Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 04HANOI3424, MINISTRY OF SECURITY NEWSPAPER ACCUSES UNHCR OF

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #04HANOI3424.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
04HANOI3424 2004-12-30 09:39 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Hanoi
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 HANOI 003424 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV AND PRM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PHUM PREF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
SUBJECT: MINISTRY OF SECURITY NEWSPAPER ACCUSES UNHCR OF 
WRONGDOING 
 
REF: A) HANOI 2864, B) HANOI 3392, C) HCMC 1590, D) HANOI 
 
3215 
 
1. (SBU) An Ninh The Gioi (World Security), a newspaper 
published by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), printed 
a long article (excerpted below) on December 29 accusing two 
UNHCR employees  - Westerner Katy Grant and ethnic 
Vietnamese Y Xuan - of having links with separatist groups 
and attempting to cause instability in Vietnam's Central 
Highlands by encouraging refugee outflows.  The article 
alleges that UNHCR camps contain terrible conditions, and 
the two camp employees use threats of violence to keep 
residents in line.  It claims that thirteen attempted 
migrants who returned to Vietnam in October (Ref. A) were 
only allowed to leave after they agreed to become "Dega" 
revolutionaries.  Upon arriving in Vietnam, however, they 
revealed the plot to authorities. 
 
2. (SBU) A UNHCR source told poloff that the article was 
"very, very bad," but attributed it to the "view of some 
people" and not the "strategy of the Government of Vietnam 
towards the UNHCR."  He confirmed that Grant and Y Xuan were 
employees of UNHCR, though not staff members.  Speaking to 
the press, Thamrongsak Meechubot, UNHCR Representative in 
Cambodia, rejected the allegations as "clearly baseless." 
Our source posited that the article was triggered by MPS 
fears of attempted protests and a mass border crossing from 
the Central Highlands on Christmas, which did not in the end 
occur (Refs. B and C).  This was an attempt by the MPS to 
pass the blame for a border crossing onto foreign 
instigators, rather than domestic problems, he suggested. 
 
3. (SBU) Comment:  While exaggerated propaganda in 
Vietnamese newspapers is not unusual, such specific charges 
against UNHCR employees are surprising.  The allegations 
appear to be largely the result of interrogations of the 
thirteen Montagnards who returned to Vietnam in October, who 
likely prepared a story to excuse their attempted migration. 
Unfortunately we cannot dismiss the allegations as only the 
views of a conservative faction in the MPS.  The claims were 
echoed by MFA Americas Department Director General Nguyen 
Duc Hung in his December 24 demarche to the Charge (Ref. B), 
and may be taken as true by a number of more liberal GVN 
officials.  If so, we fear that they may derail the budding 
dtente between the GVN and UNHCR. (Ref. D)  End Comment 
 
 
//Begin Unofficial Embassy Partial Translation// 
 
An Ninh The Gioi, December 29, 2004 
 
THE WRONGDOINGS OF SEVERAL UNHCR STAFF? 
 
On October 9, 2004, 13 ethnic minority individuals from the 
Central Highlands returned to Dak Nong Province from the 
"Temporary Residence Camp" set up by the UNHCR in Phnom 
Penh.  However, in truth it was not "voluntary 
repatriation;" they were asked to intrude into Vietnam 
illegally to entice and incite others to go, creating 
security disorders in the Central Highlands.  Surprisingly, 
the ones who ordered, forced and organized this trip are 
UNHCR staff in Cambodia. 
 
A Ring to Bring People Across the Border 
---------------------------------------- 
 
Owing to geographical location and history, the Mo-Nong, Gia 
Rai, Ede... ethnic people have had fraternal relations with 
those of the same ethnicities in Cambodia, especially in 
areas close to the border.  Taking advantage of this factor, 
reactionary forces, which do not want a stable Central 
Highlands, enticed and paid a number of individuals from 
Cambodia to join with their relatives in Dak Nong to form 
rings to illegally bring people across the border.  Dieu 
Klo, aka Ma Duyen, is an important part of this attempt. 
When the FULRO exiles attempted to build the Dega 
Protestantism, and an independent Dega State, Ma Duyen 
secretly met with several individuals... in order to incite 
 
SIPDIS 
them to join him.  Since June 2002, these individuals have 
had many meetings with a leader named Dieu N'Gai to map out 
ways to create disorders in the localities, to collect 
information, fabricate it into reports, then send them to Ma 
Duyen.  Ma Duyen was supposed to send it to the United 
Nations, but in fact he sent it to UNHCR in Cambodia.  In 
March 2004, leader Dieu N'Gai told his men to flee to 
Cambodia, then leave for the U.S. from there.  As soon as Ma 
Duyen arrived in Cambodia, Y Xuan, a UNHCR camp employee, 
along with other FULRO leaders, provided Ma Duyen with 
"lessons" with fabricated contents to learn by heart.... 
 
Temporary Residence Camp No. 1 -- The Hell 
------------------------------------------ 
 
The camp has two sections.  Newcomers stay in one room on 
the second floor of a three-story building.  Each floor has 
three rooms.  Ninety-one people including ten Ede, 26 Mo 
Nong, and the rest Gia Rai crowd in one narrow, stinking 
room.  The camp is surrounded by four-meter high walls, and 
well guarded by four Cambodian police officers taking turns. 
These 91 individuals share one water tank and two WCs, on 
the average each person takes a bath once a week, sometimes 
once every two weeks.  One camp member can have only three 
kilograms of rice, 100 grams of meat, two eggs, some salt 
and vegetables for a week.  Recalling the days in the camp, 
Dieu Maih bitterly said "in the camp, you are considered as 
pigs.  Pigs even have more to eat to grow.  They don't need 
us to grow, so we were hungry all the time...." 
 
Unable to wait to go to a third or fourth country by sitting 
like caged animals, the group of 26 Mo Nong people staged a 
protest.  The UNHCR representatives at the camp has showed 
their "humanitarian mission" and "human rights values" by 
inciting the other 75 individuals to suppress and 
threatening, even beating the 26 Mo Nong.  In this case, the 
Cambodian police had to intervene.  Also by encouraging camp 
members to entice and bring more people there from Vietnam, 
some people representing the UNHCR are apparently turning 
the task for collecting refugees into business 
opportunities. 
 
Temporary Residence Camp or Training School for Violence? 
--------------------------------------------- ------------ 
 
Four days after receiving a request to leave the camp by a 
group of 13 people, on May 30, 2004, Y Xuan and Dieu Day 
convened all camp members and declared that the UNHCR would 
not allow anyone to return.  The season Y Xuan stated was 
that the trip back to Vietnam would reveal the ring to 
illegally bring people here from Vietnam, and FULRO 
activities. 
 
Unable to wait any longer, this group of 13 individuals 
began to agitate.  Their moments lifted the disguise of the 
UNHCR.  Katy Grant, camp deputy head, along with Y Xuan had 
private talks with each of the individuals: "Once back in 
Vietnam, you should try to work for Dega.  When the Dega 
revolution succeeds, you'll get big rewards, and hold 
certain positions.  If you don't follow us, you'll be 
punished".  Katy even trained those men how to deal with 
police by making a disguise or cover.  She said "once in 
Vietnam, you need to immediately report to the local 
authorities.  Tell them that it was too difficult in the 
camp, you were left hungry and even beaten so that the 
authorities would not suspect you.  In any case, don't 
mention any contact with UNHCR and your tasks."  Katy showed 
that she is far-sighted by saying that "to avoid attention, 
you should be back to normal when you are in the village. 
Don't work for us until after two months have passed."  "If 
you work effectively, UNHCR will provide you with equipment 
and money." 
 
Accepting to work for Katy Grant and other extremists in the 
camp was the only way to escape from their plight; 
therefore, the 13 individuals agreed.  On October 5 they 
left for Vietnam.  But they were aware that they were doing 
the wrong thing, so they confessed the truth as soon as they 
arrived home.... 
 
It is surprising and shameful that Katy Grant and Y Xuan, as 
representatives of (the UNHCR) are on purpose turning this 
camp into a place for enticing people and training them how 
to create disorders.  Katy Grant and Y Xuan know clearly 
that Vietnam does not have religious or ethnic conflicts; 
the State of Vietnam has always been striving to bring about 
a more stable, developed and richer life for all ethnic 
groups nationwide including those in the Central Highlands. 
Therefore, no one in the temporary residence camp is 
eligible to be considered refugees.  By accepting and 
supporting it, they contribute to greatly interfering in 
Vietnam's internal affairs, independence and sovereignty.... 
 
The final point is that we don't understand if UNHCR knows 
or does not know about these illegal and ill-intentioned 
activities by its staff such as Katy Grant and Y Xuan.  If 
it does, we can never understand why this organization has 
not taken any measures to prevent or correct its staff.  In 
the meantime, it always says that its mission is 
"humanitarian." 
By Nguyen Hong Lam 
 
//End Unofficial Embassy Partial Translation// 
 
BOARDMAN