VZCZCXYZ0001
RR RUEHWEB
DE RUEHMU #1242/01 2841700
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 101700Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3239
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS MANAGUA 001242
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: SEPTEMBER
2008
REF:(C) MANAGUA 1084
SUMMARY
-------
1. In September 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not
report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims.
There remain 621 unresolved registered property claims belonging to
296 Amcits in the Embassy's data base. On September 25, U.S.
citizen Norman Senfeld received the first payment of $2.5 million in
the form of indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion"
or BPIs). To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have
involved compensation via government-issued BPIs. As of August 31,
2008, the GON had issued BPIs with a face value of $333,975,518.06
to Embassy-registered claimants. Since taking office in January
2007, the Ortega administration has resolved 52 claims, five during
the 2008-2009 waiver year.
NO RESOLUTIONS IN SEPTEMBER
---------------------------
2. The GON did not resolve any U.S. citizen claims registered with
the Embassy Property Office in September of the 2008-2009 waiver
year.
SENFELD RECEIVES BONDS
----------------------
3. On September 25, 2008, U.S. citizen Norman Senfeld received the
first payment of $2.5 million in the form of BPIs. On August 14,
Mr. Senfeld signed a settlement document, or "finiquito," for the
equivalent of $5 million dollars to resolve his three property
claims. Mr. Senfeld will receive the second payment of $2.5 million
in BPIs in November 2009 (reftel).
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 09/30/08
---------------------------------------
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 296
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 621
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
------------------------------------------ ------
Claims resolved calendar year 2008 42
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 5
(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 53
(subject to revision)
GON-held claims resolved 2008-09 waiver year 0
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) 176
CLAIMS DISMISSED BY GON DURING THE 2007-08 WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
------------------------------------------ ------
MARCH 2008 73
FEBRUARY 2008 21
JANUARY 2008 34
NOVEMBER 2007 18
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 6
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS 1,897
(face value of bonds $333.97 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
CALLAHAN