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IdentifierDateEmbassyClassificationSubjectRedacted
89SHENYANG13011989-06-04 15:00:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIEDNORTHEAST CHINA STUDENTS REACT TO BEIJING MASSACRESNo
89TAIPEI36471989-06-05 10:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALTAIWAN REACTIONS TO THE TIANANMEN MASSACRENo
89BAGHDAD30481989-06-05 11:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETSOVIET ARMS SALES TO IRANNo
89BEIJING154911989-06-05 11:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDCHENGDU STALEMATENo
89MOSCOW151181989-06-07 15:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALSOVIET REACTION TO KHOMEINI'S DEATHNo
89ABUDHABI30921989-06-08 06:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPOSSIBLE SOVIET ARMS SALES TO IRANNo
89BEIJING188281989-07-12 08:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALLATIN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF JUNE 3-4 EVENTS ON TIANANMEN SQUARENo
89HARARE40041989-07-12 13:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALRENAMO KILLS MORE CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN ZIMBABWENo
89ANKARA98501989-07-18 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL"TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY"No
89STATE2271511989-07-18 20:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDFACT SHEET ON 17 NOVEMBERNo
89CAIRO162061989-07-20 17:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALMUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: DEFANGED BUT REHABILITATEDNo
89KUWAIT39221989-08-01 11:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALTHE MERCHANT FAMILIES LOSE GROUND TO - THE AL-SABAHNo
89BEIJING219021989-08-09 09:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPRC GOALS AFTER TIANANMEN: THE OFFICIAL VIEW FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICENo
89STATE3020651989-09-20 22:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPRESS GUIDANCES - UTA CRASH/ANGOLA/SWAPONo
89STATE3084601989-09-26 16:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALU.S. POLICY TOWARD CAMBODIA: NEXT STEPSNo
89ABUDHABI52381989-09-27 08:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALLIBERALIZING SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN TEHRANNo
89TELAVIV140321989-09-29 14:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALISLAMIC GROUP, HAMAS, OUTLAWEDNo
89ABUDHABI54231989-10-04 11:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALLIFE IN TEHRANNo
89STATE3190821989-10-04 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDRELEASE OF FACT SHEET ON THE TERRORIST GROUP, SENDERO LUMINOSONo
89HAVANA64121989-10-06 12:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCASTRO PROJECTING IMAGE OF OPTIMISMNo
89ANKARA145981989-10-12 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALSYRIAN SUPPORT FOR PKKNo
89KADUNA15321989-10-19 17:05:00Consulate KadunaCONFIDENTIALNIGERIA: THE DYNAMICS OF PARTISAN POLITICS: SCEPTICAL VIEWS ON IBB'S POLITICAL UTOPIANo
89KUWAIT59791989-11-02 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALTHE PRESS LORDS OF KUWAITNo
89MOSCOW316071989-11-13 11:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALCAN WARSAW PACT MEMBERS QUIT? / MOSCOW MAY NOT KNOWNo
89BOGOTA177181989-11-14 23:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALDESERTERS REVEAL DETAILS OF THE FARC'S BLOOD PURGE OF SUSPECTED INFILTRATORSNo
89KHARTOUM125431989-11-15 07:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDSUDAN: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo
89STATE3688701989-11-16 23:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETMEETING WITH ANC LEADER THABO MBEKINo
89KHARTOUM127041989-11-19 14:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDGOS RELEASES SADIQ, MOHAMMED OSMAN AND TURABINo
89PRAGUE81441989-11-21 15:20:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALDEMONSTRATIONS IN PRAGUE AND OTHER CZECHOSLOVAK CITIES NOVEMBER 20No
89PRAGUE83111989-11-28 17:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALLOCAL SOVIET VIEW OF CZECHOSLOVAK DEVELOPMENTSNo
89PRAGUE83431989-11-29 16:23:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALCZECHOSLOVAKIA'S QUIET REVOLUTION AND ITS PROSPECTSNo
89RIYADH97631989-12-06 14:05:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDSAUDI ARABIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo
89RIYADH97641989-12-06 14:09:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALSAUDI ARABIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT, CLASSIFIED ANNEXNo
89ANKARA173651989-12-06 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTURKEY: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo
89KAMPALA49531989-12-07 07:32:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDUGANDA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo
89RABAT125311989-12-11 17:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMOROCCO: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo
89PANAMA85451989-12-13 19:14:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPANAMANIANS HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL COUP -- NORIEGA PLANS FOR A NEW YEAR IN POWERNo
89PANAMA85581989-12-13 20:45:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPANAMA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE APPEALS FOR RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERSNo
89PANAMA85661989-12-13 22:21:00Embassy PanamaSECRETOPPOSITION ACTIVIST GIVES ACCOUNT OF REGIME TORTURENo
89BOGOTA195131989-12-16 17:41:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDCOLOMBIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo

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