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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
08MANAGUA301	2008-03-12 14:29	2011-08-19 20:00	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Managua

VZCZCXYZ0007
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMU #0301/01 0721429
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 121429Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2239
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS MANAGUA 000301 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/CEN, EB/IFD/OIA, AND L/CID 
STATE ALSO FOR WHA/EPSC 
STATE PASS TO USTR 
TREASURY FOR INL AND OWH 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2008 
 
REFS: A) MANAGUA 173  B) 07 MANAGUA 2581 
 
SUMMARY 
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¶1. Since January 1995, the GON has resolved 2,521 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 659 American citizens (Amcits). With the resolution of 1 Embassy-registered claim in February, the Property Office database now includes 666 registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. Including Amcit claims not registered with the Embassy, the GON has resolved a total of 4,541 American citizen claims since 1992. Most resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of February 29, 2008, the GON has issued BPIs with a face value of $324,042,527 to Embassy-registered claimants. With the inclusion of 1 claim compensated in February, the GON has resolved 7 claims during this waiver year.
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN FEBRUARY 2008 
--------------------------------------------- ------ 
 
¶2. On February 14, 2008, Dr. Maria Gutierrez, legal representative for U.S. citizen Noel Gonzalez, provided a written statement to the Embassy Property Office attesting that on November 14, 2007, the GON compensated Gonzalez with indemnification bonds (BPIs) for a house in Managua. Mr. Gonzalez reached a settlement with the GON for BPIs with a face value of 801,100 cordobas, approximately $42,750. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
 
                     Type of     No. of    Type of 
Claimant             Claim       Claims    Resolution 
--------             -------       ------     ------- 

Gonzalez, Noel        house          1         bonds 
 
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 02/29/08 
--------------------------------------- 
 
¶3.  The following is a snapshot of current U.S. citizen property 
claims.  The Embassy maintains separate databases for claims 
registered before and after the July 31, 2005, deadline in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act. 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS                         NUMBER 
-------------------------                         ------ 

Total Amcits with all claims resolved                659 
  (145 were Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcits with pending claims                     293 
  (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                666 
  (117 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcit claims resolved since 1992             2,521 
  (403 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER ------------------------------------------        ------ 

Claims resolved in calendar year 2008                  2 
  (0 were claims of Amcits at time of confiscation) 
 
Claims resolved in calendar year 2007                 10 
  (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 NUMBER
--------------------------------------------- ---- ------ 

Registered claims resolved so far in 2007-08           7 
  (waiver year: August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2008) 
 
Registered claims resolved 2006-07 waiver year        34 
 
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 2007-08 waiver year           0 
 
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 
 
 
CLAIMS DISMISSED BY GON DURING THE 2007-08 WAIVER YEAR NUMBER 
------------------------------------------        ------ 
 
JANUARY 2008                                          34 
 
NOVEMBER 2007                                         18 
 
COURT DECISION IN FAVOR OF CLAIMANT (PROPERTIES RECOVERED) NUMBER
--------------------------     ------ 

                                                     445 
 
COURT DECISION AGAINST CLAIMANT 
(CLAIM WITHDRAWN BY AMCIT)                        NUMBER 
-------------------------------                   ------ 

                                                       6 
 
TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS               NUMBER 
-----------------------------------               ------ 

                                                       6 
 
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED IN BONDS 
(face value of bonds $324.00 million)             NUMBER 
-------------------------------------              ----- 

                                                   1,859 
 
 
NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-----------------------------------------         ------ 

Non-registered resolutions 2007-08 waiver year         0 
 
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 NUMBER
--------------------------------------------- ---  ------ 

Total number of Amcit claims resolved since 1992   4,541 
 
 NON-WAIVER CLAIMS REGISTERED AFTER JULY 31, 2005 NUMBER
--------------------------------------------- ---  ------ 

Total Amcit claimants registered with Embassy         12 
(1 was an Amcit at time of confiscation) 
 
Total Amcit claims pending resolution                 18 
(1 was a claim of an Amcit at time of confiscation) 
 
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