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

00HANOI1160	A VIETNAMESE JANUS: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACES OF THE POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S KEY LEADERSHIP BODY -- THE CURRENTLY 18-MEMBER POLITBURO -- IS A LARGELY SHADOWY GROUP WHOSE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF ITS MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES, ARE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE FIVE SEXAGENARIAN MEN IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S POLITI [...]	2000-05-26 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI686	VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION [...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...]	2000-04-05 07:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL
00HARARE2810	THE MORNING AFTER: ZIMBABWE'S POST-ELECTION [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE NOT BEING DISCUSSED DURING THIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN; PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS DONE A BRILLIANT JOB MAKING LAND REDISTRIBUTION THE PRINCIPAL AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE. WE SEE THREE POSSIBLE ELECTION SCENARIOS UNFOLDING IN THE NEXT MONTH: 1. A MORE OR LESS EVEN SPLI [...]	2000-05-24 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE3084	DETENTION OF CUBAN DEFECTORS BY ZIMBABWE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (C) PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD TELEPHONED MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA, THE HIGHEST AVAILABLE OFFICIAL, TO REGISTER THE USG'S SERIOUS CONCERN WITH THE W [...]	2000-06-08 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3096	ZIMBABWE MAKES NO DECISION ON REFUGEE STATUS, [...] (C) UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR CARLOS LOPES INFORMED AMBASSADOR MCDONALD LATE ON JUNE 8 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT REFUGEE COMMITTEE HAD DELIBERATED ON THE CASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS PENA MARTINEZ FOR THREE HOURS AND TOOK NO FORMAL DECISION. INST [...]	2000-06-08 16:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3105	CUBANS STILL IN JAIL, INS OFFICER ATTEMPTING TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA TO REITERATE OUR DESIRE TO SOLVE QUICKLY THE REFUGEE CASE OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS PENA MARTINEZ. THE AMBASSADOR INFORMED THE PERMANENT SECRETARY THAT [...]	2000-06-09 11:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3112	CUBAN DOCTORS TO FLY TO NAIROBI TO COMPLETE U.S. TRAVEL PACKET ON JUNE 11 [...] (SBU) REGIONAL INS OFFICER SANJEETA VARSANI ARRIVED IN HARARE FROM NAIROBI THE MORNING OF JUNE 9 AND WAS MET BY CONSUL. THE PAIR WENT DIRECTLY TO UNCHR. JOHN ADU, WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THE GOZ HAD NOT YET AUTHORIZED THE MEETING WITH THE CUBANS, GREETED CONSUL AND VARSANI. ADU THEN IMMEDIAT [...]	2000-06-10 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL CU ZI
00HARARE3160	ZIMBABWE REPORTEDLY WANTS CUBANS DOCTORS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR OFFICIALS ADU AND SALOMONS CONTINUED IN THEIR QUEST TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS JUNE 12, AT ONE POINT TELLING THE INS OFFICER TO LEAVE THEM TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. THEY HAD NO OBJECTION TO [...]	2000-06-12 17:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3162	KENYANS REFUSE TO ISSUE TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN [...] (C) ON JUNE 13, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH AMBASSADOR DR. HUKKA WARIO, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA TO ZIMBABWE, TO SECURE THE LATTER'S ASSISTANCE IN ISSUING TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. OVER THE JUNE 10-11 WEEKEND HIGH COMMISS [...]	2000-06-13 09:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU KE
00HARARE3164	UNHCR LAWYER SKETCHES OUT POSSIBLE END GAME FOR CUBAN DOCTORS [...] (C) A DOWNCAST MICHIEL SALOMONS (PROTECT) BRIEFED DCM ON JUNE 13 ON WHAT HE VIEWS AS A WORSENING OUTLOOK FOR THE RESOLUTION OF THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. SALOMONS, WHO CONTINUES TO GET THE RUNAROUND FROM ZIMBABWEAN AUTHORITIES, ALSO [...]	2000-06-13 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3231	UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ATTEMPTS TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 14 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]	2000-06-14 17:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3263	UNHCR: PRESIDENT MUGABE TO MAKE DECISION ON [...] (C) ON JUNE 15 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]	2000-06-15 18:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3264	ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT MAKES NO DECISION ON [...] (C) ON JUNE 16 UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE ON A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL DECISION TO RELEASE CUBANS DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ TO THE CUSTODY OF THE UNHCR. UNHCR REGIONAL REP [...]	2000-06-16 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3277	CUBAN DOCTORS SHUFFLED TO ANOTHER IMMIGRATION [...] (C) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 17 THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM GOROMONZI REMAND CENTER TO ANOTHER, UNDISCLOSED (TO US) LOCATION WITHIN HARARE, STILL UNDER THE CONTROL [...]	2000-06-19 11:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3323	HANDING OVER CUBAN DOCTORS' PASSPORTS TO UNHCR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) DCM AND CONSUL MET WITH UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS THE MORNING OF JUNE 20 IN RESPONSE TO HIS REQUEST THAT THE PASSPORTS OF CUBAN DOCTORS' LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ BE GIVEN TO U [...]	2000-06-20 11:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3344	UNHCR TO PROPOSE RESETTLING CUBAN DOCTORS IN UNSPECIFIED THIRD COUNTRY [...] (C) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON JUNE 20 THAT HE WOULD BE DELIVERING THAT DAY A LETTER FROM UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SOREN JESSEN-PETERSEN TO ZIMBABWEAN VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH MSIKA THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIR [...]	2000-06-20 16:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3349	THE UNHCR EFFORT TO FREE THE CUBAN DOCTORS [...] (C) UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS INFORMED CONSUL ON JUNE 21 THAT DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ NOW HAVE VISAS STAMPED IN THEIR CUBAN PASSPORTS ALLOWING TRAVEL TO THE UNSPECIFIED COUNTRY WILLING TO RECEIVE THEM. HE SAID THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ATTEMP [...]	2000-06-21 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3485	CUBAN DOCTORS LIKELY TO BE RETURNED TO [...] (C) ON JUNE 26 UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD CONSUL THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ WERE STILL AT THE RHODESVILLE REMAND CENTER, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT HAD MOVED THEM ON JUNE 17. HE THOUGHT THAT THE CUBANS WOULD BE RETURNED T [...]	2000-06-26 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3563	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DEFER [...] (C) IN INTRODUCING CONSUL TO DOMINIC BARTSCH, UNHCR SENIOR DURABLE SOLUTIONS OFFICER (THE UN OFFICER REPLACING ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS),UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE SAID THAT MOVEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS HAD GROUND TO A HALT. HE TOLD US THAT THERE HAD BEEN [...]	2000-06-29 16:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3674	CUBAN DOCTORS RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF UNHCR [...] (C) ON JULY 6 UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE, SPEAKING FROM LUSAKA, INFORMED DCM THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ WERE RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF UNHCR ON JULY 5. BAJULAIYE SAID THAT ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DID SO QUIETLY [...]	2000-07-06 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
00HARARE5969	ZIMBABWE LIKELY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF CUBA'S UN [...] (C) CHARGE DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON OCTOBER 24 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05969 241346Z SENIOR MFA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ACTING AMERICA'S DESK OFFICER ARTHUR CHINGONO IN THE ABSENCE OF MORE SENIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING PO [...]	2000-10-24 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI CU
00KINSHASA8008	(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO): 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2000-11-29 14:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL CG
00RIYADH3360	SAUDI ARABIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 2000, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM. PART [...]	2000-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SA
00STATE229041	CHANGE TO RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR CUBA [...] EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR CUBA: CLASS FEE NO. APPLICATIONS VALIDITY B-1 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] B-2 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] B-1&2 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] [...]	2000-12-01 23:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS
00STATE229648	REFUGEE PROCESSING: EMBASSY REFERRALS [...] THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P (SEP). 2. SUMMARY. THIS CABLE REMINDS POSTS THAT THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO IDENTIFY AND REFER APPLICANTS FOR POSSIBLE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THE U.S. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON WHICH REFUGEES MIGHT BE CONSIDERED FOR REFERRAL TO THE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM. [...]	2000-12-04 17:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CVIS KSEP PHUM
01ABUJA1006	Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy [...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...]	2001-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PINS ECON NI
01ABUJA1264	NIGERIAN DEMARCHE ON UNGASS RESOLUTION ON HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding Cuba trade embargo language in the HIV/AIDS draft resolution the morning of June 1. Minister-Counsellor Katherine Jackden, UN 2nd Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is handling UNGASS preparations, received the demarche. Ms. Jackden ag [...]	2001-06-01 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XA IO TBIO NI UNGA
01ABUJA999	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON NIGERIA'S UNCHR VOTES [...] (C) During a discussion with National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed on President Obasanjo,s visit to the United States (Ref C),Ambassador Jeter raised Nigeria,s voting record in the UNCHR (Ref A). The Ambassador expressed deep disappointment in Nigeria,s voting record, especially after the [...]	2001-05-04 19:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NI UNHRC
01ANKARA7811	TURKEY: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT MARCIEL FOR REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) FIGHTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM HAS LONG BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY (GOT). SINCE THE MID-1960S, TURKEY HAS FACED ALMOST A CONSTANT THREAT FROM DOMESTIC AND TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM TAR [...]	2001-12-14 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER
01COLOMBO2233	SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS [...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...]	2001-12-12 11:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL CE MV
01HANOI2109	CODEL HOLLINGS' MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SENATOR ERNEST HOLLINGS (D-SC) LED A DELEGATION TO HANOI AUGUST 17-19, INCLUDING MRS. HOLLINGS; LILA HELM, STAFF DIRECTOR, APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, COMMERCE AND THE JUDICIARY; BETTY PITTERMAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT; AND US ARMY ESCORT OFFICER COL. TIM PETERSON. IN [...]	2001-08-28 07:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT VM
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
01HANOI952	ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...]	2001-04-20 11:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HARARE1124	INDUSTRY PERMSEC BRIEFS US ON A RANGE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 26 CHARGE AND ECONOFF MET WITH STEWART COMBERBACH, PERMANENT SECRETARY AT THE MINNISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AN INFORMAL MEETING TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS. THE PERMSEC, WITH WHOM WE ENJOY FRANK AND HONEST DIALOGUE TOUCHED, UNPROMPTED, [...]	2001-03-27 05:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PHUM PGOV ZI
01HARARE1596	MAPURANGA TO BE ZIMBABWE'S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO [...] (U) ACCORDING TO,THE MAY 12 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS APPOINTED THE FORMER PERMANENT SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DR. MACHIVENYIKA TOBIAS MAPURANQA, TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01596 140854Z BE ZIMB [...]	2001-05-14 09:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI GH
01HARARE3740	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE MAINSTREAM PRINT PRESS CONTINUES TO PUBLISH OPINION PIECES ON THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001. THIS WEEK THE ACT WAS INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA AT THE JUST-ENDED FIFTH ZANU PF NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE IN VICTORIA FALLS. A QUICK SAMPL [...]	2001-12-17 20:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HAVANA4690	CUBA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-14 13:43:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CU
01KINSHASA419	KABILA LAID TO REST [...] (C) SUMMARY --------------- IN A DIGNIFIED, WELL ORGANIZED SIX-HOUR CEREMONY, PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA WAS BURIED JANUARY 23 IN THE PRESENCE OF SIX AFRICAN PRESIDENTS, AND NEARLY A DOZEN OTHER HIGH-LEVEL FOREIGN DELEGATIONS ALMOST ALL OF WHOM DEPARTED KINSHASA BEFORE NIGHTFALL. SECURITY WA [...]	2001-01-24 11:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
01KINSHASA5605	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 2001 ANNUAL [...] SUMMARY: THE GDRC PLAYED A POSITIVE, IF VERY MINOR, ROLE ON TERRORISM ISSUES DURING 2001. NONETHELESS, EASTERN DRC IS UNDER CONTROL OF REBEL FORCES AND CONTINUES TO BE PLAGUED BY SEVERE DISORDER AND BANDITRY IN LARGE AREAS. WHETHER ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS TERRORISM IS QUES [...]	2001-12-10 13:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CG
01LONDON7384	UNITED KINGDOM: 2001 ANNUAL TERRRORISM REPORT [...] POST HAS KEYED ITS RESPONSES TO REFTEL PARAGRAPHS. A) DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORISM COALITION, PARTICULARLY IN ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG RECORD OF ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST THREA [...]	2001-12-21 16:23:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UK
01RIYADH3968	SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. RESPONSE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITIO [...]	2001-12-12 13:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL SA
01STATE198912	ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] SUMMARY ----------- THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE THE ANNUAL REPORT "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" TO CONGRESS. THE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE REPORT BE A FULL AND COMPLETE FACTUAL RECORD OF TERRORISM-RELATED ACTIVITY IN COUNTRIES THAT EXPERIENCED TERRORISM. IT SHOULD NOT BE [...]	2001-11-16 18:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER
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
01VATICAN3507	THE VATICAN-- THE SUPRANATIONAL POWER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03507 01 OF 04 031719Z BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION --------------------------- 2. (U) THIS CABLE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL MEETING WITH THE POPE. IT UPDAT [...]	2001-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS EG CH ID VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3619	CUBA - POPE ATTACKS US EMBARGO AND COMMUNISM [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS RE-ISSUED A STRONG CONDEMNATION OF THE US ECONOMIC EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA. SPEAKING AT A JULY 6 AUDIENCE WITH CUBAN BISHOPS VISITING VATICAN CITY THE POPE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03619 091432Z REPEATED HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBARGO A [...]	2001-07-09 15:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID ETTC CU VT
01VATICAN3756	EMBASSY VATICAN TEXT FOR NICHOLSON CONFIRMATION [...] PER REFTELCON, EMBASSY VATICAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TEXT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03756 01 OF 02 131452Z FOR POSSIBLE USE BY NOMINEE NICHOLSON'S OPENING STATEMENT: BEGIN TEXT: IN 1984 THE UNITED STATES JOINED 107 OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR [...]	2001-07-13 15:33:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM MZ VT
02ABUJA1218	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO UN RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Hart was surprisingly open to the possibility of a Nigerian abstention after hearing our points April 17. Hart agreed that the language was mild, saying, "Cuba should have nothing to fear" from it." He said that he would discuss the resolution with Foreign Ministe [...]	2002-04-18 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NI UNHRC
02ABUJA1229	NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO UN RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C/NF) A senior official of Nigeria's Foreign Ministry contacted us at about 1000 Abuja time (0900Z) to inform us that, at the level of the Foreign Ministry, a decision had been made to "support the other guy." Asked if the USG had any hope of reversing that decision, the official said, "Mayb [...]	2002-04-19 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM UNHRC NI
02ABUJA1254	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: CUBA [...] (C) Further to Ref A, PolCouns April 19 passed a copy of the draft Cuba resolution and diplomatic Note to Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye. PolCouns SIPDIS emphasized that GRULAC states had come forward to sponsor and support the resolution and that the resolution [...]	2002-04-22 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC PREL AORC CU NI
02ABUJA1594	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, an animated President Obasanjo claimed the bilateral relationship was too one-sided. While we dun him with multiple demands to reform at home and hew our line on foreign policy issues abroad (Zimbabwe and Cuba),we w [...]	2002-05-23 19:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1597	NIGERIA: A SLIDE IN THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The return of democratic government in Nigeria brought relief and great expectations in both Abuja and Washington. Visions of a strategic partnership between the world's preeminent republic and Africa's largest democracy tantalized policymakers in both capitals. Committing to sign [...]	2002-05-23 19:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA3381	NIGERIA: UN CHR-59 COUNTRY PROFILE [...] (C) Nigeria's interests in the Human Rights Commission are conflicting. Nigeria wants to maintain a position of leadership among the developing nations. It is very sensitive to the G-77 views and most especially those of the Africa Group. In this vein, another Nigerian tradition has been to [...]	2002-12-31 13:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO NI UNHRC
02AMMAN6609	CUBA/UNGA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN [...] (U) On November 11, Poloff conveyed reftel demarche urging Jordan to oppose, or at least abstain on, Cuba's anti-embargo UNGA resolution to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. Aamiri promised that the MFA would review the information we provided and share it with Jordan's [...]	2002-11-12 10:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM JO CU UNGA
02ANKARA8305	TURKEY: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-15 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU
02BRASILIA4227	A/S REICH'S MEETING WITH LULA [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 12:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
02COLOMBO1969	GSL generally receptive to concerns raised by [...] (C) Summary: During an October 10 visit to Sri Lanka, DRL P/DAS Michael Parmly raised USG concerns regarding the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission with Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo. Rodrigo was generally receptive to the points raised. In a meeting with Atto [...]	2002-10-21 12:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CE UNHRC
02COLOMBO2137	SRI LANKAN/MALDIVES: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] MISSION'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARA 2 IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS A THROUGH K IN PARA TWO OF REFTEL. PARA 3 CONTAINS A REVIEW OF THE SITUATI [...]	2002-11-15 06:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CE MV
02HARARE1849	MEDIA REPORT U. S. FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE; [...] Under headline "Bush's policy disastrous" the August 12 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Tim Chigodo on page 8: 2. "Since the fall of the Communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War, the United States h [...]	2002-08-15 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1951	ZIMBABWE'S GOVERNMENT MEDIA PLAY UP "PLOT" [...] Under the headline "American madness" the weekly ZANU-PF house organ "The People's Voice" (08/25) comments: "The U.S. Government this week shamelessly went public about its plans to oust the democratically elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe R [...]	2002-08-26 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1982	ZIMBABWE CABINET BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION [...] (C) Reftel reported President Mugabe's August 24 cabinet reshuffle. As promised reftel, we provide below additional biographic information on the new appointees (we have not included cabinet members who retained the same portfolios): --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...]	2002-08-29 05:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
02HARARE2803	ZIMBABWE PROMISES MORE OF THE SAME AT ZANU-PF [...] (C) ZANU-PF,s annual conference, concluded in Chinhoyi December 14, proved to be another platform from which the senior party leadership could blast their critics and blame others for the country,s economic woes. President Mugabe tacitly admitted that the land reform exercise had not gone we [...]	2002-12-16 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
02HAVANA7763	(CUBA) 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL. 2. A) THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM. THE GOC REMAINS OPPOSED TO THE U.S.-LED COALITION PROSECUTING THE WAR ON GLOBAL TERRORISM AND IS ACTIVELY CRITICAL OF MANY ASSOCI [...]	2002-11-15 16:16:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CU
02HOCHIMINHCITY154	STATE ENTERPRISES GROW, FDI FLOPS IN CAN THO [...] SUMMARY: CAN THO, THE MEKONG DELTA'S ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL HUB, IS HUNGRY FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT, SAY LOCAL OFFICIALS, BUT THE CITY'S POOR TRANSPORTATION LINKS AND STRING OF FAILED FOREIGN PROJECTS SUGGEST REAL DIFFICULTIES IN DEVELOPING AN ECONOMY BASED ON FDI. THE PROVINCE SEEMS TO HAVE [...]	2002-02-21 09:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD VM SOE
02KATHMANDU937	NIV FRAUD RING DUPES WORKERS SEEKING US [...] SUMMARY: Post uncovered information about a ring of con artists claiming to provide nonimmigrant visas for approximately 6500 USD when Gobin Karki, a victim of the scheme, appeared at the Embassy to collect the visa for which he believed he had paid. The ring, with possible ties to Darjeeli [...]	2002-05-14 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD PGOV NP
02ROME1556	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFICE HEAD COUNSELOR EMANUELE PIGNATELLI IN GENEVA, POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A DEMARCHE POINTS 3/19 WITH MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. ON SAME DAY (3/26) AMBASSADOR MET WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI (SEPTEL),POLOFF SIPDIS [...]	2002-03-27 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1649	(C) ITALY: LUKEWARM SUPPORT FOR PROJECT VARELA [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED REF A DEMARCHE MARCH 26 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 01649 031054Z AMBASSADOR NICCOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. GORETTI IS A FORMER AMBASSADOR TO NICARAGUA. 2. (C) ACCORDING T [...]	2002-04-03 10:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU IT UNHRC
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
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
02ROME3280	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): AD REF HOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. TEAM SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED AD REF HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT (HCA) IN TALKS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS JUNE 21. TEAM BELIEVES THAT AD REF HCA PROTECTS FULLY U.S. INSPECTION RIGHTS WHEN ITALY IS THE INSPECTED STATE PARTY (ISP) AND RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE THE ISP. END SU [...]	2002-07-03 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM MARR KTIA IT CWC
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
02ROME3669	ITALY PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CUBANS SELECTED BY [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA NICOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI TOLD POLOFF JULY 23 THAT THE GOI PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CUBANS AS PART OF A FIFTEEN-YEAR OLD CULTURAL-SCIENTIFIC ACCORD BETWEEN THE GOI AND GOC. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ACCORD, THE GOC CH [...]	2002-07-25 07:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID CU IT UN
02ROME3672	ITALY WILL GET OUT THE VOTE IN ECOSOC ON CHR CUBA [...] (C) ON JULY 23, IN SEPARATE MEETINGS AT THE MFA, POLOFF PRESENTED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO NICOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI AND EMANUELE PIGNATELLI, RESPECTIVELY OFFICE DIRECTORS FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. PIGNATELLI CONFIRMED THE GOI'S INTENTION TO VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION AGAIN AND TO [...]	2002-07-25 11:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME4887	A/S RADEMAKER'S ITALY CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) ITALIAN MFA ARMS CONTROL EXPERTS, MEETING WITH A/S RADEMAKER ON SEPTEMBER 25, WELCOMED THE NEW US POSITION ON THE 5TH BWC REVCON. AFTER RECEIVING CLARIFICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE US APPROACH TO THE BWC, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR SKEPTICISM THAT THE NAM WOULD ACCEPT AN AGREE [...]	2002-10-08 07:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IT CBW
02ROME5323	REPORT ON FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE NINTH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MET OCTOBER 14-19, CHAIRED BY ROB BERTRAM OF THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMISSION ENDORSED A DRAFT MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (MT [...]	2002-10-31 07:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME5355	GOI COMMITTED TO BUT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU-CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS NICOLO' GORETTI SHARED INFORMATION ON HOW THE GOI AND OTHER EU MEMBERS VIEWED CUBA AND THE EU DIALOGUE WITH IT. HE LOCATED ITALY IN A "PRO-ENGAGEMENT" GROUP ALONG WITH OTHER " [...]	2002-10-31 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME5543	CUBA/UNGA: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A DEMARCHE ON THE CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION, MFA COUNSELOR GORETTI STATED THAT THE GOI WOULD VOTE THE AGREED EU POSITION. HE DISAGREED WITH U.S. POINTS ON THE SCOPE OF THE EMBARGO, ITS IMPLEMENTATIO [...]	2002-11-14 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS
02TEGUCIGALPA2934	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire contained in REFTEL. POLITICAL VIOLENCE 2. (SBU) Demonstrations: Responses keyed to REFTEL question paragraphs. (1-A.) Yes. Indigenous groups such as the civic council of popular indigenous o [...]	2002-10-23 20:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC HO PTER
02TEGUCIGALPA3076	(S) CUBAN NOMINEE FOR AMBASSADOR TO HONDURAS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. 2. (S) Summary: A Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs official has told the Embassy that the GOH has accepted the Cuban nomination of Dr. Elis Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigades in Honduras, as the first Cuban [...]	2002-11-07 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETTC PINR PTER ASEC EAID HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3132	(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]	2002-11-15 21:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3140	HONDURAS SUPPORTS MEXICO'S CARIBBEAN MARITIME [...] PolOff discussed Mexico's Caribbean maritime boundary initiative (reftel) November 5 with MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin said that the GOH had attended the first conference in May and welcomed the Mexican initiative. (Fortin told PolOff November 18 that the GOH had "registe [...]	2002-11-18 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL ETRD HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3145	(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]	2002-11-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3206	HONDURAN FM TELLS AMBASSADOR GOH HAS ACCEPTED [...] (C) Ambassador met with Honduran Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias November 21 at Perez-Cadalso's request. FM Perez-Cadalso told Ambassador that the GOH had decided to accept the Cuban nomination of Dr. Elis Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigade, as the fir [...]	2002-11-22 23:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR ASEC HO CU
02VATICAN1152	SANT'EGIDIO THANKS UNCLE SAM AND CHIDES [...] (U) ANDREA RICCARDI, FOUNDER OF THE SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, HOSTED AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS 2/19 AT A DINNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01152 051435Z USG. RICCARDI EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR CONTINUIN [...]	2002-03-05 13:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL
02VATICAN1922	VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...]	2002-04-18 05:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL
02VATICAN1975	ENGAGING CATHOLIC CHURCH IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) PER REFTEL, AMBASSADOR MET WITH VATICAN FM EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN LOUIS TAURAN EVENING OF APRIL 19 TO URGE THE HOLY SEE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE AND APPROPRIATE ROLE IN SUPPORT OF VENEZUELAN DEMOCRACY. TAURAN WAS WELL BRIEFED ON THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA. AS USUAL, HE REFERRED TO THE POPE' [...]	2002-04-22 15:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE VT
02VATICAN5471	HOLY SEE CAUTIOUS ON CUBAN DISSIDENTS [...] (C) HOLY SEE DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS PAINTED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05471 01 OF 02 080949Z PICTURE OF A DEFENSIVE CUBAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN A NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH POLOFFS TO DISCUSS CUBA AND VENEZUELA (VENEZUELA REPORTED SEPTEL). MSGR. GIORGIO [...]	2002-11-08 08:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CU VT VTPREL
03ABUDHABI1459	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ POWS CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, AN ALLEGED U.S. DOUBLE STANDARD ON POWS, CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND THE "OUR PEOPLE IN IRAQ" CAMPAIGN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. IN AN "AL KHALEEJ" ARTICLE, DR. HASSAN MADAN ALLEGED A DOUBLE STANDARD IN U.S. POLICY TOWARDS POWS. UNDER THE HEADLINE "THE DILEMMA [...]	2003-03-26 10:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ADANA125	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: The dead [...]	2003-05-02 08:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN2071	UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DELIVERED [...] (C) On April 3 and again on April 6, PolCouns raised with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, points from reftels on the possibility of a Cuban proposal to discuss Iraq in the UNESCO Executive Board. PolCouns stressed the inappropriateness of a politicized dis [...]	2003-04-06 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL JO UNESCO
03AMMAN7088	DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S RESOLUTION AGAINST U.S. [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel talking points October 30 to Ayman Al-Amiri, Acting Head of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amiri promised to closely review our request to oppose or abstain on the resolution, but admitted that it was "unlikely" that [...]	2003-10-30 16:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CU JO UNGA
03ANKARA2811	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-30 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4387	20032 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkey has been pursuing liberal and outward-oriented economic policies since the mid-1980s. The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, on paper Turkey has one o [...]	2003-07-12 04:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4545	2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-21 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA6747	DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-28 10:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CU ETTC PREL TU
03ANKARA7378	TURKEY: 2003 TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2003, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to extend its leadership of the International Security Force (ISAF) into 2003. On October [...]	2003-12-02 11:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV TU
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
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
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

03BRUSSELS3186	EU CUBA POLICY: EMPHASIZING THE "CRITICAL" IN THE [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 10. 2. (C) Summary: On June 18, Poloff delivered reftel demarche (ref a) and discussed the EU's announced reevaluation of its common position on Cuba. Karl Buck (protect) of the EU Council Secretariat, said that the visit to Cuba of the Austrian Just [...]	2003-06-19 14:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5113	EU ON CUBA: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, Poloff discussed EU Cuba policy with Karl Buck, Latin America Division Chief in the EU Council Secretariat. He said the EU Latin America Working Group (COLAT) had affirmed unanimously on November 4 the punitive measures the EU had announced in June in response to [...]	2003-11-06 11:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
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
03COLOMBO1852	Demarche opposing Cuba's UN Resolution against [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-27 09:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA ETRD CE MV CU
03COLOMBO2009	Maldivian government requests return of [...] (S/NF) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) On November 18, Mission received a letter dated November 5 from the Maldivian government requesting the release and return to the Maldives of Ibrahim Fauzee (or Fouwzy),a Maldivian national detained at Guantanamo (see Para [...]	2003-11-20 10:51:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINS PGOV KISL MV
03COLOMBO238	Maldivian government proposes names of [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) Per Reftels, the Maldivian government has formally asked for permission to interview a Maldivian national being held at Guantanamo. A diplomatic note dated February 6 from the GoRM gives identification information on two securit [...]	2003-02-11 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MV
03COLOMBO499	Cuba: Mission conveys points on crackdown [...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed points requesting the government of Sri Lanka to call for the release of those arrested in Cuba's crackdown against the opposition. The GSL has not yet responded to our points. 2. (U) Minimize considered. WILLS [...]	2003-03-25 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE CU UN
03COLOMBO587	PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: I spent two hours 15 minutes with President Kumaratunga on Saturday, April 5. I didn't learn much. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) I met with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga for two hours 15 minutes at her residence Saturday afternoon, April 5. She was attended by forme [...]	2003-04-07 07:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM
03COLOMBO626	Ambassador presses Foreign Minister to support [...] (C) Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando this morning (April 10) and urged the GSL to support the resolution re Cuba now before the UNCHR. Fernando remarked that Sri Lanka had traditionally abstained on the Cuba vote. The Ambassador reviewed Ref A talking p [...]	2003-04-10 06:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR
03COLOMBO639	Foreign Secretary indicates that GSL plans to [...] (C) Following up on his conversation with FM Fernando yesterday (see Ref A),Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo today (April 11) re the resolution on Cuba now before the UNCHR. Rodrigo said the GSL's current plan was to abstain on the vote while issuing a "s [...]	2003-04-11 05:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR
03COLOMBO782	Mission conveys urgent talking points re [...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent talking points re countering Cuban misinformation to the Sri Lankan government and the government of the Republic of Maldives. WILLS [...]	2003-05-12 03:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE MV CU
03COLOMBO809	FY-2003 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN [...] COLOMBO REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLVIS PROGRAM FOR MR. IQBAL ATHAS, CONSULTANT EDITOR AND DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT, "THE SUNDAY TIMES" (INDEPENDENT ENGLISH WEEKENDER, NATIONAL CIRCULATION). ATHAS IS VISITING WASHINGTON TO ATTEND THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. AS A TARGET OF [...]	2003-05-13 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO847	Mission conveys Secretary Powell's letter to Sri Lanka re [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-21 09:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC PHUM CE CU
03GUATEMALA1032	GUATEMALA SUPPORTS CUBA RESOLUTION AT OAS [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-21 22:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM GT OAS
03GUATEMALA1066	CUBA VOTE PROVOKES LARGELY POSITIVE REACTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Unlike previous years, Guatemala's vote in favor of the 2003 Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission drew favorable editorials in the press. Cuba's repression of dissidents and the execution of the three hijackers led to a steady stream of press criticism of Castro's [...]	2003-04-24 15:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR GT CU
03GUATEMALA275	GUATEMALAN COSPONSORSHIP OF CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) I have misgivings about our seeking Guatemalan co-sponsorship of the UNHRC resolution on Cuba (seeking a yes vote would be different). There is the question, first, whether Guatemalan support would be a genuine asset to the effort in Geneva. As the Department is aware, violence and thr [...]	2003-01-31 20:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PHUM PREL GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA2759	GUATEMALA ON CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UN [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-29 18:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU GT UNGA
03GUATEMALA317	RULING PARTY OFFICIAL CALLS FOR SUPPORT FOR CUBA [...] Aristedes Crespo, Floor Leader for the ruling FRG party in Congress, used the visit of three Cuban legislators to announce in Congress that the FRG would press President Portillo to support Cuba at this year's UNCHR in Geneva. Crespo said his remarks were in response to Cuba's long-standing so [...]	2003-02-05 21:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CU GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA511	FEBRUARY 25 DINNER WITH PRESIDENT PORTILLO [...] (S) Summary: In a one-on-one dinner, President Portillo committed to making his decision on the UNHRC Cuba issue "in a calm moment," promised to energize his Labor ministry on issues of labor justice, issued instructions to his Agriculture Minister (by phone during dinner) to get the Mediter [...]	2003-02-26 16:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU ELAB PHUM SNAR GT
03GUATEMALA533	VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO CUBA SPURS SPECULATION [...] (C) Summary: A glowing press conference by Vice President Reyes after an official visit to Cuba fueled speculation that some in the GOG are reconsidering Cuba policy. Reyes hinted that Guatemala would abstain on the Cuba vote at the UNCHR, did not rule out voting with Cuba, and said that he b [...]	2003-02-27 18:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU GT UNCHR
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
03GUATEMALA636	MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) Ambassador met one on one for a few minutes with FM Gutierrez March 7 on the heels of the fourth high-level working group meeting on narcotics, which the two had just chaired. That meeting is being reported septel. Following is a quick rundown: Gutierrez in Washington -------------- [...]	2003-03-10 22:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS BEXP GT CU KICC
03GUATEMALA678	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO 59TH UNHRC DEMARCHE: [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel points, MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Castillo told us Guatemalan positions at the UNHRC this year might differ from previous years. On Cuba, Castillo repeated that President Portillo would ultimately decide how the GOG will vote, but said the decision [...]	2003-03-14 17:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GT UNHRC
03GUATEMALA770	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PROTILLO [...] (C) Summary: Over dinner at the residence March 22, President Portillo acknowledged that Guatemala ought to support a UNHCR resolution on Cuba but said he has a problem with General Rios Montt's resentment over U.S. opposition to his presidential candidacy. Portillo said Guatemala agreed with [...]	2003-03-24 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELAB PGOV KTIA MARR SNAR KDEM PHUM EFIN ETRD CU IR GT
03GUATEMALA784	GUATEMALA RESPONSE TO CUBAN CRACKDOWN AGAINST [...] (C) In a March 22 meeting with President Alfonso Portillo, the Ambassador raised USG concerns (Ref A) over the Cuban crackdown against the opposition. As noted in Ref B, Portillo acknowledged that the arrests carried out by the Cuban Government were worrisome, but stopped short of committing [...]	2003-03-25 22:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU GT UNHRC
03GUATEMALA890	EMBASSY DISCUSSES IRAQ AND CUBA WITH HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary: Embassy and USAID Officers met with Guatemalan human rights leaders Frank LaRue, Claudia Samayoa and Orlando Blanco on April 2 to discuss developments in the establishment of CICIACS (septel) and to express Embassy disappointment with the participation of members of their organizatio [...]	2003-04-03 16:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEC IZ CU GT
03GUATEMALA929	NGOS UPBEAT ON CICIACS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy officers met with human rights activists Frank LaRue, Claudia Samayoa, and Orlando Blanco on April 2 to discuss both the recent protest by human rights groups in front of the Embassy and their silence on Cuban dissident jailing (Ref A),as well as steps that the Embassy ca [...]	2003-04-08 13:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA932	GUATEMALA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON UNHRC CUBA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez on April 3, and raised reftel talking points requesting GOG co-sponsorhip of a UNHRC resolution on Cuba. The Ambassador noted that, to avoid unnecessary controversy, the draft resolution presented by three Latin American countries di [...]	2003-04-08 15:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA933	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Gutierrez met on April 3 to discuss the upcoming visit of the Central American presidents to Washington to meet with President Bush on CAFTA. The Ambassador carried out demarches on Cuba and Iraq (septels),mentioned upcoming visits of USG off [...]	2003-04-08 17:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR OVIP KIPR PHUM ELAB MARR GT
03GUATEMALA955	EMBASSY CALLS ON RULING PARTY TO URGE PORTILLO TO [...] (U) On April 9, the Guatemalan Congress passed an unscheduled resolution calling on President Portillo to abstain in the upcoming UNCHR resolution on Cuba. Only one independent congressman, Emilio Saca, voted against the measure, saying that the Government of Cuba should be censured for its d [...]	2003-04-09 23:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR CU GT UNCHR
03HANOI1808	VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-16 02:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	BTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN
03HANOI264	VIETNAM'S "TRADITIONAL FRIENDS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vietnam has strived to maintain good ties with a number of the world's most troubling states, including Cuba, Iraq, North Korea (DPRK),Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Syria. With the exception of Sudan and Syria, all have embassies in Hanoi. These relations are largely an outgrowth [...]	2003-02-06 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PTER CU IR IZ KN SU SY VM DPRK
03HANOI462	VIETNAM: CASTRO VISITS HANOI - ACCORDING TO A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cuban President Fidel Castro and an entourage of over 100 government and business officials made a "successful" and carefully scripted visit to Hanoi from February 21-23, on his way to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kuala Lumpur. This was Castor's third visit to Vie [...]	2003-02-26 08:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER CU VM
03HANOI694	THAN SHWE VISIT: CLOSE BUT NOT "TRADITIONAL" FRIENDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The visit by Than Shwe, Senior General and Chairman of Burma's State Peace and Development Council (SPDC),focused on trying to enhance the modest economic relationship of these two fellow ASEAN states. Narcotics were apparently not on the agenda; however, the two sides pled [...]	2003-03-21 07:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV SNAR ETRD MARR BM VM
03HARARE135	AIR ZIM STRIKE OVER, BUT LITTLE RELIEF EXPECTED FOR [...] Summary: A GOZ compromise and end to the high-profile strike by Air Zimbabwe engineers offers little spillover for other disgruntled government workers. End Summary. 2. Press reports indicate that the four-month strike of Air Zimbabwe's engineers' has been resolved after the GOZ "interven [...]	2003-01-17 09:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EAIR ZI
03HARARE1467	MEDIA REPORT U. S./ ZIM RELATIONS; HARARE [...] Back-to-back leading articles in the July 20 and 21 editions of the independent weekly "The Daily News on Sunday" and its sister daily "The Daily News," respectively, focus on the failing relations between the United States and Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: 2. Th [...]	2003-07-21 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1477	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH ON "CAPTIVE NATIONS [...] Under headline "Africa must resist" the government-controlled Bulawayo-based weekly "Sunday News" dedicated its July 20 editorial to criticizing President George W. Bush for including Zimbabwe on the list of country's he said, in a proclamation to mark "Captive [...]	2003-07-23 08:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1838	MEDIA REACTION CUBA/ZIM/U. S. RELATIONS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Cuba, Zimbabwe lead the way" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" dedicated its September 7 editorial to demonizing the West, especially the United States and Britain, for allegedly maltreating Cuba and Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: [...]	2003-09-15 05:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1885	MEDIA REACTION REMEBERING 9/11; HARARE [...] Two weekend newspapers - the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" and independent weekly "The Standard" - dedicated huge acres of space to opinion articles reflecting on the second anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Las [...]	2003-09-17 11:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1979	MEDIA REACTION CALL FOR U. N. REFORM; HARARE [...] Under headline "The U. N. must reform or die" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" (circulation 50,000 - 60,000) dedicated its September 28 editorial to call for the restructuring of the United Nations. The editorial comes hard on the heels of Robert Mugabe' [...]	2003-09-30 11:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2146	HEALTHCARE STRIKES "PARALYSE" PUBLIC HOSPITALS [...] Summary. Doctors and nurses, both defined by the GOZ as providers of "essential services" and thus precluded from striking, are engaged in industrial action based on wage demands. Economic realities increasingly compel workers of all levels to ignore GOZ laws which try to prevent them from [...]	2003-10-29 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE2261	Central Banker Gono: What to Expect [...] (SBU) Summary: Gideon Gono's assiduously-crafted image as Zimbabwe's star businessman/negotiator will not survive his Reserve Bank tenure. The economy he's about to steward is a sliver of its former self. Initially, we expect Gono to quietly advocate market-oriented policies through his per [...]	2003-11-20 08:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE729	ZIMBABWEAN UNIVERSITY PROFILES [...] This cable is the first in a series looking at issues related to higher education in Zimbabwe. ---------------------------------- SCENESETTER: EDUCATION IN ZIMBABWE ---------------------------------- 2. Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has invested heavily in education, impro [...]	2003-04-14 06:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL ZI
03ISTANBUL1617	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH CONTEMPLATES CUBA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarchate leadership confirms that Patriarch Bartholomew is considering a trip to Cuba on January 21, 2004 to dedicate a new Orthodox Church. Now aware of USG concerns about the trip, the Patriarch may reconsider. Action request in para 5. End Summary. 2. (C) [...]	2003-11-03 05:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TU CU
03ISTANBUL1710	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH CONFIRMS CUBA TRAVEL PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew still plans to travel to Cuba in January, 2004, to attend the opening of an Orthodox church in Havana. Bartholomew did not take USG and international concerns into account in deciding on this trip, focusing instead on competition with the Russian [...]	2003-11-17 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU CU
03KUWAIT4486	(C) KUWAITI FM DISCUSSES AID TO IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Action Request - see paragraphs 8, 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Iraq -- and, briefly, Afghanistan -- with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah September 30 (other topics septels). The Minister was keenly interested in how the Madrid donors conference will be st [...]	2003-10-01 05:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON ETRD OPDC IZ AF KU
03KUWAIT4964	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-29 06:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD UNGA
03KUWAIT944	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 16: IRAQ; FRENCH [...] Summary: Kuwaiti commentators lash out at France as the embodiment of opposition to war against Saddam's regime. The Arab League delegation to the US, and possibly to Baghdad, is derided as a "tour group." In an op/ed entitled "A Leader is Needed at the White House," one commentator remarks [...]	2003-03-17 04:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03MAPUTO1652	CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-25 08:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MONTREAL476	MONTREAL ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATORS COALITION OF [...] SUMMARY: Quebecers have traditionally been known for anti-war sentiment; in the lead-up to the current war in Iraq, polling data, media coverage and the largest demonstrations in Canada have indicated that pacifism is alive and well in the province. But the picture of Quebec pacifism presented [...]	2003-04-08 14:59:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CA
03NASSAU2124	BAHAMIAN DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES TO CUBA AND CHINA [...] (C) Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell is pursuing a new activist foreign policy focused around overtures to both Cuba and the People's Republic of China. Both Havana and Beijing should be pleased. Reportedly, The Bahamas will send a resident consul general to Havana and, in addition t [...]	2003-10-22 12:35:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV BF CU UK
03NASSAU2321	CHALLENGES OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION; CAN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) Nancy Iris, Deputy Director for the Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration (PRM) visited Nassau from October 13 - October 17, 2003. The Political Officer and Ms. Iris attended meetings with various government officials, members from NGOs, and toured the migrant detention center in [...]	2003-11-24 16:22:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM SMIG BF
03NASSAU925	ARTICLE 98 -- A NON-ISSUE FOR CARICOM [...] Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM Archer infers that CARICOM will not support Article 98 and clears post confusion based on mixed signals from the Prime Minster (positive) and the Foreign Ministry (negative). In relation to Cuba, he states that CARICOM will not support discussion on the country [...]	2003-05-13 21:55:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BF PGOV CARICOM
03OTTAWA1018	CANADA-CUBA: FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY PROTESTS [...] (C) On April 7, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham called in Cuba's ambassador to Canada to formally protest the recent arrests and trials of Cuban opposition members. According to Louise Branch, DFAIT's Deputy Director for Central America and Cuba, who was present at the meeting [...]	2003-04-09 13:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU CA UNCHR
03OTTAWA1109	CANADA SUPPORTS COSTA RICAN AMENDMENT TO CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-16 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA1129	CANADA SUPPORTS OAS CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-22 17:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV HA CA OAS
03OTTAWA1487	CANADA'S INTENTIONS REGARDING SAFE THIRD COUNTRY [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on May 23, officials with Citizenship and Immigration Canada told poloffs that while Canada is prepared to meet its commitments concerning the resettlement of refugees under its Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, it will not begin to do so until that [...]	2003-05-27 17:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SMIG CA CIC
03OTTAWA2028	CANADA APPRECIATES REAL STORY ON FIVE CUBAN SPIES [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-17 14:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU CA
03OTTAWA2109	CANADA RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN OVER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Graham announced on July 23 that Canada is recalling its Ambassador to Iran after Iran proceeded to bury photojournalist Zahra Kazemi rather than return her body to Canada. Kazemi's son in Montreal had called for the body to be returned to Canada, and Graham said that Kaz [...]	2003-07-23 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR CA
03OTTAWA2174	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Questions remaining about the war on Iraq" The leading Globe and Mail opined (7/26): "...The months since military victory have been difficult, but hardly disastrous. U.S. soldiers have good reason to be dismayed by extensions of their tours of duty. Indeed, U.S. planning for postwar Iraq w [...]	2003-07-31 16:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA679	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Liberating Iraqis is main justification for war" Columnist Rosie DiManno writing from Jordan made the following observations in the liberal Toronto Star (3/10): "The most urgent and compelling reason for invading Iraq is the one never mentioned by bickering diplomats at the United Nations: [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA708	CANADA'S PRIORITIES: 59TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered the talking points contained reftel to Adrian Norfolk, Deputy Director for Human Rights in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on March 12. Norfolk stated that Canada's overall objective for CHR-59 is restoration of CHR [...]	2003-03-14 17:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA897	CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO RAISE OPPOSITION ARRESTS IN [...] (C) Post delivered ref A talking points to Kimberly Cowan, Cuba desk officer in DFAIT's Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, on March 24. In a follow-up discussion March 27, Cowan advised poloff that Canada is responding as follows to the arrests of the opposition members. First, Canada has exp [...]	2003-03-27 17:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU CA UNHCR
03OTTAWA964	CANADA TO CO-SPONSOR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-03 21:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CU CA UNCHR
03ROME1168	CHR-59: ITALIANS SUPPORT VIRTUALLY ALL U.S. [...] (U) ITALY LARGELY SUPPORTS U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PLANS FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT CHR-59, MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR CALVETTA TOLD US MARCH 19. RESPONDING TO OUR MARCH 13 DEMARCHE (CALVETTA WAS UNAVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE 19TH),CALVETTA SAID THE MFA WAS PLEASED WITH THE EXPANDED U. [...]	2003-03-20 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IT UNHRC AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME1345	GOI THINKS SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: WE DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO BOTH AFGHAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTERPARTS IN THE MFA, AND BOTH SAID THE GOI DID NOT SEE HOW A UNCHR DOCUMENT COULD BE AVOIDED. VARIOUS EU MEMBER STATES WERE ADAMANT THAT A RESOLUTION (EVEN STRONGER THAN THAT ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY ITALY) WAS NECESS [...]	2003-03-28 16:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IT AF AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME241	ITALIAN MFA ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE AND [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST (PARA 4). 2. (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REF A AND B MESSAGES JANUARY 16 TO MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN NICOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI. IN RESPONSE TO REF A, THE ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE, GORETTI REPLIED, "DON'T QUOTE ME, [...]	2003-01-21 12:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IT CACS HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME243	ITALY ON REFORMING UNHRC, UPCOMING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A JANUARY 13 COURTESY CALL, MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR ASIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARGHERITA BONIVER TOLD SIPDIS CHARGE THAT ITALY SHARED THE U.S. CONCERN FOR REFORM OF THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00243 211355Z UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (OTHER [...]	2003-01-21 13:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT UN HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME3516	CUBAN CHARGE RESPONDS TO ITALIAN DEMARCHE: "NOBODY [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IN REF EMAILS, ON JULY 30 EMBASSY ROME PASSED THE DEPARTMENT'S STATEMENT ON IMPRISONED CUBAN DISSIDENT MARTA BEATRICE ROQUE'S HEALTH TO MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BONIVER'S OFFICE AND TO MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS NICCOLO [...]	2003-08-04 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IT CU HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME4439	ITALY: EU PRESIDENCY WILL WORK TO DISSUADE EU REP [...] (C) POL M/C AND POLOFF MET WITH MFA CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES OFFICE DIRECTOR, NICOLO GORETTI AND MFA LATIN AMERICA EU LEAD MINISTER GIULIO CESARE PICCIRILLI AND DELIVERED POINTS (REF) ON KARL BURK'S PLANS TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON CUBA. POL M/C STATED THAT IT WAS UNFO [...]	2003-09-26 18:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU IT EUN
03ROME4924	CUBAN RESOLUTION AGAINST US EMBARGO: EU WILL VOTE [...] (U) ANDREINA MARSELLA, MFA CUBA DESK OFFICER, TOLD POLOFF ON OCTOBER 29 THAT, ALTHOUGH HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CUBA, THE EU WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CUBAN RESOLUTION. MARSELLA INFORMED POLOFF THAT THE DECISION HAD BEEN REACHED DURING AN EU LATIN AMERICA WORKING [...]	2003-10-29 15:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU IT UNGA
03ROME5197	PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary: Participants in the FAO Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) made progress in setting guidelines for implementing the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic [...]	2003-11-17 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO
03ROME5583	CUBAN CHARM OFFENSIVE: USUAL AUDIENCE PRIMED, BUT [...] (C) WE REVIEWED DEVELOPMENTS IN CUBA WITH MFA UNDER SECRETARY MARGHERITA BONIVER DECEMBER 9 IN THE COURSE OF A WIDE-RANGING CONVERSATION, NOTING THAT WE'D SEEN SOME INDICATIONS THAT CASTRO WAS POISED TO LAUNCH A NEW CHARM OFFENSIVE. BONIVER SAID SHE'D SEEN NO INDICATION OF ANY PROPOSED VI [...]	2003-12-15 10:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
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
03SANAA2979	YEMEN: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Embassy Sana'a responses to instructions for the "Patterns on Global Terrorism" report are keyed to lettered paragraphs in State 301352. 2. Post responses: A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]	2003-12-21 07:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANTODOMINGO5157	DOMINICANS PUZZLED BY CHAVEZ'S ACCUSATIONS AND [...] (U) Summary. Relations between Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have been strained since July 27, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused ex-Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez of conspiring to assassinate him and criticized the Dominican government for allowing this to take pl [...]	2003-09-23 23:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL DR VE
03SANTODOMINGO5786	MFA LEGAL ADVISER ON REFUGEES, SOFA WITH KUWAIT, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Legal Adviser Jorge Santiago told DCM (then-Charge) Kubiske October 9 that his office will begin full-time processing of a refugee case backlog before the end of the year and will soon submit to UNHCR a list of needed technical assistance and training for refugee contingency [...]	2003-10-20 11:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR IZ KU MARR PREF PREL
03SANTODOMINGO6138	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR ON US OPPOSITION TO [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-30 17:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6327	GODR ON CUBA AT THE UNGA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 14:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD CU DR
03SANTODOMINGO6664	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS SERIES #1: SIX MONTHS TO THE [...] (SBU) Following is the first in a series on the presidential elections in the Dominican Republic. (begin text) SIX MONTHS TO THE PRESIDENTIALS Incumbent Hipolito Mejia of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is hitting about 20 percent in various polls in the Dominican Republ [...]	2003-11-19 19:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6826	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #3: POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) Following is the third in our series on the Dominican presidential election: POLITICAL PARTIES GIRD FOR CAMPAIGN The May 2004 presidential election in the Dominican Republic will be the first in more than two decades not to be decided by the late strongman and ex-president Joaquin Ba [...]	2003-11-25 22:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6906	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Summary. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the GODR during calendar year 2003. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG in the fight on global terrorism. End Summary. 2. Embassy Santo Domingo submits the following responses keyed to reftel [...]	2003-11-28 20:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER DR
03SANTODOMINGO7444	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA DISCUSSES CUBA WITH EU [...] (C) The Ambassador and Assistant Secretary Noriega Hertell met December 11 with the EU Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Miguel Amado, who also has responsibility for Cuba. Noriega expressed his hope that the USG and the EU could work together on Cuban issues, and emphasized our effort t [...]	2003-12-18 12:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CU
03STATE75175	CUBA LAUNCHES CRACKDOWN AGAINST OPPOSITION - MORE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CARRYING OUT ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT CRACKDOWN AGAINST THE OPPOSITION IN YEARS; SO FAR OVER 70 HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. POSTS ARE ASKED TO REQUEST HOST GOVERNMENTS TO JOIN US IN CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF THESE [...]	2003-03-21 22:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR CU
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
03TEGUCIGALPA1644	58TH UNGA: HONDURAN FM SEEKING APPOINTMENT WITH [...] (SBU) On June 27, PolChief discussed the Government of Honduras' (GOH) participation in the 58th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and U.S. UNGA policy priorities with Honduran Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anibal Quinones (reftels). Quinones indicated that Honduras looked forward to [...]	2003-07-11 19:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM HO UNGA UN
03TEGUCIGALPA1833	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER ON SOCIAL INCLUSION AND [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-01 22:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA185	HONDURAS: INVENTORY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON [...] Honduras is receiving the following technical assistance on labor issues. Sources for this information include the Honduran Ministry of Labor, ILO/IPEC, the Department of Labor, and other international donors. Post notes that due to the wide range of projects and sources of information some [...]	2003-01-22 21:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL EAID KSUM ECON SOCI TBIO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2231	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) Demonstrations: (1-A.) Yes. Additionally, there are a number of organizations and groups under the loose collective leadership of (and affiliated with) the Bloque Popular that have been carrying out anti-American demonstrations, as well as demonstrations targeting local issues. The [...]	2003-09-19 16:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC HO PGOV PTER
03TEGUCIGALPA2490	HONDURAS STILL FAR AWAY FROM NAMING ABMASSADOR TO [...] (C) President Maduro's National Security Advisor, Ramon Medina Luna, informed PolCouns October 21 that the Government of Honduras (GOH) was still a long way from naming an ambassador to Cuba. Medina Luna assured PolCouns that selecting an ambassador to Cuba was not a pressing issue, nor was i [...]	2003-10-23 23:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CU HO OAS
03TEGUCIGALPA2564	HONDURAN AMBASSADOR TO CUBA NOT IN THE OFFING, BUT [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor met with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Anibel Quinones on October 28 to deliver points in ref B. Quinones was already aware of USG concerns as raised with Government of Honduras (GOH) [...]	2003-10-31 22:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CU HO UNGA
03TEGUCIGALPA2663	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Op-ed by Ramon Villeda Bermudez (current Liberal Party Congressman) in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/12 entitled "Why did Colin Powell come to Honduras? ". "The Honduran press received almost a dozen clues about the issues discussed with Secretary Powell, but Powell himsel [...]	2003-11-12 21:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO ETRD SNAR EAID MOPS PGOV HO KICC
03TEGUCIGALPA2814	HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...]	2003-12-02 14:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2866	DRL PDAS KOZAK MEETS WITH HONDURAN OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Kozak, DRL/MLA Deputy Director Sicade, and EmbOffs met November 19-20 with senior GOH officials, including Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, to discuss U.S. cooperation with Latin American countries on human rights resolutions at the United Nations Commission on H [...]	2003-12-08 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU HO UNGA
03TEGUCIGALPA425	DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEGUCIGALPA: FOCUS IS ON GOH [...] (SBU) Political demonstrations continue off and on in Tegucigalpa, led by various small organizations, the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and others. Sometimes the protests are staged outside the Embassy, but more commonly they are held downt [...]	2003-02-13 17:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PINR SOCI ASEC CU HO
03TEGUCIGALPA619	GOH OPEN TO CUBA RESOLUTION IN GENEVA; REITERATES [...] (C)SUMMARY: WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Fisk discussed Cuba in meetings with President Maduro, Foreign Minister Perez-Cadalso and Minister of Defense Fred Breve during his February 6-7 visit to Honduras. Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso indicated that Honduras might be willing [...]	2003-03-07 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC PINR ASEC EAID HO CU
03TEGUCIGALPA824	TFIZ01: AMBASSADOR URGES HONDURAN FM PEREZ-CADALSO [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador met April 1 with Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Guillermo Perez-Cadalso to discuss a wide range of issues, with a focus on Iraq and combating terrorism. Ambassador urged the GOH to make stronger public statements on Iraq, including on Iraqi war crimes, and criti [...]	2003-04-02 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AORC KTIA KAWC IZ HO KICC
03TEGUCIGALPA826	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO DISCUSSES UPCOMING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro suggested that Central American Presidents remain interested in raising non-CAFTA topics during their upcoming meeting with President Bush. He also reaffirmed his commitment to provide Honduran troops for post-conflict operations in Iraq, even wh [...]	2003-04-02 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR EFIN ETRD ELAB KTIA IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA828	BUDGET CUTS HARM ALREADY STRUGGLING HONDURAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Severe budget cuts at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs threaten to incapacitate its ability to execute a coherent foreign policy strategy. The cuts, amounting to 31 percent since President Ricardo Maduro came into office early last year, mean new layoffs and embassy closi [...]	2003-04-03 15:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD AORC IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA856	POSSIBLE CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS FIRST HONDURAN [...] (C) The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has not yet named a Honduran ambassador to Cuba. Several names have been circulating as potential candidates. As noted in reftel B, first among these is Rene Arturo Bendana, former Ambassador to Spain and to the U.S. under past President Raf [...]	2003-04-08 18:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETTC PINR CU HO UNHCR

03TEGUCIGALPA912	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) Demonstrations: Responses to reftel (A). (1-A.) Yes. Additionally, there are a number of organizations and groups under the loose collective leadership of (and affiliated with) the Bloque Popular that have been carrying out anti-American demonstrations, as well as demonstrations tar [...]	2003-04-15 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC HO PTER
03THEHAGUE1450	DUTCH REACTION TO CUBAN CRACKDOWN [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-06 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL
03THEHAGUE1627	DUTCH TO DEPORT CUBAN ASYLUM APPLICANT ON JUNE 30 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) Embassy received a letter from United States Senator Bob Graham on June 18 requesting action on behalf of a constituent regarding a Cuban citizen who had applied for asylum and was being held in detention in The Netherlands. Dutch governme [...]	2003-06-24 15:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU NL PHUM PREF PREL PGOV
03THEHAGUE1677	UPDATE ON DUTCH DEPORTATION OF CUBAN ASYLUM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) In discussions with the attorney, Mw. mr. W.M. Hompe, who is representing Cuban asylum applicant Jose Manuel Vargas Martin, PolOff was informed that no appeal had been filed after the original denial of asylum. Vargas Martin was represented [...]	2003-06-27 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU NL PHUM PREL PREF PGOV
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
03THEHAGUE2114	PDAS SOUTHWICK DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Michael Southwick met with Dutch interlocutors on August 18 to discuss US-led and multilateral efforts in the field of human rights. The Dutch exchanged EU goals for the UNGA 3rd committee as well as thoughts on Cuba, CHR WEOG rotation scheme, and US-EU cooperation on h [...]	2003-08-22 08:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BM CG TH CH ZI CU NL UNHRC UNGA
03THEHAGUE2530	TERRORIST FINANCE: CONSULTATIONS OF EB/TFC DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ed Goff, Deputy Director EB/ESC/TFC, met Sept 11-12 with Dutch officials, bankers, and U.S. Embassy staff to share ideas in the war on terrorist financing. These officials reiterated Dutch commitment to furthering terrorist financing efforts both domestically and in the EU. [...]	2003-10-03 08:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN IZ NL EUN
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
03THEHAGUE2723	DUTCH/EU LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) While the EU has yet to make a decision on the upcoming Cuba resolution in the UNGA. However, Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Advisor on Cuba, noted that the GoNL will support a "yes" vote during EU dis [...]	2003-10-29 11:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU UNGA
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
03VATICAN1124	HOLY SEE TO FOCUS ON HUMAN DIGNITY, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE DELEGATION TO THE 59TH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONVEYED TO EMBASSY ITS WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST, PARTICULARLY ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND MIGRATION. HOLY SEE DELEGATE TO THE UNHRC, BISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN, [...]	2003-03-19 06:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1401	HOLY SEE HOPES BRIGITTINE CONVENT IN HAVANA WILL [...] (C) MFA CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US MARCH 28 THAT THE HOLY SEE STILL HOPED THAT THE MARCH 8 OPENING OF THE BRIGITTINE SISTERS' HOUSE IN HAVANA, DEVELOPED WITH CASTRO'S COOPERATION, WOULD HELP PAVE THE WAY TO GREATER CHURCH ACCESS TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE. THE HOLY SEE [...]	2003-04-02 11:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CU VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1406	HOLY SEE'S PASSIVE APPROACH TO GOC DISSIDENT [...] (C) DCM CONVEYED REF (A) DEMARCHE CONCERNING THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING DISSIDENT CRACKDOWN MARCH 26 TO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN. PAROLIN INDICATED THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01406 01 OF 02 021354Z SEE WAS FOLLOWING THE CRACKDOWN [...]	2003-04-02 13:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1775	POPE DECRIES EXECUTIONS AND ASKS CASTRO FOR [...] (U) SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA. 5. 2. (U) IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE HOLY SEE'S NORMALLY CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO CUBA, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS PUBLICLY DECRIED THE EXECUTION OF THREE HIJACKERS AS WELL AS THE HARSH SENTENCES RECENTLY HANDED DOWN AGAINST CUBAN DISSIDENTS. THE POPE'S APRIL 13 APPEA [...]	2003-04-28 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU VT
03VATICAN195	(C) PAYA VISITS POPE; FM TAURAN MAY RECIPROCATE [...] (C) VATICAN CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US JANUARY 9 THAT THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT "PRESSING THE ENVELOPE" FOR GREATER CHURCH FREEDOMS IN CUBA. HE BELIEVED THAT THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00195 [...]	2003-01-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT
03VATICAN4429	CUBA STEPPING UP PRESSURE ON CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] (SBU) "FIDEL CASTRO SEES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS AN ENEMY," HAVANA'S CARDINAL JAIME ORTEGA ASSERTED IN DESCRIBING CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS ON THE COMMUNIST ISLAND DURING A RECENT VISIT TO ITALY. INTERVIEWED BY ITALIAN BISHOPS' DAILY "AVVENIRE," THE CARDINAL SUMMARIZED THE CHURCH'S SITUATION [...]	2003-09-26 14:50:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU VT
03VATICAN4751	JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY [...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...]	2003-10-17 11:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN5111	CUBA: HOLY SEE TAKES TRADITIONAL VIEW ON UNGA [...] (C) Reviewing the recent UNGA vote on the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the Holy See reaffirmed its opposition to the embargo, while affirming its distaste for the regime's human rights abuses. MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua repeated the Vatican's view that the embargo is ineffec [...]	2003-11-12 14:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD PHUM PREL VT UNGA
03VATICAN5164	HAITI: HOLY SEE WORRIED ABOUT VIOLENCE, SEEKS [...] (C) Vatican MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua said November 7 that the Holy See is "very worried" about the situation in Haiti. He expressed concern about the disruption of an October 16 mass (ref a and b),and noted the potential for violence in the coming weeks (ref d). A [...]	2003-11-14 14:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL VT HA
03ZAGREB679	TFIZ01: UNCHR/CROATIA: CROATIA WILL OPPOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOC WILL VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSAL FOR A SPECIAL SITTING ON THE IRAQ CONFLICT, "AS IT IS CURRENTLY FRAMED AND GIVEN THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE COMMISSION." HOWEVER, DEPUTY FM SIMONOVIC TOLD AMBASSADOR IN CONVEYING THIS POSITION THAT THE SITUATION AT THE UNCHR IS "FLUID" AND TH [...]	2003-03-25 17:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL HR IZ UNCHR
04ABUDHABI2415	ECOSOC CUBA TERRORISM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] Poloff discussed reftel talking points with MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Ghanim Al Mazroai on July 19. Al Mazroai said he would relay the U.S. position to the UAE/UN PermRep in New York. The UAE PermRep is consulting with decisionmakers in Abu Dhabi and UN representatives [...]	2004-07-19 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA CU TC
04ABUDHABI3643	Demarche opposing Cuba's UN resolution against the [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 14:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD UNGA CU TC
04ABUJA1999	ECOWAS OR EU-COWAS: ACCREDITATION AND INFLUENCE AT [...] Summary. The recently concluded ECOWAS donors conference highlighted a disparity in influence at the Secretariat between accredited observers and non-accredited SIPDIS donors. The ability of the EU to direct the conference agenda and to dominate the attention of ECOWAS was remarkable, an [...]	2004-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN MARR ODIP NI ECOWAS
04ACCRA1303	GHANA: BRAIN DRAIN IN HEALTH CARE TAKING ITS TOLL [...] Ghana,s shortage of medical personnel is impacting patient care, burdening the economy and threatening to cripple the health care system. Ghana graduates 150 doctors and 600 nurses per year, but loses an average of 72 doctors and 216 nurses a year to migration, according to the WHO; other stat [...]	2004-06-21 16:49:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB GH
04ACCRA1500	LABOR UNIONS IN GHANA NOT LIKELY TO RAISE CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-19 13:28:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GH ILO
04ACCRA1539	CUBA TERRORISM RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-23 12:41:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GH
04ADANA99	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 23, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 23, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: 400 [...]	2004-08-04 08:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04AMMAN5893	JORDANIAN RELEASED FROM GITMO INTERVIEWED BY [...] Jordan Islamist weekly Al-Sabil published July 6 a lengthy interview with, they report, the first Jordanian released from the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba. The former prisoner described his alleged experiences at detention camps in Afghanistan and Cuba from January 2002 until April 2004 [...]	2004-07-14 02:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IZ JO
04AMMAN8592	CUBA'S RESOLUTION AGAINST U.S. EMBARGO: JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-18 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU JO UNGA
04ANKARA1842	TURKISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: ...AND THE MAYOR OF [...] (U) Summary: We expect ruling AK Party (AKP) to win big in Turkey's March 28 mayoral and municipal council elections. However, victory will weigh heavily on the course of Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) government and on his and his party's ability (1) to manage popular, pent-up expectations, [...]	2004-03-27 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
04ANKARA2779	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-17 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3857	ECOSOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TURKISH MFA NONCOMMITTAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-12 16:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TU
04ANKARA4134	TURKEY: LABOR FEDERATIONS UNLIKELY TO TAKE ACTIVE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-27 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU TU
04ANKARA5751	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04ANKARA5823	DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) We presented reftel demarche October 8 to Turkish MFA's Latin America Head of Department Cen Onder. As instructed in the cable, we asked that Turkey consider abstaining if it could not support the U.S. request. 2. (U) Onder indicated that Turkey would check with the European Union cou [...]	2004-10-13 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU TU UNGA
04ANKARA6010	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-22 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6052	URGING EU MEMBERS TO PRESERVE COMMON POLICY ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-25 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TU CU
04ANKARA6815	CUBA: NON-EXISTENT TURKISH INVESTMENT; GOT [...] (C) Reftel requested information on GOT policies in support of democracy and human rights in Cuba, as well as on an Turkish investments in Cuba. The Turkish MFA maintains that it has raised democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms with Cuba, though there have been no specific initiati [...]	2004-12-08 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETTC PHUM PREL TU
04ANKARA6955	DEMARCHE ON EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA: TURKEY [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche on December 15 to MFA Americas Department Head Onder. We emphasized ref B points that released dissidents attribute their release to international pressure, not the Spanish, and that dissidents oppose Spanish proposals to not invite them to national day recept [...]	2004-12-15 10:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU CU
04ANKARA6964	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7059	TURKEY: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2004, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to assume command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for [...]	2004-12-20 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
04ASUNCION232	PARAGUAY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLICIZES FARC LINKS [...] (U) On 2/14, Paraguayan Attorney General Oscar Latorre held a press conference (ref A) during which he released the following evidence linking Patria Libre party member Osmar Martinez to FARC leader Rodrigo Granda and implicating the FARC in supporting the kidnapping of Cecilia Cubas, daughter [...]	2004-08-27 14:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR KCRM SNAR CO PA
04BOGOTA11548	ANDEAN SECURITY CONFERENCE COLOMBIA SCENESETTER [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 17:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PTER KJUS CO
04BOGOTA12326	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COLOMBIA REVIEW [...] (C) Concern over potential Cuban support for armed guerrilla groups affects Colombia,s cautious Cuba policy. While Colombia has cut off and reestablished diplomatic relations to Cuba multiple times in the past, the bilateral relationship is currently stable, with Colombia generally exercising [...]	2004-12-02 13:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
04BRATISLAVA1050	SLOVAK THOUGHTS ON UPCOMING GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM hosted lunch 11/15 for the MFA's "CFSP" team: Acting Director of the Division for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, COREPER Director Anna Turinicova, and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. They discussed the latest thinking on the China arms embargo, Turkish accession, and Cuba [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA1109	SLOVAKIA ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY [...] (C) Summary. In advance of reftel, poloffs had been discussing Cuba policy with a range of GOS and NGO interlocutors. GOS Cuba policy centers on the "critical dialogue" approach: The GOS must have contact with Cuban government officials to be prepared for an inevitable democratic transition a [...]	2004-12-13 12:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LO CU
04BRATISLAVA189	CHR 60TH SESSION DEMARCHE: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-26 06:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LO UNHRC
04BRATISLAVA324	SLOVAKIA CAN SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION, NOT CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-01 13:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CU CH LO CHR
04BRATISLAVA672	SLOVAK ACTIVISTS ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-15 05:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV EAID LO CU
04BRATISLAVA965	SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON VENEZUELA HUMAN [...] (U) On October 20, Poloff delivered reftel points to Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department Peter Bircak. Bircak stated that the EU will discuss the issue of human rights in Venezuela next week at the Human Rights and Democracy Committee under the European Commission. He offered to re [...]	2004-10-22 05:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM VE LO
04BRUSSELS2859	CUBA -- EU RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III [...] (C) We discussed reftel points with Karl Buck, Head of the Council Secretariat's Latin America Division, on July 2. Buck immediately asserted that he had not heard of any such paper but could not exclude the possibility of some member-states having prepared their own reports. The EU would d [...]	2004-07-02 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2930	EU RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD TITLE III AND VENEZUELA [...] (C) The European Commission is still considering whether or not to send an election observer mission to Venezuela. The EU also remains concerned about the possible outcome of the White House decision on suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. The EU still plans to raise this issue at the [...]	2004-07-09 09:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD CU VE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3131	ICFTU AND ETUC LIKELY PARTNERS ON CUBA LABOR [...] (C) In response to reftel action request, Post has identified the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) as union organizations possibly willing to raise the issue of Cuban labor rights violations at regional labor meetings an [...]	2004-07-23 14:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB CU ILO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3190	EU ON UNGA PRIORITIES, ATTENDEES [...] (C) Summary: EU officials welcomed early consultation on UNGA priorities and highlighted shared interest in combating human trafficking and reducing the number of Middle East resolutions -- although they underscored several times that this would be best achieved by resolving the underlying r [...]	2004-07-27 11:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC KSEP OVIP OTRA UN UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4347	EU VOTE FOR CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION EXPECTED [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 13:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD CU UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3560	ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-30 15:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RO
04BUENOSAIRES2894	POSSIBLE KIRCHNER VISIT TO CUBA STILL UNDER REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: At a luncheon on October 6, Under Secretary for Foreign Policy Garcia Moritan told the Ambassador that Cuba was lobbying hard for an official visit from either President Nestor Kirchner or the first lady but that no visit would be contemplated until Cuban scientist Hilda Molina wa [...]	2004-10-13 14:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU AR MOLINA
04BUENOSAIRES3067	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM BIELSA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Gutierrez met October 29 with Foreign Minister Bielsa to deliver a letter from Secretary Powell congratulating Argentina on its selection to the UN Security Council and to review other bilateral and regional issues. The Ambassador expressed his satisfaction with the st [...]	2004-11-01 17:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AR UNSC
04BUENOSAIRES3364	SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) The GOA continues to pursue what it refers to as a policy of constructive engagement toward Cuba on democracy and human rights issues. The Presidency and Foreign Ministry argue that engagement and the influence that comes with it -- however limited -- is the best way to promote reform in [...]	2004-12-01 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU AR MOLINA
04BUENOSAIRES3489	MOLINA INCIDENT CREATES TURMOIL WITHIN ARGENTINE [...] (U) Following the Molina incident at the Argentine embassy in Havana on December 16, Chief of Cabinet Alberto Fernandez told reporters on Friday that a "clarification" would be made later in the day regarding the status of the Argentine ambassador to Cuba, Raul Taleb, and the MFA chief of cabi [...]	2004-12-17 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AR CU MOLINA
04BUENOSAIRES3542	RAISING VENEZUELA WITH ARGENTINA MFA [...] (C) Ambassador Gutierrez met December 23 with Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa to raise again our concerns about recent events in Venezuela. The Ambassador began by noting that in his meeting with Secretary Powell, Bielsa had stated that President Kirchner and the GOA would use every [...]	2004-12-27 13:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL VE AR
04CARACAS1009	OPPOSITION GOVERNORS, MAYOR: A SNAPSHOT OF [...] (C) The violence that hit Venezuela February 27 to March 4 unmasked the radical bent of President Hugo Chavez's revolution, Caracas Mayor Alfredo Pena and Governors David De Lima (Anzoategui) and Luis Lippa (Apure) told the Ambassador March 16. They noted the influence of Cubans in the Vene [...]	2004-03-24 22:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1031	A PEEK BENEATH LARA STATE'S REVOLUTIONARY FACADE [...] (C) Information Officer traveled March 10-14 to Barquisimeto, Lara state to seek private media views on freedom of expression and on the state's economic and political landscape. Most private media owners and managers maintain a low profile and present both pro- Venezuelan government (GOV) [...]	2004-03-26 14:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS1116	WHEN CHAVISTAS ATTACK: OPPOSITION ACCUSATIONS/GOV [...] (C) The Coordinadora Democratica (CD) documented 210 assaults on opposition supporters by civilians or plainclothes security forces between February 27 and March 5. National Assembly Deputy Pedro Diaz Blum (Proyecto Venezuela) told poloff March 17 that National Guard troops allowed armed Chav [...]	2004-03-31 23:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1138	EVO, THE ICC, AND THE U.N.: VENEZUELA POLITICAL [...] (U) Leftist Bolivian legislator Evo Morales joined President Hugo Chavez in Caracas March 30 to announce plans to stage international demonstrations to commemorate the events of April 2002, when Chavez was temporarily removed from power and returned in triumph. Members of the Venezuelan human [...]	2004-04-01 22:07:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1159	CAPRILES, CNE AND CEV: VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) The Criminal Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) dismissed on procedural ground the order to detain Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles April 1, and ordered the case sent to a new court. Supporters of President Hugo Chavez objected to the possibility National Electoral Council (CNE) alt [...]	2004-04-02 21:08:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1313	POLITICIZING VENEZUELA'S ECONOMIC BUREAUCRACY [...] (C) Current efforts to ensure loyalty within Venezuelan government institutions by using the list of persons who signed the recall petition against President Chavez, take place against the backdrop of a longer history of politically motivated firings and personnel shuffling aimed at cementing [...]	2004-04-16 20:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV VE
04CARACAS1347	OAS DEMOCRATIC CHARTER: REACTION TO COLOMBIAN [...] (U) The GOV and the National Assembly reacted harshly to the vote April 13 by the Colombian Senate to request that the OAS consider applying the Democratic Charter to Venezuela. Opponents of President Chavez have generally welcomed the vote as a sign of international support for the opposition [...]	2004-04-21 21:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS1410	CODEL NELSON: MEETINGS WITH FM PEREZ AND NA VICE [...] (C) In separate meetings, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) pressed Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jesus Perez and National Assembly Vice President Ricardo Gutierrez on the referendum, relations with Cuba, GOV support to the FARC, passport fraud, and agrement for Ambassador-designate Brownfield. Gutier [...]	2004-04-26 20:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM 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
04CARACAS1543	CHAVEZ: COUP ATTEMPT AVERTED WITH ARREST OF [...] (C) Venezuelan authorities detained between 50 and 90 alleged Colombian irregulars in the dawn hours of May 9 in the southern outskirts of Caracas. Calling the men "paramilitaries" in his "Alo, Presidente" program, President Chavez claimed the opposition was training them for another coup att [...]	2004-05-11 18:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS VE
04CARACAS1646	COLOMBIAN "PARAMILITARIES" IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) The Chavez administration is beside itself that the Venezuelan public in general, the international community, and the media are reacting very skeptically to the allegations of a Colombian "paramilitary" threat to his government. On May 9, Chavez went on a national TV and radio hookup to [...]	2004-05-13 15:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
04CARACAS1658	GOV NABS BARUTA MUNICIPALITY MAYOR HENRIQUE [...] (U) BARUTA MUNICIPALITY MAYOR HENRIQUE CAPRILES RADONSKY (PRIMERO JUSTICIA) PRESENTED HIMSELF BEFORE A CARACAS COURT MAY 11 TO FACE CHARGES REGARDING HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN A VIOLENT PROTEST OUTSIDE THE CUBAN EMBASSY ON APRIL 12, 2002 (REF). DURING THE HEARING, PROSECUTOR DANILO ANDERSON [...]	2004-05-14 12:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
04CARACAS1727	HUGO CHAVEZ' MAY 9 ALO PRESIDENTE SPEECH [...] The following is a summary of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' May 9 Alo Presidente program. Chavez' marathon speeches, of three to five hours, increasingly contain accusations of U.S. interference in domestic affairs and conspiracy to overthrow his government. This 191st Alo Presidente wa [...]	2004-05-19 11:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS176	CHAVEZ HURLS INSULTS AND REACTS TO USG STATEMENTS [...] (C) Seeking to shift attention from the CNE and the recall referendum processes, President Hugo Chavez reacted to recent comments on Venezuela by USG officials, repeatedly calling National Security Advisor Rice "an illiterate." Chavez believes that the USG is meddling in Venezuelan internal af [...]	2004-01-16 21:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1880	STATUS OF CAPRILES AND SUMATE CASES [...] (U) Maria Corina Machado, of the electoral NGO Sumate told reporters June 1 that the hearing to charge her with treason and conspiracy had been rescheduled for the second time until June 10. Another Sumate leader, Alejandro Plaz, is scheduled to have his hearing June 2. On May 31, a Caracas c [...]	2004-06-02 20:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS1943	PDVSA MONEY GOES STRAIGHT TO GOV SPENDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Bank (BCV reserves) peaked on May 14, and have since been dropping sharply. The chairman of the National Assembly Finance Committee and the President of state-owned oil company PDVSA have publicly confirmed that the reason for the decline is that PDVSA has ceased turning [...]	2004-06-09 12:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET PGOV VE
04CARACAS1957	JOURNALIST PATRICIA POLEO QUESTIONED BY MILITARY [...] (U) A MILITARY JUDGE REFUSED THE PROSECUTOR'S REQUEST JUNE 8 TO JAIL JOURNALIST PATRICIA POLEO. A MILITARY PROSECUTOR CHARGED POLEO MARCH 22 WITH FOMENTING REBELLION AND DEFAMATION OF THE ARMED FORCES BASED ON A VIDEO POLEO MADE PUBLIC SHOWING CUBANS IN A NATIONAL GUARD BARRACKS. MILITARY PRO [...]	2004-06-10 20:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS198	DENGUE AND THE POLITICS OF HEALTH CARE IN VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) A significant increase in the number of dengue cases in Caracas in December sparked concern about an epidemic among city residents (including the Embassy community). The upsurge in dengue, following shortly after an October 2003 outbreak of yellow fever, triggered questions about the G [...]	2004-01-20 21:50:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS2003	NO PROGRESS ON POVERTY UNDER CHAVEZ - UNDP [...] (SBU) The Chavez government appears to have made little progress on its alleged "flagship" issue - that of alleviating poverty, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) office in Caracas. There is no mechanism in place to track the results of its various ad hoc social welf [...]	2004-06-17 11:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI VE
04CARACAS2081	CHAVEZ V. CHAVEZ: WHAT'S HIS PLAN? [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez is in full campaign mode for the August 15 referendum on whether he should finish his term. Smarting from the moral defeat of having to accept the referendum, Chavez has recast the referendum as an inevitable victory for his revolution. His strategy rests on mobilizin [...]	2004-06-25 15:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2089	REVOLUTIONARY SOAP OPERA BUBBLES OVER FOR GOV [...] (C) "Amores de Barrio Adentro (Love Inside the Neighborhood)," a state-sponsored soap opera, premiered on national television on June 22 after a two-hour national premiere party. "Amores" is filled with pro-Chavez rhetoric, GoV propaganda, and attacks on the opposition, while providing the cl [...]	2004-06-25 22:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2118	PDVSA - OIL COMPANY OR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY? [...] (C) Through budgetary and non-budgetary spending, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is now the primary agent for implementation of Chavez Administration social programs. Over $1.7 billion has been designated to social development programs in PDVSA's 2004 budget while up to an additional $2 billi [...]	2004-06-29 20:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN PGOV VE ECON
04CARACAS2130	MAYOR CAPRILES FORMALLY CHARGED IN CUBAN EMBASSY [...] (C) ON JUNE 25, PRO-GOV PROSECUTOR DANILO ANDERSON FILED FORMAL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER MAYOR OF BARUTA MUNICIPALITY HENRIQUE RODONSKI CAPRILES FOR HIS ALLEGED ROLE IN THE APRIL 12, 2002 SIEGE OF THE CUBAN EMBASSY IN CARACAS. CAPRILES CONTINUES TO BE DETAINED WITHOUT BAIL. THIS CASE IS AN E [...]	2004-06-30 11:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2147	TITLE III LIBERTAD ACT WAIVER: VENEZUELA [...] (C) VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ IS PERHAPS THE CLOSEST INTERNATIONAL ALLY OF FIDEL CASTRO. THE TWO NATIONS' TRADE RELATIONSHIP IS BASED ON VENEZUELA'S CONCESSIONARY PETROLEUM EXPORTS TO CUBA. THE GOV HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS OF WHICH POST IS AWARE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS TO ADVANCE DEMOCR [...]	2004-07-01 21:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETTC KDEM VE
04CARACAS2153	CHAVEZ PADS VOTES WITH NATURALIZATION AND IDENTITY [...] (C) THE GOV'S "MISION IDENTIDAD" (MISSION IDENTITY) IS PROVIDING CEDULAS (IDENTITY CARDS) TO MASSIVE NUMBERS OF UNDOCUMENTED VENEZUELANS AND FOREIGNERS. THE GOV IS WORKING BUSILY VIA THE MISSION TO ISSUE IDENTITY CARDS TO POTENTIAL VOTERS BEFORE THE JULY 10 ELECTORAL REGISTRY DEADLINE FOR THE [...]	2004-07-02 17:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE CONS
04CARACAS2172	BOLIVAR: POLITICS AND ECONOMICS IN THE LAND OF [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) THE STATE OF BOLIVAR, BY FAR THE LARGEST IN VENEZUELA IN AREA, IS A REGION WITH ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE MUCH HIGHER THAN ITS RELATIVELY LOW POPULATION WOULD INDICATE. (BOLIVAR PRODUCES 100% OF VENEZUELAN ALUMINUM AND GOLD, 90% OF ITS STEEL, AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF ITS ELECTRICITY.) [...]	2004-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS2200	CHAVEZ'S FORMER PARTNER DISCUSSES THE DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) HERMA MARKSMAN, CHAVEZ'S FORMER COMMON-LAW WIFE FROM 1984-1993, SPOKE TO POLOFFS ON JULY 1 ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHAVEZ'S POLITICAL IDEOLOGY. SHE CLAIMS THAT CHAVEZ WAS INFLUENCED BY 1960'S GUERRILLAS. MARKSMAN DISAGREED WITH THE OPPOSITION'S PORTRAYAL OF CHAVEZ AS AN IDIOT AND WARNED THAT H [...]	2004-07-09 15:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE
04CARACAS2255	PETROAMERICA: CHAVEZ'S OIL DREAM FOR THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Energy Vice Minister Luis Vierma told Emboffs July 12 that discussions with Caribbean nations on the formation of a "PetroCaribe" joint venture are at a preliminary stage. According to Vierma, the GOV's plans for the Hemisphere envision a holding company "PetroAmerica" that would have thre [...]	2004-07-15 19:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL VE

04CARACAS2455	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND NGOS UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez's support for Fidel Castro and antagonism towards the United States is well documentd and makes GOV support for a democratic transition in Cuba unfeasible. The cooperation that exists between Castro and Chavez is extensive, as evidenced by the over 10,000 Cuban doctor [...]	2004-08-03 12:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU VE
04CARACAS251	CHANGES IN GOV FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER ROY CHADERTON CONFIRMED REPORTS ON JANUARY 20 THAT ADAN CHAVEZ, PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S OLDER BROTHER, WILL BE THE NEW GOV AMBASSADOR TO CUBA. SOURCES AT THE MFA CONFIRM THAT CHADERTON WILL BE REPLACED BY JESUS ARNALDO PEREZ, CURRENT GOV AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, AND RUMORED TO BE [...]	2004-01-26 13:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS2541	LEGISLATORS REHASH RECALL AT BOSTON GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Both pro-GOV and pro-opposition National Assembly Deputies meeting with Codel Ballenger August 3 predicted victory in the August 15 referendum to unseat President Hugo Chavez. According to various deputies, participation of uncommitted voters, particularly in poor and rural areas, will ma [...]	2004-08-09 13:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE
04CARACAS2702	VENEZUELAN MAYOR CARPRILES (STILL) HELD FOR TRIAL [...] (U) A Caracas judge ruled August 18 that Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles should stand trial for the events at the Cuban Embassy on April 12, 2002. The judge also ruled that Capriles should remain in jail. PolOff attempted to attend the Capriles trial August 17, but was denied entry as was the [...]	2004-08-24 20:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE
04CARACAS2759	OPPOSITION DIGS IN FOR THE LONG FIGHT [...] (C) The Coordinadora Democratica plans to contest the National Electoral Council's (CNE) certified results announced August 26 that President Hugo Chavez won the August 15 recall referendum. The Coordinadora is working toward documenting its case. A Coordinadora commission headed by constitu [...]	2004-08-30 21:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2808	VENEZUELAN MAYOR RELEASED FROM PRISON [...] (C) Judge Dayva Soto Vallenilla released Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles from pre-trial detention September 6, following a defense motion on September 2. Capriles must appear before the court every 15 days, remain in Venezuela, and is not allowed to make public comments on the case against him [...]	2004-09-08 13:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PGOV VE
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
04CARACAS294	DAS DESHAZO MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER CHADERTON [...] (C) On January 22, WHA DAS Peter DeShazo and Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Roy Chaderton. In addition to the Venezuelan recall referendum process, they discussed: DeShazo's speech to the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce, recent comments by USG officials regarding Venezuela, GOV- [...]	2004-01-27 19:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS3070	VENEZUELA: CNE DISCARDS FRAUD CHALLENGES [...] (U) Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) found the Coordinadora Democratica's challenge of the results of the August 15 recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez inadmissible on September 23 and said the matter should be taken to the Supreme Court instead. CNE Director Jorge Rod [...]	2004-09-30 12:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS3215	FRANCISCO ARIAS CARDENAS' OUTLOOK ON CHAVEZ AND [...] (C) Former Zulia State Governor, Francisco Arias Cardenas, told the Ambassador on October 14 that President Hugo Chavez's antagonism had served Chavez well in the past, but he was now looking to improve relations with the U.S. Arias asserted that the President would not let the differences es [...]	2004-10-19 19:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
04CARACAS3373	AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL TO MARACAIBO [...] (C) The Ambassador visited Maracaibo, Zulia State, October 26-27, to meet with U.S. organizations, local leaders, and the press. He called on Governor Manuel Rosales, Maracaibo Mayor Giancarlo DiMartino, and San Francisco Mayor Saady Bijani. The Ambassador attended a lunch with business lead [...]	2004-11-01 12:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3431	VENEZUELA JUDICIAL UPDATE: CASES DISMISSED, NEW [...] (C) A Caracas Appeals Court overturned the conviction of National Guard Gen. Carlos Alfonzo Martinez on November 1 on grounds that the actions alleged by the prosecutor did not constitute a crime under Venezuela's Penal Code. The same court, citing similar grounds, dismissed the charges agai [...]	2004-11-05 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS VE
04CARACAS3506	CHAVISTAS AT THE HELM IN A SEA OF RED [...] (C) October and August electoral successes have renewed President Hugo Chavez's mandate, placed his loyalists in most of the governorships and key mayoralties, and positioned the Chavista movement to capture an overwhelming majority in next year's National Assembly elections. Chavez supporters [...]	2004-11-16 14:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS3536	LEVIATHAN'S RETURN: CHAVEZ'S NEW ECONOMIC [...] (C) With his pockets full of petro-dollars, Chavez has created new Ministries of Food, Housing, Popular Economy, and Development Finance. He is also moving forward with the creation of a new state airline and a telecommunications enterprise. The establishment of the Ministries of Food and [...]	2004-11-16 20:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS3542	SHATTERED OPPOSITION SHORT ON STRATEGY [...] (C) Venezuela's Coordinadora Democratica, the amalgamation of opponents to President Hugo Chavez that had begun to disintegrate before the regional elections on October 31, has been deemed dead by opposition parties and Chavez supporters alike. Many opposition members, who tend to blame th [...]	2004-11-17 13:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS3577	KILLING OF POLITICAL PROSECUTOR [...] (C) Venezuelan prosecutor Danilo Anderson was killed the night of November 18, according to press reports and the GoV, as he traveled home in his personal vehicle. More than a dozen GoV officials and government supporters, among them Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel, went to the site of th [...]	2004-11-19 18:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3584	"HEGEMONY IS A CHALLENGE:" CHAVISTA LEADER VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Chavez supporter and Patria Para Todos (PPT) secgen Jose Albornoz talked with DCM November 18 about impending cabinet changes, policy challenges for Chavez and the MVR party, and potential to improve bilateral relations. PPT accepts that party stalwart Ali Rodriguez will leave [...]	2004-11-19 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PGOV PHUM ENRG 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
04CARACAS366	PDVSA POWER STRUGGLES: THE REVOLUTION DEVOURS ITS [...] (C) With street battles between opposing labor groups, mass protests to force the removal of managers, new allegations of corruption in internal product sales, and rumors of yet another new Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) board, January has demonstrated yet again the disarray in the Venezuelan [...]	2004-02-02 18:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS369	VENEZUELAN GOVERNORS: ELECTIONS, POLLS, AND HEALTH [...] (C) President Chavez, though buoyed by the spread of benefits and end of year spending, will likely suffer a hard drop in popularity when the National Electoral Council (CNE) announces a referendum, a group of Venezuelan Governors told the Ambassador January 14. The four Governors (including [...]	2004-02-02 20:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3779	VENEZUELA: RESPONSE ON TITLE III OF CUBA LIBERTAD [...] (C) In response to tasking in ref a, Post sees no evidence that the GOV has undertaken policies or actions to advance democracy, human rights, or fundamental freedoms in Cuba over the last six months. President Hugo Chavez is a close ally of Fidel Castro and often praises Cuba as a "bastion of [...]	2004-12-07 20:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC VE CU
04CARACAS3817	VISIT TO MASS MARKET AND BOLIVARIAN SCHOOL [...] (C) Caracas' El Coche food market is a blend of formal, informal, public and private economies. Accompanied by members of the NGO Asociacion Nina Madre (Child Mother Association, ANM),poloff visited the market December 7 to observe child labor conditions there. More than a dozen children ag [...]	2004-12-10 19:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS3826	CHAVEZ'S ANTI-IMPERIALIST MISSIONARY JOURNEY [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Spain, Libya, Russia, Iran, and Qatar during November 23-30 as part of what GOV officials called an "international offensive" to promote the new phase of the Bolivarian Revolution. In Spain, Chavez capitalized on Foreign Minister Moratino's assertion that the [...]	2004-12-10 21:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON VE SP RS IR QA
04CARACAS3834	A PIOUS CHAVEZ CALLS FOR ANTI-U.S. UNITY ON [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told an Al-Jazeera interviewer December 3 that the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were "more horrendous terrorism" than the terrorist acts they were intended to combat. Speaking in a televised interview from Doha, Qatar, Chavez called for world solidari [...]	2004-12-14 11:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER VE ZP XD
04CARACAS3928	CHAVEZ GIVES MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE REVOLUTION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez laid out plans for his Bolivarian Revolution to a group of loyalist governors, mayors, and other officials November 12-13 in Caracas. According to an account of Chavez's presentation put together by veteran Marxist writer and Chavez adviser Martha Harnecker [...]	2004-12-23 12:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON VE
04CARACAS3979	LAND "INTERVENTIONS" PRESAGE REDISTRIBUTION [...] (C) Venezuelan Governors in Cojedes and Monagas States have issued decrees ordering land "interventions" and charging committees of government and goverment-allied officials to review the ownership rights of over three dozen ranches and rural properties. The first decree, issued by Governor [...]	2004-12-30 18:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR VE ENV
04CARACAS548	ANOTHER CUBAN DOCTOR ATTEMPTS TO FLEE [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ARRESTED ULISES BERNAL PEREZ, A CUBAN DOCTOR ASSIGNED TO THE "BARRIO ADENTRO" (INTO THE SLUMS) PROGRAM, AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO DEFECT BY FORCING TWO JOURNALISTS TO DRIVE HIM TO THE COLOMBIAN BORDER, ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS. BERNAL PEREZ REPORTEDLY BELI [...]	2004-02-13 20:52:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF VE
04CARACAS699	REPORT ON STAFFDEL FEBRUARY 18-20 [...] (C) House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee staff members met with opposition and government leaders, members of the National Assembly, and the UNHCR representative in Caracas February 18-20. Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel emphasized the importance of maintaining a good Venezuelan-U.S. bil [...]	2004-03-01 20:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF VE
04CARACAS851	IN GAS CEREMONY CHAVEZ SOUNDS A LESS AGGRESSIVE [...] (C) President Chavez pointedly lowered his anti-U.S. rhetoric in a March 9 ceremony hurriedly organized by the GOV to recognize the award to ChevronTexaco (CTX) of an exploration license for an off-shore natural gas block. While agreeing that Chavez had sought to send a message to the USG, sen [...]	2004-03-12 16:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ECON VE
04CARACAS884	INCREASED OIL SALES TO CUBA? [...] (C) Venezuela's crude and refined product exports to Cuba have been increased by an additional 25,000 b/d for an official total of 78,000 b/d, according to a maritime industry contact. Another Embassy source asserts that Cuba is now paying a larger portion of its debt to Venezuela with bonds [...]	2004-03-15 13:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON VE CU
04CARACAS950	WANTED: BARUTA MAYOR, FOR INCITING CROWD AT CUBAN [...] (C) Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles Radonsky said March 18 he will not present himself to the court as summoned until after he sees the case file alleging his involvement with a violent protest at the Cuban Embassy April 12, 2002. The court has refused Capriles' lawyers access to the case file [...]	2004-03-19 21:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04COLOMBO1502	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. YES - There are communities in Sri Lanka capable of conducting anti-US demonstrations. B. NO - There have been no anti-US demonstrations in the past 12 months. C. YES - Other forms of demonstrations have taken place outside USG facilities. D. Demonstra [...]	2004-09-10 06:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
04COLOMBO1572	STATUS OF MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM [...] (S/NF) I hope to travel to Maldives in early October to meet with President Gayoom. My two main points will be to urge continued democratic reform and to express our hope that political detainees arrested since the August 12-13 disturbances are being well treated. In order to enhance my cre [...]	2004-09-21 11:36:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER MOPS PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO1625	HUMAN INTELLIGENCE THREAT REVIEW FOR COLOMBO [...] (S/NF) Embassy Colombo convened a Counterintelligence Working Group (CIWG) meeting on 9/28/04. The purpose of the meeting was to respond to the annual Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Threat Review outlined in Ref A. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, ARSO, POL, DAO, and IPO. The Colombo CIWG p [...]	2004-09-29 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CE
04COLOMBO2023	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT'S QUESTIONS ON TRANSFER OF DETAINEE [...] (C) The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) has responded by diplomatic note, dated December 20, to the Embassy's diplomatic note advising that the U.S. is prepared to transfer Maldivian detainee Ibrahim Fouzee to GORM control upon agreement to the transfer terms conveyed reftel. T [...]	2004-12-21 08:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO438	UNHRC: Ambassador reviews U.S. priorities at [...] (C) As requested Ref B, Ambassador discussed upcoming UNHRC session with Foreign Secretary Bernard Goonetilleke on March 11. Goonetilleke is the number two in the Foreign Ministry and highest-ranking career official. (Embassy had previously presented similar material to MFA's Director Gener [...]	2004-03-11 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE UNHRC
04COLOMBO453	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 041 (03/15/04) [...] (SBU) FYI. In a pre-recorded campaign speech televised on the evening of March 14, President Chandrika Kumaratunga addressed the nation in Sinhala, railing against the United National Party (UNP) government and promoting the election manifesto of her United Party Freedom Alliance (UPFA). In [...]	2004-03-15 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO526	CHR: Mission provides GSL with draft Cuba [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 25 meeting at the Sri Lankan MFA, Polchief reviewed talking points and provided a copy of the draft CHR resolution on Cuba. MFA contact was non-committal, noting that the GSL was in a state of flux due to the April 2 elections. Overall, we think moving the GSL to a "y [...]	2004-03-25 09:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR CE CU CH CHR UN
04COLOMBO545	In visit to Sri Lanka, SA DAS Patterson [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA DAS Torkel Patterson visited Colombo, March 21-23. Highlights of the visit included meetings at the MFA, with a key adviser to President Kumaratunga, with local diplomats, and with local business leaders, including the American Chamber of Commerce. Key issues discussed incl [...]	2004-03-26 06:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO611	In meeting with Ambassador, new PM expresses [...] (C) Ambassador Lunstead made a congratulatory call on new Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse on April 8. During their 45-minute long discussion, Rajapakse underscored his support for the peace process. In a theme he kept returning to, he also expressed deep concerns about the high d [...]	2004-04-08 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO618	Sri Lanka: Foreign Minister-designate [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: New Foreign Minister Kadirgamar would like to visit Washington in May. He appreciated the US's neutrality during the election. On the Peace Process, the new government "has no grip yet." India has been standing [...]	2004-04-08 12:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CE IN CHR
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
04COLOMBO689	CHR/Sri Lanka: GSL agrees to support motion [...] (C) On April 22, the DCM spoke with Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Siri Palihakkara and urged Sri Lanka to vote in favor of the procedural motion to adjourn the Cuban resolution on Guantanamo detainees. The DCM noted that EU states, India, and Nepal among others were in favor of the motion. P [...]	2004-04-22 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE UNCHR
04COLOMBO816	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 073 (05/18/04) [...] (C) FYI. After almost a month's hiatus, Sri Lanka's Parliament reopened today (May 18). The first order of business was the selection of the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Chairman of Committees. In sharp contrast to the fractious, raucous scenes that attended the election to [...]	2004-05-18 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV
04DJIBOUTI1289	MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON RECENT U.S. AND [...] (C) In a meeting October 6 with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Abdi Farah, Ambassador asked for the Minister's impression of his and President Guelleh's recent trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),which also included stops in Washington and Cuba. Farah spoke in general terms [...]	2004-10-06 14:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1336	CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DJIBOUTI POSITION UNSURE [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche 13 October per reftel to Director of Bilateral Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan could not give a definitive answer on which way Djibouti would vote on the Cuba resolution. He did, however, note that it was especially helpful to have a detailed explanation o [...]	2004-10-19 01:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD DJ
04DJIBOUTI1374	GUELLEH INTERVIEW WITH BBC SOMALI [...] (U) Summary: The October 7th issue of Le Progres, the journal of the ruling party RPP (People's Rally for Progress),carried an overview of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's interview with BBC Somali while in New York during Guelleh's recent trip to the U.S and Cuba. In the [...]	2004-10-27 05:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
04DUBLIN1079	ECOSOC: IRISH WILL OPPOSE CUBAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-19 15:59:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL
04DUBLIN1200	IRELAND SUPPORTS EU ON VENEZUELA REFERENDUM [...] On August 11, Post delivered reftel's requested demarche to Brian Muldoon, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean. Muldoon noted SIPDIS that Ireland had participated in extensive EU consultations on Venezuela and endorsed the August 3 EU dec [...]	2004-08-11 17:12:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO
04DUBLIN1610	IRISH LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA'S RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-22 15:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD UNGA
04DUBLIN1644	IRELAND SUPPORTS EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-02 16:04:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU
04DUBLIN1728	IRELAND: NO CHANGE FOR TITLE III/LIBERTAD [...] (C) On November 24, Emboff discussed reftel with Margaret Stanley, Desk Officer on the Americas Desk at the DFA. According to Stanley, the GOI has taken no specific actions to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba in the last six months. Ireland is credited to Cuba [...]	2004-11-30 10:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL
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
04DUBLIN959	IRELAND'S CUBA POLICY: RESPONSE TO TITLE III [...] (C) Per ref A, Ireland has used its January-June 2004 EU Presidency to maintain a tougher EU line on Cuba in support of democracy and human rights. During its Presidency, Ireland led the annual re-evaluation of the Common Position. which renewed the criticisms of the Castro regime from the [...]	2004-06-28 16:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC EUN
04DUBLIN985	GOI HOPES BLANKET SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-02 14:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL
04GUATEMALA1007	PRESS CRITICISM OF FM BRIZ COULD HURT [...] (SBU) Summary: Signaling the end of the honeymoon for at least one member of the Berger Administration, a major national daily has attacked the performance of Jorge Briz Abularach's Foreign Ministry. While the motives for the attack are still unclear, Briz confided to the Ambassador he is se [...]	2004-04-26 21:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GT
04GUATEMALA1479	GUATEMALA WILL VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION IN ECOSOC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Sylvia Corrado on June 14. Corrado relayed demarche to the GOG Mission to the UN. Corrado confirmed on June 15 that GOG will vote against any no-action motion on Belarus, North Korea, or Cuba resolutions raised in ECOSOC [...]	2004-06-15 22:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM GT PDEM UNCHR ECOSOC UN
04GUATEMALA1718	SECSTATE 150754 [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-12 22:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GT
04GUATEMALA1757	GUATEMALA WILL OPPOSE ECOSOC CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-15 22:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT
04GUATEMALA1811	GUATEMALA UNLIKELY SOURCE FOR ASSISTANCE ON CUBA [...] (C) The Berger Administration is unlikely to push actively or publicly for democratic reform in Cuba. Its primary focus is on internal reform and housecleaning. Its roots are conservative, but it is trying to be seen as non-ideological, bringing business leaders and human rights activists s [...]	2004-07-21 21:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU GT
04GUATEMALA223	SCENE SETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 3-5 VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Guatemala comes as President Berger and his team are anxious to demonstrate publicly that bilateral relations have improved and that we have a shared agenda on trade and investment, fighting domestic corruption and transnational crime, and the 1996 Peace Accords. As he did w [...]	2004-01-29 21:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PGOV SNAR EAID ETRD PHUM MASS KTIA GT
04GUATEMALA2351	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE ON ENDING STATE SPONSORSHIP OF [...] (C) Embassy Guatemala polcouns delivered reftel points to Ambassador Anamaria Dieguez, MFA Director General for Bilateral Relations, asking that the GOG elevate the terrorism issue to the top of its bilateral agenda with the states listed. 2. (C) Dieguez said the GOG does not have a substan [...]	2004-09-14 16:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GT
04GUATEMALA2636	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-18 18:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM CU GT UNGA
04GUATEMALA30	BERGER NAMES PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCED CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: On January 7, President-elect Oscar Berger announced the members of his cabinet. He also named eight "policy coordinators" (super-ministers) to head functional areas. It is not clear what their relationship will be to the ministers, but Berger has described th [...]	2004-01-09 17:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID SNAR GT
04GUATEMALA317	WHA A/S ROGER NORIEGA'S FEBRUARY 3-5 VISIT TO [...] (C) During a February 3-5 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Roger Noriega met with President Oscar Berger and senior members of his government to discuss the full range of bilateral issues. A/S Noriega highlighted the importance the Bush Administration places on CAFTA as a means of [...]	2004-02-10 17:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID MOPS KTIA ETRD KCOR PHUM ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA355	GUATEMALA ON CUBA UNCHR RESOLUTION [...] (C) Ambassador Carla Rodriguez, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, called a meeting with Poloffs on February 11 to discuss the Cuba Resolution at the 60th CHR. This is the first time in our collective memory that the GOG has reached out to us on the Cuba resolu [...]	2004-02-13 17:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU GT CHR
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
04GUATEMALA747	GUATEMALA SUPPORT LIKELY ON CUBA AND CHINA IN UNCHR [...] (C) On March 25, in response to reftel demarches, MFA Vice Minister Jorge Skinner-Klee told DCM and PolOff that the GOG will support the Honduran resolution on Cuba, but is undecided on whether to co-sponsor. DCM forcefully argued for co-sponsorship and co-tabling on the merits, using reftel [...]	2004-03-25 23:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT UNHRC
04GUATEMALA842	GUATEMALA UNDECIDED ON CO-SPONSORSHIP, OPPOSES [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref A points with Foreign Minister Briz on April 1, and followed up with Vice President Stein on April 2. Both Officials told the Ambassador that the decision to co-sponsor was still being debated. On April 5, the Ambassador again pressed Briz for Guatemala's posi [...]	2004-04-06 17:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT UNCHR
04GUATEMALA909	GUATEMALA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT BUT NOT CO-SPONSORSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-13 22:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM GT UNCHR
04GUATEMALA921	GUATEMALA SUPPORTS CHR-60 COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] (C) Guatemala will vote in support of all the country-specific resolutions listed reftels (Belarus, China, Cuba, Sudan, Turkmenistan and Zimbabwe) according to Carla Rodriguez, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry. Rodriguez also repeated Guatemala's principled po [...]	2004-04-14 20:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA962	GUATEMALA TO VOTE AGAINST GITMO RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref B points with Foreign Minister Briz on April 16 and secured a commitment from Briz to vote against Cuba's resolution. President Berger was subsequently quoted in several newspapers stating that Guatemala would "support human rights no matter who it affects." [...]	2004-04-20 18:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT
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
04HANOI2602	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MOF VM TAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-17 07:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD VM WTRO WTO
04HANOI998	LETTERS FROM FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY [...] (U) During the January visit of Senator Brownback, Father Nguyen Van Ly provided his staff with copies of letters -- written while in prison, in Vietnamese -- that he had written to Parliamentary audiences in Europe and the U.S. and to the Catholic hierarchy in Vietnam. (Reftel provides tr [...]	2004-04-09 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HELSINKI1006	FINLAND: BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR LABOR RIGHTS AND [...] (C) As reported in Ref C, almost all official contact between Finland and Cuba has ceased, and Finland does not maintain an embassy in Havana. 2. (C) We are not aware of any current activity by the Finnish Government, or by Finnish NGOs, to support elements of Cuban civil society and encour [...]	2004-08-03 10:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB CU FI ILO
04HELSINKI1535	FINLAND: NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Veikko Suralahti in the Office for Caribbean and Central American Affairs at Finland's MFA and confirmed that there has been no change in Finland's policy toward or contacts with Cuba since Ref. B was drafted. Finland does not have an Embassy in Havana and has little co [...]	2004-12-08 12:36:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU FI
04ISTANBUL1459	THE FUTURE OF ORTHODOXY [...] (sbu) Summary: In addition to the struggle to maintain Istanbul as a viable seat for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Bartholomew faces a rising challenge for moral and ecclesiastical authority within the Orthodox world from Moscow-based Russian Patriarch Alexy II. End Summary. 2. (sbu) Ecumen [...]	2004-09-22 11:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL71	PATRIARCH AGREES TO HUMAN RIGHTS DIMENSION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I plans to travel to Cuba to accept title to a rebuilt Greek Orthodox Church in Havana. He has undertaken to raise human rights concerns both publicly and privately while in Cuba, and has agreed to a reception hosted by U.S., Greek, and Turkish d [...]	2004-01-12 11:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PHUM TU
04KATHMANDU554	NEPAL UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON CUBA AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU NP UNHRC
04KINSHASA1908	DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Clementine Shakembo, Director of the Western Hemisphere section at FonMin, on October 8. Shakembo agreed with U.S. position that the embargo was a bilateral issue, but indicated that the GDRC would have to consider its position regarding the C [...]	2004-10-14 15:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU CG UNGA
04LAGOS2073	SCENESETTER FOR DHS. SEC. NAPOLITANO'S JULY 1 [...] (C//NF) Madam Secretary, Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit, which comes on the heels of your June 24 meeting with Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba in Washington (Ref A). While one of the highlights of his trip was signing the bilateral accord on Preventing and Combatin [...]	2004-10-12 06:29:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC NI PTER
04MADRID1079	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CHR 60 RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff met with Augustin Nunez, MFA Director General for UN Affairs (A/S equivalent) on March 26 to follow up on our initial March 23 approach to senior MFA officials regarding the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Cuba and China resolutions (reftels A and B). We stressed our [...]	2004-03-30 16:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU SP UNHRC
04MADRID1122	AMBASSADOR'S OUTREACH TO GALICIA [...] Summary: The Ambassador traveled March 30-31 to Santiago de Compostela, capital of the northwestern region of Galicia, to open the eighth in a series of regional seminars on E-Commerce and Internet for small and medium sized firms. The Ambassador took the opportunity to meet with President of [...]	2004-04-02 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ETRD PREL SP
04MADRID1621	SPAIN BIOS ON NEW JUSTICE AND INTERIOR [...] (U) Summary: This is the final of three cables on new top level official in the Spanish government. Biographical information on top officials in Spain's Ministries of Justice and Interior is provided. See septels for bios on the Office of the President, and Ministries of the Presidency, Fo [...]	2004-05-07 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID1764	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM COUNTRY REVIEWS: SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-15 07:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT EAIR XT AS BX JA NZ SI SN KOCI CASC SPCVIS
04MADRID1832	SPAIN: MFA OFFICIAL SEES NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met May 18 with Pablo Gomez de Olea, the MFA's deputy director general for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Gomez assured us the Zapatero government will maintain a tough stance on Cuba and will not unilaterally backtrack on the EU's strict common position on C [...]	2004-05-19 16:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CU SP
04MADRID2483	SPAIN - BIOGRAPHIES ON MFA DIRECTORS GENERAL [...] (U) This cable provides biographies on new directors general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI, Spain's equivalent of USAID). GOS directors general are roughly equivalent to State Department assistant secretaries; AECI directors gen [...]	2004-07-01 08:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EAID SP PSOE
04MADRID2492	SPAIN: LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III WAIVER REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The previous Spanish government under President Jose Maria Aznar was long in the forefront within the EU and on its own in criticizing Cuban human rights abuses, lack of movement toward democracy and absence of fundamental rights for Cuban citizens. The current government under Sociali [...]	2004-07-01 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETTC PREL PHUM SP
04MADRID2692	SPANISH RESPONSE TO CUBAN RESOLUTION IN ECOSOC [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-15 08:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID2700	SPAIN AND CUBAN OUTREACH [...] (C) Ref A sought post's view on the likelihood the GOS or Spanish NGOs would participate in outreach to Cuban civil society to pressure the Castro government to hasten democratic transition on the island. We discussed Cuba with new MFA Director General for Latin America Sandomingo (Ref B). [...]	2004-07-15 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU 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
04MADRID3022	CUBAN VALIDATION STUDY RESULTS FROM MADRID [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid wanted to examine overstay rates of applicants issued visas for tourist travel to the United States. Because of the wealth of information available on Cuban applicants, the Cuban community's travel patterns were studied. Post initiated a validation study to det [...]	2004-08-10 13:42:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CMGT CU SP
04MADRID3846	SPAIN CELEBRATES ARREST OF ETA LEADERS [...] (C) Summary. Spanish politicians, police officials, and the media rejoiced after learning of the capture of ETA leader Mikel Albizu Iriarte, his partner Soledad Iparragirre, and 19 other ETA members and supporters in southern France and northern Spain. Police also seized hundreds of pounds of [...]	2004-10-05 08:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
04MADRID3914	CUBA: MFA ON INVITING DISSIDENTS TO SPANISH [...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Deputy Director General for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Pedro Gomez de Olea on 10/7 to discuss reports that the Spanish Embassy in Havana was planning to break with EU policy by not inviting dissidents to its national day reception on 10/12. Gomez de Olea, wh [...]	2004-10-07 11:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
04MADRID4063	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER REGRETS UNHELPFUL MOD [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon told DCM Manzanares Oct. 14 that he agreed that DefMin Bono's comments last week about US-Spain relations and the US role in the Spanish National Day Parade were extremely unhelpful. Leon promised there would be no further comments from President Zapatero [...]	2004-10-19 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID4115	CUBA: SPAIN CONFIDENT IT CAN OVERTURN EU MEASURES [...] (C) Summary. Spain is determined to roll back key elements of the June 2003 EU "restrictive measures" on Cuba implemented in the wake of Castro's crackdown on the opposition. MFA officials are confident they have sufficient support within the EU to do so. The GOS counts the UK, France, Swed [...]	2004-10-22 15:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU SP
04MADRID4500	MFA CLAIMS SURPRISE AT CUBA'S NORMALIZATION OF TIES [...] (C) Summary. MFA DG for Latin America Sandomingo told Polcouns that the GOS had been surprised by the Cuban Government announcement that it would resume official contacts with the Spanish Embassy in Havana after more than 17 months of having "frozen" such ties. Sandomingo cast the move as a [...]	2004-11-26 16:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
04MADRID4550	SPAIN/CUBA: REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Summary. Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on suppo [...]	2004-12-01 12:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU SP
04MADRID4553	SPAIN/CUBA: REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Summary. Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on suppo [...]	2004-12-01 12:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU SP

04MADRID4554	SPAIN/CUBA: REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Summary. Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on support for [...]	2004-12-01 12:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU SP
04MADRID4612	CHAVEZ COURTS SPANISH SOCIALISTS;LEAVES POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Spain November 21-23, in a trip that was touted by the Spanish government as primarily economic in nature. Chavez commenced his stay by stating that good relations with Spain "have become of strategic importance" and that he "welcomes the [...]	2004-12-03 16:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET ELAB EIND PHUM PREL MARR SP VE
04MADRID4687	DEPUTY FM LEON ON CUBA, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 15:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SP
04MADRID4827	LOCAL NGO PRESSURES SPAIN ON CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. On 12/21, Poloff met with Rafael Rubio, head of the Spanish NGO "Cuba en Transicion" (Cuba in Transition),a human rights organization dedicated to raising public awareness in Spain about human rights abuses in Cuba. Rubio, who generally works with the Popular Party (PP) but has [...]	2004-12-22 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
04MADRID4840	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID OFFICIALS ADOLFO [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to AID/AA/LAC Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator and David Mutchler, Cuba Senior Advisor, to travel to Madrid and Barcelona, January 8-12. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Please provide an agenda of the me [...]	2004-12-23 13:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SP USAID
04MADRID659	VISAS CONDOR: CUBA(MILA ESPINOSA, JOSE [...] ..CAB: VISAS CONDOR - 00003062 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: MILA ESPINOSA, JOSE NEY ..NAT: CUBA ..DOB: 04MAR1959 ..SEX: M ..VLO: POSITIVE ..CCB: LA HABANA ..COB: CUBA ..OCC: OPERATIVE ..EMP: MIGUEL ALIMENTACION ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: C140916 ..PPI: 22NOV2002 ..PPE: 22NOV2008 ..PPC: FRANCE ..PPS: CUBA . [...]	2004-02-26 13:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA
04MADRID735	URGING HONDURAS TO TABLE CUBA RESOLUTION AT UN [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel demarche March 3 with Spanish President Aznar's National Security Advisor Alberto Carnero. Carnero undertook to draw President Aznar's attention immediately to our request that Aznar urge his Honduran counterpart, whom he will meet Friday, March 5 along with other Ce [...]	2004-03-03 17:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SP
04MADRID822	SPANISH RESPONSE TO 60TH SESSION OF THE UN [...] (C) Summary. The head of the MFA's Human Rights Office stated that Spain's priorities for the upcoming UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) session are substantially the same as USG priorities, focusing on many of the same countries and issues. On sensitive subjects, he said that Spain will [...]	2004-03-10 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
04MADRID850	SPAIN'S UNITED LEFT (IU) PARTY: A DECLINING FORCE [...] (SBU) Note: This message was planned prior to the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid as a feature of Embassy's advance reporting on Spain's March 14 elections. It provides a snapshot of the United Left Party, one of Spain's smaller, but still significant political parties. End note. 2. [...]	2004-03-12 15:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP
04MADRID998	CHR 60 - DEMARCHE REQUESTS FOR RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (C) Political Counselor conveyed reftel points March 23 to Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Ramon Gil-Casares, stressing the importance of passage of these resolutions for the USG. We also passed our points to MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations Departments. Juan Manuel Cabre [...]	2004-03-24 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU SP UNHRC
04MANAMA1360	RECEIPT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING VISIT TO [...] (SBU) As mentioned during the Ambassador's August 30 meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar (septel),the Embassy received the following diplomatic note August 30. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of Diplomatic Note MOS-140 Dated August 30, 2004: The Ministry o [...]	2004-08-31 14:26:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR ASEC PREL PTER BA
04MANAMA1595	BAHRAIN: OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel demarche October 12 on opposing Cuba's UN resolution against the embargo to MFA Director for International Organizations Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said that Bahrain always votes in favor of the resolution because of Cuba's steadfast support for resolutions o [...]	2004-10-19 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD BA CU UNGA
04MANAMA1691	BAHRAINI JOURNALIST DESCRIBES FOREIGN PRESS CENTER [...] Abbas Busafwan, Manama's participant in the Foreign Press Center's reporting tour about Arab American and other ethnic communities (May 16-29, 2004),told the APAO that the program had deepened his understanding about America and broadened his horizons. The reporting tour was his first visit [...]	2004-11-09 11:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KFPC KPAO BA
04MANAMA351	BAHRAIN AND THE 6OTH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-13 13:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA410	BAHRAIN TO STUDY CUBA AND CHINA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-25 09:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA429	ENCOURAGING CHR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-29 10:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA485	BAHRAIN NON-COMMITTAL ON CUBA AND CHINA UNCHR [...] (U) Foreign Affairs MinState Muhammad Abdulghaffar responded to Charge's April 3 delivery of reftel demarche with a promise to refer the matter to his staff and Geneva mission for study. On April 6, MFA Director for International Organization Affairs said he had of no new instructions and w [...]	2004-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA551	BAHRAIN SAYS IT'S AGAINST CUBAN RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Bahraini MFA Minister of State Abdelghaffar told Charge April 18 that Bahrain does not think the Cuban resolution about Guantanamo detainees is helpful, and it asked Cuba to withdraw the resolution. Abdelghaffar said it was obvious the Cubans are trying to score political points with the [...]	2004-04-18 11:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA PHUM PREL UNHCR
04MAPUTO112	IMMIGRATION & VISA FRAUD IN AND OUT OF MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Summary: Visa fraud in Mozambique continues to be less prevalent than the otherwise high level of corruption throughout the country would suggest. New anti-fraud investigation and validation studies at post indicate, however, that attempted non-immigrant visa fraud among third country nati [...]	2004-01-23 08:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD MZ KCOR KCRM
04MAPUTO1607	CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 14:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ MPP
04MONTREAL252	FLIGHTS GROUNDED A SECOND TIME IN THREE DAYS AT [...] SUMMARY. DOMESTIC OUTBOUND FLIGHTS WERE GROUNDED, DELAYED OR RECALLED TO PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU AIRPORT (AKA DORVAL AIRPORT) FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE DAYS. THE INCIDENT THAT PROMPTED THE SEALING OF THE JETTY OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05AM ON SATURDAY (FEB. 14) AND LASTED ABOUT FIVE HO [...]	2004-02-17 20:44:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC CASC CA
04NASSAU1400	BAHAMAS PLANS TO UPGRADE DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN [...] (C) On Friday, July 16, 2004, Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell and Under Secretary for Consular Affairs Carlton Wright returned from a Caricom meeting in Cuba, and held a conference during which Foreign Minister Mitchell reiterated his hope that The Bahamas will be able to open a consulate/emba [...]	2004-07-19 19:12:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	OFDP PREL CU BF
04NASSAU1535	THE BAHAMIAN SENATE: INFLUENCE WITHOUT POWER [...] (C) Charge, Acting DCM, and Political Officer hosted groups of senators from the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the opposition Free National Movement (FNM) on July 27 and August 4, 2004, respectively. The senators, who were unusually frank in their assessments, discussed Baham [...]	2004-08-13 13:42:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU BF
04NASSAU1855	PM CHRISTIE: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN U.S. [...] (U) Prime Minister Perry Christie told an international audience in Miami on October 1 that while U.S. good intentions toward the English-speaking Caribbean are not in doubt, there is room for improvement in the overall relationship. Christie believed that the U.S. was not sufficiently sensi [...]	2004-10-05 21:18:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BF CARICOM
04NASSAU1936	UNCONFIRMED TUBERCULOSIS AND ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, 2004, Amnesty International released a report alleging the abuse of two Cuban asylum-seekers and several Haitian detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Center in Nassau. Severe conditions including deprivation of food and water, an outbreak of tuberculosis, an [...]	2004-10-20 11:10:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV PHUM CU BF
04NASSAU2336	RIOT AND FIRE AT MIGRANT DETENTION CENTER [...] (C) Detained Cuban migrants set fire to a dormitory at the Carmichael Road Detention Center the morning of December 9, 2004, with three detainees temporarily escaping. Violence broke out between some of the migrants and the Bahamian personnel attempting to regain control of the situation. 11 [...]	2004-12-13 11:52:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREL PGOV PHSA CU BF
04NASSAU2369	MIXED MIGRATION FLOWS: IOM/UNHCR CONFERENCE IN [...] The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) co-hosted the second annual regional seminar in Nassau, The Bahamas on November 8-12, 2004. Entitled "Contingency Planning for Mixed Migratory Flows in the Caribbean: Effective Pr [...]	2004-12-16 15:40:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA SMIG PHUM CU HA BF
04NASSAU2407	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL RENEWS CALL FOR DETENTION [...] (C) 37 Cuban nationals remain in detention in The Bahamas after a December 9 fire at a Nassau immigration facility following a disturbance initiated by detainees. Amnesty International continues to call for an independent inquiry into the fire and accompanying melee, in which 11 Royal Bahami [...]	2004-12-22 16:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREL PGOV CU BF
04NASSAU413	TIPS REPORT - FOURTH ANNUAL - BAHAMAS [...] (SBU) There is no currently-available indication of trafficking in persons in, from, or through The Bahamas. Although migrant smuggling and drug trafficking are serious problems for The Bahamas, no evidence is available to show that men, women, or children are being forced by coercion or frau [...]	2004-03-01 14:43:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BF
04PANAMA1015	PANAMA: WHO IS PRESIDENT-ELECT MARTIN TORRIJOS AND [...] (SBU) At 7:35 p.m. local time (8:35 p.m. Washington time),Panama's Electoral Tribunal declared Martin Erasto Torrijos Espino the winner of Panama's May 2, 2004 General Elections. It appeared that voter participation would exceed 75%. Torrijos' five-year term as President will commence Septembe [...]	2004-05-03 02:48:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1046	EMBOFFS DISCUSS COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION, [...] (C) On April 22, PolOffs met with Russian Embassy Counselor (DCM) Oleg Ostrovskiy and First Secretary Evgeny Lebedev for our first tete-a-tete. Both GOR diplomats are Americas specialists and have already served in Panama for a year or more. Noting the good relationship between our countries [...]	2004-05-03 22:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1116	PANAMA: IMPLICATIONS OF THE TORRIJOS VICTORY FOR [...] (C) Martin Torrijos, a 40-year-old politician with little national policy experience, scored a crushing electoral victory on May 2, while his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is positioned to control Panama's unicameral legislature. After it takes office on September 1, the new governmen [...]	2004-05-07 20:27:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN EWWT PM CM CO TW POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1146	PANAMA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON FIRST LADY [...] (SBU) Panamanians widely hold Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos, wife of President-elect Martin Torrijos, in high regard. She is well known for her active role in charitable and social work, as well as being a model mother and wife. Vivian Torrijos is an accomplished publicist and has worked for [...]	2004-05-11 19:44:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1704	PANAMA'S FM ARIAS NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by Polcouns, delivered reftel talking points to Panamanian Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias Cerjack on June 30, 2004. With two months left for this government, Arias was (not surprisingly) noncommittal on whether the GOP would be willing to accept protected Cuban and Hait [...]	2004-07-01 19:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG PM CU HA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1740	PANAMA BALKS AT ACCEPTING PROTECTED CUBAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-08 16:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA204	PANAMA PRESIDENT MOSCOSO DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) On January 21 Special Envoy for Hemispheric Initiatives Otto Reich, accompanied by Ambassador Watt, met with Panama President Mireya Moscoso. Flanked by Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias and Commerce and Industries Minister Joaquin Jacome, Moscoso pushed an April 2004 start date for the bi [...]	2004-01-30 21:26:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA213	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR NIKOLAY VLADIMIR DEPARTS [...] (SBU) This biographical report details Ambassador and Emboffs' impressions of Nikolay Vladimir during his tenure as Russian Ambassador to Panama as well as the highlights of his Curriculum Vitae. Ambassador Vladimir departed Panama in December 2003, informing Ambassador Watt that he had been [...]	2004-02-02 22:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PM RS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA2176	PANAMA PARDONS ANTIâ€CASTRO CUBANS [...] (SBU) Late on August 25, outgoing President Mireya Moscoso signed an executive decree pardoning four anti"Castro Cuban prisoners "" Luis Posada Carriles and AmCits Gasper Jimenez, Guillermo Novo, and Pedro Remon (see Reftels) and 163 others, as one of her final acts as president. The GOP imme [...]	2004-08-26 22:42:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM CU HO LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2362	PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS AMBASSADOR WATT [...] (C) In a September 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro, Ambassador Watt discussed the Secretary's recent visit to Panama and President Torrijos' travel plans to the UN General Assembly in New York. The Ambassador also discussed ways Panama could contribute to the corruption [...]	2004-09-16 22:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM 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
04PANAMA2661	PANAMA PROTESTS: THE STORY BEHIND BOCAS VIOLENCE [...] (C) A peaceful protest in a north coast town far from the capital against an electric company veered into violence on October 24 after a radical group exploited local tensions and attacked the national police (PNP) with iron bars and Molotov cocktails, injuring 28 people including 24 officers [...]	2004-10-28 22:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
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
04PANAMA2943	PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS ----------------------------- 2. (C) Six days before leaving office, late on the evening of August 25, 2004, Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned fou [...]	2004-12-07 19:52:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PGOV EFIN ETRD PM CU POL CHIEF
04PANAMA672	FATE OF ANTI-CASTRO CUBAN AMERICANS IN THE HANDS [...] NAME: NOVO, GUILLERMO; REMON, PEDRO; JIMENEZ, GASPAR 2. SEX: MALE 3. DOPB: JUNE 08, 1939, CUBA; SEPTEMBER 13, 1944, CUBA; OCTOBER 06, 1935, CUBA 23. (SBU) REMARKS: After nearly three and one-half years of incarceration, prosecutors and defense attorneys completed the argume [...]	2004-03-22 20:38:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CJAN SNAR PHUM CU PM NOVO GUILLERMO REMON PEDRO JIMENEZ GASPAR CONSULAR AFFAIRS
04PANAMA730	ARTICLE 98 SUPPORTER IN CLOSE RACE WITH U.S. [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. Please protect accordingly. ----------------- A Fighting Chance ----------------- 2. (SBU) On March 14, PolOffs accompanied Arnulfista Party legislative challenger Jose "Pepe" Gomez on a tour of Veraguas province's 9-3 electoral circuit [...]	2004-03-30 14:17:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA802	PANAMA'S DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONARY PARTY (PRD) AND [...] (C) The prospect of a PRD government assuming power on September 1 is high, barring an unforeseen development. Martin Torrijos enjoys a big lead in the polls barely four weeks before Panama's May 2 presidential election. According to many observers, Martin has consolidated his control over t [...]	2004-04-06 13:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA892	Education, Absenteeism, and Closing Rallies. [...] (SBU) Candidates, voters, and electoral officials are in the home stretch for Panama's May 2 general elections. The Electoral Tribunal (ET) briefed the diplomatic corps on elections in an April 13 luncheon presentation with media present. On April 14, the ET warned the Supreme Court not to a [...]	2004-04-19 12:53:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PM POL SPECIALIST
04PANAMA925	PANAMA COURT SENTENCES ANTI-CASTRO CONSPIRATORS, GOP DISCUSSES POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTIONS [...] (SBU) On April 20, Panama's Fifth Penal Court convicted six anti-Castro conspirators, including three AmCits, for endangering public safety and sentenced them to seven and eight-year jail terms for a November 2000 plot to kill Fidel Castro. (See Refs A and B.) Luis Posada Carriles, currently [...]	2004-04-22 13:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CJAN CASC SNAR CU PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PARAMARIBO504	SURINAME: MULLING OVER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED CUBAN AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Cuban and Haitian migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base to Surinamese Foreign Minister Marie Levens on July 9, and asked for Suriname's assistance in providing a resettlement opportunity for [...]	2004-07-13 13:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG MARR HA XL NS
04PARIS4951	TITLE III LIBERTAD ACT WAIVER: FRANCE [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, we met June 24 with the MFA Cuba Desk Officer, who noted that France had been sharply critical of Cuba's human rights record bilaterally and as an EU member. Even before Havana unilaterally refused EU and French assistance, France had reevaluated its posit [...]	2004-06-29 15:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC FR CU PREL
04PARIS5065	CLARIFICATION REGARDING LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III [...] (U) AS PER REFTEL, POST ON JULY 2 DELIVERED LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III TALKING POINTS TO MFA CUBA DESK OFFICER ERIC CHAUX AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS JACQUES MAILLARD. BOTH PROMISED TO INFORM APPROPRIATE PARTIES IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 6 CFSP MEETIN [...]	2004-07-02 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL CA FR
04PARIS5419	GOF/NGOS AND CUBAN OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: The GOF shares USG goals of facilitating a transition towards democracy, supporting Cuban Civil society, and preparing for a post-dictatorship Cuba. The GOF, French public, and NGOs, however, are critical of the US embargo of Cuba. France's Cuba policy remains anchored in the EU [...]	2004-07-19 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU FR
04PARIS7539	CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-14 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU FR UNGA
04PARIS8227	FRANCE'S EU/CUBA POSITION [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to MFA Cuba Desk Officer Eric Chaux and U.S. desk officer Jean-Charles Bou on November 12. Chaux opened by saying that even if there were a change in the EU common policy toward Cuba, the GoF would remain critical of the Castro regi [...]	2004-11-12 17:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL FR CU
04PARIS9145	FRANCE AND THE INDIAN OCEAN STATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The standoff in 2002 between Marc Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka following the disputed election in Madagascar was a serious political crisis for the government of France, exposing divisions between the MFA and the presidency. With the crisis resolved, France's attention to t [...]	2004-12-28 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CN MA MP SE XW XA FR
04PRETORIA3175	NEW INCENTIVES FUEL ADDITIONAL HOPES FOR ROBUST [...] The feature and commercial film industry in South Africa continues to grow vigorously. An industry that in 1995 generated 4,000 jobs now employs an estimated 20,000 workers. Film production ranging from commercials and shorts to full-length movies produced in South Africa has grown substanti [...]	2004-07-14 09:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD SCUL PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4748	TRADE LINKAGES DRIVING SOUTH AFRICA'S BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with several Angola watchers from government, business, and academia yielded the common theme that South Africa's relationship with Angola will over the coming years be defined by burgeoning trade linkages between the two. South African firms are investing heavily [...]	2004-10-28 08:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ETRD PREL SF EINV
04QUITO2362	AMB. SIV PROMOTES UNGA AGENDA [...] Summary: During a visit to Quito on August 21-22, U.S. Representative to ECOSOC Ambassador Sichan Siv raised UNGA demarche points (Ref A) and other multilateral issues with Amb. Fernando Flores Macias, DirGen for Multilateral Affairs. Ambassador Siv also expressed disappointment with Ecuador [...]	2004-08-26 12:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC EC UNGA UN
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
04QUITO2447	ECUADOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ON TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Summary. Ecuador continues to push ahead in its fight against trafficking in persons (TIP). The Embassy TIP working group met on September 1 to review GOE and USG efforts to combat TIP since the August 18th Presidential decree (Reftel). Raids on brothels continued, and the GOE is giving [...]	2004-09-08 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2655	ECUADORIAN VFM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALADI [...] (SBU) Summary: Perhaps to signal his willingness to act as a U.S. ally in his new position on the UN Human Rights Commission, FM Edwin Johnson expressed concern to DCM about Venezuelan and Cuban diplomatic activities in Ecuador and the politicization of the Latin American Integration Associati [...]	2004-10-01 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC PREL PGOV EC
04QUITO2762	ECUADOR TO SUPPORT CUBAN UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 7 delivered pro-embargo, anti-resolution talking points to the Ecuadorian foreign ministry. In a follow-up meeting October 14 with MFA Director General for Multilateral Policy Miguel Mendes, Poloff emphasized three points: the U.S. embargo was [...]	2004-10-15 14:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EC
04QUITO2773	ECUADOR TIP UPDATE [...] Summary. Ecuadorian police conducted nearly 50 raids September 16 - 30 and found 55 minors suspected as victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). USAID signed a $300,000 agreement with Geneva Global to begin a small grants program aimed at prevention, prosecution and protection of TIP. Press [...]	2004-10-18 21:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3192	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] After checking with the MFA, we have been unable to confirm any recent Ecuadorian government actions to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Ecuador abstained from the UNHRC Cuban human rights resolution in 2004. Further information on this subject may be availa [...]	2004-12-09 22:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL EC
04ROME1190	ITALY: CHR CHINA CUBA RESOLUTIONS - G-77 MAIN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SPOKE WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL UMBERTO VATTANI REGARDING REFTEL POINTS AND POL MC DELIVERED POINTS, RESOLUTION TEXT AND NON-PAPER TO MFA DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO AND MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTOR GIUSEPPE CALVETTA. VATTANI THANKED THE AMBASSADOR AND ASSURED HIM [...]	2004-03-25 11:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH CU IT UNHRC
04ROME1546	ITALY OPPOSES CUBA RESOLUTION ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO AND MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR, CARLO CAMPANILE TOLD POL M/C THAT ITALY STRONGLY AGREES WITH REFTEL POINTS AND QUESTIONS CUBA'S CREDENTIALS AND MOTIVATION. MFA OFFICIALS STATED THAT ITALY WILL OPPOSE [...]	2004-04-20 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IT UNHRC
04ROME2517	ITALY - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III WAIVER REVIEW [...] (C) MISSION BELIEVES RENEWING THE TITLE III LIBERTAD ACT WAIVER WOULD ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED US-ITALIAN COOPERATION ON CUBA AND HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON ALREADY STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH ITALY. ITALIAN POLICY TOWARDS CUBA FOLLOWS THE EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA, WHICH IS BAS [...]	2004-06-28 15:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME2810	RIGHT TO FOOD: INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP [...] (U) Summary: The third (and supposedly final) 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 from 5 to 10 July 2004. [...]	2004-07-20 12:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN FAO
04ROME3055	ITALIAN LABOR UNIONS HAVE CONDEMNED HUMAN AND [...] (U) Italy has three primary labor union confederations, the General Confederation of Italian Labor (CGIL),the Italian Confederation of Workers' Unions (CISL),and the Italian Union of Labor (UIL). All three are more or less left-leaning, with CISL (with roots in Catholic social doctrine) t [...]	2004-08-06 14:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU IT ILO HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME3060	JUDICIARY HAMPERS B767 ENGINE FIRE INVESTIGATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-09 10:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV IT ICAO AVIATION
04ROME307	CHR-60: ITALIANS SHOP STRATEGIES ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) Italian MFA Human Rights Director Giuseppe Calvetta reviewed with us January 27 ministry thinking on several CHR-related elements following the January 21 meeting of EU human rights experts (COHOM). Iran ---- 2. (C) The Irish presidency would be contacting Tehran in the coming days [...]	2004-01-28 17:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM AFGHANISTAN
04ROME4165	CUBAN RESOLUTION AGAINST US EMBARGO: EU/ITALY WILL [...] (U) Paolo Miraglia, MFA Central America and Caribbean Office Director, told PolOff that, although highly concerned about the human rights situation in Cuba, Italy will support the EU position and vote in favor of the Cuban resolution. Miraglia stated that the Dutch presidency will deliver an e [...]	2004-10-27 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME4198	ITALY: EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-02 09:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME4474	ITALY - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III WAIVER REVIEW [...] (C) Summary. Mission believes renewing the Title III Libertad Act waiver would enhance the possibility of increased US-Italian cooperation on Cuba and have a positive impact on already strong bilateral relations with Italy. Italian policy towards Cuba follows the EU Common Position, which is b [...]	2004-11-24 11:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC CU IT UN
04ROME4648	ITALIAN REQUEST TO UPDATE NICKEL EXPORT AGREEMENT [...] Action Request -- See Paragraph 5. 2. The GOI recently contacted embassy regarding their interest in updating a 1982 agreement on issuance of certificates of origin for the export of nickel-bearing material to the U.S. The agreement was intended to ensure that such exports did not contain [...]	2004-12-07 05:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ETTC IT CU EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME4699	ITALY: EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA: ENCOURAGE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 12:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04SANAA2021	YEMEN: A TALE OF TWO (TERRORISM) TRIALS [...] (C) Summary: Ongoing trials for 15 al-Qa'ida associates (Trial One) and the USS Cole (Trial Two) defendants are expected to end in the last week of August. While Trial One has been chaotic and presided over by an ineffective judge, the USS Cole trial exemplifies effective U.S.-Yemen cooperati [...]	2004-08-22 04:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2215	GROUP TERRORIST TRIAL VERDICT AND SENTENCING TO BE [...] (C) Assistant Prosecutor Ali al-Samet confirmed to Emboff that the verdict and sentencing for 15 defendants in the Limburg Trial (trial one) will be announced on Saturday August 28. The defendants are all believed to be al-Qa'ida associates and are charged with involvement in: -- the 9/02 e [...]	2004-08-25 12:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2542	ROYG NOTIFIED OF TRANSFER TO GITMO OF YEMENI [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-04 06:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2723	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-20 13:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD YM DEMARCHE
04SANTODOMINGO1094	DOMINICAN REACTION TO HAITI CRISIS [...] (SBU) Dominicans are apprehensive about the unraveling of Haiti, defensive about possible overflow onto their territory, and unwilling to take in any quantity of refugees. Reactions in the Dominican Republic to the unraveling of neighbor Haiti are mixed. The GODR has reinforced the border wi [...]	2004-02-20 23:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC DR HA
04SANTODOMINGO1174	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON DOMINICAN PRESIDENT MEJIA [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Hipolito Mejia heard out the Ambassador's request for the country to sponsor the Cuba resolution at the March session of the UNHCR but declined to make any commitment. Mejia said in the course of changes to be announced on national day he will remove several [...]	2004-02-24 22:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO1567	DOMINICANS SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. POSITION FOR MARCH [...] Upon receipt of reftel March 9 the Ambassador telephoned Dominican Foreign Minister Guerrero Prats, who expressed interest in U.S. position. At Guerrero Prats' request, Embassy delivered text of non-paper immediately to help MFA formulate the Dominican instructios. 2. Ambassador also rai [...]	2004-03-10 12:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV DR CU PHUM
04SANTODOMINGO2318	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS FONMIN TO VOTE FOR [...] (SBU) Dominican President Hipolito Mejia instructed ForMin Frank Guerrero Prats at 16:00 today, Wednesday, to tell the Dominican delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission to vote in favor of the Honduras-sponsored resolution on human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) The Ambassador had asked for [...]	2004-04-14 21:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM CU DR
04SANTODOMINGO2386	DEMARCHE ON CUBA/GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Miguel Pichardo on Monday, April 19th. Pichardo said that the GODR is waiting for the text of the resolution to be finalized before deciding how it will vote. Charge stressed that a vote against the resolution was in order [...]	2004-04-20 10:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
04SANTODOMINGO2440	GODR WILL VOTE WITH USG ON CUBA/GUANTANAMO BAY [...] SUMMARY. (C) President Mejia told the Ambassador on April 20, that the GODR would vote with the USG against the UNCHR Cuban sponsored resolution condemning U.S. detainee policy at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. If the German sponsored procedural motion to adjourn the Cuba/Guantanamo Bay resolutio [...]	2004-04-21 10:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
04SANTODOMINGO2619	ILO: CUBA AND VENEZUELA REPRISALS AGAINST [...] Dominican Minister of Labor Milton Ray Guevara mentioned to EcoPol counselor on April 28 at the dedication of a Dept of Labor sponsored program that the Venezuelan and Cuban missions in Geneva are lobbying against his candidacy to chair the ILO annual meetings, specifically because they perce [...]	2004-04-29 22:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ELAB DR CU
04SANTODOMINGO2933	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #49: LEONEL FERNANDEZ -- [...] (SBU) This is cable #49 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections. FERNANDEZ: THE ONCE AND FUTURE PRESIDENT? (SBU) Lawyer turned politician, Leonel Fernandez once reigned over the small island nation of the Dominican Republic. Times were good - tourism and exports were up, the [...]	2004-05-14 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO3004	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT LOOKS FORWARD TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President-elect Leonel Fernandez assured the Ambassador on May 19 that he anticipated close and collaborative relations with the United States. Economic issues will occupy much of his time. Dominican relations with Cuba are a relatively low priority for him. Fernand [...]	2004-05-20 12:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3825	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - CUBA: COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY [...] (U)The Dominican Government this year provided decisive support to the cause of improving prospects for human rights and democracy in Cuba. Secretary Powell sent a letter to President Mejia (Ref B) thanking him for the Dominican Republic's "yes" vote on the Cuba resolution in the 60th Human R [...]	2004-06-29 10:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC CU DR
04SANTODOMINGO3841	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED [...] (SBU) Embassy understands the importance of the resettlement of protected Cuban and Haitian migrants presently at Guantanamo Naval Base and will offer all appropriate assistance. The Dominican Republic is in the midst of a government transition and inauguration day for the new administration [...]	2004-06-29 15:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG MARR DR
04SANTODOMINGO4200	REACHING OUT TO GOVERNMENTS AND NGOS ON CUBA: [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-19 18:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU DR
04SANTODOMINGO5671	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - DEMARCHE AGAINST CUBA'S [...] (SBU) EcoPol chief delivered demarche and talking points on Cuba's embargo resolution to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano on October 14. EcoPol chief recalled the Dominican Republic's help in passing the Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission. Liriano heard out the presen [...]	2004-10-15 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD
04SANTODOMINGO5888	DOMINICAN POLITICS #7: THE VANISHING LEFT [...] (SBU) This is #7 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: The Vanishing Left ** Despite current economic hardships, Dominicans have shown no interest at all in radical political solutions. This year's presidential election emphasized the eclipse of the left. With a t [...]	2004-10-27 16:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DR VE CU CH TW
04SANTODOMINGO594	DOMINICAN ILLEGALS: USDOJ AND USCG ACTION REQUEST [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This interagency message presents the unified views of cognizant agencies at Embassy Santo Domingo on the current surge of illegal migrant travel from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Present efforts by Dominican and American officials are inadequate to cou [...]	2004-01-30 10:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG KJUS EWWT DR
04SANTODOMINGO6119	DOMINICAN - VENEZUELAN AGREEMENTS ON CONCESSIONAL [...] During a November 6 stopover in Santo Domingo lasting less than twelve hours, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez two agreements, the first providing favorable terms for Dominican purchase of Venezuelan petroleum products and the second encouragi [...]	2004-11-09 17:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EFIN ENRG DR
04SANTODOMINGO6466	CUBA: COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW RE SUSPENSION OF [...] (SBU) In response to para 6 Ref A, Embassy finds there has been no marked change in the Dominican Republic's situation with regard to Cuba since our last report (Ref B). 2. (SBU) The administration of President Fernandez, which took office August 16, has so far taken a low profile on Cuban [...]	2004-12-02 17:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETTC DR
04SANTODOMINGO6472	DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN [...] (U) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing (C) Summary and comment: Beijing's global campaign to isolate Taiwan has reached the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean island nation that maintains diplomatic re [...]	2004-12-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE
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

04TAIPEI3050	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CUBAN SUGAR ASSURANCES [...] In response to our letter to TECRO on August 12 requesting information on Taiwan's policy on purchase and re- export of Cuban sugar, we received the reply from the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT). 2. Below is the text of BOFT response from Director General Huang Chih-peng. 3. Begin text. [...]	2004-10-01 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3051	NEW INFO ON TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following-up the AIT-BOFT meeting reported ref A, on October 1 BOFT faxed to AIT additional documents related to Taiwan's export control system and correspondence regarding the Ching Hwee International Trading Company. These documents have been relayed via fax to EAP/TC and a [...]	2004-10-01 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1106	CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO HONDURAS ALLEGES COMING U.S. [...] (U) Cuban Ambassador to Honduras Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, in public statements May 12, claimed that the GOC was at military alert for a potential U.S. invasion. He told reporters that the GOC feared such an attack was "closer than ever." He added that Cuban citizens were well prepared to re [...]	2004-05-13 23:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA1411	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S JUNE 28 - 30 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Shelby to Honduras June 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, two-and-a-half years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there have [...]	2004-06-22 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1461	TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE TO NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW [...] (C) The Government of Honduras (GOH) has actively worked to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. On April 15, the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) passed a Honduran-sponsored resolution calling for greater respect for human rights in Cuba. The Government of [...]	2004-06-29 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1466	MULTIPLE PROTESTS CONVERGE, MADURO'S REACTION IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 29 Honduran President Ricardo Maduro went on national television to explain the Government of Honduras' (GOH) position after teachers' unions rejected the latest government offer. Protests continue (refs A and B) and both sides are at loggerheads. Also, the March for Life [...]	2004-06-30 22:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PHUM SOCI PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1554	CODEL SHELBY DISCUSSES BANKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] Summary: Codel Shelby's June 28-30 visit underscored the close economic and political relationship between the U.S. and Honduras, while providing a welcome focus on financial regulation and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. In meetings with GOH officials and business an [...]	2004-07-13 21:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KJUS PREL PTER OREP HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1597	GOH, BUT NOT HONDURAN CIVIL SOCIETY, OPEN TO [...] (C) As noted in ref C, the GOH has actively worked to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. On April 15, the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) passed a Honduran-drafted resolution calling for greater respect for human rights in Cuba. The Government of Cuba (G [...]	2004-07-19 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB CU HO ILO
04TEGUCIGALPA172	MEDIA REACTION ON THE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, JANUARY 15, 2004 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/15 entitled "A great deal of rhetoric and few results". "The Latin American presidents arrived in Monterrey with few expectations, and they came back with their hands practically empty. More than ever, this Summit was characteri [...]	2004-01-22 21:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KSUM PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1985	HONDURAN OIL TRUCKERS' STRIKE BLOCKS NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Striking oil truckers blocked the main highway to Puerto Cortes in northern Honduras for 19 hours from the night of August 30 to the afternoon of August 31, before Honduran police cleared the road and detained two strike leaders. The strike was triggered by a contract dispute w [...]	2004-09-03 20:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	ECON ENRG ELAB PGOV KMCA HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2092	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (ref A). POLITICAL VIOLENCE Â [...]	2004-09-20 19:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2297	HONDURAS GIVES TENTATIVE YES TO RESETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met October 8 with Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista to follow-up on his September 15 meeting with WHA A/S Noriega and the Honduran Embassy in Washington's communications with the Department October 5 regarding the resettlement of protected Cuban migrants at Guant [...]	2004-10-14 13:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG MARR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2393	DETAILS OF RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED CUBAN [...] (C) Summary: Post continues to work closely with the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the proposed resettlement of 20 protected Cuban migrants in Guantanamo to Honduras. While the GOH has repeatedly said yes to the resettlement in general, the details of the resettlement, incl [...]	2004-10-26 19:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG MARR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2434	AMBASSADOR URGES GREATER ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, Ambassador and DCM raised U.S. concerns with President Maduro about perceptions that Honduras is backsliding on anti-corruption efforts, its potential impact on MCC eligibility, and the recent decision by the Public Ministry (PM) to dismiss corruption cases against [...]	2004-10-29 20:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS KCRM ECON PHUM PINR EAID HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2491	PHONE NUMBER LINKS BETWEEN JORDANIAN AND TERROR [...] (S/NF) Summary- RSO Tegucigalpa, working with Embassy collection elements, has found a possible link between telephone number called by Abdel Rahman Nassar and two Jordanian subjects with known alien smuggling groups within Central America and Hizbollah terror group in the middle east. End [...]	2004-11-04 14:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	ASEC
04TEGUCIGALPA2719	TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE TO NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW [...] (C) The Government of Honduras (GOH) has actively worked to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. On April 15, the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) passed a Honduran-sponsored resolution calling for greater respect for human rights in Cuba. The Government of [...]	2004-12-06 14:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2722	HONDURAS SEEING INCREASING NUMBERS OF CUBAN [...] (SBU) Honduras, for various reasons, is emerging as a new, preferred port for Cuban migrants by sea. Primarily, Honduras acts as a way station for Cubans on their way to the U.S. The route appears to usually be the same: migrants leave from Comaguey in the Santa Cruz province of Cuba, stoppi [...]	2004-09-24 10:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PGOV PREL MARR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2841	HONDURAN GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO 12/23 BUS MASSACRE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Honduras reacted with outrage and aggressive law enforcement efforts in the wake of the massacre of 28 people in a bus in San Pedro Sula December 23. The military is assisting the police by boosting joint patrols, and police have arrested several suspects acc [...]	2004-12-24 14:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV SNAR KJUS PHUM ASEC CASC KSAC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2844	HONDURAN GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO 12/23 BUS MASSACRE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Honduras reacted with outrage and aggressive law enforcement efforts in the wake of the massacre of 28 people in a bus in San Pedro Sula December 23. The military is assisting the police by boosting joint patrols, and police have arrested several suspects acc [...]	2004-12-24 14:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV SNAR KJUS PHUM ASEC CASC KSAC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA365	HONDURAS UNWILLING TO TAKE LEAD IN DRAFTING UNCHR [...] (U) Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor met with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Anibel Quinones and Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Foreign Policy Advisor Policarpo Callejas on February 18 to further discuss GOH willingness to draft this year's Cuba human right resoluti [...]	2004-02-19 01:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA468	HONDURAS STILL UNWILLING TO TAKE LEAD IN DRAFTING [...] (C) Ambassador and Political Counselor met with Minister of Presidency Luis Cosenza on the draft resolution (Ref C) on February 25 and 26. (Note: President Ricardo Maduro and Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista were in Guatemala at a Central American Summit on Feb. 25.) Cosenza reviewed [...]	2004-02-27 23:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA503	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO LEAVES DOOR OPEN ON [...] (C) Ambassador met March 1 with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro on the issue of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution on Cuba. DCM, Minister of the Presidency Luis Cosenza, and Presidential Advisor Ramon Medina Luna were also present. The meeting followed Ambassador and Polit [...]	2004-03-02 21:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA531	HONDURAN VICE FM REITERATES CONCERNS ON TAKING LEAD IN DRAFTING UNCHR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-04 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	CU HO KDEM PHUM PINR PREL CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA542	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (ref A. POLITICAL VIOLENCE Â [...]	2004-03-08 15:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA574	HONDURAN VICE FM GIVEN INPUT FOR DRAFTING UNCHR [...] (C) DCM and PolOffs met March 10 with Vice Foreign Minister Anibal Quinonez and MFA Senior Advisor Policarpo Callejas on the issue of drafting the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution on Cuba. The meeting followed the Secretary's March 9 meeting with President Ricardo Maduro in [...]	2004-03-10 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA595	HONDURAN VICE FM GIVES EMBASSY WEAK DRAFT UNCHR [...] (C) DCM and PolOffs met March 12 with Vice Foreign Minister Anibal Quinonez, MFA Senior Advisor Policarpo Callejas, and Legal Advisor to the FM Carlos Lopez Contreras (a former FM himself) to receive the first Honduran draft of a UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution on Cuba. Quinon [...]	2004-03-12 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA738	HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR GOH [...] (C) Ambassador spoke March 29 with Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista to discuss Honduran actions to support their draft UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution on Cuba (text in ref D). Ambassador emphasized the need for the MFA to issue instructions to the Honduran Mis [...]	2004-03-30 20:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA741	HONDURAN FM TELLS AMBASSADOR GOH WILL ANNOUNCE [...] (C) Ambassador spoke March 30 with Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista to seek confirmation of Honduran Ambassador Mario Canahuati's statement to WHA Acting DAS Trivelli that the GOH would publicly announce its decision to table a UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution o [...]	2004-03-30 23:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA759	HONDURAS RELEASES TEXT OF UNCHR CUBA RESOLUTION; [...] (U) Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista called Ambassador just prior to 11:00 a.m. to inform Ambassador that the MFA had released the text of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) Cuba Resolution. The text was included in a press release that laid out the GOH's reasons for sp [...]	2004-04-01 20:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA766	TEXT OF HONDURAN PRESS RELEASE ON UNCHR CUBA [...] Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release on the UNCHR Cuba resolution, issued at 12:00 p.m. E.S.T. on April 1. 2. Begin text: Ministry of Foreign Relations Republic of Honduras Press Communique No. 5 The Ministry of Foreign [...]	2004-04-01 23:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA781	MEDIA REACTION ON RESOLUTION AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 3/31 entitled "Let it not be true". "We hope that the claims of the Cuban government that Honduras has been designated by the U.S. to table a resolution to condemn Cuba for human rights violations isn't true. We hope the Honduran [...]	2004-04-02 22:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU OIIP KPAO HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA787	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 3/31 entitled "Let it not be true". "We hope that the claims of the Cuban government that Honduras has been designated by the U.S. to table a resolution to condemn Cuba for human rights violations isn't true. We hope the Honduran [...]	2004-04-05 17:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA793	MADURO ADMINISTRATION SHARPLY CRITICIZED BY [...] (C) Summary: President Ricardo Maduro and his Administration have come under tough criticism from political opponents and left-leaning nongovernmental organizations since the GOH publicly announced that it had drafted a UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution on Cuba. Much of this c [...]	2004-04-05 22:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA802	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 3/31 entitled "Let it not be true". "We hope that the claims of the Cuban government that Honduras has been designated by the U.S. to table a resolution to condemn Cuba for human rights violations isn't true. We hope the Honduran [...]	2004-04-05 23:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA803	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 4/3 entitled "The resolution." "President Maduro and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have stated that in the Cuba affair Honduras is acting as a sovereign state, in accordance with the U.N. Charter." "We're going to take their wo [...]	2004-04-05 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA810	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Op-Ed by regular columnist Juan Ramon Martinez in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 4/6 entitled "Why do you offend us Presi Maduro?" I'm more surprised than Oswaldo Ramos Soto (National Party ) and more indignant than Omar Cerna (Liberal) because of the position of subordinatio [...]	2004-04-06 19:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA813	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Op-Ed by regular columnist Juan Ramon Martinez in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 4/6 entitled "Why do you offend us `Presi' Maduro?" I'm more surprised than Oswaldo Ramos Soto (National Party) and more indignant than Omar Cerna (Liberal) because of the position of subordinati [...]	2004-04-06 23:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA853	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 4/14 entitled "Ours and theirs." "To take to Congress the resolution presented by Honduras to the UNCHR will stir a meaningless discussion when we have other issues and laws that, despite their importance, are being ignored by our [...]	2004-04-14 22:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA854	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Op-ed by Rafael Delgado in the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 4/7 entitled "Foreign policy and subordination." "President Maduro and his ministers have said it: our foreign policy hasn't changed, which means that the current administration has maintained the same approach o [...]	2004-04-14 22:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA855	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Op-ed by Julieta Castellanos in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 4/13 entitled "The aggression towards Cuba." "The last foreign policy move has placed our country in the disgraceful situation of becoming the backyard of a powerful country. Public officials are losing credibil [...]	2004-04-14 22:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA858	CODEL BALLENGER DISCUSSES CUBA, IRAQ, CAFTA, [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, CODEL Ballenger met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro. Issues discussed at the meeting included Cuba, Iraq, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA),narcotrafficking, and humanitarian/development assistance. Representative Ballenger expressed U.S. [...]	2004-04-14 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP ETRD SNAR PGOV PHUM EAGR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA874	HONDURAS SEEKS BETTER INFORMATION SHARING AS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 9. 2. (S) Summary: Trepidation in Honduras continues to rise amid press reports that U.S. troops are preparing an assault on the city of Najaf, Iraq, to arrest and/or kill Muqtaba al Sadr and put an end to the armed uprising by his militia [...]	2004-04-16 03:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR IZ HO
04TEGUCIGALPA910	PRESIDENT MADURO DECLARES HONDURAS WILL WITHDRAW [...] (C) On April 19, President Maduro alerted the National Congress and announced publicly that Honduras would withdraw its troops from Iraq as soon as possible. The Government of Honduras (GOH) cited Spain's decision to immediately withdraw its troops from Iraq as a significant factor in its deci [...]	2004-04-20 23:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ HO
04TELAVIV2324	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-22 13:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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
04THEHAGUE1639	SUBJECT: DUTCH/CUBA: STRONG ON HUMAN RIGHTS; [...] (C) The EU Common Position forms Dutch policy toward Cuba. While the Dutch prefer a policy of engagement to one of isolation, they are resolute that Cuba must first improve human rights before any thaw in EU-Cuban relations -- even to pre-2003 "constructive engagement" as usual. Besides this t [...]	2004-06-30 07:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EAID ETTC NL PHUM PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE1692	DUTCH/CUBA: MISINFORMATION REGARDING LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-06 14:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU NL
04THEHAGUE1695	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its objectives at a very successful 37th Executive Council (EC) session. The requests from Libya and Albania for extension of their destruction deadlines were adopted. Agreement was reached on a larger Working Capital Fund with a longer replenishment period, [...]	2004-07-06 16:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1701	EU FM'S TO DISCUSS SUDAN, MEET ALLAWI, AND PONDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect next steps in Iraq and Sudan to dominate discussion at the July 12 ) 13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),according to Joep Wijnands, Deputy Director of the Dutch MFA's Department of Political Affairs and the Dutch European Correspondent, wh [...]	2004-07-08 06:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1737	ECOSOC: DUTCH SEEK PROCEDURAL DEATH FOR CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are receptive to finding a procedural solution to block the Cuban draft ECOSOC resolution (reftel) in their national capacity, and will seek EU support for such an approach as EU president. Visiting DRL PDAS Kozak and IO DAS Lagon found Dutch interlocutors responsive t [...]	2004-07-13 11:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NL CU
04THEHAGUE1793	EU/US COOPERATION IN THE UNGA AND ON... [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are deeply committed to the Transatlantic Dialogue, a successful EU Presidency, and leadership during the UN Gene Assembly that values USG input if not always agreeing with it. In discussions with DRL PDAS Kozak and IO DAS Lagon on July12 - 13, Dutch interlocutors acknowl [...]	2004-07-16 12:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL CH UN
04THEHAGUE1801	EU/US COOPERATION IN THE UNGA AND ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are deeply committed to the Transatlantic Dialogue, a successful EU Presidency, and leadership during the UN General Assembly that values USG input if not always agreeing with it. In discussions with DRL PDAS Kozak and IO DAS Lagon on July12 - 13, Dutch interlocutors a [...]	2004-07-16 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL CH UN
04THEHAGUE1876	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: DUTCH NGO AND TRADE UNION [...] As noted in Ref C, the Dutch government actively supports Cuban civil society and peaceful democratic opposition. The Dutch consider their (bilateral and EU) objectives with regard to Cuba to be parallel to those of the U.S., but are sometimes wary of appearing too closely linked to specific [...]	2004-07-26 09:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CU NL
04THEHAGUE2248	DUTCH RESPONSE: ENDING STATE SPONSORSHIP OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch share U.S. concerns regarding state sponsorship of terrorism, but differentiate their level of concern with regard to the specific states named on the U.S. list. The Dutch - both bilaterally and in their EU Presidency capacity - regularly press Syria and Iran regardin [...]	2004-09-07 07:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL NL
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
04THEHAGUE2590	NETHERLANDS/EU/UN: PLANNING TO VOTE FOR CUBAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche October 8 to Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, MFA's Policy Advisor on Cuba and Caribbean Issues. Groenemeijer responded that while the U.S. and Europeans certainly agree on many aspects of the human rights and political situation in Cuba, he did not foresee any chang [...]	2004-10-08 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CU UNGA
04THEHAGUE2728	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH TALK THE TALK, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's refusal to allow entry to two Dutch MPs and one Spanish MP on October 15 focused public attention sharply on Cuba's human rights record and the EU's Cuba's policies, with many MP's weighing in in favor of a stronger EU approach. FM Bot called in the Cuban Ambassador to co [...]	2004-10-22 11:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2758	CUBA/NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH HOPE EU WILL PRESERVE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch support retaining the EU's June 2003 measures to pressure Cuba on human rights, but as EU president they feel bound to seek a "consensus" position. As the EU is currently split on the issue, according to Dutch contacts, a consensus to change the current measures may not [...]	2004-10-27 11:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE290	ICJ: 48 STATEMENTS FILED IN FENCE PROCEEDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) received forty-eight written statements by its deadline of January 30 in the advisory opinion proceedings concerning "the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory" (the Fence Case). While the [...]	2004-02-05 06:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE3006	CUBA/NETHERLANDS/EU: NO CONSENSUS (YET) TO CHANGE EU POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 08:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EUN NL PGOV PHUM PREL
04THEHAGUE3182	NETHERLANDS/CUBA/LIBERTAD ACT: REVIEW OF POLICIES [...] (C) Summary: Dutch government and society puts primary emphasis on human rights and freedoms in policies and activities toward Cuba. While the Dutch adhere to the EU Common Position on Cuba, the GoNL is currently resisting Spanish-led efforts to unconditionally revise EU relations with Cuba. [...]	2004-12-07 15:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETTC PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3243	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH GRAPPLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch will chair the December 14 EU working party meeting on Latin America (COLAT),at which they expect to discuss four or five Member State proposals for amending current EU policy toward Cuba. There is consensus that the present policy is unsustainable. The Dutch emphasiz [...]	2004-12-13 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
04THEHAGUE3285	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH PREVENT INVITATIONS TO CUBAN [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch confirmed on December 15 that the EU COLAT Working Group agreed on December 14 to recommend a temporary suspension of the June 2003 measures for increased engagement with the Cuban opposition. A Dutch MFA contact described the COLAT's recommendation as intended to [...]	2004-12-16 16:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
04THEHAGUE449	ICJ: FENCE PROCEEDINGS EXPECTED TO SPARK [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 23-25, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold hearings on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) request for an Advisory Opinion on the legality of the so-called "Israeli fence" - the controversial structure being built by Israel to serve as a securi [...]	2004-02-23 05:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE504	ICJ FENCE PROCEEDINGS WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-27 12:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE544	DUTCH/EU THOUGHTS: 60TH SESSION OF UN CHR [...] (C) PolOff met with Hans Docter, MFA Commission on Human Rights (CHR) action officer, to discuss reftel. The Dutch are fully engaged with their EU partners in advance of the GoNL return to the CHR this spring. In addition to resolutions noted reftel, the EU will sponsor resolutions on Russia [...]	2004-03-03 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH NL UNHRC
04THEHAGUE733	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP CABLE - [...] (U) As a result of the March industry cluster meetings, the March Executive Council will have several industry issues for States Parties to consider. Two decisions, one on Captive Use and the other on Clarification Requests, appear ripe for adoption by the Executive Council. In addition, th [...]	2004-03-19 14:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE781	ENCOURGING CHR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION [...] Country Clearance is granted for xxx for travel to The Netherlands XXX. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at least a secret clearance. If level of cleara [...]	2004-03-25 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM
04VATICAN1300	HOLY SEE RECEPTIVE TO U.S. CONCERNS ON CHINA AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-02 04:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH CU KIRF PHUM VT UNHRC
04VATICAN4778	VATICAN REJECTS PACIFISM, BUT DEBATE SIMMERS [...] (U) Contrary to the popular perception of a pacifist Vatican generated by the Holy See's opposition to the Iraq war, senior Vatican officials have consistently acknowledged the legitimacy of war as a last resort and have recently gone out of their way to make clear that the Holy See is not pac [...]	2004-12-17 10:21:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT
04WELLINGTON1003	NEW ZEALAND POLICIES AND ACTIONS TAKEN WITH REGARD [...] (C) The Government of New Zealand formalized diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2001, with its Ambassador resident in Mexico City accredited to Havana. The GoNZ uses meetings with Cuban officials to express its concern over the human rights situation in Cuba (ref B),according to Mike Shaw, Am [...]	2004-12-02 03:48:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL NZ
04WELLINGTON555	NEW ZEALAND POLICIES AND ACTIONS TAKEN WITH REGARD [...] (C) The Government of New Zealand formalized diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2001, with their Ambassador resident in Mexico City accredited to Havana. According to Mike Shaw, Americas Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the GoNZ uses meetings with Cuban officials to [...]	2004-06-29 07:23:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL NZ
04WELLINGTON861	NEW ZEALAND POSITION UNCHANGED ON CUBA'S UN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Mike Shaw, Americas Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Shaw offered to circulate the information to relevant MFAT personnel, but stated that the GoNZ was unlikely to change its vote, or to abstain. Poloff urged Shaw to mainta [...]	2004-10-14 00:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD NZ UNGA
04YEREVAN1589	ARMENIA: ACTION REQUEST ON CUBA TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-16 10:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU AM UNGA
04YEREVAN1628	GOAM INDICATES IT MAY VOTE NO ON CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-22 11:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CU AM UNGA
04YEREVAN2242	ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 12:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD CU AM UNGA
04YEREVAN398	SEEING EYE TO EYE WITH THE GOAM ON UNCHR, UNGA [...] (C) We discussed UNCHR issues and ways to more effectively pursue continuing USG policy priorities at the UN with MFA UN Division Chief Artak Apitonian February 11 (reftel). Apitonian credited the apparent decline in USG-GOAM voting coincidence during the 58th UNGA as a reaction to "more aggre [...]	2004-02-18 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM UNGA
04YEREVAN660	ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO USG PRIORITIES FOR UNCHR-60 [...] (C) Ambassador raised USG priorities for UNCHR-60 with FM Oskanian March 15 per instructions in reftel A. Oskanian was generally non-committal, but promised to review the USG proposals on China and Cuba with Armenia's missions in Geneva, New York and Washington. Oskanian hinted that Armenia' [...]	2004-03-18 14:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM AM UN
04YEREVAN699	GOAM ON CHR 60 CUBA AND CHINA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) We delivered demarche and talking points to the MFA Chief of International Organizations Department Valery Mkrtumian March 22 and Head of Americas Department Lilit Toutkhalian March 23 per instructions in reftel A. Both Mkrtumian and Toutkhalian reiterated comments made by FM Oskanian dur [...]	2004-03-25 03:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU AM UNHCR
04YEREVAN884	UNCHR 60: ARMENIA TO ABSTAIN ON CHINA, VOTE 'YES' [...] (C) Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told the Ambassador April 14 that Armenia would abstain on both the vote to take 'no action' on the China resolution and on the resolution itself. He said that Armenia would vote to approve the Cuba resolution, as requested by the United States. Oskanian [...]	2004-04-14 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AM
04YEREVAN917	ARMENIA WITH U.S. ON GUANTANAMO CHR RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-20 06:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU AM
04YEREVAN984	UNGA: ARMENIANS "NOT READY TO COMMIT" ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-28 05:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL IS AM UNGA
04ZAGREB409	UNDERSECRETARY DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO CROATIA [...] (C) On March 2 Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky visited Croatia and met with President Stjepan Mesic, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul. The Under Secretary discussed Croatia's participation in the Community of Democracies, the UN Commis [...]	2004-03-10 13:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF KDEM HR NATO
04ZAGREB516	CHR-60: CROATIA ON CUBA AND CHINA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) ON MARCH 23, THE AMBASSADOR DELIVERED TALKING POINTS WITH BACKGROUND ON THE CHINA AND CUBA RESOLUTIONS (REFS A,C) AT THE CHR TO MFA STATE SECRETARY (DEPUTY MINISTER EQUIVALENT) BISCEVIC. AMBASSADOR STRESSED THE GREAT IMPORTANCE THE U.S. PLACES IN BOTH RESOLUTIONS AND SOUGHT CROATIAN SUPPO [...]	2004-03-25 12:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH CU HR UNCHR
04ZAGREB766	THE SANADER GOVERNMENT'S FIRST SEMESTER -- OFF TO [...] (C) PM Ivo Sanader's furious, almost frantic, pace for his first 100 days in office has produced positive results. Most of his government's energy has been focused on foreign policy, where Sanader and his closest associates had to work quickly to convince the skeptics of the "new HDZ" who are [...]	2004-04-28 14:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR
05ABUDHABI4953	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI MEETINGS ON UN REFORM IN UAE [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor to the Secretary on UN Reform Ambassador Tahir-Kheli visited the UAE December 4-5 for separate meetings on proposed UN reforms with Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, and with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi and MFA International Organizations Director [...]	2005-12-07 15:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN AE
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
05ALMATY4354	KAZAKHSTAN: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] In response to reftel instructions, the text of Part 1 of the 2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Kazakhstan follows: -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. Despite the efforts of law enforcement agencies, Kazakhstan continues to be an important narcotics transit country, es [...]	2005-12-09 06:32:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KZ
05AMMAN4102	DEMARCHE ON ILO BUDGET AND CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR ILO [...] Poloff delivered ref A and B demarches to Foreign Ministry Legal Advisor Bishar Khassawneh regarding the upcoming International Labor Conference in Geneva. Khassawneh noted that Jordan shares U.S. concerns over International Labor Organization (ILO) budgetary increases. Poloff urged that the J [...]	2005-05-25 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL AORC BB CU JO ILO
05ANKARA1260	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-09 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2155	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-15 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2250	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA238	EU/CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-13 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CU PHUM PREL TU
05ANKARA254	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 07:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA304	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...]	2005-01-18 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA3166	FOLLOW-UP TO ILO DEMARCHES [...] Further to ref A and C demarches, Turkish MFA Head of Multilateral Economic Affairs Department Arar wrote the following in an email to Poloff: "We know the reasons behind the US position on the regular budget of the ILO. However it is difficult to support you on on this subject either, as the [...]	2005-06-06 16:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ELAB BB PHUM PREL ILO
05ANKARA331	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, JAN 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published January 14 by Iran Mania News (FBI [...]	2005-01-19 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3490	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by The Messenger, Georgia's Englis [...]	2005-06-20 06:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY

05ANKARA3833	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 16-30, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Saturday, June 18: [...]	2005-07-01 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5222	NEW DCHOD WANTS US TO TAKE ONE STEP TO DEMONSTRATE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish General Staff (TGS) Deputy Chief GEN Isik Kosaner told the Charge on Sept. 7 that he wanted to further improve US-Turkey mil-mil relations during his tenure. He pointed to the expected Sept. 8-9 visit of EUCOM CDR and CENTCOM D/CDR as a positive contribution to a relatio [...]	2005-09-08 09:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS PINR TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA5540	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-24 01:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA577	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-01 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6554	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...]	2005-11-02 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6670	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-11 06:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7443	TURKEY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2005, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by commanding the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from February to August 2005. T [...]	2005-12-20 09:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO
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
05ASUNCION1025	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 7 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: --New Mission Chief to Cuba is Pro-Castro --Venezuelan Investment in Paraguay --Drugs, Thugs, Guns and Money --31 Small Economies Discuss Access at WTO --------------------------------------- New Mission Chief to Cuba is Pro-Castro --------------------------------------- 2 [...]	2005-08-13 19:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1046	PARAGUAY: SECDEF RUMSFELD AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. On 8/16, SECDEF Rumsfeld met for 90 minutes with President Duarte Frutos to discuss cooperation in the fight against international terrorism and transnational crime, challenges to democracy in Paraguay and the region, and the expansion of economic opportunity. SECDEF drew atte [...]	2005-08-20 18:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS KCRM PTER PINR SNAR PA KICC
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
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
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
05ASUNCION1174	PARAGUAY SUMMIT: OPPOSITION ABSENT, BUT GOOD WORDS [...] (U) Summary. On 9/13 President Duarte convened a meeting with senior officials from the executive, legislative and judicial branches to discuss issues that included foreign relations, internal security, corruption, the 2006 budget, and Mercosur. Duarte, Senate President Carlos Filizzola, Cou [...]	2005-09-16 15:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON 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
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
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
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
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
05ASUNCION1267	PARAGUAY IPR UPDATE: PATENT LAW MODIFICATIONS RAISE [...] Summary. This cable provides a tour de horizon of a number of Intellectual Property issues in Paraguay. Modifications to Paraguay's patent law enacted in July could violate TRIPS, particularly relating to preliminary injunctions. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce will seek USG guidance [...]	2005-10-07 14:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR PREL PA
05ASUNCION1294	PARAGUAY ON REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF [...] (U) On 10/14, PolOff delivered reftel talking points to MFA North America Desk Officer Luis Sosa. Sosa advised that he would forward the points to MFA Americas Director Cynthia Filartiga and MFA Bilateral Affairs Director Ambassador Ceferino Valdez. 2. (C) According to Sosa, there is no kn [...]	2005-10-14 15:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR PA
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
05ASUNCION1329	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS KIDNAPPING CASE [...] (U) Summary: On October 13, a Paraguayan judge indicted 15 suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas. Several of the defendants have ties to the leftist Free Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Libre, or "PPL"). The judge stayed the proceedings with respect to three individuals who [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1385	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT 30 - [...] (U) Summary: -- President Duarte Visits Japan -- UNCHR Petitions Paraguay -- Eye Patients Travel to Cuba for Treatment -- Miami Vice in Paraguay ----------------------------- President Duarte Visits Japan ----------------------------- 2. (U) On 10/31, President Duarte began a three-day [...]	2005-11-08 13:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA
05ASUNCION1386	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT 30 - [...] (U) Summary: -- President Duarte Visits Japan -- UNCHR Petitions Paraguay -- Eye Patients Travel to Cuba for Treatment -- Miami Vice in Paraguay ----------------------------- President Duarte Visits Japan ----------------------------- 2. (U) On 10/31, President Duarte began a three-day [...]	2005-11-08 13:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA
05ASUNCION1431	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOV. 13 - [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Castiglioni Vows To Continue Anti-Crime Fight -- Bishops Say Government Is Corrupt -- Vote on Ambassador to Cuba Postponed, Again -- Venezuelan Official Comes Unhinged --------------------------------------------- Castiglioni Vows To Continue Anti-Crime Fight --------------- [...]	2005-11-21 19:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PA VE
05ASUNCION1435	PARAGUAY AND COLOMBIA DISCUSS COUNTER-DRUG ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: An official Colombian counter-drug (CD) delegation traveled to Asuncion November 2-4 to hold bilateral CD discussions with the GOP. As a result of those discussions, the GOP and GOC established a bilateral, interagency CD commission and three working groups. Upon their arrival, [...]	2005-11-22 13:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER MARR SNAR PA CO
05ASUNCION1449	PARAGUAY ON CABRAL INSTRUCTIONS [...] (SBU) On 11/25, Charge delivered ref message to Acting FM Gimenez in FM Rachid's absence. Charge noted that he previously delivered the message to VP Castiglioni and Presidential Advisor Walde and spoke to FM Rachid by phone, and that the Department had delivered the message to Ambassador Spa [...]	2005-11-28 11:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PA CU VE
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
05ASUNCION152	PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT SUPPORTS COLOMBIA IN DISPUTE [...] (C) During a lengthy meeting on other issues 1/28 (septel) President Duarte raised with the Ambassador the Colombia-Venezuela dispute. Duarte said President Uribe called him three days ago and that he supports Colombia's position. Duarte said he understands the need for "diplomatic nicetie [...]	2005-01-28 15:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PA OAS
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
05ASUNCION188	PARAGUAY TO END CUBAN DOCTORS PROGRAM [...] (U) On February 4, Minister of Health Julio Cesar Velasquez announced that the GOP will terminate a program that brings doctors from Cuba to live and practice in rural areas of Paraguay. According to the announcement, the current group of Cuban doctors set to finish in December will be the la [...]	2005-02-07 19:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR 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
05ASUNCION211	COLOMBIAN EMBASSY URGING GOP TO GO PUBLIC ABOUT [...] (S) Colombian PolOff Raul Sanchez advised PolOff that the GOC wants the GOP to publicize as much information as possible regarding the FARC's involvement in the Cecilia Cubas kidnapping and other crimes in Paraguay, prior to President Uribe's meeting with President Chavez next week. The Colomb [...]	2005-02-10 13:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR KCRM SNAR CO PA
05ASUNCION212	CUBAN MEDICAL SUPPORT TO PARAGUAY AND AN OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ending of the Cuban Doctor program by the GOP, and concurrent GOP fears of increased ominous leftist influence and activities, presents an opportunity for the USG to draw President Duarte farther away from the allure of Cuba and Venezuela. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Reftel note [...]	2005-02-10 17:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR CU CO VE PA
05ASUNCION214	PARAGUAY: EMBASSY SEEKS TO AUGMENT AND ACCELERATE [...] (C) Last week, the Paraguayan Minister of Health announced that, in December the GOP will terminate a program that brings doctors from Cuba to live and practice in rural areas of Paraguay (ref A). Embassy believes President Duarte ordered the program's termination because he has run out of pa [...]	2005-02-10 18:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MASS PA
05ASUNCION215	PARAGUAY ON MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE [...] (C) February 10 Charge raised ref points with VFM Martinez (FM Rachid had not yet returned to the office from travel) stressing the importance of the issue. Progress on human rights, as Paraguay knows well from its own recent history, depends on holding all governments accountable in internat [...]	2005-02-10 18:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MX PA CHR
05ASUNCION355	Embassy Information Campaign Spotlights Connections [...] SUMMARY: Paraguayan law enforcement and the judiciary suffer from widespread public distrust. Moreover, few people in this remote outpost at the end of a spur line are informed about Colombia and the insidious and powerful mix of insurgency, drug trafficking, kidnapping and other crimes. P [...]	2005-03-14 20:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PTER PGOV SNAR PREL 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
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
05ASUNCION416	PARAGUAY PETITIONS UNCHR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On March 17, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Martinez called on the members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) meeting in Geneva to assist the GOP in prosecuting and punishing criminals responsible for kidnappings, such as in the recent case of former Paraguayan [...]	2005-03-28 09:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KCRM CO PA
05ASUNCION455	CUBA RESOLUTION AT UNCHR: PARAGUAY [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-04 15:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PA CU CHR
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
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
05ASUNCION531	PARAGUAY'S AG UPSET OVER INCSR, DISCUSSES: [...] (C) AG Oscar Latorre complained vigorously to Ambassador 4/14 that the section of the 2005 International Narcotics Strategy Control Report (INCSR) on Paraguay unfairly singled him out for criticism. Ambassador stressed that the report identified problems with the Public Ministry he heads rat [...]	2005-04-20 13:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR PA
05ASUNCION533	PARAGUAY WILL NOT SUPPORT RESOLUTION ON GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 15:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CU PA UNHCR
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
05ASUNCION589	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 23-29 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Senate votes to reactivate privatization law -- AG intervenes in probe of Health Minister's prior conduct -- Unconfirmed reports of FARC activity in Paraguay -- U.S. cardiology team praised for its charity -- Paraguay mourns the death of writer Roa Bastos Sena [...]	2005-04-29 16:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON KCRM 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
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
05ASUNCION632	VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 19:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION650	PARAGUAY: ATTORNEY GENERAL ON PUBLIC SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Attorney General Oscar Latorre to discuss U.S. assistance to Paraguay to address its security concerns. Latorre lamented the scope of the problems Paraguay faces, particularly in terms of corruption within the police. He was keen to win our backing for [...]	2005-05-16 20:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PTER PINR PA
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
05ASUNCION699	PARAGUAY ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 20:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU PA ILO
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
05ASUNCION735	PARAGUAY LEANING TOWARD CUBA FOR ILO GOVERNING [...] On 6/2, Julio Peralta, MFA's Director for International Organizations, signaled to polcouns Paraguay was leaning towards supporting Cuba's candidacy for the ILO Governing Body. He advised that Cuba had weighed in early and often pushing its candidacy. Further, Paraguay felt compelled to tak [...]	2005-06-02 23:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU PA ILO
05ASUNCION807	Paraguayan Media Focuses on Chavez Barbs at US and [...] SUMMARY: News coverage of the 06/20 speeches of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Paraguayan Congress and the National University focused on comments attacking the United States and Chavez' interpretation of the benefits of an anticipated Venezuelan/Paraguayan oil deal. Coverage in new [...]	2005-06-24 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO 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
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
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
05ASUNCION875	PARAGUAY: VP CASTIGLIONI DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] Action request: State/USUN see paras. 2 and 7. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. On 6/30, Ambassador met with Vice President Castiglioni to discuss his recent trip to the U.S. The Ambassador stressed the need for progress on money laundering and counter terrorism legislation. Post r [...]	2005-07-11 11:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM EAIR ECON CVIS VE CU PA UN
05ASUNCION887	PARAGUAY: SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 21:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM IO KISL KPAO PA
05ATHENS187	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 07:45:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
05ATHENS892	VAT, CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL TAX HIKES TO BRING DOWN [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-01 10:50:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN GR
05BOGOTA10106	ELN PEACE HOUSE AT ONE MONTH: INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) The "ELN Peace House" was inaugurated one month ago after the GOC and National Liberation Army (ELN) leadership released imprisoned ELN spokesperson Gerardo Antonio Bermudez Sanchez, AKA "Francisco Galan," for three months to help establish peace talks. Galan has spent his first month unde [...]	2005-10-26 22:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA10895	GOC REOPENS PEACE NEGOTIATION OPTION WITH ELN [...] (U) On November 13, in response to a letter from the guarantors group of the "Peace House" initiative with the ELN, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo issued a call to the National Liberation Army's (ELN) Central Command leaders to begin negotiations with the government under the auspices [...]	2005-11-22 16:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CO
05BOGOTA11030	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) Colombia has cut off and reestablished diplomatic relations with Cuba multiple times in the past, the bilateral relationship is currently stable, with Colombia generally exercising a "hands off" policy. 2. (C) Colombia has not been a member of the United Nations Commission on Human Ri [...]	2005-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
05BOGOTA11435	ELN-GOC TALKS HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The meeting between the GOC and the ELN in Cuba next week is the first formal encounter between them in almost four years and should be considered a breakthrough, but few are optimistic success will come easily. The talks will be exploratory with an open agenda, assisted by Norway [...]	2005-12-09 22:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO
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
05BOGOTA11611	PRESIDENT URIBE ACCEPTS "INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION" [...] (C) President Uribe announced late on December 13 that the GOC has accepted an "international commission" (representatives from France, Switzerland, and Spain) suggestion to establish a 65 square mile "security zone" in the Valle del Cauca to conduct hostage exchange talks with the FARC. The [...]	2005-12-14 19:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO FARC
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
05BOGOTA11926	GOC-ELN TALKS: CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTOR PROVIDES [...] (C) One of the five civil society guarantors for the GOC-ELN talks, Moritz Akerman, said December 26 the ELN wanted to end its insurgency and run candidates for mayoral offices in 2007. The ELN would like to participate in the 2006 Congressional and presidential polls but only by "consulting [...]	2005-12-27 19:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN
05BOGOTA12023	SPANISH CHARGE SAYS SPAIN OPPOSED TO MOVING ELN [...] (C) On December 29, Spain's Charge d'affaires in Bogota said it was not prepared to support moving GOC-ELN talks from Cuba to Europe and predicted the talks would have little substantive result before the May 2006 presidential elections. He said Norway and Switzerland, who are "accompanying [...]	2005-12-30 16:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CO
05BOGOTA12024	SPANISH CHARGE SAYS SPAIN OPPOSED TO MOVING ELN [...] (C) On December 29, Spain's Charge d'affaires in Bogota said it was not prepared to support moving GOC-ELN talks from Cuba to Europe and predicted the talks would have little substantive result before the May 2006 presidential elections. He said Norway and Switzerland, who are "accompanying [...]	2005-12-30 16:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CO
05BOGOTA12031	PEACE COMMISSIONER RECAPS YEAR-END STATUS WITH [...] (C) On December 28, the Ambassador reviewed all peace processes with Colombian Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo. Regarding the ELN, Restrepo told the Ambassador that he had successfully resisted ELN pressure -- abetted by the French and especially the Norwegian facilitators -- to move [...]	2005-12-30 19:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA1296	PRESIDENT URIBE MEETS WITH USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Uribe expressed his gratitude for U.S. support of Colombia during his February 3 meeting with USAID Administrator Natsios, before the opening of the International Donors Conference on Colombia in Cartagena. In a wide ranging discussion, Uribe reviewed outstanding human [...]	2005-02-09 18:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR EAID CO
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
05BOGOTA1775	ELN PEACE TALK'S ADVANCES AND RETREATS [...] (C): Mexican facilitator for the peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN) Andres Valencia met with the Ambassador on February 18 to report on progress this year. Although January saw positive commitments by both the ELN and GOC on negotiation pre-requisites (ref a),the process stalle [...]	2005-02-24 16:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER CO MX ELN
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
05BOGOTA3747	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (C) President Uribe and the embassy welcome the visit of Secretary of State Rice with enthusiasm. Current hot topics SIPDIS include: --U.S. support in out years --Demobilization and reinsertion of almost 5,000 paramilitary terrorists and several thousand more expected --Extradition [...]	2005-04-19 21:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CO
05BOGOTA4050	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR [...] (C) The GOC and embassy welcome Under Secretary Feith's visit with enthusiasm. The Bilateral Working Group (BWG) will hold defense policy discussions on policy, modernization, and narcoterrorism. Colombia faces a four front war -- narcos, FARC, ELN, paramilitaries -- and a growing concern ab [...]	2005-04-28 21:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC PTER PHUM ECON CO
05BOGOTA4466	COLOMBIA: PEACE COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES PROCESS [...] (C) In a May 10 conversation with the Ambassador, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo was pessimistic about re-starting a peace process with the ELN. He expressed concern that Cuba and the other "group of friends" countries continued to communicate with the ELN without GOC authorization, [...]	2005-05-12 22:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KJUS CO PHUH ELN
05BOGOTA5287	COLOMBIA: GROUP OF FRIENDS FOR ELN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian charge Sigurd Endresen provided further details to polcouns about the December 2004 reactivation of the Group of Friends for the ELN peace process and deactivation four months later, as well as about Cuban efforts, via the group, to replace Mexico as facilitator. Endre [...]	2005-06-01 21:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CO ELN
05BOGOTA5312	ILO VOTE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-02 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB AORC CO PGOV
05BOGOTA5497	PRESIDENT URIBE AND COLOMBIA FACE UNCHARTERED [...] (C) For the first time in Colombian history, the sitting President is a potential candidate for re-election. The political landscape is new for the President, the Congress and the public. The script is being written as they go and the disquiet has been evident everywhere. Over the last few [...]	2005-06-08 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO
05BOGOTA5564	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Concern over potential Cuban support for armed guerrilla groups affects Colombia's cautious Cuba policy. Cuban influence is assumed in the recently failed Mexican-brokered peace talks between the GOC and the National Liberation Army (ELN). Rumors of Cuban-sponsored campaign financing for [...]	2005-06-10 13:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CO UN
05BOGOTA6914	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) President Uribe and the Embassy welcome the visit of Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns with enthusiasm. Current hot topics include: --U.S. support in out years --Demobilization and reinsertion of almost 6,000 paramilitary terrorists and several thousand more expected [...]	2005-07-25 14:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM 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
05BOGOTA9305	SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FOR THREE CUBAN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Embassy was contacted by Ms. Liduine Zumpolle, a Dutch national who works with the pro-democracy NGO "Cuba Futuro" about the case of three Cuban nationals who worked in harsh conditions in a shipyard in Curacao. Zumpolle said [...]	2005-09-30 17:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CU CO
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
05BRASILIA3141	BRAZIL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF 3+1 DELEGATION [...] (C) The Plenary Meeting of the 3 1 will provide an important benchmark for Brazil's willingness to increase cooperation with the United States on Counterterrorism, something the GOB has been reluctant to do. We do not expect a significant change in the GOB's position, which places great impor [...]	2005-11-30 19:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ECON BR US
05BRASILIA3150	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 28 [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of 30 November the Brazilian congress's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) voted to "cassar" (ban from office or impeach) congressman Jose Dirceu -- until a few months ago, arguably the most powerful minister in President Lula da Silva's government and the main lead [...]	2005-12-01 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA373	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT [...] The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo, February 22-23 and February 25-28. As requested reftel, Mission grants courtesy country clearance for your travel. (Threat assessment to be sent septel.) Overall Mission Control Office [...]	2005-02-14 18:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ETRD PREL BR
05BRASILIA415	LULA IN CARACAS -- PARSING A "STRATEGIC ALLIANCE" [...] (C) Summary: President Lula da Silva's state visit to Venezuela this week saw declarations and a formal statement by Lula and President Chavez announcing formation of a "strategic alliance." In practice, this seems to translate to enhanced cooperation in integration and development aimed at i [...]	2005-02-16 19:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR
05BRASILIA737	BRAZIL: UNHCR-61 AND CUBA [...] (C) Poloff delivered CHR talking points to Christiano Figueroa, Acting Chief for an under-manned Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Human Rights Division. Referring to press reports regarding GOB Human Rights Secretary Nilmario Miranda's not-so-veiled criticisms of the USG in a March 15 co [...]	2005-03-17 13:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BR PREL CHR
05BRASILIA766	BRAZIL: CUBA CHR RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-21 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BR PREL CHR
05BRASILIA785	ALLEGATIONS OF FARC FUNDING TO LULA'S ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent issues, Brazilian weekly newsmagazine VEJA ran stories outlining an alleged plan by Colombia's FARC to funnel US$5 million to the 2002 election campaign of Brazilian President Lula da Silva and his Workers' Party (PT). While the timing and sourcing of the VEJA stories [...]	2005-03-22 22:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR BR
05BRASILIA91	MERCOSUL SUMMIT: NO PARTY, BUT NO FUNERAL [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction. Diplomatic restraint enabled the 27th Mercosul presidential summit to conclude on December 17 without incident, but widespread dissatisfaction with meager economic benefits flowing from the bloc, and bitter trade disagreements between Brazil and Argentina cloud [...]	2005-01-10 14:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
05BRATISLAVA1010	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] (C) NGO Obciansko-demokraticka mladez (Citizens' Association for Democratic Youth) has made a deal with center-right parties SDKU and KDH to act as their official mud-slingers / Smer fact-checkers in the upcoming parliamentary campaign. During the 2002 campaign, Obciansko-demokraticka mlade [...]	2005-12-23 13:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KPAO SOCI UP BO LO
05BRATISLAVA135	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 17, 2005 [...] (SBU) Parliament approved a new, additional mandate February 10 for Slovakia's participation in the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). The GOS will initially send two MOD trainers to Iraq and an additional three at the first troop rotation. The MOD sent the first trainers to Italy to prep [...]	2005-02-17 07:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IZ CU LO NATO
05BRATISLAVA251	PARLIAMENT LEADER HRUSOVSKY'S APRIL VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April visit of a Slovak parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Pavol Hrusovsky will be a useful opportunity to press our agenda on Iraq, minority rights, religious registration, and while coordinating on areas where we already agree like trafficking and Cuba. Hrusovsky [...]	2005-03-25 18:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA38	SLOVAKIA - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] SINCE 1998, SLOVAKIA'S ONCE TROUBLED ECONOMY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A BUSINESS FRIENDLY STATE THAT LEADS THE REGION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. IN ITS DOING BUSINESS IN 2005 REPORT, THE WORLD BANK NAMED SLOVAKIA AS THE WORLD'S TOP REFORMER IN IMPROVING ITS INVESTMENT CLIMATE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AL [...]	2005-01-20 17:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB LO OPIC USTR
05BRATISLAVA398	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON CUBAN [...] (U) On May 24, 2005, Embassy delivered reftel points to Pavol Juhas, Director of the International Affairs Department at the Ministry of Labor. Juhas confirmed that Slovakia is sending a delegation to the upcoming International Labor Conference in Geneva, and expressed his support for the U [...]	2005-05-25 05:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ELAB BB CU LO ILO
05BRATISLAVA442	SLOVAK RESPONSE ON EU CUBA POLICY AND JUNE 13 [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A points on Cuba with MFA on June 6, and discussed the points with Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, along with pre-GAERC points in ref B on June 7. Rehak thanked us for providing our point-of-view before each GAERC, saying the discussions with emboffs are [...]	2005-06-09 12:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PARM LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA45	PARLIAMENT LEADER PRINCIPLED ON CUBA, TIP [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky told Charge d'Affaires January 20 he would continue to make support for Cuban dissidents one of his personal priorities, and was discussing with Vaclav Havel nominating three dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. He discussed the difficulties [...]	2005-01-27 06:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU CU LO
05BRATISLAVA670	OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF SLOVAK NGOS [...] Slovak NGOs continue to proudly participate in overseas activities fostering democratization. With support from Slovakaid (the branch of the MFA responsible for foreign aid) Slovak NGOs note that their own post-communism transition experience gives them a "comparative advantage" when it come [...]	2005-08-19 09:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LO
05BRATISLAVA79	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 02, 2005 [...] (SBU) Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean at USAID and David Mutchler, Cuba Senior Advisor, met with Slovak NGO and governmental representatives January 14 on Cuba issues. Franco said the highlight was his meeting with Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hruso [...]	2005-02-02 12:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU LO RU
05BRATISLAVA831	EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10 PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest opinions -- and some colorful discussion -- about the current status of the transatlantic partnership. The PolDirs, who noted that such a meeting could never have been pulled to [...]	2005-10-08 20:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU
05BRATISLAVA922	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CUBAN DISSIDENTS, NOTES SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 8 Embassy sponsored discussion, GOS officials told us that Slovakia is working hard to promote democracy and "do the right thing" in Cuba. They outlined efforts being made by Slovak NGOs, members of parliament, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the island, an [...]	2005-11-18 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL LO CU
05BRATISLAVA992	ROBERT FICO HAS DIRECTION, BUT NO COMPASS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Robert Fico, the driven chairman of opposition party Smer ("Direction"),hosted a small lunch for the Ambassador on December 15 during which he outlined his views on Slovak politics and foreign policy, and revealed what we had long suspected: Fico is an intense and [...]	2005-12-16 16:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI EU LO
05BRUSSELS1147	RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]	2005-03-18 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1241	WHA DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 14 meetings with WHA DAS Charles Shapiro, EU officials said: -- the EU would increase contacts with the Cuban opposition; the European Parliament might be interested in holding a public hearing with Cuban dissidents; -- the EU would send a fact-finding mission to Hait [...]	2005-03-24 15:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1484	SALAFRANCA PUSHES HIS CANDIDACY FOR UNDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on previous approaches to USEU, Embassy Madrid and USINT Havana (REFS B-D),Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jose Ignacio Salafranca solicited support from USEU again on April 7 for his candidacy for UNDP Administrator. Salafranca is well known to USE [...]	2005-04-14 09:45:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID SP UNDP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1530	CUBA: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL BOLSTERS CUBAN FONMIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to his adviser on Cuba, European Commissioner for Development Louis Michel believes the EU must bolster Cuban FM Felipe Perez Roque as the best hope for improved EU-Cuba relations. During his March 24-27 visit to the island (REFS B-C),Michel offered Perez Roque better [...]	2005-04-18 13:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2146	CZECH FONMIN PUSHING IDEAS TO TOUGHEN EU CUBA [...] (S) On the margins of a European Parliament conference on Cuba on June 2, Czech FonMin Cyril Svoboda told us he had "four or five" specific proposals for toughening the EU's stance on Cuba. In the run-up to the June 13 EU FonMins meeting, at which Cuba policy will be reviewed, Svoboda is tryi [...]	2005-06-06 13:54:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PHUM PINR CU EUN
05BRUSSELS2165	CUBA: FURTHER CHANGES IN EU POLICY UNLIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a key EU Council official (protect),the EU will almost certainly continue the suspension of the June 2003 restrictive measures against Cuba and seek "constructive" dialogue with the Cuban authorities. This is the principal message of the draft EU policy declaration [...]	2005-06-07 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2202	MAY 22 COASI WORKING DINNER ON SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, EAP A/S Chris Hill participated in a COASI working dinner on Southeast Asia with EU representatives from the Luxembourg European Presidency, the European Commission, the European Council, and the incoming UK EU Presidency. The participants discussed North Korea, in add [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2252	PREVIEW OF JUNE 13 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (C) Much of EUFMs' energy at the June 13 GAERC will focus on preparing the June 16-17 EU Summit, especially negotiations on the EU budget and failed Constitutional Treaty. Decisions on Uzebkistan and Cuba should be as reported REFs B and C. Other topics are unlikely to produce much news, alt [...]	2005-06-10 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2748	A/S FRIED - EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA, JULY [...] (C) Following a luncheon discussion with all 25 EU Political Directors on transatlantic relations, the EU's neighborhood policy, and the Middle East (reported septel) A/S Fried met with the EU "troika" led by UK Political Director Sawers, Council DG for CFSP Robert Cooper, and Commission RELEX [...]	2005-07-20 09:33:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM ZK IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3353	EUR PDAS VOLKER ENGAGES EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his September 7-8 EU-related meetings in Brussels, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker stressed the need for a pragmatic U.S.-EU partnership, based on our common values, to solve problems globally. With all of his interlocutors, he discussed the importance of working together to promote demo [...]	2005-09-14 08:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID VE CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4172	PDAS SHAPIRO FOCUSES ON ANDEAN REGION WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro's November 15 discussions with EU officials focused principally on Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia. On Venezuela, the European Commission (EC) acknowledged that the EU observation mission to the December elections would have to take care not to be seen as [...]	2005-11-23 16:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID VE CO BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS555	EU-CUBA: BACK TO FULL "CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT?" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU's January 31 decision to suspend its June 2003 restrictive measures (ref B) against Cuba should "increase EU engagement with the Cuban opposition" according to EU HighRep Javier Solana's Adviser on Latin America (protect). It is difficult to see how that will actually pla [...]	2005-02-08 14:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS585	US/EU HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS: PREPPING FOR CHR [...] (SBU) Summary: US and EU officials met in Brussels February 3 in regularly scheduled human rights consultations (COHOM) to prepare for the spring UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR),and to review the human rights situation in China and Iran. Also discussed were the Global War on Terrorism (GW [...]	2005-02-10 13:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST742	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE ZOELLICK'S MARCH 30 VISIT TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your March 30 visit as a tangible demonstration of the deepening U.S./Romanian partnership. Your visit will provide an opportunity to underscore the points raised during the successful March 8-10 visit by newly elected President Traian [...]	2005-03-24 13:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM EINV EFIN RO ETRO
05BUCHAREST836	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER CALIN POPESCU-TARICEANU [...] (C) Summary: In his March 30 meeting in Bucharest with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu underscored the central importance the new Romanian government ascribes to strong bilateral relations with the U.S. Tariceanu requested as much information sharing and c [...]	2005-04-05 13:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ RO
05BUENOSAIRES141	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER'S INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) This cable takes an in-depth look at President Nestor Kirchner's closest advisors. It is based on interviews with the Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy Officers who have met with members of Kirchner's inner circle, numerous discussions with Embassy contacts in the Argentine political [...]	2005-01-20 15:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES223	VICE PRESIDENT SCIOLI OUTLINES THEMES FOR MEETING [...] (C) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Argentine Vice President Scioli reviewed some of the themes and concerns he hopes to raise in his meeting next week with Vice President Cheney. Scioli said the meeting would present an opportunity to further develop the bilateral agend [...]	2005-02-02 11:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES373	GOA CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO COMPLAIN ABOUT CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET; CUBA DISCUSSED [...] (U) Reacting to sensationalist stories in Clarin and La Nacion about the description of Argentina in the Consular Information Sheet on February 16 (reftel),Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa and Tourism Secretary Enrique Meyer held a press conference that night to take issue with our Consular In [...]	2005-02-17 21:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL PGOV AR US CU
05CAIRO2893	CHR-61 CUBA AND BELARUS RESOLUTIONS: GOE [...] (C) Responding to Ref B demarche request on the UNCHR-61 Belarus resolution, Post coordinated with the Dutch Embassy (representing the current EU President Luxembourg in Egypt) on our request for GOE support ahead of the expected April 14 vote. According to MFA Office of Human Rights Affairs [...]	2005-04-14 15:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EG PDEM CHR
05CAIRO3687	RELEASE OF EGYPTIAN NATIONALS FROM GUANTANAMO [...] (C) As instructed ref A, Embassy has gone back through liaison channels to reiterate to the GOE the Department's points on the cases of Sami Abd El Aziz Salem Allaithy and Allah Muhammad Saleem, Egyptian detainees at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. We have asked that the GOE expedite their response. [...]	2005-05-15 14:52:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KAWC EG
05CAIRO5589	MODIFIED GOE ASSURANCES ON RETURN OF EGYPTIAN GTMO [...] (C) The Embassy has received a memorandum from the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) amending the memorandum described reftel concerning the proposed return to Egypt of three Egyptians detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The memorandum is identical in text to the one described reftel, [...]	2005-07-21 16:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PHUM EG
05CALCUTTA97	INDIAN COMMUNISTS EMBRACE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' March 5-6 visit to Calcutta provided West Bengal's Communist government an opportunity to show the world that the Left is still relevant - even if that relevance was expressed mostly through shopworn anti-imperialist sloganeering. Chavez appeared to [...]	2005-03-09 09:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EPET VE IN
05CANBERRA704	CHR 61: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON RESOLUTION ON [...] . (SBU) Polcouns raised reftel points on April 19 with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Richard Sadleir. SIPDIS Sadleir assured us that Australia would vote against a Cuban resolution on Guantanamo if one came to a vote. Sadl [...]	2005-04-19 05:14:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AS UNHRC EUN
05CARACAS1045	SENATOR COLEMAN'S MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVIL [...] (C) During Senator Norm Coleman's (R-MN) visit to Venezuela April 1-3, he met with leading Venezuelan civil society figures at a dinner hosted by the Charge. The guests told the Senator of their deep concerns for the future of democratic institutions in the country. They also expressed their [...]	2005-04-11 19:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1047	SEN. COLEMAN MEETS WITH POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) visited Venezuela on April 1-3, 2005 and held talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, business and religious leaders, and representatives of the country's opposition legislators. President Chavez, according to the Senator was gracious and spoke of trying to [...]	2005-04-11 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1105	CHAVEZ: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE [...] (C) One of President Hugo Chavez's principal mechanisms for influencing regional leaders have been international conferences such as the Bolivarian People's Congresses, a push to spread his ideology and influence through a conference similar to Cuba's Tri-Continental Congress in the 1960's. M [...]	2005-04-15 18:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
05CARACAS1283	VENEZUELA: THE MILITARY IN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) At least 180 military officers, both active and retired, currently occupy positions in the Venezuelan government. Some estimates range higher, but this figure reflects Embassy's specific information at this time. Seventy-nine of the 179 are/were in the Army (44%),25 the Navy (14%),25 [...]	2005-04-28 11:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM VE
05CARACAS1298	THE TELESUR SAGA: CHAVISTA CNN, THE MANAGER'S [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez has been vigorously pushing for the creation of TELESUR, a hemisphere-wide, multi-national, Latin American satellite television network, to offer a different point of view from CNN. TELESUR would promote GOV interests, and it would promote Chavez,s ambitions for cont [...]	2005-04-29 18:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KPAO OPRC PGOV PINR XM VE
05CARACAS1359	CHAVEZ VISIT TO HAVANA LEAVES PLETHORA OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) In Havana April 28, Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba signed a series of economic agreements which will assertively strengthen trade between the two countries. In addition to sending USD 412 million of various products duty free to Cuba, Venezuela will also incr [...]	2005-05-04 17:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
05CARACAS152	SHUFFLE OF ECONOMIC MINISTRIES - THE MORE, THE [...] (C) President Chavez announced on January 9 several Ministerial changes. The Ministry of Production and Commerce has been divided, as has been the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and there are three new institutions: the Ministry of Light Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Basic Industries [...]	2005-01-18 20:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
05CARACAS1658	PDVSA OIL EARNINGS - WHAT THEY MEAN ABOUT [...] (C) A controversy is raging in Venezuela over just how much money state-owned oil company PDVSA delivered to the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) in the first quarter of 2005, which in turn calls into question whether its claimed oil production is accurate. (As we reported ref A, industry observ [...]	2005-06-02 18:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EFIN PGOV VE
05CARACAS1666	GOV UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION IN [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez,s support for Fidel Castro and antagonism toward the United States is well publicized and makes GoV support for democratic transition in Cuba improbable. The cooperation that exists between Castro and Chavez is extensive, as evidenced by the over 10,000 Cuban doctors [...]	2005-06-03 15:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU VE
05CARACAS1673	AMBASSADOR VISITS MIRANDA STATE [...] The Ambassador's visit to the central northern coastal state of Miranda on April 20, 2005 included meetings with the Governor, the Dean of the Andres Bello Catholic University, the Electricity Plant of Caracas, as well as a USAID funded NGO. Miranda is the state in which the nation's capital, [...]	2005-06-03 19:13:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG EAID VE
05CARACAS1706	CODEL DAVIS VISITS CARACAS [...] (U) Representative Tom Davis (R-VA),Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, led a Congressional delegation to Venezuela on May 31 and June 1. The delegation which included Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI),Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD),Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA),and Rep. Carolyn Malon [...]	2005-06-06 21:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
05CARACAS1829	GOV DOGGED BY REPORTS OF MILITARY DISSENSION [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan Armed Forces' operations against illegal armed groups on the Colombian border begun after a Venezuelan soldier died in a May 17 shoot-out with irregular troops have not yet abated despite some internal disagreements over the new policy, accusations of human righ [...]	2005-06-16 17:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHUM VE
05CARACAS1867	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ZULIA STATE - JUNE 3-5 [...] (U) The Ambassador's trip to Zulia State June 3-5 concentrated on the Maracaibo area. The trip marks the Ambassador's second trip to the region since October 2004. The Ambassador met again with the mayors of Maracaibo and San Francisco, as well as state's Governor. He also met with local busin [...]	2005-06-21 15:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY
05CARACAS195	HOW LOW MUST IT GO? OIL REVENUES AND CHAVEZ'S [...] (C) Key to President Chavez's political success thus far has been his expansive fiscal policy, in which large sums, only partially accounted for in budgeting procedures, are provided to pay for popular social "missions" in education, health care, and job creation, and for (promised) big-ticke [...]	2005-01-21 19:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG VE
05CARACAS219	CHAVEZ IN 2005 -- SCANT POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is unlikely to face significant political opposition in 2005. The opposition political parties are in a re-building phase after being smashed in last year's presidential recall vote. Civil society groups which railed against the President until recently a [...]	2005-01-25 12:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS2258	THE CHURCH (FINALLY) STIRS IN VENEZUELA [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. After a year of relative silence, the Venezuelan Church has come alive in challenging President Hugo Chavez's authoritarian tendencies. Chavez has counterattacked viciously. The Vatican in-country representatives are not suppor [...]	2005-07-26 20:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
05CARACAS2267	TELESUR DEBUTS WITH MUCH FANFARE, LITTLE [...] (SBU) THE MUCH-AWAITED LAUNCH OF TELESUR, THE REGIONAL TELEVISION STATION HATCHED BY VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ-WITH NOMINAL COOPERATION FROM ARGENTINA, BRASIL, CUBA, AND URUGUAY-OCCURRED ON SUNDAY, JULY 24. THE INITIAL BROADCAST ORIGINATED FROM A THEATER IN CARACAS WHERE SELECT INVITED [...]	2005-07-27 15:53:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV VE
05CARACAS2277	MEDIA PLAY- TELESUR DEBUT AND U.S. [...] Telesur, the regional TV channel backed primarily by the Venezuelan government, debuted July 24. Recent comments made by officialist press reflect disappointment in the United States for what they consider another attempt to hinder efforts towards regional integration. They further claim the U [...]	2005-07-28 13:56:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV VE
05CARACAS2371	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EVANGELICAL COUNCIL LEADER [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Evangelical Council (CEV) leader Samuel Olson (dual national AmCit) July 29. Olson told the Ambassador the CEV was beginning to emerge as a public voice, and that plans were underway to institutionalize this development. Olson said that after years of operating un [...]	2005-08-05 14:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
05CARACAS2381	VENEZUELAN YOUTH FESTIVAL: IT'S NO WOODSTOCK [...] (U) Over 20,000 international delegates from more than 130 countries are expected to attend the 16th World Youth and Students Festival in Caracas from August 7 to 15. Organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth, the theme is "For Peace and Solidarity We Fight against Imperialism a [...]	2005-08-05 18:23:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR VE
05CARACAS3560	PETROCARIBE RECAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOV has begun negotiations with Haiti over its accession to Petrocaribe. If Haiti joins Petrocaribe, it will receive better financing terms than it currently receives under the Caracas Energy Accord, which it signed in 2000. International oil companies operating in Venezuel [...]	2005-11-25 20:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV BH VE
05CARACAS3713	WHY THE OPPOSITION WITHDRAWAL SURPRISED OBSERVERS [...] (C) Five of six major Venezuelan opposition parties withdrew from the December 4 National Assembly elections in a move that surprised political experts and international observers. The pullout was also unplanned by the parties themselves. Eleventh-hour cooperation by the National Electoral [...]	2005-12-09 18:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
05CARACAS471	CHAVEZ-URIBE MEETING STILL PENDING [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Venezuela and Colombia over the capture of senior FARC official Rodrigo Granda remains on hold after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's postponement of the February 3 scheduled meetings. Venezuelan press, distracted by a holiday weekend and destructive loca [...]	2005-02-11 14:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER VE
05CARACAS512	VENEZUELA: BIOS OF SELECTED GOVERNORS [...] (C) Candidates backed by President Hugo Chavez won 20 of 22 gubernatorial races on October 31, 2004, in addition to the Caracas mayoralty. Chavez's Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) and allied parties picked up 7 states and lost only one. The new governors' competence varies; some are career p [...]	2005-02-15 17:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM VE
05CARACAS53	CHAVEZ SPEECH SHOWS MILITARY "CUBANIZATION" AFOOT [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on December 27 addressed the armed forces in an over two hour pep rally and romanticized Venezuelan history lesson that glorified the military's growing role in society. Peppering his remarks with anti-US rhetoric, he unveiled to the public a r [...]	2005-01-07 12:03:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
05CARACAS578	THROUGH DISCOUNT CHAIN, THE STATE TAKES OVER MUCH [...] (C) The state-owned "Mercal" chain of discount food stores may be for lowest income Venezuelans the most visible sign of the Bolivarian revolution. Paid for with petroleum revenue, it has become a massive undertaking, with thousands of outlets, either state-run or franchised, that provide s [...]	2005-02-23 20:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV VE
05CARACAS598	BOLIVARIAN HUBRIS: CHAVEZ WARNS OF US [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez February 20 accused the USG, and President Bush specifically, of plotting to kill him. During his weekly television program, he warned the US President that if he were killed, his people would fight a follow-on US invasion and sever US oil shi [...]	2005-02-24 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
05CARACAS671	CUBA-VENEZUELA MLAT: REPRESSIVE INTEGRATION? [...] (C) The Venezuela-Cuba Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) came into effect on December 22, 2004. Beyond standard provisions, the Treaty allows cooperation in investigating political crimes and offenses which are considered illegal in only one of the two countries. Some Venezuelan legal [...]	2005-03-04 20:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS VE
05CARACAS729	MVR DEPUTY ON PLAN COLOMBIA: REDUCING FARC [...] (C) Movimiento Quinta Republica (MVR) Deputy Saul Ortega, President of the National Assembly International Relations Commission, said increased counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation would be an excellent basis for improved US-Venezuela relations, in a meeting with poloff March [...]	2005-03-10 19:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER VE
05CARACAS768	CUBAN DOCTOR SEEKS ASYLUM [...] (C) Cuban medical doctor Ulises Bernal Perez requested political asylum March 2. He did not claim or appear to fear for his safety, nor fear political persecution. Poloff explained the procedure for political asylum and referred Bernal to UNHCR. Bernal told poloff he arrived in Venezuela Oc [...]	2005-03-15 14:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF CVIS VE
05CARACAS790	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR VENEZUELA [...] (U) Per Reftel, the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela is presented below. 2. (U) 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela Contents A. Openness to Foreign Investment A.1 The New Constitution A.2 Legal Framework: Decree 2095 A.3 Limitations under Decree 2 [...]	2005-03-16 21:19:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB ETRD PGOV VE OPIC USTR
05CARACAS847	CHAVEZ GOES INTERNATIONAL AGAIN [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Uruguay, India, Qatar, and France March 1-9 establishing Ministerial-level commissions and pushing for energy and commercial cooperation. In Uruguay, he pushed regional integration. While in India, he espoused a "new socialism" and supported his idea of a "mu [...]	2005-03-21 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ENRG VE
05COLOMBO1868	FOREIGN MINISTER STICKS UP FOR HIS SISTER, SLAMS [...] (C) Summary. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister (and brother of President Kumaratunga) Anura Bandaranaike told the Ambassador he is contemptuous of SLFP Presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse's alliance with the Marxist JVP, will not campaign very hard on Rajapakse's behalf and is not at all sur [...]	2005-10-31 04:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF CE MV
05COLOMBO291	MALDIVIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON THE RETURN OF [...] (S) In late January, the Embassy received the following diplomatic note from the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GoRM),building on their preliminary response contained in Ref A, in response to our diplomatic note, drawing from Ref B, which laid out the USG view regarding the return [...]	2005-02-07 05:17:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PTER KAWC PREL PINS MV
05COLOMBO358	MALDIVES CLARIFIES POSITION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S) Maldivian Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Zakariyyah called DCM February 15 to SIPDIS advise that, after the DCM's February 3 conversation with the Maldivian Attorney General, the GoRM had further considered its position on the return of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fo [...]	2005-02-15 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PTER KAWC PREL PINS MV
05COLOMBO516	SRI LANKA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNCHR 61 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 11. Ekanayake identified child soldiers (Ref B) as an issue of particular concern and one that the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister will emphasize [...]	2005-03-11 06:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO565	SRI LANKA WILL CONSIDER POINTS ON CUBA CHR [...] (C) Ambassador raised Cuba CHR Resolution with Foreign Secretary Palihakkara on March 21, making points in reftel. SIPDIS Palihakkara was interested in the "minimalist" approach US was taking this year, and asked several questions. Ambassador provided him a copy of the draft resolution. [...]	2005-03-21 06:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE UN
05COLOMBO606	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LTTE "AIR FORCE", TSUNAMI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Kadirgamar discussed how to deal with newly-revealed LTTE air capability and Sri Lankan reports of possible additional Tiger aircraft purchases. Kadirgamar, who had just returned from a two-week trip abroad, was uninformed about GSL moves to bring [...]	2005-03-28 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM MCAP EAID CE CU ID UNHRC LTTE
05COLOMBO663	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES NO COMMITMENTS ON CHR [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting with President Chandrika Kumaratunga during the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth, Ambassador raised the resolution on Cuba. As in previous demarches (Refs A-C),Ambassador stressed the closeness of last year's vote, the composition of th [...]	2005-04-05 07:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO672	CUBA AT UNHRC: GSL UNDER INTERNAL PRESSURE, ALMOST [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Minister Kadirgamar April 6 to discuss Cuba resolution. Ambassador said that he had raised the issue with President Kumaratunga who had said she would discuss it with the Minister. Kadirgamar said that the GSL had "given this very close attention" and "tried to s [...]	2005-04-06 06:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO706	SRI LANKA: "INFORMAL" SUPPORT FOR BELARUS [...] (C) On April 12, poloff delivered Ref B points to V. Krishnamoorthy, Director of UN, Human Rights, and Multilateral Affairs at the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Krishnamoorthy replied that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had no position on the Belarus resolution, as of yet. He thought the "d [...]	2005-04-12 09:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UN
05COLOMBO888	SRI LANKA: PROPOSED JOINT MECHANISM NOW POLITICAL [...] (C) Hopes that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would sign a joint mechanism on tsunami aid before the May 16-17 Development Forum are fading. The proposal has become a political hot potato for President Chandrika Kumaratunga, with her opponen [...]	2005-05-13 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO973	CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 08:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL CE ILO

05DAMASCUS6328	SARG POLICIES AND ACTIONS IN CUBA: TITLE III OF [...] (U) Reftel requested information regarding the SARG's trading relationship with and investments in Cuba. The SARG signed a commercial agreement in October 1998 with the Government of Cuba that calls for increased bilateral economic cooperation. The agreement, which was ratified and impleme [...]	2005-12-05 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SY
05DARESSALAAM908	The CCM Nominates a President: an Incomplete [...] (C) Summary: It's only the second week of May, but the October Presidential election has already been decided, now that the ruling CCM party has selected Jakaye Kikwete as its nominee. Over a decade after the introduction of multiparty democracy in Tanzania, the CCM is still a juggernaut that [...]	2005-05-09 12:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DHAKA2412	BANGLADESH: CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL BG ILO
05DHAKA6143	BANGLADESH: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERROR [...] The POC for Embassy Dhaka is Robert Wong, Political Officer. Email: wongre@state.gov. The report will also be sent to Rhonda Shore and Ed Salazar via email. 2. BEGIN TEXT GENERAL ASSESSMENT The Bangladesh government affirms full support for the global war on terror, and in [...]	2005-12-15 06:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KISL PGOV KCRM BG
05DJIBOUTI544	DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE TO CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan stated that while Djibouti appreciates the U.S. requesting assistance on its neighbor's behalf and explaining why it will be supporting a particular candidate, it has a hard time su [...]	2005-06-07 07:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU DJ ILO
05DOHA1081	G77 Begins the Second "South Summit" in Qatar [...] (U) Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 UN bloc met June 13 in Doha as part of the second "South Summit." Heads of State, largely from the African, Pacific, and Arab regions, will meet June 15 and 16. The conference is expected to deal with issues of UN reform, international development assist [...]	2005-06-15 08:57:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM QA UN
05DOHA1131	G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...]	2005-06-21 08:15:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN
05DUBLIN112	GAERC: GOI POSITIVE ON U.S.-EU RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On January 27, POL/ECON Chief met with Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, to get Irish views on the upcoming GAERC (reftel points had been shared earlier in the week). Keown opened the meeting with high praise for A/S Jones' January 15 consultations with E [...]	2005-01-28 16:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN
05DUBLIN30	EU/CUBA: IRISH VIEWS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-12 11:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN
05DUBLIN326	IRELAND: CO-SPONSORING THE CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-16 15:38:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM
05DUBLIN381	IRELAND: LIKELY TO CO-SPONSOR CHR RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-31 15:34:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM
05DUBLIN394	CHR 61: IRISH ASSISTANCE ON THE CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 10:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC EUN
05DUBLIN462	IRELAND: CUBA IS TRYING TO DIVIDE THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-19 15:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05DUBLIN644	IRELAND: NO VOTE, NO SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-27 16:12:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL ILO
05DUBLIN678	IRELAND: NO CHANGE FOR TITLE III/LIBERTAD [...] (C) On June 1, Emboff discussed reftel with Department of Foreign Affairs Americas Section Third Secretary Margaret Stanley. According to Stanley, the GOI has taken no specific bilateral actions to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba in the last six months. Irela [...]	2005-06-03 15:07:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
05DUBLIN73	VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS-NO COURSE YET FOR IRELAND [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 11:06:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN UN CHR
05GABORONE1040	OPPOSITION PARTIES INCH TOWARD COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Botswana's two largest opposition parties, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP),intend to cooperate to oust the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the next election. Although they pledged to pursue this strategy at their national congresses [...]	2005-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BC
05GENEVA1211	MEETING OF THE WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON NON- [...] SUMMARY. The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva on April 25-29, 2005 to continue discussions on tariff formula options, treatment of unbound tariffs, sector tariff liberalization, issues of concern to developing countries, and non-tariff barriers. The meeting moved [...]	2005-05-17 13:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1320	MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...]	2005-05-31 12:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1673	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: REPORT ON THE 58TH [...] Summary. This message reports on the annual 192-member World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO),which met from May 16-25, 2005, in Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt headed the U.S. Delegation, which included offic [...]	2005-07-08 04:53:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO AORC WHO
05GENEVA2088	SR ON INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS ON THE [...] Mission received the following communication from Leandro Despouy, Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers regarding the recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals ordering a retrial of the case against Mr. Antonio Guerrero Rodriguez, Mr. Fernando Gonzalez Llor [...]	2005-09-06 09:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2203	U.S. - VIETNAM WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 15- [...] U.S. AND VIETNAM CONDUCTED INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MARGINS OF THE ONE-DAY WORKING PARTY MEETING IN GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 14-17. NEGOTIATORS CONTINUED TO NARROW THE GAPS INALL AREAS, LEAVING IN MOST CASES THE MOST SENSITIVE AND/OR POLITICALLY DIFFICULT ISSUES. EXAMPLES: ABOUT 100 OR SO [...]	2005-09-19 07:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2372	MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN VICE PRESIDENT FRANCISCO [...] (C) Colombia VP Santos shared September 23 with Ambassador Moley his concerns about the growing UN presence in Colombia and his hopes for drastic changes in the mandate of the OHCHR field office there. Santos stressed the need for cooperation but not interference from the UN agencies. He no [...]	2005-10-03 10:43:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF CO UNHRC
05GENEVA2425	DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY [...] SUMMARY: At its meeting on September 27, 2005, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") heard statements regarding the status of implementation from the United States in United States - Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998; United States - Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot- Rolle [...]	2005-10-07 10:45:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2505	OCTOBER 13, 2005 - MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE [...] The meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) on October 13, 2005 featured a more upbeat atmosphere evident since the lift given to the process by the new U.S. agriculture proposal. Director-General Lamy and many other speakers observed a new impetus in the negotiations, while man [...]	2005-10-17 08:58:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2515	SEMINAR ON SPECIAL PROCEDURES OCTOBER 12 - 13, 2005 [...] On October 12-13, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a seminar entitled "Enhancing and Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Special Procedures of the Commission on Human Rights." The seminar was divided into four sections, each focusing on a specific aspect of the [...]	2005-10-18 09:02:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNCHR
05GENEVA2593	Meeting of the WTO General Council - October 19, 2005 [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. The General Council meeting on October 19, 2005 was shorter than usual in light of other DDA-related developments taking place simultaneously. Director-General Lamy began by recapping his comments at recent meetings of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) and added that he wo [...]	2005-10-25 11:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2599	REPORT ON BELARUS ACCESSION TO THE WTO - INFORMAL [...] Summary. At the close of Belarus' last WTO Working Party (WP) meeting in May 2005, the WP Chair was unable to confirm support among WTO Members to hold another WP meeting for Belarus this year, so it was decided that informal consultations would be held on Monday, October 24. These consultat [...]	2005-10-26 12:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BO WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2630	COMMUNICATION FROM THE FIVE SRS REGARDING [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs regarding the invitation to visit Guantanamo that was extended to Mr. Nowak, Ms. Zerrogui and Ms. Jahangir. The letter and the attachments have been e- mailed to IO/SHA and this communication will be included on # [...]	2005-10-31 08:09:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2715	WTO HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING - NOVEMBER 3, 2005 [...] WTO Director-General Lamy convened a short heads of delegation meeting on the morning of November 3 to discuss next steps for the Doha Development Agenda. His main point was that the time has come to emphasize the "horizontality" of the negotiations and to begin the process of transitioning [...]	2005-11-08 07:57:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2727	WSIS PREPCOM III MEETS IN GENEVA; LEAVES KEY [...] Summary: The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom III) for Phase II of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took place in Geneva, Switzerland on September 19 ) 30, 2005. Over 1,900 participants attended the PrepCom including 1047 delegates representing 152 states [...]	2005-11-09 05:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EU IO TS WSIS
05GENEVA2732	FIVE SRS NOTIFYING UNITED STATES THEY ARE [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs who are conducting an investigation on detainees at Guantanamo regarding their intention to seek cooperation from the Governments of Afghanistan, France, Morocco, Pakistan and Spain to allow them access so that the [...]	2005-11-09 06:23:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHCR
05GENEVA2778	WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT) [...] Begin Summary: On November 2, 2005, the WTO TBT Committee met to review new trade concerns arising from the following notifications (or lack thereof): China's proposed regulations to control pollution from electronic information products, the EU's Directive on eco-design requirements for ene [...]	2005-11-16 03:13:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2798	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL October 25-26 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Tuesday and Wednesday October 25-26, 2005. Mr. CHOI Hyuck of Korea chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held in the morning of October 25, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon and conti [...]	2005-11-16 09:17:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2812	FIVE SRS REQUESTING ANSWER TO OCTOBER 31 LETTER [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs who have been invited to visit Guantanamo. The letter and the attachments have been e- mailed to IO/SHA and this communication will be included on #10 on the 2005 correspondence log. 2. Begin text of letter: [...]	2005-11-17 06:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC UNHCR
05GENEVA837	WTO TRIPS COUNCIL, MARCH 8-9, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 8-9, 2005. Mr. Tony Miller of Hong Kong, China chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held on the morning of March 8, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon of the fir [...]	2005-04-01 13:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO
05GUATEMALA1204	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (8) [...] (SBU) There has been some buzz about Vice President Eduardo Stein's unhappiness with the government's direction, triggered by an interview in "Prensa Libre" where he intimated he would leave the administration if the GOG failed to boost social spending in next year's budget. Stein is a Euro-s [...]	2005-05-13 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON GT
05GUATEMALA218	GUATEMALA: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-31 13:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE KTDB EFIN ECON GT USTR OPIC
05GUATEMALA658	GUATEMALA ON CHR-61 [...] (SBU) DFM Marta Altolaguirre will head Guatemala's delegation to the Commission on Human Rights. She is currently in Vancouver attending a conference on migration issues. Polcouns therefore delivered reftel demarche to Guatemalan MFA's Luis Carranza, deputy director for multilateral policy [...]	2005-03-11 18:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM GT UNCHR
05GUATEMALA806	BERGER ON CAFTA ISSUES CUBA OAS SECGEN ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: At lunch March 30, Berger took on board the Ambassador,s arguments that he needs to do something about the lack of effective labor inspection (in the context of the U.S. CAFTA debate) and that he needs to answer the mail from U.S. organizations protesting alleged repression of pea [...]	2005-03-30 23:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SNAR CU GT OAS
05GUATEMALA81	GUATEMALA ON CUBAN CANDIDACY TO CHR WORKING GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-12 17:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM GT CU UNCHR
05GUATEMALA888	IMMIGRATION IN U.S.-GUATEMALAN RELATIONS: [...] This is an action request: See paras 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary: Supported by civil society and the mainstream media, the Guatemalan community in the U.S. has from the outset of the Berger administration brought acute pressure on the Government of Guatemala to be assertive with us on t [...]	2005-04-08 16:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG ELAB PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN CVIS KPAO GT
05HANOI1284	Vietnam: Country Review of Cuba [...] (SBU) The following responds to reftel request for information on Government of Vietnam efforts to promote democracy in Cuba and Vietnamese investments in Cuba. 2. (SBU) The GVN does not take actions to advance democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. In addition, the GVN [...]	2005-06-02 05:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETTC PREL VM
05HANOI468	VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 14:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO
05HANOI575	VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-09 04:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN
05HARARE1678	ZIMBABWE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request to update information for the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe does not fit the criteria stipulated in paragraph 7 (a) (b) and (c) of reftel instructions. Despite our s [...]	2005-12-13 11:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PGOV PREL ZI
05HARARE656	ZIMBABWE'S BELEAGUERED ECONOMY: CAN IT EVER BOUNCE [...] (C) Summary: Amembassy Harare's departing econchief offers some reflections on Zimbabwe's dismal economy, which has been in freefall since 1997. At each policy crossroads, the GOZ has chosen and rarely retreated from the interventionist path. Output in nearly every productive sector has falle [...]	2005-05-06 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ZI EFIN
05HELSINKI1203	FINLAND: CUBA LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) Poloff spoke with officials in the Office for Caribbean and Central American Affairs at Finland's MFA and confirmed that there have been no changes in Finland's policy toward Cuba since Reftel was drafted in May. There have been no high-level contacts between Finnish and Cuban officials [...]	2005-11-15 12:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU FI
05HELSINKI320	FINLAND: CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 14:27:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CU FI UNCHR EUN
05HELSINKI463	FINLAND: CHR RESOLUTION ON GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Unit and Finland's CHR Coordinator. Suurpaa said that she understood the U.S. position and believed that under no circumstances would any EU country support the Cuban resolution. She said that the [...]	2005-04-20 13:15:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM FI
05HELSINKI586	FINLAND: UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) Laboff delivered reftel demarche to officials at Finland's Foreign Affairs and Labor Ministries. Tarja Repponen, Director for International Development Programs in the MFA's Global Affairs Unit, said that no official decision had been made about what position Finland would take as regar [...]	2005-05-26 06:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL FI ILO
05HELSINKI587	FINLAND: CUBA LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) Poloff spoke with officials in the Office for Caribbean and Central American Affairs at Finland's MFA and confirmed that there have been no changes in Finland's policy toward Cuba since Ref B was drafted. There have been no high-level contacts between Finnish and Cuban officials in the [...]	2005-05-26 06:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU FI
05HOCHIMINHCITY449	HCMC COMMEMORATES THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE [...] (SBU) Ho Chi Minh City threw an elaborate celebration to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the war and the reunification of the country. The cornerstone of the April 30th event was a three-hour parade followed by speeches from Communist Party national and city leaders. In the reviewing [...]	2005-05-04 12:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY451	HCMC CELEBRATES THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE [...] (U) Ho Chi Minh City threw an elaborate celebration to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the war and the reunification of the country. The cornerstone of the April 30th event was a three- hour parade followed by speeches from Communist Party national and city leaders. In the reviewing s [...]	2005-05-04 13:53:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI VM
05ISLAMABAD16819	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT [...] On November 5, Deputy Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Greg Gottlieb, accompanied by the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART),traveled to earthquake-affected areas. The group met with implementing partners and members of the Government of Pakistan [...]	2005-11-12 07:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17267	SUCCESSFUL DONOR CONFERENCE GIVES MAJOR BOOST [...] (SBU) summary and comment. The Musharraf Government is basking in the glow of a successful November 19 donor reconstruction conference that raised $6.0 billion (GOP's current internal figure, as of November 21 evening) in pledges for earthquake reconstruction, comfortably in excess of both t [...]	2005-11-21 21:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PK PREL SENV
05JERUSALEM1987	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN KILLED AT WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF on May 16 shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached an Israeli checkpoint on foot near Tulkarm. The IDF on May 15 shot and wounded two Palestinians who had thrown firebombs near 'Abud village, northwest of Ramallah. In the Gaza Strip, four Isra [...]	2005-05-16 17:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05JERUSALEM2059	WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN KILLED IN GAZA STRIP; [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, IDF soldiers shot and killed one Palestinian militant overnight May 19-20 and wounded another during an early morning attack on the Kfar Darom settlement with anti-tank rockets and mortar fire. No Israelis were reported injured. The IDF and UNRWA reported [...]	2005-05-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG CASC IS
05KINGSTON1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE APRIL 17-19 VISIT TO [...] Post welcomes the 17-19 April visit to Jamaica of CoDel Kolbe. Jamaica, which has enjoyed a strong democratic tradition since independence from Britain in 1962, is undergoing a significant period of transition as longtime political leaders retire, or prepare to do so. P.J. Patterson, Jamaica's [...]	2005-04-15 21:21:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS JM
05KINGSTON1316	WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL DOCUMENT INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jamaica is one of the countries in the Caribbean which exempts U.S. citizens traveling to the island for tourism from the requirement of a passport or visa. Ref (A) announced that effective December 31, 2005, DHS will require all U.S. citizens traveling to and from the Caribbe [...]	2005-05-20 18:04:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CPAS CVIS JM KFRD TIP
05KINGSTON1346	WHA/CAR DIRECTOR NICHOLS DISCUSSES WHTI WITH GOJ [...] Summary: On May 11, Director of Caribbean Affairs Brian Nichols and Econoff met with Paul E. Pennicook, Director of Tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board, to discuss the impact of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on Jamaica's tourism industry, as well as the general prospects fo [...]	2005-05-26 16:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CPAS JM
05KINGSTON1447	NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any recent measures taken by the GOJ to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Post has no evidence that the GOJ has substantially changed its policies or actions toward Cuba in the six months since the submission of our last assessment in [...]	2005-06-06 20:50:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ETRD CU JM TIP
05KINGSTON1486	CURRENT STATUS OF ALLEGED TERRORIST LUIS POSADA [...] (SBU) On June 8, Pol/Econ Chief met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) Caribbean and Americas Director Joy Wheeler to convey reftel talking points, a copy of which he provided her. He emphasized the USG's commitment to handle the Posada case consistent with U.S. law an [...]	2005-06-10 19:27:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAIR KJUS CU VE JM
05KINGSTON1734	USAID/OFDA Hurricane Dennis Situation Report 1 [...] Weather conditions are improving in most parts of Jamaica from the passage of Hurricane Dennis on July 7, 2005. The Government of Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is compiling damage reports from community disaster committees in the Parishes. So far [...]	2005-07-14 16:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	BF ECON EINV
05KINGSTON176	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 13:08:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM NOTAG
05KINGSTON188	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 20:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND EAGR EMIN KTDB JM
05KINGSTON2026	VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ VISITS JAMAICA [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Jamaica August 23 to conclude a 16-point agreement with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, including a bilateral Petro-Caribe accord. Chavez arrived the day after U.S. televangelist Pat Robertson called for the USG to assassinate him, raising the profi [...]	2005-08-29 12:46:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JM
05KINGSTON2082	JLP ORCHESTRATES ISLANDWIDE DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST [...] (U) On September 6, the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) carried out an island-wide demonstration against the People's National Party government, on the same day that Prime Minister P.J. Patterson was hosting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and senior delegations [...]	2005-09-07 20:49:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ELAB JM
05KINGSTON2083	JAMAICA HOSTS PETROCARIBE SUMMIT IN MONTEGO BAY [...] (U) On September 6, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson hosted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and representatives of CARICOM states, the Dominican Republic, and Monserrat, to conclude the PetroCaribe Energy Cooperation Agreement. Domestically, the summit was oversha [...]	2005-09-07 23:34:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON2346	JAMAICA - DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR WHA [...] (C) P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister since 1992, has announced his intention to step down no later than March 2006, and possibly as early as late 2005. Four senior members of his ruling Peoples National Party (PNP) will contest an internal PNP election to succeed Patterson as party president an [...]	2005-10-18 11:44:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL JM
05KINGSTON2508	TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMANENT [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of IOM package containing applications for Canadian resettlement for 17 Cubans and one Haitian currently under U.S. protection at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay (Ref A),Polcouns met on November 3 with Carina Parnham, Counselor and Manager (Immigration),Canadian High Co [...]	2005-11-04 20:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	CA CU HA PREF SMIG JM
05KINGSTON2618	NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any recent measures taken by the GOJ to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Post has no evidence that the GOJ has substantially changed its policies or actions toward Cuba in the six months since the submission of our last assessment in [...]	2005-11-30 20:06:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL JM
05KINGSTON2680	PRC ACTIVITIES IN JAMAICA [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A Tasking. Post regrets the lateness of submission. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) It is not surprising that both economic and political calculations underlie the GOJ's efforts to enhance ties with the People's Republic of China (PRC),while Beijin [...]	2005-12-09 12:28:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG PHUM CH JM
05KINGSTON386	JAMAICA COMMITTED TO STRONGER TIES WITH CHINA [...] (C) Eager to attract Chinese investment in Jamaica's economy and tourists to its beaches, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and Foreign Minister K.D. Knight rolled out the red carpet for Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong and his 150-member Chinese trade delegation, which visited Kingston Februa [...]	2005-02-11 20:28:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BTIO EAID KPAO CH JM
05KINGSTON462	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCERN OVER MEXICO HUMAN [...] (SBU) On February 16, Poloff called Sheila Sealy-Monteith, Director, International Organizations Department (IOD),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),to deliver reftel talking points. Sealy-Monteith accepted the information and then responded at lenghth. First, she asked [...]	2005-02-18 18:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM PHUM CU MX CHR
05KINGSTON797	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MAR 5-17, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Date Set for West Kingston By-Election -- A New Record? Crime Rate up 49% from 2004 -- Shooting at Funeral; Finance Minister Unharmed -- JLP Councillors Sue Government over Toll Bridge -- 11 Cubans Rescued Near Jamaica -- Jamaica Hosts African Diaspora Conference - [...]	2005-03-18 21:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON JM KCOR KCRM EINV EAID
05KINSHASA151	CONGO/B: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Brazzaville provides the following narrative report as per instructions in Paragraph 17. BEGIN TEXT: The Republic of Congo (also called Congo-Brazzaville) is not considered a major drug producer, exporter or transit country. As far as we are able to determi [...]	2005-01-28 08:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN EFIN CF
05KINSHASA769	CONGO/B: MEETINGS WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 13:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON CF CU IMF
05KINSHASA896	CONGO/B; FY'06 AFRP: "Transparency and Good [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 15:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
05KUWAIT1976	BACKGROUND ON KEY ISSUES FOR THE WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah will arrive in Washington May 17, in advance of an anticipated July visit by the Prime Minister. Shaykh Dr. Mohammed's visit follows his participation in the Arab-South America Summit held in Brazil, and planned [...]	2005-05-12 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV MARR ECON EAID CVIS IZ KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT2902	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: The Department of State Trafficking in Persons report and widespread media coverage of a subsequent Embassy-sponsored DVC on the issue with Ambassador John Miller (reftel) has moved some Kuwaiti commentators to acknowledge human rights abuses, but rarely do they concede that such abus [...]	2005-06-28 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KISL KCRM PGOV KDEM KU
05KUWAIT4093	KUWAITI PRESS CLAIMS U.S. WILL RETURN FIVE GTMO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Arabic and English dailies have given prominent coverage to hunger strikes by detainees in Guantanamo and reports that "the United States has agreed to release five of the 11 Kuwaitis imprisoned at its camp in Guantanamo Bay, [...]	2005-09-19 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT4406	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ON SUCCESSION, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Ambassador met October 12 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi for a periodic update on a range of issues. The speaker quickly turned to recent dispute within the ruling family (reftel). Al-Khorafi said the Amir's strong public support for the Prime Minis [...]	2005-10-13 16:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT5007	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) The following is post's response to reftels on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War when Cu [...]	2005-12-05 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD CU PREL ETTC KU
05KUWAIT926	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (C) Political Chief delivered 6 March ref A demarche on the proposed Administrate Review Board (ARB) Proceedings for the ten Kuwaiti nationals currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, MFA Director of Co-ordination and Follow-Up. Al-Maqamis said he was aware [...]	2005-03-06 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KAWC KU
05LIMA2451	NEW PERUVIAN NATIONAL AIRPORT POLICE DIVISION [...] (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) continues to actively engage with Peruvian officials to rout out corruption among the ranks of more than seven different police units operating at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport (JCIA). These discussions led to the idea of one, overall divis [...]	2005-06-02 18:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN PE
05LIMA2751	VENEZUELAN EMBASSY'S SEMINAR ON THE SOCIAL CHARTER [...] (SBU) On 6/15, Political Section FSN Assistant attended a "Participative Forum/Workshop" sponsored by the Embassy of Venezuela in Lima entitled "The Social Charter of the Americas (SCA)." Summaries of the interventions by the scheduled speakers are provided below. 2. (U) Ambassador Jorge V [...]	2005-06-21 17:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI VE PE
05LIMA3113	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UN REFORM PRIORITIES WITH [...] (SBU) On 7/13, the Ambassador discussed Ref B talking points on overall UN reform priorities of the USG with Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez; their exchange on Security Council Reform and the G-4 Resolution was reported in Ref A. The Ambassador emphasized the critical nature of the reform pr [...]	2005-07-15 23:02:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PE UNSC
05LIMA4132	FAR LEFT, INSPIRED BY CHAVEZ, SEEKING TO RIDE [...] (C) Most of Peru,s far-left Marxist parties, movements, and labor organizations are attempting to unite forces for the 2006 general elections under the banner of a "Frente Amplio" (Broad Front). They hope their standard bearer will be Ollanta Humala, leader of the fascistic Nationalist Peruv [...]	2005-09-22 19:23:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
05LIMA4163	BENEFIT PACKAGE DEFUSES TALK OF POLICE STRIKE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo, on 9/19, defused growing talk of a nationwide police strike by announcing a 284 million Soles (USD 86 million) package of back-pay, salary increases, benefits and operational funding. Police sources tell us that, while the immediate crisis has passe [...]	2005-09-23 22:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC PE
05LIMA4377	PERUVIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER TOLEDO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under the Toledo Administration, Peru's foreign policy has become more aligned with that of the United States than it has probably been at any time since the 1968 Velasco coup. While Peru continues to advocate policies that we disagree with, such as adherence to the Internation [...]	2005-10-11 18:25:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PE US
05LIMA4983	COUNTERING CHAVEZ IN PERU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is actively seeking to project his "Bolivarian Revolution" to Peru politically, institutionally (via Venezuela's membership in the Andean Community and South American Community of Nations),commercially (energy integration and offers of development [...]	2005-11-22 22:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ENRG PE VE
05LIMA5086	PERU AND CUBLA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (U) The following is Post's response to reftel A. No Political Support for Cuba ----------------------------- 2. (U) The Peruvian Government maintains formal relations with the Cuban Government, but the two countries have modest diplomatic contacts and bilateral trade. The last visit [...]	2005-11-30 18:24:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PE
05LIMA5087	PERU AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (U) The following is Post's response to reftel A. No Political Support for Cuba ----------------------------- 2. (U) The Peruvian Government maintains formal relations with the Cuban Government, but the two countries have modest diplomatic contacts and bilateral trade. The last visit [...]	2005-11-30 18:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PE
05LIMA5090	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO LIMA, [...] (U) On behalf of Embassy Lima I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to Peru. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to lay the groundwork for close cooperation on the UN Security Council (which Peru will join in January for a two-year term) and on U.N. reform issues. We are arranging [...]	2005-11-30 19:31:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PE
05LJUBLJANA178	SLOVENIA LIKELY TO CO-SPONSOR CUBA CHR RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief met with Jasna Lhotka of the MFA's Office of UN affairs on March 17, 2005 to discuss reftel. Slovenia co-sponosored last year's Cuba resolution. Lhotka said that, barring any unforseen obstacles, Slovenia was likely to co-sponsor the CHR resolution on Cuba put forth by [...]	2005-03-17 10:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU PHUM SI
05LJUBLJANA231	CHR 61: SLOVENIA'S SUPPORT FOR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] Pol/econ Chief met with Jasna Lhotka, Head of the MFA's office for UN Affairs, and her successor, Bojana Cipot. In disucssion of reftel points, Lhotka reiterated Slovenia's support for this resolution and agreed that they would work to bring others on board. This work will take place in Ge [...]	2005-04-08 00:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SI
05LJUBLJANA344	SLOVENIA ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] On 24 May, Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Jana Testen, Head of the International Department at the Ministry of Labor, Family, and Social Affairs. After hearing reftel points supporting the Barbados candidacy, Testen said she had just received a fax advocating the candidacy of Cuba [...]	2005-05-25 04:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL SI CU
05LJUBLJANA366	SLOVENIA: WILL SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON CUBA [...] (C) Pol-Miloff delivered reftel talking points to MFA EU Department staffers Peter Grk and Vesna Hojnik on 06 June. Grk pointed out that Cuba is "not in Slovenia's strategic interest zone" and that Slovenia would only weigh in on the debate surrounding suspension of restrictive measures in or [...]	2005-06-07 08:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SI EUN
05LJUBLJANA611	SLOVENIA'S PM JANEZ JANSA: CHALLENGE OF A CLOQ US [...] (SBU) Three months shy of one year in office, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa may feel frustrated that his plans for change and reform are not moving more swiftly. It is clear, however, that he has managed to lay the groundwork for Slovenes to make the psychological shift from a minor c [...]	2005-08-24 09:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SI

05LJUBLJANA882	OSCE: U/S BURNS BILATERAL MEETING WITH CIO [...] (U) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial, U/S Burns and Slovene Foreign Minister and Chairman in Office of the OSCE Dimitrij Rupel discussed Slovenia's cooperation in and contribution to international peacekeeping missions; the Government of Slovenia's (GOS) recent politi [...]	2005-12-27 07:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SI
05MADRID100	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...]	2005-01-12 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR
05MADRID1000	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 16 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the China arms embargo, Croatia, Human Rights in Belarus and Cuba, the Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Lebanon, Sudan, Moldova, and Georgia with the MFA's Head of EU Policy Planning Enrique Mora Benavente on March 10 and March 14. Spain's position regarding [...]	2005-03-15 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG SP EUN
05MADRID1030	SPAIN ON CUBA CHR RESOLUTION [...] (C) Charge met with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy (P equivalent) Rafael Dezcallar to discuss reftel points and urge Spain to co-sponsor the Cuba human rights resolution at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights. Dezcallar noted that Spain is not a voting member on the CHR this year, [...]	2005-03-16 18:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU SP
05MADRID1073	UNCHR 61: SPANISH VIEWS [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Susana Camara Angulo, MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights, on March 15. Camara Angulo said that generally the GOS agrees with positions presented in the talking points. She stated that even though Spain is no longer a voting member of the UN C [...]	2005-03-18 12:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
05MADRID1104	EU PARLIAMENTARIAN SALAFRANCA ON UNDP CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) Spanish EU Parliamentarian for the Popular Party (PP) Jose Ignacio Salafranca visited Charge on March 18 to solicit USG support for his bid to replace Malloch Brown as UNDP director. Salafranca said he wanted to clarify to the USG that although he had the support of the Spanish Governme [...]	2005-03-21 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SP UNDP
05MADRID1118	MFA ON CUBA CHR RESOLUTION, CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) MFA Director General for Latin America Javier Sandomingo requested a meeting with poloff on March 21 to discuss Spain's position on the USG draft Cuba human rights resolution and to provide a readout on the recent visit of Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. On the draft Cuba UNCHR [...]	2005-03-22 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU SP
05MADRID1141	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. The Madrid train bombings in March 2004 came as a terrible shock to a country that felt it was accustomed to dealing with terrorism [...]	2005-03-23 16:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ECON IZ SP NATO
05MADRID1587	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. Our counter-terrorism cooperation with Spain remains strong despite problems in other areas and your visit will help demonstr [...]	2005-04-25 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1879	U.S.-SPAIN COUNCIL: MOD BONO EXPRESSES "PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Spain Council, a private bi-national NGO dedicated to strengthening U.S.-Spain relations, held its tenth annual meeting May 13-16 in Seville. Participants included U.S. Council Chairman Senator Chris Dodd, EUR DAS Glyn Davies, Charge Manzanares, Spanish Minister of Defense Jos [...]	2005-05-17 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID2114	EU CUBA POLICY: SPAIN CONTINUES TO FAVOR INCREASED [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on June 6 to MFA Director General for Latin America Javier Sandomingo and requested GOS views on Cuban government actions over the last six months and how the EU should respond. Sandomingo said that the GOS remained confident in its long term strategy toward [...]	2005-06-03 15:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
05MADRID2131	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on support for democracy [...]	2005-06-06 14:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SP
05MADRID2209	OPPOSITION HITS MORATINOS ON WESTERN SAHARA/MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary. FM Moratinos faced vigorous opposition criticism this week for declining to condemn Morocco's refusal to admit two Spanish political delegations seeking to visit Laayoun as a demonstration of support for the Sahrawis. The opposition Popular Party has been the most vocal critic, [...]	2005-06-08 15:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO WS SP
05MADRID2478	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR AGUIRRE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: One day after his June 27 arrival in Spain, US Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre met with Foreign Minister Moratinos to lay the groundwork for a new relationship after a year of difficult relations with the Socialist government, but also to make clear US concerns about Spanish policy toward V [...]	2005-06-28 14:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID2588	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD BONO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador held a successful first meeting on July 6 with Minister of Defense Jose Bono and CHOD General Felix Sanz. Bono thanked the Ambassador for the USG's warm reception during his visit to the U.S. in early May, particularly during his productive meeting with Secretary Rumsfel [...]	2005-07-08 15:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP VZ
05MADRID2653	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Aguirre had his first meeting with President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on July 12 to introduce himself and to review the USG roadmap for improving bilateral relations. The 90-minute meeting was cordial and relaxed throughout and covered a broad range of bilateral an [...]	2005-07-14 12:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ
05MADRID3201	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM LEON: [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon Sept. 7 to review key issues in the US-Spain agenda in the coming months, including BMENA and Latin American issues. He thanked the GOS for its sincere and concrete support for the victims of Hurricane [...]	2005-09-08 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP XF XM XL XG
05MADRID3492	SPAIN: U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky visited Madrid on 9/27 and met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Director General for Political Affairs Rafael Dezcallar for wide-ranging discussions on democracy promotion, potential areas for colla [...]	2005-10-04 14:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID3527	SPAIN/CUBA: SPAIN WILL HOST SEPARATE NATIONAL DAY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 11:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
05MADRID3570	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] Summary. During her September 27 visit to Madrid to meet with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos (REF A),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky also met with Director General for International Organizations and Multilateral Affairs Arturo Laclaustra to discuss USG initiativ [...]	2005-10-11 16:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO PGOV EAGR SP
05MADRID3629	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADOLFO A. FRANCO AND DAVID [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Aldolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, and David Mutchler, Senior Advisor for Cuba, to travel to Madrid, October 24-29, to attend the Cuba Conference sponsored by The University of Miami. 2. Embassy Points of contact are Jennifer P [...]	2005-10-17 15:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA SP
05MADRID3631	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPANISH VICE [...] Ambassador Aguirre paid a previously scheduled courtesy call October 17 on Spanish First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, who, among her many duties, coordinated arrangements for the Ibero-American Summit which Spain hosted in Salamanca October 14-17. In a warm, cordial me [...]	2005-10-17 15:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID3677	IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT OVERSHADOWED BY CUBAN ISSUES CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 12:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL SP VE
05MADRID3683	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CALEB MCCARY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Caleb Charles McCarry, Cuba Transition Coordinator, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 23-27, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to give a speech at a seminar regarding Cuba Transition Issues and meet with appropriate government officials [...]	2005-10-21 08:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SP
05MADRID3792	SPAIN: MFA LATIN AMERICA DG VIEWS ON BOLIVIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Latin America Director General Javier Sandomingo told visiting USAID Assistant Administrator Adolfo Franco October 27: (1) Evo Morales was not a "lost cause" and could evolve into someone we could do business with; (2) pushing Chavez too hard could actually increase rather [...]	2005-10-28 11:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID4054	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Spain remains among the most important foreign investors in Cuba, a position it has held since the beginning of the 1990s. The "Association of Spanish Companies in Cuba" (AEEC) represents over 170 Spanish companies that trade with or invest in Cuba. The current Socialist (PSOE) government has c [...]	2005-11-22 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SP
05MADRID4095	EUR A/S FRIED AND WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, accompanied by WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, visited Madrid November 15-16 for meetings with Spanish officials to discuss cooperation to advance Broader Middle East reform, the upcoming NATO summits, and areas for possible collaboration in Latin [...]	2005-11-28 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID4314	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS ON [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on FM Miguel Angel Moratinos on December 22 to review the progress made in U.S.-Spain relations over the last six months and to identify areas that remained problematic. He said the Spanish ship/plane sale to Venezuela had undermined progress in other areas, parti [...]	2005-12-23 11:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID4347	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SPAIN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-29 19:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL SP
05MADRID515	INCREASED SPANISH ENGAGEMENT WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Regional leader and Socialist Party (PSOE) President Manuel Chaves touched off a minor political scandal when he announced in Havana that King Juan Carlos and President Zapatero would make official visits to Cuba in 2006. Representatives of both the King and President Zapatero d [...]	2005-02-09 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
05MADRID541	SPAIN: TIME TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZE? [...] (C) Summary. After a tumultuous year in our bilateral relations with Spain, the Mission is considering how best to establish a more productive relationship with the Zapatero administration. The GOS scored early political points with the Spanish public by withdrawing Spanish forces from Iraq, attack [...]	2005-02-10 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID569	ZAPATERO VENEZUELA POLICY PERPLEXES SPANISH MFA [...] (C) Summary: The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' chief official for Andean countries informed poloff February 9 that a majority of officials at the MFA are as perplexed as the U.S. is at President Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero's policy of building closer relations with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. [...]	2005-02-11 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP CO VE
05MADRID741	MFA READOUT OF CUBA/VENEZUELA DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see request for guidance on Venezuela in paras 4 and 15. 2. (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Latin America Javier Sandomingo requested a meeting with polcouns on February 24 to discuss his recent meetings at the Department and the NSC, which he s [...]	2005-02-25 15:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU CO SP VZ
05MADRID742	SPANISH PARTICIPANT CRITICAL OF KOBE WORLD [...] ESTHOFF met with Interior Ministry, Directorate General for Civil Protection and Emergencies, International Affairs Director Juan Pedro Lahore Lacoste-Pedelaborde February 18 to ascertain Spain's thoughts regarding the January 18-22 Kobe WCDR and whether Spain planned an extra-EU contribution [...]	2005-02-25 15:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV SP
05MADRID983	ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEETING WITH SPANISH FIRST VICE [...] Summary. During his visit to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Attorney General Gonzalez met with First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, together with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Spanish Minister of Justice Lopez Aguilar a [...]	2005-03-15 09:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER CU SP VZ
05MANAMA786	BAHRAIN: CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief May 31 delivered reftel demarche concerning Cuba's candidacy for the International Labor Organization (ILO) Governing Body to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Asking P/E chief not to take notes, Shaikho said he wanted to support the U.S. [...]	2005-06-01 12:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BA CU BB ILO
05MANAMA921	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (U) The Embassy received the following diplomatic note number 19/1/5-46123 dated June 26, 2005 from the MFA. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents it complements the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to re [...]	2005-06-29 09:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PTER BA
05MANILA2991	DESIGNATION OF THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN MOVEMENT AS A [...] (S) Summary and Action Request. The Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) has emerged as one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the Philippines. Its members have been involved in the 2004 Superferry 14 bombing, the synchronized 2005 "Valentine's Day" attacks in Manila, General Santos, and Da [...]	2005-06-29 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC EFIN PINR PREL RP
05MAPUTO115	MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-24 16:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC
05MAPUTO149	COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambique's porous borders, underpaid and ill-equipped border security forces, and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency [...]	2005-02-01 09:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD MZ KCRM
05MAPUTO184	MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART I) [...] (U) This message provides biographical data for key cabinet ministers sworn in on February 5 by President Guebuza. Biodata on additional cabinet members will be provided in septels. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy con [...]	2005-02-09 14:56:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO655	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] On March 24, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated he would share the talking points with the Minister of Labor in their meeting later this week, but gave no indication of which candidate the GRM would support should t [...]	2005-05-26 11:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BB CU ELAB PHUM PREL MZ ILO
05MAPUTO692	MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA'S 100-DAY VICTORY LAP [...] (SBU) President Guebuza has spent the first 100 days in office traveling the length of the country, bolstering support for himself and the ruling party, Frelimo. In public addresses he has held firm to the themes of his campaign promise to alleviate poverty, combat corruption and eliminate bur [...]	2005-06-03 10:02:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MZ KCOR HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MINSK1013	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 24, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ Authorities Annul Two Weekly Papers' Registration 2. On August 22, Minsk authorities deregistered Denpress (i.e. the company that produces the independent we [...]	2005-08-26 14:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1129	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 14, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Opposition Congress Secures Location, But Wants More Following Lukashenko's instruction to Minsk city officials to assist the opposition 10+ coalition [...]	2005-09-16 12:03:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1324	Belarus Cozies Up to Iran [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Belarus and Iran have greatly increased their contacts and friendly rhetoric, including an invitation for Belarusians to work on the Iranian nuclear program and improve trade ties. Belarusian factories are being founded in Iran, and Iranian businessmen are sear [...]	2005-10-31 08:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BO IR
05MINSK1393	Minsk Obstinate on WTO [...] At a November 11 press conference, Belarus' MFA lashed out at the European Union, United States and Australia for "politicizing" Belarus' WTO membership. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich, who led the Belarusian delegation at the October 24 informal consultations in Geneva (ref B),told the p [...]	2005-11-16 14:21:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO
05MINSK1458	Belarus: Libertad Act [...] Summary: The GOB strongly supports the Castro government, publicly opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba, has no interest in promoting democracy, the protection of human rights or free market reform, and is building economic ties with Cuba. Minsk and Havana in fact became sister cities in November. [...]	2005-12-02 14:32:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU
05MINSK1462	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 02, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Stricter Laws on Discrediting Belarus On December 25, the lower house of PQliament overwhelmingly approved the first reading of amendments to Belarus' cr [...]	2005-12-05 11:08:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05NASSAU1071	CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS CLOSE MEETING [...] Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),meeting as COFCOR (Council for Foreign and Community Relations),concluded a series of meetings in Freeport, Grand Bahama, on June 4 (reftel). In their discussions, the ministers focused on relations with third countries (the U.S., Can [...]	2005-06-06 16:58:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD BF CARICOM
05NASSAU1173	MIGRANT DEPORTATIONS DOUBLE IN FIRST HALF OF 2005 [...] Minister of Labor and Immigration Vincent Peet reported during the House of Assembly's budget debate in June that Bahamian authorities had apprehended and repatriated 2165 illegal migrants between January 1, 2005, and June 15, 2005. The number of repatriations more than doubled from the same [...]	2005-06-23 17:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREL EFIN BF
05NASSAU1191	BAHAMAS: ENERGY MINISTER TO ATTEND MEETING WITH [...] (U) Ambassador raised CARICOM's upcoming meeting with Venezuelan President Chavez in general terms with Foreign Minister Mitchell on June 23. Minister Mitchell indicated that The Bahamas would be represented by the Ministry of Trade of Industry, which has oversight over the country's energy [...]	2005-06-27 18:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL KDEM BF VZ
05NASSAU158	BAHAMAS: MIGRANT INTERDICTION STATISTICS FOR 2004 [...] The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force cooperatively worked to interdict over 5,000 illegal migrants in the waters in and around The Bahamas in 2004. The two largest nationality groups interdicted were Haitians (the overwhelming majority with just under 4800) and Cubans (les [...]	2005-01-24 20:47:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PHUM HA CU BF
05NASSAU159	IMMIGRATION MINISTER DEFENSIVE OVER U.S. PRESS [...] (C) The Miami Herald ran a front-page article on January 23 reporting allegations of abuse and mistreatment made by Cuban and Haitian detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Center in Nassau. The allegations, which included reports of beatings, mock executions, lack of drinking water and [...]	2005-01-24 20:48:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PHUM CU BF
05NASSAU1827	CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA [...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...]	2005-10-21 16:06:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF
05NASSAU393	FOREIGN MINISTER POISED TO RAISE PROFILE IN CARICOM [...] (C) His intelligence, work ethic, and undisguised ambition have made Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell one of the three or four most powerful members of the Perry Christie Government and a person of growing influence in the Caribbean. Currently the vice-chairman in the Commonwealth Min [...]	2005-02-25 16:57:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL OFDP PGOV XL BF CARICOM
05NASSAU504	BAHAMAS DENIES ASYLUM AND REPATRIATES 29 CUBANS [...] (C) The Bahamian Department of Immigration repatriated 29 Cubans on March 15, 2005, including nine Cuban men who had claimed to be members of the "November 30 Frank Pais Party." Bahamian Immigration, upon the recommendation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),denied the [...]	2005-03-15 19:36:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG PHSA PREF PREL CU BF
05NEWDELHI1274	NAXALITES AND SYMPATHIZERS ENCOURAGED BY NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a reflection of India's mounting concern about internal disorder, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently described India's Naxalite insurgency as "the gravest threat to our internal security." This worry is also reflected in the stern GOI reaction to the coup in Nepal, wi [...]	2005-02-18 05:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ELAB PHUM PINR IN NP
05NEWDELHI2138	UNCHR 61: INDIAN OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered the UNCHR 61 demarche (Reftel) to MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Gopal Baglay on March 17, and PolCouns double-tracked with Joint Secretary (UN) Hamid Ali Rao. Baglay reiterated that the GOI neither supports country-specific resolutions nor oppose [...]	2005-03-21 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IN
05NEWDELHI2186	UNCHR61 CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INDIA AND BHUTAN [...] (C) On 21 March, Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Indian MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Gopal Baglay and Bhutanese Embassy First Secretary Karma Rinchhen, reiterating our interest in this year's Cuba resolution. 2. (C) Baglay responded that the GOI has no official respon [...]	2005-03-22 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU IN BT
05NEWDELHI2262	FURTHER INDIAN THOUGHTS ON UNCHR61 [...] (C) Following up on our recent demarche on Cuba (Refs A and B),PolCouns and Poloff met with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao and incoming Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Manjeev Puri on March 24 to review our UNCHR priorities. Recalling the recent statements by the P [...]	2005-03-24 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PINR IN CU NP
05NEWDELHI2680	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON CHR CUBA [...] (C) In an April 7 meeting with the MEA Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, the Ambassador framed the issue of India's vote on the Cuba human rights resolution before the UN Human Rights Commission (ref C) as fuel for those in Washington who resist USG support for an Indian seat on the UNSC. Saran [...]	2005-04-08 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IN
05NEWDELHI2717	RGOB NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORT FOR UNCHR RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with Bhutanese Foreign Secretary Neden Zangmo, DCM urged the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) to support a UNCHR resolution against Cuba noting that Bhutan's vote could be decisive. The FS was non-committal citing the support Cuba had provided Bhutan in th [...]	2005-04-11 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU UNHCR
05NEWDELHI2844	BHUTAN WILL ABSTAIN ON CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA WITH [...] (C) Bhutan has agreed in principle to abstain on the CHR resolution on Cuba, but has specifically asked for stronger US support and understanding on the issue of the refugee camps in Nepal, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering stated during an April 14 phone call with the Ambassador. He commented t [...]	2005-04-14 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU
05NEWDELHI2929	INDIA TO OPPOSE GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (U) In a meeting with SA A/S Rocca and MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar on April 18, Charge SIPDIS delivered our demarche regarding Cuba's resolution before the CHR about the treatment of detainees in Guantanamo (Reftel). Charge requested that India oppose this resolution. Jais [...]	2005-04-19 11:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM
05NEWDELHI3080	INDIA BREAKS RANKS TO OPPOSE GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Following up earlier approaches by the Charge, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar called PolCouns on April 25 to make sure we had noticed the GOI's April 21 ""no"" vote on the Cuba-sponsored UNHRC resolution condemning US practices at Guantanamo. Jaishankar noted that most South Asia [...]	2005-04-25 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IN
05NEWDELHI3432	INDIA'S COMMUNISTS ADOPT AMBITIOUS AGENDAS AT [...] (C) Summary: India's Communist parties have been energized by their growing power as "kingmakers" who keep the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in power. During recently-concluded party congresses, they passed the baton to dynamic new leaders and broadened their agenda to take on ambitious [...]	2005-05-06 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR IN
05NEWDELHI5845	TEA WITH AN INDIAN MARXIST: ARTICULATE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and D/Polcouns met July 26 with Sitaram Yechury, a senior and more moderate member of the CPI/M, to understand better the Left's political calculus at the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, and also to make the pitch for better ties with the U.S. Yechury is the [...]	2005-07-28 07:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI8682	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI URGES GOI LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) Summary. In her second round of consultations with senior MEA officials on November 14, Special Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli discussed areas of common consensus on UN reform and urged the GOI to take leadership and build coalitions of support before the review of the [...]	2005-11-15 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8748	DUE TO INTERNAL POLITICS, INDIA RELUCTANT ON IRAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran during a November 15 meeting with Special Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli. Saran promised to examine the issues raised, but pointed out that India is already in a difficult position with Iran (as a result [...]	2005-11-17 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MNUC KNNP IN IR
05NEWDELHI9164	FS SARAN CALLS FOR ENHANCED BHUTAN TIES [...] (C) Summary: India and Bhutan have a vital stake in each other's well-being and greater economic, security and cultural ties will benefit both countries, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued during an unusual December 3 seminar focused on Bhutan. Underlining the growing GOI concern about con [...]	2005-12-05 14:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGREL PBTS ECIN ETRD PREF PTER PGOV IN BT NP
05OTTAWA1460	OTTAWA'S CHARGE CALLED TO MEET TRADE MINISTER [...] (SBU) On May 12, Charge John Dickson met with International Trade Minister Peterson at the Minister's request to discuss U.S. designation of Caribe Sol and Hola Sun as Specially Designated Nationals under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (comment: Minister Peterson also included Internet [...]	2005-05-13 18:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CU CA
05OTTAWA1589	Nomination for FY 2006 IVLP EU RP on FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-27 11:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1604	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON ILO ELECTIONS AND [...] (U) Poloff discussed refs (a) (Cuban candidacy for the ILO Governing Body) and (b) (ILO's proposed budget for 2006-2007) with Wendy Drukier, Senior Policy Advisor at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on May 24. Drukier thanked us for the points, and requested some time so that she could pass the [...]	2005-05-27 19:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AORC ELAB CA ILO
05OTTAWA1676	CANADA: REVIEW FOR TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Poloff met with Louise Branch, Deputy Director of the Caribbean and Central America Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),and Ghislain Chaput, FAC Desk Officer for Cuba, on May 25, to discuss recent Government of Canada policies and actions to advance democracy, human rights, and fund [...]	2005-06-03 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETTC PREL CU CA
05OTTAWA1734	CANADA: APPEAL TO DONORS FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Econoff met with a combined Foreign Affairs Canada and CIDA team led by FAC Director for the Caribbean and Central America Christian Lapointe June 7 to discuss the Haitian elections budget and the general situation in Haiti. Canadian officials feel it is important f [...]	2005-06-08 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	HA AORC EAID EFIN PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA1800	CANADA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ALLEGED TERRORIST [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel, concerning the possible extradition of alleged terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, with Rana Burley, Desk Officer for Venezuela at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on May 31. Burley thanked us for the opportunity to review the legal situation involving Posada, noted tha [...]	2005-06-14 17:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM EAIR KJUS VE CU CA
05OTTAWA2455	LIBERTAD TITLE IV IMPLEMENTATION: ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 15:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA CU CVIS ETTC ETRD PREL EINV
05OTTAWA2649	CANADA'S VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN TEH UN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC shares our views on the problems of length, coherence, and balance in the draft "outcome" document, as well as our commitment to reform and opposition to creative financing measures for ODA. We differ on the goal of 0.7% of GDP, with Canada still thinking it is an imp [...]	2005-09-02 20:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN PREL CA UNGA
05OTTAWA3414	OTTAWA RESPONSE: TITLE IV ADDITIONAL SHERRITT [...] (SBU) Econoff met yesterday with officials from Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada to inform them that six additional Sherritt International executives have been found subject to the provisions of Title IV of the Libertad Act (ref SECSTATE 208609). The Canadian officials re [...]	2005-11-17 15:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA CU CVIS ETRD ETTC PREL EINV
05OTTAWA3518	CANADA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C)Summary: While Canada has a long history of economic engagement with Cuba, it has supported U.S. efforts to address Cuban human rights issues in international fora and has practiced a consistent, if cautious, policy of maintaining ties with dissidents and pressing Cuba on human rights iss [...]	2005-11-28 22:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL
05OTTAWA531	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE CONCERNING MEXICO [...] (C) Poloff delivered demarche (per reftel) regarding Mexico's regional human rights initiative and our concerns that this might serve to undermine Cuba-specific (or other country-specific) resolutions at the UN's Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to Katherine Verrier-Frechette, Senior Human Ri [...]	2005-02-18 19:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MX CA CHR
05OTTAWA641	U.S.-CANADA CONSULTATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. and Canada held consultations on February 14 in Ottawa in preparation for the upcoming session of the CHR. Both sides agreed that engaging Mexico before the CHR in a tri-lateral meeting would be important, particularly if Mexico goes forward with an initiative that coul [...]	2005-03-01 19:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CA CHR
05OTTAWA696	MICHAEL IGNATIEFF OFFERS VISION FOR LIBERAL PARTY, [...] Summary: Harvard-based Canadian Michael Ignatieff offered a compelling case as the Liberal Party,s keynote speaker for why the Liberals are the most successful party in Canada and can be expected to remain so well into the new century. He attributes the Party,s success to a national (as oppose [...]	2005-03-04 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PGOV PREL PINR CA
05OTTAWA851	CANADA: CHR-61 RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) Poloff delivered the reftel demarche concerning the draft of a resolution on Cuba that the U.S. intends to introduce at the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR-61),to Pamela Moore, human rights officer at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on March 14. Moore thanked us for th [...]	2005-03-22 14:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU CA CHR FAC
05PANAMA1173	PANAMA RESPONSE TO ILO DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-31 22:29:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CU ELAB PGOV PHUM PM PREL ILO POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1205	PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS 2. (C) Currently GOP and Cuba maintain only consular relations. Full diplomatic relations between the GOP and Cuba have not been reestablished since Cuba broke [...]	2005-06-06 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PGOV PM PREL POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1416	PANAMA AND CUBA SET TO REESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-01 21:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM CU POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1496	PANAMA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS STUCK ON INTERNAL [...] (C) Panamanian concerns about suspected Venezuelan meddling in Panama's internal politics and domestic headaches due to high oil prices prompted Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and two GOP cabinet officials to meet Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez in Caracas on Jul [...]	2005-07-14 16:46:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAIR EPET PM VE OAS IDB POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1711	UNHCR UNHAPPY WITH PANAMANIAN REFUGEE POLICY [...] (C) UNHCR Representative Gonzalo Vargas Llosa believes the Torrijos government is starting down the same path as the previous Moscoso administration in failing to meet its international obligations under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. One never-ending issue is that the Government of Panama (GOP) [...]	2005-08-17 19:11:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM PM
05PANAMA1729	PANAMANIAN INSIDERS ACCUSE TORRIJOS GOVERNMENT OF [...] (SBU) This message is the first in a three"part series on views of the Torrijos administration's performance as it approaches its September 1 first anniversary. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION """""""""""""""""""""""" 2. (C) Martin Torrijos's reform"m [...]	2005-08-19 22:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1818	PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTRY ADVISOR NILS CASTRO ON [...] (C) On August 22, PolOff met with senior MFA advisor Nils Castro, former Ambassador to Mexico, to discuss GOP's August 20 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and GOP objectives in its petroleum negotiations with Venezuela. Castro, who recently spent two days in Caracas wit [...]	2005-09-02 23:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM POL FOREIGN
05PANAMA1975	PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT AND FM ON CASTRO, CHAVEZ, AND [...] (C) Summary: President Torrijos told WHA DAS Fisk and Ambassador that his government is under intense domestic pressure to strike a cheap oil deal with Chavez. The GOP hopes to address this by enticing Mexico to become a counterweight by offering similar oil deals. Torrijos believes that Ch [...]	2005-09-29 22:18:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2141	PANAMA'S BUSINESS LEADERS FRET THAT INEQUALITY MAY [...] (C) Summary: Worried that Panamanians can no longer "live in Switzerland and Haiti at the same time," local business leaders blame Venezuelan and Cuban-influenced agitators for stalling the GOP's reform agenda and for flirting with anarchy. In recent meetings with the Ambassador, these busin [...]	2005-10-24 18:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PANAMA2162	PANAMANIAN OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC THAT CANAL [...] (SBU) This message is the second in a three-part series on views of the Torrijos administration's performance as it passes its September 1, 2005 first anniversary. Part One (Reftel A) evaluated the performance of the Panamanian government (GOP),citing the views of critics outside and inside the [...]	2005-10-27 14:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2309	PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS 2. (C) On August 20, 2005, the GOP and Cuba reestablished full diplomatic ties with the signing of diplomatic notes in Havana, Cuba (Reftel C). Prior to the re [...]	2005-11-25 21:06:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PM CU POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA234	PANAMANIANS PONDER BOLIVARIAN CIRCLES AND [...] (C) Despite recent press reports and speculation about Venezuelan-inspired Bolivarian Circles in Panama, threatening language from Venezuelan president Chavez that Venezuelan "terrorists" are using Panama as a base, and Panama-Venezuela discussions about oil and other commercial links (to be [...]	2005-02-01 22:29:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MARR PINS ENRG EPET PM VZ POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2369	PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT TORRIJOS ON THE HUSTINGS WITH [...] (S) President Torrijos invited Ambassador Eaton to accompany him on a November 25 helicopter visit to Cocle Province for a series of civic, cultural and political events. With each mile separating him from Panama City, Torrijos relaxed and transformed into a gregarious politician, enthusiast [...]	2005-12-07 15:58:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2375	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 19:41:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PM NAS
05PANAMA2392	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PANAMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a 3-hour private dinner December 5 at the Residence, Ambassador held a wide-ranging discussion with Panamanian Foreign Minister (FM) Samuel Lewis Navarro on subjects including U.S. concerns about the integrity of the Panamanian judicial system (including the recent revocati [...]	2005-12-09 19:35:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF

05PANAMA2416	PANAMA'S CANDIDATE FOR A POSITION WITHIN THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) On November 15, Embassy Panama received GOP Diplomatic Note DGOCI/DGca/896/05, dated November 2, 2005, by which the Ministry of Foreign Relations informs the USG that the Government of Panama has decided to submit Guillermo Castro He [...]	2005-12-14 15:13:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PGOV PM UNDP POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY

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