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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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00HANOI1298VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA?
[...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...]
2000-06-13 10:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM
00HANOI1420VISIT OF FRY FM JOVANOVICH TO HANOI: MORE SYMBOLISM THAN SUBSTANCE
[...] SUMMARY: FRY FOREIGN MINISTER JOVANOVIC'S JUNE 4-8 VISIT TO VIETNAM FOCUSED ON LITTLE OF REAL SUBSTANCE. THE EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC "INFORMATION-SHARING" PROMISES LITTLE FOR TRULY STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS. HANOI'S COVERAGE OF THE VISIT WAS MEASURED AND REHASHED CRITICAL RHETORIC FRO [...]
2000-06-30 02:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON VM SR
00HARARE3112CUBAN DOCTORS TO FLY TO NAIROBI TO COMPLETE U.S. TRAVEL PACKET ON JUNE 11
[...] (SBU) REGIONAL INS OFFICER SANJEETA VARSANI ARRIVED IN HARARE FROM NAIROBI THE MORNING OF JUNE 9 AND WAS MET BY CONSUL. THE PAIR WENT DIRECTLY TO UNCHR. JOHN ADU, WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THE GOZ HAD NOT YET AUTHORIZED THE MEETING WITH THE CUBANS, GREETED CONSUL AND VARSANI. ADU THEN IMMEDIAT [...]
2000-06-10 15:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL CU ZI
00HARARE3162KENYANS REFUSE TO ISSUE TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN
[...] (C) ON JUNE 13, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH AMBASSADOR DR. HUKKA WARIO, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA TO ZIMBABWE, TO SECURE THE LATTER'S ASSISTANCE IN ISSUING TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. OVER THE JUNE 10-11 WEEKEND HIGH COMMISS [...]
2000-06-13 09:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU KE
00HARARE3323HANDING OVER CUBAN DOCTORS' PASSPORTS TO UNHCR
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) DCM AND CONSUL MET WITH UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS THE MORNING OF JUNE 20 IN RESPONSE TO HIS REQUEST THAT THE PASSPORTS OF CUBAN DOCTORS' LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ BE GIVEN TO U [...]
2000-06-20 11:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3349THE UNHCR EFFORT TO FREE THE CUBAN DOCTORS
[...] (C) UNHCR ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS INFORMED CONSUL ON JUNE 21 THAT DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ NOW HAVE VISAS STAMPED IN THEIR CUBAN PASSPORTS ALLOWING TRAVEL TO THE UNSPECIFIED COUNTRY WILLING TO RECEIVE THEM. HE SAID THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ATTEMP [...]
2000-06-21 09:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3674CUBAN DOCTORS RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF UNHCR
[...] (C) ON JULY 6 UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE, SPEAKING FROM LUSAKA, INFORMED DCM THAT CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ WERE RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF UNHCR ON JULY 5. BAJULAIYE SAID THAT ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DID SO QUIETLY [...]
2000-07-06 14:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
00HOCHIMINHCITY838AMERASIANS SHOW SIGNS OF ASSIMILATION INTO VIETNAMESE SOCIETY
[...] SUMMARY: IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR, VIETNAMESE SOCIETY SHUNNED AMERASIANS AND CONSIGNED MANY OF THEM TO LIVE ON THE STREETS IN ABJECT POVERTY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, HOWEVER, THEIR SITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE IMPROVED. RECENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT MOST VIETNAMESE NOW TR [...]
2000-05-17 08:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV SOCI CA VM PCUL
00KINSHASA8363LOCAL IMPORTER SUSPECTED OF CRIMINALITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Many long-standing Kinshasa businesses are complaining about Congo Futur, an importer that has expanded rapidly since it started operations less than three years ago and is now the largest food supplier in Kinshasa. Established businesses accuse Congo Futur of various illegaliti [...]
2000-12-16 07:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SOCI CG
00STATE229026"IF YOU WANT TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES" NEW,
[...] THE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES BRANCH (ECA/A/S/A) IS PLEASED TO OFFER AN UPDATED AND REVAMPED EDITION OF THE "IF YOU WANT TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES" (IWYTS) BOOKLET SERIES. BOOKLET ONE, A PROMOTIONAL FLYER, AND POSTERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING. SEE ORDERING INFORMATI [...]
2000-12-01 23:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL
00STATE229041CHANGE TO RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR CUBA
[...] EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR CUBA: CLASS FEE NO. APPLICATIONS VALIDITY B-1 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] B-2 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] B-1&2 NONE ONE 6 MONTHS [B] [...]
2000-12-01 23:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
00STATE229049CIPRIS PROGRAM UPDATE: INS WILL COLLECT F/M/J FEE
[...] IN REFTEL, THE DEPARTMENT REPORTED ON INS' CIPRIS PROJECT, A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED PROGRAM FOR ELECTRONICALLY MONITORING STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS IN THE U.S. ALTHOUGH CIPRIS HAS HAD A SLOW START SINCE ITS 1995 CONCEPTION, INS HAS PLANS TO LAUNCH A BETA TEST OF THE PROGRAM IN MID-2001 [...]
2000-12-01 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT
00STATE229052PASSAGE OF VWP LEGISLATION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM
[...] SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT SIGNED LEGISLATION MAKING THE VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM PERMANENT. SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BECOMING VWP PARTICIPANTS, AND SEVERAL POSTS HAVE OFFERED SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM. GIVEN THE EXTENSIVE PREPARATORY WORK AND COMPROMISE NEEDED TO [...]
2000-12-01 23:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
00THEHAGUE1779DUTCH THOUGHTS ON U.S.- EU VISA BAN AND SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH ARE PLEASED THAT THE 6/13-14 EU GAC ENDORSED MORE FREQUENT UPDATES OF THE EU SERBIA VISA BAN LIST. THEY THINK THEY NOW HAVE A POLITICALLY RESPONSIVE TOOL TO PRESSURE MILOSEVIC AND HIS REGIME. THEY STILL SUPPORT CLOSER EU COORDINATION WITH NON-EU STATES ON FINANCIAL SANCTIONS, [...]
2000-06-15 11:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC CVIS PHUM SR NL EUN
01ABUJA1000Lunch Conference on Drugs and Financial Crimes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The President's Special Advisor on Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Dr. Ibrahim Lame hosted a three hour lunch and meeting on drugs and related crimes on April 19. Media questioned Dr. Lame, Attorney General Bola Ige and NDLEA Chairman Lafiaji, among others, on current crime and [...]
2001-05-04 19:02:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR CJAN PREL NI
01ABUJA1364INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's submission for this year's International Religious Freedom Report. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: ------------------------- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ------------------------- THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OB [...]
2001-06-14 16:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF NI
01ABUJA1380NIGERIA: VISA FRAUD ON LAGOS/NYC FLIGHT--MEETINGS
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe and Minister of Internal Affairs Afolabi during the week of June 11 to discuss the problem of fraudulent U.S. visas and other travel documentation on the direct Lagos-New York flight, and to discuss solutions. The Ambassado [...]
2001-06-18 14:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CVIS PGOV NI
01ABUJA1543NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF COMMERCE: WORK REMAINS ON AGOA AND PROCTER & GAMBLE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Jeter met June 26 with Minister of Commerce Bello for a discussion of U.S.-Nigeria trade relations. He stressed the need for Nigeria to take advantage of AGOA's benefits quickly. Minister Bello concurred and thanked the U.S. for its capacity-building and technical assistanc [...]
2001-07-03 15:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAID BEXP NI
01ABUJA1547NIGERIA: AFTERNOON TEA WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO
[...] (C) After a several-week hiatus, Ambassador Jeter met with President Obasanjo for a relaxed, Saturday afternoon tea at the President's residence on June 30. A very positive and wide-ranging discussion ensued which included security assistance (Operation Focus Relief and MPRI),law enforcement [...]
2001-07-05 13:32:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PGOV SNAR ETRD BEXP KCRM MASS NI
01ABUJA2235NIGERIA: CODEL WATTS AND BIZDEL DISCUSS INVESTMENT
[...] Summary: Ambassador Jeter accompanied Codel Watts, AUSTR Whitaker and executives from Phillips Petroleum, Syntroleum, Proctor and Gamble and Qualcomm to breakfast with President Obasanjo. Pointing to the need for foreign investment in non-oil sectors, the President encouraged the U.S. compani [...]
2001-09-06 15:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON OVIP NI
01ABUJA2480U.S. MOVE TOWARD AFRICAN WTO POSITIONS APPLAUDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Fourth Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community Conference of Trade Ministers September 22-23 in Abuja, Nigeria ended with widespread appreciation for U.S. movement toward African WTO positions on agriculture, intellectual property, the environment, labor iss [...]
2001-09-27 15:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OVIP NI WTO
01ABUJA2560TFUS01: NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON TERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolCouns and PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on October 8. Foreign Minister, Sule Lamido, Kaduna Governor Makarfi, Adobe Obe, Foreign Affairs advisor to President Obasanjo, and LTC Idris also attended. This message covers their conversation [...]
2001-10-11 09:19:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN KCRM NI
01ABUJA2709DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-24 21:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA3232NIGERIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Post provides the following input for the 2001 Annual Terrorism Report. The information is keyed to the questions asked in reftel: A. (U) Civilian rule returned to Nigeria with the inauguration of Olusegun Obasanjo as President in May 1999. Since his inauguration, President Obasan [...]
2001-12-19 16:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER NI
01ABUJA3238NIGERIA: SSS DG ARE ON AL QAIDA
[...] (S/NF) During a December 11 call on State Security Service Director General Kayode Are, Ambassador Jeter (accompanied by RAO and PolMilOff) thanked Are for the GON's efforts to combat terrorism and to ensure the safety of official and non-official Americans in Nigeria. Jeter presented reftel [...]
2001-12-20 17:42:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER ASEC NI
01ANKARA6815IRANIAN VIEWS ON U.S. AND LIFE IN TEHRAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCONS STUART JONES FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. AN IRANIAN VISA APPLICANT CLAIMED THAT RELIGIOUS VIGILANTES KIDNAPPED HIM AND BEAT HIM FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THEY CAUGHT HIM AT ONE OF TEHRAN'S CANDLELIGHT VIGILS FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. ANO [...]
2001-10-26 10:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL TU IR
01ASHGABAT1049BERDIEV SACKED; MEREDOV NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) PRESIDENT NIYAZOV OPENED THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE MEJLIS (PARLIAMENT) JULY 7 WITH A SPEECH IN WHICH HE HARSHLY CRITICIZED AND THEN DISMISSED FOREIGN MINISTER BATYR BERDIEV. NIYAZOV ACCUSED BERDIEV OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING, AND SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF BERDIEV'S PERSONAL FAILINGS HE HAD BEE [...]
2001-07-09 12:57:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TX
01BOGOTA10584FARC RESISTS RE-STARTING TALKS/SLAMS U.N.
[...] No summary [...]
2001-11-27 22:34:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV CO
01DAKAR2990PRESIDENT WADE SEIZES OPPORTUNITY TO
[...] (U) ON AUGUST 28, SENEGALESE AUTHORITIES REFUSED PERMISSION TO APPROXIMATELY 100 YOUNG WOMEN TO BOARD A LIBYAN CHARTERED AIRCRAFT, WHICH APPARENTLY LANDED WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION, AND WHICH WAS ALLEGEDLY TAKING THE WOMEN TO LIBYA TO PARTICIPATE IN A CULTURAL EVENT CELEBRATING THE THIRTY-S [...]
2001-09-07 16:28:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SG
01DUBAI1141 POPULAR IRANIAN VIEWS OF TEHRAN'S POLICY
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PRINCIPAL OFFICER RICHARD OLSON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS, DUBAI-BASED TRADERS, AND IRANIANS RESIDENT IN DUBAI PROVIDED THEIR ASSESSMENT OF IRAN'S POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. OF THOSE WHO EXPRESSED OPINI [...]
2001-09-15 08:41:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KPAL KISL IR TC
01HANOI2817 VIETNAM AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BEYOND:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE A DESIRE TO PRESERVE "TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIPS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE LARGER THRUST OF THE GVN'S REGIONAL AND GLOBAL FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS AND TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS TIES. FOR EXAMPLE, V [...]
2001-10-29 04:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD KPAL VM IZ IS PK SY TU AF LY
01HANOI3186PRESIDENTIAL TRAVELS SHORE UP RELATIONS WITHIN ASEAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT LUONG'S RECENT TRAVELS TO FOUR FELLOW ASEAN MEMBERS PROMOTED GENERAL GOOD NEIGHBORLINESS AND COMMON DESIRES FOR EXPANDED TRADE. WHILE "SUCCESSFUL," UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03186 01 OF 02 041041Z THESE VISITS SEEM MEMORABLE PRIMARIL [...]
2001-12-04 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD PTER CB BN IN VM ASEAN PH CTERR
01HANOI934FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES: INFORMATION SHARING WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET WITH LABOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS ON APRIL 18 TO SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DAEWOOSA CASE AND THOSE FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY IN THE U.S. THESE OFFICIALS APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION AS WELL AS USG EFFORTS TO BRING TO JUSTICE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR [...]
2001-04-19 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PREF VM LABOR
01HARARE1257ROAD MAP FOR IMPROVING ZIMBABWE-U.S. RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) THE IMPENDING ARRIVAL OF A NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICA PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR RELATIONSHIP ITH ZIMBABWE. THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS DETERIORATED BADLY AS THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS INCREASINGLY ELIED ON VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION TO PRESERVE IS HO [...]
2001-04-06 09:27:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE2327AMERICAN JOURNALISTS SUCCESSFULLY USE NEW
[...] THE SOUTHERN AFRICA CORRESPONDENTS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST SUCCESSFULLY USED THE NEW UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02327 031030Z MEDIA ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES PUT INTO PLACE BY ZIMBABWEAN INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO IN JUNE 2001. [...]
2001-08-03 10:28:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO ZI
01HARARE2547ASSETS OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR GOZ AND
[...] (C) BELOW ARE EMBASSY HARARE'S RESPONSES TO REF B TASKING QUESTIONS: A. (S) THE FULL EXTENT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ASSETS ARE UNKNOWN, BUT ARE RUMORED TO EXCEED US$1 BILLION IN VALUE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE LIKELY INVESTED OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE. INSIDE ZIMBABWE, THE BULK OF MUGABE'S ASSETS [...]
2001-08-29 12:49:00Embassy HarareSECRETPGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE2710DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE CONCERNING IFES
[...] (SBU) AFTER THE DE FACTO EXPULSION OF THE TEAM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (REFTEL),POST SENT THE FOLLOWING DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXPRESSING OUR CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRESENTS ITS CO [...]
2001-09-14 10:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC ZI
01HARARE2939MFA DECLINES TO SAY "YES" OR "NO" ON ELECTION OBSERVERS
[...] (C) IN AN OCTOBER 2 MEETING WITH MFA EUROPE AND AMERICAS DIVISION DIRECTOR JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE, CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, REITERATED PREVIOUS EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN OVER THE GOZ'S TREATMENT OF THE TEAM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES). (N.B. [...]
2001-10-03 13:24:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE3690 A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO
[...] (C) IN MEETINGS DECEMBER 10-11 WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, AND FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI -- AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER EXPLAINED ZDERA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. SIPDIS HE EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT O [...]
2001-12-12 15:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE524DEALING WITH ROBERT MUGABE, THE CONSUMMATE SURVIVOR
[...] (C) OVER THE NEXT YEAR, PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL FACE HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE IN 20 YEARS TO STAYING IN POWER. A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN WHICH MUGABE INTENDS TO RUN, IS SLATED FOR EARLY 2002. HE MUST CONTEND WITH A SIZABLE AND RELATIVELY UNIFIED POLITICAL OPPOSITION, A COSTLY AND UNPOPULAR INT [...]
2001-01-26 09:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ZI
01HARARE970ZIMBABWE'S CFU DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS PERSONAL
[...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 8, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE' EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT PLIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE. HASLUCK STATED THAT WHILE [...]
2001-03-11 05:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PINR ZI
01RIYADH1771THE AL SAUD AND CHALLENGES TO STABILITY
[...] (C) AT PRESENT, SAUDI ARABIA ENJOYS AT LEAST SUPERFICIAL STABILITY. THERE IS NO DEBILITATING DISUNITY AMONG SENIOR AL SAUD PRINCES, REGIME CRITICS HAVE BEEN EXILED OR MARGINALIZED ABROAD AND CO-OPTED OR MUZZLED AT HOME, AND A LARGELY APOLITICAL CITIZENRY SHOWS NO INCLINATION TO DEMAND GREATER [...]
2001-06-27 12:09:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI SA
01RIYADH2627TFUS01: SAUDI REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 11
[...] ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 11, THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION): THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA EXPRESSES ITS CONDEMNATION OF THE REGRETTABLE AND INHUMAN EXPLOSIONS AND ATTACKS WHICH OCCURRED AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN NEW YORK AND THE PENTAGON I [...]
2001-09-12 11:26:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SA
01STATE126951SECRETARY'S LETTER TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] CHARGE IS REQUESTED TO DELIVER THE LETTER IN PARA TWO BELOW TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER RASHID MEREDOV AT THE EARLIEST APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY. NO SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL FOLLOW. 2. BEGIN TEXT: DEAR MR. MINISTER: MY SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AS TURKMENISTAN'S NEW FOREIGN [...]
2001-07-21 00:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL TX
01STATE157182TASK FORCE SITREP 2
[...] (U) THE PRESIDENT WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THE SECRETARY IS ALSO ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON. 2. (U) THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCES. 3. (U) POSTS SHOULD REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 11 STATEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE COUNSELOR KAREN HUGH [...]
2001-09-11 21:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL
01STATE157224TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
[...] No summary [...]
2001-09-12 10:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
01VATICAN2955VATICAN VERBATIM
[...] THE MAY 26 - JUNE 01 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE SENDS ENVOYS TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORY - CONSISTORY: OUTREACH TO THE ORTHODOX? - VATICAN CALLS NUTRITION AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHT - POPE'S UKRAINE TRIP NOT A THREAT SAYS VATICAN FM - POPE W [...]
2001-06-01 14:43:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EAGR IS AM KZ BU UP GT MEPP RU
02ABUJA1214NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2002 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON
[...] Overview: Nigeria is yet to generate any significant new export activity under AGOA. Main reasons for this lack of progress appear to be Nigeria's unfavorable exchange rate and investment climate. Moreover, the Government of Nigeria and USG have been unable to finalize the visa regime that w [...]
2002-04-17 17:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PREL NI AGOA
02ABUJA1810NIGERIA: AN AGOA POWERHOUSE AFTER ALL?
[...] Summary. In contrast to the widespread view that Nigeria is ill prepared to benefit from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),a survey by textile and apparel consultants Jack S. Smith and Heidi Scheller suggests the Nigerian textile and apparel industry could become a primary AGOA b [...]
2002-06-18 17:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON NI AGOA
02ABUJA1811NIGERIA: POST PERSPECTIVE ON JUNE 24 TIFA COUNCIL
[...] Classified by CDA Andrews for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Nigerian delegation to the June 24 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council in Washington will be headed by Minister of Commerce Engineer Mustafa Bello. The annual Council meeting provides an opportunity for senior [...]
2002-06-19 05:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV ECON NI
02ABUJA2032NIGERIA: KEY ELITES WORK TOGETHER TO OVERCOME AGOA
[...] SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section and the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria organized two one-day seminars, June 19-20, in Abuja focusing on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The seminars, "AGOA: Participating in Trade," and "Public-Private Partnership fo [...]
2002-07-08 11:18:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPAO OIIP SCUL NI AGOA
02ABUJA2200NIGERIA: KEY ELITES WORK TOGETHER TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section and the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria organized two one-day seminars, June 19-20, in Abuja focusing on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The seminars, "AGOA: Participating in Trade," and "Public-Private Partnership [...]
2002-07-24 13:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPAO OIIP SCUL NI AGOA
02ABUJA3241NIGERIAN JOURNALIST SEEKING REFUGE IN U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Mr. Uzor Daniel, father of Ms. Isioma Daniel, the journalist whose controversial article sparked the recent riots in Nigeria, came to the Consulate General in Lagos on December 2 seeking help for his daughter to gain refugees status and subsequent entry into the U.S. He confirms [...]
2002-11-29 17:31:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PINR CVIS PGOV NI BN
02ABUJA3304NIGERIAN TEXTILE BAN: "WE'RE DOING THIS FOR AGOA"
[...] (U) Standing the spirit of free trade on its head, a senior Nigerian Commerce Ministry official says the GON temporarily banned imports of certain printed fabrics and now imposes import restrictions on these items as part of the country's efforts to qualify for AGOA trade benefits. The Standar [...]
2002-12-12 15:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALETRD BEXP KTEX ECON NI
02ABUJA3332 UPDATED NIGERIA TRIP WIRES
[...] (C/NF) Abuja and Lagos EACs met separately to examine and update tripwires last reported reftel. The impetus for these meetings was rising tensions associated with electoral activity in Nigeria and the possibility of U.S. military action in Iraq. This message reports tripwires for both Post [...]
2002-12-18 15:50:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER PINS CASC NI US
02ABUJA462NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-08 16:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA494STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS ENJOYS
[...] PAS Abuja and Lagos saw increased usage of policy materials and coverage of mission events in Nigerian media in January compared to recent months, with 49 placements. A particular highlight was four broadcast placements of excerpts of President Bush's State of the Union address giving promi [...]
2002-02-14 08:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP NI OPRC
02ABUJA496PROFILE OF A NIGERIAN SEX TRAFFICKING RING
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-14 10:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF NI GN
02ABUJA724ECONOMICS AND TRADE LEAD PLACEMENTS IN FIRST
[...] PAS Abuja and Lagos had 35 placements/coverages in Nigerian media the first two weeks of February, continuing a recent trend toward more placements and more diversification by subject matter. The war on terror was not the leading category for a change. Economics and trade took the honors, th [...]
2002-03-06 13:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP NI OPRC
02ABUJA857 NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is Post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. PARA 23 -- OVERVIEW ------------------- A AND B. IS THE COUNTRY A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TRANSIT OR DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKED MEN, WOM [...]
2002-03-15 13:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM NI
02AMMAN2980ROYAL JORDANIAN PROBLEMS WITH AIRLINE PASSENGER
[...] Ambassador Gnehm received the following letter from Samer Majali, CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) regarding the technical problems RJ faces in meeting the standards set by the Airline Passenger Information System (APIS). Post will reply to Majali drawing on the points in reftel, but woul [...]
2002-06-06 11:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR JO
02AMMAN3327ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT LEADERS TO U.S.: DIALOGUE,
[...] (C) On June 13, Poloff and PA Cultural Exchange Visitor Imam Yahya Hindi met with Islamic Action Front (IAF) leaders Hamza Mansour (IAF Secretary General),Abdel Latif Arabiyat (IAF Shura Council President),Jamil Abu Bakir (Chairman of the Board for the weekly IAF newspaper, Assabeel),and Sa' [...]
2002-06-20 05:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN3641AQABA AUTHORITIES HOST QIZ PROGRAM
[...] (u) Aqaba Chief Commissioner Akel Biltaji hosted a group of some 50 QIZ exporters and park managers for a two-day program in the Special Economic Zone to tout improved port services and to sell the Aqaba International Industrial Estate as an investment option. Participants were pleased with [...]
2002-07-03 13:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ELAB IS JO
02AMMAN3662JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...]
2002-07-03 15:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL ECON JO MEPN
02AMMAN3715JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, OCCUPIED
[...] No summary [...]
2002-07-08 14:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
02AMMAN4236AMBASSADOR ROSS' MEETING WITH ISLAMISTS: A GOOD
[...] (C) On July 17, R Special Coordinator Ambassador Ross met with Islamic Action Front (IAF) leaders Sheikh Hamza Mansour (IAF Secretary General),Abdel Latif Arabiyat (IAF Shura Council President),and Jamil Abu Bakr (IAF First Deputy Secretary General). Poloff accompanied Ambassador Ross. IAF [...]
2002-07-31 06:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN4506PUBLIC'S UNEASINESS ABOUT DIRECTION OF
[...] (S) Despite healthy bilateral economic, trade, political, and military ties, confusion and uncertainty about recent developments on both bilateral and regional issues have made many Jordanians uneasy about the direction of the US-Jordan relationship. The press has pulled together a number o [...]
2002-08-12 12:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV IZ IS JO
02AMMAN4722ARAB-ISRAELI COOPERATION--MERC MAKES THE GRADE
[...] (SBU) An embassy survey of Jordanian scientists collaborating with Israeli counterparts on MERC (Middle East Regional Cooperation) projects confirmed that, despite the tense political climate in the region, the projects generally are on track. Creative measures have been taken to maintain mom [...]
2002-08-20 15:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL JO MEPN
02AMMAN4755 JORDAN QIZ INVESTORS BRING CONCERNS TO ISRAELI
[...] (u) Summary. Thanks to a meeting organized by the Israel-Jordan Chamber of Commerce, an impressive number of QIZ investors were able to raise directly with senior Israeli officials their concerns about slow and expensive shipping of QIZ products through Israel and difficulty meeting the cur [...]
2002-08-22 11:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD IS JO
02AMMAN4968SURVEY OF NON-IMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE POLICIES
[...] (U) The following is in response to reftel questions. A) (S/NF) Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Represented at Post: ORCA, LEGATT, DIA, (STATE) DS B) (S/NF) Visas Viper Information Input Process: Potential submissions are sent to the Visas Viper Coordinator (VVC) who in turn c [...]
2002-09-03 12:52:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNASIG AMGT CVIS JO
02AMMAN5239SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING OF EMBASSY AMMAN'S HOMELAND
[...] (S/NF) The Charge on September 11 chaired a meeting of Embassy Amman's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). A/DCM, and DAO, LEGATT, ORCA, RSO, POL, ECON, CONS, and ADMIN agency/section chiefs participated in the meeting. 2. (S) We intend to use the meetings of the newly-constituted H [...]
2002-09-12 16:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER CASC US JO
02AMMAN5515JORDAN'S TRADE MINISTRY GEARING UP FOR JOINT
[...] (u) The Ambassador delivered the USG's official invitation to convene the 2002 U.S.-Jordan Joint Commission to Jordanian Trade Minister Salah al Bashir on September 22. Accepting the invitation, Bashir provided the GOJ's preferences for dates, events, and agenda items for the Joint Commissio [...]
2002-09-25 06:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EAGR JO OPIC
02AMMAN5911BORDER SECURITY ACT - HOST GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON USG
[...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, JORDANIAN MFA CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED POST OCTOBER 8 THAT, IN PRINCIPLE, THE GOJ HAS NO OBJECTION TO FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS IN CONNECTION WITH VISA ISSUANCE. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE GOJ IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GREATER SECURITY TO LEGI [...]
2002-10-10 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS PREL JO
02AMMAN6189RAMADAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS STRATEGY 2002
[...] Following is an outline of the PD Ramadan activities which emphasize respect for Islam and shared values during the month of Ramadan. In Jordan, Ramadan is a festive time similar to the Christmas season. After the Iftar, most Jordanians spend their time on visits to family and friends, cult [...]
2002-10-23 13:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL OIIP JO
02AMMAN6785LESSENING THE BLOW TO THE GOJ OF MOVING TO
[...] (S) If the Department approves our request for authorized departure (ref A),we need to consider carefully how to soften the political impact of this decision on Jordan. We should take steps to reassure the King and government that the U.S. continues to attach great value to the relationshi [...]
2002-11-20 19:48:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL ASEC US JO
02AMMAN6812U.S. UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS DELIVER MESSAGE TO
[...] SUMMARY: THE ECA FUNDED U.S. UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS TOUR VISITED JORDAN OCTOBER 20-22 TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE TO JORDANIAN STUDENTS THAT THEY CONTINUE TO BE WELCOME IN U.S. UNIVERSITIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED DIALOGUE AND INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR HIGH-LEVEL EDUCATION CONTACTS, UNIVERSITY AN [...]
2002-11-21 12:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO SCUL OEXC OIIP
02ANKARA8110TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODELS BEREUTER, HASTERT, ISSA, SMITH
[...] Summary: Turkey's Nov. 3 national elections produced a landslide victory for the Islam-influenced AK Party, which thus far has chosen to follow a reasonable path with emphasis on EU membership. The economy is on eggshells, and the new government will need to stick to the IMF-backed reform pr [...]
2002-11-08 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS ECON OTRA TU
02ANKARA8975NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS TELL PUK ASSISTANCE AGAINST
[...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Ankara rep Bahros Galali December 13. Galali said he had met earlier in the week with Turkish military officials (NFI) who told him that if, in Turkey's view, the London opposition conference had a positive result, Turkey [...]
2002-12-13 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ
02COLOMBO2120 Controversial journalist's visa extension
[...] (U) SUMMARY: GSL recently denied a visa extension for Paul Harris, a UK national and a journalist loosely affiliated with the "Daily Telegraph" in London. The British High Commission doubts that Harris will return except perhaps to finalize some personal financial matters. Speculation in th [...]
2002-11-11 03:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2147 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 162 (11-19-02)
[...] (SBU) The Japanese Ambassador rang the Ambassador last night to report on his and Mr. Yosikawa's attendance at the first Subcommittee meeting on North-East Reconstruction. The atmosphere was "positive and friendly" but the details of how the Subcommittee and related North-East Reconstruction [...]
2002-11-19 10:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE LTTE
02HANOI133 HA GIANG: SLEEPY BORDER PROVINCE TRYING TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. HA GIANG PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE RECENTLY DECLARED "BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE" WILL STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF NORTHERN VIETNAM'S POORER MOUNTAIN PROVINCES. THE DISTANCE AND DIFFICULTY IN TRAVELING TO HANOI AND OTHER LOWLAND PROVINCES REMAIN HINDRANCES TO ECO [...]
2002-01-18 10:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PHUM PGOV VM
02HANOI2345 VIETNAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02345 01 OF 04 270928Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE EXPANSION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND DIMINISHMENT OF CPV AND STATE CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL LIVES HAVE BEEN WELCOME TREN [...]
2002-09-27 09:31:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI2622 NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...]
2002-10-30 09:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM
02HANOI2692 VIETNAM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] EMBASSY'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 2. THE RESPONSE IS KEYED TO THE PARAGRAPHS IN REFTEL. 2. A) THE GVN HAS ACTIVELY SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM AND TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES AGAINST AL- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02692 [...]
2002-11-06 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL VM CTERR
02HARARE1449NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS
[...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]
2002-06-19 05:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1533NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS
[...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]
2002-07-02 14:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1782MEDIA REACTION EU TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS; HARARE
[...] Stung by the recent detention and deportation of former Bulawayo mayor Joshua Malinga at Gatwick Airport (London) and Sweden's refusal of visas to four ZANU-PF women legislators, an editorial in the August 5 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" calls [...]
2002-08-05 10:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PGOV PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE1824MEDIA REPORT GOZ TO CLAMP DOWN ON OPPOSITION;
[...] Under headline "Signs of the end" the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its August 8 editorial to criticizing the government of Zimbabwe for mooting a plan to clamp down on opposition by withdrawing traveling documents from Zimbabweans opposed [...]
2002-08-09 09:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1901UNDP-DONOR MEETING: MORE DOOM AND GLOOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. UNDP Resrep (and newly-named UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator) to Zimbabwe Victor Angelo met with donors on August 20 in a refreshingly frank session. He listed upcoming events, including a proposed regional scientific conference on GMO issues, and detailed where food impor [...]
2002-08-21 12:10:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE201UNRESREP PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT THE INVITATION OF UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, THE DONOR COMMUNITY HELD ITS FIRST COORDINATING MEETING OF 2002 AT THE UNDP OFFICES. ANGELO, WHO NORMALLY SEEKS TO INTERPRET EVENTS IN A POSITIVE LIGHT, WAS PARTICULARLY DOWNBEAT. ON ELECTIONS, HE SAID THAT THERE NO LONGER APPEA [...]
2002-01-22 13:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EAGR EAID ZI
02HARARE2211 Press Conference Briefing Notes for
[...] (U) The following offers briefing notes for Ambassador Hall's press conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, scheduled for Friday morning, 11 October 2002. The press conference will be held at the conclusion of Ambassador Hall's visit to Zimbabwe. ----------------------------- Goal of the Press Con [...]
2002-10-03 06:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
02HARARE2215MEDIA BACKGROUND AND THEMES FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Media Background: The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has deliberately and successfully limited media freedom and the flow of information into and out of Zimbabwe. The majority of Zimbabweans must rely on heavily propagandistic government media for news and analysis of lo [...]
2002-10-03 10:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL ZI
02HARARE2454ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BANS RETURN OF ITS OWN
[...] On November 8 government-owned media reported that the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has imposed travel bans and visa requirements on a variety of people. Among those affected are British government officials, members of the British Parliament, an American human rights activis [...]
2002-11-08 09:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2574SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF ITS BILATERAL COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-19 14:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI SF
02HARARE44LIKELY SCENARIOS; POLICY TOOLS AND TIMING
[...] No summary [...]
2002-01-07 04:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE657ZIMBABWE ELECTION: VOTE COUNTING UNDERWAY ON MARCH 12
[...] (C) POLLING STATIONS IN HARARE AND CHITUNGWIZA CLOSED AT 7:00 P.M. ON MARCH 11, LEAVING LONG LINES OF VOTERS IN SOME AREAS UNABLE TO CAST BALLOTS. THE VERIFICATION OF BALLOT BOXES BEGAN THE MORNING OF MARCH 12 AND VOTE-COUNTING AT MOST BALLOT CENTERS DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. GIVE [...]
2002-03-12 15:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
02HOCHIMINHCITY400ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IN VIETNAM: STILL AN "UNDERGROUND ORGANIZATION"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE 22,000-STRONG UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00400 01 OF 02 190630Z FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLIES OF GOD (AOG) IN VIETNAM SAID HE WOULD WELCOME GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF THE GROUP, BUT EXPECTED IT TO REMAIN AN "UNDERGROUND ORGA [...]
2002-04-19 05:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
02KATHMANDU1344NEPAL'S FY 03 BUDGET FOCUSES ON SECURITY, CUTS
[...] (SBU) On July 8 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba presented a budget that for the first time puts "maintaining peace and security" in the face of the Maoist insurgency ahead of poverty alleviation as an "overriding priority." Introduced by royal ordinance in the absence of Parliament, the FY [...]
2002-07-10 11:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON NP GON
02KATHMANDU1659UPDATE ON STATUS OF TIBETAN REFUGEES DETAINED IN
[...] (SBU) On August 22 a German philanthropist paid Nepal's Department of Immigration approximately USD 1500 in assorted fees and penalties to secure the release of a Tibetan refugee, detained since August 2001 for having re-entered Nepal without proper documentation (Reftel),and her baby, born [...]
2002-08-26 11:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU2254NEPAL: FUNDING TERRORISM, MAOISTS TAP OVERSEAS
[...] (S) According to a prominent Kathmandu banker and long-time Embassy contact, Maoists are tapping into remittances from Nepalese employed abroad. Maoist tactics include extorting remittances from family members, recruiting members working abroad to send funds to their revolutionary cause, and s [...]
2002-11-26 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETEFIN ELAB NP PTER
02KATHMANDU497UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary: A UNHCR monitoring visit to the Tibet border was postponed after a promised Home Ministry permit failed to materialize. The Australian Embassy has expressed an interest in helping to coordinate representations on Tibetan refugee issues. One of ten Tibetan refugees in custody on [...]
2002-03-08 11:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU680HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL
[...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]
2002-04-04 09:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL CASC NP
02KATHMANDU820NEPAL: RESPONSE TO WORLD TEXTILE TRADE WITHOUT
[...] Summary: The impact of post-2004 quota elimination on the already depressed garment industry in Nepal is likely to be substantial, if not disastrous, since the industry depends on the U.S. market for nearly all of its exports. Neither the Government of Nepal nor the manufacturers themselves [...]
2002-04-26 09:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU937NIV FRAUD RING DUPES WORKERS SEEKING US
[...] SUMMARY: Post uncovered information about a ring of con artists claiming to provide nonimmigrant visas for approximately 6500 USD when Gobin Karki, a victim of the scheme, appeared at the Embassy to collect the visa for which he believed he had paid. The ring, with possible ties to Darjeeli [...]
2002-05-14 10:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD PGOV NP
02LAGOS2494PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT AMCONGEN LAGOS
[...] At approximately 1345, 45-50 military retirees arrived at AmConGen Lagos carrying a placard stating that they had not received benefits in six months. The demonstrators were asked to move across the street from the Consulate General which they did. Two leaders of the group met with RSO and [...]
2002-12-31 19:11:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
02RANGOON1291BURMESE GOVERNMENT REPORTS TO THE USG ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB is prepared to act on human trafficking, but has not put together programs that will fully treat the problem. In a report presented to the Embassy in August, the GOB acknowledges the problem facing Burma and lays out the legislative, enforcement, training, and preventi [...]
2002-10-04 08:32:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PREL SMIG BM
02RANGOON1310ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION CONTACTS
[...] (C) Summary: Under pressure from Bangladesh, the Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) contacted the Karenni National Progressive Party in late August 2002 regarding the possibility of relocating its bases to KNPP-controlled territory on the border between Thailand and Burma. According [...]
2002-10-10 05:01:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PGOV PREL BG TH BM
02ROME1402SOMALIA: AIDID "AMBASSADOR" ACCUSES ITALIAN GOVERNMENT OF GRAND LARCENY, ATTEMPTED MURDER
[...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH FADUMA FARAH AIDID, THE SISTER OF "SOMALI PRESIDENT" HUSSEIN MOHAMED AIDID AND DAUGHTER OF THE ASSASSINATED WARLORD GENERAL AIDID FEBRUARY 20. HUSSEIN AIDID IS THE HEAD OF THE SOMALI RECONCILIATION AND RESTORATION COUNCIL (SRRC) FACTION BUT HAS NO REAL CLAIM TO BEING P [...]
2002-03-19 15:32:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ET SO IT
02ROME3244ITALY: GROWING CONCERN ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) FOLLOWING A REPORT BY LIBYAN TV THAT LIBYAN AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03244 030828Z ITALIAN NAVAL UNITS WERE PERFORMING JOINT EXERCISES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN EARLY JUNE, POLMIL OFF MET JUNE 18 WITH ANTONIO BELLAVIA, THE MFAS DESK OFFICER FOR L [...]
2002-07-03 08:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREL MOPS LY IT EUN
02ROME3384ITALY AND CHINA EXCHANGE VISITS TO PROMOTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 28 AND JULY 5 MEETINGS, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIAN AFFAIRS AND HIS DEPUTY PROVIDED POLOFF WITH READOUTS ON RECENT VISITS TO ITALY BY THE PRC DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND TO CHINA BY THE GOI MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AND MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR ASIA AND H [...]
2002-07-10 10:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID IT CH
02ROME5337ITALY-LIBYA: PM BERLUSCONI'S OCT. 28 VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN MFA SAYS THAT PM BERLUSCONI CONVEYED TO QADHAFI, AT OUR REQUEST, A STRONG MESSAGE ON THE NEED FOR LIBYA TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS REGARDING LOCKERBIE. THE TWO SIDES FAILED TO REACH AGREEMENT ON A "COMPENSATION" PACKAGE THAT WOULD MAKE LIBYA DROP [...]
2002-10-31 08:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG IT LY PREL UN
02STATE193342SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT
[...] (U) OCTOBER 1, 2002, 1100-1130, SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: SECRETARY POWELL SPOKESMAN RICHARD BOUCHER CHARGE D'AFFAIRES SHARI VILLAROSA EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATTHEW DALEY S/WCI AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER EXECUTIVE ASSIST [...]
2002-10-03 00:41:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ENRG EAID ID TT
02TEGUCIGALPA2549REVOCATION OF VISA (PENA, RICARDO ANTONIO)
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-11 13:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2600HONDURAS TRIES AN END RUN TO NAME CONSUL IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post was notified on August 1, that the GOH was attempting to name U.S. legal permanent resident, Elena Maria Diaz Marinakys de Szydel, as Consul General of Honduras in Mobile, Alabama. In addition to the fact that no Honduran Consulate currently exists in Mobile, Post has dero [...]
2002-09-16 17:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL ASEC
02TEGUCIGALPA2746SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, only in office since January, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...]
2002-09-30 17:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3365SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL HILL'S VISIT TO HONDURAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, in office since January, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goals to [...]
2002-12-13 22:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3463ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, Post has established a Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG) in order to focus on and support "homeland security abroad" in Honduras. Post will incorporate its HSWG responsibilities into the existing work of its Counternarcotics/Law Enforcement Committee (CNLE). EN [...]
2002-12-27 21:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPTER CVIS PREL PGOV APER KCRM SNAR HO
02VATICAN1179BIWEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FEBRUARY 15-MARCH 1
[...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 14-MARCH 1, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]
2002-03-06 15:36:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAGR KIRF VT
02VATICAN2239VATICAN MFA TICKED OFF AT RUSSIANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN MFA RUSSIA DIRECTOR TRICARICO IS UNHAPPY AND AGITATED ABOUT THE GOR REFUSAL OF VISAS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY, ESPECIALLY TO BISHOP MAZUR. HE BELIEVES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE GOR MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE NEW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0223 [...]
2002-05-08 14:30:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN2901SUBJECT: NO RED CARPET FOR TAIWAN PRESIDENT AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PLANS ARE AFOOT FOR TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN TO TRANSIT ITALY THIS JULY ON TRAVEL FROM TAIPEI TO AFRICA, ACCORDING TO TAIWAN EMBOFF, YET THE VATICAN IS NOT PUTTING OUT THE RED CARPET. TAIWAN FM EUGENE Y.H. CHIEN MET MAY 30 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA [...]
2002-06-14 10:18:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALCH IT PREL TW VT
02VATICAN3492VATICAN CONCERNED BY DRAFT RUSSIAN VISA RULES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT A NEW RUSSIAN DRAFT LAW ON RELIGIOUS WORKER VISAS COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE CHURCH'S ABILITY TO OPERATE IN RUSSIA. FOR EXAMPLE, MIGLIORE INDICATED THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S OPERATIONS IN IRKUTSK WOULD [...]
2002-07-15 12:48:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT RU
02VATICAN3527VATICAN KEEPING "DOORS OPEN" TO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE VATICAN OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (INCLUDING THE DIALOGUE WITH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH) SAID THAT THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03527 01 OF 02 170549Z SEE'S ATTEMPTS AT DIALOGUE WITH THE RUSSIAN [...]
2002-07-17 05:52:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN3823FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN ON MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA:
[...] SUMMARY: (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE HOLY SEE REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A POLITICAL SOLUTION, AND VIEWS THE JULY 22 ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA AS EVIDENCE OF SHARON'S PREFERENCE FOR A MILITARY SOL [...]
2002-08-02 14:09:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIS PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT VTIS
02VATICAN4742HOLY SEE TO TAKE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONCERNS TO
[...] (C) FOLLOWING THE HOLY SEE'S REBUKE OF RUSSIA BEFORE OSCE CHIEFS OF MISSION TO THE HOLY SEE FOR ITS SERIES OF EXPULSIONS AND VISA DENIALS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY (REF A),VATICAN OSCE DESK OFFICER TOLD POLOFF SEPTEMBER 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE PLANS TO SEEK REDRESS WITHIN THE OSCE FOR THE CANCELLATION [...]
2002-10-01 11:28:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT
02VATICAN5404 HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW VATICAN PERMANENT OBSERVER
[...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED UNDERSECRETARY FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES (DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) MONSIGNOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05404 060634Z CELESTINO MIGLIORE TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK. MIGLIORE R [...]
2002-11-06 05:27:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR VT UN
02VATICAN5471HOLY SEE CAUTIOUS ON CUBAN DISSIDENTS
[...] (C) HOLY SEE DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS PAINTED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05471 01 OF 02 080949Z PICTURE OF A DEFENSIVE CUBAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN A NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH POLOFFS TO DISCUSS CUBA AND VENEZUELA (VENEZUELA REPORTED SEPTEL). MSGR. GIORGIO [...]
2002-11-08 08:39:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CU VT VTPREL
03ABUDHABI1365 TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 3, MARCH 22
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/22. 3. (C) Embassy Abu Dhabi is open 3/22 with ful [...]
2003-03-22 12:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1381 TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 4, MARCH 23
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/23. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]
2003-03-23 12:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1397 TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]
2003-03-24 10:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1399 TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 5, MARCH 24
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/24. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]
2003-03-24 11:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1414UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]
2003-03-24 13:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1437 TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 6, MARCH 25
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/25. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]
2003-03-25 12:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1461 TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 7, MARCH 26
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, Wednesday 3/26. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside [...]
2003-03-26 11:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI1634 UAE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS FAILS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG's much-hyped amnesty program has thus far not been as successful as government officials had predicted. The amnesty, which began on January 1, 2003, and will terminate on April 30, 2003, will exempt workers from payment of fines or other legal liabilities related to the [...]
2003-04-06 10:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI171UNCLASSIFIED REPORT OF THIRD MEETING OF POST'S
[...] (U) Post provides the following unclassified version of ref a as requested by CA. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The UAE Mission's HSWG is rapidly developing into a highly useful forum to discuss a broad range of issues which bear on homeland security. The pooling of information and ideas, a [...]
2003-01-12 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CVIS PREL AMGT TC
03ABUDHABI1794 UAE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS
[...] (U) Local press reported on April 13 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued more than 32,000 employee labor cards and 12,000 work permits to companies last month. Approximately 60% of the cards were new and there was also a "sizeable increase" in the issuance of group visas. T [...]
2003-04-14 13:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1878 SHIKHMURADOV DEPORTATION
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Upon notification Polchief engaged with multiple layers of the UAEG on the Boris Shikhmuradov case. The Ambassador followed-up with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid. We are pleased t [...]
2003-04-19 13:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TX TC
03ABUDHABI194UPDATE ON DETENTION OF FILIPINO PASTOR IN DUBAI
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This cable has been coordinated with Congen Dubai. 3. (C) SUMMARY: Post is actively engaged in this matter and will provide updates on future case developments as they occur. Arrested on 12 November f [...]
2003-01-13 13:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF TC
03ABUDHABI1946 UAEG OFFICIALS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON WHY THE
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a conversation with the DCM on April 21, UAE Labor Minister Matar Humaid Al-Tayer noted that the final number of amnesty seekers would be approximately 50,000 -- significantly lower than the expected 200,000-250,0 [...]
2003-04-23 11:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1986AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON FLEEING IRAQI REGIME
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) On April 22 the Ambassador conveyed points in reftel under cover of a personal letter addressed to MFA A/USEC for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi and passed him the list of wanted Iraqi regime officials [...]
2003-04-28 07:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNOTRA AMGT TC
03ABUDHABI2274(SBU) INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS OF THE UAE
[...] (SBU) In a recent address to the Indian Business and Professional Group, UAE Labor Undersecretary Khalid Al-Khazraji said all the right things. First, he confirmed that the UAE will continue to import multiethnic labor, primarily from the Indian subcontinent (something that no doubt went down [...]
2003-05-10 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2382LOST UAE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT ISSUED TO NON-
[...] Summary: The Consular Section received the visa application of an individual presenting a Brazilian passport and stating he also held the passports of Libya, Egypt and Turkey. Individual intended to travel as part of an official UAE delegation to the United States. After conta [...]
2003-05-18 11:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ASEC KHLS CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2896NEED FOR GUIDANCE ON IRAQI PASSPORT ISSUES
[...] This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. Like our colleagues in Embassy Amman (ref A),Embassy officers here have received more than 50 calls and walk-ins since the closure of the Iraqi Embassy in Abu Dhabi in early June from Iraqi nationals resident in the UAE for assistance with c [...]
2003-06-16 13:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2943ELATED BY TIER 1 RANKING, UAEG PROMISES TO
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On 11 June, the Ambassador congratulated MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on the UAE's Tier 1 ranking in the 2003 TIP Report, noting that the UAE is the only country to jump tw [...]
2003-06-18 11:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC
03ABUDHABI2969 UAE AMNESTY FAILS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG's amnesty program failed to significantly reduce the number of illegal laborers in the UAE. Only 60,000 illegals have left the country, far less than the hoped for 250,000-300,000. Though the amnesty may continue on indefinitely, it failed because illegal workers do not [...]
2003-06-22 12:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3164 UAE: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-07 06:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KSPR KTBD KPRP OPIC TC
03ABUDHABI3201 UAE CONTINUES AMNESTY
[...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van de Vate for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAEG officially claimed that 100,000 illegal immigrants "benefited" from the amnesty which began January 1, 2003, and that 40,000 illegals have been arrested over the past few months. The Labor Ministry i [...]
2003-07-08 12:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI415A/S BURNS AND MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Visiting NEA A/S Burns and MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan discussed next steps in the U.S.-UAE Bilateral Dialogue during a 1/22 meeting. Burns praised Hamdan's handling of the UAEG delegatio [...]
2003-01-26 13:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PARM TC
03ABUDHABI4294U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership, Oct. 5-6:
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and Action request: We have reached agreement with the UAEG on the topics and format for the October 5-6 U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership in Abu Dhabi. October 5 will be the substantive, working day [...]
2003-09-21 10:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CVIS CASC ETRD EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI4408 UAE STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS LOW BUT HOPE ABOUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: UAE NATIONALS CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR STUDENT VISAS IN LOW NUMBERS, ATTRIBUTED MOSTLY TO VISA REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS WITH THE TIMING OF FINAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, AND PARENTS' MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT US DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND ARABS. DESPITE THIS, POSITIVE SIGNS [...]
2003-10-01 06:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI47UAEG ANNOUNCES AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 24 December, the UAEG announced a four month amnesty period for illegal workers to leave the UAE between 1 January 2003 and 30 April 2003. Deportees will be exempt from the payment of fines or other legal liabilities associated with residency and immigration violations. P [...]
2003-01-07 06:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PINS TC
03ABUDHABI4790 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LOOKING AT 2ND QATAR GAS
[...] (C) On October 27, David Scott, General Manager of Oxy of Abu Dhabi (protect) told Econchief that Occidental Petroleum, along with the UAE Offsets Group and other consortium partners, was in the initial stages of a large gas to liquids (GTL) project with Qatar. The consortium has signed an MO [...]
2003-10-28 10:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON TC
03ABUDHABI4792 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS REACT
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NA [...]
2003-10-29 03:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4802A/S MAURA HARTY: TRANSLATION OF ARTICLE IN UAE
[...] THE HEADLINE OF THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL SECTION OF THE DAILY READS: "ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS: 'EFFECTIVE SIPDIS MEASURES ARE UNDERWAY TO SPEED UP ENTRY VISAS TO THE UNITED STATES.'" FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSLATION OF THE ENTIRE ARTICLE: [...]
2003-10-29 11:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4803 A/S HARTY DISCUSSES VISAS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING HER VISIT TO THE UAE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS MAURA HARTY ENGAGED A VARIETY SIPDIS OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OFFICIALS, MET WITH MISSION STAFF, AND CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ABU DHABI NEWSPAPER OF RECORD AL ITTIHAD. IN A MEETING WITH SENIOR UAE MIN [...]
2003-10-29 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CMGT CVIS CASC KOCI TC
03ABUDHABI4845 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]
2003-11-03 09:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4859 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]
2003-11-04 08:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI5031 ADNOC EXECUTIVES AND STUDENTS ALLEGE MISTREATMENT OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANT VISITED THE ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC) SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE. DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED VISA PROCESSING DELAYS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) PROCEDURES AT US PORTS OF ENTRY [...]
2003-11-19 14:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO CVIS CMGT ECON EPET BEXP TC
03ABUDHABI5034 BIOMETRICS STIR THE POT IN THE UAE
[...] SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CONSULAR SECTION IN ABU DHABI HOSTED A PRESS BRIEFING ON THE FINGERPRINTING OF NIV APPLICANTS AT THE US EMBASSY. IN ADDITION, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION (DCM) AND CONSULAR CHIEF BRIEFED THE DIRECTOR OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) [...]
2003-11-22 06:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI5341 SHAYKH MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED ON AL ARABIYA
[...] (U) This is an action request ee paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: The UAE's leadership have raised objections with the management of Al Arabiya Arabic Satellite News Channel about the station's controversial broadcasts and have suggested that we also speak with the Saudis and Kuwaitis as they [...]
2003-12-17 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI53902004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ----------------------------- The UAE in 2003 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 [...]
2003-12-23 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MCAP MARR MASS TC
03ABUDHABI85UAE SUCCESSFULLY COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: AT A TIME WHEN THE U.S.-ARAB EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE IS THREATENED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE ORGANIZED THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE U.S. EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES DURING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK. PROGRAMS ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS OF UAE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND ACADEMICS WITH R [...]
2003-01-08 07:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL
03ABUDHABI945LABOUR MINISTRY ACKNOWLEDGES WIDESPREAD ABUSE OF
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Despite ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to stiffen immigration regulations and curtail the influx of laborers entering the UAE under false pretenses, Ministry officials have told the loca [...]
2003-02-26 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM ECON TC
03ABUJA152NIGERIA: NEW GON COMMERCE MINISTER SUPPORTS STRONG
[...] (U) Minister of Commerce Ngelale told the Ambassador in a January 10 meeting that he intends to follow his predecessor as a strong voice for sub-Saharan Africa in the WTO. He also endorsed a constructive relationship between the United States and Nigeria on trade issues. A Ministry of Commerce [...]
2003-01-24 14:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NI WTRO USTR
03ABUJA1720NIGERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] To answer any questions that might arise from the Ref C submission, the Mission provides the following supplementary discussion. --------------------------------------------- ---- Economic policies: improvement, for the most part --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. [...]
2003-10-07 18:13:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON ELAB PGOV NI
03ABUJA2161NIGERIA: WHITE ELEPHANT STEEL COMPLEX TO GULP MORE
[...] (C) Summary: In June 2003, the GON awarded SOLGAS (a U.S.-based energy company) sole rights to refurbish the yet to operate Ajaokuta Steel Complex, to sell energy to the national grid from the Complex's electric plant, and to operate a yet to be built LNG-fired electric plant. Despite claims [...]
2003-12-17 05:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EIND EINT EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD NI
03ABUJA2207Success Stories Take Media Beyond Visas
[...] Summary. Dozens of PAS success story placements over the last six months broadened Nigerians' perception of USG involvement in southern Nigeria. Beyond the routinely negative visas stories, audiences now see, and want more, stories on the positive USG programs in agriculture, health and edu [...]
2003-12-24 10:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS KPAO NI OEXC OIIP OPRC
03ABUJA2231NIGERIA: SPECIAL ASSISTANT EZEKWESILI'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo's Senior Special Assistant and Head of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit, Oby Ezekwesili, told us December 23 that she thought her transparency presentation at the AGOA Forum was important because it put the anti-corruption issue into the trade [...]
2003-12-31 07:59:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ETRD NI AGOA
03ABUJA515TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]
2003-03-18 16:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ABUJA670 EMBASSY'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NIGERIAN MEDIA
[...] Summary. Ambassador Jeter and Mission PAS staff have worked assiduously to ensure broad coverage within the Nigerian media of USG policy positions on Iraq. Our media strategy has included placement of an op-ed that addressed many Nigerian misperceptions regarding U.S. military intervention [...]
2003-04-11 16:04:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA680NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2003 PRESIDENT'S
[...] The following paragraphs provide information on Nigeria for use in the President's 2003 report to Congress on AGOA, as requested in Reftel, in the following areas: --AGOA Trade and Investment --Progress Toward a Market-Based Economy --Political Pluralism and The Rule of Law --Poverty Reducti [...]
2003-04-14 16:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV ELAB PHUM PREL NI AGOA
03ACCRA437TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - GHANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is AmEmb Accra's response to the tasker requesting information for the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In summary, Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG and local NGOs have so far combined efforts to focus o [...]
2003-03-03 15:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
03ACCRA570PRM/DAS KELLY RYAN'S MEETINGS WITH OPE STAFF
[...] Summary: PRM/DAS Kelly Ryan visited Accra, Ghana on February 28 - March 4 to review U.S. Resettlement Program (USRP) operations in West Africa. This cable is one in a series of cables outlining meetings, discussions and impressions gleaned from the visit. Provided with various opportunities [...]
2003-03-20 15:26:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPREF IO GH UNHCR
03ADANA159 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Milli [...]
2003-06-16 10:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA281 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET: As of [...]
2003-11-14 15:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA49 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-02-24 09:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA96 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Turkish a [...]
2003-04-04 16:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN154IRAQIS IN JORDAN: WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT TO EXPECT
[...] (S) Most political observers in Jordan predict that the great majority of the large Iraqi expat community in the Kingdom (estimated by the GOJ to number approximately 300,000) will stay quiet should military action against Saddam commence, and will then exercise caution before deciding to retu [...]
2003-01-08 13:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PREF XF IZ JO
03AMMAN16 IRAQIS IN JORDAN: VIEWS FROM UNHCR
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: According to UNHCR officials, recognized refugees and asylum seekers represent 5,000 of the estimated 300,000 Iraqis resident in Jordan. With just a ten percent refugee recognition rate, UNHCR reports most Iraqis in Jordan are economic migrants who simply are look [...]
2003-01-02 10:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL ECON IZ JO PREP
03AMMAN1620JORDANIAN BANKS: WILL WEATHER STORM, BUT FACE
[...] (SBU) While fundamentally sound, the Jordanian banking sector faces a number of short- and long-term challenges: Exposure to a military conflict with Iraq, a surplus of banks, high infrastructure costs, and implementation of modern banking and technological advances that are only now beginnin [...]
2003-03-18 14:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ETRD JO
03AMMAN1696TFIZ01: AMMAN SITREP 1 (3/20 1130 LOCAL )
[...] (SBU) As of 0545 local time (0345 GMT) Embassy Amman stood up its Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) which will serve a the Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS inquiries on all crisis-related issues. At 0600 local time we notified the OpsCenter via phone that we are operational. C [...]
2003-03-20 08:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1770TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 9 (3/24 1600 LOCAL)
[...] (U) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule, with consular services open. Services at ancillary facilities -- the Peace Corps office and the American Language Center -- remain suspended. 2. (C) A large demonstration (3,000 students) at Amman's Jordan University on 3/23 became unruly acc [...]
2003-03-24 12:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC EFIN ETRD CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1845VISAS ADVISORY OPINIONS: SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA FOR
[...] I SUBMIT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION A NOMINATION FOR A SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA (SIV) FOR SENIOR CULTURAL SPECIALIST NADIA AL ALAMI AND HER FAMILY. I CONCUR WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THE UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN'S SIV PRE- SCREENING PANEL THAT NADIA AL ALAMI DESERVES THIS STATUS IN TH [...]
2003-03-27 08:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS JO
03AMMAN1869TFIZOl: AMMAN SITREP 16 (3/28 1200 LOCAL)
[...] (C) The Embassy is closed March 28 and 29 for the Jordanian weekend. Given expectations for widespread demonstrations around the country, all American staff (with the exception of those who must come to the Embassy for mission-critical work) have been instructed to remain at "Standfast" unti [...]
2003-03-28 08:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1901Jordan: Reply to Questionnaire
[...] (u) Below is information on duties/taxes and customs procedures for information technology products and electronic commerce transactions for Jordan. Answers are keyed to questions reftel. Follow-up questions should be directed to Ian Campbell, Econ Section (CAMPBELLIP2(at)state.gov). Informat [...]
2003-03-31 05:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD JO ECIP
03AMMAN2044TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 28 (4/05 1000 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed April 5 for the Jordanian weekend. It will reopen for regular business on Sunday, April 6. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) Nothing new to report. ---------------------- GOJ Actions [...]
2003-04-05 09:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2070TFIZ01: JORDANIAN FSNS AND THE WAR NEXT DOOR
[...] (C) Summary: As in Sanaa (reftel),the FSNs at the U.S. Mission in Amman are experiencing societal pressures and some personal doubts about working for the USG as a result of the war with Iraq. A recent news article implying that some FSNs effectively are spying on demonstrators for the Emba [...]
2003-04-06 14:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AMGT JO
03AMMAN2694JORDAN TOURISM TAKES ANOTHER SHORT-TERM HIT
[...] (sbu) SUMMARY. The war in Iraq was a new blow to the Jordanian tourism industry, which was already reeling from the fallout of the Intifada and September 11. With the war's impact reflected in cancellations that began in January, the Jordanian tourist industry has basically written off the [...]
2003-05-07 05:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JO
03AMMAN2884VISA CARD OFFICIAL SEEKS CONTACTS IN BAGHDAD
[...] (SBU) Visa Jordan, a subsidiary of Visa International, has sent a staff member to Baghdad to work with Iraqi businesses to enable them to accept Visa credit and debit card payments. Under the system, a limited number of Iraqi businesses would be able to accept such payments, authorization w [...]
2003-05-18 10:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAID AMGT JO IZ
03AMMAN2935AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON REORGANIZATION OF
[...] (U) The Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Muasher May 19 during a meeting that covered a number of issues (other topics reported septels). (Note: A/DCM had previously delivered the same message to Muasher's personal assistant, Ali Al-Ayed on May 14 (ref B)). 2. (C) Mu [...]
2003-05-19 14:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
03AMMAN2998JORDAN'S AMCHAM PLANS IRAQ SUPPORT EFFORTS
[...] (u) The Jordan-American Business Association is putting together a program to support efforts by Jordanian companies to assist in Iraq reconstruction efforts. The centerpiece of the plan, which envisions a host of activities both to get Jordanian companies into Iraq and to sell Jordan as a [...]
2003-05-21 09:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EAID JO IZ
03AMMAN3365TRAVEL OF NEA ADVANCE TEAM FOR WORLD ECONOMIC
[...] Embassy Amman grants country clearance to State/NEA personnel Gary Grappo, Amy Schedlbauer, Jessica Davies and Sonia Franceski to Amman, Jordan from o/a June 10 to o/a June 25, 2003. Purpose of the trip is to assist in coordinating and preparing for USG participation in the World Economic For [...]
2003-06-09 07:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OTRA ECON AMGT JO POWELL COLIN
03AMMAN3420ZARQA ELECTION PRIMER
[...] (c) Summary: Mohammed Arsalan, a long-time Embassy contact and candidate for the "Chechen" seat representing Zarqa in the new parliament, spoke with econoff at some length about the election process (Byzantine),his chances (good),and the primary concerns of the Zarqa constituency (surpris [...]
2003-06-10 07:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO INRB
03AMMAN3515REPATRIATION OF IRAQIS: VIEWS FROM JORDAN
[...] (C) Summary: According to the GOJ, between 22,000 and 23,000 Iraqis have returned voluntarily from Jordan since hostilities began. Neither UNHCR nor the GOJ is pushing for the quick return of the 250,000 to 300,000 Iraqis resident in Jordan; both want to wait until security conditions improv [...]
2003-06-15 06:33:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL IZ JO
03AMMAN4023AMMAN-BAGHDAD AIR SERVICE
[...] (SBU) We understand that CPA is planning to reopen Baghdad International Airport to limited commercial air service around July 15 and that it is currently analyzing requests to provide air service in and out of Baghdad. Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali, who recently met with C [...]
2003-07-02 15:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IZ JO
03AMMAN4713JORDANIAN STOCK OF ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ
[...] (u) Jordan has been extremely forthcoming with humanitarian and other assistance for Iraq in the months following the end of major combat operations. As requested ref (a),below is an illustrative (but we believe not an exhaustive) list of material assistance provided to Iraq by the GOJ. I [...]
2003-07-29 14:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IZ JO
03AMMAN4807 SESAME-SOWING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Second SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) Council meeting, hosted in Istanbul in mid-July, yielded a productive discussion among the regional members on key issues such as upgrading of the synchrotron machine, future scie [...]
2003-08-03 12:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN
03AMMAN4827POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: OPPOSITION MOSTLY FROM
[...] (C) Political Islam is a mostly moderate force in Jordanian society. By far, the most important Islamic organization in Jordan is the Muslim Brotherhood, and then its political arm, the Islamic Action Front. There are no other Islamic groups in the country that match the MB/IAF in influence a [...]
2003-08-03 14:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG
03AMMAN5499JORDAN MAY IMPLEMENT STRICT CONTROLS ON ENTRY OF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb told Charge and EconCouns August 28 that the GOJ is actively considering a considerable tightening of controls on Iraqis entering Jordan, including the possibility of a new visa requirement. Abul Ragheb said that Jordan was very concerned about the authenti [...]
2003-08-28 15:59:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN5602WITH LITTLE FANFARE, CROWN PRINCE HAMZAH GETS
[...] (U) Jordanians were surprised -- but nonetheless delighted -- at the announcement of the marriage of Crown Prince Hamzah on August 29, 2003. The CP signed a traditional marriage contract with his second cousin, Princess Noor Bint Asem Ben Nayef, in a private family affair held at King Abdul [...]
2003-09-04 05:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR OVIP JO
03AMMAN5890TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN: NEW HACC CHARTER
[...] (U) Post has received multiple inquiries about travel to Iraq by way of Jordan, and is in planning stages for the creation of a logistics center to assist USG personnel transiting Jordan en route to Iraq. As this logistics center is not yet operational, the Embassy wishes to supply he Departm [...]
2003-09-13 08:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD EINV JO
03AMMAN5943JORDAN IV DENIED ENTRY TO U.S.
[...] (U) While the Department correctly notes the difficulties facing some students in fulfilling NSEERS requirement (reftel),other travelers bearing different visa classifications can also get caught up in the system. A recent experience by a Jordanian contact traveling under the International V [...]
2003-09-16 04:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CLOK PREL KPAO JO
03AMMAN6064GOJ MAY REQUIRE PRE-APPROVAL FOR ENTRY OF IRAQIS
[...] (S/NF) The visiting Jordanian Charge in Baghdad told PolCouns that, because of security agencies' concerns about export of terrorism from Iraq to Jordan, the GOJ is considering declaring Iraqis a "restricted" nationality. Iraqi travelers to Jordan would require pre-approval from security age [...]
2003-09-21 13:09:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IZ JO
03AMMAN6289REQUEST FOR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT PAROLE
[...] Name: Rehaief, Hussein Oda (as written in English in passport: Hoseen A Rehaif) 2. DPOB: 16 August 1974; Basra, Iraq (per passport) 3. Justification: Mr. Hussein Rehaief is the brother of Mohammed Rehaief, who rendered invaluable assistance to the United States Government during Operat [...]
2003-10-01 13:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PHUM JO IZ
03AMMAN6428TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN 2: RATES RISE FOR HACC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In the interim prior to the creation of a logistics center to assist USG personnel transiting Jordan en route to Iraq (ref A),the Embassy wishes to supply the Department and all other interested USG personnel with information on current options for travel from Jordan to Iraq. Th [...]
2003-10-07 10:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ETTC IZ JO
03AMMAN7340SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HELP FOREIGN DOMESTIC
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request for G/TIP, see para 20. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) UN, diplomatic and other sources indicate that the GOJ has made significant strides in 2003 to secure and protect the rights of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Jordan. In January, [...]
2003-11-10 13:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALELAB SMIG PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN7832IAF MP COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. MEPP POLICY, GOJ
[...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met November 16 with Dr. Tayseer Fetyani, an MP from the Islamic Action Front (IAF). Although Fetyani was cordial and talked about mutual understanding, he strongly criticized U.S. support of Israel and rejected arguments in support of U.S. peace process policies. He [...]
2003-12-02 17:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM JO
03AMMAN8469SUPPORT FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION IN JORDAN
[...] (SBU) This is one in a series of cables highlighting the support that the Government of Jordan and the US mission in Amman are providing to Iraq and CPA reconstruction efforts. Highlights in this installment include the "Outreach 2004" Iraq Reconstruction Trade Show; training of Iraqi police f [...]
2003-12-24 13:30:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IZ JO
03ANKARA1396TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]
2003-03-05 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA2574TURKEY: REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIP INFORMATION
[...] (C) Per reftels, additional trafficking-in-persons (TIP) information for Turkey is provided below. 2. (C) Below are the answers to ref (A),follow up questions from GOT report: -- Para 4. According to MFA Second Secretary Belgin Ergunes, the programs and activities referred to in thi [...]
2003-04-21 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA3093ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-12 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3154FORMER MP DISCUSSES ROLE IN MANISA TORTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Sabri Ergul, one of the prosecuting attorneys in the high-profile Manisa police torture case, used his status as a parliamentarian to maintain pressure on the GOT and ensure the 10 defendants were convicted and sentenced. Ergul served as a witness in the case, having seen some of [...]
2003-05-13 16:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3401ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-23 13:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3458ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-27 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3798ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-11 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3922UNILATERAL ACTIONS BY KURDISH GROUPS CONTINUE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The KDP's June 17 refusal to allow a 40-person delegation of Iraqi businessmen to cross into Turkey to meet with Turkish businessmen, together with the KDP's continued practice of charging taxes/fees for good [...]
2003-06-18 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC
03ANKARA4540MFA DENIES VISA TO THE IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN THE PRC
[...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) In a meeting between the DCM and Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18, Burcuoglu noted that the MFA had recently instructed the Turkish embassy in Beijing to deny a visa to the Iraqi A [...]
2003-07-18 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL TU
03ANKARA4548 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-21 08:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4621TURKISH GOVERNMENT RELEASES ANTI-TIP CIRCULAR
[...] In a significant step to further implementation of Turkish laws and policy combating trafficking in persons, the Interior Ministry (MOI) recently issued a circular to all governors and senior security officials -- including the Jandarma -- calling for tougher implementation of existing regulat [...]
2003-07-23 08:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA5159GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...]
2003-08-13 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA6525ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-17 13:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA678GOT FOCUSES EFFORTS ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (U) Jan. 23 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu called us in to discuss GOT developments in the fight against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Topcuoglu stressed local, regional, and national efforts to raise awareness of the issue, pr [...]
2003-01-28 08:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
03ANKARA694ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-28 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA699ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-28 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7007AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER CELIK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador,s October 31 courtesy call on Huseyin Celik, Minister of National Education and a co-founder of the AK (Justice and Development) Party, Celik praised the high level of educational cooperation between the U.S. and Turkey. While characterizing himself as a friend o [...]
2003-11-10 10:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL TU GR
03ANKARA7100ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-14 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7319ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A "SOFT LANDING": VCJCS GEN
[...] (C) You arrive in Turkey at a time when our focus is on increasing Turkish cooperation on Iraq reconstruction and minimizing the fallout from the decision to forego Turkey,s offer to contribute forces to the stabilization efforts in Iraq. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) saw deploying forces t [...]
2003-11-25 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR PREL PTER OVIP PGOV TU
03ANKARA7360ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-01 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7446UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN'S FORCE POSTURE
[...] (S) Welcome back to Turkey. We and the GOT are looking forward to your December 8-9 visit. You will be seeing TGS Deputy Chief Basbug (both TGS Chief Ozkok and DefMin Gonul are traveling),DPM/FM Gul, and MFA U/S Ziyal. You will find the Turks preoccupied with the investigation into the I [...]
2003-12-04 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETOVIP PREL PGOV MARR TU
03ANKARA7510SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COX VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when the GOT is seized with the issues of security and counterterrorism. GOT leaders and security forces have reacted responsibly to the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, though some politicians and commentators have tried to score p [...]
2003-12-08 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT AFIN ASEC PTER PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA7738AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TURKISH INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador emphasized to Interior Minister Aksu U.S. willingness to offer FBI-sponsored training and to arrange visits to the U.S. terrorism counterintelligence center. Ambassador also raised concerns about Turkish airport security and lack of visa requirement for Iranians. Aks [...]
2003-12-18 09:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PTER TU
03ANKARA7793ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-19 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03COLOMBO1047FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT" - JANUARY 22-
[...] POST NOMINATES MS. P. VISAKA HIDELLAGE, COUNTRY/REGIONAL DIRECTOR, INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP(ITDG),SOUTH ASIA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which e [...]
2003-06-16 07:37:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO1073 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 92 (06-18-03)
[...] (C) Just wanted to flag that the situation remains relatively quiet in the aftermath of the June 14 sinking of the Tiger ship off the northeast coast (Colombo 1061, 1053). From what we hear, however, the Tigers remain very, very angry over the incident. Thus far, however, the group has conf [...]
2003-06-18 09:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1079 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 93 (06-19-03)
[...] (C) FYI: Former Dep. defense minister (and close relative of President Kumaratunga) Anuruddha Ratwatte was again refused bail by a Sri Lankan lower court on June 18. As previously reported, Ratwatte and 14 others (including two of his sons) are incarcerated due to their alleged involvement [...]
2003-06-19 11:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
03COLOMBO1106 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 95 (06-24-03)
[...] (C) Charge Don Camp called on Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo today (June 24). The Foreign Secretary thanked the US for its continued support re the peace process and for D's strong remarks at the recent Tokyo donors conference. He said the GSL had the same sentiments as the US re resuming [...]
2003-06-24 10:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1252 IRAQI EMBASSY IN COLOMBO
[...] (C) Charge and newly-arrived DCM met Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo july 17. Rodrigo quickly focused on SIPDIS issue MFA had raised before (reftels) of status of Iraqi Embassy in Colombo. He had heard from Sri Lankan Ambassador in Baghdad that Iraqi Ambassador in Colombo was part of the [...]
2003-07-17 08:36:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL CE EUN
03COLOMBO1343 GSL interdicts human smuggling attempts,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the GSL has interdicted several large-scale human smuggling attempts. Those netted in the raids (over 800 people) have overwhemingly been third country nationals, mostly from India and Pakistan. This is a departure from an earlier trend involving mainly loca [...]
2003-08-01 06:25:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM PTER CVIS KFRD CE PK
03COLOMBO1348AL HASHIMI, MAHMUD SHAKIR MAHMUD - DPOB 11/17/1952
[...] (S/NF) Ref A requested a summary of AmEmbassy Colombo's activities concerning Iraqi national Mahmud Shakir Mahmud AL HASHIMI. RSO provides the following chronology: 2. (S/NF) On March 25, 2003, at approximately 1445 hours, RSO/SD team, while on routine surveillance of DATT residence, repor [...]
2003-08-02 19:08:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
03COLOMBO1389INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2003 FOR SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-11 07:10:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
03COLOMBO140 Next round of talks in Europe, as status of
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway has announced that the next round of GSL-LTTE talks will take place in Europe, February 7-8, not Thailand. The exact venue has not yet been formally set, but Berlin looks a strong bet. The switch was necessitated by the health condition of LTTE negotiator Balasingham, w [...]
2003-01-24 05:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1425 No breakthroughs in meeting with Tigers, but
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 13 meeting with the Charge', Norwegian Special Envoy Solheim and Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar said the atmospherics of their meeting with the Tigers earlier that day had been positive. They said they had discussed the Tigers' upcoming meeting in Paris. Re conte [...]
2003-08-14 11:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO1673 "When do we sign an FTA?" GSL perspectives,
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: Given the high profile in Sri Lanka of this issue and local expectations for the upcoming TIFA round, Post believes it is time to take concrete steps to move towards an FTA. Specific recommendation [...]
2003-09-26 05:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1810WALK-IN DESCRIBES MUSLIM EXTREMIST ACTIVITIES IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary - On 10/14/03 and again on 10/15/03, RSO interviewed an unknown walk-in Source of undetermined reliability who claimed to have information on several aspects of Muslim radicalism in Sri Lanka. The information included the name of a passport vendor in Colombo who provides false [...]
2003-10-17 11:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CE PTER
03COLOMBO1811WALK-IN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON VISA/IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) On Monday 10/6/2003 an individual identifying himself as SENANAYAKE, Sujeewa Dhammika came to the American Embassy Colombo to visit with an FSN employee he knew. During the course of his visit SUBJECT approached POST 2, and requested to speak with the RSO. 2. (SBU) Both RSO and ARSO [...]
2003-10-20 01:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CE PTER
03COLOMBO1837 Interior Ministry officials request more
[...] (C) The Ambassador met October 20 with Interior Minister Amaratunga and Interior Secretary Junaid. Amaratunga underscored his appreciation for U.S.- sponsored police training programs and requested further assistance. Junaid discussed the GSL's efforts to curb human trafficking. Turning bri [...]
2003-10-23 10:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM CVIS SMIG CE
03COLOMBO447 COLOMBO EAC MEETING MARCH 17, 2003
[...] (U) Classified by S.V. Wright, Regional Security Officer, reason 1.5 (C) and (D). 2. (SBU) On March 17, 2003 Colombo Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to further discuss development of our security posture as we approach probable conflict in Iraq. Ambassador chaired the EAC. 3. (S [...]
2003-03-17 09:59:00Embassy ColomboSECRETASEC AEMR PTER CASC CE
03COLOMBO517FY-03 MRP ON "MULTI-CULTURALISM IN A
[...] GRANTEE JAYASURIYA ACCEPTS INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. HER COMPLETE BIODATA FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edited except by means of [...]
2003-03-27 04:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO518FY-03 SA/RP ON "WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT":
[...] GRANTEE SEIMON ACCEPTS INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. HIS COMPLETE BIODATA FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edited except by means of the [...]
2003-03-27 04:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO744 MEDIA PLAY -- EMBASSY COLOMBO EMPLOYEES INDICTED
[...] On 5/2 Colombo's Administrative Officer and her husband, who had been employed by the mission as a Consular Associate, were indicted on visa fraud and alien smuggling charges. PD issued a press release regarding the indictments, noting that they were the result of an 11- month investigation. [...]
2003-05-05 09:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO983 MEDIA PLAY: (June 8) Tokyo Conference; Colombo
[...] Summary. On the eve of the Tokyo Conference, a frenetic Sri Lankan media was consumed with talk of an interim administration for the north and east and the fate of donor money sans LTTE participation. Tamil newspapers were engrossed with Tokyo-related issues large and small - but especially [...]
2003-06-09 05:25:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO994 Domestic Politics Update: Meeting between PM-
[...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's domestic political situation reviews the following: -- In meeting, prime minister and key presidential aide reportedly discuss coalition government -- Supreme Court ruling puts provincial chief ministers in jeopardy -- Sri Lanka debates whether to lift lo [...]
2003-06-09 11:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI CE
03DJIBOUTI1819SOMALILAND MINISTERS REQUEST USG SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Djibouti representatives received Somaliland requests for counterterrorism assistance in a brief meeting with the the secessionist region's Ministers of Defense, Interior, and Rehabilitation and Returning Refugees September 29, 2003. The Embassy reiterated the USG p [...]
2003-10-05 07:47:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDMAS PBTS PREL DJ SO
03DUBAI2696IRANIANS EAGER TO JOIN THE INFORMATION AGE, BUT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING CONSUL GENERAL JOHN LANCIA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IRANIAN USE OF THE INTERNET AND CELLULAR COMMUNICATION IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING AND THE TREND LOOKS SET TO CONTINUE. CONOFF SPOKE WITH A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND AN INTERNET/TELECOM COMPANY OWNER IN MA [...]
2003-06-28 11:34:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IR TC
03GUATEMALA1DRUGS, TRADE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR'S FIRST
[...] (C) Summary: At an informal dinner at the home of President Portillo December 28 that also included FM Gutierrez and the DCM, the Ambassador emphasize the need to focus in Portillo's remaining year in office on being recertified and on making progress in other areas -- human rights, corrupt [...]
2003-01-02 13:41:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SNAR KDEM PHUM CASC US GT
03GUATEMALA1464AMCIT LAND DISPUTE IN ALTA VERAPAZ
[...] Summary. "Finca Esmeralda," a coffee farm in Alta Verapaz province owned by Carlos Ardebol, and AmCit, has been occupied since February by organized landless peasants who have damaged personal property and prevented the return of the Ardebol family. There are of over 40 such occupations by [...]
2003-06-06 18:28:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ELAB PHUM SOCI GT
03GUATEMALA1530ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS BAR AGAINST RIOS MONTT
[...] (U) By a three to two vote on June 12 the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) upheld a ruling from the Registry of Citizens (reported RefTel) barring President of Congress Efrain Rios Montt from running for president. The ruling was based on Article 186 (a) of the Constitution. Rios Montt has [...]
2003-06-13 17:43:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL PINR GT
03GUATEMALA1541GUATEMALA LABOR AND TIP UPDATE #4
[...] The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Bilateral Labor Group Convoked for Early July (para 2) -- Union Leader Arrested in Social Security Scandal (3) -- Choi Shin/Cimatextiles in the GOG's Crosshairs (4) -- American Dat [...]
2003-06-16 17:19:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN ETRD CVIS GT
03GUATEMALA1674RECENT GOG ACTIONS TO COMBAT ALIEN SMUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOG cooperated fully with us in the expulsion through the US of alien smuggler Karla Chavez, wanted by US law enforcement authorities in connection with the May 13 death of 19 illegal aliens in Victoria, Texas. Foreign Minister Gutierrez also informed the Ambassador that the [...]
2003-06-26 21:23:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG CVIS PREL PGOV PINS PINR GT
03GUATEMALA1815BILATERAL TIP WORKING GROUP FORMED
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to RefTel, on July 7, the Ambassador and visiting G/TIP Program Officer Greg Holliday met with an inter-governmental group including the Minister of Government, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Labor, Secretary of Social Welfare, a Supreme Court m [...]
2003-07-15 22:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PREL ASEC KSEP KFRD CA CVIS GT
03GUATEMALA1900FRG ORGANIZES VIOLENT PROTESTS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to a major legal reversal in Rios Montt's bid for the Presidency (reftel),thousands of well-organized Rios Montt supporters took to the streets of the capital on July 24, closing off strategic intersections with burning tires. Mobs have targeted opposition newspapers [...]
2003-07-24 22:02:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CASC ASEC KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA2254GUATEMALA LABOR UPDATE #5-2003
[...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Minister of Labor's Priorities for Levine Bilateral in Brazil (para 2) -- Minister of Labor Wants Changes to USAID Labor Regional Project (PROALCA II) (4) -- Ambassador Again Ra [...]
2003-09-02 21:55:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM KCRM GT
03GUATEMALA2413ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES FOR GUATEMALAN ELECTIONS
[...] Summary. This message provides information about procedures to prevent electoral fraud in response to questions raised at the September 4 Policy Coordinating Committee meeting on Guatemala. We are encouraged by the measures that electoral authorities and institutions are taking to reduce po [...]
2003-09-18 20:33:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PINR GT
03GUATEMALA248AMBASSADOR WEIGHS IN WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL DE LEON
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador phoned Attorney General Carlos de Leon on January 29 to enlist his immediate action on the investigation of a recent Gerardi witness murder (Ref A) and the protection of the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights, Tatiana Morales, who has been receiving threats coincide [...]
2003-01-29 22:43:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA55ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] Embassy Guatemala has established a Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG) comprising all the agencies at Post with law enforcement or security responsibilities, as well as appropriate Mission section heads. The HSWG will ensure Post is able to coordinate its resources to provide Mission-wide [...]
2003-01-08 22:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CVIS PREL PGOV APER SNAR GT
03GUATEMALA555MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL DE LEON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a dinner conversation February 28, De Leon told the Ambassador that he would seek to energize investigations of murdered American citizens and labor leaders, to beef up his office on money laundering investigations and said that, if invited, he would attend the next high-lev [...]
2003-03-03 16:48:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR PHUM GT CACS
03GUATEMALA91G/TIP INVITEE CONFIRMED: ANA CARPIO ALFARO
[...] Reftel invitation to the February 23-25 international conference entitled "Pathbreaking Strategies in the Global Fight Against Sex Trafficking" was delivered on January 13 to Ana Ignez Carpio Alfaro, International Correspondent for Telemundo based in Guatemala. Ms. Carpio accepted the invita [...]
2003-01-14 16:32:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CVIS KWMN SMIG PHUM GT
03HANOI1510 ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A new Prime Ministerial degree in March 2003 reaffirmed the MFA's main diplomatic functions as the GVN's main foreign affairs agency and also confirmed its leadership over Vietnam's Border Commission and increasingly active Committee for Overseas Vietnamese. The new decree is u [...]
2003-06-18 03:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL VM
03HANOI2260 VIETNAM AND IRAQ
[...] (U) Summary: Vietnamese Ambassador to Iraq (resident in Amman for the past six months and now sitting back in Hanoi) Nguyen Quang Khai is planning to return to Baghdad at Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's request on September 13 for a meeting at the Iraqi foreign trade ministry. Ambassador Khai [...]
2003-09-05 06:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER EAGR EAID IZ VM
03HANOI3073 VIETNAM: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Embassy's response to reftel follows in Paragraph 2. The response is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. 2. A) In 2003, the GVN clearly and frequently denounced terrorism domestically and internationally and actively supported the global coalition against terrorism. The GVN's total ratifi [...]
2003-11-26 10:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER VM CTERR
03HANOI3232 VIETNAM TIP: THE TAIWAN MARRIAGE PHENOMENON
[...] Summary: Taiwan has become the export destination of choice for Vietnamese brides. 73,000 women - 95 percent of Vietnamese marrying foreigners - have married Taiwanese men since the phenomenon began to take off in 1995. Demand is growing, driven by (1) the desire of lower-middle class Taiwa [...]
2003-12-15 02:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM VM TW OMIG TIP
03HANOI3273VIETNAM: TEXTILE QUOTAS AND TRANSSHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) I understand that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) may soon consider requesting textile consultations with the GVN to discuss the findings of a U.S. Customs Textile Production Verification Team (TPVT) that visited Vietnam for three weeks last August. In [...]
2003-12-18 07:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL KTEX VM
03HANOI386Vietnam: Second Annual U.S.-Vietnam BTA Joint
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Ensuring timely and effective implementation of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) continues to be the centerpiece of our economic relations with Vietnam. The BTA continues [...]
2003-02-18 10:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON EAID PREL OVIP VM
03HANOI483QUESTIONNAIRE ON DUTIES/TAXES AND CUSTOMS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-28 06:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP XXX
03HANOI489Vietnam: First Round of Bilateral Textile Talks
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: USTR Special Textile Negotiator David Spooner led a 10 person USG delegation to Hanoi to begin negotiation of a bilateral textile agreement. The negotiations, originally scheduled to take place February 19-21, were shortened by half because weather conditions i [...]
2003-02-28 09:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV KTEX VM LABOR
03HANOI615 GVN COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (U) In a meeting with Charge on March 13, Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung, concurrently Director of the MFA's America's Department, said that the GVN had taken prompt action on all USG requests for name checks on potential terrorist links since 9/11, including reviewing informatio [...]
2003-03-13 08:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL VM CTERR
03HANOI688Vietnam: Second Annual BTA Joint Committee
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DUSTR Jon Huntsman led the U.S. delegation and Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu headed the GVN side at the plenary session of the second annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) [...]
2003-03-21 00:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON KIPR KTEX PREL VM
03HANOI702 TFIZ01: VIETNAM UPDATE MARCH 21
[...] (U) Vietnamese television, radio, and newspapers on March 20 and March 21 highlighted international protests against military action in Iraq, including another slew of mass pro-peace "meetings" throughout Vietnam that were described as involving at least tens of thousands of Vietnamese citiz [...]
2003-03-21 09:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS CASC IZ VM
03HANOI785DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ, RELATIONS WITH U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary. Over an informal dinner on March 27, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang and the Ambassador discussed differences over Iraq and their effect on the bilateral relationship. They also explored ways to move the relationship forward, including a series of high level visits, a poss [...]
2003-03-28 09:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IZ VM
03HARARE2141SOUTH AFRICAN TAKE ON DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary: South African High Commissioner Jeremiah Ndou told the Ambassador Oct 27 that dialogue/negotiations between ZANU/PF and the MDC had progressed well on both constitutional as well as transitional arrangements. He said that there had been some recent backsliding by ZANU-PF, however [...]
2003-10-28 13:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI SF
03HARARE2394CALLS TO SEVER TIES NOT CREDIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-12 09:27:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI
03HARARE936IMMIGRATION TROUBLE FOR RESIDENT AMCIT JOURNALIST
[...] Andrew Meldrum is an American citizen with Zimbabwean permanent residency status. He is also the Harare correspondent for the Guardian newspaper (UK). He was charged by Zimbabwe Republic Police in May 2002 (Ref A) for "publishing falsehoods" under Zimbabwe's controversial "Access to Informa [...]
2003-05-14 13:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PHUM
03HOCHIMINHCITY1021POLICE DISRUPT CONSULAR VISIT TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
[...] (U) During a particularly unpleasant trip to the Central Highlands to fulfill normal consular duties -- fraud investigation, document verification, and personal interviews regarding relationships and status -- ConGenOff, two Consular Section and Refugee Resettlement Section FSNs, and two FSN [...]
2003-10-22 01:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC PHUM PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY1233FACE TO FACE WITH SMUGGLERS AND OFFICIALS ALONG THE
[...] An Econ trip to the town of Chau Doc and the border area of An Giang Province revealed energetic levels of small time smuggling that is largely tolerated by local authorities. That fat man on the motorcycle may simply have his clothing stuffed full of cartons of cigarettes, locals say, but th [...]
2003-12-15 11:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDVM ECON CB ETRD PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI CNARC TIP
03HOCHIMINHCITY337CHURCH AND STATE MAINTAIN BALANCE IN TAY NINH PROVINCE
[...] (U) On a recent one-day trip to meet with provincial and Cao Dai Church leaders in Tay Ninh Province, the Ambassador came away with a mostly positive impression of the current state of health of both the province and the religion which predominates there. Tay Ninh, while still on the fringes [...]
2003-04-08 11:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PHUM PREL ETRD EINV VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY342HARASSED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE: DON DUONG AND FAMILY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Actor Bui Don Duong, his wife, and their two sons departed Ho Chi Minh City today on the first leg of their journey to the U.S. as intending immigrants. Up to the last minute, GVN security forces delayed and humiliated the family at Tan Son Nhut Airport, almost causing them to [...]
2003-04-10 00:55:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SOCI PGOV VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY500VIETNAM ISSUES TEXTILE QUOTA ALLOCATION GUIDELINES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GVN has announced quota allocation criteria for textile and garment exports to the U.S. Sixty- five to seventy percent of quota will be allocated based on past performance over the period of calendar year 2002 and the first quarter of 2003. The remainder will be issued to [...]
2003-06-06 18:36:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY65 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: THE VIEW THROUGH THE VISA
[...] (SBU) Consular associate recently interviewed a Korean missionary affiliated with the Global Mission Society of the Presbyterian Church in Korea for a nonimmigrant visa (NIV). The applicant, who described himself as a missionary pastor with an "underground" Protestant church, said he conducte [...]
2003-01-16 09:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY655REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT AS A GATEWAY TO THE U.S.?
[...] Summary: Recent advertisements carried in local Ho Chi Minh City newspapers for a real estate investment opportunity in Houston, Texas, attracted significant interest among local investors and the local press. Post interest was aroused by implications in the advertisements that this investme [...]
2003-07-21 10:27:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CJAN ECON SOCI VM EINV
03HOCHIMINHCITY842 A/S DEWEY VISIT TO VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS:
[...] (SBU) Summary: PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey visited Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands on August 16-17. His meeting with Provincial People's Committee Chairman Ha was cordial, with a frank exchange of ideas on treatment of ethnic minorities and freedom of worship. Ha said that at le [...]
2003-09-10 08:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03ISTANBUL1847ISTANBUL-YEREVAN FLIGHTS: TURKISH FIRM ENTERS THE
[...] (C) Summary: Absent an open border between Turkey and Armenia, twice-weekly flights between Istanbul and Yerevan since 1995 have provided some of the only direct contact between Turks and Armenians. Initially operated by the state-owned (and now bankrupt) Armenian Airlines, the rights were ta [...]
2003-12-18 08:23:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV AM TU
03ISTANBUL469ISTANBUL STUDENTS VOICE NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF
[...] (U) Summary: Istanbul pol/econoffs hosted a group of 11 students from Istanbul's Beykent University to discuss current political developments in the Middle East and the Turkish/U.S. relationship. The students were unanimously opposed to the war. However, the group demonstrated a nuanced unde [...]
2003-04-07 13:01:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU
03KATHMANDU1018FUTURE OF TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL REMAINS
[...] (U) PolOffs met June 3 with Wangchuk Tsering, Office of Tibet and Official Representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal to discuss the status of Tibeten refugees in Nepal, after the May 30 deportation described Ref B. Tsering said he appreciated USG efforts to delay the deportation of the 18 ref [...]
2003-06-03 10:11:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1074NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES, POLICY AMBIGUITIES
[...] (C) On June 10 in separate conversations with Charge and Ambassador Joyce Leader, Office Director of PRM/ANE, the Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Home SIPDIS have attempted to assure us that Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetan refugees transiting Nepal has n [...]
2003-06-11 09:17:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU2098NEPAL: VISIT OF CHINESE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) The October 16-18 visit to Kathmandu of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi focused primarily on preparations for the upcoming Dec. 2-3 visit of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qing Lin. According to the head of the Political Section of the Chinese Embass [...]
2003-10-29 09:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU2319RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON TIBETAN REFUGEES
[...] Summary. On November 24, the Government of Nepal (GON) released nine Tibetans who had been in prison since 2001 after their fines were paid by a foreign benefactor. The group is expected to depart for India the evening of November 26. Separately, after repeated demarches to the Ministries [...]
2003-11-27 23:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CH NP
03KATHMANDU2323UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 22-28
[...] Forty Maoists, one Royal Nepal Army soldier and twelve police died in clashes this week, while twelve security personnel were injured. Maoists reportedly killed three civilians and abducted five. Three children died after bombs left by the insurgents exploded. Police seized a large cache o [...]
2003-11-28 06:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2347NEPAL: REPORT FROM MAOIST HEARTLAND
[...] (U) A journalist working for one of Nepal's most respected English language newspapers has recently visited Rukum, a district in west central Nepal considered part of the heartland of the Maoist insurgency. His published report offers some insights into the autocratic nature of Maoist govern [...]
2003-12-02 08:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER PGOV MARR NP
03KATHMANDU313NEPAL: INFORMATION ON U.S. MISSION ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) This message contains business sensitive information; please handle accordingly. 2. (U) AmEmbassy Kathmandu welcomes the efforts of EB and H in highlighting Embassy initiatives to promote American business. The mission submits the following four key efforts and successes, as requeste [...]
2003-02-21 11:26:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BBSR ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU715NEPAL: 21 TIBETANS DETAINED ON IMMIGRATION CHARGES
[...] (C) Summary: Twenty-one Tibetan refugees, including eleven minors, were detained by Nepal's Department of Immigration (DOI) on April 15. In an apparent toughening of rhetoric, the Home Secretary was "quite adamant" in an April 17 meeting with Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering t [...]
2003-04-21 06:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM NP CH
03KATHMANDU793NEPAL CRACKS DOWN ON IRAQI TRAVELERS
[...] (C) In a May 1 conversation with the DCM, Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya disclosed that the Government SIPDIS of Nepal (GON) has instructed all its diplomatic posts not to issue visas to Iraqi passport holders without specific authorization from the Foreign Ministry in Kathmandu. Ac [...]
2003-05-02 06:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP IZ
03KATHMANDU91THREE MORE TIBETANS JAILED IN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nepali Immigration Courts have sentenced three Tibetans to three years' imprisonment for failure to pay fines and visa fees resulting from their illegal presence in Nepal. UNHCR and the Office of Tibet have objected to the sentences, saying that the three Tibetans were on their [...]
2003-01-17 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM NP
03KUWAIT1005KUWAIT AIRWAYS PREPARES FOR WAR
[...] SUMMARY. In the face of a potential US-led attack on Iraq and any retaliatory strikes, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) unveiled its emergency plan, which includes reduced flights and the possibility of relocating operations to Dubai. Officials at Kuwait International Airport will continue to [...]
2003-03-20 04:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CASC KU
03KUWAIT1013SITREP NO. 4
[...] SITREP NO. 4 AS OF 1159 HOURS LOCAL, 0359 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP: -------- Security -------- Classified Kuwait 1012 reported multiple missile launches. Watchstanders and others put on gas masks and went to safehaven until all clear announced. No chemical/bi [...]
2003-03-20 21:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1018SITREP NO. 5
[...] SITREP NO. 5 AS OF 1159 HOURS LOCAL, 0359 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 21. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- In the past twelve hours, we have had four duck-and- cover alerts in resp [...]
2003-03-21 09:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1023SITREP NO. 6
[...] SITREP NO. 6 AS OF 2359 HOURS LOCAL, 1559 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 21. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- In the past twelve hours, we have had two "duck-and- cover" alerts in res [...]
2003-03-21 21:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1035KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 22: WAR IN IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators complain that Arab world media continue to be biased towards Kuwait, and ask rhetorically why other Arabs do not decry Iraq's launching of surface to surface missiles against Kuwait in recent days. One commentator lauds Kuwaitis for their behavior on the first ni [...]
2003-03-22 17:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT1037TFIZ01 SITREP NO. 9
[...] SITREP NO. 8 AS OF 1200 HOURS LOCAL, 0800 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 23. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- Ops Center is aware of the events at Camp Pennsylvania, however we have n [...]
2003-03-23 09:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1046TFIZ01:SITREP NO. 6
[...] SITREP NO. 6 AS OF 2359 HOURS LOCAL, 1559 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 21. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- In the past twelve hours, we have had two "duck-and- cover" alerts in res [...]
2003-03-23 15:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1081TFIZ01 SITREP NO. 14
[...] SITREP NO. 14 AS OF 2359 HOURS LOCAL, 1559 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 25, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- 1500 Duck and cover alert sounded. 1509 All Clear sounded. -- [...]
2003-03-25 20:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1108TFIZ01 SITREP NO. 17
[...] SITREP NO. 17 AS OF 1200 HOURS LOCAL, 0800 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 27 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- 1135 Duck and cover alarm 1150 All clear --------- Political [...]
2003-03-27 09:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1219TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 30
[...] SITREP NO. 30 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1000 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 02, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- Nothing to report. --------- Political --------- Six Kuwaiti [...]
2003-04-02 15:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1477TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 58
[...] SITREP NO. 58 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1100 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 17, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- NTSR --------- Political --------- NSTR -------- Consul [...]
2003-04-17 15:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT2448REVISED PROCEDURES FOR COALITION PARTNERS
[...] This is an action message. See paragraph 4 below. 2. DCM, CONS Chief and OMC-K JAG met June 3 with Kuwaiti Chief of Immigration COL Abdullah Yousef Al-Ruwaieh and LTCOL Adeeb Al-Sweidan to discuss procedures which will allow CPA personnel currently in Iraq in an official capacity to depar [...]
2003-06-04 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL IZ JO KU
03KUWAIT2783 RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS OF IRAQI VISA PROCESSING IN
[...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 10. 2. Embassy has reviewed the draft memo on the proposed inclusion of Iraq in Kuwait's consular district for visa processing on a temporary basis (Ref A). Embassy has also reviewed the initial assessment from the Consular officer i [...]
2003-06-23 11:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS AMGT CASC KU
03KUWAIT3186KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JULY 12-16: FORMATION OF NEW
[...] SUMMARY: The composition of the new Kuwaiti Council of Ministers (Cabinet) has generated considerable criticism. Despite a reported seven new ministers, the government is seen by a substantial cross section of opinion (ranging from liberals to the Islamist Salafi Movement) as mediocre, with o [...]
2003-07-16 15:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT3358KUWAIT AND THE UNITED STATES: AN AGENDA FOR FUTURE
[...] (C) Kuwait and the United States have been full partners in the defense of Kuwait since the 1990-91 Gulf War. Beginning with the liberation of Kuwait, the fruits of this partnership have included the decade long successful containment of Saddam Hussein's quest for weapons of mass destruction [...]
2003-07-27 12:19:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL IZ IR KU
03KUWAIT3402KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JULY 26-28: ISLAMIC
[...] SUMMARY: All newspapers report government initiatives to oversee Islamic charitable donations, including formation of a joint committee to "inspect" charitable organizations and a proposed ministerial department to monitor Shiia charitable funds, leading to denunciations by Shiia MPs. One li [...]
2003-07-28 14:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT3603EMBASSY ADDRESSES CONCERNS ON STUDENT VISAS, NSEERS
[...] SUMMARY: Security concerns in Kuwait this year disrupted traditional preparations to study in the United States. As a counterbalance, PAS and the Consular Section have collaborated on several public affairs initiatives designed to facilitate study in the U.S. Our Consul has a [...]
2003-08-06 09:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS SCUL KU
03KUWAIT3605ISLAMIST COMMENTATORS TAKE AIM AT EMBASSY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-06 10:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PHUM KU
03KUWAIT3623(C) SHAYKH SABAH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This message is intended to assist preparations for Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah's visit to Washington, where he is due to meet with President Bush on September 10. We recommend that he be invited to meet (separately) with the Secretaries of State [...]
2003-08-07 11:41:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PTER EFIN EAID KDEM PHUM PINR KU OVIP
03KUWAIT4456(U) POLICY CHANGE NEEDED FOR MEDEVAC OF NON-US
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Soldiers from Coalition countries medevaced from Iraq through Kuwait are typically stranded in Kuwait days longer than Americans in similar condition, before being flown onward for better/longer-term care. The same [...]
2003-09-29 08:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS IZ KU UN
03KUWAIT4629 KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 4-7: WMD IN IRAQ;
[...] News Stories: Al-Rai Al-Aam reports on (10/7) that Prime Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed, reassured the families of the Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees that he spoke to USG officials about this issue and that they were "understanding." All newspapers reported (10/7) that Kuwait urged the UN [...]
2003-10-08 11:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT480KUWAITI REQUEST FOR AIR MARSHALS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-05 14:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC KU
03KUWAIT5159(C) GOK WANTS US TO STOP COALITION FORCES' "ABUSE"
[...] (S) On November 10, post received a diplomatic note (informal translation at paragraph 4) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing the GOK's displeasure that coalition forces are still permitting civilians and military personnel of varied nationalities into Kuwait without proper immig [...]
2003-11-12 05:48:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETETRD EAID CASC MOPS PREL PGOV PTER KU IZ
03KUWAIT5185KUWAIT SEEKS FUNDING FOR TWO POTENTIAL TIP
[...] The GOK is taking positive steps to improve the TIP situation in Kuwait. However, some GOK officials and other local groups lack awareness of TIP issues and the capacity to implement needed legal, institutional, and other changes to increase protections for trafficking victims. The TIP issue [...]
2003-11-12 14:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KU
03KUWAIT5561(C) MAID IN KUWAIT: DOMESTIC SERVANTS FACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The estimated half-million or so domestic servants in Kuwait lack a well-developed system to protect their rights, monitor working conditions, and resolve labor disputes. Source country embassies have filled the void and assist runaway domestics on an ad hoc basis, navigating thr [...]
2003-12-09 14:51:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KWMN SOCI KU
03KUWAIT5691KUWAIT ACCEPTS IRAQI DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE
[...] By dipnote number 23360 dated 14 December 2003, MFA has confirmed that "the concerned authorities in the Ministry of Interior have no objection to issuance of visas to enter the country to bearers of these passports" (i.e. Iraqi diplomatic and service passports that meet the conditions spelled [...]
2003-12-16 13:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS IZ KU
03KUWAIT5837(C) HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP: MONTHLY MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-29 12:45:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC KU PTER
03KUWAIT595EVALUATION: KUWAIT SHARED VALUES SPEAKER HEDIEH
[...] Summary: Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi, Director of Public Affairs for the Supreme Islamic Council of America and member of the Council of American Muslim Understanding, visited Kuwait 14- 15 January in the context of the Department's Shared Values campaign. In a series of presentations before audience [...]
2003-02-18 09:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL KISL OPRC OIIP KU
03KUWAIT612KUWAITI REQUEST FOR AIR MARSHALS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-19 14:40:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC KU
03LAGOS1870NIGERIA: USITC STUDY ON U.S. - SUB-SAHARAN
[...] (U) U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to provide the following information in response to reftel. -------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGERIAN ECONOMIC, TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In August 2003, the GON un [...]
2003-09-05 16:28:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIN NI XA
03LAGOS2045THE SEX TRADE TO THE US AND EUROPE: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Gerrit Van Hemert, Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Consulate General in Lagos on 17 September to discuss patterns of trafficking of women for the sex trade to Europe. Van Hemert, who has studied the subject for three years, laid out a pattern of traffick [...]
2003-10-02 10:37:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG SOCI SNAR CVIS NI
03LAGOS2283EBONYI STATE: FIELD OF DREAMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Making something out of Ebonyi state will be a challenge. It's in the middle of nowhere, and with Nigerian agriculture in the doldrums the state's prospects seem modest. It's a new state, though, and to beat the odds its leadership has seized on careful fiscal policy, low ov [...]
2003-11-03 17:00:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2379 Engaging Islam in Southern Nigeria.
[...] Summary: Working closely with PAS, post engaged the southern Muslim community on the "Shared Meaning of Ramadan and Thanksgiving" and hosted an Iftaar dinner for Muslim community leaders. 2. The Media Message: During Ramadan, ConGen Lagos reached out to southern Nigeria's Muslim com [...]
2003-11-20 07:54:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO NI KISL
03LAGOS524DON'T SHOW ME THE MONEY; NIGERIA GOING
[...] SUMMARY: As in many developing economies with high inflation and a devalued currency, consumers in Nigeria often must bring literally bags of money to the store to make even routine purchases. Checks are used almost exclusively for business-to-business transactions, and credit cards are acce [...]
2003-03-12 15:15:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN NI
03LAGOS87AGOA AND NIGERIA: CAN ITS TEXTILE FIRMS STILL
[...] Summary. Textile provisions of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) encourage millions of dollars in foreign investment, create thousands of new jobs and boost exports across Africa, except in Nigeria. Sub-Saharan Africa's second largest economy has not taken advantage of AGOA's dut [...]
2003-01-13 07:56:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KTEX NI
03MAPUTO1652CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-25 08:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MONTREAL266TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS: SEX AND SMUGGLING IN QUEBEC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTREAL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE PARIS OF THE WEST," HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION IN THE SEX-TOURISM INDUSTRY AS "THE BANGKOK OF THE WEST." NOT SURPRISINGLY, MOST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE INVOLVES WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE SEX TRADE. IN FEBRUA [...]
2003-02-27 15:01:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF PHUM
03NASSAU1635BAHAMIAN OFFICIALS VISIT TO CHINA -- COURTESY OR CONFIDANTS?
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-21 18:17:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV PINR PGOV CH JA BF
03OTTAWA1722AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-18 15:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1740AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-19 16:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1863A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Marwan Hamadeh discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terrorist finan [...]
2003-06-30 20:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC CVIS PREL PTER PINR LE XF ETRN
03OTTAWA2006CANADA TO CONTINUE TO PRESSURE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA
[...] (SBU) Post delivered points contained reftel to Nancy Mackay-Dietrich, Special Advisor for Burma in DFAIT,s Southeast Asia Division, on July 14, 2003. Mackay-Dietrich indicated that, in addition to the visa restrictions mentioned in reftel, the GOC was taking other steps to secure the relea [...]
2003-07-15 20:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BM CA
03OTTAWA2436CANADA'S VISA ISSUING PROCESS
[...] (U) (Summary) Canada,s visa issuing process closely resembles that of the United States. There exist, however, a number of structural and procedural differences between the two countries. In general, the United States tends to have stronger security measures in place and rejects a higher pe [...]
2003-08-26 17:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA CVIS PGOV PREL PTER SMIG
03OTTAWA2451CANADA: ENLISTING HELP IN TARGETING WAR CRIMINALS
[...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Deputy Director for the Western Balkans Margaret Moores and Defense and Security Relations desk officer Kelly Anderson affirmed to poloff the GOC's commitment to seeing PIFWCs brought to justice. Moores noted that while Canadian law precludes adoption [...]
2003-08-27 20:21:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL MOPS EFIN CLOK CVIS CA BK KWAC ICTY
03OTTAWA556CANADA JOINS U.S., EU SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) On 27 February Political Counselor discussed the proposed visa sanctions against Transnistrian officials with John McNiesh, Eastern European Desk Officer for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). 2. (SBU) McNeish said that representatives of the U. [...]
2003-02-27 21:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEU MD RS CA PREL PBTS CVIS OSCE
03OTTAWA577CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-28 21:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
03OTTAWA723 DISTANT NEIGHBORS, NORTHERN STYLE: CANADIAN
[...] Summary and Conclusion. International debate on the war on terrorism and impending war in Iraq has raised serious concern about "What the World Thinks" about the United States and its foreign policies. This is as true for Canada as for the rest of the world. Canada is our largest trading par [...]
2003-03-14 21:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KPLS CA
03PHNOMPENH1990AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Hor Namhong December 1 on his recent meetings in Washington and California. The Ambassador addressed concerns the Foreign Minister had expressed about the activities of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, explaining that the case remained ope [...]
2003-12-02 02:22:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CB
03RANGOON1019JAPANESE OFFICIAL VISITS RANGOON, PURSUES SPDC-NLD
[...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Embassy in Rangoon is quietly pursuing a proposal, apparently endorsed by a senior GOJ MOFA official who visited Burma on August 20, that would require Aung San Suu Kyi's commitment to turn a blind eye to the violent May 30 attack on her convoy in exchange for her re [...]
2003-08-22 10:34:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALBM PGOV PREL NLD
03RANGOON1452INDIAN VP VISIT TO BURMA: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS TAKE A BACK SEAT
[...] (C) Summary: Indian Vice President Shekhawat's November 2-5 visit to Burma was the most senior mission by an Indian leader in 16 years and the latest in a string of high-profile visits from India and other neighboring countries. The Burmese regime pulled out all the stops for the visit, though co [...]
2003-11-14 05:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM IN
03RANGOON1512ANOTHER REGIME SHOWCASE: BURMA HOSTS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Burma hosted a four-country economic summit in mid-November, producing few tangible results but delivering another public relations coup for a military regime in the hunt for international legitimacy. The Thai Embassy in Rangoon says that their delegation pressed the generals in [...]
2003-11-21 07:46:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON248USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR BURMA
[...] (SBU) The following draft report is provided in response to tasking contained in reftel. The text of the report has also been sent by e-mail to EAP/BCLTV. 2. (SBU) Begin report text: Embassy Rangoon Human Rights Strategy for Burma The United States has staked out a position in Burma [...]
2003-02-26 09:09:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM BM
03RANGOON318VISA BANS: A COMPARISON OF U.S. AND E.U. POLICIES
[...] SUMMARY: An analysis of American and E.U. visa policies toward Burmese "who formulate, implement, or benefit from policies that impede Burma's transition to democracy" shows that American and E.U. consular officials refuse to issue visas to more or less the same people, but sometimes for diffe [...]
2003-03-10 07:35:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BM
03RANGOON859BURMA: HUNDI MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
[...] (S) Summary: In the absence of a reliable method for remitting foreign exchange, the "hundi" system flourishes in Burma. The system is used by nearly everyone in the country who needs to get dollars in or out, from NGOs to military officers. Though hundi in Burma is undoubtedly used to facil [...]
2003-07-18 08:19:00Embassy RangoonSECRETEFIN SNAR PTER ECON ETRD BM
03RANGOON910BURMA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Table of Contents: Summary Preface: U.S. Investment in Burma Subject to Sanctions  [...]
2003-07-31 07:15:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB BM OPIC
03ROME1568ITALY/EU - GOI REACTION TO USG GAERC POINTS
[...] (U) WE DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO APPROPRIATE GOI OFFICES. RESPONSES FOLLOW BELOW. ESDP ----- 2. (SBU) MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI SAID THAT THE GOI CONCURS WITH THE USG VIEW THAT THE EU NEEDED TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF OPERATION CONCORDIA BEFORE FOCUSING ON A POSSIBLE EU [...]
2003-04-11 16:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM EU IT ETRD ETRD PREL
03ROME160OFFICIAL-INFORMAL NO. 01, 01/14/02
[...] (C) DURING MY COURTESY CALLS YESTERDAY ON THE MFA DG AND U/S FOR ASIA (GUIDO MARTINI AND MARGHERITA BONIVER, RESPECTIVELY),THE GOI PROPOSAL TO SHIP "HUMANITARIAN" FUEL OIL TO NORTH KOREA AROSE. OUR IMPRESSION WAS THAT THIS WAS AN INITIATIVE OF THE DG WHILE THE U/S WAS ON HOLIDAY LEAVE. BONI [...]
2003-01-14 17:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAMGT IT UN
03ROME1734DPRK/SARS: ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE GOI
[...] (S) DURING A CATCH-UP SESSION, THE MFA DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIA, PAOLA MUNZI (STRICTLY PROTECT),REVEALED TO POLOFF SOME INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE DPRK, SARS, AND THE GOI, AS WELL AS HER FUTURE POSTING. 2. (S) ACCORDING TO MUNZI, THE DPRK HAS MADE A SERIES OF ODD REQUE [...]
2003-04-24 08:45:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN IT EUN
03ROME2299PDAS RIES CONSULTATIONS WITH GOI ON PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 20, EUR PDAS RIES DISCUSSED A BROAD RANGE OF US-EU AND ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND DIRECTOR FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI. BOTH BALDOCCI AND CANGELOSI STRESSED THAT THE GOI'S TOP PRIORITY FOR THE ITAL [...]
2003-05-23 11:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT NATO
03ROME289GOI PRE-GAERC VIEWS ON IRAQ, DPRK, BALKANS, ESDP,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 23 AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POL MC COUNTRYMAN, DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND COORDINATOR FOR EU SECURITY SANDRO DE BERNADIN. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE POINTS IN A NON-PAPER. BALDOCCI SAID THAT MFA FRATTINI WAS "VERY PLEASED, VERY SATISFIED" WIT [...]
2003-01-24 14:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT
03ROME3368U.S.-EU TROIKA POLITIAL DIRECTORS - PRODUCTIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Jones had broad, frank and productive discussions at the U.S.-EU Troika Political Directors meeting, chaired by Italian MFA POLDIR Giancarlo Aragona in Rome on July 18. Both sides agreed on the need for strengthened and complementary U.S.-EU and EU-NATO security relations un [...]
2003-07-24 09:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT EUN
03ROME4133ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: A SLOW START ON AN
[...] (C) Summary. The Italian Government unveiled an ambitious work program for its EU Presidency on July 1. Nine weeks into its Presidency, however, progress in most areas has been slow. Given the extended August break and the December holidays, Italy has, in effect, just over three months to c [...]
2003-09-10 17:42:00Embassy RomeSECRETPGOV ECON PREL IT EUN
03ROME4397GOVERNMENT OF ITALY INTERESTS AT SEPTEMBER 25-26
[...] (C) AS REPORTED REF B, MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI TOLD POLOFF ON SEPTEMBER 24 THAT ITALY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE WITH US VIEWS ON PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL STEERING BOARD (PIC SB) POINTS. HE SAID THAT ITALY HAD SOME DIFFERENCES ON TIMING AND THERE WERE SOME AREAS WHERE ITAL [...]
2003-09-25 17:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK IT EUN
03ROME4840READOUT OF ITALY-UKRAINE BILATERAL SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 14 MFA COUNSELOR FOR NIS AFFAIRS LORENZO ORTONA GAVE POLOFFS A READOUT OF PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 8 BILATERAL MEETING WITH UKRAINE PRESIDENT LEONID KUCHMA FOLLOWING THE EU-UKRAINE SUMMIT IN YALTA. ORTONA REPORTED THAT BOTH LEADERS UNDERLINED THE IMP [...]
2003-10-22 15:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIT UP ECON PREL EUN
03ROME5222Current readout on 2003 funding for WFP's North
[...] As of mid-October, WFP had resourced 288,901 metric tons of food assistance (valued at USD 86.6 million) against its calendar year 2003 appeal for 513,096 metric tons. Principal donors include: Republic of Korea, 100,000 mts; Russian Federation, 40,463 mts; European Commission-ECHO, 46,285 mts [...]
2003-11-19 10:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
03ROME5665ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY HAS UNEVEN SUCCESS BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Against the backdrop of EU members' continuing divisions over Iraq, Italy's EU Presidency managed to further U.S. interests in fighting terrorism and in keeping the EU's defense and security policy in accord with NATO and the Berlin-Plus agreement - in line with Italy's Presidency [...]
2003-12-19 16:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL IT EUN
03ROME618SOMALIA: AN ITALIAN NGO'S PLAN B FOR PEACE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ANGELO MASETTI, SECRETARY OF A UNION-ORGANIZED GROUP THAT WORKS WITH SOMALIS IN ITALY, SHARED WITH POLOFF JANUARY 31 AN ALTERNATIVE VISION FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00618 01 OF 02 141432Z ACHIEVING PEACE IN SOMALIA. MASETTI OPINED THAT [...]
2003-02-14 13:45:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS ELAB SO IT
03SANAA1350YEMENI NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Dr. Moustafa Bahran, Chairman of the Yemeni National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC),requests the Department's assistance in coordinating an important visit to the U.S. to discuss the physical security of radiological materials [...]
2003-06-12 15:01:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1414YEMEN: FORMER IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM ARRIVES
[...] (S/NF) On June 18, before a meeting with FM Qirbi (see septels),Charge delivered the USG response to the ROYG request for information on Salah al-Muktar, the Saddam-era Iraqi Ambassador to Vietnam, to Abdul Hakim al-Iryani, Advisor to Foreign Minister Qirbi. Iryani noted that the text (s [...]
2003-06-21 03:56:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ASEC IZ VM YM
03SANAA1674YEMEN: IRAQI EDUCATORS IN MOSCOW REQUEST RESIDENCE
[...] (S/NF) Abdul Hakim al-Iryani, Advisor to Foreign Minister Qirbi, faxed the Embassy on July 8 (text para 3) to request assistance in determining the intelligence affiliation, if any, of Mr. Musalam Mohamed Lahmood and Mr. Jasim Mohamed Ibrahim. Iryani identified Lahmood as the Director of th [...]
2003-07-09 13:48:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ASEC IZ RS YM
03SANAA1971INTERIOR MINISTER ALIMI ON AL-MOAYED, TRAINING AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Alimi again pressed Ambassador August 5 for US agreement to return Sheikh al-Moayed to Yemen for trial, in response to FBI invitation for Yemeni officials to visit New York and review evidence following al-Moayed's extradition. Ambassador and Legatt-Designate r [...]
2003-08-11 11:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA2454DETAINEES: REHABILITATION AND RELEASE
[...] (C) Summary: Since the 8/02 inception of the ROYG's program to rehabilitate and release detainees, approximately 160 of the over 220 detainees who have participated in the Ulema run dialogues have been recommended for release. Of those, 43 detainees, none of whom were facing criminal charges [...]
2003-10-06 15:42:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA2767CHARGE'S NOVEMBER 22 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI:
[...] (C) Summary: During Charge,s 11/22 call on FM Qirbi, there was discussion of: Article 98 negotiations (in &final stages8); CT Cooperation/Detainees (Embassy to maintain steady dialogue with Interior Minister and PSO Chief); and the al-Moayed Extradition (relatives may seek visas to visit defen [...]
2003-11-22 18:31:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC PGOV YM KICC COUNTER TERRORISM DEMARCHE
03SANAA3008UPDATE ON ROYG HR MINISTER'S INCIDENT AT FRANKFURT
[...] (C) As part of Post's investigation into security procedures at Frankfurt Airport affecting official ROYG travelers, DCM met with United Airlines officials on December 18 to explore the incident. Background: When transferring to United Airlines in Frankfurt, the Minister of Human Rights wa [...]
2003-12-23 11:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM YM
03SANAA579TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MARCH 23
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) March 23 to discuss current threat information, enhanced security measures and Embassy security posture. EAC decided to move from StandFast to MoveSafe effective 3/23 at the close of business. Key offices and personnel repr [...]
2003-03-23 13:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRETASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA621TF1Z01: SANAA EAC MEETING MARCH 30
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 30 to assess Embassy security posture and threat information. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: ADMIN, AMB, CONS, DCM, FPD, OMC, ORCA, PD, POL/ECON, RMO and SOC YEMEN. 2. (S/ [...]
2003-03-30 14:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRETASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC
03SANTODOMINGO5992DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FM ON ECONOMIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Guerrero Prats, at a lunch hosted by the Ambassador October 7, said the GODR was trying through diplomatic channels to restore normal relations with Venezuela after President Chavez downgraded them in September. Trade/economic adviser (and daughter of President Meji [...]
2003-10-24 19:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR EFIN ETRD MARR MX PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SP VE XF KCOR
03SANTODOMINGO6195WHA 2004 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-31 19:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER
03SANTODOMINGO6582HOW BEST TO SUPPORT U.S. INTERESTS IN THE
[...] (SBU) The difficult economic situation in the Dominican Republic, coinciding with the early stages of a presidential campaign, presents a complex of challenges to United States interests in the country. I consider it essential to continue to support the administration of President Hipolito M [...]
2003-11-15 20:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6906DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Summary. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the GODR during calendar year 2003. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG in the fight on global terrorism. End Summary. 2. Embassy Santo Domingo submits the following responses keyed to reftel [...]
2003-11-28 20:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER DR
03SANTODOMINGO7536HAITIAN AMBASSADOR TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIGNS:
[...] (C) On December 18 the Haitian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Guy Alexandre called on the Ambassador and Acting DCM to confirm his resignation. The sudden news (prompted by the violent December 5 crackdown on student demonstrators in Haiti) was widely covered December 16 while Ambassador [...]
2003-12-23 20:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR DR HA
03SANTODOMINGO7566BANKING SERIES #3: FORMER BANINTER EXECUTIVES
[...] The following is the third in a series of reports on the Dominican Banking sector. 2. On December 20, an Appeals Court panel of three judges ruled to allow the release of former Baninter President Ramon Baez Figueroa and Vice-President Marcos Baez Cocco on RD $100 million bail each. Afte [...]
2003-12-24 17:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR
03TEGUCIGALPA1069ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST 212(A)(2)(I) -- INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN BANHCRESER SCHEME IN HONDURAS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6 and 17. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (SBU) In July 2001, the Attorney General of Honduras initiated an investigation of certain activities of the principal officers of Banco Hondureno [...]
2003-05-07 21:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETCVIS KFRD EFIN HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1488 Advisory Opinion Request: Restriction on Issuance
[...] Summary. In light of the widespread abuse of diplomatic passports in Honduras, and the request from the MFA to assist the GOH in curbing the misuse of these passports by persons not entitled to have them, or by persons no longer entitled to use them, Post proposes to modify how we provide Non [...]
2003-06-25 14:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL CMGT AMGT
03TEGUCIGALPA1497HONDURAN PARLACEN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday June 20, a Honduran representative to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN),Cesar Augusto Diaz Flores, was arrested in Nicaragua for trafficking and possession of seven kilos of heroin (said to be worth some USD 6.3 million and a portion of a larger 20-kilo shipmen [...]
2003-06-25 20:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1868SCENESETTER FOR CJCS GENERAL MYERS' VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]
2003-08-07 20:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA19232003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras
[...] Provided below is the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras. Responses are keyed to reftel. ----------------------------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. The Honduran government is generally open to foreign investment and welco [...]
2003-08-14 17:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV HO OPIC
03TEGUCIGALPA1930RAID NETS MAJOR ALIEN SMUGGLING RING IN HONDURAS
[...] SUMMARY - Honduran police, military and prosecutors with DHS assistance, conducted a raid in the northwestern city of La Entrada de Copan, capturing the leaders of a major alien smuggling ring. The ring had been operating with the alleged collusion of GOH civilian employees of the passport of [...]
2003-08-15 13:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1931SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]
2003-08-15 14:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2467SCENESETTER FOR SECREATRY POWELL'S VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearly half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces an uphill battle in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His administration, having never been quite able to muster the polit [...]
2003-10-22 00:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2814HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...]
2003-12-02 14:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA288SCENESETTER FOR WHA/DAS FISK'S VISIT TO HONDURAS
[...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, in office for one year, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June 2002 as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...]
2003-01-31 16:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD ECON MOPS KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2965CHINESE SMUGGLING RING IN HONDURAS - CHINAZO
[...] (U) SUMMARY - As part of an ongoing investigation, the Honduran Criminal Investigative Police (DGIC),Prosecutor's from the Organized Crime Division of the Public Ministry, and DHS personnel from Tegucigalpa participated in a series of raids in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, unc [...]
2003-12-22 23:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS ASEC KCRM KJUS EFIN PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA407 INSPECTION OF EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA (ISP-I-02-26)
[...] Ref C requests a compliance update on OIG's post inspection of Embassy Tegucigalpa, ref: ISP-I-02-26. The inspection was completed in February 2001 and has been in the compliance reporting phase since that time. 2. Embassy is providing additional information on the outstanding recommenda [...]
2003-02-12 14:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDASIG AMGT APER CMGT SNAR HN
03TEGUCIGALPA532ANTI-CORRUPTION IN HONDURAS--IS RICARDO MADURO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Ricardo Maduro enters the second year of his single four-year term in office, the looming question in his professed effort to transform Honduras, economy, judicial system and political environment is whether or not he is prepared to seek concrete results in his battl [...]
2003-02-26 19:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS PGOV SNAR ECON PHUM KCRM OVIP HO
03TEGUCIGALPA674ECONOMIC TOUR D'HORIZON WITH HONDURAN MINISTER OF
[...] (C) In a March 12 call on Honduran Minister of the Presidency Luis Cosenza, DCM and Econcouns discussed the top economic items on the bilateral agenda. Cosenza committed to campaigning for the repeal of the teacher and nurse "estatutos" that have caused the rapid increase in government expend [...]
2003-03-18 14:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EFIN EAID ETRD KJUS PREL ELAB HO
03THEHAGUE1627DUTCH TO DEPORT CUBAN ASYLUM APPLICANT ON JUNE 30
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) Embassy received a letter from United States Senator Bob Graham on June 18 requesting action on behalf of a constituent regarding a Cuban citizen who had applied for asylum and was being held in detention in The Netherlands. Dutch governme [...]
2003-06-24 15:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALCU NL PHUM PREF PREL PGOV
03THEHAGUE1677UPDATE ON DUTCH DEPORTATION OF CUBAN ASYLUM
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) In discussions with the attorney, Mw. mr. W.M. Hompe, who is representing Cuban asylum applicant Jose Manuel Vargas Martin, PolOff was informed that no appeal had been filed after the original denial of asylum. Vargas Martin was represented [...]
2003-06-27 13:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALCU NL PHUM PREL PREF PGOV
03THEHAGUE1732DUTCH ON BELARUS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-07 14:59:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL BO NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2548IRAQI DELEGATION VISIT TO THE HAGUE OCTOBER 3
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AN OFFICIAL IRAQI DELEGATION HEADED BY PLANNING MINISTER HAFEDH MADE A BRIEF VISIT TO THE HAGUE OCTOBER 3 IN ADVANCE OF THE IRAQ DONORS' CONFERENCE. WHILE NOT SECURING ANY SPECIFIC PLEDGES OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE "VERY CONSERVATIVE" DUTCH, THE TEAM REPORTED THAT THE VISIT [...]
2003-10-03 18:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EAID EFIN PREL OTRA IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2591DUTCH REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT LIBYA
[...] (C) The GoNL remains concerned about any increase in EU interactions with Libya. The lifting of UN sanctions has not altered the lack of Dutch willingness to engage the with the Libyan government. PolOff delivered reftel to Mirande Mulder, MFA Libya desk officer. Mulder noted that the GoNL [...]
2003-10-09 10:44:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM MNUC KNNP LY NL
03THEHAGUE2797DUTCH MFA ON IRANIAN DUAL-USE CBW PROCUREMENT
[...] (C) On November 04, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Iranian dual-use CBW procurement and Dutch visa policy to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson said she would pass the reftel points to the relevant people within the Ministry, [...]
2003-11-06 14:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CVIS IR NL CBW
03THEHAGUE3133AL QAIDA TRAVEL BAN - NETHERLANDS
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch take their responsibilities under the UN sanction regime seriously and have a "visa lookout" system, albeit with limitations, which incorporates information on individuals listed by the 1267 Committee. Restricting use of Dutch passports for international travel is more p [...]
2003-12-18 11:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETTC NL PREL PTER
03VATICAN135POPE'S MESSAGE TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS FOCUSES ON WAR,
[...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS JANUARY 13, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD. CITING THE CURRENT "FEAR THAT OFTEN DWELLS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR CONTEMPORARIES," HE IDENTIFIED THE CAUSES OF THIS FEAR AS: "INSIDIOUS TERRORISM, UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS [...]
2003-01-14 07:15:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN195(C) PAYA VISITS POPE; FM TAURAN MAY RECIPROCATE
[...] (C) VATICAN CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US JANUARY 9 THAT THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT "PRESSING THE ENVELOPE" FOR GREATER CHURCH FREEDOMS IN CUBA. HE BELIEVED THAT THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00195 [...]
2003-01-16 14:31:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM VT
03VATICAN3387ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS
[...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...]
2003-07-25 11:02:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS
03ZAGREB1393 CROATIAN OFFICIALS CONDEMN THE RIOT IN BELGRADE
[...] FOLLOWING THE JUNE 15 ATTACK ON THE CROATIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE BY A LARGE GROUP OF SPORTS HOOLIGANS (REFTEL) -- WHICH CAME AFTER SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO DEFEATED CROATIA IN THE WATER-POLO FINALS OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KRANJ, SLOVENIA -- CROATIA'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP PUT OUT STRONG [...]
2003-06-18 07:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1674PM RACAN TO AMBASSADOR: EAGER TO IMPROVE TIES WITH
[...] (C) During their first meeting, on July 23, Prime Minister Racan said he wanted good ties with the newly arrived U.S. Ambassador. He alluded to sometimes rocky relations in the past, and stressed that it would be important to keep in regular contact, both formally and informally. Racan was [...]
2003-07-25 12:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
03ZAGREB284DASD RICARDEL LEADS BILATERAL DEFENSE
[...] (C) FROM FEBRUARY 3-5, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MIRA RICARDEL LED A TEAM OF U.S. POLICY MAKERS FROM OSD, THE JOINT STAFF, MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD AND US EUROPEAN COMMAND IN BILATERAL DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS WITH CROATIA. IN MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT MESIC, PRIME MINISTER RACAN, DEF [...]
2003-02-06 08:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR MCAP MASS HR NATO
03ZAGREB925WHO SHIELDED ICTY PIFWC IVICA RAJIC?
[...] (C/NF) CROATIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TELL US THAT THEY HAVE UNCOVERED EVIDENCE OF A SYSTEMATIC, CLANDESTINE EFFORT OF THE FORMER HDZ GOVERNMENT TO SHIELD ETHNIC CROAT PIFWCS -- INCLUDING IVICA RAJIC -- FROM JUSTICE. THEY HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION TO UPROOT THAT SUPPORT NETWORK AND I [...]
2003-04-28 05:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKAWC KJUS PREL HR UNSC ICTY
04ABUDHABI1022PRIMER ON UAEG AGENCY/SPONSORSHIP REGULATIONS
[...] Summary: The UAE maintains non-tariff barriers to investment in the form of restrictive agency, sponsorship, and distributorship requirements. In order to do business in the UAE outside one of the free zones, a foreign business in most cases must have a UAE national sponsor, agent or distrib [...]
2004-04-06 12:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTO USTR TC
04ABUDHABI1055 YOU LOSE ONE, YOU LOSE THEM ALL - UAE STUDENTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AS PART OF THE MISSION'S OUTREACH EFFORTS, PAO, CONOFF AND PAO CULTURAL SPECIALIST VISITED THE TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIPS DEPARTMENT OF THE ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA),WHICH MANAGES ABU DHABI'S LARGE OVERSEAS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND IS THE LARGEST SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER [...]
2004-04-07 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT PREL TC
04ABUDHABI1289UAE LABOR CONDITIONS UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Following is an update of UAE labor issues in March and early April. Topics include: an update of the proposed labor law; discussions of working conditions for domestic servants; an inter-ministry proposal to create a nation-wide labor court system; employer/employee disputes reporte [...]
2004-04-25 12:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1436LABOR CONDITIONS REPORT DELIVERED TO PRESIDENTIAL COURT
[...] SUMMARY: The UAE Ministry of Labor has submitted a new 14- point recommendation report on workers' rights to the office of the President and the Dubai Executive Council for review. The report's aim is to address the "growing tide of complaints against employers, primarily over unpaid wages an [...]
2004-05-05 13:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI166FRENCH FM DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, AND MIDDLE
[...] (C) Summary: French Foreign Minister de Villepin discussed Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East Roadmap during his meetings on January 12 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa, Deputy Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and UAE Armed Forces Chief Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),and Deputy Prime Minister a [...]
2004-01-14 15:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ IR IS FR TC
04ABUDHABI1809UAE TO REBUT ICFTU CAMEL JOCKEY REPORT AT ILO GENEVA
[...] SUMMARY: During this week's ILO 92nd Session in Geneva, the UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs will rebut allegations that the UAE is not doing enough to curb the employment of underage foreign boys as camel jockeys. The UAEG will use the forum to highlight the UAE's progress over the ye [...]
2004-06-02 06:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1992SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER, GEN ABIZAID,
[...] (U) GENERAL ABIZAID: WELCOME BACK TO THE UAE. WE HAVE REQUESTED MEETINGS FOR YOU WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SHAYKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, AS WELL AS WITH ABU DHABI DEPUTY CROWN PRINCE AND UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF LT GEN SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN (MBZ). BOTH SHAYKHS WI [...]
2004-06-16 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPINS PREL PTER PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI2131UAE - MANDATORY SUBMISSION OF JOB OFFERS ALONG
[...] (U) STARTING OCTOBER 1, 2004, THE UAE MINISTRY OF LABOR WILL REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO SUBMIT JOB OFFERS STATING THE SALARY AND JOB TITLE OF THEIR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOYERS SUBMIT VISA APPLICATIONS. THE CURRENT PRACTICE IS FOR EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT DETAILS ON THE VI [...]
2004-06-29 03:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI219Iraqi police training: German Interior
[...] (C) Summary: German Interior Minister Otto Schily met January 19 with senior Emirati law enforcement officials as well as with Deputy Prime Minister and de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and reached an understanding on the German proposal to train Iraqi police in the UAE. [...]
2004-01-20 14:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TC
04ABUDHABI2202THE SLOW RISE IN TRAVEL OF UAE NATIONALS TO THE
[...] FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11, THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES IS STARTING TO RISE. HOWEVER, THIS IS FROM A SHARPLY DIMINISHED BASE - THE ROAD BACK TO PRE-9/11 LEVELS FOR UAE NATIONALS WILL TAKE TIME. THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES HAS FA [...]
2004-07-04 12:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KPAO SCUL BMGT ECON TC
04ABUDHABI2207UAE - Iraq Embassy implements visa regime
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-04 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS PGOV PREL IZ TC
04ABUDHABI2343 UAE: JULY 2004 APPENDIX TO 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] (U) This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It has been provided to assist investors in the interim period resulting from the U.S. Government's decision to begin publishing the Country Commercial Guide (of which the Invest [...]
2004-07-13 11:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON KSPR KTBD KPRP OPIC TC
04ABUDHABI2524MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH--ABU DHABI RESPONSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is little sign of an active political Islamic movement in the UAE. The UAEG promotes the moderate practice of Islam and the vast majority of religious group in the UAE follow a moderate practice of Islam in line with UAEG policy. The Mission is actively engaging Emirati [...]
2004-07-28 13:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAO OIIP EAID KDEM OPRC PREL PHUM PTER KISL
04ABUDHABI255 UAE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Federal National Council Speaker Saeed Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi on January 21 and discussed Iraq, the future role of women in UAE political life, and the possibility of sending a delegation of Emirati parliamentarians and FNC staff to the United States to o [...]
2004-01-25 11:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWMN KMPI IZ TC
04ABUDHABI3270TIFA - THE LABOR ISSUE
[...] (C) Summary: The UAEG understands that its current labor law is a stumbling block to its goal of negotiating a FTA with the U.S. The fact that the overwhelming majority (80-85 percent) of the population and 98 percent of the private sector workforce is foreign, however, means labor is a sensi [...]
2004-09-20 11:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI348 Follow Up on Sharjah Airplane Crash
[...] On February 10 at approximately 1140 local time, a Kish Airlines Fokker-50 aircraft crashed on its approach to Sharjah International Airport, two miles before touchdown (Reftel). ConGen has received a copy of the passenger manifest and confirmed that no Americans were on board. Of the 39 pa [...]
2004-02-11 13:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EAIR PTER AEMR TC
04ABUDHABI3689MEDIA ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: WORKSHOP
[...] SUMMARY: An October 4 - 6 Regional Media Assistance workshop in Abu Dhabi, funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and USAID, succeeded in soliciting an abundance of ideas and insights from Middle Eastern media experts. Participants were frank about the need for a more indepe [...]
2004-10-18 11:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI KPAO PHUM XF
04ABUDHABI3963Sheikh Zayed Funeral: Logistics and Embassy Public
[...] Summary: The UAE is responding to the death of President Zayed with a 40-day mourning period (through December 12). The government will be closed from November 3 until November 20 (counting both mourning and the Eid Al-Fitr),and private businesses will be closed through Friday, November 5. A [...]
2004-11-03 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC OTRA PREL TC
04ABUDHABI4188UAE: Biographies of New Cabinet Members
[...] (U) The November 2 cabinet reshuffle merged six ministries into three, created a new ministry, shifted portfolios and elevated seven new people to ministerial rank. As part of our analysis of the new cabinet, we have prepared biographies of its members. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed swore in his n [...]
2004-11-22 13:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON TC
04ABUDHABI434COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP - EMBASSY ABU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador convened the Abu Dhabi G- 8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on February 17. Representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Canada attended. Spain and Switzerland also sent representatives. CTAG members discussed their contributi [...]
2004-02-18 14:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ASEC ETTC TC
04ABUDHABI4504UAEG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO FTA
[...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG officials reiterated their commitment to negotiating an FTA with the U.S. in the wake of Saudi criticism of Bahrain for signing a FTA with the U.S. On December 11, UAE Minister of Information and MFA U/S both discussed the Saudi actions at the December 7 GCC ministeri [...]
2004-12-13 08:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL GCC TC
04ABUDHABI4660G/TIP DISCUSSIONS IN UAE ON CAMEL JOCKEYS: UAEG
[...] (C) Summary: G/TIP NEA/SA Reports Officer Feleke Assefa visited the UAE December 10-13 to follow up allegations raised in the October 19 Home Box Office (HBO) program about the UAE,s continuing use of underage foreign boys as camel jockeys, despite a 2002 ban on the practice. Assefa met with [...]
2004-12-20 12:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TC
04ABUDHABI498LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE UAE
[...] SUMMARY: THE UAE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO STRICTLY REGULATING AND ENFORCING LABOR LAWS. THIS CAN BE WITNESSED BY ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO BRING LOCAL LABOR STANDARDS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS. THE MINISTRY OF LABOR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON REVISING THE LABOR LAW, WHICH IS [...]
2004-02-25 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI551 IRAQI TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 09:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA IZ TC
04ABUDHABI684UAE: 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-10 15:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
04ABUDHABI814TRIP READOUT - G/TIP VISIT TO UAE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From February 11 to 15, G/TIP Senior Coordinator for Reports Mark Taylor and NEA/RA Desk Officer Nahide Bayrasli visited the UAE to update information for the 2004 Trafficking in Persons Report. The meetings were very informative, and the team stated on several occasions that [...]
2004-03-22 14:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL TC
04ABUDHABI923U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership a success
[...] (C) Summary: The UAE hosted the second bilateral Strategic Partnership dialogue on March 21 with NEA A/S Burns and UAE Information and Culture Minister Shaykh Abdullah bin Zayed leading their respective delegations. The two sides reviewed progress on the comprehensive action plan that was agr [...]
2004-03-30 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KDEM PHUM IZ AF IR IS SY TC
04ABUJA1068LETTER FROM PRESIDENT O. OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT G.
[...] Following is the text of a letter from President Olusegun Obasanjo to President George Bush. The original is being sent by pouch. 2. Begin text: His Excellency President George Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC Dear President, I write to thank you v [...]
2004-06-16 12:12:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL
04ABUJA1380FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ADENIJI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Adeniji used his first meeting with incoming Ambassador August 1 to raise parking tickets and visa issues. He was unable or unwilling to produce specifics on the Darfur peace talks, due to begin here August 23. FM Adeniji said he did not know where the negotiat [...]
2004-08-11 14:32:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS AMGT NI SU CM
04ABUJA1519AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO KANO AUGUST 4-6, 2004
[...] (U) Summary and introduction. Ambassador Campbell made his first visit to Kano as US Ambassador August 4-6, 2004. The Ambassador dedicated an American Corner at the Kano State Library, met with the Governor, the Emir, and the Deputy Governor, and hosted a major reception for northern dignitar [...]
2004-09-03 10:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD ECON NI
04ABUJA2028MFA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. EMBASSY'S SECURITY,
[...] (C) MFA Undersecretary for Protocol Abdulwahab called in the Ambassador November 7 to discuss several issues. Amb. Abdulwahab started by expressing condolences for the attack on ConGen Jeddah, and asking detailed questions on whether we were comfortable with GON security measures to protect E [...]
2004-12-08 06:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CVIS NI
04ABUJA2041PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7750 VISA BAN -- JOSHUA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post is entering the name of Joshua Dariye, present Governor of Plateau State, into the visa system as P212F for corruption under Presidential Proclamation 7750. Part of the corruption case against Gov. Dariye has been made publicly by the GON, and the GON statement text was in Re [...]
2004-12-10 10:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR CVIS PHUM NI
04ABUJA2065GON AVIATION OFFICIALS DISCUSS AIRPORT SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 8, Embassy Econ Officer, Consular Officer, and Consulate Economic Specialist traveled to Lagos Muhammed Murtala International Airport (MMIA) for talks with officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The two sides discussed Nigeria's continued efforts [...]
2004-12-15 10:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDNI EAIR EAID ECON ETRD PTER CACS
04ABUJA2106ENGAGING NIGERIA: SUPPORT FOR REFORMS
[...] (S) The grip of the interlocked coteries that have ruled Nigeria since the civil war (ref A) continues to be the driving force in Nigerian politics. In order for Nigeria to move ahead, this grip must be loosened. Until Nigerians gain a real stake in their own society, they cannot begin to ca [...]
2004-12-21 10:36:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAID KCOR NI
04ABUJA277REP. JEFFERSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO,
[...] President Obasanjo told visiting Congressman Jefferson, Charge Anyaso and notetakers February 16 that Nigeria has provided all necessary documents and legislation to the USG for the AGOA textiles visa (reftel and ref faxes),and considers the ball to be in the USG court. Obasanjo agreed with [...]
2004-02-20 04:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD NI
04ABUJA553KANO STATE GOVERNOR ON POLIO, ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge Roberts took advantage of Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau's applying for a U.S. visa to meet with him on March 30 about the polio vaccination campaign in Kano. The Charge said to Shekarau that the polio vaccination campaign is a major concern outside Nigeria, as well as [...]
2004-03-31 04:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI NI AID
04ABUJA961NIGERIA'S LIKELY REACTIONS TO EXPIRATION OF AGOA
[...] (SBU) In response to the Department's request concerning a failure to extend the AGOA third-country fabric provision (Ref A),post believes there could be important political effects on both the bilateral and multilateral fronts, although the economic effect would be slight. ---------------- [...]
2004-06-01 11:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL WTRO ECON NI
04ACCRA1220PRM A/S DEWEY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH OPE
[...] Summary: A/S Dewey and the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) Representative and Staff held fruitful discussions during the recent trip by A/S Dewey to W. Africa. Touching on issues related to 9/11, new caseloads, partner relations, efforts to meet the FY 04 ceiling as well as the many benefi [...]
2004-06-09 16:13:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM GH
04ACCRA1645GHANA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUGUST 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-10 17:38:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV GH
04ACCRA1837GHANA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW UPDATE
[...] PER REFTEL, POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING UPDATE ON GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: 2. BEGIN TEXT, TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2004 COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS STATE SUBMISSION Country: GHANA Current AGOA Status: Eligible State recommends continued AGOA eligibility fo [...]
2004-09-13 15:51:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM PREL GH AGOA
04ACCRA1986GHANA'S ELECTION: NKRUMAH LIVES ON IN THE CPP
[...] (C) Summary: Charge hosted a lunch on October 1 for Convention People's Party (CPP) presidential candidate George Aggudey and two of his lieutenants. They highlighted Nkrumahist ideals of self-reliance, state-run industry, and "African solutions". Aggudey was unhappy with what he saw as t [...]
2004-10-06 11:31:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALECON GH PGOV
04ACCRA2142EMBASSY OUTREACH TRIP TO GHANA'S WESTERN REGION
[...] Summary: On October 20-21, DCM led an Embassy delegation to Takoradi, capital of Ghana's Western region, to reach out to business and Western military command contacts and public diplomacy audiences outside of Accra. (We recently did a similar road show in Kumasi, Ashanti region). Emboffs m [...]
2004-11-01 06:58:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EINV MOPS OTRA CVIS GH
04ACCRA25042005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR GHANA
[...] This message responds to reftel request for an update of the National Trade Estimate (NTE) report. The following is Post's input to the 2005 NTE report for Ghana (Note: report also sent via email to USTR and State). TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Ghana was USD 128 million in [...]
2004-12-17 13:26:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON GH
04ACCRA2536GHANA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Post is pleased to provide below the 2005 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted August 2004. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Attracting foreign direct investment remains a key objective of Ghana's economic recovery program, w [...]
2004-12-22 22:38:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN BEXP KTDB ELAB GH OPIC USTR
04ADANA128RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ROUND-UP: SE TURKEY
[...] (U) Summary: Members of the Protestant, Catholic and Muslim communities in various cities in southeast Turkey report that they are able to worship freely, but that the state continues to restrict some aspects of their religious life. A Diyarbakir pastor's acquittal last May on charges of wors [...]
2004-09-27 15:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA15 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-18, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. CULTURE: Vakit / The Malatya Ak Party Dep [...]
2004-01-21 15:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA23 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-19, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. CULTURE 2. Vakit / Malatya AK Party Deputy Fuat Ol [...]
2004-02-23 11:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04AMMAN1078UNHCR CONFIRMS IT WILL NOT PURSUE RESETTLEMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Contrary to statements made by UNHCR's regional mission in Cairo (ref a),UNHCR Jordan Representative Bronee confirmed that UNHCR currently does not plan to pursue resettlement of Iraqi-Palestinians outside the region. UNHCR would only consider third-country resettle [...]
2004-02-11 14:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL KWBG IZ JO
04AMMAN1469MFA IN BAGHDAD TELLS IRAQ MISSION IN AMMAN TO HALT
[...] (C) Maan Barakat, Charge d'Affaires at the Iraq Mission in Amman, told PolOff February 24 that he had been instructed by the Consular Department at the MFA in Baghdad to stop issuing ITDs. Barakat said he was advised that the ITD and the accompanying stamp imprint were too easy to forge. He [...]
2004-02-26 09:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
04AMMAN2273MONITORING AND EVALUATING ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN
[...] REGIONAL REFCOORD AND REF ASSISTANT MONITORED ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN ON FEBRUARY 25 (COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SPRMCO03CA127). IN ADDITION TO MEETINGS AT CARITAS (ICMC'S LOCAL IMPLEMENTING PARTNER),WE ALSO CONDUCTED HOME VISITS TO FOUR PROSPECTIVE [...]
2004-03-25 16:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM IZ JO
04AMMAN2450TRAVEL TO JORDAN OF DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR STEVE HADLEY
[...] Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy National Security Advisor Steve Hadley and his party for travel to Jordan March 31. Control officer, Embassy expediter, vehicles, and Embassy baggage handlers will meet the party on arrival. 2. Control Officer for the v [...]
2004-03-30 00:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL IS JO OVIP EDRC
04AMMAN2751IRAQ CONSUL AGAIN ISSUING INTERIM TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
[...] (C) Iraq Consul Ahmad Jirallah Al-Dabbagh informed ConsOff on April 1, 2004 that the Iraq Mission in Amman is back to issuing Interim Travel Documents (ITD) to its citizens. As of April 5, 2004, the Iraq Mission has issued a total of 377 ITDs. The Iraq Mission does not issue ITDs to those in [...]
2004-04-12 14:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL JO
04AMMAN386JORDAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS IN NEED OF TENDING
[...] (S) Recent separate conversations with the Jordanian MFA and the Israeli Embassy indicate that both sides are letting an accumulation of irritants affect the tone of the overall relationship. We reminded both of the strategic partnership that is the base of Jordan-Israel relations, and reemp [...]
2004-01-15 19:06:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL IS JO
04AMMAN4132GOJ CONFRONTS POSSIBLE LABOR TRAFFICKING SCAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has learned of several dozen third country nationals (TCNs) brought to Jordan by apparently unscrupulous recruiting agents and sent to Iraq. All have needed some assistance in returning to their home countries and in at least one case, the workers were physically abused in Ir [...]
2004-05-24 15:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PREF KWMN IZ JO KTIP
04AMMAN4252JORDAN TRADE MINISTRY ON FTA JOINT COMMITTEE AGENDA
[...] This is an action request. See last para. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Industry and Trade senior officials briefed embassy on the proposed agenda for the June 8 Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee meeting (the JC). A key change is the GOJ's likely submission of a revised list of good [...]
2004-05-27 15:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTIA KIPR PREL JO
04AMMAN4981 Special Visa Procedures for Official Travelers from
[...] (U) Summary: Several recent groups of travelers from Iraq have arrived at Embassy Amman with requests for visas with little or no advance notice. Regardless of the circumstances, post will do everything in its power to facilitate official business involving Iraqi travelers. However, the lack [...]
2004-06-17 14:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS AMGT CMGT JO IZ
04AMMAN5088IRAQ MISSION IN AMMAN: NO INSTRUCTIONS FOR VISA
[...] (U) Recent international press articles reported that the Iraq Ministry of Interior (MOI) will require visas for all foreigners visiting Iraq after June 30. One article quoted Hadi Muhanna, Iraq MOI travel department director, that "without exception" all foreign visitors must apply for visas [...]
2004-06-22 13:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
04AMMAN5397IRAQIS IN JORDAN REACT POSITIVELY TO HANDOVER, BUT
[...] SUMMARY: Iraqi contacts in Jordan see the transfer of sovereignty to the Iraq Interim Government (IIG) as a positive step toward a better Iraq. They expect that the violence will continue in coming months, but subside as the IIG asserts its authority. These contacts maintain that security i [...]
2004-06-30 13:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
04AMMAN6437IRAQI CHARGE UPBEAT ON RECEPTION, ALLAWI VISIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Charge in Amman Ma'an Barakat portrayed a July 26 reception celebrating the transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) as a "major success". The turnout, however, was far smaller than Iraqi National Day receptions of the recent past. Barakat said that v [...]
2004-07-29 15:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
04AMMAN6438IRAQ MISCELLANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Consul in Amman Ahmad Jirallah confirmed a July 28 media report that the mission would not place visas inside passports containing Israeli stamps. EU rep Ana Gallo Alvarez said the EU is hoping to open a Baghdad office at the end of 2005, though this date could be moved up. [...]
2004-07-29 15:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
04AMMAN6794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR VISIT OF
[...] Embassy Amman grants country clearance for and warmly welcomes the visit of CEA William Block, EB/IFD/OMA Daniel Peters, and four officials from the Department of Treasury to travel to Amman August 15-20 for consultations with Iraqi officials. 2. Your control officer for this visit will b [...]
2004-08-15 06:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EFIN JO IZ
04AMMAN6968IRAQ MISCELLANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq named a new Ambassador to Jordan, Ata Abdul Wahab. Recent guidance from the Iraqi MFA on visa procedures appears to have cleared up some of the Amman Embassy,s confusion on this issue. Separately, a former Iraqi minister criticized PM Allawi,s performance. End Summary. [...]
2004-08-18 13:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS CPAS KFRD IZ JO
04AMMAN7196PAN-ISLAMIC THINK TANK WEIGHS IN FOR
[...] Summary. Under the auspices of Crown Prince Hamza, the Aal-al-Beit Foundation held a conference, Aug. 20 - 23, on "The Islamic System of Governance and Democracy." About 40 well-known Islamic scholars and media personalities, such as Sheikh Yousuf Al Qardawi of Al Jazeera fame, affirmed th [...]
2004-08-26 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG
04AMMAN8110TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER - JORDAN
[...] Amman TFCO is acting DCM Christopher Henzel, phone 962-6-590-6640, e-mail henzelcp@state.gov. Deputy TFCO is Economic section chief Richard Eason, phone 962-6-590-6556, e-mail easonrm@state.gov. 2. Terrorist Finance working group meetings, chaired by A/DCM, are held in conjunction with V [...]
2004-09-30 05:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL JO
04AMMAN9145PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR RECIPROCITY ON E1-E2 TREATY
[...] Post has reviewed the diplomatic note from the Jordanian embassy in Washington, DC, (REF) which requests that, under the relevant article in the bilateral Free Trade Agreement, the USG and GOJ jointly examine the possibility of issuing E1/E2 visas based on a five year visa issuance. Post rec [...]
2004-11-10 17:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ETRD KTIA PREL JO
04AMMAN9437INTERIOR MINISTER IGNITES CONTROVERSY OVER
[...] (U) Jordan's interior minister had to backpedal after publicly stating that the GOJ will not consider revamping the current election law -- which favors tribal, East Bank communities at the expense of Jordanian-Palestinians citizens -- until the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is resolved. At [...]
2004-11-28 15:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KMPI KDEM KPAL KISL KWMN JO
04AMMAN9898IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN
[...] (U) The International Organization for Migration launched its Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) Program for Iraq from its Amman headquarters on December 12. Eligible Iraqis living outside Iraq will have the opportunity to register and vote in 14 countries, in the national assembly election. A si [...]
2004-12-14 14:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC IZ JO
04ANKARA1036GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian FM Japaridze reportedly gave Turkish FM Gul a positive readout of President Saakashvili's recent Moscow trip but said Saakashvili had emphasized that Georgia will remain oriented toward the West, will insist on Russian withdrawal from bases in Georgia, and will not agree [...]
2004-02-23 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU
04ANKARA1233TURKEY: 2004 ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Embassy point of contact is David McFarland, who replaces Phil Kaplan following submission of this report. Kaplan (rank: FSO-03) spent approximately 100 hours in prepara [...]
2004-03-02 11:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
04ANKARA1535NON-PAPERS SUBMITTED TO MFA REGARDING IRAQI TRAVEL
[...] On March 4, 2004, Chief of Section met with Haluk Aca, Head of the Visa Department at the MFA to discuss GOT acceptance of Iraqi diplomatic and service (official) passports and the Interim Travel Document for visa issuance. She also provided him a copy of the revised CPA Order [...]
2004-03-15 15:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT
04ANKARA1595TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...]
2004-03-17 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA1786ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-24 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2138Trafficking in Persons: IOM Reports Recent
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In April 9 discussions with Emboff, IOM Chief of Mission Regina Boucault cited 1) ongoing anti-TIP training for Turkish law enforcement officials, and 2) implementation of a victim referral agreement between the Ministry of Interior and Turkey's leading TIP NGO as continuing evide [...]
2004-04-13 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2152TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman, visiting USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief Al Moskowitz discussed USG efforts to combat trafficking in the United States, noting success in USG methods for 1) identifying victims, 2) disti [...]
2004-04-14 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2198TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...]
2004-04-16 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2446SOUTHEAST TURKEY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK PESSIMISTIC,
[...] (C) Summary: Reporting officers traveling in southeast Turkey April 19-22 heard negative economic outlooks from a broad array of contacts, as well as reports of some continuing religious freedom restrictions. Contacts said implementation of the recently passed Turkish EU reform packet laws [...]
2004-04-30 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA2505 Interior Ministry U/S on Aviation Security,
[...] (SBU) In an April 21 meeting with Interior Ministry Undersecretary Harput, DCM raised the continuing gap in border controls for international passengers transferring to domestic flights, police protection for the U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, and the Bedoian investment case. Mustafa Bal, h [...]
2004-05-04 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR ASEC EINV TU
04ANKARA2913ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-25 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
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
04ANKARA340INTERIOR MINISTER AKSU ON ANTI-TERROR COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: In Jan. 16 meeting with Interior Minister Aksu, Ambassador highlighted USG interest in strengthening counter terrorism cooperation and intelligence sharing with the GOT. Aksu asserted CT relations with Syria are improving, committed to instituting passenger and baggage checks to [...]
2004-01-20 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY TU
04ANKARA3495REQUEST TO USE INCIRLIK AS CARGO HUB IN SUPPORT OF
[...] (S) During discussions with PM A/S Bloomfield's delegation on Global Force Posture review June 17 (septel),Turkish General Staff (TGS) DCHOD GEN Basbug confirmed that he had received a letter from EUCOM's GEN Wald (dated June 16) earlier that day requesting the use of Incirlik Air Base (IAB) [...]
2004-06-21 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA3675TIP IN TURKEY: JOINT OPERATION RESULTS IN ARRESTS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish National Police (TNP) officials confirmed press reports (reftel) that a joint anti-TIP Turkish-Romanian Police operation (Mirage 2004) netted an international trafficking ring and freed seven Romanian TIP victims ages 17 to 20. TNP Foreigners, Borders and Asylum Department [...]
2004-06-29 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3908ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 16:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4110AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES CASPIAN ENERGY ISSUES AT
[...] (U) Summary: Caspian Basin Energy Development Ambassador Steven Mann met with energy officials on the margins of the June 16-17 Tale of Three Seas Energy Conference in Istanbul. (Septel reports on Mann,s meeting with Turkish Energy Minister Guler.) Mann was joined by Turkish MFA Deputy U/S A [...]
2004-07-23 10:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA4131IRAQ, THE TURKS AND US
[...] (S) After four years in Ankara as the Iraq watcher/Operation Northern Watch POLAD, and seven TDYs to Iraq before, during and after the war, Embassy PolMilOff offers the following observations about dealing with Turkey on matters relating to Iraq. Working with the Turks on Iraqi issues can be [...]
2004-07-27 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PINR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA4141TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following Human Smuggling Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http:/ [...]
2004-07-28 07:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4147TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mfa.gov [...]
2004-07-28 09:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4148TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 1-15, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial [...]
2004-07-28 09:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA421/6/04 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following are recent developments related to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey: ----------------- IOM Pilot Program ----------------- 2. (U) The Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has drafted a proposal for a USD 1.2 million pilot projec [...]
2004-01-06 09:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF PREL PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4273TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...]
2004-08-02 08:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ANKARA4448TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP
[...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...]
2004-08-09 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4502TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH-AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In November 2003, an Australian Coast Guard patrol intercepted an Indonesian smuggling vessel carrying 14 Turkish citizens. By July 2004, Australian Federal Police (AFP) agents had traced the human smuggling network organizers to Turkey, where smugglers and witnesses were engage [...]
2004-08-11 08:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4504TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT II
[...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police (AFP) agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Sc [...]
2004-08-11 09:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4563ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-13 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4580TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]
2004-08-16 08:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4630ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-18 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4651TURKISH READOUT ON IIG PRESIDENT AL-YAWAR VISIT:
[...] (C) The GOT is pleased with the Aug. 16-17 visit of IIG President al-Yawar and the IIG ministers for foreign affairs, water resources, and trade. Al-Yawar told the Turks that he and the IIG intentionally chose Turkey for his first major trip abroad, and that they saw Turkey as Iraq's most imp [...]
2004-08-18 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG ECON TU IZ
04ANKARA4700ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-19 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4815ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5002TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...]
2004-09-03 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5115AMBASSADOR AND DCHOD BASBUG DISCUSS CYPRUS, EU
[...] (S) TGS Deputy Chief GEN Basbug told the Ambassador September 8 that developments regarding Cyprus were "worrisome," pointing at the European Court of Human Rights consideration of Loizidou clone cases and the lack of EU action on ending the isolation of northern Cypriots. He hinted that Anka [...]
2004-09-10 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PARM IZ CY IR TU
04ANKARA5597TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Robert S. Deutsch, Deputy Chief of Mission. E-mail: DeutschRS@state.gov. Tel: 90-312-455-5555, ext.2202. 2. (SBU) The TFCO Deputy is Thomas H. Goldberger, Economic Counselor. E-mail: GoldbergerTH@state.gov. Tel: 90- [...]
2004-09-29 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KVPR PREL TU KTFN
04ANKARA5751TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDIN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04ANKARA5758SPECIAL TURKISH MEDIA REACTION: EU COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 12:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5968TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA
[...] SUMMARY. Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Fatma Topcuoglu delivered the following speech at a 2-day conference on human trafficking in Chisinau, Moldova. END SUMMARY. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS: SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. FATMA FIRAT TOPCUOGLU AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKE [...]
2004-10-20 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6072TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING EFFORTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP inquires about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following October 2004 TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report will be published on-line at the MFA website at http://www.mf [...]
2004-10-26 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6150TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004
[...] (U) 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. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...]
2004-11-01 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6167 IRAN REQUEST FOR BOEING PARTICIPATION IN KISH
[...] (SBU) Following, for the record, are the texts of three documents given to DCM by the Swiss defense attache in Ankara, who is also accredited to Tehran. The documents relate an Iranian desire to encourage the participation of the Boeing Company in the Kish Air Show, which will be held Novem [...]
2004-11-01 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC TU IR
04ANKARA6207SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey provides an excellent opportunity to assure the Turks that the U.S. continues to support Turkey's EU candidacy. Some elements in Turkey view the U.S. and EU as rival power blocs, and question why the U.S. would want Turkey in the EU. By highlighting areas o [...]
2004-11-02 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EU TU
04ANKARA6393TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004
[...] (U) 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. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...]
2004-11-10 16:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6407ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-12 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6599ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-26 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6686TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004
[...] (U) 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. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]
2004-12-02 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6687TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS
[...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...]
2004-12-02 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU
04ANKARA6764 KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY
[...] (SBU) Per ref email, Embassy understands that the Coast Guard is calling an inter-agency meeting for Monday, December 8 to consider imposing a moratorium preventing Kaptanoglu Shipping Group (KSG) vessels from entering U.S. waters/ports, as well as other measures, due to the company's record o [...]
2004-12-03 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA944DEMARCHE RELATED TO FINGERSCANNING MEMBERS OF
[...] On January 29, 2004, at the request of Haluk Aca, Head of the Visa Department at the MFA, Chief of Section reviewed US fingerscanning requirements at the time of visa application and upon entry into the United States. 2. Mr. Aca explained that the MFA had received complaints [...]
2004-02-18 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT
04BANGKOK8485U.S.-THAILAND FTA: STATUS AND PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) The November 22 announcement by the Thai lead negotiator that the RTG was seeking a postponement of the December 2004 FTA round was the culmination of several complex crosscurrents within the RTG and Thai society. The ostensible reason for the postponement, the upcoming (February 6) e [...]
2004-12-16 09:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL TH US FTA
04BOGOTA11373GOC IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS DENY ENTRY TO FOUR INTERNATIONAL UNION LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of October 30-31, GOC immigration officials denied entry to four international labor leaders, including one U.S. citizen, and cancelled the tourist visas of approximately 60 others, while permitting them to stay for a period of three days pending resolution of t [...]
2004-11-02 18:31:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV CVIS CASC CO
04BOGOTA3703COOPERATION WITH CANADIAN EMBASSY IN BOGOTA ON VISA
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel recommended that posts share information with Canadian colleagues regarding visa processing, and offered a "template" for cooperation. The Consular Section in Bogota has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia. Using the ideas provided i [...]
2004-04-12 21:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA CMGT CVIS CA CO
04BOGOTA4839ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: TELECOMS AND NON-FINANCIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Telecoms and other non-financial services account for 59 percent of Colombia's GDP. Despite two waves of liberalization, regulatory barriers still protect state-owned service providers from private and foreign firms. Barriers to foreign providers of professional services are fa [...]
2004-05-11 22:56:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD CO FTA
04BOGOTA9364U/S GROSSMAN'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE AND
[...] (C) Summary. On September 9, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman had separate meetings with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Vice-President Francisco Santos in Cartagena. Grossman thanked Uribe and Santos for their efforts to secure the safe release of the three American [...]
2004-09-16 15:07:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SNAR KJUS CVIS CO
04BRASILIA1185SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]
2004-05-14 17:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRASILIA1668PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...]
2004-07-06 19:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2453BRASILIA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Brasilia's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Phil Chicola. The TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer J. Andrew Plowman. The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel paragraph 5. a) Contact Information: DCM Chicola: (55-61) 312-7445; ChicolaPT@state.go [...]
2004-09-28 13:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL BR EFIN KTFN KVPR PTER
04BRASILIA2803MIXED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) On November 9, Brazilian Federal Deputy Maninha paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Danilovich. Maninha is the current president of COPA (Confederation of the Parliaments of the Americas),and this week she is leading a seven-member delegation (from three countries) on a fact-finding trip [...]
2004-11-12 16:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BR HA POL MIL
04BRATISLAVA1043CAUTION AND UNCERTAINTY IN GOS AS UKRAINE ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Emboffs have discussed the second round of presidential elections in Ukraine with several GOS interlocutors this week. Expectations regarding outcome are divided--the Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor is optimistic about a Yushchenko win, while MFA policy p [...]
2004-11-16 18:06:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO UP
04BRATISLAVA1129AS I DEPART SLOVAKIA
[...] (U) Mr. Secretary, As I prepare to leave Slovakia, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve as Ambassador and look ahead briefly to the future of U.S. relations with Slovakia. WHERE WE ARE ------------ 2. (C) When I arrived in Slovakia in November 2001, we faced the very real [...]
2004-12-17 19:05:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON LO
04BRATISLAVA657EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: NONE. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. ON JUNE 11, 2004, EXBS ADVISOR MET WITH DIRECTOR EVA LUTERANOVA, DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR [...]
2004-07-08 13:52:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA688Unreconstructed Communists
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU)Poloffs met with Jozef Sevc (Phonetic: sheffts),the head of the Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS),on 15 July at their party headquarters. After a 20 minute opening monologue, Sevc finally yielded the floor for questions. H [...]
2004-07-21 08:28:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV LO
04BRATISLAVA900DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage visited Slovakia September 14. During his meetings with Prime Minister Dzurinda, Foreign Minister Kukan, parliamentary leaders, and the media, he underscored that U.S.-Slovak relations are based on more than just coalition membership and reflect the shar [...]
2004-09-30 09:26:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KPAO LO CONS
04BRUSSELS1134EU COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICY AFTER MADRID
[...] (SBU) The EU is re-examining its role in the war against terrorism following the March 11 attack in Madrid. Many EU efforts to improve its counter-terrorism (CT) effectiveness -- for instance by revising the EU CT Action Plan and creating and streamlining the Clearinghouse -- were in the work [...]
2004-03-17 17:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PINR PREL PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1162U.S.-EU DISCUSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, BELARUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At U.S.-EU COEST consultations on March 16, EUR DAS Steven Pifer and EU interlocutors agreed that Russian progress on democracy and human rights and cooperation with the U.S. and EU in the former Soviet space were central to building a better strategic relationship with Russia. E [...]
2004-03-19 09:31:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UP BO MD EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1450COUNTER-TERRORISM/LAW ENFORCEMENT: EU
[...] The EU Council of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministers on March 30 displayed a new momentum to meet its obligations to deal with the Declaration by EU leaders on combating terrorism as well as its own rolling agenda. The ministers agreed on a "general approach" (no formal agreement yet) [...]
2004-04-05 06:07:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PREF CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1749SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 26 INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE
[...] Summary and introduction. The inaugural meeting of the high level dialogue on transportation, border and infrastructure security (TBIS) on April 26 is an important opportunity to break through the bureaucratic logjams between various EU components that have severely complicated efforts to ad [...]
2004-04-22 12:14:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA EAIR ECON EU PTER USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1897EU ON DARFUR: CEASEFIRE MONITORING, HUMANITARIAN
[...] (S) Summary. The EU will contribute personnel and financial resources to support both the Ceasefire Commission and other efforts to establish peace in Darfur, as well as to address the complex humanitarian emergency in the region. The EU feels the disagreement at the UNCHR meeting was not ove [...]
2004-05-03 05:25:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PREF PHUM SU CD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1907INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE U.S.-EU POLICY DIALOGUE
[...] Summary. The inaugural meeting of the new Policy Dialogue on Border and Transport Security April 26 addressed biometrics, the US-VISIT and Visa Waiver Programs, the joint initiative on lost and stolen passports, "flights of concern" and air marshals. Newly appointed Counter-terrorism coordin [...]
2004-05-03 12:36:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDCA EAIR ECON PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1911 EU AGREES ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES DIRECTIVE
[...] The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on April 29 reached political agreement on a draft Directive imposing minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. Coupled with the formal adoption of the Asylum Qualification Directive on the same day, t [...]
2004-05-03 13:40:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL CMGT CVIS SMIG KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2114VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND AN ENLARGED EU
[...] (C) Summary. The enlargement of the EU on May 1 raised the number of EU countries not included in the visa waiver program (VWP) from one to ten. New Member States harbor hopes that their EU accession can become a way to wrest from the U.S. via the EU what they could not obtain bilaterally: i [...]
2004-05-17 09:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCMGT CVIS SMIG ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2180EU-UKRAINE: CONDITIONING ENHANCED TIES ON
[...] (C) Summary. After a delay due to internal EU friction, the EU hopes to complete negotiation on an "Action Plan" for Ukraine in time for the July EU-Ukraine summit. The plan will list political and economic reforms that Ukraine will undertake, in return for reciprocal EU steps to bring Ukra [...]
2004-05-19 13:46:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2295BELGIUM COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP/ICE ROBERT
[...] Country clearance is granted for visit of Customs and Border Protection Chief Inspector Robert Ontiveros of El Paso, TX, to replace a Container Security Initiative (CSI) team member already stationed at the port, pursuant to the U.S. Customs and Belgian Customs Agreement on Implementing CSI. [...]
2004-05-28 15:13:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ECON ETRD EWWT BE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2410DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON DARFUR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. The EU Council Secretariat will recommend to the Irish Presidency that they adopt a similar approach outlined in reftel A, demarching friendly Arab and African states over the deteriorating situation in Sudan. The EU announced a 10 million euro contribution to address humanitar [...]
2004-06-04 15:48:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM PREF SU PROV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2589SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 25 VISIT OF DHS DEPUTY
[...] Summary: You are coming to Brussels during a time of transition in the European Union as it absorbs 10 new member states and moves towards a new Parliament, new Commissioners and possibly a new Constitutional Treaty. At the same time, the EU is in the waning days of the Irish Presidency, an [...]
2004-06-17 13:29:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EU PTER USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2828OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: EU RESPONSE
[...] (C) We met on June 30 with Council and Commission representatives to discuss ref A demarche. Council Secretariat Director for the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, SIPDIS and Central Asia Stefan Lehne and desk officer Helene Holm-Pedersen had no comment on the four entities mentioned in ou [...]
2004-07-01 11:49:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EFIN ETTC EUN KWAC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3066EU ON EXPANDED TRANSNISTRIA VISA BAN: NEED TO
[...] (C) On July 19, USEU conveyed reftel non-paper to Council Secretariat Russia watcher Carl Hallergard, who is temporarily covering Moldova. He welcomed the non-paper, and said he would distribute it to member states at that day's COEST Working Group meeting. The Council Secretariat, he said [...]
2004-07-19 14:39:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV RS MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3101 EU/JHA: TOWARD A NEW MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAM;
[...] The EU Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on July 19 began preparations for a new multi-annual JHA program building on EU work over the past five years to establish "a common area of freedom, security and justice." Noting the persisting deadlock on the appointment of a n [...]
2004-07-20 15:33:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3224EU MAY ACT TO BAN BELARUSIAN SPORTS MINISTER FROM
[...] (C) Summary. The EU is looking seriously at steps it can take to ban Belarusian Sports Minister Sivakov from the Olympic games. Greece supports a ban, but wants to approach the International Olympic Committee first, as visas are issued along with IOC credentials, and Sivakov is likely to a [...]
2004-07-30 07:18:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKOLY PHUM PREL GR BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3227EU CONSIDERS VISA BAN ON 21 TRANSNISTRIAN
[...] (SBU) On July 29, EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors agreed to consider imposing a visa ban on 21 Transnistrian officials connected to the recent closing of Moldovan schools in Transnistria. EU staff are preparing the paperwork to impose the ban; the PSC will review the is [...]
2004-07-30 07:52:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3772GYMNICH RESULTS ON BURMA, SUDAN, MIDDLE EAST AND
[...] (SBU) The EU Foreign Ministers' informal "Gymnich" meeting in Maastricht on September 3-4 proceeded as expected (reftel). The EU will go ahead with the Asia-EU (ASEM) Summit in Hanoi on October 7-9, as long as Burma attends at the FM or lower level, but the FMs also announced further sanction [...]
2004-09-08 05:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ BM SU SR IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3881EUR DAS TEFFT REVIEWS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with EU officials on September 10, EUR DAS Tefft discussed recent events in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. EU officials viewed the Beslan attack as a failure of Putin's Chechnya policy, expected him to respond by doing more of the same, and predicted cooler [...]
2004-09-13 15:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3926EU AFGHAN ELECTION SUPPORT MISSION PLANS VISITS TO
[...] (C) Summary: The EU Democratic Election Support Mission (DESM) in Afghanistan will send small teams to Pakistan and Iran to assess out-of-country registration procedures for Afghan refugees. This is not intended as a formal diplomatic monitoring mission. The preregistration visit to Islamabad [...]
2004-09-15 15:49:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK AF IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3948DEMARCHE RESPONSE: REVISED US VISIT POLICY AND
[...] (C) Summary. The initial reaction from the European Commission on the FBI's enhanced access to US VISIT databases was low key. Major concerns focused on types of law enforcement activities for which the data would be used and about delays at ports of entry following changes on 9/30 and 12/31 [...]
2004-09-16 15:52:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL KOCI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4012EU GRAPPLES WITH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION: DUTCH
[...] (U) Summary. Approximately 250 experts in migration policy from throughout Europe and North America gathered at a conference hosted by the Dutch Presidency in Amsterdam, September 1-3, to discuss the current state of migration affairs in the EU and to recommend policy options in managing migr [...]
2004-09-21 11:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4235EUR PDAS BRADTKE'S SEPTEMBER 27 DISCUSSIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR PDAS Robert Bradtke covered a wide range of topics in meetings with the EU Political and Security Committee Troika and Director General Robert Cooper on September 27. The US and the EU voiced support for UNSCR 1564 regarding Darfur, and the EU sought consultations wit [...]
2004-10-01 15:11:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4332DHS U/S HUTCHINSON'S OCT 1 MEETING WITH EXTERNAL
[...] (SBU) DHS Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson met External Relations Director General Eneko Landaburu October 1 in Brussels. Hutchinson told Landaburu that the EU and U.S. need to stand shoulder to shoulder even when we do not agree to show we are working tog [...]
2004-10-07 15:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR EWWT PHSA PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4335WISHFUL THINKING? EU HOPES G8 CAN KEEP IRAN OUT OF
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and NP A/DAS Fitzpatrick on October 4-5, EU officials from the Dutch Presidency, Council Secretariat and Commission expressed concerns that IAEA referral of Iran to the UNSC in November would cross a major, negative threshold they want to avoid. [...]
2004-10-08 10:32:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PARM KNNP IR EUN IAEA UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4346EU: PARTING THOUGHTS FROM RELEX COMMISSIONER CHRIS
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador held a reflective October 6 farewell meeting with RELEX Commissioner Patten, whose term expires at the end of the month. Patten called the Commission's decision earlier that day to recommend in favor of starting accession negotiations with Turkey "the most important de [...]
2004-10-08 13:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4352EU-US BALKANS TROIKA: GROWING IMPATIENCE ON ICTY
[...] (C) On September 30, EUR/SCE Director Chuck English and EUR/ACE Deputy Director Pat Nelson-Douvelis met with the EU Troika (Dutch and Luxembourg Presidencies, Commission, Council Secretariat) to discuss Balkan affairs. The EU stressed the "twin track" approach for Serbia and Montenegro implie [...]
2004-10-08 13:30:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4503VISA WAIVER MEETING: U.S. WELCOMED -- AND WARNED
[...] (C) Summary. While privately praising USG efforts to adopt a more positive approach to EU Member States not in the visa waiver program (VWP),the European Commission (EC) struck a combative tone in public during consultations on October 18. DG JHA Head of Unit for Visas and Borders Jan de Ce [...]
2004-10-19 15:49:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL CMGT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4619 NEW EU PROGRAM FOR FREEDOM, SECURITY AND
[...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on October 25 reached broad agreement on a new multi- annual program for strengthening freedom, security and justice in the EU for the next five years. The prevention and repression of terrorism will be a key element of the plan, which provides [...]
2004-10-26 14:01:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4629EU-CIS RELATIONS: GROWING FRUSTRATION WITH MOSCOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During October 22 U.S.-EU Troika meeting on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, EU officials told EUR DAS Tefft that diminishing expectations for the EU-Russia summit and disappointment over elections in Belarus were leading the EU to reconsider its policies toward both countri [...]
2004-10-27 09:41:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETTC RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4789 EU-JHA: LEADERS ENDORSE NEW MULTI-ANNUAL
[...] EU leaders at their November 5 European Council meeting endorsed the new multi-annual program for "strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union" as prepared by their Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in the October 25 Council meeting (REFTEL). Dutch PM/European Council [...]
2004-11-08 14:23:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4844BIOMETRICS: EU ON PARALLEL TRACK WITH U.S. AND
[...] (U) Summary. In parallel with U.S. efforts to incorporate the use of biometric identifiers, the EU is finalizing plans to enhance its border controls through the use of biometrics. On October 26, EU Justice and Interior Ministers agreed to incorporate two biometrics into national passports, t [...]
2004-11-10 17:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCMGT SMIG PTER PREL CPAS CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4915EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: TWO-WEEK DELAY UNLIKELY TO BRIDGE DIFFERENCES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-18 16:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBRUSSELS ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS USEU
04BRUSSELS4944COMMISSION AND COUNCIL RESPONSES ON NOV. 22 GAERC
[...] (U) PolOffs have delivered Ref A points to contacts in the Council Secretariat and the personal staff of new External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (who will be attending her first GAERC as a Commissioner on Monday). MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ------------------------- 2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXX X [...]
2004-11-19 15:41:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS MARR IR CH BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4951EU ON BELARUS PARTICIPATION AT CEI SUMMIT
[...] (C) We presented reftel demarche to Commission and Council officials on 17 November, asking their support in pressing the Government of Slovenia to rescind its invitation of a senior Belarus government official to the November 24-26 Central European Initiative (CEI) Summit hosted by Slovenia. [...]
2004-11-19 16:32:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS526EU LAUNCHES FAST-TRACK ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Frustrated by an increasingly sterile dialogue with Moscow, and deeply embarrassed by Italian PM Berlusconi's fawning defense of Putin at last November's EU-Russia summit in Rome, the EU is conducting an "assessment" of its relations with Russia. The goal is two-fold. First, [...]
2004-02-06 13:31:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5334DNSA HADLEY MEETING WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION
[...] (C) Summary: Barroso said he looked forward to cooperation with the U.S., and has been heartened by President Bush, remarks of his intentions to reach out to Europe in his second term. He pledged to work to ensure the President,s visit in February is a success. Barroso,s goal, to build a Eu [...]
2004-12-20 14:36:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS87OUTLOOK FOR THE IRISH EU PRESIDENCY: KEEPING
[...] (U) As our engagement with the Irish Presidency picks up momentum with next week's Task Force and Political Directors' meetings in Dublin, it is important to keep in mind the political and institutional changes that will buffet the EU during the next several months. The Irish have a fuller pl [...]
2004-01-09 10:53:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR EFIN ETRD EAID EI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS1031A PEEK BENEATH LARA STATE'S REVOLUTIONARY FACADE
[...] (C) Information Officer traveled March 10-14 to Barquisimeto, Lara state to seek private media views on freedom of expression and on the state's economic and political landscape. Most private media owners and managers maintain a low profile and present both pro- Venezuelan government (GOV) [...]
2004-03-26 14:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS3203AMBASSADOR'S PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS
[...] (C) I presented my credentials to President Hugo Chavez October 15. We were a package of four ambassadors (Barbados, US, Norway, South Korea) handled in assembly line fashion. The President devoted roughly 15 minutes per country separately. Each ambassador took DCM plus four. In my case, t [...]
2004-10-18 20:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL VE
04CARACAS3220COPEI PRESIDENT FAVORS US/GOV RAPPROCHEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Christian Democratic Party (COPEI) president Eduardo Fernandez offered the Ambassador on October 14 his views on US policy in Venezuela and on best strategies to implement it. Fernandez supported current efforts to improve the bilateral relationship and urged respect for Venez [...]
2004-10-20 11:27:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR VE
04CARACAS3340CHALK ONE FOR CHAVEZ IN ANZOATEGUI
[...] (C) Candidates are battling against voter apathy for gubernatorial, mayoral, and state legislative positions in the oil-rich Anzoategui State, currently controlled by the opposition. The administration's candidate, National Assembly deputy Tarek William Saab, is close to President Hugo Chav [...]
2004-10-28 19:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3434A VIEW OF VENEZUELAN ARMS PURCHASES FROM RUSSIA
[...] (C) According to Jose Rafael Gomez, a former Presidential staffer who participated in Vice President Rangel's recent trip to Moscow, the Venezuelan-Russian deal for MI-17 helicopters is not yet final because of financial issues, and might go forward initially at least with a limited number. [...]
2004-11-05 21:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETRD VE RU
04CARACAS3788VENEVUELAN VICE PRESIDENT RANGEL ON BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met December 8 with Vice President Rangel to get a read on bilateral access. Stressing he would meet with GOV officials at whatever level the GOV determined, the Amb noted the relatively restricted current access to the GOV made it more difficult to address issue [...]
2004-12-08 20:44:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL VE US
04COLOMBO1074 Former PM requests U.S. visa for fellow MP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNP MP Moulana admits to transporting rebel Tiger leader Karuna to Colombo. According to former PM Wickremesinghe, Karuna is now in the hands of the Sri Lanka Army. Wickremesinghe also requests Ambassador to help facilitate a U.S. visa for Moulana and his family. Moulana has [...]
2004-06-24 10:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV CVIS MOPS CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1082 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 088 (06/25/04)
[...] (SBU) We noted the Trade Minister's request for 416(b) Milk Powder in his discussions with U/S Larson. FYI, we have an outstanding inquiry with the Ministry of Finance on whether they want the 500 MT of Milk Powder that USDA has allocated for GSL. We have already received negotiating instruc [...]
2004-06-25 05:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1191 SRI LANKA MAKES CONCERTED EFFORT ON SEVERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: G/TIP Program Officer and Embassy officials met with Government officials and local NGO representatives in Colombo to discuss the multifaceted issue of trafficking in persons in Sri Lanka, including sex tourism, prostitution, and external migrant workers. Officials throughout th [...]
2004-07-19 10:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB CE
04COLOMBO1299GORM AGREES TO ELVIS TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENT TEXT
[...] This is an action request, please see para 3. 3. Per request reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and attachments on January 12, 2004. On August 4, Post received a diplomatic note response, indicating Maldives was in agreement with the proposed text. The note further acknowledges the A [...]
2004-08-06 04:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX MV
04COLOMBO1507 Initiatives to facilitate business travel in Sri
[...] SUMMARY: Post has implemented two programs specifically targeted at facilitating business travelers heading to the United States, the `Safe and Speedy' and `AMPACT' programs. Post is also far along in visa reciprocity negotiations with the GSL, which should result in increasing visa validity f [...]
2004-09-13 06:43:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ETRD CE MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1620 EXTENDING NIV VISA RECIPROCITY TO FIVE YEARS FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is expected to propose shortly a significant change to non-resident visas offered to U.S. citizens. They are prepared to implement a five year multiple entry non-resident visa, for all types of non-resident travel to Sri Lanka. The fee for this visa [...]
2004-09-28 11:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT ETRD CE
04COLOMBO1736TRADE MINISTER LOOKS TO TIFA TO BOLSTER TIES TO US
[...] (C) Action request para 2. During a brief meeting on October 19, requested by the Ambassador prior to GSL team's departure for Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Washington, Commerce Minister Fernandopulle told Ambassador he hoped the trip would provide an opportunity to [...]
2004-10-20 08:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON CVIS CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1763 EXTENDING NIV VISA RECIPROCITY TO FIVE YEARS FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has approved a significant change to non-resident visas offered to U.S. citizens. They will implement a five year multiple entry non-resident visa, for all types of non-resident travel to Sri Lanka. The fee for this visa will be $100. Post requests [...]
2004-10-26 09:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT ETRD CE
04COLOMBO1839TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] Per request reftel, the following are Post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers: James F. Entwistle, Deputy Chief of Mission, office no.: 94-11-244-8007 ext. 2433, home no.: 94-11-269-5495, cell no.: 94-77-770-9571, fax no.: 94-11- 243-7237, email: EntwistleJF@state.gov Dean R. T [...]
2004-11-10 05:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE EFIN ETTC KVPR MV PREL PTER
04COLOMBO19782005 National Trade Estimate report for Sri
[...] The U.S. trade deficit with Sri Lanka was $1.7 billion in 2003, an increase of $14 million from 2002. U.S. goods exports in 2003 were $155 million, down 10 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Sri Lanka were $1.8 billion, down 0.2 percent. Sri Lanka is currently th [...]
2004-12-10 09:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO2 GSL arrests large number of Sri Lankan illegal
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In several recent incidents, GSL authorities have arrested roughly 350 Sri Lankans attempting to illegally migrate to Italy. The GSL also recently repatriated the last of a large number of third country nationals (all South Asian) who were arrested in mid-2003. At this point, [...]
2004-01-02 05:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON KFRD CE
04COLOMBO2002 TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT LTTE ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary and Action Request (C): The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is engaging in numerous fundraising activities worldwide, from both "legitimate" sources and organized crime activities. As much as $200 million of funds raised from their organized crime and "legitimate" fundraisi [...]
2004-12-16 09:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN CVIS KCRM PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO25 COLOMBO THREAT LETTER CLAIMS LTTE TERRORIST PLOT
[...] (SBU) On January 7, 2004, AmEmbassy Colombo received a letter from an unknown source of unknown reliability who identified himself as Anton Moses, of No. 119/16 Kleiyamana Road, Gurugewatta, Hendala, Wattala (Sri Lanka). Source reports that a member of the LTTE is currently in the United St [...]
2004-01-07 11:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC CE
04COLOMBO322 ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION WITH DHS SECRETARY
[...] Ambassador Lunstead looks forward to the roundtable discussion with other COMs and DHS Secretary Ridge on March 8. Following is a list of relevant issues in Sri Lanka and Maldives, keyed to the format in reftel. A. Movement of People In both Sri Lanka and Maldives, we seek to improve th [...]
2004-02-26 11:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CVIS OTRA PREL PTER CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO486 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 044 (03/19/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. On March 17, President Kumaratunga abolished 13 non-Cabinet ministries by gazette notification and amalgamated their functions into Cabinet-level ministries. Two other ministries were also merged with Cabinet-level ministries. The 13 ministries that were abolished -- (Irrigatio [...]
2004-03-19 04:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO545 In visit to Sri Lanka, SA DAS Patterson
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SA DAS Torkel Patterson visited Colombo, March 21-23. Highlights of the visit included meetings at the MFA, with a key adviser to President Kumaratunga, with local diplomats, and with local business leaders, including the American Chamber of Commerce. Key issues discussed incl [...]
2004-03-26 06:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PTER CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO933MALDIVES: MAJOR ECONOMIC CHANGES ON THE HORIZON?
[...] (U) Econoff traveled to Male, and Gan May 17-20 and learned about the following economic activities: -- New Legislation -- Major Construction Opportunities -- Garment Factories Closing -- New International Airport -- Customs Cooperation and Agreement -- Terrorist Financing -- GLOBE New [...]
2004-06-08 02:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAIR ECON EFIN ETRD MV PREL SNAR ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO950SOURCE REPORT ON MUSLIM MILITANCY IN SRI LANKA
[...] (C/NF) On 6/01/04, RSO and RSO/FSNI interviewed former Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DII) desk officer M.I. CADER (Source) at Embassy Colombo (cell phone 0777-598768, email - iqbalcader@yahoo.co.in). Source was a former police academy classmate of the RSO/FSNI, is recently retired and [...]
2004-06-09 06:03:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CE PTER
04COLOMBO966 "Double 00" Hit on Well-Known Tamil Politician
[...] (C) By Septel, our consular chief is submitting a Visas Donkey cable regarding the June 9 visa application of Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, a veteran Tamil politician and respected member of Parliament representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Mr. Sampanthan applied for a visa to attend th [...]
2004-06-10 08:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PINR PTER CE LTTE
04DJIBOUTI123DJIBOUTI: GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS OVER ELEVATED PROFILE
[...] (S/NF) Amidst growing Djiboutian Government stir related to recent explosions (Ref. A) and claims by Puntland strongman Abdullahi Yusuf of Djibouti arming Somaliland against him in the Sool region, Post SAO Major Patrick Anderson received a browbeating on January 27 from Abdourahman Boreh, pe [...]
2004-01-28 14:49:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1473DJIBOUTI REFUGEE REPATRIATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Close to 19,000 people continue to be fed in Djibouti's three refugee camps. The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) are coordinating efforts to assist with voluntary repatriation of refugees back to Somalia. Their work is carrie [...]
2004-11-21 04:00:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1529FRENCH CONSUL DJIBOUTI WANTS TO EMULATE U.S. VISA
[...] (U) Summary. The French consul in Djibouti is very interested in the process by which AmEmbassy Djibouti adjudicates visas. The Consul states that the American process appears more selective. The French consulate is changing the adjudications process in Djibouti for Schengen (European Union [...]
2004-11-30 05:57:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALCVIS DJ FR PGOV PREL
04DJIBOUTI1588CONSULAR NARRATIVE FY04 - DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) A) Please identify the following: Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and e-mail: Andrea K. Lewis, ETD: October 2006 Telephone: (253) 35-39-95 ext: 2203, e-mail: LewisAK@state.gov - Deputy Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and [...]
2004-12-14 01:07:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI DJ
04DJIBOUTI489 AMBASSADOR'S POST MEMORANDUM - DJIBOUTI
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-04 13:28:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASIG AMGT DJ
04DJIBOUTI579OBC Survey Re Driver's License Requirements
[...] Post submits the following responses to OBC's survey. A. No. International Driving Permit is not required. B. A U.S. driver's license is accepted for personnel with a diplomatic passport. C. Not applicable D. U.S. license is acceptable as long as the individual has valid diplomat [...]
2004-04-19 05:16:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AFSI
04DUBLIN1013GOI "OF ONE MIND" WITH USG ON DARFUR
[...] Summary. Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Don Sexton and Brid McGraw of the DFA. The GOI is strongly committed to alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and promises robust support for USG efforts in the region. The GOI remains politically engaged at both the bilateral and t [...]
2004-07-09 08:23:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC
04DUBLIN1141COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RANDAL VERBRUGGE - NO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Randal Verbrugge to travel to Cork, Ireland, from August 22nd, 2004 to August 26th, 2004. Purpose of the visit is to present a paper at the International Association of Research on Income and Wealth conference. 2. Embassy telephone number whi [...]
2004-07-30 09:30:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA
04DUBLIN1199IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA DEMARCHE
[...] On August 11, Post delivered ref A's requested demarche to Jane Connelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Third Secretary for Eastern Europe (who noted that more senior SIPDIS officers were on leave). Connelly said that Ireland shared EU concerns about rising tensions in Moldova/Transn [...]
2004-08-11 17:10:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS
04DUBLIN1443IRELAND'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] Per Reftel, post provides names of Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and deputy. (a) TFCO: Jonathan Benton, DCM, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2302, BentonJS@state.gov. Deputy TFCO: Thomas Rosenberger, poloff, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2330, rosenbergertm@state.gov (b) TFCO will chair Law Enfor [...]
2004-09-29 07:02:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
04DUBLIN1550COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ERATH, O'SULLIVAN, CASHMAN
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to PM/DTCP Deputy Director John F. Erath, DRL/PHD Senior Advisor for Asia Susan O'Sullivan, and CMDR. Edward Cashman of the Joint Staff J-5 to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from October 18 to October 20, 2004. Purpose of visit is to consult with Irish [...]
2004-10-14 09:57:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETTC PARM PREL
04DUBLIN1696ROUND TWO: IRELAND TO MONITOR UKRAINIAN ELECTION
[...] (C) On November 16, Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke to Austin Gormley, the DFA's Deputy Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Gormley, who was on the ground personally during the first Ukrainian election, stated that the GOI would be actively monitoring the second roun [...]
2004-11-18 13:28:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE
04DUBLIN1710MCCAIN/GRAHAM CODEL TO DUBLIN
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator John McCain, Senator Lindsey Graham and delegation of officials to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from December 1 to 3, 2004. Purpose of visit is to meet with Taoiseach, (PM) Bertie Ahern and address Trinity College Philosophical Soci [...]
2004-11-24 11:29:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
04DUBLIN1770SHANNON/IMMIGRATION: PM EXPRESSES CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with the Ambassador and Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the Irish Prime Minister raised his concerns about two separate issues: the U.S. military's use of Shannon and the immigration bill pending in Congress. He also updated the Senators on the Nort [...]
2004-12-08 16:38:00Embassy DublinSECRETMOPS PREL SMIG SOCI
04DUBLIN1841THE AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 22 DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a free-flowing December 22 meeting, the Ambassador and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern agreed that President Bush's planned February visit to Europe presented an opportunity to reenergize trans-Atlantic ties. Ahern noted a "huge willingness" among his counterparts within t [...]
2004-12-23 10:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR CPAS CVIS MASS PINR PINS EAID PGOV
04DUBLIN1854OPERATION BALKAN VICE V: IRELAND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 14:41:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC ICTY
04DUBLIN780SAID THE TIGER TO THE DRAGON: READOUT OF
[...] (C) Visiting Ireland May 11-12, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Irish President Mary McAleese, Dail (Parliament) Speaker Rory O'Hanlon, and Chairman of the Senate Rory Kiely before extended, substantive discussions with the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern. Wen then visited Iona Techn [...]
2004-05-21 15:16:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN
04DUBLIN867SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRELAND
[...] (C) Summary: Irish President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern are looking forward to welcoming the President to Dromoland Castle in the west of Ireland for the U.S.-EU Summit June 26. Ahern can be justly proud of his management of the EU Presidency to date, including his lead [...]
2004-06-08 16:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ETRD EAIR MASS MARR CASC CVIS EUN
04DUBLIN953COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SPECIAL ENVOY REISS TO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss and S/P Eric Green to travel to Ireland June 30, 2004 for meetings with GOI officials to advance the Northern Ireland peace process. 2. Control officer for this visit is John Fennerty, tel (011) 353-1-668-8054, ce [...]
2004-06-25 17:04:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
04FRANKFURT10842ALLEGED MOROCCAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER STOPPED BY
[...] (SBU) THE GERMAN BORDER POLICE REPORTED TO FRANKFURT DHS/ICE DECEMBER 28, 2004 THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL WAS STOPPED DURING ROUTINE CHECKS AT THE FRANKFURT AIRPORT: LAST NAME: EL IDRISSI FIRST NAME: ABOUZAID ELMOKRIE DOB: 09/19/1960 POB: MARRAKECH, MOROCCO MOROCCAN PPT: "OFFICIAL", A [...]
2004-12-29 18:06:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER
04GABORONE2017REGIONAL CONFERENCE DELIBERATES ENHANCED
[...] (C> SUMMARY: Victory in the war on terrorism requires a multilateral approach, an appreciation of the "root causes" of terrorism, and a response that engages rather than alienates communities, President Mogae told a November 22-24 conference on terrorism in southern Africa. Despite Mogae's p [...]
2004-12-09 11:35:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER BC
04GUATEMALA1510COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDOL/ILAB OFFICIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-17 16:44:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB OTRA
04GUATEMALA223SCENE SETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 3-5 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Your visit to Guatemala comes as President Berger and his team are anxious to demonstrate publicly that bilateral relations have improved and that we have a shared agenda on trade and investment, fighting domestic corruption and transnational crime, and the 1996 Peace Accords. As he did w [...]
2004-01-29 21:50:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP PGOV SNAR EAID ETRD PHUM MASS KTIA GT
04GUATEMALA3071LETTER FROM GUATEMALA
[...] (U) This is the first of a series of biweekly cables with which, in a more discursive style than the standard telegram, the Embassy intends to report on newsworthy political and economic developments and provide some context to Guatemalan policy-making. ---------------------- Cabinet Change [...]
2004-12-01 23:33:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON GT
04GUATEMALA504SCENE SETTER FOR MARCH 5 PCC ON GUATEMALA
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: After only six weeks in office, the Berger government has generated high expectations among Guatemalans that it will spur economic growth, reduce violent crime and investigate and prosecute official corruption and organized crime. Berger has also told us privatel [...]
2004-03-01 21:04:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV SNAR CVIS MASS KCOR OVIP PBTS GT
04HANOI1421 ADOPTIONS IN VIETNAM: PREVENTING ABUSES
[...] (U) Summary: As we wait for the GVN to make written revisions to the draft text left with them at the conclusion of the first round of adoption negotiations in March, we wish to take this opportunity to once again raise our concerns about the implementation of any agreement we eventually rea [...]
2004-05-19 09:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI1837 Vietnam - DCM Meeting with Consular Department
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-30 03:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC KOCI PREL PTER VM CTERR HUMANR
04HANOI2010 DPM DUNG DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 15, Ambassador Burghardt and Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Nguyen Tan Dung discussed human rights issues including several specific cases of Vietnamese human rights activists as well as the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2004. DPM Dung offered to allow Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, [...]
2004-07-19 10:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL VM HUMANR
04HANOI2404NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADER REACTS TO TIP REPORT
[...] Summary. On July 28, Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Vice Chairwoman of the External Relations Committee of the National Assembly (NA),made an unannounced appearance at the USAID-funded Development Alternative Initiative (DAI) meeting in Hanoi. Madame Ninh expressed the GVN's support for anti-traff [...]
2004-08-31 06:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP ASEAN
04HANOI2595 Ambassador's September 16 Meeting with Assistant
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met for the first time September 16 with Assistant Foreign Minister (and Americas Department Director General) Nguyen Duc Hung. Following a brief discussion of VFM Phung's upcoming U.S. visit and Vietnam's efforts to reach out to members of Congress, the issue o [...]
2004-09-16 09:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI2863 VIETNAM SECURITY MINISTER PROMISES COORDINATION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh told the Ambassador October 20 that he is pleased with the developing U.S.-Vietnam relationship and is "absolutely committed" to ensuring the safety and security not only of USG facilities and personnel, but also of Americans traveling to [...]
2004-10-21 10:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM ASEC CVIS CASC VM HUMANR ETMIN CTERR
04HANOI3021 UPDATE ON LABOR EXPORT IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) officials and Vietnamese press reports, increasing labor exports from Vietnam have created new demands for services and protections for overseas workers. While not yet complete, the process of turn [...]
2004-11-09 09:41:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR
04HANOI3332VIETNAM: SUGGESTED REVISIONS FOR 2005 NTE
[...] This cable transmits post's suggested revisions to the text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report for Vietnam. As instructed reftel, text was sent via email attachment separately to USTR. 2. Begin text of draft NTE report: VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade deficit with Viet [...]
2004-12-17 09:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIS VM BTA IPROP SOE FINREF
04HANOI336DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN VIETNAM'S LABOR
[...] SUMMARY: With approximately 340,000 Vietnamese currently working overseas, Vietnam looks to labor exports as a means to expand opportunities for its growing labor force while generating foreign exchange. In order to address the challenges created by the increase in labor exports, Vietnam inc [...]
2004-02-09 01:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON VM KTIP TIP LABOR
04HANOI3417VIETNAM ENGAGES THIRD COUNTRIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has been actively engaging third countries in formal exchanges on human rights issues, including hosting the annual Canada-China-Norway human rights forum, carrying out a bilateral discussion on the death penalty with EU countries and conducting the bi-annual EU-Vietnam [...]
2004-12-29 04:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EU VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI392 VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #12
[...] (U) THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM REPORTS 19 CONFIRMED HUMAN CASES OF H5N1, OF WHICH 14 HAVE DIED. CASE AND FATALITY COUNTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE TUESDAY 2/12/04. --------------------------- BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS --------------------------- 2. (U) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004, THE HANOI [...]
2004-02-12 10:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI693 February 24 Repatriation Discussions
[...] (U) Summary. A joint DOS/DHS delegation proffered a new approach to resolving the issue of the acceptance by Vietnam (GVN) of its nationals, based on the successful arrangement now in place with the Royal Cambodian Government (RGC). GVN officials agreed to review the new approach, but held t [...]
2004-03-09 05:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KJUS PREL CASC VM
04HANOI888Vietnam: Textile Consultations in Hanoi
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: USTR Special Textile Negotiator David Spooner and Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary James Leonard led textile consultations with the GVN March 17-18. The discussions focused on whether Vietnam's textile quotas should be reduced, given a U.S. C [...]
2004-03-29 09:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV KTEX VM
04HANOI908INFLUENCE ANALYSIS - VIETNAM
[...] Per Reftel request, Post provides an Influence Analysis statement on Vietnam. 2. The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has a monopoly on political power. A hierarchy topped by the Politburo sets its policies. The decision-making process is opaque to most observers and usually slow. Input f [...]
2004-03-31 06:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP VM DPOL
04HARARE171RULING PARTY PROTESTS TRAVEL ADVISORY, RAISES
[...] (C) Deputy Director of ZANU-PF's Bureau of External Relations Itai Mach called poloff on January 27 to protest the text of the travel advisory issued by the Department on January 22 (ref A). He charged that it was a politically motivated effort to disrupt Zimbabwe's "recovering" economy with [...]
2004-01-29 09:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC PGOV ZI
04HARARE356ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2003 -
[...] Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women and children. [...]
2004-02-27 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PINR ZI TIP
04HARARE461GOZ SEALING COUNTRY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe appears to be setting the stage for a considerably reduced international presence in Zimbabwe in the run-up to and during the March 2005 parliamentary elections. Withdrawing its request for UNDP elections assistance (Ref B) and suggesting it does not pl [...]
2004-03-17 11:08:00Embassy HarareSECRETPGOV ZI
04HARARE632GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) BUYS PAS BUILDING
[...] SUMMARY. GOZ HAS PURCHASED THE BUILDING HOUSING PAS HARARE AND IS EVICTING ALL THE OTHER TENANTS BUT EXEMPTING PAS. IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF THE BUILDING WILL BE USED BY THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS OR THE MININSTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LONG TERM PAS EMPLOYEES HAVE SUGGESTE [...]
2004-04-13 13:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO ZI
04HARARE882MUGABE VISIBLY AGITATED DURING SKY NEWS INTERVIEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Controversy has swirled around President Mugabe's May 22 interview with Sky News. The fallout might result in some turmoil within the higher echelons of ZANU-PF, and some discomfort for Mbeki, but it is unlikely to affect Mugabe's domestic political fortune. END SUMMARY. 2. ( [...]
2004-05-27 16:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON KPAO ZI
04HELSINKI1024FINLAND: NO INTEREST IN CAMP ASHRAF MEK DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-06 05:02:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER IR FI IQ
04HELSINKI1442FINLAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Tulla Yrjola, the Counselor for Ukraine in Finland's MFA on November 10. Yrjola confirmed that the two Finnish observers that worked with the OSCE during the first round of the Presidential Election in Ukraine would return for the second round. Yrjola sa [...]
2004-11-12 14:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EU UP FI
04HELSINKI1472ASSISTANT SECRETARY BETH JONES' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) During her November 8 meeting in Helsinki with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Assistant Secretary Jones said that the Administration was already talking about reinvigorating the transatlantic relationship, and said that one of the purposes of her trip was to ask Finland's views a [...]
2004-11-17 14:57:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALCASC EU PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TU FI
04HELSINKI1603FINNS FIND PUTIN "FRUSTRATED, ANXIOUS"
[...] (C) Finnish President Tarja Halonen's most recent meeting with Vladimir Putin left the Finns with the clear impression that the Russian president is feeling frustrated and anxious. He complained at length to Halonen that Russia has been misunderstood and mistreated by the West, with an implici [...]
2004-12-29 14:17:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KNEI RS FI EUN
04HOCHIMINHCITY1077GVN LAUNCHES MASSIVE AGENT ORANGE MEDIA CAMPAIGN, BUT FEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam has launched a vigorous media campaign to whip up support for the Agent Orange lawsuit in a New York Federal Court, but our contacts and (wo)man on the street in Ho Chi Minh City remain largely unmoved, tending to be more preoccupied with quality of li [...]
2004-08-20 00:17:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL SENV OPRC VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY1123PASTOR REPORTED DETAINED ON CAMBODIAN BORDER
[...] (SBU) Embassy and Congen have received reports over the last few days that Pastor Tran Mai was detained on August 29 while attempting to enter Vietnam from Cambodia in the border town of Chau Doc, An Giang province. Pastor Mai is a leader of the Inter-Evangelistic Movement in Ho Chi Minh City [...]
2004-09-01 12:13:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1270DANANG - WAITING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TO PAY OFF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Consulate visit to Danang led by the CG highlighted the city's eagerness to serve as a gateway to Central Vietnam and mainland Southeast Asia. City leaders have boosted infrastructure investment, developing roads and a deep-sea port; now they are hoping their efforts will pay [...]
2004-10-08 10:27:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ETRD EINV SOCI VM ASEAN LABOR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1308AMCIT PASTOR AND 17 HMONG DETAINED IN RELIGIOUS TRAINING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: HCMC authorities on October 11 detained two Protestant pastors, one of whom was an American citizen, and 17 ethnic Hmong Protestant deacons from Northern Vietnam attending a Bible training class at a private house in HCMC. Police told the participants their meeting was illegal. [...]
2004-10-19 12:20:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CASC SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1491ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLAND DAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak appears to be following Hanoi's directives to improve the economic and educational status of ethnic minorities. Discrimination and a plantation economy have left the ethnic minorities poor and disenfranchised. Provincial officials clai [...]
2004-11-30 10:07:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV PREF KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY210MORE FRIEND THAN FOE? THE CHAM MUSLIMS OF AN GIANG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Giang Province's small ethnic minority Cham Muslims expressed delight at U.S. interest in them and a willingness to meet again. Poloff informally visited three Cham Muslim mosques on February 20, 2004, meeting with lay followers and one Imam. The Cham shared current inform [...]
2004-03-02 09:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM KIRF RELFREE ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY303CLAIMS OF CHURCH CLOSURES AND BEATINGS IN CENTRAL
[...] (U) Summary: Protestant sources reported that while the overall religious situation in the Central Highlands was still showing signs of improvement, as evidenced by six new ordinations, additional cases of house church closures, destruction of church properties, and arrests and beatings of tho [...]
2004-03-18 09:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY336FORMER UBCV MONK THICH TRI LUC: RELIEVED AT HIS RELEASE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pham Van Tuong (protect),formerly known as Thich Tri Luc, met with CG and ConGenoffs for two hours on March 30, 2004, four days after his release from prison. The former monk from the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) appeared to be in good physical and mental c [...]
2004-03-31 00:44:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY752PROTESTANT S0URCE DISCUSSES CENTRAL HIGHLANDS UNREST AND
[...] (SBU) In a May 28 meeting with the Consul General, a reliable Protestant source reported that the April 10-11 Easter weekend unrest in the Central Highlands had resulted in the deaths of 10 ethnic minority persons in Gia Lai Province and another 190 in Dak Lak Province -- contrary to GVN claims [...]
2004-06-03 01:03:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SCUL PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY758LEGAL PROTESTANTS SEE MOVEMENT ON SEMINARY, NEW CHURCHES
[...] (SBU) Several members of the Executive Board of the government- recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) told the Ambassador they were moving ahead with plans for construction of a new seminary campus during a meeting last month at their offices in HCMC. The Protestant leaders [...]
2004-06-04 13:31:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SCUL PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY76CIRFDEL SURVEYS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIETNAM: CATHOLICS
[...] (U) Dr. Scott Flipse, senior policy analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) traveled through Hanoi, Hue, the Central Highlands, and Ho Chi Minh City on an official fact-finding mission from January 7-16. He was joined by Mr. George Phillips, from the office o [...]
2004-01-28 00:34:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY782HCMC TOURISM SEMINAR DRAWS LARGE CROWD, BUT CAN VIETNAM?
[...] Despite recent setbacks from SARS and the avian flu, the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam has been growing steadily over the past decade. Provincial and local governments, as well as the central government, have been pushing to make Vietnam a top tourist and leisure destination. Yet the [...]
2004-06-09 05:27:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ETRD CASC VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY824FORMER UBCV MONK TO PURSUE IMMIGRANT VISA AFTER
[...] (SBU) Mr. Pham Van Tuong, formerly known as Thich Tri Luc while still a monk with the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has confirmed that he is now scheduled to depart Vietnam on June 22 under UNHCR auspices for resettlement in Sweden. He will travel with his wife and child. Mr. Tuo [...]
2004-06-18 13:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CVIS PREF SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY838TRIAL OF AMERASIAN FRAUD RING IN HO CHI MINH CITY
[...] On June 8, a court in Ho Chi Minh City handed down sentences to defendants in a case involving an Amerasian fraud ring. Consulate General officers had developed some of the initial evidence in this case over two years ago and then passed it on to local authorities, as reported reftel. The de [...]
2004-06-24 07:02:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDPREF CVIS KFRD VM
04ISTANBUL1074ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" AND THE OTTOMAN ARCHIVES
[...] (sbu) Summary: The lack of agreement and dialogue on the so-called Armenian "genocide" question remains a major obstacle to Turkish-Armenian rapprochement. A long-term resolution of this problematic issue can only be built on an open dialogue and healthy academic debate. Free and complete ac [...]
2004-07-12 09:01:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM TU
04ISTANBUL1819ISTANBUL PROTESTANTS CONTINUE TO FACE CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: While acknowledging that the environment for religious minorities in Turkey has significantly improved over the past several years, leaders of several Istanbul Protestant churches claim that they continue to face legal hurdles and cultural prejudice in their activities. Because [...]
2004-12-08 02:31:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL266CHALDEANS LEAVING IRAQ THROUGH ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A significant number of Chaldean-Iraqis have left Iraq, and are currently taking refuge in Istanbul. Estimates vary on the size of the group, with Turkey's de facto Chaldean leader estimating 4,600, while Catholic relief Charity Caritas thinks around 1,500 refugees may currently [...]
2004-02-20 12:58:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL TU
04ISTANBUL843"WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU": NEW COMMISSION DISPLAYS
[...] (c) Summary: A delegation of the new inter-ministerial commission charged with resolving outstanding minority issues visited Istanbul in January to meet with the leaders of the religious communities and to follow up on complaints that the religious leaders had passed to Prime Minister Erdogan l [...]
2004-05-28 10:01:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TU
04KATHMANDU1269WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 29 TO JULY
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM forms 31-member cabinet: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded his three-member cabinet to 31-member cabinet by inducting 28 ministers from four political parties and civic society on Monday. (Major reports, 7/6) -- Cabinet faces: The cabinet has 19 cabin [...]
2004-07-08 03:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1481NEPAL'S TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THREAT, BUT SIGNS OF
[...] (C) The eight-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the insurgency is most visible in Nepal's floundering tourism sector. The Maoists have reneged on repeated assurances not to target Nepal's struggling tourism [...]
2004-07-30 07:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PTER ASEC CASC PINS NP
04KATHMANDU1696WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 17 TO 23,
[...] MAOIST BLOCKADE -- RNA providing air cover: The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is to provide air cover as security for vehicles entering and leaving Kathmandu in an attempt to break the Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley. (Centrist "The Kathmandu Post," E/D, 8/23) -- Int'l media spreading ru [...]
2004-08-25 03:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1746NEPAL: ROYAL NEPAL ARMY REQUESTS MORE M-16S
[...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, ODC and poloff, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa requested 10,000 more M-16s, saying they were the RNA's weapon of choice. COAS Thapa stated that the RNA would like these additional M-16s if grant a [...]
2004-08-31 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS MARR PGOV PTER CVIS ASEC NP GON
04KATHMANDU408NEPAL: KING APPOINTS BHEKH THAPA AS FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON MARCH 3, NEPAL'S KING, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF PRIME MINISTER SURYA BAHADUR THAPA, APPOINTED DR. BHEKH BAHADUR THAPA AS FOREIGN MINISTER AND HEALTH MINISTER. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HOME MINISTRY WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INF [...]
2004-03-04 08:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR NP GON
04KATHMANDU466NEPAL: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NONCOMMITTAL ON
[...] (C) Summary. On March 15, DCM and PolOff called on Home Ministry Joint Secretary U.P. Mainali to discuss Tibetan refugee issues as raised reftel. The DCM thanked Mainali for his effort in processing exit permits for Tibetans who were eligible for U.S. immigrant visas. The DCM expressed conce [...]
2004-03-16 08:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CVIS CH NP
04KATHMANDU937NEPAL: TERRORIST FINANCE UPDATE
[...] (U) The Government of Nepal (GON) indicates that no terrorist assets listed by the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee have been identified in Nepal and therefore, no accounts have been frozen. The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu has no evidence of financial links in Nepal to international ter [...]
2004-05-18 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN ETTC PREL NP
04KIGALI1165RWANDA'S UNHCR CAMPS FACE RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGE
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) runs three refugee camps and three transit centers in Rwanda. The camps house Congolese and Burundian refugees, while the transit centers provide for Rwandans returning from neighboring countries. During recent visits to the UN [...]
2004-08-13 10:25:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG RW CG BY UNHCR
04KINSHASA11672004 ANNUAL CHIEF OF MISSION MANAGEMENT
[...] As Chief of Mission for Kinshasa, I am cognizant of the importance of management controls. I have taken the necessary measures to assure that an evaluation of the systems of management control for Kinshasa has been conducted in a conscientious and thorough manner, in accordance with the [...]
2004-06-25 10:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ABLD
04KINSHASA1216KINSHASA - QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT
[...] All construction projects have been reported to the Department. 2. Visit for VIP visitors: Deputy Assistant Secretary Donald Yamamoto 4/03 - 4/06 and again 06/21 - 06/23 Con. Edward Royce 6/26 - 6/30 Former Brazzaville Ambassador John Kaeuper and Senator John Turner 6/21 [...]
2004-07-02 13:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC CG
04KINSHASA1245OSPB EXCEPTION REQUEST FOR CONSULAR BUILDING
[...] The ARSO has completed an exceptions request package in regards to the Consular upgrade project in the ref email sent to DS/PSD/PCB on July 02, 2004. This cable provides a synopsis of the exceptions package. 2. The Consular Section has an ongoing project to address many of the shortcomings [...]
2004-07-06 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT ASEC
04KINSHASA1502CONGO-KINSHASA BUSINESS VISA FACILITATION PROGRAM
[...] Summary. A low level of trade between the United States and Congo-Kinshasa, a short average NIV appointment wait time and open channels between the consular and economic sections form the basis of informal mechanisms used at post to facilitate business visa issuance. Legitimate business tr [...]
2004-08-09 16:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ETRD BEXP CG
04KINSHASA1558CONGO-KINSHASA AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2004
[...] This cable responds to reftel request for an AGOA eligibility review and update of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 2. Summary. Since October 2003, the DRC has made progress in almost all areas listed in reftel. The DRC has maintained sound fiscal and monetary policies leading to bro [...]
2004-08-19 06:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDAGOA EAID ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL CG
04KINSHASA1796CONGO-KINSHASA INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION INFORMATION
[...] PER REFTEL, POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC). RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO LETTERED QUESTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 6 OF REFTEL. A. THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IS THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY FOR ADOPTION MATTERS IN CONGO-KINSHASA. WHILE THERE IS N [...]
2004-09-24 14:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CG
04KINSHASA1839RCD: SOME STILL SEARCHING FOR REASONS TO ABANDON
[...] (C) Summary: Bizima Karaha, one of the RCD-G's most well-known extremists, told Ambassador September 23 that the transition has failed, implying that another mechanism should be found. Ambassador reiterated strongly our message that the transition, while flawed, remains the sole available v [...]
2004-10-04 06:36:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CG
04KINSHASA1911Congo-Kinshasa Annual Certification of Consular
[...] Vice Consul James Fennell, FS-04, Acting Chief of the Consular Section, completed review of consular management controls on October 8, 2004. Deputy Chief of Mission certified the review on October 13, 2004. Answers are keyed to para four of reftel. (a) Standard Operating Procedures: Cono [...]
2004-10-15 07:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CG
04KUWAIT1003(C) SCENESETTER FOR VPOTUS MEETING WITH FONMIN
[...] (C) Meeting with the Vice President March 31 will be the highlight of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah's visit to Washington. It will also be the GOK'S highest-level meeting with the USG since Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah's Septemb [...]
2004-03-28 13:09:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MARR IZ KU
04KUWAIT123 OPERATION OF COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA)
[...] Summary. All personnel assigned to CPA Baghdad currently must transit Kuwait in order to board military aircraft to/from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). These personnel are assisted by CPA's Federal Deployment Center (FDC) Forward-Kuwait, who provide the travelers with briefings and eq [...]
2004-01-11 14:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA ETRD KU IZ
04KUWAIT143(C) SCENESETTER FOR NEA A/S BURNS'S VISIT
[...] (C) Welcome back to Kuwait. We are requesting meetings for you with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah, for the afternoon of January 14. Given you [...]
2004-01-13 08:50:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MARR ETRD PHUM PGOV IZ KU
04KUWAIT1663(C) NEED TO GET MILAIR ARRIVALS UNDER CONTROL
[...] (C) CDA was summoned by Foreign Ministry Acting Undersecretary Amb. Khaled al-Babtain May 25. Among other topics, Babtain complained at the way the US military continues to ignore Kuwaiti immigration procedures. Specifically, Babtain said, Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) Alternate Member Ameer [...]
2004-05-26 03:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OTRA IZ KU
04KUWAIT2152(C) GUANTANAMO: GOK SEEKS CLEARANCE FOR LAWYER,
[...] (U) THIS IS REVISED VERSION OF REFTEL, WHICH WAS INADVERTENTLY SENT INCOMPLETE. Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Embassy has received two diplomatic notes in Arabic from MFA Coordination and Follow-Up Department, both marked "secret." According to the first (number 2004145 [...]
2004-07-12 14:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC KJUS PREL PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT2188MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JULY 10-14: IRAQ; ICJ RULING;
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 14:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2272Kuwait Investment Climate Statement
[...] Kuwait - July 2004 Appendix to 2003 Investment Climate Statement a) This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Kuwait. It has been provided to assist investors in the interim period resulting from the U.S. Department of Comme [...]
2004-07-21 06:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB KU OPIC
04KUWAIT2425(U) INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES IMPOSE BAN ON
[...] (U) Action request at para 11. 2. (C) Summary. MFA reports that the Embassies of the Philippines and India, responding to a deteriorating security situation, requested GOK assistance on 3 August in banning travel of their nationals to Iraq. MFA, reportedly in order to provide USG an opp [...]
2004-08-04 03:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMOPS ETRD EAID PREL PHUM IN IZ KU
04KUWAIT3063IAMB RECEIVES KPMG UPDATE ON DFI AUDIT, EXPRESSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) on Iraq met in Kuwait on 7-8 September to receive a briefing from KPMG on the status of the second stage of the external audit work on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). In its press release after the meeting, the IAMB n [...]
2004-09-11 11:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN IZ UN KW
04KUWAIT3148MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT SEPTEMBER 10-13: 9/11,
[...] SUMMARY: The anniversary of 9/11, arriving just after an extended crackdown here on Islamists allegedly planning terror operations in Kuwait and Iraq, has apparently forced many commentators to take an uncharacteristic look within. Many decry the lack of progress the Arab World has made as th [...]
2004-09-14 11:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3590GOK REMOVES BAN ON THIRD-COUNTRY DRIVERS TO IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-20 12:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALELAB IN IZ MOPS PK PREL
04KUWAIT366(S) HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] (S) Charge chaired Post's monthly Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG) meeting January 26. (Visas Viper meeting reported septel.) The group agreed that the Embassy is taking all appropriate security measures. 2. (S) Embassy has facilitated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between t [...]
2004-02-03 12:01:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PREL MARR KU IZ
04KUWAIT3681SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S
[...] (S/NF) Mr. Armitage, welcome back to Kuwait. MFA is working on a November 7 meeting with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah and arranging accommodations for your party at Bayan Palace, which is also where any bilateral meeting will take place. Despite the extremely poor [...]
2004-10-27 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PTER PGOV KJUS KISL KU IZ
04KUWAIT3683US MILITARY, EMBASSY MEET WITH PAKISTANIS ON DRIVER BAN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-27 13:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAID ELAB ETRD IZ KU MOPS PHUM PK PREL
04KUWAIT443 DOD CONTRACTORS AND TRANSITION FROM COALITION
[...] Summary and Action Request: U.S. contractors in Kuwait provide critical logistical and administrative services to CPA. How those functions will be assured after the transition from CPA to Embassy Baghdad needs to be determined - time being of the essence. Action Request: Request State Depa [...]
2004-02-08 13:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ETRD KU IZ
04KUWAIT572SEDCDEF SCENESETTER FOR KUWAIT 22-24 FEB 04
[...] (U) WELCOME TO KUWAIT. THE KUWAITIS ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THEIR TURF, AND THEY ARE AGAIN EXTENDING FULL COURTESSIES TO YOU AND GENERAL ABIZAID AT BAYAN PALACE. THIS SCENESETTER PROVIDES THE CURRENT STATE OF ON-GOING HN ISSUES IN ORDER TO PREPARE YOU FOR MEETINGS WITH KUWAIT OFFICIAL [...]
2004-02-19 08:19:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETOVIP KU
04KUWAIT777(C) SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY'S VISIT
[...] (C) Mister Secretary, welcome back to Kuwait. The Kuwaiti leadership is looking forward to meeting with you. We are seeking to confirm an appointment with the Foreign Minister, Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, on Thursday evening, March 18, and a meeting with the Prime Minister, [...]
2004-03-08 12:22:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNOVIP PREL MARR IZ KU
04KUWAIT991(SBU) AMBASSADOR BRIEFS SENIOR GOK OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In his capacity as CPA Deputy Administrator, Ambassador Jones held separate meetings in Kuwait on March 20 with Shaykh Sabah al-Khalid, Chairman of Kuwait's National Security Bureau; Shaykh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmed, son of the Prime Minister; and Shaykh Nasser Mohamm [...]
2004-03-27 13:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KU
04LAGOS1611MORE SCRATCH CARD FEVER: THE PLANNED JANUARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the GON's January 1, 2005 import ban on recharge cards draws near, the Nigerian Communications Commission is beginning to license companies to produce the cards locally. Wary of the reliability of most local card producers, major Nigerian telecom companies are exploring alter [...]
2004-08-05 13:37:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS2395NIGERIAN TEXTILE MANUFACTURER UNDULY
[...] (U) Summary. The US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) delegation and Mission econoffs visited a textile manufacturer in Zaria 13 November. A.K. Mansoori, Managing Director of Anamruh Limited, assured the visitors that Nigerian textile manufacturers will soon take advantage of AG [...]
2004-11-29 10:27:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EIND NI
04LAGOS657 SYNOPSIS OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES IN LAGOS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Within the past 6 months, six LES members and four guards have been fired from ConGen Lagos for visa-related fraud and malfeasance. Ongoing investigations by the DS Anti-Fraud agent and the RSOs office indicate that there is still more internal fraud to [...]
2004-03-25 11:58:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KFRD CVIS NI
04LILONGWE1175MALAWI INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The Government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy, without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. The Competition And Fair Trading Act -- passed by Parli [...]
2004-12-30 13:50:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR BUD FIN
04LILONGWE154MALAWI UPDATE FOR PRESIDENT'S AGOA REPORT
[...] (SBU) Malawi's AGOA exports (excluding GSP) continued to grow in 2003, and now exceed $58 million. More than $20 million of those exports are clothing, and a fifth garment company began operations. Privatization and reorganization of Malawi's primary textile manufacturer may extend the AGOA [...]
2004-02-24 16:01:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN KPAO MI
04LILONGWE499INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MALAWI
[...] The following is the June 2004 update of Malawi's Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy, without restrictions on ownership, size of inve [...]
2004-06-08 13:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV MI
04LILONGWE680INCREASE IN DEPORTEES BEING SENT BACK TO BANGLADESH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A British diplomat seconded to the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) contacted RSO about a group of Bangladeshi males who had recently been deported. He stated that Malawi Immigration authorities let most of the men pass through Immigration even though they had been ordered to [...]
2004-07-21 08:14:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KFRD MI
04LIMA126PERUVIAN NARCOTRAFFICKER FERNANDO ZEVALLOS:
[...] (SBU) Embassy's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office plans to deliver two letters on January 13: -- one to suspected narcotrafficker Fernando Zevallos Gonzalez requesting that he present himself at the Embassy to make a sworn statement regarding his eligibility to enter the U.S. a [...]
2004-01-09 16:32:00Embassy LimaSECRETCVIS SNAR PREL KCRM PINR PE
04LJUBLJANA1088EXBS: SLOVENIA AND CROATIA PROGRAM ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] SUMMARY: Passports were received from Slovenia and visas granted for the Washington Department of Commerce (DOC) workshop in December. Three members of the Slovenian Government and three from Croatia attended the London Export Conference. The University of Georgia (UGA) conducted a Slovenia [...]
2004-12-03 12:22:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR SI
04LJUBLJANA1092SLOVENE BIOMETRIC PASSPORT UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Slovenia will begin issuing a first-phase biometric passport containing photo recognition data before October 26, 2005. A second-phase biometric passport incorporating both photo recognition and fingerprints will be introduced at a later date, in compliance with new EU requirement [...]
2004-12-07 08:02:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT PREL KPAO SI
04LJUBLJANA377SLOVENIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: PREVENTING KONGRA-GEL
[...] (C) ON 23 APRIL, ECONOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO PETER JAPELJ, FIRST COUNSELOR IN THE MFA OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND DISARMAMENT. JAPELJ PROMISED TO SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH MFA STATE UNDERSECRETARY FOR VISA POLICY ANDREJ STER. HE WILL ALSO DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION AMONG TH [...]
2004-04-26 12:43:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER IZ TU SY JO SI
04MADRID1058SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/NOAA SYBIL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sybil Seitzinger, Program Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),to travel to Santiago de Compostela March 30-April 4 to attend the Conference Planning Committee for the Ameri [...]
2004-03-29 16:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS SP
04MADRID1092SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JORGE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Jorge Sztein, Staff Scientist, National Eye Institute, NIH, to travel to Barcelona April 28-May 2 to participate in a post graduate course on Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare at the Universidad Autonoma. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2004-04-01 08:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1095SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPT OF TREASURY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Scott M. Albinson and Richard Riccobono, Office of Thrift Supervision, to travel to Madrid April 2-3 to meet with representatives of La Caixa. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers [...]
2004-04-01 10:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA SP
04MADRID1140SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL EFFORD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Efford members, Richard Efford, Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee (HAC),Cheryle Tucker, Leigha M. Shaw, Michael Malone and John Blazey, also from HAC, to travel to Madrid and Barcelona, April 11-18. The purpos [...]
2004-04-05 15:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SP
04MADRID1145SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MARKUS RIES
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Markus Ries, Research Fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, to travel to Sevilla April 22-25 to attend the 4th International Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Diseases Natural Course on Pathology and Therapy, an [...]
2004-04-06 09:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1146SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS THOMAS D. LORENSON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Research Geologist Thomas D. Lorenson to travel to Barcelona April 16-24 to participate in a series of working meetings dealing with USGS and international academic partners ocean drilling program Leg 204 post cruise meeting, "Drilling Gas [...]
2004-04-06 09:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA ECON EMIN SENV SP
04MADRID1154SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HANS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Hans Frauenfelder from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Gran Canaria May 24-28 to participate in the 2nd SPIE International Symposium "Fluctuation and Noise" and to give a lecture on "Proteins are Highly Inhomogeneous Systems." 2. [...]
2004-04-06 09:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID1155SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV DENNIS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dennis P. Roach from Sandia National Laboratories, to travel to Madrid May 05-15 to conduct FAA-sponsored work on the inspection of composite and metallic structures using advanced health monitoring techniques and other work related to homelan [...]
2004-04-06 10:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID1180Consular response to Terrorist attacks in
[...] Summary: March 11, 2004, eleven bombs went off in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring almost 1,500 in a series of attacks on commuter trains coming into Madrid and at three separate train stations between 7:30 and 8:00 am. Both the Consular Section and Embassy went into immediate action. [...]
2004-04-07 14:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CPAS CVIS CMGT PTER SP
04MADRID1188SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA JAMES
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James Hungerford, Research Chemist, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS to travel to Bayona-Vigo April 17-25 to present a lecture on seafood product research at the 11th Symposium on Sample Handling for Environmental and Biological Analysis. [...]
2004-04-12 11:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1205SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JOE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Joe Sostaric, Visiting Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Badajoz April 25-May 1 to give a presentation at the 9th Meeting of the European Society of Sonochemistry. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary [...]
2004-04-14 08:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1206SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS WILLIAM J. WINTERS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS William J. Winters, Civil Engineer, to travel to Barcelona April 19-22 to present and discuss laboratory test results at the Ocean Drilling Program LEG 204 post-cruise meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2004-04-14 09:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SP
04MADRID1207SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUSAN CHU
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Susan Chu, Associate Director for Science, NIP, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Sevilla, May 6-9 to attend the 4th Symposium ESTEVE of Advances in Vaccines. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that b [...]
2004-04-14 09:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1208SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC JOANNE MEI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joanne Mei, Lead Research Chemist, Ph.D., Newborn Screening Branch, NCEH, CDC, DHHS to travel to Barcelona April 24-28 to provide consultation to the Centre d'Etudis Epidemiologics sobre la Sida de Catalunya (CEESCAT). 2. Embassy understand [...]
2004-04-14 09:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1212SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC DAVID WARNOCK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David Warnock, Microbiologist, NCID, CDC, DHHS to travel to Bilbao, May 15-18 to give a lecture on "The Epidemiology of Invasive Candidiasis" at the Congress of Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. 2. Embassy un [...]
2004-04-14 10:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1213SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC SEAN GALLAGHER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sean Gallagher, Research Physiologist, MIPB, NIOSH, CDC, DHHS to travel to Oviedo June 5-9 to visit the El Valle Gold Mine and the Carles Gold Mine to discuss the development of cooperative agreements and to observe gold mine operations. 2. [...]
2004-04-14 10:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI OTRA SP
04MADRID1217SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC BRIAN MAHY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Mahy, Senior Scientific Research Advisor, Office of the Director, NCID, CDC, DHHS to travel to Madrid, April 22-25 to attend and be a speaker at the 2nd CISA Symposium on Animal Health. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nec [...]
2004-04-14 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1223SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JORAM PIATIGORSKY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Joram Piatigorsky, Senior Investigator, National Eye Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid May 8-16 to attend a workshop titled "Genetic Control of Eye Development and its Evolutionary Implications." 2. Embassy understands that no assista [...]
2004-04-14 13:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1523 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 3, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED FRENCH POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL PROCEEDED TO THE ARREST OF THE AL [...]
2004-05-03 10:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1559SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA/EST OFFICER PAUL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NEA/EST Officer Paul Malik to travel to Barcelona May 15-19 to plan a meeting for a Middle East regional environmental workshop "Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture," organized with USDA and USEPA for Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli participants [...]
2004-05-04 12:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV SP
04MADRID1569 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES, AND INFORMATION PER REFTEL, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: SINGH, DILBAG - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: AUG. 16, 1978, INDIA - AGE RANGE (26-30) - COMPLEXION: MEDIUM BUILD - EYES: BROWN - HAIR: SHORT BLACK [...]
2004-05-05 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1590SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. STEVE SIMON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Steve Simon, Expert, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid May 23-June 2 to attend the 11th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association and the 2nd meeting of the I-131 working group for the In [...]
2004-05-06 12:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1591SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Wojciech H. Zurek from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Santa Cruz de la Palma June 1-4 to present two papers titled: "Quantum Darwinism and Envariance" and "Decoherence and the Loschmidt Echo" at the University of La Lagun [...]
2004-05-06 12:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID1592SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC HENEINE,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DHHS/CDC Walid Heneine, Shoukat Qari, Jeffrey Johnson and Gerardo Garcia-Lerma to travel to Tenerife, June 8-12 to attend and present study data that supports CDC surveillance of transmitted HIV at the XIII International HIV Drug Resistance Wor [...]
2004-05-06 12:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1593SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA GULDING, O'TOOLE,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA personnel John M. Gulding, Gary O'Toole, Patricia Friesenhahn, Julie Draper, and Angel L. Morales from FAA Washington, D.C. to travel to Madrid June 13-19 to participate in Working Group 2 Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assista [...]
2004-05-06 12:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
04MADRID1617 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PARTICIPANTS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-07 10:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFSI AFIN OTRA CMGT CVIS
04MADRID1623SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOVA WADE STEVEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Wade Steven Kingery, Attending Physician, VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, to travel to Madrid May 10-17 to participate as an invited speaker at the International Scientific Meeting, "Neuropathic Pain-Changin [...]
2004-05-07 11:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID1624SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA HERBERT,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA HQ and NASA Kennedy Space Center Clinton Herbert, Bernard Geldzahler, Timothy O'Brien, Bruce Ledford, John Kiriazes, and David Rainer to travel to Madrid, Moron, and Zaragoza, May 10-22 to hold meetings on security with tracking station of [...]
2004-05-07 11:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID1636 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: AL-FETORY, SHEREF - ALIASES: AL-FAYTURI, SARIF - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: DEC. 10, 1973, BENGHAZI, LIBYA - CLASS: NEGATIVE - AL-FETORY RESI [...]
2004-05-07 14:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP AL
04MADRID1640SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA HQ and NASA Kennedy Space Center Jan F. McGarry, Michael Mishchenko, Richard Mushotzky, and Rebecca Gardner to travel to Madrid, San Fernando, Laredo May 10-July 9 to attend various meetings and workshops with NASA counterparts. 2. Emb [...]
2004-05-07 16:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID1652SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLIFFORD VOSS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Clifford Voss, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),to travel to Cartagena and Barcelona May 23 - June 13 to attend and participate in the 18th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting (SWIM) and teach a workshop on seawater intrusion modeli [...]
2004-05-10 11:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TPHY SENV ECON OTRA SP
04MADRID1656 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN EARLY MAY 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE SEARCHING FOR TWO ASSOCIATES OF MOROCCAN NATIONAL AMER EL-AZIZI, WHO IS BEING SOUGHT AGGRESIVELY BY SPANISH POL [...]
2004-05-10 14:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1657 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAR 23, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING SUSPECTED TERRORIST FOR THEIR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE 11 OF MARCH 2004 TERRORIST AT [...]
2004-05-10 14:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1658 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - APRIL
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON APRIL 5 AND 19, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED FIVE VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING 45 INDIVIDUALS, TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND 43 SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF [...]
2004-05-10 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID1708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAY 6, 2004, SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SAED EL HARRAK FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MARCH 11, 2004 TERRORIST TRAIN BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. DAILY PRESS [...]
2004-05-12 15:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID1713 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE CORRECT DOB FOR THE SUSPECTED TERRORIST REPORTED IN REFTEL. 2. NAME: KHAYATA KATTAN, ABDULLA - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 24, 1961, ALEPPO, SYRIA - NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN - CLASS: POSITIVE 3. KHAYATA WAS A KEY CONTACT OF DETAINED SPA [...]
2004-05-13 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1730SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA EDMOND BARATTA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Edmond Baratta, Radiation Safety Officer, WEAC, ORA, FDA, DHHS to travel to Madrid, May 22-28 to meet delegate for the Health Physics Society. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers [...]
2004-05-13 14:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1732SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA MCCLELLAND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Vincent John McClelland and Ann Courtland Heinrich to travel to Madrid May 23-29 to participate in the International Radiation Protection Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are remin [...]
2004-05-13 15:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID1733SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/S BILL BURNS
[...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to NEA A/S Bill Burns, Staff Assistant Kevin Roland and EUCOM POLAD Terry Snell to travel to Madrid, May 18. 2. (U) Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Political Officer Colin Cleary. He can be reached at work (34-91-587-2386) [...]
2004-05-13 15:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP AMGT PREL SP
04MADRID1736SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MARIA LANDI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Maria Landi, Investigator, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Barcelona May 28-June 1 to participate in the Melanoma Genetics Consortium Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necess [...]
2004-05-14 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1739SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EVGUENIA I.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Evgenia I. Rainina from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to travel to Granada and Madrid May 21-June 3 to attend the Eigth World Congress on Biosensors in Granada, and attend the NATO Advanced Research Workshop in Madrid. 2. Emb [...]
2004-05-14 08:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID1741SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JACK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Jack Bennink, Chief, Virology Immunology Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, June 6-10 to Chair a session, "Immunodominance in Practice: Comparison Between [...]
2004-05-14 11:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1764VISA WAIVER PROGRAM COUNTRY REVIEWS: SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-15 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT EAIR XT AS BX JA NZ SI SN KOCI CASC SPCVIS
04MADRID1767SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF DR. DAVID DRASIN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Science Foundation (NSF) Dr. David Drasin, Program Director in the Division of Mathematical Sciences to travel to Barcelona, Seville and Madrid June 3-24 to give lectures and attend conferences at the cities above mentioned. 2. Emb [...]
2004-05-17 08:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP NSFO
04MADRID1768SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ALISA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Alisa Goldstein, Principal Investigator, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH to travel to Barcelona May 28-June 3 to give a presentation to the Melanoma Genetics Consortium. 2. Embassy understands that no assista [...]
2004-05-17 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1769SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC MARK EBERHARD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Eberhard, Director, Division of Parasitic Diseases, NCID, CDC, DHHS to travel to Valencia July 18-24 to be the keynote speaker at a symposium and to participate in congresses, meetings and workshops during the IX European Multicolloquium o [...]
2004-05-17 09:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI OTRA SP
04MADRID1770SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA NICHOLAS J.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Nicholas J. Curro from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Gran Canaria Island May 25-28 to participate at the "Fluctuations and Noise in Materials" Conference held at Maspalomas. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance i [...]
2004-05-17 09:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID1771SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA GLORIA ELENA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Gloria Elena Chavez from Sandia National Laboratories to travel to Madrid May 21-30 to attend the 11th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA). 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is ne [...]
2004-05-17 09:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID1773SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MIKHAIL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mikhail Kashlev, Tenure Tack Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to San Feliu de Guixols in Catalunya and Seville May 29-June 5 to give a speech entitled "Cooperative Action of Chromatin-Remodelling" at the EURESCO Gene [...]
2004-05-17 09:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1792SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SMITH
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Codel Smith for travel to Madrid, May 23-25. 2. Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Political Officer Joseph R. Babb. He can be reached at work (34-91-587-2294) on his mobile (34-616-000-859) at home (34-91-575-0081) via fax (34-91-587-23 [...]
2004-05-18 10:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SP
04MADRID1813SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA GERALD SCOTT
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA/NMFS Gerald Scott, Supervisory Fishery Biologist, to travel to Madrid May 30-June 5 to participate in the 2004 International Commission for Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT),Exploratory Meeting for East Atlantic and Mediterranean Bluefish Tuna. [...]
2004-05-19 15:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS SP
04MADRID1814SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/NMFS SCOTT,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA/NMFS Fishery Biologists Gerald Scott, Mauricio Ortiz, Shannon Cass-Calay and Craig Brown to travel to Madrid June 25-July 5 to attend the Conference of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. 2. Embassy und [...]
2004-05-19 15:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS SP
04MADRID1815SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MICHAEL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Michael Beauchamp, Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-8 to present a talk entitled "Integration of Auditory and Visual Information about Objects in Superior Temporal Sulcus" at the [...]
2004-05-19 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1817SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC PALMER,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Sarah Palmer, Joseph Fitzgibbon, Michael Ussery, Frank Maldarelli and John Coffin to travel to Tenerife, Canary Islands, June 4-13 to participate in the XIII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop Meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2004-05-19 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1818SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC LAWRENCE COX
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lawrence Cox, Associate Director, ORM, NCHS, CDC, DHHS to travel to Barcelona, June 8-12 to attend the Privacy in Statistical Data Bases Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that b [...]
2004-05-19 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1848SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. THOMAS HART
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Thomas Hart, Clinical Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 9-14 to present a lecture on the role of genetics and severe periodontitis at the 7th Congress of the European Academy o [...]
2004-05-20 14:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1850SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EH CLAUDE RICKEY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/EH Claude Rickey Jones to travel to Madrid May 22-June 6 to participate in the 11th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA-11). 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. V [...]
2004-05-20 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA KSCA SENV TBIO SP
04MADRID1865SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. STEPHEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Stephen Marx, Chief, Metabolic Disease Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona May 24-31 to give a lecture and to chair a session of talks at the 46th Congress of Spanish Endocri [...]
2004-05-21 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1866SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. DANIELA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Daniela Seminar, Program Director, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, May 29-June 2 attend the International Consortium on Melanoma. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are remind [...]
2004-05-21 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1868SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. LEONARDO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Leonardo Cohen, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-6 to serve as a keynote speaker at the 5th Annual Meeting of the International Multisensory Research Forum. [...]
2004-05-21 13:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1869SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MIOTTI,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Paolo Miotti, Carolyn Williams, Sandra Lehrman, Rod Hoff, Jonathan Kagan and Margaret Johnston to travel to Barcelona, June 1-6 to attend the European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Embassy understands that no ass [...]
2004-05-21 13:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1877SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/BUCEN ARNOLD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Census Bureau (BUCEN) Dr. Arnold Reznek, Economist, Center for Economic Studies, to travel to Barcelona June 7-12 to attend the Computational Aspects of Statistical Confidentiality Conference at the Escola D'Administracio SIPDIS Publica [...]
2004-05-24 15:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA SP
04MADRID1878SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC AMANDA SMITH
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Amanda Smith, Project Manager, DHAP, NCHSTP, CDC, DHHS to travel to Tenerife, June 8-12 to attend the XIII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that [...]
2004-05-24 15:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1884SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. SERGI FERRE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Sergi Ferre, Staff Scientist, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 23-July 2 to meet colleagues at the University of Barcelona in relation to several projects involving receptors. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2004-05-25 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1894SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CENSUS BUREAU'S
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricia J. Doyle, Census Bureau staff member, to travel to Lluria, Barcelona, June 7-12 to attend the international conference Privacy in Statistical Databases 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors [...]
2004-05-25 12:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA SP
04MADRID1895SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DAVID. V.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey David V. Fitterman, Research Geophysicist, to travel to Cartagena May 29-June 5 to represent the USGS and present a paper at the 18th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting. 2. For futher cables please note that only American [...]
2004-05-25 12:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON KSCA OTRA TPHY SP
04MADRID1918SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. STEVEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Steven Grant, Health Scientist Administrator, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 25-28 to present a seminar, "Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches to Drug Addiction," at the Area d'Investigacio Farmacologica Ins [...]
2004-05-26 07:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1933SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV DAVID
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA, Office of Defense Programs, David B. Marks from Sandia National Laboratories to travel to Toledo May 28-June 5 to be a speaker at a conference about a system for performing computerized speaker and language identification in support o [...]
2004-05-26 11:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID1939SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRS. VINAY PATHAK AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Vinay Pathak and Wei-Shau Hu, Investigators, HIV Drug Resistance Program, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid, June 7-12 to attend the XIII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assi [...]
2004-05-26 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1940SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. CARL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director, Basic Science Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, June 1-3 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Em [...]
2004-05-26 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1941SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC HOLLINGDALE,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Michael Hollingdale, Dr. Michael Kurilla and Mr. David Sorrentino from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-6 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB [...]
2004-05-26 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1942SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. RICHARD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Richard Koup, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid June 6-10 to participate in the workshop on Immunodominance the Key to Understanding and Manipulating CD 8 T Cell Responses t [...]
2004-05-26 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY TBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1954 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: NASSAR, MUSTAFA SITMIRYAM - AKA: "ABU MUS'AB AL-SURI" - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: 1956, SYRIA - CLASS: POSITIVE (UNDER DIFFERENT POB) - [...]
2004-05-27 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1955 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: BELHADJ, YOUSEFF - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: MAY 27, 1976, TOUZINE, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE - BROTHER OF MOHAMMED BELHADJ WHO WAS ARRESTED BY [...]
2004-05-27 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID1956 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED NOUREDDINE BOUHABILA ASSOCIATE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMIST KHALAD ABIDI, AKA "ABBAS", WHO WAS FORMERLY BASED IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. BOUHABIL [...]
2004-05-27 07:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1984SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FTC STEVENSON AND RAMOS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Trade Commission officials Hugh Stevenson and Elena Gasol Ramos to travel to Madrid June 16-18 to attend meetings with the Spanish Data Protection Agency, Attorney General's Office and the National Consumer Protection Agency. 2. Emb [...]
2004-05-28 08:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA SP
04MADRID1991SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC MARY REICHLER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mary Reichler, Medical Officer, NCHSTP, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Valencia July 16-25 to attend the 7th International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID). 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2004-05-28 14:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1992SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA OSUNSANMI AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Omotunde Osunsanmi and Jacqueline Diaz-Albertini, investigators, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Barcelona June 5-16 to visit Instituto Grifols S.A. and conduct an inspection to determine compliance with FDA's Good Manufac [...]
2004-05-28 14:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1993SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC KENNETH CASTRO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kenneth Castro, Director, DTBE, NCHSTP, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Madrid and Barcelona June 4-7 to be the guest speaker at the XXXVII National Congress of Sociedad Espanola de Neumologia y Cirugia Toraxica (SEPAR). 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2004-05-28 14:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1995SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Leopoldo Raij, employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to travel to Santiago de Compostela June 9-13 to be a speaker for the 11th National/5th International Congress of Medicine. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessa [...]
2004-05-28 14:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID1997 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAHDJOUB-ZERROUG TERRORIST NETWORK IN SPAIN. 3. NAME: ZENIMI, REDOUANE - AKA: " [...]
2004-05-28 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2039 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAY 6, 2004, SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SAED EL HARRAK FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MARCH 11, 2004 TERRORIST TRAIN BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. DAILY PRESS [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2040 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN SUSPECTED TERRORIST LARBI BEN AHMED ALLAG. 3. NAME: ALLAG, LARBI BEN AHMED - AKA: BOU [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2041 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2042 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN SUSPECTED TERRORIST LARBI BEN AHMED ALLAG. 3. NAME: ALLAG, LARBI BEN AHMED - AKA: BOU [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2043 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2055SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. B. LEE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. B. Lee Fenton Hall, Section Chief, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-4 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Please note that ca [...]
2004-06-02 15:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID2083SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA EDWIN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Edwin Hedvall, Resources Team Program Operations Assistant, to travel to Calela near Barcelona, June 15-20 to attend a training course offered by engineers for disaster relief. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is ne [...]
2004-06-04 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAID SP
04MADRID2085 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - MAY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 3 and 17, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED ELEVEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING TWENTY TWO INDIVIDUALS, THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND NINETEEN SUSPE [...]
2004-06-04 09:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2091SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carla Pettinelli, Chief, HIV Research Branch, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH; and Dr. Zvi Grossman, Adjunct Investigator, Laboratory of Immunology, NIAID, NIH to travel to Tenerife June [...]
2004-06-04 14:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID2092SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NRC DENNIS DAMON AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dennis Damon and Andrew Persinko of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, to travel to Madrid and Salamanca June 5-13 to participate in a technical exchange on Integrated Safety Analysis Experience wi [...]
2004-06-04 14:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ENRG TRGY SP TECH
04MADRID2093SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA LISA NAEGER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lisa Naeger, Microbiologist, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Canary Islands June 8-12 to attend the XIII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2004-06-04 14:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2094SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA BRUNILDA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brunilda Torres, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Santiago de Compostela, June 26-July 2 to visit Hospital Clinico Universitario and conduct a CDER high priority user fee due date, pre-approval bioresearch mon [...]
2004-06-04 14:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2095SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HECTOR
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA, Office of Defense Programs, Hector E. Lorenzana from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to travel to Madrid June 25-July 15 to present a paper at a scientific workshop attended by Spanish and international researchers in high-pressure [...]
2004-06-04 14:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID2161SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NANCY RIVERA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Nancy Rivera, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Director, Structured Finance, to travel to Barcelona June 7-12 to attend a transportation conference and meet with OPIC clients regarding toll road and airport deals. 2. Embassy u [...]
2004-06-08 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OTRA SP
04MADRID2186VISA ALLOCATION - JUNE 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-10 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
04MADRID2187EXTRADITION CASE OF ALEXANDER BOIKO
[...] Country clearance is granted for Deputy U.S. Marshals, Ivan Baptiste Jr. and Lourdes Timberman. 2. Two double rooms for single use have been reserved for U.S. Ivan Baptiste Jr. and Lourdes Timberman, at Hotel Melia Fenix, Calle Hermosilla no. 2, 28006 Madrid, tel.: 91 4316700, f [...]
2004-06-10 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SP BOIKO ALEXANDER
04MADRID2217SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMB THOMAS E. MCNAMARA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara, Senior Advisor for UN Counter-Terrorism matters, to travel to Madrid June 14-16 for discussions with government officials. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Political Officer Colin Cleary who can be reached at wor [...]
2004-06-14 14:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PTER PREL SP
04MADRID2218SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S SECRETARY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Lincoln Bloomfield, OSD Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Andrew Hoehn, OSD Commander Randall SIPDIS Hendrickson, Nathaniel Heller, EUR to travel to Madrid June 15-16 for discussions with government officials on the U. [...]
2004-06-14 15:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OVIP MARR SP
04MADRID2236 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JUNE 9, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED THAT THE ITALIAN POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED RADICAL ISLAMIST RABEI OSMAN SAYED AHMED, ALI [...]
2004-06-15 10:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2277 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: HAMOUYA, MOURAD - AKA: MALKI - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: UNKNOWN, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE - INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST RELATES THA [...]
2004-06-17 06:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2278 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST, ON JUNE 1, 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID, SPAIN, DETAI [...]
2004-06-17 06:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2279 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ACCORDING TO CBP REPORTING, ON MAY 26, 2004, AT GEORGE BUSH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, ALVARO BORRAS COMPDERA ARRIVED FROM MEXICO CITY, PRESENTED A SPANISH [...]
2004-06-17 06:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2280 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR POSSIBLE LINKS TO TERRORISM DUE TO THEIR SUSPECTED ASSOCIATION WITH "ANSAR AL- [...]
2004-06-17 06:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2281 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AFTER THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN, IN THE SCOPE OF THE UNIT OF ANTITERRORISM COO [...]
2004-06-17 06:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2295SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Claudia Johnson Lewis from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Zaragoza July 2-24 to conduct in field work dealing with geopmorphology and seismic hazards. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors [...]
2004-06-17 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID2296SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV JOE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Joe David Thompson from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Sitges July 8-15 to present a paper and attend the 7th International Conference on Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance i [...]
2004-06-17 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID2297SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Rolando D. Somma from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Palma de Mallorca June 21-July 1 to visit Universitat de Illes Baleares and continue collaborations in the area of Quantum entanglement and condensed matter systems. 2. [...]
2004-06-17 15:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID2298SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF DR. PETER VARMAN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the National Science Foundation (NSF) official Dr. Peter Varman, Program Director, Division of Computing and Communication Foundations to travel to Barcelona, June 27-30 to present a paper at the 16th ACM Symposium on Parallelism Algorithms and [...]
2004-06-17 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP NSFO
04MADRID2299SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/MSFC JOE T. HOWELL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joe T. Howell from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center to travel to Granada, June 27-July 3 to present papers at the 4th International Conference on Solar Power from Space. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Vi [...]
2004-06-17 16:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID2300SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV JOHN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA John NMN Singleton from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Sitges July 10-16 to give a lecture and attend the 7th International Conference on Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors (SNS 2004). 2. Embassy understands that no a [...]
2004-06-17 16:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID2313SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ROBIN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Robin Conwit, Program Director, Clinical Trials, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 26-30 to attend the European Neurological Society Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assista [...]
2004-06-18 15:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2314SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Murray Fingeret, Chief Optometry Section, VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, to travel to Barcelona June 28-July 5 to present a research on Perimetry at a major meeting dedicated to Permietry. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is [...]
2004-06-18 15:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID2316SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE/NREL ARTHUR
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Arthur Nozik, Senior Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, to travel to Granada July 16-25 to present an invited lecture at the IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance [...]
2004-06-18 16:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID2317SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MARGARET
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Margaret Mooney, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 17-19 to attend the World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are [...]
2004-06-18 16:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2318SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/NHTSA MICHAEL W.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael W. Monk, Director Vehicle Research and Test Center, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to travel to Madrid, July 10-16 to present a lecture at a Vehicle Safety Seminar at the University of Madrid. 2. Embassy und [...]
2004-06-18 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID2341 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN APRIL 2004, A MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDED BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE 11 MARCH 2004 MADRID BOMBING SUSPECTS AND ASSOCIATES AS FOLLOWS: [...]
2004-06-21 15:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2342 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING IS THE STATUS OF SPANISH INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECT BARCELONA-BASED TERRORIST CELL. AS OF EARLY JUNE 2004, POST HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2343 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENTLY ARRESTED IN MILAN, ISLAMIC EXTREMIST RABEI OSMAN EL SAYED AHMED, ALIAS: "MOHAMED [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2394COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-24 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID2427Country Clearance granted for NSF Dr. Junku
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-28 15:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY SP NSFO
04MADRID2429Country Clearance granted for NSF Dr. Kamal
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-28 15:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY SP NSFO
04MADRID2430Country Clearance granted for EPA Brobst and
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-28 15:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV SP
04MADRID2440SPAIN: AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON INTERIOR
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, paid a courtesy call June 24 on Minister of Interior Jose Antonio Alonso. Ambassador thanked Alonso for all the support Embassy has received on various security issues and commented on the outreach already made by Alonso with his U.S. counterpart (Alonso ha [...]
2004-06-29 11:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SP
04MADRID2443 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON JUNE 11, 2004, PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN PORTO, PORTUGAL, ON SUSPICION OF PLANNING A TERRORIST ATTACK. THE GROUP [...]
2004-06-29 11:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2449Country Clearance granted for USGS: Bricker
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-29 13:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SP
04MADRID2477 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] THIS IS A REPEAT OF MADRID 002443. MADRID INADVERTENTLY OMITTED CLASS RESULTS FOR SUSPECTS. POST REGRETS INCONVENIENCE. 2. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 3. ON JUNE 11, 2004, PORTUGUES [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2478 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY CONSIDERED ALERTING BEHAVIOR BY MOROCCAN CITIZEN SAMIR EL MOKHTAR. MOKHTAR WAS IMPLI [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2479 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN LATE APRIL 2004 A PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT SERVICE WAS INVESTIGATING INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED OF POSING A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. THEY HAD DISCOVERED ME [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ALI
04MADRID2480 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 20, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP),ARRESTED ALGERIAN CITIZEN REDA ZERROUGH, DPOB: DEC. 5, 1967, ALGERIA, AT ALICANTE AIRPOR [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2481 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL DETAILS OBTAINED BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES ON INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSPECT TERRORIST RABI' OSMAN EL SAYED AHMED, RECENTLY ARRE [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2482 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 10, 2004, REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN LUIS AGUIRRE LETE TO SPAIN, AFTER SERVING A SENTENCE IN F [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2495Country Clearance granted for DHHS/FDA Neal
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA US SP
04MADRID2496Country Clearance granted for USGS: Smith-
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SENV SP
04MADRID2497Country Clearance granted for DHHS/FDA Neal
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA US SP
04MADRID2498Country Clearance granted for NSF: Harper
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY SP NSFO
04MADRID2499Country Clearance granted for NIH/FIC - Uzel
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2500Country Clearance granted for NIH/FIC -Gahl
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2501Country Clearance granted for USNRC James
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA SP IAEA
04MADRID2502Country Clearance granted for USGS: Smith-
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 08:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SENV SP
04MADRID2544 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - JUNE
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JUNE 7 AND 28, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED FIFTEEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING FIFTY-SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, EIGHT SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND FORTY- NIN [...]
2004-07-06 11:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2554IBERIA PULLING "MINI-HUB" OUT OF MIAMI; SALVADORAN
[...] Summary: Today, Iberia Airlines announced plans to fly directly to Guatemala and Panama, avoiding the Miami International Airport for "purely financial" reasons, beginning in October. Nevertheless, an Iberia contact told us that increased layover time due to new security procedures in Miami [...]
2004-07-06 15:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CVIS SP
04MADRID2558 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF EARLY JUNE 2004, RAY MOHAMED, AKA MOURAD, WAS ARRESTED ON JUNE 8, 2004 BY THE BELGIAN FEDERAL POLICE FOR HIS CONTACTS WITH RABI' OSMAN EL-SAYED AHMED, [...]
2004-07-07 06:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2560 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, FOUR ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS WERE BELIEVED TO BE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY BARCELONA-BASED SUSPECT AL-QAEDA ASSOCIATE KHALAD [...]
2004-07-07 06:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL MIAH
04MADRID2566Country Clearance granted for NSF SoConner
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 12:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP NFSO
04MADRID2567Country Clearance granted for DVA Arthur Allen
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 12:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID2571Country Clearance granted for NOAA/NMFS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 12:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS SP
04MADRID2572Country Clearance granted for Ellen Dotson,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 12:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS SP
04MADRID2573Country Clearance granted for DHHS/CDC Zuzana
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS SP
04MADRID2574COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FIELD SUPPORT
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR FIELD SUPPORT SPECIALIST PORTLAND USEAC ELIZABETH VARGA. MS. VARGA WILL BE SERVING AN ADMINISTRATIVE TDY AND WILL BE WORKING WITH ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN MADRID FROM JULY 9 THRU JULY 24, 2004 AND IN BARCELONA FROM JULY 16 THRU 20, 2004. 2. HOTEL RESERVA [...]
2004-07-07 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP SP
04MADRID2586 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, THE NORTH AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS LISTED BELOW WERE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NETHERLANDS SUSPECTED TERRORIST CELL MEMBER OR DUTCH [...]
2004-07-08 10:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2587 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" REPORTED THAT SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN CITIZEN NASREDDINE BOUSBAA ON JULY 1, 2004. HE IS ACCUSED OF FORGERY OF OFFICIAL DOCUMEN [...]
2004-07-08 10:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2625 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES BRITISH AUTHORITIES DETAINED ON JUL 6, 2004, THE FORMER BARCELONA-BASED EXTREMIST FILALI OUALI AKA: ABDORRAHMAN [...]
2004-07-12 11:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL OUALI
04MADRID2626 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF EARLY JULY 2004, MOROCCAN NATIONAL BOUCHRA BEN ABDELLAH WAS SUSPECTED OF ENGAGING IN ISLAMIC EXTREMIST [...]
2004-07-12 11:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BEN
04MADRID2649SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WESLEY PHILLIPS AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Wesley Phillips and Jill Johnson, GAO Officials for travel to Madrid, July 18-20, to conduct a review of government and private sector practice for insuring against natural catastrophes and acts of terrorism. 2. Control Officer at Embassy M [...]
2004-07-13 16:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO OTRA SP
04MADRID2670 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF MID-APRIL 2004, TWO INDIVIDUALS, REFERRED TO AS AL QAEDA MEMBERS, WERE IN MAICAO, COLOMBIA, TO OBTAIN [...]
2004-07-14 13:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2671 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN EARLY-TO-MID JUNE 2004, THE SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL DETAINED NINE SPANISH NATIONALS FOR THEIR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACQUISITION, TR [...]
2004-07-14 13:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2678SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KILMARTIN, AVERILL,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William E. Kilmartin, DOE; William A. Averill, Los Alamos National Laboratory; David L. Carroll, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Whitney J. Creer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Mark D. Ladd, Sandia National Laboratories; Richar [...]
2004-07-14 15:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID2688 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 12, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP) ARRESTED MARCH 11 MADRID BOMBING SUSPECT AND SPANISH CITIZEN, ABDERRAHMAN HAMMADI AFANDI. [...]
2004-07-15 07:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2689 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. POST RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ASSOCIATES OF FORMER BARCELONA-BASED ALGERIAN NATIONAL AND SUSPECT TERRRORIST KHALAD ABIDI, AKA: ABBAS 3. NAME: [...]
2004-07-15 07:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON JULY 14, 2004, FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ETA. THE POLICE GAVE CHASE TO THE SUSPECTS AFTER THEY DROVE TH [...]
2004-07-15 16:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2729SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC LAWRENCE COX
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lawrence Cox, Ph.D., Associate Director, ORM, NCHS, CDC, DHHS to travel to Barcelona, July 24-29 to co-chair and give a presentation at the 18th International Federation for Information Processing Working Group, (IFIPWG) 11.3 Conference. 2. [...]
2004-07-19 10:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY SP
04MADRID2730SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF DR. BHAVANI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, Program Director in the Division of Information & Intelligent Systems, to travel to Barcelona, July 24-29 to attend the IFIP Database Security Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no other assistance is necessar [...]
2004-07-19 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP NSFO
04MADRID2731SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF DR. RITA RODRIGUEZ
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the National Science Foundation's Dr. Rita Rodriguez, Program Manager in the Division of Computer & Network Systems, to travel to Valencia, August 20-30 to attend the European Conference of Artificial Intelligence and Workshop on Spatio Tempora [...]
2004-07-19 10:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP NSFO
04MADRID2732SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE SUSAN SCHOENUNG
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Susan Schoenung, DOE/EE, to travel to Madrid, September 6-8 to attend international collaboration on hydrogen importance to advanced technology development work at Sandia. 2. Embassy understands that no other assistance is necessary. 3. [...]
2004-07-19 10:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID2733SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE PAUL C. MILES
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul C. Miles, Principal Investigator, Sandia National Laboratory, to travel to Valencia, September 5-11, to present a paper at the Thiesel 2004 Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no other assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are r [...]
2004-07-19 10:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID2763SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY FURR, NACI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gary Wayne Furr, Contractor, NACI, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, to travel to Madrid, September 9-17 to participate in the meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aeronautical Communications Panel (ACP) Universa [...]
2004-07-20 14:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
04MADRID2764SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NICOLAS W. HENGARTNER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Nicolas W. Hengartner, Los Alamos National Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, July 24-31 to speak at the 6th World Congress of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no as [...]
2004-07-20 14:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID2765SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NORA VOLKOW
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, to travel to Santander, July 25-27 to attend the Menendez Pelayo International University Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors [...]
2004-07-20 14:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2766SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. DANIELA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Daniela Seminara, Program Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Santiago de Compostela, July 21-27 to give a presentation at the study of familial colorectal cancer in the [...]
2004-07-20 14:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2790SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDA QUISENBERRY AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Beighley, Forest Manager, USDA, and Michael Quisenberry, Forest Health Protection, USDA, to travel to Seville, July 21-August 6 to accompany Portuguese forestry officials to a meeting with Spanish forestry officials in Seville. 2. Emba [...]
2004-07-22 09:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SP
04MADRID2830SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jaime Marquez, Senior Economist, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board, to travel to Madrid, August 25-31 to attend a meeting of the Econometric Society, hosted by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. 2. Embassy understa [...]
2004-07-23 14:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EFIN SP
04MADRID2831SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LONGSWORTH, KILMARTIN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul M. Longsworth, DOE; William E. Kilmartin, DOE; and Tracy P. Mustin, DOE, for travel to Madrid, July 29-30 to meet with Embassy and Spanish officials for the signing of a MOU with Spain for the Megaports Initiative. 2. Control Officer a [...]
2004-07-23 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG PARM OTRA SP
04MADRID2851SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY FURR, NACI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gary Wayne Furr, Contractor, NACI, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, to travel to Madrid, September 9-17 to participate in the meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aeronautical Communications Panel (ACP) Universa [...]
2004-07-27 08:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
04MADRID2856SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HANS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Hans Frauenfelder, DOE, for travel to Seville, September 13-18 to present a talk at the New Horizons in Stochastic Complexity Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of d [...]
2004-07-27 14:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID2877 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-28 11:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2885CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP AT FSI, (PC-
[...] POST WISHES TO NOMINATE ELISA SALVADOR, SENIOR IV FSN, MADRID, SPAIN FOR THE CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP. SHE WAS NOT SELECTED IN 2002 OR 2003. PLEASE SEE INFORMATION REGARDING CANDIATE BELOW; A) Salvador, Elisa B) Grade:08/06 C) Alcy R. Frelick, Counselor for Consular Affairs D [...]
2004-07-28 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AFSI AMGT CMGT CVIS
04MADRID2889CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP AT FSI, (PC-
[...] POST WISHES TO NOMINATE ELISA SALVADOR, SENIOR IV FSN, MADRID, SPAIN FOR THE CONSULAR SENIOR IV FSN WORKSHOP. SHE WAS NOT SELECTED IN 2002 OR 2003. PLEASE SEE INFORMATION REGARDING CANDIATE BELOW; A) Salvador, Elisa B) Grade:08/06 C) Alcy R. Frelick, Counselor for Consular Affairs D [...]
2004-07-29 06:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AFSI AMGT CMGT CVIS
04MADRID2898SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA'S O'BRIEN AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Timothy O'Brien and Thomas Friers, delegation from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid, Moron Air Base and Zaragoza Air Base September 11 - 24 to meet with Spanish government officials, participate in training, and site familiariza [...]
2004-07-29 15:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID2904SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA THOMAS L. PAGANO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas L. Pagano, ATO-P, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, to travel to Madrid September 9 - 17 to attend and participate in the meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aeronautical Communications Panel (ACP) Univ [...]
2004-07-30 08:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SP
04MADRID2916MUSLIM OUTREACH WORLDWIDE
[...] Embassy Madrid welcomes this Muslim Outreach initiative and provides the following information about our outreach efforts: 2. Brief Context for Muslim Outreach efforts in Spain: An estimated 500,000 to one million Muslims live in Spain. Almost all are of foreign origin, with only about 3, [...]
2004-07-30 15:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM OIIP PREL EAID PHUM PGOV EUN OEXC SP
04MADRID2966 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THIS POST INDICATES JORDANIAN NATIONAL OMAR QASEM RADWAN AL SHABOUL, WAS LIVING IN SPAIN AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH AT LEAST TWO KEY S [...]
2004-08-04 12:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP AL
04MADRID2967 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF LATE JULY 2004, THE SEVENTH BODY FOUND IN THE APARTMENT IN LEGANES, A SUBURB IN THE OUSKIRTS OF MADRI [...]
2004-08-04 12:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3007 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - JULY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 13 AND 28, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED EIGHTEEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING SEVENTY-FOUR INDIVIDUALS, THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND SEVENTY- [...]
2004-08-06 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3022CUBAN VALIDATION STUDY RESULTS FROM MADRID
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid wanted to examine overstay rates of applicants issued visas for tourist travel to the United States. Because of the wealth of information available on Cuban applicants, the Cuban community's travel patterns were studied. Post initiated a validation study to det [...]
2004-08-10 13:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CMGT CU SP
04MADRID3034VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 30, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED SEMAAN GABY EID ON JULY 28, 2004, FOR HIS ALLEGED PARTICIPATION IN [...]
2004-08-10 15:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SEMAAN GABY EID
04MADRID3052 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF MID-JULY 2004, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIVED TO BE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY BARCELONA-BASED AL QAEDA SUSPECT KHALED ABIDI, WHO WAS [...]
2004-08-10 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3072SPRING 2005 INTERN PROGRAM
[...] In response to REFTEL, Spain wishes to participate in the Spring 2005 Intern Program. 2. Pertinent data is outlined below in the order requested: A. Number of interns requested: Embassy Madrid - seven - one for the Political Section, two for the Management Section, two for Public Affa [...]
2004-08-11 14:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT ASEC SP
04MADRID3077 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 7, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE SPANISH COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE AS THE SUSPECTED ME [...]
2004-08-12 11:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3093SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS JOANNE C.T.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joanne C.T. Ferreira, Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to travel to Barcelona, September 13-22 to participate in Eurostrataform Gulf of Lions research cruise aboard the R/V Oceanus, an American University National Oceanographics Labo [...]
2004-08-13 10:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV SP
04MADRID3094SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE DENNIS L. SIEBERS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dennis L. Siebers, Principal Investigator, Sandia National Laboratory to travel to Valencia, September 5-11 to present a paper at Polytechnic University of Valencia. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors a [...]
2004-08-13 10:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID3095SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE THOMAS SARKUS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Sarkus, Division Director, Advanced Energy Systems Division and Physical Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL),Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy to travel to Madrid, September 16-19 to inspect the Shell [...]
2004-08-13 10:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID3096SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA ROBERT HENNES
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert Hennes, Team Leader, Milk Safety Team, Office of Compliance/Division of Cooperative Programs, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, DHHS to travel to Ventisilla, August 15-20 to conduct a National Conference on Interstate Mi [...]
2004-08-13 10:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3151SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. GEORGE THOMA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. George Thoma, Chief, Communications Engineering Branch, National Library of Medicine, NIH to travel to Marbella and Alicante September 5-14 to present technical paper, "Baysian Learning of 2D Document Layout Models for Automated Preservatio [...]
2004-08-20 10:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3152SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. KALU
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Kalu Ogbureke, Research Fellow, Craniofacial and Skeletal Disease Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH to travel to Madrid, September 4-11 to attend and collaborate with other oral pathologists at a conference [...]
2004-08-20 10:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3153SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. AURELIO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Aurelio Bonavia, Research Fellow, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH to travel to Madrid, September 4-10 to attend the European Virology 2004 Meeting and participate in the SARS Workshop [...]
2004-08-20 10:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3154SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. VALERIE GREGG
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Valerie Gregg, Program Manager in the Division of Information & Intelligent Systems, National Science Foundation (NSF) to travel to Zaragoza, August 27-September 4 to be a plenary speaker at the annual European Union's EGOV04 Research Confe [...]
2004-08-20 10:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP NSFO
04MADRID3155SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ALLEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Allen Minton, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH to travel to Madrid, August 30-September 12 to discuss projects of common interest with Dr. Ge [...]
2004-08-20 10:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3210 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 21 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED THAT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY THE SPANISH SCIENTIFIC POLICE, THE SPANISH N [...]
2004-08-26 13:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3212 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF AUG. 21, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AUTHORIZED THE HANDOVER OF THE SUSPECTED TERRORIST, KHALID BOULOUDO, A 29 YEAR [...]
2004-08-26 13:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3246SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MUSTAFA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mustafa Dosemeci, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH to travel to Barcelona and Oviedo, September 11-22 to meet with collaborators at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institut Municipal D,Investigacio Medic [...]
2004-08-27 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3247SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JOAN MALING
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Joan Maling, Program Director, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, National Science Foundation to travel to Barcelona, September 27-October 4 to attend the Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 8 Conference. 2. Embassy [...]
2004-08-27 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP
04MADRID3248SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT NEWMAN AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert Newman and Richard Steketee, Medical Officers, DPD, NCID, CDC, DHHS to travel to Barcelona, September 21-25 to represent CDC as members of the Intermittent Preventative Treatment in Infants (IPTi) Consortium. 2. Embassy understands t [...]
2004-08-27 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SP
04MADRID3249SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS BOND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Bond, NASA Glenn Research Center to travel to Madrid, September 22-24 to visit INTA and participate in discussions on water film scaling and refurbishment upgrades. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visit [...]
2004-08-27 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID3250SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK POTAPCZUK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Potapczuk, NASA Glenn Research Center to travel to Madrid, September 22-23 to meet with INTA on updates on current SLD research activities. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that beare [...]
2004-08-27 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID3251SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GLENN CADA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Glenn Cada, Research Staff Member, UT-Battelle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory to travel to Madrid, September 9-21 to present the latest DOE-sponsored research into biological effects of turbulence to international scientists and engineers. 2 [...]
2004-08-27 14:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID3252SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD E. JENNINGS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard E. Jennings, Aerospace Engineer, Avionics Systems Branch, FAA to travel to Madrid, September 13-18 to attend ICAO ACP, Working Group C, UAT SARPS Meeting at INECO in Madrid. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2004-08-27 14:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SP
04MADRID3255SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. Delegation to Second World Urban Forum including Simmons, Panehal, Carlson, Lord, Freedman and Glenn with USAID; Shea, Sorzano and Lam with HUD; Parcher with the U.S. Geological Survey; Hirsch with the Smithsonian Institute; and Swaney [...]
2004-08-27 15:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL SP
04MADRID3262SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JOHN CLAY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. John Clay, Senior Investigator, Ion Channel Biophysics Group, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH to travel to Palma Majorca, September 11-19 to give a presentation, "Irregular Firing of a Neuron," at the 24th Annua [...]
2004-08-30 10:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3263SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN MCCORMICK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephen McCormick, Research Physiologist, U.S. Geological Survey to travel to Castellon, September 3-10 to attend and participate in the 5th International Symposium on fish endocrinology. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessar [...]
2004-08-30 10:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TPHY ECON TBIO SP
04MADRID3264SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES R. SCHWANK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James R. Schwank, Sandia National Laboratories, NNSA to travel to Madrid, September 19-26 to attend the conference, "Radiation and its Effects on Components and Systems." 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visito [...]
2004-08-30 10:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID3265SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. DANA A. BREWER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Dana A. Brewer, NASA Headquarters to travel to Madrid, September 21-25 to discuss details of NASA,s participation in the Radiation Effects on Components and Systems Conference in 2005. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...]
2004-08-30 10:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID3603COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ELIZABETH BROOKS, SHANNON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the following National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) personnel: Elizabeth Brooks, Shannon Cass-Calay, Joseph Powers, Gerald Scott, Guillermo Diaz, Mauricio Ortiz, Clarence Porch, Craig Brown an [...]
2004-09-21 07:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA EFIS OTRA SP
04MADRID3604SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DANIEL RUNDE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Daniel Runde, USAID, Global Development Alliance, to travel to Spain from o/a October 16-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a conference on the importance of bilateral donor agencies and to work closely with donor foundati [...]
2004-09-21 07:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA SP
04MADRID3614SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLARA OLAYA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Clara Olaya, Health Communication Specialist, OD, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from September 28-October 4, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to present at a workshop entitled, "Narratives for Health," which will reach writers and [...]
2004-09-21 13:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3625TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT POST
[...] (SBU) Information provided below is keyed to ref A's para. 5. 2. (SBU) DCM Robert Manzanares serves as Terrorism Finance Coordinator (TFCO). Phone number: 34 - 91 587 2205. E-mail: ManzanaresB@state.gov 3. (SBU) Economic Officer Carl Schonander serves as Deputy Terrorism Finance Coor [...]
2004-09-21 15:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP
04MADRID3626SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HENRY DIAZ
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Henry Diaz, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to travel to Madrid, Spain from September 20-October 1, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to evaluate accomplishments under the NOAA/OGP Project on Historical [...]
2004-09-22 09:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA SENV OTRA SP
04MADRID3631SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANE KELLY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Kelly, Director of the National Diabetes Education Program, NCCDPHP, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from September 29-October 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak and present a workshop on diabetes and to give a presen [...]
2004-09-22 12:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3639 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS. 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF SEP. 20, 2004 REPORTED THAT FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED ETA TERRORISTS IN A POLICE ROAD BLOCK IN MONTAUBAN, FRANCE. THE INDIVIDUALS WERE ARMED AND DRIVING A S [...]
2004-09-23 09:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3643SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MORGAN HALL
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Morgan Hall, Officer-in-Charge of Spain and Malta, EUR/WE, to travel to Madrid and Barcelona, Spain from September 26-30, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy and Consulate personnel. 2. Control Officer for this [...]
2004-09-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3647SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID W. MCKEE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David W. McKee, Department of State, to travel to Madrid, September 30 - October 2 to assist Embassy with its classified homepage on SIPRNET. 2. Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Suzannah Jones. She can be reached at work (34-91-587-238 [...]
2004-09-23 15:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAINF PGOV PINR SP
04MADRID3649REQUEST FOR SECURITY ADVISORY OPINION
[...] Post requests an advisory opinion in the case of Ryan Air pilots applying for C1/D and B1/B2 visas to work in the United States for a six month period. Over the past year, Madrid has seen several cases of pilots requesting visas for six weeks of training, followed by approximately 5 months of [...]
2004-09-23 15:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS SP
04MADRID3666COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CONSULAR
[...] Embassy Madrid grants country clearance and welcomes Harris Orkand information services contractors Timothy Curran, Fernando Canarte, and Nancy Rapin to Barcelona, Spain, from September 28 to October 15, 2004. 2. Your hotel information is: Hotel Princesa Sofia Plaza Pio XII, 4 Barcelon [...]
2004-09-24 08:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKCSY CMGT AADP CASC CPAS SP AMAT CUIS
04MADRID3690SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KATHLEEN ALLEGRONE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kathleen Allegrone, Director, EUR/WE to travel to Barcelona and Madrid, September 28 - October 2. 2. Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Political Officer Robert J. Riley. He can be reached at work (34-91-587-2392) on his mobile (34-609-0 [...]
2004-09-24 14:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3701SPAIN'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CHALLENGE
[...] (U) Summary. The GOS has announced a plan to revise its Law on Foreign Aliens (Ley de Extranjeria) to grant legal status to undocumented immigrants who can demonstrate that they have worked a minimum of one year in Spain. The GOS is acting in response to a massive increase in illegal immigrat [...]
2004-09-24 16:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON SMIG MO SP
04MADRID3728 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON SEP. 15, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. THEY ARE ACCUSED OF FORGERY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. SPANISH POL [...]
2004-09-28 07:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ALI
04MADRID3732SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY SOMMERS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeffrey Sommers, Investigator, Detroit District Office, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 8-14, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to inspect a pharmaceutical manufacturer for compliance with F [...]
2004-09-28 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3733SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEFANO LUCCIOLI AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stefano Luccioli, Senior Medical Advisor, Office of Food Additive Safety, and Kenneth Falci, Director, OSAS, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Mallorca, Spain from October 2-7, 2004. The purpose of this visi [...]
2004-09-28 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3734SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUE ANNE ASSIMON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sue Anne Assimon, Biologist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Mallorca, Spain from October 3-8, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend a conference on Threshold Levels associated with allergenic foods [...]
2004-09-28 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3735SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DIEGO F. TORRES
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Diego F. Torres, DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 9-November 13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to visit the High Energy Astrophysics Group at the Univer [...]
2004-09-28 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KSCA TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID3736SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TIMOTHY UYEKI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Timothy Uyeki, Medical Epidemiologist, DVRD, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Minorca, Spain from October 13-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) and to present a l [...]
2004-09-28 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3737SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTONIO BOUZA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Antonio Bouza, Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program, DOE, to travel to San Sebastian, Spain from October 12-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to obtain first hand, technical information in the field of hy [...]
2004-09-28 11:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID3760 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - SEPTEMBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON SEP. 27, 2004, AS PART OF THE MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES [...]
2004-09-29 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3766SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TIMOTHY O'BRIEN AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Timothy O'Brien and Thomas Friers, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid, Zaragoza and Moron, Spain, from October 30-November 19, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Spanish government officials, to participate in transo [...]
2004-09-29 12:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID3767SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOYCE A. OBER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joyce A. Ober, Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 22-30, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Sulfur 2004 Conference and to visit a sulfur recovery plant and a sulfuric acid plant. [...]
2004-09-29 12:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA ECON OTRA SP
04MADRID3768SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JAMES MULSHINE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. James Mulshine, Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Pamplona, Spain from October 5-9, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give a presentation, "Integrated Approach to Population Based Early Lun [...]
2004-09-29 12:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3769SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HENRIETTA HUBBARD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Henrietta Hubbard, Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator, Center for Outcomes Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Public Health Service, to travel to Seville, Spain from November 17-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is [...]
2004-09-29 12:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3779SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL Q. WANG
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Q. Wang, Vehicle and Fuel Systems Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 3-8, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation of Wells-To-Wheels (WTW) Energy and Emission Effects of [...]
2004-09-30 09:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID3780SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE SCHONBERGER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lawrence Schonberger, Assistant Director for Public Health, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 21-24, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to serve as an official advisor to the EU [...]
2004-09-30 09:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3836SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NORMAN ANTOKOL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Norman Antokol, Analyst in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, DOS to travel to Madrid, October 13-17 for orientation, familiarization and Embassy consultations on the political and economic circumstances in Spain. 2. Control Officer a [...]
2004-10-04 13:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3843SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. DEREK LEROITH
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Derek LeRoith, Chief, Diabetes Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 10-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to conduct ongoing collaborative research with D [...]
2004-10-05 08:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3844SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SNORRI THORGEIRSSON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Snorri Thorgeirsson Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Pamplona and Madrid, Spain from October 7-12, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give a talk entitled, "Molecular Basis of Hepatocarcinogenesis," at t [...]
2004-10-05 08:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3862SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRIAN KEITH COOPER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Keith Cooper, Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 19-22, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to perform US Airways outsource and line station inspections. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance i [...]
2004-09-24 01:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
04MADRID3863SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VLADA MATUSOVSKY AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Vlada Matusovsky and Yvonne McKnight, Investigators, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 29-November 5, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to inspect a pharmaceutical manufacturer for compliance [...]
2004-10-05 09:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3889 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH DAILY NEWSPAPER "EL PAIS" ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP) ARRESTED FIVE SUSPECTED ETA MEMBERS IN VIZCAYA AND LEON, SPA [...]
2004-10-05 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3901SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHANE VRIGNAUD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephane Vrignaud, NOAA Fisheries Representative to the European Union, United States Mission to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, to travel to Vigo and Madrid, Spain from October 6-8, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in [...]
2004-10-06 10:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP SP EUN
04MADRID3926SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JEAN CELLI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Jean Celli, Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to San Feliu de Guixols and Barcelona, Spain from October 16-22, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend a workshop on Frontiers in Cellul [...]
2004-10-07 13:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3927SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. EUN-CHUNG PARK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Eun-Chung Park, Program Officer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 16-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend an international symposium entitled, "Molecular Aspect [...]
2004-10-07 13:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV OTRA SP
04MADRID3928SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. CAROL KENDALL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carol Kendall, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 28-November 2, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate as thesis examiner at the Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of Laura V [...]
2004-10-07 13:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY SENV KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID3929SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JORDI CLARIMON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Jordi Clarimon, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute on Aging, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 16-24, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give a talk entitled, "Alzheimer and Parkinson: Two Different Entities with Si [...]
2004-10-07 13:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3941SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AARON FLEISCHAUER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Aaron Fleischauer, Epidemiologist, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Minorca, Spain from October 14-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 9th European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2004-10-08 08:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3965SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AARON FLEISCHAUER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Aaron Fleischauer, Epidemiologist, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Minorca, Spain from October 14-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 9th European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2004-10-08 15:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3979SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRANCISCA LIEM
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Francisca Liem, Chief, Laboratory Data Integrity Branch, Office of Enforcement, Compliance and Assurance, EPA, to travel to Madrid and Valencia, Spain from October 22-29, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to evaluate Spain's Good Laboratory [...]
2004-10-13 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY OTRA SP
04MADRID3993SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JONATHAN WEBER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jonathan Weber, Assistant to the Director for Antimicrobial Resistance, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 10-12, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3rd EARSS-ESAC Plenary Meeting. 2. Embassy understand [...]
2004-10-14 08:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3994EXTRADITION CASE OF GREGG RENE WALTER
[...] Country clearance is granted for Deputy U.S. Marshals, Randy M. Johnson and Richard B. Cobb. 2. Two double rooms for single use have been reserved for U.S. Randy M. Johnson and Richard B. Cobb, at Hotel Melia Los Galgos, Claudio Coello 139, 28006 Madrid, tel.: 91 5626600, from October 18 to [...]
2004-10-14 12:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CPAS KCRM SP
04MADRID4005SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT A. SCHMIDT
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert A. Schmidt, NASA, to travel to Madrid and Moron, Spain from November 8-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a transoceanic abort landing site emergency services exercise. 2. Embassy understands that no assistanc [...]
2004-10-15 08:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID4007SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KATHLEEN H. FRIZELL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kathleen H. Frizell, Research Hydraulic Engineer, Water Resources Research Laboratory, Technical Service Center, Bureau of Reclamation, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 30-November 7, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give two pres [...]
2004-10-15 08:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID4039SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS GLYN DAVIES
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Glyn Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Madrid and Barcelona, October 19-22. 2. Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Political Officer Robert J. Riley. He can be reached at work (34-91-587-2392),on his mobile [...]
2004-10-18 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID4046SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JACKIE BLACK, FAA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jackie Black, FAA Safety Inspector, AFS-50, FAA, to travel to Bilbao, Spain from October 18-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to ensure that recertification inspection and added (aircraft) ratings are commensurate to the FAA authorizations [...]
2004-10-15 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
04MADRID4078SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM BARRACK,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. William Barrack, Dr. Richard Davey, Ms. Nikki Gettinger, Ms. Janet Herrera, Dr. H. Clifford Lane, Dr. Sandra Lehrman, Dr. Ana Martinez, Ms. Laura McNay, Dr. Karen Oseekey, Dr. Jorge Tavel, Mr. John Tierney, and Ms. Susan Vogel, employees of [...]
2004-10-20 06:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID4079SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DANIEL D. STROTTMAN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Daniel P. Strottman, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),to travel to Valencia, Spain from March 1-May 31, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct collaborations with scientists from the Univ [...]
2004-10-20 08:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
04MADRID4090SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SUSAN MACKEM
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Susan Mackem, Chief, Developmental Biology Section, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 23-27, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Juan March Workshop on Hedgehog-Gli Signaling and give a p [...]
2004-10-21 07:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID4091SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN SHEEHAN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to John Sheehan, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Zaragoza, Spain from October 27-30, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend an international symposium on the future of the sheep and goat dairy sectors. 2. Embass [...]
2004-10-21 07:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID4109 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF OCT. 16, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE GERMAN POLICE ARRESTED ON OCT. 15, 2004 IN HAMBURG, THE ALLEGED AL QAEDA MEMBER IN EUROPE MAMOUN DARKAZANLI, [...]
2004-10-22 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4110 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING NAMES OF SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WITH POSSIBLE TERRORIST TIES IN SPAIN. 3. NAME: EL BAYADE, ABDESALAM [...]
2004-10-22 12:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID4112SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS ZARZECKI
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Zarzecki, Department of State to travel to Madrid, October 24-26 to meet with Spanish officials to discuss conventional weapons procurement issues (per reftels B,C and D). 2. (U) Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Political [...]
2004-10-22 13:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL MARR PARM SP
04MADRID4113SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD P. COMPTON,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard P. Compton, Director, Office of Research and Technology, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),to travel to Santiago de Compostela, Spain from November 9-14, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to represent the United [...]
2004-10-22 14:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN OTRA SP
04MADRID4119 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION MEDIA REPORTED ON OCT. 4, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS THAT FRENCH POLICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE SPANISH GUARDIA [...]
2004-10-22 15:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID4128SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEON SAYADIAN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Leon Sayadian, US Member of WG-67, ATO-P, FAA Headquarters, Architecture and System Eng., ATO-P, NAS Technical Engineering, ATO-P, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 13-18, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with persons in his [...]
2004-10-19 18:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
04MADRID4154SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. PHILIP C.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Philip C. Stepaniak and Dr. Rainer K. Efenhauser, NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona and Rota, Spain from November 11-19, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to instruct Department of Defense personnel on shuttle operations m [...]
2004-10-28 09:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID4192SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN FINKBOHNER,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jon Finkbohner and Robert Darius, Investigators, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and Sidney Priesmeyer and Cynthia Jim, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 11-13, 2004. The purpose of [...]
2004-11-02 13:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID4195SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID DEMARINI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David DeMarini, EPA Official, Office of Research and Development, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 10-14, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give a lecture entitled, "Mutagenicity of Disinfection By-Products Associated with Drinking [...]
2004-11-02 13:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY OTRA SP
04MADRID4196SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. ANTONIO FOJO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Antonio Fojo, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Bilbao, Spain from November 23-27, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Second Spanish Lung Cancer Group Symposium and to give a talk entitl [...]
2004-11-02 13:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID4199SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFERY BROWN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeffery Brown, Senior Deputy Comptroller, United States Treasury Department, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 4-7, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a conference entitled, "Prudential Regulation and Banking Supervis [...]
2004-10-26 19:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID4203SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. WILLIAM RUNDELL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. William Rundell, Division Director for the Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science Foundation (NSF),to travel to Santiago de Compostela, Spain from November 15-23, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give a talk on the deve [...]
2004-11-03 09:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA SP
04MADRID4256SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTIAN C. MAENDER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Christian C. Maender and Keith A. Tucker, NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from November 29-December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System (MARES) Critical D [...]
2004-11-04 11:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
04MADRID4266SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HAROLD E. BROOKS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Harold E. Brooks, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),to travel to Madrid and Leon, Spain from November 5-13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the European Conference on Severe Storms. [...]
2004-11-05 08:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV TPHY OTRA SP
04MADRID4278SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICIO MALDONADO,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricio Maldonado, Director of the Americas' Accountability/Anti-Corruption Project of Casals & Associates, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 30-November 8, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to represent the Americas Accountability and [...]
2004-11-05 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID4279SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. TERRY PHILLIPS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Terry Phillips, Chief, Ultramicro Analytical Immunochemistry Resource, Office of Research Services, Office of the Director, NIH, to travel to Toledo, Spain from November 6-10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to present the keynote lect [...]
2004-11-05 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID4281COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL YOUNG
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep Bill Young, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee (HAC),and delegation members, to travel to Rota from November 9-11, 2004 to review estimates in the field for the Departments of Defense and State. 2. Embassy Point of Contact [...]
2004-11-05 16:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ASEC AMGT AFIN IT SP
04MADRID4286SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM HALSEY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Halsey, Engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Department of Energy, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 29-December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate as a technical expert in OECD/NEA's working group [...]
2004-11-08 09:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP KSCA TRGY OTRA SP
04MADRID4297SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANDREA CORCORAN AND
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Andrea Corcoran, Director, Office of International Affairs, and Robert Rosenfeld, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 14-19, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend an IOSCO Seminar [...]
2004-11-08 16:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
04MADRID4318SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT D. STRAHOTA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert D. Strahota, Assistant Director, United States Securities and Exchange Commissioner, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 13-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Organization of Securities Commissions [...]
2004-11-12 08:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
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