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DOCUMENT NO.
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SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
001. cable
Re: [Situation in Algeria] (6 pages)
11/03/1997
Pl/b(l)
002. cable
Re: [Algeria Human Rights] (2 pages)
11/05/1997
Pl/b(l)
003. cable
Re: [Summary for 4 Dec] (13 pages)
12/04/1997
Pl/b(l)
004. cable
Re: [Summary for 4 Dec] (11 pages)
12/04/1997
Pl/b(l)
005. cable
Re: [Conversation] (3 pages)
12/09/1997
Pl/b(l)
006. cable
Re: [Algerian Government] (3 pages)
12/16/1997
Pl/b(l)
007. cable
Re: [Algeria's Security Situation] (4 pages)
12/31/1997
Pl/b(l)
008. cable
Re: [Summary for 03 Jan 98] (5 pages)
01/03/1998
Pl/b(l)
009. cable
Re: [Relizane Massacre] (3 pages)
01/04/1998
Pl/b(l)
010. cable
Re: [Ambassador's Meeting] (4 pages)
01/05/1998
Pl/b(l)
011. cable
Re: [Public Statements] (3 pages)
01/06/1998
Pl/b(l)
012. cable
Re: [Call for International Inquiry] (3 pages)
01/06/1998
Pl/b(l)
013. cable
Re: [Armed Islamic Group] (4 pages)
01/06/1998
Pl/b(l)
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NSC Cables
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OA/Box Number:
520000
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014. cable
Re: Lst Quarter Status Report - Algiers (11 pages)
01/07/1998
Pl/b(l)
015. cable
Re: [Expectations] (2 pages)
01/07/1998
Pl/b(l)
COLLECTION:
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NSC Cables
Jan 1997 - Dec 1998 ([Algeria and massacre...])
OA/Box Number: 520000
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DOCUMENT NO.
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001. cable
SUBJECTATITLE
DATE
1/03/1997
Re: [Situation in Algeria] (6 pages)
RESTRICTION
Pl/b(l)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
NSC Cables
Jan 1997 - Dec 1998 ([Algeria and massacre...])
OA/Box Number:
520000
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[11/03/1997 - 01/07/1998]
2009-1295-F
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002. cable
DATE
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1/05/1997
Re: [Algeria Human Rights] (2 pages)
RESTRICTION
Pl/b(l)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
NSC Cables
Jan 1997 - Dec 1998 ([Algeria and massacre...])
OA/Box Number:
520000
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[11/03/1997 - 01/07/1998]
2009-1295-F
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ALGERIA: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ALGIERS 004504
S/CT FOR REAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER, AG
SUBJECT: ALGERIA: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
REF: STATE 203771
FOLLOWING IS POST'S SUBMISSION FOR THE ANNUAL
TERRORISM REPORT. THE ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED IN THE
SAME ORDER AS THE QUESTIONS ARE POSED IN REFTEL.
A) IN 1997, TERRORISTS CONTINUED TO COMMIT ATROCITIES
DAILY IN ALGERIA. THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT PROSECUTED
NUMEROUS CASES OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH COMMITTING
TERRORIST ACTS OR SUPPORTING TERRORIST GROUPS IN
1997. IN NOVEMBER, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ALGIERS COURT
SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA TWENTY DEFENDANTS ON
CHARGES OF INVOLVEMENT IN A FEBRUARY 1994 INCIDENT
INVOLVING A CLANDESTINE ARMS SHIPMENT TO THE
TERRORIST ARMED ISLAMIC GROUP (GIA). IN THE SAME
TRIAL, EIGHTEEN MORE DEFENDANTS RECEIVED JAIL
SENTENCES AND EIGHT WERE ACQUITTED. IN ADDITION,
CONVICTIONS ON CHARGES OF AIDING TERRORIST GROUPS
USUALLY CARRIED PRISON SENTENCES RANGING FROM FIVE TO
TWENTY YEARS.
TO DIMINISH THE STRENGTH OF ALGERIAN TERRORIST
GROUPS, THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED ITS LIMITED CLEMENCY
PROGRAM. MEMBERS OF TERRORIST GROUPS WHO SURRENDERED
THEMSELVES TO THE AUTHORITIES RECEIVED TWENTY-YEAR
PRISON SENTENCES INSTEAD OF THE DEATH SENTENCE I F
THEY HAD COMMITTED MURDERS; THOSE INDIVIDUALS GUILTY
OF BEING MEMBERS OF TERRORIST GROUPS RECEIVED SHORTER
PRISON SENTENCES THAN NORMALLY PRESCRIBED. SOME
MEMBERS OF GROUPS WHO HAD NO PERwONAL CONNECTION TO
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ACTS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING TWO PROMINENT MEMBERS OF
THE BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATION FRONT ( F I S ) , WERE
RELEASED FROM PRISON IN JULY.
THERE WERE NO ACTS OF TERRORISM AGAINST OR DIRECTLY
AFFECTING U.S. CITIZENS OR FACILITIES.
B) THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS HAD LONGSTANDING
REQUESTS TO EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS FOR THE EXTRADITION
OF ALGERIAN ISLAMISTS CHARGED WITH COMMITTING
TERRORIST OFFENSES IN ALGERIA. THERE WERE NO REPORTS
OF NEW EXTRADITION REQUESTS FILED IN 1997. LIKEWISE,
THERE WERE NO INSTANCES IN WHICH THE U.S. REQUESTED
EXTRADITION OR ASSISTANCE FROM ALGERIA IN TERRORIST
CASES.
C) THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPEDIMENTS TO HOST
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION OR EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED
TERRORISTS.
D) THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT REPEATEDLY DENOUNCED
DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1997. FOLLOWING THE
MASSACRE OF 93 PEOPLE IN BLIDA IN APRIL, THE INTERIOR
MINISTER VISITED THE SITE TO SEE WHAT MEASURES WERE
BEING TAKEN TO CARE FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS.
IN MAY, THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED A LIST OF FOUR
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF TERRORISTS AND THE REWARDS
THAT WOULD BE GIVEN FOR THEIR CAPTURE. THE
GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO CLAIM THAT ALGERIA SUFFERED
ONLY FROM "RESIDUAL" TERRORISM. IN THE FALL OF 1997
PRESIDENT ZEROUAL TRAVELED TO SEVERAL ARAB COUNTRIES,
INCLUDING OMAN, SAUDI ARABIA, AND SYRIA, USING HIS
VISITS TO ADDRESS, AMONG OTHER CONCERNS, THE ISSUE OF
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.
E) THE GOVERNMENT IS ENGAGED IN A COUNTRY-WIDE EFFORT
TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE DOMESTIC TERRORIST GROUPS.
THE ALGERIAN ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, AND THE DEFENSE
MINISTRY'S GENDARMERIE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT.
THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS RAISED ADDITIONAL
SECURITY FORCES, CALLED "COMMUNAL GUARDS," TO HELP
IMPROVE LOCAL SECURITY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY IN
RURAL AREAS. IN JANUARY 1997, THE GOA ISSUED A
DECREE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING THE PREVIOUSLY INFORMAL
"SELF-DEFENSE FORCES" (AKA "PATRIOTS") COMPOSED OF
VOLUNTEERS WHO MAN CHECKPOINTS OR PATROL THE ENVIRONS
OF THEIR VILLAGES USING ARMS PROVIDED BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
FOLLOWING THE CAMPAIGN OF BOMBINGS DURING RAMADAN IN
EARLY 1997, THE GOVERNMENT MOUNTED A MAJOR
COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION IN ALGIERS. A
COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION IN THE KABYLIE REGION IN
LATE MARCH AND EARLY APRIL OF 1997 RESULTED IN THE
DEATHS OF OVER 100 TERRORISTS, AND AN OPERATION IN
HATTATBA IN WESTERN ALGERIA RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF
OVER N
INETY TERRORISTS DURING THE SUMMER. DIRECTLY
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IN RESPONSE TO THE MASSACRES OF HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS
IN THE ALGIERS SUBURBS OF SIDI RAIS, BARAKI, AND BENI
MESSOUS, IN SEPTEMBER 1997 THE GOVERNMENT EMBARKED
UPON A MAJOR COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION IN THE
VILLAGE OF OULED ALLEL OUTSIDE ALGIERS. IT WAS
FOLLOWED BY A SIMILAR OPERATION IN THE BAINEM FOREST
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 02 ALGIERS 004504
S/CT FOR REAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER, AG
SUBJECT: ALGERIA: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
REGION OF ALGIERS. DURING THE OULED ALLEL OPERATION,
THE MILITARY - FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER - GAVE A
SERIES OF PRESS CONFERENCES TO INFORM THE PUBLIC
ABOUT THE GOA'S ONGOING COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS.
F) THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT
TO INTERNATIONAL TERRORISTS.
G) THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS NOT MADE ANY PUBLIC
STATEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF A TERRORIST-SUPPORTING
COUNTRY ON A TERRORISM ISSUE.
H) THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM DID NOT CHANGE
DURING 199?.
I ) THE U.S. MADE NO SPECIFIC, BILATERAL REQUESTS OF
THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT FOR COOPERATION ON
COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS OR INITIATIVES IN 1997.
J) ( I ) THE U.S. HAS NOT SOUGHT COOPERATION FROM THE
ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT DURING THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS IN
THE INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OF AN ACT OF
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AGAINST UNITED STATES
CITIZENS OR INTERESTS.
J) ( I I ) THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED SUBSTANTIAL
PROTECTION FROM THE ALGERIAN SECURITY SERVICES FOR
THE AMERICAN CITIZENS WORKING ON PETROLEUM-SECTOR
PROJECTS IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ALGERIA. THE
ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT ALSO PROVIDES FORCES TO PROTECT
WORKSITES AND RESIDENTIAL COMPOUNDS FOR THESE
AMERICANS, AND ALSO PROVIDES SECURITY ESCORTS FOR THE
AMERICANS TRAVELING BETWEEN THE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR
WORKSITES.
IN 1997 A NUMBER OF AMERICAN JOURNALISTS VISITED
ALGERIA. DURING SUCH VISITS, THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT
PROVIDED 24-HOUR ARMED SECURITY ESCORTS WHO
ACCOMPANIED THE JOURNALISTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
K) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS NOT SOUGHT
COOPERATION FROM THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT DURING THE
PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS IN THE PREVENTION OF AN ACT OF
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DOCUMENT NO.
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003. cable
DATE
SUBJECT/TITLE
12/04/1997
Re: [Summary for 4 Dec] (13 pages)
RESTRICTION
Pl/b(l)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
NSC Cables
Jan 1997 -Dec 1998 ([Algeria and massacre...])
OA/Box Number:
520000
FOLDER TITLE:
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information 1(b)(4) ofthe FOIA)
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personal privacy [(b)(6) ofthe FOIA]
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purposes 1(b)(7) ofthe FOIA]
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
financial institutions 1(b)(8) of the FOIA]
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concerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA]
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DOCUMENT NO.
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004. cable
SU BJECT/TITLE
DATE
12/04/1997
Re: [Summary for 4 Dec] (11 pages)
RESTRICTION
Pl/b(l)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
NSC Cables
Jan 1997 -Dec 1998 ([Algeria and massacre...])
OA/Box Number:
520000
FOLDER TITLE:
[11/03/1997 - 01/07/1998]
2009-1295-F
ke2093
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Freedom of Information Aet -15 U.S.C. S52(b)|
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b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute 1(b)(3) ofthe KOIA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
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b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) ofthe F'OIA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled fnr law enforcement
purposes 1(b)(7) ofthe FOIA|
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
financial institutions 1(b)(8) ofthe FOIA]
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
concerning wells 1(b)(9) of the FOIA|
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DOCUMENT NO.
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005. cable
SUBJECTATITLE
DATE
12/09/1997
Re: [Conversation] (3 pages)
RESTRICTION
Pl/b(l)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
NSC Cables
Jan 1997 -Dec 1998 ([Algeria and massacre...])
OA/Box Number:
520000
FOLDER TITLE:
[11/03/1997 - 01/07/1998]
2009-1295-F
ke2093
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidenlial Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom oflnformation Aet -15 U.S.C. 552(b)|
PI
P2
P3
P4
b(l) National securily classified information [(b)(1) ofthe FOIA|
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
an agency 1(b)(2) ofthe FOIA)
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute ((b)(3) ofthe FOIA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
information ((b)(4) ofthe FOIA)
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy 1(b)(6) of the FOIA)
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes |(b)(7) ofthe FOIAj
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
financial institutions 1(b)(8) ofthe FOIAj
h(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
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financial information 1(a)(4) ofthe PRA]
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
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006. cable
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
12/16/1997
Re: [Algerian Government] (3 pages)
RESTRICTION
Pl/b(l)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
NSC Cables
Jan 1997 -Dec 1998 ([Algeria and massacre...])
OA/Box Number:
520000
FOLDER TITLE:
[11/03/1997 - 01/07/1998]
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2009-l295-l
ke2093
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Ereedom oflnformation Act - |5 U.S.C. 552(b)|
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P2
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P4
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b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute 1(b)(3) of the FOIAj
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
information 1(b)(4) of the FOIAj
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 STATE 241210
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THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED FOR POST'S INFORMATION:
IRAN/EGYPT: AMBASSADOR WALKER COMMENTS
MEPP: UPDATE
ALGERIA: VIOLENCE
IRAQ: OIL-FOR-FOOD (10)
IRAN/TURKEY: GAS PIPELINES (EB)
IRAN: LANTOS TRAVEL TO TEHRAN (NSC)
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IRAN/EGYPT: AMBASSADOR WALKER'S COMMENTS
Q. DID AMBASSADOR WALKER TELL FM LEVY OF EVIDENCE THAT
IRAN WAS INVOLVED IN THE LUXOR MASSACRE?
A.
THAT WAS NOT WHAT HE SAID DURING THIS CONVERSATION.
(IF PRESSED)
-- I AM NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE AMBASSADOR'S CONFIDENTIAL
DISCUSSIONS WITH ISRAELI LEADERS.
Q. DO YOU K O OF ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE
NW
EGYPTIAN GROUP THAT CARRIED OUT THE MASSACRE (AL-GAMA'A AL
ISLAMIYA)?
A. WE K O THAT IRAN HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS GROUP.
NW
WE ALSO K O THAT A BRANCH OF AL-GAMAA CLAIMED
NW
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK AT LUXOR.
-- LET ME REITERATE THAT IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR GROUPS
ENGAGING IN TERRORISM IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO US.
(IF PRESSED ON CONNECTION OF IRAN TO LUXOR)
-- I AM NOT PREPARED TO GO BEYOND WHAT I HAVE SAID.
Q. WHAT ABOUT THE CONNECTION WITH THE IRANIAN EMBASSY IN
DAMASCUS?
A. I HAVE NOTHING FOR YOU ON THIS.
MEPP UPDATE
Q. WILL THERE BE A THREE-WAY MEETING WITH ARAFAT AND
NETANYAHU IN WASHINGTON?
A. THE PRESIDENT HAS INVITED THE TWO LEADERS TO MEET
SEPARATELY WITH HIM EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR.
( I F PRESSED)
-- NO TRILATERAL IS CURRENTLY PLANNED.
Q. HAS ARAFAT DISCUSSED HIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE
WEST BANK WITH THE US?
A. THE SECRETARY, AS YOU KNOW, HAS HAD INTENSIVE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHAIRMAN, BUT WE DO NOT GO INTO
DETAILS OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE DEBATE GOING ON BETWEEN
NETANYAHU AND ARAFAT ABOUT THE WEST BANK? WHAT DO YOU MAKE
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OF SAEB ERAHAT'S PLAN?
A. THE FUTURE DISPOSITION OF THE WEST BANK IS AT THE HEART
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 05 STATE 241210
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OF THE PERMANENT STATUS ISSUES TO BE DETERMINED THROUGH
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
-- INSTEAD OF THESE PUBLIC CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS, WE
BELIEVE I T WOULD BE BETTER FOR BOTH SIDES TO CONCENTRATE ON
THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE FOUR-PART AGENDA THE
SECRETARY HAS LAID OUT.
Q. WHAT ABOUT THE STATIONING OF INTERNATIONAL FORCES IN
THE WEST BANK?
A. AS I SAID, I AM NOT GOING TO GET DRAWN INTO ANY
DISCUSSION OF ISSUES RELATED TO PERMANENT STATUS TALKS.
Q. ANY COMMENT ON THE NORWEGIAN FM'S EFFORTS TO ARRANGE A
DIRECT DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE PARTIES?
A. THE NORWEGIANS HAVE LONG PLAYED AN EXTREMELY HELPFUL
ROLE IN THE MEPP.
-- WE WELCOME THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS.
Q. ANY COMMENT ON SHEIKH YASSIN'S PLEDGE TO CONTINUE A
HOLY WAR FOR "LIBERATED PALESTINE"?
A. OUR OPPOSITION TO HAMAS IS WELL KNOWN. I AM NOT GOING
TO REACT TO EVERY COMMENT MADE BY SHEIKH YASSIN.
ALGERIA: VIOLENCE
CONTEXT: THE PACE OF KILLING OF CIVILIANS IN ALGERIA HAS
QUICKENED IN RECENT DAYS; OVER 100 HAVE BEEN MURDERED IN
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALGERIA IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS. THERE
ARE FEARS THE VIOLENCE WILL ESCALATE FURTHER, AS IT HAS IN
THE PAST, WITH THE APPROACH OF THE MUSLIM HOLY MONTH OF
RAMADAN. THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT BLAMES ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS
FOR THE KILLING, AND HAS VOWED TO STEP UP SECURITY
MEASURES. IN SOME ATTACKS DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS,
HOWEVER, NEARBY SECURITY UNITS DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP
VICIOUS ATTACKS. ALGERIAN OPPOSITION GROUPS AND
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SUSPECT GOVERNMENT
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COMPLICITY AND SECURITY SERVICE MEMBERS' INVOLVEMENT IN
SPECIFIC INSTANCES. THERE HAVE BEEN CALLS FOR AN
INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE VIOLENCE IN ALGERIA, BUT
THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT IS NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT A
PROPOSED UNITED NATIONS MISSION OR ABOUT ON-SITE VISITS BY
SEVERAL MAJOR HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS.
U.S. POLICY:
THE U.S. VIGOROUSLY CONDEMNS THE TERRORISM IN
ALGERIA AND HAS ENCOURAGED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REFORMS
AS A MEANS OF PROMOTING NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND
ISOLATING EXTREMISTS. ALL ALGERIANS WHO REJECT VIOLENCE AS
A POLITICAL TOOL, INCLUDING ISLAMIST OPPOSITION PARTIES,
SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN ALGERIA. WE
HAVE NOT BACKED CALLS FOR A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE U.N.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO STUDY THE SITUATION IN ALGERIA.
SUCH A SESSION LIKELY WOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE
VIOLENCE AND ALSO LACKS SUPPORT FROM OUR ALLIES. THE
ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND
CIVILIANS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, BUT THEY MUST ALSO
RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PROCESS. WHEN SECURITY SERVICE
MEMBERS ARE DETERMINED GUILTY OF ABUSES THEMSELVES, THEY
SHOULD BE PUBLICLY IDENTIFIED AND PUNISHED.
Q. ANY COMMENT ON THE MASSACRES AND BOMBINGS IN ALGERIA?
A. WE CONDEMN THE MASSACRES AND BOMBINGS IN ALGERIA THAT
HAVE KILLED SO MANY CIVILIANS IN RECENT DAYS. THESE
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 05 STATE 241210
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ATTACKS MERIT CONDEMNATION FROM BOTH THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY AND ALL ALGERIANS.
- - I T IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO
PROTECT CIVILIANS WHILE ALSO RESPECTING THE RULE OF LAW AND
HUMAN RIGHTS.
--LONG-LASTING PEACE AND STABILITY IN ALGERIA ULTIMATELY
DEPEND ON BROADENING THE POLITICAL PROCESS TO INCLUDE ALL
ALGERIANS WHO REJECT VIOLENCE, AND ON PROMOTING NATIONAL
RECONCILIATION. AS THE NEW ALGERIAN PARLIAMENT BEGINS ITS
WORK, WE HOPE THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE OPPOSITION
WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SPUR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REFORMS
IN THE COUNTRY.
IRAQ: SUFFERING OF IRAQI PEOPLE? STATUS OF "OIL-FOR-FOOD"
PROGRAM? (IO)
Q. WHAT IS OUR RESPONSE TO THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT'S CLAIM
THAT IRAQIS ARE STARVING BECAUSE OF UN SANCTIONS?
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A. AS WE HAVE STATED REPEATEDLY, THE FAILURE OF IRAQ TO
FULFILL ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ALL RELEVANT UN SECURITY
COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS, AND TO COOPERATE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM, IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE
SUFFERING OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE.
-- SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM ONE YEAR AGO, NEARLY
3 MILLION METRIC TONS OF FOODS HAVE ARRIVED IN IRAQ. AT
THE SAME TIME, THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT HAS SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCED ITS OWN PURCHASES OF FOOD, MEDICINE AND
HUAANITARIAN GOODS OUTSIDE THE PROGRAM.
-- THE SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWED THE PROGRAM ON DECEMBER 4,
BUT IRAQ HAS STILL NOT BEGUN TO PUMP OIL -- THUS LIMITING
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR FOOD PURCHASES.
-- THE U.S. HAS INDICATED ITS EAGERNESS TO CONSIDER AND
RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL CONTRACTS FOR FOOD WORTH NEARLY $120
MILLION THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITH THE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
SECRETARIAT. UNFORTUNATELY, IRAQ HAS TAKEN THE OUTRAGEOUS
STEP OF REQUESTING THAT THESE CONTRACTS NOT BE DISTRIBUTED
TO THE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION.
-- IT IS SHOCKING AND APPALLING THAT IRAQ WOULD DELAY
CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTS FOR HUMANITARIAN GOODS THAT ARE
IN CRITICALLY SHORT SUPPLY, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALLEGING
THAT THE U.S. IS NOT SENSITIVE TO THE SUFFERING OF THE
IRAQI PEOPLE. THE TRUTH IS THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING
POSSIBLE TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING IN IRAQ, WHILE SADDAM
HUSSEIN CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND THEN USE THIS SUFFERING
FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
Q. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE "OIL-FOR-FOOD" PROGRAM?
A. IRAQ HAS PROVIDED INPUT TO THE UN ON ITEMS THAT SHOULD
BE INCLUDED ON THE NEW LIST OF HUMANITARIAN GOODS THAT ARE
ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE IRAQI
PEOPLE. (THIS IS A NORMAL AND NECESSARY STEP EVERY TIME
THE PROGRAM IS RENEWED BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL.) WE HAVE
NOT YET SEEN THE NEW LIST, AND CANNOT COMMENT ON THE
DETAILS.
-- I T IS N W UP TO THE APPROPRIATE UN AGENCIES TO REVIEW
O
AND APPROVE THIS LIST SO THAT GOODS CAN BE PURCHASED AND
DISTRIBUTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
— IRAQ KNEW THAT ANOTHER LIST WOULD BE REQUIRED WHEN THE
PROGRAM WAS RENEWED IN EARLY DECEMBER, BUT INTENTIONALLY
DELAYED PROVIDING ITS INPUT.
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 05 STATE 241210
INFORM CONSULS-PASS PAOS-MILITARY ALSO FOR POLAD
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-- WE CONTINUE TO DECRY IRAQ'S REFUSAL TO SELL OIL SINCE
THE RENEWAL OF THE OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THIS INTERRUPTION IN OIL SALES WAS NEITHER REQUIRED BY NOR
CONTEMPLATED UNDER THE SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWAL. WE ARE
CONCERNED THAT THIS UNNECESSARY INTERRUPTION WILL PREVENT
DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN GOODS (ESPECIALLY FOOD AND
MEDICINE) BY DELAYING THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO PAY FOR
THESE GOODS.
-- THE SECRETARY GENERAL WILL SHORTLY PRESENT SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON POSSIBLE
CHANGES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS REPORT AND WILL BE
PREPARED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF FOOD
AND MEDICINE TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE.
( I F ASKED)
Q. HAS THE U.S. PLACED ON HOLD A CONTRACT FROM TUNISIA FOR
BABY MILK POWDER?
A. WE ARE UNAWARE OF ANY CONTRACT OF THIS TYPE BEING
PLACED ON HOLD. WE WILL CHECK WITH THE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
SECRETARIAT.
I T IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS CONTRACT IS BEING
REVIEWED BY THE SECRETARIAT BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN
DISTRIBUTED TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
TURKMENISTAN- IRAN AND TURKMENISTAN- IRANTURKEY GAS PIPELINES (EB)
BACKGROUND:
TODAY'S WASHINGTON TIMES ARTICLE MENTIONS TWO DISTINCT
PIPELINES. ONE IS BEING INAUGURATED TO BRING GAS FROM
TURKMENISTAN TO IRAN FOR IRAN'S DOMESTIC USE. THIS PROJECT
DOES NOT APPEAR TO FALL UNDER ILSA BECAUSE THE AGREEMENT
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT PRE-DATES THE ENACTMENT
OF ILSA. THE ARTICLE ALSO MENTIONS ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL'S
INTEREST IN BUILDING A DIFFERENT PIPELINE TO BRING GAS FROM
TURKMENISTAN ACROSS IRAN TO TURKEY PURSUANT TO A MAY 1997
AGREEMENT
WE SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF TURKMEN GAS TO
TURKEY, BUT WE DO NOT SUPPORT DELIVERY VIA IRAN. I F A
PIPELINE IS BUILT ACROSS IRAN TO BRING TURKMEN GAS TO
TURKEY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IT COULD RAISE ILSA CONCERNS.
Q. WHAT IS THE U.S. POSITION ON THE RECENTLY-OPENED GAS
PIPELINE BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN? WHAT ABOUT THE
PLANS BY ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL TO PROPOSE A PIPELINE TO BRING
NATURAL GAS FROM TURKMENISTAN THROUGH IRAN TO TURKEY? DOES
THIS ACTIVITY VIOLATE THE IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT
(ILSA)?
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A. THE U.S. OPPOSES AS A MATTER OF POLICY THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PIPELINES ACROSS IRAN. WE HAVE MADE CLEAR OUR INTENTION
TO PROMOTE THE DELIVERY OF CASPIAN OIL AND GAS TO
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS BY NON-IRANIAN ROUTES, SUCH AS TRANS
CASPIAN PIPELINES. WE ENCOURAGE OUR FRIENDS AND ALLIES TO
JOIN US IN THIS EFFORT.
-- TODAY'S WASHINGTON TIMES ARTICLE REPORTS ON TWO
SEPARATE PIPELINE PROJECTS. FIRST IT REPORTS ON THE NEWLYOPENED PIPELINE BETWEEN EASTERN TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN,
WHICH WE UNDERSTAND WILL BE DEVOTED TO DELIVERING TURKMEN
GAS TO IRAN. THIS PIPELINE PROJECT PREDATES THE ENACTMENT
OF ILSA BY APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS.
-- SECOND, IT REPORTS THAT TURKEY, IRAN AND TURKMENISTAN
HAVE AUTHORIZED SHELL TO DRAW UP PLANS FOR A NEW NATURAL
GAS PIPELINE ACROSS THEIR TERRITORIES. AS WE HAVE
INDICATED PREVIOUSLY, TURKEY'S PLANS TO PURCHASE GAS FROM
TURKMEN-ISTAN DO NOT APPEAR TO CONSTITUTE SANCTIONABLE
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ACTIVITY UNDER ILSA.
-- HOWEVER, WE WILL EXAMINE CAREFULLY ANY NEW PROPOSALS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRANS-IRANIAN PIPELINES IN LIGHT OF
THE PROVISIONS OF ILSA. I F ANY SUCH PROJECT IS FOUND TO
INVOLVE SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY, WE WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION UNDER THE LAW.
LANTOS TRAVEL TO IRAN (NSC)
Q. IS CONGRESSMAN TOM LANTOS CURRENTLY IN IRAN?
A. WE UNDERSTAND HE IS CURRENTLY IN CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE
NO INFORMATION ON HIS SCHEDULE; YOU WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT
HIS OFFICE FOR THAT INFORMATION.
-- CONGRESSMAN LANTOS EXPRESSED TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT AN INTEREST IN VISITING IRAN. SHOULD MR.
LANTOS BE TRAVELING TO IRAN, IT WOULD NOT BE AT THE REQUEST
OF THE WHITE HOUSE OR STATE DEPARTMENT.
Q. DID THE ADMINISTRATION DISCOURAGE CONGRESSMAN LANTOS'S
TRAVEL TO IRAN?
A. YES. WE BELIEVE THAT ANY OFFICIAL DIALOGUE SHOULD TAKE
PLACE BETWEEN OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS
-- I T IS THE CONGRESSMAN'S DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO
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TRAVEL. U.S. CITIZENS ARE NOT BARRED FROM TRAVEL TO IRAN.
( I F PRESSED)
Q. IS TOM LANTOS A SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY TO IRAN?
A. THE PRESIDENT IS NOT SENDING A SPECIAL ENVOY TO IRAN.
Q. WHAT WOULD BE HIS AGENDA IN IRAN?
A. WE DON'T KNOW. YOU SHOULD ASK CONGRESSMAN LANTOS.
Q. WHY ISN'T THE UNITED STATES SENDING AN ENVOY TO IRAN IN
RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CALL FOR DIALOGUE? WHY DID YOU
DISCOURAGE LANTOS FROM TRAVELING TO IRAN?
A. OUR POLICY TOWARD IRAN HAS NOT CHANGED. AS THE
PRESIDENT SAID EARLIER THIS MONTH, WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE
NEW TONE WE ARE HEARING FROM IRAN, BUT WE NEED TO SEE THESE
WORDS MATCHED BY DEEDS.
-- WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT IRANIAN BEHAVIOR INCLUDING
ITS SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM, ITS SPONSORSHIP OF VIOLENT
OPPOSITION TO THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS AND ITS EFFORTS
TO ACQUIRE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
Q. ARE YOU OPEN TO A DIALOGUE?
A. THE UNITED STATES HAS A LONGSTANDING POLICY OF BEING
OPEN TO A DIALOGUE WITH IRAN AS LONG AS IT IS AUTHORITATIVE
AND ACKNOWLEDGED PUBLICLY.
-- WE WOULD RAISE OUR CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S POLICIES,
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CONTENTS:
TEXT:
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USIA FOR R/MR; INFO:WEU, R, I/G, I/GWEU, D/P, VOA/BRE;
STATE FOR EUR/PPA, EUR/AGS, S/CSCE, PM, INR/RWE, ALSO
PASS FSI/CSFA; FRG POSTS FOR USIS; BRUSSELS FOR USIS AND
USEC; EMBASSIES FOR USIS, LONDON ALSO FOR POL; USNATO
ALSO FOR USDELMC; USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN ALSO FOR
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ECPAO, POLAD, CJ1-HN, ECJ5-E, ECPA; USSUPPORT ELEMENT
HX BALTAP ALSO FOR PIO/NATO; HQUSAF WASHDC ALSO FOR
XOXX
"PERISHABLE INFORMATION -- DO NOT SERVICE"
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CONTENTS:
A.
LEAD STORIES SUMMARY
B.
(ISRAEL)
C.
(ALGERIA)
D.
(U.S.)
E.
(UN-IRAQ)
F.
(BOSNIA)
A.
LEAD STORIES SUMMARY
GOVERNMENT CRISIS
TERRORISM
FOREIGN POLICY
ATTACK ON UN OFFICE
PEACEKEEPING MISSION
HEADLINES
"SEARCH FOR A 'CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY SOLUTION' - CONFUSION AND
ANGER IN NEW TELECOMMUNICATION WORLD " (FRANKFURTER
ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG)
"ISRAEL'S FOREIGN MINISTER LEVY STEPS DOWN" (SUEDDEUTSCHE
ZEITUNG)
"LAMBSDORFF DEMANDS END TO R W IN FDP" (DIE WELT)
O
"BONN GOVERNMENT DEMANDS A CHANGE IN TURKEY'S POLICY
TOWARDS KURDS" (FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU)
"DISMAY ABOUT MASSACRE IN ALGERIA" (GENERAL-ANZEIGER)
EDITORIALS FOCUS ON THE RESIGNATION OF ISRAEL'S FOREIGN
MINISTER LEVY, ON THE MASSACRES IN ALGERIA, AND ON THE MOVE
OF DEUTSCHE TELEKOM TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS WHO CHOOSE NEW
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4,1998
HEADLINES
"KANTHER CALLS FOR INTENSIFIED FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION OF FOREIGNERS" (FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG)
"SCHAEUBLE INSISTS ON TAX INCREASES" (SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG)
"BONN ARGUES WITH ROME OVER BORDER CONTROLS" (DIE WELT)
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"TURKEY CASTIGATES ASYLUM FOR KURDS" (FRANKFURTER
RUNDSCHAU)
"BLUEM CALLS ON GERMAN EMPLOYERS" (FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU)
"STIHL: TURNAROUND ON LABOR MARKET" (GENERAL-ANZEIGER)
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 06 BONN 000056
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STATE FOR EUR/PPA, EUR/AGS, S/CSCE, PM, INR/RWE, ALSO
PASS FSI/CSFA; FRG POSTS FOR USIS; BRUSSELS FOR USIS AND
USEC; EMBASSIES FOR USIS, LONDON ALSO FOR POL; USNATO
ALSO FOR USDELMC; USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN ALSO FOR
ECPAO, POLAD, CJ1-HN, ECJ5-E, ECPA; USSUPPORT ELEMENT
HQ BALTAP ALSO FOR PIO/NATO; HQUSAF WASHDC ALSO FOR
XOXX
"PERISHABLE INFORMATION -- DO NOT SERVICE"
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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ISRAEL ALGERIA U.S. UN-IRAQ BOSNIA;
BONN
EDITORIALS FOCUS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OF TURKISH
KURDS TO ITALY, ON PLANS OF DEUTSCHE TELEKOM TO CHARGE
CUSTOMERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THEIR SERVICE PROVIDER,
AND ON THE LATEST GOVERNMENT CRISIS IN ISRAEL.
B.
(ISRAEL)
GOVERNMENT CRISIS
1.
WERNER ADAM HAS THIS TO SAY IN AN EDITORIAL IN
RIGHT-OF-CENTER FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE (01/05) UNDER THE
HEADLINE:
"DIVIDED."
"THE FIRST DIRECTLY ELECTED ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER HAS
PROVEN TO BE A DESTRUCTIVE POLITICIAN RIGHT FROM OUTSET,
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS THE PEACE PROCESS OR
THE DOMESTIC POLICY SITUATION. BUT N W NETANYAHU MUST FEAR
O
FOR THE SURVIVAL OF HIS GOVERNING COALITION. HIS ARCH
OPPONENT DAVID LEVY CREATED THIS SITUATION WITH HIS THREAT
TO RESIGN.... THE REASON IS NOT ONLY THE R W ABOUT THE
O
BUDGET...BUT ALSO THE CONTRADICTORY POLICY OF THE PRIME
MINISTER TOWARDS THE PALESTINIANS, AND LEVY IS SUPPORTED IN
HIS VIEW BY NO LESS A MAN THAN PRESIDENT CLINTON. EVEN THE
MODERATE DEFENSE MINISTER MORDECHAI DISAGREES WITH THIS
POLICY. THUS THE QUESTION MUST BE RAISED AS TO H W LONG,
O
UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, NETANYAHU CAN CONTINUE TO GOVERN
IN A HALFWAY EFFECTIVE MANNER. ALTHOUGH HE WAS DIRECTLY
ELECTED, HE DEEPENED THE DIVISION OF THE PEOPLE AS NO OTHER
PRIME MINISTER BEFORE HIM."
2.
JOSEF JOFFE HAS THIS TO SAY IN AN EDITORIAL IN
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CENTRIST SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG OF MUNICH (01/05) UNDER THE
HEADLINE:
"A RESIGNATION WITHOUT IMMEDIATE EFFECT."
" I F FOREIGN MINISTER LEVY WERE REALLY TO STEP DOWN,
THE SURVIVAL OF THE NETANYAHU GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ACTUALLY
BE IN DANGER...SINCE NETANYAHU WOULD STILL HAVE 61 OF THE
120 SEATS IN THE KNESSET.... DAVID LEVY WILL CERTAINLY SAY
THAT HIS RESIGNATION IS AN ACT OF PEACE. BUT THIS IS ONLY
HALF THE TRUTH. I T IS CERTAINLY RIGHT THAT LEVY, COMPARED
TO THE HAWK NETANYAHU, HAS ALWAYS COOED LIKE A DOVE, BUT I T
IS ALSO TRUE THAT HIS RESIGNATION SIMPLY HAD INTERNAL
POLITICAL GROUNDS, SINCE NETANYAHU WANTS TO REDUCE THE
BUDGET DEFICIT BY MAKING CUTS AMOUNTING TO 650 MILLION
DOLLARS. AND THESE CUTS HAVE ANNOYED ALL HIS COALITION
PARTNERS, SINCE THEY ALL WANTED TO HELP THEIR
CONSTITUENTS ....
"ONCE LEVY'S RESIGNATION TAKES EFFECT, NOTHING WILL
HAPPEN FOR THE TIME BEING, BUT IN THE LONG RUN NETANYAHU
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 06 BONN 000056
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USIA FOR R/MR; INFO:WEU, R, I/G, I/GWEU, D/P, VOA/BRE;
STATE FOR EUR/PPA, EUR/AGS, S/CSCE, PM, INR/RWE, ALSO
PASS FSI/CSFA; FRG POSTS FOR USIS; BRUSSELS FOR USIS AND
USEC; EMBASSIES FOR USIS, LONDON ALSO FOR POL; USNATO
ALSO FOR USDELMC; USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN ALSO FOR
ECPAO, POLAD, CJ1-HN, ECJ5-E, ECPA; USSUPPORT ELEMENT
HQ BALTAP ALSO FOR PIO/NATO; HQUSAF WASHDC ALSO FOR
XOXX
"PERISHABLE INFORMATION —
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BONN
WILL BE INCREASINGLY WEAKENED BECAUSE HE - WITH A MAJORITY
OF ONLY ONE VOTE - CAN EASILY BE BLACKMAILED BY HIS
COALITION PARTNERS. AND WHAT ABOUT NEW ELECTIONS? THEY
WOULD NOT OFFER A REAL SOLUTION, SINCE THE PROPORTIONAL
ELECTION SYSTEM HAS NEVER PRODUCED MAJORITIES BUT ALWAYS
ONLY UNSTABLE, MUTUALLY BLOCKING COALITIONS."
3.
ARGUES:
LEFT-OF-CENTER WESER-KURIER OF BREMEN (01/05)
"FIVE TIMES BEFORE, FOREIGN MINISTER LEVY ANNOUNCED
HIS RESIGNATION BUT, IN THE END, CHANGED HIS MIND AGAIN.
IF HE HAD CONTINUED TO STAY IN OFFICE, HE WOULD NOT ONLY
HAVE RISKED HIS CREDIBILITY, BUT WOULD ALSO HAD TO SHARE
THE BLAME FOR AN IRRESPONSIBLE POLICY. IN ALMOST TWO YEARS
IN OFFICE, NETANYAHU FORFEITED NOT ONLY THE CONFIDENCE OF
THE EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS, BUT ALSO ALMOST FROZE
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RELATIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORING ARAB COUNTRIES, AND ALLOWED
THE GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR IN HIS OWN COUNTRY TO
G O . THE NOOSE AROUND HIS NECK IS TIGHTENING. THE
R W
AMERICANS WANT TO HEAR CLEAR CONCESSIONS REGARDING THE
PLANNED TROOP WITHDRAWAL, BUT TWELVE PARLIAMENTARIANS'
ANNOUNCED A VOTE OF NO-CONFIDENCE I F THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES
TO PULL OUT THE FORCES."
C.
(ALGERIA)
TERRORISM
1.
RUDOLPH CHIMELLI NOTES IN AN EDITORIAL IN
CENTRIST SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG OF MUNICH (01/05) UNDER THE
HEADLINE:
"HORROR THAT REMAINS ANONYMOUS"
"THE HORROR STORIES FROM ALGERIA ARE REPEATING
THEMSELVES WITH DEPRESSING REGULARITY... AND THE REGIME IS
SPEAKING OF LINGERING REMNANTS OF TERRORISM AND REJECTS ANY
KIND OF INTERFERENCE. THE EUROPEANS ARE SHOCKED FOR A
MOMENT BUT THEN GO ON AND PUSH ASIDE THE HORROR. SO THERE
IS NOTHING NEW? THIS IS NO LONGER TRUE: THE NUMBER OF
VICTIMS IS INCREASING.... IN CONTRAST TO OTHER CONFLICTS,
WHEN THE OUTSIDE WORLD WAS FED WITH PICTURES OF HORROR, NO
CAMERA WILL BE THERE IN ALGERIA I F PEOPLE ARE KILLED....
IN THE BALKANS, IN AFRICA, DRASTIC PICTURES SOMETIMES HAD
AN EFFECT...BUT THE ALGERIAN VILLAGERS SUFFER AND DIE IN
ANONYMOUS INVISIBILITY.
"INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON THE REGIME TO DO SOMETHING
AGAINST THE BLOODSHED REMAINS LOW, SINCE THERE IS NOBODY
WHO HAS A RECIPE FOR H W TO STOP THE KILLINGS. THE GANGS
O
OF MURDERERS IN THE UNDERGROUND COULD PROBABLY BE
MANIPULATED, BUT THEY NO LONGER LISTEN TO ANY POLITICAL OR
RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY, LET ALONE THE ISLAMIC SALVATION
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 06 BONN 000056
USIA
USIA FOR R/MR; INFO:WEU, R, I/G, I/GWEU, D/P, VOA/BRE;
STATE FOR EUR/PPA, EUR/AGS, S/CSCE, PM, INR/RWE, ALSO
PASS FSI/CSFA; FRG POSTS FOR USIS; BRUSSELS FOR USIS AND
USEC; EMBASSIES FOR USIS, LONDON ALSO FOR POL; USNATO
ALSO FOR USDELMC; USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN ALSO FOR
ECPAO, POLAD, CJ1-HN, ECJ5-E, ECPA; USSUPPORT ELEMENT
HQ BALTAP ALSO FOR PIO/NATO; HQUSAF WASHDC ALSO FOR
XOXX
"PERISHABLE INFORMATION -- DO NOT SERVICE"
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NONE
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ISRAEL ALGERIA U.S. UN-IRAQ BOSNIA;
BONN
FRONT
A LONG TIME AGO, THE GREED FOR PETRO DOLLARS
REPLACED ANY IDEOLOGICAL REASON. EUROPE CAN CONTINUE TO
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LOOK AWAY, SINCE, SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ALGERIAN BOAT
PEOPLE."
2.
CENTRIST LEIPZIGER VOLKSZEITUNG (01/05) NOTES:
"THE FACT THAT THE IRANIAN LEADERSHIP, OF ALL
GOVERNMENTS, BLAMES THE GIA FOR THE KILLINGS IN ALGERIA IS
AN ENCOURAGING EVEN THOUGH FIRST SIGN. THE CAUTIOUS
REJECTION OF THE TEHRAN MULLAHS OF OPEN SUPPORT FOR
VIOLENCE IN THE NAME OF ALLAH CREATES A NEW SITUATION FOR
ALGERIA. IN THE COUNTRY ITSELF, RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS ARE
INCREASINGLY ISOLATED. BUT EVEN WITH A VICTORY OF THE
MILITARY OVER THE ISLAMISTS, THE ALGERIAN CRISIS WOULD BY
NO MEANS BE RESOLVED.... FOR YEARS, THE VIOLENT FANATICS
HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER: NO NEGOTIATIONS, NO
CEASE-FIRE, NO DEMOCRACY. AN END TO THE SPIRAL OF VIOLENCE
IS NOT IN SIGHT. I F ALL SIDES INVOLVED ACHIEVED A PEACEFUL
AGREEMENT, THEN OLD ACCOUNTS WOULD CERTAINLY BE SETTLED
WITH THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASSACRES. IN
ALGERIA, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE GENERALS IN PARTICULAR
SHAMELESSLY ENRICH THEMSELVES WITH YIELDS FROM THE
COUNTRY'S OIL EXPORTS. AND AS LONG AS THE WAR GOES ON, THE
PETRO DOLLARS CONTINUE TO FLOW."
3.
CENTRIST GENERAL-ANZEIGER OF BONN (01/05) OPINES
UNDER THE HEADLINE:
"CARNAGE IN ALGERIA."
" E ARE DESPERATELY WONDERING H W PEOPLE AT THE END OF
W
O
THE 20TH CENTURY CAN PRODUCE SO MUCH HATRED OR S O SO MUCH
HW
DISRESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE.... WHO TELLS YOUNG PEOPLE,
UNDER THE PRETEXT OF A HOLY WAR, TO KILL MORE THAN 400
WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND UNARMED MEN IN ONE SINGLE NIGHT? AND
WHY DO SECURITY FORCES NOT PUT ONE SINGLE CRIMINAL ON
TRIAL? IT IS HIGH TIME THAT THE WORLD CENTERS MUCH MORE ON
THE HELPLESS PEOPLE IN ALGERIA."
4.
RIGHT-OF-CENTER NUERNBERGER ZEITUNG (01/05)
MAINTAINS:
"THE ROLE OF A SPECTATOR WAS COMFORTABLE. BUT THE
LINKS TO THE ONES WHO PLACED BOMBS IN PARIS AND TO THE
ATTACKERS IN EGYPT ARE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE FACT THAT
ALGERIA'S TERRORISM IS NO ISOLATED PHENOMENON. IN VIEW OF
THE LATEST CARNAGE IN ALGERIA, EUROPEAN POLITICIANS MUST
FINALLY REALIZE THAT ALGERIA CANNOT BE LEFT ALONE IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST GENOCIDE...."
D.
(U.S.)
FOREIGN POLICY
UNCLAS SECTION 05 OF 06 BONN 000056
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STATE FOR EUR/PPA, EUR/AGS, S/CSCE, PM, INR/RWE, ALSO
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USEC; EMBASSIES FOR USIS, LONDON ALSO FOR POL; USNATO
ALSO FOR USDELMC; USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN ALSO FOR
ECPAO, POLAD, CJ1-HN, ECJ5-E, ECPA; USSUPPORT ELEMENT
HQ BALTAP ALSO FOR PIO/NATO; HQUSAF WASHDC ALSO FOR
XOXX
"PERISHABLE INFORMATION —
DO NOT SERVICE"
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NONE
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ISRAEL ALGERIA U.S. UN-IRAQ BOSNIA;
BONN
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT LEO WIELAND FILED THE
FOLLOWING EDITORIAL FOR RIGHT-OF-CENTER FRANKFURTER
ALLGEMEINE (01/05) UNDER THE HEADLINE:
"SIGNS OF NEW NORMALCY."
"IN HIS POLICY TOWARDS EUROPE, PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS
HIS HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE. HE HAS CONSISTENTLY PURSUED
A POLICY WHICH HE CHARACTERIZED A YEAR AGO AS THE DUAL AIM
OF HIS SECOND TERM: THE CREATION OF AN 'UNDIVIDED AND
DEMOCRATIC EUROPE' AND THE CULTIVATION OF AN ACCOMPANYING
'PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE' WITH RUSSIA. NATO'S ENLARGEMENT,
THE SUPPORT OF AN EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - EVEN
INVOLVING THE INCLUSION OF TURKEY - AND THE ANNOUNCED STAY
OF THE U.S. FORCES IN BOSNIA FIT THIS FRAMEWORK. CLINTON
PURSUES A FRIENDLY STRATEGY TOWARDS EUROPE, AND HE HIMSELF
IS WILLING TO HELP AND WILLING TO LEAD, ALTHOUGH THE LATTER
DOES NOT ALWAYS MEET WITH APPLAUSE ON THE OLD CONTINENT....
"BUT MEASURED AGAINST TENSIONS DURING THE TIMES OF THE
COLD WAR, SUCH IRRITATIONS, ARE OF NO GREAT SIGNIFICANCE.
THEY ARE A SIGN OF NEW NORMALCY, ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL
FRICTIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE PUT US IN A
SERIOUS MOOD.... THE 'EUROCENTRIC MOOD OF CLINTON AND HIS
TEAM DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE PARTLY NEO-ISOLATIONIST
AND PARTLY OPPORTUNISTIC VIEWS OF A REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED
CONGRESS WHICH INTERFERES... IN THE MICRO-MANAGEMENT OF
FOREIGN POLICY. I T IS TRUE THAT THE PRESIDENT ASSERTED HIS
VIEWS IN ALL ESSENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY TRADE AND ALLIANCE
AGREEMENTS, BUT CLINTON MUST EACH TIME FIGHT FOR HIS
'INTERNATIONALISTIC' PROJECTS. THE U.S. PARLIAMENT IS
YOUNGER AND MORE INEXPERT THAN EVER BEFORE AND TENDS TO
STARE AT ITS OWN NAVEL....
"CLINTON WHO FULLY BACKS AN ATLANTIC COMMUNITY DOES
NOT SHARE THE AMERICAN VIEW OF STAYING OUT OF INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS. IN HIS LAST THREE YEARS IN OFFICE HE WILL
CERTAINLY NOT CHANGE THIS POSITION UNLESS FORCED. HE
RATHER HOPES THAT THE NEW 'EUROSCLEROSIS,' WITH ITS
SLUGGISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TWO-DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT
FIGURES CAN SOON BE OVERCOME WITH THE HELP OF
•AMERICAN-STYLE' APPROACHES. BUT SINCE HE IS CONVINCED
THAT 'STRONGER ALLIES ARE EVEN BETTER PARTNERS, THIS
PRESIDENT HAS GREATER CONFIDENCE IN THE EUROPEANS THAN THE
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EUROPEANS DO IN THEMSELVES."
E.
(UN-IRAQ)
ATTACK ON UN OFFICE
LOTHAR RUEHL JUDGES IN AN EDITORIAL IN RIGHT-OF-CENTER
DIE WELT OF BERLIN (01/05) UNDER THE HEADLINE:
UNCLAS SECTION 06 OF 06 BONN 000056
USIA
USIA FOR R/MR; INFO:WEU, R, I/G, I/GWEU, D/P, VOA/BRE;
STATE FOR EUR/PPA, EUR/AGS, S/CSCE, PM, INR/RWE, ALSO
PASS FSI/CSFA; FRG POSTS FOR USIS; BRUSSELS FOR USIS AND
USEC; EMBASSIES FOR USIS, LONDON ALSO FOR POL; USNATO
ALSO FOR USDELMC; USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN ALSO FOR
ECPAO, POLAD, CJ1-HN, ECJ5-E, ECPA; USSUPPORT ELEMENT
HQ BALTAP ALSO FOR PIO/NATO; HQUSAF WASHDC ALSO FOR
XOXX
"PERISHABLE INFORMATION -- DO NOT SERVICE"
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NONE
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ISRAEL ALGERIA U.S. UN-IRAQ BOSNIA;
BONN
"MORE QUESTIONS THAN DUST."
"THE POINTED MOCK ATTACK ON THE OFFICE OF THE UN
INSPECTOR IN BAGHDAD RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN DUST....
BUT THE ASSUMPTION...THAT THIS DELIBERATELY HARMLESS ATTACK
WAS PLANNED BY ARABS SEEMS LIKELY. DRIVING SADDAM INTO
OPEN CONFLICT WITH THE UN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE UN TEAM,
PROVOKING U.S. BOMBS ON BAGHDAD AS A RETALIATORY MEASURE
COULD BE A USEFUL AIM FOR THE SHIITE AND KURDISH
UNDERGROUND.... THE SAME IS ALSO TRUE FOR KUWAIT, WHICH
CONTINUES TO BE THREATENED BY IRAQ.
"THE IRAQI REGIME, WHICH CLAIMS THAT THE DOMESTIC
OPPOSITION, AND NOT FOREIGN AGENTS, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
ATTACK, REACTED CAUTIOUSLY. THIS POINTS TO SADDAM'S
VULNERABILITY IN THE CURRENT SITUATION
COMPARED TO THE
CRISIS OVER UN INSPECTIONS, THE CRUCIAL ISSUE OF IRAQ
WANTING INCREASE OIL EXPORTS TO JORDAN THUS WEAKENING THE
EFFECTS OF THE EMBARGO, APPEARS RELATIVELY RELAXED."
F.
(BOSNIA)
PEACEKEEPING MISSION
JOHANN GEORG REISSMUELLER ARGUES IN AN EDITORIAL IN
RIGHT-OF-CENTER FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE (01/05) UNDER THE
HEADLINE:
"WHAT BOSNIA NEEDS"
"AT THE TOP OF THE FEDERATIVE STATE IN BOSNIA,
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MUSLIMS, CROATS, AND SERBS ALTERNATE LEADERSHIP IN
INSTITUTIONS THAT EXIST ON PAPER RATHER THAN IN REALITY.
BECAUSE NOTHING REALLY MOVES IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, THE
WESTERN POWERS HAVE ESTABLISHED A KIND OF OCCUPYING REGIME.
THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH REPRESENTATIVE, CARLOS WESTENDORP,
CAN ISSUE DECREES WHICH HE CONSIDERS URGENT...BUT IN THE
CITIES AND VILLAGES, THESE NORMS ARE MEANINGLESS. NO
NON-SERB CAN RETURN TO SERBIAN-CONTROLLED TERRITORY, THE
MUSLIM-RULED REGIONS, INCLUDING SARAJEVO, ARE QUICKLY
ISLAMI ZED, ' AND THE WESTERN POWERS CONTINUE TO CONCENTRATE
THEIR SEARCH FOR WAR CRIMINALS ON CROATS - AS I F THERE WERE
NO MUSLIM WAR CRIMINALS, AND AS I F THE MAJORITY OF THEM
COULD NOT BE FOUND ON SERBIAN TERRITORY. THOSE WHO WANT TO
GIVE BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA A NEW ORDER NEED A FIRM HAND, NEED
TO ACT WITH CIRCUMSPECTION, AND NEED MORE THAN A
SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST."
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1998
A) BROADCAST MEDIA
NO FOREIGN NEWS OF NOTE ON THIS MORNING'S NEWSCASTS.
B) MAJOR PRESS STORIES
1. MIDEAST
2. ALGERIA
3. NORTHERN IRELAND
C) SUMMARY
1. MIDEAST
THE THRUST OF OPINION WAS THAT THE PEACE PROCESS WAS GETTING
NOWHERE FAST BUT THE UNITED STATES WAS PERSEVERING WITH ITS
EFFORTS. ONE PAPER OPINED THAT NETANYAHU'S PROSPECTS OF
POLITICAL SURVIVAL SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.
2. ALGERIA
MORE PAPERS URGED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO TAKE AN ACTIVE
INTEREST IN THE "GHASTLINESS" AND "TRAGEDY" OF THE ALGERIAN
SITUATION.
3. NORTHERN IRELAND
ULSTER WAS REPORTED FACING RENEWED CRISIS AS LOYALISTS EXPRESS
DISENCHANTMENT WITH THE PEACE PROCESS.
D) TEXT
1. MIDEAST
"CLINTON MAINTAINS PEACE DRIVE DESPITE NETANYAHU CRISIS"
THE CONSERVATIVE "DAILY TELEGRAPH" REPORTED 01/07:
"THE UNITED STATES WARNED YESTERDAY THAT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE
PROCESS COULD NOT BE HELD HOSTAGE TO THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN
WHICH BEN NETANYAHU FINDS HIMSELF... WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN MIKE
MCCURRY INDICATED THAT THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION WAS PREPARED TO
ADVANCE THE PEACE PROCESS EVEN WITH THE PROSPECT OF MORE DRAMATIC
UPHEAVALS IN ISRAELI POLITICS, SUCH AS A NEW COALITION AND NOT
NECESSARILY ONE WITH MR. NETANYAHU AT THE HELM..."
"GETTING NOWHERE FAST"
THE CENTRIST "HERALD" (GLASGOW) EDITORIALIZED 01/06:
"DAVID LEVY HATES BEN NETANYAHU.
BUT THIS ISRAELI SPAT DOES
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NOTHING FOR THE PEACE PROCESS... NETANYAHU'S SURVIVAL MIGHT NOT
LAST, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT HIS COALITION GOVERNMENT IS HIGHLY
UNSTABLE, AND BECOMING MORE SO BY THE DAY. YET FROM AN
INTERNATIONAL VIEWPOINT IT IS THE EFFECT OF THIS ROLLING CHAOS AT
THE HEART OF ISRAEL'S GOVERNMENT ON THE FALTERING MIDDLE EAST
PEACE PROCESS WHICH IS OF PRIMARY INTEREST...
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 03 LONDON 000159
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E.0.12958:N/A
SUBJECT:LONDON MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1998
"THE ONLY SERIOUS HOPE OF IMPROVEMENT RESTS WHERE I T HAS ALWAYS
BEEN: WITH THE POLITICAL WILL OF PRESIDENT CLINTON. HE HAS
REFUSED TO MEET WITH MR. NETANYAHU FOR ALMOST NINE MONTHS, BUT
EXPECTS THE ISRAELI LEADER TO TURN UP AT THE WHITE HOUSE AT THE
END OF THE MONTH WITH A DETAILED TROOP WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM. MR.
NETANYAHU WANTS TO DELAY. HIS LAST THROW MIGHT BE AN ELECTION,
WHICH WOULD BE A SERIOUS DELAY. THE AMERICANS MUST PUSH HARDER,
BUT IT MIGHT ALREADY BE TOO LATE."
"ISRAEL'S HOUDINI"
THE CONSERVATIVE "TIMES" EDITORIALIZED 01/07:
"MR. NETANYAHU'S CAPACITY FOR FURTHER SURVIVAL SHOULD NOT BE
UNDERESTIMATED. THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY TAXING
FOR HIM...
"ISRAEL APPROACHES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING IN A
STATE OF UNCERTAINTY. THAT WILL REMAIN SO REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
ELECTIONS COME SOONER OR LATER. A TENTATIVE CONSENSUS FAVORS A
CONTINUATION OF THE PEACE PROCESS BUT WITH CAUTIOUS CONCESSIONS
SUBJECT TO CONTINUED SECURITY. THE PERSON WHO EMBODIES THIS
POSITION WILL PROBABLY COMMAND POWER. I F HIS COALITION WILL
ALLOW HIM THE SPACE — AND NOT DERAIL ITSELF ON OTHER MATTERS
SUCH AS THE AUTHORITY OF ORTHODOX RABBIS OVER THOSE FROM THE
REFORM AND CONSERVATIVE TRADITIONS -- MR. NETANYAHU CAN STILL END
1998 AND ENTER 1999 AS THAT FIGURE."
2. ALGERIA
"THIRST FOR REVENGE IS OUT OF HAND"
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LONDON'S CONSERVATIVE TABLOID "EVENING STANDARD" LAST NIGHT,
01/06, CARRIED THIS BACKGROUNDER BY GERALD BUTT, EDITOR OF THE
BBC WORLD SERVICE'S ARABIC MAGAZINE:
"ALGERIANS ARE NO STRANGERS TO VIOLENCE. IN THE LONG AND BLOODY
BATTLE WHICH SECURED INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE IN 1962, A MILLION
PEOPLE DIED. THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, BRUTAL AS IT WAS, HAD
LOGIC AND A CLEAR GOAL. TODAY'S VIOLENCE IN ALGERIA APPEARS TO
BE AN ORGIASTIC CYCLE OF BLOOD-THIRSTY MASSACRES...
"THE ONLY CERTAINTY IS THAT THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND THE THIRST
FOR RETALIATION AND REVENGE HAVE GOT OUT OF HAND. THE CHALLENGE
FOR EUROPEAN AND ARAB GOVERNMENTS IS TO PERSUADE THE AUTHORITIES
IN ALGIERS TO INTRODUCE REFORMS THAT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO
ISOLATE THE MILITANTS — BEFORE THE DEATH TOLL MATCHES THAT OF
THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE..."
"A MUCH-NEEDED START"
IN EDITORIAL COMMENT 01/07, THE LIBERAL ":GUARDIAN" SAID:
"ALGERIA HAS REACHED A CRITICAL MASS OF TRAGEDY WHERE -- AT LONG
LAST -- THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS COMPELLED TO PAY ATTENTION. THE NEW
E.U. INITIATIVE WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE START OF THE BRITISH
PRESIDENCY MAY E FUZZY IN DETAIL BUT IT IS A MUCH-NEEDED
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 03 LONDON 000159
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1998
START...
"THE E.U.'S CONCERN SHOULD BE CALMLY EXPRESSED, BUT WITH
EMPHASIS. FRANCE'S WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT THE GERMAN INITIATIVE,
N W TAKEN UP BY BRITAIN AS E.U. PRESIDENT, IS A USEFUL SIGNAL -O
SO LONG AS IT IS NOT UNDERCUT LATER BY CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS
FROM PARIS. AMERICAN CONCERN IS USEFUL BUT NEEDS TO BE CONVEYED
WITH MORE VIGOR..."
"AT
LEAST LET THE U.N. GATHER THE FACTS"
THE
CENTRIST "INDEPENDENT" EDITORIALIZED 01/07:
"THE GHASTLINESS OF ALGERIA G O S DAILY EVEN GHASTLIER. THE
RW
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THAN IN EUROPE, LINKED BY HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY TO THE LANDS OF
NORTH AFRICA...
"ONE FAINT GLIMMER OF HOPE REMAINS. NO MORE THAN A DOCTOR CAN
PRESCRIBE A CURE WITHOUT KNOWING THE NATURE OF HIS PATIENT'S
SICKNESS, CAN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PRESUME TO RECOMMEND
SOLUTIONS FOR ALGERIA UNLESS I T POSSESSES THE FACTS. AT THE VERY
LEAST, THEREFORE, OUTSIDE OBSERVERS, BE THEY FROM THE UNITED
NATIONS, THE EUROPEAN UNION OR THE ARAB WORLD, MUST BE ALLOWED
INTO THE COUNTRY TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE GROUND...
"EVERY MASSACRE MAKES A GREATER MOCKERY OF THE CLAIMS OF THE
ALGIERS GOVERNMENT TO BE ON THE BRINK OF WINNING A CIVIL WAR THAT
HAS COST ALMOST AS MANY LIVES AS BOSNIA. ONLY NEGOTIATION WILL
PROVIDE A LASTING SETTLEMENT. WE CAN BUT PRAY THAT THAT
REALIZATION WILL DAWN UPON THE COMBATANTS, SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER."
3. NORTHERN IRELAND
"LOYALISTS' LOSS OF FAITH BRINGS ULSTER CLOSER TO VIOLENCE"
THE
CONSERVATIVE "DAILY TELEGRAPH" REPORTED 01/07:
ULSTER EDGED CLOSER TO A RESUMPTION OF FULL-SCALE VIOLENCE LAST
NIGHT WHEN LOYALIST PRISONERS IN THE MAZE PRISON CONFIRMED THAT
THEY HAD LOST FAITH IN POLITICAL TALKS AND BELIEVED THE CEASEFIRE
WOULD SERVE NO PURPOSE..."
"ULSTER FACES FRESH CRISIS"
THE
LIBERAL "GUARDIAN" REPORTED 01/07:
"NORTHERN IRELAND WAS IN DANGER OF BEING ENMESHED IN A FULL-SCALE
CRISIS LAST NIGHT AS LOYALIST POLITICAL LEADERS TRIED TO REGAIN
THE INITIATIVE OVER PRISONERS DEMANDING AN END TO THEIR
[PARTICIPATION IN THE PEACE PROCESS AT STORMONT. TENSIONS WERE
RUNNING HIGH AS MEETINGS TOOK PLACE TO TRY TO GET THE PEACE
PROCESS BACK ON TRACK...
"THE IMPASSE FOLLOWS GROWING UNIONIST AND LOYALIST FRUSTRATION AT
WHAT THEY SEE AS THE GOVERNMENT PURSUING A REPUBLICAN AGENDA..."
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SUBJ:
NEA PRESS GUIDANCE - 01/07/97
THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED FOR POST'S INFORMATION:
TEXT:
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 STATE 002650
INFORM CONSULS-PASS PAOS-MILITARY ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC, XF, IS
SUBJECT: NEA PRESS GUIDANCE - 01/07/97
THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED FOR POST'S INFORMATION:
MEPP: UPDATE
ME/FRANCE: U/S PICKERING MEETINGS IN PARIS
ALGERIA: U.S. REACTION TO VIOLENCE
ALGERIA/IRAN: IS IRAN SUPPORTING THE ALGERIAN ARMED
ISLAMIC GROUP?
IRAN: QUESTIONS CONCERNING FROZEN ASSETS (L)
IRAQ: MILK POWDER FOR IRAQI CHILDREN (IO)
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MEPP
Q.
WHAT IS DENNIS DOING?
A. DENNIS IS ENGAGED IN AN INTENSIVE ROUND OF MEETINGS
WITH ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN LEADERS.
HE WILL LIKELY BE IN ISRAEL THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
ME/FRANCE:
U/S PICKERING MEETINGS IN PARIS
Q. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF U/S PICKERING'S MEETINGS IN
PARIS? WHO INITIATED THEM?
A. AMBASSADOR PICKERING HELD DISCUSSIONS ON THE MIDDLE
EAST WITH HIS FRENCH COUNTERPARTS IN PARIS ON JANUARY 7.
-- THE US AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS CONDUCTED THESE
DISCUSSIONS AS PART OF OUR ONGOING CONTACTS REGARDING
ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN.
-- DISCUSSIONS COVERED THE GAMUT OF MIDDLE EAST ISSUES.
( I F PRESSED ON WHAT ISSUES)
-- THEY INCLUDED IRAN, IRAQ, ALGERIA, AND THE SECRETARY'S
RECENT TRIP TO AFRICA.
Q. WITH W O DID PICKERING MEET?
HM
A. U/S PICKERING MET WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR LAVITTE AND
AMB. PICKERING'S DIRECT COUNTERPART AT THE QUAI D'ORSAY,
JACQUES BLOT.
Q. DID PICKERING RAISE THE TOTAL DEAL WITH IRAN?
A. AS I SAID, ISSUES RELATED TO IRAN WERE DISCUSSED.
AM OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO GET INTO SPECIFICS OF THE
DISCUSSIONS.
ALGERIA: US REACTION TO VIOLENCE
Q. WHAT IS THE US POSITION ON FOREIGN INVOLVEMENT IN THE
ALGERIAN SITUATION? DO YOU AGREE WITH UK FOREIGN SECRETARY
COOK THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS A LEGITIMATE
INTEREST IN IT?
A. WE SHARE THE CONCERNS OF OTHER NATIONS IN THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WITH REGARD TO THE MASSACRES IN
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ALGERIA. INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN THE ONGOING HUMAN
TRAGEDY IN ALGERIA IS NORMAL AND UNDERSTANDABLE.
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 STATE 002650
INFORM CONSULS-PASS PAOS-MILITARY ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC, XF, IS
SUBJECT: NEA PRESS GUIDANCE - 01/07/97
-- THESE TERRORIST ATTACKS MERIT CONDEMNATION FROM THE
ENTIRE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO SEE THESE BARBARIC ATTACKS END.
THE
ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO ALL I T CAN TO PROTECT
CIVILIANS AND BRING THE TERRORISTS TO JUSTICE, WHILE ALSO
RESPECTING THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
THE U.S. IS ENCOURAGING THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO
ALLOW OUTSIDE OBSERVERS TO VIEW AND STUDY THE HUMAN RIGHTS
SITUATION THERE. ALGERIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE TOLD US THEY
WOULD ACCEPT A VISIT BY A UN HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR. WE
ENCOURAGE THIS STEP.
-- WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENT NGO'S TO UNDERTAKE
SUCH INQUIRIES.
-- LONG-LASTING PEACE AND STABILITY IN ALGERIA REQUIRES
FIGHTING TERROR AND, ULTIMATELY, A BROADENING OF THE
POLITICAL PROCESS TO INCLUDE ALL ALGERIANS WHO REJECT
VIOLENCE, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION. IN
ADDITION, THERE MUST BE MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC REFORM.
-- LET ME REITERATE: THE NEED IS TO END THE MASSACRE OF
ALGERIA'S CITIZENRY. THERE CAN BE NO RATIONALE FOR
VIOLENCE, LET ALONE THE INHUMAN BEHAVIOR WE ARE N W
O
WITNESSING.
Q. BUT THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT SAID PUBLICLY AND TOLD YOUR
AMBASSADOR YESTERDAY THAT I T CATEGORICALLY REJECTED AN
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE SITUATION.
A. AS I JUST SAID, WE HAVE ENCOURAGED THE ALGERIAN
GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW OUTSIDE OBSERVERS TO VISIT AND LOOK AT
THE SITUATION. THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT TOLD US I T WOULD
ACCEPT A VISIT BY A UN HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR. WE
ENCOURAGE THIS STEP.
I WOULD REFER QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT THE ALGERIAN
GOVERNMENT MEANT WHEN IT REFERRED TO AN INTERNATIONAL
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY TO THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT.
( I F PRESSED)
OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAVE
REVOLVED AROUND A VISIT BY A UN HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL
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RAPPORTEUR.
ALGERIA/IRAN: IS IRAN SUPPORTING THE ALGERIAN ARMED ISLAMIC
GROUP?
Q. DOES THE US HAVE EVIDENCE OF IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR THE
ARMED ISLAMIC GROUP IN ALGERIA?
A. WE NOTED IN OUR LATEST REPORT ON "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL
TERRORISM" THAT THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ACCUSED IRAN
AND SUDAN OF SUPPORTING ALGERIAN EXTREMISTS.
— THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT HAS CONDEMNED THE MASSACRES AND
SAID IT WANTED TO SEE THOSE RESPONSIBLE EXPOSED
INTERNATIONALLY..
THE QUESTION OF A U.S. ASSESSMENT OF ANY IRANIAN
RELATIONSHIP WITH EXTREMIST GROUPS WOULD INVOLVE
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS AND I AM NOT GOING TO GET INTO SUCH
MATTERS FROM THE PODIUM.
IRAN: QUESTIONS CONCERNING FROZEN ASSETS (L)
CONTEXT:
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 04 STATE 002650
INFORM CONSULS-PASS PAOS-MILITARY ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC, XF, IS
SUBJECT: NEA PRESS GUIDANCE - 01/07/97
ON JANUARY 6, THE NEW YORK TIMES CARRIED AN ARTICLE
SUGGESTING THAT, AS A CONDITION FOR IMPROVING RELATIONS,
IRAN WOULD DEMAND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IT SAYS IT IS OWED BY
THE U.S. FOR WEAPONS IT PAID FOR BUT WERE NEVER DELIVERED
BECAUSE OF THE REVOLUTION. ALSO, ON JANUARY 6, ABC ASKED
AT THE NOON PRESS BRIEFING FOR A RUN-DOWN ON WHAT IRANIAN
ASSETS ARE IN THE U.S. AND WHAT MONEYS ARE IN DISPUTE. IN
1997, C-SPAN BROADCAST AN INTERVIEW WITH THEN-PRESIDENT
RAFSANJANI, IN WHICH HE STATED THAT RETURN OF IRANIAN
FROZEN ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE A "GESTURE"
SUFFICIENT FOR IRAN TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
UNITED STATES. RAFSANJANI SPECIFIED THAT HE WAS REFERRING
TO FUNDS IRAN DEPOSITED FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT UNDER THE
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES ("EMS") PROGRAM.
THE ALGIERS ACCORDS, THE 1981 AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH THE
HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED, RESULTED IN THE TRANSFER BY THE
UNITED STATES OF $9,975 BILLION OF PREVIOUSLY FROZEN
IRANIAN FUNDS TO IRAN AND TO VARIOUS ESCROW ACCOUNTS FOR
THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AGAIN IRAN. IN ADDITION, IRAN HAS
MADE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
RELATED TO THE EMS PROGRAM THAT HAVE BEEN PENDING AT THE
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IRAN-UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL IN THE HAGUE SINCE THE
EARLY 1980'S. WE REGARD THES? CLAIMS AS HIGHLY INFLATED
AND/OR WITHOUT MERIT. OUR BASIC POSITION IS THAT THESE
MATTERS ARE BEING LITIGATED AT THE ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL IN
THE HAGUE AND THAT IT IS INAPPROPRIATE IN A PUBLIC FORUM TO
ADDRESS THEM IN ANY DETAIL. UNDER THE ACCORDS, TRIBUNAL
AWARDS ARE BINDING AND ENFORCEABLE AGAINST EITHER
GOVERNMENT IN THE COURTS OF ANY NATION.
Q. DOES THE UNITED STATES CONTINUE TO HOLD BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS OF IRANIAN FUNDS WHICH IRAN PROVIDED FOR
UNDELIVERED MILITARY EQUIPMENT?
A. NO.
HOWEVER, DURING THE 1980'S IRAN FILED CLAIMS
BEFORE THE IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL IN THE HAGUE,
INCLUDING A CLAIM SEEKING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, PRIMARILY
FOR ALLEGED OVERCHARGES AND NON-DELIVERIES OF MILITARY
EQUIPMENT UNDER THE FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROGRAM WE HAD
-WITH IRAN PRIOR TO THE REVOLUTION AND FOR ALLEGEDLY
UNJUSTIFIED CHARGES BILLED TO IRAN FOR TERMINATING THAT
PROGRAM.
-- THESE CLAIMS ARE UNDER ACTIVE ARBITRATION AT THE
TRIBUNAL. DECISION ON THEM WILL BE ISSUED BY THAT TRIBUNAL
IN DUE COURSE.
Q. DOES THE UNITED STATES HOLD BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
IRANIAN FUNDS IN AN EMS ACCOUNT?
A. NO. WHETHER THE UNITED STATES OWES IRAN ANY FUNDS, AND
I F SO HOW MUCH, IS IN DISPUTE AND WILL IN DUE COURSE BE
RESOLVED BY THE TRIBUNAL.
Q. ARE THERE OTHER IRANIAN CLAIMS UNDER ARBITRATION AT THE
TRIBUNAL IN THE HAGUE?
A. YES. IRAN HAS MADE A SERIES OF OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST
THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR PROPERTY THE SHAH
AND HIS FAMILY ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE HAD IN THE UNITED STATES
IN 1981, CLAIMS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
DID NOT LICENSE CERTAIN PRIVATE EXPORTS TO IRAN AFTER THE
REVOLUTION, AND FOR INTERFERENCE IN ITS INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
IN SOME OF THESE CLAIMS, IRAN ALSO SEEKS SEVERAL BILLION
DOLLARS.
Q. WHAT IS THE U.S. POSITION ON IRAN'S CLAIMS?
A. I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO COMMENT ON THE SPECIFICS OF
THE CLAIMS. I CAN SAY THAT THE UNITED STATES IS VIGOROUSLY
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SUBJECT: NEA PRESS GUIDANCE - 01/07/97
CONTESTING IRAN'S CLAIMS.
Q. WHAT BENEFIT HAS THE TRIBUNAL BEEN TO THE UNITED
STATES?
A. AS A RESULT OF THE REVOLUTION, MANY U.S. INDIVIDUALS
AND BUSINESSES HAD CLAIMS AGAINST IRAN AND FILED THOSE
CLAIMS AT THE TRIBUNAL. SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1981, THE
TRIBUNAL HAS DISPOSED OF ABOUT 4,000 CASES AND HAS AWARDED
ABOUT $2.4 5 BILLION TO U.S. CLAIMANTS. AWARDS TO U.S.
CLAIMANTS HAVE ALL BEEN PAID OUT OF THE SECURITY ACCOUNT
ESTABLISHED BY THE ALGIERS ACCORDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
( I F ASKED)
Q. ARE WE READY TO DISCUSS IRAN'S CLAIMS WITH IRAN?
A. UNITED STATES AND IRANIAN LAWYERS HAVE DISCUSSED
POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT OF PENDING CASES ON A REGULAR BASIS
SINCE 1986. WE DO NOT REGARD THE DISCUSSION OF CLAIMS
PENDING IN THE HAGUE AS A POLITICAL MATTER. FOR EXAMPLE,
FORMER LEGAL ADVISER CONRAD HARPER CONDUCTED DISCUSSIONS
RESULTING IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE IRAN AIR 655 CASE THAT
IRAN HAD BROUGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AND
OF CERTAIN BANK CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
THAT IRAN HAD BROUGHT BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL.
-- CLAIM DISCUSSIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL A SETTLEMENT
IS CONCLUDED, AND ARE HANDLED SOLELY ON A LEGAL AND
TECHNICAL BASIS. THEY DO NOT INVOLVE ANY POLITICAL
MATTERS. WE DO NOT ANNOUNCE THE DATES OF SUCH TALKS IN
ADVANCE.
Q. ARE SUCH TALKS UNDER WAY NOW?
A. LEGAL AND TECHNICAL EXCHANGES OCCUR REGULARLY IN THE
HAGUE.
IRAQ: MILK POWDER FOR IRAQI CHILDREN (IO)
Q. HAS THE U.S. BLOCKED THE DISTRIBUTION OF BABY MILK
POWDER?
A. IRAQ HAS ALLEGED RECENTLY THAT THE U.S. HAS BLOCKED
CONTRACTS FOR BABY MILK POWDER DESTINED FOR IRAQ. NOTHING
COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH. WE HAVE NEVER BLOCKED
BABY MILK POWDER FOR ANY REASON.
-- IRAQ REQUESTED AN ALLOCATION OF 8,100 METRIC TONS OF
MILK POWDER DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE "OIL-FOR-FOOD"
PROGRAM. CONTRACTS FOR THE ENTIRE ALLOCATION WERE APPROVED
BY THE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE.
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-- WE RECEIVED A REQUEST ON MONDAY FOR APPROVAL OF 1000
METRIC TONS OF MILK POWDER FROM TUNISIA -- WORTH NEARLY $3
MILLION. WE HAVE ALREADY RECOMMENDED TO THE UN THAT THE
REQUEST BE APPROVED. FOR SOME REASON, IRAQ INITIALLY
REQUESTED AN ALLOCATION OF ONLY 3,160 MT OF MILK POWDER FOR
PHASE I I . ASSUMING THAT THE REST OF THE SANCTIONS
COMMITTEE HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE TUNISIAN CONTRACT, WE
WILL HAVE APPROVED OVER 50& MORE BABY MILK POWDER UNDER
PHASE I I THAN IRAQ HAD INITIALLY REQUESTED.
-- THIS TUNISIAN CONTRACT FOR BABY MILK IS ONE OF $120
MILLION WORTH OF FOOD CONTRACTS THAT IRAQ ORIGINALLY
REQUESTED NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE. WE
HOPE THAT THE REMAINDER OF THAT GROUP OF CONTRACTS CAN BE
CONSIDERED SHORTLY.
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