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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT 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OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV 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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02ANKARA7743 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-01 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA7942 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-06 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8132 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8156 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-13 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8230 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8343 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-15 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8440 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8470 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-20 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8474 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8561 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8581 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-25 12:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8753 | TURKEY: BACKGROUND ON CHP CHAIRMAN DENIZ BAYKAL [...] (C) Summary: Combining a sharp intellect with a divisive manner, Deniz Baykal is back in Parliament as opposition leader of a CHP reeling from the thrashing it received at the hands of Islam-influenced AK Party in Nov. 3 national elections. Aware of widespread public perceptions that he is a [...] | 2002-12-02 12:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
| 02ANKARA8935 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-12-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA8991 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-12-16 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA9015 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-12-17 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA9041 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-12-18 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA9051 | TURKEY: AK PARTY SEES DENKTAS AS OBSTACLE TO [...] (C) Summary: The political debate in Ankara regarding Turkey's EU candidacy and the future of Cyprus is revealing sharp differences between the ruling AK (Justice and Development) Party/Government and the Establishmentarian foreign policy class, including elements that predominate in the MFA. [...] | 2002-12-19 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU POLITICAL PARTIES |
| 02ANKARA9052 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-12-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ANKARA9058 | WOLFOWITZ AND GROSSMAN PRESS TURKS FOR SUPPORT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2002-12-20 08:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS TU |
| 02ANKARA9161 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-12-27 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 02ISTANBUL2107 | ANNAN CYPRUS PLAN: ISTANBUL COMMENTATORS [...] (C) Summary: Turks in Istanbul continue to debate the merits and drawbacks of a possible Cyprus settlement in the wake of Denktas's acceptance of the UN plan as a "basis for negotiations." Consensus among the experts with whom we have spoken in Istanbul (including Turkish Cypriots, journalist [...] | 2002-12-04 10:00:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU GR CY UN |
| 02ROME6037 | EU COPENHAGEN SUMMIT - GOI CITES PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 17, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI TOLD POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE GOI WAS, IN GENERAL, PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS IN COPENHAGEN. WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE DECISION ON TURKEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE POSITIVE, HE [...] | 2002-12-18 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY IT EUN |
| 03AMMAN2954 | NEW MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL WATER ACTIVITY FLUSH WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent Middle East regional workshop on wastewater reuse in agriculture, jointly-organized by USDA, USEPA, and USGS, brought together about 25 Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis for several days of presentations and sharing of information and experiences. Despite the cur [...] | 2003-05-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV JO MEPP |
| 03ANKARA1074 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-18 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1091 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...] | 2003-02-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP TU |
| 03ANKARA1092 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HEFLEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...] | 2003-02-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TU |
| 03ANKARA1161 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-21 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1201 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Karpaz will remain part of Turkish Cypriot territory and the Greek Cypriots in the region will be allowed to set up their autonomous administration. In exchange for Karpaz, Turkish side will give territory from the Guzelyurt region, to Greek side 2. Greek Cypriots who migrate from south to n [...] | 2003-02-24 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1332 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-28 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1386 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-04 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1477 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1508 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA152 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-07 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1533 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA1593 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-13 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2145 | CYPRUS MIL EXERCISES: TURKS NON-COMMITTAL [...] (C) Summary: MFA is not yet ready to confirm Embassy Nicosia's reporting that Turkey will not formally conduct May's Toros I military exercise. Instead, we heard Turkey's traditional policy that it will mirror whatever the Greek Cypriots choose to do. Post will follow up to see if we can se [...] | 2003-04-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL CY GR TU |
| 03ANKARA2155 | TURKEY: GOT CONCERN ABOUT CYPRUS EU ACCESSION [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting with DCM, MFA Cyprus DG Apakan raised GOT concerns about the draft EU protocol on Cyprus that will be attached to the accession partnership documents new members will sign on April 16. 2. (C) According to Apakan, the draft copy of the protocol obtained by the GOT [...] | 2003-04-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA2371 | TURKEY/CYPRUS: TURK WAXES INDIGNANT AT GREEK [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S for Bilateral Political Affairs Baki Ilkin summoned reps from UNSC member countries April 11 to convey in a meandering fashion Ankara's concern with the "funny game" being played by Greek Cypriots in the UN. -------------- It's Not Fair! -------------- 2. (C) Whil [...] | 2003-04-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 03ANKARA2491 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2503 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2542 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2646 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-24 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2667 | TURKISH MFA PLEASED WITH FREE MOVEMENT OF GREEK [...] (SBU) MFA Cyprus DG Ertugrul Apakan summoned EU and US reps to discuss the free movement of Greek and Turkish Cypriots that began on the island April 23. Apakan claimed that "TRNC President" Denktas has suggested the policy and that the GOT had supported it from the beginning. According to A [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU CY |
| 03ANKARA2700 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2741 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2776 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-29 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2812 | TURKEY/CYPRUS: TURKS ENCOURAGED BY FREE FLOW OF [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA is encouraged by the flow of people between the two sides on Cyprus and plans to open additional gates. Nevertheless, MFA is concerned that the Greek Cypriots are attempting to restrict UNFICYP's important role in the buffer zone, which would undermine the current pos [...] | 2003-04-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 03ANKARA2847 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2865 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2898 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2940 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA2975 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3093 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA31 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-02 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3205 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-15 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3287 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-20 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA329 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3305 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3401 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-23 13:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3412 | TURKEY'S CYPRUS POLICY: WHAT NOW? [...] (C) Summary: Assessments of how Turkey should move on Cyprus vary in both the GOT and Turkish State. Some (e.g., FonMin Gul) are working to overcome what they recognize as pressure on Turkey's interests following the failure of the UN-sponsored Cyprus talks and the EU's decision to accept a d [...] | 2003-05-23 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
| 03ANKARA3458 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3480 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-28 11:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3487 | TURKEY: MFA D/U/S ILKIN'S MAY 27 CYPRUS BRIEFING [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin briefed representatives of EU and Permfive countries May 27 regarding GOT and "TRNC" efforts to reinvigorate the Cyprus process. Ilkin asserted that decisions by "TRNC" leader Denktas and the GOT allowing Greek Cypriots to visit the north and the Turkish [...] | 2003-05-28 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA358 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3691 | DEMARCHE ON STROVILIA DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche to Ethem Barkan Oz, first secretary in Cyprus Directorate General, who undertook to convey USG concerns to Cyprus DG Ertugrul Apakan. 2. (C) Implying that he did not understand why the USG was making the demarche, Oz denied vehemently that Turkish Cyprio [...] | 2003-06-06 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY GR |
| 03ANKARA3798 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-11 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3892 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3911 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA3934 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-18 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA404 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL RICHARD MYERS, CHAIRMAN, [...] (S/NF) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, a small CENTCOM/EUCOM planning team will soon [...] | 2003-01-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON MARR MOPS IZ TU |
| 03ANKARA4068 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA417 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA4426 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-14 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA4467 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA4490 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA462 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA467 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a critical time in US-Turkey relations. Over the last two years the US has supported IMF packages of unprecedented proportions to assist Turkey in recovering from its worst economic crisis in decades. The strategic partnership has grown as a result of Turkey's signi [...] | 2003-01-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP TU |
| 03ANKARA489 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA548 | SCENESETTER FOR SACEUR GENERAL JONES'S JANUARY 24 [...] (S) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively and should be completed 23 January 03. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, two small C [...] | 2003-01-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR TU |
| 03ANKARA5530 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-03 07:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA5548 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-03 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA5553 | TURKEY'S U/S ZIYAL: QUALMS ABOUT IRAQ, URGENCY ON [...] (C) Turkish MFA Undersecretary Ziyal invited Ambassador for a meeting Sept. 3 to discuss Iraq, the PKK, the NATO Summit dates and Cyprus. Ziyal worried that the situation in Iraq was not improving and that Lebanonization remained a possibility. He raised Turkey's unhappiness with the Iraqi m [...] | 2003-09-03 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MOPS CY TU IZ NATO |
| 03ANKARA5637 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-05 12:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA5966 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-22 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6053 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6139 | TURKEY UNLIKELY TO OFFICIALLY CANCEL CYPRUS [...] (C) We followed up on our earlier demarche about canceling the upcoming exercises on Cyprus (ref A) with MFA Deputy DG for Greece/Cyprus Necip Eguz on Sept 29. PolMilCouns pressed upon Eguz the need for an early official GOT position in order to ensure all sides follow last year's precedent [...] | 2003-09-30 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL TU GR CY |
| 03ANKARA6173 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-02 07:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6230 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-03 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6451 | AMBASSADOR MILLER MEETS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S ZIYAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador to Greece Thomas Miller met with Turkish MFA U/S Ziyal during a one-day trip to Ankara on October 10. Ziyal said his relations with Greek MFA SecGen Skopelitis were good and he predicted Turkish-Greek relations would improve as Turkey's relations with the EU improved. [...] | 2003-10-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6525 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6563 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6621 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6772 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-30 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6854 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-03 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6880 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-04 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA694 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6945 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-06 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA699 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-28 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA6994 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-07 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7019 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-10 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7037 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7100 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-14 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7338 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7451 | TURKEY MFA CYPRUS DEPARTMENT HEAD ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. MFA Cyprus Department Head Levent Bilman worries that despite its planned initiative for a Cyprus settlement, Turkey will be unfairly blamed for future breakdowns in negotiations. He claims Turkey's initiative will be prepared in line with the SYG's requirements and said, witho [...] | 2003-12-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PGOV PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7538 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7580 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7631 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7699 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7729 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7757 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7767 | TURKEY REACTS TO THE ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Close results in northern Cyprus' December 14 elections have unleashed a wave of speculation about their meaning and possible coalitions on both sides in Turkey's Cyprus debate. However, amid the media hype there is a clear sense that all eyes are now on Ankara. Ankara's EU dip [...] | 2003-12-19 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CY PGOV PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7850 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA7972 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA87 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA881 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ANKARA934 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03ROME2702 | SCC WESTON DISCUSSES CYPRUS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 11 meetings with Italian MFA officials and Diplomatic Advisors to PM Berlusconi, Special Coordinator for Cyprus Tom Weston, accompanied by Cyprus desk officer Marc Collins, discussed the status of negotiations on Cyprus and pointed out likely turns in the road during Ital [...] | 2003-06-16 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY IT UN |
| 03ROME4670 | ITALY CITES ANKARA'S PROGRESS ON EU MEMBERSHIP, [...] (U) ON OCTOBER 8, ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR FOR AEGEAN ISSUES GIOVANNI RICCIULLI GAVE POLOFFS A READOUT OF FOREIGN MINISTER FRANCO FRATTINI'S OCTOBER 1 MEETING WITH TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH GUL IN ROME. RICCIULLI CONVEYED ITALY'S POSITIVE VIEW OF TURKEY'S PROGRESS TOWARD GAINING EU MEMBER [...] | 2003-10-14 08:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TU IT PREL EUN |
| 04ANKARA1058 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-24 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1133 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-26 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA118 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1208 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-01 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1237 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1276 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1303 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1342 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1379 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1420 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1481 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-12 05:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1507 | SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2004 VISIT OF GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: General Basbug comes to Washington at a time when the US-TU relationship is generally on the mend. It has been one year since the 1 March vote and 5 months since the 7 October vote and the "soft landing". Once again, generally, the US-TU relationship is approached from a multi- [...] | 2004-03-12 16:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA151 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1539 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1577 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1674 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1698 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1786 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1813 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-26 06:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1854 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-29 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1880 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1928 | SCENESETTER FOR THE APRIL 2004 VISIT OF GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a time when the US-TU relationship is generally on the mend. It has been more than a year since the 1 March vote and 6 months since the 7 October vote and the "soft landing". Once again, generally, the US-TU relationship is best approached from a [...] | 2004-04-02 06:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CY IZ TU |
| 04ANKARA1946 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA1984 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2008 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-07 04:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2010 | TURKISH MEDIA: REQUEST TO TAPE A PRIME-TIME [...] Post strongly supports the request of prominent Turkish national security strategist Faruk Demir and centrist daily "Aksam"'s Ankara bureau chief Nuray Basaran to tape an interview with Secretary Powell to feature as the inauguration, or one of the first broadcasts, of their new, prime-time TV [...] | 2004-04-07 06:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV TU |
| 04ANKARA2025 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-07 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2026 | TURKEY'S CYPRUS ENDGAME [...] (C) Summary: Assuming an April 24 approval by both Turkish and Greek Cypriots, Turkey's AKP government is poised to play out its Cyprus endgame with the military, President Sezer, and the Parliament. In a stormy April 5 meeting of Turkey's National Security Council (NSC),the military and P [...] | 2004-04-07 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2109 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2137 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2154 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 04:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2185 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2200 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2204 | TURKISH CHOD OZKOK GIVES DELPHIC MESSAGE ON [...] (C) Summary: Most Turkish commentators interpreted CHOD Ozkok's careful April 13 remarks on Cyprus as a signal the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will not oppose Turkish Cypriot or Turkish parliamentary acceptance of the draft Cyprus settlement. A number of observers, however, taking into account [...] | 2004-04-16 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU |
| 04ANKARA2240 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 06:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2268 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 07:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2282 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2291 | TURKEY'S GREYING WOLVES: RIGHTIST-NATIONALIST MHP [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of rightist-nationalist MHP are spinning March 28 municipal election results as a victory. According to at least one MHP official, however, the party had expected a better showing. Although MHP leaders profess a desire to bring the party into the mainstream, party policie [...] | 2004-04-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 04ANKARA231 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Iraq 2. Cyprus Can't We be More Transparent? Sami Kohen observed in the mass appeal Milliyet (1/14): "There is no meaning and no benefit in equating the use of Incirlik air base for the US troop rotation with the March 1 decree. The TGS and the Government already announced that the Jun [...] | 2004-01-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2321 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2341 | TURKEY'S WAY FORWARD ON CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Despite the wake of the GCs' "no," we need to move toward an eventual GC "yes" to the Burgenstock agreement. On the Turkish side, we should help Ankara preserve the its delicate balance for Cyprus settlement; encourage the Erdogan government to continue its "one step ahead" pol [...] | 2004-04-26 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2360 | TURKISH MFA REQUESTS U.S. ACTION AT UN, U.S. HELP [...] (C) Summary: In an April 27 meeting with DCM, Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Ilkin requested that the U.S. push the UNSC for a Presidential Statement placing blame on the Greek Cypriots for failure to reach a Cyprus settlement. He also asked that the U.S. make concrete gestures toward Turkish Cypri [...] | 2004-04-28 05:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2362 | TURKISH MFA BRIEFS UNSC REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Ilkin urged UNSC country representatives on April 26 to support lifting the embargo on the "TRNC" and other measures to ameliorate the situation of the TCs following the GC "no" on April 24. He said Turkey is not asking for recognition of the "TRNC." Ilki [...] | 2004-04-28 05:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2391 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2392 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2403 | CYPRUS NEXT STEPS: GOT POINTS DELIVERED [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman April 28. He undertook to convey them to all other MFA officials involved on Cyprus before SRSG DeSoto's arrival in Ankara. In addition to meetings with MFA officials, DeSoto will meet with PM Erdogan and FM Gul. [...] | 2004-04-29 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY ECON ETRD EU PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2419 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-29 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2453 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-30 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2457 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 30 MEETING WITH FM ABDULLAH GUL [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY. TURKISH FM ABDULLAH GUL HOSTED A LUNCH FOR AMBASSADOR EDELMAN AND UK AMBASSADOR PETER WESTMACOTT TO THANK THEM FOR USG AND HMG EFFORTS TO SECURE A CYPRUS SETTLEMENT BEFORE MAY 1. AMBASSADOR EDELMAN ALSO HAD A SEPARATE 30 MINUTE MEETING TO DISCUSS OTHER ISSUES IN PREPARATI [...] | 2004-05-03 09:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | AM CY IZ MOPS PHUM PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2474 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-03 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2577 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-06 17:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2598 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2623 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-10 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2664 | TURKISH MILITARY WANTED YES/NO CYPRUS OUTCOME [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish General Staff is appreciative of US and UK assistance in forging a balanced although problematic Cyprus plan. TGS wanted the yes/no outcome from the referenda, although it has no clear idea of where to go from here. The Turkish military worries that Cyprus might use [...] | 2004-05-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GR CY TU PINR |
| 04ANKARA2695 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2717 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2741 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2758 | Secretary Mineta's May 23 to 25 Visit to [...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkey comes several weeks before the President's June visit to Ankara and Istanbul for bilateral meetings and the NATO Summit, at a time of improving political relations and close cooperation on our key international priorities. Your meetings with Transport Minister Yildi [...] | 2004-05-17 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PTER EAIR PREL OVIP TU |
| 04ANKARA2774 | UPCOMING UN AND U.S. ACTION ON CYPRUS [...] (C) With the SYG's report on the Cyprus negotiations and the referendum set to come out soon, it is important that we engage in a full-court press for a strong follow-on UNSCR despite the formidable UNSC obstacles and other political hurdles. The SYG's report, and the resulting UNSC debate an [...] | 2004-05-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2779 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-17 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2812 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2857 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2881 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-21 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2894 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2906 | BLAIR VISIT TO ANKARA: MARKING A DEEPENING OF [...] (U) Summary: During a brief but concentrated visit to Turkey May 17, UK PM Blair assured PM Erdogan and President Sezer the UK will back Turkey's EU bid and work to end the isolation of Turkish Cypriots. Blair and Erdogan agreed on a UK-initiated "Action Plan" to hold annual PM-level bilateral [...] | 2004-05-25 07:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU |
| 04ANKARA3008 | PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES [...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...] | 2004-06-01 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA3077 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-03 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3088 | PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES [...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...] | 2004-06-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA3108 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-04 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3130 | CYPRUS FOLLOW-ON: U.S. AND UK AMBASSADORS' JUNE 4 [...] (C) Summary: Turks express reservations on two points in UNSYG's Cyprus good offices report but grudgingly agree the report is helpful. Turkey sees the Russians as unhelpful in the UNSC and seeks a UNSC outcome that does the most to end northern Cyprus' isolation -- probably a simple UNSC en [...] | 2004-06-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU |
| 04ANKARA3136 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3149 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-08 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3328 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3458 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3589 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-25 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA362 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH DSHOD BASBUG, JANUARY 19, 2004 [...] (S) AMBASSADOR HOSTED TGS DEPUTY CHIEF GENERAL ILKER BASBUG TO DISCUSS THE PM'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO THE U.S., NORTHERN IRAQ AND CYPRUS ON JANUARY 19. BASBUG WAS SUFFERING FROM A PROLONGED HEAD COLD AND EXPRESSED RELIEF THAT HIS JANUARY 16 (FIRST OF ITS KIND) OPEN PRESS CONFERENCE WAS BEHIND HIM [...] | 2004-01-21 04:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CY IZ PGOV PINS PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA3621 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-27 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3622 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3632 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-28 08:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3633 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-28 08:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3738 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-01 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3779 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3791 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-08 09:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3840 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA3908 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4072 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4118 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-23 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4133 | DAS KENNEDY: DISCUSSIONS ON IRAQ, CYPRUS, AND EU [...] (C) Summary: In July 20/21 Ankara meetings at the Turkish MFA and General Secretariat for EU Affairs, EUR/DAS Laura Kennedy solicited evaluations of 1) Turkey's prospects for a definite date to begin EU accession negotiations; 2) steps forward in the wake of the Greek Cypriot rejection of the [...] | 2004-07-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA TU CY IZ EU |
| 04ANKARA4190 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4233 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-29 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4265 | CYPRUS: MILITARY EXERCISES MAY BE AN ISSUE THIS [...] (C) TGS/J5 Greece/Cyprus director RADM Mucahit Sislioglu warned polmilcouns July 28 not to assume Turkey would cancel this fall's exercises on Cyprus. "The situation is different this year," he said. Whereas last year Turkey was optimistic about achieving a settlement on the island and wanted [...] | 2004-07-30 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL CY TU |
| 04ANKARA4419 | COMNAVEUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Summary: Welcome back to Turkey! Although you are a frequent visitor, this visit is particularly important because you will be wearing your US (vice NATO) hat. As such, yours is the first visit by a US four-star admiral in a national capacity since ADM Natter,s visit as Fleet Forces Com [...] | 2004-08-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR OVIP TU |
| 04ANKARA4451 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-09 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4700 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4737 | CYPRUS: A FRUSTRATED "TRNC PM" TALAT MEETS FONMIN [...] (C) Summary: In four-hour meeting with Turkish FM Gul August 18, "TRNC PM" Talat, accompanied by "FM" Serdar Denktas, expressed great frustration with EU's lack of concrete measures to help the Turkish Cypriots (TCs). Talat appeared convinced that the EU's trade and aid proposals will be bl [...] | 2004-08-20 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 04ANKARA4742 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4815 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-25 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4860 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA487 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-26 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4967 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5029 | AMBASSADOR'S SEPT. 1 MEETING WITH FONMIN GUL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador reiterated U.S. support for Turkey's EU candidacy; pressed for Turkish agreement with Greece/Cyprus to forego annual exercises in Aegean and Cyprus; urged Turkey to use its weight in OIC to persuade Sudan to abide by UNSC resolutions on Darfur; asked for a rapid decisio [...] | 2004-09-08 06:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN MARR TU |
| 04ANKARA5113 | VERHEUGEN OFFERS STRONG SUPPORT DURING TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During an intense September 4-9 visit to Turkey, EU Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen stressed his support for opening accession talks with Turkey in 2005, even stating flatly in one meeting that the EU will set a date for talks at the December Summit. However, Verheugen also war [...] | 2004-09-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
| 04ANKARA5115 | AMBASSADOR AND DCHOD BASBUG DISCUSS CYPRUS, EU [...] (S) TGS Deputy Chief GEN Basbug told the Ambassador September 8 that developments regarding Cyprus were "worrisome," pointing at the European Court of Human Rights consideration of Loizidou clone cases and the lack of EU action on ending the isolation of northern Cypriots. He hinted that Anka [...] | 2004-09-10 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PARM IZ CY IR TU |
| 04ANKARA512 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5195 | GROWING TURKISH GOVERNMENT FRUSTRATION OVER LACK [...] (C) Summary: GOT frustration at the perceived lack of measures to ease Turkish Cypriots' isolation is growing. GOT interlocutors at all levels have expressed this frustration to us in recent meetings; Secretary Powell will hear much the same if he meets with FM Gul at UNGA. For now, the EU i [...] | 2004-09-14 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA5266 | SCENESETTER FOR DASD BRZEZINSKI'S SEPTEMBER 21 [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes at a challenging time in our bilateral relations. Our painstaking efforts to rebuild relations over the last year, capped by a successful Istanbul NATO Summit in June, have resulted in the restoration of productive relations at the top military and civilian levels [...] | 2004-09-16 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PARM PTER OVIP MOPS MASS CY IR |
| 04ANKARA5278 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-17 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5373 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5395 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5453 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA550 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5550 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW TLFC COMMANDER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador encouraged General Buyukanit to discuss ways to improve our Army-to-Army relationship when the latter sees USAREUR CG General Bell in October. Buyukanit suggested that both sides made mistakes in the attack helicopter tender and expected the next time the GOT would [...] | 2004-09-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR MOPS PINR IZ CY AF TU |
| 04ANKARA5556 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5596 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5660 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-01 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5689 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5717 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-05 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA573 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5734 | TURKEY CANCELS EU/OIC FORUM OVER CYPRUS DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, in a dispute with the EU over designation of the Turkish Cypriot observer delegation, Turkey canceled the October 4-5 EU-OIC Joint Forum in Istanbul. The Turkish MFA and the Dutch EU Presidency each claim the other turned down reasonable compromises and ignored [...] | 2004-10-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 04ANKARA5758 | SPECIAL TURKISH MEDIA REACTION: EU COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5777 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5784 | FM GUL AND STRAW MEET IN ANKARA OCTOBER 7 [...] (C) Summary: UK FM Straw met with Turkish FM Gul the morning after the EC issued its Turkey report. Gul said Turkey is pleased overall with the report but cited some complaints, including on economic issues. Gul wants PM Erdogan to write to the EU about them. Gul urged direct flights to n [...] | 2004-10-12 04:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CY IR IZ PREL TU UK AM GG |
| 04ANKARA5816 | TURKEY EXTENDS CUSTOMS UNION TREATMENT TO CYPRUS [...] The GOT Cabinet on September 30 approved an amendment to the customs union agreement with the European Union to include new EU member states, including the Republic of Cyprus. Note: The decision refers to "Cyprus" rather than the "Republic of Cyprus". End Note. President Sezer approved the [...] | 2004-10-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD TU CY |
| 04ANKARA5820 | POSSIBLE TURKISH FLEXIBILITY ON UNFICYP MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) In ref A, on September 13 Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman claimed no knowledge of any restrictions in UNFICYP movement imposed by Turks or Turkish Cypriots. On October 13, we supplied Bilman with points about the restricti [...] | 2004-10-13 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA5827 | TURKEY EXTENDS CUSTOMS UNION TO CYPRUS [...] (U) On October 2, several days before issuance of the European Commission's report on Turkish progress toward accession, the Turkish MFA announced that all new EU members, including the Republic of Cyprus, would be included within the scope of the Turkey-EU Customs Union. The announcement fo [...] | 2004-10-14 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD TU CY EUN |
| 04ANKARA5830 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-14 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5897 | MFA RAISES PNR, NORTHERN CYPRUS FLIGHTS, TSA [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 6. 2. (SBU) In an October 12 meeting with Econoff, Ahmet Bigali, the new MFA Director for Aviation Affairs, and Baris Kalkavan, also of the Aviation Affairs Department, raised passenger name records (PNR),direct U.S. flights to Ercan Airport and TSA's [...] | 2004-10-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER PREL TU CY |
| 04ANKARA5908 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5993 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6003 | CYPRUS/MALTA PROBLEM: THE VIEW FROM ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will base its decision on how to break the impasse over Cyprus and Malta's participation in NATO-EU security cooperation on several factors: EU action to reach out to the Turkish Cypriots, EU leaders' Dec. 17 decision on beginning accession talks with Turkey, and Turkey's e [...] | 2004-10-22 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR TU CY MT |
| 04ANKARA6048 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-25 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6092 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6099 | MFA CYPRUS DEPARTMENT HEAD ON CUSTOMS UNION [...] (C) Summary: In an October 25 meeting, Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman again insisted the GOT does not need to sign a protocol to extend the Customs Union to Cyprus. According to Bilman, EU embassies in Ankara have raised the idea of additional Turkish concessions on Cyprus but n [...] | 2004-10-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA615 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6207 | SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey provides an excellent opportunity to assure the Turks that the U.S. continues to support Turkey's EU candidacy. Some elements in Turkey view the U.S. and EU as rival power blocs, and question why the U.S. would want Turkey in the EU. By highlighting areas o [...] | 2004-11-02 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU TU |
| 04ANKARA6229 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HALKI WITH EDUCATION MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: During an October 26 meeting, the Ambassador recommended that Education Minister Celik engage in a dialogue with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the re-opening of the Halki Seminary. The Ambassador told Celik that progress on Halki would bolster Turkey's image in the run-up t [...] | 2004-11-03 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
| 04ANKARA6254 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA63 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-07 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6314 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 09:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6329 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6402 | TURKS WON'T PUNISH MALTA BECAUSE OF CYPRUS [...] (C) MFA DDG for Multilateral Security Affairs Fatih Ceylan told PolMilCouns October 28 that a number of weeks earlier Ankara had delivered a demarche to Malta on the NATO-EU blockage issue. Turkey's message was that it would not stand in the way if Malta wanted to take the necessary steps to [...] | 2004-11-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MT CY TU |
| 04ANKARA6428 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-17 17:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6489 | EUR DAS LAURA KENNEDY MEETS TURKISH OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Laura Kennedy visited Ankara November 11-12 to discuss with Turkish officials the December 17 European Council decision on starting accession negotiations with Turkey. Kennedy met with Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mehmet Dulger, MFA Deputy U/S for EU A [...] | 2004-11-19 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EU PGOV PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA6541 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA660 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6620 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-29 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6627 | DCM URGES CONTINUED EU PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The DCM November 26 urged MFA officials to look for ways to bolster Turkey's EU candidacy in the run-up to the December Summit. With opposition to Turkish membership building in Europe, the GOT should strengthen its position by pursuing reforms. Signing a protocol extending its [...] | 2004-11-30 09:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU TU |
| 04ANKARA6648 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6672 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6805 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6838 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6839 | CHP LEADERSHIP WAITING FOR FAILURE [...] (C) Summary. Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) does not have a constructive political or electoral strategy for confronting the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP). CHP leadership is content to maintain its grip over the party, maintain the party's (eroding) representa [...] | 2004-12-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA6845 | PUTIN REPORTEDLY PROMISES RUSSIAN UNSC SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Putin promised Russian support for Turkey in the UNSC during meetings with Turkish President Sezer and PM Erdogan, according to Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman. FM Lavrov tried to backpedal, but Putin said he would call UNSYG Annan to express Russian support for the G [...] | 2004-12-10 06:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA6882 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-10 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6907 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA6964 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7066 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7067 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S [...] (C) You arrive at a time when Turkey, having secured a 2005 start date for EU accession negotiations, will have begun to wake up warily to the enormous challenges entailed by harmonization. You arrive as well in a Turkey where much of the public, fed massive, continuing disinformation by an a [...] | 2004-12-20 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IZ ECON TU |
| 04ANKARA7100 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7111 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7160 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7190 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7201 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA7223 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA731 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA790 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA814 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA849 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA880 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA919 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-17 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA948 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-18 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA971 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA992 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04BRATISLAVA1050 | SLOVAK THOUGHTS ON UPCOMING GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM hosted lunch 11/15 for the MFA's "CFSP" team: Acting Director of the Division for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, COREPER Director Anna Turinicova, and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. They discussed the latest thinking on the China arms embargo, Turkish accession, and Cuba [...] | 2004-11-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO EUN |
| 04BRUSSELS1496 | EUR/PDAS RIES DISCUSSIONS WITH EU ON TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: EUR/PDAS Charlie Ries visited Brussels on March 30 to review EU Commission concerns on specific Copenhagen Criteria issues, with the aim of working with the EU and Turkey to achieve a positive decision on a Turkish date for accession negotiations in December. Matthias Reute, DG [...] | 2004-04-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1501 | GETTING TO YES IN THE CYPRUS REFERENDA: ACTION [...] (C) With Cyprus guaranteed entry into the EU no matter what the outcome of the referenda, EU officials feel bereft of carrots to encourage a positive Greek Cypriot response. Promoting a "yes" vote in Cyprus will depend on our use of the Cyprus Pre-donors' Conference on April 15 to prove that [...] | 2004-04-07 08:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1868 | DINING WITH CHRIS: RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM RELEX [...] (C) Summary: Over rubbery fish at an Adenauer Stiftung affair on April 27, External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten touched briefly on why the EU will never be a "real power," the dubious backgrounds of some of the leaders of the EU's new members, next steps on Cyprus/Turkey, the differences be [...] | 2004-04-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PBTS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1870 | EU/CYPRUS: DEVELOPING THE EU'S POST-REFERENDA [...] (C) April 28 COREPER discussion on defining the Green Line for the European Union focused on the extent to which the Green Line is a barrier and to what extent it will be a border. Roughly speaking, our contacts report that the Greek Cypriots would like a barrier without the political charac [...] | 2004-04-28 14:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID CY TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1960 | EU: CYPRUS ACCESSION AND COMMISSION RESPONSE [...] (C) Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen's Cabinet member for Cyprus, Kristin Schreiber, told us May 5 that the Commission is readying proposals for improving northern Cypriot commercial access to the EU. The Commission proposals will likely be presented to the Council in late June, for adopti [...] | 2004-05-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2938 | NEW COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR NORTHERN CYPRUS [...] (SBU) On July 7, EU Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen presented the Commission's plan fulfill the EU's pledge to end the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community following their support for the Annan Plan. The two main proposals are: 1) a new "preferential trade regime" allowing dir [...] | 2004-07-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD PGOV CY GR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3225 | EU EFFORTS ON AID AND TRADE FOR NORTHERN CYPRUS [...] (C) During meetings with Dutch Presidency, Commission and Council officials on July 26-27, EUR DAS Laura Kennedy was told the prospects for positive developments on Cyprus looked difficult. The Commission's proposed aid and trade measures to "end the isolation" of the north of the island (ref [...] | 2004-07-30 07:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD ZS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3226 | ENCOURAGING SIGNALS FROM COMMISSION AND DUTCH [...] (C) In meetings on July 26-27 in Brussels with Dutch Presidency, Commission and Council officials, EUR DAS Laura Kennedy heard guardedly optimistic assessments from all that the EU, at its summit this December, would reach a positive decision on opening EU accession negotiations with Turkey ne [...] | 2004-07-30 07:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3821 | EU AID/TRADE FOR NORTH CYPRUS STALLS [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Kennedy's Brussels consultations coincided with an important September 2 COREPER meeting in which EU member states were unable to find a way to move the Commission's proposed trade preferences for Northern Cyprus ahead -- leaving the EC's trade/aid package effectively fro [...] | 2004-09-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD ZS TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4129 | EB A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH GERMAN EU PERM REP [...] (C) In a September 21 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, German EU Permanent Representative Wilhelm Schoenfelder observed that Iraq continues to dominate US-EU relations. While clearly in Europe's interest to contribute to stabilization, domesticall [...] | 2004-09-28 09:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS5029 | (C) COMMISSION CONSIDERS TURKEY/CYPRUS "PACKAGE" [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DUBLIN1525 | IRISH RESPONSES TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRAQ, [...] (U) On October 7, Post delivered ref A talking points on Libya, China, Cyprus, Sudan, and Iraq to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European Correspondent. ---- Libya ----- 2. (C) Keown affirmed that the October 11 GAERC would ratify the September 22 COREPER decision t [...] | 2004-10-08 13:38:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN |
| 04ISTANBUL891 | TURKEY RAISES NORTHERN CYPRUS AVIATION LINKS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and his visiting delegation reviewed the bilateral transportation relationship with Turkish Minister of Transportation Binali Yildirim in a full day of meetings in Istanbul on Monday, May 24. Yildirim took the opportunity to press for t [...] | 2004-06-08 09:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TU CY |
| 04MADRID3937 | SPAIN: APPROACH TO EU MEMBERS ON AID, TRADE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PREL EU TU CY SP |
| 04MADRID3951 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, SPAIN'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, CHINA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, China, Libya, Sudan, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 6. Mora Benavente does not expect that Iraq will be discussed at the GAERC meetings. Spain's position on the China arms embargo remains unchanged; for [...] | 2004-10-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP EUN |
| 04MADRID3969 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, SPAIN'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, CHINA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, China, Libya, Sudan, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 6. Mora Benavente does not expect that Iraq will be discussed at the GAERC meetings. Spain's position on the China arms embargo remains unchanged; for [...] | 2004-10-08 15:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP EUN |
| 04ROME3381 | ITALIAN VIEWS ON GYMNICH ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Charge, accompanied by PolOff, met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs Giampiero Massolo and NATO Office Director Giovanni Brauzzi on September 1 to convey points from Ref A demarche. Italy shares US views on most of the issues that EU Foreign Ministers w [...] | 2004-09-03 04:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR IT EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2452 | TURKEY/EU/CYPRUS - "THEY AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hannie Pollman-Zall (protect),MFA Director of the Western and Central European Department, told Poloff on September 23 that if the Turks thought the European reaction to the adultery law proposal was bad, "they ain't seen nothin' yet." Ankara, she suggested, may still not ful [...] | 2004-09-24 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU NL CY |
| 04THEHAGUE2495 | CYPRUS/NETHERLANDS: APPROACH TO EU MEMBERS ON AID, [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 30 to Hannie Pollman-Zall, Director of the Dutch MFA's Western and Central European Affairs Department. Pollman-Zall responded that "many lawyers are breaking their heads over ways to facilitate direct Turkish Cypriot trade with the EU." She [...] | 2004-09-30 12:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN CY NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2778 | NETHERLANDS/EU/KOSOVO/UKRAINE/CYPRUS: ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref a points on Kosovo, Ukraine, and Northern Cyprus to MFA Deputy Director Joep Wijnands (Political Affairs, European Correspondent) October 28 (ref B covered the remaining GAERC points). On October 29, Poloff repeated points on Northern Cyprus to Hannie Pollman-Zaal [...] | 2004-10-29 12:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE3001 | DUTCH ASK USG HELP WITH TURKEY ON CYPRUS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Still expecting a positive outcome on December 17 for Turkey, the Dutch DG for the EU, Marnix Krop, sees trouble brewing on Greece and Cyprus and has asked the U.S. to help in two specific ways. First, urged us to impress upon Turkey the problems that Turkey's Aegean flights ha [...] | 2004-11-19 08:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY GR PGOV EUN |
| 05AMMAN9166 | Middle East Cancer Consortium: Low Profile, High [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. National Institutes of Health- supported Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) just celebrated its tenth birthday and is going strong. It's hard to think of another forum with Palestinians and Israelis, Indians and Pakistanis, and Turks, Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cyprio [...] | 2005-11-28 05:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO XF |
| 05ANKARA1048 | TURKISH MFA CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR DIRECT U.S. - [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff on February 15 on a range of aviation and maritime subjects (septel),MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Vakur Gokdenizler raised the continuing GOT interest in est [...] | 2005-02-28 08:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL CY TU |
| 05ANKARA106 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-07 13:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1070 | TURKISH MFA: FAVORABLE TEXT IN UNFICYP REPORT MAY [...] (C) In a February 25 conversation, Turkish MFA Acting DDG for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Bilman said he thinks favorable language in the next UNFICYP report could persuade the Turkish military to lift some restrictions on UNFICYP movements. 2. (C) Bilman asserts that he has been p [...] | 2005-02-28 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 05ANKARA1072 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-28 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1076 | USG SHIP VISIT TO CYPRUS: WEIGHING THE COST [...] (C) Summary: A USN ship visit to the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) at this time (ref A) would have a negative impact in Turkey. The Turks, including the military, will interpret a visit now (post-April 24 referendum) as support for Papadopoulos and a slap at the Turkish Cypriots. End Summary. [...] | 2005-03-01 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY TU PREL MOPS MARR |
| 05ANKARA1104 | SCENESETTER FOR 3-4 MARCH VISIT OF US ARMY EUROPE [...] (S) Summary: While your visit comes on the heels of a series US visits since the first of the year (Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander SIPDIS General Jones, Commander US Central Command General Abizaid, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Feith and Secretary [...] | 2005-02-23 17:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR |
| 05ANKARA1168 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-04 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1339 | EU TROIKA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS DEFICIENCIES IN [...] (C) Summary: In a visit overshadowed by media images of police beating demonstrators in Istanbul (septel),the EU Troika visited Ankara March 6-7 to discuss the upcoming accession talks with Turkey. PM Erdogan and FM Gul insisted the GOT remains focused on EU-related reform. However, EU cont [...] | 2005-03-11 17:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
| 05ANKARA1447 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-15 07:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1483 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1571 | TURKEY UPDATE FOR THE VISIT OF COMNAVEUR ADM MIKE [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a series of US visits since the first of the year (Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Jones, Commander US Central Command General Abizaid, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Doug Feith, Secretary of State [...] | 2005-03-18 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | OVIP MARR PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA1632 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-21 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1656 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1755 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1773 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1802 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-29 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1832 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1882 | CHOD OZKOK'S SELF-IMAGE [...] (C) A flag officer in the Turkish General Staff (TGS) recently passed to us a Turkish translation of an article on TGS Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok that ran in an Egyptian publication during Ozkok's late February visit to Cairo. Our contact reported that Ozkok thought this article portrayed him much [...] | 2005-04-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR TU |
| 05ANKARA1888 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] The delay will give the Government time to consider changes in the face of domestic and international criticism from press and human rights groups. Revisions to the penal code demanded by the European Union aim to bring Turkey's criminal justice system into line with recent political reforms [...] | 2005-04-01 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2076 | SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan comes to Washington with the GOT continuing to talk about a strategic partnership but with bilateral relations troubled by an absence of clarity on Turkish direction and intent. Ruling AKP officials publicly deny any bilateral problems or blame them on U. [...] | 2005-04-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS ECON MARR PHUM TU |
| 05ANKARA2080 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2193 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-18 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2230 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA224 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2273 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-22 05:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2322 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2394 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2431 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2553 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-04 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2602 | GERMAN CHANCELLOR URGES FURTHER GOT REFORM [...] (U) Summary: During his May 3-4 visit to Turkey, German Chancellor Schroeder praised GOT leaders for past reforms and encouraged further progress. He assured PM Erdogan and President Sezer that the EU will keep its commitment to open accession talks with Turkey in October. He said the German [...] | 2005-05-06 06:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
| 05ANKARA2645 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2671 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2721 | EUR DAS KENNEDY DISCUSSES CYPRUS IN ANKARA, MAY 3 [...] (C) Summary: In May 3 meetings with Turkish MFA and NSC officials, Turkish parliamentarians, and press, DAS Kennedy emphasized that the Greek Cypriots need to lay out their objections to the Annan Plan with clarity and finality. At the same time, Turkey must search for ways to promote overal [...] | 2005-05-11 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA2761 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-13 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2810 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-17 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2811 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2891 | AEGEAN: TURKEY MULLS NO LONGER FILING FLIGHT [...] (C/NF) Turkey is considering ceasing filing flight information with NATO for military flights over the Aegean, an MFA official told us May 20. TGS contacts confirm this. Mounting Turkish frustration with Greece's public relations and diplomatic efforts to paint the Turks as aggressors--along [...] | 2005-05-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL TU GR NATO |
| 05ANKARA2910 | TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR MAY-JUNE CODELS [...] Summary: The Erdogan government's drift on relations with the U.S., with the EU, and on reform is of concern, as are trends inimical to religious freedom. U.S. Turkish relations remain solid in specific areas and we look for new opportunities to expand cooperation, but our relations are not [...] | 2005-05-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OREP PINS ECON MARR TU |
| 05ANKARA2911 | CHIEF OF THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF MOVES CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented public address at the Istanbul War College on the occasion of his annual evaluation of the Turkish military, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) Ozkok broke his almost two year silence on Turkish foreign policy to lay out his views, in the name of the Tur [...] | 2005-05-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV TU |
| 05ANKARA2969 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3084 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3104 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-02 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3134 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-03 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3163 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3164 | CODEL KOLBE VISITS ANKARA, JUNE 2 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 2 visit to Ankara, CODEL Kolbe met with FM Gul and Parliament Speaker Arinc. Representative Kolbe reminded both Gul and Arinc of the importance of political leaders speaking out in support of our bilateral relationship. Gul emphasized the "common values" he asserted t [...] | 2005-06-06 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY PHUM IR |
| 05ANKARA3165 | CONGRESSIONAL TURKEY STUDY GROUP/CODEL WEXLER [...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Turkey Study Group visited Turkey May 31 - June 2, meeting with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, CHOD Ozkok, Economy Minster and chief EU negotiator Babacan, DefMin Gonul, Parliament Speaker Arinc. Media coverage was positive, even from normally anti-U.S. outlets. All expr [...] | 2005-06-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SY CY IZ PHUM |
| 05ANKARA3195 | SENATOR HAGEL REINFORCES IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his May 30-31 visit to Ankara, Senator Chuck Hagel met with Prime Minister Erdogan, Energy Minister Guler, Agriculture Minister Guclu and MFA Deputy Under Secretary Sensoy and exchanged views on the state of the SIPDIS bilateral relationship, Cyprus, Armenia, the PKK terr [...] | 2005-06-08 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL OVIP TU |
| 05ANKARA3328 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-10 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3385 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-14 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3410 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA371 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA373 | TURKS MULLING NATO/EU PROBLEM BUT NOT YET READY [...] (C) Summary: Our recent conversations with MFA and TGS officials reveal that some thought is being given to how to resolve the impasse created by Turkey's strict interpretation of NAC decisions that excludes from Berlin Plus-related discussions those EU members who are not parties to a NATO s [...] | 2005-01-24 17:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU MARR |
| 05ANKARA3839 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3890 | TURKEY WILL ISSUE CYPRUS NON-RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is determined to issue a written declaration that extending the Ankara Agreement to the ten new EU members does not constitute recognition of the Republic of Cyprus (ROC). Domestic criticism that it does constitute recognition is pushing the Turks toward tougher non-reco [...] | 2005-07-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU EU |
| 05ANKARA3892 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES UNDERSCORES USG PRIORITIES WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Turkey's NSC Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) SIPDIS urged Turkey to get in lockstep with the US on Syria and Iran, noted continuing USG efforts to recognize northern Cyprus' April 2004 vote in support of the Annan Plan and [...] | 2005-07-07 05:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ SY IR TU |
| 05ANKARA4035 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-11 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4127 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4163 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-18 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4188 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-20 05:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4227 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA424 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-26 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4252 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA426 | SCENESETTER FOR JAN.31-FEB.1 VISIT OF UNDER [...] (S) Summary: Your visit will extend a series of January visits by Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Jones and Commander of Central Command General Abizaid, and will provide an opportunity to echo their pledge that the US will fight all forms of terroris [...] | 2005-01-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | OVIP PREL MARR TU |
| 05ANKARA427 | TURKISH MFA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs acting DDG Bilman is confident Turkey will sign the Ankara Agreement extension protocol this summer, but in the face of domestic criticism about the lack of measures to help Turkish Cypriots, the MFA is not inclined to propose unila [...] | 2005-01-26 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 05ANKARA4296 | TURKEY-EU: STEP BY STEP TOWARD TURKISH SIGNING OF [...] (C) Summary: The UK Embassy hopes UK lobbying will have steered the Turkish government to sign the additional protocol to the Ankara Agreement shortly after the July 27 Blair-Erdogan meeting in London. At the same time, the UK has been pressing Turkish authorities to issue Turkey's expected r [...] | 2005-07-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EUN EU |
| 05ANKARA4363 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA44 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4405 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4486 | TURKEY-EU: AKP GOVERNMENT SIGNS ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: By its July 29 signing of an additional protocol extending the 1963 EEC-Turkey Ankara Agreement to the EU's 10 newest members, Turkey appeared to have fulfilled the remaining pre-condition for an Oct. 3 start to accession negotiations. However, the ability of the UK as EU Preside [...] | 2005-08-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EUN EU |
| 05ANKARA4490 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4513 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4555 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4556 | DAS BRYZA PRESSES TURKISH MFA FOR CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of introductory meetings and a lunch with Turkish MFA officials on August 1, EUR DAS Matt Bryza welcomed the recent positive turn in bilateral relations and pressed for a structured approach to rebuilding US-Turkey partnership through agreement on a shared strategic [...] | 2005-08-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR PINS TU IZ AF CY |
| 05ANKARA4607 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4658 | TURKISH PM ON CYPRUS AND U.S. ACTION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: In an August 8 introductory call on Prime Minister Erdogan, Charge reviewed the goals Turkey and the U.S. share regarding a comprehensive Cyprus settlement and Turkey's EU accession bid. Erdogan expressed frustration with the lack of concrete U.S. actions against the PKK in nort [...] | 2005-08-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER TU PKK |
| 05ANKARA4716 | REACTION TO TURKISH DECLARATION OF NON-RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's July 29 declaration that is does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) (ref A) has raised little controversy among EU diplomats in Ankara: it is what most expected, and not as extreme as some feared. Turkish media cautiously welcomed the protocol and non-recogniti [...] | 2005-08-11 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EU |
| 05ANKARA4735 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-11 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4742 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SEPT. 2-3 VISIT OF SENATOR TED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when our bilateral relations are on the mend from a difficult period when events in Iraq and Turkey's focus on getting a date from the EU to start accession negotiations overshadowed our traditionally close cooperation. With a growing economy, a sched [...] | 2005-08-12 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OREP TU |
| 05ANKARA4777 | TURKEY-EU: FURTHER CONCERNS OF EU DIPLOMATS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-15 08:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS TU EUN EU |
| 05ANKARA4827 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-17 05:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4840 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-17 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4858 | OFFICIAL TURKISH REACTION TO HELIOS AIRLINE CRASH [...] (U) On August 15, in response to a question, Turkish MFA spokesman Tan said Turkey is "deeply saddened for many Southern Cypriots and Greeks" who lost their lives in the August 14 Helios crash. Tan noted that PM Erdogan and FM Gul sent written condolences to Greek PM Karamanlis and FM Molyvi [...] | 2005-08-18 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY GR |
| 05ANKARA4861 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-18 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5035 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5133 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-02 08:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5157 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5182 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5196 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5208 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5223 | DAS BRYZA'S AUGUST 25-26 VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: DAS Bryza attended a series of positive meetings with Turkish officials to promote a renewed strategic partnership between the US and Turkey. While noting that the U.S.-Turkish relationship is broad and multidimensional, Turkish interlocutors repeatedly stressed the importance of [...] | 2005-09-08 10:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU PGOV PINS PREL |
| 05ANKARA5282 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5308 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-12 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5354 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5483 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-21 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5507 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-23 04:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5540 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-24 01:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA561 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Turkey as we begin to recalibrate bilateral relations emphasizing renewed dialogue on areas of mutual concern to maximize achievable cooperation. We are working with a different democratizing Turkey as elites rotate and under the impact of widespread, and disaffect [...] | 2005-02-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA5636 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5695 | TURKS TO U/S HUGHES: DEEPER DIALOGUE WELCOME [...] (C) U/S Hughes met September 28 with Turkish FonMin Gul and MFA U/S Tuygan. Gul stressed Turkey's desire for stability on its borders, its concerns over developments in Iraq, and the need to maintain dialogue with Syria and Iran in order to change their behavior. On the PKK and terrorism, Gu [...] | 2005-09-29 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KWMN SCUL TU |
| 05ANKARA5727 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-29 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA577 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5947 | SUBJECT: TURKISH MEDIA COVERAGE - VISIT OF UNDER [...] Turkish media coverage of Under Secretary Hughes' September 27-29 visit to Ankara and Istanbul was generally fair and factual. Coming on the eve of Turkey's historic start of EU accession talks, scheduled for October 3, coverage was less comprehensive than it might otherwise have been. The v [...] | 2005-10-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5985 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6012 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6036 | THE ANNAN PLAN AND UNTYING THE CYPRUS KNOT: [...] (C) In the aftermath of October 3, there may be an opportunity for us to make a renewed push toward a Cyprus settlement. Though we hesitate to express even guarded optimism, we do believe that the time has come for us to take a hard look at alternative ways forward. We applaud Embassy Nicos [...] | 2005-10-06 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU |
| 05ANKARA6062 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6101 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6182 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-12 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6183 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 04:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6251 | ANKARA AGREEMENT EXTENSION PROTOCOL FACES FIGHT IN [...] (C) Summary: Although EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn recently urged Turkey to ratify the Ankara Agreement extension protcol as soon as possible (ref A),the GOT still has made no decision on when to send the protocol to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA). The GOT, initially intent [...] | 2005-10-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 05ANKARA6259 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6313 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-18 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6351 | SUSTAINING INTERCHANGE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS [...] (C) Summary: In line with Embassies Nicosia and Athens ideas for a post-October 3 way forward on Cyprus, Embassy Ankara offers two suggestions: initiating a sustained interchange with Turkish Cypriot authorities in areas of unassailable U.S. interest; and offering financing assistance for c [...] | 2005-10-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY GR EU |
| 05ANKARA6352 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6353 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-20 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6426 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 05ANKARA6428 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 04:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 05ANKARA6479 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 05ANKARA6480 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-27 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 05ANKARA6498 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-28 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 05ANKARA6535 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-01 16:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6536 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-01 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6543 | AT THREE, TURKEY'S AKP GOVERNMENT SHOWING ITS AGE [...] (C) After three years in power, Turkish PM Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government remain atop Turkey's political heap in popularity, and in control of the Turkish parliament and Turkey's municipalities. Yet the AKP government is beginning to show its age: it has reced [...] | 2005-11-02 09:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EU TU CY |
| 05ANKARA6585 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-08 05:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6606 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-08 17:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6607 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 07:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6670 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-11 06:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6710 | TURKEY LIKELY TO GO AHEAD WITH CYPRUS EXERCISES [...] (C) Summary: Turkish forces are planning to participate in "Toros" exercises on Cyprus in response to Greek Cypriot "Nikiforos" exercises in October. Although some in the Turkish MFA and TGS are counseling restraint, Cyprus hardliners are depicting failure to participate in "Toros" as anoth [...] | 2005-11-15 10:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU CY |
| 05ANKARA6749 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-15 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6750 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-15 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6774 | THE ANNAN PLAN AND UNTYING THE CYPRUS KNOT: [...] (C) In the aftermath of October 3, there may be an opportunity for us to make a renewed push toward a Cyprus settlement. Though we hesitate to express even guarded optimism, we do believe that the time has come for us to take a hard look at alternative ways forward. We applaud Embassy Nicos [...] | 2005-11-17 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY |
| 05ANKARA6897 | BABACAN: NO PLANS TO SEND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and EU negotiator Ali Babacan explained that the GOT had deliberately not created a new structure to handle the EU process so as to keep all ministries engaged. The GOT has no plans yet to submit the Ankara Protocol Extension to parliament. Babacan reiterated [...] | 2005-11-22 16:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PREL PGOV EU TU |
| 05ANKARA6900 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 17:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6901 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 17:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA6955 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7013 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7014 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 16:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7016 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-30 05:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7096 | TURKEY PREPARING PORTS/AIRPORTS PROPOSAL FOR UN [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA is preparing to give the UN a modestly more detailed version of FM Gul,s May proposal to open Turkish and northern Cypriot ports and airports. The Turks want the UN to broker agreement and implementation and [...] | 2005-12-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU UN |
| 05ANKARA711 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7138 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-05 16:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7186 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7241 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-12 05:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7423 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH TURKISH FM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ETRD ECON PTER TU US IZ IR SY EU CY |
| 05ANKARA7426 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TURKISH PM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador used his December 15 introductory call on Turkish PM Erdogan to lay out USG priorities for bilateral relations. He reiterated U.S. commitment on the PKK issue but cautioned that expectations need to remain realistic. Erdogan echoed the Ambassador's views on the import [...] | 2005-12-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU IZ CY ECON |
| 05ANKARA748 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7558 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-23 10:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7590 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-27 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA7631 | TURKISH MFA PREPARING CYPRUS PROPOSAL FOR PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan previewed with Ambassador December 27 the current MFA draft aimed at opening Turkish ports and airports to Greek Cypriots as part of a negotiable package that would make such a move feasible here. MFA is working this at the behest of FM Gul, who rea [...] | 2005-12-29 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EU UN |
| 05ANKARA777 | NATO-EU COOPERATION: STILL HOSTAGE TO CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will not change its position on NATO-EU cooperation absent ROC concessions on the Cyprus issue, including measures to help the Turkish Cypriots. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered ref a demarche Feb. 9 to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affai [...] | 2005-02-09 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY MT |
| 05ANKARA78 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JAN. 3 MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary underscored U.S. support for Iraqi elections on schedule; dismissed Gul's assertions that the U.S. favors Kurdish rather than Turkish concerns; and noted what Syria needs to do against former Iraqi regime elements if it wants better relations with the U.S. Gul emp [...] | 2005-01-06 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU IR IZ |
| 05ANKARA783 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-10 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA799 | GREEK CYPRIOT PARTY LEADER ANASTASSIADES MEETS [...] (C) Summary: In the first visit by a Greek Cypriot politician to Turkey since 1963, Democratic Rally (DISY) Party leader Nicos Anastassiades met with Turkish FM and Deputy Prime Minister Gul in Ankara on February 10. We understand that (1) Anastassiades raised changes to the Annan Plan that [...] | 2005-02-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 05ANKARA809 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-11 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA861 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-15 10:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA864 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA942 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA967 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ATHENS2161 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HYDE (ATHENS, AUGUST 25-28) [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the August 25-28 vist by CODEL Hyde to Greece. You will arrive just as the summer holidays are winding down, and your visit will provide an excellent opportunity, not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to kick off the fall quarter with high-level [...] | 2005-08-18 10:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GR OREP PREL VISIT |
| 05ATHENS2647 | THE WAY AHEAD ON CYPRUS: THE VIEW FROM ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens welcomes an exchange with the Department, Nicosia, and Ankara on the way ahead on the Cyprus issue. From our perspective, the October 3 accession wrangle provides an opportunity to take a fresh look at the Cyprus problem, and underscore the importance of grasping [...] | 2005-10-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY GR |
| 05ATHENS554 | AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 24 CALL ON DFM VALYNAKIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 25 introductory meeting with Ambassador, DFM Valynakis said Greece "meant business" in finding a solution to the Macedonia name issue. However, Greek redlines were that the term "Republika Makedonija" had to be modified by a third word and had to remain in Slavic. [...] | 2005-02-25 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR MK TU AMB |
| 05ATHENS617 | MOLYVIATIS ON CYPRUS/TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Molyviatis told Ambassador he was working on a meeting between PM Karamanlis and Turkish PM Erdogan (on the margins of the March 22 EU Summit in Brussels and just before Molyviatis's visit to Washington),and his own trip to Turkey in April for discussions of Greek-Turki [...] | 2005-03-03 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PREL TU AMB |
| 05ATHENS830 | YOUR VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: I am delighted to welcome you to Greece March 30-31. The Greeks see your trip to Athens, following on the heels of Foreign Minister Molyviatis' March 24 visit to Washington, as more proof of America's reengagement with Europe. Greece will want to characterize your visit -- the [...] | 2005-03-24 10:14:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | CY GR PGOV PREL TU ZL VISIT |
| 05BRUSSELS537 | EU GAME PLAN ON TURKEY AND NORTH CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: A number of European Commission officials expressed concern to visiting EUR DAS Ambassador Kennedy on January 27 about the inability of the member states to free up the trade and financial assistance package to north Cyprus that the Council had approved in July 2004. They also wor [...] | 2005-02-07 10:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CY TU EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS584 | EC GREEN LINE LIBERALIZATION GAME PLAN FOR CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Commission officials are pleased they negotiated a preliminary agreement on February 4 with the Cypriot Government to liberalize some green line commerce in Cyprus. The EC is also pleased that Luxembourg, as the EU president, seems intent on quickly moving the agreement to Counci [...] | 2005-02-10 12:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS676 | MANDATE FOR COMMISSIONER'S NEW CYPRUS ADVISOR [...] (C) We contacted Jean-Christophe Filori, Commissioner Rehn's Cabinet advisor on Turkey and Cyprus, regarding the mandate of Jaako Blomberg, the Commissioner's new "Special Advisor" on Cyprus. Filori (protect) told us Blomberg's immediate responsibility will be to pressure the Cypriots to en [...] | 2005-02-16 10:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CY TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05ISTANBUL1 | TURKEY GETS A DATE FROM THE EU, ISTANBUL REACTS [...] (u) Summary: The December 17 EU decision to begin membership negotiations with Turkey in October 2005 was greeted in Istanbul with a mixture of relieved satisfaction and lingering skepticism. Following the initial euphoria after the decision was announced, some Turks in academic circles alrea [...] | 2005-01-03 10:03:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU TU |
| 05NICOSIA1565 | COMBATING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS [...] (S) Summary: On Cyprus, the Cyprus issue itself dominates the agenda and colors nearly every aspect of life. This includes the problem of violent extremism, which is typically charted on an ethnic Turkish-Greek axis rather than through the lens of an Islamic-Christian, East-West, or religious [...] | 2005-09-27 15:29:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | EAID KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 05NICOSIA1566 | EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS: (MOSTLY) "NO PROBLEM" [...] (S) This message is in reply to ref a tasking. The 31-year division of Cyprus has produced two separate, and quite distinct, populations and governing systems on the island. While the USG and the international community recognize the Republic of Cyprus as the sole sovereign government on the [...] | 2005-09-28 04:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI TU CY |
| 05NICOSIA1617 | "AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK...": REVISITING THE CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Although the end result of the EU's October 3 decision on Turkey was positive, the tortuous negotiations on the framework and the "counter declaration" highlight the implications that the unresolved Cyprus dispute has for U.S. interests across a wide range of issues. While the p [...] | 2005-10-04 13:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 05NICOSIA1813 | DOING MORE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS ON ISSUES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The United States policy of supporting economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community has an important role to play in support of a resolution of the Cyprus problem -- however, closer cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots can also help advance other issues of broader natio [...] | 2005-11-15 06:29:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KCRM EFIN PTER KHLS CVIS |
| 05NICOSIA1886 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS UNVEIL NEW SCHEME FOR GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriot administration has drafted a new law that would significantly alter the way in which the "TRNC" handles claims for restitution or compensation for Greek Cypriot property, which makes up between 80 and 90 percent of the land in the north. In response to an Apr [...] | 2005-11-30 09:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU PHUM PREF COE ECON |
| 05NICOSIA1955 | SUBJECT: "SETTLERS" AND CITIZENSHIP: THE [...] (C) Summary: Questions of "settler status" and ROC citizenship have become increasingly entwined, further complicating an already contentious issue that lies close to the core of the Cyprus dispute. Issues of citizenship, status, and the definition of a "settler" are of more than academic [...] | 2005-12-14 11:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC CY |
| 05NICOSIA2007 | KIDS THESE DAYS: WHAT DO GREEK CYPRIOT YOUNG [...] (C) Summary: In the April 2004 referendum on the Annan Plan for a Cyprus settlement, Greek Cypriots in the 18-24 age group voted "No" by a margin of nine-to-one. Both anecdotal impressions and polling data lead to the conclusion that, on balance, young Greek Cypriots take a harder line on t [...] | 2005-12-23 11:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 05NICOSIA2024 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON THE TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: On December 27, Ambassador Schlicher paid introductory calls on key players in the Turkish Cypriot leadership --"President" Mehmet Ali Talat, "Prime Minister" Ferdi Sabit Soyer, and "Foreign Minister" Serdar Denktash -- to discuss the current state of play on the Cyprus issue and [...] | 2005-12-28 15:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 05NICOSIA291 | CIVILIAN-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NORTH CYPRUS: [...] (C) SUMMARY. With roughly 25,000 troops in Cyprus and a history of interference in Turkish Cypriot politics, the Turkish military exercised considerable sway in many spheres of civilian life in the north. The army has kept a low profile, however, since the 2003 elections that brought the pro [...] | 2005-02-18 15:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU PHUM PINR ECON |
| 05NICOSIA304 | SHIP VISIT TO CYPRUS: CALLING IN THE NORTH IS A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Nicosia supports a visit by the USN to the Republic of Cyprus (south),but opposes a ship visit to north Cyprus under the current circumstances. The Republic of Cyprus has hosted many visits by the United States Navy (USN) over the years without incident. The Cyprus go [...] | 2005-02-23 13:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | CY TU PREL MOPS MARR |
| 05PARIS6033 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH EUROPEAN DIRECTOR BRIATTA [...] (C) Summary: French MFA A/S equivalent Briatta told A/S Fried September 2 that he was "reasonably optimistic" that the EU could work out a declaration on Turkey that would allow accession negotiations to begin as scheduled on October 3, so long as the Greeks and Cypriots did not insist on new [...] | 2005-09-07 07:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR TU EUN NATO |
| 05PARIS6328 | FRENCH SAY AGREEMENT NEAR ON EU DECLARATION ON [...] (C) Summary: French MFA DAS-equivalent Ferrari expressed optimism on September 15 that the EU would soon come to full agreement on the text of a declaration on Turkish non-recognition of Cyprus. She downplayed the risks of a Cypriot veto, while indicating that France would continue to suppo [...] | 2005-09-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR TU CY EUN |
| 05THEHAGUE2175 | NETHERLANDS/EU: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES AND TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Dutch MFA official, the Dutch hope to see the debate on EU finances concluded during the British EU presidency, but will hold out for a system that lowers the Netherlands' high per capita contribution. On Turkey, the Dutch continue to support starting acces [...] | 2005-08-05 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON NL EUN |
| 05VIENNA3245 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 3 EU [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on September 28 to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's European Union "correspondent." ------ Turkey ------ 2. (C) Riecken noted continuing discussions between the British Presidency and his colleagues in Brussels on [...] | 2005-09-29 15:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PREL TU AU EUN |
| 06ANKARA1002 | NO JOY IN ANKARA OVER EU AID FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS [...] (C) Summary: FM Gul, MFA working levels and Turkish opposition politicians believe that the EU's de-coupling of trade and aid for Turkish Cypriots forecloses any possibility the EU will approve direct trade with the "TRNC," a top Turkish priority. They are also unhappy with the degree of Gre [...] | 2006-02-28 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY EU |
| 06ANKARA1003 | TURKISH MFA UNREPENTANT OVER REFUSING ACCESS TO [...] (C) Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs DDG Bilman told us openly on February 27 that Turkey's February 22 refusal to grant access to the Cypriot-flagged vessel Able F reflects GOT policy of not admitting Cypriot-flagged ships. This is in contrast with the MFA's earlier technical excuses. Bil [...] | 2006-02-28 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 06ANKARA1065 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA1104 | TURKISH MFA CAUTIOUS ABOUT CYPRUS TECHNICAL TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA is approaching cautiously the idea of UN brokered technical-level talks (reftel),wanting to avoid topics the GOT considers final settlement issues. MFA officials welcome the talks cautiously for what they are and recognize the importance of face-to-face discuss [...] | 2006-03-03 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY UNFICYP EU |
| 06ANKARA1137 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA116 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-06 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA1346 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA1511 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA1628 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA1651 | A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN [...] (C) A/S Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator Steven Mann and EUR/NCE Director Elizabeth Rood, discussed Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian genocide resolution, Cyprus, Iran and the Balkans with MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu on March 16. Fried said [...] | 2006-03-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL AM AJ GG IR KPAL IS CY TU |
| 06ANKARA1655 | URGING A POSITIVE TURKISH APPROACH TO CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: DCM urged MFA Deputy U/S Apakan on March 24 to set a positive agenda for upcoming technical talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, and to develop a good working relationship with SRSG Moeller (refs A and B). Apakan blamed Moeller for what he termed the "professional mistake" [...] | 2006-03-28 16:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY UNFICYP |
| 06ANKARA1676 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA1771 | ANKARA MEDIA EACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA1813 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 12:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA191 | TURKEY/CYPRUS/EU - MEETING WITH TURKISH ACTING FM [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador and UK Ambassador Westmacott were convoked January 18 by Turkish Acting FM Tuygan to discuss Cyprus and related EU accession issues. Tuygan described in familiar terms the elaboration of FM Gul,s proposals to deal [...] | 2006-01-18 16:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EU CY |
| 06ANKARA1963 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2027 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2037 | DAS BRYZA URGES TURKISH MFA TO THINK FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Turkish MFA officials on April 4, DAS Bryza urged them to support intercommunal technical talks, work with SRSG Moeller, and consider possible options for joint administration of Famagusta port that could provide a way for the GOT to open ports and airports to the Rep [...] | 2006-04-14 10:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY EU |
| 06ANKARA2042 | TURKEY FM GUL AND DAS BRYZA ON ENERGY, CYPRUS, EU, [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with Turkey FM Abdullah Gul, EUR DAS Matt Bryza covered PKK, regional energy, Greece, EU, Cyprus, Armenia and Iran issues, almost universally citing shared objectives. Bryza emphasized that the U.S. sought to enable Turkey to take tough decisions to resolve Cyprus [...] | 2006-04-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MARR PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA2043 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2211 | TURKISH MFA FRUSTRATED WITH TECHNICAL TALKS AND [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have contacted us twice in the past week to express concerns over the direction in which they see intercommunal technical talks headed and over SRSG Moeller. We have encouraged the MFA to keep their concerns out of the press and urged that they improve communicatio [...] | 2006-04-21 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 06ANKARA2242 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2310 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA237 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2385 | TURKEY: EUR A/S FRIED AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR [...] (C) Senior MFA officials expressed concern to EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Senior Director for Europe Judith Ansley that France may criminalize denial of the Armenian "genocide" and said France's position on Cyprus is unhelpful. The GOT has received an interim response from Yerevan on its Marc [...] | 2006-05-02 06:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ GG AJ AR FR TU |
| 06ANKARA2416 | SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...] | 2006-05-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP TU |
| 06ANKARA2472 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2741 | RUSSIA-TURKEY RELATIONS: KEEPING THE EAST-WEST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has worked to improve relations with Moscow, a process fueled by booming trade centered on energy, tourism, and construction. The GOT sees engagement of Russia as part of a wider policy of seeking good relat [...] | 2006-05-15 11:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG EPET TU RU |
| 06ANKARA2812 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA297 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-26 16:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2970 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA2989 | EUR/SE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CYPRUS IN ANKARA MAY 18 [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, EUR/SE Director Silliman gave MFA Northeastern Mediterranean DDG Bilman a readout of recent Cyprus-related meetings in New York, London and Brussels and asked for Ankara's ideas on measures for Turkish Cypriots that could provide Turkey the political space it needs to [...] | 2006-05-25 08:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 06ANKARA3004 | SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...] | 2006-05-25 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP TU |
| 06ANKARA3098 | TURKEY: FINNISH PM URGES PROGRESS ON CYPRUS, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Ankara in the run-up to Finland's EU term presidency, Finnish PM Vanhanen told PM Erdogan May 17 that the EU is united on the need for Turkey to open its ports to Greek Cypriot shipping. Vanhanen said Finland will continue its policy of supporting the accession of all EU [...] | 2006-05-26 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU FI TU |
| 06ANKARA3099 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA3257 | CODEL BLUNT MEETING WITH FM GUL: US-TU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Gul, a congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) expressed appreciation for the bilateral relationship and Turkey's assistance with Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The delegation asked that Turkey play a constru [...] | 2006-06-05 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 06ANKARA3339 | TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...] | 2006-06-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM |
| 06ANKARA3344 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA3367 | DISPUTES THREATEN TO UNDERMINE TURKEY-EU MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GOT is concerned that French and Cypriot proposals being debated in the EU could undermine the Turkey-EU meetings scheduled for June 12 in Luxembourg. The French proposal could prevent Turkey from closing its first acquis chapter on June 12, while the Cypriot proposal would a [...] | 2006-06-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EU TU |
| 06ANKARA3451 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA347 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA348 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-31 05:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA3517 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA3576 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA3641 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA3657 | TURKISH MFA ON FUNDING COMPENSATION FOR GREEK [...] (C) Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Muftuoglu told us June 20 the GOT "at the moment" has allocated no extra funding for "TRNC" Property Commission compensation to Greek Cypriots but is considering the question. Asked how much the GOT would eventually allocate, Muftuoglu said the GOT does [...] | 2006-06-21 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 06ANKARA3821 | GOT DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN "TRNC" DECISION TO BLOCK [...] (SBU) We discussed reftel points on June 28 with Engin Solakoglu, MFA Cyprus Department chief of section. Solakoglu told us the GOT played no role in the decision by Turkish Cypriot authorities to cancel a deal to export Turkish Cypriot potatoes to Europe through the Greek Cypriot port of Lim [...] | 2006-06-29 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID PREL PGOV ECON CY TU |
| 06ANKARA391 | TURKEY'S JANUARY 24 CYPRUS PROPOSAL UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary: Ankara's EU diplomats view positively FM Gul's January 24 proposal for mutual opening of Turkish and northern Cypriot ports and airports but see little likelihood the proposal will solve the issue of Turkey's Customs Union obligations. The GOT is indicating it will not open its [...] | 2006-02-01 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 06ANKARA4077 | TURKS POSITIVE ON GAMBARI BREAKTHROUGH; STILL [...] (C) Summary: The Turks have welcomed the weekend breakthrough by D/SYG Gambari, and they have taken on board, gradually, the need to use the weekend agreement as a springboard for further actions. The GOT stressed with Ambassador and visiting EUR DAS Bryza the need for some measure to reduce [...] | 2006-07-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY UN |
| 06ANKARA4133 | ERDOGAN IN CYPRUS: DO NO HARM [...] (C) Ambassador raised the issue of Turkish PM Erdogan's visit to Turkish Cyprus July 20 in separate conversations July 14 with PM Foreign Affairs Advisor Davutoglu, MFA U/S Tuygen, Deputy U/S and lead Cyprus negotiator Apakan, and FM Gul. Ambassador said that we regard Gambari's progress ear [...] | 2006-07-14 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06ANKARA414 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA4237 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 04:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA4329 | TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO NORTHERN CYPRUS: [...] (C) Turkish PM Erdogan trekked to the "TRNC" July 19 with a heavyweight delegation (six ministers and 20 parliamentarians) for a three-day visit to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Turks' 1974 intervention. This first visit of a Turkish PM to the island in eight years was intended, per Turkis [...] | 2006-07-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EU |
| 06ANKARA4623 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA5248 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA5333 | AVOIDING A TURKEY-EU TRAIN WRECK: CONSULTING IN [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Ankara, Athens and Nicosia. 2. (C) Summary: We are seeing increasing signs that Turkey may indeed be headed for a train wreck in its relations with the EU late this fall. Derailment would endanger Turkey's EU accession bid, which the US has suppo [...] | 2006-09-14 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU EU CY US |
| 06ANKARA5369 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA5436 | TURKEY-CYPRUS-EU - EUR DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a 75-minute meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza September 11, Turkish MFA D/US (U/S equivalent) and GOT Cyprus pointman Ertugrul Apakan animatedly described the latest state of play from Ankara's point of view. Apakan stressed Turkey's preference for a comprehensive, UN-based sett [...] | 2006-09-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY UN EU |
| 06ANKARA5746 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA5846 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA5884 | EUROPEAN LEADERS PRESS TURKEY TO IMPLEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 06ANKARA5927 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA5940 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA5976 | TURKS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GET TO "YES" ON FINNS' [...] (C) Summary. The GOT understands that it must put its best foot forward with respect to the Finnish package proposal on Cyprus, MFA D/US Apakan told Ambassador and EUR/SE director Silliman October 12. The Turks are asking for more precision on questions such as what constitutes direct trade [...] | 2006-10-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EU |
| 06ANKARA6037 | ON A KNIFE'S EDGE: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The next two months are critical for Turkey's EU accession. The obstacles remain formidable. Should the EU and Turkey fail to arrive at a modus vivendi over Cypru, the result could well be a de facto suspension of negotiations. With the Turks in a nationalist, "it's us against [...] | 2006-10-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU EU CY |
| 06ANKARA6073 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6160 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA617 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6213 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6219 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6239 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6276 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6391 | TURKEY ON EU/CYPRUS: SEEKING A NARROWER, [...] (C) Summary. Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan told Ambassador that while Turkey will continue to work with the Finns to find an acceptable Cyprus package that allows Turkey to meet its legal obligations to the EU, including Varosha will be next to impossible. The Turks would be more comfortable [...] | 2006-11-09 16:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU EU CY |
| 06ANKARA6467 | TURKEY/EU/CYPRUS: TURKS HEADED TO HELSINKI; "NO" [...] (C) Turkish MFA A/US Ertugrul Apakan travels to Helsinki today, accompanied by Cyprus Deputy Director General Levent Bilman, for a day of technical talks November 22 on the Finnish Turkey/EU/Cyprus proposal. The talks will also serve as preparation for meetings FM Gul will have with the Finnis [...] | 2006-11-21 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU EU CY |
| 06ANKARA6472 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6488 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6498 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 12:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6500 | Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...] | 2006-11-24 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN |
| 06ANKARA6573 | EU AMBASSADORS ON TURKEY ACCESSION [...] (c) Summary: Ambassadors of Finland, Germany and the US, plus the UK DCM, met December 4 to review Turkey's efforts with the EU and compare notes on recent talks with the Turks. All agreed that the key next step is an apparent proposal or package being readied by the GOT. Among ideal element [...] | 2006-12-04 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU |
| 06ANKARA6600 | SWEDISH FM BILDT IN TURKEY: EU ACCESSION TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU EUN SW |
| 06ANKARA6631 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6640 | TURKEY REACTS TO GAERC DECISION MORE IN SORROW [...] (SBU) Turkish officials are reacting with grudging acceptance to the December 11 GAERC decision by EU Foreign Ministers to suspend eight of the 34 remaining chapters in Turkey's EU accession negotiations, as the European Commission had recommended. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul referred to a [...] | 2006-12-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU EUN |
| 06ANKARA6648 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6666 | TURKEY: REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY: DR. BAYKAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an unexpected charm offensive, Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal hosted the Ambassador for almost two hours on December 6, offering his views on the coming election year, the EU, and Cyprus. He agreed that CHP and the Embassy should have more open channels o [...] | 2006-12-15 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EUN CY |
| 06ANKARA6670 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6688 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6696 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA6700 | TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...] | 2006-12-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
| 06ANKARA6705 | TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...] | 2006-12-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
| 06ANKARA6771 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 11:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA69 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ANKARA960 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 06ATHENS1293 | EUR/SE DEPUTY VISIT TO ATHENS: EXCELLENT BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 11:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR TU CY GR |
| 06ATHENS1450 | FM BAKOYANNIS DISCUSSES TURKEY-EU-CYPRUS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Bakoyannis told Ambassador June 5 that she would sound out Turkish FM Gul, at a meeting later this week in Istanbul, on opening up the Turkish Cypriot port of Famagusta for direct trade in return for the nearby area of Varosha being given back to its Greek Cypriot owners. Aw [...] | 2006-06-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU GR |
| 06ATHENS1779 | GREEK FM GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a day of meetings between the GoG and Greek Cypriot President Papadopoulos, Greek FM Bakoyannis told Ambassador she is guardedly optimistic about the agreement signed by Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on July 8. While the key will be getting the respective [...] | 2006-07-11 13:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY GR |
| 06ATHENS1891 | GREEK DEP FM TELLS BRYZA: ON CYPRUS, NO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ries and EUR DAS Bryza met with Deputy FM Valynakis on July 14 to discuss Cyprus. While all praised progress on Cyprus settlement issues, discussion on compromise proposals to avert a Turkey EU train wreck this fall were less promising. Valynakis was steadfast in the [...] | 2006-07-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR CY TU |
| 06ATHENS373 | AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of an ongoing phone-tapping scandal (Ref A) of high-level Greek Government officials (in which the U.S. has been fingered in the media as the culprit),Greek FM Molyviatis used a one-on-one lunch February 8 with Ambassador in a central Athens restauarant to emphasize [...] | 2006-02-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PGOV PREL CY TU RS YI VE GT EU AMB |
| 06ATHENS543 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW GREEK FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their February 23 introductory meeting, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and Ambassador reviewed Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue, with Bakoyannis briefing Ambassador on recent visits to Athens by Turkish Minister of State Babacan and Cypriot FM Iac [...] | 2006-02-24 15:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR CY TU PHUM AMB |
| 06ATHENS681 | CYPRIOT PRESIDENT GETS BOOST FROM PM ON HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Athens March 7-9 on one of his frequent working visits, Cypriot President Papadopoulos met top party leaders and GoG officials, including PM Karamanlis, and got a boost for his handling of the Cyprus issue. In a joint press conference, PM Karamanlis praised the February 28 UN [...] | 2006-03-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY GR |
| 06ATHENS767 | SCENESETTER FOR GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYANNIS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to see Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Washington on March 23. This will be her first trip to Washington as Foreign Minister since assuming her post on February 15 of this year. Bakoyannis' objective will be to establish her credentials with you [...] | 2006-03-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR CY TU BAKOYANNIS |
| 06BRUSSELS429 | EU OFFICIALS AGREE ON NEED TO BUILD MOMENTUM ON [...] (C) European Commission and Parliament officials agreed with visiting DAS Bryza February 6-7 on the need to build on the momentum created by Turkish FM Gul's recent proposal on opening Turkish and Northern Cypriot ports. The EU officials noted that Turkey could not open its ports to Cypriot v [...] | 2006-02-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID CY GR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS731 | EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA, [...] (C) Summary: In U.S.-EU COEST Troika consultations on Caucasus and Central Asia on February 23, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed with EU officials how to change the dynamic of discussions on South Ossetia. Echoing an EU Presidency statement on February 21, EU representatives agreed that the inte [...] | 2006-03-06 08:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG AM AJ TX KZ TI KG USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS891 | EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES TURKEY AND CYPRUS WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed Turkey's accession talks and Cyprus with EU Council Head of Unit for Enlargement Christos Katharios and Enlargement Unit Principal Adminstrator David Johns on February 23. Katharios stressed his full commitment to implementing the European Council,s d [...] | 2006-03-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU GR USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06CAIRO3268 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 21 MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (U) Classified by: Economic and Political Counselor John Desrocher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) May 21, 2006; 9:30AM; Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary NEA DAS Scott Carpenter D Executive Assistant Mike Matera D Senior Advisor Rich Mills [...] | 2006-05-30 13:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON MOPS TU SU IR IZ EG |
| 06COPENHAGEN1555 | DANES WANT TO AVOID "TRAIN WRECK" ON TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Denmark agrees that the current row over Turkish relations with Cyprus should not be allowed to result in Turkey's exclusion from the EU accession process, Danish MFA Director for EU Enlargement Lars Bo Moller declared to us November 22, even as the Danish government maintains that [...] | 2006-11-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU CY DA |
| 06HELSINKI1003 | FINLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH FM TUOMIOJA AND [...] (C) Summary: In Helsinki Sept. 27, DAS Bryza encouraged the Finnish Presidency to implement its plan for helping the EU and Turkey move forward on Cyprus, and stressed that all US efforts on this issue aim to support the Finnish EU Presidency's own initiative. Finnish FM Tuomioja welcomed the [...] | 2006-10-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN FI CY GR TU |
| 06HELSINKI110 | FINLAND: REACTION TO TURKISH INITIATIVE ON CYPRUS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to officials from the MFA's Southeast Europe and EU Affairs offices. The Finns expressed disappointment with the rapidity of the Cypriot government's rejection of the Jan. 24 Turkish proposal; however, the GoF was not surprised by the Cypriot rejection [...] | 2006-02-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CY TU FI |
| 06ISTANBUL1504 | SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-26 VISIT OF CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Turkey warmly welcomes the visit of Codel McCain to Turkey. Turkey is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly calling on Ir [...] | 2006-08-22 08:32:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC DA GG IT MW OREP TU |
| 06ISTANBUL1575 | FORMULA ONE: CYPRUS INGREDIENT INVITES CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Summary: For the second year in a row, Istanbul played host to Formula One Grand Prix, the world's biggest motorsports organization with a reported fan base of approximately two billion people. Brazil's Felipe Massa edged out Spain's Fernando Alonso and race favorite Michael Schumacher t [...] | 2006-08-31 14:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TU |
| 06ISTANBUL1711 | PM ERDOGAN ADDRESS TO WESTERN THRACE TURKS [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan, speaking to Western Thrace Turk minority members at a conference in Istanbul, urged EU member Greece to respect the rights of his "brothers and sisters" in Western Thrace. He stated publicly that efforts by the Government of Greece (GOG) to resolve problems facing th [...] | 2006-09-21 07:24:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU GR |
| 06LISBON1568 | PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON PHARE ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ officer underscored the importance of PHARE assistance to Turkish Cypriots and our concern with the July 2 outcomes with MFA European Affairs Deputy Antonio Correia Aguiar. Correia Aguiar replied that Portugal is also following the issue very closely, but that Portugal's Office [...] | 2006-07-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PO |
| 06MADRID1908 | SPAIN: GOS POSITION ON PHARE ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to GOS European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez Arias on July 18 and Jose Luis Pardo, an official in the Subdirectorate General for General Affairs, on July 27. 2. (C) Fernandez Arias told Poloff that the Cyprus reintegration is coming to a head and r [...] | 2006-07-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LH EUN CY SP |
| 06NICOSIA1088 | CYPRIOT LEADERS MEET, AGREE ON NEXT (BABY) STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 8, Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders meeting with U/SYG Gambari reached agreement on a "Set of Principles" and immediate next steps to get the stalled Cyprus settlement process moving again. Working with the UN, the two sides will engage in technical talks on day [...] | 2006-07-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1099 | ERDOGAN IN CYPRUS: FIRST, DO NO HARM [...] (C) Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's planned July 20 visit to the "TRNC" comes at a potentially awkward moment, given the just-concluded Gambari agreement (ref a) and the looming likelihood of a Cyprus-related crisis between the EU and Turkey over accession this fall. The official purpose of t [...] | 2006-07-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA111 | CYPRIOT MARONITE COMMUNITY BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD [...] (C) Summary: Maronite parliamentary representative Antonis Hadji Roussos told Polchief that Maronites in north Cyprus still suffered violations of freedom of movement, religion and property ownership. At the same time, Maronites living in the ROC did not seek recourse from Turkish Cypriot au [...] | 2006-01-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA1113 | UN MISSION IN CYPRUS SENSITIVE TO ISSUES OF HUMAN [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to REFTEL request. 2. (U) The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has appointed a "gender focal point," Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, who is charged with educating UN civilian personnel and forces in Cyprus about sexual harassment, [...] | 2006-07-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO CY |
| 06NICOSIA1114 | BULK OF EU AID TO TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: EU Member States failed to approve the first "quick" phase of projects under the European Commission's 139 million Euro assistance program for the Turkish Cypriot Community. At the July 3 PHARE meeting, negative vot [...] | 2006-07-14 14:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA113 | VAROSHA - THE ETERNAL BARGAINING CHIP [...] (SBU) Turkey's recent proposal to link the opening of ports in northern Cyprus to the implementation of the Ankara Protocol has already been rejected outright by the GOC. The Greek Cypriots have made clear their preference to discuss the return of Varosha in exchange for limited Turkish Cyprio [...] | 2006-01-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1159 | UN MISSION IN CYPRUS SENSITIVE TO ISSUES OF HUMAN [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to REFTEL request. 2. (U) The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has appointed a "gender focal point," Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, who is charged with educating UN civilian personnel and forces in Cyprus about sexual harassment, [...] | 2006-07-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO CY |
| 06NICOSIA121 | NORTH AND SOUTH: CYPRUS DESK OFFICER MELLINGER'S [...] (C) Summary. Cyprus Desk Officer Elise Mellinger visited Nicosia January 11-13 and met with political leaders, businessmen, and academics on both sides of the Green Line to discuss the Cyprus issue, possible confidence building measures including the Ledra Street crossing, efforts to promot [...] | 2006-01-31 12:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA125 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC - 30 JANUARY 2006 - AVIAN FLU [...] (SBU) On January 30, 2006, the DCM convened Embassy Nicosia's EAC to brief the Ambassador and review current conditions in response to a confirmed case of the H5N1 found in the area controlled by Turkish Cypriots. Also discussed were actions the Embassy will take as a result of the confirmed [...] | 2006-01-31 13:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU ASEC AMED CY |
| 06NICOSIA1306 | SRSG MOLLER ON CYPRUS TALKS [...] (C) On August 4, SRSG Moller briefed the Ambassador on recent developments since the exchange of lists earlier in the week. In contrast to his (ref) optimism on August 2, he noted with frustration two problems Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has raised with him earlier that day: A) [...] | 2006-08-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1345 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS: LOSING THE PRO-SOLUTION BEAT? [...] (C) In the two years since the Annan Plan referendum, the Turkish Cypriots have slowly lost their enthusiasm for the kind of pro-settlement policies and rhetoric which, by 2004, had sidelined Denktash, won them unprecedented international sympathy, and kept them "one step ahead" of Papadopoulos [...] | 2006-08-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA136 | MANAGING THE CYPRUS PROBLEM IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) Matt: In advance of your upcoming visit to Brussels, we would like to share some thoughts regarding recent developments on Cyprus, and in particular the Greek Cypriot strategy vis-a-vis Turkey and the EU. The Europeans need to hear a sobering message about the potential consequences of a s [...] | 2006-02-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA150 | CYPRUS AI UPDATE: VISITING EU EXPERT REPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a private briefing February 1, a visiting EU veterinary expert called the Turkish Cypriot response to positive H5N1 tests for a cock and hen in north Cyprus on January 29 (ref b) "adequate," and said the outbreak appears isolated and under control. Since no other AI cases h [...] | 2006-02-03 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED CASC |
| 06NICOSIA1505 | CYPRUS PROPERTY: ORAMS RULING A SETBACK FOR GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greek Cypriot plaintiffs owning land in north Cyprus have suffered a high-profile legal setback in the landmark "Orams" property case. On September 6, a UK judge ruled that an ROC court's cease-and-desist judgment against a British couple (who had built a home on Greek Cypriot l [...] | 2006-09-08 06:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1543 | "TRNC GOVERNMENT" CALLS IT QUITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling coalition in the "TRNC" resigned on September 11 following months of internal wrangling in the wake of June parliamentary bi-elections. Talat ally "PM" Soyer, from the ruling CTP, announced his resignation and said he would seek "new formulations," ditching "DPM" and [...] | 2006-09-12 09:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1565 | GREEK CYPRIOTS CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN CASE ON [...] (SBU) On September 12, a court in Paphos found six Greek Cypriots guilty of illegally selling Turkish Cypriot-owned properties in the south. The conviction, which could bring the defendants up to fourteen years in prison each, results from an investigation dating back to the year 2000. The d [...] | 2006-09-14 11:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1607 | TURKISH CYPRIOT POLITICS: AMBITIOUS LEFTISTS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1614 | CYPRUS: PROMOTING BICOMMUNAL TOURISM PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: Tourism continues to be the main lifeblood of the Greek Cypriot economy and is a key growth sector in the Turkish Cypriot north. Cooperation between the two communities on the development and joint marketing of tourism could be a win-win for both communities and increase tourist [...] | 2006-09-22 12:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA1691 | TURKISH CYPRIOT CABINET UNVEILED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Cypriot "PM" Soyer has unveiled his new cabinet, a coalition with the newly-formed Freedom and Reform Party (OP),which has replaced the DP of former "FM" Serdar Denktash as the center-left CTP's junior governing partner. The new cabinet contains some new faces -- most n [...] | 2006-09-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID PINR TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1754 | COMMITTEE ON MISSING PERSONS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL LAB [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador toured the newly-established Committee on Missing Persons anthropological lab in the UN Buffer Zone on October 10 to observe firsthand the progress being made in the identification of Cypriots from both communities who went missing in the 1963-1974 period of civil unre [...] | 2006-10-12 09:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1762 | GOC RESPONDS PREDICTABLY TO IRFR [...] (U) In an October 10 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, Second Secretary/Human Rights Officer Cristiana Tzika delivered the Republic of Cyprus,s (RoC) official response to the 2006 Department of State International Religious Freedom Report (IRFR). Not surprisingly, RoC objections on IRFR subs [...] | 2006-10-13 12:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | CY KIRF |
| 06NICOSIA1767 | "TRNC" UNIVERSITIES: A (STUNTED) GROWTH INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Cypriot higher education system has developed into an important source of income for the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and pride for the community. Recent developments, however, call into question the viability of the education sector. Expanded capacity in [...] | 2006-10-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU |
| 06NICOSIA1842 | UN, FINNS OFFER UPDATES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Top UNFICYP officials privately outlined for us the UN's latest plan to unblock the current deadlock in the Gambari Process. A last-minute snag over procedure threatens to delay the start of work by the technical and substantive committees, however, and UN officials privately wo [...] | 2006-10-27 16:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP TU EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA1869 | TALAT ON FINNISH PROPOSAL, UN PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 1 meeting with Ambassador Schlicher, Turkish Cypriot "President" Mehmet Ali Talat was pessimistic about the prospects of the Finnish proposal on Varosha/ports -- and criticized the EU process for making "unfair" and one-sided demands of his community for the sake of [...] | 2006-11-02 09:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA188 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS SHRUG OFF DANISH CARTOONS, [...] Although the Turkish Cypriot press has given significant coverage (mainly through republished wire service stories) to the controversy surrounding publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed (reftel),the largely secular Turkish Cypriot community appears to be taking the whole issue [...] | 2006-02-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL TU |
| 06NICOSIA1883 | JOURNALISTIC LICENSE, POLITICAL AMBITIONS BEHIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicosia awoke October 22 to "news" the Turkish Army twenty years ago employed Greek Cypriot (G/C) and Greek detainees as "guinea pigs" at weapons production facilities outside Ankara. According to preliminary accounts in leading daily "Philelefteros," the alleged victims, priso [...] | 2006-11-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CY GR TU |
| 06NICOSIA1885 | CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 1974, following a c [...] | 2006-11-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CY |
| 06NICOSIA1889 | CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part II (Financial Crimes and Money Laundering) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. As requested Reftel, we will also e-mail a track-changes version of this report to the officials request [...] | 2006-11-06 11:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CY |
| 06NICOSIA1916 | MOLLER CALLS PARTIES ON THE CARPET AT UNFICYP [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the course of a November 9 briefing to the local diplomatic corps, UNFICYP Chief Michael Moller frankly described the deadlock in the UN settlement process (ref a). Acknowledging that both sides have done their fair share of stonewalling over the past 40 years, SRSG Moller and [...] | 2006-11-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1917 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER: CYPRUS [...] (C) All responses are keyed to the questions in paragraph 9 of ref A. a) TFCO: Jane Zimmerman Deputy Chief of Mission tel: 357 22 39 3595 Embassy after hours switchboard: 357 22 39 3300 ZimmermanJB@State.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Michael S. Dixon Economic and Commercial Officer tel: 357 22 3 [...] | 2006-11-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER CY |
| 06NICOSIA1920 | CYPRUS: LAIKI PLANS FOR MERGER WITH GREEK MARFIN AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The triple merger between Laiki Bank in Cyprus, and Greek-based Marfin Financial Group and Egnatias Bank remains firmly on track, after winning the approval of authorities in both countries, and of Laiki shareholders on October 31. Unless there are any unexpected surprises, th [...] | 2006-11-09 15:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA1944 | "TRNC DAY" SPEECH: TALAT STICKS FOOT IN MOUTH WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat delivered a petulant rhetorical broadside during November 15 commemorations of the 1983 Turkish Cypriot unilateral declaration of independence (UDI). The "good" parts of Talat's speech (throw-away references to the need for rule of law and democ [...] | 2006-11-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1952 | NEW TURKISH CYPRIOT ENVIRONMENT "MINISTER" FACES [...] (SBU) October's cabinet reshuffle in the "TRNC" has led to the creation of a new Environment "Ministry." The new "minister," political novice Asim Vehbi, faces an uphill struggle against the Turkish Cypriots' traditionally cavalier attitude towards environmental protection. Decision-makers i [...] | 2006-11-21 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV ECON TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1964 | CYPROB POLITICS, NOT ISSUES, DOMINATE MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY: Greek Cypriots head to the polls December 17 to elect mayors, municipal councils, and, for the first time, school board members. Other than vague demands for greater autonomy from Nicosia, issues have taken a back seat to politics in the months-long elections run-up. Garnering the [...] | 2006-11-27 14:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA197 | GOC OFFERS TO HOST MEETING OF SENIOR DANISH [...] (C) Danish Ambassador Svend Waever told Ambassador Schlicher on February 10 that the President's Diplomatic Advisor, Tasos Tzionis, had just called him with an offer to host a meeting on Cyprus between senior officials from Copenhagen and their counterparts from Damascus and Beirut to discuss [...] | 2006-02-13 07:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL DA LE SY GR CY |
| 06NICOSIA1970 | NEW CYPRUS PROPERTY LAW: TURNING THE SCREWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. New ROC legislation introducing stiff prison sentences for those buying Greek Cypriot property in the north has upped the stakes in the ongoing property war between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Three non-Cypriot land-buyers have already been arrested under the new law, and more a [...] | 2006-11-29 16:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CASC EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2010 | ECHR GIVES TENTATIVE BLESSING TO "TRNC" PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 7 ruling on the Xenidis-Arestis case (reftels),the European Court of Human Rights upheld a Greek Cypriot claimant's ownership of her property in the closed city of Varosha and ordered Turkey to pay her over a million dollars in damages. At the same time, the ECHR [...] | 2006-12-08 16:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CASC PHUM EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA203 | TURKISH CYPRIOT OPPOSITION ELECTS NEW LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Unity Party (UBP) has elected Nicosia "MP" Huseyin Ozgurgun (see bio below) to lead the party, which is the second largest Turkish Cypriot political party and the north's main opposition formation. Ozgurgun represents a new, young face for his party -- which was thr [...] | 2006-02-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2033 | CYPRUS ON TRACK TO ADOPT EURO ON JANUARY 1, 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary. The Cypriot economy continues to perform well within the Maastricht criteria, and the European Union is expected in June 2007 to invite Cyprus to adopt the Euro as its currency effective January 1, 2008. The European Commission, however, has criticized the GoC's technical pre [...] | 2006-12-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA2034 | TURKISH CYPRIOT OPPOSITION ELECTS HARD-LINE NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Unity Party (UBP) has selected Nicosia "MP" and former "TRNC Foreign Minister" Tahsin Ertugruloglu (see bio below) to lead the party, which is the north's second largest political formation and the main Turkish Cypriot opposition group. The comparatively charismatic [...] | 2006-12-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2048 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2049 | GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...] | 2006-12-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2050 | UN REP, P-5 AMBS TAKE STOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hosting local Perm Five ambassadors and the resident UN chief to a working lunch December 18, the Ambassador orchestrated a tour d'horizon that touched on the UN transition in New York, horsetrading over the UNFICYP mandate renewal, developments on the UN negotiating track in Ni [...] | 2006-12-20 15:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA2051 | GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...] | 2006-12-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2052 | UN REP, P-5 AMBS TAKE STOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hosting local Perm Five ambassadors and the resident UN chief to a working lunch December 18, the Ambassador orchestrated a tour d'horizon that touched on the UN transition in New York, horsetrading over the UNFICYP mandate renewal, developments on the UN negotiating track in Ni [...] | 2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA2053 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2054 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2055 | NEW ARCHBISHOP: WITH THRONE SECURED, MORE TOLERANT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his December 20 courtesy call on new Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the Ambassador was pleased to see the hard-line leader adopting a softer stance. Particularly noteworthy was the Archbishop's pledge to roll out the red carpet for his Turkish Cypriot counterpart [...] | 2006-12-21 11:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA234 | CYPRUS PROPERTY: GOC PUTS ANOTHER FINGER IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A GOC decision to withdraw its court appeal and allow Turkish Cypriot Arif Mustafa to reclaim his property in the south has caused a stir because: 1) this is the first high-profile case in which a Turkish Cypriot has been granted restitution as opposed to compensation for lost pr [...] | 2006-02-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA235 | GREEK CYPRIOTS OFFER DORA BAKOYIANNI A LUKEWARM [...] (C) Summary: The Greek Cypriot reaction -- both official and unofficial -- to the appointment of Dora Bakoyianni as Greek Foreign Minister was noticeably cool and reserved. Bakoyianni has the reputation here for being both pro-American and soft on the Cyprus issue. Only the right-wing, pro- [...] | 2006-02-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA24 | "OSMOSIS" AND THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS: IT'S ALL [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Cypriots fear that the Greek Cypriot side is increasingly disinterested in a bizonal, bicommunal federal solution to the Cyprus problem, and is intent on simply absorbing Turkish Cypriots into the ROC through a process of "osmosis." Buoyed by the confidence and real lev [...] | 2006-01-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA273 | CYPRUS REACTS TO EU AID PACKAGE FOR TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The EU's decision to approve its long-awaited 139 million euro aid package for the Turkish Cypriots has been welcomed as a triumph of diplomacy on the Greek Cypriot side. GOC contacts note that the shape of the aid package -- as well as the content of an accompanying declaratio [...] | 2006-02-27 16:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA293 | AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS: SIXTH [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2004-March 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...] | 2006-03-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 06NICOSIA294 | GREEK CYPRIOTS "FULLY SATISFIED" WITH PARIS TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The February 28 meeting between Cypriot President Papadopoulos and UN SYG Kofi Annan resulted in agreement on a "bottom up" approach to the Cyprus issue that would begin with technical-level talks aimed at preparing the ground for the resumption of negotiations on a comprehensiv [...] | 2006-03-01 15:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA313 | REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2005-March 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...] | 2006-03-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 06NICOSIA352 | WHAT NEXT AFTER PARIS? [...] (U) Action requested in para 11. 2. (C) Summary: One week after the Papadopoulos -Annan meeting in Paris, it is clear that the UN and UNFICYP have considerable fence-mending to do with Ankara and the Turkish Cypriots. The Turkish Cypriots -- still angry over the communique that seemed to [...] | 2006-03-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN CY |
| 06NICOSIA380 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS STILL STEWING OVER PARIS [...] (C) In a March 13 meeting with Ambassador Schlicher, "TRNC President" Talat's Under Secretary Rasit Pertev expressed continued bitterness over the joint communique issued after the Annan-Papadopoulos meeting in Paris on February 28 (ref a). Pertev stressed that both he and "President" Talat fe [...] | 2006-03-14 15:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA410 | GOC REACTS ANGRILY TO THE RELEASE OF THE HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Although somewhat more muted than last year, GOC authorities have once again lashed out at the human rights report on Cyprus. Privately, MFA officials criticized us for producing a "political document" that was aimed more at upgrading the Turkish Cypriot "entity" than at advanci [...] | 2006-03-20 08:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA440 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS MEET ECHR DEADLINE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Cypriot authorities have met the European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) deadline for revising the property compensation commission that the court had earlier ruled inadequate to be considered an effective domestic remedy. The new commission has a more diverse membershi [...] | 2006-03-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA447 | TALAT'S ILLNESS LEAVES TURKISH CYPRIOTS RUDDERLESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriots have been foundering in a political vacuum since "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's February bypass surgery. Subsequent political developments with regard to EU aid and UN-brokered talks have caught the Turkish Cypriots flatfooted, prompting muddled response [...] | 2006-03-24 10:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA454 | TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER TALAT SAYS TECHNICAL TALKS [...] (C) On March 27, a tired but healthy-looking Mehmet Ali Talat briefed Ambassador Schlicher on his meeting with UNFICYP Chief Michael Moeller earlier that day. Talat's meetings with Moeller and the Ambassador were his first meetings with foreigners since he underwent unexpected heart surgery i [...] | 2006-03-28 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA455 | PAPADOPOULOS CONFIDENT THAT UN PROCESS, TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: In one-on-one Sunday lunch, Ambassador Schlicher and President Papadopoulos discussed prospects for moving forward with "technical talks" between representatives of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, as well as Turkey's EU accession process and domestic political [...] | 2006-03-28 15:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA47 | WHO'S REALLY IN CHARGE HERE? TURKEY AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The relationship between Turkey and the "TRNC" is less of a clear-cut, master-servant arrangement than Greek Cypriot rhetoric about the "military occupation regime" would suggest. The north's lack of outside political recognition, the large local Turkish garrison, and a heavy dep [...] | 2006-01-17 11:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA476 | BUMPY START TO EU AID FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the long-awaited EU aid package for the Turkish Cypriots finally approved, the European Commission and Turkish Cypriots have begun negotiating over project priorities and sensitive details of implementation. The question of whether the EU's aid office will be located in the [...] | 2006-03-29 15:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA503 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS UNDERWHELMED BY FIRST UN-BROKERED [...] (C) The Turkish Cypriots were "disappointed" by the first UN-brokered meeting to discuss the way ahead on technical talks, according to "President" Talat's Under Secretary Rasit Pertev. Held in Nicosia on March 31, the meeting brought together UNFICYP Chief and SRSG Michael Moeller, ROC Presi [...] | 2006-04-04 14:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EUN UN CY |
| 06NICOSIA522 | SMOOTHING TURKEY'S EU PATH -- DG ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 6, visiting EC Director General for Enlargement Michael Leigh (accompanied by Georg Ziegler and Andrea Battista from the Commission's Cyprus team) briefed Ambassador Schlicher on implementation plans for the European Union's assistance package to the Turkish Cypriot commu [...] | 2006-04-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA529 | SRSG "OPTIMISTIC" ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR TECHNICAL [...] (C) Summary: SRSG Michael Moeller told Ambassador Schlicher on April 7 that he was optimistic the technical talks process would succeed in galvanizing movement on the Cyprus issue. The atmosphere in the talks was positive, even "effusive," and the principals had readily agreed to a total ne [...] | 2006-04-10 12:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CY |
| 06NICOSIA536 | GETTING OUR MESSAGE THROUGH TO THE GREEK CYPRIOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Greek Cypriot media is consistent to the point of Pavlovian response. Certain phrases -- even particular words -- in the mouth of a U.S. official will elicit very predictable results. Our Cyprus policy is the right one, but we need to tweak our public diplomacy message in w [...] | 2006-04-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA593 | READING TEA LEAVES: POLLS SHOW MIXED FEELINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent CyBC poll suggesting that only 45 percent of Greek Cypriots are willing to live together with Turkish Cypriots (down from 67 percent when the Green Line checkpoints opened in 2003) has raised serious questions in the minds of many local pundits over whether a solution to [...] | 2006-04-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA641 | TALAT PLEASED WITH SECRETARY'S REMARKS; STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY. "TRNC President" Talat told Ambassador that he appreciated the Secretary's "balanced" remarks on Cyprus during her recent visit to Athens. He doubted the technical talks would start in earnest any time soon, however, and blamed the Greek Cypriots for tying down the process by in [...] | 2006-04-28 14:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA643 | TURKISH CYPRIOT CENSUS UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE MUCH [...] (C) Summary: Although authorities enforced a strict 13-hour curfew to improve prospects for an accurate count, lingering questions about the reliability of the Turkish Cypriot census on April 30 are likely to undercut the utility of what was -- by local standards -- an enormously complex unde [...] | 2006-05-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA698 | AVOIDING A TRAIN WRECK OVER SHIPS AND PLANES IN [...] (C) Summary: As things stand, Turkey and the EU seem headed towards a confrontation at some point in the fall over Ankara's failure to open its ports and airports to Cypriot-registered traffic. While President Papadopoulos does not want Turkey's EU accession process to fail, he does want to [...] | 2006-05-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA71 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC - 19 JANUARY 2006 - AVIAN FLU [...] (S/NF) As instructed in reftel, the DCM convened Embassy Nicosia's EAC on January 19, 2006 to brief the Ambassador and review the Embassy's and Cypriot progress in managing a potential outbreak of the Avian Flu (AI). Also discussed were actions the Embassy will take should problems arise with [...] | 2006-01-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMED CY |
| 06NICOSIA716 | TURKISH CYPRIOT PROPERTY COMMISSION BEGINS HEARING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriot Property Commission has begun processing claims from Greek Cypriots displaced from their properties in the north since the 1974 war -- and sources close to the body say it may start "closing cases" by returning land or paying compensation in the coming months. [...] | 2006-05-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA721 | Turkish Cypriot Areas Become Active Transit Point [...] Located along a heavily-used migration route and hobbled by weak border controls, the area administered by Turkish Cypriots - the unrecognized "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)" - is becoming an attractive transit point for undocumented economic migrants, especially from the Middle [...] | 2006-05-17 12:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFRD PGOV PREL TU CY EUN SMIG CVIS |
| 06NICOSIA726 | TURKISH "AMBASSADOR" HOLDS A HARD LINE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 16 conversation with Ambassador Schlicher, Aydan Karahan, the Turkish "Ambassador" to the "TRNC," stressed that Ankara was still waiting for a reply to both the Gul proposal from January on the mutual easing of restrictions and the April 4 letter from Turkish Cypriot le [...] | 2006-05-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA74 | CYPRUS: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (U) Summary: Because Cyprus is only 45 miles from the Turkish shore and on the flight path for thousands of migratory birds, Cypriot officials continue to believe that it is only a matter of time before Avian Influenza is found on the island. The outbreak in Turkey has redoubled efforts (and [...] | 2006-01-23 14:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA757 | TURKISH CYPRIOT ECONOMY ENJOYING DOUBLE-DIGIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three years the service- based Turkish Cypriot economy has experienced double-digit annual economic growth -- an estimated 10.6 percent in 2005, 15.4 percent in 2004 and 11.4 percent in 2003, according to Turkish Cypriot statistics. This growth has been fuelled by [...] | 2006-05-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA76 | CYPRUS: SUSPECTED CASE OF AI IN POULTRY IN NORTH [...] (SBU) The Turkish Cypriot "Chief Veterinary Officer" Ersan Korudag confirmed to us that two birds (a chicken and a turkey) had tested positive for an A type influenza late January 23. Turkish Cypriot laboratories lack the ability to test for subtypes of AI, thus Turkish Cypriot authorities ha [...] | 2006-01-24 11:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED |
| 06NICOSIA766 | EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAXTER HUNT'S MAY 8-9 [...] (C) Summary. EUR/SE Deputy Director Baxter Hunt visited Nicosia May 7-9 and held meetings with key Cypriot political and business figures in both the north and the south. On the Greek Cypriot side, AKEL Spokesman and Foreign Relations Secretary Andros Kyprianou and DISY Deputy Leader Averof [...] | 2006-05-23 07:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG |
| 06NICOSIA781 | EU OFFICIAL BRIEFS ON TURKISH CYPRIOT ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission is going forward with plans to implement the delivery of 259 million Euro of assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community over the next three years. DG Enlargement's Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Unit (TAIEX) will begin work immediately and [...] | 2006-05-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA816 | AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 1 LUNCH WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a private lunch on June 1, Ambassador Schlicher and President Papadopoulos' Diplomatic Advisor Tasos Tzionis discussed the current state-of-play in the UN-led technical talks, as well as Turkey's EU accession prospects, and the possibility of a visit by DAS Bryza to Cyprus in [...] | 2006-06-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA838 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS LAY DOWN MARKERS ON PORTS/TRADE; [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the Turkish Cypriots, June 1 talks in Vienna between "TRNC President" Talat's U/S Rasit Pertev and representatives of the Austrian Presidency explored ways to move forward on question of EU direct trade measures for the Turkish Cypriots. The Austrians, keen on aver [...] | 2006-06-08 04:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA86 | AMBASSADOR SCHLICHER MEETS GOC JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On January 20, Ambassador Schlicher and Justice Minister Doros Theodorou signed the instruments amending the U.S.-Cyprus Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) and Extradition Treaties, bringing them into conformity with the agreements between the United States and the EU. In their meet [...] | 2006-01-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN CY |
| 06NICOSIA87 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, Ambassador Schlicher and Interior Minister Andreas Christou discussed the GOC's slow pace in implementing the National Action Plan on Trafficking in Persons, as well as the latest developments on property issues, the prospects for a reinvigorated Cyprus process and [...] | 2006-01-24 15:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA918 | WHY CIVIL SOCIETY IN CYPRUS IS DYSFUNCTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Civil society in Cyprus is fragmented, weak and riven by personal rivalries. The elephant in the living room -- the Cyprus issue -- further distorts the NGO scene in Nicosia and restricts opportunities for Cypriot activists and organizations to play a broader role on issues of mo [...] | 2006-06-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA926 | FIRST KNOWN TURKISH CYPRIOT GRAVE SITE FOUND IN [...] (C) Summary. A bicommunal team working under the Tripartite Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has discovered human remains thought to be those of Turkish Cypriots missing since the intercommunal clashes of 1963 and 1964. If confirmed by DNA analysis, this would be the first case of a Turki [...] | 2006-06-19 07:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UN TU CY PREL PGOV |
| 06NICOSIA935 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS SCHLEP TOWARD JUNE 25 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Turkish Cypriots go to the polls on June 25 to elect "mayors" and councils in all 26 of the north's municipalities -- and to fill two empty seats in the "TRNC Parliament." Having been to the polls four times since 2003, however, most voters are unenthusiastic about these electio [...] | 2006-06-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA959 | TURKISH CYPRIOT PROPERTY COMMISSION MAKES FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY. A June 21 "TRNC Supreme Court" decision has upheld the Turkish Cypriot Property Commission, clearing the way for the new body to make its first round of restitution and compensation offers to Greek Cypriot owners of property in the north. It is unclear if the ECHR will accept the [...] | 2006-06-22 06:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA975 | "TRNC" LOCAL ELECTIONS: SERDAR DENKTASH BIGGEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Cypriots voted on June 25 for two empty seats in the "parliament," as well as for mayors and local officials in the north's 28 municipalities (ref a). While the ruling CTP of "President" Talat won both empty seats, they suffered serious setbacks at the municipal level, lo [...] | 2006-06-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN EU TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA977 | TURKISH CYPRIOT OWN GOAL: TRADE IN POTATOES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 9. Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkey intervened June 23 (two days before important local elections) to kill a USAID contractor-facilitated deal that would have sent 2,000 t [...] | 2006-06-27 08:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID PREL PGOV ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA979 | FM LILLIKAS: CYPRUS "NOT BLUFFING" ON TURKEY-EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In their first meeting since the June 8 Cyprus government reshuffle, Ambassador Schlicher and newly-appointed FM Lillikas stressed the importance of continued U.S.-Cyprus cooperation on counterterrorism and other important issues on the Transatlantic Agenda. Lillikas warned that [...] | 2006-06-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UN TU CY |
| 06PARIS6274 | TURKISH FM GUL IN FRANCE: GOOD ATMOSPHERICS, NO [...] (C) Summary: According to the Turkish Embassy, Turkish FM Gul's September 13-14 meetings with President Chirac, FM Douste-Blazy and Minister-delegate Colonna produced nothing new in substance from the French side. The Turks nonetheless profess to have discerned some softening in French attit [...] | 2006-09-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN TU CY MARR |
| 06PARIS6946 | MFA A/S-EQUIVALENT PESSIMISTIC ON TURKEY-EU TRAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA A/S-equivalent for European Union affairs Gilles Briatta told us October 20 that Turkey understood that the French National Assembly's passage of legislation criminalizing denial of the Armenian "genocide" was only a first parliamentary step, and that Turkey had managed the [...] | 2006-10-23 06:06:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EU TU CY PGOV RS ENRG ETRD |
| 06PARIS827 | FRENCH ON TURKISH PLAN FOR CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: France not only sees nothing new in the January 24 "Gul proposal," but considers it essentially as a step backward, according to MFA DAS-equivalents responsible for Cyprus in the EU and UN. In their view, Turkey is already obliged to fulfill its Ankara protocol commitments on o [...] | 2006-02-08 17:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU FR EUN |
| 06PRAGUE1437 | CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON TURKEY/EU ACCESSION [...] (C) Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar told DCM November 24 that the Czech Republic supports the USG position that the upcoming European Council meeting not reach any conclusions that could lead to a break in Turkish-EU accession negotiations. Pojar noted that Foreign Minister Vondra h [...] | 2006-11-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN EZ |
| 06PRAGUE851 | CZECHS SUPPORT PHARE ASSISTANCE, BUT ONLY UNDER [...] (C) Poloff discussed the Czech position on PHARE assistance for the Turkish Cypriot Community on July 25 with MFA Director of Southeast and Eastern Europe Department Tomas Szunyog, and MFA Director of Coordination and Institutions of EU Tomas Ulicny. Szunyog said the Czechs support the PHARE a [...] | 2006-07-25 15:05:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LH EUN CY EZ |
| 06THEHAGUE239 | NETHERLANDS/TURKEY/CYPRUS: DUTCH CONSIDER ENGAGING [...] (C) Summary: MFA working level contacts responded positively to ref A demarche on February 2, and support the concept of using the Turkish proposal to restart final settlement talks. Obstacles within the EU, however, including perceived reluctance of the Austrian presidency, the ability of th [...] | 2006-02-03 16:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY GR TU NL |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1158 | A/SYG ANNABI BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on June 2, A/SYG Annabi briefed Council members on the latest report on UNFICYP and reiterated the Secretariat's position that the situation on Cyprus is not yet ripe for another political mission aimed at final resolution of the conflict. A/S [...] | 2006-06-07 14:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC CY UNFICYP |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1758 | GAMBARI BRIEFS UNSC: COUNCIL SILENCE BROKEN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 29, following a briefing by Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari, Security Council members -- in a small, but welcome step forward -- agreed to a press statement that broke the Council's silence on the Cyprus issue for the first time since the [...] | 2006-09-07 20:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CY GR TU |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1856 | A/S FRIED'S 9/20 MEETING WITH TURKISH PM CHIEF [...] (U) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Director Judy Ansley met with Ambassador/Chief Advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu September 21 for 90 minutes on the margins of the UNGA general debate in New York. Following recounts the meeting's substance by theme. PKK ------ 2. (C) [...] | 2006-09-25 17:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PREL PTER TU UNGA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK974 | CYPRUS: BRYZA AND SILLIMAN'S NEW YORK MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: On May 10, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman traveled to New York for meetings on Cyprus with U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari and SRSG on Cyprus and UNFICYP head Michael Moller. In a lunch meeting with Moller and his deputy Susan Allee joined by USUN Ambassador Sanders, [...] | 2006-05-13 01:23:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PGOV PREL UNSC TU CY |
| 06USUNNEWYORK992 | UN/CYPRUS:U/SYG BRIEFING TO P5 ON CYPRUS TRAVEL [...] (SBU) U/SYG for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari convoked the P5 May 12 to brief on his plans to travel to Cyprus and to seek UNSC support for the trip. He will next brief the full Council. (Note: The travel dates are not yet set. End Note.) Gambari has four goals for the trip: 1) enco [...] | 2006-05-15 22:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC PGOV CY |
| 06VIENNA324 | AUSTRIA ON A WAY FORWARD ON TURKEY/CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: The Austrian presidency will seek movement on ending the isolation of Northern Cyprus, starting with direct trade, but will do this quietly in order to avoid a torpedoing of the initiative by the Cypriots or by the British, who (according to the Austrian MFA's Southern Europe he [...] | 2006-02-02 19:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU EU AU |
| 06VIENNA3303 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 13, 2006 [...] The People's Party resents SPOe's demands that negotiations be resumed by Wednesday or not at all. SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer has threatened that he will "talk to the Federal President about alternatives," unless the OeVP returns to the negotiation table - the latter maintains that such an ult [...] | 2006-11-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
| 07ANKARA10 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA115 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 07ANKARA1175 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA1215 | TURKEY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: INTO THE BEAR'S DEN? [...] (C) Summary: Deepening economic and political ties between Russia and Turkey bear watching, but they do not signal a fundamental shift in Ankara's foreign policy orientation. Contacts believe Russia offers Turkey a sympathetic ear as both feel buffeted by a critical west. However, on key Turk [...] | 2007-05-21 07:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TU RS |
| 07ANKARA1216 | U/S APAKAN'S POINTS ON CYPRUS [...] (C) MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador on May 15 that Turkey hopes the UN report on Cyprus will contain a reference to the May 28, 2004 UN report. Apakan complained that the buffer zone was being extended at the expense of Turkish Cypriots. He provided Ambassador with a paper containin [...] | 2007-05-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU |
| 07ANKARA124 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA134 | U/S BURNS' LUNCH WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan exchanged views on Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus, the Halki Seminary, the possibility of an Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress, and Central Asia at a working lunch January 19 that followed a m [...] | 2007-01-24 10:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 07ANKARA136 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH FM GUL [...] (S) SUMMARY: FM Gul expressed shock during a meeting January 19 with U/S Nicholas Burns at the murder several hours earlier of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, which he feared might weaken prospects for fending off a possible Armenian "genocide" resolution in the U.S. Congress. He expr [...] | 2007-01-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
| 07ANKARA1440 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA1470 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA1515 | TURKEY-EU TROIKA MEETINGS: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey-EU Troika consultations held June 4 in Ankara were constructive and served to underscore the continued mutual commitment to pursuing eventual Turkish EU membership, according to GOT and EU officials. Turkey's membership aspirations continue, and the technical process, thou [...] | 2007-06-14 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU TU |
| 07ANKARA1540 | TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT UNSCR DRAFT LANGUAGE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT officials have raised concerns with us regarding language in the draft UN Security Council resolution on UNFICYP mandate renewal. The GOT believes the resolution, as it stands, fails to portray fully and objectively the situation in Cyprus. In particular, GOT officials regre [...] | 2007-06-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN CY TU |
| 07ANKARA1749 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CYPRUS WITH TURKISH MFA [...] (c) Summary: Ambassador encouraged Turkey, in conversations with MFA U/S Apakan and Deputy U/S Berk July 6 and 7, to look for ways to avoid the appearance of intransigence on Cyprus and take advantage of Papadopoulos' vulnerability at home and in some EU capitals. He also urged a forthcomin [...] | 2007-07-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU |
| 07ANKARA1795 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-13 13:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA182 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-29 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA188 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 12:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA1915 | TURKISH U/S APAKAN ON AGENDA FOR TALKS WITH U/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador July 24 that he plans to pursue a broad agenda during his late August bilateral consultations with U/S Burns and others in Washington. Apakan expressed interest in the U.S. internal debate over Iraq and medium-long term U.S. plans and expectations t [...] | 2007-07-26 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU US |
| 07ANKARA1974 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA199 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2051 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA21 | MINISTER BABACAN SEES NEW, UNCERTAIN ERA IN [...] (C) Summary: EU negotiator Ali Babacan told the Ambassador December 22 that Turkey's relations with the EU have entered a new, uncertain era, with progress depending more on political considerations than technical progress in meeting the EU acquis. Without clear targets and timelines to open [...] | 2007-01-08 06:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PREL EUN |
| 07ANKARA2122 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA215 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2167 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2206 | TURKEY DECLARES CYPRIOT TENDERS FOR OIL [...] (U) We met this week with the TPAO (Turkish Petroleum Corporation) Acting General Director Mehmet Uyusal, MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Cyprus Huseyin Muftaoglu, Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy, and Norwegian Charge Stian Christensen to discuss the recent Cypriot announcement of [...] | 2007-08-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU |
| 07ANKARA2207 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2210 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2222 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2292 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2304 | TURKEY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Historical ties, shared experience, and common interests in the region have forged a 60-year bond of friendship and alliance between Pakistan and Turkey that has endured political and ideological changes in the two countries. Despite an Islamic ideology that is in marked contra [...] | 2007-09-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV MARR MASS IN PK TU |
| 07ANKARA2326 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2332 | TURKEY: FS MILIBAND ADVOCATES BOLD EU STEPS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband utilized his first visit to Turkey to urge the GOT to take bold moves on EU accession. Regarding Cyprus, Miliband pressed for responsible Turkish engagement. FM Babacan's pitch for increased UK engagement with Syria fell flat. M [...] | 2007-09-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN IR IZ PREL SY TU UK |
| 07ANKARA2334 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2336 | VISIT OF U/S BURNS TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 18-20 [...] (C) Everything has changed since your January visit. A new electoral mandate for PM Erdogan; a new, activist President Gul; a victory for democracy; positive statements on US-Turkey relations and the imperative to push forward on EU accession-related reforms -- real opportunity for progress o [...] | 2007-09-13 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG MARR KNNP TU |
| 07ANKARA2372 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2386 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2388 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2405 | TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL OFF TO A PURPOSEFUL BUT [...] (C) Summary and Comment. President Gul's first weeks in office have set the tone for a more open, accessible, and constructively engaged presidency than that of his predecessor, Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Gul is trying to demonstrate that he represents all Turks, not just those who voted for his fo [...] | 2007-09-25 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 07ANKARA2466 | TURKEY: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gul emphasized the GOT's wish to strengthen Turkish-U.S. ties during a September 19 meeting with U/S Burns. He wants to work closely with us on upcoming meetings of the Iraq Expanded Neighbors process and on Middle East peace. Gul noted the PKK as a major impediment to [...] | 2007-10-04 10:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 07ANKARA2467 | TURKEY: U/S BURNS CONSULTATIONS WITH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns consulted with senior Turkish MFA officials on a broad array of issues during bilateral meetings in Ankara September 19. They discussed Iraq, the PKK, Iran, U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations and the impact of a Congressional Armenian genocide resoluti [...] | 2007-10-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TU IZ IR |
| 07ANKARA260 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA2647 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN TALKS PKK IN THE UK [...] (C) Turkish PM Erdogan met with UK PM Gordon Brown, opposition leader David Cameron, MPs from both Houses of Parliament, British investors, and Oxford University students during his October 22-23 trip to London. UK Ambassador to Turkey Nick Baird told us PM Erdogan spoke at length with PM Bro [...] | 2007-10-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU UK IZ EUN |
| 07ANKARA2684 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 12:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA281 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA3039 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA351 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA375 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA384 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA40 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-09 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA467 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA468 | HOPE FOR OUTREACH TO ARMENIA FADES [...] (C) Summary: Even as concern over a U.S. Congressional Armenian genocide resolution mounts, Turks from across the spectrum caution that in this election year Turkey will not/cannot make a dramatic gesture to Armenia. End summary. 2. (C) The hot-button issue of a possible Armenian genocide [...] | 2007-03-01 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM AJ |
| 07ANKARA474 | TURKEY FOCUSED ON POLITICAL PRESSURE TO STOP [...] (C) Summary: Recently announced plans by the Republic of Cyprus to move ahead with a licensing round for offshore oil exploration (reftel) are of great concern to Turkey. Although Turkey claims rights to the area in question under the Law of the Sea, Foreign Ministry officials say they will [...] | 2007-03-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EWWT PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 07ANKARA476 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA517 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA541 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA563 | TURKEY: CHIEF OF STAFF BUYUKANIT TAKES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-standing strains between the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and the AKP -led government have escalated recently into regular confrontations over foreign policy. On France, Cyprus and Iraq, Chief of Staff (CHOD) Buyukanit has preempted or disputed government positions, leaving t [...] | 2007-03-13 07:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU |
| 07ANKARA57 | TURKEY: THE GOT ON LEDRA STREET BRIDGE REMOVAL: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although GOT officials were not supportive of "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's decision to dismantle the Ledra Street footbridge at the Green Line in Nicosia, they nonetheless stated in the end it was Talat's decision to make. While Talat had broached the subject in late Novem [...] | 2007-01-11 16:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP MOPS TU CY |
| 07ANKARA596 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA610 | Business Sees Nationalism as Bigger Risk than Elections [...] (SBU) Summary. The head of Merrill Lynch's new Istanbul branch is not overly concerned about the short-term outlook for the Turkish economy or politics. He minimizes the double election year political risk, estimating a 95% chance that PM Erdogan will seek and get the presidency and a large [...] | 2007-03-17 07:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TU |
| 07ANKARA636 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA64 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA666 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA711 | TURKEY: STONEWALLING ON UN-BROKERED CYPRUS TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's MFA characterizes recent Greek Cypriot steps to re-start UN-brokered talks and to facilitate a re-opening of the Ledra Street crossing of the Green Line in central Nicosia as "just for show." The GOT believes G/C President Papadopoulos is feeling pressure from the EU and [...] | 2007-03-28 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07ANKARA719 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-29 12:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA754 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ANKARA959 | TURKEY: STILL COMMITTED TO JULY 8 PROCESS, BUT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish MFA Deputy Under Secretary responsible for Cyprus Haydar Berk claims that Turkey remains committed to the July 8 process. He said Turkey wants to ensure, though, that the Turkish Cypriots do not shoulder the blame for the process breaking down by agreeing to discuss [...] | 2007-04-25 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP TU CY |
| 07ANKARA961 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07ATHENS520 | SCENESETTER FOR FM BAKOYANNIS' MARCH 22 VISIT TO [...] (C) FM Dora Bakoyannis arrives in Washington with one item at the top of her agenda: Greek participation in the Visa Waiver Program. Several months ago, she had hoped this could be a March "deliverable" for a visit by PM Karamanlis. We've lowered her expectations (and the Karamanlis visit is [...] | 2007-03-12 16:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR |
| 07ATHENS676 | DAS BRYZA VISIT TO GREECE: FOCUS ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his March 13 meetings with GOG officials EUR DAS Bryza underscored the importance of energy diversity for regional development and Azerbaijan's commitment to provide sufficient gas for the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline. Both the MFA and Development Ministry officials were co [...] | 2007-04-03 10:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR |
| 07BRUSSELS1208 | EU AND US DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA TROIKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EUR/SE Director Douglas Silliman and EUR/SCE Director Christopher Hoh met with counterparts in the European Council, Commission, and current and incoming presidencies to discuss EU candidate countries Turkey and Croatia at a regularly scheduled COELA troika March 21. EU interl [...] | 2007-04-11 09:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE CR CY EUN PREL TK TU |
| 07BRUSSELS1209 | EU AND US DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA TROIKA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 09:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE CR CY EUN PREL TK TU |
| 07BRUSSELS1306 | LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR GERMAN-LED TALKS ON DIRECT [...] (C/NF) Without disclosing details, the German Mission told us April 18 that German talks April 17 with northern Cypriot advisor Pertev on direct trade provided no breakthrough. The German and British missions and the Commission Office for northern Cyprus have told us separately that they dou [...] | 2007-04-18 16:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN CY TU |
| 07BRUSSELS3513 | EU SUMMIT AUTHORIZES ESDP MISSION FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) The European Council (summit) in Brussels December 14 endorsed an ESDP Mission for Kosovo, overcoming Dutch and Cypriot reservations. The summit mandated Solana to prepare the mission "in discussion with the responsible authorities in Kosovo and the United Nations." Some contacts see th [...] | 2007-12-17 12:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ESDP KV |
| 07ISTANBUL541 | DAS BRYZA, AMB DAVUTOGLU DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary. During a June 15 meeting in Istanbul, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Prime Ministry senior advisor Ahmet Davutoglu discussed ways forward on Cyprus in the run up to the December 2008 EU Commission report on Turkey's accession process. Davutoglu argued that the current government was un [...] | 2007-06-26 08:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU CY EUN |
| 07MADRID2182 | OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 29 bi-lateral meeting, U/S Burns and DAS Bryza met with FM Ali Babacan and the Turkish delegation at the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid in a productive exchange on critical issues: Annapolis Summit, Kosovo final status, and Turkey's relations with Cyprus. On Annapolis Su [...] | 2007-11-30 18:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE TU |
| 07NICOSIA1002 | FM LAVROV DELIVERS SUPPORT FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek Cypriot opinion leaders characterized Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's December 9-10 visit to the island as "Russia Riding to the Rescue." Lavrov's timing was impeccable, and seemingly too providential (for the G/C cause) to be coincidental. He arrived shortly before two [...] | 2007-12-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY RU SE |
| 07NICOSIA103 | INTERNAL, EXTERNAL WOES THREATEN T/C "STATE U" [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Cyprus's Eastern Mediterranean University is "in dire trouble," worries Vice Rector for Student Affairs Samil Ergodan and Senior Advisor to the Rector Johann Pillai. Beset by labor strife, empty "government" funding commitments, and cronyism at home, the "TRNC's state" univ [...] | 2007-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA111 | CYPRUS TO CONSCRIPT HERETOFORE EXEMPT MINORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Cyprus's Ministry of Defense announced January 9 its intention to lift an exemption that allowed the country's "official religious groups" -- Maronites, Armenians, and Latins -- to avoid compulsory military service in the Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG). Rather than present [...] | 2007-02-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA115 | ARMENIANS IN CYPRUS: FITTING IN BEATS FALLING OUT [...] SUMMARY: Successful for four hundred years in maintaining their unique culture, language and religion, Cyprus's Armenians -- who enjoy "official religious group" status under the Republic's 1960 convention -- nonetheless seek closer ties to the majority Greek Cypriot population. As such, Arm [...] | 2007-02-07 09:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA120 | CYPRUS OIL AND GAS LICENSING RIGHTS CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) Summary: The GoC intends to go forward with its first licensing round for the exploration and exploitation of potential offshore oil and natural gas deposits, despite strong criticism and thinly-veiled threats from the Government of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership. The GoC plans [...] | 2007-02-08 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD PGOV PREL EINV ECON TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA124 | CYPRUS'S "LATINS" CHART COURSE FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The smallest of Cyprus's three "official religious groups," the "Latins," originally the descendants of the island's Frankish and Venetian overlords, are also the least homogenous. This Roman Catholic grouping, along with the Armenian Orthodox and Maronite Catholics, were recogn [...] | 2007-02-12 15:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CY |
| 07NICOSIA126 | NEW TURKISH ENGAGEMENT REGS; LIVE FIRE IN BUFFER [...] (U) UN Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) military informed Embassy DAO January 31 that Turkish Forces (TF) a day earlier had fired on Greek Cypriot farmers in or near the Buffer Zone (BZ). Two separate incidents had occurred, in Astromeritis, west of Nicosia and the site of a BZ crossing point, and i [...] | 2007-02-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP MOPS CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA127 | CYPRUS SKITTISH OVER POSSIBLE TURKISH ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The MFA summoned DCM February 12 to voice "serious concerns" over reports from UN DPKO that Turkey sought to take over Germany's leadership of UNIFIL naval operations. Post appreciates Department information on Turkey's possible role in UNIFIL naval operation [...] | 2007-02-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNIFIL CY LE TU |
| 07NICOSIA135 | CYPRUS - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Per reftel action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.gov, [...] | 2007-02-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY |
| 07NICOSIA136 | OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SOON TO ANNOUNCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Parliamentarian and former Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will stand in Cyprus's 2008 presidential elections, with a formal announcement likely in March. Behind the decision to run was his conviction that a new generation of leaders should take command in Cyprus, [...] | 2007-02-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM CY |
| 07NICOSIA140 | CYPRUS: CIV-MIL RELATIONS HIT NEW LOW, TALAT [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Relations between the increasingly assertive Turkish military and the increasingly hesitant Turkish Cypriot civilian leadership have taken a definite turn for the worse in recent months. The January contest of wills between "TRNC President" Talat and the generals ove [...] | 2007-02-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM UNFICYP MOPS TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA151 | BOTH CYPRIOT COMMUNITIES AND THE TURKISH ARMY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent roll-out of a Greek-drafted history textbook containing a "nationalistically" incorrect and too-short Cyprus section has sparked protests in Nicosia and prompted demands that the government draft its own texts instead of relying on mother Greece's. In the meantime, th [...] | 2007-02-21 05:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | OEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA165 | AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: (357) [...] | 2007-02-27 07:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 07NICOSIA168 | REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-336 [...] | 2007-03-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 07NICOSIA197 | COMMUNIST CHIEF UNDECIDED ON PRESIDENTIAL RUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: AKEL desires continued cooperation with coalition mates DIKO and EDEK, Secretary General Dimitris Christofias informed the Ambassador March 5. Nonetheless, party leaders have not yet determined whether to support a re-election bid by President Tassos Papadopoulos, urge the coal [...] | 2007-03-07 15:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA205 | HOPES HIGHER FOR LEDRA STREET REOPENING, BROADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On President Tassos Papadopoulos's command, Greek Cypriot workers late March 8 demolished a wall and viewing platform on Ledra Street, raising hopes that a Buffer Zone crossing in the heart of Old Nicosia might soon open. T/C leaders greeted the wall's fall with guarded optimism, [...] | 2007-03-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA209 | DIKO: NEW LEADERSHIP, OLD THINK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of Cyprus's Big Four political parties, only DIKO saw its vote haul increase in the most recent elections (December 2006). A confident DIKO President Marios Karoyian attributes the success to a reorganization effort he initiated upon taking office in October. The party's mess [...] | 2007-03-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA21 | TALAT'S SHOWDOWN WITH TURKISH ARMY OVER LEDRA [...] (C) SUMMARY. "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's public promise to remove the controversial pedestrian bridge at the Green Line on Ledra Street has put him on a collision course with the Turkish military. The bridge, which crosses over a Turkish army patrol track along the north edge of the Bu [...] | 2007-01-05 16:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP EUN MOPS TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA213 | Cyprus Steps Up Anti-Trafficking Efforts [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with authorities and NGO representatives involved in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP),EmbOffs and visiting Desk Officer witnessed increased efforts and new initiatives. In the south, the GOC has taken concrete steps to fulfill the "Three P's" -- [...] | 2007-03-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CY |
| 07NICOSIA256 | UN-BROKERED TALKS HIT SNAG; SPEED BUMP OR MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two week ago, there was cause for Cyprus Problem optimism. Hairline cracks were showing in hard-line President Tassos Papadopoulos's coalition, Brussels appeared to be tiring of Nicosia's maximalist position on Turkish Cypriot direct trade, and T/C leaders mostly were behaving, [...] | 2007-03-23 15:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA269 | CYPRUS: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISE OF AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Both the Government of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot administration are much better prepared to deal with a major AI outbreak than they were in January 2006 when two chickens in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots tested positive for H5N1. Both sides have recently tested [...] | 2007-03-28 15:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH CASC CY |
| 07NICOSIA28 | UN MISSION IN CYPRUS SUCCESSFUL ANTI-TIP/SEA [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B July 2006 report. 2. (U) Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Political Officer, continues to be the UN mission's "gender focal point," charged with educating UN civilian and military personnel a [...] | 2007-01-10 08:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO CY |
| 07NICOSIA282 | ARCHBISHOP TAKING STEPS ON INTER-FAITH TALKS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent Cyprus developments on inter-faith dialogue, Church re-organization, and the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) dominated discussion at a March 22 meeting between Poloff and Archbishopric official Bishop Vasilios. In a pleasant surprise, new Archbishop Chrysostom [...] | 2007-04-02 13:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CY |
| 07NICOSIA301 | NATIONALISTS AND DEEP STATE STIRRING THE "TRNC" POT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent months, nationalist elements in the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" appear to be manufacturing and/or exploiting events in order to pressure pro-solution "President" Mehmet Ali Talat and "Prime Minister" Ferdi Soyer to toe a harder line more consistent with polici [...] | 2007-04-05 07:57:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA322 | CYPRUS: EMBASSY-SPONSORED IPR WORKSHOP BRINGS GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: On March 29, over 60 GoC officials and Cypriot business representatives discussed ways to improve enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) at an all-day seminar organized by the Economic/Commercial section and the Cyprus American Business Association. International spea [...] | 2007-04-16 08:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA323 | CYPRUS: IPR WORKSHOP IN TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Around 25 Turkish Cypriots professionals, members of Turkish IPR NGOs, representatives of international business associations and leading Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot IPR lawyers discussed ways to improve IPR enforcement in the Turkish Cypriot community during a March 30 s [...] | 2007-04-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA418 | FAMAGUSTA MAYOR FAVORS INCREASED BI-COMMUNAL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Despite the total failure of the so-called "Finnish Initiative" in 2006 (Reftel),Greek Cypriot officials and property owners in Famagusta are actively seeking ways to keep their issue on the political map. The opening of the fenced-off area of Varosha and it [...] | 2007-05-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA434 | TURKISH CYPRIOT CENSUS DEBATE FOCUSES ON NATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Native" Turkish Cypriots continue to outnumber their mainland Turkey-born brethren, according to a controversial census that T/C authorities conducted in 2006 but whose results they are releasing in periodic installments. The census findings also refute an oft-repeated Greek Cy [...] | 2007-05-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA439 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION GIVES CYPRUS GREEN LIGHT TO ADOPT EURO; [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 16, the European Commission released a report confirming that Cyprus, along with Malta, meets the EU convergence criteria and recommended that Cyprus (and Malta) be allowed to adopt the Euro on January 1, 2008. Also on May 16, the European Central Bank released its own [...] | 2007-05-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA45 | CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 15:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY |
| 07NICOSIA456 | PRISON BRAWL REVEALS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, DISCOMFORT WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turf battles over drug dealing morphed into open rioting May 8 at a prison in north Nicosia. Unable to suppress the fighting, penitentiary leadership summoned for assistance "TRNC" riot police, who ended the conflict quickly. Soon afterwards, however, media alleged that polic [...] | 2007-05-29 14:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA46 | CYPRUS'S FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request. NAME: Ms. Eliana Nicolaou TITLE: Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) INSTITUTION: Government of the Republic of Cyprus CONTACT INFO: ERA House Diagorou 2, Nicosia. Office: (357) 22-405501, Fax: (357) 22-672881, E-mail: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.cy NAME: Mrs. Gul [...] | 2007-01-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA489 | FRINGE CANDIDATE SUPPORTS ANNAN PLAN REVIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costas Themistocleous, a former Minister of Agriculture in the Glafkos Clerides administration (1998-2003),will run in next year's presidential elections, "not to win, but to tell Cypriots my version of the 'truth' about the Cyprus problem." Themistocleous warns that Cyprus is [...] | 2007-06-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA498 | CYPRUS GETS PRELIMINARY ECOFIN GO-AHEAD TO JOIN EUROZONE; [...] (SBU) Summary. As expected, EU finance ministers gave Cyprus (and Malta) a preliminary green light to adopt the Euro effective January 1, 2008, at the June 4-5 ECOFIN meeting. The finance ministers are expected to give final approval at the July 10 ECOFIN meeting, where they will also establ [...] | 2007-06-08 15:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA506 | MISSING PERSONS COMMITTEE'S FIRST REMAINS HANDOVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Genetics testing and anthropological investigations have positively identified the remains of 29 Cypriots who went missing between 1963 and 1974, according to UN Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) International Member Christophe Girod. CMP staff will notify families beginning [...] | 2007-06-12 14:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV UN CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA507 | "TRNC" PROPERTY COMMISSION GATHERING STEAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Established in 2005 as a "local remedy" for Greek Cypriots seeking redress over confiscated property in northern Cyprus, the "TRNC Property Commission" is gaining visibility and, in certain circles, acceptance. Over 180 G/Cs have petitioned the Commission seeking restitution of [...] | 2007-06-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA510 | NEW GOC MEASURES FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS: LESS THAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: The GoC recently announced new measures ostensibly designed to promote economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community. These include 30 million Euro in grants from 2007 to 2010 to joint ventures with at least 30 percent Turkish Cypriot participation (although [...] | 2007-06-14 11:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA519 | POSITIVE REACTIONS TO TIP REPORT; SIDES FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a refreshing change from prior years, Cypriots on both sides of the Buffer Zone reacted constructively to the June 12 release of the 2007 TIP Report. Authorities, faced with a fair and factual report (and ranking),publicly admitted the need to combat trafficking in persons [...] | 2007-06-18 09:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV CY SMIG KPAO |
| 07NICOSIA52 | ASSIMILATION, AGING THREATEN CYPRUS MARONITES [...] SUMMARY: The Maronite community -- self-described as 6,000-strong but likely half that -- enjoys "official religious group" status under Cyprus's 1960 constitution. Concentrated historically in four villages south and west of Kyrenia, the Catholic Maronites endured near-total dislocation aft [...] | 2007-01-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA521 | SOUTH'S TURKISH CYPRIOTS CITE DISCRIMINATION, NEEDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Perhaps 1500 Turkish Cypriots reside in the government-controlled areas of Cyprus. Like the enclaved Greek Cypriots of the Karpass peninsula, the T/C community, centered in second-city Limassol, endures isolation and depends heavily on Republic of Cyprus handouts for its exist [...] | 2007-06-18 14:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA525 | FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER KASOULIDES ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ioannis Kasoulides, the Cypriot foreign minister during the second Glafcos Clerides administration (1998-2003) and a leading member of the Democratic Rally party (DISY),announced June 13 that he would run as an independent in the February 2008 presidential elections. Before a [...] | 2007-06-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA56 | CYPRUS' PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Nicosia requests BFIF funding to: 1) enable interoperability with Department of Commerce computer systems. Part of the funding would cover travel expenses for the FCS Athens computer expert to come to Cyprus to connect Nicosia to the FCS computer system and train Embassy perso [...] | 2007-01-18 12:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY |
| 07NICOSIA57 | MINISTER'S DEATH MAY HARM BILAT COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Education and Culture Pefkios Georgiades, a childhood friend of RoC President Tassos Papadopoulos, died suddenly January 17 from cardiac arrest; he was 72. An internationally renowned architect whose works are prominent in Nicosia, Georgiades, a former participant i [...] | 2007-01-18 15:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO OEXC CY |
| 07NICOSIA579 | AKEL CONGRESS GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO CYPRUS'S FIRST COMMUNIST [...] (SBU) Summary: In a historical first, coalition partner and communist party AKEL decided at its July 8 congress to nominate its own leader, Demetris Christofias, as presidential candidate, either for the pro-government coalition parties jointly or on his own. The decision signals the end of th [...] | 2007-07-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA582 | CYPRUS GETS FINAL APPROVAL TO ADOPT EURO JANUARY 1, 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary. As expected, EU finance ministers formally invited Cyprus (and Malta) to adopt the Euro on January 1, 2008, during the July 10 ECOFIN meeting in Brussels. The EU finance ministers also set the final rate at which the Cypriot pound will be exchanged into Euro at one Euro equals [...] | 2007-07-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA583 | ELECTORAL HEAT ON, PAPADOPOULOS MOVES ON ONE-YEAR [...] (C) Summary: ROC President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat are likely to meet in an attempt to "break through the stalemate" of their agreement on July 8 of last year. In two July 5 letters sent to the UN and forwarded to Talat, Papadopoulos called for two se [...] | 2007-07-12 05:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PGOV PREL |
| 07NICOSIA594 | TURKEY'S ELECTIONS AS SEEN FROM THE "TRNC" [...] (SBU) With only six days until Turkey goes to the polls, the July 22 election is, perhaps surprisingly, not at the forefront of everyone's minds in Cyprus's north, the self-proclaimed, unrecognized "TRNC." This is partly because ongoing domestic issues, including a "government" financial scan [...] | 2007-07-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA595 | EMOTION OF FIRST RETURNS OF MISSING PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus has returned to family members the remains of 28 Cypriots missing from the 1963 to 1974 period of intercommunal conflict. The remains of all 13 Turkish Cypriots were buried in an elaborate and emotional July 12 military cere [...] | 2007-07-17 06:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CY UNFICYP PHUM PGOV |
| 07NICOSIA622 | BIOTECH: PRESIDENT REFERS BIOTECH SEGREGATION BILL TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 25, President Papadopoulos refused to sign the biotech segregation bill (ref A),and, on the advice of the Attorney General, referred it to the Supreme Court on procedural and constitutional grounds. It is unclear how the Supreme Court may rule, and a decision by the [...] | 2007-07-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD SENV EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA640 | YOUTH POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS: CYPRUS'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Every major political party in the Republic of Cyprus has a youth branch. The two largest and most significant are EDON and NEDISY, affiliates of Cyprus's largest political organizations, AKEL and DISY, respectively. Though distinct from the mother parties, these Greek Cyprio [...] | 2007-08-07 11:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA651 | TALAT FINALLY BLINKS; DEMINING TO RESTART IN CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Commission and UN Development Program officials July 30 signed an agreement that allows humanitarian demining activities in the Cypriot Buffer Zone to continue, hopefully to their conclusion. Financing for operations, approximately four million euro, will come from the [...] | 2007-08-08 12:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNFICYP MOPS MASS CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA664 | PAPADOPOULOS CONFIDENT ON RE-ELECTION PROSPECTS [...] (C) During the course of a visit to Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and his family at their beach house in Protoras, Ambassador asked Papadopoulos for his thoughts on the looming campaign. Papadopoulos,s first reply was that "of the three of us, I think that my chances are best, becaus [...] | 2007-08-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA674 | "TRNC": THE MUFTI RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Beset for months by allegations he had misused his office for political gains, Turkish Cypriot Mufti Ahmet Yonluer resigned his position August 14. In actuality a mid-level "TRNC" bureaucrat who couldn't find Mecca with a map -- Yonluer's ceremonial robes, displayed prominently [...] | 2007-08-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA685 | TALAT WILL MEET, BUT IS WARY OF PAPADAPOULOS'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Domestic political concerns -- mainly the need to show Greek Cypriot voters that their president sought a Cyprus Problem solution -- was driving Tassos Papadopoulos's push for a meeting of community leaders, "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat told the Ambassador August 20. Despite [...] | 2007-08-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA691 | THE CYPRIOT PATH FROM JUNIOR OFFICER TO AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Cypriot Foreign Ministry is a relatively small institution, accepting a dozen new professionals per year; most are among Cyprus's best and brightest. New diplomats enter the corps through a hiring process lasting seven months. Once on board, an A100-like (but shorter) ori [...] | 2007-08-24 10:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA696 | RUMORS OF DEVELOPMENT SHAKE CYPRUS'S KARPASS [...] (U) Summary: The pristine Karpass peninsula, the long finger of land stretching northeast "like a dagger toward the heart of Anatolia," has dominated north Cyprus newscasts nightly this summer. A sleepy corner of the island known more for its turtle hatcheries and unbroken surf, Karpass has [...] | 2007-08-27 11:56:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SENV CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA701 | NOT RENDERING UNTO CAESAR THAT WHICH IS CAESAR'S: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Never one to shy from cameras or controversy, Archbishop Chrysostomos II's latest political interventions have brought vociferous reactions from the political opposition and sectors of the Greek Cypriot media, and left thoughtful pundits questioning the ostensible separation of c [...] | 2007-08-28 12:57:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA721 | CYPRUS: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TAKES NEW JOB IN HIS STRIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: The recently appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Athanasios Orphanides, assured us that global financial problems arising from the "sub-prime" sector shake-out is a non-issue for Cyprus. Problems he identified for Cyprus are locally sourced (an overheated property m [...] | 2007-08-31 11:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CY |
| 07NICOSIA729 | LEADERS' MEETING BRINGS NO BREAKTHROUGHS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fourteen months after concluding a framework arrangement to restart stalled Cyprus Problem negotiations -- the July 8 or Gambari Agreement, which envisioned regular tete-a-tetes of the island's community leaders -- RoC President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot "President [...] | 2007-09-06 13:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA74 | MISSING PERSONS COMMITTEE OPTIMISTIC ON RETURN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Tripartite Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is making steady progress exhuming and identifying Greek and Turkish Cypriots missing since 1963-1974. Pledges from the USG and other donors have ensured sufficient funding for operations to continue well into 2008, and CMP member [...] | 2007-01-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNFICYP TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA75 | ARCHBISHOPRIC INTERESTED IN ANTI-TIP COOPERATION; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on the Ambassador's December 20 offer to Archbishop Chrysostomos II (Reftel) to cooperate with the Church on combating trafficking in persons (TIP),PolOff met January 22 with the Church's pointman on the issue, Bishop Vasilios. While aware of the country's sexual e [...] | 2007-01-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | GTIP PREL PHUM CY GR TU |
| 07NICOSIA771 | FM GUL VISIT TO NORTHERN CYPRUS: LITTLE OBVIOUS [...] (C) Summary: During his September 18-19 visit to the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)", Turkish President Abdullah Gul delivered what seemed to be an intentionally mixed message in an effort to please both Turkish Cypriot "two states" hard-liners and pro-2004 referendum forces. His [...] | 2007-09-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA777 | TWO OF THE PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS OUTLINE THEIR CYPRUS [...] (SBU) Summary: In televised press conferences on September 11 and 14, President Tassos Papadopoulos and Democratic Rally (DISY)-backed presidential candidate Ioannis Kasoulides outlined their Cyprus problem policy - the top issue of every national election campaign. Papadopoulos confirmed tha [...] | 2007-09-25 06:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA804 | DEMANDS OF MFA POSITION TO HARDEN SOFT-LINER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Ministry dissatisfaction over our concept of "consultations" -- translated, the Embassy's continuing attempts to brief and respect the sensitivities of the MFA on our assistance to Turkish Cypriots (T/Cs) in northern Cyprus -- dominated the DCM's September 25 courtesy ca [...] | 2007-10-03 12:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA839 | DISY CHIEF OPTIMISTIC BUT LAMENTS CANDIDATE'S [...] (C) Summary: DISY-backed presidential candidate Ioannis Kasoulides bests his competitors in smarts and moderation, but has failed to impress the Cypriot electorate with leadership skills and political savvy, bemoaned party chief Nikos Anastassiades in an October 16 meeting with the Ambassado [...] | 2007-10-18 11:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA849 | CAUTIOUS CHRISTOFIAS REVEALS LITTLE ON CAMPAIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In clear contrast to DISY leader Nikos Anastassiades (Reftel),AKEL Secretary General Dimitris Christofias avoided tactical discussions and stuck to electoral generalities in his October 18 meeting with the Ambassador. February's presidential elections were distant, Christofias [...] | 2007-10-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA85 | PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER "COMMANDEERING" T/C [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a result of a landmark 2005 Supreme Court decision that returned the property of a Turkish Cypriot who had resettled in the south, Greek Cypriot "refugees" inhabiting T/C houses have lived with the constant threat of eviction should legal T/C owners move south and seek rest [...] | 2007-01-30 16:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP ECON CY |
| 07NICOSIA855 | ELECTIONS 2008: MECHANICS AND PROCESS [...] (U) Summary: Cypriots will go to the polls on February 17 to elect their president. With three strong candidates in the race, it is doubtful that one of them will tally the required 50 percent-plus-one to win outright, forcing a February 24 runoff. Historically, successful candidates have en [...] | 2007-10-26 09:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA863 | CYPRIOTS FREAK OVER UK-TURKEY AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Relations with UK Hit New Low" screamed Nicosia's English-language daily October 25. The cause? Island-related elements of the recent "Strategic Partnership Agreement" between the United Kingdom and Turkey that codified the countries' desires to help end the isolation of Turki [...] | 2007-10-29 15:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY UK TU |
| 07NICOSIA887 | TURKISH CYPRIOT PROTEST VOTE SEEKS PARTY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: New Turkish Cypriot (T/C) political parties have begun to emerge in response to growing voter frustration with traditional offerings. On the right, the Freedom and Reform Party (OP) -- which formed one year ago, allegedly with Ankara's aid -- is trying to re-brand itself as a mod [...] | 2007-11-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA898 | ANNAN PLAN STILL DOMINATING ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos's continuing lead in the presidential race is forcing his opponents to attempt to deconstruct the hero image that the President has forged with his hard-line Cyprus Problem tactics. AKEL leader Dimitris Christofias, for example, has abandoned his [...] | 2007-11-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA932 | ELDER STATESMAN TROUBLED BY ELECTORAL THEMES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The possible re-election of incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos deeply concerns former President and DISY founder Glafcos Clerides. In a November 14 meeting with the Ambassador, the octogenarian Clerides noted that many Cypriots realized the dangers "five more years of Tassos" would [...] | 2007-11-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY |
| 07NICOSIA933 | CYPRUS: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus I. Summary Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 197 [...] | 2007-11-20 06:20:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CY |
| 07NICOSIA940 | WELCOME TO CYPRUS, CODEL SIRES [...] (SBU) Welcome to Cyprus, Representative Sires, my home since December 2005 and an island whose complexity belies its small size. We have crafted a program that contains calls on President Tassos Papadopoulos and other high ranking Republic of Cyprus officials, contact with both Turkish Cyprio [...] | 2007-11-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON KCRM PTER CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA971 | AKP AND OP: IS THE AKP GOVERNMENT IN SEARCH OF A [...] (C) Summary: Many Turkish Cypriots (T/Cs) consider Turkey's AKP the force behind the T/C Freedom and Reform Party (OP),the junior "coalition" partner to "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's CTP. Any doubts regarding AKP's support for OP were dispelled recently by the Turkish party's high-prof [...] | 2007-12-11 14:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 07NICOSIA979 | CYPRIOTS OPPOSE KOSOVO UDI, TIGHT-LIPPED ON ESDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cognizant that Kosovo final status represented the European Union's greatest foreign policy challenge -- "one we must confront successfully" -- Cyprus nonetheless could "never" support Pristina's unilateral declaration of independence (UDI),asserted Foreign Ministry Political D [...] | 2007-12-13 15:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KO SE CY |
| 07NICOSIA980 | "TRNC" ECONOMIC SLIDE AND THE DEUS EX MACHINA [...] (C) Summary. The "TRNC" economy has grown at break-neck speed over the last three years, largely fueled by the boom in real estate. Overbuilding, poor finance structures and issues that have scared off foreign property buyers have turned the boom into a bust resulting in a growing liquidity sh [...] | 2007-12-14 06:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CY |
| 07PARIS2888 | CODEL WEXLER STAFFERS DISCUSS EU-TURKEY AT MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 7 meeting with Representative Wexler's Staff Director, MFA officials offered a broad overview of French reasoning behind Sarkozy's opposition to Turkish EU membership; his proposal for an EU discussion before the end of the year on fixing the EU's final borders; his com [...] | 2007-07-03 17:08:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN TU CY AR UNO |
| 07STATE166912 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) mandate renewal resolution during UNSC voting on 14 December, 2007. The text of the resolution is listed in paragraph 2. USUN is authorized to draw from the talking poi [...] | 2007-12-14 04:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO CY |
| 07STATE35309 | ENGAGING EU COMMISSIONER FOR ENLARGEMENT OLLI [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) EUR/ERA appreciates Embassy Helsinki,s initiative in reaching out to EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn as reported in Helsinki 70, and encourages future meetings whenever Rehn visits Helsinki. EU Commissioners can provide valua [...] | 2007-03-20 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN |
| 07STATE88160 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO GOT REGARDING U.S. DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Per REFTEL A, Department provides points in paragraph 4 upon which Embassy Ankara may draw to respond to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Northeast Mediterranean and Americas Haydar Berk and other appropriate GOT officials. 4. [...] | 2007-06-25 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PARM PREL TU |
| 07USEUBRUSSELS1736 | CYPRIOTS DODGE AND WEAVE ON TURKISH DEMANDS FROM [...] (C) Summary. Cyprus responds to Turkish concerns within ESDP by citing its own litany of grievances against Ankara. Any meaningful change in Turkey's status within ESDP requires Council approval, thus being subject to veto. There is no visible pressure being exerted by major Member States on [...] | 2007-05-25 14:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EUN NATO CY TU |
| 07USEUBRUSSELS1890 | GERMAN PSC AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT OF [...] (C) Summary: German PSC Ambassador (and current presidency chair of the EU Political and Security Committee) Clemens Von Goetze warned that Turkish refusal to allow NATO-EU dialogue on the EU Afghan police training mission was not only endangering the mission itself but risked damaging the Tu [...] | 2007-06-08 11:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN TU CY |
| 07USEUBRUSSELS2000 | TURKS MAINTAIN THEIR CONCERNS OVER ESDP ARE [...] (C) Summary: According to the Turkish Mission to the EU, Ankara's treatment and status within ESDP represents a serious problem, and their list of demands does not constitute a bargaining ploy related to other political issues. They stress the EU has committed itself to a number of initiative [...] | 2007-06-18 14:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EUN TU |
| 07USEUBRUSSELS3050 | EU TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS TURKEY'S ESDP CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary. The EU has proposed a series of nine steps designed to address Turkey's concerns over its role within the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). The steps envisioned consist largely of broader and more frequent consultations. More meaningful changes in Turkey's status wi [...] | 2007-10-02 13:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1143 | SRSG MOLLER EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION OVER NO PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on December 7, SRSG Michael Moller expressed strong disappointment with the failure of the two parties to implement the July 8 Agreement of 2006. Moller also addressed the need for ag [...] | 2007-12-10 14:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07USUNNEWYORK815 | U/SYG PASCOE SAYS UN CYPRUS PLANS DEPEND ON [...] (C) Summary: In a September 27 meeting with visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza, UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe said that if President Papadopoulos of Cyprus loses the election in February then he will push to appoint a new special envoy for the Cyprus conflict and work on brokering a new settlement plan. Pas [...] | 2007-10-04 13:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC CY GG |
| 08ANKARA1055 | CODELS TANNER AND LEAHY MEET WITH PM ERDOGAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: In May 29 meetings with Codels Tanner and Leahy, President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan lauded improved U.S.-Turkey relations and expressed gratitude for U.S. support against PKK terrorism. Erdogan complained of Congressional resolutions introduced on Cyprus and the Aegean t [...] | 2008-06-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PTER ENRG ETTC IR IS TU |
| 08ANKARA11 | TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL'S JANUARY VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Abdullah Gul is Turkey's first president to visit Washington since 1999. He took office in August following a sharp confrontation between the government and military in April and an overwhelming Justice and Development Party (AKP) victory in parliamentary elections in July. Gul's move f [...] | 2008-01-03 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL PTER ENRG TU |
| 08ANKARA1190 | TURKEY/CYPRUS: MFA TAKING WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: In a June 27 meeting, MFA Cyprus Section Head Can Oztas told us the MFA remains supportive of current negotiations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, but has no plans to propose any concessions or gestures towards building momentum for a resolution. He rejected r [...] | 2008-06-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CY TU |
| 08ANKARA1191 | TURKEY/CYPRUS: MFA TAKING WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: In a June 27 meeting, MFA Cyprus Section Head Can Oztas told us the MFA remains supportive of current negotiations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, but has no plans to propose any concessions or gestures towards building momentum for a resolution. He rejected r [...] | 2008-07-01 04:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CY TU |
| 08ANKARA1277 | DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's chief foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told visiting DAS Matt Bryza July 11 that Erdogan's July 10 Baghdad meetings were a "good start." The Turks discussed alternate sources of gas for the Nabucco pipeline with Iraqi officials, acknowledgin [...] | 2008-07-16 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG IZ AM CY TU |
| 08ANKARA1293 | TURKEY APPROACHES MEDITERRANEAN UNION WITH CAUTION [...] (C) Summary: Despite PM Erdogan's last minute decision to attend the Mediterranean Union Summit July 13-14, the GOT remains highly skeptical of the organization's viability, as well as French intentions. Turkey's MFA successfully negotiated a series of concessions in the final communiqu to e [...] | 2008-07-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR TU IS SY |
| 08ANKARA1301 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA1392 | TURKEY'S NEW CHOD: GENERAL ILKER BASBUG [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Land Forces Commander General Ilker Basbug (pronounced BAHSH-boo) was named as Turkey's next CHOD at the Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) that concluded on August 4 (full YAS results reported septel). Despite some shifts in civil-military relations, the [...] | 2008-08-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU |
| 08ANKARA1401 | TURKEY/NATO-EU: NO SIGNS OF LET UP IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: While acknowledging recent French efforts to improve NATO-EU ties as a gesture of goodwill, Turkish officials are unimpressed. They view the recent French non-paper proposing a NATO-EU high-level working group with suspicion, and believe it is designed to circumvent the NATO-EU [...] | 2008-08-05 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL EUN NATO TU KV |
| 08ANKARA1512 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA1532 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA1563 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 10:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA1575 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 11:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA1596 | TURKEY: NEW MILITARY CHIEF'S FIRST POLICY SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: During new Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Ikler Basbug,s nationally televised speech at his August 28 change of command ceremony, Basbug: -- Highlighted the importance of US-Turkey bilateral relations and preserving the "perfect level of cooperation" against the PKK; -- Vo [...] | 2008-09-04 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
| 08ANKARA1598 | TURKISH MFA: CYPRUS TALKS ARE "LAST CHANCE" [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish MFA's key Cyprus official views the direct talks as the "last chance" for a solution on the island, and notes that "other options" will need to be considered if these negotiations fail. Both Turkish Cypriot leader Talat and Ankara suspect the Greek Cypriot side plans [...] | 2008-09-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU US |
| 08ANKARA1600 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA1611 | TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL MEETS U/S BURNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 5 meeting with Under Secretary Burns, Turkish President Gul said his trip to Yerevan the next day is intended to lay the foundation for progress in bilateral relations. He spoke at length about his private "blunt" discussions with Iranian President Ahmadinejad [...] | 2008-09-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1627 | U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...] | 2008-09-10 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1628 | U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...] | 2008-09-10 22:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1635 | TURKISH CAUCASIANS' INFLUENCE ON REGIONAL POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The conflict in Georgia has mobilized a large portion of Turkey's ethnic Caucasian community to lobby Ankara to join Moscow in recognizing Abkhaz and South Ossetian independence. As during the Chechen wars of the 1990s, ethnic Caucasian groups will force the GOT to w [...] | 2008-09-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA1640 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA1696 | DAS BRYZA TALKS CYPRUS, MONTREUX CONVENTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 15 meeting in Ankara with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, MFA DU/S Berk said the GOT is pleased Cyprus negotiations have begun, but remains circumspect until it becomes more clear the Greek Cypriots are committed to negotiating a comprehensive settlement and not just going [...] | 2008-09-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU CY |
| 08ANKARA1700 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA173 | TURKEY: KARAMANLIS VISIT PAVES WAY FOR IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary: Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis' January 23-25 trip to Turkey symbolizes the improved state of Turkish-Greek relations. During his meeting with PM Erdogan, the two Prime Ministers focused on how to overcome the three most contentious bilateral issues -- Cyprus, the Aegean, and mi [...] | 2008-01-30 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU GR |
| 08ANKARA1747 | TURKEY LIKELY TO SUPPORT CANCELLATION OF ANNUAL [...] (S) Turkey is likely to support the call for cancellation of the annual Turkey-Turkish Cypriot military exercise Toros, according to MFA DDG for Northeast Mediterranean Kerim Uras, though a formal decision has yet to be taken. Uras told us the afternoon of October 8 that senior MFA colleagues [...] | 2008-10-08 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PM CY TU |
| 08ANKARA1810 | TURKEY STILL OPPOSES OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION OFF [...] (C) We met October 16 with Basat Ozturk, DDG for Aviation and Maritime Affairs at MFA, to discuss Turkey,s position on oil and gas exploration off the coast of Cyprus. Ozturk said Turkey,s position has not changed from last year (reftel),and will not be affected by ongoing talks between the [...] | 2008-10-17 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT PBTS ENRG CY TU |
| 08ANKARA1854 | TURKEY: A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 21 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a three-hour meeting October 21 with EUR A/S Fried, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan said that Turkey: -- hopes to wrap up an agreement with Armenia before the end of the year; -- wants both the U.S. and EU to join the Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform in its se [...] | 2008-10-24 07:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1910 | TURKEY: CYPRUS WATCHERS DOWNBEAT ON TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Skepticism about the chances for a Cyprus settlement continues across a range of Turkish academics and opinion leaders who track the issue, a small group of whom the DCM hosted October 31 for a free-ranging discussion. The prevailing sentiments include: -- G/C voters turned to [...] | 2008-11-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU US |
| 08ANKARA2031 | TALAT ON CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS: GLASS IS HALF-FULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat portrayed the status of ongoing Cyprus negotiations in realistic yet optimistic terms in a November 20 speech in Ankara. Talat was clear in pointing out the trouble spots where negotiations have to date accomplished little, and agreed wit [...] | 2008-11-24 07:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CY TU |
| 08ANKARA2088 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Apakan's December 8-9 visit will be the fifth iteration of the "Shared Vision and Structured Dialogue" agreed upon by Secretary Rice and then-FM Gul in July 2006. Knowing it will take some time for the new administration to have its new team in place, U/S Apakan presse [...] | 2008-12-04 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA2138 | UNSYG SPECIAL ADVISOR DOWNER TALKS TURKEY ON CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSYG Special Advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer told the Ambassador December 17 he: -- hopes to learn Turkish bottom lines and who speaks for the GOT on Cyprus policy; - depends on the U.S. and U.K. to wield influence on the process; - foresees referenda by the end of 2009; - n [...] | 2008-12-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08ANKARA2140 | TURKEY WELCOMES OPENING OF EU CHAPTERS [...] (C) The GOT readily welcomed the European Union's decision to open two accession chapters, "free movement of capital" and "information, society, and media," following the 6th Turkey-EU Accession Conference in Brussels. This brings the total number of opened chapters to ten. (Note: The EU froz [...] | 2008-12-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU |
| 08ANKARA2196 | TURKEY: INFLUENTIAL THINKERS LOOK AHEAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Influential Ankara-based opinion makers told visiting EUR/SE Deputy Director Brink that: -- Continuation of US support for the fight against the PKK and the prevention of an Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR) will be the key early bell-weather for Turkish-U.S. relations under th [...] | 2008-12-31 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CY TU |
| 08ANKARA248 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA279 | TURKEY OPPOSES ICAO PLANS TO TRANSFER SAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish MFA Civil Aviation officials summoned PMA Counselor on February 12 to request U.S. support at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Turkey has written an objection letter to ICAO leadership opposing its plans to transfer "state" responsibility for Search [...] | 2008-02-14 08:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL TU CY |
| 08ANKARA309 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA328 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA338 | GOT PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY CYPRIOT ELECTION FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT officials expressed pleasant surprise at the unexpected outcome of the first round of Cyprus' presidential election. Regardless of the final outcome, Turkey remains prepared to press for resumption of final settlement negotiations as soon as possible. The Turks are hopeful t [...] | 2008-02-22 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08ANKARA356 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA384 | CODEL BIDEN MEETS WITH FM BABACAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Biden discussed with Turkish FM Babacan ongoing U.S.-Turkey cooperation and efforts to promote stability in the region, notably in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, during a February 22 meeting. Babacan described the EU accession process as integral to Turkey's ongoing dem [...] | 2008-02-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA386 | CODEL BIDEN MEETS WITH FM BABACAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Biden discussed with Turkish FM Babacan ongoing U.S.-Turkey cooperation and efforts to promote stability in the region, notably in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, during a February 22 meeting. Babacan described the EU accession process as integral to Turkey's ongoing dem [...] | 2008-02-28 07:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV TU |
| 08ANKARA43 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA439 | GOT REMAINS COMMITTED TO RENEWED PUSH FOR CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT officials reiterated their commitment to push for a new effort to achieve a comprehensive settlement on Cyprus (Ref A) during March 3 meetings with EUR DAS Bryza. Turkey sees 2008 as a "window of opportunity" to make progress in advance of spring 2009 local elections in Turkey [...] | 2008-03-06 08:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
| 08ANKARA482 | TURKEY AND TALAT ON THE SAME PAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: "TRNC President" Talat's March 6 visit to Ankara underscored the congruity of Turkish views and those of their Turkish Cypriot counterparts on the way forward toward resuming comprehensive settlement talks. The GOT position remains unchanged: it wants to push forward on comprehen [...] | 2008-03-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08ANKARA55 | TURKEY: TALAT VISIT SHOWS GOT INTERAGENCY [...] (C) Summary and comment: "TRNC President" Talat enjoyed full head of state honors during a January 3-4 visit to Ankara that created broad interagency agreement within the GOT on an effort to re-energize comprehensive settlement negotiations on Cyprus. Talat's meetings with President Gul, Prim [...] | 2008-01-10 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08ANKARA583 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA62 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-11 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA633 | TURKEY: GOT REQUESTS USG SUPPORT ON "TRNC" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is concerned that Greek Cypriot efforts to block engagement of Turkish Cypriot Authorities by the OECD's Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of Turkish Cypriot authorities under the guise of "recognition" concerns threatens to further isolate economically and financially the [...] | 2008-04-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CY TU |
| 08ANKARA709 | TURKEY: UN USYG PASCOE CONSULTS MFA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Following consultations in Nicosia and Athens, UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe visited Ankara April 8 to discuss the UN's proposal for the next round of comprehensive Cyprus settlement talks. MFA sources report the GOT is pleased with the details Pascoe lai [...] | 2008-04-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08ANKARA853 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA873 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA890 | TURKEY: U/S APAKAN PREVIEWS CYPRUS GRIEVANCES TO [...] (C) During a May 5 meeting on various subjects, Turkish MFA U/S Apakan outlined GOT concerns about Cyprus that he planned to raise with the EU Troika during its May 6 meetings in Ankara. His purpose was not to complain, but to highlight areas where Greek Cypriots and President Christofias are [...] | 2008-05-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08ANKARA910 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 08ANKARA937 | TURKEY: EU TROIKA, IN ANKARA, FOCUSES ON NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: The EU continued its intense engagement with Turkey (following EC President Barroso's recent visit) with a May 6 EU Troika meeting in Ankara. The EU delegation stressed the accession door remains very much open for Turkey, but reforms must be reinvigorated. Turkish [...] | 2008-05-15 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU EUN |
| 08ATHENS1043 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S JULY 27 - 29 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. I am pleased that you are coming and the Embassy stands ready to make your visit a success. Your visit is opportune, as the Greeks are thinking carefully about Iran. On the one hand, those handling non-proliferation matters largely share international community concern [...] | 2008-07-23 08:28:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR |
| 08ATHENS1203 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR LAGON'S SEPTEMBER 1-3 [...] (C) Welcome to Athens. Your visit is an excellent opportunity to press Greece to show progress on TIP issues if it wishes to avoid a Tier-Two Watch-List rating. Your visit comes at a particularly delicate moment in U.S.-Greece relations. A NATO ally and EU member, Greece has been helpful in [...] | 2008-08-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | GR PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 08ATHENS1562 | GREEK MFA STATEMENT CONDEMNS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (SBU) On November 15, the Greek MFA issued a statement regarding the 25th anniversary of creating the "TRNC" in 1983. The statement reiterated Greece's position that this was "a provocative illegal action in violation of the fundamental rules and principles of international law" and stressed [...] | 2008-11-18 06:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CY TU GR |
| 08ATHENS20 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit, which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Greece is a NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. The center-right New Democracy governm [...] | 2008-01-04 17:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
| 08ATHENS255 | GREEK LEADERSHIP HERALDS CHRISTOFIAS VICTORY AS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Greek officials and party leadership from across the political spectrum heralded Demetris Christofias' February 24 presidential election victory as a new era for all Cypriots -- Greek and Turkish alike. The Greeks welcome Christofias, readiness to constructively enga [...] | 2008-02-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY GR |
| 08ATHENS367 | GREECE/CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS' FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT [...] (U) This message has been cleared with Embassy Nicosia. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) During his March 4 - 6 visit to Athens, newly elected Cypriot President Christofias emphasized his interest in rejuvenating UN-led efforts to achieve a settlement. In public, he reiterated that the [...] | 2008-03-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV YI CY GR |
| 08ATHENS469 | SCENESETTER: ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISITS ATHENS [...] (SBU) Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit which comes at an important time, during the Bucharest Summit, in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. As you know, Greece is an important NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. [...] | 2008-03-31 07:47:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | GR NATO ODC PARM PGOV PREL |
| 08BRUSSELS1532 | SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH EU OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 23-24 Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray met with EU officials to discuss the way forward on the EU's Southern Corridor strategy. Energy Commissioner Piebalgs said that the Nabucco project remains a high priority for the EU but that negotiations wit [...] | 2008-10-01 11:54:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EU |
| 08BRUSSELS1685 | DEPSEC KUPFER DISCUSSES EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 6-7, 2008 Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer met with EU and industry officials to discuss developments in European energy security and also discussed a wide range of topics including climate change and energy research. Research Commissioner Potocnik [...] | 2008-10-31 15:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
| 08BRUSSELS317 | DAS BRYZA AND EU OFFICIALS AGREE: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) EU officials and DAS Bryza agreed that the UN should take advantage of the opportunity a new Cypriot president offered to energize negotiations on Cyprus. EU accession negotiations on Turkey will continue its moderate pace under the Slovene and French presidencies, with two or even three [...] | 2008-02-29 13:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN CY TU |
| 08BRUSSELS918 | U.S. AND EU DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA [...] (C) Summary. EUR/SE Director Kathleen Fitzpatrick and USEU Political Minister Counselor Laurence Wohlers met with counterparts from the Slovenian Presidency, incoming French Presidency, Commission, and Council Secretariat to discuss EU candidate countries Turkey and Croatia at a regularly sch [...] | 2008-06-17 11:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN TU CR CY |
| 08BUDAPEST771 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERS ON [...] (C) Ref talking points were delivered on July 31 to GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Marta Varkonyi, Head of the EU Enlargement Unit, and Zsuzsa Nora Vincze, Turkey desk officer. Hungary welcomed the July 30 decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding the ruling Justice and [...] | 2008-08-01 15:19:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV TU EUN HU |
| 08ISTANBUL128 | TURKISH CYPRIOT ENVOY EAGER TO START SUBSTANTIVE [...] (SBU) The election of Cypriot President Demertis Christofias provides an opportunity to resolve the Cyprus Problem according to both Turkish Cypriot Special Envoy Kurtaly Erk and DAS Matt Bryza in a March 2 meeting in Istanbul. Erk stated that "President" Talat is ready to begin negotiations [...] | 2008-03-13 12:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 08ISTANBUL558 | AKP VICE CHAIR DISCUSSES TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a recent discussion with diplomats and media representatives, Egemen Bagis, who is Turkish ruling AK Party (AKP) Vice Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs, MP for Istanbul, and a confidant to Prime Minister Erdogan, praised the AKP's redirection of Turkey's foreign policies [...] | 2008-11-04 08:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EU SC TU |
| 08MOSCOW2297 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH GENERAL BUZHINSKIY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Defense Lt. General Yevgeniy Buzhinskiy told visiting EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza August 1 that Russia shared the U.S.'s desire to avoid an armed conflict in Abkhazia. If there were such a conflict, Russia would likely not become directly involved, h [...] | 2008-08-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO KCFE GG RS |
| 08MOSCOW3437 | CYPRIOT PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) During a November 19-20 visit to Moscow, Cypriot President Christofias met President Medvedev but a scheduled meeting with PM Putin was canceled. Russia accomplished two objectives in the eight agreements signed during the visit: an agreement to request information on financial transacti [...] | 2008-11-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN CY RS |
| 08NICOSIA106 | POSSIBILITY OF PAPADOPOULOS RE-ELECTION WEIGHS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Cypriot leader "President" Mehmet Ali Talat expressed doubt that substantive Cyprus Problem negotiations would resume in the event of a Papadopoulos re-election February 24, but assured that Turkish Cypriots were ready to start talks regardless of which Greek Cypriot prev [...] | 2008-02-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PRGOV PREL TU SR CY |
| 08NICOSIA116 | SURPRISE, SURPRISE: INCUMBENT PAPADOPOULOS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Incumbent Republic of Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos failed February 17 to advance to the second round; instead, challengers Ioannis Kasoulides (DISY, center-right) and Dimitris Christofias (AKEL, left) will do battle February 24. News of Papadopoulos's defeat left Cypr [...] | 2008-02-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA125 | G/TIP VISITOR SEES FIRST-HAND CYPRIOT EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Official Jennifer Donnelly visited Cyprus January 31 - February 2 to evaluate RoC efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) on the island. In her meetings, Donnelly acknowledged government successes, such as the recent passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislation an [...] | 2008-02-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY |
| 08NICOSIA126 | CYPRUS: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2008 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...] | 2008-02-22 08:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY |
| 08NICOSIA128 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 08NICOSIA134 | PRESIDENT-ELECT CHRISTOFIAS PROMISES TO REVIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Greek Cypriots on February 24 elected their first-ever Communist president, AKEL Secretary General Dimitris Christofias. The Soviet-educated Christofias defeated Democratic Rally (DISY)-backed challenger Ioannis Kasoulides by nearly seven points, 53.6 percent to 46.4 percent. [...] | 2008-02-26 09:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CY |
| 08NICOSIA144 | CHRISTOFIAS SEEKS EARLY ENGAGEMENT WITH TALAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: "If Mehmet Ali (Talat) and I cannot solve the Cyprus Problem, who can?" pondered RoC President-elect Dimitris Christofias in his February 26 meeting with the Ambassador, their first gathering since the February 24 election. Greek Cypriots had selected Christofias due primarily [...] | 2008-02-28 13:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY |
| 08NICOSIA156 | TALAT CLAIMS FULL-FLEDGED TALKS WILL IMPROVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 05:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA180 | TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...] | 2008-03-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY |
| 08NICOSIA181 | REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...] | 2008-03-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY |
| 08NICOSIA189 | LEADERS TO MEET MARCH 21; STILL WORK TO BE DONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami and Republic of Cyprus Presidential Commissioner George Iacovou met March 12, the first gathering of the sides' representatives since the February 24 RoC presidential elections. UNFICYP chief Michael Moller subsequently described the meetin [...] | 2008-03-17 14:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA216 | CYPRUS: POLICE STEP UP IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) As reported Reftel, police enforcement action against IPR piracy seems to be on the rise. During 2007, the police launched 188 raids on suspected pirates, seizing 188,516 pirated items (mostly of DVDs and CDs),compared to 114 raids and 77,763 seized items in 2006. Thus far, this trend [...] | 2008-04-02 11:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY |
| 08NICOSIA226 | SOYER SUPPORTS SOLUTION PROCESS AT APRIL 4 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: "Prime Minister" and head of the "governing" Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Ferdi Sabit Soyer was upbeat, if a bit harried, during a forty-five minute meeting with Ambassador Schlicher on April 4. He voiced strong support for keeping the Ledra Street crossing open and blamed the [...] | 2008-04-09 04:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TY CY |
| 08NICOSIA23 | FIFTH CANDIDATE ENTERS RACE, DISMISSIVE OF FEDERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ending weeks of speculation, firebrand European Parliamentarian (MEP) and former Cypriot MP Marios Matsakis announced December 28 his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the February presidential elections. Matsakis, notorious for his anti-British and anti-Turk hi [...] | 2008-01-09 15:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA252 | COMPOSITION OF WORKING GROUPS SPURS OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: President Demetris Christofias's appointment of well-known supporters of the 2004 Annan Plan to the working groups and technical committees soon to begin pre-negotiations preparations has pleased reunification activists but divided Cypriot political parties. Pro-government AKE [...] | 2008-04-21 14:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 08NICOSIA270 | ECHR ENDORSES PROPERTY SWAP BUT SIDESTEPS THE TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: The April 22 decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) approving a property swap between Greek Cypriot refugee Michael Tymvios and Turkey fell short of declaring the Turkish Cypriot "Property Commission" an effective local remedy, a finding that the Republic of Cypr [...] | 2008-04-29 14:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 08NICOSIA273 | OPPOSITION LEADER PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Cypriot President Demetris Christofias could count on DISY supporting his Cyprus reunification strategy "as long he shoots straight and doesn't play games with us," DISY leader Nikos Anastassiades told the Ambassador April 22. Being in opposition did not mean opposing every [...] | 2008-04-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA287 | HOW VIRGIN MUST THE BIRTH OF A NEW, POST-SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Just two weeks into long-delayed preparatory discussions at the working group/technical committee level, Turkish and Greek Cypriots already are hotly debating (albeit indirectly) one of the prickliest components of a final settlement: the origin and sovereignty of a reunified Cy [...] | 2008-05-09 04:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA306 | G/C NEGOTIATOR TROUBLED BY TURKISH SIDE'S REFUSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: "They're not empowered to think or even speculate, much less negotiate," complained Greek Cypriot negotiator George Iacovou in a May 12 meeting with the Ambassador, referring to the Turkish Cypriots staffing the working groups and technical committees currently conducting prepar [...] | 2008-05-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA32 | CYPRUS: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Office [...] | 2008-01-14 10:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY |
| 08NICOSIA322 | MISSING PERSONS EFFORT STILL A BRIGHT SPOT, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Returning the skeletal remains of 2-3 victims per week to grateful family members, the UN Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) remains a bright example of sustained bi-communal cooperation in Cyprus. The pace of returns likely will spike during the summer, once the Nicosia gene [...] | 2008-05-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM UNFICYP CY |
| 08NICOSIA324 | T/C NEGOTIATOR CLAIMS "ENOUGH" PROGRESS IN CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: "When will (Cypriot President Demetris) Christofias ever leave the harbor that (former President and famous hard-liner) Papadopoulos built?" complained Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami in a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador. Nami, without noting his own side's unhelpful pu [...] | 2008-05-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA34 | CYPRUS GREENS REMAIN FAITHFUL PAPADOPOULOS ALLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cyprus's Greens should have little affection for a cantankerous chain-smoker who equates Birkenstocks with Wagnerian opera, not fuzzy footwear. Yet the island's pre-eminent environmental movement, represented in Parliament since 2001, steadfastly supports RoC President Tassos P [...] | 2008-01-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SENV CY |
| 08NICOSIA348 | MAINTAINING POSITIVE MOMENTUM ON CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Prospects for substantive progress toward a Cyprus solution appeared bleak in December 2007. RoC President Tassos Papadopoulos enjoyed a clear lead among Greek Cypriot voters, and re-election of the celebrated hard-liner seemed likely. North of the Green Line, [...] | 2008-06-02 04:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA42 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS DIVIDED OVER GREEK CYPRIOT [...] (C) Summary: Although closely watched by Turkish Cypriot (T/C) politicos, February 2008 presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus do not engender in the north widespread hope for a future settlement. Of those we polled in the "ruling," pro-solution Republican Turkish Party (CTP),a ma [...] | 2008-01-17 15:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 08NICOSIA426 | GREEK CYPRIOTS DROP EU ASSISTANCE LAWSUITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing its satisfaction with a compromise reached days earlier, the Republic of Cyprus on June 3 announced the withdrawal of eight appeals to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over tenders originating in the European Union's 259-million euro financial aid package for Turkish Cyp [...] | 2008-06-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA434 | TALAT ANGRY AT TWO ESSENTIAL PLAYERS -- THE UN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 15:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TY CY |
| 08NICOSIA465 | VISITING ANALYST HEARS MIXED REVIEWS OF CHRISTOFIAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with officials and academics, visiting INR biographical analyst Zayda Madriz heard both praise and skepticism of RoC President Demetris Christofias, in office four months. Though Greek Cypriots praised the "change in climate" that accompanied Christofias's election [...] | 2008-06-24 08:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR CY |
| 08NICOSIA479 | PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF LISBON TREATY CALLS INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cyprus likely will ratify the Treaty of Lisbon on July 3, becoming the 20th European Union member state (M-S) to accept Brussels's latest effort at bureaucratic streamlining. In spite of its redefining of M-S relations with Brussels, the matter has generated little substantive [...] | 2008-06-26 10:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY |
| 08NICOSIA529 | GOC PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS PREPARES THE GROUND FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 8 press conference, President Christofias stated that his three meetings with Turkish Cypriot leader Talat have fully clarified the basis for full-fledged negotiations - a lingering concern for the G/C leader. He also argued that the Working Groups and Technical Comm [...] | 2008-07-11 12:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CY |
| 08NICOSIA531 | A/S FRIED'S MESSAGE OF USG SUPPORT FOR UN-BROKERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA558 | ERDOGAN VISIT: LIMITED CHEST-THUMPING BY THE PM, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 14:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA559 | G/C ENCLAVED IN KARPAS ARE ENDURING, BUT DWINDLING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 06:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU ECON |
| 08NICOSIA620 | CYPRUS STRIVES, HALFHEARTEDLY, TO MEET EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Four years after joining the European Union, Cyprus has not fulfilled several key EU directives on asylum and immigration. Its implementation of the asylum reception conditions directive is subpar; for example: housing is inadequate, welfare distribution is spotty and access to [...] | 2008-07-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CY |
| 08NICOSIA628 | CHRISTOFIAS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: If he and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat could not reunite Cyprus, then who could? RoC President Demetris Christofias told the Ambassador during the latter's farewell call July 31. President Christofias, while pleased with the outcome of the March-July preparatory phase [...] | 2008-08-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA649 | TALAT STILL TROUBLED BY GREEK CYPRIOT MOTIVATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: "I believe Christofias sincerely desires a solution," Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat informed the Ambassador at his farewell call August 6, "but I doubt his ability to manage the process and control Greek Cypriot hard-liners." Formal negotiations would commence on Sept [...] | 2008-08-07 13:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA650 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS DIVIDED ON EVE OF NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 13:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA660 | CYPRIOTS TORN BETWEEN SUPPORTING RUSSIA, GEORGIA'S [...] (C) In response to Ref A, PolChief on August 12 demarched Cyprus MFA Russia Desk Officer Alkys Ieromonachou and Ministerial Counselor Charis Christodoulidou, emphasizing that the Euro-Atlantic community must act in concert to condemn Russian aggression in Georgia, demand an immediate cease-fi [...] | 2008-08-12 13:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY RU GG |
| 08NICOSIA668 | CYPRIOTS STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA, AT LEAST [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Polchief on August 14 delivered Georgia-related points to MFA Acting Political Director George Kasoulides. Referring to accounts of continued Russian military activity in and around Gori, the MFA diplomat lamented that hard, confirmed accounts were difficult to obta [...] | 2008-08-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE |
| 08NICOSIA67 | FATE OF "RULING" TURKISH CYPRIOT PARTY DEPENDS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TR CY |
| 08NICOSIA682 | NEW ARRIVALS CHANGING CYPRUS'S BI-COMMUNAL [...] (SBU) Summary: An island long accustomed to exporting human capital, Cyprus has witnessed an unprecedented wave of immigration in the last ten years, altering the historically bi-communal (Turkish- and Greek-Cypriot) demographic balance and potentially affecting the Republic's political landsc [...] | 2008-08-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL ECON CY |
| 08NICOSIA691 | CYPRUS: CHURCH AND STATE CONTINUE TO CLASH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Few would expect a chummy relationship between Cyprus's pro-solution, card-carrying Communist President Demetris Christofias and its hard-line nationalist, conservative archbishop, Chrysostomos II. Leader of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus since late 2006, the bombastic Archbisho [...] | 2008-08-25 13:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA703 | CYPRUS: WHERE WE ARE AT THE START OF FORMAL TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At rock-bottom of a four-year impasse, few believed on January 1 that full-fledged Cyprus Problem negotiations would recommence during 2008. In the eight months since, however, Greek Cypriots dumped their intransigent leader and replaced him with freer-thinking Demetris Chris [...] | 2008-09-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA712 | USG PROVIDES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, C-T ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) The following is a Department of Treasury-drafted message transmitted from Embassy Nicosia. 2. (SBU) Responding to a July 2008 Embassy Nicosia request, two advisors from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) Financial Enforcement Team visited Nicosia Au [...] | 2008-09-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KCRM ETER CY |
| 08NICOSIA713 | CYPRUS: UN-BROKERED TALKS OPEN WITH FEW SUPRISES, [...] (C) Summary: UN-brokered full-fledged negotiations to resolve the Cyprus Problem recommenced on September 3, with leaders Mehmet Ali Talat and Demetris Christofias participating in a mostly-ceremonial two-hour gathering with UN Special Advisor Alexander Downer. After airing the usual redline [...] | 2008-09-04 15:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA731 | CYPRUS: FM KYPRIANOU DESIRES CLOSE U.S.-ROC [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Nothing should divide us" asserted Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou at Ambassador Urbancic's September 10 introductory call. The United States and Cyprus shared numerous interests, Kyprianou continued, and could cooperate in spheres ranging from science and [...] | 2008-09-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU GE |
| 08NICOSIA744 | CYPRUS: TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER TALAT HOPEFUL ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |
| 08NICOSIA77 | "TRNC" ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING EFFORTS SLOWLY ADVANCE [...] (SBU) On January 23-24, another in a series of EU-sponsored seminars on anti-money laundering and financial sector reform was held in the "TRNC." Unlike the previous meeting held in September (reftel,) only one expert came from abroad to provide comments on the recently-passed "TRNC" anti-mone [...] | 2008-01-31 10:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETER CY |
| 08NICOSIA782 | CYPRUS: DENKTASH SCION NOT HOPEFUL ON PROSPECTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-30 14:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 08NICOSIA785 | CYPRUS: STUDY POINTS FINGERS AT G/C HISTORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recently-published study by a respected Greek Cypriot academic that criticizes RoC middle school history instruction has strengthened the case of those G/Cs who are demanding a curriculum revision similar to that carried out in the Turkish Cypriot community five years ago. S [...] | 2008-10-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA80 | KOSOVO: CYPRIOTS AGREE ON ESDP CONOPS, NOT YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cypriot Political Director Euripides Evriaviades claimed victory in seeing the Kosovo ESDP Concept of Operations document stripped of text "dangerous" to the Republic of Cyprus, leaving instead acceptable, "status-neutral" language. Cyprus has not yet agreed to support the depl [...] | 2008-02-01 10:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KO SE CY |
| 08NICOSIA811 | CYPRUS TO ANNOUNCE TENDERS FOR OFFSHORE [...] (C) The Cypriot Department of Energy is planning to announce the next round of bidding for offshore oil and gas exploration in Cypriot-claimed waters this November. During the first round of bidding in August, 2007, only three of the eleven blocs on offer received bids. Subsequently, only Nob [...] | 2008-10-10 11:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EPET CY |
| 08NICOSIA813 | CYPRUS TO ANNOUNCE TENDERS FOR OFFSHORE [...] (C) The Cypriot Department of Energy is planning to announce the next round of bidding for offshore oil and gas exploration in Cypriot-claimed waters this November. During the first round of bidding in August, 2007, only three of the eleven blocs on offer received bids. Subsequently, only Nob [...] | 2008-10-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EPET CY |
| 08NICOSIA816 | CYPRUS: CARTER, "ELDERS" OPTIMISTIC OVER TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: "I'm overwhelmingly encouraged at prospects for Cyprus's reunification," asserted U.S. President Jimmy Carter on October 9 in Nicosia. Carter, along with fellow "Elders" Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi, had come to Cyprus "to commend th [...] | 2008-10-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 08NICOSIA836 | CYPRUS: T/C NEGOTIATOR URGES GREATER U.S. ROLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TR CY |