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 08RANGOON387, FOLLOWING THE RELIEF SUPPLY CHAIN

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. #08RANGOON387.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08RANGOON387 2008-05-15 10:28 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Rangoon
VZCZCXRO5052
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH RUEHTRO
DE RUEHGO #0387/01 1361028
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 151028Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7610
INFO RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 1198
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 4742
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 8286
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 5848
RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 1601
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1620
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 RANGOON 000387 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/MLS, DRL, AND IO 
PACOM FOR FPA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM BM
SUBJECT: FOLLOWING THE RELIEF SUPPLY CHAIN 
 
REF: RANGOON 365 
 
RANGOON 00000387  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary.  U Aung Tun Khaing of the Department of 
Social Welfare explained a three-part system through which 
the GOB has thus far delivered 1,816 tons of international 
relief supplies to Cyclone Nargis victims.  The supplies, 
transported to the affected regions primarily by ship, reach 
twenty townships in the Irrawaddy delta.  Several other 
governments, including the German, Swiss, and Singaporean 
governments, deliver aid through INGOs, the UN, or the GOB. 
We spoke with contacts from Adventist Relief and Development 
Agency (ADRA) who asserted that their representatives had 
been misquoted in the May 14 New York Times article on 
Cyclone Nargis assistance and stated ADRA had no indication 
that the GOB was diverting supplies from storm victims.  End 
Summary. 
 
Where the Burmese Say It All Goes 
--------------------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) The GOB has created a network of distribution camps 
throughout the Irrawaddy delta region that gets supplies to 
Cyclone Nargis victims efficiently, explained U Aung Tun 
Khaing, Acting Director General of the Department of Social 
Welfare.  The Department of Social Welfare has created a base 
office in Rangoon and coordinates the distribution of relief 
to the delta.  The staging grounds that the government has 
established are in Pathein and Rangoon.  The GOB feeds 
supplies to the cyclone-devastated delta region from both. 
In response to Poloff's question of whether it would be more 
efficient to take C-130 aircraft to Pathein, U Aung Tun 
Khaing indicated that the airport does not have the 
infrastructure to receive shipments there.  He added that 
most supplies to the delta went to areas closer to Rangoon. 
 
3. (SBU) From Rangoon and Pathein, relief supplies are 
transported to four intermediary camps, located in Labutta, 
Myaung Mya, Bogale, and Mawlamyine Island.  These camps are 
in the worst-hit areas, where supplies can go directly to the 
victims, said U Aung Tun Khaing.  While he did not have a 
list of where donated relief supplies from the USG or other 
donors go, he showed Poloff a list of the twenty townships 
that donated supplies have reached.  As of the evening of May 
14, 1,816.02 tons of donated relief supplies had been 
distributed by ship, helicopter and truck.  The list that U 
Aung Tun Khaing provided showed that about 80 percent of 
international relief reaches the delta region by ship.  The 
GOB transports the remainder by helicopter (9 percent) and 
truck (11 percent).  This tracks with a report in the 
government newspaper, New Light of Myanmar, on May 15 that 
2,300 kilograms of tents, tarps, medicine, bottled water, 
rice, clothes, and utensils had been sent by helicopter to 
Bogale township the previous day.  Of the twenty townships in 
the delta region that relief supplies have reached, the 
greatest amount goes to Pyapon, Mawbin, Bogale, Dedaye, and 
Pathein. 
 
Donations from Other Countries 
------------------------------ 
 
4. (SBU) Several other countries have delivered relief 
supplies to Burma in the past few days.  Early on the morning 
of May 15, a flight from Germany delivered seven water 
purification systems, including three that can desalinate 
water.  They passed the systems directly to the World Food 
Program (WFP), said Christian Scheibe of the German Embassy. 
While they are limited in what they can do to monitor the 
effect of the systems, Scheibe hoped that relief workers 
would gain access to the delta "soon" to assist in 
monitoring.  The German Ambassador expressed concern that 
they might not be set up properly without German experts to 
install, but expressed confidence that the purification units 
would go to the delta. 
 
5. (SBU) The Swiss Ambassador from Bangkok arrived to deliver 
a shipment of goods to the Adventist Development and Relief 
Agency (ADRA).  Hans Peter Lenz of the Swiss Agency for 
 
RANGOON 00000387  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
Development and Cooperation explained that the Swiss 
government has worked with ADRA in the past and the group has 
worked in the Irrawaddy delta region for the past two years 
with good access to the area.  Lenz arrived from Switzerland 
on May 9 and hoped to reach the delta region himself soon. 
He noted, however, that he is not sure when the GOB will 
grant him permission to travel. 
 
6.  (SBU) Singaporean Ambassador Robert Chua has overseen 
small daily shipments of medicine from a private charity in 
Singapore since last week.  He explained that he operates off 
of the assurances of the GOB that supplies reach cyclone 
victims.  He admitted that he does not know exactly where 
supplies go, but hoped to get better information and access 
later.  Ambassador Chua said that even if some supplies have 
been diverted, he had confidence that relief goods were 
making it directly to the victims of the cyclone and 
therefore, he was helping. 
 
UN and INGO Perspectives 
------------------------ 
 
7. (SBU) Acting UN Resident Coordinator Dan Baker assured us 
employees in the delta had seen no evidence assistance was 
being diverted.  He assured us also that the UN would ask its 
employees to watch for U.S. relief goods being delivered on 
the ground. 
 
8. (SBU) Contacts from ADRA asserted that their 
representatives had been misquoted in yesterday's New York 
Times article that reported assistance was being diverted. 
Today ADRA representatives assured us that they had no 
indication the GOB had diverted any of its aid.  They further 
explained that they have no indication that aid diversion is 
a growing problem.  All of their requests for visas for 
international visitors have been granted.  Thus far, they 
have been able to deliver aid unimpeded to all places they 
have tried to access. 
 
9. (SBU) Comment: All donors and the UN recognize the 
political sensitivity of reports of donated relief supplies 
being diverted.  The UN and INGOs are trying to monitor from 
the receiving end in the delta.  In the contacts we have made 
with the Ministry of Social Welfare, officials indicated 
their willingness to be transparent in where the relief 
supplies are going, and we will continue to monitor local 
markets for donated goods regularly.  End Comment. 
VILLAROSA