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UNCLAS QUITO 000694 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PREL EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR GIVES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO TERMINATE 
MANTA FOL AGREEMENT 
 
¶1.  (SBU) The Embassy received a faxed copy of a diplomatic 
note from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 
29, 2008, at 6:36pm notifying of the GOE's decision to 
terminate the Agreement of Cooperation on the Manta 
Forwarding Operating Location (FOL).  Minutes before the MFA 
sent the fax, the MFA issued a press bulletin confirming that 
the MFA had officially notified the USG of its decision.  The 
original diplomatic note was given personally by the Acting 
Foreign Minister Jose Valencia to the Charge on July 30.  We 
have sent an electronic copy of the diplomatic note and annex 
to WHA/AND.  Following is the Embassy's unofficial 
translation of the diplomatic note. 
 
¶2.  (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: 
 
Note No. 38387 ) GM-SSNRF 
 
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND INTEGRATION 
presents its compliments to the Honorable Embassy of the 
United States of America, with the purpose to refer to the 
Agreement of Cooperation Between the Government of the 
Republic of Ecuador and the Government of the United States 
of America Concerning United States Access to and Use of 
Installations at the Ecuadorian Air Force Base in Manta for 
Aerial Counter-Narcotics Activities. 
 
In this regard and according to the conversations held 
between representatives of both countries, the Government of 
the Republic of Ecuador officially communicates to the 
Honorable Embassy of the United States of America, its 
decision to terminate the agreement subscribed on November 
12, 1999.  Likewise, and based on understandings attained, 
the operations conducted by the Forward Operating Location 
(FOL) in the Manta Base will be suspended beginning the month 
of August 2009, and the Forward Operating Location (FOL) will 
be withdrawn, permanently, from the Ecuadorian Air Force 
Base, FAE, in Manta, in the month of November of that same 
year, in accordance with the attached timeline. 
 
In conformity with the provisions of the Agreement (Art. 12) 
the installations where the Manta FOL currently operates will 
be transferred to the corresponding authority of the 
Ecuadorian Air Force. 
 
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND INTEGRATION 
takes this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs the assurance of its highest consideration 
 
Quito, July 29, 2008 
 
To the Honorable 
Embassy of the United States of America 
City 
 
End text of diplomatic note 
 
¶3.  (U) Begin text of attached timeline (columns delineated 
by semicolon) 
 
Id;  Name of the area;  Duration;  Start 
 
1;  SCHEDULE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FOL FACILITIES TO THE 
COMBAT WING No. 23;  81 days;  Fri. 07/31/09 
 
2;    END OF OPERATIONS OF THE FOL;  0 days;  Fri. 07/31/09 
 
3;    REVISION OF INSTALLATIONS;  37 days;  Fri. 07/31/09 
4;      OPERATIONS AREA;  15 days;  Fri. 07/31/09 
5;      FIRE FIGHTERS AREA;  7 days;  Fri. 08/21/09 
6;      SOCIAL AREA     ;  15 days;  Tue. 09/01/09 
 
7;    HAND-OVER OF BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE;  43 days; 
Tue. 09/22/09 
 
8;      OPERATIONS AREA;  18 days;  Tue. 09/22/09 
9;        FIRE SIMULATOR PLATFORM;  3 days;  Tue. 09/22/09 
10;       PARKING LOT;  1 day;  Fri. 09/25/09 
11;       CIVIL ENGINEERING WAREHOUSE;  1 day;  Mon. 09/28/09 
12;       RESTROOMS;  1 day;  Tue. 09/29/09 
13;       FUEL PLATFORM JP1;  1 day;  Wed. 09/30/09 
14;       ADMINISTRATION BUILDING;  2 days;  Thu. 10/01/09 
15;       POTABLE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;  2 days;  Mon. 
10/05/09 
16;       LOGISTICS WORKSHOP;  2 days;  Wed. 10/07/09 
17;       MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP;  2 days;  Fri. 10/09/09 
18;       AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR;  2 days;  Tue. 10/13/09 
19;       SECURITY BOOTH;  1 day;  Thu. 10/15/09 
 
20;     SOCIAL AREA;  20 days;  Fri. 10/15/09 
21;       GYMNASIUM #550;  2 days;  Fri. 10/15/09 
22;       SPORTS AREA;  1 day;  Tue. 10/20/09 
23;       DRESSING ROOMS AND RESTROOMS SPORTS AREA #85;  1 
day;  Wed. 10/21/09 
24;       DORM BUILDING #900;  2 days;  Thu. 10/22/09 
25;       DORM BUILDING #950;  2 days;  Mon. 10/26/09 
26;       RECREATION CENTER #1250;  1 day;  Wed. 10/28/09 
27;       POTABLE WATER TREATMENT PLANT #1000;  1 day;  Thu. 
10/29/09 
28;       SECURITY BOOTH #1275;  1 day;  Fri. 10/30/09 
29;       CLOSED AREA #910;  1 day;  Mon. 11/02/09 
30;       CLOSED AREA #810;  1 day;  Tue. 11/03/09 
31;       REFRIGERATION AREA #710;  1 day;  Wed. 11/04/09 
32;       KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM #700;  3 days;  Thu. 
11/05/09 
33;       DORM BUILDING #810;  2 days;  Tue. 11/10/09 
34;       SECURITY BOOTH #1200;  1 day;  Thu. 11/12/09 
 
35;     FIRE FIGHTERS AREA;  5 days;  Fri. 11/13/09 
36;       FIRE DEPARTMENT #600;  3 days;  Fri. 11/13/09 
37;       POTABLE WATER STORAGE PLATFORM #50A;  1 day;  Wed. 
11/18/09 
38;       ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 2 OPERATIONS AREA;  1 day; 
Thu. 11/19/09 
 
39;   FAREWELL CEREMONY AND THANK YOU;  1 day;  Fri. 11/20/09 
 
40;   HAND-OVER AND RECEIPT OF INSTALLATIONS;  0 days;  Fri. 
11/20/09 
 
Project: TRANSFER OF FOL INSTALLATIONS TO COMBAT WING No. 23 
 
End text of attached timeline. 
CDA Griffiths