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Cablegate: Nicaragua: Amcit Property Claims Monthly Update: July 2008

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DE RUEHMU #1087/01 2342119
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 212119Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3072
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS MANAGUA 001087

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: JULY 2008

REFS: A) MANAGUA 917, B) MANAGUA 941

SUMMARY
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1. In July 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved six
Embassy registered property claims. Four claims were reported
during the 2007-2008 waiver period (Refs A,B), while the remainder
were resolved this waiver year. The Property Office database now
includes 624 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 297
Amcits. To date, most resolutions have involved compensation via
government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de
indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of July 31, 2008, the GON has issued
BPIs with a face value of $328,975,518.06 to Embassy-registered
claimants. Since taking office in January 2007, the Ortega
administration has resolved a total of 49 claims, two during the
2008-2009 waiver year.


EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN JULY 2008
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2. On August 12, 2008, Attorney General Hernan Estrada provided the
Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito"
signed on July, 16, 2008, by U.S. citizen Miguel Hernandez. Mr.
Hernandez received BPIs worth 20,300 cordobas, approximately
$1,041.34. We have updated our database to reflect this
settlement.

Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------- ------- ------ ----------
Miguel Hernandez House 1 bonds


3. On August 12, 2008, Attorney General Hernan Estrada provided the
Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito"
signed on July 29, 2008, by U.S. citizen Sheila Santos. Ms. Santos
received BPIs worth 1,099,800 cordobas, approximately $56,417. We
have updated our database to reflect this settlement.

Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------- ------- ------ ----------
Sheila Santos Land 1 bonds


STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 07/31/08
---------------------------------------

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 297

Total Amcit claims pending resolution 624


EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
------------------------------------------ ------
Claims resolved in calendar year 2008 39

Claims resolved in 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 2
(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

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Total Amcit properties under GON control 53
(subject to revision)

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


COURT DECISION AGAINST CLAIMANT
(CLAIM WITHDRAWN BY AMCIT) NUMBER
------------------------------- ------
9

CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCIT
(PROPERTY UNDER AMCIT CONTROL) NUMBER
------------------------------ ------
1

CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCIT
(LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) NUMBER
------------------------------ ------
1

TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS NUMBER
----------------------------------- ------
6

TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED IN BONDS
(face value of bonds $328.97 million) NUMBER
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1,894


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


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