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00ANKARA8112	TURKEY: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) COMBATTING TERRORISM IS A MAJOR PRIORITY IN TURKEY'S FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICY. THE GOT APPROACHES THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISTS WITH AN OUTLOOK SIMILAR TO THE USG'S INTERNATIONAL, COORDINATED APPROACH. THE DANGER POSED TO TURKEY BY TERRORISM IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE FACT THAT THE THREE POSTS OF TH [...]	2000-12-11 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU

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
00BEIJING11790	CHINA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2000 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH THREE REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) THERE WERE NO ACTS OF TERRORISM COMMITTED AGAINST U.S. CITIZENS OR INTERESTS IN CHINA THIS YEAR. CHINESE MAINLAND AND HONG KONG MEDIA OCCASIONALLY REPORT ACTS OF TERRORISM BY [...]	2000-11-30 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CH
00BEIRUT4016	SLOUCHING TOWARD THE GRAND SERAIL (II) -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER PM HARIRI IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED VERY SHORTLY AS LEBANON'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER, WITH A NEW CABINET PRESENTED FOR PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL WITHIN THE WEEK. THE GREEN LIGHT FOR HARIRI'S APPOINTMENT WAS GIVEN BY SYRIA FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS IN CAIRO AND HERE OVER T [...]	2000-10-23 13:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY
00BOGOTA10666	2000 TERRORISM REPORT (COLOMBIA) [...] THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY BOGOTA'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT, KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL: A. RESPONSE OF JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO TERRORISM: COLOMBIA'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL (A BRANCH OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDEPENDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE) CONTINUES TO GIVE HIGH P [...]	2000-12-05 14:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CO
00BOGOTA3734	FARC INAUGURATES CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) AMIDST GREAT FANFARE AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ONLOOKERS, THE FARC ANNOUNCED APRIL 29 ITS "CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY," THE "BOLIVARIAN MOVEMENT." FARC CHIEF MARULANDA SAID THE CLANDESTINE CHARACTER OF THE PARTY WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT ITS MEMBERS FROM A SYSTEMATIC MURDER CAMPAIGN SUCH AS [...]	2000-05-03 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER MASS PINR PHUM CO
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
00COLOMBO968	LTTE OFFERS TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY. WITH THE SRI LANKAN ARMY HAVING PULLED BACK TO NEW DEFENSIVE LINES AND A SLOWDOWN IN LTTE ADVANCES OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE JAFFNA FRONT, THE LTTE HAS OFFERED A TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE TO ALLOW GSL FORCES TO "WITHDRAW FROM THE UNFAVORABLE THEATER OF WAR WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR." THE O [...]	2000-05-08 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	MOPS PREL CE
00DAMASCUS2976	ASAD SITREP 01: PRESIDENT ASAD HAS DIED; [...] (C) SYRIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION AT 1800 BROADCAST THE OFFICIAL SYRIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT TO PARLIAMENT THAT PRESIDENT HAFIZ AL-ASAD HAD DIED. THE SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT ABD AL-QADIR QADDURA ANNOUNCED A FEW MINUTES LATER THAT A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE HAD BEEN FORMED TO DISCUSS [...]	2000-06-10 17:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SY IS
00DAMASCUS2985	ASAD SITREP 03: BASHAR PROMOTED TO COMMANDER- [...] (U) SYRIAN TELEVISION REPORTED THE AFTERNOON OF 6/11 THAT VICE PRESIDENT KHADDAM HAD SIGNED DECREE NUMBERS 9 AND 10, PROMOTING COLONEL BASHAR AL-ASAD TO THE RANK OF GENERAL AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES. 2. (C) THE MOST OBVIOUS EFFECT OF THIS IS THAT BASHAR HAS NOW OFFICIALLY A [...]	2000-06-11 16:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SY
00DAMASCUS3013	ASAD LAID TO REST, BASHAR ERA BEGINNING, SYRIANS ADJUST TO NEW REALITY [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-13 18:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SY
00DAMASCUS3050	SYRIAN MEDIA SAYS BASHAR CONTINUES HAFIZ AL- [...] (C) SUMMARY. SYRIAN PRESS JUNE 14-15 EMPHASIZED UNIFIED SUPPORT FOR BASHAR AL-ASAD UNDER THE BANNER OF CONTINUING HIS FATHER'S LEGACY. PRINT FEATURES INCLUDED FAVORABLE COMMENTS BY THE SYRIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY AND FOREIGN DELEGATIONS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO COMMENTS BY ARAB LEADER [...]	2000-06-17 04:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPRC PROP KPAO KMDR LE SY
00GABORONE5265	BREAKTHROUGH FOR SADC ON REFORMING POLITICAL [...] (C) SADC FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTERS HAVE REACHED CONSENSUS ON REFORMING THE LONG-MORIBUND SADC ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE AND SECURITY, FM MERAFHE TOLD US. THE ORGAN HAS BEEN LARGELY DYSFUNCTIONAL SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1996, DUE TO A DISPUTE OVER LINES OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN IT AND SADC PRO [...]	2000-11-24 16:02:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	SADC PREL MARR MCAP ZU
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
00HANOI1193	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REJECTS CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF VIETNAM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIETNAMESE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PHAN QUANG CALLED IN THE AMBASSADOR MAY 18 TO PROTEST HOUSE RESOLUTION 295, WHICH CRITICIZED VIETNAM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND POLITICAL REPRESSION. ON BEHALF OF THE ASSEMBLY, QUANG "REJECTED" THE RESOLUTION, AND IN [...]	2000-06-01 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV VM HUMANR
00HANOI1298	VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA? [...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...]	2000-06-13 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM
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
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
00HANOI1615	AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...]	2000-07-27 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM
00HANOI1671	DISSIDENT HA SY PHU CONTINUES TO BE QUESTIONED BY POLICE, ISOLATED FROM SUPPORTERS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT WRITER HA SY PHU REMAINS IN HIS HOME IN DALAT SUBJECT TO REGULAR QUESTIONING BY POLICE, MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER POLICE THREATENED TO CHARGE HIM WITH TREASON FOR HIS PRO-DEMOCRACY ESSAYS. AN INV [...]	2000-08-03 10:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR VM HUMANR
00HANOI1712	US DOD SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM MILITARY [...] FROM JUL 31-AUG 3, A FOUR-PERSON USDOD TEAM VISITED VIETNAM FOR TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS ON ENHANCING COOPERATION ON MILITARY ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES. AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO CONSIDER U.S. SUPPORT TO THE GVN IN EFFORTS TO HOST A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP IN THEIR ROLE AS [...]	2000-08-10 09:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS EAID VM US
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
00HANOI2421	PROGRESS TOWARD PROTESTANT RECOGNITION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR DRL/CRT. 2. THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON RELIGION ON OCTOBER 21 RELEASED A COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02421 020714Z "MOBILIZATION BOARD" OF 25 PROTESTANT MINISTERS TO PREPARE FOR A C [...]	2000-11-02 07:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
00HANOI2441	VIETNAM -- PEASANT DEMONSTRATIONS AT PARTY HQ SYMBOLIZE CONTINUING DISPUTES OVER USE DECISIONS AND COMPENSATION [...] SUMMARY: IN A RECENT PROTEST AGAINST UNRESOLVED LAND DISPUTES, 100 FARMERS FROM THREE PROVINCES CAMPED OUT OVERNIGHT IN FRONT OF PARTY HEADQUARTERS AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IN HANOI. THEIR DEMONSTRATION, WHICH RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IN THE VIETNAMESE MEDIA, WAS ONE MORE SIGN [...]	2000-11-06 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EAGR VM DPOL
00HANOI2452	READOUT FROM ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON US-ASEAN DIALOGUE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 3-4. 2. MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HOANG AN GAVE POLCOUNS AND POLOFF A READOUT NOV. 1 ON THE "STATUS REPORT ON ASEAN-U.S. RELATIONS" WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 9-11 34TH ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HANOI. AN ALSO PRESENTED [...]	2000-11-08 01:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV TPHY EAID ECIN VM ASEAN
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
00HANOI2573	CHINESE ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN FRENCH EMBASSY IN HANOI [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DOUGLAS G. HARTER, REASON 1.5(B,D) . 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 8-11. 3. (S) LATE AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 24 FRENCH AMBASSADOR SECRET PAGE 02 HANOI 02573 01 OF 02 271303Z INFORMED U.S. AMBASSADOR THAT TWO CHIN [...]	2000-11-27 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PREF PREL CH FR VM CVR HUMANR
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
00HANOI2667	THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF FREE TRADE AND FREE IDEAS REVERBERATES AFTER HIS VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO VIETNAM ELECTRIFIED THE VIETNAMESE PUBLIC -- AND SURPRISED THE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND LINED THE STREETS TO GREET THE PRESIDENT AND F [...]	2000-12-08 13:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR VM DPOL
00HANOI2777	BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S FORUM: PROFOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE "TWO VIETNAMS" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S WOMEN'S FORUM REVEALS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN AND MEN IN VIETNAM TODAY. OVER LUNCH BEFORE THE EVENT, IN CANDID DISC [...]	2000-12-26 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI ELAB PINR VM DPOL
00HANOI765	NOTES FROM SECDEF VISIT TO VIETNAM: PM KHAI TENSE, ANXIOUS TO DELIVER MESSAGE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) REFTELS HAVE REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COHEN TO VIETNAM, WHICH PROVIDED A SIPDIS STRONG BOOST TO BILATERAL RELATIONS. ONE INTERESTING SIDEBAR TO HIS VISIT WAS THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN MEE [...]	2000-04-13 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON PINR 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
00HANOI864	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NAM DINH: AGRICULTURAL PROVINCE MAKES TEXTILES, CRAFTS; NGO'S HELP MEET LOCAL NEEDS [...] SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST WORKING VISIT TO NAM DINH PROVINCE, JUST SOUTHEAST OF HANOI, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS, TOURED A STATE-OWNED TEXTILE PLANT AND VISITED NGO PROJECTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND A HOSPITAL. THOUGH THE PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP IS OPEN AND ENGAGING, THE LARGELY AGRIC [...]	2000-04-25 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PGOV ECON EIND ETRD VM
00HARARE1842	MUGABE CONFERRED STATUS OF A CARICATURE OF AN AFRICAN LEADER [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S INCREASINGLY DESPERATE RULING PARTY, ZANU-PF HAS RESORTED TO VIOLENCE, BOTH RHETORICAL AND PHYSICAL TO COMBAT ITS ERODING POPULARITY. AS THREATS ISSUED BY ZANU-PF ESCALATE, SO DO INCIDENTS OF HARASSMENT AND MAYHEM AND THE DANGER THAT LESS STABLE ELEMENTS IN ZANU-PF WILL INTERP [...]	2000-04-06 10:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SOCI MARR ZI
00HARARE1901	ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE IMPACTS AND NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE RECENT FLOODING DISASTER IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZIMBABWE, PRESENTED IN A DRAFT REPORT BY THE GOZ'S CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT RECENTLY OBTAINED BY THE MISSION. [...]	2000-04-07 07:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZI
00HARARE1914	PARLIAMENT PASSES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON APRIL 6, ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL BILL, AMENDING THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION FOR THE 16TH TIME, TO ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR RESETTLEMENT PURPOSES WITHOUT COMPENSATION (REFTEL A). THE VOTE FOLLOWED SOME ARM- TWISTING BY PRESIDENT MUGABE, WHO [...]	2000-04-07 11:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ZI
00HARARE1970	MDC TO OFFER AMNESTY TO KEY MILITARY FIGURES [...] (C) A SMALL DEPUTATION OF MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MEMBERS LED BY HARARE BUSINESSMAN CLIVE PUZEY CALLED ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD APRIL 10 TO INFORM HIM OF A PLAN TO OFFER AN AMNESTY DEAL TO APPROXIMATELY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01970 121839Z TE [...]	2000-04-11 16:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI MDC
00HARARE2021	ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT [...] SUMMARY: ON APRIL 6, MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) ATTENDED A THIRD GOVERNMENT-DONOR MEETING ON THE FLOODING DISASTER CHAIRED JOINTLY BY UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE RESREP) C. LOPES AND MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL HOUSING (MLGNH - PARENT MINISTRY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIV [...]	2000-04-13 12:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZI
00HARARE2081	ZIMBABWE'S 2000 BUDGET AND GDP OUTLOOK IS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, ZIMBABWE'S BUDGET AND GDP OUTLOOK LOOKS TO FALL FAR SHORT OF THE PROJECTIONS MADE IN THE "MILLENIUM BUDGET," RELEASED LATE LAST YEAR. AT THE TIME THE BUDGET WAS MADE PUBLIC, BOTH WE AND LOCAL ANALYSTS ASSERTED THAT ITS PREDICTION [...]	2000-04-14 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL ZI
00HARARE2102	MPINGA: MNANGAGWA PLAYS BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE [...] (C) MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS EMMERSON MNANGAGWA TOLD ME APRIL 14 THAT HE HAS KNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN/CONGOLESE BUSINESSMAN KALAA MPINGA FOR FOUR YEARS. MPINGA, WHOSE AGE HE GUESSED TO BE 38- 40, IS THE NEPHEW OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO'S MINISTER OF STATE [...]	2000-04-15 10:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR 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
00HARARE2198	S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND DISARMAMENT WITH MUGABE CONFIDANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWEAN JUSTICE MINISTER AND MUGABE CONFIDANT STATES THAT THE VICTORIA FALLS MEETING WAS CALLED IN ORDER TO REMOVE ANY OBSTACLES TO CONTINUED FORWARD PROGRESS THAT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED FROM CEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS SINCE THE RECENT KAMPALA AGREEMENT. ZIMBABWE AND NAMIBIA, HE ASSE [...]	2000-04-21 19:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI
00HARARE2199	EARLY WEEKEND UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) AS OF THE MORNING OF APRIL 22--ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE LONG EASTER HOLIDAY WEEKEND - THE SITUATION IN HARARE IS FAIRLY QUIET, WITH SOME SIGNS OF LESSENING TENSIONS. HARARE IS FINE AND ROADS ARE OPEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MOST NOTABLY, A PEACE MARCH IN DOWNTOWN HARARE ON APRIL 21, [...]	2000-04-22 08:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2200	S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DRC DISENGAGEMENT AND DISARMAMENT WITH ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER, THE APRIL 21 VICTORIA FALLS MEETING WAS DESIGNED AS A SUMMIT OF THE HEADS OF STATE OF THE EXTERNAL STATE ACTORS TO DISCUSS WAYS OF EXTRICATING THEMSELVES FROM THE CONGO. THE CONGOLESE WERE NOT INVITED. AT THE LAST MOMENT, DOS SANTO [...]	2000-04-22 19:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG ZI
00HARARE2203	APRIL 24 HARARE UPDATE [...] (U) AS OF THE MORNING OF APRIL 24 HARARE IS QUIET. THE WEEKEND BOMBING IN THE CITY CENTER (REFTEL) RAISED FEARS AMONG CITY DWELLERS, BUT THE GENERALLY LESSENING TENSION ON THE FARMS APPEARS TO HAVE MORE THAN OFFSET THIS AS ZIMBABWE PREPARES TO RETURN TO WORK TOMORROW AFTER A FOUR-DAY EASTER [...]	2000-04-24 12:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE2206	SUBJECT: WOLPE/MUGABE TETE-A-TETE [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS FOUR AND TWENTY EIGHT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) IN A FORTY FIVE MINUTE TETE-A-TETE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MUGABE AND I HAD A CORDIAL BUT FRANK EXCHANGE ON ZIMBABWE'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL CRISIS. I TOLD THE ZIMBABWEAN PRES [...]	2000-04-24 13:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG PREL PHUM PINS ZI EAGR EAID
00HARARE2222	S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DRC DISENGAGEMENT AND DISARMAMENT WITH ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE HOSTED A TWO HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTE MEETING WITH THE USG DELEGATION AT HIS RESIDENCE IN HARARE ON 22 APRIL. S/E WOLPE, AMB MCDONALD, SPECIAL ADVISOR PRENDERGAST, LT. COL. GADDIS, AND ECONOFF PROKOP ATTENDED. S/E WOLPE REINFORCED THE USG CONCERN [...]	2000-04-25 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG 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
00HARARE2297	AMBASSADOR PUTS HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER ON NOTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON APRIL 26 THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS REPEATED THE PARTY LINE TO AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMS IS A "POLITICAL ISSUE" WITH WHICH NEITHER HE NOR THE POLICE MAY INTERFERE, AS LONG AS THE TAKEOVERS ARE PEACEFUL. DABENGWA MAINTAINS THAT THE POLIC [...]	2000-04-27 15:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR KDEM ZI
00HARARE2339	MEDIA REPORT POLICE RELEASE JOURNALIST; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2000-05-02 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ZI
00HARARE2515	"RED GUARDS" AND SQUATTERS: MUGABE'S [...] (C) THE MEANING OF DEMOCRACY IS BEING VITIATED IN ZIMBABWE. IN ORDER TO WIN THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, THE DATE OF WHICH IS STILL NOT FIXED, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS UNLEASHED A CAMPAIGN OF TERROR IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, COMPARABLE IN PURPOSE TO CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION. HIS TRUSTED AGENTS ARE T [...]	2000-05-11 14:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE2609	NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY PEACE RALLY [...] ON MAY 13, THE CIVIL SOCIETY UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION, THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY'S (NCA),"PEACE RALLY," WHICH WAS TO BE HELD IN HARARE'S SPORTS STADIUM, WAS DISRUPTED AFTER THE POLICE AND ABOUT 50 WAR VETERANS VIOLENTLY DISPERSED PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VENUE. EYEWITNESSES TOL [...]	2000-05-15 16:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ZI
00HARARE2684	BEHIND THE POLITICAL CONFLAGRATION, ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMY IS [...] (C) WHILE RECENT ATTENTION, NOTABLY OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE, HAS FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE OCCURRING HERE, CONCURRENTLY A SERIOUSLY DETERIORATING ECONOMY IS BEING PUSHED RAPIDLY DOWNHILL BY THE ACTIONS AND INACTIONS OF A NEAR-TOTALLY DISTRACTED SENIOR LEADERSHIP. THE LARGEST AND MOST SERIOUS [...]	2000-05-19 05:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR PREL ZI
00HARARE2734	MDC STILL LIKELY TO WIN AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE A STATE-SPONSORED CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION AND VIOLENCE, AND THE RULING PARTY'S CONTROL OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) STILL IS LIKELY TO WIN AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE 150 PARLIAMENTARY SEAT TOTAL (OR 30 SEATS) IN THE ELECTIONS NOW SCHE [...]	2000-05-23 08:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINR ZI MDC
00HARARE2763	THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LOMA SECTIONS THAT [...] ON MAY 22, THE ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF THE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED "THE STANDARD NEWSPAPER" EDITOR, MARK CHAVUNDUKA, AND CHIEF REPORTER, RAY CHOTO, WHO CHALLENGED THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SECTION 50(2) OF THE LAW AND ORDER MAINTENANCE ACT (LOMA)(REFTEL). THE COURT FOUND THAT THE [...]	2000-05-23 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL 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
00HARARE2953	MINISTER OF STATE TELLS AMBASSADOR POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS ZANU-PF ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIGENIZATION (BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT),CEPHAS MSIPA, TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 1 THAT ZANU-PF'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION STRATEGY IS TO USE THE "WAR VETERANS" TO INTIMIDATE THE PUBLIC INTO SUPPORTING THE RUL [...]	2000-06-02 10:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI ZANU PF
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
00HARARE3078	POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE: SHOCKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: SEVERAL WHITE COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND BUSINESSPEOPLE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 5 OF THE CONTINUING POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THEIR OCCUPIED PROPERTIES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, DURING PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH THEM IN MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE. A BLACK MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE [...]	2000-06-07 16:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE3084	DETENTION OF CUBAN DEFECTORS BY ZIMBABWE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (C) PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD TELEPHONED MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA, THE HIGHEST AVAILABLE OFFICIAL, TO REGISTER THE USG'S SERIOUS CONCERN WITH THE W [...]	2000-06-08 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3094	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES STATE-SPONSORED [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A SERIES OF CALLS BEING MADE ON SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR AND ECONOFF MET WITH SIMON K. MOYO, MINISTER OF MINES, ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM, TO DISCUSS CONDITIONS IN ZIMBABWE RELATED TO THE ELECTIONS, AND OUR ABHORRENCE OF THE STATE-SPONSORED VIOLENCE AND [...]	2000-06-08 15:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE3098	ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION MONITORS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: DOMESTIC ELECTION MONITORS HAVE EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT UN ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS WILL BE APPROVED BY AN INTER-MINISTERI AL GOVERNMENT BODY, RATHER THAN BY THE ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC),AS HAS BEEN T [...]	2000-06-09 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI PREL KDEM EAID EU
00HARARE3105	CUBANS STILL IN JAIL, INS OFFICER ATTEMPTING TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA TO REITERATE OUR DESIRE TO SOLVE QUICKLY THE REFUGEE CASE OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS PENA MARTINEZ. THE AMBASSADOR INFORMED THE PERMANENT SECRETARY THAT [...]	2000-06-09 11:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3160	ZIMBABWE REPORTEDLY WANTS CUBANS DOCTORS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR OFFICIALS ADU AND SALOMONS CONTINUED IN THEIR QUEST TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS JUNE 12, AT ONE POINT TELLING THE INS OFFICER TO LEAVE THEM TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. THEY HAD NO OBJECTION TO [...]	2000-06-12 17:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3168	IRI AND NDI OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FACE CONFIDENTIAL [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST; SEE PARAS 8-10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) AND INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) ARE FACING BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES THAT SO FAR HAVE PREVENTED THEM FROM RECEIVING ACCREDITATION FROM [...]	2000-06-13 16:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM ZI
00HARARE3231	UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ATTEMPTS TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 14 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]	2000-06-14 17:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3263	UNHCR: PRESIDENT MUGABE TO MAKE DECISION ON [...] (C) ON JUNE 15 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]	2000-06-15 18:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3264	ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MAKES NO DECISION ON [...] (C) ON JUNE 16 UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE ON A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL DECISION TO RELEASE CUBANS DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ TO THE CUSTODY OF THE UNHCR. UNHCR REGIONAL REP [...]	2000-06-16 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3277	CUBAN DOCTORS SHUFFLED TO ANOTHER IMMIGRATION [...] (C) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 17 THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM GOROMONZI REMAND CENTER TO ANOTHER, UNDISCLOSED (TO US) LOCATION WITHIN HARARE, STILL UNDER THE CONTROL [...]	2000-06-19 11:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3348	CHILD LABOR IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) REFTELS (A) AND (B) REQUESTED POST'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO CHILD LABOR PRACTICES IN ZIMBABWE. THIS CABLE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH REFTELS (C) AND (D) FROM OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 1999, DISCUSSES ZIMBABWEAN CHILD LABOR PRACTICES IN DETAIL AND PROVIDE ANSWERS TO DEPARTMENT'S QUESTIONS [...]	2000-06-21 09:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ZI
00HARARE3349	THE UNHCR EFFORT TO FREE THE CUBAN DOCTORS [...] (C) UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS INFORMED CONSUL ON JUNE 21 THAT DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ NOW HAVE VISAS STAMPED IN THEIR CUBAN PASSPORTS ALLOWING TRAVEL TO THE UNSPECIFIED COUNTRY WILLING TO RECEIVE THEM. HE SAID THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ATTEMP [...]	2000-06-21 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3460	DESPITE STIFF COMPETITION, POTENTIAL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF THE JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, THIS CABLE OFFERS POST'S PREDICTIONS FOR HOTSPOTS AND TOUGH RACES AMONG CONSTITUENCIES IN ZIMBABWE'S TEN PROVINCES. THE MDC IS EXPECTED TO FARE VERY WELL IN MOST PROVINCES, WITH ITS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE COMING FROM THE TRADITIONA [...]	2000-06-23 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PINR ZI
00HARARE3482	EU INTERIM REPORT ON ELECTIONS TAKES A TOUGH STANCE [...] SUMMARY: THE EUROPEAN UNION OBSERVER MISSION ISSUED AN INTERIM STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE'S JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AT MIDNIGHT ON JUNE 25-26. THE REPORT COVERS THE PRE-ELECTION PERIOD AND THE VOTING; A LATER REPORT WILL COVER THE VOTE COUNT AND THE POST-ELECTION PERIOD. THE EU DETE [...]	2000-06-26 14:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV ZI EU ZANU PF
00HARARE3485	CUBAN DOCTORS LIKELY TO BE RETURNED TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 26 UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD CONSUL THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ WERE STILL AT THE RHODESVILLE REMAND CENTER, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT HAD MOVED THEM ON JUNE 17. HE THOUGHT THAT THE CUBANS WOULD BE RETURNED T [...]	2000-06-26 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3489	NEXT STEPS ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) ON JUNE 26 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO DR. MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA, PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AS THE SIPDIS CONVERSATION EVOLVED IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE DEMARCHE WAS A NON-STARTER. MAPURANGA REPORTED THAT DURING A MINI SUMMIT IN HA [...]	2000-06-26 15:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG ZI
00HARARE3490	GOZ BEGINS ANNOUNCING RESULTS; [...] (C) INITIAL RESULTS OF THE JUNE 24-25 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 03490 261725Z PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WERE ANNOUNCED AT 1830 LOCAL TIME BY REGISTRAR GENERAL TOBIWA MUDEDE. THE THREE CONSTITUENCIES ANNOUNCED, ALL IN MATABELELAND PROVINCE, VOTED OVERWHELMIN [...]	2000-06-26 17:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ZI
00HARARE3521	THE NEW ZIMBABWEAN PARLIAMENT: THE GLOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE HAS CHANGED FOREVER AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION THAT BROADENED PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY IN THE COUNTRY. THE "LOSERS" IN THIS ELECTION, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),WILL TAKE THEIR ELECTORAL GRIEVANCES TO COURT, NOT THE STREET, [...]	2000-06-28 13:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL ZI US
00HARARE3563	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DEFER [...] (C) IN INTRODUCING CONSUL TO DOMINIC BARTSCH, UNHCR SENIOR DURABLE SOLUTIONS OFFICER (THE UN OFFICER REPLACING ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS),UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE SAID THAT MOVEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS HAD GROUND TO A HALT. HE TOLD US THAT THERE HAD BEEN [...]	2000-06-29 16:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3634	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SENDS SIGNALS OF [...] (C) THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HAS FINALLY FOCUSED ON THE USG'S CRITICAL WORDS AND ACTIONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND HAS BEGUN SENDING SIGNALS OF ITS DISPLEASURE. THESE INCLUDE NOT ACCREDITING THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) AND THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) AS ELECTION [...]	2000-07-05 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE3680	SUSPECTED CIO MOLE RENDERS ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS INEFFECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISADORE ZINDOGA, WHO WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY PROMOTED TO SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) IN APRIL AFTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE POSITION TO LEAD THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),IS WIDELY ACCUSED BY MANY UNIONISTS [...]	2000-07-07 09:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PINR PGOV PREL ZI
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
00HARARE3760	MUGABE'S TRAVEL PLANS TO CONGO REMAIN [...] No summary [...]	2000-07-11 15:52:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PREL CG ZI
00HARARE3772	MUGABE REPORTEDLY SET TO NAME CABINET AS EARLY [...] No summary [...]	2000-07-12 11:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG ZI
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
00HARARE3941	FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA SHARES VIEWS ON DRC WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA AGREED WITH SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE'S ASSESSMENT THAT NOTHING WAS MORE DANGEROUS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE LUSAKA PROCESS THAN ACQUIESCENCE TO KABILA'S REJECTION OF DRC FACILITATOR SIR KETUMILE MASIRE. ZUMA REVIEWED KABILA' [...]	2000-07-18 15:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CF SF
00HARARE3959	FOREIGN MINISTER ZUMA SHARES VIEWS ON BURUNDI WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE SHARED WITH SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA JULY 17 USG CONCERNS ABOUT ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN BURUNDI. HE RELATED THE CONTENT OF HIS DISCUSSIONS IN CAPE TOWN WITH FACILITATOR NELSON MANDELA AND HIS WORD OF CAUTION TO M [...]	2000-07-19 09:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS BY TX SF
00HARARE4057	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND THE EVOLUTION OF ZIMBABWEAN [...] SUMMARY: THE WIN OF 57 PARLIAMENTARY SEATS BY THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) IN THE JUNE, 2000 ELECTIONS MARKS AN IMPORTANT NEW STAGE IN THE EVOLUTION OF ZIMBABWEAN DEMOCRACY. AFTER 20 YEARS AS A ONE-PARTY STATE, THE RULING ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION - PATR [...]	2000-07-24 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP ZI KPAO
00HARARE4061	S/E WOLPE MEETS WITH FM MUDENGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE GREAT LAKES HOWARD WOLPE, ACCOMPANIED BY SPECIAL ADVISOR JOHN PRENDERGAST AND POLOFFS, MET WITH NEWLY REAPPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE AND UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI ON 19 JULY. WOLPE AND PRENDERGAST EXPRESSED USG CONCERNS ABOU [...]	2000-07-24 15:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI CG
00HARARE4062	S/E WOLPE'S DISCUSSION WITH MNANGAGWA ON DRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 17 MEETING WITH EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, MUGABE'S CONFIDANTE IN CHARGE OF SENSITIVE MISSIONS RELATING TO THE CONGO, GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT DRC PRESIDENT KABILA'S PUSH FOR THE REMOVAL OF SIR KETUMILE MASIRE AS FACILITATOR IN THE CONGO [...]	2000-07-24 15:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG ZI
00HARARE4064	AJELLO TRYING TO SELL NON-CONGOLESE [...] (C) EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO IS IN HARARE FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT DURING WHICH HE HOPES TO SELL THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ON A SUMMIT OF NON-CONGOLESE BELLIGERENTS, AS DESCRIBED IN REFTELS. AJELLO, WHO HAD BEEN IN HARARE FOR 24 HOURS AND HAD MET ONLY WITH CO [...]	2000-07-25 07:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR ZI CG MZ
00HARARE4088	S/E WOLPE'S DISCUSSION WITH MFA U/S HAMADZIRIPI [...] (C) SUMMARY: GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE MET WITH MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI JULY 19 ON THE SITUATION IN THE CONGO. WOLPE EXPRESSED US CONCERN THAT THE LUSAKA ACCORDS WERE ABOUT TO UNRAVEL, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF KABILA'S CONTINUING RESISTANCE TO MASIRE'S R [...]	2000-07-26 08:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG ZI
00HARARE4145	EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AJELLO HAS POSITIVE [...] (C) BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IAN HAY- CAMPBELL SHARED HIS REPORT ON EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ALDO AJELLO'S VISIT TO HARARE ON JULY 25-26, WHICH WE REPRODUCE HERE IN FULL. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT. THE EU PRESIDENCY (FRANCE) ARRANGED A BRIEFING FOR EU MISSIONS BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIV [...]	2000-07-27 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CG ZI
00HARARE4147	ZIMBABWE TAKES ITS CASE AGAIQ THE ZIMBABWE [...] (U) ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27 FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE CONVENED THE AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS FROM THE NONALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM) COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN HARARE FOR A BRIEFING ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY ACT AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. ACCORDING [...]	2000-07-27 14:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ZI US
00HARARE4207	ZIMBABWE'S IMF RESREP ON THE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING ON JULY 28 THE IMF RESREP, ROBERT FRANCO, PROVIDED ECONOFF WITH INFORMATION ON UPCOMING IMF ACTIONS ON ZIMBABWE. FRANCO ALSO SHARED HIS BLEAK OUTLOOK ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY. FOREMOST ON HIS LIST OF CONCERNS WAS: THE GOZ'S VERY POOR BUDGET PERFORMANCE; [...]	2000-07-31 11:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ZI
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
00HARARE4318	RWANDA AND UGANDA TO BE INVITED TO THE WINDHOEK SADC SUMMIT [...] (C) ON AUGUST 3 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TOLD S/E HOWARD SIPDIS WOLPE THAT, IN THE COURSE OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI AND PRESIDENT MUGABE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE IDEA OF INVITING RWANDA AND UGANDA FOR MEETINGS [...]	2000-08-03 15:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CG SF RW UG ZI
00HARARE4319	ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AUGUST 2 ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA REGULAR BIANNUAL SUMMIT FOCUSED LARGELY ON BILATERAL ECONOMIC ISSUES, MBEKI'S AFRICAN RENAISSANCE PLAN AND ISSUES OF LAND AND LAWLESSNESS. THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT EXPLAINED THAT THE WAR VETERANS' ACTIONS CONSTITUTED A DEMONSTRATION, BUT OCCUPI [...]	2000-08-03 16:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI PGOV EAGR
00HARARE4362	WITH MUGABE IN CRUSADE MODE, THE STATE'S FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT MUGABE IS IN CRUSADE MODE, CAMPAIGNING FOR HIS PARTY'S CAPTURE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN 2002. HE HAS MADE CLEAR HIS LEGACY WILL BE THAT OF THE BLACK ZIMBABWEAN WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE WORLD TO RETURN THE LAND TO HIS PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE COUNTRY AND [...]	2000-08-07 14:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR ECON ZI

00HARARE4389	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE CONTINUES MOSTLY UNABATED [...] (C) THE AMANI TRUST, A RESPECTED HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING ORGANIZATION IN ZIMBABWE, RECENTLY RELEASED A REPORT DETAILING THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE FOLLOWING THE JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. THE TRUST PUTS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ASSAULTED OR OTHERWISE VICTIMS OF RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE POST- [...]	2000-08-08 15:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
00HARARE4445	MEDIA REPORT: OFFICIAL MEDIA SPIN SADC SUMMIT [...] GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE-CONTROLLED MEDIA, THE HERALD NEWSPAPER AND THE ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 04445 091251Z (ZBC),ARE SPINNING THE RESULTS OF THE JUST-ENDED SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) SUMMI [...]	2000-08-09 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI OIIP
00HARARE4446	MEDIA REPORT: BUSINESSMAN STRIVE MASIYIWA RECOUNTS [...] THE AUGUST 9 EDITION OF THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" CARRIES A PAGE-ONE STORY ABOUT BUSINESSMAN STRIVE MASIYIWA'S 1990 DETENTION BY MEMBERS OF ZIMBABWE'S CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO). THE STORY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 04446 091253Z [...]	2000-08-09 12:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP ZI
00HARARE4611	NEW TRADE MINISTER MOYO IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR [...] (C) NEW INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR AUGUST 15 THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS DETERMINED TO SEIZE 3,000 FARMS AND HAD NO INTENTION OF PROVIDING COMPENSATION. MOYO CLAIMED THAT MOST CABINET MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR OF A FAIR, TRANSPARENT LAND REFORM EFFOR [...]	2000-08-17 16:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PINR PHUM ZI EFIN EAGR
00HARARE4627	NEW HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER IS STILL FIGHTING [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON AUGUST 16, NEW HOME AFFARIS MINISTER -- AND ZANU-PF CHAIRMAN -- JOHN NKOMO PROVIDED A CONFUSING AND SOMETIMES CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S NEXT STEPS ON LAND REFORM. HIS COMMENTS CONFIRMED THE CLEAR ABSENCE OF ANY SYSTEMATIC RESETTLEMENT PL [...]	2000-08-21 12:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI
00HARARE4662	FIRST STEP TOWARD RESTORATION OF RULE OF LAW? [...] (C) IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS ON AUGUST 21, POLICE EVICTED WAR VETERANS FROM A COMMERCIAL FARM ON THE SOUTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF HARARE AND ARRESTED 13 WAR VETERANS WHO HAD BARRICADED A ROAD EAST OF THE CAPITAL. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, POLICE TOLD THE WAR VETERANS TO LEAVE BECAUSE THE FARM THEY HAD OC [...]	2000-08-22 15:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
00HARARE4695	WAR VETERANS REACT TO LAND EVICTIONS [...] (C) POLICE HAVE EVICTED WAR VETERANS FROM A NUMBER OF FARMS THIS WEEK, PROMPTING TWO DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE VETERANS THROUGH DOWNTOWN HARARE. EVICTIONS WERE CONTINUING ON AUGUST 24, DESPITE AN UNCONFIRMED PRESS REPORT THAT THE CABINET HAD CALLED A HALT TO THE POLICE ACTIONS. THE COMMERCIAL F [...]	2000-08-24 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
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
00HARARE4753	ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS DRC "MINI-SUMMIT" ON MARGINS [...] (C) PER REF A INSTRUCTION, POLOFF SPOKE ON AUGUST 28 WITH MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI TO SOLICIT THE GOZ'S VIEWS ON A POSSIBLE DRC "MINI-SUMMIT" ON THE MARGINS OF THE MILLENIUM SUMMIT. HAMADZIRIPI WAS UNAWARE OF PRESIDENT CHILUBA'S CURRENT EFFORTS BUT SAID THE GOZ WOULD [...]	2000-08-28 12:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG AO BY UG WA ZI
00HARARE4810	ZIMBABWE'S POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS [...] SUMMARY: THIS IS A USAID/BHR ACTION REQUEST (SEE PARA 10.). DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS - INCLUDING CYCLONE ELINE, THE COMMERCIAL FARM INVASIONS, THE GOVERNMENT'S 'FAST-TRACK' RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE - ZIMBABWE IS FACING POTENTIALLY SERIOUS FOOD SECURITY PROBLEMS AND HUMA [...]	2000-08-30 07:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR
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
00HARARE4941	MUGABE DISCUSSES FUEL AND PAN-AFRICAN UNITY IN TRIPOLI [...] (C) IN A SEPTEMBER 5 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER -- AND MUGABE CONFIDANT -- NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA PROVIDED A SHORT READOUT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI THE WEEK OF AUGUST 28. ACCORDING TO SHAMUYARIRA (WHO WAS PART OF THE ZIMBABWEAN DELEGATIO [...]	2000-09-06 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON ZI
00HARARE4987	PRESIDENT MUGABE'S HEALTH [...] (U) WE HAVE HEARD RECENT RUMORS CIRCULATING IN HARARE THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE COLLAPSED -- IN PRIVATE -- THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS -- ONCE IN MAPUTO AND TWICE MORE IN TRIPOLI WHILE EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK FOR THE MILLENIUM SUMMIT. PRESS REPORTS, CITING ANONYMOUS SOURCES IN THE PRESI [...]	2000-09-08 09:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE4999	NEW TALE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE'S ENERGY [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ATTENDED A DINNER SEPTEMBER 7 WITH A VARIETY OF RESIDENT AMBASSADORS AND A FEW ZIMBABWEANS, DURING WHICH GIDEON GONO (PROTECT),MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),REPORTED A CREDIBLE STORY ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT MALFEASANCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. BEF [...]	2000-09-08 11:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA
00HARARE5072	IMF REVIEW TEAM PROVIDES A BLEAK OUTBRIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 12 THE IMF RESREP, ROBERT FRANCO, AND THE IMF TEAM LEADER, PAULO NEUHAUS, PROVIDED THE DONOR COMMUNITY WITH AN HOUR- LONG OUTBRIEF ON THE COMPLETED 2 1/2 WEEK-LONG ARTICLE IV REVIEW OF ZIMBABWE. NEUHAUS PROVIDED NO NEW SURPRISES OR BOMBSHELLS, BUT DID REVEAL, AS AN [...]	2000-09-12 14:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ZI
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
00HARARE5187	RAID ON MDC HEADQUARTERS; ZIMBABWE POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN OPPOSITION ADVISOR AND RELIABLE EMBASSY CONTACT REPORTED TO THE AMBASSADOR SEPTEMBER 14 AN UPSURGE IN POLICE HARASSMENT OF THE OPPOSITION. AT THE TOP OF THE LIST WAS A RAID ON THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) HEADQUARTERS TODAY AND AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST TWO SENIOR MDC [...]	2000-09-14 14:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
00HARARE5270	GOVERNMENT RESORTS TO HAM-FISTED INTIMIDATION [...] (C) IN THEIR TWO-DAY RAID ON MDC OFFICES, POLICE AND CIO AGENTS SEIZED PAPER FILES AND DISKETTES, AND DOWNLOADED COMPUTER FILES. SEIZED DOCUMENTS INCLUDED THE MDC'S MEMBERSHIP LISTS, FUNDING SOURCES, STRATEGIES FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL CHALLENGES AND THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND EV [...]	2000-09-18 16:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE5302	ZIMBABWE MINISTER'S STATEMENT PRELUDE TO MORE INTIMIDATION AGAINST MDC [...] (C) IN A PARLIAMENTARY SESSION ATTENDED BY POLOFF, HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER JOHN NKOMO READ A BRIEF GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON THE POLICE RAIDS AGAINST THE MDC LAST WEEK (REFS B AND C). AFTER READING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A POLICE REPORT ON THE BOMBING OF THE MDC HEADQUARTERS TWO DAYS BEFORE THE RAIDS [...]	2000-09-19 15:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF
00HARARE5346	FORMER ARMY COMMANDER REPORTEDLY APPROACHES MDC [...] (C) SOLOMON MUJURU, RETIRED COMMANDER OF THE ARMY, RECENTLY SENT AN EMISSARY TO THE MDC, WITHOUT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S KNOWLEDGE, ACCORDING TO A SENIOR MDC OFFICIAL. THE EMISSARY INFORMED THE MDC OF THE GOZ'S INTENTION TO PROVOKE VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS NATIONWIDE AS A PRETEXT FOR CRACKING DOWN [...]	2000-09-21 16:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
00HARARE5350	GOVERNMENT CONTINUES STOPGAP FUEL ACQUISITION [...] (SBU) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTING, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SIGNED A ZIM$2.5 BILLION (APPROXIMATELY USD 50 MILLION) LINE OF CREDIT WITH PRETRONAS, THE MALAYSIAN OIL COMPANY. MOTOR FUELS WILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE COUNTRY OVERLAND, BY RAIL AND ROAD, BY ENGEN. THE MALAYSIAN COMPANY, WHICH HAS [...]	2000-09-22 10:24:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EIND PGOV AMGT ZI
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
00HARARE5362	MFA INQUIRES ABOUT AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MET FOR HALF AN HOUR WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE AT THE LATTER'S CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05362 251504Z REQUEST SEPTEMBER 25. WUTAWUNASHE GOT TO THE POINT QUICKL [...]	2000-09-25 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIIP US ZI
00HARARE5397	ZIMBABWE BANK DIRECTOR PROVIDES SOME HOPE FOR MORE STEADY FUEL SUPPLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON GIDEON GONO, DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),SEPTEMBER 25 TO GET AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE'S FUEL SITUATION. AS REPORTED REF B, THE CBZ, AND GONO PERSONALLY, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING FUEL FLOWING INTO ZIMBABWE UNDER THE MOST ARDUO [...]	2000-09-26 14:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA
00HARARE5398	ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE U.S.-SADC JOINT [...] (C) DCM DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO ZIMBABWE'S MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SEPTEMBER 26. HAMADZIRIPI, WHO STATED HE HAD SOME FAMILIARITY WITH CONVENTIONAL ARMS ISSUES, SAID ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE THE JOINT U.S.-SADC DECLARATION BUT WILL NEED TO REVIEW THE DRAFT L [...]	2000-09-26 14:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE5460	MORGAN TSVANGIRAI INFORMS BRITISH HIGH [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 27 THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION HERE SHARED WITH US THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE, CLASSIFIED "CONFIDENTIAL" AND SENT SEPTEMBER 22, CONCERNING MDC- SPONSORED MASS ACTION IN ZIMBABWE. PLEASE PROTECT THE SOURCE. MARK LYALL GRANT, REFERRED TO IN PARA. 2, IS A SENIOR OFFICER IN THE FOREI [...]	2000-09-27 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINS ZI
00HARARE5461	ZANU-PF REPORTEDLY INTERESTED IN DEAL WITH MDC [...] (C) ACCORDING TO A SENIOR MDC ADVISOR, THE OPPOSITION PARTY HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FEELERS FROM ZANU-PF ABOUT MAKING A DEAL THAT INVOLVES PRESIDENT MUGABE'S DEPARTURE FROM OFFICE. MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI IS REPORTEDLY WILLING TO AGREE TO A GRACEFUL EXIT FOR MUGABE BECAUSE IT IS IN ZIMBABWE [...]	2000-09-27 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ZI MDC ZANU PF
00HARARE5464	ZIMBABWE CLOSER TO PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL FROM DROC [...] (C) SUMMARY: AT A SEPTEMBER 26 FAREWELL LUNCH WITH THE DCM, THE MFA'S UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI REPORTED THAT ZIMBABWE IS CLOSE TO WITHDRAWING UP TO HALF ITS TROOPS FROM THE DROC. HAMADZIRIPI DESCRIBED KABILA'S BRIEF TRIP TO LUANDA ON SEPTEMBER 24 AS A LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT TO [...]	2000-09-27 16:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI
00HARARE5514	UNDP RESREP BRIEFS DONORS ON UN/UNDP [...] (SBU) UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN ZIMBABWE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DONORS ON SEPTEMBER 28 ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF A FIVE-PERSON MISSION SENT TO LOOK FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM PROGRAM. THIS MISSION IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECEN [...]	2000-09-28 14:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI
00HARARE5515	COMMERCIAL FARMER SEVERELY INJURED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A WHITE COMMERCIAL FARMER WAS ATTACKED WITH A MACHETE BY A WAR VETERAN ON SEPTEMBER 26 AFTER THE VETERAN TRIED TO STOP HIM FROM PLANTING TOBACCO. THE FARMER SUFFERED A DEEP GASH ACROSS HIS FACE AND NOSE, AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE IS RECOVERING FOLLOWING SURGERY. TH [...]	2000-09-28 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE5579	MNANGAGWA ON KABILA'S VISIT TO HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD VISITED SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND DROC INTERLOCUTOR EMMERSON MNANGAGWA SEPTEMBER 29 TO TRY TO GET A READOUT OF KABILA'S BRIEF HARARE VISIT THE PREVIOUS DAY. ALTHOUGH MNANGAGWA DID NOT SIT IN ON KABILA'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE (HE IS TRYING TO "PHASE OUT [...]	2000-09-29 13:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE5581	MDC PRESIDENT TSVANGIRAI CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) IN A SEPTEMBER 29 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI CALLED THE BOMBING OF MDC HEADQUARTERS AND SUBSEQUENT RAIDS ON ITS OFFICES "AMATEURISH." THE GOZ HAS NO EVIDENCE AGAINST THE MDC LEADERSHIP BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO TRY TO PAINT THE PARTY AS A SUBVERVISE ORGANIZA [...]	2000-09-29 15:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
00HARARE5602	MBEKI TO CONVENE MEETING OF EXTERNAL [...] (C) AMBASSADOR REACHED FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY PHONE ON OCTOBER 2 TO FOLLOW UP ON REF A DEMARCHE. MUDENGE HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE WHEN DEMARCHE WAS DELIVERED TO MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE SEPTEMBER 29 (REF B). AMBASSADOR URGED MUDENGE TO USE ZIMBABWE'S INFLU [...]	2000-10-03 12:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA
00HARARE5608	UN/UNDP MISSION MEMBERS SEEK EMBASSY VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN HOUR'S MEETING OCTOBER 2 THREE MEMBERS OF THE UN/UNDP MISSION SEARCHED FOR AN OPENING IN OUR POSITION ON THE CURRENT LAND REFORM IMPASSE TO REKINDLE DONOR DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY OFFICERS STRESSED [...]	2000-10-03 16:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PINS PINR ZI
00HARARE5651	GOVERNMENT FLOUTS LAW AND SHUTS DOWN NEW RADIO [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE EVENING OF OCTOBER 4, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE WILLFULLY IGNORED A COURT ORDER AND SHUT DOWN THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED PRIVATE BROADCASTER CAPITAL RADIO. HEAVILY ARMED POLICE (SEVERAL WERE CARRYING AK47 ASSAULT RIFLES) APPEARED AT THE RADIO'S MAKESHIFT STUDIO IN THE 5- [...]	2000-10-05 15:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECPS ZI
00HARARE5692	MUGABE PARDONS PERPETRATORS OF POLITICAL [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (U) IN AN EXTRAORDINARY GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED OCTOBER 6, PRESIDENT MUGABE GRANTED A PARDON "TO EVERY PERSON LIABLE TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR ANY POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED CRIME" COMMITTED BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND JULY 31, 2000. THE PARDON SPEC [...]	2000-10-10 15:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
00HARARE5728	TSVANGIRAI QUESTIONED AND RELEASED BY POLICE [...] (U) AT THE REQUEST OF POLICE, MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SPENT TWO HOURS ON OCTOBER 10 AT THE CRIMINAL SIPDIS INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION (CID) ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS STATEMENT AT A POLITICAL RALLY ON SEPTEMBER 30. AS REPORTED REF B, TSVANGIRAI SAID AT THE RALLY THAT [...]	2000-10-11 15:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE5829	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY IGNORING CLAMOR FOR CHANGE AT ITS OWN PERIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLITICAL PUNDITS AND WOULD-BE REFORMERS ARE AGAIN RAISING THEIR HOPES THAT THE ZANU-PF EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS DUE TO BE HELD BY THE END OF THE YEAR WILL RESULT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SUCCESSOR TO MUGABE AND A REJUVENATION OF THE PARTY. THE POPULATION AT LARGE, VICTIMIZED BY T [...]	2000-10-13 11:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE5834	UN/UNDP TEAM GIVES OUTBRIEF: RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A BIZARRE OUTBRIEF ON OCTOBER 12, THE UN/UNDP TEAM SENT TO EXPLORE WAYS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN DONORS AND GOVERNMENT ON LAND REFORM MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO "IMPROVE" THE FAST TRACK PROGRAM. THE TEAM STRESSED THAT THEIR MANDATE WAS TECHNICAL -- NOT POLITICAL. DONOR [...]	2000-10-13 11:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI
00HARARE5838	TENSIONS ON COMMERCIAL FARMS CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SITUATION ON COMMERCIAL FARMS REMAINS TENSE, WITH NEW OCCUPATIONS AND FEW EVICTIONS OF LONG-STANDING SQUATTERS BEING CARRIED OUT. THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) AND THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) CONTINUE TO BE INCONSISTENT AND INCOHERENT. COMMERCIAL FAR [...]	2000-10-13 12:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE5943	CHARGE REGISTERS U.S. CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 20, CHARGE MET DEPUTY HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER RUGARE GUMBO, IN THE ABSENCE OF MINISTER JOHN NKOMO, TO REGISTER U.S. CONCERN OVER THIS WEEK'S UNREST AND THE GOZ'S RESPONSE. CHARGE MADE THE POINTS THAT WE BELIEVE THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) RESPONDED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, A [...]	2000-10-20 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL 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
00HARARE6032	ZIMBABWE VIEWS ON DRC PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) POLOFF SPOKE TO CONGO DESK OFFICER MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO IN ZIMBABWE'S MFA ON OCTOBER 18 ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S VIEWS ON RECENT EVENTS REGARDING THE DRC. HE STATED THAT THE OCTOBER 14-15 MAPUTO SUMMIT GAVE NEW MOMENTUM TO THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS. REAFFIRMING THE KAMPALA DISENGAGEMENT AGREEMEN [...]	2000-10-25 16:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA
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
00HARARE6120	A ZANU-PF DEPUTY MINISTER AND MP'S INSIDER VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF DEPUTY MINISTER (ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM) AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT EDWARD CHINDORI- CHININGA PAID A CALL ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON OCTOBER 30 TO UPDATE HIM ON HIS MINISTRY'S LATEST ACTIVITIES. CHINDORI-CHININGA, WHO IS PART OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF ZANU-PF POLITICIANS, [...]	2000-10-31 11:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE6126	DEPUTY ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM MINISTER BRIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EDWARD CHINDORI-CHININGA, DEPUTY MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, PAID A CALL ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON OCTOBER 30 TO INFORM HIM OF HIS MINISTRY'S PLANS TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE, RESOLVE THE OCCUPATIONS OF CONSERVANCY LANDS, AND REACH [...]	2000-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SENV PINR ZI
00HARARE6175	ZIMBABWE LOOKING INTO KATANGA CLASHES [...] (C) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF (NOTETAKER),MET SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA NOVEMBER 1 TO CONVEY USG CONCERN OVER RECENT REPORTS OF ZIMBABWEAN INVOLVEMENT IN NEW FIGHTING IN THE DRC. MNANGAGWA, WHO IS STILL ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MANAGING ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL A [...]	2000-11-01 15:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE6190	VIOLENCE ON ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL FARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE RAINS ON OCTOBER 27, VIOLENCE ON COMMERCIAL FARMS HAS INCREASED AS THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ACCELERATES ITS FAST-TRACK LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM TO BEAT THE ONSET OF THE PLANTING SEASON. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DISORDER AND CONFUSION ON OC [...]	2000-11-02 16:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI
00HARARE6219	SENIOR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIAL [...] (C) MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE REQUESTED THAT AMBASSADOR SIPDIS MCDONALD COME TO THE MFA ON NOVEMBER 3 TO RECEIVE THE TEXT OF A DIPLOMATIC NOTE, WHEREIN THE GOZ ASKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERVENTION TO PREVENT A CIVIL SUIT FILED AGAINST PRESIDENT [...]	2000-11-03 14:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00HARARE6282	UNDP LAND REFORM INITIATIVE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO DEBRIEFED DONORS ON NOVEMBER 1 ON THE UNDP TEAM'S REPORT ON THE "LAND REFORM PROCESS IN ZIMBABWE". THE RESREP OPENED THE MEETING BY STATING THAT THE REPORT WAS A DRAFT, WORKING DOCUMENT, COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MISSION, WHICH, THUS REFLECTS THE TEAM'S [...]	2000-11-07 16:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV EAID 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
00HARARE6388	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY DEMAGOGUES ARE TURNING UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF DEMAGOGUES ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT ON ZIMBABWE'S JUDICIARY IN AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE THE ONLY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION THAT STILL RETAINS SOME INDEPENDENCE FROM THE RULING PARTY. SO FAR, THE THREATS ARE RHETORICAL IN NATURE, BUT THEY ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND DIRECT. [...]	2000-11-15 05:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE6423	UNDP HOLDS FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH THE DONOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN HARARE, VICTOR ANGELO, HOSTED A FOLLOW-UP MEETING OF THE LOCAL DONOR COMMUNITY ON NOVEMBER 9. THE PURPOSE WAS TO ALLOW THE DONOR COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE DRAFT UNDP MISSION REPORT ON THE LAND REFORM PROCESS IN ZIMBABWE, AS WELL AS TO DISCUSS HOW [...]	2000-11-17 10:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR ZI
00HARARE6459	TSVANGIRAI SAYS NO EARLY DECISION LIKELY ON [...] (C) DURING THE COURSE OF A CONVERSATION ON ANOTHER MATTER NOVEMBER 20, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HIS PARTY HAD MADE NO DECISION REGARDING PLANS FOR MASS ACTION IN DECEMBER. HE SAID THAT THE PARTY'S EXECUTIVE WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET [...]	2000-11-20 15:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ZI
00HARARE6547	HIGH COURT (APPARENTLY) TRUMPS SUPREME COURT ON [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT-INFLUENCED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER'S NOVEMBER 21 EDITION REPORTED THAT HIGH COURT JUDGE PRESIDENT JUSTICE GODFREY CHIDYASIKU ISSUED A PROVISIONAL ORDER IN CHAMBERS NOVEMBER 20 WHICH SOUGHT TO PREVENT THE GOVERNMENT FROM EXPELLING "RESETTLED FARMERS," IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SUP [...]	2000-11-21 16:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR ZI
00HARARE6584	ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION CANCELS PLANS FOR MASS [...] (U) THE MDC'S NATIONAL COUNCIL DECIDED AT AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING NOVEMBER 24 (REFTEL) TO CANCEL PLANS FOR MASS ACTION. THE NOVEMBER 25 "THE HERALD" QUOTED MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI AS SAYING MASS ACTION HAD BEEN "DEFERRED INDEFINITELY." TSVANGIRAI ALSO STATED THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES [...]	2000-11-27 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
00HARARE6643	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON DRC [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE NOVEMBER 15, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE REPORTED THAT THE MAPUTO II SUMMIT, RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27, WAS EXPECTED TO FORMALIZE THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN TRIPOLI TO SEND AN AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO THE DRC. THE DEFENS [...]	2000-11-28 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV PINR 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
00HARARE6658	ZANU-PF WINS MARONDERA WEST BY-ELECTION; LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RULING PARTY ZANU-PF CANDIDATE WON THE BY-ELECTION FOR THE MARONDERA WEST PARLIAMENTARY SEAT HELD NOVEMBER 25 AND 26. VOTING WAS PEACEFUL, BUT THE TURNOUT WAS LOW - JUST UNDER A THIRD OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS. DISTRICT RESIDENTS TOLD EMBASSY AND NGO PERSONNEL ON NOVEMBER 25 [...]	2000-11-28 14:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM ZI
00HARARE6661	MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ASKS FOR USG GESTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN HOUR AND A HALF MEETING NOVEMBER 28 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE SOUGHT AMBASSADOR MCDONALD'S SIPDIS PRACTICAL ADVICE ON HOW TO ENSURE THAT UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH-BROWN'S VISIT TO ZIMBABWE WAS A SUCCESS. THE PERMANENT SECRE [...]	2000-11-28 16:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ZI
00HARARE6677	ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE MET MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON NOVEMBER 16. TSVANGIRAI OFFERED FOUR SIPDIS SCENARIOS UNDER WHICH THE CURRENT POLITICAL CRISIS COULD UNFOLD. HE BELIEVES A TRANSITIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST WAY OUT OF THE [...]	2000-11-29 13:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI SA
00HARARE6803	SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER A.J.D. NDOU TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD AT LUNCH ON DECEMBER 2 THAT, WHILE HE HAD WORKED ON THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING AMONG PRESIDENTS MBEKI, OBASANJO AND MUGABE, HE HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THEIR NOVEMBER 30 MEETING. ACCORDING TO GODFRE [...]	2000-12-05 06:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR PGOV ECON ENRG ZI
00HARARE6907	SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON [...] (C) ON DECEMBER 7 DCM HAD BREAKFAST WITH A VERY TIRED DAVID HAMADZIRIPI, A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CURRENTLY POSTED IN KINSHASA. THE ZIMBABWEAN DIPLOMAT, WHO ATTENDED THE DRC DISENGAGEMENT MEETING IN HARARE, REPORTED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT EXPECTED THE SIGNING CEREMON [...]	2000-12-07 14:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS CG ZI
00HARARE6916	ZIMBABWE LIKELY TO SUPPORT USG ON UN SCALES OF [...] (C) IN THE COURSE OF A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON ANOTHER MATTER DECEMBER 7 WITH THE ZIMBABWEAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS, TICHAONA JOKONYA, I LEARNED THAT ZIMBABWE WOULD SUPPORT THE USG POSITION ON UN SCALES OF REFORM. THE SENIOR ZIMBABWEAN DIPLOMAT CLAIMED THAT HE HAD A [...]	2000-12-08 07:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE7163	UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE SEES POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DIPLOMATIC HEADS OF MISSION AND SELECTED AID DIRECTORS DECEMBER 19 ON THE CONTENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH-BROWN'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUGABE. HE TOLD THE GATHERING THAT HE HAD DETECTED [...]	2000-12-20 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR EAID ZI
00HARARE7164	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY CRANKS UP INTIMIDATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY IS CRANKING ITS VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION MACHINE INTO HIGH GEAR FOR THE BIKITA WEST BY-ELECTION NOW SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 13-14, 2001. THE BY-ELECTION IS BEING HELD TO REPLACE THE MDC MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WHO DIED OF AN ILLNESS IN NOVEMBER. YOUTH DEVE [...]	2000-12-20 13:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR 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
00HOCHIMINHCITY1176	STOCK MARKET OPENS IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] VIETNAM'S FIRST OFFICIAL STOCK MARKET, THE HO CHI MINH CITY SECURITIES TRADING CENTER (STC),OPENED JULY 20 WITH GREAT FANFARE. ALTHOUGH THE OPENING OF A SECURITIES MARKET, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CAME ON THE HEELS OF SIGNING THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, IS SIGNIFICANT AS A SYMBOL OF CONTINUED [...]	2000-07-21 09:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL VM PGOV SOCI CIVS FINREF
00HOCHIMINHCITY838	AMERASIANS SHOW SIGNS OF ASSIMILATION INTO VIETNAMESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY: IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR, VIETNAMESE SOCIETY SHUNNED AMERASIANS AND CONSIGNED MANY OF THEM TO LIVE ON THE STREETS IN ABJECT POVERTY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, HOWEVER, THEIR SITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE IMPROVED. RECENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT MOST VIETNAMESE NOW TR [...]	2000-05-17 08:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV SOCI CA VM PCUL
00KINSHASA8008	(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO): 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2000-11-29 14:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL CG
00KINSHASA8356	DHRF FY 2001 FUNDING REQUEST [...] EMBASSY KINSHASA REQUESTS $131,100 FOR SEVEN SMALL DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND (DHRF) PROJECTS IN FY 2001, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $15,000 FOR UNIDENTIFIED PROJECTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL REQUEST TO $146,100. THE LUSAKA PEACE PROCESS, INCLUDING PLANS FOR AN INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, HAVE BEEN UND [...]	2000-12-15 07:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID XA CG
00KINSHASA8357	DHRF ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT -- FY 2000 [...] THIS IS EMBASSY KINSHASA'S ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND (DHRF). EMBASSY'S FUNDING REQUEST FOR 2001 PROJECTS FOLLOWS SEPTEL. 2. POST REQUESTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONGO WHEN EVALUATING RECENT DHRF PROJECTS [...]	2000-12-15 07:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID XA CG
00KINSHASA8362	FOOD SUPPLIES ADEQUATE BUT EXPENSIVE AT YEAR END [...] (C) Summary: Food supplies in Kinshasa's markets are adequate as we approach the end of the year, and last year's experience of short supplies and price gouging will not be repeated. Most basic foods are imported because of low yields and transportation difficulties for local crops. Importers [...]	2000-12-16 07:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SOCI CG
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
00KINSHASA8364	LEADERS TO MEET IN LIBREVILLE TO DISCUSS CONGO/K [...] (C) Embassy appreciates Libreville's detailed report on preparations for a second meeting at Libreville this weekend which would follow up the October 28 meeting held at Kinshasa. 2. (C) While there has been a good deal of local media speculation about a Libreville summit, with widely vary [...]	2000-12-16 08:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GB CG ZF
00KINSHASA8381	KABILA'S "SELF-DEFENSE FORCES" [...] (U) IN A MOVE THAT MAKES KINSHASA RESIDENTS NERVOUS, PRESIDENT KABILA HAS APPARENTLY DECIDED TO REVIVE THE "PEOPLE'S SELF-DEFENSE FORCES" (FAP),THE ARMED WING OF THE PEOPLE'S POWER COMMITTEES (CPP). KABILA FIRST AIRED THE IDEA OF ARMING NEIGHBORHOOD MILITIAS ONE YEAR AGO (REFTEL),BUT HAS NO [...]	2000-12-18 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8382	OPPOSITION SAYS IT WON'T GO TO LIBREVILLE [...] (C) MOST MAJOR OPPOSITION LEADERS HAVE SAID THAT THEY WON'T GO TO LIBREVILLE TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT KABILA ON DECEMBER 21, AND CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT ALL INITIATIVES FOR THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE SHOULD BE PURSUED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LUSAKA ACCORDS. 2. (C) DURING A MEETING WIT [...]	2000-12-18 14:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL 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
00KINSHASA8416	GDRC RELEASES MORE PRISONERS FROM MAKALA [...] PROSECUTOR GENERAL LUHONGE KABINDA RELEASED 170 PRISONERS FROM MAKALA CENTRAL PRISON ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16. ALTHOUGH SOME WERE CIVILIANS, MOST OF THOSE RELEASED WERE REPORTEDLY POLICEMEN WHO HAD BEEN ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF MALFEASANCE. LUHONGE PROMISED THE RELEASE, LATER THIS WEEK, [...]	2000-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8417	GDRC ANNOUNCES LIBREVILLE PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) WITH BOLD HEADLINES, KINSHASA NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 19 THE GDRC LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE "PRE-DIALOGUE" IN LIBREVILLE, PROVIDING THE STRONGEST SIGNAL YET THAT THE KABILA GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEND THE DECEMBER 21 MEETING IN GABON. INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER "LA REFERENCE PLUS" CALLED T [...]	2000-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8484	WEEKLY MONUC PRESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: MONUC HELD ITS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE ON DECEMBER 20 AND DISTRIBUTED COPIES OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1332 TO THE PRESS. MONUC'S MILITARY SPOKESMAN MADE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST, MONUC HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF ZIMBABWE'S "ORDERS OF DISENGAGEMENT" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HARARE SUB [...]	2000-12-20 15:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL PGOV CG KDMR KPAO CGOPRC
00KINSHASA8490	SSH PROPOSALS FOR FY 2001 [...] EMBASSY REQUESTS USD 130,774 FOR NINE SMALL SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROJECTS FOR FY2001: -- FOUNDATION ON CONGOLESE AFRICAN STUDIES, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (FOCASED). REQUEST: USD 25,000. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: PROVIDING PREMISES FOR LITERACY SESSIONS FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AN [...]	2000-12-21 13:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM EAID CG
00KINSHASA8492	GDRC DELEGATION DEPARTS FOR LIBREVILLE [...] ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL STATEMENTS, OVER 200 GDRC DELEGATES DEPARTED KINSHASA FOR LIBREVILLE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. PRESIDENT KABILA REPORTEDLY FLEW SEPARATELY TO THE GABONESE CAPITAL THE FOLLOWING MORNING, DECEMBER 21. 2. OPPOSITION FIGURES CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT THEY WILL BOYCOTT THE [...]	2000-12-21 15:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8505	IS MASASU DEAD OR ALIVE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: EVER SINCE "COMMANDANT" ANSELME MASASU'S ARREST OCTOBER 31, THERE HAS BEEN CONSTANT SPECULATION AS TO HIS HEALTH AND WHEREABOUTS. THE RUMOR MILL PEAKED RECENTLY WHEN THE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO "ASADHO" PUBLISHED A REPORT ALLEGING THAT MASASU, ALONG WITH FAC FOLLOWERS FROM THE KIVUS, HA [...]	2000-12-22 08:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
00KINSHASA8514	KINSHASA EAC RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY KINSHASA'S EAC REVIEWED A VARIETY OF REPORTS AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT POTENTIALLY AFFECT SECURITY. THE EAC DETERMINED THAT A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ADVISING AGAINST TRAVEL TO LUBUMBASHI IS IN ORDER AND AGREED TO REMAIN ALERT TO FURTHER EVENTS. END SUMMARY 2. (S) EMBASSY KIN [...]	2000-12-22 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ASEC PGOV CG
00KINSHASA8515	REPORTED KABILA REQUEST FOR INAUGURAL INVITATION [...] (C) Retired Haitian General Herard Abraham phoned Ambassador Swing on December 21 to report the following: 2. (C) Abraham said that a friend of his named Beaulieu had contacted him from Brussels seeking Abraham's support with regard to what his friend described as a desire by Congolese (D [...]	2000-12-23 06:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PGOV PREL
00KINSHASA8532	KISANGANI OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) The following two-part series reports on Embassy staff member's recent visit to Kisangani, capitol of Oriental Province. Part one addresses the military and security situation, and Part two the political and economic issues facing Kisangani and the province. 2. (C) Summary: During vi [...]	2000-12-23 10:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PINS PREL ECON PGOV
00KINSHASA8538	KISANGANI OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS (II) [...] (C) Following is the second and final part of a report on an Embassy staff member's visit to Kisangani November 28-December 1. This message covers the political and economic situation in Kisangani. 2. (C) Political Situation Emboff accompanied a Human Rights Law Group represe [...]	2000-12-26 11:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG ECON PGOV PINS PREL
00KINSHASA8558	WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 24 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel supplies were adequate in Kinshasa, though reports that current supplies are noxious persisted. The Congolese franc weakened on the parallel market to about 142 Congolese francs per US dollar. The GDRC held a week-long workshop on the conditions of state-owned [...]	2000-12-26 15:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG
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
00KINSHASA8562	CONGOLESE DELEGATION HOPES TO SEE NEW [...] (SBU) As reported (Ref),Presidential Cabinet Director Georges Buse phoned the Ambassador evening of December 26 to inform him that President Kabila had instructed him to lead a Congolese (DRC) government delegation to the US to hold discussions with the administration of President-elect Bush. [...]	2000-12-27 12:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL
00KINSHASA8579	AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE ON MASASU AND THREE OTHER [...] (C) IN A DECEMBER 27 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SHE OKITUNDU (SEPTEL),AMBASSADOR SWING REQUESTED INFORMATION ON THREE POLITICAL PRISONERS, AS WELL AS "COMMANDANT" ANSELME MASASU. THE AMBASSADOR SUGGESTED THAT THEIR RELEASE AS A NEW YEAR'S GESTURE, COMING ON THE HEELS OF THE RELEASE OF HUN [...]	2000-12-27 14:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CG

00KINSHASA8621	DRC FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES UN RESOLUTION 1332, [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER OKITUNDU TOLD AMBASSADOR SWING HE WAS PLEASED WITH UN RESOLUTION 1332, PARTICULARLY THE SPECIFIC MENTION OF CITIES WHERE MONUC WOULD DEPLOY. HE CLAIMED THIS WOULD DISCOURAGE PARTITION OF THE CONGO. HE PREFERRED THE CONGO CONFLICT'S FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO TAKE PLACE [...]	2000-12-28 13:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CG
00KINSHASA8622	MONUC FORCE COMMANDER ON CURRENT SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY On December 28, Ambassador Swing met with MONUC Force Commander Mountaga Diallo, acting in absence of SRSG Kamel Morjane, and SRSG Chief of Staff Sow, to review developments in the Congo war in general and his visit to Zambia from which he had just returned the evening before. [...]	2000-12-28 13:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PGOV PHUM PREL
00KINSHASA8650	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KABILA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Swing met with President Kabila for an hour at latter's Marble Palace Office on December 29. In response to concerns expressed about the renewed fighting in Katanga and Equateur Provinces, Kabila defended his actions as defensive moves in retaliation for Rwandan offens [...]	2000-12-29 15:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PGOV PREL
00LIMA2475	ALEJANDRO TOLEDO BIOGRAPHY: POLITICAL ASSETS AND [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HAMILTON, REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO'S CHARISMA, ABILITY TO APPEAL TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES, INCLUDING PERU'S INDIGENOUS AND POOREST COMMUNITIES, AND POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC MESSAGE HAVE HELPED TO CA [...]	2000-04-25 12:30:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PINR PGOV PREL PE SECRET PAGE LIMA OF
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
00PRETORIA3416	PRESIDENT MBEKI "SEIZES THE MOMENT" IN STATE VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR LEWIS, PRESIDENT MBEKI DESCRIBED HIS UPCOMING STATE VISIT TO THE U.S. AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "SEIZE THE MOMENT" TO TACKLE PROBLEMS OF POVERTY AND LACK OF DEVELOPMENT THAT PLAGUE SOUTH AFRICA. HE SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA AS A MEANS TO POVERTY AL [...]	2000-05-04 09:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF
00RABAT5272	MOROCCO: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO (G [...]	2000-11-30 16:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER
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
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
00STATE228220	ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL [...] EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 3, 2000, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALLOWANCES AND/OR POST DIFFERENTIAL RATES ARE REVISED AS SHOWN. THESE CHANGES WILL BE PART A OF TL:SR-593. 2. PLEASE INFORM LOCAL OFFICES OF ALL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE POSTS LISTED IN THIS CABLE. 3. ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT FORM [...]	2000-12-01 00:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER
00STATE228569	ANNUAL GUIDE TO ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS [...] SUMMARY. WE IN HR/CDA RECOGNIZE THAT THE ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER PROCESS CAN BE A COMPLICATED UNDERTAKING. WE WANT TO HELP EMPLOYEES MAKE THESE TRANSITIONS AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE AWARE THAT EMPLOYEES SOMETIMES FACE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF AN INCOMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF SOME IMPORTANT AS [...]	2000-12-01 16:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
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
00STATE228663	UPDATE TO ICASS BASIC PACKAGE SERVICES COST [...] SUMMARY: THE IWG AND ISC ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO INCORPORATE NEW POLICIES AND GUIDANCE INTO THE ICASS HANDBOOK. SINCE THE LAST UPDATING OF THE HANDBOOK IN APRIL OF 1998 THERE HAVE BEEN MANY LESSONS LEARNED LEADING TO CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO ICASS POLICIES. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF C [...]	2000-12-01 18:07:00	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
00STATE228859	HEIGHTENED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PM A/S ERIC D. NEWSOM. REASON 1.5 (B/D). THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE THAT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P FOR SEP POSTS. PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR BELOW. 2. (S) INTELLIGENCE REPORTS INDICATE THAT TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING POSSIBLE ATTACKS ON U.S. INTERESTS, MAY INCREASE DURING THE [...]	2000-12-01 21:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ASEC MOPS PINR
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
00STATE229049	CIPRIS PROGRAM UPDATE: INS WILL COLLECT F/M/J FEE [...] IN REFTEL, THE DEPARTMENT REPORTED ON INS' CIPRIS PROJECT, A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED PROGRAM FOR ELECTRONICALLY MONITORING STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS IN THE U.S. ALTHOUGH CIPRIS HAS HAD A SLOW START SINCE ITS 1995 CONCEPTION, INS HAS PLANS TO LAUNCH A BETA TEST OF THE PROGRAM IN MID-2001 [...]	2000-12-01 23:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT
00STATE229052	PASSAGE OF VWP LEGISLATION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM [...] SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT SIGNED LEGISLATION MAKING THE VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM PERMANENT. SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BECOMING VWP PARTICIPANTS, AND SEVERAL POSTS HAVE OFFERED SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM. GIVEN THE EXTENSIVE PREPARATORY WORK AND COMPROMISE NEEDED TO [...]	2000-12-01 23:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS
00STATE229054	JUNIOR OFFICER (SUMMER AND NOW) OPEN [...] THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF UNASSIGNED OVERSEAS FO-04 AND FO-05 ADMINISTRATIVE, CONSULAR, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, INTERFUNCTIONAL AND ROTATIONAL VACANCIES AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 2002. IT INCLUDES POSITIONS REQUIRING SIX MONTHS OR MORE OF LANGUAGE TRAINING (FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS),AS WELL [...]	2000-12-01 23:30:00	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
00STATE229881	FY-2000 SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL LGP CARRYOVER [...] THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH M/P (SEP). 2. AS POST IS AWARE, SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL (SSP) LOCAL GUARD PROGRAM (LGP) FUNDS ARE "FENCED" AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE TRADITIONAL ICASS 5XXX ALLOTMENT. DS/PSP/FPD NEEDS TO IDENTIFY ANY FY-2000 SSP FUNDING THAT REMAINS UNOBLIGATED (CARRYOVER) AS [...]	2000-12-04 22:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN ASEC KICA AMGT KSEP
00STATE232623	SECRETARY'S THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT SALEH FOR [...] (S) PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME. 2. (S) BEGIN ORAL MESSAGE: I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE ON-GOING COOPERATION WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM YOU DURING OUR JOINT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTACK ON THE USS COLE. I WAS [...]	2000-12-07 19:34:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OPDC PREL PTER YM
00TELAVIV4462	BIN LADIN CONNECTION IN GAZA FOUND PUZZLING; CONNECTION TO HAMAS QUESTIONED [...] No summary [...]	2000-08-24 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KWBG PGOV PREL PTER
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
00THEHAGUE1677	DUTCH COUNTERNARCOTICS INITIATIVES IN SOUTH [...] PURSUANT TO REF C, THE FOLLOWING IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF RECENT DUTCH COUNTERNARCOTICS INITIATIVES IN SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SINCE LAST POST SUBMISSION IN DECEMBER 1999. 2. PERU: THE NETHERLANDS HAS PROVIDED PERU WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000,000 (TEN MILLION) DOLLARS IN DEBT RELIE [...]	2000-06-06 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR NL
00THEHAGUE1679	ICTY: JORDA PROPOSES "AD LITEM" JUDGES TO SPEED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: ALLEN S. WEINER, LEGAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5(B),(D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: JUDGE CLAUDE JORDA, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY),VISITED AMBASSADOR ON TUESDAY, MAY 30, TO PREVIEW PROPOSALS HE INTENDS TO MAKE BEFORE TH [...]	2000-06-06 16:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM HR SR NL ICTY ICTR
00THEHAGUE1693	DUTCH DISCOURAGED ABOUT EU EFFORT TO DEFINE FRY WHITE LIST [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-07 13:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ETRD SR NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1700	ICTY: READ-OUT ON RS PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: ALLEN S. WEINER, LEGAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5(B),(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA (RS) PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S MAY 29 WITH THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY) WAS USEFUL FROM A SYMBOLIC POINT OF VIEW I [...]	2000-06-08 09:39:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
00THEHAGUE1725	LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM HCOPIL ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION AND ACESS TO CHILDREN ABROAD [...] EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 2 FROM HANS VAN LOON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (HCOPIL),TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT CONCERNING THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON CIVIL SIPDIS ASPECTS OF CHILD ABDUCTION. VAN LOON NOTES THE RECENT D [...]	2000-06-08 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC NL GM HCOPIL
00THEHAGUE1738	DUTCH READY FOR POST-ELECTION SUPPORT TO [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-09 16:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM MW NL
00THEHAGUE1779	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON U.S.- EU VISA BAN AND SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH ARE PLEASED THAT THE 6/13-14 EU GAC ENDORSED MORE FREQUENT UPDATES OF THE EU SERBIA VISA BAN LIST. THEY THINK THEY NOW HAVE A POLITICALLY RESPONSIVE TOOL TO PRESSURE MILOSEVIC AND HIS REGIME. THEY STILL SUPPORT CLOSER EU COORDINATION WITH NON-EU STATES ON FINANCIAL SANCTIONS, [...]	2000-06-15 11:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC CVIS PHUM SR NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1794	CHILD LABOR STUDY: REPORT ON THE NETHERLANDS [...] CHILD LABOR IS ILLEGAL IN THE NETHERLANDS. THE COUNTRY HAS COMPREHENSIVE LABOR AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK. THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT TAKES A LEADING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD LABOR. IN MAY 2000, THE GON SENT A DRAFT LAW TO THE SECOND CHAMBER OF [...]	2000-06-16 13:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND PHUM ETRD SOCI 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
00THEHAGUE1802	DUTCH MULLING KOSOVO AID NEEDS, FINALIZING MONTENEGRIN ROAD AID [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-16 15:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PREF SR NL
00THEHAGUE1863	READOUT ON MTCR DUTCH CHAIR VISIT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] END SUMMARY. TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT FOR FUTURE PARIS POC MTG (PROTECT UNTIL RELEASE AT NEXT MTCR POC MEETING) 2.(C/REL MTCR - REL TO MTCR UPON LATE JUNE POC MTG CIRCLTN) BEGIN TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT: GENERAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATE GIVEN BY THE NOORD [...]	2000-06-22 12:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL HK MC MY SN IR NL MTCRE
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
00THEHAGUE1940	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-27 16:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE
00THEHAGUE1952	GEORGIA: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-28 12:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL GG RS 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
00ULAANBAATAR1422	MONGOLIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2000-11-28 03:56:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MG
01ABUJA1000	Lunch Conference on Drugs and Financial Crimes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The President's Special Advisor on Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Dr. Ibrahim Lame hosted a three hour lunch and meeting on drugs and related crimes on April 19. Media questioned Dr. Lame, Attorney General Bola Ige and NDLEA Chairman Lafiaji, among others, on current crime and [...]	2001-05-04 19:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR CJAN PREL NI
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
01ABUJA1011	OBASANJO ON NIGERIA'S ROLE IN AFRICA [...] (C) Nigeria's President Obasanjo will visit Washington May 10-12, 2001. Over breakfast on May 5, Obasanjo told Ambassador Jeter that he knew he was in many respects representing Africa on the visit. This was a heavy responsibility that he took seriously. Obasanjo commented that he planned [...]	2001-05-07 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP NI XA
01ABUJA1046	SHARIA IN ZAMFARA--A NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: Governor Ahmed Sani on May 3 permitted the second hand-amputation since the return of criminal Sharia in Zamfara State in February, 2000. The victim had been convicted of stealing three bicycles in July 2000, and the sentence had been held in abeyance since that time. The timin [...]	2001-05-09 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KISL KIRL
01ABUJA1072	BIG PROJECT, BIG PROBLEMS? [...] (C) The Senate Public Accounts Committee Chairman plans public hearings on the massive sports stadium now under construction on the edge of Abuja. Unbudgeted by the National Assembly, but (for now) privately financed by contractors eager to please the Obasanjo government (with a government l [...]	2001-05-14 08:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PINS 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
01ABUJA1192	POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN KANO RISING [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings held in Kano May 10-12, Government officials, religious leaders, academics and journalists repeatedly stressed to Poloff the "dangerous" level of tension between Kano's Hausa-Fulani and large immigrant Igbo and Yoruba population. Communal relations there [...]	2001-05-22 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM NI
01ABUJA1196	CRIMINAL INCIDENT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CHANCERY [...] (U) Summary: On Friday, May 18, 2001 at approximately 2000 hours an armed car-jacking occurred in close proximity to the Chancery compound. End Summary 2. (U) The car-jacking occurred in front of the official residence belonging to the Government of Nigeria (GON) Minister of Aviation [...]	2001-05-22 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC NI
01ABUJA1244	In Depth Discussion on ECOWAS Capacity Building [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/RA LTC Mike Bittrick discussed ECOWAS' capacity-building plans with newly arrived Deputy Executive Secretary Diarra and ECOWAS Military Advisor Dikio on May SIPDIS 14. Diarra outlined his vision and the responsibilities of his newly formed department. He identified areas w [...]	2001-06-01 06:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR MASS NI
01ABUJA1249	NIGERIA: ECOWAS MORATORIUM ON SMALL ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2001-06-01 10:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECOWAS NI PARM
01ABUJA1276	RULING PARTY EXPELS DISSIDENT POLITICIANS [...] (U) The ruling People,s Democratic Party (PDP) on May 31 expelled five dissident members of its Board of Trustees, and three elected party officers, for "anti-party activities." Membership in or open support for newly founded political "formations" formed the dissidents' offense. The rise of [...]	2001-06-07 08:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS NI
01ABUJA1350	RISING CRIME IN LAGOS: AMBASSADOR MEETINGS [...] Summary: On Friday, June 8, Ambassador Jeter, RSO Gibson and RSO Bishop met with the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force (IGP) and the Acting National Security Advisor who is also the Director General of the Nigeria State Security Service to discuss the increase in violent crime in L [...]	2001-06-14 11:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM AMGT 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
01ABUJA1365	OBASANJO DROPS FOUR MINISTERS, FOUR SENIOR ADVISORS [...] (C) On June 12, President Obasanjo dropped four Ministers and four Senior Advisors from his Administration, one spokesman framing the changes in terms of "accountability, performance, and integrity." So far, three replacements have been named for the Ministers, none for the Advisors. It appe [...]	2001-06-14 18:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON NI
01ABUJA1366	NIGERIA: POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN KANO RISING [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings held in Kano May 10-12, Government officials, religious leaders, academics and journalists repeatedly stressed to Poloff the "dangerous" level of tension between Kano's Hausa-Fulani "indigenes" and large "immigrant" Igbo and Yoruba population. Communal r [...]	2001-06-14 18:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM 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
01ABUJA1376	INTERIM REPORT ON MAP WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is a brief interim report; comprehensive report to follow. ------------- State of play ------------- 2. (U) At the fifth session of the five-nation Steering Committee of the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) held at Pretoria in March it was agre [...]	2001-06-15 18:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON NI SF AG OAU
01ABUJA1380	NIGERIA: VISA FRAUD ON LAGOS/NYC FLIGHT--MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe and Minister of Internal Affairs Afolabi during the week of June 11 to discuss the problem of fraudulent U.S. visas and other travel documentation on the direct Lagos-New York flight, and to discuss solutions. The Ambassado [...]	2001-06-18 14:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR CVIS PGOV 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
01ABUJA1446	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO KEBBI STATE FOR OFR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter met June 19 with Governor Mohammed Aleiro and the Emir of Gwandu, the second-ranking Northern traditional ruler, in the first trip to Kebbi State by an American Ambassador. Governor Aliero said he was pleased that Kebbi State had been chosen as a training site [...]	2001-06-22 14:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1448	NIGERIA: ETHNIC CLASHES IN NASARAWA STATE: [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa highlight long-standing and bitter disputes over land and community status. "Settlers" and indigenes trade reprisal raids, burning homes, seizing property, and taking lives. The State Government struggles to effect dialogue b [...]	2001-06-22 18:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS NI
01ABUJA1449	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS SOKOTO STATE: OFR [...] (U) In his first trip to the Northwest, Ambassador Jeter travelled to Sokoto State on June 19 and 20 to hold meetings with Governor Bafarawa, Sultan of Sokoto Maccido and Brigade One Commander General Emejuru. The Ambassador thanked the officials for their support for Operation Focus Relief P [...]	2001-06-22 19:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KISL NI
01ABUJA1461	NIGERIA: ETHNIC CLASHES IN NASARAWA STATE CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa continue sporadically. Frightened citizens have fled the areas of conflict in the southeastern corner of the state, but the numbers are uncertain, and press reports may be inflated. Isolated fighting in the village of Tudun-A [...]	2001-06-27 05:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS NI
01ABUJA1526	NIGERIA: BILATERAL DEBT NEGOTIATIONS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Director General of the Debt Management Office Mr. A.S. Arikawe told Economic Section Chief June 27 that he remains pessimistic on prospects for an early resolution of USG/GON differences regarding the bilateral debt rescheduling agreement required to implement the December 2000 Paris Cl [...]	2001-06-29 15:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI PREL
01ABUJA1529	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22 Ambassador Jeter, DOE Energy Advisor, and Econoff (notetaker) met in Abuja with Special Advisor to the President for Petroleum Affairs and Energy, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman. Dr. Lukman indicated [...]	2001-06-29 15:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV NI OIL
01ABUJA1531	NIGERIA: ETHNIC CONFLICT IN NASARAWA PEACEFUL NOW, [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa appear to have halted for the moment, although tension throughout the state is running high. The federal government has sent additional security forces into troubled areas. Approximately 40,000 displaced persons, mainly Tivs, [...]	2001-06-29 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR NI
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
01ABUJA1547	NIGERIA: AFTERNOON TEA WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (C) After a several-week hiatus, Ambassador Jeter met with President Obasanjo for a relaxed, Saturday afternoon tea at the President's residence on June 30. A very positive and wide-ranging discussion ensued which included security assistance (Operation Focus Relief and MPRI),law enforcement [...]	2001-07-05 13:32:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD BEXP KCRM MASS NI
01ABUJA1614	MORE ETHNIC CLASHES IN NIGERIAN MIDDLE-BELT [...] (U) Summary. Inter-ethnic clashes have occurred in the Middle-Belt States of Bauchi and Taraba, in incidents not apparently connected to the several weeks-long turmoil in neighboring Nasarawa State. In Bauchi, in a predominately Christian area, the majority Siyawa people have fought Hausa-F [...]	2001-07-06 14:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR NI
01ABUJA1622	ROBBERY OF LOCAL RESIDENCE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY [...] (U) On Sunday, July 8, 2001 at approximately 2000 hours a local residence belonging to a private Nigerian citizen was the victim of a home invasion type robbery. The residence is located adjacent (across a street) from one 2-unit Embassy housing compound, and two doors down the street from ano [...]	2001-07-10 07:48:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC 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
01ABUJA1679	NIGERIA: MOTOROLA'S BID FOR GSM EQUIPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following up from his meeting with Motorola representatives on July 9 (following septel from Lagos),Ambassador Jeter met the Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye, on July 10 and with Vice President Atiku Abubakar on July 11. The Vice President confirmed [...]	2001-07-16 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI
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
01ABUJA1688	NIGERIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO EXPLAINS AWARD DECISION FOR DELTA II AND III POWER PLANT PROJECT [...] Summary. In a July 6 letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham (original forwarded to AF/W for transmittal to DOE),President Obasanjo provided the most comprehensive and clear explanation for the reasons behind the decision to award Marubeni/Hitachi the contract to rehabi [...]	2001-07-17 13:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI
01ABUJA1841	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS CHIEF OF AIR STAFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 16, Ambassador Jeter met with the new Chief of Air Staff (COAS),Air Vice Marshall Jonah Wuyep. Wuyep was strongly supportive of the MPRI program. He and his staff emphasized the need for undergraduate pilot training and a domestic capability to carry out periodic depot m [...]	2001-07-26 08:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MASS PINR NI
01ABUJA1889	NIGERIA: ARMY CHIEF BRIEFED ON OFR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23, 3rd Group Battalion Commander LTC Tim Sherwood briefed Chief of Army Staff, MG Alexander Ogomudia, on Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3). Initially taciturn, Ogomudia quickly turned receptive and largely positive. During the briefing on basing, Ogomudia reminde [...]	2001-07-30 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NI MAS
01ABUJA1918	NIGERIA: SECRETARY EVANS LETTER TO PRESIDENT [...] Action request, para 4. 2. Department of Commerce requested Post input on the efficacy of sending a Secretarial letter on behalf of Proctor & Gamble (P&G) to President Obasanjo. The Mission believes P&G's interests would be best served by approaching Chief Kolawole Babalola Jamodu, Min [...]	2001-08-01 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV 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
01ABUJA1925	KOUYATE ON U.S. ACCREDITATION TO ECOWAS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate on July 27. Kouyate indicated that SIPDIS accreditation of the American Ambassador to the ECOWAS Secretariat should be easily accomplished by the Mediation SIPDIS and Security Council, and could occur during its schedu [...]	2001-08-02 10:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1941	MEETING WITH NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS [...] (U) On Friday, July 20, the Abuja RSO met with several senior level Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officials. The purpose of this meeting was to obtain information requested by the Department in preparation for providing the NPF training under the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) program. The fo [...]	2001-08-06 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC NI
01ABUJA1950	MEETING WITH NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS [...] (U) On Friday, July 20, the Abuja RSO met with several senior level Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officials. The purpose of this meeting was to obtain information requested by the Department in preparation for providing the NPF training under the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) program. The foll [...]	2001-08-06 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC NI
01ABUJA1957	(C) NIGERIA: PRIVATIZATION DIRECTOR TO QUIT JOB [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Jeter hosted Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE),for lunch on August 1 to discuss the current status of the NITEL GSM Equipment contract. EconOff attended as notetaker. El-Rufai was very candid about his relationship with the [...]	2001-08-07 10:36:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EINV PGOV ECON PINR NI
01ABUJA1966	ARMED ROBBERY OF A DIPLOMATIC COMPOUND IN CLOSE [...] (U) On Tuesday, August 7, 2001 at approximately 2030 hours armed robbers attacked a residential compound belonging to the Embassy of Sudan. This compound is in close proximity to the official residence of the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force, and two residential locations belongin [...]	2001-08-08 14:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC NI
01ABUJA1971	REQUEST FOR UPDATE ON BAKASSIA BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C) Department is concerned by possible negative developments in the Bakassi Peninusla and requests addressee posts provide an update on the status of dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria. 2. (S/NF) Recent press reports refer to a June skirmish between Cameroonian and Nigerian military al [...]	2001-08-09 11:02:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NI CM
01ABUJA2031	NIGERIA: INS ROUNDTABLE WITH GON OFFICIALS ADDRESS [...] Sensitive but Unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. Action request see para. 15. 3. (U) Summary: On July 31, Ambassador, INS District Director INS/Rome, INS OIC/Accra, and Lagos Econoff attended a roundtable sponsored by Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe to discuss the probl [...]	2001-08-15 13:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS EAIR KFRD NI SMIG
01ABUJA2036	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER ON BAKASSI PENINSULA [...] (C) After a meeting on security assistance at the Ministry of Defense (septel),Ambassador had a private aside with the Minister of State for Defense (Army),Lawal Batagarawa, on the situation in the Bakassi Peninsula. Batagarawa stated that other than changing the military command structure i [...]	2001-08-16 05:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CM NI
01ABUJA2073	NIGERIA: PRELIMINARY REACTIONS TO U.S. [...] On August 15, EconOff met with Debt Management Office Director-General, Akin S. Arikawe, to discuss USG reactions to Nigeria's proposals for the bilateral debt rescheduling agreement as described Ref A. Arikawe read through the entire document with EconOff and provided immediate reactions to a [...]	2001-08-17 17:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTIA NI
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
01ABUJA2106	NIGERIA: POST RESPONSE TO IRF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY [...] Mission strongly disagrees with some of the statements made in the draft IRF Executive Summary on Nigeria emailed to Post. In the interest of accuracy, we suggest replacing the text on pages 12 and 13 with the following: "While the violence of early 2000 was not repeated during the repor [...]	2001-08-24 12:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM NI
01ABUJA2152	NIGERIA: LAFIAJI ON NDLEA EFFORTS [...] (C) NDLEA Chairman Alhaji Bello Lafiaji called on Ambassador Jeter on August 27. The Ambassador informed Lafiaji that he had shared the non-paper on certification benchmarks with National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed and President Obasanjo. The President had informed the Ambassador that 2 [...]	2001-08-29 16:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM NI
01ABUJA2176	NIGERIA: NO EVIDENCE OF CHILD SOLDIERS [...] No summary [...]	2001-08-30 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB MOPS NI
01ABUJA2226	STAR INTERVIEW -- ARMY MINISTER BATAGARAWA [...] (U) In the "Star Interview" section of the Daily Trust newspaper on August 30, Army Minister Lawal Batagarawa expressed his views on the security assistance relationship with the United States and on Operation Focus Relief, in addition to other topics relating to the Nigerian military and Mini [...]	2001-09-06 10:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR OIIP OPRC PINR KPAO NI
01ABUJA2255	NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Riots broke out in central Jos afternoon of September 7. Deputy Governor Botmang imposed an 1800 to 0600 curfew, made a statewide broadcast calling for calm, and authorized the police to shoot looters and trouble-makers on sight. Botmang received permission from President Obasanj [...]	2001-09-07 19:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS CVIS NI
01ABUJA2256	NIGERIA: CONFLICT RESOLUTION - "AFRICAN-STYLE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on the Special Presidential Envoy for Conflict Resolution, Ambassador Raph Uwechue, to discuss Sudan developments (Refs A and B). Uwechue welcomed the appointment of Senator Danforth as a signal of U.S. interest in Sudan and Africa. He descri [...]	2001-09-07 20:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SL ZI PINR NI
01ABUJA2258	NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS ABATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: While rioting in Jos continued into a second straight day (Saturday),by mid-morning on Sunday, 9 September, AmCits and GON officials were reporting that order had been restored. A 1600 to 0700 curfew governs daily life until further notice, however. Embassy received word that [...]	2001-09-09 18:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS CVIS NI
01ABUJA2259	NIGERIA: DISASTER DECLARATION [...] Niact Immediate precedence required because of urgent humanitarian crisis. Notification to USAID/OFDA and STATE/AF duty officers requested. Niact immediate precedence authorized by CDA Andrews. 2. The Charge d'Affaires, after consulting with the Ambassador, has declared a natural disas [...]	2001-09-09 18:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NI
01ABUJA2261	FLOOD DAMAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA GRAVE AND [...] (U) Summary: The worst flooding in many years has wiped out dozens of villages in northern Nigeria, killing over 300 and displacing 1,600,000. Floodwaters are rising in some areas and receding in others. There is an urgent need for food, potable water, plastic clothing and shelter. Even e [...]	2001-09-09 19:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NI

01ABUJA2263	NIGERIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON ABACHA FUNDS [...] (C) On 10 September, Embassy received the following letter from President Obasanjo to President Bush (dated 5 September). Included with the letter are 26 pages of attachments making up the forensic report referred to in the letter. Begin text: 5 September 2001 Dear President, [...]	2001-09-10 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC EFIN KCOR NI
01ABUJA2289	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) CDA Andrews called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on 12 September. Mohammed echoed the words of President Obasanjo regarding the terrorist attacks against the United States (Ref F),and offered any and all assistance to locating the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Andrews thanked the N [...]	2001-09-12 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS MARR KPKO SL NI UNAMSIL
01ABUJA2290	VIOLENCE IN JOS RE-IGNITES, NIGERIA CALM ELSEWHERE [...] The violence in Jos, Plateau State, re-ignited September 12 after a lull of several days. As of mid-afternoon, gunfire had subsided and citizens were obeying a 4:00 p.m. curfew. Information obtained by Post regarding the causes of the flare-up varied dramatically, but it appears that there [...]	2001-09-12 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS CASC KIRF PHUM NI
01ABUJA2297	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER OFFERS CONDOLENCES - [...] (C) CDA Andrews and PolMilOff 13 September called on Army Minister Lawal Batagarawa at the Minister's request. Batagarawa expressed his condolences for the attacks against the United States. He also stated that he had spoken to the Director General of the State Security Service, Kayode Are, w [...]	2001-09-13 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR ASEC NI
01ABUJA2302	TFUS01: END OF DAY FOUR SITREP (NIGERIA) [...] (U) NIGERIA: Oodua People's Congress (OPC) members rioted in Oshodi in Lagos on 14 September, temporarily closing routes from the Consulate General to the airport. EmbOffs, accompanied by diplomats from the British High Commission and Dutch Embassy, traveled to Jos to meet with fellow citizen [...]	2001-09-14 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER NI
01ABUJA2331	NIGERIA: KEBBI GOVERNOR ON OFR AND TERRORIST [...] (SBU/NF) Alhaji Mohammed Aleiro, Governor of Kebbi State, 15 September returned PolMilOff's call from earlier in the week. PolMilOff noted that in the wake of the terrorist attacks against the United States, some press reports had indicated that there had been some celebrations of the attacks [...]	2001-09-18 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR PTER SL NI
01ABUJA2332	NIGERIA CLOSE TO CONCLUDING BILATERAL DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2001-09-18 09:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2338	NIGERIA: GON PLANS TO VISIT IMF AND TREASURY IN [...] EconOff received a call September 18 from Debt Management Office Director-General A.S. Arikawe. Arikawe said that he and Minister of Finance Ciroma expect to travel soon to Washington despite the postponed IMF/World Bank annual meetings. In particular, Arikawe said, the Minister would like t [...]	2001-09-18 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2347	JOS CONFLICT ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Summary. A team of officials from the U.S., U.K. and Netherlands diplomatic missions in Abuja drove to Jos on Friday, September 14, to meet with their nationals and to assess the situation there following the ethnic and religious conflict that began on September 7. It appears that over [...]	2001-09-19 17:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREF CASC MOPS KIRF KISL EAID NI
01ABUJA2396	NIGERIA: NITEL PRIVATIZATION DELAYED [...] Summary. The GON recently announced a two-month delay in the privatization of Nigerian Telecommunications, Ltd. (NITEL) originally scheduled for September 2001. According to BPE Advisor Michael Dan, NITEL's privatization would more likely be delayed until February-March 2002 and may not att [...]	2001-09-21 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2398	NO CELEBRATIONS IN ZAMFARA: REPORTS INACCURATE [...] Summary: Post has investigated the story reported by a BBC stringer in Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, that there were celebrations there following the September 11 attack on the U.S. All sources indicate that this story was exaggerated. Reports of unrest in Kano on Friday, September 14, a [...]	2001-09-21 07:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KISL PINS NI
01ABUJA2416	NIGERIA: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1333 [...] Reftel demarche was delivered September 20 to Central Bank Governor Joseph Sanusi and September 21 to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Governor Sanusi, while unaware of the reporting requirements per UNSCR 1333, w [...]	2001-09-21 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PTER 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
01ABUJA2445	NIGERIA: PRIORITIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT [...] In response to Reftel information request, the USG does not currently have an environmental program in Nigeria, although USD 2 million has now been identified for an environmental program. USAID/Nigeria ha prepared a scope of work for an overall assessment of the environment in Nigeria. The [...]	2001-09-25 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID 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
01ABUJA2510	NORTHERN GOVERNORS ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (U) Summary: During a tour of Northern Nigeria the week of September 23, Poloff discussed with six governors--Jigawa, Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kano and Kaduna--the security situation in their respective states. Presently army troops are responsible for order in Kaduna, Jos, and Tafawa Balewa [...]	2001-10-03 09:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PTER PINS PINR KISL CASC EAID NI
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
01ABUJA2539	ZAMFARA POLITICAL VIOLENCE: AT IT AGAIN [...] (U) APP and PDP supporters clashed violently in the streets of Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, following a PDP rally on October 4. Four persons died, 19 were critically injured and 74 were arrested. Both sides attacked property belonging to the leadership of the other party. APP members [...]	2001-10-05 14:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS 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
01ABUJA2559	OVERSEAS REACTION: NIGERIA [...] Press reporting of humanitarian actions: The humanitarian actions were reported as straight news in Nigerian newspapers on Monday, October 8, quoting President Bush, but this news was buried deep in the stories that focused on the attacks on Taleban targets. Only one newspaper, the Nigerian [...]	2001-10-10 13:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC NI
01ABUJA2560	TFUS01: NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on October 8. Foreign Minister, Sule Lamido, Kaduna Governor Makarfi, Adobe Obe, Foreign Affairs advisor to President Obasanjo, and LTC Idris also attended. This message covers their conversation [...]	2001-10-11 09:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN KCRM 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
01ABUJA2568	NIGERIA: OBASANJO BELIEVES NIGERIA WILL REMAIN [...] (S) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 9 MEETING, PRESIDENT OBASANJO, JOINED BY SPECIAL ADVISOR ADOBE OBE, EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT NIGERIA WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATIONS AS A RESULT OF COALITION STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. HOWEVER, HE ADMITTED THAT NIGERIA HAD ISLAMIC RADICALS WHO BE [...]	2001-10-11 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL NI
01ABUJA2617	TFUS3: PETROL BOMB AT KANO BRITISH COUNCIL [...] (U) On 15 October 2001, Embassy Abuja received information from a reliable source that the British Council in Kano had been the target of a petrol bomb during the early morning hours. 2. (C/NF) RSO met British High Commission Security Officer, Keith Rowland, who offered the following deta [...]	2001-10-15 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PTER NI
01ABUJA2622	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN KANO, ELSWHERE CALM [...] (C) Summary: Violence erupted in Kano over the October 12-14 weekend for a multiplicity of reasons, chiefly criminal opportunism and internal political rivalries but also including anti-U.S. sentiment over air strikes against the Taliban and bin Laden. Twenty-five people were killed, over [...]	2001-10-15 18:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PHUM 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
01ABUJA2665	NIGERIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING WITH ATTORNEY [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-18 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR CJAN KCRM 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
01ABUJA2708	NIGERIA: REPORTS OF ARMY ATTACKS ON TIV IN BENUE [...] (U) Summary: According to several sources, the Army is reported to have destroyed several villages in Eastern Benue and killed an undetermined number of people in an apparent reprisal for the murder of nineteen soldiers October 12. Troops apparently destroyed the house of former Chief of Army [...]	2001-10-24 21:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS PREF PGOV PHUM 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
01ABUJA2710	NDLEA EXHIBITS GREATER DRUG ENFORCEMENT PROWESS [...] Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2.(C) Summary: In two recent meetings with the Ambassador, NDLEA Chairman Bello Lafiaji extolled the drug enforcement agency's more energetic efforts. Drug seizures made thus far already surpass last year's totals and t [...]	2001-10-24 21:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR NI
01ABUJA2744	NIGERIA: NDLEA USES PRESS CONFERENCE TO TOUT [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-26 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NI
01ABUJA2750	NIGERIA: BENUE UPDATE [...] (C) accounts by press and diplomatic personnel, often sourced to credible eyewitnesses, basically corroborate reftel account. The destruction appears to be more widespread than was initially reported. British High Commission personnel evacuated DFID staff from Makurdi yesterday. One DFID s [...]	2001-10-26 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREF PGOV PHUM NI
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
01ABUJA2793	NEW FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION TO TAKE ON [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-01 11:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER KCRM NI
01ABUJA2827	NIGERIA: BENUE UPDATE FROM SSS DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a November 2 meeting, SSS DG Are briefed the CDA on the recent violence in Benue. It was a mystery to Are how the 19 murdered soldiers had let themselves be disarmed. Are insisted the Army was investigating the alleged reprisals against villagers and planned to punish [...]	2001-11-06 10:18:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS MOPS PREF PGOV NI
01ABUJA2828	NIGERIA TO IDENTIFY ACCOUNTS HELD BY ADDITIONAL [...] EconOff delivered Ref A information November 5 to Ernest Ebi, Deputy Governor for International Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria. Ebi agreed to add the list of 22 organizations to an amended Call Circular, which requires all banks to identify accounts associated with these terrorist [...]	2001-11-06 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PTER EFIN PREL NI
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
01ABUJA2836	Annual American Studies Conference [...] Summary: Highlighting "Religion in the US," American Studies specialists discussed religion and American society at the recent 8th Annual Conference of the American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN) held in Jos. Unlike previous seminars, this year's gathering was more effective because [...]	2001-11-07 09:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC NI
01ABUJA2841	NIGERIAN EFFORTS TO FREEZE TERRORIST ASSETS [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-07 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER NI
01ABUJA2855	NIGERIA: UPDATE ON BENUE CRISIS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states, the military was called to do what the police could not -- contain civil unrest. As with Odi in 1999, the tragedy that occurred in Benue demonstrates the problems associated with asking often poorly-led soldiers to assume law enforcement d [...]	2001-11-09 17:01:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM 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
01ABUJA2863	FLOOD DISASTER IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: OFDA SENT EDRC JAY NASH TO NORTHERN NIGERIA FOR FOUR DAYS TO ASSESS THE FLOODING THERE AND TO MAKE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER ADDITIONAL OFDA SUPPORT (ABOVE AND BEYOND THE $25,000 TRANSFERRED AS A RESULT OF THE AMBASSADPR DISASTER DECLARATION) WOULD BE NEEDED. CROP D [...]	2001-11-14 07:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ECON PREL
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
01ABUJA2973	NIGERIA: OPUTA PANEL WRAPS UP HEARINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Oputa Panel held its final session on October 19, and has begun to draft its findings, due by year's end. While Panel proceedings kept Nigerians glued to their televisions, many came away feeling the Panel did not delve far enough into the death of Abiola. Nor was the Panel [...]	2001-11-24 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NI
01ABUJA2980	ECOWAS: KOUYATE LETTER TO GEN FULFORD [...] (U) Embassy received the following letter (at para 2) from ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate to DCINC General Fulford, dated November 7. The original will be forwarded via pouch. 2. (U) Begin Text: Dear General, I wish to sincerely thank you for inviting the Economic C [...]	2001-11-26 17:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
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
01ABUJA2984	NIGERIA: LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS - NIGERIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Press reporting from "The Guardian" newspaper on November 21, repeated in para 2, indicates that Nigeria and South Africa will sign a military pact. The pact apparently will focus on naval cooperation, primarily training, maintenance and joint exercises, and joint patrol of the S [...]	2001-11-26 19:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SF NI
01ABUJA2985	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON BENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on November 11. The President's Special Coordinator on Sudan, Dr. Usman Bugaje also attended. This message covers their conversation on recent events in Benue. 2. (C) SUMMARY CONTINUED: Def [...]	2001-11-27 05:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR PINS NI
01ABUJA2986	NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER DISCUSSES PKO PLANS, UNAMSIL, BENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 22 meeting with PolCouns and PolmilOff, Army Minister Batagarawa confirmed that Nigeria was planning to send an OFR Phase III battalion to Burundi. He also reported that Ghana probably would seek U.S. equipment support for its Burundi-bound battalion. Batagarawa [...]	2001-11-27 05:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINS SL BU NI
01ABUJA3081	NIGERIA: OFR P3 ILLNESSES AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A spate of illnesses and accidents have left two OFR trainers dead, and seven afflicted by malaria (one soldier with malaria subsequently died, but from a condition not necessarily connected with the malaria). The Forward Surgical Team, under the direction of the Battalion Comman [...]	2001-12-06 09:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR NI
01ABUJA3093	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE AND DISCUSSION WITH NIGERIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 meeting with recently appointed Nigerian Special Envoy to Zimbabwe Earnest Shonekan, Ambassador Jeter raised reftel talking points while also leaving a nonpaper and a copy of the SADC Parliamentary Forum election norms. Pleased to hear our views, Shonekan s [...]	2001-12-06 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON 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
01ABUJA3200	SUBJECT: NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER OF STATE ON BENUE: [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Army Lawal Batagarawa departed Nigeria on December 8 on his way to Washington to explain developments in Benue and neighboring states. In Washington, Batagarawa told us that the Nigerian Embassy has arranged several meetings on the Hill beginning December [...]	2001-12-13 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM NI
01ABUJA3219	ECOWAS: KOUYATE TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate provided a tour d'horizon of sub-regional issues, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the upcoming ECOWAS Summit. While noting recent hiccups on disarmament, Kouyate was optimistic about [...]	2001-12-14 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA3223	WAR ON TERRORISM: NIGERIA'S EFFORTS TO UPGRADE LAWS [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-14 18:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KCRM KTIA PREL NI
01ABUJA3227	NIGERIA: U.S.-U.K. TEAM RAISES VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY WITH OIL COMPANIES AND GON [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: A joint delegation from the British Foreign Office and the State Department met Nigerian government officials and oil company representatives from November 26-28 in Lagos and Abuja to discuss implementa [...]	2001-12-19 08:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EPET PREL NI
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
01ABUJA3238	NIGERIA: SSS DG ARE ON AL QAIDA [...] (S/NF) During a December 11 call on State Security Service Director General Kayode Are, Ambassador Jeter (accompanied by RAO and PolMilOff) thanked Are for the GON's efforts to combat terrorism and to ensure the safety of official and non-official Americans in Nigeria. Jeter presented reftel [...]	2001-12-20 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC NI
01ABUJA3270	NIGERIA: NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION DISCUSSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-27 11:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NI
01ABUJA3273	NIGERIAN JUSTICE MINISTER ASSASSINATED [...] (U) 71-year-old Nigerian Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bola Ige was assassinated in his Ibadan (Oyo State) home on 23 December around 2100. According to press reports, Ige had just released his security detail so they could get something to eat. Four or five individuals entered the [...]	2001-12-27 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS OIIP NI
01ABUJA3288	NIGERIA'S ELECTORAL LAW CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo denies having added an unpopular clause to the Election Law, asserting that some legislators inserted the language after he had noted its absence. A senior legislator privately conceded the point, commenting that the legislators had grossly exceeded their man [...]	2001-12-31 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS NI
01ABUJA884	Crime and Punishment in the Nigerian Senate [...] (C) Summary. The Nigerian Senate leadership faces a bitter rearguard struggle from deposed leaders, led by former Senate President Chuba Okadigbo and former Deputy Senate President Haruna Abubakar, both anxious to revive their own fortunes and to punish their successors. Allegations of corrup [...]	2001-04-26 07:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS NI
01ABUJA951	Satellite Licensing in Nigeria [...] EconOff met with Nigerian Communications Commission Special Assistant to the Chairman C.A. Ojobo on April 26 to discuss Intelsat and market access for satellite operators in Nigeria per reftel. According to Ojobo, the Nigerian government continues to support the privatization of Intelsat sla [...]	2001-05-03 08:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON NI
01ABUJA959	Agreement on Strengthened Cease-fire in Sierra [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2 the ECOWAS Committee of Six, the UN, and the Sierra Leone Government reached a reaffirmation of the November 10, 2000 cease-fire agreement in Sierra Leone with RUF representatives lead by Omrie Golley. According to sources at ECOWAS, The RUF committed itself to the di [...]	2001-05-03 15:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA962	COURTESY CALL ON NIGERIAN SSS CHIEF ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter called on the Director General of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS),Kayode Are, on April 23 at SSS Headquarters. The Ambassador was accompanied by Embassy Counselor for Regional Affairs. Afas Gadzama, the SSS Deputy Director for Intelligence, also parti [...]	2001-05-04 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR NI
01ABUJA964	NSA MOHAMMED AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter called on NSA Mohammed on May 3 to discuss President Obasanjo's visit to Washington. Police reform, some sub-regional issues, and Nigeria's voting record in the Commission on Human Rights (covered septel) were also discussed. The NSA expressed interest in an OFR [...]	2001-05-04 09:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP SNAR CJAN MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA989	Senger Challenges Nigerian Legal Profession to Provide Greater Access to ADR [...] Summary: Department of Justice Deputy Senior Counsel for Dispute Resolution Jeffrey Senger challenged leaders in Nigeria's courts and executive branch to address the practicalities of a court-based Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system that could lower costs, bring greater access to d [...]	2001-05-04 14:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC KJUS NI
01ABUJA993	NIGERIA: OBASANJO REPLACES SERVICE CHIEFS [...] (U) President Obasanjo on April 24 abruptly retired Chief of Army Staff LTG Victor Malu, Chief of Naval Staff VADM V.K. Ombu and Chief of Air Staff, AVM Isaac Alfa. MG A.O. Ogomudia will replace Malu, and RADM S.I. Afolayan and AVM J.D. Wuyep will replace, respectively, Ombu and Alfa. [...]	2001-05-04 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINS PINR NI
01ABUJA997	Revenue Sharing and Resource Control [...] (U) In the interests of de-mystifying what is for everyone, Nigerians included, an extremely convoluted federal revenue-sharing system, Embassy offers the following summary explanation to help define the issues at stake in the resource control lawsuit being heard in the Nigerian Supreme Court. [...]	2001-05-04 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EPET PGOV PINS NI
01ACCRA2992	GHANA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-05 12:56:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
01ANKARA3476	NORTHERN IRAQ: ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY FORMED AFTER [...] (C) ACCORDING TO PATRIOTIC UNION XXXXXXXXXXXXI, ON MAY 30 A SPLIT IN THE ISLAMIC UNION MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN (IUMK) RESULTED IN MULLAH ALI BAPIR FOUNDING HIS OWN GROUP WHICH HE HAS NAMED THE ISLAMIC JIHAD PARTY. BAPIR IS A RIVAL OF IUKM LEADER MULLAH ALI ABDULAZIZ. BOTH LEADERS ARE BASED IN T [...]	2001-05-31 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER MARR ETTC UNSC IZ TU
01ANKARA6815	IRANIAN VIEWS ON U.S. AND LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCONS STUART JONES FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. AN IRANIAN VISA APPLICANT CLAIMED THAT RELIGIOUS VIGILANTES KIDNAPPED HIM AND BEAT HIM FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THEY CAUGHT HIM AT ONE OF TEHRAN'S CANDLELIGHT VIGILS FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. ANO [...]	2001-10-26 10:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TU IR
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
01ASHGABAT1049	BERDIEV SACKED; MEREDOV NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) PRESIDENT NIYAZOV OPENED THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE MEJLIS (PARLIAMENT) JULY 7 WITH A SPEECH IN WHICH HE HARSHLY CRITICIZED AND THEN DISMISSED FOREIGN MINISTER BATYR BERDIEV. NIYAZOV ACCUSED BERDIEV OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING, AND SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF BERDIEV'S PERSONAL FAILINGS HE HAD BEE [...]	2001-07-09 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX
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
01BANJUL878	GAMBIAN ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS - JAMMEH [...] WE DEPLOYED A TEAM OF SIX IEC-ACCREDITED ELECTION OBSERVERS FOR THE OCTOBER 18 POLL. WE CONTRIBUTED OUR CDA, IROG, GSO, OUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND OUR POLITICAL ASSISTANT. IN THEIR CONTINUING TRADITION OF UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR US, EMBASSY DAKAR CONTRIBUTED THE DATT. CDA AND OUR POLITI [...]	2001-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREL 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
01BEIJING10339	PRC POSITION ON AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-15 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PK PREL PTER
01BEIJING11971	CHINA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2001 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH TWO REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) CHINA STRONGLY AND PROMPTLY CONDEMNED THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS, WHICH PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN DESCRIBED ON SEPTEMBER 12 AS AN ATTACK BOTH ON THE UNITED STATES AND ON WORLD PEACE. [...]	2001-12-12 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CH
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
01BOGOTA10584	FARC RESISTS RE-STARTING TALKS/SLAMS U.N. [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-27 22:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CO
01BOGOTA500	LATEST MASSACRE PART OF ON-GOING PARA OFFENSIVE [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR ANNE W. PATTERSON. REASONS: 1.5(C,D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 17, SOME 26 RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY NEAR THE TOWN OF OVEJAS IN NORTHERN SUCRE DEPARTMENT WERE MASSACRED, APPARENTLY BY PARAMILITARIES BELONGING TO THE NORTHERN BLOCK OF SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OPERATING [...]	2001-01-19 22:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CO
01BOGOTA5539	FARC ANNOUNCE INTENTION TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL 250 [...] No summary [...]	2001-06-19 23:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV PREL CO
01BOGOTA7805	UPDATE ON OPERATION SEVENTH OF AUGUST [...] (C) AS REPORTED REFTEL, ON AUGUST 17 THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY LAUNCHED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL JOINT ARMY/AIR FORCE OPERATION TO DESTROY MOBILE FARC UNITS SEEKING TO ATTACK MILITARY TARGETS IN META AND GUAVIARE DEPARTMENTS. ON AUGUST 27, FARC SUPREME MILITARY COMMANDER "MONO JOJOY" PUBLICLY ACKNOWLE [...]	2001-08-29 00:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PGOV PREL CO
01BOGOTA8352	OPERATION SEVENTH OF AUGUST WINDS DOWN [...] (C) THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY'S (COLMIL) "SEVENTH OF AUGUST" OPERATION, LAUNCHED ON AUGUST 17 AGAINST A 1,300 STRONG FARC FORCE IN THE EASTERN COLOMBIAN DEPARTMENTS OF GUAVIARE AND META IS WINDING DOWN. THE JOINT ARMY/AIR FORCE OPERATION WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, ESPECIALLY IN ITS EARLY STAGES, [...]	2001-09-14 17:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PGOV PREL CO
01BOGOTA8685	FARC KIDNAPS FORMER MINISTER OF CULTURE AND 10 OTHERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: FORMER MINISTER OF CULTURE CONSUELO ARAUJO NOGUERA AND SOME 10 TO 25 OTHER HOSTAGES WERE KIDNAPPED BY THE FARC NEAR VALLEDUPAR, CESAR DEPARTMENT, ON THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 24. ARMY SOURCES CLAIM THE HOSTAGES' CARS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED FROM THE AIR IN A MOUNTAINOUS REGION NORTH [...]	2001-09-25 23:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL CO
01CAIRO3303	EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART I: HISTORY AND STRUCTURE [...] (C) THIS IS THE FIRST IN A TWO PART MESSAGE DISCUSSING EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. PART 1 OUTLINES ITS HISTORY AND STRUCTURE, PART 2 OF THE MESSAGE WILL DISCUSS THE BASES FOR THE MB'S POPULARITY AS A POLITICAL FORCE IN EGYPT TODAY. EGYPT'S (ILLEGAL) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, FOUNDED IN 1928, IS A PART OF [...]	2001-05-31 09:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER EG
01CAIRO3757	EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART 2: A POPULAR [...] (C) IN THIS, THE SECOND OF TWO CABLES ON EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB),WE LOOK AT THE BANNED MOVEMENT'S POPULARITY AND ITS SOURCES. DESPITE INTERNAL TENSIONS AND IMPRISONMENT OF THE MOST DYNAMIC OF ITS YOUNG LEADERS SINCE THE MID-1990'S, THE MB HAS ENJOYED AN UPSURGE IN POPULARITY, WINNING 17 PE [...]	2001-06-21 11:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER EG
01CAIRO5603	TFUSO1: EGYPT RESPONDS TO U.S. DISASTER [...] THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT REACTED QUICKLY TO THE HORRIFIC EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11. A CLEARLY DISTRAUGHT PRESIDENT MUBARAK APPEARED ON TELEVISION, EXPRESSING SORROW AND SADNESS AT THE EVENTS. HE LATER CALLED A CABINET MEETING, DIRECTING THAT ALL FORMS OF ASSISTANCE BE OFFER [...]	2001-09-12 16:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EG IS
01CAIRO5770	CAIRO MEDIA REACTION: THE ATTACK IN AMERICA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 [...] SUMMARY: ----------- THE LEAD STORY IN ALL PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA WAS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S INTERVIEWS WITH CNN'S LARRY KING AND THE BBC. ALL PRO-GOVERNMENT HEADLINES EMPHASIZED MUBARAK'S RENEWAL OF THE CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING TERRORISM; HIS URGING THAT AN AMERICAN AT [...]	2001-09-19 10:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO EG

01CAIRO6321	SHARING THE CASE AGAINST AL-QA'IDA WITH EGYPT [...] (S) ON OCTOBER 3 AND 4, DRAWING ON DOCUMENTS PROVIDED REFTEL, MISSION STAFF MET WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND MILITARY OFFICIALS TO MAKE THE CASE AGAINST AL-QAIDA. IN PREPARATION FOR THE BRIEFINGS, WE HAD DISTILLED INFORMATION IN REFTEL INTO FOUR BASIC SECTIONS: [...]	2001-10-04 16:03:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PTER PINR EG
01CAIRO7997	EGYPT: NEW TERRORIST GROUP, AL-WA'AD (THE PROMISE) [...] (C) IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRIAL BEFORE THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL, THE PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN ORGANIZATION OF 94 EGYPTIANS AND FOREIGNERS, WHICH HAS BECOME KNOWN AS "AL-WA'AD" (THE PROMISE),IS ALLEGED TO BE A SOPHISTICATED NETWORK OF TERRORIST CELLS. INDICTMENTS WERE ISSUED AGAINST 94 DEFENDANT [...]	2001-12-10 16:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER PGOV PHUM EG
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
01COLOMBO2233	SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS [...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...]	2001-12-12 11:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL CE MV
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
01GABORONE3355	MANY BATSWANA SOMEWHAT DUBIOUS ABOUT U.S. [...] SUMMARY: ENERGETIC OUTREACH EFFORTS BY THE AMBASSADOR AND MISSION STAFF REVEAL THAT INITIAL SYMPATHY FOR THE U.S. POST-SEPTEMBER 11 HAS ERODED WITH RECENT AIRSTRIKES AGAINST THE TALIBAN. BATSWANA QUESTION U.S. FOREIGN POLICIES; COMPARE THE ASCETIC IMAGE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN WITH THE ARRAY OF [...]	2001-10-15 07:50:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	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
01GABORONE3517	BOTSWANA: TREASURY DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR [...] THE GOB HAS TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO ENSURE THAT ITS FINANCIAL SYSTEM DOES NOT BECOME A HAVEN FOR ILLEGAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, WHETHER MONEY LAUNDERING, DRUG TRAFFICKING, OR TERRORIST FINANCING. WHILE WE STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT VARYING LEVELS OF IMPLEMENTATION BY THE DIFFERENT AGENCIE [...]	2001-11-01 13:56:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PREL PTER BC
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
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
01HANOI1554	MID-TERM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING FOR VIETNAM - UPBEAT MOOD, IMPROVED DONOR COORDINATION [...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 18 AND 19 IN HOI AN, IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL REGION, DONORS GATHERED FOR AN INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING TO TAKE STOCK OF PROGRESS. IMF AND WORLD BANK GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WERE PLEASED THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARDS HAD APPROVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORM/POVERTY ALLEVIATION CREDI [...]	2001-06-28 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN VM SOE FINREF
01HANOI1878	VIETNAM DENIES UNHCR ACCESS TO HIGHLANDS [...] VIETNAM HAS DENIED UNHCR ACCESS TO CENTRAL HIGHLAND PROVINCES, PREVENTING UNHCR FROM LAUNCHING VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF HIGHLANDS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FLED TO CAMBODIA. UNHCR WILL NOW CONSIDER LONGER-TERM MEASURES FOR THE DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN RATTANAKIRI AND MONDOLAKIRI. END SUMMARY. 2 [...]	2001-08-06 09:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM VM UNHCR ETMIN HUMANR
01HANOI2088	STAFFDEL REES MEETINGS WITH SRV OFFICIALS ON RELIGIOUS AND MINORITY AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. COUNSEL TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JOSEPH REES AND CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER BRIAN GUNDERSON MET WITH OFFICIALS OF THE GVN'S COMMITTEE ON RELIGION AND THE COMMITTEE FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AUGUST 10, ACCOMPANIED BY [...]	2001-08-27 06:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
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
01HANOI2136	STAFFDEL REES VISIT TO CATHOLIC CHARITY IN HCMC [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02136 01 OF 02 300933Z REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH STAFFDEL AT A SHELTER FOR GIRLS IN HCMC, A CATHOLIC NUN DESCRIBED A GRADUAL TENDENCY ON THE PA [...]	2001-08-30 08:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
01HANOI2151	STAFFDEL HEARS VOICES OF REFORM FROM WITHIN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02151 01 OF 03 310844Z REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: STAFFDEL REES AND GUNDERSON MET SEPARATELY ON AUGUST 10 AND AUGUST 14 WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE FA [...]	2001-08-31 07:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM VM SOE FINREF DPOL
01HANOI2152	STAFFDEL MEETING WITH ETHNIC MINORITY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DQAFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS DESCRIBED TO STAFFDEL REES THE FEBRUARY/MARCH UNREST IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE IN CAMBODIA, NOTED GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO SOLVE [...]	2001-08-31 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV KIRF VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2175	QFOREIGN MINISTRY OBJECTS TO VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND US POSTAL SERVICE ACTION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DQAFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, JR. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (C) THE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAS DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, MR. NGUYEN XUAN PHONG, CALLED IN THE CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 5 TO REAFFIRM THE GVN'S POSITION ON "CERTAIN ISSUES WHICH RECENTLY HAVE NEGATIVELY AF [...]	2001-09-05 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS US VM HUMANR PREL
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
01HANOI2210	CONTINUED PRESSURE ON REFORM ACTIVISTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM DAVID MONK, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. NO ADDITIONAL NEWS IS AVAILABLE ABOUT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02210 01 OF 02 071103Z THE STATUS OF REFORM ACTIVISTS HOANG MINH CHINH AND PHAM QUE DUONG (REFTEL) EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE BE [...]	2001-09-07 10:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV VM DPOL 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
01HANOI2658	HANOI MUSLIM COMMUNITY RETICENT ON RECENT EVENTS [...] (U) HANOI'S TINY VIETNAMESE MUSLIM COMMUNITY (NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DOZEN PEOPLE) HAS NOT NOTICEABLY REACTED TO THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ACTS IN THE US AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE UNDER OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENT MANAGER OF HANOI'S SOLE MOSQUE. THE O [...]	2001-10-12 11:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS KPAO PTER VM HUMANR CTERR RELFREE
01HANOI2789	FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY: WHY AND WHAT NEXT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. FATHER LY'S HARSH SENTENCE STEMS FROM THE VERY DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS THE VIETNAMESE HAVE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02789 01 OF 02 241032Z ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE BOUNDARIES [...]	2001-10-24 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
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
01HANOI2900	TFUS01: TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY TELCON WITH STATE [...] AT 8:30 AM, NOVEMBER 1 (LOCAL TIME),TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS JOHN B. TAYLOR SPOKE VIA SIPDIS TELEPHONE FROM WASHINGTON TO DR. DUONG THU HUONG, DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM. (THE CALL WAS ARRANGED IN ADVANCE AT THE REQUEST OF U/S TAYLOR.) U/S TAY [...]	2001-11-07 03:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL EFIN VM CTERR
01HANOI2949	CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. EVIDENCE OF CATHOLIC LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI IS ABUNDANT IN MANY SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LOCATIONS BUT TENDS TO DIMINISH FARTHER NORTH. BISHOPS AND PRIESTS REPOR [...]	2001-11-13 06:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI2963	PROVINCIAL EDUCATION: DOING THEIR BEST BUT. . . [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCES BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI CLEARLY HAVE DEVOTED STAFF AND GOOD INTENTIONS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, BUT AN ENDEMIC LACK OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]	2001-11-14 01:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV VM
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
01HANOI2980	THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS: WHAT'S UP? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 1992 SRV CONSTITUTION REPRESENT ATTEMPTS TO ENABLE GREATER PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC LIFE AND TO ADJUST THE ROLES OF VARIOUS PARTS OF GOVERNMENT, WITH POSSIBLE MORE POWER TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA). EXPECTED APPROVAL OF AT LEAST SOME AMENDMENTS [...]	2001-11-15 01:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON VM DPOL
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
01HANOI3019	10TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03019 01 OF 03 160922Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE UPCOMING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) SESSION WILL CONVENE ON NOVEMBER 20. ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE US WILL BE PRIMARILY [...]	2001-11-16 09:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ETRD VM HUMANR DPOL BTA
01HANOI3049	TIME REPORTER ON FREE VIETNAM MOVEMENT [...] CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) A TIME MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT INFORMED CHARGE ON NOVEMBER 19 THAT SHE RECENTLY INTERVIEWED BOTH VO VAN DUC AND NGUYEN HUU CHANH. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INTERVIEWS, BOTH MEN REPORTEDLY DISCUSSED THE OB [...]	2001-11-20 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL CB VM
01HANOI3080	PROVINCIAL CORRUPTION TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS GVN ANTI-GRAFT EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY: A PROVINCIAL COURT HANDED DOWN STIFF SENTENCES ON NOVEMBER 20 TO A DOZEN STATE EMPLOYEES AND COMPANY EXECUTIVES CONVICTED OF BRIBERY AND EMBEZZELMENT OF ANTI- POVERTY FUNDS FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN LAI CHAU PROVINCE. MEANWHILE, TOP LEADERS REAFFIRMED EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUP [...]	2001-11-23 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS ECON VM DPOL ETMIN
01HANOI3086	LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) SUMMARY. ROUTE ONE IS BEAUTIFUL DRIVE BUT A SURPRISINGLY POOR NATIONAL ARTERY LINKING THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THERE IS LITTLE INDICATION OF MUCH USE OF LAND OR RAIL TRANSPORT FOR INTER-PROVINCIAL TRADE. SMALL-SCALE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE SEEMS TO THRIVE. RICE IS CLEARLY KING A [...]	2001-11-26 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINS PGOV ETRD VM
01HANOI3124	SLOW BUT STEADY ARGENTINA-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A RECENT VISIT BY ARGENTINA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE LIMITED ARGENTINA-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. THE VISIT FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES AND ALSO INCLUDED A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENE [...]	2001-11-28 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG VM AR CTERR
01HANOI313	LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS END IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, 20 DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK SUGGEST LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE ENDED FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF AT LEAST 20 PROTESTERS. THOUSANDS OF VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITIES PRO [...]	2001-02-09 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI3186	PRESIDENTIAL TRAVELS SHORE UP RELATIONS WITHIN ASEAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT LUONG'S RECENT TRAVELS TO FOUR FELLOW ASEAN MEMBERS PROMOTED GENERAL GOOD NEIGHBORLINESS AND COMMON DESIRES FOR EXPANDED TRADE. WHILE "SUCCESSFUL," UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03186 01 OF 02 041041Z THESE VISITS SEEM MEMORABLE PRIMARIL [...]	2001-12-04 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD PTER CB BN IN VM ASEAN PH 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
01HANOI3269	VIETNAM: "RIGHTS OF PERSONS" EMPHASIZED AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING [...] SUMMARY: AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 7-8, THERE WAS A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DONORS ON THE ISSUE OF "RIGHTS" WRIT LARGE. THE CONSISTENCY AND THE CLARITY OF THE STATEMENTS BY BOTH INDIVIDUAL DELEGATIONS AND NGOS ARE WORTH NOTING. WHILE IT IS CLEAR THAT FOR [...]	2001-12-17 09:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB ECON EAID VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
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
01HANOI3290	MFA REACTS TO SAN FRANCISCO "TERRORIST" INCIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MFA AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR NGUYEN XUAN PHONG URGED STRONG USG ACTION IN THE WAKE OF WHAT HE TERMED THE "TERRORIST INCIDENT" DIRECTED AGAINST DPM NGUYEN TAN DZUNG DURING HIS VISIT LAST WEEK TO SAN FRANCISCO. IN A DECEMBER 20 MEETING WITH DCM, PHONG STRESSED THAT THIS WOU [...]	2001-12-20 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV VM CTERR
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
01HANOI396	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS APPEAR CALM; VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES MONITORING CLOSELY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE CAPITALS OF THE TWO KEY CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK HAVE STABILIZED, WITH NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE WEEKEND OF FEB. 10- 11. POLICE AND MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS HEAVY IN THE [...]	2001-02-16 12:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI496	DISSIDENT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY AT HIS CHURCH UNDER VIRTUAL HOUSE ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY IS UNABLE TO LEAVE HIS CHURCH COMPOUND IN HUE UNDER CONDITIONS RESEMBLING HOUSE ARREST. A PARISH PRIEST IN HO CHI MINH CITY TOLD VISITING REP. SENSENBRENNER FEBRUARY 24 THAT FATHER LY HAS BEEN HELD UNDER "HOUSE ARREST" SINCE HE SUBMITTED WR [...]	2001-03-02 11:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI598	DIFFERENT VIEW OF HIGHLAND EVENTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DENNIS G. HARTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASONS: 1.5 B AND D. 2. (C) SWEDISH DCM TOLD CHARGE SHE BELIEVED THE REPORTS OF UNREST IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY EXAGGERATED AND BELIEVES FIRST DEMONSTRATIONS OCCURRED IN LATE JANUARY WELL BEFORE PUBLICITY OF FEBRUARY [...]	2001-03-14 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
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
01HANOI900	PROTESTANT LEADERS REPORT DESTRUCTION OF CHURCH IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM DEATHS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAMESE PROTESTANT CHURCH SOURCES WITH EXTENSIVE LINKS TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INFORM US THAT RESIDENTS OF GIA LAI PROVINCE, PARTICULARLY, FACE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, WITH HEAVY POLICE AND SECURIT [...]	2001-04-17 08:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI905	CENTRAL COMMITTEE PRESSURES GENERAL SECRETARY TO STEP DOWN; ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MANH APPARENT SUCCESSOR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER DAVID YOUNG; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS APRIL 19, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS DEALT GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU A SEVERE BLOW BY REFUSING TO RECOMMEND HIM FOR ANOTHER TERM. A PREFERENCE B [...]	2001-04-17 10:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI919	LEANER POLITBURO AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO BE UNVEILED AT WEEKEND COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: FOUR NEW POLITBURO MEMBERS -- REPORTEDLY INCLUDING MASS MOBILIZATION HEAD DUOC AND FORMER LABOR MINISTER HOAN -- ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN A SLIMMED-DOWN, 15- MEMBER LEADERSHIP TO BE UNVEILED AT THE NINTH [...]	2001-04-18 11:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
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
01HANOI965	NEW VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP HEADED BY MANH BODES WELL FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF A MAJOR GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS, MODERATE NONG DUC MANH WAS OFFICIALLY INSTALLED AS VIETNAM'S SENIOR LEADER APRIL 23 AT THE CLOSE OF THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS. [...]	2001-04-23 11:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON 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
01HARARE1011	ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 2 [...] THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED BY LOCAL FLOODING ARE IN THE ZAMBEZI RIVER VALLEY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE. THIS AREA INCLUDES KADOMA AND MUZARABAHANI. IN ADDITION MUCH OF THE LOW-LYING, SOUTHERN AREAS OF ZIMBABWE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING WATER- LOGGING OF THE SOIL IN AD [...]	2001-03-14 10:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE1016	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE RESPONSES TO MALLOCH- [...] (U) THE MARCH 14 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ)-CONTROLLED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 13 THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, STAINSLAUS MUDENGE, HANDED TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO THE LETTER CONTAINING THE GOZ [...]	2001-03-14 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
01HARARE1019	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER CONVENES DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) ON MARCH 14, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE CONVENED ZIMBABWE'S DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND THE PRESS TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO URGE GREATER INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE DRC DISENGAGEMENT PLANS. REPORTING ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FEBRUARY 15 LUSAKA SUMMIT AND THE FEBRUARY 21 M [...]	2001-03-14 16:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE1021	ZIMBABWE'S EMBATTLED CFU PRESIDENT SEEKS [...] (C) ON MARCH 13, CHARGE EARL IRVING AND ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) PRESIDENT TIM HENWOOD AND DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK AT THEIR REQUEST TO DISCUSS THE USG'S POSITION ON LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. HENWOOD ASKED THE CHARGE ABOUT THE MARCH 11 ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN [...]	2001-03-15 05:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID PINR ZI
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
01HARARE1028	ZIMBABWE WILL ADHERE TO DRC DISENGAGEMENT PLANS [...] (C) ON MARCH 15, POST DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. POLOFF STATED USG CONCERNS THAT IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR THE BELLIGERENTS TO AVOID CONFLICT WHILE THE DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES BEGINS AND [...]	2001-03-15 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE1030	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 14, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BRIEFED ZIMBABWE'S DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND THE PRESS ON THE FUTURE OF THE PROPOSED AFRICAN UNION, CHANGES MADE TO SADC STRUCTURES IN WINDHOEK ON MARCH 9, AND THE STATUS OF LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE. MUDENGE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORT [...]	2001-03-15 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1048	ZIMBABWE HAPPY WITH US POSITION ON THE [...] (C) DURING A ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR-MEETING MARCH 16 IN HARARE, VISITING MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGO EXPERT DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SHARED HIS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON CERTAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONGO. ACCORDING TO HAMADZIRIPI: -- THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE U.S. [...]	2001-03-16 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MOPS PINR CG AO UG 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
01HARARE1054	NEW ELECTIONS FOR ZIMBABWE'S UMBRELLA LABOR [...] (SBU) THE MARCH 18 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ)-CONTROLLED "THE SUNDAY MAIL" RAN A FRONT- PAGE STORY STATING THAT THE JUST-ELECTED LEADERSHIP OF THE ZIMBABWE CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU),ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT UMBRELLA LABOR ORGANIZATION, WAS BEING PRESSURED TO HOLD NEW [...]	2001-03-19 14:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR
01HARARE1055	INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION DELEGATION VISIT [...] (C) IN A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO ASSESS THE CURRENT STATE OF ZIMBABWE'S JUDICIARY, AN INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION DELEGATION MET WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET AS WELL AS PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT. IN A FRANK THREE-AND-A-HALF HOUR [...]	2001-03-19 15:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PINR ZI
01HARARE1079	ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT [...] (U) IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, AS REPORTED REFTEL, TWO OF ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS HAVE DEVOTED PROMINENT COVERAGE TO THE MARCH 8 INTRODUCTION IN THE U.S. SENATE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA). ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS IN BOTH PAPERS WERE GENERALLY FACTUAL, TH [...]	2001-03-21 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ZI US
01HARARE1082	FOREIGN MINISTER CONVOKES COMMONWEALTH HEADS [...] (C) ZIMBABWEAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STANISLAUS MUDENGE SUMMONED COMMONWEALTH AND SADC HEADS OF MISSION IN HARARE ON MARCH 21 TO DELIVER A TWO-HOUR HARANGUE ON THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) STATEMENT ISSUED THE DAY BEFORE IN LONDON. "NOTHING WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN ZIMB [...]	2001-03-21 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ZI ADCO
01HARARE1108	ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 3 [...] THOUGH RAINS CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN, RAINFALL AMOUNTS EASED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS AND FLOODING IN THE ZAMBEZI VALLEY SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, THE NORTHERN AREAS OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL, WHERE LARGE AREAS OF CROPLAND HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, REMAIN AT RISK FROM FLOO [...]	2001-03-23 08:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE1168	KABILA'S BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE FOCUSES ON DRC [...] (C) ON MARCH 28, POLOFF OBTAINED A READOUT ON DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA'S TWO-DAY VISIT TO HARARE FROM THE MFA'S PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) ON THE DRC, MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO. REGARDING KABILA'S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT (REFTEL),THE PAO NOTED THAT KABILA IS "PREPARED TO GO THE FULL [...]	2001-03-29 14:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE1177	FIRED GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER EDITOR DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN AN HOUR-LONG MARCH 27 MEETING, THE RECENTLY FIRED EDITOR OF THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" SPOKE OPENLY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S USE OF THE PAPER AS A PROPAGANDA TOOL. FORMER "HERALD" EDITOR RAY MUNGOSHI (35) (PROTECT) TOLD EMBOFF ABOUT DAILY HARASSMENT FROM INFORMATIO [...]	2001-03-30 11:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP PHUM KPAO PINR ZI
01HARARE1178	ZIMBABWE: HOW PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL HANG ON TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE IS GEARING UP FOR WHAT WILL BE THE MOST DIFFICULT ELECTION OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER. MUGABE WILL USE ALL THE RESOURCES OF HIS OFFICE, THE RULING PARTY, AND THE STATE TO WIN RE- ELECTION AND DENY THE OPPOSITION MDC THE PRESIDENCY. THE PRESIDENT WILL USE A W [...]	2001-03-30 12:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS MCAP ZI ZANU PF
01HARARE1201	ZIMBABWE POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN MARCH KILLING [...] (U) THE MARCH 31 EDITIONS OF BOTH THE GOZ-CONTROLLED "THE HERALD" AND THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" REPORTED THAT THE ZIMBABWE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF GLORIA OLDS. OLDS, A 72-YEAR- OLD WHITE FEMALE COMMERCIAL FARMER, WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED BY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE I [...]	2001-04-02 15:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAGR PGOV PINS ZI
01HARARE1209	ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES DEFY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT'S RESETTLEMENT COMMITTEE TABLED A REPORT IN FEBRUARY THAT CRITICIZED THE GOVERNMENT'S "FAST-TRACK" LAND RESETTLEMENT EXERCISE AS LACKING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THE REPORT ALSO CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM "IN A TRANSPA [...]	2001-04-03 12:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1217	DRC POLITICAL COMMITTEE TAKING PLACE IN HARARE [...] (C) THE DRC JOINT POLITICAL COMMITTEE MEETING IS TAKING PLACE IN HARARE TODAY, APRIL 4, ACCORDING TO BERNARD TAKAVARASHA, THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. AMONG THE ATTENDEES ARE FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE AND ZIMBABWE'S SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE DRC DAVID H [...]	2001-04-04 10:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MCAP ZI CG
01HARARE1221	ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 4 [...] ACCORDING TO THE LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS REGARDING THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF GURUVE AND MUZARABANI ALONG THE ZAMBEZI RIVER IN THE NORTH OF THE ZIMBABWE, AN ESTIMATED 21,400 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TO VARYING DEGREES BY RECENT FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS, FLASH FLOODING AND WATER- LO [...]	2001-04-04 15:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE1247	ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT BECOMES RULING PARTY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RULING ZANU-PF IS TAKING A DIFFERENT TACK IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO CLAMP DOWN ON THE OPPOSITION BY FORCING THROUGH PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION THAT AIMS TO RESTRICT OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES. IN AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ON APRIL 3-4, ZANU-PF PARLIAMENTARIANS SUSPENDED THE LEGISLATURE'S OWN [...]	2001-04-05 17:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECPS KDEM PINR ZI
01HARARE1259	ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER THREATENS STATE OF [...] (U) FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, IN AN ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT ON APRIL 4, THREATENED THAT THE GOZ COULD DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY IF INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS WERE IMPOSED ON ZIMBABWE, ACCORDING TO BOTH OF HARARE'S DAILY NEWSPAPERS ON APRIL 6. MUDENGE REPORTEDLY STATED THAT "IN MOST [...]	2001-04-06 09:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1293	ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS MEET WITH GOZ [...] (C) ON APRIL 10 EDGAR GUNDRY, CHAIRMAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) REGION OF MASHONALAND WEST-SOUTH, TOLD ECONOFF THAT A GROUP OF CFU OFFICIALS MET ON APRIL 9 WITH ZIMBABWE'S FIVE SECURITY SERVICES. THESE SERVICES, ACCORDING TO GUNDRY, ARE THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, THE CENTRAL INTELLI [...]	2001-04-11 12:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID PINR ZI
01HARARE1492	AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABEWE'S "FAST-TRACK" LAND [...] (C) THE QUIET ATTEMPT BY THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON LAND REFORM (REFTEL) HAS REACHED AN IMPASSE. THE GOZ IS INSISTING AS A PRECONDITION FOR FURTHER TALKS THAT THE CFU WITHDRAW ITS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF "FAST- [...]	2001-05-02 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID 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
01HARARE1536	CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST MDC PRESIDENT TSVANGIRAI REFERRED [...] (U) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI APPEARED BEFORE HIGH COURT JUDGE MOSES CHINHENGO ON SIPDIS MAY 7 TO FACE CHARGES -- UNDER THE COLONIAL-ERA LAW AND ORDER MAINTENANCE ACT -- OF TERRORISM AND SABOTAGE AND OF INCITING PUBLIC VIOLENCE. AS REPORTED REFTEL, TH [...]	2001-05-07 16:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1584	MASVINGO TENSE AS CITY BRACES FOR MAYORAL [...] (C) THE VIOLENCE REPORTED REFTEL HAS CONTINUED UNABATED IN MASVINGO TOWN IN THE RUNUP TO THE MAYORAL ELECTION MAY 12-13, WITH CONTINUING SKIRMISHES BETWEEN SUPPORTERS OF THE RULING ZANU-PF AND THOSE OF THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC). ACCORDING TO THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NE [...]	2001-05-11 11:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1585	ZIMBABWE'S INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION (C-NA1- [...] (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REF A TASKING QUESTIONS: A. (C) IT IS OUR ASSESSMENT THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE IS NO LONGER SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A DEAL WITH THE OPPOSITION MDC THAT WOULD INCLUDE HIS EARLY RETIREMENT. (REF D SUGGESTED THAT LATE LAST YEAR MUGABE PUT OUT FEELERS TO [...]	2001-05-11 11:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1596	MAPURANGA TO BE ZIMBABWE'S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO [...] (U) ACCORDING TO,THE MAY 12 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS APPOINTED THE FORMER PERMANENT SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR. MACHIVENYIKA TOBIAS MAPURANQA, TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01596 140854Z BE ZIMB [...]	2001-05-14 09:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI GH
01HARARE1632	FOREIGN MINISTER INFORMS WESTERN [...] (C) CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER JAMES WALL TOLD CHARGE ON MAY 16 THAT FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE HAD SUMMONED HIM, THE GERMAN AND DANISH AMBASSADORS EARLIER THAT DAY TO COMMUNICATE CABINET'S DECISION TO PUT AN END TO PELL-MELL INVASIONS OF URBAN FIRMS BY OSTENSIBLE WAR VETERANS SEEKIN [...]	2001-05-17 08:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ETRD ZI CA DA
01HARARE1672	RECENT EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE UNDERMINE RULING [...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE ARE BEGINNING TO UNDERMINE A ZANU-PF THAT HAD BEEN INFUSED WITH NEW CONFIDENCE SINCE ITS DECEMBER 2000 CONGRESS. THE SUDDEN DEATH OF PARTY COMMISSAR BORDER GEZI, THE RESIGNATION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO, THE LOSS OF THE [...]	2001-05-22 12:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE1727	DEFENSE MINISTER MAHACHI DIES SUDDENLY [...] (C) ADRESSEES WILL HAVE SEEN PRESS REPORTING OF THE DEATH MAY 26 OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE MOVEN MAHACHI. MAHACHI WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF A HEAVILY LOADED LAND ROVER DISCOVERY THAT WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY A CAR WHOSE DRIVER WAS REPORTEDLY DRUNK. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE MINISTER'S VEHICLE TO ROLL AND [...]	2001-05-29 15:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1751	ZIMBABWE COUP PLOT REPORT TOUCHES A RAW NERVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE HAS VIGOROUSLY DISPUTED A MAY 29 ARTICLE IN THE BRITISH "GUARDIAN" NEWSPAPER THAT STATES THAT ZIMBABWEAN MILITARY OFFICERS ARE PLANNING A COUP AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORROBORATE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT. THE GOZ'S INITIAL [...]	2001-05-31 14:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MARR SOCI PHUM PREL ZI
01HARARE1784	ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS LEADER HUNZVI IS DEAD [...] (C) ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT AND RELIABLE SOURCES, ZIMBABWE NATIONAL LIBERATION WAR VETERANS' ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT CHENJERAI "HITLER" HUNZVI DIED IN HOSPITAL ON THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 3. AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON OFFICIAL BROADCAST MEDIA EARLY ON THE AFTERNOO [...]	2001-06-04 13:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ZI
01HARARE181	VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION CONTINUE IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IN BIKITA WEST-- WHERE A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD JANUARY 13-14 TO FILL A SEAT LEFT VACANT BY THE DEATH OF THE INCUMBENT--HAS CONTINUED IN RECENT WEEKS AS ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS STEP UP THEIR INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN. WAR VETERANS AND ZANU-PF [...]	2001-01-10 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE1815	ANDREW YOUNG VISITS ZIMBABWE, DEFENDS PRESIDENT MUGABE'S [...] (U) FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS ANDREW YOUNG PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE JUNE 4-6, 2001, MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND GOVERNMENT MINISTERS ON JUNE 5. AFTER MEETING PRESIDENT MUGABE, FORMER AMBASSADOR YOUNG GRANTED A LENGTHY INTERVIEW TO THE GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED ZIMBAB [...]	2001-06-06 14:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV EAGR ZI

01HARARE1836	MORE ON ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL FARMERS' PROPOSAL [...] (C) MALCOLM VOWLES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION (CFU),ELABORATED TO POLOFF ON JUNE 6 ON THE CFU'S NEW PROPOSAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) TO RESOLVE THEIR LONG-SIMMERING IMPASSE ON LAND REFORM (SEE REF A FOR DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL). VOWLES STATED THAT BOTH THE [...]	2001-06-08 09:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM PINR EAID ZI
01HARARE1914	READOUT ON SADC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN HARARE [...] (C) SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) MINISTERS MET IN HARARE ON JUNE 11 TO APPROVE A PROTOCOL THAT WILL RESTRUCTURE SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01914 171453Z AND SECURITY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF "DISCREPANCIES" IN [...]	2001-06-17 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI AO
01HARARE197	DISTURBANCE IN ZIMBABWE TOWN INVITES POLICE [...] (U) THE JANUARY 11 EDITION OF THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" NEWSPAPER REPORTED THAT DISTURBANCES ERUPTED IN KADOMA TOWN--ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARARE--ON JANUARY 10. THE NEWSPAPER SAID THE "RIOT" BEGAN AS A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE TOWN COUNCIL'S FAILURE TO CONSULT LOCAL R [...]	2001-01-11 14:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE1999	EU FRUSTRATED AT LACK OF PROGRESS IN DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) THE SWEDES, AS EU PRESIDENT, HAVE LED THE EU TROIKA'S DISCUSSIONS IN HARARE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE UNDER ARTICLE 8 OF THE COTONOU AGREEMENT, WHICH BEGAN EARLY THIS YEAR. THE TROIKA'S EFFORTS TO ENGAGE THE GOZ IN SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ITS RANGE OF CONCERNS, HOWEVER, HAVE G [...]	2001-06-26 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2012	AJELLO IN HARARE TO DELIVER EU ULTIMATUM ON RULE OF LAW [...] (U) AMBASSADOR HOOKS ATTENDED A DINNER ON JUNE 26 HOSTED BY HIS SWEDISH COUNTERPART, LENNARTH HJELMAKER, IN HONOR OF VISITING EU GREAT LAKES ENVOY ALDO AJELLO. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO AND THE CHIEFS OF MISSION FROM AUSTRALIA, DENMARK, NORWAY, AND CAN [...]	2001-06-27 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2171	ZIMBABWE SLIDING OMINOUSLY TOWARD A POLICE STATE [...] (C) ZANU-PF HAS ESCALATED ITS INTIMIDATION OF OPPOSITION MDC LEADERS AND SUPPORTERS, AND IS MOVING TO ELIMINATE MANEUVERING ROOM FOR ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT MIGHT THREATEN THE RULING PARTY'S CONTINUED HOLD ON POWER. IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, ZANU-PF OR THOSE ACTING ON ITS [...]	2001-07-13 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
01HARARE2173	ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT DEFERS DECISION IN [...] (U) THE ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT DEFERRED INDEFINITELY A DECISION IN OPPOSITION MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S CHALLENGE OF SECTIONS OF THE LAW AND ORDER SIPDIS MAINTENANCE ACT (LOMA) AFTER HEARING ARGUMENTS FROM TSVANGIRAI'S AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTORNEYS ON JULY 12. SIPDIS THE GOVERN [...]	2001-07-13 10:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE2271	MEDIA REPORT GOZ BANS BBC JOURNALISTS; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS SUSPENDED THE ACCREDITATION OF BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02271 271025Z CORRESPONDENTS BASED IN ZIMBABWE. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE JULY 26 EDITION OF THE [...]	2001-07-27 10:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2311	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY HANDILY WINS KEY BY- [...] (C) RULING PARTY CANDIDATE AND MASHONALAND CENTRAL GOVERNOR ELLIOT MANYIKA SOUNDLY DEFEATED OPPOSITION CANDIDATE ELLIOT PFEBVE IN THE PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION HELD JULY 28-29 IN BINDURA DISTRICT. THE RULING ZANU-PF WIDENED ITS MARGIN OF VICTORY CONSIDERABLY OVER LAST JUNE'S PARLIAMENTARY EL [...]	2001-08-01 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
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
01HARARE2327	AMERICAN JOURNALISTS SUCCESSFULLY USE NEW [...] THE SOUTHERN AFRICA CORRESPONDENTS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST SUCCESSFULLY USED THE NEW UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02327 031030Z MEDIA ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES PUT INTO PLACE BY ZIMBABWEAN INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO IN JUNE 2001. [...]	2001-08-03 10:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
01HARARE2335	MEDIA REPORT ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] SPEAKING IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ZANU PF DEPUTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02335 061225Z SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY, INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO HAS CRITICIZED THE UNITED STATES FOR SPONSORING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOM [...]	2001-08-06 12:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE2362	MEDIA REPORT ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] SPEAKING IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ZANU PF DEPUTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02362 091342Z SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY, INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO HAS CRITICIZED THE UNITED STATES FOR SPONSORING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOM [...]	2001-08-09 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE2364	ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (U) INDEPENDENT PRESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS RESHUFFLED HIS CABINET TO FILL THREE POSITIONS LEFT VACANT BY THE DEATHS OF TWO MINISTERS AND THE RESIGNATION OF ANOTHER. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ON STATE RADIO TODAY (AUGUST 9) AFTER THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AT STAT [...]	2001-08-09 13:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE2379	ZIMBABWE: GRIGSBY STAFFDEL MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (U) ON AUGUST 6, SENATE STAFFDEL, LED BY GARRETT GRIGSBY, MET WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT AND ZANU-PF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02379 01 OF 02 101014Z SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IN HIS SIPDIS PARLIAMENT OFFICES. MNANGAGWA WAS JOINED [...]	2001-08-10 10:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE2389	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] CONTRIBUTING TO DEBATE ON PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT, FORMER CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02389 101231Z DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND GOVERNING ZANU PF PARTY BACKBENCHER MR. SHADRECK CHIPANGA CALLED, ON AUGUST [...]	2001-08-10 12:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2397	MUGABE HEWS TO HARD LINE IN HEROES' DAY [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE'S NATIONAL HEROES' DAY ADDRESS TO A LARGE BUT LISTLESS CROWD AT HEROES' ACRE WAS DEFIANT IN TONE AND UNCHANGED IN SUBSTANCE. MUGABE LAMBASTED THE BRITISH FOR THEIR HISTORICAL SINS AND TOOK AIM AT THE U.S. OVER THE SENATE PASSAGE OF ZDERA. HE TALLIED UP FIGURES FOR LAND [...]	2001-08-14 11:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UK US 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
01HARARE240	STILL NO OFFICIAL REACTION TO THE SUPREME [...] (C) SUMMARY: AS OF JANUARY 11, THERE IS STILL NO OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) STATEMENT OR REACTION TO THE SUPREME COURT RULING OF DECEMBER 21 IN FAVOR OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) IN THEIR LAWSUIT ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE "FAST-TRACK" LAND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM (REF A) [...]	2001-01-12 11:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR PREL ZI
01HARARE2411	ZIMBABWE: EDITOR OF INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" [...] No summary [...]	2001-08-15 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE2429	ARREST OF DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL TEAM [...] THREE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02429 161400Z AND ONE REPORTER FROM THE PAPER WERE ARRESTED IN HARARE ON AUGUST 15. THE FOUR WERE RELEASED ON BAIL ON THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAY. THE FOUR ARE EDI [...]	2001-08-16 13:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI PHUM
01HARARE2439	CHANGE IN CHARGES AGAINST DAILY NEWS JOURNALISTS [...] THE CHARGES AGAINST THE FOUR JOURNALISTS FROM THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" WERE CHANGED LATE ON AUGUST 16. THE FOUR JOURNALISTS (EDITOR GEOFF NYAROTA, DEPUTY EDITOR BILL SAIDI, NEWS EDITOR JOHN GAMBANGA AND REPORTER SAM MUNYAVI) ARE NOW CHARGED WITH "DISTRIBUTION OR CIRCULATIO [...]	2001-08-17 09:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI PHUM
01HARARE2455	MEDIA REPORT -- DR. MICHAEL SWANGO CASE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY 'THE CHRONICLE' DEDICATED ITS AUGUST 15 EDITORIAL TO A CALL FOR THE EXTRADITION OF AMCIT DR. MICHAEL SWANGO, NOW SERVING LIFE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02455 201428Z SENTENCE IN COLORADO FOR KILLING PATIENTS IN T [...]	2001-08-20 14:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM 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
01HARARE2480	UNDP AND DONORS MEET ON FOOD AID FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO MET WITH A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE DONOR COMMUNITY ON AUGUST 20 AT THE FORMER'S INVITATION TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS ON THE FOOD AID FRONT. THE GROUP FOCUSED IN SEQUENCE ON THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CRISIS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A HUMANITARIAN SECRE [...]	2001-08-22 11:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EAGR ZI
01HARARE2490	HARASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS CONTINUES - THREE NEW [...] ON AUGUST 21 AND 22 ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) PICKED UP, QUESTIONED AND LAID CHARGES AGAINST THREE JOURNALISTS IN HARARE. 2. ON AUGUST 21, TWO JOURNALISTS FROM THE WEEKLY "THE MIRROR" WERE QUESTIONED BY POLICE ABOUT A REPORT IN THE AUGUST 17 EDITION OF THEIR NEWSPAP [...]	2001-08-23 09:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2493	MEDIA REPORT RACISM CONFERENCE; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS AUGUST 23 EDITORIAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM TO BE HELD IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, ON AUGUST 31. UNDER HEADLINE "POLITICAL POSTURING THREATENS RACISM TALKS," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "SO WHAT IF THE [...]	2001-08-23 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2497	RULING PARTY CRITICIZES ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" REPORTS ON AUGUST 23 THAT THE RULING ZANU PF PARTY WILL PRESENT A MOTION IN PARLIAMENT ON AUGUST 28 TO "CONDEMN AND OPPOSE" THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "GUMBO TO MOVE MOTION ON ZIMBABWE [...]	2001-08-23 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2498	56TH UNGA: ZIMBABWE'S THINKING ON PRIORITIES IN EARLY [...] (U) DCM, ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, DELIVERED -- AND PROVIDED A NON-PAPER CONTAINING -- REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON AUGUST 23 TO CLEOPHAS TSOKODAYI, THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. TSOKODAYI WAS SIPDIS ACCOMPANIED BY DESK OFFICER MARSHALL [...]	2001-08-23 14:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL 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
01HARARE2547	ASSETS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR GOZ AND [...] (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REF B TASKING QUESTIONS: A. (S) THE FULL EXTENT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ASSETS ARE UNKNOWN, BUT ARE RUMORED TO EXCEED US$1 BILLION IN VALUE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE LIKELY INVESTED OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE. INSIDE ZIMBABWE, THE BULK OF MUGABE'S ASSETS [...]	2001-08-29 12:49:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE2548	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT REMAKING JUDICIARY IN ITS OWN IMAGE [...] (C) ZANU-PF IS PROCEEDING IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO FORCE INDEPENDENT-MINDED JUDGES OFF THE BENCH AND REPLACE THEM WITH SYMPATHETIC OR PLIANT JURISTS, ACCORDING TO A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE HIGH COURT BENCH. THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) IS REPORTEDLY WATCHING CERTAIN JUDGES VERY CLOSELY [...]	2001-08-29 12:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE2576	BONGO CANCELS TRIP TO HARARE AT LAST MINUTE [...] (U) DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA OFFICIALLY OPENED THE 2001 HARARE AGRICULTURAL SHOW ON AUGUST 29. ACCORDING TO A PRESS REPORT, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO WAS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE EVENT BUT CALLED OFF HIS TRIP AT SHORT NOTICE. GEORGE CHARAMBA, A SPOKESMAN IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, TOLD J [...]	2001-08-31 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2614	ZIMBABWE'S ARMED FORCES RECRUITMENT AGES [...] PER REFTEL REQUEST, POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE RECRUITMENT PRACTICES AND AGE RESTRICTIONS OF ZIMBABWE'S MILITARY FORCES. -- THE MANDATORY MINIMUM, VOLUNTARY RECRUITMENT AGE FOR MILITARY SERVICE IS 18. (ALL RECRUITMENT INTO THE MILITARY IS VOLUNTARY AND THERE IS NO DRAFT [...]	2001-09-05 13:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ZI
01HARARE2642	SCENESETTER FOR BULAWAYO MAYORAL VOTE AND TWO BY- [...] (C) THE VOTERS OF BULAWAYO WILL CHOOSE A NEW MAYOR AND THE VOTERS OF MAKONI WEST A NEW MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SEPTEMBER 8-9, WHILE CHIKOMBA WILL CHOOSE A SUCCESSOR TO THE LATE WAR VETERAN LEADER CHENJERAI "HITLER" HUNZVI IN A BY-ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 22-23. THE PRE-ELECTION PERIOD HA [...]	2001-09-07 10:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE2660	MEDIA REPORT LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10 EDITORIALS IN THE GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" AND THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" FOCUS ON THE NIGERIAN-BROKERED AGREEMENT COVERING THE CONTROVERSIAL LAND REFORM PROGRAM IN ZIMBABWE. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADL [...]	2001-09-10 12:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2666	BULAWAYO MAYORAL VOTE AND MAKONI WEST BY-ELECTION MARRED [...] (C) THE SEPTEMBER 8-9 BULAWAYO MAYORAL ELECTION AND PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION IN MAKONI WEST WERE MARRED BY MISSION- OBSERVED IRREGULARITIES, WHICH WOULD LEAD US TO CHARACTERIZE THEM RESPECTIVELY AS "FLAWED" AND "NOT FREE AND FAIR." IN BULAWAYO, LARGE NUMBERS OF VOTERS WERE TURNED AWAY FOR A [...]	2001-09-10 15:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
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
01HARARE2678	MDC WINS BULAWAYO IN LANDSLIDE BUT LOSES MAKONI WEST [...] (U) AS EXPECTED, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) SWEPT THE SEPTEMBER 8-9 ELECTIONS IN BULAWAYO, WINNING THE MAYORAL RACE AND ALL SEVEN CITY COUNCIL SEATS UNDER CONTENTION BY A LANDSLIDE. THE MDC'S MAYORAL CANDIDATE, JAPHET NDABENI-NCUBE, WON 83 PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST (R [...]	2001-09-12 09:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE2682	MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S.; [...] THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED BLANKET COVERAGE IN BOTH THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE STATE-FUNDED NATIONAL BROADCASTING TELEVISION STATION, ZTV 1, SUSPENDED NORMAL PROGRAMMING YESTERDAY (SEPTEMBER 11) AFTERNOON WHEN CABLE NEWS NETWORK STARTED [...]	2001-09-12 12:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
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
01HARARE2710	DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE CONCERNING IFES [...] (SBU) AFTER THE DE FACTO EXPULSION OF THE TEAM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (REFTEL),POST SENT THE FOLLOWING DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXPRESSING OUR CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRESENTS ITS CO [...]	2001-09-14 10:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC ZI
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
01HARARE2760	ZIMBABWE NIXES INITIAL VISIT BY EU ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (C) EU ACTING CHIEF OF MISSION ALEX KREMER, ACCOMPANIED BY BRUSSELS-BASED EU STAFFER TIM SHEEHY, DESCRIBED TO POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ON SEPTEMBER 17 THE HEADACHES EXPERIENCED BY THE EU IN TRYING TO GET A NINE-PERSON TECHNICAL TEAM ON THE GROUND TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SUSTAINED ELECTION OB [...]	2001-09-19 12:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV ZI
01HARARE2771	TFUS1: MEDIA REPORTING ON TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO CARRY OPINION PIECES AND OP-ED ARTICLES FOCUSING ON THE SEPTEMBER 11 BOMBINGS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON. THESE ARTICLES BOTH REFLECT AND LEAD ZIMBABWEAN POPULAR OPINION ON THE ATTACKS. IN GENERAL, THE ZIMBABWEAN MOOD IS [...]	2001-09-20 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2793	MEDIA REPORT BELLAMY ON DEMOCRACY BILL AFTER [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" AND THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" COVERED THE SEPTEMBER 20 AMERICAN EMBASSY TELEVISION INTERACTIVE CENTERING ON AFRICAN DIPLOMACY AFTER THE TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S. WITH MR. WILLIAM M. BELLAMY, ACTING ASSISTANT SECR [...]	2001-09-24 06:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2813	MEDIA REPORT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON U. S. [...] THERE HAS BEEN AN UNPRECEDENTED OUTPOURING OF LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PUBLISHED IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, CENTERING ON THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON. SAMPLES OF THE LETTERS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "INJUSTICE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWE [...]	2001-09-25 05:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2871	UNDP RESREP ON ABUJA AGREEMENT, UN ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) VICTOR ANGELO, THE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HOSTED A SEPTEMBER 26 BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADORS OF WESTERN DIPLOMATS TO UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS CONCERNING THE ABUJA ACCORDS (AA). HE HAD HOSTED EARLIER IN THE DAY A MEETING WITH THE G-77 TO DISCUSS THE SAME TOPIC. HE DESCRIBED SIX CONCERNS [...]	2001-09-28 07:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE292	ZANU RECLAIMS PARLIAMENTARY SEAT FROM OPPOSITION [...] (C) THE RULING ZANU-PF WON A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY BY- ELECTION IN THE RURAL BIKITA CONSTITUENCY JANUARY 13-14, RECLAIMING THE SEAT FROM THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC). TURNOUT WAS HIGHER THAN FOR THE JUNE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AND A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE HELPED ENSURE [...]	2001-01-16 15:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS ZI
01HARARE2970	MDC MP PREDICTS JANUARY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) IN A BRIEF SEPTEMBER 27 CONVERSATION WITH POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DAVID COLTART SHARED HIS VIEWS ON SEVERAL SIMMERING POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS. REGARDING THE STILL UNSCHEDULED 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE MDC MP SAID IT WOULD BE [...]	2001-10-05 08:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL 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
01HARARE3062	TSVANGIRAI EMERGES UNSCATHED FROM ATTACK ON HIS VEHICLE; [...] (C) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ESCAPED INJURY ON OCTOBER 12 AFTER HIS CONVOY WAS SIPDIS ATTACKED BY STONE-THROWING ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS. TWO WINDOWS IN HIS VEHICLE WERE SHATTERED AND THE VEHICLE'S BODY WAS DAMAGED. POLICE WERE UNHELPFUL AND FAILED TO AR [...]	2001-10-15 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3158	MEDIA REPORT STRIKE AGAINST TERROR OPINION PIECES; [...] THE OCTOBER 21 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED TWO OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U.S. AND THE U.S.-LED STRIKE AGAINST TERROR IN AFGHANISTAN. 2. UNDER HEADLINE "WHAT GOES ROUND COMES AROUND," THE [...]	2001-10-23 07:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3197	PAPER CRIES FOUL AS POLICE ARREST VENDORS [...] IN THE LAST WEEK ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPER VENDORS ON WORKING HARARE'S STREETS. POLICE CLAIM THEY ARE ARRESTING PEOPLE FOR "BLOCKING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES." A COMMON SIGHT IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, NEWSPAPER VENDORS STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF ST [...]	2001-10-25 05:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3235	MEDIA REPORT COMMONWEALTH MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENT" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 25 EDITORIAL TO THE VISIT TO ZIMBABWE THIS WEEK BY A TEAM FROM THE COMMONWEALTH. UNDER HEADLINE "OPEN LETTER TO COMMONWEALTH MINISTERS," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "DURING YOUR FLEETING VISIT TO ZIMBABWE THERE [...]	2001-10-29 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3236	MEDIA REPORT - COMMONWEALTH AND EU PRESSURES ON [...] EDITORIALS IN THE OCTOBER 25 EDITIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE," AND THE TWO GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILIES "THE HERALD" AND THE "CHRONICLE," FOCUS ON ZIMBABWE'S RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMONWEALTH. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE [...]	2001-10-29 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM OCII
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
01HARARE3241	MEDIA REPORT ABUJA COMMONWEALTH FOLLOW-UP; [...] FOLLOWING THE VISIT LAST WEEK BY A COMMONWEALTH TEAM TO ZIMBABWE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COUNTRY IS MEETING ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER A NIGERIAN-LED LAND AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ABUJA ON SEPTEMBER 6, ALL THREE SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 28 CARRIED EDITORIALS CENTERING ON [...]	2001-10-30 06:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3250	AF PDAS DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE CRISIS WITH MDC LEADER AND [...] (C) AF PDAS MARK BELLAMY MET WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION, AND OTHER KEY PLAYERS DURING A TWO-DAY VISIT TO HARARE OCTOBER 24-26. MANY OF HIS INTERLOCUTORS INDICATED THAT GOVERNMEN [...]	2001-10-31 06:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3253	MEDIA REPORT: ZIMBABWE REACTS TO EU CONCERN [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 31 EDITORIAL TO THE STANDOFF BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION OVER OBSERVERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. UNDER HEADLINE "EU BULLDOZING STANCE UNFORTUNATE," THE PAPER COMMENT [...]	2001-10-31 12:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
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
01HARARE3272	MEDIA REPORT ABUJA LAND AGREEMENT; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" USED ITS NOVEMBER 1 EDITORIAL TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE TO SUPPORT THE ABUJA LAND. UNDER HEADLINE "THE WAY FORWARD," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "NOTHING COULD BE MORE TRAGIC FOR ZIMBABWE THAN THE DELIBERATE MISINFORMATION [...]	2001-11-01 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3301	MEDIA REPORT - NEW YORK COURT DECISION ON [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" DEDICATED ITS NOVEMBER 3 EDITORIAL TO THE RECENT DEFAULT JUDGEMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE ISSUED BY AN U.S. FEDERAL COURT. THE RULING THAT PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE RULING ZANU- [...]	2001-11-05 13:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3302	MEDIA REPORT CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO RUN OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE WAR AGAINST TERROR. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "NEW FACE OF TERRORISM TARGETS EVERYBODY," THE NOVEMBER 4 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED THE FOLLOWING PIECE BY [...]	2001-11-05 13:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3324	MEDIA REPORT - TELEPRESS CONFERENCE GENERATES [...] ON OCTOBER 31 POST HOSTED A TELEPRESS CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE THE TOPIC "PRESS FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY IN TIMES OF NATIONAL CRISIS: HAVE THE RULES CHANGED SINCE SEPTEMBER 11?" THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO DISCUSS MEDIA FREEDOM ISSUES AND AN OPPOR [...]	2001-11-07 07:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
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
01HARARE3365	MEDIA REPORT 2002 PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT; HARARE [...] ALTHOUGH NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL POLL DUE EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS STARTED RUNNING EDITORIAL COMMENTARIES FOCUSING ON THE LANDMARK PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT. FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS FOCUSING ON THE DEBATE OVER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS [...]	2001-11-13 12:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3366	MEDIA REPORT U.S. AND EU UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "CHRONICLE" DEDICATED ITS NOVEMBER 6 EDITORIAL TO DENOUNCE THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR ALLEGEDLY "GANGING UP AGAINST ZIMBABWE." UNDER HEADLINE "GANGING UP AGAINST ZIMBABWE WON'T WORK," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "WHAT IS IT THAT [...]	2001-11-13 12:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3380	DAILY NEWS EDITOR RELEASED, TRAVELS TO U.S. [...] DAILY NEWS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GEOFFREY NYAROTA AND HIS FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER WILFRED MBANGA WERE RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AFTER APPEARING IN COURT AND BEING CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF CONTRAVENING A SECTION OF THE ZIMBABWE INVESTMENT CENTER (ZIC [...]	2001-11-14 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3400	WAR VETERAN MURDER SPARKS GOZ CRACKDOWN ON MDC AND UNREST [...] (C) GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BLAMED THE MURDER OF A SENIOR WAR VETERAN IN BULAWAYO ON THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AND HAS MOVED TO ARREST A NUMBER OF PARTY OFFICIALS. MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHMAN NCUBE REJECTED THE ALLEGATIONS AS SIPDIS "UTTER RUBBISH," WHILE MDC PRESIDENT M [...]	2001-11-14 14:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3427	ACTIVITIES RELATED TO 2002 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) THE FOLLOWING ELECTION RELATED ACTIVITIES IN ZIMBABWE ARE NOW IN THE PLANNING STAGES OR UNDERWAY. THE GOZ HAS NOT BEEN CONSULTED ON THESE ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY NGOS AND/OR CIVIL SOCIETY, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY BE NECESSARY TO INFORM THE GOZ OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF SOME OF T [...]	2001-11-16 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EAID PGOV ZI
01HARARE343	ZIMBABWE VIEW ON KABILA'S APPARENT [...] (C) CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO THE ACTING PERMSEC IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR. NGONI CHIDEYA THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 17. THE CHARGE PRESSED OUR DESIRE FOR THE ADHERENCE TO THE LUSAKA AGREEMENT IN THE WAKE OF THE APPARENT AS [...]	2001-01-17 15:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE3439	AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH INFLUENTIAL ZANU-PF [...] (C) IN A NOVEMBER 12 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR AND POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER SOLOMON MUJURU SAID HE WAS PROUD OF HIS ROLE IN ENSURING THAT THE SEPTEMBER BY- ELECTION IN CHIKOMBA (HIS HOME BASE) WAS THE MOST PEACEFUL BY- ELECTION SINCE JUNE 2000. HE TOLD US THAT [...]	2001-11-17 07:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3463	UNEASY CALM RETURNS TO BULAWAYO AS CRACKDOWN ON MDC [...] (C) IN A SEVERAL-HOUR RAMPAGE THROUGH BULAWAYO ON NOVEMBER 16, WAR VETERANS AND ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS BURNED TO THE GROUND THE OPPOSITION MDC'S OFFICE, RANSACKED THE OFFICE OF THE CITY'S MAYOR, BEAT THOSE SELLING AND READING INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, AND SMASHED CAR WINDSHIELDS. THEY WERE ESCORTED [...]	2001-11-19 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3470	AMERICAN FARMER IN ZIMBABWE PROVIDES GLOOMY [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 15, THE EMBASSY RECEIVED AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM AMERICAN FARMER MITZI CARRUTHERS, WHO, WITH HER ZIMBABWEAN HUSBAND BRUCE, WORKS A SIZABLE FARM 20 KM OUTSIDE OF BINDURA TOWN. THEY DO NOT OWN THE PROPERTY, BUT LEASE IT FROM A ZIMBABWEAN WHO HAS SINCE RELOCATED TO AUSTRALIA. TH [...]	2001-11-20 08:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PINR ZI
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
01HARARE3527	AMBASSADOR, ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF INFORMATION NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA DISCUSS ZDERA, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) IN A NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SENIOR ZANU- PF OFFICIAL NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA SAID THE GOZ WANTS TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE USG, AND HE URGED THAT THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA),CURRENTLY BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BE TAKEN "OFF THE AGENDA." [...]	2001-11-23 10:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR
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
01HARARE3533	HERALD WARNS OF U.S.-ZIMBABWE "DIPLOMATIC ROW" [...] THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" PUBLISHED A PAGE-ONE STORY ON NOVEMBER 23 ASSERTING THAT A "DIPLOMATIC ROW" WAS IMMINENT BETWEEN THE US AND ZIMBABWE. THE SUBJECT OF THE "ROW" IS A "LETTER" THE US SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IN PROTEST OF "WIDESPREAD BEATING O [...]	2001-11-26 05:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3539	PRESIDENT MUGABE WALKS OUT ON EU TEAM [...] (C) A SENIOR EU TEAM HAD A VERY ROCKY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE ON NOVEMBER 23. THE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN A NORMAL DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSION OF THE DRC INTERNAL DIALOGUE AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF FOREIGN TROOPS IN DRC, BUT MUGABE BECAME INCREASINGLY IRRITATED AS THE CONVERSATION SHIFTED TO THE [...]	2001-11-26 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3547	MEDIA REPORT -- GOZ "FIGHTING TERRORISM" [...] GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS ARE ATTEMPTING TO PORTRAY THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA AS "TERRORISTS." GOZ OFFICIALS, INCLUDING PRESIDENT MUGABE AND INFORMATION MINISTER MOYO, HAVE RECENTLY DESCRIBED THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),ITS [...]	2001-11-27 05:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3550	BULAWAYO AFTER NOVEMBER 16 - A CHANGED CITY [...] ( C ) SUMMARY: MBOFF VISITED ZIMBABWE'S SECOND CITY ON NOVEMBER21 TO GAUGE THE SITUATION IN THE WAKE OF THE NOVEBER 16 VIOLENCE AND TO MEET WITH AMERICAN CITIZES TO DISCUSS THEIR SAFETY. ON THE SURFACE, THE ITY APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, BUT THERE S A NEW AND WIDESPREAD SENSE OF TE [...]	2001-11-27 07:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ZI
01HARARE3558	EXPECT HUGE VOTER TURNOUT IN ZIMBABWE, [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 26, AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, MET MASIPULA SITHOLE, THE CHAIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, COLUMNIST, AND DIRECTOR OF THE HARARE-BASED MASS PUBLIC OPINION INSTITUTE. SITHOLE REPORTED THAT HIS ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY COMPILING [...]	2001-11-27 15:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3597	MDC WILL NOT BOYCOTT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 27 THAT RAMPANT MANIPULATION OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND INTENSIFYING VIOLENCE AGAINST OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS CONFIRM THAT THE RULING PARTY IS PREPARED TO WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BY ANY MEANS. DESPITE THE UNLIKELY PROSPECT [...]	2001-11-30 09:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE3602	GOZ APPROVES INFORMATION BILL [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS APPROVED THE CONTROVERSIAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL. THE BILL IS LIKELY TO BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT FOR CONSIDERATION WITHIN THE NEXT 10 DAYS. 2. THE BILL CONTAINS A NUMBER OF MEASURES PROVIDING FOR [...]	2001-12-03 06:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3612	UNDP TEAM FINDS LITTLE TO APPLAUD IN ABUJA [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE UNDP-LED MISSION TO EVALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH, AND SUGGEST WAYS FORWARD ON THE ABUJA ACCORD ON LAND REFORM HAS FOUND MOSTLY FRUSTRATIONS AND ONLY OCCASIONAL BRIGHT SPOTS DURING THEIR EXTENDED MISSION IN ZIMBABWE. PATTERNS VARY WIDELY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THE DISRUPTION PROV [...]	2001-12-03 14:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
01HARARE3630	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION WITH ELECTORAL [...] (C) ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC) CHAIRMAN SOBUSA GULA-NDEBELE TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 29 THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND ZIMBABWEAN LAW ARE VAGUE ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ESC AND THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR ELECTIONS, AND ACKNOWLEDGED PREVIOUS DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE TWO E [...]	2001-12-04 14:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3643	MUGABE'S CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT MUGABE'S CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION AGAINST OPPONENTS OF ALL STRIPES CONTINUES AMID GROWING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE -- MOST NOTABLY FROM SOUTH AFRICA -- TO HALT THE SLIDE INTO CIVIL STRIFE. JUST IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DOZENS OF MDC SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED [...]	2001-12-06 13:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ZI
01HARARE3648	STATE-OWNED MEDIA CONDEMN ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY [...] STATE-OWNED MEDIA REPORTING ON THE HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) REFLECTS IS CRITICAL OF THE BILL. THE MAIN POINTS MADE BY THE STATE-OWNED BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA ARE THAT: - ZDERA IS A SANCTIONS BILL THAT WILL HURT THE PEOPL [...]	2001-12-07 09:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
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
01HARARE3661	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE DECEMBER 10 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" PRINTED THE FULL TEXT OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001 AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON DECEMBER 4. THE TEXT OF THE BILL WAS PUBLISHED ACCURATELY AND FULLY. THE [...]	2001-12-11 06:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3666	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" DEDICATED ITS DECEMBER 8 EDITORIAL TO CONDEMN THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001. UNDER HEADLINE "DEMOCRACY BILL, A BULLYING TACTIC," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. ". . .IT IS STRANGE THAT THERE SHOULD BE [...]	2001-12-11 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3672	A/S KANSTEINER MEETS WITH CROSS SECTION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 9, A/S KANSTEINER MET WITH A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF BULAWAYO SOCIETY TO DISCUSS THE RECENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THAT CITY, ONGOING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE DETERIORATING ECONOMY AND LOOMING FOOD SHORTAGES, PASSAGE [...]	2001-12-11 09:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINS ZI
01HARARE3679	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS DECEMBER 9 EDITORIAL TO CONDEMNING THE UNITED STATES FOR PASSING THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2001. UNDER HEADLINE "LET'S PUT PROPHETS OF DOOM TO SHAME," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "THE IMPOS [...]	2001-12-12 10:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE368	ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT TO CONVENE DRC ALLIES [...] (C) CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF, DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO DR. NGONI CHIDEYA, THE ACTING PERMANENT SECRETARY IN ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE MORNING OF JANUARY 19. DR. CHIDEYA HAD POSTPONED THE MEETING FROM JANUARY 18. THE CHARGE EMPHASIZED THAT THE USG HAS SI [...]	2001-01-19 09:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ZI CG
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
01HARARE3688	MUGABE SAYS ZIMBABWE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL [...] (U) PRESIDENT MUGABE TOLD VISITING SADC MINISTERS AND A NIGERIAN NGO IN HARARE THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL TAKE PLACE IN MARCH 2002, ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA. MUGABE DID NOT PROVIDE SPECIFIC DATES, AS THESE WILL BE SET LATER BY THE REGISTRAR-GE [...]	2001-12-12 14:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE3689	ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION WINS A THIRD MAYORAL [...] (U) IN DECEMBER 8-9 POLLING, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) WON ITS THIRD MAYORAL ELECTION IN NINE MONTHS IN THE TOWN OF CHEGUTU, WHICH IS ABOUT 100 KM SOUTHWEST OF HARARE IN THE TRADITIONAL RULING PARTY STRONGHOLD OF MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE. MDC CANDIDATE BLESSING DHLA [...]	2001-12-12 14:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PINR ZI

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
01HARARE3691	SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE PLAYS IN HARARE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE LONG ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE DEALING WITH THE ZIMBABWEAN SITUATION TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 10 AND 11, LONG ON RHETORIC BUT SHORT ON RESULTS. THE GOZ MANAGED TO CONTROL BOTH THE AGENDA AND THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING, WHICH YIELDED A LARGELY TOOTHLESS [...]	2001-12-13 04:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
01HARARE3715	AGOA DECISION CONVEYED TO GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE [...] (U) POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON DECEMBER 13 TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE PERMANENT SECRETARY NICHOLAS NCUBE. POLCHIEF REPORTED THAT ZIMBABWE SIPDIS WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR AGOA BENEFITS IN 2002, DESCRIBED THE REASONS ELABORATED IN REFTEL, AND LEFT NCUBE WITH A NON- [...]	2001-12-13 11:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PHUM PREL 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
01HARARE3740	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE MAINSTREAM PRINT PRESS CONTINUES TO PUBLISH OPINION PIECES ON THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001. THIS WEEK THE ACT WAS INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA AT THE JUST-ENDED FIFTH ZANU PF NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE IN VICTORIA FALLS. A QUICK SAMPL [...]	2001-12-17 20:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3741	MEDIA REPORT PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" USED ITS DECEMBER 14 EDITORIAL TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE TO ALLOW AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AND INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS TO SUPERVISE AND OBSERVE THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL POLL. UNDER HEADLINE "AN ELECTION NEEDS TO BE RECOGN [...]	2001-12-17 20:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3742	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" USED ITS DECEMBER 15 EDITORIAL TO HAIL THE JUST-ENDED FIFTH ZANU PF NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE IN VICTORIA FALLS AS "A RALLYING POINT" FOR THE RULING PARTY TO FIGHT "21ST CENTURY BRITISH AND AMERICAN IMPERIALISM." UNDER HEADLINE [...]	2001-12-17 20:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3785	MEDIA REPORT AFRICA JOURNAL FEEDBACK; HARARE [...] THE DECEMBER 13 AFRICA JOURNAL ON "ZIMBABWE AT THE CROSSROADS" ATTRACTED ALL THE MAINSTREAM GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED MEDIA IN HARARE - ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZBC) TELEVISION, "THE HERALD," AND THE ZIMBABWE INTER-AFRICA NEWS AGENCY (ZIANA) - AND THE COUNTRY' [...]	2001-12-19 07:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE3798	MEDIA REPORT -- MUGABE CRITICIZES U.S. IN STATE [...] PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE DEDICATED SEVERAL MINUTES OF HIS DECEMBER 18 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS TO CRITICISM OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA). MUGABE DESCRIBED THE BILL AS "REPUGNANT AND PROVOCATIVE" AND SAID THAT IT WAS ".A BOLD INSULT TO THE PEOPLE OF [...]	2001-12-19 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3813	ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT POSTPONES PASSAGE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 20, THE ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT PASSING KEY LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO TILT THE ELECTORAL PLAYING FIELD IN FAVOR OF THE RULING PARTY. THE GENERAL LAWS AMENDMENT BILL, WHICH INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL ACT, THE PUBLIC O [...]	2001-12-21 10:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3814	CMAG DECISION A SHOCK FOR ZIMBABWE [...] (C) THE DEC 20 DECISION BY THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP(CMAG) "TO EXPRESS ITS DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE ESPECIALLY THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE, OCCUPATION OF PROPERTY, ACTIONS AGAINST THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEDIA AND POLITICAL INTIMIDATION" . (WHICH) "CO [...]	2001-12-22 04:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE392	SUPREME COURT HEARS MDC CHALLENGE OF MUGABE [...] (C) ON JANUARY 19, ZIMBABWE'S SUPREME COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE BROUGHT BY THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE'S RECENTLY-ISSUED DECREE PROHIBITING THE NULLIFICATION OF THE ELECTION OF ANY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. THE MDC ATTORNEY ARGUED PERSUASI [...]	2001-01-19 13:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS ZI
01HARARE494	NO FORMAL MEETINGS YET BETWEEN DRC ALLIES AND [...] (C) POLOFF SPOKE TO MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO, THE ZIMBABWE MFA'S DRC DESK OFFICER, ON JANUARY 24. CHIKOROWONDO HAD JUST RETURNED FROM KINSHASA AND LUANDA, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00494 241418Z WHERE HE ACCOMPANIED PRESIDENT MUGABE TO KABILA'S FUNERAL AND THE [...]	2001-01-24 14:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI CG
01HARARE522	READOUT ON MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DCM OF THE BELGIAN EMBASSY IN HARARE PROVIDED A READOUT TO A SMALL GROUP OF DIPLOMATS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LOUIS MICHEL, WHICH TOOK PLACE THE EVENING OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00522 01 OF 02 251556 [...]	2001-01-25 15:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI CG
01HARARE537	ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS ON THE RAMPAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S SO-CALLED WAR VETERANS WENT ON A RAMPAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22. HUNDREDS OF THEM, OR PEOPLE THEY DRAGOONED, HAVE BESIEGED THE HARARE OFFICES OF THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" AND CONFISCATED THE PUBLICATION FROM VENDORS, HARASSED STRIKING [...]	2001-01-26 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE538	ZIMBABWEAN SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE HOLDS FIRM [...] (C) THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF ZIMBABWE'S SUPREME COURT, ANTHONY GUBBAY, TOLD CHARGE ON JANUARY 26 THAT ZANU-PF WANTS TO FIND A WAY TO FORCE HIM AND HIS FOUR COLLEAGUES OFF THE COURT. IN A MEETING SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER, VICE PRESIDENT MUZENDA REPORTEDLY ACCUSED GUBBAY, WHO IS WHITE, OF BEING A RACI [...]	2001-01-26 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR 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
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
01HARARE644	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HOUNDS SUPREME COURT CHIEF [...] (U) JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 2 THE EARLY RETIREMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY. SHORTLY AFTER MEETING WITH GUBBAY IN HIS SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS, CHINAMASA ISSUED A STATEMENT ANNOUNCING THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE WOULD TAKE FOUR MONTHS OF LEAVE BEGINNING ON MA [...]	2001-02-05 15:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE655	ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT EXTENDS CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) SINCE FEBRUARY 1, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS INTENSIFIED AND EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF ITS INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN IN URBAN AREAS. IT HAS SENT ARMY AND POLICE UNITS INTO TOWNSHIPS NEAR HARARE TO INDISCRIMINATELY BEAT PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND PUBLIC PLACES. ON FEBRUARY 3, POLICE SQU [...]	2001-02-06 16:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI MDC
01HARARE662	MUGABE PROBABLY WILL WIN ILLEGITIMATE ELECTION IN [...] (C) UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE RESEARCH FELLOW BRIAN RAFTOPOULOS TOLD CHARGE AND POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 1 THAT, IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, ZANU-PF WILL EMPLOY INCREASED VIOLENCE AGAINST THE OPPOSITION PARTY MOVEMENT FOR DQOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),INDEPENDENT MED [...]	2001-02-07 15:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE672	SWEDISH AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS SWEDEN'S AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: RELATIONS BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND SWEDEN FELL TO AN ALL-TIME LOW DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY AS THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD SUSPENDED BILATERAL AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE RESPONDED ANGRILY, SAYING THAT HI [...]	2001-02-08 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PINR ZI SW
01HARARE694	ANOTHER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IS SHOWN THE DOOR [...] (C) AFTER FORCING SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY INTO EARLY RETIREMENT ON FEBRUARY 2 (REFTEL),THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOW TURNED ITS ATTENTION TO GUBBAY'S FOUR COLLEAGUES ON ZIMBABWE'S HIGHEST BENCH. ON FEBRUARY 9, JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA ASKED FOR THE RESIGNATION OF JUSTI [...]	2001-02-09 11:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE741	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE INTENSIFIES SQUEEZE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S ASSAULT ON THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA HAS NOT ABATED IN THE WAKE OF THE BOMBING OF THE "DAILY NEWS." THE CURRENT ATTACK ON PRESS FREEDOM IS, HOWEVER, MORE SOPHISTICATED AND MAY IN THE LONG RUN BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE "DAILY NEWS" PRI [...]	2001-02-13 14:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM ZI
01HARARE754	MUGABE SAID TO BE BEHIND OVERTURE TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE IS BEHIND OVERTURES MADE TO THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) IN LATE JANUARY BY SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, ACCORDING TO A SENIOR MDC ADVISOR. THE SECRET CONTACTS ARE CONTINUING BETWEEN ENVOYS FROM BOTH SIDES AND MIGHT LEAD TO A MEETING B [...]	2001-02-15 12:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI ZANU PF MDC
01HARARE760	BRITISH REPORT ON ZANU-PF OVERTURES TO THE MDC [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 16 THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION HERE SHARED WITH US THE TEXT OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE SENT TO LONDON FEBRUARY 15 REPORTING ON MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S OBSERVATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ZANU-PF OVERTURES TO HIS PARTY. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: SUBJECT: ZANU-PF OVERTURES TO TSVANGIRAI S [...]	2001-02-16 09:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS ZI MDC ZANU PF
01HARARE765	THE CURRENT STATE AND PROJECTED CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 15 THE START OF PHASE II OF THE "FAST-TRACK" LAND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM, AIMED AT RESETTLING A SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION AS COMMERCIAL FARMERS. WHILE THIS PROGRAM APPEARS TO BE BASED ON A PREVIOUS MODEL DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATIO [...]	2001-02-16 11:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI
01HARARE766	REMAINING ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES STAND [...] (C) AFTER JUSTICE MINISTER PATRICK CHINAMASA STRONG- ARMED CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY INTO RESIGNING (REF B),THE REMAINING FOUR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ARE STANDING FIRM FOR NOW. JUSTICE NICHOLAS MCNALLY TOLD POLITICAL CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 13 THAT AFTER CHINAMASA PRESSURED HIM TO RESIGN ON FE [...]	2001-02-16 11:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE767	TSVANGIRAI CHARGED WITH INCITING VIOLENCE [...] (U) ACCORDING TO PRESS ACCOUNTS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI WAS, ON FEBRUARY 15, FORMALLY CHARGED UNDER THE COLONIAL-ERA LAW AND ORDER MAINTENANCE ACT WITH INCITING VIOLENCE. THE CHARGE REFERS TO TSVANGIRAI'S REMARK AT A PUBLIC RALLY LAST SEPTEMBER 30 TH [...]	2001-02-16 11:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE782	CONTINUED INDEPENDENCE OF ZIMBABWE LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CONTINUED INDEPENDENCE OF THE ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) FROM THE RULING ZANU-PF PARTY, AND ITS SUPPORT FOR THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),HINGES ON THE UPCOMING CONGRESS, ACCORDING TO SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE UMBRELLA LABOR ORGANIZATION. ZA [...]	2001-02-21 10:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE815	ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION TO HOLD [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 15 THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPECIAL CONGRESS ON MARCH 21 TO EXAMINE WAYS TO RE-ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE LAND ISSUE. AN INDEPENDENT APPROACH TO THE GOZ ON THE LAND ISSUE BY A FORMER CFU PRESIDENT WAS SLAPPED BACK [...]	2001-02-23 11:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI
01HARARE816	UNENTHUSIASTIC ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY TRYING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MAJORITY OF ZIMBABWE'S RULING ZANU- PF PARTY MEMBERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND THE WAY HE IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER MORE THAN PASSIVE RESISTANCE TO HIS DESTRUCTIVE POLICIES, OUR CONTACTS TELL US. THERE IS NOT LIKELY TO BE MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR [...]	2001-02-23 11:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM ZI ZANU PF
01HARARE829	REGIONAL FLOODING LARGELY BYPASSES ZIMBABWE [...] DISASTER DECLARATIONS AND REPORTS OF RECENT FLOODING IN NEIGHBORING MOZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI CAUSED US TO CONTACT THE GOZ AND DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF COLLATERAL FLOOD DAMAGE IN ZIMBABWE. NATURAL DISASTER TRACKING AND ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IS HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL PRO [...]	2001-02-26 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
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
01HARARE847	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY MODERATES BOYCOTT "SHAM" [...] (C) MODERATES ALIGNED TO MASVINGO ZANU-PF "SUPREMO" EDDISON ZVOBGO BOYCOTTED FEBRUARY 24'S PROVINCIAL PARTY ELECTIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE A "SHAM." THE ZANU-PF FACTION ALIGNED WITH MASVINGO GOVERNOR JOSIAH HUNGWE, WHO IS AN ALLY OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND VICE-PRESIDENT MUZENDA, WERE ELECTED TO T [...]	2001-02-26 16:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM 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
01HARARE861	SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE FIGHTS BACK [...] (SBU) IN A DRAMATIC, ELEVENTH HOUR TWIST TO THE SAGA OF THE ZIMBABWEAN JUDICIARY, CHIEF JUSTICE ANTHONY GUBBAY MADE PUBLIC HIS INTENTION TO STAY ON THE JOB. IT WAS EARLIER UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE WOULD WRAP UP HIS AFFAIRS AT THE BENCH ON FEBRUARY 28, AT WHICH TIME HE WOULD TAKE FOU [...]	2001-02-28 09:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE881	SUSPECTED ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS ATTACK FORMER [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 1, GEORGE WALLS CALLED ON POLOFF TO RELAY THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE ATTACK ON HIM BY SUSPECTED WAR VETERANS THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 23. WALLS IS THE SON OF PETER WALLS, FORMER COMMANDER OF THE RHODESIAN ARMY UNDER THE IAN SMITH REGIME. THE FEBRUARY 26 EDITION OF "THE DAILY NEW [...]	2001-03-01 15:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE897	GREATER SOPHISTICATION AND THOROUGHNESS [...] (C) IN ITS INTENSIFYING EFFORT TO CONTROL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO HARDEN ITS APPROACH TOWARD THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA. THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IS PURSUING A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH: CAREFUL CONTROL OF THE CONTENT AND "SPIN" OF NEWS REPORTED BY THE S [...]	2001-03-02 11:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO PINS PINR KDEM ZI
01HARARE898	A LOOMING SPECIAL CONGRESS COULD DETERMINE THE [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 28, ECONOFF MET WITH COLLIN CLOETE, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR COMMODITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU),TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING MARCH 21 CFU SPECIAL CONGRESS AND REPORTS OF VEHEMENT DISAGREEMENTS AT THE UNION'S TOP LEADERSHIP LEVEL. CLOETE, A KEY MEMBER OF THE CFU EXECUTIVE, [...]	2001-03-03 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID 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
01HARARE917	ZIMBABWE POLICE INTENSIFY ATTACKS ON HIGH- [...] (U) SINCE MID-FEBRUARY, HEAVILY ARMED POLICE HAVE RAIDED HOMES, BEAT RESIDENTS, AND BROKEN UP LARGE GATHERINGS IN ST. MARY'S DISTRICT OF CHITUNGWIZA, THE SPRAWLING TOWNSHIP 30 KM SOUTH OF HARARE, ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS. THE MARCH 5 EDITION OF THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" REPORTED THA [...]	2001-03-05 15:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PINS ZI
01HARARE919	SEVENTY-TWO YEAR OLD FEMALE COMMERCIAL FARMER [...] (C) ON MARCH 4, A 72-YEAR-OLD WHITE FEMALE COMMERCIAL FARMER, GLORIA OLDS, WAS BRUTALLY AND VICIOUSLY ASSASSINATED BY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE IN AN AMBUSH ON HER FARM. HER SON MARTIN WAS KILLED BY "WAR VETS" ON HIS FARM, WHICH WAS NEXT TO GLORIA'S, LAST QPRIL AND NO ONE HAS YET BEEN ARRESTED. [...]	2001-03-05 16:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAGR PGOV EAID PINR
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
01HARARE969	MEETING WITH LEADERS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE'S POLITICAL CRISIS SIPDIS AND WHAT CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE THE U.S. COULD PLAY, IF ANY, TO HELP RESOLV [...]	2001-03-09 15:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI SA MDC
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
01HAVANA4690	CUBA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-14 13:43:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CU
01HOCHIMINHCITY1040	BUDDHIST IMMOLATION IN DANANG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE PARIS-BASED INFORMATION BUREAU OF THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) AND SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES REPORTED THAT A UBCV LAY BUDDHIST SUPPORTER COMMITTED SUICIDE BY IMMOLATION IN DANANG ON SEPTEMBER 2 TO PROTEST REPRESSION OF THE BANNED UBCV. BUDDHIST OF [...]	2001-09-05 09:26:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY1083	VISIT WITH DISSIDENT TRAN VAN KHUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON 11 SEPTEMBER, CONGENOFF MADE AN UNANNOUNCED CALL AT THE RESIDENCE OF MR. TRAN VAN KHUE, THE CO-DRAFTER OF A REQUEST TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH A "PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION" TO HELP FIGHT CORRUPTION. KHUE AND SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS IN HANOI INVOLVED WITH THIS REQUEST [...]	2001-09-20 00:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR VM DPOL HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY1181	CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN OF HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 15, CG EMI YAMAUCHI MET WITH LE THANH HAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE (PC) OF HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC),ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF AND CONOFF. HAI EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME TO THE CG AND EXPRESSED HIS HOPE THAT SHE WOULD BE BOTH COMFORTABLE AND BUSY IN HCMC. HE SAID THE [...]	2001-10-17 05:24:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN PREL PGOV PTER VM
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
01HOCHIMINHCITY1266	HOA HAO MONK COMES DOWN FROM THE TREE [...] (U) REFTEL REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 6, HOA HAO BUDDHIST MONK NAM LIEM, OF AN GIANG PROVINCE IN THE MEKONG DELTA, HAD CLIMBED UP A TREE NEAR HIS PAGODA CARRYING A KNIFE AND A CONTAINER OF GASOLINE. HE WAS THREATENING TO IMMOLATE HIMSELF TO PROTEST LOCAL POLICE ENTERING HIS PAGODA AND MAINTAIN [...]	2001-11-09 09:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY1302	HCMC DEPT. OF TRADE LOVES BTA, BUT WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? [...] THE DIRECTOR OF THE HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) TRADE DEPT. TOLD CG YAMAUCHI IN A NOVEMBER 13 COURTESY CALL THAT HCMC HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA),BUT IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TREATY AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. SHE UNCLASSIFIED [...]	2001-11-16 08:49:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD VM SOE BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY1304	UPDATE ON HOA HAO MONK WHO CLIMBED THE TREE [...] (U) REF B REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 6, HOA HAO MONK NAM LIEM HAD CLIMBED A TREE IN THE COMPOUND AT HIS PAGODA IN THE MEKONG DELTA CARRYING A CAN OF GASOLINE AND A KNIFE AND THREATENING SUICIDE TO PROTEST LOCAL POLICE ACTIONS AGAINST HIM. REF A REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 9, LIEM CAME DOWN FROM [...]	2001-11-16 09:28:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM 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
01HOCHIMINHCITY1345	ON THE EVE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S VISIT: VINATEX HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE U.S. MARKET [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM TEXTILE INDUSTRY'S PUSH TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01345 291026Z ENTER THE U.S. MARKET HAS ALREADY BEGUN, ACCORDING TO MR. LE QUOC AN, HEAD OF VIETNAM'S STATE-OWNED TEXTILE ENTERPRISES (VINATEX),AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL TEXTILE [...]	2001-11-29 10:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX 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
01HOCHIMINHCITY1411	PROTESTANTS WARNED NOT TO "CAUSE PROBLEMS" AT CHRISTMAS [...] (SBU) SEVERAL HCMC PROTESTANT "HOUSE CHURCH" LEADERS TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 19, THAT LOCAL POLICE HAD CALLED THEM IN INDIVIDUALLY DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01411 211152Z 9, TO WARN THEM NOT TO USE CHRISTMAS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO [...]	2001-12-21 11:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY260	NOTES ON FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY FROM OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, WHICH HELD HEARINGS IN WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 13. FATHER LY HAS SINCE BEEN PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF EXTREME [...]	2001-03-12 01:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PINR VM HUMANR RELFREE
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
01HOCHIMINHCITY488	A BIT OF CAO DAI HISTORY [...] POLOFF RECENTLY MET WITH A CAO DAI RELIGIOUS ELDER WHO RELATED AN ANECDOTE REGARDING THE INDOCHINA TALKS HELD IN GENEVA IN 1954. THE SOUTHERN DELEGATION (WHICH INCLUDED ONE CAO DAI REPRESENTATIVE) ATTEMPTED TO MEET PRIVATELY WITH THE VIET MINH DELEGATION HEADED BY PHAM VAN DONG AND PHAN ANH. [...]	2001-04-26 06:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY494	THOAI SON INCIDENT REVISITED [...] SUMMARY: REFTEL REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 11, 2000, POLICE ARRESTED THIRTEEN HOA HAO BELIEVERS IN THOAI SON DISTRICT, AN GIANG PROVINCE. EIGHT WERE RELEASED AFTER QUESTIONING; THE OTHER FIVE EVENTUALLY RECEIVED PRISON SENTENCES RANGING FROM 12 MONTHS TO 30 MONTHS. THE NAMES OF THE FIVE IMPRISON [...]	2001-04-27 03:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY603	UPDATE ON ARREST OF DISSIDENT CATHOLIC PRIEST AND THREATS TO BUDDHIST, HOA HAO DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AS REPORTED REFTEL, POLICE IN THUA-THIEN HUE PROVINCE ARRESTED FATHER LY ON MAY 17. VIETNAM NEWS MEDIA REPORTED THE ARREST, INCLUDING SOME FOOTAGE SHOWN ON A LOCAL PROVINCIAL NEWS CHANNEL. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT PARISHIONERS ATTEMPTED TO PREVENT THE [...]	2001-05-18 10:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY616	NEW SLATE OF HCMC LEADERS WILL STAY THE COURSE [...] REF A REPORTED THAT LE THANH HAI, FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE, WAS ONE OF TWO FRONT RUNNERS TO REPLACE VO VIET THANH FOR THE JOB OF CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE. ON MAY 18, IN AN IRREGULAR SESSION OF THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COUNCIL, HAI WAS SELECTED THE NEW CHAIRMAN. T [...]	2001-05-22 06:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR VM DPOL
01HOCHIMINHCITY631	THICH QUANG DO'S MARCH 29 LETTER [...] REF C REPORTED THAT DISSIDENT UBCV BUDDHIST MONK THICH QUANG DO TOLD GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THAT IF THICH HUYEN QUANG, UBCV PATRIARCH, WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN TO HCMC FROM DETENTION IN QUANG NGAI PROVINCE, THEN DO WOULD GO TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00631 [...]	2001-05-25 02:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY632	PROMINENT BUDDHIST MONK SETS DEADLINE IN SHOWDOWN WITH AUTHORITIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON MAY 21, THICH QUANG DO SENT A LETTER TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN HANOI URGING THEM TO ISSUE A DOCUMENT ALLOWING UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG TO RETURN TO HCMC. IN THE LETTER, DO SAID THAT IF THE DOCUMENT WAS NOT ISSUED BY JUNE 7, HE WOULD GO TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE (WHERE QUAN [...]	2001-05-25 02:05:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM VM RELFREE HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY648	DOMESTIC NGOS IN HCMC [...] SUMMARY: AFTER 1975, VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT CLOSED OR TOOK OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, HEALTH FACILITIES, AND OTHER CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL FACILITIES IN SAIGON THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN MANAGED BY RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN HCMC, A [...]	2001-05-30 03:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM PGOV KIRF KHIV VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY684	TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN STANDOFF WITH BUDDHISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN HCMC AND HUE AS POLICE MAINTAINED TIGHT SURVEILLANCE OVER SEVERAL PAGODAS WHOSE RESIDENTS INCLUDE MONKS LOYAL TO THE BANNED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV). UBCV MONKS FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM HAD PLANNED TO CONGREGATE IN CENT [...]	2001-06-07 09:28:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
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
01HOCHIMINHCITY699	BUDDHIST TENSIONS CONTINUE [...] SBU) SUMMARY: REFTELS REPORTED THE HOUSE ARREST OF UBCV BUDDHIST THICH QUANG DO AFTER HE CALLED FOR UBCV BUDDHISTS TO TRAVEL UNAUTHORIZED TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE ON JUNE 7 WITH THE PURPOSE OF RETURNING UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG FROM CONFINEMENT IN QUANG NGAI TO HCMC. AS MANY AS 100 BUDD [...]	2001-06-11 03:20:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY734	UPDATE ON CONTINUING BUDDHIST TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 7, ABOUT 100 MONKS, NUNS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE OUTLAWED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE TO MEET WITH UBCV SUPREME PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG AND TAKE HIM TO HCMC. POLICE IN HUE HAD WARNED THEM NOT TO GO, AND MOST OF [...]	2001-06-15 09:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY735	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS IN HCMC [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PETERSON PAID FAREWELL CALLS IN HCMC ON JUNE 11 AT THE CITY'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICE, AT THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS, AND AT THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE. THE AMBASSADOR REVIEWED THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, NOTING T [...]	2001-06-15 09:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD KIRF VM
01ISLAMABAD648	UPDATE: PAN AM HIJACKERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ALL FIVE PAN AM 73 HIJACKERS REMAIN INCARCERATED AT ADIALA PRISON, RAWALPINDI. A JANUARY 31 LAHORE HIGH COURT (RAWALPINDI BENCH) DEPORTATION HEARING CONSIDERED THE CASE OF HIJACKER SULIEMAN AL-TURKI ONLY. ACTION ON AL- TURKI'S DEPORTATION REMAINS PENDING AS THE LIBYAN EMBASSY [...]	2001-02-06 06:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAIR PLO PK
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
01KINSHASA1610	HOW JOSEPH KABILA BECAME PRESIDENT; CONVERSATIONS [...] (S) WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT LAURENT KABILA'S GUNSHOT WOUNDS WERE FATAL, CHIEF OF STAFF GEORGES BUSE AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF JEAN MBUYU, IN CONSULTATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET, MET TO DECIDE ON A SUCCESSOR. THEY SETTLED ON HIS SON JOSEPH AS THE ONLY PERSON W [...]	2001-03-26 16:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA328	GDRC ADMITS KABILA DEAD [...] (C) CHARGE, ALONG WITH FRENCH AND BELGIAN AMBASSADORS, WAS CONVOKED EARLY AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 18 FOR A MEETING WITH MWENZE KONGOLO (MINISTER OF JUSTICE),HENRI MOVA (MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT) AND MAWAMPANGA MWANA NANGA (MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND LIVESTOCK). AT THE BRIEF MEETING, MWENZE SAID [...]	2001-01-18 12:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
01KINSHASA5605	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 2001 ANNUAL [...] SUMMARY: THE GDRC PLAYED A POSITIVE, IF VERY MINOR, ROLE ON TERRORISM ISSUES DURING 2001. NONETHELESS, EASTERN DRC IS UNDER CONTROL OF REBEL FORCES AND CONTINUES TO BE PLAGUED BY SEVERE DISORDER AND BANDITRY IN LARGE AREAS. WHETHER ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS TERRORISM IS QUES [...]	2001-12-10 13:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CG
01KUALALUMPUR2464	MALAYSIA PROBES MISUARI TIES TO ABU SAYYAF GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: CONCERNED THAT ANY CHARGES FILED AGAINST NUR MISUARI HERE WOULD PROVOKE A DOMESTIC BACKLASH, MALAYSIAN OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INSIST THEY ARE PREPARED TO DEPORT THE MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (MNLF) LEADER TO THE PHILIPPINES. NEVERTHELESS, MALAYSIA'A SECURITY APPARATUS IS INCR [...]	2001-11-28 09:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINS MY RP
01KUWAIT3081	TFUS01: KUWAIT'S FOREIGN MINISTER: "BIN LADEN KNOWS [...] KUWAIT'S DE FACTO PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER, SHAYKH SABAH AL-AHMAD, CONVOKED THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF OF THE KUWAITI NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES OCTOBER 10 TO DISCUSS THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION. SHAYKH SABAH'S STATEMENTS WERE CARRIED OCTOBER 11 BY ALL PAPERS ON THE FRO [...]	2001-10-11 11:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KU
01KUWAIT3338	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - AND UBL SPEECH [...] (S) USAMA BIN LADEN'S NOVEMBER 3 STATEMENT WAS THE SPEECH OF A DESPERATE MAN DISAPPOINTED THAT HIS PREVIOUS STATEMENTS HAD NOT GENERATED GREATER SUPPORT IN THE MUSLIM WORLD, KUWAIT MFA UNDERSECRETARY AL-JARALLAH TOLD THE AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 4. AL-JARALLAH DID NOT EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE PR [...]	2001-11-04 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PTER AF KU
01KUWAIT3757	KUWAITIS DENOUNCE BIN LADEN [...] KUWAITI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OPINION LEADERS DENOUNCED THE BIN LADEN TAPE RELEASED BY THE PENTAGON DECEMBER 13. 2. ASKED HIS VIEW OF THE TAPE, KUWAIT'S ACTING PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER SHAYKH SABAH SAID: "EVERYONE WHO HEARS SUCH THINGS WILL DEFINITELY BE SHOCKED WHEN HE HEA [...]	2001-12-15 14:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KISL KU
01LILONGWE1976	ENGAGING SADC IN GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST [...] (C) AT AN OCTOBER 19 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LILIAN PATEL PRIMARILY TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE (REFTEL B),CHARGE ASKED PATEL HER VIEWS ON HOW SADC AND THE USG COULD COOPERATE IN THE GLOBAL COALITION ON TERRORISM. 2. (C) PATEL SAID THAT HER PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, B [...]	2001-10-19 16:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SADC MI
01LIMA5083	SUPREME COURT INDICTS FUJIMORI [...] (U) SUPREME COURT JUDGE JOSE LECAROS INDICTED FORMER PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI SEPTEMBER 13 FOR HIS ALLEGED COMPLICITY IN THE BARRIOS ALTOS (1991) AND LA CANTUTA (1992) KILLINGS AS WELL AS THE 1997 MURDER OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AGENT MARIELLA BARRETO. BEGINNING THE INVESTIGATIVE ( [...]	2001-09-14 21:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PE
01LONDON5780	TFUS01: EMBASSY LONDON SITREP 11, 09/28/01 [...] (U) PM TONY BLAIR MET SEPTEMBER 27 WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF BRITISH MUSLIM LEADERS AT DOWNING STREET AND ANNOUNCED, "JUST AS WE HAVE BUILT A POLITICAL AND MILITARY COALITION FOLLOWING THE EVENTS IN AMERICA, NOW WE HAVE ALSO TO BUILD A HUMANITARIAN COALITION TO DEAL WITH THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...]	2001-09-28 17:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV US UK
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
01MANAMA3641	AMIR TO SECRETARY POWELL ON AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (S) SUMMARY. BAHRAIN'S AMIR WELCOMES THE U.S. FOCUS ON REPLACING THE TALIBAN AND FORMING A BROAD-BASED GOVERNMENT. HE URGED THAT WE GET SOME FORM OF GOVERNMENT ON THE GROUND QUICKLY TO BECOME A LEGITIMATE SPOKESMAN FOR AFGHANISTAN AND TURN THE TALIBAN INTO INSURGENTS. WITH SUCH A STEP HE TH [...]	2001-10-29 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF BA
01PHNOMPENH1740	CAMBODIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WINS LIBEL CASE AGAINST [...] SUMMARY: A RECENT DEFAMATION/LIBEL CASE AGAINST THE COUNTRY'S LEADING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER, THE CAMBODIA DAILY, HAS JOURNALISTS CONCERNED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OR POWERFUL INDIVIDUALS CAN MAKE USE OF ANTI-DEFAMATION LAWS AND PLIANT COURTS TO INTIMIDATE JOURNALISTS AND PREVENT THEM FROM PU [...]	2001-10-23 10:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM OIIP CB
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
01PRETORIA1173	THIN-SKINNED MBEKI WILL REQUIRE DEFT HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT ACTIONS AND STATEMENTS BY PRESIDENT MBEKI HAVE RAISED CAUTION FLAGS ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO ACCEPT CRITICISM AND MANAGE COLLEGIALLY. THE CHALLENGE FOR U.S. OFFICIALS WILL BE TO ACCEPT THIS IMPORTANT, BUT HYPERSENSITIVE, AFRICAN FIGURE AS HE IS, AND BUILD A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE. PO [...]	2001-02-23 15:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF
01PRETORIA1599	SADC SUMMIT: SOUTH AFRICA HOPED FOR MORE ON ORGAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MARCH 9 SADC SUMMIT DID NOT SELECT THE SUCCESSOR TO ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AS CHAIR OF THE ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY. SAG OFFICIALS INDICATED MARCH 13 THAT MBEKI PREFERRED THIS DECISION BE MA [...]	2001-03-16 05:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN SADC WA
01PRETORIA423	RCD-G'S INITIAL THOUGHTS ON JOSEPH KABILA [...] (C) THE CONGOLESE REBEL GROUP RCD-G IS WILLING TO WORK WITH NEWLY NAMED DROC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA SO LONG AS HE ADHERES TO THE LUSAKA AGREEMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CEASE-FIRE, RCD-G REPRESENTATIVE TOMAS NZIRATIMANA TOLD POLOFF JANUARY 19. HOWEVER, NZIRATIMANA STRESSED THAT RCD-G [...]	2001-01-19 10:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CG ZI SF
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
01RABAT3231	MOROCCO: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. KING MOHAMMED VI AND THE GOM STRONGLY CONDEMNED THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11 AND HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. FOL [...]	2001-12-14 18:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER
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
01RIYADH2627	TFUS01: SAUDI REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 11 [...] ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 11, THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION): THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA EXPRESSES ITS CONDEMNATION OF THE REGRETTABLE AND INHUMAN EXPLOSIONS AND ATTACKS WHICH OCCURRED AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN NEW YORK AND THE PENTAGON I [...]	2001-09-12 11:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SA
01RIYADH3968	SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. RESPONSE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITIO [...]	2001-12-12 13:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL SA
01SANAA5200	SALEH PROMISES PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS [...] SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA 5. 2. (C) AMBASSADOR CALLED PRESIDENT SALEH UPON RECEIPT OF REFTEL. MAKING SUGGESTED POINTS, AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZED URGENT NEED FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY EFFORT AND SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS BY ROYG. SALEH RESPONDED THAT HE HAD ALREADY GEARED UP HIS SECURITY FORCES TO ASSURE [...]	2001-10-07 19:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER YM

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
01STATE157182	TASK FORCE SITREP 2 [...] (U) THE PRESIDENT WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THE SECRETARY IS ALSO ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON. 2. (U) THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCES. 3. (U) POSTS SHOULD REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 11 STATEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE COUNSELOR KAREN HUGH [...]	2001-09-11 21:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL
01STATE157183	TERRORIST ATTACKS ON NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON [...] FURTHER TO REFTELS, DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS THEY PROCEED TO CONVENE EACS AND CONSIDER THEIR RESPECTIVE SITUATIONS: -- WHETHER POST SHOULD TEMPORARILY SUSPEND PUBLIC SERVICES; IF A DECISION IS MADE TO DO SO, INFORM THE LOCAL AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF THIS ACTION VIA T [...]	2001-09-11 22:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER CMGT
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
01STATE198912	ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] SUMMARY ----------- THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE THE ANNUAL REPORT "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" TO CONGRESS. THE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE REPORT BE A FULL AND COMPLETE FACTUAL RECORD OF TERRORISM-RELATED ACTIVITY IN COUNTRIES THAT EXPERIENCED TERRORISM. IT SHOULD NOT BE [...]	2001-11-16 18:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER
01STATE61624	TALIBAN PROPOSAL FOR BIN LADEN ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DOHA. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (S) THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES THAT DURING THE TALIBAN DELEGATION VISIT TO QATAR THE TALIBAN AND QATARIS MAY DISCUSS A TRIBUNAL OF MUSLIM SCHOLARS TO TRY USAMA BIN LADEN IN QATAR. REPORTEDLY, UNDER THIS FOR [...]	2001-04-07 00:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PTER QA AF
01TELAVIV4047	HAMAS: PICKING UP THE PIECES, GAINING BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: GAZA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER AND LONG-TIME HAMAS WATCHER ZIAD ABU AMR TOLD POLOFF JULY 24 THAT HAMAS' INFLUENCE "HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER" IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES. IN ABU AMR'S VIEW, DEVELOPMENTS ARE "LENDING CREDIBILITY TO THEIR IDEAS AND DISCOURSE." HAMAS' STATURE HAS AL [...]	2001-07-27 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS GZ
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
01ULAANBAATAR1150	MONGOLIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-19 06:44:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MG
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
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
01VATICAN1744	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 24 - 30 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01744 01 OF 02 301041Z - VATICAN CALLS FOR UN TO MONITOR BIOTECHNOLOGY - DRUG INJECTION ROOMS JUDGED "UNETHICAL" BY VATICAN - POPE STRESSES IMPORTANCE [...]	2001-03-30 10:46:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BU IT VT 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
01VATICAN2295	USG READINESS FOR PAPAL TURNOVER AND HIGH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. JOSEPH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02295 01 OF 04 270100Z MERANTE. REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION SUGGESTING AN IMMINENT PAPAL DEMISE, BUT THE POPE'S HEALTH APPEARS TO CONTIN [...]	2001-04-26 09:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR VT KPRP
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
01VATICAN2867	REINVIGORATING THE MEPP? KISSINGER VISITS THE VATICAN [...] No summary [...]	2001-05-25 15:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR VT
01VATICAN3137	ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION. WE RECEIVED THIS PROPOSAL FROM CARITAS BRINDISI, THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE VATICAN'S MAJOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT NGO. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 031 [...]	2001-06-12 11:28:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AL VT VTPREL
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
01VATICAN3571	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...]	2001-07-06 13:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3619	CUBA - POPE ATTACKS US EMBARGO AND COMMUNISM [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS RE-ISSUED A STRONG CONDEMNATION OF THE US ECONOMIC EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA. SPEAKING AT A JULY 6 AUDIENCE WITH CUBAN BISHOPS VISITING VATICAN CITY THE POPE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03619 091432Z REPEATED HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBARGO A [...]	2001-07-09 15:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID ETTC CU VT
01VATICAN3756	EMBASSY VATICAN TEXT FOR NICHOLSON CONFIRMATION [...] PER REFTELCON, EMBASSY VATICAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TEXT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03756 01 OF 02 131452Z FOR POSSIBLE USE BY NOMINEE NICHOLSON'S OPENING STATEMENT: BEGIN TEXT: IN 1984 THE UNITED STATES JOINED 107 OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR [...]	2001-07-13 15:33:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM MZ VT
01VATICAN4231	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 04 - 10 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04231 101111Z - ARCHDIOCESE SAYS RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM JUSTICE" ---------------------------------------- RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM J [...]	2001-08-10 10:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM RW VT
01VATICAN4258	VATICAN ARCHIVES Q â€œTHE REAL STORYâ€ [...] (C) A/DCM AND POLITICAL ASSISTANT MET WITH JESUIT FATHER PETER GUMPEL AUGUST 10 AT HIS OFFICES IN THE JESUIT CURIA TO DISCUSS THE TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN OPENING THE VATICAN ARCHIVES. (NOTE: THIS WAS A PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED MEETING, I.E. BEFORE WE RECEIVED REFTEL. WE NEVERTHELESS DELIVERED SUBST [...]	2001-08-13 11:46:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNAR VT
01VATICAN4425	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 11 - 24 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04425 01 OF 02 240614Z CONTENTS: - POPE URGES DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY FOR LEBANON - POPE'S FACE TO APPEAR ON VATICAN'S EURO COINAGE - PAPAL TRIP TO [...]	2001-08-23 13:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN LE BU VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5288	POPE'S VISIT TO ARMENIA AND KAZAKHSTAN: VATICAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-11 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM KZ TU RO UP BO BU VT
01VATICAN5695	POPE TELLS ARAFAT TO CONTAIN VIOLENCE [...] (C) DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05695 021715Z MINISTER CELESTINO MIGLIORE, OCTOBER 31. THE PURPOSE OF THE CALL WAS TO DISCUSS ON GOING EMBASSY ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECTS (SEPTEL) AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIR Y [...]	2001-11-02 17:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VT PREL IS
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
01VATICAN6121	VATICAN CONDEMNS CLONING EXPERIMENT [...] THE VATICAN HAS REITERATED ITS UNEQUIVOCAL CONDEMNATION OF HUMAN CLONING FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY THAT IT HAD CARRIED OUT THE PROCEDURE. THE VATICAN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06121 281208Z DECLARED THE EVENT AS A "GRAVE" DEVEL [...]	2001-11-28 11:46:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
02ABUJA1024	NIGERIA: NITEL PRIVATIZATION HITS DEAD-END AS IIL [...] Summary: Investors International (London),Ltd. (IIL) was unable to meet the GON deadline for its $1.185 billion payment for NITEL. The GON must now decide what to do with NITEL, IIL, and the privatization process. Of immediate issue is whether the GON will refund IIL,s 10% deposit. Through [...]	2002-03-28 09:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON BEXP ECPS EINV PGOV NI
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
02ABUJA1028	ABACHA LOOT: GON AND FAMILY SAID CLOSE TO [...] (U) According to some newspaper reports, the family of the late General Sani Abacha has agreed to return to the GON approximately USD 1.2 billion. The media accounts are not clear on whether this sum consists entirely of "new" money or might include certain amounts frozen earlier but subject [...]	2002-03-28 18:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EFIN NI
02ABUJA1029	NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS LOCAL [...] (U) On March 28, the Nigerian Supreme Court ruled that the National Assembly had overstepped its constitutional authority in enacting the electoral law that, in effect, extended the tenure of local government officials by rescheduling local government elections from April 2002 to 2003. In a le [...]	2002-03-28 19:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NI
02ABUJA1033	NIGERIA: ETHNICITY DRIVING LOCAL POLITICS IN KOGI [...] (U) Communal conflict and electoral politics are inextricably inter-linked in much of Nigeria. Paras 13-15 of reftel offer a brief general analysis of this insidious danger to the country's nascent democracy. There follows a specific illustrative case-in-point. 2. (U) Nigeria's Consti [...]	2002-04-02 15:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EFIN NI
02ABUJA1068	NIGERIA,S OBASANJO IN TROUBLE IN THE NORTH [...] (U) Summary: President Olusegun Obasanjo's probable re-election bid faces deep opposition in the North, but he seems to have a strategy for recovery. Nigeria's leader benefits from a lack of credible opponents and the apparent readiness of some Northern elites to join his government, if [...]	2002-04-04 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR 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
02ABUJA110	MOB SETS POLICE POST ABLAZE - ABUJA [...] (U) Summary: On 6 January 2002, a police post located at Apo Village, located approximately 10 kilometers from the Embassy, within the capital city of Abuja was set ablaze by a protesting mob. 2. (U) Details: The local news reported that the mob, numbering approximately 2,000, besiege [...]	2002-01-15 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ALOW
02ABUJA113	NIGERIA: CENTRAL BANK COMPLIES WITH PATRIOT ACT [...] On January 4, Deputy Governor for Domestic Operations M. R. Rasheed met with Embassy EconOff regarding steps the Central Bank might take in response to Refs A, B and C regarding the Patriot Act and additional terrorist lists. Rasheed reported that the Central Bank would issue circulars reques [...]	2002-01-15 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR ETTC PTER NI
02ABUJA1135	NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP March 25-April 5 [...] (SBU) On March 26, the National Assembly approved the 2002 budget of N1.06 trillion (USD 8.7 billion),a 20 percent increase over the President's N841 billion (USD 7.25 billion) proposal. In a radio call-in program later that week, President Obasanjo signaled his intention to veto the measure [...]	2002-04-10 15:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN NI
02ABUJA1159	NIGERIA: ELECTIONEERING IN NIGERIA; PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Electoral Law, Electoral Commissioners, and funding for the Electoral Commission all have one thing in common: The actions taken by the Obasanjo Administration on these key electoral issues, however innocent, raise the perception of possible early election rigging in Nigeria. E [...]	2002-04-12 05:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
02ABUJA1162	NIGERIA: STATES'S INABILITY TO PAY WAGES RAISES [...] (C) Summary. State governments are sounding the alarm that they can no longer pay civil service salaries and retiree pensions. When oil prices and revenues were high in May 2000, civil servant wages were more than doubled. However, federal revenues allocated to the States have dropped in tan [...]	2002-04-12 12:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EFIN PINS 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
02ABUJA1169	NIGERIA: NSA GENERAL MOHAMMED ON ANGOLA, CONGO AND ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 3 meeting with National Security Advisor, General (Rtd.) Aliyu Mohammed, to discuss security assistance programs (SEPTEL),Ambassador Jeter used the opportunity to engage the NSA on Angola, Congo and Zimbabwe. END SUMMARY ------ ANGOLA ------ 2. (C) The [...]	2002-04-15 11:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AO ZI CF NI
02ABUJA1171	ANTI-U.S. DEMONSTRATION IN ABUJA [...] (SBU) Summary: On 12 April 2002, a peaceful anti-American demonstration took place in Abuja following Friday afternoon Jumaat prayers. A group of approximately 1,000 - 2,000 protestors marched throughout central Abuja waiving placards and banners that denounced U.S. support for Israel. The [...]	2002-04-15 11:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ALOW
02ABUJA1184	NIGERIA 2003: OO BOOSTERS TRY TO PRE-EMPT [...] (C) Summary: From the perspective of recent history, the processions of sycophantic visitors and Obasanjo's own words strongly suggest Nigeria's President will seek a second term. At a minimum, Obasanjo boosters seek to pre-empt anyone else contemplating a run -- the better to assure continue [...]	2002-04-15 16:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM NI
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
02ABUJA1194	SUBJECT: NIGERIA: RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISION [...] Summary and Introduction: The April 5 Supreme Court judgment, which ruled that offshore resources belong to the Federal Government not the coastal states, also removed external debt and oil cash calls from "first line payments." Rather than pay Nigeria,s external debt solely from national gov [...]	2002-04-16 16:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV 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
02ABUJA1218	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO UN RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Hart was surprisingly open to the possibility of a Nigerian abstention after hearing our points April 17. Hart agreed that the language was mild, saying, "Cuba should have nothing to fear" from it." He said that he would discuss the resolution with Foreign Ministe [...]	2002-04-18 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NI UNHRC
02ABUJA122	NIGERIA: STRIKE HAS LIMITED IMPACT DURING FIRST [...] (U) Summary: As of 1:30 pm Nigeria Time (7:30 am EST),the Nigerian Labour Congress, general strike was most effective in Lagos (Lagos septel). Although showing slightly less than normal activity, Abuja has not been greatly affected by the strike. However, there was substantial compliance in [...]	2002-01-16 17:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB EPET EFIN ECON NI SCOI
02ABUJA1232	NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP APRIL 8-19 [...] (C) Summary. The States' decision to hold local government elections May 18 has sparked controversy and additional lawsuits which apparently the Supreme Court will have to resolve (paras 2-4). Canadian PM Chretien visited Abuja for talks centering on NEPAD and the G-8 with Obasanjo and severa [...]	2002-04-19 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PREF NI
02ABUJA1323	NIGERIA: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS POSTPONED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Demonstrating a degree of pragmatism in the face of an incipient political emergency, President Obasanjo, the 36 governors, speakers of the state houses of assembly, leadership of the three registered political parties and INEC agreed to hold local government elections on August 10 [...]	2002-04-26 15:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA1324	NIGERIA -- OBASANJO WILL RUN IN 2003 [...] (SBU) Summary: President Obasanjo April 25 announced he would seek reelection in 2003 under the PDP banner. Before a throng of several thousand people, comprised mainly of PDP partisans drawn from near and far but including curiosity seekers and a smattering of Abuja denizens with nothing bett [...]	2002-04-26 16:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA1344	CORRUPTION CHARGE "SHOCKS" GON - MUST GANA GO? [...] (U) "Time" magazine recently reported that journalists invited to Abuja to hear Information Minister Jerry Gana lament alleged misrepresentations about Nigeria in foreign media were given envelopes containing 50,000 Naira. "Time" implied that the money (about USD 400) was intended as a bribe [...]	2002-05-02 10:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV 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
02ABUJA1350	NIGERIA: POLITICAL RALLY TURNS VIOLENT IN JOS [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-02 17:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS ASEC CASC NI
02ABUJA1397	JOS RETURNS TO CALM FOLLOWING POLITICAL VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-03 17:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC CASC NI
02ABUJA1399	NIGERIA: COMMONWEALTH-AFRICA INVESTMENT FORUM -- A [...] The Commonwealth Business Council (UK's equivalent to the Corporate Council for Africa) in coordination with the GON, hosted the annual Commonwealth-Africa Investment Forum in Abuja April 22-24. Embassy contacts at the British High Commission reported that while the Forum was successful, noth [...]	2002-05-06 09:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON NI
02ABUJA14	NIGERIA: COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (U) Summary: December 30-31 communal violence in Plateau State has resulted in numerous deaths and scattered property damage. Death estimates range between 33 and 90 people. The proximate cause of the encounters was the perennial competition over land between cattle herders (mostly Hausa/Fu [...]	2002-01-02 16:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI CASC NI
02ABUJA1429	NIGERIA: AIR ACCIDENT KILLS OVER 100 IN KANO [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-09 09:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA1448	NIGERIA: OPPOSITION PARTIES TALK MERGER [...] (C) In reporting President Obasanjo's formal announcement to seek reelection, reftel forecasted that Obasanjo's statement would force his opponents to respond. His political adversaries wasted little time making that prediction come true. 2. (C) Most major daily newspapers have been repor [...]	2002-05-09 12:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA1449	NIGERIA: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT [...] (C) With Foreign Minister Lamido in Kano because of the May 4 airplane crash (Lamido is from Kano),Ambassador delivered referenced talking points to Presidential Advisor Ad'obe Obe. (Obe was joined by his Special Assistant who served as his notetaker.) The Ambassador emphasized the Rome Statu [...]	2002-05-09 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KTIA MARR NI KICC
02ABUJA1465	NIGERIA: OBASANJO TO HOST INTERNATIONAL TIP SUMMIT [...] In a May 7 meeting, Mike Mku, the President's Special Assistant on Human Trafficking and Child Labor confirmed August 1-4 as the dates for the Government of Nigeria's "International Summit" on Trafficking in Persons. Mku gave RNLEO a copy of President Obasanjo's April 5 letter inviting Presid [...]	2002-05-14 13:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM NI
02ABUJA1486	NIGERIA: GON BEGINS KANO AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION; [...] This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 8. 2.(U) Summary: In the aftermath of the May 4 air tragedy in Kano, the GON grounded all BAC1-11 aircraft until a full investigation is completed. A final death toll has not been tallied and we may never know the exact number of peo [...]	2002-05-16 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA1496	NIGERIA: May 6-17 ROUND-UP [...] (U) Summary. Political parties rail against the new Electoral Commission guidelines for party registration (paras 2-5). The Attorney General questions the constitutionality of the political compromise postponing local government elections to August (6- 10). Presidential allies in the House of [...]	2002-05-17 11:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA153	NIGERIA: CLASH OVER LAND CLAIMS LIVES IN TARABA [...] (U) During the January 5-6 weekend, communal violence in Taraba State between Fulani cattle herders and ethnic Kakawa farmers claimed at least 25 lives, perhaps as many as 50. The locus of the fighting was Gembu, Sardauna Local Government. 2. (C) During a January 8 conversation, Taraba [...]	2002-01-18 15:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS NI
02ABUJA156	NIGERIA: POLICE STRUGGLE TO SOLVE IGE MURDER [...] No summary [...]	2002-01-18 16:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV SNAR NI
02ABUJA1572	INCREASED DRUG SEIZURES AT LAGOS AIRPORT [...] Since the beginning of April 2002, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) unit at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos has reported seizures of cocaine and heroin amounting to 40 kilograms. All of these narcotics shipments were either entering Nigeria from k [...]	2002-05-22 18:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR 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
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
02ABUJA1675	NIGERIA: OBASANJO NOT WILLING TO OVERTURN [...] (C) During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter (rest of meeting reported reftel),President Obasanjo remarked that he would not reverse the decision raising the tariffs on detergent, including Proctor and Gamble's Ariel brand. While wanting to encourage Proctor and Gamble [...]	2002-06-04 14:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD BTIO NI
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
02ABUJA1727	NIGERIA: PARTIAL TEXT OF 6/2/02 GEN MALU INTERVIEW [...] Para 2 contains an excerpt from a June 2, 2002 interview given by dismissed Chief of Army Staff Samuel Victor Leo Malu to "This Day" newspaper. His May 27 testimony before the Commission investigating last October's violence in Benue (to which Malu family members and property fell victim) h [...]	2002-06-07 17:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NI
02ABUJA1728	2002 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-07 17:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM NI
02ABUJA1737	NIGERIA: SUCCESSFUL EXTRADTION OF GABRIEL UMOH [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-11 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN KCRM SNAR NI
02ABUJA1748	THE A-B-C-D OF AIDS -- NIGERIAN [...] SUMMARY: Nigerians who focus on the HIV/AIDS epidemic use A-B-C-D (A-Abstain, B-Be faithful, C-use Condoms, OR D-you Die) as a mnemonic device with target audiences. Sixty activists and program leaders -- Muslim and Christian -- who attended one of the two two-day workshops in Kaduna and L [...]	2002-06-12 11:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV KPAO OIIP SCUL NI
02ABUJA1807	NIGERIA: 2002 BUDGET DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and background. The Financial Year 2002 Budget entered the political spotlight last week as President Obasanjo met legislators and the Nigerian Federal Executive Council debated the subject. Obasanjo's original budget for USD $7.10 billion (848 billion Naira) went to the legislatu [...]	2002-06-18 14:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINV 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
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
02ABUJA1817	NIGERIA AND NASCO - THE TRUSTEESHIP OPTION [...] (C) Summary: If placing NASCO under trusteeship is a USG priority, we suggest the Secretary raise it when he calls on Obasanjo 21 June. Approaches at other levels are unlikely to bear fruit. However, action against NASCO could result in collateral damage to bilateral relations far exceeding [...]	2002-06-19 16:00:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ETTC PINS NI
02ABUJA1843	MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE GBEMI SARAKI, KWARA [...] (C) Gbemisola "Gbemi" Saraki Forowa, a member of the House of Representatives from Kwara state, was born into Nigeria's political elite. Her political muscle comes from being the daughter of Olusola Saraki, the godfather of Kwara State politics and an important cog in the APP. As with most su [...]	2002-06-20 17:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN NI HUM
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
02ABUJA1851	MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE GBEMI SARAKI, KWARA STATE [...] (C) Gbemisola "Gbemi" Saraki Forowa, a member of the House of Representatives from Kwara state, was born into Nigeria's political elite. Her political muscle comes from being the daughter of Olusola Saraki, the godfather of Kwara State politics and an important cog in the APP. As with most su [...]	2002-06-21 16:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN NI HUM
02ABUJA1865	MFA LETTER TO THE SECRETARY ON TIP CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-21 16:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OTRA 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
02ABUJA1910	NIGERIA: KANO AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION SLOWS; CAUSE [...] (C) Summary. Seven weeks after the May 4 crash of an EAS BAC 1-11 in Kano, the GON response has lost momentum. NTSB investigator Jones indicated official investigation was substandard and likely to produce inaccurate results. Aviation Minister Chikwe continues to change personnel and bruit new [...]	2002-06-25 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA1919	NIGERIA'S OBASANJO SEEKING WARMER RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo senses a loss of warmth in Nigeria's relationship with the U.S. and feels the U.S. and U.K. are frustrating his efforts by setting too tough terms for support, according to his VP. Obasanjo reportedly blames reports from Embassy Abuja and the British High Commi [...]	2002-06-26 13:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN PINR NI UK US
02ABUJA1943	IBB, ALIYU AND THE RACE FOR NIGERIA'S PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary: IBB is not running, for now, and neither is Aliyu Mohammed, according to several political insiders. But both retired generals are deeply frustrated with incumbent retired general Olusegun Obasanjo. There are pressures on IBB to run, but he carries heavy baggage. If the North c [...]	2002-06-27 17:22:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM NI
02ABUJA2016	NIGERIA: ECOWAS REPORT WILL NOT CONTAIN FALSE [...] (C) During a July 3 meeting, Ambassador Jeter raised reftel points with ECOWAS Acting Executive Secretary (Deputy Executive Secretary for Economic SIPDIS Integration) Mame Sen, and Colonel Dixon Dikio, Military Advisor to the Executive Secretary. Both Executive Secretary Chambas and Deputy [...]	2002-07-03 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA2165	NIGERIA: BAKASSI -- ON THE MINDS OF MANY [...] (C) Summary: The GON is feeling a sense of urgency regarding a possibly adverse ICJ judgment on the Bakassi within the next few months. The GON is groping for a face-saving exit before finding itself boxed in a corner. The GON wants avoid the dilemma of having to accept an adverse judgment tha [...]	2002-07-23 13:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNAT MARR NI CM FR UK PTBS
02ABUJA2171	NIGERIA: FAILED PDP PRIMARY INDICATES MORE THAN [...] (C) Summary: Many states delayed PDP primaries slated for early July for fear of violence. Violent disturbances marred the primaries that did go forward; Post sources could verify peaceful primaries in only four states. Vice President Atiku Abubakar indicated that agreements aimed at limiting [...]	2002-07-23 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA2202	NIGERIA: THREE NEW POLITICAL PARTIES--OLD WINE IN [...] (C) Summary: INEC registered three new political parties June 22, bringing the total of approved parties to six. However, this doubling of the number of parties does not represent liberalization of the political landscape. At least two of the three parties, the NDP and the UNPP, are tied to fo [...]	2002-07-24 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS NI
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
02ABUJA2276	NIGERIA: NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-01 17:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NI

02ABUJA2321	U.S. SPEAKER ANA ARANA: WORKSHOP BRINGS TO [...] SUMMARY: A dozen journalists drawn from independent and government-owned print and electronic media in Abuja participated in a two-and- a-half-day workshop on investigative journalism, July 15-17. Ana Arana, consultant for Inter- American Press Association, used story ideas suggested by the [...]	2002-08-02 10:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP PTER NI
02ABUJA2322	NIGERIA: OBASANJO FACES VIOLENT PROTEST IN KANO [...] (C) Summary: Instead of being a vehicle to improve his image in Northern public opinion, President Obasanjo's visit to Kano has been mired in controversy over the police response to anti-Obasanjo protests in that city. Over 35 people were arrested when their demonstration turned violent July 2 [...]	2002-08-02 12:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA2326	NIGERIA: LETTER FROM CHEVRON NIGERIA: ESCRAVOS [...] Ambassador Jeter received the following letter from Chevron Nigeria Limited, signifying the end of the occupation of Chevron's Escravos storage facility by Ugborodo women in Delta State: Begin Text END OF OCCUPATION OF ESCRAVOS TANK FARM BY UGBORODO WOMEN =Salutations We are [...]	2002-08-05 19:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV EPET SOCI 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
02ABUJA236	VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN ABUJA'S MAIN MARKETPLACE [...] A violent disturbance erupted this morning in Abuja's Wuse New Market between vendors and Nigerian National Police when the police attempted to dismantle the numerous illegal shops and residences in the busy, market area. As the police began their sweep, affected vendors and residential squatt [...]	2002-01-25 17:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV NI
02ABUJA2415	TRAVEL WARNING EVOKES STRONG POLITICAL REACTION IN [...] (C) The August 8 State Department Travel Warning has evoked highly negative reactions in Nigeria. Many in the Nigerian Government (GON) are interpreting the travel warning as a sign of deep U.S. disappointment and dissatisfaction with the Obasanjo Administration and a deliberate and even ho [...]	2002-08-16 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL OPRC NI
02ABUJA2428	NIGERIA ASSURES NIGER ON MUTINEERS [...] (U) Responding to a request from the Niger Republic, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sule Lamido promised that Nigeria would apprehend the approximately 100 Nigerien mutineers and return them to Niamey. Lamido, however, lamented the difficulty of identifying Nigerien soldiers among the [...]	2002-08-20 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NI NG
02ABUJA2435	NIGERIA: HOUSE IMPEACHMENT MOVE SIGN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives on August 13 passed a resolution demanding President Olusegun Obasanjo resign within two weeks or face an impeachment motion from the House. The resolution cited a list of deficiencies identified by the Representatives, including the members of Oba [...]	2002-08-21 09:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	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
02ABUJA2506	NIGERIA: LOCAL SHARI'A COURT DENIES APPEAL OF [...] (C) Summary: The upper Shari'a court in Fantua, Katsina State August 19 denied the appeal of Amina Lawal, convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. Poloffs twice met Lawal's chief attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect),once prior to the appellate decision and immediately aft [...]	2002-08-23 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2509	NIGERIA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF AVIATION- [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On August 15 Ambassador Jeter met Minister of Aviation, Kema Chikwe to discuss the status of code sharing requests by Northwest, Delta and American Airlines with their European partners. The Minister assured the Ambassador that Northwes [...]	2002-08-23 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA252	ECOWAS: DIARRA ON DAKAR, LIBERIA, NIGER/ACRI, EUCOM [...] (U) This is an action message; see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a January 24 call on the Ambassador, ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Diarra gave a brief read-out from the ECOWAS Summit in Dakar, positively describing additional funding and staffing for the Peace and Security Departme [...]	2002-01-28 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2522	NIGERIA: FUROR OVER INEC [...] (C) Summary: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) faces serious challenges in its efforts to prepare Nigeria for early 2003 national, state and local elections. Nigerians know these elections are crucial in determining whether their democracy survives and is strengthened or whe [...]	2002-08-26 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS NI
02ABUJA2547	NIGERIA: INTRIGUE AT ASO ROCK? [...] (S) In a stunning 8/26 revelation, a member of President Obasanjo's inner circle told the Ambassador, in strictest confidence, that Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the moving force behind current efforts to impeach President Obasanjo. The source said that Atiku hatched the plot during his re [...]	2002-08-29 19:31:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV NI
02ABUJA2557	NIGERIA: GON RESPONSE TO FATF CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-30 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EFIN PGOV SNAR NI
02ABUJA2564	NIGERIA: PAN-SAHEL INITIATIVE (PSI) PLAN OF ACTION [...] (S/NF) Embassy strongly believes that inviting Nigeria to participate in the Pan-Sahel Initiative (PSI) conference is vital to the success of the PSI. By reason of Nigeria's political and economic importance, size, demographics and the region's porous borders and well-worn overland routes, N [...]	2002-09-03 13:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KWMN PREL KCRM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD KPAO
02ABUJA2566	CORRECTED COPY: NIGERIA: EMBASSY REVISITS ISSUE OF [...] This is an action message; see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador again raised allegations of U.S./ UK support for Lurd in Liberia with ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary, General Cheick Diarra. After reiterating that the SIPDIS U.S. and UK do not support Lurd rebels in any way, the [...]	2002-09-03 14:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS XY LI IV NI ECOWAS
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
02ABUJA2598	NIGERIA: UPDATE ON FATF MONEY LAUNDERING REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-06 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN SNAR PGOV PREL 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
02ABUJA2674	SUBJECT: CODEL DASCHLE CODEL: TOWARD A BETTER [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Codel Daschle met attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect) for a brief on the Amina Lawal case (reftel) and to receive a general primer on the legal and constitutional issues arising from the application of criminal Shari'a in twelve Northern Nigerian states. Ibrahi [...]	2002-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2675	NIGERIA: VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: Voter registration began in Abuja September 12 with little fanfare and not much of a turnout. Previously postponed in July and August, there was ample speculation the exercise would be cancelled once more because of INEC's unpreparedness and the injunction sought by unregistered p [...]	2002-09-13 18:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2686	SUBJECT: NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT A SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. United States Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Special Assistant for Projects Thomas Hardy completed agreements for feasibility studies for fertilizer and housing projects worth $722,000, discussed programs with the Ministers of Solid Minerals and Agriculture, and briefed senior s [...]	2002-09-17 18:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EAID EAIR EINV EPET EMIN KPAO 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
02ABUJA2712	NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE BUHARI--PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Disaffection with President Obasanjo has placed three words into the lexicon of Northern politicians: "Northern Consensus Candidate." One of the bruited names is Mohammadu Buhari, former military Head of State from 1983 to 1985. Known as an honest, highly disciplined, hard-working [...]	2002-09-20 08:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2727	NIGERIA: KANO GOVERNOR ON OBASANJO PERFORMANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 5 call on Ambassador Jeter, Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso offered his assessment of the Obasanjo Presidency and urged continued USG support for Nigerian democratization. Kwankwaso, Nigeria's youngest state governor and at the helm of the nation's large [...]	2002-09-23 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2736	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S IMPEACHMENT DRAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once dismissed as another hollow threat by a feckless National Assembly, the ongoing impeachment drama is now the central political issue in Nigeria, eclipsing even voter registration. Obasanjo's removal from office remains unlikely however the odds against him are stronger than l [...]	2002-09-24 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2738	NIGERIA: OIL WORKERS' STRIKE CAUSES SHORT-LIVED [...] PENGASSAN, Nigeria's white collar oil and gas union, in cooperation with the blue collar Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG),held a one day "warning strike" on September 23 to protest the planned privatization of certain downstream operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum [...]	2002-09-25 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ELAB EPET NI
02ABUJA2739	NIGERIA: INEC CLOSES REGISTRATION; MANY UNABLE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: INEC wrapped up the ten-day (plus one) voter registration period without resolving the most important complaint against the exercise: an inadequate supply of registration materials resulting in the disenfranchisement of roughly half of Nigeria's eligible voters. On September 21, [...]	2002-09-25 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2752	MGIV01: NIGERIAN OUTLOOK ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) On September 25, DCM delivered reftel points to National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed and PolCouns carried the same message to the Presidential International Affairs Advisor Ad'Obe Obe. Both officials confirmed Nigeria did not favor a resort to force and endorsed a negotiated resolution [...]	2002-09-26 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PINS IV NI
02ABUJA2767	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This biweekly update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- Political Assassinations -- House Speaker Faces Corrupt Practices Commission -- Release of Mohammed Abacha -- National Assembly Proposal for T [...]	2002-09-27 17:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2768	NIGERIA:ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE [...] This periodic U.S. Mission Economic Report includes: -- Nigeria's Debt Management Office Ready to Sign Bilateral Paris Club Agreement -- President Sponsors Bill to Give States Offshore Oil Revenue -- Supplemental Budget Bill Has Little Chance of Passage -- NITEL to Face Competition in Telec [...]	2002-09-27 17:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB EAIR PGOV NI
02ABUJA2786	NIGERIA: EMBASSY VIEWS ON LOOMING FATF SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-03 15:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EFIN SNAR NI
02ABUJA2787	NIGERIA MIGHT IGNORE UNFAVORABLE RULING ON [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Minister of State for Defense (Army) Batagarawa told us on September 27 said that Nigeria would disregard an unfavorable ICJ ruling on Bakassi. International pressure could be withstood. That evening, DCM heard a second report of Minister of Defense Danjuma's warning to [...]	2002-10-03 18:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM
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
02ABUJA2800	NIGERIA -- DEFENSE MINISTER DANJUMA TALKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a September 23-24 Invitational Visit to EUCOM headquarters, Nigerian Defense Minister T.Y. Danjuma castigated the French for allegedly supporting Cameroon in the Bakassi dispute. A close confidante of President Obasanjo, Danjuma implied that Nigeria might nationalize Fre [...]	2002-10-04 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PNAT MOPS NI CM PTBS
02ABUJA2809	NIGERIA: RENEWED VIOLENCE IN EASTERN PLATEAU STATE [...] (SBU) At approximately 16:00 on October 8, Conoff received a report from an AmCit in Jos of ethnic fighting in eastern Plateau State. According to the AmCit, the fighting that had flared a few days ago in the Local Government Areas (LGAs)of Langtang and Pankshin had rekindled with greater inten [...]	2002-10-09 06:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC CASC NI
02ABUJA2813	NIGERIA WANTS TIME TO IMPLEMENT BAKASSI [...] (C) Summary: MFA convokes Ambassador, asserts GON will eschew force in Bakassi, whatever the ICJ decides, as long as Cameroon does the same. However, Abuja will want "time to study the verdict," a Joint Implementation Committee and a second summit. "Provocation" and "atrocities committed" b [...]	2002-10-09 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA2817	MGIV01: ALLEGATION OF BURKINABE INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Former Nigerian FM Kingibe alleges that the September 19 coup plot was hatched in Ouagadougou by Guei and Burkina's Interior Minister. Kingibe has good connections across the region, but his version of events might be influenced by his role as a political consultant to the GOCI. [...]	2002-10-10 10:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA2830	NIGERIA: FIREARMS INTERDICTION TRAINING A HIT [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-11 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM MARR PGOV NI
02ABUJA2834	SHARIA AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN KATSINA [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-11 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PTER PGOV NI
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
02ABUJA2838	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This biweekly update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- Voter Registration -- Political Assassinations -- Electoral Bill Override -- Grand Summit of Politicians -- Miss World Postponed -- House At [...]	2002-10-15 09:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2856	NIGERIA: ECOWAS SECURITY ASSESSMENT REPORT: NEED [...] (C) During an October 9 conversation on Cote d'Voire (REF A),Ambassador Jeter reminded ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas of our request for a public statement clarifying ECOWAS' position on allegations in the draft military assessment team's report on Liberia. More specifically, he asked ECOWAS to con [...]	2002-10-15 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NI LI
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
02ABUJA2871	NIGERIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION'S PROGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-18 12:11:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	KCRM PGOV KJUS NI
02ABUJA2882	NIGERIA: PDP FAILS TO RESOLVE INTERNAL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDP officials hoped that the October 14 meeting between the President and PDP legislators and governors would effectuate a rapprochement within the divided party. The session did not meet these expectations. Insiders told us that the meeting was acrimonious and a less-than-ad [...]	2002-10-21 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2883	NIGERIA: A POLITICAL PARTY PRIMER [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: With the registration of three new political parties, the political landscape for Nigeria's 2003 election cycle now includes six political parties: the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP),the Alliance for Democracy (AD),the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP),the Natio [...]	2002-10-21 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM 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
02ABUJA2892	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU MULLS A PROMOTION [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Atiku Abubakar wants to be Nigeria's next President; however, he no longer wants to wait for 2007. Competing ambitions and mutual mistrust have placed Atiku and Obasanjo on a collision course. Atiku thinks he can snatch the PDP Presidential nomination from an unpo [...]	2002-10-22 11:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM 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
02ABUJA2932	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE FLARES AGAIN IN JOS; PART OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Communal violence continued to plague parts of Plateau State, including areas of the capital Jos. Initial reports from Amcits resident there indicated spill-over violence in Jos after at least 10 were killed in the nearby village of Maza. Military troops have restored order to th [...]	2002-10-25 18:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
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
02ABUJA2961	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP OCTOBER 30 [...] This periodic economic report includes: --U.S.-Nigeria Air Cargo: Taking Advantage of AGOA --GON Re-Thinks Nigeria Airways Deal --GON to Set Domestic Content Requirement for JV Oil Contracts --Local Concerns Over Niger Delta Dredging U.S.-Nigeria Air Cargo: Taking Advantage of AGOA ------ [...]	2002-10-30 10:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV EAIR NI
02ABUJA2975	GEMADE PLANS TO CONTEST FOR NIGERIA'S [...] (C) Summary: Barnabas Gemade October 28 informed the Ambassador of his plans to run against President Obasanjo. The former PDP Chairman accused his President of fostering corruption, non-performance and heavy-handedness. Gemade offered useful information on the timing of the PDP primaries [...]	2002-11-01 09:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NI
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
02ABUJA2979	NIGERIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Post held its first quarterly meeting of the Trade Agreement Compliance and Monitoring Committee on October 24 in Abuja. The Committee is chaired by the DCM, and the Embassy's Economic Section serves as secretariat. Other members are USAID's Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and Infrastructur [...]	2002-11-01 11:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR BEXP NI
02ABUJA2980	THE AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA [...] Summary: The 9th annual conference of the American Studies Association of Nigeria convened in Calabar, July 9-12, 2002. "American Studies" specialists from Nigerian federal, state, and private universities compared U.S. and Nigerian laws pertaining to ethnicity, citizenship, and democracy. [...]	2002-11-01 14:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP NI
02ABUJA2986	NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION [...] In addition to reftel's report card, Post wishes to provide the following information on Nigeria's drug control efforts. 2. Major Traffickers: The initial report card submitted by Post (reftel) should be revised to show that Nigeria has arrested and is prosecuting at least one major tra [...]	2002-11-01 14:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NI
02ABUJA2988	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS ON CIA 533007 [...] (S/NF) I question the usefulness of reftel's content. If former Head of State Babangida made the remarks, his comments were almost certainly self-serving and perhaps consciously intended to undermine Obasanjo's status in Western capitals. President Obasanjo has his shortcomings and there is t [...]	2002-11-01 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON
02ABUJA2989	NIGERIA: INEC CHAIRMAN DISMISSES CHARGES OF UNDER- [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 30 meeting with Chiefs of Mission from key western and other countries, INEC Chairman Abel Guobadia discussed INEC's performance during the recent voter registration and its plans for the spring general election. Guobadia dismissed allegations of both significa [...]	2002-11-01 15:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
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
02ABUJA2991	NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE ABUBAKAR THINKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar, the October 10 dinner meeting with Obasanjo, Babangida, VP Atiku, NSA Mohammed and himself did not bridge differences between Obasanjo and the others. Since no consensus on the way forward was reached, Abubakar felt the best [...]	2002-11-01 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3015	NIGERIA: GOMBE STATE BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu is a key power broker in Northeast Nigeria. Deputy Governor Joshua M. Lidani is an intelligent technocrat; a Christian who balances Gombe State's Muslim-dominated government. The Emir of Gombe Alhaji Shehu Usman Abubakar remains an important [...]	2002-11-05 13:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR NI KISL
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
02ABUJA3033	NIGERIA: FRIENDS OF NIGERIA MEET ON INEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted a second meeting with Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. on October 15 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. This meeting concentrated on the flawed registration process, elections monitors and the need for an agreed upon standar [...]	2002-11-06 08:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM 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
02ABUJA3037	NIGERIA: AFENIFERE LEADER SAYS "NO" TO A NORTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 23 Lagos meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Afenifere leader Senator Abraham Adesanya labeled the impeachment threat against Obasanjo a ruse to return national political power to the North. Although not an Obasanjo supporter, Adesanya was adamant that the Presidency [...]	2002-11-06 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA304	NIGERIA: GON ASSISTANCE REQUEST IN WAKE OF LAGOS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request; see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador Jeter offered condolences to Minister of Defense Danjuma for the loss of life and property following explosions at the Ikeja Cantonment. Danjuma, giving his assessment after a visit to the site [...]	2002-01-31 13:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS EAID PREF SOCI NI
02ABUJA3075	NIGERIAN TRADE POLICY: BUSINESS (AND POLITICS) AS [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-12 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR BEXP NI
02ABUJA3100	NIGERIA: POLITICAL PEER REVIEW ENDORSED AT NEPAD'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a NEPAD Head of State Implementation Committee (HSIC) meeting November 3. Nigeria's NEPAD coordinator, Ambassador Aluko-Olokun, briefed Abuja-resident G-8 diplomats November 4, that the HSIC endorsed voluntary peer review as "critical [...]	2002-11-14 07:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV XA NI
02ABUJA3105	NIGERIA: "PATRIOTS" ASK OBASANJO TO [...] ( C) Summary: Chief Frederick Rotimi Williams, prominent Lagos attorney and charter member of the "Patriots", a group of prominent Southern and Middle Belt figures, told Ambassador Jeter on October 21 that the "Patriots" had issued a public statement urging President Obasanjo not to seek re- [...]	2002-11-14 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
02ABUJA3138	FATF UPDATE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES ON LEGISLATION [...] Ambassador Jeter and RNLEO called on Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Chidubom Nwuche (PDP-Rivers State) November 15 to underscore the need for money laundering legislation prior to a December 15 deadline imposed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its October 9-11 meeti [...]	2002-11-15 16:48:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EFIN SNAR NI
02ABUJA3139	NIGERIA: INEC'S PROBLEMS INSURMOUNTABLE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria's INEC faces logistical roadblocks as it tries to conduct elections at all three tiers of government in 2003. These obstacles include a critical cash shortfall, a flawed registration process, and the Augean task of processing 70 million voter registration forms. Th [...]	2002-11-15 17:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA3153	NIGERIA: PRELIMINARY TENTATIVE TIMETABLE FOR [...] (SBU) To help Washington (and us) track events, we have developed the following electoral timetable based on the best information available at this point. This tentative calendar provides schedules for political party activities and for holding of elections. However, we have to add several [...]	2002-11-20 11:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA3179	NIGERIA: PROTESTS IN ABUJA AFTER JUMA'AT [...] SUMMARY: A demonstration that began at the Abuja National Mosque after Juma'at prayers today (about 1500 Abuja, 0900 EST) turned violent, with participants in the 1,000-plus group of protesters breaking windows, throwing stones and burning at least one car. End Summary. 2. Contacts who [...]	2002-11-22 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI CASC NI
02ABUJA318	NIGERIA: OFR PHASE III - SUCCESS BEYOND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3),which trained three Nigerian battalions for UNAMSIL, was successful far beyond expectations. Strikingly different from Phase I of the program, Phase III was successful because of renewed diplomatic efforts, because of personnel changes i [...]	2002-02-01 09:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR KPAO OIIP NI
02ABUJA3180	NIGERIA: UPDATES ON ALSCON AND AJAOKUTA [...] (U) Summary. The Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has confirmed that the GON was going forward with the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) and Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). U.S. manufacturer Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) is one of three companies expressing intere [...]	2002-11-25 07:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA320	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO SUMMARIZES HIS [...] (C) On January 25, during a brief pull aside prior to a larger meeting on a just established USAID program for agricultural assistance, President Obasanjo briefed me on his January 20-21 trip to Zimbabwe. 2. (C) Obasanjo recounted that his discussion with Mugabe focused mainly on the ne [...]	2002-02-01 10:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV NI
02ABUJA3202	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 27 [...] This periodic economic report includes: --U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for Nigerian PTT --Nigeria Buys U.S.-Made Buses --World Bank to Work Closer with States --Environmental Success Story: Getting the Red Out in the Delta U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for NITEL [...]	2002-11-27 13:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV EINV NI
02ABUJA3212	NIGERIAN ARMY PREVENTS KADUNA FROM BEING A [...] Summary: Nigeria's Army bears an international reputation for poor professional standards and for committing human rights violations. In Nigeria, that reputation is more nuanced, less negative. Of course, Nigerians know too well that soldiers often commit abuses. But they equally realize t [...]	2002-11-29 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS EAID MASS PHUM MCAP NI
02ABUJA3241	NIGERIAN JOURNALIST SEEKING REFUGE IN U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Mr. Uzor Daniel, father of Ms. Isioma Daniel, the journalist whose controversial article sparked the recent riots in Nigeria, came to the Consulate General in Lagos on December 2 seeking help for his daughter to gain refugees status and subsequent entry into the U.S. He confirms [...]	2002-11-29 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PINR CVIS PGOV NI BN
02ABUJA3256	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO SUPPORTS CODE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 20 meeting with USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios and Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo endorsed an all-parties Code of Conduct and promised to honor INEC's 27 billion Naira (USD 210 million) 2003 elections funding request. Obasanjo expressed confidence that [...]	2002-12-10 13:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI 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
02ABUJA3297	NIGERIA: ENGAGING THE AMERICAN PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: On October 21, Ambassador Jeter, assisted by USAID Mission Director Liberi, National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) Chairperson Osotimehin, Lagos Consul General, Mission Officers, and Percy Wilson, an AFR/SD HIV/AIDS Consultant, hosted a highly successful luncheon for 20 prominent [...]	2002-12-12 13:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON NI
02ABUJA3303	NIGERIA: NOVEMBER 25 "FRIENDS GROUP" MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted the third meeting of Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. Deputy High Commissioner on November 25 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. The November 25 meeting concentrated on the need for uniform standards by which to judge Niger [...]	2002-12-12 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
02ABUJA3311	NIGERIA: FATF UPDATE -- NEW HOPE [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-13 16:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR KCRM 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
02ABUJA3313	NIGERIA--AN IMPEACHMENT POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Summary: Roughly a month has passed since the impeachment threat against Obasanjo was effectively shelved; however, its repercussions continue to be felt throughout the Nigerian polity. President Obasanjo has been made painfully aware of his electoral vulnerabilities, and is trying to dra [...]	2002-12-16 09:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL NI
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
02ABUJA3321	"TWO TERMS THREATENS DEMOCRACY AND PEACE" SAYS [...] Summary: On November 16, Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., Professo Jibril Aminu, said in a press interview that the idea of two terms for officials is a threat to Nigeria's democracy and peace in the country. Aminu, who spoke on a wide range of issues, reiterated that the North h with all Pre [...]	2002-12-16 15:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PBTS PGOV NI
02ABUJA3323	NIGERIA: LONDON CLUB DEBT BUY-BACK POSTPONED TO [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Nigeria's (GON) attempt to buy back $2 billion of its London Club (commercial) debt obligations suffered a setback Friday, December 6, when a court injunction sought by the family of the late military dictator Sani Abacha forced a postponement of the auction to D [...]	2002-12-16 16:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV EAID NI
02ABUJA3324	NIGERIA: OBASANJO COOL TO PARIS SUMMIT ON [...] (C) I spoke at length by phone on Saturday evening with President Obasanjo on the French proposal to hold a summit on Cote d'Ivoire. Obasanjo is opposed and I think adamantly so, to the French proposal. He said that, if invited, he would not attend. "They can hold the summit, but I am not go [...]	2002-12-16 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IV 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

02ABUJA3332	UPDATED NIGERIA TRIP WIRES [...] (C/NF) Abuja and Lagos EACs met separately to examine and update tripwires last reported reftel. The impetus for these meetings was rising tensions associated with electoral activity in Nigeria and the possibility of U.S. military action in Iraq. This message reports tripwires for both Post [...]	2002-12-18 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER PINS CASC NI US
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
02ABUJA3344	NIGERIA: KADUNA GOVERNOR BLAMES RECENT VIOLENCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 11 meeting with International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Schrage and Ambassador Jeter, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi discussed the late November violence in Kaduna. Makarfi blamed the riots on pro-sharia Islamic groups [...]	2002-12-19 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3345	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP DECEMBER 19 [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-19 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ECPS NI
02ABUJA3347	NIGERIA: MODERATE MUSLIM SENATOR TO CONTEST [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 09:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
02ABUJA3351	NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON MINISTER OF [...] (C) Precious Ngelele is a native of Rivers State. A former Abuja Poloff believes Ngelele is a U.S. citizen. We know he lived in the United States for many years before returning to Nigeria in 1999. Poloff reports Ngelele is divorced or separated from a U.S.-citizen spouse, with whom he had sev [...]	2002-12-20 13:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PINR 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
02ABUJA3378	"TWO TERMS THREATENS DEMOCRACY AND [...] Summary: On November 16, Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., Professor Jibril Aminu, said in a press interview that the idea of two terms for elected officials is a threat to Nigeria's democracy and peace in the country. Ambassador Aminu, who spoke on a wide range of issues, reiterated that the [...]	2002-12-30 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PBTS PGOV 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
02ABUJA38	NIGERIA: SOKOTO STONING SENTENCE FOCUSES ATTENTION [...] (C) Summary: The death sentence imposed against Safiya Husseini has generated international and domestic attention, lending her case political overtones perhaps more significant than its legal ones. To a certain degree, the judgment against Husseini has also put Nigerian Shari'a on trial. In [...]	2002-01-08 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA407	NIGERIA: SPECIAL APPEAL TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE [...] (SBU) On 05 February, Embassy received the following letter of Special Appeal from President Obasanjo to President Bush. The original letter has been pouched to AF/W, and a copy faxed. Begin text: February 4, 2002 His Excellency, Mr. George Bush President of the United States o [...]	2002-02-06 17:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC 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
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
02ABUJA496	PROFILE OF A NIGERIAN SEX TRAFFICKING RING [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-14 10:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF NI GN
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
02ABUJA601	NIGERIA: INAUGURAL CEREMONY FOR EDDI [...] A highly successful inaugural ceremony for the first of six EDDI Community Resource Centers CRC) was held on Tuesday, February 19, at the National Center for Women's Development in Abuja. Ambassador Jeter gave the opening address, in which he explained the genesis of the Community Resource Ce [...]	2002-02-26 12:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL KDEM 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
02ABUJA653	NIGERIA: NO CONTACT WITH THAI GOVERNMENT [...] Embassy Abuja contacted the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Action Committee on HIV/AIDS (NACA) in regards to reftel information. According to officials from both agencies, the Thai Government has not contacted the GON. With reftel information, NACA officials sent an email to the [...]	2002-02-28 14:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD NI
02ABUJA678	NIGERIA: CENTRAL BANK WILL ACT ON NINTH LIST [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-01 14:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PTER NI
02ABUJA708	NIGERIA: SACKING OF POLICE CHIEF BELIEVED IMMINENT [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-05 17:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PGOV PHUM ASEC NI
02ABUJA711	NIGERIA -- ZIMBABWE IN THE NEWS [...] (U) To the apparent chagrin of President Obasanjo, news of the President's late January discussions with President Mugabe in Harare has leaked. ThisDay February 26 reported Presidential Special Assistant Tunji Oseni refuting rumors that Obasanjo offered asylum to Mugabe. In his statement, Ose [...]	2002-03-06 09:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI NI
02ABUJA776	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SIGNALS THAT [...] (U) President Obasanjo's Senate Liaison Officer Kashim Imam told reporters March 5 at the National Assembly that President Obasanjo will run in 2003 because "there is no credible alternative to him." Imam added, "not only will he run on the strength of our achievements, but also he will be ree [...]	2002-03-08 11:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA787	NIGERIA: WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW #2 [...] (U) This is the second edition of what will be a weekly roundup of significant developments in Nigeria. --------------------------------------------- -- BENUE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FINALLY ESTABLISHED --------------------------------------------- -- Â [...]	2002-03-12 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ECPS KCRM NI
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
02ABUJA828	NIGERIA TO "TARRY" BEFORE PRONOUNCING ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: MFA PermSec says Nigeria will avoid a rush to judgment on the Zimbabwe election. Abuja will consult with Pretoria and Canberra, as well as various observer groups, before developing a position. The GON might even await the results of electoral challenges. DCM urged the GON, c [...]	2002-03-13 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ZI
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
02ABUJA830	NIGERIA: INITIAL TAKE ON NEW POLICE CHIEF [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-13 16:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV ASEC SNAR NI
02ABUJA852	A SNAPSHOT OF OBASANJO'S ELECTORAL PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: Three years ago, Obasanjo rode into office on a wave of optimism: Gone was the military; democratic rule had returned. Now, with a year until the elections, Obasanjo's prospects are uncertain. His abrupt manner, callous public remarks, and unwillingness to listen have alienated [...]	2002-03-15 10:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA857	NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is Post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. PARA 23 -- OVERVIEW ------------------- A AND B. IS THE COUNTRY A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TRANSIT OR DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKED MEN, WOM [...]	2002-03-15 13:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM 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
02ABUJA881	NIGERIA: A TIV PERSPECTIVE ON THE BENUE/TARABA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A February 14 dinner hosted by Governor Akume gave the Ambassador an eye on the Tiv worldview. Parochial and biased, it is shared by Benue Tiv leaders ranging from Senator Gyado to ex-COAS Malu and posits that the Tiv are victims of systematic discrimination. However, these Tiv [...]	2002-03-19 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PINR TBIO NI
02ABUJA886	NIGERIA: ABUJA WEEKLY REVIEW: MARCH 11-15, 2002 [...] (U) Electoral preparations were high on the agenda of the Northern Governors when they met this week. As a result of their discussions, the Governors issued a statement opposing the Federal Government's plan to use the proposed national identification card as the voter registration document. [...]	2002-03-19 14:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON NI
02ABUJA959	NIGERIA: READOUT ON SOKOTO APPEALS COURT HEARING [...] (C) Summary: Media reports indicate that the Sokoto Sharia appeals court on March 25 reversed a lower court stoning sentence, clearing Safiya Husseini of all charges in the case. During a March 22 conversation with PolCouns, Hauwa Ibrahim, one of Husseini's attorneys, stated that the Sokoto ap [...]	2002-03-26 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI NI
02ABUJA979	NIGERIA: ABUJA WEEKLY REVIEW: MARCH 18-22 [...] (SBU) Because of shrunken government revenues due to lower world oil prices, most State governments have become cash strapped. Some have not paid civil servants since January. Wage costs grew exponentially in May 2000 when the minimum civil servant wage was increased from N3,500 to N7,500/month [...]	2002-03-27 11:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON PHUM NI
02ACCRA2693	GHANA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-25 10:18:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
02ADANA383	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 2-3, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-11-20 13:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA386	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA388	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 8, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA389	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 9-10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA390	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 11-12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA391	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 13, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA392	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA393	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 15, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA394	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 16-17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA395	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 08:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA396	SOUTHEAST TURKEY SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 09:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA397	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 09:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA398	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, NOVEMBER 21, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 21, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-21 14:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA399	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 22, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-26 09:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA400	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 23-24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-11-26 09:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA401	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-26 09:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA402	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-11-27 10:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA406	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 2, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 2, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-12-03 09:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA407	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 30-December 1, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------- [...]	2002-12-03 09:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA409	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 5-7, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-12-09 16:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA410	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 8-9, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-12-10 08:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA411	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 10, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-11 08:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA413	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-13 11:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA415	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 14-15, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-12-17 09:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA416	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 16, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-17 09:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA417	OHAL MENTALITY, IF NOT NAME, PERSISTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the GOT lifted the State of Emergency in the Southeast (OHAL) November 30, vestiges of OHAL rule and a siege mentality among security personnel persist. Kurds in the region continue to wait for implementation of promised cultural freedoms, including the right to teach [...]	2002-12-18 09:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
02ADANA418	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-18 11:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA420	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-19 10:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
02ADANA421	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-20 08:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
02ADANA422	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 13, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-23 15:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA423	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-23 15:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA427	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 23, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 14:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA428	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA431	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 25-26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-12-30 10:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA432	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 27, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-30 10:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA436	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 28-29, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-12-31 08:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA437	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 30, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-31 08:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA439	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 31, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-31 11:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADDISABABA3801	ETHIOPIA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ETHIOPIA IS A CONFIRMED AND COMMITTED PARTNER IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) AT ALL LEVELS. ALTHOUGH OFTEN LACKING IN CAPACITY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) HAS RESPONDED PRO-ACTIVELY TO THE GLOBAL THREAT. EMBASSY KNOWS OF NO FORE [...]	2002-11-25 04:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PTER PREL PINS ET
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
02AMMAN2204	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-06 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2258	GOJ TAKES ACTIONS TO DISCOURAGE BOYCOTT OF U.S. [...] (C) Responding to our earlier demarche on the local call for a boycott of U.S. goods (ref a),Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak told Charge and PolCouns May 8 that Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb was trying to discourage the boycott of U.S. goods in Jordan. Bak reported that Abul Ragheb has [...]	2002-05-08 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT PREL ETRD IS US JO
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
02AMMAN2334	EAST BANK-WEST BANK DIVIDE GROWS AS INTIFADA [...] (C) Over the past few weeks the Israeli offensive in the West Bank has highlighted a trend we have seen growing as the Intifada has intensified--the cleavage between Palestinian Jordanians (West Bankers) and Transjordanians (East Bankers). Residual mistrust left over from the 1970 PLO attem [...]	2002-05-12 14:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV IS JO
02AMMAN2363	JORDAN QIZ UPDATE APRIL 2002 [...] (sbu) QIZ exporters and park managers are cautiously optimistic for a strong 2002 export season. Production is steady throughout the QIZ's, orders are on the rise, and new investment interest is beginning to trickle in once more. With the apparent passing of the immediate crisis in the West [...]	2002-05-13 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ELAB JO
02AMMAN2375	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-14 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2396	UNRWA DONORS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CRISIS GRIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: UNRWA's May 8-9 meeting of major donors and host governments highlighted the crisis gripping the humanitarian agency as a result of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Continued Israeli closures in the West Bank and Gaza have severely hindered UNRWA's ability to [...]	2002-05-14 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN2423	SADDAM'S REGIME PROSPERING AND CONFIDENT ACCORDING [...] (S) Journalist Peter Arnett (please protect throughout) shared with the Ambassador May 13 impressions from a just-completed three-week tour of Iraq. The images he conveyed -- full flights into and out of Baghdad, markets better stocked with products than before, huge, recently-completed ornat [...]	2002-05-16 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD IZ
02AMMAN2527	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON THE OPERATIONS IN [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-20 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2559	COURT FINDS FORMER MP GUILTY OF SLANDERING [...] (C) The State Security Court May 16 sentenced former Member of Parliament Toujan Faisal to one and a half years in prison. Because she was convicted of only "misdemeanors," she has no right to appeal. Faisal was convicted on all of four charges levied against her: 1) slandering the judici [...]	2002-05-21 10:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN2674	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ENCOURAGING UNIVERSAL [...] (U) On May 27, Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International and Regional Organizations. Aamiri noted that Jordan submitted data on military expenditures in 2001 and is currently preparing its 2002 submission with a view to me [...]	2002-05-27 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM JO UNGA CDG
02AMMAN2720	IRAQ/GRL: PASSAGE OF UNSCR 1409 CAUSES BARELY A [...] (C) Since UNSCR 1409's passage two weeks ago, there has been surprisingly little reaction from either the GOJ or Jordan's business community on the new international rules governing Iraq trade. Those who follow the issue have greeted 1409 with caution, unsure whether or not Jordan will benefi [...]	2002-05-28 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ETRD IZ JO
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
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
02AMMAN2941	JORDAN-IRAQ OIL PIPELINE UPDATE [...] (c) Summary: The GOJ recently extended the deadline for final bids on a proposed crude oil pipeline connecting oil fields near Baghdad to the Zarqa refinery. The proposed 100,000 bpd pipeline (which equals Jordan's current oil consumption) would be expandable to 150,000 bpd once the Zarqa [...]	2002-06-05 06:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ENRG IZ JO
02AMMAN2987	FOLLOWING VISIT BY PAKISTANI ENVOY, JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 4, veteran Pakistani diplomat Wasim Sajjad visited King Abdullah to discuss the Kashmir crisis and requested that the King use his "good office" to convey to governments around the world the need for India to "come back to the negotiating table". Following this meeting, [...]	2002-06-06 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PREL
02AMMAN2999	UNRWA'S UXO REMOVAL EFFORTS IN JENIN CAMP STYMIED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: UNRWA's efforts to remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) from Jenin refugee camp remain severely hindered by the UN agency's inability to procure the necessary equipment and explosives. UNRWA requested Israeli authorization to use the equipment and explosives verbally in [...]	2002-06-06 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN3010	JORDAN: TREASURY QUESTIONS ON TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (sbu) In a conversation with Econ Chief, Malakh Ghanem, a senior official in the Central Bank of Jordan banking supervision department (effectively the deputy),and her staff provided orally the following answers to the questions in reftel. The CBJ's answers were developed in consultation w [...]	2002-06-09 06:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KVPR CVIS JO
02AMMAN3082	PROGRESS ON JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) The GOJ is moving forward with the privatization of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC),Jordan's largest company and the largest, single exporter, with plans to sell a substantial chunk of the firm to a Canadian company. If successful, the transaction could bring in up to USD70 [...]	2002-06-11 10:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EIND EMIN JO
02AMMAN3092	VICE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT, PRESS CHARGES UNDER PD ALLOTMENT. [...] VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD CHENEY VISITED JORDAN DURING MARCH 2002. 2. DATE OF STAY: MARCH 12, 2002. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: ONE DAY. 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: THE VICE PRESIDENT RAN OVER NIGHT IN AMMAN, MET WITH KING ABDALAH IN THE ROYAL PALACE. 5. FOLLOWING CHARGES WER [...]	2002-06-11 13:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP CHENEY RICHARD
02AMMAN3093	SECRETARY POWELL VISIT, CHARGES UNDER POST'S [...] SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL VISITED AMMAN, JORDAN DURING APRIL 2002. 2. DATE OF STAY: APRIL 11, 2002. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: DAY STOP. 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: THE SECRETARY HAD A DAY STOP IN AMMAN, MET WITH KING ABDALAH AND HIGH RANKING JORDANIAN OFFICIALS IN THE RO [...]	2002-06-11 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP POWELL COLIN

02AMMAN3249	THE CASE OF TOUJAN FAISAL: SCRATCHING ONLY MAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Imprisoned former Member of Parliament Toujan Faisal continues to be a topic of discussion and debate within various elements of Jordanian society. Following her arrest and sentencing (reftel),the outspoken and antagonistic former MP has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in pr [...]	2002-06-17 14:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM JO PGOV

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