Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09MANAGUA476
2009-05-08 15:59:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Managua
Cable title:
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: APRIL 2009
how-toVZCZCXYZ0013 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHMU #0476/01 1281559 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 081559Z MAY 09 FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4125 INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS MANAGUA 000476
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: APRIL 2009
SUMMARY
-------
UNCLAS MANAGUA 000476
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: APRIL 2009
SUMMARY
--------------
1. In April 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the
resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, of which six
had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One of the claims was
resolved through a land swap. There remain 599 unresolved
registered property claims belonging to 287 U.S. citizens in the
Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of
resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued
indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs).
As of April 30, 2009, the GON had issued BPIs with a face value of
$339,240,534.17 to Embassy-registered claimants. Since taking
office in January 2007, the Ortega administration has resolved 74
claims, twenty-seven of which during the 2008-2009 waiver year.
EMBASSY REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN APRIL
--------------
2. On April 16, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito" signed by U.S. citizen Norman Bonen-Castellon on April 2, 2009. The Castellon Estate received BPIs worth 3,542,300 cordobas, approximately $175,490. The claims had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979),which authorized the confiscation of property belonging to the "allies" of the Somoza family. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Castellon Estate Land 6 bonds
3. On May 5, 2009, Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the settlement document signed by U.S. citizen Inesyvonne Conrado on June 23, 2008. Mrs. Conrado received government-owned property as compensation. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Inesyvonne Conrado Land 1 land swap
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 04/30/09
--------------
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 287
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 599
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Claims resolved calendar year 2009 17
Claims resolved calendar year 2008 47
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 27
(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 51
(subject to revision)
GON-held claims resolved 2008-09 waiver year 3
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) 177
CLAIMS DISMISSED THE GON NUMBER
-------------- --------------
MARCH 2008 73
FEBRUARY 2008 21
JANUARY 2008 34
NOVEMBER 2007 18
--------------
TOTAL 146
DISMISSED CLAIMS LATER RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF U.S.
CLAIMANT NUMBER
-------------- -- --------------
MARCH 2009 3
APRIL 2009 6
OTHER CATEGORIES TRACKED 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 7
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS 1,916
(face value of bonds $339.2 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
Claims resolved in calendar year 2009 1
CALLAHAN
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: APRIL 2009
SUMMARY
--------------
1. In April 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the
resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, of which six
had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One of the claims was
resolved through a land swap. There remain 599 unresolved
registered property claims belonging to 287 U.S. citizens in the
Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of
resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued
indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs).
As of April 30, 2009, the GON had issued BPIs with a face value of
$339,240,534.17 to Embassy-registered claimants. Since taking
office in January 2007, the Ortega administration has resolved 74
claims, twenty-seven of which during the 2008-2009 waiver year.
EMBASSY REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN APRIL
--------------
2. On April 16, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito" signed by U.S. citizen Norman Bonen-Castellon on April 2, 2009. The Castellon Estate received BPIs worth 3,542,300 cordobas, approximately $175,490. The claims had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979),which authorized the confiscation of property belonging to the "allies" of the Somoza family. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Castellon Estate Land 6 bonds
3. On May 5, 2009, Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the settlement document signed by U.S. citizen Inesyvonne Conrado on June 23, 2008. Mrs. Conrado received government-owned property as compensation. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Inesyvonne Conrado Land 1 land swap
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 04/30/09
--------------
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 287
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 599
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Claims resolved calendar year 2009 17
Claims resolved calendar year 2008 47
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 27
(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 51
(subject to revision)
GON-held claims resolved 2008-09 waiver year 3
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) 177
CLAIMS DISMISSED THE GON NUMBER
-------------- --------------
MARCH 2008 73
FEBRUARY 2008 21
JANUARY 2008 34
NOVEMBER 2007 18
--------------
TOTAL 146
DISMISSED CLAIMS LATER RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF U.S.
CLAIMANT NUMBER
-------------- -- --------------
MARCH 2009 3
APRIL 2009 6
OTHER CATEGORIES TRACKED 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 7
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS 1,916
(face value of bonds $339.2 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
Claims resolved in calendar year 2009 1
CALLAHAN