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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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00GABORONE5064STRENGTHENING MULTIPARTY DEMPOCRACY IN SOUTHERN
[...] IN THE PAST YEAR SOUTHERN AFRICA HAS WITNESSED A SERIES OF ELECTIONS. SOME, SUCH AS THOSE IN MOZAMBIQUE, ZIMBABWE, AND TANZANIA, HAVE BEEN HOTLY CONTESTED IN SOME AREAS, WITH QUESTIONS RAISED AS TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. OTHERS, SUCH AS THOSE IN BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, AND MAURI [...]
2000-11-09 12:53:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSADC EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM
00HARARE1901 ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE IMPACTS AND NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE RECENT FLOODING DISASTER IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZIMBABWE, PRESENTED IN A DRAFT REPORT BY THE GOZ'S CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT RECENTLY OBTAINED BY THE MISSION. [...]
2000-04-07 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
00HARARE1970MDC TO OFFER AMNESTY TO KEY MILITARY FIGURES
[...] (C) A SMALL DEPUTATION OF MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MEMBERS LED BY HARARE BUSINESSMAN CLIVE PUZEY CALLED ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD APRIL 10 TO INFORM HIM OF A PLAN TO OFFER AN AMNESTY DEAL TO APPROXIMATELY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01970 121839Z TE [...]
2000-04-11 16:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI MDC
00HARARE2021 ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: ON APRIL 6, MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) ATTENDED A THIRD GOVERNMENT-DONOR MEETING ON THE FLOODING DISASTER CHAIRED JOINTLY BY UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE RESREP) C. LOPES AND MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL HOUSING (MLGNH - PARENT MINISTRY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIV [...]
2000-04-13 12:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
00HARARE2200S/E WOLPE DISCUSSES DRC DISENGAGEMENT AND DISARMAMENT WITH ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE ZIMBABWEAN FOREIGN MINISTER, THE APRIL 21 VICTORIA FALLS MEETING WAS DESIGNED AS A SUMMIT OF THE HEADS OF STATE OF THE EXTERNAL STATE ACTORS TO DISCUSS WAYS OF EXTRICATING THEMSELVES FROM THE CONGO. THE CONGOLESE WERE NOT INVITED. AT THE LAST MOMENT, DOS SANTO [...]
2000-04-22 19:27:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CG ZI
00HARARE3779 AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 10 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI AND MDC PARLIAMENTARY LEADER GIBSON SIBANDA OUTLINED THE PARTY'S PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA, WHICH INCLUDES LAND REFORM, THE ECONOMY, AND THE CREATION OF MECHANISMS FOR HOLDING THE [...]
2000-07-12 18:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM ZI MDC
00HARARE4064AJELLO TRYING TO SELL NON-CONGOLESE
[...] (C) EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO IS IN HARARE FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT DURING WHICH HE HOPES TO SELL THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ON A SUMMIT OF NON-CONGOLESE BELLIGERENTS, AS DESCRIBED IN REFTELS. AJELLO, WHO HAD BEEN IN HARARE FOR 24 HOURS AND HAD MET ONLY WITH CO [...]
2000-07-25 07:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINR ZI CG MZ
00HARARE4207ZIMBABWE'S IMF RESREP ON THE RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING ON JULY 28 THE IMF RESREP, ROBERT FRANCO, PROVIDED ECONOFF WITH INFORMATION ON UPCOMING IMF ACTIONS ON ZIMBABWE. FRANCO ALSO SHARED HIS BLEAK OUTLOOK ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY. FOREMOST ON HIS LIST OF CONCERNS WAS: THE GOZ'S VERY POOR BUDGET PERFORMANCE; [...]
2000-07-31 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ZI
00HARARE4818COMMERCIAL FARMERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) THREE COMMERCIAL FARMERS, ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL AND AN MDC MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON AUGUST 28 THAT PHYSICAL INTIMIDATION OF FARMERS HAD MOSTLY STOPPED. NOW, THE GOVERNMENT WAS ENCOURAGING SQUATTERS TO BUILD HOUSES ON OCCUPIED LAND. THEY EXPRESSED CO [...]
2000-08-30 10:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
00HARARE5350GOVERNMENT CONTINUES STOPGAP FUEL ACQUISITION
[...] (SBU) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTING, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SIGNED A ZIM$2.5 BILLION (APPROXIMATELY USD 50 MILLION) LINE OF CREDIT WITH PRETRONAS, THE MALAYSIAN OIL COMPANY. MOTOR FUELS WILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE COUNTRY OVERLAND, BY RAIL AND ROAD, BY ENGEN. THE MALAYSIAN COMPANY, WHICH HAS [...]
2000-09-22 10:24:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EIND PGOV AMGT ZI
00HARARE6126DEPUTY ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM MINISTER BRIEFS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EDWARD CHINDORI-CHININGA, DEPUTY MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, PAID A CALL ON AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON OCTOBER 30 TO INFORM HIM OF HIS MINISTRY'S PLANS TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE, RESOLVE THE OCCUPATIONS OF CONSERVANCY LANDS, AND REACH [...]
2000-10-31 17:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SENV PINR ZI
00KINSHASA8363LOCAL IMPORTER SUSPECTED OF CRIMINALITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Many long-standing Kinshasa businesses are complaining about Congo Futur, an importer that has expanded rapidly since it started operations less than three years ago and is now the largest food supplier in Kinshasa. Established businesses accuse Congo Futur of various illegaliti [...]
2000-12-16 07:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SOCI CG
00PRETORIA2660MORE ON SADC REFORM
[...] (C) ALONG WITH PARTICIPATING IN THE REFORM OF SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY (REF A),SOUTH AFRICA IS A KEY PLAYER IN THE OVERALL REFORM OF SADC AS AN INSTITUTION. AS A MEMBER OF THE "TROIKA PLUS ONE" (SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, ZIMBABWE, AND MOZAMBIQUE) REFORM COMMITTEE, SOUTH [...]
2000-04-06 09:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SADC SF
00STATE228771OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF SENIOR LEVEL GENERALIST
[...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CYCLE HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 TED MAY ALSO BID [...]
2000-12-01 20:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
00STATE229013OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF FS-01 GENERALIST AND
[...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR FS-01 POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2001 TEDS MAY ALSO BID [...]
2000-12-01 23:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
01ABUJA1376 INTERIM REPORT ON MAP WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is a brief interim report; comprehensive report to follow. ------------- State of play ------------- 2. (U) At the fifth session of the five-nation Steering Committee of the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) held at Pretoria in March it was agre [...]
2001-06-15 18:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON NI SF AG OAU
01ABUJA2480U.S. MOVE TOWARD AFRICAN WTO POSITIONS APPLAUDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Fourth Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community Conference of Trade Ministers September 22-23 in Abuja, Nigeria ended with widespread appreciation for U.S. movement toward African WTO positions on agriculture, intellectual property, the environment, labor iss [...]
2001-09-27 15:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OVIP NI WTO
01HARARE1108ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 3
[...] THOUGH RAINS CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN, RAINFALL AMOUNTS EASED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS AND FLOODING IN THE ZAMBEZI VALLEY SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, THE NORTHERN AREAS OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL, WHERE LARGE AREAS OF CROPLAND HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, REMAIN AT RISK FROM FLOO [...]
2001-03-23 08:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE1124INDUSTRY PERMSEC BRIEFS US ON A RANGE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 26 CHARGE AND ECONOFF MET WITH STEWART COMBERBACH, PERMANENT SECRETARY AT THE MINNISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AN INFORMAL MEETING TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS. THE PERMSEC, WITH WHOM WE ENJOY FRANK AND HONEST DIALOGUE TOUCHED, UNPROMPTED, [...]
2001-03-27 05:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN PREL PHUM PGOV ZI
01HARARE1176DATA ON ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES: ZIMBABWE
[...] AT INDEPENDENCE IN 1980, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE INHERITED A LANDMINE PROBLEM ALONG SOME OF ITS BORDERS, WHERE RHODESIAN SECURITY SERVICES HAD LAID MINES TO HINDER OPERATIONS BY REBEL GROUPS BASED IN MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA. ALTHOUGH MINE CLEARANCE BEGAN IN 1982 IN AFFECTED AREAS, THE GOVERN [...]
2001-03-30 10:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1727DEFENSE MINISTER MAHACHI DIES SUDDENLY
[...] (C) ADRESSEES WILL HAVE SEEN PRESS REPORTING OF THE DEATH MAY 26 OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE MOVEN MAHACHI. MAHACHI WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF A HEAVILY LOADED LAND ROVER DISCOVERY THAT WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY A CAR WHOSE DRIVER WAS REPORTEDLY DRUNK. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE MINISTER'S VEHICLE TO ROLL AND [...]
2001-05-29 15:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE1914READOUT ON SADC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN HARARE
[...] (C) SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) MINISTERS MET IN HARARE ON JUNE 11 TO APPROVE A PROTOCOL THAT WILL RESTRUCTURE SADC'S ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 01914 171453Z AND SECURITY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF "DISCREPANCIES" IN [...]
2001-06-17 14:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ZI AO
01HARARE2322OPPOSITION LEADER TSVANGIRAI ON UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) IN A JULY 31 LUNCH HOSTED BY CHARGE HOOKS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE USG'S APPROACH TOWARD ZIMBABWE AND WITH HIS RECEPTION BY U.S. OFFICIALS DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO WASHINGTON. HE EXPECTS ZANU- PF TO INTENSIFY THE VIOLENCE IN TH [...]
2001-08-02 13:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS ZI
01HARARE2398 SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY COMMENTS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. AS A CONTINUATION OF INITIAL COURTESY CALLS, DCM MET WITH SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTERPART THOMAS RAMBAU CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02398 01 OF 02 141109Z ON AUGUST 8. RAMBAU ECHOED THE PESSIMISM THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN HIS COMMENTS [...]
2001-08-14 11:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2480UNDP AND DONORS MEET ON FOOD AID FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO MET WITH A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE DONOR COMMUNITY ON AUGUST 20 AT THE FORMER'S INVITATION TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS ON THE FOOD AID FRONT. THE GROUP FOCUSED IN SEQUENCE ON THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CRISIS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A HUMANITARIAN SECRE [...]
2001-08-22 11:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EAGR ZI
01HARARE2731SADC DIPLOMATS PROVIDE READOUT ON SEPTEMBER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. CHARGE AND DCM HELD A SEREIS OF MEETINGS WITH THE HIGH COMMISSIONERS/COUNSELORS OF MOZAMBIQUE, MALAWI, AND SOUTH AFRICA LATE LAST WEEK TO OBTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11 MEETINGS BETWEEN MUGABE AND THE ZIMBABWEANS AND SADC CHIEFS OF STATE. ALL THREE EXPRESSED SOME DEG [...]
2001-09-18 05:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
01HARARE2787 FM MUDENGE LECTURES THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN AN EXCRUCIATING TWO- HOUR LECTURE TO THE FULL DIPLOMATIC CORPS SEPTEMBER 20 ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE EXTOLLED THE GREAT SUCCESS OF THE ABUJA AGREEMENT BECAUSE "EVERYONE AGREED ON THE CENTRALITY OF THE LAND ISSUE", PRAISED THE SADC HEADS OF STATE MEETING (S [...]
2001-09-21 10:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE3672A/S KANSTEINER MEETS WITH CROSS SECTION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 9, A/S KANSTEINER MET WITH A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF BULAWAYO SOCIETY TO DISCUSS THE RECENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THAT CITY, ONGOING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE DETERIORATING ECONOMY AND LOOMING FOOD SHORTAGES, PASSAGE [...]
2001-12-11 09:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINS ZI
01HARARE3691SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE PLAYS IN HARARE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE LONG ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE DEALING WITH THE ZIMBABWEAN SITUATION TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 10 AND 11, LONG ON RHETORIC BUT SHORT ON RESULTS. THE GOZ MANAGED TO CONTROL BOTH THE AGENDA AND THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING, WHICH YIELDED A LARGELY TOOTHLESS [...]
2001-12-13 04:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
01HARARE3730 A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) DURING HIS DECEMBER 10-11 VISIT TO HARARE, AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MET WITH A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WILSON SANDURA, UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF H [...]
2001-12-14 09:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE524DEALING WITH ROBERT MUGABE, THE CONSUMMATE SURVIVOR
[...] (C) OVER THE NEXT YEAR, PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL FACE HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE IN 20 YEARS TO STAYING IN POWER. A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN WHICH MUGABE INTENDS TO RUN, IS SLATED FOR EARLY 2002. HE MUST CONTEND WITH A SIZABLE AND RELATIVELY UNIFIED POLITICAL OPPOSITION, A COSTLY AND UNPOPULAR INT [...]
2001-01-26 09:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ZI
01HARARE829REGIONAL FLOODING LARGELY BYPASSES ZIMBABWE
[...] DISASTER DECLARATIONS AND REPORTS OF RECENT FLOODING IN NEIGHBORING MOZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI CAUSED US TO CONTACT THE GOZ AND DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF COLLATERAL FLOOD DAMAGE IN ZIMBABWE. NATURAL DISASTER TRACKING AND ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IS HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL PRO [...]
2001-02-26 13:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01LILONGWE1976ENGAGING SADC IN GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST
[...] (C) AT AN OCTOBER 19 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LILIAN PATEL PRIMARILY TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE (REFTEL B),CHARGE ASKED PATEL HER VIEWS ON HOW SADC AND THE USG COULD COOPERATE IN THE GLOBAL COALITION ON TERRORISM. 2. (C) PATEL SAID THAT HER PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, B [...]
2001-10-19 16:00:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SADC MI
01PRETORIA4997NEXT STEPS IN THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE": THE
[...] (C) THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT LAST JULY MERGED THE MAP AND OMEGA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO CREATE THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE." SAG DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAP/NAI ISSUES COORDINATOR DAVID MALCOMSON BRIEFED EMBOFFS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS PROCESS. INITIALLY A 15 NATION HE [...]
2001-08-24 13:32:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL SF
01VATICAN2022VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL"
[...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...]
2001-04-12 09:25:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3552 USG/VATICAN PROJECTS FOR POTUS POPE MEETING
[...] (U) THIS IS A RESPONSE TO REFTELCON REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE USG'S AND EMBASSY VATICAN'S TRACK RECORD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03552 051341Z OF SUPPORT FOR VATICAN-BACKED PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY OF SANT'EGIDIO AND CARITAS. WE UNDERSTAND [...]
2001-07-05 14:26:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PGOV VT
01VATICAN3756 EMBASSY VATICAN TEXT FOR NICHOLSON CONFIRMATION
[...] PER REFTELCON, EMBASSY VATICAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TEXT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03756 01 OF 02 131452Z FOR POSSIBLE USE BY NOMINEE NICHOLSON'S OPENING STATEMENT: BEGIN TEXT: IN 1984 THE UNITED STATES JOINED 107 OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR [...]
2001-07-13 15:33:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM MZ VT
01VATICAN4030ANGOLA PEACE: SANT'EGIDIO FORWARDS UNITA PROPOSAL
[...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS A GUIDANCE REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 04030 011305Z 2. (C) SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR AND SOMETIME AFRICAN-CONFLICT-MEDIATOR DON MATTEO ZUPPI ASKED CHARGE AND A/DCM TO COFFEE 7/30 [...]
2001-08-01 12:52:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AN VT
01VATICAN5546 OFFICIAL-INFORMAL FOR JEFF LUNSTEAD, SENIOR
[...] SUBJECT: SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AFGHANISTAN BRIEFS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05546 01 OF 02 251050Z VATICAN. REF. STATE 184178 2. (C) SUMMARY: SENIOR ADVISOR AND AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 [...]
2001-10-25 10:50:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL AF VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5577 OFFICIAL-INFORMAL
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-26 14:55:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC SU VT AGMT
01VATICAN5693 SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 ON U.S. EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN. DFM NOTED THE VATICAN WAS ARRANGING A 10/28-10/29 INTERFAITH MEETING IN CAIRO OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS THAT WOULD ALSO ADDRESS 9/11 AND ITS AFTERMATH [...]
2001-11-02 16:55:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK IN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5845SANT'EGIDIO WANTS TO TALK TO S/E DANFORTH ABOUT
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE NEXT PARA. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY HOPES TO HOST A CONFIDENTIAL OFF-SITE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE GOS AND SPLM SIPDIS TO UNBLOCK THE IGAD PROCESS. SANT'EGIDIO SUDAN EXPERT RICCARDI, JUST BACK FROM KHARTOUM, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH [...]
2001-11-13 15:57:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU VT
01VATICAN6604SPECIAL ENVOY DANFORTH DISCUSSES BACK-
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/E DANFORTH AND DELEGATION DISCUSSED STRATEGIES FOR MOVING FORWARD SUDAN PEACE PROCESS 12/20 WITH SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY AFRICA SPECIALISTS FABIO RICCARDI AND DON MATTEO ZUPPI. RICCARDI PROPOSED CONFIDENTIAL TALKS BETWEEN TRUSTED SENIOR GOS AND SPLM REPRESENTATIVES AT A LOCATIO [...]
2001-12-27 16:05:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU VT VTPREL
02ABUJA1027NIGERIA: NEPAD MEETING SIDESTEPS ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Despite high-level attendance (including nine Heads of State),the March 26 NEPAD Summit did not produce any dramatic developments; the meeting was basically a planning session. The final communique was silent on Zimbabwe. However, Summit discussions and public statements by key [...]
2002-03-28 17:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ZI NI
02ABUJA1346NIGERIA: A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON NEPAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolMilOff met on April 9 with Egyptian First Secretary Gamal Metwally for a read-out on the NEPAD meeting SIPDIS in Abuja March 26. While the achievements of the young organization have been more rhetorical than real, some progress has thus far apparently been achieved in defin [...]
2002-05-02 14:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ECIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA2542 NIGERIA: AUGUST VISIT TO IKEJA UXO
[...] On August 2, Ambassador Jeter, Consul General Hinson-Jones, A/PAO, and ConOff visited the Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos to observe the work done by RONCO Consulting Corporation in removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) still remaining after the Jan. 27 explosion there. The Embassy team met w [...]
2002-08-28 14:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREF SOCI KHDP NI
02HARARE1307TSVANGIRAI DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE'S CHALLENGES WITH
[...] (C) MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai told a visiting staffdel that the MDC was pursuing its legal challenge of the election result, had embarked on a campaign to sensitize African governments to the situation in Zimbabwe, and welcomed dialogue with ZANU-PF, so long as the ruling party did not ins [...]
2002-05-31 08:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
02HARARE13852002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-06-07 07:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN ETRD ECON EIND ZI
02HARARE161VISIT TO MUTARE AND MANICALAND
[...] C) SUMMARY: A BRIEF JANUARY 10-11 VISIT TO MUTARE IN MANICALAND PROVINCE CONFIRMED THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM THAT ZANU/PF IS FACING DIFFICULTIES IN THE CITY OF MUTARE AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND IS VULNERABLE IN ALL BUT THE MOST RURAL AREAS. THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH ACTING PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATOR [...]
2002-01-16 07:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ZI
02HARARE1664ZIMBABWE FINANCE MINISTER PROVIDES STARK ECONOMIC
[...] (C) In a June 25 letter to the Cabinet's economic and finance committe, Finance Minister Simba Makoni provided a stark picture of Zimbabwe's economic crisis. According to Makoni, Zimbabwe has no foreign exchange reserves, which has prevented the Government from procuring even those products [...]
2002-07-19 08:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD ZI
02HARARE1719ZIMBABWE FACES FUEL SHORTAGES UNLESS NEW
[...] (C) Summary. Amid rumors of imminent fuel shortages reminiscent of those that occurred in 1998, a local economist estimates that Zimbabwe retains at best a one-month supply of oil should pipeline and tanker shipments be curtailed. The southern and northern regions are serviced by different s [...]
2002-07-25 12:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ETRD ZI
02HARARE1913MEDIA REPORT KANSTEINER/NATSIOS BRIEFING;
[...] The transcript of a press briefing by USAID Administrator Natsios and A/S Kansteiner on food aid to Southern Africa received prominent placement in the government-controlled daily "The Herald." The independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" also published a Reu [...]
2002-08-22 09:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1925MEDIA REPORT MUGABE ATTACKS WEST; HARARE
[...] The August 23rd edition of the government- controlled daily "Herald" gave prominent coverage to the Government of Zimbabwe's reaction to recent US criticism of the Mugabe regime. Under headline "President raps West" the paper ran two, page-one, above-the-fold st [...]
2002-08-23 07:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1951ZIMBABWE'S GOVERNMENT MEDIA PLAY UP "PLOT"
[...] Under the headline "American madness" the weekly ZANU-PF house organ "The People's Voice" (08/25) comments: "The U.S. Government this week shamelessly went public about its plans to oust the democratically elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe R [...]
2002-08-26 13:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1966GOVERNMENT PRESS SAYS WEST CANNOT STOP "LAND
[...] Under the headline "Demonisation won't derail land reform" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its August 27 editorial to declaring that Zimbabwe's land reform program is irreversible. Excerpts: 2. "A new wave of hysteria has gripped Britain, [...]
2002-08-27 08:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2002INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) SITUATION
[...] (C) Comprised mostly of workers and their families from commercial farms, the number of IDPs in Zimbabwe could surpass half a million in the coming months. While the GOZ has sought to deny the problem in the past, even accusing temporary squatter settlements of being opposition training camps [...]
2002-08-30 09:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE2015MEDIA REACTION WSSD; HARARE
[...] Under headline "Demonstrations a seal for land reforms" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its September 2 editorial to criticizing the West for failing to endorse the land reform program in Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. "Some Western leaders have [...]
2002-09-03 14:59:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2039GOVERNMENT PAPER REPORTS ZIMBABWE WILL ACCEPT
[...] According to a front-page, above-the-fold report in the September 6 edition of the government-owned Herald, President Mugabe has ruled that Zimbabwe will accept food aid that may contain biotech products. However, the President added that that such food relief w [...]
2002-09-06 07:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2106GOVERNMENT PAPER SAYS U.S. IS FINANCING "ANTI-
[...] The September 17 edition of the government- controlled daily Bulawayo "Chronicle" carries a page- one, above-the-fold story entitled "Unholy alliance: Washington finances anti-government NGOs." Excerpts follow. 2. "The U.S. Government is assisting non- [...]
2002-09-18 04:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE2128PARLIAMENT AGENDA FOLLOWING ZANU-PF'S COURSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliament resumed September 10, after a 5-week adjournment, amid speculation that one of the top ZANU-PF priorities would be a bill to amend the constitutional requirement that presidential elections be held within 90 days after a president vacates office. ZANU-PF pushed through [...]
2002-09-23 10:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI
02HARARE2318 Zimbabwe: Reports of involuntary relocation of
[...] Summary: OFDA/Humanitarian Response Advisor in Zimbabwe has received unconfirmed but credible reports of forced relocations of a large group of ex-commercial farm workers. Post views this as an extremely serious development and is concerned that it may signal the beginning of a pattern of forc [...]
2002-10-22 07:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE2372ZIMBABWE FACES MULTIPLE AND INTER-RELATED CRISES
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-31 13:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ZI
02HARARE2560AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH MDC
[...] (C) MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube told the Ambassador on November 15 that the treason case against him and his party compatriots has no legal merit, but it could be assigned to a judge who is inclined to give more weight to political considerations. He described growing resentment w [...]
2002-11-18 13:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE2622WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ZIMBABWE STATUS UPDATE
[...] During October 2002, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 22,495 metric tons (MT) of food commodities, falling short of its planned distribution of 33,060 MT. Nevertheless, because of increased food insecurity in Zimbabwe, WFP is expanding its targeted number of beneficiaries from 1.9 m [...]
2002-11-20 13:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2625IDPS--FEAR AND LOATHING IN ZIMBABWE
[...] On November 13 - 15 together with UN Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Andrew Timpson, Poloff visited ex-commercial farm workers and their families in Tete province, Mozambique, northern Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe, and on a commercial farm near Harare. The lack of food securit [...]
2002-11-20 15:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE2701LAND REFORM DECIMATES CATTLE INDUSTRIES
[...] Summary. In addition to crop farmers, cattle farmers have also succumbed to the pressures of the land reform program. Currently, commercial dairy farmers represent half of the remaining commercial farmers, while most commercial farmers continue to raise some beef cattle in addition to their [...]
2002-11-26 05:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE2738MEDIA REACTION WORLD AIDS DAY; HARARE
[...] Under headline "The AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 1 editorial to calling for "political commitment" in the fight against HIV/AIDS, adding that "there should also be financial commitment to allocat [...]
2002-12-02 13:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2805MDC UNHAPPINESS WITH SOUTH AFRICA GROWS
[...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai told a visiting staffdel that Zimbabwe needed a 12-18 month transitional period during which critical national issues must be resolved to lay the foundation for a new election and long-term political stability. He predicte [...]
2002-12-17 10:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE704MUGABE INAUGURAL REMARKS PROMISE MORE OF THE SAME
[...] (U) PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS SWORN IN FOR A FIFTH TERM ON MARCH 17, ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPARENTLY HASTILY- ARRANGED INAUGURATION CEREMONY. FIVE AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE WERE IN ATTENDANCE -- TANZANIA'S BENJAMIN MKAPA; MOZAMBIQUE'S JOAQUIM CHISSANO; MALAWI'S BAKILI MULUZI; N [...]
2002-03-18 14:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
02MAPUTO76SADC DECLARATION ON TERRORISM
[...] ACCEDE OR RATIFY INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ON COMBATING TERRORISM, ADOPTED BY THE OAU AND THE UNITED NATIONS AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO DOMESTIC LAWS; 2. FIGHT WITH ALL MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM THAT ENDANGER THE LIVES OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS, DISRUPT REGIONAL SECURITY, ST [...]
2002-01-16 17:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PTER SADC MZ
02ROME1982UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON
[...] THE UN'S INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC),WHICH MET IN ROME APRIL 9-10, EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN THAT A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN 2002. THE PRESENT FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN THE REGION IS ADJUDGED THE WORST [...]
2002-04-23 06:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM WFP UN UNSC
02ROME2565WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO GO
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE UPDATES ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING IN ROME, JUNE 10-13, 2002. SOME 50 HEADS OF STATE/HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED, MOSTLY FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN ARE THE ONLY OECD HEADS OF [...]
2002-05-28 12:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME3214 OUTCOME OF WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER
[...] SUMMARY: DESPITE POSTPONEMENT AND COMPETING EVENTS, THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND UNMARRED BY VIOLENT PROTESTS. 47 HEADS OF STATE ATTENDED, OF WHICH TWO WERE OECD COUNTRY LEADERS (SPAIN AND ITALY). THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY SECRET [...]
2002-07-02 07:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME3299WORLD FOOD SUMMIT ENVIGORATES ITALIAN BIOTECH
[...] SUMMARY: THE RECENT WORLD FOOD SUMMIT (WFS5YL) IN ROME PROMPTED THE ITALIAN MEDIA TO FEATURE A HEALTHY DOMESTIC BIOTECHNOLOGY/GMO DEBATE. WHILE FULL LIBERALIZATION OF BIOTECH TRADE WAS PERCEIVED AS A U.S. AGENDA, A NUMBER OF PROMINENT ITALIAN POLITICAL FIGURES QUESTIONED THE ANTI-GMO STANCE O [...]
2002-07-05 14:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON TBIO IT
02ROME3594 FAO INVOKES HELMS-BIDEN IN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON
[...] SUMMARY. THE FAO'S DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM BUDGET AND EVALUATION RESPONDED AT LENGTH IN WRITING TO THE U.S. DEMARCHE (REFTEL B) ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS HIS COMMENT: "I DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY THE U.S. SHOULD REQUEST AN E [...]
2002-07-22 12:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ETRD EAGR ECON FAO WHO
02ROME3676FAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GMO FOOD AID
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF IS EXPECTED TO SEND A LETTER TO UN UNDERSECRETARY OSHIMA CORRECTING HIS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE AND STATING THAT THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DOES NOT STIPULATE MILLING OF GM COMMODITIES TO PREVENT PLANTING. COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO SOU [...]
2002-07-25 13:57:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC ETRD EAGR EAID MZ FAO WFP
02ROME3706PARTNERSHIP TO CUT HUNGER AND POVERTY IN AFRICA -
[...] USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW NATSIOS, THE PRESIDENTS OF GHANA, MOZAMBIQUE AND UGANDA, STATE DEPARTMENT'S UNDERSECRETARY AL LARSON, PRESIDENT MCPHERSON OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFICIALS OF USDA AND THE WORLD BANK - JOINTLY LAUNCHED ON JUNE 11 IN ROME A MAJOR U.S.-AFRICAN CONSORTIUM TO C [...]
2002-07-29 09:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME5058AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ZIMBABWE - "NO FAMINE -
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED ZIMBABWE OCTOBER 08-11 AND FOUND ZIMBABWE SLOUCHING TOWARD A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION IS NOW CLASSIFIED BY THE UN AS SERIOUSLY FOOD INSECURE (6.7 MILLION). WHILE EXACERBATED BY SUB-NORMAL RAINFALL THIS YEAR, TH [...]
2002-10-17 09:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5133AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN MALAWI - "THE JOURNEY IS
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED MALAWI OCTOBER 11-13 AND FOUND THAT RELIEF PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND THE SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGE ARE PROGRESSING WELL, ALTHOUGH THE NEED TO EXPAND AND ACCELERATE OPERATIONS REMAINS AS MORE AND MORE HOUSEHOLDS GO WITHOUT FOOD. NEARLY THIRTY PERCENT [...]
2002-10-22 06:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME560AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND
[...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...]
2002-02-05 15:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN
02TEGUCIGALPA2991FTAA: HONDURAS' EXPORT PRIORITY INFORMATION
[...] As solicited in reftel, Post identifies the following export priorities for the Honduran government and private sector. The cable includes both non-agricultural products (mentioned in reftel) and agricultural goods. 2. According to its recently published economic plan, the Maduro adminis [...]
2002-10-30 15:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR ELAB PREL KTEX HO FCS
02VATICAN1152SANT'EGIDIO THANKS UNCLE SAM AND CHIDES
[...] (U) ANDREA RICCARDI, FOUNDER OF THE SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, HOSTED AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS 2/19 AT A DINNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01152 051435Z USG. RICCARDI EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR CONTINUIN [...]
2002-03-05 13:33:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALCO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL
02VATICAN173SANT'EGIDIO WANTS VOTE ON ITS ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SANT'EGIDIO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST MARIO GIRO CALLED DCM 01/10 TO SEEK USG SUPPORT IN FORWARDING THE SANT'EGIDIO CANDIDACY TO BE AN OBSERVER NGO AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00173 111447 [...]
2002-01-11 14:36:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VT UN
02VATICAN1922VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002
[...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...]
2002-04-18 05:03:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL
02VATICAN4361THE ZAMBIAN MAIZE CRISIS: MOVING THE HOLY SEE TO
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SINCE THE START OF THE ZAMBIAN GMO FOOD AID CRISIS, EMBASSY VATICAN HAS PRESSED HARD AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF THE HOLY SEE FOR A STRONG STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF U.S. FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA AND BEYOND. BUILDING ON OVER A Y [...]
2002-09-08 10:37:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EAGR VT VTPREL
02VATICAN57SANT'EGIDIO/UNITA TALKING PEACE
[...] (C) IN AN ASIDE TO POLOFF BEFORE A 12/20/01 MEETING WITH S/E DANFORTH TO DISCUSS SUDAN PEACE INITIATIVES (REPORTED SEPTEL),SANT'EGIDIO SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR AND AFRICA HAND DON MATTEO ZUPPI RELATED HIS RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH UNITA LEADER SAVIMBI AND LOCAL UNITA REP. ZUPPI, A FLUENT [...]
2002-01-04 10:57:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AN VT
03ABUJA113NIGERIA: LIBYAN CHAIR
[...] (C) Summary: Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly is making telephone calls in an effort to replace Libya with Mozambique as the Africa Group's candidate to chair the 2003 CHR session. End Summary. 2. (U) DCM Andrews delivered ref A demarche by phone to Presidential International Aff [...]
2003-01-17 15:50:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL LY NI UNHRC
03ABUJA1137NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION AT THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of significant opposition criticism of the April 19 elections and vague threats of &mass action8 against the new Administration, President Obasanjo held a triumphal inaugural on May 29. Security was tight but the events of inauguration week were well organized [...]
2003-07-01 11:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM OVIP NI
03ABUJA1172NIGERIA: STRIKE ENTERS SECOND WEEK
[...] (U) Summary: The labor strike entered its second week today, as the GON and NLC failed to reach a compromise on the extent of the fuel price increase. Information from labor sources was conflicting, with some insiders forecasting an imminent settlement and others predicting an extended strike. [...]
2003-07-07 17:42:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1339THE ABUJA SULLIVAN SUMMIT WAS A SUCCESS
[...] Summary: The Sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit, convened July 12-17 in Abuja was momentous and successful. The overarching Summit theme was "Africa: A Continent of Possibilities" and the week lived up to its name. President Bush, the first Republican President to visit Africa, made a historic a [...]
2003-08-07 09:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SOCI EINV XA NI
03ABUJA1374NIGERIA: TAYLOR ARRIVES
[...] (C) Former President Charles Taylor arrived in Abuja Monday evening August 11 at 2125 local time. He traveled with President Kufuor of Ghana and President Chissano of Mozambique, and was greeted by President Obasanjo. After spending several hours in Abuja, he and his entire contingent conti [...]
2003-08-12 17:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LI
03ABUJA739NIGERIA: GON SAYS NEPAD PEER REVIEW MECHANISM ON
[...] Summary. A GON official says Heads of State at a March meeting of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) had concluded negotiations on a Memorandum of Understanding of the African Peer Review Mechanism. The official said the review would be conducted by independent experts and fo [...]
2003-04-24 13:22:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN PHUM EAID PREL PGOV NI
03AMMAN2528IRAQ WAR HITS POPULAR CREDIBILITY OF KING
[...] (S) The perceived support that King Abdullah gave to the military campaign in Iraq -- which many Jordanians contrast with his statements that U.S. forces in Jordan performed merely a defensive role -- has led to a good bit of anti-government grumbling and, during the war, some open criticism [...]
2003-04-29 15:55:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN878Request for a DVC Series on the Arts
[...] Summary: Post would like to request IIP's support in organizing a new series of DVCs on the Arts for FY 2003. The series will be conducted in coordination with the newly established College of Arts and Design at the University of Jordan and will serve to educate and introduce the students at t [...]
2003-02-09 12:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL JO
03COLOMBO1295 State Department-sponsored team completes
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is preparing to leave Sri Lanka after completing its program in war-torn Jaffna. U.S. involvement in sustained humanitarian d [...]
2003-07-25 05:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO436 Demining: Advance team prepares the way for
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Preparations for the arrival of the second round of the USG-funded Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) are well in gear. The GSL is proving very helpful in arranging for the QRDF's return. M [...]
2003-03-14 06:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO868 State Department-sponsored humanitarian
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is making excellent progress in its humanitarian demining operations in Jaffna. Cooperation with the GSL and the Tamil comm [...]
2003-05-23 06:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS EAID PHUM CE
03HARARE1076TSVANGIRAI TALKS ABOUT MASS ACTION, REGIONAL
[...] (C) At a meeting on May 28, 2003, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC deputy Secretary General Gift Chimanikire SIPDIS discussed the impending mass action, the status of the Mbeki-Muluzi-Obasanjo initiative, the court cases, and transitional period needs. Tsvangirai seemed confident that [...]
2003-05-30 06:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI MDC
03HARARE130NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE ON THE DECLINE
[...] Summary: The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ),a critical artery for this landlocked country, is one of the unnoticed victims of Zimbabwe's economic decline. Reliable sources at the NRZ, one of the many parastatals recording consistent losses over the past 18 years, confirm that capacity [...]
2003-01-17 05:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ELTN ZI
03HARARE1311PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES EXERT INFLUENCE OVER
[...] (SBU) Amendments to three bills were considered by Zimbabwe's Parliament June 12. Adverse reports were issued on each amendment by the Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC). Two bills passed without objection on June 12 after compromises were made prior to the amendments reaching the floor. T [...]
2003-06-26 13:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR ZI
03HARARE1316Situation in Zimbabwe Remains Critical:
[...] The significant 2002/2003 response by the international humanitarian community to the complex food security crisis in Zimbabwe averted famine. Although the current harvest is expected to be marginally better than last year's, the situation remains fragile and will require substantial quantiti [...]
2003-06-27 08:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE132UN PREPARES TO BEGIN FOOD MONITORING
[...] SUMMARY: Systematic UN monitoring of humanitarian assistance flows in Zimbabwe appears--finally--to be on the verge of proceeding. Two of the expatriate staff who will conduct this effort are on the ground, and plan shortly to open the first of five offices. Limited monitoring will begin in [...]
2003-01-17 09:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAGR ZI
03HARARE1369MEDIA REACTION AU SUMMIT; HARARE
[...] Under headline "AU must make a stand" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its July 3 editorial to urge the African Union (AU) - meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, next week for its second summit - to "publicly and firmly denounce Harare" for human rights abuse [...]
2003-07-08 09:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1371MEDIA COVERAGE PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA;
[...] An avalanche of news articles and opinion pieces focusing on the decisive African Nations Cup qualifying soccer match between Zimbabwe and Eritrea, especially in the government-controlled print and electronic media, failed to eclipse critical articles against Pr [...]
2003-07-08 09:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1503Environmental Impact of the Current Crises on
[...] Summary: This report, focusing on the status of wildlife in Zimbabwe, will be the first of several related reports on Zimbabwe's deteriorating environmental situation. The combination of land seizures, economic pressure, general lawlessness, and hunger have taken a heavy toll on Zimbabwe's w [...]
2003-07-25 07:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EINV ETRD SENV ZI
03HARARE1506PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA HOLDS FEW SUPRISES -
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Session of Parliament promises to be much the same with the GOZ intent on legislation that further stifles dissent, free speech, NGOs, and private sector initiatives. President Mugabe's economic agenda, which he presented during the July 22 Parliamentary opening day [...]
2003-07-25 09:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZI
03HARARE1792TSVANGIRAI ON MDC'S OVERSEAS OUTREACH, TALKS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 10 meeting with Ambassador Sullivan, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai voiced continued frustration with ZANU-PF's lack of urgency on resuming talks and recounted efforts by MDC principals to engage with regional SADC leaders in that regard. He sought USG support f [...]
2003-09-11 14:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI MDC
03HARARE1892MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL ON SADC OUTREACH, TALKS, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube on September 16 reported to Ambassador Sullivan on meetings with selected SADC heads of state. He advised that the bishops troika remained active as an informal intermediary between MDC and ZANU-PF but that the ruling party continued to stall. [...]
2003-09-17 15:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
03HARARE1950 UN Consolidated Appeal for Zimbabwe
[...] The UN formally launched the stand-alone Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for Zimbabwe in September. While acknowledging the after effects of the last three years of drought, the CAP notes that Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis has largely been man-made and that moving beyond emergency to recovery would [...]
2003-09-25 14:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2016"Export or Die" for Mutare Businesses
[...] (U) Summary: Zimbabweans in and around Mutare, the country's third largest city, continue to fare better than most countrymen. On a recent sojourn, we observed the same U.S. dollar/local crevice found in Masvingo (ref). Clearly, however, Mutare's export sector enables more to reach the privi [...]
2003-10-06 13:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2024NEW UTETE LAND AUDIT REPORT OFFERS LITTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Utete commission report on anomalies in the land resettlement program, widely anticipated as an indicator of how the GOZ will address the chaotic situation in the agricultural sector, is a non-event. Despite stringent attempts to keep this document secret, Post recently o [...]
2003-10-07 10:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE2122ENGAGING SOUTH AFRICANS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-24 10:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ZI SF
03HARARE2286MEETING WITH BROKERS OF POLITICAL RECONCILIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Disparaging remarks about "talk about talks" between the ruling Zanu-PF party and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have replaced hopeful reports of imminent breakthroughs. A meeting on November 19, 2003, between Ambassador Sullivan, Director of USAID Paul Weisenfeld, [...]
2003-11-24 13:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF
03HARARE2289MEDIA REPORT VOA'S STUDIO 7 UNDER HEAVY FIRE
[...] Voice of America's (VOA) Studio 7 program on Zimbabwe made the hub of the lead story carried in the November 23 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" (circulation 55 - 70,000),in which the United States Government is slammed for allegedly setti [...]
2003-11-25 07:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2451YEAR-END LEGISLATIVE FLURRY REINFORCES RULING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament adjourned for the holiday season on December 18 after passing legislation that disenfranchises thousands of voters and favors the ruling party in the 2005 Parliamentary elections. However, Parliament was not able to push through legislation that would ease the acquisi [...]
2003-12-23 09:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZI
03HARARE422OBASANJO LETTER TO HOWARD: FANTASYLAND
[...] (U) The recent letter from President Obasanjo to Australian PM Howard recommending lifting of Commonwealth sanctions on Zimbabwe surprised many observers in Zimbabwe, as many of the assertions on which his recommendation is based have little basis in reality. Indeed, the Nigerian president a [...]
2003-02-27 11:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
03HARARE434LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD SECURITY SINCE NOVEMBER
[...] A monthly monitoring report issued by the National NGO Food Security Network (FOSENET) suggests little improvement in the food security situation across the country since November, due to absolute scarcity of food. The food security situation is poised to improve among eligible WFP beneficia [...]
2003-02-28 06:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PGOV ZI
03HARARE444ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2002 -
[...] (SBU) Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------------- -- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women an [...]
2003-03-03 10:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC ZI TIP
03HARARE450ZIMBABWE: SIMBA MAKONI ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
[...] (C) Former Finance Minister Simba Makoni said the recently-announced modest fuel hike and announcement of an export support mechanism were supported by every ZANU-PF politburo member except Information Minister Jonathan Moyo, but the measures were unlikely to have much of an effect on Zimbab [...]
2003-03-03 14:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE489Zimbabwe May Dollarize Energy
[...] (U) Summary: Another pillar of the GOZ's mind- withering, and failed, interventionist economic policies may crumble. Parastatal Zesa is negotiating U.S. dollar energy tariffs with selected exporters. End summary. Differentiated Tariffs ---------------------- 2. (SBU) While recently tourin [...]
2003-03-10 09:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD ZI ENGR
03HARARE625Tractor Sales Nearly Dead
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's largest tractor dealer says sales last year were off 98 percent from the late-1990s, a measure of commercial agriculture's staggering nosedive. Meanwhile, the GOZ is assisting an indigenous firm to import cheap Renault tractors from India by making foreign exchange a [...]
2003-03-27 11:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE628MDC ELEMENTS STILL CONTEMPLATING VIOLENCE
[...] (C) On March 26, MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube assured the Ambassador that the party remains committed to peaceful change, while acknowledging that some party elements had been planning bombing attacks prior to the March 18-19 stayaway. Solomon Chikowero, the MDC Head of Intelligence s [...]
2003-03-27 15:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ASEC ZI MDC
03HARARE643No Coal/No Power
[...] Summary: Aged machinery at Zimbabwe's coal miner constrains output and, ultimately, domestic energy generation. End Summary. 2. In January we reported that most of Wankie's haulers, dump trucks, rope shovels and front-end loaders were grounded, causing the strategic company to undersupply [...]
2003-03-31 14:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE675Increasing South African Leverage over Zimbabwe
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's growing dependence on South African energy - and diminishing ability to pay for it - renders the southern neighbor infinite leverage here. End Summary. 2. (U) Domestic power generation is in shambles, mostly due to coal-miner Wankie Colliery's dilapidated state (r [...]
2003-04-04 09:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE698The Honeymoon is Over -- CFU Dumped by the GOZ
[...] Summary. The GOZ has been attempting to gain international support for its return to normalcy by showcasing its stage-managed "dialogue" with the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU). Now that the GOZ perceives no further advantage to playing up the supposed dialogue, the GOZ has unceremoniously [...]
2003-04-09 09:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ZI
03HARARE738GROWING SADC ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) South African High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, Jeremiah Ndou, confirmed to the Ambassador on April 14 that President Mbeki is planning a joint visit to Zimbabwe with President Muluzi on April 24, as reported reftel. He expressed concern that the Angolans -- who should be taking the lead as [...]
2003-04-14 15:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE951Zimdollar Slips Again
[...] (U) Summary: The Zimdollar devalued sharply from Z$ 1451 to 2100: US$1 last week. Economists expect it to soon reach Z$2500-3000, Harare's present desperation street price. As a consequence, it now appears unlikely the GOZ will be able to phase out its unaffordable fuel subsidy. End Summary [...]
2003-05-19 08:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE967BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS
[...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]
2003-05-20 08:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03HOCHIMINHCITY466KEEPING THE LID ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a flurry of economic reforms and trade liberalization heralded by the signing of the Bilateral Trade Agreement over a year ago, Ho Chi Minh City's press reporting and cultural programs remain mired in self-censorship, media "guidelines" and an arbitrary permit process t [...]
2003-05-30 08:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OEXC SCUL VM HUMANR
03KATHMANDU2281NEPAL: LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION OFFERS TO PROVIDE
[...] (C) A Geneva-based representative of The Lutheran World Federation, Peter Prove, has suggested that the faith-based organization could provide third-party monitoring of the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees from Eastern Nepal to Bhutan. Prove also advocated that the donor governments hold an [...]
2003-11-21 08:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF BH NP
03KUWAIT2033 REPORTED LOSSES AT NORTHERN SITES: IN SEARCH OF
[...] SUMMARY. U.S. forces have stopped the looting by tribal raiders at the Assyrian site at Nimrod, about 25 kilometers south of Mosul; but not before the raiders had made off with pieces of an eighth century B.C. stone relief. The Mosul museum has yet to inventory its losses, but during a 5/10 [...]
2003-05-14 03:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL MOPS IZ
03MAPUTO1007AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT
[...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...]
2003-07-21 08:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
03MAPUTO1652CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-25 08:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MAPUTO17522003-2004 INCSR SUBMISSION - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR: I. Summary Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs (hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin) consumed in Europe and South Africa. Some hashish shipments passing through Mozambique find their [...]
2003-12-18 10:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM PTER PGOV MZ KCOR
03MAPUTO1755MOZAMBIQUE INCSR PART II SUBMISSION - MONEY
[...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR, Part II: Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering in Mozambique is related to bank fraud and corruption. Lax oversight and weak banking regulations make Mozambique's financial institutions vulnerable to money la [...]
2003-12-18 11:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER SNAR PGOV MZ KCOR
03MAPUTO558INTERIOR MINISTER ENGAGED ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (U) Summary: In an April 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Almerino Manhenje described his plans to travel to Texas for a counter-terrorism conference the week of May 3. In addition, Manhenje described his goals of reducing vulnerability to terrorism, drug trafficking, traffick [...]
2003-12-17 15:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL ASEC PHSA KPAO MZ KNAR SANR
03ROME1908 FAO'S FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS
[...] THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BRIEFED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 29, 2003 ON THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, AND FAO'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUE. THE MESSAGE: HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH. ONE-THIRD OF THE AGRICULTURA [...]
2003-05-05 14:23:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC FAO
03ROME2370 FAO ON "POST CONFLICT" AND OTHER EMERGENCY
[...] SUMMARY: UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) OFFICIALS BRIEFED DONORS MAY 21 ON THE SITUATION IN SELECTED COUNTRIES (INCLUDING IRAQ) RECEIVING EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE THROUGH FAO. FAO WELCOMED INCREASING DONOR SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCIES BUT NOTED THAT MANY APPEA [...]
2003-05-29 07:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID EAGR AN AF CE SU FAO IQ
03ROME2620 ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Board annual session took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs (particularly in Africa where 38-40 million people face starvation). The modalities of WFP assistance to Iraq, which will represent one-third of WFP's worldwide efforts in 2003, was widely [...]
2003-06-11 13:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2662 "Donneybrook" between India and several European
[...] (SBU) At two WFP Executive Board sessions (May 29 and June 2),the Netherlands and Sweden criticized India and by inference South Africa, Eritrea and China (WFP emerging developing country donors) for contributing to WFP while failing to adequately address hunger at home. The Indian ambassado [...]
2003-06-12 12:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2716WFP REVIEW OF 2002 GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS
[...] WFP has just released a report on Global Food Aid deliveries in 2002 entitled "2002 Food Aid Flows, May 2003." The trends by geographic region are highlighted below. The data clearly reveals that the United States, which provided 64 percent of all global food aid and 50 percent of all emergenc [...]
2003-06-16 12:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3249 FAO DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: ACCOUNTING FOR THE
[...] SUMMARY: VOLUNTARY FUNDING FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST DECADE DUE TO A SHARP DROP IN UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) FUNDING BUT ALSO DUE TO WHAT FAO OFFICIALS THEMSELVES ACKNOWLEDGE WAS FAO'S POOR PERFORM [...]
2003-07-17 05:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID EAGR FAO
03ROME3360ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: U.S./EU TASK FORCE
[...] (U) U.S., Commission and Council officials and representatives of the Italian EU Presidency discussed a wide range of subjects, from the U.S. Passenger Name Record and Container Security Initiatives to Europe's efforts to assist Africa, at the July 18th U.S./EU task force meeting in Rome. Ta [...]
2003-07-23 16:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL PGOV MOPS IT EUN
03ROME3684 WFP EMERGENCY (EMOP) APPEAL FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
[...] The US Mission in Rome draws your attention to the special appeal recently made by the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for donor support to WFP's new emergency operation (EMOP) for Southern Africa covering the period from July 2003 through June 2004. The food aid appea [...]
2003-08-14 08:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP UN
03ROME3740 FAO's Efforts to Eliminate Obsolete Pesticides in
[...] Obsolete pesticides pose a serious impediment to sustainable development and can cause human health problems. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations established the Africa Stockpiles Program (ASP) as a long-term effort to identify, transport, and eliminate obsolete [...]
2003-08-20 09:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
03ROME4927WFP'S FINELY TARGETED AND WELL-RUN OPERATIONS IN
[...] A representative from the US Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Philip Lamade, visited Zambia from September 16 - 23, 2003 to assess WFP's operations, finding its operations appropriately targeted and well run. End summary. ----------- Background ----------- 2. Zambi [...]
2003-10-29 16:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR ZA WFP UN UNHCR
03ROME5073 WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES WEST AFRICA
[...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for West Africa during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL expressed support for the activation of [...]
2003-11-07 14:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
03ROME595ITALIAN UNION CONFEDERATION EAGER TO HELP PROMOTE
[...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DRL/IL AND SA/PAB; PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 3. THE COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ARM OF ONE OF ITALY'S MAJOR LABOR CONFEDERATIONS (THE ITALIAN CONFEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS, OR CISL) IS SEEKING MODEST FUNDING ($300,00 [...]
2003-02-13 14:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EAID PGOV AF IT AFGHANISTAN
03SANAA331FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE CIVIC
[...] (U) Summary : The Civic Democratic Initiatives Foundation (CDF) conducted the "Democratic Initiatives Enhancement Program: Voter Registration Education Project". It was a media project campaign aimed to inform the people that their old voter registration cards were no longer valid and encourag [...]
2003-02-19 07:40:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03THEHAGUE1879NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...]
2003-07-24 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03VATICAN1508 COMBATING AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) ROME'S SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, A VATICAN-ENDORSED LAY CATHOLIC NGO WITH GLOBAL REACH, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATED AN END TO MOZAMBIQUE'S CIVIL WAR IN 1991, HAS LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE. SANT'EGIDIO, WHICH HAS RETAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO MOZAMBIQUE'S DEMO [...]
2003-04-09 05:32:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN283PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS - WORKING WITH VATICAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
[...] (U) THE HOLY SEE, CATHOLIC DIOCESES WORLDWIDE, AFFILIATED NGO'S AND CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS ARE SIGNIFICANT, IF OFTEN OVERLOOKED, PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS IN EFFECT THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: SO [...]
2003-01-24 10:03:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SMIG TBIO VT
03VATICAN3387ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS
[...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...]
2003-07-25 11:02:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS
03VATICAN3971 HIV/AIDS: Catholic NGO Sees Mozambique Anti-
[...] (u) The Sant'Egidio Community's ambitious program to combat HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (reftels),has met with considerable success this past year and is now set for expansion in Mozambique and potentially in other affected countries. This track record, and the enthusiastic reaction to the progra [...]
2003-09-02 15:42:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT
03VATICAN4289SANT EGIDIO CONFERENCE PROMOTES IRAQ, RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) At Vatican-sanctioned NGO Sant'Egidio's annual conference on peace and interreligious dialogue September 7-9 in Aachen, Germany, religious and civic leaders from around the world discussed and debated global and regional issues in which religious groups are involved and could be part of a [...]
2003-09-22 12:17:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL VT
04ABUDHABI4188UAE: Biographies of New Cabinet Members
[...] (U) The November 2 cabinet reshuffle merged six ministries into three, created a new ministry, shifted portfolios and elevated seven new people to ministerial rank. As part of our analysis of the new cabinet, we have prepared biographies of its members. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed swore in his n [...]
2004-11-22 13:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON TC
04AMMAN2554AQABA AUTHORITIES CONFRONT SOCIAL, REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Despite significant achievements in the three years since the creation of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZA),major social and regional security issues remain. Commissioners say one of their greatest challenges is managing the delicate balance of economic openness and the needs of [...]
2004-04-01 15:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KPAL KWMN PGOV PREF
04BRASILIA2249PRESIDENT CHISSANO VISITS BRAZIL
[...] () Summary: Mozambique President Chissano visited Brazil on August 31 and was rewarded with over USD 315 million in debt forgiveness for his country, the most relief Brazil has given during President Lula's administration. Chissano is well regarded in Brazil, and his decision to step down ha [...]
2004-09-03 20:31:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN BR
04BRASILIA795AFRICAN DIPLOMATS DESCRIBE BRAZIL'S AFRICA FOCUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In 2003 the incoming Lula administration asserted it would refocus its foreign policy to place greater emphasis on Africa. Some African diplomats here, however, believe that Brazilian interest in their countries has remained unchanged, despite the rhetoric. While they admit t [...]
2004-04-02 11:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON AF BR UNSC
04BRATISLAVA616 SLOVAK EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE EFFORTS
[...] SUMMARY. THE SLOVAK MFA RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A FORMAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO MANAGE EFFORTS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) STARTED ADMINISTRATIVELY IN 2003, A [...]
2004-06-24 15:12:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ECON LO
04BRUSSELS4181THE STABILITY PACT: PRESSING REFORM THROUGH
[...] (SBU) With South Eastern Europe facing a decisive year in 2005, the Stability Pact (SP) continues to generate pressure for further political and economic reforms in the region and to draw the region closer to European and Euro-Atlantic integration. The Pact is complementing its ongoing efforts [...]
2004-09-30 08:50:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04COLOMBO1128SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER INVITES US TO BECOME
[...] Foreign Minister Kadirgamar has asked Ambassador to consider possibility of US becoming a "Dialogue Partner" in the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC). IOR-ARC members include Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, [...]
2004-07-07 11:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ECON CE
04DJIBOUTI1541PRESIDENT GUELLEH AND U.S-DJIBOUTI BILATERAL
[...] (C) Ambassador met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh on December 2, at her request. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the current state of U.S.-Djibouti bilateral relations as well as developments in the region. Septels cover discussions on Camp Lemonier lease negotiations and regio [...]
2004-12-03 07:25:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV SENV DJ TC
04DUBLIN1260IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNHELPFUL ODA
[...] Summary: Ireland is skeptical of innovative financing mechanisms for Official Development Assistance (ODA),such as the International Financing Facility and global taxation schemes. The Irish Government, however, has not been public about its skepticism, due to diverse opinions among EU Membe [...]
2004-08-27 14:59:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON EINV PREL
04DUBLIN1281FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNS BOOKS, MEETS PM
[...] Summary: Former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton paid a private visit to Dublin August 24 - 26. While the main purpose of Clinton's trip was to promote his new book, he and the Senator also met with PM Ahern over dinner and a reception that included other ministers. Clint [...]
2004-08-31 16:09:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP OTRA PREL EAID
04HARARE1021NATIONALIZATION FALLOUT BEGINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The public debate over GOZ plans to nationalize most productive farmland has begun. The initial policy announcement was only the first salvo. There appears to be a growing fissure within ZANU-PF over nationalization. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ostensibly correcting Land Minister J [...]
2004-06-21 06:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1110GA-GA FOR GONO
[...] (SBU) Summary: During their visit to Harare, the Staff Delegation lunched with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono. The conversation touched upon the local economy and the international community, land nationalization, food security and recent food deals, electoral reform, and [...]
2004-07-06 12:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1139HOLDING ZIMBABWE ACCOUNTABLE FOR FOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-09 08:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1157STAFFDEL VISIT ILLUMINATES ELECTION REFORMS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Staffdel comprised of Majority Professional Staffperson Joan Condon and Democratic Party Professional Staffperson Pearl-Alice Marsh of the House International Relations Committee and USAID Congressional Liaison Susan Williams met with a host of interlocutors during a June 29-Ju [...]
2004-07-15 05:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ZI VIP
04HARARE1210WORKING WITH WILDLIFE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, perspectives of the World Wildlife Fund differ from GOZ's National Parks and Wildlife Authority on the state of wildlife, conservancies, land nationalization, and the proposed Trans-Frontier Park. Despite National Parks' positive picture, the once exemplary wildlif [...]
2004-07-22 08:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1313ZIMBABWE AND THE SADC ELECTION AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A proliferation of meetings relating to election standards in the run-up to next month's scheduled SADC summit in part reflects Zimbabwean and regional efforts to lower domestic and international tensions associated with Zimbabwe's political crisis. Central to the effort are draf [...]
2004-07-30 10:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE13862004 ZIMBABWE CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The continuing political, economic, and social crises in Zimbabwe overwhelm any attempt to eliminate child labor. With 1.1 to 2 million HIV/AIDS orphans, many children must work to survive. As in Ref B, increased enforcement of existing child labor laws awaits resources from GO [...]
2004-08-17 14:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1496WHERE "SAVE" GOES, WILDLIFE WILL FOLLOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a decade of rescuing endangered species, Save Valley Conservancy, the largest private wildlife reserve in Africa, may now be facing its own extinction. Land reform has encroached upon the country,s vast wildlife lands, including those of the Conservancy. GOZ,s decisions on [...]
2004-09-02 06:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALSENV EINV ECON PGOV EAID ZI
04HARARE2009CHISSANO BOOSTS MUGABE AT ZANU-PF PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (U) In an address to the ruling ZANU-PF,s Fourth Party Congress that was broadcast live on Zimbabwe state radio on December 3, Mozambican President Chissano recounted at length the close historical ties between his Frelimo party and ZANU-PF, and stressed in particular Mozambique's support for [...]
2004-12-13 15:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE2090RULING PARTY SETS DATE FOR PRIMARIES AMIDST MORE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF announced that it will conduct its primaries for the March national parliamentary elections on January 15. Intra-party violence has already begun to rise. Fights between supporters of two sitting ZANU-PF MPs and the supporters of their party rivals in two hotly-contested [...]
2004-12-30 09:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE224Demand for US dollars still growing
[...] Summary: Economists, bankers and businessmen around Zimbabwe all ask one question: How soon will the Reserve Bank (RBZ) run out of forex to fuel its new auction system? End Summary. 2. Eligible importers are trying to gobble up everything they can at the Monday and Thursday auctions, sinc [...]
2004-02-06 07:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE356ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2003 -
[...] Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women and children. [...]
2004-02-27 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PINR ZI TIP
04HARARE361Miners Still Glum
[...] Summary: Mining industry representatives told us the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s new monetary policy has menaced their tattered businesses. Between an overvalued zimdollar and overpriced electricity, they are barely staying afloat. The GOZ still does not appreciate that its 6-year rece [...]
2004-03-01 08:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE401MDC PRESIDENT APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 3, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai briefed some 30 Harare-based diplomats on the MDC's perception of the crisis in Zimbabwe, the status of interparty talks, and the party's strategy for upcoming elections. He appealed to the international community to continue pressure [...]
2004-03-04 15:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC EAID ZI MDC
04HARARE495"DELIVER US FROM EVIL": NATIONAL PRAYER EVENT SET
[...] (U) Involving broad participation from leading clerics around the country, an ecumenical day of prayer is being planned for March 27. Under a banner "Deliver Us From Evil" in a March 21 advertisement in the independent weekly Standard, the Zimbabwe National Pastors Conference and Christians [...]
2004-03-22 15:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
04HARARE501CHINESE ASSISTANCE TO ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) On March 22, Poloff met with Shaohua Duan, Third Secretary (Economic and Commercial) of the Embassy of the SIPDIS People's Republic of China to discuss Chinese humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe. Duan, who arrived in July 2002, told Poloff that Chinese assistance was limited by China's [...]
2004-03-23 14:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF CH EAID PHUM PREF PREL ZI
04HARARE638HIV/AIDS, ECONOMY EXACTING TOLL ON CHILDREN
[...] (SBU) Almost one-tenth of Zimbabwe,s population consists of AIDS orphans-having lost one or both parents to the disease. Most try to carry on living as they had before, although some do take to the streets of the major cities to hustle for a living and/or turn to commercial sex work to make e [...]
2004-04-14 13:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI KHIV ZI HIV AIDS
04HARARE655Land Reform Threatens Wildlife
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a decade of rescuing endangered species, Save (pronounced SA-vay) Valley now weighs its own extinction. Robert Mugabe's land redistribution has gradually spilled into this conservancy, Africa's largest private wildlife reserve. The conservancy would be an important compo [...]
2004-04-20 13:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04LILONGWE1010PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA THANKS USG FOR 44 YEARS OF
[...] SUMMARY: USAID celebrated 44 years of partnership with the people of Malawi in a day-long event on October 20 at the USAID Mission in Lilongwe. Nearly 600 invited guests toured booths representing 33 different projects under USAID's four strategic objectives: health, democracy and governance [...]
2004-10-26 14:41:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV ECON OPRC
04LILONGWE1035MUTHARIKA CREATES NEW WEEKLY TO COUNTER PRO-MULUZI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A new newspaper, Democratus, has begun circulation in Malawi amid a growing fragmentation of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF). President Mutharika and his closest advisors are reportedly providing financial support and other resources for the new weekly. In the wake of a [...]
2004-11-04 13:02:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALOPRC MI PGOV
04LILONGWE1164MALAWI'S FERTILIZER SHORTAGE THREATENS 2005 HARVEST
[...] (U) Malawi's farmers are unable to find enough fertilizer as they near the end of their yearly planting season. The shortage results largely from Government delays in ordering stocks for its subsidy programs and confused signalling to private sector suppliers. While the shortages are expected [...]
2004-12-23 14:25:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR KMCA EFIN EAID MI
04LILONGWE139RWANDAN REFUGEES IN MALAWI READY TO RETURN HOME
[...] (C) Rwandan refugees in Malawi are reportedly eager to return home, but inexplicably not yet moving in large numbers. Poloff met with a Dzaleka refugee camp administrator on February 19 at the camp, who said that many Rwandan refugees have been asking about returning home, and frustration wit [...]
2004-02-20 09:08:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM MI
04LILONGWE188AGOA III: INFORMATION ON MALAWIAN TEXTILE AND APPAREL
[...] THIS CABLE IS IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES IN AGOA-ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES. TEXTILES -------- 2. THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN MALAWI IS SMALL AND UNDERDEVELOPED. THE COUNTRY'S ONLY TEXTILE FACTORY, MAPETO (DWSM) LIMITED (FORMERLY DAV [...]
2004-03-04 13:53:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV KTEX PREL MI AGOA
04LILONGWE267IOM'S VISIT TO MALAWI: CONCERNS ABOUT TIP AND THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking to open a permanent office in Malawi. According to visiting IOM representatives, international human trafficking from Malawi and Mozambique via the Nacala corridor is the IOM's "most pressing (trafficking in persons) c [...]
2004-03-30 09:37:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ELTN KCRM MI
04LILONGWE289SITUATION REPORT 28: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN
[...] SUMMARY. THIS IS A JOINT USAID/DCHA-USAID/MALAWI REPORTING CABLE. FROM MARCH 26-31, TWO FFP OFFICERS, OFDA REGIONAL ADVISOR, AND USAID/MALAWI AGRICULTURAL ADVISOR PARTICIPATED IN THE ONGOING VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (VAC) IN MALAWI. DESPITE THIS TIME PERIOD BEING THE HEIGHT OF THE HUNGER S [...]
2004-04-07 16:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR MI
04LILONGWE404FREER, BUT POORER: MALAWI AFTER TEN YEARS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This month's presidential and parliamentary elections will mark ten years since Malawi's first democratic elections and the transition away from Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda's thirty-year dictatorship. Much has changed, for better and for worse, since the advent o [...]
2004-05-14 11:44:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON PINR MI
04LILONGWE451MUTHARIKA CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION AND REFORM AT
[...] (U) Summary: Bingu wa Mutharika was inaugurated as Malawi's third president on May 24 at a sparsely-attended ceremony in Blantyre. Calling for reconciliation, reform, and peace in his inaugural address, he outlined a program to move Malawi "from poverty to prosperity"; announced his intention [...]
2004-05-25 14:40:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON KCOR PINR LY TW RW KE MI
04LILONGWE678GOM SIGNS ZAMBEZI WATER COMMISSION TO STEM WATER
[...] (U) Upon his return from the July 15 Zambezi Water Commission (ZAMCOM) signing ceremony, Minister of Mining, Natural Resources, and Environment Davis Katsonga said the GOM hoped the Commission would help solve the Shire River's continuing difficulties with water weeds, which are a root cause o [...]
2004-07-20 15:06:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG EAID ECON MI
04LILONGWE680INCREASE IN DEPORTEES BEING SENT BACK TO BANGLADESH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A British diplomat seconded to the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) contacted RSO about a group of Bangladeshi males who had recently been deported. He stated that Malawi Immigration authorities let most of the men pass through Immigration even though they had been ordered to [...]
2004-07-21 08:14:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KFRD MI
04LILONGWE735NACALA CORRIDOR AGREEMENT SIGNED
[...] (C) After several last-minutes delays and missed deadlines, the Government of Malawi has signed a direct agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Central East African Railways Company (CEAR) to revive the Nacala Port and Rail Corridor. CEAR's holding company b [...]
2004-08-04 13:48:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD PREL MI
04LILONGWE741SITREP 29: DISASTER ALERT FOR EMERGING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS IN MALAWI
[...] Summary: Many of the same conditions that sparked the 2001-2003 food crisis are emerging again this year in Malawi. The recently concluded harvest was slightly below the ten year average and below the 2001 harvest volume that presaged the 2001-2003 food crisis. Government maize stocks, which l [...]
2004-08-06 10:00:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR MI
04LILONGWE939SITREP 30: GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-27 08:20:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR MI
04MADRID2483SPAIN - BIOGRAPHIES ON MFA DIRECTORS GENERAL
[...] (U) This cable provides biographies on new directors general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI, Spain's equivalent of USAID). GOS directors general are roughly equivalent to State Department assistant secretaries; AECI directors gen [...]
2004-07-01 08:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL EAID SP PSOE
04MADRID2659SPAIN: NEW "APPROACH" ON WESTERN SAHARA; VIEWS ON
[...] (C) The GOS is pursuing a new "approach" to resolve the crisis in the Western Sahara but its elements remain unclear, according to the newly appointed MFA Director General for the Mediterranean, Near East, and Africa, Alvaro Iranzo. The Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister is in the process of di [...]
2004-07-14 13:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO WI SU SP USUN
04MADRID3034VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 30, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED SEMAAN GABY EID ON JULY 28, 2004, FOR HIS ALLEGED PARTICIPATION IN [...]
2004-08-10 15:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SEMAAN GABY EID
04MADRID3846SPAIN CELEBRATES ARREST OF ETA LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary. Spanish politicians, police officials, and the media rejoiced after learning of the capture of ETA leader Mikel Albizu Iriarte, his partner Soledad Iparragirre, and 19 other ETA members and supporters in southern France and northern Spain. Police also seized hundreds of pounds of [...]
2004-10-05 08:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SP
04MADRID4119 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION MEDIA REPORTED ON OCT. 4, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS THAT FRENCH POLICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE SPANISH GUARDIA [...]
2004-10-22 15:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MAPUTO1000THE WEAK STATE OF SMALL PARTIES IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Facing presidential and legislative elections in December of 2004, Mozambique will likely showcase impressive two-party competition between the major political competitors, FRELIMO and RENAMO-UE. Small third party forces are in a weak stage of development and require capacity-buil [...]
2004-07-27 12:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINR MZ
04MAPUTO1001MOZAMBICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO VISIT UNITED
[...] (SBU) The visits to the United States of ruling party FRELIMO presidential candidate Armando Guebuza and opposition party RENAMO Presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama offer an opportunity to learn about the positions of the two main candidates in what should be tightly contested December elec [...]
2004-07-27 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1026MUSLIM OUTREACH IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post is cognizant of the religious diversity in Mozambique and has taken efforts to include representatives from various religious groups, including Muslims, in its outreach efforts. Given the current demographics of Mozambique and recent world events, post is expanding these eff [...]
2004-07-29 13:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL EAID KDEM PHUM PGOV OEXC OPRC OIIP MZ KISL
04MAPUTO1040AMERICAN MISSIONARIES GET TANGLED IN POLITICAL,
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 26, 14 Americans were expelled from Montepuez in Cabo Delgado province, where they were setting up an evangelical mission, on the pretenses that they were acting as spies for Renamo, the opposition party. On July 14-16, Conoff visited Cabo Delgado to meet with local offi [...]
2004-08-02 15:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PREL KIRF KISL KDEM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1053INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT APPENDIX FOR
[...] Per reftel, post submits Investment Climate Statement (ICS) appendix below: MOZAMBIQUE: July 2004 Appendix to 2003 Investment Climate Statement This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Mozambique. It has been provided to assist investors in the interim pe [...]
2004-08-04 15:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO1081MOZ GOVT BOTH SUPPORTS AND OPPOSES NEC SITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Tourism Minister Sumbana stated publicly that he opposed any effort by the USG to acquire the Four Seasons site for use as an NEC. He confirmed his opposition in private, but conceded that he could be overruled for reasons of bilateral cooperation. At a subsequent meeting with P [...]
2004-08-10 12:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD AMGT MZ NEC
04MAPUTO1091JULY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Vodacom, the South African mobile phone operator that began operations in Mozambique in December 2003, now estimates that it has 100,000 subscribers in Mozambique. Mcel, the national operator, estimates that is has 500,000 subscribers. There is clear market growth in this sector and the num [...]
2004-08-13 09:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1114STATE OF AFFAIRS OF MOZAMBICAN POLICE AND
[...] SUMMARY. Over a period of three days, Ambassador and acting RSO met with the commissioner of the Mozambican national police (PRM),Miguel dos Santos, and the spokesperson of the PRM and head of the Community Policing Program, Nataniel Macama. Notable issues discussed included the state of crim [...]
2004-08-18 11:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM SNAR KHIV MZ KCRM
04MAPUTO112IMMIGRATION & VISA FRAUD IN AND OUT OF MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Summary: Visa fraud in Mozambique continues to be less prevalent than the otherwise high level of corruption throughout the country would suggest. New anti-fraud investigation and validation studies at post indicate, however, that attempted non-immigrant visa fraud among third country nati [...]
2004-01-23 08:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ KCOR KCRM
04MAPUTO1152GRM RESPONSE: ACOTA END-USE, SECURITY AND
[...] Post received on August 25 a diplomatic note containing ACOTA end-use, security and retransfer assurances from GRM. Following is the complete texts of diplomatic notes exchanged between Post and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique. 2. Begin text of U.S. [...]
2004-08-26 13:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MASS MARR PREL MZ ACOTA
04MAPUTO1154CLASHES BETWEEN FRELIMO AND RENAMO HEAT UP IN
[...] (U) Reports of friction between the ruling FRELIMO party and the main opposition party, RENAMO, have increased over the past weeks, ahead of Mozambique's December 1- 2 general elections. On August 12, violence broke out between RENAMO armed guards and police in the town of Inhaminga in the cen [...]
2004-08-27 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1174MOZAMBIQUE: FY05 USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE TITLE I-FUNDED FOOD
[...] Although it still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, Mozambique has been successful in its efforts to encourage economic growth, attract foreign investment, and revitalize several industries destroyed by the civil war. Mozambique's agricultural sector has vast potential, yet many f [...]
2004-08-31 13:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID MZ
04MAPUTO1183SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AFONSO DHLAKAMA TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition party RENAMO's presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama will visit Washington following his attendance at the Republican National Convention. RENAMO party officials consider Dhlakama's visit to Washington key for both the party's and the candidate's credibility. As in p [...]
2004-09-02 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1196PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GUEBUZA ON BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-06 09:56:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1211AUGUST ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------ FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Ministry of Public Works announced the creation of a Zambezi Bridge Project Office, located in the National Road Administration (ANE) [...]
2004-09-10 08:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1213MOZAMBIQUE REMAINS ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA BENEFITS
[...] Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting [...]
2004-09-10 10:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PHUM PREL MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO122859TH UNGA: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE HIGH-LEVEL
[...] Post has received detail regarding GRM's high-level attendance at the 59th UNGA. Information requested in reftel follows: A. Head of State will attend. Name and Title: His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano, President of The Republic of Mozambique Arrival and Departure Dates: Not yet availa [...]
2004-09-14 15:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA
04MAPUTO1280RENAMO ELECTION OFFICE HEAD DISMISSED AS PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Eduardo Namburete, director of the election office of Mozambique's main opposition party, RENAMO, was dismissed as head of the press office at Maputo's Eduardo Mondlane University on September 1. He was relieved of his duties shortly after assuming the position within RENAMO. Some RENAMO [...]
2004-09-23 07:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO13USAID/DCHA/OFDA ASSESSMENT VISIT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-06 05:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR
04MAPUTO1321STATUS OF MOZAMBIQUE PORT ISPS COMPLIANCE
[...] On September 29, econ/poloff delivered reftel letter and Port Security Advisory (PSA) to Ministry of Transportation and Communication Chief of Staff Antonio Cuna. Mr. Cuna responded by saying that the Port of Maputo and the Port of Beira were in compliance with the International Maritime Organ [...]
2004-09-30 13:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EWWT KTIA PBTS PHSA PINS PREL PTER MZ ASEC
04MAPUTO1335RENAMO CANDIDATE DHALAKAMA ON U.S. TRIP, CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 29 meeting with Ambassador La Lime, RENAMO presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama outlined the themes of democracy and the need for transparent elections that he had emphasized in his recent visit to the United States. He was pleased with the visit and said he had f [...]
2004-10-05 14:31:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ DHLAKAMA RENAMO
04MAPUTO13392004 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - MAPUTO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 30, 2004, the emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened. The meeting was held to discuss the recent increase of attacks on vehicles traveling the EN4 toll road from Maputo, Mozambique to Nelspruit, South Africa. Attendees included the Ambassador, DCM (Chair),RSO, [...]
2004-10-06 07:39:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC MZ
04MAPUTO1341MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: END-SEPTEMBER UPDATE
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. -------- Contents -------- 2 - Summary 3 - New Electoral Law 4 - Election Statistics 5 - Parliamentary Elections 6 - Presidential Candidates Deliver Nomination Papers 7 - First, Unreliable Presidential P [...]
2004-10-06 09:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1366MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATED CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions [...]
2004-10-13 16:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID PHUM SOCI ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1376SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH TO
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Mozambican political environment, government, private sector, civil society, and MCC team and to increase Mozambican understanding of the MCC. You will be here during the c [...]
2004-10-18 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD MZ MCC
04MAPUTO1398SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------------- MACROECONOMICS -------------- 2. (U) The GRM reports that the Mozambican economy is in line with the 8% growth rate target for 2004. Economic activity grew by 8.4% in the first six month [...]
2004-10-21 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1406ELECTION OBSERVER ACCESS STILL UNRESOLVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The EU and the National Elections Commission continue to disagree over the access of observers to provincial and national vote tabulations. The head of the EU's observer mission told a press conference that without access to the tabulations, the EU would not be able to give cred [...]
2004-10-25 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1414MOZAMBIQUE: INFORMATION ON U.S. MANUFACTURED
[...] (SBU) 1. Post has received data on U.S.-manufactured landmines found in Mozambique. The information requested in reftel follows: Country: Mozambique U.S. mines present Number: 130 (out of estimated 82,000 mines cleared/destroyed) Percent of Total: 0.16% Description: U.S. manufactured M14 ant [...]
2004-10-26 14:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KHDP MZ
04MAPUTO1421AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM: FINAL
[...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the final report for FY02 and the interim report for FY03 Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique. Section one contains the final financial status of all projects from FY02, and section two contains information on the financial status of all pr [...]
2004-10-27 11:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO1427SCHNEIDMAN CLAIM THAT FRELIMO FOUNDER WAS CIA
[...] Independent publications in Mozambique have featured former AF DAS Witney Schneidman's claims that FRELIMO founder Eduardo Mondlane received funds from the CIA. The October 28 edition of the Beira weekly Zambeze led with the back-page headline, "FRELIMO founder financed by CIA" On October 27, [...]
2004-10-28 14:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP MZ OPRC FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1430DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND INTERIM REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the interim report for FY03 for the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) in Mozambique. It contains information on the financial status of all projects from FY03 including the amount of money granted, spent, and the balance, as well as an update on the final di [...]
2004-10-29 08:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO1432MOZAMBIQUE: FY 2004 BFIF COMMERCIAL OUTREACH REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. In September-October, econ/poloffs and econ/commercial and political assistants traveled to five Mozambican provinces visiting various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial and investment activities and evaluate the business climat [...]
2004-10-29 10:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO1445MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: DURING A FOUR-DAY VISIT, MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH AND HIS TEAM MET WITH PRESIDENT CHISSANO, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS, AND THE PRESS IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH MOZAMBIQUE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE MILLENNIUM CH [...]
2004-11-02 12:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV MZ MCC OPIC
04MAPUTO1446OPIC-SUPPORTED US INVESTOR IN MOZAMBIQUE BACKS INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, American investor David Herbert and his Danish partner Jorgen Nielsen settled a dispute with the Zimbabwean firm Cabo do Mar over rights to the land on which their Nyati Beach Lodge is located. They agreed to pay usd 650,000 to permanently block execution of an Oc [...]
2004-11-02 12:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MZ OPIC MCC
04MAPUTO1447MUGABE VISITS MOZAMBIQUE, CLAIMS ZIMBABWE IS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwean President Mugabe visited Mozambique on October 10 - 12, with stops at Cahora Bassa Dam and the resort town of Vilankulos. Mugabe told reporters his country was overcoming its political and economic crisis and announced that Zimbabwe was paying back its USD 8.5 million [...]
2004-11-03 05:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ ZM
04MAPUTO1474PRESIDENT CHISSANO ADDRESSES DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique wants donor involvement and support as it prepares to hold national elections on December 1-2. President Chissano told Maputo's diplomatic corps that the path to democracy in Mozambique has been filled with challenges, but the process has evolved to the point that Moz [...]
2004-11-08 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1479TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 63, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO148MOZAMBIQUE AS PILOT COUNTRY FOR EVIAN
[...] Post welcomes the opportunity for consideration as a candidate pilot country under the Evian Anti-corruption/Transparency initiative and submits results of initial internal discussions below. The GRM has demonstrated a commitment to combating corruption and has worked closely with the IMF and [...]
2004-02-02 09:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO1480TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 62 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 62, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1491CORRECTION COPY: MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: OCT
[...] (U) Not for internet distribution. -------- Contents -------- 2. Summary and Comment 3. Presidential Candidates: And Then There Were Five... 6. Lists Finalized for Parliamentary Elections 10. Relative Peace on the Campaign Trail 12. Media Coverage More Balanced 14. Comment ----- [...]
2004-11-16 10:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1502MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR TARIFF RATE QUOTA FOR TOBACCO
[...] This is an action request for USTR. See para 3. 2. Below is the text of correspondence received October 14 from the International Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in which the GRM requests that it be allowed to export tobacco to the United States under the tariff [...]
2004-11-17 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1507MOZAMBIQUE - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AMENDS THE 1990
[...] (U) On November 16, by a rare unanimous vote, RENAMO deputies joined their FRELIMO counterparts in approving a long list of amendments to the 1990 constitution. The majority of the changes were clarifications of existing principles and statutes. The significant amendments are as follows. -- T [...]
2004-11-18 12:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ FRELIMO RENAMO
04MAPUTO1519MOZAMBIQUE - VISITING CORPORATE COUNCIL ON
[...] SUMMARY. On November 10-11, a high-level Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) delegation visited Mozambique to learn about possibilities for U.S. investment. The delegation met with a senior GRM official and several local businesspeople to get a flavor for the most promising investment areas. CCA [...]
2004-11-22 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1520MOZAMBIQUE - FM SIMAO ON MUGABE AND ZIMBABWE'S
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Simao told the Ambassador that he believes the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will participate in the March parliamentary elections. However, the MDC is growing weaker, several factions have emerged and some are questioning Morgan [...]
2004-11-22 15:41:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV MZ ZI
04MAPUTO1522MOZAMBIQUE FY 2004 SELF-HELP PROGRAM (SSH)
[...] SUMMARY: This cable lists the 12 proposals that were awarded funds for FY 2004, totaling USD 57,350. Projects are located in 6 different provinces. All agreements have been signed and implementing activities are underway. END SUMMARY. ------------------ SSH Projects 2004 ------------------ [...]
2004-11-23 09:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO1524MOZAMBIQUE: PROMOTING THE EU RESOLUTION ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-23 11:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SU MZ UNGA
04MAPUTO1525FIRST EVER IFTAR WITH MOZAMBICAN ISLAMIC
[...] SUMMARY: Maputo PAS organized an Iftar at the Ambassador's residence that took place the final Friday of Ramadan, November 12. Nine prominent local Muslim leaders, representative of several different communities of Mozambique's sizeable Muslim minority, were invited and attended, including cle [...]
2004-11-23 12:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC OIIP PINR KISL
04MAPUTO1538MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: ELECTION EVE
[...] (C) Campaigning for Mozambique's December 1 - 2 general elections has ended, and there is no consensus as to what outcome is likely. The negotiations between the National Elections Commission and the European Union appear to have ended with the release of a new electoral process directive that [...]
2004-11-29 11:26:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1539MOZAMBICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL REFERS NYATI LODGE CASE
[...] (SBU) On November 25, Attorney General Joaquim Madeira referred to the High Court of Mozambique a motion by Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary to suspend an October court order by Inhambane provincial judge Jose Sampaio that authorized expropriation of the Nyati Beach Lodge. The Lodge is co [...]
2004-11-29 12:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MZ MCC
04MAPUTO1566MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNTING
[...] (U) Vote counting began at polling stations last night and continued in the morning hours today. Initial results as reported by state-owned Radio Mozambique early this morning indicate FRELIMO candidate Armando Guebuza holds a healthy lead with RENAMO's Afonso Dhlakama running second and PDD's [...]
2004-12-03 10:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ FRELIMO RENAMO
04MAPUTO1584REQUEST FOR FY 2005 LABOR SECTOR SUPPORT IN
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. The Mission, the Mozambican Minister of Labor, labor unionsfederations, and private sector leaders would like continued USG support for labor projects in Mozambique in FY05. In particular, there is an urgent need to continue the USDOL [...]
2004-12-07 14:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EINV ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1585MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) Although the provincial vote tabulation should have begun December 3, as of December 6, it had started in only Nampula, Zambezia and Sofala provinces. According to National Elections Commission (CNE) spokesman Filipe Mondlate, data entry and tabulation should begin December 7 in another tw [...]
2004-12-07 14:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1587MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO ALLEGES
[...] (C) Senior RENAMO advisor Artur Vilankulu, accompanied by two other RENAMO officials, called on the Ambassador on December 8 to express concern over alleged irregularities in the December 1 - 2 general elections. The three were in the midst of making the rounds of various foreign embassies with [...]
2004-12-09 05:18:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1603MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: PARALLEL VOTE
[...] (U) On December 9 the Carter Center-supported National Electoral Observatory released its parallel vote tabulation (PVT). The PVT, based on a sample of 775 individual polling station results collected by 1600 observers, gives FRELIMO's Guebuza 63.6 percent of the presidential vote, with RENAMO' [...]
2004-12-10 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1606REQUEST FOR FY 2005 LABOR SECTOR SUPPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. The Mission, the Mozambican Minister of Labor, labor unions, and private sector leaders would like continued USG support for labor projects in Mozambique in FY05. In particular, there is an urgent need to continue the USDOL- funded "Im [...]
2004-12-13 13:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EINV ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1607CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-13 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ MPP
04MAPUTO1609NOVEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------- 2. (U) On November 12, the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) was awarded the Moatize mines exploration concession (Ref [...]
2004-12-14 04:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1616MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: RENAMO's Dhlakama continues to reject provincial tabulation figures, which show a clear Guebuza victory in the presidential election and a strong FRELIMO win in parliamentary races. Despite the release of an independent parallel vote count largely corroborating the p [...]
2004-12-15 13:34:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO1617MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On December 15 Emboff delivered ref A demarche urging the GRM to oppose any potential motions for non- action in the UN plenary session on previously approved resolutions critical of the human rights situation in Iran and Turkmenistan. In the meeting, the MFA Director for UN Affairs, Ant [...]
2004-12-15 14:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MZ UN
04MAPUTO1623MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: DRAFT USG STATEMENT
[...] (U) Embassy provides below for the Department's approval a draft USG statement for use once the results of Mozambique's December 1-2 presidential and legislative elections are announced by the National Elections Commission (CNE). We expect the results to be announced on or soon after the Decem [...]
2004-12-16 14:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OPRC MZ
04MAPUTO1624MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS
[...] On December 13 emboff and econ/commercial assistant met with Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Development, National Institute of Agronomic Investigation (INIA) to learn about Mozambique's recent biosafety developments. INIA is a key participant in an inter-ministerial commission that addresses [...]
2004-12-16 14:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAGR EAID MZ
04MAPUTO1625MOZAMBIQUE RATIFIES THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL
[...] On December 14, Luis Sitoi, advisor to the Minister of Industry and Commerce, informed the Embassy that the Mozambican Council of Ministers ratified the U.S.-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during the week of Dec 6. The text of the BIT has been sent for publication in Mozambique's [...]
2004-12-17 03:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ETRD EINV ECON MZ BIT
04MAPUTO1627INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Below are post answers to INSCR questions pertaining to money laundering and financial crimes, organized in response to the subheadings provided in State 254401. General Questions ---------------------- 2. Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering is fairly common and [...]
2004-12-17 09:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO1628MINISTER OF COMMERCE PRESSES CASE FOR TARIFF RATE
[...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador La Lime met with GRM Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado at Morgado's request to discuss the Mozambican government's October 14 request for tariff rate quota on several varieties of tobacco (request letter text in reftel). The Minister referenced t [...]
2004-12-17 09:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1639MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: GUEBUZA ELECTED
[...] On December 21 Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) announced the results of the December 1-2 general elections: FRELIMO Secretary General Armando Guebuza has won the race for president, capturing 63.74 percent of the valid national vote and FRELIMO has returned to Parliament with a [...]
2004-12-21 15:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1643MOZAMBIQUE PREPARES TO HOST G-8/NEPAD-SPONSORED
[...] Econ/Poloff met with Dr. Firmino Mucavele, Economic Counselor to the President, on December 21 to discuss Mozambique's preparation for the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Plan (CAADP) regional planning meeting in Maputo on February 15-18. Dr. Mucavele is the GRM point of contact [...]
2004-12-22 16:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1645MOZAMBIQUE - DHLAKAMA DENOUNCES ELECTION RESULTS,
[...] (SBU) On December 23, a day after the National Elections Commission (CNE) declared Armando Guebuza and his party, FRELIMO, the winners in the presidential and parliamentary elections (reftel),Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the main opposition party RENAMO, held a press conference in Maputo in whi [...]
2004-12-23 14:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO1653IMF AND MOZAMBIQUE AGREE ON 2005 PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF Mission visited Mozambique from 8-24 September 2004 to review progress under the PRGF and to advise the GRM regarding the 2005 budget. Agreement was reached ad referendum on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 2005. However, the GRM then changed the 2005 budget methodology, incl [...]
2004-12-28 12:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID MZ IMF
04MAPUTO1658NEW MOZAMBICAN AIRLINE RAISES SAFETY AND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In August 2004, Air Corridor became Mozambique's first private commercial airline to operate nationwide, breaking the monopoly that the government-owned Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) had maintained since independence. Air Corridor has injected much-needed competition in Moza [...]
2004-12-29 15:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR SNAR KCRM MZ SA
04MAPUTO167SELF-HELP PROGRAM - INTERIM PROJECT REPORT FOR FY
[...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the FY03 interim report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in Mozambique. The financial status of all programs from 2003, including the amount of money granted, spent, and the balance, as well as an update on the final disposition of funds, is provide [...]
2004-02-05 10:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO168Mozambique: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy
[...] Mozambique's constitutional government, headed by President Joaquim Chissano, held its second general multiparty elections in 1999. President Chissano was elected in generally free and fair elections. Chissano and the leadership of FRELIMO, which have ruled the country since independence in 19 [...]
2004-02-05 11:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO173DHRF SOLICITATION FOR FY2004
[...] Post appreciates receiving FY2003 DHRF funding in the amount of $70,000. These funds are critical to raising awareness of human rights concerns and supporting civil society play a more active role in Mozambique's democratic consolidation. A status report for FY2002/2003 funds will be sent sept [...]
2004-02-09 05:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM PGOV ECON MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO180JANUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-10 07:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO197LETTER FROM PRESIDENT CHISSANO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-13 08:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL SL IV LI MZ ECOWAS
04MAPUTO198FY-2004 SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST
[...] This cable contains a funding request for FY2004 for Embassy Maputo Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund. The Self-Help Coordinator is Economic/Political Officer Loren Dent. The Assistant Coordinator is Economic/Commercial Assistant Elizabeth Filipe. 2. Mozambique has achieved rapid economic [...]
2004-02-13 08:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO204CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO
[...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...]
2004-02-17 06:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO220PRESIDENT CHISSANO APPOINTS NEW MOZAMBICAN PRIME
[...] (U) On Tuesday, February 17, President Chissano formally announced the appointment of Luisa Diogo, the current Minister of Planning and Finance, as Prime Minister. The announcement of a new PM was expected, as former PM Pascoal Mocumbi had already announced his intention to leave his GRM post [...]
2004-02-18 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR MZ
04MAPUTO235RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT IN CABO DELGADO
[...] 787/04/T002 2. 02/19/04 3. LDENT 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) Direccao de Electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Saumel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 1 322-071/2 or PB Power 12 Burnside Island 410 Jan Smuts Avenue Craighall [...]
2004-02-20 07:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
04MAPUTO267Mozambique: Request for FY 2004 ESF funding
[...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for support for transparency of the 2004 National Elections. This election support will build on successful observation and parallel vote tabulation coordinated by Carter Center in The November 2003 municipal elections. End Summary. 2. Mozambique's third P [...]
2004-02-25 14:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ ESF
04MAPUTO269MOZAMBIQUE: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique has had limited success in expanding trade and investment under AGOA, though there remains strong potential to increase exports in several key sectors. Two apparel companies, Mauritian-owned BELITA and Pakistani-owned OMAR, exported apparel products to the [...]
2004-02-25 15:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO274MOZAMBICAN PARTICIPATION IN EVIAN G-8 TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) Initial Mozambican government reaction to the Transparency Pilot Program, including the need for an explicit commitment at the outset to high transparency standards over time support, has been very positive. Further GRM consultations will be undertaken before we receive a formal response. [...]
2004-02-27 08:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO2842003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW. A- Mozambique is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women and children. Trafficking is also believed to occur within the country. There are no reliable numbers available on the extent of the problem. Poverty, a history of child migration, cultural/religious prac [...]
2004-03-02 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ
04MAPUTO294AGOA III: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] Overview: Mozambique's once thriving and highly heterogeneous textile and garment industry experienced steady and significant decline throughout the early 1990s. At its peak, the industry was comprised of 45 facilities, including 19 textile and 26 garment factories, producing a wide range of p [...]
2004-03-04 09:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX EINV PREL MZ AGOA
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
04MAPUTO30DECEMBER MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) In December, KPMG Mozambique announced the "Top 100 Businesses in Mozambique" for 2002. The list was topped by Mozal, the large South African-owned aluminum smelter, generating the highest revenues for a firm in-country (foreign or nationally-owned) in 2002. Six US companies ranked in the [...]
2004-01-08 14:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO338SYGSR SWING BRIEFS ON CHISSANO MEETING
[...] On March 8, Secretary General's Special Representative Ambassador William Swing called on Ambassador to brief on his meeting in Maputo with President Chissano and the current situation of the MONUC in DRC with sixteen months until the planned June 2005 elections. 2. Ambassador Swing told us [...]
2004-03-12 08:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PREF CG XA ZF MZ SF UG BY UN
04MAPUTO340FEBRUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP:
[...] (U) In a meeting with Mozambique country director and marketing manager for South Africa's Vodacom, Econ/Poloffs learned that the firm has already captured 12-13% of the national cell phone market. Vodacom began operating in Mozambique in December 2003 and launched strong campaigns in three key [...]
2004-03-12 10:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO360MOZAMBIQUE: GEOTHERMAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
[...] Per reftel, Maputo provides the following information: --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ Support to Develop Geothermal Energy in East Africa --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ 2. Mozambique is rich [...]
2004-03-16 12:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EFIN SENV MZ
04MAPUTO389ARTICLE 98 WITH MOZAMBIQUE BROUGHT INTO FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-22 13:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL MZ
04MAPUTO463NACALA CORRIDOR PROJECT IN JEOPARDY -- YET AGAIN
[...] (C) Summary. The Nacala Port and Rail Corridor project is yet again in trouble. Two principal outstanding issues remain: 1) the lack of the government of Malawi (GOM)'s signature on a Direct Agreement and 2) on-going disagreements between the project's US-led consortium and the principal Mozam [...]
2004-04-02 09:27:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD PGOV PREL MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO464ALLEGATIONS AND ACCUSATIONS IN NAMPULA: UNCOVERING
[...] Summary: Allegations of trafficking in human organs and children in the northern provincial capital of Nampula have riveted the public's attention for the past several months and received wide-spread press coverage. In the middle of the firestorm is a foreign couple accused of trafficking in o [...]
2004-04-02 09:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM MZ
04MAPUTO487ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS GREATER SUPPORT TO BUILD
[...] (U) Attorney General Joaquim Madeira gathered donor country ambassadors on March 26 and appealed for greater support to help create more professional and effective prosecutors. He reiterated the need for his staff, also referred to as the "Ministerio Publico" (MP) or Procuradoria Geral (PGR),[...]
2004-04-08 09:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KCOR EAID KCRM MZ
04MAPUTO505MARCH MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Mineral Resources Survey: The GRM signed an agreement with a South African firm, Fugro Airborne Surveys, to undertake aerial surveys in the northern and central provinces of Zambezia, Tete, Niassa, and Cabo Delgado, as reported by Noticias, the daily newspaper. The objective of the surveys [...]
2004-04-12 11:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO513SOLICITATION FOR ANTI-TIP BILATERAL PROPOSAL FOR
[...] Overview of request: Post is requesting bilateral G/TIP funding in the amount of $250,900 for a technical assistance program to develop critically needed national anti-trafficking legislation in Mozambique. This project will be implemented through the International Organization for Migration ( [...]
2004-04-13 13:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ASEC SMIG PHUM ELAB MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO515MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR MONITORING MISSION
[...] (U) Classified By: Econ/Pol Chief David Hodge for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on establishment of the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the morning of April 14, 2004 with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, President Chissano's diplomatic adviser and po [...]
2004-04-14 11:32:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SU MZ AU
04MAPUTO541SCENESETTER FOR GAC AMBASSADOR RANDALL TOBIAS'
[...] (C) Introduction and summary. Mozambique is at a critical stage in its efforts to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Southern Africa, Mozambique presents both the greatest challenges and possibly the greatest opportunity to become the next Uganda-like success in turning around the HIV/AIDS threat. [...]
2004-04-20 14:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKHIV PREL EAID MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO542MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING
[...] (C) On April 20 the Ambassador delivered reftel (A) demarche to Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos was not aware of what had transpired at the April 19 Addis meeting. He promised to brief President Chissano that afternoon at the Parliament before [...]
2004-04-20 14:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO544MORE FROM MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Following up on their meeting earlier that day (reftel A) on Darfur ceasefire monitoring arrangements (reftel B),late in the afternoon of April 20 the Ambassador spoke again with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos reported that he had spoken [...]
2004-04-20 15:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO565COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (S-N/F) Summary: Reftel provided Post opportunity to finalize previous discussions with the Russian Embassy to develop a cooperative relationship between ORCA and Russian counterparts in the counterterrorism area. We envision participation by multiple Mission elements including ORCA, Econ/Pol, [...]
2004-04-27 06:14:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL MZ RU
04MAPUTO597MOZAMBIQUE - INL FY 06/07 WORKPLAN
[...] Embassy Maputo requests continued INL funding for FY 06/07 to build on ongoing projects to further develop the Attorney General's Anti-Corruption Unit and the Mozambican Police Sciences Academy, and further requests additional funds for assistance to Mozambican Immigration and Customs to impro [...]
2004-04-30 10:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM ABUD SNAR KCOR KPAO EFIN EAID ASEC MZ
04MAPUTO625APRIL MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) With significant Mozambican official travel to China in April (President Chissano, Minister of Industry and Commerce Morgado, Minister of Labor Sevene, Minister of Agriculture Muteia, and others),the Government of China announced its willingness to support the building of mega- projects [...]
2004-05-10 05:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO636BCM TRIAL: WAITING FOR A VERDICT ON MAY 25
[...] (SBU) Summary: The verdict in the BCM bank fraud trial will be handed down on May 25. The case involves nineteen defendants accused of defrauding fourteen million USD from the Commercial Bank of Mozambique (BCM) between March and August 1996. Most commentators do not expect any senior bank off [...]
2004-05-11 13:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MZ
04MAPUTO655Ambassador Randall Tobias' Visit to Mozambique
[...] Summary: US Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias visited Mozambique April 28-30 to discuss the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with government officials, key implementing partners, and post's HIV-AIDS working group, and to see first-hand the challenges and opportunities [...]
2004-05-13 06:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSPR EAID PREL MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO659SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR
[...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...]
2004-05-14 08:34:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA
04MAPUTO689REQUEST TO SEND TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs)
[...] This is an Action Request for the OES Bureau - See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. The GRM requests that the USG send a TEDs Training Team to Mozambique August 2-6 to train local fishermen and government officials to build, use, and monitor TEDs. This request is generated from recent legislation [...]
2004-05-25 05:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO702003 BFIF CLOSE OUT
[...] SUMMARY: Post wishes to thank the Department for providing 2003 BFIF funding in the amount of $7,000. Post was able to travel to several provinces, visiting with various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial activities and encourage further [...]
2004-01-16 08:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO701MOZAMBIQUE CANDIDATURE FOR ICAO
[...] Per Diplomatic Note 879, dated May 14, 2004, from the Mozambique Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AmEmbassy Maputo was informed that in accordance with the rotation arrangement among the fourteen Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),the Republic of Mozambique will pr [...]
2004-05-27 12:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR MZ
04MAPUTO710COMNAVEUR VISIT STRESSES MARITIME BORDER CONCERNS
[...] (U) On May 20 and 21, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Admiral Gregory G. Johnson visited Maputo and met with Mozambican officials. His meetings principally covered USG concerns over Mozambique's lack of coastal patrol capacity, Mozambican success in the African Union Peacekeeping Missio [...]
2004-05-28 10:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS PTER KHDP MZ EFIS PKO ACOTA
04MAPUTO712MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) A major Zimbabwean horticultural company is shifting its operations to Mozambique and Zambia as a result of land seizure in Zimbabwe. Ousted by the Zimbabwean Government, Kondozi Company will be granted 800 hectares of land in the Manica Province by the GRM, according to AIM Reporting. H [...]
2004-05-28 10:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO713DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR LABOR REFORM: A
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Productive to current labor law revision efforts, the USG launched a half-day labor seminar in Mozambique on May 5. The seminar featured participants from various sectors and included the fullday participation and attention of Minister of Labor, Mario Lampiao Sevene. Receiving mor [...]
2004-05-28 10:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON MZ
04MAPUTO733NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR GRM
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post provides updated information below: Post: Maputo Date of Submission: 4 June 2004 Head of Government: Joaquim Alberto Chissano President of the Republic of Mozambique Office numbers: (258) (1) 49-11-21/2; 49-00-44 Comments: President Chissano speaks English. President's [...]
2004-06-04 07:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMZ PGOV PREL
04MAPUTO740DHLAKAMA SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR ON VISIT TO
[...] (C) Ambassador and econ/polofficer (notetaker) met with RENAMO opposition leader and presidential candidate for Afonso Dhlakama at his request on June 4 to discuss his planned trip to the United States and a variety of bilateral and regional issues. Dhlakama was more upbeat and positive than u [...]
2004-06-04 10:52:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO776ECONOMIC ACTIVITIY INCREASES IN A REMOTE PROVINCE: CABO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. More foreign operators are moving in to take advantage of resource-rich opportunities in the poor province of Cabo Delgado. Operators of Middle-Eastern, South Asian, and European descent, are bringing employment and increased production to the community, although the lack of infras [...]
2004-06-15 08:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ EAGR EFIS
04MAPUTO83CORRUPTION IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Any discussion of Mozambique's political and economic development needs to take into account corruption. The steady decade-long progress since the end of the civil war could be slowed or even reversed if corruption is not checked. Senior Mozambicans in fact cite corruption as th [...]
2004-01-20 10:39:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
04MAPUTO834THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT FROM UP NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recent visits to Nampula and Cabo Delgado Provinces impressed upon embassy officers major challenges facing northern Mozambique and the need for continued USG attention to the region. Corruption, smuggling, porous borders and weak infrastructure compound high unemployment and a [...]
2004-06-24 08:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREF PTER ASEC MZ KISL RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO84FY O4 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of $30,322 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY 04. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following projects for FY04: A. Commercial Outreach, Market Development, and Export Promotion. Proposed Funding Level: $15,322 Twice the [...]
2004-01-20 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO877MCC VISIT TO MOZAMBIQUE, 8-11 JUNE 2004
[...] SUMMARY. DURING A THREE DAY VISIT, THE THREE- PERSON MCC TEAM MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, FIVE MINISTERS, THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, MOZAMBIQUE'S "TECHNICAL TEAM," AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETY, THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOREIGN INVESTORS, AND DONORS. IN EACH MEETING, [...]
2004-07-01 14:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL MZ MCC
04MAPUTO894JUNE MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 14:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO923MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING FOLLOW-
[...] (SBU) Provided below is Post's response to Reftel request for input on Mozambique's Sovereign Credit Rating (SCR). I. LOCAL SUPPORT FOR SCRs: a. The Government of Mozambique (GRM) maintains a strong interest in retaining and updating its SCR. The Government, through the Ministry of Planning a [...]
2004-07-12 07:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO945HELPING MOZAMBIQUE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Mozambique continues to seek a more active role in peacekeeping, especially in Africa. Despite very limited resources, the Mozambican Armed Forces have worked effectively at reinforced company strength in the Africa Union's P [...]
2004-07-15 05:23:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL KPKO BY MZ ACOTA
04MAPUTO975MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Econ/poloff delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with Farouk Faquira, Chief of the United Nations Department, Office of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, July 20. Faquira appreciated the presentation of U.S. initiatives prior to the opening of the 59th UN [...]
2004-07-21 13:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PHUM KDEM MZ UNGA
04MAPUTO983MOZAMBIQUE INTEREST IN REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING
[...] Post recommends two participants for the September 29th-30th ILAB-DRL/IL worker rights training seminar in Johannesburg, E/P labor reporting officer Loren Dent and Political Assistant Naimo Vasco Antonio. Please find below the candidate information. 2. NAME: Loren Dent LOCATION: Embassy Map [...]
2004-07-22 15:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB MZ
04MAPUTO99Mocumbi - His days are numbered, it would seem
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a Press conference held in Maputo January 20, Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi indicated that he will accept a position as the High Level Representative of a European Union Health Initiative. While he did not state when he would be leaving his current position, it appears that i [...]
2004-01-21 10:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV MZ EUN HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO998MOZAMBIQUE CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES THE PROSPECT OF A
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado on July 22 to follow-up on discussions held between Morgado and USTR officials in Washington in early July on the prospect for a US-Mozambique FTA, as well as to discuss the status of Mozambique's participation [...]
2004-07-26 16:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID PREL MZ AGOA MCC TIFA
04PARIS9130FRANCE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of several messages reviewing France's relations with Africa. The southern African region currently attracts less French attention than any other region of Africa. With no francophone countries, and only one country currently engaged in conflict (Angola, at muc [...]
2004-12-27 14:15:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AO BC LT MI MZ WA SF WZ ZA ZI ZU XA FR
04PARIS9146FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (SOUTH)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. France continues to seek solutions for the crisis in the Great Lakes through policies designed to support DRC President Kabila and the transition process and to block Rwandan interference in Congolese affairs. France's history in the Rwandan genocide complicates their ability to [...]
2004-12-28 10:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BY CF CG CT EK GB RW TP ZF XA
04PRETORIA3543USITC STUDY ON U.S.-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN TRADE AND
[...] This cable provides supplementary information on reftel A that provided post's input for the fifth annual USITC study on AGOA. B. - Developments in major regional groupings (COMESA, EC, ECOWAS, IGAD, SACU, SADC, WAEMU, IOC, and CEMAC) (where applicable) -------------------------------------- [...]
2004-08-04 14:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID XA SF AGOA USTR
04PRETORIA4252Visit of Treasury Under Secretary for
[...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury U/S Taylor and DAS Fratto sought support from South African Finance Minister Manuel to a U.S. proposal to move from loans to grants for HIPC countries in the multilateral development banks. The Minister agreed that the HIPC program had lowered debt levels for partic [...]
2004-09-21 05:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ETRD OTRA SF
04PRETORIA4545PERSPECTIVES ON NEPAD, ISLAM AND THE USA IN SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: S/P consultations in South Africa October 6-10, 2004 confirmed strong public and private sector support for NEPAD, due largely to Presidents Mbeki and Obasanjo's strong leadership. Expecting legal status as an African Union (AU) entity, the NEPAD Secretariat was optimistic, [...]
2004-10-12 14:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI SF
04PRETORIA4950South Africa may reintroduce culling to manage its
[...] (SBU) South Africa is working to identify an acceptable solution to the problem of elephant overpopulation in its national parks. An October conference with stakeholders held at Kruger National Park reviewed different elephant management methods, including relocation, contraception and culli [...]
2004-11-12 09:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV SOCI SF ETRD
04PRETORIA5040REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - A
[...] Summary: The reality in southern Africa is that except for SACU, regional integration has predominantly not progressed much further than attempts to create free trade areas amongst some states and talks about possible customs unions. Within Southern Africa there are a number of regional integ [...]
2004-11-18 14:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX ETRD ECON SF USTR
04PRETORIA5158 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - October Consumer Prices Slightly Higher than Market [...]
2004-11-29 11:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5369MOELETSI MBEKI CALLS ZIMBABWE A "LONG-TERM
[...] (C) Summary. Moeletsi Mbeki, South African political commentator and brother of President Thabo Mbeki, urged the international community to stop "chasing" Mugabe's retirement and view Zimbabwe as a "long-term project." He called for increased international support for the MDC and Zimbabwean [...]
2004-12-14 08:20:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL SF ZI
04QUITO3303REFUGEE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEW TRENDS
[...] Summary: A recent study by a Quito human rights organization, the Center for Documentation of Human Rights Segundo Montes Mozo (CSMM),highlights strengths and deficiencies in the GoE's and civil society responses to the issue of Colombian refugees. The study says that while Ecuador has goo [...]
2004-12-28 19:20:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EC
04ROME23312003 GLOBAL FOOD AID: BARELY COPING WITH
[...] WFP has released its annual Global Food Aid report entitled "2003 Food Aid Flows," which highlights, despite a year of extraordinary emergencies, the steady downward trend in total food aid tonnages, particularly since 1999. For 2004, international prices for food aid commodities continue the [...]
2004-06-17 12:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04ROME2463"UNTIED FOOD AID" - WFP STUDY FOR UNCTAD
[...] (SBU) The WFP Secretariat has shared with the US Mission a paper prepared for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) entitled: "Food Aid and the Untying of Aid: Opportunities and Challenges for the Least Developed Countries." The key premise for the untying of food aid [...]
2004-06-24 15:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF ETRD WFP UN UNCTAD
04ROME2643 UPDATE ON WFP DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION
[...] THE FIELD PHASE OF THE JOINT EVALUATION OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S (WFP) ENABLING DEVELOPMENT POLICY (EDP) IS NEARLY COMPLETE. THE NEXT AND FINAL PHASE OF THE EVALUATION IS TO BE CONCLUDED IN DECEMBER 2004. DESPITE PROGRESS TO DATE ON THE EVALUATION ITSELF, AS WELL AS MISSION EFFORTS TO [...]
2004-07-07 13:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ADRC WFP
04ROME815FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] The WFP Board first regular session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs. In 2003, WFP received U.S. dollars (USD) 2.6 billion in donor contributions in support of its operations worldwide (plus an additional USD 1.2 billion from the Oil- for-Fo [...]
2004-03-03 10:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR
04VATICAN2892SUDAN: SANT'EGIDIO OFFERS ROME MEDIATION VENUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community, which specializes in conflict mediation and has ties with both the Sudanese government and main rebel groups, conveyed its interest in hosting informal discussions at its Rome-based headquarters to establish a political dia [...]
2004-07-26 13:56:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL SU VT
04VATICAN3057DVC PROMOTES HIV/AIDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN USG AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-06 15:56:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
04VATICAN3581 Sant'Egidio Inter-Religious Conference Calls for
[...] (U) The Sant'Egidio Community brought together over 7,000 religious and political leaders September 5-7 in Milan to promote inter-religious dialogue and understanding as a means to combat terrorism and build peace. The shadow of the Beslan massacre hung over the annual gathering, reinforcing [...]
2004-09-17 13:31:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT
05ACCRA1435GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS -- JUNE/JULY 2005
[...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events in Ghana for June-July 2005. The issues covered are: -- Jeff Sachs Reiterates Call for Higher Aid flows -- Visit of State's Senior Advisor on Biotech -- Kufuor Hosts Ghana Investors Advisory Council ---------------------------------------- [...]
2005-07-21 11:12:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID GH PGOV TBIO EINV UNGA
05ACCRA1812GHANA ECON HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2005
[...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for August and September 2005. The issues covered are: -- ExxonMobil Exits Ghana, Thirteen other African Countries -- Visit of US Coast Guard Port Security Liaison Officers -- MCC gives $3 million to Develop GoG Compa [...]
2005-09-08 12:25:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD ECPS KMCA GH
05ALGIERS1624ALGERIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-08 08:24:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB AG OPIC USTR
05ALGIERS2194DESPITE PROBLEMS, ALGERIAN REFORM PROCESS MOVING
[...] (C) Under the leadership of President Bouteflika, Algeria has embarked on a process of serious and sweeping reform. The process has been uneven, to be sure, and Algeria has a long way to go before it achieves real democracy, rule of law, habits of transparency, and open markets. Executive pow [...]
2005-10-30 14:59:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI ECON KWMN AG
05ANKARA2803TURKISH MFA ON EU, IRAQ, BTC, AND BYPASSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish MFA official expressed concerns about continued lack of oil flow in the Iraq-Turkey pipeline, but optimism about potential for providing additional Turkish electricity to Iraq. He explained that the GOT was unable to initial the draft of the EU's Energy Community Tr [...]
2005-05-17 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU
05BOGOTA6899LOCAL USE IN COLOMBIA OF GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS.
[...] This is post's response to reftel request for information concerning the local use of geographic indicators (GIs) in Colombia. 2. According to the Superintendency of Commerce and Industry (SIC),Colombian trademark regulations generally protect the brand name of a product and not the "gen [...]
2005-07-25 12:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR CO
05BRASILIA1188BRAZIL HEALTH NEWS UPDATE
[...] Summary: Brazil's Ministry of Health has made headlines both domestically and internationally, primarily regarding HIV/AIDS programs and drugs. The GOB has demanded negotiations for voluntary licensing for key HIV/AIDS "cocktail" drugs; refused approximately US DOL 24 million in potential fu [...]
2005-05-05 12:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO TPHY KSCA BR
05BRASILIA1979BRAZILIAN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES CORRUPTION
[...] SUMMARY. A series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals (reftels) that have engulfed the Brazilian government and President Lula da Silva's Workers' Party (PT) since May has led to the establishment of three separate, but closely related, Congressional Inquiry Committees (CPIs): [...]
2005-07-22 20:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
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
05DARESSALAAM234Up-Country Travels: Snapshots of Five Regions
[...] (SBU) Summary: From January 7-23, when Embassy Dar es Salaam had the use of a Twin Otter airplane from Prescott Aviation, mission personnel traveled to five of Tanzania's 26 regions: Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mtwara, Mbeya and Ruvuma. These five regions form an arc through western and southern Tanz [...]
2005-02-03 13:20:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EINV PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM908The CCM Nominates a President: an Incomplete
[...] (C) Summary: It's only the second week of May, but the October Presidential election has already been decided, now that the ruling CCM party has selected Jakaye Kikwete as its nominee. Over a decade after the introduction of multiparty democracy in Tanzania, the CCM is still a juggernaut that [...]
2005-05-09 12:29:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV TZ
05DJIBOUTI924TRANSFER OF MOBIL DJIBOUTI TO TOTAL COMMENCES
[...] (C) ExxonMobil corporation has begun the process in Djibouti of transferring shares in Mobil Djibouti to French oil giant Total, following ExxonMobil's official announcement September 5 in Brussels that it had sold to Total shares of fuels and lubricants' affiliates in 14 African countries. Th [...]
2005-09-15 12:03:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ
05DOHA1240HOW ELITE QATARI WOMEN VIEW THEMSELVES
[...] (U) Summary. The Political Section has been following up with Qatari women throughout the last few months to gain their perspective on various facets of Qatari society and the changing role of women. At a recent gathering of elite Qatari women, Poloff asked the women to express their views on a [...]
2005-07-06 12:26:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINS PREL SOCI QA
05DOHA1445DATA REQUEST: QATARI ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 10:41:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PREL IS WE GZ QA
05DOHA1605AL JAZEERA CHILDREN'S CHANNEL
[...] Summary: Al Jazeera Children's Channel was launched to great media fanfare in Doha on September 9. Ninety percent owned by Qatar Foundation, the new channel has a limited administrative relationship with the original Al Jazeera satellite channel. Developed and implemented in association with t [...]
2005-09-20 06:48:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1609FINAL MEETING WITH ISRAELI TRADE REP
[...] (C) Summary. Dov Segev-Steinberg, Israeli trade representative, shared his views on a range of issues with Poloff in a final meeting before his departure from Qatar the last week of September. While the trade representative did not foresee any change in Qatar-Israeli relations and the current [...]
2005-09-20 11:21:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS QA
05DOHA1733QATAR CONVICTS TWO EXECUTIVES OF INSIDER TRADING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The State of Qatar recently convicted two senior corporate executives on charges of insider trading on the Doha Stock Exchange. One of the executives convicted, Saeed Abdullah Al-Misnad, is an uncle to the Amir's wife, the powerful Sheikha Mozah Bin Nasser Al-Misnad. When th [...]
2005-10-13 13:27:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD QA
05DOHA1823SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we are pleased to welcome you to Doha. Your visit is an important one: you will be the first cabinet-level U.S. official to meet with Qatari officials in Doha this year. Your visit will demonstrate the importance we place on the future of our energy relationship and will help [...]
2005-11-09 12:33:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1898PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
[...] (U) The GOQ appears to have launched preparations for Qatar's legislative elections expected in early 2007. The First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, said that "Preparations are currently under way to hold the first-ever parliamentary poll in the [...]
2005-11-28 14:25:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA953SCENESETTER FOR NSC FRANCES TOWNSEND'S JUNE 2,
[...] (C) Let me extend a warm welcome to you from me and the team at Embassy Doha. Your visit fulfills a pledge President Bush made to the Emir last April for you to visit Qatar to explore enhanced counterterrorism cooperation. To that end, we have requested meetings with the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin [...]
2005-05-26 15:01:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PTER MARR QA
05GABORONE1203SADC SUMMIT KEEPS STUDIED SILENCE ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The "Silver Jubilee" Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit held in Gaborone August 17-18 tackled no thorny issues. Incoming SADC Chair, Botswana President Festus Mogae, urged concrete steps to make SADC effective. The regional leaders did not speak out on Zimbabw [...]
2005-08-23 13:16:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ETRD RW WZ ZI ZU BC SADC
05GABORONE1656BOTSWANA'S VP ON SADC, ZIMBABWE, CRIME, TERRORISM,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Kate Canavan's introductory call with Botswana's Vice President Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama November 8 highlighted environmental cooperation, counter-terrorism, Zimbabwe, crime, and military issues. Ambassador informed VP Khama of Botswana's acceptance for the Tr [...]
2005-11-10 06:40:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETMARR PREL SENV US ZI BC SADC POL MIL
05GABORONE1668LAKE MALAWI/NYASA/NIASSA INVASIVE AQUATIC WEEDS
[...] The OES Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) have initiated a $200,000 project to promote collaborative management efforts on Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa (LMNN) among the three Lake nations -- Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This initiative is designed to advance USG regional securit [...]
2005-11-14 11:41:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID MI MZ TZ
05GABORONE560SADC SECRETARIAT STANDS BY ITS ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with AF/S Director Mozena, SADC Executive Secretary Ramsamy was adamant that he stood by the SADC observer assessment of the Zimbabwe election as `peaceful, well managed, credible and transparent.' Ramsamy suggested cost sharing between donors and public an [...]
2005-04-21 12:16:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE561 BOTSWANA ASSESSES POST-ELECTION ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Summary: During a meeting between AF/S Director Dan Mozena and Botswana's MFA PermSec Mpofu on April 7, the latter was frank in airing the frustration the GOB feels regarding Zimbabwe. The deterioration of trade and the dislocations border jumpers cause for Botswana are two major problem [...]
2005-04-21 12:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC IBB
05GABORONE568SADC'S ROLE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY IN THE
[...] Biotechnology can play a key role in economic and social development in the Southern African region. Agricultural technologies, including genetic modification, have the potential to increase food production over the next 50 years and help fight regional hunger. Progress is being made in som [...]
2005-04-21 17:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SENV EAID BC
05GABORONE749SCENESETTER FOR BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MOGAE'S JUNE 13
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana President Festus G. Mogae's June 13 meeting with President Bush provides an opportunity to affirm and advance Botswana's role as a partner in promoting peace, democracy and human rights in Africa, increasing economic growth through trade, and combating HIV/AIDS. Botswan [...]
2005-06-02 14:48:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM KHIV BC
05GABORONE751BOTSWANA WILL HOST EXERCISE THOKGAMO: TOWARD THE
[...] Summary: Lt. General Matshengeyo Fisher, Commander of Botswana's Defense Force, on May 27 briefed the Ambassador, DATT and Pol/Econ Chief on the French-supported RECAMP exercises to be held June 10-25 in northern Botswana. Thirteen countries of the southern African region are expected to cont [...]
2005-06-03 06:59:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR KPKO BC POL MIL SADC
05GENEVA1755WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: MINISTERIAL
[...] SUMMARY. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt and Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, invited the Ministers of Health from the fifteen focus countries of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to meet with them during the 2005 World H [...]
2005-07-19 10:54:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA AORC WHO
05HARARE1034OPPOSITION LEADER ON DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS, POLITICAL
[...] MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai on July 26 told the CDA that he supported efforts by outside parties, including the AU and the UN, to get more engaged on Zimbabwe. He complimented the recently released report of UN Envoy Tibaijuka and called for the appointment of a UNCHR rapporteur for Zimb [...]
2005-07-28 12:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE1095UNDP RESREP ON NEXT STEPS FOLLOWING TIBAIJUKA
[...] (C) UNDP Resrep Agostinho Zacharias briefed the donor community July 28 on the UN,s next steps following the release last week of UN Special Envoy Tibaijuka,s report on Operation Restore Order. Zacharias said the goal was to work with the GOZ to end further demolitions and to provide relief t [...]
2005-08-02 13:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
05HARARE113MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL ON TSVANGIRAI TRIP, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 18, MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube reported that MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai planned to lead an opposition delegation to Washington February 6-9. Ncube noted that ZANU-PF's internal turmoil was opening space for opposition el [...]
2005-01-20 13:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE1155AMBASSADOR HALL SURVEYS EMPTY BREADBASKET
[...] (C) During his August 11-13 visit to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Tony Hall witnessed firsthand the food insecurity caused by the GOZ,s misguided agricultural policies and recurring drought, and the destruction caused by Operation Restore Order. UN representatives told Ambassador Hall a GOZ appeal f [...]
2005-08-19 09:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
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
05HARARE1307UN IN ZIMBABWE ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 14:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE1318 Subject: Food Import and Distribution
[...] Summary: Since April 2004, the import and distribution of food aid in Zimbabwe have been constrained by ambiguous GOZ requirements and unresolved issues concerning the quality of US- donated food. Currently there are no large amounts of food waiting for distribution or import, but it will b [...]
2005-09-22 14:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1322SIMBA MAKONI - DISILLUSTIONED AND IN-THE-WAITING
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 21 meeting, Politburo member and ex-Finance Minister Dr. Simba Makoni told the Ambassador there was much more questioning of policy by government insiders since Operation Restore Order. Mugabe, however, was out of touch with reality, his mind blocked to what [...]
2005-09-26 07:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
05HARARE1330 NGO study highlights enormous
[...] (U) Summary: ActionAid International recently presented to the US Mission the findings of the first nationwide assessment of the impact of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) Operation Murambatsvina. Their staggering conclusions indicate that nearly 1.2 million people were directly affected [...]
2005-09-26 14:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1331IDEOLOGY, DESPERATION FUEL GOZ,S TIES TO CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: The ruling ZANU-PF party has long maintained a close diplomatic and military relationship with China, dating back to the liberation war in the 1970,s. In recent years as the GOZ,s international isolation increased and the local economy nosedived, Zimbabwe has placed growing impor [...]
2005-09-27 06:59:00Embassy HarareSECRET//NOFORNECON EMIN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CH
05HARARE141 NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSION APPOINTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOZ last week announced the appointment of the Zimbabwe Election Commission, a new institution with potentially important responsibilities in the conduct of the March parliamentary elections. Its composition was worked out in consultation with the opposition MDC, which has [...]
2005-01-26 14:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ZI
05HARARE1446VIEWS FROM BULAWAYO
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Desk Officer and PolOff visited Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, October 14 and 15. Eric Bloch, a local economist, detailed his insider's understanding that the GOZ had sourced its US$120 million arrears payment to the IMF solely through "voluntary" payments. In discuss [...]
2005-10-20 15:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
05HARARE1447 ANOTHER POOR HARVEST LIKELY IN ZIMBABWE IN
[...] (SBU) The outlook for the upcoming agricultural season in Zimbabwe is poor. Climate forecasts indicate an increased chance of normal to above-normal rainfall in Zimbabwe during the 2005-2006 growing season. In addition, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that maize see [...]
2005-10-21 05:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1489 GOZ REJECTS SHELTER PROPOSAL FOR
[...] In a meeting on donor coordination on Thursday, October 27th, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator, Agostinho Zacarias, announced to the major donors that the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has rejected the UN's proposal to provide temporary shelter to families displace [...]
2005-10-28 10:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM US ZI
05HARARE1507DECLINING FOOD SECURITY IN ZIMBABWE
[...] The Ambassador traveled to Bikita, a district in hard-hit Masvingo Province, in early October to observe the food security situation. Although no overt signs of starvation were apparent, it was clear that deprivation had increased dramatically. The country's severe economic contraction and [...]
2005-11-03 11:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1532GOZ BLINKS: ISSUES AMBASSADOR WARNING
[...] (C) The Ambassador was called to the MFA the morning of November 9 for a meeting with Foreign Minister Mumbengegwi. The FM read from a diplomatic note (faxed to AF/S) and largely avoided eye contact. He accused the Ambassador of an anti-Zimbabwe bias, noting in that regard the Ambassador's co [...]
2005-11-09 13:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
05HARARE1536LEO MUGABE,S EXCESS PROMPTS GOVERNMENT REBUKE
[...] (C) Robert Mugabe,s nephew Leo Mugabe on October 20 was arrested on charges of illegally exporting 30 tons of flour. Leo Mugabe and his wife face charges of fraud, smuggling, and violating handling procedures of a controlled commodity -- grain. Mugabe,s lawyer told poloff the third charge was [...]
2005-11-10 11:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON EAGR ZI
05HARARE168 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE
[...] The Zimbabwean economy remains very weak, making it unlikely to attract or absorb signficiant foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2005. In recent years, FDI has been less than US$10 million annually, down from US$300-500 million in the mid-1990s. As we note in the more extensive Country Comme [...]
2005-02-02 05:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
05HARARE172ZIMBABWE: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Zimbabwe is not a major producer, supplier, or exporter of drugs or precursor chemicals. Cannabis remains the biggest drug problem in Zimbabwe. The majority (80 percent) is imported, largely from Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia. The remaining 20 percent is raised domestically. Cocaine remai [...]
2005-02-03 05:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
05HARARE180OPPOSITION LEADER POSTPONES WASHINGTON VISIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on February 2 that he needed to stay in Zimbabwe to focus on the upcoming parliamentary elections instead of traveling to the United States and Canada next week as earlier planned. Tsvangirai was optimistic about the party's ch [...]
2005-02-04 11:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE182SACC AND IDASA READY TO LAUNCH ZIMABABWE ELECTION
[...] (SBU) One day after the the Governament of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) announcement of March 31 as the date for general Parliamentary elections, a group consisting of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) quitely traveled to Harare to fin [...]
2005-02-04 14:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PGOV AMGT ECON XA AFIN ZI
05HARARE202PARALLEL EXCHANGE RATE HITS Z$11,000:US$
[...] (C) Summary: Importers are now buying U.S. dollars at Z$10,500-11,000:US$, a zimdollar depreciation of 20 percent since Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono,s January 26 address to the nation, according to Zimbank Senior Economist Best Doroh. Unless Gono devalues official exchange rates, [...]
2005-02-09 11:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PGOV ECON EINV ZI
05HARARE207SPY TRIO GETS JAIL TERMS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-10 11:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE228ZANU-PF DINOSAURS, DISSENTERS EXPOSE RULING PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's February 7-9 trip to Bulawayo and Masvingo, ZANU-PF "Old Guard" figures Thenjiwe Lesabe and Dumiso Dabengwa excoriated the party's younger generation for their unseemly disregard for "liberation values," in their view, the basis for ZANU-PF's right to rul [...]
2005-02-14 14:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE423NATURAL RESOURCES DEGRADATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] The degradation of Zimbabwe's natural resources is continuing at an alarming rate. Environmental and natural resource issues have taken a backseat to more pressing concerns. Confronted with insecure land tenure, food insecurity and rising poverty, there are few incentives for Zimbabweans t [...]
2005-03-16 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE425 POOR MAIZE HARVEST EXPECTED IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's maize (corn) harvest this year will likely be less than last year's due to late planting, limited access to fertilizer and other inputs, and poor rainfall in many areas. Although official information on cereal planting, production and stocks is closely guarded by the GOZ, re [...]
2005-03-16 12:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE486South African Ambassador Acknowledges MDC Momentum
[...] (C) South African Ambassador Ndou called on Ambassador Dell March 30 to discuss Zimbabwe's March 31 parliamentary elections. Ndou said his government hoped to see the election lead to intra-party talks and perhaps to a government of national unity. The Ambassador responded that the MDC seeme [...]
2005-03-30 17:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
05HARARE703GOZ RAIDS ZCTU OFFICES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Zimbabwean police raided Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) offices on May 13, removing files and small amounts of foreign currency. A renegade element of the Commercial Workers, Union of Zimbabwe (CWUZ) voted out ZCTU Vice President Lucia Matibenga as the union's President [...]
2005-05-16 15:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV ECON PHUM ZI ZCTU
05HARARE713DUST-UP AT MDC,S HARVEST HOUSE
[...] (U) According to local press reports, a gang of youths occupied the MDC's Harvest House headquarters May 16-17 and demanded the removal of party Secretary-General Welshman Ncube, Deputy Secretary-General Gift Chimanikire, Treasurer Fletcher Dulini-Ncube and other senior executives. President [...]
2005-05-20 07:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE774MDC OFFICIAL ON PARTY TACTICS, INTERNAL TURMOIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs (and principal aide to Party President Morgan Tsvangirai) Gandi Mudzingwa on June 1 told poloff that the party was working closely with civil society to foment protests over the GOZ crackdown against the informal sector. Mudzingwa asserted [...]
2005-06-03 10:10:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE83TURMOIL AND INTRIGUE CONTINUE IN RUN-UP TO ZANU-PF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Harare's headlines continue to be dominated by tales of intra-ZANU-PF conflicts and a spy scandal in the run-up to the ruling party's parliamentary primaries scheduled for January 15. Plans to reserve a quota of seats for women appears to be the method of choice for dislodging c [...]
2005-01-14 09:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE832UNDP RESREP GETS RELIGION ON LOOMING IDP, FOOD
[...] (C) In a meeting at UNDP offices on June 13, the CDA told UNDP Resrep Zacarias that we were concerned about the potential for the Operation Restore Order to further exacerbate the looming food crisis. Moreover, as long as the operation continued, donors and relief agencies were chasing a mov [...]
2005-06-15 07:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREL ECON ASEC ZI
05HARARE8472005 ZIMBABWE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) The U.S. Government is aware of seven expropriation claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All seven claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. In the past year, the general pace of land reform has c [...]
2005-06-17 08:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV KSPR ZI
05HARARE914RESTORE ORDER TSUNAMI ROLLS ON
[...] (C) Now in its second month, Operation Restore Order is affecting both urban and rural populations throughout the country. In Harare, residents of high-density suburbs, domestics and other staff in low-density suburbs, and tenants in downtown office buildings have been turned out of their bui [...]
2005-07-05 14:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC 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
05HARARE944OPERATION RESTORE ORDER WREAKS HAVOC IN MUTARE
[...] (C) On June 23 and 24, poloff visited the city of Mutare in Zimbabwe,s Eastern Highlands to see the effects of Operation Restore Order. During the visit she met with the City,s MDC Mayor as well as local businessmen. The high-density suburb of Sakubva has been hard hit, and Mutare,s main mar [...]
2005-07-11 11:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAGR ECON EAID SOCI ASEC ZI
05HARARE949UN SPECIAL ENVOY BRIEFS ON MISSION RESULTS:
[...] (C) UN Special Envoy Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka briefed the donor community July 8 on the results of her visit. In a sop to the GOZ, she called Operation Restore Order &well-intentioned,8 but was nonetheless highly critical of its underlying assumption that urbanization could be reversed and of [...]
2005-07-11 14:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
05HARARE951ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS - SUGGESTED ADDITIONS AND
[...] (SBU) In response to the flawed March parliamentary elections, the EU,s new sanctions list, and the GOZ,s brutal Operation Restore Order, Post suggests the additions and deletions to the visa sanctions list detailed below. ------------------ Names To Be Added ------------------ 2. (SBU) [...]
2005-07-11 15:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
05HARARE976STAFFDEL SIMPKINS ENGAGES ON RESTORE ORDER
[...] (C) On a visit to assess and discuss the effects of Operation Restore Order, Majority Staffer Gregory Simpkins and Minority Staffer Pearl-Alice Marsh from the House of Representatives International Relations Committee (HIRC) traveled to Harare and Bulawayo, July 2-6. The staffdel saw first ha [...]
2005-07-15 07:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EFIN SOCI ZI VIP
05HARARE982THIRD FORCE READY TO EMERGE?
[...] (C) Pearson Mbalekwa, an ex-MP who recently resigned from ZANU-PF, told poloff on July 14 that a "third force" was coalescing and expected to emerge publicly within two months. The force, which so far lacked a leadership structure, would likely be composed of disaffected ZANU-PF elements large [...]
2005-07-18 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
05KUWAIT2712A SHAYKHA ON THE MOVE IN KUWAIT'S EDUCATION AND
[...] (C) President of the American University of Kuwait (AUK) Dr. Shafiq Al-Ghabra recently invited the Ambassador to meet the chair of the university's board of trustees Shaykha Dana Nasser Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, granddaughter of the Prime Minister. Accompanying her at the June 13 meeting were Dr. A [...]
2005-06-19 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR KU
05LILONGWE202DVC on MCA Threshold Program Gets Rave Reviews
[...] Post wishes to thank all those in Washington who organized and participated in the March 1 digital video conference hosted by USAID Washington on the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. The DVC received high-level participation here, and key MCC officials in Washington were able [...]
2005-03-04 06:01:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA KPAO PGOV ECON MI
05LILONGWE274Journalists Charged with "Insulting President"
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 15:27:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV MI PDEM
05LILONGWE282MALAWI PAUSES ON FOOD CRISIS ACTION
[...] (SBU) Malawi's president has recently softened his public stand on this year's food crisis and the government's likely reaction to it. From earlier indications, the GOM appeared to be set on a course of massive government-funded importation of maize for the commercial market. After several m [...]
2005-03-29 06:32:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EFIN EINV MI
05LILONGWE416REFUGEE SERVICES IN MALAWI: AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
[...] SUMMARY. The 2004 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees grant is currently being implemented in Malawi, despite several obstacles and an uncertain future for refugee services in the country. The closure of one of Malawi's two camps and even a possible cessation of services for Rwandese refugees ar [...]
2005-05-17 11:34:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID MI
05LILONGWE709MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ON HOLD
[...] (C) The GOM has suspended the privatization of Malawi's parastatal telecommunications monopoly at the last moment. The privatization is a condition of two large World Bank programs in Malawi. The President apparently made the decision out of fear that the privatized company might sabotage sta [...]
2005-08-18 10:31:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ECPS KPRV PGOV PREL MI
05LILONGWE744MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL AID,
[...] "Bush Touches Desperate Souls" 2. The independent daily, "The Daily Times" of August 24, 2005, carried a full page story/opinion piece by Malawian journalist, Isaac Masingati. Masingati hails the newly launched Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program as a key to easing underprivileged gi [...]
2005-08-30 05:05:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KOCI KPAO MI
05LILONGWE913MALAWI SITUATION REPORT AND FY 2006 DISASTER
[...] This cable re-declares a disaster for FY 2006 in Malawi due to food insecurity and provides an update on the situation. Per reftel, it is estimated that over four million Malawians (more than one-third of the population) will be unable to meet their food needs over the next six months, until [...]
2005-10-19 13:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
05LJUBLJANA569GUANTANAMO POINTS DISSEMINATED IN SLOVENIA
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to U.S. Desk Officer Marjana Prvinsek-Bokal August 5. Prvisnek will share the points with other relevant offices, many of which are minimally staffed during this heavy vacation month. PAO also delivered the points to the Foreign Minister's press officer, M [...]
2005-08-09 07:20:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05MADRID458SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA ALICIA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Alicia Mozzachio and Luella Rossi, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Valladolid, February 18-25 to conduct a drug inspection of Crystal Pharma. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are [...]
2005-02-07 13:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MANAGUA2077REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF
[...] A quick survey of local producers and distributors has identified a number of cheese, wine and meat products using generic or semi-generic names on the EU's list that are sold in Nicaragua and either produced in Nicaragua or imported from non-European producers. Â [...]
2005-07-18 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON NU WTRO
05MANAMA1671FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY. Initial contributing governments to the Foundation for the Future and Fund for the Future gathered for a public announcement of the new initiatives on the margins of the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama. All speakers emphasized the importance of democratic an [...]
2005-11-14 10:38:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MAPUTO1MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------- BUSINESS -------- 2. (U) KPMG's annual ranking of the top 100 revenue- producing companies in Mozambique found Mozal, the Australian-owned aluminum smelter, again to be number one. Mozal's re [...]
2005-01-03 11:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1010MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 BFIF END-OF-FISCAL YEAR REPORT
[...] This year's BFIF program funds were used to support an Entrepreneurship Forum held on March 22-23, 2005 in the capital city of Maputo (ref B). More than 100 Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials attended the event, which aimed to encourage pot [...]
2005-08-15 13:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF
05MAPUTO1030MOZAMBIQUE: AUGUST 9-12 VISIT BY G/TIP AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 13:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KCRM PHUM SMIG MZ KWNM
05MAPUTO1059LAST AGOA GARMENT EXPORTER IN MOZAMBIQUE TO CLOSE
[...] (U) Belita, the only remaining garment factory in Mozambique exporting to the U.S. under AGOA, has announced it will close its operations on September 17. The closure will result in the loss of nearly 600 jobs in the city of Beira, Sofala province. Palmar Group, Belita's parent company located [...]
2005-08-22 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO106Mozambique: Request for FY 2005 ESF funding
[...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for FY2005 to fund efforts to combat official corruption by promoting integrity and transparency within the public sector and to improve the investment climate by making the regulatory framework for resolving labor disputes more investment-friendly. Anti- cor [...]
2005-01-21 10:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ KCOR ELAB ESF
05MAPUTO1060MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT AT SEPTEMBER 12 - 13 MDA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL IS MZ ICRC
05MAPUTO1061MOZAMBIQUE: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR ECON MZ
05MAPUTO1062MOZAMBIQUE - 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] Claimant A purchased a 50 percent share in a luxury beach lodge in Vilanculos, Mozambique, from a non-U.S. citizen in August 2004, using USD 2.5 million in OPIC funds.? A Zimbabwean claimant had for several years asserted a claim to the land on which the lodge was constructed in late 2003. Cou [...]
2005-08-22 14:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV MZ OPIC
05MAPUTO1086MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor (Convention 182). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically [...]
2005-08-25 14:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ USAID
05MAPUTO1099BIO INFORMATION ON NEW SADC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
[...] (U) Under former President Chissano, Tomas Salomao served as Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communication (2000-2005) and Minister of Planning and Finance (1994-1999). Salomao is a member of the powerful 15-person FRELIMO Political Commission. In the December 2004 general elections he [...]
2005-08-26 08:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL MZ SADC
05MAPUTO1101MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR FY06 USDA FOOD AID
[...] Although Mozambique still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, its government has been successful in encouraging economic growth, attracting foreign investment and revitalizing several industries destroyed by the 16-year civil war. In spite of the recent growth, Mozambique still mai [...]
2005-08-26 09:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID MZ ETRD
05MAPUTO1112MUSLIM IV HITS HOME RUN TELLING AMERICA'S
[...] SUMMARY. Speaking to large audiences of Mozambican Muslims, Abdul Carimo Sau told America's story better than any American could have done. Sau, the Vice President of the Islamic Council of Mozambique, recently returned from the three-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Rel [...]
2005-08-29 15:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PINR KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO113MOZAMBICAN ELECTIONS: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL
[...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's Constitutional Council, the review body charged with validating election results, formally declared Armando Guebuza, the FRELIMO (ruling party) candidate, the winner of the race for president. Additionally, the Council validated FRELIMO's win of 160 seats in the Natio [...]
2005-01-24 14:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1137MOZAMBIQUE - RENAMO OFFICERS THREATEN TO "RETURN
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador, along with other heads of missions, was called to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign on August 30 to hear the government rebut claims made recently a RENAMO leader that former RENAMO officers are being forced to retire unfairly from the Mozambican armed forces. Former se [...]
2005-09-01 16:25:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1138MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTER SACKS HEAD OF NATIONAL
[...] (U) On August 3, Mozambican Labor Minister Helena Taipo dismissed Elina Mafuiane Gomes as Director General of the Social Security National Institute (INSS -- Mozambique's social security agency). Gomes had headed INSS since 2001. More than a dozen other senior INSS officials have either been d [...]
2005-09-01 16:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO114ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] Overview of Request: Post is requesting ESF funding through G/TIP in the amount of $177,728 for a research and capacity building program. This project will have two key components: a) strengthening civil society efforts to combat trafficking in persons and b) identifying trafficking patterns i [...]
2005-01-24 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ ESF
05MAPUTO1140MOZAMBIQUE: GRM ATTENDANCE AT UN HIGH LEVEL EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 06:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP MZ UNGA
05MAPUTO115MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-24 16:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC
05MAPUTO1158MOZAMBIQUE - ONE DOZEN KILLED IN POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6 violence broke out in the small town of Mocimboa da Praia in northern Mozambique between the police and supporters of the main opposition party, RENAMO, resulting in 12 deaths and nearly 50 wounded. Order has since been restored, but several RENAMO figures from th [...]
2005-09-08 16:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1171MOZAMBIQUE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On August 26 Emboff delivered talking points and non-paper to Cerina Mussa, Director for International Relations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Mussa gave no indication that the GRM had changed its position (ref B) since the last USG demarche. She also stated that she did not believe [...]
2005-09-13 05:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ EAID WTO
05MAPUTO1176MOZAMBIQUE - AUGUST ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] (U) The following is a brief summary of significant economic issues in Mozambique in August 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. 2. (U) Index: - Labor Arbitration Centers Planned by End of Year - Government Reorganizes Anti-Corruption Office - Audit of Alleged Crimin [...]
2005-09-14 06:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KCOR ETRD SENV KHIV EINV MZ
05MAPUTO122CHISSANO PRAISES U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE TIES
[...] On January 21, all official media, including radio and television, carried President Chissano's upbeat comments about the state of U.S.-Mozambican relations. Chissano spoke with reporters on January 19 at the Foreign Ministry, during a ceremony in his honor. The official daily Noticias (circul [...]
2005-01-26 06:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1236MOZAMBIQUE: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Mozambique presents unique opportunities in the Global War on Terrorism, as its significant Muslim-minority community remains moderate and open to cooperation, discussion and exchange with the U.S. and Mission elements. In the past year, Post has successfully expanded its outreach [...]
2005-09-23 09:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL KMPI
05MAPUTO125MOZAMBIQUE: INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-26 08:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO128MOZAMBIQUE: FM SIMAO ON A SUDAN TRIBUNAL AND IRAQ
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the demarche on the Sudan tribunal concept (ref A) in the early afternoon of January 26, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Simao. The Foreign Minister responded to the demarche by pointing out that work toward any tribunal "would be difficult" at this juncture bec [...]
2005-01-26 15:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC MZ ICC
05MAPUTO1297CHINESE TIES WITH MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Summary: China has extensive political, economic, and military ties with Mozambique, and its visibility appears to be growing. Mozambique,s President and Prime Minister have each met with their Chinese counterparts in the last two months. End Summary. ------------------- Political Relat [...]
2005-10-05 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PREL CH MZ
05MAPUTO1313MOZAMBIQUE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR 2006
[...] Summary: Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, [...]
2005-10-07 10:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO1314MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT OF U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 11:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNGA
05MAPUTO1315MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE ON WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) On October 6, Emboff discussed Mozambique's stance on WTO service negotiations with Ministry of Industry and Commerce National Director Luis Sitoe. Sitoe informed that Mozambique has not stated that its submission of a revised services offer is linked to negotiations of other aspects of th [...]
2005-10-09 11:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1323MOZAMBICAN "IDOL" SHOW CELEBRATES NEW ORLEANS
[...] SUMMARY. The United States received a huge vote of sympathy when Mozambique's most popular television entertainment program, the Fama Show, devoted a one-hour special to celebrating the spirit of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The September 26 live broadcast, base [...]
2005-10-12 11:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OIIP KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO133MOZAMBIQUE: ACCUSED CARDOSO ASSASSIN ANIBALZINHO
[...] Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, arrived in Maputo on January 22 and was taken into custody, after having been deported from Canada. In January 2003, [...]
2005-01-27 14:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS MZ KCOR KCRM
05MAPUTO1332U.S. - MOZAMBIQUE TIFA TALKS
[...] (U) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 1 to October 5. During the visit, the delegation met with government officials to conduct bilateral consultative talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (T [...]
2005-10-12 15:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAID MZ TIFA
05MAPUTO1334MOZAMBIQUE: NEW CHIEF FOR RESTRUCTURED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 the controversial head of Mozambique's Anti-Corruption Unit, Assistant Attorney General Isabel Rupia, was removed and replaced by her colleague, Assistant Attorney General Rafael Sebastiao. The GRM explained the move as part of a restructuring process of the Unit [...]
2005-10-13 11:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1343MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA SIGN AGREEMENT WAIVING
[...] (U) On October 7 Mozambican Foreign Minister Abreu and Zambian Labor Minister Nalumango signed an agreement waiving the requirement of visitor visas for nationals traveling between the two countries. The agreement is expected to go into effect by the end of 2005. Speaking after the signing, FM [...]
2005-10-14 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PGOV PREL SMIG ZA MZ
05MAPUTO1348ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE OF U.S. ARREST OF EX-USG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 14:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OIIP KPAO PINR ASIG CASC ASEC MZ
05MAPUTO1372MUSLIM IV SAYS AMERICAN ISLAM CAN TEACH MUSLIM
[...] SUMMARY. The American experience subtly changes Islam for the better by erasing many of the schisms that plague Muslims elsewhere, according to returning International Visitor and Islamic Council member Bayano Valy. Leading a roundtable discussion at PAS based on his recent participation in th [...]
2005-10-24 05:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OIIP KPAO KISL SCUL MZ
05MAPUTO1404MOZAMBIQUE - SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique in September 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. This issue of the Digest contains, mainly, information on new assistance flows. The items discussed are as follows: -- USG Title I Grant -- [...]
2005-10-27 13:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID EINV ETRD EMIN ENRG MZ
05MAPUTO1408MOZAMBIQUE: MURDER OF DIRECTOR OF MAPUTO CENTRAL
[...] On October 21 the Director of Maputo Central Prison, Jorge Microsse, was fatally shot in the Pequenos Libombos area of Boane district, about 40 kilometers outside Maputo city. According to press reports, Microsse was approached in his car by four armed men at approximately 1730 hrs as he stoppe [...]
2005-10-28 07:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRM MZ PGOV PHUM
05MAPUTO1410MOZAMBIQUE - CHINESE FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN MAPUTO
[...] On October 26 Mozambican authorities seized a Chinese fishing vessel in Maputo's port, after it was found to be carrying an illegal catch of four tons of shark and tuna, according to press reports. The vessel, Da Yuan Yu 309, had docked at the port due to engine trouble. Mozambican authoriti [...]
2005-10-28 09:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KCRM PREL CH MZ
05MAPUTO1424MOZAMBIQUE: WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN'S SON KIDNAPPED;
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) According to reports in the press, Gafur Hassan, son of prominent Indo-Mozambican businessman Gulamo Hassan, was kidnapped in the evening of October 27 in the city of Nacala, Nampula province, [...]
2005-11-01 14:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KCOR SNAR PHUM MZ
05MAPUTO1427AMERICAN IMAM CHALLENGES IMAGE OF A BUSH HOSTILE TO
[...] SUMMARY. American Imam Darryl Wainwright's description of a President Bush not hostile to Islam was one paper's headline in an otherwise low-key whirlwind Ramadan visit to Maputo. Wainwright - a salesman by background -- portrayed American Muslims as mainstream and drawing from the well of com [...]
2005-11-02 05:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KISL OIIP KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO1449PORTUGAL TO TRANSFER CAHORA BASSA DAM TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] On November 2 representatives of the Mozambican and Portuguese governments signed in Lisbon a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the transfer of control over Cahora Bassa, the large hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi river in west central Mozambique, from Portuguese to Mozambican ha [...]
2005-11-04 13:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV PO MZ
05MAPUTO145OPIC/NYATI BEACH DEVELOPMENTS - U.S. INVESTOR
[...] (C) Summary: OPIC-supported American investor Dave Herbert was evicted from his Nyati Beach Lodge on January 6 based on a new provincial court order. Mozambique High Court has issued a dispatch suspending that order, but the provincial judge has refused to enforce the suspension. Mr. Herbert a [...]
2005-01-31 14:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEINV MZ OPIC
05MAPUTO146MOZAMBIQUE: PARLIAMENT INAUGURATED; CABINET
[...] (U) On January 31 the members of Mozambique's new parliament, the National Assembly (Assembly),were invested for a five-year term in a ceremony presided over by outgoing President Chissano. All 250 parliamentarians took their seats, including RENAMO-Electoral Union's 90 members, who only a mo [...]
2005-01-31 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1463GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE (GRM) MEETING ON
[...] AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 27, 2005. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY PRIME MINISTER (PM) LUISA DIOGO AND INCLUDED THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALCINDA ANTONIO DE ABREU AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISASTER RES [...]
2005-11-08 12:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MASS PREL SENV MA
05MAPUTO1481MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT REVOKES CONCESSION FOR US
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Mozambique's (GRM) recent decision to revoke a large tobacco concession held by a US company without transparency, documentation or the steps required by Mozambican law is causing considerable concern in Mozambique's business community and could damage Mozambique' [...]
2005-11-10 11:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EINV MZ
05MAPUTO149COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambique's porous borders, underpaid and ill-equipped border security forces, and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency [...]
2005-02-01 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ KCRM
05MAPUTO150MOZAMBIQUE: WHO IS INCOMING PRESIDENT GUEBUZA?
[...] (U) The following is a brief sketch of incoming Mozambican president Armando Guebuza, who will be inaugurated on February 2 to succeed President Joaquim Chissano. This analysis was drawn by our political LES. We offer it as a preliminary glance at Guebuza, only part of a composite picture we w [...]
2005-02-01 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1520MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 13:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR MZ PHUM UNHCR
05MAPUTO1521MOZAMBIQUE: MDA ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] On November 17 poloff delivered ref A talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said the GRM had recently received the Swiss Government's note on this issue and indicated that Mozamb [...]
2005-11-17 14:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREL IS MZ
05MAPUTO1522MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 14:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA MZ
05MAPUTO1528MOZAMBIQUE - OCTOBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during October 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. 800,000 people face food shortages due to drought 3. Water projects planned 4. Fuel prices rise 5. Dea [...]
2005-11-21 07:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1532MOZAMBIQUE: THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-21 12:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MZ
05MAPUTO1548MOZAMBIQUE: REPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND PRCS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 08:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC MZ
05MAPUTO155ISLAM IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique large Muslim minority has long been a bastion of moderate faith, both in the native African and South Asian immigrant communities. The country has no tradition of militant, anti-western Islamic thought, and post sees no substantial evidence of any Islamic organizations [...]
2005-02-02 12:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKISL MZ PHUM PTER SCUL KNAR
05MAPUTO1555 MOZAMBIQUE: FIVE ESCAPE FROM MAPUTO POLICE
[...] (U) On November 26 five prisoners, including a suspect in the October 21 murder of then-Director of the Maputo Central Prison Jorge Microsse (ref A),escaped from high-security holding cells at the Maputo City Police Command, according to media sources. On November 30 independent daily fax ne [...]
2005-12-02 05:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM CKOR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO1562MOZAMBIQUE: ON WORLD AIDS DAY, PRESIDENT GUEBUZA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 10:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
05MAPUTO1569MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RETRIAL BEGINS; DEFENDANT
[...] The retrial of Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, began on December 1 in the Maputo City court. Anibalzinho was previously tried in absentia and, in Jan [...]
2005-12-06 12:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR PREL PHUM MZ
05MAPUTO158MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT
[...] (U) On February 2 FRELIMO secretary general Armando Guebuza was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Mozambique. Several southern African heads of state, numerous foreign dignitaries and a large local crowd were on hand to witness the accession to power of Mozambique second democraticall [...]
2005-02-02 16:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1586MOZAMBIQUE: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 10:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR KCRIM MZ
05MAPUTO159THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY
[...] On February 1 Ambassador La Lime and Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Leonardo Santos Simao signed the Protocol of Exchange for the instruments of ratification of the US-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty. The US-Mozambique BIT, formally known as the "Treaty Concernin [...]
2005-02-02 16:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON BEXP MZ BIT
05MAPUTO1594MOZAMBIQUE: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. Bank of Mozambique Denies Forced Conversion Rumors 3. Mozambique Moving Towards Tax Process Reform 4-5 [...]
2005-12-13 05:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1599MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SEEKING PUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO1600MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNGA THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNGA UNHRC MZ
05MAPUTO1609MOZAMBIQUE: POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 09:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL
05MAPUTO161MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA NAMES NEARLY ALL OF
[...] During the evening of February 3, one day after President Guebuza's inauguration (reftel),his office issued a press release giving the names of incoming ministers for nearly all of his cabinet (the individuals for three cabinet positions were not announced: Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Scie [...]
2005-02-04 10:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1610MOZAMBIQUE AND THE WTO: THE RUN UP TO HONG KONG
[...] Per reftels, Embassy Maputo delivered demarches to appropriate level Mozambican officials regarding the U.S. Doha proposal. In addition, post placed under Ambassador La Lime's name an op-ed piece on Doha, which ran in local dailies and fax news sheets the week of December 5. The piece was fo [...]
2005-12-14 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KPAO MZ WTO
05MAPUTO1631MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA LEADS FRELIMO CENTRAL
[...] (U) On December 18, the Central Committee of Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, concluded a four-day meeting that gathered its 175 members to debate a wide range of issues, including plans for the upcoming electoral cycle, achievements under the new FRELIMO government, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, [...]
2005-12-20 08:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1646PROCUREMENT REGULATION APPROVED WITH PREFERENTIAL
[...] (U) Summary. On December 13, the Council of Ministers approved a long-awaited procurement regulation, which is the result of work since 2002 by GRM officials, the donor community and the private sector. The approved language embodies compromises between many conflicting interests and is view [...]
2005-12-22 11:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1652005 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND BUDGET REQUEST
[...] Post appreciates receiving FY2004 DHRF funding in the amount of $76,000, an increase from $70,000 in FY2003. These funds have enabled the Embassy to engage a broader range of Mozambican civil society in our efforts to help consolidate democratization and improve human rights performance. For F [...]
2005-02-07 15:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EAID DHRF
05MAPUTO1650MOZAMBIQUE ACCEPTS FY 2006 FOOD FOR PROGRESS
[...] Per reftel request, the GRM was informed of its eligibility to participate in the FY 2006 Food for Progress Program. GRM response was positive. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of the GRM, welcomes the grant and thanks the US government for its consideration. 2. Guidance R [...]
2005-12-23 06:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1651MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15
[...] On December 17, Deputy Econ/Pol Chief delivered reftel talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira gave no substantive response. 2. The Mozambican media ran a few short "gene [...]
2005-12-23 06:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MZ
05MAPUTO1653MOZAMBIQUE: NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of State Administration presented a draft of Mozambique's National Anti-Corruption Strategy at a December 7 - 9 seminar held in Maputo. The event was designed to build consensus around the anti-corruption strategy and identify challenges in its implementation, and brought [...]
2005-12-27 05:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1658MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-28 15:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO170SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S.
[...] Summary: Mozambique has made progress in strengthening its democratic institutions, but the country remains vulnerable to corruption and human rights safeguards are weak. In December 2004 Mozambique held its third general (presidential and legislative) election, as President Joaquim Chissano, [...]
2005-02-07 15:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MZ DHRF
05MAPUTO173SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...]
2005-02-08 12:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR
05MAPUTO184MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART I)
[...] (U) This message provides biographical data for key cabinet ministers sworn in on February 5 by President Guebuza. Biodata on additional cabinet members will be provided in septels. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy con [...]
2005-02-09 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO193MOZAMBIQUE FY 2004 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) INTERIM REPORT ON
[...] SUMMARY: This cable lists the present status of the 12 proposals that were awarded SSH funds for FY 2004 totaling USD 57,350. All projects are active. END SUMMARY. ------------------ SSH Projects 2004 ------------------ Project - SSH-04-656-001 - Water Well and Cistern Grantee - Associacao [...]
2005-02-10 15:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
05MAPUTO2TRAFFICKING OF BANGLADESHI CITIZENS IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In early December, 34 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by Mozambican police under charges of illegal immigration after having flown into the country from the Comoros Islands on a chartered airplane. Mozambican newspapers reported that the Bangladeshis were on their way to [...]
2005-01-03 11:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD MZ
05MAPUTO2012005 FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE - NOTHING LIKE THE
[...] Summary. Repeated heavy rains inundated central and northern Mozambique in December 2004 and January 2005, provoking floods in late January along the Zambezi river, and raising water levels at the Cahora Bassa Dam to a potentially dangerous level. Many people living along the Zambezi were evac [...]
2005-02-14 10:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR MZ
05MAPUTO202RE: GAINING UNSC SUPPORT FOR SUDAN ACTION IN NEW
[...] (C) On February 11, Emboff delivered Sudan action demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, head of department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said that Mozambique "had no philosophical disagreement" with the concept of an African Union-United Nation [...]
2005-02-14 14:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM ETTC PREL KPKO MZ ETRAD
05MAPUTO208MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART II)
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (U) This message reports biographical data for key ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. The message follows biodata presented in reftel A. Biod [...]
2005-02-15 12:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO219FORMER INTERNATIONAL VISITORS IN THE NEW MOZAMBICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-17 10:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO23BLUE LANTERN OFFICER - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-05 15:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC KSEP MZ ETCC
05MAPUTO230NOMINATION FOR POLITICAL LES/FSNS TRAINING
[...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Pervious Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: Cynthia Brown, Econ/Pol Officer, [...]
2005-02-18 09:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AFSN MZ PGOV
05MAPUTO232MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will give you an opportunity to meet leading members of the new Guebuza government and convey to the government and the public our support for Mozambique's development and HIV/AIDS efforts. You also may wish to encourage continued movemen [...]
2005-02-18 10:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO248GUEBUZA UPBEAT AT AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL
[...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's courtesy call, a confident and relaxed President Guebuza expressed appreciation for USG assistance, particularly our support for democracy, fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting rural development, and defense. Guebuza highlighted the need to take action against rural po [...]
2005-02-24 15:01:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EINV MZ
05MAPUTO25MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT GUEBUZA ON OPIC-
[...] (SBU) Summary: OPIC-supported investor Dave Herbert continues to be under threat from a claimant to the land on which his Nyati Beach Lode is located. It appears that plans by the claimant to take possession of the lodge and evict guests on December 31 were frustrated when the Minister of Inte [...]
2005-01-06 07:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MZ OPIC
05MAPUTO255MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT CHISSANO RETROSPECTIVE
[...] (C) On February 2 President Joaquim Chissano stepped down as leader of the Republic of Mozambique after 18 years in power. He took over from Samora Machel in 1986, after Mozambique's first president was killed in a airplane crash. In 1994 Chissano was elected president in Mozambique's first mu [...]
2005-02-25 09:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO257MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART III)
[...] (U) This is the third message in a series of biographical reports on cabinet ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy contacts. ----------------- Table of Contents ------- [...]
2005-02-25 09:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO262MOZAMBIQUE CONTACTS: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
[...] Per reftel request, Post recommends the following Mozambican private sector contacts to be included in a discussion about a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Sergio Chitara Executive Director, Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique (CTA) Tel. (+258)-1-311-734/5 Fax. ( [...]
2005-02-27 08:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD KTDB MZ OPIC USTR WTO
05MAPUTO275INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique made limited progress in expanding trade and investment under AGOA during 2004, but has potential to expand AGOA-related exports next year, particularly in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. There were AGOA success stories in 2004, such as Indian Ocean [...]
2005-03-01 10:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO288MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON PRESIDENT GUEBUZA
[...] (SBU) Armando Emilio Guebuza was born January 20, 1943 in Murrupula, Nampula province. His father was a member of the Ronga ethnic group (from the Maputo area) and his mother (still living) is Makua (from Nampula). At a young age, his family moved to Maputo, where Guebuza grew up. While attend [...]
2005-03-02 13:45:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO3052005 MOZAMBIQUE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Mozambique is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. South Africa is the principal receiving country for trafficked Mozambicans. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 1,000 Mozambican women are trafficked every year. [...]
2005-03-04 09:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF MZ KFLD
05MAPUTO308U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS
[...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...]
2005-03-07 09:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO310MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN
[...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...]
2005-03-07 12:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC
05MAPUTO313MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA REPLACES CHISSANO AS FRELIMO
[...] (U) On March 4, FRELIMO's Central Committee announced that former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano had voluntarily stepped down from his post as president of the ruling FRELIMO party. Shortly thereafter, Mozambique's newly-elected President Armando Guebuza was named his successor by the 1 [...]
2005-03-07 13:32:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PINR MZ FRELIMO
05MAPUTO321MOZAMBIQUE: A/S NEWMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Constance Newman, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Mozambique's Minister in the Presidency for Diplomatic Affairs, Francisco Madeira, March 2. Minister Madeira received A/S Newman immediately after returning from a visit to Z [...]
2005-03-09 15:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD KPKO MARR MASS EINV MZ ZI
05MAPUTO322MOZAMBIQUE: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PROVOKES MOSTLY
[...] (U) The recently released 2004 Human Rights Report chapter on Mozambique has received mostly favorable attention in the local press and provoked considerable discussion in the media over human rights concerns in the country. On March 4 the state-run daily Noticias ran a story over an interview [...]
2005-03-09 15:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO3452005 AGOA FORUM INPUT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-15 14:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ECON ETRD MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO354CHILD MARRIAGE IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Mozambique's new Family Law, which entered into force in October 2004, sets the minimum age for civil marriage at 21 for those who marry without their parents' consent. Parental consent is compulsory for civil marriage for persons aged 18 through 20. With parental consent and under exceptional [...]
2005-03-17 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN MZ
05MAPUTO360MZ - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION COMPLETED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-18 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO365RESULTS REPORT: IIP SPEAKER ANDREW PETKUN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-21 08:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO WZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO374SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] Post has reviewed its last report (Ref B) and made several changes to the Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ),reflected in the following answers: ------------------ POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ ------------------------ Â [...]
2005-03-22 06:13:00Embassy MaputoSECRETASEC
05MAPUTO378MOZAMBIQUE: GATHERING SUPPORT FOR AN
[...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's new government is increasingly serious about addressing the issue of trafficking in women and children. At a trafficking in persons luncheon held at the Ambassador's residence on March 16, representatives of key government agencies and local non-governmental organizat [...]
2005-03-22 12:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO388MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide you an opportunity to gain a better understanding of issues surrounding port and coastal security in Mozambique, as well as insight into Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. The trip will also give you i [...]
2005-03-23 15:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO395MOZAMBIQUE: ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 24 Ambassador LaLime and USAID Director Jay Knott, accompanied by visiting SFRC committee staffer Heather Flynn, paid a courtesy call to Mozambique's new Minister of Justice, Esperanca Machavela. The visit addressed a series of subjects, including the need for anti-traf [...]
2005-03-24 16:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO421MOZAMBIQUE: STAFFDEL FLYNN AND STAFFDEL CHAKA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Minority Staff Member Heather Flynn (March 23-28) and House International Relations Committee Majority and Minority Staff Members Malik Chaka [...]
2005-04-01 06:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MZ
05MAPUTO434MOZAMBIQUE: POLICE ARREST MEN SELLING A YOUNG BOY,
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified - not for placement on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Mozambique continued to take steps in March 2005 to detain potential traffickers and toward upgrading its laws to expressly prohibit trafficking. On March 21 Mozambican police arrested two Mozambican men for t [...]
2005-04-04 16:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO438MOZAMBIQUE - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-05 08:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO439RESULTS REPORT: IIP SPEAKER ANTHONY CARROLL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-05 12:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO MZ ETRD
05MAPUTO450GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-06 16:16:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREL PTER MZ
05MAPUTO463EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO CRITICIZES COVERAGE OF
[...] The international page of the April 11 edition of the official daily Noticias (circulation 80,000) carried an unattributed story headlined, "U.S. Media Coverage Harmful to Africa - according to Chissano." An informal translation follows: 2. Begin translation: North American media coverage o [...]
2005-04-12 13:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC MZ
05MAPUTO467SECURITY SURVEY OF MARRATANE REFUGEE CAMP -
[...] As requested per reftel, a site security survey of the Marratane Refugee Camp in Mozambique was conducted on 12 April 2005. The following information outlines the findings of the survey. A. Interview Site The Marratane Refugee Camp is located approximately 15 km outside of Nampula city. Trav [...]
2005-04-13 11:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC GV IT KE MO PREF
05MAPUTO475MOZAMBIQUE -- LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE
[...] On April 13, in response to reftel A, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points from reftel B to Antonio Pinto, Director of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM). IACM is the regulatory body for the airline industry in Mozambique, housed within the Ministry of Transportation. Mr [...]
2005-04-15 08:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER MZ EURN
05MAPUTO476MOZAMBIQUE - PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF
[...] On April 15, Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira, Head of UN Affairs in the Department of International Organizations at Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated that Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu would not be attending the April 28-30 Community of [...]
2005-04-15 09:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO478MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: EC PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-15 09:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ UNESCO UN
05MAPUTO510MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN AGREEMENT TO
[...] (U) On April 15, Mozambique and South Africa signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate visas for Mozambican and South African citizens traveling to either country for up to 30 days. The agreement was signed in Pretoria by the Ministers of Interior of each country and witnessed by Presidents Ar [...]
2005-04-21 04:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO516MOZAMBIQUE - COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ELECTION
[...] On April 21 Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira in the Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated the GRM agreed with the concept of election standards. However, he said he could not speak definitively on the level of support the GRM would give the elections stan [...]
2005-04-22 06:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO537SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES
[...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...]
2005-04-28 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF
05MAPUTO538WHO: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-28 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL PTER MZ WHO HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO545MOZAMBIQUE: REQUEST FOR 2005 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR
[...] Summary. Post requests $20,000 for vocational training of refugees at the Marratane Refugee Camp in Nampula, northern Mozambique. The project will be carried out by World Relief, a NGO that has assisted refugees in Mozambique since 1998. With Ambassador's Fund assistance, World Relief would co [...]
2005-04-29 09:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF MZ
05MAPUTO552MOZAMBIQUE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A TIFA WITH THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 15:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON MZ TIFA
05MAPUTO559MOZAMBIQUE - CORRUPTION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Mozambique has a serious corruption problem. The former Chissano government did little to confront the problem despite repeated promises. In the past three months newly-elected President Guebuza has vowed to take action. There are signs that his government is serious about grappli [...]
2005-05-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
05MAPUTO566EMBASSY MAPUTO SMALL PROJECTS FUND FOR
[...] The following is response to Action Request (Ref A). 2.-- Project Title: Transit and Reintegration Assistance for Mozambican Women and Children Repatriated from South Africa -- Amount of Funding: 12,000 U.S. dollars -- Implementing Organization: FECIV - Institute for Civic Education -- Exp [...]
2005-05-06 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG ASEC MZ
05MAPUTO603POTENTIAL AGOA SUCCESS FOR MOZAMBIQUE: 1200 TONS
[...] SUMMARY. Indian Ocean Aquaculture (IOA),a multinational-owned and managed shrimp aquaculture firm in Mozambique, estimates that it will export up to 1200 tons of frozen shrimp to the U.S. in 2005. U.S. buyers of Mozambican shrimp include retail chains Tasty Choice and Wal-Mart. With U.S. seaf [...]
2005-05-12 12:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIS MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: ICJ DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-16 13:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ UNSC UNGA
05MAPUTO617ALLEGED CHILD TRAFFICKING FROM MOZAMBIQUE TO SOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A South African NGO, Amazing Grace Children's Center, based in the town of Malelane near the border with Mozambique, is sheltering half a dozen children that appear to have been trafficked from Mozambique into South Africa. This Center says it has been working with trafficking v [...]
2005-05-17 15:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ SF WZ
05MAPUTO647TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 71 - ADDITION OF J1-3
[...] (SBU) On May 20, Emboff e-mailed List 71 to the Director of Legal Issues for the Bank of Mozambique, the Director of the Mozambican Banking Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official responsible for United Nations and security issues, and the Attorney General's office. As of May 24, [...]
2005-05-25 04:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ
05MAPUTO653MOZAMBIQUE - RIVAL AIRLINES VIE FOR DOMESTIC MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ongoing fare war between government-owned Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) and upstart private airline Air Corridor has quickly turned Mozambique from one of the most expensive places in Africa for domestic flights to one of the cheapest. While consumers benefit, the highly [...]
2005-05-26 09:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO655MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE
[...] On March 24, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated he would share the talking points with the Minister of Labor in their meeting later this week, but gave no indication of which candidate the GRM would support should t [...]
2005-05-26 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBB CU ELAB PHUM PREL MZ ILO
05MAPUTO656CC MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL
[...] On May 24 poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated that the GRM would consider support for further reductions if it could be assured that cuts would not negatively impact assistance programs. Caifaz stated he would share [...]
2005-05-26 11:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ELAB MZ ILO
05MAPUTO681MOZAMBIQUE: FRELIMO WINS MAYORAL BY-ELECTION;
[...] (U) The ruling Frelimo party came out ahead of Renamo, the lead opposition party, in the May 21 by-election for mayor in the northern town of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. According to official results released on May 26 the Frelimo candidate, Amadeu Pedro, won with 53 percent (5,2 [...]
2005-05-31 08:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
05MAPUTO682MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON USG HUMANITARIAN DEMINING
[...] PM/WRA Program Officer Deborah Netland and PM/WRA Foreign Affairs Officer Peggy Pope visited Mozambique April 26 - May 6. During their visit they examined the impact of USG humanitarian demining assistance and strongly urged the GRM to play a much more active role in supporting its mine action [...]
2005-06-01 05:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID KHDP MARR MOPS PREL MZ MAS
05MAPUTO692MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA'S 100-DAY VICTORY LAP
[...] (SBU) President Guebuza has spent the first 100 days in office traveling the length of the country, bolstering support for himself and the ruling party, Frelimo. In public addresses he has held firm to the themes of his campaign promise to alleviate poverty, combat corruption and eliminate bur [...]
2005-06-03 10:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MZ KCOR HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO7SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL MCLEAN TO
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) concept paper. You are arriving just after presidential and legislative [...]
2005-01-04 12:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHIV KMCA ECON ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO702MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S
[...] (SBU) Newly elected Mozambican President Armando Emilio Guebuza is one of five African heads of state to visit Washington on June 13 to participate in a joint meeting with President Bush. We understand the Department is considering a separate meeting for President Guebuza with Secretary Rice. [...]
2005-06-06 15:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MZ
05MAPUTO725MOZAMBIQUE: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Brazil has played a more active role in Mozambique since President Lula da Silva took office in January 2003. Brazilian assistance in Mozambique focuses on technical support and training, primarily in the h [...]
2005-06-10 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR MZ
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
05MAPUTO73COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): DEMARCHE ON
[...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered Counter- Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) talking points to Fernando Chomar, an officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for security-related issues. Mr. Chomar was familiar with the November 2004 CTAG meeting and was aware that Mozambique had [...]
2005-01-12 15:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL MZ
05MAPUTO74DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the demarche, Fernando Chomar, a [...]
2005-01-12 15:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ ASEC IAEA
05MAPUTO742MOZAMBIQUE - ICAO LEADERSHIP DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 08:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC MZ ICAO
05MAPUTO746MAPUTO EMPLOYEES ASSAULTED
[...] On May 31, 2005, at approximately 1845, one AmEmb Maputo AmCit Diplomat and one FSN, were assaulted at gunpoint one block from the US Mission Public Affairs Office building and half a block from a local police station. The incident occurred when AmCit had given the FSN a ride home. After they [...]
2005-06-13 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
05MAPUTO75Mozambique's FY05 BFIF Proposal
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 30,223 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY05. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following three projects for FY05: --------------------------------------------- Project 1: Mozambique Entrepreneurship Forum ---------- [...]
2005-01-13 04:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
05MAPUTO765MOZAMBIQUE: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 12:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO MZ UNESCO KSCI
05MAPUTO771MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA GIVES AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) President Guebuza called the Ambassador to the Presidency on June 17 to brief her on his June 13 meeting, along with four other African heads of state, with President Bush. Guebuza was attended by Minister for Diplomatic Affairs Francisco Madeira and the Ambassador by Econ/Pol chief as not [...]
2005-06-17 12:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EINV ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO783MOZAMBIQUE - REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On June 21 emboff delivered demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, Chief of Department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira was familiar with the issue at hand and had recently been briefed by his Ministry on the U.S. consultations with the Afric [...]
2005-06-21 17:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KUNR MZ UNGA UNCHR
05MAPUTO791WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS - MOZAMBIQUE VIEWS
[...] On June 23 Emboff spoke with Danilo Nala, Director for Internal Control at the Mozambique Customs Office (this is generally regarded as one of the top three positions at Customs.) Nala said that Mozambique has sent a three-member delegation to the Brussels conference, headed by the Director Ge [...]
2005-06-24 05:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD MZ CTM
05MAPUTO829BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS OBJECT TO DEDICATED MCC
[...] (U) On June 30, the Dutch Ambassador and the Finnish Charge, the incoming and outgoing heads of the Group of 17 donors who provide budget support to the Mozambican government (GRM),called on Charge to deliver a letter expressing concern over the GRM's decision to set up a unit in the Planning [...]
2005-07-05 13:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA ECON MZ MCC
05MAPUTO831MOZAMBIQUE CELEBRATES THIRTY YEARS OF
[...] On the weekend of June 25, Mozambique commemorated 30 years of independence from Portugal. In events attended by numerous foreign dignitaries and diplomats, President Guebuza reiterated his campaign promise to fight absolute poverty, crime and corruption. Recognizing the challenges that Mozamb [...]
2005-07-05 13:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO834MANY CONTRACT GUARD FORCE MEMBERS GO ON STRIKE IN
[...] SUMMARY. On July 5, 2005, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut held a strike. Roving bands of striking guards and laid-off workers numbering approximately 20-25 each were going to each post to persuade the guards, either by force or intimidation, to abando [...]
2005-07-05 15:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO836AMBASSADOR VISITS MATOLA MUSLIM SCHOOL
[...] On June 16 the Matola Muslim School (Massjid Hamza) warmly welcomed its first visit by an American ambassador. Following up on his participation in last November's Iftar hosted by the Ambassador, the school's director and the most important Imam in Mozambique, Sheik Aminudine Muhammed, gave a [...]
2005-07-06 05:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO PINR PTER KISL MZ
05MAPUTO850SECOND EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO GUARD STRIKE
[...] Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 7, 2005, its second meeting in two days, to discuss local guard force members striking. Information from Refs A and C was shared with the EAC. The RSO gave a brief update on the latest known information concerning the strike which has ente [...]
2005-07-07 13:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO858EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO LONDON EXPLOSIONS AND
[...] In response to Ref A, an EAC meeting was held on July 8. The security posture at the Embassy and other U.S. agencies in Maputo is very poor due to the ongoing strike by many local guard force members. The strike is not aimed at the Embassy or the U.S., but because of the reduced number of guar [...]
2005-07-08 10:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALASEC MZ PTER
05MAPUTO859MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) On July 8, Charge met with Cesar Gouveia, Director of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver reftel talking points expr [...]
2005-07-08 14:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MZ UNSC
05MAPUTO866MOZAMBIQUE: PETROL PRICES HIKES FUEL GROWING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mozambican government has raised fuel prices over 60 percent since April in response to the devaluation of the metical and increasing world petroleum prices. Prior to the price increases, the GRM had held fuel prices near or below market levels, resulting in the depletion of [...]
2005-07-11 14:30:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO89FY05 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING REQUEST -
[...] Post requests USD 65,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund in FY05. 2. Mozambique has experienced rapid economic growth for the past decade, registering an 8-10% increase in GDP per year. Further, the country's lead political parties, Frelimo and Renamo, on opposite sides during a [...]
2005-01-18 08:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
05MAPUTO900MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON DEFEATING G-4
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref A points with acting Foreign Minister Henrique Banze on July 21, emphasizing our desire that Mozambique oppose the G-4 resolution and, should it come to a vote, either vote against it or at a minimum abstain on it. Banze clearly understood the importance we att [...]
2005-07-21 13:53:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OTRA MZ UNSC UNGA AU
05MAPUTO909MOZAMBIQUE: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MOZAMBICAN ACOTA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Ambassador and Defense Attache met July 25 with Minister of Defense Dai, Chief of the Armed Forces General Lidimo, and Defense Foreign Liaison Officer Brigadier General De Castro for the formal a [...]
2005-07-25 14:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PGOV PREL MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO911MOZAMBIQUE: HONEYMOON OVER FOR GUEBUZA
[...] (C) Public support for the Guebuza government appears to be waning as a result of transportation price increases and perceived lack of focus and real action by his government. President Guebuza called a special, three-day extended Council of Ministers meeting with leaders from his government t [...]
2005-07-26 06:27:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ ENRG
05MAPUTO925MAPUTO - ADDITION OF DIGITS TO ALL LANDLINE PHONE
[...] As of 01 August 2005 TDM (Telecommunications de Mozambique) has announced a new land line telephone dialing structure. This change has been introduced in order for Mozambique to be in compliance with SADC standards. These standards require 8 digits for all telephone numbers. This change affect [...]
2005-07-27 15:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ACOA KRIM MZ
05MAPUTO931MOZAMBIQUE: GRM VIEWS ON CREATION OF UN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 09:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO MZ UNSC UNFA ECOSOC
05MAPUTO932MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE ON UNSC REFORM SUPPLEMENTAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 28 Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche points with Mozambican Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu. The Ambassador told Abreu that the USG supports expansion of the UNSC, but she emphasized t [...]
2005-07-29 09:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KUNR MZ UNSC UNGA
05MAPUTO942MOZAMBIQUE: ATTENDANCE AT SUMMIT AND 60TH UNGA -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 16:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA
05MAPUTO98MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES
[...] Econ/Poloff contacted Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Health, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA),regarding Mozambique's action on procedures for granting research, collection, and export permits for access to genetic resources, as requested by reftel. The following is based o [...]
2005-01-19 12:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID SENV TBIO MZ
05MAPUTO990DEBRIEF OF MOZAMBIQUE'S PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] On August 11, 2005, AmEmb Maputo RSO staff met with the six Mozambican participants of the ATA/INL Police Executive Role in Combating Terrorism Course held July 25-29, 2005. All six of the participants were extremely enthusiastic about the course and were eager to attend the follow-on LEED cour [...]
2005-08-11 11:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
05MASERU176MFA STRESSES POSITIVE U.S.-LESOTHO RELATIONS TO AF/S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During his familiarization visit to Lesotho, AF/S Director Dan Mozena met April 4 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. Ambassador Perry and DCM (notetaker) accompanied. Topics covered included the upcoming local elections, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, HIV/AIDS, Article 98 [...]
2005-04-08 12:00:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD KDEM KHIV WZ ZI LT KICC HIV MCC
05MASERU182BASOTHO PUBLIC ENTHUSIASM WANING FOR YET-UNSIGNED MCC
[...] Summary: At an April 4 luncheon with GOL Ministers held in honor of AF/S Director Dan Mozena's visit, government discussion focused mainly on the status of Lesotho's proposal for Millennium Challenge Account funds. Ministers urged MCC Associate Country Director Deidra Fair for incremental re [...]
2005-04-12 10:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD PGOV PREL LT MCC
05MASERU365DISCUSSION OF HIGH LEVEL ISSUES WITH MFA
[...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki on the brief private visit of Former President Clinton and announced that OGAC Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias was expected in country soon for an official visit. The Minister was pleased with the detailed coordination betwee [...]
2005-07-15 12:26:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL LT OVIP HIV
05MASERU373NEXT STEPS ON ARTICLE 98
[...] (C) Ambassador met July 19, 21 and 25 with Foreign Minister Moleleki concerning Article 98. We learned from a United Kingdom (UK) source that arguments against Article 98 had been developed by the European Union (EU) at an informal Cabinet meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) du [...]
2005-07-25 15:10:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR LT UN
05MINSK1330EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 28, 2005
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Authorities Cancel Youth Forum, Youth Leaders Detained On October 22, authorities prevented a meeting of 85 leaders of youth organization from all the r [...]
2005-10-31 14:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1365Ambassador's Trip to Mozyr
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and Emboffs visited the southeastern Belarusian city of Mozyr November 3 and 4. Ambassador met with the head of Mozyr refinery and toured the facility (septel),opened the Embassy's tenth American corner in a local library, gave interviews to local print and broadcast media, [...]
2005-11-09 12:11:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
05MINSK1383Re-Nationalization of Industry Continues
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel describes how the GOB has been using the Golden Share to nationalize a number of companies. Over the summer the GOB invoked the Golden Share to take temporary control of several firms. The GOB then ordered these companies to issue large numbers of severely undervalued sh [...]
2005-11-15 11:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV WTRO BO
05MINSK1391Mozyr Refinery Highly Profitable
[...] (SBU) Summary: Belarus has two oil refineries, in Mozyr and Novopolotsk. The GOB owns the Novopolotsk refinery and 43% of the Mozyr refinery, but is trying to take ownership of another 12% from an employee association. The Mozyr Oil Refinery (MOR) can refine 10 million tons of oil per year. [...]
2005-11-16 14:20:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON ETRD BO
05MINSK1445Belarus: Energy Round-up
[...] Summary: Post provides a number of energy topics of interest that were not otherwise reported. Natural gas issues will be reported separately. Included are: --Belarus Buys Russian Electricity, Not Ukrainian --Belarus Offers to Process, Rather than Ship, Kazakh Crude --GOB Wants More Russia [...]
2005-12-01 10:11:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON ETRD BO
05MINSK1558EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 28, 2005
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ No Protection from Triple Jeopardy in Belarus 2. On December 20, the Supreme Economic Court (SEC) overturned its own previous ruling and decided that the Belarusian Helsinki [...]
2005-12-30 09:29:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK757EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 6, 2005
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Restricted Political Parties On June 29, the Belarusian Parliament amended a law further restricting political parties by [...]
2005-07-13 05:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
05NAIROBI4507 KENYA/NEPAD: KENYA COMPLETES APRM SELF-ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 07:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KE NEPAD APRM
05OTTAWA1522NEW FOCUS FOR CANADA'S DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
[...] Summary: Canada is focusing its official development assistance (ODA) dollara and will be weaning 130 countries from its bilateral aid programs. The April 19 International Policy Statement (IPS) confirms that Canada, will concentrate its development assistance dollars on countries that can u [...]
2005-05-20 15:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV SENV CA
05OTTAWA1646FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Letia Cousins
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-02 19:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05PARIS1578FRENCH STEP UP ANTIPIRACY EFFORTS; INTERESTED IN
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST AND COMMENT: See para 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Nine months after launching an aggressive antipiracy and counterfeiting plan (reftel),the French government is stepping up its training and coordination efforts overseas against piracy of consumer and luxury goods. By mid-2005, [...]
2005-03-09 17:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD FR
05PARIS1830AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. TOGO 4. DJIBOUTI 5. CENTRAFRIQUE 6. DROC 7. MOZAMBIQUE 8. AID TO AFRICA Â [...]
2005-03-18 13:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS3014NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO FINLAND GERARD CROS
[...] (C) According to the official GoF "Daily Bulletin" on May 2, Gerard Cros will be the next French Ambassador in Helsinki. Although Cros has been involved in work on the Congo Basin Forest partnership, he appears to have been essentially without a job since being replaced as MFA Africa Director [...]
2005-05-04 07:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR FI PBIO FR CROS GERARD
05PARIS4566 VISIT OF STOP! DELEGATION TO PARIS JUNE 10
[...] Summary: The visit of the interagency STOP delegation to Paris June 9-10 helped raise the profile of IPR issues with the French government and by extension with local industry. While we found fundamental interest in cooperation on the STOP initiatives, few concrete commitments were made dur [...]
2005-06-29 16:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR FR
05PARIS4630AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. MAURITANIA 5. RWANDA 6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 7. NIGER 8. MALI 9. GABON 10. MADAGASCAR 11. MOZAMBIQUE 12. NIGERIA 13. DROC Â [...]
2005-07-01 13:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4766AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. BURUNDI 4. MALI 5. MADAGASCAR 6. MOZAMBIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. COTE D'IVOIRE 9. ANGOLA 10. BURKINA FASO Â [...]
2005-07-08 11:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS5824FRANCE PUBLISHES AVIATION BLACKLIST
[...] (U) In response to highly publicized recent plane accidents, on August 28 the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) published via internet its "blacklist" of companies that are forbidden to operate in France, as transportation minister Dominique Perben promised last week. The companies on th [...]
2005-08-30 08:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR FR
05PARIS6336SANT'EGIDIO OUTLINES AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Community of Sant'Egidio representatives reviewed their diplomatic outreach in Africa during meetings with Africa Watcher on the margins of the Community's 19th annual congress in Lyon, France, September 11-13. Sant'Egidio's 1992 role in brokering peace negotiations to end the [...]
2005-09-16 16:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM MZ TO IV RW CG SU FR
05PARIS6376(U) USUNESCO: COUNTERING THE CULTURAL
[...] (C) Summary. With the UNESCO general conference starting on October 3 and the General Conference Legal Committee scheduled to meet that first week, things are rapidly coming to a head. Several delegates have indicated that strong pressure in their capitals may help us to build a ground swel [...]
2005-09-20 06:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS8028AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. SUDAN 4. MAURITANIA 5. CHAD 6. GABON 7. RWANDA 8. MALARIA+HIV/AIDS Â [...]
2005-11-25 14:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PRETORIA1099 SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]
2005-03-15 13:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA113RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY
[...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad from which sub [...]
2005-01-11 11:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA1493SOUTH AFRICAN PARKS OFFICIAL ON ELEPHANT CULLING
[...] (C) Summary. The top conservation official at South African National Parks confirmed the accuracy of press reports on his recent, well-publicized statement on the necessity of culling in order to manage the elephant population in the Kruger National Park. He reached this conclusion based o [...]
2005-04-15 08:39:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALSENV SOCI ECON SF
05PRETORIA1507 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 15 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-04-15 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1998SOUTH AFRICA: PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT, PART I OF
[...] (U) Summary. In the late 1990s, South Africa launched its effort to develop public-private partnership (PPP) policies and supporting legislation to boost Black Economic Empowerment and increase services to the poor. PPPs have now evolved into one of the South African Government's primary ini [...]
2005-05-20 15:47:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON SF
05PRETORIA2194SOUTH AFRICA: CONFERENCE PROMOTES INVESTING IN
[...] (U) Summary. South African-based Investec Asset Management hosted a May 4th conference in Johannesburg focused on improving the investment climate in South Africa and Africa. About 250 people attended the posh conference which touted such high profile speakers as Cyril Ramaphosa (former ANC [...]
2005-06-03 15:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ETRD ECON PREL PINR XA SF
05PRETORIA2754 South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...]
2005-07-13 09:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA2834EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ALREADY AFFECT SOUTH
[...] Summary. There are a number of examples of South African food products currently on the shelves in major retail stores in Pretoria that would be affected by the European Commission's WTO proposal(s) on Geographical Indications (GIs). South Africa already recognizes EU GIs for wine and spiri [...]
2005-07-19 05:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD SF USTR
05PRETORIA2942 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts 4.2% Economic Growth; - Weak Rand, [...]
2005-07-26 04:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3014ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. When South Africa grows, so does Africa. A main challenge for South Africa is how it can use its engine of trade to benefit its own poor as well as the poor on the continent. The South African government regards trade and investment with the rest of Africa with increasing poli [...]
2005-07-29 07:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON EAID KMCA SF USTR
05PRETORIA3588 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Money Supply and Credit Growth Discourage Future [...]
2005-09-02 14:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3821 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Improves in World Bank's Business [...]
2005-09-17 07:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA390SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE ON UN MILLENNIUM PROJECT
[...] 1. (SBU) Summary. Per reftel, Econoff met with officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and as well as the National Treasury to deliver talking points on the Millennium Project Report, authored by Professor Jeffrey Sachs. Econoff took the opportunity to ask for their views on Mill [...]
2005-01-28 12:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SF
05PRETORIA3967 SOUTH AFRICA: LOOKING AT A SINGLE SADC CURRENCY
[...] Summary. In a series of public speeches and press interviews over the course of the last six months, South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has advanced the prospect of a single currency for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 2016. Mboweni sees South Africa and B [...]
2005-09-28 11:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF
05PRETORIA4076 NEW NEPAD CHIEF EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) Summary. In August 2005, Mozambican agricultural economist Firmino Mucavele was appointed the Chief Executive of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat. He replaced South Africa's Wiseman Nkuhlu, who continues to serve as South Africa's representative in the NE [...]
2005-10-06 11:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR ECIN ECON EINV ETRD SF
05PRETORIA4390TIP: SAG COOPERATION INCREASES UNDERSTANDING OF
[...] (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released new information on trafficking patterns involving South Africa, based on information obtained following the increased awareness and cooperation of local law enforcement and non-governmental organizations. Overall, IOM has seen [...]
2005-10-31 14:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KCRM KJUS KWMN CVIS SF
05PRETORIA453READOUT OF THE JANUARY 17-18 MEETING OF THE BLAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary. At a January 17-18 meeting in Cape Town, seventeen African ministers of finance grouped with members of the Blair Commission for Africa to consult on the Commission's report due February. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown attended the event as the last stop in a six-day [...]
2005-02-01 17:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EFIN XA SF
05PRETORIA4971 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 23 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2005-12-23 07:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA849South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter `THE
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called `The Assay'. The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]
2005-02-25 12:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA94RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY
[...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad [...]
2005-01-10 10:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA949 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Trade Deficit Widens; - Mboweni Comments [...]
2005-03-04 10:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05ROME2787 AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL RETURNS TO ZIMBABWE
[...] SUMMARY: Three years after my 2002 visit (see Ref A),I returned to Zimbabwe August 11-13 and found the country again poised for a food-security crisis. As a result of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) misguided policies, drought, hyperinflation, and the associated lack of agricultural input [...]
2005-08-23 15:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SENV EAID AORC XA PHUM PREL ECON ASEC SOCI ZU FAO WFP UNDP ZI SF VT
05ROME3782USUN ROME TRIP REPORT SOUTHERN AFRICA OCTOBER
[...] (SBU/NOFORN) Summary. Between October 13 and 20 Michael Cleverley, DCM for USUN Rome and Richard Newberg, USAID Humanitarian Affairs Attach traveled to southern Zambia and central and southern Malawi on a fact-finding mission. The purpose of the trip was to witness the operations of WFP and F [...]
2005-11-16 11:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMI SF ZA WFP FAO
05ROME715WFP EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE
[...] Summary. At its third regular Executive Board session in October 2004, WFP presented an update on actions already taken and activities to be implemented in a 30-month timeframe that will enable it to strengthen "its competencies and capacities to ensure the quality, credibility, comparability [...]
2005-03-03 13:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP
05SANSALVADOR2068EL SALVADOR: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
[...] Econ staff visited an upscale supermarket in San Salvador to identify examples of foods for sale using names included in the list in Reftel para. 5. The following were identified: Mozzarella (made in El Salvador),Pecorino (Guatemala),Parmigiano (Guatemala and United States),Manchego (Costa [...]
2005-07-20 15:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA ES
05TAIPEI3123REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF
[...] Summary: A broad survey of Taipei retail groceries shows that most products marked with the geographic indicators (GI) listed in reftel are actually from the region implied by the name. The biggest "offenders" in Taiwan are imported cheeses. Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office has responded [...]
2005-07-25 01:18:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON TW IPR
05TEGUCIGALPA1326MEDIA REACTION ON G-8 DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 21,
[...] On 6/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Politicians and Debt Forgiveness." "The debt forgiveness issue has already entered political campaigns." "The two candidates of the traditional parties have already talked about multilateral organiza [...]
2005-06-21 22:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1504RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS IN
[...] A brief survey of food products available in Honduras identified the following meats and cheeses being sold under names derived from or similar to those on the geographical indicator list: 2. Meat Produced in Honduras: Delikatessen Mortadela (produced by Zamorano Agroindustrial) Morta [...]
2005-07-20 13:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA HO WTRO
05TELAVIV1103ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3139ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot writes that PM Sharon is expected to call on PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas today at the AIPAC convention in Washington to coordinate positions with Israel a [...]
2005-05-24 10:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5163ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Rocket Attacks on Aqaba and Eilat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that this afternoon in the settlement of Netzarim, the IDF and police are completing their evacu [...]
2005-08-22 14:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05THEHAGUE2446THE DUTCH IN AFRICA: SECURITY, AIDS AND WATER
[...] Summary: The Dutch are among the world's most generous aid donors, giving about 0.8 percent of GDP or $4.2 billion in 2004. Roughly half of Dutch aid goes to 18 countries in Africa, making the Netherlands the fourth largest donor of bilateral aid to Africa. Dutch aid to Africa focuses on h [...]
2005-09-08 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05VATICAN553SANT EGIDIO ASSEMBLES AFRICAN JUSTICE MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community brought together justice ministers from several African states in November to consider their respective governments' positions on the death penalty and other issues involving their penal systems. Sant'Egidio's Mario Giro told us that the participation [...]
2005-12-13 16:03:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN557EAST TIMOR: VATICAN EXAMINES ROLE OF CHURCH, BISHOPS
[...] (C) This is the first of two cables on the East Timorese Catholic church viewed from Rome six months after the May protests incited by Bishops Basilio Nascimento and Alberto Ricardo da Silva. This first message will focus on the Holy See's official position, as laid out by Holy See East Timor [...]
2005-12-15 12:09:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF PGOV PINR ID VT TT
05VIENNA1298 HAIDER'S NEW MOVEMENT PLEDGES CONTINUED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At its founding convention on April 17, the Freedom Party (FPO) spin-off, the "Alliance Future Austria" (BZO),elected Carinthian governor Joerg Haider as chairman. Haider underscored the commitment of BZO ministers and legislators to the governing coalition with Chancellor Sch [...]
2005-04-19 12:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR AU
05VIENNA1669AUSTRIA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SOVEREIGNTY
[...] On May 15, Austria commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Austrian State Treaty. The recreation of the proclamation of Austrian freedom at the baroque Belvedere Palace had all the emotional significance of the U.S. bicentennial, but on an Austrian scale. Key to the event was [...]
2005-05-20 09:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU
05WARSAW2061PRIVATE PROPERTY COMPENSATION BILL ADVANCES TO
[...] (U) Following a sharp debate April 15, the Polish Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority of 303 to 105 to send to committee a government bill that would provide cash compensation for property nationalized after the Second World War. Although in the debate, the opposition Civic Platform [...]
2005-04-20 14:51:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL IS
05WARSAW3234POLISH APPROACH TO SEPTEMBER 1-2 EU GYMNICH
[...] (C) Responding to reftel points, Polish MFA Director for CFSP Beata Kolecka confirmed that Poland will hold a firm line against any new conditions for the start of Turkish accession talks, resist efforts to soften ICTY conditionality for Croatia, and maintain positions complementary to the U.S. [...]
2005-08-30 14:02:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TU PL EUN
05WARSAW3250ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UNGA: POLAND
[...] (C) Polish MFA Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Wojciech Bozek assured us August 31 that neither Polish Foreign Minister Daniel Rotfeld nor President Aleksander Kwasniewski has any plans to meet with Al-Asad in New York, for both reasons of policy and scheduling. Bozek indicated [...]
2005-08-31 13:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY PL UNGA
05WELLINGTON816NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHIC
[...] Summary: New Zealand shares the concern of the United States that the EU and others may attempt to hold up negotiations at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial unless their demands on geographical indications (GIs) are met. New Zealand will work closely with the United States to prevent this from oc [...]
2005-10-20 02:00:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON NU KIPR NZ WTRO
06ACCRA2630AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Newly arriving Dutch Ambassador Alida ("Lidi") Remmelzwaal paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on October 30; the DCM and Poloff also attended. Remmelzwaal shared her government's concerns over transparency and economic development in Ghana. Ambassador Bridgewater pro [...]
2006-11-01 16:51:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR GH
06ACCRA2876RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON RELATIONS WITH GHANA
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Russia's newly arrived Ambassador to Ghana, Andrey Pokrovskiy, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Bridgewater. Porkrovskiy noted that Russia is politically active in Ghana and is trying to reengage in Africa generally. He was disappointed that Ghana was not realizing [...]
2006-11-30 12:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGH PGOV PREL RS
06ACCRA3005GHANA HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540
[...] SUMMARY: Ghana hosted Africa's first outreach activity on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the UN Regional Seminar on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, in Accra on November 9-10, 2006. Representatives from 23 African countries attended [...]
2006-12-18 17:35:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PARM PREL PTER AORC XA GH
06ADDISABABA115AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The January 23-24 African Union (AU) Summit in Khartoum will focus on the AU's efforts to make the organization more relevant for Africa, while retaining international credibility. The Summit will spotlight education, social and cultural issues, though the AU Commission's mod [...]
2006-01-11 17:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA2273MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES PASCOAL MOCUMBI FOR WHO
[...] Post received a note verbale August 16 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi for World Health Organization Director General. Note verbale requests USG support of the nomination. 2. Begin text: Ref. No. 8 [...]
2006-08-17 11:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL WHO MZ
06ADDISABABA2321MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES CHISSANO FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] Post received a note verbale August 21 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Miguel Alberto Chissano for a position on the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Authority of Ocean Floors. Note verbale requests USG sup [...]
2006-08-22 07:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA SENV MZ
06ADDISABABA2910ETHIOPIA: MFA EXPERT OFFERS THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Somalia expert sees a "dangerous situation" arising in the next two to three weeks if the international community takes no concrete action to assist Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its struggle against the extremist Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). H [...]
2006-11-01 16:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER SO ET ER EG AU
06ADDISABABA323AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit held January 23 and 24 in Khartoum highlighted the AU Commission's efforts to "do the right thing" in terms of promoting continental good governance and human rights, as well as social progress, but also produced member state division. Long negotia [...]
2006-02-02 12:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD SU AU
06AMMAN6932JORDAN NOMINATES PRINCE ZEID TO SUCCEED KOFI ANNAN
[...] (U) The GOJ announced that on September 5 its UN mission nominated Prince Zeid Bin Raad Al-Hussein, Jordan's Permanent Representative to the UN since 2000, for the post of UN Secretary General. Jordan also formally asked the Arab SIPDIS League to support Prince Zeid's candidacy. 2. (U) [...]
2006-09-07 14:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR UN IZ JO
06BAGHDAD4104AYATOLLAH HUSSEIN AL-SADR COMMENTS ON IRAQ'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ayatollah Hussein Al-Sadr shared his views on the need for the emergence of new, moderate political figures to pull Iraq out of its current political crises and on regional relations at an Iftar with Ambassador Khalilzad on October 22. He discussed three possible options to reorg [...]
2006-11-02 13:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
06BELGRADE1974CEFTA - SERBIA SEEKS COMPROMISE ON CIGARETTES;
[...] (SBU) In order to break an impasse on the initialing of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),the Government of Serbia (GOS) has offered a concession to Croatia on cigarette duties. In a November 30 letter, Serbia's chief negotiator offered to lower the overall level of protectio [...]
2006-12-06 14:15:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL HR SR
06BELGRADE404NATURAL GAS CRISIS IN SERBIA HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMS
[...] (U) The recent gas shortage in Serbia highlights both deficiencies in its infrastructure and the perils of relying solely on Russian gas delivered through the Ukrainian pipeline. Both domestic and foreign companies that rely on natural gas supplies were negatively affected, and continued reliab [...]
2006-03-14 14:16:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR MW
06BERLIN2893SUCCESSFUL START TO ISLAMIC CONFERENCE
[...] Summary. Germany's Sept. 27 Islam Conference of government and Muslim representatives has been widely hailed as a successful and historic occasion. Interior Ministry contacts report the event was better than expected, even though there were differing views among the Muslim participants and t [...]
2006-09-29 14:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KISL PGOV GM
06BRASILIA1056BRAZIL - CVRD ON CHAVEZ AND CHINA
[...] (SBU) Charge, CG and Econoff spoke to Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale Rio Doce (CVRD) Director of Foreign Affairs, Renato Amorim, on May 26 about the company's stake in the current turmoil in the Latin American business climate and the increasing influence, often to Brazil's detriment, of [...]
2006-05-31 19:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET PREL BR CH VE
06BRASILIA1719BRAZIL'S TRIANGULAR DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM
[...] Summary: On August 4, Ambassador Sobel hosted a lunch for S/P Director Stephen Krasner and a cadre of Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and international officials, following Krasner's consultations with GOB officials on the Partnership in Democratic Governance (PDG) initiative. GoB interlo [...]
2006-08-17 18:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1787SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 80
[...] The following is the eightieth 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 expressed [...]
2006-08-24 19:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2678 Visit of Professor Jeffrey Sachs to Brazil
[...] Summary. During a December 12-13 visit to Brasilia and Sao Paulo, noted economist Jeffrey Sachs met with high-level government policymakers, NGO representatives, and business representatives. In his meetings with Brazilian interlocutors, Sachs stressed that the U.S. and Brazil need to find a [...]
2006-12-26 15:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL ECON EAID BR
06BRASILIA952BRAZIL: CENTRAL BANK COOPERATION WITH THE BANK OF RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Henrique Meirelles, president of the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB),traveled to Moscow May 10-11 to meet with local monetary authorities. During that visit, Meirelles planned to sign a cooperation agreement with the Bank of Russia (BOR) as officials there are reportedly intereste [...]
2006-05-15 18:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRATISLAVA895SLOVAK AID: MORE BUREAUCRACY, LESS DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Slovak MFA is preparing to consolidate management and program authority over Slovakia's foreign aid budget before the end of 2006. Full MFA control over development assistance may help the GOS consolidate its aid programs and establish longer-term programs that better meet [...]
2006-11-06 15:36:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM PGOV PREL ECON LO
06BRUSSELS2199 BELGIAN STEWPOT: June 26, 2006
[...] (U) In May, EU Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding levied a general criticism at European countries for lagging behind on implementing fast new technologies. The commissioner lamented Europe's slow take-up of new high-speed communications technologies such as broadband internet, te [...]
2006-06-27 13:10:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EAID EWWT EAIR BE
06CARACAS2830CHAVEZ AND THE GLOBAL CHESSBOARD
[...] (U) With his eye towards increasing his international stature and gaining a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),President Chavez is literally traveling to all ends of the earth. As a part of this strategy, and in addition to his visits and signing of multiple b [...]
2006-09-15 20:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
06CONAKRY1696GLOBAL ALUMINA ENTERS NEW PARTNERSHIP TO GAIN NECESSARY
[...] (SBU/PROPIN) Summary. Global Alumina is entering into a new strategic partnership, via joint venture with BHP Billiton (BHP),one of the world's leading alumina producers, and Dubai Aluminum (DUBAL),owner of one of the world's largest alumina smelters. Once the BHP board approves the deal, [...]
2006-11-15 12:18:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ETRD ECON PGOV GV
06COPENHAGEN1020DANISH PARTICIPATION IN LEBANON FORCE GENERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 10:45:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1034LEBANON: DENMARK BACKS FRENCH UNSCR DRAFT, WEIGHS
[...] (C) The Danish government's approach to the Lebanon crisis continues to track with ours, emphasizing the need for a long-lasting solution that neutralizes the security threat posed by Hezbollah. An extraordinary meeting of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee August 1 yielded broad [...]
2006-08-03 11:43:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO LE IS DA
06COPENHAGEN1050LEBANON: DANES PLEASED WITH U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT, FM
[...] (C) Danish MFA Middle East Head of Department Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 7 that Denmark offers its full support to securing a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon on the basis of the U.S.-French agreed text, and as quickly as possible. Christensen expressed hope that Lebane [...]
2006-08-07 11:53:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1060DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 07:12:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1094LEBANON: DANISH CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL
[...] (C) Denmark fully supports our view that new UNIFIL contributions must be deployed as quickly as possible, Danish MFA Head of Department for Middle East and Latin America Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 16, in response to ref (A) demarche. Christensen noted with alarm recent suggesti [...]
2006-08-16 10:17:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS UN LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1135DANISH FM TO DISPATCH NEW MIDDLE EAST ENVOY
[...] (C) The Danish MFA notified us August 24 that FM Per Stig Moeller has decided to send his new personal representative for the Middle East, outgoing Danish Ambassador to Turkey Christian Hoppe, to Beirut, Tel Aviv and Damascus early next week to review efforts to implement UNSCR 1701. MFA Middl [...]
2006-08-24 11:56:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS LE SY DA
06COPENHAGEN1379DANES BACK DPRK RESOLUTION, MAY CO-SPONSOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 09:25:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN DA
06COPENHAGEN1389DENMARK ON UPCOMING GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: Danish MFA European Correspondent Michael Bach Petersen told us October 13 that next week's GAERC will seek conclusions on Sudan, the Western Balkans, the Middle East, Iran, Georgia, and North Korea. Petersen pointed to emerging EU splits on Sudan, Kosovo and Zimbabwe that could [...]
2006-10-13 10:19:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU DA
06COPENHAGEN1555DANES WANT TO AVOID "TRAIN WRECK" ON TURKISH EU
[...] (C) Summary: Denmark agrees that the current row over Turkish relations with Cyprus should not be allowed to result in Turkey's exclusion from the EU accession process, Danish MFA Director for EU Enlargement Lars Bo Moller declared to us November 22, even as the Danish government maintains that [...]
2006-11-22 11:38:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN TU CY DA
06COPENHAGEN973DANES SAY EU CONSENSUS DOES NOT SUPPORT NICARAGUAN
[...] (C) While Denmark shares U.S. concerns expressed in ref draft statement, it also will not break with the EU consensus that the release of a statement now is premature. MFA Head of Section for Latin America Erik Hoeg told Pol/Econ Counselor and PolOff July 17 that Denmark saw "very little to d [...]
2006-07-19 09:08:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALKDEM AORC PGOV PREL NU DA
06COPENHAGEN980DENMARK: TRANSNISTRIA'S PROPOSED INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 03:31:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALRS OSCE PBTS PREL DA
06COPENHAGEN986DENMARK SUPPORTIVE ON ISRAEL/LEBANON STATEMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 07:32:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS LE DA
06DAKAR1813GUINEA-BISSAU HOSTS SUCCESSFUL CPLP SUMMIT
[...] (U) Guinea-Bissau hosted a successful Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) summit in Bissau. Member states renewed friendships and cultural ties and passed the Bissau Declaration, which spells out hefty development goals. In preparation for the event, the GOGB pulled off some ma [...]
2006-07-27 14:48:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SCUL PU
06DAKAR2115ILLEGAL MIGRATION FROM SENEGAL: THE "TITANIC"
[...] (C) The supposedly U.S.-bound "Titanic" and its alleged twin (Ref B) have disappeared. According to the "Titanic's" builder, it was financed by a Lebanese businessman, (living near Soumbediounne Market (a large artisanal and fish market)) in Dakar, while a Spanish national had commissioned t [...]
2006-09-01 17:45:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPINR PHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG
06DAKAR2893GUINEA BISSAU: RETURN OF THE RED HAT CREATES BROAD
[...] (C) Former President Kumba Yala, widely described as &crazy,8 is creating unease in Bissau as he takes the reigns of the second largest party in the National Popular Assembly (ANP),the Party for Social Renewal (PRS). There is talk by the largest opposition party, the Party for the Independe [...]
2006-12-05 10:04:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON EAID PU
06DARESSALAAM11752006 TRADE FAIR REFLECTS STRONGER U.S.-TANZANIAN
[...] The 2006 Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) revealed the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) efforts to gradually transition away from a "shopping mall" atmosphere toward a genuine international trade show. While there remains a long road ahead before the DITF, which ran from June 29 t [...]
2006-07-13 12:20:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGMT ECON EINV ETRD PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1573RWANDA PREPARED TO SEVER TIES WITH ICTR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Rwanda (GOR) is pursuing the issue of suspected genocidaires working at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) by pressing the ICTR to respond on the issue and by encouraging the Tanzanian authorities to work with the GOR. The GOR is prepared t [...]
2006-09-21 07:58:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PHUM RW TZ
06DILI101DISTURBING DEVELOPMENTS IN PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTIONS; UNDP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions with representatives of international election assistance NGOs and via requests for assistance relayed to the UN, senior Government of East Timor (GOET) officials have revealed an outline of their plans for the 2007 legislative and presidential elections. E [...]
2006-03-07 05:42:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM TT
06DILI167AMBASSADOR GUTERRES TO CHALLENGE ALKATIRI FOR FRETILIN PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Preparations for Fretilin's National Party Congress are well underway. Delegates to the Congress have been elected at district meetings that began in February. Within the party it has long been assumed that Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri would continue in a second term as Secreta [...]
2006-04-12 09:13:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM TT
06DILI280EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 30
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 15:15:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI281EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR MAY 31
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 15:15:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI296EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 6, 2006
[...] (U) Summary: 1500 Anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive from western districts; Ambassador meets with new Minister of the Interior Parliament deliberates with a bare quorum; Portuguese paramilitary police continue operations without JTF Coordination; Malaysian diplomats announce need for externa [...]
2006-06-06 15:12:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC AU PO TT
06DILI327EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT WILL RESIGN TOMORROW UNLESS
[...] (U) Summary: --- President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not; --- Ex-Minister Lobato arrested; --- More anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive in Dili.. End summary. President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...]
2006-06-22 15:16:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT
06DILI329EAST TIMOR SITREP: ALKATIRI MAY RESIGN TOMORROW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 23:04:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO AS TT
06DILI333EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 15:23:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AS TT
06DILI341EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 30 JUNE
[...] (U) Summary: --- Ramos-Horta to head interim government? --- President may negotiate with Fretilin on new Prime Minister ---- Demonstrators depart after speeches by Gusmao, Alkatiri, Lu'olo; --- Alkatiri claims Parliamentary immunity in arms case; --- Fretilin activists contend their leader [...]
2006-06-30 15:12:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR PO AS TT
06DILI355RAMOS-HORTA BECOMES PRIME MINISTER IN NEW FRETILIN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 15:11:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MOPS TT
06DILI439PRESIDENT GUSMAO CONCERNED ABOUT CAPE VERDE SRSG CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 02:56:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNCV PO TT KPKO UN PREL KDEM PHUM
06DILI549EXPLAINING LAST WEEK'S UPSURGE OF VIOLENCE IN DILI
[...] (C) Summary: While gang-related disturbances have become a regular feature of day-to-day life in recent months, last week's upsurge of violent confrontation was on a greater scale and with more lethal consequences. In addition, these disturbances were accompanied by what appeared to be a conce [...]
2006-11-03 12:02:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF ASEC KJUS KPKO AU TT
06DJIBOUTI361DJIBOUTI AND REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE COOPERATION ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador conveyed to Mahmoud Ali Youssuf, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, substance of points provided in reftel during an urgent meeting at her request on March 23. She also converted the cable's instructions into a series of points which she left with the Minister as a non-p [...]
2006-03-23 13:31:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PHSA SO DJ
06DOHA1288SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR
[...] (C) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qatar since the President himself came in June 2003, and the first cabinet-level visit to Qatar since Energy Secretary Bodman came in April 2006. The Qataris app [...]
2006-08-27 10:43:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP QA
06DOHA1614AL JAZEERA TURNS TEN
[...] Al Jazeera celebrated its 10th Anniversary November 1 with a lavish celebration held in the open-air on the Al Jazeera compound in Doha. The event was attended by the Qatari Amir and his wife, Sheikha Moza, as well as a wide range of Qatari dignitaries and members of the diplomatic community, [...]
2006-11-06 10:36:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO QA
06DOHA293U/S HUGHES' MEETINGS WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (U) Summary: U/S Karen Hughes visited Doha Feb 17-19 to attend the US-Islamic World Forum, sponsored by the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While in Doha, she met with the Foreign Minister and Sheikha Mozah, wife of the Amir. This cable rep [...]
2006-02-26 13:14:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAO IZ IR QA
06DOHA312 AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED
[...] (SBU) In an effort to maintain brand identity and consistency of message and quality, the GOQ established in late 2005 (reftel) an entity known as the Al Jazeera Network (AJN),charged with overseeing all bodies bearing the Al Jazeera brand name. On March 1, an Amiri decree announced the estab [...]
2006-03-01 07:58:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA362QATARI WOMEN ON ELECTION ISSUES
[...] Summary. The political section recently met with a group of Qatari women as part of Post's outreach activities to Qatari women in support of their efforts to realize broad political participation in society. Young and old women from various professional backgrounds credited Sheikha Mozah, wife [...]
2006-03-09 13:35:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KMPI QA
06DOHA442WHITE HOUSE MEETING FOR AMIR OF QATAR
[...] (C) As part of the President's and Secretary's initiative to strengthen relations with moderate Arab countries, I strongly advise that the Amir of Qatar be invited to call on the President in the White House while he and Sheikha Mozah are in the US for their daughter's graduation from Duke. The [...]
2006-03-23 05:55:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA
06DOHA461COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN
[...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...]
2006-03-27 09:41:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA
06DOHA5SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]
2006-01-02 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA526AMCIT AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD MEMBER CRITICIZES
[...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Shammam, Washington bureau chief for the Dar Al Watan Newspaper and Newsweek Arabic, is an American citizen of Libyan descent, well-known for his criticism of the current Libyan regime and reportedly close to Qatar's Amir. Recently named a member of the newly-formed Al Jaze [...]
2006-04-06 12:55:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA
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
06DOHA77SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...]
2006-01-17 14:53:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC
06DUSHANBE1294LET THEM EAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN CAKE! DUSHANBE'S MAYOR
[...] (SBU) A letter from the French Ambassador asking the Dushanbe city government to halt street construction during an outdoor Bastille Day celebration has led to the temporary closure of a popular Dushanbe restaurant and highlighted just how risky it is to invest in Tajikistan, or even more dan [...]
2006-07-12 08:47:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EINV EAID ECON TI
06EFTOMAPUTO981Mozambique - Fourth Iteration of ACOTA Training
[...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth iteration of ACOTA peacekeeping training took place successfully July 17- August 4. Mozambican military officials expressed enthusiasm for the program and hope the USG will provide additional training. Separately, Defense Minister Dai emphasized to the Charge and D [...]
2006-08-07 13:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
06GABORONE453SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA
[...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...]
2006-03-31 12:07:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC
06GENEVA1699ECOSOC HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT ADOPTS MINISTERIAL
[...] The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its High Level Segment in Geneva July 3-5 to discuss the linkage between employment and economic development. A 40-paragraph Ministerial Declaration was adopted after protracted negotiations, drawing attention to the needs of the world's unempl [...]
2006-07-11 11:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB EAGR ETRD EFIN PHUM KUNR ECOSOC UN
06GUANGZHOU10088An Overview of the Pearl River Delta: Hong Kong's
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Guangdong, Hong Kong Consul General Cunningham met with officials and business leaders to discuss the rapid economic growth of southern Guangdong and its consequences for Hong Kong industry and the region's environment. The Consul General visited Guang [...]
2006-04-04 09:06:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV SOCI EINV ELAB CH
06HARARE124GOZ CASTS MDC'S ZAMBIA EXCURSION AS USG PLOTTING
[...] (C) Following Zambia's expulsion of a delegation of senior MDC officials on February 2 (refs A, B),Zimbabwe's state media has alleged that the U.S. Embassy had arranged a meeting in Zambia between the delegation and "officials from US-funded Freedom House". The articles appear to be part of [...]
2006-02-06 13:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO ASEC PHUM PGOV ZI MDC
06HARARE1481ZIMBABWE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe's mis-governance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2007. Investment prospects are bound to remain dismal due to the country's unstable economic and political environment. G [...]
2006-12-19 13:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HARARE158ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE
[...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS),Zimbabwe,s designated sugar certifying authority, on January 30, 2006. ZSS informed EconOff that it plans to use its current quota and could supply up to 17,000 additional metric tons of raw sugar if there is an increase in [...]
2006-02-13 12:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON ZI
06HARARE191 AMBASSADOR OBSERVES FOOD
[...] The Ambassador recently visited a WFP food distribution in rural Zimbabwe. He witnessed the labor-intensive and complicated nature of the distribution process. Community members were involved in almost all aspects of the process, helping to make it transparent, fair, and apolitical. --- [...]
2006-02-21 13:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
06HARARE210ZIMBABWE SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit 140 miles southwest of Beira, Mozambique at 12:19 AM Central Africa Time (CAT) on 23 February 2006. The epicenter was at Espungabera, a small town right on Zimbabwe's eastern border wi [...]
2006-02-23 09:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TPHY PREL ASEC CASC ZI
06HARARE279ZIMBABWE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe,s misgovernance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2006. Investment prospects in Zimbabwe are bound to remain dismal due to the country,s unstable economic and political env [...]
2006-03-07 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HARARE317ARMS CACHE SUSPECTS CHARGED, LINKED TO
[...] (SBU) The GOZ on March 11 charged eight suspects connected to last week,s arms seizure in Mutare (reftel). The eight were charged under Public Order and Security Act (POSA) prohibitions against processing weapons to commit banditry, sabotage, or terrorism. Appearing in a Mutare court to be c [...]
2006-03-14 16:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE469AG EXECUTIVES GLOOMY ON ECONOMIC SITUATION,
[...] (C) At an agriculture roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on April 12, five sector leaders lamented the GOZ's paralysis on economic policy and its continuing negative impact on agriculture. Expressing concerns over prospective chaos and even violence if the economy deteriorated further, some [...]
2006-04-21 12:39:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV BEXP ECON PHUM SOCI ZI
06HARARE586IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED AT REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (C) During poloff's May 10 visit to the remote Tongogara Refugee Camp, home to approximately 2,300 of the 12,300 refugees Zimbabwe hosts, UNHCR officials lamented budget challenges to camp operations and outlined areas of need, such as water distribution and opportunities for self-sufficiency. [...]
2006-05-18 14:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF EAID ZI
06HARARE970GONO ANNOUNCES MONETARY STATEMENT BOMBSHELL
[...] (C) In his mid-term Monetary Policy Statement on July 31, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono announced a currency redenomination that will slash three zeros from Zimbabwe's inflation-ridden notes. This conversion will be carried out through August 21, after which the old notes will become wor [...]
2006-08-01 15:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE9722006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous [...]
2006-08-01 16:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV
06HONGKONG3208PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ON JULY 31, REVEREND CHAN KIM-KWONG, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL (HKCC) AND FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, PREDICTED TO POLOFF THAT IN THE UPCOMING CE ELECTION, 26 OF THE 40 VOTES FROM THE RELIGIOUS SUB-SECTOR WOULD GO TO THE CAN [...]
2006-08-09 11:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH KCRM SMIG
06JOHANNESBURG339THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: PART IV -- AFRICAN COAL
[...] (U) Introduction: This is the fourth and last of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 4 provides information on some of the coal-related developments in other African countries. Reftel A provides a summary for all four sections [...]
2006-09-08 16:54:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG415SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" --
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2006-10-20 15:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EPET ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG467SOUTH AFRICA: STATE OF ALUMINUN INDUSTRY
[...] (U) The South African aluminum industry is well developed and a major contributor to the economy. During 2005, primary and semi-fabricated aluminum sales amounted to 920,000 tons valued at about $1.7 billion, of which exports accounted for more than 70% by mass and value. All plants are curre [...]
2006-11-17 13:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ETRD ENRG ECON ELAB EIND SF
06JOHANNESBURG95SOUTH AFRICA: SERIOUS POWER DISRUPTIONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE
[...] SUMMARY: (U) Recent power outages in the Western Cape have resulted in major financial losses in the retail and tourism industries, with the Cape Chamber of Commerce predicting losses in the millions. Further outages and/or rolling blackouts are likely until Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear powe [...]
2006-03-13 09:27:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PGOV ASEC SF
06KABUL18NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tone of the second week for Afghanistan's National Assembly (NA) has been positive, with members of parliament open to new ideas and mostly constructive debate. The NA spent the week finalizing its leadership and discussing its rules of procedure. The formation of caucuse [...]
2006-01-02 13:23:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KAMPALA1540NORTHERN UGANDA: GOU PRESENTS CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda formally presented its position paper on disarmament, amnesty, repatriation, demobilization, and re-integration of the Lord's Resistance Army on August 11 at the peace talks in Juba. Key provisions include the assembly of LRA forces within 14 days of [...]
2006-08-14 10:55:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU
06KHARTOUM2812 CDA Addresses Darfur Crisis in Local Press
[...] (U) In an interview with Arabic daily "Al-Sudani," the Charge d'Affaires addressed the Sudanese security apparatus' failure to stem the violence in Darfur, while also noting slight improvement in the humanitarian situation. The Charge noted that UN Security Council resolutions, such as Resolut [...]
2006-12-07 15:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF KPAO PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM606Anti-International Intervention Campaign
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan continues its campaign against U.N. intervention in Darfur, with a steady stream of protests and actions taken by the press, government, and public to reject the introduction of international forces to replace those of the African Union. End summary. ------------------ [...]
2006-03-08 16:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI US AU SU
06KINSHASA1278DRC ELECTIONS: EMINENT PERSONS GROUP URGES CALM
[...] (U) The International Committee of Wise Men ("Comite des Sages") issued August 12 a declaration congratulating the Congolese people and authorities for the calm and peaceful manner in which the country's July 30 elections were held. The Committee urged political candidates and the population t [...]
2006-08-14 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1357THE UNNECESSARY DRC CRISIS, AND BEYOND
[...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa military clashes from Aug 20 - 22 represented arguably the biggest threat to date in DRC's difficult Transition process, although by Aug 24 the capital began resuming more normal activity. This crisis was confined exclusively to Central Kinshasa, in essence a clash betw [...]
2006-08-28 17:03:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1601EMINENT PERSONS COMMITTEE URGES ALL TO CONTRIBUTE
[...] (U) The Eminent Persons Committee, chaired by former Mozambique president Joachim Chissano, issued a statement October 14 calling on all Congolese to contribute to the stability of the DRC's electoral process. The statement followed a series of meetings by the Committee with political officia [...]
2006-10-18 14:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1716DRC ELECTIONS: AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS ECHO
[...] (U) Summary. Interim statements on the October 29 DRC elections released this week by four African observer missions echoed the conclusions of other international observers (reftels): the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) conduct of elections improved from the July 30 first-round, poll [...]
2006-11-07 10:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1833KABILA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD
[...] Summary: Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 6. Numerous African heads of state as well as high level international delegations attended the ceremony in Kinshasa. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao headed the USG Presidential Delegation [...]
2006-12-07 14:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06LILONGWE115MALAWI'S CENTRAL BANKERS ANXIOUS ABOUT IMF MISSION
[...] (C) Despite fiscal performance that has been described as "impressive" over the past year, Malawi's central bankers are nervous about the upcoming quarterly review from the IMF's country team. At recent visits with the Reserve Bank of Malawi's (RBM) Governor Victor Mbewe and general manager W [...]
2006-02-07 11:30:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON MI
06LILONGWE178MUTHARIKA TAKES ON MALAWI'S REGIONAL POLITICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika is attempting to reverse Malawi's longstanding tradition of regional politics by building the first political party with a truly national base. Regionalism has always been a major factor in Malawian politics, and shapes the prism through which modern politic [...]
2006-02-22 16:58:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE275MUTHARIKA TO TOBACCO BUYERS: "CALL ME A DICTATOR"
[...] (SBU) President Bingu wa Mutharika opened the state-controlled tobacco auctions today with fiery populist rhetoric, accusing American buyers of collusion and telling them they must pay higher prices or "pack up and go." He announced that the GOM is establishing a minimum price for "strategic" [...]
2006-03-27 14:51:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR
06LILONGWE33MALAWI: CONCERNS ABOUT SUDANESE PRESIDENT BASHIR'S
[...] (C) On January 12 Ambassador Eastham met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Davies Katsonga, and the issue of next weeks African Union summit arose. Katsonga spoke at length about who the next Chairman might be, unequivocally ruling out President Bashir of the Sudan and President Sassou of Cong [...]
2006-01-12 14:26:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE437LUKEWARM IMF REVIEW OF MALAWI
[...] (U) Summary. During a May 15 briefing, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment team characterized the Government of Malawi's (GOM) overall performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program as "positive," though there were some notable areas of concern. Some s [...]
2006-05-25 09:13:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON MI
06LILONGWE553DAS THOMPSON VISIT TO MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson has concluded a four day visit to meet with senior Malawian officials on Malawi's acceptance as a Presidential Malaria Initiative focus country, the GOM's continuing fiscal reform, and its progress in combating tra [...]
2006-06-21 07:09:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID EFIN EINV PREL MI
06LILONGWE68TWO NEW PRO GOVERNMENT TABLOIDS LAUNCHED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 14:47:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV OPRC MI
06LILONGWE719PRESIDENT DECLARES "WAR" ON FOREIGN TOBACCO BUYERS
[...] (U) Summary: President Mutharika has again lashed out at foreign tobacco buyers, castigating them for paying low prices at the state-run auction. The president singled out for criticism the manager of the local subsidiary of an American tobacco company, telling him to pay more or leave the cou [...]
2006-08-16 12:47:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EAGR PGOV MI
06LILONGWE914The Shire-Zambezi Waterway: God's Highway or Bingu's
[...] (U) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika is strongly pushing the idea of re-opening the Shire and Zambezi rivers to commercial navigation, to help address Malawi's serious problem of limited and expensive transportation links to global markets. A recent EU-funded pre-feasibility study offers [...]
2006-10-19 09:45:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EWWT ELTN KMCA PGOV MI
06LILONGWE94MALAWI'S PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE TO RESTART
[...] (SBU) The American operator of Malawi's railway agreed on terms to restart its passenger service, which had been closed for four months. The closure had brought sharp criticism from the GOM and possibly endangered the much larger cargo concession, a crucial link in the Nacala Corridor. While [...]
2006-02-01 08:08:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ECON EFIN MI
06LISBON1195PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY MEETS ON EAST TIMOR
[...] (U) The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP in Portuguese) met in Lisbon on June 18 to discuss its response to the crisis in East Timor. CPLP, established in 1995, includes Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and East Timor (sin [...]
2006-06-19 16:31:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL UN PT
06LISBON2134PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON RUSSIA,
[...] (U) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Director General for Foreign Policy expounded on several issues to us recently, including Russia, Iran, Latin America, Iraq, Afghanistan, the NATO Summit, and the EU Presidency. The consonance between his views and ours speaks clearly to Portugal's reliabilit [...]
2006-09-26 15:50:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER AF
06LISBON2244PORTUGUESE SUPPORT TO PRESSURE MOZAMBIQUE ON UNSC
[...] (C) Portugal's Deputy Foreign Minister, Professor Joao Gomes Cravinho, told us it is an inopportune time for Portugal to pressure Mozambique regarding the latter's vote in the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) election between Venezuela and Guatemala. Portugal and Mozambique, Go [...]
2006-10-10 14:25:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MZ VE PO
06LISBON2271FORMER MOZAMBICAN PRIME MINISTER SOLICITS
[...] Former Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, and the Mozambican Ambassador to Portugal, Miguel Costa Mkaima, met with Ambassador Hoffman on October 4, to solicit support for Dr. Mocumbi,s candidacy for Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). If selected, Dr. M [...]
2006-10-13 11:17:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID OFDP PGOV PREL PO
06LISBON2366SCENESETTER FOR FM AMADO'S OCT 24 MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Luis Amado's visit with you is part of Portugal's effort to raise its profile in the international arena, particularly in the run-up to its EU Presidency which it will assume in the latter half of 2007. Although Prime Minister Socrates focused primarily on domestic issues du [...]
2006-10-20 17:13:00Embassy LisbonSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL PO
06LJUBLJANA109SLOVENIA BACKSLIDING ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On Monday February 6, the National Assembly passed amendments to Slovenia's Asylum Law that will give the police significant new powers in adjudicating requests for asylum and reduce the role of trained asylum caseworkers. The new amendments are likely to further erode safegua [...]
2006-02-17 07:38:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SI
06LUANDA215ANGOLA CHARTS PAYMENT OF PARIS CLUB ARREARS
[...] (C) Angolan Finance Minister Pedro de Morais said the GRA is considering two scenarios for rescheduling its Paris Club arrears at the March 7, 2006, meeting: either a classic debt renegotiation that would involve rescheduling on the basis of an IMF program; or rescheduling the Paris Club debt [...]
2006-03-07 05:58:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID AO
06LUANDA216ANGOLA CHARTS PAYMENT OF PARIS CLUB ARREARS
[...] (C) Angolan Finance Minister Pedro de Morais said the GRA is considering two scenarios for rescheduling its Paris Club arrears at the March 7, 2006, meeting: either a classic debt renegotiation that would involve rescheduling on the basis of an IMF program; or rescheduling the Paris Club debt [...]
2006-03-07 05:59:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID AO
06LUANDA324ANGOLA: UNITA OPTIMISTIC ON RESOLVING
[...] (C) In a March 8, 2006 meeting with Ambassador Efird and AF/S Director Dan Mozena, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva, was optimistic that a solution regarding the substitution of sixteen UNITA National Assembly Deputies had been reached. Samakuva assured the Ambassador and AF/S Director Mozena t [...]
2006-04-05 11:46:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR AO
06LUANDA765ANGOLA - CABINDA PEACE ACCORD DISCUSSIONS MOVE TO
[...] (C) In a July 24, 2006 statement before the National Assembly, the Minister of Territorial Administration Virgilio Fontes Pereira noted that the final signing ceremony for the Cabindan Memorandum of Understanding would be held on August 1, 2006 and gave details on how Cabinda's special status [...]
2006-07-25 13:24:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO
06MADRID1075LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM SPANISH FM MORATINOS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 16:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL SP
06MADRID1966PLAN AFRICA: SPAIN INTRODUCES SELF TO NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 26, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega officially rolled out Plan Africa, an ambitious project developed by the Zapatero government to address what it perceives to be a glaring hole in Spanish foreign policy. Prompted both by fears of international terrorism and by more [...]
2006-08-03 15:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SMIG SOCI SP XY
06MADRID2359SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH ALVARO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In your September 22 meeting with Spanish MFA Director General for Middle East/Africa Alvaro Iranzo (Asst. Sec'y equivalent),he will highlight the fact that Spain is poised to expand its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ongoing migration crisis in the Canary Islands has cre [...]
2006-09-19 15:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG EAID AF SP
06MANAGUA869NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: NUEVA
[...] (C) Summary: Liberals of all stripes in the largely Liberal Nicaraguan department of Nueva Segovia recently expressed concern to Emboffs that the FSLN is gaining support with poor voters by distributing agricultural goods and helping followers obtain voting documents in advance of the Novembe [...]
2006-04-20 18:03:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MAPUTO1002Mozambique - July Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during July 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Labor Law Draft in Limbo -- 25% "Incentive" Given to Entrepreneurs After the Fact -- EU Continues to Hold Up A [...]
2006-08-09 12:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1026COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 12:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1032Mozambique: USGS and USAID/OFDA Assessment of
[...] Summary. A magnitude (M) 7.0 earthquake that occurred in Machaze, Mozambique on February 23, 2006 raised awareness that a large earthquake could occur in the country. Detailed analysis of the seismicity in Mozambique is needed to determine if a large earthquake could occur near highly populat [...]
2006-08-15 13:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1046AGOA Third-Country Textile Provisions - Mozambique
[...] (U) Growth in AGOA Mozambican garment exports depends on continuation of the third country fabric provisions. Regional companies have expressed interest in opening garment factories in Mozambique, and the one company currently exporting to the U.S. is exploring the possibility of expansion. [...]
2006-08-16 15:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1056Mozambique - Summary of Activities and Outcomes for
[...] Summary: Post has allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for trafficking victims, located towards the South African border from Maputo near the district capital of Moamba. The shelter opened in May 2006. Currently eight children are housed there, with t [...]
2006-08-22 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT KFSC PHUM SNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN MZ
06MAPUTO106MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE
[...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]
2006-01-23 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO107MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE
[...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]
2006-01-23 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1081COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 13:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1118COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 08:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1145MOZAMBIQUE: SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO1146MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MATHESON'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1147MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR LETT'S ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS MZ
06MAPUTO1158MOZAMBIQUE: BRAZILIAN COMPANY CVRD OPTS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recent developments between the OPIC-supported US/Mozambican consortium managing the Nacala Corridor, CDN, and the Brazilian company CVRD indicate that CVRD probably will not, as previously thought, buy the Nacala railroad corridor to transport coal from the Moatize mines. Inst [...]
2006-09-12 14:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EAID ECON ELTN ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1159MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 14:55:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC MZ
06MAPUTO1160MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO GIFT INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 15:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EAID PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1161MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 15:23:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER UNGA CU MZ
06MAPUTO1162Mozambique - August Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during August 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Economic Growth Estimated at 10 percent -- Oil/Gas Exploration of Zambezi Delta to Begin April 2007 -- Cook [...]
2006-09-12 15:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1181Advancing U.S. Efforts on Water and Sanitation in
[...] (U) The information contained in this response was provided to Post by USAID Maputo. Overview --------- 2. (U) As of 2002, Mozambique's overall access to water supply was 39% (40% in urban areas and 36% in rural),while access to sanitation was 33% (33% for both urban and rural). With [...]
2006-09-16 11:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ
06MAPUTO1190COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PERLITA MUIRURI, PRM OFFICER, TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 14:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL OTRA SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1195Maputo - Status Report on FY05 Democracy and Human
[...] The following is Post's status report for FY 2005 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) projects implemented in Mozambique. Three of the projects are ongoing. Two others were cancelled when it became apparent that the funds were likely to be improperly used. ----------------------------- [...]
2006-09-19 09:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ
06MAPUTO1209TURMOIL IN MOZAMBIQUE'S POLICE FORCE
[...] (C) Summary: In the latest in a string of shootings, on September 4 two riot policemen moonlighting as bodyguards were gunned down by other police while sitting in a car. Minister of Interior Pacheco first said the two were wanted criminals and then the next day admitted that they were riot p [...]
2006-09-21 10:27:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCRM KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1229MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO USITC INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] (U) The primary contact at Embassy Maputo for additional information and follow-up is Brooke Williams, Economic/Commercial Officer. She may be reached via email at WilliamsBLATstate.gov or at 258-21-492797, extension 3422. Ms. Williams is happy to conduct additional research and to provide U [...]
2006-09-26 10:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD ASEC EK PU SE XA MZ
06MAPUTO1253COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STAFF AND PROVISIONAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON STAFF TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-28 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO126MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1260Mozambique: Visit to two Northern Provincial
[...] (U) This report summarizes observations from an August 28 - September 1 trip taken by the Econ/Pol chief to Lichinga, the small town that serves as the capital of Niassa province in Mozambique's far north, and Nampula, the bustling capital of neighboring Nampula province. Lichinga's most strik [...]
2006-09-29 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON MZ
06MAPUTO1274COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR AF/EPS JANET POTASH TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 10:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1275COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDA-APHIS-IS, NAGATA AND MANSELL TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 10:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1285EMBASSY MAPUTO TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND
[...] (U) The US and Mozambique do not currently have any bilateral trade agreements for which we can monitor compliance, however Mozambique is a member of the World Trade Organization. 2. (U) The US and Mozambique do have a Bilateral Investment Treaty, which took effect in March 2005. Post [...]
2006-10-05 07:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD
06MAPUTO1287COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT USTR, FLORIZELLE LISER AND PATRICK COLEMAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 08:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD AORC USTR MZ
06MAPUTO1295MOZAMBIQUE - RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR
[...] On October 10 Post delivered reftel talking points and the statement by President Bush to Elias Zimba, Director for North America and Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. In response, Zimba said that his government shared the position of the United States on nuclear non-proliferatio [...]
2006-10-11 06:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN MZ
06MAPUTO1297COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1299COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Scott Reynolds from 15 Oct 2006 until 17 Oct 2006 to attend U.S.-Mozambique Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meetings. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to paragraph 1 [...]
2006-10-11 10:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO130MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1302COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, NICOLE HEWITT AND BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON ASSOCIATES TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 10:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1303MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] (C) President Guebuza has been aggressively promoting the influence of the ruling party FRELIMO since taking office. This strategy appears to be paying off. In the latest in a spate of reports since the spring of members from the main opposition party, RENAMO, deserting to FRELIMO, according t [...]
2006-10-11 10:59:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1304MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] (C) President Guebuza has been aggressively promoting the influence of the ruling party FRELIMO since taking office. This strategy appears to be paying off. In the latest in a spate of reports since the spring of members from the main opposition party, RENAMO, deserting to FRELIMO, according t [...]
2006-10-11 12:48:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1305MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 12:51:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1306MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 13:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1324MOZAMBIQUE: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Country Background Summary: Between October 2005 and October 2006 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued to make progress in establishing a market- based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting democracy, and protecting work [...]
2006-10-13 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1350COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1352COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1354Mozambique - Monitoring and Evaluation Visit to
[...] Summary: PRM/PIM officer Perlita Muiruri conducted a monitoring and evaluation trip in Mozambique in late September. The trip consisted of a visit to Maratane camp in northern Mozambique and discussions with UNHCR staff in Maputo and Nampula, as well as briefings from the implementing partne [...]
2006-10-19 08:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1382COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, SALLY CAMERON AND JAMES RIORDAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 12:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO14MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-05 07:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1409Mozambique - Cahora Bassa Dam Agreement Signed
[...] On October 31, in Maputo, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and President Armando Guebuza signed an agreement under which Mozambique will acquire from Portugal an additional 67 percent of the shares of the Cahora Bassa dam operating company, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). Mozambi [...]
2006-11-01 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ENRG PO CH MZ
06MAPUTO1420Mozambique - International Narcotics Control
[...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin consumed primarily in Europe and South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United States and Canada. Drug p [...]
2006-11-03 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MZ
06MAPUTO1423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC MARK HUISENGA AND CASSIA CARVALHO-PACHECO TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 11:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO143MOZAMBIQUE: FY 06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING
[...] Post requests USD 90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund in FY06. 2. Mozambique's economy continued to grow rapidly, with GDP increasing by 7.8% in 2004 and 7.0% in 2005. Still, the country remains extremely poor. An estimated 54% of Mozambicans currently live below the [...]
2006-01-30 15:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID MZ
06MAPUTO144COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICIALS AND CONTRACTOR TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 07:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO1441MOZAMBIQUE -- REPORTING ON POLITICAL CORRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 12:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPINR MZ
06MAPUTO1448COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Brian App and James Riordan to travel to Mozambique, from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 to discuss and develop compact procurement strategies with the MCC and MCA. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1449COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John Arnold from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 and Donald Hart from 13 November 2006 to 25 November 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct pre- feasibility studies for the Nacala Free Trade Zone component. Please advise as soon as [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM RUSH TO TRAVEL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Tom Rush to travel to Mozambique, from 13 Nov 2006 until 15 November 2006 to research and prepare a conference briefing book highlighting issues and opportunities in the information and communications technology sector of Sub-Saharan Afr [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXB USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO146COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MOZAMIBQUE DESK OFFICER HERB TREGER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 08:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO149MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S REMARKS TO
[...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]
2006-02-01 12:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO1496September/October Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during September and October 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- USTDA Signs Grant with Aeroportos de Mocambique -- Labor Law Not Submitted to Parliament -- I [...]
2006-11-17 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1497FRELIMO CONGRESS STRENGTHENS GUEBUZA'S MANDATE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's ruling FRELIMO Party held its 9th Party Congress from November 10-14 in Quelimane, the capital of Zambezia Province. The congress was characterized by a number of `firsts:' the first congress held outside of Maputo since independence, the first congress to be open to [...]
2006-11-17 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1498Mozambique: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC MZ
06MAPUTO1499Mozambique: ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU MZ
06MAPUTO150MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA ON HAMAS ELECTION WIN
[...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]
2006-02-01 12:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO1500Mozambique: Fifth Annual Africa Oil and Gas
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1501Mozambique: Country Specific Human Rights
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1502Mozambique: Demarche Opposing Cuba Resolution
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1503Mozambique: Demarche on Israel Emergency Special
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1506Mozambique: International La Commission Election
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 13:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDILC UGA
06MAPUTO1510COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ELEANOR THORNTON TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Eleanor Thornton from 03 Dec 2006 until 15 December 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct a diagnostic mission for the WCO on the framework of standards and its implementation in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regardin [...]
2006-11-21 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
06MAPUTO1529MOZAMBIQUE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-27 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO1531 HIV/AIDS DISCUSSION AT FRELIMO CONGRESS SHOWS
[...] The recent congress of the ruling FRELIMO party (reftel) was the year's most important political event. Discussion of HIV/AIDS at the 1,600-delegate event demonstrated both the commitment of senior government and party figures in the fight against AIDS and some of the challenges they face. Pr [...]
2006-11-28 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1545U.S. - Mozambique Trade Investment Framework
[...] (U) Summary. Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 16 through October 18. The purpose of the visit was to conduct the first bilateral Council on Trade and Investment (TIFA Council) under the Trade Investment Fram [...]
2006-11-30 04:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1550 MONTEPUEZ-LICHINGA ROAD PROJECT - GENERAL
[...] 787/06/T014 2. 11/30/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Roads Administration Avenida de Mocambique, 1225 P.O. Box 1439 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476 163/7 Fax: 258 21 475 862 ----------------------------- Trade O [...]
2006-12-01 06:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO1553MOZAMBIQUE: BIO DATA ON SOME MEMBERS OF FRELIMO
[...] This cable provides biographical information on 10 of the 17 members of the Political Commission, the highest body of Mozambique's ruling political party, FRELIMO (we have provided bio information on the other members in previous reporting). Sources used include official government biographies [...]
2006-12-04 06:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1561MOZAMBIQUE: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-05 15:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN MZ
06MAPUTO1563MOZAMBIQUE: NEW GOVERNORS IN NAMPULA AND INHAMBANE
[...] On November 26 President Armando Guebuza appointed Felismino Ernesto Tocole and Francisco Itai Meque as governors of Nampula and Inhambane provinces, respectively. .Tocole replaces Filipe Paunde, who was elected secretary general of the ruling FRELIMO party at the Ninth Party Congress in mid-N [...]
2006-12-05 15:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1582MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT WARNS ITS CITIZENS ON WORLD
[...] Senior government officials continued their candid dialogue in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. President Armando Guebuza, although out of the country on official travel, issued a written statement focusing particularly on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the fight against poverty, its [...]
2006-12-08 04:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1584COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STEPHEN GAULL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Stephen Gaull and Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from 17 December 2006 until 21 December 2006 to meet with Mozambique's Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, to discuss MCA-Mozambique compact signing and progra [...]
2006-12-08 10:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1599MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON RECONSIDERING HIGH-LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 08:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PTER MZ SY
06MAPUTO1600MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON UPCOMING UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 08:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNAUS UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1604MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Mozambique is a party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chi [...]
2006-12-15 10:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1610Mozambique: Artisan Entrepreneur Takes Advantage of
[...] Summary: One Mozambican handicrafts company, Artes Mondlane, has succeeded in exporting an increasing flow of product to the US under AGOA, but faces serious challenges due to lack of capital. Econoff spoke with the owner, Carlos Mondlane, on December 7 to learn more about his success and the [...]
2006-12-18 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1625Mozambique - Anadarko Petroleum Signs $300 Million
[...] (U) On December 20 U.S. oil company Anadarko Petroleum and the government of Mozambique signed an exploration and production agreement for one offshore (mostly) block in the Rovuma basin, in northern Mozambique (see reftel for details of the block). Under the agreement, Anadarko will shoot se [...]
2006-12-21 15:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ETRD EINV ECON MZ
06MAPUTO1626November Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Macroeconomics: Inflation And Growth Figures -- CVRD's Moatize Viability Study Under Review -- Additional [...]
2006-12-21 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-26 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1631COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-27 06:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1639Mozambique - Five Influential Women
[...] Post has identified the following five women as very influential in Mozambique: a) Graca MACHEL - President of the non-government organization "Foundation for Community Development (FDC)", tel: 258-21-355-3000 b) Luisa DIOGO - Prime Minister of Mozambique, tel: 258-21- 426-861/2 c) Ali [...]
2006-12-27 13:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO187MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with President Guebuza February 9, at his invitation. This request was prompted by a meeting Ambassador and DCM had the week before with Presidency Secretary-General Ambassador Antonio Sumbana on U.S. programs and priorities in Mozambique. The President had been [...]
2006-02-13 14:29:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER MARR MZ
06MAPUTO188PRESIDENT GUEBUZA PROMISES TO RESOLVE MCC PROJECT
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by MCC Country Director Stephen Gaull, met with President Guebuza February 9 to express concern over the GRM's progress towards developing and implementing the Mozambican compact and to highlight the need for the GOM to quickly appoint a Project Coordinator. I [...]
2006-02-13 14:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEAID MZ
06MAPUTO194MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN
[...] (SBU) On February 9 poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Department of African and Middle East Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM had yet to issue a public statement on the results of the Palestinian election and indicated that Mozambique would [...]
2006-02-14 08:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ KPAL
06MAPUTO21MOZAMBIQUE: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT
[...] (U) On January 6, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Directorate for Africa and Middle East Affairs (DAMO),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM agreed in principle to the rehatting of the African Union Mission in Sudan and implied that the AU Peace an [...]
2006-01-09 05:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
06MAPUTO228MOZAMBICAN NEWSPAPERS' REPRINTING OF DANISH
[...] On Friday, February 17, the Mozambican independent weekly newspaper "Savana" reprinted eight of the 12 Danish cartoons that have sparked world furor. This provoked a demonstration outside the paper's Maputo office that afternoon, involving approximately 120 Muslims. For the past several weeks [...]
2006-02-22 15:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM ASEC PREL MZ
06MAPUTO230MOZAMBIQUE: JANUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during January 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Inflation Higher Than Expected - Government May Cancel Leases for Unused Land - Taking Longer Than Expected to P [...]
2006-02-23 05:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD CH MZ
06MAPUTO237MOZAMBIQUE: "CHANGE BEGINS WITH US" - PRESIDENT
[...] Summary: President Guebuza launched an historic Presidential Initiative to Combat HIV/AIDS with a succession of town hall meetings February 16-19 involving civil society and the private commercial sector. Displaying exceptional openness and engagement, he chaired each meeting personally and e [...]
2006-02-24 07:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
06MAPUTO242MOZAMBIQUE: SIX MEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED
[...] (U) Summary. On Friday, February 17, Mozambican police stopped two minivans on the EN4 highway linking Mozambique and South Africa, arresting six men allegedly involved in a plan to traffic 43 persons to South Africa. After being held for questioning in Maputo, the 43 individuals, including two [...]
2006-02-24 09:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO253MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE - STATEMENTS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 11:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ MZ
06MAPUTO258MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY
[...] Post regrets the delay of this response to reftel, but we did not receive reftel in normal cable traffic. Post delivered reftel talking points February 23 to officials at the Ministry of Agriculture's National Institute of Sugar. 2. According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambiqu [...]
2006-03-01 13:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO271MOZAMBIQUE: THIRD ACOTA TRAINING ITERATION
[...] (SBU) The African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance (ACOTA) program successfully concluded its third training iteration in Mozambique on February 24. A battalion staff, including the commander and over 30 staff and senior non-commissioned officers, participated in the seven-week [...]
2006-03-04 07:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO277MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 16:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO278MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR
[...] (C) Summary. On balance, Guebuza's first year in office has been positive. His main tasks for that year as we see them were to confront the Chissano-era spirit of "deixa andar", maintain economic policy continuity to allow continued growth, and set the stage for reductions in absolute povert [...]
2006-03-07 07:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO310MOZAMBIQUE: FIRST TIP-RELATED CONVICTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Two Mozambican men were sentenced last week to 8 and 9 months in prison, respectively, for kidnapping and attempting to sell a 13-year-old boy in Inhambane province. To Post's knowledge, this is the country's first-ever trafficking-related conviction. It also marks one of the fir [...]
2006-03-10 12:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO319MOZAMBIQUE TRADE MINISTER LETTER TO AUSTR ON WTO
[...] Following is the text of a letter post has received from the Minister of Industry and Commerce Antonio Fernando to Assistant USTR Florizelle Liser. Post has faxed this text to USTR for Patrick Coleman. Please advise if any reply is anticipated. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mrs. Liser, Let [...]
2006-03-13 14:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO324MOZAMBIQUE: WTO GI WINES & SPIRITS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 09:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTO MZ
06MAPUTO326TEXAS TEA FOR TWO - MOZAMBIQUE AND US COMPANY
[...] (U) Summary. On March 8th the Government of Mozambique and the U.S. oil company Anadarko Petroleum announced that Anadarko had won its bid for exploration and production rights to an offshore block in the Rovuma Basin, off the Mozambique - Tanzania border. Anadarko's concession is expected t [...]
2006-03-14 12:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EPET EINV MZ
06MAPUTO369MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief review of significant economic developments in Mozambique during February 2006. We provide this as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Business Start-up Time Drops - Most Foreign Currency Bids/Invoices Banned - Bird Flu: Further Bans on Chicken [...]
2006-03-23 14:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EINV ETRD EFIN KFLU MZ
06MAPUTO377MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARLES TAYLOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 14:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC UNSC LI MZ NI SL
06MAPUTO38MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2 Mozambique Signs Preferential Trade Agreement With Malawi 3 IMF Approves USD 2.3 Million Disbursemen [...]
2006-01-11 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO396U.S. TOBACCO COMPANY DEPARTING MOZAMBIQUE OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: American loose-leaf tobacco merchant Alliance One International has decided to discontinue all operations in Mozambique. The withdrawal comes as the result of the GRM's decision in August 2005 to seize Alliance One's most profitable Mozambican concession and grant it to another [...]
2006-03-31 07:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EINV MZ
06MAPUTO415MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S TWO-WEEK VISIT TO
[...] (U) Summary: President Guebuza recently completed a two-week trip to rural districts in southern Mozambique. Hopping from point to point by helicopter, he addressed rallies and listened to local concerns in some of Mozambique's most isolated communities. His message -- "together we can win t [...]
2006-04-06 15:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO422Mozambique: Brazilian CVRD Considering Buying Out
[...] (U) Summary: On March 31 the Brazilian company CVRD and the OPIC-supported US/Mozambique consortium managing the Nacala railroad corridor, CDN, reached an agreement giving CVRD the option, until the end of 2006, to purchase CDN. CVRD is currently assessing prospects in the Moatize coal basin [...]
2006-04-11 08:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 08:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO424GUEBUZA LUNCHES WITH 200 HIV/AIDS ORPHANS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 11:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSCA EAID MZ
06MAPUTO428UNHCR IMPATIENT WITH MOZAMBIQUE'S REFUGEE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 13:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREF PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO432 MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE RE GRM REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. 2. (SBU) Action Request: In reftel Post asked for Department guidance on how to respond to a written request for information from the GRM's Central Office for the Combat of Corruption, a department in the Attorney General's Office. The request was for informat [...]
2006-04-13 11:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PREL EFIN KJUS MZ
06MAPUTO434MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES BT #0434
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 13:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO435MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 15:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO4402006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO441MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO4432006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 09:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO445UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN CANDIDACIES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 15:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PHUM UNCHR MZ
06MAPUTO449POLICE FOIL PLAN TO SMUGGLE 66 BANGLADESHIS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 13:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA PROGRAM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Sevold, ACOTA Program Representative, to travel to Mozambique on April 27-29, 2006. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to para 8 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control O [...]
2006-04-17 15:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on April 19-22, 2006 to attend the Africa Regional Technical Seminar for Codex Alimentarius and to assist with the upcoming USDA/GOM Title I agreement. Please advise as so [...]
2006-04-17 15:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO453ANIBALZINHO ATTEMPS YET ANOTHER ESCAPE; SECOND TRY
[...] Mozambican police reportedly frustrated another attempted prison break by Anibal dos Santos Junior (Anibalzinho),the man convicted of leading the group responsible for the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. Anibalzinho is currently serving [...]
2006-04-18 06:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRIM PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO459MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 13:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO460March Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Moma Titanium Reserves 40% Higher Than Expected -- IFC Purchases 5 Percent of Gas Project -- IMF Gives Positi [...]
2006-04-20 14:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO461COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to conduct kick off meetings for 609(g) financed contractors and to follow up on governance structure. Beverly Watson, Associate Country Director, Operations Arrival: 20 April [...]
2006-04-20 14:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO471COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANA GUEDES TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ana Guedes, VOA Africa Division Portuguese to Africa Chief to travel to Mozambique on April 20-30, 2006 to conduct journalism training for VOA's affiliates in Mozambique and initial contacts with potential and/or future VOA's health and [...]
2006-04-24 12:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBBG MZ
06MAPUTO473Mozambique 2006 ESF Project Proposal
[...] US 350,000.00 is requested to establish a community nature reserve that will support good governance, private sector initiatives, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability. The partner, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF),signed a Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement with U [...]
2006-04-25 05:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT EAID ECON EINV ITRD PGOV PHUM PREL
06MAPUTO479COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to meet with USAID and Embassy Officials regarding USDA/GOM Title I program. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary change [...]
2006-04-27 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO514MOZAMBIQUE: COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SHELTER INAUGURATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 13:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO525MOZAMBIQUE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 05:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO526MOZAMBIQUE: MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF MZ
06MAPUTO527COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PHIL HARLAN TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Phil Harlan, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to brief U.S. Embassy and Mozambique government officials on the Borlaug Fellows Program (selection, implementation procedures and follow up),share with the government officials st [...]
2006-05-08 07:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO536MOZAMBIQUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 09:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL MZ
06MAPUTO537AGOA FORUM -- MOZAMBICAN INVITEES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 09:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC ETRD EINV EFIN EAID
06MAPUTO551MOZAMBIQUE: FLURRY OF FRELIMO MEETINGS IN MAPUTO;
[...] (SBU) Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, wrapped up a week of intense party activity in advance of the Ninth FRELIMO Party Congress, scheduled for November 10 - 14 in the central provincial capital of Quelimane, Zambezia province. Discussions focused around the fight against poverty and the m [...]
2006-05-10 15:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO561Mozambique: Revising the Labor Law
[...] (SBU) Summary. Caught between its socialist past and the need to spur greater employment, Mozambique's pro-worker labor law is on the verge of rebirth. As the private sector urges meaningful changes that will stimulate investment and economic growth, a tripartite committee continues to work o [...]
2006-05-12 09:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO564MOZAMBIQUE: USG-FUNDED ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION INITIATIVE GRABS NEWSPAPER HEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 14:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO565MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA TRAINING PLANNED FOR JULY; GRM
[...] (U) Summary: In late April ACOTA Program Representative John Sevold met with senior Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) leadership to conduct planning for the upcoming iteration of ACOTA training in Mozambique. Sevold also met with the Minister of Defense and senior ministry officials to discuss M [...]
2006-05-16 12:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO566Mozambique: April Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during April 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes 4th PGRF Review Mission -- GRM and Donors Conclude Joint Review -- Mozambique/South Africa Coop [...]
2006-05-16 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO567Mozambique's Private Sector Raises its Voice - GRM
[...] (U) Summary: On May 3-5 Mozambique's national business association, CTA (Confederacao das Associacoes Economicas de Mocambique) held its ninth annual conference. Entitled "For a Better Business Environment: Opportunities in the Global Market," the conference focused on the effects of globaliz [...]
2006-05-17 05:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO573MOZAMBIQUE: FIGHTING CORRUPTION OR SHADOW BOXING?
[...] (SBU) Apart from continued strong rhetoric and some mid-level action by the Guebuza government, the GRM has not moved very far in tackling corruption in the past year. In August 2005 the government released the results of a nationwide survey, which revealed deep concern by the populace over co [...]
2006-05-17 12:41:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRIM PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO585Mozambique - Possible Activity Involving Violation
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On May 19 one of the leading newspapers in Mozambique, Savana, published a story that the American tobacco company, Universal, has opened an investigation into an internal report that one of its employees in an unnamed country had [...]
2006-05-22 09:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO586Mozambique - Comment on UNFPA Country Program
[...] Per reftel, we offer below comments on UNFPA's Country Program in Mozambique. Comments on Program Content --------------------------- 2. The content of UNFPA program in Mozambique is appropriate, and takes in consideration the dynamics of the country. We are most familiar with activitie [...]
2006-05-22 11:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO591MOZAMBIQUE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SCRAPS AD HOC
[...] (SBU) Mozambique's National Assembly recently voted in favor of dissolving the ad-hoc committee on electoral legislation. The move came after committee chair, Alfredo Gamito, reported that the group was unable to reach consensus on the composition of the National Election Council. The issue [...]
2006-05-22 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO599Mozambique - World Bank Apparently Pushing Use of
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank railway specialists recently visited Maputo, urging the GRM to support a final definitive study comparing the Sena railway line with the Nacala railway corridor for the export of coal from Moatize. We told them that we would not oppose a study, but that we thought [...]
2006-05-23 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO604MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 13:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO608MOJ DISCUSSES DRAFT ANTI-TERRORISM LAW, UN 1267 SANCTIONS LIST 77, PLANS FOR FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 15:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN ASEC EFIN PREL ETTC CVIS KVPR MZ
06MAPUTO609MOZAMBIQUE - PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR PRESS RELEASE ON RELEASE OF CORRUPTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 16:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KCOR KPAO MZ
06MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL AORC IAEA MZ IR
06MAPUTO629MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN`
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 12:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO632MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE JOINT DEFENSE AND SECURITY
[...] (U) The Mozambique-Zimbabwe Joint Defense and Security Commission met on May 31 and June 1 in Maputo to discuss defense and security concerns currently facing the two neighboring countries. The meeting, which brought together senior-level officials from both governments, covered a range of to [...]
2006-06-02 08:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ZI MZ
06MAPUTO633COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to further program design for the MCA- Mozambique Program. Jonathan Saiger, Director, Infrastructure Arrival: 05 June 2006 Departure: 10 June 2006 Mark Huisenga, Director, A [...]
2006-06-02 09:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO650MOZAMBIQUE: WILL NYIMPINE CHISSANO FACE TRIAL FOR
[...] (U) The eldest son of former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, Nyimpine Chissano, has been formally charged in the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. According to press reports, Chissano Jr. is accused of "joint moral authorship" of Ca [...]
2006-06-05 12:22:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM MZ
06MAPUTO66MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM -- THE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met with acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze on January 17 to discuss UN reform and other issues. Based on talking points in reftels A and B, Ambassador stressed the USG's continued interest in advancing UN reform, particularly reforms to the management structure [...]
2006-01-18 10:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO MZ
06MAPUTO661MOZAMBIQUE: MAY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Mozambique Misses First Quarter Revenue Targets -- Donors Pledge USD 595 Million for 2007 State Budget -- USAID Sup [...]
2006-06-06 06:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO662MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH
[...] Summary: On June 1, 2006, President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique met with the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Ambassador John Danilovich, during the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The exchange was very positive, and demonstrated the support and commitment [...]
2006-06-06 07:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO668MOZAMBIQUE: FRELIMO A NO-SHOW AT AFRICAN
[...] (U) The African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) held its third regional anti-corruption training seminar in Maputo on May 22-23. This regional forum, which was supported by both the Canadian and Danish development agencies, aimed to strengthen the capacity of African parli [...]
2006-06-08 06:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO669MOZAMBIQUE - 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and
[...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...]
2006-06-08 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE CASC MZ
06MAPUTO67MOZAMBIQUE: FADM PARTICIPATION IN SUDAN PKO
[...] (SBU) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform (septel),Ambassador inquired whether the GRM had decided to accept the UN invitation to participate in the peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Sudan. Banze said the GRM [...]
2006-01-18 10:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MZ
06MAPUTO673COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUDITH PHILLIPS,
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Judith Phillips, Africa and Middle East Branch Chief, to travel to Mozambique from 24 June 06 to 01 July 06, to review status of USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-06-08 07:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MA SF MZ
06MAPUTO674COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 15 June 06 to 17 June 06, to perform business development research and to identify FY 07 projects. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer [...]
2006-06-08 07:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO675 INVITATION FOR BIDS - REHABILITATION OF EB3
[...] 787/06/T006 2. 06/08/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Executive Director FIPAG - Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio Do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira D'Eca, 241 - R/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 491-529; 498-840; 4 [...]
2006-06-08 07:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO681MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR WEDGWOOD'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 07:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO682COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NED CABOT AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned Cabot, Regional Director, USTDA, and Ursula Iszler, Country Manager, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 14 June 06 to 17 June 06, to develop new business and possibly sign grants. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any [...]
2006-06-09 07:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA USTDA SF ET KE MZ
06MAPUTO718MOZAMBIQUE: MDA DEMARCHE PRIOR TO JUNE 20
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 09:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO728Mozambique - Ambassador La Lime's Farewell Call on
[...] (U) On June 15 Ambassador La Lime paid a farewell call on President Guebuza. Guebuza complimented the Ambassador for being instrumental in furthering good relations between the Mozambique and the United States, emphasizing that he "greatly appreciated" her helpful role. He said he was please [...]
2006-06-20 11:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV ETRD PREL MZ
06MAPUTO737Mozambique Response to Sugar Export Inquiry
[...] (U) According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambique's to date exports for FY 2006 are as follows: 2137 MTs shipped under the FY 2005 reallocation (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005),12,567 MTs shipped under the FY 2006 TRQ (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005) and 5,000 MTs shipped under the FY 20 [...]
2006-06-20 14:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO741IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP STRESSED IN
[...] (U) Ambassador made a farewell call on Presidency Secretary-General Antonio Sumbana at Sumbana,s request on SIPDIS June 19. The Ambassador reviewed her June 15 farewell call on President Guebuza (reported septel). Sumbana expressed great pleasure with the state of the bilateral relationshi [...]
2006-06-20 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD MZ PREL
06MAPUTO745 INVITATION FOR BIDS - CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
[...] 787/06/T007 2. 06/21/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas (ANE) Av. De Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476-163/7 Fax: 258 21 475-290 ----------------------------- Trade Opportuni [...]
2006-06-21 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO761COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, Ag Attache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on June 26 - 30, 2006 to review the status for USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique and from June 30 - July 5, 2006 to take leave in Inhambane. Please advise as so [...]
2006-06-22 06:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO77MOZAMBIQUE: GRM PERSPECTIVE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform and other issues (septels),Banze gave the GRM's perspective on Sudanese President Bashir's bid for African Union (AU) chairmanship. Banze said that while historically [...]
2006-01-18 13:19:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL SU PHUM AU MZ
06MAPUTO774MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO DOHA ROUND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 07:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO776THE NEW FAMILY OF METICAIS - MOZAMBIQUE BEGINS
[...] (U) This Saturday, July 1, Mozambique is scheduled to begin circulating its new currency, the New Family of Meticais (MTn). The new bills include anti-counterfeit security features and display the image of Mozambique's first post-independence President, Samora Machel. New coins will also be [...]
2006-06-29 08:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO78MOZAMBIQUE: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MZ
06MAPUTO785MOZAMBIQUE: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN
[...] (C) On June 30, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Elias Jaime Zimba, the Foreign Ministry's Director for the Americas and Europe. Charge noted that former Ambassador La Lime had raised this issue twice (note: before Zimba's recent assumption of his position) with Minister Abreu, who was well [...]
2006-06-30 12:54:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE MZ
06MAPUTO786MOZAMBIQUE: PRESSING AU MEMBERS TO STAND FIRM ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 13:04:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MARR PINS SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GARI MAYBERRY, PAUL SPUDICH, ARTHUR MCGARR, WALTER MOONEY TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO796COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN L. BOWERS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO812MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO816COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK HUISENGA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 08:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO82EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO AND FORMER AFRICAN LEADERS
[...] On January 11 former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano welcomed 15 other former African leaders to Maputo for the inaugural meeting of the "Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government." The Forum is Chissano's brainchild and was organized by the Joaquim Chissano Foundation, whic [...]
2006-01-18 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO83INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO84INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO840MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE POLITICAL DIGEST
[...] (U) This is a brief summary of significant political developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Presidential Guards Accused of Murder -- FRELIMO to Elect 1600 Delegates to its IX Party Congress -- RENAMO [...]
2006-07-11 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO841MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 14:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO842MOZAMBIQUE: Self-Help Interim Obligation Report
[...] This is Mozambique's Self-Help Interim Obligation Report in response to reftel. 2. Post received 154 Special Self-Help project proposals for FY 2006 funding. This number is a record and nearly doubles the number of requests received for FY 2005 funding. Post is still in the process of sel [...]
2006-07-11 14:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO847MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes Fourth Review Under PGRF Arrangement -- GRM Launches Second Five-Year Poverty Reduction Plan -- [...]
2006-07-13 05:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO86INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO868COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL MCNAMARA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 05:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO87INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO883 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST -
[...] 787/06/T010 2. 07/20/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Aeroportos de Mocambique EP Avenida Acordos de Lusaka, 3267 Att: Mr. Acacio Tuendue Maputo, Mozambique Fax: 258 21 465-783 E-mail: admptec@tropical.co.mz --------------- [...]
2006-07-20 13:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAWFIK RAMTOOLAH
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Tawfik Ramtoolah, Treasury Budget Advisor, to travel to Mozambique from August 1, 2006 to August 5, 2006 to attend the IMF/WB African Executive Directors Caucus meeting. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-07-24 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN MZ
06MAPUTO893MOZAMBIQUE: Second Self-Help Interim Obligation
[...] This is Mozambique's Second Self-Help Interim Obligation Report, written in response to reftel request. 2. Post Maputo's Special Self-Help selection committee has reviewed all project applications and selected six recipients for FY 2006 SSH funding. This year's committee includes represent [...]
2006-07-24 14:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO895Nomination for Political LES/FSN Training October
[...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Previous Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: John Wysham, Econ/Pol Section C [...]
2006-07-25 07:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AFSN PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO897REQUEST FOR PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING FEDERAL JUDGE
[...] NAME OF SPEAKER AND DATES: Peter J. Messitte, United States District Judge, District of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD. Speaker conducted successful, high-impact DVC with Maputo on June 8, 2006 (see reftel). 2. DATES REQUESTED: MAY 1-15, 2007 (any five program days during this period). 3. TOP [...]
2006-07-25 11:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KDEM OIIP KPAO MZ
06MAPUTO903MOZAMBIQUE: Assessment of NIH Proposed Research
[...] This is Embassy Maputo's assessment in response to reftel. 2. Post has reviewed and clears on the NIH's proposed research project award - Observational Antiretroviral Studies in Southern Africa (OASIS) Collaboration - to the Pediatric Day Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique. 3. Post does not [...]
2006-07-26 13:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA USAID MZ
06MAPUTO94COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 07:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO945MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RE UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 14:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO953COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambiques porous borders, underpa and ill-equipped border security forces and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency perm [...]
2006-08-02 13:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO97EMBASSY MAPUTO'S FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 27,882 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY06. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following two projects for FY06: --------------------------------------------- -------------- Project 1: Commercial Outreach, AGOA P [...]
2006-01-20 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD AMGT EINV ABUD MZ
06MAPUTO987Mozambique: July Political Digest
[...] (U) This is a brief summary of significant political events in Mozambique during July 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- RENAMO Members Switching to FRELIMO -- Provincial Elections Unlikely in 2007 -- Gay Rights Surfaces as Issue in Medi [...]
2006-08-09 06:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MZ
06MASERU144ARTICLE 98 STATUS
[...] (C) The Article 98 ball is in Lesotho's court following presentation of a new U.S. draft on March 10. Ambassador reviewed the new draft with FOMIN Moleleki on March 16. The Minister stated he was not a lawyer and called an officer from the Attorney General's (AG) office to make sure the AG h [...]
2006-03-20 14:27:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KICC LT
06MASERU222AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE LEADER OF THE BASOTHOLAND
[...] Summary: The Ambassador met with the leader of the Basotholand African Congress (BAC),Dr. Khauhelo Ralitapole, on Thursday 20 April, 2006. Dr. Ralitapole is also Chairperson of the Parliamentary HIV/AIDS, a member of the Pan-African Parliament and Chairperson of the Health Committee of the [...]
2006-05-08 15:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU297ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT BETWEEN LESOTHO / U.S. SIGNED JUNE 21,
[...] (C) Ambassador Perry and Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki signed the Article 98 Agreement the morning of June 21, 2006 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) We signed the Agreement privately on the date indicated; the Minister thought there would be some discussion with the Govern [...]
2006-06-22 09:22:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU503LESOTHO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst a rush of enthusiastic patriotism and against the backdrop of a new national flag, Lesotho celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence during three days of celebrations that culminated on October 4. The ceremonies were attended by a number of foreign dignitaries- [...]
2006-10-10 15:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PNAT LT
06MASERU524UNSC: LESOTHO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA
[...] (S) MFA Europe and Americas Division Director Pitso Makosholo (the most senior MFA official available) told Charge on October 17 that Lesotho's top-level decision to support Guatemala's UNSC candidacy was firm (ref B). He said that the GOL had issued instructions to its PermRep in New York to [...]
2006-10-18 15:44:00Embassy MaseruSECRETPREL UNSC GE VT LT
06MASERU545ALLEGED LIBYAN INVOLVEMENT, PARLIMENTARIAN CHANGES: FOREIGN
[...] (S) In an expansive October 26 discussion with Ambassador (accompanied by PDEP Chris Smith, notetaker),Foreign Minister Moleleki again expounded on themes alluded to with Ambassador throughout the year, notably the role of Libya and "manipulation" of the GOL political system. Moleleki accus [...]
2006-10-31 15:06:00Embassy MaseruSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER LY CH LT
06MINSK1116EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 16,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Opposition Parties Agree on Campaign Cooperation (para. 2) - Authorities Approves Election Deadlines, Restrict Media (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Lower Chamber [...]
2006-10-17 03:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK1241LOCAL COUNCIL DEPUTIES FACING AN UPHILL BATTLE
[...] (C) Pro-democratic local council deputies from the regions of Belarus claimed to have high public support within their districts but doubted it would be enough to win re-election in what they predict will be fraudulent local council elections in January. Deputies informed Ambassador that GO [...]
2006-12-04 08:30:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK1272EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 8, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Nomination Stage in Local Elections Over (para. 2) - Ten Members of BPC Withdraw From Local Elections (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Urges G8 Leaders [...]
2006-12-12 13:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK200Minsk Election Weekly X (February 18 - February 24)
[...] This is the tenth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------------- Candidates Get Air Time ----------------------- 2. As per the law, state television and radio scheduled ai [...]
2006-02-24 07:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK270Milinkevich Team Discusses Campaign Activities
[...] (C) Summary: On March 6, Victor Kornyenko, deputy campaign manager for Ten Plus Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich, provided for P/E Chief an overview of the campaign team's plans ahead of the March 19 elections. Commenting on the March 2 rally near Freedom Square, Kornye [...]
2006-03-14 13:54:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK282Milinkevich Campaign Manager Discusses Last-Minute
[...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Sergey Kalyakin, campaign manager for Ten Plus Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich, provided Pol/Econ Chief an assessment of the candidate's campaign rallies leading up to the March 19 elections. Kalyakin stressed Milinkevich and the campaign team [...]
2006-03-17 07:56:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK336Sitrep 7: March 25 Protests End In Violence
[...] (U) Summary: When police denied an estimated 7,000 protesters access to October Square for the March 25 "Freedom Day" rally, opposition leaders Aleksandr Milinkevich and Aleksandr Kozulin led the crowd to the alternate meeting point Yanka Kupala Park. Milinkevich used this opportunity to launch [...]
2006-03-27 15:24:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK364USD 2.5 BILLION IN RUSSIAN SUBSIDIES IN 2005
[...] (U) Summary: According to the best numbers available, Russia provided approximately USD 2.531 billion in subsidies, mostly energy, to Belarus in 2005. Of that, USD 1.236 billion came from the sale of discounted natural gas, USD 1.149 billion from the sale of discounted crude oil, and USD 146 [...]
2006-03-31 06:59:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON EPET PREL ENRG ETRD BO
06MINSK386EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 7, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Milinkevich's European Tour Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich traveled to Vienna (April 3 and 4) and Strasbourg (April 5 and [...]
2006-04-10 13:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK494Regime Nationalizing and Milking Economy
[...] Summary: By most estimates the GOB controls about 80% of economic activity, but the state has refused to divulge the exact amount. Over the past few years the state's share of the economy has been growing as the GOB renationalizes previously privatized companies and increases its ownership sta [...]
2006-05-05 14:31:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06MINSK532EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 19, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Lukashenko Receives Syrian Baath Party Official On May 18, Aleksandr Lukashenko told Abdullah al-Ahmar, assistant secretary general of Syri [...]
2006-05-22 11:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK538Belarus Suffers Large Crop Loss, Still Expects
[...] (SBU) Summary: Spring has finally come to Belarus and, along with it, President Aleksandr Lukashenko's mad fervor to attain an unrealistic harvest yield. Lukashenko raised the national quota of grain to 8.4 million tons, a 700,000-ton increase to Lukashenko's 2005 quota that was never achieved [...]
2006-05-22 14:12:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK629Gas Negotiations Drag On, and On
[...] Summary: Gas price negotiations have continued behind closed doors between the GOB and Gazprom, with no deal apparently reached at the most recent session on June 1. Russian media, quoting Gazprom officials, claim that Gazprom sent the GOB a contract listing USD 200 as the price for 2007, an i [...]
2006-06-14 12:43:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD USTR BO
06MINSK652Lukashenko's Potash Hole Grows Deeper
[...] (U) On June 13, Belarus closed all four of its potash mines. With exports falling due to Lukashenko's insistence on above-market prices, Belarus no longer had any place to store the potash it was digging up. The problem began in 2005 when Lukashenko ignored market reality and ordered the ferti [...]
2006-06-20 09:55:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EMIN ETRD EAGR USTR PHUM BO
06MINSK794PRESSURES ON LUKASHENKO: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) Summary: Although Lukashenko secured a third term in office through rigged March presidential elections, the regime is grappling with unprecedented political and economic pressure from the East and the West, and to a limited extent, from within. Belarusians interpret Gazprom's plans to q [...]
2006-07-31 13:09:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO
06MINSK937BELARUS' MOST PROFITABLE STATE-RUN COMPANIES
[...] (C) Summary: The GOB published its list of state-owned companies contributing the most revenue to the GOB budget in 2005. This list suggests some significant changes in the Belarusian economy, particularly in the fertilizer and oil industries, since the GOB prohibited publication of its list [...]
2006-08-28 10:54:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06MOSCOW6390RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGNERS IN NORTH OSSETIA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 21 the Russian Government issued a decree that puts most of the Republic of North Ossetia off-limits to foreigners. Local authorities began enforcing the decree this month, with immediate effects on international assistance organizations. Most local observers relate th [...]
2006-06-16 07:06:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PGOV PREF PBTS MARR MOPS EAID OSCE RS GG
06MOSCOW7385RUSSIA'S GEORGIA POLICY: "THE CAUCASUS BENEATH ME"
[...] (C) Russia's policies towards Georgia are the product of three factors: anger unleashed by perceptions of betrayal and disrespect, fear of encirclement by a West intent on dismembering Russia's conception of the "Post-Soviet space," and solidarity with the separatist Abkhaz and South Ossetian [...]
2006-07-12 11:08:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS GG RS
06NAIROBI4048KENYA SUSPENDS EXPERIMENTAL SHRIMP TRAWLER OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya has temporarily suspended experimental trawler operations pending a September 21 stakeholders' meeting, when an environmental impact statement on the effects of trawling for shrimp within three to five nautical miles is to be released. The decision to suspend, rather than [...]
2006-09-18 09:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS SENV ECON ETRD KE
06NAIROBI5265U.S. FIRMS IN THE RACE TO BUILD A FIBER OPTIC CABLE IN EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya and the rest of the East Coast of Africa are on the cusp of achieving interconnection to the worldwide web via undersea fiber optic cable. Two projects are racing to begin construction, and the leading contender, Seith East Africa, is 100% U.S.-owned. Moreover, Seith has [...]
2006-12-14 13:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN KE IN AE
06NAIROBI919 AMBASSADOR BELLAMY VISITS COAST PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 February 3 visit to Mombasa and the Coast Province, the Ambassador discussed counter-terrorism with Provincial Commissioner Maina. Ambassador Bellamy called on Mayor Taib of Mombasa who requested disaster management assistance and met with members of Parliament [...]
2006-03-01 10:27:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR PTER
06NIAMEY574HEAVY ABSENTEEISM AS NIGERIEN ASSEMBLY REJECTS
[...] (U) In an evening vote on the last day of its spring session, the Nigerien National Assembly, on June 3rd, rejected a bill for the ratification of the Additional Protocol to the African Human and People's Rights Charter relating to Women's Rights in Africa. The additional protocol was adopted [...]
2006-06-07 15:04:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAO SOCI KWMN NG
06OTTAWA3591CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS HIV/AIDS
[...] Canada's International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced on December 1, World AIDS Day, C$120 million to fight HIV/AIDS overseas. This is over and above what Canada has previously pledged to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The new funding will support glob [...]
2006-12-13 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID CA XA
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