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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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01ABUJA2665NIGERIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING WITH ATTORNEY
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-18 15:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALSNAR CJAN KCRM NI
01ANKARA7811TURKEY: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT MARCIEL FOR REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) FIGHTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM HAS LONG BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY (GOT). SINCE THE MID-1960S, TURKEY HAS FACED ALMOST A CONSTANT THREAT FROM DOMESTIC AND TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM TAR [...]
2001-12-14 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER
01HARARE2345PRESIDENT MUGABE APPOINTS THREE ADDITIONAL SUPREME
[...] PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS APPOINTED THREE ADDITIONAL SUPREME COURT JUDGES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JUSTICES ON THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST COURT TO EIGHT. MINISTER OF JUSTICE PATRICK CHINAMASA ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEW APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE IN PREPARATION FOR AN EXPECTED INCREASE IN WORKLOAD. THE [...]
2001-08-08 12:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HOCHIMINHCITY734UPDATE ON CONTINUING BUDDHIST TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 7, ABOUT 100 MONKS, NUNS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE OUTLAWED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE TO MEET WITH UBCV SUPREME PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG AND TAKE HIM TO HCMC. POLICE IN HUE HAD WARNED THEM NOT TO GO, AND MOST OF [...]
2001-06-15 09:03:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
02ABUJA1892001 INCSR CHAPTER ON NIGERIA
[...] Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking and money laundering activity. Nigerian organized criminal groups dominate the African drug trade, and transport narcotics to markets in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some of these criminal organizations are engaged in Advance-Fee [...]
2002-01-22 17:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR NI
02ABUJA2838NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POLITICAL UPDATE
[...] (U) This biweekly update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- Voter Registration -- Political Assassinations -- Electoral Bill Override -- Grand Summit of Politicians -- Miss World Postponed -- House At [...]
2002-10-15 09:24:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA3077NIGERIA: FORCE STRUCTURE AND DEPLOYMENT PLAN FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ECOWAS has determined its force structure and adopted an ambitious French deployment plan for its monitoring force in Cote d'Ivoire. The deployment plan envisions the arrival of advance elements in Cote d'Ivoire by Friday, November 15 and calls for the monitoring force to be in [...]
2002-11-12 18:01:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
02BOGOTA1025PUBLIC PROTESTS GROW IN THE FACE OF FARC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AS THE FARC'S WAVE OF VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, PRESIDENT PASTRANA MET WITH HIS TOP MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ADVISORS TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO COMBAT THE GUERRILLA ATTACKS. MEANWHILE, POPULAR ATTITUDES ARE HARDENING AGAINST THE FARC, AS PEOPLE TAKE TO TH [...]
2002-02-04 11:52:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS CO
02HARARE1994EDITORIAL ON WSSD
[...] Under headline "Too many words, too little action," the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its August 29, 2002 editorial to the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Excerpts: 2. "Zimbabweans, as indeed many other Africans, will be forgiven [...]
2002-08-29 14:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02KATHMANDU1762SPECULATON BUILDS FOR POSSIBLE ROYAL INTERVENTION
[...] (C) The Embassy believes that King Gyanendra is now actively considering use of his Constitutional authority to dismiss the current government, appoint an interim government, and postpone general elections scheduled for November 13. The King's decision is likely shaped by numerous factors, i [...]
2002-09-11 10:31:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU768ATTEMPTS TO OUST PM APPARENTLY ON HOLD
[...] (C) Ongoing attempts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to topple the current Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, appear to be on hold for the time being. According to the Indian Ambassador, PM Vajpayee, Minister for External Affairs Singh, Hom [...]
2002-04-18 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU882ARMY SCORES INTELLIGENCE, PR VICTORY IN ATTACK ON
[...] (C) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops have been engaged since late May 2 in an attack on what may be a major Maoist logistics base in Lisne Lek, Rolpa District in western Nepal. According to the RNA, the Maoists, who have sustained at least 100 casualties, are attempting to withdraw from the are [...]
2002-05-06 12:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU906MAOISTS ATTACK OUTPOSTS IN ROLPA AND SANKHUWASABHA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the night of May 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a combined Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and police outpost in Gam, Rolpa in western Nepal. The attack in Rolpa follows the RNA's routing of a Maoist camp at another location in the same district (Refs B and C). The RNA has lost cont [...]
2002-05-08 10:20:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KUWAIT5416(S) KUWAIT 2003 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON
[...] (S) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is extremely sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sou [...]
2002-12-17 08:28:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MCAP MARR MASS KU
02ROME1797AFGHANISTAN: ALL SYSTEMS (STILL) GO FOR FORMER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SON-IN-LAW TO THE FORMER AFGHAN KING SAID THREATS AND DISTURBANCES WILL NOT DETER THE KING AND HIS PARTY FROM THEIR RETURN TO AFGHANISTAN. THEY ARE PLEASED WITH ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE BY ITALY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIA, THEY REMAIN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH CHAIRMAN KARZAI, A [...]
2002-04-10 14:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS AF IT AFGHANISTAN
03ABUJA12NIGERIA: PDP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES
[...] (U) The People's Democratic Party (PDP) held its so- called primaries during Christmas week 2002, producing few surprises. The selection of delegates to the state-by- state caucuses was designed to give maximum authority to incumbent governors in controlling the selection process. As expect [...]
2003-01-02 16:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA1328RENEWED WARRI VIOLENCE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-04 14:36:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PINS ASEC PREL PGOV NI
03ABUJA159NIGERIA: 2002 INCSR SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-27 08:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NI
03ABUJA2170NIGERIA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-17 13:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NI
03ABUJA457POSSIBLE CONFLICT OVER BUHARI'S CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING
[...] (C) According to retired Air Vice Marshal Moukhtar Mohammed, one of the close advisers to ANPP Presidential Candidate Muhammadu Buhari, Buhari plans go ahead with the launching of his campaign in Port Harcourt on March 8. The campaign team plans to travel to the area with the body of Marsha [...]
2003-03-10 06:47:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KDEM NI
03ADANA22 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 23, 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. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-01-24 15:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA3 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 4-5, 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. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-01-09 09:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA36 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]
2003-02-04 08:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA45 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-18 10:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN253JORDAN CHANGES HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TO ACCEPT
[...] (S) Summary and comment: The Prime Minister, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and JAF Assistant Chief of Staff confirmed in separate meetings that, in the event of hostilities in Iraq, the GOJ would allow 10,000 to 20,000 Iraqi refugees to enter Jordan on a "temporary basis." JAF Assis [...]
2003-01-13 17:15:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREF PREL EAID MOPS IZ JO OFDA
03AMMAN7691JORDAN: NOVEMBER 17 MEETINGS ON FROZEN ASSETS
[...] (S) Summary. In several hours of meetings November 17, Jordanian financial officials and a U.S. Treasury/Iraqi finance ministry team were unable to agree on a plan for the GOJ to transfer all of the remaining Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan to the Development Fund for Iraq. The Jordanians too [...]
2003-11-24 17:33:00Embassy AmmanSECRETETTC EFIN PREL IZ JO
03ANKARA286TURKEY: 2002 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-13 11:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL SNAR TU
03ANKARA3157USG CONTRACTOR BEGINS TO EXPORT TURKISH LPG AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. military contractor Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) has successfully delivered its first shipment of Turkish Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and gasoline from Turkey to Iraq, which will be donated as humanitarian assistance to Iraqi civilians. The U.S. military has contracted K [...]
2003-05-14 04:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETTC PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5645CHOD OZKOK EMPHASIZES KURDISH ISSUES AS KEY TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the AMB's 9/5 introductory call on GEN Ozkok, the CHOD focused on ethnic tension in nIZ and its effect on Turkish public opinion, and thus on Turkey's ability to contribute troops to the stabilization force. US action on PKK/KADEK is also a key factor in Turkey's decision [...]
2003-09-05 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA77692003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-19 09:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR TU
03COLOMBO189INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON SRI LANKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: I met for one hour today (2/3) with Indian High Commissioner Nirupam Sen concerning the current state of peace talks in Sri Lanka. To my surprise, we agreed completely on our analysis of the situation (the trend is not positive); on the reasons why (LTTE aggressiveness, cohabitation [...]
2003-02-03 09:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE IN ECONOMICS LTTE
03COLOMBO322 Prime Minister address on status of peace
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe used the February 22 one year anniversary of the formal ceasefire to comment on the status of the peace process and his vision of what is to come. Most observers viewed his speech with appreciation. The only detractors were those who were to [...]
2003-02-25 10:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO806 SRI LANKAN GROWTH EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
[...] According to the latest data released by the Central Bank, Sri Lanka's economy expanded by 4% in 2002, recovering from a 1.4% downturn in 2001. Growth exceeded Bank expectations of 3.5%, and came mainly from the services sector. Despite this modest increase, Central Bank expressed concern ove [...]
2003-05-13 11:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN CE ECONOMICS
03GUATEMALA145PORTILLO SPEECH TURNED FRG CAMPAIGN RALLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The FRG used the occasion of President Portillo's January 14 state of the union speech to bus in to the capital thousands of former self defense committee patrollers (ex-PACs). After delivering his annual review of his government's accomplishments and priorities in Congress, [...]
2003-01-17 17:51:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR GT
03HARARE1136MDC IN RETREAT - MASS ACTION DAY THREE
[...] (C) Youth militia members in military garb beat MDC activists, mostly in Harare's high-density suburbs on the night of June 3 - 4. The Minister of Foreign Affairs delivered a prepared statement to the diplomatic community condemning the international community for its double standard toward t [...]
2003-06-04 15:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03KATHMANDU1072WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 3 - 9, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS KING APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER -- King Gyanendra appointed (6/4) Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister. Thapa's appointment bri ngs to an end the controversy over "transfer" of the executive powers from [...]
2003-06-11 05:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1097UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 7-13
[...] A date for the third round of peace talks remains elusive, as negotiations appear to take a back seat to the controversy surrounding the appointments of new cabinet members in the Government of Nepal (GON) (Reftel). Senior- level Maoists have intensified public rhetoric about foreign interfe [...]
2003-06-13 07:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1237NEPAL: UNHCR BRIEFING ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary. In a briefing to the donor community in Nepal on June 30, UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham expressed strong concern over the results of the verification of the first camp of Bhutanese refugees. These results, he said, present "serious difficulties" for some refugee familie [...]
2003-07-01 09:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU358UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 22-28
[...] Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning and Works and government-appointed peace talks coordinator, said the peace process will take time but can be accomplished without the participation of other political parties if necessary. Pun also said he expects to hold talks with the Maoist [...]
2003-02-28 10:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU572NEPAL: MAOIST IDEOLOGUE SURFACES IN CAPITAL;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since his return to the capital March 28, Maoist ideologue and second-ranking leader Baburam Bhattarai has conducted a media blitz, appearing at two consecutive press conferences, a Reporters' Club ceremony, and a popular television talk show. In his appearances so far, Bhatta [...]
2003-03-31 12:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU657CEASEFIRE BRINGS UNEASY PEACE TO NEPAL'S NORTHEAST
[...] Summary: On an April 2-3 trip to northeastern Dolakha district, PolOff and PolFSN met with civil servants, police and local business owners. The district has remained quiet since the January 29 declaration of nationwide cease-fire, though some non-violent Maoist activities continue. Civil s [...]
2003-04-10 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC NP
03KATHMANDU89NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 11-17
[...] Progress toward Government-Maoist peace talks reportedly is at a standstill. The Government of Nepal announced the creation of a 20,000-man task force to combat the insurgency. The GON responded to criticism over food distribution programs and human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch releas [...]
2003-01-17 10:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU945NEPAL ARMY CLAIMS HEARTS-AND-MINDS CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Over the past month, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has been conducting a series of one-week civil affairs programs in 25 Maoist-affected districts in the east and mid-west of the country. While most of the programs so far feature mobile medical clinics, in some areas the RNA has carried out [...]
2003-05-22 09:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PTER PGOV NP
03KUWAIT3775SHEPHERDING HUMANITARIAN FUEL FOR BASRA
[...] Summary. Apparently frustrated that the Coalition was not heeding Kuwait's requests to tighten controls on the Iraq-Kuwait border to limit smuggling, the GOK slammed shut to civilian traffic its northern border with Iraq on 12 August. Convoys of vehicles supplying the contracted-out logisti [...]
2003-08-19 03:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID ENRG EPET MOPS PREL PGOV PTER KU IZ
03KUWAIT5788KUWAIT: 2004 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sources, the [...]
2003-12-23 08:27:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MCAP MARR MASS KU
03LAGOS104NIGERIA: CONVERSATION WITH FORMER INFORMATION
[...] (U) Summary. Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information and Culture, successful public relations consultant and influential political columnist for the "Vanguard" newspaper says that the Shari'a law case of Amina Lawal will be decided in Lawal's favor. He believes there was an inevit [...]
2003-01-14 10:13:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KISL NI
03LAGOS1967NIGERIA: SHELL AND POSSIBLY CHEVRON MAY RESUME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Shell Oil has been assessing its crude oil production facilities in the Delta swamps shut down by ethnic violence five months ago, and concludes some may again be operational by September 20, 2003. Shell could pump as much as 40,000 to 50,000 additional barrels per day of crude oi [...]
2003-09-18 10:39:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET ETRD NI
03RANGOON539REGIME RELEASES SALAI TUN THAN, 20 OTHER POLITICAL
[...] (U) In a May 4 press release, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced the release of 21 political prisoners. Dr. Salai Tun Than, a well-respected academic who was arrested for staging a one-man political demonstration in 2001 was among those released. Salai Tun Than is an a [...]
2003-05-05 10:50:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM BM
03ROME2045REVIEW OF ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OIF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY ANSWERED THE CALL TO ASSIST THE COALITION WIN THE WAR IN IRAQ. THE GOI MADE A STRATEGIC CHOICE TO KEEP ITS POLICY ALIGNED WITH THE U.S. AND STUCK TO IT, DESPITE INTENSE INTERNAL POLITICAL PRESSURE TO FOLD. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ROME 02045 [...]
2003-05-12 17:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME353ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-29 16:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDIT MARR MCAP NATO PREF
03ROME5694ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...]
2003-12-23 11:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO
03TEGUCIGALPA1932CJCS GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, CJCS General Myers met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro and senior government officials to discuss issues of bilateral importance and to thank Honduras for its strong support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including its troop contribution to that effort, and the s [...]
2003-08-15 14:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR HO
04ABUDHABI3832UAE 9/11 hijacker linked to 1996 rape and murder
[...] An appeal of an old murder case reported October 22 in the local press revealed a violent criminal episode in the life of Fayez Al Qadi Banihammad, one of two UAE nationals among the hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 in the 9/11 attacks. According to the October 22 Gulf News article [...]
2004-10-26 12:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KCRM TC
04ABUJA1584INTERNAL SQUABBLES THREATEN NIGERIA'S MAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ANPP, Nigeria's leading opposition party, issued a series of competing suspensions of senior leaders from the party last week in an replay of a theme all to common in Nigerian politics. For now, however, the suspensions have been lifted by the competing factions pending reco [...]
2004-09-15 13:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
04ABUJA506NIGERIA OFFERS ARISTIDE A "STAGING POST" FOR A FEW
[...] (SBU) In response to what it said was a request from the Caribbean Economic Community (CARICOM),on March 22 the GON offered Haitian ex-president Aristide refuge in Nigeria for a few weeks before moving on to another destination. President Obasanjo's press spokesman, Oluremi ("Remi") Oyo, issu [...]
2004-03-23 14:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HA NI
04ACCRA1199SUGGESTED POINTS FOR POWELL/KUFUOR MEETING
[...] (C) Mission proposes the following points for use by Secretary Powell in his June 11 meeting with President SIPDIS Kufuor. We recommend a supportive message, which acknowledges the Kufuor government's leading role in working toward peace in the sub-region, particularly Cote d'Ivoire and [...]
2004-06-07 17:27:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GH
04ADANA115PKK TERROR VIOLENCE CAUSES HIGH ANXIETY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of non-governmental organizations in southeastern Turkey recently told DPO that the region's human rights situation has been steadily improving over the past five years. Human rights workers' anxiety is increasing, however, with every new clash between PKK/Kong [...]
2004-09-03 09:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL TU ADANA PKK
04AMMAN2634SECURITY IN JORDAN AND VIP VISITS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-06 04:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC JO OREP OTRA OVIP PREL
04AMMAN3288VARIED JORDANIAN REACTION TO TELEVISED TERRORIST
[...] (C) Jordanian emotions were all over the map in reaction to the televised confessions of suspected al-Qaeda/Zarqawi affiliates who planned to unleash massive truck bombs against GOJ targets and the U.S. Embassy in Amman. The GOJ's motivations in airing the confessions appear to have been to [...]
2004-04-28 15:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KISL JO
04ANKARA1881NATO-AFGHANISTAN: DEMARCHE TO GOT ON ALLIED
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor delivered reftel demarche to MFA DDG for NATO and International Security Affairs Fatih Ceylan March 30. He said the USG strongly supports NATO's expansion of ISAF and SACEUR GEN Jones' statement that Allies must fill the critical shortfalls of the CJSOR before Stage I can [...]
2004-03-30 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AF TU
04ANKARA2294TURKISH STATE SECURITY COURT RE-CONVICTS LEYLA ZANA, CO-DEFENDANTS; VERDICT WILL BE APPEALED
[...] (U) Summary: An Ankara State Security Court (SSC) April 21 re-convicted Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs charged with being members of the terrorist PKK, ending a contentious 13-month retrial that has been widely criticized by human rights advocates and EU parliamentarians as unfai [...]
2004-04-22 05:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA2691ISAF SHORTFALLS: TURKS CONTEND THEY HAVE THE
[...] (C) During a recent discussion on Turkish helos for Afghanistan (ref b),NATO Department Head Alper Coskum confirmed what MFA officials had told us in late March (ref c): the Turkish military does not possess Role 2 and Casualty Staging Medical Unit capability. Coskun said the Turkish Genera [...]
2004-05-12 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA4273TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...]
2004-08-02 08:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ANKARA4503TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT I
[...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Backgrou [...]
2004-08-11 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4946ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-01 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04BOGOTA1764THE LAST COLOMBIAN MUNICIPALITY WITHOUT A PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) On February 12, the GOC reinstalled police forces in Murindo, Antioquia department, a region in Uraba that has long lacked a public security presence. Murindo was the last of Colombia's 1,098 municipalities (equivalent to a U.S. county) to receive a public security force -- completing a [...]
2004-02-20 20:21:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SNAR CO
04BRUSSELS5014EU MILITARY COMMITTEE ADVICE ON THE AU MISSION IN
[...] (C) Summary. USEU was passed the text of the European Union Military Committee's military advice to the Political and Security Committee on the AU Plan for the AMIS II mission in Darfur. It was likely passed with the intention to influence, as well as inform. The Military Committee finds sign [...]
2004-11-26 09:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL MOPS SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS2807ROCKY START TO BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE
[...] (C) The GOV rejected talks with umbrella private sector organization FEDECAMARAS after the latter issued a "Business Manifesto" which cast doubts on the results of the recent referendum on President Chavez's tenure in office and sharply criticized other GOV policies. Interior Minister Chacon [...]
2004-09-08 12:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV VE
04DHAKA3164USG REJECTS REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR POSSIBLE COUP
[...] (S) Summary: Retired Bangladesh Army Chief Khan asked for USG support in ending Bangladesh,s current administration and in bringing a government of national unity consisting of senior leaders of both major parties. Khan said Bangladesh,s only way out of dynastic government and the rise of Isl [...]
2004-09-16 04:13:00Embassy DhakaSECRETBG PGOV PINR PREL
04DJIBOUTI1498DPI CHAIRMAN PROPOSES U.S. MILITARY CONTROL OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (the parent company to Dubai Ports International which manages Djibouti's existing maritime port and airport),has put forward a proposal that the U.S. military, based at Camp Lemonier, [...]
2004-11-22 12:36:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI21SUMMARY OF DECEMBER ACTIVITIES AT AMEMBASSY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-06 11:02:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDDJ ECON EFIN KPAO PREL
04DUBLIN911Local and European Elections in Ireland: A
[...] (SBU) Summary: Irish PM Bertie Ahern will be recovering from a major political setback when he meets President Bush on June 26. His Fianna Fail party turned in its worst performance since the 1920s in local and European Parliament (EP) elections June 11. The big winners were opposition pa [...]
2004-06-16 10:51:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL POGV EUN
04FRANKFURT2404FRANKFURT'S MODEL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM
[...] In just a decade, Frankfurt has evolved from being Germany's drug capital to a city that uses an innovative and widely-praised initiative to treat and rehabilitate addicts. In meetings with Pol/Econ reps, police and city officials report new challenges, namely dealing with crack use and copin [...]
2004-03-24 07:41:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR SOCI GM
04HANOI1676 GVN REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR ACTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The GVN is seeking USG support to deny consultative status to two NGOs at the upcoming ECOSOC session in New York. The GVN considers the Free Vietnam Alliance and the Transnational Radical Party to be terrorist organizations with the aim of either forcibly overthrowing the GVN [...]
2004-06-10 10:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER VM UN ECOSOC ETMIN CTERR
04HOCHIMINHCITY510PROTESTANTS CRITICIZE MFI ROLE IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite continued assertions from Human Rights Watch, the Transnational Radical Party, Montagnard Foundation, Inc. (MFI) and various other groups that police and military units brutally beat, raped, killed and arrested ethnic minority demonstrators in the Central Highlands durin [...]
2004-04-23 18:13:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF PREL SCUL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04KINSHASA1565NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN CONGO COULD THREATEN
[...] (C) Summary: Following the funeral service for the 180 victims of this weekend's massacre in the refugee camp in Gatumbe, events in eastern Congo took a turn for the worse. Rebel commander Nkunda issued an inflammatory declaration repudiating any prior connection he might have had to the tra [...]
2004-08-19 15:02:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CG MONUC
04KUWAIT69HUMANITARIAN FUEL CONVOYS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: THE
[...] (C) Summary. A survey of the provision of gasoline and kerosene to southern Iraq under the humanitarian fuel program showed bottlenecks inside Iraq that are slowing truck convoys coming from Kuwait. The downloading depots at Diwaniyah and Latifiyah lack adequate pumps to download fuel from tr [...]
2004-01-07 07:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALETRD EAID MOPS PREL PGOV IZ IR KU
04KUWAIT928(C) KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY: UNCOMPROMISING ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. On 9 March Embassy and US Military officials from OMC-K and the 143rd Transportation Unit met with Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) Deputy Chairman Nader Sultan to discuss the current status of the Iraq humanitarian fuel contract and the US military's future land needs at the po [...]
2004-03-22 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD EINV EWWT PREL MARR KU IZ SA QA IR
04MANAMA499RIGHTS ACTIVIST'S ARREST - THE GOB BEHAVES POORLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In order to derail an NGO's plan to embarrass the GOB during Bahrain's April 4 Grand Prix race, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) arrested a human rights activist on March 30 for alleged un-Islamic behavior and indecency. In the process the GOB denied the activist his right to leg [...]
2004-04-08 13:32:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM KJUS ELAB KCRM BA
04MUSCAT2196OMAN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) In accordance with reftel B, paragraph 2, Embassy Muscat provides the following update to Oman's coverage in the 2003 Patterns of Global Terrorism ("Patterns") report: BEGIN TEXT Oman continued to provide public statements of support for the global war on terrorism, and has been resp [...]
2004-12-18 10:38:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC MU
04RANGOON647BURMESE REGIME'S STRATEGIC VIEWS OF U.S. AND CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States wants to dominate Burma in order to penetrate China's soft underbelly, according to Burmese Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt. The PM, speaking with a visiting ethnic leader, laid out his strategic views of the United States and China. Burma must resist U.S. [...]
2004-05-21 08:06:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR PINR BM CH
04ROME1781 World Food Program Discussions with Libya on
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-07 05:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID ELTN XA CD SU WFP
04TEGUCIGALPA2777STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] Summary. Over the last several days student demonstrations have been taking place outside the public university in Tegucigalpa. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has threatened to close down the university for a year because of corruption in the awarding of degrees and student demonstrations. [...]
2004-12-13 20:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC HO PGOV
04THEHAGUE1792UNGA 59: SHUNNING SOUNDBITES, EU TARGETS PRACTICAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The EU's priorities paper for the UN (ref a) contains practical ideas to fix the UN system. Written in UN jargon, it is not intending to appeal to the general public, Karel van Kesteren, Director UN affairs at the MFA, told Poloff on July 14. Five of the seven point (faxed to IO [...]
2004-07-16 12:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE1800UNGA 59: SHUNNING SOUNDBITES, EU TARGETS PRACTICAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The EU's priorities paper for the UN (ref a) contains practical ideas to fix the UN system. Written in UN jargon, it is not intending to appeal to the general public, Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, told Poloff on July 14. Five of the seven points (faxed t [...]
2004-07-16 15:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE83(C) SUBJECT: MKO FUNDRAISING ATTEMPT IN THE HAGUE
[...] (S/NF) The Dutch government successfully intervened with municipal authorities in The Hague on January 10 to prevent the Association of Iranian Students (Vereniging Iraanse Academici in Nederland or VIAN) from launching a fundraising campaign touted as support for Bam earthquake victims but in [...]
2004-01-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNETTC PTER ASEC IZ NL
04VILNIUS1489ADAMKUS REPORTS INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION MISSION
[...] (C) Adamkus is satisfied with the outcome of the contentious international mediation session in Kiev December 6-7. He predicts that December 26 elections will occur on schedule, but admits that key uncertainties remain. A return of the international mediators to Kiev appears unlikely for no [...]
2004-12-07 13:26:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL XH LH
04YEREVAN1010 PARLIAMENT ADOPTS LAW ON RALLIES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly passed the controversial "Law on the Procedure of Staging Meetings, Rallies, Marches and Demonstrations" (Law on Rallies) in its third and final reading April 2 [...]
2004-04-30 10:22:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN790COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): IN-COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, and in the effort to promote counterterrorism cooperation (Ref B),Post hosted a follow-up meeting of the in-country Counterterrorism Action Group, April 1, 2004, comprising representatives from the French, German, Italian, British and Russian Embassies. Post invited Deputy M [...]
2004-04-02 11:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN PREL AM
04YEREVAN860 APRIL 9 DEMONSTRATIONS PEACEFUL, EVEN
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Roughly ten thousand opposition demonstrators rallied peacefully April 9 in Yerevan on Opera Square. In a meeting plagued by technical difficulties they called for Kocharian's resignation, and [...]
2004-04-10 08:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AM
05ABIDJAN716WE DON'T NEED NO EDUCATION - STRIKING TEACHERS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Union of Secondary School Teachers (SYNESCI) is staging a 48-hour strike starting April 28 to protest non-payment of 2004 exam-correction allowances. This strike comes just two weeks after a 72-hour strike by primary school teachers on April 11-13, also to protest non-payment [...]
2005-04-28 19:16:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB IV
05ACCRA1226GHANA'S TROKOSI REVISITED
[...] (C) Summary: After another investigation of the issue, Post has been unable to find evidence of systematic human rights abuses in the traditional Trokosi practice. Fewer than 50 Trokosis are currently serving in shrines, and Trokosi is a dying practice. Some organizations have used fraudulen [...]
2005-06-23 16:17:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KDEM ELAB SOCI GH
05ACCRA2315PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GHANA
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 2 courtesy call, outgoing Palestinian Ambassador and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Ibrahim Omar told the Ambassador that U.S. government efforts to gain allies among West African Muslims and stabilize the region will only succeed if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [...]
2005-11-11 16:24:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GH IS
05ADANA101SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-10 05:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA133SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 30, 2005
[...] HURRIYET/EKSPRES/SABAH(GUNEY)/ZAMAN/BOLGE: Water melon producers in Adana's Karatas district of are frustrated about not being able to sell their produce despite water melon's very low price in the market. 2. ZAMAN/BOLGE: The paper reports that despite the recent lifting o [...]
2005-07-11 14:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA205HABUR GATE CLOGGED BY CONSTRUCTION IN NEAR-TERM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 13:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN MOPS MARR IZ SY TU ADANA
05AMMAN1719INTERIOR MINISTER GRILLED IN PARLIAMENT WHILE
[...] (C) Interior Minister Habashneh fended off heated questioning in Parliament regarding the GOJ's crackdown on political activity by the country's professional associations. Deputies from the Islamic Action Front (IAF) led the attack, while other MPs criticized the government for failing to pr [...]
2005-03-01 16:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO
05AMMAN1785JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS UNDER PRESSURE AS GOJ PUSHES
[...] (C) King Abdullah continues to emphasize Jordan's "Amman Message" endorsing a moderate Islam. The GOJ hosted a meeting of international Islamic clerics to plan the agenda for a summer conference based on the Amman Message, which will seek to promote Islamic unity and outline Islam's stand o [...]
2005-03-03 16:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PHUM KWMN JO
05AMMAN297NO MAN'S LAND REFUGEES FACE POOR SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven-hundred fifty asylum seekers formerly resident in Iraq have been in the no-man,s land at the Jordan-Iraq Al Karama border crossing since April 2003. In the absence of concrete assurances that they will have somewhere to go after Jordan, the GOJ fears admitting them to a cam [...]
2005-01-13 04:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER EAID MOPS IZ JO
05AMMAN6447ENSURING A PEACEFUL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-11 12:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL GZ IS JO
05ANKARA1832ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-30 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3035AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL BRINGS DEFENSE/SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: MOD Gonul, DCHOD Basbug and NSC SecGen Alpogan will all be in Washington June 5-7 for the American Turkish Council's annual conference. (It is possible that Alpogan may postpone his visit due to the heavy traffic of Turkish visitors that week.) While we understand many official [...]
2005-05-27 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PINR TU
05ANKARA3833TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 16-30,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Saturday, June 18: [...]
2005-07-01 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4232004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-26 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA4791ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-15 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5396ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-15 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6536ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 16:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6606ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-08 17:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6607ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-09 07:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7236TURKEY-IRAQ: WAY FORWARD ON SUSTAINMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post and EUCOM/DESC are prepared to work with Turkish authorities to explore short/medium term options that could improve predictability and consistency of fuel product flow across the border. These include staging sustainment trucks on the Turkish side of the border before th [...]
2005-12-09 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA7239TURKEY 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Turkey is a major transit route for Southwest Asian opiates to Europe, and serves as a base for major narcotics traffickers and brokers. Turkish law enforcement organizations focus their efforts on stemming the traffic of drugs and intercepting precursor chemicals. Turkish law enforcement [...]
2005-12-09 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TU
05ASUNCION1384PARAGUAY: OVIEDO SUPPORTERS TAKE OVER ASUNCION
[...] (U) Summary: On 10/31, hundreds of supporters of imprisoned former general Lino Oviedo took up residence in a plaza in front of the Supreme Court building, in a well organized demonstration in support of Oviedo's petition for release from prison. The demonstration has been peaceful so far, bu [...]
2005-11-08 13:31:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KJUS PA
05ATHENS1872005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-18 07:45:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
05ATHENS232GREEK COTTON FARMERS DEMAND FULL SUBSIDIES FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Greek cotton farmers are staging their annual protest and threatening to block the North-South highway unless they receive subsidies on their entire cotton production, not just the amount within the EU?s quota. The GoG cannot subsidize the entire 2004 cotton crop unless it uses state [...]
2005-01-20 15:58:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD GR
05ATHENS2439PM AT THESSALONIKI:"RE-INVENTING THE GREEK STATE
[...] (U) Summary: At his September 10 speech at the international trade fair in Thessaloniki, the Greek equivalent to an annual State of the Union address, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis revealed the two main axes of his administration's policies: "Re-inventing the state" and "seeking economic gr [...]
2005-09-16 08:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GR ECON
05BAGHDAD3690AMBASSADOR AND COMMANDING GENERAL DISCUSS TAL AFAR
[...] (S/REL GBR AUS IRAQ) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security, chaired by Prime Minister Jaafari, met September 5 to discuss the evolving situation in Tal Afar and to plan a future course of action. Fears were expressed that engaging in decisive military operations to f [...]
2005-09-08 10:36:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PINS PTER PGOV MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD3787ENGAGING THE MINISTER ON IRAQI DATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: USG representatives met with Minister of Agriculture Ali al-Bahadili on September 11 and reviewed the process for and advantages of gaining approval to export dates to the United States. During the meeting, a senior ministry official confirmed that Iraqi dates have been enter [...]
2005-09-14 07:56:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4094IRAQI ELECTION/REFERENDUM PREPARATION ON TRACK,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) reports that staffing, training, materials, budget, and security preparations for the referendum and elections are moving forward according to plan. IECI expects to announce preliminary referendum results within two days. Staff [...]
2005-10-04 05:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4788 ANBAR SECURITY CONFERENCE DRAWS STRONG SUNNI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. During an unprecedented gathering on November 29th, leaders from Ramadi and elsewhere in Anbar province agreed to build Iraqi capacity to take over security in Anbar's cities. Nearly all of the assembled leaders encouraged Anbaris to join the ISF, but there were div [...]
2005-11-30 16:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
05BANGKOK1038SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CDR SEVENTH FLEET VADM
[...] (C) Admiral Greenert, your visit to Bangkok and Phuket will come as we are winding down the critical U.S. military role in providing assistance to Thailand and the other tsunami-hit nations in the region. Your meetings with senior SIPDIS Thai officials follow on the heels of visits by a n [...]
2005-02-09 09:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK1737PEACEFUL PROTEST IN BANGKOK 03/08/2005
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 3/08/2005, approximately 35 individuals staged a 30-minute peaceful protest at the US Embassy in Bangkok. The protesters sought the return of an antique royal headdress, currently on loan to an exhibit in San Francisco, from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States [...]
2005-03-09 09:43:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDASEC TH PHUM
05BANGKOK2749SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACOM CDR ADM FALLON
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, your visit to Bangkok to meet with Thai leaders and Chiang Mai to open this year's Cobra Gold exercise will allow you an opportunity to push forward a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have requested meetings for you with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]
2005-04-22 02:34:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK2798SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO THAILAND OF USARPAC
[...] (C) General Brown, your visit to Bangkok to meet with Royal Thai Army (RTA) leaders and Chiang Mai to observe this year's Cobra Gold exercise will allow you an opportunity to develop relationships with senior Thai Army officers. We have requested meetings for you with RTA CINC GEN Prawit Wo [...]
2005-04-26 01:06:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK3182THAILAND: PACOM CMDR ADM FALLON'S ROUNDTABLE ON
[...] (C) Summary. On May 3, PACOM Commander ADM Fallon and the Ambassador met with a select group of Thai academics and activists to discuss the separatist insurgency in Thailand's Muslim-majority deep South. The Thai analysts spoke of tensions from Bangkok's historical efforts to integrate the M [...]
2005-05-13 03:00:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK3436THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have just finished our annual Cobra Gold exercise -- the only multilateral training exercise in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's exercise [...]
2005-05-25 08:24:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK6088THAILAND: REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PKO PROJECTS IN
[...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to propose projects supporting U.S. strategic peace keeping and counter terrorism objective The Embassy outlines below several projects, in priority order, to impr the Thai ability to thwart terrorism and to fulfill more effectively it peacekeeping oblig [...]
2005-09-23 08:00:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR TH PKO
05BANGKOK6094THAILAND: REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PKO PROJECTS IN
[...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to propose projects supporting U.S. strategic peace keeping and counter terrorism objectives. The Embassy outlines below several projects, in priority order, to improve the Thai ability to thwart terrorism and to fulfill more effectively its peacekeepin [...]
2005-09-23 09:56:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR TH PKO
05BANGKOK6596SECRETARY LEAVITT'S OCTOBER 10-11 VISIT TO THAILAND
[...] (U) Summary: In meetings with interlocutors during his visit to Thailand October 10 and 11, HHS Secretary Leavitt underscored the importance of transparency and international cooperation in confronting the threat of avian influenza (AI) and in planning containment and pandemic preparedness ef [...]
2005-10-18 11:26:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OVIP PREL EAGR EAID TH
05BANGKOK7317COURT VICTORIES FOR RABBLE-ROUSING JOURNALIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY. One week after Sondhi Limthongkul attracted nearly 40,000 people to Bangkok's Lumpini Park with his "mobile talk show", the businessman-turned-media defender won two significant legal victories, including a partial reprieve from last week's gag order on him and his associates. Mea [...]
2005-11-25 10:15:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BRASILIA745BRAZILIAN SENATORS SUPPORT REINSTITUTING VISA
[...] (C) On March 16, Ambassador Danilovich met in the embassy with Brazilian Senators Cristovam Buarque and Marcelo Crivella to discuss the issue of Brazilians attempting to enter the US illegally via the southern land border. Senator Buarque (PT-Brasilia) is a former Minister of Education who no [...]
2005-03-18 12:19:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CVIS BR US
05CAIRO2739MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING
[...] (SBU) The Charge chaired on April 6 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). A/DCM, RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 2. (SBU) ECPO solicited input from HSWG members for the Embassy's response to ref A, concerning the Department-wide assessment of [...]
2005-04-07 15:49:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG
05CAIRO3066EGYPT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESULTS AND ACTIVITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-24 05:54:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL OEXC KPAO EG KIIP
05CAIRO3424A SEASON OF UNCERTAINTY IN EGYPTIAN POLITICS
[...] (C) As Cairo's weather warms up this spring, Egyptian intellectuals and observers are preoccupied by a growing sense of anticipation and uncertainty about Egypt's political future. Contacts are focused on a series of "unprecedented" recent developments which, in combination, are charging the [...]
2005-05-05 18:09:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KISL EG
05CAIRO3755THE GOE AND THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: ANATOMY OF A
[...] (C) In recent months, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has adopted both increasingly confrontational street tactics and reform-touting rhetoric (as opposed to its traditional Islamist slogans). As of mid-May, the MB's more aggressive approach, and the GOE's response, has built into what is be [...]
2005-05-17 04:28:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL EG
05CAIRO4577UPDATE ON THE GOE-MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD STAND OFF
[...] (U) Government sources quoted in media reports claim that approximately 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),detained during a large GOE arrest campaign in May (reftels),were released in the week of June 13. The GOE maintains that 349 of the MB members arrested in May remain in custody [...]
2005-06-16 17:23:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL EG
05CAIRO5272EGYPT: AN ASSESSMENT OF KIFAYA - THE POPULAR
[...] (C) The Kifaya (Enough) protest movement has made a significant impact on Egypt's internal political scene in the first half of 2005. Kifaya is an umbrella movement encompassing groups and individuals spanning a broad range of tendencies and ideologies, united by opposition to the Mubarak reg [...]
2005-07-11 15:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO6939EGYPT'S SEPTEMBER 7 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: FIRST
[...] (SBU) Egypt held the first competitive presidential election in its history on September 7. Key themes from today's voting, as observed by contacts and emboffs in the field, have been an apparently low turnout, a predominantly calm atmosphere, with scattered exceptions, and often disorganized [...]
2005-09-07 17:57:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO9252DEFENSE CHIEF OF STAFF OFFERS REGIONAL OVERVIEW
[...] (C) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces LTG Samy Enan and Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman discussed MoD's image in Washington D.C., regional affairs, foreign military financing, direct commercial contracts, and political release of new systems during their November 30 meeting during the [...]
2005-12-13 12:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS KPAL PTER IS SY EG IG
05COLOMBO542SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES TSUNAMI RELIEF AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: While challenges remain, there has been some positive momentum in the transition from relief to rebuilding this week. The Ambassador met with the Prime Minister on March 14 and will meet the President on March 17 to discuss GSL policies and initiatives on tsunami relief and rec [...]
2005-03-16 10:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL CE MV
05COLOMBO659SRI LANKA: UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: SO MANY
[...] (SBU) Despite a constitutional duty to ensure "universal and equal access to education at all levels," the state-run national university system in Sri Lanka, hamstrung by politicization, resource shortfalls and successive debilitating strikes, accommodated fewer than 14 percent of qualified s [...]
2005-04-04 12:20:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SCUL CE
05DAKAR3184NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 16, Senegal,s National Assembly passed a provisional constitutional amendment, extending deputies, terms in office from June 2006 until February 2007. President Abdoulaye Wade, whose goal was to delay legislative elections in order to couple them with the presidenti [...]
2005-12-23 13:53:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM SG
05DAMASCUS5973EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING (EAC) NOVEMBER 16, 2005
[...] (S/NF) The EAC convened on November 16, 2005 at 1430 hours to discuss the security situation in Syria after receiving several intelligence reports indicating specific/general threat information. 2. (S/NF) The EAC discussed three different pieces of intelligence: First, a report that [...]
2005-11-16 15:52:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNASEC SY IS CASC
05DAMASCUS6010Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visits to Damascus by Russian FM Ivanov and Turkish FM Gul, who are reportedly mediating with Syria to cooperate with the International Investigation Commission. Headlines featured Gul's statement, "Our goal is to protect stability in the region and to [...]
2005-11-17 13:55:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DARESSALAAM1015 Zanzibar's Imams Declare a Truce
[...] (C) Summary: Religious tension on Zanzibar has declined in recent months, even as political tension has increased. Only fourteen months ago, a series of small explosions rocked Stonetown. Back then, government officials publicly blamed Uamsho, a fundamentalist Muslim NGO that had a history [...]
2005-05-26 05:03:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SCUL TZ
05DARESSALAAM1241 Zanzibar Elections: Worrisome Prospects
[...] (C) Summary: The Diplomatic Group convened June 17 to discuss Zanzibar's elections preparations, and to plan its response to troubling recent developments. Earlier in the week, Zanzibar Presidential candidate Seif Shariff Hamad had called on several Western embassies to describe the oppositi [...]
2005-06-27 06:54:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV TZ
05DJIBOUTI1182POLICE FIRE ON PROTESTERS DURING DESTRUCTION OF
[...] (C) Summary: An operation to remove illegal squatter houses began on November 22, 2005 in the area known as Arhiba II in the capital city Djibouti. On November 30, the last scheduled day of operations, police fired on angry inhabitants who were throwing stones at authorities. Four persons are [...]
2005-12-01 13:03:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINS DJ
05DJIBOUTI157UNION FOR PRESIDENTIAL MAJORITY (UMP) CONVENTION IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Union for Presidential Majority (UMP),the majority coalition, held its Convention February 6 at the Equestrian Club in Djibouti City. The UMP is composed of four political parties: People's Rally for Progress (RPP, ruling party),Front for Unity and Democracy Restoration (FRUD [...]
2005-02-16 10:20:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR FR DJ
05DJIBOUTI54REFUGEE REPATRIATIONS IN DJIBOUTI: CHAOTIC BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. ConOff and a USAID representative observed UNHCR-directed refugee repatriations November 24 in Djibouti. The process was disorganized and confrontational, and fraud was blatant. But in the end, the day resulted in 511 refugees repatriated from the Ali Addeh refugee camp in D [...]
2005-01-12 13:17:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDJ PREF PREL SO
05GENEVA1320 MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005
[...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...]
2005-05-31 12:52:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GUATEMALA1890GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT DENOUNCES ALLEGED THREATS
[...] Summary. The Guatemalan Government recently denounced threats and intimidation against human rights defenders, apparently in response to the widespread but unconfirmed impression that such incidents rose dramatically in the first half of 2005. If the self-reported statistics are reliable, t [...]
2005-08-04 21:08:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ASEC ELAB EAID SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA699GUATEMALAN ANTI-CAFTA DEMONSTRATORS INCITE
[...] Summary. Having failed to head off congressional approval of CAFTA through democratic means, a small group of Guatemala's CAFTA opponents sought to tarnish the agreement by staging violent protests over the last week. From March 8-14, demonstrators turned out mostly in the capital, where th [...]
2005-03-17 01:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ETRD ASEC ELAB SNAR MASS EAID GT
05HARARE1560PROTESTERS RELEASED, PLANNING MORE ACTION
[...] (C) On November 10 and 11, the police released the arrestees involved in the recent Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) sponsored protests. The police also released student activists and other civil society members who had been arrested last wee [...]
2005-11-14 15:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB ASEC SOCI ZI ZCTU
05KINGSTON129SECRETARY INVITED TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT BANQUET
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 5. 2. (U) On January 13, Embassy received by messenger a letter addressed to the Secretary from Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Bruce Golding (full text at Para. 4). In it, Golding informs the Secretary that JLP parliamentarians are planning [...]
2005-01-13 19:21:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL JM
05KINGSTON18842005 CULTURE CONNECT SPORTS ENVOYS
[...] Summary: PAS Kingston hosted Culture Connect Sports Envoys RaMell Ross and Alvin Green. Four basketball clinics were organized mainly for kids between 6 and 12 years of age, although several individuals between the ages of 13 and 25 also participated in each clinic. A total of 240 Jamaican [...]
2005-08-05 20:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL OEXC KPAO JM
05KINGSTON2784KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER
[...] This week's topics: -- Police Officers on Trial for Murder -- Telecommunications Company Goes Belly-up -- Electricity Thieves Cost Power Company -- Cricket World Cup -- Bauxite Industry Labor Issues -- Weak Christmas Retail Season -- Egg Farmers Seek Duty Protection -- E [...]
2005-12-23 19:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
05KINSHASA1112JUNE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
[...] (U) Summary. -- The Congolese Franc (FC) significantly appreciated against the USD and prices generally fell, though petroleum prices increased. -- In response to U.S. Coast Guard sanctions, the GDRC is trying to form a permanent commission to address port security. -- In the mining [...]
2005-07-08 10:52:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EMIN ELAB CG
05KINSHASA1626LRA UPDATE: 200 FARDC TROOPS IN ABA, ANOTHER 650
[...] (C) Both the FARDC and MONUC confirmed to PolCouns morning of September 30 that 200 FARDC troops are currently in Aba. (Note: These are non-integrated forces which General Padiri had ordered transferred from other patrol points in northeastern Oriental province, one company plus two platoon [...]
2005-09-30 09:53:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KUWAIT2064WELL WORTH THE WAIT: KUWAITI WOMEN GAIN FULL
[...] After six hours of debate, the National Assembly passed May 16 an amendment to Article 35 of the election law granting Kuwaiti women full political rights, including voting in parliamentary elections and running for national office starting in 2007, the date of the next elections. Of the 59 M [...]
2005-05-16 17:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT3462SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE DEATH OF KING FAHD
[...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators universally mourned King Fahd as a true Islamic leader and a special friend of Kuwait. The timing of his death, on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, led many writers to remember the special support Saudi Arabia offered Kuwait as a re [...]
2005-08-06 04:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KISL PREL KU
05KUWAIT5140THE HIGH IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS
[...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY KUWAIT'S CULTURAL AND SPORTS OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN REACHING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF YOUNG KUWAITIS. SPORTS PROGRAMS SERVE AS A SUPERB TOOL WITH WHICH TO REACH YOUNG KUWAITI MALES, A KEY DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE STRUGGLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS, AS WELL AS YOUN [...]
2005-12-16 11:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU
05KUWAIT797SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S MARCH 3-4, 2005
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait Madame Secretary. You will meet with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. We are also making arrangements for you to sign the condolence book at the headquarters of the National Comm [...]
2005-02-22 15:39:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNOVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN EAID MARR KU
05LILONGWE17THE UDF SPLIT: SOME POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-10 10:07:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM MI
05LIMA3983 Eradication and Interdiction Program Status -
[...] (SBU) With a backdrop of increased coca hectarage and cocaine production in Peru, NAS is facing challenges to step up eradication levels in a more conflictive environment. There have been two distinct phases in eradication and interdiction efforts this year. From January until the end of Ma [...]
2005-09-14 15:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PE KPRP
05LIMA4842PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS ON FUJIMORI, MARTIME
[...] (C) Top presidential political advisors Juan de la Puente and Juan Sheput, in recent meetings with Polcouns, addressed the principle political issues of the moment as follows: -- Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's extradition: Peru will have a hard time preparing an adequate extradition req [...]
2005-11-14 20:34:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KSUM PE
05LIMA5031OPENING OF NEW POLICE BASE AT PALMA PAMPA
[...] Summary: The new NAS-sponsored police base at Palma Pampa was inaugurated November 16, although airborne interdiction operations began in July. The base is in the heart of the Apurimac/Ene Valley (VRAE) that is one of the main source zones for coca cultivation -- around 14,000 hectares -- a [...]
2005-11-28 15:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT PE PREL SNAR
05MADRID1799SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC DONATUS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Donatus Ekwueme, Health Economist, NCCDPHP, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Barcelona, July 8-14, to do a presentation entitled "Cost analysis of screening, diagnosing, and staging for prostate cancer: a review of the literature," at the 5th Internati [...]
2005-05-11 11:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP CDC
05MANAMA1036UNEMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION TURNS VIOLENT
[...] (C) A July 15 demonstration of the Committee for the Unemployed turned violent, with up to twenty protesters and one police officer sustaining injuries. An RSO witness said protesters started the clash by pushing the police, and the police responded with baton blows. The Committee, which was [...]
2005-07-18 10:39:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ECON PREL BA
05MANILA1988MALACANANG DOWNPLAYS LATEST DESTABILIZATION PLOT
[...] (C) Summary. Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat and other retired officials stirred fresh coup plot jitters on April 30 when they publicly called for a "revolutionary transition government" to replace the current administration. Malacanang downplayed the move, while the GRP continues to [...]
2005-05-02 09:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PINR ELAB RP
05MINSK1262EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 13, 2005
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church Fined Again On October 7, a Minsk court fined New Life Church administrator Vasily Yurevich BYR 4,350,000 [USD 2,000] for organizing ill [...]
2005-10-14 14:52:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1437Three Years In Jail for Discrediting Belarus
[...] (U) Summary: Belarus' lower house of Parliament on November 25 approved in first reading amendments to the criminal code that would make it a criminal offense to participate in demonstrations or give "false" information to foreign entities and international organizations. Though still requiri [...]
2005-11-30 14:14:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BO
05MINSK794EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 13, 2005
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- Â [...]
2005-07-20 08:51:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK939EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 03, 2005
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Statkevich Begins Sentence On July 29, opposition politician Nikolai Statkevich arrived in Baranovichi to serve his two-year restricted freedom sentence [...]
2005-08-12 05:23:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MUMBAI1682TERRORIST DAWOOD IBRAHIM HAUNTS INDIA FROM AFAR AS DAUGHTER WEDS IN AN AMERICAN-BRANDED HOTEL
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Like a bad dream, terrorist and underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim returned to the headlines of India's media in July when his daughter married the son of a famous Pakistani cricket player. An upscale wedding reception brazenly took place a [...]
2005-08-08 09:38:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM SA PK AE IN
05MUSCAT682005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR OMAN
[...] Following is the text of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for the Sultanate of Oman. 2. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum, which accounted for about 66.9 percent of government revenue by October of FY 2004. Oman's proven recoverable oil reserves are e [...]
2005-01-13 10:09:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KTDB MU
05NEWDELHI6215MEA PLAYS DOWN BHUTANESE KING'S VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: King Wangchuck's August 1-4 visit to New Delhi was part of a routine exchange and did not focus narrowly on an imminent Bhutan-China boundary agreement, according to MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae. Rae said that the border issue was discussed, along with other rout [...]
2005-08-10 12:30:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF ECON IN NP BT CH
05NEWDELHI9376IS THE BJP READY FOR A REVIVAL? PERHAPS
[...] (C) Summary: The BJP is undergoing churnings that suggest that it could regain its political legs. Supporters of this position point to the recent NDA electoral victory in Bihar, and the decision to expel perennial troublemaker Uma Bharati as signs that the party is putting its internal pro [...]
2005-12-13 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM EPET ETTC ECON IN
05OTTAWA696MICHAEL IGNATIEFF OFFERS VISION FOR LIBERAL PARTY,
[...] Summary: Harvard-based Canadian Michael Ignatieff offered a compelling case as the Liberal Party,s keynote speaker for why the Liberals are the most successful party in Canada and can be expected to remain so well into the new century. He attributes the Party,s success to a national (as oppose [...]
2005-03-04 19:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PGOV PREL PINR CA
05PARAMARIBO713REPORTED DECISION TO CLOSE USDAO PARAMARIBO
[...] Although this Embassy has received no official indication of the Defense Department's intent to close the DAO, personnel of DAO have been advised informally of changes in TODs designed to effect the closure of the office NLT the end of June, 2006. It is alleged that a decision to close was ta [...]
2005-11-04 11:22:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PREL MARR
05PARIS4424MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - INTERNATIONAL
[...] IRAQ - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2. EUROPE: BLAIR - CHIRAC CONFRONTATION B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STORIES DOMINATE FRONT PAGES, WHILE A NUMBER OF EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO THE CONTINUING CONFRONTATION BETWEEN BLAIR AND CHIRAC AS PM BLAIR GETS READY TO ADDRESS T [...]
2005-06-23 10:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS6026TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOF acknowledged notification of flight clearance for its aircraft to Little Rock on September 6, and remains ready to provide further assistance as the evolving situation in the US warrants. END SUMMARY. ----------------- FRENCH ASSISTANCE ----------------- 2. (SBU) [...]
2005-09-06 16:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDFR PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL
05PARIS6434FRENCH EFFORTS TO BOLSTER ABUJA TALKS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Like the USG, France took steps to dissuade Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Menes Menawi from staging a rival conference in Darfur during the Abuja round of talks that began September 15, Sudan deskoff Jeremie Robert told Africa Watcher in a September 20 meeting (ref A). The Quai [...]
2005-09-21 14:20:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR EAID PREF SU FR UNSC
05PARIS675MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 19 JANUARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a 19 January 2005 meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) at the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador to France, members were provided with updates and had constructive discussions of a wide-range of MTCR issues. These included a [...]
2005-02-02 18:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE
05PARIS831MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO PARIS
[...] SECRETARY RICE TO PARIS 2. MIDDLE EAST - SHARM EL-SHEIK SUMMIT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A LARGE MAJORITY OF TODAY'S FRONT PAGES AND EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO PARIS, HER MUCH AWAITED POLICY SPEECH AND HER CONSULTATIONS WITH PRESIDENT CHIRAC AND FM BARNIER. THE CHO [...]
2005-02-09 13:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PORTAUPRINCE1275HAITI: FARRAR-CHARLES DISCUSSIONS ON APRIL 27 SHOOTINGS AND STATE OF THE HNP
[...] (C) Summary: HNP Director General Charles told visiting INL PDAS Farrar that the April 27 shootings came in response to violence in the wake of an unauthorized pro-Lavalas demonstration, and he said he has ordered an investigation into the incident. Charles acknowledged that the HNP lacks sufficien [...]
2005-05-06 19:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM HA
05PRETORIA1282SOUTH AFRICA: OESI PROPOSAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] Summary and introduction. Embassy Pretoria appreciates the funding opportunity offered in Ref A and is pleased to make a proposal in support of the OES Bureau's signature initiative of Governance. The proposed activity fosters strong cooperation between South African and U.S. officials, bui [...]
2005-03-31 04:47:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDOSCI SENV ETRD TSPL TBIO ECON SF
05QUITO1534FARC ATTACKS FURTHER ALIENATE QUITO, BOGOTA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: News of the FARC's lethal attacks in southern Putumayo June 25 spawned a counterproductive but oh-so-Ecuadorian response from politicians in Quito. Rather than condemning the narcoterrorists and acknowledging that border security requires bilateral cooperation, Palacio administ [...]
2005-06-29 15:15:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO2416TRANSFORMING ECUADOR: ACTION PLAN FOR DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) Ecuador is one of the most unstable, undemocratic, and corrupt countries in Latin America. Its political and economic systems, based on competition by entrenched elites for lucrative state-provided economic privileges, threaten U.S. interests directly where they impinge on U.S. anti-nar [...]
2005-10-24 21:48:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ECON EAID EC
05RABAT1767SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH KING MOHAMMED
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Lugar met for 40 minutes with King Mohammed the afternoon of August 19 in Tetouan, northern Morocco. The King thanked Senator Lugar for US intervention in freeing the remaining POWs from Tindouf. Lugar encouraged the King to use the release as an opportunity to make pr [...]
2005-08-23 07:30:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL MAS
05RABAT2032SAHRAWI PRISONERS: THE MFA RESPONDS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On the evening of September 23, the MFA passed us the following document concerning the status of the Sahrawi prisoners discussed reftel. The document is entitled "Elements of Information Relating to the Campaign Orchestrated by Algeria and the Polisario on the Cond [...]
2005-09-26 16:26:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
05ROME3994 OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - TURIN - MONTHLY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 16:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KOLY IT AMGT
05SANAA3460SOMALI REFUGEES PROTEST UNHCR TREATMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) Summary. Since November 9, over 500 Somali refugees have been protesting in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) HQ in Sanaa. Encouraged by rumors that the USG soon will accept 70,000 Somali refug [...]
2005-12-12 14:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM YM SO GTIP
05SANJOSE2727CAFTA SUPPORTERS RALLY FOR LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL
[...] Several thousand workers, business owners and merchants marched on Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly on November 24, to encourage the GOCR to ratify without further delay the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The march was widely seen as a rebuttal to la [...]
2005-11-25 20:08:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD ELAB CS
05SANSALVADOR2904SECOND DEPORTATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the joint Embassy-GOES Deportations Working Group met to review issues to be raised by a GOES delegation traveling to Washington to discuss accelerated deportations the week of October 24. The delegation will consist of Governance Vice-Minister Rodrigo Avila, Vice [...]
2005-10-25 15:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER KCRM KJUS ES
05TEGUCIGALPA2207COUNTERNARCOTICS BATTLE IN HONDURAS: GOH POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent maritime interdictions, air radar tracks, and drug seizures, along with corroborated source information, indicate that Honduras has become a significant transit point for narcotics destined for the United States. There is evidence of the existence of an illicit trade in [...]
2005-10-28 18:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KCRM PTER EFIN MOPS PGOV PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA826 Stop Illegal Aliens Before They Reach The
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 13. 2. Summary: Post believes reinstating funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Program for the Return of Third Country National (TCN) Migrants Intercepted in the Latin America & [...]
2005-04-21 15:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG KJUS PTER PHUM SNAR PINS PGOV PREL HO
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
05TELAVIV7003ISRAEL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Tel Aviv submits the following proposed draft for the Israel section of the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. This draft has been cleared with ConGen Jerusalem, which is producing a report on the Palestinian Authority (septel). ------------------ GENERAL ASS [...]
2005-12-19 13:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC COUNTERTERRORISM GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TUNIS1204GENERAL JONES MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with MFA Deputy Foreign Minister for American and Asian Affairs Chtioui June 3, General Jones urged continued Tunisian cooperation with EUCOM and NATO as both entities expanded their scope to include Africa. Chtioui said Tunisia was ready to work together in a numb [...]
2005-06-06 15:12:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TS EU
05VIENNA1669AUSTRIA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SOVEREIGNTY
[...] On May 15, Austria commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Austrian State Treaty. The recreation of the proclamation of Austrian freedom at the baroque Belvedere Palace had all the emotional significance of the U.S. bicentennial, but on an Austrian scale. Key to the event was [...]
2005-05-20 09:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU
05VILNIUS417LITHUANIAN PRT FORCE DEVELOPMENT MEETING: WHERE
[...] (C) Summary. Dainius Baublys, the MFA's designated POLAD for the Lithuanian-led Chaghcharan provincial reconstruction team, April 13 expressed dismay at the lack of partner commitments to support the PRT. Baublys said that only few made firm pledges of support and only Iceland's met the GOL's [...]
2005-04-19 11:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05YEREVAN612GWOT ASSESSMENT: ARMENIA
[...] (S) While Armenia consistently declares its eagerness to contribute to the Global War on Terror, most government officials and institutions do not believe that there is an imminent threat from within Armenia. While Armenia may be less vulnerable to terrorist attack than some of its neighbors, [...]
2005-04-07 11:07:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPTER PREL AM
05YEREVAN725 VIOLENCE DURING RALLY PROMPTS BROAD
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Treat Accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) An April 20 rally organized by The New Times Party in the city of Sevan (35 miles northeast of Yerevan) was disrupted when a scuffle between pro- government and anti-government supporters ended in a no [...]
2005-04-22 12:22:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AM
06ABUDHABI3689UAE PREPARING FOR TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi's plan to host a worldwide conference on trafficking in persons (TIP) has moved forward since the July conversation noted ref B with Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Dr. Jamal Al-Suwaidi. Following coordination with the UN Off [...]
2006-09-19 10:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE
06ADANA43SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 10:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA73SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADDISABABA2763PM MELES: ETHIOPIA WILL CONTAIN THE ISLAMIC COURTS
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Meles, Minister of State Tekeda and Defense Chief of Staff Samora on October 10. Whelan was accompanied by DATT Col. Zedler, OSD Rep Lt. Col. Atallah and myself. Meles argued that the best way to conta [...]
2006-10-12 13:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALET MOPS PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA2901ETHIOPIA: SIMULTANEOUS STRUGGLES FOR DEMOCRACY AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopia currently finds itself engaged in simultaneous struggles for democratization and security amid extremely difficult circumstances. Eritrea is providing material support to both the GOE's internal opponents and its newest external nemesis, the Council of Islamic Courts (CI [...]
2006-10-31 14:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ET ER SO
06AITTAIPEI4045TAIWAN: SATELLITE PROGRAM IN LIMBO
[...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu told AIT November 30 that his deputy, Hsiao Chiu-teh, was under investigation by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) for allegedly passing secrets to members of the Legislative Yuan (LY) and the press. [...]
2006-12-04 08:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRET//NOFORNTSPA PREL ETTC ECON TW
06ALMATY1042KAZAKHSTAN: GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV SHARES HIS VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting with the DCM, Galymzhan Zhakiyanov alleged that Kazakhstani authorities had purposely infected him with hepatitis during his imprisonment. He also claimed that the former head of the penitentiary system had been fired because he refused to carry out an ord [...]
2006-03-24 09:24:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KZ
06AMMAN2234SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF GENERAL
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 28-29 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTA [...]
2006-03-28 12:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREF
06AMMAN3180SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]
2006-05-04 14:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4124SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID
[...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]
2006-06-08 09:19:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06ANKARA2411ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA27ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-03 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6373TURKEY: INSCR 2006-2007 DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable details Embassy Ankara's assessment of drugs and chemical controls in Turkey for inclusion in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR). End Summary. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Turkey is a major transit route for Southwest Asi [...]
2006-11-08 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL TU
06ANKARA6723TURKEY'S OPPOSITION MULLS EARLY ELECTION OPTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. In an end-of-year push, Turkey's opposition parties and staunchly secular president are calling for early elections as the latest maneuver in Turkey's presidential sweepstakes. Their options to block PM Erdogan or his candidate from seizing the presidency next May are limited, g [...]
2006-12-21 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
06ASHGABAT1003PEACE CORPS IN TURKMENISTAN - EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE,
[...] (C) Among other observations, both Deputy Chairman Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov and Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov complained to visiting Peace Corps Director Jay Katzen during September 20-21 meetings that Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) failed to gain "approvals" for their secondary activitie [...]
2006-09-26 11:51:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TX
06ASUNCION79PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JANUARY
[...] (U) Results of a new poll conducted by the Opinion Studies Cabinet (GEO) and sponsored by news daily, La Nacion, indicate approval ratings of the Duarte Administration remain low. -- 35.6 percent of those polled affirmed that Duarte's governance is either "bad or very bad," compared with 36. [...]
2006-01-23 23:48:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PA CO
06ATHENS1312006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-17 14:19:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
06BAGHDAD793IRAQ PRTS WEEKLY ROUNDUP FOR 24 FEB-2 MAR
[...] INTRODUCTION. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) report weekly their activities and progress towards helping the provincial governments achieve self- governance capability. The following paragraphs summarize their activities in several areas for the period 24 February - 2 March. Nin [...]
2006-03-12 16:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN440BRUNEI'S UNIFIL DEPLOYMENT: MILITARY PREPARATIONS
[...] (C) In meetings August 29 and 30, senior GOB officials indicated to us that plans are well advanced for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces to fulfill the Sultan's pledge to contribute troops to UNIFIL should UNSYG Annan request a Bruneian contribution. They said that they understood that Israel ha [...]
2006-08-30 07:19:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL UN IS LE BX
06BANGKOK1092OPPOSITION PLANS FOR THAKSIN'S OUSTER, TRANSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The NGO alliance organizing Sunday's massive protest against Prime Minister Thaksin predicts a peaceful and successful rally which will unseat the PM. They expect the PM's ruling Thai Rak Thai party to crumble within several months, leading to new elections before the end of the [...]
2006-02-23 10:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TH TRT
06BANGKOK1093OPPOSITION PLANS FOR THAKSIN'S OUSTER, TRANSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The NGO alliance organizing Sunday's massive protest against Prime Minister Thaksin predicts a peaceful and successful rally which will unseat the PM. They expect the PM's ruling Thai Rak Thai party to crumble within several months, leading to new elections before the end of the [...]
2006-02-23 11:12:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TH TRT
06BANGKOK1630THAILAND POLITICAL UPDATE: PROTESTS CONTINUE, THAI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda urged both the PM and the opposition to work together to end the crisis, a view which reflected the views of most Bangkokians according to a new ABAC Poll. Three Thai Ambassadors, including a former Ambassador to the U.S., spoke [...]
2006-03-16 11:36:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TH
06BANGKOK2484SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Giambastiani, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Thailand recovers from its most serious political upheaval in over a decade. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to encourage continued respect for the democratic process. Your visit is also a [...]
2006-04-28 08:07:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK2643SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM ADM FALLON
[...] (C) Summary. Fox, I'm looking forward to your visit and hope to host you and Mary for lunch while you are here. While things have settled down for the moment on the domestic political front, a great deal of uncertainty remains over who the next Prime Minister will be and the makeup of the new [...]
2006-05-04 10:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK2644SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC LTG JOHN M.
[...] (C) Summary. John, we are looking forward to your visit and appreciate USARPAC's support of Cobra Gold. We are pleased that Cobra Gold this year includes the active participation of Japan, Singapore and Indonesia. We are working closely with your staff to make Cobra Gold a capstone event f [...]
2006-05-04 10:05:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK3898REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR DR. SALAI TUN THAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 9. 2. (C) Per guidance in Reftel, Post is referring Burmese citizen, Dr. Salai Tun Than, for resettlement to the United States through the Department's Refugee Resettlement Program. Biographical information follows: Name: Salai Tun Than D/POB: [...]
2006-07-03 05:51:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM TH BM
06BANGKOK5148SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE USS KITTY HAWK
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral McClain and the men and women of the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, your trip to Bangkok is a terrific opportunity to demonstrate America's commitment to regional security and meshes with a series of initiatives the United States has with Thailand. Thailand affords t [...]
2006-08-23 05:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK5268SCENESETTER FOR PACOM DEPUTY J2 TOM MCNAMARA
[...] (C) Summary. Mr. McNamara, your trip to Bangkok will allow you to observe the difficulties the Thai military face in sharing intelligence and information. A lack of basic analytical skills coupled with information firewalls between the services and with other agencies hampers the Thai militar [...]
2006-08-29 04:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL MARR PGOV TH
06BANGKOK7594GOVERNMENT SCRAMBLING TO BUILD A CASE AGAINST
[...] (C) Since the September 19 coup d'etat, Thai public figures have haphazardly indicated various possible grounds for the prosecution of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It remains unclear which of Thaksin's alleged offenses can provide the basis for his future exclusion from politica [...]
2006-12-26 07:39:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM TH
06BANJUL153THE GAMBIA: THE MALAISE EASES
[...] (C) The malaise gripping The Gambia's political and human rights arenas at the end of 2005 is easing somewhat, as Nigerian President Obasanjo's February 5-6 mediation visit was successful in bringing about improved dialog between mercurial, rough-hewn President Jammeh and the opposition. Besid [...]
2006-03-11 14:09:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KMCA GA
06BANJUL184THE GAMBIA: PROMINENT JOURNALIST'S COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) Well-informed journalist, Pap Saine, expressed certainty that there had been a coup attempt foiled here March 21, asserting that the immediate cause was widespread discontent in the regular army over special benefits enjoyed by President Jammeh's guard force. Saine indicated that the numb [...]
2006-03-24 13:37:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA
06BANJUL190THE GAMBIA: POSSIBLE SENEGALESE ANGLE IN TELEVISED
[...] (C) On March 27, Amcit (dual national) Tamsir Jasseh and other suspects in the aborted March 21 coup attempt gave televised confessions of their involvement, and Jasseh's role, judging from his statement, was greater than he had previously indicated to Ambassador. The statements by Jasseh and [...]
2006-03-28 17:36:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM GA
06BANJUL778THE GAMBIA: EXECUTION OF SADDAM HUSSEIN
[...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador convened EAC meeting December 29 to review the security posture of the Embassy and the private Amcit community in light of the anticipated execution of Saddam Hussein. EAC members agreed that Hussein's execution was not/not likely to generate much interes [...]
2006-12-29 10:21:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ GA
06BASRAH125BASRAH NOTABLES SIGN DECLARATION OF SUPPORT FOR RULE OF LAW
[...] (C) Summary. An influential moderate cleric, Sayed Abdul Ali al-Musawi, met with Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) July 24 and reported that 32 political and militia leaders and military and police commanders have issued a declaration calling for support of rule of law in Basrah. Al Musawi, [...]
2006-07-27 13:40:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IZ
06BEIJING4216PRC/BURMA: MORE ON SOE WIN VISIT AND BEIJING'S
[...] (C) PRC Premier Wen Jiabao told Burmese PM Soe Win that China hopes Burma will move forward with national, political and ethnic reconciliation, according to MFA Asian Affairs Department Division Director for Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos Chen Dehai. Chen first denied that this was a new [...]
2006-03-07 10:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV CH BM
06BEIRUT2805LEBANON: GEIR PEDERSEN ON ANNAN'S VISIT
[...] (S/NF) On August 29, the UNSYG's Personal Representative for Lebanon Geir Pedersen and UN Senior Political Affairs Officer Salman Sheikh (please protect both throughout) briefed Ambassador Feltman and poloff on UNSYG Kofi Annan's Beirut meetings on August 28. While Pedersen covered much of [...]
2006-08-30 05:15:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER LE SY
06BERLIN2893SUCCESSFUL START TO ISLAMIC CONFERENCE
[...] Summary. Germany's Sept. 27 Islam Conference of government and Muslim representatives has been widely hailed as a successful and historic occasion. Interior Ministry contacts report the event was better than expected, even though there were differing views among the Muslim participants and t [...]
2006-09-29 14:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KISL PGOV GM
06BOGOTA10213FARC ATTACK KILLS 17 POLICE IN CORDOBA
[...] (U) In the early morning hours of 1 November, the FARC attacked a police post in the small town of Tierradentro in southeast Cordoba Department. In a six-hour siege, the terrorists struck the police station with gunfire and cylinder bombs, and then they ambushed trucks arriving with reinforce [...]
2006-11-02 18:49:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA8522GOC BACKTRACKS: SAYS NO PROOF MILITARY INVOLVED IN
[...] (U) President Uribe clarified on September 10 that the GOC has no solid evidence tying military officers to a recent Bogota bombing that killed one civilian, or to several other bomb plots uncovered in the run-up to Uribe,s August 8 inauguration (see reftel). He said that he and senior GOC l [...]
2006-09-15 21:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO
06BRATISLAVA438CAMPAIGN ISSUE: HEALTH CARE REFORM - EVERYONE
[...] Summary. Health care reform is widely perceived by Slovaks as the Dzurinda government's biggest achilles heel. Privatization has not yet brought about a noticeable improvement in services, investment in health services remains low, and new private insurance schemes are increasingly unpopular [...]
2006-06-05 09:55:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SOCI PINR LO
06BUCHAREST410CLAMOR SURROUNDING ETHNIC HUNGARIAN FRINGE GROUP'S
[...] (C) Summary. Ethnic Hungarian party (UDMR) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Bela Marko told the Ambassador on March 10 that Marko and his party do not support a March 15 ethnic Hungarian "autonomy proclamation," slated to occur in a small Transylvanian town. He predicted a small and peaceful [...]
2006-03-10 17:24:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI HU RO
06BUCHAREST902SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR J.D. CROUCH'S VISIT TO ROMANIA
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Bucharest. Your participation at the June 5 "Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership Summit" is a tangible sign of USG support for Romania's aspirations to promote regional efforts to strengthen democratic institutions, dive [...]
2006-05-31 17:57:00Embassy BucharestSECRETECON ETRD MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PHUM PREL RO
06BUDAPEST541HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THAT'S ZALA, FOLKS
[...] (U) On a March 9 trip to Nagykanizsa, Zala County, most contacts described the local mood as tenuous and uncertain. With the election one month away, Emboffs visited this small city of 60,000 to meet with a range of local figures: a business executive, a representative from the Roma minority [...]
2006-03-14 16:58:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUENOSAIRES344MEDIA REACTION GLOBAL OUTRAGE OVER MUHAMMAD
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Main story today is the global escalation of violence over Muhammad's cartoons, and its unpredictable consequences. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "Freedom and Common Sense" Pablo Ceron, centrist, leading "Clarin" international columnist, opines (02/09) "Freed [...]
2006-02-13 14:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CAIRO7218EGYPT SNAPSHOT: VIOLENCE SURROUNDS CLOSURE OF FISH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Citing public health concerns, GOE officials recently ordered police in the northern Delta to remove thousands of fish-rearing cages from the Nile, prompting clashes that led to the deaths of three fishermen and the injury of thirty more. While scientists, environmentalists, [...]
2006-12-21 13:21:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EFIS SOCI TBIO PHUM PGOV ELAB EG
06CANBERRA1229PM HOWARD WITHDRAWS CONTROVERSIAL REFUGEE ASYLUM
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Howard was forced to withdraw legislation from Senate consideration on August 14 that would have required all future unauthorized boat arrivals to be processed offshore for asylum claims. Facing almost certain defeat in the upper house where the Government enj [...]
2006-08-14 08:48:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PREF PHUM AS ID
06CARACAS1468DIVISIONS AND DISSENT IN CHAVISMO
[...] (C) The diversity of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' "Bolivarian Revolution" often makes it appear divided. For example, differences have emerged between the movement's civilians and soldiers, its democrats and dictators, and its ideologues and crooks. Nonetheless, these disputes have bee [...]
2006-05-22 20:33:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV VE
06CARACAS1789CHAVEZ AND THE RHETORIC OF HATE
[...] (C) President Hugo Chavez has successfully filled the Venezuelan political lexicon with hate-inspiring concepts to create and enlarge fissures within Venezuelan society and cement his domestic support. Unfortunately, it is already changing the way average Venezuelans think and act. Since tak [...]
2006-06-19 17:24:00Embassy CaracasSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM SCUL VE
06CARACAS473WHAT TO EXPECT FROM CHAVEZ' PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' history of dirty campaigning and his announcement that he is running against President Bush have several implications for how he will prepare for Venezuela's December 3, 2006 presidential election. Many of these actions violate the letter and spirit of [...]
2006-02-21 18:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
06COLOMBO284(C) SRI LANKA: INFORMATION REGARDING EXTREMIST
[...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have a twenty-year history of using youths, some as young as 10, in non-combatant as well as combat and even suicide bomber roles. The use of underage boys and girls points to a systemic shortage of traditional manpower and an attempt [...]
2006-02-23 03:35:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPINR PTER PHUM CE
06DAKAR181SECK CASE: DOES WADE NOW FEAR A TRIAL?
[...] (C) Six months after his arrest, former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck is still in pre-trial detention. However, on January 24, the Government acted on a judge,s recommendation to drop the most serious charge against Seck, that of being a threat to national security. This could pave the way for [...]
2006-01-25 17:43:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS SG
06DAMASCCUS4435 Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Peace
[...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend led with reports of President Asad's phone conversations with Italian PM Prodi, which focused on technical assistance to be offered to Syrian border guards, and featured a statement by the Syrian News Agency denying reports that Syria has accepted Europ [...]
2006-09-11 13:21:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1058TWO YEARS AFTER QAMISHLI RIOTS, WHERE ARE THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As the March 12 anniversary of the 2004 Kurdish riots in northeastern Syria nears, multiple issues regarding Syria's Kurdish minority remain unresolved. Several hundred thousand Kurds in Syria remain without citizenship resulting in serious socioeconomic consequences; linguistic [...]
2006-03-09 14:58:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS2899Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Agha Khan
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on (6/16) reported President Asad's meeting with Syrian official media figures. President Asad discussed on Thursday (6/15) with representatives of the government-run media the role of information, and mechanisms and conceptions that might contribute to its development. [...]
2006-06-19 06:47:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3805Damascus Media Reaction: Israel/Lebanon, Syria/Iran,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad and Chinese President Jintao exchanged letters of congratulation marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. President Asad expressed confidence that the relations of friendship and co [...]
2006-08-02 13:40:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4341Damascus Media Reaction: Annan's Visit, Syria/Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers led with reports of the visit to Damascus by UN SecGen Kofi Annan and his meeting with President Asad, Vice President Shar'a, Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, and Deputy Foreign Minister Dr Faysal al-Miqdad. Talks focused on the need to consolidate the Lebanese ceas [...]
2006-09-06 04:22:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4614REACTIONS TO ATTACK ON EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS
[...] (C) Summary: Syrian contacts have expressed relief that no Americans were killed or injured in the September 12 attack on the Embassy. Partly due to the almost complete lack of official information from the SARG on the attack, many contacts, echoing widespread street views, are speculating [...]
2006-09-22 08:56:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5187Damascus Media Reaction: Arms Smuggling
[...] Summary: Syrian newspapers today reacted to statements by Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN Secretary General's envoy to Lebanon, and John Bolton, US Ambassador to the United Nations, saying that weapons continue to be smuggled to Lebanon from Syria. Papers featured a statement on Wednesday by Le [...]
2006-11-02 13:26:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5368Damascus Media Reaction: Golan Prisoners, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 6 reported that on Dec. 5 the Syrian Foreign Ministry addressed formal messages to UN SecGen Kofi Annan, the Chairman of the Security Council, the High Commission for Human Rights, and the Human Rights Council, informing them about the poor health of Sitan Nmr A [...]
2006-12-06 13:51:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DILI192MORE VIOLENCE IN DILI AREA LAST NIGHT, BUT CALM TODAY
[...] (U) Summary: There was more rioting yesterday evening in the village of Tasitolu, just west of Dili, and at least three more people died, apparently shot by members of the armed forces (FDTL) who had responded to the Tasitolu riot, in addition to the two who had died earlier in Dili. Although [...]
2006-04-29 15:57:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI404INCREASED GANG ACTIVITY STRETCHES LIMITS OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: There has been a notable increase in disturbances around Dili in recent days, beginning late last week and continuing through today. These have mostly occurred in neighborhoods that have been regular sites of conflict during the last few months. Additionally, there has been a r [...]
2006-08-08 10:16:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PHUM ASEC AU TT
06DILI424REDUCED VIOLENCE IN DILI, BUT SERIOUS PROBLEMS REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the last week there was a significant reduction in the gang-related incidents reported in reftel, but late last week there were several serious incidents and the potential for renewed gang activity remains. Although some of the factors contributing to the resumption of ga [...]
2006-08-21 02:44:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PHUM ASEC AU CASC PREF KJUS TT PGOV
06DILI452MAJORITY OF DILI'S POPULATION STILL DISPLACED
[...] (U) Summary: Dili has become a city characterized by a large displaced population residing in over 50 separate camps. Resolving this issue and convincing internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home is turning out to be a slow and complicated process, partially due to the complexity of th [...]
2006-09-07 11:09:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV UN ASEC TT
06DILI455THE VIEW FROM AILIEU: REINADO'S POPULARITY ENDURES, F-FDTL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs on Wednesday, September 6 traveled to Aileu to look into developments there since dissident Major Alfredo Reinado escaped from prison in Dili last week. Aileu is the location where he established his initial base following his departure from his armed forces (FDTL)post i [...]
2006-09-11 00:23:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO ASEC AU TT
06DJIBOUTI433DAS YAMAMOTO MEETS WITH PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 2, AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto met separately in Djibouti with SIPDIS President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to discuss the Ethiopian/Eritrean border conflict, engaging with Somalia, and strengthening the coalition at [...]
2006-04-07 07:47:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM MARR DJ SO
06DOHA526AMCIT AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD MEMBER CRITICIZES
[...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Shammam, Washington bureau chief for the Dar Al Watan Newspaper and Newsweek Arabic, is an American citizen of Libyan descent, well-known for his criticism of the current Libyan regime and reportedly close to Qatar's Amir. Recently named a member of the newly-formed Al Jaze [...]
2006-04-06 12:55:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA
06DUSHANBE2033TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REPORT #1
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The polls have yet to close, but Tajikistan's presidential election seems to suffer from many of the same problems as the 2005 parliamentary election. The pre-election period did witness positive cooperation between international organizations (especially the United Nations a [...]
2006-11-06 14:02:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06GEORGETOWN815(U) GUYANA ELECTION PREPARATIONS (C-AL6-01121)
[...] (U) Post presents response to ref A. 2. (C) WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS WITHIN THE GUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION (GECOM)? HOW IS CHAIRMAN STEVE SURUJBALLY VIEWED WITHIN GECOM? (C) The much-maligned GECOM has withstood constant criticism and is on track to deliver free and fair el [...]
2006-08-14 17:42:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETPINR PGOV SNAR GY
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
06HILLAH154UN DEVELOPS ROLE IN SHIA HEARTLAND
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Supported by both the Coalition, PRT Najaf and the REO, SRSG PolAd Wilfred Buchta and an advance team traveled to Najaf City on 5 December to lay the groundwork for a visit in early 2007 of the SRSG to meet with Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Shia radical cleric Muktada Al Sa [...]
2006-12-07 12:00:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALIZ
06HILLAH155UN DEVELOPS ROLE IN SHIA HEARTLAND
[...] (C) Summary: Supported by both the Coalition, PRT Najaf and the REO, SRSG PolAd Wilfred Buchta and an advance team traveled to Najaf City on 5 December to lay the groundwork for a visit in early 2007 of the SRSG to meet with Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Shia radical cleric Muqtada Al Sadr. Co [...]
2006-12-11 07:04:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PINR PINS PREL
06HILLAH58NAJAF QUIET, BUT ANTI-CF RUMORS FLY; BABIL QUIET DESPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: REO Al-Hillah media contacts reported that while Najaf city was calm and under tight police and army control, Mahdi Army members were seen massing in the cemetery area. The city is abuzz with rumors, and several contacts reported that much of the chatter blames the attacks on th [...]
2006-04-07 18:07:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIBL IZ
06HONGKONG4813HONG KONG PREPARES FOR TURNOVER TENTH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, 2007, Hong Kong will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC. To celebrate the occasion, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) is organizing a series of events, the themes of which will be "the successful implementation of [...]
2006-12-21 09:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI CH HK
06ISLAMABAD17014REACTION TO DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI SHIFTS FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: From Sunday's ""we've got him"" triumphialism, the government's position on the death of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has evolved to a denial that the Baloch tribal leader was the victim of a targeted assassination. The back pedaling follows growing criticism of the security operation [...]
2006-08-29 12:36:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD5767YASIN MALIK TELLS KASHMIRI MILITANTS "GIVE PEACE A
[...] (S) Introduction: Srinagar-based Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has told post that he has used his extended March-April 2006 visit to Pakistan to reach out to Kashmiri militant leaders, counseling them to lay down their arms and give the peace process a chance. In between highly-pub [...]
2006-04-05 13:09:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PK PGOV PTER IN
06JAKARTA4515AFTER ELECTIONS, PAPUAN LEADERS FOCUS ON FREEPORT
[...] (C) Summary: Following the March 10 and 11 elections in Papua and West Irian Jaya provinces, Papuan leaders have opted against staging a confrontation with the Indonesian central government, at least for the time being. Instead, in the wake of anti-Freeport demonstrations in Jayapura and els [...]
2006-04-07 11:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV EMIN ID
06JAKARTA8506YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM
[...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...]
2006-07-06 10:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER AS ID
06KABUL1828PRT/KANDAHAR - RECENT ATTACKS ON CANADIAN-LED
[...] (S) SUMMARY. At 07:30 April 22 near Gumbad in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar Province, an improvised explosive device (IED) killed three Canadian soldiers immediately and one perished later at a military hospital. Three Canadian soldiers were wounded, but not seriously. The four vehicle [...]
2006-04-24 14:05:00Embassy KabulSECRETPTER MARR ASEC AF CA
06KABUL351POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF FORMER TALIBAN OFFICAL AS
[...] (C) Summary. President Karzai has informally indicated that he will appoint Mullah Abdul Hakim Munib as the new governor of Uruzgan. Munib is a former high-ranking Taliban official who has reconciled with the government of Afghanistan. Karzai mentioned the decision in passing during a meeting [...]
2006-01-26 05:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL
06KABUL5250PRT/ASADABAD: MURDERS OF KORENGAL OUTPOST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-29 11:32:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL5666PRT/QAL-E NOW: REBUILT AIRSTRIP IMPROVES LIVES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Spanish PRT recently upgraded the Qal-e Now airstrip to increase the Spanish Military's ability to support and supply the PRT during the upcoming winter months. The project was conducted by the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECI),which trained local staff [...]
2006-12-04 07:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5698MUSA QALA ELDERS RETURN TO EMBASSY TO PROVIDE
[...] (SBU) Six representatives of the Musa Qala Local Authority (LA) returned to the Embassy (Ref) on November 30 to report on recent developments and appeal for support for development projects in the district. The elders reported on their meeting with President Karzai on November 29, saying they [...]
2006-12-06 01:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5959PRT/ASADABAD: KORENGAL MURDERS CONTINUE, TALK OF
[...] (C) This year several employees of the Korengal Outpost (KOP) in Kunar Province have been murdered for their association with ISAF forces. Other Korengalis have been murdered this year because of their support for ISAF and the GOA. Following the recent killing of another four employees of th [...]
2006-12-27 09:11:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KATHMANDU3264NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET
[...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]
2006-12-22 02:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3275NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET
[...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]
2006-12-22 06:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU328REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) There is considerable political instability in Nepal, which is in the midst of an ongoing Maoist insurgency. The current condition of the country has contributed to Nepal being used as a staging and transit area fo [...]
2006-02-02 12:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
06KATHMANDU333REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) There is considerable political instability in Nepal, which is in the midst of an ongoing Maoist insurgency. The current condition of the country has contributed to Nepal being used as a staging and transit area fo [...]
2006-02-02 12:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
06KHARTOUM1188RAISING THE STAKES IN WHITE NILE/TOTAL CONTROVERSY
[...] (C) Summary. The White Nile Limited (WNL)/Total controversy has become increasingly ugly. There is speculation that Khartoum interests were behind a recent attack on a White Nile Ltd. (WNL) seismological team. At least one Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) official has accused Total of i [...]
2006-05-21 15:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL ASEC PINS FR SU
06KHARTOUM1394JUBA,S CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP ON PROBLEMS FACING THE
[...] (C) Summary: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, discussed with CG on June 3 some of the major challenges facing the Equatoria region. Loro expressed his relief that the peace was holding but raised the ethnic hegemony of the Dinka, the situation in Yei, land tenure, and [...]
2006-06-12 15:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR EAGR 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
06KHARTOUM2201 FIGHTING RESUMES IN NORTH DARFUR AS NRF CAPTURES UM SIDIR
[...] (SBU) UN sources report that on September 11, National Redemption Front (NRF) forces attacked and recaptured Um Sidir, 90 km north of El Fasher. In reprisal for the NRF attack, on September 12, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) initiated bombing of Um Sidir and Hashaba North. It is believed that SA [...]
2006-09-12 15:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2371SUDAN HAS MUTED REACTION TO POPE'S REMARKS, SAYS
[...] (C) Sudan's reaction to Pope Benedict XVI's controversial remarks on Islam has been muted, Papal Nuncio to Sudan--and the Vatican's new Secretary for Relations with States--Dominique Mamberti told CDA Hume on September 26. Mamberti had returned from Rome on September 16, and promptly called on [...]
2006-09-26 16:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV SCUL PHUM KIRF PREL SU VT
06KHARTOUM719AN RX FOR AMIS
[...] (C) Improving African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) performance in the transition period with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) will require physical support from the donor community and structural evolution at AMIS. There are dozens of options for the international community and for AMIS, [...]
2006-03-22 10:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AU UN SU
06KIEV2900UKRAINE: WAYS OUT OF THE POLITICAL IMPASSE: FOUR
[...] (C) Summary: With the window for a Presidential decision to disband the Rada now open and the "Anti-Crisis Coalition" nomination of Viktor Yanukovych for PM on his desk, Yushchenko and Ukraine face four scenarios: accept Yanukovych as PM; reject Yanukovych's nomination but not dissolve the Rad [...]
2006-07-25 15:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV UP
06KINGSTON1645KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: July 25 - August 21, 2006
[...] This month's topics: -- Chavez Visit -- Jamaican Delegation in Venezuela -- National Elections in 2006 Unlikely -- Telecom Company Cuts Staff -- Prices Inching Up -- Bankers Submit Credit Bureau Proposal -- Several Apply for Commercial Bank Licenses -- Jamaica Files Debt Shelf with US Sec [...]
2006-08-22 11:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINSHASA562NEW IDPS IN ITURI
[...] (U) Summary. A group of approximately 13,000 new IDPs fleeing fighting between FARDC forces and a local militia in southern Ituri have arrived in Cantonnier, 18 kilometers southeast of Bunia. Emergency humanitarian needs have largely been addressed, though more IDPs continue to arrive every d [...]
2006-04-10 17:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA576NEW IDPS IN ITURI
[...] (U) Summary. Approximately 13,000 new IDPs fleeing fighting between FARDC forces and local militia in southern Ituri have arrived in Cantonnier, 18 kilometers southeast of Bunia. Emergency humanitarian needs have largely been addressed, though more IDPs continue to arrive every day. Prospects [...]
2006-04-13 15:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KUWAIT1934KUWAIT INITIATES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TARGETING
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) has initiated the National Project for Domestic Workers (in Arabic it is the National Project for Domestic Worker Awareness-Raising) a project to raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of domestic employees and their employer [...]
2006-05-29 08:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT4173KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER VISIT: OCTOBER 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Econoffs and DHS officer visited Abdaly Border Crossing, Coalition Crossing, and Navistar on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Despite a number of cross-border incidents in August and September 2006 (reftel),activity at the border appeared calm due in part to the decrea [...]
2006-10-18 10:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PBTS KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KTFN PTER
06KUWAIT913REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS:
[...] (S REL AUS UK) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and Embassy representatives from Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey met in Kuwait, March 7-8, as a first step to develop a regional counterterrorism strategy. Ambassador for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and U.S. interagency repres [...]
2006-03-18 04:36:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PREL IZ KU SY JO TU SA
06KYIV4021UKRAINE: WHO WERE THE FATHERLAND'S DEFENDERS? THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Orthodox feast day of Pokrova (October 14),marked for centuries to honor defenders of the fatherland, occasioned three dueling marches in downtown Kyiv between elderly veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and nationalist supporters on the one hand and Communists [...]
2006-10-18 10:23:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ASEC UP
06LAGOS293HEWLETT-PACKARD LOSING MILLIONS FROM COUNTERFEIT
[...] (C) Summary: Hewlett-Packard (HP) executives complain the number of outlets selling counterfeit HP ink/toner cartridges has increased the past year, costing the company millions of US dollars in lost revenue. Local law enforcement and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) are doing little t [...]
2006-02-27 06:45:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALECON EIND KIPR PREL CH AE NI
06LAGOS367NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 22
[...] (C) Conoff received a call from AmCit hostage Cody Oswalt last night. Oswalt's identity was confirmed through his correct identification of the last statement he made to AmCit Macon Hawkins before his release last week. Oswalt said he and the two other hostages were in good health and were [...]
2006-03-11 11:57:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS84OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #13
[...] (C) The State Secretary to the Government (SSG) of Bayelsa State said an arrangement had been made with the kidnappers to release the hostages at Sagbama, a point near the Delta State border. He said the kidnappers had altered their demands and now requested more infrastructure building in [...]
2006-01-23 14:14:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LIBREVILLE192GABON AND SAO TOME MISCELLANY 16-22 MARCH
[...] (C) GOG Boosts Fuel Prices. Gabon announced an increase in retail fuel prices of 5.5 percent May 15, satisfying demands from fuel distributors but angering taxi drivers. Distributors were concerned their margins were being squeezed because of price caps at the pump; taxi drivers for their [...]
2006-03-24 13:36:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB TP
06LILONGWE483GOM PROPOSES TO POSTPONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: After a year of delay in staging local government elections that were due in May 2005, the GOM has announced its intention to amend the constitution to postpone local elections to 2009, to coincide with the next regular presidential and parliamentary elections. The move will save [...]
2006-06-01 15:32:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LIMA1346ELECTION UPDATE: CAMPAIGNS HOLD FINAL RALLIES;
[...] (U) Presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with a flourish, holding massive closing rallies on 4/6, the final day for campaigning before the 4/9 general elections. Two of the three leading candidates, Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and APRA's Alan Garcia, addressed their supporters in [...]
2006-04-07 18:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2839SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S VISIT TO PERU - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, I welcome your July 27-28 visit to participate in the inauguration of President-elect Alan GARCIA Perez. This presidential transition is historic--for the first time in modern Peruvian history one elected leader will transfer authority to another without the backdrop of an [...]
2006-07-21 17:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV ETRD PE
06LIMA3426ASSISTANT USTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO PERU - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) I welcome your August 30-September 1 visit to Peru to discuss the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) with the Peruvian government, the local American and Peruvian business communities and members of civil society. The agreement is an important element of newly-elected President Al [...]
2006-08-29 19:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV OTRA PE
06LONDON5198(C) TFLE01: SEEKING INFORMAL APPROVAL TO USE UK
[...] (C) Embassy London discussed with FCO Cyprus Desk Officer Simon Wood on July 14 the possibility of the U.S. using British Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on Cyprus as staging areas for fixed and rotary aircraft to help evacuate AmCits from Lebanon. Wood told us that ultimately the decision rested [...]
2006-07-15 13:23:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC KHLS LE UK
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
06MANAGUA212NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: RAAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs visited the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) on January 19 to discuss the upcoming March 5 regional elections with political, religious, and NGO officials. Both partisan and independent authorities reported that Eduardo Montealegre is gaining strength in the regi [...]
2006-01-27 23:30:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANILA1519NEW VENUE, JUDGE ANNOUNCED IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE
[...] (U) On March 28, the Philippine Supreme Court transferred the case of four Marines accused of raping a Filipina from Olongapo City to Makati City in metro Manila. The Department of Justice (DOJ) had requested the change of venue after the original judge, Renato Dilag, recused himself due to a [...]
2006-04-04 08:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA3299INITIAL SUCCESS IN ONGOING OPERATIONS AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill senior terrorist leaders on the island of Jolo, which began on August 1, has met with initial success. One mid-level terrorist has been killed and the senior leadership has been driven out of its safe havens. [...]
2006-08-04 09:23:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MEXICO1113SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Scott C. Higgins. He may be reached by telephone at (52)(55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52)(55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with [...]
2006-03-02 13:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06MEXICO5210PROTEST CAMPS TO BE LIFTED; NEW PHASE FOR CIVIL
[...] (C) Summary: Developments unfolding this week, and conversations with PRD and GDF (city government) insiders, provide ample indication that backers of defeated PRD Presidential candidate Andres Lopez Obrador will dismantle their six week old occupation of Mexico City's central square Zocalo [...]
2006-09-13 17:13:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MX
06MINSK1013EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 18,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Chinese Defense Minister Meets with Lukashenko in Minsk (para. 2) - Lukashenko Arrives in Havana for NAM Summit (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY --------- [...]
2006-09-18 08:36:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK1018DAY OF SOLIDARITY EVENT CUT SHORT BY POWER FAILURE
[...] (C) Summary: On September 16, youth opposition activists staged a demonstration and concert on the one-year anniversary of the first "Days of Solidarity" event. Despite significant security presence and attempts by the GOB to impede the rally, the demonstration in Minsk attracted approximat [...]
2006-09-18 12:58:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF ASEC BO
06MINSK1123"16" NOT SO SWEET: DAYS OF SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) September 16, 2006 marked the first anniversary of the "Days of Solidarity" opposition campaign in Belarus. Planned as a series of monthly candle-lighting ceremonies on the 16th of each month honoring the memories of disappeared opponents of the Lukashenko regime, the campaign evolved into [...]
2006-10-18 11:44:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1245EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 4, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Meets Bush, Faces Two Months in Jail (para. 2) - Union of Left-wing Parties Favors Election Boycott (para. 3) - Youth Activists Attempt to Demonstrate Durin [...]
2006-12-05 13:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK179DEMONSTRATION PEACEFULLY DISBURSED, SOME ARRESTS
[...] (C) At 1800 on February 16, opposition groups Zubr and Charter 97 organized a peaceful demonstration on October Square as part of the Day of Solidarity campaign to encourage public support for the families of the disappeared figures and for overall democratic change in Belarus. Poloffs, who o [...]
2006-02-17 15:41:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK222DAS KRAMER V. MFA, ROUND II
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR DAS Kramer met on February 23 with MFA America's Desk head Maksim Ryzhenkov. The MFA at the last minute cancelled a higher-level meeting because Kramer refused to allow the GOB to control his schedule. The meeting itself was cordial, despite the repeated accusations [...]
2006-03-02 12:39:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK238Harassment of Opposition Intensifies
[...] In recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19 presidential elections. Police throughout the country are detaining Milinkevich activists, usually releasing them without charge after three hours, and seizing their [...]
2006-03-11 09:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK25Latest Polling: Milinkevich Creeps Ahead in Polls, But Not
[...] Summary: The results of IISEPS' latest polling shows that Lukashenko retains high ratings, around 53 percent. Opposition support remains low, even for the 10+ opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich. Although Milinkevich's approval ratings did climb several points to 6.6 percent, a growin [...]
2006-01-12 12:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK262Harassment of Opposition Intensifies
[...] In recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19 presidential elections. Police throughout the country are detaining Milinkevich activists, usually releasing them without charge after three hours, and seizing their [...]
2006-03-14 09:44:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK282Milinkevich Campaign Manager Discusses Last-Minute
[...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Sergey Kalyakin, campaign manager for Ten Plus Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich, provided Pol/Econ Chief an assessment of the candidate's campaign rallies leading up to the March 19 elections. Kalyakin stressed Milinkevich and the campaign team [...]
2006-03-17 07:56:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK427EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 18, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Milinkevich in Germany Former 10+ Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich on an April 7 trip to Berlin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Deputy [...]
2006-04-19 13:19:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK532EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 19, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Lukashenko Receives Syrian Baath Party Official On May 18, Aleksandr Lukashenko told Abdullah al-Ahmar, assistant secretary general of Syri [...]
2006-05-22 11:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK679ACTIVIST SEEKS TO EXPAND ROLE OF WOMEN IN BELARUS
[...] (C) Summary: In her new role as head of the Commission on Women in the United Civic Party (UCP),Women's Independent Democratic Movement (WIDM) chair Lyudmila Petina told DCM she is searching for ways to encourage women to become more politically active, including the possible creation of a w [...]
2006-06-27 12:54:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KWMN SCUL BO
06MINSK694EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 7, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. On July 6, the trial of former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin began in Moskovsky District Court in Minsk. Kozulin supporters, journalists, and representatives i [...]
2006-07-10 05:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD
06MINSK740EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 17, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------- Political Parties ----------------- 2. Pro-Lukashenko Communists Proclaim Merger with Opposition Communists On July 15, the leadership of the pro-Lukashenko Communist Party of Belarus (CPB) de [...]
2006-07-18 03:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MOSCOW12369RUSSIAN NATIONALIST MARCH FIZZLES
[...] (SBU) Decisive action by the Moscow city authorities and waning enthusiasm for the enterprise produced smaller-then-predicted attendance at the March 4 nationalist "Russian march." In the end, fewer then three thousand Muscovites participated on Saturday, a fraction of the number of police an [...]
2006-11-08 16:18:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
06MOSCOW12717RUSSIAN YOUTH POLITICS, OR LACK THEREOF: PART 2 OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. This is the second part of a two-part message describing Russian political youth groups. Russia's youth is overwhelmingly apolitical, and youth groups in general have very little impact on political life in Russia. The small bit of political life that does exist is restricted to t [...]
2006-11-30 17:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR RS
06MOSCOW12981THREE DEMONSTRATIONS AND A CONVENTION
[...] (C) Political groupings of all stripes made their presence known in Moscow over the December 16-17 weekend: -- "Other Russia" staged its "March of the Discontented." About 2,500 participants from a hodgepodge of groups, united only by their opposition to the current government and rejection [...]
2006-12-19 14:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
06MUSCAT1490COMMERCE MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA CONCERNS
[...] (U) On October 16, Econoff, Poleoff, and Poleassistant attended Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan's address on the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to members of the Oman Journalists' Association. Maqbool used the public engagement to highlight the FTA's expected benef [...]
2006-10-21 08:08:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL MU
06MUSCAT1491COMMERCE MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA CONCERNS
[...] (U) On October 16, Econoff, Poleoff, and Poleassistant attended Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan's address on the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to members of the Oman Journalists' Association. Maqbool used the public engagement to highlight the FTA's expected benef [...]
2006-10-21 08:08:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL MU
06NASSAU1566MEDIA REPORTS ON CUBAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Local media sources have reported the presence of at least five Cuban intelligence officers in The Bahamas. The operatives, allegedly working undercover in Bahamian retail establishments and with Havantur, are reportedly gathering intelligence regarding Cuban-Americans in Th [...]
2006-10-17 13:22:00Embassy NassauSECRETPINR PREL CU BF
06NDJAMENA547CHAD: REFUGEES, RECRUITMENT, IDPS, PRISONERS, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: ICRC accounts for 250 prisoners (of whom some are Sudanese) and 250 war-wounded from the fighting April 13. ICRC has withdrawn staff from the eastern border for the time being but affirms a continued movement of IDPs to Goz Beida. UNHCR has cut its international staff in the [...]
2006-04-16 16:36:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM CD
06NEWDELHI1854SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND
[...] (SBU) Senator Bond, your delegation's 22-23 March visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating India-US relationship on the heels of President Bush's historic summit and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After forty years of mutual indiffe [...]
2006-03-17 14:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB IN
06NEWDELHI2231SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] (SBU) Senator Hagel, your delegation's 8-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the India-US relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After fo [...]
2006-03-31 15:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB PTER
06NEWDELHI2255SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Speaker Hastert, your delegation's 9-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the US-India relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After [...]
2006-04-03 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PTER ECON
06NEWDELHI2291RAJASTHAN ANTI-CONVERSION BILL SLOW TO PASS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fulfilling a BJP party platform commitment, the Rajasthan government introduced an anti-conversion bill on March 31 in the state assembly. Rajasthan Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mohammad Mahir Azad (opposition Congress Party) predicted to us that the bill will likely pa [...]
2006-04-04 13:05:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KRIF KDEM SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI4667STAGED ENCOUNTERS A BLEMISH ON INDIAN CT, LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: A review of Indian media would suggest that police, military and paramilitary officers have become expert at intercepting terrorists and at killing them in self-defense. Scratch the surface, however, and what lies underneath is an "encounter killing" -- an extrajudicial execut [...]
2006-07-03 13:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN
06NEWDELHI4819PRIVATIZATION POLICY LEADS TO PRIME MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary: A relatively minor affair regarding the 10 per cent privatization of a public sector company in Tamil Nadu caused the UPA to suspend its entire privatization program (Septel),and the opposition BJP to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Singh. On July 7, New Delhi was a [...]
2006-07-10 12:26:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR ECON EINV EFIN IN
06NEWDELHI6886PRIME MINISTER COUP IN POLITICAL BATTLE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 08:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALOTRA PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PINR SOCI IN
06NICOSIA2048CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...]
2006-12-20 15:42:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO
06NICOSIA2053CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...]
2006-12-20 15:50:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO
06NICOSIA2054CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...]
2006-12-20 15:50:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO
06PARAMARIBO290SITUATION UPDATE 5: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S
[...] (U) Flooding in most affected areas of Suriname's interior has subsided and the disaster response in now focused on stabilization of the situation. Water levels are still rising, however, along the Marowijne and Tapahoni rivers in the east, although less rapidly. Overall, the number of severe [...]
2006-05-17 19:19:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS
06PARIS4864MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Iran -G8 Summit
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 10:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS7904S/CT CRUMPTON MEETS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART TO EXTEND
[...] (S) Summary: In an amicable December 7 dinner meeting with Ambassador-at-Large Henry Crumpton, Russian Special Presidential Representative Anatoliy Safonov agreed to move forward with several proposals that expand U.S./Russian counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. These include: --Engaging the Americ [...]
2006-12-26 11:45:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM FR
06PORTAUPRINCE14HAITI'S CENTRAL PLATEAU POOR AND ISOLATED
[...] Summary: Hinche is the capital of the Centre department and only 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, but mountains and bad roads conspire to keep it extremely isolated. Since early 2004 when the former Haitian Army (ex-FAd'H) used it as a staging ground, there has been little violence in Hinche. [...]
2006-01-04 14:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PKAO HA ECON EAGR EAID
06PORTAUPRINCE312PRO-PREVAL DEMONSTRATIONS COVER PORT-AU-PRINCE
[...] (C) Summary: Preval supporters are staging demonstrations as small as 50 people and as large as 4000-5000 at the SONAPI Voting Tabulation Center. The demonstrators are chanting in support of Preval and are calling for the announcement of a first-round victory. Post is concerned that demons [...]
2006-02-13 20:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PKAO HA
06PORTOFSPAIN1349SECRETARY AND CARICOM: BROAD DIALOGUE NEEDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary Chertoff,s October 26 meeting with CARICOM representatives highlighted the potential for greater cooperation building on existing structures for Cricket World Cup 2007. CARICOM is happy to receive assistance for Cricket World Cup, and further collaboration on interdic [...]
2006-11-24 10:31:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID XL TD
06PRISTINA242NEW KOSOVO PRIME MINISTER ROARS OUT OF THE GATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In two meetings this week, COM found new Kosovo Prime Minister Ceku already deeply immersed in policy and quickly getting up to speed on economic issues that demand rapid resolution. He has gained the attention of his cabinet by announcing that the tenures of all ministers will [...]
2006-03-17 13:41:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA734KOSOVO: PRESIDENT SEJDIU NOMINATED FOR POSITION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After a fast moving series of events over the Labor Day weekend, the influential presidency of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's largest party, decided September 5 to nominate President Fatmir Sejdiu as its candidate for the position of party president. Sejdiu is [...]
2006-09-05 20:02:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06RABAT215SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SECDEF RUMSFELD
[...] (C) Summary: The US Mission and the Moroccan government warmly welcome your upcoming visit. We believe King Mohammed will see the visit as reinforcement of our solid relationship with Morocco, a relationship the King considers very important. Morocco continues cooperation with us to counte [...]
2006-02-09 14:03:00Embassy RabatSECRETMARR MO OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL
06RANGOON1701GAMBARI'S MEETINGS IN BURMA - UNCENSORED
[...] (C) Summary: UN U/SYG Gambari delivered a strong message to Burma's senior generals that the regime must choose between taking concrete steps toward democracy or face further action in the UNSC, according to UN Resrep Charles Petrie. General Than Shwe angrily denied that there was a humanitar [...]
2006-11-16 11:23:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM
06RANGOON775DESPITE REGIME SECRECY, AUNG SAN SUU KYI RECOVERING
[...] (C) Summary: According to National League for Democracy (NLD) officials and her doctor, NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi has now recovered from a recent illness that drew worldwide concern. Despite the ruling regime's tight control over information about her illness, which began on June 8, her do [...]
2006-06-12 11:06:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM
06RANGOON799SPDC ROAD SHOW GOES TO KAREN STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In another of its carefully choreographed road shows for local diplomats and hand-picked media, the Burmese ruling regime showcased its "peace and development" program in pacified areas of Karen State and characterized the Karen National Union as a "terrorist organization" solely [...]
2006-06-14 11:43:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
06ROME1308ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]
2006-05-03 08:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME556ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]
2006-02-23 09:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06SANTODOMINGO3086FERNANDEZ CRIME INITIATIVES CREDITED FOR DROP IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Violent crime statistics for the month of August showed a significant reduction in the country's homicide rate, which many attribute to the success of President Fernandez's July anti-crime initiatives. Of note is the low incidence of extrajudicial killings carried out by police i [...]
2006-09-27 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR CASC PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC KCRM
06SAOPAULO688MEDIA REACTION: US-EU SUMMIT IN VIENNA; NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR
[...] "Summit Defrosts US-EU relations, But Only Between Governments" Center-right o Estado de S. Paulo Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge opined (6/21): "Irritation between the US and Europe seems to be diminishing. They are now far away from the bad feelings that in 2003, at the beginning of the w [...]
2006-06-21 13:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SARAJEVO2452BOSNIA: PROSECUTOR'S CASE STRONG IN LOCAL
[...] (C) Summary: The BiH State Prosecutor continues to present a strong evidentiary case in the terrorism trial of Mirsad Bektasevic and Abdulkadir Cesur, particularly the former (reftels). The defense so far has been largely ineffective. The prosecutor is fairly confident he will get a terrorism [...]
2006-10-10 06:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO3249BOSNIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] This cable contains Embassy Sarajevo's submission to the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism, as requested in Ref. A 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina's law enforcement organizations continued their good counterterrorism cooperation with the United States, within the limits of current institutional c [...]
2006-12-26 10:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR PREL PGOV
06SEOUL1981KOREA-ASEAN FTA: TRADE IN GOODS AGREEMENT FINALIZED
[...] (SBU) Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),with the exception of Thailand, finalized and signed the Trade in Goods (TIG) part of their free trade agreement (FTA) on May 16 in Manila. The agreement will liberalize 90 percent of tariff lines, amounting to 90 percent of [...]
2006-06-14 08:35:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL KS XC
06SEOUL449KOREA'S FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH ASEAN
[...] (U) On December 13, 2005, the Republic of Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced the conclusion of a Framework Agreement for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Although the parties had also concluded negotiations for the Trade-in-Goods (TIG) and Dispute S [...]
2006-02-08 08:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL KS KN XB
06SEOUL498FORMER KIM IL SUNG UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SAYS
[...] (SBU) Dr. Cho Myungchul, a think tank researcher who defected to South Korea in 1994 after years of living among the DPRK elite, told poloff on February 8 that social discontent among the DPRK's working class was kept in check through propaganda and periodic acts of decency by the state, rath [...]
2006-02-14 05:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI MNUC PINR EAID ECON KN KS
06STATE25359NON-PAPER ON REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE SOCIETY
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. 2. (S) The Department is concerned about reports in other channels that link several foreign branches of the Kuwaiti NGO, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to terrorist organizations. The Department requests that [...]
2006-02-16 03:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETKTFN PGOV PTER KU
06TAIPEI2495KMT INSIDER ON MA, ARMS SALES, KMT POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator Joanna Lei told AIT that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's position on arms sales is not yet fully supported by the party's legislative caucus. Lei said Ma's inept handling of the recall against President Chen demonstrates that Ma must learn how to give orders and demand [...]
2006-07-25 09:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
06TAIPEI3261TAIWAN POLICE CHALLENGED BY SKIRMISHES BETWEEN PRO
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the large anti-Chen march and pro-Chen rally held over the weekend in Taipei (Reftel),two sparsely attended anti-Chen activities in southern Taiwan early this week generated small-scale violent clashes with pro-Chen supporters. Ruling and opposition leaders are c [...]
2006-09-20 09:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW ASEC CASC CMGT
06TEGUCIGALPA139HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENQL
[...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities on November 27, 2005; Congress will b [...]
2006-01-24 01:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA192HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S INAUGURATION GOES WELL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, January 26, 2006 a U.S. Presidential Delegation, led by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, arrived in Tegucigalpa to attend the inauguration of Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales. While the weeks and days leading to the events were plagued with confusion and inde [...]
2006-01-31 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA743HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DAS WHA MADISON, VISIT TO
[...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. On November 27, 2005, there were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities; a new (and ov [...]
2006-04-21 17:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON ECIN MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS
06THEHAGUE257DUTCH REACTIONS TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 6 February, there has been no violence in the Netherlands in response to the controversial cartoons, though daily newspaper "De Volkskrant" received a bomb threat for having reprinted the Danish cartoons. The Prime Minister emphasized the primacy of law in resolving dispu [...]
2006-02-07 06:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE269DUTCH REACTIONS TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 6 February, there has been no violence in the Netherlands in response to the controversial cartoons, though daily newspaper "De Volkskrant" received a bomb threat for having reprinted the Danish cartoons. The Prime Minister emphasized the primacy of law in resolving dispu [...]
2006-02-07 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO NL
06TOKYO1903 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-1
[...] The flight paths will avoid the skies over the Henoko, Toyohara, and Abu districts in Nago. 2. In determining the construction site based on the government's plan, consideration will be given to: (a) the safety of the residents near the new airfield; (b) natural conservation; and (c) th [...]
2006-04-10 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1989VCI SENIOR ADVISOR HEINTZELMAN AND ISN/RA SENIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Inspection Senior Advisor for Harry Heintzelman, IV, and ISN Regional Affairs Senior Advisor Eliot Kang met with MOFA non-proliferation officials on April 7 to discuss potential areas of cooperation in dismantling North Korean nuclear facil [...]
2006-04-13 00:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP JA KS KN
06TOKYO2075JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/06
[...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule Middle East focus: 4. Government plans to freeze aid to Palestinian Authority, lining up with US, EU 5. Vice foreign minister lining up talks with Iranian officials on nuclear issue China affairs: 6. Anot [...]
2006-04-18 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3004JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4434 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 23:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4500DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: ROK GETS GREATER, BUT
[...] (SBU) The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) 2006 White Paper (reftel) devotes much more attention than last year to the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, and in particular, the Republic of Korea's defense policy. In 2005, the White Paper's section on South Korea was limited to a mere ten [...]
2006-08-10 05:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO5213SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...]
2006-09-11 22:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PREL PGOV JA
06TRIPOLI454SENATOR SPECTER REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SENIOR
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 21-24 trip to Libya, Senator Arlen Spector, Chairman of the Senate Justice Committee, reviewed the bilateral relationship with senior Libyan officials and inquired about prospects for developing a "Libya model" that co [...]
2006-08-31 15:03:00Embassy TripoliSECRETOREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI644SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY VISIT AND
[...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs McMurray. The following background information is provided in anticipation of your visit to Tripoli on November 11-13, 2006. Our scientific engagem [...]
2006-11-09 17:16:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAIR ECIN EFIS EINV ETTC OSCI SENV
06ULAANBAATAR847Mongolia's Savings and Loan Crisis Contained?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Last spring, 27 of Mongolia's largest Savings and Loans (S&L) cooperatives (among 900) collapsed in rapid succession under the weight of bad loans, abysmal management practices and swirling rumors of corruption. Quadrupling in size over the past two years Mongolia's dodgy S&L i [...]
2006-11-30 02:23:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV MG
06VIENTIANE447DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY: LAOS REWRITES ITS
[...] (C) Laos isn't unique among countries whose governments rewrite history to serve their own ends, but the Communist leadership here has taken the process to its extreme. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) has concocted a black-and-white version of the recent past that is designed pure [...]
2006-05-19 04:30:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALSOCI PGOV PINR LA
06WELLINGTON155CDR CENTCOM VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND
[...] (C) Summary: General Abizaid's February 23-25 visit to New Zealand came one month after Admiral Fallon's visit amid high media interest in the bilateral relationship. The General met with Prime Minister Clark, Defense Minister Goff and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, as well as with Chief of [...]
2006-02-28 01:37:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC NZ
07ABUJA2201NIGERIA: NORTHERN POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR SEPT/OCT
[...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent political developments across northern Nigeria, including: -- Alleged Christian-Muslim Violence Erupts in Kano -- Sharia Court Bans Play Critical of Sharia Implementation -- Bauchi Governor Yuguda Probes Former Governor Mu'azu ------------------------- [...]
2007-10-18 13:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM KDEM SOCI NI
07ADANA112SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 25, 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. BOLGE: Selahattin Demirtas, [...]
2007-09-26 05:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA409USAU PARTICIPATES IN UNDPKO AND AU PLANNING FOR
[...] (SBU) During the period 5-8 February 2007, COL Tim Rainey, Sr. Military Liaison Officer and CAPT (Ret.) Bob Cunningham, Logistics Advisor to the Africa Union (AU),Members of the US Mission to the African Union (USAU),participated in the AU planning for the deployment of the African Union Mi [...]
2007-02-08 19:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO AU
07ADDISABABA467USAU PARTICIPATES IN AU MILITARY PLANNING WORKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 12 FEB, Mr. Bereng Mtimkulu, Head, Peace Support Department (PSOD) of the African Union, chaired a military planning meeting of the &core group8 of troop contributing countries and international donors/partners who have formally pledged troops or financial/logistical suppo [...]
2007-02-15 04:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA956ETHIOPIA: VISIT TO WEST OROMIYA REVEALS POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A four-day visit to Ethiopia's western Oromiya region to assess the political climate in anticipation of local elections scheduled for the end of the year found that tension between opposition parties and local government officials remains high. Recent clashes with security servi [...]
2007-03-29 15:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
07ANKARA1817ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-17 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA260ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2969TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TU
07ANKARA606FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS' SCRUTINY OF IRANIAN TRAVELERS
[...] (S) Summary: Queries to Iranian visa applicants regarding how they obtained visas to travel to countries other than the United States revealed that in most cases obtaining a tourist visa is simply a matter of filing the proper forms and paying the requisite fees. The relative ease with whic [...]
2007-03-16 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCVIS IR PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA648THE TRUTH BEHIND THE AKP'S "SECRET ISLAMIC AGENDA"
[...] (C) Summary. Ever since its victory in the 2002 general elections, rumours and suspicion have swirled around the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) "secret" Islamist agenda. After more than four years in power, some doubters are relieved to find an AKP that appears conservative, We [...]
2007-03-21 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
07ANKARA774ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ASHGABAT342POST'S VIRTUAL EMBASSIES DRIVE OUTREACH IN A BUSY FEBRUARY
[...] (U) While post was busy hosting visitors, including Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher (reftel),the SIPDIS Turkmenistan American Corners and Internet Access and Training Program sites continued to provide the venue for educational and cultural programs on the t [...]
2007-04-03 09:55:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX
07ATHENS171"REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE" MANIFESTO CLAIMS
[...] (S) On January 24, the left-wing group "Revolutionary Struggle" officially claimed responsibility for the January 12 RPG attack on the Embassy in a manifesto passed to the weekly Greek newspaper "Pondiki." The statement cites opposition to U.S. foreign policy as the motive for the attack -- [...]
2007-01-25 16:24:00Embassy AthensSECRETPGOV PREL PTER GR
07ATHENS559FM BAKOYANNIS OUTLINES GOALS FOR HER MARCH 22
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of her March 19-23 visit to the U.S., FM Bakoyannis told the Ambassador of her hope that the visit can result in a clear indication by the Secretary of political support for Greece's entry into the Visa Waiver Program. She also pressed for a U.S. statement supporting [...]
2007-03-16 12:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GR
07BAGHDAD127SENATOR BROWNBACK MEETS WITH IRAQI PM MALIKI
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Iraqi PM Maliki, Senator Brownback gave a sober assessment of the U.S. political atmosphere on Iraq. The PM emphasized the importance of rapidly training and equipping Iraqi forces which, he said, would allow the U.S. to reduce its presence in Iraq i [...]
2007-01-12 13:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3451ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SUPPORTS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) The Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI) will name Sunni candidates to fill the vacancies created by the August 1 walkout of the Cabinet by the Tawafuq Bloc if the latter cannot find common ground with the Maliki government, SAI leader Sheikh Ahmed [...]
2007-10-17 10:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3616DIYALA PRT: POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Directly challenging Governor Ra'ad's authority, the Diyala Provincial Council (PC) voted unanimously October 23 to pass a resolution that calls for the dismissal of two assistant governors and demands Coalition Forces (C [...]
2007-10-31 19:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3842IRAQ-JORDAN OIL HITS TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
[...] (C) We received a translation of an undated letter signed by Ghassan Farkuh, Director General of the Iraqi Jordanian Land Transport Company, addressed to the Ministry of Oil, concerning the reasons for the delay in tankers transporting crude oil from Kirkuk to Jordan. 2. (C) The first rea [...]
2007-11-25 15:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4094IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, 14 DECEMBER 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the absence of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, National Security Advisor Muwaffuk Rubaie chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Iraq Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) on December 14. Rubaie announced that the Government of Iraq (GoI) will launch their ne [...]
2007-12-17 07:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAKU1406AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH YOUTH MOVEMENT LEADERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, the Ambassador met with leaders of Azerbaijan's main youth movements. She noted the important role youth can play in Azerbaijan's democratic development. Representatives of the opposition movements expressed frustration that their activities are limited by pressu [...]
2007-11-26 12:50:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1482PROMINENT JOURNALISTS CONTINUE HUNGER STRIKE TO
[...] (SBU) On December 13, Poloff visited the Yeni Musavat newspaper office, where a number of prominent editors and journalists have been staging a hunger strike to draw attention to the case of detained opposition Azadliq newspaper Editor-In-Chief Ganimat Zahid. Hunger strikers include Yeni Musa [...]
2007-12-13 11:57:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BANGKOK2503THAILAND: GEN SONTHI VOWS TO KEEP TRANSITION
[...] (C) Summary. Council for National Security (CNS) head General Sonthi Boonyaratglin assured the Ambassador that, despite frustrations with PM Surayud Chulanont's indecisiveness, he would not oust the Prime Minister, that neither Sonthi nor any other member of the CNS would become Prime Minis [...]
2007-05-03 09:55:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV TH
07BANGKOK2854A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOD PERMANENT SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 22 meeting with Thai Ministry of Defense Permanent Secretary GEN Winai Phattiyakul, A/S Hill urged the Royal Thai Government to fulfill its commitment to hold elections by year's end and return to parliamentary democracy. Winai, who is also Secretary General of the ru [...]
2007-05-23 04:05:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TH
07BANGKOK4323THAI CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM APPROACHES
[...] (SBU) On July 6, Thailand's Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) voted to approve a slightly modified version of the new constitution which expanded the size of the House of Representatives, endorsed improved civil rights protections, imposed additional penalties for political fraud, and dec [...]
2007-08-09 07:15:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF TH
07BEIJING4517PLA-AFFILIATED SCHOLARS WARN THAT TAIWAN'S UN
[...] (C) The mere process of holding a referendum on participation in the UN under the name "Taiwan," even if it does not pass, could trigger a response from China under the Anti-Secession Law, three scholars from a PLA-affiliated think tank told EAP DAS Christensen on July 4. A raging debate on t [...]
2007-07-06 08:56:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV CH TW
07BEIRUT1469LEBANON: IS SLEIMAN THE ACE UP BERRI'S SLEEVE?
[...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has again gone on the offensive, this time postponing parliament's presidential election for one month to allow time for March 14 and March 8 to reach a consensus candidate. In a move in which Phalange party leader Amine Gemayel appears to be the unwitting a [...]
2007-09-25 08:09:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1717LEBANON: A SHIA CRITIC OF TELECOM PRIVATIZATION
[...] (C) Yassin Jabir, a Shia MP close to Speaker Berri, raised concerns about privatization of Lebanon's mobile telecom businesses, saying he is not opposed to privatization, only the GOL methodology. He advocates for a slower process, with more government control, to promote three objectives: le [...]
2007-11-02 09:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT427LEBANON: AOUN SKEPTICS ON HIZBALLAH, POLITICAL
[...] (C) Some of Michel Aoun's closest friends and MPs are unsure about the soundness of his arrangement with Hizballah and his fitness for the office of President. At a 3/21 dinner, they also observed that Hizballah's influence from abroad is incontestable, and that Iran has more control over it [...]
2007-03-22 16:27:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BERLIN1561 LABOR SHOWDOWN AT DEUTSCHE BAHN: MORE
[...] SUMMARY. The anticipated train strike in Germany may have a long-lasting impact on labor relations in this country, as it pits longstanding constitutional rights to strike against the judiciaryQs authority to defend the national economic interest, and could ultimately delay the governmentQs [...]
2007-08-15 15:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GM
07BERLIN1767TERRORISM ARRESTS DEMONSTRATE THREAT OF HOMEGROWN
[...] (C) The September 4 arrests of three terrorist suspects, two of whom are German citizens who converted to Islam, has given Germany its first high-profile case of homegrown Islamic terrorism and focused attention on the southern German area of Ulm/Neu-Ulm, which authorities have long identified [...]
2007-09-19 10:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KHLS KJUS GM
07BERLIN362BERLIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. delegation travelling to Berlin, Germany, for the Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting February 27-28, 2007. 2. (SBU) The control officer for this visit will be Global Affairs Officer Richard Crandell, who can be rea [...]
2007-02-22 18:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC OTRA PARM PREL GM
07BERLIN434BUNDESTAG LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S., P5+1 ON IRAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a March 1 parliamentary debate on Iran policy, the four main German parties presented a relatively unified message in support of P5 1/UN efforts on Iran and making Iran responsible for the next steps. Speakers emphasized the clandestine nature of Iran's nuclear program, its [...]
2007-03-02 16:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IR GM
07BERLIN515IRAQ COMPACT UN MEETING: GERMAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) Summary. Post delivered ref demarche to the Chancellery and MFA to urge senior German participation. The German government's initial plan was to have an ambassador-level official from its UN Mission represent Germany at the event. Embassy has reclamaed the German government at senior le [...]
2007-03-14 10:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ GM
07BERLIN619BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Semmel, Foreign Affairs Officer David L. Evans, Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy, and William F. Menold, Jr., to participate in the Global Partnership Working Group and Nonproliferation Directors [...]
2007-03-27 12:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AMGT OTRA ASEC PARM PREL GM
07BERLIN707(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett passed the following English-language EU proposal to Global Affairs officer April 2. Schuett said the proposal comes from those MTCR partners which are also EU member [...]
2007-04-04 13:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA GM
07BERLIN801BERLIN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Semmel, Foreign Affairs Officer David L. Evans, and Senior Policy Advisor Gerald Stacy to attend the G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting from April 21-25, 2007. Per reftel, hotel reservations at [...]
2007-04-19 19:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC GM OTRA PARM PREL
07BISHKEK1513KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1514KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1515KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1516KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK27BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 11, 2007 to develop an earthquake preparedness plan. Present were the AMB, DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, USAID, CONS, DAO, MGT, MSG, PAS, and LEG. 2. (SBU) In response to recent earthquake activity l [...]
2007-01-18 05:26:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL
07BOGOTA3089SOUTHCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS VISITS
[...] (C) Commander of U.S. Southern Command Admiral James Stavridis visited Colombia on April 26-27. He was briefed first by JTF-O Commander GEN Navas, who thanked him for U.S. contributions of mobility assets and psyops support, as well as for U.S. help to COLMIL/GOC civil affairs efforts. BRACN [...]
2007-05-04 13:00:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA5299BOGOTA FY08 "1206" PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Embassay Bogota concurs with the following eight project proposals for Section 1206 funding in FY 2008. Listed in priority order, all will strengthen Colombia's capacity to conduct counterterrorism operations against the FARC and ELN (designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and other [...]
2007-07-23 13:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA7483PRE-ELECTIONS CLIMATE IN CUCUTA: CRIME AND BORDER
[...] (U) Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander, is a major transit point to Venezuela, making it a magnet for illegal armed groups trying to control legal and illegal commercial activity. Its mayor was arrested in September for paramilitary ties, but he remains highly popular. Election preparat [...]
2007-10-19 15:27:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PREL PINR PTER CO
07BRASILIA396 AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SENIOR BRAZILIAN POLICYMAKERS PRIOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 27, the Ambassador met (separately) with three influential GOB policymakers: Minister of Justice Marcio Thomaz Bastos, MFA U/S for Political Affairs Everton Vieira Vargas, and Lula Private Secretary Gilberto Carvalho. The wide-ranging discussion touched upon a numb [...]
2007-03-06 18:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PTER OVIP SENV PGOV EAGR BR
07BRIDGETOWN228PETROCARIBE #32: CHAVEZ VISIT UNEVENTFUL
[...] (C) Summary: On February 16-17, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The visit was light on substance and heavy on atmospherics, as he reiterated past Petrocaribe-related promises and resorted to his usual vitriolic anti-American talking points. [...]
2007-02-21 19:39:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET PGOV PINR VE DO ST XL
07BUCHAREST314COMPARING NOTES ON MOLDOVA: AMB. KIRBY VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: Romanian frustrations in dealing with Moldova were a leitmotif during Ambassador Kirby,s visit to Bucharest March 7-8, which included calls on senior Basescu advisors, the PM's Chief of Staff, the MFA State Secretary, and exchanges with MFA Moldova experts and representatives of l [...]
2007-03-16 16:43:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS RO MD
07BUDAPEST639CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: FIDESZ APPROACHES ITS PARTY
[...] (C) FIDESZ and party president Viktor Orban appear stable in advance of the party Congress on May 5. All indications are that Orban will remain unchallenged for now, and that the party will make a "political declaration" but will not announce any long-term policy platform at the meeting. Aft [...]
2007-04-26 09:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV KUM HU
07BUENOSAIRES1707ARGENTINA-URUGUAY PULP MILL DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Relations between Argentina and Uruguay have deteriorated since early 2006 over the construction of the $1.2 billion Finnish-built "Botnia" pulp mill, now nearing completion on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River. Some Argentine residents across the river from the pulp mill [...]
2007-08-29 19:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EINV PREL SOCI UY AR
07BUENOSAIRES2053MEDIA REACTION; AL GORE; CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the Nobel Peace Award granted to former US VP Al Gore on the race for US presidency; the Chinese Communist Party Congress; Argentina seeking political support at the IMF Annual Assembly; and implications of the deal reache [...]
2007-10-17 08:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2345ARGENTINE FUROR CONTINUES OVER U.S. ALLEGATIONS
[...] (C) The GOA has repeatedly suspended Ministerial-level contacts and has cut off some law enforcement contacts with the USG in wake of the continuing furor (ref a) over DOJ allegations that $800,000 intercepted August 4 by Argentine officials was a BRV cash contribution for Cristina Kirchner's (CFK) [...]
2007-12-14 19:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR CJAN ECON ASEC KJUS VE AR
07CAIRO2321STRANDED PALESTINIANS BEGIN TO DEPART RAFAH FOR
[...] (C) Egyptian military intelligence told Assistant Army Attache who was visiting North Sinai on July 29 that 101 Palestinians, among the estimated 6000 who have been stranded in Egypt since the June 9 closure of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, have begun to make their homeward journey. [...]
2007-07-29 15:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAL IS EG
07CARACAS21VENEZUELA STRONGLY CONDEMNS EXECUTION OF SADDAM
[...] (SBU) In a press release January 3, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the execution of Saddam Hussein, which it called "a political crime produced by an illegitimate foreign occupation." The BRV couched its objection not only as a rejection of the death penalty, but also of [...]
2007-01-04 17:56:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL VE
07CARACAS2142STUDENT LEADERS: "WE WILL REMAIN IN THE STREETS,"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. University student leaders vowed to continue with street actions to protest the December 2 constitutional referendum during a November 5 press conference. They announced plans to march to the Supreme Court November 7 to request that the referendum be postponed until February 2008. [...]
2007-11-06 21:38:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC VE
07CASABLANCA118ALGERIA WEEK IN CASABLANCA PROMOTES ECONOMIC EXCHANGE, HOPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: June 26 to July 1 marks Algeria Week in Casablanca, where Algeria is staging a week-long exhibition to promote business and investment opportunities between Morocco and Algeria. While the attendance of key royal family members and senior GOM officials at a lavish kick-off event [...]
2007-06-29 15:03:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN KDEM AG MO
07CHIANGMAI139CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP SAYS GOING GETTING TOUGHER IN
[...] (C) It is getting tougher to operate in western China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, according to the head of the "Friends of China" (FOC) Christian group's Chiang Mai office. Although FOC - which has been placing teachers and developmental workers in China for 20 years - has never had a [...]
2007-08-27 08:21:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI CASC TH CH
07CHIANGMAI34HORTICULTURAL HIT TRANSCENDS POLITICS, FOR A TIME
[...] Summary. The three-month-long Royal Flora Ratchaphruek International Horticultural Exposition in Chiang Mai that closed Jan. 31 scored a big hit with the Thai public, drawing attendance beyond anyone's expectations. While the event managed to rise above politics thanks to its association wit [...]
2007-02-15 03:21:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR TH PGOV
07CHIANGMAI67CNS LEADERS LOOK TO THE STARS FOR HOPE AND GOOD LUCK
[...] Leaders of the Council for National Security (CNS) visited famed Chiang Mai astrologer Varin Buaviratlert April 1, suggesting that it takes more than military might and political righteousness to govern Thailand's increasingly chaotic affairs of state. Attraction to mediums and mystics cuts a [...]
2007-04-10 10:25:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TH
07COLOMBO498SRI LANKA REQUESTS CO-CHAIR STATEMENTS CONDEMNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama convoked Co-Chair Ambassadors on March 27 to brief them on the March 26 LTTE air attack on the military airbase adjacent to Colombo's international airport (ref),and to request that Co-Chair countries issue a statement condemning the attac [...]
2007-03-27 11:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS CASC CE
07CURACAO938CURACAO: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Netherlands together form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The two Caribbean parts of the Kingdom have autonomy over their internal affairs, with the right to exercise independent decision making in a number of counter narcotics areas. The Government of [...]
2007-11-27 19:04:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NA AA
07DHAKA1602ENGAGING BANGLADESH'S RAPID ACTION BATTALION: THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is the lead Bangladeshi security force for countering terrorism. Yet since its creation the U.S. government has not engaged the 10,000-member paramilitary group because of human rights concerns stemming from persistent reports of extrajudicial kill [...]
2007-10-04 08:44:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALBG MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL
07DILI370REBEL REINADO HANGS TOUGH IN TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During November, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao suffered setbacks in his efforts to rein in fugitive rebel Major Alfredo Reinado and his supporters - a group consisting primarily of several hundred "petitioners" dismissed from the Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) in 2006. Gus [...]
2007-11-26 11:42:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC TT
07GUANGZHOU1101CHINA HOSTS FOOD AND SAFETY TOUR FOR FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A tour of inspection facilities and export production sites hosted by the Chinese government offered an opportunity for dialogue with inspection officials that improved understanding of China's food safety and product quality system. Despite obvious staging, it also revealed some [...]
2007-10-05 08:27:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
07HANOI1276NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OPENS SESSION AS PEACEFUL LAND PROTESTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 17:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI1390TOP SECURITY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES DISSIDENTS, CHINA
[...] (C) In a long, wide-ranging discussion August 2, Vice Minister of Public Security (MPS) Nguyen Van Huong, Vietnam's head of "general security" and intelligence gave his frank views on a broad range of key bilateral issues including political dissidents, prisoners and detainees, religious freed [...]
2007-08-06 15:43:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALASEC BM CM KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HARARE518WOZA LEADERS RELEASED THEN CLAIM VICTORY AT SECOND
[...] (U) All seven Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) activists arrested in Bulawayo on June 6 (Ref A) have been released. On June 8 police released without charge the five WOZA members initially arrested at the demonstration, and released WOZA leaders Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu on June 10 [...]
2007-06-13 14:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV WMN ASEC ZI
07HILLAH142KARBALA GEARING UP FOR PIC; CONTINUING SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: BG Cardon (3ID D-CGS),Karbala PRT Leader, PRTOffs and the local MiTT Team met with Karbala Governor Aqeel October 16 in the 8th IA Division compound in Husseiniya to discuss planning for the upcoming PIC (Provincial Iraqi Control) [...]
2007-10-20 13:31:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL IZ
07HONGKONG2251HONG KONG'S GREEN PAPER: NO SIGN OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's "Green Paper" process to develop a broad consensus on how to implement universal suffrage has stalled. The key players, including the Hong Kong Government (HKG),the pro-Beijing and pro-HKG political parties, the pro-democratization parties, and the central government i [...]
2007-08-29 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
07HONGKONG603HONG KONG'S FIRST TELEVISED CHIEF EXECUTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's first Chief Executive (CE) debate, televised live on March 1, included some unexpectedly lively exchanges over political reform, air pollution, education, and poverty alleviation. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang appeared restrained but also denigrated his opponent's SIPDI [...]
2007-03-02 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK
07IRANRPODUBAI16IRAN'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 14:01:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR IS IZ PTER AE
07IRANRPODUBAI70IRPO PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: YEAR ONE - A PROMISING START
[...] (C) Summary: One of IRPO's primary mandates upon commencing operations in August 2006 was the revival of US-Iran public diplomacy programming - which focused largely on supporting US-Iran educational and cultural exchanges. In this three-part report on IRPO Year One PD programming, part I will [...]
2007-11-27 12:07:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALOEXC OIIP PHUM PINR
07ISLAMABAD256MUSHARRAF TELLS BOUCHER ABOUT PAKISTAN’S PLANS FOR
[...] (S) Summary and introduction: In his January 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf spoke of irritants in Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan's tactical adjustments to enhance security i [...]
2007-01-17 06:41:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEAID MOPS PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD4824MGPK01: SITREP 19, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO
[...] (C) Summary: The GOP placed PPP leader Bhutto under house arrest and deployed several thousand police in Lahore, who are now (1330 local) clashing with PPP activists staging a "Long March" from Lahore to Islamabad. As Interior Minister promised Ambassador, the GOP last night released Amcit Ha [...]
2007-11-13 11:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL
07JAKARTA3468CHRISTMAS IN INDONESIA -- AMID TIGHT SECURITY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the direct order of the President, Indonesian police made an impressive show of force to bolster security at churches across Indonesia during the Christmas season. No incidents of violence were reported. In public events in this Muslim majority but diverse country, politici [...]
2007-12-27 06:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KISL ID
07JERUSALEM460UPDATE ON WORK AT E-1
[...] (C) INFRASTRUCTURE WORK AND GRADING OF THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE ISRAELI POLICE HEADQUARTERS IS CONTINUING IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM. POLOFF OBSERVED ON MARCH 8 TWO ADDITIONAL GRADED AREAS ADJACENT TO THE LARGE GRADED AREA SOUTHWEST OF THE POLICE STATION. (NOTE: THE LAR [...]
2007-03-08 15:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07KABUL2189PRT GARDEZ: LOGAR PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Logar is a stable, secure, and prosperous province close to Kabul. The onset of warm weather increased the number of security incidents but the province remains generally stable and attractive for development efforts. The exception is isolated Kharwar District, which insurgents use as a [...]
2007-07-11 14:06:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2341PRT GARDEZ: PAKTIA PROVINCE SIX MONTH REPORT
[...] (SBU) Security incidents have increased with the onset of warm weather in Paktia, but vigorous government and coalition counter-insurgency activities have maintained a climate that allows for expanded economic development and the gradual extension of GOA administrative control. The new governo [...]
2007-07-21 12:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL2910DAI KUNDI GOVERNOR CONCERNED ABOUT IRANIAN INFLUENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Bamyan PRT officer, Dai Kundi Governor Sultan Ali Oruzgani appealed, on behalf of the people of Dai Kundi, for the U.S. to place a PRT in his province. Governor Oruzgani also expressed concern over increasing Iranian religious influence in mosques in Dai Kundi [...]
2007-09-03 05:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
07KABUL680PRT/GARDEZ: GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO DEAL WITH TALIBAN
[...] (SBU) Paktia governor Rahmatullah Rahmat announced on Jan. 30 that he intends to move energetically and methodically to bring Zormat District, currently plagued by insurgency, under government control. He outlined a plan, developed with UNAMA, to reform the district administrative and securit [...]
2007-03-02 04:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV AF
07KATHMANDU1328NEPAL: HOME MINISTRY TO HIRE 75,000 POLICE FOR
[...] (C) During a farewell call July 10 on Home Minister Krishna Sitaula, the Ambassador stressed that the Maoists had miscalculated by assuming that the Nepal Army would acquiesce if the Maoists attempted to seize power. Pushing ahead with the Constituent Assembly polls in November was the best wa [...]
2007-07-11 10:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PTER KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU92PM KOIRALA ASKS FOR U.S. ADVICE ON COMMUNISTS AND
[...] (C/NF) Prime Minister GP Koirala told the Ambassador January 17 that he planned to tell Maoist Supremo Prachanda later the same day in plain terms that, with the Maoists in the interim parliament, the time had come for them to end their violence and extortion and dissolve their "people's gover [...]
2007-01-17 11:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PREF MARR UN NP
07KHARTOUM1526 AMIS CAMP IN HASKANITA ATTACKED
[...] (SBU) On the evening of September 29 the AMIS Military Group Site (MGS) in Haskanita came under brazen attack by an unidentified force using small arms fire, machine gun fire, and rocket-propelled grenades, but the attack was repulsed. In the early hours of September 30, the MGS was attacked [...]
2007-09-30 14:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1804UNAMID PLANNERS RECOMMEND DELAYING DEPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate conversations with FieldOff on November 15 and November 18 in El Fasher, two UN senior military transition planners shared the joint recommendation they had made to UNAMID Force Commander GEN Agwai that deployment of UNAMID police elements be put on hold until the inf [...]
2007-11-19 12:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1871FEAR OF LOSS OF INTERNATIONAL CREDIBILITY MAY KEEP JEM ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 27 meeting with FieldOff, the Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) representative in El Fasher admitted that despite the movement's unhappiness with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),JEM would not carry out the threats its leadership has [...]
2007-11-29 09:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM330EX-SUDAN ARMED FORCES SOLDIERS PROTEST IN JUBA
[...] (C) A group of 150-200 ex-soldiers from the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) marched across central Juba March 1 before staging a brief demonstration in front of the Juba headquarters of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). The decommissioned soldiers, who fought for the north during Sudan's [...]
2007-03-02 11:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC SU
07KINGSTON434JAMAICA: "SISTER P" MARKS ONE YEAR AS PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),the unelected Prime Minister of Jamaica, rose to the head of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) last February. As PNP leader, she replaced the retiring elected Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to become the country's first female Prime Minister on [...]
2007-03-28 11:23:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON569JAMAICA: BUSINESS AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SURGE, BUT WILL
[...] Business and consumer confidence surged in the first quarter of 2007, reflecting declining prices and interest rates and the euphoria surrounding the Cricket World Cup (CWC). Consumers were more confident about their economic prospects at the start of 2007 than at any other time since 2001, wh [...]
2007-04-19 19:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
07KUALALUMPUR1613MALAYSIA'S OPPOSITION DRAWS TENS OF THOUSANDS TO
[...] (C) Malaysia's major opposition parties operating under the election-reform umbrella organization BERSIH on November 10 carried out possibly the country's largest opposition demonstration since 1998, gathering 20,000 or more demonstrators to present an election reform petition to the National [...]
2007-11-13 11:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KISL KDEM ASEC MY
07KUWAIT1101KUWAIT: WHERE WE ARE AND CHALLENGES AHEAD --
[...] (C) This message summarizes my parting thoughts on key issue areas in the U.S./Kuwait relationship. It draws heavily on input provided by Matt Tueller, who recently concluded a distinguished tour as Deputy Chief of Mission and is en route to service at Embassy Baghdad. The report covers fiv [...]
2007-07-10 13:46:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON PGOV PTER KU
07KUWAIT730NEW KUWAIT-IRAQ COALITION BORDER CROSSING TO OPEN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 8, Econoff attended the final drill in preparation for the May 15 opening of the Khabari Al-Wazem Border Crossing (commonly referred to as K-Crossing or the Khabari Coalition Crossing, KCC),on the Kuwait-Iraq border. K-Crossing will replace Navistar as the primary lan [...]
2007-05-09 15:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ
07KUWAIT979KUWAITI FIRMS ASK OSD TASK FORCE FOR HELP IN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 21, Robert Love of OSD's Task Force to Support Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) in Iraq met with several Kuwaiti firms to encourage ongoing and new business ventures in Iraq. United International Holding, which owns two banks in Iraq and has built at least one h [...]
2007-06-26 04:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV IZ KU
07KYIV3165ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE NEW GOU: PROGRESS, BUT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has sent out mixed signals on her plans for the Ukrainian economy. She continues to say many of the right things on economic matters, yet some of her populist campaign promises convey a different message. Nonetheless, we expect Tymosh [...]
2007-12-28 12:58:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV PREL UP
07MADRID1774SPAIN/CT OVERVIEW: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Mr. Ambassador, the visit to Madrid of your interagency delegation comes during a time when the Spanish government is already in a heightened state of terrorist alert, both from the Basque terrorist group ETA and from Islamist extremists threatening to strike at the heart of t [...]
2007-09-13 13:34:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL SP
07MANAMA217BAHRAIN RESPONSE TO IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points March 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Shaikh Abdul-Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul-Aziz stated that the meeting is important, pledged Bahrain's support for a successful outcome, and agreed that [...]
2007-03-07 12:26:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL OIC ARAB LEAGUE UN IZ BA REGION
07MANILA2586THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SRI LANKA FM
[...] (C) Summary: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is committed to the political agenda of devolution, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Deputy Secretary Negroponte in a July 31 meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN. The FM emphasized Sri [...]
2007-08-01 09:14:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS RP
07MASERU147LESOTHO: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] There is no known trafficking in persons in Lesotho that meets the term as defined in REFTEL. Per REFTEL instructions, post has answered the questions 27 - 30. Post's primary sources are Inspector Masoabi Thosa, Child and Gender Protection Unit, Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS); Se [...]
2007-03-13 15:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF LT
07MEXICO1196SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Walter R. Miller. He may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working wit [...]
2007-03-08 22:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
07MEXICO6185MEXICO: ITQ,S DIFFERENT ON THE BORDER
[...] Summary. Deputy PolCouns recently traveled to several destinations on the Mexican border with the U.S. as part of an orientation trip. The visit reaffirmed the perception that life in the north of Mexico and, in particular on the border with the U.S., is different from any other place in Me [...]
2007-12-14 22:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR
07MEXICO6219CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] Summary: Concerns about human rights abuses and threats to security posed by drug trafficking collide in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero where Poloff met with a wide range of Mexican congressional representatives, government officials, human rights activists, NGOs and other members of c [...]
2007-12-19 12:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR ECON PINR MX
07MEXICO6281 RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE CONSULATES NUEVO LAREDO,
[...] Summary and action request: Mission Mexico has undertaken a thorough review of interests, missions, workloads, and staffing structures at all of its consulates. As a result we recommend that three posts -- Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros and Hermosillo -- be formally redesignated as Consulates Gener [...]
2007-12-28 13:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OPDC PREL MX
07MINSK18EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 5, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Prosecutor Not to Investigate Election Fraud (para. 2) DOMESTIC ECONOMY ---------------- - Finance Ministry to Adjust 2007 Budget (para. 3) - Belarus Worst Country for Ta [...]
2007-01-09 03:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK601EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 13, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Top Election Official Rules Out Dialogue with Opposition (para. 2) - Civil Society Activist Loses Lawsuit, Remains Expelled (para. 3) - Youth Opposition Activist Faces J [...]
2007-07-13 11:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK918EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 02, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Mark Remembrance Day (para. 2) - Police Seize Materials Ahead of Social March (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Examined by Psychiatrists (para. 4) - Authorities [...]
2007-11-02 16:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MONTERREY934REPORT FROM ZACATECAS: GOVERNOR SEEKS A NEW ROAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17-19, Consul General and Econoff met with various political, economic, and media leaders in Zacatecas, including moderate PRD Governor Amalia Garcia Medina, Zacatecas City Mayor Cuauhtemoc Calderon, prominent businessmen, and Representatives from the Zacatecas State [...]
2007-11-09 22:59:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR EAID ECON EMIN SMIG SNAR SOCI MX
07MOSCOW1877US-RUSSIA STRATEGIC SECURITY TALKS, APRIL 17
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Missile Defense (MD) dominated the all-day Strategic Security talks in Moscow April 17. The Russian side, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, contended that the proposed placement of MD interceptors and a radar in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, occurred along [...]
2007-04-23 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP MARR PINS PREL PTER RS
07MOSCOW3841SURKOV GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO CENTER-RIGHT PARTY
[...] (C) At a closed door convention July 31, Presidential Administration Deputy Head Vladislav Surkov reportedly gave the Kremlin's blessing to Mikhail Barshchevskiy's pro-business and economic reform-oriented Civic Force (CF) party's efforts to cross the seven percent threshold and be represented [...]
2007-08-06 14:16:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI RS
07MOSCOW4287 The "For A Just Russia" Party Stages Primary
[...] (SBU) Summary. For a Just Russia (SR) held a series of public primaries throughout Russia on August 26 in preparation for the December Duma elections. Far from being a well-run, effective sampling of voter preferences, the primaries seemed to have been slapped together in an effort to keep pa [...]
2007-08-31 02:46:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5057RUSSIA-U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER
[...] (S) Septel reports on the U.S. presentation of a Joint Regional Missile Defense Architecture during missile defense (MD) talks in Moscow October 10. Following is the U.S. and Russian delegations' assessment of the MD technical experts' visit to the Qabala radar on September 18, threat assess [...]
2007-10-18 13:27:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5106CORRECTED COPY: RUSSIA-U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (S) Septel reports on the U.S. presentation of a Joint Regional Missile Defense Architecture during missile defense (MD) talks in Moscow October 10. Following is the U.S. and Russian delegations' assessment of the MD technical experts' visit to the Qabala radar on September 18, threat assess [...]
2007-10-23 08:01:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW870CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN OFFERS VIEWS
[...] (C) Central Election Commission Chairman Aleksandr Veshnyakov on February 28 reviewed with Ambassador the state-of-play in advance of elections to be held in fourteen regions on March 11. Key points: -- average of seven parties registered in each region; -- average of five candidates comp [...]
2007-03-01 13:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
07MUSCAT16FTA AWARENESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OMAN'S BFIF
[...] On December 6, 2006, the Embassy, in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED),and the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI),sponsored a successful "2006 Oman-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Awareness [...]
2007-01-07 08:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON ETRD BEXP MU
07MUSCAT791OMAN FY 07 BFIF UPDATE
[...] Embassy reports that it has spent $1454.28 out of the $3515 authorized under reftel B for BFIF-related activities during FY07. The money utilized from this account covered hotel and meal expenses for the Economic/Commercial Officer's attendance at June 26-30 Trade Implementation Agreement co [...]
2007-08-19 12:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP MU
07MUSCAT810IRAN TRANSIT POINT FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO OMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Thousands of illegal immigrants, primarily from Pakistan and Afghanistan, enter Oman by boat across the Gulf of Oman from Iran every year. Contacts in the Royal Oman Police (ROP) Coast Guard accuse elements of the Iranian Republican Guard (IRGC) of facilitating the flow of illegal [...]
2007-08-27 10:41:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG ELAB IR MU
07NAIROBI2209 Somalia--Security a Long Way Off
[...] (C) Summary. The level of violence has risen in Mogadishu and the provinces since the Ethiopian/TFG action against the Ayr sub-clan and Courts' radicals in late April 2007. Attacks tend to be more focused than earlier in the year. While this violence could be laid at the feet of Islamic ex [...]
2007-05-23 14:58:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC EWWT EAID SO ET UG KS
07NAIROBI2406Travel to Somalia
[...] (SBU) Summary. This message lays out proposed plans for travel by USG personnel to Somalia during the next 6 months. End Summary. -------------------------------- National Reconciliation Congress -------------------------------- 2. (C) The Somalia National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) [...]
2007-06-08 15:50:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI4175KENYA'S ELECTIONS: PRESIDENT KIBAKI'S NATIONAL DAY
[...] (SBU) On October 20, President Mwai Kibaki delivered a National Day speech at Nairobi's Nyayo National Stadium before a near capacity crowd. Rival presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, was seated near the speaker's podium with other senior leaders of the opposition. Kibaki used the occassion [...]
2007-10-22 15:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KE
07NDJAMENA176CHAD'S VIEWS ON A UN BORDER FORCE: TALK WITH US
[...] (SBU) Chad is open to discussions on a UN peacekeeping force on its border with Sudan, but believes its mandate should be focused on protecting civilian populations, Chad's Foreign Minister Allam-mi told the Ambassador February 27. Speaking on his cell phone in Paris en route to Moscow and T [...]
2007-02-27 15:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC CD
07NEWDELHI1424BJP MEMBER CLAIMS THE RSS IS ACTIVE IN NEPAL - CORRECTED
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Bharataya Janata Party (BJP) member and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Seshadiri Chari (PROTECT),claimed March 19 that the RSS is involved with the Madhesi movement in Nepal's southern Terai region. This is the first RSS confirmation Post has had. Chari claimed the [...]
2007-03-23 10:03:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PINR MOPS KISL NP PK CH IN
07NEWDELHI2433BIOGRAPHY: UTTAR PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER MAYAWATI:
[...] (C) On May 13, 2007, Kumari Mayawati, commonly referred to as Mayawati or Bhenji (sister),was sworn in as Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh (UP),India's most populous state. President of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP),a party created to represent low caste voters, Mayawati has long been [...]
2007-05-22 12:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI5380DELHI DIARY, DEC 17-21
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for Decemebr 17-21, 2007, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Court Orders Reopening Riots Case Against Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler -- Rajasthan Gujjars Threaten Warpath Again -- India-China [...]
2007-12-20 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKIRF CVIS PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM SOCI NP VM CH
07NEWDELHI636KASHMIRIS IRATE OVER CUSTODIAL KILLINGS; PM SINGH TAKING ACTION
[...] (S) Srinagar was once again gripped with protests on February 7th, as police officials announced that they had dug up five unmarked graves in an ongoing investigation of custodial killings. Our interlocutors say Prime Minister Singh is influencing the investigations as a confidence building [...]
2007-02-08 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI976UTTAR PRADESH FACES A LONG BITTER ELECTION SEASON
[...] (C) Summary. The protracted drama of Uttar Pradesh (UP) politics is likely to go on throughout a long grueling election campaign, and may not even be resolved after the election results are out. Despite growing opposition against SP misrule, the crafty UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav [...]
2007-02-27 12:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR KISL IN
07NICOSIA197COMMUNIST CHIEF UNDECIDED ON PRESIDENTIAL RUN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AKEL desires continued cooperation with coalition mates DIKO and EDEK, Secretary General Dimitris Christofias informed the Ambassador March 5. Nonetheless, party leaders have not yet determined whether to support a re-election bid by President Tassos Papadopoulos, urge the coal [...]
2007-03-07 15:54:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CY TU
07NICOSIA898 ANNAN PLAN STILL DOMINATING ELECTION CAMPAIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos's continuing lead in the presidential race is forcing his opponents to attempt to deconstruct the hero image that the President has forged with his hard-line Cyprus Problem tactics. AKEL leader Dimitris Christofias, for example, has abandoned his [...]
2007-11-13 11:58:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CY
07PARIS1270FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL OBERSTAR VISIT APRIL
[...] (SBU) We would like to extend a warm welcome to Codel Oberstar for your April 3 - 6 visit to France. During your stay here you will have meetings with senior French officials, including Transportation Minister Dominique Perben, Minister Delegate for Trade Christine Lagarde, and Director Genera [...]
2007-03-30 10:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETRD PREL FR
07PRISTINA348KOSOVO: BALKAN WATCHERS' CONFERENCE BRINGS USG
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Belgrade-US Office Pristina message. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 16-18, Balkans watchers from Embassies Berlin, Paris, Rome, Skopje, USEU, and USNATO participated in familiarization visits to both Belgrade and Pristina. Co-hosted by Embassy Belgrade and US Office [...]
2007-05-03 15:16:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA592KOSOVO: NORTHERN POLITICIANS DISCUSS STATUS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two Serb politicians from Leposavic and Zubin Potok evinced a desire to cooperate with the international community on security and stability, but also continued reluctance to cooperate with the PISG. Both stressed that relations with KFOR are currently good and emphasized their [...]
2007-07-31 15:12:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PREL EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07QUITO1553GLYPHOSATE TAKES ANOTHER HIT IN ECUADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian Commission studying the health and environmental impacts of Colombia's aerial coca eradication program on Ecuador's north released its findings on July 2. The Commission argues that the chemical mixture used by the GOC since 2000 is highly toxic and has caused e [...]
2007-07-09 20:11:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07RABAT1397MOROCCO FTA ANNUAL REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary: During his August 28-31 visit to Morocco, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Shaun Donnelly emphasized the mutual benefits of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and outlined U.S. thinking regarding preparations for the first meeting of the Joint Committee later th [...]
2007-09-05 11:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
07RANGOON1064BURMA: SOME PRISONERS RELEASED; KEY LEADERS STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25 the regime released 87 people it had arrested during last month's demonstrations, including 50 NLD members. However, the regime continues to arrest and detain prominent NLD and 88 Generation Students leaders, and to deny them proper medical attention. The gover [...]
2007-10-29 10:23:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1153HARDSHIP AND HEARTACHE IN BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The end of November brought nothing but more hardship to the Burmese people and their beleaguered pro-democracy movement. Authorities obstructed a peaceful procession, closed an important monastery, and prevented a political prisoner from visiting his dying mother. They did [...]
2007-11-30 10:58:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON135INDIA'S RELATIONS WITH BURMA'S MILITARY REGIME
[...] (C) Summary: In the interest of national security and economic growth, India has taken what it views as a practical and realistic approach in its relations with Burma's military regime. Number 2 General Maung Aye is their main interlocutor, although he has expressed frustration with the slow [...]
2007-02-08 10:30:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM PINR CH IN KS
07RANGOON185BURMA: FRUSTRATION SURFACES IN RANGOON
[...] (U) Summary: On February 22, thirty demonstrators gathered in front of Rangoon City Hall to protest Burma's deteriorating economic and social conditions in one of the largest public demonstrations in years. A crowd of two hundred gathered to watch the event. Some shouted to the demonstrator [...]
2007-02-23 10:22:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM
07RIGA371BROADWAY IN RIGA - A PUBLIC DILPOMACY SMASH!
[...] SUMMARY: BROADWAY COMPOSER AND LYRICIST STEPHEN SCHWARTZ VISITED RIGA MAY 7-11, 2007, TO PROMOTE AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER AS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART FORM. SCHWARTZ WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TONY AWARD WINNING ACTRESS DEBBIE GRAVITTE AND BROADWAY PERFORMER SCOTT COULTER, WHO TAUGHT A SERIES OF MASTER C [...]
2007-05-21 04:34:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO PREL LG
07RIGA379MOLDOVAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO RIGA
[...] (C) Summary: On May 18, Charge met with Latvian MFA U/S for bilateral affairs Edgars Skuja and MFA staff to discuss the recent visit of Moldovan PM Tarlev and Deputy PM Osterlap to Latvia. Skuja stated the visit was highly successful and expressed appreciation for EUR DAS Kramer's recent meeti [...]
2007-05-21 12:17:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EUN MD LG
07RIYADH1906SAG SUPPORT FOR MINNAWI APPEARS LIMITED TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Saudi Arabian Government has increased its African peace-making profile by calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflicts in western Sudan; however, SAG officials, some foreign diplomats in Riyadh, and members of the Kingdom,s Sudanese diaspora express considerable doubt a [...]
2007-09-15 05:38:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL SU SA
07SANAA2065SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 12:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2066SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 12:40:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2067SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 12:52:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANSALVADOR409EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT
[...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 15:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
07SANTODOMINGO2245DOMINICAN ORIENTATION VISIT OF WHA/CAR DIRECTOR DE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6 and 7, WHA/CAR Office Director Velia De Pirro traveled to the Dominican Republic for a series of orientation meetings with both Embassy staff and leading Dominican figures, including the Chief of the National Police, the President of the DEA-equivalent National D [...]
2007-10-03 18:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM PINR KCRM SNAR HA VE DR
07SANTODOMINGO733SENIOR DOMINICAN OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High-level officials in the Dominican Ministries of Foreign Relations and Migration use their positions to facilitate human trafficking and alien smuggling schemes, according to media reports, DHS investigations and Embassy contacts. Those implicated include the Assistant Secreta [...]
2007-03-30 23:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PHUM SMIG KCOR KCRM CH DR HA HK
07SARAJEVO1191BOSNIA - HIGHREP SET TO BEGIN CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling met with the Ambassador as well as the German and EC Delegation Ambassadors to discuss plans for consulting with Bosnian political leaders about the proposal to create a Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC). Schilling ex [...]
2007-05-31 16:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO596BOSNIA - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON FINDING OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. U.S. Must Vote on Whether to Acknowledge Geneocide --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (C) At the March 12 Foundation of Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery Executive Board Meeting, ("Foundation") Amor Ma [...]
2007-03-15 19:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KAWC BK
07SHENYANG155China's Brilliance Automotive to Enter U.S. Market in
[...] Summary. Liu Xuemin, General Office Vice-Director of Huachen Group told Econoff recently that, contrary to some trade reports about delays, China's Brilliance Automotive -- the publicly traded arm of state-owned Huachen Group -- will begin exports to the United States in early September of thi [...]
2007-08-07 08:39:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH
07SOFIA1262 BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT GRAPPLES WITH ESCALATING TEACHERS'
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of Bulgarian teachers have been on strike for a month, demanding a doubling of their salaries and shutting most of the country's schools. The Socialist-led government of PM Sergei Stanishev believes meeting the teachers' demands would fuel inflation, trigger a wave o [...]
2007-10-25 13:59:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV BU
07STATE162279BANK SEPAH PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO TANCHON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 21:15:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PGOV PREL AE
07SURABAYA58EAST JAVA'S MT. KELUD VOLCANO: ERUPTION THREAT REMAINS WHILE
[...] Increased seismic activity on Mt. Kelud, a volcano 90 km southwest of Surabaya, East Java caused authorities to raise the eruption threat level to 4, the highest possible. Authorities recommended the voluntary evacuation of residents within 10 kilometers of the mountain on October 16. Consul [...]
2007-10-18 10:54:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV ECON ID
07TASHKENT2112HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C) Summary: On December 12, poloff attended a press conference on the election organized by the Human Rights Alliance. Unlike the Alliance's last press conference on the election in October (reftel),the event was only briefly interrupted by a single provocateur. The lack of a serious dist [...]
2007-12-12 13:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
07TBILISI1213ANTADZE ON PROSPECTS FOR DIALOGUE WITH ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Merab Antadze told the Ambassador May 22 that Abkhaz de facto officials appeared to have decided to block contacts with Georgia at virtually every level of society, rebuffing Georgian requests to discuss the security situation in Gali and oth [...]
2007-05-23 09:38:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
07TOKYO1089 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3768 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3769 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3884JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3987 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 08:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4080JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//07
[...] Endo said to Yosano, "Please tell the prime minister that I will step down." TOKYO 00004080 006 OF 012 SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09 Yosano's determination to put a speedy end to Endo's scandal came from strong alarm against the Kantei's (Prime Minister's Official [...]
2007-09-04 01:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4159JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4570JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 01:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4775 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TUNIS1294OPPOSITION PARTY TURNS TO HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST
[...] (C) The opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced that as of September 20 PDP leaders began a hunger strike to protest what they deem a politically motivated eviction from their Tunis headquarters. During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, PDP Secretary General Maya J [...]
2007-09-21 15:39:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1329AMBASSADOR VISITS OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKERS
[...] (C) As they entered day nine of their hunger strike, opposition PDP Secretary General Maya Jribi and former PDP Secretary General Nejib Chebbi both appeared wan but in good SIPDIS spirits. Jribi and Chebbi started a hunger strike on September 20 to protest their landlord,s effort, almost [...]
2007-09-28 16:19:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1450Beywatch: Fortunate Sons Dodging the Draft
[...] (U) This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" title. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. It is not a comprehensive overview of the subject. 2. (SBU) The Gover [...]
2007-11-01 14:13:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PMIL SOCI TS
07ULAANBAATAR112Third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States State Department held the third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral, Regional, and Global Issues (CBRGI) on January 29 at Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen [...]
2007-02-21 07:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD MASS MARR PREF MG
07VIENTIANE364UNHCR'S ERIKA FELLER DISCUSSES HMONG ISSUES; LAO
[...] (C) Summary: The visit of UNHCR's lead protection official, Erika Feller, haS provided insight into Hmong issues including what may happen to the 152 Hmong (plus three babies) being held in Thailand's Nong Khai Province. Unfortunately, we are concerned UNHCR may be overestimating the ability o [...]
2007-05-04 09:32:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM LA
07ZAGREB227ICTY SEES LOCAL NGOS AS CREDIBLE TRIAL MONITORS
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Croatian NGOs Documenta and the Center for Peace, Nonviolence, and Human Rights discussed their recently released annual war crimes trial monitoring report with judicial officials at a March 3 roundtable in Zagreb. Panelists, including a judge, a prosecutor, a law pro [...]
2007-03-06 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
08ABUJA1632NIGERIA-CAMEROON: BAKASSI HANDOVER PROCEEDS
[...] (C) Summary: The transfer of authority over the Bakassi Peninsula happened as scheduled on August 14. GON Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa headed the Nigerian delegation, and GRC Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Ahmadu Ali led that of Cameroon. The ceremony took place in [...]
2008-08-15 06:26:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PHSA NI CM
08ABUJA2170NIGERIA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-04 10:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ABUJA233NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Summary Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking and money laundering activity and is still ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries. Nigerian criminal organizations dominate the African drug trade and transport narcotics to markets in the United States, Europe, Asia, and oth [...]
2008-02-05 14:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ADANA43TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO THE SOUTHEAST PROVOKES
[...] (U) Summary: Thousands of Kurds turned out to oppose Prime Minister Erdogan's visit to the southeastern cities of Van and Hakkari and to protest AKP's lack of movement forward on the Kurdish issue. Suspension of municipal services such as garbage collection and public transportation accompani [...]
2008-11-04 07:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER TU
08ADDISABABA304ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UNMEE DECIDES TO WITHDRAW FROM
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On February 6, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Azouz Ennifar ordered the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) to execute a complete withdrawal from Eritrea after being unable to obtain fuel from the Eritrean government since December 1 [...]
2008-02-07 12:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
08AITTAIPEI1601MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 11-12 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was handcuffed and taken into to court Tuesday night as prosecutors sought his detention on alleged corruption and embezzlement charges; and on the students stagi [...]
2008-11-12 09:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1616MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 15-17 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was taken to hospital Sunday evening after having been on a hunger strike since he was detained last Wednesday; on the prosecutors' questioning of Chen's family members [...]
2008-11-17 09:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1336TOUGH CROWD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHARDAIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Welcomed by a lively group of 250 students, the Ambassador spoke December 18 at the University of Ghardaia on the importance of youth participation in elections. His remarks were met with critical comments from faculty and students alike regarding U.S. policy on the Arab-Israeli [...]
2008-12-28 11:48:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEDU PGOV PREL IQ AG
08ALGIERS422MFA OFFICIAL: SAHEL HEATS UP AS MALI PLAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting, MFA Director General (Assistant Secretary equivalent) for African Affairs Ismail Chergui told Ambassador that Algeria perceives that the security situation in northern Mali and Niger is deteriorating. Chergui said Algeria was frustrated by the "unhelpful" [...]
2008-04-14 17:55:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AG
08ALGIERS984THE KABYLIE: RELUCTANT REFUGE FOR TERRORISTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A string of suicide bombings just east of Algiers (ref A) has brought renewed focus on the Kabylie mountains and the disproportionate amount of terrorist activity occurring there. A fiercely independent center of Berber culture and tradition for centuries, the Kabylie region has [...]
2008-09-12 11:30:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KISL AG
08AMMAN3165NOTES FROM JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT: ALLIANCES WAX AND
[...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the allocation of parliamentary committee chairmanships and leadership positions, the alliance between parliament speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali's National Democratic Trend and the business-oriented National Fraternal Bloc (Al-Ikha) was dissolved. A new bloc of MPs [...]
2008-11-20 13:33:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL JO
08ANKARA1651TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CLOSURE
[...] (C) Summary: On the ropes in its Constitutional Court closure case, pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) is staging "awareness-raising" walks, and reaching out to any who will listen to garner much-needed support. In his September 16 oral defense on behalf of the party, DTP Chairman Ah [...]
2008-09-15 13:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1766ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1897ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1926TURKEY: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Following is Mission Turkey's submission of the Drugs and Chemical Control Section for the 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Turkey I. Summary Turkey continues to be a major transit route for Southwest Asian opiates moving to Europe, and serves as a staging area f [...]
2008-11-06 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
08ANKARA879ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANTANANARIVO137COMOROS WAITS FOR ZUMA; ASSEMBLES HELICOPTERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros and the Moroni diplomatic corps await South African (RSA) Foreign Minister Dlamini-Zuma's decision regarding when an international delegation might deliver an ultimatum to renegade Colonel Mohamed Bacar of Anjouan. The Union has obtai [...]
2008-02-19 11:35:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO179 ISLANDS TENSELY AWAIT MILITARY ACTION
[...] (U) The three islands in the Union of the Comoros tensely await impending military action. African Union (AU) Representative Mourad Taiati told international reporters in Moroni on March 4 that, "Today, everyone has taken our [AU] position. [Mohamed Bacar] is isolated and the military operati [...]
2008-03-06 14:13:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO212 "RAIDS" ESCALATE TO ARMED CONFLICT ON ANJOUAN
[...] (SBU) Contacts in the Comoros report a Union Army (AND) "raid" on Anjouan beginning March 15 has turned into a series of battles. Having reportedly freed eight prisoners and taken two minor casualties, part of the AND landing force returned to its staging point in Moheli. However, a small AND [...]
2008-03-17 14:06:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO235 OPERATION TO TAKE BACK ANJOUAN MEETS LITTLE RESISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Post has confirmed a force composed of Union Army soldiers and 80 to 100 Tanzanian soldiers under the African Union (AU) aegis landed on the Comoran island of Anjouan overnight from March 24 to 25 to take back the island from recalcitrant leader Colonel Mohamed Bacar. The assault began a [...]
2008-03-25 09:34:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PHUM CN
08ANTANANARIVO25PRESIDENT SAMBI DETERMINED TO LIBERATE ANJOUAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer,s first visit to the Union of the Comoros (septel),Ambassador Marquardt held a number of meetings with President Sambi, high-level Union Government officials, and members of the international community to discuss the possibility of a [...]
2008-01-14 15:49:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MOPS CN
08ASHGABAT359 TURKMENISTAN: MEAT MATTERS - GOVERNMENT LOSES THE PRICE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government's efforts to use price caps to keep meat prices from rising following the introduction in mid-February of higher gasoline prices have failed. Several weeks of shenanigans between meat vendors and t [...]
2008-03-20 03:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT383 TURKMENISTAN: WESTERN CULTURE RETURNS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To enforce his vision of "positive neutrality" in Turkmenistan and the uniqueness of Turkmen culture, former President Niyazov severely limited public expression of international culture, including the Russian (Sov [...]
2008-03-27 09:55:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KPAO TX
08ASUNCION365TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 6TH SPECIAL
[...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (ODC),and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the 6th Special Operations Squadron (6th SOS) Counter Narco-Terrorism Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here (reftel). In accordance with the TOR, the f [...]
2008-06-03 12:07:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION379REVISED: TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 6TH
[...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (ODC),Drug Enforcement Agency Attache, and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the 6th Special Operations Squadron (6th SOS) Counter Narco-Terrorism Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here (reftel). I [...]
2008-06-10 20:58:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION400TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL
[...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay, and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here (reftel). In accordance with the TOR, the following information is provided: A. (U) Chief of Mission (COM) [...]
2008-06-19 12:29:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION667TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR CIVIL MILITARY
[...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay, and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here. In accordance with the TOR, the following information is provided: A. (U) Chief of Mission (COM) Liliana [...]
2008-09-26 20:48:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ATHENS325STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-05 15:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08ATHENS340STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08ATHENS344STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08ATHENS353STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-07 13:30:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08BAGHDAD1209MALIKI'S MILITARY OPERATION IN BASRAH: LESSONS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Operation "Charge of the Knights" (OCK) - PM Maliki's campaign to wrest control of Basra from militias and criminals - demonstrated substantial deficiencies in Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) planning, logistics, command and control, individual loyalty and unit reliability. It als [...]
2008-04-18 13:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER MOPS IR IZ PINR MCAP MARR
08BAGHDAD3558KARBALA: NOT MUCH SOFA TALK
[...] (SBU) SOFA is not a hot topic in Karbala. Among the Provincial Reconstruction Team,s (PRT,s) contacts who have a view on the matter, opinions range from hardline nationalism ("Send all the Americans home now") to profit-oriented pragmatism ("Let Washington pay to stay however long it wants") [...]
2008-11-11 11:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3722WASIT: SADRIST LEADER SUPPORTS SOFA, MALIKI
[...] (C / / REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: Over 1,000 people participated in a November 20 pro-SOFA rally in Kut, organized by Sheikh Mohammed Reda al-Numani, an associate of Prime Minister Maliki and a long-time friend of the al-Sadr family. On the preceding day, PRT, 41st Fires Brigade, and Iraqi A [...]
2008-11-25 13:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD410(S) TUWAITHA UPDATE: PREPARING FOR PARIS MEETINGS
[...] (S) Summary: Energy Attach Parks and DOE/NNSA Representative Boudreau met with Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Raid Jahid (FAHMI) on Tuesday evening, Feb 5, 2008, at the Al Rasheed Hotel. The key points included moving the material as quickly as possible after completing repackaging, [...]
2008-02-12 07:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG PARM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD427TUWAITHA UPDATE: MOST GOES TO PARIS
[...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Ries met with Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Minister Raid Jahid (FAHMI) on Feb 8 to provide an updated calibration of the US position on issues such as cost sharing. Fahmi asked for the estimated total US cost for removal and transporting the yellow cake and [...]
2008-02-13 12:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG IZ PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD614PRT MAYSAN MEETS WITH GOVERNOR FOR FIRST TIME
[...] (SBU) THIS IS A PRT MAYSAN REPORTING CABLE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 25 MAYSAN PRT MET WITH GOVERNOR ADIL MOHUDER RADI AL-MALIKI AND HIS SENIOR ADVISOR, ZAID HOSHI AL-KALLAF TO DISCUSS SECURITY, ONGOING PROJECTS, AND TEAM ACCESS TO THE PROVINCE. THE PRT PRESSED THE GOVERNOR ON THE I [...]
2008-03-02 12:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD831PRT MAYSAN: JAM AND THE TRIBES, URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The extent of Mahdi Army influence on dense urban and sparse rural populations in Maysan remains in dispute. Most evidence points to an elected and JAM-dominated provincial government controlling Maysan,s urban centers balanced ag [...]
2008-03-19 08:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
08BANGKOK2808SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MEDIATOR HAS GOOD NEWS AND BAD
[...] (S) Michael Vatikiotis from the Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) provided the Ambassador and DCM an update on September 11 on the status of the secret peace process between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and southern Thai insurgents. While upbeat about the enthusiasm of man [...]
2008-09-17 08:17:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2977AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WITH FORMER PM SAMAK HIS
[...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resigned from his position as Party Leader of the People's Power Party (PPP) September 30. He remains free on bail as he continues to appeal a years-old defamation conviction. Samak told the Ambassador September 26 that he believed Queen Sirikit, [...]
2008-10-01 10:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS PINR TH
08BANGKOK3255THAILAND,S UDD LEADERS DISMISS CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (C) Leaders of the pro-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) assured us that a major UDD rally on November 1, at which former PM Thaksin is expected to speak via phone, would be non-violent. A leading UDD figure stressed UDD's role as the primary obstacle to future c [...]
2008-10-30 11:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK587 THAILAND 2008 SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: The elevation of Thailand to Priority Watch List in 2007 sparked some improvement in police enforcement of intellectual property rights in the past year, but such efforts were insufficient to make any noticeable dent in the availability of pirated and counter [...]
2008-02-23 00:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BASRAH56BASRAH OPERATIONS COMMAND GENERAL MOHAMMED ON SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Lieutenant General Mohammed Jawad Huwaidi, Commander of the Basrah Operations Command (BOC),told REO Basrah May 24 that Basrah is now 70-80% secure. He expected operations to continue through the summer and posited that there was greater cooperation between Basrawis and the ISF. [...]
2008-06-07 11:38:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PREL KISL IZ
08BEIJING1454HU JINTAO IN CHARGE OF TIBET POLICY; LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) President Hu Jintao remains firmly in charge of China's policy on Tibet, with the leadership unified over Beijing's current hard-line stance and buoyed by rising PRC nationalist sentiment, xxxxx. Given Hu's background and experience in Tibet, as well as the "extremely sensitive" nature of the i [...]
2008-04-16 10:34:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING2995BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/02/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]
2008-08-02 09:48:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3076BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/11/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-11 07:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3139BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/15/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-15 08:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3216BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/21/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers [...]
2008-08-21 08:30:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3241BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/22/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-22 08:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3275BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/25/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-25 07:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3300BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/26/2008. KEY ISSUES ---------- 2. (SBU) Conclusion of JOC Operations: This is the final situation report from the [...]
2008-08-26 07:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3343LABOR SECRETARY CHAO MEETS BEIJING MAYOR GUO JINLONG,
[...] (U) August 26, 2008; 11:00; Beijing Municipal Government North Building. 2. (U) Participants: United States: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Anna Hui Dr. James Chao Michael Crain, U.S. Embassy Beijing Dan Kritenbri [...]
2008-08-28 22:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL OVIP PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3345Secretary Chao's August 25, 2008 Meeting with
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao met with Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang on August 25, 2008. Secretary Chao noted how much President Bush enjoyed the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics and expressed condolences from the American government and people regarding the Sichuan Earthquak [...]
2008-08-29 01:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL OVIP PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3933COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM CLOSES, ISSUES COMMUNIQUE
[...] (C) The Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 17th Central Committee concluded on October 12, adopting a "Decision" on rural reform and development that, as expected, emphasized the importance of the countryside to China's overall development and pledged to devote considerable reso [...]
2008-10-16 02:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAGR EFIN SOCI CH
08BEIJING3934BEIJING OLYMPICS: AMCIT DETENTIONS/DEPORTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the period August 6-24, 2008, Chinese authorities detained 44 Amcits. Thirty-four were detained while staging or planning to stage Tibet-related demonstrations; four Christian activists were detained while protesting Chinese policies on abortion and religious freedom. [...]
2008-10-16 02:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCASC CJAN KOLY PHUM PREL CH
08BEIJING457430TH ANNIVERSARY OF REFORM CELEBRATION TO AFFIRM
[...] (C) China's Communist Party leadership is set to commemorate the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening policies on December 18 by lauding the Chinese "economic miracle" and affirming the legitimacy of the present leadership as heir to former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping's mantle, ac [...]
2008-12-17 10:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
08BEIJING69HUMAN RIGHTS: EMBASSY RAISES CONCERNS OVER GUO
[...] (C) Poloff on January 4 expressed to MFA IO Human Rights official Xu Jing the Embassy's concerns over the reported mistreatment of jailed activist Guo Feixiong, who purportedly was beaten by a fellow inmate on December 18 and is currently staging a hunger strike (reftel). Poloff stated that Gu [...]
2008-01-07 10:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CH
08BELGRADE50SERBIAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS
[...] (SBU) Upcoming Serbian presidential elections pit the incumbent President Boris Tadic against Radical Party Tomislav Nikolic in a race that Tadic will likely win in the second round of voting. The Radicals are running an effective campaign, however, presenting a kinder, gentler message that m [...]
2008-01-11 15:37:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
08BELMOPAN192(C) ZUBAIR KHAN -- RSO SOURCE ALLEGES PAKISTANI-BELIZEAN DRUG TRAFFICKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, POSSIBLE TERRORIST TIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An RSO source alleges Pakistani-Belizean national, Zubair Khan, is involved with drug trafficking, money laundering, and has possible ties to Lebanese Hezbollah and Pakistan al-Qaeda associations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Information provided by source is unconfirmed. RSO sourc [...]
2008-04-04 21:28:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CVIS KCRM BH
08BISHKEK1201KYRGYZ OPPOSITION KURULTAI FAVORS NEGOTIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's political opposition staged a kurultai, or traditional public meeting, on November 29 in Bishkek. While all of the speakers criticized the government and President Bakiyev, there was a clear division between more moderate elements who called for negotiation with th [...]
2008-12-01 13:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BOGOTA4398BOGOTA FY 2009 SEC 1206 PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) The Charge confirms Post's review and concurrence with the following five project proposals for Section 1206 funding in FY 2009. Listed in priority order, all will strengthen Colombia's capacity to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the three Designated Foreign Terrorist Organ [...]
2008-12-15 16:14:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PTER PGOV PREL MARR CO
08BOGOTA49BOGOTA FY08 "1206" PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Bogota concurs with the following six project proposals for section 1206 funding in FY 2008. Listed in priority order, all will strengthen Colombian military capacity to conduct counterterrorism operations against the FARC and ELN (designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and [...]
2008-01-04 17:49:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
08BRASILIA1262REQUEST BY U.S. MISSION BRAZIL TO PARTICIPATE IN RHYTHM
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING OBJECTIVES AND NATURE OF EVENTS: U.S. Mission Brazil is very interested in programming a Rhythm Road quartet for musical performances, workshops, and educational outreach as part of our continuing efforts to promote mutual understanding and cross-cultural awarene [...]
2008-09-22 20:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO HO
08BRASILIA1264BRAZIL: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chertoff's July 19-22 visit to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Brazil identified new areas of cooperation between the United States and Brazil. They included improved security of passenger travel and travel document fraud d [...]
2008-09-22 20:43:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSOCI ECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN EMIN ENRG ETRD
08BRATISLAVA39240TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1968 INVASION SLIPS BY QUIETLY
[...] (SBU) The fortieth anniversary of the Warsaw Pact's August 21, 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia was observed in small, lightly attended ceremonies around Slovakia. Czech President Vaclav Klaus attended a short wreath-laying ceremony near Comenius University in Bratislava with Slovak President G [...]
2008-08-22 10:23:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CZ LO
08BRIDGETOWN721DOMINICA CABINET RESHUFFLE AMID CORRUPTION CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced on November 19 a cabinet reshuffle designed to curb allegations of widespread corruption among his cabinet ministers. The reshuffle fueled speculation among the opposition that early elections are likely to be announced for the middle [...]
2008-12-11 11:30:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL XL
08BUDAPEST345U.S.-RUSSIA MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the fourth round of expert-level meetings in Budapest December 13, U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, continued to discuss U.S. plans to place a missile [...]
2008-04-02 12:02:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL MARR PARM MASS PAO KNNP NATO EU EZ PL
08BUENOSAIRES1205ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PETERSON
[...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your September 3-6 visit to Argentina. The agricultural and political situation in Argentina has chang [...]
2008-08-28 15:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP CODEL EAGR ECON PREL BEXP AR
08BUENOSAIRES463ENGAGING ECONOMY MINISTER LOUSTEAU ON PARIS CLUB,
[...] (C) Treasury Secretary Paulson's April 11 meeting with Economy Minister Martin Lousteau offers an opportunity to engage the senior GoA official charged by President Kirchner with resolving Argentina's pariah status in international capital markets. Lousteau is in a fight for his political lif [...]
2008-04-10 13:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETRD PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES549IDB PRESIDENT ON ARGENTINA: WORSENING INFLATION
[...] (C) IDB President Moreno told Ambassador April 21 that his two takeaways from his latest visit to Argentina are that inflation appears to be getting out of control and there is increasing willingness to stand up to the Kirchners. Moreno noted that high commodity prices are saving Argentina, bu [...]
2008-04-25 19:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID AR
08BUENOSAIRES64Argentina International Airport: Labor Woes, Overbooking
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Flight delays and cancellations at Argentina's Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires erupted into chaos on January 12, affecting 4,000-5,000 passengers. The conflict began with Aerolineas Argentinas ground workers and pilots staging slowdowns in the middle of the high sum [...]
2008-01-17 15:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV ELAB AR
08CAIRO464EGYPT BANS DEMONSTRATIONS IN MOSQUES AND CHURCHES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22, Egypt's lower house of Parliament, the Peoples' Assembly, passed a law banning demonstrations "inside or around places of worship." Although the law prohibits demonstrations in both churches and mosques, the law appears specifically to target the Muslim Brotherh [...]
2008-03-09 14:55:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KIRF KISL KDEM PHUM EG
08CAIRO581U.S. NAVAL SHOOTING INCIDENT NEAR THE SUEZ CANAL;
[...] (C) Summary: On March 24 at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Global Patriot, a cargo ship on short-term charter to the U.S. Navy that was staged to enter the southern end of the Suez Canal for transit to the Mediterranean, reported that it fired warning shots in the direction of three unidentified [...]
2008-03-25 17:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EG
08CAIRO612ARCENT COMMANDER LOVELACE DISCUSSES BRIGHT STAR
[...] (C) Summary. On March 9, U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) Commanding General LTG James Lovelace made his introductory calls on MOD Chief of Staff LTG Sami Enan and MOD Training Division Chief Major General Mohammed Hisham. LTG Enan said that the size of the joint U.S.-Egyptian BRIGHT STAR e [...]
2008-03-30 12:32:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM PINR PREL MASS EG
08CAIRO623SUEZ INCIDENT: PM NAZIF ON POTUS CALL,
[...] (S) Summary: On March 27 Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif told us that President Bush's condolence phone call to President Mubarak had helped calm a "fiery" cabinet meeting. He said that the GOE's investigation into the Suez incident is aimed at preventing the possibility of a recurrence. PM Nazif sa [...]
2008-03-31 08:47:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PARM PGOV EG
08CANBERRA1230NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DUNCAN LEWIS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the appointment of Duncan Lewis to the newly-created post of National Security Advisor (NSA). The creation of the position of NSA is the first step in the formation of the Rudd Government's new national security structure. The NSA will be resp [...]
2008-12-05 06:32:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR MARR AS
08CHENNAI315MILITANT HINDUS ATTACK CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKA
[...] Summary: Militant Hindu groups attacked three churches and six prayer houses located in three southern districts of Karnataka on September 14. The attacks took place between 10:15 and 10:30 as Sunday morning services were in progress. According to Christian groups three individuals including [...]
2008-09-16 04:42:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF IN
08CHISINAU1260IURIE ROSCA CLAIMS DEATH THREATS
[...] (C) Summary: As part of a series of courtesy calls on political party leaders, the Ambassador met on December 17 with Iurie Rosca, chairman of the People's Christian Democratic Party (PPCD). In a rambling 2-1/2 hour long meeting, Rosca described his fundamental political position opposing Rus [...]
2008-12-23 12:54:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MD
08COLOMBO637SRI LANKA: LARGE SEARCH OF TAMILS IN COLOMBO
[...] (C) On July 2, in an early morning operation Sri Lankan army, police, and STF forces cordoned off and searched Kimbula Ela, a predominantly Tamil area of Colombo. According to an Embassy mail room employee who lives in the area, 800 people (including the Embassy employee) were told to leave [...]
2008-07-02 10:36:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM ASEC CE
08COLOMBO883 HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SRI LANKA'S NORTHERN PROVINCE:
[...] (U) Summary: As the Sri Lankan military makes headway into the Northern Province, UN Agencies and INGOs have been requested by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to pull back to Vavuniya as their safety and security cannot be guaranteed. As a result, the security and humanitarian situation f [...]
2008-09-18 06:16:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
08CURACAO82OPPOSITION PARTIES AND VENEZUELA COMPLAIN ABOUT U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Local opposition parties are using rising fuel prices and fears of regional conflict to attempt, unsuccessfully, to stir up popular opposition to the U.S. counter-drug Forward Operating Location (FOL). Local media reports have also highlighted recent Venezuelan government criticis [...]
2008-06-24 18:24:00Consulate CuracaoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SNAR NA NL AA VE
08DAKAR415GUINEA BISSAU: CHARGE MAKES COURTESY CALL
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 16. 2. (U) Charge visited Guinea-Bissau March 31-April 1 for courtesy meetings with the GOGB, diplomatic corps, and members of civil society. The President and Prime Minister sought support for next fall's legislative elections and the President des [...]
2008-04-08 11:22:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR PU
08DAMASCUS656DAMASCUS REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE RHYTHM ROAD AMERICAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Damascus requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program during February-May 2009. A program of "urban music" will help Post reach out to youth in a country where over 50 percent of the population is under 20 and Western hip hop receives wide play. [...]
2008-09-17 14:14:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL
08DAMASCUS755DAMASCUS EAC - TEMPORARY CLOSURE THURSDAY FOR
[...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 29 to assess Post's security profile in advance of possible demonstrations October 29 or 30. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, A/PAO, CONS, GRPO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, MSGDETCMDR, and IMO attended. 2. (SBU) RSO briefed EA [...]
2008-10-29 13:59:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNASEC PREL PTER CASC SY
08DHAKA930INDIAN OFFICIAL SAYS SECURITY ISSUES UPPERMOST IN
[...] (C) A senior Indian Ministry of External Affairs official expressed a broad array of security concerns over neighboring Bangladesh in a meeting with the visiting U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh on August 25. The official, Joint Secretary T. S. Tirumurthi, said the USG had not been tough enough in [...]
2008-09-04 03:39:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER KDEM BG IN
08DILI61TIMOR-LESTE 2/11: FOURTEEN DAYS LATER
[...] (SBU) Two weeks after the shooting of President Ramos Horta and the apparent attempted assassination of Prime Minister Gusmao, Timor-Leste remains calm but fragile. In contrast to past political crises, Timor's governing institutions have functioned well in meticulous observance of the constit [...]
2008-02-26 10:00:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TT
08DUBAI363IRAN EARTHQUAKE ROCKS DUBAI
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 10 September 2008, an earthquake centered between Iran's southern port city Bandar Khamar and Qesham Island, which reportedly measured 6.1 on the Richter scale, could be felt across Dubai, UAE. The 35 story Dubai World Trade Center, home of US Consulate General Dubai, swayed [...]
2008-09-14 12:23:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT AE
08FREETOWN578SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON DECEMBER 15 VISIT TO
[...] (U) Embassy Freetown looks forward to welcoming you to Sierra Leone. Your visit comes at a prescient time in our bilateral relationship with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL),as we attempt to support its ongoing efforts to re-build and flourish. Sierra Leone is known worldwide as a countr [...]
2008-12-11 17:51:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OREP MARR SNAR SL
08GABORONE1082BOTSWANA-ZIMBABWE TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of meetings on December 9, contacts in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to A/DCM that a ministerial level meeting of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security troika will be held in Gaborone December 11. The purpose of this meeting is for t [...]
2008-12-11 11:02:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI BC
08GRENADA92GRENADA ELECTIONS IN THE SEASON OF CARNIVAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Grenadians describe the 2008 election cycle as carnival-like (Grenada's 2008 Carnival will take place August 11 - 12) with political parties waving party colors and rushing from point to point around the tri-island state staging entertainment-fueled rallies. Several candidates h [...]
2008-07-03 19:12:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GJ
08HANOI422ADOPTION FRAUD SUMMARY - VIETNAM
[...] Summary : Adoption related fraud in Vietnam is a large and growing problem. The combination of a decentralized administrative system, a legal framework that lacks procedures for oversight and accountability, and an unregulated donation system have combined to produce an adoption system rife [...]
2008-04-11 10:00:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD ASEC VM
08HARARE1080ZIM NOTES 12/05-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on HarareQs Streets - Civic Leader Abducted - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out - Cholera Crisis Continues - Minister of Health Candid in [...]
2008-12-05 11:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
08HARARE1082ZIM NOTES 12-05-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on Harare's Streets... - Civic Leader Abducted... - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days... - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe... - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out... - Cholera Crisis Continues... - Min [...]
2008-12-08 06:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HAVANA103CUBAN HEALTHCARE: “AQUI NADA ES FACIL”
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow up to Reftel and provides anecdotal accounts from Cubans about their healthcare, based on USINT FSHP's (Foreign Service Health Practitioner) interactions with them, her unauthorized visits to Cuban hospitals, and her care of USINT American and Cuban personnel. En [...]
2008-01-31 19:52:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON AMED SOCI AMGT CU
08HONGKONG1148MACAU TIP: NEW LAW AND SEMINAR BOOST COMMITMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Legislative Assembly (LA) in Macau unanimously passed a new, comprehensive anti-human trafficking law on June 12 that broadens the definition of trafficking crimes, increases punishments for convicted traffickers, and guarantees protections for victims. The new law was gaz [...]
2008-06-24 09:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1925HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PUSHES BANKS TO RESOLVE
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government officials, in response to recurring public demonstrations by angry purchasers of Lehman "minibonds," have encouraged distributing commercial banks to buy back these structured debt instruments at some percentage of their face value. Many of the banks are re [...]
2008-10-17 11:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK
08ISTANBUL148COVERED REBELLION: HEADSCARVED URBANITES BREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following re-publication of selective portions of controversial survey data collected by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) in a daily newspaper, we met with TESEV to discuss the contentious headscarf ban in universities. Continued conversation with TE [...]
2008-03-25 05:30:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL181AKP STATE MINISTER CUBUKCU PESSIMISTIC ON CLOSURE
[...] (C) Summary: State Minister Nimet Cubukcu expressed her concerns regarding the Justice and Development Party (AKP) closure case to Consul General at a small dinner party April 4 in Istanbul. Despite the "baseless" charges against the party, Cubukcu expected the high court would ban the party i [...]
2008-04-11 15:04:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08JAKARTA120BURMA -- INDONESIAN CIVIL SOCIETY PLANS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Indonesian coalition of civil society activists met January 17 with emboffs in order to plan a regional conference on Burma to take place in March in Jakarta. The USG-funded conference would invite civil society representatives from ASEAN and other Asian nations, as well as [...]
2008-01-22 06:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID BM ID
08JAKARTA1663BURMA -- RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS IN INDONESIA
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As a spin-off from Mission's successful conference on Burma in March, a key Indonesian legislator is planning a road show at university campuses in order to raise public awareness of Burma-related issues. This legislator [...]
2008-09-03 08:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM BM ID
08JERUSALEM169UNIONS STRIKE IN REACTION TO PM FAYYAD'S
[...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) now requires West Bank residents to show proof of having paid their water and electricity bills, and municipal taxes prior to receiving basic government services. Public sector employee associations are staging strikes demanding that the PA rescind [...]
2008-01-31 15:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ELAB KWBG
08JERUSALEM1833CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/03): THE
[...] Regular columnist Mohamad Yaghy opined in Al Ayyam under the title, "The peace process in the American elections" (10/03): "[T]he differences between the positions of the American presidential candidates regarding the [Palestinian-Israeli] peace process is somewhat unclear ....both of them hav [...]
2008-10-03 11:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2024CEASEFIRE THREATENED AS MILITANTS, IDF TRADE BLOWS
[...] (C) Summary. IDF incursions and airstrikes into the Gaza Strip have killed eleven Palestinians (all acknowledged Hamas and PIJ militants) since November 4, and injured 15 civilians, according to Gazan political and security contacts. Media accounts tally 68 rocket and mortar strikes in Isra [...]
2008-11-12 15:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM
08KABUL2840PARWAN PROVINCE: GOVERNANCE, ELECTIONS, SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Parwan, one of two provinces that form the northern gateway to Kabul, is relatively free of violence and poppy but remains woefully lacking in development and economic growth due to a lack of human capacity. Governor Taqwa prioritizes development efforts in Charikar, the prov [...]
2008-10-25 10:13:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2842IMPROVING OPERATIONAL COORDINATION WITH PAK-MIL
[...] (C) Summary. Combined Task Force Currahee leadership held a Border Flag Meeting with Pakistani Military (Pak-Mil) officials in southern Paktika province as part of an ongoing process to enhance dialogue between the forces along the border, build trust and improve the flow of information and c [...]
2008-10-26 06:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2903GHAZNI GOVERNOR ON OCTOBER 25 KILLING OF CONTRACT
[...] (C) Summary: Dr. Mohammad Usmani, the Governor of troubled Ghazni province, is struggling to manage fallout from an October 25 incident in Qarabagh district. Allegedly, U.S. forces accidentally killed 22 Afghans, at least nine of whom were private security employees on duty at two long-establ [...]
2008-10-30 12:33:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2939FIRST PHASE OF VOTER REGISTRATION WRAPS UP WELL
[...] (SBU) Phase 1 of the voter registration update for the 14 central highland provinces reached its official end date on November 5 with 828,708 voters -- and counting -- added to the rolls (REF A). Nuristan province and selected districts in Ghazni, Wardak, and Logar will remain open until mid [...]
2008-11-05 12:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KAMPALA1449NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (October 1-31, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2008-11-04 10:18:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KARACHI490U.S.- SUPPLIED MILITARY VEHICLES DAMAGED IN KARACHI
[...] (C) Summary: On August 24, one of two light military vehicles, loaded on a flat-bed truck and destined for a military post in Afghanisan, was damaged when unidentified attackers shot at several trucks in a truck staging area near Karachi Port. The likely motive for the attack is a transporta [...]
2008-08-25 10:36:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALELAB ELTN ETRD PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KHARTOUM1434OVERVIEW OF DARFUR REBEL POSITIONS, RELATIVE STRENGTH, AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two recent visits to El-Fasher and Nyala, UN security provided an overview of Darfur rebel group's positions, relative strength, and potential for coordination. Sources stated that areas of control are fluid and prone to change, especially following GoS operations in North D [...]
2008-09-22 14:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1438WHERE ARE DARFUR'S HIJACKED CARS AND TRUCKS?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfur's hijacking is a complex phenomenon, according to UNAMID, INGOs, and local contacts based in El-Fasher and Nyala. Most sources placed the majority of the blame on many different rebel movements, with one contact describing a transportation chain through SLM/MM and SLA/Un [...]
2008-09-23 05:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1455THE THREAT TO PEACE IN A FORGOTTEN LAND:
[...] (C) A recent visit to the Nuba Mountains revealed growing unease in the area as a result of the proliferation of armed groups. Consisting of the SAF, the Popular Defense Force (PDF),the Central Reserve Police (better known as the janjaweed),SPLA splinter groups led by break-away SPLA fighte [...]
2008-09-28 10:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1616CHADIAN REBELS: SELECTING A LEADER, MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 2, UFDD-F leader Abdoulwahid Aboud Makaye told poloffs that Chadian rebel leadership meeting in Khartoum will soon choose a leader by consensus, random selection, or a complicated multi-staged election. According to Aboud, the Chadian opposition does not fear the Gov [...]
2008-11-04 16:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1617CHADIAN REBELS: SELECTING A LEADER, MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 2, UFDD-F leader Abdoulwahid Aboud Makaye told poloffs that Chadian rebel leadership meeting in Khartoum will soon choose a leader by consensus, random selection, or a complicated multi-staged election. According to Aboud, the Chadian opposition does not fear the Gov [...]
2008-11-04 16:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1672DARFUR'S REBELS REJECT THE SPI AND BASHIR'S PROMISES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 12 closing session of the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI),Darfur non-signatory rebels uniformly rejected President Omar Al-Bashir's announcement of a unilateral ceasefire and his proposed development package for Darfur. SLA/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) and SLA/Un [...]
2008-11-16 13:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM454UNAMID TRIES HARDER WHILE DARFURIS FUME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: March 25 visits to two UNAMID camps in Darfur revealed that UNAMID troops, while bringing much needed relative security to their immediate areas of control, currently lack the troops and equipment to be in some of the most operationally-important areas. The visits also reveale [...]
2008-03-27 08:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KIGALI624"CONTROLLED DEMOCRACY" - THE RULING RPF DOMINATES
[...] (C) Summary. President Paul Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) has dominated the Chamber of Deputies election campaign, with several prQdural assists from the National Electoral CommissiQ The RPF has far surpassed the efforts of the two small parties also contesting thQelection -- the L [...]
2008-09-12 08:37:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RW
08KUWAIT1166GOK CABINET RESIGNS, OUTMANEUVERING PARLIAMENT,
[...] (C) In a step forecasting the possible -- but not necessarily imminent dissolution -- of the National Assembly, Kuwaiti Cabinet members submitted their resignations on November 25 after staging a clearly pre-arranged walkout from Parliament cued by discussion of grilling PM Shaykh Nasser Al [...]
2008-11-25 15:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KU
08KUWAIT526MFA CONTINUES ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF FIRST
[...] (SBU) During the Secretary's visit to Kuwait for the April 22 Iraq Neighbors Conference in Kuwait, the Amir's Chief of Protocol, Shaykh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al Sabah, called DCM to request a meeting with the Secretary for Mohammed Al-Marafie, the owner of First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting C [...]
2008-05-14 06:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL
08KUWAIT701APHSCT WAINSTEIN MEETS WITH KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein accompanied by AMB Jones met on June 11 with Kuwaiti Prime Minister (PM) Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah. APHSCT Wainstein shared a letter from Presid [...]
2008-06-19 03:26:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER KTFN SY PINS
08KUWAIT91MFA PASSES PAPER DEFENDING FIRST KUWAITI'S WORK AT
[...] (SBU) At a January 11 dinner hosted by the Amir in honor of President Bush, MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah requested that we pass a paper and DVD to Assistant Secretary Welch in support of First Kuwait Trading and Contracting Company's work in building the New Embassy Compound in Baghd [...]
2008-01-24 05:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD AMGT ECON IZ KU PREL
08LIMA980NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2008
[...] (U) On May 21, President Garcia, DIRANDRO Gen.Hidalgo, Huallaga Front Gen.Palomino, San Martin,s Regional President and Congressional representatives visited the Santa Lucia PNP base where they were briefed on ongoing interdiction and eradication strategies in the UHV. The delegation continued [...]
2008-06-06 17:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LONDON1146HMG REQUESTS FORMAL CONSULTATIONS REGARDING
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Following up on ref a request for informal consultations, PolMiloff received a letter and non-paper April 22 from HMG requesting formal consultations on renewing the 2003 HMG-USG Agreement concerning the use of Wideawake Airfield on Ascension Island. Embassy [...]
2008-04-23 14:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL UK
08LONDON2757SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 12:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN
08MADRID595SPAIN: U.S. COAST GUARD COMMANDANT VISITS MADRID
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad W. Allen visited Madrid from 12-13 May to meet with Spanish naval and law enforcement counterparts to highlight the importance we place on joint efforts between civilian and military authorities to break down stovepipes in the fight again [...]
2008-05-28 14:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MANAMA697KARZAKAN ATTACKERS GO TO COURT
[...] (C) Summary: Defense attorneys for nineteen young Shi'a men accused in the April 9 killing of a police officer presented a document that they claim suggests the police officer died the previous November. The Ministry of Interior countered with evidence that the document merely contained a cl [...]
2008-10-09 14:23:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ASEC KDEM BA
08MANILA2624MUMBAI ATTACKS DEPLORED, SECURITY LEVELS RAISED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ambassador and senior Mission members spoke with top Philippine national security officials Nov. 27-28 to apprise them of the current situation in Mumbai, urge them to remain vigilant for any potential attacks here, and reiterate [...]
2008-11-28 09:07:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER RP IN
08MEXICO1003MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]
2008-04-07 14:13:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MEXICO1039SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for [...]
2008-04-08 21:10:00Embassy MexicoSECRET//NOFORNECON IR KCRM KNNP MNUC MX PGOV PREL SNAR MASS
08MEXICO1487SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF FBI DEPUTY
[...] (U) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for a variet [...]
2008-05-16 14:54:00Embassy MexicoSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1674MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (C) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Trade between the countries decreased by 10% in 2007. The Government of Mexico (GOM) reached a debt settlement with Cuba that was the first step towards normalizing relations which had turned markedly c [...]
2008-06-02 16:58:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MEXICO721EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Janelle Guest. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or GuestJR@state.gov). Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organization [...]
2008-03-11 22:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
08MEXICO966MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]
2008-04-04 16:39:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MINSK34BFIF PROPOSAL FROM BELARUS
[...] Embassy Minsk applies for funding under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund for two proposals. First, post proposes a catalog show at an agricultural products exposition. Second, post proposes accompanying an International Buyers Program (IBP) delegation to CONEXPO in Las Vegas, March 1 [...]
2008-01-18 18:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD BTIO AMGT EAGR EINV ETRD BO
08MONTERREY10MONTERREY: A NAFTA SUCCESS STORY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon and its capital city of Monterrey have benefited greatly from NAFTA, with huge leaps in manufacturing exports and employment. Nuevo Leon faces stiff international competition on basic manufactured goods but hopes to move to higher value added products. [...]
2008-01-09 20:49:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL MX
08MONTEVIDEO213AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO PHYSICAL SECURITY DEFICIENCIES AND FAST-TRACKING PROPOSED SECURITY UPGRADE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Embassy Montevideo is extremely concerned about the continued slippage in the start date for the embassy security upgrade projects first proposed and approved in 1999 and now delayed until 2013. The Ambassador is unable to meet his manda [...]
2008-04-18 16:41:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETASEC ABLD PTER UY
08MOSCOW1979RUSSIA - GEORGIA RELATIONS: SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (C) Summary: The GOR's Special Envoy to the South Ossetian conflict worried to us July 8 about the potential for increased instability in Tskhinvali and urged that the Joint Control Commission be re-started as soon as possible in order to provide a forum for the parties to the dispute. Popov h [...]
2008-07-10 15:21:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1980GOR REACTS TO SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TBILISI
[...] (C) Summary. While affirming that the GOR welcomed U.S. high-level visits to Tbilisi as a stimulus to facilitate the negotiation process, MFA officials expressed unease over the message delivered by Secretary Rice during her visit to Tbilisi. They were particularly "alarmed" by her support f [...]
2008-07-10 16:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW3290DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH SECURITY COUNCIL DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 1 meeting with visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Russian Deputy Security Council Secretary Yuri Zubakov insinuated that Georgia started the August conflict with U.S. acquiescence, arms, and funds. He dismissed Bryza's avowal that Georgia was not prepared for war in Aug [...]
2008-11-13 06:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW3611 SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TAUSCHER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 14:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW3616Scenesetter for Senator Lugar's Visit to Russia
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Moscow comes at a time of real disconnect in the U.S.-Russian relationship. Disagreements over European security, Russia's role in its neighborhood, and the Kremlin's creeping authoritarianism were followed by the rupture over Russia's decision to send forces into Georgia [...]
2008-12-15 06:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EAGR MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW910RUSSIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO IN LEAD-UP TO BUCHAREST
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Special Envoy for Kosovo Botsan-Kharchenko told us that Putin will reiterate Russian opposition to Kosovo's independence in Bucharest, but the issue is not expected to feature prominently, including during the President's visit April 5-6 visit to Sochi. The GOR will contin [...]
2008-04-02 16:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID RU
08MOSCOW962RUSSIA'S REACTION TO SAAKASHVILI'S NEW ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary. The Russians have taken a dim view of Saakashvili's new Abkhazia proposal, dismissing it as a political maneuver designed to make Georgia look better in Bucharest. In their view, the rollout to the international community rather than to the Abkhaz speaks for itself about the in [...]
2008-04-08 12:16:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RS
08MUMBAI364MUMBAI ON HIGH ALERT AS AHMEDABAD RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following serial blasts in two major cities on July 25 (Bangalore) and July 26 (Ahmedabad),India's commercial capital Mumbai will continue to remain on high alert until at least Indian Independence Day on August 15. In the meantime, life is returning to normal in Ahmedabad and [...]
2008-07-28 11:28:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV ECON PK IN
08MUNICH308GERMANY/BAVARIAN ELECTIONS: CSU WOOS VOTERS WITH
[...] (U) Summary: Heading into the first regional election after the leadership shakeup in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) (see reftel),the Christian Social Union (CSU) leadership in Bavaria is extolling the virtues of Bavaria's relatively prosperous status quo. The CSU is scrambling to mainta [...]
2008-09-12 15:28:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALPREL PROG GM
08MUSCAT797SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (C) General Petraeus: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North [...]
2008-11-19 14:28:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP IR IZ PK
08MUSCAT812BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM
[...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]
2008-11-24 14:01:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08NAIROBI2610A TALE OF TWO EL WAKS
[...] (SBU) El Wak, Kenya lies just across the border from El Wak, Somalia. Both towns are dominated by the Garre clan, which is now engulfed in a violent struggle for dominance over the Murulle clan. The conflict has spread into Somalia and has exacerbated relations between the Garre and Marehan, [...]
2008-11-18 13:34:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KCRM KE SO
08NASSAU897TRIP REPORT FOR FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS DECEMBER 10-11, 2008
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ/PD Chief traveled to Freeport, The Bahamas December 10-11 to attend the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Stakeholders Consultation and meet with local Island Administrators, representatives of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, the CEO of Hutchinson Container Port, and [...]
2008-12-18 21:57:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN EAIR ECON BF
08NEWDELHI1345INDIAN POLITICAL PARTIES CYNICALLY WOO WOMEN VOTERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, amid chaos in the Rajya Sabha, the UPA government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill, which would reserve 33 percent of all seats for women in Parliament and the state assemblies. In an effort to appeal to women voters before a slew of state elections and nationa [...]
2008-05-15 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KDEM PHUM PREL KIRF IN
08NEWDELHI2664SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MEDIA OPINION ON
[...] Begin summary: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's October 4 visit to New Delhi was widely labeled by the Indian media as her victory lap, with expectations that the 123 Agreement would be inked. The October 5 coverage was generally straightforward, reflecting a clear sense of disapp [...]
2008-10-07 05:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2830REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE: DEVELOPING A SOUTH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassadors to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka met in New Delhi on August 26 with key members of the Washington interagency community and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey for the second Annual Regional Security Initiative (RSI). [...]
2008-10-31 13:15:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KISL BG CE NP PK IN
08NEWDELHI2946JAMMU AND KASHMIR: GOI PULLS OFF A SUCCESSFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite bad weather, aggressive calls from separatists to stay home, and tight security, Jammu and Kashmir voters went to the polls in larger than expected numbers on November 17 in the first phase of elections for the state legislature. The voter turnout was estimated at 55 [...]
2008-11-18 13:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NICOSIA292EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS INITIAL EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to recent developments in Lebanon and a message from the Department ExecSec (Ref A),Ambassador Schlicher chaired a meeting of Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 9 at 1000 hrs local to discuss contingency plans for supporting Embassy Beirut as well as a p [...]
2008-05-09 14:17:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU
08NICOSIA293EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS SECOND EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: At 1630 hrs local on May 9, Ambassador Schlicher held an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to assess the latest developments concerning the Beirut crisis and review progress on Embassy Nicosia contingency planning. The meeting was a follow-up to the initial EAC meeting con [...]
2008-05-09 15:40:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU
08OTTAWA683ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 21:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA685ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT
[...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials welcomed PM DAS Frank Ruggiero to Ottawa on May 9 to discuss Canada's export control systems. The visit was meant to build U.S. confidence in Canada's will and ability to execute the May and June 2007 U.S.-Canada Exchange of Letters (EOLs) that guide the imple [...]
2008-05-21 12:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08PARAMARIBO178FRAUD SUMMARY - SURINAME, 2ND QUARTER FY 2008
[...] Per the instructions in RefTel, Paramaribo submits the following post fraud summary for the second quarter of FY 2008. Answers are keyed to the letters found in RefTel. A. Country Conditions The economy, while stable, is still developing, and more than half the population lives below the p [...]
2008-05-02 19:39:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NS
08PARAMARIBO436PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC -- OLD AND NEW
[...] (U) Summary. President Venetiaan's September 29 State of the Republic speech made clear that he and his coalition government are finally moving into pre-election mode. In the lead-up to the 2010 elections, Venetiaan focused on the government's plans for development of the interior, and for impl [...]
2008-10-15 18:07:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL NS
08PARIS2033NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH PLO REPRESENTATIVE HIND
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will visit Paris during the week of November 9 for meetings with PM Fillon and FM Kouchner, according to PLO Representative Hind el-Khoury. She noted that the Palestinian delegation was "very pleased" with the results of the [...]
2008-11-06 17:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FR
08PARIS2190IEA Standing Group on Emergency Questions, November 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 13:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG EPET IEA OECD
08PARIS2309STAFFDEL WEIL MEETINGS IN PARIS ON PUBLIC OUTREACH
[...] Lynne Weil, Communications Director for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, received a comprehensive overview of Embassy Paris' active Muslim and diversity outreach programs in a series of meetings with embassy, government, NGO and media representatives December 8-10. Public Affairs progra [...]
2008-12-22 15:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL SOCI FR
08PESHAWAR504FATA AND NWFP: INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: SEPTEMBER 16 -
[...] (C) NWFP and FATA residents celebrated Eid with less enthusiasm than in past years after the September 20 Marriott bombing while battles raged in Bajaur, Swat, Darra Adam Khel, and on the outskirts of Peshawar. GOP statistics released on October 10 supported the seeming sense of fear in t [...]
2008-11-07 12:14:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PRAGUE284CZECH RATIFICATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: While no final decision has been made, it appears increasingly likely that Czech ratification of the missile defense (MD) agreements will not occur until after the regional and Senate elections this fall. This reflects the reality that we have not yet been able to work out an ag [...]
2008-05-07 15:38:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EZ
08RABAT196SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-MOROCCO FTA JT COMMITTEE
[...] (U) The U.S. Mission welcomes the U.S. delegation to the FTA Joint Committee meeting. The FTA, together with the recently signed USD 697 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact, is one of our two most visible bilateral accords. Although Morocco has embraced trade liberalization, y [...]
2008-03-03 14:38:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
08RABAT252U.S.-MOROCCO FTA: IMRESSIVE START, OBTIMISTIC FUTURE
[...] (U) The Joint Committee of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) met in Rabat on March 13, 2008 for the first time since the agreement's implementation on January 1, 2006. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, Shaun Donnelly, headed the U.S. delegation, whi [...]
2008-03-19 14:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
08RANGOON17BURMA: GUILT BY ASSOCIATION
[...] (C) Summary. The regime may charge detained activist Htin Kyaw with sedition in addition to the other, less serious charges pending against him. His lawyers and family have not been able to see him since he ended his hunger strike on December 30. Authorities arrested NLD member and labor a [...]
2008-01-11 08:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON234BURMA: DRAFT CONSTITUTION REVEALED AMIDST ABUSES
[...] (C) We have obtained what appears to be Burmese-language version of the regime's draft constitution. The draft essentially restated the National Convention's 104 basic principles but also granted immunity to the SPDC and ensured the status quo until the new parliament is convened. On March [...]
2008-03-28 10:46:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON387FOLLOWING THE RELIEF SUPPLY CHAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary. U Aung Tun Khaing of the Department of Social Welfare explained a three-part system through which the GOB has thus far delivered 1,816 tons of international relief supplies to Cyclone Nargis victims. The supplies, transported to the affected regions primarily by ship, reach tw [...]
2008-05-15 10:28:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON409BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #14
[...] U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rangoon on May 22 and met with the Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, according to media reports. Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Task Force airlifted five flights of [...]
2008-05-22 11:15:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV KSCA TBIO BM PREF
08RANGOON84BURMA: SOME RELEASES, MORE ABUSES
[...] (C) On February 4 authorities released two Rangoon-based NLD youth activists after holding them for three days. Two men arrested on January 22 for staging a small demonstration in Rakhine State were also released, but they reported having been abused while in custody. Another protestor, arre [...]
2008-02-05 10:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON942BURMA: NE WIN'S DAUGHTER RELEASED; KHIN YI
[...] (C) On December 12 authorities released the daughter of Burma's former dictator Ne Win from over six years under house arrest. A senior police official told our DEA Country Attache that Director General of Police Khin Yi has been appointed a Deputy Minister with the Ministry of Home Affairs [...]
2008-12-15 08:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RIGA507ALLEGED CORRUPTION COSTS CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CHIEF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Valdimirs Vaskevics, head of the law enforcement arm of Latvian customs, has been stripped of his security clearance pursuant to an extensive investigation into corruption allegations. Technically, he can remain in his position, but he can't have access to classified informatio [...]
2008-08-21 10:42:00Embassy RigaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KCOR KJUS PSNR LG
08RIODEJANEIRO172AMB. LAGON VISITS RIO DE JANEIRO TO DISCUSS TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) visited Rio de Janeiro on June 21-23 as part of a multi-city trip to Brazil. He consulted with various members of the NGO and academic community on the sexual exp [...]
2008-07-01 12:05:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BR
08RIODEJANEIRO337BRAZIL OIL & GAS - BID ROUND 10
[...] Summary. On December 18, 2008, Brazil held its 10th Bid Round to license oil and gas exploration rights. Unlike past auctions, Bid Round 10 only offered onshore blocks (offshore opportunities are on hold until the government decides how it wants to handle the "pre-salt" region). Results of [...]
2008-12-18 19:03:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET EINV BR
08RIYADH791DAMMAM MUNICIPAL COUNCIL UPDATE: PUBLIC CORRUPTION
[...] SUMMARY: (C) The city of Dammam continues to be embroiled in a confrontation of governance, pitting four elected members of the Municipal Council against Eastern Province Mayor Dhaifallah al-Otaibi and Council Chairperson, Khalid al-Faleh, an appointed member and the second-in-charge of Saudi [...]
2008-05-19 17:16:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKCOR KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL SA
08SANAA89KHAWLAN SHIEKHS APPEAL FOR RELEASE OF AL-MOAYED
[...] (C) On January 15, a delegation of Yemeni Sheikhs made a plea to the Ambassador for the release of convicted terrorist financier Sheikh Mohammed al-Moayed. The delegation averred that the Sheikh was a good, charitable man who would not have supported terrorists. They attempted to cast reconsi [...]
2008-01-15 14:55:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM
08SANJOSE800COSTA RICA: MEDRETE TREATS NEARLY 1000 PATIENTS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 25-27 September 2008, Honduran-based Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) and Costa Rican medical personnel conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Costa Rica's remote Punta Burica region on the south eastern border with Panama. The Embassy coordinated the event [...]
2008-10-07 17:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MASS SOCI CS
08SARAJEVO1087BOSNIA - WHERE WE ARE PROSECUTING THE SREBRENICA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As the thirteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 approaches, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investiga [...]
2008-07-02 14:42:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO1883BOSNIA - 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Attached is the 2008 update to the Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy Political Counselor Michael Martin (martinmb@state.gov). 2. (U) Bosnia and Herzegovina Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that h [...]
2008-12-19 11:08:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC BK
08SARAJEVO350BOSNIA - ONE YEAR POST ICJ VERDICT, MUCH PROGRESS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 unleashed pent-up Bosniak anger about the 1992-1995 war. Bosniak political leaders exploited the verdict in order to advance their own narrow, nati [...]
2008-02-21 18:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08SINGAPORE1016SECRETARY OF LABOR CHAO MEETS SINGAPORE LEE KUAN
[...] (U) August 29, 2008; 5:00 PM; the Istana (the Palace) 2. (U) Participants: United States: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold Dr. James Chao Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Anna Hui E/P Chief Ike Reed (notetaker) GOS: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew P [...]
2008-09-18 07:34:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PGOV OVIP SN
08SOFIA633BULGARIA: POLITICAL MANEUVERING INTENSIFIES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's three party ruling coalition is limping through its last year, gasping to complete its five year mandate. Smelling blood, the opposition is hounding the government through joint protests and calls for early elections. Suffering from low ratings and growing domestic [...]
2008-09-26 12:38:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA646DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: Angel Naydenov, Parliamentary Defense Committee Chairman and leader of the Socialist Parliamentary Group, was positive on U.S.-Bulgaria military cooperation and supportive of plans to increase the public profile of our steadily expanding relationship. Naydenov plans to attend [...]
2008-10-07 08:47:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08STATE121430SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR UK AND
[...] This is an action cable see paragraph 2. 2. Posts are requested to demarche host governments at the appropriate level to relay USG concerns about French and British edits to the draft UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) on Somalia piracy. Post may draw from the background in paras 4 a [...]
2008-11-15 00:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE18784BOSNIA - ONE YEAR POST ICJ VERDICT, MUCH PROGRESS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 unleashed pent-up Bosniak anger about the 1992-1995 war. Bosniak political leaders exploited the verdict in order to advance their own narrow, nati [...]
2008-02-25 21:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08STATE44438MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR)
[...] (C) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) held a productive Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10, 2008. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Martin Briens chaired the meeting. RPOC discussion focused on r [...]
2008-04-28 11:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KSCA ETTC MTCRE FR
08STATE60813UNSCR 1267-INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT ONE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) The United States on May 6, 2008 prenotified (Ref A) our intent to request the listing under UNSCR 1267 of the Kuwait-based international Islamic charity Revival of Islamic Heritage [...]
2008-06-05 20:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC
08TAIPEI376DPP AND KMT BOOST ENTHUSIASM OF SUPPORTERS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On Sunday, March 16, the DPP and KMT each held a series of large-scale rallies throughout Taiwan aimed at boosting enthusiasm and increasing the turnout of their respective supporters in the presidential election next Saturday, March 22. The weather was very good, and although n [...]
2008-03-17 11:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
08TALLINN372ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Tallinn is pleased to nominate Sergeant-Major Jaune Engel for the 2009 Secretary's International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. As a member of the Estonian Defense Forces ('ESTCOY-4') unit deployed in southern Afghanistan, Jaune Engel has shown remarkable courage by volu [...]
2008-10-27 14:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM EN
08TBILISI2192GEORGIA QUIETLY MARKS ROSE REVOLUTION'S FIFTH
[...] (U) On November 23, the fifth anniversary of Georgia's Rose Revolution, the Government held a party and concert to commemorate the occasion. The Ambassador attended both events Only a small number of foreign dignitaries attended the events, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, UK Speci [...]
2008-11-24 14:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2303GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATOR JOHN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation of and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and no international monitors have had access [...]
2008-12-09 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2378GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE TBILISI VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and international monitors do not have access to So [...]
2008-12-15 11:44:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI76TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/17/2008
[...] (C) Summary: An OSCE Technical Working Group on Elections (TWG) met on January 17 and considered post-election processes by the Central Election Commission and courts. The CEC's and courts quick denial of observers' complaints regarding election-day violations and post-election counting proc [...]
2008-01-17 15:01:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI922BUILDING DEMOCRATIC CULTURE THROUGH SUPPORT OF GEORGIA'S
[...] Summary and Context: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Tbilisi developed and executed a robust public diplomacy strategy to support Georgia's parliamentary elections on May 21, taking into account the challenging political environment with powerful domestic political tensions and a looming [...]
2008-06-02 12:57:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SCUL KPAO GG
08TELAVIV1038SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 08:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1690ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that Israel admitted 188 Fatah-aligned Palestinians who fled Gaza after intense fighting with Hamas. The media reported that PA President Mahmoud Abbas refused to [...]
2008-08-04 09:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV197ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-24 12:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2571ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted President Shimon Peres as saying in London yesterday that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama proclaimed himself Qvery impressed with the Arab Le [...]
2008-11-19 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2930GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 31, 14:30
[...] (S) SUMMARY: While IDF troops remained on hold but still poised for a ground attack, rocket fire continues into Israel from Gaza, including increased attacks beyond 30km, and the first hit in the city of Be'er Sheva. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing, although at a slowed tempo, with attacks rep [...]
2008-12-31 13:37:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNKWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV653ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Stock Market --------- Â [...]
2008-03-20 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TIJUANA698HUDDLED MASSES ON THE BORDER: TIJUANA'S MIGRANT COMMUNITY
[...] SUMMARY: Tijuana is a magnet for migrants and is dotted with shelters serving those who have either tried, and failed, to cross illegally into the United States or, more commonly, those that have been recently deported or repatriated. NGOs that work with migrants report an increase in deportati [...]
2008-06-27 18:16:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MX
08TIRANA149THE RESURRECTION OF FATOS NANO? WE'RE STILL WAITING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of former Prime Minister Fatos Nano in Albanian politics has been debated widely, particularly since his fall from the Prime Ministership and resignation as chair of the Socialist Party (SP) in 2005. Relinquishing the SP mantle to Tirana Mayor Edi Rama seemed uncharact [...]
2008-02-27 15:23:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AL
08TIRANA812ALBANIA'S SMALL PARTIES STAGE HUNGER STRIKE
[...] (U) On November 10, Ilir Meta, head of small opposition party LSI, gathered ten other small party leaders and disgruntled members of the DP and SP to protest the proposed electoral code by staging a hunger strike in the Parliament's plenary meeting room. They are protesting provisions in the [...]
2008-11-13 17:10:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AL
08TOKYO1144TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 2008 OLYMPICS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page reports in Friday morning papers included a GOJ plan to give $100 million in emergency assistance to developing nations in Africa and other areas in view of rising food prices. 2. "Self-Restraint Necessary in Supporting Beijing Olympics" The liberal Asahi editoriali [...]
2008-04-25 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO116 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1479JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1492 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2123JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-04 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO247 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/08
[...] Submit an independent, lawmaker-sponsored bill on matters pertaining to national and local tax revenues for road projects. 2. The legislative branch will finish thoroughly discussing the fiscal 2008 budget bill, the government-sponsored tax bills, and the lawmaker-sponsored bill at the same ti [...]
2008-01-30 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2708 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 23:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2910TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers gave top play to the agreement between the U.S. and EU to hold an emergency summit involving G8 members and emerging economies early next month in order to discuss how to deal with the international financial crisis. 2. "Concern about U.S., Europe Vy [...]
2008-10-20 02:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2938JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2940JAPAN'S IMPERFECT TRAINEE VISA PROBLEM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Surveys show that most of the participants in Japan,s Trainee Visa Program are satisfied with their situations. However, the high debt burdens these trainees owe to brokers, and the fact that for the first "trainee" year they actually work full-time for room and board and a small [...]
2008-10-22 02:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAADP KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG SOCI GTIP JP
08TOKYO488TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included China's fivefold increase in exports over the past six years since its accession to the WTO in 2001. 2. "Empty Promise of Democracy Will Not Work" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/24): "Burma's military government has announced that it [...]
2008-02-25 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO505 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 00:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO785JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-24 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TRIPOLI819SELF-DESCRIBED REGIME CRITIC IDRISS BOUFAYED RELEASED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 17:19:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL FR LY SZ DA
08USNATO379READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]
2008-10-17 08:28:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USUNNEWYORK175UNSC CONDEMNS ERITREA, UNCERTAIN ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 21 A/SYG Mulet told the Security Council that UNMEE was well along in its staging of personnel near Asmara for departure and urged Council members to consider next steps for the mission. Mulet implied that restructuring would be unwarranted because UNMEE had become [...]
2008-02-25 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK894KOSOVO: DPKO RECONFIGURATION PLAN FOR UNMIK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-01 17:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNMIK SR KV
08VIENNA383Austria Confronts its Nazi Past
[...] The Austrian government, media, and cultural institutions, as well as the general public, commemorated the 70th anniversary of Austria's "Anschluss" with Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938 with various events, ranging from a special session of parliament to a "night of silence" on Vienna's Heldenp [...]
2008-03-14 13:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM AU
08VIENTIANE360LAO OFFICIAL ANTICIPATES RAPID RESETTLEMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The senior Lao official responsible for Hmong resettlement told the Ambassador that the 837 Hmong returned from Thailand on June 22 had proper shelter and food available at their temporary processing site and would begin returning to their villages next week. He claimed that the [...]
2008-06-25 10:21:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALCASC FR LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TH
08VILNIUS1030BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 5, 2008
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Youth Leader Denied Readmission (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Briefly Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Rallies Banned (para. 4) - Brest Opposition Activists Fi [...]
2008-12-08 05:26:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS401BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 23, 2008
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Activists Fined And Sentenced To Jail Terms (para. 2) - Minsk Authorities Ban Three Russian Channels (para. 3) - Police Disperse Opposition Rally (para. [...]
2008-05-23 08:45:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08YAOUNDE121CAMEROON: OPPOSITION TO CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary: Civil society representatives and opposition parties in Cameroon continue to speak out against President Biya's proposal to change the constitution. (Biya announced in his New Year's address that he would "reconsider" a constitutional amendment that would remove presidential term [...]
2008-02-08 10:42:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CM
08YEREVAN228GOAM'S SPIN CYCLE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY
[...] (C) The suspension of independent media in Armenia following the March 1 imposition of a State of Emergency has allowed the GOAM to construct its own narrative of recent events without the inconvenience of opposition challenge or independent scrutiny. Not surprisingly, the GOAM has used this [...]
2008-03-14 15:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN425PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ATTACKED
[...] (C) On May 21 the leader of a marginal right-wing political party with reputed connections to Armenia's National Security Service, assaulted Mikhail Danielian, one of Armenia's most prominent human rights activists, shooting him with an air pistol. While multiple people witnessed the attack, [...]
2008-05-23 13:59:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN515UNSANTIONED LTP RALLY PROCEEDS PEACEFULLY, DRAWS
[...] (SBU) In defiance of the authorities who rejected his applications to hold a large opposition rally, former President Levon Ter-Petrosian (LTP) nonetheless drew approximately 20,000 supporters on June 20 in his first rally appearance since the fatal March 1-2 clampdown. The rally, which proce [...]
2008-06-23 15:21:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09ABUJA1377NIGERIAN ISLAMIST EXTREMISTS LAUNCH ATTACKS IN 4
[...] (C) Summary: According to Mission Nigeria contacts and local press reporting, violent clashes erupted in four Nigerian towns between Nigerian police and supporters of an Islamic extremist group from July 26 to 27. The attacks specifically targeted police stations, most likely as retaliation [...]
2009-07-28 07:07:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA20192009-2010 NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) Nigeria remains attractive to drug traffickers. Heroin and cocaine transit Nigeria on their way to markets in Europe, and the heroin transiting Nigeria has a significant impact on the United States. During the past year, authorities have arrested increased numbers of drug couriers at Lagos [...]
2009-11-05 06:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR KFIN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA308NIGERIA: ABUJA ECON SECTION NATIONAL DAY OUTREACH TO
[...] Summary: Led by Deputy Chief of Mission, EconStaff sponsored outreach events on February 16, 2009, as part of U.S. National Day celebration week, held in February because July is the rainy season, at the African School of Excellence (ASE) in Suleja, Niger State. DCM also delivered a lecture on [...]
2009-02-20 12:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL PGOV EAID NI
09ADDISABABA2168SOMALILAND AMBASSDOR TO ETHIOPIA LOOKS FOR U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY . Somaliland Ambassador to Ethiopia Hassan told Charge on September 4 that he believes the UK/Ethiopian mediation on the Somaliland elections dispute has potential, when more fully developed, to produce a government-opposition agreement that would allow the staging of elections. [...]
2009-09-08 16:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL SO ET
09ADDISABABA2937ETHIOPIAN FM DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY WITH DASD
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin told visiting DASD Ambassador Huddleston the GoE is confident that U.S.-Ethiopia relations are as strong as ever, and agreed to work with the Ministry of Defense to resolve issues surrounding Leahy Vetting requirements for the Ethiopian military. He urged th [...]
2009-12-15 09:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS YE SO SU ET
09AITTAIPEI832MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF AND APPLES, HONDURAS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 9 on the Ma Ying-jeou administration's efforts to fight corruption; on the legal cases involving former President Chen Shui-bian and his family; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. Several newspapers report [...]
2009-07-09 10:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AMMAN112JORDAN: JANUARY 13 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Gaza news coverage by Jordanian media outlets on Tuesday described Israel's "methodical destruction" and the fierce battles between Palestinian militants and IDF units. Arab and international diplomatic efforts also received attention, specifically King Abdullah's consultations with [...]
2009-01-13 13:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09ANKARA1300TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA259ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 05:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA61ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA641TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 11:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANTANANARIVO103MADAGASCAR: A FORK IN THE ROAD?
[...] (C) Summary: Madagascar may be approaching -- this week, potentially -- a critical fork in the road to its political future. One way leads through negotiation to a compromise by which Ravalomanana stays at least nominally in power, albeit much weakened, while avoiding further blodshed. Th [...]
2009-02-17 12:17:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALMA PREL PINR PGOV
09ANTANANARIVO414SOUTH AFRICAN CHARGE DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and DATT met June 8 with South African Charge Marius Conradie to discuss current state of mediation efforts and continuing rumors about possible recruitment of mercenaries by Marc Ravalomanana in South Africa or Swaziland to support his effort to return to power he [...]
2009-06-08 15:47:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALASEC MA PGOV PREL SA
09ASTANA523 KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, MARCH 14-20
[...] (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest [...]
2009-03-20 10:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KZ
09ASTANA620 KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, APRIL 4-10
[...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]
2009-04-10 12:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ
09ATHENS727GREEK PRIVACY RULES THWART INVESTIGATIONS
[...] (SBU) According to a May 5 article in the newspaper Eleftheros Typos, Greek police utilizing video evidence have "positively" identified three hooded vandals who were among the forty who took part in a midday rampage in the upscale Kolonaki Square area of Athens on March 13. The attackers use [...]
2009-05-06 14:03:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALASEC ABLD PREL PTER KCRM GR
09BAGHDAD2163ASSESSING RECENT VIOLENCE IN ANBAR
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. Six car bombing and suicide bomber attacks in Anbar Province since mid-July appear to have been conducted by remnants of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) or by nationalist insurgent groups to create an atmosphere of instability and to degrad [...]
2009-08-11 17:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD2303SADR CITY SHI'A IMAMS NOT SANGUINE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shi'a imams and community activists told Emboffs that: Sunni-Shi'a reconciliation would be impossible in the near- to mid-term; Iraqis would continue to vote on sectarian lines in upcoming elections; no existing political party enjoys genuine credibility; a major effort on voter [...]
2009-08-26 16:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KIRF KCOR PTER PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD2658IRAQI ELECTION LAW DEBATE SLOUCHES TOWARDS MESSY
[...] (C) Summary: On October 1, Council of Representative members voted to add a first reading of a draft election law to the agenda, a procedural move just short of a formal "first reading." The decision was accompanied by debate and then boisterous dissent by some Sunni Arab COR members from K [...]
2009-10-03 06:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2714DISTURBANCE AT BAGHDAD CENTRAL PRISON LEADS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of a disturbance at Baghdad Central Prison (formerly Abu Ghraib) on September 10, the US Embassy and MNF-I facilitated the Ministry of Justice,s transfer of 2,630 inmates and 273 Iraqi Correctional officers (ICOs) to the recently completed USG funded Chamchamal [...]
2009-10-08 07:27:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD3096ELECTION LAW UPDATE: SUNNI AND SHIA EDGE TOWARD
[...] (C) A opening to Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's initial hard-line stance regarding the Shia-Kurd backed amendment to the election law appeared late the evening of November 24, after Hadi al-Amiri, who has taken the lead for the Iraqi National Alliance (Shia) on the law, had visited Hashimi [...]
2009-11-27 04:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3097ELECTION LAW UPDATE: SUNNI AND SHIA EDGE TOWARD
[...] (C) A opening to Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's initial hard-line stance regarding the Shia-Kurd backed amendment to the election law appeared late the evening of November 24, after Hadi al-Amiri, who has taken the lead for the Iraqi National Alliance (Shia) on the law, had visited Hashimi [...]
2009-11-27 04:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3332DUST TO DINARS: WASIT PC PROFITS FROM AN
[...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Wasit Provincial Council (PC) is pursuing independent efforts to offset resource shortages from the national government. A provincially owned - and potentially lucrative - truck staging area at the Zurbatiyah Iran/Iraq [...]
2009-12-26 11:46:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETETRD IZ PBTS PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD946PRT NINEWA: IN RABIYA DID ABDULLAH A STATELY
[...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdullah Hamedi Ajil al-Yawer al-Shammari has parlayed control of the Rabiya port of entry, large tracts of irrigated farmland, and a close relationship with Coalition Forces (CF) into a strong position in the incoming Ninewa Provincial Council and administration. His rel [...]
2009-04-07 07:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
09BAKU468AZERBAIJAN: USING IDPS TO SEND TOUGH MESSAGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Azeri IDP community held a congress supposedly to elect new leadership and to educate the international community about its plight. In reality, this was a Foreign Ministry-organized event intended to send strongly negative messages about the role of the Minsk Grou [...]
2009-06-09 12:35:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAJ AR PGOV PREF PREL TU
09BAKU907IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US
[...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...]
2009-11-20 12:24:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU909IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US
[...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...]
2009-11-20 12:58:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR
09BASRAH52BASRAH: THE PORT OF UMM QASR AND AN OVERVIEW OF IRAQ'S PORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The port of Umm Qasr, Iraq's only deepwater port, with significant U.S. assistance, has made major progress in its rehabilitation since 2003, following years of wars, damage and sanctions, and must continue to play a central role if Iraq's post-war economic recovery is to be sust [...]
2009-09-17 13:34:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EAID KSEC PREL PBTS ELTN IZ
09BEIJING1868140 DEAD IN URUMQI RIOTS, DEATH TOLL MAY GO
[...] (C) During the course of July 6, China's official media steadily revised upward the death toll from July 5 rioting in Urumqi, Xinjiang, to 140. The Xinhua News Agency warned the final figure could be higher. 828 people were injured and police have made "hundreds" of arrests, the agency report [...]
2009-07-05 11:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PROP CH
09BEIJING1990SHOOTING ELEVATES URUMQI TENSIONS AND SECURITY
[...] (C) Urumqi was largely calm July 14 but the fatal shooting of two Uighurs by police on July 13 appeared to have resulted in an increased People's Armed Police (PAP) presence in Uighur neighborhoods and the closure of many shops that had only recently reopened. Jiefang Nan Road, where the inci [...]
2009-07-14 11:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PROP TU CH
09BEIJING2404AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE NEIGHBORS: CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: China´s interests in promoting stability along its borders, combating unrest in its western Xinjiang province, and exploiting natural resources in Afghanistan to fuel its domestic economic growth would be advanced by a successful election in Afghanistan, according to PRC scholars an [...]
2009-08-20 09:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF CH
09BEIJING2492XINJIANG: INCREASED ETHNIC TENSIONS AND HIGH
[...] (C) Summary: Ethnic tension between Han Chinese and Uighurs has increased dramatically in three southern Xinjiang province cities and in Urumqi since the early- July ethnic violence in the provincial capital, according to local residents. Contacts did not report any increase in restrictions [...]
2009-09-01 11:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER PREL KIRF CH
09BEIJING2811PARANOIA ON PARADE: CHINA'S LEADERS TAKE NO
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: In a security clampdown reminiscent of the lead-up to the August 8, 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony, authorities in Beijing are setting up checkpoints, locking down dissidents, and tightening Internet censorship in the run-up to the October 1 national day. A [...]
2009-09-30 11:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PROP CH
09BERLIN1515MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU) Lisbon Treaty 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 6. (Honduras) Elections 7. (U.S.-Germany) Swift Agreement 8. (Switzerland) Swiss Ban on New Minarets [...]
2009-12-01 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF IR EU KGHG HO GM SZ
09BERLIN1580MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, MEPP, U.S., FINANCE, GERMANY-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Middle East) Settlement Conflict 5. (U.S.) Blackwater 6. (U.S.) Finance Markets 7. (Germany - Afghanistan) Defense Minister Under Fire  [...]
2009-12-14 14:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR XF US AF
09BERLIN935RETHINKING U.S. FORCES REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE:
[...] (S/NF) Mission Germany strongly endorses the call by USNATO (reftel) to give careful reconsideration to the planned continued draw-down of U.S. forces in Europe. If the draw-down continues as scheduled, two of the three remaining U.S. Army brigade combat teams in Germany will be withdrawn by [...]
2009-08-04 10:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM
09BISHKEK516KYRGYZSTAN: UZBEK AMBASSADOR DETAILS KYRGYZ ROLE
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Ambassador Pulatkhodzhaev told the Ambassador May 27 that four or five Islamic Movement of Turkestan fighters of various nationalities had infiltrated Uzbekistan from Kyrgyzstan to carry out the May 26 attack in Khanabad. Referring to Kyrgyzstan as the "weak link" in Cent [...]
2009-05-28 11:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL KG
09BISHKEK650MANAS UPDATE: KYRGYZ FM WILL PRESENT TRANSIT
[...] (S) Summary: Charge met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev on June 17. Sarbayev confirmed his plan to introduce the Manas agreements in Parliament on June 22, with the vote to approve the agreements to take place June 25. Sarbayev, who had just returned from the CSTO and SCO summits, claimed he t [...]
2009-06-17 11:10:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BRIDGETOWN136THE STANFORD SAGA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
[...] (SBU) The Eastern Caribbean is still bracing itself for the full impact of fraud allegations against Texas billionaire and financier, R. Allen Stanford. Some effects from the fall-out have already been felt across the region, most notably in Antigua and Barbuda, where Stanford was the largest [...]
2009-02-27 17:21:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCRM EFIN XL
09BRIDGETOWN745Dominica Election Primer: The Bolivarian Candidate
[...] (C) With high unemployment and government corruption dominating election debates, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has decided to take a gamble on his political career, betting that he can ride a wave of financial support from China and Venezuela to overcome his government's poor sho [...]
2009-12-04 21:52:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON XL VE
09BRUSSELS1725BELGIUM: SECURITY EXERCISE TESTS POLICE RESPONSE
[...] (U) Information in paragraph 4 about the Belgian Design Basis Threat for the BR-2 nuclear research reactor is classified SECRET by Belgian authorities, and is transmitted here to respect that level of classification. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Belgian local and federal police and offic [...]
2009-12-24 10:38:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETENRG KNNP TRGY TPHY EUN BE
09BRUSSELS1738MONUC HEAD AND GREAT LAKES ENVOYS DISCUSS NEED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 18:13:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS CG
09BUCHAREST272ROMANIA: SOURCES OF CONDUCT
[...] (C) Summary: Though the fundamentals of Romania's foreign policy have not changed under the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc, the combination of Russia's August 2008 incursion into Georgian territory, followed by another disconcerting Russian action in the region (the J [...]
2009-04-22 10:59:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG RO
09BUCHAREST808 Romania Election Update: Timisoara Coalition Agreement
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1, the Social Democratic Party (PSD),the National Liberal Party (PNL),and the small, anti-communist National Christian Democratic Peasants' Party (PNTCD) signed a "Partnership for Timisoara," whose main provision is joint support for PSD presidential candidate Mirc [...]
2009-12-04 14:04:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV RO
09BUENOSAIRES1257ARGENTINA FACES CHALLENGING AML/CFT REVIEW
[...] (S/NF) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held a two week peer review of the Argentine anti-money laundering and counter terror finance (AML/CFT) regime. Although hoping to see some positive moves by Argentina, the FATF operational team leader is skeptical of the GoA's intentions to combat mone [...]
2009-12-01 16:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRET//NOFORNPTER SNAR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KCOR AR
09BUENOSAIRES94Argentina: President Declares Drought Emergency; Farmers
[...] (U) Summary: The GOA declared an agricultural emergency on January 26 due to the severe drought affecting most Argentine provinces. Under the decree, the GOA will allow producers in affected regions to delay payment of income taxes and personal property taxes for one year. The GOA will also [...]
2009-01-29 12:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EINV PGOV ELAB PHUM AR
09CAIRO1464"APRIL 6" MOVEMENT CONSOLIDATES RANKS, LOOKS
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) "April 6" movement leader Ahmed Saleh told us July 26 that the group has ejected Islamist and Nasserist members to try to preserve its secular, western orientation. -- (C) Saleh urged U.S. pressure on the GOE for international monitors for the 2010 and 2011 elections. He [...]
2009-07-30 13:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
09CAIRO2308EGYPT: CAN KIFAYA REGAIN LOST MOMENTUM?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 12:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
09CAIRO2356EGYPTIAN MFA DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 10:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL SU SO EG
09CAIRO81EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 15
[...] (SBU) Gilad visits; leaves disappointed. Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue throughout Egypt. Public opinion is strongly pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli; Israeli pilgrims are barred from a holy site. Embassy consular officers prepare for a potential evacuation of American citizens an [...]
2009-01-15 15:54:00Embassy CairoSECRETKPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS
09CARACAS1144CHAVEZ CLAIMS VICTORY AND SPINS UNASUR AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary. President Hugo Chavez stressed three themes in his August 30 "Alo Presidente" broadcast, which were reinforced on the government television station (VTV) throughout the weekend. First, although the Summit did not censure Colombia for its Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with [...]
2009-09-01 22:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL VE
09CARACAS195CHAVEZ REFUSES FORMER POLISH PRESIDENT WALESA'S
[...] (C) Summary: With five days to go until the February 15 constitutional referendum on removing official term limits, Chavez is trying to marginalize and discredit any potential critics. He has again denied democracy activist and former Polish President Lech Walesa entrance into Venezuela -- [...]
2009-02-11 22:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KIRF VE PL
09CARACAS281ANTI-SEMITISM UPDATE - TENSIONS ABOUND ONE MONTH
[...] (C) Summary: Anti-Semitism continues to be a problem in Venezuela despite the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (GBRV's) pledge to address this issue in the wake of the January 31 attack on the Caracas synagogue. On February 26, unknown assailants threw a small explosive [...]
2009-03-05 18:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VE
09CARACAS680WHERE'S HUGO?
[...] (C) Summary: President Chavez disappeared from national view May 30, missing the last half of a planned four-day marathon speech and the June 1 inauguration of the incoming President of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes. State-owned media outlets claimed technical issues were to blame for the su [...]
2009-06-03 13:25:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
09COLOMBO1159DEFENSE SECRETARY DEFENDS SRI LANKAN POLICIES WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 8 meeting with A/S Blake, Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa discussed accountability and reconciliation; the State of Emergency; disarmament of ex-combatants and paramilitary groups; reconstruction in the North; rehabilitation of Liberation Tigers of [...]
2009-12-22 04:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO208CORRECTED COPY (NEW SUBJECT) SRI LANKA: IDP ARRIVALS AT
[...] SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has transported 1,611 people from the Mullaitivu conflict area to a reception center at the Trincomalee Hospital in northern Sri Lanka. USAID Office of Foreign Disaster regional advisor (OFDA R/A) was given access to the hospital, wh [...]
2009-02-24 13:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREF CE
09COLOMBO469Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 62
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 27, the Government announced it would end use of heavy weapons in the conflict zone given the threat to civilians. However, according to several still unconfirmed reports, shelling into the "safe zone" continued on April 28. The Government did not approve UN Undersecr [...]
2009-04-28 11:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO931 REPORT NUMBER THREE ON INTERAGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE (IPC)
[...] (SBU) This is the third of three monthly reports on the Government of Sri Lanka's progress in meeting benchmarks, as outlined in Ref B. With a policy dialogue more focused on freedom of movement and issues associated with closed IDP camps, this report is shorter than its predecessors and focu [...]
2009-10-05 09:32:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CE
09CONAKRY537CONAKRY SECURITY SUMMARY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
[...] (U) The security situation in Guinea is calm but tense. The last two weeks ushered in violent protests upcountry, anti-CNDD demonstrations in Conakry, and an unremarkable Presidential rally at the People,s Palace. The following serves as summary of significant security-related events during [...]
2009-09-04 13:24:00Embassy ConakrySECRET//NOFORNASEC KDEM PGOV PREL PMIL GV
09DAKAR22Senegal: Protest Against Gaza Bombardment
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 2, 2009 The Association of Muslim students (AMS) of Senegal staged a small but vociferous demonstration against the bombings in Gaza. The demonstration took place on the campus of the University of Dakar and was attended by approximately 1,000 students. The leaders o [...]
2009-01-07 17:22:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR870Senegal: Opposition and civil society try to chart the
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 24, Senegalese opposition and civil society leaders concluded the Assises Nationales, a year-long national introspection to chart Senegal's future. This National Dialogue involved one hundred and seven organizations including thirty political parties. It was a successful [...]
2009-07-09 15:56:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAMASCUS850SYRIAN SECURITY COURT HEARINGS: AL-QAEDA AND
[...] Summary: A November Syrian Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) session heard two separate cases on individuals accused of belonging to al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda affiliated organizations, and participating in or supporting foreign fighter operations in Iraq. In a third case, one accused individual [...]
2009-12-08 14:10:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPTER PBTS PINR PGOV PHUM PREL SY IZ
09DARESSALAAM340ZANZIBAR BY-ELECTION ENDS PEACEFULLY WITH RULING PARTY CCM
[...] SUMMARY: The May 23 by-election in Magogoni, a contested suburb of Zanzibar capital Stonetown, ended with a ruling CCM party win over opposition CUF (2847 to 1974, or about 58% of the votes). The by-election was a key test of each party's will and a dry-run for Zanzibar Electoral Commission m [...]
2009-05-27 03:01:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DHAHRAN187SCENESETTER FOR AA/S FELTMAN'S VISIT TO THE EASTERN PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Consulate General Dhahran welcomes you to the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia. In addition to being the Kingdom's largest province, the EP also represents the industrial engine of Saudi Arabia and sits atop the world's largest oil reserves. Saudi Aramco, the well-run and [...]
2009-07-24 16:16:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ENRG EPET SA
09DJIBOUTI97Somalia - TFG President Sheikh Sharif Considering PM
[...] (C) Summary: On February 5 in Djibouti, transitional President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed outlined some of the criteria he would apply in choosing a prime minister. Key among them were support for the candidate from members of his sub-clan, an ability to work with the international community, [...]
2009-02-05 13:27:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ ET
09DUBAI447UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK),the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...]
2009-10-18 08:13:00Consulate DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR
09DURBAN120DESPITE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES, TRANSNET MAKES MAJOR
[...] (U) Summary. South African Government-controlled transport logistics company Transnet launched a massive investment program to upgrade transport infrastructure to address capacity constraints and congestion. These investments follow a corporate restructuring and rebranding process that was c [...]
2009-12-24 11:42:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ETRD EINV EPET PGOV SF
09FREETOWN336SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S VISIT
[...] (U) Post warmly welcomes you to Sierra Leone. Your visit comes at a prescient time, and will hopefully support increasingly robust engagement on a variety of issues, including the pending Status of Forces Agreement. Sierra Leone is known worldwide as a country beset with challenges, many of w [...]
2009-08-27 17:39:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MCAP PGOV PREL OVIP SL
09HANOI899Internal CPV directive warns of U.S.-led "peaceful
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An internal CPV directive briefly posted online warns that "hostile forces" are infiltrating Vietnamese society and threaten to destroy Vietnam's socialist system. USG-sponsored programs in education and governance, and organizations such as USAID, Peace Corps, and Fulbright, are [...]
2009-11-12 08:00:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON AID VM
09HARARE660ZIM NOTES 08-14-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC and Outstanding Issues... - New Doctor's Strike a Blow to Healthcare Efforts... - Tsvangirai Saluted by Defense Chiefs?... - MDC-M Pressures Speaker to Ban MPs... - Secretary Clinton Blames Leadership for Zim Collapse... - ILO Investigation [...]
2009-08-17 08:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HAVANA210CAUGHT IN THE ACT: AMCIT IN CUBA CAUGHT SMUGGLING
[...] (C) Summary: On 30 March 2009 the American Citizens Services (ACS) unit at the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, received notice from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations that on 27 March, the Government of Cuba (GOC) took into custody an American Citizen (AMCIT) su [...]
2009-04-09 19:40:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETASEC CU PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR
09HONGKONG1918UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE HKSARG OR BEIJING,
[...] (C) Summary: To date, with the exception of a boilerplate government press release calling on parties to make progress on reforms for the 2012 elections, the Hong Kong government and Beijing have not responded to the various proposals made by the pan-democrats on universal suffrage. The pan-d [...]
2009-10-14 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG556MACAU TIP: NGO AND GOVERNMENT EVENTS RAISE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Macau NGO Good Shepherd Sisters (GSS) organized the second State Department-funded anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) event to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. The outdoor exhibition was held at a public square and drew an estimated crowd of 200 peop [...]
2009-03-25 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HYDERABAD40BHARAT BALLOT 09: ANDHRA PRADESH CONGRESS UNLIKELY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andhra Pradesh, India's fourth largest state, is in the midst of concurrent state and national elections. The state was a bright spot for Congress in 2004; the party won an absolute majority in the state assembly and a substantial majority of Andhra Pradesh's seats in the Lok [...]
2009-04-23 09:32:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09ISLAMABAD1282 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 10:03:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1654INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN PAKISTAN: TRANSITION TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the exception of expected further displacement from Waziristan, the current internal displacement from conflict-affected areas in Pakistan appears close to an end. The government has signed on to principles of safe, voluntary, informed and dignified return and began on J [...]
2009-07-20 16:24:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1732 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 10:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2049 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 10:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2487STATUS OF DANIEL PEARL MURDER CASE AND OMAR SAEED SHEIKH
[...] (C) On August 13, the Sindh High Court yet again continued the adjournment in the appellate case of Omar Saeed Sheikh, the convicted murderer of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl. According to Pakistani legal experts, the refusal of the Court to hear the appeal or set a date for further hearings places [...]
2009-10-14 12:07:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD2600 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 13:26:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD435 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 11:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD505MUMBAI ATTACKS PROSECUTION UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 15:28:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD551LONG MARCH ROUND UP AS OF 1700 LOCAL TIME, MARCH 15
[...] (C) Summary: Citing fears for his safety, the GOP placed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif under a restraining order early in the day, but backed off to allow him to address the crowds - estimated at 70 - 80,000. Ambassador spoke to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Prime [...]
2009-03-15 13:11:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD756 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: APRIL 09, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 10:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD781BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC ISSUES, 09 APRIL 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 12:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD922MUMBAI PROSECUTION UPDATE: PAKISTAN FILES CHARGE SHEET
[...] (C) Summary: On April 29, the Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed an interim charge sheet in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks in a Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court. The court has granted the FIA an extension to file its formal charge sheet by May 5; and the trial will commenc [...]
2009-04-30 11:01:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV AE IN PK
09JAKARTA1898 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #16: USAID/OFDA
[...] From October 31 - November 7, USAID/OFDA Field Officers (FO) visited programs being implemented by CHF, World Vision, Save the Children/US (SC/US),American Red Cross (ARC),CARE, and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and attended shelter and general cluster coordination meetings. The NGOs [...]
2009-11-17 04:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JERUSALEM674FATAH MEMBERS JOSTLE FOR INFLUENCE AHEAD OF SIXTH
[...] (C) Summary: As preparations for the Sixth Party Congress proceed, Fatah members have begun to jostle for influence over future membership in the Fatah Central Committee (FCC),which will be decided by the Congress. With delegate lists nearly finalized, aspiring Fatah leaders are competing [...]
2009-04-16 13:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM89JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/09): "SAVING GAZA TO SAVE THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 11:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09KABUL2334MINOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DECRY LACK OF
[...] (U) At a meeting with fifteen minor presidential candidates at the Crystal Hotel, Ambassador Carney faced a barrage of complaints and concerns from the slate of candidates. Some even threatened to hold demonstrations or boycotts of the election if their concerns are not addressed. In response, [...]
2009-08-12 13:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3043INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S NASCENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Aga Khan Foundation's tourism project in Bamyan is making steady progress towards realization of the province's tourism potential. The project has completed nearly 70 initiatives including the opening of a tourism center and production of an annual three-day Silk Road Festi [...]
2009-09-30 07:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID SENV AF
09KABUL3798POMEGRANATES RIPE FOR COIN: A COUNTERINSURGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: TaGab, a GIRoA critical district and home to thriving Taliban, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HiG),and criminal networks, has been targeted by Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kapisa as the focus of its counterinsurgency efforts. The initial phase of the effort, &Operation Red, [...]
2009-11-28 10:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS EAID AF
09KABUL409HELMAND SIX MONTH UPDATE - GOVERNANCE IMPROVES DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Helmand remains one of the most violent provinces in Afghanistan but the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan security forces continue to expand security across the province. The Governor Mangal overcame strong political challenges from Helmand powerbrokers and gove [...]
2009-02-25 11:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
09KABUL77AFGHAN SHIAS OBSERVE ASHURA UNDER NEW TOLERANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Afghan Shia observed the Ashura holiday this month, staging public demonstrations of their faith that went largely unchallenged by the country's Sunni majority. Thousands of Shia took to the streets in processions in Kabul, Herat, and other cities -- an open display that stood i [...]
2009-01-15 12:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PREL AF IR
09KAMPALA289UGANDA/DRC/SUDAN: UN SPECIAL ENVOY DISCUSSES OLT
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Museveni and UN Special Envoy for LRA-Affected Areas Joachim Chissano discussed the ongoing military operations against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on March 16. Chissano also met with Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) President Salva Kiir, who was in Kampala o [...]
2009-03-18 12:44:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM UG CG
09KATHMANDU737NEPAL: MAOIST PROTEST CAMPAIGN BEGINS QUIETLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Maoists' month-long protest campaign began quietly on August 7 with small-scale, inconsequential protests, but sources confirm Maoist preparations to mobilize supporters in coming weeks for peaceful demonstrations. Meanwhile, the government coalition decided the previous ev [...]
2009-08-07 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC CASC NP
09KHARTOUM117CHADIAN REBELS - ERDIMI PLEDGES POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the newly-selected Chadian rebel leader Timane Erdimi (reftel) told polchief and poloff that his movement, the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR),will focus first on political and diplomatic engagement, and only later consider an attack on the Chadian Government. E [...]
2009-01-31 07:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM118CHADIAN REBELS - ERDIMI PLEDGES POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the newly-selected Chadian rebel leader Timane Erdimi (reftel) told polchief and poloff that his movement, the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR),will focus first on political and diplomatic engagement, and only later consider an attack on the Chadian Government. E [...]
2009-01-31 07:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM309GENERALLY CALM REACTIONS TO ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Immediately following the March 4 announcement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued an arrest warrant against President Omar al Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Emboffs reached out to a range of contacts for a sampling of reactions. Most evin [...]
2009-03-06 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPKO KDEM KAWC UNSC ASEC
09KHARTOUM513YESTERDAY'S CPA IN TODAY'S SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Three months after the four-year anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ending the second civil war between northern and southern Sudan, all signs indicate a worsening of prospects for implementation of the agreement over the final two years of the i [...]
2009-04-14 10:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM KPKO SOCI ASEC AU
09KHARTOUM85UNAMID DISCUSSES CEASEFIRE PLANS AND SOUTH DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, Rodolphe Adada, the Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID,) told CDA Fernandez that UNAMID continues to draft its ceasefire plans. Adada stated that UNAMID's plan will be flexible and applicable in bot [...]
2009-01-23 09:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
09KINGSTON306FEW OPTIONS FOR CASH STRAPPED JAMAICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As the Bruce Golding-led administration reaches the 18 month mark; the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) faces difficult decisions on the eve of its second budget presentation. Still suffering the effects of the global economic meltdown and frozen credit markets, the GOJ has been for [...]
2009-04-22 20:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAIR IADB IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON59JAMAICA: LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION WARNS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 15:32:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SNAR EFIN ASEC KCOR CARICOM
09KUWAIT316SCENESETTER FOR AF CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL SCHWARTZ
[...] (C) General Schwartz, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity to engage with senior Kuwait military leaders as the bilateral relationship adapts to our changing profile in Iraq and new challenges in Afghanistan/Pakistan. Your in [...]
2009-04-01 04:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KU
09KUWAIT34OUTLOOK BLEAK FOR NEW KUWAITI CABINET
[...] (C) Kuwait's Amir swore in the latest iteration of his Cabinet on January 12 in a move that did little to reconcile the rift between his government and the obstreperous National Assembly. The new cabinet includes only two new names. FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah will serve as acting Oil M [...]
2009-01-14 03:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
09KUWAIT550AMIR PLEADS FOR NATIONAL UNITY AS HE INTRODUCES
[...] (C) Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah on May 30 swore in sixteen new and returning ministers, introducing them to recently elected parliamentarians at the National Assembly's convening on May 31. This latest iteration of the government represents the 27th cabinet since Kuwai [...]
2009-06-01 15:16:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
09KUWAIT760GEN PETRAEUS AND KUWAITI DCOS ON IRAN, IRAQ, CT,
[...] (S) CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus, accompanied by Ambassador, engaged in a wide-ranging exchange on the evening of July 22 with Kuwaiti Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) LTG Ahmed Khalid Al Sabah. Key Points: -- (C) On Iraq, General Petraeus said the USG appreciates Kuwait's [...]
2009-08-02 06:56:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ
09KYIV1495UKRAINE TRADE DEFICIT SHRINKS IN H1 2009
[...] (U) Summary and comment: Recently released government of Ukraine (GOU) statistics show the trade deficit narrowing 93% in the first half of 2009, with exports falling by 46.8% and imports by 53.4%. The government reported that the hardest hit import sector continues to be automotive, declining [...]
2009-09-02 09:03:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN PGOV UP XH
09LAGOS348NIGER DELTA: LURING TOM POLO TO ACCEPT AMNESTY
[...] (C) Summary: Individuals close to militant leader "Tom Polo" confirmed to CG Lagos on August 25 that Presidential Special Advisor Timi Alaibe had traveled into the Niger Delta to conduct negotiations with Tom Polo about amnesty. Governor Uduaghan of Delta State noted conditions that Tom Polo [...]
2009-08-27 14:12:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LIBREVILLE256GABON CLAIMS NIGER DELTA MILITANTS IN SAO TOME
[...] (C) Gabon's defense minister claims that a senior official in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) recently told him that militants from Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) have infiltrated the Portuguese-speaking island nation off Nigeria's coast. Meanwhile, in Gabon, of [...]
2009-06-04 12:15:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRETPGOV PINR PREL MARR SNAR GB TP NI
09LILONGWE707MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) The following is a compilation of recent highlights in Malawi. MULUZI RETIRES - JUMBE TO LEAD UDF ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Former Malawian President and United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Bakili Muluzu has announced his retirement from politics. Famous for defea [...]
2009-12-24 09:20:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV AU MI
09LIMA1398PERU'S TAKE ON ECUADOR UNASUR MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: DCM met September 18 with MFA Undersecretary for the Americas Javier Leon to discuss the September 15 UNASUR ministerial meeting in Quito. Leon described the meeting as "difficult and unproductive," mainly because Colombia had dug in its heels over Brazil's request for further as [...]
2009-09-18 20:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PE
09LIMA899THE PRO-SYSTEM VIEW: PERU ON RIGHT COURSE BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-system political figures believe Peru is an example of how democratic government coupled with an open, market-based economy can promote development, reduce poverty and lay the groundwork for long-term progress. Many see the 2011 general elections as a defining moment, likely [...]
2009-06-23 19:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV PINR PE
09LONDON1039A GUIDE TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
[...] (C) The British Overseas Territories (BOT) are fourteen far-flung possessions under British sovereignty that hearken to the era when Britannia truly ruled the waves. One Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official accurately characterized the BOTs as "remnants of empire" -- acquired by G [...]
2009-05-01 15:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS MARR AY CJ FK GI
09MANAGUA308NICARAGUA: PANDEMIC AND AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] (U) Summary and Introduction: With no cases of the virulent H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) strain existing yet in the Americas, the Emergency Action Committee reviewed and approved the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for Pandemic and Avian Influenza. The plan recognizes Nicaragua,s current i [...]
2009-03-23 13:17:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT ASEC KSAF KSEO SENV TBIO KFLU NU
09MANAGUA562NICARAGUA TELECOM SECTOR: MARKET OPEN, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The head of Nicaragua's telecommunications regulator, TELCOR (Instituto Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos),announced in April 2009 that it would begin consultations to reform Nicaragua's telecom legislation, known as Law 200. As currently drafted, Law 200 fails to [...]
2009-06-05 19:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON EINV ETRD TINT NU
09MANILA2308HUMANITARIAN IMPACTS OF TYPHOON MIRINAE MITIGATED WITH
[...] Summary. As of November 2, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported that Typhoon Mirinae, locally known as Santi, affected more than 54,600 individuals, leaving 18 dead, nearly 19,400 people displaced, and an estimated 12,8 [...]
2009-11-04 07:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA985ICRC HOSTAGE: 100 DAYS AND COUNTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fully 100 days after the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers on Jolo island January 15, Italian national Eugenio Vagni remains captive, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate the release of the injured and ailing 62-year-o [...]
2009-05-07 08:04:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR KISL RP
09MASERU112ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT ASSAILAINTS'
[...] (U) Following the April 22 assassination attempt on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (refs A & B),rumors have been swirling wildly about who might have been behind the attack. Among those mentioned as possible masterminds are the Lesotho Liberation Army, political opposition leader Tom Tha [...]
2009-04-24 11:39:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC LT
09MELBOURNE25FIRES: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FRONT; US FIREFIGHTERS EN
[...] (SBU) Consul General traveled to the Whittlesea staging ground northeast of Melbourne on February 13. According to firefighters, the weekend will be critical as favorable weather conditions will continue to assist crews facing ongoing fires, none of which appear to be immediately life-threaten [...]
2009-02-13 05:59:00Consulate MelbourneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV CASC AS
09MEXICO1895FINAL COUNTDOWN TO MEXICO'S JULY 5 LEGISLATIVE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. With the official campaign period ending on July 1, the parties made a final push this weekend in an attempt to provide candidates with a last minute boost just a week before the vote. PAN and PRI leaders have been aggressively courting voters with some success, while the PRD [...]
2009-07-01 13:38:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO586NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT -
[...] The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Suzanne Archuleta. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or ArchuletaMS@state.gov. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizatio [...]
2009-02-27 23:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP
09MEXICO909CONSULATES NOGALES AND HERMOSILLO'S CONSULATES
[...] (SBU) On February 24 and 25, Hermosillo and Nogales conoffs toured a common staging area in northern Sonora, following the well-worn route that &polleros,8 or migrant smugglers, use to move people from southern Mexico through the desert into the United States. Conoffs spoke with those who prov [...]
2009-03-26 23:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
09MINSK164BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 22, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Detained (para. 2) - Human Rights Advocate Loses Appeal (para. 3) Domestic Economy ---------------- - Deputy Economy Minister: No more extern [...]
2009-05-22 18:58:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK183BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JUNE 12, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - "European Belarus" Activists Fined (para. 2) - Prisoner of Conscience Fined (para. 3) - United Civic Party Activists Fined (para. 4) Domestic Economy ------------ [...]
2009-06-12 14:52:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK255BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JULY 31, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Police Disperse Independence Proclamation Rallies (para. 2) - Independent Journalist Warned (para. 3) - Independent Magazine Denied Distribution (para. 4) - Party of Wo [...]
2009-07-31 13:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
09MINSK297BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - United Democratic Forces Finalized Procedures for Nominating Democratic Presidential Candidate (para. 2) - Supreme Court Upheld Registration Denial to the Party of Fre [...]
2009-09-04 18:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK317BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
[...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Continues to Use a Heavy Hand in Dispersing Opposition Demonstrations, Big or Small (para. 2) - GOB May No Longer Classify Unregistered NGOs and Political Part [...]
2009-09-16 15:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MONROVIA218LIBERIA: 1200 DELEGATES ATTEND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Sirleaf and President of Finland Tarja Halonen convened the successful "International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security" March 7-8 at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia. The resulting "Monrovia Declaration" cal [...]
2009-03-24 15:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAO LI
09MONTERREY79CONTINUING NARCO-DEMONSTRATIONS CHALLENGE NUEVO LEON
[...] (C) Summary. Nuevo Leon residents are demanding that the state government do more to stop narco-funded demonstrations. Although the Nuevo Leon Governor and Secretary of Public Security have publicly said that organized crime is behind the protests - specifically naming the Gulf Cartel and th [...]
2009-02-18 19:43:00Consulate MonterreyCONFIDENTIALSNAR PHUM ASEC PGOV KCRM CASC ECON MX
09MOSCOW1153RUSSIA DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN FAILED GEORGIAN COUP
[...] (C) Summary. The MFA, MOD, and Duma members all rejected Georgia's claims of Russian special service involvement in the failed Georgian coup attempt May 5, saying the accusations were meant to distract from internal instability that was the true cause of the uprising. The MFA stated Moscow [...]
2009-05-06 03:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG
09MOSCOW1164MEDVEDEV-SARGSIAN: NAGORNO-KARABAKH, ECONOMICS
[...] (C) Summary: In a press conference after his April 23 meeting with Armenian President Sargsian, President Medvedev stressed the November 2 Moscow Declaration he personally had brokered as the basis for progress on Nagorno-Karabakh, while the MFA stated its hope the Turkey-Armenia rapprochemen [...]
2009-05-06 13:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON RS AM AZ
09MOSCOW1501MURDER OF TOP COP SHOWS THAT DAGESTAN IS STILL
[...] (SBU) The June 5 shooting of Dagestan's Interior Minister Adilgirei Magomedtagirov by a sniper while he stood outside a banquet hall where he was attending the wedding of a lower-ranking ministry official shows just how uncontrolled the security situation is in this North Caucasus republic. P [...]
2009-06-08 15:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
09MOSCOW1670VORKUTA: ARCTIC MINING TOWN WEATHERS CRISIS AMID
[...] (SBU) Summary: A June 13-15 visit to Vorkuta, a former gulag mining town north of the Arctic Circle, revealed a company town (or so-called "monogorod") struggling to define itself amid "optimization" that has hemorrhaged jobs and residents over the past decade. A May 24 rally that attracted 1 [...]
2009-06-25 13:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI PINR KDEM RS
09MUSCAT13OMAN BLASTS UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR FAILING TO
[...] (C) Summary: Convoking resident ambassadors of UN Security Council member nations, Oman's foreign minister excoriated the Council for failing to enact a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza without preconditions and equated its inaction with the condoning of the killing of innocent [...]
2009-01-05 15:58:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UN MU
09MUSCAT273SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-OMAN JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION
[...] (C) Security and military cooperation between the U.S. and Oman, as well as the overall bilateral relationship, remains strong. Oman's strategic location makes it a highly valued partner for the support of U.S. military operations across a wide area. While sharing U.S. concerns on Iran's nucl [...]
2009-04-01 14:51:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL PTER MASS MOPS MU
09MUSCAT303ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS AIRBASE: OMAN
[...] (S) The Ambassador delivered relevant reftel points April 8 to Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Saud al-Busaidi and requested timely approval for the visit of a U.S. military site survey and airfield assessment team to the Sultanate. Sayyid Badr said he understood th [...]
2009-04-08 13:03:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS KG MU
09MUSCAT485OMANI FM SUMMARIZES FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a rare interview, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah (YBA),gave an uncharacteristically frank and wide-ranging prC)cis of foreign policy issues facing the Sultanate. Possibly spurred by recent coverage in The New York Times (itself a [...]
2009-05-27 08:26:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS IR EG MU
09MUSCAT567SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE
[...] (C) Special Representative Holbrooke: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman, one of our oldest friends in the region. We have requested a meeting with Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. You will find the Sultan is an engaging interlocutor. He is an intellectual whose interests range [...]
2009-06-03 10:48:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PK AF MU
09MUSCAT759SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MULLEN'S VISIT TO OMAN (JULY 18)
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman for your visit. You have a brief meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces (COSSAF),H.E. Lt. Gen. (Fareeq in Arabic) Ahmed bin Harith al Nabhani, which is primarily a courtesy call. Nabhani is unlikely to broach significant iss [...]
2009-07-14 10:41:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MASS MOPS IR PK AF MU
09MUSCAT797Scenesetter for General Petraeus' Visit to Oman (July 26 -
[...] (S) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you back to Oman. As noted at that time, Oman is an old and dependable friend of the United States. Even when Omani perceptions differ from ours, they are frank and businesslike about issues and are open to discussion. Omanis were warmly receptive to Preside [...]
2009-07-22 15:41:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS PARM MASS IR PK MU
09MUSCAT873ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO OMAN - VOYAGE, INTERDICTION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Smuggling routes from South Asia through Iran and by water into Oman is the primary northern route of introducing illegal immigrants into Oman. Pakistan has allocated a full time federal law enforcement official at its embassy in Muscat to investigate and address this issue. He [...]
2009-08-30 14:06:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP IR PK MU
09NAIROBI1801SOMALIA - CODEL MARSHALL SCENESETTER: HOW
[...] (S//NF) Summary: U.S. Embassy Nairobi warmly welcomes CODEL Marshall and looks forward to your September 1-3 visit. We note your questions regarding media reports that pressure in Iraq/Afghanistan has prompted al-Qa,ida to shift some of its operations/efforts to Somalia (ref A). To address this [...]
2009-08-26 05:36:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPTER MOPS PINR OREP KE SO AF IZ
09NEWDELHI544WOMEN IN INDIA: CHANGING CHOICES OF WOMEN IN INDIAN
[...] (U) Summary: With each passing decade since 1950, increasing numbers of women in India enter into higher education, and the disciplines they are choosing to study have changed over time. While educational opportunities for women in India remain a study of contrasts, the women in four of Delhi' [...]
2009-03-23 12:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NOUAKCHOTT266CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN AZIZ'
[...] (C) Summary: Efforts to mediate a solution to the Mauritanian crisis continue. AU Commissioner for Security and Peace Ramdane Lamamra and Libyan Secretary of African Affairs Abdessalam Triky arrived in Nouakchott April 11 to discreetly continue the negotiations started by Senegalese Foreig [...]
2009-04-13 12:26:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT385MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE
[...] (C) Summary: In Nouakchott for the week of June 7-11, the horse trading for ministerial posts according to the Dakar agreement took center stage. As of June 11, though, a national unity government had not yet been finalized. Prime Minister Waghef and other detainees deemed political prison [...]
2009-06-11 11:55:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT5AGGRESSIVE EVOLUTION OF NOUAKCHOTT ANTI-ISRAELI
[...] (U) Summary: Sporadic Anti-Israeli demonstrations have grown in size and aggressiveness. Pre and post prayer marches on Friday, January 2, numbered several hundred; active but handily turned back from Israeli, Egyptian, and other Mission precincts by riot police. The January 4th return of [...]
2009-01-05 15:16:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALASEC KPAL KPAO MR PREL
09NOUAKCHOTT635MAURITANIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In the month of September, the International Contact Group visited Mauritania to take stock of the post-election political situation. Delegations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank also visited and renewed programs with Mauritania. President Aziz travel [...]
2009-10-01 12:22:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER MR KDEM
09OTTAWA426(S) VANCOUVER OLYMPICS 2010: SECOND CANADIAN
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Defence and Security Relations Shelley Whiting conveyed to Embassy on June 4 the second of two Canadian diplomatic notes seeking U.S. military-to-military support in advance of and during the February 2010 Winter Olympic [...]
2009-06-04 21:01:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL MARR KOLY PTER CA
09PANAMA114PANAMA: IMPROVED COOPERATION WITH COLOMBIA AS THE
[...] (C) Colombia's implementation of a new security doctrine that emphasized improved governance on its border with Panama had facilitated cross-border cooperation, Panama's National Security Advisor Marcel Salamin told POLOFF on January 20. In a January 27 conversation, he told POLOFF that he ha [...]
2009-02-06 20:16:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA176PANAMA: HOW MERIDA FITS INTO THE EMERGING SECURITY
[...] (C) The threat from home grown gangs and international criminal organizations in Panama is growing and worrisome. As Panamanians feel increasingly threatened in their homes and on their streets, some are arguing that Panama must choose between protecting itself and stopping the flow of drugs [...]
2009-03-03 20:16:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PM
09PARIS1426FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER,S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Paris welcomes the visit of FBI Director Mueller. The timing of this first trip is ideal, with our bilateral relationship at its highest point in fifty years. You will find your interlocutors energized by the President,s visits to Paris and Normandy and they look forward t [...]
2009-10-22 15:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV FR
09PARIS367SARKOZY SUPPORTS NATO INTEGRATION; FORMAL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A think tank seminar held March 11 on "France, European Defense and NATO in the 21st Century" was the setting for an all-star line-up of French Ministers and political elite to promote France,s reintegration into the military command of NATO. President Sarkozy ca [...]
2009-03-12 16:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR PGOV FR
09PESHAWAR127THREE COMPLEX ATTACKS IN NINE HOURS IN PESHAWAR ENVIRONS
[...] (C) Summary: Three complex attacks in and near Peshawar, occurring between 16:30 PM on June 11 and 01:00 AM on June 12, killed approximately six and wounded dozens more, including the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Minister for Prisons. The attacks included the ambush of an armed convoy, [...]
2009-06-12 11:12:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR9NWFP: ATTACK ON PAKISTAN SECURITY FORCES IN MOHMAND BY
[...] (C) In an unprecedented move by militants, at least 200 fighters crossed the border from Afghanistan into Mohmand Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and attacked a paramilitary base of the Frontier Corps the evening of January 10. Government forces responded to the assau [...]
2009-01-13 12:24:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS SNAR PGOV PK
09PHNOMPENH203SECOND LARGE METHAMPHETAMINE BUST PUTS CAMBODIA ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the weekend of March 21-22 a police raid of four separate locations uncovered significant amounts of illicit chemicals and resulted in the arrest of 5 individuals, including 2 Chinese nationals. The amount of chemicals and plant substances seized in the raids, when combi [...]
2009-03-27 09:01:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV ASEC CB
09PODGORICA115MONTENEGRO'S CEFTA PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GoM took over the CEFTA Presidency on January 1, 2009, and had hoped to use its term at the helm of the organization to showcase its role in leading regional initiatives. However, CEFTA's activities have been beset by political challenges -- namely how to involve an independ [...]
2009-05-04 10:08:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL MW
09PONTADELGADA5US MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE AZORES, PORTUGAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. For over 60 years the United States and Portugal have maintained a high level of military cooperation in the Azores. This close cooperation is reflected in the daily leadership and performance of the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field. We continue to look for new opportunities t [...]
2009-01-30 11:22:00Consulate Ponta DelgadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR ECON SOCI CASC PO
09PRETORIA203IFP MANIFESTO LAUNCH FEATURES NO VIOLENCE, SAME
[...] (SBU) The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) launched its party manifesto before a small, heavily guarded crowd in Soweto on January 25. IFP leaders spoke briefly about the party's agenda -- economic growth, job creation, law and order, education, health, land reform, and morality -- before turning [...]
2009-02-03 10:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA806SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #2
[...] Summary: South Africans remain focused on the unfolding drama of national elections as voting continued through midday. Voter turnout remains strong overall, but there are significant differences between polling places. Observer teams are reporting minor irregularities and procedural problems, [...]
2009-04-22 15:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM ASEC SF
09PRISTINA336KOSOVO: QUINT FACING CRITICAL DECISIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Municipal elections in Kosovo are scheduled to take place on November 15, and the Quint embassies in Pristina--U.S., UK, France, Germany, and Italy--continue to lack consensus on fast-approaching critical decisions on election organization. At the August 7 meeting, the Deputy In [...]
2009-08-10 16:29:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA379KOSOVO: ASSESSING LIKELY ELECTION PARTICIPATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Debate among stakeholders continues on modalities for and risks associated with holding elections on November 15 in the new Serb-majority municipalities formed through Ahtisaari-mandated decentralization, but we are edging towards a solution along U.S.-shaped lines: elections i [...]
2009-08-28 17:19:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KV
09RABAT889DRUG TRAFFICKING IN NORTH AFRICA: MOROCCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Morocco continues to be a major producer of cannabis and cannabis resin, although government eradication efforts have reduced the acreage under cultivation. According to the Moroccan government, South American drug smugglers continue to transport quantities of cocaine through th [...]
2009-10-30 14:37:00Embassy RabatSECRETSNAR PINS MO WI
09ROME433PIRACY: ITALY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-PIRACY
[...] (S) The Government of Italy sent U.S. Embassy Rome an unclassified Note Verbale on April 16 thanking the USG for assistance provided thus far in the deployment of Italian Special Forces to Djibouti for possible use in an anti-piracy mission and requesting continuing assistance as needed. The [...]
2009-04-16 13:48:00Embassy RomeSECRETMASS MARR EWWT KCRM PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL AORC
09RPODUBAI386IRAN'S QODS DAY ENDS IN A DRAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in Iran's Qods Day celebrations on September 18, defying government threats that anti-government protesters would be dealt with severely. Despite the warnings and significant efforts by the state to prevent large-scale anti-governm [...]
2009-09-20 08:27:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM IR
09SANAA2079HIZBALLAH AND THE HOUTHIS: DIFFERENT GOALS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In their ongoing pursuit of Western support for their struggle against the Houthis, ROYG officials have latched onto recent, unsubstantiated media claims of Hizballah cooperation with the Houthis in Sa'ada in order to bolster their argument that the Houthis are a terrorist organ [...]
2009-11-18 06:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER MOPS PGOV PROP YM
09SANSALVADOR905BORDER CLOSURES WITH HONDURAS ORDERLY
[...] (C) Summary: Official Salvadoran border closures due to the Honduran curfew have been orderly. Protesters from both sides did block traffic for a few hours each mid-day from September 20-23, in demonstrations coordinated with the local authorities. There are reports of increased AmCit traffic [...]
2009-09-25 20:53:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANTIAGO1188Elections in Chile: Media Impact on Public Opinion
[...] SUMMARY: Despite extensive and well-developed media in Chile, there is little evidence that it has played a large role in shaping public opinion in the national elections of 2009. While even-handed coverage of the main presidential candidates is indicative of a healthy and free press in demo [...]
2009-12-07 16:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KMDR KPAO CI
09SARAJEVO1379BOSNIA - 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Attached is Post's draft submission for the 2009 country report on terrorism. Embassy point of contact for this report is Michael Martin, martinmb@state.gov. 2. Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that hindered the functioning of state government, Bos [...]
2009-12-17 14:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER BA
09SARAJEVO1434BOSNIA: RS PARLIAMENT SETS STAGE FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) At a December 28 special session called to discuss High Representative Inzko's extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes issues, the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted to reject Inzko's "illegal" imposition. The RSNA went on to set the [...]
2009-12-31 10:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR BK
09SARAJEVO954BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW
[...] (U) The U.S. Government's core strategic objective in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is to lock the country into a self-sustaining path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A BiH inside NATO and the EU is the best guarantee that the country's future will be stable, democratic and prosperous. Strong l [...]
2009-08-04 14:35:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SEOUL1057SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 07:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1058SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 6, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 07:12:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL363SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 08:12:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL516SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 08:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL588SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 07:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL865SEOUL - PRESS BULLETI; June 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 07:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL907SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 9, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 06:56:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL975Courageous Channel Evacuation Exercise and Related Events
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Seoul continues to expand its role in evacuation planning for South Korea. During the first three weeks of May 2009, post was heavily involved in Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) events and exercises in conjunction with U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and third-country embass [...]
2009-06-18 07:39:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AEMR MARR XE JA KS
09SHANGHAI11(C) SHANGHAI ACTIVIST MAO HENGFENG RELEASED, BUT PETITIONERS
[...] (C) Summary: Shanghai civil activist Mao Hengfeng recently was released from prison after completing her sentence but is in poor health as a result of her incarceration. Mao and her husband, Wu Xuewei, expressed concern about the petitioners' movement in Shanghai, adding that they believe one [...]
2009-01-06 04:33:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH UN
09SHANGHAI341(C) SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ASSESS DPRK'S RECENT PROVOCATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars said in early July they believe North Korea was reacting to both international pressures and domestic needs with their series of recent provocations. Scholars noted a strong connection between Kim Jong Il's declining health, his potential successor, and the nucl [...]
2009-07-31 08:26:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM CH KN KS
09SHANGHAI41160TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS BALANCE LOCAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
[...] (SBU) As Shanghai prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, municipal government officials and the state-run media have attempted to balance local pride with national unity. In public statements and newspaper articles, Shang [...]
2009-09-30 06:42:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KPAO SOCI TPHY CH
09SHENYANG92PRC-DPRK BORDER ECONOMY: SOME EXASPERATION ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese businessmen and government officials may be experiencing "North Korea fatigue" and, against the backdrop of the DPRK's April 5 missile launch, may in the future become less enthusiastic about undertaking investment opportunities in the DPRK. Trade at Dandong, which account [...]
2009-05-21 05:02:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREL RS
09SINGAPORE129BURMESE COMMUNITY LYING LOW AS SINGAPORE EXPELS
[...] (C) Summary. Burmese activists in Singapore have temporarily abandoned public protests against the Burmese junta, according to Burmese contacts. Over the past year, several leaders of 2007's anti-junta protests had to leave Singapore after the GOS refused to renew their permanent resident s [...]
2009-02-12 08:40:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BM SN
09SINGAPORE313SINGAPORE TIGHTENS CONTROLS ON PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES
[...] (C) Summary: Apparently in preparation for Singapore's hosting of the APEC Leaders Meeting this year, the government submitted a new Public Order Bill to Parliament on March 23, to be debated in mid-April. The bill proposes a new regulatory scheme for public assemblies and processions, new [...]
2009-04-03 08:39:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SN
09STATE101892UPDATE CONCERNING CONVERSION OF SPACE LAUNCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Update Concerning Conversion of Space Launch Vehicles to Ballistic Missiles" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Contro [...]
2009-09-30 19:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE2517RESPONSE: JORDANIAN PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 22:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KPAL JO
09STATE30022ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS AIRBASE
[...] (S) Department requests that all action addressees draw on the objectives and background below to assess the receptivity of the governments of Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to U.S. use of, respectively, Isa Air Base, al-Masirah, al-Thumrait (and potentially limited support at [...]
2009-03-27 23:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETAE MU KG BA MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
09STATE48359ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY
[...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]
2009-05-12 18:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE60531BOTSWANA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BC
09STATE6306Pandemic Influenza Tripwires
[...] This is an ACTION REQUEST: please see paragraphs three, four and five. 2. The threat of a potentially devastating global influenza pandemic persists. The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza calls pandemic influenza "a unique circumstance," requiring planning beyond more customary em [...]
2009-01-23 19:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09STATE6423(C) IRANIAN OUTREACH TO LATIN AMERICA
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ASSESS THAT TEHRAN IS REACHING OUT TO LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO REDUCE ITS DIPLOMATIC ISOLATION AND INCREASE TIES TO LEFTIST COUNTRIES IN THE REGION THAT TEHRAN PERCEIVES MAY SHARE ITS ANTI-US AGENDA. PRESIDENT AHMADI-NEJAD APPEARS TO BE THE DRIVING FORC [...]
2009-01-23 21:51:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR ETRD MARR PREL PTER SNAR AR BH BL BR CI CO CS
09STATE73831EVALUATING AZERBAIJAN FACILITIES IN
[...] (S) Department requests that Post draw on the objectives and background below to assess the receptivity of the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) to a U.S. assessment team to evaluate Heydar Aliyev International Airport to supplement the network of facilities and routes that support U.S., allied [...]
2009-07-16 01:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL US AJ AF
09STATE98727MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): IRAN'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Iran,s Ballistic Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...]
2009-09-23 15:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE98749MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): MISSILE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Missile Proliferation Trends" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for d [...]
2009-09-23 15:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE99089SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]
2009-09-24 02:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09TAIPEI1004POLITICAL HEAT RISING IN WAKE OF TYPHOON MORAKOT
[...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia became the first political victim of Typhoon Morakot, stepping down to accept responsibility for his Ministry's initial decision to refuse international aid. Members of Taiwan's opposition party- and some ruling party legislators - are calling fo [...]
2009-08-18 10:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW
09TAIPEI589DPP AND PRO-GREEN GROUPS PLAN MAY 17 RALLY AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and pro-Green organizations are gearing up for demonstrations in Taipei and Kaohsiung on Sunday, May 17, timed to coincide approximately with President Ma Ying-jeou,s first anniversary in office (May 20). After the demonstration in Taipei in front of the Presidential Of [...]
2009-05-15 11:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
09TASHKENT1591SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...]
2009-11-23 12:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1593Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activists and Religious Figures
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 07:18:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT229TASHKENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:56:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNASEC UZ PTER
09TBILISI1055GEORGIA: PROTESTS: GACHECHILADZE - SAAKASHVILI TO
[...] (C) Summary: More cells were taken down over the weekend of June 6-7 freeing Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Tbilisi Marriott. Cells remain adjacent to Parliament and still block a portion of Rustaveli Avenue. Protests were light over the weekend. The non-parliamentary opposition is pla [...]
2009-06-08 15:00:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI560GEORGIA: IRAN FEELING INSECURE IN CAUCASUS
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In a readout to the Ambassador of his recent visit to Iran, Reintegration Minister Temuri Yakobashvili suggested that the Iranians seemed paranoid about potential threats and rivals for regional influence. Russia had effectively fueled that paranoia with allegations o [...]
2009-03-23 12:54:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KBTS UNOMIG UNSC RS IR IS GG
09TBILISI769GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION VOWS TO MAKE
[...] (C) Summary: As the non-parliamentary opposition promised, rallies resumed on Tuesday, April 22 with roughly 5,000 protesters staging in front of Parliament. Levan Gachechiladze vowed to make Tbilisi a "cell" city and the non-parliamentary opposition brought 50-60 fake jail cells and place [...]
2009-04-22 11:11:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI827GEORGIA: PROTESTS STAGNANT - SIGNS OF DESPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Protests continued on Wednesday, April 29 although only about 2000-3000 attended, a number of who appeared to be onlookers enjoying a nice day rather than dedicated supporters. Protest leaders have vowed to continue, but have not articulated a concrete plan. GOG representativ [...]
2009-04-30 13:20:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI83GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY AND NON-PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: The comments of both Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition leaders indicate that their interests and visions for the near and longer term future continue to diverge. Cooperation between the Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition camps is limited at best. [...]
2009-01-15 14:32:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI858GEORGIA: ESCALATION OF PROTESTS POSTPONED AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition told the press that it intends to escalate the protests by blocking major roads into Tbilisi between 4pm and 5pm local time on Tuesday, May 5. Non-parliamentary leaders intend to give President Saakashvili 72 hours to resign or else they will c [...]
2009-05-05 13:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TEGUCIGALPA577HONDURAS COUP SITREP #16 07/10/2009 AS OF 1500
[...] (U) On July 10, approximately 2,000 Zelaya supporters assembled to block all north and south bound traffic on the CA-5 highway north of Tegucigalpa. The highway is the major traffic artery connecting the capital with Soto Cano Airbase, as well as the commercially important cities of Comayagua [...]
2009-07-10 21:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA612TFH01: WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR WEEKEND VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While civil action has so far remained peaceful save for the death of one protester on July 5, there has been a palpable increase in tension leading into the scheduled July 18 round of negotiations between President Zelaya and de facto regime head Micheletti. The prospects for [...]
2009-07-17 19:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA741TFH01: STATUS OF USG ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the events of June 28 the United States Government has halted communications with high-level GOH officials and has been steadily suspending programs with the GOH in compliance with USG policy guidance. The following is a summary of the current status of actions taken b [...]
2009-08-13 18:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EAGR ETRD MASS OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL
09TELAVIV100GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) As of 1700 local on January 13, 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including 2 tankers of industrial diesel, were transferred into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom. The Nahal Oz fuel terminal was closed today because of nearby military operations. The Karni crossing, open yesterday [...]
2009-01-13 16:52:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1299SPECIAL TREATMENT IS NOT ENOUGH: THE GOI
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOI disputes World Bank assertions--widely picked up by U.S. analysts--that the North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWWTP) project is at a standstill because the GOI had not approved entry of necessary equipment and materials into Gaza, noting that all approvals were iss [...]
2009-06-16 12:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1657MOD SAYS NO MASS OUTPOST EVACUATION PLANNED,
[...] (SBU) On 23 July, Amos Gilad, director of the MOD's Political Military Bureau, told Ambassador that recent Israeli press reports inaccurately stated that the MOD is planning a one-day mass evacuation of outposts (reftel). From 21-22 June, Ha'aretz reported that the MOD had formulated a plan, a [...]
2009-07-24 14:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV60GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 9, 1700
[...] (SBU) As of 1700 local, 41 truckloads of food and medical supplies had transited the Kerem Shalom crossing, all of it commercial. Pickup and distribution on the Gaza side is still limited, in part by UNWRA's decision not to ask its contractor to operate until the IDF has a better coordination [...]
2009-01-09 16:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV617PROBABLE NEW ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER'S HARDLINE
[...] (S) Summary. Former IDF Chief of General Staff Boogie Ya'alon is widely expected to be Bibi Netanyahu's Defense Minister in the government that Netanyahu will likely announce next week. Ya'alon is something of a political enigma in Israel since he has roots in the left but has become known [...]
2009-03-13 16:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KWBG EG IR SY IS
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