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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04BOGOTA11864 |
AMBASSADOR VALENCIA REPORTS ON ELN-GOC [...] (C) Ambassador Valencia, the Mexican facilitator for talks between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the GOC, briefed the Ambassador on recent communications between the two sides on November 16. On October 8, the ELN offered to meet with the GOC in Mexico but demanded the GOC provide a [...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM KJUS PINR PREL CO ELN |
| 04BOGOTA13139 |
DAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH FATHER DARIO ECHEVERRI [...] (U) December 15, 2004, 11:15-12:15 a.m., Espicopal Conference, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- DAS Charles Shapiro Ambassador William B. Wood Jeff DeLaurentis, POLCOUNS David Henifin, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs Sarah LaGier, POL (notetaker) Colombia -------- Fat [...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINR PREL PGOV CO ELN |
| 04BOGOTA3486 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ICRC HEAD OF DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-02 22:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CO FARC ELN AUC |
| 04BOGOTA3544 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS WITH HIGH [...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador met with High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo to discuss the paramilitary peace process and, especially, to confirm that the GOC would give paramilitary leaders no assurances regarding their possible extradition to the U.S. Restrepo explained recent chang [...] |
2004-04-05 19:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PINR PREL PTER PINS PHUM PGOV SNAR CO ELN |
| 04BOGOTA3545 |
DECIPHERING THE SIZE OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS [...] (C) According to the Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD), at least 20,000 Colombian terrorists, both paramilitaries and guerrillas, have deserted or been captured or killed in combat with government forces since President Alvaro Uribe took office in August 2002. Still, the estimated numerical [...] |
2004-04-05 19:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS PROP SNAR CO AUC ELN FARC |
| 04BOGOTA4278 |
URIBE GIVES PUBLIC ULTIMATUM TO PARAMILITARIES [...] (C) On April 27, President Uribe issued an ultimatum to the country's illegal paramilitaries, warning that if they do not accept the GOC's conditions for peace talks -- including a verifiable cease-fire and a concentration of troops -- Government security forces will combat them until they are [...] |
2004-04-27 21:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS SNAR ASEC CO ELN FARC |
| 04BOGOTA4297 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MOD AND PEACE [...] (C) On April 27, Ambassador spoke to Minister of Defense Uribe and Peace Commissioner Restrepo about that day's presidential declaration on the peace process (reftel). 2. (C) Minister Uribe said that the declaration had been composed the day before and had been reviewed before issuance by h [...] |
2004-04-28 15:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS SNAR ASEC CO ELN |
| 04BOGOTA4951 |
NEXT STEPS IN PARAMILITARY PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Ambassador and Peace Commissioner Restrepo discussed the paramilitary peace agreement. The paramilitary leaders have a month to concentrate. Restrepo speculated they agreed after almost destroying the talks because: (1) the government had followed a consistent line a [...] |
2004-05-17 12:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS SNAR KJUS CO OAS ELN |
| 04BOGOTA9437 |
ELN WILLING TO TALK BUT NOT MUCH [...] (U) On September 6, the Central Command (COCE) of the National Liberation Army (ELN) formally responded to the GOC's August 3 communiqu reported reftel. The ELN's written response criticized the GOC for its delay in responding to the ELN's June 4 negotiating proposal and for failing to addres [...] |
2004-09-16 21:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM EAID KJUS PINR CO ELN |
| 04BOGOTA97 |
RELEASED ELN HOSTAGE DISCUSSES KIDNAPPING [...] (C) On December 24, poloff met with Israeli citizen Ido Guy, who had been released by the National Liberation Army (ELN) two days earlier af over three months in captivity. Guy was accompanied by Israeli securit liaison Guy Ner, who had been posted at the headquarters of the Colombi military's [...] |
2004-01-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PINR PINS CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA10230 |
FORMER PRESIDENT GAVIRIA HIGHLIGHTS PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Former President Cesar Gaviria told Polcouns October 28 that paramilitaries are threatening and intimidating Liberal Party candidates and office holders, and claimed President Uribe's efforts to combat such activities are conspicuous by their absence. The Liberal Party would continue to [...] |
2005-11-01 13:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER VE CO ELN FARC |
| 05BOGOTA10231 |
URIBE'S PARTY CHIEF SAYS PRESIDENT NEEDS SOLID [...] (C) Juan Manuel Santos, President Uribe's hand-picked leader of the new Uribista political party ("Partido de la U"), told Polcouns October 28 it is imperative that Uribe win a solid working majority in March legislative elections. Only with an "ample and faithful" majority could Uribe pursue [...] |
2005-11-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER VE CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA1081 |
GOC LIKELY TO AUTHORIZE ELN MEETING WITH [...] (C) On January 29, GOC High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo told Ambassador that the GOC was on the verge of an agreement with the National Liberation Army's (ELN) Central Command (COCE) to allow COCE representatives safe passage to Mexico to engage in face-to-face talks with Gover [...] |
2005-02-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA11459 |
GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...] |
2005-12-12 17:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA11461 |
GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...] |
2005-12-12 17:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA11926 |
GOC-ELN TALKS: CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTOR PROVIDES [...] (C) One of the five civil society guarantors for the GOC-ELN talks, Moritz Akerman, said December 26 the ELN wanted to end its insurgency and run candidates for mayoral offices in 2007. The ELN would like to participate in the 2006 Congressional and presidential polls but only by "consulting [...] |
2005-12-27 19:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA1775 |
ELN PEACE TALK'S ADVANCES AND RETREATS [...] (C): Mexican facilitator for the peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN) Andres Valencia met with the Ambassador on February 18 to report on progress this year. Although January saw positive commitments by both the ELN and GOC on negotiation pre-requisites (ref a), the process stalle [...] |
2005-02-24 16:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER CO MX ELN |
| 05BOGOTA3726 |
PEACE PROCESS WITH ELN STALLS [...] (C) On April 15, the Ambassador met with Mexican facilitator for the peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN) Andres Valencia and Mexican Ambassador Chacon. Valencia said the peace process remained stalled due to the ELN's unwillingness to renounce kidnapping during talks. Neverthele [...] |
2005-04-19 20:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL CO MX ELN |
| 05BOGOTA4466 |
COLOMBIA: PEACE COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES PROCESS [...] (C) In a May 10 conversation with the Ambassador, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo was pessimistic about re-starting a peace process with the ELN. He expressed concern that Cuba and the other "group of friends" countries continued to communicate with the ELN without GOC authorization, [...] |
2005-05-12 22:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KJUS CO PHUH ELN |
| 05BOGOTA5287 |
COLOMBIA: GROUP OF FRIENDS FOR ELN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian charge Sigurd Endresen provided further details to polcouns about the December 2004 reactivation of the Group of Friends for the ELN peace process and deactivation four months later, as well as about Cuban efforts, via the group, to replace Mexico as facilitator. Endre [...] |
2005-06-01 21:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA5616 |
ELN'S HEROES OF ANORI BLOC DEMOBILIZES [...] (U) Summary: Twenty-nine members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Antioquia surrendered to the Colombian Army's Fourth Brigade on June 1 and agreed to demobilize. The ""Heroes and Martyrs of Anori"" became the first ELN members to demobilize in a mass ceremony. Although the desertions wil [...] |
2005-06-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS MX CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA6495 |
EX-GUERRILLA AND PARAMILITARY DESCRIBE THEIR LIVES [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Defense (MOD), the agency in charge of the first phase of the individual desertion program for guerrillas and paramilitaries, began recording deserter testimonies on June 24 and invited Emboffs to observe. The MOD interviewed a former paramilitary and former ELN bloc [...] |
2005-07-11 18:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER MOPS CO ELN AUC |
| 05BOGOTA7358 |
GOC POSES NEGOTIATION OFFERS TO GUERRILLAS [...] (SBU) In mid-June and July, the GOC sent several communiques in an attempt to resuscitate negotiation processes with both the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The GOC hoped to restart preliminary peace negotiations with the ELN w [...] |
2005-08-04 15:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CO FARC ELN |
| 05BOGOTA7590 |
NATIONAL CONCILIATION COMMISSION: SLOW PROGRESS [...] (C) On August 8, PolCouns met with Father Dario Echeverri (protect), Secretary General of the National Conciliation Commission (CCN). He predicted the FARC would agree to a humanitarian exchange after the Constitutional Court had ruled on re-election because -- regardless of the ruling -- the [...] |
2005-08-10 20:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CO ELN FARC |
| 05BOGOTA7712 |
PEACE COMMISSIONER DESCRIBES STATUS OF [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told Ambassador Wood August 12 that the GOC was making a sincere effort to reach an agreement with the FARC on the terms of a humanitarian exchange, and with the ELN on peace talks, but Restrepo is not confident of the GOC's short term prospects for [...] |
2005-08-16 16:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR CO FARC ELN |
| 05BOGOTA8367 |
GOC AND FARC FROZEN ON HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE; [...] (U) FARC "spokesperson" Luis Edgar Devia AKA Raul Reyes communicated on August 22 their demand that the GOC demilitarize certain municipalities as a precondition for talks on a humanitarian exchange. Reyes' statement effectively ended the Catholic Church's offer to mediate a "pre-dialogue" ou [...] |
2005-09-06 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PTER CO FARC ELN |
| 05BOGOTA9089 |
PEACE COMMISSIONER OPPOSES DON BERNA'S EXTRADITION [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo on September 22 told the Ambassador that the GOC is inclined not to extradite Diego Murillo AKA "Don Berna" at the moment because it would endanger future demobilizations and Don Berna remains an important player in ensuring these demobilizations ha [...] |
2005-09-23 22:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV CO ELN |
| 05BOGOTA9257 |
RECONCILIATION COMMISSION CONFIRMS PEACE PROCESS \ [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX discussed the status of the Catholic Church's role in peace \ talks between guerrilla groups and the Colombian government. \ He said he believed both negotiations were on hold ) the ELN \ would not advance during Francisco Galan's parole and the \ FARC consistently had refused all [...] |
2005-09-29 20:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER SOCI CO ELN FARC |
| 06BOGOTA848 |
FORMER FM MARIA EMMA MEJIA AND AMB WOOD DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Former Foreign Minister Maria Emma Mejia told the Ambassador January 24 that the GOC-ELN talks are making slow but steady progress, and that the ELN is on an "irreversible" path toward demobilization. She said the ELN and the FARC will reject Justice and Peace (J and P) law ter [...] |
2006-01-30 21:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CO PGOV PHUM PREL ELN |
| 06BOGOTA860 |
PARTICIPANTS IN GOC-ELN EXPLORATORY TALKS UNDER NO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. The next formal round of the GOC-ELN exploratory talks will take place in Havana on February 17-28. A preparatory phase for consultations with civil society, including Colombian political parties, press, Church off [...] |
2006-01-30 22:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO ELN |