Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07PANAMA172
2007-02-05 13:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Panama
Cable title:
PANAMA: GOP "INSISTS" ON REVERTING TO "OLD
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 000172
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN (TELLO),L/PM (HERROLD) PM/SNA
(DETEMPLE),AND PM (LOFTIS)
DEFENSE FOR ISA/WHA
NSC FOR FISK AND CARDENAS
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD (AMSELEM)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/05/2017
TAGS: KTIA MASS AA MOPS PREL PGOV PM US
SUBJECT: PANAMA: GOP "INSISTS" ON REVERTING TO "OLD
DIPLOMATIC NOTE" TO SECURE SOFA PRIVILEGES
REF: (A) 06 STATE 202659 (B) PANAMA 55 (C) PANAMA 72
C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 000172
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN (TELLO),L/PM (HERROLD) PM/SNA
(DETEMPLE),AND PM (LOFTIS)
DEFENSE FOR ISA/WHA
NSC FOR FISK AND CARDENAS
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD (AMSELEM)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/05/2017
TAGS: KTIA MASS AA MOPS PREL PGOV PM US
SUBJECT: PANAMA: GOP "INSISTS" ON REVERTING TO "OLD
DIPLOMATIC NOTE" TO SECURE SOFA PRIVILEGES
REF: (A) 06 STATE 202659 (B) PANAMA 55 (C) PANAMA 72
1. (U) This is an action request. See para 4.
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GOP "INSISTS" ON OLD NOTE
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2. (C) The Panamanian MFA has not completed its legal
analysis of the new U.S. diplomatic note language requesting
status of forces protections (REFTEL A) and does not
anticipate being able to present its counterproposal for
several days, MFA DG for Legal Matters and Treaties Iana
Quadri told POLCHIEF on February 2. Under instructions,
Quadri said that, in the interest of to avoiding canceling
the upcoming NEW HORIZONS exercise, the GOP "insists" on
reverting to the "old diplomatic note" to enable this
exercise to take place as planned. She stated that the MFA
would continue its analysis of the new diplomatic note
language, with a special emphasis on dealing with the
contractor issue, and underscored that the GOP was committed
to presenting the USG a counterproposal. Quadri said that
the GOP wished to revert to the old diplomatic note language
solely for the upcoming NEW HORIZONS exercise.
3. (C) Preparations are already underway for NEW HORIZONS,
scheduled to begin in earnest on/about February 12. NEW
HORIZONS is scheduled to begin only a couple of days before
Panamanian President Torrijos meets with SECDEF and POTUS on
February 16 in Washington. Additionally, in support of
post's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) office and Tactical
Analysis Team (TAT),JTF-B is scheduled to deploy helicopter
assets to Panama on February 21 as part of operation ALL
INCLUSIVE, a multi-lateral counternarcotics interdiction
operation. ALL INCLUSIVE will involve ground, sea, and air
forces from the U.S., Panama, and other countries.
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ACTION REQUEST
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4. (C) Post requests authorization to revert to the
previously used diplomatic note language used to secure
status of forces privileges for U.S. forces that will
participate in NEW HORIZONS.
Eaton
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN (TELLO),L/PM (HERROLD) PM/SNA
(DETEMPLE),AND PM (LOFTIS)
DEFENSE FOR ISA/WHA
NSC FOR FISK AND CARDENAS
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD (AMSELEM)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/05/2017
TAGS: KTIA MASS AA MOPS PREL PGOV PM US
SUBJECT: PANAMA: GOP "INSISTS" ON REVERTING TO "OLD
DIPLOMATIC NOTE" TO SECURE SOFA PRIVILEGES
REF: (A) 06 STATE 202659 (B) PANAMA 55 (C) PANAMA 72
1. (U) This is an action request. See para 4.
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GOP "INSISTS" ON OLD NOTE
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2. (C) The Panamanian MFA has not completed its legal
analysis of the new U.S. diplomatic note language requesting
status of forces protections (REFTEL A) and does not
anticipate being able to present its counterproposal for
several days, MFA DG for Legal Matters and Treaties Iana
Quadri told POLCHIEF on February 2. Under instructions,
Quadri said that, in the interest of to avoiding canceling
the upcoming NEW HORIZONS exercise, the GOP "insists" on
reverting to the "old diplomatic note" to enable this
exercise to take place as planned. She stated that the MFA
would continue its analysis of the new diplomatic note
language, with a special emphasis on dealing with the
contractor issue, and underscored that the GOP was committed
to presenting the USG a counterproposal. Quadri said that
the GOP wished to revert to the old diplomatic note language
solely for the upcoming NEW HORIZONS exercise.
3. (C) Preparations are already underway for NEW HORIZONS,
scheduled to begin in earnest on/about February 12. NEW
HORIZONS is scheduled to begin only a couple of days before
Panamanian President Torrijos meets with SECDEF and POTUS on
February 16 in Washington. Additionally, in support of
post's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) office and Tactical
Analysis Team (TAT),JTF-B is scheduled to deploy helicopter
assets to Panama on February 21 as part of operation ALL
INCLUSIVE, a multi-lateral counternarcotics interdiction
operation. ALL INCLUSIVE will involve ground, sea, and air
forces from the U.S., Panama, and other countries.
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ACTION REQUEST
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4. (C) Post requests authorization to revert to the
previously used diplomatic note language used to secure
status of forces privileges for U.S. forces that will
participate in NEW HORIZONS.
Eaton