Washington Hyper File

EPF edition


U.S. Department of State

Friday, 2 July 2004


501 White House Report, July 2: Iraq, Week Ahead
(Election preparations top priority for Iraqi Government, week ahead) (360)

502 Text: President Issues Independence Day Message
(Bush honors nation's military personnel for their sacrifice) (300)

503 Defense Department Report, July 2: Naval Exercises Off Morocco
(Forces will seek to demonstrate agility, interoperability) (520)

504 Transcript: Defense Department Operational Update Briefing, July 1
(Iraq sovereignty/Bremer gone; Supreme Court/detainee ruling; DOD/Red Cross Report; Fay's Iraq report/no timetable; Iraqi shells/sarin-mustard gas; U.S. ground forces/Iraq; U.S.-Iraqi/military partners; U.S. forces/indemnification; peacekeeping changes/Kosovo; peacekeeping changes/Eritrea-Ethiopia; defense budget/cuts; defense bill/in conference; Saddam Hussein/humane treatment; Iraq response/Mujahedin-e Khalq; FBI raid/military chaplain source; Sudan/assistance; Iraq/U.S. presence; detainees/Guantanamo; Iraq/self-government; Saddam Hussein/court appearance; Iraq reconstruction/State Department) (6700)

505 Powell Lays Down Clear Benchmarks in Sudan, Official Says
(Normalization of relations depends on end of violence in Darfur) (610)

506 United States Expects Khartoum to Act on Darfur Immediately
(USAID's Natsios will press for U.N. resolution "in days") (680)

507 Transcript: Powell Says All People Deserve Freedom from Tyranny, Terror
(Secretary discusses range of issues with Indonesian students) (6600)

508 Transcript: U.S. Human Rights Advocacy Not Stalled by Abu Ghraib, Powell Says
(Real issue is how a democracy deals with such problems) (2470)

509 Transcript: Terrorism a "Long-Term" Problem Facing Asia, Fargo Says
(U.S. Pacific commander lauds Philippine efforts to fight terror) (1850)

510 Transcript: Philippine President's Agenda for Second Term Applauded
(United States supports efforts to resolve conflict in Mindanao) (4680)

511 Text: Global AIDS Fund Approves Grants to Treat Over 900,000 People
(Latest commitment of $970 million pushes two-year total over $8 billion) (880)

512 Text: Modified Environmental Guidelines Approved by U.S. Ex-Im Bank
(Action makes them consistent with international agreement, Bank says) (660)

513 Text: Full Enforcement of Electronic-Manifest Rule for Sea Cargo Begins
(July 6 marks end of transition period, U.S. Customs says) (760)


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