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00HARARE5514	UNDP RESREP BRIEFS DONORS ON UN/UNDP [...] (SBU) UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN ZIMBABWE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DONORS ON SEPTEMBER 28 ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF A FIVE-PERSON MISSION SENT TO LOOK FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM PROGRAM. THIS MISSION IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECEN [...]	2000-09-28 14:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI

00PRETORIA3416	PRESIDENT MBEKI "SEIZES THE MOMENT" IN STATE VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR LEWIS, PRESIDENT MBEKI DESCRIBED HIS UPCOMING STATE VISIT TO THE U.S. AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "SEIZE THE MOMENT" TO TACKLE PROBLEMS OF POVERTY AND LACK OF DEVELOPMENT THAT PLAGUE SOUTH AFRICA. HE SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA AS A MEANS TO POVERTY AL [...]	2000-05-04 09:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF
00STATE228220	ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL [...] EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 3, 2000, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALLOWANCES AND/OR POST DIFFERENTIAL RATES ARE REVISED AS SHOWN. THESE CHANGES WILL BE PART A OF TL:SR-593. 2. PLEASE INFORM LOCAL OFFICES OF ALL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE POSTS LISTED IN THIS CABLE. 3. ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT FORM [...]	2000-12-01 00:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER
01ABUJA1547	NIGERIA: AFTERNOON TEA WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (C) After a several-week hiatus, Ambassador Jeter met with President Obasanjo for a relaxed, Saturday afternoon tea at the President's residence on June 30. A very positive and wide-ranging discussion ensued which included security assistance (Operation Focus Relief and MPRI),law enforcement [...]	2001-07-05 13:32:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD BEXP KCRM MASS NI
01ABUJA2152	NIGERIA: LAFIAJI ON NDLEA EFFORTS [...] (C) NDLEA Chairman Alhaji Bello Lafiaji called on Ambassador Jeter on August 27. The Ambassador informed Lafiaji that he had shared the non-paper on certification benchmarks with National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed and President Obasanjo. The President had informed the Ambassador that 2 [...]	2001-08-29 16:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM NI
01ABUJA2665	NIGERIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING WITH ATTORNEY [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-18 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR CJAN KCRM NI
01ABUJA2710	NDLEA EXHIBITS GREATER DRUG ENFORCEMENT PROWESS [...] Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2.(C) Summary: In two recent meetings with the Ambassador, NDLEA Chairman Bello Lafiaji extolled the drug enforcement agency's more energetic efforts. Drug seizures made thus far already surpass last year's totals and t [...]	2001-10-24 21:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR NI
01BOGOTA8352	OPERATION SEVENTH OF AUGUST WINDS DOWN [...] (C) THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY'S (COLMIL) "SEVENTH OF AUGUST" OPERATION, LAUNCHED ON AUGUST 17 AGAINST A 1,300 STRONG FARC FORCE IN THE EASTERN COLOMBIAN DEPARTMENTS OF GUAVIARE AND META IS WINDING DOWN. THE JOINT ARMY/AIR FORCE OPERATION WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, ESPECIALLY IN ITS EARLY STAGES, [...]	2001-09-14 17:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PGOV PREL CO
01HANOI3124	SLOW BUT STEADY ARGENTINA-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A RECENT VISIT BY ARGENTINA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE LIMITED ARGENTINA-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. THE VISIT FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES AND ALSO INCLUDED A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENE [...]	2001-11-28 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG VM AR CTERR
01LIMA3418	TOLEDO AT THE HELM [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALEJANDRO TOLEDO WAS TENACIOUS IN HIS STRUGGLE TO REACH THE PRESIDENCY AND WILL APPLY THE SAME TENACITY TO SUCCEED IN OFFICE. HE COMES TO OFFICE WITH NO GOVERNMENT OR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER, AND HIS PROPENSITY TO BE A ONE-MAN SHOW CAN BE A NAGGING SHORTCOMING. NONETHELE [...]	2001-06-19 14:53:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PE
01VATICAN1436	CARITAS INTERNATIONAL ON CUBA - "CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET 2/7 WITH VATICAN NGO "CARITAS INTERNATIONAL" CUBA SPECIALISTS FOR A CONVERSATION ON CARITAS' HUMANITARIAN WORK IN CUBA. THE OFFICIALS WERE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY AND THE ROLE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THEY CLAIMED CARITAS CUBA ENJOY [...]	2001-03-14 16:48:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CU
01VATICAN1465	VATICAN PLANNING ACTIVE STRATEGY ON HUMAN RIGHTS. [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO MSGR. LEO BOCCARDI, VATICAN MFA DESK OFFICER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON MARCH 15. MSGR. BOCCARDI REVIEWED THE POINTS FOR THE 57TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ENTHUSIASTICALLY. HE CLAIMED NOTABLE CONGRUENCE BETWEEN MANY VATICAN AND USG POSITIONS, PARTICULARLY [...]	2001-03-16 09:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM VT UNHCR
01VATICAN5650	VATICAN-WTO: GREATER TRADE, IPR FLEXIBILITY FOR [...] THE VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUED A NOTE VERBALE OCTOBER 26 TO ALL ACCREDITED MISSIONS OUTLINING THE HOLY SEE'S STANDARD POSITION AHEAD OF THE WTO DOHA MINISTERIAL THAT DEVELOPED NATIONS SHOULD BE MORE OPEN TO IMPORTS FROM THE DEVELOPING WORLD, WHILE WARNING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AGAINST FO [...]	2001-10-31 13:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ETRD ECON VT USTRD WTRO
02ABUJA2884	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE [...] This periodic economic report includes: --Dutch Auction Holds Naira Steady --Supplemental Budget Withdrawn --IMF and GON begin Article IV Consultations --Hotels' Privatization in Jeopardy --Business Opportunities for U.S. Firms in Lagos State --Nigeria to sign Paris Club Debt Agreement with U [...]	2002-10-22 08:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD NI
02ABUJA653	NIGERIA: NO CONTACT WITH THAI GOVERNMENT [...] Embassy Abuja contacted the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Action Committee on HIV/AIDS (NACA) in regards to reftel information. According to officials from both agencies, the Thai Government has not contacted the GON. With reftel information, NACA officials sent an email to the [...]	2002-02-28 14:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD NI
02ABUJA936	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ABUBAKAR ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a March 19 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Vice President Atiku Abubakar was non-committal on rapid completion of the bilateral debt agreement, saying only that he would discuss the issue with the Director-General of the Debt Management Office. The Vice President said Nigeria [...]	2002-03-22 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN NI
02BRASILIA4227	A/S REICH'S MEETING WITH LULA [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 12:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
02HANOI3098	VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT 2003 [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR VIETNAM. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03098 01 OF 08 301021Z VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY THE LANDMARK US-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT THAT SEEKS [...]	2002-12-30 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC VM FINREF BTA IPROP
02HARARE2211	Press Conference Briefing Notes for [...] (U) The following offers briefing notes for Ambassador Hall's press conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, scheduled for Friday morning, 11 October 2002. The press conference will be held at the conclusion of Ambassador Hall's visit to Zimbabwe. ----------------------------- Goal of the Press Con [...]	2002-10-03 06:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZI
02RANGOON1378	SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR PINHEIRO BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON VISIT [...] (C) Summary: At an October 28 briefing, UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro told diplomats in Rangoon that during his 12-day visit to Burma he strongly encouraged the SPDC to address continuing human rights abuses. He also encouraged the international community to implement programs that will pro [...]	2002-10-28 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02ROME1335	REPORT OF IFAD 25TH GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: THE 25TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET FEBRUARY 19-20. NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S KEY NOTE SPEECH EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT -- ESPECIALLY PEACE -- IN ORDER TO ATTACK POVERTY. IFAD M [...]	2002-03-15 10:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME2382	REPORT OF SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF IFAD'S [...] SUMMARY: THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) MET IN ROME CONDUCTED THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION IN ROME, APRIL 22-23, 2002. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T [...]	2002-05-15 14:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME2387	FAO 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 15:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC 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 15:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME3093	REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) MET JUNE 6-9 AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03093 01 OF 05 241459Z CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING. THE UNI [...]	2002-06-24 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
02ROME3648	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SEEK EMPOWERMENT IN BIOTECH [...] SUMMARY: DESCRIBING THEMSELVES AS BIOTECH INNOVATORS, RESEARCHERS FROM LARGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (INDIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND OTHERS) PARTICIPATING IN A JUNE 24-27 WORKSHOP CO-SPONSORED BY THE U.N.'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGA [...]	2002-07-24 09:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO IT FAO
02ROME5252	PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INTERIM COMMITTEE SETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. OBJECTIVES WERE LARGELY MET AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, ACTING AS THE INTERIM COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...]	2002-10-28 07:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME895	WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER STATE OF [...] SUMMARY. THE RESCHEDULED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00895 01 OF 03 221143Z ORGANIZATION (FA0) WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) WILL MEET JUNE 10-13 IN ROME. THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (MEETING IMMEDIATELY BEFO [...]	2002-02-22 11:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID FAO AGR
02TEGUCIGALPA2743	HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON PROPOSED 2003 SPECIAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-30 17:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KSUM HO
03ABUDHABI2382	LOST UAE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT ISSUED TO NON- [...] Summary: The Consular Section received the visa application of an individual presenting a Brazilian passport and stating he also held the passports of Libya, Egypt and Turkey. Individual intended to travel as part of an official UAE delegation to the United States. After conta [...]	2003-05-18 11:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD ASEC KHLS CVIS TC
03ABUJA1477	NIGERIA'S POSITION ON WTO ISSUE OF TRIPS AND HEALTH [...] Given both the Ministers of Commerce and of Public Health,s inability or unwillingness to meet with Embassy Charge in the last ten days for the demarche mentioned in reftel, Econ Counselor met with Nigeria,s Ministry of Commerce Director of External Trade, Y. Fred Agah, on August 26 to determ [...]	2003-08-27 18:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NI USTR
03AMMAN268	SESAME--A VIRTUAL REALITY [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-14 09:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN
03AMMAN3878	JORDAN OFFERS FOOD SAFETY HELP ON IRAQ IMPORTS [...] (u) In mid-June, Jordanian and Iraqi businesspeople purchased on the high seas a shipment of 4,652 tons of Brazilian frozen chicken for import to Iraq through Jordan. The same shipment had previously been rejected by Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen for health and safety reasons due to a problem w [...]	2003-06-29 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN3991	Secretary Powell/Trade Rep Zoellick Discuss [...] (SBU) King Abdullah convened a breakfast meeting June 23 with Secretary Powell and Trade Representative Zoellick at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Jordan to discuss the President's Middle East free trade initiative with the heads of Arab delegations to the WEF. Participating Arab m [...]	2003-07-01 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV JO XF
03AMMAN4807	SESAME-SOWING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Second SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) Council meeting, hosted in Istanbul in mid-July, yielded a productive discussion among the regional members on key issues such as upgrading of the synchrotron machine, future scie [...]	2003-08-03 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN
03AMMAN6068	Chicken 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 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR IZ JO
03ANKARA6070	EU to Inspect Turkish Poultry Plants for Export [...] (SBU) Summary. Five Turkish poultry facilities are being inspected by the EU veterinarians for approval to export poultry meat to the European Union. Turkish officials estimate that, during the first year, exports for the five plants could total up to 10,000 tons. An additional 4 plants wil [...]	2003-09-26 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA6613	TURKEY: BAYKAL SET TO BE RE-ELECTED OPPOSITION CHP [...] (C) Summary: With party delegates firmly in his grasp, CHP leader Baykal is likely to be re-elected chairman at an Oct. 23-24 general convention. Although our contacts expect a contentious atmosphere, they do not expect major changes to the CHP administration. Former state minister Kemal Derv [...]	2003-10-22 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03BRASILIA1066	BRAZILIAN FTAA COORDINATOR ON A SOCIAL AGENDA FOR [...] (U) Brazilian press reported on March 28 that President Lula wants to include discussion of social issues in the FTAA negotiations and that the GOB plans to submit proposals for doing so at the Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meeting in Puebla, Mexico April 7-11. In discussions with EconOff [...]	2003-04-03 12:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA1321	ADVISOR DENIES AMORIM PROPOSING FTAA DELAY [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Antonio Simoes, Economic Advisor to Foreign Minister Amorim, local press inaccurately reported Amorim's April 23 remarks to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies concerning the GoB's alleged intent to delay FTAA negotiations. Simoes stressed to us that the GoB wants to [...]	2003-04-28 22:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA1356	MAGALHAES WIRETAPPING CASE GOES TO SENATE FLOOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 30, the leadership of the Brazilian Senate refused to order the opening of expulsion proceedings against Senator Antonio Carlos Magalhaes (PFL) for allegedly ordering hundreds of illegal phone taps against his political opponents in his home state of Bahia. The decisi [...]	2003-05-02 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BR
03BRASILIA1413	PL 108-7: Survey on Brazilian Fiscal [...] Reftel requests post's response to a survey on fiscal transparency and accountability in order to provide a report required by PL 108-7. Below is response for Brazil, keyed to questionnaire in paragraph 7 of reftel. a. 3. The government publishes a budget with minimum delay. b. Yes, [...]	2003-05-07 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON BR
03BRASILIA1550	BRAZIL CONTINUES TO DEBATE TRADE POLICY ON EVE OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see para 15. 2. (SBU) Summary. In the run-up to USTR Zoellick's May 27-28 visit, debate has intensified publicly, within the GoB, and perhaps most of all in the Foreign Ministry, on Brazil's participation in the FTAA negotiations. A number of policy [...]	2003-05-20 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA1804	IMF QUESTIONS NEED FOR NEW IMF PROGRAM IN 2004 [...] (C) Summary. Rogerio Zandamela, IMF Resident Representative in Brazil, told econoff that Anne Krueger, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director, is not interested in renewing the IMF stand-by arrangement when it expires at the end of the year. Instead, she prefers to declare victory with the curr [...]	2003-06-10 15:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BR
03BRASILIA2124	Economic Growth Remains Sluggish [...] Summary. The Brazilian economy is showing the sluggish effects of high real interest rates, which were raised in October, 2002 to contain growing inflationary pressure. On a quarterly basis, GDP fell slightly in the first quarter of the year. Annual results are somewhat better, growing 2.2% [...]	2003-07-09 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BR
03BRASILIA2231	BRAZIL'S ARSLANIAN: FTAA COMPROMISE POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. In an informal discussion with econoff on July 13, Regis Arslanian, the GOB's new director of FTAA and Mercosul-EU negotiations, acknowledged that Mercosul was disappointed with the reaction it received during the San Salvador TNC meeting to its proposal for restructuring the FT [...]	2003-07-18 10:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA2233	WHAT'S BEHIND BRAZIL'S FTAA POLICY [...] (U) The description that follows of the political and economic factors helping to shape Brazil's trade policy, and specifically its approach to the FTAA negotiations, is offered to assist U.S. policymakers in determining whether and how enough common ground can be found to conclude the FTAA pr [...]	2003-07-18 10:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA2364	BRAZIL: NO PUBLIC SIGN OF RETREAT FROM FTAA [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the FTAA Trade Negotiating Committee meeting in San Salvador July 8-11, during which Mercosul unveiled Brazil's 3-track proposal for restructuring negotiations to unenthusiastic Vice-Ministers, public debate in Brazil over the FTAA has been unusually quiet. Itamaraty [...]	2003-07-28 10:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA2407	PENSION REFORM: GOB VEERS, TACKS, TAKES ON WATER [...] (U) Lula's crucial pension-reform bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies special committee on July 23 -- but only after undergoing political buffets and a perhaps fateful overhaul. In a fundamental about-face, the GoB has accepted that all current public-sector employees will remain elig [...]	2003-07-31 10:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BR
03BRASILIA2500	PENSION REFORM CLEARS HURDLE IN BRAZILIAN CHAMBER [...] (U) Summary: Early on 6 August the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Brazil's congress) passed a constitutional amendment bill that, if it ultimately becomes law, would radically change Brazil's public sector pension system. Key features of the measure are analyzed in reftel and para 4 b [...]	2003-08-06 21:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR ECON ELAB PGOV PREL
03BRASILIA2546	Central Bank Eases Reserve Requirement [...] The Central Bank (CB) on Friday August 8 reduced its reserve requirement on banks' demand deposits from 60 to 45%. That requirement thus reverts to what had been its long-term level from June 2000 until the CB raised it in February of this year, at the peak of Brazil's recent inflation uncert [...]	2003-08-11 10:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR
03BRASILIA2859	MINISTER ROUSSEFF EXPLAINS NEW ENERGY MODEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff and Vice Minister Tolmasquim have provided EmbOffs a two-hour presentation of Brazil's new energy model. The Minister summed up the new model as re-establishing the concept of public service as the sector's prevalent principle. It aspires [...]	2003-09-04 12:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
03BRASILIA2889	Tax Reform: GoB Passes Its Latest Legislative Test [...] SUMMARY: Lula's administration has recorded its latest key legislative win, with the Chamber of Deputies' 378-53 approval of the GoB tax-reform bill on September 4. In so doing, the GoB was compelled to make some relatively minor extra concessions to Brazil's governors. All observers predi [...]	2003-09-08 10:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV BR
03BRASILIA3043	Brazil: Build-Up to Possible Follow-On IMF Agreement [...] (SBU) IMF ResRep Zandamela told us September 16 that the crux of any follow-on IMF program for Brazil after its current one expires this December will be whether the two sides can devise a mutually satisfactory formula stipulating that the GoB may only use its IMF funds with the IMF's explicit [...]	2003-09-19 16:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV BR
03BRASILIA306	FTAA/WTO CONTINUITY DESPITE ASCENSION OF REGIONAL [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. Summary. Moving quickly to bring his ministry's institutions in line with the new government's focus on South American integration, and in particular, a reinvigoration of Mercosul, Foreign Minister Amorim has announced the creation of a new South America Und [...]	2003-01-29 14:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN PGOV BR WTRO FTAA
03BRASILIA3069	BRAZIL: LOOSE TALK ABOUT BNDES CREDIT FOR CUBA [...] (U) Some local media late last week reported that President Lula's upcoming call on Castro in Havana would feature the announcement of a USD 400 million line of credit from BNDES, Brazil's national development bank. Though loosely headlined as GoB "aid," the money in question by all appearanc [...]	2003-09-23 15:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN ECON BR CU
03BRASILIA3070	AMORIM BRIEFS CONGRESS ON CANCUN MINISTERIAL [...] ECONFSN attended the September 17 presentation on WTO issues by Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim to the Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee after the FM's return from the 9/10-14 Cancun Ministerial. This was FM Amorim's second appearance this month before the Committee at the [...]	2003-09-23 16:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV BR FTAA
03BRASILIA311	DEFINING DTV HITS A BUMP; MISSION STRATEGY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 23, new Minister of Communications Miro Teixeira proposed that the GoB form an inter-ministerial group to study and present findings on the viability of a made-in-Brazil digital television (DTV) standard. The announcement immediately followed Teixeira's review of a [...]	2003-01-29 16:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EINT BR
03BRASILIA3122	NEW DECREE TO FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF COPIED DRUGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoB has taken its latest step in laying the legal groundwork necessary to import copied versions of patented pharmaceuticals. President Lula signed a decree on September 4 revising the implementation of Article 71 of Brazil's 1996 patent law, which governs the granting of co [...]	2003-09-26 19:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3124	BRAZIL: NO POST-CANCUN REGRETS OR SECOND THOUGHTS [...] (U) All public and official signs are that the GoB still feels solid self-satisfaction over its performance at Cancun. It displays zero compunction over Cancun's collapse or the possible damage to the WTO's future, while reaffirming that the WTO remains the planet's indispensable multi-lateral [...]	2003-09-26 19:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EFIN ECON EINV BR FTAA
03BRASILIA320	BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLS SERVICES [...] This cable responds to questions raised in reftel A regarding regulation of services at the federal and sub-federal level. 2. Brazil is a Federal Republic. Brazil's government is comprised of the Federal Government, 26 state governments, one Federal District government and approximately 5, [...]	2003-01-29 18:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BR WTRO
03BRASILIA3236	BRAZIL VICE PRESIDENT JOSE ALENCAR'S PROBLEMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Unlike in the U.S., Brazil's Vice President assumes control when the chief executive travels abroad. Current VP Jose Alencar usually keeps a low profile in that capacity, but his underwhelming performance during President Lula da Silva's recent trip to New York to open the [...]	2003-10-06 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
03BRASILIA3323	AMBASSADOR'S CAPTOR FIRST TO BOLT PT PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fernando Gabeira, a Brazilian Federal Deputy whose original claim to fame was as a revolutionary who kidnapped the US Ambassador in 1969, has become the first national figure to leave Lula's Workers' Party (PT) of his own volition since Lula took office. Over the years, Gabeira [...]	2003-10-14 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BR
03BRASILIA3405	GOB TAKES STEPS TO REDEFINE REGULATORS, STATUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A GoB draft bill aims to better demarcate the powers and responsibilities of Brazil,s nine federal regulatory agencies. The most material change would shift authority for awarding and monitoring concessions from the agencies to the corresponding GoB Ministries. The bill,s main [...]	2003-10-22 14:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECPS ECON BR
03BRASILIA3459	CAN ITAMARATY'S STRANGLEHOLD ON FTAA POLICY BE [...] Summary. Widespread reporting in Brazil on the outcome of the FTAA TNC meeting in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) unleashed a hail of criticism directed at Itamaraty, both on the substance of its FTAA policy and its conduct in T&T. By the end of the TNC meeting, Brazilian dailies were reporting that [...]	2003-10-27 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA356	UPDATE ON TIMING OF MERCOSUL FTAA OFFERS [...] (U) Brazilian dailies Gazeta Mercantil and O Estado reported today on the progress of market access discussions this week between Mercosul FTAA negotiating teams meeting in Asuncion. The dailies note that a consensus position regarding all of the FTAA market access offers has not been achieve [...]	2003-01-31 17:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA3682	BRAZIL'S PROSPECTS FOR A RETURN TO ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's government, economists and media all now voice expectation of forthcoming relative economic relief. Hardly anyone dissents from the forecast of 3/3.5% GDP growth in 2004. Optimists suggest a parallel with 2000, when Brazil's GDP grew 4.4% after the previous year's 0.7%, des [...]	2003-11-18 13:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3773	MORE DOUBTS ABOUT ENERGY INVESTMENT IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A visiting OPIC/private sector delegation found scant reassurance about Brazil's New Energy Model or investing in Brazil's energy sector during November 19 meetings with Brazil's energy regulatory agency (ANEEL) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). ANEEL's Superintend [...]	2003-11-28 09:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
03BRASILIA3813	BRAZIL: MORE BUZZING AT BNDES [...] Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) remains in media focus, with totally divergent forecasts as to the fate of its leftist Lula- appointee President, Carlos Lessa. Lessa last week flaunted his lack of remorse over the maverick actions and comments which had rai [...]	2003-12-03 09:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV EIND ETRD EAGR PGOV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3814	BRAZIL'S EXPANDING TRADE WITH CHINA [...] (U) Summary. The Lula administration has embarked on a determined policy of export expansion in China, seeking to build on the boom in this bilateral trade relationship that began in 2000. The Chinese appear to welcome the approach, sending at least five trade delegations to Brazil this yea [...]	2003-12-03 15:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR BR CH
03BRASILIA3905	G-20 MEET IN BRASILIA [...] (U) Summary. The G-20 meeting taking place in Brasilia December 11-12 is designed to lend political weight to the group prior to the December 15 meeting in Geneva in which countries will consider restarting WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations after the failed Cancun Ministerial. [...]	2003-12-12 15:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BR WTRO
03BRASILIA3910	LULA'S PENSION REFORM PASSES. WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE? [...] After seven-plus months of legislative tussle, Lula's pension-reform bill passed its required second Senate floor vote on December 11 by 51 votes to 24, two votes over the minimum 49 (three-fifths) required. The twelve votes of opposition-party PSDB and PFL senators -- spurred by the fiscal [...]	2003-12-12 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3937	BRAZIL 2002-2003 INCSR: PART II - FINANCIAL [...] Following is the Financial Crimes and Money Laundering section of Brazil's 2002-2003 INCSR. Ref B transmits post's submission of the non-money laundering portion. 2. Due to its great size and large economy, Brazil is considered a regional financial center. It is not, however, an offshor [...]	2003-12-17 12:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR BR
03BRASILIA3942	PRESIDENT LULA ANNOUNCES BRAZIL'S NEW ENERGY MODEL [...] President Lula announced Brazil's new energy model and signed the provisional measures (MP) to implement it on December 11. The MP was published in the Official Daily of the Union December 12. The GoB had long reiterated its intent to introduce the model before year's end, but there was dou [...]	2003-12-17 17:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
03BRASILIA3953	LULA'S TAX REFORM PASSES: WHAT IT LEAVES TO BE [...] LULA'S TAX-REFORM BILL PASSED ITS SECOND SENATE VOTE ON DECEMBER 17 BY 64 VOTES TO FIVE AND WILL BECOME LAW WHEN PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE ON DECEMBER 22. HAVING ALREADY GAINED PASSAGE OF HIS PENSION REFORM BILL LAST WEEK (REF A),LULA HAS THUS ACHIEVED HIS TOP TWIN LEGISLATIVE PRIOR [...]	2003-12-18 14:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3982	BRAZIL: UPDATES TO 2003 NTE [...] Per Ref A, this cable transmits post's draft of the 2003 NTE. A separate copy is being emailed directly to USTR (Cronin and Blue). IMPORT POLICIES Brazil's arithmetic average applied tariff was an estimated 11.5 percent in 2003. Brazil currently maintains no applied tariff rates in exce [...]	2003-12-23 14:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR
03BRASILIA43	LULA GETS STARTED - FIGHTING HUNGER ON A TIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-07 13:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID BR
03BRASILIA439	BRAZIL SWAYS MERCOSUL ON FTAA OFFERS [...] (U) Following through on its rhetoric to strengthen and unify Mercosul, Brazil's new government has acted forcefully and decisively to forge consensus with its Mercosul partners over FTAA initial offers. Foreign Minister Amorim, first securing the Argentine pledge of solidarity in Buenos Aires [...]	2003-02-07 14:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA602	UTILITIES' CONCERNS OVER BRAZIL'S NEW ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 6, Embassy hosted a Roundtable on Electricity Regulation in Brazil with participation by 16 executives from 8 U.S. and European companies from both the generation and distribution sides. Companies' main concerns were short-term liquidity issues, continued low elect [...]	2003-02-21 15:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BR ENGR
03BRASILIA697	Brazilian Growth Prospects [...] (U) Summary. The Brazilian economy grew a modest 1.5% in 2002, as a strong export performance offset falling domestic consumption and investment. The Central Bank expects growth will reach 2.8% in 2003, led by trade and agriculture and a modest increase in domestic consumption and manufactu [...]	2003-03-02 10:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
03BRASILIA698	BRAZIL: SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] Summary. Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2003 Special 301 Review. New attention to entrenched IPR problems, particularly in the copyright area, may be forthcoming under the new Lula government. Driven largely by concern over lost tax revenues, impact o [...]	2003-03-02 10:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BTIO
03BRASILIA80	BRAZIL'S PENSION ("PREVIDENCIA") PROBLEM: A BASIC [...] Lula's GoB is set to tackle the abysmal fiscal problem of Brazil's pension system (current budget drain: five-plus percent of GDP.) Of that system's total deficit in 2002, its three million public-sector pensioners accounted for Rs 53 billion; its 20.8 million private sector retirees for just [...]	2003-01-09 09:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA907	BRAZIL: SERVICES HELD HOSTAGE TO AGRICULTURE [...] (U) Econoff met on March 12 with Felipe Hees of the Services, Investment and Financial Issues Division of Itamaraty to discuss prospects for Brazil's submission of services offers in the WTO (reftel) and FTAA negotiations. WTO - Submission by Deadline Is Doubtful 2. (U) Although Hees stre [...]	2003-03-24 13:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO FTAA
03BUENOSAIRES1662	ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT-ELECT KIRCHNER NAMES CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT-ELECT NESTOR KIRCHNER ANNOUNCED THE COMPOSITION OF HIS CABINET ON MAY 20. AS KIRCHNER HAD STATED DURING THE CAMPAIGN, ROBERTO LAVAGNA WILL CONTINUE ON AS ECONOMY MINISTER. THE BIGGEST SURPRISES WERE HIS SELECTION OF JUDICIAL AFFAIRS EXPERT RAFAEL BIELSA AS FOREIGN M [...]	2003-05-20 20:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR US
03BUENOSAIRES1747	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER TAKES OFFICE WITH PREDICTABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: NESTOR KIRCHNER'S MAY 25 INAUGURAL ADDRESS WAS CONSISTENT WITH HIS CAMPAIGN MESSAGES ADVOCATING A GREATER STATE ROLE IN THE ECONOMY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING FISCAL DISCIPLINE. HE REPEATED HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO GIVE PROMINENCE OF PLACE TO ARGENTINA'S RELATIONS WITH [...]	2003-05-28 20:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL AR CU
03GUATEMALA2254	GUATEMALA LABOR UPDATE #5-2003 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Minister of Labor's Priorities for Levine Bilateral in Brazil (para 2) -- Minister of Labor Wants Changes to USAID Labor Regional Project (PROALCA II) (4) -- Ambassador Again Ra [...]	2003-09-02 21:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM KCRM GT
03GUATEMALA2956	CAPITALIZING ON POLITICAL CHANGE IN GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary: The assumption of power on January 14, 2004 of a new government more aligned with USG interests offers an opportunity to advance our priority goals in Guatemala by engaging creatively up front on our shared interests in free trade, human rights, strengthening democracy and counter [...]	2003-11-18 23:01:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID PHUM MASS ETRD SNAR GT
03GUATEMALA623	NEW GUATEMALAN AMBASSADORS TO GENEVA, TOKYO, AND [...] (SBU) An excellent MFA source confirmed that Ricardo Alvarado was sworn in at noon on March 4 as Guatemalan Ambassador to Geneva. Ambassador to the OAS, Arturo Duarte, will move to Tokyo and will probably be replaced by Victor Godoy. Bio information below. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Ricardo A [...]	2003-03-07 18:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GT UNHRC
03HALIFAX119	HALIFAX CULTURAL DIVERSITY SEMINAR [...] The Department of Canadian Heritage hosted a seminar on a proposed International Instrument on Cultural Diversity (IICD) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 27-28, 2003. Most of the discussion focused on audiovisual trade issues. Culture ministry officials and NGO representatives argued that a new [...]	2003-04-09 19:13:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KPAO SCUL UNESCO
03HANOI2869	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH DEFMIN GENERAL TRA [...] (SBU) Summary. Defense Minister Tra's meetings in Washington next week are unlikely to produce any surprises, but should put the full stamp of approval on better mil/mil ties and lead to a more active program of exchanges. Tra is keen to expand medical cooperation and also seeks more techn [...]	2003-11-07 08:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TH CH CB VM
03HARARE271	Tobacco harvest may beat early forecasts [...] Summary: It remains difficult to forecast Zimbabwe's all-important tobacco earnings this year. Experts agree the harvest will be marginally better than initially expected, but a steep drop from last year. End Summary. 2. The stakes are high since tobacco will remain Zimbabwe's leading expo [...]	2003-02-06 14:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE451	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] In an opinion piece carried in the March 2 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail," Dr. Tafataona Mahoso criticized the United States and Britain for appearing to be "arm-twisting" the United Nations to sanction the war against Iraq. Under headli [...]	2003-03-04 06:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03ISTANBUL777	TACKLING TURKEY'S PRODUCTIVITY GAP: MICRO MATTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: While most attention in Turkey remains focused on the country's macroeconomic fundamentals, a new McKinsey Global Institute report is directing attention to the productivity gap that separates Turkey from the U.S. and Europe and the microeconomic reforms that must be taken to c [...]	2003-05-31 09:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV TU
03LAGOS2149	EXPLORING THE AFRO-HISPANIC CONNECTION IN [...] SUMMARY: In a fitting tribute to National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15),the US Consulate, Lagos, hosted its first ever function to mark the occasion on October 14. END SUMMARY. 2. The theme of the program, dubbed "Exploring the Afro- Hispanic Connection: A Celebrat [...]	2003-10-18 10:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NI
03LAGOS2434	EXPAT OIL WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN NIGER DELTA -- MORE [...] (SBU) On Thursday, November 27, seven expatriates were kidnapped in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. One has escaped or has been released. No American citizens appear to be involved. 2. (CO) The seven expatriate employees of the Canadian pipe-coating company Bredero Shaw were kidnapped off [...]	2003-11-28 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EPET PGOV PINR PHUM EINV NI
03MAPUTO1652	CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-25 08:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MAPUTO1752	2003-2004 INCSR SUBMISSION - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR: I. Summary Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs (hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin) consumed in Europe and South Africa. Some hashish shipments passing through Mozambique find their [...]	2003-12-18 10:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER PGOV MZ KCOR
03MAPUTO558	INTERIOR MINISTER ENGAGED ON COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (U) Summary: In an April 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Almerino Manhenje described his plans to travel to Texas for a counter-terrorism conference the week of May 3. In addition, Manhenje described his goals of reducing vulnerability to terrorism, drug trafficking, traffick [...]	2003-12-17 15:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ASEC PHSA KPAO MZ KNAR SANR
03MONTREAL553	Air Canada Bankruptcy and Restructuring [...] SUMMARY: Air Canada's recent filing for bankruptcy protection follows efforts over the past several months to restructure its operations and lower its costs in order to remain competitive during a difficult time in the airline industry. However, a combination of its own business decisions, th [...]	2003-04-30 13:06:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD EFIN ECON CA

03MONTREAL910	Bombardier Aerospace Focuses on Regional Jet [...] This cable contains contributions from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: The flagship of Quebec's aerospace industry, Bombardier Inc., identifies itself as the number three airplane maker after long-haul jet makers Boeing and Airbus. But the company is known in the aerospace business as the leadi [...]	2003-07-11 21:05:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL CA
03OTTAWA126	CANADA: ENGAGING ON VENEZUELA AT ECUADORAN [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Jose Herran-Lima, Director of DFAIT's South American Division, and Renata Wielgosz, DFAIT's Inter-American Affairs Division Director, on January 10. Wielgosz indicated Canada is very interested in joining in discussions concerning Venezuela on the margins [...]	2003-01-13 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL VE
03OTTAWA274	YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...]	2003-01-24 22:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE
03OTTAWA35	U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING [...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),Jil [...]	2003-01-06 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN
03OTTAWA713	CANADA WON'T SUPPORT OAS QUOTA PAYMENT INCREASE [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-14 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN ABUD AORC USOAS
03PARIS5741	FRENCH DENY NEGOTIATING WITH FARC FOR RELEASE OF [...] (C) DURING AN AUGUST 7 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER VILLEPIN'S CABINET DIRECTOR PIERRE VIMONT ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, CHARGE ASKED DIRECTLY WHETHER FRANCE HAD NEGOTIATED WITH THE FARC IN AN EFFORT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF FRENCH-COLOMBIAN CITIZEN INGRID BETANCOURT. VIMONT EXPLICITLY DENIED TH [...]	2003-08-07 19:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CO BR FR
03ROME1032	FAO TERM LIMITS: OPTIONS [...] (C) THERE IS SHARP DIVISION IN THE OECD GROUP OVER TRANSITION MEASURES ON THE APPLICABILITY OF TERM LIMITS FOR THE CURRENT FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG). THE EU IS READY TO ALLOW THE DG AN OPPORTUNITY TO RUN FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM (NON-RENEWABLE) IN 2005 AS PART OF A PACKAGE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A [...]	2003-03-13 05:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC FAO
03ROME1105	BEPPO SAX FALLING DOWN [...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A NOTE VERBALE RECEIVED MARCH 13 FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 2. BEGIN TEXT: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAS THE HONOR TO INFORM ON THE FOLLOWING. ON APRIL 30, 2002, AT THE END [...]	2003-03-18 10:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA IT
03ROME1234	BRAZILIAN SEABIRD BYCATCH NPOA [...] AS A FOLLOW UP TO AND UPDATE OF REF B) E-MAIL, U.S. MISSION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FORMAL RESPONSE TO REF A) INQUIRY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRASILIAN NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION (NPOA) FOR SEABIRD BYCATCH. 2. INITIALLY, ALT PERM REP SPOKE WITH JEREMY TURNER, CHIEF OF THE FISHING T [...]	2003-03-25 08:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS TBIO KSCA EUN
03ROME1320	REPORT OF FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2003 [...] SUMMARY. THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BIENNIAL COMMITTEE ON FORESTRYS (COFO) FEATURED AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT THAT ALLOWED FOR GREATER EMPHASIS ON INFORMAL TECHNICAL EXCHANGES ON TECHNICAL ISSUES AND FORESTRY PROGRAM AREAS OF AND DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES AN [...]	2003-03-27 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR SENV FAO
03ROME1380	FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: REPORT OF FIRST [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01380 01 OF 03 011149Z WORKING GROUP FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FO [...]	2003-04-01 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1409	FIAT: AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A SENIOR FIAT OFFICIAL GAVE US A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE FIRM'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, STEPS TAKEN TO DATE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, AND FIAT'S FUTURE OUTLOOK. WITH THE SALE OF ITS TWO PROFITABLE JEWELS -- TORO INSURANCE AND FIAT AVIO -- FIAT WILL BE A SMALLER FIRM, CENTERED ON [...]	2003-04-02 14:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PGOV IT
03ROME1558	FAO TERM LIMITS: AGREEMENT ON 10 YEAR MAXIMUM AND [...] SUMMARY: THE FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR ON UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS HELD ITS FIFTH AND FINAL SESSION MARCH 29. THE GROUP AGREED AD REFERENDUM TO A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT TO TWO THE NUMBER OF TERMS THAT A DIRECTOR GENERAL COULD SERVE, WITH THE FIRST TERM B [...]	2003-04-11 14:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1658	FAO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 17TH SESSION [...] SUMMARY. THE 17TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (COAG) MET MARCH 31 - APRIL 4, 2003. COAG PROVED ONCE AGAIN TO BE THE MOST POLITICIZED OF FAO'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEES. ONLY ONE AGENDA ITEM RATED CONSENSUS ENDORSEMENT; THE REMAINDER WERE EITHE [...]	2003-04-17 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1662	64TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY [...] SUMMARY: THE SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS (CCP) MET MARCH 18-22, 2O03 AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. MOST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND CAIRNS GROUP MEMBERS SAW THE MEETING AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF D [...]	2003-04-17 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1706	PREVIEW OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) WILL MEET MAY 12-16 IN ITS FIRST SESSION AFTER THE "WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER" RECONFIRMED ITS MANDATE TO MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS REACHING THE GOAL OF HALVING WORLD HUNGER BY 2015. THE CFS [...]	2003-04-23 08:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
03ROME1728	FAO/WHO RELEASE OF EXPERT REPORT ON DIET, [...] SUMMARY. THE DIRECTORS GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AND THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) PRESIDED OVER THE 4/23 RELEASE OF THE WHO/FAO EXPERT CONSULTATION REPORT ON DIET, NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. BOTH DIRECTORS GENERAL EMPHASIZED THAT THE [...]	2003-04-23 14:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1884	ROME GENEVA GROUP MEETING ON FAO FINANCE AND [...] SUMMARY: ROME GENEVA GROUP (GG) MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED ON SUPPORTING ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH OR ZERO REAL GROWTH FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) UPCOMING 2004- 2005 BUDGET BUT DO AGREE THAT GOVERNANCE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM: THE ORGANIZATION HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO [...]	2003-05-02 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1890	FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: INTERSESSIONAL [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET APRIL 28, 2003. THE BUREAU PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO THE SECRETARIAT ON [...]	2003-05-05 05:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1957	"TWINNING" - WORLD FOOD PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (SBU) AS A FOLLOW UP TO REF A, US MISSION RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH WFP'S JOHN POWELL THE LATEST THINKING RELATED TO "TWINNING" EFFORTS AIMED AT EXPANDING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S FUNDING BASE. TWINNING INVOLVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MECHANISM/STRATEGY TO MATCH NON-TRADITIONAL DONORS OF FOOD AID C [...]	2003-05-07 13:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME1988	VERIFIED: BLUE LANTERN LICENSES 05-801368, [...] AS A LAST RESORT ON MAY 7, ECONOFF SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR ATP S.R.L. AND, AFTER FINDING THE WEBSITE (WWW.TACPROD.COM),EMAILED ATP ASKING THEM TO CONTACT ECONOFF IMMEDIATELY. THIRTY MINUTES LATER GIANLUCA SCIORILLI, OWNER OF ATP S.R.L. CALLED ECONOFF. ACCORDING TO SCIORILLI, THEY ARE [...]	2003-05-08 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC IT BLUE LANTERN
03ROME2331	BIOTECH OUTREACH: GREEN REVOLUTION TO GENE [...] SUMMARY. WITH SUPPORT FROM PD, USAID AND USDA, MISSION ITALY, AT THE INITIATIVE OF CONGEN FLORENCE, IS COSPONSORING A FOUR DAY CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA MAY 28-31. HEADLINING THE PROGRAM IS NOBEL PRIZE PRIZE WINNER NORMAN BORLAUG, AND SWISS SCIENTIST [...]	2003-05-28 08:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL OIIP IT PRC
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 13:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME28	ITALY SEEKS STRONGER TRADE ROLE IN 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-07 10:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN WTO
03ROME3388	EUR A/S JONES DISCUSSIONS WITH PM DIP ADVISOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-25 11:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME353	ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-29 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT MARR MCAP NATO PREF
03ROME4436	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY Q EU AG [...] SUMMARY: at the informal meeting in Taormina, Sicily Sept 20 Q 23 EU Agricultural Ministers, Ag Commissioner Fischler, and Health Minister Byrne assessed the outcomes of Cancun and started wooing the Third World. The Common Ag Policy (CAP)- was justified as good for Europe and good for the d [...]	2003-09-26 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR IT ECON EUN ETRO WTO
03ROME4443	RIGHT TO FOOD: BUREAU MEETING TO PREPARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 15-19, THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED AS THE NORTH AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONA [...]	2003-09-29 06:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR PHUM EAID FAO
03ROME4818	ITALIAN VIEWS ON WTO MINISTERIAL IN CANCUN [...] (C) Italy views the intransigence of G-20 middle-income countries as the reason for the breakdown of the Cancun WTO ministerial meeting. Amedeo Teti, Director General For Commercial Agreements, Ministry of Productive Activities (Foreign Trade) and Federico Eichberg, senior advisor to Foreign [...]	2003-10-22 06:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN WTO
03ROME5035	IMPLICATIONS OF WFP'S ENDORSED BUDGET FOR 2004-2005 [...] At its third regular session (ref A),the Board took note of world Food Program's (WFP) Biennial Management Plan budget for 2004-2005, at a level of USD 4.8 billion, an increase of USD 1.6 billion (66 percent) compared with the 2002-2003 original budget estimate of USD 3.2 billion. Tonnage wis [...]	2003-11-06 05:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME5655	REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...]	2003-12-19 10:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP
03ROME5747	RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...]	2003-12-30 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO
03SANTODOMINGO5992	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FM ON ECONOMIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Guerrero Prats, at a lunch hosted by the Ambassador October 7, said the GODR was trying through diplomatic channels to restore normal relations with Venezuela after President Chavez downgraded them in September. Trade/economic adviser (and daughter of President Meji [...]	2003-10-24 19:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EFIN ETRD MARR MX PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SP VE XF KCOR
03TEGUCIGALPA1471	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, JUNE 23, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/23 entitled "Chandelier". "President Bush is trying to reconfigure the U.S.'s alliances with its southern neighbors. Bush visited Europe to reunite with his colleagues from the G-8; tensions decreased between France and Germany, ye [...]	2003-06-23 20:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO IZ HO PA
03TEGUCIGALPA1637	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 10, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/10 entitled "Narco trafficking and violence". "Drug trafficking not only has the power to infiltrate the government and increase corruption, it is also an instigator of violence, as it has become evident in Colombia, Brazil or Mexi [...]	2003-07-10 18:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1642	A LATIN AMERICAN POPE? CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ DEEMED [...] (U) Summary. Pope John Paul II's increasing frailty has prompted discussion over potential successors to the papacy, among which experts have identified Cardinal Oscar Andres Maradiaga Rodriguez of Honduras as both a popular and geographically strategic candidate. Despite the Euro-centric [...]	2003-07-11 16:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM HO VA
03TEGUCIGALPA2233	MEDIA REACTION ON WTO, SEPTEMBER 19, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Roger Marin Neda in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/19 entitled "Running after a mirage". "There were no great expectations before the failed WTO meeting in Cancun, although we are aware that free trade is fundamental for economic growth and poverty reduction." " [...]	2003-09-19 20:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2340	MEDIA REACTION ON ROBERT ZOELLICK'S VISIT TO CENTRAL [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/1 entitled "Softening". "This week, USTR Robert Zoellick is visiting Central America in an attempt to convince the regional governments of the need to make progress on CAFTA negotiations." "In addition, Zoellick will try to diss [...]	2003-10-02 14:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2355	HONDURAN VIEWS OF WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In the wake of the breakdown of the Doha agenda negotiations at the Cancun WTO ministerial, Honduran officials seemed most interested in the impact on the agricultural talks in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) negotiations. The GOH will now push strongly in the CAFTA talks [...]	2003-10-03 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON ELAB PREL HO WTO
03THEHAGUE1879	NETHERLANDS 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 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03THEHAGUE2173	IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff delivered ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on August 27. The Dutch believe a noncompliance resolution on Iran is merited, but are concerned this may not be achievable as Dir. ElBaradei's latest report is not final, so some board members may [...]	2003-08-28 13:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2335	WTO MINISTERIAL: DUTCH DISAPPOINTED AND DISMAYED BY [...] Summary and Comment: The immediate official Dutch reaction to the breakdown of the WTO Ministerial in Cancun is similar to the USG's with ministers decrying developing country and NGO tactics. The Netherlands sees talks resuming only after the negotiating climate improves but think it will t [...]	2003-09-17 09:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL WTRO EUN
03THEHAGUE2338	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (SBU) There will be one major topic for discussion at EC-34 (budget),a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. on which there may be substantial discussion (U.S. destruction deadline extension, Article VII) and one question that will be difficult to avoid discussing (the ILO decision o [...]	2003-09-17 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2627	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):WRAP-UP FOR WEEK [...] (U) It appears a consensus has been reached on an Article VII action plan for national implementation. Following an Oct. 9 meeting chaired by DG Pfirter with the Ambassadors of the U.S., U.K., India and Iran, agreement was reached on the one final substantive issue, which was the acceptable [...]	2003-10-14 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2707	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]	2003-10-28 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2794	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]	2003-11-06 07:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2908	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) As the October Conference of States Parties resolved most of the key issues facing the OPCW (budget, destruction deadline extensions, action plans),the focus of the December 2-5 Executive Council meeting will be on a number of technical, particularly industrial, issues. There have be [...]	2003-11-19 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3038	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) Having resolved most critical policy issues at the October Conference of the States Parties, the 35th Executive Council managed only to remove a bit of the administrative underbrush. Russian hostage-taking of the U.S. plans regarding the Aberdeen destruction facility continued, althou [...]	2003-12-10 12:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03VATICAN105	SUPPORTING OAS SYG GAVIRIAS' MISSION: VATICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR CARIBBEAN STATES MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD POLOFF JANUARY 7 THAT THE HOLY SEE'S MAIN CONCERN IN VENEZUELA IS TO SEE TENSIONS REDUCED AND THE PARTIES WORKING TOWARDS AN AUGUST 2003 REFERENDUM, AS PERMITTED BY THE VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTION. THE VENEZUELAN [...]	2003-01-10 16:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM VE VT VTPREL
03VATICAN2996	VATICAN SPOTLIGHT ON ROMA [...] SUMMARY: THE VATICAN'S FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE PASTORAL CARE OF GYPSIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY FROM JUNE 30 TO JULY 6. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON THE PASTORAL NEEDS OF THE ROMA, BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, INTEGRATION, AND THE ROLE [...]	2003-07-01 15:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN3917	VATICAN PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (C) FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE COUNCIL'S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. WHILE THE SPECIFICS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT, DEWANE SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WAS SEEKING [...]	2003-08-28 15:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PREL SENV SOCI VT
03ZAGREB1451	BIOTECH LEGISLATION ON THE MOVE IN CROATIA [...] (SBU) Over the last several months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation have been introduced which seek to regulate the import and cultivation of biotech crops and foods. The embassy and FAS Vienna have engaged the government on a number of fronts to stop to stop legislation that, in [...]	2003-06-24 12:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO HR
04ABUDHABI1026	SECOND INTERNATIONAL HAWALA CONFERENCE, APRIL 3-5 [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (C). 2. (C) Summary and comment: More than 350 participants from Latin America, Asia, Europe and the United States attended the Second International Hawala Conference, April 3-5 in Abu Dhabi, sponsored b [...]	2004-04-06 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI799	UAEG PREPARING FOR UNCTAD XI [...] ECONOFF DELIVERED REF B TALKING POINTS AND NON-PAPER TO UAE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY DIRECTOR OF WTO AFFAIRS SAEED AL- NASIBI ON MARCH 22. AL-NASIBI NOTED THAT MINISTER OF ECONOMY HIS HIGHNESS SHAYKH FAHIM AL-QASSIMI WOULD LEAD THE UAE DELEGATION TO BRAZIL IN JUNE; AL-NASIBI WOULD ACCOMPANY THE M [...]	2004-03-22 08:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD UNCTAD WTO USTR TC
04ABUJA984	OBASANJO ASKS FOR PEPFAR COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Global AIDS Coordinator Randall Tobias met with Nigerian President Obasanjo and key members of the Nigerian HIV/AIDS community and public health sector. Pres. Obasanjo acknowledged that the US retains control of funding but urged coordination during the implementation of PEPF [...]	2004-06-04 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID KHIV NI TBIO AID
04ACCRA1645	GHANA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUGUST 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-10 17:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV GH
04ACCRA2536	GHANA 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 22:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN BEXP KTDB ELAB GH OPIC USTR
04ADANA153	MERSIN PORT FACING NEED FOR CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-06 09:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MARR MCAP EAGR EPET EWWT TU ADANA
04AMMAN1120	UN REP SAYS UN STAFF TO GO IN AND OUT OF IRAQ FOR [...] (C) Summary. Special Representative Ross Mountain said the UN would re-enter Iraq gradually with "in and out" trips from Amman and Kuwait. He confirmed that major UNAMI operations would be based in Amman, while HQ would remain in Cyprus. A February 10 UNAMI donor briefing, co-chaired by Mou [...]	2004-02-12 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ JO UNSC
04AMMAN1632	UNRWA ASKS FOR MORE FOOD ASSISTANCE [...] THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY CONGEN JERUSALEM AND EMBASSY TEL AVIV. 2. Summary: At a February 10 meeting, UNRWA identified food assistance as its top emergency program priority for the West Bank and Gaza. In 2003, 61.8 percent of refugee families in the West Bank and 64 percent in Gaz [...]	2004-03-04 07:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
04BOGOTA1017	AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: DECEMBER 2003 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Following is the December Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by ref A. There were over 2400 tracks sorted, of which 26 were declared Unidentified, Assumed Suspect (UAS) Tracks, with one pPhase I and two Phase II events during the month of December. ABD program issu [...]	2004-02-02 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO
04BOGOTA11339	THE UN'S FUTURE IN COLOMBIA \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with UN special advisor on \ Colombia James LeMoyne at the latter's request on October 28 \ and 30. LeMoyne said that the EU would release a new policy \ paper on Colombia in January 2005 which would lead to an more \ engaged approach. On demobilization, LeMoyne repor [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CO
04BOGOTA11373	GOC IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS DENY ENTRY TO FOUR INTERNATIONAL UNION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of October 30-31, GOC immigration officials denied entry to four international labor leaders, including one U.S. citizen, and cancelled the tourist visas of approximately 60 others, while permitting them to stay for a period of three days pending resolution of t [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV CVIS CASC CO
04BOGOTA11548	ANDEAN SECURITY CONFERENCE COLOMBIA SCENESETTER [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 17:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PTER KJUS CO
04BOGOTA1187	COLOMBIA NATIONAL POLICE PRESENCE IN CONFLICTIVE AREAS: [...] ONE OF PRESIDENT URIBE'S TOP STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES HAS BEEN TO "CONSOLIDATE STATE CONTROL" OVER COLOMBIAN TERRITORY BY REESTABLISHING A PUBLIC SECURITY FORCE PRESENCE THROUGHOUT COLOMBIA. IN AUGUST 2002, WHEN PRESIDENT URIBE TOOK OFFICE, 158 OF COLOMBIA'S 1098 MUNICIPALITIES (EQUIVALENT TO U.S. [...]	2004-02-04 22:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PTER CO
04BOGOTA12424	A/S TAYLOR MEETING WITH MOD URIBE [...] (U) December 1, 2004, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- A/S Francis X. Taylor Col. Simeon Trombitas, Milgroup Commander Col. William Graves, Defense Attache Mark Hunter, RSO Pamela Fierst, Special Assistant Dana Brown, notetaker Colombia [...]	2004-12-06 16:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PTER CO
04BOGOTA12829	DAS SHAPIRO AND PDAS FARRAR MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) December 15, 2004, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Presidential Palace, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- WHA DAS Charles Shapiro INL PDAS Jonathan Farrar Ambassador William B. Wood David Henifin, WHA/AND Deputy Director Al Matano, INL/LP Deputy Director Craig Conway, POL (notetaker) C [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PTER PHUM CO VE BR UN
04BOGOTA12846	DAS SHAPIRO AND PDAS FARRAR MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) December 15, 2004, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Presidential Palace, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- WHA DAS Charles Shapiro INL PDAS Jonathan Farrar Ambassador William B. Wood David Henifin, WHA/AND Deputy Director Al Matano, INL/LP Deputy Director Craig Conway, POL (notetaker) C [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PTER PHUM CO VE BR UN
04BOGOTA13087	GOC PRESENTS HUMAN RIGHTS STATUS REPORT TO G-24 [...] (SBU) On December 15, President Uribe, Vice President Santos and several other GOC officials presented a human rights status report to the G-24 Ambassadors and NGO representatives in preparation for the London Declaration follow-up conference in Cartagena on February 3-4, 2005. The proceeding [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER EAID CO
04BOGOTA1388	MAYOR GARZON'S UNEVENTFUL FIRST MONTH IN OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Leftist Bogota mayor Luis Eduardo "Lucho" Garzon's first month in office was largely uneventful. Garzon has not attempted to steal President Uribe's limelight, and has been virtually silent on security issues. Instead, Garzon has talked up social issues. Thus far, however, he h [...]	2004-02-11 13:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO CU
04BOGOTA144	CODEL 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 23:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KSUM PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO CODEL
04BOGOTA1558	AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: JANUARY 2004 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Following is the January Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by ref A. There were over 4800 tracks sorted, of which 42 were declared Unidentified, Assumed Suspect (UAS) Tracks, with one Phase I and one Phase III event during the month. ABD program issues of concern [...]	2004-02-13 22:50:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO
04BOGOTA1748	UNHCHR REPORT ON COLOMBIA [...] (C) Summary: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Colombia is finalizing its report for Geneva on the GOC's compliance with its 27 human rights recommendations. The report is likely to criticize the GOC for slow and uneven implementation of the recommendations [...]	2004-02-20 17:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CO UNGA
04BOGOTA2067	AZNAR VISITS COLOMBIA [...] (U) Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar came to Colombia to express his solidarity with President Alvaro Uribe's fight against terrorism and to underscore Spanish assistance to Colombia. He also addressed a forum on Democracy and Development in Latin America, organized by the International Fo [...]	2004-02-27 20:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER PGOV CO SP VE
04BOGOTA3096	INL A/S Charles Visit to Colombia [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The March 12-15 visit to Colombia by INL A/S Robert Charles combined field visits to NAS-supported counter- narcotics and law enforcement programs and briefings and meetings hosted by key GOC leaders. In his conv [...]	2004-03-02 22:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PTER PREL XM
04BOGOTA3676	COLOMBIAN AVIATION: THE ONLY WAY IS UP [...] (U) Summary: 2003 was a tough year for Colombian airlines due to a drop in passenger traffic and high operational and fuel costs. Avianca, the nation's largest carrier, entered Chapter 11 reorganization in New York, and is up for sale. A Brazilian consortium has offered to take over Avianc [...]	2004-04-12 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAIR CO
04BOGOTA3775	NEW "LAW OF JUSTICE AND COMPENSATION" SUBMITTED TO [...] (U) At an April 12 meeting with the local diplomatic corps, High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo provided the following detailed sequence for the operation of the draft &Law of Justice and Compensation,8 a new version of the previous &alternative sentencing" or "conditional parole" [...]	2004-04-14 17:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS PHUM PINR CO
04BOGOTA4128	PERU'S PRESIDENT TOLEDO VISITS COLOMBIA [...] Summary: Border security and economic cooperation topped the agenda when Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo made a two-day visit to Colombia April 15-17. Toledo signed a 35-point Joint Declaration with President Alvaro Uribe. The Declaration called for: cooperation and coordination between [...]	2004-04-22 22:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PTER SNAR CO PE
04BOGOTA4238	CONGRESSMAN DIAZ BALART'S BOGOTA VISIT [...] (U) Begin Summary. Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart visited Colombia April 12-14. He received two awards from the Colombian Congress; both were presented for the Congressman,s efforts on behalf of Colombians in the U.S. Diaz-Balart met with President Uribe and senior GOC officials. End Summa [...]	2004-04-26 19:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR CO CODEL
04BOGOTA4476	COLOMBIA HOPES TO INCREASE EXPORTS VIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A liberalization trade agreement between trading blocks Mercosur and the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) will go into effect July 1. The deal gives Colombia increased market access to 216 million consumers in Mercosur countries. Key agricultural goods will receive 15 years of [...]	2004-05-03 18:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CO FTA
04BOGOTA5068	Bogota Mini Dublin Group Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bogota Mini Dublin Group held a biannual meeting on May 11 to discuss the ten recommendations for Colombia agreed upon in November, 2003. This session acknowledged the USG's leadership in counter-narcotics cooperation with the GOC. Several examples of bilateral programs were [...]	2004-05-17 23:08:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER CO UN
04BOGOTA8906	CONCERNS FROM THE U.S. FLAG CARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary. At the midyear point, the three U.S. flag airlines, American, Continental, and Delta, all report higher earnings in 2004 than in 2003. All three managers voiced concerns over the civil aviation authority, Aeronautica Civil (CAA),the association of Colombian travel agencies (A [...]	2004-09-02 14:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CO
04BRASILIA1000	BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART III: LAND DISPUTES AND [...] (U) This is Part III of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable discusses current land disputes. Part I (ref B) provided an overview and Part II (ref C) discussed concerns of indigenous leaders. 2. (U) Summary. The government of Brazil is facing unhappiness among indigeno [...]	2004-04-27 19:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP
04BRASILIA1002	BRAZIL'S TREATMENT OF SODA ASH IMPORTS [...] As requested in ref A, Econoffs delivered the demarche concerning ICMS (Merchandise and Service Circulation) tax on imported soda ash to Luis Balduino and Felipe Gastao of the Ministry of External Affairs' (MRE) Market Access Division on April 15. Balduino has been our working-level contact a [...]	2004-04-28 11:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP BR
04BRASILIA1005	ENERGY SECRETARY ABRAHAM MEETS BRAZILIAN MINISTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham traveled to Brasilia April 19 to meet with Brazil's Science and Technology Minister Campos, Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff, and Foreign Relations Minister Amorim, as a follow- up to the June 2004 Presidential Summit between President Bush and [...]	2004-04-28 11:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OVIP EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
04BRASILIA1018	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL POL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Mission warmly welcomes your visit to Brazil. Much is changing in Brazil. Under President Lula there has been renewed focus on social issues and structural reform; economic performance, meanwhile, has been mixed. Urban crime poses an increasing threat to public security. The m [...]	2004-04-28 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1032	TERRORIST FINANCE: AQ-LINKED BOSNIAN CHARITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-29 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR
04BRASILIA1048	BRAZIL MINIMUM WAGE DECISION REINFORCES LULA'S [...] (U) The GoB announced April 29 that it would increase the minimum monthly wage to Reals 260 (about USD 88) from the current Reals 240 (reftel). The adjustment represents an increase in real terms of only 1.2%, despite considerable political pressure on the GoB for a significantly more substan [...]	2004-04-30 18:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA1055	BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER - PART I [...] This is Part I of a two-part series on Brazil's October municipal elections. This cable describes the structure and implementation of the elections, and Part II examines the various races in play around the country. SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- 2. On October 3, Brazilians go [...]	2004-05-03 15:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON BR
04BRASILIA1074	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 54 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 18:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRASILIA1076	BRAZIL TO GET A NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mauricio Correa, Chief Justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal, will step down May 9 when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70. This will be a great relief to the Lula administration because Correa has been a frequent and personal critic of President Lula and Chief [...]	2004-05-04 18:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PINR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1087	SLOW PROGRESS ON BRAZIL'S PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) Summary: In recent meetings with emboffs and Treasury desk officer, GoB officials expressed cautious optimism on the progress of legislation governing public-private partnerships (PPPs) and its initial application to infrastructure bottlenecks that threaten Brazilian exports and GDP growt [...]	2004-05-06 12:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN PGOV ECON EINV BR
04BRASILIA1097	GOB NOTIFICATION OF DUMPING INVESTIGATION: METHYL [...] Post received a letter dated April 13, 2004 from the Department of Commercial Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade's Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) notifying the USG of the receipt of a petition from the Brazilian company Proquigel Quimica S.A. requesting t [...]	2004-05-06 18:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BR
04BRASILIA1098	BRAZIL'S 2004 BUDGET BLUES [...] (U) A high debt-service burden and extensive earmarking leave Brazil's federal government with little room for maneuver in its Reals 413 billion (USD 137 billion) 2004 budget as it tries to pursue its social-policy goals while addressing public concerns over security, unemployment and growth. [...]	2004-05-07 09:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI PREL BR
04BRASILIA1144	LULA SUFFERS TWIN SETBACKS IN CONGRESS [...] (C) On May 5, two developments starkly demonstrated the Lula administration's reduced authority in Congress and the weakness of the coalition's Congressional leadership. The first development was the creation of a joint congressional committee to discuss the increase in the minimum wage that [...]	2004-05-11 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1160	SECOND MEETING OF TREASURY-FINMIN "GROUP FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury U/S for International Affairs John Taylor, Ministry of Finance Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy, and Economic Policy Secretary Marcos Lisboa presided on April 19 in Rio de Janeiro over the second meeting of the Treasury/Ministry of Finance Group for Growth (GfG),an o [...]	2004-05-13 14:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PREL EINV BR
04BRASILIA1185	SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]	2004-05-14 17:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRASILIA1207	INTERFERENCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-17 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ECPS PREL BR
04BRASILIA1218	DEATH BY A THOUSAND BITES: MUNICIPAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: In recent months, Brazil's press has focused intently on municipal-level graft and corruption. Many of the horror stories are being planted by the Federal Comptroller General's (CGU) office that is conducting random audits and inspections of many of Brazil's 5 [...]	2004-05-19 11:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1229	POWER FUTURE 2004 ENERGIZES NGOS, GOB, AND PRIVATE [...] Summary. Power Future 2004, a trade fair and seminar on renewable energy technologies, was held April 27-29, 2004 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Organized by Brazil's Renewable Energy Network of Non-governmental Organizations (RENOVE) with USAID/Brazil support, the event allowed private and public se [...]	2004-05-20 14:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG ECON BR

04BRASILIA1275	AFTER 500 DAYS, THE QUESTION IS: CAN LULA GOVERN? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lula's man-of-the-people rhetoric and heartfelt commitment to social progress quickly captured imaginations inside Brazil and abroad, but practical results of his first 500 days in office have been far less soaring. Without better economic news, stronger executive capacity and a [...]	2004-05-25 17:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1291	BRAZIL: BILATERAL POL-MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military consultations, held in Brasilia, May 14, reflected general accord on the health of the bilateral pol-mil relationship but identified areas where collaboration and coordination remained thin. USdel head P/M Assistant Secre [...]	2004-05-27 12:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1307	GRAB BAG OF GOB INDUSTRIAL POLICY MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: As promised, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC) Luis Furlan unveiled a huge composite of measures under the umbrella of Industrial, Technology and Foreign Trade Policy (PITCE in the Portuguese acronym) on March 31. A grab bag of recycled programs, financing and [...]	2004-05-27 17:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1332	BRAZIL: VENEZUELA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) The chief of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's OAS Division (MRE/DEA),Nelson Tabajara, told Poloff on 28 May Brazil was "surprised" by recent negative developments in Venezuela and has not formulated an official response. Tabajara said the "inflamed" environment has raised the GOV's "leve [...]	2004-05-28 19:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL VE BR
04BRASILIA1357	UPDATE OF BRAZIL'S ANTIDUMPING CASES AGAINST THE [...] Summary: Brazil has five antidumping (AD) investigations open against the U.S. and applies AD measures against five U.S. origin products. The products concerned are largely chemicals used in industrial applications. A safeguard measure against imported toys, extended in December 2003 until [...]	2004-06-02 18:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND ECON PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1384	BRAZIL ARRESTS MAJOR TRAFFICKER OF PIRATED GOODS [...] SUMMARY: Brazilian Federal Police arrested June 1 one of the country's biggest pirated goods smugglers, Law Kin Chong, and his lawyer Pedro Lindolfo for corruption, conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy involving organized crime (racketeering) and disrupting the functioning of a Parliament [...]	2004-06-04 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA1450	BRAZIL'S PRISONS IN STATE OF CRISIS [...] SUMMARY. The three-day rebellion in Benfica Prison in Rio de Janeiro ended May 31, taking place six weeks after the gruesome rebellion in the Urso Branco prison in Brazil's western Rondonia state. The two uprisings were not isolated events, but rather are manifestations of the crisis in Bra [...]	2004-06-14 13:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM BR
04BRASILIA1484	IRAQI ASSETS: BRAZIL DEMARCHED [...] (SBU) Emboff made reftel points on Iraqi assets to Ricardo Liao, head of the Central Bank Office for the Combat of Illicit Financial Activities, and to Marcos Pinta Gama, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities, in meetings June 9 and 16 [...]	2004-06-16 18:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL IZ BR
04BRASILIA1485	DEMARCHE BRAZIL ON U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-16 19:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR
04BRASILIA1490	TERRORIST FINANCE - BARAKAT: BRAZIL TO LOOK FOR [...] (C) On June 8, Emboff delivered reftel notice of the USG intention to freeze Assad Ahmad Barakat's assets to Marcus Rector, the acting head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities. Rector said the GoB would welcome hard evidence of a Barakat [...]	2004-06-17 15:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS XM BR LE LVPR
04BRASILIA1503	TALK OF BRAZIL-CHINA NUCLEAR COOPERATION OVERSTATED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Much was made in the Brazilian press about an apparent agreement reached between Brasilia and Beijing during Lula's May visit to China to cooperate on nuclear energy and technology. The story was exaggerated. It is now clear that little more than inchoate informal agreements to [...]	2004-06-18 15:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ETTC KSCA PREL BR CH
04BRASILIA1512	ECONOMIC GROWTH RETURNS; PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Latest official figures show the Brazilian economy grew a solid 1.6% in the first quarter of 2004, the second consecutive quarter of growth at an annual rate of over 6%. This still-preliminary growth data has been recently reinforced by, among other positive data points, new [...]	2004-06-18 19:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV BR
04BRASILIA1524	TERRORIST FINANCE - BARAKAT: BRAZILIAN MINISTRY [...] (C) Emboffs made ref A points on Hizballah financier Barakat to Brazilian Deputy Justice Minister Barreto in a June 21 meeting, following up on previous meetings with the Foreign Ministry (ref B). Barreto said he would like to find a way to be helpful on the Barakat case. Recalling that the [...]	2004-06-22 12:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS XM BR LE LVPR
04BRASILIA1533	MAKING ENDS MEET IN BRASILIA [...] SUMMARY. Notwithstanding all its ministry buildings, rigid urban design and untypical (for Brazil) physical separation from slums and shantytowns, Brasilia is permeated with low-income earners working on the fringes of the formal economy or filling informal jobs. They are endemic at the liv [...]	2004-06-22 17:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR
04BRASILIA1537	BRAZIL DEMARCHE ON IMO COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-22 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PREL
04BRASILIA1542	BRAZIL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS ICAO CANDIDACY [...] DURING A JUNE 16 CONVERSATION SEEKING GOB SUPPORT FOR THE USG ICAO CANDIDACY (REFTEL),OUR GOB INTERLOCUTORS FORMALLY REQUESTED USG SUPPORT FOR THE BRAZIL'S CANDIDACY TO THE ICAO. TO MAKE THE CASE FOR THE GOB CANDIDACY TO PART I OF THE ICAO COUNCIL, MARCUS DA COSTA RAMALHO OF THE BRAZILIAN FOR [...]	2004-06-22 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR
04BRASILIA1560	LULA FINALLY GETS A BREAK - CONGRESS SUPPORTS HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian President Lula da Silva broke his losing streak on June 23 when the Chamber of Deputies voted to ratify his Presidential Decree raising the minimum wage from R$240 to R$260 (about US$ 87) per month. This vote follows a series of defeats Lula has suffered in Congress, [...]	2004-06-23 20:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1564	TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES - LIST 59 [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-24 17:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRASILIA1592	BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT: ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE [...] ECONOFF MET WITH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ADVISOR WANDERLY MANSO DE ALMEIDA AT THE ANTAQ (BRAZIL'S MARITIME REGULATOR) ON JUNE 16, 2004 TO DISCUSS THE LANGUAGE CHANGES SUBMITTED BY MARAD AND L TO THE BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT PORTUGUESE TEXT (REF A). THE GOB COUNTERPROPOSED THE FOLLOWING CH [...]	2004-06-25 15:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KTIA BR
04BRASILIA1635	ACAUA TRIP REPORT: THE POLITICS OF HUNGER IN [...] SUMMARY. Acaua is a modest municipality of 5,430 people in northeastern Brazil that was selected as one of two pilot communities for President Lula's flagship social program "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in February of 2003. Econoff's June 2, 2004 trip to Acaua provided a sharp contrast to deso [...]	2004-07-01 15:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR
04BRASILIA1640	2004 GSP REVIEW DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) Taking advantage of a previously scheduled courtesy call, Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 29 to the new head of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Intellectual Property Division, Otavio Brandelli. Brandelli had no immediate reaction to news of the 90-day extension or formatio [...]	2004-07-01 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA1668	PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...]	2004-07-06 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA1670	BRAZILIAN JUDGE OPENS NEW EXCEPTION TO ABORTION BAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 1, a judge on the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court issued a temporary ruling allowing pregnant women whose fetuses suffer from anencephaly (not having a brain) to undergo an abortion. This ruling is now in force, but to become permanent it must be approved by the full C [...]	2004-07-07 13:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1685	IRAQI ASSETS: LISTING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-07 20:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL IZ BR UNSC
04BRASILIA1748	BRAZIL: PURSUIT OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (U) In separate meetings, poloff delivered ref A points outlining continued USG interest in concluding an Article 98 agreement with Brazil to Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE) U.S.-Canada Division Chief Paulo Alvarenga and to MRE United Nations Division Chief Carlos Duarte. Both Alvarenga a [...]	2004-07-14 12:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BR KICC POL MIL
04BRASILIA1750	REVIEW OF A TOUGH SEMESTER AS THE BRAZILIAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-14 14:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1756	LULA'S INTERNATIONAL HUNGER INITIATIVE BANKS ON [...] (U) Summary: Brazil, in coordination with France, Chile and Spain, is preparing for circulation this month a set of proposals for new mechanisms to finance international development, health and anti-hunger efforts, primarily through the UN agencies. These proposals would be presented for dis [...]	2004-07-14 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN
04BRASILIA181	LULA FINALLY MAKES HIS BIG CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirteen months into his term, Brazilian President Lula da Silva on January 23 announced his long-awaited first cabinet shuffle. The changes affect twelve of 35 cabinet posts and address all three of Lula's goals: bringing the PMDB party officially into the governing coaliti [...]	2004-01-26 15:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ECPS SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1831	EDITORIAL DECRIES LULA'S TRADE-NEGOTIATOR [...] In the wake of the GoB's surprise walk-out from Mercosul-EU trade talks in Brussels July 21 (Septel),Brazilian media focused heavily on the fact that Brazil's negotiating team had abruptly changed chiefs just the preceding week, with Brasilia-based Regis Arslanian displacing long-time Ambassa [...]	2004-07-23 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1832	MERCOSUL/EU TALKS BREAK-OFF: NOT JUST A BRAZILIAN [...] (U) Top GoB negotiators on Wednesday July 21 abruptly broke off EU/Mercosul trade talks in Brussels and returned to Brazil leaving only lower-level staff to continue eventual exchanges on technical parameters or detail. The GoB move was a reaction to the EU's latest agricultural market access [...]	2004-07-23 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA1835	U/S LARSON LAYS DOWN A MARKER ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings across Brasilia September 21, U/S Larson made clear to GoB interlocutors that while the USG shares Brazil's deep commitment to fighting hunger on a global scale, elements of President Lula's anti-hunger initiative that call for international taxation were non-starte [...]	2004-07-26 10:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN
04BRASILIA1849	RACE, RURAL POVERTY, AND LAND REFORM - BRAZIL'S [...] SUMMARY. As it struggles to find resources to implement programs from agrarian land reform to Zero Hunger, the government of Brazil faces another challenge to its busy social agenda in bringing Brazil's quilombos (communities originally founded by fugitive slaves) into the modern world. The t [...]	2004-07-26 20:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BR TIP
04BRASILIA1864	U/S LARSON DISCUSSES IPR AND TRADE WITH GOB [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with senior GoB officials and representatives of U.S. industry, U/S Larson emphasized that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection was in the interests of both countries; he highlighted the losses that Brazilian artists and companies suffer from piracy. Lars [...]	2004-07-28 12:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EAGR PREL BR WTO
04BRASILIA1906	BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK DEPUTY GOVERNOR QUITS AMID [...] (U) Deputy Central Bank Governor for Monetary Policy Luiz Candiota resigned July 28 after press allegations the previous weekend of improprieties in both Candiota's and Central Bank (CB) President Henrique Meirelles' pre-2003 Brazilian income-tax returns. In Meirelles' case, the chief accusat [...]	2004-07-29 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1917	U/S LARSON ARGUES FOR STRUCTURAL REFORM, IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Larson congratulated Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles and senior Finance Ministry officials on the success of Brazil's macroeconomic stabilization after the 2002 financial crisis. Larson noted investor concerns about the electrical sector, the judicial system an [...]	2004-07-30 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ENRG EAGR PREL BR
04BRASILIA1923	BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE KEY CASES THIS [...] (SBU) Judge Nelson Jobim, who in May rotated into a two-year stint as Chief Justice of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF),is already putting his stamp on the court's way of doing business (ref A). On July 30, Jobim marked the end of the July recess by doing something no other Chief J [...]	2004-08-02 14:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1934	PET ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] Reftel reported on the opening of GoB investigations into alleged dumping of Polyethylene Terephthalate polymers (PET) on the Brazilian market by South Korea, Taiwan, the U.S. and Argentina. Post received a July 13, 2004 letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Developme [...]	2004-08-02 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BR
04BRASILIA1938	INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. On July 30, a State/DoD delegation, led by WHA PDAS James Derham, met with Brazilian Ministry of Defense interlocutors to discuss mechanisms through which the GOB would provide information to the USG about the status of Brazil,s shootdown program once that [...]	2004-08-02 20:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL MOPS BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1954	LOCKHEED-MARTIN/EMBRAER CONTRACT [...] (U) Brazilian newspapers, including a banner August 3 front page, above-the-fold headline in widely read O Estado de Sao Paulo, highlighted the Pentagon's selection of Lockheed-Martin -- teamed with Embraer and the Harris Corporation -- to develop and build the U.S. military's next generatio [...]	2004-08-04 15:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP MCAP MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1975	LULA IN AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited the African countries of Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, and Cape Verde, July 26-29. The principal rationale for the trip was to attend a summit meeting of Portuguese speaking countries (Communidades dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa -- CPLP [...]	2004-08-06 13:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON BR
04BRASILIA1985	BRAZIL-VENEZUELA: DEMARCHE TO MRE ON REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary, Foreign Ministry (MRE) Andean Division Chief Rubem Barbosa disagreed with reftel demarche's assertions about GOV manipulation and harassment in the run-up to the 15 August referendum, saying the MRE has received no such reports from the OAS observer mission or its embassy. He sai [...]	2004-08-06 19:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM VE BR
04BRASILIA1987	MORE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. A new charge of financial misconduct against Central Bank President Meirelles contributed to market unease on Thursday August 5, unlike previous allegations that he failed to properly disclose his finances (ref A). The new allegation involves a $50,000 payment by Meirelles in [...]	2004-08-06 19:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
04BRASILIA2004	ONE LESS ROGUE IN THE GALLERY: POLITICIAN CHARGED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Carlos Xavier on August 10 became the first legislator ever expelled from the District Assembly (equivalent to a state senate) of the Federal District of Brasilia. No mean feat, given the Assembly's notoriety as a haven for scoundrels. Xavier, who emerged from humble origins, [...]	2004-08-10 15:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM BR
04BRASILIA2017	GSP: FIRST US-BRAZIL IPR WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary. As a result of the 90-day extension announced on June 30, 2004 for review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),a bilateral IPR Working Group held its inaugural session on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro to discuss IPR enforcement issues. The W [...]	2004-08-11 12:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR BR IPR
04BRASILIA2051	IMF RESREP ON INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: An IMF mission visited Brazil the last two weeks of July to discuss a pilot project effort at how the IMF accounts for investment. The pilot project grew out of an initiative by President Lula, advocated in letters to the G-7 heads of state, to increase the space for investment [...]	2004-08-13 21:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL BR
04BRASILIA2052	LULA'S POPULARITY TICKS UPWARD ON ECONOMIC OPTIMISM [...] SUMMARY. A CNT/Sensus poll released August 10 in Brazil shows that President Lula da Silva's approval ratings have ticked upwards to 58%, after slipping steadily since he took office. Similarly, the GoB's approvals, which tend to run lower than Lula's personal numbers, also showed signs of [...]	2004-08-16 12:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2067	BRAZIL CONSIDERING CAPETOWN CONVENTION ON AIRCRAFT [...] Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues told Emboff August 13 that the GoB is considering signing the Capetown Convention on Aircraft Financing. In response to lobbying by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer [...]	2004-08-17 10:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EFIN ETRD BR
04BRASILIA2068	CIVAIR: BRAZIL DEMARCHED ON U.S. KEY ISSUES FOR [...] Emboff made reftel points to Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues. Da Costa said the timing of the demarche was fortuitous, as the MFA would be meeting August 19 with the Civil Aviation Directorate (DAC) in Ri [...]	2004-08-17 10:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR BR ICAO
04BRASILIA2069	CRITICISM CAUSES BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT TO RETHINK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Lula administration last week proposed a journalism law that created a stir in the Brazilian press. The Journalism Council bill would create a national oversight body with authorities to regulate and discipline the press. It created such controversy --including charges of " [...]	2004-08-17 10:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL ECON BR
04BRASILIA2119	BRAZIL'S AMAZON SURVEILLANCE AND AMAZON PROTECTION [...] (C) Brazil's Amazon Surveillance System (SIVAM) and Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) continue to show progress and increased operational capabilities. SIVAM's data collection infrastructure is almost complete; SIPAM continues to create new map products for use by government and non-governmen [...]	2004-08-20 19:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP TSPL TPHY SENV MARR EAIR PGOV BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2129	AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV'S BRASILIA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Brazilian Foreign Ministry officials assured Ambassador Siv that Brazil will wholeheartedly back the USG TIP agenda item at the 59th UNGA, but sounded more ambivalent on the four other U.S. UNGA initiatives (Ref C). To Ambassador Siv's suggestion that UNHCR has become a group mingling " [...]	2004-08-24 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC SOCI BR UNGA UN
04BRASILIA2146	BRAZIL: POLICE SEIZE URANIUM ORE [...] (U) Brazilian Federal Police announced on Aug 24 the seizure last month of 1,320 pounds of uranium and thorium ore, the first time, according to press reports, that such a seizure has occurred in Brazil. (Note: In 2003 GOB officials told Poloff that they were unaware of any illicit traffick [...]	2004-08-26 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KCRM KNNP PREL TPHY BR IAEA
04BRASILIA2150	PIRACY CPI CONCLUDES; NEW LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD [...] The highly respected Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy (ref B) formally concluded its year-long proceedings on August 11, 2004. In the three-hour-long closing ceremony, members of the commission and from the private sector uniformly stressed the need [...]	2004-08-26 19:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2151	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to Ministry of Foreign Relations Sensitive Technologies and Disarmament Division (MRE/DDS) Deputy Director Manuel Montenegro, who is well versed on Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) matters. Montenegro had participated in the recent NSG plenary meeting [...]	2004-08-26 20:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC ETTC PREL PARM BR NPT IAEA
04BRASILIA2156	BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S SECOND IPR BILL [...] This is the second in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftel). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the second bill. 2. "Bill No. 3965/2004 (of the Pir [...]	2004-08-27 14:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2157	BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S THIRD IPR BILL [...] This is the third in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the third bill. 2. Bill 3966/2004 (of the Piracy C [...]	2004-08-27 14:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2160	BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FOURTH IPR BILL [...] This is the fourth in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fourth bill. 2. Bill 3967/2004 (of the Piracy [...]	2004-08-27 17:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2162	BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FIFTH IPR BILL [...] This is the final cable in a series of five on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fifth bill. 2. Bill 3968/2004 (of the Piracy CPI [...]	2004-08-27 18:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2165	ICAO BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRAZIL [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-27 19:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AORC BR ICAO
04BRASILIA222	BRAZILIAN FEDERAL DEPUTIES DISCUSS PIRACY WITH GAO [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 9. 2. (U) Summary: Members of Brazil's Federal Chamber's Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy briefed visitors from the U.S. General Accounting Office and Emboffs on January 20. Describing the work of the CPI and the extent of the piracy probl [...]	2004-02-02 17:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EIND ECON KCRM PGOV BR IPR
04BRASILIA2221	BRAZIL'S ECONOMY GROWS SOLIDLY FOR THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Brazilian economy grew another 1.5% in the second quarter of 2004, marking the third consecutive quarter of growth at an annual rate of over 6%, according to official figures released August 31. While still preliminary, the growth data confirm what all other recent econo [...]	2004-09-02 18:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV BR
04BRASILIA2240	REAL LIFE BRAZIL: THE DOWNS AND UPS OF RUNNING A [...] Summary: Despite recent discussion of reforms to aid small businesses and reduce red tape, owners of small businesses in Brazil still struggle with suffocating bureaucratic requirements, unfavorable labor laws and expensive credit. This cable is a case study of a Sao Paulo state small busine [...]	2004-09-03 18:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI EFIN BR
04BRASILIA2245	ZERO SATISFACTION FROM GOB ON SODA-ASH TAX ISSUE [...] (SBU) On August 18, Itamaraty officials presented us their official finding that the Rio state tax policy with regard to soda ash produced by local enterprise ALCALIS does not illegally discriminate against U.S. soda ash producers/exporters. Our own scrutiny of the text of the 2001 Rio State [...]	2004-09-03 20:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA2247	TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL HARAMAIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-03 20:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR
04BRASILIA2249	PRESIDENT CHISSANO VISITS BRAZIL [...] () Summary: Mozambique President Chissano visited Brazil on August 31 and was rewarded with over USD 315 million in debt forgiveness for his country, the most relief Brazil has given during President Lula's administration. Chissano is well regarded in Brazil, and his decision to step down ha [...]	2004-09-03 20:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN BR
04BRASILIA2253	GSP/IPR: BRAZIL'S EMERGING INITIATIVES [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) The announcement on June 30, 2004 to extend review of the possible withdrawal of trade benefits from Brazil under the Generalized System of Preferences, and the closing of the Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy [...]	2004-09-03 22:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
04BRASILIA226	ANATEL COUNTERS SPECULATION ON TELECOM MERGER [...] A barrage of Brazilian press articles have speculated that President Lula dismissed National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) President Schymura in large part due to the latter's insistence that Brazil's three regional fixed-line local telephone service giants be blocked from buying Embrate [...]	2004-02-03 09:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON BR
04BRASILIA2263	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT LULA [...] (U) Ambassador formally presented his credentials to President Lula da Silva in a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in the afternoon of 2 September 2004. As per Brazilian protocol custom, Ambassador was one of three chiefs of mission presenting credentials to the president (the Venezuelan amb [...]	2004-09-09 10:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR US
04BRASILIA2303	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS, 8 [...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call on 8 September with Ambassador, Defense Minister Jose Viegas expressed enthusiastic satisfaction with Department responses to GOB suggestions for revisions in the stalled 2000 bilateral Technology Safeguards Agreement on possible U.S. participation in commercial [...]	2004-09-13 20:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2358	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 10 courtesy call by the Ambassador on Luiz Furlan, Minister of Development, Commerce and Foreign Trade (MDIC),the latter pressed for greater progress on bilateral issues and a sharper focus on finding ways to increase Brazilian exports to the U.S. In particular [...]	2004-09-16 21:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL BR
04BRASILIA2392	Japanese PM's Visit to Brazil [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 15:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD BR
04BRASILIA2428	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-24 14:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM BR US
04BRASILIA2447	BRAZIL'S ECONOMIC HIGH POINT REINFORCES LULA'S HAND [...] (U) Summary: Brazil is living one of its best economic moments in recent memory. GDP growth has averaged above 6% on an annualized basis for the last three quarters. The external accounts remain healthy as exports continue to boom; Brazil should run a 1.5% of GDP current account surplus t [...]	2004-09-27 17:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL BR
04BRASILIA2453	BRASILIA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Per Reftel, Brasilia's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Phil Chicola. The TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer J. Andrew Plowman. The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel paragraph 5. a) Contact Information: DCM Chicola: (55-61) 312-7445; ChicolaPT@state.go [...]	2004-09-28 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL BR EFIN KTFN KVPR PTER
04BRASILIA2458	TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-28 18:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRASILIA2468	SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BRAZIL, 4-6 [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Sao Paulo and Brasilia. You are the senior USG official to travel to Brazil during the administration of President Lula da Silva. Your visit has been much sought after by the GOB, and the President and Foreign Minister A [...]	2004-09-29 20:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL SOCI BR US
04BRASILIA2506	RESULTS OF BRAZILIAN OCTOBER 3 ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-04 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2513	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENCY CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary. In an affable and candid first meeting with Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff and Lula right-hand man Jose Dirceu expressed optimism about bilateral relations, Brazil's economy and the potential for American investment in major new infrastructure projects. At the same time, [...]	2004-10-06 17:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BR US
04BRASILIA2526	U.S.-BRAZIL BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary and Introduction. Deputy United States Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier led an interagency delegation to Brasilia, Brazil for the September 22 meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM). Ambassador [...]	2004-10-07 16:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR BR
04BRASILIA2557	GSP/IPR: GOB MOVES IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT HAS NOT [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Post offers the following thoughts as interagency deliberations proceed on review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) resulting from a petition filed by the Int [...]	2004-10-14 14:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR BR
04BRASILIA2605	GOB Focuses on Key Projects to Help Close [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. With exports rapidly increasing, Brazil's transportation infrastructure is bursting at the seams. The country's inefficient (and insufficient) ports, its deficient roads, and its decrepit rail network serve as bottlenecks to the timely dispatch of commercial [...]	2004-10-19 15:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EWWT ETRD BR
04BRASILIA2680	AMBASSADOR AND PLANNING MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. IN THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 20 COURTESY CALL UPON GOB PLANNING MINISTER GUIDO MANTEGA, THE LATTER EMPHASIZED BRAZIL'S NEED FOR INCREASED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT. MANTEGA FELT THAT BRAZIL WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND THAT THE SUCCESS, TO DATE, OF THE GOB'S [...]	2004-10-26 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EIND BR
04BRASILIA2684	HERZOG CASE REOPENS WOUNDS FROM BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 1975, during Brazil's military dictatorship, leftist journalist Vladimir Herzog died under suspicious circumstances in a government facility in Sao Paulo. The regime classified his death as a suicide, but most believed he had been murdered, and Herzog became a case study fo [...]	2004-10-27 13:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PINR BR
04BRASILIA2698	BRAZIL ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH EXPORT [...] (U) Econoffs delivered reftel points on reopening export agency credits to support Iraqi reconstruction to Piragibe Tarrago, Chief of the Foreign Ministry's Economic Department, in an October 27 meeting. Tarrago said that Brazil would like to reestablish normal trade relations with Iraq, incl [...]	2004-10-27 19:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR IZ
04BRASILIA271	STATUS UPDATE ON BRAZIL'S BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Post provides the following in response to ref B request. SUMMARY ------- 2. Biotechnology in Brazil is regulated by the 1995 Biosafety Law 8.974 that established a government commission (CTNBio) to approve genetically modified organisms (GMOs). While the 1995 GMO Biosafety Law remain [...]	2004-02-06 11:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV SENV BR IPR
04BRASILIA2711	BRAZIL AND THE IMF: IS THE DANCE OVER? [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB economic braintrust is currently debating whether to follow up Brazil's current precautionary IMF Standby Agreement (SBA) when it expires in March 2005 with another IMF program. Based on the country's fundamentals, there appears to be little need for a follow-on progra [...]	2004-10-28 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA2730	BRAZIL URGES GUINEA BISSAU BE PLACED ON UNSC FRONT [...] (SBU) According to Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Inacio Oswaldo Padilha, an extraordinary meeting of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) will be held 2 November in Lisbon to discuss the deteriorating political and economic situation in Guine [...]	2004-10-29 16:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MOPS BR GB UNSC
04BRASILIA2738	AVIATION SECURITY: DIALOGUE BETWEEN USG AND [...] (C) Based upon ongoing discussions between AmEmbassy Brasilia DHS Attache and officials at the GOB Civil Aviation Authority (DAC),post requests that Department approach DHS to suggest that the US and the GOB commence talks on the how Brazilian carriers supply the USG with Passenger Name Rec [...]	2004-11-01 10:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC PREL BR
04BRASILIA2742	RESULTS OF SECOND ROUND OF BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's 2004 election cycle has come to an end. With second-round runoffs in 43 cities on October 31, Brazilians have elected mayors and city councils in all 5,562 municipalities nationwide. The most closely-watched races went as expected: Jose Serra (PSDB) defeated incumbent Marta [...]	2004-11-01 15:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2745	FEAR AND INTIMIDATION EVIDENT IN MURDER CASE OF [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In an October 15, 2004 meeting with poloff, a Brazilian Ministry of Labor (MOL) Inspection Counselor agreed with recent press reports that finger local agricultural magnates in the January 28, 2004 assassination of three MOL labor inspectors and their driver ne [...]	2004-11-01 15:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCRM KJUS CASC SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2751	BRAZIL: WAGES REMAIN STAGNANT EVEN WHILE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. In recent months, the macroeconomic picture for Brazil has been especially bright. Growth has been strong, inflation has remained in check, exports have increased sharply, and the trade balance and the current account (both positive) have come in higher than [...]	2004-11-03 11:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BR
04BRASILIA2762	BRAZIL AND THE IAEA: AGREEMENT PENDING ON RESENDE [...] (SBU) Reacting to press reports concerning preliminary IAEA approval to Brazil's proposed inspection regime at the Resende nuclear enrichment facility, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Division Chief Santiago Mourao acknowledged that the report [...]	2004-11-04 17:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM MNUC BR IAEA
04BRASILIA2763	BRAZIL: RESIGNATION OF DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Minister of Defense Jose Viegas has presented his letter of resignation to President Lula da Silva, according to a 4 November Defense Ministry announcement. Vice President Jose Alencar will formally take over the defense ministry portfolio on 8 November (Minister Viegas [...]	2004-11-04 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2774	BRAZILIAN HIGH COURT STRIKES DOWN EXCEPTION TO [...] SUMMARY. On October 20, after a stormy debate, Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal struck down a temporary injunction issued in July that created a narrow exception (only the third) in Brazil's abortion ban. The exception would allow abortions in cases of anencephaly (where the fetus has no br [...]	2004-11-08 11:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM BR
04BRASILIA2781	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO [...] (C) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Manaus. Your arrival comes on the heels of a major shakeup in Brazil's Ministry of Defense. The resignation of Minister Jose Viegas and his replacement on November 8 by Vice President Jose Alencar is intended to repair a r [...]	2004-11-08 20:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2787	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador Danilovich met over dinner in Rio de Janeiro on 5 November 2004 with Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco and vice foreign minister Vargas, who were in the city for the Rio Group meeting. Pacheco provided some candid and provocative observations on the following issues: 2. R [...]	2004-11-09 16:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL BR PINR
04BRASILIA2802	PMDB PARTY AGAIN THREATENS TO LEAVE BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's PMDB party, a large but unreliable member of President Lula's ruling coalition, is going through another bout of angst about whether to leave the coalition. A November 10 meeting of the party's leadership left such a threat --made by the party's "oppositionist wing"-- ha [...]	2004-11-12 12:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA2803	MIXED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO HAITI [...] (SBU) On November 9, Brazilian Federal Deputy Maninha paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Danilovich. Maninha is the current president of COPA (Confederation of the Parliaments of the Americas),and this week she is leading a seven-member delegation (from three countries) on a fact-finding trip [...]	2004-11-12 16:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BR HA POL MIL
04BRASILIA281	CEARA: GETTING BY -- WITH OR WITHOUT LULA, FTAA, ET [...] Ceara state had an especially bleak economic year in 2003, but with better-than-ever trade trends: exports 40% up from 2002, a record surplus, new markets, product diversity, and more small/medium-business activity. State revenues shrank, but the budget evidently stayed well-run. Jobs became [...]	2004-02-06 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PGOV ELAB EFIN EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2834	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 8, AMBASSADOR PAID A COURTESY CALL UPON MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY DILMA ROUSSEFF. THE MINISTER EXPLAINED TO THE AMBASSADOR THE THINKING BEHIND THE GOB'S NEW ENERGY MODEL, WHICH MINISTRY OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZE AS A "HYBRID" AIMED AT PROMOTING COM [...]	2004-11-17 14:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR

04BRASILIA2835	"O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON POLICE ACTION [...] The article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describing Federal Police action against the notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Chong, appeared in the Saturday, November 6 "O Estado de Sao Paulo". Post thought it might be of interest to those in Washington who follow the IPR development [...]	2004-11-17 14:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2860	BRAZIL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK HEAD DISMISSED [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula accepted the resignation of National Social and Economic Development Bank (BNDES) head Carlos Lessa November 18, replacing him with Planning and Budget Minister Guido Mantega. Lessa, a leftist economics professor with longstanding ties to Lula and the Workers' P [...]	2004-11-22 12:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BR
04BRASILIA2863	BRAZIL-HAITI: READOUT OF PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY'S [...] (C) Summary. Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Marcos Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato, returned from a mid-November fact-finding mission to Haiti with the strong view that Aristide must not be allowed back into Haitian politics under any circumstances, Biato told PolCouns in a 19 [...]	2004-11-22 13:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR MARR MOPS UNSC POL MIL
04BRASILIA2870	DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE IPR MATERIALS [...] Embassy Brasilia offers the following thoughts in response to reftel's request to consider development of post specific, IPR-related web-site materials, citing the China "IPR Toolkit" as an example. Please see action request in para 5. 2. Brazil is a major market for counterfeit and pirate [...]	2004-11-22 18:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON BEXP KCRM BR IPR
04BRASILIA2885	CHINA'S ONE NOTE SAMBA WITH BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On November 11 Brazil rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Hu Jintao, in country for a five-day state visit. Commercial issues dominated the bilateral discussions. In its demand that Brazil recognize its "market economy" status in exchange for tra [...]	2004-11-23 12:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON PHUM BEXP TSPL EAGR
04BRASILIA2890	BRAZIL: PUTIN PAYS A CALL [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: During his November 22 visit to Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Brazil's bid for a permanent UNSC seat and received from Brazilian President Lula reciprocal support for Russia's accession to the WTO. However, neither side achieved its princi [...]	2004-11-24 12:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TSPL ETRD EAGR BR UNSC RU
04BRASILIA290	"FOLHA" COMMENTARY SAVAGES GOB ENERGY MODEL [...] The bill to establish the GoB's would-be new energy- model has been passed by the Chamber of Deputies and is now in the Senate committee-stage (Septel.) Over most of the model's key detail there continues to hang a heavy fog of general unclarity. Increasingly, though, private-sector and ind [...]	2004-02-06 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2905	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSS THE GOB'S DIGITAL FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 4, AMBASSADOR PAID A COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS EUNICIO OLIVEIRA. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S PITCH FOR THE GOB TO CONSIDER FAVORABLY THE US STANDARD FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION, THE MINISTER REPLIED THAT BRAZIL WAS KEEPING ITS OPTI [...]	2004-11-24 16:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR
04BRASILIA291	GOB BACK-AND-FORTH OVER EARLY 2004 BUDGET FREEZES [...] SUMMARY. FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI'S AUSTERITY APPROACH HAS PREVAILED YET AGAIN, WITH PRESIDENT LULA'S DECISION TO ENDORSE THE FREEZE OF 4.5 BILLION REALS (USD 1.6 BILLION) IN 2004 GOB BUDGET EXPENDITURES. LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LAST WEEK HAD BEEN REPLETE WITH REPORTS THAT LULA'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...]	2004-02-09 08:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV EIND EAGR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2919	JUVENILE DETENTION IN BRAZIL: A LOOK AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 24, Poloffs called on Iolete Carvalho, the Director of Brasilia's juvenile detention facility, CAJE. CAJE houses 375 youths who range from 12- 20 years of age. Director Carvalho answered Poloffs' questions and gave a thorough tour of the physical plant. Despite num [...]	2004-11-29 11:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BR SOCI PHUM
04BRASILIA2921	NEXT STEPS ON OPIC-RELATED INVESTMENT PROBLEM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The case of Parana State sanitation utility SANEPAR, in which the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) holds an indirect $18 million stake, remains a potential problem in the bilateral relationship. The Brazilian Federal Government (GoB) repeatedly has said that [...]	2004-11-29 14:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV BR
04BRASILIA2938	CUBA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) THE TEXT BELOW IS BEING SENT IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL TASKING. 2. (SBU) BRAZIL ENJOYS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH CUBA AND IS RELUCTANT TO CRITICIZE PUBLICLY THE HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES OF THE CASTRO REGIME, ALTHOUGH BEHIND THE SCENES THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT IS OFTEN CRITICAL OF BOTH CUBA'S LACK [...]	2004-12-01 18:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL BR
04BRASILIA2939	UPCOMING SHAKEOUT IN BRAZILIAN CIVIL AVIATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS BASED UPON INPUT PROVIDED BY ECON AND FCS SECTIONS AT AMEMBASSY BRASILIA, AMCONSULATE SAO PAULO, AND AMCONSULATE RIO DE JANEIRO. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE RISING PASSENGER LOADS IN THE BRAZILIAN CIVIL AVIATION MARKET, TWO CARRIERS - VARIG AND VASP, WHICH TOGETHER ACCOUNT [...]	2004-12-01 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR
04BRASILIA3031	TWO PARTIES BOLT FROM LULA'S COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the past few days, two political parties --the large PMDB and medium-sized PPS-- have decided to depart the governing coalition of President Lula da Silva. In both cases, the decisions were taken at hotly-disputed party meetings, and in both cases it appears that the parties [...]	2004-12-13 13:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA3047	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FTAA AND OTHER ISSUES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION, ON DECEMBER 9 AMBASSADOR MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES IN THE USG-GOB BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. ALTHOUGH THE MEETING AGENDA INCLUDED POTENTIAL TOPICS SPANNING A VARIETY OF D [...]	2004-12-14 09:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ETTC MNUC SENV BR FTAA
04BRASILIA3048	LULA REACHES HALFWAY POINT WITH RISING APPROVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After a two-year roller coaster ride, Brazilian President Lula da Silva has reached the halfway point of his term with his approval rating back up to 63%. His first year was marked by high approval numbers and unrealistic expectations, both by his administration and the public [...]	2004-12-14 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA3063	PARANA STATE GOVERNOR REQUIAO AND FINANCE [...] (U) To highlight the differences between the GOB and Parana Governor Requiao on investment issues, notably in the SANEPAR case (reftel A),Post is transmitting a December 11 article from the second largest circulation Sao Paulo Daily "O Estado de Sao Paulo", which reports on a recent public co [...]	2004-12-15 12:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PGOV BR
04BRASILIA3068	TERROR FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 17:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRASILIA3075	LULA MAY END UP WINNER IN PMDB PARTY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The large PMDB party decided at a December 12 convention to defect from the governing coalition of Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The decision exacerbated the rift between the party's pro- and anti-government wings, but as the dust settles it appears that Lula could benefit [...]	2004-12-16 15:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
04BRASILIA3089	DEMARCHE ON BRAZIL GSP/IPR REVIEW [...] (SBU) ON DECEMBER 9, AMBASSADOR AND SPECASST MET WITH AMBASSADOR ANTONIO DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA (THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S CHIEF OF STAFF) TO DELIVER REFTEL DEMARCHE AND TALKING POINTS. THE AMBASSADOR THANKED PATRIOTA FOR RECEIVING HIM FOR THE MEETING ON SHORT NOTICE. HE THEN TOLD PATRIOTA THAT HE [...]	2004-12-17 16:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD BR IPR
04BRASILIA3095	BRAZIL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Triborder Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) (Please review with submissions from other TBA posts.) The Triborder area (TBA) -- where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay converge -- has been characterized as a regional hub for Hizballah and HAMAS fundraising activities. However, the reg [...]	2004-12-17 18:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO BR
04BRASILIA3100	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVSIOR SHIRZAD'S NOV, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. At a November 22 dinner for visiting Deputy National Security Advisor Faryar Shirzad and NSC Director Del Renigar, senior executives of key Brazilian and multinational companies questioned Brazil's continued membership in Mercosur (in its current configuration [...]	2004-12-17 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV BR BL AR
04BRASILIA3105	BRAZIL LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT POLITICAL REFORMS TO [...] SUMMARY. In 2003, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) restarted discussions on "Political Reform" - - a catch-all term covering proposals to strengthen political parties, reform campaign financing, and improve the country's electoral system. Many proposals have been debated since [...]	2004-12-20 09:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA3106	BRAZIL: BOEING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS INVESTMENT, [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS BASED UPON INPUT PROVIDED BY ECON, POL, AND FCS SECTIONS AT AMEMBASSY BRASILIA AND AMCONSULATE SAO PAULO. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. DURING A NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER FCS-ORGANIZED GOLD KEY MISSION, BOEING VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS PICKERING, ACCOMPANIED BY ALEXANDER WATSON [...]	2004-12-20 09:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV BEXP ETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA3115	FEW ECONOMIC RISKS AS STRONG GROWTH CONTINUES; [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economic growth continues at scorching rates. According to third quarter statistics, growth in the 12 months through September 2004 was 5.3%, putting 5% growth for 2004 as a whole well within reach. Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles confirmed the rosy economic [...]	2004-12-20 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BR
04BRASILIA3136	DEBT REDUCTION FOR IRAQ - FOLLOW-UP WITH NON-PARIS [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (U) PER INSTRUCTIONS, ECONOFFS PRESENTED REFTEL A DEMARCHE (ALONG WITH FACT SHEET) TO BOTH THE BRAZILIAN FINANCE AND FOREIGN MINISTRIES. 3. (SBU) FINANCE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY LUIS PEREIRA TOLD ECONOFF DECEMBER 17 THAT BRAZIL WAS FOLLOWING [...]	2004-12-21 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR IZ
04BRASILIA3151	BRAZIL'S BANESTADO INVESTIGATION ENDS IN A FIASCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A year and a half after its promising start, the Brazilian Congress's "Banestado" inquiry --an investigation into a vast money-laundering scheme involving hundreds of Brazilian politicians, criminals, and businesspersons-- has come to an inglorious end. The investigative commi [...]	2004-12-22 17:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PREL BR
04BRASILIA3154	F-X FIGHTER PROGRAM TO END WITH A WHIMPER ON NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight, December 31st, Brazil's F-X jet fighter competition will come to an end. Ultimately, a decision on the costly program proved to be politically untenable for the Lula administration. Given all the urgent requirements of Brazil's armed forces, the F-X was an expense [...]	2004-12-22 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR MASS PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA3158	BRAZIL CONTACT FOR MDB LOAN REVIEW [...] Per reftel, the MDB Loan Review Officer for Mission Brazil, located at Embassy Brasilia, is: J. Andrew Plowman, Deputy Economic Counselor E-mail: PlowmanJA@state.gov Tel: 55-61 312-7470 or 55 61 312-7180 Fax: 55-61 312-7658 DANILOVICH [...]	2004-12-23 12:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BR
04BRASILIA3175	LULA'S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SCHEDULE FOR 2005 [...] According to the Ministry of External Relations, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make at least thirteen international trips during 2005, continuing the feverish pace of his first two years in office. Lula's principal foreign policy objectives during his travels will contin [...]	2004-12-27 17:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA437	AFGHAN PRESENTATION FOR BRAZILIAN MILITARY [...] (U) During a DATT-hosted 18 February dinner for key military contacts, poloff, recently returned from an Afghanistan TDY, delivered a graphic powerpoint presentation on Coalition nation building efforts in that country. The presentation focused on four themes: the overall security and reconst [...]	2004-02-27 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF AF BR
04BRASILIA445	BRAZIL - 2004 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2004 Special 301 Review. Despite several positive developments, including tougher penalties for copyright infractions and increased (but isolated) police action against copyright theft, the Lula administratio [...]	2004-02-27 19:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD KCRM PGOV BR IPR
04BRASILIA450	BRAZIL'S PUBLIC-DEBT VULNERABILITY LESSENS, FOR NOW [...] (U) Brazil's nominal net public debt and debt/GDP ratio both continued to rise in 2003, but there are grounds for guarded hope that the debt burden is not now the imminent threat it has been in recent years. The debt/GDP ratio (58.2% end-December) is far down from its brief late- 2002 spik [...]	2004-02-29 13:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA458	SCANDAL CONTINUES TO RATTLE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Waldomiro Diniz scandal that broke in Brazil on February 13 (reftel) continues to reverberate, and the end is not in sight. Diniz, a deputy to Lula's Chief of Staff, Jose Dirceu, was fired when it was revealed that, as head of the Rio de Janeiro lottery authority in 2002, h [...]	2004-03-01 19:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM ECON BR
04BRASILIA463	BRAZIL: 2003 GDP GROWTH EVEN WORSE THAN EXPECTED [...] (U) The GoB has revised its 2003 growth number downward from its already twice-downscaled estimate of positive 0.3%, to negative 0.2%, Brazil's worst since 1992. In addition to being half a percentage point below its own most recent forecast, the growth figure was below those of even the most [...]	2004-03-01 23:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA464	NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL DELAYED AMID CRITICISM [...] A flurry of industry and press criticism has helped delay the Brazilian Senate's scheduled February 17 committee vote on the new energy model proposed by Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff (reftels). The bill sailed through Brazil's lower chamber with fairly insignificant revisions, [...]	2004-03-01 23:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
04BRASILIA465	GOB EXTENDS SOLE ANTIDUMPING MEASURE AGAINST [...] After holding discussions with Argentine officials February 19, the GOB decided to extend its minimum price antidumping measure against imports of Argentine powdered milk, which was due to expire on February 23. Brazilian trade defense authorities decided to initiate a formal review of the p [...]	2004-03-02 13:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV ECON BR
04BRASILIA509	ENERGY-MODEL BILL VOTE DELAYED ANOTHER DAY [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-04 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
04BRASILIA526	BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO FTAA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Regis Arslanian, Itamaraty Director for International Trade, and Tovar da Silva Nunes, Itamaraty FTAA Coordinator and member of the Brazilian Co-Chair team, on March 4. In responding, they conveyed a constructive attitude, albeit without signali [...]	2004-03-05 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA528	NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL PASSES SENATE [...] The Brazilian Senate on March 4 approved the new energy model with some changes sought by the energy sector. The most favorable change pertains to the definition of "new energy" and "old energy," a point that determines to which of two energy pools power plants must sell. The bill as passed [...]	2004-03-05 19:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
04BRASILIA529	BRAZIL CONSIDERS EFFECT OF IMF-ARGENTINA STANDOFF [...] (C) The GoB has yet to really focus on what effect an IMF-Argentina train wreck would have on Brazil and the rest of Latin America, according to the IMF Resident Representative (protect). The Resrep, opining that the IMF was equally uncertain on the subject, held out hope that the market had learn [...]	2004-03-05 20:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL BR
04BRASILIA531	BRAZIL: EXTERNAL DEBT NOTES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB hopes to use current relatively positive market sentiment and stronger foreign exchange rates to quietly rebuild reserves. In contrast to very active reshaping of its domestic debt profile, the GoB has been fairly passive on external debt management. While the recent [...]	2004-03-08 10:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA564	LULA'S PERSONAL APPROVAL UNSCATHED BY RECENT [...] SUMMARY: The administration of Brazilian President Lula da Silva is facing the worst crisis of its fifteen months in power, yet Lula's personal approval rating remains at 60%, according to a recent poll. However, his government's approval number stands at 38%, suggesting that Lula will have [...]	2004-03-09 20:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON BR
04BRASILIA572	WORST OF BRAZILIAN SCANDAL HAS PASSED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 4, Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) quashed efforts to set up a congressional inquiry (CPI) into the gaming sector and the "Waldomiro Diniz" scandal (refs A,B). This, coupled with the fact that no new allegations pointing to wrongdoing by PT leaders have emerged in recent d [...]	2004-03-10 20:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM BR
04BRASILIA581	BRAZIL ON TRADE ELEMENTS OF UNCTAD DECLARATION [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points on March 10 to Piragibe Tarrago, Chief of the Economics Department within Brazil's Foreign Ministry, Itamaraty. Tarrago's Department has the lead on trade-related aspects of the UNCTAD declaration; he also reports directly to Ambassador Hugueney, B [...]	2004-03-11 14:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BR UNCTAD WTO
04BRASILIA582	MERCOSUL AND INDIA/SACU TALKING TURKEY ON TARIFF [...] An article in the March 5-7 `Valor Economico' quoted Itamaraty Negotiator Regis Arslanian's claims of progress in negotiation of the Mercosul-India preferential tariff agreement (PTA). Arslanian also spoke of the quick conclusion of a PTA with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Emba [...]	2004-03-11 17:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA592	BRAZIL'S F-X PROGRAM: NO MATTER WHO WINS TENDER, [...] (SBU) Although no announcement has been made on the selection of the Brazilian Air Force's (FAB) next high performance jet fighter, the F-X, the GOB could be setting the stage for a decision on the purchase of the 12 aircraft. In the F-X competition, Embraer is currently partnered with Dassa [...]	2004-03-12 15:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP BEXP BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA613	LULA HANGS FISCALLY TOUGH AMID INFLATION/INTEREST- [...] SUMMARY: Amidst fresh inflation nerves over the pass- through of world commodity and domestic wholesale price pressures to the Brazilian retail level, the Central Bank (CB) is now expected to further delay new interest-rate cuts this week at its monthly COPOM meeting, perhaps at April's also [...]	2004-03-15 17:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA623	BRAZIL: CJCS MEETING WITH INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's senior security and intelligence official, Institutional Security Minister Jorge Felix, told visiting CJCS Myers on 10 March in Brasilia that narcotrafficking poses a grave threat to Brazilian national security. The threat is manifest in international arms-for-drugs traf [...]	2004-03-16 12:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	BR MARR MCAP MOPS PINR PREL PTER SNAR POL MIL
04BRASILIA626	NOTIFICATION OF CANCELATION OF DUMPING INVESTIGATION: [...] Post received a letter dated February 20, 2004 from the Department of Commercial Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG of Brazil's intention to cancel the dumping investigation regarding the importation of U.S.-origin Acrylonitrile. An unofficial [...]	2004-03-16 16:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BR
04BRASILIA644	BRAZIL'S ONGOING DEBATE ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) Summary: The American Chamber of Commerce and "Valor Economico" newspaper sponsored a seminar in Brasilia March 10 to stimulate the national debate on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs),the method by which the GoB seeks private sector investment to help fund essential public services and [...]	2004-03-17 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN PGOV ECON EINV BR
04BRASILIA666	"Paralysis" of GoB's Microeconomic Program [...] A column in the March 5-7 issue of top financial daily `Valor Economico' summarized pessimists' view that the Diniz scandal and other hurdles have resulted in a semi-breakdown of the legislative progress of the GoB's so-called `microeconomic' reform measures, which are generally acknowledged [...]	2004-03-19 16:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA676	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHES TO MRE U/S PEDROSA [...] (C) Summary. On 19 March Ambassdor, accompanied by PolCouns, met with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Political Affairs Vera Pedrosa to deliver demarches requesting immediate contributions to the Hait MIF (ref B),and soliciting Brazil's support for USG plans and goals for building a demo [...]	2004-03-19 20:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BR UNSC
04BRASILIA677	TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF LIST 53 [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-19 20:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS BR
04BRASILIA701	Latest GoB Testimony on FTAA to Brazilian Congress [...] SUMMARY. On March 23, EconFSN attended a presentation to Brazil's Congress by Ambassador Macedo Soares, the MFA's Undersecretary for South American Affairs and top FTAA negotiator, on the current status of FTAA negotiations. Macedo Soares was speaking at the opening of the Parliamentary Com [...]	2004-03-24 10:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA727	BRAZIL: EXPANDING TIES WITH CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The directors of Brazil's foreign policy have traditionally placed Central America on their periphery. Brazil has a history of peacekeeping in that region and runs a trade surplus, but the GoB has generally not expended a great deal of resources to expand its influence there. [...]	2004-03-25 19:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR PREL BR UNSC
04BRASILIA744	BRAZIL: NO CONTROLS ON SCRAP STEEL AND COPPER [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-29 17:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BR
04BRASILIA745	BRAZILIAN 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 17:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MASS MCAP PREL BR KICC POL MIL
04BRASILIA755	BRAZIL POSITIONS ON CUBA, CHINA, AND OTHER CHR [...] (C) Summary: According to the head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Division, Brazil will abstain on any Cuba or China resolutions and on a Chinese "no-action" motion. (Note: Ambassador will raise the Cuba and China resolutions at a more senior level again March 29. End note [...]	2004-03-29 21:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU PREL BR UNHRC TIP
04BRASILIA776	LULA TAKING FRIENDLY FIRE FROM COALITION PARTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Lula administration has fumbled its response to February's "Waldomiro scandal", resulting in non-stop criticism from the Brazilian press and opposition. Worse for the administration, many of the parties in the governing coalition have responded to the crisis not by rallying b [...]	2004-03-31 19:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
04BRASILIA784	BRAZIL: FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MILITARY COUP [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Unlike the civil-military contretemps surrounding the 28th anniversary of Argentina's military coup (reftel),Brazil has marked the 40th anniversary (March 31) of its coup in a more circumspect fashion. The monumental transition to full democracy during the l [...]	2004-04-01 13:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA786	BRAZIL'S FINANCE MINISTER: STEADY AS SHE GOES [...] (C) Summary: After weeks of intensifying criticism of the Lula administration's stringent fiscal line from within and without the government (Ref A),Finance Minister Palocci received unexpectedly cordial treatment during a marathon seven hours of testimony to the Senate Economic Affairs Committe [...]	2004-04-01 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BR
04BRASILIA790	BRAZIL'S STATE OF GOIAS: RIDING THE AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Summary. The central Brazilian state of Goias, from which the Federal District of Brasilia was carved 47 years ago, has grown above the average for Brazil over the last several years. The state's economy, fueled primarily by agriculture and an emerging agribusiness, has a growing awarene [...]	2004-04-01 15:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SOCI EFIN EINV ETRD TBIO PGOV BR
04BRASILIA794	BRAZIL READY TO RECOGNIZE ITGA, NEEDS BUREAUCRATIC [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Although the GOB is considering reopening a diplomatic mission in Baghdad, there has been no public mention of Brazilian intentions towards Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) Division Chief responsible for South Asia acknowledged a lack of focus [...]	2004-04-02 10:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR AF
04BRASILIA795	AFRICAN DIPLOMATS DESCRIBE BRAZIL'S AFRICA FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2003 the incoming Lula administration asserted it would refocus its foreign policy to place greater emphasis on Africa. Some African diplomats here, however, believe that Brazilian interest in their countries has remained unchanged, despite the rhetoric. While they admit t [...]	2004-04-02 11:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON AF BR UNSC
04BRASILIA799	BRAZIL CIVAIR: DESIGNATION OF VARIG [...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs designating VARIG as a Brazilian flag all-cargo carrier under the terms of the U.S.-Brazil bilateral aviation agreement. An informal translation of the note follows. 2. Begin text of note: DSF/DEUC/036/ETRA-BRAS-EU [...]	2004-04-02 15:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR BR
04BRASILIA808	CENTRAL BANK SEES NO FEDERAL LEVERAGE ON PARANA [...] (SBU) Econoff raised with Central Bank Deputy Governor for International Affairs Alexandre Schwartsman on February 19 the difficulties that an OPIC-financed investment fund, the Global Environmental Emerging Markets Fund II (GEEMF) is experiencing with its $18 million investment in the state of [...]	2004-04-02 18:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV BR
04BRASILIA862	FTAA: INITIAL BUENOS AIRES FALLOUT IN BRASILIA [...] (U) Summary. Following the informal FTAA discussions in Buenos Aires March 31-April 1, which ended without agreement (reftel),Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials launched an aggressive media campaign to get the word out that U.S. intransigence was to blame for the impasse. Fore [...]	2004-04-08 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA873	BRAZIL'S LANDLESS MOVEMENT - BACK ON THE MOVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After months of relative quiet, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) has initiated a wave of land occupations timed to coincide with the anniversary of a 1996 massacre. Many occupations are in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, where other groups besides MST are active. In Bah [...]	2004-04-12 19:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAGR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA892	LULA BACKS TRADE MINISTER FURLAN AGAINST BNDES'S [...] President Lula has arbitrated a very public victory for Development, Industry and Trade Minister Luiz Furlan in Furlan's latest policy bout with the old-school-leftist- ideologue president of Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES),Carlos Lessa. The fight was over [...]	2004-04-14 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA913	BRAZIL AND U.S. HOLD FRANK, CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Brazil policy discussions in the Joint Standing Committee for Nuclear Energy Cooperation were positive, non-confrontational, and useful to both sides. While Brazil did not express new policy positions on high-profile issues such as the Additional Protocol (AP) or the Resen [...]	2004-04-15 17:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PREL KSCA BR NPT
04BRASILIA928	MEIRELLES: BRAZIL'S ECONOMY HAS FUNDAMENTALLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank President Meirelles, target of sustained political attacks over Brazil's continued high interest rates and unemployment plus popular perceptions that the economy is worsening, has unrepentantly asserted that Brazil's economy not only is growing, but has undergone a [...]	2004-04-16 17:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA935	GOB'S FINANCIAL-MARKET HONEYMOON FINALLY COOLING? [...] Top front-page story in most national media Friday April 16 was JP Morgan's scaling-back of its recommendation for Brazil bonds from overweight to market-weight, and the sharp market reaction. News accounts generally headlined the JPM report's unease over the direction of GoB fiscal policy, a [...]	2004-04-19 11:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA936	LULA'S NEXT FISCAL LITMUS TEST: 2004'S MINIMUM-WAGE [...] The annual adjustment of Brazil's official minimum wage takes effect May 1, meaning the GoB usually announces the new number by mid-April. A 'strawman' figure is always included, and funds programmed accordingly, in the GoB's initial budget presentation to Congress the preceding August, but t [...]	2004-04-19 11:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB ECON PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA941	BRAZILIAN INDIANS KILL 29 PROSPECTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 7, some 29 diamond prospectors working illegally on an Indian reservation in the western Brazilian state of Rondonia were slain by members of the Cinta-Larga tribe. Three bodies were found on April 11 and another twenty-six on April 16. Authorities now fear reprisals a [...]	2004-04-19 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM SOCI BR
04BRASILIA979	TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-23 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR
04BRASILIA985	BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART II: INDIAN CONCERNS [...] (U) This is Part II of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable reviews the concerns of indigenous leaders. Part I provides an overview and Part III discusses ongoing land disputes. 2. (C) Summary. During the 2002 presidential campaign Lula spoke about Indian rights and pro [...]	2004-04-26 16:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP
04BRASILIA991	BRAZIL-UNSC: HAITI PKO UPDATE 26 APRIL 2004 [...] (C) Summary. With introduction of the Friends of Haiti draft resolution to the UNSC for discussion and a probable vote this week, Brazil is at an important stage in its planning to deploy a PKO mission. Major issues on the scope now are internal political dynamics, congress' role and operati [...]	2004-04-27 12:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BR UNSC POL MIL
04BRATISLAVA793	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-26 14:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY LO IAEA
04BRUSSELS1749	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 26 INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE [...] Summary and introduction. The inaugural meeting of the high level dialogue on transportation, border and infrastructure security (TBIS) on April 26 is an important opportunity to break through the bureaucratic logjams between various EU components that have severely complicated efforts to ad [...]	2004-04-22 12:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAIR ECON EU PTER USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4550	U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION TROIKA: EU LOOKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, the U.S. and the EU held their semi-annual exchange on nonproliferation issues. This discussion followed the release of the second U.S.-EU Summit declaration on nonproliferation. The two sides touched on a wide range of nonproliferation issues and explored possib [...]	2004-10-21 16:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUENOSAIRES2291	FORMER PRESIDENT DUHALDE ON KIRCHNER, FTAA AND [...] (C) Summary: Former President Eduardo Duhalde claims that a MERCOSUR-led "South American Union" will be announced before year's end. He claimed to support free trade and FTAA, especially after the recent compromise reached at the WTO meeting in Geneva. Duhalde said President Kirchner is more pr [...]	2004-08-10 21:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL AR MERCOSUR FTAA
04BUENOSAIRES3490	ARGENTINE 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 20:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV AR PREL
04CARACAS1134	ROPE A DOPE [...] (C) I HOSTED A MEETING THIS MORNING IN WHICH MARK FEIERSTIEN, PROJECT MANAGER FOR POLLING FIRM GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH, BRIEFED THE AMBASSADORS OF BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, MEXICO, AND PORTUGAL AND MYSELF ON THE RESULTS OF THE POLL HE COMPLETED ON MARCH 27. (HE PROMISED TO SEND US THE P [...]	2004-04-01 21:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
04CARACAS1350	CHAVEZ RAISES OIL CUT-OFF AGAIN [...] (C) President Chavez has again raised the threat of stopping oil sales to the U.S., this time in response to President Bush's alleged "intervention." The remarks, made to an Italian newspaper, follow several weeks in which this theme had lain dormant (although he has turned to other forms o [...]	2004-04-21 21:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EPET VE
04CARACAS1540	THE ABCS OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S POLITICAL [...] (U) The Venezuelan government (GOV) has crafted a targeted and generously funded political propaganda strategy to convince Venezuelans and the international community that Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution is the true democratic road to prosperity and to divide, discredit, and demoralize opposi [...]	2004-05-11 14:28:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL PINR VE
04CARACAS1549	STEEL STRIKE RAISES ISSUES OF POWER AND [...] (SBU) A strike at the partially privatized SIDOR steel complex in Puerto Ordaz (Bolivar state) by a pro-government union has gone on for two weeks. Company sources express fear that the strike, allegedly over failure to share profits with workers, may be a prelude to an effort to undo the [...]	2004-05-11 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS1998	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT RANGEL [...] (C) On June 16, the Ambassador met with GOV Executive Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel. Rangel stated that Chavez and his supporters would accept the results of any referendum and would act as a democratic opposition if they lost. He said that the integrity of Venezuela's electoral insti [...]	2004-06-16 21:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
04CARACAS2059	TIP REPORT: GOV REACTS INDIGNANTLY [...] (U) NUMEROUS GOV OFFICIALS RESPONDED WITH INDIGNATION AND CONDEMNATION TOWARD THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, WHICH LISTED VENEZUELA AS A TIER 3 COUNTRY. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCUSED THE U.S. OF SERIOUS TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF ITS OWN. GOV A [...]	2004-06-22 20:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2064	GOV REACTS HARSHLY TO HRW REPORT ON JUSTICE SYSTEM [...] (C) Jose Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, released a report in Caracas June 17 strongly criticizing Venezuela's new Supreme Court law, and calling for implementation of the OAS Democratic Charter if the Venezuelan authorities did not act to preserve the balance of pow [...]	2004-06-22 21:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV VE
04CARACAS2431	VENEZUELA'S RECALL REFERENDUM: OBSTRUCTIONS AND [...] (C) With little more than two weeks to go before the scheduled Presidential recall referendum, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) refused July 29 to consider requests to changes in voting locations which the opposition claims were done fraudulently. The more than one million chang [...]	2004-07-30 13:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2516	CODEL BALLENGER: MEETING WITH OAS REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Representatives Cass Ballenger, Gregory Meeks, Bill Delahunt and Butch Otter, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Organization of American States (OAS) representative Patricio Carbacho at the Ambassador's residence August 3. Carbacho said he believed the OAS observer mission could do i [...]	2004-08-05 20:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2563	VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 10 [...] (C) National Electoral Council (CNE) President Francisco Carrasquero August 9 warned the opposition and the media not to violate rules prohibiting the announcement of referendum results before the votes are officially counted August 15. Chavez supporters attacked opposition campaign workers in [...]	2004-08-10 21:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2812	CHAVEZ CALLS FOR LAND REFORM ON "ALO PRESIDENTE" [...] Agriculture was the main topic of President Chavez's 202nd "Alo, Presidente" which aired August 29. Indeed his choice of a rural town, El Socorro, in the state of Guarico helped to set the stage. During this event, as in recent speeches before the National Assembly and other venues, he calle [...]	2004-09-08 13:34:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS2903	OAS REFERENDUM WRAP-UP GETS SPUN BY BOTH SIDES [...] (C) The report issued by OAS Secretary General (SYG) Cesar Gaviria on September 13 gave ammunition to both the GOV and the opposition regarding the question of fraud in the August 15 presidential recall referendum. The GOV played up Gaviria's admonitions to the opposition to begin to accept t [...]	2004-09-17 13:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE OAS
04CARACAS3368	CODEL 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 22:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS338	CHAVEZ CARRIES BOLIVIA'S WATER IN CHILE SEA SCUFFLE [...] (C) Three months ago President Hugo Chavez began a rhetorical offensive in support of Bolivia's claim to its historic Pacific coastline, seized by Chile in 1879. Chavez's campaign has made international headlines, and resulted in Venezuela and Chile recalling their ambassadors for consultation [...]	2004-01-30 12:43:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS3501	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) At a November 10 luncheon with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Nobrega touched on a range of issues including: Eximbank lending (he'd like it to return, but downplays the impact of its absence); the GOV's surprise increase in petroleum royalties (he admits it was badly handled); Minist [...]	2004-11-15 17:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL VE
04CARACAS3622	CHAVEZ LOOKING INSIDE AND OUT [...] (C) Fresh from electoral victories in August and October, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is deepening his Bolivarian Revolution with a new ten-point strategy. Chavez now plans to create a "new political infrastructure" that integrates social action groups and forces political parties to elec [...]	2004-11-23 19:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3977	VENEZUELA'S MAGNATE DISCUSSES CHAVEZ AND THE REGION [...] (C ) SUMMARY. Gustavo Cisneros, who has massive business interests in Venezuela and throughout the Western Hemisphere, believes we should prepare for a more confrontational, long-term approach to Hugo Chavez; we have a lot of work ahead of us to develop a coherent regional containment policy; [...]	2004-12-30 17:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE

04CARACAS532	CARTER CENTER BRIEFING ALARMS WESTERN HEMISPHERE [...] (C) The Carter Center held a briefing on February 10 at the Ambassador's residence for Western Hemisphere ambassadors on the status of the signature verification process at the National Electoral Commission (CNE). Carter Center representatives described the numerous administrative problems (i [...]	2004-02-12 17:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS731	HOW REAL IS CHAVEZ'S OIL THREAT? [...] (C) On February 29, President Chavez threatened to cut off Venezuelan oil supplies to the U.S. or to nationalize U.S. company assets if the U.S. were to seek to "blockade" or impose sanctions against Venezuela. The U.S. majors in Venezuela dismiss his words as bluster but do not totally disco [...]	2004-03-04 22:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV VE
04COLOMBO497	ADDITIONAL GSL RESPONSE ON UNCTAD XI [...] Per Ambassador's letter (Ref A),post received a response from Trade Minister Ravi Karunanayake regarding the inclusion of Doha Development Agenda (DDA) issues at UNCTAD XI. Karunanayake's response, repeated in full below, mirrored Trade Secretary Wickremesinghe's response (Ref B) that the GS [...]	2004-03-22 09:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CE
04COLOMBO685	Sri Lanka: New foreign secretary named; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka has a new foreign secretary. H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, a career foreign service officer, was named to the position on April 20. Former Fonsec Goonetilleke is slated to fill in as acting UN Permrep in New York and then go to Ottawa to be high commissioner. While other per [...]	2004-04-21 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO937	NEW MINISTERS DISCUSS CONTINUITY, BUT NO DETAILS [...] (SBU) Summary: In introductory meetings with Ambassador in April and May, the Ministers of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Power and Energy, Investment and Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources and Ports and Aviation stated that many existing programs would continue, reforms would be mode [...]	2004-06-08 10:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV SENV CE ENRG ETRD ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO960	GSL TRADE MINISTER TO REQUEST FTA DURING DC VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-09 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CE ERTD USTR ECONOMICS
04DJIBOUTI1373	REPORT OF CONDEMNATION OF DJIBOUTI IN PORTO-ALLEGRE [...] (U) Alleged violations of labor rights have come to the forefront of opposition party attentions after the Fourth Congress of International Education held in Porto-Allegre, Brazil 16-26 July, 2004. In its first few issues back from their summer holiday, La Realite, the opposition journal publi [...]	2004-10-27 05:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM BR DJ
04DUBLIN774	SCENE SETTER FOR EU-LATIN AMERICAN AND CARRIBBEAN [...] (SBU) The EU-Latin American and Caribbean Summit convenes in Guadalajara, Mexico, May 27 - 29. 15 EU Heads of Government plan to attend a meeting the Irish hope will commit countries in the region to further social, economic and political development leading to expanded trade and better rel [...]	2004-05-21 11:03:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EUN
04GUATEMALA1112	GUATEMALA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR OPPOSE UNGA [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the Palestinian resolution with Foreign Minister Briz on May 5, urging Guatemala to oppose the UNGA resolution on Palestine. Briz said it was the first he had heard of the issue, and asked his staff to "look into it." PolOff also delivered the demarche to Carla Rodri [...]	2004-05-05 23:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL GT UNGA
04GUATEMALA1477	TFUS01: REAGAN CONDOLENCES [...] Summary: The Embassy received condolence letters addressed to the Ambassador from President Oscar Berger Perdomo and former President (1986-90) and sitting Congressional Deputy Vinicio Cerezo regarding the passing of former President Reagan. The President, the Vice President, the Foreign Mi [...]	2004-06-15 20:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	GT PGOV PREL US
04GUATEMALA1573	TIP BILATERAL MINISTERIAL MEETING RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and Embassy anti-TIP team met with the Government of Guatemala inter-institutional group to combat TIP on June 22 to formally present the 2004 TIP report and urge continued progress combating TIP. The GOG's reaction to the release of the 2004 Trafficking in Per [...]	2004-06-25 13:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA2391	GUATEMALA ON WORLD HUNGER SUMMIT [...] (U) The Ambassador took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting with Guatemalan FM Briz to deliver reftel points. 2. (U) The Ambassador reviewed the USG's commitment to fighting hunger and alleviating poverty, noting that President Bush had already increased ODA by 50 percent. He stre [...]	2004-09-17 18:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN ECON PREL GT
04GUATEMALA2673	LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT BERGER [...] (C) Summary: At lunch October 21, President Berger and the Ambassador addressed a variety of international and national topics. Principal among them, Berger said Guatemala would give the informal candidacy of exGuatemalan UN PermRep Gert Rosenthal 30 days and then fall in behind his good fr [...]	2004-10-22 19:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC ETRD MARR PHUM NU ES OAS USAID
04GUATEMALA538	SUCCESSFUL VISIT OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR SEAN [...] Summary. NASA Administrator Sean O,Keefe had a very successful visit to Guatemala during his brief six-country trip to Latin America. In Guatemala he met with GOG officials in the Peten where NASA briefed on environmental/climate change and archeological programs carried out through a Memor [...]	2004-03-04 15:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPA GT
04GUATEMALA583	GUATEMALA ON 60TH UNCHR [...] (C) Per instructions ref A, PolOff jointly delivered reftel demarches to Carla Rodriguez, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on March 11. Rodriguez said Guatemala's interests at 60 UNCHR largely coincide with ours and that this overlap had improved with the arriv [...]	2004-03-09 15:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT UNHRC
04HANOI1993	EIGHTH WORKING PARTY ON VIETNAM'S WTO ACCESSION [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Eighth Working Party on the Accession of Vietnam to the World Trade Organization met June 15 in Geneva to continue its review of Vietnam's trade regime and plans to bring it into compliance with WTO standards. Vietnam's presentation reported progress especially in [...]	2004-07-16 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD VM WTRO WTO
04HANOI3069	GVN EAGER TO CONCLUDE WTO NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (U) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang told the Ambassador that a visit by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was possible at the end of the first half of 2005, and discussed possible steps to "create the proper atmosphere" for the visit. As one step, the GVN would like to see a conclusion [...]	2004-11-12 11:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF OTRA OVIP MASS ETRD EAID EINV VM KICC WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI3084	VIETNAM: SNAPSHOT OF RECENT ECONOMIC EVENTS [...] This cable describes economic events in Hanoi during October and early November 2004. Financial Sector Donor Working Meeting -------------------------------------- 2. The Financial Sector Donor Working Group met in Hanoi on October 18 to discuss donor projects in the financial sector and [...]	2004-11-16 02:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAID ENRG VM FINREF
04HANOI889	Vietnam Working on U.S. MFN Duty Issue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econcouns met MOT DG for Multilateral Affairs Khanh to discuss the MFN duty issue on March 26. Khanh said he was working to solve this issue, but that some in the GVN believed that since textiles were excluded from the BTA, anything in a textile deal with the EU was not subject [...]	2004-03-29 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON VM WTO
04HARARE1498	Tobacco Output Off 72 Percent [...] Zimbabwe's three auction floors have concluded the 2004 tobacco season. Once the world's number one exporter of tobacco, shrinking harvests have translated into less export revenue and less foreign exchange for the central bank's official currency auctions. Cotton is currently rapidly overta [...]	2004-09-03 07:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1585	Tobacco Merchant Adjusts to Post-Land Reform [...] (SBU) Executives of U.S. tobacco merchant Dimon forecast Zimbabwe will experience another frustrating harvest in 2005, as the firm's buying continues to shift away from the auction floors and toward contract growing. Dimon does not believe it can revive the interest of Philip Morris and JT Int [...]	2004-09-23 07:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1771	Mutare Exporters Feel Pinch [...] (SBU) Once-thriving exporters in the eastern Zimbabwean city of Mutare say the country's overvalued exchange rate has rendered them uncompetitive. From company-to-company, sector-to-sector, their stories have a similar ring of despair. Annualized zimdollar expenses such as labor and energy h [...]	2004-10-27 05:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04LAGOS1206	AH, THE "O'S!" - A VISIT TO OGUN, OYO, OSUN, AND [...] Summary. This is the third of a four-part report on ConOffs visit to four of the five former Alliance for Democracy Party (AD) States, that were taken by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2003 and 2004 federal, state and local elections. (Parts 1 and 2 at reftels B and A) After one ye [...]	2004-06-10 14:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS2264	AVIATION FUEL SHORTAGES GROUND MANY DOMESTIC [...] (U) An end appears in sight for the Nigerian jet fuel shortage, as a tanker is in the process of delivering 14,800 metric tons to Lagos. Conoil Producing Limited, the downstream firm selected to supply aviation fuel to the country for this quarter, failed to make its October delivery. As a r [...]	2004-11-09 15:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS2528	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-17 11:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NI KCRM KTFN
04MADRID1099	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO NPT PREPCOM III DEMARCHE [...] (C) We presented reftel points to Marcos Rodriguez Cantero in the office of International Disarmament Affairs at the MFA on March 30. Rodriguez, who will be Spain's delegate to the PrepCom, said Spain would support U.S. proposals to strengthen the IAEA Board of Governors and the Proliferation [...]	2004-04-01 14:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP SP NPT IAEA
04MADRID1620	SPAIN BIOS ON NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of a three part series on new top-level officials in the Spanish government. Biographical information on officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Defense is provided. See septels for bios on the Office of the President, and Minis [...]	2004-05-07 11:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID1691	NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE AID [...] This report is sensitive but unclassified and is not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) In an initial courtesy call on new Secretary General for the Spanish International Aid Agency (AECI) Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, de Laiglesia laid out the new Socialist government's vision for Spanish aid po [...]	2004-05-12 10:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PINR PGOV IZ SP
04MADRID2565	SPAIN: UNSATISFIED WITH NPT PREPCOM III [...] (C) Summary: The GOS was dissatisfied that the NPT PrepCom III conference did not focus on broad nonproliferation issues, according to the MFA's non-proliferation office. Our MFA interlocutors believe that unless substantive priorities are identified during follow-up consultations, the 2005 [...]	2004-07-07 10:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM SP
04MADRID2795	SPAIN TOYS WITH IDEA OF CULTURAL EXCEPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spain's new Minister of Culture has vowed to find ways to help the Spanish film industry. The press has seized on her sometimes over the top remarks and is reporting that the GOS is pursuing a policy of cultural exception along the lines of the French model. A high-level Minis [...]	2004-07-22 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON KPAO SP
04MADRID2958	USOAS AMBASSADOR'S MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: In his July 29 meeting in Madrid with Spanish MFA Director General Sandomingo, USOAS Ambassador Maisto urged Spain to send observers to the Venezuelan referendum and to remain firm on Cuba. Maisto thanked the GOS for its decision to send police/troops to Haiti with a Moroccan [...]	2004-08-03 15:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID3644	SPANISH GOVERNMENT STRONGLY SUPPORTS NEW [...] Summary: In a delayed response to ref A demarche, Technical Advisor Manuel Alhama Orenes in the Cabinet of Secretary of State for International Cooperation (aid) Leire SIPDIS Pajin, defined the new position of the GOS on international aid as "anything is possible". Spain is now a major sup [...]	2004-09-23 13:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON EINV PREL SP
04MADRID720	SPAIN - ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-02 16:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
04MAPUTO1211	AUGUST ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------ FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Ministry of Public Works announced the creation of a Zambezi Bridge Project Office, located in the National Road Administration (ANE) [...]	2004-09-10 08:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1607	CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 14:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ MPP
04MAPUTO1609	NOVEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------- 2. (U) On November 12, the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) was awarded the Moatize mines exploration concession (Ref [...]	2004-12-14 04:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1627	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Below are post answers to INSCR questions pertaining to money laundering and financial crimes, organized in response to the subheadings provided in State 254401. General Questions ---------------------- 2. Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering is fairly common and [...]	2004-12-17 09:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO1653	IMF AND MOZAMBIQUE AGREE ON 2005 PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF Mission visited Mozambique from 8-24 September 2004 to review progress under the PRGF and to advise the GRM regarding the 2005 budget. Agreement was reached ad referendum on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 2005. However, the GRM then changed the 2005 budget methodology, incl [...]	2004-12-28 12:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID MZ IMF
04MAPUTO180	JANUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-10 07:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO284	2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW. A- Mozambique is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women and children. Trafficking is also believed to occur within the country. There are no reliable numbers available on the extent of the problem. Poverty, a history of child migration, cultural/religious prac [...]	2004-03-02 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ
04MAPUTO340	FEBRUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: [...] (U) In a meeting with Mozambique country director and marketing manager for South Africa's Vodacom, Econ/Poloffs learned that the firm has already captured 12-13% of the national cell phone market. Vodacom began operating in Mozambique in December 2003 and launched strong campaigns in three key [...]	2004-03-12 10:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO464	ALLEGATIONS AND ACCUSATIONS IN NAMPULA: UNCOVERING [...] Summary: Allegations of trafficking in human organs and children in the northern provincial capital of Nampula have riveted the public's attention for the past several months and received wide-spread press coverage. In the middle of the firestorm is a foreign couple accused of trafficking in o [...]	2004-04-02 09:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM MZ
04MAPUTO659	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR [...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...]	2004-05-14 08:34:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA
04MAPUTO712	MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) A major Zimbabwean horticultural company is shifting its operations to Mozambique and Zambia as a result of land seizure in Zimbabwe. Ousted by the Zimbabwean Government, Kondozi Company will be granted 800 hectares of land in the Manica Province by the GRM, according to AIM Reporting. H [...]	2004-05-28 10:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO776	ECONOMIC ACTIVITIY INCREASES IN A REMOTE PROVINCE: CABO [...] (U) SUMMARY. More foreign operators are moving in to take advantage of resource-rich opportunities in the poor province of Cabo Delgado. Operators of Middle-Eastern, South Asian, and European descent, are bringing employment and increased production to the community, although the lack of infras [...]	2004-06-15 08:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ EAGR EFIS
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 19:48:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR SENV ETRD ICAO
04MUSCAT2165	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, IRAQ, UN [...] On December 13, the lead editorial in the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" was entitled "Reform from Within." "The Forum for the Future in Rabat concluded with several recommendations for reform in the Arab world. Most of the recommendations fell within the framework of America's Greater [...]	2004-12-13 12:41:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU
04NASSAU384	BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT SEEKS SUPPORT FOR FUTURE UN [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-24 22:20:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF HA PGOV PREL SMIG
04NEWDELHI7675	FOR INDIA UN PANEL REPORT IS ONLY A START [...] (C) Summary: The report of the High-Level Panel on UN Reform represents the beginning of a long-term process in which India has significant stakes, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash told PolCouns on December 3. Downplaying FM Natwar Singh's apparent rejection of a permanent Secur [...]	2004-12-03 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN UN GOI
04OTTAWA2961	IIR 6 815 0003 05/CANADIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD SIXTH [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-04 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM
04OTTAWA2963	U.S. AND CANADIAN POLICY PLANNERS SEEK SYNERGY ON [...] (C) Summary: In policy planning talks October 28-29 in Toronto, U.S. and Canadian colleagues exchanged views and sought ways to synergize efforts on a range of global and regional issues. The Canadian team briefed on Canada,s attempt through its International Policy Review to enhance public s [...]	2004-11-04 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA IR IZ PGOV PREL AF PINS KMPI SCUL
04PANAMA1700	WHERE IS PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT HEADING? [...] (C) Martin Torrijos and his inner circle, due to take power on September 1, are pushing an energetic and ambitious transition agenda featuring clear-cut goals in foreign policy (priority to the U.S. and Colombia),security (cooperation with U.S. objectives, new attention to the Caribbean coast [...]	2004-07-01 12:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1949	PANAMA: SCENE SETTER FOR GEN. HILL'S AUG. 12 VISIT [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your August 12 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding training programs shared between our two countries, and to press for continuing focus on civilian controlled security forces, transparency and anti-corruption within P [...]	2004-08-02 14:15:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL MASS PGOV PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1992	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR USG DELEGATION TO THE [...] (SBU) US Embassy Panama welcomes the USG delegation to the National Security Planning Workshop, Aug. 11-13, which is designed to assist the incoming PRD government headed by President-elect Torrijos who assumes office September 1. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to [...]	2004-08-06 12:18:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL MASS PGOV PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2274	PANAMA: TAIWANâ€PRC RECOGNITION ISSUE SIMMERS AS [...] (C) With a new, more PRC"friendly Panama government in office on September 1, the question of whether newly inaugurated President Martin Torrijos might drop Panama's long"standing diplomatic recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in favor of the People's Republic of China (PRC) continues [...]	2004-09-08 19:49:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PM CM TW POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2452	PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]	2004-09-29 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2524	UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE [...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]	2004-10-12 18:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA2921	SECDEF RUMSFELD'S TWO-DAY PANAMA TOUR A SUCCESS [...] (C) In a two-day visit to Panama November 13-14, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met with Panamanian President Torrijos and top cabinet officials, visited and overflew the Panama Canal, laid a wreath at the American Battle Monument Commission's Corozal Cemetary, and held a news conferenc [...]	2004-12-03 19:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM CM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2937	PANAMA, THE G4 AND "PLAN PUEBLA" [...] (C) Mexican President Vicente Fox publicly endorsed Panama's inclusion in the G3 (Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico) during his November 2-3 visit to Panama. According to MFA Advisor Nils Castro and International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas, the GOP's primary interest in joining the G [...]	2004-12-06 21:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG PM CO VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA452	CODEL WELLER UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) Summary: Codel Weller,s February 19-22 visit to Panama underscored our strong friendship and high level of bilateral cooperation with GoP interlocutors, who included President Moscoso, FM Arias, National Security Advisor Jarvis, and VM for Foreign Trade Adames. Congressman Weller expres [...]	2004-02-26 20:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA651	MORE SECRETS, A DEBATE, AND ANOTHER POLL SHOWS [...] (SBU) Local press meticulously covered former President Ernesto Perez Balladares' unexpected disclosure of discretionary expenditures during his presidency (1994-99),tied to the ongoing battle between Electoral Prosecutor Gerardo Solis and President Moscoso. (Reftels A & B). A March 16 presi [...]	2004-03-19 19:39:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA929	SCENESETTER: AUSTR VARGO'S TRIP TO PANAMA FOR THE [...] (U) I warmly welcome your April 25-30 visit to Panama. The USDEL's visit marks the culmination of a long campaign by the GoP to move forward on an FTA with the U.S. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding trade and investment between our two countries, and to pre [...]	2004-04-22 20:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PARAMARIBO184	BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT SURINAME: TRADE, [...] ACCORDING TO THE FEBRUARY 24 EDITION OF THE LOCAL DAILY "DE WARE TIJD," SURINAMESE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MICHAEL JONG TJIEN FA ANNOUNCED DURING LOCAL CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS ON FEBRUARY 20 A VISIT BY BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LUS INCIO LULA DA SILVA TO SURINAME AT THE END OF MARCH/EARLY APRI [...]	2004-02-27 19:24:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAGR ETRD NS
04PARAMARIBO225	SURINAME: NO LIKELY HUMANITARIAN AID FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-11 18:42:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL EAID NS
04PARAMARIBO527	JAZZ AMBASSADORS THRILL CROWDS IN SURINAME, HELP [...] On July 8-11, the Embassy hosted Jazz Ambassadors Deborah Davis and a Few Good Men in the first ever visit of a Jazz Ambassadors group to Suriname. The dynamic quartet thrilled school children in a workshop entitled "What is Jazz?," invitees to a private concert at the Ambassador's residence [...]	2004-07-19 19:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI NS
04PARAMARIBO8	SURINAME FAVORS A MEANINGFUL DECLARATION AT THE [...] (C) Surinamese Foreign Minister Levens told the Ambassador January 5 that Suriname supports the US vision for a meaningful declaration at the Monterey Special Summit of the Americas, which Surinamese President Venetiaan will attend. In addition to firm commitments with firm time frames, Leve [...]	2004-01-06 11:35:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM MARR AMGT NS OAS
04PARAMARIBO80	PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S VISIT TO THE SPECIAL SUMMIT [...] (U) THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT RONALD VENETIAAN AND OTHER SURINAMESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MICHAEL JONG TJIEN FA, TO THE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS IN MONTEREY, MEXICO, RECEIVED MUCH PRESS ATTENTION IN SURINAME. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, UPON HIS RE [...]	2004-01-30 10:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR ECON KHIV NS
04PARIS5730	FRENCH LABOR CONCERNED WITH VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Emboffs met July 23 at the unions' request with Michele Simonnin, of the trade union Workers' Strength (CGT-FO) and Philippe Selva of the General Confederation of Workers (CGT),two of the three largest labor unions in France, to discuss US foreign policy regarding Venezuela. The labor [...]	2004-08-02 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PREL VE ELAB
04PRAGUE1878	CZECH SUBMISSION FOR 2004-2005 INCSR PART 1, DRUGS [...] SUMMARY. Illegal narcotics are imported to, manufactured in, and consumed in the Czech Republic. Marijuana, both imported, and to a much lesser extent grown locally, is used more than any other drug. Consumption of marijuana continues to grow, particularly among the young. The popularity of Ec [...]	2004-12-23 15:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EZ
04PRETORIA3560	SOUTH AFRICA: DEBEERS CONTEMPLATES THE U.S. MARKET [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, Econoff and EconFSN sat down to an hour-long conversation with Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of E. Oppenheimer and Sons and Managing Director of De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., to review the landscape for De Beers in the wake of its July 13 settlement with the U.S. [...]	2004-08-05 12:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EIND ETRD SF BC WA TZ AO CG GH CA
04PRETORIA4048	SOUTH AFRICA COMMEMORATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (U) Summary: South Africans and selected foreign guests (from the UN system, Africa, Brazil, and international labor and civil society organizations) participated in a national conference on sustainable development held September 1-3 in Johannesburg, in commemoration of the second anniversary [...]	2004-09-08 07:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EAID ECON SF
04PRETORIA4530	SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary and introduction. Following Cabinet's approval on October 6, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) on October 7 formally launched South Africa's climate change response strategy. At the launch event, officials noted the urgency with which Cabinet views responding [...]	2004-10-08 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EAID TSPL PREL SF
04PRETORIA4689	AMBASSADOR MEETS DTI MINISTER ON FTA AND BEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Frazer discussed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and raised U.S. concerns about Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in her meeting with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Minister Mpaphlwa on October 19. She underscored U.S. goals for a comprehensive F [...]	2004-10-25 07:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL XA SF
04PRETORIA5238	SCENESETTER FOR SACU FTA MEETING IN WALVIS BAY [...] (SBU) We welcome USTR Ambassador Robert Zoellick's upcoming visit to southern Africa. The U.S.-SACU FTA negotiations are at a crossroads. Ambassador Zoellick's initiative to meet with SACU trade ministers on December 10 in Walvis Bay is critical to any hope for re-establishing momentum for [...]	2004-12-02 15:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SF
04PRETORIA5433	2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR SOUTH [...] This cable responds to reftel request for updating and revising last year's NTE chapter on South Africa. Post is also sending the text by e-mail to EB/MTA/MST and to USTR contacts. Post understands Washington will update the figures contained in the first paragraph in the trade summary. [...]	2004-12-20 04:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN SF
04QUEBEC202	QUEBEC LUMBER INDUSTRY ON SOFTWOOD STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recently met with Quebec lumber officials who told us the Province's first priority is to head off a Lumber V and carve out a permanent solution to the bilateral dispute. They argued that American industry is not benefiting from the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute as [...]	2004-11-19 16:07:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND CA US
04QUITO2399	FAWNING THRONGS GREET LULA IN QUITO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cheering crowds met Brazilian President Lula da Silva at every stop during his August 24-25 visit to Quito. Pre-arrival press was universally positive, portraying the ex-labor leader as a third-world savior and counterweight to the United States. Concurrently, editorials ravag [...]	2004-08-30 18:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EC BR UN
04QUITO2499	ECUADOR EVASIVE OVER NEW YORK BOLTON MEETING [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy August 20 contacted the Ecuadorian MFA's Article 98 coordinator, attorney Renan Mosquera, to seek a New York meeting between Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda and Under Secretary John Bolton. Customary in the overly formal MFA, Mosquera requested the [...]	2004-09-15 15:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EC KICC UNGA
04QUITO2500	FIGHTING ELECTORAL FRAUD, MISCOUNTS WITH TECHNOLOGY [...] SUMMARY: Ecuador's byzantine electoral process demands newspaper-sized ballots, seven-hour counts, and spawns unacceptable numbers of nullified votes. Worse, its complexity raises the possibility of electoral fraud. Ecuador's supreme electoral authority sees a partial solution in increased [...]	2004-09-15 16:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM EC
04QUITO2552	FEW U.S.-MANUFACTURED LAND MINES IN ECUADOR [...] In response to Reftel, Poloff September 20 contacted Guillermo Leal, chief of the OAS Humanitarian Demining (HD) mission in Ecuador. Leal noted the only U.S.-produced land mine found in Ecuador was the M18A1 Claymore device. The GoE had destroyed seven in-stock Claymores in 2001, Leal recal [...]	2004-09-21 13:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KHDP PREL PGOV EC PE
04QUITO2702	MAYOR'S RACE A TOSS-UP IN ECUADOR'S THIRD CITY [...] Summary. The Cuenca mayoral race is too close to call between two strong candidates, Fernando Cordero (New City-Pachakutik alliance),the incumbent, and Marcelo Cabrera (Democratic Left),recently the provincial prefect of Azuay. Meanwhile, Xavier Munoz, of Popular Democracy is the clear fro [...]	2004-10-06 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3102	FOX VISIT PROMOTES TRADE, INVESTMENT, & [...] Summary: In a brief visit to Quito on November 22-23, Mexican President Vicente Fox sought increased bilateral investment and trade. Presidents Fox and Gutierrez discussed issues of bilateral interest, including commitments to facilitate visa issuance, negotiate an extradition treaty, impro [...]	2004-11-26 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3147	ECUADOR ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (SBU) On December 2, President Gutierrez discussed with the Ambassador his upcoming trip to Peru. He will participate there in a meeting of Andean presidents and later join South American leaders in signing a declaration to move toward the creation of a Community of South American Nations. [...]	2004-12-03 15:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
04QUITO3151	CAREER DIP TO HEAD ECUADOR'S WASHINGTON EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez told the Ambassador on December 2 that he would nominate MFA Bilateral U/S Roberto Betancourt to head Ecuador's embassy in Washington. The career diplomat will replace political appointee Ambassador Raul Gangotena, who submitted his resignation Novembe [...]	2004-12-03 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
04RIODEJANEIRO1105	BRZAIL'S MINAS GERAIS: PT INCUMBENT COULD [...] (U) SUMMARY: The mayoral race in the capital city of Minas Gerais state, Belo Horizonte, one of Brazil's largest cities in one of the largest states, is close, according to the most recent poll: 38 percent for ex-soccer idol and State Deputy Joao Leite (Brazilian Socialist Party/PSB) and 31 [...]	2004-08-13 09:59:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04ROME1425	ITALY: NO WAY TO UNSC "REFORM" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for IO: please see summary and paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is very concerned that a new UN reform push in New York will end with Italy frozen out of an expanded UNSC that includes both Germany and Japan. Italians fear that SYG Annan and th [...]	2004-04-09 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC
04ROME2168	MFA OFFICIALS TELL A/S JONES ITALY WILL HELP PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 4 meeting over lunch on the margins of President Bush's Rome visit, MFA Political Director Giampiero Massolo told EUR A/S Jones that the draft UNSC Iraq resolution was "heading for a good result in a relatively short time," and Italy was doing all it could to help. [...]	2004-06-08 09:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR SR AF EUN NATO IAEA IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
04ROME2196	ANNUAL 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 12:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN
04ROME2217	ITALY ON US PROPOSALS FOR STRENGTHENING THE IAEA: [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL PAPER TO MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ARMS CONTROL GIOVANNI IANNUZZI ON JUNE 9. ITALY FULLY AGREES WITH THE PROPOSALS REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL, WHICH IT CONSIDERS A "PILLAR" OF THE IAEA. ITALY CAN SPEAK MORE SERENELY NOW THAT IT HAS FINISHED ITS OWN IMPLEMENTAT [...]	2004-06-10 09:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY MNUC IT IAEA
04ROME2418	GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: U.S. PRIVATE- [...] Summary: The Global Crop Diversity Trust is an independent international endowment that aims to provide permanent funding for the world's major crop diversity collections, which provide the foundation for future improvements in agricultural productivity. The Trust has garnered firm pledges o [...]	2004-06-22 12:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI
04ROME2745	ITALY - HIGH-LEVEL CONCERN RE UNSC REFORM [...] (C) This cable contains action requests. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Italy is becoming increasingly concerned about any UN reform that could result in a permanent UNSC seat for Germany and/or Japan. The Italians fear that an increase in the number of peranent U [...]	2004-07-14 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC
04ROME2853	RUSSIA/ITALY: LAVROV REASSURES FRATTINI ON UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their July 15 meeting in Rome, FM Frattini and Russian FM Lavrov reviewed preparations for the annual Russia-Italy Summit, which will take place in Moscow "sometime in November." Frattini underlined Russia's need to "adopt western standards" concerning business regulations [...]	2004-07-22 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IT UNGA RU
04ROME3283	Parmalat Tussles With Major Creditors and Former [...] Following GOI approval of a restructuring plan based on a debt-to-equity swap in late July, Parmalat Commissioner Enrico Bondi opened his legal campaign in August against some of the world's largest banks for their alleged role in helping Parmalat Finanziaria (or "Parmalat," Parmalat's holding [...]	2004-08-26 15:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR IT KPRP
04ROME3841	30TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD [...] Summary. The annual session of FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) discussed the world food security situation and follow-up to the World Food Summit (WFS),noting uneven progress among countries and regions. The Committee: -- asked that a working group of experts be convened to [...]	2004-10-05 08:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EAID PHUM FAO
04ROME3885	30TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD [...] Summary. The annual session of FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) discussed the world food security situation and follow-up to the World Food Summit (WFS),noting uneven progress among countries and regions. The Committee: -- asked that a working group of experts be convened to [...]	2004-10-06 11:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EAID PHUM FAO
04ROME403	ARGENTINE BONDS - ITALIAN BANKERS TAKE A TOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: All we want is for Argentina to agree to fair and equitable negotiations with foreign bondholders, Nicola Stock (please protect),president of the Global Committee of Argentina Bondholders (GCAB),told econoffs February 3. However, the GCAB seriously doubts Argentin [...]	2004-02-04 18:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON IT
04ROME4058	FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 2004 SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-20 15:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR KUNR FAO WFP
04ROME4106	FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 2004 SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-25 09:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR KUNR FAO WFP
04SANTODOMINGO1597	DOMINICAN LABOR MINISTER IS CANDIDATE TO CHAIR ILO ANNUAL MEETING [...] Dominican Labor Minister Milton RAY Guevara called on the Ambassador on March 6 to solicit U.S. support for him within the Americas group to chair the annual ILO session in June. In the normal course of rotation, the Americas are to provide a chair. Ray indicated that the long-serving Labor [...]	2004-03-10 20:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB AORC ILO DR PINR
04SANTODOMINGO2263	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #35: WHAT THIS ELECTION IS NOT [...] (SBU) The following is #35 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections: Elections # 35 - What It's NOT About In the Dominican presidential elections set for May 16, none of the leading political parties believes in blaming the United States for Dominican woes or sees any advantage i [...]	2004-04-12 19:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR

04SANTODOMINGO2294	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #36: THE PLD PLATFORM, IN [...] (SBU) Following is no. 36 in our series on the Dominican elections. Dominican Elections #36: The PLD Platform, in Brief Leonel Fernandez's Partido de Liberacion Dominicana is the only one of three parties to have produced a formal election platform. The full text in Spanish is available [...]	2004-04-13 21:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2524	DOMINICAN ELECTION #39: CANDIDATES SKETCH PLATFORMS [...] (SBU) This is no. 39 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: Candidates Sketch Platforms So far only Leonel Fernandez's PLD has published a platform for the May 16 presidential elections. Newspapers of April 26 indicate that Mejia's PRD will release a document in the next f [...]	2004-04-26 12:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG KCOR DR
04SANTODOMINGO4637	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #14: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This no. 14 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Lunch with Leonel (U) On August 6, the Ambassador and visiting Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) attended a lunch hosted by President-elect Leonel Fernandez (PLD) at the office of his G [...]	2004-08-12 10:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO4719	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #13: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This is the amplified and corrected version of ref a, part of our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Ten days before his inauguration, Leonel Fernandez spoke about his approach to the economic crisis and commented on his relations with [...]	2004-08-18 11:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO5186	DOMINICAN POLITICS #2: FERNANDEZ, CRISIS AND [...] (U) Following is no. 2 in our Politics 2004 series, our scenesetter for the visit September 16-17 to the Domincan Republic of OAS Amb. John Maisto. Amb. Maisto will participate in public events at the MFA Diplomatic School and the "Foundation for Global Democracy and Development," both to de [...]	2004-09-16 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5952	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON CORRUPTION, FREE TRADE [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Fernandez asked on October 21 for USG help in addressing corruption issues. He told the Ambassador that he remains strongly in favor of the free trade agreement (FTA). He gave the sugar sector an opportunity of "only three weeks" (until sometime the week of [...]	2004-10-28 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5972	DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OUTLINES PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Dominican Technical Secretary of the Dominican presidency Temistocles Montas received the Ambassador and senior staff last night, October 28 to discuss a variety of topics, including the progress in discussions on a new IMF program, the Paris Club, the country,s new oil finance deal with [...]	2004-10-29 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6213	DOMINICAN POLITICS #8: FERNANDEZ, THE RIO GROUP [...] (C) Summary. When the Rio Group summit of November 4 got to the agenda item on Haiti, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez asked for hemispheric help in re-instilling democracy in that &narco-state,8 but he put a big front wrong in advocating the inclusion in the process of former president [...]	2004-11-16 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ENRG HA PGOV PREL
04SANTODOMINGO990	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-PARIS CLUB: AVOIDING BURDEN [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 17 Dominican Presidency official Carlos Despradel asked the Charge to seek U.S. support in an effort to avoid burden sharing for holders of sovereign debt bonds. Having just received the portfolio for Paris Club negotiations, he is deeply concerned about the impact [...]	2004-02-18 13:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	DR EFIN
04SAOPAULO1130	Two for Two: Brazil's Trade Policy Machine Delivers [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-12 12:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV KIPR BR
04SAOPAULO1472	PT AND PSDB GAIN STRENGTH IN BRAZILIAN STATE OF [...] (U) Polls are leaning towards a PSDB win for mayor in Florianopolis, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The PSDB candidate, Dario Berger, has a 16 point lead over PP/PFL candidate, Chico Assis. State Governor Luiz Henrique da Silva (PMDB) has endorsed Berger and o [...]	2004-10-22 17:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO1541	MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS IN THE SOUTH: PT [...] Summary. In Sao Paulo and the South, the PSDB was the big winner and the PT the big loser in the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections on October 31. The PT lost control of the two biggest prizes in the region, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, the second of which the party had govern [...]	2004-11-01 20:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO1745	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: VISIT OF AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: Special Ambassador John Miller visited Brazil November 29-December 3 to survey Brazilian efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Ambassador Miller found that Brazilian efforts to educate and raise awareness have been outstanding in many areas, but more needs to be done ( [...]	2004-12-17 17:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL TIP
04SAOPAULO1795	GOVERNOR ALCKMIN LAUDS RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin told the Ambassador during a December 14 courtesy call that he was confident the country was on good economic and political footing, and said he expected continued healthy growth in GDP and exports in both the state and Brazil during 2005. Al [...]	2004-12-30 15:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD EINV BR
04SAOPAULO493	SPECIAL ENVOY REICH'S MEETING WITH JOSE DIRCEU [...] (C) SUMMARY. White House Special Envoy for the Western Hemisphere Otto Reich met with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu on Sunday, March 21 at a private residence in Sao Paulo. During the course of the relaxed and open 90-minute conversation, the two touched o [...]	2004-03-26 12:12:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO BL CU VE BR UNHCR US
04SAOPAULO843	RACE RELATIONS IN BRAZIL: THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION [...] (U) Affirmative action measures aimed at improving the socioeconomic situation of Afro-Brazilians are fundamental to the "Movimento Negro," or Black Movement. Though affirmative action remains controversial, even among Afro- Brazilians, the controversy itself is drawing public attention to t [...]	2004-06-04 19:20:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EINV SOCI BR TIP
04TAIPEI3094	LATIN AMERICA: TAIWAN TAKES STOCK OF NEW POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: MOFA officials are nervous over a string of recent political transitions in Latin America. Over the last 13 months, 6 of these countries -- Panama El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, and Paraguay -- have seen new governments come to power. Taiwan is adjusting [...]	2004-10-05 23:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI3667	BEIJING ACCELERATING GLOBAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials say Beijing is effectively leveraging its growing international clout to orchestrate a global campaign to isolate Taipei. Officials assert that Beijing's recent efforts have become increasingly coordinated, organized, and creative. Taiwan MOFA officials maintai [...]	2004-11-17 07:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1057	HONDURAS REITERATES REASON FOR IRAQ WITHDRAWAL; [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, PolCouns, DATT, and PolMilOff met with Minister of Defense (MOD) Federico Breve and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) General Jose Isaias Barahona to discuss Iraq and SOUTHCOM's proposed Regional Training Initiative (RTI). During the course of conversation, b [...]	2004-05-07 22:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ HA HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2314	Honduras' Reaction to July Framework: Cautiously [...] (U) Summary: GOH trade officials are reasonably satisfied with the WTO July Framework, regarding it as an agreement that recognizes Honduras' key interests but nonetheless defers most difficult decisions for future negotiation. Honduras will support the candidacy of Perez de Castillo of Urugua [...]	2004-10-15 14:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV HO WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA78	MEDIA REACTIONS ON THE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, JANUARY 12, 2004 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 1/12 entitled "The Monterrey Summit". "The Summit of the Americas in Monterrey will be a crucial test for the relationship between Latin America and the U.S. due to the controversy that has arisen lately over sensitive issues of f [...]	2004-01-13 21:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KSUM PREL HO
04TELAVIV1395	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 5, 2004 (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF imposed a total closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip March 5 for the Purim holiday, preventing even Palestinians with permits from entering Israel. The IDF said it would make exceptions only in cases of medical emergency. The closure is expected to last until M [...]	2004-03-05 16:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1496	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] The requesters hope to obtain Cypriot citizenship and a EU passport. Yediot reported that Israel has asked the U.S. to allow El Al to fly over Iraq to reach its Far East destinations, which would save the company's planes two to three hours of travel. Ha'aretz (English Ed.) published a L [...]	2004-03-10 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04THEHAGUE1106	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY [...] (SBU) Prior to the April 28 Bureau meeting, Ambassador Javits spoke with DG Pfirter, EC Chairman Kubernat (Czech) and incoming EC Chairman Arrospide (Peru) to emphasize the need for a substantive special EC session in May. The Ambassador highlighted the fact that this is especially importan [...]	2004-05-03 13:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL IT CWC
04THEHAGUE1144	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The DDG held a May 3 meeting with the Delegation on the status of the VIS Enhancement. Attendees were the VIS project management board: DDG, Chief/Admin Herb Schultz, Chief/Information Support Branch Greg Linden, Chief/Verification Horst Reeps, and Acting Chief/Inspectorate Carlos Trent [...]	2004-05-10 12:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1235	PCA: SECRETARY GENERAL REAPPOINTED AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting dominated by the French Ambassador's nine interventions on budgetary and linguistic matters, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Administrative Council approved the reappointment of Secretary General Tjaco van den Hout to a second five-year SIPDIS term. The [...]	2004-05-21 09:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AORC IBPCA
04THEHAGUE1391	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The Director General presented the FY 2005 budget proposal on May 27 (faxed to AC/CB),stating that it was consistent with the objectives set by the Review Conference and maintained the spending power of the TS. The nominal increase is 4.8 percent, which means that, if accepted, annual [...]	2004-06-04 10:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1487	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) At the June 10 consultation chaired by facilitator Peter van Brakel (Canada),agreement was reached on all of the outstanding issues. Most important for the U.S., there were no objections to the language concerning payment of Article IV/V invoices, as approved by Washington. South Kore [...]	2004-06-16 16:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1550	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The following are the results of the June 14-17 facilitations on industry issues. Schedule 1 captive use remains under consideration due to differences in opinion over whether or not a decision clarifying the declarability of Schedule 1 'captive use' production is necessary. On one han [...]	2004-06-22 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE167	HCOPIL: MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN [...] Summary. The Hague Conference convened an informal advisory committee to consider the request of the European Community to become a member of the organization. Group agreed that changes would be necessary to the Statute and Rules of the organization, that there should be "no additionality," [...]	2004-01-23 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL EUN HCOPIL
04THEHAGUE1693	ICTY: TRIBUNAL SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Prosecutor and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) urged Ambassador for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper to weigh in with UN Headquarters to help solve two emerging budget and personnel crises that were posing a significant [...]	2004-07-06 15:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
04THEHAGUE1784	RECENT NARCOTICS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Below follows an update of developments in the Netherlands re narcotic drugs. Contents: --Cabinet Intensifies Cannabis Policy --Soft Drug Legalization Debate --Good Results Ecstasy Policy --National Campaign to Prevent Ecstasy Trafficking --Expansion of "Medical Heroin" Experiment --100% [...]	2004-07-16 08:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE1828	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]	2004-07-20 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2052	CORRUPTION AND DRUG TRAFFICKING AT SCHIPHOL AIRPORT [...] The Schiphol 100% control measure, designed by Justice Minister Donner to stop drug trafficking into the Netherlands from the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Suriname, and later Venezuela, is now in its ninth month. Donner touts the measure as a success, citing declining cocaine seizures at Sch [...]	2004-08-17 14:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE2409	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) At the request of DG Pfirter, Glen Johnson, Office Director of VC/VO, assessed the Technical Secretariat accomplishments on the Verification Information System (VIS) Enhancement project over the past year and recommended how best to move the project forward. Johnson determined that sign [...]	2004-09-21 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2462	EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: VADM METZGER/DAS SUCHAN [...] (C) Summary: On September 15, VADM James Metzger and PM/DAS Greg Suchan briefed a Dutch interagency team chaired by MFA Security Policy Director Maurits Jochems on U.S. concerns regarding the possible lifting of the EU's arms embargo on China. VADM Metzger outlined the enhanced threat posed [...]	2004-09-27 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2492	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]	2004-09-30 11:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2493	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]	2004-09-30 11:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2518	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - OCTOBER 1 [...] (U) At the October 1 consultations on the Libyan proposal to make a technical change to permit conversion of the Rabta facility, the overwhelming number of attendees voiced strong support. A limited number of "usual suspects" raised questions, in particular Pakistan, but also Russia, India an [...]	2004-10-04 14:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2526	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) On October 1, South Korean del rep Park Yong Kyu informed us that his delegation was recommending to Seoul that South Korea not/not support a continuation of the political consultancy for General Chong, who is tasked with working on universality on the Korean peninsula. The ROK delegat [...]	2004-10-05 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2698	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF THE [...] (U) The U.S. achieved its one essential goal at the October 12-15 Executive Council session -- unanimous approval of the proposed technical change to allow for Libyan conversion of the Rabta facility. The issue dominated EC-38, with a record 26 delegations asking to make opening statements a [...]	2004-10-19 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL LY AL CWC
04THEHAGUE3233	DUTCH SUGGEST INFORMAL MULTILATERAL TALKS ON [...] Summary: In his capacity as Minister of Environment, Pieter van Geel met with senior USG officials in Washington (November 15) to discuss post-Kyoto climate change strategy. He gave the ambassador a readout of his meetings December 6. Though the Kyoto Protocol will be in effect until 2012, s [...]	2004-12-09 17:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL NL EU
04THEHAGUE349	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - OCPF SITE [...] (U) The U.S. hosted a technical experts workshop on February 5 to facilitate understanding of the Swiss/U.S. Other Chemical Production Facility (OCPF) site selection methodology proposal. The morning session focused on the rationale and mechanics of the proposal. In the past, acceptance of [...]	2004-02-11 09:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE467	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Dr. Tom Inch (UK),Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB),participated in the Western European Group (WEOG) meeting on Feb 17 to field questions from WEOG delegations on SAB priorities as well as scientific and technological developments. Inch noted that the SAB, as the technic [...]	2004-02-24 09:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE521	ANNUAL REPORT ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - THE NETHERLANDS [...] Part one summarizes progress achieved during the year (Reftel B) and Part two is the fourth annual report on anti- trafficking in persons (TIP) for the Netherlands. The report follows the format outlined in reftel. Preparation time is about 200 hours (FSN - 110; FS-02 - 80; FS-02 - 10 hours) [...]	2004-03-02 06:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
04THEHAGUE555	WTO ROUND: ECONOMICS MINISTER BRINKHORST OPTIMISTIC [...] Summary: Dutch Economics Minister Brinkhorst has returned from a trip to India, China, and Japan optimistic over the prospects of reinvigorating Doha Round talks and setting forth the elements of a negotiating agenda that he believes will set the stage for positive results. This agenda call [...]	2004-03-04 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IN NL WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE765	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The facilitator for consultations on improving the funding mechanism for Article IV and V verification costs, Johan Verboom (Netherlands),told us on March 18 that he hoped to reach consensus on a decision document for consideration at Executive Council Session 36 the following week. Ins [...]	2004-03-24 08:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE986	DUTCH ON DRAFT NONPROLIFERATION UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-20 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL NL UNSC
04VATICAN886	VATICAN OPPOSED TO BRAZILIAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-05 16:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI VT UN
04WELLINGTON902	NEW ZEALAND URGES UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM, BUT [...] (SBU) The Government of New Zealand is strongly in favor of UN Security Council reform, but is averse to discussing its, proposed changes. The GoNZ has submitted a discussion paper on the topic to the SG's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. 2. (SBU) In his opening speech t [...]	2004-10-28 23:57:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NZ
04YEREVAN2337	DIASPORA 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 11:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
05ABUJA1250	NIGERIA RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON G-4 RESOLUTION [...] (U) On the morning of July 11 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Abuja, Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche on UN reform to Ambassador Chike Alex Anigbo, Director of the First United Nations Department of the MFA. Poloff served as notetaker. 2. (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel ta [...]	2005-07-11 17:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NI UNSC
05ABUJA1480	WHAT WENT WRONG BETWEEN THE AU AND THE G-4? [...] (C) Summary: According to the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, who was at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, emotional appeals about Africans standing up for their rights against Western "colonialists" carried the day in persuading the AU to stick to its demand for veto rights for any new permanent [...]	2005-08-11 16:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC KUNR NI UNSC
05ABUJA1526	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO ON U.S. AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with President Obasanjo in his villa private quarters on the morning of August 18. Poloff served as notetaker. Obasanjo supported the nomination of a U.S. ambassador to the African Union, discussed the coup in Mauritania, and welcomed the visit to Nigeria by [...]	2005-08-18 11:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV OVIP KDEM NI
05ACCRA228	INTERNATIONAL 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 18:32:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN GH
05ADANA190	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 06:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADDISABABA3802	AU'S KONARE ON AU ASSEMBLY CHIEF, WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Konare told Charge November 8 that Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou-Nguesso appears to be the most likely successor to Nigerian President Obasanjo to serve as Chairman of the AU Assembly. Konare also said that an AU team had just [...]	2005-11-09 04:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3837	UNSC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BREAKS NO NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's UN PermRep Amb. Kenzio Oshima told UN Security Council members and troop-contributing countries in Addis that his November 7-8 trip to Ethiopia and Eritrea on behalf of the Council was "technical" in nature, and did not aim at promoting political dialogue. Providing a re [...]	2005-11-12 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ALGIERS1016	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador conducted his first official call May 21 on Foreign Minister Mohammed Bedjaoui, who was appointed May 1 in place of former Fonmin Belkhadem (septel reports their discussion of an exercise-specific SOFA). The conversation covered U.S.-Algerian relations and a possible Bedjaoui v [...]	2005-05-22 11:58:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ABLD AG IR IS US SOFA
05AMMAN3907	OUTREACH ACTION ON ALLEGED KORAN [...] 1. Post raised the Koran desecration issue with the GOJ and widely distributed the Secretary's comments and the Newsweek retraction to the media and our journalist contacts in addition to posting them on the Embassy Webpage. While the Jordanian press prominently reported "Islamic [...]	2005-05-18 08:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL JO
05AMMAN4296	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 20 MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (U) The Deputy Secretary met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on May 20, 2005, at 9:30 am, at the Dead Sea Movenpick Hotel, Jordan, on the margins of the World Economic Forum conference. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Jones Ambassador Wilson De [...]	2005-06-01 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL ECON IZ SY IR
05AMMAN8041	Jordan Willing and Able to Work on Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is willing and able to collaborate with foreign partners on avian flu. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports international engagement, and the Ministry of Agriculture has staff knowledgeable about avian flu, and has laboratory capacity as well. The Ministry of Health [...]	2005-10-10 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KHIV PGOV AMED JO
05ANKARA1558	Mersin's Transit Trade for U.S. Poultry to Iraq [...] (U) OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, TURKEY, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PORT OF MERSIN, HAS BECOME A MAJOR TRANSIT POINT FOR COMMERCIAL SALES OF U.S. POULTRY MEAT TO IRAQ AND COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. TURKEY CREATED A FREE-TRADE ZONE IN MERSIN IN 1987, WHICH HAS EXCELLENT PORT FACILITIES AND AMPLE COLD ST [...]	2005-03-17 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV TU
05ANKARA4214	DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DEBT AND ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On Iraq debt, Turkish MFA officials again confirmed they have not been pressed on the debt issue by the ITG. The MFA officicals made very clear that they want to negotiate this issue directly with ITG officials, not outside advisors, although they agreed to meet with the advisors. [...]	2005-07-20 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID PREL IZ TU
05ASUNCION1019	PARAGUAY: ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN STIRS THE WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the DOD Military Information Support Team (MIST),Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) recently began using Wanted Posters and media spots in the newspapers and on radio to obtain leads on their Most [...]	2005-08-11 17:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1026	INITIAL REACTIONS TO NEWS OF SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S [...] (C) Summary: In response to news of Secretary Rumsfeld's planned visit to Paraguay, local media reported heavily this week that the visit marks a further shift in policy for the Duarte Frutos administration, towards the U.S. and away from leftist governments in the region. Some sectors of the [...]	2005-08-13 19:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PA VE CU BR AR
05ASUNCION1032	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PEACE CORPS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Karen Chaput and Jason Katz, for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 28 to September 4, 2005 for the purpose of videotaping and taking photos of Peace Corps Volunteers in Paraguay. The contact officer for the visit is the James Geenen, [...]	2005-08-16 19:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION1035	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RMO LAWRENCE GERNON [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RMO Dr. Lawrence Gernon, for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 21-24, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post. The contact officer for the visit is Maria Fernandez, Office tel.: (595)(21) 213-715, Ext 2025. Home tel.: (595)( [...]	2005-08-17 18:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION1037	PARAGUAY CONDUCTS FIRST INTERNAL PARTY ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY : On July 17, Deputy Blas Antonio Llano won the internal elections of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA),defeating Efrain Alegre by less than 12,000 votes. According to a Superior Elections Tribunal (TSJE) official, the election was a success and approximately 30 percent of [...]	2005-08-18 11:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PA
05ASUNCION1040	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CULTURE CONNECT [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Maria Horne, Culture Connect Envoy, to travel to Asuncion during the period of 8/24/05 to 9/3/05 under the Cultural Connect Envoy Program. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213- [...]	2005-08-18 20:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL OXEC
05ASUNCION1041	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY BANKING ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jean Jacques Deschamps, U.S. Treasury Regional Banking Advisor, (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 23-26, 2005, for the purpose of meeting with Central Bank President, international financing agencies an [...]	2005-08-18 20:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1047	PARAGUAY: EXPROPRIATION CASE A SETBACK FOR [...] (U) In a blow to Paraguay,s business climate, the Senate passed a bill on August 4 calling for the expropriation of 52,000 hectares (130,000 acres) of land owned by Reverend Sun Myung Moon,s Korea-based Unification Church in Paraguay,s northern Chaco region. It now must get through the Chamber [...]	2005-08-22 10:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PREL PA
05ASUNCION1053	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 14 [...] (U) Summary: -- Delay in Prosecution of Terrorist Supporter -- Candia is the New Attorney General -- Former Police Officers Imprisoned -- Entry of Cubans Concerns GOP -- New Immigration Security Measures Planned ------------------------------------------- Dela [...]	2005-08-22 18:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1062	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RPSO CONTRACTING OFFICER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RPSO Florida Contracting Officer Robert A. Lindquist for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 24 to August 27 to conduct the pre-proposal conference for the SENAD Offices Construction Project in Pedro Juan Caballero. The contact officer fo [...]	2005-08-23 12:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC
05ASUNCION1065	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. SPEAKER MARGUERITE [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Marguerite Sullivan, U.S. Speaker, to travel to Asuncion during the period of 8/28/05 to 9/6/05 to share her experience and abilities on "How to Run a Responsible Press Office" . The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. [...]	2005-08-23 18:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OTRA PA AORC UNESCO
05ASUNCION1066	PARAGUAY: UN PERMREP NERVOUS ABOUT CTC ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) On August 19, I was approached at a reception in the Paraguayan Foreign Ministry, Amb. Eladio Loizaga, Paraguayan PermRep at the UN in New York. Loizaga, in town for a short stay, mentioned that he was concerned about possible developments related to the CTC and its engagement with P [...]	2005-08-24 12:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PTER PA UN
05ASUNCION1069	PARAGUAY: IMF MISSION BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During a lunch hosted by the Ambassador, the visiting IMF team told us that the government appears to have stayed the course on fiscal responsibility and to have tentatively met all of the e [...]	2005-08-24 21:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1076	PARAGUAY DISMISSIVE OF CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 16:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM SOCI PA OAS
05ASUNCION1077	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS AMARANTE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors: (1) Amarante Maestas (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 3-23, 2005, and (2) Robert Cortesi (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 18- Oct [...]	2005-08-26 16:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1078	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOSEPH [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Reinforcement Advisor Joseph Bognanno (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August SIPDIS 30-31, 2005, for the purpose of assisting Resident Enforcement Advisor Joe Parker with the FIU and the superint [...]	2005-08-29 11:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1091	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS TRAVELING [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for (1) Treasury Resident Financial Enforcement Advisor in Peru James Parrot (Security clearance: secret),Intermittent Financial Enforcement Advisors: (2) Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),(3) Manuel Godinez (Security clearance: secret),an [...]	2005-08-30 16:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1095	PARAGUAY: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC WHA [...] (S) The Taiwanese Ambassador to Paraguay took up his assignment this year. The Ambassador has infrequent social contact with him but believes the Taiwanese Ambassador would be amenable to contact on PRC activities. The Polcouns has relatively frequent social and professional contact with th [...]	2005-08-31 15:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL CH PA
05ASUNCION1108	PARAGUAY: ADDRESSING ANTI-U.S. RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Sept. 1 DCM told Patria Querida Party Vice President Daniel Codas that the USG objected to disrespectful and inaccurate statements about U.S. policy by its legislators. Codas denied that PQ had changed its basically pro-U.S. stance but agreed that some legislators had crossed t [...]	2005-09-02 11:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINR IZ PA
05ASUNCION1117	PARAGUAY WILL NOT SEEK SHOOTDOWN LEGISLATION [...] (C) On 8/30 and 8/31, the Ambassador drew on reftel talking points to convey to Minister of Defense Roberto Gonzalez and Acting Foreign Minister Emilio Gimenez, respectively, the U.S.'s concerns about recent GOP expressions of interest in seeking legislation that would authorize the Paraguayan [...]	2005-09-02 16:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR KJUS MARR MASS PREL SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1119	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS AND DEBERNARDI [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, Paraguayan authorities filed formal charges against 14 of 28 suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas and located the house where kidnappers held Maria Edith Bordon de Debernardi for 64 days in 2001. Members of the left-wing Patria Libre Party (P [...]	2005-09-02 16:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR KCRM PA CO BR
05ASUNCION1120	PARAGUAY: ENTRY OF CUBANS CONCERNS GOP [...] (U) News articles in recent weeks alleged an alarming number of Cuban nationals are entering Paraguay. Confidential sources have confirmed the legal entry of SIPDIS significant numbers of Cubans into Paraguay since May 2005. Carlos Liseras, Director of Immigration, discussed this issue with [...]	2005-09-02 17:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM PINR PA
05ASUNCION1122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEIL SHOUBA - PC/SSO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Neil Shouba for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 5 to September 10, 2005 for the purpose of revising the Peace Corps Safety and Security Manual and to perform some Volunteer visits in the field. The contact officer for the visit i [...]	2005-09-04 03:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION1127	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE KARI [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Kari Rojas, Agricultural Attache, (Security clearance: top secret),and Assistant Andrea Yankelevich (FSN employee) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay during the period of September 7-10, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with representative [...]	2005-09-06 20:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1131	PARAGUAY: ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OFFERS FOR [...] On 9/6 Post received the following additional offers of assistance for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts from Paraguayan individuals in the private sector: -- Luis Pettengill and Jose D. Bogarin, of the company Frigorifico Guarani, S.A.--a meat processing company that is the exclusive provid [...]	2005-09-06 21:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL US PA
05ASUNCION1144	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary -- Duarte to Veto Public Bank Law -- Deputies Block Investigation of Amambay Governor -- Esso Scores Judicial Victory -- Duarte-Frutos a Candidate for ANR Presidency -- Castiglioni Meets Senate about US-GOP Relations ------------------------------ [...]	2005-09-12 20:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD ECON PA
05ASUNCION1147	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY INTERMITTENT ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Graciano Velez (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of SIPDIS September 19-24, 2005, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to the Superintendent of Banks in the area of i [...]	2005-09-12 20:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1148	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY'S GOVERNMENT DEBT [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ellyn Greenwald, Government Debt Issuance and Management (GDIM) Advisor, Department of Treasury (Security clearance: pending secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period on or SIPDIS around September 18-September 24, 2005 for the purpose of [...]	2005-09-12 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1154	PARAGUAY'S VICE PRESIDENT VISITS SENATE TO EXPLAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On 9/7, at the "invitation" of Senate President Carlos Filizzola (PPS),Vice President Luis Castiglioni explained to Senate leaders in closed session the reasons for the recent SECDEF visit to Paraguay. Castiglioni reiterated that there was no secret agenda behind the visit, su [...]	2005-09-13 11:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MARR KCRM BR AR VE CU
05ASUNCION1162	PARAGUAY: RESPONDING TO MISINFORMATION ON [...] This is an action request. See Para 6. 2. The media and government officials in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay continue to make statements about U.S.-Paraguayan military cooperation that have absolutely no basis in fact. These media reports and officials claim, inter al [...]	2005-09-14 12:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC PGOV MARR MASS PA
05ASUNCION1167	(C) AMBASSADOR URGES STRONGER ACTION ON CUSTOMS BY [...] (C) In a meeting requested by the Ambassador, Minister Bergen supported the Ambassador,s requests that a new investigative unit to be created in Customs fall directly under the supervision of the Customs Director, and that members of that unit and two others in the Ministry of Finance be subj [...]	2005-09-14 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KMCA KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1177	CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT DUARTE [...] (C) Summary: On September 14, I called on President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) to urge his involvement in seeking enactment of an anti-money laundering bill, and he concurred. We also talked about a September 16-18 workshop to help the GOP develop national security strategies and a State-fu [...]	2005-09-19 16:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD US PY
05ASUNCION1178	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REAC ROSEMARIE ARENS TO [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Rosemarie Arens, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator for South America, travel to Asuncion during the period of 9/25/05 to 9/28/05. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213- [...]	2005-09-19 16:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KPAO SCUL PE
05ASUNCION1180	COUNTRY CLEARANCE RESPONSE FOR AMBASSADOR ELLEN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 28 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, and Perlita Muirui during the period of 25 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference. The contact office [...]	2005-09-19 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI PA
05ASUNCION1181	PARAGUAY'S RURAL UNREST: A RELATIVE CALM [...] (SBU) President Duarte's about-face and clear message that he would not tolerate road closures or land invasions served the useful purpose of dampening the rural unrest that captured continuous media attention and occasionally disrupted transportation and agricultural operations last year (ref [...]	2005-09-20 11:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAGR ELAB KDEM PA
05ASUNCION1186	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary -- Paraguay Fourth Worst in Wealth Disparities -- Paraguay Rejects Brazilian FM Statement ------------------------------------------- Paraguay Fourth Worst in Wealth Disparities ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On 9/12, the United Nations Represe [...]	2005-09-20 19:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PA PREL ECON

05ASUNCION1190	PARAGUAYAN VP ON ATA TRAINING, CHDS WORKSHOP, [...] (C) Begin summary: Sept. 15 Ambassador informed VP Castiglioni of State ATA anti-kidnapping training at FBI academy for 24 Paraguayans Dec. 5-16 (ref B.) They also discussed: CHDS security workshop; money laundering and penal procedure reform; and backsliding on airline price deregulation, t [...]	2005-09-21 12:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER ECON CVIS PINR PA KJUS
05ASUNCION1191	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FINCEN REPRESENTATIVE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Representative of the Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN),Regional Specialist Jennifer Showell (Security clearance: Top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 25-October 1, 2005, for the pu [...]	2005-09-21 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL PTER SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1194	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0026 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 102005 09:00 AM 9. [...]	2005-09-21 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION1201	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARLOS J. TORRES - [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Carlos J. Torres for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 16 to October 21, 2005 for the purpose of collecting data for program study of Peace Corps Paraguay. The contact officer for the visit is the James Geenen, Peace Corps Country Di [...]	2005-09-22 11:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
05ASUNCION1212	RETRANSMISSION: PARAGUAY: RESPONDING TO [...] Post is retransmitting the substantive text of reftel in light of continued interest and inquiries from other posts and offices. Paragraphs 2 though 4, below, provide background. Paragraph 5, below, contains talking points. Other posts and offices may draw from the talking points in respondi [...]	2005-09-26 11:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MASS OPRC PA
05ASUNCION1217	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK MARCHAM - HHS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for PATRICK MARCHAM, International Health Officer / Office for Global Health Affairs/USHHS/LTS Corporation, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 25 September 2005 to 30 September 2005 for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference [...]	2005-09-26 15:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1218	PARAGUAY: THE DUARTE ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS [...] (U) President Nicanor Duarte Frutos remains the dominant figure on the political scene. Earlier this month, he announced his candidacy for his Party's presidency; he and his supporters continue to explore prospects for amending the Constitution so as to allow him to run for reelection in 200 [...]	2005-09-26 15:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR PA PTER KCRM PAC
05ASUNCION1222	PARAGUAY AND VENEZUELA: MORE ON CHAVEZ ACTIVITIES [...] (U) The following information responds to Department's action request in ref H and supplements information previously reported in ref I. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post has no new information regarding campesino trips to Venezuela funded by the GOV for ""special indoctrination training."" The website ww [...]	2005-09-27 18:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR MARR ETRD PA VE
05ASUNCION1229	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. CAROLYN MERMON, REGIONAL [...] Country clearance is granted for Ms. Carolyn Mermon, Regional Medical Technologist from Mexico City, for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 5 to October 8, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post and to visit local laboratories and blood banks, per reftel. The contact [...]	2005-09-28 18:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION1242	PARAGUAY'S PLAN TO FORMALIZE CDE [...] The GOP has announced a new tax plan designed to help formalize the economy of Ciudad del Este, situated on the border with Brazil. The system will be voluntary and is expected to take effect in November. Participants will receive benefits such as lower tariffs and lower up-front tax paymen [...]	2005-10-04 14:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KCRM KMCA KTFN PREL PA
05ASUNCION1246	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPT. 25 - [...] (U) Summary -- Export Agency Head To Visit Iran -- Death Of Customs Official Leaves Questions -- LOA for INL Funds Signed -- SENAD Agents Arrest Narco-Trafficker in Asuncion -- Paraguay 5th Worst in Global Competitiveness Report -- Asuncion Hosts First Ladi [...]	2005-10-04 19:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PA PREL ECON
05ASUNCION1249	PARAGUAYAN LEADERS GATHER TO DEVELOP SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary. On 9/16-9/18, senior Paraguayan officials gathered for a workshop sponsored by the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) to discuss developing a national security plan. This workshop grew out of a visit by Vice President Castiglioni to the U.S. in May with leading U.S. offi [...]	2005-10-05 17:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1258	PARAGUAY: PARAGUAY COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRAINING [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for -ELIZABETH D'AURIA -AMY YOUNG during the period of OCT/6/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -MARK ALMON -THOMAS MILLER -MARK MALDONADO during the period of OCT/8/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -DEBORAH A. MCCARTHY -CAROLIN [...]	2005-10-06 20:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1260	PARAGUAY: BRAZIL SEEKING GREATER COOPERATION ON [...] (C) Summary. On 10/5, Emboffs met with Brazilian Embassy Poloffs to discuss views on GOP reform efforts, particularly as they relate to efforts to combat contraband, money laundering, and other illicit activities in the Tri-Border Area (TBA). Brazilian PolCouns conveyed an interest in deepe [...]	2005-10-06 21:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM PA BR
05ASUNCION1261	PARAGUAY: TRIAL SET FOR SUSPECTED TERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguayan courts will summon indicted Lebanese businessman, Kassem Hijazi, who is charged with tax evasion, criminal association, and violating accounting regulations, to a preliminary oral hearing on October 25. Because back taxes, interest, and fines could surpass USD 7 mill [...]	2005-10-06 21:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER PGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA
05ASUNCION1263	PARAGUAY: DOJ/OPDAT COUNTRY CLEARANCE Cable FOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for OPDAT Program ANALYST CHRISTIAAN DE LUIGI (Clearance level Secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of SIPDIS OCT/7/05 to OCT/13/05 for the purpose of PARTICIPATING IN A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS AND THEIR ROLE [...]	2005-10-07 11:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1266	PARAGUAY: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 13:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PA
05ASUNCION1270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JTIC USDEL AND ASSOCIATED [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for members of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S.-Paraguay JCTI: (1) Mary Teresa Sullivan, USTR, delegation head, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 11-13, 2005; (2) David Nolan, State/WHA/BSC (Security cl [...]	2005-10-11 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1272	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 01 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 16:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR KDEM PA
05ASUNCION1281	PARAGUAY'S 2005 THIRD QUARTER INL REPORT [...] (U) Summary: - QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES - PROGRAM DISCUSSION - QUARTRLY SENAD STATISTIC QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES - COUNTERNARCOTICS 2. (U) On August 13, it was reported that retired police officer Zunilda Roig, her brother Jaime Ruben Roig Baez and 12 other individuals were imprisoned after [...]	2005-10-12 15:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1296	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 09 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 13:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA SNAR
05ASUNCION1300	PARAGUAY DEMOCRACY BUILDING: SUCCESS STORIES AND [...] In support of the Secretary's emphasis on transformational diplomacy and the request of FSI's Leadership and Management School, the following is a short list of success stories and best practices, submitted AMEmbassy Asuncion. ----------------- Municipal Finance ----------------- 2. USA [...]	2005-10-17 21:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI KDEM PA EAID
05ASUNCION1312	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY: [...] (SBU) Director Mueller, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. law enforcement interests and security cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a sensitive time, following a recent SECDEF visit that generated considerable press and political activity calling [...]	2005-10-19 19:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1326	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 16 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA SNAR TBIO
05ASUNCION1328	PARAGUAY HOSTS LATIN AMERICAN FIRST LADIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 28-30, Paraguay hosted the 13th Conference of First Ladies, Spouses, and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas. The substantive theme of the 13th Conference was "Women and Family." First Ladies from 11 countries attended, including Co [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN PA
05ASUNCION1331	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 16 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA SNAR TBIO
05ASUNCION1342	PARAGUAY: CDS CLAIMS `SIGNIFICANT' QUANTITIES OF [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) After a lull of nearly thirty years in hydrocarbon exploration, a Paraguayan company, CDS Energy, is undertaking an exploration and drilling project in the country's Chaco region [...]	2005-10-26 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PA
05ASUNCION1343	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Regional Agricultural Counselor Robert Hoff (Security clearance: top secret),and Agricultural Specialist Francisco Pirovano SIPDIS (LES),for travel to Asuncion during the period of November 7-9, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with GOP animal he [...]	2005-10-26 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION1344	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN MOSESSO, ROGER SYRE AND [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for USGS Biologist John Mosesso (Security clearance: none),Geographer Roger Sayre (Security clearance: none),and Technical Information Specialist Andrea Grosse, (Security clearance: none) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from November 10-2 [...]	2005-10-26 19:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA PA
05ASUNCION1355	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 23 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 11:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA
05ASUNCION1356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREGORY M. ADAMS [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Gregory M. Adams, WHA/PDA Deputy Director, travel to Asuncion to view PAS operations during the period of 11/07/05 to 11/10/05. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213-715, ext. 2 [...]	2005-11-01 12:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AR PA
05ASUNCION1359	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS ALAN BEBER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Alan Beber (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 31 to November 19, 2005, and (2) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of November 12 to [...]	2005-11-02 11:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1380	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES [...] (SBU) Victor Bogado was elected as a National Deputy as a member of the Colorado Party (ANR) during the 2003 general elections. He represents the Central Department, which surrounds Asuncion. In June 2005, his peers elected him President of the House of Deputies as the Colorado Party's offi [...]	2005-11-07 20:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV PREL PA
05ASUNCION1383	PARAGUAY: VICE PRESIDENT ASKS CHARGE TO DELAY [...] (SBU) Vice President Castiglioni (Acting President and our strongest supporter within the GOP) asked Charge directly 11/2 to delay visit by General Craddock until after the Colorado internal elections February 19, 2006. 2. (SBU) Castiglioni said the current atmosphere in Paraguay and the re [...]	2005-11-08 13:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PA
05ASUNCION1400	PARAGUAY: SURVEY RESULTS SEND MIXED MESSAGE ON [...] SUMMARY: The results of three recent polls send a mixed message on corruption in Paraguay. In mid-October, Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index showed Paraguay improved but still placed 144 out of the 159 countries surveyed. Separately, in late September 2005, a survey b [...]	2005-11-11 11:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR ECON PINR PA
05ASUNCION1413	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOV.06 - [...] (U) Summary: -- SENAD Dismantles Drug Band -- Russia Plans to Open an Embassy in Paraguay -- 35 Percent of Street Children are Victims of Sexual Exploitation -------------------------- SENAD Dismantles Drug Band -------------------------- 2. (U) On 11/08, SENAD agents dismantled a drug [...]	2005-11-15 17:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI KOCI SNAR PA
05ASUNCION148	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JANUARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: ---------------- -- Political Angel to Cubas Kidnapping Arrests -- Resignation Drama at Immigration -- Taiwan Seeking to Further Trade and Business Ties -- Court Rules in Favor of Continuing Extradition of Drug Trafficker ----------------------------------------- Political An [...]	2005-01-28 13:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PINR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1480	PARAGUAY'S INTERIOR: RELATIVE CALM AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff traveled to the conflictive Departments of Caaguazu and San Pedro 11/21 - 11/22. The Governor of Caaguazu told PolOff that his top priority was to address insecurity -- or at least public perceptions of insecurity -- by establishing a regional police academy and a mounte [...]	2005-12-05 20:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1513	PARAGUAY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] In paras 2 and 5 respectively, please find Post's submissions on the Tri-border Area (Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil) and Paraguay for the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. --------------------------------------------- ------- The Tri-border Area (Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil) ----------- [...]	2005-12-15 19:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PA
05ASUNCION1514	PARAGUAY: CONSTRUCTION OF SENAD OFFICES IN PEDRO [...] On 12/12, Charg, DEA Director, and INL Assistant attended the ground breaking ceremony for the new National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) Operations Base, funded by INL, in the SIPDIS city of Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC),Department of Amambay, Paraguay. The ground breaking ceremony initiated [...]	2005-12-15 19:17:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1515	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Paraguay is a principal money laundering center, involving both the banking and non-banking financial sectors. The multi-billion dollar contraband re-export trade that occurs largely on the border shared with Argentina and Brazil facilitates much of the money laundering in Paraguay. Paraguay i [...]	2005-12-16 13:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM SNAR PTER EFIN PA
05ASUNCION158	PARAGUAY,S PRESIDENT ON REFORM, DRUGS, AND [...] (C) Ambassador followed up with President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) January 28 recent calls on the Ministers of Finance and Industry (septels) to push reform and emphasize U.S. priorities. Explaining drug certification in detail and praising significant success by SENAD, Ambassador stressed [...]	2005-01-31 17:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS ECON KIPR PINR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION199	THE FARC AND PARAGUAY: ALLEGATIONS OF KIDNAPPING [...] (S) Summary: AG claims that FARC involvement in Paraguay is growing, asserting he has information from GOC sources to back his statement. AG has a history of exaggeration and his claims need to be verified, but it appears that the GOP is increasingly concerned about foreign leftist influence i [...]	2005-02-08 19:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PTER KCRM KJUS PINR SNAR CO PA
05ASUNCION200	PARAGUAY'S GROWING CONCERN ABOUT LEFTIST [...] (S) Summary: Paraguayan authorities have arrested suspects tied to the leftist Free Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Libre, or PPL) in connection with the ongoing kidnapping of Cecilia Cubas. Telephone records connect the suspects to the kidnapping and ransom negotiations. The GOP claims evid [...]	2005-02-08 19:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER PINR PREL PGOV KCRM PA
05ASUNCION226	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: ---------------- -- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- FonMin Meets Canadian leaders -- Paraguay Seeks TIP Extradition from Spain -- Chavez to Visit Paraguay? -- Hijazi Officially Charged -------------------------------------- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- [...]	2005-02-11 14:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG ECON PINR PA
05ASUNCION308	PARAGUAY 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 14:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN PINR PA
05ASUNCION403	PARAGUAY-COLOMBIA AGREEMENT ON SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: During President Duarte's March 7 visit to Bogota, he and Colombian President Uribe issued a Joint Declaration committing their respective countries to assist each other in the fight against organized crime, particularly kidnapping but also arms trafficking, drug trafficking, mone [...]	2005-03-23 10:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER MOPS SNAR KCRM PA CO
05ASUNCION405	ASUNCION - SETL RESPONSE [...] (U) DEMONSTRATIONS A: (SBU) Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes. Ethnic groups with foreign influences, i.e. Lebanese Hizbollah, Palestinian radical groups. That said, there has not been a history [...]	2005-03-23 12:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC
05ASUNCION411	PARAGUAY ANNOUNCES PLANS TO INTRODUCE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On March 17, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Martinez publicly announced the GOP's plans to introduce a Mercosur human rights protocol that would provide for the suspension of any member state that violates human rights. The GOP hopes to garner other members' support for the protocol [...]	2005-03-23 20:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR CU CO PA VE
05ASUNCION412	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH 19-23 [...] SUMMARY: -- Colorado Deputy Colman Stripped of Immunity; Will Face Investigation -- GOP Sells Brazilian Trafficker's Seized Assets -- Crockett and Tubbs in Ciudad del Este? -- Continued Crack Down in TBA Affects Local Economy --------------------------------------------- --------------- [...]	2005-03-23 20:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PINR SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION423	PARAGUAY: POST SUPPORTS ICE PROPOSAL FOR A TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USG Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have proposed the creation of a Trade Transparency Module (TTM) in Paraguay, identified as the second highest priority country after Colombia. A TTM involves the use of sophisticated data mining software to ana [...]	2005-03-28 19:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KMCA KCRM KTFN PTER PA
05ASUNCION429	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for TSA Civil Aviation Security Inspectors Jesus Serrano (Security clearance: secret),and Diana Laguna (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 23-28, 2005 for the purpose of assessing airport security condi [...]	2005-03-29 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER OTRA PA
05ASUNCION432	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Kari Rojas, Agricultural Attache, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from March 30-April 1, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with Embassy officials and gather information for annual oilseeds report. The co [...]	2005-03-29 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION439	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GRETCHEN FLANLEY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Gretchen Flanley, International Affairs Specialist, USDA, (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 4-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of establishing a foundation of a cooperative relationship with GOP Minis [...]	2005-03-30 19:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION440	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY RAY, USDA ARS [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Jeffrey Ray, Geneticist, USDA ARS (Security clearance: none),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 4-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of establishing a foundation of a cooperative relationship with GOP Ministry of Agriculture for soy [...]	2005-03-30 19:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION441	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Robert Hoff, Regional Agricultural Counselor, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 3-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of accompanying ARS TDY officer Gretchen Flanley to official meetings. The conta [...]	2005-03-31 09:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION451	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0007 2. 040405 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 041905 09:00 AM 9 [...]	2005-04-04 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION453	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH [...] Summary ---------- --Cabral and Rienzi votes postponed --Paraguay establishes diplomatic relations with Palestine --Border problems continue, 150 Brazilians expelled --Paraguayan Navy called into action vs smuggling --Standard & Poor's maintains Paraguay's credit rating --2005 growth estimat [...]	2005-04-04 13:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PBTS MOPS PINR PA
05ASUNCION459	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS LEE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret),and John Ramos (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from (1) SIPDIS Niederman, April 10-22, and (2) Ramos, April 11-May 6, 2005 for the purpose of [...]	2005-04-04 19:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PA
05ASUNCION460	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE EMPLOYEES [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for ICE employees Bruce Miller (Security clearance: top secret),David Eoff (Security clearance: top secret),SIPDIS and Charles Allen (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay for the period [...]	2005-04-05 09:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM OTRA PA
05ASUNCION467	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0008 2. 040605 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 042905 09:00 AM 9. [...]	2005-04-06 13:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION471	EXTRADITION: PARAGUAY: CARLOS IVAN MENDES MESQUITA [...] (U) Judge Riquelme signed the extradition order for Mendes Mesquita on April 1. We expect the defense will appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals and then to the Supreme Court. Post will forward a copy of the decision to L/LEI via pouch. 2. (SBU) Comment: The signing of the extra [...]	2005-04-06 19:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION472	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COL. M. TIA JOHNSON [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Col. Musetta Tia Johnson with Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance, for travel to Asuncion during the period of April 14, 2005 to April 15, 2005 for the purpose of Legal Consultations. The control officer for the visit is Mark Stamilio, [...]	2005-04-06 20:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP PA
05ASUNCION479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES PEREZ [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for James Perez, Economic/Commercial Chief at Embassy Montevideo, (Security clearance: top secret) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 10-12, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with OTA Resident Enforcement Advisor and holding discussio [...]	2005-04-07 20:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC OTRA PA
05ASUNCION481	PARAGUAY: WIPO SESSION ON IPR AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On March 31, Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to the GOP's Director General of Intellectual Property, Astrid Weiler. Ms. Weiler, who has been a very effective advocate of intellectual property rights in Paraguay, said tha [...]	2005-04-07 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR OIIP PA WIPO
05ASUNCION484	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 2-7 [...] Summary: ----------- --Paraguay and Brazil sign agreement to quell border control dispute --New poll shows deterioration in Duarte's image --Controversy over Duarte's decision not to attend Papal funeral --Government-owned phone company introduces wholesale Internet service Paraguay and [...]	2005-04-11 12:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PBTS SCUL TINT PINR PA
05ASUNCION488	PARAGUAY'S FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 19:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION499	PRESIDENT DUARTE ABANDONS CABRAL'S PROMOTION [...] (C) Summary: President Duarte's Private Secretary, Minister Jose Maria Ibanez, confided to me on April 13 that Duarte has instructed the Colorado Party block in Congress to desist in efforts to promote Police Commissioner Aristides Cabral. He said this was confidential and must not be leake [...]	2005-04-13 21:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION503	PARAGUAY'S 2005 FIRST QUARTER INL REPORT [...] Summary - Quarterly activities - Program discussion - Quarterly SENAD statistics 2. Quarterly Activities Counternarcotics ---------------- In January, SENAD agents arrested Brazilian narcotrafficking fugitive Nilton Cesar Antunez, associated with the Beira Mar drug trafficking org [...]	2005-04-14 17:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PA KCRM
05ASUNCION506	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ/ICITAP INSTRUCTORS KYLE GRIMES III A [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for DOJ/ICITAP 2. Hotel reservation have been confirmed at the Villa Morra Suites, (ad 3. Due to the high volume of TDY personnel the Embassy receives, we are 4. All U.S. citizens traveling to Paraguay are now required to have vis [...]	2005-04-15 13:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION507	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ/ICITAP INSTRUCTORS KYLE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for DOJ/ICITAP instructors Kyle H. Grimes III and Oswaldo Posada Lopez, to travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from Apr 17-30, 2005 for the purpose of presenting a training program on how to teach for Paraguayan prosecutors and judges. The contact [...]	2005-04-15 14:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION511	PARAGUAY SUPPORTS BELARUS RESOLUTION AT UNCHR [...] (U) On 4/13, UK Charge (representing the EU) and PolCoun met with Acting Foreign Minister Jose Martinez Lezcano urging Paraguay to vote against the no action motion on Belarus and in favor of the resolution before the UNCHR conveying concerns about human rights abuses in Belarus. Martinez c [...]	2005-04-15 15:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BO PA PDEM
05ASUNCION530	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for IAF Representative Maria Gabriela Boyer, for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 5 to May 8, 2005, for the purpose of visiting potential IAF grantees. The contact officer for the visit is Patrick R. O'Reilly, office tel.: (595/2 [...]	2005-04-20 11:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PA
05ASUNCION537	PARAGUAY TO SUPPORT CHILEAN INSULZA AS OAS SYG [...] According to press reports, President Duarte's Private Secretary Jose Maria Ibanez has announced that Paraguay will SIPDIS support Miguel Insulza, the Chilean candidate for Secretary General of the OAS when member States vote again on May 2. Ibanez noted that President Duarte had only pledge [...]	2005-04-20 20:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PA OAS
05ASUNCION540	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] AS REQUESTED IN REFERENCE (A),COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR LTCOL R. S. BAKER (TS) AND 1STSGT M. D. LOPEZ (TS) FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF 11 - 13 MAY 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF A COMMAND VISIT. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS GYSGT ADAM H. YAKUBSIN, MSG DETACHMENT COM [...]	2005-04-12 14:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KMSG
05ASUNCION546	PARAGUAY TOWS BRAZILIAN LINE ON MERCOSUR - ECUADOR [...] (U) On April 21, Paraguay, in its capacity as temporary President of Mercosur, issued a statement calling upon the "political and social forces of Ecuador to preserve democracy" and seek a peaceful solution to the crisis occurring in that country. According to the press, Paraguay,s statemen [...]	2005-04-22 17:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EC BR PA OAS
05ASUNCION556	DUARTE FORETELLS CABRAL'S OUSTER, SEEKS CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: Duarte invited me to see him early on April 22. His purpose was to assure me that controversial police commissioner Aristides Cabral would be taken out of the picture, although it had not been easy because of Cabral's powerful backers. Cabral would be indicted soon, or he woul [...]	2005-04-25 16:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR US PA
05ASUNCION557	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 16-22 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Health Minister still in good graces with NDF -- NDF's failure to attend Pope's funeral a "miscalculation" -- Former Colombian President opens mouth, inserts foot -- Brazilians shoot down plane that transited Paraguay -- Chamber of Deputies President backs away f [...]	2005-04-25 18:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION559	PARAGUAY'S FY 2007 INL BUDGET REQUEST -- CORRECTED [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 20:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION563	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for TSA Representative Joseph G. Ochoa, III,(Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of April 26-29, 2005, for the purpose of visiting Embassy officials, host government, and TSA aviation security inspectors [...]	2005-04-26 11:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EAIR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION567	PARAGUAY: FM ON VENEZUELA, MONTGOMERY WATSON [...] (U) In a 4/21 meeting, FM Rachid and Ambassador discussed the assault on Paraguay's Ambassador to Venezuela, proper compensation of U.S. firm Montgomery Watson Harza, FTAA progress, status of an Open Skies agreement, Congressional consideration of privileges and immunities for participants i [...]	2005-04-26 20:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA KICC VZ
05ASUNCION587	PARAGUAY: PARTICIPATION IN FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 14:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL SOCI PA
05ASUNCION592	PARAGUAYAN VP TO WASHINGTON FOR SECURITY TALKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) May 2 Ambassador suggested to VP Castiglioni that he visit Washington soon as the first step in drafting a new Paraguayan security strategy. Following up the broad plan announced by NDF after the Cubas kidnapping (ref A) and com [...]	2005-05-02 21:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OVIP MARR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION6	G/TIP VISIT REVIEWS PARAGUAY'S EFFORTS [...] Summary: On December 6, 7, and 8, G/TIP Senior Reporting Officer Linda Brown visited Paraguay as part of a four-country tour of South America. In meetings with Embassy officers, GOP officials, and representatives of NGOs, Brown discussed Paraguay's progress in combating trafficking in person [...]	2005-01-04 08:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KCRM PGOV PREL ASEC PA
05ASUNCION621	PARAGUAY: IMF MISSION BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] Summary: On May 3, the Ambassador received the visiting IMF team, here for the fifth review of Paraguays Standy-by Arrangement. The program remains on track quantitatively, but faces some continued delays on the structural reform front. The Mission Chief was not overly concerned since, in [...]	2005-05-06 11:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PA
05ASUNCION627	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 30 - [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Senate re-appoints Justice Rienzi to Supreme Court -- NDF on presidential re-election -- will he, or won't he? -- Paraguay signs Open Skies agreement with Chile -- IMF/IDB expert departs following death threat -- ILO to conclude successful anti-exploitation proje [...]	2005-05-09 12:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON ELAB PA KRCM
05ASUNCION644	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR ROBERT JOHN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisor Robert John Cortesi (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 22 to May 27, 2005 for the purpose of continuing work on the tax administration project with the Ministry of Finance. The contact off [...]	2005-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION649	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 7-13 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Human rights agenda takes center stage this week -- Justice Rienzi re-appointment saga continues -- NDF and Rachid pursue increased trade with Arab countries -- SENAD agents capture narco-pilot wanted in Brazil Human rights agenda takes center stage this week [...]	2005-05-16 12:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ETRD SNAR KCRM PA VE
05ASUNCION668	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION [...] (U) As reported in the press, a dissident Patria Libre party (PPL) member testified that a Colombian national who advised the PPL faction responsible for the kidnapping and murder of former President Raul Cubas's daughter, Cecilia Cubas (ref B),recommended that the group kill Ms. Cubas after [...]	2005-05-18 20:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM AR BO BR CO PA VE
05ASUNCION669	PARAGUAY: FM ON OAS, ARTICLE 98, BRAZIL, ECUADOR, [...] (C) Summary. On 5/13, the Ambassador and FM Rachid discussed machinations over OAS appointments -- past and future, holding Article 98 negotiations on the margins of the upcoming OAS Ministerial, the GOP's support for the U.S. position on the OAS Social Charter, concerns about Brazil's trad [...]	2005-05-19 11:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BR PA OAS
05ASUNCION681	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 14-20 [...] (U) Summary: ------------------ -- Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? -- Paraguay establishes relations with Bahrain -- Paraguay to repatriate 29 women from Argentina -- Additional drug busts in Paraguay Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? ---------------------------------- 2. (U) On Ma [...]	2005-05-20 15:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR ETRD EPET KCRM VE PA GTIP
05ASUNCION686	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RMO/P JAIME SUAREZ [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RMO/P Dr. Jaime Suarez, for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 6-11, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post. The contact officer for the visit is Maria Fernandez, Office tel.: (595)(21) 213-715, Ext 2025. Home tel.: (595)(21) [...]	2005-05-23 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION687	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR S/A FRED SMITH, FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF MAY 24, 2005 TO MAY 25, 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING OF THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS S/A CHAD WHITEMAN, OFFICE TEL.: 301-985-9323 EXT. [...]	2005-05-23 21:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
05ASUNCION688	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOE BOGNANNO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Joe Bognanno (Security clearance: interim secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 1 to June 5, 2005 for the purpose of assisting Resident Advisor Joe Parker with FIU development, but Post requests that [...]	2005-05-23 21:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION695	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AUSA FERNANDO GROENE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for ASUA Fernando Groene, for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 29, 2005 to June 3, 2005 for the purpose of attend GAFISUD Seminar on Special Investigative Techniques. The contact officer for the visit is Scott J. Thorley, office tel.: 011-595 [...]	2005-05-24 20:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SNAR PA
05ASUNCION703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPDAT JASON GULL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jason Gull, for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 2, 2005 to June 4, 2005 for the purpose of meetings with EmbOff and host government officials on Intellectual Property Matters. The contact officer for the visit is Scott J. Thorley, office [...]	2005-05-25 02:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KJUS KCRM PA RSO NAS FBI DEA LEGATT
05ASUNCION708	PARAGUAY: REACTIONS TO BRAZILIAN CRACKDOWN ON THE [...] SUMMARY: Recently, PolOff and Department of Treasury,s Resident Enforcement Advisor (REA) traveled to Ciudad del Este (CDE) to observe trade and traffic across the Friendship Bridge, linking Paraguay and Brazil, in the wake of stepped up enforcement measures by Brazilian authorities to counter [...]	2005-05-26 19:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PA
05ASUNCION711	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 21-27 [...] (U) Summary: ----------------- -- Congress approves military exercises with the US -- Paraguay to sign Open Skies with Panama -- Bangladeshi nationals arrested -- Presidential cabinet shuffle -- Brazilian troops control border with Paraguay -- Venezuela and Cuba seek deeper ties Congre [...]	2005-05-27 16:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM MOPS VE CU PM PA
05ASUNCION714	Ambassador Sees Positives During Visit To [...] Ambassador traveled to the departments of Alto Parana, the capital of which is Ciudad del Este, and Itapua May 14- 15. During his visit, he attended the Santa Rita Expo, a major regional agricultural fair, and helped to inaugurate a USAID-funded municipal tax collection system in Ciudad del [...]	2005-05-31 12:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD EAGR EIND PA
05ASUNCION724	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS LEE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 10 to July 7, 2005, and (2) Gene Martinez (Interim security clearance) for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 12 to July 3, [...]	2005-06-01 21:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV

05ASUNCION726	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW FINANCE MINISTER WHO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador and Treasury technical advisors on May 26, new Minister of Finance Ernst Bergen assured the Ambassador that the GOP would maintain the same fiscally conservative policies and [...]	2005-06-01 21:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION733	EX-FINANCE MINISTER BORDA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted ex-Minister of Finance Dionisio Borda and his top advisor, Fernando Masi at a private breakfast on May 27. Borda claimed that he had been forced out under a pretext (see ref B) to clear the way for excessive, politically motivated economic stimulus in adva [...]	2005-06-02 21:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION739	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR S/A JOHN ZAGINAILOFF AND S/A FREDERICK A. SMITH, FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF JUNE 5, 2005 TO JUNE 11, 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS S/A CHAD WHITEMAN, OFFICE TEL.: 301- [...]	2005-06-03 15:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
05ASUNCION744	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY [...] (U) Summary ---------------- -- Security developments -- Congress calls for parity in Mercosur Parliament -- New cabinet shuffles Security developments --------------------- 2. The press reported widely on Vice President Luis Castiglioni,s visit to Washington, focusing on efforts to e [...]	2005-06-06 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM OTRA KSAC CA PA
05ASUNCION755	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS AND [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisors (1) Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 12 to July 1, 2005 for the purpose of drafting and establishing standard operating procedures for a financial investiga [...]	2005-06-09 11:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION760	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR ROSIE KERN, FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF JUNE 9, 2005 TO JUNE 25, 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE ACO. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS ADMIN. SUPPORT SPECIALIST LINDA MARTIN, OFFICE TEL.: 301-985- [...]	2005-06-09 21:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
05ASUNCION778	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ/ Federal Prosecutor Kim [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for DOJ Federal Prosecutor Kim Lindquist, to travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from Jun-18-30, 2005 for the purpose of presenting a training program on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing under an accusatory criminal justice system, for Para [...]	2005-06-15 20:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION781	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK MOORE - TVRO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Patrick Moore, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 06/20/05 to 06/23/05 for the purpose of performing TVRO system preventative maintenance. The contact officer for the visit is Claudia Baker, office tel.: (595-21) 213-715, ext2086. Home tel [...]	2005-06-16 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KPAO PA UY CI RSO
05ASUNCION786	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 11-17 [...] (U) Summary ----------------- -- MERCOSUR Summit to Focus on Economic Integration -- Flap Over U.S.-Paraguayan Military Exercises -- New Leaders in Congress -- Chavez to Address Congress but not Meet President MERCOSUR Summit to Focus on Economic Integration ---------------------------- [...]	2005-06-17 17:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS ECIN PA KICC
05ASUNCION802	PARAGUAY ON UN REFORM [...] On June 22, Charge met with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations, Ambassador Jose Martinez Lezcano to discuss UN Reform. Ambassador Martinez remarked that Paraguay strongly supports UN reform and agrees that reforms must go far beyond expanding the Security Council. Responding to reftel point [...]	2005-06-22 21:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PA UNSC
05ASUNCION806	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FALAN MEMMOTT, ADAM MEYERS AND HEATHER FOLEY [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Falan Memmott, Adam Meyers, and Heather Foley for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 26 to June 30, 2005 for the purpose of working with Peace Corps/Paraguay on ensuring that their network infrastructure is both secure and in accordance [...]	2005-06-23 17:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION812	Country Clearance Cable [...] As requested in refcon, country clearance is granted for Brian Dodd, Robert F. Zachariasiewicz, Steven Orr and Edward Dailey for travel to Asuncion from June 25 through June 27 to extradite Carlos Ivan Mendes Mesquita. The contact officer for the visit is Chad Whiteman, office tel.: 595-(0)21 [...]	2005-06-24 15:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION815	PARAGUAY: KIDNAPPINGS AND THE FARC [...] (C) Summary. An individual arrested in connection to the Ceclia Cubas kidnapping led investigators to the site where Maria Edith Bordon de Debernardi was held after she was kidnapped in November 2001. A Paraguayan prosecutor confirmed press reports clearly linking the two kidnappings. He al [...]	2005-06-24 17:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM CO BR PA
05ASUNCION830	EXTRADITION: PARAGUAY: CARLOS IVAN MENDES MESQUITA [...] Summary. Carlos Ivan Mendes Mesquita, a Brazilian-born narcotrafficker with FARC connections, was handed over to U.S. custody on June 27 at approximately 8:10 a.m. The successful conclusion to the six-month legal process is a step forward for Paraguay, marking the first time it has extradit [...]	2005-06-28 20:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION838	PARAGUAY SEEKS PARTICIPATION ON SPAIN'S CONTINGENT [...] (C) As reported reftel, GOP military officials have been in contact with Spain regarding assistance to support Paraguayan participation in Spain's PKO contingent in Haiti. On 6/28, Paraguay's MOD Gonzalez sent a letter to his Spanish counterpart formally expressing the GOP's desire to partic [...]	2005-06-30 11:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO HA SP PA
05ASUNCION839	PARAGUAY: CERTIFICATION REPORT [...] Below find Post's submission on host government cooperation on counternarcotics efforts based on the benchmarks identified in reftel B. Counternarcotics ---------------- 2. The USG asked the GOP to keep pressure on major drug trafficking organizations by arresting and prosecuting their [...]	2005-06-30 14:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION841	MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-30 18:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ
05ASUNCION844	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE [...] (U) Summary --------------- -- Protest on behalf of Former Army General -- Drug Busts Give Hope -- Senate Grants Entry of US Troops -- Peasants Killed in Land Dispute -- Revival of Privatization Law Halted Protest on behalf of Former Army General ---------------------------------------- [...]	2005-07-01 16:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MASS SNAR
05ASUNCION857	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RELO HASMAN [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Melvia Hasman, RELO Brasilia, travel to Asuncion during the period of 7/19/05 to 7/23/05 to accompany EL Specialist Dr. Timothy Reagan and to meet key contacts and attend the Southern TESOL Conference . The contact officer [...]	2005-07-06 20:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL
05ASUNCION859	WELCOME TO PARAGUAY, US SOUTHERN COMMAND CDR. [...] (C) General Craddock, Embassy Asuncion and I warmly welcome your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in military, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a particularly sensitive time, with press and political activity calling into questi [...]	2005-07-07 11:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PA
05ASUNCION860	WELCOME TO PARAGUAY, US SOUTHERN COMMAND CDR. [...] (C) General Craddock, Embassy Asuncion and I warmly welcome your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in military, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a particularly sensitive time, with press and political activity calling into questi [...]	2005-07-07 11:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PA
05ASUNCION870	PARAGUAY'S 2005 SECOND QUARTER INL REPORT [...] (U) Summary: - Quarterly activities - Program discussion - Quarterly SENAD statistics Quarterly Activities- Counternarcotics -------------------------------------- 2. On April 14, two agents from SENAD's Operations Unit arrested three police officers and two employees of the Public [...]	2005-07-08 13:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PA KCRM
05ASUNCION879	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DELEGATION TO FIRST LADIES [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for the following for travel to Asuncion for the purpose of attending the Technical Meetings for the First Ladies Conference. The contact officer for the visit is Susan S. Sutter, office tel.: 011-595-21-213-715, ext. 2286. Home: 011-595-21-227-124. Cel [...]	2005-07-11 14:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PA
05ASUNCION895	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE GILMER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for George Gilmer, Passport No. 801624622, Clearance: Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 17 July 2005 to 20 July 2005, for the purpose of install equipment, train badge station operators and produce badges for users of the DOS OpenNetPl [...]	2005-07-12 20:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSEO ACOA PA KSEC RIMC
05ASUNCION90	PARAGUAY: CODEL DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCING, [...] Summary. On 1/11 Senators Dodd, Chaffee, and Nelson toured Ciudad del Este (CDE) and visited the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam. On 1/12, they met with President Duarte (see reftel),Paraguayan Senators and Presidential Advisors. In their meeting with Senators, CODEL Dodd registered its concern [...]	2005-01-18 15:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION901	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Regional Agricultural Counselor Robert Hoff (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 13- SIPDIS 14, 2005 for the purpose of representing USDA in the American Pavilion at the Rural Exposition; to give a spe [...]	2005-07-13 12:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION913	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 11 - 15 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 18:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KCRM PA PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
05ASUNCION914	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FORJIMMEY AUCOIN AND GUSTAVO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jimmey Acoin, Clearance: Top Secret, and Gustavo Ronda, Clearance: Top Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 19, SIPDIS 2005 to July 24, 2005, for the purpose of providing security engineering services. The contact officer for t [...]	2005-07-18 11:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEO ASEC PA
05ASUNCION916	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR APHIS LOCAL EMPLOYEE STAFF [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for APHIS/LES Jorge Fischer, Agricultural Inspector, Buenos Aires, and Ricardo Romero Agricultural Scientist, Embassy Montevideo, for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 15-19, 2005 for the purpose of participating in bilateral meetings with Mi [...]	2005-07-18 18:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION917	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, I breakfasted with Foreign Minister Leila Rachid and we discussed ominous trends in Venezuela, de-legitimizing terrorism, anti-money laundering legislation, U.S. candidacy for the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, an FBI officer in Asuncion, prospects for extraditi [...]	2005-07-18 20:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KPAO SCUL KUNR PA UNSC UNESCO
05ASUNCION922	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY INTERMITTENT ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 25- SIPDIS 30, 2005, for the purpose of continuing work --under the direction of the Resident Enforcement Advisor Joe Park [...]	2005-07-20 12:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION926	Putting It Together: Paraguay's Maquilas Provide [...] In operation since 2001, Paraguay's maquilas are designed to stimulate local manufacturing for export. Under preferences unique to Paraguay, only forty percent of the content of the products must originate within MERCOSUR for the products to enter other MERCOSUR countries tariff-free. The sec [...]	2005-07-20 17:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP PGOV KMCA PA
05ASUNCION928	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. OFFICIALS FROM BUREAUS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for the following U.S. CBP & ICE Officials, for travel to Asuncion and various Paraguayan border locations during the period of July 23, 2005 to August 7, 2005, for the purpose of assisting the Government of Paraguay with a Border Assessment Study focus [...]	2005-07-07 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PA ASECE
05ASUNCION932	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS GENE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Genaro Martinez (Interim security clearance),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 23 to August 6, 2005, (2) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of August SIPDIS 20 [...]	2005-07-22 13:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION935	PARAGUAY ON OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTROL AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy has no information to suggest that there are MANPADs in Paraguay, within or outside of government control. However, the lack of import/export controls on arms, corruption within the military, other government agencies and Paraguayan society in general, and known FARC a [...]	2005-07-25 14:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL PTER PA OAS
05ASUNCION936	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 16 - [...] (U) SUMMARY --------------- --Liberal Party Dissident Elected Comptroller --Customs Trys To Take Control of CD Imports --Protests Against US Troops --Hassan Barakat Has Fled to Beirut ------------------------------------------- Liberal Party Dissident Elected Comptroller ----------------- [...]	2005-07-25 18:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION954	ASUNCION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IMAP [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for ROLAND C. JENKINS (GSAI),WALTER L. WHITEHURST (GSAI),PATRICK PLUNKETT (GSAI),HOWARD M. JEFFRIES (GSAI) for travel to Asuncion during the period of 8 AUGUST to 20 AUGUST for the purpose of IMAP PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE VISIT. The contact officer for [...]	2005-07-28 20:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KLBO KRIM
05ASUNCION955	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS WESTERN HEMISPHERE WALTER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for USDOC Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere Walter Bastian (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 3-4, 2005, for the purpose of signing the Business Ethics Pact. The contact officer for [...]	2005-07-29 13:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PA
05ASUNCION957	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH COOK, INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for USDOC International Trade Specialist and Country Desk Officer for Paraguay Sarah Cook (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 2-7, 2005, for the purpose of working on the Good Governance Program, and attendin [...]	2005-07-29 17:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PA
05ASUNCION976	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0014 2. 080205 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 090205 09:00 AM 9. [...]	2005-08-02 20:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION982	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMY YOUNG [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for AMY YOUNG, Passport: 900191694, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 6 AUGUST 2005 to 12 AUGUST 2005, for the purpose of CONDUCTING SITE VISIT AND ASSISTING IN THE PLANNING OF THE TRI-BORDER REGIONAL SAFEGUARDING CHARITIES WORKSHOP. The conta [...]	2005-08-01 14:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PTER PA
05ATHENS3094	AVIAN FLU: GREEK POULTRY INDUSTRY UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-06 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR AVIANFLU
05BAGHDAD2107	DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER AZEZ'S LAST WORDS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Finance Minister Azez Hassan said Iraq's reporting on fiscal data to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved significantly and is now strong. MOF is ready to close the books on 2004 and Azez said he expects the Budget Department to finalize by the June 6 Articl [...]	2005-05-18 20:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4929	AVIAN FLU UPDATE: POULTRY CONSUMPTION LAGS [...] SUMMARY: From November 26-30, Embassy Agriculture Attache and Senior Agricultural Advisor visited Kurdish governorates and met with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Agriculture to follow up on U.S. poultry imports since the lifting of the import ban on poultry (ref A). Ac [...]	2005-12-10 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IZ USTR
05BANGKOK2835	THAILAND: GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] Poloff discussed reftel with Brazilian Embassy Minister Counselor Fernando Jose de Carvalho Lopes. Lopes said that he had already been in contact with the Thai MFA regarding the June conference in Brasilia and that his Ambassador preferred that we demarche the MFA separately. Lopes said the [...]	2005-04-26 09:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CPAS KCRM KFRD TH
05BANGKOK6511	DEMARCHE: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC - THAI [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 12:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH UNSC UNGA BURMA
05BANGKOK7526	PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS AND THE FTA [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The prospect of strong "TRIPS-plus" patent provisions in a U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been a controversial issue in Thailand. Anti-FTA activists from NGOs and within the RTG claim that stronger patent protection for pharmaceutical products in an [...]	2005-12-07 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
05BERLIN1318	GERMAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Poloff met recently with several German government officials to discuss Germany's current thinking on UN reform. The Germans continue to insist that they are interested in wide-ranging reform, and point to their active engagement in formulating the EU response to all of SYG Annan's propos [...]	2005-04-20 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR GM UNSC
05BOGOTA10055	VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS ELATED ABOUT REELECTION; [...] (C) Director of Andean Affairs Philip French and DCM Drucker called on Vice President Francisco Santos and MFA Acting Vice Minister for Bilateral Affairs Mauricio Gonzalez separately on October 19. Santos, speaking minutes after the announcement that the Constitutional Court approved reelecti [...]	2005-10-25 22:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO EC
05BOGOTA10164	CARAMAGNA POSITIVE ON OAS VERIFICATION MISSION'S [...] (C) WHA/AND Director Phil French met with Organization of American States (OAS) Verification Mission Director Sergio Caramagna on October 21 to discuss financial and political support for the mission. Caramagna explained that a lack of resources had limited the mission's capacity to assist the [...]	2005-10-28 17:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO OAS
05BOGOTA10232	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS JUDGED TO BE IMPROVING [...] (U) Colombian government officials, academics, and international military speakers discussed civil-military interaction at an Embassy co-sponsored seminar on October 26. Vice Minister of Defense Andres Penate reported that the civilian-military relations were "mature" and improving under the [...]	2005-11-01 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA1070	SCENESETTER FOR CARTAGENA DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Embassy Bogota welcomes the U.S. Delegation, led by USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, to Cartagena for the Feb. 2-4 follow-up conference to the London Declaration of July 2003 on international support for Colombia. This is a GOC-hosted meeting for the 24 London Declaration signatories p [...]	2005-02-01 22:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM CO
05BOGOTA11256	G/TIP REPORTS OFFICER REVIEWS COLOMBIA'S EFFORTS [...] On November 6-7 G/TIP Reports Officer Linda Brown and Poloff conducted meetings with the GOC, international organizations and NGOs regarding trafficking in persons from and through Colombia. Colombia continues to prevent trafficking through programs with heavy involvement of NGOs, internation [...]	2005-12-05 16:29:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB CVIS CO
05BOGOTA11257	Colombia's Capital Control Regime - Ineffective and [...] SUMMARY: Colombia's Central Bank has used capital controls to provide macroeconomic stability both before and after the liberalization of the economy since 1967. The latest controls were enacted in late 2004 in hopes of stemming the flow of speculative capital as a response to exporter complai [...]	2005-12-05 17:29:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV CO SIPDIS
05BOGOTA11459	GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...]	2005-12-12 17:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN
05BOGOTA11461	GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...]	2005-12-12 17:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN
05BOGOTA11743	SFRC STAFFER MEACHAM DISCUSSES DRUGS, [...] (C) SFRC staffer Carl Meacham discussed GOC counternarcotics efforts, paramilitary demobilization, extradition, and Venezuela with senior GOC figures during his December 11-14 visit to Bogota. (Meacham's meeting with President Alvaro Uribe is reported reftel.) Inspector General Edgardo Maya [...]	2005-12-19 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM CO
05BOGOTA118	COLOMBIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Bogota's contribution to the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel's paragraph 15. Embassy POC is Poloff Dana Brown, (phone) 571-315-2129, unclass email browndml@state.gov. 2. (SBU) (A) SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION AGA [...]	2005-01-05 22:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PBTS CO
05BOGOTA11959	MINI-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 21:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL CO EC
05BOGOTA1306	URIBE OPENS CARTAGENA COORDINATION AND [...] Summary: On February 3 in Cartagena, President Uribe addressed representatives of 28 nations and multilateral organizations (still termed the G-24) at the day-long International Coordination and Cooperation Conference for Colombia. Uribe stated that Colombia is not in conflict, but rather a [...]	2005-02-09 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PTER KJUS CO
05BOGOTA1604	PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, JANUARY, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia-related activities reported during January, 2005. ---------- DOJ/ICITAP ---------- 2. (U) From January 25-28, the DOJ International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and U.S. Secret Service (USSS) presented a Fina [...]	2005-02-18 19:48:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO
05BOGOTA174	FACILITATING GOC MEETING WITH UN HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 7 and 8. 2. (C) Summary: Relations between the GOC and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bogota, in particular with the approach of director Michael Fruhling, remain strained. Per ref a, the GOC views the OHCHR office he [...]	2005-01-06 21:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CO UNSC
05BOGOTA1750	UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Carolina Barco told U/S Grossman on February 14 that the GOC was satisfied with the international donors conference in Cartagena, in particular with USAID Administrator's speech and the NGO declaration. The latter would be a solid foundation on which to deepen GOC [...]	2005-02-24 12:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO
05BOGOTA1751	UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN MEETS PRESIDENT URIBE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 14, U/S Grossman and President Uribe discussed the demobilization law, Uribe's preparations for his meeting with President Chavez the following day, securing support from neighboring countries in the fight against narco-terrorism, human rights, and potential GOC counte [...]	2005-02-24 12:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
05BOGOTA221	COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY IN 2004 LOOKED STRONG, BUT... [...] (C) Summary: While the Colombian economy posted positive results in 2004, the sustainability of such performance is still in question. On the macroeconomic side, growth reached almost 4 percent; IMF targets for the budget deficit, inflation, and reserves were either met or exceeded; publi [...]	2005-01-07 21:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA3076	COLOMBIA: CIVAIR'S RESPONSE TO TECHNICAL [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. Per ref A, post delivered talking points to Colonel Montealegre, acting director for Aeronautica Civil (CAA),and Carlos Salazar, CAA's Chief of Air Transport. The meeting focused on Avianca's waiver request to the [...]	2005-04-05 17:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR CO
05BOGOTA3422	ZAPATERO VISIT AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR URIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's March 31 visit to Bogota, as well as his participation in a March 29 four-party summit in Venezuela, produced positive results diplomatically for the GOC. Zapatero pledged support on the critical issues of terrorism and trade and [...]	2005-04-13 14:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PINR CO
05BOGOTA3523	EUROPEAN EMBASSIES UNHAPPY WITH CHR CHAIR [...] (C) Dutch Ambassador Frans B.A.M. van Haren told Ambassador on April 13 that he and other European chiefs of mission in Bogota were unhappy with the chair statement on Colombia, currently being negotiated between Luxembourg and Colombia at the CHR. van Haren, who serves as EU president here i [...]	2005-04-14 17:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3726	PEACE PROCESS WITH ELN STALLS [...] (C) On April 15, the Ambassador met with Mexican facilitator for the peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN) Andres Valencia and Mexican Ambassador Chacon. Valencia said the peace process remained stalled due to the ELN's unwillingness to renounce kidnapping during talks. Neverthele [...]	2005-04-19 20:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CO MX ELN
05BOGOTA3863	COLOMBIA COPES WITH CHAVEZ [...] (S) This cable responds to Ref A taskings regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's activities and Colombian responses. 2. (S) Summary: Border incidents, Venezuela's harboring of the FARC and ELN FTOs, and a potential arms race have done much to mobilize opinion leaders against Chavez. [...]	2005-04-22 15:47:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MASS VE CO PGOV
05BOGOTA3937	GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH GENERAL OSPINA [...] (U) April 10, 2005, National Administrative Center (CAN),Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Ambassador William B. Wood US Defense Attach, Colonel William Graves Military Group Commander, Colonel Sim [...]	2005-04-25 22:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER MOPS PREL CO
05BOGOTA4146	CODEL BURTON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary: During a working lunch with CODEL Burton, President Uribe discussed the successes his government has achieved in security, economics, and the fight against narco-terrorists. He outlined broad, short-term goals in support of his current policies related to demobilization, drug e [...]	2005-05-02 17:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD CO
05BOGOTA5105	COLOMBIAN INTER-FAITH MEETING FOR PEACE [...] (U) On May 19, heads of local religious groups met to launch a collective interfaith effort to help end the conflict in Colombia. The effort will include all major religious groups in the country. Part of the Interfaith Meeting for Peace, launched by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, has also [...]	2005-05-27 12:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CO PREL
05BOGOTA5222	AGRICULTURE IN THE FTA RAPIDLY REACHING THE [...] (C) Unwillingness to provide a date for agricultural bilats and to exchange informal agricultural offers have brought the FTA negotiations to a crisis point here. The GOC is seriously considering dropping out of the upcoming Guayaquil FTA round (see septel). I recognize that we may not be [...]	2005-05-31 22:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR CO FTA
05BOGOTA5752	COLOMBIA: CODEL DAVIS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Davis met with President Uribe on June 2 during a brief visit to Bogota (septel). CODEL Renzi, on a separate trip, also attended. Uribe thanked the group for U.S. support, outlined the improved security situation, and briefly described Venezuela's approach to the FARC. Uri [...]	2005-06-16 16:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO PBTS CODEL
05BOGOTA5762	ATPDEA-RELATED INVESTMENT ACTIVITY DURING 2004 [...] (U) Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)-related investment in Colombia during 2004. 2. Over the past decade, ATPA/APTDEA has provided significant economic benefit [...]	2005-06-16 18:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA ASEC CO
05BOGOTA5802	CLIPPED WINGS: COLOMBIA'S AIR ASSET LIMITS [...] (S) Colombia's size and terrain make military air operations vital to the nation's security. However, the Colombian Air Force (COLAF) accounts for less than 8 percent of the 2005 defense budget. The COLAF's primary offensive aircraft are based in Cundinamarca and Atlantico Departments, which [...]	2005-06-17 18:02:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO ETRD
05BOGOTA6448	MINING SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Summary. Colombia,s success in reforming regulation of the mining industry has enhanced the sector,s international competitiveness, created a more attractive investment climate, and in conjunction with similar reforms in the oil and gas sector (see reftel A) made the extractive sector the pr [...]	2005-07-08 15:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN CO
05BOGOTA6521	CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS HARD MESSAGE TO COLOMBIANS [...] (SBU) Summary. During his meetings in Bogota, Chairman Thomas delivered a clear message that ATPDEA will not be renewed and that the window for successfully negotiating a U.S.-Andean-FTA was closing rapidly. President Uribe, Agricultural Minister Arias and Trade Minister Botero all argued th [...]	2005-07-12 17:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR FTA
05BOGOTA7361	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH SENIOR GOC OFFICIALS AND [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 8:00-10:30 pm, Ambassador's Residence, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood DCM Milton K. Drucker Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Brian Wa [...]	2005-08-04 16:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD PHUM CO VE BR SP
05BOGOTA7402	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 4:00-5:30 pm, Casa de Narino, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. --- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Polcouns (notetaker) Luis Guio, Interpreter Colombia -------- [...]	2005-08-04 22:44:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7832	COLOMBIAN MILITARY SPENDING MORE TRANSPARENT THAN [...] (U) Vice-Minister of Defense Eastman praised the results of the Security and Democracy Foundation (FSD) and the Latin American Security Defense Network (RESDAL) study of transparency in Colombia's defense budgeting and spending released on 9 August, while acknowledging that more needs to be do [...]	2005-08-19 13:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS ECON KCRM CO
05BOGOTA8406	CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. Senators Coleman and Martinez and Congressman Miller met with President Uribe on August 23 during a brief visit to Bogota. The CODEL told Uribe they had come to thank him personally for his leadership in the fight against drugs and terrorism, and for the vital U.S.-Colombian par [...]	2005-09-07 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CO CODEL
05BOGOTA8513	FARC INTRANSIGENT, ELN IN POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO NEW [...] (U) On September 4, Episcopal Conference President Castro suggested that the FARC consider new peace options to restart negotiations with the GOC but noted that he disapproved of former President Turbay's notion of trading eleven FARC hostages for one imprisoned FARC guerrilla. FARC Spokesman [...]	2005-09-09 22:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA8696	THE FARC'S INTERNATIONAL TENTACLES [...] (C) Summary: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has outgrown its local roots and should now be characterized as a regional terrorist group with hemispheric reach. Its tentacles reach into many Latin American countries. International law enforcement cooperation has led to the a [...]	2005-09-15 14:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC CO
05BOGOTA9269	BOGOTA MAYOR SEEKS CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH EMBASSY [...] (C) Ambassador Wood met with Bogota Mayor Luis Eduardo (Lucho) Garzon on September 22, at the Mayor's request. In a wide ranging discussion, Garzon requested more contact with the Ambassador and Embassy staff to improve information sharing, particularly on security issues. He asked for assis [...]	2005-09-29 21:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO VE FARC
05BRASILIA100	"O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON THE ARREST OF [...] The December 24 "O Estado de Sao Paulo" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes the arrest by the GoB Federal Police of Julio Law -- the brother of notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Chong. Federal Police sources have told Mission officers that as of January 11, Julio Law r [...]	2005-01-11 13:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR
05BRASILIA1017	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF [...] (C) Summary/Action Request. On 12 April Ambassador and PolCouns met for a private lunch at the COM Residence with the Presidency's Civil Household Minister and Presidential Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu, who was accompanied by his international affairs advisor, Ambassador Americo Fontanelles. Di [...]	2005-04-13 20:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BR FTAA
05BRASILIA1018	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN CONGRESSIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 12, Ambassador Danilovich met with the new Speaker of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Severino Cavalcanti, who --in his two months leading the lower house of Congress-- has butted heads with the Lula administration and entertained the press with his untailored style. [...]	2005-04-13 20:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS PINR PREL SOCI BR
05BRASILIA1030	BRAZIL'S QUARTERLY ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE [...] Summary: The following is a summary of events relating to the Brazilian environmental situation from January to March, 2005. End Summary ------------------------------------- Transposing the Sao Francisco River ------------------------------------- 2. Transposing the waters of the Sao F [...]	2005-04-15 11:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY KSCA BR
05BRASILIA1042	UPDATE ON THE MERCURY PROBLEM IN BRAZIL, RESULTS [...] Summary: On April 13, 2005, the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology released the results of research completed by their Mineral Technology Center (CETEM) aimed at determining the level of mercury contamination of the fish in the waters of the Tapajos river, the principle source of f [...]	2005-04-15 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO PGOV ECON XR BR
05BRASILIA1044	BRAZIL: FORMER U.S. AMBASSADORS DISCUSS UN [...] (SBU) Summary. From March 30 to April 1, former Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Ambassador Alec Watson met with former Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S. Rubens Barbosa; former Foreign Minister Luiz Lampreia; Marcelo Vasconcelos and Paulo Alvarenga from the US and Canada Division at the Minist [...]	2005-04-15 19:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREL PTER BR UNSC
05BRASILIA1053	BRAZIL'S QUARTERLY ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE [...] Summary: The following is a summary of events relating to the Brazilian environmental situation from January to March, 2005. End Summary ------------------------------------- Transposing the Sao Francisco River ------------------------------------- 2. Transposing the waters of the Sao F [...]	2005-04-18 19:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY KSCA BR
05BRASILIA1067	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF OF DIRCEU ON FTAA AND [...] (C) Summary. On April 18, Ambassador and a visiting delegation from the State of Florida met with Presidential Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu to discuss Miami,s bid to become the permanent FTAA secretariat site. Dirceu took the opportunity to state his desire that the FTAA talks move forw [...]	2005-04-20 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR SOCI BR FTAA
05BRASILIA1081	BRAZIL: MRE UNDER SECRETARY PEDROSA DISCUSSES [...] (C) On 18 April Ambassador Vera Pedrosa, Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs, called Ambassador to the ministry to discuss the 11-12 May South America- Arab Summit in Brasilia. Pedrosa explained that she had "heard indirectly" from other foreign diplomats that the USG [...]	2005-04-20 20:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA1100	GUTIERREZ ARRIVES IN BRASILIA [...] (SBU) Ecuador's ex-president Lucio Gutierrez arrived in Brasilia Sunday afternoon, April 24, via Brazilian Air Force 737 and was transferred immediately by helicopter to Brasilia's Military Sector. For the time being, Gutierrez and his family will lodge in officers transit quarters on the ar [...]	2005-04-25 12:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC ECIN BR
05BRASILIA1118	BRAZIL MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB is close to launching an inter- agency review of its first two Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments, according to Ministry of Planning Chief Economic Advisor Antonio Alves and special PPP coordinator Mauricio Ribeiro. These pro [...]	2005-04-26 19:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV EFIN BR
05BRASILIA1120	BRAZIL PUSHES FOR TIMELY CONCLUSION OF TALKS ON [...] The GOB is pushing for the conclusion of the LBA/NASA and Smithsonian Institution "arrangements" prior to the September 2005 U.S.-Brazil Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) meeting. Missing that target may result in a Brazilian suggestion to postpone the CAE. Successful conclusion of t [...]	2005-04-27 12:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SENV TBIO KSCA BR
05BRASILIA1130	BRAZIL: A/S RADEMAKER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Introduction: Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Stephen G. Rademaker met on 11 April with his Brazilian Foreign Ministry counterpart, Ambassador Antonio Guerreiro, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (in the MRE structure this includes UN [...]	2005-04-28 12:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BR
05BRASILIA1133	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED [...] On April 18, 2005, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 152, dated April 15, 2005) approving the research project proposal entitled "ASSESSMENT OF IDURONATE-2-SULFATASE IN MPS II (HUNTE [...]	2005-04-28 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR

05BRASILIA1142	SLOW GROWTH IN US EXPORTS TO BRAZIL [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT STATE/FCS MESSAGE; IT INCLUDES INPUT FROM AMCONSULATES SAO PAULO AND RIO DE JANEIRO. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, DISCUSSION OF U.S. EXPORT TOTALS IS BASED UPON USDOC, NOT GOB, DATA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. OVER THE PAST DECADE GROWTH IN U.S. EXPORTS TO BRAZI [...]	2005-04-28 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD EAGR BR
05BRASILIA1146	APPROVAL OF FDA RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED [...] On April 18, 2005, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 152, dated April 15, 2005) approving the research project proposal entitled "ASSESSMENT OF IDURONATE-2-SULFATASE IN MPS II (HUNTE [...]	2005-04-29 13:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
05BRASILIA1148	FARC MAY BE BUYING STOLEN MEDICINE IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since November 2004, Federal Police in the Brazilian state of Amazonas have been investigating the disappearance of 8,000 bottles of Glucantine, a drug used to treat a parasitic disease common in the Amazon. Last October, locals in Amazonas state found an abandoned boat that c [...]	2005-04-29 16:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM PTER BR
05BRASILIA1152	(CORRECTED COPY) BRAZIL: A/S RADEMAKER'S MEETING [...] (C) Introduction: Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Stephen G. Rademaker met on 11 April with his Brazilian Foreign Ministry counterpart, Ambassador Antonio Guerreiro, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (in the MRE structure this includes UN and arms control/non-p [...]	2005-04-29 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BR
05BRASILIA1164	AGRARIAN TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN BRAZIL'S PARA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tensions between small farmers, large landowners and government authorities continue to run high in the Brazilian state of Para, two months after the murder of US citizen nun Dorothy Stang. Five suspects are in custody for Stang's killing. The Brazilian Agriculture Minister rel [...]	2005-05-02 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR
05BRASILIA1168	BRAZIL MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB is close to launching an inter- agency review of its first two Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments, according to Ministry of Planning Chief Economic Advisor Antonio Alves and special PPP coordinator Mauricio Ribeiro. These pro [...]	2005-05-03 15:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV EFIN BR
05BRASILIA1188	BRAZIL HEALTH NEWS UPDATE [...] Summary: Brazil's Ministry of Health has made headlines both domestically and internationally, primarily regarding HIV/AIDS programs and drugs. The GOB has demanded negotiations for voluntary licensing for key HIV/AIDS "cocktail" drugs; refused approximately US DOL 24 million in potential fu [...]	2005-05-05 12:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO TPHY KSCA BR
05BRASILIA119	BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement. Introduction - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- 2. Openness to Foreign Investment. Brazil knows that achieving sustained, rapid growth depends on for [...]	2005-01-12 14:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB BR OPIC USTR
05BRASILIA1207	BRAZIL: Ambassador's Lunch with General Jorge [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 15:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PINR PREL BR US
05BRASILIA122	IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENTS AND [...] (SBU) Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Division Chief Santiago Mourao confirmed that reftel letter regarding IAEA comprehensive safeguards and the Additional Protocol was provided to Foreign Minister Amorin in December. Mourao acknowledged tha [...]	2005-01-12 17:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP TRGY PREL BR IAEA
05BRASILIA1229	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: MISSING HEADS OF STATE [...] (U) On the eve of the Arab-South America Summit in Brasilia, one key point of contention is preventing consensus on the long-running negotiation over a Summit Declaration, according to the local press. On Sunday May 8, senior representatives from the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon, with [...]	2005-05-10 12:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD XR XF
05BRASILIA123	BRAZIL 2004-2005 INCSR PART II - MONEY LAUNDERING [...] This cable transmits Embassy Brasilia's submission of Part II of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Ref B is post's submission of Part I of the INCSR. 2. Due to its great size and large economy, Brazil is con [...]	2005-01-12 18:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR KTFN BR
05BRASILIA1230	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: THE SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) At the final preparatory Ministerial meeting on May 9, a compromise, of sorts, was reached on contentious "terrorism" language for the Summit Declaration, according to press reports. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim affirmed that the Declaration would condemn terrorism "without a [...]	2005-05-10 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA1231	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: BUSTS AND GAFFES [...] (C) The Arab-South American Summit began with a bust, and a gaffe. First the bust. At the opening of the Arab-South America Investment Conference and Business Fair occurring parallel to the Summit, Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Luiz Furlan spoke of doubling within tw [...]	2005-05-10 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD XR XF
05BRASILIA1239	BRAZIL: LATEST ENERGY AUCTION FURTHER REDUCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 2, Brazil held its second auction of long-term contracts to supply electric energy under its new energy model. The Minister of Mines and Energy once again hailed the auction of energy to be delivered beginning in 2008 and 2009 as a success because the prices represente [...]	2005-05-10 17:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR
05BRASILIA1252	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: BRAZIL LOSES CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Despite its confident demeanor going into the Arab-South America Summit, the GOB has stumbled in its handling, trying to manage an event involving heads of state when national interests are incongruent. It is proving to be beyond Itamaraty's ability. Perhaps [...]	2005-05-11 16:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA126	CARTAGENA PROTOCOL AND BRAZIL BIOTECH REGS [...] Since the first Meeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in February 2004, the GOB has introduced, but still not passed, legislation that would change regulatory practices concerning biosafety. Although, the bill is pro-GMO, it would reinforce existing labeling and documentat [...]	2005-01-13 12:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR EAID SENV KSCA BR
05BRASILIA1278	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT - A NEGATIVE BALANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Arab-South America Summit ended May 11. Unfortunately, for the GOB the reverberations may take longer to subside. The overwhelming consensus among Brazilian opinion-makers is that the event, and its ill-conceived declaration, will not enhance Brazil's image and call into [...]	2005-05-12 20:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA128	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS [...] This cable is based upon input provided by FCS Sao Paulo. 2. Per reftel request, below is a ranking of the various service sectors in terms of priority for the USG and level of openness. Where appropriate, we have included comments regarding doing business issues for a specific sector. [...]	2005-01-13 17:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BR WTO
05BRASILIA1317	BRAZIL LANDLESS ACTIVISTS STAGE LARGE MARCH IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As part of its continuous campaign for agrarian reform, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) often schedules a wave of land occupations and other activities in the month of April. But 2005 has been a slow year for MST, and the traditional "Red April" events were delayed and downsi [...]	2005-05-18 14:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BR PHUM TIP
05BRASILIA1325	BRAZILIAN INDIANS DEMAND RIGHTS, FAULT GOB FOR [...] (U) Summary. In his September 2002 "Commitment to the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil," then-candidate Lula da Silva recognized past GOB policy errors on indigenous issues and pledged to create "a coherent indigenous policy" to address land and other human rights issues. During Lula's first two [...]	2005-05-18 19:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PNAT SOCI BR TIP
05BRASILIA1343	POLITICAL CORRUPTION SPARKS RIOTS IN BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Violence erupted this week in Porto Velho, capital of Brazil's western Rondonia state, with revelations that the state governor and several members of the State Assembly were locked in a complicated web of corruption. The worst of the violence subsided without serious injury, a [...]	2005-05-20 18:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM SOCI BR
05BRASILIA1396	BRAZIL DECLINES GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS [...] (U) On May 20, PolOff delivered reftel and talking points to Brazil's Ministry of External Relations (MRE) International Organizations Division (DOI) and the Human Rights Divisions (DDH). PolOff also delivered reftel talking points to UNHCR representative in Brasilia Luis Varese. PolOff's req [...]	2005-05-24 19:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG BR US
05BRASILIA1407	BRAZIL/US CONGRESS-TO-CONGRESS OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent years, Mission Brazil has worked hard to strengthen institutional links and dialogue between the Brazilian and US Congresses. The overall strategy is to increase contacts and interaction both among Members and staffers based on the expectation of short- and long-term [...]	2005-05-25 14:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL BR
05BRASILIA1444	Trafficking in Persons LOA for Brazil [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Our efforts to negotiate a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) concerning the President's Initiative on Trafficking in Persons have made no progress and we do not anticipate movement any time soon. Since the Brazilian impleme [...]	2005-05-31 13:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BR TIP
05BRASILIA1466	CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES IN THE HEMISPHERE - BRAZIL [...] (S) Ref A requested Mission's assessment of the extent and nature of possible Venezuelan Goverment (GOV) and/or "Bolivarian" activities in Brazil, GOB views of same and of Chavez's regime in general. Refs B-H provided extensive information on GOB political views on Chavez, with reporting on [...]	2005-05-31 18:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER BR VZ
05BRASILIA1471	BRAZIL REFUSES TERMS OF PROPOSED NOTE ON MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. The GOB has rejected our proposal to grant A and T status to U.S. servicemembers coming to Brazil for the PKO South and Patriot Angel exercises. GOB officials have indicated that a diplomatic note with language similar to that used in the past would be acceptable. End summary. [...]	2005-05-31 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL BR POL MIL
05BRASILIA1479	ENGAGING GOB ON SITUATION IN HAITI [...] (C) We read with deep concern ref a and b assessments of the deteriorating security situation and endangered political process in Haiti. In light of these trends, we believe it is urgent that we engage directly at senior levels with the GOB, to gather information regarding their current assess [...]	2005-06-01 19:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BR UNSC
05BRASILIA1490	BRAZIL - ENERGY AND RESOURCES REPORTING OFFICERS [...] Per Reftel request, we are providing the following information on the energy and natural resources (commodity) reporting officers for Mission Brazil. 2. Name of Post: Brasilia Name of Energy Reporting Officer: Jared Banks Transfer Date: December 2005 (rotational assignment) Name o [...]	2005-06-02 16:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EMIN ENRG BR
05BRASILIA1503	BRAZIL: THE ENERGY MINISTRY'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 27 meeting, the Special Advisor to the Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy, Rubem Barbosa, spoke to Brasilia EconOffs regarding some of the issues on the ministry's international agenda. Barbosa voiced both concern and a "wait and see" attitude about the impact that [...]	2005-06-03 16:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR
05BRASILIA1507	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24 and 25, U.S. pharmaceutical companies Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories, and Merck separately reported to Embassy on their negotiations with Brazil's Ministry of Health (MoH) over its demands that they acquiesce to licensing production of certain HIV/AIDS drugs (re [...]	2005-06-03 19:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON IPR
05BRASILIA1522	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (U) Text below is in response to reftel B tasking. 2. (SBU) Brazil has close relations with Cuba and through engagement hopes to spread democratic values to the island. While the GOB is reluctant to criticize publicly the human rights policies of the Castro regime, behind the scenes the [...]	2005-06-07 13:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL BR
05BRASILIA1544	BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AT GLOBAL FORUM VOWS TO CRACK [...] (SBU) Brazilian President Lula da Silva used the occasion of the Fourth Global Forum Against Corruption, being held this week in Brasilia, to announce a firm response to the wave of corruption scandals that has been battering his administration in recent weeks. As noted in reftel, the GoB ha [...]	2005-06-08 18:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM SOCI BR
05BRASILIA1549	BRAZIL: LULA ENVOY AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BOLIVIA [...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador and PolCounselor met on 8 June at the residence for a private lunch with President Lula da Silva's Foreign Affairs Advisor, Marco Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato. Garcia has traveled repeatedly as Lula's "fireman" to Venezuela (he speaks by phone and m [...]	2005-06-08 21:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR BL
05BRASILIA1566	VARIG FINANCIAL CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (U) This cable is based upon information gathered by the Econ and FCS Sections at AmEmbassy Brasilia. 2. (SBU) Summary. The financial situation of VARIG, Brazil's troubled flagship carrier, is worsening. Airline officials have told Deputy Senior Commercial Officer that in the absence of so [...]	2005-06-10 13:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV PGOV ETRD BR
05BRASILIA1567	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY U/S [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Hugueney of Brazil's Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) told Ambassador June 6 that U.S. pharmaceutical companies should improve their offers on pricing and/or voluntary licenses for AIDS treatment drugs so as to avoid compulsory licensing by the Ministry of Health (MoH). H [...]	2005-06-10 13:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD EAGR EFIN BR IZ WTRO IPR
05BRASILIA1568	NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO PROCEED WITH [...] Post received a letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG that they plan to proceed with an anti- dumping investigation with regard to imports of polycarbonate resins from the U.S. and others. Originals will be file [...]	2005-06-10 16:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BR
05BRASILIA1577	BRAZIL: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 6, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Ignacio Padilha and poloff discussed a number of joint USG/GOB coordination projects in Lusophone Africa. Poloff and Padilha also talked about assistance projects that NGOs and other Brazilian [...]	2005-06-10 19:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL BR AO MZ
05BRASILIA1578	BRAZIL: SENIOR GOB OFFICIALS DISCUSS HAITI WITH [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 21:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA1602	BRAZIL SCANDAL - CONGRESSMAN TESTIFIES BEFORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian congressman Roberto Jefferson, who is also president of the PTB party (an ally in President Lula's governing coalition),began his testimony before the Chamber of Deputies' Ethics Committee on June 14. He will continue testifying on June 15. Jefferson was summoned b [...]	2005-06-14 21:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KCRM PREL BR
05BRASILIA1608	VARIG BOARD STRUGGLES TO SAVE AIRLINE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. In a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, key members of the VARIG board outlined the predicament in which the airline finds itself. ILFC (International Leasing Finance Corporation),a subsidiary of of AIG and a key aircraft leasing company, has indicated that [...]	2005-06-15 15:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV
05BRASILIA1619	BRAZIL WILL SUPPORT WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS [...] On June 15, EconOff delivered reftel demarche on the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade to Clecy Lionco, Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Receita Federal (the Brazilian Tax and Customs Authority). Lionco will be participating in t [...]	2005-06-16 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CTM
05BRASILIA1621	UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 20:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BR UNSC US
05BRASILIA1622	BRAZIL SCANDAL LIKELY TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS [...] (C) SUMMARY. While Brazilian Congressman Roberto Jefferson, in his testimony before the Congressional Ethics Committee this week, did not provide proof to support his charges that senior officials of President Lula's Workers' Party (PT) were involved in a scheme to buy votes in Congress from [...]	2005-06-16 20:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SOCI PREL BR
05BRASILIA1631	BRAZIL SCANDAL: DIRCEU RESIGNS, MORE CABINET MOVES [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 19:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM SOCI PREL BR
05BRASILIA1636	ACTIVITIES OF THE BRAZILIAN FIRM SOUZA CRUZ IN [...] (U) Recently the Brazilian magazine Epoca published an article recounting the experiences of the Souza Cruz company (controlled by British American Tobacco) in doing business in Cuba. The article, a translation of which is set forth below, is instructive as it speaks of the day-to-day diffi [...]	2005-06-20 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC BR CU
05BRASILIA1660	LULA'S RIGHT-HAND WOMAN - DILMA ROUSSEFF BECOMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 21, Brazilian President Lula da Silva named Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff to be his new Chief of Staff, replacing Jose Dirceu, who resigned last week amid an unfolding corruption scandal. Rousseff was an opposition militant who was jailed and tortured by [...]	2005-06-22 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1662	BRAZIL - ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INFLATION SLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economy slowed more sharply than expected in the first quarter, clocking growth of 0.3%. Growth expectations for the year, therefore, are being downgraded, to the 2.5% to 3% range. The good news is that previously intractable inflation and inflationary expectations al [...]	2005-06-22 17:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN
05BRASILIA167	TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL PRENOTIFIED OF FADHLI [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-19 14:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
05BRASILIA1672	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO UNCHR REFORM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Human Rights Division Deputy Director Marcia Ramos at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Ramos reviewed our points with interest and agreed that the UNCHR was in need of reform. Ramos told Poloffs that the GOB is in favor o [...]	2005-06-23 13:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KUNR BR UNCHR TIP
05BRASILIA1675	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO NEW TEXT FOR PKO SOUTH DIPNOTE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Luisa Lopes, Deputy Director of the Office to Combat Illicit Transnational Activities (COCIT) at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Lopes noted that the proposed language was similar to past US/GOB agreements and is in line with agreements betwee [...]	2005-06-23 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MASS KTIA BR POL MIL
05BRASILIA1680	BRAZIL: GOB LABOR TASK FORCE LANDS MAJOR BUST [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 15 a Brazilian Labor Ministry task force made its largest bust to date, freeing approximately 1,200 slave laborers working at an ethanol refinery in Mato Grosso state. The GOB sanctioned the refinery for labor violations previously, and as a result, ethically conscious c [...]	2005-06-23 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR TIP
05BRASILIA1682	BRAZIL - THE ECONOMICS OF A POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Rattled by a mounting scandal over alleged Lula administration vote-buying in the Congress, the GoB has, among other measures, attempted to shore up support among the economic elite by enacting a decree to remove certain taxes on capital investments by exporters. The scandal h [...]	2005-06-23 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN
05BRASILIA1685	MERCOSUL AGREES TO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA, [...] (SBU) Summary. During a summit held in Asuncion, Paraguay on June 20, Mercosul leaders announced their decision to initiate trade talks with Cuba. According to Brazil's Foreign Ministry, a decision has not yet been made on the type of final agreement to be negotiated. Depending on the natur [...]	2005-06-23 21:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD
05BRASILIA1686	BRAZIL'S SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUFFICIENT FOR NOW, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's electricity generation and transmission network continues to be strong and has been able to weather recent troubles stemming from both politics and nature. Despite a continuing drought in southern Brazil, the turmoil in Bolivia that threatens natural gas supplies to Bra [...]	2005-06-24 12:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV
05BRASILIA1690	BRAZIL - DESIGNATION OF AIR CARRIERS UNDER [...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs designating Varig, Tam, Varig Logistica, and ABSA as Brazilian carriers under the bilateral aviation agreement to operate routes between the United States and Brazil. An informal translation of the note follows. 2. Be [...]	2005-06-24 13:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR
05BRASILIA1695	BRAZIL DEBATING MERITS OF A DEBT-FOR-NATURE SWAP [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: The GoB is studying the idea of participating in a debt-for-nature swap of USG debt to support environmental projects. The GoB likely will have at least one significant hurdle to clear before it can engage in a swap, since it would need new legislative autho [...]	2005-06-24 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV AID
05BRASILIA1696	BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-24 20:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG EFIN OPIC
05BRASILIA1714	FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] Summary. The IV Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV): "From Words to Deeds" was held from June 7 to 10 in Brasilia, Brazil. An estimated 1800 representatives from 103 countries including government officials and representatives from international organizations and civil society parti [...]	2005-06-27 17:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV ECON BR
05BRASILIA1716	BRAZIL GIVES ABBOTT TEN DAYS BEFORE BREAKING PATENT [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary. On Friday June 24, the GoB announced a declaration of "public interest" for Abbott Laboratories AIDS treatment drug "Kaletra," providing the legal basis for issuing a compulsory license. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provided Abbott with 10 days i [...]	2005-06-28 11:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA172	BRAZIL: GREATEST (ECONOMIC) HITS OF 2004 [...] Economically speaking, Brazil had an outstanding year in 2004, with the country by all accounts poised to embark upon a path of continued, sustainable growth. Below we have set forth a short list of the year's "greatest hits." While there is more that the GOB needs to do sustain such growth [...]	2005-01-19 16:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BR
05BRASILIA1813	BRAZIL - SECOND DEMARCHE ON ITU/WTSA VETO ISSUE [...] (U) In a July 7 meeting, EconOff made Ref A points to Luis Fernando Serra, Joao Carlos Albernaz, Bruno Carvalho Ramos, and Luiz Fernando Ferreira Silva of ANATEL (Brazil's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency and the entity here responsible for ITU issues). The GOB continues to be aligned wit [...]	2005-07-08 17:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC ECON ITU
05BRASILIA1816	BRAZIL CIVAIR: RESOLVING TAXATION DISPUTE [...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs replying to our February 16 note (reftel) regarding taxation of airlines in the U.S. The Brazilian note states that, based on our assurance that Brazilian airlines are not subject to social taxes equivalent to certain Br [...]	2005-07-08 20:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA
05BRASILIA1819	BRAZIL: LULA CONTINUES TO SHUFFLE CABINET AMIDST [...] SUMMARY. On July 6, Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced a long-waited cabinet shuffle, his third. Lula's hand was forced by a series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals that have engulfed the GoB and paralyzed Congress since mid-May. The current shuffle started on June [...]	2005-07-08 20:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI ENRG ECPS PREL BR
05BRASILIA182	BRAZIL: SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-20 16:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM BR UN
05BRASILIA1839	BRAZIL - NEXT STEPS FOR VARIG UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Boeing Sales Director for Brazil, Jose Sicilia, told Emboffs that Boeing is still trying to assess what the immediate future holds for Varig after the carrier's recent move to obtain bankruptcy protection. While under Brazilian law the company has until August to file a reorgan [...]	2005-07-11 20:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV
05BRASILIA1849	LULA FACES WORST CRISIS OF HIS PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since mid-May, when a series of interlocking scandals (dubbed the "Postal Service" and the "Big Monthly" scandals) began to unfold in Brazil, President Lula da Silva, his administration, his coalition, and his Workers' Party (PT) have been battered by the gravest political crisis [...]	2005-07-12 18:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1850	TERRORIST FINANCE: HOTEL NASCO PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 19:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER
05BRASILIA1851	UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR RESOLUTION: DRAFT TEXT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 20:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL KTFN UNSC
05BRASILIA1867	BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART II [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PINR BR
05BRASILIA187	JOSE DIRCEU - LULA'S WING-MAN GETS BACK ON TRACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Jose Dirceu is Chief of Staff and most trusted advisor to Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Dirceu's legendary, if peculiar, biography is a window on Brazil's recent history. His machiavellian political skills and decades of fierce loyalty to Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) [...]	2005-01-21 13:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON PREL SOCI BR
05BRASILIA1874	BRAZIL: LULA'S APPROVAL INCREASES AMIDST [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1879	BRAZIL: DISPUTES CAST SHADOW OVER FUTURE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Investment disputes between U.S. investors and Brazil are currently concentrated in the country's energy sector. The majority of the disputes involve contracts for thermoelectric plants that were signed during a period of drought-induced energy shortage (2001- 2002) with guara [...]	2005-07-15 15:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EFIN KIDE OPIC
05BRASILIA1893	BRAZIL - DELIVERED LISTING OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 19:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ETTC UNSC
05BRASILIA1894	BRAZIL - TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CONDITIONS [...] Post submits the following in response to the Reftel questions regarding licensing conditions in the telecommunications sector in Brazil. On July 14, EconOff met with the Brazilian Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANATEL) General Manager for Tariffs and Prices and Acting General Manager [...]	2005-07-15 20:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON
05BRASILIA1913	BRAZIL: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] (SBU) The Brazilian government has in general not been supportive of the EU's position in the WTO on geographical indications. According to Otavio Brandelli, Chief of the Foreign Ministry's IPR Division, the GoB has potential problems with the EU's list of foodstuff protected by European GIs [...]	2005-07-18 14:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR WTO
05BRASILIA1922	BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS SECRETARIAT DOWNGRADED; [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-18 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BR TIP
05BRASILIA1929	MP 252 - BRAZILIAN TAX BREAKS FOR EXPORTERS [...] As reported in reftel, on June 15 the Lula administration issued Provisional Measure (MP) 252, which enacts a series of changes in the tax system to benefit multiple sectors. Some Brazilian analysts have questioned the WTO-consistency of the tax benefits provided by the MP to exporters. Spe [...]	2005-07-19 15:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR BEXP
05BRASILIA1936	BRAZIL - INFO FOR SECRETARY MINETA ON UPCOMING WHTI [...] Per reftel request, we are sending the following information regarding the upcoming Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) ministerial-level conference that will be held in Guaruja, Brazil, August 25- 26. (Contrary to the information in the cable, the conference will not be held [...]	2005-07-20 11:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT
05BRASILIA1968	BRAZIL - POLITICAL SCANDAL HAS NOT DAMAGED THE [...] (C) Summary: The mounting political scandal over (alleged) Lula Administration vote buying/influence peddling in Congress has had negligible effects to date on the financial markets or Brazil's overall economic performance. Market participants and economic analysts told visiting regional Trea [...]	2005-07-22 12:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD
05BRASILIA1973	BRAZIL SCANDAL: THE "OFFICIAL STORY" CRUMBLES AS [...] (C) Summary: The scandals (reftels) affecting the government of President Lula da Silva and his PT party reached a serious new level in recent days. Former PT officers implicated in the alleged financial improprieties have now attempted to present suspect financial transfers managed by a pr [...]	2005-07-22 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA1974	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY SNOW [...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and Vitoria (Espirito Santo) July 31-August 3. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Presid [...]	2005-07-22 20:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN OVIP ETRD
05BRASILIA1978	July 12 U.S.-Brazil IPR Technical Cooperation [...] Summary and Introduction. On July 12, a team from USDOJ's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS),the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Unit, and USTR met with counterparts from the Ministry of Justice, Federal Police, Receita Fede [...]	2005-07-22 20:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA1979	BRAZILIAN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES CORRUPTION [...] SUMMARY. A series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals (reftels) that have engulfed the Brazilian government and President Lula da Silva's Workers' Party (PT) since May has led to the establishment of three separate, but closely related, Congressional Inquiry Committees (CPIs): [...]	2005-07-22 20:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1984	BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 18:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1993	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL: ELIMINATION OF LATIN AMERICA [...] (SBU) Post has learned that as part of a world-wide cost- cutting move, as of October 1 Treasury intends to eliminate the Regional Attache position based in Buenos Aires. That slot covers not only Argentina, but with the position incumbent frequently traveling to Brasilia, Sao Paulo, and Rio [...]	2005-07-27 14:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT EFIN
05BRASILIA2011	PRIEST SLAIN IN RIO DE JANEIRO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Paulo Henrique Keler, a Catholic priest and advocate for Baixada Fluminense massacre victims, was murdered in Rio de Janeiro city on July 25. Brazilian police officials do not believe that the priest's involvement in the Baixada Fluminense case led to his murder. However, recent [...]	2005-07-28 16:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR
05BRASILIA2012	BRAZIL: WORRIES THAT POLITICAL SCANDAL WILL [...] (SBU) While to date the Brazilian economy has largely been immune to the growing three-month old vote- buying/influence peddling scandal which is currently plaguing the Lulu administration, there are growing signs that contamination could soon occur. Between July 21 and July 25, the real drop [...]	2005-07-29 11:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN
05BRASILIA2021	BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO FAA INVESTIGATION REQUEST [...] Per ref request, U.S. Embassy in Brasilia delivered to the Government of Brazil (GOB) the correspondence and investigative report from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding alleged violations of U.S. aviation regulations by a Brazilian military pilot on or about October 4, 2 [...]	2005-07-29 12:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR
05BRASILIA2024	INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN BRAZIL: GOB AND NGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 5 poloffs met with Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) NGO representatives Adriana Ramos, Coordinator of the ISA Law and Policy Program, and her assistant Fernando Baptista. ISA specializes in the defense of indigenous rights, and the promotion of sustainable environment [...]	2005-07-29 18:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR
05BRASILIA2025	BRAZIL: CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 25-29 [...] (C) SUMMARY. This week saw further developments in the corruption scandals (reftels) that are roiling Brazilian domestic politics: the wife of Marcio Valerio-- the PT's money man in illicit financial schemes at the center of the crisis --testified before the Postal Service Congressional Inqui [...]	2005-07-29 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2031	BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 13:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2066	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF A/S DESUTTER [...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, August 14-16. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Foreign Ministry Officials for compliance diplomacy dis [...]	2005-08-04 17:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC US
05BRASILIA2067	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of three names submitted to the U.N. 1267 Sanctions Committee by Italy to Luiza Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Frei [...]	2005-08-04 19:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP
05BRASILIA2082	BRAZIL: CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 1-5 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hearings on the corruption scandals (refs) in the Brazilian government continued this week, as Congressman Jose Dirceu, President Lula da Silva's former Chief of Staff and closest advisor, testified on 2 August before the Chamber's Ethics Committee. Dirceu categorically denied [...]	2005-08-05 18:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA210	REGIONAL ISSUES: GOB VIEWS ON VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOB officials told Ambassador and PolCounselor this week that Brazil is prepared to play an informal role in helping mediate a resolution to the Venezuela-Colombia dispute following the rendition of a FARC official from Venezuela to Colombia in recent days. President Lula d [...]	2005-01-24 15:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA212	BRAZIL'S 2005 TRADE AGENDA: MORE OF THE SAME [...] (U) This cable has been coordinated with AmConsulate Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Changing the "geography of trade" has become a Lula administration hallmark. Over the past two years, the GoB has aggressively used Brazilian and Mercosul trade policy to strengthen eco [...]	2005-01-24 16:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BR WTRO
05BRASILIA2125	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF TREASURY ASSISTANT [...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your August 20-23 visit to Brasilia. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. Embassy has requested meetings for your delegation with counterparts at the Finance, Justice, and Foreign Mini [...]	2005-08-10 19:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC
05BRASILIA2133	BRAZIL - OPIC PROPOSED LOAN TO PORT SECURITY INTL [...] Post has no objection to OPIC's proposed loan to Port Security International, LLC (PSI) in support of the installation and operation by that firm of scanning equipment at three ports in Brazil (Itajai, Sao Francisco do Sul, and Paranagua). The Foreign Commercial Service Office in Brasilia doe [...]	2005-08-11 16:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EWWT OPIC
05BRASILIA2143	STAFFDEL O'KEEFE EXAMINES PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATORY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. House Energy and Natural Resource Committee Counsel Colleen O'Keefe and Chris Knauer visited Brazil June 27 to July 2 to look at the degree to which local drug companies were producing substandard medicines - which eventually might find their way into the U.S. [...]	2005-08-11 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SOCI TBIO KIPR IPR

05BRASILIA2145	SECRETARY SNOW'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Snow met separately with Central Bank President Meirelles and Finance Minister Palocci August 1 in Brasilia for broad discussions of Brazil's current economic performance. Meirelles and Palocci both argued that Brazil's stellar economic performance, with a current accoun [...]	2005-08-12 14:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON
05BRASILIA2146	SECRETARY SNOW'S AUGUST 1-3 MEETINGS IN BRAZIL - [...] (C) Summary: During his bilateral meetings in Brasilia and the Group for Growth (GfG) session in Rio de Janeiro, U.S. Treasury Secretary Snow emphasized the importance of trade liberalization to increasing productivity and economic growth. Brazilian and U.S. businesses which participated in [...]	2005-08-12 14:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL BR
05BRASILIA2149	BRAZIL - POTENTIAL ECONOMIC SCENARIOS AS THE [...] (C) Summary: Financial markets have, to date, largely taken in their stride the interlocking set of vote-buying and corruption scandals currently engulfing Brazil's political class (ref A). Several factors are working together to insulate the economy against the political turbulence, includi [...]	2005-08-12 17:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV
05BRASILIA2150	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 8-12 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In one of the most dramatic moments thus far in the continuing corruption scandals (refs a-f) plaguing the Brazilian government, President Lula da Silva's 2002 campaign publicity coordinator Duda Mendonca stated on 12 August before the Postal Service CPI that the Workers' Party [...]	2005-08-12 17:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2153	UNTIMELY CHAVEZ-LULA VISIT [...] (U) On August 11 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made a stop-off in Brasilia during a quick tour of South American countries, and called on President Lula da Silva. Over dinner, official releases from the presidency indicate they discussed bilateral relations, focusing on a joint venture betw [...]	2005-08-12 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BR
05BRASILIA2157	Brazil's National Health Council Recommends [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. Adding to the tension surrounding negotiations between the Ministry of Health and U.S. pharmaceutical companies over potential compulsory licensing, on August 11, Brazil's National Health Council approved a resolution in which it recommended t [...]	2005-08-12 20:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA2174	DEATH OF BRAZILIAN CONGRESSMAN MIGUEL ARRAES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Federal Deputy Miguel Arraes de Alencar, 88, founder of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) and three time state governor, died on August 13 of a pulmonary infection in Recife, Pernambuco state. National president of the PSB and allied with President Lula da Silva's governing coa [...]	2005-08-16 18:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PREL BR
05BRASILIA2208	BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 8-9, poloffs met with National Secretariat of Public Security (SENASP) representatives to SIPDIS discuss new training programs designed to promote respect for human rights amongst police and other public security officials in Brazil. States' budgetary constraints and [...]	2005-08-18 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI SNAR KCRM BR TIP
05BRASILIA2216	LETTER FROM AG MINISTER RODRIGUEZ REGARDING THE WTO [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTO
05BRASILIA2219	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE: JOSE DIRCEU [...] (C) Introduction: Per refs, Jose Dirceu, formerly the most powerful minister in President Lula da Silva's cabinet and currently a federal deputy subject to possible revocation of his congressional status, is a central figure in the ongoing scandals roiling the government and PT Party. As suc [...]	2005-08-19 11:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2226	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 15-19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This was a somewhat quiet week in the the corruption scandals (refs) plaguing Brazilian President Lula da Silva's government and the Workers' Party (PT). Two protests, one in support of and one against Lula, took place in Brasilia on 16-17 August. In his testimony before the [...]	2005-08-19 16:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2231	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM [...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador, accompanied by PolCouns, met on 19 August 2005 with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his chief of staff, to review a range of issues (with focus on reftel Haiti demarche) and discuss the Ambassador's departure from Brazil later in the year to assume the Chief Exe [...]	2005-08-19 17:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR UNSC US
05BRASILIA2237	BRAZIL SCANDAL: NEW ALLEGATIONS TOUCH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Rogerio Buratti, a former advisor to Finance Minister Antonio Palocci during the latter's tenure as Mayor of the city of Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo State),told police during a deposition August 19 that Palocci was involved in a kickback scheme that sent Reals 50,000 per month to PT [...]	2005-08-19 20:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON EINV
05BRASILIA2242	More on Corruption Allegations Against FinMin [...] (U) Summary and Introduction. Over the August 20-21 weekend, the surprise August 19 corruption allegations (reftel) leveled at Finance Minister Palocci continued to reverberate through the Brazilian body politic. In an August 21 press conference, Palocci emphatically denied the charges made [...]	2005-08-22 14:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN
05BRASILIA2282	BRAZIL: 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 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC
05BRASILIA2287	FARC SPOKESMAN ARRESTED IN BRAZIL [...] On August 24, Brazilian Federal Police, in cooperation with Interpol agents in Brazil, arrested Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) "spokesman" Francisco Antonio CADENAS at a Sao Paulo bus station under an international order for his capture. The Colombian government has accused Cade [...]	2005-08-25 16:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BR CO
05BRASILIA229	BRAZIL: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-25 17:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL BA TIP
05BRASILIA2305	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 22-26 [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of 22-26 August, the ongoing, scandal-driven political crisis shaking the Lula da Silva government and PT party (refs) was augmented by the new corruption allegations against Finance Minister Antonio Palocci (refs I and J). Political reactions to Palocci's 21 Aug [...]	2005-08-29 11:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2316	BRAZIL: UPDATE FOR WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Post provides the following in response to reftel's request for information to update the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report: 2. The GOB administers a number of programs and projects to combat child labor and related issues in Brazil. The GOB will implement the following anti-child labor pr [...]	2005-08-29 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SOCI BR
05BRASILIA2317	BRAZIL: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information regarding Chinese activities in Brazil. Economic, trade, investment, and science and technology information will be provided septel. Ref B outlines recent developments on environmental cooperation between China and Br [...]	2005-08-29 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAIR MARR CH BR
05BRASILIA2318	SENIOR PRIVATE BANKER ON BRAZIL'S POLITICAL SCANDAL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 23 conversation with Econoff, Banco Itau Executive Director Sergio Werlang, a leading financial markets expert and senior figure in Brazil's second largest private bank, dismissed market fears that Brazil's overall economic policy would change even if Finance Minister [...]	2005-08-29 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN PREL
05BRASILIA233	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by PolCounselor, met on 24 January with Marcos Aurelio Garcia, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia had just returned from a weekend meeting in Caracas with President Chavez and provided a briefing on Brazil's efforts to facilitate a re [...]	2005-01-26 11:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA2335	BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH SLOWS THE PACE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 30, DCM, accompanied by selected members of Country Team, met with Ministry of Health Executive Secretary Jose Agenor da Silva to discuss the implications of any potential GOB move towards compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals. Embassy message was that: a) USG value [...]	2005-09-01 17:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EAID PGOV IPR
05BRASILIA2339	BRAZIL ON COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Gustavo Rodrigues of COAF (Brazil's financial intelligence unit),Luiza Lopes da Silva of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE's) Office for the Combat of Illicit Transnational Activities and Santiago Morao of the MRE's Disarmament and Sensitive Techno [...]	2005-09-02 12:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KTFN EFIN
05BRASILIA2348	BRAZIL - CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 29 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint report by the two lead congressional committees investigating Brazil's interlocking corruption scandals (refs) this week recommended the expulsion from Brazil's congress of 17 legislators on suspicion of taking bribes for votes from a PT party affiliated money man, and a [...]	2005-09-02 20:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2367	CHINESE ECONOMIC INVOLVEMENT IN BRAZIL -- LARGELY [...] (SBU) Summary: China's involvement in Brazil's economy primarily is trade-driven. Despite the fanfare and the billion dollar-price-tag investment projects trumpeted during President Hu Jintao's November 11, 2004 visit to Brazil, Chinese investment remains a tiny fraction of FDI in Brazil. By [...]	2005-09-08 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EINV EAGR PHUM
05BRASILIA2384	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF [...] (SBU) President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (U.S. House Speaker equivalent) Severino Cavalcanti is in danger of removal from his position, as bribery allegations against him appearing in weekend newspapers became seemingly irrefutable this week in the face of testimony by witnesses a [...]	2005-09-09 17:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2387	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL: A GUIDE TO IMPEACHMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Per refs, over the past three months the political crisis in Brazil caused by interlocking corruption scandals has led to public discussion of the question of presidential impeachment. In a 4 September interview in &O Estado do Sao Paulo,8 Brazilian Supreme Court President [...]	2005-09-09 19:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA239	Brazil Copyright Piracy: "ISTO E DINHEIRO" [...] The January 26 "Isto E Dinheiro" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes a low-cost CD alternative that its inventor hopes will put Brazilian piracy out of business. 2. Begin Unofficial Embassy Translation Headline: Ralf, the Saviour? A low-cost CD with only three tracks an [...]	2005-01-26 16:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
05BRASILIA24	BRAZIL ENACTS FIRST WAVE OF SWEEPING JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's justice system does not enjoy the confidence of society, being widely-perceived as slow, inefficient and accessible only to the wealthy and powerful. But the failures of the courts are increasingly viewed as an impediment to social and economic development. In December [...]	2005-01-04 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI EINV BR
05BRASILIA2449	BRAZIL SUPPORTS US POSITION IN WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) On September 9, Econoff delivered reftel points on the EU's GI proposal in the TRIPS Council to Otavio Brandelli, IPR Division Chief in Brazil's Foreign Ministry. In a September 14 follow-up discussion, Brandelli said the GoB [...]	2005-09-14 22:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON WTO
05BRASILIA2452	BRAZILIANS AGREE TO PARAMETERS FOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently Post and the Brazilian Foreign Ministry have agreed upon parameters for reciprocal visits to maritime ports and airports to assess security procedures. This accord allows the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard to continue with their schedule [...]	2005-09-15 16:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAIR KREC
05BRASILIA2457	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 12-16 [...] (C) INTRODUCTION. In two important developments this week in the continuing political scandals affecting Brazil's congress, President Lula da Silva's administration and the PT party (refs),Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) formally expelled Federal Deputy Roberto Jefferson, whose a [...]	2005-09-16 18:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2463	BRAZIL NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT SAICM [...] Summary. Although the GoB interests in chemicals management would seem to be somewhat in line with ours, the government does not appear to share USG concerns that the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) process will result in problematic controls over the use and [...]	2005-09-16 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA2467	BRAZIL: FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI REPORTEDLY UPSET [...] (U) The September 16 "O Estado de Sao Paulo" reported that Finance Minister Antonio Palocci told two PT federal deputies that if his brother was called to testify before any of the congressional committees looking into influence peddling, Palocci would resign. The Minister's brother -- Adhem [...]	2005-09-19 11:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN
05BRASILIA2477	THE BRAZILIAN MACRO-ECONOMY: SOARING HIGH BUT NO [...] (SBU) Summary. The past 30 days have seen a wealth of good news for the Brazilian economy as a number of fiscal, growth, and financial indicators are trending up. Given this positive turn of events, some market watchers are beginning to wonder whether the conventional wisdom is correct - i.e [...]	2005-09-20 13:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN
05BRASILIA2486	TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of Al-Akhtar Trust International to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's databa [...]	2005-09-20 18:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KVPR
05BRASILIA2488	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72T [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of Dr. Abdul Latif Saleh (List 72T) to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's dat [...]	2005-09-20 18:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER KVPR
05BRASILIA2539	BRAZIL - CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 19-23 [...] (SBU) Summary. Chamber of Deputies President Severino Cavalcanti resigned both his position and his mandate this week in disgrace in the face of corruption allegations, the first Chamber leader to fall in such circumstances in Brazil's history. The resignation sets the stage for a succession [...]	2005-09-23 13:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2564	BRAZIL - AVIATION AND MARITIME OFFICERS [...] Per Reftel request, we are providing the following information on the officers who are responsible for aviation and maritime issues, including transportation security, for Mission Brazil. 2. Name of Post: Brasilia Name of Reporting Officer: Jared Banks Transfer Date: November 200 [...]	2005-09-27 13:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EWWT
05BRASILIA2589	BRAZIL'S FINANCE MINISTRY MAKES PITCH FOR [...] (U) Summary. An aggressive tariff cutting proposal for WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) non-agricultural market access negotiations (NAMA),put forward internally by Brazil's Finance Ministry, has generated a storm of protest by the country's private sector and largest labor union, and angst [...]	2005-09-28 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTO
05BRASILIA2599	MPA RECOMMENDS TERMINATION OF BRAZIL'S GSP [...] (SBU) Summary. According to a Business Software Alliance representative, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) will likely communicate to USTR on Monday October 3 the action it recommends taking on Brazil's GSP Review. In a written submission to IIPA, the Motion Picture Asso [...]	2005-09-29 17:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA2601	STAINED VICTORY: LULA'S MAN WINS THE CHAMBER [...] (C) Summary. In an extremely close race on 28 September, Aldo Rebelo, a communist party legislator with close ties to President Lula Inacio da Silva, won the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house in Brazil's congress. Lula's government pulled out all the stops to win votes for [...]	2005-09-29 18:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA2619	BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANT IN THE SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, head of the Brazilian Ministry of Health Infectious Disease section will be attending the IPAPI Senior Officials meeting on October 6 and 7. Dr. Barbosa's contact information is as follows: Phone (55- 61) 3224-8861/3226-1216, Cell: (55-61) 9970-0880, Fax (55-61) 3223-1168 [...]	2005-09-30 19:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE
05BRASILIA2628	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned October 5 to 7 visit to Brasilia. Ambassador Danilovich will meet you upon arrival the evening of October 5. The next day, we have scheduled meetings for you with Foreign Minister Amorim, Finance Minister Palocci, Presid [...]	2005-09-30 20:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV ETRD BR US
05BRASILIA2649	THE SURGING REAL HAS EXPORTERS SINGING THE BLUES [...] Summary. The Brazilian export sector is pressuring the Central Bank to curb the slide of the dollar (US$) against the Real (R$). As of September 29, the dollar was trading for Real 2.21, its lowest price since May 8, 2001. Exporters are concerned that if the devaluation of the US$ against the [...]	2005-10-04 15:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD
05BRASILIA2652	ADDITIONAL INFO ON BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANT IN THE [...] Per reftel, additional information for Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Brazilian participant in the IPAPI Senior Officials meeting on October 6 and 7 is as follows: Brazilian Official Passport SA167908, issued March 31, 2003; Date of Birth: May 16, 1957. DANILOVICH [...]	2005-10-05 11:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE
05BRASILIA2653	HEAD OF BRAZIILAN TAX AGENCY PROPOSES NEGOTIATION [...] (SBU) In a October 3 meeting with DCM, Jorge Rachid, head of Brazil's Receita Federal, and his International Affairs Advisor Zayda Manatta, proposed that Brazil and the USG negotiate a Tax Information and Exchange Agreement (TIEA). By facilitating the exchange of tax records and other data, ou [...]	2005-10-05 11:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON SNAR PGOV
05BRASILIA2658	SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: NOT MUCH ADO ABOUT NOT MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The first summit meeting of the Community of South American Nations (CASA) provided a forum for Venezuelan President Chavez to blast the United States and call into question CASA's very nature, as well as for Brazilian President Lula to criticize his Argentine counterpart, but [...]	2005-10-05 17:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV PHUM BR
05BRASILIA2672	BRAZIL AND USG SIGN MARITIME TRANSPORT AGREEMENT [...] Summary. On September 30, after several years of negotiation, Brazil and the USG signed a Maritime Transport Agreement in Washington, DC. The agreement still must be ratified by the Brazilian Congress, which we do not anticipate will happen in the near-term. The signing was, nevertheless, o [...]	2005-10-06 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD PHSA PREL ASEC
05BRASILIA2675	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick, accompanied by Ambassador Danilovich and delegation, met on 6 October with Marco Aurelio Garcia, International Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia has often served as Lula's special envoy for crisis situations in the region, and [...]	2005-10-07 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2676	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Zoellick told FM Amorim October 6 that the international community needs to engage strongly in Bolivia during the elections to guarantee transparency, and must remain engaged following elections to guarantee some degree of governability. Amorim urged U.S. flexib [...]	2005-10-07 14:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS ETRD PHUM BR US
05BRASILIA2681	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN SENATOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ECON BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2682	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S ROUNDTABLE WITH BRAZILIAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2683	BRAZIL: CONSULTATION ON AIR BRIDGE DENIAL PROGRAM, [...] (C) Introduction. On 10 October Embassy PolCouns, Air Attache and DEA Attache met with senior Ministry of Defense (MOD),Federal Police (DPF) and Foreign Ministry (MRE) representatives to review Brazil's Air Bridge Denial ("shootdown") program. The purpose of the consultation was to gather in [...]	2005-10-07 16:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS MASS MARR KTIA BR POL MIL
05BRASILIA2684	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN FINANCE [...] October 6, 2005, 5:00 P.M., Finance Ministry, Brasilia, Brazil. 2. Participants: United States: The Deputy Secretary Tom Shannon, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador John Danilovich Phillip Chicola, Deputy Chief of Mission C [...]	2005-10-07 16:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA2687	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE: WEEK OF 3-7 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA2692	BRAZIL'S LANDLESS MOVEMENT INVADES AMERICAN-OWNED [...] (U) Summary. Between three and five hundred members of Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) invaded AgroReservas do Brazil, an American-owned farm management company based out of Utah, as part of its "Red September" offensive, launched during the week of September 26. The MST's actions are aimed [...]	2005-10-11 13:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI BR TIP
05BRASILIA2709	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72U [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of seven names (List 72U) to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's databases and [...]	2005-10-11 18:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PREL KVPR
05BRASILIA2724	BRAZIL LOOKS TO THE IDB FOR HELP ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) On October 11, EconCouns met with Ministry of Planning International Affairs Secretary Jose Carlos Miranda at the latter's request. In that conversation, Miranda stated that the Brazilian government wanted to work closely with new IDB President Moreno so as to facilitate the flow of Ban [...]	2005-10-13 12:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ENRG
05BRASILIA2729	ABBOTT AND GOB REACH DEAL TO AVOID COMPULSORY [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) Summary. On October 10, Abbott Laboratories and Brazil's Ministry of Health reached an agreement on pricing and supply of the AIDS treatment drug Kaletra, ending seven-months of intense negotiations under the threat of compul [...]	2005-10-13 15:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON IPR
05BRASILIA2745	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL [...] In Reftel, post made the case for maintaining a Treasury Attache presence in South America, observing that the current incumbent of the position, posted in Buenos Aires, helps provide vital coverage of macro-economic and international financial developments in Brazil. Events since then have o [...]	2005-10-14 13:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AMGT
05BRASILIA2758	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 10-14 [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 12, the Brazilian Civilian Police found the body of Carlos Delmonte Printes, the medical examiner who initially determined that Santo Andre's PT Mayor Celso Daniel had been tortured before being shot dead in early 2002. Printes' death marked the seventh among persons [...]	2005-10-14 20:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2767	BRAZIL: REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph four for action request. 2. (U) On October 13, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Marcelo Bohlke at Brazil's Ministry of External Relations United Nations Division (DNU). Poloff also provided points to Marcia Ramos at the Ministry's [...]	2005-10-17 18:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR BR TIP
05BRASILIA2772	BRAZIL: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL [...] On October 14 post forwarded (Ref A) correspondence from Secretary Rice, under cover of a letter from the Ambassador, SIPDIS to Foreign Minister Celso Amorim. To date, we have not received a response from the GOB. Similarly, on October 17 post forwarded Ref B letter from Secretary Gutierre [...]	2005-10-18 15:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OPDC UN
05BRASILIA2774	VISITING TEAM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER [...] (SBU) Summary. The week of September 28 Robert J. Scavotto, Senior International Economic Advisor in the Comptroller of the Currency's International Banking and Finance unit and Oliver Taft, Financial Economist in the same office, visited Brazil to meet with a variety of government officials a [...]	2005-10-18 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV
05BRASILIA2775	BRAZILIAN 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 18:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP MASS KIPR
05BRASILIA2785	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO APIS+ DEADLINE [...] (U) Summary. On October 3, the evening before the published deadline for implementation of the APIS+ measures, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry sent Embassy Brasilia a Non- Paper relaying its concerns about the additional reporting requirements. Post requests guidance from Washington on how to [...]	2005-10-18 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PTER ASEC
05BRASILIA2798	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 18 to Acting Director Jandyr Santos of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament Division. Calling the briefing very timely given the ongoing Nuclear Supplier's Group (NSG) meeting in Vienna -- where Division Director Santiago Mourao is heading the Brazil [...]	2005-10-19 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP BR IN
05BRASILIA2804	BRAZIL PROMULGATES SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS FOR IMPORTS [...] Summary. After a failed attempt to secure voluntary export restraints from China, on October 6 the GoB published decrees establishing regulations for imposing safeguards on imports of Chinese products. Textile producers were the first to file petitions seeking relief; as many as 20 more sect [...]	2005-10-20 13:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA2805	BRAZIL: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL [...] Post delivered on October 19 reftel demarche as a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce. Post has not yet received the GOB's response to the diplomatic note. We will follow up with both Trade officials and working level conta [...]	2005-10-20 15:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL UNESCO
05BRASILIA2806	BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN VARIG - TOO [...] (SBU) Summary. For months the Brazilian government has been urging a market solution to the debt-laden airline Varig, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2005. The new Varig management council has, nevertheless, continued to struggle to maintain adequate cash flow and pay its lessor [...]	2005-10-20 15:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV PGOV ETRD
05BRASILIA2811	FINANCE MINISTRY QUERIES ON BILATERAL RELATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On October 18, Regional Treasury Attache Mat Haarsager, EconCouns, and Econ Assistant met with Finance Ministry U/S Joaquim Levy. The wide-ranging conversation touched upon the issue of debt-for-nature swaps, the USG's democracy/development agenda, and U.S. industry's GSP petition on co [...]	2005-10-21 11:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV KIPR PGOV EFIN US
05BRASILIA2813	SURVEY OF BRAZIL'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] (U) Introduction. Under pressure from the USG's review of trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (ref A) and in response to domestic concerns about organized crime, tax losses, and risks for consumers associated with illegitimate products, the GoB has over the last on [...]	2005-10-21 13:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA2821	BRAZIL: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] (SBU) On October 20, the day of the UNESCO vote on the Cultural Diversity Convention, FCS Deputy Senior Commercial Officer spoke with the Brazilian Ministry of Trade's International Relations Director. Our contact said that upon receiving Secretary Gutierrez's letter, Trade Minister Furlan [...]	2005-10-24 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD OPDC PREL UNESCO
05BRASILIA285	BRAZIL AND THE OECD: CO-HABITATING FOR NOW, BUT [...] (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH AMCONSULATES RECIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO, AND SAO PAULO. 2. (U) SUMMARY. WHILE PRESIDENT LULA AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM SUPPORT THE IDEA OF EVENTUAL BRAZILIAN ACCESSION TO THE OECD, ENTRY INTO THAT ORGANIZATION IN THE SHORT-TERM IS NOT CURRENTLY ONE OF THE G [...]	2005-01-31 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV BR OECD
05BRASILIA289	BRAZIL AND THE IAEA: LATEST ON RESENDE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-01 12:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM MNUC BR IAEA NPT
05BRASILIA2902	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 24-28 [...] SUMMARY. The Lula government's hopes that the political crisis of the past five months will abate before the onset of next year's campaign season were dampened by the week's events, which suggest scandal investigations will roil on for the foreseeable future. Delays in the final judgment on [...]	2005-10-28 19:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA295	NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE: BRAZIL PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Poloff discussed ref B non-paper with Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Division Chief, Santiago Mourao, who is preparing the GOB position for the 2005 NPT Revcon. Mourao strongly defended the NPT. He agreed that the Treaty required "strengthen [...]	2005-02-01 19:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC BR IAEA NPT
05BRASILIA2951	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 30 [...] (U) INTRODUCTION. A number of significant developments have emerged this week in investigations on the corruption scandals battering the Lula's administration and contention with the opposition has increased markedly. The highlights are listed below. END INTRODUCTION. CORRUPTION SCHEME WA [...]	2005-11-04 13:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA298	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROBERTO RODRIGUES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Danilovich met with the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply ("MAPA" is the Portuguese acronym),Roberto Rodrigues, on January 25 in Brasilia to discuss trade concerns and issues leading up to the CCA meetings in Washington in March 2005. Rod [...]	2005-02-01 20:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ECON BR
05BRASILIA2994	BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO DATES FOR FOURTH PLENARY [...] Poloffs delivered reftel dip note November 10 to Marcos Pinta Gama, Director of the Office to Combat Illicit Transnational Activities (COCIT) at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Pinta Gama told Poloffs that the MRE still intends to hold the meeting on December 5-6. However [...]	2005-11-10 14:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV BR ARCH PY
05BRASILIA2995	NOTIFICATION OF INVESTIGATION ON POLYCARBONATE RESIN [...] Post received on November 7, a letter dated August 10, 2005, from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG that it plans to proceed with an anti-dumping investigation on polycarbonate resins in powder, flake, granulated or pell [...]	2005-11-10 17:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA3001	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 07-11 [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION. There have been a number of developments in different venues this week. Overall, the various corruption scandals are merging into an increasingly contentious, across-the-board struggle between the Lula government and its opposition in the run-up to next year's general elect [...]	2005-11-10 17:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA3004	NOTIFICATION OF HEARING ON N-BUTANOL ANTI-DUMPING CASE [...] Post received a letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG that it plans to hold a final hearing with regard to its anti-dumping investigation of N-Butanol exported to Brazil from South Africa and the U.S. Originals [...]	2005-11-10 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA3008	BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI UNDER FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Brazil's Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci, considered by many the anchor of GoB economic policy, has been coming under increasing fire in recent days as new allegations have surfaced that he had a role in illegal fund-raising activities by the ruling PT party and kn [...]	2005-11-14 12:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN BR CU
05BRASILIA3026	SLOW GOING ON BIOTECH, BUT MONSANTO LOOKING AT [...] (SBU) Summary. In early November, Monsanto executives blanketed Brazil as first CEO Hugh Grant and his management team visited the country, followed shortly thereafter by a week-long tour of the company's Growth Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding the problems that the firm has experienced in [...]	2005-11-16 14:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KIPR BEXP ETRD BR CH IPR
05BRASILIA303	BRAZIL: STATEMENTS ON TERRORISM AT CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ECON BR CO
05BRASILIA3035	WTO: BRAZIL LIKELY TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS ON SERVICES [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. Brazil's willingness, or not, to be forthcoming in WTO services is directly linked to its assessment of concessions being made by major developed country partners (US and EU) in the agricultural negotiations. However, even if the GoB should at [...]	2005-11-17 17:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BR WTO
05BRASILIA3043	BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI'S 11/16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Antonio Palocci categorically denied accusations of corruption during his tenure as mayor of the city of Riberao Preto and of illegal financing of President Lula's 2002 presidential campaign (including an alleged $3 million contribution from the Government of Cu [...]	2005-11-18 13:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN PREL BR CU
05BRASILIA3051	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 14-18 [...] INTRODUCTION. On Monday, November 14, the political crisis that has engulfed the Lula administration and hindered the work of the Brazilian Congress reached the six-month mark. From the day a Postal Service employee was caught receiving bribes in the name of a federal deputy, various corrup [...]	2005-11-18 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA3052	BRAZIL - PROCESS FOR VENEZUELA'S MEMBERSHIP IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil's decision to approve Venezuela's request for membership to Mercosul came from the top levels of the GoB, without substantial internal debate. While the process for admitting Venezuela to the bloc is moving forward, the Foreign Ministry appears to be approaching the iss [...]	2005-11-18 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD ECON VE BR
05BRASILIA3060	TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - BRAZIL [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-21 16:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP BR
05BRASILIA3091	Brazil: Tax Agency Chief Under Investigation [...] Summary: On November 18, 2005, federal prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against Jorge Rachid, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance's Secretariat da Receita (i.e., the Brazilian counterpart of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service) alleging "administrative improbity." Prosecutors are seeking to [...]	2005-11-23 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON SNAR PGOV BR
05BRASILIA3092	BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI ON SOMEWHAT [...] (SBU) Summary: After another marathon session in front of one of Congress' economic oversight committees, Finance Minister Antonio Palocci appears to have solidified his political position, allowing him some temporary respite from the political and scandal-related crossfire he has been receivi [...]	2005-11-23 17:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN PREL BR CU
05BRASILIA3106	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 21-25 [...] SUMMARY. The long-awaited dismissal of Deputy Jose Dirceu from the House of Deputies was delayed again, and it is now at least plausible that he may not be dismissed at all. After receiving a favorable decision from the Constitution and Justice Committee that postponed one more time the fin [...]	2005-11-25 18:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA311	U.S.-BRAZIL DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT (DCA), [...] (SBU) On January 31, Ministry of Defense (MOD) provided Mission with a draft of a proposed bilateral defense cooperation accord. According to MOD contacts, Defense Minister/Vice President Jose Alencar supports the draft document. Within MOD, enthusiasm for upcoming SecDef visit is reportedl [...]	2005-02-03 14:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL BR ASPA POL MIL
05BRASILIA3116	BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN ARMS [...] (S) Foreign Ministry Undersecretary-General for Cooperation and Brazilian Communities Abroad Ruy Nunes Pinto Nogueira called the Charge to the Foreign Ministry November 28 to respond to the demarche delivered by then Charge Chicola on November 22 concerning the new U.S. policy concerning arms [...]	2005-11-28 20:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PARM BR VE
05BRASILIA3124	BRAZIL: IAEA/IRAN NOVEMBER 24 IAEA BOARD MEETING [...] (C) Embassy presented reftel demarche November 28 to Santiago Mourao, director of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Division. Mourao said the GOB had maintained frequent contact with the EU3 on the issue and had also had two recent discussions of the issue with th [...]	2005-11-29 18:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC BR IR IAEA
05BRASILIA3125	BRAZIL DEMARCHE ON U/S BURNS & U/S JOSEPH SFRC [...] (C) Embassy presented the text of the testimonies of U/S Burns and Joseph November 28 to Santiago Mourao, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Division. Mourao said he had seen references to the testimony of the two Undersecretaries and looked forward to [...]	2005-11-29 18:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IN BR US

05BRASILIA3130	SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT - [...] (C) Brazil enjoys a close relationship with Cuba and the GoB has refused to criticize directly the Castro regime's human rights policies. In a rare public statement on Cuba in April 2005, President Lula implied criticism of Castro when he told the press that "Brazil can help build a democratic [...]	2005-11-30 12:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL BR CU

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