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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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00STATE228772OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF MID-LEVEL GENERALIST AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST VACANCIES, NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31,2001. (COMBINED WINTER 2000 - SUMMER 2001 CYCLE).
[...] No summary [...]
2000-12-01 20:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
00THEHAGUE1738DUTCH READY FOR POST-ELECTION SUPPORT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-09 16:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM MW NL
00THEHAGUE1802DUTCH MULLING KOSOVO AID NEEDS, FINALIZING MONTENEGRIN ROAD AID
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-16 15:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PREF SR NL
02ABUJA2652CODEL DASCHLE -- BREAKFAST MEETING WITH OBASANJO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a breakfast meeting for Codel Daschle on August 31 at the Presidential Villa. In attendance were key Executive Council members and members of the Codel accompanied by Ambassador Jeter and Poloff. Obasanjo began by giving the Codel a brief hi [...]
2002-09-12 14:26:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02ABUJA2674SUBJECT: CODEL DASCHLE CODEL: TOWARD A BETTER
[...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Codel Daschle met attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect) for a brief on the Amina Lawal case (reftel) and to receive a general primer on the legal and constitutional issues arising from the application of criminal Shari'a in twelve Northern Nigerian states. Ibrahi [...]
2002-09-13 14:42:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2729NIGERIAN LEGISLATORS HOST CODEL DASCHLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 31, CODEL Daschle met Senate President Anyim, Deputy House Speaker Nwuche, and other members of the National Assembly Leadership. Discussions touched on democracy and rule of law in Nigeria, trade relations and expanding Nigeria's economy, natural gas production issue [...]
2002-09-24 08:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02AMMAN6444DELTA DISCUSSES CODESHARING WITH ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. A Delta sales executive left Amman this week saying that he was prepared to make a positive presentation to Delta President Fred Reid on codesharing for Royal Jordanian's new non-stop Amman-New York service. He asked RJ to provide detailed projections of passenger and cargo [...]
2002-11-04 09:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AMGT JO
02COLOMBO1527MORAGODA ON MEETING LTTE IN OSLO: GUARDED OPTIMISM
[...] (C) GSL Minister Moragoda appeared to have regained a bit of optimism following his Oslo meeting (reftels) with LTTE "theorist" Anton Balasingham. Moragoda said that Balasingham seems serious about getting talks going, is very sensitive to US and Indian attitudes re the LTTE, and concerned abo [...]
2002-08-20 06:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER LTTE
02COLOMBO2172FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI
[...] POST NOMINATES DR. (MS.) NELUKA SILVA, SENIOR LECTURER AND HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. PART I OF NOMINEE'S BIO DATA FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colo [...]
2002-11-21 10:20:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
02JERUSALEM143READYING PECDAR TO FILL THE "HAMAS GAP"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PECDAR DIRECTOR MOHAMMAD SHTAYYEH REPORTS THAT HE HAS ARAFAT'S BLESSING TO ESTABLISH PECDAR RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT WOULD FILL THE ASSISTANCE GAP RESULTING FROM THE PA'S CLOSURE OF HAMAS-AFFILIATED CHARITIES. SHTAYYEH WELCOMED U.S. EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE GULF COUNTRIES TO STEER CHAR [...]
2002-01-17 15:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PTER KWBG
02KATHMANDU1004NEPAL POLICE CLAIM VICTORY AGAINST MAOIST VALLEY
[...] (SBU) Speaking before a group of Nepal Police officers at an Embassy-sponsored presentation, police chief Rana claimed a victory over Maoist leadership in the Kathmandu Valley, stating police efforts had netted the valley bureau leaders. Afterwards, RSO queried Rana over the veracity of local [...]
2002-05-23 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1831NEPAL'S NEW CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, GENERAL PYAR JUNG
[...] (U) General Pyar Jung Thapa (DPOB 15 September 1946; Siphal, Kathmandu, Nepal) was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by King Gyanendra on September 9, 2002. His previous position, held since 2001, was Chief of General Staff (CGS). 2. (U) Thapa has received extensive training from both th [...]
2002-09-19 12:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPINR MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1902AMCIT CLIMBERS DISCUSS SHOOTING INCIDENT
[...] (SBU) On September 20, American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureaux were fired upon by two men wearing what they believe were Chinese military uniforms and one of whom stated that he belonged to the Chinese military (ref). Altitude readings taken by the climbers and landmarks near their [...]
2002-09-30 13:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PGOV ASEC NP CH
02KATHMANDU1903CHINESE PRESSURE STIFLES TIBETANS IN NEPAL
[...] (C) There have been increasing restrictions on the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal. Celebrations and cultural events have been canceled on short notice by government authorities, press conferences interrupted by police and the Office of Tibet Representative detained for a day. Although ma [...]
2002-10-01 01:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCH NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02KATHMANDU1933REFUGEES CONFIRM DETAILS OF SHOOTING INCIDENT AT
[...] (C) PolOff met with UNHCR Protection Officer regarding a group of Tibetans involved in the incident near Nangpa-La in which two American climbers were fired upon by unknown individuals. Neither American was injured in the encounter (refs). Information related by the refugees is consistent wit [...]
2002-10-07 01:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCH NP PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU2152NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 2-14
[...] Maoist bombs claimed the lives of at least two children during the last two weeks, adding to the more than 100 children reported killed by the ongoing violence. Among other incidents taking place during the same period, 50 Village Development Committee offices and at least 20 post offices wer [...]
2002-11-15 01:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC
02KATHMANDU2188NEPAL: MAOIST SPOKESMAN PUSHES PARTY LINE ON CNN
[...] Summary: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, one of the top leaders of Nepal's Maoist insurgency, granted an interview to CNN on November 14. Mahara, speaking in an open setting with no apparent fear of capture, unabashedly used the opportunity to spread misinformation and propaganda on the international [...]
2002-11-18 12:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER PHUM IN PREL
02KATHMANDU2228NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 15-21
[...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgents continued their violence this week, killing at least fourteen civilians in brutal attacks around the country. Two children, aged fourteen and nine, were among the victims. In Kathmandu Valley, the rebels assassinated a police officer, burned a Village [...]
2002-11-22 10:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2254NEPAL: FUNDING TERRORISM, MAOISTS TAP OVERSEAS
[...] (S) According to a prominent Kathmandu banker and long-time Embassy contact, Maoists are tapping into remittances from Nepalese employed abroad. Maoist tactics include extorting remittances from family members, recruiting members working abroad to send funds to their revolutionary cause, and s [...]
2002-11-26 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETEFIN ELAB NP PTER
02KATHMANDU2280NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 22-29
[...] Summary: A year after Maoist insurgents unilaterally broke a four-month truce with the government, this week saw further reports of civilian deaths and widespread destruction of public facilities. As two United Nations agencies criticized the insurgency for exacerbating the already precarious [...]
2002-11-29 11:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2287NEPAL-BHUTAN: UNHCR DIRECTOR CALLS FOR SOLUTION TO
[...] (C) Summary: In November 26 meeting with donor representatives, Director of UNHCR's Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Jean-Marie Fakhouri attributed at least part of the blame for the recent sexual exploitation scandal (refs) to a complacent attitude among local UNHCR representatives, and promis [...]
2002-12-02 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2301NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL INDEFINITE SCHOOL STRIKE
[...] The Maoist student arm, All-Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary, called for an indefinite school strike (or bandh) in Kathmandu Valley starting on December 9th. The Maoists are asking the Government of Nepal meet thirteen demands to avert the strike. The Government has neither made [...]
2002-12-04 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDNP PGOV PTER SOCI
02KATHMANDU2307NEPAL: CHILDREN IN CONFLICT
[...] Summary: Continued Maoist violence in Nepal has taken a severe toll on the country's children, both physically and mentally. More than 100 have been killed during the course of the "People's War," and an estimated 1500 orphans and 15,000 displaced children face an uncertain future. Death or [...]
2002-12-05 08:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2324NEPAL: MAOIST PROMISES GO UP IN SMOKE
[...] (U) Summary: Mere days after Maoist leaders called for peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON) (ref A),three separate incidents raised serious questions about whether they would honor their promises to halt attacks on party workers and infrastructure. Maoists killed a Nepali Congress [...]
2002-12-06 11:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2326NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 30-DEC 06
[...] (U) Summary: This week in Nepal, armed assailants attacked a Joint Secretary at a public event in Kathmandu; the army blamed political appointees for poor intelligence capabilities; Maoists destroyed three Village Development Committee buildings in Gulmi district, leaving only seven intact; a [...]
2002-12-06 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2369 NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 07-13
[...] (U) Summary: While the Government of Nepal explored opportunities for peace talks this week, Maoist attacks on passenger buses, schools and other non-military targets continued to kill and injure civilians. Violence and extortion prompted hundreds of additional Nepalis to join the thousands [...]
2002-12-13 11:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2442NEPAL'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DEVASTATED BY MAOISTS
[...] Summary: The Nepali education system has suffered tremendously in the country's nearly seven years of ongoing Maoist insurgency. Private schools have been shut down by the insurgents and teachers afraid of Maoist violence have abandoned their posts. Public schools that are open often are cro [...]
2002-12-20 09:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2443NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 14-DEC 20
[...] On December 18 the European Union issued a statement calling for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents to move ahead toward negotiations. A December 19 report by Amnesty International found human rights abuses in Nepal at an unprecedented high. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan' [...]
2002-12-20 09:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2484NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 21-DEC 27
[...] The Centre For Economic and Social Development released a study on December 24 that showed an overwhelming majority of Nepalis, particularly those in Maoist infested areas, support a multi-party democracy. The local press reported that India has tightened security along its northern borders [...]
2002-12-27 08:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
02KATHMANDU2490NEPAL: MAOISTS BOMB SCHOOL DORMITORY, SEVEN INJURED
[...] Summary: Five children, a teacher and a secondary school principal were injured when Maoists bombed an occupied school dormitory in Kathmandu on the evening of December 27. The attack was apparently aimed at the home of the Minister of Education, and the local group of insurgents has apologize [...]
2002-12-30 09:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2502NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF
[...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...]
2002-12-31 11:26:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNIN NP PGOV PTER RU
03ADANA221 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / An unknown [...]
2003-08-21 16:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA224 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Bolge, Milli [...]
2003-08-26 16:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA226 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / General [...]
2003-08-27 16:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA227 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / The Diyarba [...]
2003-08-28 16:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA228 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Zaman / A [...]
2003-08-31 00:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA229 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet: [...]
2003-09-02 17:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA230 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Evrens [...]
2003-09-02 17:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA232 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: The In [...]
2003-09-04 14:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA233 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiy [...]
2003-09-04 15:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA234 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A bag, [...]
2003-09-05 13:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA235 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 06-07-08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel [...]
2003-09-09 10:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA236 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / World [...]
2003-09-09 18:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA237 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, Cumhu [...]
2003-09-11 13:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA239 SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman / Six [...]
2003-09-12 10:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA240 THE "REINTEGRATION LAW" AS PERCEIVED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most contacts affiliated with the possible beneficiaries of this law see no change between this law and previous versions. They told post's political FSN that the recently enacted law would not be successful in encouraging PKK/KADEK militants to disarm. As a result, only two [...]
2003-09-12 13:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PTER IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA242 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Sabah Gu [...]
2003-09-12 15:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA244 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 13-14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriye [...]
2003-09-17 14:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA245 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Me [...]
2003-09-17 15:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA246 SOUTEHAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Tercum [...]
2003-09-17 15:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA247 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Diya [...]
2003-09-18 14:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA248 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 20-22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bol [...]
2003-09-22 16:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA250 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Zaman / [...]
2003-09-24 15:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA251 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Milli Ga [...]
2003-09-25 12:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA252 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Ulud [...]
2003-09-26 12:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA255 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / Ramazan Oz [...]
2003-10-02 09:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA257 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet, Sabah [...]
2003-10-03 09:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA258 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Vakit / A [...]
2003-10-03 17:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA259 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 4-6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Milli G [...]
2003-10-06 16:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA261 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, Ek [...]
2003-10-07 13:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA262 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Zaman, Sa [...]
2003-10-09 15:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA265 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET (Cukurov [...]
2003-10-10 18:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA267 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 11-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / [...]
2003-10-16 16:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA268 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / Se [...]
2003-10-16 16:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA269 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET/MILLIYET [...]
2003-10-16 16:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA270 ADANA CONSULATE ATTACKER CONVICTED,
[...] (U) The Adana Second Felony Court gave its final verdict at the October 16 hearing. The court initially imposed a sentence of six years imprisonment and a fine of 346,783,000 TL (approximately 230 USD) but taking his good behavior and confession into account, reduced his sentence by one-six [...]
2003-10-17 08:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA271 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Hurriyet, [...]
2003-10-17 15:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA272 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Hurriyet [...]
2003-10-17 16:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA273 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 18-20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Vakit / Accord [...]
2003-10-21 14:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA274 UPTICK IN VIOLENT CLASHES IN SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southeastern Turkey has seen an increase in violent clashes since the beginning of September. According to credible press reporting which the consulate has been able to corroborate on multiple occasions, there have been ten significant clashes resulting in multiple deaths and [...]
2003-10-22 11:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA276 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. CUMHURIYET/YENI S [...]
2003-10-24 18:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA277 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Th [...]
2003-10-27 16:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA278 SOUTHEAST TUREKY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Cumhuriy [...]
2003-10-30 16:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA279 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 29-30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Nevz [...]
2003-10-30 16:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA280SE PRESS REACTION TO NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM: The officials from KADEK, which dissolved itself two days ago, said that there had been a small-scale clash between their militants and a group of Border Patrol Police at Haftanin region in Kurdistan. It is reported that two HPG, People's Protection Forces, members ran into bord [...]
2003-11-13 15:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA281 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET: As of [...]
2003-11-14 15:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA282 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 15-17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bolg [...]
2003-11-17 17:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA285 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge [...]
2003-11-18 16:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
03ADANA286 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres / Adana [...]
2003-11-19 17:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA291 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Turkiye / [...]
2003-12-11 16:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA293 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / I [...]
2003-12-31 14:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ANKARA6857THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART ONE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT SOME ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. THE REGION'S KURDISH POPULATION WAS DISTRUSTFUL OF STATE INITIATIVES; SAW THE "RETURN TO HOME" LAW AS INDISTINGU [...]
2003-11-04 07:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6858THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-04 07:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6861THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART THREE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE IS THE THIRD OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT ON OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. END SUMMARY. HAKKARI - VIOLENCE IN THE AIR, TRASH IN THE STREETS 2. (C) TRAVELING INTO HAKKARI SAW EV [...]
2003-11-04 11:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6996SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] SUBJECT: This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriye [...]
2003-11-07 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03BRUSSELS4143FIRST STEPS TOWARD AN EU USE-OF-FORCE DOCTRINE:
[...] (C/NF) The draft European Security Strategy (ESS),which will be discussed at the September 5-6 informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (ref. A),provides the U.S. with an early opportunity to engage on this emerging EU security doctrine. Born of the divisions over Iraq, the ESS is [...]
2003-08-28 18:10:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS MARR MCAP FR IT PL UK DA GM SP NATO UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS4518RFG: SHOULD THE EU BE INVOLVED WITH PSI?
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) At the September 16 meeting of the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC),PSC Ambassadors broadly supported the case for EU involvement in, or association with, the Proliferation Security Initiative [...]
2003-09-23 11:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5510EU TROIKA DEC 9-12 VISIT TO PYONGYANG
[...] (C) Summary. Senior EU officials will visit Pyongyang December 9-12 to convey EU support for the Six Party Talks; EU interest in improving ROK-DPRK relations in order to coordinate peninsular development; the need to respect human rights; and the need to begin a process of economic reforms. [...]
2003-12-05 14:12:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM KNNP EAID KS CH KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5593A/S ROCCA CONSULTATIONS ON SOUTH ASIA WITH EU
[...] (C) On December 8 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with EU counterparts at the European Commission to discuss ongoing developments in South Asia (participants listed para 11). --On Afghanistan, interlocutors said at this time they could identify only euros 20 million in available Comm [...]
2003-12-11 14:50:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1644 PEACE CORPS VISIT TO SRI LANKA
[...] (SBU) I was delighted when we met in July that you were enthusiastic about a possible Peace Corps return to Sri Lanka. After arriving here and getting a sense of the on- the-ground situation, I was even more excited about the possibilities for Peace Corps. This country has an historic opp [...]
2003-09-22 11:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CE
03KATHMANDU135NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 18-24
[...] Peace talks remain elusive with conflicting reports about backchannel Government-Maoist communications. The Government of Nepal has said it will not send a formal invitation to the Maoists until they stop their violence, while Maoists have warned of severe consequences if talks are not held [...]
2003-01-24 09:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU15NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 27-JAN 3
[...] The GON said it is receptive to and ready to create an environment for peace talks with the Maoists. Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said the GON will accede to the Maoists' demand for information on imprisoned rebels. Despite the GON's conciliatory gestures, the Maoists have called another tw [...]
2003-01-03 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU180NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 25-31
[...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists announced a ceasefire on January 29 (Ref A). The international community widely welcomed the news of a ceasefire. The Maoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) said that it will go ahead with their pl [...]
2003-01-31 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU231UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 1-7
[...] The groundwork for peace talks was laid with the Government of Nepal reportedly sending a formal invitation to the Maoists. The Maoists announced their five-member negotiating team for talks with the GON. Human rights organizations want the peace talks to focus on human rights and creating a [...]
2003-02-07 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU25MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL
[...] Nepal emerged from its feudal isolation in the 1950s with virtually no modern economic infrastructure and little intellectual capital. Development, while still very uneven, has improved the lives of many Nepalis, whose number has tripled in the past half century. The US Government, as one of [...]
2003-01-06 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU26NEPAL: FY2003 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Summary: Post's anti-trafficking-in-persons (TIP) project proposals for FY2003 provide for improved formal and non-formal educational opportunities for girls; a public awareness campaign targeting urban migrants, media outlets, transport providers and rehabilitation centers; and improvement i [...]
2003-01-06 11:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB KPAO EAID NP
03KATHMANDU286NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEES CRITICIZE REPATRIATION
[...] Summary: On February 12, PolOff met with respresentatives of the Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP),a political group composed of Bhutanese refugees living in UNHCR-administered camps in Nepal, to discuss the results of the 12th round of ministerial talks on the refugee issue (ref A). W [...]
2003-02-14 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL EAID BT NP IN
03KATHMANDU288UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 8-14
[...] No date has been set yet for the start of a formal peace dialogue. Several international organizations are offering help in mediating the process. Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that if the peace talks fail, Nepal would suffer a major catastrophe, while the student wing of the Maoists ha [...]
2003-02-16 03:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU311UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 15-21
[...] The Kathmandu press has reported that an informal meeting has been set for February 24 between Government of Nepal (GON) representatives and Maoist negotiators. Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Dinnath Sharma, members of the Maoist negotiating team, reportedly are in the capital to meet with polit [...]
2003-02-21 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU322GARLANDS AND PETITIONS: AMBASSADOR VISITS
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Malinowski visited UNHCR-administered camps in eastern Nepal during the weekend of February 15-16 to assess the situation of the Bhutanese refugees and to monitor the provision of food and other assistance from donor countries including the United States. The high-level [...]
2003-02-24 10:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID NP BT
03KATHMANDU358UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 22-28
[...] Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning and Works and government-appointed peace talks coordinator, said the peace process will take time but can be accomplished without the participation of other political parties if necessary. Pun also said he expects to hold talks with the Maoist [...]
2003-02-28 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU365NEPAL: THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the third annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer Sarah Welborne (tel: 977-1-411-179, fax: 977-1-410-723, e-mail: welbornese@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a co [...]
2003-02-28 11:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
03KATHMANDU427NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS MAOISTS THREATENING
[...] (S) Summary: According to Shyam Saran, India's Ambassador to Nepal, continued disagreement on the terms of a code of conduct for the current cease-fire has led Maoists to threaten an end to preliminary talks about future peace negotiations with the GON. At the heart of the disagreement is th [...]
2003-03-07 11:32:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU472NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS AGREE TO CODE OF
[...] (C) At a press conference on March 13, Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist representatives released a long-awaited code of conduct to govern behavior during the ongoing ceasefire. The 22-point program contains language that is ambiguous in parts, but which defines some clear ground rules for t [...]
2003-03-14 12:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU50NEPAL: MAOISTS KIDNAP CHILDREN FOR MILITARY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Several GON sources confirmed to the Embassy on January 8 that more than 200 students from four districts in Nepal's far-western region have been abducted from their schools by Maoist insurgents over the past two weeks. Some of the children have been return [...]
2003-01-09 07:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU57NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 4-10
[...] Interpol has issued five more warrants for Maoists, bringing the total to sixteen. The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists still have not agreed on a date for peace talks, but the GON announced a plan aimed at rehabilitating Maoists. The insurgency, meanwhile, has created a demand for [...]
2003-01-10 10:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU657CEASEFIRE BRINGS UNEASY PEACE TO NEPAL'S NORTHEAST
[...] Summary: On an April 2-3 trip to northeastern Dolakha district, PolOff and PolFSN met with civil servants, police and local business owners. The district has remained quiet since the January 29 declaration of nationwide cease-fire, though some non-violent Maoist activities continue. Civil s [...]
2003-04-10 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU80NEPAL COMPARES FAVORABLY IN CORRUPTION SURVEY
[...] In December 2002, Transparency International-Bangladesh (TIB) completed a citizen survey of five South Asian countries on the incidence of corruption in accessing and using government services in education, health, power, land administration, taxation, police, and the judiciary. In almost all [...]
2003-01-16 10:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU89NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 11-17
[...] Progress toward Government-Maoist peace talks reportedly is at a standstill. The Government of Nepal announced the creation of a 20,000-man task force to combat the insurgency. The GON responded to criticism over food distribution programs and human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch releas [...]
2003-01-17 10:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU90NEPALIS LAUNCH PRIVATE EFFORT TO SOLVE BHUTANESE
[...] Summary: A team of distinguished Nepali former diplomats and former officials met with Ambassador Malinowski on January 17 to encourage US support for efforts to repatriate Bhutanese refugees residing in seven camps in Eastern Nepal. The delegation recently returned from a trip to New Delhi, [...]
2003-01-17 11:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU91THREE MORE TIBETANS JAILED IN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nepali Immigration Courts have sentenced three Tibetans to three years' imprisonment for failure to pay fines and visa fees resulting from their illegal presence in Nepal. UNHCR and the Office of Tibet have objected to the sentences, saying that the three Tibetans were on their [...]
2003-01-17 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM NP
03OTTAWA1062 THE SILENT MAJORITY: CANADIAN OPINION OF THE U.S.
[...] Summary. Ambassador Cellucci's public expression, March 25, of U.S. "disappointment" over the Canadian government's posture on the war in Iraq has led to an outpouring of response from the general public. Since the speech, public opinion polls have consistently shown growing public approval o [...]
2003-04-11 20:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KPLS
03OTTAWA723 DISTANT NEIGHBORS, NORTHERN STYLE: CANADIAN
[...] Summary and Conclusion. International debate on the war on terrorism and impending war in Iraq has raised serious concern about "What the World Thinks" about the United States and its foreign policies. This is as true for Canada as for the rest of the world. Canada is our largest trading par [...]
2003-03-14 21:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KPLS CA
03RANGOON1215ALATAS VISIT TO BURMA: "I DON'T WANT TO IMPOSE"
[...] (C) Summary: He came, he saw, he left. Indonesian special envoy Ali Alitas made a four-day visit September 21-24 to deliver personal messages to the SPDC from President Megawati. In his own words, he did not want to "impose" on the regime with regard to ASSK and accepted at face value the S [...]
2003-09-25 11:26:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM ASSK
03RANGOON1431AN EVENING WITH PINHEIRO: NO PROGRESS IN BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pinheiro summarized to COM on November 6 that his present visit was a bust and he sees regression in the human rights situation since his last trip to Burma. The SPDC did not concede to him any of the outcomes he'd hoped for during this visit, including releasing the May 30 pris [...]
2003-11-07 12:02:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON1433"COME BACK TO REALITY"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former ICRC Head and assistant to UN Special Envoy Razali, Leon de Reidmatten, briefed COM on his November 7 Bangkok meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Surakiat. De Reidmatten said that from the discussion that took place between SE Razali and FM Surakiat, it is clear the SPDC a [...]
2003-11-10 07:14:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON724AUNG SAN SUU KYI REPORTEDLY BEING HELD IN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-19 08:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM ASSK
03THEHAGUE2298RESPONSE TO SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -YES, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MUSLIM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, TURKS (300,000),MOROCCANS (280,000),IRAQIS (33,000),SOMALIS (29,000) [...]
2003-09-12 14:31:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04ADANA10 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 13, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman / ANAP h [...]
2004-01-14 09:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA102SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 16, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-19 05:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA103SE TURKEY GREETS CHARGE WITH A MIXED REVIEW ON REFORMS
[...] (U) Charge visited Adana and Gaziantep July 29-30 to hear from members of the business and non-governmental community about developments in the region. Their views varied widely from cautious optimism about democratic reforms to despair at the maintenance of the status quo. Wrongful impris [...]
2004-08-19 06:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL TU PTER ADANA
04ADANA104DIYARBAKIR'S DEHAP MAYOR BURNS BRIDGES WITH CONDOLENCE VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a nine-day security operation and killing of two alleged PKK/Kongra-Gel members reportedly involved in a deadly July 28 attack on a Diyarbakir police station, greater Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir (DEHAP) paid a condolence visit to the family of one of the alleged PKK [...]
2004-08-19 09:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM ASEC TU ADANA
04ADANA105SYRIAC CHRISTIANS, SOME DEHAP MAYORS SKEPTICAL ABOUT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 07:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM PTER ECON IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA106SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 17, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 08:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 18, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 08:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA108SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 19, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 09:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA109SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 20, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-24 11:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA110SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 21-23, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA111SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 24, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 05:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA112STRUGGLING SE TURKEY TEXTILE AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 06:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EAGR TX TU ADANA
04ADANA12 COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SE TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-21 15:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV TU ADANA
04ADANA13 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 15, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS RADIKAL/OZGUR GUNDEM [...]
2004-01-21 15:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA139SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 15, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-18 12:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA14 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 16, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Atilla Gu [...]
2004-01-21 15:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA140SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 13, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-18 14:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA141SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,OCTOBER 15, 2004 PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-18 14:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA146MINORITY LABEL GRATES ON SOUTHEAST TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kurdish and Alevi community contacts grated at both recent EU and Turkish-government linked reports characterizing their respective communities as "minorities" in discussions last week with PO. The Malatya Security Director's recent warning to local media appears aimed at Sunn [...]
2004-11-04 15:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF TU ADANA
04ADANA147KURDS IN SE TURKEY SEEK NEW POLITICAL LOOK?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Various Pro- Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) contacts signaled strongly to PO in late October regional visits that many DEHAP political leaders over the next three to six weeks will declare their support for the new Democratic Society (Demokratik Toplum Hareketi) polit [...]
2004-11-04 18:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA149RELIGIOUS FREEDOM STILL MIXED IN SE TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-29 11:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA15 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-18, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. CULTURE: Vakit / The Malatya Ak Party Dep [...]
2004-01-21 15:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA150BFIF 2004 END OF YEAR REPORT
[...] Adana greatly appreciates the support from EB for two projects during 2004. Thanks to BFIF funding post was also able to send the American Corner/Gaziantep Director to Ankara for consulations with FCS staff from May 26-29, 2004. (Note: The American Corner is housed in the Gaziantep Chamber [...]
2004-12-01 17:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADANA
04ADANA152SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-02 13:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF ECON ETRD TU ADANA
04ADANA153MERSIN PORT FACING NEED FOR CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 09:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD MARR MCAP EAGR EPET EWWT TU ADANA
04ADANA156DEMONSTRATION IN ADANA CITY CENTER
[...] (SBU) On December 12 at approximately 12:30 pm, at the Railway Station Square in central Adana (6-7 kilometers from the U.S. Consulate),approximately 500 demonstrators protested U.S. policies in Iraq and GOT collaboration with the U.S. The group disbanded at 14:45 hours without incident. [...]
2004-12-14 10:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL TU ADANA
04ADANA160SHARP DROP IN SE TURKISH EXPORTS TO SYRIA SEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 17:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EIND EAGR SY IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA163FRAUD PREVENTION DIRECTORY
[...] (U) The current Fraud Prevention Manager is Management Officer Telside Manson, phone number 90-322-346-6262, fax number 90-322-346-7916, e-mail MansonTL@state.gov, full-time position, estimated date of departure from post is September 2006. 2. (U) The back up Fraud Prevention Manager is Pr [...]
2004-12-16 09:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CMGT CVIS CPAS TU ADANA
04ADANA164SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 15:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA165SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7, 2004
[...] BOLGE: The gross income of the GAP region, which was 10.5 billion dollars in 1998, is expected to reach up to 24 billion dollars in 2010. Mehmet Acikgoz, the Deputy Director of GAP's Regional Development Administration Office, said that per capita income, that stood at $1685 in 1998, wil [...]
2004-12-17 15:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA166SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 16:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA167SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20, 2004
[...] EVRENSEL / CUMHURIYET / MILLIYET / BOLGE / TURKIYE: The workers of a factory of CUKOBIRLIK (Cooperative Organisation for Agricultural Product Sales in Cukurova),as well as several producer members of the same organization, protested against the management of CUKOBIRLIK for shutting down a [...]
2004-12-22 10:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA168SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16, 2004
[...] EVRENSEL: Negotiations between the Gaziantep Municipality and the 1200 workers of GASKI (Gaziantep Waterworks and Sewage System) are ongoing, and the parties have agreed on 17 of 83 items in a draft agreement. The union is seeking a 50 percent gross increase in pay for 2005. 2. [...]
2004-12-22 12:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA169SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21, 2004
[...] VAKIT / BOLGE / EKSPRES / TURKIYE: AKP Provincial Chairpersons and AKP Chairpersons of Administrative Districts paid a visit to Fevzi Kilic, General Director of CUKOBIRLIK (Cooperative Organization for Agricultural Product Sales in Cukurova),to get information about the activities of CU [...]
2004-12-22 14:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA17 REPORTS ON LOCAL ELECTIONS - 2004
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contacts in Adana tell us incumbent Mayor Durak is certainly running for re-election. His party affiliation remains unclear, but an official close to the mayor asserts that AK Party will announce Durak's candidacy after the February Sacrifice Holiday. Because of mass Kurdish [...]
2004-01-30 08:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA171TURKISH TRUCKER STRIKE AGAINST SOMO IN STALEMATE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 15:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ELAB ELTN IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA175SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2004
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM: According to the report of the Turkish Agriculturalists Association, despite the fact that East Anatolia has been a center for cattle breeding because of the favorable ecological conditions of the region, implementation of wrong state policies has seriously hampered the dev [...]
2004-12-28 06:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA177TURKISH TRUCKER STRIKE AGAINST SOMO CRUMBLES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-28 14:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD MARR IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA18 BUSINESS COMMENTS ON IMPACT OF IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-30 16:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD BEXP BTIO TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA19 ADANA MAYOR VISITS THE NEW
[...] (SBU) On January 30, incumbent Adana Mayor Aytac Durak paid a courtesy call on the PO. The Mayor expressed total confidence in his victory in the upcoming municipal election no matter which party finally placed him on its ticket (see reftel). For weeks, officials close to the Mayor repeated [...]
2004-02-10 10:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT TU ADANA
04ADANA2 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 1-2, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / A gro [...]
2004-01-08 16:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ EFIN KCRM ADANA
04ADANA20 IMPLEMENTATION TRAILING LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-12 13:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA21 AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Edelman on February 10th made his initial visit to Adana. Ambassador met with incumbent Adana Mayor Aytac Durak to discuss both USG foreign policy and the current conditions in Adana. When the Ambassador asked Durak what he considered Adana's most significant prob [...]
2004-02-20 15:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KTEX TU ADANA
04ADANA22 SE TURKEY'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-20 15:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ADANA
04ADANA23 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-19, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. CULTURE 2. Vakit / Malatya AK Party Deputy Fuat Ol [...]
2004-02-23 11:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA3 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 03-05, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / D [...]
2004-01-08 16:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA33 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 20, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Cukurova [...]
2004-02-24 08:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA34 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 18, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / O [...]
2004-02-25 11:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA37SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, MARCH 19, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-24 03:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA38SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, APRIL 01, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-02 02:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA39SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MARCH 31, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-12 05:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA4 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 06, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem, Yen [...]
2004-01-08 16:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA43SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 10-2, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-13 05:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA44SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 17-19, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-21 05:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA45SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 20, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-21 05:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA48SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 21, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-28 12:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA49SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 22, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-28 12:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA5 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 07, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem [...]
2004-01-09 15:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA50SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 23-26, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-28 13:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA51SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 27, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-28 13:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA53FIRE BOMB IN ADANA ATM, REMOTE MINES IN SE TURKEY
[...] (SBU) According to the TNP, there was an explosion at the ATM machine for the Pamuk Bank located in north Adana in the vicinity of Turgut Ozal Boulevard, 100 meters from post's three officer residences, on April 21. An unidentified person used a plastic water bottle to contain an explosive [...]
2004-04-30 20:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PINR TU ADANA
04ADANA56SE TURKEY ECONOMY LINKED TO TEXTILE CHANGES, IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-07 07:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN TU ETRA ADANA
04ADANA57SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 4, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-07 12:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA6 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 08, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem [...]
2004-01-09 15:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA60SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 13, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 07:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA61SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 8-10, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 07:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA62SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 11, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 07:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA63SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 12, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 07:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA64SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 15-17, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 14:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA66SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 21, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-01 11:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA67TENSION BUILDS IN SE TURKEY AS PDD/KONGRA GEL KEEPS UP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-10 08:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA68AHMET GUVENER: PROTESTANT CHURCH LEADER ACQUITTED, BUT LATER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Diyarbakir court acquitted Protestant church leader Ahmet Guvener on May 12 based on the latest constitutional amendments accepted by the Turkish Parliament. Guvener faced charges of operating a church in a building authorized to be constructed solely as a house, not as a pl [...]
2004-06-14 06:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU SY IZ ADANA
04ADANA72TENSION BUILDS IN SE TURKEY AS PKK/KONGRA GEL KEEPS UP
[...] (SBU) Southeastern Turkey has seen an increase in violent clashes since the beginning of May. Both local and international community contacts residing in, or operating in, Van and Sirnak provinces told AMCONSUL ADANA that Jandarma in Van, Hakkari, Siirt and Sirnak provinces are in a defensive p [...]
2004-06-15 05:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA75SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 8, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA76SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 9, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA77SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 10, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA78SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 11, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA8 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 09, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem, Evr [...]
2004-01-14 09:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA80SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 14, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA81SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 15, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA82SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 16, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-17 05:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA84SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 17, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-18 12:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA86RELEASED DEP DEPUTIES TOUR SE TURKEY AS PKK TERROR EXPANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Four recently released former DEP deputies, including Leyla Zana, kicked off a five-day tour of southeast Turkey on June 12 with a Diyarbakir rally attended by tens of thousands of enthusiastic supporters. The four deputies called for a six-month extension of PKK/Kongra Gel's r [...]
2004-06-21 11:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA88SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 22, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-23 06:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA89SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 19-20, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-23 06:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA9 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 10-12, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, Hurr [...]
2004-01-14 09:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA93SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 1, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 05:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA94SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 03-05, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 05:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA95SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 06. 204
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 05:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 07, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 05:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04BRUSSELS1081US-EU COASI CONSULTATIONS PART 1: EAST ASIA
[...] (C) On March 5 in Brussels, SA A/S Rocca and EAP PDAS Keyser -- accompanied by USEU DCM Foster -- discussed US-EU cooperation in South and East Asia with the EU's COASI Troika. This cable covers the EAP portion of the consultations. The SA segment will be reported septel. -- Indonesia: EU [...]
2004-03-15 08:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP CH ID BM KN ASEAN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1119DG COOPER ON DPRK: EU READY TO HELP WHEN TIME IS
[...] (C) Visiting EAP PDAS Donald Keyser met with Council DG for External Relations Robert Cooper March 5 on the margins of semestral troika consultations with the EU (reftel). Cooper expressed satisfaction with the slow but steady progress in the Six Party process and offered the EU's assistance b [...]
2004-03-17 07:06:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1134EU COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICY AFTER MADRID
[...] (SBU) The EU is re-examining its role in the war against terrorism following the March 11 attack in Madrid. Many EU efforts to improve its counter-terrorism (CT) effectiveness -- for instance by revising the EU CT Action Plan and creating and streamlining the Clearinghouse -- were in the work [...]
2004-03-17 17:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PINR PREL PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1338EU LEADERS PLEDGE ACTION ON TERRORISM, NAME NEW CT
[...] (U) In the wake of the Madrid bombings, EU leaders on March 25 issued a Declaration on Combating Terrorism (available at http://ue.eu.int/). They pledged to improve cooperation, to speed up implementation of agreed EU measures, and announced new initiatives to counter the terrorist threat. A [...]
2004-03-26 18:25:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINR EFIN KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS14EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...]
2004-01-05 14:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1401P/DAS RIES DISCUSSES US-EU SUMMIT DELIVERABLES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a March 30 meeting with HR Solana's WMD Rep Annalisa Giannella, EUR P/DAS Charlie Ries shared preliminary USG thoughts about possible nonproliferation deliverables for the June US-EU Dublin Summit. Stressing that these were just early ideas and not formal proposals, Ries su [...]
2004-03-31 12:39:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1510CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: APRIL 2 PSC DEBATE AND NEXT
[...] (S/NF) The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) discussed the EU arms embargo on China during a heated 90 minute exchange on April 2. PSC Ambassadors generally agreed that the issue -- of whether, when and how to lift the embargo -- should be sent back down to working groups for further [...]
2004-04-07 12:11:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1577EU CODE OF CONDUCT ON ARMS EXPORTS: QUESTIONS AND
[...] (SBU) This message is intended as a companion to Mission reporting (refs A, B, C) about the possibility that the EU may soon lift its arms embargo on China. In place of the embargo, some EU Member States favor enhancing the EU Code of Conduct on arms exports, either in general or with specific [...]
2004-04-14 05:24:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1586DONORS EYE ISRAELI PULLOUT WITH MIXTURE OF HOPE,
[...] (U) Summary: At a one-day informal meeting of the "no-name" group in Brussels, convened by Canada to discuss Palestinian refugee issues, participants were fixated on the issue of Israel,s proposed withdrawal from Gaza, which they characterized as posing both an opportunity and an enormous cha [...]
2004-04-14 08:39:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2369EU ON LATEST IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS: WHAT TO EXPECT IN
[...] (C) Summary: The EU intends to release a medium term strategy on Iraq at its June 17-18 Summit. The strategy will govern political and economic relations with sovereign Iraq through the 2004-05 electoral period. Specific proposals include support for the electoral process, human rights, dem [...]
2004-06-03 11:19:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2442THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EU HI-REP
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage and EU Foreign Policy Hi-Rep Solana met June 2 and discussed the Mid-East Peace Process (MEPP),Iraq and the forthcoming US/EU Summit. Solana said the EU would be as supportive as possible regarding the new government in Iraq. He also emphasized the im [...]
2004-06-07 15:13:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL GZ IS IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2931COMMISSION PERSPECTIVE ON JULY 12 GAERC
[...] (C) Commission officials tell us the July 12 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting will not see many serious decisions before the EU FMs. A featured item would be a lunch discussion with Iraqi PM Allawi (which we now understand may be cancelled or postponed). The pri [...]
2004-07-09 09:06:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ AF HA BM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3159EU/CHINA: READOUT OF JUNE 30 HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 29-30 the EU and China held a joint seminar on Chinese ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (refs A, C). EU reporting, relayed to poloff by a Policy Unit staffer, described the seminar as useful overall -- with a "wonderful atmo [...]
2004-07-26 13:51:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PARM KDEM KJUS CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3210EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: BRIEFING THE PSC ON CHINA'S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) hosted an informal gathering July 22 to receive a USG intelligence briefing on China's military modernization efforts and implications on regional stability if the EU lifts its arms embargo on China. Post-briefing readouts from EU [...]
2004-07-28 15:22:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR MCAP PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3310HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ON EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) DRL Senior Advisor Susan O'Sullivan and poloff met July 23 with Human Rights Watch (HRW) Brussels Director Lotte Leicht to discuss the EU drive to lift its arms embargo on China. Leicht said that HRW is working with Amnesty International (AI),Human Rights in China (HRIC),and likeminded [...]
2004-08-04 10:00:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PARM MARR CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3333EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: READOUT OF UK POLDIR SAWERS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Japanese Mission offered us a readout of the July 29 meeting in Tokyo between DFM Tanaka and UK PolDir Sawers to discuss the China arms embargo. Sawers told Tanaka that the UK wanted to de-link any decision to lift the arms embargo from the EU-China summit in December because o [...]
2004-08-05 14:01:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PARM PHUM CH TW JA UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS36EU ADOPTS NEW NONPROLIFERATION STRATEGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: EU heads of state and government adopted an "EU Strategy Against Proliferation of WMD" at their December 12-13 Summit in Brussels. The strategy expands and integrates the various pieces of the EU's existing nonproliferation policies -- notably the nonproliferation Principles and [...]
2004-01-06 14:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PINS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3729EU OFFICIALS ON IAEA IRAN REPORT: NOT READY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed reftel with Council nonproliferation and nuclear policy advisors September 2 and 3. While acknowledging serious unresolved issues, they assessed DG El Baradei's new report as "overall more positive than the last one," and said that EU BOG members were unlikely t [...]
2004-09-03 12:22:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR IAEA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4474EU/CHINA ARMS: SLOWING THE RUSH TO THE SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: US approaches to EU member states have slowed the rush to end the arms embargo before the December 8 summit with China. Nevertheless, following the October 11 GAERC discussion of China, EU Member States appear to be gearing up to signal to China at the summit that they have agreed [...]
2004-10-18 12:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS ETTC PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4475EU COTER TROIKA ON LIFTING LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) S/CT European Regional Director Brent Hartley delivered reftel points to the EU Counter-terrorism troika (COTER) during consultations in Brussels October 14. Reponding for for the EU Presidency, Dutch MFA officer Wouter Jurgens underscored that the US and EU were "on the same page" regardi [...]
2004-10-18 12:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4550U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION TROIKA: EU LOOKS FOR U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, the U.S. and the EU held their semi-annual exchange on nonproliferation issues. This discussion followed the release of the second U.S.-EU Summit declaration on nonproliferation. The two sides touched on a wide range of nonproliferation issues and explored possib [...]
2004-10-21 16:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4664OCTOBER 15 US-EU COTER TROIKA REVIEWS COMMON GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 15 U.S.-EU COTER counterterrorism (CT) Troika focused on EU plans to identify priority countries for CT assistance. Dutch CT Coordinator and COTER Chair Ambassador Mollinger reviewed recent visits to Saudia Arabia, Algeria, Morocco and Indonesia. S/CT Director for Reg [...]
2004-10-28 16:13:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KTFN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4756EU/DPRK: PRE-BRIEF OF TROIKA VISIT TO PYONGYANG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Directors-level Troika of EU officials will visit Pyongyang November 13-16 to press for North Korean cooperation in the Six Party Talks and to press for progress on human rights, economic reforms, ROK-DPRK relations and humanitarian assistance issues. The Troika will begin the [...]
2004-11-05 16:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4881EU/DPRK: SE DETRANI DISCUSSES 6PT, KEDO,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations November 9 with Special Envoy Joseph DeTrani and EAP/K Director Jim Foster, EU officials underscored the EU's firm support for the Six-Party Process and willingness to play a constructive role when the time comes. They urged the US to consult early if the EU i [...]
2004-11-16 12:38:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL KNNP PHUM EAID PINR IR KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5396EU/IRAN: WMD REP GIANNELLA READOUT ON TALKS, PATH
[...] (S) Summary: In a meeting to review the EU3,s efforts with Iran December 21, EU WMD Rep Annalisa Giannella said she was generally pleased with the process but questioned whether the EU-3 could achieve its goals without eventual US involvement. She said that neither the December 13 ministerial [...]
2004-12-23 14:21:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PINR IR IAEA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS758US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 2: SOUTH CAUCASUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and EUR/ERA Director Kathy Allegrone -- discussed US-EU cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the EU's COEST Troika. This cable covers the South Caucasus portion of the [...]
2004-02-23 10:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM AJ GG RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS854JANUARY 16 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 16 in Brussels, Geneva CD Ambassador Jackie Sanders and AC/ISN Director Robert Luaces led productive discussions on arms control and disarmament with the EU's global disarmament troika (CODUN). USEU Poloff Van Reidhead participated as Control Officer. Issues discus [...]
2004-02-27 11:49:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP UNGA EUN CDG USEU BRUSSELS
04RANGOON306RAZALI'S TWELFTH VISIT TO RANGOON
[...] (C) Summary: On March 5, COM met with Leon de Reidmatten (UN Special Envoy (SE) Tan Sri Razali's man in Rangoon) and got a comprehensive readout of Special Envoy Razali's twelfth visit to Rangoon. The fact that Razali came and twice met with Aung San Suu Kyi is good - as is the news that she [...]
2004-03-05 11:25:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
04RANGOON611RAZALI'S "MAN IN RANGOON" ON NATIONAL CONVENTION
[...] (C) Summary: Leon de Reidmatten (LDR),UN Special Envoy Razali's "man in Rangoon" told COM that up until May 12, NLD leaders believed that an agreement had been reached to allow the party to participate in the National Convention. Despite the NLD's May 14 announcement that they would not par [...]
2004-05-17 11:40:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM NLD
04RANGOON676ILO IN BURMA: A TREASONOUS MINION?
[...] (C) Summary: ILO's man in Rangoon briefed diplomats on ambiguous news from Burma's Supreme Court, increased forced labor reports, and the GOB's inadequate responses. All of these issues will be discussed in Geneva on June 5th in the context of the ILO's postponed timetable for a Plan of Action [...]
2004-05-27 03:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV BM ILO
04RANGOON82RUMP CEC PUTTING HOUSE IN ORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The five NLD CEC members not under house arrest continue to meet daily and are pushing the security envelope further. The CEC is "putting the house back in order" and has held meetings with NLD Chairs from all of Burma's States and Divisions. Township-level meetings have begun [...]
2004-01-16 10:11:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM NLD
04SANTODOMINGO2843DOMINICAN ELECTION # 46: ESTRELLA, WOULD-BE STAR
[...] (SBU) This is cable # 46 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ESTRELLA, WOULD-BE STAR ------------------------ Heading for third place ------------------------ In the last week before the presidential election, Reformista candidate Eduardo Estrella continues to work t [...]
2004-05-11 11:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO3358DOMINICAN TRANSITION #2: POLITICAL PARTIES RE-GROUP
[...] (SBU) This is no. 2 in our series on the transition to a new administration in the Dominican Republic. POLITICAL PARTIES RE-GROUP (SBU) Following Leonel Fernandez's sweep of the May 16 presidential election, the three major political parties are grappling with their futures -- the winning [...]
2004-06-08 17:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO4087DOMINICAN TRANSITION #7: CONGRESS CONTINUES,
[...] (SBU) This no. 7 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic: CONGRESS CONTINUES, DESPITE DISARRAY When President-elect Leonel Fernandez (PLD) takes office August 16, the present National Congress will be only halfway through its four-year [...]
2004-07-13 18:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN DR
04THEHAGUE1796NETHERLANDS/EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolMilOff met on July 16 with representatives from the Australian, Japanese and Korean Embassies in The Hague to discuss the EU's China arms embargo. Of the three, the Japanese have made the strongest approaches to the GONL on this issue. The Australians have raise [...]
2004-07-16 14:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM CH NL
05ADANA101SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-10 05:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA102SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 10, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 05:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA103SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 11, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 06:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA104SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 12, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-13 05:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA105SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 13, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-16 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA106SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 16, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-17 05:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA108SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 17, 2005
[...] BOLGE / SABAH (GUNEY): Ambassadors to Turkey representing Latin American countries were invited to a meeting at Adana's Chamber of Industry (ACI) over the weekend. Umit Ozgumus, Chairperson of the ACI, is optimistic about enhancing economic and commercial ties with Latin American countri [...]
2005-05-18 05:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA11SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7, 2005
[...] BOLGE / MILLIYET / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / ZAMAN / EKSPRES: A stormy debate has been going on in many cities (of Turkey),especially in Adana and Gaziantep (Note. The two prominent southeastern cities. End Note.),because the cities were not included within the GoT's recent contentious Incen [...]
2005-01-11 07:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA118SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 31, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / ZAMAN / BOLGE: A commercial delegation came to Adana from Holland to promote commercial ties between Holland and Turkey. The delegation paid a visit to Adana Municipality and then to Adana's Chamber of Industry (ACI). ACI Chairperson Ozgumus said that they [...]
2005-06-02 08:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA119SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 02, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / BOLGE: The heavy rainfall in two days in Ceyhan district of Adana damaged the wheat crop which would be harvested soon. This situation aggravated the hardships endured by producers who had been complaining about the low prices offered for for their produce. [...]
2005-06-03 12:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA120SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 07, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 05:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA121SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 06, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 05:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA122SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 9, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 11:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA123SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 8, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 11:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA124SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 10, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA125SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 16, 2005
[...] EKSPRES/BOLGE/SABAH(GUNEY): A group of farmers in Ceyhan district of Adana, in an attempt to protest the agricultural policies of the government, poured 2.5 tons of wheat into the Ceyhan river. Chairperson of the Ceyhan Chamber of Agriculture said that the farmers were not able to sel [...]
2005-06-17 07:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA13SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12, 2005
[...] MILLI GAZETE / EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE: Adana is going to establish its infrastructure for the inaugration of natural gas use within the city. The EPDK (Energy Market Regulatory Authority) announced yesterday that Adana is included in the list of cities that will benefit from the n [...]
2005-01-14 06:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA132SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-11 14:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA133SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 30, 2005
[...] HURRIYET/EKSPRES/SABAH(GUNEY)/ZAMAN/BOLGE: Water melon producers in Adana's Karatas district of are frustrated about not being able to sell their produce despite water melon's very low price in the market. 2. ZAMAN/BOLGE: The paper reports that despite the recent lifting o [...]
2005-07-11 14:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA134SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 11, 2005
[...] ZAMAN: A 60-person group of Syrian businessmen and senior members of Syrian chambers of commerce came to Iskenderun district of Hatay and visited "Istex 2005 Industry and Commerce Fair." The group showed interest in the industrial products section. The group also visited the stand of Alep [...]
2005-07-11 14:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA14SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18, 2005
[...] CUMHURIYET / TERCUMAN / YENI SAFAK / HURRIYET / VAKIT / TURKIYE: PM Erdogan is expected to announce good news to the farmers before the upcoming religious holiday. During his meeting with farmers and volunteers for agricultural development today, PM is expected to announce ways to r [...]
2005-01-24 14:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA141SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2005
[...] EKSPRES: CHP (Republican People's Party) Seyhan district's Women Branch Chairperson complained that few women were able to serve as candidates in last weekend's elections, which were held to nominate district delegates and candidates for the district chairpersons of CHP in Adana (se [...]
2005-07-18 10:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA142SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 14, 2005
[...] ZAMAN/RADIKAL/HURRIYET: PKK terrorists reportedly attacked an infantry unit with an RPG in the Digor district Kars at 11.40 p.m. yesterday. The rocket landed on the garden of a house a hundred meters away from the military unit. Following the explosion, the military unit reportedly retur [...]
2005-07-18 11:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA143SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 18, 2005
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM: People in Adiyaman's villages, throwing the carcasses of animals infected with brucellosis on open land, instead of burying them, are reportedly aggravating the village brucellosis epidemic. 2. EVRENSEL/OZGUR GUNDEM: The number of people contracting anthrax increa [...]
2005-07-19 06:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA145SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 20, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY)/ BOLGE: Turk Telekom (The newly privatized Turkish Communication Company) workers in Adana refused to attend work for half a day to stage a protest against the company's privatization. The workers are protesting the transfer of some Telekom services to a subcontractor comp [...]
2005-07-22 09:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA146SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 22, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY): Turk Telekom (Turkish Communication Company) workers in Antakya did not attend work for an (unspecified) length of time to stage a protest against the company's privatization. 2. SABAH (GUNEY): Valeh Haciyev, a deputy minister from Azerbaijan currently visiting th [...]
2005-07-25 07:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA157SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 14:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA158SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPEMBER 02, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 12:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA159SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 12:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA160SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 01, 2005
[...] EVRENSEL: Farmers Union and Citrus Fruit Producers in Adana formed a delegation, which will be visiting the Ministry of Agriculture in Ankara, to demand an urgent announcement of decisions about products such as citrus fruit, cotton and corn. 2. EVRENSEL: State Minister [...]
2005-09-06 12:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA161SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
[...] HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Land Survey studies and site examinations for the Organized Agricultural Zone project have been completed in Mersin's Tarsus district. REID [...]
2005-09-14 07:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA164SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
[...] BOLGE: Farmers in Adana's Ceyhan district will hold a big demonstration tomorrow to protest the agricultural policies of the GoT (see press summary 09/14). 2. BOLGE: Export volumes to Iraq over the last eight months have reportedly pleased Southeastern exporters. REID [...]
2005-09-19 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA165SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-19 15:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA166SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
[...] ZAMAN: Saban Bas, Chairperson of Adana Chamber of Commerce, said that foreign companies would take part for the first time in the third of the annual Cukurova Industry and Commerce Fair that will be held in September 26 in Adana. Bas said that 11 companies from Nahcevan (part of Azerbaij [...]
2005-09-22 09:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA168SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2005
[...] EKSPRES / (CUKUROVA): A group comprised of the senior leaders of Adana, under the leadership of Abdullah Torun, Adana deputy from AKP, and including the provincial chairperson of AKP, the Adana mayor, chairpersons of chambers and agricultural associations, held a press announcement. The [...]
2005-09-26 08:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA170SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-05 11:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA171SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2005
[...] BOLGE: A delegation of Turkish origin businessmen from Iraq, in order to foster commercial relationships, will come to Gaziantep on September 29 to visit their counterparts there. 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: Fethi Coskuntuncel, Chairperson of Adan Chamber of Commodity Exchange, [...]
2005-10-05 11:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA172SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
[...] EKSPRES / ZAMAN: According to AKP Adana Provincial Chairperson Abdullah Dogru, followers of the former prime minister and president Suleyman Demirel's agricultural policies devastated the agricultural sector in Turkey. 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA / BOLGE / EKSPRES [...]
2005-10-05 11:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA173SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3, 2005
[...] ZAMAN: Adana's 3rd Cukurova Industry and Commerce Fair ended. REID [...]
2005-10-05 13:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA174SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 10:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA177SOUTHEAST TURKEY'S ECONOMY GETTING BY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southeast's economy is not booming but it is getting by. Fuel smuggling across Van's border with Iran has taken on significant proportions. Van's business incubation center provides an example of local business succeeding at doing things on its own, without Ankara's help. [...]
2005-10-07 14:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU SY IZ ADANA
05ADANA179SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-12 11:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA180SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12, 2005
[...] ZAMAN: Saban Bas, Chairperson of Adana Chamber of Commerce, said that following the opening of negotiation talks with the EU, investment opportunities and transportation facilities in the Haci Sabanci Organized Industrial Zone (OIZ),will render Cukurova region one of the "shining stars o [...]
2005-10-12 14:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA181LETTER FROM SYRIAC CHRISTIANS IN SOUTHEAST TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-13 08:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SY TU ADANA
05ADANA182GOOD NEWS AND BAD: DIYARBAKIR'S PROTESTANTS AND ADANA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Diyarbakir's Protestant Church has been issued a license by local government offices designating its building as a "religious site facility," and expects to receive "settlement permission" soon, allowing their building to legally function as a church. At the same time, in the a [...]
2005-10-13 08:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON SY IZ TU
05ADANA183TURKEY"S WORK ON AKDAMAR ISLAND ARMENIAN HERITAGE SITE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-13 11:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AM TU
05ADANA188SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 10:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA190SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-19 06:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA191CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION CONTINUES IN TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Two Turkish Christian representatives visited AMCON Adana on October 19 to report on difficulties they have experienced in carrying out their religious practices. Guldane Migi from Adana and Huseyin Yelki from Malatya told ConOffs that they believed they had been treated prejudicially by [...]
2005-10-19 13:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA192SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-21 05:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA193SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-21 12:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA194SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 09:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA195SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 09:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA196SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 09:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA197SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 10:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA198SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTBOER 28, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 11:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM ADANA
05ADANA199DIYARBAKIR POLL SHOWS KURDISH ISSUE TURKEY'S BIGGEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent Dicle University poll found that the Diyarbakir's residents had mixed feelings about their government's lack of follow-up after PM Erdogan's August 12 speech promising the use of democratic methods to solve the "Kurdish issue." The poll confirmed that almost 90 percent [...]
2005-11-01 07:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON SY IZ ADANA
05ADANA2NEW TURKISH-SYRIAN TRADE DEAL SIGN OF BETTER THINGS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-03 07:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL SY JO IZ TU ADANA
05ADANA200SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 10:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA201SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 06:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA202SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 07, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-14 06:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA203SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 02, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-14 06:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA205HABUR GATE CLOGGED BY CONSTRUCTION IN NEAR-TERM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 13:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN MOPS MARR IZ SY TU ADANA
05ADANA207LOCAL SOUTHEAST REACTION TO SEMDINLI BOMBING INCIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 8-10 trip to the southeast, the Sirnak office of DEHAP's follow-on party, Democratic Society Party (DTP in Turkish),told AMCON Adana officers about the bombing in Hakkari province's Semdinli township allegedly perpetrated by government security forces. The GOT [...]
2005-11-18 10:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ADANA
05ADANA208DIYARBAKIR BAR PRESS RELEASE ON SEMDINLI BOMBING INCIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Diyarbakir Bar Association is one of the few credible NGO's in southeastern Turkey and its voice represents the segment of Kurdish civil society in the region which is less influenced by the PKK. Its press report, translated below, is a call to action for the GoT and an e [...]
2005-11-18 10:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ADANA
05ADANA209ADANA CLO ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Number of children attending the Office-of-Overseas-School-assisted school: 1 2. Number of children attending another school at post: 0 3. Number being home-schooled: 0 4. Number attending school away from post, receiving education allowance: [...]
2005-11-18 14:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDTU ADANA
05ADANA21SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1, 2005
[...] MILLI GAZETE: Recent discussions on how to privatize the energy distribution networks seem to focus more on transferring the shares of operational rights, rather than the method of selling the assets to private sector investors. According to authorities at the Privatization Administratio [...]
2005-02-02 11:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA213SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 14:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA214SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 14:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA215SOUTHEAST TURKEY CIVIL UNREST, CLASHES CONTINUE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 15:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER TU ADANA
05ADANA216SOUTHEAST REMAINS SKEPTICAL ABOUT GOT REFORM PROMISES AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Reaction in Turkey's heavily-Kurdish southeast to PM Erdogan's November 21 visit to Semdinli, Yuksekova and Hakkari was positive, but skepticism about the government's ability to bring the perpetrators of the Semdinli bombings to justice remains high. Erdogan did no [...]
2005-11-23 06:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ADANA217SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 07:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA220OIL EXPLORATION, IRAQI BORDER TRADE CAUGHT IN TURKISH
[...] (SBU) Summary: AMCON Adana conoff's met with Chevron and Iraqi border province regional business officials on 11/9, taking the temperature on regional attitudes about cross-border trade and energy exploration potential. Conoff's encountered frustration from multiple contacts, but a desire t [...]
2005-11-28 10:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ETRD ELTN ECON TU ADANA
05ADANA221SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 25, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-28 11:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA222CONTINUING DEVELOPMENTS IN SEMDINLI BOMBING CASE: TWO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the November 9 Semdinli bombing (reftels A and B) and the PM's subsequent visit to the region (reftel C),the parliamentary Human Rights Committee toured the region to investigate the case. Hakkari's governor was re-assigned to another province, a move he attempted to depi [...]
2005-11-30 12:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA223SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 09:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA224SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 1, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 09:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA225SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 15:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA227SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 05, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-06 14:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA228SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 07:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA229SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 08, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 13:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA23SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27, 2005
[...] ZAMAN: "The customs gate at the port of Iskenderun has been modernized by means of significant automation project", said Metin Yucedal, Chief Director of Customs at Iskenderun Customs Directorate. He spoke during a meeting and awards ceremony celebrating World Customs Day (January 26). [...]
2005-02-03 14:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA230SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 09, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 12:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA232SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 07:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA234SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13, 2005
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 13, 2005. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET: [...]
2005-12-14 09:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA235VIOLENCE IN SOUTHEAST CONTINUES, WHILE SEMDINLI SETTLES INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: As PKK-related violence continues on a broad scale throughout Turkey's southeast region, developments in the Semdinli case have settled into relatively peaceful investigative and judicial activities (see reftels). Over the past ten days, there have been investigative visits by [...]
2005-12-14 12:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA PKK
05ADANA238SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-15 09:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA239SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 07:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA24SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31, 2005
[...] YENI SAFAK: Cantemur Aslan, General Manager of SEKA (Turkish State Pulp and Paper Plant) and Atilla Osmancelebioglu, Governor of Mersin, delivered the good news that SEKA's port in the Tasucu district of Silifke in Mersin will be reopened. It had been idle for ten years. (Note: The S [...]
2005-02-04 07:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA241SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-20 12:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA242SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-20 15:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA243SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-21 10:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA26SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 3, 2005
[...] MILLIYET / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / EKSPRES: Microsoft Sales Representative Emre Teker visited the Adana Industrialists and Businessmen Association (ADSIAD),and promised to provide technical and educational support for the association's Business Development Center (ISGEM). ISGEM's pr [...]
2005-02-11 07:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA27SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2005
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM / EVRENSEL / SABAH (GUNEY): In Mersin, many people demonstrated against the decision to privatize that city's port. Protesting the privatization process, 400 members of Liman-Is (Union of Ports),Mersin Branch, carried banners reading, "We will not let the ports be sold," "Po [...]
2005-02-11 09:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA28SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2005
[...] EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE: Ayhan Barut, Branch Chairperon of th Chambr of Aricultural Engineers, state that drastical low temperatures and the frost experienced in the Cukurova region seriously damaged vegetables and fruit (especially citrus fruit) that has not been harvested yet. [...]
2005-02-15 13:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA3SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28, 2004
[...] BOLGE / TURKIYE / EKSPRES / VAKIT / MILLI GAZETE: As compared to the figures of the previous year, the exports from Turkey to the Middle East countries are breaking the records and the volume of exports has increased by 40.9 percent. Mehmet Hadra, President of the Turkish-Arab Businessmen [...]
2005-01-03 09:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA30DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH POLICE IN SIIRT
[...] (U) Per reftel (SE Turkey Press Summary 1/25/05),as many as 1000 demonstrators reportedly clashed with security officials in Siirt on January 23, 2005. Reportedly throwing stones and breaking windows, they protested what they claimed was a decision by government and municipal officials to b [...]
2005-02-17 14:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM ASEC PREL TU ADANA
05ADANA31SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 08:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA32SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 08:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA33SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2005
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM: Diyarbakir and Mardin Chambers of Commerce announced that the cotton producer subsidies are insufficient to cover the losses of the cotton producers. The weather conditions permitted the harvest of only half of the produce and the rest was sold at a loss later. Shortcomings [...]
2005-02-18 14:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA34SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2005
[...] HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / EKSPRES / BOLGE / SABAH (GUNEY): The First International Economic Cooperation Forum is to be held in Adana today. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and representatives from 400 domestic and international companies are expected to attend the two-day Forum hosted by the Adana Cha [...]
2005-02-23 07:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA35SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2005
[...] MILLIYET / EKSPRES / BOLGE / ZAMAN / TURKIYE: Adana Chamber of Commerce will open the East Mediterranean Foreign Trade Center today to foster the international relationships of Cukurova Region's SMEs. Among the undertakings of the Center are providing advisory services to the SMEs with r [...]
2005-02-23 08:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA37TURKEY'S 2004 TRADE WITH IRAQ SURPASSES 2003 LEVELS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 12:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL ENRG IZ TU ADANA
05ADANA38SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 13:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA
05ADANA39SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2005
[...] HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Ali Ihsan Mutlu, Director of the Gaziantep's Authority for Developing and Supporting SMEs, announced that the Authority granted 1 million new Turkish lira ($770,000) to SMEs in 2004 to facilitate their harmonization with EU regulations through increasing productivit [...]
2005-02-25 09:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA4SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30, 2004
[...] VAKIT / EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): The EU has accepted the application of the Adana Chamber of Commerce for a project named "Integrated Foreign Trade and Exchange Course" that is worth 80.000 euros. The project aims to educate and enhance the qualifications of foreign [...]
2005-01-03 10:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA40SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2005
[...] HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / YENI SAFAK / SABAH (GUNEY): Turkey's Aleppo Consul in Syria, Hulusi Kilic, Syria's Gaziantep Consul in Turkey, Bahjat Doughman, and the U.S.'s Adana Consul W. Scott Reid are going to attend the opening ceremony of the third of the five-day GAPSHOES fair which is orga [...]
2005-02-25 09:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA41TURKISH CONGLOMERATE AND TRADE GROUPS WEIGHING SYRIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and guidance request: AMCON Adana in the last three weeks has engaged with a large Turkish conglomerate and a regional trade group whose members are considering investment in Syria, primarily Aleppo, to familiarize the parties with the U.S. sanctions against Syria. So far no la [...]
2005-02-25 15:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ETTC ELAB SY TU ADANA
05ADANA42SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY): Chambers of Commerce, Chambers of Industry and Commodity Exchanges will hold Assembly elections around Turkey between March 1 and 3. Locally, the Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Industry election will be March 3, and the Gaziantep Commodity Exchange election Ma [...]
2005-03-01 07:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA45SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3-4, 2005
[...] RADIKAL: According to Radikal, the BTC (Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan Pipeline) project agreement stipulated that crude oil should begin to flow into tanks in Ceyhan (in Adana province) on May 10, 2005. Turkey is currently experiencing a delay in the construction of its section of the pipelin [...]
2005-03-08 14:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA46SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6-7, 2005
[...] BOLGE / SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / MILLIYET: Israel's Ambassador to Turkey expressed his country's wishes to carry out investments in Adana province. During his visit to the Adana Chamber of Industry (ACI),Ambassador Avivi announced that Israeli businessmen support ACI's efforts, ongoi [...]
2005-03-08 14:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA47SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-09 06:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA49SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14, 2005
[...] BOLGE: The volume of transactions in Adana Commodity Exchange has reached a record-breaking figure of 1,712,592,491,425,944 Turkish lira ($1,3 billion) in 2004. This increase over 2003's figures is attributed to an abundance of products and price increases since last year. REID [...]
2005-03-15 13:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA5SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FOR JANUARY 3, 2005
[...] EVRENSEL: Cotton prices have sharply fallen since last year. The farmers could not harvest the cotton on the fields due to the high costs of fuel oil they need for trucking. Although the cotton produced in Diyarbakir is the highest quality cotton in world markets, the Assembly Presid [...]
2005-01-05 06:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA50SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY): The producers of the Cukurova Plain have been producing organically cultivated lettuce and exporting some of the produce to EU countries. The lettuce is either being consumed in supermarkets and fast food chains in Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara, or is being made into salads in [...]
2005-03-15 14:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA51COMMERCIAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO U.S. MILITARY IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-17 08:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD MARR MOPS IZ JO TU ADANA
05ADANA55SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-18 13:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA59SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 13:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA60SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 14:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA61SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24, 2005
[...] ZAMAN / BOLGE: Celik-Is (Steel Union),discontent with contract negotiations, decided to go on a stike at the Iskenderun Iron and Steel Factory in Hatay on May 2. REID [...]
2005-03-25 08:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA62SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-25 11:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA64SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-01 06:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA65SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-01 06:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA66SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29,2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Suleyman Onatca, Chairperson of the Adana Industrialists and Businessmen Association, announced that his visits with Syrian and Jordanian authorities last week were very fruitful in terms of economic relations. Onatca said that his vi [...]
2005-04-01 06:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA67SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-01 14:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA69SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3-4, 2005
[...] EKSPRES / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Hulusi Kilic, Turkey's consul in Aleppo, Syria, paid a visit to Ali Kavak, Chairperson of the Antakya Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Kilic congratulated Kavak for being re-elected to office. Ambassador Kilic stated that the volume of exports to Syria has [...]
2005-04-05 16:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA70SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1, 2005
[...] ZAMAN / EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: Moldovan Ambassador to Ankara, Victor Tvircun, paid a visit to Cahit Kirac, Adana Governor; Aytac Durak, Mayor of Adana; and Umit Ozgumus, Chairperson of the Adana Chamber of Industry (ACI). Tvircun drew attention to the trade and investment [...]
2005-04-05 16:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA72SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY): MUSIAD (Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association) Executive Board members and Mehmet Aygun, MUSIAD Adana Branch Chairperson, paid visits to the Chairperson of the Adana Chamber of Commerce and Adana Chamber of Industry. Aygun called on the deputies, bureaucrats [...]
2005-04-07 09:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA73SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-07 09:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA74SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-08 07:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA75SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-08 12:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA76SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-08 13:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA77SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-12 06:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA8SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4, 2005
[...] MILLIYET / EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE: Umit Ozgumus, President of the Adana Chamber of Industry, is going to meet President Erdogan for the second time on January 5, and will mainly discuss the new Incentive Law. Umit Ozgumus, who is selected as the representative of the East Mediterrane [...]
2005-01-07 09:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA81SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18-19, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-20 08:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA82SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20, 2005
[...] ZAMAN / CUMHURIYET / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): As Mersin emerges as a center for fuel-oil smuggling, the Investigation Commission of the Turkish Parliament has launched a probe into the matter. The (Turkish) state's losses from a variety of smuggling methods reportedly reached three billi [...]
2005-04-21 06:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA86SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-26 07:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA87SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25-26, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-27 08:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA9SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5, 2005
[...] ZAMAN / CUMHURIYET / SABAH (GUNEY): PM Erdogan was not able to resist the demands of MPs on the Incentive Law. Erdogan announced that the scope of the Incentive Law will be expanded and thirteen more cities will be included in the new system. PM Erdogan further added that MPs s [...]
2005-01-07 12:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA91SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27, 2005
[...] ZAMAN / EKSPRES / BOLGE: Chairman of Adana's Chamber of Commerce Saban Bas said that Adana's target for exports in 2005 is 2 billion dollars. REID [...]
2005-04-29 05:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA93SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28-29, 2005
[...] ZAMAN / EKSPRES / BOLGE: Ali Kavak, Chairman of the Antakya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated that Turkish investors, attracted by the lower costs of investment inputs such as labor and electricity, have recently been seeking investment opportunities in Syria. 2. SAB [...]
2005-04-29 13:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA94SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 02, 2005
[...] HURRIYET / YENI SAFAK: The conditions of the sale of 51 percent of TUPRAS (Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation) have been settled. The buyer will reportedly have to pay half of the price immediately and will have the option to pay the other half in two years with a 7 percent [...]
2005-05-03 05:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 03, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-05 13:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA97SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 05, 2005
[...] EVRENSEL: A Gaziantep University study revealed that Gaziantep province's unemployment figures were higher than the nationwide average. The study says Gaziantep has a 20.3 percent unemployment rate whereas the nationwide unemployment figure is reported to be as 13.8. REID [...]
2005-05-06 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA99SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 06, 2005
[...] RADIKAL / SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / ZAMAN / BOLGE: Umit Ozgumus, Chairperson of the Adana Chamber of Commerce, announced that financial losses incurred by industrialists due to frequent blackouts and electricity power failures might be remedied if the industrialists opened legal actio [...]
2005-05-09 05:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ANKARA1883SOUTHEAST TURKEY: IRF ISSUES IN MALATYA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with a member of the Protestant community in Malatya on March 22 to discuss religious freedom issues. According to British national Angus Reid (please strictly protect),a small group of worshipers are meeting in private homes and are not being prevented by authoritie [...]
2005-04-01 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2317ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-23 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3410ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6540CONSULATE ADANA TRAVELS TO TUNCELI AND ELAZIG
[...] Classified by AmCon Adana Principal Officer Walter S. Reid, E.O. 12958, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 3. (C) Summary: Officers from Consulate Adana traveled to Tunceli and Elazig provinces October 25 and 26 to discuss PKK movements and human right [...]
2005-11-02 09:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TU
05ANKARA6670ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-11 06:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ATHENS341COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Blake Reid to conduct air carrier inspections at the Athens International Airport from Feb 22 through 25 2005. Control Officer for the visit will be TSA Rep, Ray Montgomery, who can be reached during office hours at 30-210 [...]
2005-02-02 10:36:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS CTRYCLR
05BANGKOK2946COUNTRY CLEARANCE: INR ANALYST REID DAUGHERITY
[...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Reid Daugherity, INR Analyst, from May 2 - May 13, 2005 to participate in the 2005 COBRA GOLD Exercise. 2. (U) Post has made a reservation for Mr. Daugherity at the Amari Airport Hotel the night of May 2. Confirmation number is 9948742. [...]
2005-05-02 09:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL OTRA ACOA MOPS TH
05BRUSSELS2202MAY 22 COASI WORKING DINNER ON SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: On May 22, EAP A/S Chris Hill participated in a COASI working dinner on Southeast Asia with EU representatives from the Luxembourg European Presidency, the European Commission, the European Council, and the incoming UK EU Presidency. The participants discussed North Korea, in add [...]
2005-06-08 16:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2203A/S HILL LAUNCHES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON EAST ASIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 23-24 in Brussels, EAP A/S Christopher Hill led an interagency delegation, including representatives from State, NSC, OSD, JCS, and the intelligence community, in a meeting with EU Troika officials to launch the U.S.-Europe Strategic Dialogue on East Asia. A/S Hill also met [...]
2005-06-08 16:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2455ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH AND FRENCH DIRECTOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a June 21 meeting in Brussels, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and French MFA Middle East/North Africa Director Jean-Francois Thibault welcomed the excellent U.S.-France cooperation on Lebanon and agreed that close coordination would remain critical as the new governmen [...]
2005-06-27 14:20:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PTER SY XF LE FR USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS25EU/ARMS EXPORTS/CHINA: 2003 REPORT SHOWS INCREASED
[...] On December 21 the EU released its 6th Annual Report on the Code of Conduct for arms exports, covering CY 2003. The report, compiled each year by the COARM (conventional arms exports) working group of Member State licensing authorities, covers the value and quantity of export licenses issued [...]
2005-01-04 11:33:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PARM ETTC PREL CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS283EU/CHINA ARMS: TEXT OF DRAFT EU "TOOLBOX" FOR
[...] (S) Poloff was given a confidential EU reporting cable containing the current draft of the not-yet-agreed EU "Toolbox" for post-embargo countries. Full text of the draft is in para 2. Council and Member State contacts report that the French are close to agreement on this draft, which has alr [...]
2005-01-21 17:26:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETETTC PARM PREL CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS358SOLANA'S REMARKS ON IRAQI ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Recent press reports that EU High Rep Solana predicted "disaster" if Iraqi Sunnis don't vote were inaccurate, we were assured by two reliable sources. Instead, we were told Solana said the exclusion of Sunnis from the political process following the vote would be a disaster, an [...]
2005-01-26 15:51:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05ISTANBUL1957CDA ADDRESSES ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE/APPEAL OF
[...] (U) Summary: he Ecumenical Patriarchate and Rabbi Arthur Schnier's Appeal of Conscience Foundation hosted a cnference in Istanbul November 7-9, bringing togethr religious and other leaders from the Balkans, Cntrl sia nd th Cacasus, as well as Greece' Mnste o Edcaion and Religious Affairs, [...]
2005-11-15 15:55:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU
05KINGSTON1196JAMAICA 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION - DEMARCHE
[...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Esmond Reid, a trade specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on April 29. Reid stated that a Patent Act that would address the problems identified by the Special 301 report has gone through several drafts, and is curre [...]
2005-05-06 20:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR JM
05KINGSTON1676 WTO DEMARCHE ON SWISS FORMULA BENEFITS FOR
[...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff met with Esmond Reid and Richard Brown of the International and Economic Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on July 5, 2005 to convey reftel demarche on the Swiss formula benefits for the Caribbean. He left the talking points and su [...]
2005-07-08 12:48:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV JM
05LAGOS1420BASIC FOOD PRICES RISE CONSIDERABLY IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRICES OF BASIC FOOD ITEMS HAVE RISEN CONSIDERABLY IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS. CORN, SORGHUM, MILLET AND COWPEA PRICES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED DURING THE PAST YEAR. LOCAL SOURCES ATTRIBUTE THE SPIRAL TO A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, NAMELY: (A) LOW PRODUCTIVITY AND UNATTRACTIVE PRIC [...]
2005-09-14 07:00:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PGOV NI AME
05OTTAWA1371PARLIAMENTARY MELTDOWN WHILE THE SHARKS CIRCLE
[...] (C) Summary: The Conservatives continue to press the Liberals to allow a vote in the House of Commons that would let them attempt to bring down the government, but the Liberal leadership has thus far skillfully maneuvered around the circling sharks. Speaker Milliken announced today that the [...]
2005-05-06 13:42:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA PGOV NDP
05OTTAWA587Proposed law would ban trans-fats in Canada
[...] A law proposed by Canada's social democratic party, the NDP, would amend Canada's Food and Drug Act to prohibit content of more than 2 grams of trans-fatty acids per 100 grams of oil or fat in foodstuffs. This proposed law, would take Canada down the same path as Denmark, which in March 2003, [...]
2005-02-25 14:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR TBIO CA NDP
05OTTAWA860 CANADIAN CONSERVATIVES HIT A DOUBLE AT CONVENTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Conservative Party of Canada held its biennial convention in Montreal March 17 to 19. It was the party's first policy and leadership review convention since the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties in December 2003. On issues such as aborti [...]
2005-03-22 21:17:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI CA
05PARIS364EU-CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: LATEST FRENCH THINKING
[...] (C) Following recent EU discussions on lifting the EU arms embargo on China (ref C),we spoke with Jacques Maillard, MFA DAS-equivalent for export controls, with respect to French thinking on this issue. Maillard said that the EU had already decided in December to lift the arms embargo by the [...]
2005-01-20 11:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR ETTC PREL FR EUN
05PARIS4816MEDIA REACTION REPORT - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-11 11:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS8034OECD REPORTING: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE
[...] As a member of the Task Force that drafted the new EPOC Strategic Vision, the U.S. is a strong proponent of the Vision and successfully negotiated further refinements. The purpose of the Vision is to guide environmental work of the Committee over the next 5-10 years; to promote the implementat [...]
2005-11-28 08:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD
05PRAGUE1608CZECH RESPONSES TO OECD SECGEN SELECTION, ACTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoff met November 10 with Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations Deputy Director Pavel Klima to deliver reftel A and B demarches. Klima said that during the July 21 Polish state visit, the Prime Minister signaled GOCR support former Po [...]
2005-11-10 18:07:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EZ EINV
05PRAGUE1686CZECH REPUBLIC'S MACROECONOMIC FAIRYTALE AND MIXED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is enjoying unprecedented GDP growth (5.1 percent in 2Q 2005),doubling of foreign direct investment from 2004 to 2005 (to USD 10 billion),the first trade surplus since the country's birth (USD 2 billion or 1.7 percent of GDP) and a possible budget surplus. On [...]
2005-12-06 15:12:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EZ PGOV
05PRETORIA205 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 14 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 [...]
2005-01-14 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05QUEBEC26QUEBEC: PREMIER CHAREST ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET
[...] With security breaches at Hydro Quebec installations dominating the media and popular support for his government a record low of 17 percent, embattled Quebec Premier Charest announced a long awaited Cabinet reshuffle. Given the outcry over security at Hydro Quebec, it is no surprise that both [...]
2005-02-18 19:20:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR ETRD CA
05QUEBEC38QUEBEC STUDENT STRIKES HEAT UP
[...] The student movement in Quebec against cuts in education funding was background noise just a few days ago but is now front and center as student action gains support across the province. Close to 200,000 students - from secondary school through university - voted in favor of unlimited strikes. [...]
2005-03-24 22:33:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON CA
05SANAA1833DPM SOFAN ON CORRUPTION, USDA FOOD AID, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Ahmed Sofan, on July 2 to discuss USDA food aid program implementation, corruption, and Yemen's Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold plans. Sofan agreed with the DCM [...]
2005-07-06 08:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN EAID YM COM
05TAIPEI3763MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN,
[...] Summary: The coverage of major Chinese-language Taipei dailies September 9 focused on the delayed inauguration of Taiwan's first high-speed railway, local politics, and cross-Strait issues. Both pro- independence newspapers "Taiwan Daily" and "Liberty Times" carried reports on their front and [...]
2005-09-09 09:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1983HONDURAN "PACTO POLITICO" SPONSORED BY UNDP
[...] (SBU) On September 5, EconChief attended the very public disintegration of the 2005 &Political Pact8 during its planned rollout. The document, based on a similar Pact from 2001, was intended to serve as a blueprint for the political transition following the November 27, 2005 presidential elec [...]
2005-09-26 23:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN ELAB EAGR PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA774HONDURAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ON MINING: SLOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs and USAIDOffs met with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Patricia Panting, on April 6 to discuss mining issues, specifically a ban that has been in place since June 2004 on the granting of any new mining concessions in Honduras. Minister Panting defende [...]
2005-04-12 18:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN SENV EINV ECON PGOV HO
05TELAVIV1061Israel: Economy Grows 4.3% in 2004
[...] (U) On February 14, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published updated 2004 figures showing growth of 4.3% for the year, a significant improvement over growth of 1.3% in 2003. This compares well with 3.6% average growth in the OECD during the year. Israeli GDP per capita increased by 2 [...]
2005-02-22 13:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1730SHARON CAUTIONS CODEL REID ON PROVIDING DIRECT
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon emphasized to Codel Reid March 21 that ensuring Israel's security against terrorism is his primary objective, although he is optimistic about the opportunities created by Arafat's death and the new Palestinian leadership. Codel Reid and Sharon discussed how [...]
2005-03-22 16:12:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALOREP PGOV PTER KWBG MNUC IS IR SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV1731SHIMON PERES TELLS CODEL REID TO LOOK AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on March 20, Codel Reid and Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres discussed the economic future of Israel and post-disengagement Gaza, the U.S. position on Syria and Iran, the impact of the separation barrier on the lives of Palestinians, the run-up to the budget vote in [...]
2005-03-22 16:55:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIR IS MNUC OREP PGOV PREF PTER SY GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV3991TAX PLAN APPROVED BY THE GOI
[...] (C) Summary. The GOI approved a multi-year tax plan on June 5, prepared by the tax authority and the State Revenues Administration of the Ministry of Finance. The plan focuses on enabling Israel to become a more attractive and competitive location for investors while reducing income tax rat [...]
2005-06-24 14:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05WARSAW2598ENGAGING THE IRAQ COALITION: NO CHANGE IN POLISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland plans to reduce its military contingent in Iraq by roughly 300 for its fifth rotation that will begin in mid-July 2005, leaving approximately 1,400 Polish troops in the Multinational Division Center South (MND-CS). These troops will increasingly focus on training missions [...]
2005-06-17 13:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL IZ PL
05WELLINGTON860NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON INFANT FORMULA STANDARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-03 22:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD NZ FDA
06ADANA1SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA10HUMAN RIGHTS PROTEST IN ADANA
[...] (U) The Adana Chapter of Turkey's Human Rights Association lead a protest at the US Consuate in Adana on Friday, January 20, 2006 at 12:15 pm. There were aproximately 40 attendees and the protest lasted twenty minutes. A representative made a statement protesting the conditions of the prison [...]
2006-01-23 06:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA101SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 05, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 08:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA102SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 08, 2006
[...] One of the attorneys told the daily that the pressure on the court could be intensified in the coming days, since the court did not release the defendants. EVRENSEL / OZGUR GUNDEM: The dailies criticized PM Erdogan for saying nothing about resolving the Kurdish issue during his visi [...]
2006-05-09 05:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA105SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 05:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA106SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 10, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 05:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 05:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA109SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 05:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA110SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 11:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA112TURKEY: FORMER PRESIDENT SULEYMAN DEMIRAL STUMPS IN ADANA
[...] (SBU) In a May 16 keynote speech to kick off his stump around the region, center-right octogenarian former President Suleyman Demirel sung the praises of the Turkish secular state. Speaking for over one hour at Cukurova University before an audience of more than 500 people (approximately 25 pe [...]
2006-05-18 09:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CASC PREL TU
06ADANA118SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 23, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 06:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA124SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 24 MAY 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 11:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA125SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FORMAY 25, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 11:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA126SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 28-29-30, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 11:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA127SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 26, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 11:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA128TURKEY: SOUTHEAST'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's textile industry continues to face difficulties in dealing with rapidly growing global competition, particularly from China and India. Textile industry leaders in Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep and Adana recently told us that the textile industry in Turkey's southeast continu [...]
2006-05-30 12:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL TU SY IZ
06ADANA129SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 31, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 05:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA13SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA130SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 01, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 05:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA131TURKEY: SOUTHEAST TURKEY POLITICAL FIGURE BIOGRAPHIES
[...] (U) EFKAN ALA, DIYARBAKIR GOVERNOR Efkan Ala was born in Erzurum in 1965, graduated from the Political Science Faculty of Istanbul University, and did his bachelor's degree in Economics. Ala lived in England in order to develop his language skills and carry out studies on Governing Systems. [...]
2006-06-05 13:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA132SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 5 JUNE 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 05:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA133TURKEY: SATURDAY BOMBING IN MERSIN
[...] (U) One police officer and twelve civilians were wounded by a bomb which exploded at 11:40 am on Saturday, June 3, 2006, in downtown Mersin. The bomb reportedly was planted in a black plastic bag. Some press accounts attribute the detonation to a remote control device. No American citizens w [...]
2006-06-06 06:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC TU
06ADANA134SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 06, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 05:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA135SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 07, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 10:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA136SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 09, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 06:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA137SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 08, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 06:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA138SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 12, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. RADIKAL / EVREN [...]
2006-06-13 10:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA139SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 13:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA14SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA140SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 11:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA142TURKEY: IRAQI INTERNATIONAL FAIR IN GAZIANTEP
[...] (U) Summary: The first Iraqi International Fair was held in Gaziantep on June 7-11, with the goal of increasing economic and trade relations between Turkey and Iraq, as well as among other countries in the region. With high-level business and government participation from Turkey, Iraq and othe [...]
2006-06-15 11:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL PHUM CASC TU SY IZ
06ADANA143TURKEY: W/W VISIT OZEL, CENGIZ; MELISSA
[...] (SBU) Information for CA Only: Mr. Ozel spent considerable time during the welfare and where abouts visit talking about his family situation. He volunteered that he receives disability checks form the U.S. and that previously his wife helped to support the family with various jobs, which incl [...]
2006-06-16 11:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KOCI TU
06ADANA144TURKEY: ATTEMPTED BOMING IN TARSUS
[...] (SBU) The Anti-Terror Branch of the Turkish National Police reported, to Consulate Adana's SD Supervisor, that the police had a tip regarding Turkish citizen Fahrettin Kocakaya (born in Diyarbakir in 1987). They were following him when he came to Tarsus and attempted to enter the Sub-Governo [...]
2006-06-16 12:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC TU
06ADANA145TURKEY: OPPOSITION IN ADANA HOPING FOR EARLY ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city, local opposition leaders are pushing for an early national election to prevent the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-controlled parliament from choosing the next Turkish President. To do so, they hope to stoke fears of an "Islamic threa [...]
2006-06-19 10:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA146SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 12:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA147SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 12:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA148COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DEAL
[...] U.S. Consulate Adana grants country clearance to Representatives Nathan Deal, Charlie Norwood, Michael Burgess, Gene Greene; Staffers Chris Riley, Todd Smith, Lodriguez Murray, Brandon Clark; as well as U.S. Army Escort Major Patrick Lewis and Attending Physician Dr. Mark Corrairie who will vi [...]
2006-06-21 13:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
06ADANA149SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 21, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-22 05:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA15SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA150SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 23, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 12:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA151SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 12:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA153SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 28, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 05:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA155TURKEY: CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION AT HABUR GATE SLOWS FUEL
[...] (U) On June 28 the flow of fuel trucks across Habur Border Gate was drastically reduced in both directions for nearly one day as a result of the arrest of 30 officials at the gate, allegedly for irregular handling of petroleum products. The press reported that the Silopi Prosecutor stopped tra [...]
2006-06-30 05:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON CASC TU
06ADANA156SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 3, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 05:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA157SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 06, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 12:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA159SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 07, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 09:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA16SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA160SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 10, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 13:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA161SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 09:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA162SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 09:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA163SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 11:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA164SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-14 13:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA165SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 08:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA166SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 08:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA167SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 08:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA168SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 12:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA169SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 12:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA17SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA170SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 12:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA171SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 18, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 09:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA172SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 12:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA174SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 12:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA176SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 09:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA177SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 10:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA178SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 08, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 09:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA179SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 06:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA180SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 09, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 09:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA182SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 05:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA184SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 06:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA187SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 09:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA188SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 06:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA189SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 12:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA190SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 06:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA199SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 07:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA2SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA20SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30,2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 10:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA23SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 06:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA24SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 12:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA25SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 02, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 12:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA26SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 07, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 07:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA27CHRISTIANS FACE STRONG INTOLERANCE IN ADANA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Adana Christians are disturbed by the recent beating of a local Christian man, but do not consider the incident out of the ordinary for Christians in the Turkey's eastern Mediterranean (Adana, Mersin, Gaziantep) region. Police behavior toward Christians in Adana has improved i [...]
2006-02-08 09:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC
06ADANA28US AVIAN INFLUENZA TEAM VISITS VAN IN EASTERN TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. interagency Avian Influenza (AI) team traveled to Van, Turkey on January 22 for talks with local officials. The team met with the Acting Governor and the Deputy Governor, who heads up the province's interagency AI crisis management center. The team then split into two [...]
2006-02-08 11:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU PGOV TU ADANA
06ADANA29ADANA AKP CHAIRMAN ENGAGES CONSTRUCTIVELY ON SENSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Adana AKP Chairman Abdullah Dogru constructively engaged us on a number of sensitive issues in Turkey-US relations. He was confident that the AKP would remain in power in the upcoming elections and would find a lasting solution to the Kurdish issue within the next five years. D [...]
2006-02-09 09:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA3SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA30SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 08, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 06:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA31SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 09, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 06:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA33TURKEY - SE TURKEY UNSETTLED BY LARGE PEACEFUL PROTESTS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 11:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA34SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 06:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA35SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 06:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA36SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 07:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA37SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 12:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA38SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-22 10:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA39SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-22 10:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA4SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA40TURKEY: PROTESTS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF OCALAN CAPTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As in past years, protest activities marking the anniversary of the February 15, 1999 capture in Kenya of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan and his subsequent transport to Turkey by Turkish authorities, occurred throughout southeast Turkey. This year's protests lasted one week, instea [...]
2006-02-22 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER TU ADANA
06ADANA42TURKEY: SOME ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMERGING IN EASTERN MED ZONE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The adaptability of the business community along Turkey's eastern Mediterranean coast to new opportunities created by the changes and growth in Turkey's economy contrasts with the rest of the region's traditional agricultural and industrial communities. These coastal businesses [...]
2006-02-23 10:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN TU ADANA
06ADANA43SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 10:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA44SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28- MARCH 1,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 12:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA46SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 09:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA49TURKEY: AMBASSADOR WILSON VISITS GAZIANTEP AND ADANA IN SE
[...] (SBU) During a March 5-8 trip to Gaziantep and Adana, Ambassador Wilson met with local government leaders, business groups, academics, journalists, civic leaders, as well as U.S. Air Force personnel at Incirilik Air Base. He also participated in numerous outreach activities, including a visit [...]
2006-03-15 06:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON TU ADANA
06ADANA5SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA50SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 09:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA51SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 20 MARCH, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 07:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA53SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 17, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. ZAMAN: A bomb [...]
2006-03-21 07:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA54SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 11:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA55SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 07:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA56TURKEY: PRIVATE BROADCASTERS BEGIN KURDISH LANGUAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three private, local stations began Kurdish-language broadcasts in Turkey's southeast on March 23. The landmark broadcasts mark the end of nearly four years of obstructionism by GOT broadcasting authorities. Though strapped with severe restrictions on air time and Turkish-langu [...]
2006-03-24 14:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA57TURKEY: NEWROS CELEBRATIONS QUIET IN SE TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Participation in this year's March 23 Newroz celebrations was generally lower than in past years throughout Turkey's southeast. The celebrations were generally peaceful with comparatively few instances of violence reported. Our contacts in the region, as well as media reports, said that [...]
2006-03-24 15:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA58SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 05:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA59SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 14:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA6SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA60TURKEY: VIOLENT CIVIL UNREST IN SE AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN
[...] (U) Summary: March 28 funeral ceremonies for PKK killed by security forces turned violent around southeastern Turkey, including in Diyarbakir, Adana, Batman and Siirt, when large crowds, waving PKK flags and shouting pro-Ocalan slogans, confronted security forces with Molotov cocktails and sto [...]
2006-03-29 13:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA62TURKEY: NEWROS CELEBRATIONS QUIET IN SE TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Participation in this year's March 23 Newroz celebrations was generally lower than in past years throughout Turkey's southeast. The celebrations were generally peaceful with comparatively few instances of violence reported. Our contacts in the region, as well as media reports, said that [...]
2006-03-30 06:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU
06ADANA63SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 29 MARCH, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 09:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA64TURKEY: UNEASY CALM SHATTERED ON THE THIRD DAY OF FUNERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A temporary, uneasy calm was shattered at approximately 3:30 p.m. local time on March 30 when renewed violence erupted between funeral mourners and security forces in Diyarbakir (reftel). Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir had earlier called on both sides to cease the violence. L [...]
2006-03-30 16:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA65SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 09:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA66TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR'S MARCH 30
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 14:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA67TURKEY: CIVIL UNREST CONTINUES IN SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: A tense mood continued to prevail in Diyarbakir on March 31, the fourth day of violent civil unrest sparked by anger over the recent deaths of PKK guerrillas. With the March 31 police shooting death of yet another victim, a young child in Batman, the death toll across the southe [...]
2006-03-31 16:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA68TURKEY: TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH WHILE UNREST SPREADS THROUGHOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Violent civil unrest abated in Diyarbakir and Batman over the April 1-2 weekend, but picked up elsewhere in southeast Turkey. The press reported that demonstrators in Kiziltepe set fire to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) provincial offices and two banks, while po [...]
2006-04-03 13:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA69POLICE SHOOTING OUTSIDE US CONSULATE ADANA
[...] (SBU) On Sunday, April 2, 2006 at 10:40 am an altercation occurred between a TNP police member on duty at the US Consulate in Adana and his Supervisor. The Supervisor has been working at the Consulate for approximately four years and the other policeman only six weeks. The two policemen have [...]
2006-04-04 09:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TU
06ADANA71TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR'S MARCH 30 STATEMENT
[...] (U) Post's iniformal translation of Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir's March 30 statement before protestors follows. 2. (U) Begin translation: Dear Press Members, Respectable People of Diyarbakir, The events that have occurred in the past one week in the region and in the past two days [...]
2006-04-04 09:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA72TURKEY: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES BUT UNREST AND TENSIONS SPREAD
[...] (SBU) Civil unrest in Turkey's southeast (reftels) has subsided, though problems continue throughout the region. While no new deaths were reported on April 4, security forces continue to detain and arrest protestors, and tensions remain high in many southeast towns that have been affected over [...]
2006-04-04 13:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA73SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA74SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA75SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-10 09:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA76TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKLEY TERROR FINANCE CENTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]
2006-04-10 13:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADANA77TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKELY TERROR FINANCE CENTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]
2006-04-12 05:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADANA78SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 06:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA79SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 07:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA81SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 06:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA82TURKEY: PKK-RELATED VIOLENCE IN THE SE , AND ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: PKK-related violence continues throughout Turkey's southeast. Meanwhile, though civil unrest in cities throughout the southeast has abated, tensions remain high amid allegations of torture by security forces. End Summary PKK-related Violence Picks Up ---------------------- [...]
2006-04-13 13:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA84SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 10:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA85SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 10:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA86SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 10:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA87SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 24, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. BOLGE / OZGUR G [...]
2006-04-25 06:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA88SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 05:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA89SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 05:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA9OCALAN APPEAL STILL STRONG IN SE
[...] (SBU) On January 18 a Turkish court confined imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan to his cell on Imrali Island for 20 days, and stipulated that his lawyers would not be able to see him during that period, according to our contacts and press reports. The government charged that, during Decembe [...]
2006-01-20 11:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA PKK
06ADANA90SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 05:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA91SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 05:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA92SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 10:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA93SOUTHEAST TURKEY: MINORS INDICTED, KURDISH LANGUAGE UNDER
[...] (SBU) Our contact at the Diyarbakir Bar Association told us that 5 of the 57 minors remaining in custody after the recent civil unrest in Diyarbakir (reftel) were released on April 25, leaving 52 minors in prison. According to the press, the Children's Branch of the Prosecutor's office has pr [...]
2006-04-27 14:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 13:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA97SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 01, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 06:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA98SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 05:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA99SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 4, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 05:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06AITTAIPEI3896MEDIA REACTION: APEC, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (November 18-20) focused on two issues: A traffic accident on Saturday that injured Taichung Mayor Jason Hu and especially his wife, who was still in critical condition as of November 20; and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's decision on Friday to donate NT$15 million [US$46 [...]
2006-11-20 08:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06ALMATY2419 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings' arrival on June 26 coincided with the EXBS Program office's first day at the Embassy Branch Office in Astana. Mr. Cummings will provide support to the office until mid-July, at which time a second TDY advisor is expected to arrive to assist the office through [...]
2006-07-08 01:01:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ANKARA1042TURKEY: CONCERN OVER U.S. POLICY UNDERMINES
[...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey, many of our interlocutors expressed concerns about the recent Danish cartoon issue and U.S. Middle East policy. Even our more moderate contacts who tend to b [...]
2006-03-02 10:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA1346ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1353SOUTHEAST TURKEY'S ALEVI COMMUNITY UPDATE
[...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Southeast Turkey's Alevi population is deeply alienated by perceived Sunni attempts to change Turkey's secular identity and is asserting its concerns more widely, including in EU institutions, and seeking to establish a higher p [...]
2006-03-14 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
06ANKARA2387TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR SYRIACS THREATENED, LOCAL IMAMS
[...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: A group of men recently entered the compound of Diyarbakir,s ancient Syriac Christian Church and uttered threats and insults at the Syriac members. Despite requests from the Syriacs and other residents in the neighborhood of the [...]
2006-05-02 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA2388FEARS OF CONTINUED UNREST HIGH THROUGHOUT TURKEY'S
[...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Expectations of continued unrest remain high in Diyarbakir throughout Turkey's southeast. Many believe the PKK was able to exploit latent tensions building over the past few years and benefited from the recent unrest. Most Kurdi [...]
2006-05-02 08:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA2981TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: A POLITICAL PRIMER
[...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey's southeast encompasses 23 provinces stretching from Gaziantep in the west to Kars in the north and Hakkari in the far southeast. This region includes most of Turkey's Iranian and Syrian borders and its entire Iraqi border [...]
2006-05-25 06:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TU
06ANKARA409GOT HANDLING OF SEMDINLI CASE DEEPENS CYNICISM IN
[...] (C) Summary: A Hakkari court released the jandarma sergeant accused of killing a person when he fired on a demonstrating crowd following the Semdinli bombing, and decided to separate his case from the cases of the two jandarma sergeants and one informant accused of the bombing that triggered t [...]
2006-02-02 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
06ANKARA500ATTACK BY ANTI-CHRISTIAN ASSAILANTS
[...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: AMCON ADANA PO on February 2 discussed a January 8 attack by anti-Christian assailants against Turkish Protestant pastor Kamil Kiroglu. Kiroglu confirmed the accounts of his attack first reported on the COMPASS news website (co [...]
2006-02-07 12:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC TU
06BAGHDAD3036KRG TELLS UNCHR THEY OPPOSE MAKHMOUR INTEGRATION
[...] (C) Summary: UNHCR-Iraq officials Burgi Englbrecht and Charlie Lynch met August 6-8 with KRG officials and residents of the Makhmour refugee camp. According to Englebrecht and Lynch, KRG Deputy Prime Minister Omar Fattah Hussayn, KRG Minister of Interior Osman Haji Mahmud, and Chief of Staff [...]
2006-08-21 08:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM UNHCR IZ TU
06BAGHDAD611IRAQ ENERGY UPDATE -- THE INADEQUACY OF MUDDLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fuel supplies are very low across the country and are critically so in Baghdad. Imports of refined products and domestically produced fuels both dropped during the first two months of 2006. Turkey and Iraq have come to agreement on arrears payments and, in time, the resumption [...]
2006-02-27 10:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAKU1260PRESIDENT ALIYEV LAYS OUT STRATEGIC VISION FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 office call and subsequent dinner, President Aliyev laid out for SFRC Chairman Lugar his strategic vision for Azerbaijan's sustainable development, including plans for infrastructure improvements, investment in the non-oil sectors, poverty reduction and environmen [...]
2006-08-24 12:25:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ
06BANGKOK717ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE TSUNAMI IN THAILAND,
[...] Summary. Thailand's one-year commemoration of the tsunami garnered international attention, as well as SIPDIS national introspection into the country's recovery. With the immediate needs of the humanitarian crisis attended to, academics and aid organizations have been focusing on the long [...]
2006-02-07 04:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS TH
06BOGOTA10317U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE
[...] (U) October 25, 2006; 5:00 pm. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns Ambassador William Wood Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon Assistant Secretary Patterson HeideBronke John Creamer (notetaker) Colombia President Alvaro Uribe Minster of Defense Juan Manuel San [...]
2006-11-07 12:21:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD SNAR CO
06BRUSSELS791LEVERAGING EU ASSISTANCE FOR US FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bush's historic visit to Brussels in February 2005 has been followed by increased US-European cooperation on a range of political and security issues. An important component of that cooperation is greater synergy between US and EU approaches to development and humani [...]
2006-03-08 10:55:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KDEM PREF PREL KMCA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUENOSAIRES649MEDIA REACTION THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend newspapers lead with the third anniversary of the war on Iraq; anti-war demonstrations in different countries of the world; half a million protesters taking to the streets across France to demand the scrapping of a new law that could erode job security; Al Fatah le [...]
2006-03-20 19:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES665MEDIA REACTION US AMBASSADOR LINO GUTIERREZ'S
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include US President Bush's warning that he will use "military force" against Iran if Tehran attempts to attack Israel; the implications of the US Human Rights Report; and the WTO supporting Argentine Siderca corporation in its [...]
2006-03-21 17:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES738MEDIA REACTION MOUSSAOUI STATEMENTS ISRAELI
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testifying that he and would-be 'shoebomber' Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on September 11, 2001 and fly into the White House; Brazilian Finance Minister Antonio Pal [...]
2006-03-30 19:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06COLOMBO1569SRI LANKA: FINANCE SECRETARY EXPECTS GROWTH AND STABILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Secretary PB Jayasundera, the government's economic mastermind, expects Sri Lanka's GDP to grow by 7 percent this year, fueled by strong performance in the service, construction, and manufacturing sectors, and by healthy export growth. The government is pushing hard to [...]
2006-09-26 03:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PTER CE
06COLOMBO1571SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Ambassador Blake informed Minister of Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Rohitha Bogollagama of developing plans for a U.S. trade mission to Sri Lanka in early December, possibly followed soon after by a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement [...]
2006-09-26 03:35:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD CE
06COLOMBO1608 SRI LANKA: MCC AND GOVERNMENT AGREE TO KEEP IRRIGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Millennium Challenge Corporation and Government of Sri Lanka officials agreed to proceed with development of a proposed USD 590 million MCC compact that would include projects on irrigation and agriculture, roads, and small and medium enterprise promotion. MCC officials [...]
2006-10-03 04:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL SENV CE
06COLOMBO1825MALDIVES: INFORMATION FOR MCC NOVEMBER 8 MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As a candidate country that has met the Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC,s) threshold requirements, post recommends that Maldives be selected for eligibility by the MCC Board. Maldives, a small but ambitious country with an educated population, seeks to diversify its eco [...]
2006-11-03 10:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD KMCA MV PREL
06KHARTOUM2000 Juba Investment Fair: A Litany of Woes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent attempts at a Southern Sudan trade fair in Juba failed to display the region as an attractive place for doing business, highlighting the South's low capacity, lack of a proper regulatory environment, and possibility for corruption. The INGO Bread of Life Africa (BOLA),r [...]
2006-08-24 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON SOCI SU
06KINGSTON1299DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points by fax to Esmond Reid, Assistant Director in the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Reid apologized for being unable to meet in person, noting that his office was operating with a "skeleton staff" due to u [...]
2006-06-30 14:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON JM
06KUWAIT101WHO'S WHO OF WORLD LEADERS ARRIVES IN KUWAIT TO
[...] A who's who of the Middle East and the world's most prominent leaders has been pouring into Kuwait since January 15 to mourn the death of Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (reftels),Amir of Kuwait since 1977, and to pay their respects to a "great leader and a great man" who led the cou [...]
2006-01-16 11:29:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06LAGOS1042JULY 12-19 LAGOS AIRPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) met the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) team on July 19 to discuss measures to improve aviation security at Lagos Murtala Muhammad International Airport [...]
2006-07-28 14:48:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
06LIMA4698SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes at a moment when the new government led by President Alan Garcia is emerging from its honeymoon period and is beginning to feel popular pressure for action. The message from the June presidential election -- a contest in which Hugo Chavez protege Ollan [...]
2006-12-15 22:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OTRA PVIP PHUM PE
06LONDON4221(C/NF) LIBERIA/SIERRA LEONE: UK CONSIDERING
[...] (C/NF) FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore told Poloff under questioning June 12 that HMG is considering UN Secretary General Annan's request that it agree to SIPDIS incarcerate former Liberian president Charles Taylor if he is convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). M [...]
2006-06-13 15:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KAWC LI SL UK
06LONDON5958(U) TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN BRITISH MUSLIMS AND HMG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by the bruising that their community has taken after 24 UK-born Muslims were arrested in connection with the recently-thwarted air terrorist plot (reftels),prominent British Muslims sent an open letter to PM Tony Blair August 12 blaming his policy on Iraq and the Middle Eas [...]
2006-08-14 17:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KISL UK
06LONDON6843HMG AND OES/ETC CONDUCT LONDON CAWT BRIEFING
[...] Summary. HMG's Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) hosted a briefing on the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) on September 19 in London. Representatives from the South African, Brazilian, Czech, German and Canadian embassies attended along with a represent [...]
2006-09-21 16:09:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UK
06LONDON6844HMG AND OES CONDUCT LONDON CAWT BRIEFING
[...] Summary. HMG's Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) hosted a briefing on the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) on September 19 in London. Representatives from the South African, Brazilian, Czech, German and Canadian embassies attended along with a represent [...]
2006-09-21 16:09:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UK
06LONDON7078(SBU) BLAIR, BROWN BOTH STRONGER AFTER LABOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown both emerged stronger from the Labour Party's annual conference (September 24-28) in Manchester. It was Blair's last as Prime Minister and party leader and his speech was a "magnificent valedictory," as guest-speaker form [...]
2006-10-02 16:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR UK
06MADRID2407SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EH: CHRISTIAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Christian Reidys, National Nuclear Security Administration to travel to Barcelona, Spain on October 2 to October 7. The purpose of this visit is to attend the European Modeling and Simulation Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is require [...]
2006-09-25 07:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP SP
06MADRID787ETA CEASE FIRE: HOW IT HAPPENED
[...] The small group of advisers who have guided the Zapatero government's contacts with ETA remain tightlipped about their activities due to the extreme political sensitivity and domestic controversy surrounding the issue. Spanish officials have maintained this silence even as they discussed othe [...]
2006-03-31 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV SP
06MUNICH114MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: MERKEL URGES
[...] (SBU) The February 3-5 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy ("Wehrkunde") on "Restoring the Transatlantic Partnership," explored a wide-range of security policy topics, including the future of NATO, its relationship with the EU, Russia's relationship with Europe and NATO, and Foreign and [...]
2006-02-23 16:28:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM NATO IAEA NPT ENRG IR GM
06NAIROBI4020S&P Gives Kenya Sovereign Credit Rating Grade B
[...] Summary: In its first sovereign credit review, Kenya earned a "stable" outlook, grade 'B+' long-term foreign currency, and 'BB-' long-term local currency credit ratings from Standard and Poor's (S&P),making GOK securities below the minimum BBB- rating for investment grade. The private sector [...]
2006-09-14 14:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD KE
06NEWDELHI7667FOREIGN MINISTER MUKHERJEE POSITIONED TO HELP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first call on Pranab Mukherjee in his new position as Minister for External Affairs (bio in reftel),the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the broad vision for US-India relations outlined by the President, to which Mukherjee readily added his support and commitment. [...]
2006-11-08 08:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL
06NEWDELHI7767BOUCHER AND MENON TOUR D'HORIZON: PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Menon told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher SIPDIS and Ambassador Mulford in a Nov. 10 meeting that countering Pakistani mistrust about India's role in Baluchistan will be difficult. India is concerned about the growin [...]
2006-11-14 04:19:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK
06PARIS2665MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Jaafari Guantanamo
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 11:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS346OECD: AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOUTH
[...] SUMMARY: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) hosted in Paris a Global Forum on 30 Nov - 1 Dec 2005, followed by two sessions of the Committee on Agriculture (CoAg). The Global Forum addressed the topic of Policy Coherence for Development in Agriculture. It was la [...]
2006-01-19 10:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD OECD
06PARIS348OECD: AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND MARKETS GROUP
[...] SUMMARY: The 39th Session of the Working Group on Agricultural Policies and Markets (APM) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) met at OECD Headquarters in Paris 3-4 November 2005. The meeting proceeded smoothly even though it had a large work agenda. The Sec [...]
2006-01-19 10:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SENV OECD
06PARIS5555MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Lebanon - U.S. Stance - GWOT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 08:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5769MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Lebanon, Islam and the West
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 11:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS7864OECD: COUNCIL DISCUSSES BUDGET, MAY MINISTERIAL AS WELL AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The OECD Council met all day on December 14 for its last regularly scheduled session in 2006. PermReps considered the program of work and budget (PWB) for 2007-2008 (see reftel),enlargement and enhanced engagement as well as planning for the May 2007 Meeting of the Council at [...]
2006-12-20 15:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON OECD EFIN ETRD EAID
06PRAGUE1327AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT CZECH NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador,s October 20 introductory call on Czech National Bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma, Tuma reviewed the progress that Czechs have achieved in liberalizing the banking and economic sectors, but expressed a cautious note that the ballooning government deficit and p [...]
2006-10-24 11:51:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1333CZECH REPUBLIC: CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS' SLIDE TOWARDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Separate sources within the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) speak of a party in crisis with no resolution in sight. Results from the October 20-21 local and Senate elections, in addition to an October 23 opinion poll, show the party continues to lose support and could before long fa [...]
2006-10-25 08:13:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1343CZECH GOVERNMENT ALLOWS AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Czech Government has given L-159 subsonic fighter manufacturer Aero Vodochody permission to begin discussions about Venezuelan financing for the production of a new version of the L-159, which would have no U.S. content. This decision by Czech authorities stems from heavy d [...]
2006-10-26 14:52:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ NATO EAIR MARR VE
06PRAGUE2NEW CZECH DEPUTY PM FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS JIRI
[...] (U) Czech Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy Martin Jahn left office as expected December 31. Jahn is expected to begin working for an unnamed private sector firm in February; he is rumored to be assuming a position on the managing board of Skoda Auto. Jahn's replacement is Jiri Havel, Ch [...]
2006-01-03 09:43:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PINR EZ
06PRAGUE498CZECHS EXPAND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION EFFORTS IN
[...] (C) Summary. Promoting democracy and human rights in Belarus remains a top foreign policy priority for the Czech government. Following the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus in March 2006, the Czech Parliament voted to increase funding to support democracy promotion in Belarus from $ [...]
2006-05-10 15:46:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM BO EZ
06PRAGUE504CZECHS SAY CUBA CONFERENCE A SUCCESS
[...] (C) Summary. The Czech MFA, in cooperation with Czech NGOs, recently hosted a Conference on Cuba in Prague to search for common ground with other EU member states active in Cuba, and share the best practice of European NGOs working there. The Conference participants included MFA representative [...]
2006-05-11 14:17:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM CU EZ EUN
06PRAGUE506CZECHS SUPPORT CUBA DEMOCRACY FUND; SEARCH FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Gretchen Birkle, DRL/FO Senior Coordinator for Global Democracy Strategies, and Paul Bonicelli, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, met with Czech MFA officials and Czech NGO representatives April 10. They discus [...]
2006-05-11 14:54:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM CU EZ
06PRAGUE508CZECHS ON MAY 15 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. At the May 15 GAERC, Czechs expect the focus will be on the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa. On Serbia, the Czechs agree with the EU decision to suspend accession talks for failure to comply fully with ICTY. They urge Montenegro to use the Czech-Slovak "Velvet Divorce" as a m [...]
2006-05-12 08:41:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI
06PRAGUE509CZECH DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM CUBA: CAUTIONARY TALE?
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff met April 28 with Stanislav Kazecky, the Czech diplomat recently expelled from Cuba (ref A). Kazecky observed that the human rights situation in Cuba appears to be worsening, and shared tips on effective "public diplomacy" in a closed society. End summary. 2. (C) Kazecky [...]
2006-05-12 12:28:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM CU EZ EUN
06PRAGUE539CZECHS CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA
[...] (SBU) A/DCM and Poloff met May 17 with Veronika Stromsikova, Czech MFA's Director of the Human Rights Department, to discuss reftel on human rights abuses in Syria. Stromsikova said the Czechs are concerned about deteriorating human rights conditions in Syria, and were aware of the abuses iden [...]
2006-05-19 12:23:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SY EZ
06PRAGUE602CZECHS VIEW RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN SOUTH OSSETIA WITH
[...] (C) Poloff May 31 delivered reftel demarche on Russian action in South Ossetia to Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Division. Balek replied that the Czechs had drawn similar conclusions. According to Balek, the EU is currently discussing how to address its approach, perh [...]
2006-06-02 13:39:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EZ GG RU
06PRAGUE603CZECHS AGREE ACCESS TO MANAS AIRFIELD IS CRUCIAL
[...] (C) Poloff May 31 delivered reftel demarche on renewal of the access agreement for Manas airfield to Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Division. Balek responded that, as an active coalition ally with forces deployed in Afghanistan, the Czechs would address similar concer [...]
2006-06-02 13:40:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EZ AF KG
06PRAGUE635CZECHS ON JUNE 12 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. At the June 12 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on Cuba, the Middle East, and the Balkans. On Cuba, the GAERC conclusions are expected to contain strong language on Cuba (already negotiated by the Czechs and the Spanish) denouncing the human rights conditions in Cuba and o [...]
2006-06-09 14:56:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL EZ
06PRAGUE692CZECHS SUPPORT EU CRITICISM OF VENEZUELAN NGO LAW,
[...] (C) Poloff met with Petr Janousek, Czech MFA Desk Officer of the Americas Department, June 19 to discuss Venezuela's draft NGO law. Janousek said a delegation of EU Ambassadors in Caracas met in early June with Saul Ortega, President of the Permanent Commission for External Policies in the Ven [...]
2006-06-21 12:56:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV VE EAID EZ
06PRAGUE806CZECHS ON JULY 17 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: At the July 17 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Middle East and the Balkans. The Czechs are strong supporters of USG policy in both regions. Of particular note, outgoing Czech FM Cyril Svoboda plans to take a tough stand in support of Israel during the debate on the [...]
2006-07-14 12:54:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG
06PRAGUE807CZECHS SUPPORT USG POSITION ON UNESCO PRINCIPLES
[...] (U) Poloff met separately with the Czech MFA's UNESCO Desk Officer Karel Komarek and the Czech Ministry of Culture's General Director of International Relations (EU Affairs) Ales Grof, to discuss the draft UNESCO Principles Relating to Cultural Objects Displaced in Relation to the Second World [...]
2006-07-14 13:04:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNUNESCO KNAR PHUM SCUL EZ
06PRAGUE822CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 12:19:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPPS PREL EZ LA
06PRAGUE851CZECHS SUPPORT PHARE ASSISTANCE, BUT ONLY UNDER
[...] (C) Poloff discussed the Czech position on PHARE assistance for the Turkish Cypriot Community on July 25 with MFA Director of Southeast and Eastern Europe Department Tomas Szunyog, and MFA Director of Coordination and Institutions of EU Tomas Ulicny. Szunyog said the Czechs support the PHARE a [...]
2006-07-25 15:05:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID LH EUN CY EZ
06PRAGUE861CZECHS CONFIR THEY LICENSED SALE OF FIVE PASSIVE
[...] (/NF) Poloff and DATT on July 28 met with MFA CFSP Director Vaclav Balek to discuss the Czech Republi's sale of five ASDD-01 passive surveillance detction systems to Pakistan (Ref A). There had bee rumors that the license for the sale had been refused at the insistence of the Czech Ministry of [...]
2006-07-28 13:09:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNETTC EZ STC PARM PGOV PK PREL
06PRAGUE893CZECHS SAY NOT TO WORRY: ASEM WILL FOCUS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 15:58:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM FI BU EUN EZ
06PRAGUE894CZECHS DO NOT RECOGNIZE RAUL CASTRO AS A
[...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Americas Department Jakub Skalnik on August 2 to discuss Czech views on Fidel Castro's temporary transfer of power to Raul Castro. Skalnik said the Czechs share the U.S. view that only a democratically elected leader would be the legitimate success [...]
2006-08-03 09:03:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL VT XM XS CU EU JA EZ
06PRAGUE921CZECHS STRONGLY SUPPORT UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON
[...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on August 7 to deliver reftel and discuss the draft UNSC resolution on Lebanon. He said the Czechs support the principles and elements set forth in the text of the draft resolution. Kara called the draft "an excellent piece o [...]
2006-08-09 05:11:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UNAUS IS EZ LE
06QUITO2940FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA
[...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Correa was extremely cordial and effusively thanked the Ambassador for President Bush's call, which he clearly had not expected and characterized as generous and "classy." The Ambassador emphasized that the bilateral relationship is starting fresh, and that Co [...]
2006-12-04 18:07:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ETRD SNAR EC
06QUITO2991WAY FORWARD WITH THE CORREA GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: President-elect Correa's initial statements appear to signal openness to dialogue and some moderation of his early campaign rhetoric, although areas of potential tension clearly remain. The new Congress will be composed of mainly new faces, with a dramatically different party ma [...]
2006-12-11 22:19:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
06THEHAGUE688COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA OFFICIALS BLAKE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 3-13, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Aviation Security Inspectors Blake Warren Reid and James Spears to ensure that recertification inspection and added ratings are commensurate to FAA authorizations and to conduct maintenance on U.S. registered aircr [...]
2006-03-31 08:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06TIRANA846SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Chairman, the Albanian Chemical Weapons Elimination Program (ACWEP) is proceeding apace. Although delays in testing the destruction equipment in Germany mean that destruction will not have begun by the time of your visit, the program is nevertheless on track to complete des [...]
2006-08-11 10:10:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PARM MASS NATO PGOV ECON PREL AL
06TOKYO1327JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5089 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-07 23:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO749JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO865MEDIA REACTION VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY
[...] "Accidental Shooting May Reduce Vice President Cheney's Influence" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Washington correspondent Kato commented (2/17): "Vice President Cheney has been in a bind following the delay in announcing that he accidentally shot his friend while hunting quail at a Texas r [...]
2006-02-17 02:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06ULAANBAATAR499MCC EURASIA DIRECTOR REID'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Millennium Challenge Corporation Eurasia Managing Director Frances Reid met with Mongolia's President, Prime Minister, Speaker, and Vice Foreign Minister, among others, during the course of her June 12-22 visit to Mongolia. During her meetings, she expressed appreciation for th [...]
2006-06-29 01:45:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL EAID PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR795Mongolia's MCA Compact Nears Critical Juncture
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 08:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID KMCC ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR809Mongolia's MCA Compact Nears Critical Juncture
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia has submitted a rough draft of a program memo which -- with substantial hard work by both Mongolian and U.S. counterparts over coming months -- may enable a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact to be signed in early Spring 2007. A Compact will likely involve a sig [...]
2006-10-31 08:42:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID KMCC ECON MG
06VIENNA3196AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 31, 2006
[...] Despite massive protests from the OeVP and the BZOe, the Social Democrats -- with the support of the Greens and the Freedom Party -- went ahead during Parliament's first session yesterday with plans to create a committee to investigate the government's decision to purchase 18 Eurofighter jets. [...]
2006-10-31 15:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06WELLINGTON833 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRANCES REID AND ALISA
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to MCC Managing Director for Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, Ms. Frances Reid, and EAP/ANP Desk Officer Ms. Alisa Wong to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from November 2-4, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with multilateral and bi [...]
2006-10-25 02:10:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EFIN EAID AS FJ NZ
07ABUJA2322NIGERIA: PILOTING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria is an admittedly risky environment in which to pilot a new governance initiative, particularly at the state level. Despite the risk, the establishment of better governance in Nigeria can have positive spillover effects for the rest of West Africa and the continent as a [...]
2007-11-01 15:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EUN OECD NI
07ABUJA25602007 ECOWAS DONORS' MEETING
[...] Summary: Development partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met November 20-21 in Abuja for a progress report on the organization's initiatives. The central vision of the ECOWAS Commission was transforming ECOWAS into an "ECOWAS of the People." While peace and sec [...]
2007-12-13 06:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ETRD EINV EAID PREL NI ECOWAS
07ADANA1SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 27, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. CUMHURIYET / TOPLUMSAL DEMOKRASI: [...]
2007-01-08 11:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA19582007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is aware of four (4) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia. One claim included in the 2006 report has been resolved. There is one new reported claim. (See update to case of Claimant E, and new claim by Claimant H). Post is also [...]
2007-06-22 12:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV ET
07AMMAN1962FORMER DEPUTY JAILED FOR INSULTING THE STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former MP Dr. Ahmed Oweidi al-Abbadi published an open letter vilifying the GoJ and accusing the royal family of corruption. Al-Abbadi was detained on May 2 for 15 days while he is investigated. The case was filed by Minister of Interior Eid al-Fayez in his personal capacity b [...]
2007-05-07 14:50:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM JO
07AMMAN4453UNHCR AND NGOS OUTLINE ADMISSIONS AND ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Amman, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley, accompanied by DHS Senior Advisor for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba, discussed admission and assistance priorities with senior United Nations refugee officials, NGOs, and Jordania [...]
2007-11-04 10:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07ASUNCION970SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL REID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CODEL Reid November 25-27. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist [...]
2007-11-20 18:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION986CODEL REID AFFIRMS U.S. INTEREST IN PARAGUAY
[...] (SBU) During its November 25-27 visit to Asuncion, CODEL Reid met with senior-most leaders of all three branches of government. The CODEL met Foreign Minister Ramirez, who Senator Reid thanked for his role in securing a meeting with President Duarte earlier that morning (septel). Ramirez re [...]
2007-12-03 10:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP PGOV PA
07ASUNCION989CODEL REID: PRESIDENT DUARTE CALLS FOR US ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At turns charming and caustic, Paraguayan President Duarte held forth before CODEL Reid November 26. In an hour-plus meeting, Duarte expounded on free trade, anti-American sentiment, Chavez,s check-book populism, and the threats to democratic governance if elected leaders do not [...]
2007-12-03 16:52:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR ECON PGOV OVIP PA
07ASUNCION994FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
[...] (U) Paraguay is the third most corrupt country in the hemisphere after Haiti and Venezuela, and it has an antiquated and weak legislative framework. Regional Legal Advisor (RLA) Kevin Sundwall arrived in Asuncion in March 2007 and began working with committed Paraguayan counterparts to bring a [...]
2007-12-04 18:16:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SNAR PGOV PA
07BEIRUT972LEBANON: UNIFIL DISCUSSES TRIPARTITE TALKS, VBIED
[...] (C) On June 27, UNIFIL's Chief of Planning and Coordination described the June 24 attack on the UNIFIL patrol near the village of El Khaim as a "specific terrorist attack" directed against UNIFIL, but he refrained from saying it had deliberately targeted the forward-leaning Spanish contingen [...]
2007-06-29 14:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BERLIN964GERMAN REACTION USG PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND
[...] (U) EMIN spoke with MFA Director General for Economics and Sustainable Development Peter Ammon May 11 and conveyed the points in ref on the proposal to expand and extend the Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. (Note: Ammon is also the German Foreign Affairs S [...]
2007-05-14 05:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP GM
07BERLIN965GERMAN REACTION USG PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND
[...] (U) EMIN spoke with MFA Director General for Economics and Sustainable Development Peter Ammon May 11 and conveyed the points in ref on the proposal to expand and extend the Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. (Note: Ammon is also the German Foreign Affairs S [...]
2007-05-14 05:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP GM
07BOGOTA8200SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATE MAJORITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 21:19:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD ECON CO
07BOGOTA8362SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 7-9 VISIT OF DEPUTY
[...] (SBU) Your return to Colombia comes as the Uribe Administration continues building a safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic country. Murder rates declined 40 percent since 2002, violence against union members fell over 60 percent, and kidnapping rates plummeted 76 pe [...]
2007-12-04 23:56:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA8384PRESIDENT URIBE SPEAKS TO REID DELEGATION ON TPA,
[...] (SBU) During a November 28 meeting with the U.S. Congressional Delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Alvaro Uribe outlined Plan Colombia's accomplishments and stressed the importance of continued U.S. support. Uribe said passage of the U.S.- Colombia Trade Promotion A [...]
2007-12-06 20:14:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PTER PHUM PGOV KJUS VE CO
07BOGOTA8660URIBE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS EXTRADITIONS AT
[...] (SBU) The GOC processed a record number of 164 extraditions in 2007, surpassing the previous record of 134 set in 2005. Under President Uribe, 581 defendants involved in crimes such as drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and terrorism have been extradited to date to the United Sta [...]
2007-12-26 21:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SNAR CO
07BRASILIA2160SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 27-28 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]
2007-11-21 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2241BRAZIL: GOB REQUESTS RENEWAL OF 1997 ENERGY COOPERATION
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On December 7, 2007, the Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Division for Non-Renewable Energy Resources (DREN) contacted the Embassy to request that the USG and the Government of Brazil (G [...]
2007-12-07 21:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV TRGY KSCA BR
07BUENOSAIRES106MEDIA REACTION KIRCHNER-LULA'S ROLE IN MODERATING CHAVEZ;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include Argentine President Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva's role in moderating Chavez in favor of Mercosur's interests; fears of China re-launching its space arms race; the two highest-ranking Democratic leaders of Congress criticizing the W [...]
2007-01-22 19:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES11DEMOCRATS RETAKING CONTROL OF US CONGRESS; LULA'S
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Democrats retaking control of US Congress and announcing a rapprochement with Latin America; and expectations about Lula's second term in office. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The new US Congress will take office today" Leonardo [...]
2007-01-04 20:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1701MEDIA REACTION; ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALEZ'S RESIGNATION;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the implications of Attorney General Alberto Gonzles' resignation; and the alleged Fidel Castro death watch on the Internet. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The White House's last line of defense" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washin [...]
2007-08-28 22:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1718ARGENTINA: OECD NATIONAL CONTACT POINT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 8, Argentina MFA official Ambassador Enrique Julio De La Torre briefed Economic Counselor and Investment Officer on recent GOA efforts involving its National Contact Point (NCP) office. The GoA's NCP seeks to raise awareness of the Organization for Economic Cooperation [...]
2007-08-30 13:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV OECD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1798MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; PRESS FREEDOM IN VENEZUELA AND
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories are related to a report issued by a US independent commission of military experts on the situation in Iraq; as well as to the infringements on and attacks against press freedom in both Venezuela and Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDI [...]
2007-09-10 14:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1947ARGENTINA'S INVESTMENT PITCH MARRED BY POOR GRADES ON
[...] (U) Summary: During President and Mrs. Kirchner's New York business-focused visit (reftel),two highly respected and widely read international business reports released their annual surveys - and Argentina came up wanting. Transparency International's "Corruption Perceptions Index 2007" (CPI) [...]
2007-09-28 18:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES22IRAQ; US TRADE AGENDA; DEATH PENALTY; DEMOCRATS TAKING
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include US President Bush's announced plan to send additional troops to Iraq; US House of Representatives leader Nancy Pelosi's statements that Democrats could deny US President George W. Bush the money should he call for additional troops; the implications [...]
2007-01-09 10:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2207MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ WAR; PAKISTAN; IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories cover the allegedly 'hidden costs' of the war in Iraq; the Pakistani crisis; and the outcome of the Ibero-American summit. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The 'hidden costs' of Bush's war" Ana Baron, leading "Clarin's" Washi [...]
2007-11-15 07:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07COLOMBO147 MCC IN SRI LANKA: MAJORITY OF INDICATORS PROBABLY NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Almost three years ago when Sri Lanka qualified as a Millennium Challenge Account candidate country, many of Sri Lanka's MCC indicators were on a positive trend. Since then, the government has changed hands twice and each new government has proven less commi [...]
2007-01-24 12:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID EAIR CE
07COLOMBO152SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT STRUGGLING IN ATTEMPT TO WOO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa has yet to announce his anticipated cabinet reshuffle, leading to confusion and speculation in the media and among our political contacts. The Rajapaksa team is struggling to eke out a bare majority of the parliamentary seats. Both the governing Sri Lanka Fre [...]
2007-01-25 05:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CE
07COLOMBO153SRI LANKA: TAMIL PARLIAMENTARIANS FEAR "ETHNIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with three Members of Parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA),a party which shares the political goals of the LTTE, on January 24. The Tamil representatives said they feared an "ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing" of Tamils from the east. Ambassador ex [...]
2007-01-25 10:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO154SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN CLERGY FACE
[...] (C) Summary: Catholic and Protestant clergy engaged in human rights work in the predominantly Tamil North and East report they have received death threats from elements of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and their allied paramilitaries, including that of Social Development M [...]
2007-01-25 10:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO168SRI LANKA: NAVY CLAIMS IT AVERTS TAMIL TIGER
[...] (S) Summary: Government of Sri Lanka military sources described to DATT on January 27 an attempted Tamil Tiger (LTTE) attack on the Colombo Port that morning in which the Navy destroyed three suspected "Sea Tiger" vessels, two of them suicide boats, disguised as fishing craft. Local weekend [...]
2007-01-29 12:40:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO170SRI LANKA: CABINET RESHUFFLE NARROWS MAJORITY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa reshuffled his cabinet on January 28. Joining the government ranks were 18 "dissident" MPs from the opposition United National Party (UNP) and all 6 MPs from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). This gave the government, which previously had 98 seat [...]
2007-01-29 15:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ETRD EINV CE
07COLOMBO176SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER VOWS NOT TO TAKE
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Disaster Relief and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe January 30 to share with him a list of suggested actions the Government could take to address the human rights situation. The deeply frustrated Minister (strictly protect throughout) expressed [...]
2007-01-30 14:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO189SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS TIGERS WILL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar on January 31 to discuss the January 28-29 Sri Lanka Development Forum and the ramifications of the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) military victories in Vakarai and elsewhere in the east. The Ambassadors shared concerns over sp [...]
2007-01-31 12:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO214SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY RECKONS TIGER GROUND
[...] (C) Summary: Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa offered his interpretation of the government security forces' January victory in Vakarai to Ambassador and DATT on February 5 and explained the government's current military strategy. Gothabaya noted that the security forces encountered pred [...]
2007-02-05 13:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO257SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR URGES PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a candid, hour-long meeting with President Rajapaksa on February 9, Ambassador pressed the President to show personal leadership in taking concrete steps to improve his government's human rights performance. Rajapaksa weighed in against a proposal by members of Congress to app [...]
2007-02-12 11:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO264SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ROUNDS UP ALLEGED SINHALESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, three Sinhalese members of the Railway Services Trade Union disappeared. Three days after the abduction, Defense Spokesman Rambukwella announced that the Army had arrested the three men on allegations that they had links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L [...]
2007-02-12 13:12:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO265SRI LANKA: MILITARY VICTORIES IN THE EAST PAVE WAY
[...] (C) Summary: The military victories of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces against the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) in Vakarai, Sampur and elsewhere in the eastern province mark a significant change in the balance of power. The consensus, with which we agree, is that the capture of Vakara [...]
2007-02-12 13:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON MOPS CE
07COLOMBO274MODERATE TAMILS SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador MET on February 9 with Ahilan Kadirgamar of the Sri Lanka Democracy Forum, a group of moderate Tamil expatriates. Kadirgamar, who is based in the U.S., was critical of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) monopoly over Tamil politics and saw the breakaway [...]
2007-02-13 12:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO290SRI LANKA: PRODUCTIVE KICKOFF FOR IIGEP
[...] (C) Summary. The eleven members of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) met February 12 for the first time with each other and with the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) recently established Commission of Inquiry (COI) into human rights abuses, which they will be obse [...]
2007-02-15 11:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO292SRI LANKA: TWO SACKED MINISTERS CRITICIZE
[...] (U) Recently dismissed ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathy Suriyarachchi (reftel) strongly criticized President Mahinda Rajapaksa at press conference they held at the Parliament building on February 15. Ex-Foreign Minister Samaraweera said he would not accept any ministerial post under [...]
2007-02-15 12:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER CE
07COLOMBO294SRI LANKA: GERMAN EMBASSY PROTESTS HARASSMENT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German Ambassador has lodged a protest with Foreign Minister Bogollagama regarding separate recent incidents in Trincomalee and Batticaloa involving their aid agency and, apparently, members of the LTTE splitoff "Karuna group." German Technical Cooperation (GTZ),the German [...]
2007-02-16 08:58:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS EAID CE
07COLOMBO316SRI LANKA: 5-YEAR CEASEFIRE ANNIVERSARY INSPIRES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: February 22 marks the five-year anniversary of the Cease-fire Agreement (CFA),which has inspired renewed calls to abandon the peace process. A group of Buddhist monks from the National Bhikku Front, officially backed by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),mounted a hunger [...]
2007-02-22 11:57:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO322SRI LANKA: UK CONSIDERING CANCELING TSUNAMI DEBT RELIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK is considering canceling $80 million in debt relief provided to Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami because of concerns that Sri Lanka is not meeting pro-peace conditions of the debt relief agreement. The UK's privately-conveyed concerns were leaked to the Sri Lankan pre [...]
2007-02-23 09:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV CE
07COLOMBO324SRI LANKA: CABINET RESHUFFLE AND SACKING OF
[...] (C) Summary. The effects of the President Rajapaksa's strategy of luring crossovers and reshuffling the Cabinet are still rumbling through both of Sri Lanka's main political parties. Senior Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Vice President D.M. Jayaratne held talks on February 21 in an attempt [...]
2007-02-23 12:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO326SRI LANKA: FORMIN PROMISES DEVOLUTION PROPOSAL;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on February 23 at their request. Bogollagama assured us that the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) devolution proposal would be ready soon, perhaps before Bogollagama's propo [...]
2007-02-26 12:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO337SRI LANKA:EX-FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Ex-Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera at his residence on February 26, at Samaraweera's request. Samaraweera reported that following his petition to the Human Rights Commission on Friday regarding his personal security, a senior official from the Ministe [...]
2007-02-28 12:17:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO379MUSLIM MINISTER SAYS PRESIDENT WAVERING ON
[...] (C) On March 4 Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on the President of the Sri Lanka Muslim Council (SLMC) Rauff Hakeem in his new capacity as SL Minister of Posts and Telecommunications. After a brief discussion on his new portfolio which Hakeem admitted he was still learning about, A [...]
2007-03-06 13:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO402SRI LANKA: EARLY ROADBLOCKS FOR IIGEP
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe called a meeting on March 6 to brief donor country Heads of Mission on the status of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP). Samarasinghe acknowledged a lack of clarity on the responsib [...]
2007-03-12 13:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO413SRI LANKA: PDAS MANN PRESSES PRESIDENT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa told visiting PDAS for South and Central Asia Steven Mann that the Sri Lankan Freedom Party would present its proposals for devolution by March 14. He outlined a multi-tiered process for reconciling this with proposals of other parties, submitting the proposal [...]
2007-03-14 03:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO414SRI LANKA: PDAS MANN URGES FOREIGN SECRETARY TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PDAS Mann, accompanied by Ambassador Blake, met Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on March 10 to press the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to put forward a viable devolution proposal and to address human rights concerns. Kohona acknowledged the need to do more, but said constraints [...]
2007-03-14 03:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER CE
07COLOMBO416SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY OUTLINES SIX-MONTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa told visiting SCA PDAS Steven Mann that the government was certain that the LTTE was not interested in a political solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. Nevertheless, he said, the government would try to reach out to the Tamil populations, [...]
2007-03-14 05:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO428SRI LANKA: MILITARY STRIKES LTTE BASES IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 12, the Sri Lankan military launched its latest campaign in Thoppigala. Thoppigala, roughly between Polonnaruwa and Batticaloa, is home to a cluster of LTTE bases, which are among the last significant LTTE camps remaining in the east. Sri Lanka's air force used Kfir [...]
2007-03-15 12:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO460SRI LANKA: KARUNA GROUP EMBOLDENED IN THE EAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As ref A reported, Karuna, leader of a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction in the East, is engaging in serious human rights violations and criminal activities, often under the protection of the Sri Lanka security forces. This cable provides additional det [...]
2007-03-20 12:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO464 SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY CANDIDLY BRIEFS FOREIGN MEDIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa held a closed door, off-the-record meeting with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association and some foreign diplomats. In response to pointed questions, Rajapaksa gave blunt answers, revealing a different side to that usual [...]
2007-03-21 04:16:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
07COLOMBO511SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER PROMISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Bogollagama called in Ambassador on March 29 to request Embassy cooperation in overcoming human rights-based concerns about Sri Lanka's eligibility for a Millennium Challenge Compact. Ambassador explained that MCC eligibility is based on a country's governance r [...]
2007-03-30 05:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM PGOV PTER MOPS CE
07COLOMBO521SRI LANKA: CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN THE EAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent violence in Sri Lanka's east included an April 2 blast on a civilian passenger bus in Amara district that killed 15 and injured 20. On Apil 1, in Batticaloa district, six Sinhalese consruction workers were gunned down. The Sri Lanka government blamed the Liberation Tige [...]
2007-04-03 13:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO523SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER OUTLINES AGGRESSIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on March 30 to press Wickremesinghe to stay involved in working towards a political solution to Sri Lanka's widening conflict. Wickremesinghe outlined the UNP's new aggressive strategy toward the ruling Sri [...]
2007-04-04 12:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO524SRI LANKA: DEVOLUTION COMMITTEE CHAIR OPTIMISTIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 30 meeting with Ambassador, Tissa Vitharana, chair of the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) convened to draft a devolution proposal, was optimistic the process would yield positive results. Vitharana said he expected the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) [...]
2007-04-04 12:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
07COLOMBO525SRI LANKA: PUSH FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In October-November 2006, senior UN officials proposed establishing a UN-sponsored human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka. However, the GSL has consistently resisted the idea, most recently citing the existence of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Right [...]
2007-04-04 12:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER CE
07COLOMBO534SRI LANKA: TAMIL PARLIAMENT MEMBERS PRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 3 meeting with Ambassador, opposition party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan and three TNA members of Parliament pressed the U.S. to be a more vocal critic of the Rajapaksa administration. Speaking of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) an [...]
2007-04-05 12:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM MOPS PGOV PREL CE
07COLOMBO540SRI LANKA: JVP MAINTAINS PRO-WAR STANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 5, the Ambassador met with Somawansa Amarasinghe, chairman of the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),to discuss the prospects for a peaceful solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. The JVP, long critical of U.S. foreign policy, has made public [...]
2007-04-06 10:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO545SRI LANKA: INTENSIFIED FIGHTING LEADS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Fighting between the Sri Lankan military and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) intensified over the weekend. An April 8 claymore mine attack 12 kilometers northwest of Jaffna city killed at least one SLA soldier and wounded six others. A bus bomb the morning of April 7 [...]
2007-04-09 11:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO563IIGEP'S GLACIAL PROGRESS DISCOURAGING
[...] (C) Summary. International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) Assistants Rohan Titus and David Savage called on the DCM on April 10 to give an update on IIGEP's progress. The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) plans to finally hold public hearings for several days in May, June, and July. [...]
2007-04-12 07:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO591SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY THREATENS THE PRESS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Rajapaksa reportedly threatened Daily Mirror Editor Champika Liyanarachchi following the publication of a series of articles on the activities of the LTTE-breakaway Karuna group in the East. After the call from Gothabaya, Liyanarachchi contacted Karuna directl [...]
2007-04-19 12:53:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO592SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE HITS LTTE POSITIONS IN JAFFNA
[...] (SBU) The local wire service reported April 19 that the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) gun positions in Palai (in the Jaffna peninsula, near the Forward Defense Line, or FDL) and in Mullaitivu in the East. The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission also reported the [...]
2007-04-19 12:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO593SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY THREATENS THE PRESS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Rajapaksa reportedly threatened Daily Mirror Editor Champika Liyanarachchi following the publication of a series of articles on the activities of the LTTE-breakaway Karuna group in the East. After the call from Gothabaya, Liyanarachchi contacted Karuna directl [...]
2007-04-19 13:05:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO603SRI LANKA: GSL DENIES TRAVEL CLEARANCE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 23, the Ministry of Defense denied clearance for Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar to travel to Kilinochchi for a previously scheduled, regular meeting with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). On April 22 Associated Press correspondent Matthew Rosenberg (stri [...]
2007-04-23 12:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO604SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY ASKS FOREIGN PARTNERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona called in the Ambassador on April 20 to provide an update on Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) progress on human rights. He said the GSL's new Inter-Ministerial Committee on Promoting Sri Lanka's Image Abroad, which he chairs, is so far succeeding [...]
2007-04-23 12:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO609SRI LANKA: MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY KICKS OFF NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe met Ambassador on April 23 to outline the UNP's latest efforts (ref a) to push the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) on human rights and media freedom. On April 22, the UNP launched a new website, www.unp.lk, which will serve [...]
2007-04-24 11:58:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO611SRI LANKA: LTTE CLAIMS SECOND SUCCESSFUL AIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) reported on their website Tamilnet that two small LTTE aircraft bombed the Palaly military complex in Jaffna at approximately 1:30 a.m. on April 24, "inflicting heavy damage and casualties." Sri Lankan government military spokesmen so [...]
2007-04-24 12:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO616SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT MAKES HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS
[...] (C) The Foreign Ministry on April 24 issued a media statement highlighting the April 12 re-issuance of the President's directive to the security forces on respecting human rights and outlining the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) progress on human rights issues. Essentially, the order on det [...]
2007-04-25 12:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO630SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY OUTLINES MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa on April 26 to inquire about the military's future ambitions in the North. Ambassador reasserted the U.S. position that only a political solution will resolve Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. In a candid discussion, Gothab [...]
2007-04-27 11:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO631SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Your visit comes at a time when the environment for human rights, civil liberties, and media freedom is declining broadly as the conflict escalates. Our top priority is to press the government to put forward a serious power-sharing proposal that can help it win back the sy [...]
2007-04-27 11:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ECON EAID SL
07COLOMBO636SRI LANKA: AIR TIGERS BOMB OIL STORAGE FACILITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 29, while most people were watching Sri Lanka play in the Cricket World Cup finals, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carried out their third confirmed air attack, damaging Ceylon Petroleum Company oil and gasoline facili [...]
2007-04-30 14:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO637SRI LANKA: LTTE AIR ATTACKS HITTING THE ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack early Sunday morning on oil storage facilities outside Colombo (septel) was the terrorist organization's first aerial strike aimed at an economic target. Whether by directly hitting economic infrastructure or by indirectly raisi [...]
2007-04-30 14:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAIR PREL PTER CE
07COLOMBO643SRI LANKA: RULING PARTY'S DEVOLUTION PROPOSAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on May 1 released its devolution proposal, which will now move to the All Party Representative Committee (APRC). Unlike most previous APRC drafts, which recommend devolution to the provinces, the SLFP proposal recommends that the unit o [...]
2007-05-02 11:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO660 SRI LANKA: COLOMBO AIRPORT TO SUSPEND NIGHT OPERATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will suspend nighttime operations following a series of air attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),including two in Colombo. Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa made the decision, seeking to reduce the poss [...]
2007-05-04 11:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD PTER CE
07COLOMBO661SRI LANKA: CRITICISM OF RULING PARTY DEVOLUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Most parties represented in parliament, including several elements of the ruling coalition, have come out publicly or privately against the governing Sri Lankan Freedom Party draft devolution proposals. The Sinhalese nationalist JVP has also attacked the plan, saying it is contr [...]
2007-05-04 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CE
07COLOMBO683NORTHERN TAMILS LOSING FAITH IN THE LTTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met Reverend S. Jeyanesan, a Tamil priest from Batticaloa, in late April. Jeyanesan reported that there are 172,000 internally displaced persons (IDP) in Batticaloa, and that those who were sent back to Vakarai have been relocated, not resettled in their original ho [...]
2007-05-10 10:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO702SRI LANKA: BOUCHER TELLS GOVERNMENT TO GET HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After meeting with human rights and non-governmental organization leaders in Jaffna, Assistant Secretary Boucher urged Sri Lankan officials to control SIPDIS paramilitary groups' human rights abuses and encourage greater freedom of the press. The Government asserted that it [...]
2007-05-15 11:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO903SRI LANKA: FEW DONORS HAVE CUT AID DESPITE WIDESPREAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The resumption of conflict and a deteriorating human rights climate have caused relatively few donors to reconsider parts of their planned aid to Sri Lanka. However, out of reluctance to penalize the intended recipients of development assistance, both multilateral and bilateral [...]
2007-06-25 05:20:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PHUM CE
07DARESSALAAM637FALSE HOPE AND TOUGH TALK; REFUGEE UPDATE FROM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the UNHCR consolidates and closes refugee camps in western Tanzania, requests for assistance in host areas and in closed camps are increasing. Repatriation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on the upswing, while repatriation to Burundi has come to a halt, with pe [...]
2007-05-02 12:44:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM TZ
07FREETOWN566NEC PROCLAIMS APC CANDIDATE ERNEST KOROMA SIERRA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 17, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced that opposition APC Candidate Ernest Bai Koroma had won the September 8 Presidential run-off election. He will be sworn in the same day at 1700 GMT at the State House. Jubilant APC supporters thronged the streets, [...]
2007-09-17 16:36:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR SL
07GUATEMALA2325CODEL REID'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA
[...] (SBU) Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid led a bipartisan delegation of six senators to Guatemala Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. Reid opened the CODEL's November 30 meeting with President Berger by saying that the USG should give greater attention to social issues in Latin America, noting Guatemala's prob [...]
2007-12-05 17:46:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV SNAR GT
07HALIFAX61NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PREMIER ANNOUNCES MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR
[...] SUMMARY: Newfoundland-Labrador will see a much-welcome new offshore oil development project now that Premier Danny Williams has worked out a deal on the Hebron project. With an anticipated 400-700 million barrels of oil, Hebron promises to be a massive boost for the province, both for the loc [...]
2007-08-24 11:49:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA
07HALIFAX77NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION NOW UNDERWAY
[...] Tory Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland-Labrador has gone through the formality of calling a provincial election for October 9. The Premier called on Lt. Governor Ed Roberts on September 17 to ask him to dissolve the Legislature and make way for what will be the province's first fixed-date [...]
2007-09-17 18:51:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
07HALIFAX81LITTLE SUSPENSE IN THE DYING DAYS OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: In a campaign that has seen no direct U.S. interests emerge, Newfoundland-Labrador Premier Danny Williams appears to have sewn up solid support going into the October 9 provincial election. Given that election-watchers believe there will be no stopping Williams and his Tory party, the [...]
2007-10-04 16:51:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
07HALIFAX84DANNY WILLIAMS PROMISES MORE CONFRONTATION WITH OTTAWA
[...] SUMMARY: Premier Danny Williams is planning on a new round of fighting with Ottawa over resource revenues now that he and his Tory party have scored a massive victory in the October 9 Newfoundland-Labrador election. The Tories took 43 of the 48 seats up for grabs, the Liberals 3 and the NDP [...]
2007-10-10 14:43:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
07KAMPALA1709UGANDA: POST DOES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Post does not assess the Democracy and Governance environment in Uganda to be conducive for a quick success for the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) pilot. Government officials, including President Museveni, have publicly complained about outside interference on gover [...]
2007-11-02 08:44:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID EUN OECD UG FR
07KINGSTON1418REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following five (5) candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in San Salvador, El Salvador, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. Names of [...]
2007-09-17 20:20:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
07KINGSTON1641JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" -- A TICKING FINANCIAL TIME
[...] (U) Irrational exuberance abounds among Jamaica's less experienced investors, many of whom deposit their fortunes with Cash Plus Limited in exchange for promised annual returns of 120 percent. Through a series of advertising campaigns over the last five years, Carlos Hill, the principal owne [...]
2007-11-07 15:23:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KUALALUMPUR1174NAJIB'S "ISLAMIC STATE" REMARK DRAWS THE IRE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak set off a fire storm on July 17 when, in response to a reporter's question, he stated that Malaysia is and has always been an "Islamic state." Malaysia's minorities and opposition parties attacked the DPM's comments as viola [...]
2007-07-20 09:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI KISL MY
07KYIV123UKRAINE: GRAIN EXPORTS BLOCKED; TRADERS SUFFERING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Exports of wheat, barley, corn, and rye from Ukraine remain completely blocked as the GOU has not yet implemented the export quota system it authorized on December 8, 2006. Traders estimate that there are over 1.5 million tons of grain in storage at ports, where it is beginning [...]
2007-01-19 05:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON PREL UP
07KYIV124UKRAINE: GRAIN EXPORTS BLOCKED; TRADERS SUFFERING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Exports of wheat, barley, corn, and rye from Ukraine remain completely blocked as the GOU has not yet implemented the export quota system it authorized on December 8, 2006. Traders estimate that there are over 1.5 million tons of grain in storage at ports, where it is beginning [...]
2007-01-19 05:03:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON PREL UP
07LAPAZ72CODEL REID VISIT TO LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
[...] (C) On December 27 ) 29, Senator Harry Reid led a six-member delegation including Senators Durbin, Conrad, Gregg, Bennett, and Salazar to La Paz, Bolivia to meet with President Evo Morales and review US assistance and counter-narcotics policies. The delegation was briefed by Ambassador Goldb [...]
2007-01-10 21:02:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON BL
07LIMA2542SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES
[...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru as President Alan Garcia closes his first year in office with a bang and with a whimper. The bang is the probable approval by the U.S. Congress of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). The PTPA has been the centerpiece of Garcia's market-orien [...]
2007-07-26 20:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE
07LIMA3060SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY GUTIERREZ
[...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru at a good time for President Alan Garcia. Last month, the government statistics office declared that poverty rates had declined significantly to 44.5%. Last week, President Garcia took his first steps on the world stage at the APEC Summit in Sydney, an [...]
2007-09-11 19:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OVIP
07LIMA33GARCIA GEARS UP TO TAKE ON POWERFUL, LEFT-WING
[...] (U) Summary: The GOP is taking on Peru's powerful left-wing teachers union, SUTEP, in an effort to advance much needed education reform. In round one of the confrontation, GOP Minister of Education Jose Chang scheduled a competency test for teachers on December 20. The test was stolen and p [...]
2007-01-05 18:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PE
07LIMA447SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]
2007-02-14 22:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OTRA ETRD PE
07LIMA458SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]
2007-02-16 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID PE
07LONDON2488(U) PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN NAMES HIS CABINET
[...] (U) A day after taking over as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has named his Cabinet. As expected, this is the biggest reshuffle since the Labour Party came to power in 1997. It includes several realignments, and has the maximum number of paid Cabinet Ministers permitted by law (22). While p [...]
2007-06-28 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UK
07LONDON3285PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: UK DECLINES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-24 16:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM UK
07LONDON4189FINSBURY PARK MOSQUE -- AFTER THE STORM
[...] (C) Summary. A visit to the Finsbury Park Mosque -- once the home of the notorious extremist Imam Abu Hamza al-Masri and formerly exhibit A in the case for the threat from "homegrown" British radicalization -- found the Mosque apparently cleansed of its extremist past and working hard to counter ra [...]
2007-11-08 17:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER SCUL KISL PGOV UK
07MEXICO3111NEW SLATE OF INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP PARTICIPANTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Focusing this year on economic competitiveness, immigration and security/law enforcement, legislators at the 46th annual Interparliamentary Groups (IPG) agreed their countries shared common stakes in economic development and improved security. Coming as it did two days afte [...]
2007-06-14 15:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MX
07MEXICO5395U.S. AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEN SEEK COMMON GROUND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CODEL Reyes met with representatives from Mexico's leading political parties October 8 to exchange views on enhanced USG/GOM security cooperation. Reyes understood the security package under consideration could come before the U.S. Congress within weeks but was ambivalent ab [...]
2007-10-10 22:22:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM MASS MX
07MEXICO5880SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL REID TO MEXICO,
[...] Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. Since entering office last December, Felipe Calderon's government has moved with unprecedented speed to improve public securit [...]
2007-11-20 20:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON MX PGOV PREL OVIP REID HARRY
07MEXICO6049CODEL REID DISCUSSES IMMIGRATION, SECURITY, AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH PRESIDENT CALDERON
[...] (C) Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada),leading a bipartisan Senate delegation, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon November 29 in Mexico City. The delegation pointed to improving U.S. Mexican relations following Calderon's election. President Calderon called immigration an "economic pheno [...]
2007-12-06 13:54:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON ETRD MX OVIP PGOV PREL SNAR
07MEXICO6128MEXICAN AND U.S. SENATORS DISCUSS MIGRATION,
[...] Summary. Mexican Senate President Santiago Creel extended a bipartisan U.S. delegation headed by Senator Harry Reid an official welcome on the floor of the Mexican Senate November 29. Afterwards, over a lunch hosted by Creel, the leaders of six of Mexico's seven political parties represente [...]
2007-12-12 15:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ETRD KCRM MX OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL
07MOSCOW2333RUSSIA COOL TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND
[...] (SBU) On May 16 we delivered REFTEL points on the U.S. proposal to expand and extend the G-8 Global Partnership (GP) to Valeriy Biryukov, Head of the GP Section in the MFA's Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs, and his assistant Tatyana Balykina. Biryukov and Balykina had just retu [...]
2007-05-18 14:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY RS
07MOSCOW3235RUSSIA: SMALLPOX FOLLOW-UP LETTER DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel letter from HHS Special Assistant Steiger to Deputy Health and Social Development Minister Starodubov, through the ministry's International Department. We also provided the ministry with an informal Russian translation of the letter, and sent a courtesy copy and trans [...]
2007-07-02 14:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO TSPL KSCA PARM KNNP CTR CBW RS
07MOSCOW366RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF ON U.S. RELATIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, IGOR IVANOV ENCOURAGED A VISIT BY DNSA HADLEY AND INCREASED CONGRESSIONAL CONTACT. HE FLAGGED THE JANUARY 31 VISITS OF BANDAR BIN SULTAN AND SAAD HARIRI TO MOSCOW, IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THE SAUDI INITIATIVE TO STABILIZE LEBANON. (BAND [...]
2007-01-30 12:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RS IR LE
07OTTAWA1831CANADIAN VIEWS ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) According to Graham Shantz, Head of Policy Planning at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada has put a good deal of diplomatic effort into the Partnership for Democratic Governance (reftel) and is pleased to be a founding member and steering group member. The GO [...]
2007-09-27 18:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM OAS EAID CA
07OTTAWA1910OCTOBER 16 THRONE SPEECH: NEW BEGINNING OR AN END?
[...] (C) Summary. The government's early evening October 16 Speech from the Throne will lay out the revised agenda of Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the new parliamentary session. The Bloc Quebecois and the New Democratic Party (NDP) are already committed to opposing it. The Liberals therefor [...]
2007-10-15 19:29:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV CA
07OTTAWA1922CANADA: MAKING THE CASE FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Canadian body politic is highly conflicted over the Afghan mission, with one poll in September indicating that 68 pct of Canadians want a complete pullout in February 2009 and 56 pct want the troops out even earlier, while an October poll shows that 54 pct want Canadian tr [...]
2007-10-17 16:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS PGOV CA AF PK
07OTTAWA2060CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN PDG STEERING GROUP
[...] (SBU) According to Nancy Smyth, Deputy Director of Policy Planning at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),DFAIT's Director General for Economic Affairs John Sloan will lead Canada's delegation to the November 12 Steering Group meeting, joined by Nicole Gesnot fro [...]
2007-11-08 18:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PREL OECD CA
07PARIS1999OECD: EEB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN ADDRESSES
[...] (SBU) EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan addressed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) during the May 16 session on "Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement." A/S Sullivan applauded on the decision to enhance relatio [...]
2007-05-18 10:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS446 OECD: SG GURRIA NOMINATES DEPUTIES SECRETARIES GENERAL
[...] (SBU) At the conclusion of the February 5 Council, SG Gurria distributed a letter to delegation heads (see para 4) putting forward his proposal for the four Deputy Secretaries General. He will formally present these to the Council on February 20 for agreement (by consensus). 2. (SBU) The [...]
2007-02-05 15:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OECD ETRD EAID EFIN AORC IT JAPAN NL
07PARIS525 OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OECD members are divided on a number of key issues regarding enlargement and enhanced engagement. A February 5 Council discussion highlighted differing views on how to deal with the BRICS, whether Russia should be invited to begin discussions on accession negotiations, whether [...]
2007-02-09 14:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PORTOFSPAIN554TRINIDAD'S CABLE TV PIRACY DISPUTE HEATS UP
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In the latest skirmish in the long-standing Trinidad and Tobago cable TV piracy wars, HBO-Latin America launched a media blitz May 9 accusing Trinidad's cable provider Flow of ongoing cable piracy and failing to negotiate in good faith to purchase cable feeds legally. Flow respo [...]
2007-06-06 18:06:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TD XL
07PORTOFSPAIN744TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY PART 1
[...] Tsunami Warning training for Caribbean/Latin America 2. Caribbean Airlines to be privatized 3. More TV stations coming 4. T&T/Barbados fishing agreement one step closer 5. Tobago says 'All the fish/flying fish gone' 6. HBO announces new Caribbean Channel 7. Stiff penalties f [...]
2007-07-31 11:26:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ECPS EFIS EINV ETRD KIPR SENV TD
07QUITO158GARCIA/USDEL BILAT: PERU'S QUIXOTIC MISSION
[...] (C) Summary: Peruvian President Alan Garcia met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of President Rafael Correa's inauguration ceremony. Garcia raised ATPA, the U.S./Peru free trade agreement and Peru's lonely opposition to Chavez in South America. End Summary. Bac [...]
2007-01-19 19:17:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO162INAUGURATION: FRIENDLY BILATERAL WITH FM ESPINOSA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief but cordial bilateral meeting on the eve of the inauguration of President Rafael Correa, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Foreign SIPDIS Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 14. Both agreed that more unites our countries than divide [...]
2007-01-19 20:11:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO27CODEL REID VISIT SETS POSITIVE TONE WITH NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Codel Reid's visit to Ecuador from December 29-31 sent a message to the incoming government of President-Elect Rafael Correa of USG openness to dialogue, respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty and determination to continue cooperation on issues of mutual importance. The bipartisan vi [...]
2007-01-04 09:23:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PINR MARR SNAR OREP
07QUITO271WEAKENING ECONOMY MAY BE VULNERABLE
[...] (C) Summary. After six years of solid growth, the Ecuadorian economy will likely slow in 2007, and the Central Bank estimates the economy will grow 3.3%. This may overstate growth, since the economy has a number of vulnerabilities ) declining petroleum production and prices, falling busines [...]
2007-02-01 19:28:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO3CODEL REID MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging conversation with Codel Reid, president-elect Rafael Correa asked for better treatment of Ecuadorian migrants, welcomed Sen. Reid's statement that he would work for ATPA extension, expressed a commitment to combat narcotic trafficking, complained vociferously ab [...]
2007-01-03 09:07:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR CVIS ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EC
07QUITO475CODEL NELSON CONVEYS MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 20 and February 21 visit to Quito, Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) reiterated a message of friendship and continued engagement with Ecuador in a meeting with President Correa, Foreign Minister Espinosa, and senior Correa-advisor Fernando Bustamante, and in a brief pre [...]
2007-03-01 16:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
07QUITO494AMB TOBIAS DELIVERS MESSAGE OF COOPERATION AND
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 26-27 visit to Quito, U.S. Director for Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Ambassador Randall L. Tobias conveyed a message of continued USG support to Ecuador, despite U.S. budget constraints. In meetings with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa, Police Chie [...]
2007-03-05 14:35:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO72AMBASSADOR BUILDS RAPPORT WITH FM-DESIGNATE
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 8. She agreed to meet with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez during the upcoming presidential inauguration, expressed hope Colombian President Uribe would attend, and shared GOE concern over percei [...]
2007-01-09 22:01:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EC
07REYKJAVIK277Iceland: Press in New York for a position on Partnership
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs remains noncommittal on Iceland's involvement in the OECD Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG),despite repeated overtures from Post. Embassy believes this may be a result of uncertainty about the form and objectives of the PDG as w [...]
2007-09-21 17:13:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM OECD UNGA PREL IC
07RIYADH1659MAJLIS EAGER TO ENGAGE WITH CONGRESS; REQUESTS
[...] (C) PolCouns met with Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council) member Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Aiban recently to discuss the possible participation of Majlis members in the new International Visitor Leadership Program for Saudi regulatory body members, including the Capital Market Authority, C [...]
2007-08-08 10:31:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SA
07ROME1132G-6 AND DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Italy hosted a meeting of the six larger EU nations in Venice May 11-12 to discuss strategies and share experiences on ways to better cooperate in the fight against radicalization and terrorism. Known as the "G6" meetings of EU interior ministers, this year's meeting included DH [...]
2007-05-25 12:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KHLS PTER CVIS PREL PGOV IT
07ROME1229ITALY 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] In response to reftel, the Embassy is aware of four (4) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Italy. CLAIMS ====== 2. a. Claimant A b. 1974 - 1980 c. Claimant A, a U.S. citizen who died in September 1997, alleged that real property i [...]
2007-06-05 14:04:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV IT
07SANJOSE1823MEDIA COVERAGE OF CAFTA CAMPAIGN AND
[...] SUMMARY: Over the past two months, the Ambassador's visits to Costa Rican businesses affected by international trade generated significant media coverage and a variety of reactions, including a complaint filed by anti- CAFTA union leaders to the Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE),septel. Meanw [...]
2007-10-05 23:20:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PGOV PREL KPAO CS
07SAOPAULO966CODEL REID'S VISIT TO FOZ DO IGUACU, BRAZIL
[...] (U) During a November 27-28 visit to Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Codel Reid met with the Ambassador and Embassy Brasilia and ConGen Sao Paulo officers, visited Federal Police headquarters and an operating center of the Maritime Federal Police, and toured Itaipu Dam. The delegation dined with three [...]
2007-12-12 09:23:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM OPRC BR
07SARAJEVO1177BOSNIA - INSIDE THE MIND OF KOMSIC'S CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 6, Zeljko Komsic, the Croat member of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency, will take over the rotating chairmanship of the Presidency from the Serb member, Nebojsa Radmanovic. Radmanovic has, in our estimation, turned in a solid performance. Komsic's chairmanship comes at a particul [...]
2007-05-30 11:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1209BOSNIA: DEFENSE PROPERTY RESOLUTION LAGS, SETS
[...] (C) Summary. Over a year behind schedule, the Bosnian Ministry of Defense (MOD) submitted a plan to the Council of Ministers for the resolution of defense property issues between the entities and the state. The plan, required by the 2005 Law on Defense, loosely dictates a transfer arrangement [...]
2007-06-01 14:05:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1401BOSNIA: DEFENSE MINISTER POSITIVE ON WIDER
[...] (S) Summary. Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic told the Ambassador that he remains committed to exploring options for expanded Bosnian coalition deployments in the coming year. Cikotic said that he would focus the ministry and military on developing further niche capable units, with an eye tow [...]
2007-06-22 14:14:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO1471BOSNIA: EAGLE BASE TRANSFER CEREMONY MARKS NEW ERA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The return of Eagle Base in Tuzla to the authority of Bosnia-Herzegovina was marked in a poignant ceremony at the facility on June 30. The ceremony focused on the essential contributions to peace and security of the approximately 100,000 U.S. servicemen and women who served in [...]
2007-07-03 16:12:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1545BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 19-20 VISIT OF
[...] (C) Your visit comes at a time of high political polarization in Bosnia. Increased tensions have resulted in the near total paralysis of government and the reform process. Nationalism has even begun to impact the defense reform agenda, where we have seen some recent slippage in the so far suc [...]
2007-07-13 15:11:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1563BOSNIA - A GLIMMER OF HOPE ON DEFENSE PROPERTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 12, the State and two Entity Prime Ministers reached an "Agreement on Basic Principles" on defense property, which holds out the prospect of finally resolving a vexing issue that has hampered Bosnia's defense reform efforts over the last several months. The principles pro [...]
2007-07-17 15:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PARM MARR BK
07SARAJEVO373BOSNIA: OSD DASD FATA VISIT TO SARAJEVO
[...] (C) Summary. Your visit comes after two years of nearly uninterrupted progress in the defense sphere in Bosnia. Bosnia has successfully created a unified, single Armed Forces and maintains a robust and continuously straightening security relationship with the United States. Leaders and the pub [...]
2007-02-15 13:30:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO467BOSNIA: OSD DAS FATA'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata visited Sarajevo February 21 for discussions with senior Bosnian leaders on Bosnia's NATO integration process and continued U.S. support for defense reform and Bosnia's Euro-Atlantic integration. DASD Fata made [...]
2007-02-27 15:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO60BOSNIA: TIHIC LOOKS TO CIKOTIC AS NEXT DEFENSE
[...] (C) Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Chairman Suljeman Tihic confirmed to CDA and NATO POLAD that he would nominate former general Selmo Cikotic to be Bosnia's next minister of defense, considering that the USG and NATO had no objection to his appointment. Tihic said he may be able to submit t [...]
2007-01-11 16:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO670BOSNIA: FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER NAMED NATO
[...] (SBU) On March 27, the Tri-Presidency appointed former Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic as Bosnia's new Ambassador to NATO. Radovanovic is expected to assume his duties in the coming weeks and will head-up Bosnia's effort to move through the Partnership for Peace (PfP) processes to full NA [...]
2007-03-27 12:15:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO728BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS EXTENDED IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary. The Bosnian Parliament voted March 30 to confirm the Presidency's decision to extend the mandate of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq through the end of 2007. The move clears the final legal hurdle to the deployment of a fifth EOD rotation in May. Securing the ex [...]
2007-04-02 11:51:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO801BOSNIA OFFERS TO HOST COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2008
[...] (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from Acting Minister of Defense Marina Pendes offering Bosnia as the host and organizer of the Combined Endeavor 2008 (CE 08) military exercise. The Ministry of Defense is offering the barracks in Banja Luka and the nearby training center in Manjaca as the [...]
2007-04-13 13:22:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO832BOSNIA: BUGOJNO INDICTMENTS TIMED TO DERAIL
[...] (C) On April 16, the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested two individuals on orders from the State Prosecutor over their alleged involvement in the disappearance of Bosnian-Croats in the Central Bosnian town of Bugojno in 1993. The arrests of the two individuals, former B [...]
2007-04-17 13:31:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK
07SARAJEVO931BOSNIA BEHIND CONTINUED COALITION PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-27 12:40:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER BK IZ
07SARAJEVO932BOSNIA: NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO ATTEND
[...] (SBU) Newly-installed Bosnian Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic, along with Deputy Defense Minister Igor Crnadak and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces' Operational Command BG Mirko Tepsic, will attend the Coalition Conference in Tampa, Florida April 30-May 2. Cikotic, who assumed his duties [...]
2007-04-27 12:45:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER BK IZ
07SARAJEVO950BOSNIA: ASSISTANCE FOR PRESIDENCY VISIT TO IRAQ
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The three-member Bosnian Presidency accompanied by Defense Minister will travel to Iraq on May 15 to visit Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit at Camp Echo. The delegation also seeks bilateral meetings in Baghdad. [...]
2007-05-03 15:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO955BOSNIA: ASSISTANCE FOR PRESIDENCY VISIT TO IRAQ
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The three-member Bosnian Presidency accompanied by Defense Minister will travel to Iraq on May 15 to visit Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit at Camp Echo. The delegation also seeks bilateral meetings in Baghdad. [...]
2007-05-04 05:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SOFIA620BULGARIA: DRAFT WMD AGREEMENT DELIVERED
[...] This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. We delivered reftel draft to MFA International Security Director Petio Petev and Deputy Interior Minister Boiko Kotsev on May 18. Both stated their support in principle for the agreement and undertook to review the draft quickly. Pete [...]
2007-05-18 15:54:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM EUN BU
07STATE152799STEERING GROUP NON-PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The Partnership for Democratic Governance was successfully rolled out at a well-attended high level event co-hosted by OECD and UNDP in New York on October 1, 2007. The Department appreciates Posts' support and effort [...]
2007-11-05 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAU BR CA CI EAID ET JA KDEM KS MX NL NZ PL PO
07STATE60637OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated through NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction ( [...]
2007-05-04 17:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60916OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...]
2007-05-04 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60917OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...]
2007-05-04 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60918OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP [...]
2007-05-04 17:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60919OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (G [...]
2007-05-04 17:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07TEGUCIGALPA1923CABEI SEEKS U.S. PARTICIPATION TO COUNTER
[...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is concerned that certain member states may seek to invite Venezuela to join the bank or to form an association between CABEI and Hugo Chavez's Banco del Sur. He is urging the USG to join CABEI as a member or [...]
2007-12-19 16:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN HO
07ULAANBAATAR112Third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States State Department held the third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral, Regional, and Global Issues (CBRGI) on January 29 at Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen [...]
2007-02-21 07:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD MASS MARR PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR220Mongolian President's Letter to POTUS Discusses Iraq, MCC
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the Embassy with the copy of a letter from President Enkhbayar to President Bush. MFA stated that, while the letter is dated March 30, it was delivered by the Mongolian Embassy in Washington on April 11. The letter was released to the Mongolian press [...]
2007-04-12 09:19:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR EAID MG IZ
07ULAANBAATAR459MONGOLIAN GOVT SEEKS UPDATES ON PENDING BILATERAL
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See actionS requested in para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian Foreign Ministry Americas Deputy Director General Mounkhou invited the DCM to the Ministry on August 8 to requestupdates on several pending bilateral agreements ahead of President Enkhbayar's anticipa [...]
2007-08-09 08:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV MARR MG
07ULAANBAATAR475Mongolia's Railroad Woes: Construction, Other Materials
[...] (SBU) Chairman of the Railway Authority of Mongolia Davaadorjiin Ganbold (protect) told the DCM August 17 that greatly increased traffic plus a shortage of locomotives and rail cars (wagons) had resulted, over the past few months, in an ominous peak backlog of some 800 rail cars at the border [...]
2007-08-22 06:23:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR478MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT'S REVOCATION OF MINING RIGHTS ROILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Late last week the Government of Mongolia (GOM) revoked the exploration licenses of 18 firms on 34 sites without prior warning, consultation, or any internal review of the action. The GOM claims that revocation is allowed under the newly amended minerals law. Chargi [...]
2007-08-23 00:08:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR483MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT WALKS BACK ITS REVOCATION OF MINING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post met with Ministry of Industry and Trade Vice Minister (VM) Sodbaatar to discuss several issues, among them the recent virtual "expropriatory" revocation of 34 exploration licenses owned by owned by 18 firms by the Government of Mongolia (GOM). The VM denied that licenses had [...]
2007-08-24 23:17:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR487Central Bank Head: Mongolia Not Threatened by Asian Market
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Bank of Mongolia (BOM) Governor A. Batsukh, Mongolia's exposure to turbulence in Asian markets is low, but he fears that recent moves by the US Fed could adversely affect the country's foreign currency reserves. He believes competition in the banking sector will hel [...]
2007-08-27 15:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR499Meeting with Mongolian Deputy Minister of Trade and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mongolia's Vice Minister for Industry and Trade, Sodbaatar, met with DCM on August 24 to discuss a number of issues, including cooperation on the U.S.-Mongolia trade relationship through the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, which the GOM hopes will lead qu [...]
2007-08-31 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR507Mongolian Mining Exec: Promise, Peril Surround Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Mongolia's promising but politically-charged mining sector on September 4 with Dashdorj Zorigt, CEO of Erdenes MGL, a new mining-asset holding company that is state-owned. Over an informal dinner, discussion flowed on the status and future of Erdenes (EM [...]
2007-09-07 08:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV PREL PGOV ELTN MG
07ULAANBAATAR508Mongolian Mining Exec: Promise, Peril Surround Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Mongolia's promising but politically-charged mining sector on September 4 with Dashdorj Zorigt, CEO of Erdenes MGL, a new mining-asset holding company that is state-owned. Over an informal dinner, discussion flowed on the status and future of Erdenes (EM [...]
2007-09-07 08:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV PREL PGOV ELTN MG
07ULAANBAATAR512MONGOLIAN GOVT SUMMONS AMBASSADOR, SEEKS CLARITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Mongolian Government summoned the Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a September 10 meeting and asked for a formal USG response to the GOM's request for a specific date for the proposed October summit between Presidents Bush and Enkhbayar. M [...]
2007-09-10 07:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR570JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON MONGOLIAN POLITICS, DPRK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Ambassador Ichihashi said Mongolia's ruling party, the MPRP, is "looking desperate" and could well lose next year's general election. The Japanese envoy also shared details of the recent Japan-DPRK talks in Ulaanbaatar, and a [...]
2007-10-05 08:57:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR630WILL MONGOLIA EXPROPRIATE URANIUM MINING RIGHTS?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An internal report by Mongolia's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) (protect) on the future of uranium mining and processing in the country suggests that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) intends to revoke uranium exploration and mining rights from current holders. The report [...]
2007-11-06 00:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR652DEEP IN GOBI DESERT, NO-FRILLS COAL MINING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs accompanied Peabody Energy geologists on a helicopter trip deep into Mongolia's Gobi desert on November 2 to reconnoiter the Little Tavan Tolgoi (LTT) coal mine, a rudimentary facility that has warmed Mongolians for 41 years. LTT is part of the larger Tavan Tolgoi (TT) d [...]
2007-11-19 08:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD MG
07ULAANBAATAR712Ambassador Meets New Minister of Industry and Trade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Kh. Narankhuu told the Ambassador, during an initial courtesy call December 21, that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) hopes to conclude one or both of the two major mining projects under consideration (Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi) ov [...]
2007-12-27 00:32:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON SENV MARR PGOV KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR89MCC Official Briefs on Hope for Late 2007 Compact
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Europe, Asia, and Pacific Managing Director Frances Reid visited Ulaanbaatar January 31 to February 3. During her meetings with Prime Minister Enkhbold, Finance Minister Bayarsaikhan, and MCC Mongolia's National Council (NC) and [...]
2007-02-08 23:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EINV ECON PGOV MG
07USNATO146ISAF LIAISON GROUP TO STAY IN QATAR ANOTHER THREE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 17:49:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO172NATO WEIGHING NATURE OF POSSIBLE TIES TO QATAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 15:45:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO351CFE: VCC AND VCC EXPERTS' MEETINGS, MAY 16, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 16 VCC and VCC experts' meetings: a. The U.S. announced an upcoming Vienna Document inspection in Sweden during the time a Swedish exercise below Vienna Document thresholds will be conducted; b. Experts agreed to attempt to hold a NATO Vienna Document course in Cen [...]
2007-06-04 14:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO545CROATIA'S ANNUAL NATIONAL PROGRAM RECEIVES GOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's Senior Political Committee (Reinforced) (SPC/R) met with a Croatian delegation on September 18 to review their latest Annual National Program (ANP) for this year's abbreviated Membership Action Plan (MAP) cycle before the April 2008 summit in Bucharest. Allies were general [...]
2007-10-05 10:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL CR
07USNATO640HLTF: NATO ALLIES READY TO STAY THE COURSE ON CFE
[...] (C) At the December 14 HLTF all NATO Allies - without exception - called for a continuation of NATO,s unified response to Russia,s unilateral actions on CFE and urged that the U.S. keep its "parallel actions" package on the table for negotiation with Russia. Praise for U.S. efforts to date wa [...]
2007-12-17 19:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE RS
07VIENNA1037AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 20, 2007
[...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) has said he will not publish the assessment on the Austrian Eurofighter purchase by legal expert Koziol at this point. The Minister has also refused to provide the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the deal with a copy of the file, emphas [...]
2007-04-20 13:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA186AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 25, 2007
[...] All major Austrian media continue to analyze and comment on US President George Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address. One Austrian daily headlines "The new Bush: the president as petitioner," and writes that Bush came across as modest and low-key, and presenting a "green agenda." The daily's [...]
2007-01-25 15:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07ZAGREB356CROATIA REQUESTS EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS
[...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post supports a request from the Government of Croatia (GoC) to host Embassy Science Fellows in 2007. Post has received eight proposals from seven scientific institutions, with a commitment from the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and the University of [...]
2007-04-12 15:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL SENV AMGT OTRA APER HR
08ADDISABABA1691ETHIOPIA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] The United States Government is aware of four (4) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). One claim included in the 2006 report has been resolved. There are two new reported claims. 2. The U.S. Government is also aware of two other disputes [...]
2008-06-20 06:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ET
08ASTANA1355SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID'S AUGUST 7-8 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Kazakhstan comes at a particularly opportune time. With its recent selection as 2010 OSCE chairman and thriving energy sector, Kazakhstan is showing increasing confidence on the international stage. The country is rightly proud of its achievements: a booming economy, larg [...]
2008-07-28 04:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OREP PGOV ECON OVIP OTRA KZ
08ASTANA1512KAZAKHSTAN -- CODEL REID MEETS WITH PM MASIMOV,
[...] (C) CODEL Reid met with Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Masimov on August 7 to discuss several aspects of the U.S. - Kazakhstan relationship. Masimov opened the meeting by highlighting Kazakhstan's progress on democratic and economic liberalization since independence. He thanked U.S. companies fo [...]
2008-08-14 08:58:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL OVIP PARM PHUM ETRD OREP KZ
08ASTANA1805EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST
[...] On August 7, 2008, a U.S. Senate delegation lead by Nevada Senator (and Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid visited Kazakhstan as part of a multi-country trip. Other senators making the trip included Jeff Bingaman (D-NM),Bill Nelson (D-FL),Johnny Isakson (R-GA),and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). 2 [...]
2008-09-17 08:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08BEIRUT205LEBANON: MARCH 14 ORGANIZING BETTER; ESTABLISHES
[...] (C) At long last, the March 14 pro-government coalition has set up a secretariat for internal coordination to develop strategies to boost public (both domestic and international) support and create a unified public relations message. March 14 leaders already have begun an intensive diplomatic [...]
2008-02-11 12:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT255LEBANON: GEAGEA PLEASED WITH 2/14 RALLY, PLEADS
[...] (C) In his first meeting with Charge Sison, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, pleased with the results of the February 14 rally, said he believed the March 14 bloc had proven it is a popular movement able to rally its supporters and speak with a unified voice. He predicted that the Arab Le [...]
2008-02-15 18:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT57LEBANON: UNDERSTANDING MICHEL AOUN'S POPULARITY
[...] (C) While his support has dropped since its 2005 peak, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun remains the most popular Christian political leader in Lebanon. His polling numbers remain high in spite of actions that could have diminished his support, particularly among Lebanese Christians. [...]
2008-01-15 09:54:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM LE
08BEIRUT650LEBANON: MARCH 14 ANALYZES SINIORA'S SPEECH AND
[...] (C) According to March 14 supporters, Prime Minister Siniora's speech was on target and he projected a confident image. Hizballah reaction, predictably, was negative: Siniora had criticized the Lebanese Armed Forces' performance and proposed ideas from Future Movement leader Saad Hariri that [...]
2008-05-10 20:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC IR LE
08BEIRUT748LEBANON: GEMAYEL: U.S. NEEDS TO COUNTER SYRIAN
[...] (C) Former president and Kataeb (Phalange) leader Amine Gemayel expressed to the Charge on May 22 his disappointment with the agreement reached in Doha. He credited himself for the agreement's omission of an endorsement of Hizballah's legitimacy as a resistance movement. He is pleased that th [...]
2008-05-22 17:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA LE
08BEIRUT750LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA SAY DOHA HAS A DOWNSIDE
[...] (C) Shortly after returning from their protracted visit to Washington, three members of the independent Shia delegation organized by Lokman Slim told the Charge that the Doha agreement has serious, negative, and long-term consequences for the independent Shia movement. According to Slim, the [...]
2008-05-22 18:05:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKDEM PINR PHUM SCUL LE
08BISHKEK1053BOUCHER AND BAKIYEV REASSURE EACH OTHER ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary. In an hour long meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher, Kyrgyz President Bakiyev stated his commitment to working with the United States and others to fight terrorism and narcotics in Afghanistan and reaffirmed his country's multi-vector forei [...]
2008-10-17 15:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PINR KG
08BISHKEK588KYRGYZ AND CANADIANS REACH IMPASSE OVER KUMTOR
[...] (C) Summary: Canadian companies Cameco and Centerra Gold have apparently reached an impasse with the Kyrgyz government over a new comprehensive framework agreement for the Kumtor gold mine. The parties entered into the agreement in August 2007, but the Kyrgyz parliament delayed ratification [...]
2008-06-09 12:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PREL KG
08BISHKEK760BISHKEK MAYOR TARGETS HYATT WITH WATER CUTS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Bishkek municipal employees, working with a police escort, tore down large sections of the security fence surrounding the Hyatt Regency Bishkek on July 24. City officials had earlier cut off water to the hotel in an attempt to pressure the Hyatt over land leases and "public acc [...]
2008-07-24 12:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK784SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID'S AUGUST 4-6 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the August 4-6 visit of CODEL Reid to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is an important ally of the United States, hosting the Manas Coalition Air Base, which serves as a crucial logistical hub for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The U.S.-Kyrgy [...]
2008-07-31 13:47:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OVIP OTRA KG
08BISHKEK836CODEL REID'S MEETINGS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: CODEL Reid met with President Bakiyev for an hour on August 5. Senator Reid and the other senators thanked Bakiyev for Kyrgyzstan's support for the Manas Coalition Air Base, and they urged Bakiyev to make renewed efforts on democratic and economic reform. Senator Reid warned th [...]
2008-08-15 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON OVIP OTRA KG
08BISHKEK861KYRGYZ SECURITY COUNCIL: WHERE'S OUR $150 MILLION?
[...] (C) Charge met August 21 with Kyrgyz Security Council Deputy Secretary Amangeldi Bakirov and Chief Inspector Alik Mamyrkulov to discuss U.S. assistance and spending in Kyrgyzstan. Bakirov had asked for a detailed accounting of U.S. assistance in 2008. Mamyrkulov insisted that the United Stat [...]
2008-08-21 11:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR EAID KG
08BISHKEK875WILL TALKS BREAK THE BISHKEK HYATT IMPASSE?
[...] (C) Summary: Following the late July destruction by Bishkek municipal employees of the security fence guarding the Hyatt Regency's front perimeter, Bishkek Mayor Tuleyev has focused his attention on squeezing higher land rent from the Hyatt before agreeing to a resolution of the fence disput [...]
2008-08-26 10:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK989AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KYRGYZ MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held an introductory meeting September 19 with Minister of Internal Affairs Kongantiyev. The Ambassador asked Kongantiyev why the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) had removed police protection from the Embassy and Marine House; Kongantiyev feigned ignorance and reques [...]
2008-09-26 09:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC MARR KG
08BUENOSAIRES1481ARGENTINA: VIDEOCONFERENCE ON HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
[...] (U) WHA/EPSC and Embassy Buenos Aires organized a successful videoconference (DVC) on October 24, between U.S. and Argentine experts and policymakers on the subject of hydrogen fuel cells. The DVC was a follow-up to the agreement on alternative and renewable energy signed by A/S Shannon last [...]
2008-10-28 15:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ECON AR
08CHISINAU268MOLDOVA: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND TRANSNISTRIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA'S Foreign Agricultural Service has approved funding for a targeted technical assistance project on Avian Influenza (AI) in the Transnistrian (TN) region of Moldova. Although we face political constraints, TN officials are receptive to the idea, acknowledging that they are no [...]
2008-03-11 12:04:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR KFLU TBIO MD
08KABUL1992SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REID TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]
2008-08-03 11:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN OREP
08KABUL2104KARZAI TELLS CODEL REID THE USG HOULD INCREASE
[...] (SBU) On August 6, Prsident Karzai told Codel Reid that Pakistan hs permitted terrorist sanctuaries in its teritory and the ISI has a clear role in supportng terrorists entering Afghanistan to kill Ameican troops and Afghan people. He urged the USG to increase pressure on Pakistan to act agai [...]
2008-08-09 13:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL AF PK
08KIGALI760RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: Development Issues -- Government of Rwanda (GOR) consolidates seven agencies into the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) -- World Bank approves $24 million for ICT infrastructure -- GOR offers subsidies to local exporters -- Central [...]
2008-10-28 14:50:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KUWAIT1022KUWAIT: PRIME MINISTER'S WASHINGTON VISIT STRIKES
[...] (SBU) Notwithstanding their preoccupation with fasting and feasting during the holy Ramadan season, Kuwaitis were almost universally pleased with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington and his subsequent visit to New York, where he addressed the [...]
2008-09-29 14:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER CVIS KU
08LONDON1001A COLLECTIVE YAWN GREETS HMG’S FIRST NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Criticism and indifference from British political leaders, foreign policy analysts, and media greeted the publication of HMG's first National Security Strategy (NSS),an initial reaction echoed in many of the Whitehall ministries to which the NSS was directed. UK opposition leaders [...]
2008-04-08 12:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON UK
08LONDON1991(C/NF) WHO WOULD REPLACE GORDON BROWN AS UK PRIMEREF: A. LONDON 1939 B. LONDON 1704
[...] (C/NF) Summary. As Gordon Brown lurches from political disaster to disaster, Westminster is abuzz with speculation about whether he will be replaced as Prime Minister and Labour Parxty leader, and, if so, by whom. Right now, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Justice Secretary Jack Straw are the [...]
2008-07-31 10:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
08MASERU208NOMINATION FOR REGIONAL CLO TRAINING - MASERU
[...] Post identifies the following areas of focus as priorities for the CLO: welcoming and orientation, community liaison and events planning, and family member referral. 2. Maseru is a 20% hardship post and the CLO serves a vital role in maintaining post morale, and this training wou [...]
2008-07-16 09:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT LT
08NEWDELHI1035DALAI LAMA PLEADS FOR U.S. TO PERSUADE CHINESE TO
[...] Action request in para. 7. 2. (C/REL UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA) Summary: Hours before his April 9 departure for the U.S., the Dalai Lama summoned PolCouns to convey a message: please use all effective means to persuade the PRC to engage in dialogue with him. He said recent events had left him increasi [...]
2008-04-10 11:51:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IN CH
08OTTAWA6NDP PLANS TO RUN "LARGEST CAMPAIGN" EVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton has announced that the NDP "will run the largest campaign that our party has ever run in its history" in the next federal elections, which many observers believe will take place in 2008. Although it holds the fewest seats of the fo [...]
2008-01-04 14:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
08OTTAWA990PUBLIC OPINION STABLE IN WAKE OF OMAR KHADR DVD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 21:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL KPAO AF CA
08PARIS961Partnership for Democratic Governance - Readout on Second
[...] Summary. The PDG Steering Group (SG) held its second meeting on May 7. Deputy Secretary General Amano chaired the gathering, which was attended by the nine SG countries, plus the UNDP. USOECD Charg d'affaires Paul Reid represented the USA. The Head of the PDG Advisory Unit (AU) presented [...]
2008-05-20 13:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON KDEM OECD
08PRETORIA1310SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION MONITORS FEWER THAN EXPECTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa has increased its election monitoring team by only ten members, bringing the total to 70 observers. An advance team of 20 observers left on 9 June, while the remaining 50 are meant to depart on 20 June. However, SAG's DFA is considering a proposal by the Institute f [...]
2008-06-13 16:01:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF
08PRETORIA2714DEMARCHE DELIVERY: ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff and econoff delivered demarche (reftel) to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials and diamond industry leaders on illicit diamond activity in Zimbabwe. Although this activity threatens the local diamond industry, it appears the South African Government (SAG) has tak [...]
2008-12-15 15:59:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC EMIN ZI SF
08PRETORIA482ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS: SOUTH AFRICA TO SEND 50
[...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa will deploy approximately 50 election observers to Zimbabwe as part of the SADC delegation. Angola, as chair of the SADC Troika, will lead the SADC delegation, which the South African Government hopes will include at least 100 regional observers. Ambassador Kingsle [...]
2008-03-07 14:54:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA677SOUTH AFRICAN BANKS AND THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) Summary: South African banks have implemented extensive money-laundering controls since the Financial Intelligence Centre Act was passed in 2001. The major banks now employ large anti-money-laundering staffs and use sophisticated software to identify suspicious transactions. They also f [...]
2008-04-02 06:35:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PTER SF
08STATE20685READOUT FROM DECEMBER 4 IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS RSI IN
[...] (S) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and embassy representatives from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, joined by S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey and other U.S. interagency representatives, met December 4 in Amman to discuss regional counterterrorism strategies at [...]
2008-02-29 04:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ADCO KISL ASEC KU
08STATE34695UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...]
2008-04-03 18:01:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08SUVA171Fiji: Unapologetic Bainimarama Calls in the Media
[...] (SBU) Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama met with media editors and news directors yesterday to insist them that his government would uphold media freedom but warned that the media have to report the truth, avoid politics and exercise balance. The meeting followed the May 2 exp [...]
2008-05-05 17:33:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV FJ
08TELAVIV2349ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR MG BENNY GANTZ
[...] (SBU) DOD has invited the individual named in para 2 to attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference, scheduled for November 17-20, 2008. Participation costs will be covered by DOD Counterterrorism Fellowship Funds. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post request [...]
2008-10-17 15:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM IS
08TELAVIV2630MFA DISCUSSES NEGOTIATIONS WITH VATICAN, POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA Director for Inter-Religious Affairs Bahij Mansour told Poloff that negotiations with the Vatican over outstanding issues related to the Fundamental Agreement were going well, and that Israel expected a "breakthrough" at the December 18 plenary session in Rome. Acc [...]
2008-11-25 15:06:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIRF VT IS
08TELAVIV392COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MORRISION, FEBRUARY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv welcomes the February 16-18, 2008, visit of HPSCI Staff Members Brian Morrison, Eric Greenwald, Donald Viera and Jay Heath, and SSCI Staff Member Alissa Starzak. The visit officer is Political Officer Van Reidhead; phone 972-3-519-7565; cell 972-50-540-6667; email Reidhe [...]
2008-02-16 12:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AFIN ASEC IS
08TELAVIV447ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR BG NITZAN ALON
[...] (SBU) The Israeli MOD has selected the individual named in para 2 to participate in the Near East South Asia Center (NESA)Executive Seminar scheduled for March 4-14. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests that Department vet this individual per Leahy Amendment r [...]
2008-02-25 14:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PHUM IS
08THEHAGUE556ICTY: WITNESS TROUBLES AT THE SESELJ TRIAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Seselj trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is behind schedule and witness issues threaten to slow it further. Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) Senior Trial Attorney (STA) Daryl Mundis claims to have evidence that Vojislav Seselj's sup [...]
2008-06-27 17:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALICTY SR BK HR KAWC PREL
08ULAANBAATAR149MCA-Mongolia Holds First Board Meeting, Approves Documents,
[...] Prime Minister S. Bayar, the Chairman of Millennium Challenge Account - Mongolia's (MCA-M) Board of Directors, convened the first ever full-scale board mlevig!tje orn`ne ofhEprm|!Q> Inqd`itIo. po!he@E(0`n!Biv0QiniSveRaHr&br!b"cJqlO3,y(,V! nyov2QMkC=u43sqQmQaf2QFpJ`v$l5}6cX?t,L(/LQ W[mhuOQ&-Qor t [...]
2008-04-03 08:45:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL EINV EON PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR15Visiting Canadian Trade Minister Advises Against State
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian International Trade Minister David Emerson's 24 hour visit to Mongolia, the first by a Canadian Minister in over 10 years, included meetings with President N. Enkhbayar, Prime Minister S. Bayar, Foreign Minister Oyun, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Industry and T [...]
2008-01-11 08:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD CA MG
08ULAANBAATAR2Mongolia's Coal: Dispelling That Old Black Magic
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A few Mongolian officials claim that Mongolia's coal deposits stretch west to east in an unbroken (and unsubstantiated) 170-billion ton belt of untapped hydrocarbon wonder. However, Western firms actively prospecting for both thermal and coking coal argue that Mongolia's coal re [...]
2008-01-02 06:40:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN PREL ELTN ETRD MG
08ULAANBAATAR340June Elections Could Jeopardize Recent Reforms of
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 08:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EPET MG
08ULAANBAATAR360MONGOLIA'S EASTERN-STEPPE GRASSLANDS FACE CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a visit to Mongolia's eastern steppe grasslands from July 18-21, the Ambassador met with conservationists, government officials and local residents, and heard concerns about the threats to the local habitat and its inhabitants. Temperate grasslands constitute a globally impor [...]
2008-07-23 08:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EMIN ENRG PGOV ECON EFIN EPET MG
08ULAANBAATAR682007 Mining Sector Wrap Up: One Step Forward,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MongoliaQs mining sector took a wild ride in 2007 as alarming setbacks overshadowed promising advances made earlier in the year. Major achievements included a deal on a stability agreement with Ivanhoe/Rio Tinto to develop the promising Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, and the appointme [...]
2008-02-06 01:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD CA MG
08ULAANBAATAR72SOUTH GOBI SUFFERS POWER, HEAT OUTAGE AMID BITTER COLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The failure of two transmission lines from the sole power plant in the southern Mongolian province of Omnogovi left around 35,000 residents without heat or electricity from February 4 through 7, as outside temperatures plummeted to -30F. A team of electricians from Ulaanbaatar [...]
2008-02-07 09:15:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN PREL SENV OVIP MG
08USNATO130READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]
2008-04-14 05:20:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO138NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 16, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide briefed the NAC in ISAF format (to SIPDIS be reported septel). A/SYG Howard laid out initial thoughts on implementing the Bucharest "Comprehensive Strategic Politi [...]
2008-04-16 14:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO196NATO: MAY 29 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts made initial discussions of six of the seven agenda topics (Ref A) as well as the eighth agenda topic on preparation of remaining issues. Virtually no decisions were reached and all of the topics discussed at the meeting will be further addressed at the Experts, Meeti [...]
2008-06-03 12:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO199NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]
2008-06-06 14:56:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO205NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]
2008-06-11 17:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO206CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT -
[...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]
2008-06-11 17:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO210NATO: JUNE 9 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS
[...] (C) Summary: At the Experts, Meeting, the U.S. obtained all of the goals specified in Reference A. These discussions will continue on July 8 with new versions of the discussion papers transformed into shorter proposed NATO agreed papers to be distributed by the International Staff. At the [...]
2008-06-18 13:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO236JUNE 24, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES UNANIMOUS ON CONTINUING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the June 24 HLTF meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies agreed to continue NATO,s current approach to dealing with the impasse brought on by the Russian Federation,s suspension of implementation of (i.e. compliance with) the CFE Treaty by: -- continuing Allies, unaltere [...]
2008-07-07 07:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
08USNATO272USNATO DELIVERS READOUT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) USNATO delivered an oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to the NATO International Staff on August 7. The NATO POC thanked the U.S. rep for the readout and did not have any follow-up questions other tha [...]
2008-08-07 14:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO279GEORGIA REQUESTS FORMAL NATO CONSULTATIONS NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-10 11:44:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO GG
08USNATO281NATO ALLIES LACK COHESION DURING FIRST MEETING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the August 11 NATO Political Committee meeting on the fighting in Georgia, Allies unanimously deplored the Aug 8-11 developments but differed on how these events should affect NATO's relations with Russia. The Balts and Poland would like to suspend the NATO-Russia Council, but Germa [...]
2008-08-11 18:30:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO294TFGG01: TEXT OF THE INITIAL NATO SUPPORT PACKAGE
[...] (SBU) The North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting at ministerial level on August 19 approved the following package of measures in response to the ongoing crisis in Georgia. This constitutes an initial reply to Georgia's August 12 formal request for assistance in eight specific areas (reftel). Th [...]
2008-08-19 16:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO297RUSSIA HALTS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH NATO
[...] (C) The Acting Russian Senior Military Representative to NATO informed the Chairman of the Military Committee in an August 21 letter that the MOD will halt military cooperation with NATO countries "until futher instructions" (text of letter para 2). In parallel, the NATO international staff r [...]
2008-08-22 09:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO299READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]
2008-08-22 17:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO312NATO: EULEX CHIEF SEEKING KOSOVO-WIDE DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon told NATO Permanent Representatives on 2 September that EULEX intends to deploy throughout Kosovo in accordance with the UNMIK-EULEX transition schedule, but is working to get a buy-in from Serbia to mo [...]
2008-09-02 16:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV
08USNATO314RUSSIA THROWS ITS WEIGHT AROUND IN THE EAPC
[...] (C) Summary: The EAPCs first meeting after the summer break featured Georgian protests about Russian action and a Russian response made memorable by a claim that, if the Russian response had been proportionate, "Tbilisi would now lie in ruins." Russia announced it has withdrawn from the PfP SOFA. T [...]
2008-09-02 17:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP SP BO SR
08USNATO316OUTGOING KFOR COMMANDER GIVES SOBERING ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY & COMMENT: Outgoing Kosovo Force (KFOR) commander Lieutenant General de Marnhac on 3 September told NATO Perm Reps and non-NATO KFOR contributors that KFOR needed adapted guidance from the NAC and that getting working arrangements right between KFOR, the EU Rule of Law Mission in K [...]
2008-09-03 17:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV
08USNATO320AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...]
2008-09-05 16:49:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN
08USNATO321UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO Allies, partners, EU representatives and the World Bank on September 3 on UNODC's 2008 Afghanistan Opium Survey report. Costa reported that poppy cultivation d [...]
2008-09-05 17:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO336SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES GRAPPLE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 11 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) and related meetings Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE in the context of Russian actions in Georgia and Russias continued "suspension" of CFE, based largely on the options advanced by the U.S. (ref a). There was general a [...]
2008-09-18 10:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO337SEPTEMBER 15 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. In the VCC, Experts agreed with the U.S. position that discussion papers should not be tabled in Vienna prior to the AIAM. Papers on Sensitive Points and Concrete Parameters for Specified Areas were dropped, but the Chair will introduce a new paper on the Definition of Defense I [...]
2008-09-18 10:18:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO KCFE PARM
08USNATO338NAC MEETING WITH AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov extolled his country's priorities of continued integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, increased practical cooperation with Euro-Atlantic partners, participation in Partnershi [...]
2008-09-18 16:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO PGOV PINR AF AJ GG
08USNATO339NATO SYG DISAPPOINTED ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN
[...] (U) Charge delivered points in paragraph 5 of reftel to the Secretary General's Private Office on the afternoon of Friday, September 19. The Private Office noted that the Friends of Pakistan meeting was one topic in the SYG's discussion with Assistant Secretary Boucher at NATO HQ on Wednesday [...]
2008-09-19 15:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK NATO
08USNATO341NATO: FRIED-ANTONOV DISCUSSION ON FUTURE OF CFE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel briefing to International Staff Arms Control and Coordination Section Head Mike Miggins on 22 September. Miggins mused that the Russians consistently claim to want the limits and "discipline" that the CFE treaty imposes, yet there have been no concrete moves toward [...]
2008-09-23 12:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USNATO347READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]
2008-09-25 13:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO348(C) VISEGRAD, BALTIC ALLIES DESIRE INCREASED NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 17:09:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR
08USNATO354A/S BOUCHER NATO VISIT, 17 SEP 08
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During September 14 meetings at NATO, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told NATO Perm Reps that NATO and the Afghans need to be more effective in holding territory, particularly with strengthened Afghan police, provincial and local governme [...]
2008-10-01 12:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO363SERBIAN DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS NATO
[...] (C) Summary: Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac signed an information security agreement between Serbia and NATO during an October 1 visit to NATO and, in an address to PermReps, he said Serbia will expand its contact with NATO, but criticized the Alliance for taking on the task of r [...]
2008-10-07 15:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PINR PREL SR KV
08USNATO365USING NATO TO ADDRESS PIRACY AND ENGAGE THE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent requests from the UN for temporary NATO naval escorts to World Food Program shipments to Somalia starting in October, and separate requests by France and the UK to the USG to provide direct military support to a planned EU anti-piracy operation starting in December, h [...]
2008-10-08 15:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN
08USNATO366RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TARGETS NATO, UN AND UKRAINE AT
[...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin took center stage at the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadorial meeting on Wednesday, October 8, taking out his anger over the situation in Georgia on NATO, the UN and Ukraine. In between rants by Rogozin, which generally [...]
2008-10-10 08:34:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL RS UP GG
08USNATO367READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 12:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO368NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) held a Plenary meeting at NATO HQ on 2 Oct 08. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Joe Benkert of the U.S. (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs) and Mr. John Laugerud of the Norwegian MOD. Major items disc [...]
2008-10-14 09:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO369VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from October 20-31. UNODC has proposed that the DEA conduct the se [...]
2008-10-14 12:40:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
08USNATO371NATO-RUSSIA WAY FOWARD: READOUT OF OCTOBER 14 SPC
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies delivered their initial responses to the IS-drafted policy paper "NATO-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis." At its base, the document's language of "targeted conditionality" and "selective engagement" and emphasis on unity pleased most Allies. Fran [...]
2008-10-15 17:13:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV KCFE RS
08USNATO372MACEDONIAN PM: CURRENT NIMETZ PROPOSAL WILL NOT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonian Prime Minister Gruevski told Ambassador Volker on October 15 that he has problems accepting the current Nimetz ideas for solving the name issue as a basis for negotiation. He said the Nimetz proposal would only improve marginally during a negotiation process, and n [...]
2008-10-15 18:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MK
08USNATO373MACEDONIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonia presented its Annual National Program for 2008-2009 to NATO Allies for comment on October 6. Greece was less critical than it could have been, but several Allies admonished Macedonia for portraying Greece, in its ANP summary (signed by PM Gruevski),as the lone hold [...]
2008-10-15 18:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MK
08USNATO374NAC MEETING WITH KAZAKHSTAN DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Kazakhstan, Defense Minister (DEFMIN) Danial Akhmetov extolled Kazakhstan's defense and domestic reforms and announced contributions to ISAF. Allies acknowledged Kazakhstan's progress, but pressed for further assistance and [...]
2008-10-16 11:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV ECON PREL KZ
08USNATO375DECISIONS BY NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS REGARDING
[...] (SBU) On Wednesday, October 15, the NATO Secretary General issued a statement in regards to decisions made by NATO Defense Ministers at the recent meeting in Budapest. 2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows: BEGIN STATEMENT 15 October 2008 SG(2008)0770 To : ISAF Non-NATO Troop Co [...]
2008-10-16 13:24:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO376VETTING REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of additional Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from October 20-31. UNODC has proposed that the DEA cond [...]
2008-10-16 14:59:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
08USNATO379READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]
2008-10-17 08:28:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO380NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]
2008-10-17 13:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO381LITHUANIAN NON-PAPERS ON POSSIBLE U.S. DEFENSE
[...] (C) Lithuanian DCM Gediminas Varvuolis called on A/DCM Reid on 14 October to discuss Vilnius' ideas for increased U.S. military investment and cooperation. In addition to raising the Lithuanian MFA's non-paper which had been passed to the United States on the margins of UNGA, he also provided [...]
2008-10-17 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO LH
08USNATO382GERMAN NON-PAPER ON NATO MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Please see text of German food for thought paper in paragraph 2, which was passed to the Executive Working Group (EWG) on 10 Oct 2008. The non-paper explains Germany's thoughts on the criteria the EWG should use to assess the NATO missile defense architecture options. Germany has [...]
2008-10-17 16:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MNUC
08USNATO391ACTION REQUEST: POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE
[...] (C) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After ongoing failures by Ukraine to meet its obligations, the United States-led NATO Ukraine Trust Fund is one month away from becoming the first Partnership for Peace Trust Fund in NATO's history to fail. The project a [...]
2008-10-22 15:19:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO PARM PGOV UP
08USNATO393RUSSIANS PROVIDE EUROPEAN SECURITY PAPER TO EU-3
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 11:45:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL GM RS
08USNATO394READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]
2008-10-23 16:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO395ALLIES SUPPORT MOREL, BUT MIXED ON GENEVA OUTCOMES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his claims of limited success, the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia and Georgia, Pierre Morel, underwhelmed many NATO PermReps with his account of the EU/UN/OSCE-sponsored talks on Georgia held in Geneva October 15. Morel admitted that the talks did n [...]
2008-10-23 17:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL PINR GG RS
08USNATO396ALBANIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: On October 17, a senior-level Albanian delegation presented Tirana's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO'S Senior Political Committee. The presentation drew praise from Allies. At the same time, several delegations, led by the U.S., raised serious concerns about perceived b [...]
2008-10-24 14:18:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO AL
08USNATO397CROATIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: On October 16, a senior-level Croatian delegation presented Zagreb's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO Allies. The presentation drew praise from Allies in a warm and friendly meeting. Allies looked forward to Croatia becoming a full member of the Alliance. End Summary. [...]
2008-10-24 14:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO HR
08USNATO416READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5,
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]
2008-11-07 13:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO419READOUT: AMR MOUSSA'S 6 NOVEMBER DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 6, Mr. Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, held a broad exchange of views with the North Atlantic Council at NATO HQ. Striking a conciliatory tone early on as he read from his prepared text, Moussa lauded the election of President-elect Obama, [...]
2008-11-10 13:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PARM PREL AL XI XF
08USNATO436READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]
2008-11-21 13:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO437CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICTATION-SUMMER 2009 FOR
[...] (U) Post requests one intern for the Summer 2009 cycle. The intern will support the work of the political section. This will include preparation of briefing papers and support of NATO committee work. The intern will likely focus their work under supervision of an FSO in one or two areas, such [...]
2008-11-21 15:52:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO AMGT APER ASEC
08USNATO441VCC/EXPERTS: U.S. TO CONDUCT VD99 EVALUATION VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. During the 17 November VCC Experts meeting, USDel secured all primary and secondary objectives for U.S. VD99 verification activities in 2009. Experts debated alternative language for the IS working paper on Implementation Coordination, putting off consideration of three alternat [...]
2008-11-26 18:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO442NOVEMBER 21 HLTF: ALLIES AGREE TO CFE LANGUAGE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the November 21 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, Allies agreed on CFE language for the upcoming NATO Ministerial communique and how to deploy agreed language at subsequent key dates in December. The text (agreed via silence procedure on November 24) is closely based [...]
2008-11-26 18:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO453ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE “GLOOMY,”
[...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]
2008-12-05 08:31:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USNATO454USNATO: FOREIGN MINISTERIAL NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 13:18:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF PK
08USNATO456NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-08 10:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO460READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) said election support was a time critical issue with Afghan elections taking place as early as May 2009. He received NAC approval to task the Military Committee to provide advice on a NATO Election Support Forc [...]
2008-12-11 16:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO463NATO: FORMATION OF HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY CONTACT
[...] (C/NF) The Acting Political Advisor delivered reftel demarche to NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations Maurits Jochems on December 12. Jochems welcomed an observer role for NATO in the proposed Contact Group as "excellent work" for the Alliance. He noted that the issue of pi [...]
2008-12-15 14:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08USNATO468ALLIES VOICE CONCERNS OVER LEGAL STATUS OF NTM-I
[...] (C) Summary: During the December 17, 2008 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, Allies expressed serious concern about the possibility of a lapse in the authorization and legal protections for the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). They also expressed concerns that the draft law approved b [...]
2008-12-17 18:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
08USNATO472READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]
2008-12-18 16:14:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO473UPDATE ON NATO AIR SURVEILLANCE AND TRAINING
[...] (C) In November, the financial crisis in Iceland and the ensuing dispute between Iceland and the UK threw into question NATO air surveillance and training missions in Iceland. The UK was scheduled to fill the December 5 ) 21, 2008 rotation, but after a period of negotiation, the UK ultimatel [...]
2008-12-19 08:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PGOV PREF PREL IC
08USNATO78DAS KRAMER GIVES NATO ALLIES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer briefed NATO Allies in Brussels on Assistant Secretary Fried's February 19 meeting with Russian Deputy SIPDIS Foreign Minister and Disarmament Director Antonov regarding the CFE Parallel Actions Package. Kramer reported th [...]
2008-02-27 12:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO79SUPPORTING USG PROPOSALS FOR CIVIL AVIATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. USNATO delivered reftel points on civil aviation in Afghanistan to NATO Assistant Secretary for Operations Martin Howard on February 26. Howard gave assurances NATO shares U.S. objectives for civil aviation in Afghanistan and said he would instruct NATO representatives who wil [...]
2008-02-27 15:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALEAIR NATO PREL AF
08USNATO82NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]
2008-02-28 14:43:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08VIENNA317AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 04, 2008
[...] Austrian President Heinz Fischer has called on the SPOe-OeVP coalition to "live up to the expectations" people "have placed in it." His comments came in response to the ongoing dispute between the two government parties, which he, too, was "quite aware of," Fischer stressed. A government was "n [...]
2008-03-06 07:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
09ADDISABABA1339ETHIOPIA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] The United States Government is aware of seven (7) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). There is one new reported claim. 2. Included in these claims are three (3) disputes involving the confiscation of property by current U.S. citizens wh [...]
2009-06-10 05:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV ET
09AMMAN2801 Global Entrepreneurship Week Highlights Jordan's Emerging
[...] (U) Summary: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Jordan was marked by a series of events that raised excitement and awareness about the emerging entrepreneurial culture in Jordan. With support from USAID, the week featured a range of events from a gala opening ceremony to low-key networking [...]
2009-12-30 10:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINT EINV TINT JO
09ASMARA178(SE) ERITREA FEELING THE SQUEEZE ON SOMALIA
[...] (S) Summary. The Office of the President hastily convened two separate meetings of ambassadors on June 10 to present a white paper on the GSE position on Somalia, according to British Ambassador Andrea Reidy (protect). Reidy attended the second session comprising EU ambassadors and chaired b [...]
2009-06-12 07:49:00Embassy AsmaraSECRETPREL PGOV ER SU SO
09BAGHDAD1530SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF FIFTH GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
[...] (S/NF) After receiving information on the remaining Iraqi detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba (GTMO) (REF A),the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) authorized the transfer of a fifth Iraqi detainee from GTMO June 7. In a letter addressed to Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq, D [...]
2009-06-11 15:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KDRG IZ US
09BAGHDAD1752IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUE: PLANNING FOR
[...] (S) In mid-July (date TBD),the third Ministerial level meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Security Dialogue will take place in Istanbul. The Trilateral Committee is divided into three parts: the Ministerial Level Committee, the Intermediate Subcommittee, and the Working Group. The main successe [...]
2009-06-29 14:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV MARR IZ TU
09BAGHDAD1798DEMINING DEADLOCK STARTING TO GIVE WAY?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqi ministries nudged closer July 1 to signing an interagency agreement (MOU) that would allow humanitarian demining to continue in Iraq. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) ordered the cessation of demining activities in December 2008 citing security concerns, but subsequent bur [...]
2009-07-05 11:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KHDP PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNDP
09BAGHDAD1811GOI PLANS ULTIMATUM TO CLOSE ASHRAF
[...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings between GOI and USG officials last week, the GOI committee responsible for the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's Camp Ashraf appeared increasingly intent on closing Camp Ashraf. GOI officials informed acting Pol-Mil Couns that plans are underway to enter the camp, est [...]
2009-07-06 16:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PHUM PINR PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD1816IRAQI AGREEMENT ENABLES DEMINING TO CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqi ministries signed an interagency agreement (MOU) without fanfare July 5 that will enable NGOs and companies to continue humanitarian demining in Iraq, according to Ministry of Environment (MOEnv) Deputy Director Dr. Kamal Latif. The breakthrough ends a six-month bureauc [...]
2009-07-07 09:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKHDP PARM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1920U.S.-SUPPORTED DEMINING EFFORTS IN IRAQ FACE FORK
[...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Defense (MOD) will block the Iraqi Mine Clearance Organization (IMCO) from doing demining in Iraq, according to Deputy Minister of Environment Dr. Kamal Latif, who also heads the Directorate for Mine Action. IMCO is a NGO that the Department's Weapons Removal and [...]
2009-07-15 16:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKHDP PARM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1971MEK: GOI AND ASHRAF LEADERS STILL NOT SEEKING
[...] (C) Summary. Camp Ashraf residents continue to stubbornly refuse to consider GOI Ashraf proposals. When presented with the message (reftel) from the GOI in a face-to-face meeting on July 19, Madame Mojgan Parsaie, leader of Camp Ashraf, reiterated the non-negotiable nature of placement of a [...]
2009-07-21 12:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2071THIRD TURKEY-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-02 14:36:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER TU
09BAGHDAD2072MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: NO GAME PLAN IN SIGHT FOR GOI
[...] (C) Summary. On August 2, USG officials met with GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery to discuss the GOI's near-future plans regarding the standoff with the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) in Ashraf. (Note: The GOI has changed the name of Ashraf to Camp New Iraq. End Note.) Al-Y [...]
2009-08-02 15:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2093MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: DETAINEES MOVED; RUMORS OF
[...] (C) Summary. According to TF-134 local military officials, on August 2, the GOI relocated 36 Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) detainees to a facility in Khalis, making it more difficult for USG officials to ensure that the GOI are abiding by the assurances to treat the MEK in accordance with Iraqi l [...]
2009-08-03 16:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2103MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: MEK ON HUNGER STRIKE, REFUSING
[...] (C) Summary. On August 4, Iraqi humanitarian situation commander in Ashraf COL Sa'di Habib Hussein al-Dulaymi informed USG officials that he had visited the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) detainees at the detention facility in Khalis on August 3, stating that the MEK detainees have refused food and [...]
2009-08-04 15:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3056IN BAGHDAD, TURKEY AND U.S. DISCUSS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Major General (MG) Erdal Ozturk and delegation flew to Baghdad for a meeting with MG Steven Hummer and other U.S. officials to discuss the progress of the Turkey-Iraq-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue. During a one-on-one meeting between MG Ozturk and MG Hummer, [...]
2009-11-20 14:55:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREF PTER TU IZ
09BAGHDAD3142U.S. FORCES DETAINEE OPERATIONS ROUND-UP
[...] (C) Summary. U.S. military forces continue to meet detainee release/transfer benchmarks and remain on track to either transfer to the GOI or release all legacy detainees currently in U.S. custody no later than September 2010. Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I) originally planned to release/tr [...]
2009-12-04 14:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XF
09BAGHDAD3294IRAQI DEFENSE MINISTRY DEAL WITH UKRAINE RAISES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Government of Ukraine (GOU) announced an arms deal for armored personnel carriers, light transport aircraft, and helicopter repair. The deal is valued at $560.1 million, but was announced as a $2.5 billion commitment, with the additional [...]
2009-12-22 08:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MARR EFIN IZ UP
09BAGHDAD3321FOURTH TURKEY-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) This cable has an action request, please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The fourth ministerial meeting of the Turkey-Iraq-U.S. trilateral security dialogue was held in Baghdad on December 20. The Turkish delegation also had a meeting with MNF-I CG immediately following the meetin [...]
2009-12-23 14:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MARR PGOV PINR PREF PTER
09BERLIN1487MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-CHINA,
[...] Lead Stories 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Maneuvers 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 4. (Afghanistan) U.S. Arming Local Militias 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 7. (EU) Future Leadership  [...]
2009-11-23 12:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1608MEDIA REACTION: COP15, AFGHANISTAN, HEALTHCARE;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Healthcare Bill  [...]
2009-12-21 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG US AF
09BRASILIA282BRAZIL: OFFICIALS DISCUSS CUBA, BOLIVIA, ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 19, Jessica Lewis, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Caroline Tess, Professional Staff Member and Senator Bill Nelson,s designee to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence met with Brazilian government officials from the offic [...]
2009-03-10 20:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPAO ETRD PREL ECON BR
09BUENOSAIRES168Argentina: Finance Secretary on GoA Crisis Response and
[...] (SBU) GoA Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino told a visiting Senate staffdel February 16 that Argentina's lack of access to international capital markets has insulated it from the impact of the global financial crisis, with Argentina thus far avoiding much of the "social fallout" evident in mor [...]
2009-02-18 12:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV PREL KSUM PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES215ARGENTINA: KIRCHNERS' POLITICAL SAILS GO SLACK,
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers and visiting Staffdel Lewis encountered nearly universal opinions among Argentine analysts February 16-18 that th political good luck of former President Nestor Kirchner and his wife, current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK),is running out. These o [...]
2009-03-02 14:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL KCOR AR
09BUENOSAIRES229ARGENTINA: GOVERNMENT TELLS STAFFDEL LEWIS IT WELCOMES THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina MFA Chief of Staff D'Alotto and Sub-Secretary for Latin American Relations Colombo Sierra told visiting U.S. Congressional Staffdel Lewis on February 16 that it welcomed a perceived opportunity to deepen and improve bilateral ties at the outset of the Obama Administrati [...]
2009-03-04 18:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SNAR KTIP AR
09CANBERRA178AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW: AUSTRALIAN NSA
[...] (C) At the direction of Prime Minister Rudd, National Security Adviser Duncan Lewis plans to visit Washington the week of March 2 with instructions to personally deliver Australia's submission to the Afghanistan-Pakistan review by weeks's end, as indicated in Ref A. Embassy recommends Departm [...]
2009-02-20 06:09:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AS
09CHISINAU577MINISTER OF FINANCE ON BUDGET AND ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's July 8 meeting with Minister of Finance Mariana Durlesteanu, the Minister explained that Moldova's finances were in serious trouble. Durlesteanu discussed a planned USD 500 million loan from Russia and the impact it would have on Moldova's relations [...]
2009-07-24 15:28:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET ENRG EAID RS MD
09CHISINAU626 COMMUNISTS CONSIDERING PLAN TO LET
[...] (C) Summary: The Party of Communists has been discussing its strategy which will be formalized in a meeting of the Party Plenum, likely to take place o/a August 17. Though the decision has not yet been finalized, the PCRM will likely give the 53-member coalition of four non-Communist parties [...]
2009-08-10 15:30:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU643POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNIST PARTY SPLIT
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Igor Dodon (strictly protect) confided to Ambassador that a group of younger, reform-minded members of the Party of Communists (PCRM) were considering breaking with PCRM to establish a new center-left party. This new party, which would focus on economic r [...]
2009-08-14 16:01:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID MD
09ISLAMABAD1198 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 11:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD883 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: APRIL 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 11:42:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISTANBUL432READOUT ON ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH'S "SUCCESSFUL"
[...] (C) Summary. A close advisor who accompanied the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on his October 20 - November 6 trip to the United States provided us with a debriefing of the trip in which the Patriarch attended an environmental symposium, held services in New York and Washington D.C. and me [...]
2009-11-24 07:52:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE GR TU
09JAKARTA1025U.S. COMPANIES FACE OBSTACLES IN ADB GEOTHERMAL TENDERS
[...] This is an action request. Please refer to paragraph 7. 2. Asian Development Bank (ADB) geothermal tender specifications prevent meaningful participation by U.S. companies. A U.S. company active in the geothermal products market has brought to Post's attention that a requirement that turbi [...]
2009-06-17 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ENRG EAID ID
09JAKARTA1148KEY INDONESIAN OFFICIAL FACING SAO DIFFICULTIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission requires the Department's urgent assistance in securing Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) clearance for a senior GOI official and prominent Islamic leader who hopes to travel to Washington for meetings with House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) Co-Chairs Congressman [...]
2009-07-07 11:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS KISL ID
09KINGSTON1000Request for Leahy Human Rights Vetting Prior to Attending
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend the Maritime Interdiction Training Course with the starting date of 25 January 2010, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Names of proposed c [...]
2009-11-25 15:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM PGOV JM
09KINGSTON187REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR VIP
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate(s) of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) to participate in the VIP Security Training Course, being offered by DS/ATA, April 27 - May 15, 2009, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogato [...]
2009-03-12 14:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
09KINGSTON277REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate(s) of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) to participate in the International Sea Cargo Interdiction Training 2, being held April 27-May 8, 2009 here in Jamaica, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Po [...]
2009-04-08 14:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
09KINGSTON646REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PRIOR TO
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate(s) of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) for USAID-funded community-based police training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed candidate(s) [...]
2009-08-27 19:58:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
09MANILA1872 AMBASSADOR?S TRIP TO PUERTO PRINCESA HIGHLIGHTS POLICE
[...] SUMMARY: An August 24, 2009, trip by the Ambassador to Puerto Princesa City in the island province of Palawan emphasized U.S. support for education, regional and local law enforcement concerns, and the environment. The Ambassador visited a school supported by the Peace Corps, attended a buil [...]
2009-09-03 08:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EINV EAID RP SCUL
09MANILA965EMBASSY MANILA'S ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Manila engaged in vigorous outreach efforts on an array of environmental issues during April 2009. Ambassador led the way with two provincial trips in April with an environmental focus and events in Manila on Earth Day, April 22. In addition, Embassy invited American scientis [...]
2009-05-06 08:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP
09NEWDELHI61MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE
[...] "SHAMELESS STATEMENT," editorial in January 12 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Drawing a parallel with the Israeli strikes in Gaza, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani has accused the international community of double standards saying that it was more concerned about the Mumbai [...]
2009-01-13 11:24:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09OTTAWA273CANADA FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM WHILE INCIDENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to B'nai Brith Canada, white supremacists, radical Muslims, and far leftists are uniting to promote anti-Semitic propaganda in Canada. A recent B'nai Brith report claimed that the current economic crisis had spurred an upsurge in anti-Semitic incidents over the last [...]
2009-04-06 20:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI CA
09OTTAWA341LIBERALS UNDER IGNATIEFF VOW TO RAISE THEIR GAME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA544CANADIANS AGAINST FUTURE AFGHAN ROLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Public opinion has turned "decisively" against Canada's military mission in Afghanistan, with more than 50 pct now opposing it, especially in the key electoral battleground provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, as well as in Atlantic Canada. A separate poll indicat [...]
2009-07-16 18:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA595LEADERS BREAK SUMMER LULL WITH TOUGH TALK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Conservatives used a late July election training conference and a summer caucus meeting in Ottawa to sharpen their attack lines and spark a flurry of renewed election speculation in an otherwise somnolent political summer. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff also ratcheted [...]
2009-07-30 21:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA719CANADA: ODDS RISE FOR GOVERNMENT TO SURVIVE -- THIS WEEK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 19:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA822CANADA: MPs PASS CENSURE MOTION ON IRAN
[...] (U) Summary: Canada's House of Commons has unanimously passed a strongly-worded, non-binding motion supporting the democratic aspirations and human rights of the people of Iran, condemning Iran's disregard of UN Security Council Resolutions 1696, 1737, 1747 and 1803 and International Atomic En [...]
2009-10-28 18:42:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV IR CA
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