When the number of released Wikileaks cables is N, this site says that it has N+7 cables. The truth is that they have N+6 cables, and one empty document, and one wonders what these 6 additional cables are. As it turns out, all 6 of them are listed with origin The Hague (while in fact 5 are from The Hague and one from the State Department) and with a GUARDIAN id. These 6 are given below. In all cases the original source is The Guardian (and links are given). In fact three are identical to Wikileaks cables, so that there are only three new ones here, namely 08THEHAGUE61, 08STATE8993, 09THEHAGUE395.
(The above was true before 2011-01-14. On that date five cables 09THEHAGUE399, 09THEHAGUE418, 09THEHAGUE514, 09THEHAGUE673, 09THEHAGUE759 from NRC/RTL were added. In the following days NRC/RTL/NOS released many cables from THE HAGUE, most of which were released by Wikileaks soon afterwards.)
Today there are twenty-three cables here not yet released by Wikileaks namely 03THEHAGUE1453, 04THEHAGUE1201, 05LAGOS605, 06THEHAGUE1236, 06THEHAGUE1292, 06THEHAGUE2316, 06THEHAGUE308, 06THEHAGUE380, 07THEHAGUE1050, 07THEHAGUE1336, 07THEHAGUE501, 08STATE8993, 08THEHAGUE61, 08THEHAGUE276, 08THEHAGUE820, 08THEHAGUE832, 08USNATO393, 09THEHAGUE546, 09THEHAGUE673, 09THEHAGUE730, 09USNATO359, 10THEHAGUE75, 10USNATO4. One (namely 07THEHAGUE1050) is from NOS. The remaining fourteen from NRC or RTL. The cables 08THEHAGUE61 and 08STATE8993 were also given by The Guardian. From NRC we have 03THEHAGUE1453, 04THEHAGUE1201, 05LAGOS605, 06THEHAGUE380, 07THEHAGUE1336, 07THEHAGUE501, 08THEHAGUE820, 08THEHAGUE832, 09THEHAGUE546, 09THEHAGUE730, and 08USNATO393, 09USNATO359, 10USNATO4, and RTL gives 06THEHAGUE1236, 06THEHAGUE2316, 06THEHAGUE308, 08THEHAGUE276, 09THEHAGUE673, 10THEHAGUE75.
| 2003-06-06 | 03THEHAGUE1453 | DUTCH COURT ACQUITS ISLAMIST TERRORIST SUSPECTS the presiding judge refused to allow "unverified" intelligence information to serve as evidence ... Amb. Sobel has scheduled meetings with the Justice Minister and attorney general to accelerate existing bilateral cooperation aimed at strengthening Dutch counterterrorism laws. |
| 2003-07-23 | 03THEHAGUE1865 | A/S JONES VISIT TO THE HAGUE: MIDDLE EAST AND
TRANSATLANTIC ISSUES He referred to gaining a political voice as a warranted return on their offer of blood and treasure, and necessary domestically, particularly if something were to happen to their troops. The disadvantage of a coalition of the willing, compared to operations run by NATO, include lack of a clear political structure for contributors. |
| 2003-08-21 | 03THEHAGUE2113 | TERRORIST FINANCE:THE HAGUE - NOTIFICATION OF HAMAS NAMES The GONL has responded to the August 19 suicide attack in Jerusalem by calling on fellow EU members and the EU Commission (via diplomatic demarche) to convene the EU clearinghouse as quickly as possible in order to move forward with designating Hamas. |
| 2003-08-25 | 03THEHAGUE2137 | NETHERLANDS RESPONSE TO ADC DEMARCHE Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips plans to ship 14-bit ADCs to China, but has not completed the transaction. The GONL has not yet made a determination on the export license, but is leaning toward approving the sale. |
| 2003-09-02 | 03THEHAGUE2210 | TERRORIST ASSETS: SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO EU
FOREIGN MINISTERS ON DESIGNATION OF HAMAS A/Econcouns stressed the importance of the EU's not only designating Hamas but taking proactive measures to disrupt Hamas fundraising, including through investigating and designating supporters and front organizations. A/Econcouns mentioned the Dutch designation of the Al Aqsa Foundation and freezing of 200,000 euro in its funds as a positive example |
| 2003-10-21 | 03THEHAGUE2670 | DUTCH PLANS FOR UNGA MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS The GoNL will either abstain or vote no today (10/21) on an UNGA resolution seeking an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on whether the Israeli barrier currently being built must be taken down. |
| 2003-11-12 | 03THEHAGUE2835 | ICTY: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO MILOSEVIC'S HEALTH AND
SUPPORT NETWORK details of Slobodan Milosevic's health status, daily regimen, legal and financial network, frame of mind, and contacts outside the Tribunal. |
| 2003-11-28 | 03THEHAGUE2983 | DUTCH MFA ON UN ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST Ramaer said he cannot imagine the EU will go along with the Palestinian challenge to Israeli credentials. Personally speaking, he said the challenge to Israeli credentials doesn't stand a chance, and is just a mechanism to draw attention to Palestinian and Arab frustration. Regarding the request to seek an International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion on the legality of the Israeli separation barrier, Ramaer noted the Dutch are not enthusiastic about the ICJ |
| 2004-01-02 | 04THEHAGUE4 | 2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT:
THE NETHERLANDS - PART 1, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL The Dutch government and public view domestic drug use as a public health issue first and a law enforcement issue second. ... Press reports of low-level law enforcement corruption appear from time to time but the problem is not believed to be widespread. |
| 2004-04-26 | 04THEHAGUE1049 | NETHERLANDS AND THE TIP - TIER ONE Mr. Secretary, the Dutch are hopping mad over this. I am concerned we are going to shoot ourselves, and this relationship, in the foot. |
| 2004-05-10 | 04THEHAGUE1145 | DUTCH VIEWS ON ADC LICENSE HARMONIZATION The letter takes issue, however, with the idea of differential conditions for fully- and non-fully-PRC-owned manufacturers |
| 2004-05-14 | 04THEHAGUE1201 | A BIG JOB AHEAD FOR NEW DUTCH COUNTERTERRORIST COORDINATOR A highly respected bureaucrat, Tjibbe Joustra, ... |
| 2004-06-10 | 04THEHAGUE1446 | G/TIP MILLER MEETS DUTCH FOREIGN AND JUSTICE
MINISTERS WHO RESPOND TO CONTINUING ACTION PLAN Dutch Foreign Minister Bot and Justice Minister Donner acknowledged a shared commitment for concrete action against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Although critical of the tone and unilateral nature of the U.S. benchmarks outlined in the TIP Continuing Action Plan (reftel) and insistent on tackling the problem in their own way, the Ministers agreed clear guidelines to measure progress in fighting TIP were desirable. |
| 2004-12-03 | 04THEHAGUE3156 | DUTCH PROPOSE PARTS CONTROL PLANS FOR 14-BIT ADC SALES It would be hard, he concluded, to shut out Huawei, one of the biggest players in China's third generation cell phone program. |
| 2005-02-11 | 05THEHAGUE406 | SCHIPHOL INTERDICTION - MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CLAIMS
SUCCESS, EXPANDS PROGRAM AND LOOKS FOR WAYS TO SHARE COURIER
INFORMATION the Justice Ministry is expanding its interdiction efforts to cover couriers of small amounts of drugs and to flights from Suriname. |
| 2005-02-22 | 05THEHAGUE484 | DUTCH UNVEIL THEIR 14-BIT ADC PARTS CONTROL PLAN all 14-bit ADCs that are to be supplied under this contract will solely be used for the manufacture of base stations or parts thereof for civilian communication purposes |
| 2005-03-24 | 05THEHAGUE789 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S APRIL 1
VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS Bot ... demonstrates his willingness to buck conventional European wisdom at times to ensure that U.S. interests are understood and taken into account. |
| 2005-04-25 | 05LAGOS605 | MILITANT DELTA YOUTH SET ASIDE ARMS AND DIFFERENCES After the participants learned Shell had contributed to the camp, they demanded an increase in their stipends and feeding allowances. Tensions culminated mid-morning with a food riot where youth stormed the kitchen, breaking windows, pushing one of the women hired as a caterer into the cooking fire |
| 2005-07-01 | 05THEHAGUE1876 | NETHERLANDS: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BOT Bot ... identified four irritants to be addressed through ongoing consultations: Dutch dissatisfaction with the U.S. handling of the Trafficking in Persons issue; the lack of opportunities for Dutch businesses in Iraq; perceived U.S. indifference to Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations; and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo and other U.S. facilities. |
| 2005-08-22 | 05THEHAGUE2309 | AMBASSADOR'S PARTING THOUGHTS ON TAKING THE DUTCH
TO THE NEXT LEVEL the Dutch serve as a vital transatlantic anchor in Europe |
| 2005-10-14 | 05THEHAGUE2793 | DUTCH ARREST SEVEN IN COUNTER-TERRORISM RAIDS In the largest single counter-terrorism action in the Netherlands since the 9/11 attacks, a newly formed rapid intervention team arrested six men and one woman in The Hague, Amsterdam and Almere on October 14. Among those arrested were Jermaine Walters, the brother of (American) Hofstad suspect Jason Walters, and Samir Azzouz |
| 2005-12-12 | 05THEHAGUE3305 | 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT:
THE NETHERLANDS - PART 1, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL DIVERSION CONTROL The current Dutch center-right coalition has made measurable progress in implementing a five-year strategy (2002-2006) against production, trade and consumption of synthetic drugs. |
| 2005-12-20 | 05KABUL5181 | KUNDUZ POLITICS OF CORRUPTION IN THE BAGHLAN POLICE FORCES Highway Police forces throughout the north and northeast and Afghan National Police forces in Baghlan province are both dominated by Tajik warlords and drug traffickers. |
| 2006-02-10 | 06THEHAGUE308 | NETHERLANDS/OUTREACH: CHARGE MEETING WITH
AMSTERDAM MAYOR COHEN Cohen said that, with hindsight, his recent remarks to the press about “unrest” in Amsterdam had been a mistake. The media had blown his comments out of proportion to create a false impression of large-scale unrest. |
| 2006-02-21 | 06THEHAGUE380 | DUTCH MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE
COUNTER-TERRORISM REGIME, BUT WEAKNESSES REMAIN The GONL has taken important steps since 2001 to bolster its ability to counter terrorism. ... Still, the country remains vulnerable due to its large, alienated Muslim population, ... |
| 2006-04-18 | 06THEHAGUE814 | ONDCP DIRECTOR'S APRIL 5-6 VISIT TO THE HAGUE The Director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), John Walters ... met with Thomas Driessen, Director of the Dutch National Crime Squad |
| 2006-05-24 | 06THEHAGUE1184 | DUTCH SOCIALIST PARTY (SP): NOT YOUR FATHER'S MAOISTS Under the charismatic leadership of Jan Marijnissen, the Dutch Socialist Party (SP) is reconfiguring itself to become a credible left-wing alternative to the increasingly centrist Labor Party (PvdA) of Wouter Bos. |
| 2006-06-01 | 06THEHAGUE1236 | NETHERLANDS/ELECTIONS: VVD PLAYS IT SAFE Contrary to expectations fueled by inaccurate polling, members of the conservative Dutch Liberal Party (VVD) have chosen State Secretary for Education Mark Rutte over Minister of Immigration Rita Verdonk to lead the party into the 2007 parliamentary elections. |
| 2006-06-08 | 06THEHAGUE1292 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH FIGHTING ON THE
GROUND AND IN THE HAGUE Dutch troops in Uruzgan have faced their first serious military challenge in Uruzgan and, by all accounts, aquitted themselves professionally. ... D-66 minister Pechtold -- whose party opposed the deployment -- appeared ready on June 6 to reopen debate on the mission within cabinet, but was slapped down by Balkenende, Bot, and Kamp |
| 2006-06-25 | 06KABUL2862 | PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW POLICE CHIEFS RAISE HOPES
FOR FUNDAMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN NORTHEAST The new police chiefs in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar are well-educated, professional, career police officers |
| 2006-07-07 | 06THEHAGUE1510 | NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION UPDATE Police-to-police cooperation has continued to improve. |
| 2006-08-21 | 06KABUL3719 | PAG MAKES FIRST RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRESIDENT KARZAI Wardak said that the enemy is succeeding in propaganda efforts that have convinced locals the GOA and ISAF are losing their will to fight. |
| 2006-10-26 | 06THEHAGUE2316 | SHELL/SAKHALIN II: A VIEW FROM THE NETHERLANDS Shell´s relations with RPN and MNR, Crocker said, were good until mid-2006, when "something changed." |
| 2007-02-16 | 07THEHAGUE295 | BALKENENDE BLOG: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION on Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende's Weblog ... the blog itself does not appear to have been a major source of reportable material |
| 2007-03-20 | 07THEHAGUE497 | YOUR VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS FM Verhagen's instincts favor strengthening the bilateral relationship, even at the expense of Europe, if necessary. |
| 2007-03-21 | 07THEHAGUE501 | NETHERLANDS: LINKING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH WATER
MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION Post will seek to educate the Dutch public on the President´s initiatives and to move public debate on climate change "beyond Kyoto" and a focus on emission targets to a discussion of a technology-based approach that incorporates economic growth, development, and security concerns. |
| 2007-03-28 | 07KABUL1032 | HOW NOT TO LOSE THE NORTH Having been caught off guard by the Taliban's opportunistic efforts in the South, post stepped back to look at the situation in the North |
| 2007-06-04 | 07THEHAGUE1050 | NETHERLANDS/NSG: IRAN EXPORT DENIAL INFORMATION End-User Name: Parto Turbine Blade Engine and MFG. CO. |
| 2007-07-12 | 07THEHAGUE1336 | NEW DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKS FURTHER U.S. - NL COOPERATION [heavily truncated] Van der Hoeven ... said she was "amazed" the USG would not enter into Kyoto or a Kyoto-like arrangement on emissions. |
| 2007-07-12 | 07KABUL2249 | PRT URUZGAN: CHORA LEADERS SPEAK TO AFGHAN
INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION The fight took a heavy toll on civilians |
| 2007-09-20 | 07USNATO520 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 Afghanistan: Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed worry at the breaks of silence by two nations (comment: France and Spain) in the Military Committee (MC), which threaten MC approval of a proposal that would common-fund contract helicopter transport lift for ISAF |
| 2007-11-15 | 07KABUL3848 | AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: SHIFT TO FOCUSED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT the police remain largely ineffective and corrupt. |
| 2008-01-17 | 08THEHAGUE61 | DUTCH PREPARED TO BE PROACTIVE ON RELEASE OF
WILDERS FILM ON THE KORAN The Dutch government and major municipalities are preparing contingency plans to respond to the anticipated release in early February of a short film expected to be critical of the Koran and of Islam made by Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders. |
| 2008-01-29 | 08STATE8993 | SECURITY ADVISORY - FORTHCOMING RELEASE OF GEERT WILDERS FILM advising posts of the possibility of anti-Dutch demonstrations and incidents following the potential release of a short film funded by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders that is anticipated to be inflammatory towards Muslims |
| 2008-03-20 | 08THEHAGUE276 | ISA: SHELL ADVISOR DESCRIBES "STALEMATE" WITH IRAN Econoff discussed Shell´s Iran strategy with Simon Smits (protect), a government relations advisor seconded to Shell from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), during a March 7 event at a think tank in The Hague. ... Smits will transfer back to the MFA´s Environment Department in 2008. ... He said Shell wanted to keep "a finger in the pie" in Iran, partly to block other groups ... |
| 2008-04-27 | 08THEHAGUE625 | NETHERLANDS/AFRICA: DUTCH VIEWS ON SUDAN,
ZIMBABWE, AND THE HORN OF AFRICA. Kingma suggested the way to deal with Lord,s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony would be for the United States to "put a price on" his head and encourage local figures in the Congo to "take care" of him. |
| 2008-04-29 | 08KABUL1064 | FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND
PLANS FOR TRIP TO WASHINGTON Spanta commented on the new Iranian Ambassador's aggressive efforts to coordinate and lead the Iranian campaign to influence events in Afghanistan. |
| 2008-09-30 | 08THEHAGUE820 | NETHERLANDS: BULLISH ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA The Dutch are in the EU´s vanguard in promoting an aggressive climate and energy agenda. However, we take claims that the government is completely united on biofuel policy with a grain of salt. |
| 2008-10-03 | 08THEHAGUE832 | NETHERLANDS FM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AFGHAN DETAINEE MULLA BARI GUL FM Verhagen has serious concerns over the status of Afghan detainee, Mulla Bari Gul, who is reportedly in U.S. custody in Iraq. |
| 2008-10-23 | 08USNATO393 | RUSSIANS PROVIDE EUROPEAN SECURITY PAPER TO EU-3 This document is more remarkable for how it has been handled than for its content |
| 2009-04-13 | 09PARTO41305 | Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation
with Dutch FM Verhagen The Secretary urged Verhagen to stick with the Quartet Principles for Hamas. She understood there was pressure to change policy, but now is not the time to open the door...now is the time to keep the pressure on. On Syria, she noted that it is worthwhile to have a more inclusive approach. On Israel, the United States will press to end settlements. |
| 2009-07-06 | 09THEHAGUE395 | NETHERLANDS: OVERVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 14
MEETING WITH DUTCH PRIME MINISTER BALKENENDE Mr. President: Your July 14 meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende provides an opportunity for us to urge the Dutch to continue as part of NATO in Afghanistan and to enlist PM Balkenende in solving Guantanamo issues. For his part, Balkenende will seek to continue the Dutch role in the G20 and to find a common ground to work with us on climate change and the Middle East. Balkenende, in office through four coalitions since 2002, is a cunning politician ... |
| 2009-07-06 | 09THEHAGUE399 | NETHERLANDS: LEAD TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT’S JULY 14 MEETING WITH
DUTCH PRIME MINISTER BALKENENDE - SECOND OF THREE CABLES Balkenende will likely explain how tackling climate change is vital to the Netherlands, as over 60 percent of its population and economic activity is located below sea-level. The devastation of Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for the Dutch. Yet despite their best intentions, Dutch rhetoric far outstrips their deeds. |
| 2009-07-13 | 09THEHAGUE418 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST “ASKS” POST-2010 We understand Labor Party (PvdA) leader/Deputy PM/Finance Minister Wouter Bos is the only cabinet member not in agreement with the details of a continued role in Afghanistan. |
| 2009-08-20 | 09USNATO359 | SECGEN WRITES KARZAI ABOUT SHIA LAW CONCERNS When we asked for a copy, the American Deputy Director of the Private Office came to the Mission to brief us on the letter´s contents. He did not, however, give us a copy, noting that he had been specifically instructed not to. Nevertheless, we learned that another Ally had been able to obtain a copy, which they shared with us (strictly protect). |
| 2009-08-25 | 09THEHAGUE514 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POST-2010 DEPLOYMENT POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IN URUZGAN Labor Party leader Bos told the Ambassador in confidence (STRICTLY PROTECT) the Dutch will likely stay in Afghanistan post-2010 but not in Uruzgan. |
| 2009-09-11 | 09THEHAGUE546 | NETHERLANDS: FEEDBACK ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS EU support for a 30 percent emission reduction by 2020 is "crumbling" |
| 2009-09-21 | 09THEHAGUE568 | NETHERLANDS/JSF: CONCERN ABOUT SECOND ENGINE The Netherlands Minister of Defense (MOD) has expressed concern over the JSF second engine (F-136) being omitted from the U.S. 2010 Defense Budget. Dutch industry has high-value contracts supporting the development of the F-136 engine. |
| 2009-09-21 | 09THEHAGUE572 | NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SUPPORT FOR U.S. VIEWS The Dutch do not want the freedom of expression resolution to hinder the Allied response to the Goldstone report, a higher profile political problem |
| 2009-09-25 | 09THEHAGUE582 | ETHERLANDS/HRC: SUPPORTING U.S. ON GOLDSTONE REPORT some members in the Dutch Parliament will try to pressure FM Verhagen to take a more skeptical approach toward Israel. The MFA intimated there is a split on Israel policy between FM Verhagen and Development Minister Koenders. ... it was clever to pick Goldstone, given his stature. Because it's a serious report, we will need to respond. |
| 2009-10-02 | 09THEHAGUE596 | NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR,S
VISIT TO THE HAGUE, OCTOBER 7-9, 2009 Royal Dutch Shell exerts strong influence on Dutch foreign economic policy. |
| 2009-10-10 | 09KABUL3185 | AFGHANS SEEK IMPROVED JUDICIAL SECURITY; CSTC-A AGREES TO
SUPPORT TRAINING EFFORTS BUT MORE RESOURCES LIKELY NECESSARY The fear of assassination prevents many (if not most) Afghan judges and prosecutors from carrying out their duties with objectivity |
| 2009-10-15 | 09THEHAGUE615 | DUTCH SUPPORT ON GOLDSTONE REPORT There is a high-level political conflict between Development Minister Koenders and FM Verhagen on the Goldstone report. |
| 2009-10-19 | 09KABUL3366 | KUNDUZ AUTHORITIES TURN TO MILITIAS AS SECURITY DETERIORATES One neighboring governor, Atta Mohammad Noor in Balkh Province, disagreed with the arming of local militias in Kunduz, and the outgoing German commander of RC-North also signaled his concern. |
| 2009-11-04 | 09THEHAGUE668 | NETHERLANDS/GOLDSTONE: SAME REDLINES AS IN GENEVA The parliament's support follows a compromise reached within the governing coalition, reftel B, allowing the Dutch to oppose the Goldstone resolution at the Human Rights Council. |
| 2009-11-04 | 09USNATO501 | DUTCH SAY U.S. AFGHANISTAN MESSAGE MUST BE A STRONG ONE Dutch FM Verhagen stressed with his German counterpart that the debate regarding nuclear weapons on European soil had to be conducted in the context of NATO. |
| 2009-11-06 | 09THEHAGUE673 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: VIEW FROM THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE The Dutch are unlikely to make a decision on post-2010 Afghanistan deployment until March of next year. |
| 2009-11-12 | 09KABUL3661 | UNCONVENTIONAL SECURITY FORCES -- WHAT'S OUT THERE? The proliferation of these local and private bodies attests to deficiencies in the strength and quality of regular security forces and a lack of public confidence in the police. |
| 2009-11-20 | 09THEHAGUE707 | NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL: DISMAYED The Dutch will support EU consensus on the anti-Israel resolutions at UNGA, having negotiated a strong Explanation of Vote (EOV) by the EU. FM Verhagen was dismayed by the latest Israel decision on settlements in Gilo, and angered by the surprise announcement of new settlements in Gilo shortly after a visit and phone call with Israeli FM Lieberman. FM Lieberman's visit on November 11 was a demonstration of how to irritate people and lose friends. |
| 2009-12-04 | 09THEHAGUE730 | NETHERLANDS: SEEKING CLEAR 2010 ROADMAP FOR
CLIMATE TALKS POST-COPENHAGEN The Dutch preliminary impression is that China can do more with relatively little effort. |
| 2009-12-21 | 09THEHAGUE759 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DELIBERATING - LABOR PARTY LINES DRAWN Ambassador’s engagement with key leaders reveals few new assessments: Dutch will likely stay in Afghanistan focusing on training, enablers and development - outside of Uruzgan. ... Wilders supports the NATO mission in Afghanistan ... but his party wants all Dutch troops to be withdrawn |
| 2010-01-03 | 10KABUL12 | MILITIAS IN KUNDUZ; A TALE OF TWO DISTRICTS In Qala-e-Zal district, a well-disciplined force has brought about a marked improvement in security, while the picture in the Aqtash areas of Khanabad district is much less positive because the GIRoA clearly lacks adequate control over the fighters. |
| 2010-01-06 | 10USNATO4 | ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON SYG,S MOSCOW TRIP ALLEGE
PUTIN SPARRED ON MISSILE DEFENSE while Russian President Medvedev was polite, neither he nor PM Putin had expressed any real interest in cooperating with NATO. Putin allegedly told Rasmussen that NATO no longer has a purpose and it was in Russia´s interest that NATO no longer exist. |
| 2010-02-05 | 10THEHAGUE75 | TREASURY DAS GLASER PREPARES DUTCH FOR ACTION ON IRAN The Dutch expressed support for increasing pressure on the Tehran regime. They assured Glaser the Netherlands would support tougher sanctions within the EU, although officials remain concerned that foreign companies will fill the void when individual Dutch businesses pull out of Iran. |
| 2010-02-20 | 10THEHAGUE108 | NETHERLANDS: CABINET FALLS OVER AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONEERING Following a marathon 15 hour Cabinet meeting, the Dutch Cabinet fell around 02:30 a.m., February 20 |
| 2010-02-25 | 10THEHAGUE117 | NETHERLANDS TO ABSTAIN ON PALESTINIANS' GOLDSTONE
RESOLUTION the Netherlands will, in any case, not/not vote in favor of the resolution. |