG CONCERNS OVER N [...]	2002-01-10 11:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
02HOCHIMINHCITY39	CHRISTMAS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION FOR ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO TWO ETHNIC MINORITY LEADERS, ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ENCOUNTERED A MIXTURE OF TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AT CHRISTMASTIME. THERE WERE ALLEGED INCIDENTS OF SEVERE POLICE ABUSE IN SOME VILLAGES, BUT IN OTHER VILLAGES, AU [...]	2002-01-15 14:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY471	VIETNAMESE GRASSROOTS COMMUNISM - AMBASSADOR [...] SUMMARY: IN A CORDIAL FIRST MEETING, AMBASSADOR BURGHARDT AND HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY NGUYEN MINH TRIET DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST PARTY, CORRUPTION, INVESTMENT AND THE BTA, AND THE DIRECTION OF THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. TRIET STRESSED THE GRASSROOTS NATURE OF VIET [...]	2002-05-06 09:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM BTA DPOL
02HOCHIMINHCITY779	OFDA TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: ALLEVIATING SOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: AN OFDA-FUNDED DISASTER RELIEF PROJECT HAS BROUGHT A SMALL MEASURE OF RELIEF TO POVERTY- STRICKEN MEKONG DELTA FAMILIES, HARD HIT BY DROUGHT AND FOREST FIRES IN KIEN GIANG PROVINCE, VIETNAM. THESE COMMUNITIES EKE OUT A MARGINAL EXISTENCE AROUND THE U MINH THUONG NATIONAL PARK, WH [...]	2002-07-30 07:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR SENV VM
02ISTANBUL1933	ISTANBUL'S MARKET ANALYSTS COME TO TERMS WITH [...] (C) Summary: While much of Istanbul's secular establishment remains wary and suspicious of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) party, soundings among market insiders in Istanbul on the eve of Sunday's polls show a more nuanced view among the city's business elite. In contrast [...]	2002-11-01 16:04:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TU
02ISTANBUL2195	LIMITED COPENHAGEN FALLOUT FAILS TO PROVIDE RELIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: The week after Copenhagen has been a tough one on Turkey's financial markets. The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) has slumped dramatically, losing over 14 percent of its value, the Turkish lira has depreciated 7 percent, and interest rates on lira-denominated Treasury bills have [...]	2002-12-23 12:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN TU
02JAKARTA685	EAST TIMOR: XANANA GUSMAO -- FINALLY -- DECLARES [...] SUMMARY. NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE HERO XANANA GUSMAO DECLARED HIS INTENT TO BECOME THE FIRST-EVER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF EAST TIMOR. WITH LESS THAN 90 MINUTES TO GO BEFORE THE FILING DEADLINE EXPIRED, GUSMAO ACCEPTED THE NOMINATION OF MINOR OPPOSITION PARTIES TO THE CHAGRIN OF THE MAJORITY PARTY [...]	2002-02-27 10:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN
02JERUSALEM143	READYING PECDAR TO FILL THE "HAMAS GAP" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PECDAR DIRECTOR MOHAMMAD SHTAYYEH REPORTS THAT HE HAS ARAFAT'S BLESSING TO ESTABLISH PECDAR RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT WOULD FILL THE ASSISTANCE GAP RESULTING FROM THE PA'S CLOSURE OF HAMAS-AFFILIATED CHARITIES. SHTAYYEH WELCOMED U.S. EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE GULF COUNTRIES TO STEER CHAR [...]	2002-01-17 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PTER KWBG
02JERUSALEM2756	FATAH LEADER ON HAMAS CELL IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SENIOR FATAH OFFICIAL AND PLC MEMBER CRITICIZED HAMAS FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN JERUSALEM, SAYING THIS WAS PART OF A WIDER COMPETITION BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS OVER WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE THE RESISTANCE. THE DISCOVERY OF A HAMAS CELL IN EAST JERUSALEM WILL COMPLICATE THE ONG [...]	2002-08-22 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS
02KATHMANDU1005	PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED; ELECTIONS CALLED FOR [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's King on May 22 announced the dissolution of Parliament and called elections for November 13 after a faction of the ruling party refused to support Prime Minister Deuba's attempt to extend the state of emergency. The ruling party then kicked out the PM May 23. Three Minis [...]	2002-05-23 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ASEC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1036	FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS IN ANGER, BUT HOPES TO [...] (C) Summary. Three Ministers resigned May 23 because the Prime Minister had not consulted them on the decision to suspend Parliament, Finance Minister Mahat told Ambassador May 24. Even so, Mahat said he was prepared to stay in the Cabinet under the right conditions. Mahat was especially bi [...]	2002-05-24 12:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1105	MAOISTS KILL NGO WORKER; MORE WFP SUSPENSIONS [...] (SBU) The Plan International (PI) representative for western Nepal's Bajhang district, a Nepalese national, was tortured and killed by Maoist rebels May 31, the organization's country director confirmed. Two other men were also killed in related incidents, according to June 3 press reports. [...]	2002-06-04 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC EAID ELAB PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1146	DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT CHALLENGED IN SUPREME [...] (SBU) Four cases have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the May 22 dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament (Reftel). The cases will be heard June 19. Two Constitutional experts believe that defendant Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has the stronger case. Both cautioned, ho [...]	2002-06-10 09:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1314	INDIA VISIT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary. King Gyanendra's week-long visit to India in late June "exceeded his expectations," a businessman close to Nepal's monarch told the Ambassador July 3. In New Delhi the King received assurances of Indian support conditioned on the maintenance of Nepal's constitutional monarchy and [...]	2002-07-05 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP IN
02KATHMANDU1348	NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION REQUESTS DONOR [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 13. ------------- SUMMARY ------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite growing concern that security considerations and other factors may force the cancellation of national elections planned for November 13 (reftel),the Government of Nepal [...]	2002-07-11 06:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1443	NEPAL POLICE SHUT DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE PROTESTING [...] (C) Summary. Police in Kathmandu interrupted a press conference held by a local Buddhist group on July 25 to answer allegations made during a July 19 press conference by followers of the controversial Dorje Shugden deity. Shugden worshippers had accused Dharamsala of violating their freedom [...]	2002-07-25 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1903	CHINESE PRESSURE STIFLES TIBETANS IN NEPAL [...] (C) There have been increasing restrictions on the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal. Celebrations and cultural events have been canceled on short notice by government authorities, press conferences interrupted by police and the Office of Tibet Representative detained for a day. Although ma [...]	2002-10-01 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02KATHMANDU1964	NEPAL'S EX-PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS OUSTER BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING ON OCTOBER 7 WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SHER BAHADUR DEUBA DESCRIBED THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS OCTOBER 4 DISMISSAL AS PRIME MINISTER BY KING GYANENDRA. CLEARLY STUNG BY THE KING'S PUBLIC CRITICISM OF HIS COMPETENCE, DEUBA SAID THAT HE HAD REJECTED ON CONSTITUTIONA [...]	2002-10-10 08:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU2168	U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY FOR [...] Post hereby submits its anti-trafficking strategy as requested reftel. This document provides information on both ongoing and proposed programs and some results to date. 2. Background of Situation Nepal is a source country for trafficking of children and women mainly to India. Inter [...]	2002-11-15 10:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KSEP ASEC KPAO SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2171	NEPAL: PURPORTED MAOIST PRESS RELEASE CLAIMS [...] (C) On November 15, poloff met with Padma Ratna Tuladhar, a long-time leftwing politician known to have contact with the Maoists. (Note: Tuladhar acted as a facilitator during the three rounds of talks held between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists from August-November 2001. End note. [...]	2002-11-15 13:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2245	U.S. ARMS SALES TO NEPALI ARMY MAKES FRONT-PAGE [...] (SBU) Reports on U.S. sales of M-16 rifles to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) appeared on the front pages of the November 23 editions of leading newspapers. Disclosure of this information, apparently leaked by the RNA itself, follows a November 15 Maoist statement claiming responsibility for the [...]	2002-11-25 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER KPAO CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2393	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2002-12-16 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU2394	NEPAL: MAOISTS' TOP IDEOLOGUE BHATTARAI [...] (C) Summary: In a December 14 interview with the Washington Times, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai appeared to back-pedal from the implicit threat against American diplomats conveyed in a November 15 communique issued by a regional commander. While it is always difficult to assess the si [...]	2002-12-16 12:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU298	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: NEPAL TO GRANT OPTION OF RETURN [...] (C) Summary. Nepal intends to grant verified Bhutanese refugees the "option of return" to Bhutan and will allow those who wish to stay in Nepal to do so, Foreign Ministry officials have indicated. UNCHR views this development as extremely positive. Despite Kathmandu's efforts to fix a date, [...]	2002-02-07 11:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU371	FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...]	2002-02-15 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO
02KATHMANDU450	MAOISTS' MINORS: INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD RECRUITS [...] (SBU) Interviews with several Maoist child recruits at the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) division in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj indicate force, fear, and physical assault, rather than ideology, as their primary reasons for joining. At least two girls interviewed reported sexual abuse during [...]	2002-03-01 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER 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
02KATHMANDU510	NEPAL ARMY CHIEFS DISCUSS ROLE OF THE ARMY AND [...] (C) RNA Chief General Rana and his deputy, Lt. General Thapa, went out of their way to underline their support for democracy at a February 28 dinner with emboffs. Rana stated unequivocally that a coup by the RNA was "out of the question." According to Rana, the RNA's role is to quell the [...]	2002-03-11 13:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP NP PGOV MASS
02KATHMANDU568	MAOIST STATEMENT THREATENS TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) For the first time, a leader of Nepal's Maoist insurgency has issued explicit threats against Nepal's tourism industry. Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai issued the statement March 15. (Text of statement follows as paragraph 4.) The statement called for the cadres to "smash" hotels and [...]	2002-03-18 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU672	PM DEUBA FACES DOWN MOUNTING OPPOSITION, CRITICISM [...] (C) Ever-present rumors that former Prime Minister and ruling Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala continues to plot the political downfall of sitting PM Sher Bahadur Deuba have increased in virulence after a three-day Opposition boycott of Parliament and multi-partisan disc [...]	2002-04-03 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU685	DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...]	2002-04-05 04:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO
02KATHMANDU717	WFP RECEIVES THREAT, HAS FOOD SHIPMENT HIJACKED [...] (SBU) On April 11 the head of security for the UN system in Nepal reported that a World Food Program (WFP) office in Dhamak, Jhapa, in eastern Nepal had a threatening notice, signed by purported Maoists, posted on its door that morning. The translated text of the message follows below: Beg [...]	2002-04-11 12:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREF ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU871	LOOTING LEADS TO SUSPENSION OF WFP POVERTY [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint German-WFP food aid program has been suspended in two districts in western Nepal after rice supplies were stolen by suspected Maoist insurgents. A press release announcing the suspension was intended to put the Maoists on notice that food aid would be cut off if such in [...]	2002-05-03 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU891	Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur [...] " Deuba's US, UK trip" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/7): "...Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's trip to the United States of America and the United Kingdom has come at a crucial time when Nepal needs international support for its development initiatives and security. The serious att [...]	2002-05-07 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU921	Tibetan Refugees Hard Hit by Maoist Insurgency [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Tibetan refugee community has been seriously affected by the violent Maoist insurgency, most directly by a recent string of bombings at Tibetan- owned carpet businesses and threats to Tibetan-run tourist facilities. Tibetans have made a significant contribution to Nepa [...]	2002-05-10 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PTER PGOV KCRM PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU953	CHINA'S AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. "International cooperation" was needed to deal with Nepal's Maoist insurgency, China's Ambassador to Nepal told Ambassador at a May 8 dinner. China would provide moral support and assistance in this effort, Ambassador Wu Congyong said, but consistent with its policy of non-inter [...]	2002-05-16 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP CH
02KATHMANDU978	MAOIST INSURGENCY IN NEPAL (SITREP ONE) [...] This is a reporting cable only. 2. Summary: A) This cable reports briefly on: significant events/trends of the Maoist insurgency; current status of activities related to the disaster declaration, and Mission activities in response to the insurgency. B) This cable contains no recommendat [...]	2002-05-20 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP
02KINSHASA673	THE KABILA GOVERNMENT: THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF JOSEPH KABILA FEELS MUCH PUT UPON THESE DAYS AND FRUSTRATED THAT IT HAS FEW OPTIONS TO EXERCISE IN TERMS OF SHAPING THE WORLD AROUND IT. IT IS FEELING THE PRESSURE OF OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOG (ICD) FOR WHICH IT WAS ILL PREPARED, IT HAS BEEN HUMILIATE [...]	2002-03-19 16:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RW
02KUWAIT5177	(C) GOK URGES US/SCIRI CONTACTS, WITH SOME [...] (C) Summary: After a November 25 meeting with Codel Issa and the Ambassador, Kuwait's Minstate for Foreign Affairs offered to facilitate a meeting between the Codel and the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq's (SCIRI's) Chairman Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim and suggested it might b [...]	2002-12-01 08:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IZ US KU
02KUWAIT5241	(U) CODEL ISSA MEETS KUWAITI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Codel Issa met with the Speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, Mr. Jassem Al-Khorafi, and other MP's on November 25, 2002. Among the topics discussed were Kuwait's concerns over the U.S.-Saudi relationship, a post-Saddam Iraq and the impact of U.S. policies in Israel and the terri [...]	2002-12-04 11:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KU OREP PGOV PREL US
02KUWAIT5416	(S) KUWAIT 2003 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (S) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is extremely sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sou [...]	2002-12-17 08:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MARR MASS KU
02KUWAIT5465	KUWAIT: 2002-03 INCSR REPORT (FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-22 07:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KU
02LONDON8320	UNITED KINGDOM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS EMBASSY LONDON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2002 "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" REPORT. EMBASSY INPUT IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. 2. (U) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UK TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN [...]	2002-11-25 10:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK
02MUSCAT730	BIN ALAWI ANGRY, FRUSTRATED BY U.S. "BIAS" TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMANI MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BIN ALAWI STRONGLY CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND COMPLAINS THAT U.S. IS "COMPLETELY BIASED" TOWARDS ISRAEL. BIN ALAWI SAYS THAT IT IS "IMPOSSIBLE" NOW FOR ARAB LEADERS TO CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBING, WHICH THEY SEE NOT O [...]	2002-04-10 14:14:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MEPN MU XF
02PRETORIA506	THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOFF MET JANUARY 24 WITH DAVID MALCOLMSON, DFA NEPAD COORDINATOR, TO REVIEW RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEPAD PROGRAM. AT THE JANUARY 24-27 CONFERENCE IN BENONI, SOUTH AFRICA AIMED TO MOVE BEYOND SLOGANS TO FORGE AGREEMENT ON CONCRETE PLANS AND NATIONAL COMMI [...]	2002-01-28 13:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL SF CA
02RANGOON1185	EU TROIKA IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The EU Troika will not recommend any change in the EU's common position on Burma. That is the conclusion of British diplomats who accompanied the team on all of their visits in Yangon. Foreigners were uniformly concerned about deteriorating economic conditions, while Aung San Suu [...]	2002-09-13 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM
02RANGOON1219	UNDP BURMA SETTLES IN FOR NEW PHASE [...] (C) Summary: The UNDP is in a holding pattern in Burma as it awaits both UNDP board and Burmese government approval for its ongoing efforts in the countryside. UNDP has no new major projects on the drawing board, but wants more flexibility in its mandate. UNDP's relations remain somewhat roc [...]	2002-09-20 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON BM UNDP
02RANGOON1248	BURMESE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STILL HOSTILE [...] (U) As a companion to the recently submitted Burma investment climate statement, we want to summarize the key problems that plague the country. The full text of the investment climate statement will be posted on the National Trade Data Bank and is available via email from wohlauerbv@state.gov [...]	2002-09-27 05:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD BM
02RANGOON1253	IMF: TAKE YOUR ADVICE AND... [...] (C) Summary: IMF proposals for marginal economic reforms in Burma have been brushed aside by the government. Japanese efforts to stimulate interest in reform in return for limited adjustment aid will likely get a similarly cold reception. Nonetheless, international financial bodies and donor [...]	2002-09-27 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BM
02RANGOON1340	BURMA: DARKNESS AT NOON [...] (C) Summary: Power is flowing nearly 24 hours a day in the capital. The government is making this happen through a hodgepodge of policy proclamations, full dams at the hydropower plants, and expensive, and potentially dangerous, stopgap measures. Because of increasing agitation over food pri [...]	2002-10-16 06:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BM
02RANGOON1378	SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR PINHEIRO BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON VISIT [...] (C) Summary: At an October 28 briefing, UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro told diplomats in Rangoon that during his 12-day visit to Burma he strongly encouraged the SPDC to address continuing human rights abuses. He also encouraged the international community to implement programs that will pro [...]	2002-10-28 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1468	BURMESE ECONOMY: YES WE HAVE NO BANANAS...OR [...] (SBU) Summary: The regime's continued mismanagement of the Burmese economy has given another push to its downward slide in recent months. The government's increasing reliance on trade restrictions, rather than fiscal and monetary policy measures, has slashed imports and halted temporarily the [...]	2002-11-14 08:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN BM
02RANGOON1469	U.S. SANCTIONS: DIRECTED AT BURMA OR THE REGION? [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 9. 2. Summary: The United States is now poised to oppose an ADB regional grant for alternative development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) on the grounds that Burma-specific legislation applies to all such regional grants. That position will [...]	2002-11-14 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID BM ADB
02RANGOON1486	THE ILO: SLOWLY ESTABLISHING A WORKING PRESENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The new ILO liaison officer in Rangoon met with Secretary One General Khin Nyunt this week and received assurances that the SPDC would work with the ILO to address problems with forced labor. She was also told that she can travel freely anywhere she wants in Burma. These assura [...]	2002-11-18 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BM
02RANGOON1589	BURMA'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS: HOW LOW CAN THEY GO? [...] (U) The full text of the Burma Country Commercial Guide is available on the internet or via email from wohlauerbv@state.gov. The following is a summary. 2. (U) The U.S. Government has an official policy to neither encourage nor discourage trade with Burma. Since May 1997, the U.S. Governm [...]	2002-12-12 10:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BM
02RANGOON1609	2002 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-16 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BM
02RANGOON576	THAI/BURMESE RELATIONS - MAUNG AYE'S VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE THAI GOVERNMENT WAS PLEASED WITH BURMESE ARMY COMMANDER MAUNG AYE'S VISIT. ACCORDING TO THE THAI EMBASSY'S POLITICAL COUNSELOR, THE THAI GOVERNMENT NOW SEES HIM AS A "PRAGMATIC" MAN OF RISING INFLUENCE IN BURMA WITH WHOM THEY MAY BE ABLE TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY. WHILE IN THAILAND [...]	2002-05-07 01:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BM
02ROME1011	LIBERIA: INSECURITY COUPLED WITH FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS),AND RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY [...]	2002-02-26 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME1182	SIERRA LEONE: A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01182 01 OF 13 070642Z FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALL [...]	2002-03-07 06:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
02ROME1232	GOI ON EU/USG IMPASSE ON IDA GRANTS NEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE EU'S POSITION ON AN ENHANCED IDA GRANT PROGRAM IS CLEAR: SUCH A PROGRAM MUST BE VERY LIMITED IN SCOPE, TARGETED FOR BASIC NEEDS (E.G. HEALTH AND EDUCATION),AND TESTED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. LORENZO BINI SMAGHI, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS AT ITALY'S FI [...]	2002-03-08 16:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IT IDA EUN
02ROME1233	MINISTER MARZANO VISITS IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SEMBLER ENGAGED THE MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES ON IRAN, UNDERSCORING OUR CONCERNS WITH IRANIAN BEHAVIOR. MARZANO'S RELATIVE UNFAMILIARITY WITH OUR OBJECTIONS OR WITH THE DIVISION BETWEEN THE OFFICIAL AND SHADOW GOVERNMENTS IN CONTROLLING IRAN SHOWS THE NECESSI [...]	2002-03-08 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IT
02ROME1251	ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON ISAF/OEF PARTICIPATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY MAY EXTEND ITS PARTICIPATION IN ISAF UNTIL LATE JUNE IF REQUESTED, ACCORDING TO FRANCESCO GRECO (PROTECT),DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO. GRECO CONFIRMED COMMENTS MARTINO MADE TO THE PRESS DURING A RECENT TRIP TO VISIT ITALIAN TROOPS IN THE PERSIAN [...]	2002-03-11 11:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT MARR MOPS PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1335	REPORT OF IFAD 25TH GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: THE 25TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET FEBRUARY 19-20. NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S KEY NOTE SPEECH EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT -- ESPECIALLY PEACE -- IN ORDER TO ATTACK POVERTY. IFAD M [...]	2002-03-15 10:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME1405	BIOTECH: SUGGESTION FOR GETTING ITALY'S ATTENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. POST SEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE OUR AGRICULTURE BIOTECH AGENDA FORWARD BY LINKING IT TO THE GOI HIGH-PRIORITY GEOGRAPHIC INDICATOR (GI) AGENDA AND INVITES DEPARTMENT'S THOUGHTS ON SUCH A LINKAGE. THE GOI REGULARLY PREACHES THAT MORE THAN 200 PRODUCTS NAMED A [...]	2002-03-19 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD IT WTO
02ROME1442	REPORT OF IFAD FIRST CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT MET FEBRUARY 21. WHILE PARTICIPANTS DEVOTED MOST OF THEIR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE RECENTLY PROPOSED REVIEW OF IFAD'S IMPACT, A SIZEABLE NUMBER OF MEMBERS CONTINUED TO EXPRESS CONCERN AT IFAD'S INVESTMEN [...]	2002-03-21 13:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME1457	ITALIAN WHITE PAPER ON AGRICULTURAL [...] SUMMARY: AN UNDATED WHITE PAPER ENTITLED "TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS AND AGRICULTURE: A TIME FOR CHOICES" WAS PUT INTO CIRCULATION IN ITALY AFTER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE GIANNI ALEMANNO PRESENTED AN OUTLINE OF THIS STRATEGY AT AN AGRICULTURAL FAIR IN THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. THIS PAPER RECOUNTS TH [...]	2002-03-21 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV EU IT ICSCA
02ROME1544	REPORT ON IDLI ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES [...] SUMMARY: THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01544 01 OF 02 270916Z (IDLI) ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES MET IN ROME MARCH 20, 2002 TO APPROVE IDLI'S WORK PLAN, ENDORSE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND APPROVE CHANGES TO IDLI'S BASIC TEXT [...]	2002-03-27 08:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID KDEM IDLI
02ROME1556	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFICE HEAD COUNSELOR EMANUELE PIGNATELLI IN GENEVA, POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A DEMARCHE POINTS 3/19 WITH MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. ON SAME DAY (3/26) AMBASSADOR MET WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI (SEPTEL),POLOFF SIPDIS [...]	2002-03-27 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1610	AMBASSADOR TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 COURTESY CALL ON EU AFFAIRS MINISTER ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES SURROUNDING EU ENLARGEMENT. THE AMBASSADOR ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE MINISTER'S RECENT UNHELPFUL COMMENTS ON IRAQ, [...]	2002-03-29 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IT EUN
02ROME1649	(C) ITALY: LUKEWARM SUPPORT FOR PROJECT VARELA [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED REF A DEMARCHE MARCH 26 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 01649 031054Z AMBASSADOR NICCOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. GORETTI IS A FORMER AMBASSADOR TO NICARAGUA. 2. (C) ACCORDING T [...]	2002-04-03 10:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU IT UNHRC
02ROME1697	OUR MESSAGE ON BIOTECH: GOI NEEDS TO HEAR IT DIRECT [...] (U) THIS IS AN URGENT ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: I NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE GOI FROM SLIDING INTO THE ANTI-BIOTECH CAMP. SINCE THE OCTOBER 2001 EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER AND THE VISIT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VENEMAN IN NOVEMBER, THE PM [...]	2002-04-04 14:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD IT PREL SENV TBIO EUN
02ROME1720	AMBASSADOR GALVANIZES SUPPORT FOR STRICT IPR [...] SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR MEL SEMBLER HOSTED A RECEPTION, SPONSORED BY COPYRIGHT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, TO SOLIDIFY SUPPORT FOR THE STRICT APPLICATION OF ITALY'S NEW ANTI- PIRACY LAW. BOTH THE AMBASSADOR AND DR. MAURO MASI, REPRESENTING THE ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER, ARTICULATED A SHARED INTEREST IN [...]	2002-04-05 14:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD IT EUN
02ROME1726	ITALY'S WRONG TURN ON BIOTECH: WHAT WE SHOULD DO [...] (C) SUMMARY. THIS COMPANION PIECE TO REF A PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND, SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR SENIOR WASHINGTON OFFICIALS, AND POST ACTION STRATEGY IN RESPONSE TO THE DELIBERATELY MISLEADING WHITE PAPER ON BIOTECHNOLOGY PUT IN CIRCULATION BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. AMB [...]	2002-04-08 06:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD IT PREL TBIO WTO
02ROME1744	TWO DEMONSTRATIONS DOWN, ONE GENERAL STRIKE TO GO [...] STRIKES AND LABOR DEMONSTRATIONS IN ITALY ARE MOUNTING. WORKING HOURS LOST TO STRIKES IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY WERE NEARLY 1,500 PERCENT HIGHER THAN IN COMPARABLE MONTHS OF 2001. TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION CGIL ORGANIZED A RECORD MILLION- PLUS ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTEST IN ROME 3/23, FOLLOWED 3/26 BY [...]	2002-04-08 13:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV IT
02ROME1851	HUBS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY [...] SUMMARY. MY STINT AS EST HUB OFFICER IN COPENHAGEN FOLLOWED MY ASSIGNMENT AS SCIENCE OFFICER IN TEL AVIV,AND PRECEDED MY CURRENT ASSIGNMENT AS SCIENCE OFFICER IN ROME. OF THE THREE, ONLY THE ROME ASSIGNMENT IS STRICTLY BILATERAL. REGIONAL WORK, WHETHER ORGANIZED INFORMALLY, AS IN TEL AVIV, OR [...]	2002-04-12 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV
02ROME1853	STEEL 201: ITALY NOT EXERCIZED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE GOI CONTINUES TO SPEAK WITH RESTRAINT ABOUT USG STEEL SAFEGUARDS -- DEFENDING LIMITED EU RESPONSIVE SAFEGUARDS AND LOOKING TO BRUSSELS FOR A LEGAL OPINION ON THE WTO-CONSISTENCY OF RETALIATION BUT AT THE SAME TIME CALLING FOR AVOIDANCE OF A PROTECTIONIST SPIRAL AND FOREGOIN [...]	2002-04-12 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT EUN
02ROME186	DELIVERY OF ATLANTIC BIRD DEMARCHE TO GOI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO THE GOI AND ALENIA SPAZIO ON DECEMBER 18 AND 21, RESPECTIVELY. BOTH CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD REFTEL MESSAGE THAT A PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER OF THE EXPORT CONTROLS REGARDING ATLANTIC BIRD WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT CHINESE UN [...]	2002-01-14 06:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ETRD TSPA PARM CH IT MTCRE EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME1942	MISSION-ITALY BIOTECH ACTION PLAN [...] MISSION ITALY'S BIOTECH WORKING GROUP (BWG) HAS MAPPED OUT ITS ACTION PLAN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. UNCLASSIFIED IT REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF AGR, ECON, SCI, PA, FCS, LABOR, CG-MILAN, CG- NAPLES, AND CG-FLORENCE. BECAUSE MISSION ITALY SHARES MANY CO [...]	2002-04-18 14:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD IT WTO
02ROME1962	ITALY WON'T FORCE IRAN WTO ACCESSION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. ITALY STRONGLY DISAGREES WITH USG POLICY ON IRAN'S POTENTIAL ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION BUT DOES NOT INTEND TO PUSH THE EU TO FORCE THE ISSUE AT THE MAY 13 WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING OR THEREAFTER, ACCORDING TO MFA'S WTO COORDINATOR. ALTHOUGH THE ITAL [...]	2002-04-19 17:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EU IT WTO
02ROME2071	WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: CODE OF [...] SUMMARY: A COALITION OF COUNTRIES (DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING)IS PROMOTING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER ENDORSEMENT OF A VOLUNTARY CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD AS A "DELIVERABLE" OF THE UPCOMING SUMMIT- LEVEL MEETING. THE UNITED STATES OBJECTED TO A CODE OF CONDUCT AT THE 1996 W [...]	2002-04-29 14:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR FAO
02ROME2197	PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: PA ROME ORGANIZED A TWO DAY SPEAKER PROGRAM FOR U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL BARONE, AUTHOR, SENIOR WRITER, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE "ALMANAC OF AMERICAN POLITICS", MARCH 18-19, 2002 IN ROME. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18, BARONE SPOKE ABOUT HIS BOOK, "THE NE [...]	2002-05-06 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME2216	MILITARY BASES IN ITALY: CGIL AND UGL [...] (C) IN MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 22 AND 26 (REFTEL),CGIL AND UGL LEADERS BOTH REFERRED TO U.S. FORCE POLICY THAT EXCLUDES THESE TRADE UNION CONFEDERATIONS FROM REPRESENTING DIRECT-HIRE WORKERS AT BASES IN ITALY. WHILE CHARACTERIZING THE UNION'S RELATIONS WITH THE EMBASSY AS "EXCELL [...]	2002-05-07 14:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL MARR IT FORCES IN ITALY
02ROME2382	REPORT OF SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF IFAD'S [...] SUMMARY: THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) MET IN ROME CONDUCTED THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION IN ROME, APRIL 22-23, 2002. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T [...]	2002-05-15 14:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME241	BERLUSCONI,S FOREIGN POLICY ADDRESS: ITALY REMAINS STRONGLY IN EUROPE, BUT THINKS OF NATIONAL INTERESTS [...] (C) IN HIS JANUARY 14 FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH BEFORE PARLIAMENT, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI AGAIN EMPHASIZED ITALY'S SOLID SUPPORT FOR AND COMMITMENT TO REMAIN WITHIN EUROPE. HE COMMENDED THE EURO AND REAFFIRMED THAT ITALY'S FOREIGN POLICY WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE A SEA CHANGE DURING HIS TIME AT T [...]	2002-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME2415	REPORT OF IFAD SECOND CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH [...] SUMMARY: THE SECOND CONSULTATION SESSION ON THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT OF RESOURCES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) WAS HELD APRIL 18-19, 2002 IN ROME. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY) REPRESENT [...]	2002-05-16 15:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME2551	ALEMANNO TO SEMBLER: LESS OPEN ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR MET MAY 17 WITH ITALIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ALEMANNO TO DELIVER SECRETARY VENEMAN'S LETTER ON ALEMANNO'S BIOTECH WHITE PAPER AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE MAY 27 MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI. ALEMANNO INDICATED THAT HIS POSITIO [...]	2002-05-24 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON IT PREL TBIO WTO
02ROME2624	PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR U.S. SPEAKERS WIDNEY [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: PA ROME BROUGHT TWO U.S. SPEAKERS KATHRYN MCMAHON, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING, COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY & TRAFFICKING (CAST),AND WIDNEY BROWN, ADVOCACY DIRECTOR FOR THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS DIVISION, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, TO A CONFERENCE ENTITLED "21ST CENTURY SL [...]	2002-05-30 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME2629	ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSES OF POWER BY UN PERSONNEL IN HUMANITAR [...]	2002-05-31 07:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME2648	SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...]	2002-05-31 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME2673	WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] IN BANGLADESHI PORTS DURING 2001, WFP SUSTAINED POST- DELIVERY LOSSES OF 2,824 METRIC TONS (VALUED AT USD 343,388). WFP HAS INSTITUTED A POLICY (CONTAINED IN ITS 2001-2005 COUNTRY PROGRAM OPERATIONAL CONTRACT WITH THE GOB) WHICH STIPULATES THAT FOR BULK WHEAT SHIPMENTS LANDED QUANTITIES WILL E [...]	2002-06-03 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME2694	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR RAISES WARNING SIGNS [...] (U) SUMMARY: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ANTONIO FAZIO HAS HARSHLY CRITICIZED THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILURE TO REIN IN THE PUBLIC DEFICIT, WHICH HAS BALLOONED TO NEAR E41 BILLION. THE CRITICISM, THE FIRST OPENLY SOUR NOTE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT, WAS MADE AT THE BANK OF ITALYS ANNUA [...]	2002-06-04 16:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IT EUN
02ROME2727	WFP LOGISTICS-MOVING FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS IN ANGOLA [...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13-- 20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU),AS WELL AS TO LOOK [...]	2002-06-06 12:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
02ROME274	MFA VIEW ON FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE AND THE GOI'S ROLE IN EU REFORM AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA'S DIRECTOR FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL AND JUDICIAL AFFAIRS, GIUSEPPE BUCCINO, REITERATED TO POLOFF THAT THERE WILL BE NO/NO MAJOR CHANGES IN ITALY'S EUROPEAN POLICY. PM BERLUSCONI SEES NO CONTRADICTION IN PROTECTING AND ADVANCING BOTH NATIONAL AND COMMON EUROPEAN INTERESTS. T [...]	2002-01-17 15:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PGOV PINR PREL
02ROME2765	ITALY AND BIOTECH: COULD BE (HAS BEEN) WORSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN THE BUILD-UP TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S MAY 27-28 VISIT TO ROME, THE GOI GOT BUSY ON BIOTECH. PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI HAD MFA GIN-UP AN INTERAGENCY PROCESS TO CONSIDER THE GOI CORN BAN, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE'S MISGUIDED WHITE PAPER, AND A POTENTIAL USG-GOI RESEARCH ACCORD. [...]	2002-06-07 17:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON IT PREL TBIO TSPL WTO

02ROME2772	ITALIAN POLICIES ON THE IMPORT, POSSESSION AND [...] THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' AUTHORIZATION UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 02772 101029Z UNIT FOR ARMAMENTS (UAMA) REGULATES EXPORTS OF ARMAMENTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATIC FIREARMS AND ASSOCIATED MUNITIONS. THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, DIRECTORATE OF A [...]	2002-06-10 10:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC IT EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME2794	BERLUSCONI'S FIRST YEAR ECONOMIC SCORECARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. TWELVE MONTHS AGO, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI TOOK OFFICE WITH A PROMISE TO JUMPSTART THE FALTERING ITALIAN ECONOMY. A MUCH-HERALDED 100-DAY ECONOMIC PLAN WAS DESIGNED AS AN INITIAL STIMULUS, TO BE FOLLOWED BY MORE FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC REFORMS. AFTER A YEAR IN OFFICE, THE PRIME MIN [...]	2002-06-10 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT
02ROME288	PROGRAM EVALUATION: PA ITALY "TRANSATLANTIC [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: ON DECEMBER 12, PA HELD A ONE- DAY SEMINAR ENTITLED "TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11," WHICH BROUGHT FOUR U.S. SPEAKERS AND 40 ITALIAN AND AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS TOGETHER TO DEBATE ECONOMIC, SECURITY AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN THE WAKE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS [...]	2002-01-18 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME2947	WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S (WFP) INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING [...] THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) CONVENED ITS SECOND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CONFERENCE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN ROME, ITALY, ON APRIL 18 AND 19, 2002. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 205 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING WFP TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS STAFF, REPRESENTATIVES FROM VA [...]	2002-06-18 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID WFP
02ROME2958	ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR ITALY 2002-2003: JUNE [...] SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN ECONOMY IS LIKELY TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT WEAK OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. GDP GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO BE AN ANEMIC 1.3 PERCENT IN 2002. THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO DAMPEN ITALIAN EXPORTS, AND HEIGHTEN CONSUMER UNCERTAINTY. THE CONVERSION TO THE EURO HAS PUSHED UP [...]	2002-06-18 11:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
02ROME2977	ITALY'S NUANCED POLICY ON DUAL USE EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. ITALY INSISTS ITS POLICY PROHIBITING SALES OF WEAPONS AND SENSITIVE DUAL USE ITEMS REMAINS FULLY IN FORCE. HOWEVER, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR FLAGS A POTENTIAL LEGAL VULNERABILITY IN THE POLICY BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE UNITED NATIONS' FAILURE TO ADOPT A [...]	2002-06-18 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC ETRD IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME2999	GOOD AND BAD SCIENCE TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BIOTECH [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSTIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERTET. 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR OES WHICH REQUESTS REPLY TO REF A TRANSMITTED APRIL 22, 2002. ALSO SEE PARA 19. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE ITALIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY [...]	2002-06-19 13:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TSPL TBIO EAID IT
02ROME3036	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ASI PRESIDENT VETRELLA [...] SUMMARY: ESTOFFS MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY (ASI),PROFESSOR SERGIO VETRELLA, ON JUNE 6, 2002. VETRELLA PROVIDED UPDATES ON GALILEO, ITALIAN SPACE PLAN, COSMO SKYMED, AND THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE AGILE LAUNCHER. IN PARTICULAR, HE STRESSED THAT ALL EXISTING COOPER [...]	2002-06-20 17:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA TSPA IT
02ROME3093	REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) MET JUNE 6-9 AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03093 01 OF 05 241459Z CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING. THE UNI [...]	2002-06-24 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
02ROME3175	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT - ITALY FACTUAL UPDATE [...] (U) PER INSTRUCTIONS (REF A),EMBASSY ROME SUBMITS TWO FACTUAL UPDATES TO ITS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED (REF B) 2002 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (IRF) REPORT. BOTH UPDATES INVOLVE SECTION II ("STATUS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"),SUBSECTION "LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK." 2. (SBU) 1ST FACTUAL UPDATE: [...]	2002-06-28 06:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF IT EUN
02ROME3214	OUTCOME OF WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER [...] SUMMARY: DESPITE POSTPONEMENT AND COMPETING EVENTS, THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND UNMARRED BY VIOLENT PROTESTS. 47 HEADS OF STATE ATTENDED, OF WHICH TWO WERE OECD COUNTRY LEADERS (SPAIN AND ITALY). THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY SECRET [...]	2002-07-02 07:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME3280	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): AD REF HOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. TEAM SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED AD REF HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT (HCA) IN TALKS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS JUNE 21. TEAM BELIEVES THAT AD REF HCA PROTECTS FULLY U.S. INSPECTION RIGHTS WHEN ITALY IS THE INSPECTED STATE PARTY (ISP) AND RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE THE ISP. END SU [...]	2002-07-03 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM MARR KTIA IT CWC
02ROME3299	WORLD FOOD SUMMIT ENVIGORATES ITALIAN BIOTECH [...] SUMMARY: THE RECENT WORLD FOOD SUMMIT (WFS5YL) IN ROME PROMPTED THE ITALIAN MEDIA TO FEATURE A HEALTHY DOMESTIC BIOTECHNOLOGY/GMO DEBATE. WHILE FULL LIBERALIZATION OF BIOTECH TRADE WAS PERCEIVED AS A U.S. AGENDA, A NUMBER OF PROMINENT ITALIAN POLITICAL FIGURES QUESTIONED THE ANTI-GMO STANCE O [...]	2002-07-05 14:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO IT
02ROME3319	DUTCH QUERY ITALIANS ABOUT ISRAELI PARTICIPATION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR AND DCM IN ROME EXPRESSED CONCERN TO EMB OFFICERS REGARDING POSSIBLE ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN JSF. THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR MENTIONED THE ISSUE AT THE EMBASSY'S JULY 4 RECEPTION, AND THE DUTCH DCM, WILLIAM VAN EE, [...]	2002-07-08 08:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR EAIR PREL IT UN
02ROME3357	EU TAKES ON TERM LIMITS FOR FAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. THE EU PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN GIVEN A MANDATE IN ROME TO SEEK SUPPORT AMONG ALL REGIONAL GROUPS FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE FAO BASIC TEXTS TO REINSTITUTE DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS. THE EU INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE EXISTING GENEVA GROUP DECISION TO TAKE UP [...]	2002-07-09 11:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KUNR FAO
02ROME3384	ITALY AND CHINA EXCHANGE VISITS TO PROMOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 28 AND JULY 5 MEETINGS, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIAN AFFAIRS AND HIS DEPUTY PROVIDED POLOFF WITH READOUTS ON RECENT VISITS TO ITALY BY THE PRC DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND TO CHINA BY THE GOI MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AND MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR ASIA AND H [...]	2002-07-10 10:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID IT CH
02ROME3390	ITALY SPLIT ON BIOTECH TRACEABILITY AND LABELING, [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR DEPT.; SEE PARA 8. ESTCOUNS MET WITH MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT EU AFFAIRS OFFICERS ON MAY 30 TO DISCUSS THE EU PROPOSALS FOR TRACEABILITY AND LABELING OF GMO EVENTS, AND TO DISCUSS ITALIAN VIEWS TOWARD EU CHEMICALS REFORM. 2. FINDING THE RIGHT GOI MINISTRY WITH [...]	2002-07-10 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EU EAGR
02ROME3433	ITALY COMMITS ITSELF TO RESEARCH COOPERATION IN [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, SEEKING OES RESPONSE TO REFS A AND B. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. EMBASSY PROVIDES INFORMAL TRANSLATION OF A LETTER SENT TO ESTCOUNS FROM ANTONIO CATRICALA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. THE LETTER IS DATED JUNE 24 BUT WAS RECEIVED O [...]	2002-07-11 14:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD TBIO EAGR EAID IT FAO
02ROME3508	UN TO SEEK COMMON POLICY ON GMO FOOD AID? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FODAG HAS LEARNED FROM THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (PLEASE PROTECT) THAT THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL HAS ASKED HIS UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS TO "TAKE THE LEAD IN FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ARTICULATION OF A COHERENT SYSTEM-WIDE POSITION ON THE ISSUE OF IMPO [...]	2002-07-16 08:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ETRD EAGR EAID UN FAO WFP
02ROME3564	ITALY ON "FUTURE OF IRAQ" EXPERT WORKING GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI GENERALLY SUPPORTS OUR "FUTURE OF IRAQ" WORKING GROUPS PROPOSAL AND IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. WHILE ITALY VERY MUCH WANTS A DIFFERENT IRAQI GOVERNMENT IN POWER, IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED SADDAM. IN THE [...]	2002-07-18 14:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID ECON PHUM IR IZ IT KWAC
02ROME3600	FRATTINI TO BE NAMED ITALY'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) ON JULY 19, PAOLO DIONISI, DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI, INFORMED CDA THAT BERLUSCONI PLANS TO ANNOUNCE ITALY'S NEW FM AT THE END OF THE JULY 24-26 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03600 221426Z CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS TO BE [...]	2002-07-22 14:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME3645	COUNTING THE HUNGRY: FAO MEETING ON MEASURING [...] SUMMARY: THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) CONVENED AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF FOOD DEPRIVATION JUNE 26- 28, 2002 IN ROME. PARTICIPANTS COMPARED AND CONTRASTED FIVE WIDELY RECOGNIZED METHODS OF MEASURING FOOD DEPRIVATION AND UNDER-NUTRI [...]	2002-07-24 08:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR FAO EAID ASEC
02ROME3648	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SEEK EMPOWERMENT IN BIOTECH [...] SUMMARY: DESCRIBING THEMSELVES AS BIOTECH INNOVATORS, RESEARCHERS FROM LARGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (INDIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND OTHERS) PARTICIPATING IN A JUNE 24-27 WORKSHOP CO-SPONSORED BY THE U.N.'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGA [...]	2002-07-24 09:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO IT FAO
02ROME3652	THE ECB, NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS AND THE BANK [...] (SBU) THE BANK OF ITALY (BOI),LONG A CORNERSTONE OF THE ITALIAN ECONOMY, FACES CHANGED RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES. WITH THE ADVENT OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE BOI IS ONE OF THIRTEEN NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS WITH A VOICE IN THE SINGLE ECB MONETARY POLICY. THE ECB IS ORGANIZED WITH "CENT [...]	2002-07-24 09:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ECON IT EUN
02ROME3676	FAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GMO FOOD AID [...] (C) SUMMARY. FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF IS EXPECTED TO SEND A LETTER TO UN UNDERSECRETARY OSHIMA CORRECTING HIS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE AND STATING THAT THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DOES NOT STIPULATE MILLING OF GM COMMODITIES TO PREVENT PLANTING. COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO SOU [...]	2002-07-25 13:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ETRD EAGR EAID MZ FAO WFP
02ROME3706	PARTNERSHIP TO CUT HUNGER AND POVERTY IN AFRICA - [...] USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW NATSIOS, THE PRESIDENTS OF GHANA, MOZAMBIQUE AND UGANDA, STATE DEPARTMENT'S UNDERSECRETARY AL LARSON, PRESIDENT MCPHERSON OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFICIALS OF USDA AND THE WORLD BANK - JOINTLY LAUNCHED ON JUNE 11 IN ROME A MAJOR U.S.-AFRICAN CONSORTIUM TO C [...]	2002-07-29 09:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME3755	OLD AND NEW STYLE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS IN SICILY [...] SUMMARY. ON 24 AUGUST A/ECMIN VISITED THE PRIOLO INDUSTRIAL AREA IN SOUTHERN SICILY TO MEET WITH DOW ITALIA UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03755 01 OF 02 011426Z AND POLIMERI EUROPA, TOUR THEIR FACILITIES, AND ACQUIRE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPANIES TO PAVE THE [...]	2002-07-31 14:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY ETRD SENV IT
02ROME3757	FAO FIELD VISIT TO GUATEMALA AND ECUADOR TO REVIEW [...] THE FAO IS ORGANIZING AN INVITATION-ONLY FIELD VISIT TO GUATEMALA AND ECUADOR, OCTOBER 19-21 AND 21-23, RESPECTIVELY. THE TRIP WILL GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW FIELD-LEVEL PROGRESS IN THE FAO'S SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR FOOD SECURITY (SPFS). -------------------- BACKGROUND ----- [...]	2002-08-01 05:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID EC GT FAO
02ROME3855	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES WITH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. U/S BOLTON DISCUSSED HIS RECENT MOSCOW VISIT, NON-PROLIFERATION AND ARMS COUNTROL ISSUES, MISSILE DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, CHINA AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (REF A) AT AN AUGUST 5 WORKING LUNCH [...]	2002-08-06 11:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR IT
02ROME3880	IRAQ: MARTINO CAUSES STIR OVER ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO CAUSED A STIR AMONG ITALIAN POLITICAL LEADERS AND COMMENTATORS BY SUGGESTING THAT ITALY WOULD "AUTOMATICALLY" SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ. HE ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT ITALY WOULD ONLY PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY EFFORT IF THERE IS "PR [...]	2002-08-07 09:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME3899	FAO RELUCTANT TO CLARIFY POSITION ON GM FOOD AID, EVEN [...] SUMMARY - ACTING PERMREP AND AG COUNSELOR MET WITH TOP LEVEL FAO OFFICIALS TO EXPRESS GRAVE CONCERN WITH GUIDANCE THAT IS BEING DISSEMINATED IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY FAO REPRESENTATIVES. FAO'S MIXED MESSAGE HAS MADE LOCAL GOV'T OFFICIALS MORE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT U.S. FOOD AID LIKELY [...]	2002-08-09 05:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN
02ROME3954	AMBASSADOR TALKS TRADE, STEEL AND BIOTECH WITH [...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE URSO ON AUGUST 8. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (SEPTEL),THE TWO DISCUSSED THE STATUS OF SEVERAL KEY TRADE ISSUES. 2. (U) FAST TRACK: URSO WAS PLEASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FAST TRACK LEGISLATION IN TH [...]	2002-08-12 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL IT EUN
02ROME402	WASSENAAR HOS: ITALY STILL MUMBLING BUT COMING [...] (SBU) UGO DE MOHR, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR, GAVE HIS VIEW OF THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE WASSENAAR HEAD OF SECRETARIAT ISSUE DURING A JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH ECONOFF. SIPDIS HE SEES, OR AT LEAST COUCHES, THE SITUATION IN PROCEDURAL TERMS: THE DECEMBER PLENARY HAVING ENDED WITHOUT SE [...]	2002-01-25 17:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ETTC IT KSTC PARM EUN
02ROME4048	DG DIOUF SPEAKS TO US PERMREP ON GM FOOD ISSUES [...] SUMMARY - US MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH FAO DG JACQUES DIOUF TO DISCUSS FAO'S ROLE IN THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. WE URGED FAO TO TAKE A PUBLIC STANCE ON BIOTECH FOODS TO CLARIFY MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF POLITICAL LEADERS BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON MISINFORMATION DISSEMI [...]	2002-08-19 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN
02ROME4053	KEY ECONOMIC POLICY-MAKERS ON GOI BUDGET ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE BALLOONING PUBLIC DEFICIT IS A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN TO THE GOI, SEVERAL KEY ECONOMIC POLICYMAKERS TOLD ECONOMIC COUNSELOR DURING A SERIES OF RECENT MEETINGS. DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER MARIO BALDASSARRI, FINANCE MINISTRY UNDER SECRETARY VITO TANZI, AND SENIOR RESEARCHER AT T [...]	2002-08-20 07:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
02ROME4122	ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP [...] (U) THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP (ISSWOG) WAS HELD IN ROME ON MAY 7. SENIOR US MILITARY OFFICIALS MET WITH EMBASSY ROME REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS ISSUES EFFECTING US PERSONNEL STATIONED AT MILITARY FACILITIES IN ITALY. PARTICIPANTS AND AGENDA ITE [...]	2002-08-22 17:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR FORCES IN ITALY
02ROME42	AGRICULTURE MINISTER ORDERS SEED [...] SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ORDERED THE NATIONAL SEED CERTIFICATION ENTITY (ENSE) TO PROVIDE BY JANUARY 12 ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF GMO-FREE SOY AND CORN SEEDS FOR PLANTING. TO CONSIDER AN EXPANSION OF THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF NON-GM SEEDS FOR THE 2002 PLANTING SEA [...]	2002-01-03 14:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU IT ICSCA
02ROME4292	GPS/GALILEO CONSULTATIONS IN ITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING 23-24 JULY CONSULTATIONS IN ROME, ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDED A DIVERSE SET OF NUANCED RESPONSES TO US CONCERNS OVER THE POSSIBLE OVERLAY OF THE GPS M-CODE BY GALILEO PRS. WHILE ITALIAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS WORKING ON GALILEO EXPRESSED SOME SYMPATHY TO US CO [...]	2002-09-04 13:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL ECON IT
02ROME4424	HUNGARIAN PM ASSURES HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR [...] (S) HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDQYESSY ASSURED HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR RIDGE OF GOH SUPPORT FOR THE WAR ON TERROR, INCLUDING ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO STEMMING FINANCIAL SECRET PAGE 02 ROME 04424 121327Z SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM AND TO HOSTING THE ILEA IN [...]	2002-09-12 09:10:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MOPS PREL HU IT IZ
02ROME4484	WINNING ITALY OVER ON IRAQ -- CORRECTED VERSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS MOVING CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT OUR NATO ALLIES TO BE ON IRAQ. PM BERLUSCONI, AND INCREASINGLY OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NEUTRALIZING IRAQ'S WMD CAPABILITIES. THEY HOPE WAR CAN BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER, THROUGH PUBLIC REMARKS AND [...]	2002-09-13 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4485	WINNING ITALY OVER ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS MOVING CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT OUR NATO ALLIES TO BE ON IRAQ. PM BERLUSCONI, AND INCREASINGLY OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NEUTRALIZING IRAQ'S WMD CAPABILITIES. THEY HOPE WAR CAN BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER, THROUGH PUBLIC REMARKS AND [...]	2002-09-15 06:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4613	GOI: IF WE SANCTION ZIMBABWE, WHY NOT ERITREA? [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED TO MFA ASSISTANT SECRETARY-EQUIVALENT CABRAS REF A DEMARCHE ENJOINING THE EU SIPDIS NOT TO INVITE ZIMBABWE TO ITS FALL MEETING WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY [...]	2002-09-23 15:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM KDEM ZI ER IT SADC
02ROME468	FAO: HELMS-BIDEN - CURRENT STATUS [...] THIS CABLE SUMMARIZES THE CURRENT STATUS OF WHERE FAO STANDS REGARDING HELMS-BIDEN PROVISIONS ON (A) THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FUNCTION, (B) PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND (C) SUNSET PROVISIONS. MISSION REQUESTS DEPARTMENT'S GUIDANCE IF ANY FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED BEFORE A RECOMMENDATION COULD BE MAD [...]	2002-01-30 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
02ROME4724	UNDER SECRETARY FEITH MEETING WITH AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04724 01 OF 02 040006Z DOUGLAS FEITH MET WITH MOD FAHIM KHAN IN KABUL ON 29 SEPTEMBER. MOD FAHIM MET WITH THE U.S. DELEGATION IN PRESIDENT KARZAI'S OFFICE AND MADE THE FOLLOWING KE [...]	2002-09-30 07:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME4735	ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT - SUSTANTIVE FOOD DEFICITS [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ETHIOPIA SEPTEMBER 16-20, AND TRAVELED IN DROUGHT AFFECTED WOREDAS OF EAST AND WEST HARARGE REGION. ASSESSMENTS OF THIS AREA, IN ADDITION TO TIGRAY, WOLLO AND THE SOUTHERN REGION - SHOW A SERIOUS EMERGENCY SITUATION DEVELOPING AS THE MAJOR (MEHER) CR [...]	2002-09-30 14:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME4756	ERITREAN MAIN CROP SEASON DROUGHT - DIFFICULT TIMES [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ERITREA SEPTEMBER 20-26, AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN DROUGHT AFFECTED REGIONS. PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT MAIN "KIREMTI" HARVEST CROPS AND REGENERATION OF PASTURES ARE POOR FOLLOWING SEVERE AND PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S MOST GRAIN [...]	2002-10-02 05:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME4766	GALILEO DISCUSSION WITH ALENIA'S VIRIGLIO [...] (C) SUMMARY: EST SECTION RECENTLY MET WITH GIUSEPPE VIRIGLIO, CEO FOR THE SPACE DIVISION OF ITALIAN AEROSPACE COMPANY ALENIA SPAZIO. THE EUROPEAN GALILEO GLOBAL NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM WAS DISCUSSED IN THE CONTEXT OF RECENT USG-GOI DISCUSSIONS ON GPS-GALILEO INTEROPERABILITY. VIRIGLIO [...]	2002-10-02 10:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL ECON EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME4887	A/S RADEMAKER'S ITALY CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) ITALIAN MFA ARMS CONTROL EXPERTS, MEETING WITH A/S RADEMAKER ON SEPTEMBER 25, WELCOMED THE NEW US POSITION ON THE 5TH BWC REVCON. AFTER RECEIVING CLARIFICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE US APPROACH TO THE BWC, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR SKEPTICISM THAT THE NAM WOULD ACCEPT AN AGREE [...]	2002-10-08 07:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IT CBW
02ROME4937	GREEK VIEWS ON MARGIN OF PREFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 3 AGATTACHE AND AGSPECIALIST MET WITH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY DIVISION SECRETARY GENERAL KORAKAS DG SARROS AND TWO OTHER MINAG EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIVISION OF ARABLE CROPS TO DISCUSS GREECE'S POSITION ON THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE (MOP). GREECE WILL LIKEL [...]	2002-10-09 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU IT ICSCA
02ROME4959	ITALY ON VIETNAMESE MONTAGNARDS: GIVE GVN PROMISE [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 10 AT THE MFA, POLOFF MET WITH TIZIANA MARINI, DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS, TO DELIVER REF A DEMARCHE ON PROTECTING VIETNAMESE MONTAGNARDS. AS HER PREDECESSOR RESPONDED TO THE PREVIOUS DEMARCHE ON THIS ISSUE (REF B),MARINI SAID THAT THE GOI WAS ACTIN [...]	2002-10-10 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL VM CB IT UN
02ROME4989	PRESSING ITALIAN POLICYMAKERS ON EU BIOTECH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN DEMARCHES ON SENIOR GOI OFFICIALS OCTOBER 8-10, DCM, ECMIN, AGMIN AND SCIENCE COUNSELOR PRESSED THE U.S. POSITION ON EU TRACEABILITY AND LABELING (T/L) AND FOOD AND FEED (F/F) PROPOSALS. EMPHASIZING THAT THE UPCOMING AGRICULTURE MINISTERS COUNCIL AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS COUN [...]	2002-10-11 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
02ROME5036	ITALY: POINTS FOR PM'S TRIP TO RUSSIA AND [...] (C) ON OCT 15 DCM BRIEFED PM BERLUSCONI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR CASTELLANETA ON USG CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND IRAN, USING POINTS IN REF A, IN PREPARATION FOR THE PM'S OCT 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW. (NOTE: CASTELLANETA HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF [...]	2002-10-16 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IT IR IZ RS EUN UN
02ROME5049	THE 2003 BUDGET (PART I): A TIGHTROPE WALK [...] (U) THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES ON THE ITALIAN BUDGET. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A DIVIDED ITALIAN CABINET, AFTER AN ALL-NIGHT DEBATE, HAS AGREED UPON AND SENT TO PARLIAMENT THE HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL 2003 BUDGET. THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET IS AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AN [...]	2002-10-17 07:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EUN
02ROME5058	AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ZIMBABWE - "NO FAMINE - [...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED ZIMBABWE OCTOBER 08-11 AND FOUND ZIMBABWE SLOUCHING TOWARD A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION IS NOW CLASSIFIED BY THE UN AS SERIOUSLY FOOD INSECURE (6.7 MILLION). WHILE EXACERBATED BY SUB-NORMAL RAINFALL THIS YEAR, TH [...]	2002-10-17 09:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5079	NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...]	2002-10-17 13:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT
02ROME5117	MISSILE DEFENSE FOLLOW-UP WITH ITALIANS [...] (C) THE GOI IS INTERESTED IN CONTINUING BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON MISSILE DEFENSE BUT WANTS FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITHIN NATO TO DEVELOP FURTHER A COMMON CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO THE PROGRAM, ACCORDING TO MINISTER CARLO TREZZA, MFA COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS. NATO MEMBERS, AND [...]	2002-10-21 11:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP IT NATO
02ROME5125	ITALIAN MFA ON LEBANON-ISRAEL WATER ISSUE, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA REPORTS THAT THE ITALIAN WATER EXPERT CURRENTLY WORKING THE ISRAELI-LEBANESE WATER DISPUTE MAY SEEK TO HELP BROKER A LONGER-TERM, BROADER SHARING AGREEMENT, BUT AS AN EU INITIATIVE, NOT AN ITALIAN EFFORT. ROME RECEIVED THE PITCH FROM LEBANESE FINANCE MINISTER SINIORA ON THE EU [...]	2002-10-21 14:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IT IZ
02ROME5131	OCTOBER 18 ITALIAN GENERAL STRIKE GENERATES [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) ILLUSTRATING BOTH ITS REACH AND DEPTH AS ITALY'S LARGEST TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION, CGIL (THE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF ITALIAN WORKERS) BROUGHT MUCH OF ITALY TO A CRAWL, IF NOT A COMPLETE HALT, DURING ITS ONE-DAY STRIKE OCTOBER 18. THE EIGHT-HOUR ACT [...]	2002-10-22 04:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV IT
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
02ROME5226	WFP BOARD DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH FOOD [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE OCTOBER 21, 2002 DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID AT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, EU MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ARGUED THAT WORKABLE ALTERNATIVES TO BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID MUST BE FOUND AND THAT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIOTECH FOOD [...]	2002-10-25 09:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR SENV FAO WHO
02ROME5255	GOI BRIEFS USEU AMB SCHNABEL ON EU PRESIDENCY [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT USEU/EMBASSY ROME CABLE. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) IN PREPARATION FOR ITALY,S PRESIDENCY OF THE EU DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 2003, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE EU ROCKWELL SCHNABEL PAID INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON ITALIAN MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND GIOV [...]	2002-10-28 08:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN IR TU EU EAGR IT
02ROME5308	THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. 2. ON DONATIONS OF BIOTECH FOODS, THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE WFP [...]	2002-10-30 07:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME5323	REPORT ON FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE NINTH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MET OCTOBER 14-19, CHAIRED BY ROB BERTRAM OF THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMISSION ENDORSED A DRAFT MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (MT [...]	2002-10-31 07:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME5421	LIBERIA: WFP ADDRESSES A GROWING NUMBER OF [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS),AND RESIDENTS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 [...]	2002-11-06 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5454	REFUGEE NUMBERS IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05454 01 OF 10 071545Z TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY D [...]	2002-11-07 14:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5511	GERMAN GOVERNMENT (BMZ) PROPOSES AN EXTERNAL [...] THE GERMAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ) HAS PROPOSED AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF WFP'S DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO AND EXPRESSED THE WISH THAT THE EVALUATION BE CONDUCTED WITH OTHER DONOR PARTNERS. DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE SUPPORTIVE. A TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) PAPE [...]	2002-11-13 09:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5540	WFPASKS SUPPORT OF SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN TO [...] (SBU) WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECOR JAMES MORRIS IN A LETTER TO UN SECRETARY-GENERL KOFI ANNAN (DATED OCTOBER 24) UNDERLINED THAT HE UN'S SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD JEAN ZIEGLER) IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE EFFORTS OFTHE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO FOOD CRISESAROUND THE WORLD, AND PART [...]	2002-11-14 11:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
02ROME5543	CUBA/UNGA: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A DEMARCHE ON THE CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION, MFA COUNSELOR GORETTI STATED THAT THE GOI WOULD VOTE THE AGREED EU POSITION. HE DISAGREED WITH U.S. POINTS ON THE SCOPE OF THE EMBARGO, ITS IMPLEMENTATIO [...]	2002-11-14 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME5568	BETTER REGULATION: OMB ADMINISTRATOR GRAHAM [...] SUMMARY. REACTION TO OMB ADMINISTRATOR JOHN GRAHAM'S MESSAGE ON REGULATORY REFORM IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE RANGED FROM A LIVELY GIVE-AND-TAKE AMONG SENIOR GOI OFFICIALS, INCLUDING A NOTED EU PARLIAMENTARIAN, TO POLITE CURIOSITY AMONG BUSINESS LEADERS. WHILE BOTH AUDIENCES ACKNOWLEDGED THE UTILI [...]	2002-11-15 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL ETRD IT EUN
02ROME5595	IMMIGRATION: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN INTERIOR [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2.(U) INTERIOR MINISTERS FOR THE "ADRIATIC-IONIAN" REGION ANNOUNCED A NEW ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE END OF A ONE-DAY MINISTERIAL IN LECCE NOVEMBER 13. THE ACTION PLAN WAS SIGNED BY MINISTERS FROM ITALY, ALBANIA [...]	2002-11-18 14:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SMIG ELAB PGOV IT
02ROME5601	GREECE'S DOMESTIC COTTON PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: GREEK COTTON PRODUCTION IS SUSTAINED BY EU PRICE SUPPORTS WHICH VARY ACCORDING TO OVERALL PRODUCTION TARGETS. BECAUSE OF OVERPRODUCTION IN THREE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE AVERAGE PRICE PAID FOR SEED COTTON HAS VARIED FROM 62.50 EUROS PER 100 KG TO 88.0 EUROS PER 100 KG. 2. KE [...]	2002-11-19 07:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EU GR IT USTR
02ROME5624	ITALY ON ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, SOMALIA, ERITREA, COTE D'IVOIRE, AND ETHIOPIA [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 14, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AFRICA BRUNO CABRAS GAVE A READOUT OF THE EU-SADC MEETING, WHICH FOCUSED ON ZIMBABWE AND MADE NO PROGRESS; REQUESTED THAT THE SUDAN "TROIKA" BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE GOI; ARGUED FOR G [...]	2002-11-19 14:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI SU SO ER IV ET IT
02ROME5697	REENGAGING PM BERLUSCONI ON BIOTECH [...] (C) JOINED BY AMBASSADORS HALL AND NICHOLSON I HAD DINNER NOVEMBER 12 WITH PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI, HIS PRINCIPAL ADVISOR GIANNI LETTA, AND SEVERAL OTHERS. WE USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPRESS UPON THE PM THE NEGATIVE EFFECT EU POLICY WAS HAVING ON THE WILLINGNESS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO DIST [...]	2002-11-25 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT PGOV TBIO EUN
02ROME5830	WFP LAUNCHES NORTH KOREA EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] ON DECEMBER 2, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM LAUNCHED ITS 2003 EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR NORTH KOREA - ONE YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05830 01 OF 03 031555Z (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003),VALUED AT USD 201.08 MILLION, TO ASSIST 6.4 MILLION PEOPLE - MAINLY WOMEN AND [...]	2002-12-03 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
02ROME5831	FODAG AMBASSADOR CONVEYS U.S. MESSAGE ON FOOD AID [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR TONY HALL, U.S. MISSION ROME, PRESENTED U.S. VIEWS ON THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ON DECEMBER 2 TO SELECTED ROME-BASED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES. AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE ALSO PARTICIPATED. EU AND AFRICAN REPRESENTA [...]	2002-12-03 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AF EAID ETRD EU TBIO FAO WFP FAS
02ROME5832	NIGERIA, ZIMBABWE, COTE D'IVOIRE: ITALY, EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFRICA DG CABRAS REQUESTED A MEETING WITH POLMINCOUNS TO GET U.S. VIEWS ON THE CRISIS IN NIGERIA AND REVIEW OTHER TIMELY ISSUES. SOME ITALIAN NGOS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN NIGERIA, BUT CABRAS AGREED THAT THE GOI'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY MUST [...]	2002-12-04 05:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CI ZI NI IT
02ROME585	GOI WORRIED ABOUT MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM; LOOKING [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI AND EU ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER THE POTENTIAL REGIONAL INSTABILITY THAT COULD BE FOMENTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MONTENEGRO. THE EU BELIEVES THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR THE IC TO STALL THE MOMENTUM TOWARD A REFERENDUM. [...]	2002-02-06 12:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MW PREL SR ZL UN
02ROME5864	ITALY UNDERSTANDING OF U.S. VIEWS ON MERCURY, BUT [...] EST COUNS MET DEC.4 WITH GIULIANA GASPARINNI, HEAD OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT DIVISION RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEMICALS POLICY AND EU AFFAIRS. SHE AGREED THAT THAT THE USG SUGGESTION TO FORM A MERCURY UNIT WITHIN UNEP WOULD BE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 05864 060637Z [...]	2002-12-06 05:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV IO AORC UNEP
02ROME5897	PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR U.S. SPEAKERS MAARTEN [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: U.S. SPEAKERS MAARTEN CHRISPEELS (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO) AND RAY BRESSAN (PURDUE UNIVERSITY) ADDRESSED AUDIENCES IN NAPLES, ROME, AND MILAN OCTOBER 21-24 ON THE BENEFITS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE UNCLASSIFI [...]	2002-12-09 14:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME5916	FAO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - "AHEAD OF THE [...] CHRISTOPHER RITTER OF USAID'S BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AGRICULTURE & TRADE (EGAT) RECENTLY REVIEWED FAO'S WORLD AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION CENTRE (WAICENT) AND RELATED PROJECTS IN SETTING STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR DEVE [...]	2002-12-10 14:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP FAO UN EUEAID
02ROME5973	U.S. SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURE [...] SUMMARY: MISSION ITALY ORGANIZED IN LATE OCTOBER PROGRAMS FOR THREE U.S. INVITED BIOTECH SCIENTISTS TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SCIENCE-BASED BIOTECH DEBATE IN ITALY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH, AN AREA IN WHICH KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. BIOTECH IS RELATIVELY THIN. THE ITALIAN SCIENTISTS FELT REINFORCED, S [...]	2002-12-13 11:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO EAID IT
02ROME5989	GOI SELLS REMAINING STAKE IN TELECOM ITALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNEXPECTEDLY, ON DECEMBER 9, THE GOI SOLD ITS RESIDUAL 3.5 PERCENT SHARE IN FORMERLY STATE- OWNED INCUMBENT OPERATOR TELECOM ITALIA. ECONOMIC AANALYSTS AND EMBASSY CONTACTS AGREE THAT THE SALE WAS DICTATED BY BUDGET NEEDS, RATHER THAN BY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONSIDERA [...]	2002-12-16 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN ECON KPRV ETRD IT WTRO USTR EUN KRV
02ROME6002	CHR-59 LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP: ITALIANS COULD ACCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY CONTINUES TO OPPOSE CONFRONTATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06002 01 OF 02 161821Z TACTICS TO OVERTURN LIBYA'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF CHR-59 THAT COULD DAMAGE THE COMMISSION'S LONGER-TERM VIABILITY OR THAT LEAD PIECEMEAL TO A FORCED VOTE ON THE [...]	2002-12-16 18:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT LY UN
02ROME6097	ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL: UPDATE [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. ECMIN AND ECON SPECIALIST MET WITH COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY SENIOR OFFICIALS DECEMBER 16 TO CONVEY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REF C. OFFICIALS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AND THE MINISTRY FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY [...]	2002-12-23 07:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IT ECIP WTRO EUN ITECIP
02ROME6098	GOI INQUIRY ON HELICOPTER PARTS SALE TO IRAN [...] (C) AT THE END OF A DECEMBER 13 MEETING WITH A/DCM ON A SEPARATE ISSUE, BERLUSCONI FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR GIANPAOLO SCARANTE REQUESTED "INFORMAL" USG VIEWS ON THE POSSIBLE RENEWAL OF A LONG-FROZEN SALE OF AGUSTA HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN, CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW WITHIN THE GOI. 2. (C) [...]	2002-12-23 07:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME611	GOI'S REACTION TO SENDING A COORDINATED U.S. AND [...] (C) ON THE EVE OF THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN SPAIN, POL MC DELIVERED THE POINTS IN REF A TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. FERRARI FULLY AGREED WITH THE US MESSAGE AND STRESSED THAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00611 072259Z [...]	2002-02-07 17:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT KPAL PREL XF EUN
02ROME6134	UNHCR PROFILE: ITALY [...] (C) FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS TO ASSIST IN PREPARATION OF CHR COUNTRY PROFILE FOR ITALY. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06134 241147Z 2. (C) THE MFA WILL DEVELOP AND COORDINATE ITALY'S POSITIONS ON CHR RESOLUTIONS AND RELATED ISSUES; BUT [...]	2002-12-24 11:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO IT UNHRC
02ROME6137	WHY PM BERLUSCONI WON'T MOVE FORWARD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF HIGH-LEVEL AND INTENSIVE EMBASSY WORK WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS GOVERNMENT, A COORDINATED, ITALIAN NATIONAL POLICY ON BIOTECHNOLOGY REMAINS ELUSIVE. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ALEMANNO CONTINUES TO PRESS THE ANTI-GMO CASE BY ARGUING FOR A "ZERO-TOLERA [...]	2002-12-27 09:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL PGOV IT EUN
02ROME6146	DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS - "THE ANGUISH OF NORTHERN UGANDA" HARVESTED IN JANUARY, HAVE BEEN LOST, INCREASING THE DEPENDENCY ON ASSISTANCE FROM OUTSIDE. [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED UGANDA DECEMBER 18-23, AND TRAVELED IN GULU DISTRICT IN THE NORTHERN REGION. SERIOUS INSECURITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION (GULU, KITGUM, LIRA AND PADER DISTRICTS) HAS LED TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 735,000 PEOPLE INTO CONGESTED SETTLEMENTS. THE [...]	2002-12-27 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME6149	MOD WHITE PAPER: DEFENSE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY'S 2002 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER (WP) PRESENTS THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR AS A PILLAR OF ITALIAN NATIONAL SECURITY. THE NATIONAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTOR HAS OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AND NEGOTIATING INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION ACCORDS. STATE [...]	2002-12-27 17:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS IT NATO
02ROME67	THERE HE GOES AGAIN: WHITHER RUGGIERO, II? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY'S FOREIGN MINISTER HAS AGAIN GENERATED TURMOIL BY PUBLICLY CHASTISING HIS FELLOW CABINET PAGE 02 ROME 00067 070638Z MEMBERS -- AND SOME SUGGEST EVEN HIS PRIME MINISTER -- FOR FAILING TO BE SUFFICIENTLY VOCAL IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THE LAUNCH OF THE EURO. IS RUGG [...]	2002-01-07 06:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME715	GOI SLOWLY SHIFTING TO MILITARY ROLE FOR GALILEO [...] (C) SUMMARY. DESPITE SETBACKS IN DECEMBER AT THE EU TRANSPORT COUNCIL AND THE EU SUMMIT, GOI RESOLVE TO PUSH FORWARD WITH THE GALILEO GLOBAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE STRENGTHENED. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ARE A NOW FREQUENTLY HEARD ADMISSION THAT GALILEO NEEDS TO BE VIEWED IN A DUAL [...]	2002-02-13 09:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA ETTC IT
02ROME73	RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE DOES NOT EQUATE TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: MEDIA ANALYSIS TO THE CONTRARY, THE WEEKEND "RESIGNATION" (UNDER DURESS) OF FM RENATO RUGGIERO DOES NOT EQUATE TO AN ABOUT-FACE IN ITALY'S PRO-EUROPEAN STANCE. ITALY WILL REMAIN SOLIDLY IN EUROPE -- AND IN NATO, AND A SOLID PARTNER OF THE U.S. RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE [...]	2002-01-07 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT EU ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME763	MEP GIORGIO NAPOLITANO ON EU REFORM; [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON FEBRUARY 12, DURING A WIDE-RANGING DIALOGUE WITH POL AND ECON OFFICERS, ITALIAN MEP AND PRESIDENT OF THE EP'S CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE GIORGIO NAPOLITANO EMPHASIZED THAT EU REFORM AND STREAMLINING WAS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IF THE UNION IS TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY WITH [...]	2002-02-15 06:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EU IT PREL
02ROME81	AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF RUGGIERO'S SACKING [...] (C) ON 7 JANUARY, THE HEAD OF THE MFA'S BALKAN OFFICE, MAURIZIO MASSARI (STRICTLY PROTECT) TOLD POLOFF THAT HE WAS "NOT SORRY TO SEE FORMER FM RUGGIERO GO," AND THAT THIS VIEW WAS SHARED BE MANY AT HIS LEVEL (ROUGHLY, THE EQUIVALENT OF OFFICE DIRECTOR IN THE DOS). MASSARI SAID THAT THERE WAS [...]	2002-01-08 06:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PGOV PREL ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME817	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES [...] USAID/PPC'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ADVISOR VISITED ROME JANUARY 20-23, 2002 TO PROMOTE THE USE OF CRUDE MORTALITY RATE (CMR) AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S (WFP) RELIEF ACTIVITIES. THESE MEETINGS RESULTED IN WFP'S AGREE [...]	2002-02-15 16:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID WFP UN
02ROME886	FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROCESS, THE BOARD WELCOMED THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO'S INTENTION IS APPOINT JAMES T. MORRIS (AMCIT) AS THE NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM. ON WFP'S SIZABLE CASH AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD REQ [...]	2002-02-21 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02STATE250963	DESIGNATING HAMAS AND HEZBALLAH: APPROACHING EU CAPITALS [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. FOR EU MEMBER CAPITALS: THE POINTS AT PARAS TWO AND THREE ARE FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING ON 12/9 AND 12/10. WE UNDERSTAND THE DANISH PRESIDENCY INTENDS TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AT THE C [...]	2002-12-07 02:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL SY EUN EFIN
02TEGUCIGALPA1927	ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN HONDURAS [...] This cable responds to the action requested in Reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Over the course of the last three years, there has been considerable activity in the battle against corruption in Honduras, in which the government of Honduras (GOH),civil society and the private sector have been involv [...]	2002-07-02 15:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM KSEP PGOV EAID HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2494	Honduras Asks for Help on Paris Club and HIPC [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Honduran government has requested support of the USG (and other donors) to extend to June 2003 in its Paris Club debt service deferral and changes in the methodology used for HIPC and Paris Club debt relief and funding of the GOH's Poverty Reduction Strateg [...]	2002-09-05 15:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV SENV HO

02TEGUCIGALPA2516	VIP HONDURAN TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] Per reftel request, Poloff contacted Honduran Foreign Ministry on September 6 to verify information for Honduran government officials traveling to the UN General Assembly. The MFA clarified that the Honduran delegation coming from Honduras has been reduced to two officials. These are Foreign [...]	2002-09-07 00:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR KSEP OTRA PREL UNGA
02TEGUCIGALPA2586	HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-13 19:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KSCA TBIO TPHY HO UNGA
02TEGUCIGALPA2727	HONDURAS UNSURE IF IT WILL ATTEND COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-27 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2730	HONDURAS FACES SOME GRIEF OVER ICC ARTICLE 98 [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-27 22:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA PGOV MOPS HO KICC
02TEGUCIGALPA2731	HONDURAS WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-27 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ HO UNSC
02TEGUCIGALPA2743	HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON PROPOSED 2003 SPECIAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-30 17:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KSUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2746	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, only in office since January, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...]	2002-09-30 17:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2759	HONDURAS GIVEN NONPAPER ON STRAIGHT BASELINE [...] (U) PolOffs delivered ref A nonpaper on the Honduran straight baseline claim to MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Mario Fortin September 25. There was no immediate official reaction from the MFA. 2. (C) Informally, Fortin was not surprised to receive these U.S. views. He almost, but [...]	2002-10-01 14:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2814	TRADE MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Minister of Industry and Trade Juliet Handal resigned on Friday, October 5. In announcing her resignation, Handal mentioned that she was interested in devoting more time to her family and pursuing her business interests. She also pledged support for President Maduro as a private busin [...]	2002-10-07 23:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2893	FIDE CHIEF NORMAN GARCIA TO BE NEW TRADE MINISTER [...] (SBU) President Maduro has tapped Norman Garcia, Executive Director of the investment and export promotion NGO, FIDE, to be the new Minister of Industry and Trade, replacing Juliet Handal. He will be sworn in on October 17 by Acting President Vicente Williams. The GOH is also creating a cab [...]	2002-10-17 15:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2928	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION PROTESTS COLUMBUS DAY, [...] (U) On October 11 approximately 100 peaceful demonstrators protested outside Embassy Tegucigalpa. The protesters included representatives of the Convergence of Movements of the Peoples of America (COMPA),the public university worker's union (SITRAUNAH),the Civil Council of Indigenous and Po [...]	2002-10-22 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER ETRD PHUM SOCI HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2934	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire contained in REFTEL. POLITICAL VIOLENCE 2. (SBU) Demonstrations: Responses keyed to REFTEL question paragraphs. (1-A.) Yes. Indigenous groups such as the civic council of popular indigenous o [...]	2002-10-23 20:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC HO PTER
02TEGUCIGALPA2959	HONDURAN MINDEF OUTLINES REGIONAL DISARMAMENT PLAN; EMERGES AS LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY FIGURE IN GOH [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-25 19:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD HO MASS MCAP PARM PIRN PREL XK
02TEGUCIGALPA2967	GOH POSITIVE INITIATIVES TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Clear property ownership is important to improving the well-being of the Honduran urban and rural poor, as well as to the resolution of outstanding Amcit investment disputes. Although the GOH has not formed a small Commission to address the outstanding Amcit disputes as Embass [...]	2002-10-28 16:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAID EAGR PGOV AMGT HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2972	HONDURAN-U.S. BILATERAL TRADE AND NON-TRADE ISSUES [...] (U) In response to refs a & b, Post identifies the following outstanding bilateral trade and non-trade issues that could negatively impact perception of a U.S.-Central American free trade agreement in the U.S. private sector and Congress. Agriculture Import Restrictions ------------------- [...]	2002-10-28 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PREL XK HO USTR
02TEGUCIGALPA2987	POPULAR BLOCK AND TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE VIOLENTLY [...] (U) On October 24-25 several thousand demonstrators that included the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, the labor union SITRASANAA, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and three Democratic Unification Party (UD) congressmen clashed with police in violent demonstrations that include [...]	2002-10-29 23:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PTER SOCI ASEC HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2996	RENEWED DEBATE ON DOLLARIZATION IN HONDURAS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Liberal Party congressman and businessman Jaime Rosenthal Olivia and banker Jorge Bueso Arias have renewed their appeals for dollarization in recent weeks. The two bankers argue that replacement of the lempira with the dollar would help increase capital investment and lower in [...]	2002-10-30 18:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV HO ETRDECD ETRD
02TEGUCIGALPA3004	GOH Faces Unpalatable Choices on Increasing [...] (SBU) A new IDB-sponsored diagnosis of structural problems in Honduras's tax policy documents the failure of the GOH to raise sufficient revenues to fund vital state functions, resulting in steady growth in the central government's fiscal deficit. The authors recommend an immediate repeal of [...]	2002-10-31 16:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3023	Upcoming IMF Mission: Civil Service Reform is [...] (SBU) The long awaited IMF mission (originally planned for February 2002 and delayed several times to give the Maduro team time to understand the inherited fiscal problems and develop plans to address them) will arrive on November 4. The mission is scheduled to conduct an Article IV review a [...]	2002-11-01 19:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3076	(S) CUBAN NOMINEE FOR AMBASSADOR TO HONDURAS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. 2. (S) Summary: A Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs official has told the Embassy that the GOH has accepted the Cuban nomination of Dr. Elis Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigades in Honduras, as the first Cuban [...]	2002-11-07 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETTC PINR PTER ASEC EAID HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3132	(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]	2002-11-15 21:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3140	HONDURAS SUPPORTS MEXICO'S CARIBBEAN MARITIME [...] PolOff discussed Mexico's Caribbean maritime boundary initiative (reftel) November 5 with MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin said that the GOH had attended the first conference in May and welcomed the Mexican initiative. (Fortin told PolOff November 18 that the GOH had "registe [...]	2002-11-18 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL ETRD HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3142	HONDURAS SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION ON VENEZUELAN [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Venezuelan democracy November 18 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin told PolOff that the GOH did not have any response to the demarche, other than to note that the GOH supported the USG's position on Venezuelan democracy outlined in t [...]	2002-11-19 14:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO VE
02TEGUCIGALPA3145	(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]	2002-11-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3149	HONDURAS: IMF PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS DELAYED UNTIL [...] (C) As expected, the IMF mission did not/not reach agreement with the GOH on draft terms of a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF) during its November 4-15 visit to Honduras. In consultations with the IMF mission, the GOH developed a plan to improve the fiscal situa [...]	2002-11-19 17:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3321	HONDURAS: TREASURY FINANCIAL SECTOR-LED GROWTH [...] (U) Post submits the following information on Honduras' financial services sector as requested in ref A. Ref B provided an overview of the banking sector in Honduras. Washington agencies should note that the World Bank and Interamerican Development Bank are currently conducting a comprehensiv [...]	2002-12-10 15:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EAID HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3349	BATTLE OVER CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION RAGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 4, the Supreme Court took the first step in analyzing constitutional amendments proposed by Congress that would give Congress unfettered power to interpret the constitutionality of laws they pass. The Constitutional Chamber of the Court asked Congress to explain why [...]	2002-12-12 19:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3365	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL HILL'S VISIT TO HONDURAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, in office since January, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goals to [...]	2002-12-13 22:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3407	POSSIBLE CABINET SHAKEUP IN HONDURAS AS MADURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Ricardo Maduro staggers to his first anniversary in office, there are emerging signs that he will make some changes in his Cabinet in an effort to recapture the political initiative in the country. One rumored change is a new Foreign Minister. Other more probable t [...]	2002-12-19 23:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON HO
02VATICAN1171	THE VATICAN'S ""OTHER"" INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-06 13:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IS IT JO LE PREL SA SY VT VTEG
02VATICAN2146	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15. [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...]	2002-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL
02VATICAN2239	VATICAN MFA TICKED OFF AT RUSSIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN MFA RUSSIA DIRECTOR TRICARICO IS UNHAPPY AND AGITATED ABOUT THE GOR REFUSAL OF VISAS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY, ESPECIALLY TO BISHOP MAZUR. HE BELIEVES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE GOR MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE NEW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0223 [...]	2002-05-08 14:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN2268	AG-BIOTECH: GETTING THE VATICAN TO "YES." [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BECAUSE OF THE VATICAN'S MORAL AUTHORITY, IT CAN INFLUENCE GOVERNMENTS' SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES. PERSUADING THE VATICAN TO COME OUT MORE FORTHRIGHTLY IN FAVOR OF GMOS IN THE CONTEXT OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02268 01 OF 03 10 [...]	2002-05-10 05:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO VT VTPREL
02VATICAN3503	(C) VATICAN SEES ARAFAT'S MARGINALIZATION AS ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT USG MARGINALIZATION OF ARAFAT WILL LIKELY EMPOWER HAMAS AND THEREBY JUSTIFY ISRAEL PM SHARON'S PLAN TO SEEK A MILITARY SOLUTION. THE VATICAN BELIEVES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0350 [...]	2002-07-15 15:01:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN3527	VATICAN KEEPING "DOORS OPEN" TO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE VATICAN OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (INCLUDING THE DIALOGUE WITH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH) SAID THAT THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03527 01 OF 02 170549Z SEE'S ATTEMPTS AT DIALOGUE WITH THE RUSSIAN [...]	2002-07-17 05:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN3633	WORKING WITH THE HOLY SEE IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE ACTIVELY SEEKS TO INFLUENCE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03633 01 OF 03 231457Z THE POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND PARTICIPATES INTENSELY IN THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE TO PROMOTE ITS OWN AGENDA, PARTICU [...]	2002-07-23 14:56:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AORC VT UN VTPREL
02VATICAN3962	VATICAN-CHINA: HOLY SEE WELCOMES U.S. PUSH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: HOLY SEE CHINA DESK OFFICER, MONSIGNOR GIANFRANCO ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM HANFORD'S EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE CHINA TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH THE HOLY SEE, BUT EXPECTS LITTLE PROGRESS UNTIL AFTER THE LEADERSHIP PICTURE IS CLEARER FO [...]	2002-08-13 09:22:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CH VT
02VATICAN4444	HOLY SEE AND THE ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE PRESENTS DISTINCTIVE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN REGARD TO IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. UNLIKE MOST POSTS, OUR ""PUBLIC"" WITHIN THE VATICAN IS LIMITED, BUT THE PUBLIC REACH OF THE VATICAN IS TRULY GLOBAL AND AMONG THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]	2002-09-13 04:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KPAO OPRC PREL VT
02VATICAN4991	JERUSALEM PATRIARCH PLEAS FOR U.S. INTERVENTION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE LAST PARA. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE POPE, CATHOLIC PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM MICHEL SABBAH MADE AN URGENT PLEA TO AMBASSADOR OCTOBER 10 FOR U.S. HELP TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA [...]	2002-10-14 13:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5167	VATICAN BACKS U.S. BISHOPS' SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY, [...] (U) IN AN OCTOBER 18 LETTER TO THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, THE HOLY SEE CONVEYED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. BISHOPS' EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES, BUT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05167 01 OF 02 231022Z ALSO INDICATED ITS DESIRE FOR REVISI [...]	2002-10-23 09:34:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VT
02VATICAN5404	HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW VATICAN PERMANENT OBSERVER [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED UNDERSECRETARY FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES (DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) MONSIGNOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05404 060634Z CELESTINO MIGLIORE TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK. MIGLIORE R [...]	2002-11-06 05:27:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR VT UN
02VATICAN5545	HOLY SEE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS SPOKEN OUT FORCEFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AND AGAINST SPECIFIC ANTI-SEMITIC ACTS. HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM -- IN PART BASED ON THE CHURCH'S SELF-ACKNOWLEDGED HISTORICAL &SIN8 OF [...]	2002-11-14 13:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV VT IS
02VATICAN5607	HOLY SEE URGES CHURCH TO PROMOTE VENEZUELAN DIALOGUE, AVOID POLITICAL ACTIVISM [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF CIVIL VIOLENCE IN VENEZUELA IN THE COMING MONTHS, AND THE POPE HIMSELF HAS URGED THE VENEZUELAN BISHOPS TO "COOL IT" ON POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND INSTEAD TO ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE. THE HOLY SEE VIEWED THE BISHOPS' OCTOBER LETTER ENCOURAGING DIALOGU [...]	2002-11-19 09:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT VE
02VATICAN5714	SODANO HINTS AT SHIFT IN HOLY SEE UN STATUS; TAKES [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE IS CONSIDERING UPGRADING ITS STATUS AT THE UN FROM PERMANENT OBSERVER TO FULL MEMBER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CENTRIST ITALIAN DAILY "CORRIERE DELLA SERA" PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 24, VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE (PM EQUIVALENT) CARDINAL ANGELO SODONO SAID THE HOLY SEE WAS [...]	2002-11-25 14:26:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM VT
02VATICAN5753	THE HOLY SEE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION: [...] (SBU) ALTHOUGH THE HOLY SEE IS PRESSING HARD FOR THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTINENT'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, THIS DRIVE IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO SUGGEST HOLY SEE OPPOSITION TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP. ON THE CONTRARY, THIS EFFORT PREDATES THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER TURKEY, AND THE [...]	2002-11-27 13:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PINS EU PGOV VT
02VATICAN83	VATICAN PM WANTS HIS MONEY [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. CARDINAL SODANO, VATICAN PM EQUIVALENT, ON 01/08/02 PASSED CHARGE A LETTER VERBALE ADDRESSED TO THE AMBASSADOR (FAXED TO EUR/WE) IN WHICH HE REQUESTED THE INTERVENTION OF THIS EMBASSY TO EXPEDITE THE UNBLOCKING BY OFAC OF VATICAN OFFICIAL FUNDS. THESE FUNDS [...]	2002-01-08 09:14:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC EFIN VT
03ABUDHABI1032	DESPITE WIDESPREAD PUBLIC OPPOSITION [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Despite widespread public opposition to a U.S.-led war on Iraq, the UAE "street" has been quiet thus far. Other than a few very well- organized and very small demonstrations, there have been no other public gat [...]	2003-03-02 14:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1064	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ UAE PLAN [...] SUMMARY: THE AFTERMATH OF THE ARAB SUMMIT AND THE UAE INITIATIVE ON IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS PRAISED SHEIKH ZAYED'S PLAN AND CRITICIZED ARAB LEADERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS IT. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL APPLAUDED THE UAE INITI [...]	2003-03-03 12:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1086	(C) ABU DHABI OVERPRODUCING QUOTA BY 200,000 B/PD, [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) A western oil executive in an excellent position to know told Econchief March 5 that he believes that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is overproducing the UAE's 2.14 million barrel per day (bpd) OPE [...]	2003-03-05 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1090	UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL" [...] (U) An editorial published on March 3 by a well-regarded economic commentator lauded the recent Ministry of Labour draft proposal to formally establish labor unions (reftel). Salah Al Halyan, managing director of Gulf Insurance Consulting and an editorial columnist for the Gulf News, wrote tha [...]	2003-03-05 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1091	UAE: USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] This cable has been coordinated with Congen Dubai. 2. We offer the following comments in response to reftel request for a summary of Post's actions in 2002 to encourage respect for human rights in the United Arab Emirates. 3. Since its independence in 1971, the United Arab Emirates h [...]	2003-03-05 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KEM KSEP TC
03ABUDHABI1092	MEDIA REACTION: OIC SUMMIT UAE INITIATIVE [...] SUMMARY: THE OIC SUMMIT IN DOHA RECEIVED PRIMARY AND EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS STRESSED THAT THE ISSUE OF PALESTINE SHOULD ALSO BE A MAIN CONCERN OF THIS SUMMIT. EDITORIALS CONDEMNED ARAB AND MUSLIM ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE. AN [...]	2003-03-05 15:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI112	MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] SUMMARY: DEMOCRACY AND THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL LIFE WERE THE DOMINANT ISSUES IN THE UAE MEDIA. WHILE NOTING THE UAE PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AND INTERESTED IN DEMOCRACY, UAE COLUMINST MOHAMMED AL HAMADI ARGUED IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT THERE IS A NEED TO LEARN DEMOCRACY BEFORE PRA [...]	2003-01-08 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1204	WILDCAT STRIKE RESOLVED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE [...] (U) Local press prominently reported the resolution of a strike by forty laborers against a contracting firm on March 11. The employees stopped working for a week to protest the decision of the firm to pay them daily instead of monthly (why daily payments were perceived as pernicious by the wor [...]	2003-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1229	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS ON THE [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S MARCH 14 REMARKS ON THE ROADMAP FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE GENERATED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA. "AL-ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED THE REMARKS AS A RENEWAL OF HOPE FOR ENDING THE SUFFERING OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. CONVERSELY, AN "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL BELIEVES [...]	2003-03-15 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1240	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) Seventy five expatriate workers went on strike and refused to return to work until they were paid, reported the local press on March 13. The laborers accused a contracting firm of failing to pay their salaries for three months. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs investigated the al [...]	2003-03-15 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1266	MEDIA REACTION: AZORES SUMMIT, IRAQ, AND PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: THE AZORES SUMMIT GENERATED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT AND SATELLITE MEDIA. LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA ALSO COVERED THE OPENING CEREMONY OF AND US PARTICIPATION IN THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE (IDEX 2003). IN AN UNUSUAL EDITORIAL CRITICIZI [...]	2003-03-17 08:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1292	(C) ABU DHABI'S OIL PRODUCTION CAPACITY (C- [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S/NF) Summary and comment: In separate meetings with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) CEO Yousef bin Omeir and Deputy CEO Abdulla Nasser Al-Suweidi on March 17, Econchief was provided an unprecedented l [...]	2003-03-17 14:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KPRP PINR ENRG EINV EPET ETRD
03ABUDHABI1335	GETTING OUT THE WORD: PAS ABU DHABI LAUNCHES [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ABU DHABI LAUNCHED AN AGGRESSIVE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH STRATEGY FOR THE CURRENT CRISIS WITH IRAQ, USING E-MAIL LIST-SERVES, CD-ROMS, AND OTHER IIP PRODUCTS TO GET OUT THE MESSAGE ON U.S. POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND OTHER KEY MIDDL [...]	2003-03-19 11:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KIRC OIIP
03ABUDHABI1337	(C) WESTERN OIL EXEC CLARIFIES COMMENTS REGARDING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) A western oil executive previously commented to Econchief that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is producing about 10 percent or 200,000 barrels per day (b/d) over its current OPEC quota of 2. [...]	2003-03-19 12:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI1340	STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOLLOW-UP: OPIC COVERAGE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Finance Minstate Dr. Muhammad Khalfan bin Khirbash (the de facto Finance Minister) on March 18, the Ambassador followed-up on the issue of OPIC coverage for the UAE, first raised by the UAEG last Fall in the context of the bilateral Strategic Dialogue meetings in Washin [...]	2003-03-19 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV PREL PHUM PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1414	UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]	2003-03-24 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1431	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ POWS ABU DHABI TV [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, THE U.S. BOMBING OF THE AL AATHAMIA AREA OF BAGHDAD, AND UAE HUMANITARIAN AID FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UNDER THE HEADLINE, "A CONVENTION FOR ALL," A "GULF NEWS" EDITORIAL CRITICIZED U.S. TREATMENT OF POWS. AN "AL KHA [...]	2003-03-25 10:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1459	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ POWS CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, AN ALLEGED U.S. DOUBLE STANDARD ON POWS, CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND THE "OUR PEOPLE IN IRAQ" CAMPAIGN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. IN AN "AL KHALEEJ" ARTICLE, DR. HASSAN MADAN ALLEGED A DOUBLE STANDARD IN U.S. POLICY TOWARDS POWS. UNDER THE HEADLINE "THE DILEMMA [...]	2003-03-26 10:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1482	UAE STATE-OWNED MEDIA'S PORTRAYAL OF THE WAR [...] (U) This cable is classified by Ambassador Marcelle Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: War coverage dominates most UAE print and electronic media, whether state-owned or private. Because of the federal structure of the UAE, virtually all state-owned media are owned by the [...]	2003-03-29 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPRC OIIP KPAO KWWW TC
03ABUDHABI1512	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY HAS AN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Alright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al-Kitbi confirmed to SIPDIS Econchief on March 29 that RCA had sent three delegations to Iraq during the last two months, the most recent of whic [...]	2003-03-30 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI159	MEDIA REACTION: MEPI, IRAQ, AND NORTH KOREA [...] SUMMARY: REGIONAL AND UAE MEDIA FOCUSED LARGELY ON A PERCEIVED DOUBLE STANDARD IN U.S. POLICIES TOWARDS NORTH KOREA AND IRAQ AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (MEPI). AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL QUESTIONED WHY WASHINGTON DOES NOT APPLY A STRONG STANCE TO NORTH KOREA SIMILAR [...]	2003-01-12 09:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI16	MEDIA REACTION: A YEAR'S REFLECTIONS ON MEPI, IRAQ, [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA COMMENTED ON WHAT IT CALLED PRESIDENT BUSH'S POSITIVE STATEMENT ON IRAQ. HOWEVER, LOCAL MEDIA ALSO LABELED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS ON IRAQ AND NORTH KOREA AS CONTRADICTORY. AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL HOPED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS REPRESENT A NEW AMERICAN START [...]	2003-01-04 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1634	UAE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS FAILS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG's much-hyped amnesty program has thus far not been as successful as government officials had predicted. The amnesty, which began on January 1, 2003, and will terminate on April 30, 2003, will exempt workers from payment of fines or other legal liabilities related to the [...]	2003-04-06 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1656	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND U.S. PLANS FOR POST-WAR IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN WROTE IN "AL BAYAN" THAT ONLY THE U.S. AND NONE OF ITS ALLIES WILL CONTROL POST-WAR IRAQ. ANOTHER UAE COLUMNIST, DR. SHAMLAN AL EISSA POINTED OUT [...]	2003-04-07 10:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1724	WHILE ROME BURNS, UAE CAMPUS FIDDLES, CALMLY [...] SUMMARY: THE ABU DHABI CAMPUS AT THE UAE'S ZAYED UNIVERSITY (ZU) FOR WOMEN RECENTLY HELD A STUDENT BAZAAR TO EXHIBIT STUDENT PROJECTS AND ARTWORKS AND TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY'S HUMANITARIAN AID DRIVE FOR IRAQI CHILDREN. DURING THE BAZAAR, APAO DISCUSSED LOCAL EVENTS A [...]	2003-04-09 12:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC PREL CASC TC
03ABUDHABI1754	LABOR ATTACHES PAINT A RELATIVELY ROSY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In conversations with the Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Filipino Labor Attaches, Econoff was repeatedly told that the vast majority of labor disputes in the UAE between foreign nationals and Emirati businesses and institutions are generally handled on an inform [...]	2003-04-13 10:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1756	UAE MAY IMPOSE RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON SAUDI [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: General Director of the UAE Federal Customs Authority Mohamed Al-Mehairi told Econoff on April 13 that the UAE is seriously considering retaliatory tariffs on Saudi exporters, in response to [...]	2003-04-13 11:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1783	MEDIA REACTION: FALL OF TIKRIT SYRIA IS NEXT U.S. [...] SUMMARY: THE FALL OF TIKRIT TO COALITION FORCES, THE IN IRAQI CITIES, AND USG WARNINGS TO SYRIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL ALLEGED THAT IRAQ WAS FIRST BUT SYRIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NEXT. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON SADDAM'S TORTURE CHAMBERS BUT [...]	2003-04-14 11:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1794	UAE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS [...] (U) Local press reported on April 13 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued more than 32,000 employee labor cards and 12,000 work permits to companies last month. Approximately 60% of the cards were new and there was also a "sizeable increase" in the issuance of group visas. T [...]	2003-04-14 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1852	GETTING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OUT: WINNING [...] SUMMARY: TO GET THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OUT, THE ABU DHABI PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ENGAGED KEY UAE MEDIA ON MULTIPLE LEVELS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE WAR. PD EFFORTS INCLUDED INTENSIVE TARGETED OUTREACH WITH KEY PUBLIC DIPLOMACY MATERIALS, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH UAE NATIONALS, ARAB EXPA [...]	2003-04-16 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI1902	UAE CREATES NEW LABOR INSPECTION PLAN OF [...] (U) Local press reported on April 18 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has developed a new inspection and training plan centered on improving the quality of labor inspection. The objective of the program is to create safer and more secure working conditions by encouraging companie [...]	2003-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI193	MEDIA REACTION: WAR ON IRAQ, DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB [...] SUMMARY: DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB WORLD, THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (MEPI),AND THE ANTICIPATED WAR ON IRAQ WERE THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF UAE AND REGIONAL MEDIA. UNDER THE PEN NAME OF "IBN AL DEIRA," A COLUMNIST IN "AL KHALEEJ" HOPES THAT THE U.S. DIPLOMACY WILL RECOVER ITS 'SPIRIT,' AN [...]	2003-01-13 13:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1935	UAE HOPES TO IMPLEMENT LABOR UNION LAW BY [...] (SBU) UAE Labor Minister Matar Al-Tayer informed DCM on April 21 that the final draft of the new UAE labor law which permits the creation of formal labor associations/unions, would be sent to the inter- ministerial review committee by the end of the week. (See reftel). The proposed legislatio [...]	2003-04-22 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1946	UAEG OFFICIALS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON WHY THE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a conversation with the DCM on April 21, UAE Labor Minister Matar Humaid Al-Tayer noted that the final number of amnesty seekers would be approximately 50,000 -- significantly lower than the expected 200,000-250,0 [...]	2003-04-23 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1992	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECRETARIAL VISIT EXPLOSIONS IN [...] SUMMARY: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO THE UAE AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, CIVILIAN DEATHS DUE TO AN ARMS DUMP EXPLOSION IN BAGHDAD, AND ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. IN "AL BAYAN," UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN CRITICIZED ANY 'EXCUSES' GIVEN FOR T [...]	2003-04-28 08:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2083	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) The local press reported that three hundred expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's failure to pay salaries for more than three months. The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-T [...]	2003-04-30 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2175	UAE EXTENDS AMNESTY [...] (U) The UAEG announced that it has extended the amnesty period for illegal aliens to depart the country without penalty an additional month. (See ref A). The four month amnesty period was scheduled to end on April 30, but officials have given illegal aliens until May 31 to leave the UAE. The [...]	2003-05-05 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2178	STRANDED IRAQIS IN THE UAE: NEED FOR POLICY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid has now engaged on the issue of the approximately 1,000 Iraqis stranded in the northern Emirates, pr [...]	2003-05-05 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS EAID IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2223	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S NOMINATION OF AMBASSADOR PAUL BREMER TO LEAD THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, THE ROADMAP, AND ISRAEL'S DEMAND FOR SANCTIONS ON SYRIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST, DR. ABDULKHALEQ ABDULLA NOTED IN "AL KHALEEJ" HOW SHAMEFUL IT IS THA [...]	2003-05-07 08:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2234	AS REGIONAL POWER CENTER SHIFTS, UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During a May 7 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan shared the substance of a spat he had with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. Apparently, Abdullah had told an Arab expat (well [...]	2003-05-07 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GCC SA TC
03ABUDHABI2236	UAE LEADERSHIP RESPONDS TO AMBASSADOR'S URGING OF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: As a result of the Ambassador's interventions with the UAE leadership, the Zayid Center for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF),a UAEG-funded institution which has drawn fire for its sometimes noxio [...]	2003-05-08 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2256	UAEG LAYS OUT SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: UAE Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al- Bustani laid out for Econchief 5/6 the UAEG's priorities for Iraq reconstruction. A memo he [...]	2003-05-10 12:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV TC
03ABUDHABI2274	(SBU) INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS OF THE UAE [...] (SBU) In a recent address to the Indian Business and Professional Group, UAE Labor Undersecretary Khalid Al-Khazraji said all the right things. First, he confirmed that the UAE will continue to import multiethnic labor, primarily from the Indian subcontinent (something that no doubt went down [...]	2003-05-10 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2292	APPROACHING UAEG ON FUNDS FOR ABORTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (S) The sensitivity of reftel demarche, particularly the involvement of the prominent Lootah family (whether knowingly or otherwise) in the matter, will require that we engage at the highest levels of the UAEG. Since [...]	2003-05-11 11:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2296	(S//NF) C-NE3-00449: UAE POISED FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S//NF) The following answers are keyed to questions in ref D regarding Gulf countries' views and intentions on Iraqi reconstruction posed by Washington analysts: A. Not applicable, although we wo [...]	2003-05-11 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2300	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S REMARKS TEMPER CRITICISM OF [...] SUMMARY: ON APRIL 18, PAO ARRANGED A TELEPHONE PRESS CONFERENCE (TPC) FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY WITH THE UAE'S MOST WIDELY READ PAN-ARAB ARABIC DAILY "AL- KHALEEJ" AND SISTER ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILY "GULF TODAY." BOTH CARRIED THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE INTERVIEW ON SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2003. THE D/S [...]	2003-05-11 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OIIP TC
03ABUDHABI2323	LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-12 10:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2326	UAE SENDING IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION TEAM TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) At the initiative of MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayied, the UAE is sending a nine-member delegation to Washington during the week of Ma [...]	2003-05-12 11:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2335	UAE CAMEL RACING SEASON WRAP-UP: MUCH PROGRESS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A round of meetings with UAE officials confirmed earlier reports (see Refs A and B),that the UAEG has not yet succeeded 100 percent in implementing and enforcing the chi [...]	2003-05-12 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUDHABI235	S/P DIRECTOR HAASS' JANUARY 8 MEETING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Visiting Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, accompanied by Ambassador Wahba, S/P staffer Dr. Meghan O'Sullivan, A/DCM and control officer, called January 8 on UAE Central Bank Governor [...]	2003-01-15 09:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2368	UAEG BRIEFED ON NEW USG COMMERCIAL REMOTE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-17 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA TC
03ABUDHABI237	S/P DIRECTOR HAASS AND CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, Ambassador Wahba and Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) had a lively exchange on Iraq, Iran and Saudi-US relatio [...]	2003-01-15 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2391	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST ATTACKS, ROADMAP, IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: TERRORIST ATTACKS IN RIYADH AND CASABLANCA, ESCALATING CONFLICT IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" ALLEGED THAT THE ONLY BENEFICIARY OF THESE ATTACKS IS ISRAEL. AN "AL BAYAN" [...]	2003-05-19 08:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2451	UAE: A MODEL FOR IRAQ? [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE is eager to see the swift reintegration of Iraq into the international trade and investment system, and the emergence of Baghdad as an economic counterweight to Riyad [...]	2003-05-25 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC

03ABUDHABI2511	MEDIA REACTION: ROADMAP IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE RECENT ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. SOLDIERS IN IRAQ AND THE ISRAELI CABINET'S RESERVATIONS ON THE ROADMAP DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND RECOMMENDED MEANS TO ACHIEVE SECURITY AND STABILITY IN IRAQ. [...]	2003-05-28 08:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC

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