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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRASILIA 001281 
 
SIPDIS 
 
WHA FOR A/S SHANNON, DAS MCMULLEN, WHA/BSC - SIMPSON/POSIVAK 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2019 
TAGS: MARR OPDC PREL CO BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-COLOMBIA DCA 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 111966 
     ¶B. BRASILIA 01264 
 
Classified By: Political Counselor Steve Liston. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d 
). 
 
¶1. (SBU) Poloffs delivered Ref A demarche on the 
U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) October 30 
to Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Pol/Mil 
Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Marcos 
Pinta Gama, United States/Canada/Inter-American Affairs 
Department Head Minister Carlos Abreu, and Brazilian Ministry 
of Defense Brigadier Holand. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Pinta Gama and Abreu were interested to know that 
the agreement would be provided to the U.S. Congress and 
would eventually be made public. Pinta Gama noted that the 
DCA is important for Brazil and South America and has been 
discussed thoroughly by the ministers and presidents of the 
region. Pinta Gama and Abreu asked if the DCA was meant to 
allow the United States to replace the capabilities allowed 
by the Manta, Ecuador base.  PolCouns explained that it was 
not. 
 
¶3. (C) While Pinta Gama assured that "we don,t want to make 
a big drama of this issue" or have this "become an issue of 
disagreement among neighbors," he stressed that, in light of 
Colombia,s past border issues with Ecuador and Venezuela, 
Brazil continues to seek formal assurances that Colombia will 
respect borders, in addition to those in Article III of the 
U.S.-Colombia DCA, "to ensure a peaceful atmosphere in the 
region." PolCouns noted that the assurances Brazil seeks from 
Colombia are based on concerns that go well beyond the scope 
of the DCA and that, as Brazilian President Lula had stated 
publicly during Colombia President Uribe,s visit to Sao 
Paulo the previous week that he was satisfied with U.S. and 
Colombian explanations of the agreement (Ref B), the DCA 
should not be linked to Brazil,s continuing effort to gain 
Colombian assurances. 
 
¶4. (SBU) In a separate meeting, Brigadier Holand told 
Pol/MilOff he was grateful for U.S. efforts to keep Brazil 
informed. 
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