(C) NICARAGUA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FIRST

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 116412 NOFORN E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/29/2033 TAGS: PINR PGOV NU SUBJECT: (C) NICARAGUA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FIRST LADY ROSARIO MURILLO (C-AL8-02321) Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/I. REASON: 1.4(C). ¶1. (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN NICARAGUAN FIRST LADY ROSARIO MURILLO'S CLOUT IN THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, AND HOW HER POSITION EFFECTS DANIEL ORTEGA'S GOVERNMENT. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST MAY HAVE INTO ROSARIO MURILLO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ORTEGA, WHO INFLUENCES HER, HER POLITICAL AMBITIONS AND IDEOLOGY, AND HER RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS. WE WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED IN ANY BIOGRAPHIC DETAILS OR ANECDOTES POST MAY ENCOUNTER. MANY THANKS, AND REGARDS FROM WASHINGTON. ¶2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-AL8-02321 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. RICE