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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
02ADANA397 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 20, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-11-21 09:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA413 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-12-13 11:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02BRASILIA4227A/S REICH'S MEETING WITH LULA
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-22 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
02COLOMBO1433 Breaking down possible cohabitation scenarios
[...] (C) Summary: Colombo is aswirl in reports that the tense cohabitation relationship between President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe is coming to a head. At this point, three possible scenarios seem to be emerging, all of them equally plausible. The first scenario is that both [...]
2002-08-05 01:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREL CE
02COLOMBO1541 President meeting with JVP leads to much
[...] (C) Summary: The President recently met with the JVP in what many saw as a move to thwart the UNF peace initiatives. PA representatives and other observers state the meetings between the President and JVP were simply a show of strength. The upcoming no confidence vote against a UNF Minister [...]
2002-08-21 09:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
02COLOMBO1599Leftist JVP: Predicts failure of peace talks;
[...] (C) During a recent one hour meeting with poloff, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva outlined his party's position on a multitude of issues, including: -- predicting the peace process will fail; -- dissatisfaction with a proposed constitutional amendment limiting the Presidents powers; [...]
2002-08-30 06:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PINS PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1879 Radical JVP party sponsors lightly attended
[...] (U) In a first, an anti-U.S. Iraq policy demonstration took place in Colombo on October 7. The rally, which took place near the embassy, was lightly attended, with only about 250 people participating. The radical, Sinhalese chauvinist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party sponsored the eve [...]
2002-10-07 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ECON KPAO CE IZ
02COLOMBO1899 FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM:
[...] POST SUBMITS FOLLOWING SLATE OF IV NOMINEES FOR FY-2003, IN RANK ORDER. SEPARATE NOMINATING CABLES IN EVDB FORMAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECT OFFICERS. 2. (I) MR. MUDDIYAPPU REMADIOUS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT SA/RP "FEDERALISM," JANUARY 13-31 [...]
2002-10-10 11:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO1989 In conversation with Ambassador, key ministers
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations with the Ambassador, key ministers Peiris and Moragoda reviewed GSL thinking in the wake of the Supreme Court's rejection of the government's effort to rein in executive powers. In terms of next steps for the GSL, Peiris outlined five options, which in [...]
2002-10-24 11:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE
02COLOMBO2133 Tigers gradually expand network of control in
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited Sri Lanka's Eastern Province on November 12. On the surface, the situation in Batticaloa and Ampara Districts seemed calm, with the ceasefire sparking increased business activity and civilian bustle. Amid this positive news, there were clear and troublin [...]
2002-11-14 11:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS ECON SOCI CE 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
02ROME5236 DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE
[...] ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMS PLANS TO LAUNCH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE NEEDS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE. THE EMOP WILL COVER THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1, 2002 THROUGH JAN [...]
2002-10-25 13:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
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
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
03AMMAN2194UN FLASH APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN IRAQ
[...] (U) As requested ref, refcoord contacted UN Resident Coordinator Christine McNab to ensure that UN officials in Jordan have raised the UN flash appeal with GOJ officials. McNab said that UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Ramiro Lopes da Silva will be in Jordan April 11-13 and will brief se [...]
2003-04-10 13:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN2259TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 36 (4/14 1700 LOCAL)
[...] (C) Amman and the rest of Jordan is calm. No reports of any demonstrations anywhere in the Kingdom April 14. Embassy operated on a normal business schedule today. Movements of American personnel remain restricted. Activities at the American Language Center and Peace Corps offices remain su [...]
2003-04-14 16:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN7646UN/IRAQ AGENCIES IN JORDAN: ADRIFT WITHOUT
[...] (C) Following the August 19 and September 20 attacks on UN installations in Baghdad, more than 400 UN international staff relocated from Baghdad to Amman, bringing the total number of UN international staff here to more than 500. The number of UN international staff should drop significantly [...]
2003-11-23 15:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ASEC IZ JO
03AMMAN7690JORDAN TERMS ISRAELI RELEASE OF 10 PRISONERS
[...] (U) Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told the press that the Israeli cabinet decision on November 23 to release ten Jordanian prisoners as part of an Eid al-Fitr gesture was a "positive development," but that the GOJ would continue to work towards the release of all Jordanians in Is [...]
2003-11-24 17:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER IS JO
03AMMAN7805KING ABDULLAH TALKS WITH NEA A/S BURNS ON IRAQ,
[...] (S) NEA A/S Burns briefed King Abdullah and other senior GOJ officials on his discussion with Abu Alaa, noting that the Palestinians have an opportunity to move the roadmap forward, but must take concrete security steps. The King agreed and said Jordan would deliver the same message to Abu [...]
2003-12-02 10:14:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EAID KPAL IS IZ JO
03ANKARA2457ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-15 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6019ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-24 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03BOGOTA286MASS GRAVE SITE DISCOVERED IN CAQUETA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE DISCOVERY OF WHAT ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE GRAVES OF OVER 100 VICTIMS OF PARAMILITARY ATROCITIES IN CAQUETA DEPARTMENT. THE VICTIMS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ALLEGED FARC SYMPATHIZERS WHO WERE TORTURED AND EXECU [...]
2003-01-15 00:44:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPHUM PTER PINS PGOV CO
03BRASILIA1066BRAZILIAN FTAA COORDINATOR ON A SOCIAL AGENDA FOR
[...] (U) Brazilian press reported on March 28 that President Lula wants to include discussion of social issues in the FTAA negotiations and that the GOB plans to submit proposals for doing so at the Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meeting in Puebla, Mexico April 7-11. In discussions with EconOff [...]
2003-04-03 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA2231BRAZIL'S ARSLANIAN: FTAA COMPROMISE POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary. In an informal discussion with econoff on July 13, Regis Arslanian, the GOB's new director of FTAA and Mercosul-EU negotiations, acknowledged that Mercosul was disappointed with the reaction it received during the San Salvador TNC meeting to its proposal for restructuring the FT [...]
2003-07-18 10:14:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA306FTAA/WTO CONTINUITY DESPITE ASCENSION OF REGIONAL
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. Summary. Moving quickly to bring his ministry's institutions in line with the new government's focus on South American integration, and in particular, a reinvigoration of Mercosul, Foreign Minister Amorim has announced the creation of a new South America Und [...]
2003-01-29 14:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PGOV BR WTRO FTAA
03BRASILIA3122NEW DECREE TO FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF COPIED DRUGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoB has taken its latest step in laying the legal groundwork necessary to import copied versions of patented pharmaceuticals. President Lula signed a decree on September 4 revising the implementation of Article 71 of Brazil's 1996 patent law, which governs the granting of co [...]
2003-09-26 19:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3236BRAZIL VICE PRESIDENT JOSE ALENCAR'S PROBLEMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Unlike in the U.S., Brazil's Vice President assumes control when the chief executive travels abroad. Current VP Jose Alencar usually keeps a low profile in that capacity, but his underwhelming performance during President Lula da Silva's recent trip to New York to open the [...]
2003-10-06 14:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR BR
03BRASILIA3323AMBASSADOR'S CAPTOR FIRST TO BOLT PT PARTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fernando Gabeira, a Brazilian Federal Deputy whose original claim to fame was as a revolutionary who kidnapped the US Ambassador in 1969, has become the first national figure to leave Lula's Workers' Party (PT) of his own volition since Lula took office. Over the years, Gabeira [...]
2003-10-14 19:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR BR
03BRASILIA356UPDATE ON TIMING OF MERCOSUL FTAA OFFERS
[...] (U) Brazilian dailies Gazeta Mercantil and O Estado reported today on the progress of market access discussions this week between Mercosul FTAA negotiating teams meeting in Asuncion. The dailies note that a consensus position regarding all of the FTAA market access offers has not been achieve [...]
2003-01-31 17:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA3937 BRAZIL 2002-2003 INCSR: PART II - FINANCIAL
[...] Following is the Financial Crimes and Money Laundering section of Brazil's 2002-2003 INCSR. Ref B transmits post's submission of the non-money laundering portion. 2. Due to its great size and large economy, Brazil is considered a regional financial center. It is not, however, an offshor [...]
2003-12-17 12:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR BR
03BRASILIA43LULA GETS STARTED - FIGHTING HUNGER ON A TIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-07 13:02:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID BR
03BRASILIA439BRAZIL SWAYS MERCOSUL ON FTAA OFFERS
[...] (U) Following through on its rhetoric to strengthen and unify Mercosul, Brazil's new government has acted forcefully and decisively to forge consensus with its Mercosul partners over FTAA initial offers. Foreign Minister Amorim, first securing the Argentine pledge of solidarity in Buenos Aires [...]
2003-02-07 14:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA698BRAZIL: SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE
[...] Summary. Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2003 Special 301 Review. New attention to entrenched IPR problems, particularly in the copyright area, may be forthcoming under the new Lula government. Driven largely by concern over lost tax revenues, impact o [...]
2003-03-02 10:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON BTIO
03COLOMBO1075 In visit to central region, some interlocutors
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15-16 visit, Kandy, an important city in Sri Lanka's Sinhalese belt, was quiet and peaceful. Many interlocutors, however, expressed anxiety about Tamil Tiger intentions. Buddhist monks, an influential group, were more serene. There was much comment -- in a favorable [...]
2003-06-18 10:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1284 In meeting, radical JVP party leader flays
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 23 meeting, Tilvin Silva, leader of the radical JVP party, asserted that the GSL's recent proposal on forming an interim structure in the north/east would give the Tigers too much power. He also claimed that the Norwegian facilitators were biased toward the Tigers. T [...]
2003-07-23 11:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR CE NO
03COLOMBO1339 As Tigers continue their review, government's
[...] (C) The Tigers continue to study the GSL's proposal for establishing an interim structure in the north/east. In the south, however, the proposal has garnered a mixed reaction. The president continues to review the proposal, for example, while the radical JVP party has harshly criticized it. [...]
2003-07-31 11:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1405 Trafficking in Persons -- Sri Lanka:
[...] Per notification in Reftel, Mission is pleased to have received approval for the two anti-trafficking projects and is looking forward to implementing them. In response to the request re Project A, Mission would ask the Department of Justice to conduct an initial training session for personnel [...]
2003-08-12 09:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KCRM SMIG CE
03COLOMBO1539 GSL SUPPORTS KEEPING GI TALKS IN TRIPS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-05 05:37:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD PREL CE WTO ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1688 Biographic sketches of up-and-coming Sri
[...] (C) Para two contains brief biographic sketches of ten up-and-coming Sri Lankan politicians. Four of the sketches are of governing United National Party (UNP) politicians, three are of opposition People's Alliance (PA) politicians, and one each from the radical Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JV [...]
2003-09-29 10:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL CE
03COLOMBO1752 As plan to demobilize child soldiers gets
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A UNICEF-led program to demobilize child soldiers kicked off recently, and has sparked some debate. In a related development, reports now indicate that the day after the first "transit center" opened, the Tigers allegedly abducted several children in the east. The issue of chil [...]
2003-10-08 09:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINS PHUM CE UNICEF LTTE
03COLOMBO1893 LTTE counterproposals on interim
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Norwegian facilitators provided the Tamil Tigers' long-awaited counterproposals on the modalities for an interim administration in the north/east to the GSL on October 31. The Tiger plan, which was publicly released at a November 1 press conference, seeks wide-ranging power [...]
2003-11-03 12:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PREL CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1902 Provoking political crisis, President fires
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a sudden move, President Kumaratunga has fired the ministers of defense, interior, and mass communications citing concerns over the "deterioration of the security situation." Late in the day, the President also suspended Parliament until November 19. The PM is in Washington [...]
2003-11-04 12:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ASEC MOPS CASC CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1916 President's moves place spotlight on deep
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga's dramatic November 4-5 moves against the UNP government have placed the spotlight on Sri Lanka's deep cohabitation divisions. The Constitution gives her office overwhelming executive powers. Without access to Parliament, which has been suspended, the Pri [...]
2003-11-05 13:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ASEC SOCI CASC CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1917 In further move, President declares state of
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Adding further to her sudden actions on November 4, the President declared a state of emergency on November 5. She told the Charge' (Septel) that, despite reports to the contrary, she had not sacked the finance minister. On the evening of November 4, President Kumaratunga read [...]
2003-11-05 13:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER ASEC MOPS ECON CASC CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1926 Sri Lanka Update: MPs reportedly rally to
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In reaction to the President's dramatic actions of November 4-5, MPs from the governing coalition and Tamil parties have reportedly rallied in support of the Prime Minister. There are still indications, however, that the President may be trying to tempt possible defectors. Aft [...]
2003-11-06 12:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER ASEC KPAO ECON CASC CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1930 Sri Lanka Update: PM returns; President
[...] (C) SUMMARY: To a rapturous welcome, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe returned to Colombo from the U.S. on the morning of November 7. Contacts have told Mission that the UNP government and its allies are continuing to closely consult on how to proceed in response to the President's sudde [...]
2003-11-07 07:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC CE LTTE
03COLOMBO2191 Political Gleanings: President hits out at PM;
[...] (C) This edition of Political Gleanings for Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- In more bad news for cohabitation, President Kumaratunga lashes out at Prime Minister in interview. -- Troubling questions arise as to the length of the President's term in office. -- Muslim leader Rauf Hak [...]
2003-12-24 14:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI PINR ELTN CE
03COLOMBO2199IMI: OIL EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITY IN SRI
[...] Summary: Hoping to begin off-shore oil prospecting soon, the Sri Lanka Government intends to announce its plans to international oil companies at a workshop in early 2004. End Summary. 2. The Government plans to open areas in the Mannar Basin off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka for [...]
2003-12-31 10:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EPET ENRG BTIO CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO342 Sri Lanka/Maldives: 2003 annual Trafficking
[...] (U) Mission point of contact on trafficking in persons issues until May 1 is poloff Carl-Heinz J. Wemhoener-Cuite, Andrea Tomaszewicz will replace him at that time, both can be reached at 94-1-448-007 x-2425 and fax 94-1-471-092. 2. (U) Mission's submission for the 2002 Trafficking in Pe [...]
2003-02-28 05:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CE MV
03COLOMBO52 GSL-LTTE talks in Thailand: Fourth round
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up in Thailand on January 9. Key understandings reached by the two sides included their agreement to move forward on resettling displaced persons. They also agreed to continue discussions re security zones in Jaffna, and to involve th [...]
2003-01-09 11:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PHUM CE NO TH LTTE
03COLOMBO536 Sri Lanka's Supreme Court rules that
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ruled March 25 that the previous government violated the fundamental rights of numerous Tamils by preventing them from voting in the December 2001 general election. Human rights activists applauded the ruling, stating that it set a precedent for freer-an [...]
2003-03-28 05:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO959 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 85 (06-04-03)
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva and senior MP Vijitha Herath in his office earlier today (June 4). The discussion took place in a positive atmosphere, with the JVP members' expressing a desire to develop a discourse with the USG, even if they did not always agr [...]
2003-06-04 10:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT
03KUWAIT1013SITREP NO. 4
[...] SITREP NO. 4 AS OF 1159 HOURS LOCAL, 0359 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP: -------- Security -------- Classified Kuwait 1012 reported multiple missile launches. Watchstanders and others put on gas masks and went to safehaven until all clear announced. No chemical/bi [...]
2003-03-20 21:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1514 TFIZ01: DART SITUATION REPORT 17 APRIL 2003
[...] The DART food team attended a meeting with Coalition forces and WFP on 15 April during which WFP requested that Coalition forces provide security at warehouses, silos, and mills. Coalition forces agreed to try to provide security to the food infrastructure sites and to assist in getting esse [...]
2003-04-19 17:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1515 TFIZ01: DART SITUATION REPORT 17 APRIL 2003
[...] The DART food team attended a meeting with Coalition forces and WFP on 15 April during which WFP requested that Coalition forces provide security at warehouses, silos, and mills. Coalition forces agreed to try to provide security to the food infrastructure sites and to assist in getting esse [...]
2003-04-20 05:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2415 PURCHASING WHEAT AND BARLEY IN IRAQ
[...] The Executive Director of WFP met with ORHA staff in Baghdad on 13 May. The primary discussion point was WFP's plan for purchasing the local harvest. WFP has set aside USD 42 million for the purchase of approximately 100,000 MT wheat in the north. DART held follow-up conversations with WFP [...]
2003-06-03 11:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03ROME218WFP REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETING ON IRAQ AND
[...] (S) U.N. HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN IRAQ, RAMIRO LOPES DA SILVA, REPORTS THAT THE FRAGILITY OF THE IRAQI SOCIETY IS EXTREME AND MILITARY ACTION THAT DISRUPTS THE CURRENT SYSTEMS WILL CREATE A DISASTROUS SITUATION. THE U.N. IS PLANNING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE NORTH WILL BE SHIELDED FROM MI [...]
2003-01-17 15:07:00Embassy RomeSECRETAORC EAGR EAID EU KUNR PHUM PREF WFP
03ROME2657 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] (U) In an abbreviated Board session (one day),the Executive Board approved a country program for Pakistan, a school feeding intervention for Lesotho, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Kenya (Somali and Sudanese refugees),Uganda (refugees and internally displaced),and the Cen [...]
2003-06-12 10:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2714 ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...]
2003-06-16 12:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3621SUBJECT: ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: CIVIL AVIATION
[...] (U) Summary. Dr. Aldo Sansone, Transport and Infrastructure Ministry Director General for International Affairs, emphasized to Embassy officers that Italy's EU Presidential role will moderate the government's handling of civil aviation issues, including Open Skies (OS),Single European Sky (S [...]
2003-08-11 12:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR IT PREL EUN
03ROME5073 WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES WEST AFRICA
[...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for West Africa during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL expressed support for the activation of [...]
2003-11-07 14:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
03USUNNEWYORK766UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ,
[...] (U) IN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, SYG ANNAN EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT REACH A COMMON POSITION ON IRAQ, CALLING IT A "SAD DAY" FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ANNAN STATED THAT "THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON THE BELLIGERENTS; I [...]
2003-03-19 21:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03VATICAN105SUPPORTING OAS SYG GAVIRIAS' MISSION: VATICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR CARIBBEAN STATES MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD POLOFF JANUARY 7 THAT THE HOLY SEE'S MAIN CONCERN IN VENEZUELA IS TO SEE TENSIONS REDUCED AND THE PARTIES WORKING TOWARDS AN AUGUST 2003 REFERENDUM, AS PERMITTED BY THE VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTION. THE VENEZUELAN [...]
2003-01-10 16:27:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM VE VT VTPREL
03VATICAN2663BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON SILVANO TOMASI: NEW
[...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO ERITREA, ETHIOPIA AND DJIBOUTI, ARCHBISHOP SILVANO TOMASI (AN AMERICAN CITIZEN),AS THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UN OFFICES AND SPECIALIST AGENCIES, AND TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN GENEVA. TOMASI REPLACES ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MAR [...]
2003-06-12 12:59:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR VT UN
03VATICAN3387ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS
[...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...]
2003-07-25 11:02:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS
04ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 18, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 08:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ 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
04ADANA134SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 2-4, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 02-04, 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. MILLIYET/ULKEDE OZ [...]
2004-10-05 11:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04AMMAN2165SHEIKH YASSIN'S KILLING COMPLICATES JORDAN-ISRAEL
[...] (C) A visibly upset FonMin Muasher told us March 22 that Israel's killing of HAMAS spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin just days after King Abdullah's meeting with Prime Minister Sharon in Israel embarrassed the King, whose government has recently come under intense criticism for continued [...]
2004-03-22 18:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL IS JO
04AMMAN381ISLAMISTS WEIGH IN AGAINST THE U.S., ISRAEL AND
[...] (C) The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),have recently joined a charge against reform of the state educational curriculum and spearheaded a new drive in Parliament to sever relations with Israel. The Islamists also denounced the French gover [...]
2004-01-15 17:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KISL IS JO
04AMMAN386JORDAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS IN NEED OF TENDING
[...] (S) Recent separate conversations with the Jordanian MFA and the Israeli Embassy indicate that both sides are letting an accumulation of irritants affect the tone of the overall relationship. We reminded both of the strategic partnership that is the base of Jordan-Israel relations, and reemp [...]
2004-01-15 19:06:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL IS JO
04AMMAN459PM FAYEZ ON RELATIONS WITH GULF, ISRAEL, IRAQ
[...] (C) PM Fayez told the Ambassador January 19 that he did not receive a promise from Kuwait to continue its supply of free oil to Jordan on his recent trip there, but that he would keep "chipping away." It was more important to continue the larger Saudi supply, and he hoped his family connect [...]
2004-01-20 16:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL ECON EAID KU IS SA JO
04AMMAN540ISLAMISTS RENEW DEMANDS TO CANCEL VISIT OF ISRAELI
[...] (U) In a statement released to the press January 20, the Jordanian Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, urged the GOJ to cancel the upcoming visit to Jordan of Israeli Foreign Minister Shalom. The statement read, in part, that, "The announcement of a visit [...]
2004-01-21 16:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL IS JO
04AMMAN689SHALOM VISIT POSTPONED
[...] (S) By mutual Jordanian-Israeli agreement, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom's January 28 visit to Jordan has been postponed. Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told Charge late January 27 that Shalom refused to come without a scheduled meeting with King Abdullah, an ultimatum M [...]
2004-01-27 17:11:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL IS JO
04ANKARA4285 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 27, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 27, 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, Evrensel, Vak [...]
2004-08-02 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
04ANKARA4303 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 28, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 28, 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. Ulkede Ozgur Gundem, Va [...]
2004-08-03 08:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
04ANKARA5453ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-23 12:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04BOGOTA1388MAYOR GARZON'S UNEVENTFUL FIRST MONTH IN OFFICE
[...] (C) Summary: Leftist Bogota mayor Luis Eduardo "Lucho" Garzon's first month in office was largely uneventful. Garzon has not attempted to steal President Uribe's limelight, and has been virtually silent on security issues. Instead, Garzon has talked up social issues. Thus far, however, he h [...]
2004-02-11 13:28:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CO CU
04BOGOTA9526FISCALIA ISSUES PREVENTIVE DETENTION ORDERS IN
[...] (S/NF) On September 16, the Office of the Prosecutor General ("Fiscalia") issued preventive detention orders against one officer, two enlisted men, and a civilian informant in the ongoing investigation of the killing of three trade unionists on August 5. The three soldiers had been in Fiscali [...]
2004-09-20 22:44:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD PTER KJUS CO ILO
04BRASILIA1000BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART III: LAND DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) This is Part III of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable discusses current land disputes. Part I (ref B) provided an overview and Part II (ref C) discussed concerns of indigenous leaders. 2. (U) Summary. The government of Brazil is facing unhappiness among indigeno [...]
2004-04-27 19:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP
04BRASILIA1032TERRORIST FINANCE: AQ-LINKED BOSNIAN CHARITIES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-29 17:47:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BR
04BRASILIA1074 TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 54 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-04 18:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRASILIA1185SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]
2004-05-14 17:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRASILIA1332BRAZIL: VENEZUELA DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) The chief of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's OAS Division (MRE/DEA),Nelson Tabajara, told Poloff on 28 May Brazil was "surprised" by recent negative developments in Venezuela and has not formulated an official response. Tabajara said the "inflamed" environment has raised the GOV's "leve [...]
2004-05-28 19:18:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL VE BR
04BRASILIA1537BRAZIL DEMARCHE ON IMO COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-22 19:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC PTER EWWT PREL
04BRASILIA1560LULA FINALLY GETS A BREAK - CONGRESS SUPPORTS HIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian President Lula da Silva broke his losing streak on June 23 when the Chamber of Deputies voted to ratify his Presidential Decree raising the minimum wage from R$240 to R$260 (about US$ 87) per month. This vote follows a series of defeats Lula has suffered in Congress, [...]
2004-06-23 20:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1564 TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES - LIST 59
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-24 17:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRASILIA1668PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...]
2004-07-06 19:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA1685IRAQI ASSETS: LISTING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 20:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL IZ BR UNSC
04BRASILIA181LULA FINALLY MAKES HIS BIG CABINET SHUFFLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirteen months into his term, Brazilian President Lula da Silva on January 23 announced his long-awaited first cabinet shuffle. The changes affect twelve of 35 cabinet posts and address all three of Lula's goals: bringing the PMDB party officially into the governing coaliti [...]
2004-01-26 15:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ECPS SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1831EDITORIAL DECRIES LULA'S TRADE-NEGOTIATOR
[...] In the wake of the GoB's surprise walk-out from Mercosul-EU trade talks in Brussels July 21 (Septel),Brazilian media focused heavily on the fact that Brazil's negotiating team had abruptly changed chiefs just the preceding week, with Brasilia-based Regis Arslanian displacing long-time Ambassa [...]
2004-07-23 19:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1975LULA IN AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary: Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited the African countries of Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, and Cape Verde, July 26-29. The principal rationale for the trip was to attend a summit meeting of Portuguese speaking countries (Communidades dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa -- CPLP [...]
2004-08-06 13:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON BR
04BRASILIA2017GSP: FIRST US-BRAZIL IPR WORKING GROUP MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. As a result of the 90-day extension announced on June 30, 2004 for review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),a bilateral IPR Working Group held its inaugural session on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro to discuss IPR enforcement issues. The W [...]
2004-08-11 12:28:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR BR IPR
04BRASILIA2052LULA'S POPULARITY TICKS UPWARD ON ECONOMIC OPTIMISM
[...] SUMMARY. A CNT/Sensus poll released August 10 in Brazil shows that President Lula da Silva's approval ratings have ticked upwards to 58%, after slipping steadily since he took office. Similarly, the GoB's approvals, which tend to run lower than Lula's personal numbers, also showed signs of [...]
2004-08-16 12:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2263AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT LULA
[...] (U) Ambassador formally presented his credentials to President Lula da Silva in a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in the afternoon of 2 September 2004. As per Brazilian protocol custom, Ambassador was one of three chiefs of mission presenting credentials to the president (the Venezuelan amb [...]
2004-09-09 10:09:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR US
04BRASILIA2303AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS, 8
[...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call on 8 September with Ambassador, Defense Minister Jose Viegas expressed enthusiastic satisfaction with Department responses to GOB suggestions for revisions in the stalled 2000 bilateral Technology Safeguards Agreement on possible U.S. participation in commercial [...]
2004-09-13 20:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2392 Japanese PM's Visit to Brazil
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-21 15:28:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD BR
04BRASILIA2428AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-24 14:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM BR US
04BRASILIA2458TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-28 18:43:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRASILIA2468SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BRAZIL, 4-6
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Sao Paulo and Brasilia. You are the senior USG official to travel to Brazil during the administration of President Lula da Silva. Your visit has been much sought after by the GOB, and the President and Foreign Minister A [...]
2004-09-29 20:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL SOCI BR US
04BRASILIA2506RESULTS OF BRAZILIAN OCTOBER 3 ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 19:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2513AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENCY CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (C) Summary. In an affable and candid first meeting with Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff and Lula right-hand man Jose Dirceu expressed optimism about bilateral relations, Brazil's economy and the potential for American investment in major new infrastructure projects. At the same time, [...]
2004-10-06 17:58:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BR US
04BRASILIA2711BRAZIL AND THE IMF: IS THE DANCE OVER?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB economic braintrust is currently debating whether to follow up Brazil's current precautionary IMF Standby Agreement (SBA) when it expires in March 2005 with another IMF program. Based on the country's fundamentals, there appears to be little need for a follow-on progra [...]
2004-10-28 15:41:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA2763BRAZIL: RESIGNATION OF DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS
[...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Minister of Defense Jose Viegas has presented his letter of resignation to President Lula da Silva, according to a 4 November Defense Ministry announcement. Vice President Jose Alencar will formally take over the defense ministry portfolio on 8 November (Minister Viegas [...]
2004-11-04 19:58:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2781SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO
[...] (C) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Manaus. Your arrival comes on the heels of a major shakeup in Brazil's Ministry of Defense. The resignation of Minister Jose Viegas and his replacement on November 8 by Vice President Jose Alencar is intended to repair a r [...]
2004-11-08 20:31:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2787BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Danilovich met over dinner in Rio de Janeiro on 5 November 2004 with Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco and vice foreign minister Vargas, who were in the city for the Rio Group meeting. Pacheco provided some candid and provocative observations on the following issues: 2. R [...]
2004-11-09 16:01:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL BR PINR
04BRASILIA2863BRAZIL-HAITI: READOUT OF PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY'S
[...] (C) Summary. Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Marcos Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato, returned from a mid-November fact-finding mission to Haiti with the strong view that Aristide must not be allowed back into Haitian politics under any circumstances, Biato told PolCouns in a 19 [...]
2004-11-22 13:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR MARR MOPS UNSC POL MIL
04BRASILIA3031TWO PARTIES BOLT FROM LULA'S COALITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the past few days, two political parties --the large PMDB and medium-sized PPS-- have decided to depart the governing coalition of President Lula da Silva. In both cases, the decisions were taken at hotly-disputed party meetings, and in both cases it appears that the parties [...]
2004-12-13 13:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA3048LULA REACHES HALFWAY POINT WITH RISING APPROVAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After a two-year roller coaster ride, Brazilian President Lula da Silva has reached the halfway point of his term with his approval rating back up to 63%. His first year was marked by high approval numbers and unrealistic expectations, both by his administration and the public [...]
2004-12-14 12:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA3068TERROR FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 17:12:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRASILIA3075LULA MAY END UP WINNER IN PMDB PARTY CRISIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The large PMDB party decided at a December 12 convention to defect from the governing coalition of Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The decision exacerbated the rift between the party's pro- and anti-government wings, but as the dust settles it appears that Lula could benefit [...]
2004-12-16 15:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BR
04BRASILIA3095BRAZIL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Triborder Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) (Please review with submissions from other TBA posts.) The Triborder area (TBA) -- where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay converge -- has been characterized as a regional hub for Hizballah and HAMAS fundraising activities. However, the reg [...]
2004-12-17 18:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO BR
04BRASILIA3105 BRAZIL LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT POLITICAL REFORMS TO
[...] SUMMARY. In 2003, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) restarted discussions on "Political Reform" - - a catch-all term covering proposals to strengthen political parties, reform campaign financing, and improve the country's electoral system. Many proposals have been debated since [...]
2004-12-20 09:03:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA3175 LULA'S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SCHEDULE FOR 2005
[...] According to the Ministry of External Relations, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make at least thirteen international trips during 2005, continuing the feverish pace of his first two years in office. Lula's principal foreign policy objectives during his travels will contin [...]
2004-12-27 17:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA445 BRAZIL - 2004 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2004 Special 301 Review. Despite several positive developments, including tougher penalties for copyright infractions and increased (but isolated) police action against copyright theft, the Lula administratio [...]
2004-02-27 19:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD KCRM PGOV BR IPR
04BRASILIA526BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO FTAA DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Regis Arslanian, Itamaraty Director for International Trade, and Tovar da Silva Nunes, Itamaraty FTAA Coordinator and member of the Brazilian Co-Chair team, on March 4. In responding, they conveyed a constructive attitude, albeit without signali [...]
2004-03-05 19:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA564LULA'S PERSONAL APPROVAL UNSCATHED BY RECENT
[...] SUMMARY: The administration of Brazilian President Lula da Silva is facing the worst crisis of its fifteen months in power, yet Lula's personal approval rating remains at 60%, according to a recent poll. However, his government's approval number stands at 38%, suggesting that Lula will have [...]
2004-03-09 20:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI ECON BR
04BRASILIA582MERCOSUL AND INDIA/SACU TALKING TURKEY ON TARIFF
[...] An article in the March 5-7 `Valor Economico' quoted Itamaraty Negotiator Regis Arslanian's claims of progress in negotiation of the Mercosul-India preferential tariff agreement (PTA). Arslanian also spoke of the quick conclusion of a PTA with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Emba [...]
2004-03-11 17:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA623BRAZIL: CJCS MEETING WITH INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's senior security and intelligence official, Institutional Security Minister Jorge Felix, told visiting CJCS Myers on 10 March in Brasilia that narcotrafficking poses a grave threat to Brazilian national security. The threat is manifest in international arms-for-drugs traf [...]
2004-03-16 12:22:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETBR MARR MCAP MOPS PINR PREL PTER SNAR POL MIL
04BRASILIA677TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF LIST 53
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-19 20:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS BR
04BRASILIA727BRAZIL: EXPANDING TIES WITH CENTRAL AMERICA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The directors of Brazil's foreign policy have traditionally placed Central America on their periphery. Brazil has a history of peacekeeping in that region and runs a trade surplus, but the GoB has generally not expended a great deal of resources to expand its influence there. [...]
2004-03-25 19:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PINR PREL BR UNSC
04BRASILIA784BRAZIL: FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MILITARY COUP
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Unlike the civil-military contretemps surrounding the 28th anniversary of Argentina's military coup (reftel),Brazil has marked the 40th anniversary (March 31) of its coup in a more circumspect fashion. The monumental transition to full democracy during the l [...]
2004-04-01 13:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA862FTAA: INITIAL BUENOS AIRES FALLOUT IN BRASILIA
[...] (U) Summary. Following the informal FTAA discussions in Buenos Aires March 31-April 1, which ended without agreement (reftel),Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials launched an aggressive media campaign to get the word out that U.S. intransigence was to blame for the impasse. Fore [...]
2004-04-08 19:38:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA873BRAZIL'S LANDLESS MOVEMENT - BACK ON THE MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After months of relative quiet, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) has initiated a wave of land occupations timed to coincide with the anniversary of a 1996 massacre. Many occupations are in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, where other groups besides MST are active. In Bah [...]
2004-04-12 19:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV EAGR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA985BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART II: INDIAN CONCERNS
[...] (U) This is Part II of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable reviews the concerns of indigenous leaders. Part I provides an overview and Part III discusses ongoing land disputes. 2. (C) Summary. During the 2002 presidential campaign Lula spoke about Indian rights and pro [...]
2004-04-26 16:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP
04BRASILIA991BRAZIL-UNSC: HAITI PKO UPDATE 26 APRIL 2004
[...] (C) Summary. With introduction of the Friends of Haiti draft resolution to the UNSC for discussion and a probable vote this week, Brazil is at an important stage in its planning to deploy a PKO mission. Major issues on the scope now are internal political dynamics, congress' role and operati [...]
2004-04-27 12:52:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BR UNSC POL MIL
04CARACAS2563VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 10
[...] (C) National Electoral Council (CNE) President Francisco Carrasquero August 9 warned the opposition and the media not to violate rules prohibiting the announcement of referendum results before the votes are officially counted August 15. Chavez supporters attacked opposition campaign workers in [...]
2004-08-10 21:07:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS3373AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL TO MARACAIBO
[...] (C) The Ambassador visited Maracaibo, Zulia State, October 26-27, to meet with U.S. organizations, local leaders, and the press. He called on Governor Manuel Rosales, Maracaibo Mayor Giancarlo DiMartino, and San Francisco Mayor Saady Bijani. The Ambassador attended a lunch with business lead [...]
2004-11-01 12:55:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM KDEM VE
04COLOMBO1071SRI LANKA POLITICAL UPDATE: GSL LOOKING FOR
[...] (C) This update reviews the following political developments in Sri Lanka: -- The government remains in pursuit of an elusive majority in Parliament -- Continued reports of tension and violence in the east -- The UNP increases the volume of verbal attacks against the government -- T [...]
2004-06-24 06:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO109 President's party signs pact with radical JVP;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid fanfare, President Kumaratunga's SLFP party and the radical JVP formally entered into a political alliance on January 20. The alliance is basically an electoral pact, but an MOU attacking the GSL's handling of the peace track was also agreed to. In a related development, S [...]
2004-01-21 11:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM CE NO
04COLOMBO1181TIGER RHETORIC CONTINUES TO INCREASE AFTER COLOMBO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After the July 7 suicide bombing of a police station in downtown Colombo, Tiger rhetoric is heating up. The uptick in the group's rhetoric is accompanied by an increasingly fearful climate in the east, where the Tigers have been flexing their muscles. Assassinations and child [...]
2004-07-16 04:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1191 SRI LANKA MAKES CONCERTED EFFORT ON SEVERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: G/TIP Program Officer and Embassy officials met with Government officials and local NGO representatives in Colombo to discuss the multifaceted issue of trafficking in persons in Sri Lanka, including sex tourism, prostitution, and external migrant workers. Officials throughout th [...]
2004-07-19 10:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB CE
04COLOMBO1255 FY-04 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
[...] Post submits details bio date of Mrs. Priyanee Wijesekera, Secretary General of Parliament, for a voluntary visitor program, SIPDIS September 10-16, 2004. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval". 2. Ms. Wijesekera can be contacted in Canada through Sri Lanka' [...]
2004-07-29 07:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO OEXC
04COLOMBO1295 In political move, President resigns from
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga resigned as leader of her government United People's Freedom Alliance on August 4. Government interlocutors officially described the resignation as expected, adding that it would allow the President more time to focus on the peace process. Her departure f [...]
2004-08-05 10:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO1456SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. COFER
[...] (C) Your visit comes at an important juncture in the 30-month-old ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A recent surge in assassinations by the LTTE, coupled with the lack of progress toward resumed negotiations, have raised conc [...]
2004-09-01 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC CE MV ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO1510SRI LANKA: VISIT OF S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. J.
[...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials on September 8, Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador J. Cofer Black underscored U.S. appreciation of Sri Lanka's support of the Global War on Terror. He emphasized USG commitment to helping the GSL achieve a peaceful resolut [...]
2004-09-13 08:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1570SRI LANKA: SIGNED AMENDMENT TO TRAFFICKING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-21 10:57:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SMIG CE
04COLOMBO1794SRI LANKA: POLITICAL MANEUVERS DIVERT PROGRESS
[...] (C) A flurry of recent activity on the domestic political front suggests that President Chandrika Kumaratunga may be planning to ensure her hold on power past her term limit by attempting to abolish the executive presidency and succeeding to the post of prime minister. Achieving this aim in [...]
2004-11-01 11:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
04COLOMBO1817SRI LANKA: JVP DENIES RUMORS OF RIFT IN ALLIANCE;
[...] (C) Members of the JVP leadership denied recent press speculation of a growing rift between President Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and alliance partner Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP). Despite some internal disagreements--like the size of the Cabinet--there is consensus on mat [...]
2004-11-05 05:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
04COLOMBO1919NORWEGIANS CONCERNED BY JVP-ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Summary. The Norwegians are increasingly concerned by an ugly JVP-orchestrated campaign against their role in the peace process. The situation is exacerbated by President Kumaratunga,s reluctance to pull the JVP into line. The Co-Chair consensus here is that a group call on the Foreign [...]
2004-11-29 10:36:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1937SRI LANKA: GSL RESPONSE TO LTTE HEROES' DAY SPEECH
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)'s response to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)'s annual "Heroes' Day" speech criticized the Tigers' call for an unconditional return to the peace talks as not conducive to "good faith negotiations," and reiterated the GSL's readiness [...]
2004-12-02 09:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1944SRI LANKA: PERSONAL POLITICAL ISSUES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: One of the major political issues being hotly discussed in all circles in Colombo is the exact tenure of President Kumaratunga's second term. One school of thought holds that her term ends in 2005, while constitutional scholars say there is some legal basis to the President's c [...]
2004-12-03 06:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO1975SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION TERMS JAILED MP "POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition United National Party (UNP) MPs disrupted Parliamentary proceedings for two days with protests about the December 7 sentencing of a UNP Member of Parliament to two years in prison for contempt of court. The UNP views the harsh sentence as further evidence of an ongo [...]
2004-12-10 06:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
04COLOMBO266 Campaign Snapshot: PM lashes out at President
[...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items revolving around Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- PM Wickremesinghe blames President Kumaratunga for cohabitation tensions in nationally televised address; -- Actively engaging in the campaign, Tamil Tigers p [...]
2004-02-18 03:03:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO61FY-2004 S/RP "WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
[...] POST NOMINATES MR. RAJINDRA DE S. ARIYABANDU, DIRECTOR, POLICY AND PLANNING, WATER RESOURCES SECRETARIAT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST SIPDIS CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]
2004-01-13 07:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO749SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH
[...] POST NOMINATES MR. CLIFFORD D. SPECK, FIELD ASSISTANT (PROTECTION/PROGRAM),SATELITE OFFICE- TRINCOMALEE, UNHCR, AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND FR. SUDATH SILVA, ARCH DIOCESAN CHAPLAIN, ST. JOSEPH'S YOUTH CENTER, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT TH [...]
2004-05-11 05:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO814FY-05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 10:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO88 Potential alliance between radical JVP and the
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A long-negotiated accord between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the extremist, Marxist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna party is scheduled to finally be signed on January 20. There is little information on the exact nature of the proposed accord and how it addresses the on-going pea [...]
2004-01-16 06:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS CE LTTE
04FRANKFURT9221SEIZURE BY CBP OF SIX CONTAINERS FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Six containers with textiles represented as being made in Armenia were detained over the three month period of July, August, and September by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) due to concerns related to the country of origin. Contact with officials at CBP Headquarters, Wash [...]
2004-10-27 13:22:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON EAID ETRD AM
04GUATEMALA1320GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #4-2004
[...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons (TIP). Topics include: -- TIP: GOG Enforcement Efforts Gaining Traction -- TIP: Police Corruption Investigation -- TIP: First Conviction Lightly Fined -- TIP: Legis [...]
2004-05-27 21:04:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM
04MADRID1570SPANISH RESPONSE TO EURO-MEDITERRANEAN MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 3 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the EU states will be presenting their Middle East reform proposal (the EU's equivalent of our Greater Middle East Initiative) to the Arab states at [...]
2004-05-05 11:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON KMPI PHUM PREL SP EUN
04MADRID1691NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE AID
[...] This report is sensitive but unclassified and is not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) In an initial courtesy call on new Secretary General for the Spanish International Aid Agency (AECI) Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, de Laiglesia laid out the new Socialist government's vision for Spanish aid po [...]
2004-05-12 10:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PINR PGOV IZ SP
04MANAMA612DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S APRIL 19-20 MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Deputy Secretary Armitage, King Hamad and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman pledged their government's full commitment to its strategic alliance with the US. The King and Crown Prince stressed the need to immediately restore order in Iraq with the selection of a stro [...]
2004-04-28 14:28:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL BA
04MAPUTO1280RENAMO ELECTION OFFICE HEAD DISMISSED AS PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Eduardo Namburete, director of the election office of Mozambique's main opposition party, RENAMO, was dismissed as head of the press office at Maputo's Eduardo Mondlane University on September 1. He was relieved of his duties shortly after assuming the position within RENAMO. Some RENAMO [...]
2004-09-23 07:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO636BCM TRIAL: WAITING FOR A VERDICT ON MAY 25
[...] (SBU) Summary: The verdict in the BCM bank fraud trial will be handed down on May 25. The case involves nineteen defendants accused of defrauding fourteen million USD from the Commercial Bank of Mozambique (BCM) between March and August 1996. Most commentators do not expect any senior bank off [...]
2004-05-11 13:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MZ
04NEWDELHI7966INDO-ISRAEL RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's December 5-10 visit to India was "extremely positive" and provided an opportunity to expand the bilateral relationship beyond defense, Israel Embassy DCM Yoed Magen told A/PolCouns and Poloff on December 16. The visit, the first high-leve [...]
2004-12-17 10:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TSPA PTER ECON IN IS
04PANAMA2452PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]
2004-09-29 21:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2661PANAMA PROTESTS: THE STORY BEHIND BOCAS VIOLENCE
[...] (C) A peaceful protest in a north coast town far from the capital against an electric company veered into violence on October 24 after a radical group exploited local tensions and attacked the national police (PNP) with iron bars and Molotov cocktails, injuring 28 people including 24 officers [...]
2004-10-28 22:43:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PARAMARIBO184BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT SURINAME: TRADE,
[...] ACCORDING TO THE FEBRUARY 24 EDITION OF THE LOCAL DAILY "DE WARE TIJD," SURINAMESE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MICHAEL JONG TJIEN FA ANNOUNCED DURING LOCAL CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS ON FEBRUARY 20 A VISIT BY BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LUS INCIO LULA DA SILVA TO SURINAME AT THE END OF MARCH/EARLY APRI [...]
2004-02-27 19:24:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAGR ETRD NS
04QUITO2198ECUADOR MOVING FORWARD ON COMBATING TIP
[...] Summary. A State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) delegation visited Ecuador from July 30 to August 4. Their agenda included a series of meetings with high-level GOE officials (the Ministers of Government and Labor),a congresswoman, different units of the police, the MFA, and severa [...]
2004-08-06 12:27:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV EC
04QUITO2303AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRES. GUTIERREZ
[...] (C) Summary: In a private breakfast meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on August 18 at the National Palace, President Lucio Gutierrez discussed upcoming municipal elections, his Cabinet, and requested additional U.S. aid for the social sector. The Ambassador encouraged free and fair electio [...]
2004-08-20 16:41:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2399FAWNING THRONGS GREET LULA IN QUITO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cheering crowds met Brazilian President Lula da Silva at every stop during his August 24-25 visit to Quito. Pre-arrival press was universally positive, portraying the ex-labor leader as a third-world savior and counterweight to the United States. Concurrently, editorials ravag [...]
2004-08-30 18:03:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EC BR UN
04QUITO3102FOX VISIT PROMOTES TRADE, INVESTMENT, &
[...] Summary: In a brief visit to Quito on November 22-23, Mexican President Vicente Fox sought increased bilateral investment and trade. Presidents Fox and Gutierrez discussed issues of bilateral interest, including commitments to facilitate visa issuance, negotiate an extradition treaty, impro [...]
2004-11-26 20:12:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EC
04RIODEJANEIRO1105BRZAIL'S MINAS GERAIS: PT INCUMBENT COULD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The mayoral race in the capital city of Minas Gerais state, Belo Horizonte, one of Brazil's largest cities in one of the largest states, is close, according to the most recent poll: 38 percent for ex-soccer idol and State Deputy Joao Leite (Brazilian Socialist Party/PSB) and 31 [...]
2004-08-13 09:59:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SOCI BR
04ROME1672WORLD FOOD OPERATIONS IN EASTERN CHAD
[...] US MISSION ROME STAFF MET WITH THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S ASSOCIATE FRIDAY, APRIL 23 TO HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS RAISED IN REFTEL SPECIFIC TO W DURING THE APPROXIMATE HOUR-LONG MEETING, WFP OFFERED ASSURANCES THAT WFP ALSO STATED THAT REFTEL INFORMATION IS OBSOLETE AND OFFERED DETAI -------- OVERVIE [...]
2004-04-28 10:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID CD SU WFP
04ROME2781WFP BRIEFING ON DARFUR AND SOUTHERN SUDAN - JULY 13
[...] (SBU) WFP conducted a Sudan humanitarian needs briefing for Rome-based permanent representatives at its Headquarters on July 13. Security remains a profound concern, with examples of humanitarian workers being detained anywhere from a few hours to a few days. WFP estimates that 1.2 million peo [...]
2004-07-16 15:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF SU WFP UNHCR
04ROME4194The Italian Banking Sector: a Decade of
[...] Since the mid-1990s, the Italian banking sector has undergone significant consolidation through mergers and acquisitions among major banks. The consolidation was the largest in Europe in terms of assets, and was driven in large part by domestic privatization efforts, Italy's entry into the Eu [...]
2004-10-29 16:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
04SAOPAULO1472PT AND PSDB GAIN STRENGTH IN BRAZILIAN STATE OF
[...] (U) Polls are leaning towards a PSDB win for mayor in Florianopolis, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The PSDB candidate, Dario Berger, has a 16 point lead over PP/PFL candidate, Chico Assis. State Governor Luiz Henrique da Silva (PMDB) has endorsed Berger and o [...]
2004-10-22 17:51:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO1541MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS IN THE SOUTH: PT
[...] Summary. In Sao Paulo and the South, the PSDB was the big winner and the PT the big loser in the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections on October 31. The PT lost control of the two biggest prizes in the region, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, the second of which the party had govern [...]
2004-11-01 20:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO493SPECIAL ENVOY REICH'S MEETING WITH JOSE DIRCEU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. White House Special Envoy for the Western Hemisphere Otto Reich met with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu on Sunday, March 21 at a private residence in Sao Paulo. During the course of the relaxed and open 90-minute conversation, the two touched o [...]
2004-03-26 12:12:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CO BL CU VE BR UNHCR US
04TELAVIV1246ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] State Department Release of 2003 Human Rights Report 2. Alhurra TV Station ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post quoted Israeli diplomatic officials as saying that the White House and State Department are not showing the same t [...]
2004-03-01 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1276ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1315ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Performance of Ariel Sharon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The investigation of Elchanan Tenenbaum: -In its expansive lead story, Maariv revealed that Shimon Cohen, Tenenbaum's father-in-law, was PM Sharon's agricultural ins [...]
2004-03-03 12:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1354LIKUD POWER BROKER -- AND REPUTED PARTY BULLY --
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Likud's outspoken rightist Central Committee member Uzi Cohen and some of his what could only be described as political henchmen presented an alternative peace plan to Poloff and Pol/FSN on March 3 wherein the Palestinians would have their own state -- in a carved-out [...]
2004-03-04 13:16:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1367ISRAELI REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT MUTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOI and public reaction to the State Department's 2003 Human Rights Report (HRR) has been relatively low-key in the five business days since the report's publication. The GOI's main substantive public statement -- as reported in the daily Ha'aretz on February 27 -- came from F [...]
2004-03-04 15:35:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KWBG KPAL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1375ETHIOPIAN JEWRY IN ISRAEL
[...] Summary: Ethiopian Jews in Israel number approximately 90,000. Fifty percent of them are under the age of 25. Most can trace their families' arrival in Israel to rescue missions such as Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). The vast majority live in impoverished communities w [...]
2004-03-05 08:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL KIRF ET IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV1384ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-05 12:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1496ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] The requesters hope to obtain Cypriot citizenship and a EU passport. Yediot reported that Israel has asked the U.S. to allow El Al to fly over Iraq to reach its Far East destinations, which would save the company's planes two to three hours of travel. Ha'aretz (English Ed.) published a L [...]
2004-03-10 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1538ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Greater Middle East Initiative ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Sharon is slated to meet today in Jerusalem with the three U.S. diplomatic envoys (Stephen Hadley and Elliott Abrams from the White Hou [...]
2004-03-11 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1575ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] March 11 Madrid Bombings 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media -- except Ha'aretz (English Ed.) -- led with the multiple, almost simultaneous bombings in Madrid on Thursday morning, in which 198 people were killed and ove [...]
2004-03-12 11:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1598ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Madrid Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- With Yediot and Maariv devoting their entire front pages to the event, all media led with Sunday afternoon's double bombings at Ashdod Port, one of the most sensiti [...]
2004-03-15 12:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1677ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- PM Sharon's disengagement plan: -Leading media (Ha'aretz, citing GOI sources) reported that Wednesday Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and other senior security officials [...]
2004-03-18 10:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1698ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq: Anniversary of War's Outbreak ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jordanian King Abdullah paid a secret visit to Prime Minister's Ariel Sharon Shikmim ranch, Ha'aretz and Yediot reported. The media noted that there are no de [...]
2004-03-19 10:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1741PM SHARON BANKING ON U.S. TO SAVE DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Following PM Sharon's March 21 meeting with Likud ministers to discuss his disengagement plan, it appears that the Prime Minister may lack the necessary Likud ministerial support for the plan to pass a cabinet vote. Pundits and Embassy political contacts say the PM will need to s [...]
2004-03-22 16:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1758ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-23 10:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1794ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-24 12:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1830ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Dov Weisglass, senior aide to PM Sharon, asked National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, in talks he held with her over the past two days, fo [...]
2004-03-25 12:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1866ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Blair in Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that Thursday in Washington, the date of PM Sharon's visit to the U.S. was set as April 14. Jerusalem Post (lead story) and Ha'aretz reported that Sharon's bure [...]
2004-03-26 10:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1896ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-29 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1906SHARON INDICTMENT RECOMMENDATION NO SURPRISE; MOST
[...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated word this past weekend that State Prosecutor Edna Arbel intends to recommend indictment of PM Sharon on bribery charges leaves unchanged for now the calculus that PM Sharon, if thick-skinned enough, can manage his legal and political problems, and remain in o [...]
2004-03-29 13:34:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV1920ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted PM Sharon as saying Monday that if some coalition partners leave the government when he presents his disengagement plan to the cabinet after returnin [...]
2004-03-30 11:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1952ISRAELI OFFICIALS BRIEF DJEREJIAN ON IMPROVED
[...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with GOI officials between March 26-30, former NEA A/S and Ambassador to Israel Ed Djerejian, here as an official guest of the Foreign Ministry in his current capacity as Director of the Baker Institute, heard that the regional strategic situation faced by [...]
2004-03-31 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL IS SY XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1962ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-01 10:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2021ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-02 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2200ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-15 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2231POLLS SHOW DISENGAGEMENT PLAN WINNING LIKUD
[...] (C) Polls conducted after the April 14 meeting between President Bush and PM Sharon show Sharon's disengagement plan winning a majority of Likud voter support. Major media analysts, however, noted that intervening events -- such as a significant terrorist attack or FinMin Benyamin Netanyahu's [...]
2004-04-16 13:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2242ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on Holocaust Memorial Day events, which started last night and will continue through tonight. Sunday, all media led with the assassination of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz [...]
2004-04-19 11:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2250SHARON SECURES KEY LIKUD MINISTERS' SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary. PM Sharon has lined up key Likud ministers behind his disengagement plan and set the stage for victory in the May 2 Likud referendum. In the process, Sharon stretched to their full measure USG assurances regarding Israeli retention of West Bank settlement blocs, Israel's right [...]
2004-04-19 17:40:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2259ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Release of Mordechai Vanunu 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major Hebrew media bannered the release of nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, which will take place tomorrow. Several media reported that Monda [...]
2004-04-20 12:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2300FM SHALOM LIKELY TO HEAD GOI DELEGATION TO OSCE
[...] (SBU) MFA Minister Counselor for Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Remembrance Martin Flax told poloff on April 21 that it is the MFA's "working assumption" that FM Silvan Shalom will head the GOI's delegation to the OSCE's Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin April 28-29. He anticipates the delegat [...]
2004-04-21 14:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV2328SHARON TELLS KNESSET NO USG ASSURANCES WITHOUT
[...] (C) With an April 21 poll showing only 44-percent-to-40-percent Likud majority support for his disengagement plan, down from a week ago, an energized PM Sharon told a special Knesset session on April 22 that USG assurances on right of return and retention of settlements are tied to fulfillmen [...]
2004-04-22 15:03:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2376ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel's 56th Independence Day 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted events related to Israel's Memorial Day (commemorated from last night through this evening) and Israel's 56th Independence Day (celebrated f [...]
2004-04-26 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2382SHARON OPTIONS IN REFERENDUM RUN-UP
[...] (C) With six days to go until Likud's May 2 referendum on his disengagement plan, inaction by three nominally supportive but reluctant key Likud ministers, and narrowing but still winning poll numbers, PM Sharon has available a menu of tactics from which to draw. Most Israeli poll results co [...]
2004-04-26 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2458SHARON'S CAMPAIGN: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE? LATEST
[...] (C) Summary. Results published on April 29 from two major media polls show 47-percent-to-39-percent and 45-percent-to-42-percent Likud majorities against PM Sharon's disengagement plan, reversing the earlier polls that showed similar majorities voting in favor of the plan. Both polls also [...]
2004-04-29 15:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2470ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-30 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6036ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post quoted officials in Washington as saying that Deputy U.S. National Security Advisor Steve Hadley will travel to Israel on Sunday for a day of meetings with I [...]
2004-12-01 11:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6071ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with last night's defeat of PM Sharon in the Knesset vote on the 2005 state budget, which was rejected 69-43. Eight Knesset members were absent. Only Likud [...]
2004-12-02 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6121ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the release Sunday of Azzam Azzam, the Israeli Druze who was convicted of espionage in Egypt, where he was spent eight years in jail. He was exchanged [...]
2004-12-06 11:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6163ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot quoted President Bush as saying Monday, at a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, that "the United States and my government will be involved with Middle Eastern [...]
2004-12-07 11:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6368ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 12:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6383FM SHALOM QUESTIONS ABU MAZEN'S DETERMINATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While expressing optimism about the opportunities presented by the PA transition, FM Shalom, in a December 1 meeting with Codel Hagel/Biden, questioned Abu Mazen's commitment to dismantling terrorist infrastructure, to stopping incitement and to stepping away from Arafat's legacy. [...]
2004-12-16 09:03:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6388ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-16 12:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6443ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-20 12:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6564ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Monday, all media bannered the deadly tsunami that hit South Asian coasts on Sunday, saying that dozens of Israelis in the area are unaccounted for, especially in south [...]
2004-12-27 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6651ISRAELI FM SHALOM OFFERS CAUTIOUS VIEW ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging that the situation had improved since Arafat's death, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Senators Lieberman and Dayton on December 28 that he is "discouraged" by Abu Mazen's recent remarks on the campaign trail. Shalom interpreted the speech as an ind [...]
2004-12-30 08:45:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS IR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
04VATICAN1445HOLY SEE REQUESTS U.S. APPROACH ISRAEL ON VISAS
[...] (C) Vatican Foreign Minister equivalent Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo told the Ambassador April 6 of the Holy See's mounting frustration with Israel's unwillingness to address visa and residency problems for religious workers in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The obstacles faced by Cath [...]
2004-04-13 15:34:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PHUM PREL VT PLO
04VATICAN4778VATICAN REJECTS PACIFISM, BUT DEBATE SIMMERS
[...] (U) Contrary to the popular perception of a pacifist Vatican generated by the Holy See's opposition to the Iraq war, senior Vatican officials have consistently acknowledged the legitimacy of war as a last resort and have recently gone out of their way to make clear that the Holy See is not pac [...]
2004-12-17 10:21:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM VT
04WELLINGTON605NEW ZEALAND IMPOSES "STRICT CONSTRAINTS" ON
[...] (U) In an escalating diplomatic row, two Israeli men were sentenced July 14 by the High Court of New Zealand to six months in jail on charges of trying to obtain a false New Zealand passport. The GoNZ has not pursued allegations that the men are agents of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. W [...]
2004-07-16 04:20:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NZ
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
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
05AMMAN103GOJ MOVES TO RETURN AMBASSADOR TO TEL AVIV
[...] (C) Summary. The King has instructed his government to return an Ambassador to Tel Aviv, and the Israeli Ambassador here - usually a glass half empty man - is modestly optimistic that a way can be found to save the Jordanian government's "face" with a modest release of Jordanian prisoners, n [...]
2005-01-05 15:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS JO
05AMMAN1094RETURN OF JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL
[...] (C) After Charge expressed U.S. concern about the vagueness on the timing of the return of Jordan's Ambassador to Israel late February 8, Foreign Minister al-Mulki informed that he would convoke the Israeli Ambassador in Amman on February 9 and seek agrement for Jordan's nominee. At that poi [...]
2005-02-09 09:46:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL JO IS
05AMMAN44JORDANIAN DELEGATION TO MONITOR PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Jordan's FM, in coordination with Egypt, is looking for ways to return an ambassador to Tel Aviv this month. Silvan Shalom may visit Amman as early as January 12. Contradicting a previous announcement, Jordan is sending a mixed public/private sector delegation to help monitor [...]
2005-01-03 14:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
05ANKARA2250ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-20 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2524ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-03 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2938ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA44ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-04 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5451ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA57ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-05 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6535ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ASUNCION638 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND. SEE PARA 2. AND 3. 2. PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT INITIATE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS/FILES FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE PARAGUAYAN ARMY: A. BRIGAD [...]
2005-05-11 19:43:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MASS PA
05ASUNCION681PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 14-20
[...] (U) Summary: ------------------ -- Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? -- Paraguay establishes relations with Bahrain -- Paraguay to repatriate 29 women from Argentina -- Additional drug busts in Paraguay Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? ---------------------------------- 2. (U) On Ma [...]
2005-05-20 15:38:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SNAR ETRD EPET KCRM VE PA GTIP
05ASUNCION727 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND. SEE PARA 2. AND 3. 2. PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT INITIATE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS/FILES FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE PARAGUAYAN ARMED FORCES AND POL [...]
2005-06-01 21:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MASS PA
05ASUNCION841MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-30 18:12:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ
05ASUNCION870PARAGUAY'S 2005 SECOND QUARTER INL REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: - Quarterly activities - Program discussion - Quarterly SENAD statistics Quarterly Activities- Counternarcotics -------------------------------------- 2. On April 14, two agents from SENAD's Operations Unit arrested three police officers and two employees of the Public [...]
2005-07-08 13:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PA KCRM
05BAGHDAD2622IRAQ FY 06 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM
[...] The following is PAS Baghdad's FY 2006 slate of Iraqi International Visitor nominees. PAS is nominating 75 (seventy-five) principal candidates at this time. All have Country Team approval. PAS Baghdad is proposing 33 nominees for Regional and Multi-Regional Programs, and 42 for Iraq- only [...]
2005-06-21 02:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
05BOGOTA10848COUNTER-DRUG BRIGADE CHANGE OF COMMAND
[...] (U) The Colombian Army Counter- Drug Brigade (CD BDE) will be getting a new commander in mid-December. Brigadier General (BG) Jorge Octavio ARDILA Silva will replace outgoing CD BDE Commander BG Luis Felipe PAREDESParedes Cadena, who will assume command of the 2nd Brigade in Barranquilla. [...]
2005-11-21 16:22:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR MOPS PINR CO
05BOGOTA2348PBI REPRESENTATIVES CONFIRM PEACE COMMUNITY WILL
[...] (C) On March 4, Embassy officials met with local representatives of Peace Brigades International (PBI),who described their visit to the massacre site of eight civilians in the Uraba region of Antioquia Department and confirmed that the "peace community" to which the victims belong will not co [...]
2005-03-10 22:06:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA2674GOC OFFICIALS DISCUSS URABA MASSACRE CASE
[...] (C) During her March 6-9 visit to Bogota, WHA/AND Director Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes (LBSH) met with Vice-President Francisco Santos and Elba Beatriz Silva, Director of the Fiscalia's Human Rights Unit, to discuss the need to show progress in resolving outstanding human rights cases, as well [...]
2005-03-22 21:19:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA431FISCALIA CLOSES CHENGUE MASSACRE CASE AGAINST
[...] (C) The Fiscalia announced it has closed its criminal case against retired Rear Admiral Rodrigo Quinonez for his alleged complicity in the January 2001 paramilitary massacre at Chengue. The head of the Fiscalia's Human Rights Unit told Embassy officials that Quinonez's case was handled by a s [...]
2005-01-18 18:51:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER KJUS PINR CO
05BOGOTA5795PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, MAY, 2005
[...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during May, 2005. -------- DOJ/JSRP -------- 2. (U) DOJ continued to provide training and technical assistance through the Justice Sector Reform Program (JSRP). DOJ sponsored a three-week visit to the U.S. for 13 eviden [...]
2005-06-17 13:56:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO
05BOGOTA8545THE EFFECTS OF LEISHMANIASIS IN COLOMBIA
[...] (S) Leishmaniasis, the parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies, is a disease plaguing the military and rural poor in Colombia. Reported civilan cases have risen from 4,000 in 1990 to nearly 10,000 in 2003 to a record 13,000 in 2004. Growth in outbreaks within the Colomb [...]
2005-09-12 15:09:00Embassy BogotaSECRETECON PARM SOCI CO
05BRASILIA1017AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF
[...] (C) Summary/Action Request. On 12 April Ambassador and PolCouns met for a private lunch at the COM Residence with the Presidency's Civil Household Minister and Presidential Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu, who was accompanied by his international affairs advisor, Ambassador Americo Fontanelles. Di [...]
2005-04-13 20:14:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD BR FTAA
05BRASILIA1164AGRARIAN TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN BRAZIL'S PARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Tensions between small farmers, large landowners and government authorities continue to run high in the Brazilian state of Para, two months after the murder of US citizen nun Dorothy Stang. Five suspects are in custody for Stang's killing. The Brazilian Agriculture Minister rel [...]
2005-05-02 19:38:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR
05BRASILIA1239BRAZIL: LATEST ENERGY AUCTION FURTHER REDUCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 2, Brazil held its second auction of long-term contracts to supply electric energy under its new energy model. The Minister of Mines and Energy once again hailed the auction of energy to be delivered beginning in 2008 and 2009 as a success because the prices represente [...]
2005-05-10 17:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR
05BRASILIA1278ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT - A NEGATIVE BALANCE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Arab-South America Summit ended May 11. Unfortunately, for the GOB the reverberations may take longer to subside. The overwhelming consensus among Brazilian opinion-makers is that the event, and its ill-conceived declaration, will not enhance Brazil's image and call into [...]
2005-05-12 20:02:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA1325BRAZILIAN INDIANS DEMAND RIGHTS, FAULT GOB FOR
[...] (U) Summary. In his September 2002 "Commitment to the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil," then-candidate Lula da Silva recognized past GOB policy errors on indigenous issues and pledged to create "a coherent indigenous policy" to address land and other human rights issues. During Lula's first two [...]
2005-05-18 19:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PNAT SOCI BR TIP
05BRASILIA1466CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES IN THE HEMISPHERE - BRAZIL
[...] (S) Ref A requested Mission's assessment of the extent and nature of possible Venezuelan Goverment (GOV) and/or "Bolivarian" activities in Brazil, GOB views of same and of Chavez's regime in general. Refs B-H provided extensive information on GOB political views on Chavez, with reporting on [...]
2005-05-31 18:17:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER BR VZ
05BRASILIA1479ENGAGING GOB ON SITUATION IN HAITI
[...] (C) We read with deep concern ref a and b assessments of the deteriorating security situation and endangered political process in Haiti. In light of these trends, we believe it is urgent that we engage directly at senior levels with the GOB, to gather information regarding their current assess [...]
2005-06-01 19:17:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BR UNSC
05BRASILIA1544BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AT GLOBAL FORUM VOWS TO CRACK
[...] (SBU) Brazilian President Lula da Silva used the occasion of the Fourth Global Forum Against Corruption, being held this week in Brasilia, to announce a firm response to the wave of corruption scandals that has been battering his administration in recent weeks. As noted in reftel, the GoB ha [...]
2005-06-08 18:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM SOCI BR
05BRASILIA1549BRAZIL: LULA ENVOY AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador and PolCounselor met on 8 June at the residence for a private lunch with President Lula da Silva's Foreign Affairs Advisor, Marco Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato. Garcia has traveled repeatedly as Lula's "fireman" to Venezuela (he speaks by phone and m [...]
2005-06-08 21:15:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR BL
05BRASILIA1578BRAZIL: SENIOR GOB OFFICIALS DISCUSS HAITI WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 21:12:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
05BRASILIA1631BRAZIL SCANDAL: DIRCEU RESIGNS, MORE CABINET MOVES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 19:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM SOCI PREL BR
05BRASILIA1660LULA'S RIGHT-HAND WOMAN - DILMA ROUSSEFF BECOMES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 21, Brazilian President Lula da Silva named Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff to be his new Chief of Staff, replacing Jose Dirceu, who resigned last week amid an unfolding corruption scandal. Rousseff was an opposition militant who was jailed and tortured by [...]
2005-06-22 15:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA167TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL PRENOTIFIED OF FADHLI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-19 14:42:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
05BRASILIA1714FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION
[...] Summary. The IV Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV): "From Words to Deeds" was held from June 7 to 10 in Brasilia, Brazil. An estimated 1800 representatives from 103 countries including government officials and representatives from international organizations and civil society parti [...]
2005-06-27 17:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PGOV ECON BR
05BRASILIA1716BRAZIL GIVES ABBOTT TEN DAYS BEFORE BREAKING PATENT
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary. On Friday June 24, the GoB announced a declaration of "public interest" for Abbott Laboratories AIDS treatment drug "Kaletra," providing the legal basis for issuing a compulsory license. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provided Abbott with 10 days i [...]
2005-06-28 11:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA1813BRAZIL - SECOND DEMARCHE ON ITU/WTSA VETO ISSUE
[...] (U) In a July 7 meeting, EconOff made Ref A points to Luis Fernando Serra, Joao Carlos Albernaz, Bruno Carvalho Ramos, and Luiz Fernando Ferreira Silva of ANATEL (Brazil's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency and the entity here responsible for ITU issues). The GOB continues to be aligned wit [...]
2005-07-08 17:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC ECON ITU
05BRASILIA1819 BRAZIL: LULA CONTINUES TO SHUFFLE CABINET AMIDST
[...] SUMMARY. On July 6, Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced a long-waited cabinet shuffle, his third. Lula's hand was forced by a series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals that have engulfed the GoB and paralyzed Congress since mid-May. The current shuffle started on June [...]
2005-07-08 20:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SOCI ENRG ECPS PREL BR
05BRASILIA1849LULA FACES WORST CRISIS OF HIS PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Since mid-May, when a series of interlocking scandals (dubbed the "Postal Service" and the "Big Monthly" scandals) began to unfold in Brazil, President Lula da Silva, his administration, his coalition, and his Workers' Party (PT) have been battered by the gravest political crisis [...]
2005-07-12 18:37:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1850TERRORIST FINANCE: HOTEL NASCO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 19:37:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER
05BRASILIA1851UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR RESOLUTION: DRAFT TEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 20:09:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL KTFN UNSC
05BRASILIA187JOSE DIRCEU - LULA'S WING-MAN GETS BACK ON TRACK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Jose Dirceu is Chief of Staff and most trusted advisor to Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Dirceu's legendary, if peculiar, biography is a window on Brazil's recent history. His machiavellian political skills and decades of fierce loyalty to Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) [...]
2005-01-21 13:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON PREL SOCI BR
05BRASILIA1893BRAZIL - DELIVERED LISTING OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-15 19:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ETTC UNSC
05BRASILIA1922BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS SECRETARIAT DOWNGRADED;
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 18:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV BR TIP
05BRASILIA1929 MP 252 - BRAZILIAN TAX BREAKS FOR EXPORTERS
[...] As reported in reftel, on June 15 the Lula administration issued Provisional Measure (MP) 252, which enacts a series of changes in the tax system to benefit multiple sectors. Some Brazilian analysts have questioned the WTO-consistency of the tax benefits provided by the MP to exporters. Spe [...]
2005-07-19 15:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIN EAGR BEXP
05BRASILIA1973BRAZIL SCANDAL: THE "OFFICIAL STORY" CRUMBLES AS
[...] (C) Summary: The scandals (reftels) affecting the government of President Lula da Silva and his PT party reached a serious new level in recent days. Former PT officers implicated in the alleged financial improprieties have now attempted to present suspect financial transfers managed by a pr [...]
2005-07-22 19:55:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA1974SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY SNOW
[...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and Vitoria (Espirito Santo) July 31-August 3. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Presid [...]
2005-07-22 20:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN OVIP ETRD
05BRASILIA1979BRAZILIAN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES CORRUPTION
[...] SUMMARY. A series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals (reftels) that have engulfed the Brazilian government and President Lula da Silva's Workers' Party (PT) since May has led to the establishment of three separate, but closely related, Congressional Inquiry Committees (CPIs): [...]
2005-07-22 20:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1984BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 18:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2025BRAZIL: CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 25-29
[...] (C) SUMMARY. This week saw further developments in the corruption scandals (reftels) that are roiling Brazilian domestic politics: the wife of Marcio Valerio-- the PT's money man in illicit financial schemes at the center of the crisis --testified before the Postal Service Congressional Inqui [...]
2005-07-29 18:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2031BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 13:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2066SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF A/S DESUTTER
[...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, August 14-16. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Foreign Ministry Officials for compliance diplomacy dis [...]
2005-08-04 17:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC US
05BRASILIA2067TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of three names submitted to the U.N. 1267 Sanctions Committee by Italy to Luiza Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Frei [...]
2005-08-04 19:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER KSEP
05BRASILIA2082BRAZIL: CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 1-5
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hearings on the corruption scandals (refs) in the Brazilian government continued this week, as Congressman Jose Dirceu, President Lula da Silva's former Chief of Staff and closest advisor, testified on 2 August before the Chamber's Ethics Committee. Dirceu categorically denied [...]
2005-08-05 18:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA210REGIONAL ISSUES: GOB VIEWS ON VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA
[...] (C) Summary: Senior GOB officials told Ambassador and PolCounselor this week that Brazil is prepared to play an informal role in helping mediate a resolution to the Venezuela-Colombia dispute following the rendition of a FARC official from Venezuela to Colombia in recent days. President Lula d [...]
2005-01-24 15:35:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
05BRASILIA2125SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF TREASURY ASSISTANT
[...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your August 20-23 visit to Brasilia. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. Embassy has requested meetings for your delegation with counterparts at the Finance, Justice, and Foreign Mini [...]
2005-08-10 19:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC
05BRASILIA2150BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 8-12
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In one of the most dramatic moments thus far in the continuing corruption scandals (refs a-f) plaguing the Brazilian government, President Lula da Silva's 2002 campaign publicity coordinator Duda Mendonca stated on 12 August before the Postal Service CPI that the Workers' Party [...]
2005-08-12 17:53:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2153UNTIMELY CHAVEZ-LULA VISIT
[...] (U) On August 11 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made a stop-off in Brasilia during a quick tour of South American countries, and called on President Lula da Silva. Over dinner, official releases from the presidency indicate they discussed bilateral relations, focusing on a joint venture betw [...]
2005-08-12 19:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BR
05BRASILIA2174DEATH OF BRAZILIAN CONGRESSMAN MIGUEL ARRAES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Federal Deputy Miguel Arraes de Alencar, 88, founder of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) and three time state governor, died on August 13 of a pulmonary infection in Recife, Pernambuco state. National president of the PSB and allied with President Lula da Silva's governing coa [...]
2005-08-16 18:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PREL BR
05BRASILIA2219BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE: JOSE DIRCEU
[...] (C) Introduction: Per refs, Jose Dirceu, formerly the most powerful minister in President Lula da Silva's cabinet and currently a federal deputy subject to possible revocation of his congressional status, is a central figure in the ongoing scandals roiling the government and PT Party. As suc [...]
2005-08-19 11:07:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2226BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 15-19
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This was a somewhat quiet week in the the corruption scandals (refs) plaguing Brazilian President Lula da Silva's government and the Workers' Party (PT). Two protests, one in support of and one against Lula, took place in Brasilia on 16-17 August. In his testimony before the [...]
2005-08-19 16:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2231BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM
[...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador, accompanied by PolCouns, met on 19 August 2005 with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his chief of staff, to review a range of issues (with focus on reftel Haiti demarche) and discuss the Ambassador's departure from Brazil later in the year to assume the Chief Exe [...]
2005-08-19 17:55:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR UNSC US
05BRASILIA2287FARC SPOKESMAN ARRESTED IN BRAZIL
[...] On August 24, Brazilian Federal Police, in cooperation with Interpol agents in Brazil, arrested Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) "spokesman" Francisco Antonio CADENAS at a Sao Paulo bus station under an international order for his capture. The Colombian government has accused Cade [...]
2005-08-25 16:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR BR CO
05BRASILIA229BRAZIL: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-25 17:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL BA TIP
05BRASILIA2305 BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 22-26
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of 22-26 August, the ongoing, scandal-driven political crisis shaking the Lula da Silva government and PT party (refs) was augmented by the new corruption allegations against Finance Minister Antonio Palocci (refs I and J). Political reactions to Palocci's 21 Aug [...]
2005-08-29 11:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2317BRAZIL: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND
[...] (C) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information regarding Chinese activities in Brazil. Economic, trade, investment, and science and technology information will be provided septel. Ref B outlines recent developments on environmental cooperation between China and Br [...]
2005-08-29 19:00:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAIR MARR CH BR
05BRASILIA233AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by PolCounselor, met on 24 January with Marcos Aurelio Garcia, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia had just returned from a weekend meeting in Caracas with President Chavez and provided a briefing on Brazil's efforts to facilitate a re [...]
2005-01-26 11:00:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
05BRASILIA2335BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH SLOWS THE PACE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 30, DCM, accompanied by selected members of Country Team, met with Ministry of Health Executive Secretary Jose Agenor da Silva to discuss the implications of any potential GOB move towards compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals. Embassy message was that: a) USG value [...]
2005-09-01 17:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD EAID PGOV IPR
05BRASILIA2339BRAZIL ON COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Gustavo Rodrigues of COAF (Brazil's financial intelligence unit),Luiza Lopes da Silva of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE's) Office for the Combat of Illicit Transnational Activities and Santiago Morao of the MRE's Disarmament and Sensitive Techno [...]
2005-09-02 12:35:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KTFN EFIN
05BRASILIA2387BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL: A GUIDE TO IMPEACHMENT
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Per refs, over the past three months the political crisis in Brazil caused by interlocking corruption scandals has led to public discussion of the question of presidential impeachment. In a 4 September interview in &O Estado do Sao Paulo,8 Brazilian Supreme Court President [...]
2005-09-09 19:09:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA24BRAZIL ENACTS FIRST WAVE OF SWEEPING JUDICIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's justice system does not enjoy the confidence of society, being widely-perceived as slow, inefficient and accessible only to the wealthy and powerful. But the failures of the courts are increasingly viewed as an impediment to social and economic development. In December [...]
2005-01-04 11:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI EINV BR
05BRASILIA2457BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 12-16
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION. In two important developments this week in the continuing political scandals affecting Brazil's congress, President Lula da Silva's administration and the PT party (refs),Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) formally expelled Federal Deputy Roberto Jefferson, whose a [...]
2005-09-16 18:37:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2486TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of Al-Akhtar Trust International to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's databa [...]
2005-09-20 18:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KVPR
05BRASILIA2488TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of Dr. Abdul Latif Saleh (List 72T) to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's dat [...]
2005-09-20 18:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER KVPR
05BRASILIA2539BRAZIL - CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 19-23
[...] (SBU) Summary. Chamber of Deputies President Severino Cavalcanti resigned both his position and his mandate this week in disgrace in the face of corruption allegations, the first Chamber leader to fall in such circumstances in Brazil's history. The resignation sets the stage for a succession [...]
2005-09-23 13:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2601STAINED VICTORY: LULA'S MAN WINS THE CHAMBER
[...] (C) Summary. In an extremely close race on 28 September, Aldo Rebelo, a communist party legislator with close ties to President Lula Inacio da Silva, won the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house in Brazil's congress. Lula's government pulled out all the stops to win votes for [...]
2005-09-29 18:46:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA2628SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned October 5 to 7 visit to Brasilia. Ambassador Danilovich will meet you upon arrival the evening of October 5. The next day, we have scheduled meetings for you with Foreign Minister Amorim, Finance Minister Palocci, Presid [...]
2005-09-30 20:18:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL ECON PGOV ETRD BR US
05BRASILIA2675DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick, accompanied by Ambassador Danilovich and delegation, met on 6 October with Marco Aurelio Garcia, International Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia has often served as Lula's special envoy for crisis situations in the region, and [...]
2005-10-07 13:45:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2683BRAZIL: CONSULTATION ON AIR BRIDGE DENIAL PROGRAM,
[...] (C) Introduction. On 10 October Embassy PolCouns, Air Attache and DEA Attache met with senior Ministry of Defense (MOD),Federal Police (DPF) and Foreign Ministry (MRE) representatives to review Brazil's Air Bridge Denial ("shootdown") program. The purpose of the consultation was to gather in [...]
2005-10-07 16:36:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALSNAR MOPS MASS MARR KTIA BR POL MIL
05BRASILIA2687BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE: WEEK OF 3-7
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 19:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA2692BRAZIL'S LANDLESS MOVEMENT INVADES AMERICAN-OWNED
[...] (U) Summary. Between three and five hundred members of Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) invaded AgroReservas do Brazil, an American-owned farm management company based out of Utah, as part of its "Red September" offensive, launched during the week of September 26. The MST's actions are aimed [...]
2005-10-11 13:04:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI BR TIP
05BRASILIA2709TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72U
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of seven names (List 72U) to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's databases and [...]
2005-10-11 18:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER PREL KVPR
05BRASILIA2774VISITING TEAM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The week of September 28 Robert J. Scavotto, Senior International Economic Advisor in the Comptroller of the Currency's International Banking and Finance unit and Oliver Taft, Financial Economist in the same office, visited Brazil to meet with a variety of government officials a [...]
2005-10-18 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV
05BRASILIA2813SURVEY OF BRAZIL'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY
[...] (U) Introduction. Under pressure from the USG's review of trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (ref A) and in response to domestic concerns about organized crime, tax losses, and risks for consumers associated with illegitimate products, the GoB has over the last on [...]
2005-10-21 13:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA3008BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI UNDER FIRE
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Brazil's Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci, considered by many the anchor of GoB economic policy, has been coming under increasing fire in recent days as new allegations have surfaced that he had a role in illegal fund-raising activities by the ruling PT party and kn [...]
2005-11-14 12:13:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETECON PGOV PREL EFIN BR CU
05BRASILIA3026 SLOW GOING ON BIOTECH, BUT MONSANTO LOOKING AT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In early November, Monsanto executives blanketed Brazil as first CEO Hugh Grant and his management team visited the country, followed shortly thereafter by a week-long tour of the company's Growth Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding the problems that the firm has experienced in [...]
2005-11-16 14:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR KIPR BEXP ETRD BR CH IPR
05BRASILIA3035WTO: BRAZIL LIKELY TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS ON SERVICES
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. Brazil's willingness, or not, to be forthcoming in WTO services is directly linked to its assessment of concessions being made by major developed country partners (US and EU) in the agricultural negotiations. However, even if the GoB should at [...]
2005-11-17 17:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON BR WTO
05BRASILIA3051 BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 14-18
[...] INTRODUCTION. On Monday, November 14, the political crisis that has engulfed the Lula administration and hindered the work of the Brazilian Congress reached the six-month mark. From the day a Postal Service employee was caught receiving bribes in the name of a federal deputy, various corrup [...]
2005-11-18 19:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA3060TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-21 16:44:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP BR
05BRASILIA3141BRAZIL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF 3+1 DELEGATION
[...] (C) The Plenary Meeting of the 3 1 will provide an important benchmark for Brazil's willingness to increase cooperation with the United States on Counterterrorism, something the GOB has been reluctant to do. We do not expect a significant change in the GOB's position, which places great impor [...]
2005-11-30 19:12:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON BR US
05BRASILIA3150BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 28
[...] (C) Summary: On the evening of 30 November the Brazilian congress's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) voted to "cassar" (ban from office or impeach) congressman Jose Dirceu -- until a few months ago, arguably the most powerful minister in President Lula da Silva's government and the main lead [...]
2005-12-01 19:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA321 BRAZIL'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW FACES FIRST
[...] (U) This cable has been coordinated with Consulates Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's Fiscal Responsibility Law (LRF),a cornerstone of the nation's fiscal recovery, is facing its most serious threat since its enactment in 2000. The law, meant to enforce prudent [...]
2005-02-04 12:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN SOCI BR
05BRASILIA3216 BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 05-09
[...] SUMMARY. This was a quiet week in investigations of the scandals in the GOB and PT party (refs). Congressional investigation committees (CPIs) probed allegations of irregular payments by the PT to a textile firm owned by Vice President Alencar, but did not link these charges to the broad fin [...]
2005-12-09 10:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA3277BRAZIL: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The Tri-Border Area (TBA) -- where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay converge -- has been characterized as a regional hub for Hizballah and HAMAS fundraising activities. However, the region is more widely known as a center for arms and drug trafficking, contraband smuggling, document and currenc [...]
2005-12-16 13:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO BR
05BRASILIA3285BRAZIL: BOLIVIA ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) PolCouns spoke with senior Brazilian Government (GOB) contacts in the foreign ministry (MRE) and Presidency on 15 December to check on the GOB's preparations for the 18 December election in Bolivia. They noted the following: 2. (SBU) Marcel Biato, deputy foreign affairs advisor to Pr [...]
2005-12-16 15:02:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
05BRASILIA3346BRAZIL AND THE PARIS CLUB - PREPAYMENT OR
[...] (SBU) The Finance Ministry's Strategic Debt Planning Coordinator, Anderson Silva, confirmed to Emboff December 21 that the Finance Ministry is studying a proposal to pay off all of its Paris Club (PC) debt in 2006. According to Silva, no final decision has yet been made despite press reports [...]
2005-12-22 13:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON SENV PREL BR
05BRASILIA3382 BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEKS OF 19-29
[...] (U) Introduction: A controversial decision to call an extraordinary session of Brazil's congress during the traditional holiday recess facilitated the continued investigation of Brazil's interlocking political scandals, now approaching their seven month in the headlines (ref). Prime developme [...]
2005-12-29 17:48:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA369Murder of AmCit Dorothy Mae Stang
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary. US citizen and Catholic nun Dorothy Mae Stang was murdered in the northern Brazilian state of Para February 12. She was an advocate for the landless and had been involved in land disputes with powerful landlords. Brazilian sta [...]
2005-02-14 17:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PGOV PREL BR TIP
05BRASILIA373SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT
[...] The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo, February 22-23 and February 25-28. As requested reftel, Mission grants courtesy country clearance for your travel. (Threat assessment to be sent septel.) Overall Mission Control Office [...]
2005-02-14 18:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ETRD PREL BR
05BRASILIA415LULA IN CARACAS -- PARSING A "STRATEGIC ALLIANCE"
[...] (C) Summary: President Lula da Silva's state visit to Venezuela this week saw declarations and a formal statement by Lula and President Chavez announcing formation of a "strategic alliance." In practice, this seems to translate to enhanced cooperation in integration and development aimed at i [...]
2005-02-16 19:31:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR
05BRASILIA437Update on Murder of AmCit Dorothy Mae Stang
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary. Warrants for the arrests of three individuals for the murder of Amcit Dorothy Mae Stang have been issued; the suspects are still at large. Violence continues in the region, with the murder of the leader of a landless community. [...]
2005-02-18 15:28:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PGOV PREL BR TIP
05BRASILIA447BRAZIL MAKES REFORMING REGULATORY AGENCIES A PRIORITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Brazilian Congress is considering a new law governing the functioning of Brazil's nine regulatory agencies. The legislation aims to bring greater social accountability, operational transparency, and financial oversight to their operations. The law includes, however, controver [...]
2005-02-18 19:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECON BR
05BRASILIA451DEMARCHE ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP
[...] EST Counselor provided REFTEL demarche points to Andre Correa do Lago, Head of the Division of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Feb. 10. As outlined in email, Correa do Lago said the GOB would like to consider the opinions of other countr [...]
2005-02-22 12:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC ETRD PREL BR
05BRASILIA455SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 50
[...] The following is the fiftieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science & technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed d [...]
2005-02-22 15:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
05BRASILIA573BRAZILIAN CONGRESS PASSES BIOSAFETY LAW -- VICTORY
[...] SUMMARY. On March 2, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly passed the Biosafety Law that regulates biotechnology crops and stem cell research. After a year and a half and competing versions in Congress, this was the final vote, and President Lula is expected to sign it into law qu [...]
2005-03-03 16:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAGR ECON PREL TSPL SOCI BR
05BRASILIA598NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES FOR BRAZIL'S AMAZON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, 2005 Brazil's Minister of Environment, Marina Silva, announced a presidential decree aimed at combating land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazon. The three-pronged strategy sets up five separate forest reserves totaling 12.8 million acres, places a ban on [...]
2005-03-04 21:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV EAGR ELAB SOCI BR
05BRASILIA715BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 14 MARCH MEETING WITH FM
[...] (C) Introduction. Ambassador was called for a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Amorim on the afternoon of 14 March. Amorim focused initially on reiterating his strong interest in meeting soon with Secretary Rice, in spite of unsuccessful efforts to schedule a Washington meeting in lat [...]
2005-03-15 18:24:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL BR ETRD MARR FTAA US
05BRASILIA763BRAZIL RESPONSE TO OAS SOCIAL CHARTER DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On March 21, Poloff delivered reftel demarche --regarding the chairmanship of the OAS Working Group to draft the OAS Social Charter and Action Plan-- to Counselor Mariangela Rebua, Head of the Division of Social Affairs, and her Deputy, Adriano Silva Pucci, at Brazil's Foreign Ministry. [...]
2005-03-21 14:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI BH GY MX XL XM NS
05BRASILIA785ALLEGATIONS OF FARC FUNDING TO LULA'S ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent issues, Brazilian weekly newsmagazine VEJA ran stories outlining an alleged plan by Colombia's FARC to funnel US$5 million to the 2002 election campaign of Brazilian President Lula da Silva and his Workers' Party (PT). While the timing and sourcing of the VEJA stories [...]
2005-03-22 22:01:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR BR
05BRASILIA792IRRITATED WITH PRESSURES, LULA PUTS OFF MOST OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Irritated by incessant clamoring from his allied parties as they jockeyed for cabinet posts, Brazilian President Lula da Silva dug in yesterday and put most of the cabinet shakeup on hold. The final straw for Lula was a challenge from the new Speaker of the Chamber, Severino C [...]
2005-03-23 19:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA809TERRORISM FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION - BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-24 15:01:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL BR
05BRUSSELS4172PDAS SHAPIRO FOCUSES ON ANDEAN REGION WITH EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro's November 15 discussions with EU officials focused principally on Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia. On Venezuela, the European Commission (EC) acknowledged that the EU observation mission to the December elections would have to take care not to be seen as [...]
2005-11-23 16:12:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID VE CO BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CARACAS1485CHAVEZ'S BRIEF CHARM OFFENSIVE
[...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaking May 4 and Vice-President Jose Vincente Rangel speaking May 2 each made statements calling for a "constructive" relationship with the U.S. Rangel spoke in response to Brazilian President Luiz Lula de Silva's April 29 call for better U.S.-Venezuelan [...]
2005-05-12 20:02:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL VE
05CARACAS471CHAVEZ-URIBE MEETING STILL PENDING
[...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Venezuela and Colombia over the capture of senior FARC official Rodrigo Granda remains on hold after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's postponement of the February 3 scheduled meetings. Venezuelan press, distracted by a holiday weekend and destructive loca [...]
2005-02-11 14:32:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER VE
05CARACAS527LULA COMES TO CARACAS
[...] (SBU) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva concluded a 24-hour visit to Venezuela on February 14. His visit included public appearances at a conference of business leaders along with a joint Brazilian-Venezuelan declaration and signing ceremony for more than two dozen agreements. The [...]
2005-02-16 20:44:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL ENRG MASS BR VE
05CARACAS750VENEZUELAN MILITARY: SEEKING PLOTTERS BEHIND
[...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan Government and supporters of President Hugo Chavez continue to prepare for a suspected US coup attempt and invasion. Although the Venezuelan Navy chief played down the late February visit of a US Navy vessel at Curacao, Chavez and other GOV officials called it a [...]
2005-03-14 18:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS VE
05CARACAS847CHAVEZ GOES INTERNATIONAL AGAIN
[...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Uruguay, India, Qatar, and France March 1-9 establishing Ministerial-level commissions and pushing for energy and commercial cooperation. In Uruguay, he pushed regional integration. While in India, he espoused a "new socialism" and supported his idea of a "mu [...]
2005-03-21 20:08:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON ENRG VE
05CARACAS90ARCHBISHOP URGES MORE USG CRITICISM OF CHAVEZ
[...] (C) Venezuelan Archbishop Baltazar Porras, head of the council of Catholic bishops of Venezuela, told Ambassador January 6 the USG ought to be more outspoken in its criticism of Hugo Chavez. Porras urged more international community involvement to contain Chavez's regional aspirations, though he ad [...]
2005-01-12 15:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF VE
05CARACAS951CIUDAD GUAYANA SUMMIT: QUADRIPARTITE LOVE FEST
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted the Presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Spain March 29 in a summit concerning national security, poverty reduction, democracy, and regional integration. Chavez interspersed his remarks at the follow-on press conference with some anti-US invective. [...]
2005-04-04 13:22:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER VE
05COLOMBO1019SRI LANKA: JVP THREATENS SHOWDOWN, PRESIDENT
[...] (C) With coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) still threatening to withdraw from the government if President Chandrika Kumaratunga signs the "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Kumaratunga is seeking support for the controversial agr [...]
2005-06-07 13:05:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL IN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1065SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT REVIEWS OPTIONS AS DEADLINE
[...] (U) As of COB June 15, Government coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was sticking to its ultimatum to President Chandrika Kumaratunga to abandon plans to sign a "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by midnight June 16 or face the dis [...]
2005-06-15 13:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1073SRI LANKA: JVP JUMPS SHIP; PRESIDENT PADDLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: As threatened, on June 16 coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) left the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government after President Chandrika Kumaratunga refused to meet its demand to abandon the so-called "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberati [...]
2005-06-16 11:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO1216CALLS FOR ELECTIONS AS THE UNP MARCHES THROUGH
[...] (U) As the opposition United National Party (UNP) concluded its 10-day Janbala Meheyuma (People's Power March) to Colombo on July 12, the party focused on pressuring the Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake to call for Presidential elections this year (Ref A). Continued silence f [...]
2005-07-13 11:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1255SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT ORDERS TEMPORARY STAY ON
[...] (SBU) In response to petitions filed by members of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, a three-member panel of the Supreme Court (SC) granted a temporary stay order for four key sections of the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) on July 15 (Reftel). Despit [...]
2005-07-18 11:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1331SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This cable provides information for the August 3, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Maldives (GORM) still has not submitted plans for using USG funds. The Planning Ministry gave a July 17 deadline to the line ministries for s [...]
2005-08-01 10:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1446SRI LANKA: ELECTION COMMISSIONER INDICATES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Responding to a case filed by the opposition Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party with the Supreme Court (SC),Election Commissioner (EC) Dayananda Dissanayake on August 15 affirmed that President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's second term began in December 1999--a tacit ackn [...]
2005-08-17 09:16:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1503SRI LANKAN SUPREME COURT DECIDES PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) On August 26 a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that presidential elections must take place between October 28 and November 22, 2005. The decision, rendered in response to a petition filed by the opposition Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party, ends months of speculation whether po [...]
2005-08-26 07:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CE
05COLOMBO1831SRI LANKAN ELECTION SURVEY REVEALS GREATER VOTER
[...] (C) Summary: Results of recent polls indicate that a cross-section of Sri Lankans have greater confidence in the opposition United National Party's (UNP) ability to control the cost of living and negotiate a peace agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the two most import [...]
2005-10-20 11:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
05COLOMBO1875PRE-ELECTION VIEW FROM THE SRI LANKAN FRONT LINE:
[...] (C/NF) During a mid-October trip to the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) Headquarters near the front lines, interlocutors from Vavuniya said the situation there and at the Omanthai Entry/Exit Point demarcating Tiger-controlled territory was relatively calm, but expressed concern at continued ceasefire vi [...]
2005-10-31 09:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINS PTER CE
05COLOMBO1992 AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI
[...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...]
2005-11-23 10:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO1998PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE APPOINTS SLIMMER CABINET
[...] (C) Summary. President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed his cabinet on November 23, delayed reportedly because of several days of debate about who should control which portfolios. With 25 ministers, the new cabinet is slimmer than in the previous administration, with one notable deletion being s [...]
2005-11-23 11:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CE
05COLOMBO2155ATA-5459, OFFER FOR TRAINING: SRI LANKA SENIOR
[...] AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL, LISTED BELOW IS THE FINAL LIST OF NAMES AND DEPARTMENT INFORMATION OF THOSE NOMINATED BY THE GOVT OF SRI LANKA TO ATTEND THE SENIOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR IN WASHINGTON FROM 23 TO 27 JAN 2006. ALL ATTENDEES ON THIS LIST HAVE BEEN MEDICALLY CLEARED, CLEARED FAVORABLY [...]
2005-12-27 05:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER CE
05COLOMBO347SRI LANKA: POST-TSUNAMI REPORTS OF CHILD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Sensationalist speculation in the local media that the December 26 tsunami would spawn "spin-off" misery for Sri Lanka's displaced--e.g. hordes of homeless orphans, increased child trafficking, and an uptick in sexual- and gender-based violence--has proven, fortunately, unfou [...]
2005-02-14 11:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SMIG CE KWMM LTTE
05COLOMBO426SRI LANKA: JVP PUMMELS GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATING
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Chandrika Kumaratunga's tenuous majority in Parliament looks shakier than ever after renewed threats from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to quit the coalition and the decision by two Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) ministers to resign from their posts. Although bo [...]
2005-02-25 06:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO534SRI LANKA: CHILD MARRIAGE NOT COMMON
[...] (U) Summary. Child marriage is not a significant problem in Sri Lanka. Under civil law, the legal age of marriage in Sri Lanka is 18 years old with no provision for marriage at an earlier age with parental consent. While Muslims follow their own cultural law and may marry at an earlier age, [...]
2005-03-15 08:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN CE
05COLOMBO567SRI LANKA: NO PATTERN OF FOREIGN MISSION
[...] (C) There does not appear to be a widespread pattern by foreign missions to aid their nationals in departing Sri Lanka while under criminal investigation. We know of only one solid case in 2004, as well as accounts of possible cases before then. Sri Lankan authorities take cases of pedophili [...]
2005-03-21 10:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG KCRM KFRD CE GM
05COLOMBO826SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) field officer (FO) and USAID/Colombo Project Development Specialist (PDS) traveled to Hambantota and Galle districts on Sri Lanka's south coast from April 26 to 28 to monitor USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded pro [...]
2005-05-03 09:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO921SRI LANKA: POLICE SOFT-PEDALING INVESTIGATION OF
[...] (SBU) Findings from Pol FSN's May 16 visit to the site of a church attack in the southwestern district of Galle indicate an unwillingness from local authorities to prosecute the perpetrators, who include two Buddhist monks and the chairman of the village council. The pastor of the church, w [...]
2005-05-19 09:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05DOHA1609FINAL MEETING WITH ISRAELI TRADE REP
[...] (C) Summary. Dov Segev-Steinberg, Israeli trade representative, shared his views on a range of issues with Poloff in a final meeting before his departure from Qatar the last week of September. While the trade representative did not foresee any change in Qatar-Israeli relations and the current [...]
2005-09-20 11:21:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS QA
05GENEVA1037UNHCR STILL GRAPPLING WITH FUNDING AND POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with U.S. Mission DCM and refugee officer, Director of UNHCR's Sudan unit Jean Marie Fakhouri highlighted funding and policy issues impacting its operations in Chad and Sudan. In Chad, he acknowledged that malnutrition had increased at some camps when rations had be [...]
2005-04-22 08:40:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF CD SU PHUM UNHCR
05LIMA1146Request for Human Rights Vetting: PNP STUDENTS
[...] NAS requests human rights vetting for the following Peruvian Police personnel to participate in TRAINING AT SANTA LUCIA PNP SCHOOL. Relevant Embassy sections will conduct a search of their files. Please process vetting by MARCH 22, 2005. ALIAGA VILLOGAS, YIMBER OSWALDO ALUMNO PNP HUAN [...]
2005-03-07 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MASS MARR PE
05LIMA2601PERU PONDERS DANINO OR OTHE...
[...] (SBU) At least five major Peruvian dailies, plus "The Economist," have speculated over the last week that the GOP will make a major push for the candidacy of a Peruvian to replace IDB President Enrique Iglesias, who announced his resignation May 31. (Note: Iglesias will leave his post Septem [...]
2005-06-10 14:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID EFIN PE
05LIMA3923THREE PRESIDENTS INAUGURATE INTEROCEANIC HIGHWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Presidents of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil met in Madre de Dios, Peru on September 8, to inaugurate the $810 million Interoceanic Highway project, which will connect Brazil's Atlantic coast to Peru's Pacific coast. The governments expect the highway to be completed by 2010. [...]
2005-09-09 22:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4569WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS ON BILATERAL
[...] (C) In meetings with Foreign Ministry, congressional, economic, trade, counternarcotics, and human rights officials/activists on 10/17-18, visiting WHA/AND Director Philip French received a briefing on Peruvian views on bilateral relations (termed excellent, with a plug for a Toledo-POTUS me [...]
2005-10-24 18:00:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR ETRD PHUM PTER PE
05LIMA4986FUJIMORI UPDATE: PERU'S SUPREME COURT APPROVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's Supreme Court has approved nine different cases for inclusion in the Fujimori extradition request to Chile. Upon his return to Lima from the APEC Summit, President Toledo would not comment on the specifics of his talks about Fujimori with Japanese PM Koizumi and Chilean P [...]
2005-11-23 14:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PE
05MADRID1031SPANISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS VENEZUELA SALE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Spanish Deputy Defense Minister Francisco Pardo requested a meeting with Charge Friday, March 11 to explain Spain's plans to sell military equipment to Venezuela. In the meeting, Pardo denied reports that Spain would sell "Corvette" gunships to Venezuela, said none of the equip [...]
2005-03-16 19:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID3601VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF OCT. 7, 2005 REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES AGREED TO THE TEMPORARY EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF FERNANDO SILVA SANDE, THE ALLEGED LEADER OF SPA [...]
2005-10-14 14:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL FERNANDO
05MAPUTO1171MOZAMBIQUE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On August 26 Emboff delivered talking points and non-paper to Cerina Mussa, Director for International Relations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Mussa gave no indication that the GRM had changed its position (ref B) since the last USG demarche. She also stated that she did not believe [...]
2005-09-13 05:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ EAID WTO
05MAPUTO133MOZAMBIQUE: ACCUSED CARDOSO ASSASSIN ANIBALZINHO
[...] Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, arrived in Maputo on January 22 and was taken into custody, after having been deported from Canada. In January 2003, [...]
2005-01-27 14:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS MZ KCOR KCRM
05MAPUTO1463GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE (GRM) MEETING ON
[...] AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 27, 2005. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY PRIME MINISTER (PM) LUISA DIOGO AND INCLUDED THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALCINDA ANTONIO DE ABREU AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISASTER RES [...]
2005-11-08 12:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MASS PREL SENV MA
05MAPUTO184MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART I)
[...] (U) This message provides biographical data for key cabinet ministers sworn in on February 5 by President Guebuza. Biodata on additional cabinet members will be provided in septels. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy con [...]
2005-02-09 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO725MOZAMBIQUE: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Brazil has played a more active role in Mozambique since President Lula da Silva took office in January 2003. Brazilian assistance in Mozambique focuses on technical support and training, primarily in the h [...]
2005-06-10 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR MZ
05NDJAMENA814REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: MALNUTRITION RATES AND
[...] Summary: PRM Office Director for Assistance to Africa Margaret McKelvey and Program Officer Hazel Reitz visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to monitor the operations on behalf of the Sudanese refugees in the east of Chad. This cable, one of three reporting on the visit, focuses on efforts to unders [...]
2005-05-20 10:46:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NEWDELHI6735GOI VISITOR DISAPPOINTS ISRAEL
[...] (S) Israel DCM Yoed Magen gave us an unexpectedly downbeat readout of the August 28 visit to Jerusalem by MEA Secretary East Rajiv Sikri, reporting that Sikri appeared SIPDIS more often to be the representative of the Palestinians, rather than India. The Israelis went all out for this visit, supp [...]
2005-09-01 13:22:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL IN IS
05NOUAKCHOTT762WHY DID MAHMOUD ABBAS VISIT MAURITANIA?
[...] (U) On July 2, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made his first official visit to Mauritania. Spending roughly 24 hours, he met with President Taya and toured Nouakchott,s port. The two men reportedly discussed Abbas' recent trip to the US, including discussions he had had with President B [...]
2005-07-07 10:34:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MR IS
05OTTAWA448CANADA SHARES CONCERNS OVER VENEZUELA'S WEAPONS
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on February 11, FAC South America Division Director Jose Herran-Lima told polmiloff that Canada shares USG concerns about the course Chavez is taking and will find a way to convey those concerns to the Venezuelan government. He said that the GOC is conductin [...]
2005-02-14 13:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL VE CO CA
05PARIS1039DARFUR ACCOUNTABILITY: AMB. PROSPER'S DISCUSSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France remains committed to referring those responsible for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The USG proposal for a hybrid UN/AU tribunal raises French concerns over universal standards of justice, [...]
2005-02-17 18:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS KAWC SU FR
05PARIS4799 USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISION
[...] Summary and Introduction: At the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly -- which took place June 20-30 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal transparency and a [...]
2005-07-08 15:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS964FRENCH DELAYING TACTICS ON EU DESIGNATION OF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Despite multiple appeals from the U.S. and Israel, the GoF appears likely to seek a delay in EU designation of Hizballah as a terrorist organization at the EU Clearinghouse meetings February 16. The chief GoF preoccupation appears to be the perceived complicating effe [...]
2005-02-15 18:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC EFIN LE SY FR EUN
05QUITO1005MAY LABOR UPDATE
[...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --Unions Make Demands to New Government (para. 2) --New Minister of Labor Still Not Named (4) --Presidential Decree to Remove Bureaucrats (5) --New Unions Registering Independently (6) --Judicial and Medical Workers End [...]
2005-05-03 20:25:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO1447GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR PARTICIPATES IN TIP FORUM
[...] Summary: Four GOE officials spoke at the June 16 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) forum, sponsored by the Embassy and Catholic University. Topics included anti-trafficking legislation, underage prostitution, and the government's actions. "Dying to Leave", a video about trafficking, was shown, [...]
2005-06-20 22:27:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1786ECUADOR TILTING TOWARD SUPPORTING G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] (C) The Italian Ambassador informed the Charge on July 29 that FM Parra had called him to discuss the G-4 resolution. After earlier saying the GOE would abstain, Parra now said that President Palacio had decided to support the G-4 resolution. Palacio's decision came after a call (date unspec [...]
2005-07-29 19:11:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL EC UNSC UNGA
05QUITO2049SCANDAL TARNISHES PALACIO GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: President Palacio has moved quickly to stem the damage caused by a widening forgery and position-selling scandal by firing implicated advisors inside the office of the presidency. Coming on the heels of damaging strikes, the scandal has weakened the Palacio government's image [...]
2005-09-02 14:18:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05RECIFE130PERNAMBUCO CROWS AFTER WINNING PETROBRAS-PDVSA OIL
[...] Summary: The announcement by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Sept. 29th that their 50-50 venture oil refinery would be located at the port of Suape, some 30 miles south of the Pernambuco state capital of Recife, was celebrated by northeasterner [...]
2005-10-03 18:30:00Consulate RecifeUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ECON BR
05RECIFE150RESPONSE TO VIOLENT PROTEST AT RECIFE CONSULATE DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrators protesting President Bush's visit to Brazil marched on the U.S. Consulate in Recife -- peacefully on Friday November 4 and violently the next day. The second group of approximately 200 protesters included members of the Landless Movement (MST),who came armed with [...]
2005-11-09 19:37:00Consulate RecifeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KPAO PTER BR US
05RECIFE166LULA AND CHAVEZ, BONDING AT SITE OF FUTURE REFINERY
[...] (U) Summary. Brazilian President Lula da Silva traveled to the northeastern state of Pernambuco with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to lay the cornerstone for an oil refinery and to reinforce their alliance December 16. The anti-American rhetoric of Chavez was no surprise, but the em [...]
2005-12-17 14:57:00Consulate RecifeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PGOV PREL BR
05ROME1521FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2005 AND MINISTERIAL
[...] Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ministerial Meeting on Forests, which immediately preceded the Committee on Forestry, resulted in a ministerial statement calling on FAO to maintain its leadership role in the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and to report to the Un [...]
2005-05-04 10:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR AORC EAID FAO
05ROME3640CHAVEZ STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT AS LATIN AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi delivered our message on consolidating democracy and ensuring respect for human rights to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during their meeting October 17 in Milan. Chavez was in Italy for the October 17 UN Food and Agriculture Organization's 60th Ann [...]
2005-10-31 17:17:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL XM XL IT HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANSALVADOR2929ARENA'S SAN SALVADOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE LEADS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With little more than four months to go until the March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party is making a serious effort at regaining the San Salvador mayoralty, held by the left for nearly a decade. A San Salvador [...]
2005-10-27 19:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANTIAGO1594MEDIA REACTION -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-28 16:08:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE PREL
05SAOPAULO1344BRAZILIAN COPS BUST IMMIGRANT SMUGGLING RING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A year long investigation into immigrant smuggling, dubbed Operation America, resulted in 30 arrests on November 28 and the breakup of a smuggling network responsible for moving 3,500 illegal Brazilians through Mexico to the U.S. each year. The arrests were widely reported in the [...]
2005-12-07 10:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KFRD CVIS CMGT BR
05SAOPAULO971 Sao Paulo journalists discuss corruption scandal
[...] Summary: At the end of July/early August, IO Sao Paulo held a series of individual meetings with prominent journalists to discuss the corruption scandal unfolding in Brazil. Various journalists commented that they believe President Lula da Silva (Lula) may not have been aware of the corruptio [...]
2005-08-16 12:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO BR
05TELAVIV1027GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: CABINET POISED TO APPROVE
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Sharon is poised to obtain decided Cabinet majorities in two historic votes scheduled for February 20: to approve the "Amended Disengagement Plan -- Evacuation of Settlements and Territories" (the Amended Plan) and to approve a revised route of the separation barrier arou [...]
2005-02-18 15:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1058ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-22 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1078ACTING COORDINATOR POPE DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings February 9-12, Israeli officials told Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator William Pope that Hizballah is the GOI's top CT priority. They requested USG assistance to convince President Chirac that the group should be placed on the EU's list of terrorist org [...]
2005-02-23 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAL KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1103ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1125ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Maariv bannered, an "inciting gathering" held last night in Jerusalem by the "hard-core, extremist opponents to disengagement" (according to Ha' [...]
2005-02-25 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV119ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-07 11:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1237ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Lebanese-Syrian Track 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited, and Ha'aretz bannered, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's comment to ABC News in London Tuesday: "There is evidence that Islamic Jihad, headquarter [...]
2005-03-02 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1289ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-04 11:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1319ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syrian-Lebanese Track 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Jerusalem Post cited President Bush's weekly radio address, in which he hailed recent moves toward democracy in the Middle East. Ha'aretz reported that Sharon [...]
2005-03-07 13:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1352ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media reported that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz are supposed to sign an agreement tonight regarding the transfer of se [...]
2005-03-08 11:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1397ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-09 13:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV146ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-10 11:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1683ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams, who holds the "Israeli-Palestinian portfolio" in the White House, and David Welch, the "head of the [...]
2005-03-21 11:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1805ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-24 12:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1870ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Chad Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to report on the upcoming Knesset votes on the issues of a popular referendum, which is not likely to be adopted even if Shas party mentor Rabbi Ovadia [...]
2005-03-28 13:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1918CODEL PELOSI URGES FM SHALOM NOT TO ALLOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 21 meeting with Codel Pelosi, Foreign Minister Shalom spoke positively about the direction of Israeli relations with the PA and other Arab neighbors. While lauding some of President Abbas's steps, he said the PA had failed so far to resolve to dismantle terrorist infras [...]
2005-03-29 12:05:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG OREP IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV2000ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Arab Summit ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz elaborates on the expanding rift in the PA. Using harsh words, Farouk Kaddoumi, one of the founders of the Fatah movement that Abbas now heads, attacked the PA chairman in a [...]
2005-04-01 09:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2054FM SHALOM TO CODEL DREIER ON THE PALESTINIANS,
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told CODEL Dreier that the situation is better than 3-4 months ago because Mahmud Abbas is more moderate than Yasir Arafat. He also opined that "something is happening" in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, and Lebanon, and concluded that these countries want [...]
2005-04-04 13:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV2077FM SHALOM EXPRESSES SKEPTICISM TO CODEL SAXTON ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 30 meeting with Codel Saxton and the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shalom expressed dissatisfaction with what he called Palestinian President Abbas's lack of effort to dismantle terrorist groups and the recent turn of roadmap discussions toward final status issues. He [...]
2005-04-05 07:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG OREP IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV222ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Russia Relations 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that this afternoon the Knesset approved the 2005 state budget in a first reading, 64- 53, as the [...]
2005-01-12 11:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2262ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media extensively covered the Bush-Sharon Crawford meeting, focusing mainly in the differences between the two positions. Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ariel Shar [...]
2005-04-12 13:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2294ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. U.S.-China-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented President Bush with the latest Israeli intelligence assessments of Iran's nuclear weapons prog [...]
2005-04-13 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2367EGYPT/ISRAEL GAS DEAL TO BE SIGNED IN EARLY MAY
[...] (C) Summary: Egypt and Israel appear to be coming closer to signing a gas deal that has been in the negotiations for years. The GOI says that the governments are ready to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by early May. In addition, the two companies involved, Israel Electric Corporat [...]
2005-04-15 07:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALENRG IS EG GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE
05TELAVIV2420ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-18 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV245ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 2. Mideast 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Maariv led with, and all media extensively reported on, Israel's concerns that a planned Russian weapons sale to Syria could reach Hizbu [...]
2005-01-13 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV271ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that six Israeli civilians were killed and five others were wounded in a combined double su [...]
2005-01-14 12:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2719ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Visit of Turkish PM Erdogan to Israel, May 1-2 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that an IDF soldier was killed and another was wounded in an operation near Tulkarm, in which a [...]
2005-05-02 09:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2777ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. NPT Review Conference May 2-27 New York ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most major media led with various aspects of the disengagement plan. Ha'aretz (banner) and other media quoted Justice Minister Tzipi Livni as saying Tues [...]
2005-05-04 09:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2809ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. NPT Review Conference May 2-27 New York 3. May 5 UK Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the PA has informed the Israeli defense establishment that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas has [...]
2005-05-05 10:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV290FOREIGN MINISTER SHALOM EXPRESSES SKEPTICISM ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: In separate January 10 meetings with Codels Kerry and Kyl, both joined by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shalom articulated Israel's cautious readiness to work with Palestinian President-elect Abu Mazen. Shalom emphasized that Israel will measure Abu Mazen by his performance in [...]
2005-01-18 08:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV2921ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. President Bush Visits Latvia, Russia, Netherlands, Georgia (May 6-10) ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In separate interviews broadcast last night on Israel TV, Channel 2-TV, and Channel 10-TV, Shar [...]
2005-05-10 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2950ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2988ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-13 12:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3001ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom has decided to cut short the term of Ambassador to the U.S. Danny [...]
2005-05-16 14:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3011ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the blocking of 40 main junctions across the country by disengagement opponents Monday afternoon. Up t [...]
2005-05-17 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3032ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel-U.S. Relations 2. Russia: Yukos Trial ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Jerusalem Post quoted White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan as saying Tuesday that the SIPDIS First Lady's visit to the region is "an opport [...]
2005-05-18 10:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3121ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-23 13:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3139ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot writes that PM Sharon is expected to call on PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas today at the AIPAC convention in Washington to coordinate positions with Israel a [...]
2005-05-24 10:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV321ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. President Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night, a Shin Bet agent was killed and seven other security personnel were wounded when a suicide bomber from Hamas blew himself up at t [...]
2005-01-19 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3415ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-03 13:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3467ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV348ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Prospect for Second Bush Administration 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to give PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) a few days to take action to st [...]
2005-01-20 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV379FM DEFENDS BREAK WITH PA, DENOUNCES IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary: At a political/diplomatic briefing for foreign ambassadors, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom defended Prime Minister Sharon's decision to suspend contacts with the Palestinian Authority until the PA takes action against terrorist infrastructure in the territories. Shalom said that [...]
2005-01-21 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PREL GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV3844ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank June 18-19 2. Mideast 3. Lebanon: Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet at Sharon's Jerusalem residence [...]
2005-06-20 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3951ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-23 11:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3956FM SHALOM'S BRIEFING TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS
[...] Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom summoned Chiefs of Mission to Jerusalem June 22 to give an update on disengagement from Gaza and related issues. Clarifying PM Sharon's previous comments concerning disengagement under fire, he said that extremist attacks would halt disengagement only long enoug [...]
2005-06-23 13:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4030ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Iran: Presidential Election 3. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that during her visit to Jerusalem last week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Ric [...]
2005-06-27 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV417ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom will meet with Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice tomorrow. All media reported on Monday's "historic" UN [...]
2005-01-25 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4238ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- At midday, Israel Radio reported on a series of explosions in London, and that Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was supposed to participate in a conference [...]
2005-07-07 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4255ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] July 7 London Bombings 2. Israel-China Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with, and extensively reported on, Thursday's terror bombings in London, in which at least 37 people were killed and 700 others were wounded. [...]
2005-07-08 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4277ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that a delegation of senior Israeli officials that left for Washington over the weekend will ask the U.S. government this evening for s [...]
2005-07-11 10:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV43ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-04 12:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4304ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, the delegation of senior Israeli officials to Washington officially presented Israel's disengagement-related aid request to the U.S. admini [...]
2005-07-12 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4472ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major media reported that the police last night allowed tens of thousands of anti-pullout demonstrators to sleep at Kfar Maimon, five km west of Netivot, w [...]
2005-07-19 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4508ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 09:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV452ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-26 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4564ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-21 09:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4603ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank 2. July 21 London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that at mid-day today, following her meeting with PM Sharon at his Sycamore Ranch, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice r [...]
2005-07-22 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4694GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: FINAL VOTES STILL TO COME ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sharon still faces two GOI votes related to his disengagement plan. The first, a Cabinet vote authorizing the evacuation of settlers, must take place before disengagement implementation begins on August 17. Still to be determined is whether the Cabinet will stick [...]
2005-07-27 15:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4727ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv quoted people who attended Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's meeting with Defense Minister Shaul M [...]
2005-07-29 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4749ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israeli Relations 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (Sunday) and Israel Radio reported that senior Israeli officials Dov Weisglass and [...]
2005-08-01 12:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4791ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that tens of thousands of right-wing activists participated in Tuesday's anti-disengagement [...]
2005-08-03 10:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV482ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that newly confirmed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with FM Silvan Shalom at the White House on Wednesday. Israel Radio reported that Secr [...]
2005-01-27 11:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4950ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on mass anti-disengagement prayers held next to Jerusalem's Western (Wailing) Wall on Wednesday, which were attended by 70,000 to 100,000 pro [...]
2005-08-11 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV51WB/G SITREP: SEVEN DEAD, SIX WOUNDED IN BAYT
[...] (SBU) Summary: IDF tank fire killed at least seven Palestinians and injured six more January 5 in Bayt Lahiya, as IDF soldiers attempted to target militants launching rockets at Israeli settler targets. One Israeli child was lightly wounded January 4 when Palestinian militants fired mortars [...]
2005-01-04 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV5132CORRECTED COPY: DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the fourth day of disengagement, IDF soldiers and police focused on evacuating Kfar Darom, Kfar Yam, and Neve Dekalim. The security forces encountered some resistance in these settlements, particularly from young infiltrators from outside of the Gaza Strip who barricaded t [...]
2005-08-18 16:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5139ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-19 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5155FM SHALOM TELLS A/S WELCH THAT ISRAELIS MUST SEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 17 meeting, FM Silvan Shalom told Assistant Secretary Welch and the Ambassador that disengagement is proceeding better than expected, but still carries a heavy price for Likud politicians. Shalom expressed concern that Palestinian extremists could launch attacks agai [...]
2005-08-21 17:16:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS UNGA GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5163ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Rocket Attacks on Aqaba and Eilat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that this afternoon in the settlement of Netzarim, the IDF and police are completing their evacu [...]
2005-08-22 14:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5239SHARON EMBARKS ON THE ROAD TO RE-ELECTION
[...] (C) Ariel Sharon's ability to hold on to the Likud leadership and win re-election as the only prime minister ever to evacuate settlements and settlers will depend on his ability to extend the honeymoon with the Left and Center created by his successful disengagement, deal with critical budget [...]
2005-08-24 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KWBG GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5275ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the U.S. is urging Israel and the PA to exercise restraint and not to miss the historic opportunity for peace in the region. Visiting U.S. House Majority Whip R [...]
2005-08-26 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5302ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the suicide bombing that occurred outside Beersheva's central bus station on Sunday morning. Two security guards were seriously wounded and 61 other [...]
2005-08-29 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5359EU HIGHREP SOLANA PRAISES DISENGAGEMENT, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA and the EC delegation, High Representative Javier Solana's discussions with Israeli officials on August 28-30 focused on using the success of disengagement to foster movement on the roadmap. Despite a generally positive atmosphere, Solana made little progress [...]
2005-08-31 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL EU IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5363ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Iraq 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom is holding a meeting in Istanbul with his Pakistani counterpart Mian Kh [...]
2005-09-01 12:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5404ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Meeting of Israeli and Pakistani Foreign Ministers 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on the "historic" meeting between FM Silvan Shalom and his Pakistani counterpa [...]
2005-09-02 11:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5426ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Hurricane Katrina 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz notes that the international community is putting pressure on Israel to allow the Palestinians freedo [...]
2005-09-06 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV545ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Yediot and Maariv bannered, an anti-disengagement rally held opposite the Knesset last night, to demand a national referendum or elections. The event, which gat [...]
2005-01-31 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5562ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer was quoted as saying in a farewell interview broadcast this morning on Israel Radio that the U.S. administration is still wa [...]
2005-09-09 10:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5641ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the disorder in the PA and along the Philadelphi route. While some media, like Jerusalem Post (banner: "Egypt, PA Vow to Stop Gaza Infiltrator [...]
2005-09-14 09:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5705IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
[...] (S) Senior Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) officials Gideon Frank and Eli Levite told the Ambassador September 8 that a renewed international push on Iran, including referral to the UN Security Council, is necessary, because, based on the response to date of the international community [...]
2005-09-16 11:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG PARM IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5742ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. North Korea's Announced Renouncement of Nuclear Weapons ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (lead stories in Maariv and Yediot) reported on political developments around PM Sharon six days ahead of the Likud Central [...]
2005-09-21 08:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5771ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with a comment made by PM Sharon before 150 Likud Central Committee members at his Jerusalem residence last night: "I don't want to [...]
2005-09-21 10:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5779FM SHALOM MEETING WITH CODEL DAVIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom briefed CODEL Davis August 31 on the Government of Israel's Disengagement Plan, and anticipated costs associated with moving military forces and with developing the Negev and the Galilee. Asked about post-Disengagement scenarios and PM Sharon's d [...]
2005-09-22 09:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAL EAID KWBG PREF IS IR LE EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5802ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting 3. Six-Party Talks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with PM Sharon's situation in the Likud. Leading media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that on Wednesday, Shar [...]
2005-09-26 07:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5818ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Likud Infighting 2. Gaza Violence ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Ambassador Richard H. Jones as saying this morning, upon presenting his credentials to President Moshe Katsav at the Residence of the President in Jer [...]
2005-09-26 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5863SHARON PUSHES BACK CONTENDERS, KEEPING PRIMARIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sharon's victory in the September 27 Likud Central Committee vote over early party primaries staunches for now the efforts of leadership contender Bibi Netanyahu and his anti-disengagement cohorts, allowing Sharon to move ahead with his political agenda -- and the [...]
2005-09-27 16:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5868ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV59ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-05 12:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5900NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA HEAD OF UN
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General and Head of the UN and International Organizations Division Aharon Leshno Yaar told NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI plans to ignore Palestinian efforts to prevent adoption of a new symbol of the International Committee [...]
2005-09-29 12:54:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IS LE GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5903NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Jacob Keidar told Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI hopes, SIPDIS in the aftermath of disengagement from the Gaza Strip, to improve its relations with Arab states in the Gulf and North Africa [...]
2005-09-29 12:58:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL IS MO SENV TS LE BU MU RS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5905SHARON ADVISOR TOURGEMAN ON CONTACTS WITH THE PA
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on September 27, Prime Minister Sharon's foreign policy adviser, Shalom Tourgeman, stressed the importance of the political process with the Palestinians. He said the GOI is preparing a list of possible steps to assist PA President Mahmud Abba [...]
2005-09-30 03:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5983ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian Track 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas are slated to meet on Tuesday, October 11. The meeting was organized under the auspices of [...]
2005-10-06 10:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6025ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Nobel Peace Prize to ElBaradei and IAEA ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media bannered the bestowing of the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday upon Hebrew University Professor of Mathematics Robert J. Aumann for his [...]
2005-10-11 11:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6146ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-20 08:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6170ISRAELI NGO PROPOSING TO TRACK INFECTED MIGRATORY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel is making a proposal to the GOI Ministries of Agriculture and Health to set up a surveillance system focused on migratory water fowl which are more likely than over migratory birds to be carriers of the H5N1 strain of avian influ [...]
2005-10-21 12:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR PREL ECON IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6186ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-26 08:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6197ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-27 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6241ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. New Delhi Bombings 4. Libby Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot Washington correspondent Orly Azolai reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided to move up the date of her visit to [...]
2005-10-31 12:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6270ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. International Holocaust Commemoration Day ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Staff Sgt. Yonatan Evron was killed early this morning during an arrest operation in the village of Mirka near [...]
2005-11-02 11:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6297ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying in Washington Wednesday, at a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, that Israel will SIPDIS not frus [...]
2005-11-03 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV631ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met this morning with PM Sharon, who updated him on current security contacts with the Palestinians and the upcoming Sh [...]
2005-02-02 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6386ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. France Riots 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with political developments at the Knesset on Monday. They reported that eight Likud "rebels" voted with the opposition to defeat by 61- [...]
2005-11-08 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6468ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-14 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6470ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6512ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "Agreement on Movement and Access" 2. Mideast 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Yediot) reported on the "Agreement on Movement and Access," which was brokered on Tuesday [...]
2005-11-16 09:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6530ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 08:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6545ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Labor vs. Likud 2. Gaza: Management of Border Crossings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with PM Sharon's announcement, expected during the weekend, as to whether he will remain in the Likud or form a new party. Both Yediot [...]
2005-11-18 07:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6576SHARON QUITS LIKUD EN ROUTE TO MARCH ELECTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sharon resigned from the Likud Party at mid-day November 21, announcing that he will head a new party that observers anticipate will carry him to a new four-year term as prime minister. The resignation came only hours after Sharon asked President Katsav to dissolve th [...]
2005-11-21 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6586ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 07:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6615ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Upcoming Israeli Elections 2. Israel-Hizbullah Clashes 3. American Jewry ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the upcoming elections. Leading media reported that President Moshe Katsav announced that he will sign an e [...]
2005-11-23 07:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6619SENATOR LIEBERMAN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Codel Lieberman November 22 that he is disappointed that Prime Minister Sharon has left the Likud, and that it is hard to say what will happen in the general elections four months from now. Shalom predicted that he and former Prime Minister Be [...]
2005-11-23 11:06:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG TS IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6624KATSAV SETS MARCH 28 ELECTIONS, GIVES SHARON ROOM
[...] Summary: Knesset representatives and President Katsav agreed November 23 to schedule elections for March 28, and to dissolve the Knesset by presidential decree, a measure that will allow Prime Minister Sharon to appoint new ministers during the period until elections without Knesset approval. [...]
2005-11-23 11:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6708ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All Israeli media led with pre-election stories on the movement of key figures between political parties and on public opinion polls. The Jerusalem Post reports that Professor Uriel Reichman, Shinui fou [...]
2005-11-30 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6766EMBLEM: WHY THE GOI NEARLY BALKED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While Israel did not oppose the recent MDA-PRCS agreements, the issue hits the GOI at an unusually volatile transitional moment in Israeli domestic politics. During this tenuous period an issue such as this that touches on security, or the status of East Jerusalem and the settle [...]
2005-12-02 17:04:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY INTERNAL PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6799SHALOM OUTLINES GOI REACTION TO ATTACK, BLAMES PA
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the Ambassador December 6 that in response to the December 5 Netanya terrorist attack, the Security Cabinet decided to cancel special travel privileges for Palestinian VIPs, to resume targeted killings, and to combat terrorism and arms smugglin [...]
2005-12-06 17:28:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS LE SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6815ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iranian Nuclear Race ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Jerusalem Post and other media reported the IDF is gearing up for a crackdown on the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, wishing to apprehend "all of the terrorists" there. The [...]
2005-12-07 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6846LABOR MK HERZOG: "SHARON STOLE HANEGBI," AND MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Labor MK and former Housing Minister Isaac (Itzchak) Herzog discussed the ever-evolving Israeli political scene, including then breaking news that acting Likud Party Chairman and Minister-without-Portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi had decided [...]
2005-12-08 11:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6874(C) FM SHALOM DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS,
[...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch on December 8 met with FM Silvan Shalom to discuss regional and Israeli-Palestinian issues. Shalom expressed concern about the security situation, claiming that there had been an increase in infiltrations by terrorists and weapons smuggling sin [...]
2005-12-10 15:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KWBG IS TS EG LE AG JO IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6911ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iranian Nuclear Program ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ Major media reported on the Mehlis report, which was delivered yesterday to the UN Security council, claiming that Syrian and Lebanese intelligence knew about the plot to assass [...]
2005-12-13 12:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6924ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Syria 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media highlighted remarks made in an interview with Newsweek by Kalman Gayer, who advises PM Sharon on public opinion po [...]
2005-12-15 04:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6946ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz led with a report by Akiva Eldar that on Wednesday, Israel succumbed to international pressure and informed the U.S. that it plans to complete preparations on Friday for operatin [...]
2005-12-15 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6972ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday, a Qassam rocket landed 2 km south of Ashkelon, in an area that comprises strategic installations, and another in a kibbut [...]
2005-12-16 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6996ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Prime Minister Sharon's Health 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the state of PM Sharon's health. Israel Radio reported that Sharon was in good condition this morning after he was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadass [...]
2005-12-19 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7016NETANYAHU LEADS A WEAK, RIGHT-LEANING LIKUD AS
[...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Likud Party Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu will likely call for a party decision as to whether Likud should quit the government, and may still try to recruit 61 MKs to create an alternative government to avoid early elections. Observers assess that the latter has littl [...]
2005-12-20 14:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7023ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel TV and Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised PM Sharon's courageous moves in an interview with CNN, as, in the words of both statio [...]
2005-12-21 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7090ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and leading Israeli Internet news web sites reported that this morning, a suicide bomber approached a roadblock in Jabara village near the West Bank town of Tulkarm and blew h [...]
2005-12-29 12:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7113A PRE-ELECTIONS PRIMER: PARTY PRIMARIES, POLLS AND
[...] Summary: Less than ninety days ahead of Israel's general elections, the political landscape the three major parties will maneuver through is clear. December 29 marks the passage of the statutory 21 days since publication of the presidential order to dissolve the 16th Knesset, a formality th [...]
2005-12-30 16:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV786ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-09 12:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV820ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-10 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV826GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: FM SHALOM RESURRECTS
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom's late-breaking campaign for a national referendum on disengagement has exacerbated divisions within Likud over disengagement, but will fail given steadfast opposition from Prime Minister Sharon and a Likud-proof majority of Knesset members. Likud [...]
2005-02-10 13:23:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV87ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq 3. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Yediot highlighted issues related to the opposition to the disengagement plan. Maariv bannered a call by PM Sharon on IDF soldiers to resist pro [...]
2005-01-06 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV881ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-14 12:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV895ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Assassination of Former Lebanese PM Hariri ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The newspapers -- except Ha'aretz (English Ed.) -- banner either threats against PM Sharon or the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri in [...]
2005-02-15 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV904NETANYAHU AS FINANCE MINISTER: CONFOUNDING THE
[...] (C) Summary. Upon assuming office in 2003, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implemented a series of far-reaching economic reforms aimed at overcoming Israel's economic crisis of 2001-2002, the worst in its history. Originally drafted under Netanyahu's predecessor Silvan Shalom, they encom [...]
2005-02-15 12:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PREL EIND ENRG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05VATICAN473HOLY SEE PRESSES DIALOGUE; EAST TIMORESE JESUIT CRITICAL OF
[...] (C) The Holy See's Deputy Foreign Minister told Charge May 2 that the situation in East Timor was a source of great concern, and that they were encouraging the bishops and Nuncio to pursue dialogue with the government to resolve the situation. He and an East Timorese Jesuit, Joao Piedade, conc [...]
2005-05-04 06:26:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPKO VT
05VATICAN557EAST TIMOR: VATICAN EXAMINES ROLE OF CHURCH, BISHOPS
[...] (C) This is the first of two cables on the East Timorese Catholic church viewed from Rome six months after the May protests incited by Bishops Basilio Nascimento and Alberto Ricardo da Silva. This first message will focus on the Holy See's official position, as laid out by Holy See East Timor [...]
2005-12-15 12:09:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF PGOV PINR ID VT TT
05VATICAN561EAST TIMOR: JESUIT VIEWS CHURCH, BISHOPS
[...] (C) This is the second of two cables on the East Timorese Catholic church viewed from Rome six months after the May anti-government protests led by Bishops Basilio Nascimento and Alberto Ricardo da Silva. Ref (D) presented the perspective of the Holy See's Country director for East Timor. In [...]
2005-12-20 09:43:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF PGOV PINR ID VT TT
05VIENNA2252AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Plassnik told Ambassador Brown that Austria strongly agreed with the U.S. on the need to reform and strengthen the UN. In particular, Austria supports increased emphasis on rule of law issues as the key to ensuring stability in developing countries, sees a need [...]
2005-07-05 14:52:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC
06ACCRA413GHANA: SECGEN SELECTION AND UNESCO CONVENTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A, on February 14, MFA Acting Director of International Organizations Edwin Adjei told PolOff that the Government of Ghana (GOG) has not seen any African candidate emerge for UN Secretary General and has no favorite at this time. Also, the GOG is not poised to ratify [...]
2006-02-15 11:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD SCUL GH UNESCO
06ADANA1SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA203SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 09:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA212SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 08:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA54SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 11:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA65SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 09:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA73SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:56:00Consulate 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
06ADANA85SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 10:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ANKARA116ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-06 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1963ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ASUNCION1130PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Journalists March for Enrique Galeano -- Paraguay Ranked 5th Worst in Latin America -- U.N. Tells Paraguay Ratify Arms Trafficking Protocol -- The Royals, Evo and Paraguay JOURNALISTS MARCH FOR ENRIQUE GALEANO 2. (U) The Paraguayan Journalist Union (SPP) organized a [...]
2006-11-09 20:58:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV PA VE UR AR BR BO JA SP
06ASUNCION1240PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC
[...] Cesar Roberto Silguero Lobos 03/24/1971 Asuncisn 2. Mauro Roberto Ramirez Barreto 04/30/1973 San Antonio 3. Eugenio Daniel Segovia Rodrguez 09/11/1971 Asuncisn 4. Edgar Antonio Garay Velsquez 01/17/1968 Yaguaron 5. Reinaldo Delgado Arce 07/14/197 [...]
2006-12-14 13:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV AID PA
06ASUNCION258PARAGUAY: CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT TESTING PRESIDENT
[...] (C) In the Ambassador's introductory call on March 3, Central Bank (BCP) President Monica Perez said that little had changed with respect to the dispute between Perez and the four other BCP Board members (reftels). She said she had accomplished all she could in the current hostile environmen [...]
2006-03-09 13:58:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN PINR PA
06ASUNCION270PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH
[...] (U) Summary: -- MEDRETE: Providing Care for the Poor -- Paraguay First to Ratify Environmental Accord -- Protesters Block Bridge -- Ex-Multibanco Directors Convicted -- GOP Ends Cuban Doctor Program ------------------------------------ MEDRETE: Providing Care for the Poor ---------------- [...]
2006-03-13 14:20:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KCRM PA
06ASUNCION330PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH
[...] (U) Summary: -- NDF Sidesteps Constitutional Ruling -- Castiglioni View on American Airlines Case -- Congressman Implicated in Disappearance -- Paraguayan Company Linked with Arms-Trafficking ----------------------------------- NDF Sidesteps Constitutional Ruling -------------------------- [...]
2006-03-24 17:03:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KCRM PA
06ASUNCION432PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Paraguayan ID Duplication Being Purged -- Paraguay Confronts Child Pornography -- Prosecutor Sentenced to Six Years -------------------------------------- Paraguayan ID Duplication Being Purged -------------------------------------- 2. (U) On 4/18, the Superior Electi [...]
2006-04-26 20:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KCRM SNAR PA
06ASUNCION495PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT DUARTE SUPPORTS CENTRAL BANK
[...] (C) President Duarte has demonstrated with action his rhetoric supporting economic reform by forcing the resignation of three members of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank (BCP),handing a major victory to Monica Perez, BCP President, in what had been a bitter struggle between her and [...]
2006-05-10 18:16:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN PINR PA
06ASUNCION672PARAGUAY: BRAZILIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER APPREHENDED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 15:55:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PA BR
06ASUNCION684PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] Bruno Socrates Monges Asuncin 19-Apr-71 Gomez 2. Ismael Alcides Romero Yabebyry 3-Aug-77 3. Alfirio Romero Muoz Laureles 3-Nov-79 4. Didilfo Vazquez Alfonso Cnel Martnez 9-Dec-66 5. Carlos Rey Cardozo Paraguar 6-Jan-73 6. Edgar Isabelino [...]
2006-07-05 18:55:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
06ASUNCION804PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 29 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- USAID Project Yields Positive Results -- CAPSTONE Visits Paraguay -- Dirty Paraguayan Deputy on the Defensive -- Police, Drugs Involved in Kidnapping ------------------------------------- USAID Project Yields Positive results ------------------------------------- 2. ( [...]
2006-08-07 20:33:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR MASS MCA PA
06ASUNCION986PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-26 18:46:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR KCRM MASS BO PA
06BEIJING22983OCTOBER 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CHINA-AFRICA
[...] Key Points made at the October 31 Press Briefing were: -- Japan's demand that North Korea not rejoin the Six-Party Talks as a nuclear power can be handled within the framework of the Talks. -- There has been no change in China's policy regarding the normal trade relations with the DPRK. [...]
2006-10-31 10:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CH PK KN
06BOGOTA10114U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 25 LUNCH MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN
[...] (U) October 25, 2006; 1400PM. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon Ambassador William B. Wood Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren DCM Milton Drucker Daniel Tomlinson, NSC Attorney Advisor Patricia Prugh, L Political Counselor John [...]
2006-11-01 15:52:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA1976URIBE HAS CARDS TO PLAY IN MANAGING RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) The March 12 Congressional elections -- in which 166 Representatives and 102 Senators will be elected -- are uncharted political territory. Because there is no mid-term election for correction, the Congress elected next week will last through the almost certain second Uribe Administratio [...]
2006-03-06 18:20:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CO
06BOGOTA1981NEW ARMY COMMANDER MAJOR GENERAL MARIO MONTOYA
[...] (C) On February 22, Major General Mario Montoya Uribe was sworn in as the Commander of the Colombian Army (COLAR). Montoya had been Commander of the Army First Division and the Caribbean Joint Task Force, one of Colombia's two major commands. Montoya replaced Major General Reinaldo Castellano [...]
2006-03-06 18:24:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV MOPS PINR CO
06BOGOTA2858S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON AND OAS PERMREP MAISTO
[...] (C) On the margins of the 6th Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE),Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) John F. Maisto met for an hour with Vice Foreign Mini [...]
2006-03-29 11:37:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PHUM PTER CO
06BRAILIA1079SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 75
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 15:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1079SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 75
[...] The following is the seventy-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-06-02 15:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1139COMPLETED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) U.S. Embassy and the Department of State have completed human rights vetting for Brazilian personnel as requested in Ref A. 2. (U) U.S. Embassy verifies that, as of June 7, 2006, the Department of State possess no credible information of gross human rights violations by the following [...]
2006-06-08 15:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS BR
06BRASILIA1255BRAZIL'S CPI DOS BINGOS ENDS WITHOUT A BANG
[...] Summary: The series of Congressional investigations into corruption within President Lula's government came to an anticlimactic end on Monday with the issuance of the final report of the last investigative commission, the CPI dos Bingos. While calling for the indictment of several figures cl [...]
2006-06-22 16:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1276SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CORNYN
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned July 1-3 visit to Foz de Iguacu. Consul General McMullen will greet you in Sao Paulo, and he and his team will brief you on your program. In addition, our DEA Country Attache and our Acting DHS Attache will brief you on t [...]
2006-06-26 15:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA1292 BRAZIL'S MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT PROPOSES SWEEPING NEW
[...] Brazil's Ministry of the Environment (MMA) has expressed its willingness to establish a new level of bilateral technical assistance programs in five general environment-related areas: park management; wetlands protection, chemicals; water systems management and illegal trafficking in wildlife [...]
2006-06-28 17:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1410BRAZIL FOREIGN MINISTRY PREDICTS DEEPENED RELATIONS FROM
[...] Summary: The June 13 meeting between Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia will increase physical integration, increase information sharing and strengthen political ties between the two neighbors, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE). Poloff [...]
2006-07-11 15:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1442 FOLLOW-UP TO BRAZILIAN ENV TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
[...] Reftel outlines Government of Brazil, Ministry of Environment (MMA) requests for technical assistance in several environmental areas. 2. After consulting again with Fernando Lyrio, Minister Sylvia's Director for International Relations briefly last week about the type of agreement be soug [...]
2006-07-17 18:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1455SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 77
[...] The following is the seventy-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views exp [...]
2006-07-19 09:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1487COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SILVA
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alexandre da Silva, Senior Service Fellow, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, Jul 29 to Aug 2, to present three lectures at the course entitled "Molecular Epidemiology and [...]
2006-07-24 17:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1511BRAZIL GRANTS ASYLUM TO FARC TERRORIST
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 10 for action request. 2. (C) Summary: The Colombian government has called on Brazil to reverse a July 14 decision to grant asylum to wanted FARC terrorist Francisco Antonio Cadena. Some media in Brazil greeted the decision with speculatio [...]
2006-07-27 18:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV MARR BR CO
06BRASILIA1515COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SILVA (AMENDED
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alexandre da Silva, Senior Service Fellow, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, Jul 29 to Aug 2 and from Aug 6 to Aug 9, to present three lectures at the course entitled "Mol [...]
2006-07-28 16:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1520BRAZIL ESTH UPDATE, JUNE/JULY 2006
[...] The Government of the Brazilian state of Para has approved the creation of the second the biggest protected area in the country. The state forest (Flota) of Paru will be 36,000 square kilometers (3.6 million hectares),an area larger than France, and it will be used for both preservation and su [...]
2006-07-28 18:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1651FEDERAL POLICE ARREST 49 FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING
[...] Brazilian Federal Police together with the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Resources (IBAMA) arrested 49 of a total 54 people accused of being part of an illegal logging ring. Among those apprehended were 16 IBAMA state officials and 33 timber industry entrepreneurs. Similar [...]
2006-08-11 17:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1657CAN A ROAD SAVE THE AMAZON? THE BR-163
[...] Summary: BR-163 is an unpaved highway located in Brazil's Amazon Forest which leads from the city of Santarem, in the state of Para, to Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. While abandoned for the past three decades, it has once again become a government priority for the development of that area. The regio [...]
2006-08-11 19:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1667CAN A ROAD SAVE THE AMAZON? THE BR-163 - Corrected Version
[...] Summary: BR-163 is an unpaved highway located in Brazil's Amazon Forest which leads from the city of Santarem, in the state of Para, to Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. While abandoned for the past three decades, it has once again become a government priority for the development of that area. The regio [...]
2006-08-14 17:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1787SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 80
[...] The following is the eightieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed [...]
2006-08-24 19:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1837BRAZIL: OPPOSITION PSDB PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS ON
[...] Summary. PSDB national president Tasso Jereissati told PolCouns that his party believes it has a window of another 10 to 15 days to diminish President Lula da Silva's commanding lead over PSDB contender Geraldo Alckmin, and move his candidacy to a second round of voting in late October. The [...]
2006-09-01 12:59:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1855 BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 28 AUGUST - 1 SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The presidential race entered a new phase this week, as opposition PSDB candidate Geraldo Alckmin began to hit President Lula da Silva hard with negative campaign messages. Alckmin, who has been criticized by some PSDB-PFL coalition figures for demurring in attacks on Lula for th [...]
2006-09-01 19:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1866BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA WITH FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Finance (Fazenda) International Secretary Luiz Pereira made the point that, with the macroeconomic framework for growth in place, it was time for Brazil to focus ever more on the microeconomic reforms and business environm [...]
2006-09-05 18:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1937BRAZIL CLAIMS AMAZON DESTRUCTION IS DECLINING
[...] The rate of deforestation of the Amazon is slowing according to preliminary estimates announced by the Government of Brazil (GoB). According to the data from the Ministry of Environment (MMA),the country's deforestation rate has likely declined 11 % when compared to 2004-2005 figures. This w [...]
2006-09-14 15:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1960 NORTHEAST BRAZIL SOCIALIST LEADER SAYS LULA MUST IMPROVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The success or failure of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term will depend on Lula's determination to appoint good people and to achieve a higher economic growth rate, according to Eduardo Campos (protect),national president of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) [...]
2006-09-15 18:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1961 PERNAMBUCO PMDB LEADER FORESEES DIFFICULT LULA SECOND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be a "tragedy" and his government will perform so badly he may not finish his term of office, according to Pernambuco's former Governor Jarbas Vasconcelos, (strictly protect),a veteran PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Demo [...]
2006-09-15 18:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1963BRAZILIAN OPPOSITION SAYS ALCKMIN CAMPAIGN IS ON THE RISE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin's national campaign manager said the campaign's strategy of pressing hard for more votes in Bahia while letting Lula take the rest of the northeast still has a chance of forcing a second round and then defeating president Luiz In [...]
2006-09-15 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1966BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On 14 September, Ambassador (accompanied by PolCouns and DATT) made a courtesy call on General Jorge Armando Felix, Minister for Institutional Security in the Brazilian Presidency. Felix's office oversees both national intelligence and narcotics prevention efforts nationwide, [...]
2006-09-18 14:21:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL BR
06BRASILIA1968BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a wide-ranging and friendly meeting on 14 September, Minister of Communications and leading PMDB party figure Helio Costa told the Ambassador that President Lula da Silva will likely win a first-round victory in October's election, and Lula's PT party, the PMDB and other sma [...]
2006-09-18 16:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BR
06BRASILIA1993BRAZIL READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON HIV/AIDS COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, USAID Mission Director Jennifer Adams and CDC Country Director Suzanne Westman met with GOB Minister of Health Agenor Alvares and the director of the National HIV/AIDS program, Mariangela Simao, to discuss the potential for expanded collaboration in health on Septembe [...]
2006-09-19 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KFLU KHIV SOCI TBIO PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2066REPORT ON BRAZIL WORKSHOP ON MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR
[...] (U) Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-sponsored with their Brazilian counterpart, the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO),a workshop entitled, "Measurements and Standards for Biofuels: Enabling a Transition from [...]
2006-09-28 12:48:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY TBIO TSPA SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2069SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 81
[...] The following is the eighty-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2006-09-28 16:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2073 MISSION RECOMMENDATION ON BRAZIL'S ABD PROGRAM: SITE
[...] (SBU) Per refs, herewith is report of Embassy Brasilia's Air Attache's visit to Brazilian air traffic control centers. This information is provided in response to reftel a, and completes ref b Mission recommendation for annual renewal of Presidential Determination supporting USG support for Br [...]
2006-09-28 17:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDBR PREL
06BRASILIA209 BRAZIL: INTERNAL POLITICAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 23-27
[...] INTRODUCTION. Henceforth, post's regular series reporting on the political scandals affecting Brazilian politics will be expanded to include coverage of key developments in the 2006 election campaign, which is getting under way. In addition to updates on the corruption scandals and investig [...]
2006-01-28 00:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA2131 BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Post presented points in reftel A to Brazil's Ministry of the Environment(MMA). MMA understands that despite limited resources at this time, the USG is willing to begin outlining plans for technical support. MMA agreed to work through the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) framewo [...]
2006-10-06 18:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2150SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 82
[...] The following is the eighty-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-10-11 14:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2157BRAZIL: LULA AND ALCKMIN TIE IN DEBATE BUT ALCKMIN
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and PSDB challenger Geraldo Alckmin faced off against each other for the first time in a live national television debate on Sunday, October 9. Lula and Alckmin traded accusations for nearly two and a half hours in a debate that many saw as [...]
2006-10-11 19:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BR
06BRASILIA2193BRAZIL ELECTIONS: PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST FOCUSES
[...] (SBU) Summary. With a week and a half left before the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, the campaign has evolved into a bitter contest dominated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's (PT - Workers Party) claims that challenger Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB - Brazilian Social Dem [...]
2006-10-19 14:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BR
06BRASILIA2245BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A FEW OBSERVATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Brazilian voters go to the polls on 29 October to select either incumbent Lula da Silva (Workers Party - PT) or challenger Geraldo Alckmin (Social Democratic Party - PSDB) for their president, with current polls indicating a wide lead for Lula. As in past national campaigns, for [...]
2006-10-27 11:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
06BRASILIA2246BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VOTERS WILL RE-ELECT
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT - Workers Party) appears to be headed for re-election on October 29. Challenger Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB - Brazilian Social Democracy Party) has failed to convince a majority of voters that they would be better off if he were elected, and [...]
2006-10-27 11:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV BR
06BRASILIA2277BRAZIL ELECTIONS: LULA RE-ELECTED IN DECISIVE
[...] (U) Summary. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Workers Party - PT) was re-elected to a second four year term on October with 59,295,042 votes, or 60.83 percent of the vote. Challenger Geraldo Alckmin (Brazilian Social Democracy Party - PSDB) received 37,543,178 votes, or 39.17 percent. [...]
2006-10-31 10:50:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BR
06BRASILIA2293BRAZIL: MORE OBSERVATIONS ON FOREIGN POLICY IN
[...] (C) Introduction. Reftel discussed Mission,s views that, despite interesting media reports that President Lula da Silva,s foreign policy in a second term could shift toward closer ties with the U.S., we could not see yet concrete evidence of such a trend. We remain circumspect on this questi [...]
2006-11-01 17:51:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNPREL BR
06BRASILIA2319IBAMA RESPONSIBLE FOR TOPPLING TWO MORE MAJOR ILLEGAL
[...] Ibama, Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency, has executed two major operations against illegal logging in the month of September. The first one, a three-week long operation, code named Guariba, confiscated 8,500 cubic meters of sawn wood and logs in the state of Mato Grosso. Operation Guar [...]
2006-11-06 18:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2352BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR SOBEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel, who arrived in Brazil in August, presented his credentials to President Lula da Silva on 7 November, in a ceremony long delayed by Brazil's election campaign season. The 30-minute meeting with Lula was positive and substantive, with warm atmospherics. Prior to [...]
2006-11-08 18:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
06BRASILIA2412BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S SECOND MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met on 13 November with Gilberto Carvalho, President Lula da Silva's chief of personal staff. It was their second substantive meeting in the space of a week, and the hour-long discussion focused primarily on a agenda topics and modalities for a possible visit [...]
2006-11-16 20:00:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
06BRASILIA2433SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GOODLATTE
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned November 26-28 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Deputy Chief of Mission Phil Chicola will greet you in Rio de Janeiro on November 26 prior to your scheduled meetings the next day. We are lining up for you meetings with U.S. agricu [...]
2006-11-20 18:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2458APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "TARGETED
[...] On November 16, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 56, dated November 16, 2006) approving the research project proposal titled "Targeted Therapy for Burkitt Lymphoma in Resource [...]
2006-11-21 18:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA2489BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA TO DISCUSS HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
[...] The Government of Brazil (GoB) is promoting a project to build two hydroelectric power plants at an estimated cost of US$ 20 billion, close to the border with Bolivia on the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin state of Rondonia. The Madeira River is a main tributary of the Amazon River and it or [...]
2006-11-27 16:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2523SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 85
[...] The following is the eighty-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2006-11-30 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2583SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned December 12-13, 2006, visit to Brasilia. Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology and Health Patricia Norman and OES Advisor Lawrence Sperling will greet you upon your arrival in Brasilia December 12. You are scheduled [...]
2006-12-11 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV BR
06BRASILIA2678 Visit of Professor Jeffrey Sachs to Brazil
[...] Summary. During a December 12-13 visit to Brasilia and Sao Paulo, noted economist Jeffrey Sachs met with high-level government policymakers, NGO representatives, and business representatives. In his meetings with Brazilian interlocutors, Sachs stressed that the U.S. and Brazil need to find a [...]
2006-12-26 15:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL ECON EAID BR
06BRASILIA339SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 70
[...] The following is number 70 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and healh news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do n [...]
2006-02-15 19:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA478SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned March 19-26 visit to Manaus, Santarem, Brasilia, Maringa, and Sao Paulo. I will, unfortunately, be out of the country at that time, but the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission will greet you in Manaus on Sunday evening, March 19 [...]
2006-03-10 20:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA492BRAZIL'S FOREST CONCESSIONS BILL SIGNED INTO LAW,
[...] Summary: After nearly 3 years of planning and political maneuvering, Brazil signed into law its Public Forest Management Bill (PL). Brazilian President Lula has publicly praised Environment Minister Silva for this achievement. The law creates a Brazilian Forest Service, sets up a National Fore [...]
2006-03-13 14:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA593NO BRAZILIAN BROADCASTS OF AL-MANAR
[...] (S) Post delivered Ref A, paragraph 3 talking points to the Maria Luiza Lopes da Silva, the Foreign Ministry Deputy Coordinator for the Combat Against Illicit Transnational Activities, in a March 22 conversation. Silva had no substantive response. 2. (S) Alberto Milgewitz of the local Jewi [...]
2006-03-23 17:53:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPTER ASEC ETTC KPAO BR
06BRASILIA608BRAZIL - AN EARLY LOOK AT ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE 2006
[...] (C) Summary: In sharp contrast to Brazil's 2002 presidential election, in which Lula da Silva and the leftist Workers' Party (PT) emerged victorious, the 2006 presidential elections carry much less uncertainty about future economic policies. Lula has established a surprisingly strong record of [...]
2006-03-28 13:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALECON PINR PGOV ETRD PREL EFIN BR
06BRASILIA639SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 72
[...] The following is the seventy-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]
2006-03-31 19:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA678SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SPECTER
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your April 12-15, 2006 visit to Brasilia (DF) and Manaus (AM),Brazil. We look forward to your trip and are arranging meetings and events for you in Brasilia and Manaus. As the Charge d'Affaires, I will meet your party upon arrival and [...]
2006-04-07 18:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AFIN AMGT ASEC PGOV ECON KSCA SENV OTRA DR CO
06BRASILIA870GEF FUNDING CONCERNS AND THE CERRADO
[...] SUMMARY: During the Meeting of the Parties of the Commission on Sustainable Development in Curitiba in March, Marina Silva, Brazil's Minister for the Environment, announced the intention of the Government of Brazil to increase legal protection of the Cerrado ecosystem. Part of this new focus [...]
2006-05-04 18:50:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI BR
06BRASILIA888BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS "NO CRISIS YET"
[...] (C) Summary: Bolivia agreed not to interrupt gas supplies to Brazil, and Brazil agreed to continue investing in Bolivia's hydrocarbon industry at the May 4 meeting in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Bolivia Desk Officer. This understanding has deterre [...]
2006-05-08 17:20:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV EPET XM BR
06BRASILIA931 BRAZIL'S MINISTER OF HEALTH RESPONDS POSITIVELY ON FUTURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge Phillip T. Chicola delivered the demarche on cooperation on HIV/AIDS and other areas (ref A) to Brazil's Minister of Health Jose Agenor Alvares da Silva on May 9. The Charge referenced former Health Minister Saraiva's proposals for increased bilateral collaboration offered [...]
2006-05-11 18:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KIPR TBIO KSCA EAID BR
06BRASILIA954SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 74
[...] The following is the seventy-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]
2006-05-16 17:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA971SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned June 4-8 visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo. I will greet you in Sao Paulo airport on June 4 prior to your active schedule of events at the AACLA meeting in Rio and with Minister of Development, Industry, and C [...]
2006-05-18 18:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRIDGETOWN2083AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO
[...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...]
2006-11-28 11:07:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC
06BUCHAREST834AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPLODES ACROSS SEVEN ROMANIAN
[...] (SBU) Romania's Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed new cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in three counties and is testing suspected outbreaks in four more. The cases all are clustered in central Romania, where no previous cases had occurred. Six suspected cases of human AI have tested n [...]
2006-05-18 17:00:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO
06BUCHAREST843AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK UNFOLDS
[...] (SBU) On May 18, authorities stepped up their effort to contain the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in southern Transylvania, restricting traffic and establishing disinfection checkpoints on the DN 1 highway. The virus has also been identified in the bird population within the city limit [...]
2006-05-22 06:56:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO
06BUCHAREST847AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO BUCHAREST, OTHER MAJOR
[...] (SBU) The latest outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Romania continues to spread over nearly one third of the country. A total of 34 sites in nine counties have been confirmed as H5N1 positive, with another 24 sites under suspicion pending confirmation. In Bucharest, dead domestic poultry [...]
2006-05-22 16:04:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO
06BUENOSAIRES1181OAS PERMREP MAISTO'S DISCUSSIONS IN ARGENTINA
[...] (C) Summary: OAS Permanent Representative John Maisto met May 17 with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana to brief him on the U.S. perspective of current OAS activities and the state of play for the upcoming General Assembly meeting in Santo Domingo. Ambassador Maisto also took the oppo [...]
2006-05-24 18:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OAS AR
06BUENOSAIRES1631CASTRO ATTENDS MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN ARGENTINA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 30th Mercosur heads of state summit took place in Cordoba, Argentina July 20-21. The summit marked Venezuela's debut as a full member of Mercosur. However, the arrival of Cuban leader Fidel Castro has overshadowed all other aspects of the gathering. Castro, Venezuelan pre [...]
2006-07-21 21:22:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES164Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] The peso appreciated 0.3 percent versus the USD during the week to close at 3.05 ARP/USD, one cent below last Friday's close. This week's appreciation is mainly attributed to higher dollar sales by exporters, accompanied by the Central Bank's constant intervention in the FX market to prevent [...]
2006-01-20 22:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1984TRAVEL NOTE: ARGENTINA'S UNDERDEVELOPED NORTHWEST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met with leading political, economic and academic leaders August 14-19 in the politically and economically underdeveloped provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja. Poloff's meetings in Catamarca August 14-15 highlighted the province's economic potential, particularly in mini [...]
2006-09-01 23:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2385ARGENTINA: OPPOSITION EFFORTS TO FORM A COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 6 Charge and Poloff met with former President and former Senator Federico Ramon Puerta, who wanted to discuss his concerns over the status of democracy in Argentina. Puerta expressed grave concern over the likelihood of fraud in the October 29 Constitutional Conventio [...]
2006-10-20 19:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2651AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S MEETING WITH NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE ON "ONE
[...] Ambassador Wayne met November 22 with Nicholas Negroponte of MIT to discuss how the U.S. Embassy can assist the "One Laptop per Child" (OLPC) program, about to be launched in Argentina. Negroponte underlined his interest in working with the State Department and said he intended to incorporate a [...]
2006-11-29 16:27:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2710AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S MEETING WITH NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE ON "ONE
[...] Ambassador Wayne met November 22 with Nicholas Negroponte of MIT to discuss how the U.S. Embassy can assist the "One Laptop per Child" (OLPC) program, about to be launched in Argentina. Negroponte underlined his interest in working with the State Department and said he intended to incorporate a [...]
2006-12-07 13:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES911TRAVEL NOTES: ARGENTINA'S NEUQUEN PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In March, Poloff traveled to the province of Neuquen to meet with political and academic leaders and has subsequently met with a number of national legislators from Neuquen. Neuquen Governor Jorge Sobisch is currently the only declared candidate for the 2007 presidential elect [...]
2006-04-21 21:37:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06CARACAS1174TAKING THE BAIT: CHAVEZ CREATES ANOTHER
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez started a diplomatic row with the Peruvian Government after Peruvian presidential candidate Alan Garcia questioned Chavez' "Bolivarian" credentials in late April. Chavez called Garcia a corrupt thief on April 28, adding that Garcia and Peruvian President [...]
2006-05-03 20:31:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
06CARACAS124CARACAS WORLD SOCIAL FORUM IV/AMERICAS
[...] (C) The Fourth World Social Forum (Americas Region) will take place January 24-29 in Caracas. GOV organizers say more than 100,000 representatives of NGOs and social movements have registered for the event, which is billed as a mirror event to the Davos World Economic Forum. Like its sister [...]
2006-01-19 15:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SENV ELAB PHUM VE
06CARACAS1791VENEZUELA,S PROPOSED MEGA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Venezuela's proposed mega natural gas pipeline for South America (GASUR) -- which could span 12,000 to 15,000 kilometers and cost $20 to $40 billion to construct -- is Chavez's most recent and audacious effort to use the country's hydrocarbon endowment to expand his influence in t [...]
2006-06-19 19:34:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV EINV VE
06CARACAS2046CAN HUMOR BEAT CHAVEZ?
[...] (C) While the "serious" opposition candidates quibble over who will face President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan super-comedian Benjamin Rausseo is mulling over a tongue-in-cheek presidential bid. Despite his plans to make a "three month fiesta" out of the campaign, Rausseo, known to Venezuelans as [...]
2006-07-10 15:47:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PINR VE
06CARACAS2393CHAVEZ RETURNS, RESHUFFLES HIGH-LEVEL BRV POSTS
[...] (C) President Chavez's return from his most recent world tour sparked a series of shifts in the BRV leadership. Several high-level officials have been moved, resigned, threatened to resign, or been replaced. Along with Nicolas Maduro's appointment as Foreign Minister (ref a),Chavez announce [...]
2006-08-12 11:16:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS265WSF: BOLIVARIAN HIJACK OR ANTI-IMPERIALIST FIZZLE?
[...] (C) President Hugo Chavez probably fell short of dazzling anti-globalist activists during the January 24-29 World Social Forum (WSF) in Caracas. The six-day event ended without fanfare, suggesting that activists either were disenchanted with the progress of their yearly pow wow or annoyed by the Bo [...]
2006-02-02 17:57:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM VE
06CARACAS2682SNAPSHOT OF VENEZUELAN MILITARY OFFICIALS IN
[...] (C) President Chavez continues to stack Venezuelan civil society with military loyalists, and a uniformed presence extends from ministries to national banks to local government. Chavez' BRV is at a profound level a militaristic regime, characterized by a strict hierarchy. The pervasive presen [...]
2006-09-06 18:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2990MINERS MASSACRED; MILITARY IMPLICATED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Military forces killed at least six miners in the La Paragua area of Bolivar state on September 22. The killings quickly elevated to a massacre in the public eye, and the number of killed miners could be as high as two dozen. Defense Minister Baduel's initial reaction was to [...]
2006-09-29 21:37:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
06CARACAS3427ELECTION UPDATE: ROSALES INROADS, STILL UPHILL
[...] (C) Summary. Consensus opposition candidate Manuel Rosales continues to wage a strong, credible campaign against President Chavez. Rosales' political strength is now greater than the sum of the parts of the opposition that united behind him in August, and recent endorsements of his candidac [...]
2006-11-17 19:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
06CARACAS3557CHAVEZ WELCOMES NICARAGUAN PRESIDENT-ELECT ORTEGA
[...] (C) Summary. President Chavez received Nicaraguan President-Elect Daniel Ortega at Maiquetia International Airport December 5. Ortega is the first foreign leader to visit Venezuela after Chavez was re-elected December 3, albeit for a visit of less than 24 hours. In brief remarks to the pres [...]
2006-12-07 15:18:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
06CARACAS3561BRAZILIAN FIRMS SAMBA ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Venezuelan-Brazilian trade is expected to reach USD 4 billion this year, representing a 60 percent increase over 2005. This increase is consistent with Venezuela's import boom and with the growing relationship between the two countries. Brazilian firms also seem to be winning [...]
2006-12-07 18:52:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD VE
06CARACAS719BRV REACTS TO EU OBSERVERS FINAL REPORT
[...] (SBU) The EU international observation mission released its final report in Caracas on March 15. Observers met with government officials in advance to prepare them for the report. Government response has been relatively positive, although National Electoral Council President Jorge Rodriguez [...]
2006-03-17 15:34:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06COLOMBO1140SRI LANKA: ARMY'S U.S.-FUNDED HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Sri Lanka Army's (SLA) U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining program, begun after the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) signed a Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in February 2002, has lately hit snags which bring into question the program's [...]
2006-07-12 10:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO134SRI LANKA: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) In a January 23 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Under Secretary Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed U.S. support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict and urged Rajapaksa to ensure that Sri Lankan security forces would [...]
2006-01-23 15:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KUNR IR CE
06COLOMBO1361SRI LANKA: FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DISPLACED IN
[...] (C) Summary: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern Jaffna district rose to approximately 48,000 by August 20, according to UNHCR. Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),which began August 11, h [...]
2006-08-21 10:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1380SRI LANKA: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO SRI LANKAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 08:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1428SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SRI LANKAN
[...] (C) Charge' met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Additional Secretary Geetha de Silva on August 30 regarding U.S. concern that Sri Lanka may be considering procuring lethal military equipment (LME) from Iran. Charge' explained that under the Iran-Syria Nonproliferation Act, procuring LME [...]
2006-08-31 11:36:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1465SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL CO-CHAIR
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samaraweera, Foreign Secretary Palihakkara, and Peace Secretariat Head Kohona SIPDIS met with local Co-Chair representatives at the Foreign Ministry September 7 to exchange views in the lead-up to the September 12 Co-Chair meeting in Brussels. Government of Sr [...]
2006-09-07 11:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1517SRI LANKA: GOSL APPRECIATES US SUPPORT FOR PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Blake made separate calls on September 14 to Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Foreign Secretary Palihakkara to brief them on the September 12 Co-chairs' meeting, encourage Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) attendance at peace negotiations, and discuss cooperation [...]
2006-09-14 11:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1528SRI LANKA: MFA OFFERS READ-OUT OF PEACE
[...] (C) On September 15, Ambassador Blake met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Additional Secretary Geetha de Silva, MFA Legal Advisor Rohan Perera, and Peace Secretariat Director Shanaka Jayasekara at their request. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) interlocutors briefed the Ambassador (and [...]
2006-09-15 11:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1538SRI LANKA: CROSS PARTY TALKS MAY YIELD COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15 the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held the first in a series of talks with the opposition United National Party (UNP) to build consensus on a range of issues, including the peace process as a cornerstone for potential cooperation. After the initial d [...]
2006-09-19 11:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1549SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA ASSEMBLING
[...] (C) During his late August trip to London, President Rajapaksa contacted Amnesty International to seek advice on setting terms of reference for an independent, international body to examine allegations of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. This move came in the midst of significant internation [...]
2006-09-21 12:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1626SRI LANKA: SOME EXPATRIATE NGO EMPLOYEES ASKED TO
[...] (C) Summary: Since 2005, NGO representatives have reported numerous obstacles to carrying out relief activities. On October 4, several newspapers ran a story on the latest impediment to NGOs: the GSL notified international staff of six international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) the [...]
2006-10-04 14:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1662DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA SHARES U.S. CONCERN
[...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Political Affairs Geetha de Silva on October SIPDIS 10. Charge stressed the negative implications of the test for international efforts to combat proliferation, international terrorism, and the spread of weapons of mass dest [...]
2006-10-10 12:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM KNNP KN CE
06COLOMBO1670SRI LANKA: TIGERS TELL NORWAY A MAJOR GSL
[...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar briefed Charge October 11 on his October 10 meeting with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan in Kilinochchi. Tamilselvan confirmed the LTTE would attend talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in [...]
2006-10-11 12:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1803SRI LANKA: FEARED VIOLENCE AT NEGOMBO AHMADI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy received a letter from a local Ahmadi leader expressing concern that his community was being targeted for violence and a possible take-over of the Negombo Ahmadi mosque by Jumma Muslims on October 31. The US-based Ahmadi community also wrote letters to senators and t [...]
2006-10-31 10:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1812SRI LANKA: LTTE DEBRIEFS CO-CHAIRS; GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) delegation gave a post-mortem on the Geneva talks to Co-Chair Ambassadors minus the U.S. this morning, November 1. Political Wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan claimed the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had not heeded the LTTE's "humanitarian" [...]
2006-11-01 13:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1906SRI LANKA: ARMY MINE ACTION EFFORTS STALL IN
[...] (U) Summary: December 2006 marks the end of the four-year, eight million dollar USG-RONCO contract in Sri Lanka which has successfully trained a Sri Lanka Army humanitarian mine action unit of nearly 600 deminers and mine detection dog handlers. On November 3, SLA mine action coordinator Brig [...]
2006-11-14 12:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1909SRI LANKA: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS STAFF
[...] (SBU) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Assistant to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN),visited Colombo November 9-10 to assess country team coordination on military issues and explore the security environment through meetings with prominent Sri Lankans. In meetings [...]
2006-11-14 12:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO196SRI LANKA: SPRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS MAY
[...] (C) Summary: The Elections Commissioner has called for candidate nominations to Local Governments (LGs) to be submitted between February 9-16, with elections to fall four to six weeks afterward. A local NGO and the opposition United National Party (UNP) have filed court cases requesting a r [...]
2006-02-06 11:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
06COLOMBO1968SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER LOBBIES AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe called a meeting for diplomatic representatives November 22 to highlight the Government of Sri Lanka's human rights initiatives. Samarasinghe's apparent objective was to head off an EU-sponsored human rights reso [...]
2006-11-24 06:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1971SRI LANKAN REACTIONS TO NOV. 21 CO-CHAIRS STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 21 publication of the Co-Chairs' statement, Emboffs spoke to politicians and civil society representatives to gauge the Sri Lankan reaction. In a November 22 speech to parliament, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera thanked the international community a [...]
2006-11-24 12:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1973SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met November 24 with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) policy advisor (and occasional acting spokesperson) Helen Olafsdottir and Spokesperson Thorfinnur Omarsson to discuss recent cease-fire violation, the human rights situation, and the mission's current functioning [...]
2006-11-24 15:10:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2045SRI LANKA: PROBABLE "YES" ON SUDAN SPECIAL SESSION
[...] (C) Pol Chief demarched MFA multilateral section deputy director Gunesekara on December 8, who confirmed that Sri Lanka was leaning toward voting for the Finnish resolution. Gunesekara reported that the Sri Lankan Ambassador had weighed in with a favorable recommendation on the Finnish draft, [...]
2006-12-11 13:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKTIA PHUM PREL SU UN CE
06COLOMBO2051SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR TELLS FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told Foreign Minister Samaraweera on December 11 that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is allowing the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) to exploit the serious humanitarian and human rights situation in Jaffna by alienating the local population from the government. While some of [...]
2006-12-12 13:05:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2054HRC: SRI LANKA WILL NOT SUPPORT EXPERT MISSION TO
[...] (C) Further to reftel, Pol chief followed up with MFA Multilateral Section Deputy Director Gunesekera on December 12. Gunesekera affirmed Sri Lanka was disposed to support the Finnish draft. However, she said that, according to her information, there was still no consensus in Geneva on the [...]
2006-12-13 02:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIA PREL SU UN CE
06COLOMBO2056SRI LANKA: JAFFNA CIVILIANS FEAR SECURITY FORCES
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's December 7 trip to Jaffna and a December 5-8 political section/USAID visit, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Human Rights authorities told us they have seen evidence that security forces intelligence units are working with paramilitary cadres belonging to Minister Dou [...]
2006-12-13 06:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO213SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT IN SERIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR
[...] (C) The Ambassador's discussion with Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the head of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation to the February 22-23 ceasefire talks in Geneva, along with poloff's separate consultations with staff at the GSL Peace Secretariat, indicate that the new Gov [...]
2006-02-09 09:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL CE
06COLOMBO247SRI LANKA NOMINATION OF MFA LEGAL ADVISER ROHAN
[...] (U) Ambassador was requested to come in by Foreign Secretary Palihakkara Feb 16 to discuss the candidacy of Sri SIPDIS Lankan MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera to the International Law Commission (ILC). At the last minute, Foreign Secretary was detained at the President's office, so meeting wa [...]
2006-02-16 11:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC CE UN
06COLOMBO248SRI LANKA NOMINATION OF MFA LEGAL ADVISER ROHAN
[...] (U) Ambassador was requested to come in by Foreign Secretary Palihakkara Feb 16 to discuss the candidacy of Sri SIPDIS Lankan MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera to the International Law Commission (ILC). At the last minute, Foreign Secretary was detained at the President's office, so meeting wa [...]
2006-02-16 11:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC CE UN
06COLOMBO256SRI LANKA: PRE-TALKS PREPARATIONS, POSTURING
[...] (C) Ambassador's meetings with the three Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Ministers who will participate in talks on the Ceasefire Agreement in Geneva February 22-23 indicate that the new Rajapaksa government is diligently preparing for its first face-to-face with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil [...]
2006-02-17 05:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE
06COLOMBO338NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR HAPPY WITH GENEVA BUT SEES
[...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told Colombo co-chairs reps March 2 that the Geneva talks had exceeded his expectations. An initially tense atmosphere had relaxed over time and made it possible for agreement on a joint statement. Brattskar is fairly confident the next round wil [...]
2006-03-02 11:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE NO
06COLOMBO340SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION MEMBERS'
[...] (C) In separate conversations March 2, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation members John Gooneratne and Nivard Cabraal told emboffs they were generally pleased with the outcome of the February 22-23 talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva. Both said they foresee [...]
2006-03-02 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE
06COLOMBO377SRI LANKA: GSL MINISTERS DOWNPLAY COMPLEXITIES IN
[...] (C) In a March 7 meeting with Health Minister and chief Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) negotiator Nimal Siripala de Silva and a March 8 meeting with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, the Ambassador stressed that the GSL must be proactive in upholding its commitments under the joint statem [...]
2006-03-08 10:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO382SRI LANKA: JVP INSISTS CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT MUST
[...] (C) In a March 8 meeting, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva and JVP MP Vijitha Herath told poloff that their party generally supported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva February 22-23 but insisted that th [...]
2006-03-09 10:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR CE
06COLOMBO460SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANT (AND SIBLING)
[...] (C) Basil Rajapaksa, confidant and advisor to his older brother President Mahinda Rajapaksa, told poloff on March 22 that in the second round of talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),scheduled to be held in Geneva April 19-21, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to move [...]
2006-03-23 10:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO471COLOMBO CO-CHAIRS HUDDLE IN FACE OF POST-GENEVA
[...] (C) Summary. In the face of tepid performances by both the GSL and the LTTE in fulfilling their Geneva commitments, local co- chair representatives plan to beard each side in early April, after March 30 local government elections. That said, violence remains down which is quite encouraging [...]
2006-03-27 04:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE NO
06COLOMBO546SRI LANKA: JVP SOLDIERING ON AFTER DISAPPOINTING
[...] (C) In an April 3 meeting with poloff, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva downplayed his party's dismal showing in March 30 local elections (Ref B). "We knew the SLFP (the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party) was going to win," he insisted; "we're pleased with our res [...]
2006-04-05 12:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CE
06COLOMBO557TIGERS NOT YET COMMITTED TO SECOND ROUND OF TALKS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are not yet willing to commit to attending the second round of peace talks scheduled for April 19-20 in Geneva, according to Solheim and Hanssen-Bauer. While the Tigers want to stick to discussing the Ceasefire Agreement, the GSL wants to broa [...]
2006-04-07 06:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO790SCA PDAS CAMP PRESSES GSL ON POLITICAL PROPOSALS
[...] (C) In separate May 15 meetings with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Peace Secretariat head Palitha Kohona, Principal Deputy Assistant SIPDIS Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp SIPDIS emphasized U.S. concern at the escalation [...]
2006-05-16 07:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE
06COLOMBO836 World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche
[...] (SBU) Econoff and EconFSN met on May 19 with Dr. H.A.P. Kahandaliyanage, Director General of Health, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, regarding reftel. Kahandaliyanage appeared to agree with various arguments for retaining the smallpox virus. He promised that he would discuss the issue wi [...]
2006-05-22 08:24:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO CE
06DAKAR2441GUINEA-BISSAU: WATER AND SANITATION
[...] In general, Guinea-Bissau has little in terms of water drainage, sewage canalization or treatment, or waste management. Although there exists a bountiful water table, the country lacks adequate infrastructure to efficiently access it. When Bissau's Director of Urban Planning, Alfredo Antonio [...]
2006-10-11 07:46:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAGR EINV SOCI PU
06DAKAR2609GUINEA BISSAU: RECORD DRUG CASE COLLAPSES
[...] (C) A Bissau-Guinean judge released prisoners who were being held in connection with the country's largest drug seizure. A DEA Agent traveled to Bissau to assist with the investigation and prosecution and was met with resistance despite GOGB,s earlier pleas for assistance. High-level involv [...]
2006-10-30 09:32:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL EAID PU
06DAMASCUS2163Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Shara received Sheikh Jawad al-Khalisi, Secretary General of the Iraqi National Foundation Congress (INFC); at their meeting Shara reiterated Syria's condemnation of terrorist attacks that target innocent civilians and sow seeds of partition [...]
2006-05-09 12:31:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DILI254EAST TIMOR REQUESTS FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION; PRIME
[...] (S) Summary: East Timor's four top government leaders today announced that the government would request military intervention from Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Malaysia to restore order and to end what President Xanana Gusmao called "this climate of panic." Foreign Minister Jose Ramo [...]
2006-05-24 15:36:00Embassy DiliSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI262EAST TIMOR REQUESTS FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION; PRIME
[...] (S) Summary: East Timor's four top government leaders today announced that the government would request military intervention from Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Malaysia to restore order and to end what President Xanana Gusmao called "this climate of panic." Foreign Minister Jose Ramo [...]
2006-05-25 07:27:00Embassy DiliSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI329EAST TIMOR SITREP: ALKATIRI MAY RESIGN TOMORROW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 23:04:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO AS TT
06DILI333EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 15:23:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AS TT
06DILI355RAMOS-HORTA BECOMES PRIME MINISTER IN NEW FRETILIN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 15:11:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MOPS TT
06DILI356AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador congratulated newly inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau Da Silva and discussed the new Government's priorities. According to Da Silva, who had been the Fretilin leadership's first choice for Prime Minister, the discussions between President Xanana Gusmao [...]
2006-07-11 11:25:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF KJUS EAID KDEM PINR TT
06DILI357PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS RAMOS-HORTA WILL LEAD A REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met today with President Xanana Gusmao, who gave a detailed account of the negotiations that led up to the appointment of the new Government that was sworn in today. The President also expressed his confidence that Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta will lead a reform gov [...]
2006-07-11 15:12:00Embassy DiliSECRETPREL PGOV PREF KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR TT
06DILI368PRIME MINISTER RAMOS-HORTA ANNOUNCES NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday, July 14, announced the composition of the government over which he will preside. The new government resembles the previous one led by ex-Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in most respects, with a few notable changes. The majority of ministe [...]
2006-07-17 12:09:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TT
06DILI534DETERIORATION IN DILI SECURITY SITUATION, AIRPORT CLOSED
[...] (U) Summary: A significant increase in communal conflict occurred in Dili today, resulting in two confirmed deaths and reports of other casualties as well. The first clashes, beginning early in the morning, involved the area around airport IDP camp where disturbances that began last night esca [...]
2006-10-25 11:24:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALASEC MARR PREF KPKO CASC AU TT
06FREETOWN460NEW SPECIAL COURT PRESIDENT FAVORS TAYLOR
[...] (C) On June 5, Ambassador and PolOff met with the new presiding judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Appeals Chamber (and President of the Special Court),Justice George Gelaga King, who just took up a one-year term of office. King thanked the Ambassador for the U.S. financial contribut [...]
2006-06-05 17:46:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC SL NL
06HAVANA21636CUBAN MILITANTS PUMMEL INDEPENDENT LIBRARIANS
[...] (C) Summary: Cuban communist militants brutally attacked two dissidents in Villa Clara province on October 10, the opening day of an extended "Congress" of independent librarians. The attack, which lasted more than an hour and involved forcibly transporting the dissidents from one city to ano [...]
2006-10-19 22:32:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA22158DISSIDENT DETENTIONS AND ROBBERIES ON RISE IN CUBA
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: While rumors abound over how much time Fidel Castro has left (septel),Cuban authorities are increasingly detaining and even robbing pro-democracy and human rights activists. In the past 10 days, at least seven dissidents were detained, most for brief periods, after v [...]
2006-10-25 22:31:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06JAKARTA10104POSO 3 EXECUTIONS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 12
[...] (SBU) The executions of the so-called "Poso 3"-Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Martinus Riwu-in Central Sulawesi following their 2001 convictions for mass murder, torture and arson, have been scheduled to take place on August 12. The three were found guilty of a series of brutal murders [...]
2006-08-10 10:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PGOV KJUS ID
06JAKARTA11799Central Sulawesi: "Poso 3" Executed - Violence
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Da Silva, and Marinus Riwu were executed September 22. Security situations in Palu, Poso and Tentena remained calm, inspired by a highly visible police and military presence patrolling the streets. Violence erupted in areas of West Timor, Nusa Tenggara [...]
2006-09-22 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PGOV PNAT KJUS CASC ID
06JAKARTA12100Eastern Indonesia: Violence Increases After
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The execution of the "Poso 3" on September 22 was immediately followed by an outbreak of violence in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) (Flores and West Timor) and later in Central Sulawesi, where the executions occurred. The reaction was not unexpected by local officials; police in NTT [...]
2006-10-02 11:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA4365CENTRAL SULAWESI: "POSO 3" CLEMENCY APPEAL REJECTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The executions of the so-called "Poso 3"-- Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Martinus Riwu--in Central Sulawesi following their 2001 convictions for mass murder, torture and arson, could take place next week. "Procedural" reasons delayed the executions from their planned Apr [...]
2006-04-04 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PGOV KJUS ID
06KHARTOUM1262 Sudan/Darfur - Minni returns to Darfur; meets
[...] In a meeting with Roger Winter, Kate Almquist, and Brian D'Silva on Friday, May 26, First Vice President Salva Kiir reported that he had invited Abdul Wahid to meet with him somewhere in southern Sudan before May 31 to reiterate and urge Wahid to sign the DPA. Kiir also extended a meeting in [...]
2006-05-30 07:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1291SITREP 13: DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). - Minawi, AbdelWahid, Kiir meeting set for June 2 - June 1 fighting in North Darfur - NRC to return to South Darfur - Musa Hila [...]
2006-06-01 13:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD ASEC UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1903DARFUR: GRIM PROGNOSIS FOR THE COMING WEEKS
[...] (C) Summary: Over the next few weeks, increased military action in Darfur is likely to continue, as the SAF, perhaps in cooperation with SLM/A Minawi, seek to destroy National Redemption Front (NRF) rebels while recapturing traditional SLM/A Minawi-held areas. The GNU may seek to prosecute a [...]
2006-08-10 16:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1941 Darfur: Increased Dangers, Reduced Humanitarian Access,
[...] USAID/DCHA Khartoum recently produced a report on the changing security environment in Darfur and its impact on the delivery of humanitarian goods and services, particularly in the event of increased displacements. Post hereby offers the report below, which it believes will be of interest to [...]
2006-08-15 04:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM1958UN WARNING THAT SECURITY IN NORTH DARFUR IS
[...] (U) This is an action message - see para 5. 2. (C) After a briefing on Sudanese government-forced resettlement of IDPs from a camp south of Khartoum, UN Deputy Special Representative Manuel Da Silva described the dire situation that was developing in North Darfur. Da Silva said that increa [...]
2006-08-16 16:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF EAID MOPS PREL PGOV PINS UN SU
06KHARTOUM1961 SUDAN - SQUATTER VILLAGE DEMOLISHED IN GEZIRA STATE
[...] This is an action cable - see para 9. 2. Summary: Heavily armed police surrounded a squatter village in El Gezira State and demolished several hundred houses early morning on August 16. Villagers had been in negotiations with the Government of National Unity, but disagreed on the assigne [...]
2006-08-17 04:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2150 IRC Nurse Killed in North Darfur
[...] Summary: On September 1, a Sudanese nurse working with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was killed in a cross-fire during fighting between Sudanese Armed Forces and National Redemption Front rebels in Hashaba, 100 km north of El Fasher, Darfur. Two civilians also died in the incident [...]
2006-09-06 15:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2643DARFUR: NRC TO CLOSE PROGRAM IN SOUTH
[...] (C) The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) will publicly announce the closure of its operations in South Darfur on November 8. In a meeting with Embassy staff prior to the announcement, NRC Country Director Lotte Grauballe said that operations have been suspended five times in the last two years [...]
2006-11-08 16:25:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL SU UN NO
06KHARTOUM2709Darfur - UN USYG Egeland Warns of Worsening Situation
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the strong efforts of the non-governmental organization (NGO) community and the commitment of the donor community, the humanitarian situation in Darfur is poised to deteriorate, according to Jan Egeland, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Re [...]
2006-11-20 14:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM PREF SOCI PGOV KAWC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2879UNOCHA OFFICIAL TO SE NATSIOS: DARFUR DETERIORATING
[...] (C) During December 10 meeting with SE Natsios, Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh detailed the deteriorating security situation in Darfur. He noted that the UN had launched six evacuations of its staff in the prev [...]
2006-12-20 07:25:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UN EC
06KHARTOUM2891DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]
2006-12-21 16:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2892DARFUR: UN STATES HUMANITARIAN STRUCTURE ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in Sudan Manuel d,Silva and Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh [...]
2006-12-21 16:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN
06KHARTOUM2894DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT - CORRECTED COPY
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]
2006-12-22 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETEAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2895SLA,S MINNAWI MAY BE EXPLORING HIS OPTIONS
[...] (C) This week,s attack on OXFAM and ACF NGO operations in Gereida was carried out by Minni Minawi,s SLA forces, according to a UN investigation (reftels). UN Deputy SRSG Manuel Da Silva told CDA Hume that signs of cooperation between National Redemption Front (NRF) forces and forces loyal to [...]
2006-12-22 13:41:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL ASEC PREF PHUM US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2904SUDANESE RESPONSE ON PEACE-KEEPING PACKAGE
[...] (C) On December 26, UN Deputy Special Representative Manuel Da Silva called CDA Hume to inform him of the Sudanese response on UN support for peace-keeping. Da Silva characterized the response several times as &positive.8 At Hume,s urging, he will convene a meeting of P-5 ambassadors on Decem [...]
2006-12-26 12:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PREF PHUM AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM2911 SUDAN: UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES 2007 WORK PLAN
[...] On December 19, 2006, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (DSRSG) and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da SIPDIS Silva and representatives of the Government of National Unity (GNU) launched the 2007 Work Plan for Sudan, with a budget of USD 1.8 billion. The GNU and [...]
2006-12-27 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2923 Darfur: UN Advisors on the Ground
[...] On the morning of December 28, UN Chief Political Advisor Bashua Abeyedun spoke to Pol/Econ Counselor fromEl Fasher, Darfur, and advised that 36 UN police advisors and military staff officers had arrived. This represents the first group of UN advisors to be dispatched toward the planned total [...]
2006-12-31 06:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PREF PHUM AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM720KHARTOUM IDPS - CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
[...] On March 14, the Consultative Committee on Khartoum internally displaced persons (IDPs) met with Khartoum State authorities to discuss the status of IDP relocations in Khartoum. The committee wished to gain assurances from Khartoum State authorities that agreed- upon procedures for relocatin [...]
2006-03-22 10:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KINGSTON1605UNSC VOTE: MIXED SIGNALS FROM JAMAICA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 15:18:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JM VE
06KINGSTON1624UNSC VOTE: JAMAICA "UNDECIDED"?
[...] (C) On August 18, Poloff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),who reported that Jamaica was "undecided" regarding the UNSC seat vote and that Jamaica would make its decision based on "national in [...]
2006-08-18 18:27:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JM VE
06LAGOS726DEA VISIT TO GUINEA BISSAU
[...] (C) DEA CA Sam Gaye visited Guinea-Bissau, May 18-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit was to meet Bissau-Guinean counter-narcotics officials to discuss trafficking trends, share intelligence, and provide the Judicial Police (PJ) with drug test kits. The PJ pleaded for more resources. The A [...]
2006-05-30 11:54:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR PTER ASEC NI PU NARCOTICS
06LAPAZ2295HYDROCARBONS MINISTER IS CENSURED
[...] (U) The opposition majority in the Senate -- 13 Podemos and 1 National Unity (UN) senators -- censured Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada on August 23 for the state oil company YPFB's alleged violations of Bolivian laws and regulations (reftel). MAS senators protested by not participatin [...]
2006-08-24 21:03:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2519HYDROCARBONS MINISTER RESIGNS
[...] (SBU) Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada, along with the Vice Minister and two Directors of Hydrocarbons, resigned on the evening of September 15 following Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera's freeze of a ministerial resolution that would have shifted hydrocarbons companies' revenues to [...]
2006-09-18 18:27:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2880ARGENTINA AND BOLIVIA SIGN GAS DEAL
[...] (U) Argentina and Bolivia signed a twenty-year energy agreement October 19 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (reftel) that will go into effect on January 1, 2007. In addition to increasing the volume of natural gas that Bolivia will supply to Argentina to 27.7 million cubic meters per day within three y [...]
2006-10-25 12:07:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BL
06LIBREVILLE180SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PRIMER
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Tome will hold legislative elections March 26. Ten political parties and coalitions will compete for all 55 seats in the National Assembly. Compared to other central African countries where the President dominates governance, the Assembly is the key institution in Sao Tome, [...]
2006-03-20 10:22:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV TP
06LIMA1781BOLIVIA AND VENEZUELA PERPLEX, VEX GOP
[...] (C) According to Foreign Ministry South American Affairs Director Milagros Castagnon: -- the Government of Bolivia has asked the GOP for 40 experts to provide technical assistance with Bolivia's hydrocarbons nationalization; -- Venezuela refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of Peru's w [...]
2006-05-09 16:44:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2445LULA-GARCIA MEETING A "LOVE-FEST" ACCORDING TO TOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Pablo Portugal, described the 6/13 meeting in Brasilia between President-elect Alan Garcia and Brazilian President Lula da Silva as a "love-fest," during a 6/14 coffee with the Ambassador. According to Portu [...]
2006-06-19 19:30:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD EINV PE BR
06LIMA3487HUMALA FORMALLY CHARGED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala was formally charged with human rights violations, and prohibited from leaving the country. While Humala has claimed the accusations are politicized, human rights representatives say they are credible and likely to stick. Humala's le [...]
2006-09-01 21:29:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PE
06LIMA4519GOP DECENTRALIZATION "SHOCK" A NECESSARY BUT
[...] (SBU) President Garcia has announced a series of measures to accelerate the GOP's decentralization process, including the transfer of many government functions and over $1 billion USD to the regions and municipalities in 2007. The political motive behind the initiative is clear -- Garcia will [...]
2006-11-29 13:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SNAR PE
06LIMA494HUMALA DOGGED BY ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Ultra-nationalist, anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has recently been dogged by allegations that he committed human rights violations while serving as a Peruvian Army Officer in the Upper Huallaga Valley in the early 1990s. The Human Rights Coordinator, an umbrella group [...]
2006-02-06 23:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LISBON1014PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON EAST TIMOR AND DEPLOYMENT PLANS
[...] (C) Portuguese interlocutors from the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and Republican National Guard (GNR) have confirmed Portugal's plans to help East Timor stabilize, although not under the auspices of the Australia-led Joint Task Force. Both the Portuguese Defense Minister's Advisor and [...]
2006-06-02 19:09:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL MOPS TT PO
06LISBON1449MIDEAST CRISIS: PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT NEUTRAL
[...] (U) Summary: Since July 14, Portuguese government officials have made public comments lamenting the crisis in the Middle East and reassuring the Portuguese public that the violence will not affect Portugal, but has scrupulously avoided taking sides. Leftist Portuguese political leaders, howev [...]
2006-07-17 16:31:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PO
06LISBON1587PORTUGAL'S 61ST UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (U) The following is a provisional list of participants for the GOP's delegation at UNGA. The GOP plans to have confirmations and further information about its participation by mid-August. A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva: No plans to attend UNGA. B. [...]
2006-08-01 14:10:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP PREL OTRA OVIP PO
06LISBON1593CHAVEZ PLANS OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary: On July 28, local daily "Diario de Noticias" reported Venezuelan Ambassador to Portugal, Lucas Rincon Romero's comments that President Hugo Chavez is making plans to travel to Portugal on an official visit sometime before the end of October. Pol/Econ Officer paid a call MFA Latin [...]
2006-08-02 15:50:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE PO
06LISBON1672PORTUGUESE EDUCATION: FROM SALAZAR TO SOCRATES
[...] (U) Even more than thirty years after the Salazar dictatorship, Portugal's education system lags so far behind other EU countries that its economic progress has been significantly affected. High dropout rates and lack of resulting qualifications have meant lost growth potential for the Portug [...]
2006-08-09 13:22:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALSCUL PGOV PO
06LISBON1776PORTUGAL INFORMED OF 2005 PORT STATE CONTROL
[...] Per reftel, POL/ECON Officer met with Eduardo da Silva Martins, President of the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute to notify him of the Coast Guard,s 2005 Port State Control (PSC) report to be released later this year. Martins was advised that Portugal was identified as having [...]
2006-08-21 16:06:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER AFSI PO
06LISBON1861PORTUGUESE CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL
[...] (U) The Portuguese Superior Council on National Defense (CSDN) held an extraordinary session on August 29 and unanimously voted to send an Army Engineering and Construction Company with up to 140 personnel in mid-October to support UNIFIL. During the same meeting, the CSDN also announced the [...]
2006-08-31 14:17:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL LE PO
06LISBON2002SOCRATES' BRAZIL TRIP WINS FRIENDS, INFLUENCES NO
[...] (U) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates visited Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio from August 9 to 11 on his first official visit to Brazil. The trip received wide press coverage and aimed to establish closer economic links to Brazil as well as generate additional Brazilian investment [...]
2006-09-15 16:03:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL SMIG PO
06LISBON2383PORTUGAL: WHA DAS MADISON DISCUSSES CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: During WHA DAS Madison's visit, Portuguese officials stressed a desire to support deeper coordination between the U.S. and EU on Cuba policy. Portugal's new interest in Cuba is largely due to its upcoming EU Presidency, but also is affected by its desire to broaden the trans-Atl [...]
2006-10-23 16:16:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CU PO
06LONDON7253(SBU) SOUTHERN SUDAN: UK CHANNELING AID THROUGH
[...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The UK has contributed some 40 million British Pounds Sterling (BPS) to the Common Humanitarian Fund for Sudan (CHF) this fiscal year (April-March); it is up to UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da Silva to disburse it as he sees fit. [...]
2006-10-12 07:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL SU UK
06LUANDA1305ANGOLA: UPDATE ON PADEPA - FIGHTING ITS SENTENCING
[...] (SBU) Summary. As noted in reftel, 27 members of PADEPA (Democratic Support and Progress Party) were arrested and then heavily fined for their roles in a protest march. A leading local NGO, Maos Livres, has appealed the fines and petitioned the Supreme Court to remove the judge in question fo [...]
2006-12-28 16:04:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AO
06LUANDA250ANGOLA: RUMORS FLY ABOUT LUANDA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 13:32:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AO
06LUANDA548PDAS Pittman Meets with Angolan Ministry of
[...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ministry of External Relations PDAS Bobby Pittman committed to additional high- level State Department visitors to Angola; discussed how best Angola might benefit from AGOA, and exchanged views on the voter registration and election timetable in Angola, not [...]
2006-05-30 09:29:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EAID AO
06MADRID1490AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on June 8 to review bilateral relations and to discuss regional issues of joint interest, including developments in Peru, Bolivia, Iran, Syria, and North Africa. Regarding the CIA flights issue, Vice President de [...]
2006-06-09 16:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
06MANAGUA1180REARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC: RIZO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fear and ambition got the better of Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) presidential candidate Jose Rizo, who set aside his earlier commitment to withdraw his candidacy and join Eduardo Montealegre if PLC caudillo Arnoldo Aleman and the party's leadership did not remove undesirabl [...]
2006-06-02 17:08:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KCOR NU ECON
06MANAGUA1552REMOTE RIO SAN JUAN HAS MUCH UNDEVELOPED POTENTIAL
[...] (U) Summary: During a June 21 to 23 trip to the remote Nicaraguan department of Rio San Juan, poloff and political specialist met with political, business, and religious leaders to discuss economic and social conditions in the area. We learned that the economy is largely based on the exploita [...]
2006-07-14 19:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2384NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN
[...] (U) Summary: Nicaragua,s energy sector is heavily dependent upon imported oil for electricity production. High oil prices and poor regulation of the energy sector have left electricity producers and distributors with empty pockets and consumers without electricity. Nicaragua's climate and so [...]
2006-10-26 15:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV NU
06MANAGUA2491SIT REP 4 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: With PLC candidate Jose Rizo finally conceding defeat to FSLN candidate Daniel Ortega, the attention of the political parties and observers has now turned to the National Assembly race. Rizo continues to insist that the PLC has enough uncounted rural votes to overcome ALN candida [...]
2006-11-09 22:40:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2565ORTEGA SENDS FIRST ECONOMIC SIGNALS
[...] (U) Summary: Starting November 8, President-elect Daniel Ortega delivered several public and private messages aimed at reassuring listeners that his next presidency will not represent a return to the Marxism of his past. He emphasized that there would be no "dramatic changes" in Nicaragua's [...]
2006-11-22 23:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV NU
06MANAGUA2705ALN DEPUTIES DISCOUNT POSSIBILITY OF QUICK, EASY
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, a group of young Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) deputies-elect minimized rumors of ALN rapprochement with the rival Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC). They commented that public overtures from PLC officials aim to create the impres [...]
2006-12-18 14:25:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NU
06MANAGUA633NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: MASAYA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Meetings with political and business leaders in the department of Masaya suggest that the presidential race remains wide open. While most Liberals leader agree that Eduardo Montealegre is the likely Liberal candidate, support for him among the small business owners, who form t [...]
2006-03-21 21:33:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV SOCI
06MANAGUA715LEON: SANDINISTA BASTION WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, MCC
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's recent trip to Leon department, the upcoming November national elections were on the tongues of all interlocutors. The cradle of Liberalism, intellectual Leon is now a Sandinista (FSLN) bastion, with ten of its eleven mayors in the department FSLN militants. [...]
2006-03-30 22:55:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KMCA EFIN ECON
06MANILA3789 REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING FOR MARITIME POLICE UNIT
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Philippines faces a serious problem in controlling the transit of narcotics, terrorists, and contraband through its vulnerable western border island of Palawan, the home of the Malampaya gas project and numerous tourist resort [...]
2006-09-08 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL ASEC PBTS SNAR RP
06MANILA914SITREP 17: SENAT CONDEMNS GRP ACTIONS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclasified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Senate has adopted a resolution conemning GRP actions (pressure on media, arrests) uner the State of Emergency (Proclamation 1017). similar resolution filed by Opposition members s under co [...]
2006-02-28 09:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ASEC ECON RP
06MEXICO6571CALDERON NAMES ECONOMIC CABINET
[...] Mexican stocks jumped 1.6 percent on November 21 after President Elect-Calderon announced his Economic Cabinet. Many of the members were expected, having worked on the transition team, and/or for the Fox Administration. The new Secretary for Telecommunications and Transport Luis Tellez, SIP [...]
2006-11-22 14:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV PREL ETRD PINR MX
06MONTEVIDEO1068LACKLUSTER XVI IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT IN MONTEVIDEO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The XVI Ibero-American Summit took place in Montevideo on 3-5 November without major logistical or security incidents. Leaders from 22 Latin American and European countries focused on "Migration and Development," though we detected few concrete accomplishments in these areas. [...]
2006-11-06 19:13:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC SOCI XM SP PO UY
06MONTEVIDEO298URUGUAY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TOPICS (C-AL6-00402)
[...] (C/NF) This telegram responds to Washington analysts' request for information, per ref A. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Though a small country, Uruguay is important to U.S. national interests as an example of long-standing democracy in a region that has largely lurched to the populist left. Policy makers we [...]
2006-03-28 15:04:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ETRD UY
06MONTEVIDEO376PAPERMILL DISPUTE HAS FINLAND'S ATTENTION
[...] (U) In Uruguay there has been widespread dissatisfaction over reports from Sao Paulo that Brazil and Argentina will not support the papermill dispute's submission to Mercosur's conflict resolution mechanism, as Presidents Lula da Silva and Nestor Kirchner apparently consider the affair to be p [...]
2006-04-26 19:55:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC UY
06MOSCOW262UPDATE ON ATTACK ON MOSCOW SYNAGOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the aftermath of the January 11 attack on a Chabad synagogue in Moscow (ref A),a prosecutor reported finding ammunition, a list of synagogues and nationalist literature in the home of the attacker. The prosecutor said the attacker was not a member of an extremist organization [...]
2006-01-13 16:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS
06NAIROBI2012SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TEAM ATTENDING USAID/SUD
[...] USAID Sudan Field Office kindly requests for country clearance for Name: Allan Reed (Director - Sudan Field Office) Sex: Male Date of Birth: 09/19/1943 Passport Type & Number: Diplomatic/900335787 Agency: USAID Date of issuance: September 25, 2002 Date of Expiration: September 24, 2007 [...]
2006-05-09 11:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
06NASSAU1044BAHAMAS, CARICOM LIKELY TO BACK VENEZUELA FOR UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that The Bahamas will follow CARICOM's lead on the vote for the regional representative to the UNSC. Reports from those present at CARICOM'S Heads of Government meetings in St. Kitts indicate that CARICOM will vote as a block [...]
2006-07-07 20:02:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL BF
06PARIS1304PARIS CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Chirac can call his "Conference on Innovative Financing for Development" a success, at least by the standards the GOF had very likely set at the outset: during the Conference, eleven countries announced their intention to follow the French example and institute a tax [...]
2006-03-02 10:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN EIND FR
06PARIS5028 UNESCO ETHICS PROGRAMS, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT
[...] Summary and comment. The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) held an "extraordinary" session in Paris on June 27-28, 2006. This meeting was held to brief members on current activities and to obtain recommendations on next steps in three areas of "et [...]
2006-07-25 13:15:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO TBIO
06PARIS6046SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 08:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR IZ PREL
06PARIS7623IVLP ALUMNI BREAKFAST DISCUSSES DIVERSITY IN FRANCE
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently hosted a breakfast discussion for IVLP returnees, the eighth in a series that has now become an established routine here. This latest event brought together eight recent IVLP and VolVis alumni - including government officials, researchers, entrepreneurs, and NG [...]
2006-12-01 11:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC PGOV KPAO FR
06PARIS792WHA A/S SHANNON'S 2/2 MEETINGS WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon visited Paris on February 2 to discuss the full range of WHA issues with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidency. On Haiti, Shannon encouraged France to consider symbolic gestures during the election period to demonstrate GOF engagement, an a [...]
2006-02-08 08:25:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON FR AR VE BL BR CO CA IR HA
06QUITO1867ELECTIONS UPDATE: CANDIDATE POSITION PROFILE
[...] (U) Summary: In Ecuador,s presidential race, only two of the four front runners have concrete political platforms. Leon Roldos and Rafael Correa present well-defined stances on the issues. Correa,s stance is particularly anti-U.S. Cynthia Viteri and the PRIAN/PRI alliance have not yet defi [...]
2006-07-31 19:48:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2550PALACIO SUFFERS SETBACKS, DROPS OUT OF WHO RACE
[...] (C) Summary: President Alfredo Palacio announced he would abandon his controversial campaign for the WHO Director Generalship on October 18. At the same time, Palacio's fifth Minister of Economy resigned and a major political party conditioned its support for president in the second round on [...]
2006-10-18 22:34:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PGOV EC PREL
06QUITO2965ELECTION OVER, CORREA TAKES STAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal officially declared Rafael Correa Ecuador's president-elect on December 4, but rival candidate Alvaro Noboa has refused to concede defeat, requesting an investigation of Correa campaign finances. Since being elected on November 26, Correa has rea [...]
2006-12-07 22:35:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ETRD EC
06QUITO3062ENERGY INTEGRATION, AERIAL SPRAYING AND DEBT ON
[...] (C) Summary. President-elect Rafael Correa has crisscrossed South America in recent weeks to establish contact with his counterparts in the region, pursuing Ecuadorian interest in oil refining and infrastructure projects under the guise of regional cooperation and integration. Basking in a [...]
2006-12-19 22:58:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALETRD EPET EFIN EWWT EAIR EC CO
06QUITO406ECUADOR: WAR OF WORDS WITH COLOMBIA OVER, FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion on February 12 announced an end to the temporary diplomatic contretemps brought on by the accidental violation of Ecuadorian airspace by Colombian military units on January 28. FM Carrion said that the GOE, having accepted the GOC,s February 1 [...]
2006-02-13 22:23:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EC
06RIODEJANEIRO234Petrobras Seeking Alternatives to Bolivian Gas
[...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with Consul General, Petrobras officials indicated that they did not anticipate that the Bolivia-Brazil crisis will lead to any short or medium term disruption in gas supply to Brazil. Petrobras, however, will accelerate the development of gas reserves in the Sa [...]
2006-05-24 16:41:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PGOV PREL BR
06ROME1303MILANO-MANHATTAN/EUROFLY: GOI HAS NOT AUTHORIZED,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 1, Eurofly representatives told Rome TSA attache the company will start flying an all-business-class service between Milan-Linate and New York-JFK May 8, though an official at Italian aviation regulator ENAC said the agency has yet to approve the plan. Unless instructed [...]
2006-05-02 16:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IT
06ROME1661LINATE AIRPORT: GOI WANTS TO WAIT ON CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) Summary: In response to ref A letter from DAS John Byerly, ENAC Director General Silvano Manera stated his agency wants to wait on holding bilateral consultations until the new GOI has a chance to review Linate airport restrictions. End summary. New GOI Will Review Linate Rules -------- [...]
2006-06-05 13:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IT
06SANSALVADOR1166EL SALVADOR PASSES HISTORIC GOVERNMENT ETHICS LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: El Salvador's departing Legislative Assembly on April 25 unanimously approved a comprehensive and robust ethics law to oversee conduct of public sector employees across all branches of government, following an often-frustrating five-year Embassy effort to institute such legislat [...]
2006-05-03 19:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES PGOV KCOR
06SANSALVADOR2056THREE MONTHS INTO HER TERM, SAN SALVADOR'S FMLN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Little more than three months into her term as Mayor of San Salvador, the FMLN's Violeta Menjivar suffers approval ratings of only 45 percent. A crisis in trash collection has turned many urban streets into foul-smelling and unsanitary garbage dumps. Heavy rains have caused di [...]
2006-08-21 17:47:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL CH SOCI
06SANSALVADOR210EL SALVADOR: FMLN LEADER SCHAFIK HANDAL DEAD AT 75
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime FMLN leader and 2004 presidential candidate Schafik Handal died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, January 24 from a heart attack as he returned from Bolivia. With six weeks to go until nationwide elections, Handal's death may provide a temporary rallying point and boost for F [...]
2006-01-27 13:50:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2371MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES AGAINST SALVADORAN
[...] (C) On September 25, the financial crimes division of the Salvadoran National Police (DAN) arrested the wife and mother-in-law of (substitute) Congressman Roberto Silva Pereira of the National Conciliation Party on charges of bribery and money laundering. A local bank manager implicated in the [...]
2006-09-27 15:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV PINS KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR2508EL SALVADOR: FMLN "PRESIDENCIABLES" FOR 2009
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With two and a half years to go until the 2009 presidential election, speculation is emerging with regard to who will be the candidate of the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Orthodox-hardliner leader Schafik Handal was beaten soundly in 2004 by ARENA [...]
2006-10-16 21:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PINR PREL
06SANSALVADOR2872EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REMOVES IMMUNITY
[...] (C) On November 29, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted 82-0 to remove the immunity of Alternate Deputy Roberto Silva Pereira (National Conciliation Party - PCN) to allow for his prosecution on money laundering and bribery charges. The removal of Silva's immunity came two days after a S [...]
2006-11-30 17:18:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV KCOR ES
06SANSALVADOR2873EL SALVADOR'S NEW POPULIST THREAT ?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Populist 41-year-old Mayor Wil Salgado of San Miguel (El Salvador's third-largest city) has publicly expressed his intention of running for president in the March 2009 national elections. Although a Salgado national victory in 2009 is highly unlikely, his popularity in the natio [...]
2006-11-30 18:44:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PINR ES
06SANTIAGO164MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA MORALES INAUGURATION
[...] On January 24, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an article by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled, "Evo Morales Opens his Options with Conciliatory Gestures Toward Chile and the United States." Quote: 2. "Evo Morales' first moves display a political balancing act to [...]
2006-01-24 20:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
06SANTIAGO1727CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following 142 Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pur [...]
2006-08-14 15:41:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2528MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ AND LATIN AMERICA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 13:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
06SANTIAGO302MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: LIMITED SPACE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministry advised resident diplomatic missions in writing on February 9 that the number of spaces available for foreign delegations at Michelle Bachelet's presidential inauguration on March 11 will be very limited. For the inauguration ceremony itself, only heads of [...]
2006-02-09 21:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV CI INAUGURATION
06SANTIAGO338MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: UPDATE ON FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Below is Post's latest information on attendance by foreign delegations for certain countries at President-elect Michelle Bachelet's March 11 inaguration ceremony, as provided by resident diplomats: --Argentina: President Kirchner. --Bolivia: President Morales. --Brazil: President [...]
2006-02-15 20:56:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV CI INAUGURATION
06SANTIAGO411MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: FEB 28 UPDATE ON
[...] (SBU) Below is Post's latest information on attendance by foreign delegations for certain countries at President-elect Michelle Bachelet's March 11 inauguration ceremony, as provided by resident diplomats: --Argentina: President Kirchner. (Arrives March 10, departs March 11, Sheraton Hotel [...]
2006-02-28 21:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL CI
06SAOPAULO1037WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ REGIONAL AND
[...] "Oil Threatens Chvez" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (9/25) editorialized: "President Hugo Chvez does not use the richness provided by its nation's oil reserves to prepare Venezuela's infrastructure for the day oil will be over, but to finance a flogging campaign against the US and to wea [...]
2006-09-27 10:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1054EXPORTS, POPULISM AND OLD ALLIES: A TRIP TO PARANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On a recent trip to the state of Parana just southwest of Sao Paulo, Consul General helped launch a Commerce Department initiative at the Port of Paranagua, which, according to Port officials and the state's governor, is being revitalized into a dynamic commercial sea link for [...]
2006-10-02 18:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EWWT EINV SCUL KPAO BR
06SAOPAULO1082 AMBASSADOR SOBEL MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR IN SAO PAULO
[...] (U) Ambassador Sobel met with various business leaders and organizations during his September 26-28 visit to Sao Paulo. Septels report on Ambassador Sobel's meetings on education during this visit and his inauguration of a USAID-sponsored development project. The leader of an important indust [...]
2006-10-11 12:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR EAID BR
06SAOPAULO1105RIO GRANDE DO SUL: ELECTION RESULTS REFLECT VOTER
[...] (SBU) For the first time in five presidential elections, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva failed to carry Rio Grande do Sul on October 1, losing by nearly 1.5 million votes to challenger Geraldo Alckmin. At the same time, incumbent Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) Governor Germano Rigotto n [...]
2006-10-17 17:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO1155MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL, PRESIDENTIAL
[...] "Lula Reelected" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/30) editorialized: "Reelected with more than 60 percent of valid votes, President Lula da Silva now has before him a much more diverse political horizon than that of 2002.... Lula is far from the aura of socia [...]
2006-10-30 14:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO251Brazil's Cosmonaut
[...] SUMMARY: In late March, Brazil plans to send its first astronaut into space aboard a Russian rocket. This event appears to be the first step in space-related cooperation between Brazil and Russia. Despite the historic significance of this flight for Brazil, the director of Brazil's National S [...]
2006-03-07 17:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA PREL EAIR PGOV BR
06SAOPAULO316GERALDO ALCKMIN: TWO ADVISORS TALK ABOUT HOW HE BEAT SERRA,
[...] (SBU) The March 14 announcement by the leadership of the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) of the nomination of Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin for President (ref A) represented the culmination of a two-month blitzkrieg by Alckmin's forces that apparently took party chieftai [...]
2006-03-22 17:36:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO332 LANDLESS MOVEMENT'S EARLY YEAR ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Land invasions led by the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Landless Rural Workers Movement - MST) and allied groups have begun in the Sao Paulo Consular District (southern and part of southeastern Brasil) in anticipation of the annual Red April protests (ref A). Early Mar [...]
2006-03-24 18:51:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PREL ELAB PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO387"TUCANO" TALKS CAMPAIGN, CHICKENS, CHINA
[...] (U) Poloffs met April 3 with Christian Lohbauer, until recently a municipal official in the administration of Sao Paulo Mayor Serra and now a lobbyist for Brazil's poultry association. Lohbauer ventured some predictions about the upcoming presidential campaign, described some of the challenges [...]
2006-04-10 11:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BR CH
06SAOPAULO428ALCKMIN THE BETTER MANAGER, SAO PAULO BUSINESS TELLS A/S
[...] (SBU) E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Economic and Business Affairs, visited Sao Paulo April 5-6 to participate in the World Economic Forum on Latin America. While here, A/S Wayne also had several meetings with Sao Paulo business leaders. They indicated a general disa [...]
2006-04-24 17:54:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO449FEDERAL DEPUTY GREEHALGH SHARES VIEWS ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN,
[...] (SBU) In a ninety-minute breakfast meeting with Consulate representatives, Federal Deputy Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh (PT-SP) offered his insights on a number of current political issues. He said President Lula faces a tough fight for re-election and is concerned about his prospects in populous S [...]
2006-04-28 18:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM ELAB EAGR BR
06SAOPAULO454TREASURY A/S LOWERY MEETS WITH SAO PAULO CONTACTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury A/S Clay Lowery's interlocutors during an April 4 Sao Paulo visit pointed to problems obtaining financing and skilled labor, along with the high and complicated taxes, as hindering the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). A round-table with recipients of [...]
2006-05-02 18:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06SAOPAULO508MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, GAS
[...] "Fake Nationalism" Economist Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/11): "Brazil must not react violently to the Bolivian government's decisions. First, because Bolivia has its reasoning and those reasons should not be underestimated. Second, because aggravat [...]
2006-05-11 12:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO675COMMERCE SECRETARY PROMOTES U.S. EXPORTS, PUSHES
[...] During his June 7-8 visit to Sao Paulo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez discussed intellectual property rights with the Governors of four states and attended a meeting of the Sao Paulo State Interagency Committee to Combat Piracy; met with leaders of major business and industrial gro [...]
2006-06-16 16:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ETRD BEXP KIPR EINV PGOV EAGR ENRG BR
06SAOPAULO742PCC KILLS PRISON GUARDS AT HOME, POLICE NAB DOZENS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten days after a raid that left 13 of their compatriots dead and five apprehended, the PCC has carried out almost daily, precise assassinations and attempts on prison guards at their homes around Sao Paulo. Five guards have been killed and several other law enforcement person [...]
2006-07-07 16:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO761INCREASED OVERNIGHT VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO LIKELY DUE TO
[...] Sao Paulo's slow burn of violence directed against prison and police officials by the organized criminal gang PCC over the past weeks flared during the early morning hours of July 12. Reminiscent of the beginning of the violence unleashed on Sao Paulo and neighboring cities in mid-May by the P [...]
2006-07-13 09:28:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO800MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE; GLOBAL
[...] "Peacekeeping Force" Liberal, largest circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (7/25) opined: "The proposal of an international force made up mainly of European troops to be sent to the South of Lebanon is praiseworthy.... That seems to be the best way both for an immediate ceasefire and to ensur [...]
2006-07-25 12:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO847MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, CASTRO'S HEALTH;
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 11:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO865PRE-FATHER'S DAY ATTACKS IN SAO PAULO BY PCC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sao Paulo residents awoke Monday morning, August 7, to reports of yet another round of bus burnings and bomb and gun attacks against police targets orchestrated by the organized crime ring PCC. Twenty-seven attacks were reported in greater Sao Paulo by the office of the state [...]
2006-08-07 19:42:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO887 QUIET IN SAO PAULO, BUT JOURNALISTS' KIDNAPPING MARKS NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo residents enjoyed a relatively quiet Father's Day weekend, as a feared repeat of the widespread violence that occurred on Mother's Day three months ago failed to materialize (ref B). Some 13,000 inmates were given weekend furloughs for the holiday, but only scattered [...]
2006-08-14 13:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO965 AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 23-24 VISIT TO SAO PAULO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Clifford Sobel passed two eventful days in Sao Paulo August 23-24, beginning his visit with an appearance at the opening of a Calder exhibit at the Pinacoteca, one of the major art museums in Sao Paulo. The following day he met separately with the heads of the Brazilian subsi [...]
2006-09-05 16:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD BEXP KIPR BR
06SKOPJE953MACEDONIA: POLICE LAW IMPASSE:GOM-OPPOSITION TALKS
[...] (C) The parliamentary impasse between the VMRO-DPMNE-led government and ethnic Albanian opposition party DUI over the draft police law continues, with DUI insisting that it will not respect the police law unless it is passed with a qualified (Badinter) majority. PM Gruevski and DUI President [...]
2006-10-06 13:39:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV MK
06TEGUCIGALPA1131HONDURAN MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS, SAYS IT IS
[...] (C) Summary: GOH Minister of Finance Hugo Noe Pino resigned on June 16, effective July 1, when he will be replaced by Vice Minister Rebecca Santos. Noe Pino assured EconChief that his resignation was not in protest, but rather was the result of the President's desire to send him as Honduras' [...]
2006-06-22 14:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA575HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General (CG) met on March 6 and 14 with senior officials in the Honduran Immigration Service and they presented a picture of continued confusion and corruption at the Immigration Service. President Zelaya told the Ambassador on March 14 that a new Director of Immigr [...]
2006-03-23 18:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
06TELAVIV102ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-09 13:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1061C-NE6-00442 KADIMA'S CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROL OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: Less than two weeks before Israel's elections, the Kadima Party is on course to win a plurality of seats in the next Knesset despite minor up and down swings in the weekly polls. Kadima's broadly accepted political goal of unilaterally defining Israel's borders will allow the pa [...]
2006-03-16 11:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS KDEM GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1218ELECTION RESULTS OFFER MANY OPTIONS FOR OLMERT
[...] Summary: The March 28 election results confirmed a Kadima plurality, the status quo of Labor, the relative demise of Likud and less so of the religious Zionist parties, the stability of the ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties, the surprise electoral success of the Pensioners' Party, and the long [...]
2006-03-30 04:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1331ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to highlight Acting PM Ehud Olmert's efforts to form a government coalition. Yediot and Israel Radio quoted Olmert as saying Monday that it can be assume [...]
2006-04-04 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV136ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a statement issued Monday by Jerusalem's Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, that PM Sharon, while still in serious but stable condition, began to bre [...]
2006-01-10 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1376ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Trial of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that today, President Moshe Katsav invited Acting PM Ehud Olmert today to form a gover [...]
2006-04-06 12:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1402ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported on seemingly moderate gestures and pronouncements from Hamas vis-a- vis Israel. Ha'aretz reported that Hamas has been sending go-between [...]
2006-04-07 11:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV149ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight PM Sharon's physical condition. The Jerusalem Post and Yediot quoted Dr. Yoram Weiss, one of his anesthesiologists, as saying in a briefi [...]
2006-01-11 12:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1575ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon 4. Jonathan Pollard ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted Senator Joseph Lieberman, the former Democratic vice presidential candidate and a serving member of the Senate Armed Servi [...]
2006-04-21 11:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1593ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Yediot reported that on May 21, Ehud Olmert will pay his first visit to the United States as prime minister and will meet with President Bush. The newspaper sa [...]
2006-04-24 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1612WITHERED LIKUD: SHALOM DESPERATELY MANEUVERS TO
[...] (C) With the rest of the nation focused on the evolving makeup of the future governing coalition, the Likud faction's number two, Silvan Shalom, has started what will be at best a pained and drawn out process and at worst a doomed attempt to dislodge Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu. Netany [...]
2006-04-25 13:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV177ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported that the U.S. administration intends to invite Acting PM Ehud Olmert to Washington before the elections in Israel. The radio reported t [...]
2006-01-12 12:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1864CONVERGENCE COHORT: INFLUENTIAL ADVISERS ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a bid to make his office more "presidential," Prime Minister Olmert has decided to name Dr. Yoram Turbowicz as his chief of staff, a new position that will reportedly make the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) more effective in terms of policy coordination. The incoming cha [...]
2006-05-11 17:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV194ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 12:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV214PRIMARIES SHAKE UP SHINUI, LIKUD; OLMERT TO NAME
[...] (SBU) Summary: Surprise results in the Shinui January 12 primaries for the party's Knesset list have led to a split in the party, with at least six Shinui MKs -- and perhaps party leader Tommy Lapid -- poised to form a new party that could be eligible to take on Shinui's name and its budget. [...]
2006-01-13 15:34:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV230OLMERT SHUFFLES THE KADIMA CARDS IN HIS CABINET
[...] On January 18, Alternate PM Ehud Olmert's Cabinet approved the appointment of three Kadima ministers to fill the Foreign Affairs, Agriculture/Rural Development, Education and Health portfolios in his transitional government vacated following the January 15 resignation of four Likud ministers [...]
2006-01-19 16:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IS PINR ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV282NEW FOREIGN MINISTER TZIPI LIVNI
[...] Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert named Kadima MK Tzipi Livni, who continues to hold the Justice and Immigration portfolios, to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon the departure of Likud Minister Silvan Shalom. This decision, which the cabinet approved on January 18 (septel [...]
2006-01-20 05:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV362ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV370ISRAEL AND TURKEY BEGIN COOPERATION ON EREZ
[...] (C) Summary: On January 5 the governments of Israel and Turkey signed a Joint Declaration on contributing to the economic development and promotion of the Gaza Strip by establishing a Turkish management company that will operate the Erez industrial zone. According to the Turkish Embassy, this [...]
2006-01-26 16:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON KPAL KWBG PREL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
06TELAVIV3791LIKUD READS QUARTET STATEMENT AS A DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) PM Olmert's plans to meet West Bank settlers next week and his quest to shore up his coalition no doubt prompted some Likud leaders to take issue with the September 20 Quartet statement as a way to flex their political muscles before the Jewish High Holidays begin on September 22. Forme [...]
2006-09-22 12:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN IS KPAL
06TELAVIV387INITIAL ISRAELI RESPONSE TO THE PLC ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has urged patience in formulating a response to the surprise outcome of the Palestinian elections, but said publicly that he will not negotiate with a Palestinian Authority government that includes Hamas. Israeli politicians from m [...]
2006-01-27 14:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV454ISRAEL-CHAD RELATIONS ON HOLD; MFA DENIES ANY GOI
[...] (C) Oren Anolik, advisor to the Israeli MFA's director general, informed poloff January 31 that the GOI has sought to reestablish diplomatic relations with Chad, which were broken in 1972. There is no Israeli charge d'affaires in N'Djamena, according to Anolik. As reported in reftel and in [...]
2006-01-31 15:28:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SU CD IS ML NG XY GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV543YOUR MEETING WITH ISRAELI FM TZIPI LIVNI
[...] (C) Tzipi Livni's first visit to Washington and New York as Foreign Minister offers her a chance to demonstrate on an international stage the same confidence, frankness and poise that have made her one of Israel's most popular politicians. Considered too young, at 47, to be Prime Minister Sharo [...]
2006-02-06 17:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV567SHALOM CALLS A STRONG HAMAS SHOWING A WIN FOR
[...] (C) Summary: During discussions January 10 with Senator Barack Obama, then FM Silvan Shalom said he predicted that Hamas would win a significant number of votes in the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council elections. He said that a strong showing by Hamas will show moderate Palestinians [...]
2006-02-07 16:10:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG OREP KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
06TELAVIV642ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV751ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Muhammad Cartoon Controversy 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Israel's representative to the UN Danny Gillerman as warning at the UN Security Council Tuesday that an Iran-Syria-Hamas "terror ax [...]
2006-02-22 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV886ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast 3. UAE Role in US Port Management ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that A/S David Welch told members of Congress in Washington that the US is interested in isolating Hamas econom [...]
2006-03-03 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE1359NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA/BRAZIL: FM TO TRAVEL JULY
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch FM Bot will likely travel to Brazil and Venezuela July 10 and 11, to meet with the Foreign Ministers of those two countries. As late as last month, the Dutch had hoped the meetings would be with Presidents Lula da Silva and Chavez. Chavez has refused for over a year to meet [...]
2006-06-16 11:09:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL BR VE NT NL
06THEHAGUE1383CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del reps met with French, German and UK delegations on June 15 to deliver talking points, proposed draft decision text, and suggested site visit parameters. Del reps met initially with UK rep to express concern over the UK insistence upon visits to capitals (in the context of site visit p [...]
2006-06-20 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1664CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 28
[...] (U) The CW Delegation had a quiet week with no meetings scheduled for the foreseeable future. Delegates took the opportunity to host the new South African delegate Martinus Van Schalkwijk to lunch and found him to be a personable and experienced multilateral diplomat. -------------- Securi [...]
2006-07-31 13:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06TOKYO2008WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...]
2006-04-13 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH
06USUNNEWYORK1093UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee communicated May 25 via videoconference with Court Registrar Lovemore Munlo and other Court officials to discuss the proposed $26.8 million budget projected for July 2006-June 2007, progress in the three trials now underw [...]
2006-05-31 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
06USUNNEWYORK1779SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT PROSECUTOR CANDIDATES -
[...] As instructed reftel, USUN Legal Adviser contacted UN Deputy Legal Counsel Larry Johnson to share US views on candidates to replace Desmond de Silva as Prosecutor for the Sierra Leone Special Court. Earlier in the day, the same information had been passed to UK Legal Adviser Huw Llwellyn who [...]
2006-09-11 21:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS
06WELLINGTON480MEDIA REPORT OFFICIAL ADVICE ON VIABILITY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] SUMMARY: On June 15, 2006, Radio New Zealand aired a report on the viability of nuclear energy in New Zealand after using the Official Information Act to obtain government papers prepared for the Minister of Energy. Two sets of official advice on possible future use of nuclear energy in New [...]
2006-06-22 21:50:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC MNUC PREL NZ
07ABUJA1170SENATOR SARAKI OFFERS VIEWS ON YAR,ADUA, NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with Kwara Senator Gbemisola Saraki-Fowora of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) June 6 to discuss her views on the April elections, the Yar'adua administration, and the events leading up to the inaugural session of the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS). Senator Sara [...]
2007-06-11 15:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1368OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE TALKS HOSTAGES, DELTA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs on June 8 met with a representative of Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) to discuss the events leading up to the June 2 release of six CNL employees kidnapped on May 1 in Bayelsa State. The representative indicated Bayelsa State officials leaned heavily on CNL for supplies and l [...]
2007-06-28 08:07:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR ENRG NI
07ABUJA757NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 1
[...] (U) SUMMARY: General balloting in Nigeria's Presidential and National Assembly elections is yet to get underway as of 1130 local time. Some stations report a few ballots cast, but others report only the potential for balloting later in the day. No serious security incidents reported at th [...]
2007-04-21 12:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ACCRA483GHANA AT 50: A WORLD VIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the seventh and final in a series of scene setter cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the third looking at Ghana's external relations. Throughout its history Ghana has been independent and vocal on the international stage. It has preferred multilateral solutions, espe [...]
2007-03-01 18:05:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR CH ECON GH IN PGOV PHUM PREL RS
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
07ADANA109SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]
2007-09-18 11:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA110SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]
2007-09-19 07:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA19SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 13, 2007. 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. GUNDEM: Municipality Assembly member [...]
2007-02-14 10:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA20SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 14, 2007. 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. BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / EKSPRE [...]
2007-02-15 13:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA82SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE, 13, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 13, 2007. 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. BOLGE / CNN ONLINE / HABERLER.COM / EK [...]
2007-06-14 14:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA99SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 21-27, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 21-27, 2007. 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/EVRENSEL/HURRIYET/YENI S [...]
2007-07-27 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ANKARA1619ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2636ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2645ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA354TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - NO HUMAN CASES
[...] SUMMARY: The GOT moved rapidly to contain outbreaks of avian influenza in chickens in villages in Batman and Diyarbakir provinces in the southeast that began on February 5 (refs). Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) officials culled nearly 3,000 birds and are implementing other appropriate biosecu [...]
2007-02-16 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU KFLU
07ANTANANARIVO102INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS
[...] Per reftel, the following is Post's recommendation of the five most influential women in Madagascar and The Union of the Comoros. Post officer following women's issues in both countries is Silvana Rodriguez. She can be reached at (261) 20 22 21257, Ext 2409 or by email at RodriguezSD@state.gov [...]
2007-02-01 12:40:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL PINR MA CN
07ANTANANARIVO221MADAGASCAR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of trafficking within the country's borders. Madagascar has a confirmed child sex tourism problem. The domestic legal framework, cultural [...]
2007-03-06 14:07:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07ANTANANARIVO225 COMOROS 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The Embassy Point of Contact for TIP is Political Officer Silvana Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez can be reached via email at RodriguezSD [at] state.gov, via telephone at 261.20.22.212.57, or via facsimile at 261.20.22.251.71. POLOFF Rodriguez spent approximately 1 hour preparing this report. [...]
2007-03-07 11:48:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO402 MADAGASCAR TIP PROPOSALS FOR 2007 ESF AND INCLE FUNDS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Antananarivo is providing the following four proposals for 2007 ESF and INCLE funds for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) projects. The full text of the proposals, budgets and resumes are being forwarded via email to the appropriate G/TIP POC as requested. Post POC for all [...]
2007-04-24 13:21:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MA
07ANTANANARIVO524MADAGASCAR WELCOMED AS GLOBAL INITIATIVE PARTNER
[...] Political/Economic Section Chief and Russian Federation DCM separately welcomed the Government of Madagascar (GOM) into the Global Initiative as a new partner nation and provided them with the most current version of the Plan of Work, Terms of Reference, Statement of Principles, Explanatory Not [...]
2007-05-31 12:45:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL MA
07ASUNCION298PARAGUAY: URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 21:13:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION486PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO MAJOR LIST / CERTIFICATION
[...] Below find Post's submission on the Government of Paraguay (GOP) cooperation on counter-narcotics and other drug-related issues. 2. The United States Government (USG) asked the GOP to keep pressure on major international drug organizations trafficking drugs through investigations, arrests [...]
2007-06-13 11:31:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM PA
07ASUNCION560PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 12:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION574DUARTE UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. Shortly after President Nicanor DUARTE Frutos took office in 2003, he forged an accord with the opposition centered on promoting reform and combating corruption. His embrace of sound macroeconomic policies brought Paraguay back from the brink of bankruptcy; his promise of reform [...]
2007-07-11 13:06:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PA VZ
07BAGHDAD4204PRT KIRKUK: 13-POINT AGREEMENT ENDS ARAB BOYCOTT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kirkuk Brotherhood List (KBL) and the Arab Bloc of the Kirkuk Provincial Council (PC) on 2 December agreed on a resolution ending the Arab bloc,s year long boycott. The thirteen-point agreement was the result of a PRT initiative to bring the blocs together during countless [...]
2007-12-30 06:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BEIRUT1175OUTGOING FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (S) Outgoing French Ambassador Bernard Emie, meeting with Ambassador Feltman on 8/4, insisted that his 60-minute farewell call on President Emile Lahoud was done for protocol purposes only. Lahoud took the occasion to praise what he claimed was a return to French even-handedness and hinted [...]
2007-08-06 05:21:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1598LEBANON: FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN FMS TO MAKE
[...] (C) The French, Spanish, and Italian Foreign Ministers are planning a joint visit to Lebanon October 19-20 to meet with UNIFIL commanders and their national troop contingents in UNIFIL and aleo meet with key political leaders in Beirut. French Embassy DCM and poloffs told us that the French hop [...]
2007-10-11 15:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT872LEBANON: COUSSERAN READOUT: FRANCE REVISED ITS
[...] (C) The reactions to the French initiative that Lebanese interlocutors gave envoy Jean-Claude Cousseron during his visit to Lebanon caused the French to modify their original plan for participation, French Embassy charge Joseph Silva told DCM on June 14. Interlocutors from both political camps [...]
2007-06-15 14:49:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV LE SY
07BOGOTA1903VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FEBRUARY 2007
[...] (U) Post's Visa Viper Committee met on March 7, 2007, and the meeting was chaired by the CDA, Milton Drucker. Post's Viper Coordinator is Fraud Prevention Unit officer Jenny Cordell. 2. (C) Post's Visas Viper Committee submits Horacio Duque Giraldo, former advisor to then-Minister of Inter [...]
2007-03-23 18:32:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CMGT CVIS KVPR PINR PTER CO
07BOGOTA5488HOW COLOMBIA'S ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS FINANCED
[...] (C) The FARC, ELN and former AUC partially financed their criminal activities through "vacunas," extortion payments levied on businesses and households. Some large companies paid millions of dollars for "protection," while individual households might pay USD two to five per month. Armed gro [...]
2007-07-27 21:39:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
07BOGOTA6881GOC REITERATES RULES OF THE GAME FOR CHAVEZ AND
[...] (S) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo said he and President Uribe repeatedly told Venezuelan President Chavez the GOC will not consider a demilitarized zone as part of a deal for a "humanitarian exchange" with the FARC. The FARC does not want to meet with Chavez in Venezuela (preferring [...]
2007-09-19 22:47:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF FR CO
07BOGOTA8273COLOMBIA'S SMALL FARMERS--COOPERATION AND CREDIT
[...] Historically large agricultural producers in Colombia have benefited from government largesse to the exclusion of small farmers. Despite government institutions intended to help them get loans, small farmers often must turn to the informal lending system where they pay interest rates in exce [...]
2007-11-28 17:53:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EAID CO
07BOGOTA8306GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER EXPLAINS SUSPENSION OF
[...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador that Venezuelan President Chavez' repeated violation of the rules set by President Uribe for Hugo Chavez' effort to promote a humanitarian accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had forced Uribe to suspe [...]
2007-11-30 23:56:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER MARR AR BR CS EC FR UY
07BOGOTA8477CATHOLIC CHURCH BEGINS EFFORT TO CONTACT FARC ON
[...] (C) Catholic priest Dario Echeverri told us the Church will reach out to the FARC to explain its proposal to create an "encounter zone" for GOC talks with the FARC on a humanitarian exchange. He said President Uribe had asked the Church to make the proposal to deflect international pressure o [...]
2007-12-11 21:14:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF AR CI FR SZ VZ VE
07BOGOTA8534COLOMBIAN FLOWER INDUSTRY MAKES SOCIAL AS WELL AS
[...] Colombia's flower industry contributes USD 1 billion to the economy and directly employs 100,000 workers, the majority of them female heads-of-households. The industry spends millions on social programs for its workers and has developed a certification program that has dramatically improved [...]
2007-12-14 21:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ELAB ETRD SENV EAID CO
07BRASILIA1097BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES VOTES TO UPHOLD
[...] The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) voted on June 12 in favor of the proposed reorganization of IBAMA, the Ministry of Environment's enforcement agency. The restructuring, first announced April 25 by Environment Minister Marina Silva and supported by President Lula, would split IBA [...]
2007-06-14 14:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1242SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 9-11 VISIT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Brazil share the basic goals of fostering hemispheric stability, promoting democracy, achieving a mutually satisfactory conclusion to the Doha round of WTO negotiations, preventing terrorist and drug transit activity and strengthening international non-proliferation [...]
2007-07-02 19:22:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETECON PGOV EFIN BR
07BRASILIA1351UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY 'S VISIT TO BRAZIL SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky's visit to Brazil May 16-17, 2007, not only fulfilled the request by President Bush and Brazilian President Lula to elevate the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) dialogue, but helped the U.S. Mission in Brazil move forward on a number of key issu [...]
2007-07-18 09:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA1463SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 98
[...] The following is the ninety-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2007-08-01 14:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1581SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S REUBEN JEFFERY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a June setback to the Doha Round discussions, in which talks between the U.S., the EU, Brazil, and India stalled over disagreements concerning tariff cuts for goods and services and over agricultural subsidies. The Brazilian delegation, led by F [...]
2007-08-16 16:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA1585BRAZIL TO HOST MINISTERIAL MEETING ON
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry briefed representatives of embassies about its "Ministerial Meeting on International Governance for Sustainable Development," which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, September 3-4. The For [...]
2007-08-17 10:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UN EAGR ECON KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1670SCANDAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST EX-OFFICIALS SEEN AS A
[...] (U) Summary. In rulings seen by Brazilians as an important step forward in countering impunity, the Brazilian Supreme Court has allowed prosecution to proceed against all 40 individuals accused in the "mensalao" ("monthly payola") political scandal that rocked the Lula presidency in 2005. In [...]
2007-08-31 16:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BR
07BRASILIA1674BRAZIL ANNOUNCES DRAMATIC DECLINE IN AMAZON DEFORESTATION
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED, AND IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil reports a sharp decline, 25 percent, in its rate of deforestation for the year 2006. Further, it estimates that the rate will drop another 30% in 2007. END SUMMARY [...]
2007-08-31 17:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EAGR KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1742BRAZIL: WASHINGTON SEPT. 27-28 MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil will certainly attend the September 27-28 meeting in Washington on climate change. It appears the Ambassador Everton Vargas, the Under Secretary for Policy in the Ministry of Exterio [...]
2007-09-13 16:28:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1774SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 99
[...] The following is the ninety-nine in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views express [...]
2007-09-17 19:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1837LULA'S TRIP TO EUROPE: CAN ITAMARATY FOLLOW
[...] (C) Summary. Brazilian President Luis Inacio "Lula" da Silva,s mid-September tour of four Scandinavian countries and Spain to promote foreign investment, expand the use of biofuels in Europe, and press for the expansion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),represents a continuation o [...]
2007-09-26 10:05:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG BR
07BRASILIA1935MINISTERIAL MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil hosted the "Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Sustainable Development: Challenges for International Governance," in Rio de Janeiro, September 3 and 4, 2007. Participants from t [...]
2007-10-10 11:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG UN KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2047 BRAZIL PLANS TO RENEW NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH INDIA
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At a meeting with EmbOffs on October 19, the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, said the USG [...]
2007-10-29 09:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IN BR
07BRASILIA2062 Ambassador Sobel's meeting with the Senate Foreign
[...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee told Ambassador Sobel in a closed, informal meeting on October 16 of concerns about a possible U.S.-Brazil tax treaty, fears of Venezuelan aggression, support for the Doha Round, and hopes for sustainable de [...]
2007-10-30 13:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD BR
07BRASILIA2068SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101
[...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]
2007-10-30 19:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2069SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101
[...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]
2007-10-31 09:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA208BRAZILIAN POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JAN. 29-FEB. 5, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary. The new Congress took office and each house elected a leader from the pro-government coalition, although the choice in the Chamber of Deputies widened a painful split in the government's base. President Lula da Silva must now find ways to repair the damage, and he may use mi [...]
2007-02-06 17:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BR
07BRASILIA2087BRAZIL: CEO Forum recommendations report to USG and
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Brazilian and American CEOs participating in the CEO Forum reported their recommendations to President Lula's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC) Miguel Jorge, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and National Economic Council Direc [...]
2007-11-05 17:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BR
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
07BRASILIA2161SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 26-30 1 VISIT OF
[...] (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
07BRASILIA2162SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1 VISIT
[...] (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
07BRASILIA2184SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102
[...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]
2007-11-27 11:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2269BRAZIL: INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH EPA ON MERCURY, BUT
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND IS NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last six months, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA) has repeatedly expressed interest in cooperating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the field of [...]
2007-12-13 10:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TNGD KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2321SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 104
[...] The following is the one-hundred-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]
2007-12-26 14:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA362UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met in Brasilia with six state governors, representing some of the largest and most significant states by population and GDP, on February 8 to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The governors described specific areas where they would welcome technical [...]
2007-03-01 14:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBTIO ENRG PREL BR
07BRASILIA430BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]
2007-03-13 11:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA431BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]
2007-03-13 12:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA459 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
[...] (SBU) In a March 13 meeting, Charge and Acting DCM presented to the head of the Brazil Foreign Ministry's NAMA office (Carlos Henrique Abreu e Silva) reftel demarche points. Abreu e Silva noted that he was already aware of the issue - probably because the EU had previously presented him with [...]
2007-03-16 19:18:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON BR
07BRASILIA485PRO-GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS BLOCK AIR TRAFFIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a dramatic marathon session of the Chamber of Deputies' Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Committee (CCJ),pro-government legislators on March 20 broke the backbone of a minority attempt to establish a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) into the Air Traffic Crisis. [...]
2007-03-22 15:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAIR BR
07BRASILIA501THREE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE
[...] Three new cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 23, nearly completing the long-awaited cabinet shuffle of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term (reftel). Lula has also selected Miguel Jorge, a banker, to be the new Minister of Development, Industry and Trade. He could be sworn [...]
2007-03-26 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BR
07BRASILIA502THREE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE
[...] Three new cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 23, nearly completing the long-awaited cabinet shuffle of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term (reftel). Lula has also selected Miguel Jorge, a banker, to be the new Minister of Development, Industry and Trade. He could be sworn [...]
2007-03-26 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BR
07BRASILIA503THREE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE
[...] Three new cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 23, nearly completing the long-awaited cabinet shuffle of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term (reftel). Lula has also selected Miguel Jorge, a banker, to be the new Minister of Development, Industry and Trade. He could be sworn [...]
2007-03-26 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BR
07BRASILIA510SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 91
[...] The following is the ninety-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2007-03-26 19:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA554 BRAZIL: MFA DISCUSSES UPCOMING LULA CAMP DAVID VISIT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)'s Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Everton Vieira Vargas, met with the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, and the Charge d'Affaires of Haiti on March 29. DCM and EconOff were also invited to attend. Per reftel, the [...]
2007-03-29 20:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV ENRG DR ES HA SC
07BRASILIA555FIVE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE
[...] (U) With the March 29 swearing-in of four new ministers and the reassignment of one, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seems to have completed the overhaul of the cabinet that is to serve him in his second term. Lula created a new cabinet post for the new government spokesman and director [...]
2007-03-30 14:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BR
07BRASILIA580SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 92
[...] The following is the ninety-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2007-04-03 15:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA591BRAZIL'S MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT PRESENTS CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] Brazil's Minister of Environment, Marina Silva, presented on February 27, 2007, the expected consequences of the impacts of global warming on the biodiversity of Brazil for the next 100 years (from 2010 to 2100). The results came from a total of eight studies that were requested by the Minist [...]
2007-04-04 19:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA598OPPOSITION DEPUTY BLAMES LULA FOR AIR TRAFFIC
[...] (C) Summary. Federal Deputy Antonio Carlos Magalhaes Neto ("ACM Neto"),of the Democrats party ("DEM," formerly called the Liberal Front Party, PFL),of Bahia believes President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defused a ticking bomb in the military this week by reversing his decision not to punish [...]
2007-04-05 18:59:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAIR BR
07BRASILIA600BRAZIL: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STRIKE, MAY BE PROSECUTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 30, between 120 and 200 air traffic controllers (ATCers) initiated the strike that they had been obliquely threatening for months, marking another tense chapter in Brazil's civil aviation history. Due to the military's control of the ATC system, this action was consid [...]
2007-04-05 19:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV OTRA ECON BR
07BRASILIA771MINISTER SILVA ANNOUNCES STRUCTURAL CHANGES AT BRAZIL'S
[...] Minister Marina Silva announced structural changes in the Ministry of Environment and at Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency (IBAMA) on April 25, 2007. Four new secretariats were created: Climate Change and Environmental Quality Secretariat(SEMUC)to be headed by Thelma Krug; Water Resour [...]
2007-05-02 13:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA822FURTHER INFORMATION ON STRUCTURAL CHANGES AT BRAZIL'S
[...] This week new details are emerging about the massive reorganization at Brazil's Ministry of the Environment first announced April 25, 2007 (Ref). The four new secretariats created were Climate Change and Environmental Quality Secretariat (SEMUC),Water Resources and Urban Environments (SRU),E [...]
2007-05-08 19:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA872BRAZIL: PMDB PLAYED HARDBALL WITH AIR TRAFFIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) leadership used a threat of non-cooperation with the government in the Chamber of Deputies' just-created Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (CPI) on the Air Traffic Crisis to pressure the Lula administration for jobs in the second t [...]
2007-05-16 15:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAIR PGOV CASC BR
07BRASILIA874BRAZIL'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SILVA DISCUSSES MINISTRY
[...] SUMMARY. During a wide-ranging conversation with Ambassador Sobel and other Embassy staff on May 11, 2007, Brazil's Minister for the Environment, Marina Silva, discussed bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Topics included Brazil's proposal regarding compensated deforestation, Ministry prio [...]
2007-05-16 19:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TRGY BR
07BRASILIA919 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTOR NOZIK
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Arthur J. Nozik, Sr Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Manaus, Brazil from August 19-25, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to present a speech on recent published results from NREL's research on multiple exciton generat [...]
2007-05-23 13:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG OTRA BR
07BRAZZAVILLE416BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF OCTOBER 12 2007
[...] (U) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil , will arrive in Brazzaville October 15 for one day meeting with GRoC to discuss bilateral agreements and participate in the RoC launch of a campaign to provide immunizations for measles and distribution of bednets for children aged 5 years [...]
2007-10-12 17:10:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON SCUL MARR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE439BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, 2 NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The Renaissance Man: President Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaimed in his state of the nation address that the Republic of Congo (RoC) is now in a full renaissance mode. Addressing Parliament on October 27, the President stated "The renaissance of the Congo is a visible, concrete and tangible a [...]
2007-11-02 15:19:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON CF
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
07BUENOSAIRES1142MEDIA REACTION; LULA'S WARNING TO CHAVEZ; CHAVEZ AND THE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces and editorials cover Lula's criticism of Chavez's verbal excesses; Chavez's inconsistent response to the Pope's warnings of growing authoritarianism in Latin America; and the "totalitarian" nature of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's decision to [...]
2007-06-11 14:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES117MEDIA REACTION LULA'S GROWTH ACCELERATION PROGRAM;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers report on Brazilian President Lula da Silva's "Growth Acceleration Program," which will reportedly have a positive impact on Argentina and Mercosur; Argentina's draft bill against terrorist financing; and Bolivian President Evo Morales' plans to nationalize the [...]
2007-01-24 13:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1535MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN RELATIONSHIP;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories are related to the bilateral relationship between Argentina and Venezuela; and Brazilian President Lula reinforcing an alliance between Mexico and Brazil. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Two presidents, among jokes and praising spe [...]
2007-08-08 13:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1994ARGENTINA: ELECTIONS 2007 WEEKLY ROUNDUP OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The latest polls confirm that Senator and Victory Front (FPV) presidential candidate Cristina Kirchner maintains a healthy lead over her closest challengers. Senator Kirchner's campaign continues to focus on foreign policy and travel, while downplaying domestic issues. The op [...]
2007-10-05 15:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2017MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS; THE TWO
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include implications of French FM Kouchner's remarks on the Iranian threat; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice supporting free trade deals; and the "historic" reconciliation between the two Koreas. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]
2007-10-10 15:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2126EXIT POLLS SAY CRISTINA KIRCHNER BECOME
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to exit polls and the partial official vote tally, First Lady and Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) appears to have been voted the next president of Argentina in the October 28 national election. With 45.41% of the ballot boxes counted, CFK had a prelimina [...]
2007-10-29 02:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2139NEAR-COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS CONFIRM IMPRESSIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of October 29, with ballots from approximately 96.5% of the voting stations tallied, Senator and First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) maintains an insurmountable lead in the presidential race with 44.91% of the total vote. Second-place finisher, center-left candi [...]
2007-10-30 09:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES2202ARGENTINA TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 19:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN SOCI UNGA AR
07BUENOSAIRES2237MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN-CUBAN CONFEDERATION; BRAZIL'S
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces on an idea to create a Venezuelan-Cuban Confederation as a result of an amendment to the current Venezuelan constitution; Brazil's support for Venezuela's entry into Mercosur; implications of DAS John Negroponte's trip to Pakistan; and th [...]
2007-11-20 07:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2243MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-BRAZILIAN TIES; 11/20/07
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The major international story today is the outcome of the meeting between Argentine President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva and their purpose of stepping up cooperation in oil and gas exploration between the two countries. 2. [...]
2007-11-20 19:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2252MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; 11/21/07
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories are related to President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's trip to Brazil and a change of priorities in Argentina's foreign policy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "(Argentina's) foreign policy has already started" [...]
2007-11-23 09:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2317BANCO DEL SUR LAUNCHED IN BUENOS AIRES DECEMBER 9
[...] (C) As his last official act in office, President Nestor Kirchner hosted five other South American Presidents for the December 9 signing of the "Founding Act of the Bank of the South" (Banco del Sur). In their public remarks, the Presidents and President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner e [...]
2007-12-10 18:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL AR BL BR CO EC PA UY VE
07BUENOSAIRES2327ARGENTINA: HIGHLIGHTS OF INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY THE NEW
[...] Summary and Introduction: At her December 10 swearing-in, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) thanked her husband/predecessor for getting Argentina back on its feet after the devastating 2001-02 crisis. She vowed to deepen his center-left economic programs to create jobs and reduc [...]
2007-12-12 17:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON PHUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES379MEDIA REACTION; LULA-VAZQUEZ, MERCOSUR, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories and commentaries today focus on Brazilian President Lula Da Silva's visit to Uruguay and its consequences for the future of the MERCOSUR trade bloc and the region's relations with the US. An opinion story in Clarin is critical of the US policy [...]
2007-02-28 12:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES466MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International news pages today lead with President Bush's trip to Latin American, with stories dated from Sao Paulo, Montevideo and Washington DC. 2. OPINION PIECES "Lula bitterly criticizes the US shortly before Bush's arrival" Eleonora Gosman, correspondent in Sao [...]
2007-03-12 11:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES624MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; MEETING BETWEEN BUSH AND LULA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the capture of 15 British soldiers on the status of the war against Iran; and the implications of the meeting between US President George W. Bush and Brazilian President Lula da Silva for Brazil's strategic interests. [...]
2007-04-03 18:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES660MEDIA REACTION; THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION; US EMBARGO ON
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on an alleged decline in neo-conservatives' clout on the Bush administration; a reported reduction in popular support for the US embargo imposed on Cuba; a debate in Latin America about the bio-fuels option; and the status of the US-Argen [...]
2007-04-10 08:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES801ARGENTINE CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT ARGUES CASE FOR
[...] (C) During an April 18 meeting to discuss the May 15 visit of Federal Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner to Argentina, Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado asked for Ambassador's help in explaining to Washington that the Argentine economy is still going through a post-crisis transition [...]
2007-04-25 11:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES855ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S APRIL 30 MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, Ambassador Wayne called on Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana to discuss First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's May 3 trip to Washington and other issues. (Taiana had planned to join her, but it now appears he will not.) The Ambassador highlighted the importance of [...]
2007-05-02 20:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES864ARGENTINA: FOREIGN MINISTER TAIANA ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana briefed Ambassador Wayne on his recent trip to, and Argentine relations with, Mexico, as well as President Kirchner's meeting with Brazilian President Lula Ignacio da Silva. Taiana, who accompanied First Lady Cristina Kirchner to Mexico [...]
2007-05-03 11:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR MX BR
07BUENOSAIRES92MEDIA REACTION OBAMA'S BID FOR US PRESIDENCY; GLOBAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Democratic Senator Barack Obama's nomination to the US presidency; expectations that the US Congress will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reassuring Argentine President Nestor Kirchner that h [...]
2007-01-19 20:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07CAIRO1443SUDAN: NDA LEADER MIRGHANI TO RETURN TO KHARTOUM,
[...] (C) Offering a read-out of his May 7 meeting in Cairo with Sudanese President Omar Bashir, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) head and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Chief Mohamed Osman Al Mirghani told emboffs that he received Bashir's support for a plan to organize a national reconciliation [...]
2007-05-16 15:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KPKO EG SU
07CARACAS1432PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) This press freedom update outlines new and sustained efforts by the BRV to curtail freedom of expression in Venezuela. After removing Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) from public access television, the BRV has launched another round of attacks in an effort to damage the network's credibi [...]
2007-07-18 15:11:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS1637IV PARTICIPANTS AND USAID PARTNERS OUTED, AGAIN
[...] (C) During a presentation before the National Assembly (NA) August 1, Amcit Eva Golinger and Mario Silva, host of the stridently Chavista television show "La Hojilla," accused 33 former International Visitors (IV) Program participants and several USAID partners of working on behalf of the USG t [...]
2007-08-17 11:41:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SCUL VE
07CARACAS1755DEFORESTATION IN VENEZUELA: MISSION TREE OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Chavez' pro-environment rhetoric and support for replanting thousands of trees through his Mission Tree ("Mision Arbol"),deforestation rates have not abated. Lack of transparency and enforcement of environmental laws have undermined BRV progress, and Venezuela now find [...]
2007-09-05 18:23:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON PGOV VE
07CARACAS2094PRO-CHAVEZ MEDIA ESCALATE RHETORICAL ATTACKS ON
[...] (C) Summary. A pro-government daily accused Jewish rabbis and Mossad agents October 29 of conspiring against the Chavez government. These unfounded assertions come on the heels of a government-run television network talk show asserting without proof that Jewish businessmen are funding student [...]
2007-10-29 17:41:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV VE
07CARACAS2363LULA: TOUCH AND GO IN CARACAS TO DISCUSS TRADE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Lula Da Silva, accompanied by approximately 130 Brazilian business leaders paid a five-hour visit to Caracas on December 13, and met with President Chavez and other senior BRV officials. Nine agreements were signed in the areas of health, agriculture, energy, [...]
2007-12-18 15:59:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ENRG EINV VE BR
07CARACAS597CHAVEZ' ETHANOL HYPOCRISY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the ethanol cooperation agreement President Bush signed with Brazil on March 9, Chavez has labeled ethanol as "immoral," accusing the United States of turning "food into fuel." The BRV's reaction is indicative of its hypocrisy. It has actively pursued a domestic [...]
2007-03-20 21:01:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV ENRG PREL VE CU
07CARACAS657CHAVEZ USHERS IN NEW WAVE OF LAND EXPROPRIATIONS
[...] (U) Summary: During his weekly television program "Alo Presidente" on March 25, Chavez announced the expropriation of 16 estates totaling 330,796 hectares (800,000 acres) of "idle land" in seven Venezuelan states. He added that the armed forces would confiscate and help run an additional 13 [...]
2007-03-29 14:55:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV VE
07CHIANGMAI155U.S. AGROBUSINESS FIRM HINGES NORTHERN THAILAND INVESTMENT
[...] The U.S. agrobusiness firm Monsanto finds northern Thailand an advantageous location for low-cost production of hybrid corn seeds for domestic and export markets. Monsanto is poised to make significant new investment here if the Thai Government lifts its moratorium on biotech crop field trial [...]
2007-09-24 06:39:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO TH XC SF XM
07COLOMBO1054SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CASE AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court on July 27 allowed a case filed by the Sinhalese nationalist parties against the constitutionality of the CFA to proceed. The Court of Appeals had previously dismissed the suit. The line of questioning by Chief Justice Silva may give an indication that he inte [...]
2007-07-30 12:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1093SRI LANKA: EAST DEVELOPMENT -- TRINCOMALEE NOT READY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trincomalee, the eastern seaboard town boasting one of Asia's finest natural harbors, is underdeveloped and depressed as a result of over two decades of civil war in Sri Lanka. The government wants to translate its recent reassertion of control over the east into development, mu [...]
2007-08-08 11:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PTER CE
07COLOMBO1165SRI LANKA: TRINCOMALEE TAMILS WARY OF GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM met with local government officials, civil society leaders, and community members in the eastern city of Trincomalee on August 10-12th to discuss the security and humanitarian situation in the area and promote policies that will foster peace and economic development. The Gov [...]
2007-08-24 08:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PTER PHUM PREF MOPS PREL KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1171SRI LANKA: EMINENT PERSONS REASSURED AFTER MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) held its third plenary meeting with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) August 17 - 20. The positive tone of the meeting reassured even skeptics within the IIGEP. U.S. Eminent Person Gene Dewey noted that the possibilit [...]
2007-08-27 12:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1225HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA: SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The period April-June 2007 showed a decline relative to the beginning of the year in Colombo and some other parts of Sri Lanka in certain categories of human rights abuses, such as abductions. However, the overall level of human rights violations compared to 2002-2005 remains e [...]
2007-09-06 11:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1273SRI LANKA: OFFICIAL DELEGATION LIST FOR 62ND UNGA
[...] (SBU) Embassy Colombo has received by diplomatic note the following list (para 2) of the official delegation and media members who are scheduled to visit the USA accompanying H.E. the President of Sri Lanka for the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (SBU) (begin list) Composition [...]
2007-09-13 12:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ITRA OVIP UNGA CE
07COLOMBO13SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT AIR STRIKES KILL 16
[...] (C) Summary: On January 2 Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) jets bombed a northwestern coastal area near Mannar. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamilnet reported that 16 civilians died in the air strike. Government officials countered that the SLAF targeted and hit a known Sea Tig [...]
2007-01-04 12:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PHUM PREL PGOV CE
07COLOMBO1489SRI LANKA: MEDIA COME UNDER NEW FIRE; FIGHT BACK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of recent government actions against media outlets or individual reporters has given rise to concern that the government may again be trying to muzzle or intimidate media critics. The Information Ministry has withdrawn the broadcasting license of a radio network on the [...]
2007-11-01 10:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS KPAO KDEM CE
07COLOMBO1523SRI LANKA: TAMILCHELVAN'S DEATH - AFTERMATH AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: LTTE Police Chief Nadesan has replaced the deceased Tamilchelvan as head of the LTTE political wing, but will continue to serve as head of the LTTE "police." A former Sri Lankan government peace negotiator noted that Nadesan has little experience in the negotiating field. A No [...]
2007-11-07 13:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS PREL PINR CE
07COLOMBO1677SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT SCRAPES TOGETHER A FINAL
[...] SUMMARY: On December 14, the United People's Freedom Alliance passed its budget with a majority of 47 votes. The Government's victory was not assured until the JVP decided, in the final hours before the vote, to abstain. The decision to abstain, after voting against the budget in the first tw [...]
2007-12-18 11:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV 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
07COLOMBO200 IMI - OIL EXPLORATION IN SRI LANKA
[...] Sri Lanka is hoping to begin offshore oil prospecting soon. Seismic surveys and airborne gravity surveys have confirmed the possible existence of petroleum resources in Sri Lanka's territorial waters off the northern and western coasts, in the Cauvery basin in the Palk Straits (between Sri Lan [...]
2007-02-05 09:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB ECON ETRD ENRG 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
07COLOMBO45SRI LANKA: MINISTER'S "THUGS" BEAT JOURNALIST AT
[...] (C) Summary: The BBC and several local independent news agencies reported that on January 9 a mob led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Deputy Minister of Labor Mervyn Silva attacked participants at a peace rally in Colombo organized by the United People's Movement (UPM),an organization repr [...]
2007-01-10 12:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO475SRI LANKA: SLOW STRANGULATION OF MEDIA FREEDOM
[...] (C) Summary: Since the inauguration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa in November 2005, Sri Lanka's vibrant media has been slowly smothered by attacks on journalists, publishers and broadcasters by the LTTE and armed paramilitary groups with alleged links to the government security forces. The [...]
2007-03-22 11:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KPAO KDEM 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
07COLOMBO632 SRI LANKA: OIL EXPLORATION PROSPECTS REAL, BUT CONSTRAINED
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. experts who have looked at recent geological survey data believe that significant petrochemical deposits lie off the coast of Sri Lanka. On May 1, the Ambassador will join Sri Lanka's Petroleum minister and others at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston to describ [...]
2007-04-27 12:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ENRG EPET ETRD CE
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
07COLOMBO71SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON PSI PARTICIPATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-13 10:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP EWWT PARM CE
07COLOMBO742SRI LANKA: SECOND "EMINENT PERSONS" PLENARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The second plenary meeting of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) and the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) took place May 12. This was followed the same week by the CoI's first hearing, a meeting hosted by the Human Rights Minister to update donor countrie [...]
2007-05-22 09:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO820SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT STAYS ORDER EXPELLING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 8 the Sri Lanka Supreme Court stayed the removal of non-Colombo based Tamils temporarily residing in Colombo lodges and hostels (ref A). The Court ruled in favor of a Fundamental Rights Application filed by the NGO Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA). Military spokesm [...]
2007-06-08 10:20:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO920AMBITIOUS CHIEF JUSTICE BREAKS AWAY FROM PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a shift from regularly supporting the President in its rulings, the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Sarath De Silva, made several decisions this month that the public widely hailed as justice served by a newly independent judiciary. Legal experts say, however, that whi [...]
2007-06-27 13:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07DAKAR124C-AL6-01934: GUINEA-BISSAU RESEMBLES A NARCO-STATE
[...] (C) The narcotics situation in Guinea-Bissau probably now exceeds the government's ability to control without significant outside encouragement and support. Guinea-Bissau's most powerful public security units, including the military and sections of the police, have been co-opted by drug traffickers [...]
2007-01-17 11:31:00Embassy DakarSECRETSNAR PINS PINR PGOV PU
07DAKAR1291GUINEA BISSAU: DRUG FIGHT TAKES BIG STEP BACKWARD
[...] (C) In a surprising move, the GOGB took a big step backward in the fight against drug trafficking with the firing of the police chief responsible for two major seizures. The Interior Minister appears to be positioning himself to control more of the traffic. Meanwhile, consumption is startin [...]
2007-06-18 08:06:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL PU
07DAKAR1463GUINEA BISSAU: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON DRUGS,
[...] (C) The Ambassador visited Bissau to cut the ribbon on the soon-to-be-opened office space and say good-bye in her final trip as Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. She found a country that is earning the trust of donors and cleaning up its finances. At the same time, it is losing ground in the fig [...]
2007-07-12 15:21:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR PREL PU
07DAKAR1822GUINEA BISSAU: BIG DRUG ARRESTS SHOW POLICE
[...] (C) Recent police and military actions to fight drug trafficking have helped strengthen Guinea-Bissau's claims it wants to do more. The former head of the Judicial Police (JP) credited U.S. pressure with forcing the GOGB to take action. The new head of the JP appears to be an interested and [...]
2007-09-06 13:33:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL PU
07DAKAR276GUINEA BISSAU: GOVERNMENT IS THE ONLY BUSINESS
[...] (C) As AF/W desk officer Dorsey Lockhart, PolOff, and PAO met with Bissau-Guinean government, NGO, human rights, and business leaders, January 24-26, they heard "government is the only business in Bissau." Some might have added that narcotics is fast catching on (Reftel). On January 27, the [...]
2007-02-02 14:41:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON SNAR PU
07DAMASCUS82 Syria/Belgium, Syria/Iraq, Syria/Iran, Syria/Pakistan,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 23 reported President Asad's meeting on Jan. 23 with Anne-Marie Lizin, Chairwoman of the Belgian Senate. Talks centered on bilateral relations and regional developments. President Asad reiterated the importance of continuing Euro-Syrian communication and Belgi [...]
2007-01-23 14:13:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1062ACTION REQUEST REGARDING ICTR CHIEF OF APPEALS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. Barbara Mulvaney, Senior Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and US citizen, requests USG support for her candidacy for the position of Chief of Appeals at the ICTR. 2. (U) Mulvaney believes she is qua [...]
2007-07-31 14:50:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM RW TZ
07DILI101AUSSIES BRIEF ON REINADO OPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: International Stabilization Forces (ISF) commander Brigadier Malcolm Rerden and Australian Ambassador to East Timor Margaret Twomey briefed Emboffs March 9, reviewing the current status of ISF operations to apprehend Major Alfredo Reinado and summarizing a meeting Rerden has just [...]
2007-03-12 08:57:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALKPKO MOPS PGOV PREL TT AU NZ
07DILI110AUSTRALIAN AND PORTUGUESE INTERESTS CONVERGE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In separate discussions, the Portuguese and Australian ambassadors downplayed concerns about support for military dissident Major Alfredo Reinado in the western districts. Their views converge on one matter, that Alfredo is a fugitive from justice who should surrender or be ca [...]
2007-03-15 02:14:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKPKO MOPS PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM UN TT
07DILI14SUSPECTED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS DETAINED
[...] (C) Summary: UNPOL has arrested a Nigerian and a Lebanese national in Dili suspected of involvement in an apparent attempt to traffic young Timorese women to Syria, possibly for prostitution. The Nigerian detainee, found in possession of a large number of fraudulent documents, is confirmed to [...]
2007-01-16 11:23:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS KPKO KCRM ASEC UN SY NI LE TT
07DILI15PRELIMINARY HEARING OF F-FDTL SUSPECTS IN APRIL-MAY
[...] (U) Summary: On January 12, a preliminary hearing was held for 12 suspects in the April-May, 2006 violence, 11 of whom aQ members of the armed forces (F-FDTL). This marked the first judicial step that has been taken to date vis-`-vis any member of the F-FDTL. As a result of the hearing, three [...]
2007-01-16 11:26:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ID UN TT
07DILI197ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT TRANSITION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the victory of Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta in the presidential race now officially confirmed by the Court of Appeals, plans are in place for his inauguration on May 20. Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau da Silva will assume the Prime Ministership until June 30, while the [...]
2007-05-18 12:49:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC TT
07DILI218EAST TIMOR'S PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN OFF TO VIOLENT START
[...] (SBU) Summary. Campaign-related violence in the district of Viqueque left three dead over the weekend of June 2 - 3. Viqueque is a Fretilin stronghold and tensions erupted as former President Xanana Gusmao led his new party in campaign rallies there. With help from the International Stabiliza [...]
2007-06-05 06:20:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM AS UN TT
07DILI223CNRT LEADER XANANA GUSMAO ON ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: In a June 5 meeting with Charge and Poloff, a relaxed and confident Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, former President and currently leader of the National Council of Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT),which hopes to oust the ruling Fretilin Party in East Timor's parliamentary elections on June [...]
2007-06-06 10:42:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM TT
07DILI258EAST TIMOR'S GOVERNMENT FORMATION DEBATE CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: The mutually exclusive positions of FRETILIN and the Alliance of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT),the Social Democratic Association of Timor and the Social Democratic Party (ASDT/PSD) coalition, and the Democratic Party (PD) described in reftel appear to r [...]
2007-07-13 10:41:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM TT
07DILI306THE STATE OF FRETILIN
[...] (C) Summary: In the days immediately following the August 5 announcement of the new government, led by the four-party Alliance with a Parliamentary Majority (AMP),supporters of the previous ruling party FRETILIN launched a campaign of violence and intimidation primarily concentrated in the thr [...]
2007-08-31 09:53:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC TT
07DILI61RICE SHORTAGE: POLITICAL AND SECURITY IMPLICATIONS IN TIMOR
[...] (U) Summary: A severe rice shortage in East Timor has caused both a dramatic increase in the price of rice and in many cases a total lack of availability at any cost. Although the UN has emphasized that the rice shortage does not translate into an overall food shortage, the immediate political [...]
2007-02-22 09:57:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR EAID ASEC CASC KPKO TT
07DILI96DILI BISHOP SYMPATHIZES WITH REINADO
[...] (C) Summary: Bishop of Dili Alberto Ricardo da Silva told us in a March 9 meeting that he was reluctant to get involved in convincing dissident military leader Major Alfredo Reinado to surrender because he feared for the safety of Reinado if he surrenders to GOET authorities, and that the Cath [...]
2007-03-09 10:24:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS UN AU VT TT
07GENEVA1713SRI LANKAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE LOBBIES
[...] (C) Recently arrived Sri Lanka Permanent Representative, Dayan Jayatilleka, used an introductory courtesy call with Ambassador Tichenor June 27 to lobby hard against any kind of resolution on Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. Jayatilleka stressed that Sri Lanka saw all country resolutio [...]
2007-07-03 09:47:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC PINR CE
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