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Cablegate: Nicaragua: Amcit Property Claims Monthly Update: April

Published: Fri 11 May 2007 10:49 PM
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RR RUEHWEB
DE RUEHMU #1230/01 1312249
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 112249Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0185
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS MANAGUA 001230
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN GSCHIFFER, EB/IFD/OIA, L/CID AND WHA/EPSC
TREASURY FOR INL MDONOVAN AND GCHRISTOPOLUS, OWH/ ASWARTZMAN
STATE PASS TO USTR
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: APRIL
2007
1. (U) Summary: In April of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims. No claims have been resolved so far in CY 07. Since January 1995, 2,509 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 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 Amcit 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.
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 04/30/07
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2. (U) 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. No claims were resolved in
the month of April.
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS NUMBER
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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
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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
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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
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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
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TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS 6
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TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED IN BONDS 1,849
(face value of bonds US$319.70 million)
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NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
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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
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Total number of Amcit claims resolved 4,529
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS REGISTERED AFTER JULY 31, 2005
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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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