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 07HELSINKI351, A CLEAR CHANGE OF TONE: FINNISH FOREIGN MINISTER

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. #07HELSINKI351.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07HELSINKI351 2007-05-14 13:52 2011-04-24 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Helsinki
VZCZCXYZ0005
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHHE #0351 1341352
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 141352Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY HELSINKI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3347
INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L HELSINKI 000351 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/14/2017 
TAGS: PREL PGOV MOPS NATO EUN FI
SUBJECT: A CLEAR CHANGE OF TONE: FINNISH FOREIGN MINISTER 
KEEN ON IMPROVING TRANS-ATLANTIC RELATIONS 
 
REF: HELSINKI 321 
 
Classified By: PolChief Greg Thome, Reasons 1.5 (b) (d). 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Kanerva underscored to 
Ambassador Ware the new GOF's intention to improve the US- 
Finnish bilateral relationship, and he highlighted the 
shared foreign policy challenges the US and the EU face in 
Russia.  The Ambassador urged more Finnish funding for 
peacekeeping operations (PKO).  She also encouraged Kanerva 
to use his June meeting with the Secretary to describe 
exactly how Finland intends to become more involved in NATO 
and in collaborating with the US to implement the Freedom 
Agenda in Russia and the new neighborhood.  END SUMMARY. 
 
A Strong NATO is Key to a Strong EU 
----------------------------------- 
2. (SBU) On May 11, Ambassador Ware made her first call on 
Finland's new Foreign Minister, Ilkka Kanerva.  Kanerva 
opened by highlighting trans-Atlantic relations and the new 
GOF's attitude toward NATO.  While there are no specific 
bilateral problems, he said, the GOF is committed to 
improving the tone and promoting "the vital nature of the 
Finnish-USA relationship."  The Ambassador thanked Kanerva 
for helping set a new tone for the relationship, noting 
that it was already evident.  She added that when 
differences of opinion did arise, she welcomed addressing 
those frankly and openly, but via diplomatic channels -- 
not through the press.  Kanerva discretely acknowledged the 
allusion to his predecessor, and wholeheartedly concurred. 
 
3. (SBU) Within the context of the new GOF's focus on 
improved trans-Atlantic relations, Kanerva said that 
civilian and military crisis management (CM) are a key 
component.  EU and NATO CM efforts must complement one 
another, he continued, because for the EU to be strong and 
promote its values in Europe and beyond, it depends on 
collaboration with NATO.  Although not a NATO member, 
Finland can and will take a more active role in promoting 
EU-NATO collaboration, he added.  Kanerva then established 
a clean break from the previous government, stating clearly 
that "we do not intend to hide our NATO agenda.  We will 
discuss it."  He welcomed the Ambassador's arguments in 
favor of increased annual CM budgets to allow for more 
Finnish peacekeepers in the field, and he also noted that 
the GOF intends to join the Strategic Airlift Consortium. 
 
A Shared Challenge: Russia 
-------------------------- 
4. (C) Turning to our shared foreign policy challenges, 
Kanerva said good relations with Russia were an imperative 
for Finland.  However, Moscow's recent behavior toward 
Estonia and Kosovo made this difficult, and EU-Russia 
relations had clearly become strained.  Kanerva underscored 
the GOF's solidarity with Tallinn during the Bronze Statue 
crisis and reminded us of his public calls for a joint EU 
policy response to Russia's heavy-handed tactics.  He also 
referred with some dismay to the strange letter Russian FM 
Lavrov sent to several EU foreign ministers, describing it 
as "unsophisticated" and inappropriately worded.  Clearly, 
he added, the GOF did not agree with Lavrov's version of 
events.  Likewise, the GOF shares US concerns about 
Russia's response in Kosovo and the likelihood that Moscow 
will veto a UNSCR on final status.  Kanerva and the 
Ambassador agreed that the Secretary's visit to Moscow and 
the EU-Russia Summit -- both scheduled for the week of May 
14 -- offered important opportunities for the US and the EU 
to send a unified message to Russia on these and other 
issues of concern. 
 
A Clear Finnish Agenda for June Bilateral 
----------------------------------------- 
5. (SBU) Regarding Kanerva's scheduled June bilateral with 
the Secretary, the Ambassador urged him to present a clear 
agenda as to how Finland can show leadership in bolstering 
trans-Atlantic relations; in enhancing crisis management; 
and in collaborating with the US to implement the Freedom 
Agenda.  Highlighting the new GOF's plans to join the NATO 
Response Force (NRF) and the Strategic Air Consortium would 
be a good start, as would confirmation of plans to 
eventually take leadership of a PRT in Afghanistan.  But of 
equal importance would some type of Finnish roadmap 
regarding how the GOF can work with the US to promote 
democracy and transformation in Russia, Belarus, or the 
Balkans.  Kanerva acknowledged that Finland played this 
kind of role in the Baltic states prior to their joining 
the EU, and assured us that he would go to Washington with 
an agenda to share. 
WARE