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 07MEXICO2334, MEXICO ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 4-11, 2007

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. #07MEXICO2334.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07MEXICO2334 2007-05-11 18:30 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Mexico
VZCZCXRO2939
PP RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM
DE RUEHME #2334/01 1311830
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 111830Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6839
INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC
RHMFIUU/CDR USNORTHCOM
RHMFIUU/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 MEXICO 002334 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR A/S SHANNON 
STATE FOR WHA/MEX, WHA/EPSC, EB/IFD/OMA 
STATE FOR EB/ESC MCMANUS AND IZZO 
USDOC FOR 4320/ITA/MAC/WH/ONAFTA/ARUDMAN 
USDOC FOR ITS/TD/ENERGY DIVISION 
TREASURY FOR IA (ALICE FAIBISHENKO) 
DOE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS KDEUTSCH AND SLADISLAW 
STATE PASS TO USTR (EISSENSTAT/MELLE) 
STATE PASS TO FEDERAL RESERVE (CARLOS ARTETA) 
NSC FOR DAN FISK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL MX
SUBJECT: MEXICO ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 4-11, 2007 
 
REFL (A) 06 Mexico 3905; (B) 06 Mexico 1080 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: Inflation fell in April, despite 
price increases for some commodities. President 
Calderon is exploring how to proceed with fiscal 
reform. The United States and Mexico held the inaugural 
meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on 
Agriculture, and discussed implementing the final NAFTA 
provisions on agricultural products.  A planned 
teachers? strike failed to gain the support it had 
hoped for.  A major bond sale by the state of Hidalgo 
went off successfully. On May 21, the Supreme Court 
will publicly broadcast one of its sessions considering 
changes to the controversial April 2006 
telecommunications and broadcasting law, dubbed the 
?Televisa Law? because it favored Mexico?s powerful 
telecom and broadcasting oligopolies. End Summary. 
 
Inflation Falls in April 
------------------------ 
 
2.  (U) Consumer price inflation fell 0.06% in April, 
lowering the annual inflation rate to 3.99% from 4.21% 
in March.  The drop, which was in line with market 
expectations, brought inflation below the upper limit 
of what the central bank considers acceptable.  A Bank 
of Mexico (BOM) report said that lower electricity 
prices in two northern states as well as lower prices 
for onions and tourist services pulled consumer prices 
down, despite an increase in the price of tomatoes and 
rent.  Core inflation fell from 3.83% in March to 
3.66%. 
 
Political Maneuvering Over Fiscal Reform 
---------------------------------------- 
 
3. (U) President Calderon and members of his 
administration in recent weeks have been meeting with 
Congress to build support for fiscal reform.  As the 
PAN lacks a majority in Congress, it will need PRI 
support to pass the initiative.  PRI representatives 
have suggested to the press that they would only 
support the reform if more funds are released to the 
states (the PRI controls 53% of Mexican states).  PRI 
officials also have said they want the Agriculture, 
Development, and Environment Secretariats at the state 
level decentralized.  The PAN is likely to balk at both 
proposals.  Meanwhile, PAN Senator Gustavo Madero, the 
head of the Senate Finance Committee, called for 
levying the VAT on food and medicine -- a move that the 
PRI has said publicly it will not support.  Movement in 
the debate is unlikely to come before State of Yucatan 
elections on May 20. 
 
Opening Final NAFTA Chapters on Agriculture 
------------------------------------------- 
 
4.  (U) The United States and Mexico held the inaugural 
meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on 
Agriculture (CCA) May 8, following renewal of the 
bilateral forum by the two governments in March 2007. 
Mark E. Keenum, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, and Ambassador Richard T. Crowder, Chief 
Agricultural Trade Negotiator of the Office of the U.S. 
Trade Representative, led the U.S. delegation.  Under 
Secretary Beatriz Leycegui of the Ministry of the 
 
SIPDIS 
Economy (Economia) and Under Secretary Francisco Lopez 
Tostado of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, 
Rural Development, Fisheries, and Food Supply (SAGARPA) 
led the delegation from Mexico.  Key among the issues 
discussed was full implementation of the remaining 
NAFTA provisions on opening trade in North America?s 
corn, bean, milk, and sugar sectors.  Among other 
 
MEXICO 00002334  002 OF 003 
 
 
outcomes, the parties agreed to conduct several 
technical assistance projects in Mexico in the corn and 
dry bean areas to help prepare Mexican producers for 
NAFTA implementation.  Officials also discussed pending 
U.S. and Mexican farm legislation, biotechnology, and a 
number of sanitary and phytosanitary issues. 
 
National Teachers? Strike Fizzles 
--------------------------------- 
 
4.  (SBU) For some time the CNTE, a non-conformist 
faction within the National Teachers? Union (SNTE), has 
been organizing a national strike to protest the 
Mexican government?s late March approval of a pension 
(and health care) reform law for federal civil 
servants.  The strike, which finally took place on May 
7, was supposed to shut down schools all over Mexico 
and CNTE reportedly told the media that the labor 
action could go on indefinitely.  PRD politicians in 
the lower house of the Mexican Congress predicted that 
violence could breakout if the reform law was not 
changed. When the strike actually took place it was far 
from the national work stoppage the CNTE had advertised 
and in fact was only noticeable in 6 states.  The 
starkly limited results of this ?national? strike is 
both a commentary on the mixed feelings Mexicans have 
about the pension reform law (ISSSTE) and the poor 
state of inter-union relations in Mexico?s organized 
labor movement. 
 
State Public Finance Success 
---------------------------- 
 
5.  (U) The upcoming bond sale reported in Mexico 2202 
occurred as expected on May 10, and was a major 
success.  The total amount of the sale was Mexican 
pesos 2,450,000,000 (USD $226,851,851).  The state 
revolving fund for the state of Hidalgo received offers 
from over 20 institutions for Mexican pesos 6.8 
billion, demand exceeding supply by roughly 2.7 times. 
The spread is 14 basis points lower than the previous 
record rate for a bond issuance by the state of 
Chihuahua.  The Hidalgo state treasurer?s office told 
USAID that they are thrilled with the result, and very 
appreciative of the support they received through the 
US Embassy for this effort to provide states and 
municipalities with greater sources of financing. 
Thanks to USAID technical assistance provided through 
Evensen Dodge, the bond issuance was rated at AAA.Mx, 
Mexico?s highest rating.  Since the bond rating for the 
state of Hidalgo is only A.Mx, the state of Hidalgo, 
its municipalities and parastatal enterprises can now 
obtain financing under more favorable terms through 
this new state revolving fund. 
 
Supreme Court Considers Changes to Televisa Law 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
6. (U) Last year, 47 Senators filed a constitutional 
challenge to the so-called Televisa Law, changes to the 
Federal Radio and Television Law passed by the Mexican 
Senate in April 2006 (Refs A and B).  The Supreme Court 
will finally hear the case behind closed doors on May 
14-18. On May 21, the judges will meet with experts 
from several universities and organizations. This 
session will be broadcast on television.  The judges? 
considerations will be based on a 500-page draft 
decision currently available on the web at 
http://200.38.86.53/NR/rdonlyres/86289019-526 E-4A3E- 
89F4-15BDC8F0FECF/0/AccionInconstitucional262 006v1.pdf. 
This draft proposes elimination of five articles. Among 
them is article 28, which favors the current 
oligopolies by stating that broadcasting companies that 
currently have spectrum (granted by the government to 
 
MEXICO 00002334  003 OF 003 
 
 
transfer from analogue to digital) can keep it without 
being obliged to pay any fee for the privilege. 
Another proposed change would eliminate the article 
that gives the Senate the power to reject Cofetel 
commissioners. That article was a partial 
implementation of an OECD recommendation to require a 
Congressional confirmation process for COFETEL 
commissioners. At the time it was passed, the bill was 
seen by some experts as making some progress toward 
modernizing telecommunications, such as allowing for 
public auctions of frequencies.  Others expressed 
concern that community stations unable to bid on 
frequencies would be pushed off the air. Many experts 
criticized the bill for failing to eliminate unfair 
practices, and leaving power with the oligopolies that 
dominate telecom and broadcasting in Mexico.  (See 
Septel for additional reporting.) 
 
Garza