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IdentifierDateEmbassyClassificationSubjectRedacted
88TUNIS52781988-05-19 13:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALRAMADAN IN TUNISIA: OBSERVANCE AND TOLERANCENo
88MOGADISHU80321988-07-06 11:44:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALSOMALI INSURGENCY: ETHIOPIAN COMPLICITY?No
88LIMA93311988-07-15 23:27:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSENDERO ASSASSINATES APRA GOVERNORNo
88CAIRO170731988-07-18 16:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALESCAPE OF THREE ISLAMIC JIHAD MEMBERS FROM PRISONNo
88LONDON169981988-08-09 17:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALNORTHERN IRELAND - CONTROLLING THE VIOLENCENo
88CAIRO196801988-08-18 16:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALMUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEVELOPMENTS AND PERSONALITIESNo
88STATE2710571988-08-19 04:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALSTAYING THE COURSE IN THE PERSIAN GULFNo
88BAGHDAD45591988-08-22 05:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIRAQI COMMENTARY WARNS AGAINST TILT TOWARD IRANNo
88STATE2740071988-08-22 23:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO CEASE-FIRE AND UN OBSERVERSNo
88BAGHDAD45871988-08-23 12:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIRAN-IRAQ: EVE OF GENEVANo
88BAGHDAD45891988-08-23 13:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIRAQ STRESSES NORMALCY WHILE WARNING IRANNo
88BAGHDAD46201988-08-24 13:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL"THE GREAT SATAN NO LONGER A SATAN"No
88AMMAN103451988-09-01 08:01:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPLO AND THE INTIFADANo
88IZMIR7401988-09-01 13:45:00Consulate IzmirCONFIDENTIALARREST OF PKK MEMBERS IN IZMIRNo
88CAIRO211611988-09-06 16:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALMUSLIM BROTHERHOOD - "JIHAD" FRICTIONSNo
88MOGADISHU116851988-10-03 13:04:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALSOVIET FLIRTATION WITH SOMALIANo
88TUNIS115981988-11-08 15:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALTUNISIA CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER; ELECTIONS NEXT APRIL; NATIONAL PACT SIGNEDNo
88LAGOS177501988-11-30 15:07:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALNIGERIA: REACTION TO CESSATION OF SHARIA DEBATENo
88RIYADH124301988-12-08 09:15:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALSAUDI ARABIA: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo
88BOGOTA183581988-12-09 23:06:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALDESTRUCTION OF FARC'S 45TH FRONT AND OTHER RECENT FARC LOSSESNo
88ANKARA164391988-12-10 09:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTURKEY: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTNo
88GUANGZHOU80771988-12-21 09:23:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALHU JINTAO--A GLANCE AT HIS CHARACTERNo
89COLOMBO1581989-01-09 06:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALGOI OFFICIAL ON STRENGTH OF LTTENo
89STATE292251989-01-31 10:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALLOOKING BACK: THE PKK IN 1988No
89ABUDHABI6361989-02-01 10:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALTEHRAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCENENo
89BOGOTA31911989-03-01 23:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALFARC "DECLARES CEASEFIRE" AFTER NON-GOC PEACE COMMISSION IS FORMEDNo
89BOGOTA34711989-03-06 22:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALWHY HAS THE FARC DECLARED A UNILATERAL TRUCE?No
89STATE1027601989-04-03 23:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALLETTERS TO DEPARTMENT FROM LTTENo
89LAGOS52831989-04-05 16:27:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALNIGERIA: SILENCE ON THE SHARIA DEBATENo
89COLOMBO24341989-04-11 05:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALWHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LTTE?No
89BEIJING106421989-04-19 08:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS FLOOD TIANANMEN SQUARE IN SECOND NIGHT OF DEMONSTRATIONSNo
89LAGOS65031989-04-27 11:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALNIGERIA: MUSLIMS PERSPECTIVES ON SHARIANo
89BEIJING140471989-05-21 09:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALSITREP NO. 6: THE SCENE ON TIANANMEN, THE MILITARY SITUATION, POSSIBLE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING, CHINESE PRESS PLAYNo
89BEIJING140541989-05-21 17:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALSITREP NO. 8: TIANANMEN SQUARE CROWDS GROW TO 300,000 OR MORE ON THE EVENING OF MAY 21; GOVERNMENT DENIES LI PENG HAS ORDERED THE PLA TO ATTACK STUDENTS EARLY ON MAY 22.No
89BEIJING141021989-05-22 04:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALSITREP NO. 9: TIANANMEN SQUARE ON MAY 22: THE LONG VIGIL TO MORNINGNo
89BEIJING141031989-05-22 04:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALSITREP NO. 10: VIEW OF TIANANMEN SQUARENo
89SHENYANG12851989-06-02 06:30:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALBACK TO SCHOOL -- NORTHEAST CHINA STREETS ARE QUIET AS STUDENTS AND THEIR MOVEMENT RETURN TO CAMPUSESNo
89BEIJING153901989-06-03 11:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALSITREP NO. 28: TEN TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND ARMED TROOPS STOPPED AT CITY PERIMETER BY HUMAN AND BUS BARRRICADESNo
89BEIJING154071989-06-03 15:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALSITREP NO. 29: ARTICLE JUSTIFIES MARTIAL LAW; PLA TO USE ANY AND ALL MEANS TO ENFORCE MARTIAL LAW; DEFENSE MINISTER APPEARS, SO DOES LI PENG; TENSION ON TIANANMEN SQUARENo
89BEIJING154111989-06-03 18:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALSITREP NO. 31: TIANANMEN AT 0245 ON - JUNE 4: GUNFIRE ON THE SQUARE, TWO APC'S - BURNING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE CONFIDENTIALNo

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