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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09MANAGUA476	2009-05-08 15:59	2011-08-19 20:00	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Managua

VZCZCXYZ0013
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMU #0476/01 1281559
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 081559Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4125
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS MANAGUA 000476 
 
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: APRIL 2009
 
SUMMARY 
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¶1. In April 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the 
resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, of which six 
had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979).  One of the claims was 
resolved through a land swap.  There remain 599 unresolved 
registered property claims belonging to 287 U.S. citizens in the 
Embassy's database.  To date, the overwhelming majority of 
resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued 
indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). 
As of April 30, 2009, the GON had issued BPIs with a face value of 
$339,240,534.17 to Embassy-registered claimants.  Since taking 
office in January 2007, the Ortega administration has resolved 74 
claims, twenty-seven of which during the 2008-2009 waiver year. 
 
EMBASSY REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN APRIL 
------------------------------------------- 

¶2. On April 16, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito" signed by U.S. citizen Norman Bonen-Castellon on April 2, 2009. The Castellon Estate received BPIs worth 3,542,300 cordobas, approximately $175,490. The claims had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979), which authorized the confiscation of property belonging to the "allies" of the Somoza family. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
 
                     Type of     No. of    Type of 
Claimant             Claim       Claims    Resolution 
--------             -------     ------    ---------- 
Castellon Estate      Land   6  bonds 
 
¶3. On May 5, 2009, Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the settlement document signed by U.S. citizen Inesyvonne Conrado on June 23, 2008. Mrs. Conrado received government-owned property as compensation. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
 
                     Type of     No. of    Type of 
Claimant             Claim       Claims    Resolution 
--------             -------     ------    ---------- 
Inesyvonne Conrado    Land   1  land swap 
 
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 04/30/09 
--------------------------------------- 

¶4. 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 pending claims                     287 
 
Total Amcit claims pending resolution                599 
 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR        NUMBER 
------------------------------------------        ------ 
Claims resolved calendar year 2009                    17 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2008                    47 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2007                    10 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2006                    81 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2005                   126 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2004                   218 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2003                   243 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2002                   125 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2001                   175 
 
Claims resolved calendar year 2000                    70 
 
 
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER 
--------------------------------------------- ---- ------ 
Registered claims resolved so far in 2008-09          27 
  (waiver year: July 29, 2008 - July 29, 2009) 
 
Registered claims resolved 2007-08 waiver year        42 
 
 
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              51 
  (subject to revision) 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2008-09 waiver year           3 
 
GON-held claims resolved 2007-08 waiver year           1 
 
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)                     177 
 
 
CLAIMS DISMISSED THE GON                          NUMBER 
------------------------                          ------ 
 
MARCH 2008                                            73 
 
FEBRUARY 2008                                         21 
 
JANUARY 2008                                          34 
 
NOVEMBER 2007                                         18 
                                                   ----- 
TOTAL                                                146 
 
DISMISSED CLAIMS LATER RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF U.S. 
CLAIMANT                                          NUMBER 
--------------------------------------------- --  ------ 
MARCH 2009         3 
APRIL 2009                                             6 
 
 
OTHER CATEGORIES TRACKED                          NUMBER 
------------------------                          ------ 
DECISION AGAINST U.S. CLAIMANT IN COURT                9 
 
(CLAIM WITHDRAWN BY AMCIT) 
 
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS                             1 
      (PROPERTY UNDER AMCIT CONTROL) 
 
 
 
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS FOR                 1 
LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 
 
 
TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS                    7 
 
 
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS                 1,916 
(face value of bonds $339.2 million) 
 
 
NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR         NUMBER 
-----------------------------------------         ------ 
Non-registered resolutions 2008-09 waiver year         0 
 
Non-registered resolutions 2007-08 waiver year         6 
 
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 
 
 
 
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS REGISTERED AFTER JULY 31, 2005  NUMBER 
--------------------------------------------- ---  ------ 
Total Amcit claimants registered with Embassy         15 
 
Total Amcit claims pending resolution                 21 
 
 
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS RESOLVED BY CALENDAR YEAR       NUMBER 
------------------------------------------        ------ 
Claims resolved in calendar year 2008                 1 
 
Claims resolved in calendar year 2009                 1 
 
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