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Viewing cable 07MANAGUA591, AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS PROGRESS: FEBRUARY 2007

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07MANAGUA591 2007-03-06 22:19 2011-08-19 20:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Managua
VZCZCXYZ0016
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMU #0591/01 0652219
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 062219Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9348
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS MANAGUA 000591 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/CEN GSCHIFFER, EB/IFD/OIA, L/CID AND WHA/EPSC 
TREASURY FOR INL MDONOVAN AND GCHRISTOPOLUS, OWH/JHOEK 
STATE PASS TO USTR 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
SUBJECT: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS PROGRESS: FEBRUARY 2007 
 
 
1. Summary: In February of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims. Since January 1995, Embassy-registered property claims of 654 American citizens (Amcits) have been resolved. There remain 682 registered property claims belonging to 297 Amcits, after the deactivation of two ineligible claims. Including Amcits' claims not registered with the Embassy, a total of 4,529 Amcits' claims have been resolved since January 1995. Most have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds (bonos de pago de indemnizacion or BPIs). As of December 31, 2006, the GON has issued BPIs with a face value of US$319,700,000 to Embassy-registered claimants. End Summary.
 
NO RESOLUTIONS IN FEBRUARY 2007 
------------------------------- 
 
2.  There were no Amcit resolutions reported for February 2007. 
This inaction can be explained in part by the transition from the 
Bolanos to the Ortega administration.  President Daniel Ortega was 
inaugurated on January 10, 2007.  On January 22, 2007, Mireya Molina 
Torres was named the Superintendent of Property (septel). 
 
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 02/28/07 
--------------------------------------- 
 
3.  The following is a snapshot of current Amcit property claims. 
To differentiate between claims registered before and after the July 
31, 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act deadline, the Embassy 
maintains separate registers. 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS                         NUMBER 
-------------------------                         ------ 
 
Total Amcits with all claims resolved                654 
  (145 were Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcits with pending claims                     297 
  (64 were Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcits registered with the Embassy           1,137 
  prior to July 31, 2005 
  (269 were Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcit claims pending resolution                682 
  (117 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcit claims resolved                        2,509 
  (403 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
------------------------------------------        ------ 
 
Claims resolved so far in calendar year 2007           0 
  (0 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2006                    81 
  (6 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2005                   126 
  (7 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2004                   218 
  (11 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2003                   243 
  (22 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2002                   125 
(20 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2001                   175 
  (17 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2000                    70 
  (7 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED BY WAIVER YEAR 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
 
Registered claims resolved so far in 2006-07          29 
  (waiver year: August 1, 2006-July 31, 2007) 
 
Registered claims resolved 2005-06 waiver year        86 
 
Registered claims resolved 2004-05 waiver year       187 
 
Registered claims resolved 2003-04 waiver year       214 
 
Registered claims resolved 2002-03 waiver year       183 
 
Registered claims resolved 2001-02 waiver year       160 
 
Registered claims resolved 2000-01 waiver year       142 
 
Registered claims resolved 1999-00 waiver year        77 
 
Registered claims resolved 1998-99 waiver year       156 
 
Registered claims resolved 1997-98 waiver year       204 
 
Registered claims resolved 1996-97 waiver year       145 
 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS UNDER GON CONTROL NUMBER
-------------------------------------------       ------ 
 
Total Amcit properties under GON control              54 
  (subject to revision) 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2006-07 waiver year           0 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2005-06 waiver year           3 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2004-05 waiver year          16 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2003-04 waiver year          12 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2002-03 waiver year          11 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2001-02 waiver year          26 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2000-01 waiver year           2 
 
GON-held claims resolved 1999-00 waiver year           2 
 
GON-held claims resolved 1998-99 waiver year           5 
 
GON-held claims resolved 1997-98 waiver year          29 
 
GON-held claims resolved (total)                     176 
 
 
TOTAL PROPERTIES RECOVERED                           442 
-------------------------- 
 
TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS                    6 
----------------------------------- 
 
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED IN BONDS                  1,849 
(face value of bonds US$319.70 million) 
--------------------------------------- 
 
NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-----------------------------------------         ------ 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2006-07 waiver year        12 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2005-06 waiver year        30 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2004-05 waiver year         0 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2003-04 waiver year         6 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2002-03 waiver year        22 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2001-02 waiver year        93 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2000-01 waiver year       300 
 
Non-registered resolutions 1999-00 waiver year       455 
 
Non-registered resolutions 1998-99 waiver year       310 
 
Non-registered resolutions 1997-98 waiver year       230 
 
Non-registered resolutions 1996-97 waiver year       208 
 
 
TOTAL REGISTERED & NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS 
--------------------------------------------- 
 
Total number of Amcit claims resolved              4,529 
 
 
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS REGISTERED AFTER JULY 31, 2005 
--------------------------------------------- --- 
 
Total Amcit claimants registered with Embassy         11 
  (1 was an Amcit at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcit claims pending resolution                 17 
  (1 was a claim of an Amcit at time of confiscation) 
 
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