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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00BEIRUT1411ELECTION 2000: AMAL-HIZBALLAH MAKE A DEAL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AMAL MOVEMENT AND HIZBALLAH HAVE MADE A SYRIAN-INDUCED DEAL TO DISTRIBUTE SEATS AMONG THEMSELVES IN THE UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. IF THE DEAL HOLDS, HIZBALLAH WOULD HAVE A NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS, PLUS A STRONGER FIGURE IN A THIRD ONE. THESE EXPEDIENT PAIRINGS ARE TYPICAL [...]
2000-04-17 16:04:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL LE
01BEIRUT758 HIZBALLAH-AMAL FORGE MUNICIPAL ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER/AMAL MOVEMENT HEAD NABIH BERRI, CORNERED BY SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR HARIRI'S STRUCTURAL REFORMS WHICH WILL HARM HIS PATRONAGE MACHINE, IS TRIMMING SAILS. HE HAS MET WITH ARCH-RIVAL HIZBALLAH SYG NASRALLAH AND COMPROMISES ON TWO BONES OF CONTENTION ARE EMERGING. [...]
2001-03-22 16:28:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL IR LE
01ISLAMABAD648 UPDATE: PAN AM HIJACKERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ALL FIVE PAN AM 73 HIJACKERS REMAIN INCARCERATED AT ADIALA PRISON, RAWALPINDI. A JANUARY 31 LAHORE HIGH COURT (RAWALPINDI BENCH) DEPORTATION HEARING CONSIDERED THE CASE OF HIJACKER SULIEMAN AL-TURKI ONLY. ACTION ON AL- TURKI'S DEPORTATION REMAINS PENDING AS THE LIBYAN EMBASSY [...]
2001-02-06 06:23:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER EAIR PLO PK
02AMMAN2184JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON SITUATION IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-02 10:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
02AMMAN4286JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON KING'S U.S. VISIT,
[...] No summary [...]
2002-08-01 13:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
02AMMAN4526GOJ RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO QATAR FOR CONSULTATIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Jordan closed the al-Jazeera office in Amman on August 7 and subsequently recalled its Ambassador to Qatar for consultations in response to an "inflammatory" episode of "Opposite Direction" by al-Jazeera. The program featured a guest who was aggressively criti [...]
2002-08-12 14:20:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM QA JO
02ANKARA8975NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS TELL PUK ASSISTANCE AGAINST
[...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Ankara rep Bahros Galali December 13. Galali said he had met earlier in the week with Turkish military officials (NFI) who told him that if, in Turkey's view, the London opposition conference had a positive result, Turkey [...]
2002-12-13 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ
02ROME1015EX-KING DETERMINED TO GO HOME, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY KHALILZAD CALLED ON FORMER KING OF AFGHANISTAN ZAHIR SHAH FEBRUARY 25. FOR MOST OF THE SESSION, GENERAL WALI, ROYAL SON MIR WAIS, GRANDSON MUSTAPHA, SULTAN GHAZI AND HAMID SIDDIQ JOINED. ZAHIR WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND APPARENT GOOD HEALTH, JOKING WITH [...]
2002-02-27 05:54:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PGOV AF IT IR AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1220FORMER KING ISSUES STATEMENTS REPUDIATING PRESS
[...] THE OFFICE OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS ON MARCH 8, DESPITE THE DATE OF MARCH 7 THAT APPEARS ON THE STATEMENTS THEMSELVES. (COMMENT: THE KING'S OFFICE DID NOT HAVE CONTACT INFO FOR MANY JOURNALISTS/MEDIA OUTLETS, SO IT IS LIKELY THAT THE STA [...]
2002-03-08 13:45:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC AF AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1416FRG OFFERS KING ARMORED MERCEDES; SEEKS TO
[...] (U) GENERAL WALI, SON-IN-LAW TO FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, TELEPHONED POLOFF MARCH 20 WITH AN URGENT REQUEST THAT THE USG FACILITATE (THE MORE ACCURATE TERM MAY BE "PROVIDE") DELIVERY OF AN ARMORED MERCEDES BENZ S600L REPORTEDLY BEING GIVEN TO THE KING BY THE FRG AND MERCEDES BENZ. ACCOR [...]
2002-03-20 11:32:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF GM AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1644 AFGHANISTAN: ZAHIR SHAH'S FUTURE PLANS, CLOSING
[...] (C) ON A MARCH 11-12 VISIT TO ROME, SA/PAB DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVE MCGANN MET WITH MFA OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, AND ZAHIR SHAH HIMSELF. MCGANN AND SA/PD DEPUTY DIRECTOR SUSAN HOVANEC CLOSED OUT AN ESF GRANT OFFERED TO THE KING'S ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE EM [...]
2002-04-03 06:59:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV EAID AF IT AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1797AFGHANISTAN: ALL SYSTEMS (STILL) GO FOR FORMER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SON-IN-LAW TO THE FORMER AFGHAN KING SAID THREATS AND DISTURBANCES WILL NOT DETER THE KING AND HIS PARTY FROM THEIR RETURN TO AFGHANISTAN. THEY ARE PLEASED WITH ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE BY ITALY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIA, THEY REMAIN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH CHAIRMAN KARZAI, A [...]
2002-04-10 14:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS AF IT AFGHANISTAN
02ROME4724UNDER SECRETARY FEITH MEETING WITH AFGHAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04724 01 OF 02 040006Z DOUGLAS FEITH MET WITH MOD FAHIM KHAN IN KABUL ON 29 SEPTEMBER. MOD FAHIM MET WITH THE U.S. DELEGATION IN PRESIDENT KARZAI'S OFFICE AND MADE THE FOLLOWING KE [...]
2002-09-30 07:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAF PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
03ABUDHABI1750 IRAQI EXPATS IN UAE CONVEY MESSAGE TO
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 7. 3. (C) SUMMARY: Polchief -- after securing agreement from the organizers that she would be in listening mode only -- accepted an invitation t [...]
2003-04-12 13:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPAO KDEM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1828 TFIZ01: UAE TO DEPLOY LARGE MILITARY FIELD
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) UAE Chief of Staff (and de facto Defense Minister) Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid (MBZ) called the Ambassador 4/14 to relate that the UAEG planned [...]
2003-04-15 12:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPHUM MARR MOPS EAID PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2178 STRANDED IRAQIS IN THE UAE: NEED FOR POLICY
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid has now engaged on the issue of the approximately 1,000 Iraqis stranded in the northern Emirates, pr [...]
2003-05-05 13:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS EAID IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2529 WORRIED IRAQIS APPROACH THE EMBASSY
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. 3. (C) The Embassy has received calls in the last two days from a number of Iraqi citizens resident in the UAE requesting urgent information on how they should g [...]
2003-05-28 11:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2896NEED FOR GUIDANCE ON IRAQI PASSPORT ISSUES
[...] This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. Like our colleagues in Embassy Amman (ref A),Embassy officers here have received more than 50 calls and walk-ins since the closure of the Iraqi Embassy in Abu Dhabi in early June from Iraqi nationals resident in the UAE for assistance with c [...]
2003-06-16 13:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3416CPA Senior Advisor Slocombe Meets UAE Chief of Staff
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-23 09:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3680AFGHANISTAN -- TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, is currently vacationing at his villa in France near Geneva. We expect him to continue his vacation in Morocco. Our MFA Protocol contacts were not able to pinpoint his date of return to Abu Dhabi. Because of Sh. Zayed's adva [...]
2003-08-10 10:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP OTRA KU QA TC AF
03ABUJA124NIGERIA: CHAMBAS SAYS DISCORD AND LETHARGY HINDERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 8 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas acknowledged ECOWAS diplomatic efforts in Cote d'Ivoire had lost steam due to ECOWAS Chairman Wade's erratic statesmanship, the lethargy of President Gbagbo and lack of focus of Togolese lea [...]
2003-01-21 17:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
03ABUJA717NIGERIA: SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As with the Presidential contest, most Northern gubernatorial elections will be fought between the two major parties in Nigeria, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Nigerians Peoples Party (ANPP). Overall, ANPP candidates are expected to benefit from the popu [...]
2003-04-17 21:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ADANA82 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 19, 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. 2. Milliyet/Turkiye/Tercuman/Dunya/Hurriyet: Kurds in northe [...]
2003-03-19 17:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA89 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 28, 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. Sabah: It is estim [...]
2003-03-28 13:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA96 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 04, 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. Radikal: Turkish a [...]
2003-04-04 16:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN1233ENGAGING THE GOJ ON IPR COMPLAINT FROM ELECTRONIC
[...] (u) Summary: We have met over the past weeks with a number of GOJ officials regarding the complaint Electronic Arts (EA) raised through the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) regarding importation of pirated software from Syria. The cause of the complaint appears to have b [...]
2003-03-03 06:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD JO
03AMMAN5501PM ABUL RAGHEB VISITS DAMASCUS TO RAISE IRAQ,
[...] (S) PM Abul Ragheb delivered a message to Bashar al-Asad August 26 complaining of arms and explosives smuggling and a border incursion. Bashar professed readiness to resolve these issues, and to support the Iraqi Governing Council (GC). END SUMMARY ------------------------------------- [...]
2003-08-28 16:20:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KPAL IZ SY JO
03AMMAN6221IRAQI "EMBASSY" IN AMMAN SERVES TEA WHILE WAITING
[...] (C) By their own admission, Iraqi Interests Section staff (six diplomats and six admin. staff) have been mostly idle since the end of the war. They while away the time by fielding -- but not being able to do anything about -- Iraqi citizens' consular questions by phone and in person. Activity [...]
2003-09-29 14:46:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6502GOJ DEMOLITION ORDER IN PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (C) A plan to demolish homes of more than 500 families to widen a congested main thoroughfare in Jordan's second-largest Palestinian refugee camp has spawned controversy. Amman city authorities say the demolition is part of a larger plan to rehabilitate the camp's infrastructure, and they p [...]
2003-10-09 14:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL IS PGOV JO
03AMMAN8454BACKLASH AGAINST CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN
[...] (C) Although many Jordanians received the news of Saddam Hussein's capture with satisfaction or ambivalence (see ref),there has been some recent backlash against his arrest and perceived treatment by U.S. forces. A majority of members of Parliament denounced the "mean and humiliating" manner [...]
2003-12-24 10:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ JO
03ANKARA1072NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS, KDP, PUK AND ITF HOLD
[...] (S/NF) TGS and Turkish MFA reps discussed in general terms with KDP, PUK and ITF reps Turkish plans and intentions to coordinate deployment in northern Iraq with the Iraqi Kurdish and Turcoman parties at a meeting in Silopi, on the Turkish-Iraqi border Feb. 17. The Iraqi Kurds told the Turks [...]
2003-02-18 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1091SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...]
2003-02-19 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP TU
03ANKARA1092TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HEFLEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...]
2003-02-19 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA1119NORTHERN IRAQ: ITF COMPLAINS NOT BEING INFORMED
[...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD received the following note for Amb. Khalilzad from the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) on Feb. 19. It reflects information conveyed to ONW POLAD by Turkish MFA officers reftel and points to the KDP as the cause of the problem. 2. (C) Begin text: Mr. Zal [...]
2003-02-20 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1360NORTHERN IRAQ: "HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS" DEMONSTRATE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-03 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1374NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKEY SEEKS KDP ASSURANCES OF NO
[...] (C) This is an action request, para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ali Tuygan called Ambassador the night of March 3 to express concern about reftel demonstration. Tuygan asked if the US had made representation about the demonstration to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). He sai [...]
2003-03-04 08:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1391NORTHERN IRAQ: KDP AND PUK TO UNIFY
[...] (S/NF) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Ankara rep Bahros Galali called on Operation Northern Watch POLAD March 3 to inform that after the Iraqi opposition conference in Salahadeen, PUK leader Jalal Talabani and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani met and agreed to unify t [...]
2003-03-04 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1401KDP ANKARA OFFICE ATTACKED, NO INJURIES, MINOR
[...] Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Ankara staff member Omar Merani called Operation Northern Watch POLAD early March 5 to report that the night of March 4, the building housing the KDP's Ankara office was attacked with two molotov cocktails. Merani said one of the bottles exploded against the ext [...]
2003-03-05 10:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CASC ASEC TU IZ
03ANKARA1483NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK "PM" BARHAM SALIH ON TURKISH
[...] (S/NF) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) "Prime Minister" Barham Salih met with Operation Northern Watch POLAD March 7 in Ankara. Salih planned to raise with Turkish MFA and military officials later in the day what he characterized as the strong, grass-roots objections of the vast majority of [...]
2003-03-07 16:26:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA1487IRAQ: URGENT TURKEY-US-IRAQI OPPOSITION MEETING
[...] (C) DCM conveyed to MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu on March 8 reftel urgent request for Turkey to consider a meeting in the very near future of the US, Turkey and the Iraqi opposition, including the Iraqi Turkmen Front. Burcuolgu said he had been expecting us [...]
2003-03-08 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ
03ANKARA1512IRAQ: TURKEY AGREES TO US-TURKEY-KDP/PUK-ITF TALKS
[...] (C) MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu called in DCM March 10 with response to US Ref A demarche suggesting a US-Turkey-Iraqi opposition meeting. Burcuoglu said Turkey was agreeable to holding a round of US-Turkey-KDP/PUK-ITF talks toward the end of this week (when [...]
2003-03-10 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ TU
03ANKARA1638IRAQ: CENTCOM PROPOSAL FOR US-TURKEY-IRAQI KURD
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S) DCM was contacted March 14 by CENTCOM POLAD, who said that CDR CENTCOM wanted, as the minimum acceptable deliverable for upcoming talks with Turks and Iraqi Kurds, the establishment of a 24-hour/day policy-level cell staffed by US, Turkis [...]
2003-03-14 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA1704DART: CURRENT PICTURE IN TURKEY FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TRANSITING SUPPLIES TO NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) The current picture in Turkey for International Organizations, the United Nations, and international NGOs for cross-border humanitarian operations is still unclear. To date, no international organization has received an official permit to transit humanitarian supplies through Turkey to no [...]
2003-03-18 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1739DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source),UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...]
2003-03-19 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1745DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source),UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...]
2003-03-19 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1799DART: MARCH 18 NGO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA
[...] (C) On March 18, DART Field Office/North facilitated the first coordination meeting among Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),the United Nations (U.N.),and USG humanitarian personnel in Ankara, Turkey. Representatives from ten NGOs were in attendance, namely: Mercy Corps International (MC [...]
2003-03-20 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1805DART: DISCUSSIONS WITH NATO/EADRCC ON HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) On March 13, Dart Field Office/North and Embassy PMA Scott Oudkirk met with Col. Bernie Hunstad and Tom Nett from NATO,s Euro-Atlantic Response Coordination Center (EADRCC). The one-hour meeting covered an overview of NATO,s role in providing humanitarian supplies to the Government of Tur [...]
2003-03-21 07:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1946ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1966TFIZ01: TGS CHIEF OF STAFF ISSUES STATEMENT ON TU
[...] (C) On March 26, Turkish General Staff CHOD General Hilmi Ozkok issued a public statement on the current presence of TU forces in northern Iraq and future Turkish intentions in the region. 2. (U) Following are excerpts of the statement (a complete English-language text will follow septel) [...]
2003-03-26 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA1974ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-27 06:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1990ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-27 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2099ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-31 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2101NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETINGS IN ANKARA
[...] (SBU) DART Field Office/North hosted a 22 March NGO/IO coordination meeting in Ankara to discuss the NGO registration process with the Turkish government, memorandums of understanding for working in or transiting Turkey, and options for entering northern Iraq through other countries. Sixteen i [...]
2003-03-31 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA2119WFP AND UNICEF SHIPMENTS TO NORTHERN IRAQ, UN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three WFP successfully crossed the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and continued on to a UN warehouse in northern Iraq. Two UNICEF trucks carrying non-food items are currently on the border awaiting clearance to cross. In another development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( [...]
2003-03-31 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA2125TFIZ01: KHALILZAD DISCUSSIONS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (S/NF) Summary: SPE Zalmay Khalilzad met with a range of Iraqi opposition leaders in northern Iraq on March 27-28. Discussions with PUK and KDP leadership centered on responding to Turkish concerns about northern Iraq, resolving the property claims of IDP's, and the formation of the Iraqi Inte [...]
2003-03-31 18:35:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA2195NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 2 APRIL
[...] (U) UN OCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 2 April at UN House in Ankara. UN OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, UNJLC, IFRC, the American Red Cross, nine NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. The UN reported that food and non-food items transited the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and 1 Ap [...]
2003-04-04 10:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA2198ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-04 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2303ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-09 13:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2347NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 9 APRIL
[...] (U) Summary: UNOCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 9 April in Ankara. UNOCHA, UNHCR, IFRC, the American Red Cross, ten NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. UNHCR reported no refugee movements in the region. As a result, the GOT Crisis Center and the Turkish Red Crescent Socie [...]
2003-04-11 07:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA2376ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-11 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2384REFUTING THE TURKISH ALLEGATION OF SPE KHALILZAD
[...] (S) DCM called on MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs Burcuoglu to refute strongly the Turkish allegations of a March 29 meeting between SPE Khalilzad and PKK/Kadek (ref a). DCM also presented Burcuoglu with a diplomatic note containing language drawn from ref a. DCM stressed that the [...]
2003-04-11 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PKK
03ANKARA278NORTHERN IRAQ: MASOUD BARZANI IN ANKARA: DESPITE IMPROVEMENT IN "TONE" OF RELATIONS W/GOT, TURKISH MILITARY PRESENCE IN NIRAQ UNACCEPTABLE
[...] (S/REL UK) Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani briefed DCM, PolMilCouns, Operation Northern Watch POLAD and UK Charge in Ankara Jan. 9 on his Jan. 7-9 meetings with Turkish officials. Barzani said the tone of Turkish official interaction had improved significantly this visi [...]
2003-01-10 16:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF
03ANKARA2912IRAQ: LETTERS FROM TGS CHOD OZKOK TO CJCS MYERS,
[...] (C) On May 5, 2003, the Embassy received copies of three letters from TGS CHOD Gen. Ozkok: (1) an April 30 letter to CJCS Gen. Myers (see para two for text),(2) a May 1 letter to CJCS Myers (see para three for text) and (3) a May 1 letter to SACEUR Gen Jones (see para four for text). The fi [...]
2003-05-05 16:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA3022TURKISH REQUEST FOR SECURE PASSAGE TO BAGHDAD -
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Safak Gokturk and Iraq Deskoff Farhat Alkan May 8. Gokturk responded by saying that the first Turkish convoy (carrying Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq) had already left Ankara and would cross the Iraq [...]
2003-05-09 08:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA3257ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-16 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3826ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-12 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3913IRAQ: GOT DESIRES TO SHIP OFFICE FURNITURE TO
[...] (C) The Turkish MFA has responded positively to requests from the Iraqi MFA and the Iraqi Tribal Coalition to provide these organizations office supplies. The MFA is prepared to send these goods (via the Habur Gate) as soon as authorization from OCPA is received. The MFA requests that US aut [...]
2003-06-17 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA461IRAQ: TURKEY TO HOST IRAQ SUMMIT FOR SIX
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor spoke with MFA DDG/Mideast Safak Gokturk 1/17 about Turkey's plans for a "peace" summit of heads of state or government of Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Gokturk confirmed that FM Yakis had called in ambassadors/charges from the five other countries [...]
2003-01-17 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA484IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - SCHEDULING
[...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A points concerning the Turkish peace initiative to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Turkoglu and to MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu on 1/20. They each welcomed our views and reiterated that it is the GOT's intent to send a strong message to Ir [...]
2003-01-21 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA495IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - NOT PREP MTG,
[...] (C) DDG/Mideast Safak Gokturk told Pol-MilCouns 1/21 that Turkey's "Peace Initiative" meeting would go ahead as planned on 1/23 in Istanbul. However, it will be at ministerial rather than summit level. All Foreign Ministers have agreed to attend. 2. (C) Gokturk was reluctant to charact [...]
2003-01-21 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF
03ANKARA539NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD
[...] (S) Ambassador conveyed Ref A points to MFA Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal Jan. 22. Ziyal said he had no problems with the ideas therein (with the exception of the military forces point which needs to be addressed in mil-mil channels) and added that the GOT would like to start talking with the US [...]
2003-01-22 18:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA5680IRAQ: CONGESTION AT HABUR BORDER CROSSING REQUIRES
[...] (C) Over the past week, Post has fielded multiple reports from a variety of sources, including the CPA and the Turkish MFA, about delays, extremely long lines, extensive searches and unhappy truckers on both sides of the Habur Bridge/Ibrahim Khalil border crossing between Iraq and Turkey. Bec [...]
2003-09-08 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA5780TRAVEL OF TURKS TO KIRKUK SEPT 11 BY BUS THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-11 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC
03ANKARA625NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (S) TGS DCHOD Buyukanit told Ambassador Jan. 24 that the MFA had reported to him that the US in Ref B discussion with MFA U/S Ziyal said it did not want 5-way talks. Ambassador told Buyukanit that was not true, that he had told Ziyal he need [...]
2003-01-24 18:07:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA629NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See Para 3. 2. (S) During mil-mil discussions Jan. 24 on SOF planning for northern Iraq, the TGS proposed to SOCEUR BG Jones a need for Turkish, US, KDP, PUK and Turkmen military reps together to discuss military coordination in northern Iraq. Turkis [...]
2003-01-25 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA649IRAQ: TGS REQUESTS ANSWERS TO PHASE IV QUESTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) provided visiting CENTCOM/EUCOM planners January 23 questions (see para 4) concerning Phase IV operations in Iraq. TGS requested that appropriate USG authorities respond to th [...]
2003-01-27 12:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA7213IRAQ: A/S DEWEY AGREES NEXT STEPS ON REPATRIATING
[...] (SBU) On November 19, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey met with Turkish MFA Undersecretary Sensoy, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Morjane, CPA rep Bartlett and Khalil Afar from the Iraqi Embassy on next steps for the voluntary repatriation of Turkish refugees in Iraq, including those in the Ma [...]
2003-11-20 06:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA800NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK'S BARHAM SALIH: WORRIES OF
[...] (S) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) "Prime Minister" Barham Salih briefed Operation Northern Watch POLAD in Ankara Jan. 29 and 31 on his recent travel in Europe and his Jan. 30 meetings with Turkish officials. Salih said his talks with Turks were mostly positive, with the exception of the T [...]
2003-01-31 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF PTER
03ANKARA820NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR MULTI-PARTY
[...] (S) DCM raised possible configurations for Feb. 6 multi-party talks (per Ref A) in successive bilats (US-Turkey),trilats (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK) and quads (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK-Turkmen) with MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk Jan. 31 (DG Burcuoglu was attending a Natio [...]
2003-01-31 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA859NORTHERN IRAQ: MULTIPARTY TALKS (V) - TURKS
[...] (S) DCM met MFA DG for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu February 3 to discuss the upcoming multi-party talks per Ref A. Burcuoglu said the Turks would set up separate bilats for Amb. Khalilzad and his delegation at MFA and at TGS on February 5. For the multi-party talks on Feb. 6, Burcuoglu sai [...]
2003-02-03 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA914ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-05 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA945IRAQ: TURKISH MFA U/S ZIYAL AND AMBASSADOR PEARSON
[...] (S) Ambassador met with MFA U/S Ugur Ziyal mid-afternoon February 6 to press on several issues. First, he got from Ziyal a commitment to have the MFA, Treasury and other concerned agencies available during the holiday next week from Wednesday on to close on any outstanding questions. Ziyal sa [...]
2003-02-06 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA947IRAQ AND TURKEY: "AGREED MINUTE" VS. JOINT
[...] (S) While Reftel meeting was taking place, Presidential Special Envoy Khalilzad met with MFA Deputy U/S Tuygan to discuss the MOU/Joint Statement issue further. Tuygan asked the US to reconsider its opposition to an MOU on the political future of Iraq. Khalilzad said that his current instru [...]
2003-02-06 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA971ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-07 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03BEIRUT4562LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI URGES U.S. TO WORK WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri October 27. The discussion focused principally on Iraq and Syria. Berri, having just returned from Damascus, again tried to impress upon us that Syrian President Asad desires a good relationship with the United States and that [...]
2003-10-28 17:14:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER LE SY LY
03KABUL1007SE KHALILZAD'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH FM ABDULLAH
[...] (C) Summary: During his April 11 meeting with FM Abdullah, SE Khalilzad addressed both regional and domestic Afghan developments. Khalilzad suggested that the renewed activity of the Taliban and other destabilizing elements in the South might be addressed through a trilateral (U.S.-Afghan-Pak [...]
2003-04-18 04:02:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER AF PK
03KABUL1008AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 8 MEETING WITH PRIVATIZATION
[...] (C) On April 8, Ambassador met with Privatization Commission Chairman and former Minister of Public Works, Khaliq Fazal. Fazal,s comments focused on deteriorating security conditions around Kandahar, infiltration of Pakistanis in the south, political demands on President Karzai, and the regre [...]
2003-04-18 04:02:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
03KABUL1015SE KHALILZAD'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH NDS CHIEF
[...] (S/NF) Summary: SE Khalilzad met on April 11 with National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief Engineer Aref to discuss current security conditions, his views on proposed US-Afghan-Pakistan trilateral discussions, and to review NDS reform. Aref told SE Khalilzad that Pakistan was indeed promo [...]
2003-04-18 14:11:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER AF PK
03KABUL955AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held a wide-ranging discussion with French Ambassador, Jean Pierre Guinhut, on April 6. The Ambassadors reviewed Afghan security conditions in the aftermath of Iraqi Freedom, lingering obstacles to economic growth, and progress on the drafting of the Afghan Constitutio [...]
2003-04-13 11:55:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
03KUWAIT2033 REPORTED LOSSES AT NORTHERN SITES: IN SEARCH OF
[...] SUMMARY. U.S. forces have stopped the looting by tribal raiders at the Assyrian site at Nimrod, about 25 kilometers south of Mosul; but not before the raiders had made off with pieces of an eighth century B.C. stone relief. The Mosul museum has yet to inventory its losses, but during a 5/10 [...]
2003-05-14 03:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL MOPS IZ
03KUWAIT3970KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 25-27: ISRAELI-
[...] SUMMARY: Conservative commentators accuse the US of "unification with the Zionists" for a "lack of condemnation" of Israeli attacks on Hamas members and the freeze of Hamas assets earlier in the week. One commentator defends the US Ambassador to Kuwait, Richard H. Jones, from allegations [...]
2003-08-27 13:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03ROME5540ITALIAN OFFICIALS RECEPTIVE TO U/S FEITH BRIEFING
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Italian officials responded positively to U/S Feith's December 9 briefing on the USG strategy for global force repositioning. Important details will need to be worked out and existing legal arrangements may need to be modified but Defense Minister Martino and Prime Minist [...]
2003-12-11 11:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IT NATO ESDP GLOBAL DEFENSE
04AMMAN10307MEDIA REACTION ON US FOREIGN POLICY, IRAQ AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 12:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN1280JORDANIAN MPS ADDRESS IRAQI OIL BRIBES & PUBLIC
[...] (C) The Jordanian Parliament grappled in recent weeks with a variety of political topics. In addition to debating the government's proposed budget and controversial price hikes (reported septel),the Parliament addressed allegations of Iraqi oil "bribes" under Saddam Hussein, approved a cont [...]
2004-02-19 17:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAL PHUM IS IZ JO
04AMMAN3801U/S LARSON MEETING WITH JORDAN'S FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Alan Larson met May 15 with Government of Jordan (GOJ) Finance Minister Mohammad Abu Hammour on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to seek comments on the G-8 draft plan of support (Ref A). Abu [...]
2004-05-16 12:30:00Embassy AmmanSECRETEFIN PREL ECON IZ JO
04AMMAN4625 FY'05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM NOMINATIONS
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS MISSION'S REVISED LIST OF FY 2005 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NOMINEES AS DETERMINED BY THE IV SELECTION COMMITTEE. 2. ALL NOMINEES LISTED BELOW HAVE RECEIVED "COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL" FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE IV PROGRAMS. --NAME: MS. EVA ABU HALAWEH TITLE: DIRECTOR AN [...]
2004-06-07 13:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE
04AMMAN6369JORDANIAN ALLEGATIONS OF SYRIAN-AL-QA'IDA/ZARQAWI
[...] (S/NF) Jordanian officials over the last several weeks have expressed their concern about alleged Syrian support for al-Qa'ida and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi operatives, pointing to ongoing smuggling activity through Jordan's northern frontier as a major worry. There is no indication available to [...]
2004-07-27 16:25:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER SY JO
04AMMAN7571MEDIA REACTION ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-13 10:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04AMMAN7732JORDAN MEDIA: 9/11 EDITORIALS TURN ANGRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Opinion columns published around the 9/11 anniversary in Jordan reflected a depressed and angry tone, with many writers railing against a U.S. response to the attacks they claim has undermined global security. One writer said the time for sympathy with America was over, and a [...]
2004-09-17 11:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KMDR KISL JO
04ANKARA1316TURKOMAN BOOKS SEIZED AT IRAQ-TURKEY BORDER - KDP
[...] (C) On March 2, the Turkish MFA informed Post that a shipment of 8,000 books in Arabic being sent to Turkmen in Kirkuk by the Turkoman Cooperation and Cultural Foundation were seized and the Turkish citizen drivers of the trucks carrying the books detained by KDP officials at the Ibrahim Khali [...]
2004-03-04 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA1507SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2004 VISIT OF GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: General Basbug comes to Washington at a time when the US-TU relationship is generally on the mend. It has been one year since the 1 March vote and 5 months since the 7 October vote and the "soft landing". Once again, generally, the US-TU relationship is approached from a multi- [...]
2004-03-12 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA1709IRAQI/CPA-TURKEY TRADE TALKS HELD IN ANKARA, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Iraqi/CPA-Turkey trade talks in Ankara, March 10-11 laid out positions of both sides on a range of bilateral trade issues, including energy, water, bilateral trade agreements and the possibility of opening a second border gate. While talks on most issues were characterized by active par [...]
2004-03-23 06:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD MOPS MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA2107 Iraq: Turkish Foreign Trade's Questions on
[...] (U) This cable contains action requests for the Dept/CPA. See para 12. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) Foreign Trade officials formally requested additional information on the implementation of the Iraq reconstruction levy on April 15, and suggested that it be collected at final destina [...]
2004-04-12 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA2560TURKEY SAYS "NO THANKS" TO TDA FEASIBILITY STUDY
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Sakir Fakili told EconCouns May 5 that, while Turkish authorities appreciated the U.S. offer (reftel) for TDA to conduct a feasibility study on a second Turkish-Iraqi border crossing, they felt such assistance was unnecessary given that [...]
2004-05-06 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ETRD PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA2743SHARING THE GMEI SUPPORT PLAN: TURKEY
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points and ref B Plan of Support on May 14 to Turkish MFA Policy Planning Department Head Akcapar and Middle East Department Section Chief Sekizkok. Per ref A, we modified ref B cover letter to include a paragraph reading "We are conveying this to you at this point to [...]
2004-05-14 16:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PREL TU KMPI
04BEIRUT3300LEBANON: THE "BEIRUT DECLARATION" -- BACKGROUND,
[...] (C) Lebanese authorities inadvertently gave the "Beirut Declaration" -- a ringing denunciation of Lebanon's political status quo covered by the press in both Lebanon and France (Ref A) -- widespread publicity as a result of their ham-handed attempt to block the document's public unveiling. T [...]
2004-06-25 15:09:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI SY LE
04BRUSSELS1586DONORS EYE ISRAELI PULLOUT WITH MIXTURE OF HOPE,
[...] (U) Summary: At a one-day informal meeting of the "no-name" group in Brussels, convened by Canada to discuss Palestinian refugee issues, participants were fixated on the issue of Israel,s proposed withdrawal from Gaza, which they characterized as posing both an opportunity and an enormous cha [...]
2004-04-14 08:39:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04DAMASCUS6857HAMAS MEMBER TARGETED IN CAR BOMBING
[...] (C) Summary: On December 13, a car bomb exploded in the Old Mezzeh section of Damascus, wounding some passers-by but apparently killing no one. Media contacts confirmed that the target of the bombing was Mesbah Abu Hweileh, a Palestinian HAMAS official residing in Damascus. Interior Minister [...]
2004-12-14 15:30:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKPAL PTER PGOV PREL IS SY
04KABUL1381NORTHERN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN,S FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary. VII Corps General Wasiq met with the Ambassador on May 10 to discuss major initiatives to bring stability and promote economic and political progress in northern Afghanistan. Key topics included: northern disappointment with the perceived slow pace of reconstruction efforts in t [...]
2004-05-15 04:09:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMASS PGOV PINR PINS PREL AF
04KUWAIT951MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MARCH 18-23: SECRETARY
[...] SUMMARY: The assassination of Sheikh Yaseen has pushed an evolving positive perception of the Greater Middle East Initiative resulting from Secretary's Powell's recent visit to Kuwait off the op/ed pages March 23, with the US now being cast as the willing stooge of Israeli perfidy. "Jews are [...]
2004-03-24 04:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR
04MANAMA615PARLIAMENT STANDS FIRM - GOB FAILS TO STOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Our key FTA negotiator, Minister of Finance and National Economy Abdulla Saif, appears likely to survive a parliamentary effort to unseat him. The GOB failed in its last minute attempts to cancel the parliamentary questioning of Finance Minister Abdulla Saif, but managed to resc [...]
2004-04-28 16:15:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BA
04TELAVIV1276ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1292THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 2, 2004 (1400
[...] (SBU) Summary: Arafat advisor for human rights and media issues Khalil al-Zaben was shot and killed March 2 by unknown Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City. One settler was injured March 2 after Palestinians fired a mortar on Neve Dekalim. In the West Bank, the IDF killed one Palestinian March 1 n [...]
2004-03-02 18:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1370ASSASSINATION OF ARAFAT AIDE IN GAZA CITY -- LAW
[...] (C) Summary: The March 2 assassination of Khalil al-Zaban, Yasir Arafat's advisor on human rights and media issues, is but the most recent in an ongoing series of events that indicates a decline in law and order in the Gaza Strip. Neither the killers nor their motives have been identified. So [...]
2004-03-04 17:03:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL KDEM PREL PGOV GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV2227ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-16 12:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05ABUDHABI4200MINSTATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MEETS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad visited Abu Dhabi October 4 to urge Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and the UAE to support the Iraqi political process. HbZ agreed that the UAEG would encourage Dubai-based Iraqi Su [...]
2005-10-04 11:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR IZ QA TC
05ABUDHABI4261MINSTATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOSTING PROMINENT IRAQIS
[...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) is making good on his October 2 promise to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad to urge prominent Iraqi Sunni Arabs to engage positively on the draft constitution. The former leader of the Sunni Waqf (E [...]
2005-10-10 13:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ TC
05ABUDHABI4305IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM -- VIEWS FROM UAE
[...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) confirmed to Charge October 11 that he had positive meetings with Iraqi parliament speaker Hajim al-Hassani, Sunni Waqf (Endowment) leader Ahmed al-Ghaffour al-Samarrai, and former Sunni Waqf lead [...]
2005-10-12 14:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ TC
05ABUDHABI4308MBZ MEETING WITH SENIOR ADVISOR ON IRAQ JEFFREY
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) October 8, Senior Adviser on Iraq Ambassador Jeffrey and an interagency team received a pledge of further UAEG assistance in reaching out to Sunni Arab Iraqis and other moderates to encourage them to play a p [...]
2005-10-15 07:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EFIN IZ IR SY SA TC
05ABUDHABI4540AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS ABU DHABI, DUBAI
[...] (S) Summary: During an October 18-20 visit to the UAE, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad met leaders of Abu Dhabi and Dubai emirates, as well as former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Ambassador Khalilzad reviewed the just-held constitutional referendum and the approaching December 1 [...]
2005-11-07 03:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV IR SY IZ AE
05ABUDHABI4548SYRIAN DEPUTY FM MOALLEM VISIT TO UAE
[...] (C) Summary: Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem visited Abu Dhabi October 31 for meetings with President Khalifa and Information Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Abdullah told Ambassador that Moallem "had nothing new to offer" and that he had declined the invitation to [...]
2005-11-07 14:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL SY AE
05ABUDHABI4815AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VISITS ABU DHABI
[...] (C) Summary: On November 23, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister/MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ). They discussed the role Dubai-based Iraqi cleric Ahmed Al Kubaysi might play in encouraging greater Sunni Arab participation in Iraq's political process [...]
2005-11-27 09:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PINR PTER IR IZ SA AE
05ABUDHABI5210MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR OF IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: In response to Dr. Rubaie's out-of-the-blue request for a meeting, CDA met with Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffak Al Rubaie at 6 p.m., December 26. Visiting the UAE to address a conference on the Iraqi Constitution, Al Rubaei expressed interest in approaching UAEG for f [...]
2005-12-27 14:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC IZ IR AE
05ABUDHABI5243AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VISIT TO ABU DHABI: ACHIEVING
[...] (S) Summary: On December 27, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister/MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan(HbZ). Discussion centered on recent elections in Iraq and the need for a unification government to bring peace and stability to the country. Ambassad [...]
2005-12-30 10:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PINR PTER IR IZ AE
05ABUJA1178DARFUR PEACE TALKS UPDATE: OBASANJO MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Olusegun Obasanjo met with the leaders of the Darfur rebel movements on June 30 and urged them to be flexible over the remaining points of contention on the Declaration of Principles. He also encouraged them to continue the negotiations, and above all, be patient. A [...]
2005-07-01 12:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KAWC KCRS SU NI DARFUR
05ADANA28SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2005
[...] EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE: Ayhan Barut, Branch Chairperon of th Chambr of Aricultural Engineers, state that drastical low temperatures and the frost experienced in the Cukurova region seriously damaged vegetables and fruit (especially citrus fruit) that has not been harvested yet. [...]
2005-02-15 13:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA38SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 13:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA
05AMMAN2974JORDAN: BIOS FOR BADRAN CABINET MEMBERS
[...] (U) Reflecting a trend (and the 11 ministers) carried over from the previous cabinet, Western-educated Muslim East Bankers dominate the newly-appointed 26-member cabinet of Prime Minister Adnan Badran (ref a). We count eight Jordanians of Palestinian origin (West Bankers),compared to only [...]
2005-04-12 15:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM ECON JO PBIO
05AMMAN5456C-NE5-00725: ISLAMIC CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS IN
[...] (U) The three-day international conference "True Islam and its Role in Modern Society" closed on July 6 in Amman with a joint statement that forbids declaring adherents to any one of the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence an apostate (takfir) (refs). Signed by a wide range of prominent [...]
2005-07-07 14:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL JO
05AMMAN6435FURTHER COMMENTS ON APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCING
[...] (SBU) Ref (A) provided information relating to the history and commercial stature and activities of the firm of H. Mahmood J. Al-Bunnia & Sons Company regional office in Jordan, and noted that the Embassy has no derogatory financial information on this company. The information was provided [...]
2005-08-10 14:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRETEINV KTFN ETTC IZ JO
05AMMAN646RESULTS OF UNRWA ADCOM MEETING ON PA ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNRWA rejected the PLO's request that it allow locally-recruited UNRWA staff in Gaza and the West Bank to simultaneously hold municipal council seats after consulting its UNGA-mandated Advisory Commission (AdCom) in Amman January 24. In an unexpected move, the PLO delegation q [...]
2005-01-26 06:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREF PGOV PREL JO
05AMMAN7601JORDANIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEF OFFERS IRAQ MILITARY
[...] (S) In discussions with visiting U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad, Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Khalid Sarairah thanked the U.S. Ambassador for the generous assistance to Jordan from the U.S.. Sarairah stated that only with US assistance [...]
2005-09-25 03:11:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MARR JO IZ
05AMMAN7602AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD PROMOTES ELECTION FOCUS IN
[...] (C) Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad outlined recent compromises in the Constitution drafting process and promoted the need to focus on the December elections during a three-hour meeting in Amman with Iraqi Sunni Arab tribal leaders. The meeting included several major Sunni Arab tribal figures, [...]
2005-09-25 03:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JO IZ
05AMMAN7621AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S DINNER WITH EX-PM ALLAWI
[...] (C) During an informal dinner with Ambassador Khalilzad on September 21 in Amman, National Assembly member Adnan al-Janabi, and Emboff, former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi proposed that Sunni Arab officers from the former army should be actively recruited to act as "advisors" to the MOD a [...]
2005-09-25 05:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN7709IRAQI SUNNI FERMENT IN AMMAN: A TALE OF THREE
[...] (C) Several meetings of Iraq Sunni Arab personalities about political involvement and the new Constitution took place in Amman between September 21-25. These included Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad,s September 21 meeting with tribal leaders (ref a); a hastily-organized "Anbar Conference" domi [...]
2005-09-28 05:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN7777SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND
[...] (S) King Abdullah views the success of the Coalition effort in Iraq as essential to Jordanian national security interests. The GOJ provides important political and logistical support for U.S. activities in Jordan that contribute to the Iraq effort, most notably training for police, for milit [...]
2005-09-29 15:23:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV JO IZ
05AMMAN7997AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH JORDANIAN
[...] (C) In his meeting with Jordan's National Security Advisor Sa'ad Kheir, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad emphasized recent efforts made to deal with Sunni Arab concerns over the draft Constitution, and asked for Jordanian help in encouraging prominent Sunni Arabs to support the Constitution [...]
2005-10-06 09:48:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV JO IZ
05AMMAN8027IRAQ SUNNI OUTREACH: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S
[...] (C) Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad outlined the most recent revisions to the draft Constitution, including probable changes addressing Arab concerns over federalism, Iraq's Arab identity, and qualifications for citizenship, during an October 3 meeting in Amman with Jordan-based Iraqi bu [...]
2005-10-10 05:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ENRG PINR IZ JO
05AMMAN8259IRAQ SUNNI OUTREACH: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S AMMAN
[...] (C) U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad pursued Iraqi Sunni outreach in Amman October 3 through a series of meetings with Iraqi political and tribal figures, including a small group of prominent ex-Ba'athists presented to him by former Prime Minister Allawi; Sheikh Dari al-Fassal, an Iraqi tri [...]
2005-10-19 05:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ JO IR SY
05AMMAN8957OUTRAGED JORDANIANS RALLY AROUND KING AFTER HOTEL
[...] (C) The November 9 hotel bombings have sparked national outrage. Thousands of Jordanians have demonstrated peacefully around the country and pledged their support for King Abdullah. Polling data shows an abrupt decline in support for al-Qaeda, with a large majority (87%) now describing it a [...]
2005-11-17 12:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER JO
05AMMAN9553IRAQ SUNNI OUTREACH: AMMAN MEETING WITH MUTLAK
[...] (C) "Sons of United Iraq Movement" Secretary General Ali Sajri told emboff December 1 he is confident that he and others from his party list in Salal ad-Din will be elected in this week's election in Iraq. Sajri, who heads Saleh Mutlak,s National Assembly candidate list in the Salah ad-Din G [...]
2005-12-11 16:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ JO
05AMMAN9559IRAQ SUNNI OUTREACH: AMMAN MEETING WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) In a December 3 meeting with Emboff, "Arab List" candidate Dr. Hassib al-Obeidi predicted that his party would win between 3-5 seats in this week's Iraqi election. Obeidi is running as number one on the party's list in Kirkuk, followed by Sheikh Wasfi al-Asi al-Obeidi, a prominent leader [...]
2005-12-11 16:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ JO
05AMMAN9963IRAQ: AMMAN COALITION TALKS AMONG SUNNIS AND
[...] (C) Senior Iraqi Sunni and secular politicians including Iyad Allawi and Adnan Dulaime met in Amman on December 25 and 26, and agreed to form an &Iraqi National Alliance8 coalition to compete with the Shi,ite Islamist "555" coalition in forming a new government. The immediate goal of the new [...]
2005-12-29 16:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JO
05ANKARA1105TURKEY SUSPENDS SOMO SUSTAINMENT FUEL LOADING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials decided to cease loading SOMO fuels and the coalition fuels loaded at three sites in Turkey as a measure to reduce the estimated 100 KM plus backlog of trucks in Turkey. An MFA official estimated that the decision would be in effect for four to five days. H [...]
2005-03-03 05:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD IZ MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA2028ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-07 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2553ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3842SOMO DRAWS DOWN ARREARS TO TURKISH COMPANIES,
[...] (C) Summary. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, SOMO, has made progress in drawing down arrears to Turkish oil products suppliers and has signed new contracts for 4.9 million tons of oil products to be delivered during the second half of this year. The Turks and Iraqis are also activ [...]
2005-07-01 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4245EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO ADANA: KURDISH
[...] (C) Summary:Incoming EUR/SE Dep. Director Baxter Hunt visited Adana on July 19, meeting with local AK Party officials, attorneys and human rights advocates, and 39th Wing officials. AK party officials expressed confidence about the continuing appeal of the party and cited the lack of U.S. act [...]
2005-07-22 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM TU PKK
05ANKARA4556DAS BRYZA PRESSES TURKISH MFA FOR CLOSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of introductory meetings and a lunch with Turkish MFA officials on August 1, EUR DAS Matt Bryza welcomed the recent positive turn in bilateral relations and pressed for a structured approach to rebuilding US-Turkey partnership through agreement on a shared strategic [...]
2005-08-04 13:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR PINS TU IZ AF CY
05ANKARA4607ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4658TURKISH PM ON CYPRUS AND U.S. ACTION AGAINST PKK
[...] (S) Summary: In an August 8 introductory call on Prime Minister Erdogan, Charge reviewed the goals Turkey and the U.S. share regarding a comprehensive Cyprus settlement and Turkey's EU accession bid. Erdogan expressed frustration with the lack of concrete U.S. actions against the PKK in nort [...]
2005-08-09 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PTER TU PKK
05ANKARA47TURKEY AND IRAQ DISCUSS STEPS TO IMPROVE TRUCKER
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Turkish delegations met in Ankara December 29-30 to discuss implementation of agreements reached at the November 30 trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) trucker security meeting. The Iraqis proposed a more eastern route for Turkish truckers driving from Zakho to Baghdad and [...]
2005-01-05 05:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4861ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4905ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4965ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY CONCERNED THAT NEW
[...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 7. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey believes the language on Kirkuk in the Iraqi draft constitution will remove safeguards currently in place in the TAL and give the Iraqi Kurds a "green light" to press forward with making the province part of the KRA. [...]
2005-08-24 16:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA5061ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-29 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6182ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-12 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA648THE TURKEY-IRAQ BORDERS CROSSING WORKS DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: At the Turkey-Iraq border crossing, officials and facilities are strained but still functioning. The lines on the Turkish side waiting to enter Iraq are relatively short and orderly, in contrast to the apparent chaos across the Iraqi border where hundreds of t [...]
2005-02-03 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD IZ MARR PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA7027(S) TURKS OFFER DEC 3 MEETING WITH IRAQI SUNNIS
[...] (S) Turkish MFA Middle East Director General Celikkol called in PolCouns November 30 to convey an invitation to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad, Ambassador Jeffrey or another appropriate USG official to meet privately this Saturday afternoon, December 3, in Istanbul with a group of Iraqi Su [...]
2005-11-30 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU IZ US
05ANKARA7138ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 16:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7158ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-06 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7191SCENESETTER FOR 10-16 DEC COUNTERPART VISIT OF
[...] (S) Summary: This Counterpart Visit (CPV) by the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, GEN Yasar Buyukanit, will be the most significant event in US-Turkish Army to Army relations in over half a decade. The already slowing post-Cold War US-Turkish mil to mil relationship was derailed in 2003 [...]
2005-12-08 09:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MASS TU IZ AF
05ANKARA7214DEPUTY IRAQ COORDINATOR DEUTSCH'S CONSULTATIONS IN
[...] (S) In December 1-2 meetings with Turkish Prime Ministry advisor Davutoglu and senior MFA officials, Deputy Senior Advisor and Deputy Iraq Coordinator Robert Deutsch discussed the U.S. National Strategy for Victory in Iraq and the PRT concept, encouraged the Turks to consider contributing obs [...]
2005-12-08 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ENRG EPET IZ IR TU
05ANKARA7237AMBASSADOR WILSON PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS
[...] (C) Ambassador presented his credentials to Turkish President Sezer on December 8. In a cordial, 20 minute private meeting following the ceremony, Sezer commented on the importance Turkey attaches to its close relationship with the US, which he described as a fundamental point of his country, [...]
2005-12-09 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD TU US
05ANKARA7303ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7423AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH TURKISH FM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-19 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ETRD ECON PTER TU US IZ IR SY EU CY
05ANKARA7534ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7590ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-27 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7596TURKEY: URGING EARLY HIGH LEVEL VISITS TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Ambassador took the opportunity of a December 27 meeting with Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan to raise reftel points on the importance of the December 15 Iraqi election and follow up now on the establishment of a broad government. Ambassador described the election as a major step forward, w [...]
2005-12-28 12:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ TU
05ANKARA7629AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TURKISH MOD GONUL
[...] (C) Summary: At the Ambassador's December 23 initial call on Defense Minister Gonul, the two agreed on the importance of the Turkey-US relationship. Gonul reiterated what he has said publicly, that Turkey's Saddam-era agreement with Iraq permitting cross-border operations was no longer valid. [...]
2005-12-29 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS TU
05ANKARA7630ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7674REVISED ACTION REQUEST: TURKS FORMALLY REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. seven. 2. (C) Summary: MFA has revised its request for assistance for a Turkish team to travel to Mosul -- now o/a Jan. 16-19 -- to meet with local and U.S. officials and look at sites for the new Turkish consulate. We hope our colleagues in [...]
2005-12-30 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ
05BAGHDAD2446TALABANI AGGRIEVED WITH JAFARI EVEN AS HE MAKES
[...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Charge in a June 8 meeting that Prime Minister Jafari is carrying out his office unilaterally and marginalizing Kurdish officials. Talabani said he planned to meet Jafari and the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) leader Abd al-Aziz al- [...]
2005-06-09 08:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ
05BAGHDAD2598MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, U.S. WITHDRAWAL,
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June. 19 were Al-Jafari's visit to Kuwait, military operations in Al-Qa'im and Al-Thar Thar, and the Brussels conference. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Failure is not an option in Iraq" (Asharq [...]
2005-06-19 09:18:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2622IRAQ FY 06 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM
[...] The following is PAS Baghdad's FY 2006 slate of Iraqi International Visitor nominees. PAS is nominating 75 (seventy-five) principal candidates at this time. All have Country Team approval. PAS Baghdad is proposing 33 nominees for Regional and Multi-Regional Programs, and 42 for Iraq- only [...]
2005-06-21 02:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD2860KIRKUK COUNCIL: "CONSENSUS" GOVERNMENT ELUSIVE AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Kirkuk Provincial Council met June 26 and 28, but postponed electing a Deputy Governor. U.S. urging to secure Kurdish leaders' agreement to a Kirkuk "consensus government" that includes Arabs and Turkmen had apparently not yet been conveyed by July 3 to Kirkuk pla [...]
2005-07-07 17:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD2991DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MEETING WITH IRAQI
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari reiterated to the Deputy Secretary that security conditions on the ground, and not terrorist demands, should determine the manner of withdrawal of Coalition forces. The Deputy Secretary agreed and noted approvingly the Prime Minister's naming of an Iraqi [...]
2005-07-19 11:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN MOPS KISL SY JO IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3014WOMEN DEMONSTRATE AGAINST DRAFT CONSTITUTION
[...] (U) PolFSN witnessed a sit-in demonstration on July 19 that was organized and sponsored by the Iraqi Women's Net. (NOTE: The Iraqi Women's Net is a network of more than 75 women's non-governmental organizations (NGO). END NOTE.) The sit-in took place in a tent overlooking the Sheraton and Me [...]
2005-07-20 14:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV IZ KWM
05BAGHDAD3016IRAQ AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE FEARS CHILL IN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iraq Ambassador-designate to Egypt, Safia al-Suhail, worries that Iraqi-Egyptian relations will chill unless the Iraqi government takes the initiative after the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the Egyptian Charge. Al-Suhail told PolOff July 18 that before this tragic incid [...]
2005-07-20 16:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV
05BAGHDAD3064MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION TERROR; BAGHDAD
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 24 were the presidency council's meeting, Al-Jafari and Talabani's meeting with the American ambassador, the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, drafting the constitution, and the developments of the security sit [...]
2005-07-24 12:10:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3066JCRED AMMAN: Trade Session Discussion focuses on
[...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural U.S.-Iraqi Joint Committee on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) meeting held in Amman, Jordan on July 10-11, 2005 saw detailed discussions of developments in Iraq's trade and agriculture sectors. Delegates discussed the imminent July submission of I [...]
2005-07-24 14:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3068TALABANI PONDERS HOW TO REACH OUT TO SUNNI ARABS,
[...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad that the Sunni Arabs have to be brought back into the constitution-drafting process, and agreed with the Ambassador's point that the Iraqi Government should provide security for their negotiators to facilitate that return. Talabani no [...]
2005-07-24 14:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL IZ TU SY
05BAGHDAD3069LEGISLATION PROPOSING CHANGES TO IST STATUTE
[...] 1. (S) SUMMARY. The Transitional National Assembly (TNA) is actively considering legislative changes to the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) statute. These proposed changes raise significant concerns for the USG, as they either call into question the independence of the IST or threaten to under [...]
2005-07-24 16:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PINS PTER MOPS KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD3075MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION AND SUNNI
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 25 were the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Is i [...]
2005-07-25 10:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3079TOP KURDISH LEADER PLEDGES FLEXIBILITY ON KIRKUK
[...] (C) On July 21 Kurdish Regional President and KDP leader Masood Barzani told DCM that he wanted to bring the contentious question of appointments to the Kirkuk provincial government to a close. He said the KDP would accept four Arabs and Turkmen for the four positions in dispute: deputy gov [...]
2005-07-25 13:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD3080VICE PRESIDENT GHAZI URGES STRONG AMERICAN ROLE IN
[...] (C) Summary. Vice President Ghazi al Yawar advocated that the newly arrived Ambassador establish a strong presence at this critical time in Iraq's history. Yawar pledged to address economic development initiatives, promote public outreach on the constitutional referendum and noted the need [...]
2005-07-25 15:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3086CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING: SUNNIS BACK ON BOARD,
[...] (C) Summary. Sunni members of the Constitutional Drafting Committee have said their group will return to negotiations on July 26. Internal divisions in the Sunni Arab group of 15 are growing. The National Dialogue Council spokesman wants a UN role in the investigation of slain colleagues, [...]
2005-07-26 07:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3088TNA PASSES CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM LAW BUT SOME
[...] (C) Summary. The TNA passed the law governing the procedures for the October 2005 constitutional referendum on July 24 but failed to clarify whether the use of the Arabic term "nakhibeen" means "those who vote" or "those on the voter list." The manner in which the terms was let vague gives [...]
2005-07-26 09:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3090CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE DEPUTY CHAIRMEN TELL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitution Committee Deputy Chairmen Fouad Ma'asum and Adnan al-Janabi told the Ambassador at a July 25 luncheon that they were committed to the August 15 deadline. Janabi confirmed that Sunni Arab representatives will rejoin the meetings. Both men said negotiations at the mo [...]
2005-07-26 11:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3092NORTHERN OIL COMPANY MOVING FORWARD DESPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 13 July, Charge d'Affaires David Satterfield and Emboffs met with North Oil Company (NOC) Director General (DG) Adil Al-Qazzaz to discuss pipeline security and plans for expanding oil production in Northern Iraq. Pipeline attacks and dilapidated infrastructure continue to ham [...]
2005-07-26 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV EAID PREF PHUM ECIN ECON IZ
05BAGHDAD3095EVALUATING MINDEF DULAME
[...] (C)Summary. After seventy five days on the job, Minister of Defense (MoD) Sadoun al-Dulame, one of six Sunnis appointed to cabinet-level positions in the Shi'a-dominated government, still seems committed to achieving the objectives he established when he became minister. Those objectives inclu [...]
2005-07-26 14:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMCAP PINR PINS MARR PGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3098MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION, TERROR; BAGHDAD
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 26 were the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum and a response to Egyptian media coverage of the Sharm Al Sheikh attack. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Constitution a [...]
2005-07-26 15:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3099PRESIDENT TALABANI SEEKS CALL ON PRESIDENT BUSH IN
[...] (U) This is an action cable, see paragraph 6. 2. (C/NF) President Talabani told me on July 26 that he plans to leave Baghdad on September 10 to attend the Socialist Democratic Summit in New York. He said he must arrive in New York no later than September 13 for this meeting with various Eu [...]
2005-07-26 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER IZ SY EG
05BAGHDAD3100PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI
[...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...]
2005-07-26 18:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU
05BAGHDAD3101PRESIDENT TALABANI SEEKS CALL ON PRESIDENT BUSH IN
[...] (U) This is an action cable, see paragraph 6. 2. (C/NF) President Talabani told me on July 26 that he plans to leave Baghdad on September 10 to attend the Socialist Democratic Summit in New York. He said he must arrive in New York no later than September 13 for this meeting with various Eu [...]
2005-07-27 02:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER IZ SY EG
05BAGHDAD3102PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI
[...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...]
2005-07-27 02:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU
05BAGHDAD3103IRAQ INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: FIRST REAL PROGRESS
[...] SUMMARY: (C) On July 4, the Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Armed forces briefed the NEC on a new plan for the defense of the oil infrastructure in the vicinity of Kirkuk-Bayji, including the Al-Fathah Crossing. The key elements were the planned commitment of two battalions of the Iraqi Army t [...]
2005-07-27 03:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3104AN OVERVIEW OF IRAQ'S TROUBLING AND INSPIRING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Constitution Committee convened as a single body on July 25 to begin debating a draft document that integrates the work done by six subcommittees. That draft document, a copy and detailed analysis of which we are disseminating septel, is more a Shia opening position than a c [...]
2005-07-27 05:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3105TNA AND CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE WOMEN GIVE CODEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Women from the Transitional National Assembly, including from the Constitution Committee, told CODEL Shays and Ambassador on June 25 that women's rights would be protected in the draft constitution. They contended that it is a lack of understanding of the precepts of Islam that [...]
2005-07-27 08:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN IZ
05BAGHDAD3106PART II OF II: AN ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE ANALYSIS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 10:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3107PART I OF II: AN ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE ANALYSIS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable offers a detailed analytic review of the draft constitution text under discussion in the Constitution Committee as of July 27. (Reftel offers a quick overview of the contents of this draft text.) The document is unmistakably a very rough draft. Although ostensibly a [...]
2005-07-27 11:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3110MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECURITY, U.S. AMBASSADOR
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 27 were the new security plan, drafting the constitution, the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, and the developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ------------- [...]
2005-07-27 12:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3111IRAQI DPM CHALABI SUPPORTS OUTREACH TO SUNNIS,
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi says he supports outreach to the mass of the Sunni population, claims to desire Sunni inclusion in the political process and feels this will reduce tension in Iraq. There is now a plan before the Cabinet, he said, to provide pensions to senior former [...]
2005-07-27 13:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM PGOV KDEM EPET EINV IZ
05BAGHDAD3113DULAME AND RUBAIE DISUCSS IRAQI SECURITY WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On July 24 at the dinner table, Ambassador discussed Iraq's short-term security challenges with Iraq's National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie and Minister of Defense Sadoun al-Dulame. The latter identified the ITG's primary objectives as delivering security to I [...]
2005-07-27 16:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS MARR IZ PRESL
05BAGHDAD3115VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE SECURITY PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-28 06:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3120SCIRI LEADER AGREES TO COOPERATE ON CONSTITUTION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of Iraq's strongest Shia Islamist party, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, pledged to the Ambassador that his party would work in the spirit of consensus in achieving a constitution. It was not their intention to exclude any group. That said, he cautioned, Iraq's Shia want to be t [...]
2005-07-28 11:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD3121SISTANI REPRESENTATIVE TAKES DIM VIEW OF U.S.
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: TNA Constitution Committee member and Ayatollah Ali Sistani's aide Ahmad al-Safi complained about American efforts to secure Iraq and decried what he perceives as needless American suspicions of Iraqi Shia in his July 25 meeting with Poloff. Al-Safi and Poloff vigorously deb [...]
2005-07-28 12:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM KISL IR IZ
05BAGHDAD3123MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECURITY, CONSTITUTION;
[...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 28 were drafting the constitution, and the security situation. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "For a constitution that ensures rights for all" (Al- Da'awa, 7/28) B. "Why Iraq not others" (Al- Ittihad, [...]
2005-07-28 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3127IRAQI PM ON KUWAIT BORDER INCIDENTS
[...] (C) In two meetings on July 26 , Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari raised with the Ambassador the increased tension between Kuwait and Iraq. The PM has received reports from Iraqi officials that Kuwaitis penetrated 25 kilometers into the no-man's land between Iraq and Kuwait. He said the incursi [...]
2005-07-28 16:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL IR KU IZ
05BAGHDAD3132IRAQ TRADE MINISTER DECIDES NOT TO REQUIRE ARAB
[...] (SBU) On July 28, acting ECON Counselor, accompanied by IRMO senior consultant and IRMO technical management consultant, expressed USG concerns over the Ministry of Trade's imposition of an Arab League Boycott declaration on foreign investors in Iraq. GOI Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim [...]
2005-07-29 10:25:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV IZ BEXP BTIO ECON
05BAGHDAD3133SUNNI ARABS MAKE A COUNTER-OFFER ON FEDERALISM AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab negotiators have put forward a detailed response to the draft constitution that marks their first substantive engagement on the issue of federalism. Iraqi Islamic Party leader Ayad al-Samara'i told us July 27 that he supports a federal system that maintains the status [...]
2005-07-29 11:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3134WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. TNA member and Chaldean Christian Wijdan Salim told PolOff on July 28 that Iraqi women are generally not far apart in the debate on most issues relating to women's rights and the draft constitution. The biggest point of contention, said Salim, is proposed language that would req [...]
2005-07-29 11:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN IZ
05BAGHDAD3135FALLUJAH/RAMADI: VOCAL SUNNI MOBILIZATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah city groups continue to echo intentions to participate in the upcoming constitution referendum and follow-on December election. Religious, tribal and political leaders have emphasized to Fallujah Poloff that they intend to educate Fallujah/Ramadi and neighboring area r [...]
2005-07-29 12:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD3137IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari told Ambassador on July 28 that MFA plans to open 30 new embassies and train 500 new diplomats who represent a broad cross-section of Iraqi society. Ambassador told Zebari a more assertive Iraqi diplomacy is needed. The Iraqi Foreign Minister said the Ir [...]
2005-07-29 14:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3139FINDING A HOME: IRANIAN KURDISH REFUGEE RELOCATION
[...] (C) Summary. UNHCR-Amman hosted a July 20-21 meeting among stakeholders involved in the voluntary relocation of some 3,000 Iranian Kurdish Refugees from the Al Tash refugee camp outside Ramadi (Al Anbar governorate) to Sulaimaniya governorate. Despite reported high-level KRG support for the [...]
2005-07-29 18:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PTER KDEM IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3140IRAQ'S DEVELOPMENT BUDGET--CHALABI'S CHART
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 18:42:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3141 IRAQ'S DEVELOPMENT BUDGET--CHALABI'S CHART
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-30 02:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3142FINDING A HOME: IRANIAN KURDISH REFUGEE RELOCATION
[...] (C) Summary. UNHCR-Amman hosted a July 20-21 meeting among stakeholders involved in the voluntary relocation of some 3,000 Iranian Kurdish Refugees from the Al Tash refugee camp outside Ramadi (Al Anbar governorate) to Sulaimaniya governorate. Despite reported high-level KRG support for the [...]
2005-07-30 02:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PTER KDEM IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3143TNA FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER WANTS TO FIX PAST U.S.
[...] (C/NF REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. TNA First Deputy Speaker Dr. Husayn al Shahristani told the Ambassador on July 28 that the U.S. and Iraq must work to fix mistakes made during the CPA era that have led to violence that cannot be controlled by Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces. The insecur [...]
2005-07-30 05:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3144VICE PRESIDENT ABDEL MEHDI PLEDGES COOPERATION ON
[...] (C/NF REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. Vice President Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador during their July 25 meeting that, in the negotiations on the constitution, all sides were upping their demands, making it difficult to reach a final consensus. Ambassador reiterated USG willingness to help a summit o [...]
2005-07-30 06:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3145DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AGREES ON SUNNI INCLUSION,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador stressed to Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways on July 28 the importance of meeting the August 15 deadline for the constitution and the necessity of holding elections in December. Shaways accepted Ambassador's argument that Sunni participation was key to the proces [...]
2005-07-30 06:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3147AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY ON INTERROGATION POLICY
[...] (SBU) The Australian Embassy in Baghdad has made the following inquiry, which we understand is related to an Australian parliamentary inquiry: "Between May and October 2004, was there an extant and operative US instruction in Iraq regarding interrogation in existence in addition to the docu [...]
2005-07-30 07:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PHUM PINS PTER AU IZ
05BAGHDAD3148FRENCH REQUEST TO INTERVIEW COALITION DETAINEE
[...] (SBU) We have received a letter from the French Embassy, Baghdad requesting that Judge Philippe Courroye, First Investigating Judge at the Upper Paris Court be permitted to interview Mr. Tariq Aziz, Mr. Taha Yasin Ramadan, and Mr. Amir Rashid al-Tikriti al-Ubaydi, all currently held in Coalit [...]
2005-07-30 07:54:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PINS PTER FR IZ
05BAGHDAD3155GRAND AYATOLLAH SISTANI CALLS FOR U.S. SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Adviser Ruba'i relayed Grand Ayatollah Sistani's views on the constitution to Ambassador on July 29. Sistani feels only a governorate district proportional representation electoral system will produce a just result. He wants Iraq to adopt the Afghan constituti [...]
2005-07-30 15:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3156BEATING BACK ANY ATTEMPT TO EXTEND CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) In a meeting with Poloffs today, Constitutional Committee Chairman Humam Hammudi indicated that he was seriously considering a request to the Transitional National Assembly for a delay of 2-4 weeks in the August 15 constitutional drafting deadline. Hammudi said he had discussed this ide [...]
2005-07-30 18:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3158SECURITY BRIEFING TO DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) On Tuesday, August 2nd, the U.S. Embassy Iraq will offer an expansive "how to" security session to members of the diplomatic community in Baghdad. This briefing, will be conducted by Post's Regional Security Office, Political Military Office, U.S. Military, and Iraqi Police and Military [...]
2005-07-31 06:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER
05BAGHDAD3161IRAQIS SAY THEY PLAN TO ATTEND PKK TRILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff Fawzi Hariri confirmed that Iraq plans to send a three person delegation to the PKK trilateral talks in Washington originally scheduled for August 2. However, the MFA was not able to submit the required visa applications unt [...]
2005-07-31 10:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINS TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3162PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES, JULY 28, 2005
[...] (C) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates. ------------------- ELECTRICITY AND OIL ------------------- 2. (C) Status: -- Generation: Iraq Electricity - During the reporting period, the last 7-day average peak gene [...]
2005-07-31 12:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3163 IRAQI CONSUMER PRICES ROSE 5.7 PERCENT IN FIRST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consumer prices increased modestly during June by 1 percent and prices are up 5 percent for the first half of 2005. The 12-month inflation rate - from July 2004 through June 2005 - rose slightly to 37 percent. Consumer prices may increase more rapidly in the second half of 2005 [...]
2005-07-31 16:18:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IZ
05BAGHDAD3165UPDATE ON CZECH REPORT OF ATTACK ON DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) Embassy, working with MNF-I and 3rd Infantry Division, has still been unable to ascertain whether any U.S. or Coalition Forces witnessed or were aware of the incident reported by the Czech government, reftel. MNF-I at the level of Deputy Chief of Staff for Political, Military, and Econom [...]
2005-07-31 20:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ EZ
05BAGHDAD3391CONSTITUTION UPDATE AUGUST 16: NEGOTIATORS PAUSE
[...] (C) National Assembly Constitution Committee Chairman Shaykh Humam Hamudi told PolCouns April 16 afternoon that he thought the time deadline to finish the constitution by August 22 will be achievable but tight. There are many disagreements among the negotiators, including whose text was def [...]
2005-08-16 22:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PHUM
05BAGHDAD3393LEITH KUBBA AND BARHAM SALEH ON BUILDING A VIABLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Political Advisor to Prime Minister Ja,fari Leith Kubba and Minister of Planning Barham Saleh told POLOFF separately on August 13 that, after the completion of the constitution, building a political center should be the immediate goal of the U.S. Government to ensure that the Dec [...]
2005-08-17 10:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3394TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR CEVIKOZ: WE SHARE YOUR GOALS
[...] (C//REL AUS,GB) Turkish Ambassador Unal Cevikoz opened his August 11 courtesy call on the Ambassador with a reaffirmation of his government's commitment to the Coalition's political goals for Iraq. "We support the political process," he said, "We're in the same boat as you." He regretted Tur [...]
2005-08-17 11:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD34006 August 2005 Meeting with Dr. Mohsin Shalash,
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On 6 August 2005, Dr. Mohsin Shalash, Minister of Electricity, IRMO Director Speckhard and Senior Advisors met to discuss how IRMO can assist the Ministry of Electricity (ME) to alleviate its immediate energy and security issues. Shalash discussed a number of issues, which lead to [...]
2005-08-17 17:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IZ
05BAGHDAD3402SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DELAY OF THE IRAQI CONSTITUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-17 19:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3407PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI'S TWELVE POINT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ja'afari distributed a Twelve Point Security Plan on August 6. The plan sets goals and priorities for the Ministries of Interior and Defense, the National Security Advisor and other related ministries and Iraqi government entities as they work towards bringing s [...]
2005-08-18 14:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MOPS PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3409MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 19:11:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3410CONSTITUTION UPDATE: SHIA AND KURDS TRYING TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy is trying to bridge the gaps on an agreed constitution text between the Shia Coalition and Kurdish Alliance that control the National Assembly. The major issues still separating Shia Coalition and the Kurdish Alliance are guarantees about sustained national unity, p [...]
2005-08-18 19:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3411 IRAQ TRADE MINISTER SEEKING SUPPORT OF OTHER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 15, Acting Econ Min. Counselor and IRMO Senior Consultant met with the Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim to express the USG's continuing concern regarding enforcement of the Arab League Boycott (ALB) against foreign investors in Iraq (reftels). The Trade Minister [...]
2005-08-18 20:10:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV KBCT PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3412AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH IRAQI WOMEN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 20:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3413NEW PRODUCT - DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING, August 18, 200
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 20:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3415AUGUST 18 LATE NIGHT UPDATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) At around 23:00 August 18, following a full day of meetings with key Iraqi constituencies, the Ambassador concluded his evening meeting with Kurdish and Sunni leaders. After receiving the Shi,a counterproposal noted in ref B and discussing it with this group, final compromise appears near [...]
2005-08-19 00:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PHUM
05BAGHDAD3419CADRES IN MAJOR SHIA PARTY IN GOVERNMENT PONDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A member of one of the Shia Coalition's member parties told PolOff August 18 that he and many of his party were in favor of dissolving the TNA if no constitution is agreed to by August 22. Our contact from the Fadhila Party said the party itself currently has no official positi [...]
2005-08-19 13:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3420KURD/SHIA COMPROMSE ON ELECTION LAW NEEDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to UN/EAD legal advisor Jose Maria Aranas, the Kurds and the Shia are still divided on electoral issues. On August 18, Minister of Planning Barham Saleh reiterated Kurdish preference for a single national district system used in the January election, while Shahristani [...]
2005-08-19 14:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3424CONSTITUTION UPDATE, AUGUST 19 -- MORE PROGRESS
[...] (C) Leaders of the top Iraqi political factions, including representatives of the major Sunni Arab political groups, met at the Ambassador's residence on the morning of August 19. While a line-by-line review slowly progressed, a variety of side-meetings focused on critical issues produced c [...]
2005-08-19 19:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3426AUGUST 20 MORNING UPDATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING
[...] (C) As noted in reftel, the key issue remaining for Shia-Kurd resolution is management of oil/gas resources and handling of associated revenues. Morning of August 20, Ambassador Khalilzad presented revised language to SCIRI leader Hakim, who then reviewed the text with UIA leadership. VP Ab [...]
2005-08-20 14:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3427IRAQ NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL REVIEWS ENERGY
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) On August 16, the National Energy Council met to update DPM Chalabi on energy production and infrastructure security actions in Iraq. Ministry of Electricity reported an average electric power production rate of 4300 MW/hr with a high total of 4760 MW/hr, and a daily total of [...]
2005-08-20 15:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN ENRG EPET IZ MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
05BAGHDAD3436SUNNI NEGOTIATORS STICK TO CALL FOR LEADERS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At an August 20 meeting with PolCouns, two members of the Sunni constitution negotiating team argued for a delay in a decision on Federalism until a National Assembly can be elected under the new constitution. Stressing that Sunnis want to participate in upcoming elections, th [...]
2005-08-22 15:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3437VOTER REGISTRATIONS SLOWLY INCREASING
[...] (C) Summary. After a slow start, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) on August 18 reported increased registration activity over the past few days, especially in Maysan, Diyala, Salah ad-Din, and Kirkuk provinces. IECI expects registrations to increase during the remaining te [...]
2005-08-22 15:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3438SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN WORRIES ABOUT NATIONAL
[...] (C) Sadrist Parliamentarian Sami Jasim Attiyah al-Askari told PolCouns on August 20 that no more than three provinces should be permitted to form a region. Askeri, who is from An-Nasiriyah, said that many Shia fear that Najaf and Karbala would dominate a single region encompassing all Shia-ma [...]
2005-08-22 16:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3442SUNNI NEGOTIATORS STICK TO CALL FOR DELAY ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At an August 20 meeting with PolCouns, two members of the Sunni constitution negotiating team argued for a delay in a decision on Federalism until a National Assembly can be elected under the new constitution. Stressing that Sunnis want to participate in upcoming elections, th [...]
2005-08-22 17:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3443MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; BAGHDAD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 21:42:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3445UPDATE ON TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST
[...] (SBU) Coalition Forces are working with the Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) to expedite the trial of two Turkish nationals requested for extradition by Turkey on suspicion of involvement in the Istanbul bombings. (As noted in Reftel, the CCCI has informed Post that it intends to try bot [...]
2005-08-23 11:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PINS PTER TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3450CURRENT STATE OF IRAQ'S LABOR MARKET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq's labor market is in transition as the economy shifts from a centrally planned to a market- based economy. A (the)Fifty percent of Iraq's population is below the age of 18: this has important implications for the ability of the economy to provide jobs for such a large numbe [...]
2005-08-23 19:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EAGR EFIN IZ
05BAGHDAD3451DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-23 19:27:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3452MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; BAGHDAD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-23 19:39:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3453MINISTER OF FINANCE ON GOI 2006 BUDGET AND 2005
[...] (C) Summary. On August 21, Finance Minister Allawi told us how he plans to structure the GOI 2006 budget and address food and fuel price subsidies within that budget. Allawi has withdrawn his request for a 2005 supplemental, and will use emergency funding to meet 2005 spending needs. He plans t [...]
2005-08-23 21:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN EPET PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3455PUSHING THE SHIA AND KURDS TO IMPROVE THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION
[...] Summary: After a vigorous debate, Shia and Kurdish political leaders agreed to consider changing the draft constitution to fix our demand for clearly stated individual freedom of religion and to clarify that there should be a goal of no less than 25 percent representation of women in the Nat [...]
2005-08-24 00:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PHUM PINS
05BAGHDAD3458MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-24 13:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3459 MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-24 13:25:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3460MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-24 13:27:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3469DAWA PARTY LEADER PLEASED WITH CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) Dawa Party leader Jawad al Maliki told PolOff August 24 that he is pleased with the draft constitution. While acknowledging that some groups, especially the Sunni Arabs, are not completely satisfied, he is confident that the constitution treats all groups fairly. 2. (C) Sunni Arabs, Ma [...]
2005-08-25 10:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3470SUNNI RELIGIOUS LEADER WANTS FEDERALISM AMENDED
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 24 meeting with PolOff, the influential former Sunni Waqf (Endowment) leader, Adnan Dulaimi, urged the U.S. to ensure either the removal or the watering down of references to federalism in the draft constitution. Otherwise, he said, Sunnis would not support the text. [...]
2005-08-25 11:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3473DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 24, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-25 12:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3477IECI MEETS WITH ADNAN DULAIMI AND OTHER SUNNI
[...] (C) Summary. At an Embassy-facilitated, August 23 meeting with the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI),Sunni Conference Chairman Adnan Dulaimi pressed for more voter registration centers in Al-Anbar and an extension of the voter registration period. Sunni Constitution Committee [...]
2005-08-25 14:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3480SADRIST-BADR CORPS CLASH UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Post has heard no further reports of Sadrist-Badr Corps violence since the August 24 clashes between the two groups in South and South Central Iraq, as well as Sadr City. The August 24 confrontation began after Sadrists blamed Badr Corps for an apparent arson-caused fire at the building [...]
2005-08-25 21:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3482DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 25, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 07:45:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3483MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 07:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3484SHIA ISLAMIST DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAYS REACHING OUT
[...] (C) Deputy President Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Shia Coalition was willing to reach out to the Sunni Arabs on the language in the constitution. The Shia Coalition perceives that the future Iraqi central government will be weak. The Shia leadership, anxious for go [...]
2005-08-26 13:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PREL IZ KCRS
05BAGHDAD3490STATE DEPARTMENT-FUNDED NGO CLEARS UNEXPLODED
[...] (U) On August 26, MNF-I Joint Area Support Group-Central (JASG-C) called on the Iraqi Mine/UXO Clearance Organization (IMCO),a State Department-funded NGO tasked with clearing mines and unexploded ordinance (UXO) throughout Iraq, to assist with the disposal of UXO discovered in the Internat [...]
2005-08-27 21:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ KHDP PGOV PREL
05BAGHDAD3498AMBASSADOR URGES SUNNIS TO SUPPORT CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) At an August 27 meeting, Ambassador Khalilzad, joined by UK Ambassador Patey, told Sunni leaders that while the Constitution negotiations had required compromises for all parties, the current draft offered a historic opportunity for Sunnis, Shia and Kurds to build a democratic Iraq. The [...]
2005-08-28 15:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3500PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES FOR THE
[...] (C) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates. ------------------ ELECTRICITY UPDATE ------------------ 2. (C/NF) Status: -- Generation: Iraq Electricity - During the reporting period, the average peak generation for [...]
2005-08-28 19:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ KCRS
05BAGHDAD3501MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-28 20:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3502DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 28, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-28 20:55:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3516WOMEN ACTIVISTS REACT TO DRAFT CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Women activists expressed to Ambassador on August 24 their frustration over the new constitution's implications for women's rights. The Ambassador underscored that the U.S. had pushed hard on this issue and achieved some compromise -- the removal of a time limit to the 25 percent [...]
2005-08-29 11:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3525REACTION TO NEW CONSTITUTION: SUNNIS EXPRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY Following the August 28 release of the final draft of the new Iraqi Constitution, Poloffs gathered with Transitional National Assembly (TNA) members and other Iraqi political figures. The Sunni Arab negotiators' public reaction was very negative. In private, some of the negotiato [...]
2005-08-29 16:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3540DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-30 06:03:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3547UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME'S IRAQ DIRECTOR LAYS OUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paolo Lembo, Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme Iraq, met with IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard on August 14 to discuss UNDP priorities in Iraq after having recently opened its liaison office in Baghdad. He stressed UNDP's focus on building Iraq's weak g [...]
2005-08-30 15:03:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL ETRD EINV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS UN
05BAGHDAD3549PLANS FOR IRAQ PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of British, Canadian, United Nations, and US missions met on August 27 to discuss efforts to raise the profile of public sector reform. Participants shared the perception that the Government of Iraq (GOI) has yet to take any initiative to ensure the emerging publ [...]
2005-08-30 16:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS
05BAGHDAD3550FUEL SHORTAGE REACHES BAGHDAD, ITG TAKES ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: A series of events culminating in the August 24 suspension of fuel shipments from Turkey to Iraq, due to the State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO)'s unpaid debt to Turkish firms, has caused a serious fuel shortage in northern Iraq that is cascading into Baghdad and points south. A [...]
2005-08-30 18:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV TU IZ ECON
05BAGHDAD3552SECTARIAN VIOLENCE HAMPERS SUNNI PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The August 25 discovery of the bodies of 36 Iraqis, apparently all Sunni Arabs allegedly taken from their Baghdad homes early on August 24 by men in Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) uniforms, has shaken the Sunni Arab community. Sunni Waqf head Ahmed Abdul Gafur al Samarai told PolCoun [...]
2005-08-30 22:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD3555 JCRED AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
[...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq agricultural issues in Amman during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) July 11. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Ali Hussein Al-Behadli presented his strategy to reduce poverty and increase food security. In add [...]
2005-08-31 09:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EIND KPRV SOCI EAID IZ
05BAGHDAD3558SUNNI DEPUTY PM: THIS IS THE BEST POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 29 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Abid Mutlak Al-Jaburi (a secular Sunni) thanked the Ambassador for the U.S. role in the constitution drafting process. He said that 90 percent of Iraqis would prefer to live in a secular state, and expressed confidence that Sunnis wi [...]
2005-08-31 12:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3559 PLANNED VISIT TO NY AND WASHINGTON BY IRAQI INTERIOR
[...] (SBU) Minister of Interior Baker Jabor plans to visit New York City from September 8 to 12 and Washington, DC from September 12 to 17. SecDef has invited the Minister. 2. (SBU) While in New York, Jabor hopes to participate in a 9/11 memorial service, meet with the Iraqi Permanent Represen [...]
2005-08-31 12:58:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3562 JCRED REVIEWS IRAQ ENERGY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq energy issues in Amman during an energy bilateral on July 10, and during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) on July 11. The Ministry of Oil plans to expand oil production to 2.5 million barrels/day by year [...]
2005-08-31 14:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ENRG EPET SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3565IRAQI PRIME MINISTER REINVIGORATES MILITIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting with the Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq on 21 August 2005, Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr gave LTG Petraeus a copy of a 10 August Prime Minister memorandum, which directs the Minister to implement CPA Order 91. CPA 91 pro [...]
2005-08-31 17:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3566SUNNI ARAB OFFICIALS ON HOW TO HELP THE
[...] (C) Summary: Fatwa Association (Salafist) Dr. Mahmud al Mashadani told the Ambassador August 30 that changes to the draft constitution in four areas -- Arab identity, Iraqi unity, placement of statement on Islam and human rights, and clarification of ownership of future oil and natural gas dis [...]
2005-08-31 21:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV QA IZ
05BAGHDAD3567SUNNI LEADER REJECTS CONSTITUTION, ALLEGES POLICE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Adnan al-Dulaimi told Ambassador on August 30 that Minister of Interior Baqr Jabr should be removed due to allegations of arbitrary arrest, abuse, and murder of Sunnis by Iraqi Police (IP). Dulaimi worried that federalism would divide the country and urged that the referendum be [...]
2005-08-31 21:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV QA IZ
05BAGHDAD3568MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-01 06:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3569DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 28, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-01 06:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3570MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-01 08:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3584GOI RECOMMENDS BAGHDAD FUEL RATIONING,
[...] (C) Summary: An August 28 emergency session of the National Energy Council (NEC) addressed the critical fuel shortage in Iraq. The NEC recommended fuel rationing in Baghdad and, to increase security for critical oil and Electric power infrastructure, augmenting the Strategic Infrastructure B [...]
2005-09-02 06:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV PTER IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3601Special Media Reaction Report The Sunni Split on the
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Within the Sunni community two positions have emerge on the constitution, an approach of continued engagement and a rejectionist approach. This debate is being carried out in the media with both camps reaching out to major Iraqi and pan-Arab outlets to espouse their positions. I [...]
2005-09-02 20:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3603FINANCE MINISTER CHANGES TRAVEL PLANS
[...] (C) Further to ref A request, on September 2 the Ambassador called Minister of Finance Allawi to ask that Allawi not/not accompany President Talabani to the United States September 8-16 (ref B). Allawi agreed and said that he needs to stay in Iraq to work on the budget. Allawi will travel la [...]
2005-09-03 11:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN IZ OTRA
05BAGHDAD3605ACTING SRSG EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER ELECTION LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-03 13:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3620MORE ON DRAFT CONSTITUTION, UNAMI OUTREACH AND
[...] (C) Summary. At a September 3 meeting, the Ambassador discussed the draft constitution and election law with UK Ambassador Patey, Acting UNAMI SRSG Schulenburg, and UNAMI Coordinator for Constitution Support Haysom. All concurred that constitutional buy-in by all of Iraq's communities will b [...]
2005-09-04 19:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3628AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINDEF AL-DULIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador, accompanied by A/DCM, met with Iraqi MinDef Dulime on September 3. They discussed low Sunni representation in the Iraqi Army, including pressure to fire one of two Sunni division commanders. Also discussed were efforts to enhance western security, with the idea of [...]
2005-09-04 22:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER PGOV KISL IZ
05BAGHDAD3629SUNNI MODERATE GHAZI AL-YAWR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on September 1 and 3, the Ambassador, urged Deputy President Ghazi al-Yawr to actively support the new constitution. Al-Yawar was pleased with the latest draft, but stressed that the changes must be put before the Iraqi public. Noting that he had just spoken [...]
2005-09-05 06:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KISL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3635AL-YAWR PLEASED WITH PROGRESS ON TALL'AFAR; AGREES
[...] (C) Summary. In separate September 1 and 3 meetings with the Ambassador, Deputy President al-Yawr encouraged Coalition engagement in addressing the situation in Tall'Afar. Ambassador raised ways to mitigate negative Sunni reaction to military engagement in the city. Al-Yawr agreed to the Amba [...]
2005-09-05 13:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3638MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-05 18:50:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3639DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 28, 2005
[...] Each group should organize its internal structure and renounce divisions. 2. Establishing strong relations among these groups and combining efforts. 3. Establishing strong relations with left wing powers and non-extremist Islamic groups. 4. Working with international human rig [...]
2005-09-05 18:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3642SUNNI ARAB OUTREACH IN IRAQ: MISSION PLANS
[...] (U) The US Mission Baghdad, including MNF-I, is committed to achieving broad Sunni Arab support for a democratic Iraq. The Mission is aware of the beginnings of a psychological shift in the tide since the January elections regarding participation in the electoral process, and we will use a r [...]
2005-09-06 05:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV MOPS ELAB PINS EAID KISL IZ
05BAGHDAD3643IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY LEADER WEIGHS SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) In an effort to expand the base of Sunni support for the new constitution, the Ambassador and Embassy staff have engaged those Sunni politicians who -- to varying degrees -- have indicated a readiness to publicly support the current draft in exchange for certain adjustments. Iraqi partici [...]
2005-09-06 06:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3644REP WOLF DISCUSSES FUTURE OF COALITION FORCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On 28 August 2005, U.S. Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) met with several members of the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG),including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Ibrahim Al-Jafari. Noting wavering U.S. public opinion over the continued military presence in Ir [...]
2005-09-06 07:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3647IRAQI GOVERNMENT NAMES INTERLOCUTORS ON TALL,AFAR;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings this week, the Prime Minister's special advisor Adnan Ali al-Kadhami and TNA member Hassan Seneid pledged to work closely with U.S. government representatives to ensure the welfare of citizens in Tall'Afar. On August 30, Senior SCIRI official Muhammad Taqi al [...]
2005-09-06 10:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MOPS PHUM PREF PREL IZ MARS
05BAGHDAD3648IECI CHAIRMAN AND ANBAR GOVERNOR MEET IN RAMADI
[...] (C) Summary. Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) Board Chairman Izadin traveled to Ramadi August 30 to meet with Arab Sunni leaders, including Anbar Governor Mamoon and Provincial Council Chairman Khadir. Izadin told local Sunni Arab leaders that IECI had decided to extend the Anba [...]
2005-09-06 10:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3659MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 18:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3660DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 6, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 19:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3664SCIRI PRESIDENT AL-HAKIM SENDS CONDOLENCE
[...] On September 3 President of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim, addressed a letter to President Bush expressing condolences to the families of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. 2. A translation of the letter's text follows: His Excellency P [...]
2005-09-07 06:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3688MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-08 10:35:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3758ELECTION LAW PASSES; SHIA-KURDISH MOVE CLOSER ON
[...] (C) Senior Shi'a Coalition official and Deputy Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) Hussein Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani confirmed to Charge on the evening of September 12 that the Shi'a Coalition (and the Najaf clergy) have agreed to language in the draft constitution regarding [...]
2005-09-12 17:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3783DRAFT CONSTITUTION SIGNED, PASSED TO UNAMI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iraqi draft Constitution was signed and delivered to UNAMI for printing the afternoon of September 13. Deputy Speaker Shahristani plans to announce the final text at a press conference September 14. SRSG Qazi has expressed concern that the amended text was never formally a [...]
2005-09-13 18:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD3807DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 14, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-14 19:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3919IRMO - SECOND MEF MEETING WITH AL ANBAR GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Summary. On September 18, Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO) Senior Consultants and the Second Marine Expeditionary Force (2MEF) Deputy Commander BG Williams met with Al Anbar Governor Mamoon. They discussed several issues including 1) the kidnapping and recent release of the [...]
2005-09-22 08:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV KDEM ECON PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3926TWO SUNNI ARAB INDEPENDENTS DISCOUNT CHANCES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Two relative Sunni Arab political independents told us earlier this week that Sunni Arabs likey will vote in force against the draft constitution on October 15. Hatem al-Mukhlis, from Salah ad-Din province, told us that it would be better for the Sunni Arabs to help draft a new [...]
2005-09-22 10:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3929SADRISTS LIKELY TO BACK CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In conversations earlier this week, Sadrists and affiliates told PolOff that Muqtada al-Sadr will tell his people to vote in favor of the constitution in the October 15 referendum. They dismissed reports that Sadr is opposed to the constitution as rumors spread by Sadr's opponen [...]
2005-09-22 11:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD3931SHIA CONTACTS CONSIDER AYAD ALLAWI
[...] (C) Summary. Prominent Shia lamented to EmbOffs the lack of strong moderate Shia presidential candidates and revealed their concerns about supporting Ayad Allawi in the upcoming December 15 elections. These politicians doubted Allawi would be strong enough to defeat the Islamists, citing his [...]
2005-09-22 11:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM PGOV PINR
05BAGHDAD3932APPROACHING THE 18-MONTH THRESHOLD FOR DETAINEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The internment of certain individuals involved with insurgent and terrorist operations in Iraq will begin to exceed 18 months at the start of 2006. Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Memorandum No. 3 established an 18-month threshold for holding detainees, after which a detai [...]
2005-09-22 14:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KJUS PREL XF IZ
05BAGHDAD3933(S/NF) BRITISH DATT SHARES REPORT ON BASRA INCIDENT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The British decision to use force to extract eight UK soldiers being held by the Iraqi Police (IP) in Basra was taken only after the British became convinced that the national and local Iraqi governments were not in control of the situation and that the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) S [...]
2005-09-22 14:24:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PREL PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3934MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-22 18:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3935DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 22, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-22 19:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3939OIL MINISTER QUIETLY TAKING STEPS ON FUEL PRICES,
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Oil Ibrahim Bahr al-'Ulum told the Embassy September 21 that there is no ministerial support for fuel price reform prior to the December elections, but "quieter" efforts are underway to "condition" the Iraqi public to new prices. These include sale of fuel for private [...]
2005-09-23 10:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET KCRM MOPS MARR PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD3941TURCOMAN TNA MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT KURDS,
[...] (C) Summary: Two Turcoman TNA members complained bitterly to PolOff September 22 about Kurdish machinations in Kirkuk -- from padding electoral lists to illegally settling Kurds on private Turcoman lands. They asserted that Article 136 of the draft constitution, about the future status of Kir [...]
2005-09-23 11:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3942REFERENDUM PREPARATIONS ON TRACK, IECI TO VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) chairman Izadin Shufig and commissioner Safwat Sidqi told PolOff on September 20 that preparations for the October 15 referendum are on track. With respect to the registration period for political entities, IECI is likely to exten [...]
2005-09-23 12:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3943ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN THE MINISTRY OF
[...] (U) Action request, see para 18. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY. Recent press accounts alleging massive fraud at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MoD) -- most notably implicating former Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan -- repeat allegations that have been made for some time. Embassy, IRMO, and MNSTC-I pla [...]
2005-09-24 02:15:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL KCOR PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3945TOP SHIA CLERGY URGE THE FAITHFUL TO APPROVE CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) Grand Ayatollah Sistani, and other top Shia clerics in Najaf, publicly have urged Iraqis to approve the draft constitution. A member of the Shia Coalition in the National Assembly, Ali Debbagh, told PolCouns that he had met Sistani's son, Mohammed Reda, on 9/22. Mohammed Reda said t [...]
2005-09-24 05:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KISL PGOV
05BAGHDAD3948DISSENSION WITHIN SUNNI ARAB HARD-LINE RANKS
[...] (C) Sunni Arab Sa'adoon al-Zubaidi, a member of the hard-line, Sunni Arab-dominated Iraqi Council of National Dialogue (ICND) told PolOff September 22 that in the last several days there has been no effort by Sunni Arab representatives to propose specific changes to Kurdish or Shia leaders tha [...]
2005-09-24 12:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3963MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-26 02:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3964DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 25, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-26 02:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3976VP ADEL ABD AL-MAHDI UPBEAT WITH CODEL STEARNS
[...] (SBU) VP Adel Abd al-Mahdi told CODEL Stearns September 24 that he expects the referendum to pass without problems. He added that the U.S. had facilitated the negotiations but it was an Iraqi product. In the end, it was the best that could be produced, he said, even if he was not entirely hap [...]
2005-09-26 11:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ECON EFIN ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD3984MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-26 15:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3986DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 26, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-26 16:06:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3989FUEL PRICES TO RISE COUNTRYWIDE
[...] (C) Summary: Director General of the Oil Products Distribution Company Zuhayr Shakir said September 23 that the $.08/gallon price rise for regular octane fuel that went into effect in Baghdad September 17 will be extended countrywide in October. Zuhayr's company is formally part of the Minis [...]
2005-09-27 02:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3994REGIONAL AIRPORTS ON SCHEDULE TO ACHIEVE ICAO
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy, MNF-I, and GOI representatives visited airports in Mosul, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah from September 16 thru 18 to assess the progress in achieving compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and recommended practices (SARPS). While at differ [...]
2005-09-27 07:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON IZ
05BAGHDAD3996SUNNI DIALOGUE COUNCIL'S MASHADANI SEEKS
[...] (C) Summary: At a September 24 meeting, the Ambassador discussed Sunni Arab reaction to the draft constitution with Mahmoud Mashadani, Constitution Committee and Iraqi Council for National Dialogue (ICND) member. The Ambassador agreed to advocate for Sunni Arab-proposed changes to the constit [...]
2005-09-27 07:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3997SHIA LEADER AGREES SMALL CHANGES TO DRAFT
[...] (C) Shia Islamist Coalition leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador 9/24 evening that, in principle, he would accept small changes to the draft constitution's language if it would gain Sunni Arab support at the referendum. The Ambassador referred to earlier discussions with Sunni Ara [...]
2005-09-27 07:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4002AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINDEF DULIME
[...] (S//REL MCFI) SUMMARY: On September 24 the Ambassador met with Iraqi MinDef Sadoun al-Dulime. Discussions covered security in western Iraq, the effect of sectarian discord on referendum security, Iraqi-Jordanian relations, government corruption, and the apolitical development of the ISF. END [...]
2005-09-27 10:12:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV MOPS KISL IZ
05BAGHDAD4003A CONFERENCE OF SUNNI ARABS THAT SUPPORTS THE
[...] (C) Summary. A Sunni Arab tribal shaykh convened with help from President Talabani a September 23 conference at which the Sunni Arab political figures in attendance urged acceptance of the draft constitution and condemnation of terrorism. The conference was attended by 200 mostly Sunni leader [...]
2005-09-27 10:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4004SHIA IMAMS IN FAVOR OF CONSTITUTION, BUT THEIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation on September 26 two moderate Shia Imams, both followers of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, told PolOff they would vote in favor of the constitution in the October 15 elections. They said they had set up an organization to tell more Iraqis about the constitution. Some [...]
2005-09-27 11:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR
05BAGHDAD4006(U) FIRST KURDISTAN REBUILDING EXPO ATTRACTS 200
[...] (SBU) Summary: A USG delegation attended the Rebuild Iraq Expo and Conference on September 15 & 16 in the Kurdish city of Erbil. Organized by the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it was the first such event held in Iraq. Kurdish areas want to show they are open and ready for [...]
2005-09-27 12:01:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EIND PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4008LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY DISAPPOINTS ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 22, the Ministers of Oil, Water Resources, and Electricity reported to the National Energy Council (NEC) an increase in attacks against electrical power generation and distribution systems as well as export pipelines. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Chalabi and the minis [...]
2005-09-27 12:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4009DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 27, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 17:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4010MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 17:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4013JAFARI'S DA'WA PARTY AND SCIRI NOT READY YET FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 11:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4018ALLAWI POSTPONES CONFERENCE FOR CENTRIST
[...] (C) Summary: Several TNA members have acknowledged that ongoing political differences, not security concerns, were the real reason former Prime Minister Allawi recently postponed a conference to launch a centrist political coalition. Some have refused to participate in the coalition talks al [...]
2005-09-28 12:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4025MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-29 02:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4026DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 28, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-29 02:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4032TAL AFAR SUNNI AND SHI'A SHEIKHS AGREE ON NEED
[...] (C) Summary: Tal Afar Sunni and Shi'a sheikhs told Iraqi Government delegates September 27 they want reconciliation to begin reconstruction efforts. The two groups had not been willing to meet each other earlier. The parties agreed to future discussions on the Iraqi Government's proposed $47 [...]
2005-09-29 12:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD4033RALLYING SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTION IN KARBALA AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Shia Coalition members Ali al-Dabagh and Mona Zalzala traveled with PolOff to Karbala and Najaf on 9/22 to rally support for the draft constitution. Their comments were sometimes critical of elements of the text, but they nevertheless supported ratification. We sense the Shia [...]
2005-09-29 12:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4034FALLUJAH: GEN CASEY MEETS LOCAL LEADERS, URGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: General Casey, MNF-I Commanding General, met September 22, 2005, with Fallujah leaders at the downtown Civil-Military Operations Center. He stressed his continued personal commitment to Fallujah's reconstruction and improved security; progress had been made since his last visit [...]
2005-09-29 13:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4035DPM AL-JABBURI VISIT TO THE U.S.: IRAN/IRAQ ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Deputy Prime Minister Abd Mutlak al-Jabburi intends to visit the US in early October to discuss the Iraqi Constitution, human rights, security, and economic projects, particularly the Iraq-Iran oil pipeline proposal. Post requests guidance on potential ILSA inf [...]
2005-09-29 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR IZ
05BAGHDAD4038DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-29 17:40:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4039MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-29 17:42:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4040OIL WORKERS UNDER THREAT; MORE "UNOFFICIAL" FUEL
[...] (S) Summary: Director General of the Oil Products Distribution Company at the Ministry of Oil Zuhayr Shakir (strictly protect) told us September 27 that he intends to institute further modest increases in fuel prices for both consumers and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). He believes that he [...]
2005-09-29 18:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG EPET KCOR KCRM PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4041MOVING TOWARDS FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: The Public Distribution System (PDS) for food has failed to ensure adequate food to needy Iraqis. It is inefficient, underfunded, and corrupt. The proposed 2006 budget includes provision to zero out GOI funding to the PDS over the next four years (reftel A),and planning is und [...]
2005-09-30 02:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ELAB EFIN IZ
05BAGHDAD4044IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE STIFFS BRITISH
[...] (S//REL GBR) SUMMARY: Only two of five Iraqi members of the Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) attended a September 29 meeting called specifically to review the results of a British team's investigation of the events in Basrah on September 19, which involved the detentio [...]
2005-09-30 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4045ACTION PLAN TO BUILD CAPACITY AND
[...] (U) This is a U.S. Mission Baghdad/MNF-I coordinated cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. As directed by the references, Provincial Support Teams (PST) and Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDC) were established by June 2005 in all 15 non-KRG provinces to accomplish their state [...]
2005-10-01 03:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4051MINISTER OF LABOR ON WORKER RIGHTS AND LABOR
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) Dr. Idris Hadi Salih expressed concern that a number of labor union movements were fighting over the properties of the former Saddam/Baathist General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). He said that Government efforts to control this were [...]
2005-10-01 13:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4082 IRAQI OFFICIALS HOLD TOWN HALLS ON CONSTITUTION
[...] Summary: During the week of September 18-24 the Iraq Transitional Government (ITG) Outreach Program sent groups of senior Iraqi officials to four provincial capitals: Diwaniyah, Karbalah, Najaf and Nasiriyah. Each ITG Outreach group is comprised of a cabinet level official and one or two Tra [...]
2005-10-03 09:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4090NEW TNA INTERPRETATION OF "VOTER" COULD SPARK SUNNI PROTEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two days before recess, the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) passed a resolution on October 2 that could dim the hopes of Sunni Arabs seeking to vote down the constitution. The resolution inconsistently defines the word nakhabeen, or "voters", as it appears in Article 61 (c) [...]
2005-10-03 20:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4096MFA DISAPPOINTED WITH LIBYAN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There were no specific discussions on upgrading diplomatic relations during the Sept 24-25 Libyan delegation visit to Baghdad, much to the disappointment of the Iraqi MFA. The delegation, primarily of Qadhafi relatives, offered condolences to President Talabani, PM Jaafari, and M [...]
2005-10-04 08:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL LE LY IZ
05BAGHDAD4105DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 4, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-04 17:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4106MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-04 17:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4107UPDATE ON SYRIAN RETURN OF IRAQI ASSETS
[...] (C) Emboff met Dr. Saladin H. Al-Hadithi, Director General, Iraqi Fund for External Development (DFI),Ministry of Finance, October 4 for his take on his recent trip to Damascus to discuss the current status of Iraqi funds in Syrian banks (reftel; Saladin headed the GOI team). The main purpose [...]
2005-10-04 17:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL SY IZ
05BAGHDAD4108MINISTRY OF TRADE FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: State and MNF-I representatives met with Ministry of Trade (MoT) on October 3 to discuss Public Distribution System (PDS) reform. Minister Abd al-Basit Karim Mawlud told us that Prime Minister Jafari tasked an inter-ministerial committee to develop a reform plan by the end of t [...]
2005-10-04 18:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EFIN IZ
05BAGHDAD4109CONDITIONAL DEAL TO FIX THE REFERENDUM LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DCM, UK Charge, and Acting UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Schulenburg met with Deputy Speaker Shahrastani and VP Adel Abd al-Mahdi October 4 to discuss the TNA's October 2 "double standard" interpretation of the word "nakhabeen" in TAL 61(c) as both act [...]
2005-10-04 19:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4110IECI REACHES OUT TO KIRKUK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Sunni Arab leaders in Kirkuk told an Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) delegation September 28 that the large increase in Kurdish voter registration was fraudulent and demanded an investigation. IECI commissioners Hamdia Muhammad and Adil Allami assured these Sunni [...]
2005-10-05 06:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD4116KIDNAPPED BROTHER OF INTERIOR MINISTER RELEASED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The brother of Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr was freed by members of the Mahdi Militia on October 2 after being held captive for 27 hours. His kidnapping is especially notable as a high-profile case where the Mahdi Militia operated more or less openly without police interfe [...]
2005-10-05 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4118IRAQI SHIA DON'T THINK MUCH OF SAUDI FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent comments by the Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs, combined with the Arab League Secretary General's decision to travel to Iraq, have raised SIPDIS the ire of many Iraqi Shia. They expressed anger at assertions that Iran has undue influence in Iraq, and they a [...]
2005-10-05 14:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ SA
05BAGHDAD4122CONSTITUTION PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORT INTENSIFIES
[...] (C) Summary. UNAMI distribution of the Iraqi draft constitution is well underway. 750,000 copies of the text reached the southern governorates in the past five days. Distribution to other parts of the country continues. Kurdish copies are expected to arrive in Kurdistan by October 6. Meanw [...]
2005-10-05 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4124TNA REVERSES DEFINITION OF "VOTER"
[...] (SBU) On October 5, 119 TNA members voted to pass a measure that clarifies the Arabic term "nakhabeen" (i.e., voter) in the TAL to mean "those who cast their vote". 28 members abstained. This decision overturns the October 2 resolution that defined the term to mean "registered voter" in a mo [...]
2005-10-05 19:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ UN
05BAGHDAD4125IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY OFFERS CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic Party conditionally agreed to support the constitution on the basis of a package of amendments proposed by the Ambassador in an October 5 meeting. The amendments include a provision that would have the next National Assembly create a "Constitutional R [...]
2005-10-05 20:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4126MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 04:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4127DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 5, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 04:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4132MCNS DISCUSSES SECURITY IN BAGHDAD, TAL AFAR,
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Jaafari convened on short notice a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) at his office on the evening of September 25. Topics discussed included a disagreement between Coalition Force (CF) officers and Ministry of Defense [...]
2005-10-06 15:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4133MCNS MEETS TO DISCUSS SECURITY IN BAGHDAD, TAL
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Jaafari convened on short notice a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) at his office on the evening of September 25. Topics discussed included a disagreement between Coalition Force (CF) officers and Ministry of Defense [...]
2005-10-06 15:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINS PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4138MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 18:25:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4140DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 6, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 03:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4143CHRISTIAN VOTERS TO HELP SINK THE CONSTITUTION?
[...] (C) The leading Christian politician in Transitional National Assembly, Yonadam Kanna told PolOff, however, that many Christians are unhappy with the draft because Section One, Article 2A declares that no law can be passed that contradicts Islam. Moreover, some Christian minorities, such as t [...]
2005-10-07 14:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4144AUSTRALIAN DETAINEE RELEASED FROM COALITION
[...] (SBU) Australian national Ahmed Aziz Rafiq was released from MNF-I custody on October 7, 2005. Mr. Rafiq was originally detained by Coalition Forces on May 27, 2004 on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activity, and was held as a security internee. His case was reviewed on November 7, 200 [...]
2005-10-08 08:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PTER IZ AU
05BAGHDAD4145REQUEST FOR GERMAN ASSISTANCE IN TWO HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Post requests that the Department ask Embassy Berlin to approach the German MFA regarding a request for assistance from two German residents currently attempting to return to Germany from Iraq. (Post first contacted Embassy Berlin through the Department regarding these cases in the summ [...]
2005-10-08 08:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PTER XF GR
05BAGHDAD4146IRAQI MCNS DISCUSSES REFERENDUM SECURITY, OTHER
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) met on October 4, 2005 to discuss the conditions for the transfer of security responsibilities, to review security plans for the October 15 referendum, and to discuss other issues. The Committee's discussi [...]
2005-10-08 13:36:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS ECON PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4147IRAQI MCNS MEETS TO DISCUSS TRANSFER OF SECURITY
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) met on October 4 to discuss, among other subjects, the conditions for the transfer of security responsibilities from the Coalition to Iraqi civil authorities. Prime Minister Jaafari stated a preference for [...]
2005-10-08 14:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4149EMBOFFS TO BADR CORPS HEAD: DO NOT CONDUCT ARMED
[...] (C) In an October 4 meeting to discuss Sunni allegations of persecution by Badr Corps militia members, MOI Senior Advisor James Yellin warned Badr Organization leader and SCIRI TNA member Hadi al-Amari that militias must not conduct operations during the run-up to the referendum on the constit [...]
2005-10-09 07:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4154STATUS UPDATE ON CAMP ASHRAF REPATRIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between August 2004 and October 2005, 331 "defectors" from the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK) organization have been voluntarily repatriated to their countries of nationality or residence: 316 to Iran, eleven to Pakistan, two to Sweden, one to Turkey, and one to Canada. Possible thir [...]
2005-10-09 10:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PTER IZ IR ICRC
05BAGHDAD4172DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 10, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 18:38:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4173MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4174CODEL SHAYS CALLS ON IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Congressional delegation led by Rep. Christopher Shays (R, CT) called on the Iraqi Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr on October 9, 2005. Jabr told the group that Iraqis are grateful for all the U.S. has done to free them from the tyranny of Saddam, assured them that steps are b [...]
2005-10-10 19:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER
05BAGHDAD4175SHEIKH HAMMOUDI TELLS CODEL SHAYS WHEN U.S. CAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9, TNA Constitution Committee Chair and senior Shia Islamist politician Sheikh Humam Hammoudi told Representatives Christopher Shays (R, CT),Michael McNulty (D, NY),Earl Pomeroy (D, ND),Michael Campuano (D, MA),Ron Kind (D, WI),and Eni Faleomavaega (D, American Sa [...]
2005-10-11 06:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREL
05BAGHDAD4176FALLUJAH: LEADERS MEET WITH IECI COMMISSIONER,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah city leaders met with IECI Chairman, Izadin Shufiq, UN IFES elections expert Philip Sfocina, and an Embassy/USAID delegation October 6, 2005, at the Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC). Residents criticized the number of seats (nine) the Transitional Nation [...]
2005-10-11 06:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4178AL-BAYYNA JOURNALISTS ARGUE IN SUPPORT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Journalists from Al-Bayyna, a major Shia newspaper published by the Hezbollah Movement in Iraq, told PolOff that they supported the draft constitution. The best option for Shia, the journalists argued, would be to join together in several Shia regions and work to build a stable [...]
2005-10-11 06:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ KMDR
05BAGHDAD4182ANBAR: GOVERNOR FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary. In October 2 meeting with Second Marine Division ADC and Poloff, Anbar Governor Mamoon expressed his disappointment in the lack of follow-through by Election Commissioners after their August 30 outreach visit. He said that if his demands for confirmation of designated polling lo [...]
2005-10-11 07:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4186ARAB LEAGUE MISSION SURVIVES ATTACK, SCORES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. (C) An eleven member Arab League (AL) delegation continued their five-day fact-finding visit to Baghdad despite an attack on their convoy that resulted in the deaths of 2 security guards. Except for that incident, the Iraqi MFA and the Prime Minister's office characterized the v [...]
2005-10-11 10:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4198DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 11, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-11 17:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4199MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-11 18:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4200WATCH SALAH AD-DIN AND NINEWA PROVINCES TO DETERMINE FATE OF THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A last-minute political compromise to elicit Sunni Arab leader public expressions of support for the Constitution could help ensure its passage in the October 15 referendum. That deal apparently is sealed. Were it to fall through, the outcome of the referendum will probably be [...]
2005-10-11 18:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4204IRAQ - AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES THE IMF,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Ahmed Chalabi invited Ambassador Khalilzad to break the Ramadan fast with him October 7. During wide-ranging discussions, Chalabi expressed confidence that Iraq will succeed in negotiating a Standby Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before year's en [...]
2005-10-12 09:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD4208CODEL REED VISITS PM JAFARI
[...] (SBU) On October 11, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari told Senators Jack Reed (R-RI) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) that he is optimistic that the constitution referendum will take place on time and will pass without issue. Jaafari added that he expects widespread voter turnout that will include Sunni [...]
2005-10-12 16:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4209DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 12, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-12 19:25:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4210MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-12 19:51:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4213ANBAR: NEW RAMADI CITY COUNCIL CONFRONTS FOUL
[...] (C) Summary. A technocrat-dominated, fledgling Ramadi City Council prioritized its responsibilities with regard to oversight of essential services to the violent and battered city. They praised the performance of the local Ministry of Electricity employees and noted their speed in restoring [...]
2005-10-13 11:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4214MAJOR SUNNI PARTY PARTICIPATES IN GATHERING IN
[...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) reiterated support for the amended draft constitution at a big tent gathering of Iraqi political leaders October 12 in the Transitional National Assembly. A number of important amendments, negotiated in the last week, paved the way for the statemen [...]
2005-10-13 12:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4215FALLUJAH: MOBILIZED FOR THE REFERENDUM, BIG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujans are mobilized to vote in large numbers October 15. Most residents remain primarily focused on immediate needs in the recovering city (power, water, and security) rather than the national political debate. City leaders have not yet formally urged rejection of the const [...]
2005-10-13 12:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4218PRELIMINARY IRAQI THINKING ON FALL JCRED
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with EconOffs and Treasury Attache on October 12, the Minister of Finance's chief of staff shared some of FINMIN Allawi's thinking on the next US/Iraq Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Develo [...]
2005-10-13 16:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4219TURKISH ASSISTANCE TO TAL AFAR AND KIRKUK
[...] (C) Summary. If the Turks want to offer humanitarian assistance, and Iraq wants to take it, we have no objection. However, there is no urgent need for Turkish aid. This aid proposal is certainly politically charged and should be negotiated bilaterally between the GOT and the ITG with minimal [...]
2005-10-13 16:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV MOPS IZ TU KCRS
05BAGHDAD4221MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-13 19:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4222DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 13, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-13 20:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4223THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The final set of constitutional amendments announced on October 12 comprises one major gesture to all of the constitution's detractors and a series of smaller provisions to address the concerns of specific communities. The review clause at the core of the amendment package will al [...]
2005-10-14 03:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4224STRAGGLERS BEWARE: ELECTION REGISTRATION DEADLINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Procrastinators will have less than a week to make sure they are on the ballot during December 15 elections. The September 30 registration deadline for parties and individuals has come and gone, and only one more week (deadline: October 21) remains for registered parties to name [...]
2005-10-14 13:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4225IRAQI REFERENDUM UPDATE: PREPARATIONS MOVING AHEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IECI reports that referendum planning logistics and security have proceeded as planned with only minor problems, including in provinces with significant Sunni Arab populations. Preparations have moved forward far more smartly than they did in advance of the January 2005 election [...]
2005-10-14 14:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4228MIXED REACTION BY SUNNI ARABS TO CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) An official from the Sunni Arab-dominated Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),Nasir Al-Ani, told PolOff October 13 the IIP remains resolutely in support of the constitution despite insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades on the IIP office in Fallujah October 13. Al-Ani said there were no casua [...]
2005-10-14 15:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4230MGIZ02: POWER DISRUPTION, FUEL IMPORT SHORTAGES
[...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Constitutional referendum, Iraqis face an almost general electricity blackout, another round of fuel shortages, and a major pipeline breach at the critical al-Fatah Crossing in the north. A decision to amply supply Baghdad with fuel at this time has produced sho [...]
2005-10-14 17:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PINS PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4231SOMO ARREARS MOUNTING, FUEL IMPORTS INTERRUPTED
[...] (C) Summary: Fuel imports from Turkey have been reduced due to canceled contracts, allegations of corruption, and Iraqi arrears to Turkish suppliers. State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) officials said October 6 that their outstanding debt to Turkish firms (reftels/emails) was $25 million [...]
2005-10-14 18:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD423219 IRAQI PALESTINIANS IN NO MAN'S LAND AT AL
[...] (C) Summary. Christian Peacemakers Team (CPT) told RefCoord and PolOff that the 19 Palestinians in the No Man's Land between the Iraqi and Syrian land borders fled because of an upsurge in abuse of Palestinians by the ITG and the general public. CPT was unable to provide specific details on [...]
2005-10-15 05:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF KPAL PHUM PINS IZ JO SY KCRS
05BAGHDAD4235IRAQI REFERENDUM 001 (OCTOBER 15)
[...] (S) Summary. As of midday October 15, the Iraqi constitutional referendum generally was proceeding operating smoothly with problems most notably in Anbar and Ninewa; in both governorates it appears many polling stations did not open. The Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) reporte [...]
2005-10-15 11:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KISL PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4238SAMARA SUNNI ARABS IN DENIAL ABOUT THEIR IP
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 12 meeting in Samarra to discuss security and governance, MOD Senior Advisor General Amer al-Hashimi asked Coalition Force officers to reduce their security controls in the city. LTC Wald of the 42ND ID noted that there had been no change in the demands of the [...]
2005-10-15 15:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT PHUM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4239ANBAR: IMPASSE OVER PAYMENT OF POLICE SALARIES
[...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi cable. Provincial Police Chief Shaqr interrupted shouting matches with his financial director on October 10, to explain to PolOff and Police Advisors (P3) the obstacles to distributing September pay to his officers. Charging the governor with inference in h [...]
2005-10-15 16:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD4240REFERENDUM UPDATE 2 - FREE AND FAIR AND LOTS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. All reporting indicates that the October 15 referendum was generally free and fair. There were some allegations of irregularities at sites around the country, especially in Ninewa. There were isolated incidents of violence but these did not much affect the voting. Although ther [...]
2005-10-15 16:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4241MGIZ02: STATUS OF OIL PRODUCTION/REFINING CAPACITY
[...] (C) As of 1230 hours October 15, officials at the Ministry of Oil reported that the October 14 blackout (reftel) has had limited effect on Iraq's oil production. The October 12 explosion at the al-Fatah Crossing had already interrupted refining at Bayji, although refining has since resumed. [...]
2005-10-15 16:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD4242FIRST REACTIONS TO REFERENDUM: SHIA CONFIDENCE,
[...] (C) Summary: So far, the UN election advisory team has not heard of significant irregularities during the voting operation on October 15. In contrast to the January 2005 election, this time our Assyrian Christian contacts in Baghdad so far are not complaining of serious problems with the v [...]
2005-10-15 20:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PNAT
05BAGHDAD4268IRAQI POLITICIANS SPINNING REFERENDUM RESULTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi politicians were quick to begin spinning results of the October 15 referendum, issuing statements to the media on provincial voting well before the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) began its tally of governorate ballot sheets. While such spinning is to be expe [...]
2005-10-17 14:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4270ALLAWI ALLY ON FORMER PM'S EFFORT TO BUILD A
[...] (C) Summary. With the Conference of Centrists and Moderation underway, Allawi supporter and former Planning Minister Medhi Hafedh has gathered a myriad of Sunni, Shia and Kurds that may possibly form alliances with Ayad Allawi for the December elections. Hafedh reported that Allawi's politica [...]
2005-10-17 18:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4271IRAQI ELECTION COMMISSION DELAYS ANNOUNCEMENT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Special Representative (SRSG) Qazi told P5 Chiefs of Mission late October 17 that the announcement of the constitution referendum results would be delayed while the Iraqi election commission investigates potential irregularities. Preliminary information from IECI field office [...]
2005-10-17 18:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4272MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 19:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4273DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 17, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 19:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4284PM AGREES NOT TO DELAY DECEMBER ELECTION
[...] (C) Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari met with Ambassador Khalilzad and UK Ambassador William Patey on October 16 to discuss delaying the date for registration of political coalitions from October 21 to November 4 and the date of the National Assembly election from December 15 to December 29. They [...]
2005-10-18 09:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4289ANBAR POLITICS: NOBODY LIKES ANYBODY VERY MUCH
[...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi Cable. Anbar Sunni Arab politicos may feel besieged with worries about Shia, Iranians, terrorists, Iraqi Security Forces and the American military, but they are hardly circling the wagons. The lead political figure in Anbar, in terms of administrative prow [...]
2005-10-18 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4290FALLUJANS OVERWHELMINGLY REJECT CONSTITUTION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah and neighboring area residents voted in large numbers during the October 15 referendum. They overwhelmingly rejected the constitution, according to initial reports from Fallujah-based IECI staff. The large turnout in Iraq's "city of mosques", alongside low turnout in th [...]
2005-10-18 12:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4291SUNNI DEPUTY CITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN REFLECTS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Immediately after polls closed for the October 15 constitutional referendum, Baghdad City Council Deputy Chairman (and sole Sunni member) Riyadh Nassir Al Adhadh shared his thoughts about the referendum and politics with PolOff. Dr. Riyadh said that perhaps half of the Sunni vot [...]
2005-10-18 12:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4297DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 18, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 18:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4298MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 18:10:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4306AYATOLLAH SADR SAYS MARJAYA SHOULD STAY OUT OF
[...] (C) Summary. At an October 17 iftar, Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr told Ambassador Khalilzad that the Shia clerical establishment (Marjaya) should not endorse any electoral lists in the December 2005 elections. Al-Sadr warned the Ambassador of the danger of Islamic extremism and said that he fav [...]
2005-10-19 10:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINR KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4439 IRAQI PARTY LEADER OFFERS PROGRAM SUPPORT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 22, PA Counselor and PA Section staff met with Mithal Al-Alusi, Secretary General of a liberal Sunni party, to discuss cooperation in the area of public outreach, specifically the establishment of a joint mechanism to promote Iraqi-American cultural linkages and to [...]
2005-10-29 05:28:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC OEXC PGOV KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4448IRMO DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] Summary. During the period of October 16-25, IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard met separately with Ambassadors from the Republic of Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Australia. The IRMO Director briefed the ambassadors on three initiatives: U.S. plans to establish the first th [...]
2005-10-30 15:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4503DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - November 2, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 18:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4506ACTIONS TO ASSURE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRITY
[...] (C/REL MCNI/IRAQ) SUMMARY: Failures of Iraq's critical energy infrastructure have reached unprecedented levels which are seriously hindering the Iraqi Transitional Government's (ITG) ability to raise desperately needed revenues and to deliver basic services such as electricity, fuel, and wate [...]
2005-11-03 03:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT KCOR KCRM KHLS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PTER NATO
05BAGHDAD4774TOWNS NEAR SYRIAN BORDER RETURNING TO NORMALCY
[...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi Cable. Site visits to two, separate portions of the Western Euphrates River valley revealed -- post-combat operations -- a generally positive climate for the December 15 elections. There are no immediate humanitarian crises and military planners hope to expa [...]
2005-11-29 14:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREF EAID ECON EIND MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4775UNSRSG QAZI ON ARAB LEAGUE CAIRO PREPCON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On November 25, Ambassador met with UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi and Deputy SRSG Michael von der Schulenberg to discuss follow-on actions for the Arab League Conference on the Iraqi [...]
2005-11-29 16:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ UN
05BAGHDAD4776PRESIDENT TALABANI ON ELECTIONS, CITIZENSHIP LAW
[...] (C) In a November 27 meeting, President Talabani outlined to the Ambassador his predictions for the December election results: 90-110 seats for the Shia list; 50-60 seats for the Kurds; 45-50 seats for the Sunni Arabs; 25-35 seats for former PM Ayad Allawi's coalition; and 5-10 for Deputy PM C [...]
2005-11-29 16:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM CPAS IZ
05BAGHDAD4777PRIME MINISTER JAFARI TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (C) Prime Minister Jafari told the Ambassador that he has been invited to visit Saudi Arabia. He departs November 29. He plans to meet the Saudi king during his visit. 2. (C) The PM may raise the following issues: -- Increasing the number of hajj slots for Iraqis; -- Sending a Saudi Am [...]
2005-11-29 16:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ SA
05BAGHDAD4778ALLAWI'S CAMPAIGN TEAM REPORTS INTIMIDATION
[...] (C) Summary: Allawi's National Iraqi List coalition has been subject to intimidation and harassment in Sadr city and the south, including the deaths of six Iraqis in clashes and attacks, according to TNA member and Allawi campaign manager Adnan al-Janabi. In a meeting with Polcouns November 2 [...]
2005-11-29 17:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4779INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS APPLY TO REPRESENT SADAAM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Issam al-Ghazzawi (Jordan),and Dr. Najeeb Al- Noaimi (Qatar) are seeking to join the defense team of Saddam Hussein in the Ad Dujayl trial now in front of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT). The principal Iraqi attorney for Saddam Hussein, K [...]
2005-11-29 17:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4780DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - November 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-29 17:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4781MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-29 19:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4782 IRAQ MEDIA SUMMARY NOVEMBER 19-26, CAIRO
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. This week the Iraqi press zeroed in on the Cairo Conference and spinoff topics. The Cairo Conference in fact prompted Iraq's first real public debate about resistance and terrorism, the coalition presence, and de- Ba'athification. Cairo seems also to have stimu [...]
2005-11-29 20:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4788 ANBAR SECURITY CONFERENCE DRAWS STRONG SUNNI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. During an unprecedented gathering on November 29th, leaders from Ramadi and elsewhere in Anbar province agreed to build Iraqi capacity to take over security in Anbar's cities. Nearly all of the assembled leaders encouraged Anbaris to join the ISF, but there were div [...]
2005-11-30 16:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4789DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - November 30, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 17:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4790FORMER EXILE SAYS REAL TEST TO COME WITH POST-
[...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi exile Saad Saleh Jabr predicted that the Sunni victors in the upcoming elections would ally with Iyad Allawi, providing the Kurds with a king-making position of supporting either Allawi or Adel Abdel Mahdi. He complained about Iranian "control" of key Iraqi faction [...]
2005-11-30 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4791MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 19:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4796IECI WILL NOT EXCLUDE CANDIDATES LISTED BY
[...] (C) Prior to departing for OCV oversight trips on November 24, Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) Commissioner Farid Ayar told PolOff on multiple occasions that the IECI Commissioners had agreed not to exclude the names of any candidates on a letter previously submitted to the IEC [...]
2005-12-01 11:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4798COPING WITH LIFE AND SHORTAGES IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq's current economic conditions are adverse for many. While emigration, whether permanent or temporary, is available to a relatively small number, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE INDICATES those who leave are often among Iraq's best and brightest. Average families have developed a compl [...]
2005-12-01 11:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ELAB ENRG EPET SMIG SOCI PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4800UPDATED STATUS OF IRAQ DETAINEE ABUSE
[...] (S/NF) Three committees investigating human rights abuses committed against 168 detainees at the Iraqi Ministry Interior (MOI) Bunker facility and others at similar facilities nationwide are making uneven progress. The mandate of some committees has been overwhelmed by the political agenda of [...]
2005-12-01 13:19:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PHUM PINS PGOV KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD4804PUSHING BACK ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION COMMISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The de-Ba'athification Commission (DBC) continues to submit names of election candidates for potential disqualification to the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI). The list comprises 117 names. However, Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi agreed with the Ambassador Novembe [...]
2005-12-01 17:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4805DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - December 1, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-01 17:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4806NATIONAL DIALOGUE COUNCIL MEMBER ON ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. National Dialogue Council member Mahmoud Mashadani told the Ambassador November 29 that Iraqi Security Forces are preventing campaigning and that terrorists are targeting Tawafoq (consensus) leaders. He called for a national unity government after the election. He also said his [...]
2005-12-01 17:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ SA
05BAGHDAD4807FALLUJAH MUFTI, A COALITION ALLY, KILLED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sheikh Hamza Abass Muhna al-Esawe, Fallujah's universally respected mufti and senior imam, was killed November 29, 2005. He had functioned as an effective coalition ally since Operation Al Fajr. Initial reports from local Iraqi police indicate masked gunmen shot Hamza as he lef [...]
2005-12-01 19:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4808PRESIDENT TALABANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kamiran Karadaghi, President Talabani's Chief of Staff, told PolOff on November 29 that the Shia List was increasingly concerned about its prospects in the December elections, and predicted that former Prime Minister Allawi would fare even worse than he did in the elections last [...]
2005-12-01 19:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4809BAGHDAD'S 9 NISSAN COUNCIL CRITICAL OF PAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Baghdad's 9 Nissan District Advisory Council (DAC) are optimistic about upcoming elections. All but one of 30 members indicated they would vote during the elections. Most opinions were similar to council members in other districts (reftel). However, in 9 Nissan only [...]
2005-12-01 19:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4810TNA VOTE ON PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS LAW UNCERTAIN
[...] (U) A final TNA vote on the provincial elections law was scheduled December 1, but the Assembly took no action due to a lack of quorum. The provincial elections law was amended from the one presented at the second reading November 28; it sets the date for local, municipal, and provincial elec [...]
2005-12-01 19:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4811MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-01 20:10:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4812CHRISTIAN LIST BEGINS ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs met December 1 with Amjed Abdulahad, a member of the Christian list, "Al-Nahrain Watani," to discuss progress on the campaign and the political environment in the weeks prior to the December 15 election. Abdulahad said he hopes the election will result in an increase of [...]
2005-12-01 20:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4826TEXT FOR MG DARWISH FROM AMB KHALILZAD
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) During a November 23 visit to Abu Dhabi, Ambassador Khalilzad discussed the desirability of engaging Iraqi cleric Dr. Ahmad 'Ubad Abdallah Al Kubaysi in support of the political process in Iraq (reftel). Major General Atiqu Juma Ali [...]
2005-12-02 13:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AEMR IZ
05BAGHDAD4830SUNNI OUTREACH: IECI COMMISSIONER VISITS RAMADI
[...] (C) Summary: IECI Commissioner and Chief Electoral Officer Adel al-Ami visited Ramadi December 1 to discuss preparations for the upcoming elections. In a joint meeting with coalition forces (CF),the governor, local leaders, and representatives from IFES and the NGO Iraqi Institute for Peac [...]
2005-12-03 14:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4836PM JA'AFARI PLANS MAJOR SHAKEUP OF IRAQI MILITARY
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Ja'afari is preparing to sign decrees which will lead to a major reorganization of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Iraqi Joint and Army Land Forces Headquarters. The new leadership personnel he plans to bring in are all Shia. MNF-I Command [...]
2005-12-04 12:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4841MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-04 18:56:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4846LEADING SUNNI ARAB SLATE REP ON ELECTIONS, U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: A leading Sunni Arab coalition representative recounted the Sunni Arab sense of grievance and estrangement from the political transition process, and asserted the solution to the security problem is a "balanced" government (read: more Sunni officials) and "professional" securit [...]
2005-12-05 08:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4847LEADING SUNNI ARAB SLATE REP ON ELECTIONS, U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: A leading Sunni Arab coalition representative recounted the Sunni Arab sense of grievance and estrangement from the political transition process, and asserted the solution to the security problem is a "balanced" government (read: more Sunni officials) and "professional" securit [...]
2005-12-05 08:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4851NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL ACTS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE
[...] (C) Summary: The National Energy Council decided December 1 to stockpile almost 4 million gallons of gasoline and 2.6 million gallons of diesel in Baghdad to ensure adequate supplies in the capitol during the elections. Exports from the north will be kept minimal in the coming weeks so that [...]
2005-12-05 13:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4853ADNAN DULAIMI ON WAYS TO END THE INSURGENCY
[...] (C/REL UK) SUMMARY. Adnan Dulaimi, in a meeting with UK Ambassador Patey and Poloff, proposed three measures to decrease insurgency violence against the Coalition. He called for an immediate halt to Coalition military operations in Anbar, a large-scale release of prisoners before the electio [...]
2005-12-05 15:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4855MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 19:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4856DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - December 5, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 19:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4857ELECTORAL COMMISSIONERS TALK DE-BA'ATH
[...] (C) Summary. A total of 181 candidate names have been included by the De-Ba'athification Commission in lists sent to the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI). So far, 24 of these candidates have been withdrawn from the lists either by themselves or their parties. IECI Commissioner [...]
2005-12-05 19:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4865FRENCH DCM PESSIMISTIC ABOUT IRAQ PROSPECTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY Only the Iraqis will be able to solve their problems, and the US should stay out of it said French DCM Franck Gellet in a December 4 meeting with Poloff. The insurgency will continue for some time even with concessions to the Sunni Arabs, key among them, according to Gellet, a de [...]
2005-12-06 12:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER FR IZ
05BAGHDAD4868MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-06 18:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4869MAYSAN POLITICAL LEADER DISCUSSES SHIA ELECTORAL
[...] (C) Summary: A prominent tribal leader from Maysan, who won a TNA seat on the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) list in January and has decided to join Ali al-Dabbagh's party as a candidate in this month's election, told poloff December 5 that there are no policy differences between the UIA and Da [...]
2005-12-06 19:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4870IECI POSTS COMPLETE CANDIDATE LISTS WITHOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The IECI posted complete candidate lists the evening of December 6 after Commissioners reportedly failed to reach consensus on whether to strike any of the names identified by the de-Ba'athification Commission (DBC). According to International Commissioner Jenness, no names have b [...]
2005-12-06 21:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4885SUFI POLITICAL PARTY PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Party officials from the slate representing Iraq's Sufi Muslims complained about intimidation in the election campaign, interference by neighboring states, and the sectarian and extremist character of Iraqi politics during a December 3 meeting with poloffs. Anticipating they wil [...]
2005-12-07 19:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4890DE-BA'ATHIFICATION PROCESS MECHANICS
[...] (U) Summary. The recent discussion over the role of the National De-Ba'athification Commission (NDC) in the candidate vetting process has underscored the need for greater clarity as to the mechanics of how the NDC operates. This message is based on poloff's December 6 discussion with NDC Gene [...]
2005-12-08 07:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD4891SCIRI LEADER WARNS OF ELECTION FRAUD, BENDS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over dinner with the Ambassador on November 29, SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim and Interior Minister Bayan Jabr alleged the U.S. excludes Iraqi security forces from operations against insurgents and also warned of election fraud. Hakim's aides noted that the constitutional req [...]
2005-12-08 08:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KISL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4892KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION OFFICIALS ON ELECTIONS;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the course of two meetings with the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU),a Kurdish splinter group from the Kurdistan Alliance and the main rival to the dominant KDP and PUK parties in Kurdistan, members highlighted their allegedly non-sectarian, democratic and secular political ag [...]
2005-12-08 08:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4893AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BUDGET, BANK RESTRUCTURING,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador urged Minister of Finance Allawi on December 1 to ensure the passage of the 2006 budget in order to fulfill the GOI's commitment to the IMF. (NOTE: The Transitional National Assembly (TNA) passed the budget on December 4. END NOTE.) The Ambassador also pressed the Mini [...]
2005-12-08 08:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV KBCT MOPS
05BAGHDAD4897AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH WATER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador and IRMO Director Speckhard met with Minister of Water Resources Dr. Latif Rashid on November 28 to discuss government transition, capacity development, and substantive issues related to Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). These included transboundary water issues with [...]
2005-12-08 10:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4900SHIA INDEPENDENT ALLEGES IECI CORRUPTION
[...] (C) TNA member and Shia independent Ali Hashim al- Yusha, who is leading his own party, the Unified National Coalition, in the December elections, alleged IECI corruption in a December 4 conversation with PolOff and PolFSN. Al-Yusha said he had been approached by IECI poll center managers wit [...]
2005-12-08 11:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4904OPIC INQUIRY RE: ERBIL HOUSING PROJECT
[...] This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel re: OPIC interest in Erbil Housing Project. ------------------------------------- Scimitar, Bazian, and KRG Background ------------------------------------- 2. Iraqi contacts indicate that Scimitar Global Ventures acts as a broker [...]
2005-12-08 14:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
05BAGHDAD4906ALLAWI CAMPAIGN UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. Former PM Ayad Allawi's Campaign Manager, Renda Rahim Rancke, met with PolOffs on December 7 to provide them with proof of serious campaign violations and copies of the 55 complaints filed with the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI). She encouraged Embassy efforts [...]
2005-12-08 17:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM PHUM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4907SMALLER "ISLAMIC COALITION" WAGES A TOUGH CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Several leaders from the "Islamic Coalition," list 549, cast their slate as an embattled competitor of the dominant United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) in a December 4 meeting with Poloffs. The group, made up of breakaways from the Shia coalition led by the Islamic Action Organization, dr [...]
2005-12-08 17:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4908PM DISCUSSES PRISON INSPECTIONS, VISIT TO SAUDI
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On the evening of December 3, Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari hosted a meeting at his residence attended by Charge, MNF-I Commanding General and Deputy Commanding General, UK Ambassador Patey, and DepPolMilCouns. Present with the PM were Chief of Staff Dr. Abdul Azi [...]
2005-12-08 19:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD4910MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 19:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4911REVIEW OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN STATUS WITH U.S. NGO'S
[...] (C) Summary: POL and USAID met December 6 with IFES, NDI, and IRI to assess the state of the electoral campaign. There was general agreement that the mechanics of the process are well underway (the exception, for security reasons, being Anbar province; see septel). An exciting development is [...]
2005-12-08 20:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4912WHAT CAMPAIGNING IN IRAQ LOOKS LIKE
[...] With so much at stake, campaigning for the December 15 elections is intense. The security situation weighs heavily on the campaign, and leaders of the major coalitions make relatively few public appearances. That said, we sense there are more public campaign events than we saw in the Januar [...]
2005-12-08 21:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4915ANBAR ELECTIONS PLANNING PROCEEDS SLOWLY BUT SURELY
[...] (C) The IECI, CF, and MOD met December 4 to finalize a conceptual framework and to continue to work out the operational details for holding elections in Anbar province. In comparison to the October referendum, the likely outcome will be a limited increase in polling sites (and some shifts in [...]
2005-12-09 12:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4916PM JA'FARI TELLS CODEL HAGEL WAR ON TERROR IS MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari told Senator Charles Hagel, Senator Thomas Carper, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, and Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that Iraq has accomplished much in 2005, but much work needs to be done. The most pressing problem, Ja'fari warned, is that [...]
2005-12-09 13:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PREL PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4918ANBAR ELECTIONS PLANNING PROCEEDS SLOWLY BUT SURELY
[...] (C) The IECI, MNF-I, and MoD met December 4 at IECI Baghdad headquarters to define the operational plan for holding elections in Anbar province; details continue to be worked. The MoD rejected an IECI plan to use tribes to provide security in western Anbar. A Special Police Commando Brigade [...]
2005-12-09 14:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4919TURCOMAN CLAIMS OF KURDISH ATTACK ON IRAQI HOUSING
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Islamic Union of Iraqi Turcomans leader Abbas al-Bayyati on December 5, he confirmed reports that the Iraqi Housing Minister, Jassim Jaafar (an ethnic Turcoman) was ambushed while visiting the Turcoman city of Tuz Khurmato in Salah-ad-Din province in late Novemb [...]
2005-12-09 14:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD4920MFA RESPONDS TO OIL-FOR-FOOD DEMARCHES
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 8 meeting with Econoff, Ambassador Srood R. Najib of the MFA, agreed to USG requests for: 1) declassification of certain Oil-for-Food (OFF) documents for use by the Department of Justice (DOJ),and 2) Iraqi funding of the U.N. OFF Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) [...]
2005-12-09 14:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALAINF ECON PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4924KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION LEADER ASKS FOR HELP ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) leader Salah al-Din Baha al-Din on December 7 following attacks on six KIU offices in Dahuk the previous day. Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Mas'ud Barzani told the Ambassador in a phone call before the meeting that h [...]
2005-12-10 09:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD4926AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF CULTURE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with ITG Culture Minister Nuri Al-Rawi on November 30. They reviewed the impact of Iraq's security situation on Iraqi cultural heritage sites and the promotion of Iraqi culture generally. Fourteen Iraqi cultural centers are planned worldwide (three in the U.S.) [...]
2005-12-10 10:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PGOV KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4928VP GHAZI AL-YAWAR PREDICTS ALLAWI WILL BE PM
[...] (C) Vice President Shaykh Ghazi al-Yawar told Ambassador on December 8 that only one of two groups will dominate after the December 15 election: the Allawi group (in which Shaykh Ghazi is running) or the "pro-Iranian group" (the Shia Alliance). Many Shia, Ghazi explained, particularly the sec [...]
2005-12-10 15:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PREL PTER PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4929AVIAN FLU UPDATE: POULTRY CONSUMPTION LAGS
[...] SUMMARY: From November 26-30, Embassy Agriculture Attache and Senior Agricultural Advisor visited Kurdish governorates and met with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Agriculture to follow up on U.S. poultry imports since the lifting of the import ban on poultry (ref A). Ac [...]
2005-12-10 15:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD IZ USTR
05BAGHDAD4932ELECTION PREPARATIONS APPEAR ON TRACK - SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With days to go until the December 15 election and despite the absence of several IECI Commissioners on Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) travel, preparations for domestic election preparations are well on track. Special voting for detainee, hospital, and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) [...]
2005-12-11 10:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4935RAMADI SECURITY COMMITTEE DEBATES A DIVISION FOR
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a lively and emotional debate in Ramadi, ex-military officials -- backed by sheikhs and technocrats -- argued forcefully for the creation of an entirely new Iraqi Army Division for Anbar. Rejecting suggestions to enlist and thereby change the character of the Mini [...]
2005-12-11 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4936SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The second day of the Ad Dujayl trial commenced on November 28, 2005. Despite fears that the defense lawyers would refuse to appear, most attended. The day was devoted largely to procedural issues although the Court did review a short video presentation and read the witness state [...]
2005-12-11 16:55:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4938SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The second day of the Ad Dujayl trial commenced on November 28, 2005. Despite fears that the defense lawyers would refuse to appear, most attended. The day was devoted largely to procedural issues although the Court did review a short video presentation and read the witness state [...]
2005-12-11 17:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4940ACTION REQUEST REGARDING KUWAITI AND SAUDI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post asks that the Department request that Embassy Kuwait and Embassy Riyadh consult with GOK and and KSA as a matter of priority as to whether either government is interested in providing assistance to the Kuwaiti and Saudi nationals listed below upon their release from the Ba [...]
2005-12-12 06:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ KU SA
05BAGHDAD4942DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING GOI REQUEST FOR WORLD
[...] Embassy transmitted demarche talking points to the Special Assistant to Planning Minister Barham Salih on December 11. In a telecon with the advisor, we were told that Barham Salih remains intensely interested in establishing a permanent World Bank (WB) Office here. He also promised to inco [...]
2005-12-12 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN IZ PREL IBRD
05BAGHDAD4954DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - December 12, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4955IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS ON WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A group of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGO) told PolOff and DRL representative on December 7 that capacity-building is the greatest need of most NGOs in Iraq. They said it is especially difficult for independent NGOs to sustain themselves and they often rely on donat [...]
2005-12-12 15:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN IZ
05BAGHDAD4956SADRISTS READY TO TAKE IRAQ TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 11 meeting, Sadrist TNA member Nasser al Sadi of Sadr City told PolOff the Sadrists favor forming a government that includes the Sunni Arabs and Kurds. He said the Sadrists do not want UIA 555 to govern alone, and the Sadrists do not wish to dominate any particular [...]
2005-12-12 15:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM KISL PGOV PINR PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD4957SUBJECT: SADR CITY YOUTH SPORTS NGO TEACHES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meeting last month, Sadr City DAC member Mohammad Abdullah Shamikh told PolOff his NGO, The Sport Parliament of Sadr City, is responsible for teaching approximately 5,000 youth in 25 different sports schools about morals and sports. Some of his former students have gone on [...]
2005-12-12 16:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4958SHI'A TECHNOCRAT TALKS OF INTIMIDATION AND CABINET
[...] (S) Summary. Iraqi Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member and former Minister of Oil Thamir Ghadhban described methods of election intimidation and urged the USG to call on the political parties likely responsible for this intimidation to stop it. He predicted that the United Iraqi All [...]
2005-12-12 16:15:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4959KEY SUNNI LEADER ENVISIONS A UNITY GOVERNMENT -
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A leading figure in the top Sunni Arab electoral list told PolOff December 12 that his group was aiming for a broad "national unity" government after the elections. The official, Mahmud Mashhadani of the Iraqi Consensus (Tawafuq) Front, told PolOff that he envisioned an alliance [...]
2005-12-12 16:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4960VIOLENT ACTS OF INTIMIDATION MARR THE ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary. During early December we heard reports of blackmail, kidnapping and murder of political candidates and campaign workers in the run- up to the national elections. Numerous incidents have been reported to the Senior Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) an [...]
2005-12-12 18:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4961LEADING IRAQI SUNNI ARAB SLATE CALLS ON INSURGENTS
[...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad and General Casey convoked selected Sunni Arab leaders December 11 to discuss concrete steps each side could take in support of the December 15 elections (see septel). After this meeting, the Iraqi National Dialogue Council, which is a major group within the leading [...]
2005-12-12 19:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4962MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 03:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4963INFORMATION UPDATE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEE
[...] (SBU) Post passed Embassy Algiers' request for information (see Reftel) to Coalition Forces, and has been informed that Mohmad Ahmed Mohamed Waber (DPOB 27 SEP 1975, Al Shalaf, Algeria) was detained on 21 May 2005 inside a targeted terrorist safe house. Mr. Waber has been referred to the Cen [...]
2005-12-13 03:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ AG XA
05BAGHDAD4967ALLAWI ALLY JANABI ON ELECTION PROSPECTS
[...] (C) Saad Al-Janabi, head of the Iraqi Republican Group running under Ayad Allawi's National Iraqi List coalition, told Poloffs that he hopes the coalition will win at least 43 seats, despite expected ballot stuffing and other irregularities on behalf of the Shi'a and Kurdish coalitions. In an [...]
2005-12-13 07:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4968IRAQ'S STATE BOARD OF ANTIQUITIES AND HERITAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH) Director, Dr. Donny George, explained to visiting Embassy Public Affairs (PA) officers that SBAH and National Museum staffs are ready to work, that cameras and motion detectors have been installed, but that the security situa [...]
2005-12-13 08:45:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PGOV KPAO PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4971FALLUJANS MOBILIZED FOR ELECTION AMID INCREASED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujans stand mobilized for the December 15 election. Momentum flowing from the October 15 referendum - when an estimated 200,000 residents in the city and surrounding communities voted - should lead to repeat high turnout. Campaign posters and fliers dot the city; Ahmed Chal [...]
2005-12-13 14:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EFIN KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4973KAMIRAN KARADAGHI ON "IRAQI IDENTITY," CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: President Talabani's Chief of Staff and former journalist Kamiran Karadaghi told us on December 12 that there was no such thing as an "Iraqi identity." Rather, people still identified themselves primarily in sectarian terms. The Sunni Arabs were so fragmented, Karadaghi said, th [...]
2005-12-13 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4976AHAD AL-IRAQ SHOWS PROMISE IN BUILDING
[...] (U) Summary. 'Ahad al-Iraq (Iraq's Promise) held a press conference in Baghdad on December 12 to announce that a cross-sectarian, cross-ethnic group of more than 270 politicians, political parties and NGO's had signed their pledge to support five specific legislative reforms to advance human [...]
2005-12-13 17:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4978SADRISTS, INCLUDING THEIR MILITIA, ON PARADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 7 as many as 5,000 supporters of Muqtada al Sadr, including many armed members of the Mahdi Army, gathered at Al Mustanseryah Square in Baghdad to mark the seventh anniversary of the death of Mohammed Sadiq Sadr, Muqtada's father (who was killed by Saddam). Among t [...]
2005-12-13 17:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM KISL PGOV PINR PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD4979IECI STANDS UP TO DE-BA'ATHIFICATION COMMISSION
[...] (C) Summary. In a press release distributed December 11, the IECI stated that it would not follow the recommendation of the National De-Ba'athification Commission (NDC) to disqualify any election candidates, citing the lack of evidence to substantiate the complaint being made. On December 12 [...]
2005-12-13 18:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4980IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DISCUSSES NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a private luncheon hosted by the Ambassador at his residence on December 9, Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie shared his concerns about USG plans for the future of Iraq, urged the Ambassador to play an active role in assuring the "right" people are chosen t [...]
2005-12-13 18:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4981THE ANBAR SECURITY COUNCIL: RECENT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi cable. A recently created council of influential Anbaris in Ramadi known alternatively as the Ramadi or Anbar Security Council has brought together local officials (from the professional or technocratic class),ex-military officers, imams and tribal sheikhs. [...]
2005-12-13 18:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4982ADIL 'ABD AL-MAHDI ADVISOR SEES UIA GETTING
[...] (C) Summary. Vice President 'Adil 'Abd al-Mahdi's adviser Fareed Yasseen said that the UIA would get 110-120 seats in the December 15 election. He hoped 'Abd al-Mahdi would emerge as the UIA nominee for Prime Minister, but acknowledged PM Ja'fari's stubbornness, and could not describe a sce [...]
2005-12-13 18:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4983UNSRSG QAZI ON ELECTION PREPARATIONS
[...] (C) UN Special Representative Ashraf Qazi told Ambassador Khalilzad on December 10 that he would not object if the IECI disqualified some candidates charged by the De-Ba'thification Committee, as long as there were not too many disqualifications or the disqualified candidates were not well kno [...]
2005-12-13 18:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ UN
05BAGHDAD4984MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 18:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4987ELECTION UPDATE: SPECIAL VOTING, KIRKUK DECISION,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The election has officially begun with special voting on December 12 for Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),detainees, and hospital patients. Logistically, the IECI is on track for a successful election day on December 15. In other developments, the IECI has publicly announced that - [...]
2005-12-13 20:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4991FOURTH AND FIFTH DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The fourth day of the Ad Dujayl trial occurred on December 6, 2005. Five witnesses provided testimony in open court although each had their identities shielded. The two morning witnesses testified in a closed session. Thus, no media was present, and no recording was made of the [...]
2005-12-14 10:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4993PRESIDENCY COUNCIL VETOES CITIZENSHIP LAW
[...] (C) Kamiran Karadaghi, President Talabani's Chief of Staff, confirmed to PolOff December 9 that the Presidency Council had vetoed the Citizenship Law passed by the TNA on November 15 (reftels). In a December 4 letter, the Presidency Council notified the TNA that it had returned the bill becau [...]
2005-12-14 11:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4995IRAQ: JUSTICE DELAYED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Kareem Al Jaaf, a respected council member in the Karkh District of Baghdad and Baghdad City Council member, has been held in detention for four months, with only intermittent access to a lawyer. He was accused of kidnapping by a neighbor and taken to jail. While waiting for a [...]
2005-12-14 12:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4996'ABD AL-MAHDI ADVISOR SEES UIA GETTING 110-120
[...] (S) Summary. Vice President 'Adil 'Abd al-Mahdi adviser Fareed Yasseen opined that the UIA would get 110-120 seats in the December 15 election. He hoped 'Abd al-Mahdi would emerge as the UIA nominee for Prime Minister, but acknowledged PM Ja'fari's stubbornness, and could not describe a sce [...]
2005-12-14 12:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4997THE DE-BAATHIFICATION PROCESS
[...] (C) The De-Baathification Commission has become something of an election issue with Ayed Allawi publicly criticizing it and Shia Islamists in turn strongly supporting it. Behind the scenes, Shia Islamist political figures are driving the commission as other commission board members show lit [...]
2005-12-14 12:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD4999PRESIDENCY COUNCIL VETOES CITIZENSHIP LAW - REVISED
[...] (C) Kamiran Karadaghi, President Talabani's Chief of Staff, confirmed to PolOff December 9 that the Presidency Council had vetoed the Citizenship Law passed by the TNA on November 15 (reftels). In a December 4 letter, the Presidency Council notified the TNA that it had returned the bill becau [...]
2005-12-14 14:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5000IRAQI MCNS MEETS DEC. 9: ELECTION SECURITY, PRIME
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met the afternoon of December 9, 2005 at Prime Minister Ja'afari's residence. Ja'afari expressed extreme consternation about the fact that his flight back to Baghdad from Japan was denied permission to lan [...]
2005-12-14 15:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5001NEWSPAPER EDITORS LOOK TO PLAY A ROLE IN BUILDING
[...] (C) Summary. Two newspaper editors-in-chief, Muhammad 'Abd al-Jabbar of al-Sabah and Shaker al-Jaboury of Al-Furat, both expressed concerns about the direction Iraqi politics is headed after the December 15 election, but both expressed interest in becoming more politically active afterwards. [...]
2005-12-14 16:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5002CAMPAIGN TONE GETS SHARPER, MORE INTENSE
[...] (U) With just one day before the elections, campaigning for the December 15 elections has been intense, incredibly more personal, organized and criminal than the campaign in January. This has included inter-sectarian conflicts: the destruction of Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) offices by force [...]
2005-12-14 16:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5003CAMPAIGN DEVELOPS SHARP ELBOWS
[...] (U) With just one day before the elections, campaigning for the December 15 elections has been intense, incredibly more personal, organized and criminal than the campaign in January. This has included inter-sectarian conflicts: the destruction of Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) offices by force [...]
2005-12-14 16:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5004ON EVE OF ELECTION BAGHDAD LEADERS ANTICIPATE
[...] (C) PolOff spoke with selected leaders throughout Baghdad to gauge the mood of the public on the eve of the December 15 elections. In NE Baghdad Sunni Arab Dr. Riyadh Hassir Al Adhadh, District Advisory Council (DAC) and City Councilman reports the largely Sunni district of Al Adhamiyah is [...]
2005-12-14 17:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5005IECI RECOVERS FROM ERRORS THAT OMITTED OVER
[...] (C) Summary. When comparing the list of registered voters used for the October referendum with the list prepared for the December 15 election, the Kirkuk office of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) found a discrepancy in the number of voters. Alerted to this issue by the Kurd [...]
2005-12-14 17:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5007SECRETARY'S COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, 2005, Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Secretary's Coordinator for Counterterrorism, visited Mosul, where he accompanied REO Mosul Regional Coordinator Carl Gettinger and MND-NW Deputy Commanding General BG Kevin Bergner to a lunch hosted by PUK official Aso Mamaud [...]
2005-12-15 07:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5010SHIA PROTEST AL JAZEERA REPORT
[...] (U) On December 14 at 2100, Al Jazeera TV broadcast the political talkshow Al Et'jah Al Muakis (The Opposite Direction),hosted by Faisal Al Kasim. Joining him on the show was a former Shia Ba'athist Fadhil Al Rubae and Sistani loyalist Fuad Al Samawi. During the program, Faisal and Fadhil m [...]
2005-12-15 10:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5012 Electoral War Heats up -- Jazeera and Furat
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the most notable example of the intensified electoral debate in the media, a candidate's complaints on al-Jazeera about the "meddling of" Shia clergy in Iraqi politics sparked condemnations by Shia Islamist media outlets and provoked demonstrations in Baghdad December 14. [...]
2005-12-15 11:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PGOV KMDR IZ
05BAGHDAD5016STRONG TURNOUT MARKS OPENING HOURS OF IRAQI
[...] (SBU) The election for Iraq's new national assembly is progressing well with good turnout, along with technical problems in some locales. While strong voter participation was anticipated in the Shi'a-dominated south, our observers are reporting long lines and a festive atmosphere in the Sunni [...]
2005-12-15 12:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD5019ELECTIONS - AROUND IRAQ BIG TURNOUT, LIMITED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Here follows a review, as of 18:00, of today's events in various parts of Iraq. PRTs and SETs will submit individual analyses as well. Overall, turnout was high across Iraq, including in troubled Anbar province in the West. The election commission extended offici [...]
2005-12-15 16:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM KISL PGOV PINR PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5020BUNKER INVESTIGATION FALTERS, NATIONWIDE
[...] (S/REL GBR AUS) The committee appointed by PM Ja'afari to investigate abuse discovered by Coalition Forces on November 13 at the Ministry of the Interior "Bunker" site in Jadiriyah has made little progress. On December 13, Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways passed Post the committee's first [...]
2005-12-15 16:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PGOV PINS KJUS IZ
05BAGHDAD5021FADHILA LOOKS TO LIFE AFTER ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 11 phone interview, Mohammed Ismael, a high ranking member of Fadhila (an anti-Moqtada, Sadrist party),told POL/FSN that his party will most likely support Adel Abdul Mehdi for Prime Minister, Bayan Jabr for Minister of Interior, and party leader Nadeem Jabiri for [...]
2005-12-15 17:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM KISL PGOV PINR PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5022SUNNIS GENERALLY PLEASED WITH ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Our initial soundings from Sunni Arab and Kurdish political figures indicate that they are pleased with the election even though they are collecting complaints from an apparently reasonably well developed poll observer network. The Sunni political leaders we spoke with December [...]
2005-12-16 03:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV
05BAGHDAD5024IRAQ: DEMARCHE ON THREATS TO MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
[...] (C) On December 13, Embassy Rule of Law (ROL) Coordinator delivered a demarche to Iraqi Minister of Interior Baqir Jabr regarding threats to Ministry of Interior (MOI) personnel participating in inspections of detention facilities. ROL Coordinator stressed the importance of supporting these [...]
2005-12-16 12:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5026FALLUJAH: ELECTION WEDDING IN CITY DESPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujans turned out in large numbers for the December 15, 2005, parliamentary election. Poll site estimates exceeded city leaders, optimistic expectations. The November 30, 2005 murder of the city's mufti, Sheikh Hamza Abass Al-Issawi, motivated the population on top of post-re [...]
2005-12-16 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PHUM
05BAGHDAD5027SHIA ISLAMIST LEADERS REACT TO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reacting to the December 15 elections, prominent members of the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555) Dr. Saad Jawad Qindeel of SCIRI, Hassan al Rubaie of the Sadr Bureau, Mohammed Ismael al-Khuzai of the Fadhila Party expressed their confidence to PolOff and Pol/FSN. They all feel [...]
2005-12-16 15:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5028RAMADI REALITY GAP: SECURITY COUNCIL VS. MOD
[...] (C) Summary. This a SET Ramadi Cable. Minister of Defense Sadoun Dulaime addressed in strong terms the Anbar Security Council on December 12. Chastising Anbaris for allowing the province to serve as an 'incubator' of the insurgency, the minister deflected calls by the council to create a ne [...]
2005-12-17 10:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS IZ
05BAGHDAD5030ALLAWI BUILDS HIS POST-ELECTION COALITION
[...] (S) Summary. Head of the National Iraqi National List (731),former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, told the Ambassador he believes Iraq needs a national unity government to deal with the challenges ahead. He has begun talks to put together a cross-ethnic, cross- sectarian coalition that would [...]
2005-12-17 19:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5031COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM MEETS IRAQI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),on December 8, 2005 in Baghdad, met with Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's National Security Advisor. Rubaie described the dual role he plays as National Security Advisor and as head of the National Intelli [...]
2005-12-18 06:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD5032IRMO DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12, IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard met with Japanese Ambassador Toshiro Suzuki to discuss a potential Japanese role in the PRT initiative and US-Japan cooperation to assist in Iraqi reconstruction efforts. Suzuki reaffirmed Japan's continued desire to assist in Iraq [...]
2005-12-18 06:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD5038COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM VISITS IRAQ,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 5-8, 2005, Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),visited Iraq to meet with Embassy, military, and Iraqi officials. During his visit Ambassador Crumpton met with Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials responsible for counterterrorism [...]
2005-12-18 13:55:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD5039IRAQI FUEL PRICES RISE BEFORE IMF DEADLINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GOI) formally initiated fuel price increases across Iraq on December 18. These fuel price increases meet an essential IMF prior action for a Stand by Arrangement with Iraq. Demonstrations were reported in multiple locations in response to the price incr [...]
2005-12-18 18:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5043COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM MEETS IRAQI
[...] (SBU) (SUMMARY) Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),called on Iraqi Minister of Defense Saadoun Dulime during a visit to Baghdad on December 6. Present at the meeting were a group of 17 Sunni sheikhs from the Al Anbar Province. This presented an oppor [...]
2005-12-19 10:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD5045AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT THE PM'S OFFICE
[...] (C) Summary. An American contractor working at the PM's office indicates that Adnan Ali al-Khadimi is the only policy and decision-maker on Jaafari's team. Considered the second and third most important people on the team are senior PM advisors Said Hakki and Emad Dhia. But even though they [...]
2005-12-19 13:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5046ACTION REQUEST REGARDING DETAINEE TRAVEL TO AMMAN
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (S/NF) Coalition Forces are releasing from custody twenty-three High-Value Detainees (HVDs) who have been determined not to pose an imperative threat to security, the standard set for Coalition detention. Eight were [...]
2005-12-19 13:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ JO
05BAGHDAD5047IRAQI POLITICOS PONDER NEW GOVERNMENT: SHIA
[...] (C) Summary: With even the preliminary announcement of most election results still days away, Iraqi political operatives are trying to consolidate alliances. Prime Minister Jafari and Adil Abdel Mehdi, Jafari's rival within the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555),each are trying to line up [...]
2005-12-19 13:41:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV
05BAGHDAD5051CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH TNA MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) met December 12 with TNA members Dr. Saad Qindeel, Wijdan Salim, and Yunadem Kanna. ---------------------------------------- Security Situation: We are in a Catch-22 ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) Wijdan Salim said the security situation [...]
2005-12-19 16:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PBTS PINR MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD5052POST-ELECTION UPDATE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The IECI has released preliminary information indicating that the December 15 voter turnout ranged from 65-70 percent, an increase over both the January elections and October referendum. Tallying for the elections is well underway, and in the case of Baghdad, almost complete. T [...]
2005-12-19 17:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5053MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-19 21:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5065PRELIMINARY RESULTS POINT TO BIG SHIA ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Initial election returns from most of Iraq released on December 19 showed the Shia Islamist Coalition breezing towards a strong showing, while the list of former Prime Minister Allawi was scoring much lower than it had hoped, especially in its home base of Baghdad. The Sunni T [...]
2005-12-20 14:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD5066IECI DISPATCHES AUDIT TEAMS TO TRADITIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. As part of a previously planned initiative to enhance the credibility of the election process, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) will conduct post-election audits in five cities throughout Iraq. These audits follow the pre- election audits conducted that establ [...]
2005-12-20 14:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5067MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-20 16:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5068UIC 555 LEADERS REACT TO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 interview, Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) member Ali Suadi told PolOff that in Sadr City confidence in Coalition Forces (CF) is low. The Sadr militia, he claimed, openly patrols in Sadr City in black uniforms and guns; the Iraqi police make no effort [...]
2005-12-20 16:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5069BAGHDAD GOVERNOR HOPES TO HEAD MOI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 18 meeting Hussein Mohammad Al-Tahan, Governor of Baghdad, told PolOff that he expects to be the next Minister of the Interior. Hussein, a member of the Shia Islamist SCIRI party, said MOI requires a complete overhaul and needs to be less aggressive with terrorists [...]
2005-12-20 17:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5070SHIA LEADERS REACT TO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sayed Kareem al Bukhati from List 652 Sun of Iraq and Jawad al Bolani of Ahmed Chalabi's List 569 Iraqi National Congress told us December 18 that the elections were conducted well in most places. Bukhati felt there was some electoral fraud, but his party has yet to file any com [...]
2005-12-20 17:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5072 AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S FIRST
[...] (U) Action request, para seven. 2. (U) BEGIN SUMMARY. Ambassador Khalilzad and IRMO Director Speckhard met with Minister Nasreen Berwari, Iraq Minister of Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works (MMPW),on December 10 to discuss several substantive issues. Ms. Berwari suggested that th [...]
2005-12-20 18:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD5073LIMITED DEMONSTRATIONS IN SOUTH AGAINST FUEL PRICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Governorate officials in several southern provinces reacted very negatively to the fuel price increases of December 18. While the price increases appear to be accepted in the northern provinces, minor demonstrations, especially by taxi and truck drivers, were reported in the s [...]
2005-12-20 18:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON PGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5074DECEMBER 17 VISIT TO THE BUNKER
[...] (C) On December 17, U.S. officials accompanied First Deputy Prime Minister Shaways and Deputy Minister of Interior for Intelligence Kamal on a visit to the MOI detention facility known as the Bunker. As expected, no detainees were found. Two MOI employees at the Bunker told Shaways that det [...]
2005-12-21 03:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5081IECI SCRUTINIZES COMPLAINT PROCESS AMIDST
[...] (U) See paragraph 12 for recommended press guidance. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21 there were more denunciations of election fraud while the election commission investigated specific charges and complete the vote count. UN election team leader Jenness told us December 21 that the numb [...]
2005-12-21 14:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5083UPDATE ON MOHAMMED MUNAF CASE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-21 15:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ RO
05BAGHDAD5085NEW CHAIRMAN OF BAGHADAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL SETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 19 meeting, Mu'een Hammed, the new Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC) Chairman, outlined his agenda for the coming months. Mu'een is a SCIRI Party member from Sadr City in Baghdad. He hopes to unify the BPC, strengthen the Provincial Reconstruction and Development C [...]
2005-12-21 16:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5087PRELIMINARY ELECTION RESULTS FOR ALL GOVERNORATES
[...] (C) Summary: Post analysis on the preliminary and partial election counts shows the Shia Coalition winning 131 of the 275 Council of Representative Seats, with 53 seats going to the Kurdish Alliance, and 41 seats to Sunni Arab-dominated Tawaffuq. This would put the Shia Coalition in a very s [...]
2005-12-21 16:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5088MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 03:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5089SUNNI ARABS EXPAND SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab leaders from the Iraqi Tawafuq (Consensus) Front met with the Ambassador and General Casey to continue a dialogue on security issues and outreach on December 21. The group, led by Iraqi Islamic Party leader Tariq al-Hashemi and National Dialogue Council leader Khalaf a [...]
2005-12-22 07:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5090DPM SHAWAYS EXPRESSES MISTRUST OF THE UIA
[...] (C) On December 17, First Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways told U.S. officials that too strong a performance in the December 15 elections by the predominantly Shia United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) would undermine the prospects for democracy in Iraq. 2. (C) Shaways said Iran controls the UIA [...]
2005-12-22 11:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5092IRAQ'S ROLLERCOASTER RIDE TO DECEMBER 23 IMF
[...] (C) Summary: Popular protests against December 18 fuel prices have died down. Some southern provinces might be resisting price hikes, but the Central Government took a tough stance against recalcitrant governors December 21. In reaction to surprising news concerning last minute debt assurance [...]
2005-12-22 18:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD5093AMBASSADOR'S EARLY GOVERNMENT DISCUSSIONS SHOW
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Ambassador held separate meetings with SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, President Jalal Talabani, Sunni Arab Tawafuq leaders, and wavering Shia Islamist leader Nadeem Jabiri from December 19-21 to open early discussions on the shape and goals of Iraq's next gove [...]
2005-12-22 18:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5094PRESIDENT TALABANI ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with President Jalal Talabani and other Kurdish government officials on December 21, the Ambassador reiterated the U.S. Government's commitment to an inclusive, cross-sectarian government in the interests of Iraqi national unity. Talabani agreed and stated his prefe [...]
2005-12-22 19:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5095SUNNI ARAB PROTEST GROUP MARAM MUCH BARKING, HOW
[...] (C) Summary. A variety of parties unhappy with the election results, including Allawi's and the major Sunni Arab blocs, met December 21-22 and issued a "Pact of Honor" under the name MARAM. They demanded an international investigation into the December 15 elections, as well as the formation [...]
2005-12-22 19:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5096SUNNI ARABS EXPAND SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab leaders from the Iraqi Tawafuq (Consensus) Front met with the Ambassador and General Casey to continue a dialogue on security issues and outreach on December 21. The group, led by Iraqi Islamic Party leader Tariq al-Hashemi and National Dialogue Council leader Khalaf a [...]
2005-12-23 03:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5097MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-23 08:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5098SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION NOT
[...] (C) Summary: Hussein Shahristani, a leading independent in the strong Shia Islamist bloc, told us December 23 that the bloc is unlikely to settle on its prime minister candidate for another week or two. He thought it possible a dark horse independent might emerge as a compromise choice give [...]
2005-12-23 13:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5099SMALL SECULAR PARTY: IECI SAYS 468 VOTES, OUR
[...] (C) Summary. Abid Faisal al-Sahlani, the leader of the National Democratic Alliance, told PolOff and PolFSN December 21 that the IECI's preliminary results for Baghdad contrasted massively with the results collected by their election observers (462 votes versus 109,000 votes). The 468 votes [...]
2005-12-23 13:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5101OPIC INQUIRY RE: IMMDF LOAN PROPOSALS
[...] This cable is in response to reftel A re: OPIC request for Embassy comments on potential Iraq Middle Market Development Foundation (IMMDF) loan proposals. 2. Post IRMO/Private Sector Development was closely involved in the referral process for projects A (Naseer Oxygen Gas),C (Hilal Al K [...]
2005-12-24 08:58:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
05BAGHDAD5103AMBASSADOR AND GENERAL CASEY CONVENE A SUNNI ARAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of politically connected Sunni Arab figures urged the Ambassador and MNF-I CG Casey to expedite detainee releases and to facilitate stand-up of credible, non-sectarian Iraqi security forces. In a December 13 meeting prior to the national elections, they agreed to meet re [...]
2005-12-24 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5125MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-26 16:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5131ELECTION UPDATE: OCV DOES NOT CHANGE RESULTS,
[...] (C) Summary: Preliminary counts from the over 300,000 out- of-country and 200,000 special voting ballots show the largest number of votes going to the Shia Coalition (36.6%) followed by the Kurdish Coalition(30%) and National Iraqi List (11%). When added into the preliminary totals, these v [...]
2005-12-27 12:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5132IRAQI OIL SECTOR UNDER STRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fuel supplies in Iraq remain scarce, and the country may face regional outages. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi, as acting Minister of Oil, was informed of the deteriorating fuel situation and urged to act by A/DCM and the acting IRMO director. National refinery capacity has dr [...]
2005-12-27 17:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET IZ
05BAGHDAD5133MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-28 03:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5134ALLAWI CHIEF OF STAFF: WE UNITE WITH SUNNI BLOCS
[...] (C) Ibrahim al-Janabi, Chief of Staff to Dr. Ayad Allawi, told Poloff and PolFSN December 27 that the National Iraqi List and the main Sunni Arab blocs (Tawwafuq, National Dialogue, and Reconciliation and Liberation) had signed an agreement December 25 in Amman to establish a common front; the [...]
2005-12-28 05:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5135SUNNI ARAB PARTY SECGEN AL-HASHIMI COMPLAINS OF
[...] (C) Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) General Secretary Tariq al-Hashimi told PolCouns December 26, the Tawafuq, a Sunni Arab coalition, has evidence of corruption within the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI). Al-Hashimi maintained IECI officials, including staff investigating election i [...]
2005-12-28 05:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD5144MCNS MEETING 21 DECEMBER 2005: OFF-RAMP
[...] (S) SUMMARY. During a December 21 MCNS meeting, participants discussed four issues. The Iraqis agreed to the scenario of announcing the off-ramp decision on Friday, December 23. We would prepare the text of a statement to be read publicly to the press at the end of a meeting with the PM. W [...]
2005-12-28 13:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5145SUNNI ARAB LEADERS AGREE TO ALLIANCE WITH KURDS,
[...] (C) In a telephone conversation on December 26, List 731 leaders Ayad Allawi and Adnan Pachachi informed the Ambassador of their meeting on December 25 with the representatives from Saleh Mutlak's National Dialog Front, Khalaf al-Ayyan and Adnan Dulaymi of the Tawaffuq, and others. Allawi and [...]
2005-12-28 14:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5148AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHALDEAN PATRIARCH DELLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Chaldean Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly on December 22, the Ambassador expressed the importance of an inclusive, cross-sectarian Iraqi government to promote national unity. Patriarch Delly agreed that a united government and society were essential to a strong [...]
2005-12-28 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV KDEM IZ KREL
05BAGHDAD5149INDEPENDENT POLITICIAN MITHAL AL-ALUSI CLAIMS IECI
[...] (C) Summary: Mithal al-Alusi, an Independent Sunni Arab and founder of the Iraqi Nation Party, claimed December 27 that the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) is attempting to alter seat allocation in the new Council of Representatives by counting ballots the IECI's own investig [...]
2005-12-28 15:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD5150MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 03:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5153IRAQI OIL SECURITY IN DISARRAY
[...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: The Steering Group for Critical Infrastructure Integrity assessed the security problems in the oil infrastructure and fuel product distribution systems across Iraq. Intimidation of Ministry of Oil (MOO) employees continues to be a problem for both product distribution an [...]
2005-12-29 14:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EFIN MASS MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD5154AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES IECI TO ADDRESS CREDIBILITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 28 meeting with eight commissioners of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI),the Ambassador urged the IECI to consider how best to address complaints about the credibility of the election results. The Ambassador suggested the Commission welcome outsi [...]
2005-12-29 14:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPNAT PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5155ALLAWI AND SUNNI ARAB PARTIES CONSIDER BROADER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab political party leaders reported to PolOffs December 29 that they are headed towards a government coalition alliance with both Ayad Allawi's National Iraqi List and the Kurdish Alliance and eventually later with the Shia Islamists. However, our Sunni Arab contacts also [...]
2005-12-29 16:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD5156MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 16:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5160DECEMBER 22 MEETING WITH IRAQI INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) On December 22 Iraqi Minister of Interior Baqir Jabr told us that: -- he supported the decision by the police chief of Babil Province to refuse to hire 800 recently nominated police recruits who were Badr Corps militiamen; -- another 650 recruits had been appropriately vetted and sen [...]
2005-12-30 08:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5161ELECTION COMMISSION PROCEEDING WITH COMPLAINTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than 25 serious, unresolved complaints ("red" complaints) lie between the Iraqi election commission (IECI) and final certification of the elections, according to International Commissioner Craig Jenness, down from 50 plus original red complaints. Notably, the IECI has finish [...]
2005-12-30 12:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5162SHIA ISLAMIST FADHILA LEADER THROWING HIS HAT IN
[...] (C) Fadhila Party members Muhammad Ismail al- Khazali and Hassan al-Shimry told PolCouns and PolOff December 30 that Dr. Nadeem al-Jabiri, the party's Secretary General, is one of four candidates for Prime SIPDIS Minister within the Shia Alliance ? the others being PM Jafari, VP Abdel Mehdi [...]
2005-12-30 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5164SIXTH AND SEVENTH DAYS OF AD DUJAYL TRIAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The sixth day of the Ad Dujayl trial commenced on Tuesday, December 21. Three complainants provided graphic testimony about torture, incarceration, and murder. The seventh day of trial commenced on Wednesday, December 22. Three additional complainants testified about summary d [...]
2005-12-31 11:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BASRAH150ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STABILITY IN DHI QAR ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 12, Ambassador Khalilzad announced to the Dhi Qar Governor and Provincial Council (PC) the approval of $7.0 million in assistance for critical reconstruction projects in the water and electric power sectors and the building of several new roads. The projects will he [...]
2005-12-17 11:04:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM EAID PGOV PINS ECON IZ
05BASRAH154PROJECT MONEY JUMP-STARTS PRDCS IN MAYSAN AND DHI QAR
[...] Summary: The Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDC) in Maysan and Dhi Qar provinces met on December 19 and 20. Demonstrations over fuel price increases in both provinces threatened to disrupt the meetings, but Provincial Council members prevailed in making the meeting ta [...]
2005-12-22 11:01:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAID IZ UN
05BEIRUT3341MGLE01: A/S WELCH MEETING WITH LEBANESE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: On October 12, NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by Ambassador and PolChief (notetaker),met with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh at the Office of the Foreign Minister in Beirut. With respect to the UN Mehlis investigation into the murder of Rafiq Hariri, Salloukh said the G [...]
2005-10-13 08:49:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAL SY LE IS
05BEIRUT3818MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI HALF-HEARTEDLY DEFENDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Speaker Nabih Berri tried to explain Hizballah's November 21 attack on an Israeli position in the Blue Line village of Ghajjar as merely a response to Israeli military activity earlier in the month. Yet Berri indicated he understood that Hizballah's aggression in Ghajjar, and i [...]
2005-11-29 08:45:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05CAIRO2733MIXED REVIEWS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S FIRST
[...] (C) Summary: After several months of delay, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has completed its first annual report on the state of human rights in Egypt. After review by the Presidency, the document is expected to be released next week. Our discussions with NCHR contacts sugges [...]
2005-04-07 14:58:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO2743EGYPT: EXPLOSION AT CAIRO BAZAAR
[...] (SBU) Charge convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 8:30 p.m. on April 7 after reports of an explosion in the popular Khan al Khalili bazaar near downtown Cairo. An explosion occurred at about 5:45 p.m., causing multiple injuries, including four confirmed AmCit injured, one of whom [...]
2005-04-07 20:39:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO2744APRIL 7 CAIRO BOMBING: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE
[...] (C) The Charge convened the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee on April 8 at 12 noon local to discuss the April 7 bombing incident at Cairo's Khan el-Khalili tourist bazaar in the early evening of April 7. Attending the meeting were the A/DCM, RSO, LEGATT, ORA, CONS, ECPO, OMC, DATT, NCIS, R [...]
2005-04-08 13:30:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC KCRM EG
05CAIRO2789 TERRORISM IN CAIRO; ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICISM OF
[...] All media outlets gave wide coverage to the bombing attack in Cairo's Khan Al-Khalili market, highlighting PM Ahmed Nazif's April 8 hospital visit to victims and Egyptian government officials' claims that the attack was "an individual act." All commentators feared the attacks would unsettle [...]
2005-04-11 14:14:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER KPAO EG
05CAIRO2799CAIRO TERROR ATTACK: ARRESTS, CLAIMS, AND REACTIONS
[...] (SBU) In a statement aired on Egyptian TV on the afternoon of April 11, the Ministry of Interior identified the (dead) perpetrator of the April 7 terrorist attack in the Khan el-Khalili tourist bazaar as an 18-year old engineering student from the Delta province of Qalyubia. The announcement [...]
2005-04-11 16:14:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO2898EMBASSY CAIRO'S RESPONSE TO THE APRIL 7 TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo's immediate response to the April 7 Khan el-Khalili bombing (reftels) included expeditious consular assistance to the three wounded American citizens and their families, the placement of personnel at the crime scene to collect information and assess continuing threats, and [...]
2005-04-14 16:35:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO2969EGYPT NAMES ACCOMPLICES IN APRIL 7 BAZAAR BOMBING
[...] (SBU) In a public announcement on the afternoon of April 17, the Ministry of Interior named four accomplices of the bomber who died as he carried out the April 7 terrorist attack in a Cairo tourist bazaar that killed one AmCit, two French nationals and wounded 17, including three AmCits, other [...]
2005-04-18 16:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO3183EGYPT: PROBABLE TERROR ATTACKS IN CAIRO ON APRIL
[...] (U) This message is senstive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. ----------- The Attacks ----------- 2. (SBU) Two apparent terror attacks took place in Cairo on the afternoon of April 30. An explosion in downtown Cairo killed one Egyptian and [...]
2005-04-30 19:14:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC CASC KCRM EG
05CAIRO3184EGYPT: EAC MEETING FOLLOWING APRIL 30 SUICIDE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On May 1, the Charge d'Affaires convened post's Emergency Action Committee to review details of the April 30 suicide bombing in downtown Cairo and shooting incident (ref A),[...]
2005-05-01 15:05:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL CASC KCRM EG EAC
05CAIRO3421EGYPT: NOTES ON THE APRIL 30 CAIRO TERRORIST
[...] (C) A clearer picture of the April 30 terrorist attacks in Cairo is beginning to emerge. The two attacks, one a bombing that killed the perpetrator and wounded several foreigners and Egyptians, and the other a bungled shoot-up of a tourist bus, are directly linked: the bus shooters, two women [...]
2005-05-05 16:28:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EG
05CAIRO4981EGYPT: AT SECOND DAY OF AYMAN NOUR TRIAL,
[...] (C) Summary: In a second chaotic session of the Ayman Nour trial, a codefendant and witness for the prosecution recanted his guilty plea and claimed he had been pressured by the government to testify against Nour. The development emboldened Nour and his supporters but surprised the judges, wh [...]
2005-06-30 15:14:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO5272EGYPT: AN ASSESSMENT OF KIFAYA - THE POPULAR
[...] (C) The Kifaya (Enough) protest movement has made a significant impact on Egypt's internal political scene in the first half of 2005. Kifaya is an umbrella movement encompassing groups and individuals spanning a broad range of tendencies and ideologies, united by opposition to the Mubarak reg [...]
2005-07-11 15:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO5622EMBASSY CAIRO'S EAC MEETS IN RESPONSE TO SHARM
[...] (C) At an EAC meeting on the morning of July 23, Charge and Embassy officers reviewed the latest information on the terrorist attacks on Sharm el-Sheikh which occurred at 1:15 AM. Varying reports put the number of dead at 75-85, with at least 100 wounded. There are so far no reports of Americ [...]
2005-07-23 14:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER CASC PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO5743CHARGE DISCUSSES RADIO SAWA AND FOREIGN
[...] (C) Charge and PAC met with Information Minister Anas Al Fekki on July 26 to urge that GOE allow Radio Sawa to create a broadcast facility in Egypt and to relay the complaint from foreign correspondents stationed here that they lack on-the-record access to GOE officials. The Minister agreed to meet [...]
2005-07-26 16:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO OPRC EG
05CAIRO7963ARAB LEAGUE'S MOUSSA TO BAGHDAD; SEEKING USG
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) During an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss Iraq's constitution referendum, Arab League Secretary General Moussa outlined plans for a visit to Iraq, October 20-21 (protect [...]
2005-10-17 09:19:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC EG IZ
05CAIRO8016ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA TO IRAQ:
[...] (C) Arab League Secretary General intends to travel to Iraq October 20-22 to spearhead renewed Arab engagement on Iraq's political process (reftel). Moussa requested any technical assistance that Embassy Baghdad or Embassy Cairo was able to offer on travel and other logistics regarding the v [...]
2005-10-18 11:51:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EG IZ
05CAIRO8111SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO ARAB LEAGUE AMRE
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message (ref A) during a meeting late October 19 with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa - the eve of his departure to SIPDIS Iraq. Moussa received the message positively while focusing attention on the issues of a conference venue a [...]
2005-10-20 13:56:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG IZ
05CAIRO8546EGYPT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS - NOV 9 ROUND -
[...] (SBU) Appearing on State TV on the evening of November 8, President Mubarak urged citizens to excersise their right to vote, characterizing it as a "national duty." On the morning of November 9, polls opened at 8 AM in eight of Egypt's 26 governorates. According to Embassy teams deployed in f [...]
2005-11-09 10:16:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8556EGYPT'S PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: INITIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of midday on November 10, the Parliamentary Elections Commission issued results for 43 of 88 districts competed in the first round of People's Assembly elections. As anticipated, many races have gone to a runoff stage, which will take place on November 15. There have been d [...]
2005-11-10 09:54:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8663EGYPT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS INDICATE FLAT NDP
[...] (C) Summary: Though official results are not yet out, much "unofficial" data on results of the first round of People's Assembly elections is in circulation as of late afternoon, November 16. The unofficial results show a flat performance by the ruling NDP, complemented by a relatively strong [...]
2005-11-16 16:35:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8745THE BELL RINGS FOR ROUND TWO OF EGYPT'S
[...] (C) Egypt's second round of parliamentary elections--in Alexandria, and eight other governorates, where approximately 1700 candidates are competing for 144 seats--were conducted on November 20 amidst GOE arrests of Muslim Brotherhood activists and multiple reports of attacks by NDP "bullies" [...]
2005-11-20 17:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO8876KEY NDP REFORM FIGURE DEEMS PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) In our first discussion with leading NDP reformer Hossam Badrawi since he lost his run-off race for re-election to Parliament, Badrawi alleged he lost as a result of NDP corruption. He said that the parliamentary elections are a major setback to the reform wing of the ruling party. Badr [...]
2005-11-23 16:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO9335EGYPT: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Egypt is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism. The Egyptian and U.S. Governments maintained close cooperation on a broad range of counterterrorism and law enforcement issues in 2005 and exchanged information on a variety of terrorism, security, and law enforcement matters during the course [...]
2005-12-18 16:24:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EG
05DAMASCUS6136SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATION AT STATE SECURITY COURT;
[...] (C) COURT SCUFFLE RESULTS IN BRIEF DETENTION: SARG security forces detained approximately 12 men who had participated in a spontaneous demonstration in front of the State Security Court on November 13, following a hearing for approximately 13 men who have been held on Islamist charges for mor [...]
2005-11-27 07:38:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6254Damascus Media Reaction: False Witness/Al-Hariri
[...] Summary: Syrian newspapers continued to focus on revelations by the Syrian "masked witness," Husam Tahir Husam, who gave false testimony to the international investigation commission in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The papers view Husam's account, as to [...]
2005-11-30 14:27:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6255Damascus Media Reaction: False Witness/Al-Hariri
[...] Summary: Syrian newspapers continued to focus on revelations by the Syrian "masked witness," Husam Tahir Husam, who gave false testimony to the international investigation commission in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The papers view Husam's account, as to [...]
2005-11-30 14:28:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DARESSALAAM382RETURN OF SURVEILLANT FROM DAR 352
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 02/18/05 Subject GEARAY from Reftel B returned as agreed at the time of the incident on 02/16/05. He provided RA with his UK passport, which was scanned. RA and a security officer from the British High Commission (BHC) interviewed GEAREY. 2. (SBU) On 02/18/05 GEARAY, the [...]
2005-02-22 08:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC TZ
05DOHA1744QATAR: AMBASSADOR UNTERMEYER'S 14 OCTOBER 2005
[...] (U) The Ambassador met with Qatar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) at Wajbah Palace during the evening of Friday, 14 October. ---------------------- Iraq Referendum ---------------------- 2. (S) HBJ said he had been ca [...]
2005-10-17 14:08:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PTER KPAO QA IZ
05DOHA1752QATAR: S/I JEFFREY'S OCTOBER 6, 2005 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor on Iraq James Jeffrey and an interagency team that included representatives from the NSC, DOD, and Treasury met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) on October 6. HBJ assured the U.S. delegation that Qatar was committed to winning the [...]
2005-10-19 07:08:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL PTER QA
05HELSINKI160AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH FM: MIDDLE EAST IS "NUMBER
[...] (C) Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja invited the Ambassador to a working lunch February 2. Tuomioja was more relaxed and upbeat than we have seen for some time; the Ambassador was received unusually warmly and a cordial atmosphere existed throughout. The FM welcomed the President's Fe [...]
2005-02-04 15:59:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL XF AF ID CH MARR CASC KIPR FI EUN
05HILLAH377AMBASSADOR, SENATORS PRAISE IRAQI VOTERS, ELECTION PROCESS
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and U.S. Senators Joseph Biden, Lindsay Graham, Saxby Chambliss and Maria Cantwell praised the Iraqi people for their participation in the national election before a group of Western and Iraqi reporters outside a downtown Al-Hillah polling station Decemb [...]
2005-12-16 11:44:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO IZ
05HILLAH382MOSQUE SERMONS DIFFER ON OIL PRICE HIKE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-24 13:13:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL EPET EFIN EAID IZ
05ISTANBUL2059IRAQI SUNNI ARAB TEAM PRESENTS OLD GRIEVANCES TO
[...] (C) Summary: At a December 4 meeting in Istanbul organized by the Turkish Foreign Ministry, a delegation of Iraqi Sunni Arab political figures told Ambassador Khalilzad that the "insurgents" want the political process in Iraq to succeed, but seek more credibility in the process. They demand [...]
2005-12-06 16:11:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
05ISTANBUL2071AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S DECEMBER 4 MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a very cordial hour-long lunch sandwiched between U.S. meetings with a team of Iraqi Sunnis -- conducted in Istanbul and orchestrated and observed by the GOT -- Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told visiting U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad that Turkey had counseled t [...]
2005-12-07 14:42:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY IZ TU SYRIA
05JERUSALEM4288DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 0900 local time September 12, all settlers and IDF personnel had departed the Gaza Strip. PA security forces took over Gaza settlement areas in stages before dawn September 12. Rafah crossing was closed in both directions by Israel, pending an agreement on border crossin [...]
2005-09-12 15:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05KABUL5042EMERGING AFGHAN INTERAGENCY PROCESS TO MANAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. USDOJ and CFC-A representatives briefed a delegation of Afghan officials on the fundamentals of an interagency process. The GOA officials are to become the working group that will decide the form of the process Afghanistan will use to receive detainees transferred by the USG. [...]
2005-12-14 08:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KAWC AF
05KABUL5181 KUNDUZ POLITICS OF CORRUPTION IN THE BAGHLAN
[...] (U) Summary: Highway Police forces throughout the north and northeast and Afghan National Police (ANP) forces in Baghlan province are both dominated by Tajik warlords and drug traffickers. General Abdul Khalil has assigned former jihadi/Hezb-i-Islami loyalists from Baghlans Andarab District [...]
2005-12-20 12:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF GE
05KABUL5274PRT JALALABAD: NEW NANGARHAR CHIEF OF POLICE APPOINTED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Governor Gul Agha Sherzai welcomed newly appointe Nangarhar Police Chief Basir Salangi at a special ceremony on Decembe 27 attended by district chiefs of police, the Nangarhar chief justice and other key judicial sector personnel. Sherzai, who has been activ campaigning to kee [...]
2005-12-29 07:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR AF
05KABUL5297CORRECTED COPY: PRT JALALABAD: NEW NANGARHAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Governor Gul Agha Sherzai welcomed newly appointed Nangarhar Police Chief Basir Salangi at a special ceremony on December 27 attended by district chiefs of police, the Nangarhar chief justice, and other key judicial sector personnel. Sherzai, who has been actively campaigning [...]
2005-12-31 06:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR AF
05KIRKUK285(U) KURDS ANTICIPATE AGAIN FIELDING SECOND-LARGEST BLOC IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Khalilzad met December 2-3 with KRG Regional President Masud Barzani and then with Iraqi President Talabani. The KDP is trying to woo Faili Kurds to drop their support for their own lists or the Shia Islamist lists and support the Kurdish Alliance slate instead. Bar [...]
2005-12-13 18:58:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL IZ KDP
05KIRKUK292AMBASSADOR LAYS CORNERSTONE FOR AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Khalilzad joined President Talabani and Planning Minister Dr. Barham Salih on December 11 in laying the cornerstone of the future American University in Iraq - Sulaymaniyah (AUI-S). The Kurdistan Regional Government is contributing $10 million to the project. In private m [...]
2005-12-17 05:48:00REO KirkukUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL EAID PGOV SOCI IZ
05KUWAIT2197KUWAIT'S PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES ADVANCING ON
[...] (U) Summary and Key Findings: During May 2005, Ambassador met with the leading figures in the Kuwaiti private investment sector. The Ambassador encouraged continued investment in the U.S. and new investments in Iraq and in other countries of U.S. interest. The Ambassador encouraged the inve [...]
2005-05-23 13:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV KU KGCC
05KUWAIT256REQUEST FOR DEPT CLARIFICATION OF ALLEGED REPORT
[...] This is an action request: please see para 3. 2. On December 31, 2004, the Arabic newspaper Al-Watan alleged that a U.S. Department of State report exonerated all Kuwaiti charities of support for terrorism (informal translation in para 3). The story was subsequently repeated in other pu [...]
2005-01-17 13:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER PREL KU
05KUWAIT3246 Engaging Kuwaitis On Terrorism and Islam
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The July 7 terror attacks in London, followed closely by increasingly horrific and deadly suicide attacks in Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt, have deeply affected Kuwaiti leaders and opinion makers. Some contacts have said that the London attacks, in particular, hit them harder than the 9 [...]
2005-07-24 04:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KPAO KISL PREL PHUM KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT3867AID TO PALESTINIANS OPAQUE; QUESTIONS ON GAZA
[...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the Ambassador followed up on his previous request to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (ref B) and asked for clarification on Kuwaiti aid to the Palestinian Authority, particul [...]
2005-08-29 09:18:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN WE GZ KU
05KUWAIT416KUWAITIS NEAR UNANIMOUS IN PRAISE OF IRAQI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: All Kuwaiti dailies hailed the January 30 elections in Iraq as a success. Several rank-and-file Kuwaitis unanimously characterized the elections to PolOff as legitimate and historic, and in separate discussions, Kuwaiti banking executives told the Ambassador that the [...]
2005-01-31 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KISL KU IZ
05MANAMA282STAFFDEL FISCHER DISCUSSES ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Banking Committee Staffdel Fischer met with the Bahrain Minister of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior Anti-Money Laundering Unit, the Bahrain Monetary Agency Compliance Unit and the Director of Community Development at the Ministry of Social Affairs to discuss the GOB, [...]
2005-03-01 13:50:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANILA1817GRP'S NSC GROPES FOR ANSWERS TO "ISLAMIST
[...] (C). Summary and Comment: National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales provided Ambassador with a copy of a report he presented to the Philippine National Security Council on March 29 regarding Islamist extremism in the Philippines. Gonzales has asked us to treat it with due discretion but ha [...]
2005-04-21 03:07:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER RP
05MUSCAT1577OMAN ONLINE: CONSTITUTIONS, COLONIALISM, AND CACOPHONY
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2005-10-19 13:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI KISL MU
05MUSCAT1876OMANI INSIGHTS INTO IRAN AND IRAQ FOR NEA DAS GRAY
[...] (C) Calling Iran's political scene and new government a sea of "shifting sands," royal adviser Abdulaziz al-Rawas suggested that U.S. threats have only served to shore up hardliners' support in Iranian society, and that a more positive approach should be adopted. Separately, MFA Under Secreta [...]
2005-12-17 04:32:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT684UNPRECEDENTED TRANSPARENCY IN NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Recent arrests of 30-40 Omanis charged with seeking to overthrow the Sultan and impose Ibadhi religious rule under an Imam have been the focus of public and press attention in Oman since January. But the trial itself, underway since April 18, has surprised the public by its unprecedented [...]
2005-04-26 02:45:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPINS KJUS PHUM PGOV MU
05MUSCAT950SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRAISE FOR THE PARDONS
[...] Summary: All of Oman's major daily newspapers carried front- page coverage of the June 9 decree by Sultan Qaboos pardoning the thirty-one Ibadhi Muslims convicted last month of belonging to a secret organization and seeking to overthrow the state. The SIPDIS newspapers universally lauded th [...]
2005-06-13 01:46:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP KISL PGOV PINS MU
05NDJAMENA1209DISCUSSING DARFUR WITH DEBY
[...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby outlined Chad's perspective on the upcoming round of negotiations on Darfur in a meeting on July 29 with Ambassador John Yates, the U.S. Special Representative to the talks. Deby expressed his concerns with the African Union's lack of consultation and acce [...]
2005-08-02 12:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1214OUTREACH TO DARFUR REBEL MOVEMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: SuQ Liberation Movement (SLM) members say that they will not be ready to return to the negotiating table on August 24. Special Representative to the Darfur Talks Ambassador John Yates, Ambassador Wall, and P/E officer delivered points per reftel to the SLM leaders on July 29 [...]
2005-08-04 06:24:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1487CHAD PROTESTS CROSS-BORDER ATTACK FROM SUDAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for AF/SPG, AF/PD. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Chad has told the Government of Sudan to close its consulate in Abeche and announced the withdrawal of its consulate from El Geneina, Sudan after a cross-border jandjaweed attack killed over 36 civilians o [...]
2005-10-04 07:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA405CHAD'S CHANGING TACTICS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Chadian President Idriss Deby's latest move to break the current impasse in Darfur involves working with the Sudan Liberation Movement. Currently, the Chadian Government is hosting a number of leaders and field commanders from the SLM in N'Djamena for discussions about the move [...]
2005-03-17 13:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA543RIFTS IN REBEL RANKS PLAY OUT IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary. Over the past month, several important developments that could affect cohesion and direction of the Darfur rebel movements have played out in Chad. As previously reported, Chadian officials invited members of the Sudan Liberation Movement SLM to N'Djamena to hold organizationa [...]
2005-04-05 10:33:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA555DARFUR REBEL DEMARCHE: HARIR AND SHOGAR ON SLM'S
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered points in ref A to Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) members Dr. Sharif Harir and Adam Shogar on April 4. Both SLM leaders praised USG efforts on behalf of the three recently passed U.N. Security Council resolutions. They also reaffirmed their commitment [...]
2005-04-06 15:32:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA791SLM PLANS FOR DARFUR CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) appears to be moving ahead with its plans to hold a meeting of its members in Darfur to make leadership changes. The long-awaited meeting may take place in three weeks time. SLM members from Asmara and Nairobi began arriving in N'Djamena to [...]
2005-05-16 10:31:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA933CHADIAN MEDIATION TEAM VIEWS ON ABUJA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Chad's non-attendance for the opening days of the peace talks in Abuja stems from the mediation team's misgivings over the preparedness of the rebel movement delegations to negotiate and suspicions of Libyan maneuvering to close a deal outside the Abuja process. Ambassador Wall [...]
2005-06-14 16:39:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NEWDELHI3746AFGHANS AND INDIANS ENCOURAGED BY BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: Afghan Ambassador to India Khalili expressed strong appreciation for Indian assistance to his country in a May 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, and told us that PM Manmohan Singh will visit Kabul in late June. In Khalili's view, the GOI welcomes Afghanistan's strategic partne [...]
2005-05-18 13:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SNAR IN IR PK AF
05NEWDELHI7725COMBATING EXTREMISM - MISSION INDIA RESPONSE
[...] (C) Summary: India enjoys a democratic, multi-religious, multi-cultural, heterogeneous, multi-ethnic society where all major world religions are practiced freely. Isolated elements of religious extremism of many varieties have, however, occurred in India -- notably among Hindus, Muslims, and [...]
2005-10-05 05:52:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI8150IRAQ: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REFERENDUM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-20 10:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IN
05PARIS1484GOF SUPPORTS U.S. LINE ON FULL, IMMEDIATE SYRIAN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA officials stressed agreement with U.S. views on seeking full and immediate Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, but voiced caution on Hizballah. We note that French public statements on Syrian withdrawal hedge slightly on the question of full withdrawal before elections and the Fr [...]
2005-03-07 18:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE FR
05RIYADH9490SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD
[...] (S) Your visit to Saudi Arabia comes during an upswing in the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship that was highlighted on November 13, when Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal inaugurated the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue, a new diplomatic process designed to reinvigorate our bilater [...]
2005-12-26 11:11:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA
05ROME3763IRAQ: TALABANI IN ROME URGES NO HASTY TROOP MOVES
[...] (C) Summary. During his November 7-13 visit to Italy, Iraqi President Talabani discussed current developments in Iraq and Iraqi relations with Syrian, Iran and Turkey with Embassy officials. Talabani received assurances from Italian center-left leaders that they would not withdraw Italian tr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME4052ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...]
2005-12-13 15:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05STATE176974TALABANI DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, SYRIA, AND IRAQI
[...] (U) September 14, 6:00 P.M., New York, UNGA 2. (U) Participants: USG --- NEA A/S C. David Welch NEA PDAS Elizabeth L. Cheney Prem Kumar (NEA/I/POL notetaker) Iraq ---- President Jalal Talabani Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari President,s Chief of Staff Kameron Karadaghi U.S [...]
2005-09-23 21:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL UN IZ RU SY
05TASHKENT572SKYTEL SCANDAL: FIASCO IN THE MAKING
[...] (C) Summary: NCI Projects International, a U.S. firm that invested in Uzbek cellular company Skytel, claims that President Karimov's daughter, Gulnora Karimova, is attempting to take over Skytel. The GOU officially stated that the "primary operator" of Skytel's frequency is causing interferenc [...]
2005-02-24 09:35:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PINR UZ
05TELAVIV3204WB/G SITREP: PA POLICE OFFICIAL AMBUSHED IN GAZA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, Egyptian mediators failed to resolve the conflict between Fatah and Hamas over municipal election results in several Gaza municipalities. Armed militants ambushed the convoy of PA anti-riot police chief BG Abdullah Khalil, wounding his bodyguard on the evenin [...]
2005-05-26 14:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV5139ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-19 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5307Through Israeli Eyes Only: Gaza journalists on the media
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations with EMBOFF on 25 August, three Gaza journalists gave similar reasons for what they described as the "Israeli-only" media coverage of disengagement. Fear of kidnapping, as in the case of the French journalist seized on 15 August and freed on 22 August, k [...]
2005-08-29 13:19:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALGZ IS KWBG KPAO OPRC GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5818ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Likud Infighting 2. Gaza Violence ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Ambassador Richard H. Jones as saying this morning, upon presenting his credentials to President Moshe Katsav at the Residence of the President in Jer [...]
2005-09-26 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6166ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Germany: New Government ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on President Bush's meeting with PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas at the Wh [...]
2005-10-21 08:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6911ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iranian Nuclear Program ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ Major media reported on the Mehlis report, which was delivered yesterday to the UN Security council, claiming that Syrian and Lebanese intelligence knew about the plot to assass [...]
2005-12-13 12:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05VATICAN539IRAQ: PATRIARCH CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTITUTION, CHRISTIAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met November 15 with Emmanuel III Delly (protect),Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldeans claim some 1.3 million members in Iraq and elsewhere. Delly was in Rome to see Pope Benedict XVI and for a meeting of Chaldean bishops. ------------- [...]
2005-11-25 11:04:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
06ABUDHABI1401SCENESETTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND
[...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on April 23. In the aftermath of the controversy of the Dubai Ports World acquisition of P&O, your assurances to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),your host for the visit, that the USG values the UA [...]
2006-04-10 14:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP KPAL AE IZ IR
06ABUDHABI1725SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR
[...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 7. U.S. and UAE officials have had a number of productive meetings on the topic of counterterrorism, the most recent of which came on April 22, when Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security [...]
2006-04-29 13:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1932S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES
[...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and Ambassador received a readout of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders' 8th consultative summit, held a day earl [...]
2006-05-10 12:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL KWBG PK AF LE JO
06ABUDHABI2633AMBASSADOR KHALIZAD MEETS DEPUTY PM SHEIKH HAMDAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 15, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and urged the UAEG to engage the newly formed government in Iraq. He also outlined USG support for PM Maliki's goals of eliminating militias, and promoting national r [...]
2006-06-25 12:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN EPET AF PK SO IR AE
06ABUDHABI2695APHSCT TOWNSEND DISCUSSES IRAN, REGIONAL CT ISSUES
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On June 19, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with the Director of the UAE's State Security Department (SSD) Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan to discuss the growing Iranian threat in the region and ongoing [...]
2006-06-29 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS EPET ETTC SY IR IQ AE
06ABUDHABI2772VP/PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION,
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR),UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, at MbR's request. Ambassador underscored USG concerns on the need for the UAEG to pass export control legislation and provided MbR with a copy of ref A nonpaper, which had b [...]
2006-07-05 10:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2855SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...]
2006-07-11 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2882005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]
2006-01-29 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ABUDHABI2930SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]
2006-07-17 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3536 MEDIA REACTION: UAE-US BILATERAL FRIENDSHIP
[...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Bayan" is critical of the UAE's relationship with the U.S. He opines that the UAE's devotion to bilateral relations with the U.S. has not prevented poor treatment from the U.S., citing DP World and the detention of an Emirati student. End Summary. 2. On [...]
2006-09-06 14:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3629IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...]
2006-09-14 07:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI866UAE TELLS IRANIAN ENVOY MIDDLE EAST MUST BE
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's special envoy, Deputy Foreign Minister Mahdi Mustafavi, met separately March 6 with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR),to deliver letters from Ahmadinejad containi [...]
2006-03-07 13:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL GCC IR AE
06ABUJA1076DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED AFTER INTENSIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sudan and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi signed the Darfur Peace Agreement on May 5 following days of intensive negotiations led by the U.S. and U.K. During a final all-night, early morning session led by Nigerian President Olus [...]
2006-05-09 16:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI DARFUR
06ABUJA1079DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: ABUJA AFTERMATH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement faction leader Minni Minnawi remains under considerable pressure on number of fronts for signing the Darfur Peace Agreement. His followers are seeking assistance in bolstering his ability to promote the deal in Darfur. SLM's Abdelwahid Nur continues [...]
2006-05-10 13:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA232HOPES FOR PEACE AND TALK OF WAR AT DARFUR TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The pace of the Darfur Peace Talks has accelerated. The parties appear to have more of a negotiating mandate, and although red-lines remain, those committed to a settlement still outnumber the spoilers. International observer corps, enthusiasm about the improved op tempo, however [...]
2006-02-01 15:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PREF PHUM ASEC SU DARFUR
06ABUJA798DARFUR PEACE TALKS: TAHA REMAINS, AU PREPARING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Vice President Taha remains in Abuja to continue consultations with the parties. JEM is avoiding meeting Taha, but is complaining it is being left out. His delegation may be augmented with the arrival of Salah Gosh and Mutrif Sadiq. The African Union's Peace and Se [...]
2006-04-18 10:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI CD
06ABUJA889DARFUR PEACE TALKS: FINAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Mediation put the final security arrangements text on the negotiating table April 22, which has generated serious discussions of the future status of the movements' forces between the Government of Sudan and the rebels. AU Special Envoy Salim Salim said he w [...]
2006-04-24 11:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA953DARFUR PEACE TALKS: DEMARCHES DELIVERED, INITIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Khartoum CDA Hume discussed the escalating violence in Darfur and US concerns about Usama Bin Laden's statements about Sudan with Sudanese Vice President Taha on April 26. Taha told USDEL that with a few changes, the Government of Sudan found the AU mediation's draft Darfur P [...]
2006-04-27 10:09:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ADANA124SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 24 MAY 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 11:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA155TURKEY: CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION AT HABUR GATE SLOWS FUEL
[...] (U) On June 28 the flow of fuel trucks across Habur Border Gate was drastically reduced in both directions for nearly one day as a result of the arrest of 30 officials at the gate, allegedly for irregular handling of petroleum products. The press reported that the Silopi Prosecutor stopped tra [...]
2006-06-30 05:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON CASC TU
06ADDISABABA1472AU PLANNERS AND NATO DISCUSS DARFUR PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A meeting between visiting DOD DASD Whelan, African Union officials working on Darfur issues, the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning, and Embassy officials, highlighted challenges in implementing the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement. The AU DITF POLAD called for co [...]
2006-05-25 13:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA1615DARFUR: JEM SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REFORM,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two members of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) told poloff June 12 that their organization sought to join the peace process under the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) but urgently needed funds to hold a general congress in order to elect new leadership. End Summary [...]
2006-06-13 12:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1745SUDAN - AU REJECTS SUPPORT TO JEM SPLINTER GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dissident representatives of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),a non-signatory to the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),seek USD 200,000 to hold a party congress in Addis Ababa to replace JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim Muhammed. While the JEM representatives have approache [...]
2006-06-26 10:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS SU AU KPKO
06ADDISABABA2524DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 7 AU DITF BRIEFING REPORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 7, African Union officials reported to AU partners that recent cash contributions would allow the AU Mission in Sudan to continue operations beyond September 30, but that any decision on either extending or strengthening AMIS by two additional battalions would have [...]
2006-09-15 13:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2948DARFUR: AMIS FORCE COMMANDER ARGUES FOR UP TO NINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 2 briefing to major AU partners, officers from the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) highlighted two areas of continued fighting in Darfur: North Darfur, where GOS aerial reconnaissance and bombardment of suspected NRF strongholds continues; and the Darfur-Chad border, [...]
2006-11-06 14:26:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3316DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Separate November 16 bilateral consultations with UK Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn, French MFA Africa Director Jean de Gliniasty and Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Sudan Henri Benoit de Coignac, and Chinese PermRep to the UN Guangya Wang hig [...]
2006-12-18 16:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU UK CH FR
06ADDISABABA3317DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 16 bilateral meeting prior to UN-AU-GOS consultations on Darfur, Egyptian FM Gheit asserted that Sudanese FM Lam Akol was "very forthcoming," and highlighted Sudan's acceptance of UN assistance to the African Union's peacekeeping operation in Darfur. While the GOS [...]
2006-12-18 16:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU EG
06ALGIERS556GOA AND POLISARIO REACT TO MOROCCAN KING'S VISIT
[...] In reaction to the visit last week of the Moroccan King Mohammed VI to the western side of the berm in the Western Sahara, the GOA and Polisario made public statements. Abdelaziz Belkhadem, former Foreign Minister and currently Minister of State and Personal Representative to President Boutef [...]
2006-03-27 17:31:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS PHUM AG MO WI
06AMMAN1289SHIITE INSIDER DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL
[...] (C) London-based Al-Khoei Foundation Director Ghanem Jawad gave Emboff a run-down on past political intrigues and current political ambitions of several prominent Iraqi political figures, including Ahmed Chalabi, Ibrahim Ja'afari, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, and Jalal Talabani. Jawad Ja'afari's sup [...]
2006-02-22 07:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KISL JO IZ
06AMMAN179VETTING FOR JORDANIAN COESPU STUDENTS COMPLETED
[...] Post possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Jordanian police listed below. They have been nominated for training at the Center of Excellance for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vincenza, Italy. Name: Captain Ramadan Al Battah DOB: 03/01/1962 [...]
2006-01-09 16:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PHUM MASS IT JO
06AMMAN2145NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2002 MA'AN UPRISINGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The State Security Court (SSC) sentenced nine of the 108 defendants in the 2002 Ma'an uprising (refs A, B) to death on March 22. The defendants, charged with carrying out terrorist acts, possessing automatic weapons, and illegal public assembly, claimed that their confessions we [...]
2006-03-23 15:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM ASEC JO
06AMMAN2325CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH KING ABDULLAH
[...] ( S ) Summary: King Abdullah briefed Codel McCain on his proposal to help pacify Anbar province, discussed Iraq, Iran, Hamas, and his effort to convene a conference of Iraqi religious leaders. He accused Syrian intelligence of giving &a green light8 to terrorists seeking to carry out attacks [...]
2006-03-30 17:14:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL OVIP KPAL IS IZ JO
06AMMAN2541A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH INTELLIGENCE CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch and Jordanian intelligence chief Dhahabi discussed Iran's ambitions in the region, and how to deal with Hamas. End summary. 2. (S/NF) Assistant Secretary for NEA David Welch met with Muhammad Dhahabi, the chief of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),in [...]
2006-04-12 08:14:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR IR IZ JO
06AMMAN3375IRAQ: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES MOD NEEDS,
[...] (C) During a May 9 meeting in Amman with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad, Lt. General Abdel Al-Qadir, Iraqi Ground Forces Commander, underlined the need for an experienced professional as the next Iraqi Minister of Defense. Al-Qadir negatively assessed the ability of the Iraqi Army [...]
2006-05-14 09:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV MCAP PTER IZ
06AMMAN5516COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR ZALMAY KHALILZAD
[...] (U) Because of recent terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist operations in Jordan (see para 9),the U.S. Government has urged all Americans to review the need for planned travel to Jordan. In addition, Embassy Amman requires U.S. government agencies and travelers to limit their official t [...]
2006-07-23 12:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC OTRA IZ JO
06AMMAN612FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT'S FINANCE
[...] (SBU) A dispute over the membership of a key committee brought the Chamber of Deputies' business to a crawl for over two weeks. The controversy froze all committee work and significantly delayed review of the government's annual budget. END SUMMARY. --------------------------- TIE VOTE S [...]
2006-01-25 15:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN JO
06AMMAN645SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH JORDAN'S INTELLIGENCE
[...] ( C ) Summary: Senator John Kerry,s 90-minute meeting with Jordan,s intelligence chief centered on Iraq, and on the intelligence service,s worries about Iran,s role there and throughout the region. They also discussed Syria and security in Jordan. End summary. 2. ( C ) Senator John Ker [...]
2006-01-27 10:16:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER IR IZ IS JO
06AMMAN8312MEDIA REACTION ON SADDAM TRIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 13:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
06AMMAN883JORDANIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IAEA DONOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 13:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP OTRA IZ JO IAEA
06ANKARA1020TURKEY/IRAQ: FM GUL AND UNSYG ANNAN DISCUSS
[...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador March 1 that, at a February 26 meeting in Doha, Foreign Minister Gul and UN Secretary General Annan discussed holding an "Iraq and its Neighbors" meeting of foreign ministers. This would be in the context of an existing series of " [...]
2006-03-01 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IR SY IZ TU
06ANKARA1066TURKEY/IRAQ: PM JAFARI VISIT TO ANKARA AND
[...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol reviewed his visit to Baghdad (ref a),described PM Jafari's meetings in Ankara, and discussed Muqtada al-Sadr's probably visit here with Ambassador on March 1. Turmoil surrounding the Samarra bombing dominated both sets of talks, although the two [...]
2006-03-02 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA1075TURKEY/IRAQ: GETTING TURKEY TO DO MORE
[...] (C) Three years after the crisis of March 2003 and long-standing doubts about the Iraq war, Turkey now seems convinced that Coalition success in Iraq is essential to this country's security. Turkey's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq is multifaceted. The GOT has expressed a willing [...]
2006-03-03 07:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KDEM ECON IZ TU
06ANKARA1410SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]
2006-03-16 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1464NEVRUZ HOLIDAY SPURS CONCERN OF INCREASE IN PKK
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Protests in major Turkish cities and in the southeast in advance of a traditional Kurdish holiday may harbinger the escalation of PKK/Kongra-Gel-related violence and tensions in Turkey. Although we expect an increase in violence -- including rural military clashes and urban te [...]
2006-03-21 05:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA1533TURKEY/IRAQ: CELIKKOL-KHALILZAD CONVERSATION
[...] (C) Summary. During a brief March 20 meeting in Ankara, Turkish Iraq envoy Celikkol told Ambassadors Khalilzad and Wilson that Turkey was ready to agree to a request from Muqtada al-Sadr to accept thirty Iraqi civilians wounded in recent Sadr City bombings for medical treatment. Khalilzad ur [...]
2006-03-23 13:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1575SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 31-APRIL 1 VISIT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when Turkey is trying to balance its role as regional good neighbor with its responsibilities as a NATO member and EU candidate. The Government of Turkey (GOT) counsels engagement over isolation in dealing with countries like Iran and has presented itsel [...]
2006-03-24 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA16052005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S
[...] (U) This is Mission Turkey's contribution to the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. We follow reftel's format. General Assessment ------------------- 2. (U) A. Turkey has NATO's second-largest military after the United States. It has taken on an [...]
2006-03-27 08:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL NATO US TU
06ANKARA1656TURKEY: CODEL WARNER WITH PM ERDOGAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator John Warner led a six-member Senate Armed Services Committee delegation to Turkey on Feb. 23 for meetings with the Parliament (reftel) and Prime Minister Erdogan. (Note: Complete delegation list provided at para. 8) The delegation emphasized the importance of the bila [...]
2006-03-29 05:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA1876TURKEY/IRAQ: DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) Turkish Government Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told DAS Bryza he was satisfied with his recent meetings in Washington on U.S. - Turkey cooperation in Iraq. He suggested Kirkuk's status should be resolved first through negotiations and only then subjected to a plebiscite. Turkey sees J [...]
2006-04-07 10:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
06ANKARA1963ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2416SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...]
2006-05-02 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP TU
06ANKARA2665CODEL PENCE'S MAY 8 DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Gul, a congressional delegation led by Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) pledged congressional support for Turkey's EU accession process and appreciation of Turkey's efforts to support the democratization process in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Congr [...]
2006-05-11 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA27ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-03 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3004SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...]
2006-05-25 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP TU
06ANKARA3200ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3263TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told visiting HIRC professional staff member Alan Makovsky on June 1 that he was impressed by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his focus on security issues during their May 30 meeting in Baghdad. He claimed that Deputy PM Barham Salih agreed with his [...]
2006-06-05 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA331SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA4290DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES IRAQ AND PKK WITH TURKISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials emphasized to visiting EUR DAS Bryza that Turkey was pleased with US-Turkey cooperation in Iraq and noted Turkey's interest in cooperating with Iraq to develop Iraq's energy resources. However, they also stressed that it was time for the Iraqi Government to ta [...]
2006-07-25 07:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA567TURKEY/IRAQ: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MFA IRAQ
[...] (C) Turkish Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador February 7 that maintaining Iraq's unity is essential not only for Turkey but for the balance of power in the entire Middle East. Turkey is concerned an independent Sunni statelet would be a magnet fo [...]
2006-02-09 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA6219ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6276ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6372IRAQ: GOT SEEKS TO POSTPONE CONTROVERSIAL SUNNI
[...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA has learned that a Nov. 14-16 NGO conference in Istanbul of apparent Iraqi Sunni Arab rejectionists may complicate the visit of Iraqi PM Maliki, scheduled for the same dates. The GOT has had no hand in organizing the conference and has been able to learn few specifics [...]
2006-11-08 15:04:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ TC QA
06ANKARA6409IRAQIS BRIEF ON NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE IN MOSUL,
[...] (C) Summary: A Sunni Arab politician and an independent Kurdish tribal leader from Mosul briefed us Nov. 7 on their new provincial political alliance and their effort to block what they view as Kurdish expansionism south of the green line. The political bloc will seek to knit together moderate [...]
2006-11-14 09:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA6500Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...]
2006-11-24 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN
06ANKARA6581TURKEY: HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING AN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations with Turkey are trending positive but Iraq and PKK terrorism cast a long shadow; a Congressional Armenian Genocide resolution would do further damage. Continued clashes between the military and the PKK, despite the terrorist group's October 1 cease-fire declaration, hav [...]
2006-12-05 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA66TURKEY/IRAQ: URGING TURKEY TO DO MORE FOR IRAQ
[...] (C) In a meeting with MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol, Charge encouraged Turkey to support the new Iraqi government and legitimize it early on through reciprocal high-level visits. She stressed to Celikkol that Turkey should consider concrete measures it can take to support Iraq in the po [...]
2006-01-05 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
06ANKARA685TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR TO VISIT
[...] (C) Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq, Ambassador Oguz Celikkol, told us February 14 that he plans to visit Baghdad February 23 to 25 and hopes to meet with Ambassador Khalilzad as well as Iraqi officials and political party leaders (reftel). He will travel via Turkish military aircr [...]
2006-02-15 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
06ASMARA624THE DARFUR BUZZ FROM ASMARA: NO GOOD NEWS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Since early June, Embassy Asmara has been following the rumors and activities of key Darfur players in Asmara. PolOff has met with each of the leaders of the newly formed National Redemption Front (NRF) as well as AbdulWahid Nour and his father-in-law Abul Gasem. NRF leaders in [...]
2006-07-31 15:02:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA793EU REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUDAN BRIEFS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: On September 29, EU Special Representative for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto briefed the diplomatic community on recent developments in Darfur. Haavisto highlighted the shifting alliances in Darfur and raised concerns over the role of Eritrea in Darfur politics and the creation of the N [...]
2006-10-02 14:39:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA838ERITREA'S SUDANESE VENTURE CONTINUES WITH DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Since the visits of Sudanese VP Salva Kiir and a National Congress Party (NCP) delegation in late August, rumors have been circulating about an Eritrean-hosted DPA non-signatories conference. With the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) initiative to host a Darfur meeti [...]
2006-10-12 13:21:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV ER SU
06ASMARA877ERITREA: DETERMINED TO PLAY ON DARFUR MEDIATION
[...] (C) Summary: Only one day after the signing of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA),Eritrea turned its attention to Darfur, meeting a National Congress Party (NCP) delegation led by Presidential Assistant Nafie ali Nafie and NCP Director of Intelligence and Security Saleh Gosh. Reports i [...]
2006-10-20 12:28:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV ER SU
06ASMARA933ABDULWAHID PLANS DEPARTURE FROM ASMARA AND ASKS
[...] (C) Summary: AbdulWahid al-Nur recently has told Emboff he plans to depart Asmara on November 8 for Europe and then Darfur, to meet with his supporters. He proposed tacking on travel to the U.S., requesting USG visa and financial assistance for the trip. AbdulWahid expressed support for the [...]
2006-11-08 14:55:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV ER SU
06ASMARA940ABDUL SHAFI ALSO CLAIMS HE WILL RETURN TO DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Abdul Shafi plans to depart Asmara on November 12, to arrive in Darfur early next week in order to take part in the SLM military commanders meeting scheduled for November 15. He claims to be in close contact with his commanders as well as Sharif Harir and Khamis Abdalia A [...]
2006-11-09 14:15:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV ER SU
06BAGHDAD1004ABU GHREIB COUNCIL MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 23 IPAOmet with five members of the Abu Ghreib Qada Council and the Abu Ghreib Chief of Police to discuss issues including security and other issues. Council members complained of lack of support and representation from the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC). They also c [...]
2006-03-27 11:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD1005SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN PREDICTS GOVERNMENT WILL
[...] (C) In a March 22 phone conversation with PolFSN, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Kufa University professor Nassar Sagheer al Rubaie predicted a national unity government would be formed by early April. According to Rubaie, the main point of contention, the National Securit [...]
2006-03-27 11:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1006UN MOVES FORWARD ON IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
[...] (C) Summary. UNAMI Human Rights Chief Gianni Magazzeni explained to PolOffs March 17 that the UN was spearheading efforts with Iraqi Government leaders to establish a Human Rights Commission in Iraq by fall 2006 (reftel). The Commission, mandated in Article 50 of the TAL (and reconfirmed in A [...]
2006-03-27 11:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1007IRAQIYYA LIST COR MEMBER DISCUSSES POTENTIAL SISTANI-
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Council of Representatives (CoR) and Iraqiyya List member Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Mehdi al-Shemari (Wasit) told PolOff March 26 that the List is trying to arrange a visit by Ayad Allawi to Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf. He also mentioned that he is exploring preliminary talks with the [...]
2006-03-27 11:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1010ABDUCTION AND DEATH: ONE STORY TO ADD TO THE REST
[...] (S) In a March 22 conversation, Baghdad resident Mo'ayyad Al-Hamdani told PolOff that three of his brothers-in-law visiting from Diyala were stopped at a Sadr-City Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) checkpoint March 15, and were found in the morgue 4 days later (March 19). Al-Hamdani, who is also a news edi [...]
2006-03-27 12:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPHUM PTER PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1012 CAMPAIGNING IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: DIRTY TRICKS,
[...] (S) Summary. The number one candidate in Muthanna province for the National Peace List (#635, Laith Kubba's party),Talib Aziz al-Hamdani, acknowledged that his party made strategic mistakes, and that they got fewer than 5,000 votes nationwide, but said that they were also the victim of a c [...]
2006-03-27 12:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM
06BAGHDAD1014PRT BAGHDAD: CORRUPTION AND BLACK MARKETEERING
[...] (C) During a meeting with PRT representative, Karada District Council (DC) Chairman Mohammed Al- Rubiey commented with concern the high degree of corruption in the fuel distribution sector, notably that of heating oil, cooking oil, and benzene (gasoline),in his district. 2. (C) According [...]
2006-03-27 13:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON EPET IZ
06BAGHDAD1015BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CEASES RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) The Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC),after a four hour meeting, voted to cease all communication with the Embassy and U.S. Army Forces. This decision came in a March 27 resolution protesting U.S. participation in a military operation March 26 evening in the Shaab neighborhood of north Ba [...]
2006-03-27 13:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD1017CODEL MCCAIN MEETS IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) met on March 25, 2006 with Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie and members of his staff. Rubaie provided a briefing on the role of the National Security Advisor and the formulation of national securit [...]
2006-03-28 07:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1019JOINT DETENTION INSPECTION: SUBSTANDARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 22, the Joint Inspection Detention Facility Team (JIDFT) conducted its sixth unannounced inspection. The inspection took place at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) detention facility known as al Baladiyat, located at 3rd Public Order Brigade (POB) Headquarters in Sadr Ci [...]
2006-03-28 12:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PHUM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1021SCIRI PM NOMINEE ADEL ABDEL MEHDI SLAMS JAFARI IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 26 article in government financed independent Al-Sabah newspaper (Iraq's most widely read),SCIRI leader Adil Abd al-Mahdi noted that he would not accept the Prime Minister nomination without "a full and clear mandate from the Unified Iraqi Coalition and other blocs" [...]
2006-03-28 12:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1022MCNS APPROVES PLAN TO ADDRESS MILITIA PROBLEM
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On March 26, 2006, the Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met to review a plan to address the growing problem of militia violence. The committee agreed to approve a five point action plan which calls for (1) discussing the issue with the nationa [...]
2006-03-28 17:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1023PM JAFARI SAYS INVESTIGATION INTO MARCH 26 BAGHDAD
[...] (S) Prime Minister Jafari on March 27 evening told the Ambassador that the conflicting information circulating about the March 26 raid on a compound in Baghdad's Ur district was hurting Iraqi public confidence in Coalition Forces. Jafari said there was not a "crisis of confidence" yet, but t [...]
2006-03-28 17:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1024TOUR D'HORIZON FROM HIGHER JURIDICAL COUNCIL
[...] (S) Summary. Judge Medhat al-Mahmud, President of the Iraqi Higher Juridical Council and Chief Justice of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court, described the importance of public integrity and the need to keep -- but improve -- all the major anti-corruption institutions in Iraq today. He called [...]
2006-03-29 10:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM KCOR KCRM IZ
06BAGHDAD1025COR MEMBERS ALLEGE DISPLACEMENT CONTINUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Shia Council of Representatives (CoR) members report more displacements of Shia families under threat of violence. Shia Coalition member Hassan Radi al- Sari (Missan Governorate) and Iraqiyya List member Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Mehdi al-Shemari (Wasit Governorate) told PolOffs March [...]
2006-03-29 10:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PTER KDEM KISL KAWC IZ
06BAGHDAD1040CODEL WARNER MEETING AT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting March 21 with CODEL Warner, Defense Ministry,s Lieutenant General Nasir Abadi reported the Iraqi military is making great progress and increasingly taking the lead in field operations. He took exception to CODEL Warner,s suggestion that ethno-sectarian violence p [...]
2006-03-30 11:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PHUM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1050SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS SHARPLY CRITICIZE U.S.
[...] (U) On March 28,the office of Ayatollah Sadiq al- Husayni al-Shirazi in Karbala issued a statement (ref a) condemning the Iraqi/US raid in the Ur neighborhood as a "heinous crime." Shirazi's statement also warned "the occupation forces" not to clash with the Shia majority to satisfy a Sunni [...]
2006-03-31 15:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1054SUNNI PARTIES SQUABBLE OVER POSITIONS
[...] (C) Hassan al-Bazzaz, an advisor to Tawaffuq leader Adnan al-Dulaymi, told Poloff on April 1 that government formation talks are suffering from internal squabbling among the three Tawaffuq leaders. Bazzaz said that Tareq al-Hashimi is trying to exclude Adnan al-Dulaymi from a senior position [...]
2006-04-01 13:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1055FALL-OUT FROM IRAQI SPECIAL FORCES RAID NEAR SADR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At approximately 1800 on Sunday, March 26, 2006, Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) launched an assault on a target in the Ur neighborhood near the Sadr City area of Baghdad. The raid was planned and executed by the Iraqi forces with the assistance of U.S. Special Forces a [...]
2006-04-01 14:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1056IRAQ: JOINT COMMITTEE TO TRANSFER SECURITY
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS JAPAN) SUMMARY: The Principals Group of the Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility (JCTSR) met March 27, 2006 at the Prime Minister's Situation Room to review progress made by the Working Group and to approve future steps. The meeting was chaired by National Sec [...]
2006-04-01 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PINS MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1059MINISTRY OF OIL "PURGE" ON HOLD FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: On March 25, ECON Minister Counselor expressed concern to Minister of Oil Heshem al-Hashimi (Fadhila party) that his Ministry was being purged of experienced top-level technocrats on sectarian grounds (i.e. being Sunnis). We were unhappy when Hashimi responded that he would not bl [...]
2006-04-02 09:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINR EPET PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1086SHIA COALITION MEMBERS CALL FOR JAFARI TO WITHDRAW
[...] (U) The first public calls from within the Shia Coalition for Jafari to withdraw his nomination for Prime Minister appeared April 1. Shia Independent Qasim Daoud took the first step when he told Reuters April 1 that "I call on Jafari to take a courageous step and set a fine example by steppin [...]
2006-04-03 13:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1087FALLUJAH: ARMY-POLICE FRICTION AND PERCEIVED U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports of recent Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi Police (IP) friction in Fallujah led to a Marine- initiated meeting held March 20 to convey Coalition Force (CF) concerns and implement operational changes. The Shia-dominant army units (two brigades) and Sunni- dominant city police fo [...]
2006-04-03 14:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1096FADHILA MEMBER DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (C) In a March 29 introductory meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) and Fadhila member Kareem Mushin Hassan al-Yaqubi told PolOff and PolFSN that the Tawafuq coalition plan to invest a Deputy Prime Minister with absolute authorities (including assigning people and chairing the Ministerial [...]
2006-04-04 13:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1097BAGHDAD BUSINESSES TARGETED IN ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary. Businesses in Baghdad have been increasingly targeted as insurgents, criminals, and elements dressed as Iraqi Security Force (ISF) members concentrate on soft targets. These businesses have been targeted in two ways: small-scale but violent attacks on small entities such as bake [...]
2006-04-04 14:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT ECON EFIN KCRM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1098IRAQ'S LEADERS COMPLETE UNITY GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK
[...] (C) Iraq's leaders on April 2 reached agreement on the key by-laws for the next cabinet (appended below),the final piece of a national unity government framework before they turn to naming ministers. The agreement on the cabinet by-laws completes the last of four documents - also addressing [...]
2006-04-04 14:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1131BASRA TRIBAL SHAYKH CRITICIZES UR RAID AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory meeting March 28, Shia Independent and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Shaykh Haider Subkhi al-Jurani criticized the March 26 Ur raid and said militias should not be confronted until after the insurgency and terrorism are dealt with. He dismissed the i [...]
2006-04-05 19:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1137 SHIA INDEPENDENT MEMBERS DISCUSS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Shia Independents and Council of Representatives (CoR) members Dr. Haider Karim al-Suweidi (no. 8 on List 555 in Babil),Muhammad Izz al-Din al-Khateeb (no. 1 ) Wasit),and Taha De'ra al-Saadi (no. 1 ) Diyala) met with PolOff and PolFSN March 27. In the first part of the meeting, they cri [...]
2006-04-06 08:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1141MCNS MEETS TO APPROVE MILITIA ACTION PLAN
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On April 3, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari convened a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) to discuss further the "Prime Minister's Plan to Manage the Issue of Armed Groups in Baghdad" that was approved initially on March 26 (reftel B [...]
2006-04-06 14:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PINS PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1146SOUTH AFRICAN ARMORED VEHICLES FOR IRAQI SECURITY
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 6. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) A South African company -- Integrated Convoy Protection, Ltd. (ICP) -- entered into a contract on September 16, 2005, with Joint Contracting Command - Iraq (JCC-I) to supply 85 REVA armored perso [...]
2006-04-06 18:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ SF
06BAGHDAD1149IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 23-30 MAR 06
[...] SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities, meetings, and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. For the period 23-30 March, the Ninawa Governor looked ahead to utilizing the current PRT site once it rel [...]
2006-04-07 15:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1151COMMUNIST LEADER EXPRESSES FRUSTRATIONS WITH
[...] (C) CoR and Iraqiyya list member (and head of the Iraqi Communist Party) Hamid Majeed Mousa told PolOff and PolFSN April 4 that, although there are regular meetings of the Iraqiyya List members, there is no effective system within the bloc for consultations or exchange of ideas. Mousa complai [...]
2006-04-07 20:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1153UPDATE ON PALESTINIANS ON JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (C) Summary: Following the March 18 exodus of 88 Palestinians from Baghdad, we have received news that at least 33 more have fled to the makeshift camp on the Iraqi side of the Jordanian border (23 individuals on April 1, and [...]
2006-04-08 15:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL XF IZ JO
06BAGHDAD1155COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER COMPLAINS ABOUT JAFARI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. CoR and Iraqiyya list member (and head of the Iraqi Communist Party) Hamid Majeed Mousa told PolOff and PolFSN April 4 that a delegation of Jafari supporters from Dawa and Dawa Tanzim had met with an Iraqiyya List delegation April 3. The Jafari supporters reportedly said the Shia [...]
2006-04-08 19:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1169MCNS DISCUSSES ATTACK ON BURATHA MOSQUE AND
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened at the residence of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari the evening of April 8 to discuss the previous day's suicide bombing attack on the Buratha mosque and the overall security situation in Baghdad. [...]
2006-04-10 09:02:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1171REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION TO GUIDANCE ON PLO CONTACT
[...] (C) Prior to receipt of ref A and the formation of the Hamas Government, Baghdad maintained an occasional, productive dialogue with Palestinian chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on matters pertaining to the Palestinian population in Iraq. We ceased any contact with al-Qasoos upon receipt of [...]
2006-04-10 17:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ
06BAGHDAD1180COALITION SUPPORT FOR RRT ERBIL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Post requests that the Department issue instructions to deliver the points in paragraph six to the government of South Korea both in Washington and in Seoul on the establishment of a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) in Erbil, Iraq. ---------- BACKGROUND [...]
2006-04-11 17:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ KS
06BAGHDAD1181COALITION PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS
[...] (U) Please see para 4 for an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five of the eight planned U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have been staffed and have received initial training: three are fully operational, one is at initial operational capability (IOC) and expected to achieve [...]
2006-04-11 17:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL IZ AS JA PL KS ES MD LO MK
06BAGHDAD1196MCNS TO REVIEW SECURITY PLANS
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened the morning of April 9 at PM Jafari's residence to follow up on discussions held the previous evening (reftel). The Committee first addressed Operation Scales of Justice, on which there is a difference o [...]
2006-04-13 02:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1197FORMER SOMO DIRECTOR GENERAL ON THE IRAQI OIL
[...] (C) Summary: Former Director General of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) Dr. Musab al-Dujayli said that the Fadhila party was focusing its efforts to siphon money from the Ministry of Oil (MoO) to enrich the party on crude oil export contracts, due to expire in June 2006. Dujayli c [...]
2006-04-13 02:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1199ACCOUNT OF AN ALLEGED DETENTION BY JAYSH AL-MAHDI
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 6 conversation, Baghdad resident Hussein Muhammed (strictly protect) told PolOff he was kidnapped from his home February 22 by Jaysh-al-Mahdi (JAM) and taken blindfolded to an unknown location where he was physically abused after refusing to admit his Sunni affiliation [...]
2006-04-13 10:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1210COMSEC'S DHIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 5, IRMO Director Speckhard met with Secretary General for the Council of Ministers Secretariat (CoMSec) Emad Dhia to discuss the Dhia's request for USG assistance. Dhia emphasized the need for assistance in building up CoMSec's federal provincial coordination capabilit [...]
2006-04-13 14:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1215IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 31 MAR - 6 APR
[...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. The following paragraphs summarize their activities in several areas for the period 31 March - 6 [...]
2006-04-13 19:01:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1216SOMO PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPORT EARNINGS
[...] (C) Summary: The newly-appointed Director General of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) requested USG assistance in upgrading platforms in Basrah to allow increased exports of heavy fuel oil (HFO). According to al-Amiry's calculations, Iraq would increase revenue from the sale of HFO [...]
2006-04-13 19:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1241MOI DETENTION FACILITY INSPECTED: OVERCROWDED,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 5, the Iraqi-U.S. Joint Inspection Detention Facility Team (JIDFT) conducted its seventh unannounced inspection of an Iraqi detention facility. The inspection took place at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) National Police Division Headquarters located at Forward Operatin [...]
2006-04-17 10:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM DOJ CRIM OPDAT
06BAGHDAD1244BEGINNING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 11:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1247MCNS DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY, MILITIAS,
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened the evening of April 13 at the residence of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari. The Commanding General of Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B) gave a briefing on Operation Scales of Justice, highlight [...]
2006-04-17 12:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1283OPIC INQUIRY RE: BALTIMORE DREDGES
[...] This cable responds to OPIC reftel request for Embassy comments regarding OPIC insurance support for a bid bond provided by Baltimore Dredges on a contract to sell dredging equipment to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). 2. In general, we do not know of any adverse issues that [...]
2006-04-20 06:54:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
06BAGHDAD1285IRAQ PRTS ASSESS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS - MAR 2006
[...] (U) INTRODUCTION. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq report monthly the ability of the provincial level government to function effectively and the obstacles that prevent full self-governance. The PRTs assess provincial governments in the areas of governance, economic developme [...]
2006-04-20 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1286CAUTIOUS BEGINNINGS TO FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Evidence on the ground indicates that the GOI intends to reform -- and eventually eliminate -- its Public Distribution System (PDS),a $3 billion subsidy program that fails in its mission of ensuring food security for all Iraqis. The Embassy PDS Reform Team (chaired by Embassy [...]
2006-04-20 10:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1287UNDERSTANDING RECENT INFLATION IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The impact of the December 2005 fuel price increases contributed to a one month, one-time inflation spike of 13.1 percent in February 2006. Although inflation is undesirable, a one-time inflation increase based on a badly-needed economic reform (see reftels for similar situatio [...]
2006-04-20 12:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IZ
06BAGHDAD1288PROGRESS ON TURKISH LETTERS OF CREDIT, GOI LOOKING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) Deputy Director George Zayya George told us April 17 that TBI has signed off on approximately 60 of the 70 letters of credit (L/Cs) necessary to re-start Turkish fuel imports to Iraq. TBI also is processing amendments to L/Cs to which the Government of Tu [...]
2006-04-20 12:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1290POLISH COALITION SUPPORT FOR PRT IN QADISIYAH
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the Department to demarche the Government of Poland regarding the Poles' role in leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Qadisiyah. The Poles' experience in the region makes them the optimal choice [...]
2006-04-20 13:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ PL
06BAGHDAD1300BAHAI LEADER SAYS STILL NO PROGRESS IN
[...] (C) In an April 6 conversation, President of the Bahai National Spiritual Advisory Group in Iraq, Abdul Razaq Abaychi told PolOff that Iraq's Bahai community had not made any headway in canceling the effects of the July 24, 1975 regulation (rule number 358) prohibiting the registration of nati [...]
2006-04-21 16:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1306SUNNI PARLIAMENTARIANS FORM HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD;
[...] (C) In an April 18 conversation, Sunni Council of Representative (CoR) and National Dialogue member Hasan Dekan Khudeir Al-Janabi told Poloff that Tawaffuq had created a human rights abuse review board to focus on displacement and detentions. Degan said that the Board, currently comprised of [...]
2006-04-22 18:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1316BAGHDAD PC CHAIRMAN PUSHES FOR PROJECTS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC) Chairman Mueen expressed his desire on April 19 to move toward a normalized relationship with the Embassy. He insists, however, on more coordination of local projects and greater respect for the authority of the BPC. He reiterated the continuin [...]
2006-04-23 15:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1317IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 7-13 APR 06
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. The following paragraphs summarize their activities in several areas for the period 7-13 April [...]
2006-04-23 16:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1323MOD ON DETAINEE OPERATIONS TRANSFER, RELEASES
[...] (C) On April 23, Minister of Defense Sadoun al- Dulime and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General, Detainee Operations met (with Pol-MilOff in attendance) to discuss MOD's role in the staggered transition of Coalition detainees and the facilities in which they are housed to the Government of Iraq ov [...]
2006-04-24 10:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS PTER OPDAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1324JUDGES TO TRIAGE TARGETED IRAQI DETAINEES
[...] (C) At an April 23 meeting with MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations, Acting Justice Attache, and Pol-MilOff, Judge Medhat Mahmoud, President of the Iraqi Higher Juridical Council (HJC),agreed to identify and deploy emergency panels of Iraqi investigative judges to triage cr [...]
2006-04-24 10:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS PTER OPDAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1325BAGHDAD PLO REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION OF
[...] (C) Summary: Pursuant to permission granted ref A, Baghdad RefCoord met with PLO chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on April 20 to discuss humanitarian issues relating to Palestinians in Iraq. Qasoos said that Palestinians in Iraq are fleeing towards the Jordanian border because 1) they face [...]
2006-04-24 11:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ
06BAGHDAD1326FEMALE IRAQI MAJOR: "THEY DON'T EVEN SALUTE ME"
[...] (C) On April 11, PolOff met with Major Angham Ahmed from the Iraqi Army Military Police Brigade to discuss the role of women in the Iraqi military. Major Ahmed was one of almost 90 women recruited into the Iraqi military and trained in Jordan during the CPA period. She complained that women i [...]
2006-04-24 12:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN JA
06BAGHDAD132914 SUNNIS ALLEGEDLY ARRESTED BY MOI APPEAR IN
[...] (C) Summary. On April 22, Baghdad resident Dena Ahmed told Poloff that the bodies of 14 Sunni laborers detained April 15 at a checkpoint by individuals in MoI uniforms were later found in the morgue April 22. Ahmed, a cousin of one of the laborers, explained that the 14 were seen detained on [...]
2006-04-24 14:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1351BAGHDAD GOVERNOR CONCERNED ABOUT PROVINCIAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Baghdad provincial governor Hussein Mohammed Al-Tahan indicated in an April 19 meeting with Baghdad PRT staff that Baghdad's security forces are not ready to take full responsibility for Baghdad's provincial security without significant Coalition support. Al-Tahan expressed doubt [...]
2006-04-25 15:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1352POLITICAL BLOCS MOVING TO NEGOTIATE CABINET
[...] (C) Summary. Three days after the Parliament elected its Presidency Council and House Speakers, the four major political blocs have switched focus to the next step in the government formation process, the naming of a cabinet. They are forming committees to negotiate ministerial names with e [...]
2006-04-25 18:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1354DEPUTY SPEAKERS DISCUSS INTERNAL REFORMS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with PolOffs April 23 and 24, Council of Representatives (CoR) Deputy Speakers expressed the desire that leadership of the CoR be more participatory and power be less concentrated in the hands of the Speaker. They also said they hoped that the CoR will conve [...]
2006-04-25 20:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1355PROVINCIAL REACTION TO PM SELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial reactions from provincial contacts to Nuri Kamal (Jawad al-Maliki)'s selection as Iraq's next PM have been positive. Shia Islamists tended to view the new PM as equally capable as Jafari at promoting the UIC agenda. Sunnis and Kurds tended to question his independence, [...]
2006-04-25 20:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1360SUNNI ARAB POLITICIANS ALREADY SPLIT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab politicians in Tawafuq remain internally divided about the new Iraqi government formation. A well-connected Sunni Arab politician told us April 23 that there is great resentment that the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) is dominating the process at the expense of the other tw [...]
2006-04-26 09:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1367SALAFIST PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PLEDGES TOLERANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Iraqi Parliament Speaker al-Mashadani told us April 26 that he would work closely with the Kurdish and Shia deputy speakers to craft compromises that would reinforce Iraqi unity in the years ahead. Clearly relishing his new post, al-Mashadani said Iraqi Sunni Sal [...]
2006-04-26 18:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1368YOUNG PUK COR MEMBER CRITICIZES SPEAKER; WARNS OF
[...] (C) In an April 24 meeting with PolOffs, Kurdish Alliance and new Council of Representatives (CoR) member Tania Tal'at Muhammad Gilly expressed great disappointment with new CoR Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani's April 22 acceptance speech and his recent comments in the press. Gilly charged that M [...]
2006-04-26 18:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD1369SHIA CLERIC: POOR EDUCATION FEEDS SECTARIANISM
[...] (C) In an April 23 meeting with PolOff, Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi, a local Shia imam, deplored the manner in which religion is misused in Iraqi politics. He attributed the situation to the low level of education of many Iraqis. Despite Grand Ayatollah Sistani's injunction to "follow their minds," [...]
2006-04-26 19:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1370FADHILA MEMBER ON PARTY'S ASPIRATIONS, CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: Fadhila Party parliamentarian Basim Sherif Nsaif al-Hechaimi told PolOff in an April 24 meeting that Abd al-Raheem al-Hasuna will be the next Fadhila Party Secretary General. Al-Hechaimi predicted that al-Hasuna's appointment, along with the addition of former UIA 169 independen [...]
2006-04-26 20:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PNAT ENRG ECON KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1379UN SRSG QAZI ON RECENT MEETINGS WITH SISTANI AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi said that Grand Ayatollah Sistani told him in an April 19 meeting that he (Sistani) would not weigh in on the prime ministerial selection because he then would be resp [...]
2006-04-27 14:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1382 OFFICIAL ORDER TO CLOSE IRAQ'S BORDERS TO
[...] Summary: Post has received a copy of the official March 22, 2006 correspondence from the Cabinet of Ministers to all Ministries directing them "to prohibit entrance of chicken, table egg, and hatching egg to Iraq till further notice." Imports for the Multi- national Forces are excluded. Th [...]
2006-04-27 14:45:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD IZ
06BAGHDAD1383SENIOR KURDISH POLITICIANS WARN GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, and Presidency Council Chief of Staff Kamran Karadaghi told PolOffs on April 26-27 that there was deep concern about the cabinet formation process among senior Kurdish negotiators. Despite President Talabani [...]
2006-04-27 16:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1387PRT BAGHDAD: CHINESE GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTNG TO
[...] (C) During a recent meeting with PRT members, Baghdad Business Center (BBC) Chairwoman Tamather Al-Janabi disclosed that the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (CMOC) is interested in opening a branch of the BBC in Shanghai. 2. (C) Tamather said the CMOC will identify and fund office space for th [...]
2006-04-27 17:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON EAID ENIV IZ CH
06BAGHDAD1388PRT BAGHDAD: COMMENTS BY BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL
[...] (C) Baghdad Provincial Council(PC) Deputy Chairman Mohan Al-Saidi recently told PRT member that the PC will not begin preparations for provincial and district elections until well after the formation of the Iraqi National Government. Mohan added that the PC does not have an election timeline. [...]
2006-04-27 17:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1389PRT BAGHDAD: SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR BAGHDAD
[...] (C) During a recent conversation with a member of the Baghdad PRT, Provincial Council (PC) staff member Kadheim Fleiha, the principal staff employee on the PC,s Social Security Committee, disclosed that social security benefits are now being distributed to Baghdad residents. 2. (C) Fleiha s [...]
2006-04-27 17:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI IZ
06BAGHDAD1390PRT BAGHDAD: PC DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MOHAN AL-SAIDI ON
[...] (C) During a recent conversation with a Baghdad PRT member, Provincial Council (PC) Deputy Chairman Mohan Hashem Al-Saidi said he believes that the Government of Iraq does not have the authority to dictate or choose who can be mayor of Baghdad. Mohan advised that the recent selection of Attiy [...]
2006-04-27 17:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1395CABINET FORMATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. Cabinet discussions between the Shia Coalition and the Kurds are well underway (See reftel). Internal Iraqiyya meetings have yet to produce results, as members await Ayad Allawi's decision whether or not Iraqiyya will participate. Iraqiyya may opt to go into opposition unless th [...]
2006-04-28 13:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1398RUBAIE POSSIBLY NEXT MINISTER OF INTERIOR
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Muwaffuk Rubaie has informed Ambassador Khalilzad that PM-Designate al-Maliki has offered him the post of Minister of Interior. The Ambassador promised to follow up with MNF-I CG Casey, so that the three could meet to discuss further Rubai [...]
2006-04-29 05:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD14AYATOLLAH AL-SADR LEANS TOWARD ALLAWI FOR PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: On December 31, Baghdad's most senior Shi'a cleric Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr told Ambassador Khalilzad that Ayad Allawi would be the best Prime Minister for Iraq, if Allawi can temper his rhetoric. Sadr also supported current PM Ja'afari for the presidency. Sadr was concerned ab [...]
2006-01-02 17:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD142FM ZEBARI: TURKEY MORE REALISTIC, SYRIA RIPE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Hoshyar Zebari told the Ambassador January 9 that the Turkish government has become far more realistic in its dealings with Iraq's Kurdish region. Zebari said that Turkish trade with the region is now over $3 billion per year. The Kurdish region has crossed several "red lines" [...]
2006-01-17 16:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON TU SY IZ
06BAGHDAD1422MINDEF DULIME CONVEYS SECURITY CONCERNS TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Sadoun al-Dulime called on Ambassador to discuss his concerns with the "terrorist-controlled" highway between Baghdad and Amman and the 8,750 Iraqi security detail personnel currently being paid out of MoD's budget. Dulime also took this opportunity to cauti [...]
2006-04-30 16:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1433PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPS ON PALESTINIANS IN
[...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Palestinian Human Rights Association (Jamyat Huquq al-Insan al-Filistinia) president Muhammed Abid Mutlak Mowsiq and a delegation of three other members expressed to RefCoord their continuing concerns about the security situation of Palestinians in Iraq. They promis [...]
2006-05-01 12:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF KPAL PINS PTER IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD1438AMBASSADOR OFFERS HIS CONDOLENCES TO ITALIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 28, Ambassador offered his condolences to Italian Ambassador Maurizio Melani for the death of three Italian soldiers killed on April 27 in Nasiriyah. He further committed to sharing any investigative reports he receives from MNF-I on the incident. Melani conveyed that [...]
2006-05-01 17:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IT IZ
06BAGHDAD1439REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE
[...] Country clearance is requested for the May 10 - 14 travel of Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill to Jordan. Ms. Hill has filed an electronic request for travel form with ISU-Amman including requests for assistance with necessary hotel, regional air, and ground transportation arrangements [...]
2006-05-01 18:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06BAGHDAD1440MEHDI HAFEDH: IRAQIYYA LIST NOT YET PREPARED FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqiyya List (Allawi) senior member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh told PolOffs April 28 that he had discussed possible changes to the National Policy Council with Ayad Allawi that might enable Allawi to accept the Secretary General position. He asserted that Allawi will not accept a Deputy [...]
2006-05-01 20:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1441CABINET FORMATION AND PM OFFICE UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 30 meeting with PolOffs, Shia Coalition independent Sami al-Askari reported that PM-designate Nuri Kamil al-Maliki has named Ahmad al-Saadawi as his private office director. Al-Maliki's inner circle is moving forward with re-organization and expansion plans for the PM [...]
2006-05-01 22:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1451IRAQ PRTs WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 14-20 APR
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self-governance capability. The following paragraphs include summaries of their activities in several areas for the period [...]
2006-05-02 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1469COR UPDATE: BYLAWS COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At their May 3 session, Council of Representatives (CoR) members appeared to take in stride security concerns, building maintenance problems, and occasional outbursts from the floor to appoint a committee to draw up a list of internal bylaws. Speaker Mahmud al-Mashadani gave a t [...]
2006-05-03 21:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD148JA'FARI WOOS RAMADI, ANBAR SECURITY COUNCIL WOWED
[...] (C) Summary. The Anbar Security Council warmly welcomed Prime Minister Ja'fari on January 15. The PM deftly fielded the Anbaris' complaints regarding the fate of former Iraqi military service members, the inclusion of Anbaris in the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),the release of 'innocent' deta [...]
2006-01-18 12:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1485SADR CITY LOCAL LEADERS SAY SISTANI STATEMENT WILL
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 30 meeting with PolOff, Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) members Ali Suadi and Ahmed Hassan said the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) would not disband simply because of Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's April 27 statement that weapons should only be carried by government for [...]
2006-05-04 21:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1491UN SRSG QAZI TRAVELS TO NEW YORK TO PUSH FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi said that he is departing May 5 to travel to New York, to try and overcome initial resistance to a UNAMI-sponsored Baghdad Peace Initiative. Briefing the Ambassador on th [...]
2006-05-05 15:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1495MCNS: MILITIAS AND IRAN
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: A MCNS was convened May 2 to propose further actions on militias. GEN Casey pressed for immediate implementation of new directives to control militia activities. MOI Jabr sought agreement on a proposal to integrate directly and immediately 5000 Badr Corps members in [...]
2006-05-06 07:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PNAT PREL TU
06BAGHDAD15MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-02 17:23:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
06BAGHDAD1514KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS APRIL 22-23, OFFICIALS FROM THE KURIDSH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT (KRG) PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, IRBIL OIL AND GAS ESTABLISHMENT (OGE) AND THE KRG MINISTRY OF FINANCE CLAIMED THAT COOPERATION WITH BAGHDAD ON ENERGY WAS "GOOD" AND "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE (IRAQI) C [...]
2006-05-08 09:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD152FOLLOW-UP TO JANUARY 10 EMERGENCY ACTION
[...] (SBU) On January 16, Deputy Chief of Mission and Regional Security Officer evaluated threat and movement information on Routes Dover and Tampa. DCM and RSO concluded that Route Dover will remain off- limits for Chief of Mission motorcade movements. Route Tampa may be utilized on a case-by-cas [...]
2006-01-18 13:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1538PORTRAIT OF AN OIL MINISTER-IN-WAITING: DUJAYLI
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 4, the former head of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) Dr. Musab al-Dujayli critiqued the slate of candidates for Minister of Oil under the new government. Dujayli said that former Minister of Oil and parliamentarian Thamir Ghadban was "unappointable" [...]
2006-05-08 14:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1540DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE ON GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The day before PM-designate al-Maliki's May 9 target date for announcement of the new government, debate among and within political blocs continued over key positions. Tawafuq appears to have settled on Agriculture specialist (and Adnan al-Dulaimi ally) Salam Zakam al-Zuba'i as [...]
2006-05-08 15:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT ECON KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1566GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: MUCH SWIRLING,
[...] (C) Summary: We still see no closure on the key Interior, Defense and Finance ministry portfolios. Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Poloff on May 10 that Tawafuq wanted the Planning, Education and Health Ministries but has not yet received confirmation that they will get them. He also said [...]
2006-05-11 17:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1567MOI ARRESTS GENERAL, 17 OTHERS FOR KIDNAPPING
[...] (U) In an Al Jazeera television interview on May 7, Minister of Interior (MoI) Bayan Jabr announced the arrest of an Iraqi Major General and 17 other ministry employees implicated in kidnapping and death squad activities (interview was reported by Reuters). He said that the officer "kidnapped [...]
2006-05-11 18:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD1568IRAQ: IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT
[...] (C) Summary. In response to the Department's request for information regarding Iraq's practices to harmonize implementation of U.S. laws (ref A),Post provides the following summary of previous reporting on the Arab League Boycott (ALB). Although Iraq's enforcement of the ALB is inconsisten [...]
2006-05-12 13:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKBCT EINV ECON PGOV PREL ABLD IZ
06BAGHDAD1570ANTI-IRANIAN SHIA CLERICS SPEAK OUT
[...] (C) Summary: Baghdad Shia imams Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi and Mahdi al-Shawki told PolOff in a May 7 meeting that some Iraqi Sunnis accuse Iraqi Shia of being pro-Iranian because of their opposition to the previous regime. According to the imams, many Sunni Arabs equate opposition to Saddam Hussei [...]
2006-05-12 13:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1572UNIFIED KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT FORMED,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Iraqi and foreign government officials gathered on May 7 in Erbil to celebrate the naming of the unified Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Iraqi government officials present included Deputy President Adil Abd al-Mahdi, Speaker Mahmud al-Mashadani, Tawafuq leader Adnan [...]
2006-05-12 18:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1573DPM CANDIDATE ZAWBI'E SAYS VIOLENCE GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tawafuq nominee for Deputy Prime Minister Salam Zakum Ali Fadhi Al-Zawbi'e told Ambassador Khalilzad on May 8 that bloodshed and terrorism in Iraq are growing in a noticeable way. According to Zawbi'e however, the security situation is not terminal, and, if he is given the aut [...]
2006-05-12 18:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1587GOI PERCEPTIONS OF DETENTION SPLIT ON SECTARIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent introductory briefs to incoming GOI officials on the subject of MNF-I detention issues have elicited varied responses, with PM-designate Nuri Kamal al Maliki taking a conservative approach to detainee releases and an active interest in accelerating the transition of MNF- [...]
2006-05-14 06:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1613COR RANK AND FILE GRUMBLE OVER GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (C) Summary. While their party leaders talked in more restricted settings, in May 14 conversations with PolOffs, a number of Council of Representatives (CoR) rank and file members expressed dissatisfaction with the ministerial positions they understood PM-designate Maliki had offered to their [...]
2006-05-15 13:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1615UNAMI STAYS KEEN ON BAGHDAD PEACE INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 20:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1618KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT'S MOST WANTED:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While waiting for a visa to the U.S. on May 11, newly-appointed Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State for External Relations Mohammad Ihsan outlined his policy agenda for his term. As the current personal advisor to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and the former [...]
2006-05-16 08:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1619SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN ON HOW TO DISSOLVE JAYSH
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with PolCouns, Sadrist Council of Representatives member and Moqtada as- Sadr advisor Baha al-Araji said he expected more intense negotiations before a cabinet is agreed upon. Al-Araji said that Tawafuq has changed its mind on which ministries it wants. Al-Ar [...]
2006-05-16 08:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1620SISTANI CONFIDANTE URGES HELP FOR PM-DESIGNATE
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 11 conversation with PolCouns, Najaf cleric Emad Kalanter told PolCouns that Muqtada al- Sadr sees the benefits of participating in the political process, and will not attack Coalition Forces. Kalanter argued that Shia militias could not be dissolved while the Sunni Ara [...]
2006-05-16 09:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1623TAWAFUQ GRUMBLES OVER HEALTH; FADHILA CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Poloff May 15 that PM designate Nuri al-Maliki had informed the Sunni Arab bloc that they would not receive, as expected, the Health Ministry. Baban predicted that the Sadr movement would get the ministry instead. Baban said that in compensation, Tawafuq [...]
2006-05-16 13:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD164SENATOR KERRY PUSHES NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) and the Ambassador held meetings with President Jalal Talabani and Shia Alliance leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim on January 18 to push for a broad national unity government in the weeks ahead. Talabani predicted that such an alliance could be forged in "w [...]
2006-01-20 17:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1641SCIRI POLITBURO MEMBER COMPLAINS ABOUT MALIKI;
[...] (C) SCIRI political bureau member Ridha Jawad Taki complained to Poloff May 17 that PM-designate Nuri al-Maliki had failed to keep his word to SCIRI to allow the party to name the Interior Minister, Council of Ministers Secretary-General and advisors on the PM's staff. Taki said SIPDIS al- [...]
2006-05-17 15:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1645BAGHDAD REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ALLEGES FATWA BY
[...] (C) Baghdad Regional Council (BRC) Chairman Khadem Al-Shamary told PRT Baghdad PolOff this afternoon that Abdulhadi Al-Haraji, allegedly a spokesman for Moqtada Al-Sadr, issued a fatwa on 16 May ordering the deaths of Mr. Al-Shamary and the remaining Sunni members of the BRC. According to Mr. [...]
2006-05-18 03:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1647REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2006-05-18 12:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD165CONSTITUTION REVIEW SHOULD BE DELAYED SAYS SUNNI
[...] (C) Saleh Mutlak, whose National Iraqi Front (NIF) won eleven seats in the December 15 elections, told Poloff on January 18 that Constitutional reform should be put off until the next Council of Representatives. The country cannot focus on the Constitution until there is security - the violenc [...]
2006-01-20 17:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PNAT
06BAGHDAD1655IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION: BARGAINING DURING END
[...] (C) Summary: As of midday May 18, a final deal on the new cabinet was close, but there were last minute changes and demands. The Finance, Interior and Defense slots were still undecided and we heard Tawafuq grumbling about some of the candidates proposed. Tawafuq negotiator Ali Baban told Po [...]
2006-05-18 15:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1658SADR CITY DAC MEMBER ON RECONSTRUCTION; DAC ROLE
[...] (C) Summary: Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and Baghdad City Council member Khudair al-Lami told PolOff on May 15 that Sadr City residents would give Coalition Forces (CF) credit for reconstructing their area if large, visible structures were built. It is difficult to notice sewer [...]
2006-05-18 16:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1659120 MORE PALESTINIANS AT AL WALID BORDER POINT
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the successful transfer of 290 Palestinians from Iraq to Syria on May 9 and 10, 120 more Palestinians have spontaneously migrated from Baghdad to the Iraq-Syria border. Syria has so far refused to admit them. Rumor has it that many more Palestinians plan to flee t [...]
2006-05-18 16:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF KPAL PINS IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD166SUNNI LEADERS FEAR STREET REACTION TO ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on January 15 with key leaders from the Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC). Sheykh Khalaf Al-Ayan said that Tawaffuq Front was under pressure from the "street" to abandon the political process if the International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) assessment d [...]
2006-01-21 03:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1661MCNS - GOI FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),which for the first time included PM-designate Nuri Maliki, convened May 8 to address the significant electricity shortage in Iraq. PM Ja'afari called the meeting because, he said, electricity is among Maliki's [...]
2006-05-19 03:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG IR IZ MOPS NATO PGOV PINS
06BAGHDAD1664MALIKI WINS BROAD CONFIDENCE IN A NATIONAL UNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won a wide vote of confidence in a national unity cabinet in a special parliament session on May 20, but not before several Sunni Arab parliamentarians walked out of the session protesting their exclusion and a continued deadlock over the security por [...]
2006-05-20 19:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1677MALIKI MOVES QUICKLY TO ACTIVATE CABINET, FILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly-elected Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met the Ambassador and General Casey May 21 and outlined ambitious plans to jump-start his government and fill the security gaps in his cabinet. Maliki convened both the incoming and outgoing cabinets for a joint meeting May 21 to hand [...]
2006-05-21 20:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1683IRAQI VILLAGERS AND SECURITY FORCES FOIL JAYSH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is a PRT Diyala cable. A May 11 raid by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) elements on a Sunni village east of Khan Bani Sa'd was foiled by the response of villagers and the coordinated response of local Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi Police (IP) units. Twenty-eight detained members of the g [...]
2006-05-22 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1684SNAPSHOT OF DISPLACEMENT IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Displacement of Iraqis spiked following the mid-Feburary bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, but has now leveled off to a slower overall rate of growth. The main reasons for displacement include: death threats, lack of access to education, discriminatory firings, forcible e [...]
2006-05-22 08:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM SMIG SOCI KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1685FINAL TEXT OF BLAIR-MALIKI JOINT STATEMENT
[...] (C) The British Embassy provided post, Monday 0930 hrs Baghdad time, the final version of the joint statement to be issued by PM Blair and Maliki during the UK Prime Ministers visit to Iraq. 2. (C) Begin text: Joint statement about the visit of the UK Prime Minister The British Prime Ministe [...]
2006-05-22 10:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL UK IZ
06BAGHDAD1689CABINET FORMATION ATMOSPHERICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Atmospherics at the May 20 inauguration of the new Iraqi Cabinet, reflected a blend of mirth, frustrated ambition, chaos -- but also satisfaction that a hurdle had been passed. Kurdish attendees joked over Speaker Mashadani's occasional malaproprisms and the fluid denouement to [...]
2006-05-22 15:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1690IMPLICATIONS OF SUNNI COALITION SPLIT
[...] (C) Summary. The simmering conflict within the Sunni Tawafuq bloc exploded on May 20 when Adb Nasir al-Janabi lead a walkout by about a dozen of the 59 Sunni Arab CoR members during Prime Minister Maliki's presentation of the cabinet (reftel A). The walkout was a manifestation of a long sta [...]
2006-05-22 16:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PNAT PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1691DISAGREEMENT OVER SPEAKER AUTHORITIES HOLDS UP
[...] (SBU) The Council of Representatives (149 members attending) convened its seventh session May 22 for the third reading of the Council's bylaws but adjourned without completing its work. Deputy Speaker Khalid Attiyah chaired the session in the absence of Speaker Mahmoud Mashdani. Since there w [...]
2006-05-22 19:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1692MALIKI PUSHING DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION IN BASRA,
[...] (C) Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador in a brief May 22 meeting that he plans to push for urgent action to find a political solution to the deteriorating security situation in Basra. Maliki said that he believes the crux of the problem is a tribal conflict between Muhammad Fala [...]
2006-05-22 20:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1703SENIOR SHIA CLERIC CALLS FOR FOCUS ON SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarian and senior SCIRI cleric Sheikh Jalal al-Din al-Sagheer told PolOff May 22 that the new government's top priority should beimproving security for the country. Al-Sagheer warned that the Najaf clerical establishment (marja'iyah) is rapidly losing patience and migh [...]
2006-05-23 13:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1704KURDS HAVE MIXED REACTIONS TO AL-MALIKI GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On May 21-22, an informal survey of Kurds from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK),and Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU),all of whom have ministries in the new government, revealed a little optimism, but mainly deep misgivings about the quality [...]
2006-05-23 13:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1719 MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS OUTLINES HER PRIORITIES
[...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with Poloffs and ROL Coordinator, newly appointed Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim said she perceives her Ministry has a role both in reducing human rights abuses and in educating the Iraqi public about human rights more generally. She explained that th [...]
2006-05-24 14:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1735MUTLAK SAYS HE WANTS TO BE IN GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Sunni Hewar leader Saleh Mutlak told Poloff on May 23 that he believed SCIRI and perhaps President Talabani engineered the exclusion of his party from the cabinet. Mutlak claimed to be still very interested in being part of the government and was looking for Embassy support. He said, howe [...]
2006-05-24 16:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1743QUBAD TALABANI: A PRETENDER TO THE THRONE
[...] (C) Summary: In a long conversation on May 22, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in Washington and President Talabani's younger son Qubad Talabani assured PolOff that Prime Minister al- Maliki's cabinet was more competent than former Prime Minister Ja'afari's, and requested E [...]
2006-05-25 03:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1752ARAB LEAGUE PLANS FOR IRAQ NATIONAL ACCORD
[...] (C) Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mokhtar Lamani told Ambassador Khalilzad on May 22 that he intends to hold the Arab League Iraq National Accord Conference in Baghdad on June 20-22. He plans to invite UNSYG Kofi Annan, the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League, Iran, Turkey, the EU and the P5 [...]
2006-05-25 13:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1753FORMER TNA SPEAKER'S CHIEF OF STAFF ASSESSES NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Chief of the Research Directorate at the Council of Representatives (CoR) and Chief of Staff to the former Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) Saifaldin Abdul-Rahman told PolOff on May 22 that the current crop of parliamentarians is more sectarian and far less pr [...]
2006-05-25 13:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1754SENIOR KURDISH AIDE: IRAN WANTS A DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (S) Summary: President Talabani's Chief of Staff and close confidant Kamran Karadaghi told PolOff on May 23 that all of Iran's activities in Iraq and the broader Middle East were just aimed at jumpstarting bilateral relations with the U.S. He urged Washington to engage Tehran as a means of h [...]
2006-05-25 13:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1760BOMBING OF MULTIPLE MINOR SHRINES IS A NON- EVENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is a PRT Baquba cable. The reported bombings of several shrines on May 13-14, which have provoked comparisons in the international press with the late February bombing of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra, appear to have had virtually no effect on Sunni-Shi'a relations in D [...]
2006-05-26 13:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1764ASSEMBLY BYLAWS UPDATE: DEBATE CONTINUES ON
[...] (C) Council of Representatives Deputy Speaker Arif Taifour confirmed to PolOff and PolFSN May 24 that the current impasse on the allocation of authorities between the Speaker and the two Deputies revolves around the question of who will control staff appointments (reftel). He cited the recent [...]
2006-05-26 20:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1766AUSTRALIAN CONCERNS ABOUT MNF-I DETENTION OF
[...] (SBU) On May 24, Australian Ambassador Howard Brown and Australian Consul Alan Elliot met with Pol- MilCouns and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) to express Canberra's concern about the detention of Australian national Bradley John Thompson by US military forces [...]
2006-05-27 10:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1767NEW MOJ EAGER TO ENGAGE, SKEPTICAL ABOUT IRAQI
[...] (C) On May 24, newly-appointed Minister of Justice Hashim Abdulrahman al-Shibli met in his office at the Ministry with MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO),Major General Jack Gardner, for an introductory brief on current MNF-I detention operations, the legal basis f [...]
2006-05-27 10:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1778SHAWAYS' JADIRIYYA BUNKER REPORT SUMMARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Then Deputy Prime Minister Rawsh Shaways met on May 13 with Rule of Law Coordinator Yellin and Poloff to review the findings of the Investigative Committee in the Al-Jadiriyya Shelter, which Shaways chaired. The report, translated on May 20, concluded that serious human rights vi [...]
2006-05-29 04:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM KCRM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1779DANISH PRIME MINISTER COMMITTED TO IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 24, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade called on the Ambassador and GEN Casey. Rasmussen reported that the Danish Parliament is expected to vote next week to extend and adjust its military presence in Iraq through July 7, 2007 [...]
2006-05-29 04:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ DA
06BAGHDAD1781SENIOR IRAQI ATTORNEY DISCUSSES LEGAL DIFFICULTIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Tariq Hareb, a prominent attorney in Baghdad, described to PRT staff his concerns about constitutional and legislative reforms in Iraq on May 20. He also painted a somewhat dismal picture of legal education in Iraq, advocating for more elements of US law to be injected into t [...]
2006-05-29 04:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1786EL SALVADORAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE RECEPTIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a May 24 meeting with Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard and National Coordination Team (NCT) Director Greg Bates, El Salvadoran Minister of Defense Alejandro Romero indicated El Salvadors continuing interest in s [...]
2006-05-29 07:20:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRS IZ
06BAGHDAD1792FM AGREES TO SEND LETTERS TO UNSC AND TROOP
[...] (S) Political Counselor delivered ref A points to Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari on May 28 and asked that the Iraqi Government prepare a letter from the Prime Minister or Foreign Minister to the UNSC asking for the continuation of MNF-I presence in Iraq. FM Zebari said that the last time su [...]
2006-05-29 11:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL UNSC IZ
06BAGHDAD1804IRAN HOSTED CONFERENCE OF IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari on May 28. FM Zebari responded that due to a schedule conflict, the Iraq neighbors conference, scheduled for May 31 to June 1 in Iran was cancelled and a new date has not been set. June 10-11 was proposed but [...]
2006-05-29 16:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1806NATIONAL IRAQI MINORITIES COUNCIL CONFERENCE HOLDS
[...] (U) On May 27, PolOffs and PolFSN attended the Second Annual National Conference of the Iraqi Minorities Council, held at Baghdad's Rashid Hotel. The conference, attended by about 250 people, opened with remarks by surprise guest Council of Representatives Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani. Mashadani [...]
2006-05-29 18:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD181KOREAN INTEREST IN REGIONAL RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Korean Ambassador to Iraq Ki-ho Chang told the Ambassador January 19 that Seoul is interested in participating in, and possibly leading, the planned Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT). Chang as [...]
2006-01-22 12:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PINS ODIP OFDP PREL KS IZ
06BAGHDAD1822MANSOUR HUMAN RIGHTS LEAD SAYS KILLINGS HAVE
[...] (C) Hussein Al-Bayati, the human rights lead for the Mansour District Advisory Council (DAC),told PolOffs May 24 that the Baghdad neighborhoods of Khadra, Ghazaliya, and Hatin have experienced a marked decrease in reported extrajudicial killings (EJK) over the past month. Based on conversati [...]
2006-05-30 20:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT KDEM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1824SECTARIAN TENSIONS RUNNING HIGH IN MADA'IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In several meetings with PRT staff over the last three weeks, residents of Mada'in, a predominantly Sunni district in southeast Baghdad, have expressed fears that rising tensions over Shia militia control of fuel stations and an important mosque in the area could provoke a violent [...]
2006-05-31 03:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1825PARLIAMENT SEEKS IECI GUIDANCE ON HOW MEMBERS ARE
[...] (C) Deputy Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Arif Taifour told PolOff and PolFSN May 24 that Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani had sent a letter to the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) requesting their guidance on how members who have resigned to become ministers or members of th [...]
2006-05-31 03:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1833SADR CITY RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT SECURITY
[...] (C) At a May 25 meeting, five Sadr City residents told PolOffs that they were disappointed the security situation had not improved over the past year, and not hopeful that it would improve in the upcoming months. "You can not even trust your own neighbor these days," said Huda, a young female [...]
2006-05-31 13:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT KDEM IZ PGOV
06BAGHDAD1834DEFENSE MINISTRY HUMAN RIGHTS LEAD FOCUSING ON
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 24 conversation, MoD's Human Rights lead Iman Naji told PolOffs that her office is developing the capacity to receive and address MoD human rights abuse complaints, but right now is primarily focusing on detainee abuse. Naji's directorate, located within the Inspector G [...]
2006-05-31 13:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1837PRT VISITS JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY IN BAGHDAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRT staff visited a large Iraqi juvenile detention facility in central Baghdad on 22 May. The site visit revealed overcrowding, poor health and environmental conditions, as well as signs of possible abuse. Conversation with the deputy warden indicates that the site is also having [...]
2006-06-01 00:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1843ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR REPORTS SISTANI SUPPORTIVE
[...] (C) Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mukhtar Lamani told Poloff that his May 31 visit to Najaf was successful. During the one day trip, Lamani met separately with Ayatollah Sistani, Fadilah Party Spiritual Leader Muhammad al-Yaqubi, SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim and Muqtada al-Sadr. Lamani [...]
2006-06-01 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1844MCNS DISCUSSES NEW PLAN FOR BAGHDAD SECURITY
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki convened a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) on May 29 to discuss the Baghdad Security Plan. National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie provided a briefing on the political and outreach aspect [...]
2006-06-01 09:46:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1845PM HEADING TO BASRAH TO ADDRESS SECURITY,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki will focus on security during his May 31 trip to Basrah. Maliki said he will announce his nominees for Minister of Defense and Interior at the next session of parliament (either June 1 or June 4. The leading candidate for MOI now appears to be Farouq Al-Araj [...]
2006-06-01 09:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1847SENATOR DOLE EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WOMEN MINISTERS
[...] (C) On May 28, Ambassador and Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) met with Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim and Minister of State for Women's Affairs Fatin Abd al-Rahman to congratulate each Minister and express support for their work to expand women's rights. The Ministers expressed g [...]
2006-06-01 10:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1852FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY IN ANTICIPATION OF KARADAH
[...] (C) Summary: Over the last three weeks, the Karadah District Advisory Council (DAC) has faced a surge in threats, and targeted killings, which has resulted in the deaths of two council members and has forced the long-standing Karadah DAC chairman to flee the country. Council members have told [...]
2006-06-01 13:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1854BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND ON BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL
[...] The following is a biographic outline of the leadership of the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC),with background information on each of the committee chairs as well as the senior members. Included as available with each entry is biographic information, perceived views of the United States an [...]
2006-06-02 02:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1868BRITISH MP CLWYD SATISFIED WITH SADDAM TRIAL,
[...] (C) In a May 30 meeting with the Ambassador, UK Labour Member of Parliament and Prime Minister Blair's Special Envoy to Iraq for Human Rights Ann Clwyd said she was impressed with the dignity and fairness of the proceedings in the Saddam Hussein trial. She said that, contrary to the impressio [...]
2006-06-03 16:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNET KDEM PREL IZ UK
06BAGHDAD1869PM HOPES TO COMPLETE SELECTION OF SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 1 meeting with Ambassador, PM Maliki repeated his intent to complete selection soon of Ministers of Defense and Interior. MinDef will be either Abdel Qader al-Mufraji (if Kurds can be brought on board) or Nabil Khalil Saeed. MinInt candidates are Tawfiq Yasseri or Farouk [...]
2006-06-03 16:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETASEC IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD1871ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 1, Italian Ambassador Maruizio Melani reported to the Ambassador that Italian Deputy Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema (who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs) plans to visit Iraq on June 7. The purpose of the visit is to discuss Italy's future Iraq assistance plan with Prim [...]
2006-06-03 18:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ IT
06BAGHDAD1884UN FOR EXPANSION IN IRBIL IN IRAQ AND DEDICATED
[...] (C) On June 2, UN Under-Secretary General for Safety and Security Sir David Veness, accompanied by SRSG Ashraf Qazi, told the A/DCM that the UN believes it has a role in Iraq in the years ahead. As part of this role, Veness said, the UN will face significant challenges as MNF-I draws down and [...]
2006-06-05 09:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1886TURKISH ENVOY CELIKKOL PROPOSES SECURITY AGREEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Special Envoy for Iraq Oguz Celikkol met with Ambassador on May 31 to review his meetings with Vice President Tarik Hashimi, Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, Speaker Mashadani, and Prime Minister Maliki. Celikkol said he invited the Ir [...]
2006-06-05 10:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KDEM TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1894PARLIAMENT SESSION POSTPONED; NO VOTE ON MOD OR
[...] (U) Three hours after the scheduled session start time, Deputy Speaker Khalid Attiyah announced to the media June 4 the postponement of the Council of Representatives (CoR) session "until further notice" to "give the PM a greater chance to hold further consultations" on the candidates for the [...]
2006-06-05 14:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1896MOI CANDIDATE AL-ARAJI A POLITICAL UNKNOWN
[...] (C) Ambassador and General Casey met on May 30 with Farook Mohammed Sadik al-Araji, who is under consideration by Prime Minister Maliki for the Interior Minister position. Farook told the Ambassador and General Casey that he is an independent, non-sectarian, has good relations with everyone, [...]
2006-06-05 16:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1897ABD AL-MEHDI BLAMES PM FOR IMPASSE WITHIN SHIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 5 lunch, Ambassador told Iraqi VP and SCIRI political leader Adel Abd al-Mehdi that SCIRI is widely perceived as being responsible for scuttling PM Maliki's plan on June 4 to bring his candidates for Minister of Interior and Defense to the Council of Representatives [...]
2006-06-05 17:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD1898IRAQ BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON PLANNING FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador conveyed to Prime Minister Maliki on June 5, the NSC-approved "Framework for Our Work with the New Iraqi Government/Three Track Effort" that lays out three tracks: Security and National Reconciliation; National Recovery; International Support. In para 2 below, is the text of [...]
2006-06-05 17:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1899DIYALA: MAYOR'S ASSASSINATION CAPS RECENT VIOLENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of the IIP Sunni mayor of Muqdadiyah, Diyala's political center of gravity, caps several weeks of increased violence in and around the city. The perpetrators remain unknown, but Shia are steeling themselves for retaliation while the IIP has pledged not to respond [...]
2006-06-05 18:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1902BRITISH CONCERNED ABOUT BASRAH SITUATION
[...] (C) UK Ambassador William Patey asked Ambassador Khalilzad on June 4 to speak with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to counter accusations that British forces had assassinated people in Basrah (reftel B). Patey lamented that PM Maliki put Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'hili in charge of security un [...]
2006-06-06 05:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNSC UK KU IZ
06BAGHDAD1911CODEL BLUNT DISCUSSES PKK AND TURKEY WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings in the Kurdistan Region on May 31, CODEL Blunt met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masud Barzani, Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) Adnan Mufti and Kamal Kirkuki [...]
2006-06-07 04:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1918IRAQ PRTS ASSESS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS - APR 2006
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq report monthly the ability of the provincial level government to function effectively and the obstacles that prevent full self- governance. The PRTs assess provincial governments in the areas of governance, economic deve [...]
2006-06-07 10:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1920MCNS APPROVES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, DISCUSSES
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met and approved a new plan for Baghdad security. The group decided that Prime Minister Maliki would be in overall charge of the plan's execution, with Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) commanders car [...]
2006-06-07 13:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1921ZEBARI SETTLES INTO NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari met with PolCouns and EconOff on May 28 to review pending bilateral issues. Zebari said it was a bad sign that PM Maliki is so indecisive in the selection of the security ministers. He said his relations with the new Minister of State for Arab Affairs were [...]
2006-06-07 15:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1922MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS ADVOCATES FOR FULL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 4, PolCouns met with newly appointed Minister of State for Women's Affairs Fatin Abd al-Rahman to congratulate her and re-affirm USG support for women's rights in Iraq. Abd al-Rahman agreed that the ministry should focus on programs that unite women from all backgrounds. [...]
2006-06-07 16:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1923HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING,
[...] C) On June 1, PolCouns delivered talking points (ref A) on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Human Rights Minister Wijdan Mikhail Salim. Salim expressed interest in the issue as well as in learning more about the data supporting the assessment on Iraq. PolCouns agreed to assist the M [...]
2006-06-07 16:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1924MANDAEANS SAY TARGETING IN IRAQ UNBEARABLE,
[...] (C) Summary. On May 31, Sabian Mandaean spiritual leader Shaykh Sattar Jabbar al-Helo and President of Mandaean Associations Union Dr. Akram Arar, told EmbOffs that the situation for Mandaeans in Iraq had become intolerable. They indicated to EmbOffs that their community had experienced an in [...]
2006-06-07 18:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1925PROMINENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST POSITIVE ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 5, prominent Iraqi women's rights activist Dr. Sundus Abbas told Poloff that Minister of State for Women's Affairs Faten Abd al-Rahman seemed receptive to working with the NGO community. Dr. Abbas expressed cautious optimism about the direction the ministry would take unde [...]
2006-06-07 19:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1926COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES SET TO RECONVENE JUNE
[...] (C) In separate meetings June 7, Council of Representatives (CoR) Deputy Speakers Khalid Attiyah and Arif Taifour confirmed to PolOffs and PolFSN that they expected the CoR to reconvene June 8 to vote on the Ministers of Defense and Interior. Prior to the meeting, Taifour's staff confirmed th [...]
2006-06-07 20:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1928TRANSCRIPT OF PM MALIKI PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 02:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1929ALLEGATIONS OF AT LEAST THREE LEAVING MOI COMPOUND
[...] (C) Adamiyah District Council member and human rights lead Dr. Riyad al-Adhadh told EmbOffs June 1 that three Adamiyah residents were kidnapped and later killed as they were driving from the Ministry of Interior headquarters detention facility. According to Dr. Riyad, Mustafa Mu'aid Ibrahim, [...]
2006-06-08 02:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1940IRAQI GOVERNMENT COMPLETE - FINAL VOTES ON
[...] (C) Prime Minister Nuri Maliki presented to the CoR the final three ministerial candidates to complete his government. After some debate, Jawad Bolani was approved as Minister of Interior by a vote of 182 to 16, and Abdel Qader Jassim al-Mufraji was approved for Minister of Defense by a vote [...]
2006-06-08 10:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1945ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY MOVES TO IZ FOR SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: Arab League (AL) Ambassador Mokhtar Lamani moved out of his house in the MFA compound on June 6 for the International Zone after reported security incidents. Lamani said he continued to plan for the June 20-22 reconciliation conference but conceded that no Arab Foreign Ministers h [...]
2006-06-08 13:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG IZ
06BAGHDAD1946A TIRED PRIME MINISTER STRUGGLING WITH UNWIELDY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 7, PRIME MINISTER MALIKI REITERATED HIS NEED TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR MORE TRAINED IRAQI ARMY AND NATIONAL POLICE TO HANDLE THE SECURITY SITUATION IN BASRAH. MALIKI SAID HE BELIEVES HE CAN GET HIS TWO PREFERRED NOMINEES CONFIRMED ON JUNE 8, EVEN WITHOUT SCIRI SUPPORT, BUT WA [...]
2006-06-08 17:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD195KURDISH LEADERS, ALLAWI AGREE ON JOINT PRINCIPLES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings at the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Guest House in Salah al-Din on January 21-22, Ambassador, President Jalal Talabani, KDP Leader Masud Barzani, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, and UK Ambassador William Patey drafted a framework proposal for a nation [...]
2006-01-23 14:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1957SADR CITY DAC WOMEN'S AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR
[...] (C) Summary: Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) member Mustafa Jasim told PolOff in a June 5 meeting that both he and his wife, fellow Sadr City DAC member and chair of the DAC Women's Affairs Committee Siham Hatab, were told by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) members that they must resign their [...]
2006-06-10 04:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1958SADR CITY DAC MEMBERS ON SECTARIAN DISPLACEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary. On June 5, PolOffs met with Sadr City District Advisory Council members to discuss their assessment of security and human rights abuses. DAC Chairman Juwad Kadhem Al-Atabi, Deputy Chairman Abbas Ali Al-Tamimi, and member of the Sadr City human rights committee Dr. Haider Jabr Ze [...]
2006-06-10 04:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1959DIYALA: PUBLIC CELEBRATION, DISBELIEF, FEAR IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: News of the death of Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi on June 7 produced public celebration in Diyala. Among many of our contacts, however, disbelief that Zarqawi had actually been killed after so many false reports and fears of the response by Zarqawi's group within Diyala muted enthusiasm [...]
2006-06-10 04:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1960SEVERE ABUSE AT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SITE 4
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May, a joint U.S.-Iraqi inspection of the "Site 4" Iraqi National Police (INP) detention complex discovered more than 1,400 detainees in squalid, cramped conditions. Forty-one detainees interviewed had bruising and lash-marks consistent with violent physical abuse. Thirty-seve [...]
2006-06-10 04:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MARR MOPS DOJ CRIM OPDAT KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1964 PROBLEMS FACING THE IRAQI JUDICIARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Improving performance of the Iraqi judiciary faces immediate challenges: too few judges, a lack of security, and a constitutional mandate that needs to be defined by further legislation. 2. (SBU) The Mission has already taken measures to begin addressing these problems, i [...]
2006-06-10 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1965SCIRI CONTACTS SAY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF COUNCIL OF
[...] (C) At a June 9 luncheon with PolOffs, SCIRI politburo member Ridha Jawad Taki reported that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had rejected multiple SCIRI-proposed candidates for the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers position. According to Taki, Maliki had firmly refused previous Se [...]
2006-06-10 17:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1971AMBASSADOR MEETS PROACTIVE NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his initial meeting with the Ambassador on May 25, newly-appointed Minister of Electricity (MoE) Karim Wahid al-Hasan impressed us as technically very competent and eager to work with the U.S. Wahid doubted whether initiatives on fuel import liberalization (which could improve [...]
2006-06-11 12:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1972AMBASSADOR MEETS ALI BABAN, NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ali Baban, the new Minister of Planning, paid an introductory call to Ambassador on May 27. Baban discussed donor assistance, creating jobs through micro-finance and business development, and attracting foreign investment. He also introduced new ideas for an Office of Internatio [...]
2006-06-11 12:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EINV ELAB PREL PGOV
06BAGHDAD1973MCNS APPROVES SECURITY MEASURES, DISCUSSES UNSCR
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: In the wake of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, the Iraqi Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) agreed to implement the Baghdad Security Plan beginning June 13 and to follow up with a series of speeches and press events by senior GOI officials and others in [...]
2006-06-11 14:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1978NEW MINISTER OF HEALTH: LET'S COOPERATE TO IMPROVE
[...] This cable contains an action request for Embassy Doha. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Embassy staff met on May 27 with Dr. Ali Al-Shamari, the new Minister of Health. Minster Al-Shamari expressed a desire to work closely with Embassy officials to finish c [...]
2006-06-12 09:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1979AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF OIL, HUSAYN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 28, in his first meeting with the Ambassador as Minister of Oil, Husayn al-Shahristani outlined priorities for the oil sector and expressed the need for continued U.S. support. The new Minister also acknowledged the importance of inter-ministerial cooperation -- flagging t [...]
2006-06-12 10:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD1982PARLIAMENTARY ATMOSPHERICS AS NEW SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Just before his June 8 nomination as Interior Minister, Jawad al-Bolani met with the Ambassador and reconfirmed his loyalty to the government and his independence from any pressures, parties, or party leaders. Meanwhile, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was scrambling to deter [...]
2006-06-12 11:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1983SESSIONS 24-32: SADDAM TRIAL DEFENSE WITNESS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: From May 15-31, the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) heard testimony from defense witnesses for the eight defendants in the Ad-Dujayl trial. Amid concerns over testimony given by four defense witnesses, a hearing was held to assess perjury charges. The perjured witnesses revealed that [...]
2006-06-12 11:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1985JUNE 8 PARLIAMENT SESSION DEADLOCKS OVER SPEAKER'S
[...] (C) Summary. The June 8 Council of Representatives (CoR) session deadlocked in a dispute over the powers of the Speaker over CoR personnel matters. The Shia Coalition supported an amendment that would limit the authority of the Speaker, thus allowing the two Deputies to overrule the Speaker [...]
2006-06-12 11:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1986VIEWS OF IRAQI CHIEF JUSTICE ON GOVERNMENT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Chief Justice al-Mahmoud told us on May 30 that members of the new Iraqi government and parliament owe their allegiances to their parties and sects rather than to the country as a whole. Al-Mahmoud said extremist factions within the new government and parliament want to c [...]
2006-06-12 12:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1994BADR ORGANIZATION AND FADHILA MEMBERS COMMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 4 meeting with PolOff, Badr Organization parliamentarian Sheikh Dhiya al-Din al-Fayyad said the current violence in Basrah can and should be contained by the provincial council. In a June 8 meeting with PolOff, Fadhila parliamentarian Kareem al-Yaqubi, cousin of Fadhil [...]
2006-06-12 14:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1995CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) Senators James Inhofe, Oklahoma, and Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii, visited Iraq June 10-11 with their staffs to congratulate senior security officials on their recent cabinet appointments and for their contributions to operations resulting in the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi. 2. (C) CODEL [...]
2006-06-13 06:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER REL LE SY JO IZ
06BAGHDAD2001DPM SALEH EAGER TO MOVE ON HOUSING AND FUEL
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Saleh told us June 8 that he hopes to develop and implement comprehensive strategies on housing and fuel (combining subsidy reform and import liberalization) that can be implemented within three to six months. He says he is eager to "use rather th [...]
2006-06-13 11:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2003ITALIAN DPM AND FM D,ALEMA VISIT TO IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian DPM and FM D,Alema told Iraqi leaders that Italy would be withdrawing all of its forces from Iraq by the end of autumn. While he did not rule out leading an Italian PRT, he said it would be very difficult to do so without security. Italian Amb Melani told us that the [...]
2006-06-13 12:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS PREL PARM IZ IT
06BAGHDAD2004NEW TRADE MINISTER STRONG ON PDS REFORM AND TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 5, new Minister of Trade Abd al-Falah al-Sudani shared with Ambassador his strong support for reform of the Public Distribution System (PDS),reduction of corruption in the ministry, and economic policies favorable to international trade and to Iraq's accession into the W [...]
2006-06-14 04:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID KCOR PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD202AMB AND TALABANI DISCUSS IRAN, DE-BA,ATHIFICATION,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting, Ambassador told President Jalal Talabani that the U.S. would never relent on the war against terror, refuting SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim's public statements accusing the USG of encouraging terrorism with its Sunni Arab outreach program. Ambassador [...]
2006-01-24 17:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PTER IR IZ
06BAGHDAD2026IRAQ NATIONAL ACCORD CONFERENCE DELAYED TO AUGUST
[...] (C) Summary: Pol/C delivered on June 12 reftel points to Arab League Assistant Secretary General Ahmed Bin Hili and Ambassador to Iraq Mokhtar Lamani. Bin Hili said that the Iraqi National Accord Conference scheduled for June 20-22 was pushed back to the first week of August due to a date con [...]
2006-06-15 11:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2028NEW MINISTER OF DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION BRINGS
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns, RefCoord and IRMO/MODM consultants had a positive initial meeting with the new Minister of Displacement and Migration Abd-al- Samad Rahman Sultan on May 31. Sultan was well informed about all the populations of concern to the Ministry, and expressed a desire for a conti [...]
2006-06-15 11:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PNAT SMIG KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD203AMBASSADOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS JILL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MARR IZ
06BAGHDAD2044FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM AND WTO ACCESSION GAIN MOMENTUM
[...] (C) Summary: Adnan J. Shareefi, Ministry of Trade Chief of Staff, told us June 14 that Trade Minister Al-Sudani would like to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS) by distributing only the most critical food ration items and gradually monetizing the PDS, hopefully starting later this [...]
2006-06-16 13:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2080PM DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, SITE 4,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15 meeting with the Prime Minister, the Ambassador and GEN Casey discussed the Baghdad security plan; the Site 4 investigation; Basrah; military operations in Ramadi; security transition; the Arab League Boycott; and an upcoming detainee release. END SUMMARY. -------- [...]
2006-06-19 14:36:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD209MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ja'afari convened the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) at his residence the evening of January 22. Although the major topic of discussion was infrastructure security (septel),the MCNS also heard reports concerning: the status of the [...]
2006-01-25 17:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINS KCRS IZ
06BAGHDAD210MINISTER OF FINANCE ALLAWI ADDRESSES FUEL IMPORT
[...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: Minister of Finance (MoF) Ali Allawi said that he has a green light from the Council of Ministers to offer the Turks a plan by which Iraq will pay off its arrears over a 12-month period, at an interest rate of 3%-4%. He said Iraq will commit to keeping its 2006 impor [...]
2006-01-25 20:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD21160-DAY ASSESSMENT OF PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) THIS IS A COORDINATED EMBASSY BAGHDAD AND MNF-I CABLE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Coordination Team (NCT) provided AMB Khalilzad and GEN Casey the 60-Day Assessment of the three operational Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) on January 19. From this assessment, it remains clea [...]
2006-01-26 03:25:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PINS ODIP OFDP PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD212MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: At the urging of Ambassador, the members of the Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),joined by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) responsible for energy policy (Ahmed Chalabi) and Minister of Electricity Shallash, met on January 22 to discuss Iraq's [...]
2006-01-26 03:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS EPET ECON ENRG EFIN MARR PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD215WITH COMPETING PROGRAMS, UNITY GOVERNMENT WILL
[...] (C) Summary: One of Iraq's top Sunni Arab political leaders, Tariq al-Hashemi, told us January 25 that while his constitutents are not happy with the election process, he will move forward on unity government talks. He anticipated difficulties finding common ground with the Kurds and the S [...]
2006-01-26 12:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT KDEM PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD2153MASHADANI CONFIRMS PARLIAMENT TO STAY IN SESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 08:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2154MASHADANI CONFIRMS PARLIAMENT TO STAY IN SESSION
[...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with PolCouns, Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani confirmed that the CoR would extend its session throughout July and adjourn August 1 for a month recess. He noted that July would have an active legislative agenda, emphasizing the Investment L [...]
2006-06-23 08:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2161MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS REQUESTS GOI OBSERVERS
[...] (C) On June 20, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikhail Salim met with Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Bill Caldwell to request that the U.S. military Haditha investigation include Iraqi government observers. The Minister explained that the presence of these observers would bring a higher [...]
2006-06-23 18:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2165PRESIDENT TALABANI: UPBEAT ON RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani hosted the Ambassador for lunch June 23 with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih. Talabani said that the Prime Minister's reconciliation proposal would go forward to the Council of Representatives. Barham expressed deep concern over as-yet unchallenged infiltrati [...]
2006-06-24 09:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD2169SHAHRISTANI PUSHING FOR REFORM IN THE MINISTRY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-24 18:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD217POSSIBLE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2006 at about 1411 hours local time, a possible surface-to-air missile (SAM) was fired at a Coalition aircraft eight miles southwest of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). Countermeasures were deployed and a possible detonation 100 meters from the aircraft was re [...]
2006-01-26 14:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETASEC IZ
06BAGHDAD2175PRIME MINISTER READY TO LAUNCH NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met Prime Minister Maliki June 23 to review pending issues. Security and Iranian influence are covered in septel. Prime Minister is ready to announce his proposal for National Reconciliation on June 25. PM expressed interest in traveling (especially to Saudi Arabia, [...]
2006-06-25 07:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD218FADHILA LEADER JABIRI OUTLINES PLAN TO CAPTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fadhila Party leader Nadim al-Jabiri, a senior figure in the Shia Alliance, lunched with Ambassador on January 24 and outlined his candidacy for the prime ministership. Jabiri argued that he alone among the nominees for PM could count on support from the Sunni Arabs and Kurds. H [...]
2006-01-26 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD219NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL PROPOSES WAY FORWARD ON
[...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: The National Energy Council (NEC) agreed January 22 in principle to a plan put forward by Minister of Finance Ali Allawi to pay off Iraq's arrears to Turkish fuel suppliers over time. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi and MinFin Allawi were both adamant that the State Oil [...]
2006-01-26 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2203PM PRESENTS NATIONAL RECONCILIATION PLAN TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PM Maliki delivered his national reconciliation statement to the Council of Representatives (CoR) June 25. Leaders of political blocs responded in turn, with broadly supportive speeches. Points of contention included de-Baathification and the distinction between terrorists an [...]
2006-06-25 19:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2204MALIKI TAKING SMALL, UNCERTAIN STEPS ON CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Charge d'Affaires Speckhard and EconCouns, Prime Minister Maliki requested USG expertise and assistance to help combat corruption in Iraq. The new GOI has declared anti-corruption a top priority, but the PM has yet to focus seriously on the issue. Neverth [...]
2006-06-26 06:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON KCOR PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2231JAPANESE PROPOSES MOVING SLOWLY ON IRAQ COMPACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 22 with, in a meeting with Charge, Japanese Ambassador Yamaguchi expressed concern about "significant gaps" in the U.S. and U.K approach to the International Compact. Yamaguchi acknowledged that the U.S. sees the fall conference as a major event in "sealing" the compact, [...]
2006-06-26 11:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV MARR MOPS PREL EAID PINR IZ JA UK
06BAGHDAD2237DEATH OF SADDAM HUSSEIN DEFENSE ATTORNEY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On the morning of June 21, multiple assailants entered the home of Khamees Al-Obeidi -- one of two principal Iraqi defense attorneys in the Ad-Dujayl trial of Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants. The assailants removed Khamees from his home, transported him to the Jamilah neighb [...]
2006-06-27 02:45:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2238EU TROIKA QUESTIONS URGENCY OF IRAQ COMPACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and A/DCM Speckhard met June 24 with an EU Troika delegation (participants listed para 10) to discuss EU policy toward Iraq, particularly with regard to the Compact process. The EU delegation expressed the EU's desire that the Compact be more than "just a pledging exer [...]
2006-06-27 06:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID PREL PINR IZ EUN IR GCC
06BAGHDAD224VP ABD AL-MEHDI SAYS SHIA ISLAMIST COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 23 meeting, Ambassador Khalilzad and Deputy President (and Prime Minister contender) Adel Abd al-Mehdi agreed that Iraq should take steps to increase oil production in southern Iraq promptly to boost Iraq's income stream. Abd al-Mehdi said Deputy Prime Minister Chal [...]
2006-01-27 18:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD225NSA RUBAI'E TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT SISTANI HAS NO
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 24 meeting, Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffuk Rubai'e told the Ambassador that it is not clear who will be Iraq's next Prime Minister. Negotiations on this could last for weeks. Deputy President Adel Abd al-Mehdi and Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari are the cu [...]
2006-01-27 19:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2275NATIONAL DIALOGUE MINISTER ON RECONCILIATION PLANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 27 meeting with PolCouns and RDML Van Buskirk, new Minister of State for National Dialogue Dr. Akram al-Hakim outlined his plans. According to al-Hakim, resolving de-Ba'athification and the militias would be the biggest challenges for implementing the National Reconcili [...]
2006-06-29 05:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2278FUEL PRICE PUBLIC AWARENESS: A STRUGGLE FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy efforts beginning in January to help the Iraqis produce public service messages on economic themes have exposed the irregularities inherent in routine commercial dealings here. Over five months, the public awareness campaign has encountered obstacles including a lack of [...]
2006-06-29 06:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN KCOR PINR PREL IZ
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