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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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00HARARE3634GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SENDS SIGNALS OF
[...] (C) THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HAS FINALLY FOCUSED ON THE USG'S CRITICAL WORDS AND ACTIONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND HAS BEGUN SENDING SIGNALS OF ITS DISPLEASURE. THESE INCLUDE NOT ACCREDITING THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) AND THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) AS ELECTION [...]
2000-07-05 09:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE4611NEW TRADE MINISTER MOYO IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
[...] (C) NEW INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR AUGUST 15 THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS DETERMINED TO SEIZE 3,000 FARMS AND HAD NO INTENTION OF PROVIDING COMPENSATION. MOYO CLAIMED THAT MOST CABINET MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR OF A FAIR, TRANSPARENT LAND REFORM EFFOR [...]
2000-08-17 16:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PINR PHUM ZI EFIN EAGR
00HARARE4750VP MSIKA: BLAMES OTHERS FOR VIOLENCE AND
[...] (C) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED STRONG U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE FARM OCCUPATIONS AND CONTINUING RURAL VIOLENCE TO VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA ON AUGUST 25. MSIKA BLAMED COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND THE OPPOSITION MDC FOR INCITING MUCH OF THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE AND INSISTED TH [...]
2000-08-25 14:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ECON EFIN PHUM ZI EAGR
00HARARE6281UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE ANGELO SHARES HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, ACCOMPANIED BY LABOFF, PAID A CALL NOVEMBER 6 ON RECENTLY ARRIVED UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE (RES REP) VICTOR ANGELO TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE. THE RES REP TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT WHILE THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS IN THE DI [...]
2000-11-07 15:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR ZI
00HARARE6317DANISH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGES TO ZIMBABWE ON FAST TRACK LAND EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2000-11-09 15:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID PREL ZI
00HARARE6423UNDP HOLDS FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH THE DONOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN HARARE, VICTOR ANGELO, HOSTED A FOLLOW-UP MEETING OF THE LOCAL DONOR COMMUNITY ON NOVEMBER 9. THE PURPOSE WAS TO ALLOW THE DONOR COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE DRAFT UNDP MISSION REPORT ON THE LAND REFORM PROCESS IN ZIMBABWE, AS WELL AS TO DISCUSS HOW [...]
2000-11-17 10:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR ZI
00HARARE7159INYIKA TRUST, A NEW PLAYER ON THE LAND ISSUE IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 5, TERENCE HUSSEIN, AN ATTORNEY AFFILIATED WITH INYIKA TRUST, MET WITH ECONOFF AT THE EMBASSY. INYIKA TRUST IS A NEWLY REGISTERED NGO IN ZIMBABWE WHOSE STATED PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION TO COMMUNAL FARMERS AND LANDLESS BLACK ZIMBABWEANS. [...]
2000-12-20 10:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PREL PHUM PINR ZI
00LONDON8980UNITED KINGDOM: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE UNITED KINGDOM CONTINUED ITS AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS AGAINST DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 2000. IT PASSED A NEW TERRORISM LAW THAT GIVES THE GOVERNMENT EXPANDED POWERS TO FIGHT BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORISM, AND IT CONTINUED ITS CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES TO BRI [...]
2000-12-28 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
00RABAT5272MOROCCO: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO (G [...]
2000-11-30 16:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
00RIYADH3360SAUDI ARABIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 2000, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM. PART [...]
2000-12-03 08:50:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
00STATE228220ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL
[...] EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 3, 2000, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALLOWANCES AND/OR POST DIFFERENTIAL RATES ARE REVISED AS SHOWN. THESE CHANGES WILL BE PART A OF TL:SR-593. 2. PLEASE INFORM LOCAL OFFICES OF ALL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE POSTS LISTED IN THIS CABLE. 3. ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT FORM [...]
2000-12-01 00:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER
01ABUJA1922NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) In a July 31 meeting scheduled to discuss other issues (septel),Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by EconOff (notetaker),raised with President Obasanjo, as promised in reftelcon, Nigeria's continuing role in addressing the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe. Obasanjo was very forthcoming as [...]
2001-08-02 10:00:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL NI ZI
01ABUJA2253NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES
[...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...]
2001-09-07 14:55:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK
01COLOMBO2233 SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS
[...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...]
2001-12-12 11:51:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL CE MV
01HARARE1026ZIMBABWE LEGAL COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY CONCERNED
[...] (C) ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH STERNFORD MOYO, PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE AND A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICES COMMISSION, AND BEATRICE MTETWA, THE ZIMBABWEAN LAWYER [...]
2001-03-15 11:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS PINR ZI
01HARARE1055 INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION DELEGATION VISIT
[...] (C) IN A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO ASSESS THE CURRENT STATE OF ZIMBABWE'S JUDICIARY, AN INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION DELEGATION MET WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET AS WELL AS PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT. IN A FRANK THREE-AND-A-HALF HOUR [...]
2001-03-19 15:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS PINR ZI
01HARARE1082FOREIGN MINISTER CONVOKES COMMONWEALTH HEADS
[...] (C) ZIMBABWEAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STANISLAUS MUDENGE SUMMONED COMMONWEALTH AND SADC HEADS OF MISSION IN HARARE ON MARCH 21 TO DELIVER A TWO-HOUR HARANGUE ON THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) STATEMENT ISSUED THE DAY BEFORE IN LONDON. "NOTHING WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN ZIMB [...]
2001-03-21 15:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ZI ADCO
01HARARE2743DISCUSSION OF IFES EXPULSION WITH MFA
[...] (C) IN A SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING WITH MFA DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE, CHARGE ROTH RAISED U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXPULSION OF THE TEAM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES -- REF B),AND PROVIDED A COPY OF THE EMBASSY'S SEPTEMBER 13 D [...]
2001-09-18 13:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV ZI
01HARARE3131PRESIDENT MUGABE AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TERRORISM, LAND,
[...] (C) IN AN HOUR-LONG MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN ON OCTOBER 18, PRESIDENT MUGABE THANKED THE U.S. FOR ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING ZIMBABWEAN INDEPENDENCE AND FOR ITS SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SINCE 1980. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON AND [...]
2001-10-19 11:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3263EU'S NEXT STEPS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) THE EU WILL FORMALLY NOTIFY THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF ITS DECISION TO MOVE TO ARTICLE 96 DISCUSSIONS UNDER THE COTONOU AGREEMENT. THE GOZ WILL HAVE 15 DAYS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO PARTICIPATE, THEN UP TO 60 DAYS (I.E. LATE JANUARY) TO ADDRESS EU CONCERNS IN FIVE BROAD CATE [...]
2001-10-31 15:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3527AMBASSADOR, ZANU-PF SECRETARY OF INFORMATION NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA DISCUSS ZDERA, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) IN A NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SENIOR ZANU- PF OFFICIAL NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA SAID THE GOZ WANTS TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE USG, AND HE URGED THAT THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA),CURRENTLY BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BE TAKEN "OFF THE AGENDA." [...]
2001-11-23 10:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR
01HARARE3690 A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO
[...] (C) IN MEETINGS DECEMBER 10-11 WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, AND FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI -- AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER EXPLAINED ZDERA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. SIPDIS HE EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT O [...]
2001-12-12 15:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01LONDON7384UNITED KINGDOM: 2001 ANNUAL TERRRORISM REPORT
[...] POST HAS KEYED ITS RESPONSES TO REFTEL PARAGRAPHS. A) DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORISM COALITION, PARTICULARLY IN ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG RECORD OF ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST THREA [...]
2001-12-21 16:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
01RIYADH3968SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM
[...] FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. RESPONSE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITIO [...]
2001-12-12 13:33:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL SA
02ABUJA2509NIGERIA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF AVIATION-
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On August 15 Ambassador Jeter met Minister of Aviation, Kema Chikwe to discuss the status of code sharing requests by Northwest, Delta and American Airlines with their European partners. The Minister assured the Ambassador that Northwes [...]
2002-08-23 12:29:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA2884NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE
[...] This periodic economic report includes: --Dutch Auction Holds Naira Steady --Supplemental Budget Withdrawn --IMF and GON begin Article IV Consultations --Hotels' Privatization in Jeopardy --Business Opportunities for U.S. Firms in Lagos State --Nigeria to sign Paris Club Debt Agreement with U [...]
2002-10-22 08:52:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD NI
02AMMAN2432SENIOR ISLAMIC FIGURES PRAISE CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM
[...] (C) The Chief Justice of the Sharia Court and the Mufti of the Kingdom recently expressed to us their strong condemnation of Israeli violence in the West Bank and of suicide bombings, but asked that the U.S. adopt a "more just" position defending the rights of Palestinians against Israeli oc [...]
2002-05-16 09:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL SOCI IS JO
02AMMAN3248JORDAN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN ECAP
[...] (u) On June 6, Post received a letter of thanks from Mohammed Obeidat, Head of the International Cooperation Section at Jordanian Customs, for USG support for Jordan's participation in the May 20-24 Barcelona Transshipment Conference (ref). In the letter, Obeidat expressed interest in takin [...]
2002-06-17 14:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKSTC ETTC JO EXBS
02AMMAN3947JORDAN: ENGAGING ISLAM
[...] (C) Embassy Amman's chief goals include promoting moderation and reform within Jordan through contact work and a wide range of programs. Our Economic Reform efforts seek to achieve these goals through improved living standards, increased employment opportunities, and encouraging Jordan's cont [...]
2002-07-17 13:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER EFIN EAID KPAO KDEM KIRF PHUM JO
02AMMAN4060 JORDAN: 2002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT SINCE KING ABDULLAH SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1999, JORDAN HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. KEY REFORMS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, AND SERVICES SECTORS. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT LAWS GRANT SPECIFIC IN [...]
2002-07-23 07:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB KIDE EFIN ECON ETRD JO OPIC
02AMMAN4864JORDAN'S DIPLOMATS FOCUS ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (sbu) Summary. Reflecting the emphasis he has put on economic and commercial development and the growing private sector export and investment orientation of Jordan's economy, King Abdullah personally launched a four-day USAID-supported economic/commercial training program for Jordanian amba [...]
2002-08-28 06:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP PREL JO
02AMMAN5878 TERRORISM FINANCE: ARABIC TRANSLITERATIONS
[...] This is an action request: Post received the following diplomatic note from the ministry of foreign affairs requesting that embassy provide the Arabic spellings of the names contained in the most recent list of names added to E.O. 13224 (reftel). Post would appreciate guidance on how to res [...]
2002-10-09 15:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER JO
02AMMAN5994JORDAN: AIR MARSHALS PROGRAM, ACTION REQUEST
[...] Action Request: Post received via a diplomatic note from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the following letter regarding new U.S. procedures pertaining to foreign air marshals programs. The note and letter formally request U.S. government permission to allow Royal Jordanian Airlines [...]
2002-10-16 07:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER JO
02AMMAN6060A VIRTUAL SUCCESS: JORDAN'S ICT FORUM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan's second ICT Forum was held Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Amman. Featuring addresses by King Abdullah, Intel CEO Craig Barrett, John Gage, Chief Researcher and Director of the Science Office for Sun Microsystems, and AOL Strategic Advisor George Vradenburg, the event attracted more [...]
2002-10-20 08:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN6250ICT PROGRAMS IN JORDAN
[...] (U) Per REFTEL request, we are providing information on telecom regulation, internet, and other IT-related questions posed, as well as a description of ICT projects related to education, business skills, business development, and e-government in Jordan. ----------------------------- THE TR [...]
2002-10-27 07:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EAID JO
02AMMAN6537(ATA #3707-MOI) MEMORANDUM OF INTENT FOR
[...] (U) This message contains a request for Department guidance. Please see para 3. 2. (U) On October 24, Embassy conveyed reftel draft MOI to the MFA's Legal Advisor Samer Naber. On November 6, we received the following diplomatic note (also faxed to DS/ATA) in return. Begin text: [...]
2002-11-07 06:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER JO
02ANKARA9058WOLFOWITZ AND GROSSMAN PRESS TURKS FOR SUPPORT ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-20 08:05:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU
02ANKARA90802003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...]
2002-12-23 10:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU NATO
02ATHENS4072GREECE: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, THE GOG HAS ROTATED THREE FRIGATES (HS SPETSES, HS ADRIAS, AND HS PSARA) THROUGH ARABIAN SEA DUTY. EACH FRIGATE CARRIES APPROXIMATELY 200 CREW MEMBERS, A S-70B6 HELICOPTER, AND A UNIT OF HELLENIC NAVY COMMANDOS. GREECE HAS ALSO BEEN CONT [...]
2002-11-26 09:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GR
02COLOMBO2165FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI
[...] POST NOMINATES MR. MUSTHAFA NIHMATH, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY TRUST FUND AND MR. NOORUL AMEEN IZZADEEN, DEPUTY EDITOR, "THE SUNDAY TIMES," FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. PART I OF NOMINEES' BIO DATA FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.g [...]
2002-11-21 10:16:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
02HANOI2209 VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...]
2002-09-10 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR
02HARARE1136ZANU-PF REQUESTS SUSPENSION OF PARTY TALKS
[...] (U) ZANU-PF has requested suspension of the talks with the opposition MDC. In a letter dated May 9 (faxed to AF/S) to the Nigerian and South African facilitators, the leader of the ruling party's negotiating team -- Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa -- cited several reasons for the request. [...]
2002-05-10 11:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE13852002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-06-07 07:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN ETRD ECON EIND ZI
02HARARE1806MUGABE TURNS UP HEAT ON OPPOSITION
[...] (C) The Zimbabwean government has stepped up its harassment of the MDC leadership, arresting the national treasurer in the hospital as he recuperated from major eye surgery, and raiding Morgan Tsvangirai's home in an alleged search for arms of war and subversive materials. In addition, the Ho [...]
2002-08-06 13:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ZI
02HARARE204LAST-MINUTE GOZ RESPONSE TO EU ULTIMATUM
[...] (C) THE GOZ SUBMITTED A LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE TO THE EU IN HARARE AT 8:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 18, JUST HOURS BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE ONE-WEEK DEADLINE IMPOSED BY THE EU DURING ITS JANUARY 11 ARTICLE 96 CONSULTATIONS WITH A MUDENGE-LED GOZ DELEGATION. THE LETTER WAS NOT SIGNED BY [...]
2002-01-22 14:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI EU
02HARARE2211 Press Conference Briefing Notes for
[...] (U) The following offers briefing notes for Ambassador Hall's press conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, scheduled for Friday morning, 11 October 2002. The press conference will be held at the conclusion of Ambassador Hall's visit to Zimbabwe. ----------------------------- Goal of the Press Con [...]
2002-10-03 06:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
02HARARE2215MEDIA BACKGROUND AND THEMES FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Media Background: The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has deliberately and successfully limited media freedom and the flow of information into and out of Zimbabwe. The majority of Zimbabweans must rely on heavily propagandistic government media for news and analysis of lo [...]
2002-10-03 10:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL ZI
02HARARE269MUGABE PROMISES FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, NAMES OBSERVER
[...] (U) APPEARING BEFORE JOURNALISTS ON JANUARY 28, PRESIDENT MUGABE PROMISED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD DO ALL IT COULD TO ENSURE A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, AND ANNOUNCED THAT INVITATIONS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING: THE OAU; SADC; COMESA; ECOWAS; THE NON-ALIGNED M [...]
2002-01-29 15:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
02HARARE2706INDPENDENT DAILY PREDICTS RULING PARTY ANNUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-26 07:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE343AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION OBSERVATION, ELECTION
[...] C) THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO ZIMBABWE, BRIAN DONNELLY, JOINED BY FCO DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA ANDREW POCOCK AND IAN BAILEY FROM THE BRITISH CABINET OFFICE CALLED ON THE AMBASSADOR ON FEBRUARY 6. THE AMBASSADOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF. ELECTION OBSERVATION --- [...]
2002-02-07 14:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
02KATHMANDU1285NEPAL: PROSPECTS FOR ELECTIONS CLOUDED BY
[...] (C) Despite Prime Minister Deuba's repeated assurances that the Government of Nepal will proceed with national elections on schedule, the Embassy finds increasing numbers of commentators who express significant concern that elections can be held as planned. Questions about the ability of t [...]
2002-07-01 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU2045FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON:
[...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...]
2002-10-27 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID NP
02KATHMANDU2280NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 22-29
[...] Summary: A year after Maoist insurgents unilaterally broke a four-month truce with the government, this week saw further reports of civilian deaths and widespread destruction of public facilities. As two United Nations agencies criticized the insurgency for exacerbating the already precarious [...]
2002-11-29 11:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU540EMBASSY REVIEW OF NEPAL'S UN COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) The Embassy has reviewed the Government of Nepal (GON) report on its implementation of UNSCR 1373. For many of its responses, the GON cites the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),which has not yet been passed by Parliament and which narrowly interprets terrorism as acts [...]
2002-03-14 12:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP UNSC
02KATHMANDU891Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
[...] " Deuba's US, UK trip" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/7): "...Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's trip to the United States of America and the United Kingdom has come at a crucial time when Nepal needs international support for its development initiatives and security. The serious att [...]
2002-05-07 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU958Media Reaction: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's
[...] "Western support" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/106): "Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned home after...a historic and rare meeting with U.S. President George Bush. He obtained pledges of support from U.S. President Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair... The gesture, which P [...]
2002-05-17 01:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
02KUWAIT5293(C) GULF WAR MISSING: PREPARING FOR UPCOMING TPC
[...] (U) This is a corrected version of KUWAIT 5292, adding dropped text. Please disregard KUWAIT 5292 in favor of this message. 2. Action Request: see paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY: ICRC seeks advance approval of draft Minutes of the upcoming TPC meeting (date still TBD). We seek Depar [...]
2002-12-09 16:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02KUWAIT5482(C) MEETING OF TRIPARTITE COMMISSION ON GULF WAR
[...] (C) As pre-arranged, the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC) met in Geneva December 18 and approved a rule suspension designed to revive Iraqi participation after 4 years of boycott. The minutes (text at paragraph 2 below) were pre-agreed. Iraq signed them in Baghdad earl [...]
2002-12-22 10:53:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02LONDON8320UNITED KINGDOM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS EMBASSY LONDON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2002 "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" REPORT. EMBASSY INPUT IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. 2. (U) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UK TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN [...]
2002-11-25 10:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK
02MAPUTO76SADC DECLARATION ON TERRORISM
[...] ACCEDE OR RATIFY INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ON COMBATING TERRORISM, ADOPTED BY THE OAU AND THE UNITED NATIONS AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO DOMESTIC LAWS; 2. FIGHT WITH ALL MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM THAT ENDANGER THE LIVES OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS, DISRUPT REGIONAL SECURITY, ST [...]
2002-01-16 17:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PTER SADC MZ
02ROME2387FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTES DETERIORATING
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME MAY 6-10. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF RESOURCES APPARENT IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES, FORESHADOWING A CALL FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AT THE UPCOMING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT; FIVE YEA [...]
2002-05-15 15:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO
02ROME2415 REPORT OF IFAD SECOND CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH
[...] SUMMARY: THE SECOND CONSULTATION SESSION ON THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT OF RESOURCES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) WAS HELD APRIL 18-19, 2002 IN ROME. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY) REPRESENT [...]
2002-05-16 15:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID IFAD
02ROME2648 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...]
2002-05-31 14:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME3652THE ECB, NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS AND THE BANK
[...] (SBU) THE BANK OF ITALY (BOI),LONG A CORNERSTONE OF THE ITALIAN ECONOMY, FACES CHANGED RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES. WITH THE ADVENT OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE BOI IS ONE OF THIRTEEN NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS WITH A VOICE IN THE SINGLE ECB MONETARY POLICY. THE ECB IS ORGANIZED WITH "CENT [...]
2002-07-24 09:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON IT EUN
02ROME4561FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES CONSIDER
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002. THE MAIN TOPIC IN THE JOINT SESSION WAS THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN (MTP) 2004-09 AND PRIORITIZATION OF RESOURCES. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MADE A STRONG BID FOR INCREASED RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE [...]
2002-09-20 09:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO
02ROME5324 WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 -
[...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.3 MILLION TONS (MTS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO REQUIRE 2.6 MILLION MTS, EXCLUDING NORTH KOREA, WESTERN SAHEL REGION AND COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR PR [...]
2002-10-31 07:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME607FIFTYFOURTH CASE OF BSE IN ITALY
[...] ON FEBRUARY 5, ITALY'S HEALTH AUTHORITIES REACTED TO THE FIRST SUSPECTED CASE OF THE HUMAN VERSION OF MAD COW DISEASE, NEW VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (NVCJD). THE PATIENT IS A 25 YEAR OLD SICILIAN WOMAN FROM TRAPANI. ITALY'S MINISTER OF HEALTH GIROLAMO SIRCHIA AND THE MINISTER OF AGR [...]
2002-02-07 15:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT
02TEGUCIGALPA1927ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN HONDURAS
[...] This cable responds to the action requested in Reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Over the course of the last three years, there has been considerable activity in the battle against corruption in Honduras, in which the government of Honduras (GOH),civil society and the private sector have been involv [...]
2002-07-02 15:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KCRM KSEP PGOV EAID HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3140HONDURAS SUPPORTS MEXICO'S CARIBBEAN MARITIME
[...] PolOff discussed Mexico's Caribbean maritime boundary initiative (reftel) November 5 with MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin said that the GOH had attended the first conference in May and welcomed the Mexican initiative. (Fortin told PolOff November 18 that the GOH had "registe [...]
2002-11-18 22:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL ETRD HO
03ABUDHABI3164 UAE: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-07 06:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KSPR KTBD KPRP OPIC TC
03ABUDHABI3553 ESCALATING HEALTH CARE COSTS IN THE UAE
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A DRAMATIC EROSION IN THE PREVIOUSLY GENEROUS HEALTH BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE UAEG TO NON- CITIZEN RESIDENTS. THE HIGHEST HEALTHCARE COSTS IN THE GULF REGION, COMBINED WITH DECREASING GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES IN RECENT YEARS, HAVE [...]
2003-07-30 12:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT APER
03ABUDHABI4408 UAE STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS LOW BUT HOPE ABOUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: UAE NATIONALS CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR STUDENT VISAS IN LOW NUMBERS, ATTRIBUTED MOSTLY TO VISA REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS WITH THE TIMING OF FINAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, AND PARENTS' MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT US DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND ARABS. DESPITE THIS, POSITIVE SIGNS [...]
2003-10-01 06:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI5076UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is the first in a series of "Talk About Town" cables that the U.S. Mission in Abu Dhabi and Dubai hopes to provide on a periodic basis. These cables will report on local business atmospheric [...]
2003-11-23 14:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI5380 UAE: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-23 11:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN TC
03ABUJA1340NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE
[...] (C) This is the second of Post,s biographic cables on newly appointed GON ministers. This cable focuses on the President,s new economic team. According to Embassy sources and press reports, President Obasanjo is promoting his economic team as a new generation of internationally respected tec [...]
2003-08-07 09:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KISL NI
03ABUJA2193NIGERIA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-22 10:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM EFIN NI
03ABUJA2231NIGERIA: SPECIAL ASSISTANT EZEKWESILI'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo's Senior Special Assistant and Head of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit, Oby Ezekwesili, told us December 23 that she thought her transparency presentation at the AGOA Forum was important because it put the anti-corruption issue into the trade [...]
2003-12-31 07:59:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ETRD NI AGOA
03ABUJA515TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]
2003-03-18 16:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ABUJA631NIGERIA: REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO SIGN BILATERAL
[...] Head of the GON Debt Management Office Legal Division J.O. Jiya wrote Econcouns on March 6, stating the GON is ready to sign the bilateral debt rescheduling agreement. Post forwarded a copy of the latest agreement, prepared in 2001, to Treasury and State on March 9 (reftel). Because of the sig [...]
2003-04-04 11:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL NI
03ABUJA658NIGERIA: ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SAYS
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 12 meeting, Independent National Election Commission (INEC) Chairman Abel Guobadia told Ambassador Jeter that INEC preparations were on schedule; INEC would be ready to conduct elections in April and a postponement was not contemplated. To demonstrate INEC's readin [...]
2003-04-09 16:34:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL EAID NI
03AMMAN1063JORDAN: PILLARS OF THE REGIME, PART IV OF IV - THE
[...] (c) Along with the military/security apparatus and tribal networks, Jordan's economic elite as a group round out the pillars upon which the Hashemite monarchy leans for support. This elite, representing no more than five percent of the population, controls some 85 percent or more of the king [...]
2003-02-19 10:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON JO
03AMMAN1433LOOKING AHEAD: JORDANIAN ELECTIONS AFTER AN IRAQ
[...] (C) We believe it is essential that we start to think seriously about Jordan's position in a post-Iraq war environment: what the GOJ will expect us to do, and how Jordan can contribute to achieving our longer term regional goals. Assuming that a military campaign is of limited duration and fu [...]
2003-03-11 09:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO MEPP
03AMMAN1530OUTSIDE AMMAN, MANY FEAR ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF
[...] (C) Summary. In March 5 and 6 meetings in Salt and Aqaba with Poloff, a number of prominent Jordanian businessmen and politicians provided an "outside-the-beltway" assessment of the GOJ's recent decision to schedule Parliamentary elections in June and the issue on everyone's mind, Iraq. Whil [...]
2003-03-13 09:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI JO
03AMMAN1705MEDIA REACTION ON WAR ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-21 12:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
03AMMAN1875TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 18 (3/29 1100 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed March 29 for the Jordanian weekend. It will open for regular business on Sunday, March 30. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Crisis Liaison Unit received e-mail from Task F [...]
2003-03-29 07:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2716JORDAN HIKES CONSUMER FUEL PRICES
[...] (C) Summary. The GOJ raised prices of oil derivatives and by-products an average of four to eight per cent effective May 7, 2003. Finance Minister Marto and other senior officials confirmed publicly and privately that this was the first installment in a plan to raise consumer prices of petr [...]
2003-05-07 13:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN JO
03AMMAN2717JORDAN HIKES CONSUMER FUEL PRICES
[...] (C) Summary. The GOJ raised prices of oil derivatives and by-products an average of four to eight per cent effective May 7, 2003. Finance Minister Marto and other senior officials confirmed publicly and privately that this was the first installment in a plan to raise consumer prices of petr [...]
2003-05-07 13:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN JO
03AMMAN3047SCENESETTER FOR CDR, CENTCOM GENERAL FRANKS' MAY
[...] (C) GENERAL FRANKS: WELCOME BACK TO JORDAN. YOUR VISIT PROVIDES AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF JORDAN FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND THEIR CONTINUED EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN, CONGRATULATE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS ON HIS RECENT PROMOTION TO GENERAL, [...]
2003-05-22 09:18:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PARM MASS JO
03AMMAN3242UNRWA MAY 21-22 DONORS MEETING: BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: UNRWA's May 21-22 meeting of major donors and host governments revealed an agency in an atypically sound cash-flow position but troubled by overall budget shortfalls and underfunded emergency needs in the West Bank and Gaza, with only USD 25 million received against its current [...]
2003-06-03 14:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS JO
03AMMAN4929 JORDAN: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT SINCE KING ABDULLAH SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1999, JORDAN HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. KEY REFORMS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, AND SERVICES SECTORS. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT LAWS GRANT SPECIFIC IN [...]
2003-08-06 07:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB KIDE EFIN ECON ETRD JO OPIC
03AMMAN5012LOWER HOUSE TRYING TO ROLL BACK ON WOMEN'S
[...] (U) The Lower House of Parliament voted on August 3 to reject two of the 211 temporary laws passed since Parliament was disbanded two years ago and sent another 86 temporary laws to special committees for further examination. The laws in question--which deal with marriage/divorce and honor cri [...]
2003-08-08 08:58:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN6068Chicken in Transit to Iraq via Jordan
[...] (SBU) Post would appreciate urgent guidance on the following two diplomatic notes from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They request guidance from appropriate Iraqi authorities on how to deal with a consignment of frozen chicken being shipped to Iraq from Saudi Arabia across Jorda [...]
2003-09-21 14:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR IZ JO
03AMMAN6456 UNRWA DONOR MEETING HIGHLIGHTS INCREASING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion at the September 23-25 UNRWA donor meetings focused on the ever-increasing gap between Palestinian refugees' needs and UNRWA's stagnant financial base. Continuing conflict in the West Bank and Gaza have led to increased demands for UNRWA services, while chronic und [...]
2003-10-08 10:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG JO
03AMMAN6706UNRWA BEGINS PLANNING FOR JUNE 2004 GENEVA
[...] This is an action request; see para 11. 2. Summary: At an October 17 core group meeting, UNRWA opened discussions on the agenda and participation of its planned June 2004 extraordinary Geneva conference. UNRWA and conference co-chair Switzerland view the Geneva event as an opportunity t [...]
2003-10-21 07:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPAL JO UNRWA
03AMMAN7068BIOS FOR JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MEMBERS
[...] (C) Reflecting a trend (and the 11 ministers) carried over from the previous Jordanian cabinet, western-educated, Muslim, "East Bankers" dominate the newly-appointed, slimmer, 21-member cabinet of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez. We count seven Jordanians of Palestinian origin ("West Bankers" [...]
2003-10-30 15:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL KDEM KWMN PHUM ECON JO
03AMMAN7393 JORDANIAN MFA DIP NOTE ASKS FOR STATUS OF 37
[...] (U) Following up on conversation in ref a, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 12 sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy (full text and list of names in para 3 below). The note requests a status report on and the release of 37 named Jordanians allegedly detained [...]
2003-11-13 10:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR OVIP JO
03AMMAN7880SELECTION FOR PD LES EXCHANGES TRAINING PROGRAM,
[...] Amman Public Affairs Section is nominating Ms. Zena Nasereddin Cultural Affairs Assistant to attend the PD LES Exchanges Training Program, February 21 to March 18, 2004. 2. Following is Ms. Nasereddin's information: A. Name:(as it should appear on FSI's travel order cable) Zena Nasereddi [...]
2003-12-04 09:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AFIN APER AFSN AFSI
03AMMAN7970COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR JORDANIAN ARMED FORCES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-08 16:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDMAP
03AMMAN7974COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR JORDANIAN ARMED FORCES
[...] ON 5 MARCH 2003 JAF SUBMITTED A LETTER OF REQUEST (LOR) FOR A LETTER OF OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE (LOA) FOR ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT. THE HIGH FREQUENCY JAMMING SYSTEM AND THE THREE-STATION DIRECTIONAL FINDING (DF) SYSTEM WERE BOTH DETERMINED NOT TO BE RELEASABLE TO JORDAN WITHOUT REVIEW AND [...]
2003-12-09 06:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDMAP
03AMMAN808JORDAN INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND METROLOGY LOOKS
[...] (sbu) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM) has been working hard since its creation in 1995 to develop comprehensive product standards that conform with international norms and support Jordan's WTO commitments. At the same time, JISM is currently evaluating offers t [...]
2003-02-05 16:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD JO WTRO
03AMMAN8254OUTCOME OF SUCCESS STORIES INITIATIVE IN JORDAN
[...] SUMMARY: LAST SEPTEMBER (FY03),THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN AMMAN PARTICIPATED IN A STATE DEPARTMENT PROJECT DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF U.S. ASSISTANCE AROUND THE WORLD. IN COOPERATION WITH THE JORDANIAN MEDIA (TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, AND INTERNET),10 U.S.-FUN [...]
2003-12-17 15:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO OIIP ECPS OEXC JO KMDR EAID PREF
03AMMAN980PILLARS OF THE REGIME PART III OF IV: JORDAN'S
[...] (C) As Jordan prepares to face a possible war on its Eastern border, and then looks beyond the immediate crisis to longer term challenges, the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF),General Intelligence Directorate (GID) and Public Security Directorate (PSD) will serve as key pillars ensuring the stabi [...]
2003-02-14 10:47:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPINS PGOV PREL ASEC JO
03ANKARA1739DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source),UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...]
2003-03-19 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1745DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source),UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...]
2003-03-19 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1832GOT TERMINATES OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-22 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIZ MOPS PARM TU
03ANKARA3675ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-06 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4387 20032 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkey has been pursuing liberal and outward-oriented economic policies since the mid-1980s. The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, on paper Turkey has one o [...]
2003-07-12 04:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4545 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-21 08:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4546 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-21 08:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA5144SPACE COOPERATION: GOT IS ANXIOUS TO CONCLUDE A
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action request at paragraph 7. 3. (C) Following the conclusion of the "Statement of Intent between the United States Department of Defense and the Turkish General Staff for Defense Space Cooperat [...]
2003-08-13 09:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KSCA KSTC PARM TU
03ANKARA6923IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT OF DAMASCUS MEETING: SAUDIS,
[...] (C) POLMILCOUNS called on MFA Deputy DG for Middle East Safak Gokturk Nov. 5 for a readout of the Nov. 1-2 Damascus meeting on Iraq. Gokturk, who had been at the Damascus meeting, said Turkey worked hard to make the original Syrian draft communique moderate and balanced, and found the meeting [...]
2003-11-05 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA
03ANKARA7443TURKEY SUPPORTS PSI AND WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN
[...] This is an urgent action request. MFA Disarmament Head of Department Bulent Meric told PolMilOff December 4 that after much consideration the GOT had decided to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Nevertheless, it still had many questions about what partnership entailed. Mer [...]
2003-12-04 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA76492004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...]
2003-12-15 08:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU
03BOGOTA11615COLOMBIA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Colombia continues its struggle against the country's three main terrorist organizations ) the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) -- all of which have been designated by the U.S. as Foreign Terr [...]
2003-12-12 19:36:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
03COLOMBO1143 Sri Lanka: Peace process poised to enter new
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the prime minister back from a successful visit to the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka's peace process is on the verge of entering a new phase. The Tigers are hinting at a return to talks, while the government is preparing an interim administration proposal. The Liberation Tiger [...]
2003-07-01 10:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS NO JA CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1389INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2003 FOR SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-11 07:10:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
03COLOMBO1606 Donors reaffirm support for peace process at
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in the follow-up meeting to the Tokyo conference held on September 12 in Colombo. Japanese Special Envoy Akashi chaired the meeting. In their remarks, donors and international agency heads reiterated their support for assistance to Sri Lanka, but un [...]
2003-09-15 11:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER CE NO JA UN LTTE
03COLOMBO198 SRI LANKA: NEED FOR EDA CUTTER
[...] (U) Classified by DCM W. Lewis Amselem, Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY TEAM STRONGLY SUPPORTS PROVISION OF A 210' EDA CUTTER TO THE SL NAVY. 3. (SBU) AS EXTENSIVE EMBASSY REPORTING HAS DISCUSSED, THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, MILITARY AND SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN SRI LANKA HAS UNDE [...]
2003-02-05 07:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS PGOV PTER PINS CE
03COLOMBO517FY-03 MRP ON "MULTI-CULTURALISM IN A
[...] GRANTEE JAYASURIYA ACCEPTS INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. HER COMPLETE BIODATA FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edited except by means of [...]
2003-03-27 04:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO560 TFIZ01: Mission conveys latest message re
[...] (C) This update, focused on reaction to Operation Iraqi Freedom in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reviews: >> Mission conveys latest points re blocking possible UNGA meeting >> Taking a different tack than the government, President Kumaratunga hits out at the U.S. >> NGO, Muslim criticis [...]
2003-04-02 09:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ UN
03GUATEMALA1596LAST CHANCE FOR JUSTICE IN MACK CASE
[...] (C) Summary: On June 19, Helen Mack, the prosecution, and the defense presented oral arguments before the Supreme Court for the final appeal in the case against the three retired military officers allegedly responsible for ordering the murder of Myrna Mack in September 1990. All three officers [...]
2003-06-20 18:11:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MOPS PREL KJUS GT
03HANOI1808VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-16 02:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDBTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN
03HANOI714WARDEN MESSAGE - action request in paraS 1 and 5
[...] Mission has received and transmitted the travel warning ref a. However, Mission wishes to point out that the comment in the third paragraph, ".the Department of State has suspended official travel to Vietnam until further notice" is not the Mission's understanding of the current situation. M [...]
2003-03-24 10:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC VM
03HANOI789WGSARS: Vietnamese Medical Situation - Update 3/28
[...] (U) To our knowledge, no new SARS cases were reported on March 28 (but Mission was unable to get a hold of WHO in Hanoi by COB today to verify this information). The French Hospital discharged another four persons on the evening of March 27 for a total of 13 cases discharged since the beginni [...]
2003-03-28 10:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT CASC TBIO VM
03HARARE111Zimbabwe Industry Appeals for Relief
[...] (SBU) Summary: In rare unison, Zimbabwean industrialists have urged the GOZ to abandon its impractical economic policies. The situation is critical enough that one firm is actually cautioning investors to avoid its shares. It is unclear whether President Mugabe will heed the industrialists' [...]
2003-01-15 14:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE1467MEDIA REPORT U. S./ ZIM RELATIONS; HARARE
[...] Back-to-back leading articles in the July 20 and 21 editions of the independent weekly "The Daily News on Sunday" and its sister daily "The Daily News," respectively, focus on the failing relations between the United States and Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: 2. Th [...]
2003-07-21 10:06:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2364RULING PARTY CIRCLES WAGONS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ZANU-PF annual conference December 5-8 in Masvingo projected a ruling party united under the unquestioned leadership of Robert Mugabe and ever-resistant to outside influence. The conference ended suspense over succession speculation by indicating unambiguously that the party [...]
2003-12-08 15:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE2453 Pilot WFP Feeding Program in Former Commercial
[...] On December 18 in a meeting for donor representatives, the World Food Programme (WFP) presented details of its proposed pilot program for extending general food distribution into newly resettled (i.e., former commercial farming) areas. This meeting followed the delivery of letters from the E [...]
2003-12-23 14:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE293WFP EXPANDS ZIMBABWE DISTRIBUTION DURING
[...] During January 2003, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 42,428 metric tons (MT) of food commodities, more than doubling the total distribution for December 2002. The distribution reached 3.216 million beneficiaries in 47 of 49 targeted districts. In February, WFP plans to target 4.25 [...]
2003-02-11 07:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE541WFP CONTINUES TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTIONS IN
[...] During February 2003, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 54,567 metric tons (MT) of food commodities in Zimbabwe, increasing by over 10,000 MT distribution totals from January 2003. The distribution reached 4.285 million beneficiaries in 49 targeted districts. In March 2003, WFP pl [...]
2003-03-17 07:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE590Finance Head Dislikes Price Controls
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Sullivan, Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa agreed that economic intervention has gone too far. He expressed hope that he and other GOZ moderates will be able to push through reforms that reach beyond last month's devaluation. End summary. Le [...]
2003-03-21 09:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE633MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ; HARARE
[...] Opinion articles carried in the March 28 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" and the March 27 edition of the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" focus on the ongoing United Stated- led military campaign to disarm Iraq. Excerpts: 2. Under h [...]
2003-03-28 09:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDIZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE64RUMBLINGS OF DISCONTENT WITHIN ZANU-PF
[...] (C) Concern and frustration with Zimbabwe's worsening economic and other crises are mounting among senior ZANU-PF officials, many of whom blame Robert Mugabe. No one appears willing or able to nudge the Zimbabwean President into retirement, however. Internal discussions of succession scenari [...]
2003-01-10 09:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE642MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ - OPINION
[...] The March 30 editions of the government- controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" and the pro- government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" carried a number of opinion pieces focusing on the war in Iraq. Excerpts: 2. Under headline "U.N. becomes irrelevant" the "The [...]
2003-03-31 12:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDIZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE739Zimbabwe's Lack of Progress Toward AGOA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-15 05:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ZI
03KATHMANDU1072WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 3 - 9, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS KING APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER -- King Gyanendra appointed (6/4) Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister. Thapa's appointment bri ngs to an end the controversy over "transfer" of the executive powers from [...]
2003-06-11 05:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1377WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 15 - 21, 2003
[...] PEACE TALKS -- Maoists close Kathmandu contact office: The Maoists have closed down the contact office in Kathmandu, open from April 10. The government is shocked with the Maoists' decision to close the Kathmandu contact office, but it "thinks" such a move will not affect the forthc [...]
2003-07-23 01:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1593UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 16-22
[...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoist rebels finally met for a third round of negotiations on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj (Ref A). Tensions reportedly were high, as the GON acceded to Maoist demands for a roundtable conference and formation of an interim government [...]
2003-08-22 08:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU231UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 1-7
[...] The groundwork for peace talks was laid with the Government of Nepal reportedly sending a formal invitation to the Maoists. The Maoists announced their five-member negotiating team for talks with the GON. Human rights organizations want the peace talks to focus on human rights and creating a [...]
2003-02-07 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU2366NEPAL: AMBASSADOR RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (S/NF) On December 3 the Ambassador raised with Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran reports that intelligence agents assigned to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu have been characterizing USG policy and motives in Nepal as malevolently aimed at undermining Nepal's sovereignty. The Ambassador told Saran [...]
2003-12-04 02:14:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU25MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL
[...] Nepal emerged from its feudal isolation in the 1950s with virtually no modern economic infrastructure and little intellectual capital. Development, while still very uneven, has improved the lives of many Nepalis, whose number has tripled in the past half century. The US Government, as one of [...]
2003-01-06 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2505Media Reaction: U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
[...] EDITORIALS/OPINIONS -- Editorial in "The Rising Nepal, " (Government-owned, E/D, 12/18): "...The four-day visit by the high-ranking U.S. official is expected to help the U.S. government garner an update on the recent developments in Nepal. Nepalese officials would do well to seize the oppo [...]
2003-12-24 04:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU288UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 8-14
[...] No date has been set yet for the start of a formal peace dialogue. Several international organizations are offering help in mediating the process. Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that if the peace talks fail, Nepal would suffer a major catastrophe, while the student wing of the Maoists ha [...]
2003-02-16 03:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU858UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 3-9
[...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists is being held on May 9. Envoys from China and the United Kingdom expressed support and assistance for the peace process. Maoist leaders have sharply criticized USG for listing their party on a [...]
2003-05-09 09:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU885WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: MAY 6 - 12, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS "SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS" -- The government and Maoists made incremental progress in the second round of peace talks (5/9) with the former agreeing to release a few jailed rebels and even limiting the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of their barrack [...]
2003-05-13 08:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KUWAIT1283(C) SCENESETTER FOR GOK MINSTATE'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOK Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Finance and Planning, Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, leaves Kuwait April 6 on a whirlwind tour to Beijing, Moscow, Paris, London, Washington, and New York. To governments that opposed Operation Iraqi [...]
2003-04-07 06:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PINR IZ KU
03KUWAIT4433 KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION AUGUST 18-24
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-24 14:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT613INPUT TO MANPADS NEA BILATERAL PLANS
[...] (S) Prior to the Iraqi invasion in 1990, the Kuwaiti Armed Forces (KAF) owned SA-7, SA-8, and SA-14 missile systems. Since 1991, the Kuwait Ministry of Defense (MOD) has claimed that all of their missile inventory was stolen by the Iraqi military. In 1995, the Kuwaiti MOD purchased 48 Starburs [...]
2003-02-19 17:10:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETETTC MOPS MARR PARM PREL PTER KU
03LAGOS2045THE SEX TRADE TO THE US AND EUROPE: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Gerrit Van Hemert, Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Consulate General in Lagos on 17 September to discuss patterns of trafficking of women for the sex trade to Europe. Van Hemert, who has studied the subject for three years, laid out a pattern of traffick [...]
2003-10-02 10:37:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG SOCI SNAR CVIS NI
03LAGOS2283EBONYI STATE: FIELD OF DREAMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Making something out of Ebonyi state will be a challenge. It's in the middle of nowhere, and with Nigerian agriculture in the doldrums the state's prospects seem modest. It's a new state, though, and to beat the odds its leadership has seized on careful fiscal policy, low ov [...]
2003-11-03 17:00:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2354FMR BIAFRAN PRESIDENT GENERAL OJUKWU MEETS WITH CG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and POLOFF (notetaker) met with former Biafran President General Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and his assistant Prince Bob J. Onyema on 10 November. Ojukwu has plans to travel to the US at the end of November. Ojukwu discussed court cases contesting the res [...]
2003-11-14 10:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PREL PGOV PNAT SOCI EPET NI XY
03LAGOS470NIGERIA: OUTREACH TO NCEMA AND NISER
[...] Introduction and summary. Staff of ConGen's Economic Office reached out to two institutions of learning in the city of Ibadan in Oyo State on February 25. This former capital of Nigeria's old Western State is notable for several research institutions including the University of Ibadan, the p [...]
2003-03-05 09:45:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EAID PINS NI
03LAGOS736 NIGERIA: WARRI CRISIS - AN ITSEKIRI LEADER'S
[...] Summary: On April 5 EconOff met Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, an Itsekiri leader and a princess of the Warri Kingdom. Chief Ogebebor is one of 6 Itsekiri leaders preparing for an April 7 meeting with President Obasanjo and their Ijaw and Urhobo counterparts. They will try to resolve the continuin [...]
2003-04-07 13:24:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EPET ECON PINS PGOV PHUM PREF NI
03LONDON9572UNITED KINGDOM - 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy London's contributions to the 2003 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Report. Embassy input is keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]
2003-11-26 17:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PREL PGOV UK
03MONTREAL453Census Data Shows Quebec More Bilingual Since 1996,
[...] SUMMARY: Statistics Canada (Statscan) has released several tranches of 2001 census data in the last four months regarding language usage and immigration, figures which are closely watched in Quebec, by both the media and government. The Statscan numbers show Quebec to be 3 percent more bilingu [...]
2003-04-02 18:07:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI CA
03OTTAWA1528CEREAL FORTIFICATION - CANADA DEFERS AUTHORIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary - Health Canada has once again deferred making a final decision on General Mill's August 2001 application for temporary marketing authority to sell breakfast cereals with U.S. vitamin fortification levels in Canada. After their own analysis indicated that high levels of folic ac [...]
2003-05-29 19:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR CA
03RANGOON1362EAP/BCLTV DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH CHINA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Burma Li Jinjun posited in a late October meeting that current efforts by the international community on Burma should be aimed at establishing a platform for stable cooperation between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and the SPDC. The U.S. should consider lifting ec [...]
2003-10-29 10:51:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CM BM
03RANGOON445JAPAN ON BURMA: WE WANT A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP TOO
[...] (C) Summary: Minutes from a short meeting between the Japanese Ambassador and the Burmese Minister of National Planning and Economic Development emphasize the new pro-engagement policy outlined by the Japanese at the recent ICG meeting in Tokyo. The Ambassador's remarks give some insight into [...]
2003-04-09 09:12:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON BM
03ROME1268G8 FAMINE MEETINGS IN ROME
[...] (SBU) G8 MEMBER STATES DID NOT REACH CONSENSUS ON A COMMON TEXT FOR PRESENTATION. OPPOSITION TO A U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT WAS LED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CANADA, WHO FAVOR PRESENTATION OF A LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR TEXT (REPRODUCED BELOW). THE U.S.- FRENCH DRAFT RECEIVED [...]
2003-03-25 16:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME2620 ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Board annual session took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs (particularly in Africa where 38-40 million people face starvation). The modalities of WFP assistance to Iraq, which will represent one-third of WFP's worldwide efforts in 2003, was widely [...]
2003-06-11 13:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2714 ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...]
2003-06-16 12:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME4921UNWRA RESOLUTION: ITALIANS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POL M/C DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST OFFICE DIRECTOR, LUCA FERRARI. ALTHOUGH FERRARI STRONGLY AGREED WITH THE US GOAL OF REPLACING THE CURRENT UNWRA RESOLUTIONS WITH ONE COMBIED AND MORE POSITIVE RESOLUTION, HE WAS PESSIMISTIC THAT THE EU WOULD SUPPORT THE US RESOL [...]
2003-10-29 13:58:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IT UNSC
03SANAA1690 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S YEAR 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR YEMEN. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: A. 1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) is committed to attracting foreign investors by improving its overall investmen [...]
2003-07-13 07:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV YM OPIC ECON COM
03SANAA2218PROMINENT EXILES RETURNING TO YEMEN
[...] (c) Summary: Prominent Yemeni exiles who left after the 1994 conflict continue to slowly return to Yemen, including most recently Dr. Abdul-Aziz al-Dali, a former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) foreign minister. The 2002 Presidential pardon of 16 separatist Yemen Socialist Party [...]
2003-09-06 08:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA2534AUGUST 29, 2003, SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes, Muslim Yemeni pro-Palestinian/pro-Iraqi/anti-American demonstrators. B. Have there been anti-American demonstrations in t [...]
2003-10-22 04:52:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANTODOMINGO7342AMBASSADOR MOBILIZES DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 2, the Ambassador urged eight ambassadors of the OECD "Dublin Group" of the need for strong coordinated action against banking fraud and corruption. Ambassadors agreed on the poor state of the economy, the need for free and fair presidential elections, and the abili [...]
2003-12-15 17:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EFIN ECON DR
03STATE23994TERRORIST FINANCING - UPDATED NONPAPER ON AL
[...] (S) THIS CABLE REPLACES THE EARLIER VERSION OF THE NON- PAPER SENT OUT IN REFTEL. PLEASE DISCARD EARLIER VERSION. CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST CONVEYED BY NSC STAFF, ARE THE FOLLOWING: REFERENCE TO U.S. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF U.S. BRANCH HAS BEEN DELETED AND DELETIO [...]
2003-01-28 02:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER EFIN ECON PREL SA IS JO
03TEGUCIGALPA1144POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY FORCES ISSUE COMMINIQUE:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the evening of May 14 post received a communique from a group calling itself the "Popular Revolutionary Forces" announcing the beginning of a campaign to overthrow the Maduro government and vowing to evict "Yankees" and other foreign occupiers. The communique's rhetoric fo [...]
2003-05-16 01:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PINR PREL CASC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA19232003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras
[...] Provided below is the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras. Responses are keyed to reftel. ----------------------------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. The Honduran government is generally open to foreign investment and welco [...]
2003-08-14 17:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV HO OPIC
03TEGUCIGALPA2042Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update
[...] The Honduran economy grew at a rate of 2.5 percent in 2002, similar to its 2.6 percent growth rate in 2001. Since the population growth rate is approximately 2.6 percent, Honduras has enjoyed essentially zero real per capita economic growth over the last two years. Major factors influencing t [...]
2003-08-28 19:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2564HONDURAN AMBASSADOR TO CUBA NOT IN THE OFFING, BUT
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor met with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Anibel Quinones on October 28 to deliver points in ref B. Quinones was already aware of USG concerns as raised with Government of Honduras (GOH) [...]
2003-10-31 22:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ETRD CU HO UNGA
03TEGUCIGALPA2814HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...]
2003-12-02 14:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2916EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA HOSTS MINI-DUBLIN GROUP
[...] Summary. On December 5, Post hosted a meeting of the Tegucigalpa Mini-Dublin Group to coordinate with participating countries on counternarcotics assistance programs and the overall effectiveness of such programs. Along with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),countries that partici [...]
2003-12-17 14:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR KJUS EFIN ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2997Honduras Announces Suspension of U.S. Beef Imports
[...] Summary: The Government of Honduras has announced a suspension of imports of U.S. beef and its derivatives, in accordance with guidelines issued by the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health). The Honduran ban does not include dairy products or other products considered to carry no risk o [...]
2003-12-30 22:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV HO
03THEHAGUE1633CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-33, U.S. DELOFF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED VIKTOR KHOLSTOV, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL (D-G) OF THE RUSSIAN MUNITIONS AGENCY (RMA). U.S. DELOFF EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR [...]
2003-06-25 10:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1837ICC: PROSECUTOR FOCUSES ON CONGO, DISCLAIMS ANY
[...] (U) Summary: On July 16, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Luis Moreno-Ocampo, held a press conference in The Hague to discuss information his office has received from around the world about possible areas for ICC inquiry. During the ICC's first year, the Office [...]
2003-07-18 13:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC KJUS ICTY KICC
03THEHAGUE1879NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...]
2003-07-24 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03THEHAGUE2431CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-34, U.S. DELOFFS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) REP ANNOUNCED DOD PLANS TO OBLIGATE AN ADDITIONAL $60.3 MILLION FOR SHCHUCH'YE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES (CWDF) C [...]
2003-09-25 13:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2956CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): A/S DESUTTER'S
[...] (U) On November 17-18, Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, visited SIPDIS The Hague and consulted with officials of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of SIPDIS Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and other officials. She so [...]
2003-11-25 15:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2993DUTCH "WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER" ROUNDTABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch Ministry of Transport/Waterways (with the support of Embassy The Hague) held a half-day roundtable event to introduce the White Water to Blue Water Initiative. The Dutch, who are on the steering committee, aimed to recruit new partners from civil society and acad [...]
2003-12-02 14:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNL SENV ENIV EPA
03USUNNEWYORK718UN/IRAQ: ELEMENTS OF UK/U.S./SPAIN STATEMENT ON IRAQ
[...] (U) IN COMMENTS TO THE PRESS BEFORE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 17, UK PERMREP GREENSTOCK, ACCOMPANIED BY SPANISH PERMREP ARIAS AND AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT ON IRAQ. FOLLOWING GREENSTOCK'S COMMENTS, AMBASSADORS NEGROPONTE AND ARIAS PROVIDED STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS. [...]
2003-03-17 16:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK746UN/IRAQ: SYG REPLIES TO IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S
[...] (U) SYG ANNAN CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL HIS MARCH 17 RESPONSE LETTER TO IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI AL-HADITHI'S MARCH 13 AND 16 LETTERS REQUESTING THAT UNIKOM NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DMZ (REF A AND B). THE SYG RESPONDED THAT ALL UN PERSONNEL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ, THEREFORE SUSP [...]
2003-03-18 20:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KPKO UNSC IZ
03YEREVAN2803 GOAM OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO TURKEY AFTER ISTANBUL
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: The GOAM responded to the November 20 terrorist attacks in Istanbul with a public statement of condemnation, followed by a telephone call by Armenian FM Oskanian to Turkish FM Gul on November 22. The att [...]
2003-11-24 11:58:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AM
03ZAGREB2041FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA SEEKS USG COMMMENT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: THE AMBASSADOR MET ONE-ON-ONE WITH FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA ON SEPTEMBER 17 TO DISCUSS KEY BILATERAL ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF HIS AND PRESIDENT MESIC'S TRIP TO NEW YORK FOR THE UNGA (IRAQ TROOP CONTRIBUTION COVERED SEPTEL). ASKED BY THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT THE STATUS O [...]
2003-09-19 05:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC HR NATO
04ABUDHABI1445EXBS NATIONAL CONTROL LIST WORKSHOP, APRIL 24-
[...] Summary: During April 24-26, 2004, the UAEG hosted the U.S.-UAE National Control List workshop in Abu Dhabi. The session, a follow-up to the Legal Technical Seminar held here in December 2003, was attended by a variety of UAEG officials, despite the short notice for the program. The presen [...]
2004-05-06 07:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC
04ABUDHABI2202THE SLOW RISE IN TRAVEL OF UAE NATIONALS TO THE
[...] FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11, THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES IS STARTING TO RISE. HOWEVER, THIS IS FROM A SHARPLY DIMINISHED BASE - THE ROAD BACK TO PRE-9/11 LEVELS FOR UAE NATIONALS WILL TAKE TIME. THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES HAS FA [...]
2004-07-04 12:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KPAO SCUL BMGT ECON TC
04ABUDHABI2272A trickle, but no rush of people and capital
[...] (C) Summary: Terror attacks and insecurity have prompted a small number of expatriates to leave Saudi Arabia and relocate to the United Arab Emirates, according to business, government, and diplomatic contacts, as well as press reports. The limited exodus concerns individuals, not entire firm [...]
2004-07-07 13:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV SA TC
04ABUDHABI3410UAE Succession Update: The Post-Zayed Scenario
[...] (S) Summary: The UAE will likely experience a smooth transition of power once the elderly President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan leaves the scene. Day-to-day governance of the UAE is now firmly in the grasp of the post-Zayed generation. Sheikh Zayed's decree appointing his son Mohammed [...]
2004-09-28 12:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPINR PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI3526SCENESETTER FOR USTR ZOELLICK'S TRAVEL TO THE UAE
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Ambassador Zoellick: I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. Over the last few years, relations between the UAE and the U.S [...]
2004-10-06 14:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALOVIP TC ETRD ECON EINV PREL
04ABUDHABI434COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP - EMBASSY ABU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador convened the Abu Dhabi G- 8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on February 17. Representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Canada attended. Spain and Switzerland also sent representatives. CTAG members discussed their contributi [...]
2004-02-18 14:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ASEC ETTC TC
04ABUJA1163LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (U) Following is the text of a letter from President Obasanjo to President Bush seeking the USG's support for the GON's nomination of Mr. Olasbisi O. Ogunjobi to be the next President of the African Development Bank. Biographical information on Ogunjobi is provided following the text of Pres [...]
2004-07-01 07:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID NI AID
04ABUJA1670AVIATION MINISTER MAKES PITCH IN BEHALF OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Aviation Minister Yuguda pleaded with Econ Counselor September 27 for the USG not to put up obstacles to Virgin Nigeria's plans to serve U.S. cities under the US-Nigeria open skies agreement. Yuguda said Obasanjo would be "devastated" were the USG to do so. Econ Counselor repe [...]
2004-09-29 05:52:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
04ABUJA2065GON AVIATION OFFICIALS DISCUSS AIRPORT SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 8, Embassy Econ Officer, Consular Officer, and Consulate Economic Specialist traveled to Lagos Muhammed Murtala International Airport (MMIA) for talks with officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The two sides discussed Nigeria's continued efforts [...]
2004-12-15 10:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDNI EAIR EAID ECON ETRD PTER CACS
04ABUJA2118GON AVIATION MINISTER PROTESTS EMBASSY PRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 07:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
04ABUJA2119GON AVIATION MINISTER RESTATES CASE THAT VIRGIN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 07:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
04ABUJA2121MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POSITION ON VIRGIN
[...] Summary: On December 16, PAS Abuja kicked off its Thursday media briefings with Embassy Econ Counselor Joseph Gregoire addressing about half a dozen media reps on the USG position on Virgin Nigeria Airways. Gregoire, supported by CPAO Claudia Anyaso, read verbatim from the talking points pro [...]
2004-12-23 07:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EAIR SCUL OIIP PREL NI
04ABUJA2128 NIGERIAN CONSULTANT EXPLAINS GON THINKING ON
[...] (SBU) Begin summary. On December 6, Embassy Economic Officer and Consulate Economic Specialist met in Lagos with Bismarck Rewane, the financial adviser to Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Aviation in attracting investors for a new national air carrier, the planned Virgin Nigeria Airways. Rewan [...]
2004-12-23 12:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
04ABUJA2135GON AVIATION MINISTER PROTESTS EMBASSY PRESS
[...] Following is the proposed letter to Nigeria's Minister of Aviation mentioned in ref A. 2. Begin text. Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of December 21, 2004 in response to the media briefing on Virgin Nigeria by the U.S. Embassy's Economic Counselor on December 16 (FMA/20/2004 [...]
2004-12-23 15:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
04ABUJA227NIGERIA CTAG MEETING
[...] (SBU) February 5, per reftel instructions, CDA hosted the first Abuja CTAG meeting. The meeting was attended by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Spain and the European Commission. Few countries in attendance had recent or ongoin [...]
2004-02-11 08:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ASEC NI
04ACCRA1645GHANA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUGUST 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-10 17:38:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV GH
04ACCRA2517GHANA: INCSR PART I
[...] Ghana takes steps to combat illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and has mounted major efforts against drug abuse. It has active enforcement, treatment, and rehabilitation programs; however, lack of resources remains a problem. Ghana-U.S. law enforcement coordinati [...]
2004-12-21 09:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR GH
04ACCRA2536GHANA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Post is pleased to provide below the 2005 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted August 2004. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Attracting foreign direct investment remains a key objective of Ghana's economic recovery program, w [...]
2004-12-22 22:38:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN BEXP KTDB ELAB GH OPIC USTR
04AMMAN10151 The "Little" Peace Process Engine That Could - The
[...] Summary: Ten years after its inception, the "little" Middle East Peace Process Regional Water Data Banks Project called "EXACT" is still chugging along, enjoying the strong support of both donors and the "core parties" Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. This is due to dogged U.S. [...]
2004-12-23 11:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV XF JO
04AMMAN2193"MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES THREE PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MS. YASMEEN ABDEL-WAHAB HASAN ABU-TALEB, MR. LUKMAN FAROUQ ARSALAN, MR. KHALED WAIL FARID ALALI AND MS. DALIA H. AHMED AS AN ALTERNATE NOMINEE. 2. THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH EXCELLENCE COUNCIL OF THE KING ABDU [...]
2004-03-23 13:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
04AMMAN2636"MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES TWO PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MR. MR. SAMI EL HOURANI AND MR. MAHMOUD NASER FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. THE FOLLOWING IS NOMINEES' BIODATA IN PRIORITY ORDER: FIRST NOMINEE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: A. NAME: SAMI HASHEM MAHMOUD EL-HOURANI B. DATE OF BIRT [...]
2004-04-06 06:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
04AMMAN3075MEDIA REACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-21 10:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN3126GOJ REQUESTS INVESTIGATION OF ATTACK AGAINST
[...] (U) On April 20, post received via fax a diplomatic note from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding an attack on two Jordanian citizens, one of whom was killed, on April 14 while driving a vehicle in Iraq. (A translation of the note in English is provided below in paragraph fo [...]
2004-04-21 15:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ JO
04AMMAN3306JORDANIAN INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to a reiterated request for information on Jordan's contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq, the Jordanian Ministry of Planning provided to the Embassy a report detailing Jordan's Iraq-related activities. The report highlights several areas in which the GOJ has of [...]
2004-04-29 13:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN JO IZ
04AMMAN4692CONDOLENCE LETTER ON THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT REAGAN
[...] (U) Post received a letter of condolence from Prince El Hassan bin Talal to President Bush on the death of former President Reagan. Enclosed below is the text of the letter. The original will be sent by pouch to NEA/LEA. Royal Palace Amman, Jordan 8 June 2004 To: The Honorable Mr. G [...]
2004-06-09 10:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO
04AMMAN5918UNRWA BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON GOVERNANCE REFORM
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: As follow-up to its June 7-8 conference in Geneva, UNRWA held informal consultations July 8 in Amman to review governance issues with key stakeholders: current and incoming Advisory Commission chairs Japan [...]
2004-07-15 07:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL JO UNRWA
04AMMAN8146UNRWA'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ATTEMPTS TO USE ANNUAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Breaking with recent practice, UNRWA's Advisory Commission (AdComm) met in Amman on September 30 in advance of the informal fall meeting of UNRWA major donors and host governments (MDM). Incoming AdComm Chair, Jordan, chose the unusual timing to further its campaign to invigora [...]
2004-10-01 16:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID KPAL JO
04AMMAN9521 JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[...] ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004, POST RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE JORDANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA),IN RESPONSE TO OUR DIPLOMATIC NOTE NUMBER 910 DATED AUGUST 10, 2004, CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (REF. B). 2. THE MFA [...]
2004-12-01 11:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN PTER JO
04AMMAN9898IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN
[...] (U) The International Organization for Migration launched its Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) Program for Iraq from its Amman headquarters on December 12. Eligible Iraqis living outside Iraq will have the opportunity to register and vote in 14 countries, in the national assembly election. A si [...]
2004-12-14 14:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC IZ JO
04AMMAN9909US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM: JORDAN
[...] As instructed reftel, Charge, accompanied by A/PolCouns and USAID officers, met December 7 to discuss reform programs per reftel with Angeline Eichhorst, Head of Operations for the European Commission (EC) delegation to Jordan. Also attending were representatives from the following ten of the [...]
2004-12-15 13:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI XF ECON EAID PGOV PREL JO
04AMMAN9917JORDAN'S NON-U.S. AID FUNDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan receives substantial non-military aid from sources other than the U.S. Government. According to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC),non-U.S. development assistance pledged in 2004 amounted to US$141 million in grants and US$111 million in soft [...]
2004-12-15 16:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL JO
04ANKARA1007OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN TURKEY
[...] While Turkey's 20th century history is completely different from other countries in the Greater Middle East, the issues we are dealing with in this 99 percent Muslim country are at their base only different in degrees. Like the rest of the region, Turkey has been governed by an elite intent [...]
2004-02-21 07:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL TU
04ANKARA2876NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS PROPOSE ENDING PMF PROVIDED
[...] (S/NF) On May 21, Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk passed PolMilCouns a non-paper (text at para 2) announcing Turkey's decision to end the Turkish-led Peace Monitoring Force (PMF) in northern Iraq, provided arrangements are made for the PMF's Iraqi memb [...]
2004-05-21 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ
04ANKARA2894ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-24 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5751TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDIN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04ANKARA6393TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...]
2004-11-10 16:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6661DSCA DIRECTOR LTG KOHLER'S DISCUSSIONS ON TURKISH
[...] (C) Summary: DCHOD Basbug told visiting DSCA Director LTG Jeffrey Kohler on November 18 that the attack helicopter program was one of TGS' most important priorities. SSM Undersecretary Bayar underscored Turkish interest in US participation in the attack tender, which should be issued by year' [...]
2004-12-01 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR OVIP TU
04ANKARA6686TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]
2004-12-02 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA792MEETING OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP IN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on Jan. 29 DCM convened a meeting of the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss anti-terrorism programs in Turkey. Reps from all G-8 countries and from Australia, Spain and Switzerland attended. A representative from the EU Commission could not attend but [...]
2004-02-10 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL PTER TU
04BOGOTA144CODEL FRIST'S MEETINGS IN BOGOTA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 5, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist met separately with Minister of Defense Jorge Alberto Uribe Echavarria, Minister of Foreign Relations Carolina Barco, and Vice Minister of Trade Claudia Maria Uribe. Senator Frist also had the opportunity to discuss the upcoming fr [...]
2004-01-07 23:32:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD KSUM PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO CODEL
04BOGOTA3703COOPERATION WITH CANADIAN EMBASSY IN BOGOTA ON VISA
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel recommended that posts share information with Canadian colleagues regarding visa processing, and offered a "template" for cooperation. The Consular Section in Bogota has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia. Using the ideas provided i [...]
2004-04-12 21:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA CMGT CVIS CA CO
04BRASILIA745BRAZILIAN MILITARY LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: As a result of Article 98 sanctions, Brazil's MOD is shifting to other countries for training and exchanges previously done with the U.S. -- a drop-off clearly evident to this Mission. Many in the Brazilian military -- including Defense Minister Viegas himself [...]
2004-03-29 17:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR KICC POL MIL
04BRUSSELS1586DONORS EYE ISRAELI PULLOUT WITH MIXTURE OF HOPE,
[...] (U) Summary: At a one-day informal meeting of the "no-name" group in Brussels, convened by Canada to discuss Palestinian refugee issues, participants were fixated on the issue of Israel,s proposed withdrawal from Gaza, which they characterized as posing both an opportunity and an enormous cha [...]
2004-04-14 08:39:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1655JOINT U.S.-EC MONITORING TRIP IMPROVES DONOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. In order to improve donor coordination and to bring international attention to the humanitarian needs in Burundi, the U.S. and the European Commission (EC) undertook a joint monitoring mission from March 29-April 2 to assess post-conflict needs and to monitor the work of impleme [...]
2004-04-16 13:59:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM PGOV BU TZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5159EU ENLARGEMENT DRIVES GRADUAL HARDENING IN EU
[...] (C) Summary: The November 25 EU-Russia summit reflected a shift in the EU,s approach to Russia toward a tougher, more disciplined policy, a process that began following what many Member States viewed as Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi's pandering to Russian President Putin at the 2003 summit. [...]
2004-12-07 16:39:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL RS PL LH NL UK GM IT FR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5366EUROBAROMETER: PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. WORSENING
[...] SUMMARY: The latest Eurobarometer poll will gladden hearts in Brussels: a growing majority in Europe has a positive attitude about the EU and its institutions. Still, weak support in the UK especially will give Eurocrats pause as Europe enters a year of referenda on the new Constitution. T [...]
2004-12-21 11:56:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XE USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3447ROMANIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT TRAIAN BASESCU SETS OUT
[...] (U) Summary. In his first speech after acknowledging his win in presidential run-off elections, Romanian President- elect Traian Basescu emphasized EU integration, poverty, political influence on state institutions and corruption, all key Basescu themes in his presidential campaign. He highl [...]
2004-12-15 17:00:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04BUCHAREST3560ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 15:22:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RO
04BUENOSAIRES3490ARGENTINE CHAPTER OF 2004-2005 INCSR PART I
[...] Argentina is not a major drug producing country, but it is a transit country for cocaine flowing from neighboring Bolivia, Peru and Colombia primarily destined for Europe. Argentina is also a transit route for Colombian heroin en route to the U.S East Coast (primarily New York). Due to its a [...]
2004-12-17 20:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV AR PREL
04CARACAS3368CODEL BALLENGER RAISES SUMATE CASE
[...] (C) Congressman Cass Ballenger and three House staffers visited Caracas October 28-29 with the principal objective of raising the case of the four representatives of the NGO Sumate, who have been charged with treason for supporting the recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez. To this [...]
2004-10-29 22:01:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04COLOMBO1233 FY-04 IV PROGRAM: SINGLE COUNTRY GROUP PROJECT ON
[...] Post submits detail bio data of Mr. Susantha N. Balapatabendi, the sixth nominee for the subject group project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : autom [...]
2004-07-26 09:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO OECV OEXC
04COLOMBO2002 TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT LTTE ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary and Action Request (C): The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is engaging in numerous fundraising activities worldwide, from both "legitimate" sources and organized crime activities. As much as $200 million of funds raised from their organized crime and "legitimate" fundraisi [...]
2004-12-16 09:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN CVIS KCRM PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO210 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a local-level CTAG meeting on February 5. Mission representatives briefed the group on USG efforts, and representatives of the other G-8 embassies and Australia and Switzerland [...]
2004-02-06 06:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PINR ASEC CE MV
04COLOMBO750SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING
[...] POST NOMINATES MS. CHAMPIKA LIYANARACHCHI, POLITICAL COLUMNIST/DEPUTY FEATURES EDITOR, "DAILY MIRROR," AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND MR. SEEVALI AMITIRIGALA, LECTURER, SRI LANKA LAW COLLEGE, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FU [...]
2004-05-11 05:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO806 FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP
[...] Post nominates Pushpika G. "Weerakoon", Research Intern, Ministry of Justice, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a f [...]
2004-05-18 10:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO839 FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MPR
[...] Post nominates Gajendran "Ponnambalam" Member of Parliament, and Anura R. "Solomons", deputy editor/foreign news editor of "Divaina" Sinhala daily newspaper, as principle candidates for participation in subject project. Post confirms that these nominations have "Full country team approval". [...]
2004-05-20 09:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04DJIBOUTI1350FRANCE'S MILITARY COMMANDER IN DJIBOUTI DESIRES
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's regular weekly meeting October 21 with General Michel Arrault, Commander of French Military Forces in Djibouti, General Arrault related his desire to have his forces become more active in regional security matters. He said the threat of terrorism in this part of t [...]
2004-10-21 13:17:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR MOPS PTER MCAP FR DJ
04DUBLIN1331EU/IRELAND: FORMER IRISH PM BRUTON APPOINTED NEXT
[...] On September 9, Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and current member of the Irish Parliament John Bruton was appointed EU Ambassador to the US. He is the first EU ambassador to the US to be chosen since the European Commission's decision to give the appointment to a political heavyweight in [...]
2004-09-09 16:26:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EU PINR
04DUBLIN1470IRISH PRIME MINISTER PICKS HIS NEW CABINET
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On September 29, the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern announced a cabinet shuffle, anticipated since early summer. The shuffle saw eight ministers switch portfolios, three members retain their positions, and four lower ranking officials join the Cabinet. Ahe [...]
2004-10-01 12:35:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EFIN PINR PREL SENV
04DUBLIN1815IRELAND: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Please see below outline for post's submission as chapter for 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part I. I. Summary The Republic of Ireland is not a transshipment point for narcotics to the United States, nor is it a hub for international drug trafficking. [...]
2004-12-20 13:06:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EI
04HANOI3331VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: The Twelfth Vietnam Consultative Group (CG) Meeting took place December 1-2, 2004 in Hanoi. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Klaus Rohland co-chaired the meeting. A wide range of Vietnamese Government officials and repr [...]
2004-12-17 07:43:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM KKIV AFLU HIV AIDS SOE WTO
04HANOI3417VIETNAM ENGAGES THIRD COUNTRIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has been actively engaging third countries in formal exchanges on human rights issues, including hosting the annual Canada-China-Norway human rights forum, carrying out a bilateral discussion on the death penalty with EU countries and conducting the bi-annual EU-Vietnam [...]
2004-12-29 04:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EU VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI391 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP INPUT FOR VIETNAM
[...] Summary: According to CTAG members (and representatives from Switzerland, Spain, and Australia) at Hanoi-based Embassies, Vietnam receives little attention and less assistance, especially compared to high-threat Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia. Some members -- notably Australia, [...]
2004-02-12 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC VM CTERR
04HARARE1660New Sources Drive Parallel Market
[...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe-bound remittances through Western Union have dropped by as much as 90 percent, since July 28 when the Reserve Bank (RBZ) decreed that transfer agencies must convert incoming foreign exchange into zimdollars at the official rate and may not disburse foreign exchange. Acc [...]
2004-10-06 05:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1913GOZ SEEKING THAW WITH USG?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mugabe's congratulatory message to President Bush on his re-election (ref A) is the latest among several indications that the GOZ is prepared to seek some degree of rapprochement with the USG. Exchanges with senior Reserve Bank officials, a businessman well-connected wi [...]
2004-11-23 14:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
04HARARE435FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE FULMINATES ON THE BBC,
[...] (sbu) Summary. Foreign Minister Stanislaus Mudenge convened the diplomatic corps on short notice March 10, with the press in attendance. Mudenge's presentation began with a scathing attack on the BBC for a recent Panorama program, then moved on to the detention of a planeload of mercenaries, [...]
2004-03-10 16:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS EAIR ZI EG
04HARARE561INFLUENCE ANALYSIS -- ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's media operating environment is restrictive and becoming increasingly harsh. The GOZ's Media and Information Commission (MIC) closed the only independent daily newspaper, the Daily News, and has threatened other independent newspapers and journalists with legal action. Secu [...]
2004-04-01 05:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OIIP ZI
04HARARE726PRESS UNDER FIRE AGAIN IN ZIMBABWE
[...] We have recently noticed a new and more dangerous attack on the press in Zimbabwe. On Monday April 26, 2004 an editorial entitled "Time to deal with traitors" appeared in the government owned newspaper "The Herald." The editorial was at best threatening and at worst [...]
2004-04-29 13:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
04HARARE751ZIMBABWE'S GROWING REGIONAL ENEMIES LIST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Soaked in anti-imperialist rhetoric and conspiracy theories, Zimbabwe's official press continues to view other nations exclusively through the prism of the ruling party's "with-us-or-against-us" framework. On the enemies list, the West has been joined by Botswana, Nigeria and [...]
2004-05-05 08:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE988GOZ SHUTS DOWN ANOTHER NEWSPAPER, COMMENCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Media and Information Commission (MIC) on June 10 cancelled the registration of The Tribune newspaper (owned by a ruling party MP),purportedly over violations of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). The GOZ on June 9 commenced its prosecution of [...]
2004-06-14 14:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PHUM EINV ZI
04HELSINKI1499NATO AMBASSADOR NICHOLAS BURNS' VISIT TO FINLAND,
[...] (C) Of all the open questions in Finnish foreign policy, the issue of whether to join NATO is the biggest. It is debated endlessly in the editorial and op-ed pages, but that debate has yet to affect public opinion. Polls continue to show strong opposition to membership, in part because of F [...]
2004-11-26 06:13:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL FI EUN NATO
04JAKARTA8872THE TASKS AHEAD FOR YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's projected win in the September 20 presidential runoff marks a resounding victory for Indonesian democracy. The challenger defeated a President who had forged an alliance with Indonesia's oldest and largest political parties, while credible reports indicated the [...]
2004-09-21 11:13:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KISL ID
04KATHMANDU1001NEPAL: KING'S ADVISOR OUTLINES STEPS TO FORM NEW
[...] SUMMARY: KING GYANENDRA'S BUSINESS PARTNER AND CONFIDANT, PRABHAKAR RANA, TOLD THE CHARGE AND DCM ON MAY 28 THAT REPEATED EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE LEADERS OF THE TWO MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES TO ACCEPT SOMEONE ELSE AS PRIME MINISTER HAD FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE KING IS LIKELY TO CALL ALL THE PART [...]
2004-05-28 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALNP PGOV PREL GON
04KATHMANDU121NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY BICKERING CONTINUES DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's political parties, like the King, continue to talk about how best to restore democracy in the kingdom, but persistently resist working together. On January 14, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party published a political "roadmap" that c [...]
2004-01-16 08:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1670UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 14-
[...] The Maoists have imposed a virtual blockade of roads leading to and from the Kathmandu Valley since August 18. Traffic remains very light on the roads, no incidents have been reported and no Maoists have been spotted. Tourism- related organizations have raised serious concern over the Maoist [...]
2004-08-20 11:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1690SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
[...] "'Kathmandu under siege.' Really?" SUMMARY. One of the title-page stories in the centrist daily "The Kathmandu Post" (E/D) lambasted the exaggerations by the foreign (particularly Indian) media quoting particularly alarmist excerpts from The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, Star News, I [...]
2004-08-24 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1696WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 17 TO 23,
[...] MAOIST BLOCKADE -- RNA providing air cover: The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is to provide air cover as security for vehicles entering and leaving Kathmandu in an attempt to break the Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley. (Centrist "The Kathmandu Post," E/D, 8/23) -- Int'l media spreading ru [...]
2004-08-25 03:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU229UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 31-
[...] Twenty-four insurgents and two policemen reportedly were killed and thirty security personnel injured in clashes this week. The Chief of the Army Staff visited troops in the "Maoist Heartland." RNA officials said the rebels have suffered a "heavy setback." More than 200 Maoists have surren [...]
2004-02-06 07:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU5UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, DECEMBER 20-
[...] Thirteen security personnel and forty-two Maoists reportedly were killed in clashes this week. Twenty security personnel and two civilians also suffered injuries. Maoist cadres reportedly killed five civilians, including a pregnant woman, and abducted nine others. On December 25, the Specia [...]
2004-01-02 03:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KINSHASA1657STATEMENTS BY CIAT AND THE GDRC ON THE RCD-G'S
[...] (U) The CIAT and the GDRC issued statements concerning the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma's (RCD-G) decision to suspend their participation in the institutions of the transitions, except the army. The following are unofficial translations of the statements issued by each entity: COMMUN [...]
2004-09-02 06:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA2047THE CONGOLESE TRANSITION CURRENT AND FUTURE, AND
[...] (C) Summary: There has been major progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past few years, ending years of open warfare involving eight national armies and numerous domestic armed groups. Peace accords have yielded the formal withdrawal of foreign troops, a domestic transiti [...]
2004-11-05 16:06:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM PGOV PREL KPKO CG
04KUWAIT1934MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JUNE 19-21: IRAQ; TERRORISM.
[...] SUMMARY: In a rare show of near-unanimity, Kuwaiti commentators joined together in near-total condemnation of the beheading of Paul Johnson and terror in general. Some still found a way to blame Zionism. And others cautioned the Kuwaiti government not to allow such a home-grown terror movement [...]
2004-06-21 12:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3391KUWAITI RUMOR MILL ON OVERDRIVE REGARDING IMMINENT
[...] (C) Summary: After two days of intense public speculation about a possible change of senior Kuwaiti leadership, post is unable to confirm persistent rumors that Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad will be elevated to the post of Crown Prince or Amir. The rumors followed a September 2 [...]
2004-09-28 10:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU
04KUWAIT481(U) KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy convened the first meeting of Kuwait's counterterrorism action group (CTAG) under US leadership; the French, Japanese, British, Russian, Italian, German, Canadian, Swiss and Spanish embassies participated. Only the US and British have specific anti-terrorism programs i [...]
2004-02-12 05:41:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN ETTC PREL KU
04LAGOS1462NIGERIA'S SPECIAL BRAND OF ISLAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with the Secretary General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Lateef Adegbite in early July to discuss the nature of Islam in Nigeria, includingthe dividends of democracy, procedural safeguards inherent in Sharia law, the urgent need to restar [...]
2004-07-19 09:21:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PINR PREL SOCI KISL NI
04LAGOS1477NIGERIA'S SPECIAL BRAND OF ISLAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with the Secretary General of the Nigeria Supreme Council SIPDIS for Islamic Affairs Lateef Adegbite in early July to discuss the nature of Islam in Nigeria, including procedural safeguards inherent in Sharia law, the urgent need to restart of the polio va [...]
2004-07-20 14:21:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PINR PREL SOCI KISL NI
04LAGOS2134WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE DELTA - A LAGOS
[...] (C) Summary: Supplementing the views expressed reftel, this message provides Lagos' perspective of the Delta crisis. This latest gush of violence is a moment of acceleration in a negative spiral that began years ago. The eruption is a byproduct of not only the 2003 elections but also of econ [...]
2004-10-20 16:28:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET PINR NI
04LILONGWE1175MALAWI INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The Government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy, without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. The Competition And Fair Trading Act -- passed by Parli [...]
2004-12-30 13:50:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR BUD FIN
04LILONGWE499INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MALAWI
[...] The following is the June 2004 update of Malawi's Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy, without restrictions on ownership, size of inve [...]
2004-06-08 13:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV MI
04LILONGWE680INCREASE IN DEPORTEES BEING SENT BACK TO BANGLADESH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A British diplomat seconded to the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) contacted RSO about a group of Bangladeshi males who had recently been deported. He stated that Malawi Immigration authorities let most of the men pass through Immigration even though they had been ordered to [...]
2004-07-21 08:14:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KFRD MI
04MADRID1763SPANISH RESPONSE TO MAY 17-18 EU FMS MEETING
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 14 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the new Spanish government would maintain Spain's previous policies on the issues being discussed at the next EU General Affairs and External Relat [...]
2004-05-14 16:19:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP EUN
04MADRID1851SPAIN: APPROVAL FOR TRAINING SHIP EMPIRE STATE
[...] Embassy delivered March 2 a nota verbal to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) regarding the State University of New York (Suny) Maritime College crew of approximately 600 cadets and 75 crew officers aboard the Federal Training Ship Empire State that will stop in Barcelona from May 28 [...]
2004-05-20 15:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MARR SP
04MADRID2203SPANISH POSITION ON RENEWAL OF UNFICYP MANDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-10 16:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALCY GR KPKO SC TO SP
04MADRID2342 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING IS THE STATUS OF SPANISH INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECT BARCELONA-BASED TERRORIST CELL. AS OF EARLY JUNE 2004, POST HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2625 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES BRITISH AUTHORITIES DETAINED ON JUL 6, 2004, THE FORMER BARCELONA-BASED EXTREMIST FILALI OUALI AKA: ABDORRAHMAN [...]
2004-07-12 11:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL OUALI
04MADRID2627SPAIN-UK: GIBRALTAR VISIT BY UK NUCLEAR SUB
[...] (U) The visit by the British nuclear submarine HMS Tireless to Gibraltar has provoked acute tension within the GOS towards Britain. The HMS Tireless, which arrived the morning of July 9, originally sparked controversy in May 2000 when it docked at Gibraltar for repairs after developing a crac [...]
2004-07-12 13:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SP
04MADRID3052 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF MID-JULY 2004, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIVED TO BE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY BARCELONA-BASED AL QAEDA SUSPECT KHALED ABIDI, WHO WAS [...]
2004-08-10 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3080SPAIN ENCOURAGED BY US SUPPORT FOR WEOG ROTATION
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and Secretary of State Colin Powell's letter regarding US support for Western European and Others Group (WEOG) rotation for the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) membership to Gonzalo Alvarez Garrido, Acting MFA Deputy Director General for UN Affa [...]
2004-08-12 11:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOPDC PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID3829SPAIN SUPPORTS EU ROAD MAP ON NORMALIZING LIBYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Enrique Mora Benavente, Head of EU Planning at the MFA, on September 29. Mora Benavente told Poloff that Spain favors the four-step European "road map" to normalized relations and economic cooperation with Libya. The four-step process [...]
2004-10-01 15:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV SP EUN
04MADRID3835MADRID PUBLIC HEALTH TIDBITS
[...] Madrid's ESTH Officer periodically groups together and reports ESTH developments that might otherwise "fall below the reporting bar." Key issues will continue to be reported via "stand alone" cables. ESTH Officer Ken Forder welcomes feedback at forderk@state.gov. 2. INDEX: A. HIV i [...]
2004-10-04 12:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV SP
04MADRID4179PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, NOV 2: IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Russia, Sudan, Somalia, Ukraine, Kosovo, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 26 and October 28. Mora Benavente said that EU police training in Iraq would take place after [...]
2004-10-29 11:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP EUN
04MADRID4603VIRTUAL PRESENCE PROGRAM (VPP) IN
[...] (SBU) Summary Embassy Madrid has decided to initiate Virtual Presence Programs (VPP) for Andalusia and the Basque country a one year trial basis. Charge initiated the Andalusia VPP concept while visiting Seville November 30-December 1. He hosted a well attended reception for the U.S. Davis [...]
2004-12-03 13:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SP
04MADRID4627WEEKEND BOMBINGS MASK DECLINING ETA CAPABILITIES
[...] (C) Summary. ETA terrorists carried out twelve bombings in two sets of coordinated attacks during the December 3-6 holiday weekend in Spain. The bombs consisted of small devices and there were no fatalities, though 10-20 people sustained minor injuries. The first series of bombings took plac [...]
2004-12-09 08:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
04MADRID4638VIRTUAL PRESENCE PROGRAM (VPP) IN SEVILLE/ANDALUSIA INITIATED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid has decided to initiate Virtual Presence Programs (VPP) for Andalusia and the Basque country on a one year trial basis. Charge initiated the Andalusia VPP concept while visiting Seville November 30 - December 1. He hosted a well attended reception for the U.S. Da [...]
2004-12-09 10:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL
04MADRID959SPANISH REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON MARCH 22-23 EU FMS
[...] (C) Summary. Spain will be putting terrorism at the top of its agenda for the March 22-23 EU FMS meetings and the March 25-26 European Council meetings. Jointly with the Dutch, Spain will be backing the creation of a EU Coordinator for anti-terrorism efforts. The MFA's EU Office also expects [...]
2004-03-18 17:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP EUN
04MANAMA1064MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE AND COMMANDER-IN-
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 08:22:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1067LETTER FROM KING HAMAD TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 09:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALOPDC AMGT BA
04MANAMA1069 MESSAGE FROM SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 09:43:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1070 ESSAGE FROM SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 09:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1073MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE AND COMMANDER-IN-
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 13:52:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1103 MESSAGE FROM SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-12 10:59:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1187MFA MAKES ASSURANCES OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials gave assurances to Charge that the security and stability of Bahrain is the GOB's top priority. As a signal that the GOB is serious about regional security concerns, MFA announced that Bahrain will host the next International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) [...]
2004-07-27 12:09:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER BA KSEC
04MANAMA1235BAHRAIN AGREES TO CANCEL THIRD SUPPLEMENT OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-08 05:31:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA BA
04MANAMA1360RECEIPT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) As mentioned during the Ambassador's August 30 meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar (septel),the Embassy received the following diplomatic note August 30. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of Diplomatic Note MOS-140 Dated August 30, 2004: The Ministry o [...]
2004-08-31 14:26:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR ASEC PREL PTER BA
04MANAMA1453MESSAGES FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (U) On September 15, 2004, post received letters of congratulations from Prime Minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa to President Bush and Vice President Cheney on the signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. Original documents are being sent by pouch to the desk. 2. (U) Begin t [...]
2004-09-21 11:56:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1454MESSAGE FROM THE KING TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON FTA
[...] (U) On September 15, 2004, post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs covering a telegram from King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa to President Bush on the signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. Original document is being sent by pouch to the desk. Begin text [...]
2004-09-21 11:58:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1516GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES REGIONAL SITUATION WITH
[...] (C) Commander U.S. Central Command General Abizaid met with King Hamad, Crown Prince Salman, and Defense Minister Khalifa on September 27 to discuss Iraq and the upcoming elections there, the need for full Sunni participation in the election, Iranian interference in Iraq, and the situations in [...]
2004-10-02 14:18:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER BA IZ IR
04MANAMA1669CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-06 10:31:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA1698AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM, IRAQ,
[...] (S) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa November 8 for a discussion that included counter-terrorism, Iraq, and human rights. He expressed the USG's deep concern about the judge's release of the four terrorism suspects on November 1 and urged the GOB to use all [...]
2004-11-10 09:24:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER PHUM BA
04MANAMA1745SCENESETTER: KING HAMAD'S NOVEMBER 29 VISIT TO
[...] (S) King Hamad requested to visit Washington to congratulate the President on his reelection, reaffirm Bahrain's strong support for U.S. Iraq policy and the war on terrorism, and consult with the President on Bahrain's hosting of the December 20 GCC Summit and outcomes the USG would like from [...]
2004-11-22 14:26:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PHUM ECON ETRD BA
04MANAMA1759SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Minister of State Abdul Ghaffar told Secretary of the Navy England November 22 that the King will SIPDIS use his upcoming visit to Washington to stress to the President that Bahrain is proudly aligned with the U.S., and to remind the people of Bahrain that the people of the [...]
2004-11-24 12:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER ASEC BA
04MANAMA1766SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND'S MEETINGS WITH KING
[...] (C) Secretary of the Navy Gordon England met with King Hamad and Crown Prince Salman November 23 and discussed the King's November 29 visit to Washington, Bahrain's counter-terrorism efforts, Iraq, and Iran. The King expressed his appreciation for the invitation to meet with the President an [...]
2004-11-25 14:11:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER ASEC BA IZ
04MANAMA1821BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL
[...] (U) Embassy Manama received the following response from Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifato Secretary Powell's letter on the Broader Middle East and SIPDIS North Africa (BMENA) meeting in Rabat via diplomatic note on December 6. 2. (U) Begin Text November 30 [...]
2004-12-07 12:20:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON KMPI KDEM KPAO OPDC BA
04MANAMA224 MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S PRIME MINISTER TO SECRETARY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-17 11:01:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT
04MANAMA280 MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISSA AL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-29 06:42:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT
04MANAMA867 CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-08 08:40:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA868CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-08 08:41:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA877 CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-09 07:04:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA878 CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-09 07:05:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MANAMA980 MESSAGE FROM SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-22 12:10:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AMGT BA
04MAPUTO204CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO
[...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...]
2004-02-17 06:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO83CORRUPTION IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Any discussion of Mozambique's political and economic development needs to take into account corruption. The steady decade-long progress since the end of the civil war could be slowed or even reversed if corruption is not checked. Senior Mozambicans in fact cite corruption as th [...]
2004-01-20 10:39:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
04MASERU321MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION INITIAL VISIT TO LESOTHO
[...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation team of Clay Lowery, Tom Briggs and Wesley Wilson paid a very successful initial visit to Lesotho May 26-28. Over the course of two and a half days, they met with the Prime Minister, nearly the entire Cabinet, almost all of the Principal Secretarie [...]
2004-06-01 16:08:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD PREL LT MCC
04MONTREAL308 SIXTH MEETING OF THE ICAO COMMITTEE ON AVIATION
[...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING MOST OF ITS GOALS AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION'S (ICAO) COMMITTEE ON AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CAEP),HELD IN MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 2-12, 2004. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RESULT RELATED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE [...]
2004-02-25 19:48:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SENV ETRD ICAO
04MUSCAT1993BIO: DR. SHARIFA AL-YAHYAI, MINISTER OF SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) Reftel reported on the Ambassador's November 7 meeting with Dr. Sharifa bint Khalfan bin Nasser al-Yahyai, the newly appointed Minister of Social Development. This cable provides additional biographic information. -------- WHY HER? -------- 2. (U) Dr. Sharifa al-Yahyai, a form [...]
2004-11-13 13:01:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MU
04NASSAU153TURKS AND CAICOS: HAITIAN INFLUX THREATENS PARADISE
[...] (C) Charge, NAS, CONS, USCG, and DEA officers visited Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) January 20-23, 2004 and met with the Governor, Chief Minister, other cabinet members and senior civil servants and law enforcement personnel. TCI officials were unanimous in fearing further degradation of [...]
2004-01-27 20:46:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF CA PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR UK
04OTTAWA2931IIR 6 815 0002 05/DUTCH AND UK SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-02 15:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNDOD NATO
04OTTAWA3410CANADA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Unclassified entire text. 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in its condemnation of international and domestic terrorism and has been a helpful and strong supporter of the United States in the fight against international terror. Overall antiterrorism cooperation with Canada r [...]
2004-12-20 16:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC CA
04PANAMA2691SCENESETTER: DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S NOVEMBER
[...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Panama I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming November 13-14, 2004 visit to Panama. Your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos enters its third month signals the great interest of the United States in strengthening our excellent rela [...]
2004-11-02 13:13:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA861PANAMA'S TELECOM/TECH SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW
[...] Summary: Panama's telecommunications and technology sector is growing, and now represents 6% of GDP. The regulatory authority "Ente" has maintained a fairly good record for enforcement over the sector, though the former monopoly, Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) has been slow in negotiating int [...]
2004-04-13 20:32:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PRETORIA4582SOUTH AFRICA: BARCLAYS TO BUY ABSA
[...] (U) Summary. President Mbeki has publicly given his support for Barclays Bank's planned bid to purchase a 50.1% stake in ABSA, the fourth largest bank in South Africa. While Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has the final say, Mbeki's support certainly paves the road for approval. The acquisitio [...]
2004-10-14 13:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON SF UK
04PRETORIA4876 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficit Narrows; - Tourism Increases Although Si [...]
2004-11-05 15:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5043 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 19,
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Exchange Reserves Target Published Next Year [...]
2004-11-19 07:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5369MOELETSI MBEKI CALLS ZIMBABWE A "LONG-TERM
[...] (C) Summary. Moeletsi Mbeki, South African political commentator and brother of President Thabo Mbeki, urged the international community to stop "chasing" Mugabe's retirement and view Zimbabwe as a "long-term project." He called for increased international support for the MDC and Zimbabwean [...]
2004-12-14 08:20:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL SF ZI
04RANGOON252EU REPS MEET WITH BURMESE PM IN RANGOON
[...] (C) Summary: EU ambassadors resident in Rangoon and Bangkok met recently with the Burmese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The EU ambassadors assured COM that the meeting was not for the purpose of delivering any new EU policy message. COM cautioned them that they needed to be extreme [...]
2004-02-25 11:08:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM
04RIYADH6449SAUDI ARABIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel, post submits the following language for use in the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. Embassy POC for this report is Julie Eadeh (eadehja@state.gov). 2. (U) During the year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continued to support the global war on terror. Al Qai'da, in the [...]
2004-12-19 10:30:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL SA
04ROME2125POST-CONFLICT ANGOLA FUNDING SHORTFALLS
[...] ON MAY 27, 2004, AT THE SECOND ANNUAL SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, MIKE SACKETT, WFP'S REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA, CONFIRMED THAT PER REFTEL, AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS FUNDING SHORTFALL IN ITS ANGOLA PIPELINE ARISES FROM THE LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM DONORS. 2. SACKETT ALS [...]
2004-06-03 08:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF AO WFP
04ROME2196ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Annual Session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of the positive Sudanese signing of the Naivasha Protocols (GOS-SPLM/A),and an unprecedented level of displacement and violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Coming off a record level of total support in 2003 (U.S. dollars (USD) $2.6 [...]
2004-06-09 12:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN
04ROME23312003 GLOBAL FOOD AID: BARELY COPING WITH
[...] WFP has released its annual Global Food Aid report entitled "2003 Food Aid Flows," which highlights, despite a year of extraordinary emergencies, the steady downward trend in total food aid tonnages, particularly since 1999. For 2004, international prices for food aid commodities continue the [...]
2004-06-17 12:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04SANAA146REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The Sanaa Inter-Governmental Regional Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the Role of the International Criminal Court was held January 10-12, sponsored by No Peace Without Justice (an EU-affiliated NGO),the ROYG, the European Union and several European govern [...]
2004-01-14 14:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM YM KICC HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA2489SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]
2004-09-22 08:43:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04SANAA358COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- 10 FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Summary: On 10 February 2004, the Ambassador hosted a meeting of the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) local mission representatives at the Residence to discuss and coordinate member-nations' ongoing counterterrorism training and assistance efforts with the Republic of Yemen governm [...]
2004-02-11 16:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA626FEBRUARY 9, 2004, SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni Muslims are predisposed to oppose U. [...]
2004-03-17 17:49:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANTODOMINGO1052DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP
[...] Summary: Embassy on February 6 hosted a coordination meeting of local embassies of nations involved in the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG). Poloff and NAS officer briefly sketched U.S. plans as CTAG chair for 2004 and ongoing U.S. law enforcement assistance programs relevant to countert [...]
2004-02-19 19:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL SNAR EFIN DR
04TEGUCIGALPA2452Honduras: 2003 Macroeconomic Overview
[...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual macroeconomic summary for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Reftel contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit; this cable contains information on economic growth, [...]
2004-11-02 12:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV HO
04THEHAGUE1256DOE Second Line of Defense Megaport Initiative -
[...] A U.S. DOE team managed by David D. Martin, Deputy Director of the DOE/NNSA/Office of the Second Line of Defense (SLD),completed successful installation, testing, training and handover of radiation detection equipment to screen incoming and outgoing cargo containers at the Port of Rotterdam. [...]
2004-05-24 15:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA ETTC MNUC PARM PREL NL
04THEHAGUE1397FY-2005 IVP Nomination - Alternate candidate
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Ms. Delphine R.R. Pronk as an alternate candidate for an FY-2005 IVP grant, excluding international travel benefits. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and [...]
2004-06-04 11:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL NL
04THEHAGUE1845CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RABTA
[...] (SBU) In the aftermath of EC-37, delegation has been working closely with UK, Italy, and Libya, to facilitate and garner support for Libya's proposed change to the Verification Annex of the CWC, to enable the conversion of its former CW production facility at Rabta. In particular the delegati [...]
2004-07-22 14:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AG CM ER UK IT KE MO SF TS YM SU GM FR GR KS CWC
04THEHAGUE1884DUTCH AGREE TO TERMINATE 1974 AIRWORTHINESS
[...] In response to reftel diplomatic note proposing termination of the 1974 Airworthiness Agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Treaty Division replied via diplomatic note dated July 12, 2004, the text of which follows in paragraph two. 2. Begin Text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has [...]
2004-07-27 09:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA NL
04THEHAGUE1910ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS AGREEMENTS ON SENTENCING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 28 meeting with Ambassador Sobel, Hans Holthuis, the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),sought USG assistance with respect to the enforcement of sentences and the relocation of witnesses. Holthuis specifically requested [...]
2004-07-29 15:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
04THEHAGUE262003-2004 INCSR FOR THE NETHERLANDS - PART II: MONEY
[...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 2003- 2004 INCSR: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REF. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON JANUARY 5 WAS 0.7880 EUROS TO THE DOLLAR. THE [...]
2004-01-07 15:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP SNAR PTER ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE290ICJ: 48 STATEMENTS FILED IN FENCE PROCEEDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) received forty-eight written statements by its deadline of January 30 in the advisory opinion proceedings concerning "the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory" (the Fence Case). While the [...]
2004-02-05 06:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE3184CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY
[...] (C) The U.S. invited a number of countries (Refs A-F) to send representatives to The Hague, during the 9th CWC Conference of the States Parties (from 29 Noveber-3 December 2004) for informal bilateral expert discussions on Host Country Agreements (HCA). With the exception of Luxembourg, the [...]
2004-12-08 08:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3294ICJ: COURT DISMISSES NATO BOMBING CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 15 dismissed Serbia and Montenegro's (SAM) claims against NATO over the legality of 1999's Operation Allied Force. The unanimous judgment was based on jurisdictional grounds, but seven of the fifteen judges issued a joint decl [...]
2004-12-17 15:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE3328 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REFTEL. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON DECEMBER 15J [...]
2004-12-22 16:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE348CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF
[...] (U) The decision regarding Schedule 2/3 Captive Use remains on a political track, with the Indian delegation indicating they support the Schedule 2/3 Captive Use decision, as written, but noting their interagency review process has not yet completed. Privately, the Indians informed Del that [...]
2004-02-11 09:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE42003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy and amphetamines),and an important consumer of most illicit drugs. U.S. law enforcement information indicates [...]
2004-01-02 14:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE791REACH: Latest Dutch Views
[...] (U) Summary: The Dutch are pushing for EU REACH proposals so that registration and evaluation requirements are targeted to substances posing the most significant potential risks. They are concerned with the potential impact of existing proposals on SME's and are interested in further informa [...]
2004-03-26 15:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD SENV NL EUN
04VILNIUS1350LITHUANIA: RUSSIAN TEAM COMPLETES UNEVENTFUL VDOC
[...] (C) Summary. A team from the Russian Federation conducted a Vienna Document inspection of Lithuanian military facilities on October 27-28. The inspection covered army and air force facilities in Kaunas, Panevezys, and Siauliai, including NATO's Baltic air policing assets at the Zokniai airfi [...]
2004-10-29 10:41:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS LH
04VILNIUS1522EU MEMBERSHIP SPURS LITHUANIAN LABOR FLIGHT
[...] SUMMARY: Young Lithuanians have left their homeland en masse since the May 1 accession to the EU in search of employment abroad. The exact number leaving remains unclear, although as much as a quarter of the country's working-age population may leave by the end of the year. Some sectors have [...]
2004-12-16 13:16:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SMIG PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1568 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP DISCUSSES STATE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Vilnius convened a meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Lithuania on December 9. Representatives from the French, German, Canadian, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, British, and Russian Embassies, as well as EU and UN representatives, compared notes on co [...]
2004-12-28 10:03:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL LH
04WELLINGTON598NEW ZEALAND'S MOBILE TERMINATION RATES UNDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand Commerce Commission has launched an investigation into whether a lack of competition has placed the country among nations with the highest rates for terminating mobile phone calls. The commission could recommend regulation of termination charges. Telecom, the f [...]
2004-07-15 01:07:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON ETRD NZ
04YEREVAN2319(IMI) OVERVIEW OF ARMENIA'S WINE SECTOR
[...] This cable provides a brief overview of Armenia's wine sector for those considering trade and investment opportunities in Armenia. It also includes a list of key contacts. For more information contact the BISNIS representative or the Economic and Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Ye [...]
2004-10-19 10:11:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN2337DIASPORA ORGANIZATION INCREASES SUPPORT FOR N-K
[...] (C) The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is increasing its efforts to support ongoing Armenian government-sponsored repopulation programs in Nagrono-Karabakh (N-K) through its "Centennial Project." The AGBU, the Armenian Diaspora NGO with the largest membership worldwide, has reported [...]
2004-10-20 11:13:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN284CTAG MEETING HELD IN ARMENIA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post convened a coordination meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Armenia February 2 in advance of the capital-level CTAG meeting to be held February 20 per reftel. Represen [...]
2004-02-03 13:35:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL PTER
05ABUDHABI1875MINI DUBLIN GROUP MEETING -- EMBASSY ABU DHABI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-28 02:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR TC
05ABUDHABI2781SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CHENEY'S VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (C) Summary: We look forward to welcoming you to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The UAE leadership will be very interested in hearing your perspectives on the latest developments in Iraq and on the Mideast peace process, as well as listening to your views on reform in the region. We have requested mee [...]
2005-06-20 10:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV KMPI PTER ETRD PHUM MASS IZ AF TC
05ABUDHABI301SCENESETTER - NSC HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Overview: We look forward to welcoming you to the United Arab Emirates February 6-7. U.S.-UAE cooperation in the security and counterterrorism fields is robust and the UAE leadership is actively seeking ways to enhance the relationship. Your visit here will be an excellent opportunity to [...]
2005-01-18 11:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINS EFIN IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI3013SCENESETTER - DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Administrator Tandy: I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. Over the last few years, relations between the U.S. and the UAE have deepened and expanded in the economic, military, counter-terror, and nonproli [...]
2005-07-07 14:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETSNAR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC
05ABUDHABI3244GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE
[...] (C) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met July 20 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ). Abizaid praised the UAEG for its steadfast determination to wage a public campaign against extremist i [...]
2005-07-25 07:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMCAP MASS PREL IZ AF PK IR SY SA TC
05ABUDHABI3851WHAT'S BEHIND THE UAE-SAUDI BORDER DISPUTE
[...] This is an Action Request. Please see para. 15 2. (C) Summary: In response to the rising volume of private and public sniping between the UAE and Saudi Arabian governments over the status and meaning of their 1974 Agreement on the Delimitation of Boundaries (refs),Embassies Abu Dhabi and [...]
2005-09-10 15:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD SA TC
05ABUDHABI4045MBZ ON IRAQ, EXTREMISM, PALESTINIANS, SAUDIS
[...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) told Ambassador and a visiting delegation led by retired U.S. four-star generals over dinner September 20 that he expected the Iraqi people would approve a new Constitution on October 15. MbZ reiterated his support for former [...]
2005-09-25 10:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ IR SA SY PK TC
05ABUDHABI4905UAE ANNOUNCES INDIRECT ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced December 1 that indirect elections will be held for half of the Federal National Council (FNC),with the other half being appointed. This move had been anticipated, and in fact promised by UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Mi [...]
2005-12-02 14:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL KPAL PTER IZ AE
05ABUDHABI508UAE INTERIOR MINISTER ENGAGED ON REGIONAL CT
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan discussed his view of regional security cooperation with UAE,s neighbors and suggested ideas for bilateral training efforts. Saif noted that the smaller GCC countries have often been f [...]
2005-02-02 13:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALIZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI5115UAE CONTRIBUTION TO 2005-2006 INCSR, FINANCIAL
[...] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center for the Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash- based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular, is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore sector. T [...]
2005-12-20 11:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR
05ABUJA118TRADE AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-27 10:52:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NI
05ABUJA1532ACOTA PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD IN NIGERIA
[...] SUMMARY. During 8-11 August 2005, an African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program team met with officials of the Nigerian Army to jointly plan the future of the ACOTA program in Nigeria. The meetings resulted in decisive progress in terms of a concept and schedule f [...]
2005-08-19 11:35:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MASS MCAP PHUM KPKO NI
05ABUJA1821NIGERIA PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INFLUENCE ANALYSIS
[...] Introduction: Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation and the central gravity for the continent's emerging democracies. Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo is the current Chair of the Africa Union, and with approximately 130 million people and still growing, Nigeria provides the largest s [...]
2005-09-26 13:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO NI
05ACCRA228INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Introduction: Post appreciates the extensions given for completion of this report, but wishes to underscore the difficulties involved in collecting the data. The Government of Ghana employs one person at the Bank of Ghana to monitor all issues related to money laundering. His long recent ab [...]
2005-02-02 18:32:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN GH
05ACCRA25542005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 09:49:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR GH
05ADDISABABA3991ETHIOPIA: PM MELES TELLS DAS YAMAMOTO THAT GOE IS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-01 11:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET ELEC UNREST
05ALGIERS1243ALGERIAN RESPONSE TO MOROCCAN STATEMENT CANCELING
[...] (C) Initial Algerian government reaction to Morocco's cancellation of the June 21-22 meeting of the Algerian and Moroccan prime ministers in Rabat has taken the form of comments to the press by unidentified "diplomatic sources close to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." These sources, whose c [...]
2005-06-19 15:13:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM AG MO WI
05ALGIERS1410ALGERIAN VIEWS ON LONDON BOMBINGS
[...] (C) Algerians, judging from comments made to Embassy staff, press commentaries and other press reporting since the London bombings of July 7, have drawn three main conclusions about these terrorist attacks. First, the bombings should come as no surprise and were a natural consequence of the [...]
2005-07-12 16:25:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL AG
05ALGIERS1624ALGERIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-08 08:24:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB AG OPIC USTR
05ALGIERS1768SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH POLISARIO LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 18 meeting with Senator Lugar, Polisario leader Abdelaziz thanked him, the U.S., and President Bush for their help in releasing to the International Red Cross the final 404 Polisario-held prisoners scheduled to return to their families in Morocco. Abdelaziz hoped th [...]
2005-08-22 05:55:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PBTS WI AG MO
05ALGIERS1876AMBASSADOR RAISES ALGERIAN DEPORTEE ISSUE WITH
[...] (C) During an August 31 meeting with FM Bedjaoui on other issues, Ambassador (accompanied by PolEcon Chief) pressed the GOA to communicate quickly its willingness to accept the return of twelve Algerian deportees and issue them travel documents. Ambassador said that we had raised these cases [...]
2005-09-06 10:27:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKHLS CASC CFED ASEC AG
05ALGIERS1920ALGERIAN FM'S READOUT ON IRANIAN ENVOY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) In an August 31 meeting devoted to a number of issues, FM Bedjaoui gave Ambassador a readout of Iranian envoy Alaadine Broujardi's August 29 meeting with President Bouteflika in Algiers. Bedjaoui, who attended the meeting, said Broujardi had given many facts and arguments to bolster Iran [...]
2005-09-12 16:44:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER IR AG
05ALGIERS2230BRIEF DISCUSSION OF BLUE LANTERN WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) At President Bouteflika's annual November 1 reception commemorating the declaration of the War of Liberation, Ambassador had an opportunity to raise the Blue Lantern issue with both Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gait-Salah and Ministry of Defense Secretary General Senhadji. With both, Ambass [...]
2005-11-02 15:39:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC MASS AG
05ALMATY1883 OUTREACH FOLLOWING NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF ITS
[...] (SBU) Post regrets delay in responding to reftel request. Reporting in Kazakhstan's media on the erroneous Newsweek report of Koran desecration at Guantanamo started only on May 16, and was low-key and non-inflamatory. The May 16 primetime news on one Kazakhstani state channel and one indep [...]
2005-05-18 11:32:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KISL PREL KZ POLITICAL
05AMMAN1058JORDAN AGREES TO MILITARY ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT
[...] The Government of Jordan has formally agreed to the amendment proposed in reftel to satisfy the requirements of Section 505(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry transmitted the agreement by diplomatic note number KT/75/1/104 dated February 7, 2005. The text of the d [...]
2005-02-08 11:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PGOV KTIA JO
05AMMAN1552"FY-05 MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES THREE PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MS. HALA MAKAHLEH, MS. ZEINA AHMAD AND MR. RAJA SUNNA. MR. MAJD AL USTA AS AN ALTERNATE NOMINEE. 2. THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAFD). KAFD WAS ESTABLISHED BY A ROYAL DECREE I [...]
2005-02-24 09:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN1710FY-05 STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES DR. MOHAMMED OKOUR, SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SIPDIS FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE NOMINEES' BIODATA: PERSONAL INFORMATION: A. NAME: MOHAMMAD-JOM'A YASEEN "OKOUR" FIRST NAME: MOHAMMAD-JOM'A MIDDL [...]
2005-03-01 14:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN2382KING ABDULLAH ORDERS JORDANIAN ENVOY BACK TO
[...] (C) King Abdullah on March 21 ordered the Jordanian Charge to Iraq (currently in Amman) back to Baghdad. On March 22, the Jordanian Charge was making arrangements to travel to Baghdad, but said he plans to set up shop in a hotel given the poor security situation at the Jordanian embassy. R [...]
2005-03-22 15:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IZ JO
05AMMAN4726Prime Minister Tells A/S Turner that Red-Dead is
[...] Summary: Prime Minister Badran told visiting OES Assistant Secretary John Turner on May 31 that Jordan needs the proposed "Red-Dead" water project to cope with its status as one of the world's most water-short countries. Jordan continues its drive to utilize every possible water source but th [...]
2005-06-14 07:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID OPRC KGLB IS JO
05AMMAN5232JORDAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION DEPARTMENT A WORK IN
[...] (U) Jordan's Family Protection Department (FPD) is making headway in providing quality care abuse victims. The FPD has the backing of Queen Rania and the support of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). A major project for the FPD, a shelter to house adult women abuse victims, is still not [...]
2005-06-30 09:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KWMN KCRM JO
05AMMAN6118GOJ REQUEST FOR "STATEMENT OF INTEREST" IN U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) In a July 31 meeting with Charge (septel),Foreign Minister Qasrawi presented a non-paper asking that the U.S. government file a "statement of interest" in the suit brought against the GOJ by Iraqi Deputy PM Ahmad Chalabi before the [...]
2005-07-31 14:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
05AMMAN6440MEDIA REACTION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-11 08:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
05AMMAN6602FY-05 P4L STUDENT LEADERS SEPTEMBER 19- OCTOBER 7,
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN IRAQ NOMINATES TWO PARTICIPANTS FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. MS. SARA SA'AID AND MS. YOSIR S. ALI ABDULLAH HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 3. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO N [...]
2005-08-17 12:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN7753Iraqi Scientists, Engineers Seek Funding for
[...] Summary: The "International Conference to Engage Iraq's Science & Technology Community in Developing its Country" took place in Amman, Jordan on September 18-20 with support and participation from DOE and State. Over fifty Iraqi scientists and engineers attended to present and seek funding f [...]
2005-09-29 10:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV TBIO SOCI EAID KNNP IZ JO
05AMMAN8521FM RENEWS REQUEST FOR INTERVENTION IN CHALABI
[...] (C) Jordanian Foreign Minister Kasrawi convoked Charge October 26 to renew the GoJ's request that the Department submit a statement of interest in the lawsuit that Iraqi Deputy PM Ahmed Chalabi is currently pursuing against the GoJ in a U.S. federal court. 2. (C) Kasrawi said that even tho [...]
2005-10-30 12:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
05ANKARA2490JOINT STATEMENT FROM ISTANBUL IRAQ NEIGHBORS
[...] On May, 2, the Turkish MFA passed us a copy of the text of the joint statement from the April 29-30 Iraq neighbors' meeting (full text in para. 2). We will provide MFA's readout of the meeting septel. 2. Joint statement follows (original was in English): BEGIN TEXT (note internal paragra [...]
2005-05-02 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER AORC TU IZ IR EG JO SY KU BA SA
05ANKARA254 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-18 07:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA2671ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-09 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA304 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...]
2005-01-18 09:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA3134ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-03 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4163ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4230TURKS ANNOYED WITH IRAQI AND IRANIAN INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Interior Minister, Bayan Jabr, seemed to take his lead from the Iranians at the July 18-19 meeting of Iraq's neighbors' interior ministers. Jabr annoyed the Turks by ignoring their advice to steer clear of the press, especially on the PKK issue; his private assurances to th [...]
2005-07-21 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KCRM TU IZ IR BA EG SY KU SA JO
05ANKARA4490ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4513ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-03 13:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4829TURKEY TO ATTEND 2005 OXFORD TRACKER WORKSHOP
[...] Post received a diplomatic note in reply to the invitation by the Nonproliferation Bureau to attend the "Tracker Workshop". This note states that the GOT will send two representatives to participate in the Tracker Workshop in Oxford, United Kingdom form October 24-28, 2005. 2. The Turkish [...]
2005-08-17 07:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM TU
05ANKARA5507ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-23 04:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6318TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...]
2005-10-19 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ASUNCION308PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Summary: -------------- --President Duarte and Chilean President Lagos talk security --Supreme Court rejects Barakat appeal --Prosecutors defeat teen prostitution ring --German national arrested for role in TIP ring --Colombian nationals arrested with false Bolivian passports --Fire in n [...]
2005-03-04 14:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN PINR PA
05BAGHDAD2588IRAQ: MINISTER OF FINANCE ON CONFERENCES, ARTICLE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 16. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Allawi stressed to Charge and DCM on June 16 his readiness to engage fully in ensuring the success of the upcoming Brussels and AMMAN conferences and the July 10-11 Joint Economic Commission (JEC),and [...]
2005-06-17 19:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAIR PREL PGOV PTER IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD4088DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 3, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-03 18:45:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4126MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 04:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4448IRMO DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] Summary. During the period of October 16-25, IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard met separately with Ambassadors from the Republic of Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Australia. The IRMO Director briefed the ambassadors on three initiatives: U.S. plans to establish the first th [...]
2005-10-30 15:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4809BAGHDAD'S 9 NISSAN COUNCIL CRITICAL OF PAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Baghdad's 9 Nissan District Advisory Council (DAC) are optimistic about upcoming elections. All but one of 30 members indicated they would vote during the elections. Most opinions were similar to council members in other districts (reftel). However, in 9 Nissan only [...]
2005-12-01 19:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BANGKOK1038SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CDR SEVENTH FLEET VADM
[...] (C) Admiral Greenert, your visit to Bangkok and Phuket will come as we are winding down the critical U.S. military role in providing assistance to Thailand and the other tsunami-hit nations in the region. Your meetings with senior SIPDIS Thai officials follow on the heels of visits by a n [...]
2005-02-09 09:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK1157SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH
[...] (U) President Bush and President Clinton, your visit to Phuket is eagerly anticipated by our Embassy in Bangkok, U.S. officials working on relief efforts, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-SIN),and the Royal Thai Government. In Thailand, we are several weeks past the c [...]
2005-02-15 06:50:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL PGOV TH
05BANGKOK1187THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ROYAL THAI NAVY
[...] (C) During a February 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief, ADM Sampop Amrapala, noted that over half of the RTN's Phang Nga Naval Base had been destroyed by the December 26 tsunami and that it would be at least six months before the facility was operational. No [...]
2005-02-16 06:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK2749SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACOM CDR ADM FALLON
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, your visit to Bangkok to meet with Thai leaders and Chiang Mai to open this year's Cobra Gold exercise will allow you an opportunity to push forward a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have requested meetings for you with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]
2005-04-22 02:34:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK2798SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO THAILAND OF USARPAC
[...] (C) General Brown, your visit to Bangkok to meet with Royal Thai Army (RTA) leaders and Chiang Mai to observe this year's Cobra Gold exercise will allow you an opportunity to develop relationships with senior Thai Army officers. We have requested meetings for you with RTA CINC GEN Prawit Wo [...]
2005-04-26 01:06:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK2838THAILAND: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY
[...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, on behalf of the entire Embassy community, I welcome you to Bangkok. You are visiting at an opportune point in our negotiations with the Thai on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra no longer distracted by elections and firmly back [...]
2005-04-26 10:22:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV PREL PTER TH OVIP
05BANGKOK3207PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ON WHY THAILAND'S
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Dr. Gothom Ariya, who is a respected academic, human rights activist and member of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),expressed his views on the NRC's initial meeting, changes in the attitude of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]
2005-05-13 11:03:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK3436THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have just finished our annual Cobra Gold exercise -- the only multilateral training exercise in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's exercise [...]
2005-05-25 08:24:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK3945WORKING WITH THAILAND TO ENGAGE OTHER MILITARIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Thailand affords the United States a unique platform in Asia to work jointly with other Asian military forces, including those from Japan and Indonesia, and to conduct multinational peacekeeping, disaster relief and other exercises. Our largest exercise, Cobra Gold, is America [...]
2005-06-15 09:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MASS TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK4324SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THAILAND
[...] (C) Madame Secretary, all of us in Thailand look forward to your visit to Phuket. The Royal Thai Government is particularly enthusiastic about hosting you: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-sin) and Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon (Minister KHAN-ta-tee) plan to [...]
2005-07-01 07:31:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP TH
05BANGKOK5681THAILAND CIVAIR: READOUT ON FAA CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Consultations between a visiting team from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and officials from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) met pursuant to reftel and previous consideration of problems relating to the Thai carrier Phuket Air on August 13, 2005. The discussions [...]
2005-09-06 02:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON TH
05BANGKOK6088THAILAND: REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PKO PROJECTS IN
[...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to propose projects supporting U.S. strategic peace keeping and counter terrorism objective The Embassy outlines below several projects, in priority order, to impr the Thai ability to thwart terrorism and to fulfill more effectively it peacekeeping oblig [...]
2005-09-23 08:00:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR TH PKO
05BANGKOK6094THAILAND: REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PKO PROJECTS IN
[...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to propose projects supporting U.S. strategic peace keeping and counter terrorism objectives. The Embassy outlines below several projects, in priority order, to improve the Thai ability to thwart terrorism and to fulfill more effectively its peacekeepin [...]
2005-09-23 09:56:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR TH PKO
05BANGKOK6817THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]
2005-10-31 08:41:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH
05BANGKOK7040THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]
2005-11-10 09:48:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH
05BANGKOK7272SCENESETTER FOR PACAF COMMANDER GEN HESTER'S VISIT
[...] (C) General Hester, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. The Thai will likely ask you for your latest thinking on the future of our annual Cope Tiger Exercise. In addition to promoting issues directly a [...]
2005-11-23 06:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH
05BOGOTA11959MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 14, 2005, representatives from various European countries and the U.S. met to review the Group's annual report on Colombia and to solicit additional information from member countries. The report's main point is that eradication and interdiction numbers for Colombia [...]
2005-12-28 21:04:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL CO EC
05BOGOTA3361INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION VISITS SAN JOSE DE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-12 13:10:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER CO
05BRASILIA2282BRAZIL: A/S DESUTTER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (U) INTRODUCTION. Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance Paula A. DeSutter met on 15 August with Foreign Ministry Officials for compliance diplomacy discussions, led on the Brazilian side by Ambassador Antonio Guerreiro, Assistant Secretary of International Organization Affairs (in [...]
2005-08-24 19:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC
05BRASILIA2775BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO LOOK AT OFFSETS FOR
[...] Summary. On October 4-5 in Brasilia, the Foreign Ministry hosted an International Seminar on Commercial, Industrial and Technological Offsets (i.e., conditioning a government purchase on some quid pro quo on the part of the vendor). The seminar sought to identify the legal principles underpinn [...]
2005-10-18 18:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP MASS KIPR
05BRATISLAVA38 SLOVAKIA - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005
[...] SINCE 1998, SLOVAKIA'S ONCE TROUBLED ECONOMY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A BUSINESS FRIENDLY STATE THAT LEADS THE REGION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. IN ITS DOING BUSINESS IN 2005 REPORT, THE WORLD BANK NAMED SLOVAKIA AS THE WORLD'S TOP REFORMER IN IMPROVING ITS INVESTMENT CLIMATE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AL [...]
2005-01-20 17:24:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTDB LO OPIC USTR
05BRATISLAVA831EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10 PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest opinions -- and some colorful discussion -- about the current status of the transatlantic partnership. The PolDirs, who noted that such a meeting could never have been pulled to [...]
2005-10-08 20:42:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU
05BRUSSELS1226U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes, EU officials said: --in light of growing Russian intransigence on democracy issues, the EU is preparing a strategy on how to respond to the Russian challenge in OSCE; --Russia is blocking democracy promotion in the Counc [...]
2005-03-24 07:51:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OSCE EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1241WHA DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 14 meetings with WHA DAS Charles Shapiro, EU officials said: -- the EU would increase contacts with the Cuban opposition; the European Parliament might be interested in holding a public hearing with Cuban dissidents; -- the EU would send a fact-finding mission to Hait [...]
2005-03-24 15:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2227SCHENGEN TURNS TWENTY: BIGGER AND BOLDER THAN EVER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Schengen area has grown from six core countries in 1985 to fifteen at present, with eleven more -- including most recently Switzerland -- expected to be integrated by the end of 2007. Border-free travel within the zone has proved popular with the European public and is one [...]
2005-06-09 14:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS SMIG PREL CMGT KFRD KCRM PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST131ROMANIA: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AGENCY LACKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Romanian authorities have the political will to combat illegal currency flows out of the country, but the Director of Romania,s National Office for the Prevention and Control of Money Laundering (NOPCML) claims his office lacks the training and resources to track illicit fund trans [...]
2005-01-14 15:59:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALSNAR KSEP EFIN RO KFTN
05BUCHAREST1350ROMANIA SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PFP PROJECT IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR seeks financial support from the USG for participation as a "co-lead country" in a NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) trust fund project in the Republic of Moldova to destroy chemicals and pesticides. Post includes a nonpaper that outlines the GOR request. End Summary. [...]
2005-06-13 11:12:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM MOPS MD RO NATO
05BUCHAREST175PRESIDENT BASESCU OUTLINES FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Basescu's first major foreign policy address, delivered to Romania's diplomatic corps on January 18, set benchmarks for an active foreign policy agenda during his first term. Tackling corruption, continuing progress toward EU accession and strengthening Romania's stra [...]
2005-01-20 15:46:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM RO
05CAIRO9055SENATOR HAGEL'S DECEMBER 4 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) In a December 4 meeting, President Mubarak discussed with visiting Senator Hagel Egypt's efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Iraq and outlined some of the obstacles that stood in the way. Mubarak stressed his dim view of the Shi'a and opined that its ties to Tehran and their "d [...]
2005-12-06 06:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV OREP ECON EG
05CAIRO9386 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR ARAB
[...] The impact of the Arab League boycott of Israel on U.S. trade and investment the Middle East and North Africa varies from country to country. While it remains a serious barrier for U.S. firms attempting to export to some countries in the region from Israel, the boycott has virtually no effect [...]
2005-12-20 15:28:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EG USTR
05CALCUTTA246INDIA'S NORTHEAST MILITANCY: AN OVERVIEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable provides an overview of the "alphabet soup" of ethnic insurgencies that have plagued India's Northeast throughout its history. The first three paragraphs provide a broad overview of the factors that have spawned these conflicts and should be of general interest to Ind [...]
2005-07-06 18:02:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PTER PGOV PREL SOCI IN
05CARACAS7902005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela is presented below. 2. (U) 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela Contents A. Openness to Foreign Investment A.1 The New Constitution A.2 Legal Framework: Decree 2095 A.3 Limitations under Decree 2 [...]
2005-03-16 21:19:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTDB ETRD PGOV VE OPIC USTR
05COLOMBO1366IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-04 10:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO156SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 18, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,922 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military hopes to transition water distribution duties in Galle to the Galle Water Board by January 25. The U.S. Military continues to work on [...]
2005-01-20 10:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO188SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART
[...] As of January 24, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military plans to complete school debris clearing and latrine building by January 24, and water distributions will end on January 23. Sanitatio [...]
2005-01-25 08:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO27SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 3, the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 29,957. Transitioning from emergency relief, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) plans to fund an additional USD 10 million to focus on the immediate rehabilitation needs of disaster-affected co [...]
2005-01-04 08:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO285SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 31, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunami had killed 30,959 people in Sri Lanka. The CNO is scheduled to transition responsibilities for the tsunami relief effort to the Ministry of Public Security, Law and Order during the week of F [...]
2005-02-03 10:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO338SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] On February 4, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) closed the Center for National Operations (CNO) and transferred its functions to the recently established Task Force for Relief (TAFOR). USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) assessments indicate that emergency needs for food, [...]
2005-02-14 06:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO489 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION
[...] Contact: Philip Frayne Public Affairs Officer U.S. Embassy, Colombo Tel: +94 11 242 1264 Fax: +94 11 244 9070 E-mail: fraynepa@state.gov Angela Gemza Cultural Affairs Officer U.S. Embassy, Colombo Tel: +94 11 242 1271 Fax: +91 11 244 9070 E-mail: gemzaa@state.gov 2. Grante [...]
2005-03-08 04:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECIN KPAO OEXC SCUL
05COLOMBO65SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,718 people in Sri Lanka. On January 7, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and USAID SIPDIS Administrator Andrew Natsios, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID/Colombo Health [...]
2005-01-10 08:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO696SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] From April 5 to April 7, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer (IO) and a USAID/Colombo Foreign Service National (FSN) assisting the USAID/DART visited USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners in Galle and Matara in southe [...]
2005-04-11 11:16:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO82SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 10, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,725 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted an assessment trip in Galle and concluded that water supply is not a critical need, but sa [...]
2005-01-11 11:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO875IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 07:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05DAMASCUS6509HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: PROMINENT ACTIVIST CONSIDERS
[...] (C) PROMINENT ACTIVIST MULLS RELOCATION TO UK: Civil society and women's rights activist Maan Abdul Salaam told PolOff and visiting NEA Senior Advisor David Denehy on December 7 that he is considering relocating to the United Kingdom following recent difficulties with Syrian security servic [...]
2005-12-14 14:44:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SY
05DHAKA3203Media Reaction: G 8 summit, London Blast, Iraq;
[...] G-8 Summit ------------- "Limited Gain at G-8: Disappointment Over Environment" Independent English language newspaper "Daily Star" editorially comments (7/10): In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on London, there was much speculation that the G-8 summit at Gleneagles would be side- [...]
2005-07-10 08:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA3942Media Reaction: GWOT: London Bombings, Israel,
[...] GWOT: London Bombings ------------------------ "Is Tony Blair on the right track to combat terrorism in Britain?" An editorial page article in English language newspaper "Daily Star" by former ambassador Harun ur Rashid opines (8/10): Political observers believe the basic fault lies in t [...]
2005-08-11 04:03:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DOHA1823SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we are pleased to welcome you to Doha. Your visit is an important one: you will be the first cabinet-level U.S. official to meet with Qatari officials in Doha this year. Your visit will demonstrate the importance we place on the future of our energy relationship and will help [...]
2005-11-09 12:33:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA861DOHA SECURITIES MARKET OPENING TO FOREIGN
[...] Summary. On April 3 the Doha Securities Market (DSM) opened up to allow greater yet limited foreign investment in all sectors of the economy. The opening of the DSM has created a lot of excitement and speculation among Qatari investors who see opportunities to create wealth. However, foreig [...]
2005-05-15 09:09:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD QA
05DUBLIN276IRELAND - 2005 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Once a poor nation characterized by large scale emigration, Ireland is now economically prosperous and an attractive destination for thousands of asylum and job-seekers. The unprecedented flow of people into Ireland has prompted the Government to address issues relating to bo [...]
2005-03-04 17:47:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05DUBLIN47IRELAND - 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Over the past twenty years, Irish governments have actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has helped Ireland to achieve unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in [...]
2005-01-14 16:58:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
05DUSHANBE1621IIR 6 947 0022 04/VISIT TO TURSUNZODA BORDER GUARD POST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 03:13:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALMCAP TI
05GABORONE749SCENESETTER FOR BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MOGAE'S JUNE 13
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana President Festus G. Mogae's June 13 meeting with President Bush provides an opportunity to affirm and advance Botswana's role as a partner in promoting peace, democracy and human rights in Africa, increasing economic growth through trade, and combating HIV/AIDS. Botswan [...]
2005-06-02 14:48:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM KHIV BC
05GENEVA1604UNHCR: MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES FOR 2006 DESCRIBED
[...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s informal consultations, May 18-19 in Geneva. Saying &we heard you last year,8 then-Acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, providing donors with an update on UNHCR,s approach to budget [...]
2005-06-29 05:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF UNHCR
05GENEVA1605UNHCR: REGIONAL ISSUES AND IDPS DISCUSSED DURING
[...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s May 18-19 informal consultations. Then-acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, flanked for the regional sessions by Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and the entire senior man [...]
2005-06-29 05:42:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF UNHCR
05GENEVA1665WHO:58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: U.S.-HOSTED
[...] U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt hosted a Ministerial meeting on avian influenza at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 16, 2005. The meeting brought together the Ministers of Health and representatives from Australia, Cambodia, Canada, the People's Repub [...]
2005-07-07 10:46:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO
05GENEVA1666 WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: U.S.-HOSTED
[...] HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Stewart Simonson hosted a scientific and technical meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness and response at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 17, 2005. This meeting followed up on discussions started at the previous day's M [...]
2005-07-07 10:50:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO
05GENEVA1667WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: WHO TECHNICAL
[...] The Global Health Security Action Initiative (GHSI) and the WHO Secretariat hosted a technical briefing on pandemic influenza preparedness and response at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 18 2005. Formal presentations included Dr. Guenael Rodier, Director, Department of Communicable Dise [...]
2005-07-07 10:55:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO
05GENEVA1922REPORT OF THE WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH SESSION
[...] The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 57th Executive Council (EC) Session was held June 21-July 1, 2005 in Geneva. The EC addressed a number of items including continuing financial reform efforts, potential changes to the WMO convention, program details, financial and administrative ma [...]
2005-08-11 12:54:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY TSPL SENV EFIN KUNR AORC WMO
05GENEVA2465UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #1: OVERVIEW
[...] (U) Summary: The Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees met October 3-7 in Geneva. As per ref a, USDEL was led by PRM acting Assistant Secretary Rich Greene and included representatives of USAID SIPDIS and DHS, as well as two NGOs. This cable summarizes [...]
2005-10-13 14:31:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF UNHCR
05GENEVA2617WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT MEETINGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: DURING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 2005, THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY JEAN HEILMAN GRIER, SENIOR PROCUREMENT NEGOTIATOR, USTR, AND INCLUDING JOHN LIUZZI, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND ROBERT KASPER, U.S. MISSION TO THE WTO, PARTICIPATED IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETINGS O [...]
2005-10-28 08:25:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO WTO
05GENEVA2655UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #8: MEETING ON AFGHAN REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides a readout of an October 7 meeting in Geneva on the situation of Afghan refugees in Iraq and Pakistan. The meeting occurred, and the cable was drafted, before the October earthquake in Kashmir. At this time, it is still unclear what ramifications, if any, th [...]
2005-11-01 14:12:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL EAID AF PK IR UNHCR
05GENEVA2732FIVE SRS NOTIFYING UNITED STATES THEY ARE
[...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs who are conducting an investigation on detainees at Guantanamo regarding their intention to seek cooperation from the Governments of Afghanistan, France, Morocco, Pakistan and Spain to allow them access so that the [...]
2005-11-09 06:23:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHCR
05GENEVA2812FIVE SRS REQUESTING ANSWER TO OCTOBER 31 LETTER
[...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs who have been invited to visit Guantanamo. The letter and the attachments have been e- mailed to IO/SHA and this communication will be included on #10 on the 2005 correspondence log. 2. Begin text of letter: [...]
2005-11-17 06:44:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC UNHCR
05HANOI1321VIETNAM'S ECONOMY IN 2004: HIGH GROWTH, INFLATION
[...] Summary: The Vietnamese economy achieved a growth rate of 7.7 percent in 2004. Foreign direct investment and exports recorded the highest growth rates in the last seven years (37 percent and 28.9 percent respectively). Nonetheless, the economy is faced with increasing inflation primarily resu [...]
2005-06-07 07:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON VM EB AFLU FINREF
05HANOI1325VIETNAM'S ECONOMY IN 2004: HIGH GROWTH, INFLATION
[...] Summary: The Vietnamese economy achieved a growth rate of 7.7 percent in 2004. Foreign direct investment and exports recorded the highest growth rates in the last seven years (37 percent and 28.9 percent respectively). Nonetheless, the economy is faced with increasing inflation primarily resu [...]
2005-06-08 01:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON VM
05HANOI2324VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is continuing its poultry vaccination program and the Ambassador attended a Donors' Chief of Mission Meeting on September 5 to discuss AI and the GV [...]
2005-09-08 10:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2823HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETINGS WITH HAIPHONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: On his second full day in Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt SIPDIS traveled to the port city of Haiphong to survey the avian influenza (AI) and HIV/AIDS situations there. He met with local Haiphong Provincial Health Department officia [...]
2005-10-25 10:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM HIV AIDS AFLU
05HANOI3099 VIETNAM: COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local G-8 Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) Ambassadors were briefed by the Head of the Counterterrorism Department of the Ministry of Public Security, and later met privately with representatives from Australia, the European Commission and the United Nations Office on Drug [...]
2005-11-23 07:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SNAR VM CTERR
05HANOI3190VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths in Vietnam since October 29. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Vietnam's 66th human AI case on November 25 after a 15-year old boy contracted H5N1. During an informal donors' meeting chaired by the World Bank [...]
2005-12-02 10:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3337VIETNAM'S 2005 BUSINESS FORUM AND CONSULTATIVE
[...] Summary: The 2005 Vietnam Business Forum and Vietnam Consultative Group Meeting took place December 5-7, 2005 in Hanoi. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Klaus Rohland co- chaired the meetings, in which a wide range of donors and Vie [...]
2005-12-21 06:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM AFLU HIV AIDS SOE WTO FINREF
05HANOI3353VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths in Vietnam since October 29. The number of animal AI affected provinces in Vietnam continues to drop from a high of 21 in mid-November to 13 this week. With AI "in check" in recent weeks and consumer confidence rebounding [...]
2005-12-23 02:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI468VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-25 14:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAPEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO
05HANOI575VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-09 04:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAPEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN
05HANOI991UNHCR BRIEFS ON MONTAGNARDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan told the Ambassador April 26 that the Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Ref A) is helping to speed the resettlement of asylum-seeking Central Highlanders currently in Cambodia. The UNHCR is still faced with the problems of [...]
2005-04-28 11:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
05HARARE1209MDC MP COLTART ON PLANNED U.S. VISIT; REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) MDC Shadow Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs David Coltart on August 25 told the CDA that together with Zimbabwean exiled businessmen Strive Masiyiwa and Nigel Chanakira, he was employing church connections in the United States to seek a meeting with President Bush in Oc [...]
2005-08-29 16:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE168 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE
[...] The Zimbabwean economy remains very weak, making it unlikely to attract or absorb signficiant foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2005. In recent years, FDI has been less than US$10 million annually, down from US$300-500 million in the mid-1990s. As we note in the more extensive Country Comme [...]
2005-02-02 05:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
05HARARE1681ZANU-PF CONFERENCE ATTACKS PARTY/GOZ OFFICIALS,
[...] (U) At the ZANU-PF annual national conference held in Esigodini December 9-10, President Mugabe conceded significant problems in agrarian reform, which he attributed in part to misallocation among ruling party officials and poor planning by the government. The party reportedly adopted a repo [...]
2005-12-13 15:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAGR ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE684RESULTS REPORT: TPC ON PRESS FREEDOM
[...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: In commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, PAS Harare organized a telepress conference (TPC) to stimulate discussion on what it means to have a free and responsible media, what it means to have a healthy working relationship between the government and media, and how [...]
2005-05-12 11:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL ZI
05ISLAMABAD15208PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: WHAT THEY NEED
[...] (c) Summary and Comment: The scale of devastation from yesterday's earthquake is becoming increasingly clear as information comes in from remote, outlying provinces. The Government now estimates that the number of fatalities could range between 32,000 and 40,000 -- and possibly more. Villag [...]
2005-10-09 15:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAEMR CASC EAID MASS PK PREL SENV
05ISLAMABAD15766PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] The Government of Pakistan (GOP) estimates that the earthquake killed 41,121 people and injured 67,634 others, and these numbers are likely to increase. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) reports that the GOP has made a credible effort to respond to the earthquake given [...]
2005-10-20 11:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD15860PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] On October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 62,000 tents were delivered to Pakistan by the international community and 50,000 tents have been delivered by the Government of Pakistan (GOP). IOM further stated that there are currently 194,000 tents available [...]
2005-10-22 18:09:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16024PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) continues to facilitate the movement of excess U.S. military commodities to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for distribution in affected areas. The USAID/DART observed market activity and the delivery of food stocks to private busines [...]
2005-10-25 09:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16025PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) continues to facilitate the movement of excess U.S. military commodities to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for distribution in affected areas. The USAID/DART observed market activity and the delivery of food stocks to private busines [...]
2005-10-25 09:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17267 SUCCESSFUL DONOR CONFERENCE GIVES MAJOR BOOST
[...] (SBU) summary and comment. The Musharraf Government is basking in the glow of a successful November 19 donor reconstruction conference that raised $6.0 billion (GOP's current internal figure, as of November 21 evening) in pledges for earthquake reconstruction, comfortably in excess of both t [...]
2005-11-21 21:04:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PK PREL SENV
05KABUL5110POPPY ELIMINATION PROGRAM (PEP) STATUS REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Afghanistan (GOA) sponsored Poppy Elimination Program continues to move forward. The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) is on-target to hire all PEP personnel by early 2006. All seven PEP teams have Afghan members and four international advisors (IA) have been hi [...]
2005-12-17 03:17:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
05KATHMANDU1203WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 1 TO 6, 2005
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Go to court; not street: Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri on Sunday suggested that the political parties and lawyers should ask for justice at the Supreme Court rather than take to the streets. On Sunday Giri said that rule of law couldn't be establish [...]
2005-06-06 12:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1342WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 14 TO 20,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Maoists positive over seven parties' call: A day after the seven opposition parties called on the Maoists to support their ongoing pro-democracy movement, the CPN (Maoist) Sunday said it had taken their call in a positive light. Issuing a press statement Sunday, Maoist chai [...]
2005-06-20 10:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU2686 NEPAL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Nepal In April, 2003, Nepal signed an agreement with the U.S. Government establishing an antiterrorism assistance program. The Government of Nepal continued its strong support of the global coalition against terrorism in 2005, and was responsive to both US and multilateral efforts to polic [...]
2005-12-02 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN NP
05KINGSTON1042BITTER PROSPECTS FOR JAMAICAN SUGAR INDUSTRY
[...] (U) The sugar industry is on the decline in Jamaica, suffering one of the worst years on record in the 2004-2005 season. Damaged by extreme weather, hampered by inefficiency and labor disputes, the industry will most likely not meet its production targets for this year. To make matters worse, [...]
2005-04-15 13:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR JM
05KINGSTON1062REMITANCES REMAIN A STABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR
[...] (U) A steadily increasing number of Jamaican breadwinners no longer live in Jamaica, choosing instead to work overseas and support extended families through payments wired home from abroad. Remittances sent by overseas Jamaican workers remained the most prominent source of external funding fo [...]
2005-04-18 15:11:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1652KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JUNE 17-30, 2005
[...] This week's topics: -- Poll Shows Davies Gaining Ground -- Six Closer to Extradition to U.S. -- JCF Recruits Abroad as Crime Soars -- Jamaica to Launch Copyright Campaign -- Trade Deficit Deteriorates -- Jamaica and China Sign Bauxite Agreement -- Thailand Views Jamaica As Possible Hub - [...]
2005-07-05 11:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM KCRM CASC EAGR
05KINGSTON176 INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-21 13:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM NOTAG
05KINGSTON188 INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-21 20:11:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD EIND EAGR EMIN KTDB JM
05KINGSTON363INL MONTHLY REPORT - NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
[...] The following is a combined report for the period November and December 2004. It reflects activities in all INL supported programs and an assessment of progress in achieving mutual goals established in the current Letters of Agreement (LOA). 2. Drug Eradication and Interdiction Program - [...]
2005-02-10 17:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON759MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 2005
[...] The Jamaica Defense Force Air Wing (JDF/AW) spent approximately 10 hours transporting members of the "Kingfish" operation, narcotics police and The Jamaica Defense Force Headquarters Intelligence team to the parishes of St James, St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland to gather information on narcotraf [...]
2005-03-17 14:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR JM
05KUWAIT1500AMBASSADOR BRIEFS EU MISSION CHIEFS ON MEPI; EU
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a meeting with EU Chiefs of Mission to discuss Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) projects in Kuwait as well as on-going Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs. The EU Chiefs reported the difficulty they had in convincing the GCC to part [...]
2005-04-13 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KMPI KU MEPI
05KUWAIT1883KUWAIT FUND: SPREADING GOODWILL WITH THE OIL MONEY
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: During a May 4 meeting with newly appointed Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Abdulwahab Al-Bader and Deputy DG for Operations and Disbursement Hisham Al-Waqayan, the Ambassador thanked the Kuwait Fund for its work in places of need around [...]
2005-05-08 05:48:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PINR KU
05KUWAIT2515UN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST GOK IN IMPROVING
[...] (C) Poloff met June 6 with UN Resident Coordinator Moez Doraid and IOM Chief of Mission Mohammed Al-Nassery to discuss reaction to the 2005 Trafficking in Persons report, which downgraded Kuwait to Tier 3, and possible next steps to ameliorate the country's problems with the exploitation of do [...]
2005-06-07 15:10:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ELAB PREF KU UN
05KUWAIT3270KOC GAS CHIEF LOOKS FOR HELP IN AVOIDING
[...] (C) Summary: At a July 23 meeting, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Gas Management Group Manager Mohammad Al-Otaibi told Econ Officer that Iran was "very eager" to have Kuwait sign an agreement to import gas from Iran, but that the GOK was still weighing its options. He asked for any assistance that [...]
2005-07-25 10:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PINR BEXP KU IR IZ OIL SECTOR
05KUWAIT3462SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE DEATH OF KING FAHD
[...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators universally mourned King Fahd as a true Islamic leader and a special friend of Kuwait. The timing of his death, on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, led many writers to remember the special support Saudi Arabia offered Kuwait as a re [...]
2005-08-06 04:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KISL PREL KU
05KUWAIT4623RESEARCH LINKS WITH THE U.S. - THE KUWAIT FUND FOR
[...] SUMMARY: On October 19, 2005, the Ambassador met with the Director General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). KFAS is a non-profit, non- governmental research funding entity chaired by the Emir of Kuwait, and supported by nearly 900 Kuwaiti companies that annuall [...]
2005-10-29 11:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO ECON OEXC XF KU
05KUWAIT4776Study in the U.S.A.: We Are Failing
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 12:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU
05KUWAIT4792PUBLIC PROSECUTION QUESTIONS RULING FAMILY MEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: The Public Prosecution Office questioned Shaykh Mishal Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, former Assistant Undersecretary for State Security Affairs, on November 8 about his public criticism of the GOK during a September interview conducted by Mohammed Al-Jassem on his program "Al-Majlis," whic [...]
2005-11-16 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PHUM KDEM KU SUCCESSION
05KUWAIT4811STUDY IN THE U.S.A.: WE ARE FAILING
[...] SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Despite the Mission's focused priority efforts at increasing the number of Kuwaitis studying in the U.S., the number of Kuwaitis opting for higher education in America continues to decline. In FY-05, 58 fewer F1 visas were issued to Kuwaitis than during FY-04, a [...]
2005-11-19 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU
05KUWAIT481328TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION: 28
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwait hosted on November 15, the 28th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing. The session closed 28 cases (26 Kuwaitis, two Saudis, and one Iraqi),continued the mandate of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) for one year, and selected November 15, 2006 [...]
2005-11-19 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR AORC ICRC KU IZ SA
05KUWAIT4933PM TRIES TO CALM SUCCESSION FEARS; INSISTS AMIR
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In an effort to silence continued speculation over succession, Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in a November 22 interview, firmly dismissed the possibility that either the Amir or the Crown Prince, both in poor health, would step down from the [...]
2005-11-29 10:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI KU SUCCESSION
05LAGOS1378CHEVRON MD DISCUSSES 2007 ELECTION AND GON
[...] (S/NF) In a wide-ranging discussion with Ambassador Campbell, Chevron Nigeria Managing Director (MD) Jay Pryor expressed deep concern regarding "an underground PR campaign" by the GON against the petroleum industry. He specifically mentioned public attacks by Minister of Solid Minerals Ezek [...]
2005-09-01 18:06:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNEPET PGOV EINV ECON NI
05LAGOS1869SOSOLISO AIRPLANE CRASH:CONSULAR AND NTSB
[...] (U) In response to the December 10 Sosoliso flight OSL 1145 air crash, Mission sent a two-member consular response team (CRT) to Port Harcourt on December 11 to observe the crash site, to ascertain the number of Amcits involved, and follow up on Amcit casualties. The Nigerian Red Cross report [...]
2005-12-11 16:17:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CASC ASEC AMGT NI PREL
05LAGOS1876SOSOLISO AIRPLANE CRASH/ENUGU BUS ACCIDENT
[...] (SBU) Consular Response Team (CRT) reported Doctor's Without Borders (DWB) collected Amcit Hawa Kamara's remains and are in contact with Ms. Kamara's parents to arrange for transport of her remains and personal effects to Monrovia, Liberia (Ms. Kamara was a DWB employee). Post has tried to rea [...]
2005-12-12 18:07:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CASC ASEC AMGT NI PREL
05LILONGWE514MALAWI DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SLOW ONSET FOOD
[...] In a letter dated June 1, 2005, the Government of Malawi formally requested food aid assistance from the USG. This request follows the recent release of Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee results for the May 2005 to April 2006 marketing year that indicate e significant unmet food aid n [...]
2005-06-17 08:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
05LILONGWE913MALAWI SITUATION REPORT AND FY 2006 DISASTER
[...] This cable re-declares a disaster for FY 2006 in Malawi due to food insecurity and provides an update on the situation. Per reftel, it is estimated that over four million Malawians (more than one-third of the population) will be unable to meet their food needs over the next six months, until [...]
2005-10-19 13:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
05LIMA3687PERU BUYS BACK $1.5 BILLION IN PARIS CLUB DEBT
[...] (U) Summary. The Peruvian Government on August 16 issued a $1.5 billion buyback of its Paris Club debt, sending checks to 13 Paris Club countries. The GOP expects the buyback to lighten the government's service burden over the next few years by an average of $360 million annually during the [...]
2005-08-25 16:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PE ENIV
05LIMA4567AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS SHOW PUBLIC
[...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted a luncheon and press event with members of Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) and the Diplomatic Corps. Members of the CVR, including Chairman Salomon Lerner, have received an increasing number of death threats, which they believe are linked to cri [...]
2005-10-24 17:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KDEM PE
05LJUBLJANA555 ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT,
[...] SUMMARY: THE PREVIOUS ODC CHIEF, LT COL MARGARET CLAYTOR, HAS DEPARTED FOR HER NEW ASSIGNMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN WASHINGTON. THE NEW DCM ARRIVES FRIDAY 5 AUGUST. 2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: A. FMS: NSTR B. DCA: THE AMBASSADOR RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT [...]
2005-08-04 08:03:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR SI
05LJUBLJANA799SLOVENIA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY TO IMO
[...] (U) The Slovene Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed 21 November to Econoff that Slovenia would support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to category "A" in the IMO Council. Slovenia will be represented at the IMO Assembly by Iztok Mirosic (head of the delegation and Slovene Ambassador [...]
2005-11-21 08:49:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA AORC EWWT PHSA SI
05MADRID100INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...]
2005-01-12 12:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR
05MADRID1000SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 16 FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the China arms embargo, Croatia, Human Rights in Belarus and Cuba, the Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Lebanon, Sudan, Moldova, and Georgia with the MFA's Head of EU Policy Planning Enrique Mora Benavente on March 10 and March 14. Spain's position regarding [...]
2005-03-15 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG SP EUN
05MADRID1010ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES MEETINGS WITH SPANISH
[...] (C) Summary. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales held bilateral meetings with Minister of Interior Jose Antonio Alonso and Minister of Justice Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar on the margins of his March 10-11 visit to Spain to represent the USG at the commemoration honoring the victims of the March [...]
2005-03-16 13:17:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1182 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 20, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST BY SCOTLAND YARD IN LONDON, U.K. OF MOUTAZ ALMALLAH, DABAS, A SYRIAN NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN, WANTED [...]
2005-03-29 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1786UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN
[...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...]
2005-05-10 15:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN
05MADRID187FSC/ETI DISPUTE
[...] EconOff discussed reftel demarche with Subdirector General for EU Trade Policy (Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism) Nicolas Lopez on 1/19/05. Lopez said the GOS was still studying its "posture" on the automaticity issue, although he conceded that in the past, Spain had not opposed the Co [...]
2005-01-19 11:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD SP USTRUWR
05MADRID1891SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 23 EU FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed the China Arms Embargo, European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP),and Sudan with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on May 17. Fernandez-Arias does not expect the China Arms Embargo [...]
2005-05-18 10:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALCH PREL SU MARR MOPS SP EUN
05MADRID2169SPAIN'S 2003 TAX BURDEN RISES 0.45 PERCENT OVER
[...] Summary. Spain's 2004 tax burden rose slightly to 34.45 percent of GDP, a 0.45 percent rise over 2003. This figure is calculated using the new GDP base year of 2000, and would be 36.12 percent of GDP under the older calculation year of 1995 (reftel). The Socialist government promised that th [...]
2005-06-07 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN SP
05MADRID2523DRUG TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSION TRENDS CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) The Government of Spain's National Drug Plan (PND) latest Annual Statistical Report on Drugs reports increases in total drug seizures (29%),trafficking arrests (11%),and arrests for drug possession (22%) between 2003 and 2004. Officials consider these statistics to be an indication tha [...]
2005-07-05 10:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KSEP PINR PGOV PREL SP
05MANAMA103 BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005
[...] The following is post's Investment Climate Statement submission for 2005. 2. Begin text: INVESTMENT CLIMATE OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The government of Bahrain has a generally liberal approach to foreign investment and is eager to improve Bahrain's attractiveness to internati [...]
2005-01-25 04:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD BA
05MANAMA117MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE TO PRESIDENT GEORGE
[...] (U) On January 22, 2005, post received a facsimile letter from the Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force, His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, to President Bush. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: The Hon. George W. Bush President of the United States of [...]
2005-01-26 12:08:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL BA
05MANAMA1259CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM BAHRAIN'S DEPUTY PRIME
[...] Post received a condolence letter from the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain addressed to the Secretary of State. Subject of the letter is the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The original will follow and has been pouched by the Ministry to their emba [...]
2005-08-30 11:50:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BA
05MANAMA1320"We Are All in This Together": Solidarity Across
[...] Summary: The Ambassador, in his remarks during a commemoration of September 11, honored the victims of many nations and faiths who have perished in terrorist attacks. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Egypt joined the Ambassador in calling for a united stand against the border- less threa [...]
2005-09-12 11:52:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA
05MANAMA1403COMBATING EXTREMISM: BAHRAIN ACTIVE PARTNER IN
[...] (S) The United States and Bahrain are close partners in combating extremism and promoting tolerance and moderation inside the Kingdom. King Hamad is a recognized regional leader for his political and economic reforms and advancement of women's rights. He is fully committed to the global war [...]
2005-09-29 08:51:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL KDEM KPAO PTER EAID PHUM KMPI BA
05MANAMA1434ISRAELI BOYCOTT SCRAPPED
[...] (C) The GOB has made good on its promise to close its Israeli Boycott Office and is now the subject of heated criticism from the press, parliamentarians, political societies and anti-normalization groups. Following the October 1 opening of its current session, the Parliament appears set to he [...]
2005-10-03 14:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD ETTC ECIN ECON BA
05MANAMA1456BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND
[...] (U) Econoff October 9 delivered Ref B demarche concerning WTO agriculture negotiations and geographical indications (GI) to Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director of Foreign Trade Relations Abdul Razak Zainalabedin, Director of Industrial Property Mohammed Dhirar Al-Shaer and Head of Inter [...]
2005-10-10 08:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO
05MANAMA1462TRANSFER OF SECOND BAHRAINI DETAINEE
[...] (C) The Ambassador contacted Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar on October 8 to advise him that the United States was prepared to transfer from USG control to Bahrain custody and control Bahrain national Abdullah Al Noaimi. Ambassador reviewed ref a talking points [...]
2005-10-10 12:35:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKAWC PHUM PINR BA
05MANAMA1767AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING LEGISLATION WITH
[...] (C) The Ambassador November 27 spoke with Council of Representative (COR - elected lower house of parliament) Speaker Khalifa Al Dhahrani about the legislative agenda for the current session. Al Dhahrani explained that the COR had decided to hold a series of extraordinary sessions to address [...]
2005-11-30 10:35:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM BA REFORM ECTRD BILAT OFFICIALS POL
05MANAMA273PM ENDORSES FOR ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION,
[...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa told the Ambassador February 26 that Bahrain must improve its security system with American assistance. The United States continues to be the leader in dealing with security threats while the Gulf region has fallen behind. The PM expressed his admiration fo [...]
2005-02-28 15:05:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC KJUS PINR BA IZ IR
05MANAMA282STAFFDEL FISCHER DISCUSSES ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Banking Committee Staffdel Fischer met with the Bahrain Minister of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior Anti-Money Laundering Unit, the Bahrain Monetary Agency Compliance Unit and the Director of Community Development at the Ministry of Social Affairs to discuss the GOB, [...]
2005-03-01 13:50:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANAMA361BAHRAINI LEADERS DISCUSS REFORM AND IRAN WITH
[...] (C) GOB officials expressed their commitment to continued political and economic reform in the kingdom and advocated a diplomatic solution to the disagreement with Iran over its nuclear program in meetings with visiting NEA/ARPI Director Alan Misenheimer February 21. Members of parliament also [...]
2005-03-14 11:47:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM KDEM BA
05MANAMA390RECEIPT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES
[...] (U) Embassy received diplomatic note number 11/231/2-39138 concerning Bahraini detainees at GTMO from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 16. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: 11/231/2-39138 March 14, 2005 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the [...]
2005-03-16 12:53:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC OPDC BA
05MANAMA621DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARDS
[...] This is an action message; please see para 2. 2. The Embassy received Diplomatic Note number 19/1/5-41677 of April 19, 2005 from the MFA covering information to be included in the GTMO Administrative Review Boards for Bahraini detainees Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Issa Al Murbati, Juma [...]
2005-04-26 11:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC PTER ASEC PREL OPDC BA
05MANAMA910MEPI-FUNDED NDI PROJECT COMES UNDER FIRE
[...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) project in Bahrain has attracted criticism from many directions recently. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar has privately expressed his concerns to the Ambassador several times that NDI gives too much emphasis to oppos [...]
2005-06-28 08:33:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KMPI KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA921DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (U) The Embassy received the following diplomatic note number 19/1/5-46123 dated June 26, 2005 from the MFA. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents it complements the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to re [...]
2005-06-29 09:22:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKAWC PREL PTER BA
05MANILA1549EMBASSY SPEAKERS' PROGRAM A BIG HIT WITH MINDANAO STATE
[...] Summary. As part of the Embassy Speakers' Program, Assistant Information Officer Ruth Urry delivered two speeches to students at Mindanao State University and the Zaid Bin Thabit Qur'anic Center on March 17 in Marawi City, part of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). AIO Urry spok [...]
2005-04-04 08:40:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL KIRC OPRC PHUM KWMN OIIP KISL PGOV RP
05MANILA3710OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM ARMM ELECTIONS DELAYED; MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Final results from the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have been delayed due to poor weather and other reasons. Unofficial results indicate that Zaldy Ampatuan, the favored candidate for governor, and running-mate Ansarrudin Adiong, the favo [...]
2005-08-11 07:30:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KISL EAID ASEC RP
05MANILA3790GENERAL GENEROSA SENGA ASSUMES COMMAND OF ARMED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Lieutenant General Generosa Senga assumed command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from retiring General Efren Abu in an August 15 change of command ceremony. Senga has a reputation as a combat commander. A classmate of Abu's, he is expected to continue many of his pred [...]
2005-08-17 08:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PINR PTER RP
05MANILA3810HEARINGS ON IMPEACHMENT CHARGES CONTINUE, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: House hearings into the impeachment charges brought against President Arroyo are continuing, but pro-Arroyo and Opposition members continue to argue over procedure. In other legislative news, a House leader has advocated the formation of a constituent assembly that would focus [...]
2005-08-18 08:31:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR RP
05MANILA5927 PHILIPPINES 2005 INSCR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] (U) The following text is the proposed International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, for the Philippines for 2005- 2006. Post used the questions in reftel as the basis for collecting information and assessing the current situation for the [...]
2005-12-22 04:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER SNAR KCRM KSEP RP
05MAPUTO115MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-24 16:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC
05MAPUTO74DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the demarche, Fernando Chomar, a [...]
2005-01-12 15:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ ASEC IAEA
05MAPUTO829BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS OBJECT TO DEDICATED MCC
[...] (U) On June 30, the Dutch Ambassador and the Finnish Charge, the incoming and outgoing heads of the Group of 17 donors who provide budget support to the Mozambican government (GRM),called on Charge to deliver a letter expressing concern over the GRM's decision to set up a unit in the Planning [...]
2005-07-05 13:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA ECON MZ MCC
05MASERU209PRE-ELECTORAL CONSULTATIONS: U.S., ALLIES MEET
[...] Summary: Ambassador hosted Chiefs of Missions of the United Kingdom (Dean),South Africa, and the UN Resident Coordinator (UNDP Representative Hodan Haji-Mohamud) to discuss facilitation of a tri-partite meeting between Government of Lesotho (GOL),Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and o [...]
2005-04-22 11:25:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LT
05MASERU255EXPEDITED CLOSURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM HIGH COMMISSION IN
[...] The British High Commission has officially advised the Government of Lesotho of its intent to close the High Commission for business on May 31. Final closure is expected by August, 5 months in advance of the previously announced December date. We had been advised unofficially by the United K [...]
2005-05-19 14:52:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UK LT
05MASERU373NEXT STEPS ON ARTICLE 98
[...] (C) Ambassador met July 19, 21 and 25 with Foreign Minister Moleleki concerning Article 98. We learned from a United Kingdom (UK) source that arguments against Article 98 had been developed by the European Union (EU) at an informal Cabinet meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) du [...]
2005-07-25 15:10:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR LT UN
05MINSK1023Press Accuses Marines of Smuggling, Romance
[...] (C) Summary: The independent, but pro-Lukashenko, weekly newspaper Obozrevatel ("Observer") ran a story August 26 accusing Embassy Minsk's Marine Security Guards and other Emboffs of smuggling campaign literature into Belarus for the opposition in 2001. The paper admits this article is in res [...]
2005-08-31 10:54:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BO
05MUSCAT1475COMBATING EXTREMISM IN OMAN
[...] (S) The Embassy's outreach and public diplomacy efforts, filtering down into every social strata and region of the Sultanate, have promoted a consistently positive image of U.S. society and culture that have complemented the Omani government's own effective actions to counter or prevent extrem [...]
2005-10-04 04:46:00Embassy MuscatSECRETKDEM KPAO KMPI PREL EAID PHUM PGOV ASEC MU
05MUSCAT1643OMAN ONLINE: ELECTRIFYING THE SULTANATE
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2005-11-01 13:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT495SPECIAL OMAN ONLINE: A/USTR NOVELLI DEMYSTIFIES FTA
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...]
2005-03-26 07:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
05NAIROBI3170DESPERATE MURUNGARU TURNS TO THUGS TO DEFEND HIS
[...] (SBU) Kenyan and international media reported August 4 that a foreign-owned ranch was invaded on August 3 by a group of Kenyans who were reacting to the United Kingdom's announcement (ref a) that Kenyan Minister for Transportation Chris Murungaru is ineligible to visit or transit the UK. The [...]
2005-08-04 13:09:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKCOR PREL SOCI PINS KE
05NAIROBI3600KENYA'S PRESIDENT GOES TO CHINA - AND WHAT IT MEANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's August state visit to China was clearly aimed at further developing a bilateral economic relationship which, while small, is growing rapidly. Trade and tourism are especially robust. Investment by Chinese firms in Kenya has yielded less-spectacu [...]
2005-09-05 05:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL CH KE
05NAIROBI4080DIPLOMATS SPEAK OUT ON REFERENDUM PROCESS -- AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador joined several other chiefs of mission in a September 28 meeting with Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman to discuss the ECK,s efforts (and difficulties) to supervise November's referendum on the new draft constitution. Following the meeting, the envoys rele [...]
2005-09-29 15:10:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4758SUDAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY CONFERS WITH INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 8 meeting with international partners in Nairobi, Deputy Secretary Zoellick emphasized the urgency of conveying to the various parties in Sudan the need to regain momentum in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Speaking with representatives from Eur [...]
2005-11-16 07:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS SU KE SLM CPA
05NASSAU1071CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS CLOSE MEETING
[...] Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),meeting as COFCOR (Council for Foreign and Community Relations),concluded a series of meetings in Freeport, Grand Bahama, on June 4 (reftel). In their discussions, the ministers focused on relations with third countries (the U.S., Can [...]
2005-06-06 16:58:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD BF CARICOM
05NEWDELHI2047BHUTANESE CENSUS UNLIKELY TO FACILITATE FURTHER
[...] (C) In response to Reftel and following our contacts with travelers to Thimphu, the Mission assesses little likelihood that the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) will use the upcoming census to justify further expulsions of ethnic Nepali citizens from Bhutan. United Nations Development Progr [...]
2005-03-17 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI4091USG ASSESSMENT OF TIBETAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the Dalai Lama's request that the US consider a resettlement program for some 10,000 Tibetan refugees, a USG delegation traveled to India and Nepal from May 2-10, meeting with Tibetan, Indian, Nepalese, and Embassy officials to assess the political and logistical [...]
2005-06-01 14:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL CH BT NP IN
05NEWDELHI5964MHA WILLING TO PONDER DEPORTEE DOCUMENTATION FIX
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Ministry of Home Affairs Special Secretary Kanwar Pratap Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that MHA would be willing to meet with DHS representatives to explore developing a mechanism to speed up the process of documenting Indian nation [...]
2005-08-02 10:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL KCRM IN US
05NEWDELHI7159 ECONOMIC INTERVIEWS IN BHUTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econoff traveled to Bhutan in late August to interview several Ministry officials at the working level and to establish additional contacts with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The three day visit, which included over 15 meetings around Thimphu, resulted in a number o [...]
2005-09-14 12:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD IN BT
05NEWDELHI7241EDUCATION IN A HIMALAYAN KINGDOM: ANOTHER FACET OF
[...] (U) Summary: During Poloff's August 22-25 visit to Bhutan, our interlocutors insisted that Bhutan is committed to educating its children by providing free schooling for all. Primary school enrollment stands at 87.8 percent. The government's decision in the 1950s to use English as the medium [...]
2005-09-16 09:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF SCUL PHUM IN BT
05NEWDELHI859GOI REWARDS BHUTANESE KING AS GUEST OF HONOR AT
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of India (GOI) rewarded Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuck for conducting military operations in December of 2003 against Indian militants hiding out in Southern Bhutan by making him the guest of honor at Republic Day. During the King's January 24-28 visit, th [...]
2005-02-03 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI8893INDIAN REPORTS BREAKTHROUGH IN BHUTAN/NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: The agreement reached in Dhaka between the RGOB and GON to restart the Joint Verification Process and allow for the return of Category 1 and 4 refugees from the Khudunabari refugee camp was a significant and positive step, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCou [...]
2005-11-23 13:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI9504BHUTAN KING TO ABDICATE IN 2008, DEEPENING
[...] (U) Wire services and the on-line Bhutanese newspaper Kuensel.com reported on December 18 that King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced he would abdicate the throne to the well-regarded and modest Crown Prince (known in Bhutan as the Chhoetse Penlop) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in 2008. Kuens [...]
2005-12-19 11:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IN NP BT
05NICOSIA2007KIDS 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 11:32:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CY
05OTTAWA1581FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Derek Brown
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-27 11:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1646FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Letia Cousins
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-02 19:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1676CANADA: REVIEW FOR TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) Poloff met with Louise Branch, Deputy Director of the Caribbean and Central America Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),and Ghislain Chaput, FAC Desk Officer for Cuba, on May 25, to discuss recent Government of Canada policies and actions to advance democracy, human rights, and fund [...]
2005-06-03 17:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM ETTC PREL CU CA
05OTTAWA2113CANADA: PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON TERRORIST THREAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan gave a speech that the Ottawa Citizen described as one of the most forceful ever by a Canadian minister on terrorism. She stated "we have perhaps for too long thought that these were things that happened somewhere else. But Canad [...]
2005-07-12 20:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA PGOV PREL PTER
05OTTAWA2976CANADA TO HOST HEALTH MINISTERS MEETING ON AVIAN
[...] Summary: As part of the continuing international response to the threat of avian and pandemic influenza, the Canadian Government will host a meeting of health ministers from more than 30 countries and international organizations in Ottawa, October 24/25. The purpose of the meeting is to enco [...]
2005-10-05 17:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA WHO FAO OIE
05OTTAWA3482Canada's Pandemic Influenza Plans
[...] Summary: Canada has a national pandemic flu plan dating from early 2004; an updated version is expected in December 2005. Preparing for an influenza pandemic is a top priority for the government of Canada. Canada is working with many partners, including the United States, to enhance global cap [...]
2005-11-23 17:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA SOCI CA WHO KSTH
05OTTAWA875DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF
[...] (U) Summary: Handguns entering Canada illegally from the United States and divergence between Canadian and U.S. visa policies were two unscripted items discussed during Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff's and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Anne McLellan's [...]
2005-03-23 21:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ASEC PREL CVIS CA PSEPC
05PANAMA1802PANAMAX 2005: TRAGIC LOSS MARS GREAT SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) PANAMAX 2005, a twelve-day, fifteen-nation military exercise involving the defense of the Panama Canal, concluded August 16. Although all participants viewed this year's multinational exercise as a great success, the drowning deaths of three Panamanian Marines during the exercise's fi [...]
2005-09-01 15:00:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA2375 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 19:41:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PM NAS
05PARIS1008INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
[...] Summary: The International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE) Steering Committee (SC) convened in Paris, France from January 26 to 28, 2005. The IPHE SC was co- chaired by Assistant Secretary of Energy David Garman and Assistant Secretary of Transportation Emil Frankel. All IPHE m [...]
2005-02-17 11:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON FR
05PARIS1580FRENCH POSITION ON THE JOINT EU-CHINA STATEMENT ON
[...] (S) Following a demarche delivered on 01 March on a separate matter, French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact David Bertolotti provided EST Officer comments on the French position regarding the joint European Union-China statement on nonproliferation issued o/a October [...]
2005-03-10 07:56:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM FR JA CH MTCR
05PARIS1839FRANCE TO HOST WORKING-LEVEL COORDINATION MEETING
[...] On March 17 poloff spoke with MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Cyril Gerardon about the scheduled March 29 working-level coordination meeting, the topic of which will be "Setting up the Afghan Parliament." Gerardon provided a schedule for the meeting saying that the goal of the conference is to [...]
2005-03-18 16:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF FR
05PARIS3024USUNESCO -- UNESCO 171st EXECUTIVE BOARD:
[...] Summary and Comment: The U.S. draft decision establishing a cross-sector capacity building program was adopted, to general acclaim, at the 171st meeting of UNESCO's Executive Board. The resolution, the first presented by the U.S. since reentry, was co-sponsored by twenty-one other member st [...]
2005-05-04 12:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA OPDC PHSA PBTS IHO KSI UNESCO
05PARIS3183FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS3187FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS3234IRAN: EU-3 LETTER WARNS TEHRAN AGAINST CHANGES TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA Political Director Laboulaye discussed with Charge May 11 the EU-3 letter to Rohani warning against resumption of uranium conversion. Laboulaye said that it may be necessary to convene an extraordinary meeting of the IAEA board and stressed the need to build international cons [...]
2005-05-12 11:03:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV PARM IR FR
05PARIS3245 USUNESCO: 171st EXECUTIVE BOARD ITEM 65:
[...] Summary. India's proposal to place a new UNESCO convention on broadcasting on the agenda of the next General Conference (GC) in October 2005 was derailed during the recent Executive Board meeting. The U.S. Mission successfully intervened to have the feasibility of such a convention considere [...]
2005-05-12 14:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KIPR UNESCO WIPO WSIS
05PARIS349FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2005-01-19 15:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
05PARIS365FRANCE - 2005 MONEY LAUNDERING CONTRIBUTION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-20 12:26:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN FR
05PARIS4192FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4201FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4203FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4217FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 10:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4799 USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISION
[...] Summary and Introduction: At the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly -- which took place June 20-30 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal transparency and a [...]
2005-07-08 15:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS5273MEDIA REACTION REPORT - KING FAHD'S DEATH
[...] KING FAHD'S DEATH B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IS DOMINATED BY THE DEATHS OF KING FAHD AND OF SUDAN'S VICE PRESIDENT, IN ADDITION TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. JOHN BOLTON'S RECESS APPOINTMENT TO THE UN TOPS US- RELATED NEWS, FOLLOWED BY NASA'S PLANS TO REPAIR THE DISCOVERY S [...]
2005-08-02 10:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5376MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SAUDI ARABIA-IRAQ, HIROSHIMA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 14:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS675MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 19 JANUARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a 19 January 2005 meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) at the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador to France, members were provided with updates and had constructive discussions of a wide-range of MTCR issues. These included a [...]
2005-02-02 18:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE
05PARIS8247 USUNESCO: KOREAN DMZ: NO MECHANISM EXISTS TO
[...] The 17 November public suggestion of Ted Turner of the United Foundations Foundation at a New York City event to designate the Korean DMZ as a World Heritage Site was unworkable, South Korean UNESCO rep Ki-Joung Cho told poloff in a 1 Dec office call, even though a great majority of South Kor [...]
2005-12-05 17:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SCUL MARR CJAN CH KS UNESCO
05PARIS8374FRANCE - BUSINESS UPDATE
[...] (U) This message contains a series of updates on French trade and business news. U.S. Investment in France is Up ---------------------------------- Â [...]
2005-12-09 16:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PREL FR EUN
05PRAGUE68 CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Post's updated investment climate statement for 2005 follows para 2. 2. THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE Maintaining an open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's transition from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a functioning market economy. The Czech Republic [...]
2005-01-13 07:04:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EZ OPIC USTR
05PRETORIA1054 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - February Manufacturing Trade Indicators Improve S [...]
2005-03-11 13:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1160 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Major Revisions for ICT Charter?; - Secondary Ta [...]
2005-03-18 11:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1220 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Vehicle Exports Increase by 49.5% in February; [...]
2005-03-24 11:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1959SOUTH AFRICA: BARCLAYS' FINAL OFFER FOR ABSA
[...] (U) Summary. UK bank Barclays made its final offer for South African bank ABSA on May 9. Barclays will pay R33 billion ($5.5 billion) in cash for a 60% stake. Barclays expects to receive ABSA shareholder approval on June 13 and to close on July 13. The South African Reserve Bank will absorb [...]
2005-05-19 08:05:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON SF UK
05PRETORIA2175SOUTH AFRICAN URANIUM PRODUCTION
[...] (U) South Africa is ranked fourth in world uranium reserves and tenth in uranium production. In 2004, all uranium production came from AngloGold Ashanti's Vaal River mine and dump treatment operations. Currently, South Africa has two concentration plants,both owned by AngloGold Ashanti,that p [...]
2005-06-02 15:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP EIND ECON MI NG WA ZA SF DRC
05PRETORIA226 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - SOUTH AFRICA
[...] In response to reftel A, here is post's 2005 investment climate statement for South Africa, chapter 6 of the next Country Commercial Guide. 2. BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2005 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The government of South Africa (SAG) [...]
2005-01-19 05:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2451 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] SUMMARY. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - Interest rate remains unchanged - April manufa [...]
2005-06-23 09:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA270 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Free Electricity to Poor More Expensive than Planne [...]
2005-01-21 09:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3821 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Improves in World Bank's Business [...]
2005-09-17 07:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA394 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - December Consumer and Producer Inflation Less than [...]
2005-01-28 14:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4971 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 23 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2005-12-23 07:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA658SOUTH AFRICA'S TRADE WITH CHINA
[...] Summary. A report by a South African bank group describes the impact of China's growing importance as a trade partner with South Africa, particularly since its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001. Trade between South Africa and China has been [...]
2005-02-12 09:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX ECON SF USTR
05QUITO1621 USITC 2004 Annual Andean Investment and Drug Crop
[...] Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) related investment in Ecuador in 2004. 2. Summary. Ecuadorian investment in industries that export to the United States has not [...]
2005-07-08 19:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON OTRA ASEC PE
05RABAT1129WESTERN SAHARA: UPDATE ON DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos reached out to both Moroccans and Algerians in an attempt to restore "calm" to the situation in the Western Sahara, holding separate bilateral meetings with GOM and GOA officials in Luxembourg May 30, and indicated his government's intention to stay engaged in [...]
2005-05-31 17:11:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT2032SAHRAWI PRISONERS: THE MFA RESPONDS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On the evening of September 23, the MFA passed us the following document concerning the status of the Sahrawi prisoners discussed reftel. The document is entitled "Elements of Information Relating to the Campaign Orchestrated by Algeria and the Polisario on the Cond [...]
2005-09-26 16:26:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT24682005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Morocco continues to be a major producer and exporter of cannabis. It produced an estimated 98,000 metric tons of cannabis in 2004, providing for potential cannabis resin (hashish) production of 2,760 metric tons, according to the second joint study on cannabis released in May 2005 by the Un [...]
2005-12-11 17:28:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV MO
05RABAT2526 MOROCCO: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] As requested ref A, Post submits the following text for Department's use in drafting the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC for this report is Political Officer Chad Stevens (StevensCI@state.gov). 2. Begin Text: Morocco The Government of Morocco remains a steadfast ally [...]
2005-12-19 09:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV PREL MO
05RABAT25492005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Morocco is not a regional financial center and the extent of the money laundering problem in Morocco is not known. Morocco remains an important producer and exporter of cannabis, with estimated revenues of $13 billion annually, according to a joint study released in May 2005 by the United Nat [...]
2005-12-21 16:35:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MO
05RANGOON1235ENGAGE BURMA: EUROPEAN VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with all European diplomatic missions represented in Rangoon (plus two accredited missions resident in Bangkok) revealed waning support for advancing democracy and human rights in Burma, and growing interest in expanding humanitarian assistance. The British join u [...]
2005-11-02 05:40:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID SW FR GM UK YI IT EZ BM
05RANGOON1439BURMA: 2005 INCSR PART I - DRUGS AND CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-23 05:41:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM BM
05RANGOON43BURMA 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Table of Contents: Summary Preface: U.S. Investment in Burma Subject to Sanctions Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensation Dispute Settlement Performance Requirements and Incentives Right to Private Ownership and Establishment Protect [...]
2005-01-11 04:41:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB BM OPIC USTR
05REYKJAVIK520 ICELAND: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] The following text updates for 2005 the Iceland country section of the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report: Iceland has no military forces. Nevertheless, its leaders have offered strong rhetoric in support of U.S. antiterrorism policies, and the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU),a [...]
2005-12-20 16:12:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IC
05RIYADH5371THE LATE SAUDI KING FAHD: A MIXED LEGACY
[...] (C) Summary: A chief architect of Saudi Arabia's transformation from feudal monarchy to modernizing nation state, the late King Fahd will be remembered above all as a modernizer -- a ruler who pushed his subjects to abandon their feudal insularity and join the modern world-- and an institution [...]
2005-08-01 13:00:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SA
05RIYADH9342CODEL HAGEL MEETINGS IN KSA FOCUS ON IRAQ, IRAN
[...] (C) On November 30 and December 1, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) led a delegation including Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) to the first Senate-level visit to Saudi Arabia in over two years. The delegation received a warm welcome in meetings with King Abdullah [...]
2005-12-18 09:17:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALOVIP PINR PREL PTER SA IZ IR
05RIYADH9433HASSAN AL-SAFFAR CONTINUES TO DECLINE TO MEET USG
[...] (C) Post has requested a meeting with Shi'ite cleric and leader Hassan Al-Saffar through several intermediaries, principally Salman and Nathir Al-Jishi. Al-Saffar is generally agreed by most of post's interlocutors to be the preeminent leader in the Saudi Shi'a community and the primarily, b [...]
2005-12-21 08:51:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV SA
05RIYADH9469HEAD OF TOP SAUDI UNIVERSITY LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: CG John Kincannon and consulate staff met with Dr. Khaled S. Al Sultan, Rector and CEO of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) on December 17th 2005. Al Sultan discussed current challenges facing the university, the importance of educational exchange, and KFUPM' [...]
2005-12-21 16:03:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALSOCI KMPI PINR SA
05RIYADH9490SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD
[...] (S) Your visit to Saudi Arabia comes during an upswing in the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship that was highlighted on November 13, when Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal inaugurated the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue, a new diplomatic process designed to reinvigorate our bilater [...]
2005-12-26 11:11:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA
05ROME1722UK VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO UNIDROIT
[...] Mission received the following letter on May 17 from UNIDROIT Secretary General Herbert Kronke and Finance Committee Chairman Luis Cuesta (Spain). The letter was addressed to all members of the UNIDROIT Finance Sub- Committee: Begin Text: We write to you with respect to an issue discussed [...]
2005-05-19 07:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD UNIDROIT
05ROME2049UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, ROME-BASED MEDIA REACT
[...] (U) Summary: Outreach to World Food Program, UN diplomats and locally based international and Italian journalists garnered positive reaction to last week's Presidential announcement of an aid package to Africa. In response to Mission efforts to highlight the Administration's initiative, WFP Ex [...]
2005-06-15 15:34:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF SU LY XA FAO WFP
05ROME2226POVERTY INSURANCE: ROME-BASED AGENCIES AND PERMREPS
[...] Summary: On June 29, 2005, the Italian Committee of the Thomas More Institute hosted a conference at the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on poverty insurance, entitled "Reinsurance: A New Key to Development Aid." French academic Michel Vate was the featured presenter [...]
2005-07-01 13:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SENV UN FAO
05ROME2346 G-8 BIOENERGY WORKSHOP, ROME, ITALY, JUNE 14-15,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14-15, 2005, the government of Italy hosted a G-8 bioenergy workshop to identify opportunities and barriers to establishing a G-8-endorsed multilateral bioenergy initiative. G-8 members plus Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, FAO, IEA, UNCCD, UN [...]
2005-07-14 05:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON IT AORG
05ROME3855 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] The Second Regular Session of the WFP Executive Board (EB) concluded with the approval of a host of administrative and programmatic matters, including: the WFP Biennial Management Plan for 2006-2007; special relief operations and projects totaling US$ 812 million; and a pilot weather insurance [...]
2005-11-22 14:55:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF WFP
05ROME4155WITH A WARY EYE ON RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Italy's Productive Activities Minister says Italy and the EU are too dependent on Russian energy, and that truly developed countries should be self-sufficient in energy. Italy is actively pursuing alternative energy sources, such as biomass fuel, hydrogen energy, and solar p [...]
2005-12-27 15:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL KDEM SA IR IS IT IQ RU
05SANAA1317SHAKEDOWN AT THE ADEN PORT: SHIPS DETAINED BY
[...] (C) Summary. Commercial maritime traffic to the Port of Aden, already far below the port's potential, may decrease further due to exaggerated insurance claims and an unusual practice of detaining ships in Yemen. Several worldwide insurance clubs have met in the last month to discuss these pr [...]
2005-05-17 12:56:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD EWWT YM COM
05SANAA1549OPERATION TATTERED CARPET: LAST JEWS OF YEMEN
[...] (C) Summary. Yemeni Jews are one of the oldest and most culturally distinct diaspora communities in the world. Since the mass migration of Yemeni Jews to Israel in 1949-50, only a few isolated families have remained in Yemen where they attempt to preserve their traditional customs. In recen [...]
2005-06-08 08:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI YM
05SANAA255INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2005
[...] The following is posts' submission for the 2005 Investment Climate Statement: (Begin Text) Investment Climate 2005 for Yemen: Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensation Dispute Settlement Performance Requir [...]
2005-02-07 11:03:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR YM ECON COM
05SANAA690SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]
2005-03-23 11:22:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
05SANJOSE2726COSTA RICA MINI-DUBLIN GROUP REPORT
[...] Summary, Post convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting on November 18, 2005 with representatives from the Embassies of Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The Spanish, French, and Canadian Embassies were unable to participate in the meeting but provided information related to their [...]
2005-11-25 17:12:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KJUS KCRM CS
05SANSALVADOR2391EL SALVADOR: RETURNING TROOPS RELATE POSITIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been relieved by a fifth rotationof troops deployed to Iraq in support of coalition forces, El Salvador's fourth contingent returned to El Salvador August 24-25. Notwithstanding the loss of one of their comrades in a non-combat-related incident, the troops related general [...]
2005-08-26 20:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES IZ MARR PGOV PREL
05SANTIAGO442CHILE: ILEA IN LATIN AMERICA
[...] Summary. Chile has the political and economic stability, modern infrastructure and security to serve as host of an ILEA of Latin America. The idea has also been received enthusiastically by various government agencies, but the GOC has not committed to offering a physical site. The February [...]
2005-02-28 22:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS ECON EAID CI
05SANTODOMINGO4481TWO CHINAS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-03 11:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR TW CH PREL ETRD EINV
05SINGAPORE1706Financial Action Task Force Scenesetter:
[...] (SBU) Action request and summary. Singapore is beginning to make some progress in mapping out legal and regulatory changes to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Revised 40 Recommendations on anti-money laundering (AML) and Special 9 Recommendations on countering the financing o [...]
2005-06-01 09:22:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE3509SINGAPORE 2006 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - MONEY
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post hereby submits the draft of Part II of the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We have also emailed the text of the draft report, in MS Word format and showing changes from last year's version, to INL. Re [...]
2005-12-15 06:15:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN ECON SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE887SINGAPORE'S OUTREACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: For the past year, the Singapore government has talked up a campaign to expand the country's economic and political ties with the Middle East. On the economic front, the GOS wants to expand trade and investment beyond its traditional partners. Politically, Singapore seeks to div [...]
2005-03-23 03:49:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN PREL PTER SN XD XF XI
05SINGAPORE910SINGAPORE'S ASIA-MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary: As part of its effort to be a bridge between the Middle East and Asia, Singapore is sponsoring an Asia-Middle East dialogue (AMED) in June. AMED is intended to promote economic interaction between Asia and the Middle East, and to provide a platform for "moderate" Muslims from bot [...]
2005-03-24 09:58:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SN XD XF XI
05TAIPEI1090MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SECESSION LAW
[...] Summary: Major newspapers in Taiwan continue to scrutinize the progress and possible impact of China's anti-secession law. Taiwan newspapers played up comments made by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that maintain that the law clearly raises cross-Strait tensions and several reported on po [...]
2005-03-14 23:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI221"LIBERTY TIMES" ARTICLE DETAILING SENSITIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-19 08:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2960MEDIA REACTION: LONDON BOMBINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-08 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3713TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] Summary. With the exception of one H5N1 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) illegal shipment of ducks, which was caught and destroyed, Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid H5N1 HPAI. Nonetheless, drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan has made extensive preparations to combat [...]
2005-09-08 23:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3783CORRECTED MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO
[...] Summary: The coverage of major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused September 10-12 on local politics; a Taipei District Court ruling in which Kuro, Taiwan's most popular peer-to-peer software company, was found guilty of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement; a local feud over sp [...]
2005-09-13 02:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI4090MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IN THE MID-EAST, BOMBINGS
[...] Summary: Amid the extensive coverage October 5 of the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' nominations for the year-end "three-in-one" elections and some local scandals, all major Chinese-language Taipei dailies reported in their inside pages that the pan-Blue alliance blocked the U.S. arms procureme [...]
2005-10-05 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI4418 Economic Briefing for October 2005
[...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in October 2005: --Economic performance in Q3 --Office Space --Capital outflow weakens NT Dollar --Renminbi exchange liberalization --PRC Tourists in Taiwan --Semiconductor facility utilization --Taiwan students consider Chi [...]
2005-11-01 22:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI4604TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: POSITIVE REACTION
[...] (S) AIT delivered ref a talking points to Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su on November 15. Su gave a very positive response to the news that we have requested our representatives in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Kingdom to d [...]
2005-11-17 03:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG
05TAIPEI4769TAIWAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] Summary. Taiwan remains free of Avian Influenza (AI) and seems determined to try and keep that status. Drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan continues to be very proactive in its efforts to prevent, detect and respond to an AI outbreak. Wide coverage of AI educational programs [...]
2005-12-01 05:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH
05TEGUCIGALPA404 HONDURAS: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 20:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV HO OPIC USTR
05TELAVIV1170WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (1200 HOURS LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) Summary: A suicide bomber affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad detonated an explosive device outside a Tel Aviv nightclub at 2320 hours February 25, killing four people and injuring another 55 Israeli civilians, five of them severely and eight moderately. A fifth victim died of he [...]
2005-02-28 10:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV43ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-04 12:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4770ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Saudi Arabia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that the settler leadership accepted a late-night IDF and police compromise on their mass anti-disengagement protest planned for today. The set [...]
2005-08-02 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4838ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6760EMBLEM: GOI LISTS NATIONS MAYBE WILLING TO SPEAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron asked poloff December 2 to pass to the Department a list of nations that the GOI believes might be willing to speak publicly before or during the diplomatic conference in favor of adopting the Third Addit [...]
2005-12-02 13:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6946ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz led with a report by Akiva Eldar that on Wednesday, Israel succumbed to international pressure and informed the U.S. that it plans to complete preparations on Friday for operatin [...]
2005-12-15 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7102ISRAELI AVIAN FLU-RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY
[...] SUMMARY: On October 13, 2005 Israel banned all imports of poultry products from Turkey following a reported case of AI there. Israel currently bans the import of poultry and poultry products from areas where AI cases have been confirmed - Southeast Asia, Croatia, Russia, and Romania. The su [...]
2005-12-30 14:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05THEHAGUE2582PRIME MINISTER ETIENNE YS' VISIT TO THE UNITED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 25-30 visit of Prime Minister Etienne Ys to the United States comes at a contentious moment in Dutch - Antillean relations. Officials in The Hague have expressed frustration with the Ys government's handling of several sensitive issues (including managing the inflow [...]
2005-09-23 09:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NA NL
05THEHAGUE2702NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO INVITE ON FUEL SUPPLY
[...] Polmiloff delivered reftel A letter to the Office of Robert de Groot, Head of the MFA's Department of Security Policy, on October 5. 2. Polmiloff received the same day the following response from the Office of Hugo Siblesz to U/S Joseph's September 26 letter (ref B) inviting him to particip [...]
2005-10-06 15:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP NL
05THEHAGUE3159NETHERLANDS/TACTOM: PARLIAMENT GIVES GO AHEAD ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch government secured parliamentary approval November 22 to purchase 30 tactical tomahawk (TACTOM) missiles for two of its new LC frigates at a cost of approximately 57 million EURO. The Netherlands will become only the third country to acquire TACTOM after the United Stat [...]
2005-11-23 15:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR NL PREL
05THEHAGUE33052005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy - MDMA),and a substantial consumer of most illicit drugs. The current Dutch center-right coalition has made m [...]
2005-12-12 14:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
05TOKYO1331VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO
[...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...]
2005-03-07 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC
05TUNIS1503BEN ALI CONDEMNS LONDON BOMBINGS
[...] (U) All major press July 8 carried President Ben Ali's message to Britain's Queen Elizabeth and PM Blair, in which he "condemned the odious crime" which had resulted in horrible damage and loss of life, and "expressed Tunisia's sympathy for the United Kingdom, the families of the victims and [...]
2005-07-08 14:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TS
05VIENNA2313LONDON BOMBINGS: AUSTRIANS EXPRESS SOLIDARITY:
[...] Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has declared Austria's solidarity for the United Kingdom and sympathy for the victims of the July 7 bombings in London. "Europe will not be intimidated. It will close ranks," he declared. President Heinz Fischer expressed shock and outrage, calling the attacks [...]
2005-07-08 15:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA3322URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL
[...] Charge delivered the Secretary's letter on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention and presented ref (a) demarche to Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johnanes Kyrle on October 7. (The Austrian Foreign Minister and State Secretary were out of the country.) Emil Brix, the Austrian MFA' [...]
2005-10-07 13:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OPDC PREL SCUL PHUM AU UNESCO
05VIENNA3420DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON ISRAEL AT UNGA -- OPPOSING
[...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Austrian the Foreign Ministry's acting International Organizations head, Helmut Boeck, on October 20. 2. Boeck expressed appreciation for our timely approach on this issue. He said the EU was coordinating member state positions on these issues in [...]
2005-10-20 13:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IS AU UNGA
05VIENNA3889EU PRESIDENCY TORCHPASSING: JANUARY 9-10, 2006
[...] This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. Embassy Vienna is pleased to host the EU Presidency torch-passing from the United Kingdom to Austria for USG officers on January 9-10, 2006. Post welcomes participants from the State Department, USEU, and Embassies London and Helsink [...]
2005-12-16 09:52:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON CVIS AU EUN
05VIENNA38982005-2006 International Narcotics Control
[...] Following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes for Austria. Austria ------- Austria is not an important financial center, offshore tax haven, or banking center, but Austrian banking groups control signif [...]
2005-12-16 14:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KSEP SNAR AU
05VIENNA546 EU COMMISSION GMO CO-EXISTENCE SYMPOSIUM IN
[...] Summary: The EU Commission hosted a Symposium on Co- Existence of GMO Seeds and Agricultural Production at the ParkHotel in Vienna, Austria, February 22-23, 2005. More than 100 EU biotech experts and policymakers attended the symposium. Participants said that most Member States h [...]
2005-02-25 12:12:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD TBIO AU
05VILNIUS1057SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE
[...] Congressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its decision to establish and lead a Provincial Re [...]
2005-10-04 07:04:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OVIP BO LH
05VILNIUS1265ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES IN LITHUANIA
[...] Lithuanian law enforcement recently broke up two cross-border trafficking groups and announced the creation of a new department to increase international cooperation. Partly as a result of such increasingly frequent busts, media attention to TIP issues is growing. GOL representatives, NGOs, [...]
2005-12-01 15:38:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREF LH
05VILNIUS1288LITHUANIA: 2005 INSCR NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 11:37:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL LH
05VILNIUS3LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...]
2005-01-03 14:24:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH
05VILNIUS417LITHUANIAN PRT FORCE DEVELOPMENT MEETING: WHERE
[...] (C) Summary. Dainius Baublys, the MFA's designated POLAD for the Lithuanian-led Chaghcharan provincial reconstruction team, April 13 expressed dismay at the lack of partner commitments to support the PRT. Baublys said that only few made firm pledges of support and only Iceland's met the GOL's [...]
2005-04-19 11:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS447SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KINGSTON
[...] Your visit to Lithuania will provide an opportunity to thank Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its recent decision to establish and lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, and to commend its leadership in [...]
2005-04-29 05:20:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS972WHY DO SO MANY LITHUANIANS COMMIT SUICIDE?
[...] (U) Lithuania, a dramatic success story in so many ways, is the suicide capital of Europe, with 40 suicides per 100,000 residents each year. Teens and middle-aged men are most at risk. The bustling economy and expanded social protections have failed to lower the suicide rate, which has been [...]
2005-09-16 09:42:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV KPAO LH
05WARSAW3429 CHILDREN OF MARTIAL LAW AND YOUTHFUL POLITICS IN
[...] (U) Summary: A survey of the youth wings of Poland's political parties and discussions with young voters give a picture of a generation raised in post-communist Poland fairly disengaged from the political process. While dedicated individuals in and out of the party structure try to reverse thi [...]
2005-09-21 10:23:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PL
05WARSAW4025 POLAND'S 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 15:07:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PL EUN
05WELLINGTON496NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...]
2005-06-27 04:48:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR
05WELLINGTON569WITH LOSS OF CHINESE STUDENTS, NEW ZEALAND'S
[...] (U) Summary: A sharp drop in the number of English-language students from China -- partly orchestrated by the Chinese government -- has reduced overall foreign student enrollments in New Zealand schools. To revive the international education industry, the New Zealand government is refocusing [...]
2005-07-25 05:07:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALECON PREL NZ CH
05WELLINGTON642NATIONAL SHAPING UP AS GENUINE CHALLENGER TO
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of cables about where New Zealand's political parties stand in the run-up to September 17 general elections. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Badly battered in the 2002 campaign, New Zealand's main opposition party, the National Party, has reclaimed [...]
2005-08-23 02:57:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON70THE NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS 2005: NEW ZEALAND'S
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of reporting that Embassy New Zealand and ConGen Auckland will provide in the run-up to this year's Parliamentary elections. Although no date has been set, the elections must occur before September 2005. 2. (SBU) Summary: The current Labour Government i [...]
2005-01-26 21:59:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON717NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
[...] POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND FUNDING AGENCIES. 2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVIC [...]
2005-09-18 23:50:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
06ABIDJAN1036COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. The tenth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) produced a somewhat bolder than usual communique challenging the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to devise new, better transition arrangements to take effect after October. T [...]
2006-09-14 11:02:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1242APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO
[...] Following is the unofficial translation of a letter dated November 2, 2006 addressed to President Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. A copy of the letter was sent by fax to Embassy Abidjan from the office of the Secretary General of Cote d'Ivoire. Begin translation: From the President of t [...]
2006-11-08 08:20:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC IV
06ABIDJAN1355ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. At the eleventh meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny sought to persuade the group that significant progress has been made to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1721, especially on re-launching identification, returning civil servants to the [...]
2006-12-08 14:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC UNSC IV
06ABIDJAN190COTE D'IVOIRE: FOURTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny briefed the fourth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) on his plans to adopt the IWG's road map as his government's work plan. In light of the four days of street disturbances in reaction to the previous IWG's stance on the National Assembly, it [...]
2006-02-22 14:45:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNAUS IV
06ABIDJAN320COTE D'IVOIRE: FIFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful fifth meeting March 17. Prime Minister Banny, UN High Representative for Election (HRE) Monteiro, and the new Chairman of Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) gave presentations. Some element of dr [...]
2006-03-24 16:21:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN414COTE D'IVOIRE: SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) At the sixth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),the group was alarmed to hear from a series of senior Ivoirian officials in charge of various aspects of the peace process that the political process is once again at an impasse and that hardly any progress has been made toward [...]
2006-04-21 16:38:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN475COTE D'IVOIRE: SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) At the sixth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),the group was alarmed to hear from a series of senior Ivoirian officials in charge of various aspects of the peace process that the political process is once again at an impasse and that hardly any progress has been made toward [...]
2006-05-09 17:11:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN686COTRE D'IVOIRE: EIGHTH MEETING OF THE
[...] (C) Summary. At the eighth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny gave a long, evasive presentation seeking to reassure the group that he is determined to succeed in bringing the country to elections, while IWG members tried to pin him down on why so little pro [...]
2006-06-28 15:23:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN788COTE D'IVOIRE: NINTH INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful ninth meeting July 20. The Prime Minister sought to reassure the group that his peace train is on track and moving forward, but once again he was long on promises and short on specifics. The communique from this m [...]
2006-07-21 15:35:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABUDHABI2248UAE JOINS UN OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP (ODSG); UAE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Already a regional leader in humanitarian assistance, the UAE announced at a May 9 conference in Abu Dhabi its decision to become the 20th member and the first non-Western country to join the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG). US [...]
2006-05-31 15:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2882005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]
2006-01-29 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ABUDHABI2997 MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: One editorial in "Al-Bayan" accused the United States of betraying Lebanon after it promised to support its new democracy. In "Al-Khaleej," one writer questioned how anyone could believe that Arabs would accept Israeli aggression given their own experiences with Israeli attacks, whi [...]
2006-07-23 12:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3253 MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON/FASCIST MUSLIMS
[...] Summary: Editorial comments focused on the recent thwarted terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, and the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. One Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" commented on how religion is used by some individuals to advance political agendas. Another columnist in "Akhbar Al-Ara [...]
2006-08-12 11:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3629IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...]
2006-09-14 07:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI44792006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT,
[...] (U) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center in the Persian Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash-based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore [...]
2006-12-14 14:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN AE
06ABUJA212A VISIT TO NIGERIA'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja economic officer and military air attach visited the headquarters of Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This visit occurred following the October and December 2005 crashes of large passenger aircraft near Lagos and in Port Harcourt. NEMA curren [...]
2006-01-31 07:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNI
06ABUJA2129BENUE STATE GOVERNOR SAYS OBASANJO INTENDS TO STAY
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Benue State Governor George Akume paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador August 16. Also present were two of Akume's advisors, House of Representatives member Tengu Tsegba, and PolOff. Akume's central message was that President Obasanjo intends to stay in office but could be pe [...]
2006-08-17 13:17:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV KDEM PINR NI ELECTIONS THIRDTERM
06ABUJA2894NIGERIAN AVIATION, TOURISM MINISTERS EXCHANGE JOBS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following concern over the October 29 ADC Airlines crash that killed 96 persons, Nigerian President Obasanjo announced November 2 he had switched the jobs of two ministers. Former Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade took the job of Femi Fani-Kayode, Minister of Culture and T [...]
2006-11-03 13:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CASC AMGT ASEC NI
06ABUJA3025VICE PRESIDENT ON SECURITY AND OTHER MATTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Atiku Abubakar told Ambassador on November 20 that he moved out of his official residence over the weekend due to a specific security threat. He then commented that President Obasanjo's concern for his international reputation was "gone," and that the confusion [...]
2006-11-21 17:04:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV ASEC PREL NI
06ABUJA552MARCH 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The HN51 virus is now confirmed as present in 11 Nigerian states, including Anambra and Rivers States in the south. An outbreak of AI was reported March 8 in three locations within the Federal Capital Territory. Jigawa State also is very likely to have AI, as do all of its nei [...]
2006-03-09 06:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ACCRA3005GHANA HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540
[...] SUMMARY: Ghana hosted Africa's first outreach activity on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the UN Regional Seminar on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, in Accra on November 9-10, 2006. Representatives from 23 African countries attended [...]
2006-12-18 17:35:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PARM PREL PTER AORC XA GH
06ACCRA96GHANA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per Ref A, Post is pleased to provide below the 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted December 22, 2004 (Ref B). P Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Polic [...]
2006-01-13 11:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG BEXP ETRD EINV PREL PGOV GH
06ADDISABABA1615DARFUR: JEM SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REFORM,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two members of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) told poloff June 12 that their organization sought to join the peace process under the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) but urgently needed funds to hold a general congress in order to elect new leadership. End Summary [...]
2006-06-13 12:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1741A/S FRAZER TALKS SOMALIA AND DARFUR WITH IGAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Frazer met June 23 with Ethiopia-based representatives of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The Kenyan and Somali Ambassadors argued that membership in the International Somalia Contact Group (SCG) should have been cast a bit wider to include [...]
2006-06-26 07:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET
06ADDISABABA2032ETHIOPIA: PARLIAMENTARY REFORMS DEMONSTRATE A STEP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In early 2006, the Ethiopian government, in conjunction with donors, commissioned international experts from four parliamentary democracies (United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and India) to develop a set of parliamentary procedure reform recommendations for the Ethiopian House of [...]
2006-07-25 06:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ET KDEM
06ADDISABABA2776PM MELES: ETHIOPIA PREPARING TO GO AGAINST CIC IN
[...] (C) Summary. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Business Executives for National Security (BENS) President and CEO General Charles Boyd, U.S. Air Force (Ret.),CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt, and Charge October 13 that he sees a UN-supported IGAD/Ugandan battalion station [...]
2006-10-14 10:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER ET
06ADDISABABA2810ETHIOPIA: UNMEE SAYS ACTION NECESSARY TO PREVENT
[...] (C) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar invited representatives of the United Nations Security Council permanent members to a briefing October 17 to discuss Eritrea's movement into the temporary security zon [...]
2006-10-17 15:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER ER ET
06ADDISABABA2818ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TALKS ON ERITREA INCURSION,
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge and United Kingdom Ambassador Bob Dewar October 18 that he had "absolutely no concern" about Eritrea's incursion into the TSZ and Ethiopia would not be provoked into action. He said that Ethiopia will continue to monitor the border, [...]
2006-10-18 14:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06AITTAIPEI2290MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, U.S.-JAPAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 4-5 on the Academia Sinica Biennial Convocation, which kicked off Monday; investigation into the alleged role of First Lady Wu Shu-chen in the Sogo Department Store gift certificates scandal; and the rumored rift betw [...]
2006-07-05 08:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3140MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN,
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage September 9-11 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian, which kicked off Saturday. All the major Chinese-language papers carried a half-page paid ann [...]
2006-09-11 09:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3187MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN,
[...] Summary: As former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in to oust President Chen Shui-bian continued to stay in the Taiwan media's spotlight September 14, news coverage also focused on a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally planned by the Taiwan Society on September 16 on Ketagalan Boulevard; President C [...]
2006-09-14 09:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3199 Taiwan 2007 Budget Proposal
[...] Taiwan's executive branch has proposed a 2007 central government budget with expenditure growth at an eight-year high, but with increased tax revenues reducing the deficit. While education, science and culture continue to occupy the largest share of the proposed budget, defense spending will [...]
2006-09-15 08:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06AITTAIPEI3614MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, TAIWAN'S "SECOND
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 21-23 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the split between the KMT and the People First Party (PFP) leadership over December's Taipei mayoral election; on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bi [...]
2006-10-23 10:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3988MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 08:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3991MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06ALGIERS1305ALGERIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON
[...] (U) In an apparent effort to get out in front of an Algerian public furious over Israeli actions in Lebanon, the GOA adopted an unusually high-profile posture the past few days. The MFA issued a statement July 13 denouncing "the flagrant aggressions" perpetrated by Israeli military forces ag [...]
2006-07-15 15:31:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IS LE AG
06ALGIERS1789JUSTICE MINISTER INDICATES DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD
[...] (C) Minister of Justice Tayeb Belaiz, in a brief October 7 introductory call by the Ambassador, placed considerable emphasis on concluding a bilateral extradition treaty with the U.S., called it a logical outcome of the joint U.S.-Algeria fight against terrorism, and linked it to mutual legal [...]
2006-10-09 16:20:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AG
06AMMAN1095SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS OUTREACH TO
[...] Summary. Lead stories in all papers over the past fortnight, February 2-14, focus on Hamas' efforts to reach out to Jordan and other nations such as Russia. Media coverage has consisted of meticulous reports of Hamas' statements as they evolved. Editorials and commentary have discussed Jordan [...]
2006-02-14 16:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
06AMMAN1500UPDATE ON DEMINING IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prince Mired bin Ra,ad, Chairman of Jordan,s National Committee on Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR),updated the Ambassador February 21 on demining efforts since the launching of the Mine Action Plan in June 2005 (reftel). He also discussed Jordan,s strategy for meeting the Ma [...]
2006-03-01 15:08:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MASS KHPD JO
06AMMAN1657SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8-9 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN [...]
2006-03-07 05:29:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN1917FIRST PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE 2006 FORUM FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the prepcon for the Forum for the Future, Russian co-chairs pushed for control over the end product of the Forum -- including drafting the Chairman's Summary and attempting to move much of the decision-making on themes to be discussed to an additional prepcon in Moscow in May [...]
2006-03-15 15:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM ECON RS JO
06AMMAN2056FIRST PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE 2006 FORUM FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the prepcon for the Forum for the Future, Russian co-chairs pushed for control over the end product of the Forum -- including drafting the Chairman's Summary and attempting to move much of the decision-making on themes to be discussed to a much-expanded prepcon in Moscow in M [...]
2006-03-21 12:01:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM ECON RS JO
06AMMAN2068AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Flu Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations and the Government of Jordan (GoJ) on March 2, 2006 to share information on avian flu preparedness. All participants are following similar lines of action: stockin [...]
2006-03-22 06:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU XF JO
06AMMAN2234SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF GENERAL
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 28-29 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTA [...]
2006-03-28 12:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREF
06AMMAN234SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT 16-17 JANUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]
2006-01-12 18:09:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN2418MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 10:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
06AMMAN3180SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]
2006-05-04 14:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4124SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID
[...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]
2006-06-08 09:19:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4686LOCAL G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The G-8 plus three (Australia, Switzerland, and Spain) Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) met in Amman June 20 to discuss the status of counterterrorism security assistance to Jordan. Representatives from the UN's Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (UNCTED) joined the CTAG m [...]
2006-06-25 13:44:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC UN JO
06AMMAN6761USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Amman's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Jordan. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operating env [...]
2006-08-31 12:22:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PGOV PREL PTER JO IZ
06AMMAN6932JORDAN NOMINATES PRINCE ZEID TO SUCCEED KOFI ANNAN
[...] (U) The GOJ announced that on September 5 its UN mission nominated Prince Zeid Bin Raad Al-Hussein, Jordan's Permanent Representative to the UN since 2000, for the post of UN Secretary General. Jordan also formally asked the Arab SIPDIS League to support Prince Zeid's candidacy. 2. (U) [...]
2006-09-07 14:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR UN IZ JO
06AMMAN8495MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL BIOMETRIC CONFERENCE OUTCOMES
[...] (C) Summary: The November 7-8 Jordanian-hosted regional biometric conference was a significant success. All fourteen Middle East countries invited by Jordan attended, represented mostly by Interior Ministry officials. A number of participants told the U.S. delegation that this was the first [...]
2006-11-19 15:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL JO
06AMMAN863SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN LIEUTENANT
[...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8 FEBURARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]
2006-02-06 15:23:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN873POST'S NOMINATIONS FOR THE "FY-06 MIDDLE EAST
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES FIVE PRINCIPALS AND ONE ALTERNATE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. THE CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAFD). THE FUND WAS INITIATED BY HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH II. IT AIMS TO COME UP WITH A MECHANIS [...]
2006-02-07 10:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
06AMMAN8850TRIALS IN JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT - AN UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) handed down sentences in four terrorism-related cases, and continued proceedings against Nabil al-Jaaoura, a Jordanian who allegedly killed a British tourist at Amman's Roman Amphitheater in early September, and Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli, an Iraqi charged [...]
2006-12-13 05:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN9005FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE UN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDEL to the 1st Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) ) held December 10-14 at the Dead Sea in Jordan ) garnered support for several decisions that will serve as a strong foundation for effective implementation of UNCAC. Despit [...]
2006-12-20 15:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCOR KCRM JO
06ANKARA100 TURKEY: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),areas [...]
2006-01-06 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB TU OPIC USTR
06ANKARA1440PSI: TURKISH EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN
[...] The Government of Turkey held a planning conference on March 15, 2006 in Ankara for the upcoming PSI exercise Anatolian Sun. (Originally named Anatolian Deer, in late January the name was change to Anatolian Sun; TGS tells us this was to better match the operating area and objectives of the [...]
2006-03-20 11:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TU
06ANKARA180PSI: UPDATE ON TURKISH EXERCISE ANATOLIAN DEER
[...] MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Serhan Yigit provided us with a list of the 57 countries which were invitd to participate in the May 2006 Turkish-led PS exercise "Anatolian Deer,"annotated with their responses to date. 17 have responded that they will attend the exercise, 3 [...]
2006-01-18 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TU
06ANKARA2214LOCAL G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) The Russian Embassy in Ankara convened a meeting of G8 Embassies plus Australia, Switzerland and the European Commission on April 12 as the local Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG). Most Missions were represented at the counselor level. Russian Ambassador Petr Stegniy opened the ses [...]
2006-04-21 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER TU
06ANKARA2452PKK IN EUROPE: DRAFT LONDON/OSLO DEMARCHES
[...] (S) Summary. In a May 3 meeting, Turkish MFA Director General for Intelligence and Research Hayati Guven welcomed the proposed demarches to Norway and the United Kingdom urging cooperative action against PKK activities (reftel),and made suggestions to strengthen the message to Norway given [...]
2006-05-04 05:56:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER TU UK NO
06ANKARA3416PSI; TURKISH HOSTS MAJOR PSI EXERCISE; ANATOLIAN
[...] Summary: Turkey hosted a major PSI exercise, Anatolian Sun '06, from May 24-26, 2006. This exercise was the first multidimensional PSI exercise, which combined land, maritime and air interdiction components. The aim of Anatolian Sun-06 exercise was to test and develop the information and int [...]
2006-06-09 11:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TU
06ANKARA4626ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5674IRAQ: MFA REPORTS ON NEIGHBORS INTERIOR MINISTERS
[...] (C/REL USA, CAN, AUS, GBR) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven told us Sept. 22 that Turkey was disappointed with the final protocol on security cooperation the interior ministers of Iraq's neighbors adopted at their Sept. 18 meeting in Jeddah. Turkey had h [...]
2006-09-29 05:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KCRM KNNP TU IZ IR EG SA KU JO
06ANKARA6164S/CT URBANCIC TRIP TO EUROPE AND TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: We are delighted that Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Urbancic will lead an interagency team to key western European capitals and Ankara. As an important part of the larger effort against PKK terrorism, this trip holds the potential to move trilateral (Europe [...]
2006-10-31 06:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA6165S/CT URBANCIC TRIP TO EUROPE AND TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: We are delighted that Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Urbancic will lead an interagency team to key western European capitals and Ankara. As an important part of the larger effort against PKK terrorism, this trip holds the potential to move trilateral (Euro [...]
2006-10-31 06:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA69ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-05 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ASHGABAT1015U.S., UK, FRANCE AND OSCE UNITE BEHIND FREEDOM OF
[...] (C) The U.S., United Kingdom, French and OSCE missions in Ashgabat have agreed to send Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) individual diplomatic notes protesting a freedom of movement case in which the complainants, acting under the advice of the OSCE, have recently exhausted all [...]
2006-09-29 13:00:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT385WHO EXPERTS ASSIST IN TURKMENISTAN'S
[...] (U) PER REFTEL B, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) AND THE WHO CO-SPONSORED A SEMINAR ON LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND THE PREVENTION OF AVIAN FLU APRIL 4-7. THE SEMINAR GATHERED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES O [...]
2006-04-14 09:14:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT912YKLYMOVA WHILES AWAY HER YOUTH AS A HOSTAGE OF
[...] (SBU) In response to an e-mail from Saparmurat Yklymov, convicted in absentia in 2002 of conspiring to assassinate President Niyazov, suggesting that his daughter, political prisoner Maral Yklymova, is being physically abused by host country law enforcement, PDOff paid a house visit to Yklymov [...]
2006-08-25 13:46:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASMARA778GSE CONFISCATES KALE HIWOT CHURCH PROPERTY
[...] (C) Continuing the pattern of government control over social institutions, the GSE ordered the confiscation of all of Kale Hiwot,s church property. On September 13, the leader of another unregistered church, Reverend Zecharias Abraham (protect) told Poloff the church received a letter the week [...]
2006-09-28 14:22:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF ER
06ASTANA495KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CENTER-RIGHT "ATAMEKEN" PARTY HOLDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, the organizers of a new political party called "Atameken" (Fatherland) held their founding congress in Almaty. The party is styled as a center-right party committed to championing the middle class and small and medium-size entrepreneurs. Although presidential so [...]
2006-11-07 10:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KZ
06ASUNCION672PARAGUAY: BRAZILIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER APPREHENDED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 15:55:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PA BR
06ATHENS572GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. SUMMARY: Greece has made signific [...]
2006-03-01 05:01:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR TIP
06BAGHDAD181KOREAN INTEREST IN REGIONAL RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Korean Ambassador to Iraq Ki-ho Chang told the Ambassador January 19 that Seoul is interested in participating in, and possibly leading, the planned Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT). Chang as [...]
2006-01-22 12:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PINS ODIP OFDP PREL KS IZ
06BAGHDAD2511IRAQ COMPACT LOGISTICS
[...] This is an action cable, see paras 2-5. 2. (C) Action Request: Per reftelcon agreement, Embassy requests Department instruct U.S. missions in capitals of countries invited to send delegations to Baghdad for the July 20 preparatory meeting of the Iraq Compact to provide assurances of U.S. [...]
2006-07-14 18:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EINV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD397BADR CORPS TELLS GEN. CASEY IT SUPPORTS HUMAN
[...] (C) Badr Organization General Secretary Hadi al-Amari, Badr Organization Deputy Secretary for Protection Tahsin al-Azawi, and SCIRI parliamentarian Sheikh Dhiya al- Fayyad told MNF-I Commanding General Casey and PolCouns in a February 7 meeting that the Badr Organization fully supports human r [...]
2006-02-09 12:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL IZ IR
06BAGHDAD4016NINEWA: PENDING RELEASES OF FOREIGN INSURGENT
[...] (C) Summary: Authorities at Ninewa's Badush Prison remain urgently concerned about the pending release of 150 foreign fighters, at least one of whom is an admitted al-Qaeda member. These prisoners have completed sentences and, absent other arrangements, will be released at the prison and ar [...]
2006-10-27 11:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PTER KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD4341LEADING SHIA POLITICIAN SHAYKH HUMAM HAMMOUDI LAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Leading Shiite SCIRI member Shaykh Humam Hammoudi told the Ambassador November 23 that Iraq needs a structure that defines every party's goals and a system that works internally, regionally, and internationally. Within Iraq, he highlighted the positive role that the future Federa [...]
2006-11-24 20:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4727GOI HIGH INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON IRAQI
[...] (SBU) Action request, see para 11. 2. (C) Summary. Dr. Dahill, one of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih's Senior Staff, told Emboff on December 19, 2006 that the GOI High Inter-Ministerial Committee on Iraqi Assets is reviewing all former regime assets in other countries that are f [...]
2006-12-27 13:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN PREL PGOV
06BAGHDAD4748SECURITY OF PALESTINIANS IN BAGHDAD DETERIORATING
[...] (C) Summary: Nine Palestinians were killed on December 13 when several mortars hit their housing compound in Baghdad. The hits were likely deliberate, and follow a series of attacks, kidnappings, threats and harassment against Palestinians. Iraqi officials lament this violence and admit th [...]
2006-12-28 19:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF IZ
06BAGHDAD508PM SENIOR ADVISOR PREDICTS GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 15 meeting, Jafari senior advisor Hassan Hamid Hassan Al-Seneid told PolOffs that the Shia Coalition has placed conditions on Jafari assuming the premiership, as well as on any other Shia Coalition holder of positions in the new government. He estimated that govern [...]
2006-02-17 18:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD976CODEL HOEKSTRA MEETS IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with CODEL Hoekstra, Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr said that he is not concerned by the problem that militias -- other than Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) -- pose and is confident that it will be solved soon. He believes the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are growing in effec [...]
2006-03-24 14:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PREL IZ
06BAKU1595THE IMISHLI SUGAR FACTORY: A NON-OIL SECTOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Imishli Sugar Factory is credited with bringing much-needed development to the rural and impoverished Imishli region. Owned by agricultural import-export conglomerate Azersun Holding, the factory processes 5,000 tons of sugar beets and refines 1,000 tons of raw sugar daily. An [...]
2006-11-02 13:49:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDETDR ECON EAGR EIND PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU1779AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) Summary: While initial GOAJ testing of dead birds from the southern region of Jalalibad did not indicate avian influenza (AI),a visiting USAID technical advisor and FAO representative who visited the region are concerned that the GOAJ test results were inconsistent with the high mortalit [...]
2006-12-07 15:13:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON PGOV PREL KFLU TBIO CASC AJ
06BAKU327BEYOND BTC - AZERBAIJAN SEEKS FURTHER ROLE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Azerbaijan's MFA, in cooperation with State Oil Company SOCAR, sponsored a "High-Level Meeting on the Issues of Energy Security of Europe" on February 24. Representatives of several European countries, the European Commission, and Iran attended. Although the subject matter was no [...]
2006-03-01 13:32:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ GG TR RU IR
06BANGKOK1236SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACFLT COMMANDER ADM
[...] (C) Gary, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Prime Minister Thaksin faces his most serious political crisis since taking office. Speculation about the future of his government will likely arise during all of your meetings. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to u [...]
2006-03-01 10:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL MARR TH
06BANGKOK2270MOVING FORWARD ON AN SEA CT STRATEGY
[...] (S/REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: On March 6, Embassy Bangkok and S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton hosted regional Chiefs of Mission and participants from other U.S. agencies to follow up on the January CT consultations in Jakarta (REFTELS). Chiefs of Mission (COMs) continued to develop a framework to [...]
2006-04-19 23:37:00Embassy BangkokSECRETASEC PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL TH
06BANGKOK2484SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Giambastiani, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Thailand recovers from its most serious political upheaval in over a decade. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to encourage continued respect for the democratic process. Your visit is also a [...]
2006-04-28 08:07:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK2644SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC LTG JOHN M.
[...] (C) Summary. John, we are looking forward to your visit and appreciate USARPAC's support of Cobra Gold. We are pleased that Cobra Gold this year includes the active participation of Japan, Singapore and Indonesia. We are working closely with your staff to make Cobra Gold a capstone event f [...]
2006-05-04 10:05:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK4181"UNCLE SAM, I'M BEING BULLIED!"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past few days, the Thai media has widely reported on and printed copies of the exchange of letters between caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra and President Bush (ref letters). While the President's letter to Thaksin is regarded as uncontroversial and indeed has been praise [...]
2006-07-13 10:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK4212AND THE PAD MARCHED ON
[...] (SBU) On July 14, as promised (reftel B),the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) returned to the streets to present their views of the current political situation in Thailand to the international community. Approximately 1,000 demonstrators marched on the Chinese, French, Japanese, Russi [...]
2006-07-14 10:33:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM TH
06BANGKOK5148SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE USS KITTY HAWK
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral McClain and the men and women of the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, your trip to Bangkok is a terrific opportunity to demonstrate America's commitment to regional security and meshes with a series of initiatives the United States has with Thailand. Thailand affords t [...]
2006-08-23 05:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK5268SCENESETTER FOR PACOM DEPUTY J2 TOM MCNAMARA
[...] (C) Summary. Mr. McNamara, your trip to Bangkok will allow you to observe the difficulties the Thai military face in sharing intelligence and information. A lack of basic analytical skills coupled with information firewalls between the services and with other agencies hampers the Thai militar [...]
2006-08-29 04:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL MARR PGOV TH
06BANGKOK7627THAI CONDOLENCE MESSAGES ON THE DEATH OF FORMER
[...] On December 28, we received from the Thai MFA unsigned, faxed copies of condolence messages from Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram. The texts of the messages follow. BEGIN TEXT OF PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER: Dear Mr. President, I am deeply saddened t [...]
2006-12-28 09:50:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL US
06BANGKOK821SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SEVENTH FLEET COMMANDER
[...] (C) Jonathan, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your return visit and the big top reception aboard the USS Blue Ridge. Our military-to-military relationship is strong. Nonetheless, our relationship with the Royal Thai Navy could be improved. We hope during your stay that you will be able [...]
2006-02-10 10:06:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
06BANGKOK944 THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 05:13:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH
06BANGKOK969 THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-17 01:32:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH
06BASRAH29SADR SURPRISES BASRAH, CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY, EXPULSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an unannounced visit to Basrah, Moqtada al Sadr made a televised statement at the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) headquarters. His speech called for Sunnis and Shias to unite and force the expulsion of the occupiers. An explosion in the Imam Ali Mosque in Basrah occurred [...]
2006-02-26 16:46:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON IZ
06BASRAH36SOUTHERN SHIA PERCEPTIONS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: On March 15, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Dr. Wathib Salman Al Gamud, a senior political figure in the Da'awa party in Basrah and member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC). Dr. Wathib said that the Shia population in the [...]
2006-03-18 12:30:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
06BASRAH61FADILLAH PARTY VOWS TO HELP END THE BOYCOTT
[...] (C) The Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO),Deputy Regional Coordinator and IPAO met with Dr. Hayder al-Wa'eli, head of the Basrah Fadillah Party and Sheikh Khazl Jaloob Falih (Abu Salom),a prominent Fadillah member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) to [...]
2006-04-26 13:31:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06BASRAH77BLEAK BUT IMPROVING - PRISON CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ
[...] (U) Summary: Prison conditions in southern Iraq are comparable to those of a poor third world country -- bleak and dismal. However, real progress has been made, and despite political pressure the Regional Director of Prisons for southern Iraq is committed to improving prison and related huma [...]
2006-05-16 09:12:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KJUS IZ
06BASRAH78SUNNI LEADERS EXPRESS THEIR ANGER OVER KILLINGS
[...] (C) Summary: On May 14 2006, the Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and Poloff attended a meeting with six prominent Sunni leaders at the diwan at the Al Abayachi mosque of Sheik Khalid al-Mulla, a moderate Sunni imam and a close contact of the Regional Embassy Office (see Ref. A). The Sunn [...]
2006-05-16 10:51:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SOCI KISL IZ
06BASRAH92BASRAH FUEL MARKET THRIVES ON SMUGGLING
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with Poloff, petroleum and security officials in Basrah painted a stark picture of Basrah's fuel market and the black market in petroleum products. Smuggling is relatively easy because of Iraq's porous borders. There does not appear to be any organized cart [...]
2006-06-03 15:54:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINS ECON EPET ETRD ENRG IZ
06BEIJING15437HUMAN RIGHTS: CHINA´S DIALOGUE PARTNERS HAVE MIXED
[...] (C) Countries that conduct formal human rights dialogues with China are disappointed that the exchanges rarely yield immediate, tangible results, contacts at foreign embassies in Beijing told us. Nonetheless, most dialogue partners judged that the exercise remains useful as a forum a) to express hu [...]
2006-07-26 10:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
06BEIJING18547PRC/PAKISTAN: CLOSE COOPERATION ON KEY ISSUES, BUT THE TWO CAPITALS DON'T SEE EYE-TO-EYE
[...] (C) Summary. Recent speculation that China has agreed to provide Pakistan with additional nuclear reactors is "nonsense," stated MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director for Pakistan Wang Xilin, insisting that China will strictly adhere to its international obligations as a member of t [...]
2006-09-01 11:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH PK
06BEIJING19546SEPTEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, KIM
[...] KEY POINTS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING WERE: -- RESUMING THE SIX-PARTY TALKS REQUIRES EFFORTS BY ALL PARTIES. ON U.S. "SANCTIONS" AGAINST THE DPRK, CHINA SUPPORTS PROSECUTION OF THOSE COMMITTING FINANCIAL CRIMES BASED ON THE FACTS AND EVIDENCE. -- THERE ARE "NO ARRANGEME [...]
2006-09-14 11:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH KN JA
06BEIJING21795CANADA'S HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE ON HOLD; CUT BACKS
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian Embassy has halted preparations for its next round of human rights dialogue with China pending clarification of Canadian Parliamentary Secretary Jason Kenney's unconfirmed statement that the dialogue has been "suspended." Separately, China told the British Embassy it [...]
2006-10-13 13:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH CA UK
06BEIJING22825BEIJING HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHERS DISCUSS EU HR
[...] (C) Summary: The 22nd round of the China-EU human rights dialogue took place October 19 in Beijing, with special emphasis on freedom of expression, criminal justice reform and combating racism. Chinese officials denied that censorship exists, challenged the basis for some of UN Special Rapporteur o [...]
2006-10-27 11:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF PGOV CH
06BEIJING24201CHINA: GEN. XIONG GUANGKAI TELLS AMBASSADOR 2006
[...] (C) This has been a "benchmark year" for United State-China relations, General Xiong Guangkai, President of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS),told the Ambassador. The relationship has developed in a comprehensive manner including advances in military relations a [...]
2006-11-30 11:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN IR JP
06BEIJING5079(C) WTO AFFAIRS DG ON AUSTRALIA FTA, DOHA ROUND,
[...] (C) Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) World Trade Organization (WTO) Department Director-General ZHANG Xiangchen will travel with Premier Wen Jiabao to Australia on April 1, and then to Geneva for a WTO Trade Policy Review meeting on China. He described domestic pressures which could limit Chin [...]
2006-03-17 10:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV EINV CH AS
06BEIJING7692PRC/NEPAL: BEIJING CONCERNED SITUATION MAY
[...] (C) Beijing is worried that the situation in Nepal is deteriorating, and believes that civil war is "an immediate possibility," Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told the CDA April 24. After requesting the meeting to share PRC concerns over the deteriorating situation in Nepal and ask for U.S. v [...]
2006-04-24 22:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP CE CH
06BEIRUT1164MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD
[...] (SBU) The current political situation in Lebanon is highly uncertain: the National Dialogue process, which raised expectations for significant political progress when it began six weeks ago, appears to have run its course. The rivalry between the pro-reform "March 14" coalition (consisting [...]
2006-04-13 14:13:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL LE
06BEIRUT1464MGLE01: PM A/S HILLEN MEETS DEPUTY PM AND DEFENSE
[...] (S) In a 5/4 dinner meeting with the Ambassador and PM A/S Hillen, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias al-Murr said that enhanced U.S. security assistance would boost morale in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and make his job easier in soliciting equipment donations from Gulf cou [...]
2006-05-10 06:45:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT1467MGLE01: A/S HILLEN MEETS WITH LAF COMMANDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Hillen, accompanied by Ambassador, DATT, and ODC Chief, met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Suleiman at the Lebanese Armed Forces Headquarters at the Ministry of Defense. Suleiman welcomed the prospect of g [...]
2006-05-10 07:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS ASEC SNAR PTER PBTS LE SY
06BEIRUT1481MGLE01: SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF IO/AS
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lebanon will underscore USG interest in Lebanon, and the role of the United Nations here. PM Siniora and four of his ministers visited Washington and New York April 17-22 to discuss the government's reform efforts and U.S. support for the country in its transition [...]
2006-05-10 14:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR KCRM PGOV UN LE SY IS
06BEIRUT1678MGLE01: CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON AND ISF DIRECTOR
[...] (S) In a May 23 meeting, Internal Security Forces (ISF) Director General Ashraf Rifi told Counterterrorism Coordinator Crumpton, the Ambassador, and emboffs that the ISF was rapidly expanding both its size and mission. From a personnel level of 13,000 last year, Rifi plans to increase the I [...]
2006-05-30 11:54:00Embassy BeirutSECRETASEC JO LE MAS PTER SA SY
06BEIRUT2291MGLE01: A STRATEGY SESSION WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C/NF) The current weakness of the "March 14" parliamentary majority -- and the deleterious effect this has on Prime Minister Siniora's ability to govern -- has become a matter of great concern for supporters of Siniora, such as former Central Bank Governor Michel el Khoury. At a 7/3 dinner [...]
2006-07-07 14:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PTER ECON KISL PINR SY LE
06BEIRUT2293MGLE01: BRAMMERTZ SLOGS ON WITH UNIIIC BOUND BY
[...] (S/NF) According to United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Commissioner Serge Brammertz, administrative delays with the UN's bureaucracy have taken up 50 to 70 percent of his time in the last month and have significantly hindered the UNIIIC's efficacy and p [...]
2006-07-07 15:14:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPTER KCRM PINR ASEC SY LE
06BEIRUT2620LEBANON: PM SINIORA DISCUSSES TOP PRIORITIES WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, the first day of the cessation of hostilities, Prime Minister Siniora convoked the Ambassadors of the UNSC Perm-5. Siniora requested support to provide temporary steel bridges that will help the return of displaced Shia to the south, and to remove the "siege" from the air [...]
2006-08-14 16:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT281MGLE01: WASHINGTON-BOUND JUMBLATT REACHING OUT TO
[...] (S) In a 1/28 meeting, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt described his efforts to find a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election on which both his "March 14" allies and Michel Aoun can agree. He reiterated his belief that Sa'ad Hariri needs to return to Lebanon, but not before soothing [...]
2006-01-31 09:03:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PTER KISL LE SY SA
06BEIRUT3860LEBANON: SENATOR NELSON MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Visiting Senator Nelson praised Prime Minister Siniora's leadership and courage and said that he had instructed Syrian President Asad to stop interfering in Lebanon. The Senator reassured the PM that the United States would continue to support Lebanon regardless of difficulties or develop [...]
2006-12-19 16:17:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE
06BELGRADE1113KOSOVO: FM DRASKOVIC LETTER TO THE SECRETARY AND CONTACT
[...] (U) On July 6, the Embassy received a letter from Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic to the Secretary and the Contact Group Foreign Ministers outlining redlines and urging a compromise solution for Kosovo's final status. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFF [...]
2006-07-10 15:25:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL PGOV YI SR
06BELGRADE1522Scenesetter for the Secretary of Defense's Visit to
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the Montenegrins celebrate their newly regained independence following a successful referendum in May. Most recently, during the 10 September parliamentary elections the Montenegrin voters handed Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's ruling coalition another mandate with 4 [...]
2006-09-19 15:46:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW
06BELGRADE1899SERBIA: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II -
[...] As the result of a public referendum on May 21, 2006, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) was dissolved and Montenegro became an independent country. The Government of the Republic of Serbia (GOS) became the legacy member of the Council of Europe and the United Nations. As a result [...]
2006-11-22 13:24:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SR MW
06BELGRADE220SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 15:14:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR
06BELGRADE957DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND
[...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to finally dissolve the State Union. We will report periodically on actions being taken by the republics and by us to encourage a successful transition. End introduction. Upcoming Travel to U.S. [...]
2006-06-15 06:06:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BELIZE200BELIZE: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to Ref A "Checklist" paragraphs 21-24. 2. (SBU) Para 21: Overview of Belize's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Belize is a transit and destination country for international trafficked men, women and children, though apparently [...]
2006-03-01 17:13:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BH
06BERLIN2733GERMAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING MTCR PLENARY AND INDIA
[...] (U) Please see the action request in paragraph five. 2. (C) Global Affairs officer discussed the October 2-6 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary scheduled for Copenhagen in a meeting September 14 with German MFA MTCR Desk Officer Ina Schuett. Schuett inquired whether the U.S. [...]
2006-09-15 13:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM ETTC GM SA
06BERLIN3145SUBJECT: GERMAN SECURITY POLICY WHITE PAPER
[...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Merkel and her cabinet approved October 25 a White Paper on security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr, the first since 1994. The document is on the whole a success, defining priorities in a manner consistent with that of the U.S. and reaffirming the role of NATO [...]
2006-10-27 17:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL GM
06BERLIN3325GERMANY DENIES EXPORT LICENSE FOR SUSPECTED STOLEN
[...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Global Affairs officer met German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 14 to discuss ref case of two German auto dealers trying to export suspected stolen U.S. military HMMWVs. As noted in ref B, Eble 4X4 Resta [...]
2006-11-16 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC MASS PARM GM
06BERLIN3503S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST ENGAGES GERMANY AHEAD OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings December 6, S/CRS Coordinator Ambassador John Herbst pushed German officials to incorporate stability and reconstruction (S/R) programming into their 2007 G-8 and EU presidencies. His interlocutors from the Federal Chancellery and Foreign Ministry sug [...]
2006-12-14 14:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KPKO CM GM XA
06BERLIN3520SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO BERLIN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Your December 21 meetings in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck are an excellent opportunity to push economic reforms and boost German, European and global growth as Germany assumes the leadership of the G-8 and the EU. The Chancellor an [...]
2006-12-15 17:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL GM
06BOGOTA309INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT FOR
[...] Below you will find AmEmbassy Bogota's submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report per Ref. I. Summary  [...]
2006-01-13 20:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
06BRASILIA2069SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 81
[...] The following is the eighty-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2006-09-28 16:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2606BRAZIL - REGULATORY AGENCY FORGING AHEAD WITH NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met December 12 with representatives of Brazil's National Sanitary Vigilance Agency (ANVISA, an FDA-like agency) to clarify the scope of new requirements for commercial and pricing information for approval of medical device sales and urge that the GoB take into account [...]
2006-12-14 18:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA271INTERFARMA BRIEFS CHARGE ON DIFFICULTIES IN DOING BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip by Charge to Sao Paulo, officials from Interfarma - the local industry group representing international pharmaeuticals firms - described the challenges member companies face in operating in Brazil. Chief among Interfarma complaints was that the high tax b [...]
2006-02-07 15:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD TBIO ECON BR
06BRATISLAVA436NATIONALIST PARTY SEEKS A SLOVAKIA FOR SLOVAKS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Slovak Nationalist Party (SNS),which enjoys 10 to 11 percent support in recent polls, is expected to return to Parliament after a four year absence following June 17 parliamentary elections. SNS is infamous for its ethnocentric, often racist, rhetoric, and the party contin [...]
2006-06-02 16:18:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA820UNSC SHOULD SEND A STRONG, IMMEDIATE, UNANIMOUS MESSAGE ON
[...] (SBU) DCM has urged Slovakia at the highest levels of the MFA to adopt a strong position to counter North Korea's nuclear test, per points in refs A and B and previous messages. Saying it was "high time" the international community got tough on North Korea's nuclear program, MFA Director for t [...]
2006-10-10 16:10:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN LO
06BRATISLAVA938SLOVAK LOCAL ELECTIONS PREVIEW - DEC 2, VOL. II
[...] (SBU) This is the second of two pre-election cables outlining the candidates and issues in the Slovak local elections to take place on December 2. Contrary to previous municipal elections that followed local political trends, the alliances for this election reflect national coalition and oppo [...]
2006-12-01 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PINR LO
06BRIDGETOWN1315INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO STEP UP INTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 was held July 26-27 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to pull together an informal group composed of hosting and playing nations and the international com [...]
2006-07-28 22:09:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CPAS PINR PTER AFIN UNSC USOAS XL
06BRIDGETOWN1375CWC 2007: TRADEWINDS BECALMED
[...] (U) This is an action message: see para. 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SOUTHCOM's annual Tradewinds exercise may be a victim of Caribbean indifference. To date, there has been tepid response to MLO requests for information on participation by Cricket World Cup (CWC) countries. Post respectfully [...]
2006-08-08 21:38:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC MOPS PREL XL
06BRIDGETOWN1470REQUEST FOR AGREMENT: FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF JULIAN N.
[...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica 2. Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica presents its compliments to [...]
2006-08-22 17:47:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OFDP DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN2083AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO
[...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...]
2006-11-28 11:07:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC
06BRUSSELS835CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: FEBRUARY 2006
[...] Summary. During its February 22 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Northern Africa (submitted by Spain),Africa (France),the Caribbean (France),Central America (US),South America (Spain),as well as an interim report from the June 2005 mee [...]
2006-03-10 15:03:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUCHAREST1694RAFO REFINERY – A TROJAN HORSE FOR RUSSIAN MAFIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The RAFO oil refinery is embroiled in a web of corruption, money laundering, fraud and criminal charges involving shady entities in Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Bulgaria. Russian-Israeli organized crime figures Mikhail Cernoy and Iakov Goldovskiy are believed to be behind the purchase [...]
2006-11-07 15:37:00Embassy BucharestSECRETENRG ECON PREL RO
06BUCHAREST660ROMANIA: G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. During the recent Russian Embassy-hosted G8 Counter-terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting (Ref A),participants agreed upon the importance of dialogue and exchange with moderate Muslims but acknowledged that their Embassies had not engaged in such efforts. Several participants [...]
2006-04-21 10:19:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PGOV PREL PTER SOCI RO
06BUENOSAIRES141REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
[...] (C) Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan phoned the Ambassador on January 18 to follow up on the Ambassador's January 12 demarche on reporting Iran to the Security Council (Reftel B). Garcia Moritan told the Ambassador the GOA would support both the call for an emergency [...]
2006-01-19 17:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AR AORC
06CANBERRA1201FURTHER AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO NATO GLOBAL
[...] (C) Australia is willing to participate in NATO's Global Partnership but only under a flexible, informal arrangement that stresses practical cooperation and that avoids a new formal institutional structure, including fixed requirements for meetings and expenditure of resources. The GOA plans [...]
2006-08-08 10:27:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS
06CARACAS1634BRV TAKES AIM AT INDEPENDENT CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Civil Society within Venezuela is raising serious concerns over the potential passage of a law designed to effectively eliminate NGOs in Venezuela as independent bodies (ref a). Embassy shares their concerns that if the law is passed in anything like its currently form it would severely [...]
2006-06-05 16:17:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2047THE BRV'S PROPOSED MINING SECTOR REFORM: CHAVEZ
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 20, 2006, the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mines (MIBAM) proposed legislation in the National Assembly to reform Venezuela's mining laws and thereby empower the BRV to increase its control over the mining sector. Modeled on its reform of the petroleum sector, the bill [...]
2006-07-10 15:47:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV EIND VE
06CARACAS374CHAVEZ BASHES BLAIR
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched into one of his customary tirades on February 8 after British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered measured criticism of his government. Chavez' diatribe against Blair is the latest example of Chavez' increasing tendency to provoke leaders in the i [...]
2006-02-10 18:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
06CASABLANCA232MOROCCO 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to action request (ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from March 2005 to March 2006. --------------------------------- Morocco Remains [...]
2006-02-28 15:52:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO
06CASABLANCA633Diplomatic Note Received: Morocco's Terrorism
[...] (SBU) On June 7 , Embassy received diplomatic note BZ/1673/DG7 dated June 6, 2006, from the Government of Morocco (GOM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation's (MFA's),Office of Bilateral relations. The note is in response to recent demarches (reftels) encouraging continued efforts on [...]
2006-06-09 15:10:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KFTN PTER XF MO
06CASABLANCA850MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE JUNE 2006
[...] Summary: The Centre Marocain de Conjoncture (CMC),an independent Moroccan research center, forecasts a 7.1 percent growth rate for the Moroccan economy in 2006, up significantly from Government of Morocco (GOM) forecasts of 5.4 percent earlier this year. The increase is attributed to an espe [...]
2006-07-21 14:36:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD EAGR MO
06CHENNAI954QUESTIONS ABOUT TAMIL NADU/LTTE CONNECTIONS
[...] C) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that Tamil Nadu is home to the largest population of Tamils in the world, there is virtually no support in the state for the LTTE. There is no financial support coming from the state, no significant supplies flowing from Tamil Nadu to the LTTE, and almost no public [...]
2006-05-15 10:59:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER CE IN
06COLOMBO2104 SRI LANKA: TOURISM INDUSTRY DECIMATED BY CONFLICT
[...] Summary. Sri Lanka's tourism industry has suffered dramatically in recent months as incidents of terrorism have increased and western countries have ramped up their travel warnings for Sri Lanka. Hotel companies are responding to the drop in business by implementing severe cost cutting measur [...]
2006-12-20 12:21:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
06COLOMBO2122SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER URGES QUICK
[...] Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a meeting on December 22 to discuss the status of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP). Representatives of the sponsoring countries and organizations and relevant Government of Sri Lanka [...]
2006-12-22 08:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO321IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 ? SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 10:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
06COLOMBO568AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS IN MALDIVES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lack of a concentrated poultry sector keeps Maldives at low risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). At the same time, it also presents challenges for surveillance and detection in the case of infection due to inadequate animal testing facilities, underdeveloped quara [...]
2006-04-10 05:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV
06CURACAO127RULING PAR PARTY WINS BIG, PRO-CHAVEZ LEFT LOSES BIG IN NA
[...] (U) The ruling PAR party led by its new leader Emily de Jongh-Elhage had a dramatic win in Curacao's national elections January 27 with over 25 percent of the vote, gaining five seats. In a night of surprises Charles Cooper's MAN party jumped from no seats in the last national election to thre [...]
2006-01-30 21:23:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NA
06DAKAR2517GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM WILL TOP
[...] (C) Guinea-Bissau is hoping to raise over USD 350 million at the donor,s round table in November for a sweeping security sector reform and poverty reduction program. Indications from potential donors are that pledges will fall far short. The United Kingdom has provided technical experts to a [...]
2006-10-18 16:52:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALMARR EAID PINS PREL PU UK
06DAKAR2717SENEGAL: 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Counter-narcotics elements of the Senegalese government remain concerned about the production and trafficking of cannabis, and to a lesser degree, hashish. Increasingly, quantities of cocaine are being seized; heroin seizures are rare. Senegal's 2005 money laundering statute and the establish [...]
2006-11-13 08:29:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SG
06DAMASCUS200Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Lebanon, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported Egyptian President Mubarak's meeting with US Vice-President Dick Cheney and headlined Mubarak's statement that Syria has cooperated with the IIC. News reports featured a statement by Saudi FM Saud al-Faisal to the Financial Times that Saudi Arabia has p [...]
2006-01-18 14:19:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2134Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and his separate meetings with President Asad and Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a. Berri briefed Asad and Shara on the results of the Lebanese national dialogue and status of relations betw [...]
2006-05-08 13:28:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2424Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, Syria/UK, South
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit of Vice President Shara to the United Arab Emirates and his meeting with Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nhayan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister, which focused on recent developments in the region and bilateral relations. Papers also reported the visit to Damasc [...]
2006-05-29 12:18:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2516Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UK, Syria/China, Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem's visit to China, featuring his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Earlier, President Hu Jintao opened the second ministerial meeting of the Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum in the presence of Foreign Ministe [...]
2006-06-01 13:27:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DARESSALAAM369 Tanzania TIP report
[...] (U) Post submits the following responses to questions posed in reftel A regarding the sixth annual trafficking in persons report. Point of contact for trafficking issues in Tanzania is Political Officer Maureen B. Latour who may be reached by telephone at 255.22.2668001, extension 4107 and b [...]
2006-02-27 11:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TZ ASED
06DARESSALAAM522TANZANIA: MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCUSSES
[...] (S) Ambassador Retzer met the Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 15 in Arusha to discuss Article 98, the upcoming late March visit of an ACOTA team, and the long-standing U.S. request for Tanzania to allow surveillance over-flights. Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, appointed as Minister of Foreign Affa [...]
2006-03-24 14:34:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM TZ
06DHAKA1525WELCOME TO SCA: THE BANGLADESH AGENDA
[...] (C) It's not George Harrison's Bangladesh anymore. Major advances in health, education, and food security have given Bangladesh a stability and a future that seemed unthinkable just 20 years ago. Bangladeshis are tolerant, moderate people who generally live at peace with their Hindu and Chri [...]
2006-03-20 09:10:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL PTER KISL KDEM BG
06DHAKA3453IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: See Paragraphs 14 and 22. 2, (S) Summary: After discussion of current mission Counter Terrorism efforts, embassy believes that enhancement to current programs is justified and should be explored. Embassy believes that next steps include steps towards initiation of a Rewa [...]
2006-06-13 10:42:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPTER KCRM KISL EAID ASEC BG
06DILI394EAST TIMOR UPDATE JULY 24-31, 2006
[...] (U) Summary: Continued repercussions of Reinado arrest Prime Minister presents his Government Program to Parliament Council of State extends the "State of Crisis" through August 20 International Commission of Inquiry: Briefing by the Executive Director End summary. Continued repercussions [...]
2006-08-01 09:05:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR UN TT
06DJIBOUTI102BERBERA CORRIDOR SHIPPING
[...] Summary: The port of Berbera in Northern Somalia (the self- declared autonomous region also known as Somaliland) recently signed an agreement with Ethiopia, allowing Ethiopia to use Berbera for its import and export needs. The first shipments of cargo successfully transited through Berbera in [...]
2006-01-25 11:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON EWWT ELTN DJ ET SO
06DJIBOUTI372DJIBOUTI AND ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated that Djibouti shares similar points of view with the United States regarding the four key issues on the agenda in the upcoming Arab League Summit. He also offered insights on other issues such as Iran, Somalia, and a Common Defense [...]
2006-03-27 05:18:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS SO SU IR IZ DJ
06DOHA1659AL JAZEERA ENGLISH LAUNCHES - FINALLY
[...] MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INITIAL CREATION IN 2004, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF AL JAZEERA - NOW KNOWN AS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) - LAUNCHED TO GREAT FANFARE IN DOHA NOVEMBER 15. 2. IN LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT, THE AMIR OF QATAR HAS DISBURSED UNDISCLOSED, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY VAST, SUMS OF [...]
2006-11-16 14:38:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO QA
06DOHA461COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN
[...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...]
2006-03-27 09:41:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA
06DOHA5SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]
2006-01-02 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA524FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, TERRORISM, IRAN
[...] Summary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April 1 during the Doha Cultural Festival. Answering questions afterwards, he said that Qatar will hold the first elections for the country's legislative body in ear [...]
2006-04-06 04:08:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA
06DUBLIN262IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]
2006-03-13 15:33:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUBLIN60INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - IRELAND
[...] Over the past twenty years, the Irish Government has actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has underpinned unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in the mid-1980s [...]
2006-01-20 13:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN USTR ECON KTDB OPIC EI
06DUBLIN706BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND NAMED NEW UK
[...] (SBU) The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on June 9 the appointment of UK Ambassador to Ireland Stewart Eldon to succeed Sir Peter Ricketts as the UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council. Eldon will leave to take up his new appointment in late August 2006. [...]
2006-06-19 13:46:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALNATO NAC PINR PREL EI
06DUSHANBE1588TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY CONDEMNS ISRAELI ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) At an internal party meeting August 16, several Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan members spoke out strongly against Israel's strikes in Lebanon and Palestine and criticized the U.S. response. Since the beginning of the recent Lebanon-Israeli conflict, the IRPT criticized Israel [...]
2006-08-18 12:05:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL TI
06DUSHANBE236TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA KICKS OFF ITS G-8 YEAR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Ambassador convened the other G-8 ambassadors on February 2 to announce a cooperative effort during the Russian G-8 presidency. Although this seems to be mostly a public re [...]
2006-02-03 12:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL RS TI
06DUSHANBE237TAJIKISTAN'S BORDER CHIEF DISCUSSES U.S. ASSISTANCE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Chairman of the Border Protection Committee General Saidamir Zuhurov on February 2 to assess his views on U.S. assistance and to seek his views on Russia's role in Tajik border affairs. Zuhurov praised the United States as a most reliable partner. Thoug [...]
2006-02-03 13:01:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE751TAJIKISTAN: UNTOP AND OSCE SPONSOR FIRST PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for the Tajikistan Office for Peace Building (UNTOP),Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov (secunded to the UN from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry),cond [...]
2006-04-24 09:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE752RAHMONOV'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ELECTION-YEAR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov's annual speech to the nation, one of his longest in recent memory, was clearly a populist election-year tract, but also a statesmanlike balancing act that leaned, at [...]
2006-04-24 09:35:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV SOCI KCOR IR CH RS TI
06EFTOSKOPJE206MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF US NATO
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the government and opposition are gearing up for this summer's parliamentary election, the actual date of which has yet to be determined. Amid the clamor of mutual recrimination and mudslinging of the "pre-campaign," which already is underway, your visit is an excell [...]
2006-03-02 15:47:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO MK
06FREETOWN11 SIERRA LEONE GARNERS PRAISE, REAPS $800 MILLION,
[...] (U) Summary: The Consultative Group (CG) meeting on Sierra Leone on November 29-30 in London generated unexpected praise from the international community for the country's recovery after the end of the brutal decade-long civil war in early 2002. UK Secretary of State for International Develo [...]
2006-01-04 16:00:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL SL
06GENEVA1456JUNE 13 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] Discussion during the June 13 informal consultations focused on the second, more substantive week of the June 19-30 Human Rights Council inaugural session. President-designate Luis Alfonso de Alba provided attendees with a draft program of work (e-mailed to IO-RHS and DRL-MLA-DL),which drew [...]
2006-06-14 14:42:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1638HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
[...] UN General Assembly President and Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson opened the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council (June 19-23) with a speech recalling why the Council was created and the challenges it faced. UN Secretary General Annan endorsed the adoption of the SIPDIS Conv [...]
2006-07-03 14:48:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1954HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PASSES LEBANON RESOLUTION AT
[...] In its second special session the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed August 11 by a vote of 27-11-8 with one absent a resolution condemning Israel for its actions in Lebanon. The resolution did not included any reference to Hizballah or its actions. The resolution sponsors, primarily from the [...]
2006-08-12 11:46:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2169DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles held a series of bilateral meetings in Geneva August 31 and September 1 with select missions to discuss the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) session. The meetings are summarized below. United Kingdom -------------- 2. (C) DAS Barks-Ruggles discussed w [...]
2006-09-06 15:31:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2170HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ISRAEL'S
[...] (C) In an open and friendly meeting August 31 with DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Mexican Permanent Representative and Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba explained his interactions with the Israeli and Lebanese missions in the aftermath of three resolutions calling for in [...]
2006-09-06 15:35:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA3143JORDANIAN PERMREP ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON DARFUR
[...] (U) The Jordanian Mission in Geneva December 15 issued a press release (para 2),which has been posted on the Human Rights Council's extranet page, stating that remarks made by Jordanian PermRep Mousa Burayzat November 28 regarding Darfur during second HRC session were "his personal impression [...]
2006-12-15 16:27:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC JO
06GEORGETOWN1058GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP
[...] Jagdeo Pursues Debt Relief, Treasury Ties in Singapore 2. Guyana-Suriname Maritime Boundary Dispute: Legal Teams to begin Oral Arguments on December 7 3. Russian Firm Interested in Linden Bauxite Operations 4. Cambior/IAMGOLD Merger Could Affect Guyanese Mining Operation 5. Stone Supply Sh [...]
2006-10-10 20:50:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON PBTS EMIN ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG GY
06GEORGETOWN107INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR GUYANA
[...] The Government of Guyana encourages foreign direct investment in almost all sectors. Billed as a "first stop shop" for investors, the Guyana Office for Investment (GO- INVEST) is charged with leading government efforts to attract foreign and domestic investment. GO-INVEST focuses primarily [...]
2006-01-31 19:28:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB GY OPIC USTR
06GEORGETOWN12152006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The following text is post's narrative for Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Drugs and Chemical Controls for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is a transshipment point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Interdictions and s [...]
2006-11-16 11:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN124DONOR COMMUNITY TO ISSUE NON-VIOLENCE STATEMENT IN
[...] Ambassador and Chiefs of Mission of the UK, Canada and the European Union (ABCEU) met with leaders of the ruling PPP/C and several opposition parties, including the Guyana Third Force, the Alliance for Change, and the Working People's Alliance, to emphasize the need for non-violence following [...]
2006-02-03 20:37:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN294GUYANA TIMBER INDUSTRY LOOKS TOWARD
[...] SUMMARY: In a bid to achieve recognition for sustainable forestry, the Malaysian/South Korean firm Barama Company Ltd. has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, the first of its kind in Guyana. While the FSC label should allow the firm to command higher prices in internation [...]
2006-03-29 15:40:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV BEXP ECON ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN405 GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP APRIL 2006
[...] Mining: Diamond, Bauxite Production Increase 2. Trade: Guyanese Companies to Participate in Orlando Trade Fair 3. Agriculture: Exports of Non-Traditional Crops High Despite 2006 Flood 4. Financial system: Excess Liquidity, Declining Interest Rates 5. Investment: Financing Deal for Teperu [...]
2006-05-04 14:51:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EMIN ELAB EFIN EAID BBSR BEXP GY
06GEORGETOWN910GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP
[...] GT&T: Cellular Network to Improve 2. Digicel to Launch GSM Network in Guyana 3. Inflation Watch: Consumer Price Index - July 2006 4. Berbice Bridge Gets US$5.4 Million 5. Civil Aviation: BWIA Implements New Security Measures REFS: A) GEORGETOWN 417, B) GEORGETOWN 174, C) GEORGETOWN 233 [...]
2006-09-12 20:36:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EAIR EFIN ELTN EINV SOCI GY
06GUANGZHOU11680 "The Voice of Thy Brother's Blood Crieth Unto Me"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senseless killing matters deeply to Chinese -- particularly when involving excessive governmental power (as in the "control" of public unrest). That's why governments, including those in south China, work assiduously to control and suppress public outcry, including that emanati [...]
2006-04-14 09:04:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO SOCI SCUL PGOV PINR CH
06GUANGZHOU18103PAS Speaker Barth Relates U.S. Banking Experience
[...] SUMMARY: Visiting speaker James Barth spoke to banking regulators, attorneys, and students in Guangzhou about the development of financial systems and similarities between the U.S. and China experience. He highlighted the role of governments in banking industry bailouts, foreign ownership of [...]
2006-06-21 08:37:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH
06GUANGZHOU20883 British Discuss South China: Economic/Political
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent meeting with British Consulate colleagues, the topics for discussion included growth in the high-end real estate market, prospects for continued economic growth in South China, successful strategies for requesting meetings with local officials on sensitive topics, [...]
2006-07-05 07:58:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SENV PHUM ASEC CVIS CH
06GUANGZHOU32090FREE TRAVEL TO HAINAN - ALMOST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to officials from the Sanya Foreign Affairs Office and Tourism Bureau, Hainan's landing visa and visa waiver programs are intended to increase tourism to Hainan, particularly from East Asia. Americans are permitted to travel to Hainan without a visa if they are part of a [...]
2006-11-02 09:25:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ECON CH
06HANOI1420VIETNAM - JUNE 9 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and World Bank hosted a joint government-donor meeting in support of the Vietnam Integrated Operational (IO) Program for Avian and Human Influenza for the period 2006- 2010. The donors pledged USD 61 million over three years of a to [...]
2006-06-13 07:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI782 VIETNAM: PSI ENDORSEMENT UNLIKELY SOON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Heavy Embassy pressure on the GVN has forced the issue of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) all the way to the Prime Minister's office, where we are told the decision has been made to authorize Vietnam's participation in PSI-related activities on a case-by-case basis, [...]
2006-04-05 06:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL VM
06HARARE1481ZIMBABWE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe's mis-governance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2007. Investment prospects are bound to remain dismal due to the country's unstable economic and political environment. G [...]
2006-12-19 13:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HARARE279ZIMBABWE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe,s misgovernance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2006. Investment prospects in Zimbabwe are bound to remain dismal due to the country,s unstable economic and political env [...]
2006-03-07 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HILLAH32NAJAF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS' BIOGRAPHICAL
[...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Najaf Province was allocated eight seats in the recently elected Council of Representatives (CoR). The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) won seven of the eight seats. The eighth Najaf seat went to a candidate from the Iyad Allawi-affiliated National Iraqi Lis [...]
2006-02-28 16:24:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ
06HILLAH62TEXT OF FATWA ISSUED BY MUQTADA AL-SADR IN RESPONSE TO
[...] (U) On April 11, Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a fatwa in response to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's comments questioning the loyalty of Iraqi Shi'a. 2. (U) Begin Text (translated by REO Hillah local staff): By the Name of God: Your Excellency the Leader of Islam and Muslims: Within this [...]
2006-04-12 04:29:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KISL IZ
06HONGKONG2378SUMMARY OF THE ELEVENTH ROUND OF U.S.-HONG KONG
[...] (C) ON 16-18 MAY 2006, THE HONG KONG TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT (TID) AND CUSTOMS AND EXCISE (CUSTOMS) DEPARTMENT HOSTED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY (BIS) FOR THE 11TH U.S. ) HONG KONG BILATERAL EXPORT CONTROL DISCUSSIONS UNDER THE 1997 AGREED MINUTE. THE [...]
2006-06-08 10:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC BEXP PTER HK BMGT
06HONGKONG3170PROPOSED GST IN HONG KONG: TIME TO PAY THE PIPER?
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On July 18, the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) launched a nine month public consultation on a proposal for a new Goods and Services Tax (GST). Although the proposal has gained some support from economists concerned abou [...]
2006-08-07 09:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG4884MAINLAND "HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS" GATHER IN HONG
[...] (C) Summary: Nine mainland activists gathered in Hong Kong to network and share experiences regarding their weiquan ("rights protection") activities during a two-day conference. Amnesty's original intent in bringing these activists to Hong Kong was to provide them with a safe place outside of [...]
2006-12-29 09:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06ISLAMABAD18929REQUEST FROM GOP TO BAN TRAVEL BY ALLEGED BLA
[...] (U) This cable contains action requests; please see para. 8. 2. (SBU) On September 14, the Consular Section received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) presenting a list of 80-some individuals that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) asserts are connected to the Ba [...]
2006-09-25 12:58:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNCVIS PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER
06ISTANBUL1143FROM THE VISA LINE: SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL ISSUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with applicants. In this issue, we focus on the Summer Work and Travel (SWT) program. Istanbul's Consular Section processed more tha [...]
2006-06-26 13:40:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CASC KFRD SOCI PREL TU
06ISTANBUL1227QARADAWI'S THINLY VEILED STATEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking in Istanbul to the "Muslims in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities" conference, renowned Muslim scholar Yousef al-Qaradawi stressed the importance of living together as good neighbors but underscored the obligation of Muslims to adhere to their "holy obligations," no ma [...]
2006-07-07 14:10:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL TU ZR
06JAKARTA10047INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 2006
[...] Summary: On July 17, Governor of DKI Jakarta Sutiyoso warned Jakarta residents to conserve water due to a severe groundwater shortage. The Alliance for Public Care (ALIP) publicly criticized a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) plan to relocate Javan rhinos to the Halimun Mountains in West Java. The R [...]
2006-08-10 03:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO EINV ID
06JAKARTA12602CT UPDATE: FOUR YEARS AFTER FIRST BALI ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary. In the four years since terrorist attacks first rocked Bali on October 12, 2002, foreign police assistance programs have markedly improved Indonesia's CT capacity. The Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network, however, remains a serious threat to Western and secular interests in I [...]
2006-10-16 09:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS
06JAKARTA3314INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2006
[...] Summary: The Rhino Conservation Program and the GOI co- hosted an "Indonesian Rhino Conservation Strategy Meeting" on February 26-27 to discuss strategies for conserving the Sumatran and Javan rhinos. The National Agency for Drug and Food Control's (BPOM) December 2005 discovery of formaldah [...]
2006-03-15 06:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO EIND ID
06JAKARTA4511ConGen Meets with Solo Leaders
[...] (C) Summary: ConGen Surabaya Principal Officer Pierangelo and Econ/PolOff Williams traveled to the Central Java city of Solo (also known as Surakarta) on Wednesday April 5, meeting with Mayor Joko Widodo, Solo Chief of Police Yotje Mende, and with Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS) re [...]
2006-04-07 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA6812INDONESIA: MAY 31 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three additional cases of H5N1 infection have occurred in two locations in Indonesia since May 22 (ref). Two of these have resulted in fatalities, including a 10-year old girl and her 18-year old brother, both whom died 21 May in Bandung, West Java. NAMRU-2 and the Ministry of [...]
2006-05-31 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8686INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JUNE
[...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on July 3 a slight decrease in year-on-year (YoY) inflation in June 2006 to 15.5 percent. Citing improving macroeconomic trends, Bank Indonesia (BI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 12.25 percent on July 6. At their June 14 m [...]
2006-07-11 10:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JEDDAH149ACHIEVING DIALOGUE WITH ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief met with President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Al-Madani and senior staff members. CG delivered points in ref B. Al-Madani and his associates were cordial and forthcoming. In a wide ranging conversation Al- [...]
2006-02-15 10:04:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ KISL KPAL PK PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH197JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM CONCLUDES WITH OPTIMISM
[...] SUMMARY: On February 13, the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) concluded its three-day run after a variety of speeches promoting the Saudi economy as an economy no longer based solely on oil. A recurrent subtext of the talks was the fact that Saudi Arabia was becoming integrated into a global eco [...]
2006-03-08 09:44:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH232MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 17: AN
[...] (C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar on March 17, Shaikh al-Qahtani delivered an aggressively anti-American sermon to an audience of approximately 500 worshipers. The sermon was the strongest condemnation of the Untied States yet delivered by this imam. He began by recounting h [...]
2006-03-22 06:43:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH286THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART II - THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. At the conclusion of the formal meeting between the Consul General and Nejran Governor Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, CG, Congenoff, and A/RSO were invited for drinks with the Governor at his home. Throughout the 2 hour-long informal meeting Prince Mishael spoke candidly [...]
2006-04-11 10:40:00Consulate JeddahSECRETEAID ECON IR KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
06JEDDAH300JEDDAH: BRINGING HOPE TO EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief visited the Hope Center for Exceptional Needs in Jeddah on April 12. The Center is Saudi Arabia's first multilingual school for rehabilitating disabled children whose plight is often ignored by the larger society. After a tour of the faciliti [...]
2006-04-17 13:16:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL SOCI SA
06JEDDAH302FAREWELL KSA: WEALTHY WESTERN WIVES' UNREALIZED
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Over the course of her tenure here in Jeddah, the Consul General has had the opportunity to speak with a number of Western expatriate women who are married to wealthy Saudi businessmen. Their story is always the same: they dream of leaving Saudi Arabia behind to settl [...]
2006-04-17 14:04:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SA
06JEDDAH374AL-SAHAT: AFTER BRIEF SHUTDOWN, ACCUSATIONS THAT
[...] SUMMARY. Al-Sahat, a popular Arabic-language website frequently denounced as extremist, mysteriously went offline from April 18 to 22, sparking rumors the Saudi government had caused the site to be shut down. ConGen Jeddah and its officers are regular subjects of commentary, criticism, and [...]
2006-05-21 08:28:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH379CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP,"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Middle Eastern and domestic conditions, Prince Fahad singled out the Palestinian problem as the most critical issue and a fundamental cause of extremism in the [...]
2006-05-22 13:51:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL
06JEDDAH384TABUK SAUDI ARABIA: NORTHERN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
[...] SUMMARY: On May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief met with the Board of Directors of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT). The Board enthusiastically promoted the agricultural and industrial developments in the region and express [...]
2006-05-23 12:55:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO EAGR ECON EIND KISL PREL SA SCUL SENV
06JEDDAH412MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 9: AL-KHOBAR
[...] (C) This week, Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani devoted his sermon at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar to a wide-ranging attack on the United States and its Western cohorts for their efforts to destroy Islam. The sermon began with a resum of the Danish Cartoon controversy and his char [...]
2006-06-12 10:19:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH425ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMENTS AT MAY BUSINESS
[...] SUMMARY. Business leaders attending a monthly speech sponsored by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) maintain their optimism for the Saudi economy. They are, however, cautious when commenting on the local stock exchange. Their concern is that the market is still grossly overvalued. [...]
2006-06-17 14:08:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH446A GRAND VISION FOR JCCI WOMEN'S CENTER
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Mrs. Oberwetter and Consulate General officers, the new director of the JCCI's women's center outlined her plan to expand the center's services and role in the development of Saudi women. Moving training and placement to other facilities, the women's center [...]
2006-07-03 11:06:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB KWMN PINR SA
06JEDDAH449AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES IRAN, DETAINEES AND
[...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Minister 2. (S) Summary: During their June 27 meeting, Ambassador to Iraq Z [...]
2006-07-05 04:04:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH454A WOMAN'S VIEW ON BEING A LAWYER IN SAUDI ARABIA
[...] SUMMARY: Recent press reports that the Saudi Ministry of Justice is considering allowing women to become fully licensed lawyers and judges have raised the hopes of women who are already working as legal consultants in the Kingdom. One female legal consultant in Jeddah told PolOff that she [...]
2006-07-05 09:07:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH459WAMY OFFICIAL UPSET ABOUT FUNDING AND CRITICAL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-08 14:19:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH460SAUDI LAWYER CASTS DIM HOPE FOR REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ConGenOffs met with a prominent Saudi lawyer who cast a very dim light on social reforms underway in the Kingdom. He explained that multi-level resistance to reform, including opposition from within the King's inner circle, insufficient public infrastructure, and general attitude [...]
2006-07-08 14:26:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH476JEDDAH JOURNAL 16: INTERNET POSTINGS; MUTAWAA;
[...] (U) On July 12, an anonymous source posted a message on the fundamentalist Al Saha website that called for a "Holocaust" type event that would "burn" Minister of Culture and Information Iyad Madani, Minister of Labor Ghazi al-Qusaybi, and prominent writer Turki Al Hamad. Using easily recogni [...]
2006-07-12 14:25:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH483SAGIA STREAMLINIING THE INVESTMENT PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. On June 28 Pol/EconOffs met Mr. Mohammed Al Khosheim, Director General of the Saudi Arabia Investment Authority (SAGIA) in Jeddah. Al Khosheim described the type of investors coming to Jeddah and the process they have to complete in order to operate here. Al Khosheim touts the d [...]
2006-07-18 09:23:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON ETRD PINR
06JEDDAH484UMM AL-QURA DEAN PUSHING FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting in Jeddah with the dean of the College of Education at Umm Al-Qura University (UAQU) located in Mecca, ConGenOffs discussed factors affecting the higher education of young men and women, including the increased demand for university spots, accreditation, and studen [...]
2006-07-18 14:36:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PREL SA
06JEDDAH493ISLAMIC SCHOLAR CALLS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff held a productive discussion about Islam and the need for greater dialogue with Dr. Hamid Al-Rifaie, an internationally recognized religious scholar who lives in Jeddah. He said that he is focused on opening stable channels of communication that allow Muslims to talk am [...]
2006-07-24 11:29:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH505HEJAZI SCHOLARS SHARE VIEWS ON RELIGION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Consul General and ConGenOffs reached out to religious scholars, including the liberal religious scholar Dr. Sami M. Angawi, in Jeddah to hear their views on the status of Islam in the Kingdom and how it is practiced in the nation's traditionally diverse Hejaz region. The scholars focu [...]
2006-07-29 04:05:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH532MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 4: OUTRAGE
[...] Lebanon and the "West's war against Muslims" dominated the angry sermon of Imam Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudays at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The imam called for a cease-fire in Lebanon and pleaded for support for the women, children and old people who have been harmed by the war. In a lit [...]
2006-08-09 12:18:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH535CONSUL GENERAL AND NEW FOREIGN MINISTRY DIRECTOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 9, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief made a courtesy call on Ambassador Mohammed Tayyeb, the newly appointed Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for the Mecca Region. The Director General offered the Ministry's support in developing a New Consulate Comp [...]
2006-08-12 09:50:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALABLD AMGT KISL OFDP PREL SA
06JEDDAH540AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH NEW CHAIRMAN OF
[...] SUMMARY: On August 8, the Ambassador and staff met the new Chairman and Board members of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The Chairman gave an optimistic assessment of the Saudi economy. He enumerated a number of development projects in Jeddah and around the Kingdom, inc [...]
2006-08-14 12:58:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON EPET KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH541AMBASSADOR SPEAKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 9, the Ambassador breakfasted with three members of the American business community. All three reported that Lebanon was creating wide-spread hostility towards the United States among the Saudi population, both Sunnis and Shi'as. A Raytheon official reported a promis [...]
2006-08-14 14:03:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH582 LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission To Secretary Rice. 2. The letter to Secretary Rice presents the Declaration on the Situation in Lebanon and the Declaration on the Situation [...]
2006-09-04 04:40:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH586CG GFOELLER RECEIVES PETITION FROM SAUDI WOMEN TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 18th, CG Gfoeller received an e-mailed draft petition from prominent Saudi women calling for a cessation of Israeli attacks in both Lebanon and Palestine. The petition stated that Israeli interference in Lebanon and Palestine has created regional instability and has dep [...]
2006-09-05 08:20:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDIS KISL KPAO KWMN LE OPRC PHUM PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH596JEDDAH JOURNAL 18: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN;
[...] The English-language Saudi Gazette reported today on another clash between historic Saudi custom and the demands of a modern economy. Saudi women are complaining that a law in force since 1965 prohibits them from obtaining licenses to operate beauty shops, but recent efforts to promote busine [...]
2006-09-09 09:18:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH606SEX IN SAUDI ARABIA - CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING
[...] (U) Recently, Pol-Econoff spoke with a number of young men and women in Saudi Arabia. In one encounter, with a 29 year old man named Abdul, Pol-Econoff learned about the Saudi social scene. As both are roughly the same age, they began to speak about what guys that age tend to speak about, nam [...]
2006-09-11 16:37:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH614AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON SAUDIA FUTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Consulate General Jeddah, and FCS staff met the New Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and his senior staff. The Director General offered an optimistic assessment of the airline's future. Privatization is planned over the nex [...]
2006-09-18 04:30:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA
06JEDDAH623SEX IN SAUDI ARABIA - CLOAK AND DAGGER DATING
[...] (S) Recently, Pol-Econoff spoke with a number of young men and women in Saudi Arabia. In one encounter, with a 29 year old man named Abdul, Pol-Econoff learned about the Saudi social scene. As both are roughly the same age, they began to speak about what guys that age tend to speak about, nam [...]
2006-09-24 15:07:00Consulate JeddahSECRETKISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH625YOUNG PRESIDENTS SPEAK THEIR MINDS TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with several members of the Saudi chapter of the Young President's Organization (YPO) on August 20. The group said Israel,s actions in Lebanon were disproportionate, and claimed there is growing anti-US sentiment in the Kingdom and increasing fears of Iran. [...]
2006-09-25 12:40:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SA ECON KISL
06JEDDAH700TALES OF A PRINCE: CG MEETS WITH GOVERNOR OF
[...] (S) On November 7 the CG met with a prominent Western businessman who is close to the Governor of Asir, Prince Khalid bin Faisal. The businessman is known as a "fixer" for Prince Khalid. During their conversation, he recounted to the CG a number of his interactions with the Prince. 2. (S) Their f [...]
2006-11-08 14:37:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR SCUL
06JEDDAH769IRF OFFICER MEETS WITH CHRISTIAN LEADERS
[...] (S) Summary. In a visit to Jeddah and Dhahran, DRL/IRF officer Kate Lurie met with various leaders of the Christian communities. In Jeddah, Lurie and Poloff held several meetings with leaders of Christian congregations. In Dhahran, Lurie met with three Americans, two Protestants and one Ca [...]
2006-12-19 15:56:00Consulate JeddahSECRETKIRF SOCI SA
06JEDDAH86NEW SOUTH AFRICAN CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKS OF TRADE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At an introductory meeting on January 29, new South African Consul General Mahdi Basadien described his mission to promote South African trade, particularly in mining and defense. His post also supports some 27,000 South Africans who travel to Saudi Arabia each year on pilgrimag [...]
2006-01-30 09:11:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALETRD IR KISL KNNP PARM PREL SA SF
06JERUSALEM1175HAMAS-LED CABINET TAKING SHAPE
[...] (C) During a March 19 meeting in Gaza with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas, Hamas PM-designate Isma'il Haniyyah presented Abbas with a list of cabinet ministers for the next Palestinian government. The Palestinian media, citing unnamed Hamas and PA sources, has identified [...]
2006-03-22 16:08:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1420MOST DONORS STILL AWAITING GUIDANCE ON CONTACTS
[...] (C) Summary: Donors participating in a donor-only Local Development Forum (LDF) meeting April 5 outlined their contact policy and assistance strategies in response to the new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. Most donors said they had received no specific guidelines from their governme [...]
2006-04-06 07:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2853EUROPEAN COMMISSION TEAM ARRIVES TO IMPLEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: European Commission officials said July 5 that the Commission's Management Team to implement the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) would be fully operational in Jerusalem during the week of July 10. The Acting World Bank Country Director said the Emergency Services Support [...]
2006-07-07 15:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN ECON PREL PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM3082EUROPEAN UNION TEAM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMPORARY
[...] (C) Summary: According to the head of the management unit implementing the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM),the European Union plans to support the World Bank's Emergency Services Support Program (ESSP) under Window I starting in an early August. Under Window II, the European Commissi [...]
2006-07-20 16:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN ECON PREL PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM3563TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM DISBURSES
[...] (C) The European Commission, through the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM),completed disbursement, over the last 10 days, of the first tranche of allowances to PA health sector workers. The allowances were disbursed through commercial banks and did not go to any PA Health Ministry emp [...]
2006-08-11 16:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM4722TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM LAUNCHES
[...] (SBU) Hans Duynhouwer, the head of the Temporary International Mechanism's management unit confirmed to EconChief October 30 that the expansion of Window III is underway. Starting October 13, the TIM began disbursing NIS 1500 (USD 350) payments to "low income cases" or those PA employees nor [...]
2006-11-03 15:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PGOV KWBG
06KABUL5445BOUCHER MEETS WITH AFGHAN JUSTICE LEADERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During their November 8 meetings with Assistant Secretary Boucher, Afghan Chief Justice Azimi and Attorney General Sabit highlighted salary support, added space, housing, and transportation as the major needs to improve the quality of both their institutions. Boucher questioned ea [...]
2006-11-13 12:17:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
06KATHMANDU1283GON SEEKS HELP FROM DONORS
[...] (SBU) During a May 17 donor meeting, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat outlined the Government of Nepal's (GON) immediate needs, which included budgetary support and new investment in public works and services. He urged donors to make financial commitments to the government's next fiscal budg [...]
2006-05-19 12:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV ECON PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1286GON SEEKS HELP FROM DONORS
[...] (SBU) During a May 17 donor meeting, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat outlined the Government of Nepal's (GON) immediate needs, which included budgetary support and new investment in public works and services. He urged donors to make financial commitments to the government's next fiscal budg [...]
2006-05-19 12:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV ECON PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1371INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP CONDEMNS MAOIST EXTORTION
[...] (C) On May 26, the Ambassador hosted a meeting of the Industrial Security Group (ISG) to discuss Maoist extortion, the Government of Nepal's (GON) ability to revive the economy, and the trouble the Maoist aligned All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF) had been causing. (Note: The ISG compri [...]
2006-05-30 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1974DEMARCHE ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EU AORC NP
06KATHMANDU2195NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-28 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. Many in the country hope that Nepal is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader [...]
2006-08-14 12:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU3062UN REP. AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DEALING WITH
[...] (C) On November 15, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin and UK Ambassador Andrew Hall gave their views on the Maoists, the peace process and challenges for Nepal to Assistant Secretary Boucher and the Ambassador. Martin was not willing to wager on the Maoist intentions [...]
2006-11-17 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR PREF UN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3104IMPLEMENTING NEPAL'S PEACE
[...] (C) Three days after the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement," the Government and the Maoists are moving to implement its provisions, but considerable challenges lie ahead. Maoist extortion and violence as well as illegal recruitment are continu [...]
2006-11-24 11:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR EAID UN NP
06KATHMANDU376PROPOSALS FOR FY 2006 G/TIP INCL AND ESF FUNDING
[...] Embassy Kathmandu is pleased to propose the following eight projects, in rank order, for consideration for FY 2006 International Narcotics, Crime and Law Enforcement (INCLE),and Economic Support Funds (ESF) funding. Post has pouched the full text of the proposals to the Office to Combat Tra [...]
2006-02-08 01:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU410LETTER FROM FM PANDEY TO A/S ROCCA ON BHUTANESE
[...] (C) During a meeting on February 10, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey gave the Ambassador a letter for Assistant Secretary Rocca in response to her December 30 letter on SIPDIS Bhutanese refugees. In his letter, Pandey thanks A/S Rocca for U.S. support to resolve the Bhutanese refugee is [...]
2006-02-10 12:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF NP
06KATHMANDU443NEXT STEPS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES?
[...] (C) In separate February 13 meetings with Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal, United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML),and Surya Bahadur Thapa, the Chairman of the National Democratic Party (Rastriya Janashakti Party-RJP),the Ambassador conveyed U.S. [...]
2006-02-14 12:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU751HUMAN RIGHTS: DRL VISITORS FIND MIXED REVIEWS
[...] (C) In a February 26 - March 3 visit to Nepal, DRL officers Saba Ghori and Jennifer King met with local human rights groups, politicians, and government officials in Kathmandu and Pokhara to discuss human rights, democracy, and labor issues in Nepal. Human rights groups explained that followi [...]
2006-03-17 12:48:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU807GOVERNMENT JAILS UML LEADER
[...] (U) On March 23, the government took Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary MK Nepal into police custody for "spreading false information" about the government. Nepal had been under house arrest of the previous two months. The government's actions foll [...]
2006-03-24 12:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU971KING'S NEW YEARS' MESSAGE DISAPPOINTING
[...] (C) The King's much anticipated New Year's speech on April 14 contained no concrete initiatives, but called on "all political parties to join in a dialogue, which we have always advocated, to bear the responsibility of and contribute towards activating the multiparty democratic polity." Par [...]
2006-04-14 07:08:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PTER KDEM NP
06KHARTOUM1089Sudan - Avian Flu Sitrep No. 4, May 8, 2006
[...] (SBU) On May 4, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office in Khartoum received positive test results from the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) in Italy which confirm that the recent outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Sudan is indeed the highly pathogenic H5N1 str [...]
2006-05-08 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1175D-DAY+1: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- JAM Planning Begins -- Khalifa Outlines GNU Strategy for Implementation -- Darfur Leaders Support DPA After Meeting -- Minawi Outreach Has Begun - [...]
2006-05-17 14:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF EFIN UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1264SUDAN/CHAD: MFA WARNS CHARGE OVER CHAD SPOILING DPA
[...] (C) On May 30, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the Americas Department Ambassador Osman El Diridieri summoned the Charge to discuss security threats to the DPA. Diridieri thanked the United States for its support in achieving the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and said that it wou [...]
2006-05-30 11:45:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL CD SU
06KHARTOUM1323SOUTHERN SUDAN: SHIFTS WITHIN THE SPLM FAVOR
[...] (C) Summary. The internal dynamic within the SPLM has shifted gradually since the March meeting of the reconstituted Politburo in Rumbek (ref a). The balance between the two most powerful factions (ref b) ) followers of GoSS President Kiir and those loyal to the late John Garang ) has altere [...]
2006-06-05 14:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1484SOUTH SUDAN VP MACHAR OUTLINES TALKS WITH LORD'S
[...] (C) Summary: Fifteen Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) negotiators in Juba are still awaiting the arrival of a Ugandan delegation for peace talks, Southern Sudan Vice President Riek Machar told the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) on June 23. The group -- which does not include any of t [...]
2006-06-25 14:40:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM1589 Sudan: 2005 Import-Export Trade Report
[...] SUMMARY: 2005 trade statistics from the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) shows a trade balance roughly six times higher than the 2004 level, growing from a negative USD 297 million in 2004 to negative USD 1,932 million. Crude oil exports make up 82 percent of the total during 2005, up from 78 pe [...]
2006-07-08 11:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EPET PGOV CH SA US SU
06KHARTOUM1621UPDATE ON THE PETROLEUM SECTOR IN THE SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: Total has offered a fallback position on Superbloc B in Southern Sudan that would give the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) an equal cut with the Government of National Unity (GoNU). Total continues to insist that it will not buy out the interests of White Nile, Ltd. (WNL),w [...]
2006-07-10 10:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ECON EINV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1682SLM/A-MINAWI REQUESTS UN INTERCESSION ON BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minawi reports that more forces are preparing to cross the Chadian border and move against his positions. Circumstantial evidence suggests fighting continues in North Darfur, although at a lower level of intensity that during the previous week. AMIS and UNMIS are u [...]
2006-07-17 11:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1925 SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 10 - AUGUST 14
[...] On August 2, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). At this time, there were no new cases of AI reported in humans in Sudan. The last AI outbreak in poultry was on July 6, and since then, there have been no case [...]
2006-08-14 12:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU
06KHARTOUM212SUDAN: HASSAN AL-TURABI MEETS COMMISSION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom met with People's Congress Party (PCP) Secretary General Hassan al-Turabi at his home on January SIPDIS 18. Turabi said worship should be free of state control, but freedom of religion is shaped by society, not just th [...]
2006-01-28 11:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PHUM PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2120 SUDAN - UPDATE ON THE NORTH-SOUTH TECHNICAL AD HOC BORDER
[...] (U) In a meeting on August 16, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's (AEC) Power Sharing Working Group Coordinator reported to the group that, according to the National Congress Party (NCP) Chair of the Technical Ad hoc Border Committee, the committee has made significant progress on the b [...]
2006-09-05 08:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM2283 SUDAN - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 11
[...] On September 3, Government of National Unity (GNU) officials announced that several backyard chicken flocks in Juba had been found to be infected by Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1. This is the first time Southern Sudan has confirmed cases of H5N1. At this time no new cases of AI have been reporte [...]
2006-09-19 06:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU
06KHARTOUM2694Sudan/Uganda/DRC: UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Head of
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Lord's Resistance Army LRA rebel chief Joseph Kony pressed for the withdrawal of Ugandan forces from Southern Sudan during a brief meeting with UN Under Secretary General (USYG) Jan Egeland on November 12 at the village of Nabanga on the Sudan-Congo border. Kony refused Egeland's [...]
2006-11-19 08:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM408 Council of States Finding Its Way
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of National Unity's (GNU) newly formed Council of States (CoS) is still working to find its role in government. The CPA and the Interim National Constitution established this body and defined certain responsibilities, but is silent on many details. The Council of [...]
2006-02-16 09:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM410 Council of States Finding Its Way
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of National Unity's (GNU) newly formed Council of States (CoS) is still working to find its role in government. The CPA and the Interim National Constitution established this body and defined certain responsibilities, but is silent on many details. The Counci [...]
2006-02-16 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM852 Sudan: The NGO Act Passed
[...] (SBU) On March 16, the President signed the Organization of Humanitarian and Voluntary Work Act. The NGO Consortium has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in the Constitutional Court. The UN also plans to offer technical assistance in implementing the law to help minimize the negati [...]
2006-04-07 10:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM853 SUDANESE GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY OBSTRUCTING
[...] In recent months, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has increasingly sought to obstruct humanitarian work, slowing the delivery of aid to millions of displaced people within Sudan. A host of events illustrate the escalation of harassment and restrictions directed toward humanitarian org [...]
2006-04-08 04:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
06KIEV384UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...]
2006-01-30 15:11:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP
06KIGALI1163SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING IN RWANDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR convened its sixth annual Development Partners Meeting in Kigali on November 22 to 24. Sessions included presentations and discussions on such topics as economic growth, private sector development, agriculture, decentralization, aid policy, and governance. Donor gover [...]
2006-12-03 09:59:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID RW
06KIGALI221SN BRUSSELS SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO RWANDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. SN Brussels, the only carrier flying directly from Rwanda to Europe, has suspended all flights to Rwanda until further notice. High-level diplomatic discussions regarding the three-day grounding (February 21-24) of an SN Brussels flight by the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority ( [...]
2006-03-06 15:49:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL PGOV BE KY RW
06KINGSTON1007CARICOM MINISTERS OF NATIONAL SECURITY MEET TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting of CARICOM Ministers of National Security and Law Enforcement addressing security issues surrounding Cricket World Cup 2007 held in Kingston on May 19 and 21, ministers were very receptive to proposals for USG assistance, through the OAS Inter-American Committee Aga [...]
2006-05-22 19:07:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALASEC CPAS OAS PINR PREL PTER XL JM
06KINGSTON1261COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED - DOE/NNSA TIMOTHY HAMLIN AND
[...] Post grants country clearance for proposed travel by DOE/NNSA travelers Timothy Hamlin and Jeremiah Harlin to Cayman Islands, Cayman, July 12-19, 2006, conditional on concurrence by Embassy London. (The Cayman Islands are a United Kingdom Overseas Territory.) 2. Post understands the trav [...]
2006-06-26 18:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA CI JM
06KINGSTON2328JAMAICA: CDA'S MEETING WITH PERMANENT SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a regular bimonthly meeting with GOJ Permanent Secretary Douglas Saunders, he and CDA discussed a range of areas of mutual interest. CDA, accompanied by econoff, delivered reftel talking points on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI),the Millennium Challenge Corp [...]
2006-12-01 19:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD EFIN KMCA OAS MARR MOPS JM XL
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