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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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00HARARE4319ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AUGUST 2 ZIMBABWE/SOUTH AFRICA REGULAR BIANNUAL SUMMIT FOCUSED LARGELY ON BILATERAL ECONOMIC ISSUES, MBEKI'S AFRICAN RENAISSANCE PLAN AND ISSUES OF LAND AND LAWLESSNESS. THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT EXPLAINED THAT THE WAR VETERANS' ACTIONS CONSTITUTED A DEMONSTRATION, BUT OCCUPI [...]
2000-08-03 16:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI PGOV EAGR
01ABUJA2687NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED EAGER ABOUT SUDAN, PERPLEXED
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 16 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, NSA Aliyu Mohammed stated that Nigeria, actively engaged on Sudan, would host a "3-in-1" conference ultimately bringing together the Southern factions, Northern opposition and Bashir Government negotiators around one conference [...]
2001-10-20 08:21:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU CG XA NI
02HANOI3098VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT 2003
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR VIETNAM. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03098 01 OF 08 301021Z VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY THE LANDMARK US-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT THAT SEEKS [...]
2002-12-30 09:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC VM FINREF BTA IPROP
02HOCHIMINHCITY117HCMC OFFICIALS CAN NOW RUN THE CITY
[...] SUMMARY: IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TEST CASE FOR VIETNAM'S MAJOR CITIES, THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS DEVOLVED SOME SIGNIFICANT POWERS TO HO CHI MINH CITY WITH THE ISSUANCE OF "DECREE 93" BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER. THIS DECREE PERMITS HCMC FOR THE FIRST UNCLASSI [...]
2002-02-05 07:38:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SOCI ETRD VM
02RANGOON1616WAR AND PEACE IN KAREN STATE
[...] (U) Summary: In a recent visit to the small border town of Myawaddy in eastern Karen State, Poloff found some residual conflict between regime forces and Karen National Union (KNU) forces. Although the KNU appears to have been reduced to hit and run, guerilla-type attacks, the rugged mounta [...]
2002-12-17 07:46:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM
02ROME3580ICC: ITALY ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO PROTECT U.S. CITIZENS FROM THE ICC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: WHILE MINDFUL THAT THE U.S. FACES A GREATER RISK OF ALLEGATIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) THAN DO OTHER STATES, THE GOI REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE ICC AND CRITICAL OF USG STEPS THAT APPEAR AIMED AT UNDERMINING THE COURT. THE GOI WILL STUDY CAREFULLY THE US PROPOSAL TO [...]
2002-07-19 16:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT KICC
02ROME4303ITALIANS RECEPTIVE TO MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON JULY 24, DOD DAS IAN BRZEZINSKI AND AN INTERAGENCY TEAM UPDATED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04303 01 OF 02 050734Z THE GOI ON THE US MISSILE DEFENSE (MD) PROGRAM, DISCUSSED THE NEW POST-SEPTEMBER 11 SECURITY EN [...]
2002-09-05 07:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC IT CBW
02ROME5589 NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY CLUSTER IN VENETO READY
[...] SUMMARY. ESTCOUNS AND SCI SPECIALIST VISITED THE UNIVERSITY OF PADUA NANOTECHNOLOGY PROJECT, A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONALLY-COMPETITIVE HIGH-TECH CLUSTER IN VENETO (NORTHERN ITALY). THE PROJECT, CO-FUNDED BY THE RESEARCH MINISTRY, [...]
2002-11-18 13:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL KSCA TPHY IT
02ROME5916FAO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - "AHEAD OF THE
[...] CHRISTOPHER RITTER OF USAID'S BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AGRICULTURE & TRADE (EGAT) RECENTLY REVIEWED FAO'S WORLD AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION CENTRE (WAICENT) AND RELATED PROJECTS IN SETTING STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR DEVE [...]
2002-12-10 14:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP FAO UN EUEAID
02ROME6133WFP/IRAQ COUNTRY DIRECTOR SHARES THOUGHTS
[...] (S) CURRENT RATION CARD SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME FOR THOSE WHO BECOME DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL TO THE NORTH. U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06133 01 OF 05 241419Z (WFP) HAS OBTAINED PARTIAL DATABASE [...]
2002-12-24 10:53:00Embassy RomeSECRETAORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
03ABUDHABI1878 SHIKHMURADOV DEPORTATION
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Upon notification Polchief engaged with multiple layers of the UAEG on the Boris Shikhmuradov case. The Ambassador followed-up with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid. We are pleased t [...]
2003-04-19 13:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TX TC
03ABUDHABI1935 UAE HOPES TO IMPLEMENT LABOR UNION LAW BY
[...] (SBU) UAE Labor Minister Matar Al-Tayer informed DCM on April 21 that the final draft of the new UAE labor law which permits the creation of formal labor associations/unions, would be sent to the inter- ministerial review committee by the end of the week. (See reftel). The proposed legislatio [...]
2003-04-22 13:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUJA1560NIGERIA: RULING PARTY COHESION (C-AL3-00674)
[...] (S) Responses to specific reftel questions are below. They are based on the assumption that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the ruling party after the various legal challenges to the 2003 elections. BACKGROUND 2. (C) The PDP was founded in the wake of Abacha's death [...]
2003-09-05 16:54:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PINS NI KPRP
03ABUJA1975"INDEPENDENT" NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) In August, the ruling PDP rammed 10 new Commissioners through the Senate despite a walkout by all of the opposition, and even some members from the ruling PDP, who complained the new majority among the 12 Commissioners would be partisans of the President (Ref A). The complaints fell on [...]
2003-11-19 13:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM NI
03AMMAN1063JORDAN: PILLARS OF THE REGIME, PART IV OF IV - THE
[...] (c) Along with the military/security apparatus and tribal networks, Jordan's economic elite as a group round out the pillars upon which the Hashemite monarchy leans for support. This elite, representing no more than five percent of the population, controls some 85 percent or more of the king [...]
2003-02-19 10:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON JO
03ANKARA1528 AIR POLLUTION IN TURKEY: YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey's air pollution monitoring infrastructure is inconsistent and largely unreliable, making it nearly impossible to assess the level of Turkey's air quality and its effects on health. Reliance on fossil fuels for industrial activity, domestic heating, and vehicle travel ar [...]
2003-03-11 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO TU
03ANKARA4170TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, MAY-JUNE 2003
[...] Illegal fishing plagues Black and Azov seas 2. International team of scientists explore the Black Sea aboard the Research Vessel Knorr 3. "Blue Flags" for Turkey's safe and clean beaches 4. No change in winter air quality for big cities 5. Ambassador salutes environmental education [...]
2003-07-01 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KPAO TU
03BEIJING18383XINHUA OFFICIAL ON THE WEN VISIT; TAIWAN; HONG
[...] (C) Well-connected Xinhua News Agency official Yu Jiafu explained on December 16 that Chinese media were slow to report the significance of Premier Wen Jiabao's key U.S. meetings because substantive news articles had to be cleared by Wen himself. The leadership is pleased with the Premier's U [...]
2003-12-16 10:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH TW
03BRASILIA306FTAA/WTO CONTINUITY DESPITE ASCENSION OF REGIONAL
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. Summary. Moving quickly to bring his ministry's institutions in line with the new government's focus on South American integration, and in particular, a reinvigoration of Mercosul, Foreign Minister Amorim has announced the creation of a new South America Und [...]
2003-01-29 14:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PGOV BR WTRO FTAA
03BRASILIA320BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLS SERVICES
[...] This cable responds to questions raised in reftel A regarding regulation of services at the federal and sub-federal level. 2. Brazil is a Federal Republic. Brazil's government is comprised of the Federal Government, 26 state governments, one Federal District government and approximately 5, [...]
2003-01-29 18:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BR WTRO
03COLOMBO960 In response to PM's latest letter, Tigers do
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In their June 4 reply to the prime minister's latest letter, the Tigers have not budged from their demand that an interim administration be created for the north/east. The group says it is willing to discuss the issue, but only if the GSL takes steps toward meeting this demand f [...]
2003-06-04 11:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03HANOI2654 Vietnam -- BIOTECH REGs
[...] Summary: Vietnam does not have a biotech framework law, but one is being developed. Vietnam does have several biotech labeling laws. However, they have not been implemented. There have not been any problems with biotech commodity trade, but Post will have to monitor the development of the new [...]
2003-10-17 03:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON SENV TBIO TSPL
03HANOI3243 VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT
[...] The following is the text of the draft National Trade Estimate report for Vietnam. 2. Begin Text of Report: TRADE SUMMARY The landmark U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement that seeks to normalize trade relations between the two countries came into effect on December 10, 2001, and [...]
2003-12-16 03:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN VM ASEAN BTA FINREF IPROP
03KABUL1225UPDATE ON KABUL-KANDAHAR ROAD: AMBASSADOR'S MAY 7
[...] (C) On May 7, Ambassador met with the Afghan Reconstruction Company,s Vice President, Tim Lane, and Managing Director, Zaher Yaqoubi. Lane presented the Ambassador with a summary of progress on the Kabul-Kandahar road and shared concerns over the end-of-2003 completion deadline. 2. (C) La [...]
2003-05-12 02:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV ASEC AF
03KATHMANDU1979NEPAL: MAOISTS UNSUCCESSFUL IN TWO ATTACKS ON
[...] (C) Summary. On October 10 and 12, Maoists launched the two largest attacks on Nepalese security forces since before the January 2003 ceasefire. In both incidents, between 300 and 500 Maoists attacked Armed Police Force (APF) camps in the southern lowlands (Terai) of the mid-western region. [...]
2003-10-14 07:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU261NEPAL'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT MOVES REFORM FORWARD
[...] In the four months of its existence, Nepal's interim government has begun important reforms to control corruption, decentralize some government services, privatize ailing industries, and improve accountability. Although much remains to be done, including establishing services in conflict-aff [...]
2003-02-12 11:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON NP GON
03KUWAIT1021TFIZ01: OIL SMOKE CLOUDS OVER KUWAIT
[...] SUMMARY: People in Kuwait awoke March 21, 2003, to a dark sky north of the city. Post confirmed through US military sources that the smoke clouds were caused from multiple oil well fires burning in Iraq and started by the Iraqis. Kuwait's Environment Public Authority (EPA) said the sky looke [...]
2003-03-21 12:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EPET ALOW IZ KU
03LAGOS2399NATIONS WITHIN A NATION: A VISIT TO EDO AND ONDO
[...] (U) Summary. The impact of the ethnic diversity of Nigeria's close to 400 distinct ethnic groups on the country's politics and developing democracy was made clearer in a recent visit to Edo and Ondo States. Ondo State, is older by decades than its neighbor Edo and has regional governing expe [...]
2003-11-21 16:31:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ROME1105BEPPO SAX FALLING DOWN
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A NOTE VERBALE RECEIVED MARCH 13 FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 2. BEGIN TEXT: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAS THE HONOR TO INFORM ON THE FOLLOWING. ON APRIL 30, 2002, AT THE END [...]
2003-03-18 10:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA IT
03ROME250SCENE-SETTER U.S-ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL
[...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS INTENDED AS AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALYS COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TO HELP WASHINGTON AGENCIES PREPARE FOR MARCH 6-7, 2003 BILATERAL MEETINGS IN ROME. 2. SUMMARY. ITALY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DEVELOPED COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE AND FIXED LINE MARKE [...]
2003-01-21 15:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD IT EUN
03SANAA1136SANAA EAC MEETING MAY 18
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on May 18 to assess Embassy security posture and threat information. Drawing upon lessons learned in Riyadh and Casablanca, post is expanding the ongoing security review, and is working closely with ROYG t [...]
2003-05-20 08:24:00Embassy SanaaSECRETASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA516SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 18; UPDATE ON MARIB
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 18 to assess threat information in light of the shooting incident at the Hunt Oil facility in Marib (ref a) and the Iraq contingency. An uncorroborated source from an accounting firm that wor [...]
2003-03-18 17:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRETASEC AMGT PREL PTER AADP CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03STATE23994TERRORIST FINANCING - UPDATED NONPAPER ON AL
[...] (S) THIS CABLE REPLACES THE EARLIER VERSION OF THE NON- PAPER SENT OUT IN REFTEL. PLEASE DISCARD EARLIER VERSION. CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST CONVEYED BY NSC STAFF, ARE THE FOLLOWING: REFERENCE TO U.S. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF U.S. BRANCH HAS BEEN DELETED AND DELETIO [...]
2003-01-28 02:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER EFIN ECON PREL SA IS JO
03TEGUCIGALPA1689 HONDURAS: WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES ARE IN EFFECT
[...] On July 10 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Marvin Discua, head of the GOH's Intellectual Property Rights office. Discua confirmed that Honduras became party to both the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty on May 20, 2002. He further explained that unde [...]
2003-07-16 21:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD HO
03VATICAN215HOLY SEE AND THE PRC, TIME FOR RECONCILIATION?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE IS "HAPPY TO HEAR THE GOOD NEWS" (REF) THAT PRC OFFICIALS ARE WAITING FOR A 'GESTURE' FROM THE VATICAN IN ORDER TO RESUME DIALOG ABOUT NORMALIZING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00215 01 OF 02 171350Z RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS. [...]
2003-01-17 13:22:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALCH PREL VT
03VATICAN4299THE HOLY SEE ON CANCUN: U.S. MISSED CHANCE TO
[...] (C) Frank Dewane, Head of the Holy See's delegation to the Cancun WTO ministerial believes the U.S. missed an opportunity at Cancun to look good in the eyes of the developing world. It did so, in his opinion, by sticking with the EU for too long. He told DCM September 19 that the EU had a ba [...]
2003-09-23 07:02:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL VT
04ABUJA1663(U) GON DIRECTIVE COULD COMPEL HALLIBURTON TO
[...] (C) Summary: Recent GON decisions banning Halliburton from receiving new government contracts and requiring it to export all of its radioactive resources from Nigeria threaten Halliburton's continued operations in the country. Halliburton is doing all it can to reverse these decisions and ha [...]
2004-09-28 08:41:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALBEXP ETRD ECON PREL NI OIL
04ABUJA582THE DYNAMICS OF POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS IN NIGERIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While security in general is at its lowest point in recent memory, many of the recent wave of killings (septel) are attributable to two political trends, one local and one national. The majority of national politics incidents appear to stem from internal disputes in Obasanjo's [...]
2004-04-05 11:18:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC NI
04ACCRA1584MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH -- GHANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the events of 9/11/01 Post has made special efforts to increase contacts with and outreach to Ghana's Muslim community. Post relations with most elements of this community, which is far from monolithic, are very good and, with some groups, they are excellent. We have foc [...]
2004-08-02 07:45:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM OIIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO OEXC GH
04ADANA105SYRIAC CHRISTIANS, SOME DEHAP MAYORS SKEPTICAL ABOUT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 07:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM PTER ECON IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA171TURKISH TRUCKER STRIKE AGAINST SOMO IN STALEMATE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 15:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ELAB ELTN IZ TU ADANA
04AMMAN5784TALES OF CORRUPTION CIRCULATE AROUND AMMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amman is rife with rumors of high-level manipulation and alleged official corruption, with stories of a multi-million dollar theft of royal jewelry in shipment from Europe and a multi-layered Kuwait oil deal that gives Palace and GID slush funds -- not just the Treasury -- part [...]
2004-07-12 07:23:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
04AMMAN6121COMMERCE A/S LASH SECURES EXEMPTION FROM DAMAN
[...] This is an action cable. See para 3. 2. Assistant Secretary of Commerce William Lash June 29 called on Dr. Ahmad Hindawi, head of the Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM),the lead Jordanian agency for the DAMAN product conformity pre-shipment inspection program. In respon [...]
2004-07-20 17:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL JO
04AMMAN6130COMMERCE A/S LASH SECURES EXEMPTION FROM DAMAN
[...] This is an action cable. See para 3. 2. Assistant Secretary of Commerce William Lash June 29 called on Dr. Ahmad Hindawi, head of the Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM),the lead Jordanian agency for the DAMAN product conformity pre- shipment inspection program. In respo [...]
2004-07-21 04:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL JO
04AMMAN8998NEW CABINET TEAM ACTIVIST ON GOVERNMENT REFORM,
[...] (C) Summary: At the King's instigation, the newly reshuffled cabinet has embarked on a wholesale reform of the way government does business -- adopting what amounts to an MPP for government and ministries, in which mission goals, performance standards, and resource allocation are to be seaml [...]
2004-11-03 15:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KMPI ECON JO
04ANKARA3989CHARTING A WAY FORWARD ON US-TU MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: At the July 8 Missile Defense Technical Experts Group meeting in Ankara, the US and Turkey agreed that the completion of the joint architectural study of Turkey called for a new look at bilateral cooperation in the area of missile defense. The two sides agreed to three new studie [...]
2004-07-19 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PARM TU
04ANKARA4580TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]
2004-08-16 08:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6213A GLIMPSE OF URBAN POVERTY IN TURKEY
[...] (Sbu) Summary: With the USG about to disburse $9 million to supplement a social welfare project providing cash payments to poor mothers who keep their children in school, and with $6 million in the pipeline from the Department of Labor with similar objectives to combat child labor, econoffs me [...]
2004-11-03 06:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI TU
04ANKARA6887PUTIN VISITS TURKEY: RUSSIA BIDS TO TURN TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Putin's visit demonstrated both Russia's assessment that Turkey is in play and the Turks' habit for mixing wishful thinking, barbarian handling, and a desire for (lucrative) attention. As of now, the visit appears not to have been the total breakthrough the Russians and some Turks [...]
2004-12-10 19:52:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS EPET ETRD TU
04ANKARA763ROCKY TRANSITION AT BANK REGULATORY AGENCIES AS
[...] (C) Summary: Following the resignation of former BRSA/SDIF Chairman Akcakoca and the passage of legislation separating the two bank regulatory institutions, these agencies are in transition to new management and a new structure. By all accounts, it is shaping up as a difficult transition, with [...]
2004-02-09 10:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV TU
04BANGKOK7421RTG ADMITS DEATHS OF DETAINEES TAKEN AFTER
[...] (U) Summary: Late on October 26, Royal Thai Government (RTG) officials confirmed that 78 demonstrators (of over 1300 detainees) taken in custody after an October 25 clash with security units at Tak Bai Police Station in Narathiwat province died "in transit" to an army camp in Pattani. These [...]
2004-10-27 11:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PHUM PREL PTER TH
04BRASILIA1668PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...]
2004-07-06 19:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2119BRAZIL'S AMAZON SURVEILLANCE AND AMAZON PROTECTION
[...] (C) Brazil's Amazon Surveillance System (SIVAM) and Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) continue to show progress and increased operational capabilities. SIVAM's data collection infrastructure is almost complete; SIPAM continues to create new map products for use by government and non-governmen [...]
2004-08-20 19:03:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMCAP TSPL TPHY SENV MARR EAIR PGOV BR POL MIL
04BRATISLAVA1115ETHNIC HUNGARIAN AND SLOVAK PARTIES SQUARE OFF
[...] (SBU) Relations between the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) and the other three parties of the governing coalition have suffered due to what many ethnic Slovak politicians see as growing radicalism within the SMK. During the summer, the SMK demanded that parliament adopt Hungarian as an offici [...]
2004-12-15 13:58:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA222Next President: Kukan, Schuster, or Meciar?
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. As the April 3 first round of presidential elections draw near, three candidates have emerged as the strongest: Foreign Minister and SDKU candidate Eduard Kukan; President Rudolf Schuster; and HZDS Chairman and former [...]
2004-03-05 07:59:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR LO
04BRUSSELS3358EXPERT PANEL MEETING ON DEVELOPING A
[...] SUMMARY: THE G-8 ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA FAMINE INITIATIVE INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED WORLDWIDE EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS. THE MULTI-DONOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF RELIEF AND TRANSITIONS (SMART) INITIATIVE IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF G-8 MEMBER SUPPORT. AN EXPE [...]
2004-08-06 15:17:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS533THE "TROPICAL UNITY" OF THE OPPOSITION
[...] (C) The opposition remains convinced that the referendum is on track, according to a top aide for Enrique Mendoza. Organizers of the February 14 march to defend the signatures calling for a recall vote on President Hugo Chavez are planning on 100,000 (some hope for one million) to participate [...]
2004-02-12 17:51:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM VE
04COLOMBO1131 AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT: PEACE AND PROSPERITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the Ambassador's assessment of where things stand in Sri Lanka 90 days after the new government took office. The heady optimism on peace and prosperity which prevailed when Ranil Wickremasinghe took over in December 2001 has largely disappeared. Though Ranil lost the Ap [...]
2004-07-07 12:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CE ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO1171 GSL ECONOMIC PLAN HEAVY ON PROMISES, SHORT ON
[...] (C) Summary: Following the Central Bank's first quarter review of the Sri Lankan economy, which indicated strong GDP growth and posited a generally sound economic situation, the UPFA Government released its "Economic Policy Framework." The plan clearly notes the GSL,s focus on the agricultura [...]
2004-07-14 10:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR EAID CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO950SOURCE REPORT ON MUSLIM MILITANCY IN SRI LANKA
[...] (C/NF) On 6/01/04, RSO and RSO/FSNI interviewed former Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DII) desk officer M.I. CADER (Source) at Embassy Colombo (cell phone 0777-598768, email - iqbalcader@yahoo.co.in). Source was a former police academy classmate of the RSO/FSNI, is recently retired and [...]
2004-06-09 06:03:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CE PTER
04HANOI3332VIETNAM: SUGGESTED REVISIONS FOR 2005 NTE
[...] This cable transmits post's suggested revisions to the text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report for Vietnam. As instructed reftel, text was sent via email attachment separately to USTR. 2. Begin text of draft NTE report: VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade deficit with Viet [...]
2004-12-17 09:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIS VM BTA IPROP SOE FINREF
04HARARE1319Demand Explodes at Forex Auctions
[...] Summary: With the bargain-basement exchange rate of Z$5300:US$ still holding, buyers of foreign exchange at the Reserve Bank's (RBZ) twice-weekly currency auctions are gobbling up as much as they can. Yet with exports apparently dropping, the RBZ lacks inflows to satisfy most importers. End [...]
2004-08-02 12:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04LAGOS300NIGERIA: CHILD TRAFFICKING IN OGUN STATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3 POLOFF visited quarry sites in Ogun State where trafficked Beninese children had been rescued in September and October 2003 (reftel). POLOFF was accompanied by Bose Akinola of the NGO Voice of Women in Africa and members of the Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCO [...]
2004-02-06 16:04:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR SOCI SMIG KOCI NI BN
04MAPUTO295PARLIAMENT OPENS FOR 2004
[...] (U) On March 1, the GRM opened its 10th session of Parliament, during which President Chissano is expected to make his final address to the body before stepping down at the end of the year. At the same time, the 2004 presidential-hopefuls, Afonso Dhlakama (RENAMO) and Armando Guebuza (FRELIMO) [...]
2004-03-04 09:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINR MZ
04PANAMA2105SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO PANAMA'S
[...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I want to express our warmest welcome on your upcoming September 1, 2004 visit to Panama's Presidential Inauguration. Following your November 3, 2003 visit to Panama's Centennial celebrations (reftel),your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos [...]
2004-08-18 22:37:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD OVIP PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2691SCENESETTER: DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S NOVEMBER
[...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Panama I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming November 13-14, 2004 visit to Panama. Your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos enters its third month signals the great interest of the United States in strengthening our excellent rela [...]
2004-11-02 13:13:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA324SCENESETTER: CODEL WELLER'S VISIT TO PANAMA
[...] (U) Embassy Panama welcomes Codel Weller on their February 19-22 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate US appreciation for the ongoing security and drug enforcement cooperation between our two countries. Your visit highlights our governments' mutual focus on the strate [...]
2004-02-11 20:20:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC PREL ECON PM
04PANAMA325PANAMA'S PROGRESS ON MARITIME SECURITY -- GOOD
[...] (SBU) The September 11 attacks called significant attention to the potential for terrorist exploitation of Panama,s leading maritime position. Panama has the world,s largest flag state registry with approximately 6300 vessels over 500 gross metric tons and approximately 300,000 seafarers. Ad [...]
2004-02-11 20:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEWWT KNNP PTER ETTC PREL PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA633SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR ARCOS' VISIT TO PANAMA
[...] (U) I warmly welcome your March 23-25 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG appreciation for the ongoing maritime security cooperation between our two countries, and to press for continuing focus on this as well as aviation security (and increasingly cruise ship securi [...]
2004-03-18 16:01:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KNNP PTER ETTC PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA85SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR OTTO REICH'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Embassy Panama welcomes Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere Initiatives Ambassador Otto Reich on his January 17 - 24 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate the Ambassador's good governance message to GOP officials, including Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, priva [...]
2004-01-15 20:19:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EWWT SNAR OVIP PM NAS
04PANAMA929SCENESETTER: AUSTR VARGO'S TRIP TO PANAMA FOR THE
[...] (U) I warmly welcome your April 25-30 visit to Panama. The USDEL's visit marks the culmination of a long campaign by the GoP to move forward on an FTA with the U.S. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding trade and investment between our two countries, and to pre [...]
2004-04-22 20:43:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PRETORIA2956SOUTH AFRICA: U.S. OFFICIAL VISIT PAVES THE WAY
[...] (C) Alex Burkart, Deputy Director in the Office of Nuclear Energy at the Department of State, and Ron Cherry, Director, Office of International Safeguards at the Department of Energy (DOE),visited South Africa May 17 to 21 to discuss advancing bilateral relations in the field of nuclear energy [...]
2004-07-01 08:35:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP TRGY SF
04RANGOON1330BURMA: RICE POLICY INDECISION
[...] (C) Summary: A surprising re-entry into the rice market by the GOB's agricultural export arm adds another layer of confusion to the government's rice policy. We don't see the GOB remaining in the business long, though we cannot predict the imminent return of the private sector either. However [...]
2004-10-07 01:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON4DON'T BLAME US FOR BURMA'S WIMPY MANUFACTURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Though U.S. sanctions have hurt some Burmese manufacturers, these punitive measures are not primarily to blame for the sector's perilous situation. An array of systemic problems, chronic mismanagement by the government, and periodic external shocks, have made Burma a wasteland [...]
2004-01-02 06:47:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ECON PGOV BM
04ROME4194The Italian Banking Sector: a Decade of
[...] Since the mid-1990s, the Italian banking sector has undergone significant consolidation through mergers and acquisitions among major banks. The consolidation was the largest in Europe in terms of assets, and was driven in large part by domestic privatization efforts, Italy's entry into the Eu [...]
2004-10-29 16:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
04ROME4443ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NEGOTIATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-19 17:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV IT
04SANAA2862TOP 3 YEMEN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: WATER, WATER,
[...] Summary/comment. Several critical environmental issues face Yemen: overgrazing, soil erosion, desertification, sandstorms and summer dust storms. The most crucial issue, however, is the lack of potable water which affects the majority of Yemen's workers and future export sectors. By most es [...]
2004-11-09 14:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR SENV EWWT YM ENVIRONMENT
04SANAA3025SANAA EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 6, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 19:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
04SANTODOMINGO6280ACTION REQUEST ON NEGOTIATIONS UNDER GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso received the Ambassador on November 18, heard out USG concerns from reftel concerning the requested U.S. allocation of methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol, and readily assured the Ambassador that the Dominican Republic would supp [...]
2004-11-18 21:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL DR
04TAIPEI3340ANATOMY OF A TAIWANESE LY ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: Individual and party strategies for the December 11 Legislative Yuan (LY) election will be shaped in large part by Taiwan's complex election system, which combines direct elections with proportional representation. The structures of both the direct and proportional elections promo [...]
2004-10-27 07:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
04THEHAGUE1565ICTY: COURT REJECTS ONE THIRD OF ALLEGATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) crossed two key mileposts last week. On June 16, the Trial Chamber issued its decision on the amici curiae,s (friends of the court) motion seeking the dismissal of num [...]
2004-06-23 13:27:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALBK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE645ACTION REQUEST ON CRISIS IN GLOBAL AGREEMENT TO
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy forwarded non-paper and talking points, as well as EPA press release, to contacts in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Agriculture. In addition, Ambassador Sobel left non-paper with Foreign Minister Bot after a meeting on March 9. 2. We fol [...]
2004-03-12 15:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR ETRD PREL SENV NL
04WELLINGTON964NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Post provided reftel points to Emma Kerslake, Environment Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) MFAT noted that they would respond following consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF.) AgAttache spoke separately with MAF Biosecurity [...]
2004-11-18 23:05:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL NZ
05ABUDHABI3211DEA ADMINISTRATOR'S UAE VISIT - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (U) Summary: In a 15-17 July visit to the UAE, DEA Administrator Karen Tandy met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, and Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al [...]
2005-07-23 01:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AF TC
05ABUJA965MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS KALU AND
[...] (C) Summary: Governors Kalu of Abia State and Makarfi of Kaduna State paid separate courtesy calls to the Ambassador recently amongst their campaigns for Nigeria's presidency in 2007 (Ref A). Both were critical of President Obasanjo, continuing ideas they had raised with us well before the N [...]
2005-06-03 06:53:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
05ACCRA2382GHANA CIVAIR UPDATE - POSITIVE CHANGES AND REAL
[...] (U) Summary: Ghana's civil aviation sector has entered a period of rebuilding after a year which saw the demise of Ghana Airways, the crash of Ghana-based MK Airlines' 747 in Nova Scotia, and the subsequent downgrade of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA),which barred all Ghanaian carrie [...]
2005-11-21 17:11:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAIR GH ECON
05ADANA230SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 09, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 12:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05AMMAN2909THINKING AHEAD: IRAQ TRAINING PROGRAMS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) The recent row between Jordan and Iraq sparked by alleged Jordanian suicide bomber Ra'ed al-Banna demonstrated how brittle this bilateral relationship can be when mismanaged (on the Jordanian side in this instance) and how much emotional baggage the Iraqis in particular bring to the relat [...]
2005-04-11 07:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN5136JORDANIAN BANKS RECEIVE LARGE DEPOSITS FROM
[...] (U) This cable represents a joint message from Embassies Amman and Baghdad. 2. (S/NOFORN and throughout) In the course of checking into recent rumors about alleged large-scale deposits into Jordanian banks by Iraqi government personnel, Amman Emboff learned of an alleged Iraqi Ministry of D [...]
2005-06-28 06:15:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV ECON PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN7793JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an amendment to their Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Agreement that would change the terms of the product review mechanism by which Israeli content in Jordanian QIZ produ [...]
2005-10-02 07:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO
05AMMAN7794JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an amendment to their Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Agreement that would change the terms of the product review mechanism by which Israeli content in Jordanian QIZ produ [...]
2005-10-02 07:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO
05AMMAN9014MINIMAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS, SO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: There has been little negative impact to date on Jordan,s economy as a result of the terrorist bombings of three hotels in Amman on November 9, according to the general consensus among leading private sector and government contacts. While tourism-related businesses are suffering [...]
2005-11-21 11:08:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON JO
05AMMAN9748JORDAN'S IPR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: PART III -
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Protection of original pharmaceutical formulations in Jordan is governed not by patent laws, but by drug registration procedures that allocate exclusive marketing rights for innovative drugs for five years from the date of approval by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JF [...]
2005-12-19 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO
05ANKARA1170 AIR POLLUTION IN THE TURKISH CAPITAL. ANKARA BACK
[...] (SBU) Summary. Cleaning up Ankara's smoke-filled skies was an important environmental success story of the 1990s made possible by the introduction of natural gas to replace soft coal for home heating. But this winter, the acrid stench of sulphur from burning soft coal and fumes from vehicle [...]
2005-03-04 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID TBIO TU
05ANKARA6138 Turkey's AI Outbreak - More Details
[...] Summary. More details are emerging about the recent AI outbreak in Turkey. On Thursday, officials expect to receive test results for specimens sent to England to determine the subtype Avian Influenza (AI) that was detected in a turkey flock last week. The government has been taking extraor [...]
2005-10-11 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO
05ANKARA6463TURKEY/IRAQ: SECOND TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] The Turkish Foreign Ministry published the following press statement on October 27 with reference to the Iraqi constitutional referendum. A previous statement was published October 17 (reftel). This statement emphasizes the importance of free and fair elections in December and the internati [...]
2005-10-27 10:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ TU
05ANKARA7561 TURKEY: WB SEEKS USAID AVIAN INFLUENZA ROLE
[...] Summary: To supplement a proposed $15 million Bank loan, the World Bank seeks a partnership role with USAID in a package to assist Turkey's Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza readiness. Bank staff sees potential for USAID contribution on early surveillance training, communication, protectiv [...]
2005-12-23 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO SENV ECON EAGR CASC AMED TU
05ATHENS1872005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-18 07:45:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
05ATHENS2053GREECE CRACKS DOWN ON HEATING OIL FRAUD
[...] (U) Summary: The GoG announced on July 29th the implementation of a two-phase plan designed to crack down on the burgeoning illegal trade of heating oil for use in commercial diesel vehicles. Skyrocketing oil prices, and much lower taxation on heating oil compared to diesel fuel, have crea [...]
2005-08-01 14:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG GR OIL
05BAGHDAD3115VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE SECURITY PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-28 06:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM IZ
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
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
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
05BANGKOK686THAILAND: DEEP SOUTH UPDATE - JANUARY 26, 2005
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Violence continues in the far southern provinces of Thailand, in stark contrast to images of ongoing relief efforts in neighboring provinces. With the tsunami garnering less attention the media, violence in the deep South is again re-emerging as a central domestic political iss [...]
2005-01-26 12:07:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK7045A/S RADEMAKER'S MEETINGS AT THE ARF SEMINAR FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. delegation at the ARF CBM Seminar on Missile Defense, held in Bangkok October 6 and 7, was led by Acting A/S for International Security and Nonproliferation Stephen Rademaker. In the plenary session and side meetings with numerous participants, Rademaker stressed three ke [...]
2005-11-10 10:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHSA PINS PTER TH ARF
05BRASILIA98USITC TRAVEL TO BRASILIA FOR COLLECTION OF DATA ON
[...] (U) Summary: United States International Trade Commission (USITC) Senior International Trade Specialist David Ingersoll and International Trade Analyst Christopher Mapes visited Brasilia December on December 21-22, 2004, after visits to Rio and Sao Paulo to speak to Brazilian governmental enti [...]
2005-01-11 11:50:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EPET SENV TSPL KSCA BR
05BRATISLAVA543SLOVAKIA'S BILATERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary. The Slovak Republic founded its witness protection program in January 1999. One of the unique facets of the program is its success in arranging bilateral protection agreements with other European nations. Slovakia was the first post-communist nation to both send witnesses abroa [...]
2005-07-12 09:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM LO
05BRATISLAVA670OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF SLOVAK NGOS
[...] Slovak NGOs continue to proudly participate in overseas activities fostering democratization. With support from Slovakaid (the branch of the MFA responsible for foreign aid) Slovak NGOs note that their own post-communism transition experience gives them a "comparative advantage" when it come [...]
2005-08-19 09:15:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL EAID LO
05BRUSSELS666 EU COMMISSION PROPOSES "NEW SOCIAL AGENDA"
[...] The EU Commission on February 10 adopted the "New Social Agenda," designed as a framework for EU policy in the area of employment and social issues for the next five years. Further to reftel request, the blueprint outlines the priority concerns of Commissioner Spidla, who holds responsibilit [...]
2005-02-15 16:13:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CANBERRA882EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (S) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill told Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange on May 17 that there was a SIPDIS growing sense of urgency in Washington about the DPRK's nuclear program. L'Estrange agreed that the current state of [...]
2005-05-24 04:24:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPREL MNUC AS KN CH KS JA ID ARF
05CANBERRA944UNIONS/ALP SEEK TO BLOCK GOA LABOR LAW REFORMS
[...] (SBU) The Government of Australia on May 26 announced a major reform of laws governing industrial relations. If passed, the reform package would dramatically reduce the bureaucratic hurdles that currently characterize how Australian workers are hired, fired, and paid. The GOA expects that in [...]
2005-06-01 06:45:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS
05CARACAS7902005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela is presented below. 2. (U) 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela Contents A. Openness to Foreign Investment A.1 The New Constitution A.2 Legal Framework: Decree 2095 A.3 Limitations under Decree 2 [...]
2005-03-16 21:19:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTDB ETRD PGOV VE OPIC USTR
05CASABLANCA1304THE EXTREMIST CHALLENGE IN CASABLANCA'S SLUMS: THE
[...] (C) Summary: Casablanca,s senior urban managers are increasingly active and focused in their efforts to deal with the challenges posed by poverty and hopelessness in the city,s poorest neighborhoods. Their strategy is to counter the active Islamist presence by providing increased services [...]
2005-12-19 17:39:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON MO PGOV PINS
05COLOMBO1879TIGERS BAG ANOTHER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WHILE
[...] (C) On the evening of October 29, an assassin shot and killed Sri Lankan Army (SLA) LTCOL T.R. Meedin as the officer sat in his car. This killing follows the May 31 murder of another high ranking Tamil speaking intelligence officer MAJ T.N. Muthalif. Police arrested four suspects on Octobe [...]
2005-10-31 11:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1992 AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI
[...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...]
2005-11-23 10:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO2112POST (AGAIN) RECOMMENDS INVESTIGATION INTO
[...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 10. This is a follow-on to reftel, in which Post specifically requested USG efforts to investigate possible LTTE-linked fundraising in the US. 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of reports of increased LTTE fundraising activities in Canada, France, U [...]
2005-12-19 08:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER ECON EFIN KCRM CE LTTE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO887VISIT TO BATTICALOA: PESSIMISM PERVADES VIEWS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON A MAY 9-11 TRIP TO BATTICALOA IN SRI LANKA'S TURBULENT EASTERN PROVINCE, POLOFF, INFORMATION OFFICER, A/RSO,AND POL FSN MET WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PEACE MONITORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS TO ASSESS THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND AND VIEWS RE [...]
2005-05-13 06:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV EAID CE LTTE
05DAKAR3213SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...]
2005-12-29 12:57:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG
05DAMASCUS6397SYRIA'S AI-RELATED IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The AI-related trade ban on all poultry imports into Syria, which expires next week, has not impacted poultry consumption and prices as much as has the Syrian population's fear and uncertainty of the exact nature of the threat posed by avian influenza. In the past two months, t [...]
2005-12-08 17:12:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR SYAI
05DHAKA248GTIP INCLE PROPOSAL
[...] Embassy Dhaka is pleased to propose the following project: Title: CAPACITY BUILDING OF DISTRICT POLICE ANTI-TRAFFICKING MONITORING CELLS TO MANAGE AN EFFECTIVE DATABASE AND COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING Potential Partner: IOM Project Duration: 2 years Objectives ---------- Increase the [...]
2005-01-19 10:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG PHUM KCRM
05DHAKA4796AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]
2005-09-23 02:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DHAKA4797AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]
2005-09-23 02:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DUBLIN657NORTHERN IRELAND: GOI WAITING FOR IRA RESPONSE AND
[...] (C) During Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss' visit to Ireland May 19-22, the Irish government emphasized that the Good Friday Agreement and the December 8 joint communique must be the basis for forward movement in the peace process. They anticipate an IRA response to Gerry Adams' call to leave the [...]
2005-06-01 08:39:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS EI UK NIPP
05GENEVA2396DOD GENERAL COUNSEL HAYNES, MEETING WITH HIGH
[...] (U) U.S.: Ambassador Kevin Moley, DOD General Counsel William J. Haynes, DOD DAS Matthew Waxman, USN Capt. Michael Boock, EUCOM Col. William Lietzau and Lt. Col. Sarajane Stenton, U.S. Mission Legal Adviser Jeffrey Kovar, and Political Counselor Velia De Pirro. OHCHR: High Commissioner L [...]
2005-10-05 10:33:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF PTER ICRC UNCHR
05GENEVA2515SEMINAR ON SPECIAL PROCEDURES OCTOBER 12 - 13, 2005
[...] On October 12-13, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a seminar entitled "Enhancing and Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Special Procedures of the Commission on Human Rights." The seminar was divided into four sections, each focusing on a specific aspect of the [...]
2005-10-18 09:02:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNCHR
05HALIFAX277LNG PLANTS MOVE CLOSER TO REALITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Proposals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Atlantic Canada and Maine are moving forward, with a race of sorts developing among the four most advanced plans to see who can get on stream first. Pipeline capacity through Atlantic Canada to New England can be increased to [...]
2005-12-19 20:22:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD PREL CA
05HANOI2519VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting on September 22. In a meeting with Embassy officers, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) officials noted that post poultry vaccination monitoring was essential to c [...]
2005-09-29 10:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HARARE1301TRANS-FRONTIER PARK UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Since assuming the coordinating role in the Great Limpopo Trans-Frontier Park (GLTP) in January 2005, the GOZ has neither coordinated with stakeholders nor taken adequate steps to develop the infrastructure in Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou National Park. While fast-track land reform and land ten [...]
2005-09-19 14:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD ECON KIDE ZI
05HARARE938COCA-COLA REPRESENTATIVE OFFERS A CANDID PERSONAL
[...] (C) Coca-Cola Communications Director Sherree Gladys Shereni told the CDA on July 7 that Coca-Cola had resolved a payment dispute with its main Zimbabwe distributor and would continue providing Coke syrup to the country. Coca-Cola remained committed to the country long-term but she said she h [...]
2005-07-08 09:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON PGOV ZI
05HELSINKI1047CODEL HOBSON VISIT TO FINLAND
[...] Summary. CODEL Hobson -- House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chairman David Hobson (R-OH),Representative Ed Pastor (D-AZ),Representative Marion Berry (D-AR),Representative James Clyburn (D-SC),and Representative Phil Gingrey (R-GA) -- visited Finland, August 18- [...]
2005-09-29 13:55:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ENRG PREL FI EUN
05HELSINKI1139EVERY FINN'S PRESIDENT: WHY TARJA HALONEN REMAINS
[...] (SBU) Social Democratic President Tarja Halonen remains enormously popular in Finland, and polls consistently predict that she will easily win a second term in January's election. Halonen's left-wing base remains rock solid and her appeal across party lines is the object of great envy. Finlan [...]
2005-10-26 11:58:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ELAB PINR FI
05HILLAH371BABIL ELECTION SECURITY TIGHTER THAN A CHAMPAIGN CORK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent pre-election security meeting hosted by REO Al-Hillah and attended by the local Coalition Forces commander, Iraqi officials and a United Nations election observer put the finishing touches on a three ringed security plan for Babil Province. The Babil representative f [...]
2005-12-13 19:18:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
05HOCHIMINHCITY855AVIAN FLU IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Experts in southern Vietnam have begun to prepare for the possibility of an avian influenza (AI) outbreak during the cool season of December-February by focusing on poultry biosafety and vaccinations. ConGen contacts report that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural`QQ$Qpment h [...]
2005-08-16 00:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON AMED TBIO CASC PGOV SENV SOCI VM AFLU
05ISTANBUL1336RALLYING SUPPORT FOR THE HOCA
[...] (C) Summary: In a farewell luncheon for Consul General, Istanbul Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva noted that he is wrestling with a difficult request from a local foundation for a letter in support of Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish-Muslim spiritual leader of a major Islamist lodge who is currently residi [...]
2005-08-04 12:10:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETCVIS PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL97YAPI KREDI END GAME NEARS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a move that marked the first official step forward towards realization of its long-rumored desire to buy Yapi Kredi Bank, Unicredito-Koc Holding on January 17 announced that it had signed an agreement with the bank's dominant shareholder, the controversial Cukurova Group, for [...]
2005-01-21 09:25:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON TU
05JERUSALEM3325WB/G SITREP: JULY 29, 2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL) --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the West Bank, IDF forces entered into Shufa village near Tulkarm July 28 and killed a 29-year old Palestinian, whom the IDF said helped organize the recent suicide bombing in Netanya. The IDF arrested a total of four PIJ militants in Ramallah, Jenin, and Hebron July 28. In [...]
2005-07-29 12:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
05KUWAIT3059KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: SLOW BUT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge chaired on July 5 Post's monthly meeting of the Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). The CWG discussed continuing GOK efforts to locate wanted terror financier Mohsen Al-Fadhli; prompt GOK reaction to potential security threats, but limited follow up; the acquitta [...]
2005-07-09 14:20:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU
05LAGOS1264DRUG AGENCY TOUTS SUCCESS, BURNS NARCOTICS
[...] (U) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),Lagos State Command, and Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Special Area Command hosted a destruction of illegal drugs on August 4. Almost 11.3 tons (11,469 kilograms) were set ablaze, including 139 Kg of cocaine, 78 Kg of hero [...]
2005-08-11 12:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL NI
05LIMA5440SENDERO IS CHANGING STRATEGY: WHAT IT MEANS FOR
[...] (C) I believe that the armed Sendero Luminoso factions in the Monzon and VRAE valleys have changed both their strategic objectives and tactics in a way that has implications for our counter narcotics work and anti-terrorism interests. The Toledo Government fully doesn,t realize this yet. We [...]
2005-12-27 19:33:00Embassy LimaSECRETPTER PINS ASEC SNAR PGOV PE
05LJUBLJANA103COM CALLS ON SLOVENIA'S MINISTER OF PUBLIC
[...] Summary. On February 10, COM called on Dr. Gregor Virant, Minister of Slovenia's newly created Ministry of Public Administration. Virant described his ministry as a consolidation of human resources, information management and eGovernment initiatives into one, central, transparent, and servi [...]
2005-02-15 09:36:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR SI
05MADRID1349GWOT ASSESSMENT: MADRID FEEDBACK
[...] (C) Summary. We appreciate the opportunity to weigh in on issues related to the Global War on Terrorism per reftel action request. Overall, counterterrorism cooperation between the U.S. and Spain is excellent, remaining a cornerstone of the bilateral relationship despite friction on other important [...]
2005-04-07 12:04:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL SP
05MADRID655NSDD 38: Department of Homeland Security/U.S.
[...] Summary. Embassy Madrid supports the establishment of a new CSI program in Spain. This program would enhance Mission's MPP goal of prevention and response to terrorism. In order to effectively meet the duties required of CSI Spain, Embassy requires personnel and operational control changes to [...]
2005-02-18 16:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAODE AMGT APER ECON EWWT ASEC PTER KMRS SP
05MANAMA712PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM AND
[...] (S) NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney, accompanied by DAS Scott Carpenter, Ambassador Monroe, and the RSO, met with Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Al-Khalifa and Bahrain National Security Agency (BNSA) Undersecretary Shaikh Khalifa May 10 to discuss counterterrorism concerns and democratic initiative [...]
2005-05-18 14:41:00Embassy ManamaSECRETASEC BA PGOV PTER
05MANILA1808 The "Masa" as a Political Force
[...] (SBU) Summary: The underprivileged and impoverished "masa" remains a potentially significant but largely unorganized political force. The once-influential Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) party of former President Estrada has claimed success in renewing the party's membership and effectivenes [...]
2005-04-20 08:58:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI RP
05MAPUTO726MOZAMBIQUE - PETROLEUM EXPLORATION RIGHTS INTEREST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GRM will open a bidding round in July for deepwater exploration rights off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Two American companies, Anadarko and Vanco, have indicated to the Embassy and the GRM that they believe the region may have oil, and plan to enter b [...]
2005-06-10 13:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ
05MINSK1146Who's Taking over Djem Bank?
[...] Summary: Since late July the GOB has been exerting heavy pressure on foreign owned Djem Bank. The National Bank of Belarus admitted it misused the law to take control of the bank. It then revoked a number of Djem's licenses, demanding the bank return USD 16.5 million it loaned abroad to Belar [...]
2005-09-20 12:06:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV PGOV BO
05MUMBAI2427PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
[...] (U) Private sector efforts to take computer technology, retail trade, and modern commodities exchanges to rural India are helping farmers in Madhya Pradesh (MP) get higher prices for their crops by cutting out middlemen. The Indian Tobacco Company (ITC),a major buyer of agricultural goods in [...]
2005-12-30 05:00:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID ETRD PREL IN
05NAIROBI4829 KENYA INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] (U) Mission Nairobi responses to reftel follow: A) Preparedness/Communication ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Kenyan government has established an inter- ministerial taskforce to create an action plan to address the threat of avian flu. The taskforce is nominally headed by Mr [...]
2005-11-18 07:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE
05NEWDELHI1175AIYAR DEFENDS IRAN-INDIA OIL AND GAS RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said that India's national security compelled it to look towards Iran for natural gas. He pointed out that India is competing in Iran with many others, including some of th [...]
2005-02-15 09:03:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON ETTC IR IN
05NEWDELHI1783INDIA SEEKS TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON
[...] (S) Summary: During a highly-anticipated February 22 briefing on the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missile defense system, GOI and USG representatives cited the exchange as evidence of the transformed Indo-US relationship. Throughout the session, GOI statements and questions indicat [...]
2005-03-08 10:58:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETKSTC MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI4330INDO-BANGLADESHI RELATIONS SOUR
[...] (C) Summary: Relations between India and Bangladesh have soured since the April 16 killing of a BSF guard along the India-Bangladesh border, with increased concerns about illegal migration and terrorist groups along the border and calls for a more aggressive Indian policy towards the GOB. At [...]
2005-06-09 05:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KCRM KWMN BG IN
05NEWDELHI4761SOCIOECONOMIC FUTURE OF INDIAN DALITS REMAINS BLEAK
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy interlocutors report that after one year of UPA rule, limited government efforts to improve dalit (formerly called ""untouchables"") socioeconomic status have shown little success, ensuring that they continue to face severe economic and social discrimination. Government reser [...]
2005-06-22 13:44:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ECON ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI8266INDIA'S SHAME: LINGERING BIGOTRY AFFLICTS 200
[...] (SBU) Summary: India,s 200 million Hindu and Christian Dalits (formerly &untouchables8) constitute approximately 21-25% of the population. Dalit leaders argue, and our Human Rights Report agrees, that Dalits are subject to sporadic cases of human rights abuses, including rape, trafficking, an [...]
2005-10-25 09:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINR ECON ELAB KDEM KIRF SCUL IN
05NEWDELHI8746FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN URGES USG TO CORRECT
[...] (C) Summary: In his November 15 meeting with Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran expressed general GOI support for most SIPDIS of the USG's UN reform agenda, with some minor disagreement on the oversight mechanisms. He reinforced the GO [...]
2005-11-17 12:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI9400"GOOD ENGAGEMENT" IS COMMON REFRAIN AT U.S.-INDIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce David McCormick and GOI Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran led U.S. and Indian delegations in the fourth meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi on November 30 - December 1. The HTCG was formed in November 2002 to provide [...]
2005-12-14 11:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC KSTC OTRA PREL KNNP PARM TSPA IN
05OTTAWA1199SPP Institution Building: Regulatory Cooperation
[...] Summary: This is the second in a series of cables discussing the background and possible future course of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (Ref A). Summary: As SPP working groups move through the first phase of reaching out to stakeholders and identifying key issues, we recommend that [...]
2005-04-20 14:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD CA
05OTTAWA1201SPP: Can-Am Business Council shares views on next
[...] Summary: Members of the Canadian-American Business Council (CABC),a Washington DC based industry advocacy group, outlined for the Charg their principal concerns that they think need to be addressed by the SPP. The CABC underscored the pressing need to quickly build appropriate infrastructur [...]
2005-04-20 17:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN CA
05OTTAWA2105FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: GORD STEEVES; JANUARY 30 -
[...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Gord Steeves. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: For Mr. Steeves to learn about the efficient operation of [...]
2005-07-12 19:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC PREL CA
05OTTAWA2815 Mission Canada 90-Day Goal Tracker Application -
[...] Mission Canada is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative, locally developed, web-enabled application to track Mission 90-Day goals and progress. 2. The 90-Day Goal Tracker application provides Department and Mission managers with a snapshot of current Mission Canada goals, a grap [...]
2005-09-20 13:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AADP PREL
05OTTAWA3179CANADA: NORAD AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, ROUND I
[...] (U) On September 21, 2005 in Ottawa, a U.S. negotiating team led jointly by the Departments of State and Defense met with Canadian counterparts in the first round of discussions to renew the Agreement for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD),due to expire on May 12, 2006. U. [...]
2005-10-24 18:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL CA NORAD
05PANAMA1023SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV MAY 12-13 VISIT
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to meet with senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to [...]
2005-05-06 21:14:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC PM
05PANAMA1117SCENESETTER: CODEL BURTON JUNE 4-6 VISIT TO PANAMA
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and the economic environment. You [...]
2005-05-19 22:31:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC PM
05PANAMA331SCENESETTER: CODEL TAYLOR'S FEBRUARY 20-22 VISIT
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on the upcoming February 20-22 visit of your delegation to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues in [...]
2005-02-14 23:14:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL EINV AMGT ASEC PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA695SCENESETTER: CODEL RENZI APRIL 1-3 VISIT TO PANAMA
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on the upcoming visit of your delegation to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilate [...]
2005-03-29 17:14:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC PM
05PANAMA701SCENESETTER: GEN CRADDOCK APRIL 4-5 VISIT TO PANAMA
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and [...]
2005-03-29 22:02:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC MOPS OREP PGOV PM PREL
05PARIS4311UN REFORM: AMB. TAHIR-KHELI'S FRANCE CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 15 consultations in Paris with senior GoF officials, the Secretary's Senior Advisor on UN Reform, Amb. Tahir-Kheli, reviewed U.S. and GoF positions on the UN reform process. French priorities for reform include development, environmental governance, peace and security inc [...]
2005-06-17 16:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC PGOV PHUM SENV FR UNGA UNSC
05PARIS5297FRENCH GOVERNMENT QUIETLY PREPARES FOR 2006 NUCLEAR WASTE
[...] With little fanfare, French authorities are advancing France's waste management strategy on the political agenda. On schedule, on June 30 the National Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) submitted to the GOF a progress report on R&D in their respective field [...]
2005-08-02 15:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC
05PARIS952TOGO: FRENCH SUPPORTERS OF EYADEMA INVOLVED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reftel notes the current involvement of two French figures in the succession controversy following Togolese President Eyadema's death, Charles Debbasch and Michel Scarbonchi. Both are well-known longtime supporters and advisors of the former President, and both have had recent [...]
2005-02-15 14:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR TO FR
05PORTAUPRINCE1791JUDICIAL POLICE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GANGS WITH DCM
[...] (C) Summary: Newly (re-)appointed Director General of the Judicial Police Michael Lucius summarized the Haitian National Police (HNP) response to gang-led criminality in a conversation with the DCM on July 1. Lucius accused pro-Aristide former employees of state-owned enterprises (such as Tele [...]
2005-07-06 14:12:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2989HAITI ELECTIONS: PREVAL'S MEETING WITH CDA CARNEY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Rene Preval expressed satisfaction with the January 8 election date in a meeting with Charge d'Affaires Carney on November 29. He expressed confidence that he was the leading candidate, attributing his popularity to his previous term and his attempts to impro [...]
2005-12-05 19:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HA
05PRAGUE1058CZECH'S SOLIDARITY FUND REQUEST PROCUREMENT LIST
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) In response to the Department's request, Post is transmitting the text of the original Czech request for items under their $6 million Coalition Solidarity Fund (CSF) allocation. Per reftel, Czech MOD Director of Secur [...]
2005-07-14 16:06:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PARM PREL MOPS EZ
05PRETORIA4109SOUTH AFRICA: POST'S VIEWS ON ANNUAL AGOA
[...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued AGOA eligibility for South Africa, based on the country's general compliance with the eligibility criteria. South Africa has continued to make progress in deepening its market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, protecting worker rights, implementing [...]
2005-10-07 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EFIN PREL XA SF
05RANGOON1324 MFA'S RANGOON BRANCH OFFICE STILL OPEN FOR VISAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 22, conoff met with MFA's Consular Division Director to discuss anticipated changes in visa processing due to the ongoing GOB move to a new administrative capital in Pyinmana, particularly as it affects USG official travelers. The MFA official advised that visa proc [...]
2005-11-23 10:30:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CASC KFRD PREL PGOV BM
05SANAA196YEMEN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CAPTURE TELCOM MARKET
[...] (C) Summary: President Saleh's initiative to provide rural phone access through the use of CDMA technology expanded in 2004 to offer mobile phone service in Yemen. Yemen Mobile, though promoted as part of the rural access program, may serve to squeeze out its private sector GSM competitors, S [...]
2005-02-02 11:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI ECON COM
05SANJOSE2658COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI-
[...] SUMMARY: Post has updated information provided in previous report using the same format. Post contact is Maria D. Villanueva, (506) 519-2419, Fax (506) 519-2364, villanuevamd@state.gov. End Summary. 2. Country Reports: Compliance with Eligibility Criteria The country reports contained [...]
2005-11-15 14:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON CS
05SANSALVADOR2195Speaker Program Evaluation - Photojournalism
[...] PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST ESSDRAS SUAREZ OF THE BOSTON GLOBE SHARED HIS EXPERTISE IN LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD REPORTING TRIPS WITH SALVADORAN PHOTOJOURNALISTS FROM JULY 26-31. SUAREZ PROVED TO BE AN EXCELLENT AND ENGAGING SPEAKER, WHO CONNECTED EQUALLY WELL WITH BEAT REPORTE [...]
2005-08-08 20:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO ES
05TAIPEI1183LY PRESIDENT WANG JOINS KMT CHAIRMAN RACE
[...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng declared his candidacy for the KMT Chairman race on March 17. Wang's long-expected announcement came a day after the KMT formally decided to postpone the election date from May 28 to July 16. Wang's opponent, Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying [...]
2005-03-18 06:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI246TECRO HQS GETTING DOWNSIZED
[...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) has slashed Taipei's Coordination Council for North American Affairs TECRO Headquarters (HQS) budget and approved a plan to reassign almost all TECRO personnel and responsibilities to other government ministries. Taiwan officials assert that the mo [...]
2005-01-20 22:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TW
05TAIPEI2638"THREE-IN-ONE" ELECTION: TAIWAN PARES DOWN AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prompted by voter weariness over Taiwan's plethora of elections, the Executive Yuan (EY) announced that the December city/county magistrate election will be combined with two other local elections. These elections should indicate where Taiwan's fragmented political party syste [...]
2005-06-15 09:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
05TAIPEI342TAIWAN'S CONTAINER PORT SECURITY ABOVE AVERAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe Transportation Systems Center visited the ports of Kaohsiung and Taichung from January 11-21 2005 to assess Taiwan's current container terminal port security practices. The representatives noted that security in [...]
2005-01-27 08:52:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON TW
05TAIPEI3713TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] Summary. With the exception of one H5N1 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) illegal shipment of ducks, which was caught and destroyed, Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid H5N1 HPAI. Nonetheless, drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan has made extensive preparations to combat [...]
2005-09-08 23:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4769TAIWAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] Summary. Taiwan remains free of Avian Influenza (AI) and seems determined to try and keep that status. Drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan continues to be very proactive in its efforts to prevent, detect and respond to an AI outbreak. Wide coverage of AI educational programs [...]
2005-12-01 05:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI58 RECOGNIZING THREAT, TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] Summary. Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid Avian Influenza since early 2004. Following the outbreak of H5N2 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) in Taiwan in early 2004 and the outbreaks of H5N1 High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in neighboring countries both last year and this year, [...]
2005-01-07 08:52:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED EAGR ECON EAID TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1899NOAA, UNEP PROPOSED COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
[...] Summary: On August 1, NOAA representative Gonzalo Cid met with officials of the Honduran Institute of Tourism (IHT) and the Ministry of the Environment (SERNA) to discuss the creation of a National Program of Action (NPA) to implement the Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Mari [...]
2005-09-16 13:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV HO NOAA UNEP AID
05TELAVIV1446ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanon and Syria 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that associates of PM Sharon ordered five different public opinion polls to try to predict the results of elections held after a p [...]
2005-03-11 12:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1888(C) MOFAZ ACCUSES PA MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-28 14:10:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2120ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-06 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3727ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S. Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky clarified to Palestinian Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Abu Zayd Tuesday that there will be n [...]
2005-06-15 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5597ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] IDF Withdrawal From Gaza 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, after 38 years of Israeli military rule, dominated the headlines during the w [...]
2005-09-12 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV706FORMER CIVIL ADMINISTRATION HEAD REVEALS
[...] (C) Summary: The former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of new settlements and settlement neighborhoods in a January 30 meeting with Embassy economic officers. He made clear that no matter [...]
2005-02-04 13:00:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV7102ISRAELI AVIAN FLU-RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY
[...] SUMMARY: On October 13, 2005 Israel banned all imports of poultry products from Turkey following a reported case of AI there. Israel currently bans the import of poultry and poultry products from areas where AI cases have been confirmed - Southeast Asia, Croatia, Russia, and Romania. The su [...]
2005-12-30 14:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05THEHAGUE1990PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPEN
[...] (C) Poloff met Welment van Aardenne (MFA, Senior Policy Advisor, UN department) to discuss reftel points (refs a and b) on July 14 and July 15. Poloff emphasized both the anticipated strength of the USG's engagement in the upcoming discussions on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (P [...]
2005-07-15 10:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR KPKO NL UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05THEHAGUE2309AMBASSADOR’S PARTING THOUGHTS ON TAKING THE DUTCH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: With the EU divided and its direction uncertain, the Dutch serve as a vital transatlantic anchor in Europe. As one of the original six EU members, the Dutch ally with the British to counter Franco-German efforts to steer Europe off a transatlantic course. The Netherlands' solid Europea [...]
2005-08-22 17:01:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID NL EUN USUN
05THEHAGUE2434NETHERLANDS: MAJOR MILITARY REORGANIZATION
[...] Summary: The Dutch military has implemented a major reorganization that strengthens the role of Chief of Defense Gen. Dick Berlijn by giving him operational control over the Army, Air Force and Navy -- powers that previously rested with the service chiefs. The three services fought a losing b [...]
2005-09-07 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL NL
05TOKYO1440FOURTH U.S.-JAPAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. Following brief opening remarks by CTWG co-chairs, Political Section Deputy Reynolds and MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu, Cabinet Secretariat Assistant Counselor Hiroyuki Yamaya kicked off the fourth U.S.-Japan Counterterrorism [...]
2005-03-11 08:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS ETTC KVPR KFRD PTER SENV JA
05USNATO3NATO MOVES FORWARD WITH LANDMARK BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-05 16:59:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO KNNP PARM MNUC
05VIENNA3402AUSTRIA EAGER FOR CLOSE COORDINATION ON BELARUS,
[...] (C) Summary: Austria welcomes the U.S. approach to promote democracy in Belarus, and looks forward to close coordination during its EU Presidency in the first half of 2006. It will be necessary to identify the targets for outreach, with a focus on opinion-leading elites. An appr [...]
2005-10-19 12:33:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO AU EUN
05VIENNA444 Austrian Financial Markets - Reforms to Meet
[...] SUMMARY: The GoA recently implemented important legal changes to upgrade Austrian financial markets, enhance financial market stability, and create a level playing field for foreign investment funds. An amendment to the Austrian Income Tax Act provides for equal tax treatment of income deri [...]
2005-02-15 13:55:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA473APPROACHING EU IN ADVANCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor and Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Director/Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Werner Almhofer on February 11 and followed up with him on February 16. Almhofer's likely successor, Andreas Riecken, also attended. 2 [...]
2005-02-17 15:35:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK AU EUN
05VILNIUS701PHOTO-SUBBED NEW LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: A SPOT
[...] Summary: The Consular Department of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry recently informed us that its Embassy in London has been receiving large numbers of successfully photo-substituted new Lithuanian passports. According to the MFA, the photo-substitutions are extremely good and can only be de [...]
2005-07-07 06:42:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS LH
05VILNIUS778PHOTO-SUBSTITUTED LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: PROOF IS
[...] Summary: Good-quality photo-substituted new-generation Lithuanian passports, which have become increasingly popular with citizens of other FSU countries seeking to benefit from Lithuania's membership in the EU, are difficult to detect. Fraudulent documents are generally only distinguishable f [...]
2005-07-27 13:42:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS LH
05VILNIUS977RUSSIAN SU-27 CRASHES IN RURAL LITHUANIA; NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Russian fighter-bomber reportedly en route from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad crashed in the Sokiai region of Lithuania shortly after 1500 local time on September 15. Lithuanian authorities have detained the pilot and are investigating the incident. The Russian Government has [...]
2005-09-16 13:28:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH
05WELLINGTON489NEW ZEALAND POSITION AT CODEX COMMISSION MEETING
[...] New Zealand will participate in the 28TH session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in Rome, July 4- 9. The New Zealand delegation will be headed by Andrew Mckenzie,Executive Director of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority(NZFSA). The delegation will also include Steve Hathaway, D [...]
2005-06-22 04:50:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
06ABUDHABI1422UAE FM TELLS U/S JOSEPH: "USE UAE AS LAST RESORT"
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ) met April 8 to discuss Iran's proliferation and regional ambitions. U/S Joseph conveyed that the United States considers Iran a serious threat [...]
2006-04-12 12:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI1797SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S VISIT
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 15-16. Your visit will be an opportunity to build on recent Iran discussions between U.S. and UAE officials, particularly Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Joseph's April 8 meeting with U [...]
2006-05-03 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL MCAP MARR MASS MNUC IR 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
06ABUDHABI3947 MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA/UAE ELECTIONS/IRAQ
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" opines that the main reason why the U.S. is concerned with North Korea's nuclear experiment is the fear of it leaking this technology to the Middle East like Syria or Iran. Al Khaleej editorialized that what the U.S. fears most is the emergence of a nuclear [...]
2006-10-12 12:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI4302GSD ISSUES REVIEWED AT JMC WORKING GROUP MEETINGS
[...] (C) Working groups following up on the June, 2006 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met November 14 in Abu Dhabi, reviewing action items and charting a path towards deeper U.S.-UAE military cooperation. The thoroughness of UAE engagement on a number of items discussed, including topics which a [...]
2006-11-16 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETMCAP PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR AF AE
06ABUJA1008POLITICAL SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: On April 10, 2006, the Ambassador and Regional Security Officer met with heads-of-mission and security officers from the Embassies and High Commissions of: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Britain, and Canada. The group discussed the increased security threats in Abuja a [...]
2006-05-04 13:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EPET AF NI
06ABUJA1083A BUMPY RIDE: ON THE ROAD FROM ABUJA TO LAGOS
[...] Summary. Embassy officers drove on February 1 from Abuja to Lagos on a combination of good, bad, and dangerous roads. They averaged barely 45 m.p.h. despite two-lane highways' comprising nearly 35% of the distance traveled, and encountered or observed at least 42 checkpoints and roadblocks -- [...]
2006-05-10 15:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON NI
06ABUJA212A VISIT TO NIGERIA'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja economic officer and military air attach visited the headquarters of Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This visit occurred following the October and December 2005 crashes of large passenger aircraft near Lagos and in Port Harcourt. NEMA curren [...]
2006-01-31 07:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNI
06ABUJA2535NIGERIA AVIAN FLU: ANIMAL SURVEILLANCE LAUNCHED
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the Ministry of Agriculture launched on Sept. 21 their European Union/USG-funded program for active animal surveillance of the avian influenza (AI) in Nigeria. Preparations will consist of six to eight weeks of training, followed by [...]
2006-09-26 10:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA2984CHIEFS OF MISSION AGREE ELECTION CRISIS LOOMING
[...] (S) The high-tech voter registration is fatally flawed and is lowering the overall credibility of INEC and the political process, according to nine Chiefs of Mission who gathered for a discussion on the status of election preparation for the 2007 elections. with bad news emerging every day [...]
2006-11-16 07:08:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA552MARCH 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The HN51 virus is now confirmed as present in 11 Nigerian states, including Anambra and Rivers States in the south. An outbreak of AI was reported March 8 in three locations within the Federal Capital Territory. Jigawa State also is very likely to have AI, as do all of its nei [...]
2006-03-09 06:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA659MARCH 24 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ogun State and GON officials culled by March 20 more than 85,000 birds at a farm in Akute, Ogun State. Culling workers did not use personal protective equipment. Almost 3,700 birds were culled at a farm in Iju, Lagos State. A Lagos State agricultural official denied AI's pre [...]
2006-03-24 06:00:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA668A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES
[...] (C) Summary: A walk through the statistics and discussion with the IMF,s resident representative in Nigeria has helped to clarify the dichotomy between Nigeria's recent dramatic improvements in macroeconomic stability and the economic stress felt by most Nigerians. Nigeria,s economic policy re [...]
2006-03-24 18:32:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV EPET ECPS NI
06AITTAIPEI1333MEDIA REACTION: KMT-CCP ECONOMIC FORUM
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage April 15-17 to the KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Economic Forum held in Beijing over the weekend, and the meeting between KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday. Coverage also focused [...]
2006-04-17 08:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI704MEDIA REACTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT CHEN'S
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave prominent reporting and editorial coverage March 4-6 to the U.S. State Department's statement last Friday urging Taiwan to unambiguously affirm that its February 27 announcement did not abolish the National Unification Council (NUC); Presid [...]
2006-03-06 23:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI917MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP,
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 18-20 on a railway accident in Pingtung; the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal; the DPP and PFP rallies in Taipei March 18 and March 19, respectively; and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral race [...]
2006-03-20 23:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06ALGIERS1595GROWING ANGST OVER CHANGES TO ALGERIA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algeria country director of a major U.S. oil servicing company (strictly protect) told us September 3 of the growing concerns among expatriate oil servicing companies in Algeria related to the proposed changes to the 2005 hydrocarbon law. Sharing the minutes of a meeting rece [...]
2006-09-06 16:41:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TRGY AG
06ALGIERS1961SKIKDA RAMPING UP REFINING, LNG CAPACITY WITH EYE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Skikda industrial zone, some 300 kilometers east of Algiers, boasts Africa's largest oil refinery and what was the country's second most important LNG terminal until half of it was destroyed in an industrial accident in 2004. Officials of the Algerian pertroleum parastatal S [...]
2006-11-12 06:21:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV AG
06ALMATY333KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV,S "NEW" CABINET
[...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Nazarbayev has completed naming his government, following his January 11 inauguration, and held his first cabinet meeting on January 25. While technically "new," most of the 16 ministers retained their posts or made lateral moves to other ministries. N [...]
2006-01-30 11:54:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KZ
06ALMATY821OPPOSITION, AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SARSENBAIULY CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 2 meeting, opposition leaders Oraz Zhandosov and Tulegan Zhakayev told Ambassador that, while they could accept that the ten people arrested thus far in the Sarsenbaiuly murder case (reftels) had been involved in the crime, they did not believe that Senate Administ [...]
2006-03-02 12:57:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KZ POLITICAL
06AMMAN8959Red-Dead Feasibility Study Launch - Hopeful Start
[...] (U) Summary: The World Bank and regional beneficiaries Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority launched the $15.5 million feasibility study and environmental and social assessment for the Red Sea to Dead Sea Water Conveyance project on December 10. With only $8.8 million in contribution [...]
2006-12-18 14:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PREL XF JO
06ANKARA1524 AI Continues to Plague Turkish Poultry Sector
[...] (U) Summary. The AI outbreak continues to plague the poultry sector in Turkey albeit at a reduced pace. AI has been confirmed in 151 locations in 28 provinces throughout Turkey, according to the most recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Poultry consumption remain [...]
2006-03-23 10:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
06ANKARA3307 TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI cases in poultry or on wild birds in Turkey since March 31, 2006. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the AI outbreak was completely extinguished by April 24, 2006. The Protection and Control General Directorate issued the last follow up report [...]
2006-06-07 07:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID TBIO AMED CASC KFLU SENV TU
06ASHGABAT620AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN'S BAN ON IMPORTED LIVE
[...] (SBU) THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) IMPOSED AN IMPORT BAN ON LIVE BIRDS AND EGGS ON JANUARY 22. THE BAN DAMAGED LOCAL POULTRY BUSINESSES, WHICH PREVIOUSLY IMPORTED EGGS AND CHICKENS FROM IRAN AND TURKEY. A STATE VETERINARY SERVICE OFFICIAL TOLD POL/ECON ASST THAT THE GOTX PLANS TO LIFT THE B [...]
2006-06-12 11:47:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASMARA250FROM ROCKS TO RICHES: MINERAL WEALTH IN ERITREA
[...] (U) Summary: Biblical tales of wealth from the Pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty and stories of old Italian gold mines shape the dreams and expectations of miners in Eritrea. Presently, five foreign companies are in various stages of exploration, some having made significant finds of gold, silve [...]
2006-03-14 08:31:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALEMIN ETRD ER
06ATHENS1312006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-17 14:19:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
06ATHENS1805 HOW TO READ THE GREEK PRESS: A GUIDE FOR THE UNINITIATED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At first glance, the Greek media may resemble the media in the U.S., with a mixture of broadsheets and tabloids, national and local television and radio stations, and constitutional guarantees guarding the freedom of the press. Closer inspection reveals a Greek media industry [...]
2006-07-13 06:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KMDR PREL OIIP OPRC GR
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
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
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
06BAGHDAD4576SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AT IRAQI PORTS OF ENTRY
[...] (C) Summary. The GOI is plagued by what seems a never ending stream of problems involving imports of vitally needed goods from petroleum products to grain. Smugglers, including terrorists and militias, seem to have little difficulty bringing people and weapons into the country. The Ports of [...]
2006-12-16 12:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ETLN EWWT EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD747PST BAGHDAD: BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL DISPUTE
[...] In a recent meeting, Provincial Council (PC) Deputy Chairman Mohan Al-Saidi commented that the PC is firmly committed to ensuring that the dissolved Baghdad City Council (BCC) not be reconstituted. The PC holds this position despite a recent court decision in the BCC's favor validating the rig [...]
2006-03-08 16:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM IZ
06BAKU454REQUEST FOR U.S. REPRESENTATION AT JUNE 6-9
[...] The Thirteenth Annual Caspian Oil and Gas Show (COGS) will be held on June 6-9, 2006, here in Baku. COGS has traditionally been the largest oil and gas show in the region, attracting thousands of attendees. COGS 2005 hosted 331 exhibitors from 29 countries including a dozen major U.S. firms [...]
2006-03-23 13:16:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EPET ENRG ECON AJ
06BANGKOK1286RTG ADVANCES ON HILL TRIBES CITIZENSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 2, 2006, the RTG granted Thai citizenship or permanent residency to nearly 14,000 individuals. Members of hill tribes accounted for 6,678 of this number. This action is part of the MOI,s effort to clear the backlog of thousands of applications, and accelerate the a [...]
2006-03-02 07:32:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TH
06BANGKOK2484SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Giambastiani, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Thailand recovers from its most serious political upheaval in over a decade. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to encourage continued respect for the democratic process. Your visit is also a [...]
2006-04-28 08:07:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK2624THAILAND: THE ANDAMAN SEA MARITIME SECURITY
[...] (C) Post has proposed and the Royal Thai Supreme Command and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) have endorsed a U.S. funded initiative to secure Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea which would also provide radar coverage of the northern entrance to the Strait of Malacca. The proposed initiative w [...]
2006-05-04 07:41:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS TH POL MIL
06BANGKOK2643SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM ADM FALLON
[...] (C) Summary. Fox, I'm looking forward to your visit and hope to host you and Mary for lunch while you are here. While things have settled down for the moment on the domestic political front, a great deal of uncertainty remains over who the next Prime Minister will be and the makeup of the new [...]
2006-05-04 10:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK2826SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF EAP A/S HILL
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Chris, we're looking forward to your upcoming visit to participate in the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue. I am also planning to host a dinner in your honor with former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. Anand is thoughtful and I think you'll enjoy hearing his views on s [...]
2006-05-11 09:45:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK4792THAILAND'S SECOND HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA DEATH IN
[...] (U) Summary: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) confirmed by laboratory testing that a second human avian influenza death in as many weeks occurred on August 3 in Uthaithani, a province in west-central Thailand. Testing of veterinary samples from the man's home returned negative resu [...]
2006-08-07 23:34:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV SOCI TH
06BANGKOK4888A NEW CHINESE EXPORT
[...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...]
2006-08-10 05:17:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD TH
06BANGKOK4914A NEW CHINESE EXPORT
[...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...]
2006-08-11 03:02:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD TH CH
06BANGKOK5148SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE USS KITTY HAWK
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral McClain and the men and women of the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, your trip to Bangkok is a terrific opportunity to demonstrate America's commitment to regional security and meshes with a series of initiatives the United States has with Thailand. Thailand affords t [...]
2006-08-23 05:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK5268SCENESETTER FOR PACOM DEPUTY J2 TOM MCNAMARA
[...] (C) Summary. Mr. McNamara, your trip to Bangkok will allow you to observe the difficulties the Thai military face in sharing intelligence and information. A lack of basic analytical skills coupled with information firewalls between the services and with other agencies hampers the Thai militar [...]
2006-08-29 04:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL MARR PGOV TH
06BANGKOK6593SELECTION OF CONSTITUTION DRAFTERS BEGINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The selection of the 2000-member National Peoples Assembly is underway, the first step in a multi-stage process to choose the drafters of the new constitution. The complicated process may result in a constitution drafting body more representative than the widely-criticized inter [...]
2006-10-31 09:14:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TH
06BASRAH21PRTS IN THE SOUTH: U.S. AND U.K. DISCUSS WHEN AND HOW THEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15, Ambassador Speckhard visited the U.S. Regional Embassy Office (REO) and the British Embassy Office in Basrah to discuss the formation of southern Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). TheU.K. is well-advanced in their planning, with the meetings taking place i [...]
2006-02-19 13:17:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IZ
06BEIJING11704New Socialist Countryside Budget Insufficient,
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Chinese policy advisor believes the allocated budget for the recently launched New Socialist Countryside initiative is woefully inadequate. While Central Government funding for rural programs is increasing, the allocation as a percentage share of the total budget remains rela [...]
2006-06-09 07:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING16057CHINESE LEADERSHIP MULLS INCLUSION OF POLITICAL
[...] (C) Party leaders appear to be laying the groundwork for including the issue of political reform on the agenda of the 17th National Party Congress next year. Embassy contacts have told Poloffs that a treatise on political reforms written by Central Party School scholars and posted to the web [...]
2006-08-04 09:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH
06BEIJING19683PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D357208 DEVELOPMENT AND
[...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) to be conducted at the facilities of the DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER OF CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (CGS),No. 4 [...]
2006-09-18 06:45:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING23804CHINESE AND U.S. EXPERTS DISCUSS COAL MINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 21-22, the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS) co- hosted a conference on "Legal Means to Address the Problem of Mine Accidents" with Chinese experts in Beijing. The Chinese experts were extremely candid about the seriousness of China's mine [...]
2006-11-16 05:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM EMIN CH
06BEIJING24338The New Socialist Countryside One Year Later
[...] (SBU) One year after its launch in October 2005, officials at all levels emphasize that the Central Government's New Socialist Countryside policy -- tagged by the State Council as China's top policy priority for 2006 -- should be understood as a long- term endeavor that will not offer immediat [...]
2006-12-06 07:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING8115HISTORIAN STRIKES BACK AT CONTROVERSIAL "FREEZING
[...] (C) The recent rebuttal by Zhongshan University Professor Yuan Weishi, who wrote the article that spurred censors to suspend China Youth Daily's provocative Freezing Point insert in January (ref A),is causing a stir among Beijing's elite. Yuan's latest effort is a detailed refutation of a r [...]
2006-04-28 11:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
06BEIRUT1915MGLE01: INFORMATION ON SA'AD HARIRI
[...] (C/NF) Reftel requested information on Member of Parliament Sa'ad Hariri. Embassy Beirut's answers are keyed to the questions as set forth in reftel. HARIRI'S PERSONALITY -------------------- 2. (C/NF) Hariri is open, engaged, generally warm and friendly, and easily accessible (when [...]
2006-06-13 14:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV FR LE SA
06BEIRUT2293MGLE01: BRAMMERTZ SLOGS ON WITH UNIIIC BOUND BY
[...] (S/NF) According to United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Commissioner Serge Brammertz, administrative delays with the UN's bureaucracy have taken up 50 to 70 percent of his time in the last month and have significantly hindered the UNIIIC's efficacy and p [...]
2006-07-07 15:14:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPTER KCRM PINR ASEC SY LE
06BEIRUT2539TFLE01: UN REP SEES CRITICAL WINDOW OF
[...] (C) On August 5, A/S Welch and Ambassador Feltman met with the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Sheikh. Reiterating concerns expressed previously (refs a and b),Pedersen stressed that Israeli military action would not achieve [...]
2006-08-05 15:23:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKPKO MOPS PREL PTER IS SY LE
06BEIRUT2803LEBANON: BRAMMERTZ PURSUES SEVERAL LEADS; MAY NOT
[...] (C/NF) During an August 28 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, an alternately cagy and revealing Commissioner Serge Brammertz, head of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC),indicated that "Lebanon's next-door neighbor" is still the chief suspect i [...]
2006-08-29 16:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER KCRM PINR ASEC SY LE
06BEIRUT2910UK PROPOSES CHAIRING SECURITY COORDINATION UNIT IN
[...] (C/NF) In a 9/6 meeting with the Ambasador and DATT, UK Ambassador James Watt and British Brigidier General Andrew D. Mackay accurately described a problem faced by donors wishing to help the Lebanese security services: No one is in charge of coordinating requests or trying to match offers w [...]
2006-09-08 14:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL EAID PGOV LE
06BELGRADE1765 SERBIA OFFERS INCENTIVES TO FOREIGN INVESTORS
[...] (U) Attracting foreign direct investment is increasingly becoming a priority for the Serbian government. The GOS is developing a range of incentives for investors, including cash grants to investments resulting in significant job creation, as well as tax incentives in the form of credits and [...]
2006-10-27 08:31:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EINV ECON SR
06BISHKEK1451STRAIGHT TALK FROM LOCAL KYRGYZ IN NARYN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 5-6 trip to the coldest region in Kyrgyzstan, Country Desk Officer and Poloff met with various NGO representatives and Naryn government officials about the current state of the region's economy and civil society. Local government officials were candid in voic [...]
2006-10-13 12:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD PHUM KG
06BISHKEK1789KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL
[...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...]
2006-12-21 02:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1790KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL
[...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...]
2006-12-21 02:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG
06BOGOTA3156INDUMIL STRUTS CONTROLS IN PREP FOR DDTC LICENSE
[...] (C) Embassy officers visited Colombian parastatal weapons importer and manufacturer Industrias Militares (INDUMIL) and verified that the plant meets Department criteria for inventory controls. However, there is no statutory framework in place to ensure continued compliance. At this upstream s [...]
2006-04-10 14:20:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MASS MOPS CO KOMC ETTC OTRA PARM
06BRASILIA324 BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2006
[...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement. This document has already been forwarded to USDOC by e-mail. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. The Brazilian Co [...]
2006-02-14 17:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR BR
06BRASILIA661MERCOSUR TURNS 15 - A SOMBER QUINCEANERA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The fifteenth anniversary of the Treaty of Asuncion, which created Mercosul, took place on March 26, but was barely noticed in Brazil. Instead of an elaborate birthday celebration, the only events marking the date here were scattered ) and poorly publicized ) retrospective sem [...]
2006-04-05 13:35:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRUSSELS1095 BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 17, 2006
[...] (U) Although Belgium has one of the highest per capita income levels of the EU ($35,749 in 2005),Belgian households still struggle to balance their budgets, due to high prices for some basics. Electricity prices, for example, are near 30 percent above those of France. A recent survey compa [...]
2006-03-30 13:07:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR BE
06BUENOSAIRES866MEDIA REACTION IRAN SIX US GENERALS AGAINST
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover six US retired military allegedly asking for US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging the UN to adopt a resolution on Iran; the implications of the US immigration policy; the US policy on the Mi [...]
2006-04-17 19:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CAIRO981 AI CONCERNS IN EGYPT IMPACT MARKET CONDITIONS
[...] Avian Influenza The poultry industry in Egypt is in severe crisis. Consumer fears, fueled by reports of the presence of avian influenza (AI) in neighboring countries, have caused a precipitous drop in consumption of poultry meat and eggs. The Egyptian Parliament has taken the unprecedented [...]
2006-02-16 11:38:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR BEXP ETRD EG USTR
06CALCUTTA574ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPERT IDENTIFIES AREAS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) Ecologist and Regulatory Program Manager Wade L. Eakle visited Calcutta November 1-7, 2006. Eakle met senior Government of West Bengal (GOWB) officials representing the different agencies involved in wetlands management and administration to explo [...]
2006-12-28 09:52:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON IN
06CANBERRA1201FURTHER AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO NATO GLOBAL
[...] (C) Australia is willing to participate in NATO's Global Partnership but only under a flexible, informal arrangement that stresses practical cooperation and that avoids a new formal institutional structure, including fixed requirements for meetings and expenditure of resources. The GOA plans [...]
2006-08-08 10:27:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS
06CARACAS1067GIVING MONEY DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE: CHAVEZ'
[...] (C) On April 8, the National Assembly passed the Law on Community Councils (Ley de Consejos Comunales),significantly modifying the allocation of municipal government funds by placing Community Councils at the center of municipal governance. The measure effectively reduces the clout of mayor [...]
2006-04-21 19:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV VE
06CARACAS2736IMPLICATIONS OF VENEZUELA'S LEAVING THE CAN AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Venezuela's April withdrawal from the Andean Community (CAN)and subsequent July Mercosur accession has cast much of Venezuela's trade law into limbo, while its agreement to open the country's doors to Brazilian and Argentine imports by 2012 raised alarms among local manufacturers [...]
2006-09-08 15:33:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EPET BEXP VE
06CARACAS717BRV PUMMELS THE PRESS AGAIN
[...] (C) The BRV moved again against the opposition media, implicating a total of six journalists in legal actions in the past week. Two columnists at Caracas daily El Nacional and four local radio announcers at an Anzoategui state radio station were caught up in the latest sweep. The move follows [...]
2006-03-17 14:47:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM VE
06CASABLANCA316WESTERN SAHARA: PERSPECTIVES OF CBM PARTICIPANTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a three day visit to the Western Sahara, Poloffs and Cairo-based Regional Refugee Coordinator Cheyne had the opportunity to talk to participants in UN Confidence Building Measure's (CBM) family exchange visits from both sides of the berm (Septel from Cairo). On the mor [...]
2006-03-24 12:53:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
06CASABLANCA530MOROCCO PROPOSES NEW LAW TO RESCUE LITTLE MAIDS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On May 9, 2006, Secretary of State in Charge of Families, Children, and the Handicapped, Yasmina Baddou, announced the GOM's plan of action to end the practice of employing child maids in Morocco [...]
2006-05-19 17:02:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
06DAKAR1623SENEGAL: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in prom [...]
2006-07-07 15:22:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON PHUM EAID MASS PGOV PREL SOCI KMCA
06DAKAR249 UPDATE ON AFRICAN-MAURITANIANS IN SENEGAL
[...] (C) African-Mauritanian leaders in northern Senegal told visiting Ambassador Joseph LeBaron and Dakar Political Counselor January 24 and 25 that they want organized repatriation as a group under international auspices, and insist on restoration of Mauritanian citizenship and full recovery o [...]
2006-02-02 15:48:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINR MR SG
06DAKAR2703SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR A/S HARTY
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in [...]
2006-11-08 18:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP CMGT SMIG ECON EAID PGOV PREL KMCA SG
06DAMASCUS4186SYRIAN POLICY POST ASAD SPEECH: NO FUNDAMENTAL
[...] (C) Summary: Despite Syrian President Asad's confrontational rhetoric in his August 15 speech, there is unlikely to be any fundamental change in the overall orientation of Syrian policies, either foreign or domestic, although periodic damage control will be evident as a tactical adjustment, [...]
2006-08-24 16:22:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY LE
06DILI452MAJORITY OF DILI'S POPULATION STILL DISPLACED
[...] (U) Summary: Dili has become a city characterized by a large displaced population residing in over 50 separate camps. Resolving this issue and convincing internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home is turning out to be a slow and complicated process, partially due to the complexity of th [...]
2006-09-07 11:09:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV UN ASEC TT
06DOHA559 FIVE YEARS ON: THE STATUS OF EDUCATION REFORM IN
[...] (U) Summary: In 2001, the government of Qatar embarked on an ambitious mission to reform the country's education system. Under the banner of, "Education for a New Era," this initiative, led by the Amir's consort, Sheikha Mozah, aims to comprehensively reform education from kindergarten throug [...]
2006-04-12 11:22:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL KMPI QA
06DUSHANBE2205TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET INCLINED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik and foreign observers agree Tajikistan's economy and infrastructure need a total overhaul. President Rahmonov's November 30 governmental restructuring and early December cabinet appointments to economic positions suggest he understands that he needs a competent set of advi [...]
2006-12-12 12:37:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON EAIR ENRG EAID ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE2247THE FUTURE OF TAJIK COTTON - ANYTHING BUT LIGHT AND FLUFFY
[...] (U) Summary: Despite the ailing cotton sector's debt-ridden farms and declining harvest, cotton remains Tajikistan's most important export and biggest crop. International donors have joined forces, backing major projects to reinvigorate the sector. The Government of Tajikistan, the National [...]
2006-12-22 14:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE328TAJIKISTAN'S NATIONAL PARKS SEEK U.S. COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),and Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff, visited the Tigrovaya Balka National Reserve February 8. Officials from State Committee on Environmental Protection (SCEP) accompanied EmbOffs. The g [...]
2006-02-21 14:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI
06DUSHANBE337TAJIKISTAN: FINANCING NEEDED TO PROTECT URANIUM STORAGE
[...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Regional Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff visited three of ten uranium waste sites in Tajikistan's northern Sughd region where processed uranium waste has been stored since 1942, the start of [...]
2006-02-23 05:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI
06DUSHANBE402TAJIKISTAN: AGA KHAN SERENA HOTEL PROBABLY DOWN THE TUBES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prince Amyn Aga Khan visited Dushanbe February 24 to break ground for the long-awaited Dushanbe Serena Hotel. Instead, President Rahmonov and Dushanbe Mayor Obaidulloyev, improbable allies for once, probably broke the project for good, on camera. Although this appears to be high [...]
2006-03-01 09:03:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV TI
06DUSHANBE583TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON ECONOMIC REFORM AND
[...] At the invitation of the Strategic Research Center (SRC) of the President of Tajikistan, the Ambassador delivered a speech March 31 at a business conference in Dushanbe. Participants included government officials and private business people. The venue was especially influential because the S [...]
2006-03-31 13:46:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EINV TI
06HANOI1240VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRPUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...]
2006-05-23 09:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI1279VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...]
2006-05-26 08:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM
06HELSINKI1236BEST PRACTICES FROM FINLAND'S ENERGY AND
[...] (U) Summary: In 2002, Finland established a unique Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America, inspired by U.S. private-public partnership concepts, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting the sustainable use of renewable energy sources and clean technologies. [...]
2006-12-14 11:44:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EUN FI
06HILLAH54FORMER NAJAF GOVERNOR ON AL-SADR, IRANIAN INFLUENCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party Adnan Al Zurfi believes Muqtada Al-Sadr wishes to avoid armed confrontation with coalition forces, but is finding it difficult to keep Madhi Army militia under his direct control. Sadr, Zurfi commented, is listening to [...]
2006-04-05 10:05:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HOCHIMINHCITY1392U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY LEAVING VIETNAM
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest indirect employers in Vietnam?s apparel industry, are cutting Vietnam orders as a result of the USG special textile monitoring mechanisms. Well over one hundred thousand w [...]
2006-12-13 11:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1399GARMENT AND APPARAL EXPORT ISSUES
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest indirect employers in Vietnam's apparel industry, are cutting Vietnam orders as a result of the USG special textile monitoring mechanisms. Well over one hundred thousand w [...]
2006-12-14 10:23:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY564HCMC ARCHDIOCESE EXPANDS HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past 18 months, the HCMC archdiocese has steadily expanded its efforts to provide community-based assistance to HIV/AIDS victims. The church continues to operate a government-approved HIV/AIDS clinic within the Trong Diem drug rehabilitation center. With the apparen [...]
2006-05-26 08:38:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI PGOV VM
06HONGKONG4730HONG KONG OPENS PUBLIC CONSULTATION PHASE ON
[...] SUMMARY. At a public forum on November 21, Financial Secretary Henry Tang encouraged all interested parties to SIPDIS give their views on how best to safeguard competition in Hong Kong. Tang's announcement represents a continuation of the Hong Kong Government's (HKG's) step-by-step examin [...]
2006-12-13 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTO HK
06HONGKONG925NEW COMMERCE SECRETARY ON IPR, PORT SECURITY, AND
[...] (C) On March 3, Hong Kong's new Secretary for Commerce, Industry, and Technology (SCIT),Joseph Wong, assured the Consul General (CG) that: Hong Kong would aim to remain among the "top layer" of economies with regard to the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR); that Hong Kong values [...]
2006-03-07 01:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIPR ETRD ECON INRB HK
06ISTANBUL1445TURKEY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST MUSIC PIRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent discussion with MUYAP, the primary local anti-music-piracy organization, we explored the nature of music piracy in Turkey and MUYAP's efforts to combat piracy in the country. According to MUYAP, Internet-based pirated music poses a significant problem for Turkey, esp [...]
2006-08-15 15:46:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR USTR TU
06JAKARTA10298INDONESIA WANTS TO ELEVATE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/P Director of Policy Planning Dr. Stephen Krasner met on August 11 with Indonesian Foreign Ministry officials for a strategic dialogue on U.S.-Indonesian relations. Led by Secretary General Imron Cotan, the Indonesians stressed their desire to expand and deepen bilateral coope [...]
2006-08-15 11:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID PARM KDEM ID
06JAKARTA13143NAMRU-2 NEGOTIATIONS TO PROCEED NOVEMBER 9
[...] (C) Summary: We will be proceeding with an initial NAMRU-2 negotiation session on November 9. The Ambassador was told by Eddi Hariyadhi, Director General for American and European Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs Nov. 7 that he is confident that resolution of the issue would pro [...]
2006-11-07 13:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID
06JAKARTA13233BALL IN SBY'S COURT ON REFORM UNIT
[...] (C) With Golkar's November 13-16 annual national leadership meeting as a backdrop, Vice President Jusuf Kalla publicly called for Golkar's continued support for the Yudhoyono administration and privately sought to mend fences with the President following last week's public feud over plans for [...]
2006-11-17 10:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID
06JAKARTA13282Aceh: Election Update
[...] (U) Summary: Aceh will hold provincial elections on December 11, the province's first since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government and pro-independence forces in Helsinki in 2005. According to the election rules, candidates must receive more than 25 percen [...]
2006-11-24 03:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AS ID
06JAKARTA13603CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (U) In a controversial decision, on December 19 the Constitutional Court of Indonesia (CC) ruled that the legal provision which created the Anti-Corruption Court was unconstitutional, but allowed the court to continue functioning for a period of three years. The overturned provision was part [...]
2006-12-28 03:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PCRM KTIA ID
06JAKARTA2392SBY'S ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM DEALT A SETBACK
[...] (C) Summary. In a verdict that took many observers by surprise, Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Court acquitted three former Bank Mandiri officials of corruption charges on February 20. The Attorney General reportedly stated that he wants to appeal the case to the Supreme Court, and President Su [...]
2006-02-22 11:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KCOR PGOV EINV ID
06JAKARTA8621INDONESIA - JULY 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Singaporean Embassy contacts expressed openness to revising key elements in the Singapore-Indonesia- U.S. Tangerang pilot project during a June 29 meeting with U.S. officials. The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) office in Jakarta has received reports from a reputable private [...]
2006-07-10 11:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JEDDAH467WESTERN DIPLOMAT IN ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE ISLAMIC
[...] SUMMARY: During a visit to a small town in the Jeddah Consular District, a female ConGenOff decided to experience first hand what it was like to wear the most conservative type of Muslim women's clothing. The five-piece ensemble proved difficult to put on and extremely uncomfortable to wear. [...]
2006-07-10 13:25:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PGOV PREL SA SCUL
06JERUSALEM1271AI SITREP MARCH 28: PA FINISHES CULLING IN RAFAH;
[...] (SBU) PA Agriculture Ministry Gaza Director of Control and Quarantine Said Siyam said the PA had culled 13,000 chickens in Rafah March 27 and asserted that they would start culling chickens in farms located in Jahr el-Deik and Tel el-Hawa March 28. Siyam said the lab test results for Tel el [...]
2006-03-29 06:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06KABUL3123PRT/KHOWST - TAKING THE ERRATIC POLITICAL PULSE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khowst's July 2, IRI-sponsored town hall meeting for GOA officials to discuss security, corruption, and reconstruction issues devolved into a heated series of speeches denouncing and defending the GOA, local officials, and the international community. Two MPs made negative rem [...]
2006-07-12 13:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5619 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. GOVERNORS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] U.S. Embassy welcomes the visit of Governors Pataki, Kulongoski, Corzine, and Huntsman as well as Anthony Welcher, Dan Wilmot, Traci Scott, Rob Wilkins, MG Michael Sumrall, and Col. Kurt Vogel and grants country clearance for the period November 30 to December 1, for the governors to visit tro [...]
2006-11-29 02:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA AF
06KABUL5653PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR QUESTIONS JIRGAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 28-29 meetings with the Ambassador, Pakistan Ambassador to Afganistan Sardar Tariq Azizuddin, noting that he was speaking personally without instructions, raised fundamental questions on the meaning and purpose of the cross-border jirgas. Searching for possible al [...]
2006-12-03 06:38:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF ASEC MARR MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06KABUL5778PRT/QAL-E NOW: SPANISH ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) is working on a road between the provincial capital, Qal-e Now, and the Sabsak Pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis Provinces. The Spaniards plan to complete work on the first 30 kilometers by the end of the year a [...]
2006-12-11 07:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ELTN EAID AF
06KATHMANDU2638COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA PDAS STEVEN R. MANN
[...] Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes SCA PDAS Steven R. Mann to Nepal from October 3-6, 2006, for meetings with embassy and host government officials. Country clearance is hereby granted for travel to and within the Kathmandu Valley. For the traveler's safety, you should review the security inf [...]
2006-09-30 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA IN NP
06KHARTOUM1709 SUDAN ? AVIAN FLU UPDATE 9 ? JULY 17
[...] On July 2, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a meeting of the Technical Task Force on Avian Influenza (AI) in Khartoum. Following a three-week period during which no cases were reported, on July 12, FAO reported a new outbreak of AI in Khartoum State. Planning f [...]
2006-07-18 08:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU
06KHARTOUM1925 SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 10 - AUGUST 14
[...] On August 2, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). At this time, there were no new cases of AI reported in humans in Sudan. The last AI outbreak in poultry was on July 6, and since then, there have been no case [...]
2006-08-14 12:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU
06KHARTOUM2616DPA NON-SIGNATORY COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE PLANNING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The development of an organizational conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders is moving forward slowly and fitfully. Development of a conference is hindered by numerous field commanders touting separate efforts with vague objectives and disjointed co [...]
2006-11-05 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPGOV PREL SU UN CD ER
06KHARTOUM545UNMIS HEAD OF OFFICE ON SPLA, JONGLEI CONFLICT,
[...] (SBU) Summary. UNMIS Head of Office in South Sudan James Ellory and CG met on February 24 to discuss security issues in South Sudan, including developments in the SPLA, how to keep a lid on the situation in Jonglei State, and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Ellory expressed frustration wit [...]
2006-03-02 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MOPS PGOV SU CG UG UN
06KIEV1540UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO'S PARTY "ENDORSES" PREVIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko's Hamlet-like dance over whether or when to endorse ex-Premier Yuliya Tymoshenko's claim on returning to her old job in the "Coalition of Democratic Forces" continued April 14 when the Executive Council of the People's Union Our Ukraine (PUOU) party's Politic [...]
2006-04-14 15:13:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM UP
06KIEV3553UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine-NATO relations was a primary theme in EUR Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings September 6-7 with FM Borys Tarasyuk, Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and PM Viktor Yanukovych. Holdover "orange" Ministers Tarasyuk and Hrytsenko have been the two staunchest advocates [...]
2006-09-18 12:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV384UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...]
2006-01-30 15:11:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP
06KIEV574Ukraine: Energizing GUAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministry acknowledges GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) is not yet a functioning regional organization, but is committed to getting Ukraine's house in order on the issue first, and then energizing GUAM. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia are in agreement on h [...]
2006-02-13 13:23:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL GUAM
06KINGSTON634 JAMAICA OVERHAULS PENSION SYSTEM
[...] Summary: The Senate has approved the contentious Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act to reform and regulate the pensions industry in Jamaica. The Act was passed in 2004 and came into effect on March 1, 2005, but the regulations supporting the Act were sent to a Senate [...]
2006-03-30 16:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
06KINSHASA509IDPS INSECURE AND HUNGRY IN NORTH AND CENTRAL
[...] Summary: As part of UNHCR's Country Operations 2007 planning session for donors, a field mission to Katanga province was conducted March 14-16. This trip gave donors an opportunity to view firsthand the current state of affairs, infrastructure, political climate and security concerns. The [...]
2006-03-30 16:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PGOV CG
06KUALALUMPUR1936GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES: UNRAVELING THE TANGLED WEB
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Malaysian government,s ability to control market access through its holdings in government linked companies (GLCs) is an important consideration in our ongoing FTA negotiations. Unraveling the tangled web of government holdings is difficult. Much information is publicly available [...]
2006-10-13 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR372MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]
2006-03-03 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUWAIT3071KUWAIT'S CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 10, 19, and 23, EconOff met with lead security officials from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),Kuwait Oil Company (KOC),and Oil Sector Services Company (OSSC). EconOff conveyed the USG desire to help Kuwait to secure its critical energy infrastructure and req [...]
2006-08-01 10:29:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL KCIP KU PTER EPET
06KUWAIT4506APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National [...]
2006-11-25 10:21:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4511APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National P [...]
2006-11-25 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4514KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...]
2006-11-26 06:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT4562CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT STEPS ON USG
[...] (S/NF) On 29 November, Econoff met with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to discuss opportunities to expand USG-GOK cooperation to enhance the security of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure. OSSCo is a new subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corpo [...]
2006-12-04 08:33:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT676PROMISING OIL AND GAS DISCOVERIES IN NORTH KUWAIT
[...] (U) On February 28, local newspapers reported a "major onshore gas discovery" with "commercial potential" in north Kuwait. The discovery, at the well named Umm Niqa 1, is reported to be in the Middle Jurassic Najmah-Sargela formation. Earlier light oil discoveries in late 2005 prompted engi [...]
2006-02-28 11:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06LAGOS1133BIRD FLU SPREADS TO SOUTHWEST NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus is spreading at an alarming rate in Southwest Nigeria, the region which accounts for about 80 percent of poultry production in Nigeria. President Obasanjo's poultry farm in Ota, Ogun State, reportedly has been severely affected. Many Poultry [...]
2006-08-25 14:30:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06LAGOS9LAND TENURE REFORM NEEDED FOR REAL ESTATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian housing/real estate sector is cumbersome, costly, and has not been the catalyst for growth and private sector activity that it should be. Primary reasons for the inefficiency of this sector are that the laws and regulations governing conveyance and registration of [...]
2006-01-04 15:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EIND KCOR EAID PGOV NI
06LAPAZ2932INDIGENOUS INTERNS ON RACISM, NATIONALIZATION AND
[...] (SBU) Three of the Mission's indigenous interns met with Poloff October 18 and expressed their views on discrimination in Bolivian society, the continued popularity of nationalization, and the reasons for anti-American sentiment in Bolivia. The root cause of discrimination, per the consensus [...]
2006-10-27 17:50:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LJUBLJANA722GOS: SUPPORTIVE OF RELIEF FOR IRAQ BUT STYMIED BY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) is supportive of assistance to Iraq but regional issues prevent them from making any commitment to providing debt relief. Most of the debt owed to Slovenia, estimated at $205 million, was incurred before the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Until [...]
2006-11-09 12:38:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IZ SI
06MADRID2583SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...]
2006-10-13 14:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE
06MADRID2584SPAIN: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and National Security Council on October 4 to discuss U.S. policy on Venezuela and Latin America. McCarthy also conducted interviews with two Spanish media outlets and on [...]
2006-10-13 15:21:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR UNSC SP VE
06MADRID2853SPAIN AND U.S. COOPERATING TO REMEDIATE RADIATION
[...] (SBU) The U.S., through the Department of Energy (DOE),is closely cooperating with Spanish counterparts to address radiation contamination left in southern Spain after a U.S. Air Force (USAF) nuclear accident 40 years ago. What could have turned into a public relations nightmare has actuall [...]
2006-11-07 16:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM MNUC SENV
06MANAGUA2248CODEL BURTON MEETS WITH EDMUNDO JARQUIN, FORMER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides a readout of several meetings Congressman Dan Burton held with various members of the political class during his 22-24 September visit. The congressman spoke with Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) candidate Edmundo Jarquin during which Jarquin reaffirmed h [...]
2006-10-11 00:08:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA936CASINOS AND MONEY LAUNDERING: GAMBLING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of casinos in Nicaragua has grown exponentially over the last few years, just as the attractiveness of the country as a transit point for narcotics and illegal weapons. These trends - - combined with a weak regulatory system for the gaming industry, judicial corruption, and [...]
2006-04-28 23:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON SNAR PTER NU
06MANILA4423TYPHOON MILENYO: AFTER-ACTION FINDINGS
[...] Summary: Post held an after-action meeting to review the lessons learned from September 28th's Typhoon Milenyo. Post's response to this natural disaster received positive reviews. Lessons learned focused on redundant ongoing communications and early dissemination of typhoon and operational stat [...]
2006-10-20 02:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ABLD RP
06MASERU319CALL FOR SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORTS
[...] Project Name: Ts'oaranang ka Matsoho Bacha - Roma: A youth group in Roma that was to start a poultry and egg project to supply local businesses, hospitals, schools, churches and the community at large with poultry and eggs. This would have been the first and only local owned and operated eg [...]
2006-07-07 11:18:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON AFIN LT
06MASERU53FY 2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL HELP PROGRAM FUNDING
[...] SUMMARY: POST'S LONG-TERM GOALS IN LESOTHO PER THE FY 2006 MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN REMAIN UNCHANGED AND ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH. POST STRIVES TO LINK SSH REQUIREMENTS TO ABOVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SELF-HEL [...]
2006-01-31 06:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON LT
06MEXICO1174IS MEXICO RUNNING OUT OF OIL?
[...] (SBU) Production from Mexico's Cantarell complex of offshore oil fields, responsible for 61 percent of the nation's oil production, has begun to decline. Recent press reports suggest the decline rate could be as high as 25 percent per year. However, Pemex officials and industry analysts pla [...]
2006-03-03 18:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO5157MIGRANT ASSOCATIONS SPUR DEVELOPMENT IN MICHOACAN
[...] (SBU) Last April Embassy Mexico produced a series of cables (ref. A-D) detailing how the chain of migration and remittances from the U.S. affected life in rural Mexico. At the invitation of our Michaoacano contacts, econoff returned to the town of Venustiano Carranza to meet migrants tempor [...]
2006-09-12 15:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EINV MX
06MEXICO5810MEXICO'S PLANS TO AVERT AN OIL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) In the next 3-4 years, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will likely be able to keep Mexican oil production from falling sharply; however, in the medium to long term, the outlook is considerably less certain. From 2010 on, production volume will depend on Pemex's ability to get significant [...]
2006-10-12 22:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO6085PRESIDENT FOX'S NATIONAL SECURITY LEGACY
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of four cables assessing the key accomplishments of President Vicente Fox Quesada during his six years in office, including the expansion of bilateral cooperation that helped Mexico advance in areas of greatest interest to the USG. It focuses on progress ma [...]
2006-10-25 17:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM SNAR PTER SMIG MX
06MINSK640THE NATIONAL LIBRARY: LUKASHENKO'S DIAMOND OR
[...] (U) Summary: The June 9 grand opening of the Belarusian National Library, a 23-story glass diamond-shaped monstrosity on the outskirts of Minsk, was again postponed. Although the authorities did not give a reason for the delay, independent news sources expect it is related to the perennial pro [...]
2006-06-16 05:30:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BO
06MONTREAL255 MONTREAL-BASED TELEMARKETING SCHEMES TARGET
[...] (U) Summary. Montreal's relatively cheap labor and energy costs combined with strict privacy laws and lax telemarketing regulations have made it an attractive location for contact centers of all kinds, and the city now finds itself second only to Toronto for the dubious title of "telemarketin [...]
2006-03-01 20:26:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL ECON CASC CA
06MOSCOW10603A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MURDER OF RUSSIA'S #2 BANKER
[...] (C) Summary. One week after the brutal murder of First Deputy Central Bank Chairman Andrey Kozlov, there have been no apparent breaks in the case, and few believe the perpetrators will ever be caught. In contrast to the cynicism surrounding the criminal investigation, a wide swath of the econo [...]
2006-09-21 13:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC ECON PTER PREL RS
06MOSCOW3362P-5 HOLD UN CONSULTATIONS MARCH 2 IN MOSCOW
[...] (C) Summary: Russia hosted a meeting of P-5 IO Directors March 2 in Moscow to discuss UN Security Council and management reforms, the proposed Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and other issues related to implementation of the World Summit Outcome Document, as well as appoin [...]
2006-03-31 12:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC RS
06MOSUL41NINEWA: TAWAFOQ IRAQI FRONT PARLIAMENTARIAN VIEWS ON IRAN
[...] (C) Tawafoq Iraqi Front coalition national assemblymembers, who are predominantly from the Iraqi Islamic Party, told us that U.S. pressure on Iran over nuclear issues is causing Iraq's Shia politicians to resist any formation for the new government. They said the end of U.S. pressure on Iran m [...]
2006-04-07 16:31:00REO MosulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06NAIROBI1720 CORRUPTION IN KENYA: AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A long-awaited audit into the 18 suspect Anglo-Leasing-style procurement scams has been tabled in Parliament. Its detailed findings confirm and confer even greater credibility to the Githongo dossier and to the recently-adopted parliamentary report on the Anglo-Leasing and simi [...]
2006-04-24 05:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE
06NASSAU1117C-NC6-00829: BAHAMAS IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 18:55:00Embassy NassauSECRETPINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD BF
06NEWDELHI7661NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONY ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF
[...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call by the Ambassador, new Defense Minister A.K. Antony: -- emphasized the importance of concluding the civil nuclear cooperation agreement; -- said India is consciously seeking to expand its defense relationship with America; -- confirmed he will follow the [...]
2006-11-08 07:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PINR IN
06NEWDELHI7667FOREIGN MINISTER MUKHERJEE POSITIONED TO HELP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first call on Pranab Mukherjee in his new position as Minister for External Affairs (bio in reftel),the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the broad vision for US-India relations outlined by the President, to which Mukherjee readily added his support and commitment. [...]
2006-11-08 08:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL
06NEWDELHI8223EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ORDNANCE FACTORY DEHRADUN,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Embassy Science Officer (SO) Donald Brown and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFD),Dehradun, Uttaranchal, on N [...]
2006-12-08 07:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8243THE SACHAR REPORT DOCUMENTS THE DISMAL STATE OF
[...] (C) Summary: In 2005, the UPA government established the Sachar Commission with a mandate to prepare a report on the current status of Indian Muslims. The report was completed on November 17, 2006 and was made public early in December. It asserts that Indian Muslims are among the poorest co [...]
2006-12-08 12:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SCUL ELAB ECON KISL IN
06NIAMEY1193ISLAM IN NIGER: SLOW MOTION CULTURAL CHANGE
[...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables examining the changing nature of Islam in Niger and its implications for the world's least developed Muslim democracy. Emboffs' recent travel to Maradi - a key trading center on the Niger/Nigeria border in the heart of "Hausaland" - and our examinati [...]
2006-10-26 13:54:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER EAID SOCI KDEM NG
06NICOSIA511PICK-A-PECK-OF-PECCADILLOS: A RAFT OF SCANDALS
[...] (C) Summary: The Cypriot MFA is an unhappy and dysfunctional place. A recent raft of scandals -- nearly all related to sex or money -- has both embarrassed the ministry and undercut its effectiveness. The scandals are beginning to overlap. The MFA may well choose to pardon an embezzler at [...]
2006-04-05 20:15:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CY
06NOUAKCHOTT151HIGH-LEVEL US DELEGATION DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AND
[...] (U) During a three-day visit to Mauritania February 7 - 9, an eight-member interagency delegation headed by AF PDAS Bobby Pittman and including members from S/CT, DRL, AF, NSC, OSD and USAID met with transitional government and election's officials to assess Mauritania's transition to democracy [...]
2006-02-15 18:32:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR EAID MR
06NOUAKCHOTT648UNHCR REPRESENTATIVES PROPOSE WAY FORWARD ON
[...] (SBU) UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller, accompanied by Mr. Radhouane Nouicer of UNHCR Geneva and Head of Mission for UNHCR Didier Laye called on the Ambassador May 19 to discuss the situation regarding illegal migration from Mauritania to Spain. ----------------- [...]
2006-05-26 14:01:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM MR
06OSLO1495NORWAY: PARLIAMENTARY PRESIDENT ON SENDING FORCES
[...] (C) In a December 8 meeting with DCM and P/E Couns, Thorbjorn Jagland, Parliamentary President and senior Labor Party statesman, reviewed Norway's debate over sending forces to southern Afghanistan. Jagland has very publicly favored sending more troops, and is optimistic that the GON will rec [...]
2006-12-11 15:12:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV AF NO
06PANAMA1629SCENESETTER FOR FINCEN DIRECTOR WERNER VISIT
[...] (U) This message is confidential. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. Your visit provides support for our Mission's anti-money laundering programs. Your dialogue with key anti-money laund [...]
2006-08-18 21:07:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PTER SNAR PINR KCOR KCRM PM
06PANAMA1793PANAMA'S OFF SHORE CORPORATION INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Panama is the second most popular jurisdiction in which to form offshore corporations (sociedad anonimas or anonymous societies) after Hong Kong. The advantages to incorporating in Panama include: the ease and flexibility of forming a corporation, well-established corporation [...]
2006-09-13 16:46:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD KCRM
06PANAMA2018SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY FORE
[...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. Your visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to share our transformational diplomacy agenda and to help advance U.S. interests. Your dialogue with our Mission and key govern [...]
2006-10-13 22:42:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALAMGT OVIP PGOV PREL ECON PM
06PANAMA723SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR ARCOS APRIL 26-28 VISIT
[...] (U) This message is confidential. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. We see your visit as a key element of our strategy to partner with Panama on its Secure Trade and Transportation [...]
2006-04-20 18:54:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PM PREL
06PARIS3049MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran America's Darfur
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 09:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4586FRENCH ADOPT NUCLEAR WASTE LAW -- DECISIVE STEP TOWARDS
[...] Summary: In June, on time and non-confrontationally, the French Parliament adopted a key law to regulate nuclear materials and waste well into the future. The legislation confirms reversible, deep geological disposal as the reference solution for high-level, long-lived waste (HLLLW),with 201 [...]
2006-07-05 07:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC
06PARIS5242COURT UPHOLDS FRENCH COPYRIGHT LAW
[...] (SBU) The French Constitutional Court in a July 27 decision upheld the new copyright law, throwing out four provisions as unconstitutional. Specifically, the court ruled that collaborative file-sharing, contravention of protected works online, and bypassing of technical protective measures sho [...]
2006-08-02 16:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD PGOV FR
06PARIS5341USG Delegation Report on 17th Meeting of the UNESCO
[...] A US delegation participated in the 17th meeting of the UNESCO International Hydrology Program (IHP) Intergovernmental Council (IGC) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, July 3-7, 2006. The delegation consisted of: Mathew C. Larsen, U.S. Geological Survey (head of delegation),Verne R. Sch [...]
2006-08-07 16:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO KS AORC TSPL EAID KSCI SENV SOCI
06PARIS7242MFA POLICY PLANNER SEES YEARS OF VIOLENCE AHEAD IN
[...] (C) Christian Nakhle, head of the Middle East and North Africa cell at the Centre d'Analyse et de Prevision (i.e., the "CAP," the Quai's S/P-equivalent),shared his views of Lebanon and Iraq with NEA Watcher on 11/3. Nakhle, whose analyses are distributed within the MFA but do not constitute [...]
2006-11-06 16:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR KDEM PGOV PREL SY
06PARIS7363CHAIRMAN,S SUMMARY ON WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-14 09:44:00Embassy ParisSECRETEFIN PARM PGOV FR
06PARIS7541FRENCH STRESS REGIONAL FALL-OUT OF DARFUR, PLEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Sudan Natsios and Ambassador Stapleton met on November 18 with French Presidential Africa Counselor Bonnecorse and MFA/AF A/S-Equivalent de Gliniasty Bonnecorse stressed French concern at the regional fallout of the Darfur catastrophe. The Sudanese program of [...]
2006-11-27 08:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO PINR CD CT SU FR
06PARIS7904S/CT CRUMPTON MEETS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART TO EXTEND
[...] (S) Summary: In an amicable December 7 dinner meeting with Ambassador-at-Large Henry Crumpton, Russian Special Presidential Representative Anatoliy Safonov agreed to move forward with several proposals that expand U.S./Russian counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. These include: --Engaging the Americ [...]
2006-12-26 11:45:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM FR
06PORTAUPRINCE707VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING FOR HNP SWAT TEAM
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]
2006-04-20 19:03:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE876HAITI LABOR LEADER SAYS CITE SOLEIL STILL A POWDER
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Patrick Numas, leader of one of the larger labor unions in Port au Prince, believes that despite the recent calm, the situation in Cite Soleil is &a powder keg,8 and that the supply of arms continues to [...]
2006-05-16 18:57:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM ASEC HA
06PORTOFSPAIN848GAO VISITS TRINIDAD TO STUDY MARITIME ENERGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO),Homeland Security and Justice Team, visited Trinidad June 19-23 to observe the security of energy transport infrastructure into the United States. Through meetings with ministry officials, including the T&T Coast G [...]
2006-07-17 14:21:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAGAO EPET EWWT PINS TD
06PRISTINA310SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 14-15 VISIT OF SPECIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Coming on the heels of the April 6-7 visit of the Contact Group and the April 3 Vienna meeting on decentralization, Ambassador Wisner's April 14-15 visit presents an opportunity to push Kosovo Albanian leaders to come to closure on some decentralization issues (municipal partnersh [...]
2006-04-10 10:40:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA335KOSOVO: A UNIFIED CONTACT GROUP PRESSES STANDARDS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Contact Group (CG) visited Kosovo April 6-7 to highlight CG unity and deliver a focused message about the importance of the standards and elements of an eventual future status settlement; by prior agreement, the CG did not address the status outcome itself. [...]
2006-04-20 14:13:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06QUITO2185GOE SIGNS MLE; NAVY STRONG U.S. PARTNER IN DRUG
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Wayne Justice and Ecuadorian Rear Admiral Eduardo Navas signed a Maritime Law Enforcement Agreement (MLE) in Quito on August 30. The MLE standardizes a series of operational procedures for the interdiction and boarding of suspect Ecuadorian vessels, [...]
2006-08-31 21:30:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06RABAT1137WESTERN SAHARA: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TINDOUF?
[...] (SBU) Two Sahrawi tribal leaders, Sheikh Abdi Salama Nafaa of Laayoune and Idrissi Belali from Smara, previously unknown to the embassy, called on Polcouns June 9 to seek US support for what they alleged were injustices being committed against members of the Rgiubat tribe, subgroup Layeshi (p [...]
2006-06-12 18:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT2061NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR A BOYCOTT
[...] (C) Summary: A wave of agitation has given new life to an existing "boycott" of cooperation with the US, and has now become linked to the glorification of Hizballah. Six nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have pledged to boycott all programs and activities of the Mission. The largest, the [...]
2006-11-06 11:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL MO
06RANGOON1461(C) REGIME DETAINS TWO MORE PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 30 the GOB detained two more leaders of the 88 Generation Students pro-democracy group. In a meeting with emboffs shortly before his arrest, 88 Generation leader Pyone Cho said their organization is preparing for the potential long-term detention or arrest of sever [...]
2006-10-02 09:41:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON1803BURMA'S BUSINESS ENVIRONEMNT: "BETTER THAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's economic mismanagement continues to erode Burma's business environment. The regime makes unreasonable and arbitrary decisions with little thought of the economic consequences. For example, all business transactions must be conducted in the remote new capital of Nay [...]
2006-12-18 06:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BM
06RANGOON372BURMA AI OUTBREAK UPDATE - MARCH 20
[...] (U) SUMMARY. No human cases of AI have been reported in Burma to date. A joint FAO/WHO assessment team, accompanied by USAID Bangkok Infectious Diseases Advisor and Embassy's FSN agricultural specialist, visited hospitals and poultry farms in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions on March 17-18 to [...]
2006-03-20 10:00:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
06RANGOON887UN RANGOON PROBES FOR OPENING IN BURMESE LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Onder Yucer, the temporary UN Resident Coordinator in Rangoon met with Charge on June 27 to discuss his efforts to persuade the GOB to loosen restrictive guidelines on humanitarian organizations, as well as the UN's role in negotiating some sort of political transition. He met Ju [...]
2006-06-28 09:44:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID PREL BM
06RIYADH3147ARAMCO VP THINKS KARAN GAS DISCOVERY WILL PROVE "A
[...] (C) Summary: Yousef Rafie, Saudi Aramco's Senior VP for Gas Operations, expanded on press reports of Aramco's recent discovery of gas in the Karan field, saying that the exploratory well was drilled into the first layer of the deep Khuff formation and was producing dry gas. He estimated res [...]
2006-04-27 10:48:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PREL SA
06RIYADH6927AL-MUA'JJIL'S TRAVEL BAN IN FULL EFFECT & IIRO
[...] (U) This is joint Riyadh and Consulate Dhahran cable. 2. (C) Summary: A press report and a Consulate visit to the closed offices of IIRO's Eastern Province Branch indicated that the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) has kept its word on actions against recent designee, Abd Al-Hamid Sulaiman [...]
2006-08-30 12:01:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KFTN PREL PTER ETTC SA
06ROME398TURIN 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS--USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities in Turin, Italy, for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games as of 02/09/2006. 2. (SBU) The interagency Olympic Security Coordination (OSC) Office can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following [...]
2006-02-10 12:04:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CMGT ECON IT KOLY OVIP PTER OLYMPICS
06SARAJEVO1891BOSNIA: OCTOBER NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER
[...] (U) This is the first in a planned series of cables covering themes relevant to the October 1, 2006 national elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Bosnia will hold national elections on October 1, 2006. Bosnia's major political parties, all ethnically-based, will compete fo [...]
2006-08-18 07:07:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2329BOSNIAN NATIONAL ELECTIONS: SILAJDZIC LOOKS TO BE
[...] (U) Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina October 1 went to the polls to elect members of the three-member Presidency, and members of State and local legislatures. CEC preliminary tallies at midnight declared Haris Silajdzic (Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)) winner of the Bosniak Preside [...]
2006-10-02 10:49:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BK
06SEOUL1154SEVENTH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE MEETING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative (SPI) meeting in Seoul, March 21, the two sides agreed to work toward a shorter and less detailed Comprehensive Security Assessment (CSA),noted significant progress on the Joint Vision Study, and reaffirmed the commitment to dev [...]
2006-04-07 08:11:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL MARR KS
06SEOUL398MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, POLICIES, AND REGULATORY
[...] Korea has made significant progress in addressing the need for environmental protection since the early 1990's. In preparation for upcoming trade negotiations, this report provides background information on Korea's environmental laws, policies and regulatory systems, and provides indicators r [...]
2006-02-05 22:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KS
06SEOUL559DPRK ECONOMY: KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, BOOM OR
[...] (SBU) A round of discussions with South Korean companies operating in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea revealed that most are generally satisfied with business conditions at the project site. While most firms profess to be making money or to be on track with their business [...]
2006-02-17 09:41:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL KS KN
06SINGAPORE3224INR A/S FORT AND GOS DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (S) Summary: The rise of China and India was creating a new dynamic in the region and the United States should not rely exclusively on its traditional alliance system to maintain its influence, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told INR Assistant Secretary Fort during his Octobe [...]
2006-10-11 04:02:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPTER PREL PGOV ECON PINR SN
06SKOPJE983MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO'S VISITTO SKOPJE,
[...] (U) Your visit comes at the right time, two months into the new VMRO-DPMNE-led government of PM Gruevski, to deliver the following core messages to the government and opposition: Government: --Need broad consultations and consensus-building with DUI and opposition parties on key legislatio [...]
2006-10-18 14:30:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR MK
06SOFIA1168BULGARIA: NEW TOOLS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MONEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under U.S. and EU urging, Bulgaria has begun considering more sophisticated tools to fight organized crime (OC),especially its financial aspects. Complex money laundering schemes finance massive, pervasive local underground activities. Recognizing that inadequate laws and w [...]
2006-08-17 04:10:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM PGOV PTER BU
06SOFIA1677MOSCOW TIGHTENS SCREWS AS BULGARIA PREPARES FOR EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his first official visit to Moscow, Foreign Minister Kalfin discussed several unresolved bilateral issues, including arm sales to Georgia, the production and sale of weapons under outdated Soviet licenses, and efforts to trim Bulgaria's ballooning trade deficit with Russia [...]
2006-12-18 14:30:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD RU BU
06TASHKENT703LOCAL RESIDENTS SING THE K2 BLUES
[...] (C) Summary: The forced departure of the U.S. military from the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) airbase immediately affected hundreds of local area workers who depended on the generous wages. According to the head Imam of Kashkadaryo Province, the loss of jobs and humanitarian support has impacted the [...]
2006-04-11 10:55:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM UZ
06TELAVIV1272EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9
[...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry officials told Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick March 9 SIPDIS that (A) the MOD has assumed the lead role in re-organizing Israel's export control system in the wake of hi-tech transfer scandals that plagued the U.S.-Israel relat [...]
2006-03-31 14:05:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETETTC PREL PINS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1887ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Israel and the US are beginning discussions of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's convergence plan this week. The newspaper wrote that the working assumption a [...]
2006-05-15 11:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1902AVIAN INFLUENZA: ISRAELI POULTRY FARMERS RECEIVE
[...] To curb the spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Israel in March 2006, the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture ordered the culling of approximately 1.3 million birds, including broilers, layers and breeding stock (turkeys and chickens). According to a USDA GAIN Report issued May 10, 2006, [...]
2006-05-16 08:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO ECON EAGR IS KBWG ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE
06TELAVIV3220CODEL MILLER HEARS VIEWS ON WAR FROM ISRAELI MFA
[...] (C) On August 9, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General Yoram Ben Zeev hosted CODEL Miller to lunch in the Israeli Arab town of Abu Ghosh, using the opportunity to convey GOI views on the ongoing war against Hizballah, and stressing that Arabs and Israelis can live side-by-side in peace and harmo [...]
2006-08-15 12:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP ASEC MOPS MASS PTER LE IS
06TELAVIV3561TOURGEMAN AND STAFFDEL TALWAR DISCUSS LEBANON,
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting, Shalom Tourgeman, foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, predicted to Staffdel Talwar that budget wrangling will be taking place between the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) over the next few months as usual. The [...]
2006-09-07 13:45:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PREL KWBG IS LE SY
06TELAVIV4373ISRAELI MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY HEAD ON MISSILE
[...] (C) In an October 8 meeting, Israel Missile Defense Agency head Arieh Herzog told visiting House Armed Services Committee counsel Roger Zakheim that Israel is working with the U.S. to address (a) a gap in its missile defense (MD) capability vis-a-vis a potential future threat of Iranian nucle [...]
2006-11-02 15:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS IR IS
06TELAVIV922U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG)
[...] (C) On February 22, the Israeli MFA hosted the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group (JCG) -- the prior one having occurred over a year and a half earlier. The Israeli side stressed the importance it placed on the JCG's resumption (following the January meeting of the [...]
2006-03-07 05:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV KPAL KWBG ASEC EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TOKYO1265AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 9
[...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- LPAI Stricken Ibaraki Prefecture to Further Strengthen its Outbreak Prevention Measures -- 2. On March 7, Ibaraki Prefecture authorities announced that they would strengthen measures [...]
2006-03-09 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1306JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1897HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-08 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO1919HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-10 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO2980 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3317AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 15
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 8 to 15. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Ibaraki Prefecture Poultry Industry Hit Hard by Last Year's LPAI Outbreaks -- 2. [...]
2006-06-15 09:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4783JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/06
[...] Aso 2. Abe 3. Tanigaki Asia  [...]
2006-08-22 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6632U/S BURNS AND U/S JOSEPH MEETING WITH DEFMIN KYUMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main goal is a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma told Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, SIPDIS Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, and Ambassador Schieffer dur [...]
2006-11-20 10:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6824TAKUMI NEMOTO AND ABE'S EVOLVING ECONOMIC POLICY
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's initiatives to strengthen the Kantei (Prime Minister's Office) in the policy-making process have created a number of new economic players, one of the most important being Special Assistant to the Prime Minster Takumi Nemoto. There do not appear to be plans for Nemoto [...]
2006-12-04 05:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TRIPOLI198QADHAFI INCORPORATED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Qadhafi often speaks out publicly against government corruption, but the politically-connected elite has direct access to lucrative business deals. This commercial access can easily be cut off when individuals fall out of favor. The Qadhafi family and other Jamahiriya political favorit [...]
2006-05-10 09:26:00Embassy TripoliSECRETECON ECIN ETRD PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI600LIBYAN NOC CHAIRMAN GHANEM'S VIEWS ON PETROLEUM ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met with National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman (and former Prime Minister) Shukri Ghanem on October 15 to discuss US-Libyan energy sector cooperation. Ghanem expressed confidence in Libyan efforts to boost oil production and defended the establishment of the Cabinet-leve [...]
2006-10-19 14:43:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL LY
06TUNIS344ENVIRONMENTAL WOES AND SOLUTIONS IN GABES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southern coastal town of Gabes is one of the primary industrial zones in the country. While chemical factories have provided jobs boosting the local and national economy, resulting pollution has severely damaged the local ecosystem and posed health risks to the population, [...]
2006-02-16 08:22:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV TS
06ULAANBAATAR616Country Clearance for Staffdel Bixby
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 22-26 visit by HIRC staff members Melanie Bixby, Paul Oostburg Sanz, and Lynne Weil to examine the proposed Millennium Challenge Account programs in Mongolia. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit will be DCM Brian Gol [...]
2006-08-14 07:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT PREL PREF MG
06ULAANBAATAR829Country Clearance for MCA's Roche International
[...] We welcome and grant country clearance to Roche International consultants Christian Berube, David Burns, Asil Gezen, Dennis Lindberg, Lawrence Phipps, and Deana Silverston for their travels to Mongolia during the month of November. The purpose of the visit is to work with MCC's Burak Inanc and [...]
2006-11-11 07:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAID KMCA ECON MG
06USUNNEWYORK1421UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 20:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK1534UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...]
2006-08-14 13:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK1990UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 20:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2144UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programm [...]
2006-11-13 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2145UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $4,175,735 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $4,175,735 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nation [...]
2006-11-13 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2255SAFETY AND SECURITY: GUIDANCE REQUEST ON
[...] This is a guidance request. See paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. In the coming weeks, the Fifth Committee will begin consideration of the reports A/61/531, strengthened and unified security management system for the UN, and A/61/566, standardized access control under agenda item 117 programme budg [...]
2006-12-15 15:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK518UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $63 MILLION FOR THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $63,335,300.67 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations [...]
2006-03-16 18:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK531UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FAILS TO CREATE PEACEBUILDING
[...] (U) Summary. Following long and divisive deliberations in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),the U.S. remains isolated in its commitment to establish a small Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) "from within existing resources," as mandated by the World S [...]
2006-03-17 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK641UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 14:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNEP UN
06USUNNEWYORK980UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $60 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $60,175,600.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...]
2006-05-15 17:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06VATICAN57HOLY SEE'S CHINA NEGOTIATOR "HOPEFUL BUT WITHOUT ILLUSIONS"
[...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's principal China negotiator, Archbishop Celli, described the situation of the Catholic Church in China as complex, with continuing subtle layers of control in key areas. With regard to the bilateral relationship between China and the Holy See, the Vatican remains h [...]
2006-03-31 15:49:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI KIRF VT CH
06VIENNA2774AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2006
[...] The Bawag scandal added yet another layer of intrigue when it was revealed that former OeVP boss Josef Taus visited former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner shortly before he was arrested at his estate in France. The opposition is demanding more details about the nature of the visit; Taus says his meeti [...]
2006-09-18 11:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3092AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 18, 2006
[...] The OeVP and the SPOe met on Tuesday for their second round of talks on forming a new coalition government. Although the two parties' negotiation teams addressed key topics at yesterday's meeting, they continue to be divided on a number of issues. While some Austrian media believe the talks are [...]
2006-10-18 13:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3602Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight
[...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...]
2006-12-22 10:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU
06VIENNA3605Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight
[...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...]
2006-12-22 10:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU
06VIENNA764MARCH 2-3 U.S.- EU SENIOR LEVEL TALKS ON JUSTICE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Senior Level U.S.-EU Informal Meeting on Justice, Freedom, and Security (JLS) was held in Vienna March 2 and 3, and covered the full range of JLS issues on migration, borders and visas, counter-terrorism and security, and law enforcement cooperation. Among the key outcom [...]
2006-03-14 08:36:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EUN KCRM SNAR EFIN ETTC AU
06VIENNA870KOSOVO: READOUT OF MARCH 17 TALKS ON
[...] (U) The following is information gathered by the US liaison officer to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo negotiations (UNOSEK) in Vienna. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The March 17 talks on decentralization were largely free of polemics and stuck to the agenda of the financing of [...]
2006-03-23 11:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SR YI AU UNMIK
06VIENNA893KOSOVO STATUS: SERBS AND KOSOVARS DRAW REDLINES ON
[...] (U) The following is information gathered by the US liaison officer to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo negotiations (UNOSEK) in Vienna. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In a March 17 meeting, top Serbian negotiators acknowledged to UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari that Kosovo's " [...]
2006-03-24 16:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SR YI AU UNMIK
06YEREVAN1419ARMENIA NARROWLY AVOIDS A MAJOR MISSTEP IN PROPOSED LEGAL
[...] (SBU) A recent attempt by the Armenian Ministry of Justice to propose judicial reforms in the chaotic area of expert witnesses came perilously close to making a bad situation worse in criminal, civil, and administrative legal proceedings. During the week of September 11-15, 2006, representativ [...]
2006-10-11 09:11:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS AM
06YEREVAN1716ARMENIA PROSECUTES FIRST LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE
[...] (SBU) On December 12, a court in Gyumri ruled on the first-ever labor trafficking case in Armenia, sentencing the trafficker to five years of imprisonment and financial compensation for the victims. According to testimony, the victims had been trafficked to Russia to work construction near Alme [...]
2006-12-13 13:31:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM
06ZAGREB1TWO YEARS IN POWER: RESILIENCE AND STABILITY OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his second year in office, PM Ivo Sanader led his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) through domestic difficulties and over critical Euro-Atlantic integration hurdles. At the same time, he sustained a government coalition whose unquestionable stability defies th [...]
2006-01-01 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC KCRM PHUM PREF HR
06ZAGREB105NO MORE GOOD VIBRATIONS EMBASSY ZAGREB AFU
[...] SUMMARY. American Embassy Zagreb's consular Anti-Fraud Unit has discovered that a U.S. company, Vibrofloors World Group LLC of Fayetteville, GA, has facilitated fraudulent L-1 and B-1 visa issuances for a large number of tile layers and floor installers from Croatia and a smaller number from [...]
2006-01-26 10:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD HR
06ZAGREB356NATO ROADSHOW HIGH-IMPACT VISIT TO ZAGREB
[...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland and EUR P/DAS Kurt Volker led an interagency team on a high-impact visit to Zagreb March 7. In separate meetings with President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, and members of the Sabor (parliament) the delegation urged Croati [...]
2006-03-15 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR HR
07ABUDHABI1161U.S.-UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE AND JOINT MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary: Since the May 2007 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),and earlier meetings of the Joint Military Committee (JMC) working groups and Air and Missile Defense working group, we have seen progress in our bilateral mil-to-mil and security relationship in the areas of defense cooperation and [...]
2007-07-12 09:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI273NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD
[...] Post nominates Dr. Houriya Kazim to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Following is her information: Name: Dr. Houriya Kazim Title: Consultant General Surgeon (Breast Diseases),and Director of Well Woman Clinic. Tel: +971-04-332-7117 Fax: +971-04-3 [...]
2007-02-15 13:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KMPI PHUM PREL KPAO AE
07ABUDHABI458UAE MOVING FORWARD ON GSD; DEFINING THE AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary: Following the October 19, 2006 Gulf Security Dialogue session held in Abu Dhabi, Embassy has identified and clarified key areas of potential cooperation with the UAEG, particularly vis-a-vis the "existential threat" the UAE perceives from Iran. Future GSD discussions with the UAE [...]
2007-03-18 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE
07ABUJA766NIGERIAN "ELECTION" A CHARADE
[...] (C) Serious irregularities and blatant fraud were observed around the country during Nigeria's April 21 election. In many parts of Nigeria, especially in rural areas, no voting took place. Where voting did occur, it began several hours late, turnout was low, and the conduct of the polls was [...]
2007-04-23 14:46:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA793ELECTION RIGGING NIGERIAN STYLE
[...] (C) Summary: Governor Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) was pronounced by INEC to be the winner of Nigeria's April 21 presidential election. However, fraud and mismanagement plagued the poll at every stage, and it is therefore impossible to assert any meaningful relatio [...]
2007-04-26 14:48:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCOR NI
07AITTAIPEI334MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN, U.S.-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 10-12 on the DPP government's name change campaign, on the 2008 presidential elections, and on other local political issues. The pro-status quo "China Times" front-paged a banner headline February 11 that said "S [...]
2007-02-12 08:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI691MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, DPRK, IRAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 27 on the 2008 presidential elections, on the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise, and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed p [...]
2007-03-27 09:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ALGIERS109OPPOSITION MP DETAILS OBJECTIONS TO ALGERIA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 Lakhdar Benkhellaf, a senior MP from the moderate Islamist opposition party Islah ("Reform"),outlined for PolEc Chief four technical elements of the Algerian electoral process that his party believes must be changed to bring about transparent, fair elections in Alg [...]
2007-01-30 16:53:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS628FOREIGN COMPANIES LAMENT IMPEDIMENTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of foreign oil companies operating in Algeria are increasingly voicing concern about the ambiguously worded -- and apparently hastily drafted -- amendments to Algeria's hydrocarbon legislation in effect since the beginning of the year. Although Sonatrach has begu [...]
2007-05-07 08:31:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ECON AG
07ALGIERS791SENATOR NELSON HEARS ALGERIAN VIEWS ON IRAQ AND
[...] (C) In separate June 3 meetings with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL),Prime Minister Belkhadem and President Bouteflika reviewed Algerian thinking on Iran (septel),Iraq, and bilateral relations. Belkhadem encouraged Nelson to spread the word that U.S. non-hydrocarbon investment in Algeria was wel [...]
2007-06-05 16:23:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM AG
07AMMAN3565Jordan: New Environmental Police Swings into Action
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Environment's (MOE) recently formed enforcement corps of environmental rangers, known as the Environmental Police Department (EPD),has gotten off to an active start. The local press reports the EPD has issued over 4,000 violations since the beginning of the year. Th [...]
2007-08-23 13:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07ANTANANARIVO180 CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM TO BE HELD APRIL 4
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Madagascar (GOM) has announced a Constitutional Referendum to be held April 4, 2007. A hastily-convened committee is considering over 200 possible changes, and will soon make recommendations to the Council of Ministers, who will then decide which changes shoul [...]
2007-02-22 12:59:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO232GOM PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Madagascar (GOM) has publicly proposed a number of constitutional changes to be voted on in a referendum April 4, with the stated goal of driving forward the Madagascar Action Plan (MAP),its signature development program (REF A). Changes include eliminating the [...]
2007-03-09 06:16:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO715RAVALOMANANA'S CONTRADICTORY LEADERSHIP STYLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, 2006, Marc Ravalomanana won a landslide reelection victory emerging ahead of 13 other candidates with 55 per cent of the vote. His nearest rival tallied less than 12 per cent. Coming five years after his initial disputed victory had plunged the nation to the brink [...]
2007-07-20 05:13:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL MA
07ASHGABAT1235TURKMENISTAN: RESOURCE NATIONALISM EXISTS, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Government of Turkmenistan up to now has pursued a policy of resource nationalism by banning foreign companies from its gas fields in the East (foreign companies are working the Caspian oilfields),Turkmenistan may be reconsidering this policy. At the heart of this [...]
2007-11-15 10:51:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ECON TX
07ASHGABAT1348TURKMENISTAN CORRUPTION: WHAT HAPPENS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Corruption and nepotism remain problems in Turkmenistan, and Turkish firms and Bouygues have done particularly well in the lucrative construction industry because they have mastered the business environment here. Bouygues CEO Martin Bouygues' close and direct relationship to the p [...]
2007-12-14 08:53:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEIND ETRD PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT55 Gazprom's Turkmenistan Contract Secure
[...] (SBU) A December 12 visit to Turkmenistan by Gazprom Board Member Valeriy Golubev, a December 21 conversation with the local Gazprom representative, and statements by Turkmenistan's Acting President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Niyazov's death, confirm [...]
2007-01-16 13:33:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PGOV RU TX
07ASHGABAT852TURKMENISTAN: A FURTHER STEP TOWARD ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of recent meetings with U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA) contractor Bronek Dutkiewicz, officials in Turkmenistan's hydrocarbon agencies -- and particularly the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbons (State Agency) -- enthusiastically embraced USTDA' [...]
2007-08-21 08:01:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET EINV TX
07ASTANA1148KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ANTICORRUPTION
[...] Summary: On April 24, the Academy of Public Administration hosted an International Seminar on "Anti-Corruption Strategy: Theory and Applications.". The one-day seminar generated 16 recommendations for Kazakhstan which if implemented would significantly combat corruption. Most significantly, [...]
2007-05-02 00:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
07ASTANA1512KAZAKHSTAN,S FINANCIAL SECTOR: A DANGER TO ITSELF
[...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of the failure of a regional bank and the International Monetary Fund's recent characterization of Kazakhstani private sector external borrowing as an emerging "global market risk," the mood among Kazakhstani financiers remains upbeat. With no end to petrodollars in s [...]
2007-06-03 11:04:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV KZ
07ASUNCION688INTERAGENCY COOPERATION ON TRI-BORDER AREA
[...] (C) Embassy Asuncion hosted August 8-9 a conference on Tri-Border Area (TBA) terrorist finance and money laundering. Forty USG participants from Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay represented the departments of State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury, as well as th [...]
2007-08-20 15:13:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV PA
07BAGHDAD1161AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]
2007-04-04 12:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1165AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]
2007-04-04 13:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1583POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ'S NINE SOUTHERN
[...] (U) This cable was drafted by PRT Muthanna IPAO and PRT Najaf IPAO and reviewed by PRT team leaders or REO director from all provinces covered. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) This cable is a comparative overview of the drivers of political competition and violence across the nine Shi [...]
2007-05-14 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3075FALLUJAH,S VERSION OF THE ANBAR MODEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Citizens Watch (ICW) and the Provincial Security Forces (PSF) have become the Fallujah area,s most visible sign of tribal buy-in on security matters. Although not originally conceived as a tribal outreach tool, field commanders quickly recognized its potential and cr [...]
2007-09-12 09:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3653NINEWA: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NOW INTERESTED IN AN
[...] (C/REL USA, ACGU) Khasro Goran, Ninewa's powerful Vice Governor, provincial head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),and provincial chief of the Article 140 committee, told PRT Leader October 24 that the Ninewa Provincial Government planned to work with Sheik Fawaz al Jarba to conduct an [...]
2007-11-04 03:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3728 DIYALA PRT: BRING BACK THE BA'ATHISTS? IT COULD WORK
[...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Several senior provincial executives in Diyala Province, both Sunni and Shia, believe that controlled conditions allowing former Ba'ath party members to return to public life would accelerate the stalled reconcil [...]
2007-11-13 08:50:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD4049EPRT DIYALA SOUTH: HOW CONFLICTING LINES
[...] (U) This is an ePRT Diyala South reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The emergence of effective local government in Diyala Province is stalling due to conflicting lines of authority, a lack of defined roles and responsibilities, and disconnects with ministerial representatives from the cen [...]
2007-12-13 10:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD620MAYSAN GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY SITUATION,
[...] (U//REL USA, MCFI) This is a PRT Maysan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//REL USA, MCFI) In a January 22 meeting with the new head of Multinational Forces Division (Southeast),Maysan Governor Adil Al-Maliki focused on his province's upcoming transition to Provincial Iraqi Control [...]
2007-02-20 18:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL IR IZ
07BAKU479AZERBAIJAN'S PROPOSALSFOR TIP SOLICITATION FOR
[...] Per retel, we are pleased to submit five proposals for consideration for the G/TIP-Managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE funds. The Embassy's TIP team - comprised of Poloff, Resident Legal Advisor, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, and Pol FSN - reviewed all received proposals, and determined these to be [...]
2007-04-20 13:23:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AJ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN301THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, FORTY YEARS ON
[...] (C) Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the world's third-longest reigning monarch, marks his fortieth anniversary on the throne as the most popular and respected public figure in Brunei. As an absolute monarch, Sultan Hassanal's authority is unquestioned and even minor matters are directed to him [...]
2007-10-09 06:51:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80ASEAN ENVIRONMENT MINSTERS POSITIVE AFTER BRUNEI MEETING ON
[...] (U) ASEAN Environment Ministers met in Brunei February 28-March 1 to discuss regional plans to combat haze in advance of the dry season. This year's session had added urgency as the forcast effect of the expected El Nino surface ocean temperature rise could lead to a hot-dry March-August creat [...]
2007-03-07 01:12:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL PGOV BX
07BANGKOK358SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL
[...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]
2007-01-18 09:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK4653SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary. A better understanding of the insurgency behind the nearly three year spate of violence in southern Thailand is emerging, but this village-based, horizontal network of cells defies neat characterization. There is no single label, or hierarchy behind the violence, and divisions b [...]
2007-08-29 09:22:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5376EXBS: INTERNATIONAL BORDER (LAND) INTERDICTION
[...] An invitation cable was presented to the Kingdom of Thailand to conduct a 5-day course on International Border (Land) Interdiction Training (IBIT II) at a designated land border in September 2007. The invitation was accepted for training to occur September 17-21, 2007. The location was ident [...]
2007-10-12 00:43:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH
07BANGKOK548TARMAC, PUBLIC CONFIDENCE CRACKING AT NEW THAI
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport has been taking a beating in the press, with reports critical of the airport's design, construction, and management. There has been recent speculation that cracking pavement could result in the return of some or all operations to the old Don Mu [...]
2007-01-29 00:00:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR TH
07BANGKOK5689SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]
2007-11-06 05:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6011SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF
[...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]
2007-11-30 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6239A BURMESE ROCK BECOMES A THAI RUBY
[...] (SBU) Visits to the major gem trading and polishing centers in Thailand reveal that most of the value of finished Burmese gems is added outside of Burma. The Chantaburi Gem and Jewelry Traders Association says its members get most of their raw stones from private smugglers in Thai border towns [...]
2007-12-21 09:13:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ETRD PHUM PREL BM TH
07BEIRUT1000LEBANON: BERRI ADMITS SCUTTLING THE ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) In a 7/5 meeting, Speaker Berri gave his version of the demise of the Arab league initiative that collapsed in late June. While he tried to lay the blame on March 14th, it was clear that Berri had received instructions from Damascus to focus strictly on the "national unity government" -- [...]
2007-07-06 07:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY LE
07BEIRUT1863LEBANON: PM SINIORA NOT WILD ABOUT SLEIMAN, BUT
[...] (C) PM Siniora blasted the French for mismanaging its failed initiative to find a consensus president and humiliating the Patriarch in the process, during a November 26 meeting with the Ambassador. An otherwise relaxed Siniora bristled at each mention of Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel [...]
2007-11-26 16:17:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT314LEBANON: GERMAN INITIATIVE FOR NORTHERN BORDER
[...] (C) Despite considerable planning and effort by German Federal Police officials who have been assigned to Beirut, it appears the German Pilot Border Project will not actually be implemented until sometime this summer. According to German representatives in Beirut, PM Siniora has given them v [...]
2007-02-28 16:48:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
07BEIRUT708LAHOUD'S LEGAL ADVISOR CLAIMS TWO-CABINET SCENARIO
[...] (C) Judge Selim Jeressaiti has a tough job: to persuade otherwise intelligent people that President Emile Lahoud's views have constitutional weight. Lahoud's recent rambling, ridiculous, but damaging letter to the UNSYG Ban regarding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon was a Jeressaiti product [...]
2007-05-21 09:31:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT870LEBANON: SAFADI SEES SYRIAN HAND BEHIND EIDO
[...] (C) In a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Public Works and Transportation Mohammad Safadi blamed Syria for the June 13 assassination of March 14 MP Walid Eido. Eido and March 14 Youth and Sports Minister Ahmed Fatfat have both been targets for some time, he claimed, due to thei [...]
2007-06-15 14:36:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE SY
07BELGRADE915MINISTRY OF KOSOVO: KOSTUNICA'S FULCRUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbia's Ministry of Kosovo and Metohija (MOK) emerged as a new ministry during the government coalition negotiations following Serbia's January 2007 parliamentary elections. The Ministry aims to coordinate Serbia's Kosovo policy by combining the operational elements of the exi [...]
2007-06-26 16:53:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BERLIN1878IRAN DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg October 12. (Charge also discussed Iran with Political Director Volker Stanzel October 10, raising points similar to those in reftel.) Silberberg said the text of the EU Council conclusions had been agre [...]
2007-10-12 11:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR XF EUN GM
07BISHKEK542DECENTRALIZATION SUCCESSES IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] Summary: Since 1998 USAID has been helping Kyrgyz cities to become more transparent and accountable to their citizens and more effective leaders with skills in municipal property management, financial management, and service delivery. As a result, local leaders have accomplished many firsts, [...]
2007-05-11 10:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV KMDR KG
07BISHKEK832KYRGYZ REFORMS: UNDER THE RADAR, BUT HAVING AN
[...] (C) Summary: Against a backdrop of domestic political wrangling, changes in government personnel, and heated debate over the presence of the Manas Airbase, important reforms are beginning to reshape Kyrgyzstan's economy, business environment, criminal justice system, and media. While these [...]
2007-06-27 03:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCOR KMCA KG
07BRASILIA2068SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101
[...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]
2007-10-30 19:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2069SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101
[...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]
2007-10-31 09:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2184SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102
[...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]
2007-11-27 11:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRATISLAVA472EXAMINATION OF POLITICAL PRESSURE IN SLOVAK MEDIA
[...] SUMMARY: Since its inception the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, has brawled with the press. This "open war," as the spokesman for the Ministry of Culture has termed it, is exacerbated by statements from the Prime Minister's office insisting on more coverage by public med [...]
2007-08-24 06:14:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KPAO LO
07BRUSSELS1315Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control
[...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]
2007-04-19 10:06:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS1316Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control
[...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]
2007-04-19 10:06:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS3020DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU DISCUSSES NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 13:32:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3021"THIS IS NOT A CRISIS" -- PREMATURE PREDICTIONS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Belgium recently passed an important milestone -- 100 days under a caretaker administration while the politicians try to form a government that can command a majority in parliament. This situation has precipitated an unwelcome (for the Belgians at least) deluge of speculation [...]
2007-09-28 13:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON BE
07BRUSSELS3039CORRECTED COPY: DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 15:20:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3391EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES SWEEPING TELECOM REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. The European Commission adopted proposals on November 13, 2007 for a major reform, the so-called E-Communications Framework Review, of the EU's telecommunications regulatory framework. The Commission's goals with the package include promoting competition within [...]
2007-11-27 09:29:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
07BRUSSELS982 BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 20, 2007
[...] Pension Funds Basing in Belgium 2. Court Supports Residents' Rights 3. Belgium: A Kyoto Progress Report 4. US Company Cited as "Climate Saver" 5. Belgium: Less Than a Good European 6. Belgian Chocolate a Controlled Name? 7. Brussels Casino A Winner 8. The Grinch Who Stole Carnival [...]
2007-03-23 17:10:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAIR EIND SENV BE
07BUCHAREST1296NOVEMBER 25 EUROELECTIONS: HIGH APATHY, LOW TURNOUT, BIG STAKES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Romanians go to the polls Sunday to vote for representatives to the European Parliament and to decide a referendum on electoral system reforms proposed by President Basescu. Most observers anticipate low voter turnout, despite initial hopes in the President's camp that the injection [...]
2007-11-21 16:08:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST797"I NEED A SILVER BULLET": AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: PSD head Geoana told the Ambassador that he wanted to encourage Romanian politicians to bring their infighting under control and to reach a "minimum common understanding" on a common agenda in order to ensure the success of the 2008 Bucharest NATO Summit. Geoana acknowledged the [...]
2007-07-10 14:25:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RO
07BUENOSAIRES2079POLICE REFORM AND CORRUPTION IN ARGENTINA'S BUENOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Federal Prosecutor Dr. Carlos Stornelli, who will likely be the next Minister of Security for the Province of Buenos Aires following October 28 elections. His first priority and greatest challenge will be the institutional and cultural reform of the notor [...]
2007-10-22 18:04:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR AR
07CAIRO2846OIL DISCOVERY IN UPPER EGYPT
[...] (SBU) Egypt's Petroleum Minister is hailing a crude oil discovery in Upper Egypt as a potential economic savior for the region, but some industry experts, citing questions over recoverable reserves, quality, and local refining capability, have their doubts. Their skepticism meshes with broader [...]
2007-09-20 13:22:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PINR EG
07CARACAS173VENEZUELA -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 12:12:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN KTDB STR OPIC VE
07CHIANGMAI173THAI ARMY PROVIDES GLIMPSE ACROSS BURMESE BORDER
[...] (C) A recent visit with a Thai military unit on the Burmese border showed business as usual. An uneasy truce holds among Burmese troops and two armed ethnic groups in the area. Thai drug interdiction efforts there have reportedly had success locally, but have only diverted the Burma-based tr [...]
2007-10-26 09:58:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PREF BM TH SNAR
07COLOMBO703MALDIVES: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER URGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a May 7-8 trip to Maldives, Assistant Secretary Boucher, accompanied by Ambassador, met with SIPDIS President Gayoom, government officials, members of the opposition, and women active in politics and civil society. Discussions covered the need for more concrete steps on [...]
2007-05-15 11:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER SNAR MARR ETRD SENV ENRG
07CONAKRY1350 PRIME MINISTER'S HOMETOWN LOOKING FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION
[...] SUMMARY. Government leaders in Prime Minister Kouyate's hometown are visibly proud of their newfound political connections - connections they hope will result in increased attention and investment from the central government. One of the country's poorest prefectures, Kouroussa is looking for [...]
2007-12-19 11:25:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM GV
07CONAKRY960GUINEA: DANGEROUS GAMES, TREACHEROUS GROUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Union leadership and civil society are providing muted support to Prime Minister Kouyate, even in the face of its slow progress, as their mutual enemies in President Conte's circle pursue what some call a concerted plan to undermine the consensus government at every turn. While t [...]
2007-08-22 15:41:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB PREL ASEC GV
07DAKAR1039SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRALS STUFFLEBEEM AND
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for legislative elections on June 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in promoting peace and [...]
2007-05-14 12:10:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP MARR PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1323SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR FIRST LADY (FLOTUS)
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, President Abdoulaye Wade has just changed Prime Ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States [...]
2007-06-21 08:05:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR547SENEGAL: REFLECTIONS ON THE THREAT AND THE
[...] (S/NF) With a population of approximately 12 million, democratic, pro-Western Senegal should remain stable for the foreseeable future. Despite its predominately Islamic population and high levels of unemployment, there is no evidence, and indeed little chance, that Jihadist ideologies have t [...]
2007-03-08 12:54:00Embassy DakarSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC EAID PREL KISL SG
07DAKAR696SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDING
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for President Abdoulaye Wade's second inauguration on April 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United Sta [...]
2007-03-27 14:12:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ELAB PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DHAKA1157 FIRSTHAND LOOK AT NORTHWEST DISTRICTS' RESPONSE TO BIRD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econoff and EconFSN visited Rangpur, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts located in the northwest corner of Bangladesh July 1 Q 4 to assess in person the GOB response to recent avian influenza outbreaks. The visit showed that some information about avian influenza risks and e [...]
2007-07-18 02:49:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ELAB PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA1604BANGLADESH: LABOR-GSP PETITION -- STAKEHOLDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Government, labor, and manufacturing representatives are preparing for a Washington review of Bangladesh,s labor rights regime following a petition to suspend Bangladesh,s access to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) submitted by the American Federation of Labor ) Congre [...]
2007-10-04 10:37:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALELAB ETRD EFIS EIND EAID PREL SOCI KTEX KWMN
07DHAKA2522006 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] Per reftel A, Econoff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) laboratory in Dhaka on February 12 to verify the INL-funded equipment and discuss their use in the lab. The DNC was helpful in arranging the visit and the lab's chief and his deputy were cooperative and willing to answer a [...]
2007-02-14 06:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN BG
07DHAKA743 TRIP REPORT OF VISIT TO POULTRY FARMS IN SAVAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 2, Econoff visited two poultry farms in the Ashulia area of Savar district north of Dhaka. Both farms had their entire stocks of egg-laying chickens culled due to H5N1 in late March or early April. The two farms demonstrated widely different levels of preparation and so [...]
2007-05-07 01:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA976 STEPS AND STUMBLES FORWARD IN BANGLADESH'S BIRD FLU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In early June, Dinajpur became Bangladesh's twelfth district to report H5 infection, but the first where local officials initially identified the infection in local backyard birds instead of in commercial poultry farms, showing that Bangladesh continues to refine its Avian Influ [...]
2007-06-17 05:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DOHA285INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES ON QATAR'S ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. Security officials from ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and KBR operations in Qatar told Emboffs of their current security measures and future plans. The companies do not have direct influence on the security of the plants they are invested in but some hope to change this in the futur [...]
2007-03-15 14:24:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON EPET QA
07DOHA359SECURITY OBSERVATIONS AT QATAR'S ENERGY PORTS
[...] (C) Summary. Security at Qatar's most important ports, Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, currently meet the basic standards for infrastructure protection but many improvements could be made. Both ports are in the process of upgrading security with new equipment including x-ray units for passenger cars [...]
2007-04-04 14:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ASEC PGOV QA
07DUSHANBE1149PUTTING THE BRAKES ON TAJIKISTAN'S BACKSLIDING
[...] (C) Summary: By comparison to some of its neighbors in Central Asia, Tajikistan does not stand out as particularly authoritarian, corrupt or incompetent. Yet even in this context, where the bar has been lowered considerably in terms of good governance, the Tajik government's policies and re [...]
2007-08-10 12:41:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE262TAJIK GOVERNMENT AND NGOS BEGIN DIALOGUE, BUT OUTSTANDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two related issues from the Tajik government have kept non-governmental organizations in the spotlight (or crosshairs) and unsettled a number of U.S. assistance implementers. A draft Law on Public Associations passed by the lower house of Parliament February 14 could strengthe [...]
2007-02-20 13:41:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EAID TI
07DUSHANBE969EXTENDED MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON DOMINATES CENTCOM
[...] (C) Summary. In an unexpectedly long meeting with the Tajik President, which dominated Admiral Fallon's visit June 19, Emomali Rahmon hailed U.S.-Tajik relations as one of the first priorities in Tajik foreign policy and stated that Tajikistan is interested in further development of these rela [...]
2007-06-28 11:25:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS PGOV TI AF IR
07GEORGETOWN818MCC SIGNING CEREMONY'S REVEALING INSIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 23rd, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Deputy Chairman Rodney Bent participated in a signing ceremony for the US$6.7 million two-year Guyana Threshold Program contract. The event was covered by all television and radio news programs and reported in each of the thr [...]
2007-08-31 19:19:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID EFIN PGOV PREL GY
07GUANGZHOU208Tough to Talk About: TIP in South China
[...] (SBU) Summary: Talking TIP is not a popular topic in South China. Many recent requests by the Consulate have been turned down in Guangxi and Guangdong. However, trafficking in persons, particularly of women, continues to occur from within China's inland provinces to South China, as well as f [...]
2007-02-14 09:05:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU790Regulatory Climate in South China: Not All Investment Is
[...] (SBU) Summary: Regulatory issues, particularly those relating to administrative discretion, are the biggest impediments to foreign direct investment (FDI) in South China, according to legal professionals and businesspeople. Foreign investors encounter more obstacles when establishing local op [...]
2007-07-12 10:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU848Wal-Mart Discusses Product Safety and Business in China
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Wal-Mart China employs a robust quality assurance program to maintain high standards for the goods it sells. Within China, Wal-Mart is in the vanguard of product safety, utilizing a multi-layer system including producer inspection and education, cooperation with local government [...]
2007-07-27 05:13:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU862Have You Heard? China Slashes VAT Refunds
[...] (SBU) Summary: What's the impact on local companies in the region of the July 1 cut/elimination of export tax rebates on almost 3,000 products? Local companies are unanimous: the price of most goods imported from China just went up. Even so, foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) here are not c [...]
2007-07-30 08:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN EINV PGOV CH
07HANOI2012VIETNAM STRUGGLES TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY IN ITS DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports of contaminated foods in the marketplace have drawn public attention to Vietnam's struggle to improve its domestic food safety controls. Vegetables, fruits, and animal products contaminated with toxins are common in Vietnam and the number of food poisoning [...]
2007-11-29 06:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO EFIN VM
07HANOI501DEMARCHE ON UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 06:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER PREL UNGA VM
07HILLAH6BABIL PROVINCIAL ELECTION SHAPSHOT: CHASING A SHADOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption, stagnation and not wanting to repeat the mistakes of two years ago figure among the reasons Babil citizens would like to see elections take place sooner rather than later. An extended delay in scheduling them could plunge more potential voters into cynical abstention [...]
2007-01-10 09:04:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV SOCI KDEM IZ
07ISLAMABAD1687AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S ISLAMABAD VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli met with a wide spectrum of government officials, civil society, and media -- and garnered significant media coverage -- during her March 14-19 visit to Islamabad. Her interlocutors p [...]
2007-04-16 12:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN PK
07JAKARTA1693INDONESIA - AUDIT FIRM ROTATION RULE HURTS BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia is one the few countries in the world requiring companies to appoint a new auditor every five years, a practice known as Audit Firm Rotation. The practice of rotating individuals, or Audit Partner Rotation, is widespread across the globe. Accounting firms and their c [...]
2007-06-19 10:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1871GROWING IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia's future increasingly depends on the provinces and regencies, whose recent constitutional changes are taking hold. Over the medium-to-long term, how will provincial and local governments handle their enhanced revenue flows? How much political power will direct electio [...]
2007-07-10 08:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ID
07JAKARTA766INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2007
[...] Summary: On February 1, "Eyes on the Forest", a coalition of three non-governmental organizations (NGOs),protested a Government of Indonesia (GOI) plan to auction 130,000 hectares of former concession areas in Riau and Jambi for plantation use. On February 13-16, the Indonesian Ministries of [...]
2007-03-16 09:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JERUSALEM2199MUGHRABI GATE RAMP PLAN PROGRESSING, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem municipal official Irene Rubin told PolOff October 19 that the Regional Planning Committee approved blueprints for a new Mughrabi Gate ramp and there is now a period of public review during which interested parties can present objections to the plan. Jerusalem attorney [...]
2007-10-24 15:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07KABUL1015VISITING GERMAN DELEGATION ASKS FOR MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A German government delegation, visiting to inaugurate the newly completed German Police Program Office facility in Kabul, discussed Afghan National Police (ANP) training and reform with Ambassador Neumann, emphasizing the need for more intensive U.S.-EU cooperation. The Germans [...]
2007-03-27 13:21:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL201COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO APHSCT TOWNSEND
[...] (C) U.S. Embassy welcomes the visit of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend and grants country clearance for her visit February 8-9, 2007. Country Clearance is also granted to members of the APHSCT Townsend delegation: Michele [...]
2007-01-22 06:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAMGT ECON POL INTEL AF
07KABUL2684PRESIDENT KARZAI MOVES SUB-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
[...] (SBU) President Karzai has decided to move the Ministry of Interior's civil administration division -- responsible for governors, district administrators, mayors, and civil registry functions -- to a new Independent Office for Sub-National Governance under the Office of the President. This wel [...]
2007-08-13 04:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3774UNITED FRONT SETS ITS SIGHTS ON PRESIDENCY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Looking ahead to the 2009 presidential and 2010 parliamentary elections, the newly-formed United Front is working to market itself as a mainstream pan-Afghan opposition party offering positive alternatives to what it characterizes as Karzai's failed leadership and policies. The U [...]
2007-11-08 01:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AF
07KABUL4172COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. JONAH BLANK
[...] U.S. Embassy Kabul welcomes the visit of Dr. Jonah Blank, Senate Foreign Relations Staffer and grants country clearance for the period December 29 to January 01, for fact-finding relating to ongoing war issues in Afghanistan. Control officer is Political Officer C John Long, email address lo [...]
2007-12-22 08:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA AF
07KABUL827AFGHANISTAN: H5N1 SPREADS TO 3 PROVINCES INCLUDING KABUL
[...] The avian influenza outbreak in Jalalabad late last month (reftel) has spread to a total of six districts in three provinces. Confirmed cases of H5N1 in backyard poultry have now been reported in Nangarhar (3 districts),Kunar (2 districts),and Kabul (1 district) provinces. The pattern of spr [...]
2007-03-12 04:14:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU SOCI ECON CASC AF
07KHARTOUM1177PRIVATE OIL FIELD SECURITY TIED TO NISS, SAYS AL-JAZ AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A July 28 Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) special session on the oil sector revealed new information on the sensitive subject of oil field security. The session featured a presentation by and dialogue with the Minister of Energy and Mining, Mr. Awad Al- [...]
2007-07-29 14:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS PGOV MARR MOPS SU
07KHARTOUM1943UNAMID CISS: DEPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES REMAIN DESPITE SLIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Chief of Integrated Support Services (CISS) for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) addressed the Government of Sudan's December 5 rebuttal of charges leveled against it by UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno on November 27 of imposing obsta [...]
2007-12-09 08:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM592Sudan - Juba Teaching Hospital
[...] (U) Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) faces numerous challenges as it adapts to rapidly increasing demand and the new management of the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). The imminent withdrawal of longtime supporter International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be a serious test for the ho [...]
2007-04-16 14:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM782REQUEST FOR SECURITY WAIVER AND EXCEPTIONS - JUBA,
[...] (U) Summary: Post requests expedited consideration of the following waiver request, for an interim, unclassified U.S. Government facility in Juba, Southern Sudan. Charge signed COM statement on May 17, 2007. The package, including attachments, will be forwarded via DHL. End Summary. 2. (S [...]
2007-05-20 11:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC AMGT EAID SU
07KINGSTON1127JAMAICA'S "FINANCE MINISTER IN WAITING" ROLLS OUT
[...] (C) In a private meeting with DCM and EMBOFFS, JLP Shadow Finance Minister and member of Parliament Audley Shaw outlined a slew of policies, including a new debt management program and tax reforms, to restructure the Jamaican economy. After 18 years in opposition, "Jamaica's Finance Minister in [...]
2007-07-20 11:59:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL XL JM
07KINGSTON1292USAID SITUATION REPORT 3 HURRICANE DEAN
[...] Results from the two-day rapid assessment found that 6 out of 13 parishes received damage from Hurricane Dean's high winds and storm surge, confirmed hurricane- related damage to at least 3,127 houses, and identified provision of water as an immediate need. On August 22, USAID's Office of U. [...]
2007-08-24 13:13:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PHUM
07KOLKATA220AVIAN INFLUENZA - MANIPUR SITREP, JULY 23 2007
[...] (U) The National Institute of Virology in Pune reported that the virus detected in the samples taken from the dead poultry in Manipur is H5N1. The Manipur government has set up a control room as part of the GOI Action Plan for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza. Contac [...]
2007-07-26 12:22:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU SENV TBIO EAGR PGOV IN BM BG
07KOLKATA92WEST BENGAL FACES FALLOUT FROM NANDIGRAM VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The rural West Bengal district of Nandigram remains tense but quiet following the March 14 violence between police, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists and local villagers, which resulted in at least 14 deaths and 71 injuries (REF. A). Chief Minister Buddhadeb B [...]
2007-03-19 13:32:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ECON SOCI ASEC IN
07KUALALUMPUR1462 Islamic Finance in Malaysia Part 2: Obstacles and
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia is determined to become a global hub for Islamic Finance, and already accounts for two thirds of outstanding Islamic bond issuances (reftel). However, at a recent conference in KL, financial experts discussed a number of obstacles holding back development of this niche [...]
2007-09-27 08:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUWAIT177CENTCOM TEAM ASSESSES SECURITY OF CRITICAL ENERGY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At the invitation of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation subsidiary responsible for all downstream oil operations, the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) facilitated a CENTCOM-led multi-disciplinary vulnerability assessment [...]
2007-02-07 11:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET PTER ASEC KU OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT487PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 3, Parliament ratified 20 international agreements, including a security cooperation agreement with Iran in the field of drug trafficking and law enforcement. However, parliamentarians objected strongly to an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. and referred it to the M [...]
2007-04-04 13:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT513A VIEW FROM THE CHICKEN COOP: KUWAITI POULTRY
[...] (C) Summary. On April 9, Econoff met with Meshal Al-Bazie, Deputy General Manager of Naif Poultry, one of the largest poultry producers in Kuwait, to discuss the ongoing avian influenza (AI) outbreak. Al-Bazie said only one of Naif's egg farms has been affected by the virus, but that 640,00 [...]
2007-04-09 12:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALAMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO ECON ETRD KU
07KYIV113UKRAINE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] As requested reftel, below is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Post is transmitting the ICS in three separate parts due to its large size. Post will send the ICS in Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA by email. Begin Text: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment G [...]
2007-01-18 12:55:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
07KYIV1246UKRAINE: MODERATE MUSLIM LEADER ACCUSES ARRAID
[...] (C) Summary: Tensions are increasing within Ukraine's small Muslim population, with the head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims in Ukraine (SDMU) Sheikh Tamin accusing the Muslim Association of Civic Organizations - Arraid of promoting Islamic extremism. Tamim, who is known for his mod [...]
2007-05-25 06:26:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
07KYIV1862UKRAINE: POLITICAL CLASH HIGHLIGHTS CORRUPTION IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU attempted to push through a controversial amendment to the government procurement law, causing indignation among political opponents and spurring claims that the Party of Regions was trying to grab public funds for their election coffers. Opposition by President Viktor [...]
2007-08-01 05:08:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEIND EFIN EINV PGOV UP
07LAPAZ444SUCRE: CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT BOLIVIA'S JUDICIARY
[...] (C) Summary: On his first trip to Sucre February 14-15, Ambassador Goldberg made courtesy calls on the Constituent Assembly's (CA) MAS leadership and the opposition, MAS Governor David Sanchez, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Tribunal, and civic leaders and media analysts. In his meeti [...]
2007-02-16 20:48:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ859VENEZUELA SUPPORTING BOLIVIAN MAYORS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has received reports of Venezuelans making direct payments to Bolivian mayors in order to garner support for President Morales in the run-up to the proposed 2008 national elections. In mid-March, an Embassy official received a copy of a $50,000 check from the Government of [...]
2007-03-29 20:00:00Embassy La PazSECRET//NOFORNECON PGOV PREL BL VE
07LAPAZ919REGIONAL DELEGATES- GOVERNMENT COORDINATORS OR
[...] (C) Summary: On April 2, President Morales appointed eight regional delegates to coordinate GOB activities in their respective departments. According to Morales, the role of the delegates is to act as an intermediary between the national government and regional prefects, mayors, and social se [...]
2007-04-05 19:45:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LUANDA1069THE ROAD TO BENGUELA
[...] (U) Summary. The road connecting Luanda with Benguela-Lobito, a priority infrastructure project for the GRA, appears near completion, but the road has not been rebuilt, only resurfaced. End Summary. New-Old Road ------------ 2. (U) Most of the two-lane coastal highway from Luanda t [...]
2007-10-23 16:13:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON EFIN AO CH
07MANILA553 CO-CHAIRS' SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE
[...] The Department of Foreign Affairs has requested that Embassy forward to relevant U.S. authorities the summary report from the ARF EEP meeting in Manila. Full text in para 3. 2. Cover letter: quote Department of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Philippines 12 February 2007 Dear C [...]
2007-02-20 08:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RP
07MEXICO279MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 11 - 17 2007
[...] (U) In response to sharp increases in tortilla prices, the Calderon government has agreed to temporary price restraints with a number of producers and distributors. Finance Secretary Carstens has said he believes that the drop in oil SIPDIS prices is temporary and will not result in budget c [...]
2007-01-19 23:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ECPS ELAB EPET ETRD PGOV MX
07MEXICO2897SPP/NAEWG: U.S.-MEXICO MEETING ON GAS HYDRATES
[...] (SBU) Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) officials discussed cooperation on gas hydrate research with Mexican Energy Secretariat and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) officials under the auspices of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and the Security and Prosper [...]
2007-06-04 21:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MINSK204EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...]
2007-03-09 14:12:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MOSCOW1377YOUR VISIT TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) On behalf of the Ambassador, we look forward to your arrival, and offer the following overview of our commercial relationship with Russia. You may want to read also the Ambassador's scenesetter for Foreign Minister Lavrov's last visit to Washington (referenced above),which provides insig [...]
2007-03-29 11:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV OVIP
07MOSCOW1877US-RUSSIA STRATEGIC SECURITY TALKS, APRIL 17
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Missile Defense (MD) dominated the all-day Strategic Security talks in Moscow April 17. The Russian side, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, contended that the proposed placement of MD interceptors and a radar in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, occurred along [...]
2007-04-23 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP MARR PINS PREL PTER RS
07MOSCOW3650RUSSIA: STRATEGIC SECTOR LAW MOVES TO DUMA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 17, PM Fradkov sent the draft Law on Foreign Investment in the Strategic Sectors (SSL) to the State Duma, currently on summer recess and reconvening September 3. The Ministry of Industry and Energy's (MIE) revised version streamlines the review process, broadens the de [...]
2007-07-26 12:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEINV EIND ENRG PREL ECON RS
07MOSCOW4555EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MOSCOW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Moscow Railways, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licens [...]
2007-09-17 10:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5059RUSSIA-US MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER
[...] (S) Summary. In extensive discussions in Moscow October 10, U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak discussed the U.S. plans to place a missile defense system (MD) in Easter [...]
2007-10-18 13:43:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5148EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SRI
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, SRI Biomedicinskoy Khimii im. V.N.Orekhovicha, Moscow, Russia. The c [...]
2007-10-25 12:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW517RUSSIA: STRATEGIC SECTOR LAW MOVING AGAIN, SLOWLY
[...] (C) Summary. It appears the draft Law on Foreign Investment in the Strategic Sectors may have legs again. In a January 31 inter-ministerial meeting, PM Fradkov remitted the draft Strategic Sectors Law to the Ministry of Industry and Energy (MIE) for one month to simplify the investment revie [...]
2007-02-06 14:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW5548UNITED RUSSIA EXPECTS BIG THINGS FROM ROSTOV-ON-DON
[...] (C) The Ambassador's November 19-20 visit to Rostov-on-Don revealed that Russia's fifth most populous region falls squarely in the ruling party vote bank. Governor Vladimir Chub, who has ruled Rostov for sixteen years, appears too busy opening shopping centers and meeting trade delegations to [...]
2007-11-28 08:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM ECON SOCI EAGR RS
07MUSCAT576TROPICAL CYCLONE GONU CAUSES EXTENSIVE FLOODING,
[...] (SBU) With the departure of tropical cyclone Gonu from Omani waters on the evening of June 6, the Embassy is attempting to take stock of the storm's impact in the Muscat area. The condition of the Chancery is still being assessed, but there appears to have been no major structural damage to [...]
2007-06-07 14:06:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALAMER AMGT ASEC CASC KSAC KHLS MOPS SENV MU
07NAIROBI1093POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE IN KALONZO COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials and local leaders in Machakos, a medium-sized Kenyan city, are no less engaged in the current general elections debate than their counterparts in the capital, but have a cooler view of what the next 10 months hold. Overwhelmingly populated by members of the Kamba tri [...]
2007-03-07 13:29:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KE
07NAIROBI1603BAD GOVERNANCE THE ROOT OF INSECURITY IN MT. ELGON
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the death toll approaching 150 and the number of displaced persons rising to above 61,700, the conflict over land settlement in the Mt. Elgon district of Western Kenya has become a major political issue. The Kibaki administration is promoting dialogue among the warring fa [...]
2007-04-12 06:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM KE
07NDJAMENA174CHAD: Ministry for Morality Anti-fraud Unit
[...] (U) Summary: Based on an investigation of malfeasance in the grading of entrance examinations and selection procedures for admission to Chad's teacher colleges, the anti-fraud unit of the Ministry for Morality identified 11 senior Ministry of Education and other officials for prosecution and/ [...]
2007-02-27 11:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PHUM PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA85 Eastern Chad: USAID Assessment of Internally
[...] Summary: A USG humanitarian assessment team spent two weeks in Chad, including ten days in the East, investigating reports of internal displacement and assessing humanitarian conditions and response for the affected communities. This is the fourth and final cable from the team and includes k [...]
2007-01-29 15:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRS
07NEWDELHI1620KARZAI TELLS BOUCHER THAT AFGHANISTAN IS GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai April 3 on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, Assistant Secretary Boucher noted that Pakistan had given Karzai a warm welcome into the organization. A Joint Jirga session last week was succe [...]
2007-04-04 12:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MOPS PTER AF PK IN
07NEWDELHI3909JAPANESE PM ABE TAKES ECONOMIC & SECURITY TIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's August 21-23 visit to New Delhi a "historic milestone" which witnessed the elevation of the Indo-Japan Global and Strategic Partnership, Japanese Embassy colleagues in New Delhi claimed to be "very happy" with the trip. Ministry of External Af [...]
2007-08-27 14:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ECON MARR JA IN
07NIAMEY737NIGER: PARLIAMENT PLAYS WITH PM CENSURE MOTION
[...] (U) On Saturday the 26th, the opposition in Niger's National Assembly raised a censure motion against the coalition government of Prime Minister (PM) Hama Amadou, alleging negligence in its management of the investigation of a public school funds scandal rumored to implicate the PM (reftel). A [...]
2007-05-29 13:10:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCOR NG
07NOUAKCHOTT711 U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEE REPATRIATION
[...] As seen reftel, Mauritanian government has begun to act on President Abdallahi's courageous decision to put an end to the issue of Mauritanian refugees. The refugee issue has had lasting effects on the human rights of refugees and other victims of the 1989 Events, has impeded national reconci [...]
2007-08-07 19:25:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID PGOV PREL MR
07OTTAWA795TURNING THE CORNER - CANADA'S NEW REGULATORY
[...] (U) Saying "the time has come for action," Environment Minister John Baird released the government's long-awaited "Turning the Corner" plan, its framework to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, in Toronto on April 26. The plan's targets will force significant action by [...]
2007-05-02 18:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CA
07PANAMA1305PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY SEEKS TO KEEP COAST GUARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 26, 2007, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator Alberto Aleman Zubieta told the Ambassador that he would like to keep the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) billet (CGB) embedded with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). He added that the ACP would continue to benefit from the [...]
2007-08-02 21:18:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PM
07PANAMA1431PANAMA: PRD NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTIES TO ELECT
[...] (C) Governing Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) National Assembly Deputies will meet on August 30 to select in a secret ballot its slate of candidates to lead the chamber, PRD National Executive Committee (CEN) Member Samuel Buitrago explained to Ambassador on August 23. Presently, Pedro M [...]
2007-08-24 22:26:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PARAMARIBO325BOUTERSE MURDER TRIAL PROGRESS PROCEEDS IN TINY INCREMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One week after final pre-trial motions were cleared on June 11 in the murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse, the Organization of American States (OAS) promised to send observers in response to a request from the Government of Suriname (GOS). While he has react [...]
2007-06-26 19:39:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL NS
07PARIS168UNESCO CONFERENCE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MEDIA
[...] (SBU) UNESCO hosted a three-day international conference on the "Freedom of Expression and Media Development in Iraq" January 8-10 in Paris, bringing together over 300 participants, including 200 Iraqi journalists, some 20 members of the Iraqi parliament, government officials, and media owners [...]
2007-01-17 14:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL KDEM IZ
07PARIS1709CODEL OBERSTAR VISIT TO FRANCE, APRIL 3-6 2007
[...] (SBU) Chairman James Oberstar and seven members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee visited France April 3-6. They met with the Minister of Transportation, the Minister Delegate for Trade, the Director General of Civil Aviation, as well as CEOs from Airbus, Air France and [...]
2007-04-27 16:40:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD PREL FR
07PARIS3875A/S ROOD MISSILE DEFENSE TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak hosted State/ISN A/S John Rood and a U.S. delegation including State/EUR A/S Dan Fried for U.S.-Russia bilateral missile defense talks in Paris on September 10. Rood and Kislyak welcomed this installment of on-going talks as a vital [...]
2007-09-17 16:55:00Embassy ParisSECRETMARR PREL MCAP NATO RS FR
07PHNOMPENH536DEA SAYS CAMBODIAN SUPERLAB WAS INITIAL PROCESSING
[...] (SBU) A Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) team has determined that Cambodia's newly discovered methamphetamine superlab was capable of completing only the first stage in the thionyl chloride method of methamphetamine production, meaning that an intermediate product, chloroephedrine, must have been [...]
2007-04-11 06:54:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV PGOV ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH602REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR METHAMPHETAMINE SUPERLAB
[...] (U) This is an action request for INL and OES. Please see paragraph 10. Methamphetamine Superlab Discovered in Cambodia --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (SBU) On April 1, the Cambodian Anti-Drug Police (CADP) raided a a chemical storehouse in Phnom Penh and ametham [...]
2007-04-30 11:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV PREL SOCI KCRM CB
07PORTOFSPAIN1030ELECTIONS: THREE WEEKS TO GO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning dissolved Parliament on September 28, calling elections for November 5. His PeopleQs National Movement (PNM) comes into the race with several advantages, but also faces dissension in its ranks and public weariness over its continuance in office. The PNM [...]
2007-10-15 11:47:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI TD
07PRAGUE165POSSIBLE U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The following is a suggested list of options for missile defense outreach in support of the establishment of a missile defense radar facility in the Czech Republic. End summary. 2. (C/NF) This outline is submitted in response to the February 15 sub-PCC on missile defense pub [...]
2007-02-21 10:13:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE343VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ERIC EDELMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman visited Prague on March 27-28 and met separately with Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr (Sasa) Vondra, Deputy Defense Minister Martin Bartak, and a group of key Czech parliamentarians. While there was some substantive discussion [...]
2007-03-30 13:08:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR MOPS YI NATO AF EZ
07PRETORIA2294ANC POLICY CONFERENCE TO SET STAGE FOR PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The African National Congress (ANC) begins its four-day national policy conference on 27 June, ostensibly thrashing out the party's policy direction over the next decade against the backdrop of a fierce succession struggle. The conference has been portrayed by the media and the [...]
2007-06-27 07:58:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
07PRISTINA671KOSOVO: SPECIAL PROSECUTORS' OFFICE MAKES PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Special Prosecutors' Office (KSPO) now has six prosecutors pursuing complex cases and beginning to file indictments in serious cases; however, it is facing significant obstacles that threaten its future viability. Among these are a lack of resources and unhelpful atti [...]
2007-09-06 15:55:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KV
07PRISTINA775KOSOVO: HOW TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 17
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovars will head to the polls on November 17 for the first election in three years. An unofficial NGO parallel count might provide results within hours of polls closing, and thus lead to immediate coalition discussions. The Council of Europe (CoE) has 150 short term observers on [...]
2007-11-09 16:21:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KV UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA99KOSOVO: CREATING GOOD GOVERNANCE OF PUBLICLY OWNED
[...] (C) Summary. The final status package proposal presented to Kosovo on February 2 provides UNMIK the opportunity to establish corporate governance and oversight structures for publicly-owned enterprises (POEs) as they transition to Kosovar authority. Several UNMIK agencies and some PISG offic [...]
2007-02-06 13:42:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALECON KPRV KCOR PGOV PREL YI
07RABAT225MOROCCO: ISLAMIST PJD GEARING UP FOR PRIME TIME
[...] (C) Summary: The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may emerge from elections later this year as Morocco's single largest party in the directly-elected lower house of parliament. In recent conversations, key party leaders indicated confidence that the PJD could double (or more than [...]
2007-02-06 18:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PREL MO
07RANGOON212BURMA HPAI OUTBREAK CONFIRMED, ACTION TAKEN
[...] (U) Summary: On February 28, Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE an outbreak of H5N1 in chickens on a farm in the Rangoon township of Mayangone. Rangoon officials immediately culled all poultry at the farm by cremation, disinfected the farm, and began s [...]
2007-03-01 10:01:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON247BURMA: NO NEW AI OUTBREAKS, SOURCE STILL UNCLEAR
[...] (SBU) The GOB has reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and has reported no human cases. USAID and FAO specialists from Bangkok joined Burmese technicians in their central lab on March 7, and made a field trip to affected sites on March 8. Lab personnel in Burma have not iden [...]
2007-03-07 10:28:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON272BURMA AI UPDATE: NO NEW OUTBREAKS, MORE HELP NEEDED
[...] (SBU) The government of Burma has reported no new outbreaks of AI since the culling of affected poultry in Rangoon was completed on March 2. The GOB has reported no suspected cases in humans. In the affected areas of Rangoon, officials continue to monitor the health of poultry and humans, an [...]
2007-03-14 06:42:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON489BURMA AI UPDATE: NEW OUTBREAK IN RANGOON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, an outbreak of Avian Influenza in chickens occurred at an isolated poultry farm in Rangoon owned and controlled by the Burmese military. Officials destroyed all the birds and disinfected the premises, but did not institute any controls on the transport of poultry in [...]
2007-05-24 09:22:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM
07RANGOON551AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION
[...] (U) Summary: PCR tests conducted on June 4 confirmed that avian influenza caused thirty chicken deaths at an army farm in Bago division, 40 miles north of Rangoon. The chickens started to die on June 1, and Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials culled the remaining 970 [...]
2007-06-08 02:54:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM
07RIYADH1710SAUDI DELEGATION TO BAGHDAD REQUESTS LOGISTICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DCM and EmbOffs met on August 13 with Prince Mohammed bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud, head of the delegation that will travel to Baghdad to set up the Saudi mission there. The Prince, who said the Saudis are sending this delegation to Baghdad to fulfill the King's commitment to [...]
2007-08-14 15:49:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IZ SA
07RIYADH212SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO SAUDI
[...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter and the entire US Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcome you back to Riyadh. As you have witnessed during the course of your many visits to the Kingdom, our bilateral relationship is developing into robust, multi-faceted cooperation. One indication of this was King [...]
2007-02-01 12:35:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL EFIN CVIS KTFN PTER GCC SA
07RIYADH475CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETS
[...] (S) On March 4-5, the US-Saudi Joint Working Group on Critical Infrastructure Protection met in the MOI Officers Club in Riyadh, co-chaired by the Ministry of Interior's Director of Modernization Saud al-Semari, and Embassy Economic Counselor. The two government delegations met March 4, fol [...]
2007-03-07 13:12:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETEPET PTER PGOV SA
07RIYADH873MINISTRY OF INTERIOR CONTINUES TO UNDERSCORE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. --------------------------------------------- Iranian Threat Weighs on MOI; MOI Requests Threat Brief and Addition to Agenda for JWG -------------------------------------------- 2. (S) During an April 21 meeting, Ministry of [...]
2007-04-25 16:03:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETEPET PTER PGOV INR SA
07ROME1168DEMARCHE: AGILE LAUNCH; PROTEST OF USML TRANSFER TO INDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 29, ECMIN delivered points regarding the launch from India of the Italian AGILE satellite, and the related, unlicensed re-export from Italy to India of USML-listed items (ref A),to the MFA official responsible for Space and Science and Technology Cooperation. The latter resp [...]
2007-05-29 16:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC PARM TSPA IT IN
07SANJOSE1963COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON
[...] The following is Post's response to Reftel's enquiries. Questions can be directed to Econoff Steven Bitner, (506) 519-2502, Fax (506) 519-2364, bitnesr@state.gov. 2. Costa Rica Population: 4,299,234 (Dec 2006) Per Capita GDP: $5,050 (2006) Department of Commerce Trade Statistics (2006) [...]
2007-11-07 22:35:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS
07SANJOSE2070COSTA RICA: INCHING TOWARDS CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costa Rica's coalition of 38 pro-CAFTA legislators (G38) has finalized two of the thirteen pieces of legislation the GOCR has identified as required to implement CAFTA-DR. The national assembly (Asamblea) is working flat out, but that is not likely to be enough to complete the [...]
2007-12-19 21:28:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS
07SANJOSE655CAFTA: REFERENDUM CONCERNS, BUT COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although optimistic that CAFTA can be ratified by August-September, the Arias administration is now concerned about the prospect of a CAFTA referendum. Responding to a petition filed by CAFTA opponent, renegade PLN member, former legislator and presidential candidate Jose Miguel [...]
2007-04-04 20:36:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD PREL PINR CS
07SANJOSE656CAFTA: REFERENDUM CONCERNS, BUT COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although optimistic that CAFTA can be ratified by August-September, the Arias administration is now concerned about the prospect of a CAFTA referendum. Responding to a petition filed by CAFTA opponent, renegade PLN member, former legislator and presidential candidate Jose Miguel [...]
2007-04-04 20:36:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ETRD PREL PINR CS
07SANSALVADOR1764ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN SACA INNER CIRCLE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 28, Oscar Bonilla, the President of the cabinet-level National Council on Public Security, told the Ambassador that he has proof that key advisors to President Saca are corrupt, and offered details of an alleged multi-million dollar bribery scheme centering on electr [...]
2007-09-04 19:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNES PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO1815BOSNIA - BOSNIAN CROATS PARTIES AND THE CROATIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: When Zagreb holds national elections in November, Bosnian Croat voters will also go to the polls to select representatives for the "Croat Diaspora" electoral unit in the Croatian Sabor. In the past, HDZ-BiH, Bosnia's largest Croat political party, has backed the candidate list pu [...]
2007-08-23 08:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2031BOSNIA - ADMONISHING TIHIC TO SPLIT WITH SILAJDZIC
[...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered a strong message to SDA President Sulejman Tihic to compromise on police reform so that Bosnia-Herzegovina could initial a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. Tihic related his negative views of the current OHR police reform protocol (reftel) an [...]
2007-09-21 15:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2670BOSNIA - EU RETREAT ON POLICE REFORM MAY HERALD AN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in Laktasi, Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik's hometown, leaders from the six governing parties agreed on December 11 to the terms of reference for a working group that would draft legislation creating the seven state-level police support bodies called for in the Sarajevo [...]
2007-12-17 08:15:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM EUN BK
07SEOUL2014FOREIGN POLICY OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH KOREAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's presidential candidates have focused much of their campaign efforts on domestic and economic issues. On foreign policy, from what we can glean from public statements, debates, and meetings with foreign policy advisors, one thing is certain: all of the candidates, [...]
2007-07-05 08:10:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL934UK EMBASSY PYONGYANG PERSPECTIVE: CHANCE MEETINGS
[...] (C) Richard Vowles, DCM at the British Embassy in Pyongyang, told a group of diplomats at a March 28 dinner in Seoul that his Embassy operates largely in an information-free "bubble" in Pyongyang, gaining little from frequent meetings with MFA officials. The four UK officers have almost compl [...]
2007-03-30 06:26:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN KS PREL
07SHANGHAI225EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON CHINA'S SUPERVISION SYSTEM
[...] (C) Summary. East China contacts described a multilayered but relatively ineffective supervision system that did little to end rampant corruption among Chinese officials. One contact with the Shanghai People's Congress claimed the problem was systemic and due to lack of rule of law. Another [...]
2007-04-19 07:00:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SINGAPORE1018U/S LEVEY WARNS AGAINST IRANIAN FINANCIAL
[...] (S) Summary. Singapore officials assured Treasury Under Secretary Levey that they were taking the necessary steps to SIPDIS thwart any attempt by the Iranian government or Iran-linked entities to exploit Singapore for terrorism and proliferation-related activities. U/S Levey underscored t [...]
2007-05-25 09:10:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNKTFN ETTC KCRM EFIN PTER ECON EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1612GOS LETTER TO DHS REGARDING NEW CARGO SCANNING LEGISLATION
[...] (U) Transportation Minister Raymond Lim recently sent the letter in paragraph 2 to Secretary Chertoff highlighting Singapore's concerns about our new cargo scanning legislation. Per State 119837, we will report other local reactions septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text of letter: MINISTER FOR T [...]
2007-08-31 00:20:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHSA ETRD EWWT SN
07STATE156111PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES,
[...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]
2007-11-14 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156113PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES,
[...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]
2007-11-14 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156157PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]
2007-11-14 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE156160PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...]
2007-11-14 17:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE167353UNGA: INSTRUCTIONS ON "NEW GLOBAL HUMAN ORDER"
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras. 2 and 3. 2. (U) The Department instructs USUN to delay consideration of the resolution under UN General Assembly (UNGA) agenda item 50, "New Global Human Order," entitled "The role of the UN in promoting a new global human order" (A/62/L.35),[...]
2007-12-15 00:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN AORC UN
07STATE54846Walk-In Guidance for 2007 - Administrative Procedures For Handling Foreign National Walk-Ins, Defectors and Asylum Seekers
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: THE INFORMATION IN THIS TELEGRAM MUST BE HANDLED WITH UTMOST DISCRETION AND DUE DILIGENCE. THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS UPDATED GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING FOREIGN NATIONAL WALK-INS, DEFECTORS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AT OVERSEAS POSTS. IT DESCRIBES PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN RE [...]
2007-04-24 21:11:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC CVIS PINR PREF
07SUVA408NAURU: PHOSPHATE ROLLER COASTER; ELECTIONS WITH
[...] (C) Tiny Nauru in the central Pacific suffered perhaps the world's most dramatic lifestyle decline in recent years after exhausting visible phosphate deposits. Currently, Nauruans barely scrape by. Thus, a PACOM humanitarian-assistance mission July 21-27 was very well received. There is a de [...]
2007-08-13 17:24:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PREF EAIR ECON NR VE CU
07TASHKENT1822MUTABAR TOJIBOYEVA'S HEALTH WORSENS IN PRISON
[...] (C) On October 18, poloff met with the brother and lawyer of imprisoned human rights activist Mutabar Tojiboyeva. The brother reported visiting his sister in prison on October 3 and confirmed a recent report on an independent website that her health has been deteriorating and prison officials [...]
2007-10-22 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM ICRC PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT442KAFKAESQUE CHALLENGE TO LEGALLY WORKING ABROAD
[...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Ministry of Labor's Agency for Foreign Labor Migration Affairs, Gafurjon Usmanov, told Poloff he would like to establish guest worker contracts for Uzbeks in the United States. In order to work legally abroad, all Uzbeks must obtain prior Agency authorization thro [...]
2007-03-19 04:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV SMIG SOCI ECON CVIS UZ
07TBILISI1956GEORGIA WARNS OUTSIDE INVESTORS ON BUYING PROPERTY
[...] On August 3, Post received a diplomatic note from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its concern about possible sales of property belonging to IDP's by the de facto governments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. As part of the 1994 Quadripartite Agreement, signed by Georgia, Abkha [...]
2007-08-07 10:59:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI3166SAAKASHVILI STRONG IN ZUGDIDI DISTRICT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mikheil Saakashvili is strong in Samegrelo and its capital, Zugdidi, the home of many displaced persons from the conflict in Abkhazia. His National Movement is well-organized, well-funded and has many campaign volunteers. As a result, he is likely to gather a majority of the d [...]
2007-12-27 13:06:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
07TELAVIV1665DOE/NNSA/LLNL TEAM'S VISIT TO ISRAEL SEES PROGRESS
[...] (S) From March 13 through March 14, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Team comprised of officials from the DOE-affiliated National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) met with officials from the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC),Israel' [...]
2007-06-07 15:18:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC IR SY KN IS
07TELAVIV2890ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3586GENERAL JAMES L. JONES' FIRST MEETINGS IN ISRAEL
[...] (S) Summary. Special Envoy for Middle East Security, retired General James L. Jones, met with Prime Minister Olmert, Defense Minister Barak, IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi and members of the General Staff, Foreign Minister Livni, and Israel Security Agency head Diskin December 18. In all of h [...]
2007-12-20 16:21:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MOPS KPAL IS
07TELAVIV455CHIEF ARCHEOLOGIST DESCRIBES MUGHRABI GATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: CHIEF JERUSALEM ARCHEOLOGIST FOR THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY, BARUCH YUVAL, TOLD POLOFFS FEBRUARY 8 THAT THE NEW EXCAVATIONS OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE MOUNT/HARAM AL-SHARIF COMPLEX IN JERUSALEM,S OLD CITY (REFTELS) HAD BEEN PLANNED OPENLY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH ALL INTERESTED PART [...]
2007-02-09 16:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
07TOKYO19VISIT TO JAPAN'S SHIMANE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 04:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG PARM PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1976 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2030TRILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERATION FORUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the first meeting of the trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),U.S., Japanese and Australian diplomatic and defense officials agreed on a range of trilateral initiatives, including: -- a U.S.-Japan-Australia P-3C exercise in October 2007; -- seminars to [...]
2007-05-07 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO2053 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2190JAPANESE PLEASED WITH PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Abe's April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a "great success" which enabled Tokyo to advance its "Japan and the Middle East: Entering a New Level" policy goal, according to MOFA contacts. National Security Advisor Koike told Charge d'Affaires that Abe enjoyed the trip, [...]
2007-05-15 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2269ECON CONTACTS CONFIRM SUCCESS OF ABE'S MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary. Separate talks with METI and Keidanren officials largely confirmed MOFA and Kantei reports (reftel) that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,s April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a success. One official emphasized the improved relationship with Saudi Arabia but explained that the [...]
2007-05-21 09:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2493JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO321JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-24 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4176TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK
[...] "Opportunity to Break the Ice" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/7): "Although no specific progress was made during the Japan-DPRK normalization talks held in Mongolia, the meeting set the stage for continued dialogue.... The fundamental gap between the two nations remains, but an atmosphere [...]
2007-09-07 05:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4787The Japan Economic Scope--October 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 12, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Money Matters 3. Unemployment Post Slight Rise to 3.8% 4. Bank Sales of Insurance Advocacy 5. U.S. - Japan Investment Initiative 2007--Investment Seminar in Osaka 6. KIAC Welcomes [...]
2007-10-12 03:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5303S/P GORDON DISCUSSES CHINA/TRILAT POLICY PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's primary foreign policy planning official, Deputy Vice Minister Kawai, held wide-ranging discussions November 16 on Afghanistan, Iraq, China, the Six-Party Talks, regional architecture, economic and trade policy, and other issues with visiting S/P Director Gordon. Japan pro [...]
2007-11-20 08:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO5591JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TRIPOLI979LIBYAN MARKET TESTS INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS COMPANIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although an alluring market for the oil and gas industry, Libya is an exceptionally difficult place in which to operate. In their daily operations, international oil companies (IOC's) face numerous challenges on visas, staffing and taxation issues, and their profit margins ar [...]
2007-11-21 11:29:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ENRG LY
07ULAANBAATAR222 Country Clearance for DHS Employee Joseph Martin
[...] We welcome and grant country clearance to JOSEPH MARTIN for travel to ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA. The purpose of the visit to Mongolia is for case processing during April 16 to April 23, 2007. 2. POC: Your point of contact is Lisa Conner, Consular Section Chief. Contact numbers are as follows: [...]
2007-04-13 03:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR229Mongolia/Partners Discuss National Development Strategy,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) and external partners, including bilateral and multilateral donors, international financial institutions and international NGOs, met at the third semiannual GOM/World Bank co-sponsored Technical Meeting in Ulaanbaatar April 3-4. (Reftels summarize [...]
2007-04-17 05:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR363Country Clearance for Codel Payne
[...] We warmly welcome and grant country clearance to Codel Payne to visit Ulaanbaatar from July 1-4. Schedule information is being exchanged via email. 2. Control officer for the Codel is Economic/Political Section Chief Patrick Freeman. Contact numbers are as follows: --Office Telephone Num [...]
2007-06-22 02:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT PREL ASEC AFIN MG
07ULAANBAATAR679MONGOLIANS BELIEVE CLIMATE CHANGE WREAKS HAVOC ON MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Far from being a theoretical problem, climate change is battering Mongolia's environment and eco-systems, with consequences far beyond its own borders. This is a commonly held view nation-wide and across the social, economic and political spectrum -- from the President to nomadi [...]
2007-12-06 02:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON PREL MG
07USNATO263ALLIES REACT POSITIVELY TO U.S. BRIEFING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 19, Senior U.S. Defense and State, officials briefed the North Atlantic Council on U.S. plans to counter the threat to Europe and North America posed by the Iranian and DPRK missile programs. The briefers emphasized our willingness to be transparent with Allies, make our [...]
2007-04-23 16:47:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO
07USNATO536MISSILE DEFENSE: 9/25 EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP-
[...] (S) Summary: In the September 25 Executive Working Group- Reinforced (EWG-R) meeting, the NATO International Staff agreed to prepare a draft report in response to the Riga missile defense tasking for the October 24-25 NATO Defense Ministerial. The U.S. informed Allies that it is seeking a po [...]
2007-10-01 16:43:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USUNNEWYORK1144UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 14:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK1146UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $5,149,222 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $5,149,222 to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Depete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of November 22, 2007 payments [...]
2007-12-10 14:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK147UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $4,211,476 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and Invoice requesting payment of $4,211,476 to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of January 25, 2007 payments [...]
2007-02-22 20:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK148UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $834,302 TO THE TRUST FUND
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and Invoice requesting payment of $834,302 to the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of February 01, 2007 payments owed are as [...]
2007-02-22 23:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK193DARFUR DEPLOYMENT: THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Most every element of Darfur deployment is frustrated by political and physical realities: supporting infrastructure for light support package (LSP) military and civilian officials is inadequate, and AMIS has refused to integrate even the relative few who have arrived; constructio [...]
2007-03-12 10:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK259UN FORCE IN CHAD: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a private meeting with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),Minister of External Affairs of Chad Ahmad Allam-mi stressed the GOC was still in the "exploratory phase" of its deliberations on possible UN peacekeeping in eastern Chad and was open to discussion on the mili [...]
2007-03-30 23:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK296UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING FOCUSES ON
[...] (SBU) The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) held its Fourth Advisory Board meeting on April 10. The UNDEF Secretariat presented an overview of the recent progress of the Fund, claiming that all projects in the pipeline had been processed. and project implementation was underway. Of the 125 projects [...]
2007-04-16 22:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK45UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 22:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK46UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $70,467,371 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green an official note and invoice requesting payment of $70,467,371.34 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of January 10, [...]
2007-01-23 22:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK608UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 18:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK609UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $59 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $59,152,371.34 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of the United Nations Environment Progr [...]
2007-07-25 18:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK673UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $834,302 TO THE TRUST FUND
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $834,302 to the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of July 26, 2007 payments owed are as fol [...]
2007-08-15 18:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK674UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $4.2 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $4,211,476 to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of July 25, 2007 payments owe [...]
2007-08-15 18:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK680UN SYG BAN ON NEW AFGHANISTAN ENVOY
[...] (C) Returning to New York August 13, UN SYG Ban met with Amb Khalilzad to discuss a number of issues, including the proposed new UN envoy for Afghanistan. Ban said there is as yet no consensus on whether to appoint an additional envoy. He noted that the Europeans are in disagreement about the [...]
2007-08-16 15:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF
07USUNNEWYORK847UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 18:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK97KOSOVO: USUN RUNS INTERFERENCE AT UN FOR AHTISAARI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. USUN has delivered strong messages at several UN levels making clear our conviction that Special Envoy Ahtisaari should have the last word on the composition of his own settlement proposal and report. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Europe Director Harland reassur [...]
2007-02-02 23:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YI UNMIK
07USUNNEWYORK999DPKO: SUDAN QUIETLY SLOWING COMPONENTS OF UNAMID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Department of Peacekeeping Officials have reported to USUN that the Government of Sudan (GOS) is hindering UNAMID deployment in a variety of ways. Per DPKO, Sudanese officials have delayed agreement on force composition, failed to facilitate land and water rights in many areas [...]
2007-11-09 22:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07VATICAN3EMBASSY VATICAN HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post's December 20 HIV/AIDS conference focused on combating the spread of AIDS with a special focus on partnerships with faith-based organizations. High level and knowledgeable speakers from the Holy See, Caritas, UNAIDS, Sant'Egidio, and the private sector combined with a dedic [...]
2007-01-04 09:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYVT PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI KHIV
07WARSAW1938POLAND:MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, ROUND THREE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S John C. Rood's U.S. delegation conducted a productive third round of negotiations on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) with Poland's team headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski on September 6-7 in Warsaw. The two sides exchanged views on the strategic context of [...]
2007-09-13 08:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PL
07ZAGREB1021ELECTIONS 2007: PROFILE OF THE MAIN CHALLENGER --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable, part of our series (ref A) leading up Croatia's November 25 parliamentary elections, looks at the prospects for the opposition Social Democratic Party, the only serious challenger to the ruling HDZ. Having entered the election season confident it would oust the HDZ, t [...]
2007-11-20 08:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB940VISIT OF HOLOCAUST ISSUES ENVOY KENNEDY TO ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, was in Croatia September 19-21 to remind GoC officials of their obligations to ensure a just settlement of World War II and Communist era property claims, including those of Holocaust victims and Americ [...]
2007-10-16 07:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CASC HR
08ABUDHABI1312PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] As the UAE hosts to an increasing number of USG travelers, the Mission offers the following perspective on how to plan for a successful visit, with a caution about overextended demands on the UAE leadership and a chronic lack of hotel capacity in Abu Dhabi, with periodic problems related to ho [...]
2008-11-16 13:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PREL OVIP OTRA AE
08ABUJA1275NIGERIA: IMPASSE ON TEMPORARY IMPORT LICENSES
[...] (C) Summary: Following the removal of the previous Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and sustained advocacy with NCS by the Mission, it appears that U.S. companies operating in Nigeria providing oil services to the major oil production companies have received approvals [...]
2008-07-03 07:59:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PREL EAID ETRD NI
08ABUJA2328NIGERIA: POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Violence erupted in Plateau State on November 27 and 28 following the long awaited Local Government Area (LGA) elections. Riots broke out resulting in numerous homes, businesses, and churches being torched and mob violence caused several deaths. Reports allege that the ruling [...]
2008-11-28 15:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI
08ABUJA2391NIGERIA: NFIU DIRECTOR ON PUBLIC RELATIONS TOUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a request from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Secretary Emmanuel Akomaye for a working meeting on operational matters, he and newly appointed Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director, Norman Wokoma called on DepPolCouns, INLOff, and PolO [...]
2008-12-11 14:49:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA313NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14, 2008
[...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- Military Affairs -- National Assembl [...]
2008-02-20 07:35:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET PHUM EFIN ETRD KCOR KDEM ELAB MOPS
08AITTAIPEI1142EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 05:15:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AMMAN3329U.S.-JORDAN POLITICAL DIALOGUE ADDRESSES REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Following the signature of a joint MOU on assistance September 22, the first session of a U.S.-Jordan political dialogue convened in Amman on November 17 (Reftel). Jordan was represented by FM Salah Al-Bashir and members of his staff, while the American side was represented by S [...]
2008-12-17 09:46:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IS JO
08AMMAN3353KING'S DECENTRALIZATION PLAN HAS MANY CRITICS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. The King is pushing the Jordanian government to revive an ambitious decentralization plan. While the plan's stated goal is to respond more effectively to local concerns, the King may also be pushing the plan for some of its political side-effects, including changes in Jordan's e [...]
2008-12-18 15:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KPAL JO
08ANKARA1378RUSSIA,S GROWING INTEREST IN TURKISH ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary. According to the local press and commentators, the July 18 visit of Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev signified warming relations between Turkey and Russia on energy issues. The jury is still out on whether Medvedev's proposals for further access to Turkey's market or his n [...]
2008-07-31 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU IZ
08ANKARA1404TURKEY: KURDISH VIEWS ON AKP NON-CLOSURE, ERGENEKON
[...] (U) This is an AmConsulate Adana message. 2. (C) Summary: Kurds in Turkey,s southeast expressed relief but not elation that the Constitutional Court declined to ban the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). AKP support remains high in conservative parts of the southeast, but nationa [...]
2008-08-06 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV TU
08ANKARA17BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. Per ref a. we met with Mechanical and Chemical Industries Corporation (MKEK) Director of Marketing and Export Akif Akgul on January 3, 2008 to discuss case number 05-050075628 related to an order for approximately one thousand Smith and [...]
2008-01-04 12:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC TU KOMC
08ANKARA1828TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONWIDE LOCAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Politics are personal and party affiliation counts for little in Turkey's Black Sea port of Trabzon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to win Trabzon -- one of the very few large municipalities outside of its control -- in the March 2009 local [...]
2008-10-20 16:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU
08ANKARA2162EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER
[...] Summary: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports Turkish Nonproliferation interagency continues to review findings and recommendations of September EXBS and Nonproliferation Seminar. EXBS TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings and EXBS Coordinator accompanied five senior Turkish Customs Enforcement [...]
2008-12-24 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA292TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK SITUATION UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Ag office is now aware of six outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI),three of which have confirmed lab results and have been reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) by TurkeyQs Ministry of Agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...]
2008-02-15 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ASHGABAT1330TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In his September 29 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Paul Dyck, Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev summarized measures taken by the Turkmenistan government to improve its trade relations [...]
2008-10-08 07:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT166 TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY CHAIRMAN TAGIYEV -- THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, Turkmenistan's Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for hydrocarbon issues, Tachberdi Tagiyev, told U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Ambassador Steven Mann things are going well for Turkmenistan. The country is discovering promising new hydro [...]
2008-02-04 05:36:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET EINV TX
08ASHGABAT264 TURKMENISTAN'S PARLIAMENT RATIFIES MONTREAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament) on January 22 adopted a resolution on Turkmenistan's accession to the Montreal Protocol, apparently so that the Ministry of Nature Protection will be eligible for additional dono [...]
2008-02-22 05:43:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV TSPL KTIA TX
08ASHGABAT327 TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT VISITS SOUTH YOLOTEN AND OSMAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 4 President Berdimuhamedov visited the South Yoloten and Osman onshore oil and gas fields. According to Turkmenistan media reports, the field has a potential of 3 trillion cubic meters of gas. The timin [...]
2008-03-10 13:06:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET PGOV TX
08ASHGABAT338 TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON SUBMITS DETAILED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron Country Manager Doug Uchikura told the Charge during a March 11 meeting that he had delivered a 200-plus page detailed "indicative offer" earlier that morning to the office of the Executive Director of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources. The [...]
2008-03-13 10:31:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET EINV TX
08ASHGABAT495 TURKMENISTAN: AHAL PROVINCE FARMERS EKE OUT A PROFIT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Private farmers in Ahal province are chafing under state controls and regulations that mandate they dedicate much of their acreage to certain crops rather than to crops of their own choosing. They consistently tel [...]
2008-04-22 03:33:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR EAID ECON TX
08ASHGABAT684 TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ITS TIME TO OPEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Government of Turkmenistan up to now has pursued a policy of banning foreign companies from its gas fields onshore (foreign companies are working the Caspian oilfields),Turkmenistan may be reconsidering this policy. At the heart of this new thinking is a need to [...]
2008-05-29 12:16:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET TX
08ASHGABAT886TURKMENISTAN: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT STILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a U.S. information technology expert who has been in Turkmenistan for about one year, the business environment has become more obstructionist. Over the past year, in order to clear deals between his company and Turkmen state agencies, he has encountered increasing [...]
2008-07-15 06:03:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT923TURKMENISTAN: POST RESPONSE TO CUSTOMS CHAIRMAN
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting on May 12 at the Department of State (Ref. A),the former Chairman of Turkmenistan's State Customs Service raised some concerns regarding discrepancies in Department of Defense Counternarcotics support at [...]
2008-07-21 07:51:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS TX
08ASHGABAT926TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS MINISTER EAGER FOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During meetings on July 16, Turkmenistan's Minister of Oil and Gas, Baymurat Hojamuhammedov, offered U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director Dan Stein and Department of Energy Director for Rus [...]
2008-07-21 12:51:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID EPET AJ TX
08ASTANA1368 KAZAKHSTAN - ASTANA CONFERENCE DISCUSSES SULFUR STORAGE,
[...] (U) The Kazakhstan-Canada Business Association (KCBA),in partnership with Canada's Alberta Sulfur Research Ltd. organized the First International Conference on Sulfur Reutilization and Sustainable Development in Astana on July 9. Representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources [...]
2008-07-30 10:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET SENV PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA1381KAZAKHSTAN - SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY DISCUSSES ENERGY
[...] (C) During July 22 meetings, Kazakhstani government officials expressed optimism to visiting Special Envoy Boyden Gray regarding the restructuring of Kashagan. They explained that Kazakhstan was moving forward with Azerbaijan and the companies on the Kazakhstan-Caspian Transportation System ( [...]
2008-08-01 14:48:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA1382KAZAKHSTAN - SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY DISCUSSES ENERGY
[...] (C) During July 22 meetings, Kazakhstani government officials expressed optimism to visiting Special Envoy Boyden Gray regarding the restructuring of Kashagan. They explained that Kazakhstan was moving forward with Azerbaijan and the companies on the Kazakhstan-Caspian Transportation System ( [...]
2008-08-04 02:11:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA779GOK INCREASES PRESSURE ON TENGHIZCHEVROIL OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstani authorities continue to closely scrutinize TenghizChevroil (TCO),which has already paid hundreds of millions of dollars in fines in recent years. Consortium representatives describe a working environment made difficult by government harassment and constant requests fo [...]
2008-04-21 11:52:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET KZ
08BAGHDAD1564RRT ERBIL: INFLUENTIAL KRG MINISTER EYES
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 6 with the Ambassador,s Senior Advisor and RRTOffs, KRG Minister of Finance Sarkis Aghajan (Sarkis) provided maps outlining the proposed zone, and said a decision must be made &now8 to save Iraq,s Christians. Since 2003, up to 40,000 Iraqi Christians have fled [...]
2008-05-20 15:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KIRF VT IZ
08BAGHDAD2326PAPAL NUNCIO ASSESSES FEASIBILITY OF RESTORING
[...] (C) Embassy and 1BCT (Brigade Combat Team)/4ID - ePRT Baghdad-1 facilitated a joint visit with Papal Nuncio Archbishop Francis Chullikatt on July 22 to explore the condition of Chaldean and other Church facilities in Baghdad's Doura neighborhood. The Nuncio's primary purpose was to assess t [...]
2008-07-26 11:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKIRF PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD239"THE STREET IS STRONGER THAN PARLIAMENT:" SADRIST
[...] (C) Summary: As a harbinger of Sadrist Trend hostility to a prospective USG-GOI long-term strategic relationship (LTSR) agreement, Sadrist Deputy Governor of Karbala Jawad al-Hasnawi told us January 24 that if Trend efforts to quash parliamentary approval of the agreement were to fail (a highl [...]
2008-01-27 18:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2545LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST IRAQI ASSETS: WHAT NOW?
[...] (C) An interagency team led by Principal Deputy Legal Adviser Joan Donoghue traveled to Baghdad July 18-24 to discuss with GOI officials the protection of Iraq's assets, the settlement of Iraq's remaining Saddam-era debt and commercial claims, and the resolution of Saddam-era personal injury s [...]
2008-08-12 13:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2927IRAQI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AL-ISSAWI ON ESSENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al-Issawi met with EMIN Ambassador Wall on September 8. A confident Al-Issawi assured EMIN of his continued focus on the need to improve the Goverment of Iraq,s (GOI) delivery of essential services, including energy and water, as well as improving [...]
2008-09-10 10:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG EAID PGOV PREL EAGR TU IZ
08BAGHDAD3731USAID IRAQ MISSION WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID/Iraq requests waivers to collocation and setback requirements required by the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-Terrorism Act (SECCA) of 1999. Additionally, USAID/Iraq requests exceptions to the following OSPB standards: 12 FAH-5 H-433.1-1 paragraph (c),clear z [...]
2008-11-25 17:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT ABLD EAID
08BAGHDAD495IRAQ'S COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES
[...] (C) Its powerful constitutional role notwithstanding, Iraq's parliament remains a weak institution. Its problems are Iraq's problems: deep-seated sectarian, ethnic and personal animosities that inhibit and frequently prevent compromise, cooperation and agreement. Given the magnitude of thes [...]
2008-02-21 09:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD730AMBASSADOR AND FM DISCUSS SFA AND SOFA PREPARATION
[...] (C) In a March 3 meeting with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Ambassador Ryan Crocker delivered the U.S. concept for diplomatic rollout of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). It was apparent that the Iraqis were thinking of the SFA and SOFA as [...]
2008-03-12 07:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR IZ
08BAKU1108FIRST MEETING WITH NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 11-12 visit to Baku Senator Corker met with the newly appointed Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev. In his first meeting with USG officials, the new minister stuck closely to his prepared talking points, emphasizing GOAJ plans to improve the [...]
2008-11-20 11:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN AJ
08BAKU178S/CT URBANCIC DISCUSSES ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: S/CT Principal Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Urbancic's February 14-15 visit to Baku reaffirmed USG appreciation for Azerbaijan's cooperation in the war on terror and underscored USG interest in deepening bilateral CT cooperation. GOAJ officials confirmed they are work [...]
2008-02-29 10:44:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV ENRG KTFN KISL AJ
08BAKU3AZERBAIJAN'S INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: In the past few years and especially the last year as oil revenues have come on-line, the GOAJ has adopted a strikingly more confident and activist foreign policy. The GOAJ's new activism is reflected in a high volume of foreign visits to and from Azerbaijan, the large number o [...]
2008-01-03 10:18:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS ENRG KDEM AJ
08BAKU698TWO NEW ECHR JUDGMENTS AGAINST GOAJ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered two new judgments against the GOAJ. The judgments in both Hajibeyli v. Azerbaijan and Rahmanova v. Azerbaijan found that the GOAJ had violated the plaintiff's right to a fair and timely trial, along with other violati [...]
2008-07-22 12:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AJ
08BANGKOK1778SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: IDENTITY, CULTURE AND RELIGION
[...] (SBU)Summary: On May 26 and 27, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff members Jonah Blank and Frank Jannuzi traveled with Poloff to Narathiwat, Pattani, Hat Yai and Songkhla in southernmost Thailand for discussions about the root causes of the insurgency in Thailand's deep south, and the po [...]
2008-06-10 10:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK1991PDAS FEIERSTEIN DISCUSSES CT ISSUES WITH THAI
[...] (C) Summary: In a round of meetings in early June to discuss Thai counterterrorism issues, Thai security officials told S/CT PDAS Gerald Feierstein that they did not believe Thailand is a likely target of international terrorism, but acknowledged that Thailand did have a regional role in deali [...]
2008-06-27 08:33:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2167THAIS DENY MILITARY INCURSION INTO CAMBODIA AFTER
[...] (SBU) On July 15, a senior monk and two other Thais crossed into disputed territory between Thailand and Cambodia in protest of Preah Vihear temple's World Heritage status. Tempers flared on both sides when Cambodian and Thai press reported that large numbers of Thai troops had entered Cambodi [...]
2008-07-16 10:36:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL MOPS PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK2591SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BOONSRANG'S COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok is extremely appreciative that General Boonsrang Niumpradit will be able to conduct a counterpart visit with CJCS Admiral Mullen. The visit will reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 [...]
2008-08-29 09:41:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3211SHRIMP: THAI GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY CAUTIOUS
[...] This message is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and is not intended for use outside the U.S. Government. 2. (SBU) Summary: Thailand continues to be anxious about the USG's implementation of the August 1 World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body decision on anti-dumping duties and cont [...]
2008-10-24 11:31:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIS ETRD WTO TH
08BANGKOK3559BANGKOK AMBASSADORS URGE RTG TO INCREASE AIRPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and counterparts December 4 inquired about RTG plans to protect Thailand's airports and other key infrastructure in a meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul and Police Lieutenant General Prayoon Amarit, Commissioner Attached [...]
2008-12-04 09:45:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC EAIR ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK585SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]
2008-02-22 11:11:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK833SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL MONTREE,S COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary. General Montree Sungkasap's counterpart visit will afford the chance to reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. This visit to the U.S. will be the first by a senior Thai military [...]
2008-03-14 09:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BEIJING2322U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE WORKING LUNCH: STRATEGIC SECURITY, MISSILE DEFENSE, SPACE, NONPRO, IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 06:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC MCAP MAPS PARM PTER CH TW IR
08BEIJING3254BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/24/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-24 10:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3362EFFECTIVE NUCLEAR ADVOCACY IN CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Effective advocacy for U.S. nuclear suppliers is essential to ensuring access to China's rapidly growing civil nuclear power market. With the exception of the bidding process that resulted in a contract for four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, all reactor purchases t [...]
2008-08-29 09:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TPHY PREL CH
08BEIJING855PROMINENT ECONOMIST SEES CHALLENGE IN RESPONDING TO
[...] (SBU) On March 6, the Vice President of the National Development and Reform Commission's Academy of Macroeconomic Research, Ma Xiaohe, characterized elevated inflation as a challenge that will outlast recent food supply shocks. Five consecutive years of double-digit GDP growth has boosted dema [...]
2008-03-10 06:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL EINV CH
08BEIRUT471LEBANON: BERRI SENDS UP TRIAL BALLOON ON
[...] (C). Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri continues to seek internal and international support for his proposal to relaunch the National Dialogue, framing it as a continuation of the Arab League initiative and the only way to reach a solution to the ongoing political crisis. He criticized LAF comma [...]
2008-04-04 16:31:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT807LEBANON: DILUTE HIZBALLAH'S INFLUENCE WITH
[...] (C) "Daily Star" editor-in-chief and influential Lebanese Shia figure Jamil Mroue told the Charge that he advised newly-elected President Michel Sleiman to take immediate advantage of Emirati and Qatari economic and technological assistance to improve the daily lives of Lebanese. Mroue, who h [...]
2008-05-30 12:18:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC QA AE LE
08BOGOTA3315SECOND PALM OIL SPILL RAISES CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two palm oil spills in the last four months on Colombia's northern coast have begun to raise concerns about industry procedures and the sector's safeguards. While the spills of the biodegradable material were limited in size and appear to have caused little environmental impact, [...]
2008-09-05 14:15:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON CO
08BRASILIA1122EXPANDING THE ENERGY REALTIONSHIP WITH BRAZIL: KUPFER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffery Kupfer and his delegation visited Brazil August 4 - 7. They met with a wide variety of private sector and government officials to discuss a broad range of energy issues. In Rio on August 4, Kupfer discussed primarily oil issues, in Bras [...]
2008-08-21 15:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG EINV SENV KSCA BR IN
08BRASILIA1151SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2 VISIT OF
[...] (U) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and econom [...]
2008-08-27 20:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON BR
08BRASILIA712 Brazil - Focus on Forest Fire Prevention
[...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian environmental protection agency (IBAMA) and its forest fire prevention unit (PREVFOGO) are seeking ways to better control forest fires. These efforts included the organization of two seminars in March 2008 focused on promotion of inter-agency coordination and advanced [...]
2008-05-27 10:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG EAGR EAID SOCI BR
08BRATISLAVA483SLOVAK BANKING SECTOR CALM IN GLOBAL STORM
[...] (SBU) The banking scene here is calm, as Slovak banks have been largely insulated from the crisis by practicing conservative banking. The government has put in place an unlimited guarantee on deposits and some restrictions on moving short-term assets to foreign parents of banks. PM Robert Fi [...]
2008-10-20 16:19:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON LO
08BUCHAREST857PD-L SECRETARY GENERAL BLAGA ON ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: PD-L Secretary General Blaga said that recent internal polls suggest his party will win 38 percent of votes in the upcoming parliamentary elections, with the rival PSD and PNL taking 32 and 15 percent, respectively. Blaga provided a detailed overview of election dynamics and argued [...]
2008-11-06 15:17:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RO
08BUDAPEST1082NRC CHAIRMAN MEETING WITH HUNGARIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Dale Klein met with representatives of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA),addressed the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and visited Hungary's new radioactive waste facility from September 22-25, 2008. Chairman Klein emphasized [...]
2008-11-12 05:59:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS HU
08BUDAPEST1139WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP: THE IMPACT OF
[...] (C) Summary. Although there is little agreement among experts regarding Hungary's growth rate for 2009, most business leaders remain pessimistic about the future. Some sectors in the real economy have already begun experiencing the negative effects of Hungary's economic slowdown, while other [...]
2008-11-26 14:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST442GRAY AREA; DARK HORSES: GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING
[...] (SBU) With the overwhelming vote of the SzDSz's national committee on April 27 confirming the party leadership's decision to leave the governing coalition, Hungary has entered the uncharted waters of minority government. SzDSz: GOING, GOING, GONE 2. (SBU) With some discussion but report [...]
2008-04-29 15:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR HU
08BUENOSAIRES1449ARGENTINA WELCOMES AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti welcomed Ambassador Schulte's October 16 consultations in Argentina, confirming Argentina's predisposition to cooperate with the U.S. internationally and at the IAEA. In the meeting with VFM Taccetti and at a lunch hosted by the [...]
2008-10-22 20:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PREL AR
08CAIRO389LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS PRIMER
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On April 8, Egypt will hold its first Local Council Elections (LCE) in six years. Polls will be held nationwide, with an estimated 50,000-52,000 seats up for grabs. The National Democratic Party (NDP),which is currently conducting its first-ever "primaries" to select [...]
2008-02-27 13:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EG
08CAIRO524SCENESETTER FOR MINDEF TANTAWI’S VISIT TO THE U.S. MARCH 24-28REF: A. CAIRO 452 B. CAIRO 488 C. CAIRO 507CAIRO 00000524 001.2 OF 002
[...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi will travel to Washington, Tampa, and Chicago March 24-28. He will meet senior officials in Washington and at USCENTCOM HQ in Tampa, and view U.S. civil defense arrangements in Chicago. Mrs. Tantawi and as many as five senior generals will [...]
2008-03-16 16:43:00Embassy CairoSECRETPARM PREL PGOV MASS MARR PTER IS EG XF
08CAIRO983MFA OFFICIALS ON AL LEBANON DELEGATION, AL
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings May 13, MFA Senior Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki and MFA Cabinet Director for Lebanon Nazih El-Negary briefed us on current plans for the Qatari-led Arab League (AL) Delegation to Beirut, and the dynamics at the May 11 AL Ministerial. Zaki said that the A [...]
2008-05-14 12:39:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER LEB EG
08CANBERRA1269THE TSD HA/DR OFFICIAL MEETING IN CANBERRA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japanese delegation, the American delegation and Australian hosts agreed upon a set of Australian written guidelines for the Trilateral Security Dialog's work in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR),but the task of the coming year will be the editing and [...]
2008-12-12 05:27:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF JA AS
08CARACAS1725CHAVEZ WARMLY WELCOMES RAUL CASTRO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuban president Raul Castro and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez signed or renewed in Caracas a myriad of bilateral agreements valued at USD 2.1 billion on December 13, during Castro's first post-succession trip abroad. Under tight security, Castro laid a wreath at the tomb of Simon [...]
2008-12-16 21:26:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL CU VE
08CARACAS583VENEZUELAN AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Sources within the Venezuelan airline industry report that once again, Venezuela's civil aviation authority, INAC, is facing change. Less than two months after INAC's restructuring, American Airlines reports the BRV is creating a new office to supervise INAC. The office will li [...]
2008-04-29 12:11:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON PGOV VE
08CARACAS930STRUCTURED NOTES REDUX: NEW RESOLUTION ROILS
[...] (C) Summary: A Ministry of Finance (MoF) resolution ordering Venezuelan banks to divest themselves of "structured notes" issued by foreign investment banks has roiled the local banking sector. Local banks hold an estimated USD 5 billion worth of these instruments, which are bolivar-denomina [...]
2008-07-03 22:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEFIN VE
08CHENGDU249SOUTHWEST CHINA: CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL COMMUNIST PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: During recent discussions with ConGenOff in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, several Communist Party members shared their frustrations about local Party organizations. The head of a state enterprise complained of the emptiness of the Party's concept of "democracy" and t [...]
2008-10-29 06:41:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
08CHENNAI213DMK WON'T BREAK WITH CONGRESS BUT WILL URGE SONIA
[...] (C) Summary: Tamil Nadu's DMK party will not abandon Congress in the upcoming national elections according to one of the party's senior strategists and a confidante of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The strategist emphasized the need for the Congress party to project its prime mi [...]
2008-06-18 09:39:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALIN PGOV
08CHENNAI223DMK WON'T BREAK WITH CONGRESS BUT WILL URGE SONIA
[...] (C) Summary: Tamil Nadu's DMK party will not abandon Congress in the upcoming national elections according to one of the party's senior strategists and a confidante of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The strategist emphasized the need for the Congress party to project its prime mi [...]
2008-06-26 05:06:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALIN PGOV
08CHENNAI97U.S. NUCLEAR TEAM VISITS SOUTH INDIA ATOMIC RESEARCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: A six-member delegation from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) visited on March 3-4 the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR) near Chennai as part of a 10-day visit to India that also included a stop in Mumbai to discuss nuclear safety issues with counterpa [...]
2008-03-14 06:56:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PARM KNNP PGOV TRGY IN
08CHISINAU39MOLDOVA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corruption a [...]
2008-01-15 12:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
08CONAKRY27GUINEA CALM, BUT ANXIOUS AS STRIKE DEADLINE LOOMS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy LES conversations with contacts throughout Guinea suggest that there is a general air of calm in most urban centers, layered over anxiety and worry as citizens wait to see whether the unions will resume a nationwide strike January 10 as planned (reftel A). The capital h [...]
2008-01-10 05:56:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB KDEM ASEC GV
08DAMASCUS792SARG PREVENTING DISTRIBUTION OF WFP RICE;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials at the Syrian port of Lattakiya are holding a portion of a World Food Program (WFP) shipment of Indian rice, purchased with PRM funds and intended for distribution to Iraqi refugees in Syria. The Syrian government claims the rice is contaminated with small rocks a [...]
2008-11-10 15:16:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS868SARG REPORTEDLY RECONSIDERING EXCHANGE OF
[...] (C) In the wake of the visit of French President Sarkozy's advisors (reftel),diplomats in Damascus are sensing that the SARG may be preparing to renege on its commitment to exchange ambassadors with Lebanon and to open embassies in each other's capital by year's end. According to Spanish Am [...]
2008-12-03 14:28:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL FR LE SY
08DHAKA219Interagency Assessment West Team Report - Cyclone Sidr
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three weeks, two U.S. Interagency Assessment Teams (IATs) surveyed five sub-districts (upazilas) in southern Bangladesh, which were severely hit by Cyclone Sidr. This report is from the team that surveyed the Morrelganj and Sarankhola sub-districts. Through meeti [...]
2008-02-18 11:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
08DOHA677AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOQ PLANNING
[...] (SBU) As part of Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group preparedness efforts, Emboffs and medical representatives from Camp As-Sayliyeh and Al-Udeid Air Base met recently with Dr. Mohammad Al Thani, a Senior Medical Advisor at the National Health Authority (NHA) and Qatar's National Coordi [...]
2008-09-21 14:06:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC AMED KFLU TBIO QA
08GUANGZHOU195LIMITS ON RESEARCH CAPACITY FOR SOUTH CHINA'S AQUATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: For south China, evaluating the severity of pollution in its various aquatic ecosystems is a daunting task made more difficult by internal factors such as excessive bureaucracy and territorial attitudes among researchers. Agencies, institutions, and even individual researchers [...]
2008-03-31 09:18:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU225Despite One-Stop Lab, Producers Still Complain about
[...] (SBU) Summary: Even with the opening of south China's first joint-venture testing lab that will provide one-stop shopping for third party and government testing, toy manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta complain about the burden of meeting multiple standards. They believe that that a new con [...]
2008-04-21 07:30:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08HANOI296GVN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CZAR SAYS HANOI WANTS INCREASED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6, the Ambassador met the head of Vietnam's Government Inspectorate (GI) Tran Van Truyen, a key player in the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) fight against corruption and an ally of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Truyen said he welcomed cooperation with the USG, and adde [...]
2008-03-13 07:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HARARE128HARARE: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS ELECTIONS AND CEPA
[...] (SBU) The Harare Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on February 8 to discuss the upcoming elections. The EAC concluded that there were no indications to date of electoral violence, but elections were almost two months away and the Mission would need to closely monitor developments. The [...]
2008-02-13 11:34:00Embassy HarareSECRETASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HOCHIMINHCITY705BATTLES LINES DRAWN OVER AN INDEPENDENT BAR ASSOCIATION --
[...] (C) Summary: HCMC Bar Association President and two-term member of Vietnam's National Assembly Nguyen Dang Trung said that the opportunities for meaningful democratic change in Vietnam are currently "greater than they ever have been before" but cautions that change will come only gradually an [...]
2008-08-04 09:35:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI PREL VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY9AMBASSADOR MICHALAK'S MEETING WITH HCMC BAR ASSOCIATION
[...] (SBU) At Ambassador Michalak's December 3 meeting with key members of the HCMC Bar Association, member lawyers gave a frank assessment of Vietnam's current legal system and advocated for further reform. The lawyers were hopeful that the establishment of regional courts will increase transparen [...]
2008-01-03 08:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY920DCM DISCUSSES HCMC-HANOI DYNAMICS WITH PEOPLE'S COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, the DCM engaged HCMC People's Council Chairwoman Pham Phuong Thao in a lively exchange on the challenges of running a large metropolitan city in a booming economy constrained by inadequate infrastructure and public resources. While noting recent efforts HCMC has m [...]
2008-10-09 09:44:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KIRF VM
08HONGKONG1108COORDINATION KEY TO HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTION IN
[...] (C) Summary: On September 7, Hong Kong will hold its fourth legislative election since the 1997 handover. The various pan-democratic parties will need to coordinate candidate selections and election strategies to maintain their current number of seats (26 of 60) in the Legislative Council (L [...]
2008-06-19 04:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1630HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTIONS: CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Polling suggests Hong Kong voters are putting livelihood issues and a candidate's ability to work with Beijing ahead of democratic reform. On this basis, the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, which can provide constituent services throu [...]
2008-09-04 08:33:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV HK
08HONGKONG616HONG KONG PANDEMIC PLANNING: CDC VISIT AND OUTREACH
[...] (U) Summary. Lisa Koonin, Infectious Disease Expert with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) visited Hong Kong on March 28 to aid post and local U.S. businesses in their pandemic planning efforts. Post convened a meeting of the Consulate's internal Avian Influenza Working [...]
2008-04-03 10:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08ISLAMABAD324PAKISTAN: JUDICIARY UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Qayyum reported that he expected the three attorneys still under house arrest to be released "soon" and noted that the attorney's movement was fizzling under economic pressure. He was pessimistic about convincing Musharraf to release the eleven remaining detain [...]
2008-01-22 12:15:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD61DISCUSSION WITH NAWAZ SHARIF DESIGNEES REGARDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of Nawaz Sharif, RSO Islamabad met January 03, 2008 in Lahore, with three individuals empowered by Nawaz Sharif to discuss his security. RSO duplicated the discussion he had with the security representatives of Benazir Bhutto (see Reftel) and also provided the same names [...]
2008-01-04 11:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV
08ISTANBUL83Vast Oil and Gas Potential in the Black Sea Asserted by
[...] (SBU) The Black Sea holds sizable oil and natural gas resources according to the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) President and Chairman Mehmet Uysal. In a meeting on the margins of the Clean Energy Conference on January 29 with U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary Alan Hegb [...]
2008-02-14 08:19:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET TU
08JAKARTA1289RIPE FOR REFORM - INDONESIA'S MINISTRY OF MARINE AFFAIRS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is an important target for management reform assistance because it is in charge of programs -- such as the Coral Triangle Initiative and the May 2009 World Oceans Conference -- that are important to the USG. Within the Ministry, some [...]
2008-07-02 04:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ENRG KGHG SENV PGOV ID
08JAKARTA598INDONESIA'S ADAM AIR GROUNDED FOR SAFETY REASONS
[...] (U) Summary. The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) revoked Adam Air's operational specification effective March 19, 2008, grounding the airline's entire fleet. On March 10, 2008 Adam Air flight 292 skidded off the runway on the Indonesian island of Batam with 177 passengers on bo [...]
2008-03-25 09:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CASC ETRD PGOV ID
08KABUL1448PRT TARIN KOWT - CHORA RESIDENTS TURN OUT TO ELECT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rozi Khan won an election for Chora's district administrator with 30 percent of the total 2600 ballots cast. Six candidates, representing four of the tribes in the district, vied to replace the interim district administrator, an Afghan Army officer. Normally, the Independent [...]
2008-06-12 12:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
08KABUL2084LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 4 STUDENTS FOR HERAT
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-three (33) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a go [...]
2008-08-06 14:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL615AFGHANISTAN'S TIP SOLICITATIONS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008
[...] Post has received four proposals and submits summary information below. 2. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) requests USD 234,014 for a "Prevention of Human Trafficking in Vulnerable Provinces" project to last 12 months. Recognizing that one of the major reasons for the p [...]
2008-03-11 05:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AF
08KATHMANDU383NEPAL: PARTY MANIFESTOS POINT TO CONTENTIOUS
[...] (U) According to post's review of the manifestos of twelve of the most important political parties contesting the April 10 Constituent Assembly election, all but one party want a President to become Nepal's head of state. Most parties acknowledge a role for a Prime Minister. Most parties also [...]
2008-04-03 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM NP PGOV PTER
08KHARTOUM1524UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings from October 11-15, UNAMID officials expressed concern over slow progress on airport upgrades, UNAMID's lack of air assets, and the weak security posture of many of UNAMID's bases. Chief of Staff Almstrom and J5 Colonel Stafford both stated that their focus of late [...]
2008-10-15 13:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM308VIOLENCE FLARES AGAIN ALONG 1956 BORDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violence has erupted again along the Kiir River in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, where supposedly non-Misseriya Northern Popular Defense Forces have reportedly launched simultaneous attacks against three separate SPLA positions. Although calm returned after five hours of fightin [...]
2008-03-03 07:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS MOPS KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM42FOREIGN MINISTER ALOR: NEW MARCHING ORDERS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the newly sworn in Foreign Minister (FM) Deng Alor said President Bashir had personally tasked him with taking the lead in improving bilateral relations between Sudan and the United S [...]
2008-01-13 16:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREF SU AU UN PGOV
08KHARTOUM461EASING "IMPOSSIBLE LIFE" FOR SUDANESE DIPLOMATS IN
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry's key administrator confirmed that Sudan is willing to allow NEC construction to resume and containers shipped in reciprocity to "easing up on pressure on Sudan's diplomatic missions" in the U.S., as promised recently by President Al-Bashir. This mea [...]
2008-03-30 13:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALSU ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM503GOS FLEXES ITS MUSCLE IN DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Within the last two weeks, there are indications that the Government of Sudan (GoS) is flexing its muscle in Darfur. Signs of this include: three firefights between Arab militias/janjaweed and SLM-Minnawi members in the center of El-Fasher; several Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) p [...]
2008-04-03 16:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM540 ABYEI: GOSS-SPONSORED RETURNS UPDATE
[...] On April 2, USAID staff visited a reception center in Abyei town that had received approximately 3,000 Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS)-sponsored returnees from Khartoum. According to UN Mission in Sudan Return, Reintegration, and Recovery (UNMIS RRR) staff, the returnees arrived with house [...]
2008-04-07 14:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KHARTOUM821DARFUR PLANNED COMPENSATION SCHEME FAULTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Compensation is the number one issue raised by virtually every segment of society in Darfur. To implement components of the Agreement dealing with reparations and compensation, the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) established the Darfur Compensation Commission (DCC). Although it w [...]
2008-06-01 13:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID KPKO SOCI UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM877SOUTHERN SUDAN HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - NORTHERN BAHR EL
[...] Summary: From May 19 to 23, a USAID team, including officers from the Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) and Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),reviewed the humanitarian situation in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBEG). The team looked at the problem of malnutrition a [...]
2008-06-12 13:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KHARTOUM893ABDUL WAHID'S KHARTOUM REP DISCUSSES MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY In a discrete June 12 meeting with poloff, the head of SLA-Abdul Wahid's Khartoum's office boasted of Abdul Wahid's military strength, extensive and multi-layered organization throughout Sudan, and overall popularity in Darfur. He also strongly criticized UNAMID, Special Envoys [...]
2008-06-15 14:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KIGALI859SUCCESSFUL JMG AND TRIPARTITE MEETINGS IN KIGALI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Rwandan government hosted successful Joint Monitoring Group - Envoys Level (JMG-EV) and Tripartite Plus Joint Commission meetings in Kigali from December 8-10. Participating governments and international organizations praised the recent progress and positive momentum of [...]
2008-12-18 09:33:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MOPS RW
08KINGSTON753JAMAICA: FOREIGN MINISTER ACEEDS TO U.S. DEMAND TO
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Johnson on August 21, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade acceded to the joint U.S./UK/CAN request to conduct an additional layer of internationally sanctioned vetting, to include a polygraph, of the current Director of [...]
2008-08-26 18:32:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN JM
08KOLKATA167TRIBES NEAR INDIA'S URANIUM MINES SUFFER FROM CONGENITAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jadugoda, located in the mineral-rich Singhbum district of Jharkhand in Eastern India, supplies much of India's uranium needs. Mining uranium there, however, comes at a significant human and environmental cost according to a recent study by the non-government organization (NGO) [...]
2008-06-06 09:04:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EMIN PGOV PHUM ELAB SENV TRGY ASEC IN
08KUALALUMPUR147MALAYSIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons during this reporting period, marking a positive shift from previous years. Malaysia's drafting, passage, and enactment of a comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons law represents an important advance in Malaysia's co [...]
2008-03-04 00:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR781 Malaysian Islamic Finance Sector Performs Well During the
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia continues to trumpet the virtues of Islamic finance and its role as a key player in the issuance of Islamic bonds. With no exposure to collateralized debt instruments, the Islamic financial sector has held steady during the sub-prime crisis. Secondary effects of the [...]
2008-09-05 08:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
08KYIV1063UKRAINE: SE GRAY AND DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH DPM
[...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the Kyiv Energy Security Summit May 22-23, Special Envoy Gray and DAS Bryza met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyrya to discuss US-EU-Ukraine cooperation on energy security, including the Ukrainian proposal to expand gas transit through Ukraine [...]
2008-06-03 09:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG PINR PGOV UP
08KYIV2142HISTORICAL IMF PACKAGE IMMINENT, MAY NOT BE ENOUGH
[...] (C) Summary. IMF chief envoy Ceyla Pazarbasioglu told the Ambassador on October 25 that Ukraine,s IMF package may amount to the second largest ever in IMF history and would be likely finalized soon, possibly as early as this weekend. She stated that implementation of the assistance package wo [...]
2008-10-25 18:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV503UKRAINE IPR: GOU TRYING TO IMPROVE HOLOGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission hosted an IPR roundtable on March 5 with participation from the GOU and rights holders to discuss the hologram sticker program for optical discs. Industry reps laid out their concerns regarding the technical design of the hologram sticker, the process of [...]
2008-03-07 11:19:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV99UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART I
[...] As requested reftel, below is Part I of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Post is transmitting the ICS in two separate parts due to its large size. Post will send the ICS in Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA by email. Begin Text: A.1. Openness to Foreign Invest [...]
2008-01-17 02:59:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08LAGOS508NIGERIA: CRIME A WAY OF LIFE IN THE NIGER DELTA
[...] (C) Summary: Simon Amadoubogha, an environmental activist and lawyer based in Port Harcourt and Yenegoa, told PolOffs on November 18 in Lagos that crime has become a way of life in the Niger Delta as more and more people engage in illegal bunkering or low-risk hostage taking. A boat to transpo [...]
2008-12-22 12:24:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET PTER NI
08LAPAZ1150BOLIVIA: TWO VISIONS OF AUTONOMY FOR POTOSI
[...] (C) Summary: On May 12 and 13, Emboff met with Potosi departmental (state) Prefect Mario Virreira and Potosi city Mayor Rene Joaquino. The department of Potosi is one of the three altiplano departments that have formed the majority of support for the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party, wh [...]
2008-05-16 20:06:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ2055LIBYA PRESSES EVO TO JOIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE
[...] (S) Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact provided PolOff an English-language copy of a Libyan-draft treaty for a South Atlantic Treaty Organization targeted at South American and African nations. The draft agreement appears to combine elements of a free-trade agreement with NATO-like [...]
2008-09-22 21:38:00Embassy La PazSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PINR ECIN EMIN EAGR EIND MARR
08LAPAZ2483BOLIVIA: PANDO SIEGE LIFTED, SIEGE LIGHT BEGINS
[...] (C) Summary: Although the government lifted the state of siege in Pando Department (state) November 23 without incident and released 16 of 38 Pando prisoners November 24, the military maintains a strong presence in the department with the permanent addition of nearly 2,000 security personnel. [...]
2008-11-26 17:00:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM PREF KDEM BL
08LISBON251PORTUGUESE MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) During a friendly, one-hour courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry on January 29, MFA political director Bramao Ramos told the Ambassador the EU is about two weeks away from agreement on a public statement to be issued in response to a Kosovo declaration of independence. The statement is [...]
2008-01-29 17:54:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET PINR PO IR
08LONDON1115HMG OUTLINES NEW PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING INTEL
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. The UK Ministry of Defense summoned PolMilOff April 15 to receive the letter in para 2 on new procedures for requesting HMG permission to use UK territory to launch intelligence flights. This letter, evidently what DG Mariot Leslie was referring to in her April 14 [...]
2008-04-18 15:31:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMOPS MARR PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1159HMG AND DOD INTEL FLIGHTS: HOUSTON, WE HAVE A
[...] (S/NF) Summary and action request. According to FCO and MOD contacts, HMG ministers are adamant that future requests to use UK territory to conduct DOD intel flights must be made "government-to-government" in "formal" (policy) channels, rather than through the working-level mil-mil channels c [...]
2008-04-24 11:14:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1597(S) UK MEASURES TO STEM BANK MELLI'S ASSET FLIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 15:26:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN IR KTFN MNUC UK
08LONDON1620USUN AMB KHALILZAD REVIEWS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Amb Khalilzad told UK national security advisor McDonald that he was realistic about the difficulties of completing a SOFA and strategic framework agreement with Iraq by July, but saw some progress on the ground. In Afghanistan, he believed the SGSR needed to fill key slots and [...]
2008-06-12 16:40:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PGOV AF IZ IR
08MANAGUA1489NICARAGUA: EUROPEAN BUDGET DONORS IN HOLDING
[...] (C) Summary: European donors to Nicaragua's national budget (at both the EU and Member State level) are seriously examining their assistance to Nicaragua in large part as a result of the fraud perpetrated by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) during the November 9 municipal elect [...]
2008-12-12 23:07:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN NU PGOV
08MANAMA774PUBLIC HOUSING: ANOTHER FAILED ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS
[...] (U) Summary: The Crown Prince announced to the press on October 30 that he had dissolved the Housing and Construction Committee (HCC),once billed as an initiative that would ensure the fair distribution of public housing. Many Shi'a seized on the news to reiterate their complaints about all [...]
2008-11-18 14:16:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM BA
08MANAMA89BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE CONSOLIDATING HIS AUTHORITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 11:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM BA
08MASERU324UPDATE ON SECURITY FEATURES OF LESOTHO PASSPORT- CORRECTED
[...] Summary: On October 21, 2008, Consular Officer Lillie J. Kamanu visited the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Immigration and Passport Services to obtain information about security features of Lesotho's passport. The passport is required identification for primary school leavers and fo [...]
2008-11-01 14:00:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LT
08MEXICO1063THE GOM'S FEDERAL POLICE REFORM PLANS AND
[...] (U) On February 27, Emboffs met with Hector Sanchez from the Public Security Secretariat's (SSP) Office of International Relations to learn more about the GOM's police reforms and SSP's restructuring plans. This cable outlines the seven goals/guidelines that constitute SSP's "bible" for where the [...]
2008-04-09 19:17:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO2753PRESIDENT CALDERON DELIVERS HIS "STATE OF THE
[...] Summary. President Calderon presented the written version of an annual report on the &state of the union8 to Congress on September 1. Over prior decades, Mexico's president would deliver this report orally to Congress. Over the summer recess, however, Congress passed legislation that amen [...]
2008-09-09 21:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB
08MEXICO3285MOURINO DEATH A BLOW, BUT UNLIKELY TO UNDERMINE
[...] (C) Summary. The tragic death of Juan Camilo Mourino, along with several colleagues at Mexico's Secretariat of Government (SEGOB),represents a personal blow for President Calderon, and the loss of talented professionals, but should neither undermine the president politically nor prove to be [...]
2008-11-05 23:32:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MOSCOW1215MORE FROM THE RUMOR MILL: READING PUTIN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Among some Kremlin-critics and establishment figures, speculation has grown over the past month that Putin and his entourage may be laying the groundwork for a return to the Kremlin, rather than safe-guarding the transition of President-elect Medvedev. While our contacts speculate that [...]
2008-04-30 14:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON RS
08MOSCOW1321Medvedev Names New Government
[...] (SBU) In a government marked by experience and continuity, President Medvedev nominated a new cabinet today that leaves the "Zubkov" cabinet largely intact and our main interlocutors Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry and Finance Minister Kudrin at their posts. Some of the more notable cha [...]
2008-05-13 03:39:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS
08MOSCOW1689INDIVIDUAL PERCEPTIONS OF CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent studies of Russian public opinion demonstrate the extent to which corruption is a part of every Russian's daily life. Due to red-tape, weak government oversight and poorly thought-out reforms, corruption has expanded in various fields, such as health care educa [...]
2008-06-13 12:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI RS
08MOSCOW2802SECHIN AS ENERGY CZAR: MORE POWERFUL, MORE VULNERABLE
[...] (C) In ref A, we examined questions about Deputy Prime Minister Sechin's career and reputation and discussed whether his current, more public duties, would bring him into better focus. In this cable, we look at those new duties and the possible effects Sechin may have on Russia's all-important ener [...]
2008-09-17 14:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW3076USAID Team Examines Situation on the Ground in North
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 12:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KDEM RS GG
08MOSCOW3230SOME RUSSIANS GROW UNEASY AS GOR DOLES OUT RESERVES
[...] (C) Oligarchs, bankers, and industrialists are vying to receive Kremlin handouts, while ordinary Russians appear to be disengaged concerning the fate of Russia's dwindling "rainy day" reserve funds. The GOR has been injecting billions of dollars into the economy to prevent a collapse as it s [...]
2008-11-03 14:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EINV RS
08MOSCOW3322NEW CALLS FOR RUBLE TO BECOME A "RESERVE CURRENCY"
[...] (C) President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin have both recently repeated suggestions that the Russian ruble should become a "regional reserve currency" and that to achieve this Russian oil exports should be denominated in rubles. We discussed these proposals with a variety of local analysts [...]
2008-11-17 13:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET EFIN ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW531RUSSIAN PRISONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Russian prison system combines the country's emblematic features - vast distances, harsh climate, and an uncaring bureaucracy - and fuses them into a massive instrument of punishment. Russia imprisons a greater portion of its population than almost any other country in the world (s [...]
2008-02-27 13:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TBIO RS
08MOSCOW812An Inside Look at a Russian Optical Disc Plant
[...] (SBU) On March 18, Embassy and European Commission IPR officers and a representative of the Russian Anti-Piracy Organization (RAPO),toured a successful optical disc production plant, DVD Club - a producer of legitimate DVDs. RAPO has 24 hour access to the plant. Afterward, they discussed pir [...]
2008-03-25 11:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR RS
08MOSCOW956RUSSIAN VIEWS ON ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Present and former Russian officials welcomed the message from the Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq, Ambassador Satterfield, that the U.S. encouraged increased Russian engagement in Iraq during a round of April 2-3 meetings, and pressed the U.S. to broaden [...]
2008-04-08 07:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ RS
08MUMBAI113CODEL PELOSI HEARS FROM INDIAN INDUSTRIALISTS THAT MARKET
[...] (U) Summary: In an open and wide-ranging discussion, India's leading businessmen told Speaker Pelosi and her delegation that they prefer market incentives rather than tax policy to promote environmentally-friendly technology. They also stressed that, given high energy prices, large Indian c [...]
2008-03-27 10:28:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV ENRG TSPL ETRD IN
08MUMBAI77CAN ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS RE-KINDLE U. S. INTEREST IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 10:22:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON IN
08MUSCAT767EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Nothing to report. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) ISIT II training - October 25 to 29. See paragraph 6 below. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On September 22, the EXBS Advisor, Pol-Econ Chief and Pol-Econ Officer met with the Director of the [...]
2008-11-09 12:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
08NAIROBI1732 SOMALIA - FURTHER NUTRITIONAL DECLINE
[...] Increased levels of malnutrition and food insecurity have deepened the humanitarian crisis across Somalia. Chronic emergency levels of malnutrition are exacerbated by rising food prices, below-normal April-June (gu) rainfall, poor rainfall distribution, market disruptions, protracted conflict [...]
2008-07-15 09:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
08NDJAMENA40 CHAD: UPDATE ON EUFOR/MINURCAT IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-mi told diplomats January 16 that Chad welcomed EUFOR/MINURCAT for the development dividend that the force was expected to bring and stressed that the force had "no hidden agenda to destabilize a neighbor." Although Allam-mi assured diplomats that [...]
2008-01-18 14:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSCR CD CT SU PREF PREL
08NEWDELHI1356DELHI DIARY, MAY 12-16
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 12-16, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Akali-BJP Deadly Clash During Local Polls in Punjab -- Child Laborers Wake Up Parliamentarians -- Reservation Policy Hits a Snag Akali- [...]
2008-05-16 13:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IN
08NEWDELHI2109OPTIMISM REPLACE BY TENSION IN KASHMIR, BUT
[...] Summary: (SBU)"Tension" is the new byword in Kashmir, replacing the optimism that seemed to be cautiously growing prior to the June outbreak of rioting related to the transfer of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. An ongoing "bandh" (work stoppage) has been in place in Hindu-dominated [...]
2008-08-01 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER KDEM PK IN
08NEWDELHI2808 EYE INSTITUTE SEES FUTURE IN ADVANCED RESEARCH, EXPANSION,
[...] Summary. Hyderabad-based L. V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) showcases a successful model for high-quality screening and treatment that benefits underserved populations of Andhra Pradesh. International and national collaborations on ground breaking vision research result in effective bench-to- [...]
2008-10-30 06:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL KPAO
08NEWDELHI2941MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WARMING / ENVIRONMENT, G-20
[...] "CLOUDS OF DANGER," editorial in November 17 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the winters' starting in the Asian countries the air turns into a thick layer of pollution. This atmospheric brown cloud hanging over major Asian cities is a serious threat to the environment. These [...]
2008-11-18 10:32:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2996BARC DIRECTOR BRIEFS NRC DELEGATION, PROVIDES TOUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 21 November, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Director Dr. Srikumar Banerjee and several senior members of the BARC staff briefed Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Klein and delegation on activities at BARC, and provided a tour of the Dhruva reactor, Engineering [...]
2008-11-25 13:22:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETBEXP ENRG ETTC IN KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TSPL
08NEWDELHI3018MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: INDIAN PUBLIC'S ANGER AND
[...] (C) Summary: Indians across the country reacted with anger and outrage at the Mumbai terrorist attacks. They were jolted by the brazenness of the attacks and the level of sophistication involved. They are furious at the country's political leadership for its failure to protect them. They [...]
2008-11-28 13:26:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL IN
08NIAMEY608NIGER: AF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. ------------------------- On June 1, 2008, Department of State Bureau for African Affairs (AF) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss met with several Government of Niger (GON) officials (including President Mamadou Tandja) and a human rights organization, participated in [...]
2008-06-16 15:01:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR EAGR EAID NG
08NOUAKCHOTT365EMERGING MAURITANIAN "SOFT" COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) and the U.S. have chosen similar paths to fight the root causes of terrorism in Mauritania. In April 2008, the GIRM developed an draft Action Plan addressing &Social and Economic Aspects of the National Strategy Against T [...]
2008-07-13 14:42:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER EAID MR
08OSLO460NORWEGIAN DEFENSE VIEWS: A TOUR DE FORCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In conjunction with an August 5-11 congressional staff delegation visit to Norway, State Secretary Espen Barth Eide gave a tour de force presentation on Norwegian defense policy. His presentations covered the High North, Norwegian military strategy, Russia's signaling behavior, a [...]
2008-08-15 13:01:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS RU NO
08OUAGADOUGOU1136BURKINA FASO: UPDATE OF PEACE KEEPING BATTALION READINESS
[...] The following summarizes the status of the first of three ACOTA-trained Burkina Faso infantry battalions scheduled to participate in UNAMID peace support operations. A. Equipment: All ACOTA- and SPG-funded and procured equipment has been received except: 1 battalion aid station, 15 pisto [...]
2008-12-18 12:08:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDMASS KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC UV
08PARIS1946MAURITANIA/FRANCE: "ISOLATE AZIZ, MAKE HIM LEAVE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French are attempting to isolate Mauritania coup leader General Aziz, in order to force his resignation, which would lead to the return of constitutional government, Presidential AF Counselor Romain Serman said on October 22. Serman said that the GOF had had some success in [...]
2008-10-23 13:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINS ETTC MR FR
08PARIS674FRANCE OFFERS VIEWS ON FAO, UNESCO, UNDP, IAEA AND WIPO
[...] (SBU) IO DAS Gerry Anderson met with MFA Deputy Director for United Nations and International Organization Affairs Marc Giacomini and several staffers April 10 for a tour d'horizon of a number of current IO issues, including financing, reform and upcoming elections at FAO, UNESCO, UNDP, IAEA [...]
2008-04-11 14:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL FAO UNESCO UNDP IAEA WIPO FR
08PORTAUPRINCE1511 GONAIVES STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER FLOODING
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Gonaives continues to dig out from mud that covered the city in tropical storm flooding in August and early September. The World Food Program plans to continue mass feeding programs, which [...]
2008-10-29 16:59:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID HA VE CU
08PORTAUPRINCE163MINISTER OF FINANCE TOUTS MODEST ECONOMIC PROGRESS
[...] This message contains commercial proprietary information, see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. In a meeting February 23, Haitian Minister of Finance Daniel Dorsainvil, told Ambassador and USAID Director that the Haitian economy made modest progress in 2006-2007. He estimated that GDP growth in FY0 [...]
2008-02-01 16:52:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE175FANMI LAVALAS SENATOR: ELECTIONS EDGING TOWARDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fanmi Lavalas Senator from the West Department Rudy Heriveaux told the Ambassador he supports President Preval and his efforts for the political stabilization of Haiti, wants to attract foreign investment, supports reforming the constitution according to the constitution's own proced [...]
2008-02-07 18:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALHA KDEM PGOV PREL
08PORTAUPRINCE531HAITI MONTHLY: MARCH, 2008
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) PARLIAMENT BEGINS DEBATE ON ARREST AND DETENTION REFORM: The justice com [...]
2008-04-03 19:41:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHA PREL PGOV KJUS ECON
08PORTOFSPAIN23CRIME PROBLEM ROILS NEW YEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: With a record number of 388 homicides in 2007 and 14 new homicides by January 8, 2008, crime remains a front burner issue. The media misquoted National Security Minister Martin Joseph in early January as stating the GOTT had failed in all its efforts to combat crime, setting off [...]
2008-01-11 15:22:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD
08PRAGUE546CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING
[...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...]
2008-08-15 17:19:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ
08PRAGUE547CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING
[...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...]
2008-08-16 15:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ
08PRETORIA1959Platinum Group Metals - Rising Star at Risk
[...] (SBU) Platinum has been the star performer in the South African mining industry for a number of years. South Africa is the world's number one producer of the platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium, while Russia supplies the bulk of the world's palladium. The co [...]
2008-09-04 12:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF ZI
08PRETORIA2007SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY
[...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, August 2008, Volume 3, Number 8, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- AFRICAN PENGUINS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION -- DEAT LAUNCHES PLAN T [...]
2008-09-10 10:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2142KIMBERLEY PROCESS TACKLES ARTISANAL MINING
[...] SUMMARY: The Kimberley Process (KP) for certifying rough diamond trade is recognized as broadly successful in combating conflict diamonds. In order to improve its control over alluvial diamond trade, particularly in Africa where this is prevalent, KP has sought to identify best practices for [...]
2008-09-29 12:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ETRD SENV EINV SF CG
08PRETORIA2195SOUTH AFRICA INPUT FOR 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] In response to Ref A, Post provides the following input for the 2009 AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 48.7 million in mid-2008. In 2007, South African Gross National Income [...]
2008-10-06 15:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AGOA SF
08PRETORIA2402COLUMBUS STAINLESS STEEL AND ASME NUCLEAR STANDARDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy supported the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Codes and Standards Workshop in Johannesburg, which successfully promoted Westinghouse's bid for significant new nuclear build in South Africa (septel). Delegates visited Columbus Stainless L [...]
2008-11-03 12:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF
08PRETORIA2403Eskom Faces Challenges - Thin Margin and More
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with new Eskom Chairman Bobby Godsell was a good opportunity to assess the state-of-play in South Africa's power crisis. Godsell's new position is emblematic of Eskom's serious attempts to address a confluence of management gaps that led to last year's load-shedding. [...]
2008-11-03 12:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2590SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 28,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 48 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Growth "Lowest in a Decade" - Liquidations Increase - Regional Integration Critical to Africa's Economic Competitivene [...]
2008-11-28 08:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08QUITO427ECUADOR PLANS TO REORGANIZE TELECOM SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from the successful renegotiation of its two private mobile phone concessions, the government of Ecuador is planning the possible reorganization of its telecom sector, including the eventual creation of a telecommunications ministry and consolidation of Ecuador's three s [...]
2008-05-13 22:09:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECPS ECON EINV EC
08QUITO99ECUADOR: 2007 TRENDS IN COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Under the Correa administration, the GOE has taken a tougher stance on combating narcotrafficking by implementing new policies and programs and by increasing its police and military operations. Ecuador's border regions, especially in the North, remain vulnerable to the transit [...]
2008-01-31 21:42:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER PREL MOPS EC
08RABAT569MOROCCO PRISON CHANGES: A BLAST FROM THE PAST
[...] (C) The new Delegate-General for Prison Administration, Mohammed Benhachem, indicated to PolCouns a willingness to work with the USG, but asked to defer any USG assessment until at least July, so he would be better prepared. Benhachem is a former head of the national police force and Ministry [...]
2008-06-19 10:25:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PINS PTER KISL MO
08RABAT785JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY LEADER PRAGMATIC IN
[...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Justice and Development Party (PJD) Chairman Benkirane told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that the principal reason for the United States' increasingly negative image among Moroccans is the perception that the U.S. has become increasingly pro-Israeli and less objecti [...]
2008-08-22 16:12:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM KISL KCOR MO
08RANGOON35ENVIRONMENT NOT A PRIORITY FOR BURMESE REGIME
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite having a wealth of plant and animal biodiversity and vast ecosystems, the Burmese Government does little to protect the country's natural resources. Investors, both domestic and foreign, continue to plunder Burma's raw materials, destroying much of the country's natur [...]
2008-01-16 09:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON492BURMA: REGIME BACKTRACKING ON ITS CYCLONE RELIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Senior General Maung Aye appears to have taken control over the Cyclone Nargis relief efforts. The UN obtained some flexibility from Minister of Planning Soe Tha regarding the procedures the Minister announced June 10. However, the back and forth for easier access will l [...]
2008-06-17 12:45:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON749BURMESE CIVILIAN OFFERS TO SELL PURPORTED URANIUM
[...] (S//REL to USA, ACGU) Per Ref A, Post is alerting the Department and Washington agencies that on XXXXXXXXXXXX after USDAO Rangoon received guidance from DIA, a Burmese civilian met with members of USDAO Rangoon and offered to sell Uranium-238. The individual had initially contacted the USDAO eight [...]
2008-09-23 08:59:00Embassy RangoonSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR BM
08RIODEJANEIRO237 Brazil Oil and Gas - Update on Pre-Salt E&P
[...] This cable is intended to provide an update on exploration and production activity as it relates to pre-salt oil reserves in Brazil. Pre-salt refers to a 500-mile wide "new frontier" area in Brazil, located under a thick layer of salt -- 350 miles off of Brazil's southeastern coast at an aver [...]
2008-09-05 17:55:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET EINV BR
08RIODEJANEIRO91BRAZIL'S CHIEF PETROLEUM REGULATOR INADVERTANTLY CONFIRMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Director Haroldo Lima is under fire and, some speculate, may lose his job for confirming what petroleum industry insiders have believed for some time -- that, at a depth of around 4000 meters in the Santos Basin off the coast of Sao Paulo, [...]
2008-04-15 19:16:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EIND EINV BR
08RIYADH111MOI FEEDBACK ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
[...] (S) The Saudi Government has made a decision to expand the relationship between the USG and and Ministry of Interior (MOI) with regards to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP),building on the existing Joint Working Group relationship. This will involve the USG working with many, probab [...]
2008-01-27 15:04:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA
08RIYADH751SAUDIS DISMISS CALLS FOR OPEC MEETING, REITERATE
[...] (C) With NYMEX crude reaching $126-plus/barrel on May 9, the energy press speculated the production consensus in OPEC was beginning to crack. On May 10, Assistant Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud told us he believes that excepting Saudi Arabi [...]
2008-05-12 14:24:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENERG SA
08SAOPAULO31BRAZIL FACING DIFFICULT YEAR FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government began 2008 amid concerns of a possible electricity crisis due to a shortage of natural gas and lack of rain to fill hydropower reservoirs. Energy sector experts have been pointing to a possible shortage of natural gas since 2006 when Bolivia nationalized [...]
2008-01-23 11:39:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ECON PREL BR ENRG
08SAOPAULO590GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS BRAZIL'S ENERGY SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary: The lack of credit worldwide has hit Brazil's energy sector. Despite the recent discoveries of billions of barrels of oil reserves below Brazil's seafloor, Brazil faces an increasingly uphill battle to turn the government's energy rhetoric into reality. Estimates range that it w [...]
2008-11-03 12:28:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
08SARAJEVO1114BOSNIA - RUSSIS WALKS OUT OF PIC AND REFUSES TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC),PIC member states, except Russia, reiterated their commitment to a benchmarks-driven approach to determining OHR's closure date. PIC member states also underscored to Bosnian political leaders that they would consider national [...]
2008-07-09 11:50:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID KJUS KAWC KCRM RU BK
08SARAJEVO363BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM LAWS GENERATES CONTENTIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 14 the Council of Ministers (CoM),over Bosniak objections, adopted two draft laws which create the seven state level police bodies called for in the Sarajevo Action Plan and Mostar Declaration. (Ref A) On February 20 after a contentious debate, the State-level House [...]
2008-02-22 20:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SKOPJE273MACEDONIA: IMPLEMENTING NEW RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAW
[...] (SBU) With implementation of an acclaimed new Law on Religious Groups due to begin on May 1, internal opposition is growing against GOM-backed programs and trends perceived as running counter to a clear separation of church and state. Specifically, some government agencies, political parties [...]
2008-04-18 12:25:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MK PREL KIRF
08STATE109138MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): "RISK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Risk (Uncontrolled) Technologies Useful to Ballistic Missile Programs" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Re [...]
2008-10-10 20:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE118905DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 7, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 5-8 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 9-24 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 25-32 5. (U) Significant Events 6. (SBU) AF - Guinea - Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Conakry convened November 6 [...]
2008-11-07 16:48:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE24292INFORMATION ON BANK MELLI FOR ITALY,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The EU is expected to consider sanctions against Iran the week of March 10. On February 6, EU experts prepared a list of 19 new entities and 15 new individuals to be designated under the EU's Comm [...]
2008-03-07 23:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETEUN IT KNNP PARM
08STATE29096IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, imposing further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply [...]
2008-03-20 14:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETAS AU BA BR CA CH ECON EFIN EG ETRD EUN FR GM GR
08STATE32527SOMALIA- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 31 ARRIA STYLE
[...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the March 31 Arria style meeting on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the UK Permanent Mission for organizing this Arria-style meeting. We wo [...]
2008-03-28 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE61194Walk-in Guidance for 2008: Administrative
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The information in this telegram must be handled with utmost discretion and due diligence. This telegram contains updated guidance and procedures for handling foreign national walk-ins, defectors and asylum seekers at overseas posts. It describes procedures to be followed in re [...]
2008-06-06 16:22:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC CVIS PINR PREF
08STATE93272APPROACHING THE EU ON NON-GEORGIA TOPICS IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Security [...]
2008-08-29 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
08STATE98278GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 - 26 WASSENAAR
[...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the U.S. Delegation to the September 15 -26, 2008 Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) meeting in Vienna. 2. (U) USDEL should seek EG consensus on US objectives as articulated in this and previous EG guidance, the December 2007 plenary and inter [...]
2008-09-15 00:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER
08SUVA135NAURU GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS RECUR
[...] (C) Tiny Nauru has slid into another period of political instability. The landslide re-election of the reformist Scott government in August 2007 brought a sense of hope (Ref A); but leadership battles since have pushed Nauru back into seesaw political squabbles that we had hoped were history. [...]
2008-04-07 13:24:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NR
08SUVA266FIJI, TONGA, KIRIBATI, NAURU, AND TUVALU: A STATUS
[...] (C) The five small Pacific nations within Embassy Suva's bailiwick all are of interest to the United States, not least because each has a vote in the UNGA. In Fiji, Commodore Bainimarama's December 2006 coup has discolored the bilateral relationship. He is frustrated at not achieving legitima [...]
2008-07-02 04:47:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR SENV EAID FJ
08TASHKENT507FORENSIC LABORATORY PROJECT IMPROVES CAPACITY AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An ongoing project to upgrade the Main Forensic Laboratory of the Ministry of Health, funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) with implementing support from the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICI [...]
2008-04-29 11:48:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PHUM PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT779UZBEKISTAN: FORENSIC LABORATORY ENHANCEMENT
[...] (U) As part of an ongoing assistance project funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),a team of forensic experts from the Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative and Training Assistance Program (DOJ/ICITAP) traveled to Uzbekistan in [...]
2008-07-07 06:39:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM EAID UZ
08TBILISI1241IDP RETURNEES TO GALI FACE CHALLENGES BEYOND
[...] Summary and Comment: Poloff traveled to the largely ethnic-Georgian Gali district of the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia June 23-25 to learn more about the lives of Georgian internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had returned to their homes. Many of the estimated 40,000 IDPs who have returned [...]
2008-07-17 13:43:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI1834ARMENIANS IN SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI EXPRESS SOLIDARITY
[...] (C) Begin Summary and Comment: During the Ambassador's September 10-11 trip to the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, the president's representative to the region and local officials in Akhalkalaki expressed their solidarity with the federal government against Russian aggression. They said there we [...]
2008-10-03 05:23:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL RU GG
08TEGUCIGALPA468STATE OF THE ELECTIONS: GOH FINALLY FUNDS THE
[...] (C) Summary. After months of dragging its feet, the Executive branch finally agreed on May 14 to release the funding of the National Register of Persons (RNP),that issues national identity documents, and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),that runs the elections and counts the votes. The [...]
2008-05-16 19:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
08TELAVIV1199BARAK REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DEFENSE SUPPORT FROM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 14:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER OVIP IS
08TELAVIV1237ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 09:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1483ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The three major Hebrew-language dailies and Israel Hayom led with the Morris Talansky affair and PM Ehud Olmert's political future. Maariv quoted an Israeli law-enforcement official as sayi [...]
2008-07-10 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1536PEACE NOW REPORT: MOCH PLANS TO BUILD 73,300 NEW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On July 7, Peace Now's Settlement Watch Coordinator Hagit Ofran provided econoff with an advanced copy of a soon-to-be published report (please protect until published) detailing the Ministry of Construction and Housing's (MOCH) plans to build 73,300 housing units i [...]
2008-07-17 07:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV171MUGHRABI GATE: NEW PLANS CALL FOR EXPANSION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Revised plans for construction of a new access ramp for the Mughrabi Gate of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif were deposited with the Interior Ministry for public review on December 27. A review of the plans indicates that in addition to constructing a new ramp, planners also in [...]
2008-01-18 17:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KIRF KPAL JO IS
08TELAVIV186ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. World Financial Crunch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to defense sources, Israel intends to keep the crossings into the Gaza Strip permanently closed and will only allow emergency humanitaria [...]
2008-01-23 13:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2171U.S. ARCHIVIST VIEWS ORIENT HOUSE DOCUMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, U.S. National Archivist Dr. Allen Weinstein and Director of the Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division of the National Archives and Records Administration, Michael Carlson, viewed documents seized by Israel from the Orient House in 2001. The two w [...]
2008-09-24 06:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SCUL PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV242ISRAEL AND PA FACE WORSENING WATER SITUATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 14:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR ENRG IS JO
08TELAVIV2677ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the return of the remains of the Israeli victims of MumbaiQs terror attacks. The Jerusalem Post reported that yesterday senior Foreign Ministry offici [...]
2008-12-03 05:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV33AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED AT PETTING ZOO
[...] SUMMARY: On January 3, 2008 the Israeli Veterinary and Animal Health Services (IVAHS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) confirmed Avian Influenza (H5N1) in birds at a Binyamina kindergarten petting zoo in North-Central Israel. Currently, there is no indication that any hum [...]
2008-01-04 13:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR ETRD USTR IS KWBG
08TELAVIV349AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE ENDS FOLLOWING CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) Following the January 3, 2008 confirmation of H5N1 in birds at a Petting Zoo in Benyamina, GOI Ministry of Agriculture instituted surveillance zones at three and ten kilometers, as noted reftel. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that this surveillance ended on February 2, 2008. Other [...]
2008-02-13 09:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR ETRD USTR IS KWBG
08TELAVIV388ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Imad Mughniyah's Assassination 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a recorded video message at Imad Mughniyah's funeral in Beirut on Thursday, Hizbullah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah vowed to [...]
2008-02-15 13:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE455CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO
[...] (SBU) While OPCW has had a very lean schedule since the Review Conference, the U.S. delegation continued to meet May 13 - 23 with Technical Secretariat officials and other delegations on upcoming issues. Ambassador Javits met with the new Executive Council Chairperson to discuss future activ [...]
2008-05-29 15:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE827NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ON CURRENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 13:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NL
08TOKYO1230SCENESETTER FOR G-8 LABOR MINISTERS' MEETING MAY
[...] (SBU) Japan's economy is in its longest postwar expansion, but for many it does not feel that way. Japanese consumers are pinched by rising commodity prices and stagnant wages, and the country is facing long-term fiscal and demographic challenges. Reform, particularly in the labor market, wou [...]
2008-05-07 07:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV OVIP JA
08TOKYO2285 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-19 07:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3370 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TRIPOLI688QADHAFI, BERLUSCONI SIGN HISTORIC AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) The Italian Ambassador in Tripoli briefed local heads of mission on a "historic treaty of friendship and cooperation" (or "colonial compensation agreement", as the Libyan government has characterized it) signed on August 30 in Benghazi by Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi and Italian prime [...]
2008-09-03 18:53:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IT LY
08ULAANBAATAR340June Elections Could Jeopardize Recent Reforms of
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 08:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EPET MG
08UNVIEVIENNA448IAEA/SAL: PLUTONIUM "EXPLOSION" AT THE NUCLEAR LAB
[...] (C) Summary. A contamination incident occurred at the IAEA's Safeguards Analytic Laboratory in Seibersdorf on August 3, in which five plutonium reference solution vials exploded due to a buildup of gases, primarily hydrogen. The vials, which were 15 years old, built up gases to an estimate [...]
2008-08-08 13:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
08USEUBRUSSELS960THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN: BOLD INITIATIVE,
[...] (U) Summary: The EU's Union for the Mediterranean, originally proposed by French President Sarkozy, will launch on July 13 with an official summit in Paris. The project has been diluted to address other EU Member States' concerns, and many details about the endeavor remain unclear. It also fa [...]
2008-06-25 05:09:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL
08USNATO254"FRIENDS OF KOSOVO" MEET IN BRUSSELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Belgium hosted on July 18 a meeting of the "Friends Of Kosovo" bringing together key stakeholders, including NATO, EU, OSCE, UN and contributing nations. The meeting had no formal agenda but was designed to initiate a process of cooperation among the players. Speakers urged gre [...]
2008-07-18 15:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO UN EU OSCE
08USNATO41KREMLIN KEEPS AMB ROGOZIN ON A SHORT LEASH IN HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian nationalist politician-turned-diplomat Dmitri Rogozin launched into a lengthy litany of Russian grievances on missile defense (MD),NATO enlargement, CFE, and Kosovo at his first NATO-Russia Council meeting on January 30, albeit in a more measured tone than in his recent [...]
2008-02-04 11:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR RU
08USOSCE318REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - NEXT STEPS IN VIENNA ON
[...] (SBU) GUIDANCE REQUEST: Mission requests Washington approval to circulate the revised Food-for-Thought paper in para 4. The revision reflects USDEL discussions per earlier guidance (ref A) and the visit of the Chairman of the 1540 Committee to the OSCE (ref B). See also para 3 on concerns ra [...]
2008-12-18 15:49:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE RS XG
08USUNNEWYORK1069UNGA'S LATEST FINANCIAL CRISIS PANEL MORE BALANCED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee held a panel discussion to examine the causes and impact of the global financial crisis on November 11. In contrast to the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) October 30 panel on the crisis (reftel),this latest discussion w [...]
2008-11-13 23:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PREL ENRG UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK157UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 21:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
08USUNNEWYORK158UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $69 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $68,986,679.01 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment [...]
2008-02-19 21:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
08USUNNEWYORK69UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $966,231 to the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (VC),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of November 22, 2007 payments owed ar [...]
2008-01-23 14:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
08USUNNEWYORK776UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-26 19:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
08USUNNEWYORK822UN TO RATIONALIZE ITS WOMEN'S AFFAIRS MECHANISMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The high-level panel on UN System-Wide Coherence underlined, in its 2004 report, the need for reform in the gender sector, and the Member States have agreed that the UN's approach to gender/women needs to be rationalized and strengthened. Deputy Secretary-General Migiro present [...]
2008-09-15 20:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI EAID KWMN UN
08USUNNEWYORK905UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $56.8 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of under-funded pledges for $56,877,390.01 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the U [...]
2008-10-03 17:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
08VIENNA1878AUSTRIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY ON NEGOTIATING
[...] (C) Summary. Resolution of outstanding data protection issues -- whether with the EU or on a bilateral basis -- remains key to concluding U.S.-Austria VWP-related HSPD-6 and PCSC agreements, according to Austrian Interior Ministry Bilateral and Multilateral Affairs Director Kurt Hager (strict [...]
2008-12-22 14:20:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCVIS KJUS PGOV PTER AU
08VIENTIANE415NATURAL PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL TO LEAVE LAOS BY
[...] (C) Summary: Natural Products International (NPI),a small American-owned company that has invested over $1.4 million since coming to Laos in 1997, and that in May secured a contract to produce all of the Corn-Soy Blend (CSB) for the World Food Program's (WFP) school feeding program in Laos [...]
2008-07-28 09:22:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON KIDE PREL EAGR LA
08WARSAW443POLAND'S MINISTER OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUGGLING
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Regional Development Bienkowska told Ambassador that the EU funds Poland will receive in 2007 to 2013 will not be sufficient to meet all of Poland's needs. Infrastructure development is her Ministry's main priority. The Tusk government devolved responsibility fo [...]
2008-04-09 11:22:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL PL
08WARSAW446POLAND'S MINISTER OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUGGLING
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Regional Development Bienkowska told Ambassador that the EU funds Poland will receive in 2007 to 2013 will not be sufficient to meet all of Poland's needs. Infrastructure development is her Ministry's main priority. The Tusk government devolved responsibility fo [...]
2008-04-09 14:00:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL PL
08WELLINGTON400NEW ZEALAND, ASEAN AND THE ARF DISASTER RELIEF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 02:06:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALEAID MOPS PREL MARR NZ
08YEREVAN1032AMBASSADOR YOVANOVITCH PAYS COURTESY CALL ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Yovanovitch paid a courtesy call December 3 on Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan at City Hall. The Mayor described his administration's accomplishments and plans for the city of Yerevan, particularly in alleviating traffic congestion and in maintaining the city's economic stabil [...]
2008-12-23 12:24:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM SENV KDEM AM
08YEREVAN186ARMENIA SITREP: ARMY CALLED IN TO RESTORE ORDER;
[...] (C) Calm prevailed in Yerevan March 3, after pitched battles between opposition protesters and security forces ended in the early hours of March 2. Official GOAM reports state that eight people died in the armed clashes, 33 police were injured, and 100-200 injured overall, although a higher d [...]
2008-03-03 14:42:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM
09ABUJA2100S/CIEA GOLDWYN MEETS WITH NIGERIAN PETROLEUM UNIONS
[...] (C) U.S. State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn met with leaders of Nigeria's two largest petroleum unions met with on November 11 to discuss union perspectives on GON efforts to reform the petroleum sector, specifically plans for downstream deregul [...]
2009-11-20 11:55:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET INV ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM EAID NI
09ABUJA535NIGERIA: AVIATION AIRPORT SECURITY WORKSHOP WITH TSA
[...] Summary. Ambassador and the new Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, opened the third workshop of the U.S. and Nigeria's Public Private Partnership (PPP on Aviation Airport Security and Safety on March 17. The purpose of the PPP is to assist the GON in achieving U.S. Federal Aviation Admi [...]
2009-03-30 07:22:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI
09ADANA19TURKEY: SLIM VICTORY FOR INCUMBENT ADANA MAYOR STILL HOTLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Initial election results from Adana's mayoral race showed incumbent Mayor Aytac Durak, who switched to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) declined to renominate him, had edged out his primary AKP rival by fewer than 1,500 [...]
2009-04-07 05:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TU
09ALGIERS492DESPERATELY LOOKING NORTH: THE MIGRANTS OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The cities of Tamanrasset and Djanet in the Algerian south have become extended transit hubs for thousands of illegal migrants from sub Saharan Africa who are looking north to seek opportunity. With 130,000 residents, Tamanrasset is the largest population center in southern Alger [...]
2009-05-20 18:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER PINR PINS SOCI ML NG AG
09AMMAN1116ATHENS RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The second donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) led by the World Bank convened in Athens on May 4. The RDS, which started in May 2008, is studying the feasibility of rehabilitating the Dead Sea, generating hydropower, and constr [...]
2009-05-13 12:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN886KING RENEWS CALLS FOR DECENTRALIZATION, GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. King Abdullah is ramping up pressure on Jordan's government and calling for movement on a 2004 plan to bring greater local control over provision of government services. PM Nader Al-Dahabi, a known opponent of decentralization, is publicly voicing his willingness to comply with [...]
2009-04-15 12:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
09ANTANANARIVO178 Inter-Comoran Dialogue Ends
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After five days of talks on the constitution, institutions, and governance, the Inter-Comoran Dialogue closed March 7. While the recommendations are not binding, an overwhelming majority of participants insisted that President Sambi not seek to extend his mandate in the upcomi [...]
2009-03-14 08:56:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON CN
09ASHGABAT1075TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON "ACTIVELY WAITS" FOR ONSHORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 25 Economic Officer met with the head of Chevron's local office to discuss Chevron's current plans in Turkmenistan's natural gas sector. The Chevron rep reiterated Chevron's interest in a production agreement for onshore deposits, while acknowledging the GOTX's policy to [...]
2009-08-26 12:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT1140TURKMENISTAN'S NEW LAW ON OZONE PROTECTION LACKS ENFORCER
[...] (U) Sensitive, But Unclassified. Not For Internet Distribution. Â [...]
2009-09-08 12:34:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1160TURKMENISTAN'S LEGISLATIVE REFORM -- GENUINE OR COSMETIC?
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan is in the process of reforming outdated Soviet-era laws, with the stated intention of supporting broader reforms in the country and bringing about compliance with international standards. President Berdi [...]
2009-09-11 13:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TX
09ASHGABAT1402HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN DISCUSSES "BURNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian Ambassador to Iran Gyorgy Busztin met October 29 with Charge to share his views on the situation in Iran. Busztin said the protests marked a turning point for the country, because the government lost legitimacy and people felt the power they had to promote change. He s [...]
2009-11-02 12:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IR TX
09ASHGABAT1497HEAD OF TURKMEN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During his visit to Ashgabat, DAS Krol met the GOTX's Head of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights Shirin Akhmedova. The meeting focused on the Institute's adherence to directives by President Berdimuhamedov and a long list of laws the GOTX is working on related to democr [...]
2009-11-24 05:49:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1543IRAN: UNESCO DIRECTOR SHARES THE UPS AND DOWNS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Ashgabat this week, the Director of UNESCO's office in Tehran spoke of the challenges of cooperating with the Iranian government in several areas, including training journalists and the preservation of cultural heritage sites. He also described the reaction of hi [...]
2009-12-03 11:49:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1563TURKMENISTAN: LOTS OF GAS, BUT WHAT ABOUT OIL?
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Annual oil production in Turkmenistan has varied from 9 to 10 million tons for the past six years, but the Turkmen Government has announced plans to increase the oil production to 50 million tons by 2020. Turkmenis [...]
2009-12-04 12:14:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PGOV EINV TX
09ASHGABAT1656TURKMENISTAN: ANY GAS LEFT FOR NABUCCO?
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The commissioning of the Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - China gas pipeline (ref A) and the recent Turkmen-Russian decision to resume gas supplies to Russia (ref B) triggered international media speculatio [...]
2009-12-24 03:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET PGOV EINV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT380TURKMEN GAS DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON PRODUCTION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The director of the Turkmen State Gas Concern (Turkmengas) recently described the company's responsibilities and activities, and discussed the Turkmenistan Government's hopes for development of its hydrocarbon resources. He indicated that Turkmengas is moving forward with the [...]
2009-03-24 12:37:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET EINV TX CH RS
09ASHGABAT401LONGTIME COMMERCIAL RESIDENT POSTULATES ON ROOTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A long-time Amcit commercial resident of Turkmenistan told a recent visitor that U.S. influence here has been curbed in part because of changes in U.S. policy over the last 15 years, but also because of the historical missteps of U.S. energy giants who abandoned difficult and c [...]
2009-03-30 11:51:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT729TURKMENISTAN: KAKAYEV DESCRIBES DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Morningstar delegation's May 29 meeting with State Agency for the Management and Use of Hydrocarbons Chairman Kakayev provided some insights into Turkmen thinking regarding the current energy sector development strategy, the export pipeline question and commercial proposa [...]
2009-06-10 08:59:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT761 TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's PAO had a friendly and open meeting with the Chair of the Mejilis (Parliament) committee on Education, Science, and Culture. The discussion revealed that the committee has a massive portfolio of issues, bu [...]
2009-06-17 10:42:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SCUL KPAO ECA TX
09ASHGABAT880CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION - BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption in higher education is pervasive and comes at a high cost to the integrity of the educational system, as well as a high cost to parents who are forced to borrow huge sums from family and friends in order [...]
2009-07-15 03:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
09ASMARA80IS ERITREA UNRAVELING?
[...] (S) Summary: Young Eritreans are fleeing their country in droves, the economy appears to be in a death spiral, Eritrea's prisons are overflowing, and the country's unhinged dictator remains cruel and defiant. Is the country "on the brink of disaster" as posited by Eritrea's first cousins across the [...]
2009-03-05 13:21:00Embassy AsmaraSECRETPGOV PREL ECON PINR ER
09ASTANA1172 KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT SIGNS RENEWABLE ENERGY LAW
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, President Nazarbayev signed the law "In Support of Renewable Energy Sources" that will promote environmentally friendly power generation, including the use of renewable energy sources. This legislation [...]
2009-07-13 09:21:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ENRG EINV SENV KZ
09ASTANA1518 KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSES HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent days, Kazakhstan has proposed an OSCE Summit in 2010 to be co-chaired by Kazakhstan and the United States, repeated its desire to establish a Joint Presidential Commission, and renewed its effort for an Obama-Nazarbayev meeting at the general time of the April 2010 Nuc [...]
2009-09-13 03:45:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KISL OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA1616 KAZAKHSTAN: THE COMPLEXITY OF "OPPOSITION MEDIA"
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a media roundtable the Ambassador hosted in Almaty, independent and opposition journalists detailed their opinions, concerns, and experiences. It was a useful and informative snapshot, but it wasn't the wh [...]
2009-09-23 09:45:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KPAO KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2273KAZAKHSTAN STRONGLY DENIES REPORT OF POTENTIAL URANIUM TRANSER TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 07:44:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA KZ
09ASTANA494 KAZAKHSTAN: NATO REP FOR CENTRAL ASIA BRIEFS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons told NATO Ambassadors in Astana on March 18 that the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum is administratively on track for June 24-25 in Astana, even though Kazakhstani officials made [...]
2009-03-19 09:43:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA924 KAZAKHSTAN: BTA SAGA CONTINUES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Questions remain about how BTA, Kazakhstan's fourth largest commercial bank which is already in partial default, and its self-exiled former chairman, Mukhtar Ablyazov, managed to wind up in such dire straits. Forei [...]
2009-05-29 12:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ
09BAGHDAD2680FRAUD SUMMARY - BAGHDAD
[...] Security remains a concern in Iraq; however, conditions are gradually improving. Traveling both domestically and around the region remains difficult for Iraqi nationals. High numbers of Iraqis continue to pursue plans to immigrate to the US for economic and security reasons. Post is prepari [...]
2009-10-06 03:11:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PREF KFRD IZ
09BAGHDAD3065PRT DIYALA: PROSECUTOR CLAIMS CONFESSION LED TO
[...] This is a PRT Diyala cable. 2. (C) Summary: Multiple sources claim that the recent Anti-Terrorism Law-based warrants for Diyala Provincial Council member Hisham al-Hiyali and his wife, Council of Representatives (COR) member Tayseer Mashandani, originate with the un-coerced confession of [...]
2009-11-22 08:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3133TRILATERAL COUNTER-PKK COOPERATION REMAINS ON TRACK
[...] (SECRET/NOFORN) Summary: MNF-I MGEN Stephen Hummer led a MNF-I/EMB Baghdad group, accompanied by MSNSA Staff MGEN Fukaiki, to the Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) on November 25. Bilateral U.S.-GoI (with KRG host) discussions on the margins with hosting KRG Zerevani (paramilita [...]
2009-12-02 14:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MARR PINR SNAR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD47 IRAQI REFINERIES PRESENT AND FUTURE (CORRECTED COPY)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's refineries are plagued by poor maintenance and antiquated design. Modern refineries produce 80% to 90% of a barrel of oil into light or medium distillates, while Iraq's refineries produce between 50% and 55%. This creates large amounts of heavy fuel oil (HFO),which mus [...]
2009-01-08 15:38:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EPET ENRG IZ
09BAGHDAD502NAJAF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANDING RAPIDLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Najaf Airport is expanding rapidly to accommodate the demand from Shi'a pilgrims coming to religious shrines in the province. Religious pilgrims visiting the province have increased dramatically over last year, and most pilgrims stay for at least a week. Currently the bulk of [...]
2009-02-26 13:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD EINV IZ IR
09BAKU529AZERBAIJAN'S SECOND CITY A MICROCOSM OF DIFFICULT
[...] (C) Summary: Ganja, Azerbaijan's historic capital and second largest city, has experienced economic stagnation since the end of the Soviet Union. Endemic corruption and brain drain have exacerbated this decline. There is little hope that reform will come through involvement of opposition p [...]
2009-07-01 08:48:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU969SOCAR VP: TOUGH VISIT TO TEHRAN
[...] (S) In a 15 December meeting, Elshad Nassirov SOCAR Vice President described his December 14-15 trip to Tehran, accompanying Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. Nassirov told us this was their first trip back to Tehran since this year's disputed election. He described the atmosphere with Iranian [...]
2009-12-16 13:52:00Embassy BakuSECRETENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAMAKO697NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SLOWLY RAMPING UP
[...] (SBU) The Northern Mali Development Agency (ADN) announced in July 2009 the start of its economic reinsertion program for Northern Malian youth who were participants in the 2006 rebellion. The program is starting with CFA 1.1 billion (USD 2.4 million) of a total CFA 22.6 billion (USD 50.2 [...]
2009-10-29 17:00:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL ML
09BANGKOK163NEW PM TACKLES THAILAND'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's fourth quarter economic figures show an "economy in crisis," Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva told numerous local and foreign audiences over the last several weeks during a non-stop schedule of speeches to woo the country with his cabinet's economic stimulus plans. "Ma [...]
2009-01-22 10:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1695 MEGAPORTS REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS PORT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first Megaports Initiative Regional Workshop was held in Bangkok, Thailand May 12-15, 2009. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Customs, and Port Authority of Thailand co-hosted the event with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Embassy. The workshop [...]
2009-07-15 02:28:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS EWWT ETTC PARM PREL TH
09BANGKOK2182AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DELEGATION MEETINGS IN BANGKOK
[...] (C) Summary. During meetings with the Thai Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Bank of Thailand, Ambassador Philip Goldberg and delegation stressed the importance of full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1874 and 1718. Thai Foreign Ministry officials reiterated [...]
2009-08-28 10:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC EFIN KNNP UNSC TH KN
09BANGKOK3164THAILAND TACKLES POLICE CORRUPTION AND BRUTALITY
[...] (SBU) In a major victory for police reform efforts and accountability in Thailand, a Bangkok district court found eight members of the 41st Border Patrol Police (BPP) unit guilty on charges of assault, illegal detention and extortion. The unprecedented December 8 district court ruling followe [...]
2009-12-16 09:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK931 RURAL "SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY" VILLAGES OFFER ALTERNATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Thailand's emergence in recent years as a major trading economy in Asia, the King's encouragement of a self-reliant "sufficiency economy" has attracted support in the countryside. Government programs support village recycling and low-carbon impact agricultural practice [...]
2009-04-09 05:38:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EAGR ECON TH
09BANGKOK991THAI GOVERNMENT VS. THAKSIN: ARREST WARRANTS, PASSPORT REVOCATION, AND OVERTURE TO NICARAGUA
[...] (SBU) The RTG has formally informed the Embassy via diplomatic note of new measures against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra: the issuance of a new arrest warrant for inciting mob violence, and the revocation of Thaksin's Thai passport. These steps follow the eruption of mob violence in Pat [...]
2009-04-20 09:47:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CVIS CPAS KJUS NU TH
09BEIJING1177 CHINA - STATE COUNCIL OPINION URGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council issued a seven-point "Opinion" April 10 on "Strengthening Management of Government Procurement" that is a binding administrative prescription with quasi-legal force (unofficial translation at Paragraph 7). Local media portray the new guidelines as targetin [...]
2009-05-03 22:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV WTRO PGOV CH
09BEIJING3396DAS HOLT'S NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH DDG LI JUNHUA
[...] (C) Summary: The PRC remains committed to UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKOs) and supports efforts to establish achievable mandates and to promote political processes that will complement UNPKO activities, MFA International Organizations and Conference Deputy Director General Li Junhua told B [...]
2009-12-18 09:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPKO CH
09BERLIN1165BERLIN EAC MEETING ON 18 SEP 2009
[...] (S/NF) On 18 September the Mission Germany EAC met in Berlin to discuss the current threat situation. This discussion centered on the two different but related threat streams currently of concern (see refs),i.e. the threat of a terrorist attack on Germany timed to impact their elections and [...]
2009-09-18 16:17:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09BERLIN1259DASD TOWNSEND'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend visited Berlin September 23-25 for the first annual bilateral defense consultations with the German MOD, and also had wide-ranging consultations with senior officials at the MFA and Chancellery. All were anxious about the current sta [...]
2009-10-07 15:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR GM
09BERLIN1340GERMANY'S NEW COALITION AGREEMENT: THE DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Germany's recently elected CDU/CSU-FDP coalition signed a Coalition Agreement -- the document setting out policy priorities for the next four years -- on October 24, 2009. The agreement includes several elements -- tax cuts worth around 24 billion euros for individuals and pri [...]
2009-10-26 17:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1377SECURITY TAKES BACKSEAT AS NEW JUSTICE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's new Federal Justice Minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, has strong views on individual liberties and personal privacy that are likely to lead to complications with the USG concerning law enforcement security cooperation and data sharing. Leutheusser-Schnarrenb [...]
2009-11-02 07:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN283BLUE LANTERN REPONSE LICENSE 050115687: ASC SITE
[...] (SBU) As a follow-up to Ref A, EconOff conducted a site visit to Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC) GmbH. Based on this site visit, we assess that ASC is a reliable handler of United States Munitions List (USML) items. On March 3, EconOff met with ASC GmbH CEO Peter Bay at ASC's headquarter [...]
2009-03-11 15:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SF GM
09BERLIN879STAYING AHEAD OF PROLIFERATORS REVOLVES AROUND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the global financial crisis adds pressure to stimulate growth through increased exports despite the ever increasing threat from proliferation/terrorism, the question of how to effectively administer national export control measures has never been more important or for that m [...]
2009-07-21 14:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ETRD KOMC PARM PGOV PINR BR UK IR GM
09BOGOTA1832LESSONS LEARNED FROM PLAN COLOMBIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. I asked my Country Team to distill our combined Colombia experience into a cable offering a selection of lessons learned that may be of use to our colleagues in Mexico and other countries confronting escalating drug trafficking and related violence. This is not [...]
2009-06-08 19:26:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNEAID SNAR PREL MOPS PTER MX CO
09BOGOTA1861AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE
[...] (C) The Afro-Colombian Caucus, which consists of ten legislators from nine political parties, has five of its members investigated or jailed for alleged corruption or ties to illegal armed groups. The Caucus has succeeded in highlighting Afro-Colombian issues, but has not been effective in [...]
2009-06-10 17:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2961MILITARY'S MOMENTUM SLOWS: COLOMBIA CONFLICT
[...] (C) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demobilizations continued to decline in the second quarter of 2009, as did FARC kills and captures by the Colombian military. National Liberation Army (ELN) demobilizations remained higher. FARC Secretariat member Jorge Briceno (alias "Mono J [...]
2009-09-16 14:42:00Embassy BogotaSECRETMOPS MCAP PTER MARR ASEC SNAR CO
09BOGOTA3081HFCS Demarche Delivered to Colombian MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 17:33:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC KGHG CO
09BOGOTA317WILL COLOMBIA-ECUADOR TRADE DRY UP?: A VIEW FROM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ecuador's balance of payments safeguard measures have left Colombian policymakers and business community leaders frustrated and concerned over the future of the commercial relationship with their third largest export market. The economic outlook in the border department of Nar [...]
2009-02-02 21:23:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECIN PREL CO
09BRASILIA1136BRAZIL: "WE WILL HAVE AN AMBITIOUS NUMBER" FOR EMISSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will go to Copenhagen with an ambitious emissions reductions number as part of the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),according to the Minister of External Relations Celso Amorim. In an early September inte [...]
2009-09-11 19:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1202BRAZIL: SUPPORTS GOALS BUT NOT MEANS IN U.S.-CANADA-MEXICO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) understands and is concerned by the growing use of HFCs to replace HCFCs. Nonetheless, it is opposed to both the U.S.-Mexico-Canada and the Mauritius and Micronesia proposals to the Montreal Protocol to address this problem. The GOB sees such pro [...]
2009-09-28 19:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA654BRAZIL: Treasury DAS Nancy Lee - G20 follow-up, political
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private and public sector interlocutors in Brasilia and Sao Paulo told U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy Lee that Brazil's economic downturn may be bottoming out. Bankers, however, were unwilling to predict when investment levels would trend higher, which [...]
2009-05-22 17:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV PREL BR
09BRASILIA757BRAZIL: BILATERAL ACCORDS A KEY COMPONENT IN
[...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s strategy for dealing with the trafficking of illegal drugs has focused in part on creating a robust diplomatic framework in recognition that the "illegal traffic of narcotics represents a grave threat to the health and well-being of populations as well as a problem that a [...]
2009-06-16 19:20:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKCRM NAR PREL BR
09BRASILIA771BRAZIL: CODEL THOMPSON DISCUSSES TERRORISM,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson (D-MS),accompanied by other 4 Committee Members and some 20 staff, visited Brasilia on May 28. In addition to a country team and special session with Department of Homeland Security representatives (ICE, CBP, [...]
2009-06-18 19:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER OREP PGOV BR
09BRATISLAVA369FICO FIRES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, BUT IT'S NO CLEANUP
[...] (C) On Wednesday, PM Robert Fico fired his Minister of Environment over a public procurement scandal involving the disposal of coal ash. At the press conference announcing the dismissal, he said that he would take the ministry away from junior coalition partner, which has caused the governmen [...]
2009-08-21 09:31:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL ECON KCOR LO
09BRUSSELS1325EU EXPERTS AWARE OF TRILATERAL HFCS PROPOSAL
[...] (U) On Friday, September 25, EconOff raised the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trilateral proposal on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer with David Liddy, Policy Officer, Ozone Protection Layer, at DG Environment, per reftel. Liddy noted that ex [...]
2009-10-01 09:39:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC EUN KGHG
09BRUSSELS261EU ARCTIC POLICY: BRUSSELS LOOKS NORTH
[...] (SBU) On February 20, Janos Herman, Policy Advisor and Deputy Political Director, DG External Relations, called on USEU's Economic Section to discuss the policy paper (i.e., communication) "The European Union and the Arctic Region" (issued in November) and the Commission's request for observer [...]
2009-02-24 10:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV EUN
09BRUSSELS424NEW EU LOGGING REGULATIONS COULD PRESENT
[...] (U) The European Parliament in mid-February 2009 approved amendments to draft legislation which placed far stricter requirements on the logging industry in an attempt to prevent illegally logged timber from entering the European Union. Proposals added to the legislation include the creation of [...]
2009-03-24 15:47:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EUN SENV
09BRUSSELS437DG RELEX HOPES TO FINISH EU VERSION OF TEC
[...] SUMMARY. European Commission (DG RELEX) officials told USEU they are nearly ready to share a draft medium-term workplan for Transatlantic Economic Council/Transatlantic Economic Framework (TEC/TEF) activities with EU Member States. RELEX said they hope the draft workplan could be adopted at [...]
2009-03-27 05:14:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN PREL
09BRUSSELS540IMPROVING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CHAD: JOINT
[...] Summary: The European Commission DG ECHO) and the U.S. Government (State/PRM and USAID/OFDA) delivered joint recommendations in late March to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Office for the Cordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for te improvement of assistance to r [...]
2009-04-08 15:59:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SU CD EAID EUN
09BRUSSELS616EU TERRORISM SANCTIONS: TROUBLE CONTINUES
[...] (U) This message contains an urgent Action Request (paras 31-32). Please see also Summary and other Action Requests paragraphs 6-7, 12, 17-18, 23, 25, 29 and 37. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY/COMMENT: Due in part to recent European court rulings, EU implementation of UN and autonomous sanctions ag [...]
2009-04-29 16:28:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS UNSC PINR
09BUDAPEST636ANTI GMO, BUT NO COMMENT: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy's Commercial Section chief delivered demarche points on September 1 to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations. Vajda is also Hungary's spokesperson for the Special Agricultu [...]
2009-09-03 13:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO HU
09BUDAPEST73(U) C-WP8-01022- HUNGARIAN SECURITY OF NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Post provides the responses below sequenced to reftel questions in para 3.A (1-3). 2. (S) Hungary has multi-layered security measures in place at the country's two nuclear facilities - the main power plant at Pecs and the research reactor in Budapest. For example, during a December 200 [...]
2009-01-27 15:06:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPINR PARM MNUC KNNP HU
09BUDAPEST885HUGE UNCONVENTIONAL GAS POTENTIAL LIKELY TO REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: There are substantial amounts of natural gas in the tight gas sands of southeastern Hungary, but initial tests to determine the technical feasibility of developing the resources have not been promising. End Summary. SIGNIFICANT UNCONVENTIONAL GAS RESERVES 2. (SBU) Hungary [...]
2009-12-14 11:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
09BUJUMBURA689NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT
[...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reference A that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report was generated by the Defense Attache (DATT) after a walk-in, Nawab Chakaa [...]
2009-12-17 10:43:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC BY KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PTER
09CAIRO1845DEMARCHE GIVEN: U.S.-CANADA-MEXICO TRILATERAL PROPOSAL TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 13:56:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC KGHG EG
09CAIRO2072NAVCENT DISCUSSES SUEZ CANAL TRANSIT PROCEDURES
[...] (C) Key Points -- During a September 29 meeting, NAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Cropper and Assistant Minister of Defense Major General al-Assar discussed Suez Canal transit procedures for U.S. naval vessels as part of an ongoing dialogue following the March 2008 Global Patriot incident. -- [...]
2009-11-01 15:11:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS MARR EWWT EG
09CAIRO743EGYPT'S PIG SLAUGHTER CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) We met April 30 with Dr. Mona Mehrez, director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation's (MALR's) Animal Health Research Institute today. Mehrez confirmed Egypt's mass pig slaughtering operation began in earnest April 30. MALR teams are doing the killing. The goal is no pig [...]
2009-04-30 14:01:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL EG
09CANBERRA568GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA-INFORMATION COLLECTION,
[...] (U) The Australian government is forward leaning in both maintaining border security and providing assistance to partners in the fight against terrorism. To that end, robust and dynamic protocols are in place to ensure that the movement of suspected and known terrorists are monitored and thwar [...]
2009-06-17 23:10:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PREL PTER
09CAPETOWN145STATE OF THE NATION DEBATE
[...] (U) The State of the Nation Debate was concluded in Parliament on June 9, 2009 with President Zuma responding to the issues raised by the various opposition parties regarding his address last week. In his earlier State of the Nation Address Zuma placed emphasis on poverty alleviation, impro [...]
2009-06-10 14:18:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SF
09CARACAS1295URBAN LANDS LAW THREATENS PROPERTY RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: On August 14, the National Assembly unanimously approved a new law that grants the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) wide authority to seize underutilized urban lands to develop socialist housing projects. While the law is yet unpublished in the Official Gaz [...]
2009-10-07 19:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET
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