A cable from USAID Bridgetown from December 2006 is one of the first on the Caribbean that has been released either by WikiLeaks or the media that have been given full access to the hundreds of thousands of cables leaked by the site.
The cable below relates to travel plans for two US diplomats. WikiLeaks has been booted from its site previously hosted by Amazon. Three hundred and eight documents are said to be available on Guyana. They have not yet been uploaded.
UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 002164
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AIDAC
E.O. 12958:N/A
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BLACKWOOD AND DONALD TO
TRAVEL TO TOBAGO
¶1. USAID BRIDGETOWN REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. MANSFIELD
BLACKWOOD, SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, USAID, AND MR. MICHAEL
DONALD, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISER, TO TRAVEL TO TOBAGO FOR THE
PERIOD DECEMBER 13-14, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO REVIEW
FOR INTERNAL CLOSING OUT PURPOSES SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES COMPLETED
UNDER OUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
¶2. MR. DONALD HAS A TOP SECRET CLEARANCE; DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT NO.
900461216 – EXPIRING ON 08/31/08.
MR. BLACKWOOD HAS A NO-ACCESS SECURITY CLEARANCE; JAMAICAN PASSPORT
NO. A2519939.
MR. BLACKWOOD WILL TRAVEL FROM BARBADOS TO TOBAGO ON DECEMBER 13 ON
CARIBBEAN STAR FLT 8B 787 AND RETURN TO BARBADOS ON DECEMBER 14 VIA
CARIBBEAN STAR FLT 8B 756.
MR. DONALD WILL TRAVEL FROM GRENADA TO TOBAGO ON DECEMBER 13 ON
CARIBBEAN STAR 8B 787 AND RETURN TO BARBADOS ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 14
VIA CARIBBEAN STAR FLT 8B 756.
¶3. PLEASE CABLE CONCURRENCE. BRIDGETOWN APPRECIATES TRINIDAD’S
ASSISTANCE.
