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

### Articles

Brazil Sri Lanka United Kingdom Sweden 00. Editorial United States Latin America Egypt Jordan Yemen Thailand

### Browse latest releases

2010/11 2010/12 2011/01 2011/02 2011/03 2011/04 2011/05 2011/06 2011/07 2011/08
2010/11/28 2010/11/29 2010/11/30
2010/12/01 2010/12/02 2010/12/03 2010/12/04 2010/12/05 2010/12/06 2010/12/07 2010/12/08 2010/12/09 2010/12/10 2010/12/11 2010/12/12 2010/12/13 2010/12/14 2010/12/15 2010/12/16 2010/12/17 2010/12/18 2010/12/19 2010/12/20 2010/12/21 2010/12/22 2010/12/23 2010/12/25 2010/12/26 2010/12/27 2010/12/28 2010/12/29 2010/12/30
2011/01/01 2011/01/02 2011/01/04 2011/01/05 2011/01/07 2011/01/09 2011/01/11 2011/01/12 2011/01/13 2011/01/14 2011/01/15 2011/01/16 2011/01/17 2011/01/18 2011/01/19 2011/01/20 2011/01/21 2011/01/22 2011/01/23 2011/01/24 2011/01/25 2011/01/26 2011/01/27 2011/01/28 2011/01/29 2011/01/30 2011/01/31
2011/02/01 2011/02/02 2011/02/03 2011/02/04 2011/02/05 2011/02/06 2011/02/07 2011/02/08 2011/02/09 2011/02/10 2011/02/11 2011/02/12 2011/02/13 2011/02/14 2011/02/15 2011/02/16 2011/02/17 2011/02/18 2011/02/19 2011/02/20 2011/02/21 2011/02/22 2011/02/23 2011/02/24 2011/02/25 2011/02/26 2011/02/27 2011/02/28
2011/03/01 2011/03/02 2011/03/03 2011/03/04 2011/03/05 2011/03/06 2011/03/07 2011/03/08 2011/03/09 2011/03/10 2011/03/11 2011/03/13 2011/03/14 2011/03/15 2011/03/16 2011/03/17 2011/03/18 2011/03/19 2011/03/20 2011/03/21 2011/03/22 2011/03/23 2011/03/24 2011/03/25 2011/03/26 2011/03/27 2011/03/28 2011/03/29 2011/03/30 2011/03/31
2011/04/01 2011/04/02 2011/04/03 2011/04/04 2011/04/05 2011/04/06 2011/04/07 2011/04/08 2011/04/09 2011/04/10 2011/04/11 2011/04/12 2011/04/13 2011/04/14 2011/04/15 2011/04/16 2011/04/17 2011/04/18 2011/04/19 2011/04/20 2011/04/21 2011/04/22 2011/04/23 2011/04/24 2011/04/25 2011/04/26 2011/04/27 2011/04/28 2011/04/29 2011/04/30
2011/05/01 2011/05/02 2011/05/03 2011/05/04 2011/05/05 2011/05/06 2011/05/07 2011/05/09 2011/05/10 2011/05/11 2011/05/12 2011/05/13 2011/05/14 2011/05/15 2011/05/16 2011/05/17 2011/05/18 2011/05/19 2011/05/20 2011/05/21 2011/05/22 2011/05/23 2011/05/24 2011/05/25 2011/05/26 2011/05/27 2011/05/28 2011/05/29 2011/05/30 2011/05/31
2011/06/01 2011/06/02 2011/06/03 2011/06/04 2011/06/05 2011/06/06 2011/06/07 2011/06/08 2011/06/09 2011/06/10 2011/06/11 2011/06/12 2011/06/13 2011/06/14 2011/06/15 2011/06/16 2011/06/17 2011/06/18 2011/06/19 2011/06/20 2011/06/21 2011/06/22 2011/06/23 2011/06/24 2011/06/25 2011/06/26 2011/06/27 2011/06/28 2011/06/29 2011/06/30
2011/07/01 2011/07/02 2011/07/04 2011/07/05 2011/07/06 2011/07/07 2011/07/08 2011/07/10 2011/07/11 2011/07/12 2011/07/13 2011/07/14 2011/07/15 2011/07/16 2011/07/17 2011/07/18 2011/07/19 2011/07/20 2011/07/21 2011/07/22 2011/07/23 2011/07/25 2011/07/27 2011/07/28 2011/07/29 2011/07/31
2011/08/01 2011/08/02 2011/08/03 2011/08/05 2011/08/06 2011/08/07 2011/08/08 2011/08/10 2011/08/11 2011/08/12 2011/08/13 2011/08/15 2011/08/16 2011/08/17 2011/08/19 2011/08/21 2011/08/22 2011/08/23 2011/08/24 2011/08/25

### Browse by creation date

66 72 73 75 79 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
1966/12
1972/02 1972/03 1972/08
1973/04 1973/10
1975/03
1979/08
1985/01 1985/02 1985/03 1985/04 1985/05 1985/06 1985/10
1986/02 1986/05 1986/08 1986/09 1986/11 1986/12
1987/04 1987/06 1987/07 1987/09 1987/12
1988/01 1988/03 1988/04 1988/07 1988/08 1988/09 1988/10 1988/11 1988/12
1989/01 1989/03 1989/04 1989/06 1989/09 1989/11 1989/12
1990/01 1990/02 1990/03 1990/07 1990/08 1990/10 1990/11 1990/12
1991/01 1991/03 1991/05 1991/06 1991/07 1991/08 1991/09 1991/10 1991/11
1992/01 1992/03 1992/04 1992/05 1992/06 1992/07 1992/08 1992/09 1992/10 1992/11 1992/12
1993/01 1993/02 1993/04 1993/07 1993/10 1993/11 1993/12
1994/01 1994/02 1994/03 1994/04 1994/05 1994/06 1994/08 1994/11 1994/12
1995/01 1995/02 1995/03 1995/04 1995/05 1995/06 1995/07 1995/08 1995/09 1995/10 1995/11 1995/12
1996/06 1996/07 1996/08 1996/09 1996/11
1997/01 1997/02 1997/03 1997/04 1997/05 1997/06 1997/08 1997/09 1997/10 1997/11 1997/12
1998/02 1998/03 1998/05 1998/07 1998/08 1998/11 1998/12
1999/01 1999/09 1999/10 1999/11 1999/12
2000/04 2000/05 2000/06 2000/07 2000/08 2000/09 2000/10 2000/11 2000/12
2001/01 2001/02 2001/03 2001/04 2001/05 2001/06 2001/07 2001/08 2001/09 2001/10 2001/11 2001/12
2002/01 2002/02 2002/03 2002/04 2002/05 2002/06 2002/07 2002/08 2002/09 2002/10 2002/11 2002/12
2003/01 2003/02 2003/03 2003/04 2003/05 2003/06 2003/07 2003/08 2003/09 2003/10 2003/11 2003/12
2004/01 2004/02 2004/03 2004/04 2004/05 2004/06 2004/07 2004/08 2004/09 2004/10 2004/11 2004/12
2005/01 2005/02 2005/03 2005/04 2005/05 2005/06 2005/07 2005/08 2005/09 2005/10 2005/11 2005/12
2006/01 2006/02 2006/03 2006/04 2006/05 2006/06 2006/07 2006/08 2006/09 2006/10 2006/11 2006/12
2007/01 2007/02 2007/03 2007/04 2007/05 2007/06 2007/07 2007/08 2007/09 2007/10 2007/11 2007/12
2008/01 2008/02 2008/03 2008/04 2008/05 2008/06 2008/07 2008/08 2008/09 2008/10 2008/11 2008/12
2009/01 2009/02 2009/03 2009/04 2009/05 2009/06 2009/07 2009/08 2009/09 2009/10 2009/11 2009/12
2010/01 2010/02

### 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
Embassy Athens Embassy Asuncion Embassy Astana Embassy Asmara Embassy Ashgabat Embassy Apia Embassy Antananarivo Embassy Ankara Embassy Amman Embassy Algiers Embassy Addis Ababa Embassy Accra Embassy Abuja Embassy Abu Dhabi Embassy Abidjan Consulate Auckland Consulate Amsterdam Consulate Alexandria Consulate Adana American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embasy Bonn Embassy Bujumbura Embassy Buenos Aires Embassy Budapest Embassy Bucharest Embassy Brussels Embassy Bridgetown Embassy Brazzaville Embassy Bratislava Embassy Brasilia Embassy Bogota Embassy Bishkek Embassy Bern Embassy Berlin Embassy Belmopan Embassy Belgrade Embassy Beirut Embassy Beijing Embassy Banjul Embassy Bangui Embassy Bangkok Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan Embassy Bamako Embassy Baku Embassy Baghdad Consulate Belfast Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Cotonou Embassy Copenhagen Embassy Conakry Embassy Colombo Embassy Chisinau Embassy Caracas Embassy Canberra Embassy Cairo Consulate Curacao Consulate Ciudad Juarez Consulate Chiang Mai Consulate Chennai Consulate Chengdu Consulate Casablanca Consulate Cape Town Consulate Calgary
Embassy Dushanbe Embassy Dublin Embassy Doha Embassy Djibouti Embassy Dili Embassy Dhaka Embassy Dar Es Salaam Embassy Damascus Embassy Dakar DIR FSINFATC Consulate Dusseldorf Consulate Durban Consulate Dubai Consulate Dhahran
Embassy Freetown Consulate Fukuoka Consulate Frankfurt
Embassy Guatemala Embassy Grenada Embassy Georgetown Embassy Gaborone Consulate Guayaquil Consulate Guangzhou Consulate Guadalajara
Embassy Helsinki Embassy Harare Embassy Hanoi Consulate Hong Kong Consulate Ho Chi Minh City Consulate Hermosillo Consulate Hamilton Consulate Hamburg Consulate Halifax
Iran RPO Dubai Embassy Islamabad Consulate Izmir Consulate Istanbul
Embassy Jakarta Consulate Johannesburg Consulate Jerusalem Consulate Jeddah
Embassy Kyiv Embassy Kuwait Embassy Kuala Lumpur Embassy Kolonia Embassy Kinshasa Embassy Kingston Embassy Kigali Embassy Khartoum Embassy Kathmandu Embassy Kampala Embassy Kabul Consulate Krakow Consulate Kolkata Consulate Karachi Consulate Kaduna
Embassy Luxembourg Embassy Lusaka Embassy Luanda Embassy London Embassy Lome Embassy Ljubljana Embassy Lisbon Embassy Lima Embassy Lilongwe Embassy Libreville Embassy La Paz Consulate Leipzig Consulate Lahore Consulate Lagos
Mission USOSCE Mission USNATO Mission UNESCO Mission Geneva Embassy Muscat Embassy Moscow Embassy Montevideo Embassy Monrovia Embassy Mogadishu Embassy Minsk Embassy Mexico Embassy Mbabane Embassy Maseru Embassy Maputo Embassy Manila Embassy Manama Embassy Managua Embassy Malabo Embassy Madrid Consulate Munich Consulate Mumbai Consulate Montreal Consulate Monterrey Consulate Milan Consulate Merida Consulate Melbourne Consulate Matamoros Consulate Marseille
Embassy Nouakchott Embassy Nicosia Embassy Niamey Embassy New Delhi Embassy Ndjamena Embassy Nassau Embassy Nairobi Consulate Nuevo Laredo Consulate Naples Consulate Naha Consulate Nagoya
Embassy Ouagadougou Embassy Ottawa Embassy Oslo Consulate Osaka Kobe
Embassy Pristina Embassy Pretoria Embassy Praia Embassy Prague Embassy Port Of Spain Embassy Port Moresby Embassy Port Louis Embassy Port Au Prince Embassy Podgorica Embassy Phnom Penh Embassy Paris Embassy Paramaribo Embassy Panama Consulate Ponta Delgada Consulate Peshawar
Embassy Quito Consulate Quebec
REO Mosul REO Kirkuk REO Hillah REO Basrah Embassy Rome Embassy Riyadh Embassy Riga Embassy Reykjavik Embassy Rangoon Embassy Rabat Consulate Rio De Janeiro Consulate Recife
Secretary of State Embassy Suva Embassy Stockholm Embassy Sofia Embassy Skopje Embassy Singapore Embassy Seoul Embassy Sarajevo Embassy Santo Domingo Embassy Santiago Embassy Sanaa Embassy San Salvador Embassy San Jose Consulate Surabaya Consulate Strasbourg Consulate St Petersburg Consulate Shenyang Consulate Shanghai Consulate Sapporo Consulate Sao Paulo
Embassy Tunis Embassy Tripoli Embassy Tokyo Embassy Tirana Embassy The Hague Embassy Tel Aviv Embassy Tehran Embassy Tegucigalpa Embassy Tbilisi Embassy Tashkent Embassy Tallinn Consulate Toronto Consulate Tijuana Consulate Thessaloniki
USUN New York USMISSION USTR GENEVA USEU Brussels US Office Almaty US Mission Geneva US Mission CD Geneva US Interests Section Havana US Delegation, Secretary US Delegation FEST TWO UNVIE UN Rome Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Embassy Vilnius Embassy Vientiane Embassy Vienna Embassy Vatican Embassy Valletta Consulate Vladivostok Consulate Vancouver
Embassy Windhoek Embassy Wellington Embassy Warsaw
Embassy Yerevan Embassy Yaounde Consulate Yekaterinburg
Embassy Zagreb

### 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
AF ADANA ASEC AFIN AMGT AE AORC AID AR AO AU ASEAN AGOA AFGHANISTAN AFFAIRS AMED APER ASECARP APEC AEMR AS AA ANET AFLU ABLD AL ASUP AJ APECO AMER ABUD AODE AM AFSN AESC AND AG ALOW AROC AVIANFLU ATRN ACOA AEGR AMGMT AADP AFSI ACABQ APRM AZ AIDS ASE AGAO ADCO ABDALLAH ARF AIDAC ACOTA ASCH AC ASEG AGR ACS AMCHAMS AN AMIA ASIG ADPM ADB ANARCHISTS ALOWAR ARM AUC AINF AINT AORG AY AVIAN AMEDCASCKFLO AK ARSO ARABBL ASO ANTITERRORISM ARABL AOWC AGRICULTURE ALJAZEERA AMTC AFINM AOCR ABER ARR AFPK ASSEMBLY ASSK AZE AORCYM AINR AGMT AEC ACKM APRC AIN ASCC AFPREL ASED APERTH ASFC ASECTH AFSA AOMS AORCO ANTXON ARC AFAF ADIP AIAG AFARI AEMED AORL AX ASECAF AOPC ASECAFIN AFZAL APCS AMB AGUIRRE AEMRASECCASCKFLOMARRPRELPINRAMGTJMXL AIT ARCH AMEX ALI AQ ATFN AMBASSADOR AORCD AVIATION ARAS AINFCY ACBAQ AOPR AREP ALEXANDER ATRD AEIR AOIC ABLDG ASEX AFR ASCE ATRA ASEK AER ALOUNI AMCT AVERY APR AMAT AEMRS ASPA AFU AMG ATPDEA ALL AECL ACAO ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG AORD AFL AME ADM ASECPHUM AGIT ABT ASECVE AGUILAR AT ABMC ALZUGUREN ANGEL ASR ANTONIO
BMGT BEXP BM BG BL BA BR BTA BO BY BBSR BLUE BK BF BTIO BELLVIEW BE BU BN BH BD BC BTC BILAT BT BX BRUSSELS BP BB BRPA BUSH BURMA BMENA BESP BIT BBG BGD BMEAID BAGHDAD BEN BIO BMOT BWC BLUNT BURNS BUT BGMT BAIO BCW BOEHNER BFIF BOL BASHAR BIMSTEC BOU BIDEN BZ BFIN BTRA BI BHUM BOIKO BERARDUCCI BOUCHAIB BORDER BEXPC BTIU BTT BIOS BEXB BGPGOV BOND BLR
CE CG CH CVR CASC CU CI CD CO CDG CB CJAN CPAS COM CVIS CMGT CT CENTCOM CNARC CTERR COUNTER CHIEF CDC CTR CBW COUNTRY CLEARANCE CY CA CM CS CWC CN CITES CF CWG CIVS CFIS CASCC CROATIA CONS COUNTERTERRORISM CASA COE CJ CHR CODEL CR CBC CACS CHERTOFF CAS CONTROL CONDITIONS CONDOLEEZZA CITEL CV CLINTON CHG CZ CON CTBT CEN CRIMES COMMERCE CLOK CRISTINA CFED CARC CND CTM CARICOM COUNTRYCLEARANCE CBTH CHINA CSW CICTE CJUS CYPRUS CW CAMBODIA CENSUS CIDA CRIME CBG CBE CMGMT CAIO CEC CARSON CPCTC CEDAW COMESA CVIA CWCM CEA COSI CAPC CGEN COPUOS CGOPRC COETRD CKGR CFE CQ CITT CIC CARIB CVIC CLO CAFTA CVISU CHRISTOPHER CACM CIAT CDB CIS CUL CHAO CNC CL CSEP COMMAND CENTER COL CAN CAJC CUIS CONSULAR CLMT CIA CBSA CEUDA CAC CROS CIO CPUOS CKOR CVPR CONG CONTROLS CEPTER CVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGKIRF CDCE
DPOL DEMARCHE DHS DR DA DISENGAGEMENT DEMOCRATIC DEFENSE DJ DY DARFUR DHRF DEA DTRO DPRK DO DARFR DOC DRL DK DOJ DTRA DOMESTIC DAC DOD DEAX DIEZ DEOC DELTAVIOLENCE DCOM DMINE DRC DCG DPKO DOMESTICPOLITICS DE DB DOT DEPT DOE DHLAKAMA DHSX DS DKEM DAO DCM DANIEL DEM DAVID DCRM
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
FR FREEDOM FINREF FJ FI FRELIMO FOREIGN FAA FETHI FAS FTAA FRB FAO FCS FINANCE FWS FTA FEMA FDA FLU FRANCISCO FBI FORCE FO FARC FK FT FCSC FAC FM FMGT FINV FCSCEG FARM FERNANDO FINR FIN FINE FIR FDIC FOR FOI FCUL FKLU FMLN FISO FIXED
GM GMUS GG GR GE GAZA GT GH GZ GJ GLOBAL GV GABY GOI GA GCC GB GY GATT GC GUAM GEORGE GTIP GOV GOMEZ GUTIERREZ GL GKGIC GF GU GWI GARCIA GTMO GN GANGS GIPNC GAERC GREGG GUILLERMO GASPAR GERARD GI
HK HR HUMANR HUMAN HO HA HUMANRIGHTS HU HHS HIV HUM HRKAWC HILLEN HILLARY HDP HUMRIT HSTC HUMANITARIAN HCOPIL HADLEY HURI HL HRETRD HOURANI HG HARRIET HESHAM HI HNCHR HARRY HRECON HRC HOSTAGES HEBRON HUMOR HSWG HYMPSK HECTOR HN HYDE HUD HRPGOV HIGHLIGHTS
ID ILC IS IZ ICAO IMO ITU IR IAEA ICRC IPROP IT IBRD ISRAELI IRAQI ISSUES ITRA IV IO IGAD IRAQ IN IMF ICTR ISCON IADB IDB IEA INR IWC ICCAT ILO INMARSAT IOM ICJ IQ ISPA ITRD IPR INTELSAT ISN IAHRC INTERNAL IFAD IICA IHO IRAN IL IRCE IC INTELLECTUAL IRM IE ICTY IDLI IFO ISCA INF INL ISRAEL INV IBB INFLUENZA ISPL ITER ITIA INRA ISAF IACHR INTERPOL IFR IRS INRB IEF ISAAC ICC INDO IIP IATTC INAUGURATION IND INS IZPREL IACI IEFIN INNP ILAB IA IMTS ITALY ITALIAN IFIN IRAJ IX ICG IF ITPHUM ITA IP IACW IK IUCN IZEAID IRPE IDA ISLAMISTS ITF INRO IBET IDP IRC ISO ICES IRMO ITPGOV IQNV IMSO IRDB IMET INCB IFRC
JA JO JP JM JCIC JOHN JE JEFFERY JS JUS JN JOHNNIE JAMES JKUS JOSEPH JML JAWAD JSRP JIMENEZ JOSE JKJUS JK JAPAN
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
LE LU LH LA LG LO LY LANTERN LI LABOR LORAN LTTE LT LAS LAB LAW LVPR LARREA LEBIK LAURA LS LOTT LOVE LR LEON LAVIN LGAT LV LAOS LOG LN LB
MOPS MO MARR ML MASS MZ MR MNUC MX MV MCC MY MEDIA MTCRE MG MCAP MOPPS MP MI MK MC MD MA MU MASC MW MT MEPP MN MTCR MH MEPI MIL MNUCPTEREZ MMAR MICHAEL MUNC MDC MPOS MONUC MAR MGMT MAS MEPN MENDIETA MARIA MONTENEGRO MOOPS MSG MARITIME MURRAY MUKASEY MOTO MCA MFO MEX MRSEC MMED MACP MAAR MINUSTAH MCCONNELL MAPP MGT MARQUEZ MANUEL MNUR MCCAIN MF MOHAMMAD MOHAMED MNU MFA MILITANTS MINORITIES MTS MLS MILI MIAH MEETINGS MERCOSUR MED MARAD MNVC MINURSO MNUCUN MIK MARK MBM MPP MILITARY MAPS MNUK MILA MTRRE MACEDONIA MICHEL MASSMNUC MUCN MQADHAFI MPS MARRGH MRCRE MTRE MORALES MAP MCTRE MHUC MOPSGRPARM MOROCCO MCAPS
NL NU NS NI NPT NATO NO NG NATEU NSF NZ NAS NP NDP NLD NGO NEPAD NAFTA NASA NEA NGUYEN NIH NK NIPP NONE NR NANCY NEGROPONTE NRR NERG NSSP NSG NSFO NE NATSIOS NFSO NATIONAL NTDB NT NCD NTSB NRC NELSON NAM NH NPG NEC NSC NFATC NMFS NATOIRAQ NAR NZUS NARC NCCC NA NC NEW NRG NUIN NOVO NATOPREL NEY NV NICHOLAS NPA NW NARCOTICS NORAD NOAA NON NTTC NKNNP NMNUC NUMBERING
ODIP OIIP OPRC OSCE OREP OTRA OPET OSCI OVIP OECD OCII OUALI OPDC OEXC OFPD OPIC OFDP OPCW OECV OAS OM OMIG ODAG OPREP ORA OIC OEXCSCULKPAO OIG OASS OFFICIALS ORTA OSAC OIL OIE OEXP OPEC OPDAT OMS OES OHI OMAR OCRA OFSO OCBD OSTA OAO ONA OTP ORC OAU OXEC OA ODPC OPDP OVIPPRELUNGANU OASC OSHA OPCD OTR OPPI OPCR OF OFDPQIS OSIC OHUM OSTRA OASCC OBSP OFDA OPICEAGR OIM OGAC OTA OTRAORP OPPC OESC OCEA OVP ON OPAD OTAR OCS ODC OTRD OCED OSD ORUE OREG
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
QA QUAN QUOC QM QI QADRI QT QU
RS REFUGEES RW RP RELFREE RO REGIONAL RIGHTS REACTION REPORT RU RENAMO RIGHTSPOLMIL REFORM RM REFUGEE REL RELATIONS ROW RREL REGION RATIFICATION RBI RICE ROOD RODENAS RUIZ RODHAM ROBERT RGY ROY REUBEN RELIGIOUS RUEHZO RODRIGUEZ RUEUN RELAM RSP RF RSO RCMP REO ROSS RPTS RENE REID RUPREL RMA RI REMON RPEL RFE RFIN RA RAFAEL RAY RUS RPREL ROBERTG RECIN RAMONTEIJELO
SNAR SP SN SMIG SL SOCI SU SG SF SENV SZ SOE SCUL SY SO SR SYR SE SA SW SIPDIS SCIENCE SADC SI SCI SOCIETY SC SAARC STR SECRETARY SANC SSH ST SNA SGWI SEP SOCIS SETTLEMENTS SPECIALIST SK SHUM START STET SCVL SREF SCHUL SCUIL SYRIA SECURITY SPCE SYAI SMIL SOWGC STEPHEN SNRV SKCA SENSITIVE SECI SNAP SPP SCUD SOM SPECI SMIGBG SENC SCRM SGNV SECTOR SENVEAGREAIDTBIOECONSOCIXR SENVSXE SASIAIN SACU SENVSPL SWMN STEINBERG SOPN SOCR SCOI SCRS SILVASANDE SWE SARS SNARIZ SUDAN SENVQGR SM SNARKTFN SAAD SD SAN SIPRNET STATE SENS SUBJECT SFNV SECSTATE SSA SPCVIS SOI SOFA SCULKPAOECONTU SPTER SKSAF SENVKGHG SHI SEVN SANR SPSTATE SMITH SCOM SH SNARCS SNARN SIPRS SNARM SIPDI SCPR SNIG SELAB SULLIVAN SENVENV SECDEF SOLIC SOIC SPAS SASC SOSI SEC SEN SENVCASCEAIDID
TU TH TW TSPA TRGY TPHY TBIO TIFA TS TZ TX TSPL TT TK TC TINT TERFIN TERRORISM TIP TURKEY TI TECHNOLOGY TNGD TRSY TRAFFICKING TOPEC TPSL TP TD TR TA TIO TREATY TO THPY TECH TRADE TPSA TG TAGS TF TRAD THKSJA TVBIO TNDG TN TBIOZK TWI TV TWL TRT TWRO TSRY TTPGOV TAUSCHER TRBY TRBIO TL TPKO TIA TGRY TSPAM TREL TNAR TBI TFIN TPHYPA TWCH THOMMA THOMAS TERROR TRY TBID TPP TE THANH TJ TBKIO
UNGA USUN UN UG UNSC UK UP US UNCTAD UNVIE UNHRC USTR UNAMA UNCRIME UNESCO UV UNDP UNHCR UNCSD UNCHR UZ USAID UNEP UNO UNPUOS UY UNDC UNCITRAL UNAUS UNCND UA UNMIK USTDA USEU USDA UNICEF UR UNFICYP USNC USTRRP UNODC UNRWA UNOMIG USTRPS USAU USCC UNEF UNGAPL UNFPA UNSCE USSC UGA UEU UNMIC UNTAC UNION UNCLASSIFIED USPS UNA UMIK USOAS UNMOVIC UNFA UNAIDS UNCHC USGS UNSE UNRCR UNTERR USG UE UAE UNWRA UNCSW UNSCR UNCHS UNDESCO UNPAR UNC UB UNSCS UKXG UNGACG UNREST UNHR USPTO UNFCYP USCG UNIDROIT UNSCD UPU UNBRO UNECE USTRUWR UNCC UNESCOSCULPRELPHUMKPALCUIRXFVEKV
VM VE VT VETTING VN VZ VIS VC VTPREL VIP VTEAID VTEG VOA VA VTIZ VANG VISIT VO VENZ VAT VI VEPREL VEN
WFP WTO WHO WTRO WBG WMO WIPO WA WI WSIS WHA WCL WE WMN WEBZ WS WAR WZ WMD WW WILLIAM WEET WAEMU WM WWBG WWT WWARD WITH WMDT WTRQ WCO WEU WALTER WRTO WB WHTI WBEG WCI WEF WAKI WHOA WGC
XA XM XR XL XY XC XK XF XT XD XG XI XH XB XE XW XX XV XXX XJ XU XS XZ XQ XO XP XFNEA XTAG
YM YMOEXC YI YE YL YEH YMCS YOUSSEF YU
ZO ZI ZK ZR ZF ZU ZL ZP ZA ZIM ZANU ZJ ZM ZOELLICK ZCTU ZB ZN ZH ZT ZFR ZEALAND ZW ZXA

### Browse by classification

CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN SECRET SECRET//NOFORN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

### Community resources

Follow us on Twitter Check our Reddit Twitter this Digg this page Contact us on IRC

courage is contagious

### Viewing cable 04HANOI447, ADMIRAL FARGO FOCUSES ON AREAS OF CONTINUED AND

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. #04HANOI447.

Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
04HANOI447 | 2004-02-18 08:11 | 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 04 HANOI 000447

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE

    STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, EAP/RSP, INL/AAE, PM/WRA

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PREL MARR MASS PTER SNAR KHDP KPOW KWMN KCRM VM ASEAN CTERR CNARC TIP
    SUBJECT: ADMIRAL FARGO FOCUSES ON AREAS OF CONTINUED AND
    FUTURE COOPERATION WITH VIETNAM MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

    ¶1. SUMMARY. COMMANDER, UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND (PACOM)
    WAS HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD) FROM 08-11 FEBRUARY
    ¶2004.  SENIOR MOD OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE ADMIRAL'S VISIT AS
    "VERY SUCCESSFUL."  IT WAS MARKED BY LESS CAUTION AND MORE
    WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE THAN HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED IN PREVIOUS
    SENIOR DOD VISITS TO VIETNAM, INCLUDING THAT OF THE LAST
    COMMANDER, PACIFIC COMMAND VISIT TO VIETNAM IN 2002.
    ADDITIONALLY, IN AN HISTORIC TRIP TO DANANG NAVAL BASE, THE PACOM
    COMMANDER VISITED COMMANDER THIRD NAVAL REGION AND TOURED TWO OF
    THE NAVAL REGION'S SHIPS  HIS WAS POINTED OUT AS "THE FIRST
    TIME A U.S. MILITARY OFFICER HAS EVER VISITED A VIETNAMESE NAVAL
    SHIP."

    ¶2. VIETNAM'S DEFENSE LEADERSHIP AGREED TO PURSUE COOPERATION IN
    COUNTERNARCOTICS AND COUNTERTERRORISM, AND TO CONTINUE
    COOPERATION IN HUMANITARIAN DEMINING AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE
    (UXO) REMOVAL AND POW/MIA RECOVERY.  ADDITIONALLY, VIETNAM'S
    DEFENSE LEADERSHIP AGREED TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR USN SHIP VISITS
    TO VIETNAM.  THE VICE MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND CHIEF OF GENERAL
    STAFF STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S PACOM-
    SPONSORED CHIEFS OF DEFENSE (CHOD) CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN JAPAN
    - TO BE A FIRST FOR VIETNAM AT A CHOD CONFERENCE.  VIETNAM
    WELCOMED ASSISTANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, CITING THIS AS
    THE AREA THAT MOST INHIBITS THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY FROM FULLER
    PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.  HE NOTED, HOWEVER,
    THAT AGREEING TO THE TERMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY
    EDUCATION AND TRAINING (IMET) AGREEMENT WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER.
    FINALLY, THE PACOM COMMANDER OBSERVED THAT VIETNAM HAS EXPERTISE
    TO OFFER WORLDWIDE PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS AND THAT VIETNAM WOULD BE
    A WELCOME PARTICIPANT IN ONGOING OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND
    THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

    MEETINGS
    --------------------------------------------- --------------------

    ¶3. LIEUTENANT GENERAL NGUYEN DUC ((SOAT)), DEPUTY CHIEF OF
    GENERAL STAFF, WAS THE HOST FOR ADMIRAL THOMAS ((FARGO)). ADM
    FARGO'S ITINERARY INCLUDED A VISIT TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
    ACADEMY AND CALLS WITH VICE MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND CHIEF OF
    GENERAL STAFF, COLONEL GENERAL PHUNG QUANG ((THANH)); COMMANDER,
    SEVENTH MILITARY REGION, LIEUTENANT GENERAL NGUYEN VAN ((CHIA));
    AND 94 YEAR-OLD, SENIOR GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP.  AT THE DANANG
    NAVAL BASE, ADM FARGO WAS HOSTED BY SENIOR CAPTAIN PHAM NGOC
    ((MINH)), COMMANDER, THIRD NAVAL REGION IN AN HISTORIC VISIT
    MARKED BY THE FIRST TOUR OF VIETNAMESE NAVY VESSELS BY AN
    AMERICAN MILITARY OFFICER.

    ¶4. THE VISIT BEGAN WITH THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY IN HANOI.
    LIEUTENANT GENERAL NGUYEN THE ((TRI)), DIRECTOR, NATIONAL DEFENSE
    ACADEMY, WELCOMED AND PRESENTED A SHORT BRIEFING OF THE ACADEMY.
    ADM FARGO DELIVERED A SPEECH TO THE 20 FACULTY AND STAFF IN
    ATTENDANCE HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR MULTILATERAL SOLUTIONS TO
    TRANSNATIONAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE ASIA-
    PACIFIC REGION, LIKE TERRORISM, NARCOTICS, THE PROLIFERATION AND
    SHIPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN
    AND CHILDREN, AND PIRACY.

    ¶5. GENERAL SOAT, SERVING AS HOST FOR THE VISIT, WELCOMED ADM
    FARGO AND HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE VISIT BY DEFENSE MINISTER ((TRA))
    TO THE U.S. AND THE SHIP VISIT TO HO CHI MINH CITY BY THE USS
    VANDEGRIFT WERE IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN THE US  IETNAM DEFENSE
    RELATIONSHIP. SOAT ALSO NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM WILL
    INVITE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, GENERAL
    ((MYERS)) TO VISIT VIETNAM THIS YEAR.  IN ADDITION, SOAT
    CONTINUED, WE WELCOME SHIP VISITS AND CONTINUED COOPERATION IN
    DEMINING AND THE REMOVAL OF UXO.  HOWEVER, HE SAID, VIETNAM NEEDS
    "BETTER TECHNOLOGY IN DEMINING."

    ¶6. ADM FARGO RAISED THE IDEA TO BEGIN COOPERATION IN
    COUNTERNARCOTICS.  THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
    AND VIETNAM, FARGO NOTED, AND AN AREA IN WHICH PACOM HAS SOME
    EXPERTISE AND CAN ASSIST.  IN FACT, FARGO EXPLAINED, THE JOINT
    INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE  EST (JIATF-WEST) IS AN AGENCY PACOM HAS
    USED IN OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, MOST NOTABLY THAILAND, AND
    THEY ARE VERY EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING THE POLICE AND MILITARY'S
    CAPABILITIES IN FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM.  SOAT NOTED THAT VIETNAM
    COOPERATES WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN THIS AREA AND WELCOMED
    PURSUING WAYS TO COOPERATE WITH THE U.S.

    ¶7. COMMENTING ON THE AGENT ORANGE ISSUE, SOAT NOTED THAT U.S.
    VIETNAM COOPERATION WAS AGREED TO DURING THE VISIT BY THEN-
    SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ((COHEN)) TO VIETNAM IN 2000 AND DURING THE

    SIPDIS
    VISIT BY DEFENSE MINISTER TRA TO SECRETARY ((RUMSFELD)).  SEVERAL
    DAYS BEFORE ADM FARGO'S VISIT, SOAT STATED, MOD PRESENTED TO THE
    DAO IN HANOI A PLAN TO COOPERATE IN THE REMEDIATION OF DIOXINS AT
    FOUR SITES: BIEN HOA, DANANG AND PHU CAT AIRFIELDS AND CUU MONG
    PASS. SOAT STRESSED THAT VIETNAM HOPED FOR COOPERATION WITH THE
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.  ADM FARGO STATED WE WOULD LOOK AT
    THIS PLAN.

    ¶8.  ADM FARGO NOTED THAT VIETNAM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS CAPABILITY
    IN CERTAIN AREAS AND COULD MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
    THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT IN PEACEKEEPING.  SOAT DID NOT DIRECTLY
    RESPOND, BUT DID NOT BACK AWAY OR REJECT THE PROPOSAL OF
    VIETNAM'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS AREA.

    ¶9. IN THE AREA OF POW/MIA RECOVERY, SOAT QUICKLY NOTED THAT THIS
    IS CONSIDERED A HUMANITARIAN EFFORT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
    SUPPORTED BY VIETNAM.  HE NOTED THAT, RECOVERIES ARE NOW IN MORE
    REMOTE AREAS, AND THIS WILL REQUIRE MORE FUNDING.  SOAT
    ADDITIONALLY NOTED THAT VIETNAM'S MISSING ARE IN EXCESS OF
    300,000 AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD
    TO THE RECOVERY OF THESE REMAINS.  ADM FARGO NOTED THAT THE US
    WILL ASSIST VIETNAM IN THIS AREA.

    ¶10. ADDITIONALLY, FARGO STRESSED, THE USG NEEDS VIETNAMESE
    ASSISTANCE IN ARCHIVAL RESEARCH AND BILATERAL EFFORTS TO RECOVER
    UNDERWATER REMAINS OF AMERICAN MIA'S.  REFERRING TO UNDERWATER
    RECOVERIES, ADM FARGO PRESENTED SOAT WITH A PHOTO OF THE TYPE OF
    SALVAGE SHIP THAT PACOM IS PROPOSING TO USE IN THE JOINT RECOVERY
    OF US REMAINS UNDERWATER.  ADDITIONALLY, FARGO RECOMMENDED THAT
    THERE BE A BILATERAL WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED TO SPECIFICALLY
    LOOK AT WAYS TO JOINTLY ADDRESS THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT.  FARGO
    PROPOSED SENDING VIETNAMESE EXPERTS TO PACOM TO INSPECT THE US
    SALVAGE SHIP AND TRAIN WITH US SALVAGE EXPERTS, FOLLOWED BY
    CONDUCTING A JOINT US/VIETNAM SALVAGE RECOVERY WITH BOTH
    VIETNAMESE AND US NAVY SALVAGE SHIPS.  SOAT INITIALLY RESPONDED
    THAT, "AS YOU KNOW, THE EAST SEA (I.E. SOUTH CHINA SEA) IS A
    VERY SENSITIVE AREA." HE ALSO REITERATED THAT IF THE VIETNAMESE
    SHIP IS NOT CAPABLE, THE US CAN PROVIDE TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS
    FOR THE VIETNAMESE SHIP. HE MADE CLEAR THAT THE NEXT STEP SHOULD
    BE A VIETNAMESE SHIP, POSSIBLY AUGMENTED WITH US EQUIPMENT,
    SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER REMAINS.  THIS TOPIC WAS CLOSED BY BOTH
    SOAT AND FARGO AGREEING TO FORM A BILATERAL WORKING GROUP OF
    EXPERTS TO LOOK AT UNDERWATER RECOVERY COOPERATION.

    ¶11. COLONEL GENERAL PHUNG QUANG THANH WAS THE MOST SENIOR DEFENSE
    OFFICIAL VISITED.  (COMMENT: MOD PROVIDED AN ITINERARY THAT
    INCLUDED A CALL WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SENIOR GENERAL PHAM VAN
    TRA.  UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF THE CALL
    AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER SUDDENLY DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
    THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO MONITOR THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO AVIAN
    FLU.) GENERAL THANH HIGHLIGHTED FOR ADM FARGO THAT THE U.S.-
    VIETNAMESE DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP HAD IMPROVED GREATLY IN 2003 WITH
    THE VISIT TO THE U.S. BY DEFENSE MINISTER PHAM VAN TRA AND THE
    VISIT TO VIETNAM BY THE USS VANDEGRIFT.  THANH ADDED, "I HOPE WE
    WILL WORK TOGETHER TO COOPERATE TO BUILD" THE RELATIONSHIP
    FURTHER.

    ¶12. IMET.  IN DISCUSSING THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND
    TRAINING (IMET) PROGRAM, ADM FARGO INDICATED THAT VIETNAM MUST
    SIGN THE THIRD PARTY TRANSFER AGREEMENT, REFERRED TO AS THE 505
    AGREEMENT OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT, BEFORE IT IS ELIGIBLE TO
    PARTICIPATE IN IMET-RELATED TRAINING.  THANH COMMENTED THE IMET
    AGREEMENT WILL TAKE MUCH MORE TIME TO APPROVE, BUT STRESSED THAT
    ENGLISH TRAINING WITHOUT IMET IS VERY WELCOMED.  GENERAL THANH
    COMMENTED THAT AUSTRALIA AND INDIA PROVIDE ENGLISH TRAINING, BUT
    THIS REMAINS THE AREA THAT MOST INHIBITS VIETNAM'S MILITARY FROM
    FULLER PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.  ADM FARGO
    NOTED THAT THIS IS AN AREA WE CAN COOPERATE IN ASSURED GENERAL
    THANH THAT PACOM WILL LOOK INTO DEVELOPING AND ENGLISH TRAINING
    PROGRAM THAT CAN TRAIN 30-35 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.  THANH WAS VERY
    SUPPORTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE.

    ¶13.  COUNTERTERRORISM AND COUNTERNARCOTICS COOPERATION.  ADM
    FARGO OBSERVED THAT THE U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND AND VIETNAM SHOULD
    BEGIN COOPERATION IN COUNTERTERRORISM AND COUNTERNARCOTICS.
    GENERAL THANH NOTED THAT BOTH OF THESE AREAS WERE NOT UNDER THE
    PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MOD, BUT RATHER UNDER THE MINISTRY
    OF PUBLIC SECURITY (MPS).  THANH WELCOMED COOPERATION IN
    COUNTERTERRORISM.  HE INDICATED THAT VIETNAM WAS ON HIGH ALERT
    FOR TERRORISTS, BUT "SINCE VIETNAM HAS LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN THIS
    AREA," ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

    ¶14.  THANH STATED THAT FOR COUNTERNARCOTICS WORK, MOD USES THE
    BORDER GUARD FORCES, WHO HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO WORK WITH MPS TO
    FIGHT THIS PROBLEM.  ADM FARGO INDICATED THAT PACOM CAN DEPLOY
    THE JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE  EST (JIATF-WEST) TO WORK WITH
    VIETNAMESE MILITARY AND POLICE IN FIGHTING THE PROLIFERATION OF
    NARCOTICS.  THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS WORKED VERY WELL IN OTHER
    SOUTHEAST ASIA COUNTRIES LIKE THAILAND AND "I THINK WILL ALSO
    WORK WELL IN VIETNAM," ADM FARGO NOTED.  THANH COMMENTED AGAIN
    THAT THIS WAS AN AREA THAT WAS PRIMARILY UNDER THE
    RESPONSIBILITY` OF MPS.

    ¶15.  LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHIA.  GENERAL CHIA WARMLY GREETED ADM
    FARGO, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VISIT TO THE US BY
    DEFENSE MINISTER TRA AND THE US NAVY SHIP VISIT TO HO CHI MINH
    CITY.  CHIA RECALLED THAT DEFENSE MINISTER TRA AND SECRETARY
    RUMSFELD SPOKE OF CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THE POW/MIA EFFORT AND IN
    THE DEMINING/UXO REMOVAL PROGRAM.  CHIA LAMENTED THAT TO DATE,
    USG ASSISTANCE IN HUMANITARIAN DEMINING/UXO REMOVAL HAD BEEN
    LIMITED TO THE CENTRAL PROVINCES OF QUANG BINH AND THUA THIEN HUE
    AND HOPED THAT THIS PROGRAM CAN ADDRESS A SERIOUS UXO PROBLEM IN
    THE SOUTH.  IT WAS NOTED BY AMBASSADOR THAT IT WAS, IN FACT NOT
    THE DECISION OF USG TO LIMIT THE DEMINING/UXO REMOVAL PROGRAM,
    BUT RATHER THE VIETNAM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.  CHIA CONTINUED THAT
    THE LOCATIONS OF FORMER US MILITARY BASES WERE STILL VERY
    CONTAMINATED WITH UXO AND THIS WAS LIMITING COMMERCIAL AND
    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  CHIA STRESSED THAT, IN ADDITION TO THE
    PROGRAMS ALREADY UNDERWAY; THERE SHOULD BE EXCHANGES OF MID AND
    JUNIOR-LEVEL OFFICERS AS A WAY TO BETTER DEVELOP THE DEFENSE
    RELATIONSHIP.  ADM FARGO NOTED THAT WE CAN SHARE OUR BEST
    PRACTICES IN DEMINING.

    ¶16.  ADM FARGO ASKED CHIA ABOUT THE SECURITY SITUATION ALONG
    SEVENTH MILITARY REGION'S CAMBODIAN BORDER.  CHIA RESPONDED THAT
    THE 615-KILOMETER BORDER WITH CAMBODIA IS SECURE.  THERE WERE
    INSTANCES 10 YEARS AGO WHEN SOME PEOPLE TRIED TO TRANSPORT
    WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES ACROSS THE BORDER, BUT THE MILITARY IN
    CONJUNCTION WITH THE BORDER GUARD PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING.
    CHIA NOTED, "IN THE PAST 10 YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN NO CASES OF
    TRANSPORTING WEAPONS OR EXPLOSIVES ACROSS THE BORDER," THANKS TO
    A TRADITIONALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BORDER GUARDS AND
    THE MILITARY.

    ¶17. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE PROLIFERATION OF MANPADS, CHIA RESPONDED
    THAT, IN VIETNAM WE ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT SUCH LARGE WEAPONS, BUT
    WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT SMALLER WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES.

    ¶18. IN DANANG ADM FARGO MET WITH THE COMMANDER OF THE THIRD NAVAL
    REGION, SENIOR CAPTAIN PHAM NGOC MINH ALONG WITH HIS EXTENDED
    STAFF.  DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED THE MISSION OF NAVAL REGION THREE
    AND THE NAVAL BASE IN DANANG.  THIS CORDIAL MEETING WAS FOLLOWED
    BY A FIRST TIME TOUR OF SRV NAVY PATROL BOATS BY US MILITARY
    PERSONNEL.  THE TOUR INCLUDED A ((TURYA)) CLASS FAST ATTACK
    TORPEDO CRAFT, AND AN ((OSA II)) CLASS FAST ATTACK MISSILE CRAFT.
    ADM FARGO WAS GREETED BY EACH BOAT'S CREW AND GIVEN A BRIEF TOUR,
    WITH THE CAPTAIN OF EACH BOAT ANSWERING QUESTIONS DURING THE
    TOUR.  THE TOUR WAS FOLLOWED BY A THIRD NAVAL REGION SPONSORED
    LUNCH WITH ADM FARGO AND HIS STAFF.
    ¶19. ADMIRAL FARGO HELD A SYMBOLIC, BUT IMPORTANT VISIT WITH
    SENIOR GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP.  THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN ADM FARGO
    AND GENERAL GIAP WAS DOMINATED BY EMPHASIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
    THE BILATERAL DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP.  ACCESS TO 94 YEAR-OLD
    GENERAL GIAP IS GUARDED CLOSELY BY THE GVN.  AFTER COMMENTING HE
    HAD RECEIVED REPORTS THE VISIT HAD RECEIVED "GOOD RESULTS",
    GIAP RAISED TWO AREAS  IA AND AGENT ORANGE COOPERATION.  GIAP
    STATED THAT VIETNAM IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES
    IN THE SEARCH FOR MISSING IN ACTION CASES AND ASKED FOR HELP IN
    LOCATING VIETNAM'S MISSING.  IN TALKING ABOUT AGENT ORANGE, GIAP
    COMMENTED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR
    RELATIONSHIP AND HE STATED, "I WELCOME CONSIDERATION OF US HELP
    IN THIS AREA".  IN DEVELOPING BETTER RELATIONSHIPS GIAP NOTED IT
    IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER
    UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICANS AND VICE VERSA.  (COMMENTS:  IT WAS
    CLEAR GIAP WAS A STRONG SUPPORTED OF US  N RELATIONS.)

    COMMENTS

    ¶20.  THE VISIT OF ADM FARGO WAS MARKED BY A POSITIVE TONE AND
    WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE THAT HAS NOT BEEN EVIDENT IN PREVIOUS
    VISITS WITH THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE.  CLEARLY, ACCESS TO DANANG
    NAVAL BASE AND SENIOR GENERAL GIAP, THOUGH LARGELY SYMBOLIC, WERE
    CONSIDERED TO BE SIGNS OF A CLOSER DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP AND ARE
    INDICATIVE OF THE STATE OF THE WARMING BILATERAL MIL-TO-MIL
    RELATIONSHIP.  IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE VISIT ARE THE
    COMMITMENTS TO COOPERATE, ESPECIALLY ON COUNTERTERRORISM,
    COUNTERNARCOTICS, DEMINING AND UXO REMOVAL, AND POW/MIA RECOVERY.
    BURGHARDT

`