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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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00HARARE2684BEHIND THE POLITICAL CONFLAGRATION, ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMY IS
[...] (C) WHILE RECENT ATTENTION, NOTABLY OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE, HAS FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE OCCURRING HERE, CONCURRENTLY A SERIOUSLY DETERIORATING ECONOMY IS BEING PUSHED RAPIDLY DOWNHILL BY THE ACTIONS AND INACTIONS OF A NEAR-TOTALLY DISTRACTED SENIOR LEADERSHIP. THE LARGEST AND MOST SERIOUS [...]
2000-05-19 05:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAGR PREL ZI
01ABUJA2074THE BLOOM IS OFF THE ROSE: NIGERIA'S DRUG
[...] No summary [...]
2001-08-17 18:16:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKCRM NI PGOV SNAR
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
01HARARE1727DEFENSE MINISTER MAHACHI DIES SUDDENLY
[...] (C) ADRESSEES WILL HAVE SEEN PRESS REPORTING OF THE DEATH MAY 26 OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE MOVEN MAHACHI. MAHACHI WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF A HEAVILY LOADED LAND ROVER DISCOVERY THAT WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY A CAR WHOSE DRIVER WAS REPORTEDLY DRUNK. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE MINISTER'S VEHICLE TO ROLL AND [...]
2001-05-29 15:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ZI
02ABUJA1913NIGERIAN READOUT TO G-7 AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Summary: The GON feels Africa needs more carrots and fewer sticks to advance development, NPC Commissioner Isaac Aluko Olokun told G-7 Heads of Mission in late May. He urged greater understanding for Nigeria's institutional flaws and argued that NePAD should be a process, not an instituti [...]
2002-06-26 11:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL KCRM PINS NI
02ANKARA90802003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...]
2002-12-23 10:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU NATO
02HARARE2784ZCTU LEADERS ARRESTED IN ADVANCE OF FIZZLED
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-10 13:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PHUM PGOV ZI
02KATHMANDU2057SA DAS CAMP MEETING WITH NEPAL'S CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF AND NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARIAT C-TN2-00948
[...] (C) Summary. In two separate meetings on October 22 2002, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia, Donald A. Camp, accompanied by LTC James E Oxley IV, Defense Attache7 and MAJ Pete Fowler, Security Assistance Office, met with Royal Nepalese Army Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jun [...]
2002-10-30 05:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MARR MASS NP PREL
02ROME6133WFP/IRAQ COUNTRY DIRECTOR SHARES THOUGHTS
[...] (S) CURRENT RATION CARD SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME FOR THOSE WHO BECOME DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL TO THE NORTH. U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06133 01 OF 05 241419Z (WFP) HAS OBTAINED PARTIAL DATABASE [...]
2002-12-24 10:53:00Embassy RomeSECRETAORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
02TEGUCIGALPA2966AIRCRAFT DOWN IN HONDURAS AND THE SEIZURE OF 3.3
[...] On October 16, 2002 at approximately 11:30AM, a white Cessna aircraft traveling northbound was observed by witnesses decending over Honduran territory in the vicinity of San Jose de La Landa, Honduras. During the descent witnesses observed a suitcase being thrown out of a side door of the air [...]
2002-10-28 15:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDNONE
02TEGUCIGALPA3184AES AND ELECTRICITY TENDER: GOH AWARDS TO LUFUSSA
[...] (C) The Honduran state-owned electricity company ENEE announced that Honduran company Lufussa was the winner of the 210MW electricity tender, ignoring Lufussa's failure to comply with bid requirements and serious allegations of impropriety. ENEE's decision represents a heavy blow for U.S. com [...]
2002-11-21 15:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3196THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE JUDICIAL TALE: A NEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 5, the Supreme Court of Honduras named a new panel of Court of Appeals magistrates, after having ousted the entire court on October 23 in the midst of allegations of corruption and impropriety. We are providing biographic summaries on the newly appointed Court of Appe [...]
2002-11-07 21:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PREL PINR PGOV PHUM HO
03ABUDHABI1512 TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY HAS AN
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Alright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al-Kitbi confirmed to SIPDIS Econchief on March 29 that RCA had sent three delegations to Iraq during the last two months, the most recent of whic [...]
2003-03-30 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ADANA109 MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...]
2003-04-16 13:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA
03AMMAN2367TFIZ01: JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER ON OIL SITUATION,
[...] (c) Summary: Jordanian Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh told us April 17 that after a slow start, Gulf oil was now flowing into Jordan to replace Iraqi crude. Jordanian reserves had dipped initially when Iraqi oil stopped flowing, but had since stabilized and were expected to replenish soo [...]
2003-04-20 10:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEPET ETRD ENRG IZ JO
03COLOMBO1389INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2003 FOR SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-11 07:10:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
03HARARE79Top Coal Exec Throws in Towel
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dominant coal producer Wankie suffers from an acute lack of foreign exchange that could ultimately hamper Zimbabwe's energy output. Top-of-the- line Caterpillar haulers and Bucyrus-Erie Draglines sit idle due to the costliness of imported parts. Meanwhile, the GOZ insists tha [...]
2003-01-13 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN ZI ENGR
03HOCHIMINHCITY621HO CHI MINH CITY: COMPUTER RETAILING GETS MODERN - WITH
[...] Summary. On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City's newest Computer and IT superstore, ConGen EconOff, accompanied by a Vietnamese assistant, saw a local attempt at modern American-style computer retailing, but with the same old Vietnamese IPR problems. The computers assembled by the company and sold [...]
2003-07-10 09:27:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR SOCI VM IPROP
03KATHMANDU2469NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS
[...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]
2003-12-19 07:05:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PGOV NP
03KUWAIT1842KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 5: KUWAITI POWS; KUWAITI
[...] SUMMARY: The lead news story this week is the effort to account for Kuwaiti POWs still missing in Iraq, with frustration growing at the lack of information on the POWs despite the detention and interrogation of former regime officials. Kuwait should not only have a role in rebuilding Iraq' [...]
2003-05-05 12:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03LAGOS2078CHEVRON'S VIEW ON THE DYNAMICS BEHIND THE FUEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Chevron management some two weeks ago President Obasanjo ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to cancel all outstanding orders for refined petroleum products, thus committing the country to an abrupt course of petroleum market reform and libe [...]
2003-10-08 15:41:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ELAB ECON NI
03LAGOS499NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 28
[...] This periodic update covering energy issues includes: --Long Lines - Short on Answers; Fuel Crisis Continues --Obasanjo Offers Onshore/Offshore Compromise --Exxon-Mobil Produces Early from Yoho Fields, and --Marginal Oil Fields Awarded --------------------------------------------- ------- [...]
2003-03-07 12:08:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03SANAA2463NEA A/S BURNS OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH SALEH: CT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a 10/4 meeting with President Saleh, NEA A/S Burns welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and supported U.S. assistance for Yemen's security and development. Saleh briefed on expanding Saudi-Yemeni CT cooperation, which he characterized as better than ever before, despite (acc [...]
2003-10-08 06:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP KPAL SA IZ YM ICC DPRK COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM
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
04ABUJA1727PARTIAL COMPLIANCE AS NATIONWIDE STRIKE ENTERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The nationwide sit-at-home strike called by the leadership of the NLC entered its second day October 12. In Abuja, most streets and markets were active, but the doors of most commercial banks and filling stations were closed to customers. In Lagos, the stock exchange and Cent [...]
2004-10-12 13:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV EPET KDEM ECON NI
04ABUJA192GOMBE STATE: A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Gombe State calls itself "the jewel of the Savannah" and was well known as a commercial and agricultural center before it was made a state in 1996 by the Abacha regime. It is quickly becoming a real success story for development. Agricultural output is growing, especially in com [...]
2004-02-06 11:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KDEM NI
04AMMAN10040JORDAN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel, post submits the following language for use in the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. This text also will be e-mailed to the S/CT POCs, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Jordan continued its strong support for the global war on terrorism in 2004. Jordanian security services [...]
2004-12-21 10:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL JO
04AMMAN6576NEW JORDAN DAILY SHAKES UP MEDIA MARKET
[...] Summary: A new Jordanian daily newspaper ("Al Ghad" - "tomorrow") hit the stands August 1, billing itself as an independent (financially and editorially) alternative to Jordan's staid and risk-averse media establishment. Its owner, a marketing tycoon with connections to the Royal Family, pro [...]
2004-08-05 14:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV KMPI PHUM KMDR JO
04ANKARA3008PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES
[...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...]
2004-06-01 11:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA3088PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES
[...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...]
2004-06-04 11:00:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA4526ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-11 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4529TURKS SEEK URGENT COOPERATION ON SECURITY MEASURES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. four. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Bilateral Political Affairs Baki Ilkin called in DCM Aug. 11 to discuss the security situation for Turkish truckers in Iraq. The GOT has been dealing with the murder and kidnapping of a number of T [...]
2004-08-11 16:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS TU IZ
04BANGKOK7421RTG ADMITS DEATHS OF DETAINEES TAKEN AFTER
[...] (U) Summary: Late on October 26, Royal Thai Government (RTG) officials confirmed that 78 demonstrators (of over 1300 detainees) taken in custody after an October 25 clash with security units at Tak Bai Police Station in Narathiwat province died "in transit" to an army camp in Pattani. These [...]
2004-10-27 11:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PHUM PREL PTER TH
04BOGOTA2634WILL CONGRESS COME THROUGH FOR URIBE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: In January, President Uribe, in an effort to nudge a recalcitrant Congress toward passage of new reforms, announced plans to form three high-level special commissions to formulate proposals in the areas of economics, justice, and administration of the state. On February 17, t [...]
2004-03-02 22:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KJUS PTER CO
04BRUSSELS1655JOINT U.S.-EC MONITORING TRIP IMPROVES DONOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. In order to improve donor coordination and to bring international attention to the humanitarian needs in Burundi, the U.S. and the European Commission (EC) undertook a joint monitoring mission from March 29-April 2 to assess post-conflict needs and to monitor the work of impleme [...]
2004-04-16 13:59:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM PGOV BU TZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS1313POLITICIZING VENEZUELA'S ECONOMIC BUREAUCRACY
[...] (C) Current efforts to ensure loyalty within Venezuelan government institutions by using the list of persons who signed the recall petition against President Chavez, take place against the backdrop of a longer history of politically motivated firings and personnel shuffling aimed at cementing [...]
2004-04-16 20:52:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV VE
04CARACAS1552VENEZUELA'S POWER SECTOR: HEADING FOR ANOTHER
[...] (C) After dodging the drought bullet in 2003, Venezuela's power sector is once again (still?) in a fragile state. This time, however, other weaknesses in the electric power system caused by lack of investment, government inattention, and political meddling are taking center stage. The problem [...]
2004-05-12 15:03:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG VE
04HANOI33562004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-20 10:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI966VIETNAM: MICROSOFT FOCUSED ON IPR
[...] (SBU) Summary. While disappointed in the lack of progress in improving IPR protection in Vietnam, Microsoft remains committed to engaging the GVN on this critical issue. Microsoft and Business Software Alliance (BSA) representatives are looking at ways to encourage the GVN to adopt a legitim [...]
2004-04-07 04:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP
04ISTANBUL1484A MARINER'S VIEW OF THE TURKISH STRAITS
[...] (U) In meetings with Consulate and Embassy officers last week, British Petroleum maritime consultant Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Morgan provided a mariner's view of the issues the Turkish straits pose for transiting oil tankers. Morgan, who accompanied a BP Suezmax tanker through the straits [...]
2004-09-29 10:43:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ENRG ECON SENV TU
04KINSHASA1140ECONOMIC REPORT - MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2004
[...] SUMMARY. Prices and the exchange rate remain stable even through political difficulties. The mining sector has been extremely active. Mining company America Mineral Fields (Amfi) wins approval and signature of its USD 300 million contract and then changes its name to Adastra Minerals. The UK g [...]
2004-06-21 14:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELTN EMIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL CG
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
04MAPUTO712MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) A major Zimbabwean horticultural company is shifting its operations to Mozambique and Zambia as a result of land seizure in Zimbabwe. Ousted by the Zimbabwean Government, Kondozi Company will be granted 800 hectares of land in the Manica Province by the GRM, according to AIM Reporting. H [...]
2004-05-28 10:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04PANAMA1700WHERE IS PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT HEADING?
[...] (C) Martin Torrijos and his inner circle, due to take power on September 1, are pushing an energetic and ambitious transition agenda featuring clear-cut goals in foreign policy (priority to the U.S. and Colombia),security (cooperation with U.S. objectives, new attention to the Caribbean coast [...]
2004-07-01 12:22:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1949PANAMA: SCENE SETTER FOR GEN. HILL'S AUG. 12 VISIT
[...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your August 12 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding training programs shared between our two countries, and to press for continuing focus on civilian controlled security forces, transparency and anti-corruption within P [...]
2004-08-02 14:15:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL MASS PGOV PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1992PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR USG DELEGATION TO THE
[...] (SBU) US Embassy Panama welcomes the USG delegation to the National Security Planning Workshop, Aug. 11-13, which is designed to assist the incoming PRD government headed by President-elect Torrijos who assumes office September 1. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to [...]
2004-08-06 12:18:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL MASS PGOV PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2524UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE
[...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]
2004-10-12 18:14:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA440PANAMA ELECTIONS - NOTES FROM THE FIELD - CHIRIQUI
[...] (SBU) Residents of Chiriqui, Panama's largest dairy, coffee, and vegetable producer, and its capital David, Panama's third-largest city, want politicians to focus on unemployment and an agricultural sector threatened by a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Pol Counsel [...]
2004-02-25 18:17:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PM PINR PREL POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA929SCENESETTER: AUSTR VARGO'S TRIP TO PANAMA FOR THE
[...] (U) I warmly welcome your April 25-30 visit to Panama. The USDEL's visit marks the culmination of a long campaign by the GoP to move forward on an FTA with the U.S. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding trade and investment between our two countries, and to pre [...]
2004-04-22 20:43:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PRETORIA5319SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]
2004-12-09 11:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA5334 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 10 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2004-12-10 07:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04TEGUCIGALPA2299Honduras: Progress Toward an MCC Compact
[...] (SBU) Summary: MCC representatives visited Honduras October 4-8 to continue due diligence investigations in preparation for evaluating and signing a Compact agreement in the next several months. This visit is the 5th visit since May, when Honduras was short-listed as a country invited to app [...]
2004-10-14 13:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EAGR KMCA HO
05AMMAN2474POTENTIAL CUTS TO REFUGEE "SAFETY NETS" IN GAZA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With donors currently providing only 20 percent of its requested emergency funds (and earmarking them heavily to rebuild demolished refugee housing in Rafah),UNRWA believes it will be forced to scale back its emergency food and employment programs -- which support fully three-f [...]
2005-03-24 16:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO UNRWA
05AMMAN4125DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR 2005-2006: JORDAN
[...] Post has identified four desired outcomes in our effort to support Jordan's reform plans and to advance democracy: 1) enhancement of political participation and representational government through passage of new election and political parties laws; 2) greater government accountability resultin [...]
2005-05-25 15:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KMPI JO
05ANKARA2380BTC pipeline in Turkey still aiming for late
[...] (SBU) Summary: While working to deliver the Baku- Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey has pushed Turkey's state pipeline company BOTAS to operate much closer to international standards, it has encountered great difficulty managing the variety of sub-contracts on the job. BOTAS has had to seque [...]
2005-04-27 12:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PHUM TU BTC
05ANKARA2606BTC PIPELINE IN TURKEY STILL AIMING FOR LATE 2005
[...] (SBU) Summary: While working to deliver the Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey has pushed Turkey's state pipeline company BOTAS to operate much closer to international standards, it has encountered great difficulty managing the variety of sub-contracts on the job. BOTAS has had to seque [...]
2005-05-06 08:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PHUM TU BTC
05ANKARA6318TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1-
[...] 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 Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...]
2005-10-19 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
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
05ANKARA775CONVERSION OF CEKMECE RESEARCH REACTOR AND RETURN
[...] Summary: A DOE-State team visited Ankara and Istanbul January 14-17 to meet with officials of the Turkish Atomic Energy Commission (TAEK) and operators of the TR-2 research reactor at the Cekmece Nuclear Research Center. Discussions focused on possible Turkish participation in a combined shi [...]
2005-02-09 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP TRGY TU
05BAGHDAD4324POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE SADDAM TRIAL
[...] (C) Summary. For many Iraqis, the Saddam trial provides a sense of relief, revenge, justice and healing. However, some Sunni Arabs claimed that it is a political tool to divert attention away from referendum anomalies and the upcoming elections. Press editorials warn that Saddam's grandstand [...]
2005-10-20 07:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ
05BANGKOK1157SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH
[...] (U) President Bush and President Clinton, your visit to Phuket is eagerly anticipated by our Embassy in Bangkok, U.S. officials working on relief efforts, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-SIN),and the Royal Thai Government. In Thailand, we are several weeks past the c [...]
2005-02-15 06:50:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL PGOV TH
05BOGOTA11357PLAN PATRIOTA PHASE 2B: STATUS REPORT
[...] (C) President Uribe relieved Joint Task Force Omega (JTF-O) Commander General Fracica, who was in charge of carrying out Plan Patriota's Phase 2B in Southeastern Colombia, because he had failed to produce concrete results against high value targets (HVTs),Uribe's top security objective. Frac [...]
2005-12-07 19:08:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PREL PTER MOPS FARC CO
05BUCHAREST836THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER CALIN POPESCU-TARICEANU
[...] (C) Summary: In his March 30 meeting in Bucharest with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu underscored the central importance the new Romanian government ascribes to strong bilateral relations with the U.S. Tariceanu requested as much information sharing and c [...]
2005-04-05 13:51:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ RO
05CAIRO9302 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR EGYPT
[...] From January to August 2005, the U.S. trade surplus with Egypt reached $900 million. Exports to Egypt totaled $2.0 billion for this period, representing a 1.7 percent decrease over the same period of 2004. U.S. imports from Egypt for the same period totaled $1.1 billion, a 48 percent increas [...]
2005-12-15 12:21:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EG USTR
05CALGARY656CALGARY ENERGY ROUND-UP: OCTOBER 2005
[...] Alberta Minister Melchin Warns Ottawa to Keep Energy out of Softwood Lumber Dispute: "Hands off Our Oil" 2. NEP2 on the Horizon? 3. Alberta Energy Company Buys North Sea Developer 4. New Terasen-Pembina Partnership Proposes Condensate Pipeline 5. New Oilsands Regulations Raise Environmenta [...]
2005-11-04 03:56:00Consulate CalgaryUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SENV CA CH UK
05COLOMBO1366IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-04 10:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO875IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 07:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05DHAKA517BANGLADESH: 2003/2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] In response to reftel, American Embassy Dhaka is pleased to provide the following information regarding end use of INL-provided assistance in Bangladesh. 2. Procedures: Forensics Advisor Howard Dobres visited the testing laboratory operated by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in [...]
2005-02-05 13:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SNAR AFIN BG
05FRANKFURT4988Stability and Growth Pact: Revived, Passes First
[...] (SBU) Summary: Even before modifications of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) were adopted by the Council on June 27, the European Commission (EC) had passed its first test applying the "spirit" of the new rules to Italy and Portugal. The EC's recommendations that thes [...]
2005-07-01 12:58:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EUN
05GENEVA2734JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss [...]
2005-11-09 07:35:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GUATEMALA2653CONTRABAND, CUSTOMS REFORM AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY
[...] (C) Contraband poses an ongoing threat to Guatemala's economic development, undermining growth in the formal sector and diminishing the government's ability to collect taxes. The potential nexus with organized crime, human and drug smuggling, along with the incentive to corrupt and undermine [...]
2005-11-22 22:06:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN BEXP ETTC KCOR KCRM KIPR PGOV PM PINR ASEC SNAR GT
05LIMA1346Peru: 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report
[...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report, as requested in reftel. Effect of the ATPA/ATPDEA ------------------------- 2. The growing importance of the U.S. market for Peruvian exporters is reflected by the fact that the U.S. share of Peru's total expor [...]
2005-03-21 16:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PE OPIC USTR
05LIMA3474Peru: Human Rights Update
[...] The following report provides a mid-year update on the Human Rights situation in Peru. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to identify emerging trends and highlight key issues. Peru's human rights situation, in terms of the GOP's respect for the human rights of citizens, continu [...]
2005-08-11 20:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA4132FAR LEFT, INSPIRED BY CHAVEZ, SEEKING TO RIDE
[...] (C) Most of Peru,s far-left Marxist parties, movements, and labor organizations are attempting to unite forces for the 2006 general elections under the banner of a "Frente Amplio" (Broad Front). They hope their standard bearer will be Ollanta Humala, leader of the fascistic Nationalist Peruv [...]
2005-09-22 19:23:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PE
05NAIROBI1668 THE PORT OF MOMBASA: DETERIORATION,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in the Horn of Africa, and is the economic lifeblood for the entire East Africa region. It is managed by a wholly- owned government parastatal, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Port is currently overwhelmed by a growing trade volume, [...]
2005-04-20 10:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ETTC EINV ELTN EWWT AMGT ABLD ASUP ATRN PREL PTER SNAR KSTC KE
05OTTAWA1681LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES REGROUP, WAIT FOR THE
[...] (C) Summary: It appears that the most likely scenario now is an early spring election following the end of year release of the Gomery report. Both sides have settled in for what amounts to a 10-month campaign, with the Liberals appearing much better organized and focused. The Conservatives c [...]
2005-06-03 20:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA PREL
05OTTAWA2931CANADA'S DISAPPEARING BUDGET SURPLUS
[...] (U) Introduction and summary: Canada's 2004-05 budget surplus came in at C$1.6 billion (about US$ 1.36 billion),almost C$8 billion lower than conventional wisdom had expected. The GOC attributes the discrepancy to an unanticipated change in accounting procedures for one-time expenditures a [...]
2005-09-29 19:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ETRD KTFN ECON PREL CA
05PANAMA338PANAMA RESPONSE TO TIP PROTECTION (ESF) PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Embassy is pleased to submit three anti-TIP bilateral project proposals (including two from the same government ministry),chosen from five submissions. Since the passage of the GOP's groundbreaking anti-TIP law in March 2004, the GOP has worked hard with its limited resources to promot [...]
2005-02-15 20:49:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB EAID KWMN KCRM KDEM PHUM SMIG PM
05PORTAUPRINCE1791JUDICIAL POLICE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GANGS WITH DCM
[...] (C) Summary: Newly (re-)appointed Director General of the Judicial Police Michael Lucius summarized the Haitian National Police (HNP) response to gang-led criminality in a conversation with the DCM on July 1. Lucius accused pro-Aristide former employees of state-owned enterprises (such as Tele [...]
2005-07-06 14:12:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PRAGUE1058CZECH'S SOLIDARITY FUND REQUEST PROCUREMENT LIST
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) In response to the Department's request, Post is transmitting the text of the original Czech request for items under their $6 million Coalition Solidarity Fund (CSF) allocation. Per reftel, Czech MOD Director of Secur [...]
2005-07-14 16:06:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PARM PREL MOPS EZ
05PRETORIA3298 SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...]
2005-08-17 08:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05QUITO1018EMBASSY 90-DAY GOALS, CHALLENGES UNDER PALACIO GOVT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In word if not always in deed, Ecuador's Lucio Gutierrez administration qualified as pro-American. President Alfredo Palacio's most definitely does not. Brought to power by street mobs ("forajidos") clamoring for change, Palacio's closest advisor and Cabinet stalwart is gringo-b [...]
2005-05-04 21:31:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KDEM SNAR PTER ECON ASEC EC CO
05RANGOON1275BURMA: CHARGE MEETS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge made a courtesy call November 8 on Dr. Kyaw Myint, Minister of Health. The minister assured the Charge of the GOB's commitment to transparency on avian influenza outbreaks in Burma and his ministry has several initiatives to mitigate the spread of AI. The minister des [...]
2005-11-09 10:56:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID EAGR PGOV SOCI TBIO BM
05ROME1807Corrected Copy: Italy Rethinking Nuclear
[...] A surprisingly vigorous debate has emerged in Italy on renewing nuclear power generation, following comments by Prime Minister Berlusconi and others. While Italy's geography limits sites for nuclear plant construction, Embassy energy sector contacts maintain that Italy must reconsider its 198 [...]
2005-05-26 18:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ENRG IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05SANTIAGO2482CHILE: 2005 INCSR PART I: NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Below is "Part I: "Drugs and Chemical Control" of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Chile. Per instructions, Part II will be sent septel. I. Summary 2. While not a center of illicit narcotics production, Chile remains a transit country for cocaine and heroi [...]
2005-12-09 16:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CI
05TAIPEI2601TAIWAN STILL ANTI NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (c) Summary. In the run up to Taiwan,s June 20-21 National Energy Conference, anti-nuclear forces within the Executive Yuan are standing their ground. Many energy experts within and without the government were hoping that the Conference would result in the ruling DPP party rethinking its ant [...]
2005-06-14 07:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KNNP SENV PREL TW
05TAIPEI2768Taiwan's Higher Education--Initiatives to Improve
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taiwan's higher education system has grown rapidly in the past ten years, leaving it over-expanded and under-funded. Educators and employers have recognized the need for higher education to improve in quality and become more internationalized if Taiwan is to develop a more soph [...]
2005-06-24 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPAO SCUL SOCI TW
05TAIPEI3667 Economic Briefing for August 2005
[...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in August 2005: --Poor economic performance 1H, mixed expectations 2H --The CBC's ensures BOP surplus in Q2 --Chunghwa Telecom privatized amid opposition --Taiwan attempts to cut budget deficit --GE first foreign compa [...]
2005-09-06 02:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TELAVIV293NETANYAHU TO CODEL KYL ON ECONOMIC REFORMS,
[...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu outlined for CODEL Kyl and the Ambassador in a January 9 meeting the economic reforms he has undertaken during his tenure. The reforms include cutting government expenses, reducing taxes, privatizing some state-owned enterprises, and fixing t [...]
2005-01-18 11:38:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05VIENNA2955TFUS01: AUSTRIAN OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] Summary: Top Austrian officials have made specific offers to the Ambassador for disaster assistance. The Austrian military has made a specific offer of a Disaster Relief group to provide capabilities including water purification, decontamination, and search and rescue support. In [...]
2005-09-03 11:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU
05WELLINGTON813NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET
[...] (C) New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on October 19 unveiled a new Cabinet dominated by familiar faces, with veteran members of Parliament named to the top seven positions. None of the Cabinet assignments is particularly controversial. However, the one controversial choice -- the appoin [...]
2005-10-19 06:27:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
06ABUDHABI2882005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]
2006-01-29 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ACCRA2181Western Region - Energy, HIV and Illegal Mining Top List of
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 17:20:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON GH
06ACCRA2808SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF HUD SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. In 2007, Ghana will celebrate 50 years of independence. President John Kufuor is nearly two years into his second four-year term, which has so far been marked by solid ec [...]
2006-11-22 16:19:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GH OTRA PGOV PREL
06ANKARA1705TURKEY: BTC OIL ADVANCES - ERZURUM AS ENERGY CROSS-
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With first oil at Pump Station 3, BTC is still on track for first tanker loading at Ceyhan on May 27. The project has achieved good "buy-in" from the local population from jobs and its community programs. Nearby major city Erzurum hopes to benefit more from development as an [...]
2006-03-30 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV TU IR
06BAGHDAD917ZELIKOW-CHALABI DISCUSSION: GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES
[...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: In a March 16 discussion with Department of State (DoS) Counselor Philip Zelikow, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Ahmad Chalabi took deserved credit for a series of strategic and tactical victories to meet the ongoing energy crisis during the past week, the most important [...]
2006-03-20 17:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET IZ PGOV PREL KCOR
06BEIJING5079(C) WTO AFFAIRS DG ON AUSTRALIA FTA, DOHA ROUND,
[...] (C) Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) World Trade Organization (WTO) Department Director-General ZHANG Xiangchen will travel with Premier Wen Jiabao to Australia on April 1, and then to Geneva for a WTO Trade Policy Review meeting on China. He described domestic pressures which could limit Chin [...]
2006-03-17 10:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV EINV CH AS
06BEIRUT2175MGLE01: ISF FACING INCREASING DRUG ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) Econoff attended a June 26 Internal Security Forces (ISF) briefing to the Mini-Dublin Group. Col. Kowalty Abdel Razzak, head of the ISF's 200-person drug enforcement unit, told the group that drug enforcement has become more difficult since the Syrian withdrawal. More farmers in the Bi [...]
2006-06-28 14:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL LE PBTS PGOV SNAR SOCI SY
06BOGOTA309INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT FOR
[...] Below you will find AmEmbassy Bogota's submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report per Ref. I. Summary  [...]
2006-01-13 20:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
06BRASILIA1787SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 80
[...] The following is the eightieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed [...]
2006-08-24 19:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BUENOSAIRES2033THE US AND IRAN; THE US VOTE ON AN IDB LOAN FOR ARGENTINA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local international stories include US President Bush's statements about Iran; the US allegedly opposing the approval of an IDB loan for Argentina; the World Bank's 2007 Doing Business Report on Argentina; Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon; US Democrats' statement tha [...]
2006-09-07 20:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CAIRO7211CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: COMING SOON, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: President Mubarak is expected to submit his long-awaited constitutional amendments package to the Egyptian legislature on December 25. While precise details of the substance of the proposed changes are still scarce, likely amendments can be roughly divided into four broad catego [...]
2006-12-21 10:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CANBERRA1244PM HOWARD STEPS OUT TOWARD THE 2007 ELECTIONS
[...] (C/NF) With his declaration July 31 that he would seek a fifth term in office effectively ending months of speculation about his intentions (ref A),Prime Minister John Howard can now focus on the national elections that must be held in 2007. A renowned morning power-walker, Howard has good [...]
2006-08-17 04:29:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON AS
06CARACAS1238PDVSA: DIVERSIFICATION, CORRUPTION, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The politicization of PDVSA appears to have an increasingly negative impact on how it carries out its operations and conducts long term planning. As a result of Bolivarian ideology, PDVSA appears to be making a concerted effort to shed itself of long-term supply contracts as well [...]
2006-05-09 12:29:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV VE
06COLOMBO2086 SRI LANKA: HUGE PUSH TO DEVELOP THE PRESIDENT'S HOME
[...] Summary. Since President Rajapaksa's election, there has been renewed interest in pursuing several infrastructure projects in Hambantota District, his home district and one of the poorest and least developed areas in Sri Lanka. Proposed projects include an international airport, an industria [...]
2006-12-18 03:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EIND ETRD EAID CE
06COLOMBO321IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 ? SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 10:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
06DHAKA1464BANGLADESH: 2004/2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] The End Use Monitoring Report for Bangladesh follows per reftel. 2. Procedures: Econoff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) lab in Dhaka to examine the INL-funded equipment and to question personnel about its maintenance and use. Lab staff members were cooperative in showing [...]
2006-03-16 09:45:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN SNAR ECON BG
06DUBAI1010DUBAI PORTS WORLD CHAIRMAN: DUBAI CONTROL, BUT NOT PURCHASE,
[...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) February 25 to seek clarification of DPW's February 24 announcement that it was willing to delay taking over P&O's U.S. operations. Did this mean that DPW's purchase of P&O would be delayed? SBS st [...]
2006-02-25 13:27:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD PREL AE
06DUSHANBE698TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...]
2006-04-13 10:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI
06FREETOWN400LARGELY U.S.-OWNED SIERRA RUTILE OFF TO GOOD
[...] (C) Sierra Rutile (SR) just exported the first shipment of mined product since 1995. Board members, including Chairman Walter Kansteiner, witnessed the re-entry of the US.-owned company into world markets. Up until the mid-1990s when the mining equipment was destroyed by rebels, SR was the wo [...]
2006-05-17 15:32:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN ETRD EFIN PREL BEXP SL
06GUANGZHOU16330SHENZHEN AIRLINES PLANS TO SOAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting, Shenzhen Airlines Vice President Zhang Pei laid out the airline's ambitious expansion strategy. Operating mostly Boeing aircraft, Shenzhen Air runs an efficient operation that has made it China's most profitable airline after flag carrier Air China. H [...]
2006-06-01 05:51:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KTIA CH
06GUANGZHOU16447USDOC BIS Under Secretary McCormick Visit to South
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While in Guangzhou, USDOC BIS Under Secretary David McCormick gave a speech at Huawei SIPDIS Technologies, Inc. Training Center, met with the Guangdong American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Board of Governors, and conducted a site visit to True Temper Composite Material Prod [...]
2006-06-02 06:14:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP ETTC ETRD PGOV PREL CH
06GUANGZHOU27721IPR CONFERENCE EXPLAINS HOW TO BRING ADMINISTRATIVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A VARIETY OF IPR-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TOLD US BUSINESSES HOW TO BRING JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR IPR AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN SHENZHEN. CONFERENCE SPEAKERS EXPLAINED TO U.S. BUSINESSES THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN CHINA THAT DEAL [...]
2006-08-17 06:58:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON PGOV CH
06HONGKONG1468SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Chief Executive SIPDIS (CE) Donald Tsang. They discussed how to improve port security without impeding the flow of commerce. Tsang assessed both Hong Kong and mainland China's preparedness [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG2404CATHAY AND DRAGONAIR ANNOUNCE MERGER
[...] (U) In a joint news conference in Hong Kong on June 9, Air China and Cathay executives announced a deal that would lead to Cathay Pacific assuming 100 percent ownership of Hong Kong's second largest carrier Dragon Air. Cathay Pacific and Air China would each own 17.5 percent of the other. Cat [...]
2006-06-09 10:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL PGOV HK CH
06JAKARTA12253AN ENHANCED U.S. ROLE IN COMBATING AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary. After a slow start that led to the unchecked spread of AI across much of Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has developed a simplified AI strategy with re- aligned priorities under a functioning National Comm [...]
2006-10-05 09:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA2984INDONESIA - GOVERNMENT OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials outlined a wide ranging infrastructure development plan at a February 21 conference for potential foreign investors in Jakarta. Boediono and other GOI speakers described an am [...]
2006-03-07 10:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID
06JAKARTA6497Aceh: GAM Reintegration Advances Despite Obstacles
[...] (SBU) Summary. Successful reintegration of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ex-combatants and others, essential to ensuring long term peace in Aceh, has advanced but still faces obstacles. Reintegration payments promised by GOI have arrived only slowly. Aceh's economy remains flat or worse, with a [...]
2006-05-23 00:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID
06JOHANNESBURG415SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" --
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2006-10-20 15:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EPET ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG416SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" --
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2006-10-20 15:05:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG EINV EPET ECON SF CH
06JOHANNESBURG467SOUTH AFRICA: STATE OF ALUMINUN INDUSTRY
[...] (U) The South African aluminum industry is well developed and a major contributor to the economy. During 2005, primary and semi-fabricated aluminum sales amounted to 920,000 tons valued at about $1.7 billion, of which exports accounted for more than 70% by mass and value. All plants are curre [...]
2006-11-17 13:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ETRD ENRG ECON ELAB EIND SF
06KABUL1884PROPOSED POLICE PROGRAM CHANGES TO MEET THREAT
[...] (C) Operationally-focussed shifts in the Afghan police program will address the security situation in the south and to President Karzai's concerns (ref a). The Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A, formerly OSC-A),in coordination with the Embassy, the German Police Pro [...]
2006-04-28 08:58:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPTER SNAR ASEC PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL3078PRT/PANJSHIR: Road Paves Way For Change
[...] (SBU) The new road in Panjshir, funded by USAID at 16 million USD, is making daily progress along its 47- km stretch. The road is transforming the province - economically, politically and socially. The change is overwhelmingly positive; Panjshiri support of the project is wide-spread. Ther [...]
2006-07-10 06:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN PGOV ECON EAID AF
06KABUL5584MUSA QALA AGREEMENT: OPPOSING INTERESTS AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two delegations of Helmand Province elders and residents affected by the Musa Qala Agreement, each reflecting opposing forces fighting for control of the district, offered PolCounselor and Lashkar Gah PRTOFF very different assessments of the impact of the Agreement. The first [...]
2006-11-27 01:34:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR EAID AF
06KAMPALA1514UGANDA: PROGRESS ON GSP/AGOA ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda, Textile Unions, and Textile Manufacturers Association have made significant progress toward resolving the outstanding issues in the AFL-CIO GSP case. The Government,s passage of the new labor laws in May has been followed up with the signing of the impl [...]
2006-08-08 13:34:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM ELAB UG
06KHARTOUM881A RETURN TO YEI, ONE YEAR LATER
[...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba traveled to Yei on April 1 for a brief visit, almost exactly one year after his three-day visit to Yei as part of a Joint Assessment Mission team. The report from the prior trip described in detail the dilapidated condition of the town, located just north of the Ugand [...]
2006-04-11 15:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM MARR PINS ASEC SU
06KUWAIT4506APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National [...]
2006-11-25 10:21:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4511APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National P [...]
2006-11-25 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR
06LAGOS333NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 17
[...] (C) There has been no additional confirmed information about the condition of the remaining hostages. Delta State Governor Ibori is obtaining new photographs to demonstrate proof of life. -------------------- Hostage Negotiations -------------------- 2. (S/NF) Delta State Governor Ibor [...]
2006-03-06 18:05:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LIBREVILLE216SAO TOME PARTIES JOCKEYING TO FORM GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Legislative elections in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) gave no party a majority of seats in the National Assembly (an institution that has much more power constitutionally than the Presidency). President de Menezes's MDFM party won the most seats, with 23 out of 55. De Menezes hope [...]
2006-04-05 16:33:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TP GB
06LIMA3887GOP MEDIATES END OF SIX-DAY PORT STRIKE
[...] (SBU) A late-night deal on September 25, mediated by the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Labor and Trade, ended a strike that had closed Callao, Peru's largest port, for six days. Under the deal, the daily minimum wage for longshoremen was increased from USD 9.26 to USD 12.35, with special [...]
2006-09-29 16:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ELAB PGOV PE
06LIMA3896PERU LNG: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: The Peru Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project is proceeding apace, bringing gas from the Camisea gas fields through to pipeline to LNG plant and marine terminal on Peru's coastline. A 2010 export target should deliver $200 million in GOP revenues and community projects per year, with [...]
2006-09-29 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LONDON6448INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) held its 49th session at IMO headquarters in London from July 24-28, 2006, under the chair of Mr. Rob Gehling (Australia). 59 Member Governments, 1 Associ [...]
2006-09-06 15:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON8438 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]
2006-12-21 08:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
06MADRID2281SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON MIDEAST, NORTH AFRICA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his trip to Ronda in southern Spain's Andalucia region, Ambassador Aguirre spent the afternoon and evening of September 9 with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Ambassador pressed Moratinos on recent incendiary comments from President Zapatero regarding Iraq, and he raise [...]
2006-09-13 08:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG SP
06MANAMA1953CANDIDATES FOCUS ON LOCAL ISSUES WHILE SPECTER OF
[...] (C) Two hundred seven candidates are contesting Bahrain's parliamentary elections to be held November 25 and December 2. In the run-up to the elections, campaign tents, posters and billboards have blossomed around the country and candidates host events nightly for constituents to get to kno [...]
2006-11-22 13:08:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM KISL BA POL REFORM
06MANILA2195DRUGS, CRIME, AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGE PEACE AND
[...] (C) Summary. Widespread methamphetamine trafficking and abuse, organized crime, and endemic corruption are gnawing at the fabric of Muslim society in Mindanao. While Muslim clan leaders and political warlords sustain fiefdoms and private armies through sources of illicit income, the common p [...]
2006-05-26 06:26:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL SNAR KISL KCRM RP
06MINSK538Belarus Suffers Large Crop Loss, Still Expects
[...] (SBU) Summary: Spring has finally come to Belarus and, along with it, President Aleksandr Lukashenko's mad fervor to attain an unrealistic harvest yield. Lukashenko raised the national quota of grain to 8.4 million tons, a 700,000-ton increase to Lukashenko's 2005 quota that was never achieved [...]
2006-05-22 14:12:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK555GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]
2006-05-26 08:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK556GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]
2006-05-26 08:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK557GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]
2006-05-26 08:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MOSCOW10984RUSSIAN ENERGY: PSAS -- THE VIEW FROM SAKHALIN AND
[...] (C) Summary. From discussions in Moscow and Sakhalin this week, Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) may be out of favor, but they are far from being driven out of business. Shell (Sakhalin-2) appears to have dodged the bullet of having its environmental license revoked, but still faces tough [...]
2006-09-28 14:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
06MOSCOW11310MANAGED DEMOCRACY IN ACTION: ASTRAKHAN REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of October 8 regional elections, we visited Astrakhan Oblast and found: -- The Kremlin-backed United Russia party in the lead and expecting to gain a majority in the regional Duma; -- A popular United Russia governor who touts his ability to use his contacts in th [...]
2006-10-06 16:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM RS
06NAHA228PAC3 SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED TO OKINAWA
[...] (C) Summary: The introduction of the Patriot PAC-3 Air Defense Battalion into Okinawa is a success, with the locally (in Okinawa) most difficult part, the ground movement of sensitive equipment from port and pier to its destination within Kadena AFB, completed October 13. Despite some miscalc [...]
2006-10-16 10:19:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS JA
06NEWDELHI4255FOLLOW-UP WITH CERT-IN: COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff on June 6 revisited India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) for the third time, with SciCouns and EconOff accompanying. CERT-In is pursuing a multi-platform outreach program to cybersecurity experts in the public, private, and academic sectors. Although last [...]
2006-06-16 12:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCIP TINT PINR IN
06OSAKAKOBE526NORTH KOREAN SUPERNOTES SEIZED IN WESTERN
[...] (SBU) On September 23, Kobe Customs officials and Tottori Prefectural Police raided the DPRK-flagged Kum Gang 1 freighter, which had entered the port of Sakaiminato in Tottori on the Japan Sea coast on September 19. The Japanese authorities took this unusual measure after two counterfeit sup [...]
2006-09-25 07:47:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EFIS PREL KN JA
06OTTAWA3564AFGHANISTAN: A/S BOUCHER'S DECEMBER 14-15 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Welcome to Ottawa. Your visit provides a great opportunity to reinforce the improved relationship we have developed with Canada since you were here earlier this year. It will be an excellent chance to take stock of what we are doing together in Afghanistan and elsewhere in South Asia, to [...]
2006-12-08 18:20:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR AF CA
06PARIS7318INTERNATIONAL UNION'S LUNG CONFERENCE - PUNCHING ABOVE ITS
[...] SUMMARY: The International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease convened the 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health from October 31 to November 4, 2006 in Paris, France. The Union's annual conference is the world's premier meeting of tuberculosis and public health experts dedicate [...]
2006-11-09 10:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV KFLU FR
06PRETORIA1195 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 24 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-03-24 11:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1290SAG ON HAMAS, PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, AND IRAQI DEBT
[...] (C) Summary: The SAG is likely to continue to engage Hamas, including a visit by Intelligence Minister Kasrils and Deputy Foreign Minister Pahad to the Middle East region next week and a visit by Hamas leadership to South Africa at an undetermined date. DFA Chief Director for the Middle East [...]
2006-03-30 16:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN KPAL IR IZ IS SF
06PRETORIA990 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 10 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-03-10 07:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06RANGOON235BURMA'S VAST INTERNMENT CAMP: NORTHERN RAKHINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a country where everyone is oppressed by the military, some are treated worse than others. In general, the ethnic minorities are treated worse than the ethnic Burman majority, and non-Buddhists face more restrictions on their religious practices. Charge visited Northern [...]
2006-02-17 09:23:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL EAID BM
06ROME3272D'ALEMA TO CODEL WEXLER: MIDDLE EAST NEEDS NEW PUSH
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister D'Alema told visiting Congressman Wexler that the international community must press Israelis and Palestinians to kick start a new phase in peace negotiations, beginning with a genuine cease-fire and exchange of prisoners. He speculated that NATO could be a poss [...]
2006-12-12 11:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAF IR IS IZ LE NATO PGOV PREL SY XF IT
06SANJOSE553Armed Robbers Target Tourists Near Airport
[...] SUMMARY. Eleven armed robberies of tourists near the San Jose airport took place during a recent eight week period. It appears one group of four armed males is responsible. Post approached the GOCR, tourism officials and the AmCham in support of greater protection for tourists and an in- dept [...]
2006-03-08 22:00:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CR
06SANTODOMINGO761PROPOSAL FOR LABOR JUSTICE ACTIVITIES IN THE
[...] The following is Embassy's response to request for project proposals. (Begin Text) Proposal for Labor Justice Activities in the Dominican Republic A. Characteristics of Labor Justice in the Dominican Republic: description and justification for proposed activities A study of cas [...]
2006-03-03 14:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ETRD SENV DR
06SANTODOMINGO778CORRECTED: PROPOSAL FOR LABOR JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: This is the corrected 2006 Embassy request for funding of a Dominican Republic Labor Justice capacity building program to support implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic and the United States and enforcement of the Dominican Labor Law. This program [...]
2006-03-03 23:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ETRD KJUS DR
06SEOUL889KOREAN TAX REFORMS DRAW FIRE, PASSAGE UNCERTAIN
[...] (SBU) The Korean government introduced ambitious income tax reform legislation in February, proposing to raise certain value-added and excise taxes and tighten individual income tax loopholes favoring the wealthy and self-employed. But the proposals have run up against significant criticism fr [...]
2006-03-20 06:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV KS
06STATE89712FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THE SIPDIS CABLE CAPTION
[...] (SBU) The Department in December 2005 distributed general guidance (05 State 00226504) concerning the use of the new SIPDIS distribution caption (5FAH-2 H-440). The SIPDIS caption (which means SIPRnet distribution) facilitates inter-agency information sharing, a top State Department priority [...]
2006-06-02 16:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ACOA AOMS PINR KCCP
06SUVA524TOURISM TAKES A NOSE-DIVE IN FIJI
[...] (SBU) Managers of several of Fiji's top hotels told us the tourism industry is "bleeding" due to RFMF Commander Bainimarama's repeated threats to take action against the government. Occupancy for most major resorts in Fiji is 40% or below, when it should be in the 70-75% range this time of [...]
2006-11-28 22:58:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON CASC PGOV PREL FJ
06TAIPEI3390 DPP 20th Anniversary -- Many Depart Before Chen Speaks
[...] (SBU) On September 30, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held a march and a rally in Kaohsiung City to celebrate the party's twentieth anniversary. Although the parade route was shortened to one kilometer from the original plan of holding the parade throughout Kaohsiung City kilo [...]
2006-10-02 09:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
06TEGUCIGALPA1881(S) HONDURAS UNDER CAFTA: AFTER SIX MONTHS,
[...] (S) Summary: Six months have passed since CAFTA entered into force for Honduras. President Zelaya's support was key to getting Honduras on board, and he continues to profess his support for capitalism and free markets. Yet when faced with making the reforms necessary to let a free market dev [...]
2006-10-04 16:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNETRD EPET ENRG PGOV VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2030Honduras: Latin American-Caribbean BioFuels Initiative
[...] Summary: This cable responds to ref (A). Despite confusion and controversy in the traditional energy sector, Honduras has made real progress in biofuel development. Efforts are focused primarily on biodiesel, mainly through the cultivation of African Palm oil, and a consumer trial is now unde [...]
2006-10-26 14:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO
06TELAVIV1628REP. SHAYS AND ISRAELI FM LIVNI DISCUSS HAMAS,
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Representative Christopher Shays April 20 that there is no Palestinian partner with whom Israel can negotiate. She described A/PM Ehud Olmert's "convergence" plan, in which Israel seeks to define a new eastern border after evacuating isol [...]
2006-04-26 14:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV3590MOFAZ DISCUSSES KARNI CROSSING WITH THE AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz told the Ambassador on September 6 that security is the main problem concerning Karni crossing, citing the 400-meter long tunnel discovered near there last week. Mofaz said that it would be important to see how the Palestinians will perform t [...]
2006-09-08 16:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG PREL PGOV IS
06THEHAGUE1991NETHERLANDS/NATO: AMB. NULAND DISCUSSES ROAD TO
[...] (C) Summary: During her September 8 visit to The Hague, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland discussed the road to Riga with FM Ben Bot, Dutch officials, parliamentarians and journalists. Nuland framed discussion with three top summit goals: 1) progress in Afghanistan; 2) a co [...]
2006-09-12 13:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL AF NL
06TOKYO1090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1321 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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
06TOKYO1978 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2500 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2768 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2803 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2873 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 00:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3087JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3368JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3743JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3755MEDIA REACTION Q LAUNCHING OF NORTH KOREAN
[...] These six papers carried editorials strongly protesting North Korea's Wednesday launches into the Sea of Japan. 2. "Protest Against North Korea's Reckless Act" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/6): "North Korea launched six missiles Wednesday morning and another later in the evening, brea [...]
2006-07-06 05:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3818JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3996JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4323JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4486JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4783JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/06
[...] Aso 2. Abe 3. Tanigaki Asia  [...]
2006-08-22 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4866JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4926JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/06
[...] Morihiro Hosokawa 68% 2. Junichiro Koizumi 50% 3. Tsutomu Hata 47% 3. Toshiki Kaifu 47% 5. Hayato Ikeda 44% 6. Ryutaro Hashimoto 43% 7. Tanzan Ishibashi 41% 8. Yasuhiro Nakasone 40% 9. Eisaku Sato 38 [...]
2006-08-29 04:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4948JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO501 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5562 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-26 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5740 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5858JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-10 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5865MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "North Korea's Nuclear Test Deals Blow to Nonproliferation Regime" The liberal Asahi wrote (10/10): "It is inevitable that North Korea's announcement Monday that it conducted a nuclear test will deal a serious blow to the nonproliferation regime centered on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [...]
2006-10-10 05:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5884JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO599JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6294The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanran Signals Renewed Opposition to Foreign Triangular Merger 4. Japan Ag: More Talk About Reform? 5. Unblocking Beef in Japan's Pipeline 6. Japan's Annual Southern Bluefin Tuna Catch Halved 7. Azadegan: EMIN Calls on METI, MOFA to Discuss Contract Chan [...]
2006-10-30 22:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO827JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TUNIS2299LAW ADOPTED ON REDUCED HOURS FOR WOMEN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, the Tunisian Chamber of Deputies adopted a law that will allow some female employees to work part-time while still receiving two-thirds of their original salary. While the GOT states the law was motivated by a desire to allow Tunisians to balance family and professiona [...]
2006-09-06 14:28:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI TS
06TUNIS2321SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) delegation's September 13-14 2006 visit to Tunisia. This cable provides a brief overview of the political situation in Tunisia, as well as a summary of the business climate. -------------------------- [...]
2006-09-08 11:45:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER ASEC ECON TS
06ULAANBAATAR593KHAANQUEST 2006 PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE SCENESETTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: KHAANQUEST 2006 IS THE PACIFIC-AREA GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS INITIATIVE (GPOI) CAPSTONE EVENT OF THE YEAR. IT HAS FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) A MULTINATIONAL FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE (FTX) FOCUSING ON PEACEKEEPING SKILLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, [...]
2006-08-04 08:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL PGOV MG
06VILNIUS645LITHUANIAN OIL REFINERY CONTINUES SEARCH FOR CRUDE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Well-placed GOL officials told us July 10 that Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) was on the brink of signing a contract with TNK-BP to bring a shipment of crude from Primorsk via tanker to MN's Baltic Sea terminal. MN's general manager (protect) says that MN is still [...]
2006-07-11 13:55:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL ECON LH RU
06VILNIUS727LITHUANIA'S CHOICE: FIGHT OR SURRENDER ITS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Lithuania and its Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery need to decide how to proceed, now that an "accident" has resulted in a complete cutoff in the refinery's pipeline-delivered supply of Russian crude. State Department Advisor Steve Hellman framed this issue for the Lithuanians d [...]
2006-08-04 15:12:00Embassy VilniusSECRETENRG ECON PREL LH XG VE LY
06WARSAW1592DEPARTMENT ENERGY ADVISER HELLMAN'S ENERGY
[...] (C) Economics Ministry State Secretary Piotr Naimski told visiting State Department Energy Advisor Steve Hellman August 1 that Poland is very concerned by the cut-off of Russian oil shipments to Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta refinery due to alleged 'accidents and technical difficulties.' The Pole [...]
2006-08-04 08:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET LH PL PREL
06YEREVAN910ARMENIA'S "LEAST COST" ENERGY FUTURE INCLUDES
[...] (SBU) At a June 30 conference to plot out how Armenia's energy generation capability needs to change to match its projected demand, GOAM energy policy leaders and top USAID consultants presented persuasive arguments that Armenia must replace its aging nuclear power plant by 2015 with a new nuc [...]
2006-07-06 12:57:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PREL KNNP AM
06YEREVAN95 KOCHARIAN ON TAX AND CUSTOMS: "A CASTE OF PARASITES..."
[...] (U) Despite acknowledging limited improvements, President Kocharian strongly criticized the State Customs Committee and State Tax Service for failing to coordinate and for reported cases of corruption and smuggling which continued to undermine revenue collection during a working meeting with He [...]
2006-01-23 12:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AM
07ABIDJAN1084COTE D'IVOIRE ROLLS OUT PRELIMINARY COCOA-CHILD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister's interministerial taskforce rolled out preliminary results of its industry-funded survey of child labor in the cocoa sector on Oct. 12. It found that 22 percent of children in the region are involved in cocoa production, and a majority of them are involved [...]
2007-10-24 14:34:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV
07ABIDJAN1176DOES LACK OF DONOR ASSISTANCE EXPLAIN SLOW
[...] (C) Summary: During a number of recent public events, President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro have blamed slow implementation of the Ougadougou Peace Agrement (OPA) on a lack of international donor assistance. The Prime Minister and President both made this assertion in meetings with the [...]
2007-11-26 16:12:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID PGOV PREL IBRD IMF IV
07ABIDJAN925COTTON, CASHEWS, TIMBER: MAINSTAYS OF THE ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Cotton, cashews and forest products are the mainstays of the economy in the North and West, but each sector is experiencing varying levels of difficulty. Cotton production is down by 40 percent since the division of the country in 2002, and both producers and ginning enterpris [...]
2007-09-04 07:20:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR PGOV EAID ETRD SENV IV
07ADANA123TURKEY: ADANA'S STAGNANT ECONOMY STILL AWAITING BTC-FUELED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Adana's business leaders are starting to develop alternatives to the big business-driven model that characterized the city's early growth. While an overvalued lira, financial mismanagement and removal of textile quotas in 2005 have led to closures of several large textile busin [...]
2007-10-31 10:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET PREL ENRG TU
07ANKARA121ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-22 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1411ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 11:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2286ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ASMARA300MORE DETAILS: KIDNAPPED EUROPEANS RELEASE IN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On March 14, British Embassy officials provided additional details about the kidnapping and release of the five Europeans by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Union Front (ARDUF). The British officials also shared a report issued by the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) [...]
2007-03-15 14:05:00Embassy AsmaraSECRETPREL PINR PTER ET ER
07BAGHDAD3139UPDATE: OIL MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 13:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON IZ KU ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD4046DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S DECEMBER 3 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahristani told Treasury D/S Kimmitt that Prime Minister Maliki and President Talibani have written a joint letter to KRG President Barzani stating that the KRG,s PSA arrangements with foreign companies are unconstitutional until they are reviewed by f [...]
2007-12-13 06:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET IZ
07BAKU573AZERBAIJAN TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARDS IMPROVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, the Government of Azerbaijan took a first positive step to improving the business climate by instructing government ministries and agencies to review Azerbaijani regulations and laws in order to prepare a report on possible recommendations to facilitate business, incl [...]
2007-05-11 12:06:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PGOV AJ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN87BRUNEI TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Please find below Post's report in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph numbering is keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit country. [...]
2007-03-09 06:43:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BX
07BEIJING2103CHINA MISSION 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION:
[...] (SBU) This is part two of the Mission's reporting on "Special 301" related developments. The Mission's recommendations that China should once again be placed on the Priority Watch List, with Section 306 monitoring, and considered for an appropriate WTO case on IPR, were set forth in the first [...]
2007-03-30 00:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING5898XINJIANG POLICE: ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM THREATENS
[...] (C) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Urumqi, Kashi and China's border with Kyrgyzstan during an August 29-31 trip to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Public Security Bureau officials simultaneously touted the success of anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang w [...]
2007-09-09 22:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER OREP SNAR PREL PRGOV TI PK KG AF CH
07BEIRUT229LEBANON: LEBANESE FORCES' GEAGEA BELIEVES CIVIL
[...] (C) In a 2/9 meeting with the Ambassador and emboff, leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF),Dr. Samir Geagea, stated that civil war is inevitable and there is no choice but to make appropriate preparations. He said U.S. help to the LF is the same as help to the Lebanese state, given that the [...]
2007-02-12 17:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
07BRUSSELS3530U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING GENERATES WIDE-RANGING
[...] (SBU) Officials from the United States and the European Union (EU) engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of drug issues at a US-EU Troika Meeting in Brussels on November 14. The U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Christy McCampbell of the International Narcotics and Law En [...]
2007-12-21 10:22:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BUCHAREST897MONEY AND POLITICS: WHO REALLY OWNS ROMANIA?
[...] (C) Summary. Romania's transition from communism and the ensuing privatization of state enterprises hugely benefited a small group of individuals with connections to the immediate post-Communist regime and/or the ubiquitous Securitate. Some of these individuals leveraged information and relati [...]
2007-08-03 14:45:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON RO SOCI
07BUDAPEST1150CONFIDENT VERES AGAINST OMV-MOL MERGER; BULLISH ON
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 4. 2.(C) Summary: In a relaxed lunch meeting with Ambassador Foley, Finance Minister Janos Veres and State Secretary Almos Kovacs frankly discussed their desire to sidetrack the OMV/MOL merger and their interest in developing a sy [...]
2007-07-16 12:10:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ENRG HU
07CAIRO2835LEADING AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPERT, DR. DAVID SWAYNE, VISITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. David Swayne, Director of the Southeast Poultry Research Lab and leading expert on Avian Influenza (AI),met with the week of August 26 with Government of Egypt (GOE),non-government organization (NGO) and private sector poultry entities. USAID approved USD 8.2 million in f [...]
2007-09-19 13:33:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSCA KFLU EAGR PGOV EG
07CANBERRA1697RUDD ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd announced his 20-member Cabinet November 29. It is a talented line-up that strikes a balance between different regions and the Labor Party's left and right-wing factions. Rudd honored his undertaking to retain his core economic team - Julia Gilla [...]
2007-11-29 07:42:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR ECON ETRD AS
07CARACAS906THE THIRD MOTOR OF CHAVEZ' REVOLUTION:
[...] (C) Summary. President Hugo Chavez and his brother Adan Chavez, are leading ambitious Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) efforts to transform the country's educational system from top to bottom. The proposed reforms and a public education "Morality and Enlightenment" campaign are designe [...]
2007-05-04 20:16:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB SOCI VE
07COLOMBO1093SRI LANKA: EAST DEVELOPMENT -- TRINCOMALEE NOT READY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trincomalee, the eastern seaboard town boasting one of Asia's finest natural harbors, is underdeveloped and depressed as a result of over two decades of civil war in Sri Lanka. The government wants to translate its recent reassertion of control over the east into development, mu [...]
2007-08-08 11:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PTER CE
07COLOMBO699 HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE
[...] (U) Summary: USAID Program Officer traveled to Trincomalee District April 22-26, 2007 to assess the humanitarian and human rights situation. The following organizations and locations were visited: the Human Rights Commission?s field office, ICRC, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOCHA, World Food Program (W [...]
2007-05-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF 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
07DHAKA2522006 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] Per reftel A, Econoff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) laboratory in Dhaka on February 12 to verify the INL-funded equipment and discuss their use in the lab. The DNC was helpful in arranging the visit and the lab's chief and his deputy were cooperative and willing to answer a [...]
2007-02-14 06:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN BG
07DOHA359SECURITY OBSERVATIONS AT QATAR'S ENERGY PORTS
[...] (C) Summary. Security at Qatar's most important ports, Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, currently meet the basic standards for infrastructure protection but many improvements could be made. Both ports are in the process of upgrading security with new equipment including x-ray units for passenger cars [...]
2007-04-04 14:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ASEC PGOV QA
07DUSHANBE256TAJIK-AFGHAN BRIDGE OPENING COULD HELP HIGHLIGHT SUCCESS IN
[...] (C) The U.S.-funded bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan serves as the most visible symbol of our efforts to link South and Central Asia and establish lasting trade and transportation ties between the two regions. In Tajikistan, where the Chinese, Russians and Iranians have all donated [...]
2007-02-16 12:42:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID TI AF
07DUSHANBE643TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIALS EVICT RESIDENTS, TAKE
[...] On April 26 Ministry of Interior officials forcefully evicted residents who illegally occupied a rundown 52-unit building in Dushanbe. When PolOff arrived on the scene, at least 30 police officers had surrounded the area, and one fire truck and an ambulance were poised and ready for emergenci [...]
2007-04-30 17:02:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TI
07FREETOWN709WORLD AIDS DAY: WHERE IS SIERRA LEONE?
[...] SUMMARY: As World AIDS Day approaches (Dec. 1),it appears that Sierra Leone's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is reportedly low, officially at 1.53%, although some sources believe it to be higher. Th military's prevalence is higher. Efforts to combat HIV/AIDS are coordinated by the National HIV/A [...]
2007-11-28 16:44:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO PREL EAID SL
07GEORGETOWN141GUYANA PREPARES FOR FIRST PETROCARIBE OIL DELIVERY
[...] (U) Petrocaribe is making its formal debut in Guyana in May amid unrealistic expectations. Optimistic Guyanese government leaders are prepared to reap its promised benefits but unprepared for the logistics and ramifications of doing business under the untested program. GoG officials also exp [...]
2007-02-07 20:16:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL ENRG PBTS XL VE GY
07HARARE1002BFIF FUNDING ONCE AGAIN CATALYZES PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On October 2, for the second consecutive year, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),generously supported by the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and the private secto [...]
2007-11-07 14:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV ZI
07JAKARTA1656A/S MULL UPDATES BILATERAL POLITICAL-MILITARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In meetings with Indonesian foreign-affairs and defense counterparts in Jakarta on June 4-5, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Stephen Mull pressed for Indonesian accession to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),proposed a reciprocal Article 98 ag [...]
2007-06-14 10:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2610U/S JEFFERY BRIEFED ON ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORM SUCCESSES,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders told visiting Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III September 10 that they have "caught some big fish" (e.g. former governors),but anti-corruption reform will take decades. [...]
2007-09-18 00:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JOHANNESBURG35SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" --
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2007-02-02 14:47:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG EINV ECON SF
07KABUL1542AFGHANISTAN - TRUCKER STRIKE DISRUPTS COMMERCE AND DELIVERY
[...] (SBU) A truckers' strike called by a Peshawar-based transport association has stopped containerized traffic from entering Afghanistan at the Torkham border crossing since April 27. The truckers are protesting taxes, bribes and illegal collections they have to pay on the highway between Torkha [...]
2007-05-07 11:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD MOPS PREL KCRM ELAB ASUP AMGT AF
07KAPALA518UGANDA: QUESTIONABLE WORLD BANK TENER DECISION AFFECTS US
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Uganda GOU) conducted a tender for 50 megawatts of theral generators to help alleviate the current gap n power brought on by diminished hydroelectric powr. and moved to consider the bid ranked second. After reviewing tender bids, including additionalsupporting [...]
2007-03-26 09:00:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV UG
07KINSHASA1313UNHRO REPORTS MASS GRAVES, MASS RAPE, AND ILLEGAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO) recently made public its Monthly Human Rights Assessment of the DRC for September 2007. The report described 70 different cases of abuse committed by armed groups including Nkunda forces, Mayi Mayi militia, and FARDC soldiers. This [...]
2007-11-27 08:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1316November 24 Goma Update
[...] (SBU) The FARDC attacked a CNDP position above the Goma-Rutshuru road near Rugari yesterday morning. A Dakar-based AP team reported observing FARDC troops loading mobile rocket-launders onto trucks in the vicinity around midday following the action. They said a FARDC colonel told them CNDP p [...]
2007-11-27 15:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
07KINSHASA389BEMBA WEAPONS CACHE SEIZED IN EQUATEUR
[...] (C) Summary: MONUC and Congolese military (FARDC) officials have seized an estimated 200 tons of weapons and ammunition belonging to the forces of Jean-Pierre Bemba in Equateur province. The cache, located in an abandoned soft drink factory in Gbadolite, near the border with the CAR, contained [...]
2007-04-03 15:34:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO MOPS PINR PINS UG TZ LY CG
07LAPAZ3230PL-480: WE CAN'T GIVE MONEY AWAY.
[...] (C) Institutional incompetence, politicking, and resistance to any cooperation with the United States is hamstringing USDA programs in Bolivia. At the end of the Title I wheat monetization program in 2005, a committee within the PL-480 Secretariat was set up to administer the approximately [...]
2007-12-11 19:38:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LAPAZ3236PL-480: WE CAN'T GIVE MONEY AWAY
[...] (C) Institutional incompetence, politicking, and resistance to cooperation with the United States is hampering USDA programs in Bolivia. At the end of the Title I wheat monetization program in 2005, a committee within the PL-480 Secretariat was set up to administer the approximately US$6 [...]
2007-12-12 15:04:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LIMA2026DECENTRALIZATION: GOVERNMENT AMBIVALENCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Decentralization -- the transfer of administrative responsibility from the national government to regions and municipalities -- is a cornerstone of the Garcia government's state reform plan. In pursuit of this policy, President Garcia recently signed a decree transferring 185 f [...]
2007-06-11 15:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE
07LONDON314 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]
2007-01-25 15:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
07MADRID1430SPAIN/ETA: DESPITE RECENT GOVERNMENT SUCCESSES,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As Spaniards settle into summer vacation mode, the government, the press, and the public continue to focus on the likelihood of a significant attack by the Basque terrorist group ETA. Since ETA broke its self-declared cease-fire on June 6, the government has showed a strong hand [...]
2007-07-20 14:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID2066SPAIN/INCSR: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 11:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM EFIN SP
07MANILA3033PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's initial call with new Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, the two discussed the strong U.S.-Philippine relationship, particularly joint efforts on counterterrorism and military reform, and the need to better educate the Philippine Congress on [...]
2007-09-07 08:04:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MONROVIA1033LIBERIA: REQUEST FOR AIRPORT SURVEY AND ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since signing an Open Skies agreement with the United States in February 2007, the Government of Liberia (GOL) is eager to initiate direct air service between the United States and Liberia. However, the security, safety, systems, and immigration shortfalls at the Robertsfiel [...]
2007-08-22 17:01:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV FAA LI
07MOSCOW3339Moscow Wi-Fi: Hotspots Amid an Internet Trend
[...] SUMMARY: Internet in Russia is slowly gaining ground across the country, albeit impeded by limited provision of broadband service and lack of personal computers. Wireless and high-speed Internet is taking hold in larger cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. Wi-Fi hotspots are increasingly [...]
2007-07-09 11:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDEINT ECPS ECON TINT RS
07MOSCOW5154ADDRESSING RUSSIAN ARMS SALES
[...] (C) Summary: FM Lavrov's disinterest in establishing an expert level dialogue on arms sales begs the question of how best to address our concerns over Russia's arms export policy. Russian officials are deeply cynical about our motives in seeking to curtail Russian arms exports to countries of conce [...]
2007-10-26 02:25:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL ECON MARR MASS PARM PINR PINS RS
07MUSCAT900RESPONSE TO 100% SCANNING REQUIREMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts at Port of Salalah expressed concern that new scanning requirements for maritime cargo under the USG's 9/11 Act will negatively affect trade at the port. They mentioned specifically that scanning 100% of U.S.-bound cargo for radioactive material and components of weapo [...]
2007-09-19 12:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EWWT AMGT PTER MU
07NEWDELHI3462INDIA'S LEFT FRONT (C-NE7-01274)
[...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel's request for reporting on the Left Front in India, Post has compiled below a list of reporting out of Chennai, Kolkata, and New Delhi on the Left from the past year. There is a negligible Left presence in the Mumbai Consulate district. The cables below re [...]
2007-07-31 09:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI3844DELHI DIARY, AUG 04-22
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 4-22, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Opens a 22-year-old "Rulebook" to Keep Other Government Entities Out of Foreign Affairs -- Indo-Pak Border to Open for Trade October [...]
2007-08-22 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR KISL KWBG KPAL ELTN AS
07NEWDELHI4212NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 10-14, 2007. NEW MORE LIBERAL AND RATIONAL FDI POLICY IN OCTOBER ------------------------- 2. (U) Director Gauri Singh in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion at Ministry of [...]
2007-09-14 10:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
07NEWDELHI4487DELHI DIARY, SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 4
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for September 28-October 4, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Trucks Cross Indo-Pak Border for the First Time in 60 Years -- New Army Chief Assumes Office -- Protests and Rallies Portend [...]
2007-10-04 10:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ELTN MARR MOPS PHUM PK IN
07NIAMEY128NIGER TRIP REPORTS (1) ILLELA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SMALL
[...] (U) In December, Poloff conducted extensive travel to Niger's Tahoua and Agadez Regions. One outcome was a series of in-house trip reports providing readers with background on the issues, people, and preoccupations of several key towns and sub-regions. With the expectation that such a "virtual [...]
2007-02-13 08:25:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI SMIG SENV NG
07OTTAWA2125SCENESETTER FOR CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS,
[...] (C) Summary: Stephen Harper leads one of the most stable minority governments in Canadian history. He is a Western conservative who came to power on a domestic agenda but has been surprisingly focused on foreign affairs. Harper's foreign policy style includes a halting transition from "peac [...]
2007-11-20 23:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CA
07OTTAWA345AFGHANISTAN: A/S BOUCHER'S DECEMBER 14-15 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Welcome to Ottawa. Your visit provides a great opportunity to reinforce the improved relationship we have developed with Canada since you were here earlier this year. It will be an excellent chance to take stock of what we are doing together in Afghanistan and elsewhere in South Asia, to [...]
2007-02-23 22:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR AF CA
07OTTAWA819SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Welcome back to Ottawa, Ambassador Schwab. This cable offers background information on Canada,s political and economic environment, especially on issues that may be raised outside the formal agenda of your talks with Trade Minister Emerson. Information regarding Canada-Brazil relations [...]
2007-05-07 18:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBR CA ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
07PARIS1283ELECTION SNAPSHOT: UNINFORMATIVE POLLS, URBAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three weeks from the April 22 first-round of France's presidential election, center-right former Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Poitou-Charentes Region President Segolene Royal remain in the lead. Francois Bayrou, head of the centrist Union for French Democra [...]
2007-03-30 14:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
07PARIS2725ADDRESSING RUSSIAN ARMS SALES
[...] (C) Summary: FM Lavrov's disinterest in establishing an expert level dialogue on arms sales begs the question of how best to address our concerns over Russia's arms export policy. Russian officials are deeply cynical about our motives in seeking to curtail Russian arms exports to countries of conce [...]
2007-06-26 07:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR MASS PARM PINR PINS RS
07PRAGUE992CZECH ELECTRICITY GIANT'S MURKY GOVERNMENT CONNECTION MEANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Rising electricity prices, increasing demand from a robust economy, and a low cost generation fleet have led Czech electricity company CEZ Group (67.61% state owned) to become the most profitable company in the Czech Republic for the last two years. The lack of trans [...]
2007-08-29 14:53:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV EZ
07PRETORIA1SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE
[...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your congressional delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only two weeks after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki [...]
2007-12-31 16:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA1211SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 5, 2007
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mineral Rights Expropriation Claims Push SA to Extend Claim - Mittal Steel's New Kiln Project Draws Criticism - Wine Industry Falters in 2 [...]
2007-04-05 12:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRISTINA677KOSOVO: TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL, POLITICAL ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's energy sector is dominated by Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK),a publicly-owned, vertically integrated monopoly that provides ninety-eight percent of Kosovo's electricity. With help from contractors provided by USAID, KEK has made significant improvements in its operatio [...]
2007-09-10 13:45:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV UNMIK KV
07QUITO978EMBASSY QUITO WELCOMES D VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Please accept my warmest welcome of your upcoming return to Ecuador. With Ecuador's government having recently passed the 100-day mark, your visit comes at a time of opportunity to advance mutual interests, and also to review some concerns about the direction the government is [...]
2007-04-30 20:36:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID WHA EC
07RIYADH1987JOINT WORKING GROUP ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] This message has been cleared by DOE A/S Kolevar. ---------- Summary ---------- 2. (S) On September 11, the US-Saudi Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) met at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in Riyadh, co-chaired by the MOI Director of Modernization [...]
2007-09-26 09:42:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA
07SAOPAULO71 RIO GRANDE DO SUL: AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
[...] (U) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist traveled recently to Rio Grande do Sul (RGS),the southernmost state in Brazil located approximately 1100 km south of Sao Paulo. The state, which borders both Argentina and Uruguay, has a population of 10.3 million inhabitants, which represents 5.1 pe [...]
2007-01-30 19:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV EWWT EAGR ELAB KIPR ETRD ECON ECIN SOCI
07SARAJEVO1068BOSNIA - THE STATE PROSECUTOR AND STATE COURT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 26 International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica from July 11, 1995 has placed the issue of war crimes prsecutions near the top of the Bosnian political genda. The current political environment has highlghted criti [...]
2007-05-16 14:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM KAWC KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL BK
07SEOUL1261UPDATE OF LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY US-KOREA FREE
[...] (U) Original questions are included below from reftel. Answers to questions follow after each question. LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LABOR RIGHTS 2. (U) Question: Please provide a detailed summary of all new labor legislation passed in 2006 and 2007. Please provide copies of the text of this l [...]
2007-05-01 07:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID
07SEOUL3026ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DECLARATION: AMBITIOUS PLAN WILL
[...] (C) The "Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity" that emerged from the October 2-4 summit between President Roh Moo-hyun and the DPRK's Kim Jong-il is a "Sunshine Policy" manifesto: an action plan for peace-building and engagement that progressi [...]
2007-10-05 10:26:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN KS ECON PGOV PREL
07SHANGHAI101PRE-PARTY CONGRESS INFIGHTING OVER PERSONNEL INTENSIFIES
[...] (S) Summary. According to multiple East China contacts, the central party leadership was increasingly split over personnel issues and would only become more fractured with the approach of the 2007 Party Congress. Vice President Zeng Qinghong was trying to work out a compromise that would all [...]
2007-02-14 07:22:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SUVA177FIJI UPDATE 3/22/07: CORRUPTION COMPARISONS; A
[...] (C) A Transparency International poll taken in Fiji before the coup indicates people were not shocked by corruption in the Qarase era. Overall, Fiji stacked up quite favorably compared to global and regional results, which suggests, no surprise, that the need for a "clean up" was not really wh [...]
2007-03-21 20:37:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07TAIPEI1704TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THRIVE, BUT LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Faced with rising fuel costs, some of Taiwan's airlines are struggling to stay in business. The two international carriers, China Airlines and EVA Airways, are expanding routes in Asia as a central component of their future growth, and the Taiwan to Hong Kong and Macau routes are extrem [...]
2007-07-31 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH
07TASHKENT1679FERGHANA VALLEY COTTON HARVEST IN FULL SWING
[...] (C) Summary: The cotton harvest is in full swing in the Ferghana Valley. A deputy hokim (mayor) in the Ferghana town of Oltiaryq told poloffs on September 12 that he expected the cotton harvest in his region to exceed the previous two years. However, despite the deputy hokim's rosy outlook, [...]
2007-09-24 09:21:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB EAGR SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT2064GOU INTERNAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES AND PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's vast internal security apparatus would play a critical role in any GOU efforts to deter or respond to civil disturbances. Security forces have trained to improve interoperability and to overcome potential breakdowns in command and control since 2005. We are not awar [...]
2007-12-03 11:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PBTS MCAP SOCI PHUM ECON UZ
07TEGUCIGALPA509HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-03-22 22:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA584HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-04-09 20:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA585HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-04-09 20:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TOKYO1218JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1324The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]
2007-03-26 02:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1541The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...]
2007-04-10 00:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1800The Japan Economic Scope - April 20, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 20, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan joins China/IPR WTO case as third party 4. ANRE's Mochizuki Discusses East China Sea, G8 Summit, IEA 5. Japan Issues Annual Report on Trade Compliance, U.S. Remains Top of List [...]
2007-04-24 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1934JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-3
[...] Bills sponsored by government and ruling parties 2. Minshuto-sponsored bill National referendum bill  [...]
2007-05-01 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1957JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2721The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains part two the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Citigroup Assumes Full Control of Nikko Cordial Brokerage 4. New Earthquake Insurance Policy Process Raises Concern among U.S. 5. MLIT Postpones Downgrade of Itami Airport 6. [...]
2007-06-15 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO30 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3077JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3820JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO385The Japan Economic Scope - January 25, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Tells Ambassador Position on M&A "Misunderstood" 4. Kansai Association of Corporate Executives: Support for Agriculture Reforms, Abe's Survivability 5. Keidanren Hasn't Given Up on Doha 6. U.S.-Japan Reg Reform Talks Commence 7. Financial Servi [...]
2007-01-29 06:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO401 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 07:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO44The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Unemployment Dips to Under 4% 4. Cabinet Approves Conservative Regular Budget for FY07 5. New Tax Commission Chairman Pro-Growth 6. METI "Investment Security" Study Group: Japan's "Exon-Florio"? 7. CPRR Issues Mixed Final Reform Recommendations 8. Japan Pos [...]
2007-01-09 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4648JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4721 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/07
[...] Purpose of the law In order to contribute positively and independently to the efforts of the international community to stop and eliminate international terrorism, refueling operations by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) toward the vessels of each country participating in maritime interdiction [...]
2007-10-09 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4784JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5018 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5063JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5175JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5290 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5338JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5376 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5502 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5573JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5689The Japan Economic Scope--December 28, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japanese Government Moves 3. Personnel Shuffle at MOFA? 4. Reg Reform is Back 5. Japan Halts Plans to Start Hunting Humpback Whales Planes and Trains 5. Rail Improvement Cut in [...]
2007-12-31 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO645The Japan Economic Scope - February 9, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Inbound FDI Negative for 2006, Japan Likely to Miss Five-Year FDI Target 4. Keidanren Chairman Visits Australia, Wants an FTA 5. Japanese Reaction to U.S. WTO Subsidy Case Against China 6. The New Reg Reform Council Launched 7. EMIN Meets Niigata and Kan [...]
2007-02-14 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO821The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]
2007-02-27 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07ULAANBAATAR703MONGOLIA'S NEW CABINET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
[...] (S) This cable provides analysis of the new 16-member Cabinet of Mongolian Prime Minister S.Bayar and identifies the Ministers' strengths, weaknesses, likely objectives and challenges. A separate cable will follow on the balance of power in Parliament and political parties' prospects for succ [...]
2007-12-20 06:12:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETPREL MARR ECON SENV KCOR SOCI PGOV MG
07YAOUNDE837CAMEROON'S COCOA SECTOR: ECONOMIC AND LABOR ISSUES
[...] (U) PolOff recently met with Bill Guyton, president of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and separately with representatives from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The USDA's focus is on disease prevention in the cocoa sector, while WCF addresses primarily world market developme [...]
2007-06-29 11:17:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDCM ELAB ECON EAGR PHUM
08ABIDJAN37COTE D'IVOIRE'S PORTS PLAN AMBITIOUS EXPANSION AS POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Port of Abidjan is West Africa's largest deep-water port, and the second largest port on the continent. According to Maersk officials, it is also one of the more efficient ports in the world. Cote d'Ivoire's second port, San Pedro, exports 10 percent of the country's expor [...]
2008-01-16 16:00:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ECIN ELTN EWWT IV
08ABUJA1311NIGERIA: NEW POWER SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Upon taking office, President Yar'Adua made the power sector the first priority in his seven-point agenda. One year after the President's inauguration, Nigeria experiences regular power outages and load shedding due to a host of reasons. The major problems are inadequate mainte [...]
2008-07-09 10:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EPET PGOV EAID NI
08ADDISABABA191ETHIOPIA'S HIDES, SKINS AND LEATHER SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: The hides, skins and leather (HSL) sector is a priority area in the Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) economic development plan. While Ethiopia has the potential to produce large amounts of very high-quality leather, problems of poor quality inputs, over-capacity in tanneries, and a low [...]
2008-01-24 12:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EINV EAID ET
08AMMAN2822JORDAN DECLARES COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING TIP DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large Mark Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) discussed steps taken by the GOJ to eliminate trafficking conditions in Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) and solutions to deal with trafficking-relate [...]
2008-10-09 13:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP BG ID CE RP IN JO
08ANTANANARIVO224 LIFE IN A "WILD WEST" SAPPHIRE MINING TOWN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ilakaka, a town in Madagascar's southwest, is known both for the lucrative sapphire trade and its social consequences, including crime and exploitative labor. Most stories depict a dangerous town reminiscent of the "Wild West," where men stroll around carrying guns on their hips. [...]
2008-03-19 14:06:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM SMIG ECON ELAB EAID SOCI MA
08ASHGABAT206 TURKMENISTAN: INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 7, USAID Country Representative met with the Director of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights to discuss areas of potential cooperation outlined in the letter received from the Ministry of Forei [...]
2008-02-11 03:11:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT511 TURKMENISTAN: U/S JEFFERY'S APRIL 21 VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Reuben Jeffery visited Ashgabat on April 21. The overall tone of the visit was decidedly positive, even though several of the meetings were head-bangingly Soviet. Alt [...]
2008-04-24 05:12:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET EAID TX
08ASMARA324 EGYPT'S ERITREAN DEPORTEES LAND IN MASSAWA
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy inquiries regarding Egypt's deportation of Eritreans were met with deception, lack of knowledge, and surprising openness from different sources. A well-placed Embassy source informed Emboffs of Egypt Air's deportation flights to Massawa, a location more concealed for Eg [...]
2008-06-17 14:29:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SU EG ER
08ASMARA362ERITREA TEMPORARILY AVOIDS FUEL CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Eritrea managed to avoid an electricity supply disaster in June by finding a new supplier of generator lubricant. An unknown supplier is sending a barge to restock Eritrea's depleted automotive and aviation fuel supplies. Embassy Asmara will receive its diesel fuel the week of [...]
2008-07-21 08:34:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG PINR ASEC ER
08ASMARA490BISHA MINING'S REMAINING CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Summary: Bisha Mining's Stan Rogers said extraction of gold is on schedule to begin in 2010. The present condition of roads and bridges between the mining site and the port cannot handle the weight of the trucks, and 25 megawatts of electricity are needed to operate the mine. Financing [...]
2008-10-07 12:26:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALEMIN PGOV ER
08ASTANA2345KAZAKHSTAN'S MAEC-KAZATOMPROM FACES FUNDING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5, DCM and poloff visited Mangystau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC),a subsidiary of Kazatomprom, to attend the construction completion ceremony of the U.S.-funded Sodium Processing Facility on the terri [...]
2008-11-25 10:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG KNNP TX KZ
08ASTANA2392 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, November 9 -
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- National Bank Eases Reserve Requirements -- Use of the National Fund Criticized -- New Appointme [...]
2008-12-04 01:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ
08BAGHDAD1251MCNS APRIL 20: RULE OF LAW, MOSUL AND BASRAH
[...] (S REL AUS UK) SUMMARY: Topics covered at the April 20 MCNS session included implementation of the Amnesty Law (cases are moving through the system - but there were concerns that some judicial review committees were approving too many); planning for military operations in Mosul (additional for [...]
2008-04-23 01:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1601IRANIAN-BACKED PARTIES PREPARED TO DOMINATE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The failure of the Shiite religious parties since 2005 to improve the daily lives of average Iraqis has left many Shia disillusioned. In Muthanna, nationalist, tribal, technocratic, and secular groups are coalescing to offer a [...]
2008-05-25 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD3381SOUTHERN OIL EXPORT PIPELINES: IRAQ'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: More than ninety percent of Iraq's revenues come from its crude oil exports. Iraq's southern export pipelines account for greater than eighty percent of that total. The two 48-inch pipelines feeding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) platform were installed in 1975 with a 20 y [...]
2008-10-22 07:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL SENV EWWT IZ
08BAGHDAD3382SOUTHERN OIL EXPORT PIPELINES: IRAQ'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: More than ninety percent of Iraq's revenues come from its crude oil exports. Iraq's southern export pipelines account for greater than eighty percent of that total. The two 48-inch pipelines feeding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) platform were installed in 1975 with a 20 y [...]
2008-10-22 07:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL SENV EWWT IZ
08BAGHDAD4058SUMMING UP IRAQ'S YEAR OF ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih declared in January that 2008 was to be Iraq's year of combating corruption but Iraq has made only incremental gains in doing so. Salih issued an 18-point plan to fight administrative corruption that was issued in the PM,s name, of which four [...]
2008-12-29 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80BRUNEI TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Please find below Post's submission in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit c [...]
2008-02-28 06:57:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
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
08BISHKEK293EMBASSY BISHKEK RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (C/NF) Recommendation 1: Embassy Bishkek should continue to coordinate with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to ensure near term installation of locally fabricated mantraps for the vehicle entrances to the embassy compound. (Action: Embassy Bishkek, in coordination with OBO) Ma [...]
2008-03-27 09:02:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC ASIG AISG
08BOGOTA2798SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 7-9 VISIT OF ACTING DEPUTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid strong economic growth, pro-investment policies, improved security, and targeted U.S. assistance, Colombia finds itself safer, economically stronger, better governed, and more democratic than it has been in decades. Foreign direct investment and trade, led by the energy [...]
2008-08-01 12:08:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL CO
08BRASILIA1356BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 16-17 VISIT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, the CEO Forum, racial integr [...]
2008-10-10 20:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
08BRUSSELS1879DISCUSSIONS AT NOVEMBER 14 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING
[...] (C) Discussions at the November 14 U.S.-European Union (EU) Troika meeting on Drug Issues confirmed U.S.-EU convergence on most drug issues. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Affairs David Johnson led the inter-agency U.S. Delegation as a sign [...]
2008-12-12 15:30:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BUCHAREST112ROMANIA CONSIDERS ENACTING THE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE ON
[...] (C) Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu has asked Minister of the Environment Attila Korodi to take preliminary steps toward enacting a provisional safeguard clause to ban planting of MON 810 Bt corn, according to local agricultural biotechnology industry representatives. They speculate tha [...]
2008-02-11 15:55:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO RO
08BUCHAREST997ROMANIA: NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR ON THE RISE
[...] Nuclear power accounts for an increasing share of Romania's electricity production. The country's two operating reactors at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant currently provide 18 percent of Romania's domestic electricity production, with this number scheduled to double after two additional re [...]
2008-12-19 16:00:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON TRGY BEXP BTIO SENV EPET KSEI RO
08BUENOSAIRES1643ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, NOVEMBER 2008
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering November 2008. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be included on the ema [...]
2008-12-02 20:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV AR
08BUENOSAIRES230Argentina Hosts Brazil, Bolivia Presidents on Looming
[...] (SBU) A bilateral Argentine/Brazil presidential summit in Buenos Aires February 22 and a follow-on February 23 trilateral Argentine/Brazil/Bolivia presidential summit focused largely on regional energy coordination. Bolivia's President Morales acknowledged his country's near-term inability to [...]
2008-02-26 08:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AR BR BL
08BUENOSAIRES421(U) ARGENTINA: STRIKE'S ECONOMIC COSTS VS. ITS $$
[...] (C) Now that the Argentine farm sector,s strike measures have been lifted, at least for 30 days (Ref A),it is worth examining just why the GoA chose this particular moment to boost export taxes, and what economic costs the three-week strike have imposed on the Argentine economy. In our view, [...]
2008-04-04 16:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EINV ETRD AR
08BUENOSAIRES577RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Argentina (GOA) has responded to rising international prices by increasing efforts to divorce domestic food prices from international prices. The general policy of the government is to maintain low domestic prices and increase tax revenues by taxing agricult [...]
2008-05-02 20:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EINV PGOV ELAB PHUM AR
08CHENNAI33 HHS SECRETARY SWINGS THROUGH SOUTH INDIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),visited three of South India's largest cities from January 7-9, 2008. The visit provided the Secretary an opportunity to promote the importance of assuring SIPDIS product safety in an increa [...]
2008-01-29 10:47:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON TBIO SENV AMED KSCA PHUM KCRM SOCI IN
08COLOMBO850SRI LANKA VENTURES INTO NANOTECHNOLOGY
[...] Summary: The Sri Lankan business community and the government will establish Sri Lanka's first-ever attempt at public-private partnership in research and development with the establishment of a nanotechnology research and development institute and a nanotechnology park. The venture, which aim [...]
2008-09-09 10:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD PREL CE
08DARESSALAAM740ZANZIBAR TOURIST SHOOTING REVEALS ISLAND RIFTS
[...] (C) Summary: After a vacationing French national was shot and critically wounded at a Zanzibar resort on September 17th, extensive follow up inquiries yielded insight into the inner workings of Zanzibar and its police. The lack of initial police response and severe deficiencies in the Zanzib [...]
2008-10-28 09:56:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PINR SOCI TZ
08DHAKA1175A MONTH FROM ELECTIONS, BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL
[...] (S) Although Parliamentary elections are fast approaching, many Bangladeshis remain deeply uncertain about prospects for a return to democracy. The most likely scenario remains elections on or about the set date of December 18, but the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has yet to say whether i [...]
2008-11-16 01:00:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA3752007 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) laboratory in Dhaka on March 23 to verify the use of INL-funded equipment. 2. (U) The USG has contributed several pieces of equipment to the DNC lab. In 2000, INL provided an analytical balance, a top-loading balance a [...]
2008-03-25 09:47:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN BG
08DOHA152QATAR: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Post assesses that U.S. investments in Qatar's energy industry, coupled with the onset of regular liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the U.S. 2008-12, constitute the main critical infrastructure and key resources, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an im [...]
2008-02-21 09:57:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
08DUSHANBE219COMPLEX AND CHRONIC -- TAJIKISTAN'S EMERGING
[...] Summary: President Rahmon instructed his top foreign policy and economic officials the week of Feb 4 to rally donors and multilateral agencies to assist Tajikistan in dealing with the increasingly evident shortfalls in energy supplies. As of February 8, the government has stopped short of i [...]
2008-02-08 16:43:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ENRG EFIN EAGR TI
08FREETOWN414FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR JULY 2008
[...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's media outreach in July included Ambassador Perry's remarks at the 232nd anniversary of the Independence of the United States, a statement commending the people of Sierra Leone for the successful conduct of the July 5 local council elections in Sierra Leone, and a st [...]
2008-08-25 08:17:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN489 Fraud Summary - Freetown
[...] Freetown is a high fraud post. Despite much progress since the end of an 11-year civil war in 2001, Sierra Leone is ranked last on the UN Human Development Index. As such, socioeconomic conditions for many residents are poor and many people seek a better life elsewhere. There is a large dia [...]
2008-10-03 09:48:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SL
08GENEVA561BIC-IX: BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION,
[...] (U) This is BIC-IX-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 16, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 5:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Moscow Treaty's Bilateral Implementation Commission (BIC) met [...]
2008-07-21 14:42:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALKACT PARM BIC JCIC US RS
08HANOI1010QSCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE VISIT TO VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 09:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1342SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAUCUS, DEC 16-20, 2008
[...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has eased the path [...]
2008-12-09 10:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI306VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
[...] (U) Your visit is a good opportunity to encourage Vietnam to continue the process of opening to the world and reforming internally. Vietnam's national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic and governance reform, and will be attentive to what you have to say. You [...]
2008-03-17 02:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR PREL PHUM KIRF EAIR
08HANOI370HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT: VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART II OF III
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable supplements Ref A and highlights the overarching health-related challenges facing Vietnam. We are proud [...]
2008-04-01 01:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI614SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary Kramer: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit is well timed to focus Vietnamese leaders on the importance we attach to human rights in strengthening and deepening our bilateral relationship in the year ahead. Overall, the U.S.-Vietnam re [...]
2008-05-23 10:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM
08HARARE899 FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] National assessments show that maize yield from the 2008 harvest is the lowest on record; sorghum yield was only 60 percent of last year's harvest. The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) must overcome severe forex shortages and generate political will to mobilize resources to meet the county's cere [...]
2008-10-03 11:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08ISLAMABAD1376MUSHARRAF SWEARS IN 24 MINISTERS; PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Summary. On March 29, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gillani announced his "100 Day Plan" to the National Assembly. Within his plan, he looks to assist the lagging economy, continue to fight terror, strengthen Pakistan's ties with its neighbors and the West, restore the judiciary, and [...]
2008-03-31 12:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3811 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 06-09, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 11:52:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08JERUSALEM364GAZA: LOW FUEL SUPPLIES LIMIT WATER AND POWER
[...] (C) Summary: Nahal Oz fuel transfer station was open for limited shipments on February 28. Gaza fuel importers claim that gasoline and diesel fuel imports currently meet just 20 percent of Gaza's needs. Most Gazan homes receive water from the mains for just six to ten hours each week. Local [...]
2008-02-28 13:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08KIGALI203UPDATE ON GACACA GENOCIDE CASES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Gacaca courts by the end of 2007 had heard over one million genocide cases, with just under seventy thousand cases remaining. New gacaca legislation will move most category one cases (the most serious suspects, just under nine thousand) from regular courts to the gacaca sys [...]
2008-03-20 10:48:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM RW
08KINGSTON704JAMAICAN ECONOMY STAGNATES AMID SHOCKS, A REVIEW OF THE
[...] (SBU) Growth in the Jamaican economy, suffering from a number of shocks, has slowed to less than one percent during the first half of 2008. The downturn was most evident in the goods producing sectors, which declined by 3.5 percent. Services grew by a moderate 1.7 percent fueled by robust tou [...]
2008-08-04 20:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND SENV IADB IBRD IMF
08KINSHASA438GOMA NOTES - PARTNER'S PLAN FOR AMANI PROGRAM MOBILITY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Concerned that a crippled transportation infrastructure will slow down implementation of the Amani Program and humanitarian assistance, Father (also French: "Abbe") Apollinaire Malu Malu convened partners from MONUC and International Facilitation on April 20 to discuss improvin [...]
2008-05-19 05:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KUALALUMPUR591MALAYSIA HOSTS GROUP OF 8 ISLAMIC DEVELOPING
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Sixth D-8 Summit hosted by Malaysia July 7-8, leaders from eight developing majority-Islamic countries focused on the recent steep global rise in food and fuel prices, and pledged to increase their intra-group trade and investment. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...]
2008-07-11 05:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EAGR PREL MY IR
08KYIV874UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO/TYMOSHENKO RIVALRY HITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU's ambitious privatization plans have fallen victim to the political rivalry between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko (Refs A and B). Following the latest iteration of their drawn out privatization battle characterized by dueling decrees, court rulings [...]
2008-05-08 08:33:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV ETRD EIND UP
08LAGOS472NIGERIA: ACCUSATIONS OF GROUND CREW MALFEASANCE AT
[...] (C) Summary. On November 17, Robert Bryan and Michael McTighe (strictly protect),executives with Delta and Arik Air respectively, said ground crews fueling aircraft at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport have attempted to short change them on fuel, loading less fuel onto airplanes [...]
2008-11-21 13:15:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
08LAHORE289PUNJAB POLITICIANS FOCUSED ON U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of October 9 meetings, Punjab politicians told Director of the Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh (SCA/PB) Brent Hartley that the bilateral relationship remained critical for Pakistan to survive the series of crises currently underway. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PM [...]
2008-10-21 10:28:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON PK IN
08LONDON2621IMO: SUB-COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS GOODS,
[...] SUMMARY: The 13th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from September 22-26, 2008 under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations fr [...]
2008-10-17 12:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA SENV UK
08LUSAKA666DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT - EQUINOX'S GIANT LUMWANA
[...] (U) This cable represents one of a series of DRC/Zambian copperbelt mine-specific reports emanating from a ground-breaking resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: North-western Zambia's Lumwana Mine is note [...]
2008-06-20 05:43:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08LUSAKA744ZAMBIAN COPPER BELT BLOOMS, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (U) This cable represents the fourth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels A and C and septel pending from Kinshasa). This cable summarizes mines visited in Zambia. [...]
2008-07-18 06:03:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08MADRID502SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL THAD W. ALLEN,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Madrid Country Team warmly welcomes your visit. It will provide an important opportunity to highlight the importance we place on the relationship, particularly as it concerns our strategic interests such as the fight against terrorism and transnational crime. We a [...]
2008-05-08 16:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID620SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome your visit. We are convinced there is much Spain can do to support the AFRICOM mission, so this will be a key opportunity. The challenge will be to engage them constructively on what the U.S. is trying to accomplish with this new and innovative command. We have a st [...]
2008-06-04 17:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AF SP
08MANILA1177PACOM COMMANDER AND AMBASSADOR CALL ON NEW ARMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with new Chief of the Philippine Armed Forces Alexander Yano on May 14, the Ambassador emphasized that Philippine counterterrorism successes had won attention from senior U.S. policymakers, and that the USG stood ready to continue with assistance. Commander of the U.S. [...]
2008-05-15 09:29:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1383PHILIPPINES: FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR IN
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input for the Department of Labor's request for information on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post's point of contact for child labor and fo [...]
2008-06-10 10:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP
08MANILA601SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to the Philippines. The relationship between our two nations is deep and complex, and our partnership addressing a host of common issues has many faces. The U.S. is the Philippines' largest trading partner, the largest investor, and the largest donor of grant [...]
2008-03-10 23:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID RP AMGT
08MASERU75LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SOLIDIFY DOHA POSITIONS AT MASERU
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kingdom of Lesotho's Ministry of Trade and Industry hosted a Least Developed Countries (LDC) Trade Ministers' Conference February 27-29 in Maseru. During the conference, which produced a "Maseru Declaration" on LDC positions, trade representatives from 36 developing nations [...]
2008-03-12 15:17:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON BEXP BTIO LT
08MUSCAT428MIGRANT WORKERS PROTEST NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES
[...] (C) Summary: A recent protest by Indian construction workers over non-payment of wages ended in clashes with the employing company's security guards. The Indian Embassy in Muscat and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) helped resolve the dispute, with the company agreeing to a timetable to repay b [...]
2008-06-10 13:42:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU
08NAIROBI2290WHITHER M/V FAINA'S TANKS?
[...] (S-NF) A shipment of 33 Ukrainian T-72 tanks and other ammunition and equipment aboard the M/V Faina, currently under the control of pirates off the coast of Somalia, has raised questions and controversy in Kenya about their final destination. It is a poorly kept secret that the tanks are boun [...]
2008-10-02 15:46:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMASS PTER PHSA KE UP SO SU
08NEWDELHI189NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18, 2008
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 14-18, 2008. VERIZON RECEIVES LONG DISTANCE LICENSES ------------------ 2. (SBU) U.S. Telecom company Verizon Business announced on January 9, 2008 that India's Ministry of Communications a [...]
2008-01-18 11:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI2012INDIA'S UPA GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The two-day special session of parliament to consider the confidence motion culminated late on July 22 with a victory for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government. The tally was 275 votes in favor of the confidence motion, 256 opposed, and 1 [...]
2008-07-22 14:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NOUAKCHOTT688NEIGHBORING VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Following the November 10 Addis Ababa Communique and the transfer of President Abdallahi to Lemden, Charge checked with embassies of Mauritanias neighbors Algeria, Mali, Morocco and Senegal to discuss their views on the situation. As could be predicted, Algeria and Mali line up [...]
2008-11-20 14:22:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AG ML MO SG MR
08PRETORIA162SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Turmoil in Markets Threatens Growth - SAG Inflation Targeting Policy Questioned - Fixed-Investment Outlook Strong for 2008 - Saudi-based [...]
2008-01-25 10:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA1856South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-08-20 08:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA1932SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 29,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 35 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Experts Believe Inflation will Peak at 13% - Land Expropriation Bill Shelved - 'South Africans Act like Americans' - Intense Lobbying Exp [...]
2008-09-02 06:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1972SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 5,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 36 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Executive Turnover on the Increase - Mboweni Not Quite Ready to Retire - JSE Chief Sees More Foreign Selling Ahead - Vehicle Sales Take a [...]
2008-09-05 15:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2005South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-09-10 08:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA214ESKOM AND MINES: AIMING FOR THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's electricity crisis continues unabated. Economists debated the costs of most of the country's mines being shut down for almost one week, as they started to move back into partial production on January 30-31. The government has announced a stabilization plan to ac [...]
2008-02-01 12:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP MGMT SF MZ BC
08PRETORIA217South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-02-01 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2648SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 5,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 49 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Concern as Chinese Clothing Quotas Expire - Tax Reforms Help South Africa's Rankings in a Global Study - Factories Hit Historic Low [...]
2008-12-05 13:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2730South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2008-12-18 09:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA425SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy PretoriaQs South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Textile Sector Seeks Survival Aid - SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union at Risk - U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa Increases - GDP Growt [...]
2008-02-29 12:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA520SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY SENATOR RICHARD
[...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]
2008-03-13 10:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF
08PRETORIA584SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSMAN BARNEY
[...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]
2008-03-19 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF GH CV
08PRETORIA598SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Civil Construction Boom - Increase in World Cup-Related Investments - Dubai Group Game for Investment - Cisco to Open Technical Skills Fa [...]
2008-03-20 13:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA653SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 28, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 13 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Soars - Employment Up 0.8% - Heineken to Open Brewery in SA - Nissan Expands Truck Production Facility - Concerns about Electricity [...]
2008-03-31 06:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA758ESKOM/SAG IMPROVISE RATHER THAN STRATEGIZE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa continues to grapple with its short- and long-term power crunch as it approaches three months from its January 24 nadir when state power supplier Eskom cut off electricity to mines and large industrial consumers. Eskom is implementing rationing plans and imposing sc [...]
2008-04-10 13:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EMIN EINV SF
08PRETORIA763SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 11, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Lifts Repo Rate - Surprise Surge in Factory Output - Eskom Defends Hikes as Predictions Were Off - Even State Housing Projec [...]
2008-04-11 09:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA918SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Warns on Inflation - Prices Start to Slip as Property Boom Ends - Government Infrastructure Spending Expected to Drive Grow [...]
2008-04-30 14:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08RANGOON353BURMA: THILAWA PORT RESUMES LIMITED OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) resumed limited operations on May 10, shipping industry officials confirm. Small feeder ships are able to navigate the Rangoon River, and the Port Authority continues to dredge the river to accommodate larger ships. The GOB rem [...]
2008-05-12 09:36:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEWWT ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV BM
08RANGOON742BURMA: RICE EXPORTERS FEELING THE PINCH, FARMERS
[...] (C) Private Burmese rice exporters, most of whom are regime cronies, continue to pressure the Burmese Government to allow rice exports so they can unload their rice stocks and earn a profit. The regime continues to resist, concerned that rising local rice prices could spark anti-government [...]
2008-09-19 09:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RIYADH1230CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN SAUDI: NEXT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The enormous Saudi energy facilities located in the Kingdom's Eastern Province, which provide approximately 12 percent of global oil supply, remain highly vulnerable to external attack. Even partial disruption of these production facilities would have an immediate impact on oil s [...]
2008-08-11 16:10:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1579UPDATED SAUDI VIEWS ON JCCIP IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Assistant Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Nayif bin 'abd al-'Aziz (MBN) to discuss the next steps in implementation of the Joint Commission for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Border Security (JCCIP). MBN reiterated the urgency posed by the [...]
2008-10-22 08:01:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
08SEOUL2401PRESS BULLETIN - December 15, 2008
[...] "Six-Party Process Reveals Its Fundamental Limitations" (JoongAng Ilbo, December 13, 2008, Page 26) 2. What the "Controversy over North Korea's Nuclear Status" Means (Chosun Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 35) 3. Obama's Way of Dealing with North Korea (Hankook Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 39 [...]
2008-12-15 08:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SHANGHAI12CHINA EASTERN - SINGAPORE AIRLINES DEAL: BELLWETHER FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 8, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) shareholders rebuffed a deal that would have allowed Singapore International Airlines (SIA) to buy a strategic share of the company. The move has sparked a wave of speculation regarding the meaning for CEA and the greater airline indu [...]
2008-01-11 11:38:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD EFIN CH
08SHANGHAI239LIANYUNGANG - ENTREPOT FOR JIANGSU'S LESS DEVELOPED NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's June 12-13 visit to the city of Lianyungang in northern Jiangsu Province, Mayor Xu Yiping extolled the virtues of Lianyungang's strategic location, noting the city has received a large amount of attention and financial support from the Provincial and [...]
2008-06-25 05:27:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EINV KIPR ELAB ETRD ENRG EWWT CH
08SHANGHAI551THE BUMPY ROAD OF EAST CHINA LOGISTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 17-21 visit to Shanghai, Department of Transportation Office of International Standards Office Hazardous Materials Safety Director Duane Pfund and Assistant Director Ryan Paquet met with three U.S. logistics companies and attended the China World Logistics Confe [...]
2008-12-16 10:28:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN PGOV ETRD EINV ENRG CH
08SHANGHAI74ZHEJIANG POWER NEEDS MET BY BLACKOUTS IN SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang Province's electrical grid and power supply system that was severely damaged during the recent winter storms (Refs A and B) have been largely repaired, but generation and transmission capacity is not yet fully restored. The Shanghai Electric Power Company (SEPC) has sen [...]
2008-02-21 12:30:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV CH
08SHENYANG189PRC-DPRK: CHINA'S COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1718
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two years on, PRC compliance with the spirit of UN Security Council Resolution 1718's luxury- goods provisions appears limited at best. Dandong and other border officials tell us privately that while they are implementing military-related provisions of UNSCR 1718, they are not en [...]
2008-12-30 23:51:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ETRD KN KS CH
08STATE115948PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN PARIS,
[...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. Delegations from the 20 OEG countries participated. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be pas [...]
2008-10-30 19:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE117478DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 4, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-22 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 23-36 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 37-50 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 51-58 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 59-68 7. [...]
2008-11-04 20:42:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE128957NEA MSP GUIDANCE 2011
[...] The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Performance Pla [...]
2008-12-08 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT KICA KSEP KSPR OTRA PREL XF
08STATE129010FY 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) GUIDANCE FOR IO MISSIONS
[...] TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY - Para 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS POLICY OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 3-9 MSP OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 10-32 FUNCTIONAL BUREAU GUIDANCE --Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) - Para 33 --Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi [...]
2008-12-08 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFIN KSPR ABUD UN
08STATE130301CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION
[...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]
2008-12-11 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE24915GUIDANCE FOR 11 MARCH 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks that USUN draw upon the following points for the United Nations Security Council briefing and consultations on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur on 11 March 2008. --We welcome the SYG's 14 February 2008 repo [...]
2008-03-11 00:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU
08STATE2736DEMARCHE REQUESTS TO FOLLOW UP UNAMID DEPLOYMENT
[...] PURPOSE: The Department asks posts to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level to follow up deployment issues concerning the deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) pursuant to reftel (NOTAL). Posts may draw upon the following themes in th [...]
2008-01-10 00:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
08STATE30027KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING
[...] (U) Congratulations again to Embassy Tokyo, ConGens Naha and Osaka and Consulate Nagoya on the consistently outstanding quality of your political and economic reporting. Your reputation for hard work and insightful reporting is well-known and widely appreciated here in Washington. The intera [...]
2008-03-21 22:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EFIN MARR PGOV PREL JA
08SUVA387OUTCOMES OF THE 19TH SPREP AND ASSOCIATED MEETINGS,
[...] (U) Summary: Important institutional and budget issues dominated this year's SPREP and related meetings. The SPREP Meeting selected Cristelle Pratt, who is the current SOPAC director, to be the director of SPREP (para. 5-7). It adopted modified recommendations from the report of the recently c [...]
2008-10-07 04:17:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AORC PREL XV FM
08TASHKENT764STRATEGIC TERMEZ RIVER PORT PLAYS QUIET ROLE IN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 27 the Ambassador and emboffs made a rare visit to the Termez City River Port on the southern border with Afghanistan. Barges at the Soviet-era facility transfer goods from road and rail links to the upstream Afghan town of Hayraton, returning with agricultural produce. [...]
2008-07-01 12:23:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON MCAP KCRM AF UZ
08TBILISI1888GEORGIA: EU OBSERVER MISSION DISCUSSES POST
[...] (C) Begin Summary and Comment: European Monitoring Mission Head (EUMM) Hansjoerg Haber briefed Ambassadors on October 9 that Russian forces had withdrawn to positions outsid of Georgia proper. Several controversial observation posts remain, with competing claims regarding in which territor [...]
2008-10-10 14:37:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI199GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2008
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2008. Introduction The dramatic change of government swept in by the 2003 peaceful "Rose Revolution" marked the start of serious political and economic reform in Georgia. Before 2003, Georgia's economic [...]
2008-02-07 05:52:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR GG
08TELAVIV157ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 12:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2384ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S. Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported this morning that Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef held a telephone consultation with the Council of Torah Sages and nixed the partyQs entrance into [...]
2008-10-24 10:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV545ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-10 11:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08THESSALONIKI54THESSALONIKI: "DECAPITATION" OF GREEK HEROES' BUSTS RAISES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The busts of two heroes of the "Greek Macedonian Struggle" were vandalized by unknown persons on July 10 in the village of Karidia in northwest Greece. Local residents reacted angrily to the incident, which media have tried to link to the Macedonian name and minority issues. Th [...]
2008-07-18 11:07:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI GR MK
08TOKYO1124JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1248TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INAUGURATION OF NEW
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave prominent front-page coverage to Wednesday's summit between Chinese President Hu and Prime Minister Fukuda, during which the two appeared to reach a basic accord on joint development of natural gas fields in the East China Sea. 2. "Russia Emba [...]
2008-05-08 07:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1296JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1519JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1628JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-16 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1895JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO19 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/03/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-03 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO250JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-31 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO26 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-06 05:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2613 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 22:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2638 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2727 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-30 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2997 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/27/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3023JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 05:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3094JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3127TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G20 FINANCIAL SUMMIT
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the detention of former Taiwanese President Chen on graft charges, as well as yesterday's Diet testimony given by former ASDF Chief of Staff Tamogami concerning his controversial war essay. 2. "First Step toward Unity in New Era" On th [...]
2008-11-11 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3143 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3341 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3532CONSULTATIONS WITH JAPAN ON IMPLEMENTING THE OSLO
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ensuring that activities of U.S. forces in Japan will not be hindered or restrained following Diet ratification of the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM),MOFA Deputy Director General Nakajima told Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ganyard during [...]
2008-12-30 07:49:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS PARM PINR ETTC NATO JA
08TOKYO520JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO543 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO559 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO648 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 23:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO656JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO7JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-03 04:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO783 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/21/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-21 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO823 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TORONTO73Canadian Truckers Squeezed By Higher Costs and Slowing
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian truck transportation services employ close to 400,000 people and generate over C$60 billion in revenues annually. The Canadian trucking industry is being squeezed by slowing export volumes (due to the appreciation of the Canadian dollar and the slowing of the U.S. econ [...]
2008-03-17 16:37:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV PBTS CVIS CA
08ULAANBAATAR340June Elections Could Jeopardize Recent Reforms of
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 08:55:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EPET MG
08WELLINGTON392NEW ZEALAND - HOSTED PSI EXERCISE MARU
[...] (U) Summary: In September 2008, the United States participated in the New Zealand-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise, MARU, in the Hauraki Gulf and the port of Auckland, New Zealand. MARU was the thirty-sixth PSI exercise since the inception of the initiative in 2003. T [...]
2008-11-19 04:44:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PTER NZ
08ZAGREB385ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 14, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA HOSTS ADRIATIC SHIELD 08: Croatia hosted the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise ADRIATIC SHIELD 08 in Rijeka 12-14 May 2008, with the active participation of the USS CARNEY. The event tested the efficiency of relevant procedures and the level of preparedness of nati [...]
2008-05-21 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ICTY MARR ECON HR
09ACCRA356GHANA: OFF TO SEE THE WIZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Kwabena Duffuor will be leading a delegation of 10 from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP) and the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to the spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Washington, April 25-26. The minister discuss [...]
2009-04-17 12:56:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN OVIP GH
09AMMAN1579Jordanian-Iraqi Technical Committee Discusses Ways to
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian-Iraqi Joint Technical Committee met on June 22 to discuss efforts to advance bilateral trade and economic ties. Jordanian officials viewed the meeting as important for building upon growing bilateral trade levels, as evidenced by Iraq receiving 20 percent of Jord [...]
2009-07-14 09:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN1793JORDAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FACES MULTIPLE ROADBLOCKS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's new transportation strategy for 2009-2011 aims to make the country a regional transportation hub. The approach outlines plans to improve infrastructure, ease traffic flow, and encourage private investors to participate in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements. Long [...]
2009-08-09 11:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN PGOV JO
09ANKARA1352TURKEY SQUEEZES PHARMA SECTOR TO EASE HEALTH
[...] (C) Summary. Faced with a TL 1 billion deficit in its health care spending for 2009 and significant additional deficits in years to come, the GOT is scrambling for ways to close the gap. According to pharmaceutical sector representatives, a large part of the GOT strategy appears to be to lay [...]
2009-09-14 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV EFIN TU
09ANTANANARIVO275MADAGASCAR: QMM MINE BEGINS OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rio Tinto's billion dollar ilmenite mine in southern Madagascar, QMM, began production in December 2008 and shipped its first load of ilmenite in April, despite dual Malagasy political and global financial crises. The company has made a conscientious effort to hire local workers [...]
2009-04-15 06:44:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EINV ECON MA
09ASMARA80IS ERITREA UNRAVELING?
[...] (S) Summary: Young Eritreans are fleeing their country in droves, the economy appears to be in a death spiral, Eritrea's prisons are overflowing, and the country's unhinged dictator remains cruel and defiant. Is the country "on the brink of disaster" as posited by Eritrea's first cousins across the [...]
2009-03-05 13:21:00Embassy AsmaraSECRETPGOV PREL ECON PINR ER
09ASTANA1222 KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS BN-350 NUCLEAR REACTOR,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the Ambassador toured the Mangistau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC),including the decommissioned BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor, the sodium processing facility (SPF),and a desalinization plant. Th [...]
2009-07-23 07:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1627 KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your October 5-8 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OS [...]
2009-09-28 01:55:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA2072 KAZAKHSTAN: OIL PRODUCTION PLANS AT THE SUPERGIANT FIELDS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and Energy Officer visited Atyrau, toured the Tengiz oil field, and met with senior government officials and energy executives in November. Previous reports about the visit (ref A and B) have discussed th [...]
2009-11-23 05:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ
09ASTANA2110 KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...]
2009-12-04 04:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA382 KAZAKHSTAN: MANY EXPERTS EXPECT A FURTHER DEVALUATION OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From February 17-20, Department of Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the Kazakhstani government's response to the global financial crisis. There was significant discussion [...]
2009-03-03 10:35:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ
09ASTANA675 KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Kazakhstan is committed to developing alternative oil export routes, whether by pipeline, rail, or tanker, that reduce its dependence on Russia. From April 9-17, Energy Officer joined a definiti [...]
2009-04-22 07:55:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ
09ATHENS1920Greece: 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1
[...] (U) Greece's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1: Greece 2009-2010 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed for the United St [...]
2009-10-30 16:31:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM GR
09ATHENS216NEW GREEK FINANCE MINISTER ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) In a February 13 courtesy call, the Ambassador discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on the Greek economy with Ioannis Papathanasiou, Greece's new Minister of Economy and Finance. The new Minister summarized his recent EcoFin meetings in Brussels, the revisions to the Gre [...]
2009-02-19 13:44:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GR
09BAGHDAD2662ELECTION AND INVESTMENT LAWS WEIGH HEAVILY ON PM'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki focused on passage of the election law and an amendment to the investment law in an October 1 meeting with Ambassador and Deputy Commanding General (DCG) Hunzeker. The PM noted that disputes over the distribution of parliamentary seats in Kirkuk still posed a [...]
2009-10-03 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV IZ
09BAMAKO226SOME NEW MINISTERS AND MINISTRIES IN MALI, BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 16:47:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR EFIN PINR
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN146 H1N1 CASES GROWING IN BRUNEI ALONG WITH CONCERN
[...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 cases have now reach 18 and will likely continue to grow. The Government of Brunei (GoB) reversed course and issued stricter warnings regarding travel. Containment efforts are focused on Brunei's schools, including international schools. A seasonal flu strain conti [...]
2009-06-26 07:58:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANGKOK311THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PM ABHISIT, FM KASIT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador engaged PM Abhisit Vejajjiva during a February 3 AMCHAM dinner and FM Kasit during a February 4 office call on the Thai response to Rohingya boat people from Burma and Bangladesh. Abhisit reiterated that his government, once made aware of the issue, insisted that all T [...]
2009-02-05 08:14:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF TH
09BEIJING2040PREMIER WEN SUFFERS CRITICISM, BUT POSITION
[...] (C) Rumors that Premier Wen Jiabao is under fire for a variety of alleged failings continue to circulate among China's politically active circles, but the chances of Wen being forced out before his term expires in 2013 are remote, according to a number of Embassy contacts. Wen has reportedly [...]
2009-07-17 10:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM EFIN CH
09BEIJING2342CHINA MONETARY POLICY UNCHANGED, BUT CREDIT FLOW
[...] (C) Summary. China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Director General Han Mingzhi confirmed to the Acting DCM on August 12 that China will maintain its moderately easy monetary and proactive fiscal policies. At the same time, the CBRC must continue to serve as "watchdog" for the banking sy [...]
2009-08-13 09:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV CH
09BELGRADE420 EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH,
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- EXBS had a follow-up meeting with Border Police High Commissioner Zoran Lasica regarding the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System; this system is comprised of a network of radar and optical (high resolution daylight cameras [...]
2009-05-14 16:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE823SERBIA/MONTENEGRO: SOME PROGRESS, CORE DISAGREEMENTS
[...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Podgorica and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although historic, linguistic, familial, and other ties closely intertwine the peoples of Montenegro and Serbia, relations between the governments remain clouded by disagreements [...]
2009-08-18 16:04:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MW SR
09BERLIN114GERMANY DIVES DEEPER INTO RECESSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After several years of strong growth and falling unemployment, the German economy is on the ropes. The German government has repeatedly revised its 2009 growth forecasts downward, and the Economics Ministry is now projecting that gross domestic product will shrink by 2.25 perc [...]
2009-01-29 10:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN1199MEDIA REACTION: GERMANY, IRAN, ECONOMIC, GUANTANAMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Outcome of Bundestag Elections 3. (Iran) New Enrichment Plant 4. (Economic) Aftermath of G-20 Summit 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guantnamo 6. (Honduras) Escalation of the Situation  [...]
2009-09-28 13:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR ECON US HO
09BISHKEK947GENERAL PETRAEUS REVIEWS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held a joint meeting August 17 with Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Sarbayev and First Deputy Minister of Defense Zhaparov, and a separate meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Aibek Moldogaziyev. In both meetings, Petraeus of [...]
2009-08-25 03:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BOGOTA36702009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 17:11:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
09BOGOTA36722009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 17:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
09BOGOTA463PROTECTING COLOMBIA'S CRITICAL ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In follow up to the August 2008 Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary visit to Colombia and subsequent request by Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez, a team of DOE and U.S. Southern Command experts completed a preliminary scoping visit January 25-31, 20 [...]
2009-02-13 21:07:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAID PGOV PREL CO
09BRASILIA1382BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS
[...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...]
2009-12-01 10:31:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR
09BRASILIA1383BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS
[...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...]
2009-12-01 11:27:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR
09BRASILIA400SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 118
[...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]
2009-03-31 20:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BUCHAREST180ROMANIA: INCREASINGLY GLOOMY 2009 OUTLOOK SETS
[...] (C) Romania needs the stability of an IMF agreement to finance the private external debt gap, protect foreign exchange reserves, and advance structural reforms in a difficult political environment, officials told DAS Judy Garber and U.S. Treasury visitors in meetings March 10-11. Still, Roman [...]
2009-03-19 11:49:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST467 ROMANIA: HEU FREE ZONE
[...] (U) Summary: All remaining highly enriched uranium (HEU) was safely removed from Romania following the successful conclusion of a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) operation under the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) on June 29th. This shipment removed Russian-origin H [...]
2009-07-06 13:20:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PARM ECON PGOV KGIC RO
09BUCHAREST801 ROMANIA: ROMGAZ TRIES TO ADAPT TO CHANGING ENERGY MARKET
[...] (SBU) One of the top two gas producers in Romania, state-owned Romgaz, echoed in a November 20 meeting the previous public statements by OMV/Petrom and other private players on the domestic market that the regulated price of domestic gas suppresses production in Romania. Until now Romgaz has [...]
2009-12-03 12:47:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV PGOV RO
09BUDAPEST388WHAT THE EP ELECTIONS MEAN FOR HUNGARY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Landslide opposition victory is forecasted for Hungary's June 7 European Parliamentary (EP) elections when voters will elect 22 representatives to go to Brussels. As expected, domestic issues dominate party campaigns. With the MSzP expected to suffer a major defeat, opposition [...]
2009-05-28 14:56:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU HU
09BUENOSAIRES1192MEDIA REACTION: WEEK OF OCTOBER 26-30; 11/03/09; BUENOS
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories last week were mostly related to: the Honduran deal whereby ousted President Manuel Zelaya could be restored to power; the UN General Assembly condemnation of the US embargo on Cuba, which was hailed by Argentine authorities, and Venezuelan Hug [...]
2009-11-03 17:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
09CAIRO107NORTH SINAI REACTION TO GAZA CONFLICT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to the North Sinai Governorate on January 19-20, we met with local leaders and discussed the recent fighting in Gaza, and its effect on the neighboring communities in Egypt. All the leaders, with whom we met, noted that the local population--which is a mixture of [...]
2009-01-22 14:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL PREF EAID PHUM KISL ECON IS EG
09CAIRO2237EGYPT 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE
[...] (U) Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Cairo's 2010 National Trade Estimate for Egypt, also emailed as requested to USTR in a Microsoft Word document. 2. (U) Begin text: EGYPT TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Egypt was $3.6 billion in 2008, an increase of $690 m [...]
2009-12-03 13:31:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CANBERRA511GFC, H1N1, AND OPEN SKIES, OH MY! A LOOK AT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Australian civil aviation industry has not escaped the economic slowdown brought on by the intensified global financial crisis. Qantas remains the heavyweight in the Australian aviation arena, but its share of the domestic market is slipping and is now down to around 60%. [...]
2009-06-01 06:46:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON AS
09CARACAS1001VENEZUELA'S ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IN CRISIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GBRV has agreed to a number of labor demands after days of protests shut down the industrial city of Puerto Ordaz. After years of GBRV mismanagement, state-owned aluminum companies suffer from deep structural inefficiencies. Low aluminum prices and rising production costs [...]
2009-07-31 16:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET
09CHENNAI306India Biannual Fraud Update
[...] India-wide consular operations are among the busiest in the world. In FY-2008, Mission India processed more than 756,000 non-immigrant visa applications and 27,000 immigrant visa applications. While the majority of applicants from India are bona fide travelers and migrants, the volume of frau [...]
2009-10-13 01:10:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IN
09CHIANGMAI32REDS SPOIL TWO RALLIES, CANCEL ONE OF THEIR OWN
[...] (SBU) The last two weeks of February saw a flurry of activity by pro-Thaksin "redshirt" groups in two northern provinces. The leading Rak Chiang Mai 51 (RCM51) group disrupted the rallies of two apolitical groups (corn farmers and gay activists),and redshirts cancelled a rally due to infigh [...]
2009-03-05 06:43:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
09COLOMBO180Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 16
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes began his visit to Sri Lanka, which will likely bring renewed international attention to the Sri Lankan conflict. Ambassador stressed to Holmes and Foreign Minister Bogollagama that Sri Lankan forces would likely con [...]
2009-02-19 13:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09DHAKA174BANGLADESH, INDIA TALK SECURITY AND TRADE BUT
[...] (C) Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's one-day visit to Bangladesh on 2/9 generated neighborly goodwill but not much progress in the two key areas of cross-border security and trade. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposed regional security task force was discussed but details [...]
2009-02-18 10:53:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA301BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...]
2009-03-29 09:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG
09DOHA214QATAR: 2009 CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (C) Qatar shares with Iran the largest non-associated gas field in the world. Qatar's portion contains an estimated 900 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, giving it the third-largest reserves of natural gas in the world. Qatar is believed to have an agreement with Iran providing a set extract [...]
2009-03-26 13:41:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNASEC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETTC KCIP PGOV PREL PTER QA
09DUBAI354DUBAI SEEKS BOTTOM FOR ITS REAL ESTATE MARKET THROUGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai Holding, the Dubai Inc. entity representing the personal property holdings of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR),plans to consolidate several of its largest property developers into one mega-sized integrated unit. Although news of the consolidation was [...]
2009-08-30 07:31:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09FREETOWN127 Fraud Summary - Freetown
[...] Freetown is a high fraud post. Despite much progress since the end of an 11-year civil war in 2001, Sierra Leone is ranked last on the UN Human Development Index. As such, socioeconomic conditions for many residents are poor and many people seek a better life elsewhere. There is a large dia [...]
2009-04-03 08:41:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC KFRD SL
09FREETOWN462SIERRA LEONE NARCOTICS WRAP-UP, 2009
[...] (C) Summary: Sierra Leone continues to stay invested in the narcotics issue, and attempting to become more pro-active operationally despite resource constraints. International actors, including post, UK/SOCA, and the UN remain sources of support and encouragement, while also advancing our own [...]
2009-11-30 19:05:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09GENEVA843START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-036. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian delegations met at the Russian Mission to conclude the fifth session of ST [...]
2009-10-07 12:49:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GUATEMALA776SENIOR POLICE FIRED FOR STEALING COCAINE,
[...] (S) On August 7 President Colom ordered the firing of four senior police officers after they were implicated in a partially successful police heist of more than 1000 kilograms of cocaine. The Attorney General's Office is now investigating at least 23 police officers. The Attorney General vis [...]
2009-08-12 23:00:00Embassy GuatemalaSECRETSNAR KCRM PINR ASEC GT
09HANOI639THE CASE FOR INCREASED EPA ENGAGEMENT IN VIETNAM
[...] (U) Summary: Over the past several years, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) experts have provided critical assistance to U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange/dioxin legacy issues and to the development of Vietnamese capacity to manage growing industrial pollution. Increased EPA [...]
2009-07-09 10:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
09HARARE967ZIMBABWE, LITERALLY IN THE DARK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe produces about half the electricity it needs, resulting in persistent blackouts that constrain industrial output and economic recovery. Zimbabwe's Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) struggles to operate and maintain a decrepit national grid, which due to a chronic lack [...]
2009-12-14 15:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINT CASC PGOV ZI
09ISLAMABAD1014 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 10:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1213PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 11:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1274PAKISTAN ECONOMIC REPORT, MAY 7 - MAY 20
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 14:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN PK
09ISLAMABAD1386FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF
[...] (C) The government continued low-intensity fighting during the first full week in June with pockets of militants in Swat, Buner, Shangla, and Lower Dir. The latter showed that they pose a continued threat by destroying schools in Lower Dir and Buner, and resuming kidnappings of civilians in [...]
2009-06-24 09:42:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1435 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 10:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1521 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1817BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 29 JULY 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 13:43:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1905BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 12 AUGUST 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 08:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2290ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S FIRST YEAR IN
[...] (C) Summary: When Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan's President on September 9, 2008, he inherited a series of intersecting political, economic, and security crises for which the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government appeared ill-equipped. One year later, Zardari appears [...]
2009-09-21 13:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ENRG MOPS PK IN AF
09ISLAMABAD2379 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 12:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2424 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 10:42:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2539BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 7 OCTOBER 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 12:56:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2585 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 11:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2625 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 09:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2677 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, HILLARY CLINTON'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 10:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2692 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY STATE'S VISIT,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 09:35:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2739 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, U.S. CONGRESSIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 11:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2847BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 18 NOVEMBER 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 06:41:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2987 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 08:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3015 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 09:56:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3027 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 11:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3084 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-24 07:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3131 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 10:22:00Embassy 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
09ISLAMABAD832SPENDING STRATEGICALLY IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. This cable conveys a shorter version of the strategy we laid out in the Mission Strategic Plan and how we will implement the President's strategic review. We welcome the additional resources but we are very mindful of the constraints: our own, the GoP's and the international don [...]
2009-04-21 11:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD885BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 22 APRIL 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 11:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD980 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 09:44:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISTANBUL429SISLI MAYOR SARIGUL BROADENING ELECTORAL BASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mustafa Sarigul, mayor of Istanbul's Sisli District, remains on track to launch his political party, the Turkey Change Movement (Turkiye Degisim Hareketi, or TDH),in January 2010 and will make a bid to oust Prime Minister Erdogan in the 2011 election. In separate, recent meetings [...]
2009-11-19 11:39:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09JERUSALEM2095PA BUDGET: UAE SUPPORT ARRIVES; EUROS PLAN FOR 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has confirmed receipt of a significant contribution of budget support from the UAE totaling nearly USD 150 million, that will allow the PA to make its payroll early this month, prior to the Eid al-Adha holiday. Based on numbers the PA has provide [...]
2009-11-20 14:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN EUN KWBG AE
09KABUL2325PRISONS IN LAGHMAN PROVINCE FUNCTIONING RELATIVELY
[...] (C) A recent visit to Laghman prison demonstrated that penal reform in this province is moving in the right direction, although detention centers continue to suffer from a lack of resources. On August 3, a Rule of Law team from Task Force Mountain Warrior (TFMW) toured the Laghman provincial [...]
2009-08-11 14:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM AF
09KABUL2430Afghan Elections Situation Report Two - 1200 Local, August
[...] (SBU) PRT and local media reporting suggest Afghan voters and officials are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. Many voters may wait to see if violence erupts early in the day before deciding whether to go to the polls. Yet, PRTs report optimism in unexpected places-Kunar, for e [...]
2009-08-19 19:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2431Afghan Elections Situation Report Two - 1200 Local, August
[...] (SBU) PRT and local media reporting suggest Afghan voters and officials are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. Many voters may wait to see if violence erupts early in the day before deciding whether to go to the polls. Yet, PRTs report optimism in unexpected places-Kunar, for e [...]
2009-08-19 19:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KATHMANDU158 SEVERE POWER CRISIS IN NEPAL LIKELY TO BE LONG LASTING
[...] (U) Dry winter weather has triggered extreme outages in hydropower-dependent Nepal, and a top official in the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) recently warned that the current 14-hour daily power cuts are likely to continue for the foreseeable future. The country?s large energy deficit ? peak [...]
2009-02-27 09:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECIN ECON EINV PGOV SENV AMGT ABLD ABUD AFIN
09KATHMANDU739NEPAL: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 2009
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy Kathmandu for the month of July 2009, including the following: -- FY 2009/10 Budget Nearly 34 Percent Larger -- Economic Survey Shows Declining Performance -- UN Says Hunger in Some Areas 'Extremely Alarming' -- Growth in Overs [...]
2009-08-10 04:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV NP
09KHARTOUM264SPLM LEADERSHIP IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS IN FLUX
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a decisive and long-overdue move, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Council of Southern Kordofan voted to oust Deputy Governor Daniel Kodi from his position of SPLM State Chairman. The vote of no-confidence in Kodi as the SPLM's lead-man in the Nuba Mountains is [...]
2009-02-25 13:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
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
09KINGSTON462JAMAICA: Mid-year report card for the 2010 Major's List
[...] (U) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) continues to make progress in combating the significant flow of illicit drugs, fighting public corruption, and assisting in the extradition of wanted fugitives from U.S. Justice. Although the GOJ expresses a desire to combat criminal activities and continues [...]
2009-06-10 19:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR ASEC ELAB PGOV ECON JM XL
09KINSHASA977 DRL OFFICER?S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS GRAVITY OF CHILD
[...] (U) Summary: During an October 12-19 visit to the DRC, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Tu Dang met with a wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, NGOs, labor unions and other civil society organizations to discuss labor and corporate social responsibility issues. She also to [...]
2009-10-29 11:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CG
09LAGOS438FUNDAMENTALS OF ILLEGAL OIL BUNKERING IN NIGERIA
[...] (C) Oil theft, widely referred to as "illegal bunkering" in Nigeria, represents a significant economic activity with serious ramifications for Nigeria's economy, security, democracy and environment. The widespread association of illegal bunkering with militant activity obscures some of the m [...]
2009-11-18 08:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI NI
09LONDON435AFRICA: HMG'S PRIORITIES TO DISCUSS WITH THE OBAMA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Brown's priorities in Africa and previewed the core messages which the Prime Minister plans to bring to discussions with U.S. officials. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain HMG's top p [...]
2009-02-19 13:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID UNSC KPKO PHUM ECON XA SO SU ZI
09MANILA1663EMOTIONAL FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT CORY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 5 funeral of former President Corazon Aquino brought the Philippine nation together in an outpouring of affection and respect, a moment unprecedented in recent memory. Much as Cory Aquino united Filipinos during the 1986 uprising against dictator Ferdinand Marcos, sh [...]
2009-08-06 11:12:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR RP
09MANILA2271MANILA ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Embassies Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Suva (for Tonga),Phnom Penh, Dhaka and Colombo (for Maldives) met with U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) representatives in Bangkok in August 2009 to finalize FY2010 regional 1206 proposals approved by PACOM with a [...]
2009-10-28 08:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP BG CB CE
09MEXICO1322AIR TRANSPORT: FLU SPARES PASSENGERS, HITS FINANCES
[...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables reporting on the economic impact of the influenza outbreak in Mexico. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The transportation system in Mexico has withstood the H1N1 assault at its current intensity rather well. While fear of the influenza has subsided, the economi [...]
2009-05-13 20:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KFLU MX
09MEXICO3418Mexico Economic Weekly - December 4
[...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]
2009-12-04 20:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MONTEVIDEO388Uruguay: Macroeconomic Roundup
[...] Uruguay's economy grew 2.3 percent in QI/09 over QI/2008. Despite the year-over-year increase, the economy is now shrinking, and seasonally-adjusted GDP dropped 2.9 percent in QI/2009 from QIV/08. Analysts expect GDP to continue falling in the second quarter and zero to slightly negative grow [...]
2009-07-02 13:18:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN UY
09MOSCOW1612DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman and Ambassador Beyrle met with Russian Federation Minister of Education and Science (MES) Andrey Fursenko on June 10, 2009, in Moscow to discuss future DOE-MES cooperation in energy efficiency, carbon capture and sequestration, and nanotech [...]
2009-06-19 06:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PREL PTER SENV TSPL TNGD KGHG EAID
09MOSCOW939THREE MORE PORK FACILITIES DELISTED, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that three more U.S. pork facilities were delisted due to suspected fraud. The letter explains that VPSS officials inspected a ship on its way to Japan th [...]
2009-04-13 13:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
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
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
09NASSAU139SEIZURES UP, MIGRANT SMUGGLING DISCUSSED AT U.S.-BAHAMAS
[...] (SBU) This is a cable with action issue items. Southern Command/Northern Command/Coast Guard please see paragraph 15 on piracy. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Minister for National Security Tommy Turnquest co-chaired the semi-annual Joint Counter Narcotics/Illegal Migration [...]
2009-03-06 17:01:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL TK BF
09NEWDELHI933BHARAT BALLOT 09: BATTLEFIELD BULANDSHAHR -- TAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. On May 5th, two days before its parliamentary district went to the polls, PolOff and PolFSN ventured back to Bulandshahr to see how [...]
2009-05-08 10:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09PANAMA625THE GANG THREAT ON PANAMA'S COSTA RICAN BORDER
[...] (S//NF) The border between Panama and Costa Rica has been described as a "no mans' land", where drugs flow across into Costa Rica and guns and money flow back into Panama. With parallel roads along either side of the border, over 200 possible crossing points, a free trade zone town sitting on [...]
2009-08-17 19:09:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL SNAR PM
09PANAMA829PLANS TO ESTABLISH FOUR MARITIME OPERATIONS CENTERS
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Government and Justice Jose Raul Mulino announced in late October that the GOP intended to establish four maritime operating centers to interdict narcotics and other illegal items transiting Panamanian waters. The operation centers would be jointly manned by security f [...]
2009-11-09 23:28:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS PINR ASEC SNAR PM
09PANAMA894Scenesetter for CODEL Boehner
[...] (SBU) Since the restoration of democracy after Operation Just Cause twenty years ago, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable government, achieving a new confidence, dynamism, and psychological sovereignty that complements the 1999 completion of its territorial sovereignty. [...]
2009-12-03 14:17:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SOCI ASEC SNAR PGOV KPAO CASC PM
09PARAMARIBO356Suriname: 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy
[...] (U) Post presents its 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. Suriname I. Summary Suriname is a transit zone for South American cocaine en route to Europe, Africa and, to a lesser extent, the United States. The Government of [...]
2009-11-05 20:09:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR NS
09PESHAWAR120FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 22 -
[...] (C) Pakistan's security forces continued to capture key locations in Swat during the fourth week of May. However, continuing last week's trend, the Taliban struck back by targeting security forces and civilians in four mass-casualty bombing attacks in Peshawar and one in Dera Ismail Khan, bes [...]
2009-06-04 04:12:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR138FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 5 -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 16:00:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
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
09PORTAUPRINCE731HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
[...] (U) Summary: The following is a brief overview of progress made by the Haitian National Police in the past two years and a summary of various perspectives on where the HNP should go in the future. This report represents the recommendations and analysis of the first full-time NAS Director, at [...]
2009-08-13 17:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM HA
09PRAGUE123CZECH REPUBLIC REQUESTS A SCIENCE FELLOW FOR AGENTFLY
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Prague requests a Science Fellow who would work with the Czech Technical University to adapt AGENTFLY military project for civilian air traffic control use. Current points of contact for this proposal are ODC/Maj. Matthew Kime, KimeMJ@state.gov, 420-257-022-350 [...]
2009-03-05 14:00:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL ECON AMGT EZ
09PRETORIA1017South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-05-20 08:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1046SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 22, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Moody's Upbeat on South Africa's Growth after 'Brief' Recession - Strong Vote of Confidence as Largest South African Bond is Snapped [...]
2009-05-22 11:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1145FREE STATE STRUGGLES WITH GOLD GEOLOGY AND ILLEGAL MINERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gold-mining in the Free State Province is emblematic of broad challenges in profitably mining gold in South Africa. Controlling costs, managing labor, assuring safety and power, and exploiting remaining low-grade deposits are difficulties that have caused South Africa's product [...]
2009-06-08 10:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB ENRG KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1615South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-08-07 14:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2166Electricity - Economy's Driver or Achilles Heel?
[...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is struggling belatedly to increase capacity to meet demand, while working to engage the private sector, secure financing, and correct its pricing to reflect market realities. The utility suffered an electricity supply emergency, resulting in rolling bl [...]
2009-10-23 14:22:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09PRISTINA578KOSOVO: ELECTRICITY IN THE NORTH-ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) employees were only partially successful in conducting a December 24 visit to read meters at three substations in the northern part of Kosovo. The limited success of these visits was marred, however, by the Serbian state electrical conglomerate EP [...]
2009-12-29 15:32:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09RABAT237THE OTHER MOROCCO PART 2, ECONOMICS: MISERY IN THE
[...] (C) In February, Berbers in the snow-bound region of the Middle Atlas Mountains felt disconnected from Morocco's broader economic boom. They expressed anger at the urban-centered influence networks that they said treated their villages and raw materials like chattel, preventing communities f [...]
2009-03-26 15:47:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON MO
09SANTODOMINGO1321SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...]
2009-12-08 18:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR
09SARAJEVO40BOSNIA - GAZA REACTION REVEALS UGLY SIDE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, biased press coverage, and irresponsible comments by Islamic Community head, Reis Mustafa Ceric (who labeled events in Gaza "genocide"),have contributed to an undercurrent of anti-Semitism in the Bosnian reaction to events in Gaza. [...]
2009-01-12 16:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GZ BK PREL
09SEOUL1306PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE WORKSHOP IN
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is cable is an action request. See para 19. 3. (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROKG) on July 21-22 hosted a USG delegation at a workshop in Seoul to discuss the Prolifera [...]
2009-08-14 06:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS IR
09SEOUL156PRESS BULLETIN - February 2, 2009
[...] The North's Provocations (JoongAng Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 26) 2. Inter-Korean Relations Cannot Be Resolved with a Strategy of Waiting (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 31, 2009, Page 23) 3. N. Korea Must Stop Its Pointless Threats (Chosun Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 27) 4. It Would be Di [...]
2009-02-02 08:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL175PRESS BULLETIN - February 4, 2009
[...] Will North Korea Again Test-fire Missiles? (Hankook Ilbo, February 4, 2009, Page 39) 2. Seoul, Washington Must Stand Shoulder to Shoulder (Chosun Ilbo, February 4, 2009, Page 27) Features 3. Lee, Obama Pledge Cooperation on N. Korea (Chosun Ilbo, February 4, 2009, Front Page) 4. Is [...]
2009-02-04 08:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1818SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 06:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1946SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 23:24:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1964SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 02:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL410SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 07:39:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL560SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 6, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 07:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL568SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 07:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL615SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 23:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL68PRESS BULLETIN - January 14, 2009
[...] Why Is U.S. Attacking ROK Cars Only? (JoongAng Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 30) Features 2. U.S. Replaces Apache Helicopters Not with A-10 Aircrafts But with F-16 Fighter Jets, Leaving a Possible Military Vacuum (Dong-a Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 10) 3. North Korea's Double-faced St [...]
2009-01-14 08:06:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL826SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 07:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SHANGHAI111ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PUTS THE BRAKES ON SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN THE
[...] (U) Summary: Previous unrestrained growth in the Yangtze River Delta has left the shipping industry making unprecedented decisions to cut costs, shift assets, and survive during the economic downturn. Shipping companies have dramatically cut rates and some are operating at below cost, further [...]
2009-03-09 10:15:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT EIND ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI120(SBU) SHANGHAI UNSURE OF NEXT STEPS IN THE WAKE OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign banks have largely been able to regain access to the renminbi interbank market after Chinese banks pulled credit lines this past fall in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse, Shanghai interlocutors told a Treasury delegation on February 19-20. The financial sector [...]
2009-03-13 10:53:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
09SHANGHAI122SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY, IPR AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 15-18 visit to Shanghai, a delegation of 11 U.S. Senate Finance Committee staff members and 4 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials engaged representatives from Shanghai Customs, Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ),China Shi [...]
2009-03-17 07:58:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CH CVIS ELTN ETRD EWWT KIPR PREL
09SHANGHAI96ANHUI'S AUTO INDUSTRY HURT BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, BENEFITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: After years of double-digit growth, Chery Automobile Company and Jianghuai Automobile Company (JAC),two large Chinese auto manufacturers headquartered in Anhui Province, saw sales slump in 2008 due to the economic downturn, with exports hit particularly hard. Recent government [...]
2009-02-27 01:39:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EINV ELAB EIND PGOV CH
09STATE94672START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATI0NS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Event: U.S.-hosted Reception Time: 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva (U) Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 Event: Initial Meetings of WG [...]
2009-09-11 17:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKACT PARM MARR PREL RS US START
09TALLINN335Estonia: Opposition Dominates Local Elections
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The October 18th local elections for 226 town councils throughout Estonia resulted in few surprises, other than a robust turnout of 60.57 percent, considerably higher than the 47.4 percent participating in the last local elections in 2005. The Center Party won a clear majority i [...]
2009-11-16 11:15:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EN
09TASHKENT1577UZBEK RAIL: RED HOT WHEELS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Railroad engineer Michael Klaus (protect) told us that Uzbekistan Railroads is having difficulty operating freight trains on its new Karshi-Termez line. Obsolete locomotives with inadequate brakes result in multiple delays and wheels that glow red hot by the time a train has comp [...]
2009-11-12 04:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT227UZBEKISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO GENERAL PETRAEUS'S VISIT
[...] (U) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus's February 16-17 visit to Tashkent received broad media coverage in the local, state-run press, the international media and wire services, and on GOU-controlled and independent news websites. There was much speculation that his trip was link [...]
2009-02-27 12:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TBILISI169GEORGIA: THE ECONOMY IS SAAKASHVILI'S TOP PRIORITY
[...] (C) Summary. Although in better financial shape than some of its neighbors, Georgia is starting to suffer from the overall international economic malaise. Georgia's banking sector remains sound due to high liquidity and conservative lending policies, but experts worry that a likely devaluat [...]
2009-01-30 14:42:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI365GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...]
2009-02-24 12:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1285TFHO1: CHEVRON SENDS MIXED MESSAGES ON LEAVING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador and economic officers, Chevron representatives expressed concern about continuing financial losses tied to the GOH's application of an unfavorable formula for the pricing of finished oil products. The Chevron representatives said that the compa [...]
2009-12-14 20:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA181Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Shannon's Visit to
[...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome you to Tegucigalpa. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to hold substantive discussions with President Zelaya, senior GOH officials, as well as with the two leading presidential candidates. The political situation continues to be stable as we move for [...]
2009-03-17 01:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SOCI OVIP HO
09TELAVIV2275SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2294SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted GOI officials as saying yesterday that the Moscow conference on the Middle East may be in jeopardy as a result of Russia's support for the U.N. H [...]
2009-10-19 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV459ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israeli Politics 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted top advisers to PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday that he is expected to lobby Secretary of State Hillary Clinton next week against U [...]
2009-02-26 13:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV966ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz cited the concern of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's aides that President Obama will "surprise" the Prime Minister with unanticipated ideas and demands at the [...]
2009-05-01 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09THEHAGUE193NETHERLANDS: COMPANIES SUFFER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN,
[...] SUMMARY: The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis (CPB) released its updated forecast March 17 for a Dutch economy in "deep recession." GDP is predicted to decline 3.5 percent in 2009. Businesses across a number of sectors report they are facing decreasing revenue, fewer orders, and lower [...]
2009-03-20 13:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09TOKYO1133 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1207JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/09
[...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei) North Korea problem: 4. U.S. high-level delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg starts 4-nation tour of Japan, ROK, China and Russia, focusing on North Korea issues (Yomiuri) 5. Large U.S. delegat [...]
2009-06-01 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1361JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 02:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1441JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 00:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1474 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1548JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1601JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1625 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 21:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1651JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 00:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1722 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1832 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 21:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2005JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 02:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2133 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 06:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2286 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 23:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2643 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 23:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO351 SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF THE DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO443 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 07:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO578 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO624JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO628 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 06:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO737JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 00:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO753JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO849 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 06:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO899JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 01:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO917JAPANESE AIRLINES DISCUSS CIVIL AVIATION AIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese airlines report slight improvements in the international civil aviation market, particularly for leisure travel, but that the business, domestic, and freight sectors show no sign of recovery. Japan's position as a regional hub, according to Japan Airlines (JAL) and Al [...]
2009-04-21 09:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN PGOV ETRD JA
09TUNIS539IMF POSITIVE ON TUNISIA'S ECONOMY DESPITE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released in late June, following recent Article IV consultations, the International Monetary Fund stated that Tunisia is "well positioned" to weather the economic crisis, thanks to prudent macroeconomic policies, strong foreign direct investment (FDI),steady tou [...]
2009-07-31 16:43:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS
09UNVIEVIENNA282IAEA/IRAN: SAFEGUARDS TECHNICAL BRIEFING STRESSES
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) June 5 report on Iran. The briefing largely repeated the points covered in the report, but also offered more details on safeguards implementation at the Natanz cent [...]
2009-06-18 06:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA47NUCLEAR FUEL BANK ASSURANCES: THORNY ISSUE IN
[...] (C) Summary: The President and Secretary have publicly endorsed the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank under the auspices of the IAEA, and advancing that goal is one of UNVIE's top priorities. A fuel bank would give the Agency the means in "last resort" circumstances to effe [...]
2009-02-03 16:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP
09USUNNEWYORK1108ICTR/ICTY JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS BRIEF SECURITY
[...] Summary: The Security Council met December 3 for its biannual briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made statements, as did all Council members a [...]
2009-12-09 14:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
09VIENNA225Austrian Airlines Financial Situation Grim;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Austrian Airlines (AUA) is in increasingly dire financial straits despite bridge loans from the GoA. On February 19, new management announced a 2008 operating loss of EUR 100-125 million which would wipe out half of AUA's remaining capital base. Including financial items (wri [...]
2009-02-26 15:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EUN AU
09VILNIUS505BUDGET CUTS AFFECT THE GOL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS
[...] (C) The GOL has cut planned public expenditures three times in the last year and will make cuts to social benefits as well in the coming months. These cuts, combined with the GOL's anti-crisis action plan and decisions by both the President's office and the parliament to limit their respecti [...]
2009-09-30 09:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON LH
09WELLINGTON108UPDATE ON NEW ZEALND'S MONETARY AND FISCAL POSITION AS THE
[...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent. The RBNZ move continues a series of dramatic cuts since July 2008 when the OCR stood at 8.25 percent. Economists reacted favorably to both the size of the [...]
2009-05-01 04:55:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09ZAGREB276LOCAL ELECTIONS HIGHLIGHT STRENGTHS OF BIG PARTIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: High turnout marked Sundays, local elections and the results contrasted the differing strengths between the two largest parties. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) along with coalition partners won the largest number of county prefects and should hold sway in nearly fift [...]
2009-05-18 13:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
09ZAGREB635WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP DISCUSSES ICTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp met separately with top Croatian justice officials and EU ambassadors to discuss Croatia's latest investigation into the missing Gotovina documents (reftel) and related efforts to unblock the Judiciary Chapter in the EU accession process. He noted t [...]
2009-10-23 08:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC HR
10ABUJA69SCENE-SETTER FOR FEBRUARY 6 TO 11 VISIT BY ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Carson to Nigeria to visit Lagos, Abuja, and Kano February 6 to 11. Embassy provides the following political, economic, and management information. We will transmit key messages f [...]
2010-01-21 15:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR NI
10ANKARA285MISSION TURKEY'S S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Turkey received 180 proposals for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues Small Grants Initiative. Ankara, Adana, and Istanbul POL and PAS officers were energized by the vast number of responses from every corner of Turkey and worked together to reach out and brief [...]
2010-02-22 09:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SGWI SOCI KPAO KWMN PREL
10ANKARA298TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10BANGKOK380THAILAND: VIEWS FROM THE RED HEARTLAND - STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent swing through central Isaan, the northeast heartland of pro-Thaksin and red-shirt sentiment, revealed an interesting set of views on the key political, economic, and social issues facing Thailand, both in the short-term, with large-scale red-shirt protests expected in B [...]
2010-02-12 10:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TH
10BRATISLAVA17SLOVAKIA: FICO YIELDS TO ONCOMING TRUCKERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although protests by Slovak truckers against the new electronic toll system appeared to have fizzled by the end of last week, the issue regained steam over the weekend as truckers instituted partial blockades of several major roads, and it became clear that public opinion was wid [...]
2010-01-15 14:56:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ELTN LO
10BRUSSELS65SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 21 MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your January 21 meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will enable you to deepen the relationship you established with her during your introductory meeting at NATO in early December and in subsequent phone calls. By receivin [...]
2010-01-20 15:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MASS MARR EU
10BUENOSAIRES200Argentina: S/GWI Project Proposals
[...] Summary: A Country of Healthy Women was developed by Liga Argentina de Lucha Contra El Cancer (LALCEC) with support from Embassy Buenos Aires. Argentina has a low awareness rate of cancer risks, the importance of early detection, and treatment possibilities. Research has shown that a lar [...]
2010-02-19 15:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY AR
10BUENOSAIRES95Falklands/Malvinas: GoA Requires Permission for Ships to
[...] (C) The GoA issued a decree on February 16 requiring ships to obtain GoA permission before sailing from Argentina or through Argentine waters to reach the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner sought to justify the decree based on UN resolutions. The decree is intende [...]
2010-02-17 22:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PHSA PBTS EFIN PREL ENRG AR
10GUANGZHOU13"Fe" vs. Climate Change: China's BYD Bets on Batteries in
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The answer to climate change may be as simple as the chemical formula of a lithium iron phosphate battery, according to one ambitious south China company. Referred to simply as "Fe" and already the key component of the world's first mass produced plug-in hybrid elec [...]
2010-01-07 09:11:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PREL ETRD KIPR PGOV CH HK
10GUATEMALA452009 in Review; What to Watch for in 2010
[...] (C) President Colom's tenure during 2009 was characterized by a number of successes in the social field, and growing challenges in others, especially security. Preparing for a presidential run in 2011, controversial First Lady Sandra de Colom continued to lead the government's efforts to alleviate [...]
2010-02-17 20:51:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR ASEC EAID GT
10HANOI218SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES TO
[...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of continued U.S. engagement on health and environmental issues. Your meetings with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),the United Nations (UN),and the European Union will allo [...]
2010-02-24 10:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KGHG KHIV VM
10ISLAMABAD11 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 05, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 10:43:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD178BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 6, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 05:02:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD189BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 20, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 12:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD34 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 08, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 10:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10JAKARTA163INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Indonesian TVPRA list. Post does ask that lacking substantiated reports that DOL delete gold from Indonesia's TVPRA list of goods. Removing Gold ------------- 2. (U) Mission has not received any reliable reports to corrobor [...]
2010-02-05 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI ID
10JERUSALEM224SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VIST TO
[...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary: Your meetings will give you a chance to see USG assistance efforts first hand; hear from Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on progress in implementing his state-building plan; and learn from private sector and key economic policy makers what is needed to create the conditions f [...]
2010-02-05 22:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM329DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting with Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stressed the importance of Israel ending Area A incursions and creating conditions for the Palestinian private sector to generate sustainable economic growth. He s [...]
2010-02-23 16:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG KPAL PINS EAID IS
10KUWAIT105U.S. MILITARY FLIES KUWAITI TENTS TO HAITI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) on February 3, three weeks after the Minister of Health approached Ambassador for assistance in sending relief supplies to Haiti, final clearances were received permitting space-available transportation of 300 Kuwait Red Crescent [...]
2010-02-04 13:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREF YM KU
10PRETORIA125ESKOM AND THE WORLD BANK LOAN FOR MEDUPI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two years after power utility Eskom's electricity crisis, the state-owned company continues to grapple with financing expanded supply and diversifying its energy mix. The recently released Integrated Resource Plan is a brief, three-year planning document, not revelatory in term [...]
2010-01-21 15:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV SENV SF
10QUITO37China cautiously seeks to expand commercial interests in
[...] (C) China's Ambassador to Ecuador, Cai Runguo, told Ambassador January 15 that the PRC is moving forward with negotiations with the GoE on financing various commercial projects, but that Ecuadorian President Correa's criticisms of China's tough negotiating position had caused some concern in B [...]
2010-01-26 22:21:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN SENV ENRG EC CH
10SEOUL287SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 23, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 08:09:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL311SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 25, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 08:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10TBILISI198GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2010
[...] Per reftel, below is Embassy TbilisiQs Investment Climate Statement for submission for 2009. Introduction Since 2004,, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms include restructuring and downsizing governmen [...]
2010-02-17 07:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
10TELAVIV140IN DEPTH: DEAD SEA COSMETICS AND SKINCARE INDUSTRY FRAUD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 05:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ASEC KFRD KCRM CMGT PINR IS
10TOKYO167 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
90STATE284025 WHITE PAPER ON LIBYAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM
[...] THE DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE A WHITE PAPER TITLED "LIBYAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM THREATENS THE MIDDLE EAST" ON MONDAY, AUGUST 27. THE TEXT OF THE WHITE PAPER, AND GUIDANCE FOR ANSWERING PRESS/HOST GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES, FOLLOWS. A HARD COPY OF THE REPORT WILL BE POUCHED TO POSTS. 2.BEGIN TE [...]
1990-08-24 00:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER OPRC LY IS
94ZAGREB827TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS OF WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. THIS REPORT NAMES VICTIMS AND, IN SOME C [...]
1994-02-28 16:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
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