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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02AMMAN4060 |
JORDAN: 2002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT SINCE KING ABDULLAH SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1999, JORDAN HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. KEY REFORMS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, AND SERVICES SECTORS. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT LAWS GRANT SPECIFIC IN [...] |
2002-07-23 07:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB KIDE EFIN ECON ETRD JO OPIC |
| 02AMMAN6374 |
JORDAN FUND LAUNCHED [...] (U) Amid an enthusiastic reception, the Government of Jordan launched the Jordan Fund, a $50 million fund designed to attract foreign investment and provide capital to the local private sector. Deutsche Bank is acting as International Advisor for the Fund, with Jordanian investment banking f [...] |
2002-10-31 08:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON KTDB KIDE JO OPIC |
| 03ABUJA1359 |
PRIVATIZATION OF GON MINORITY SHAREHOLDINGS [...] Action request, para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) wants to privatize the approximately forty percent minority share it holds in foreign oil service companies (OSCs) operating in Nigeria; e.g., in Halliburton Nigeria. The GON wants to divest itself by way of private pl [...] |
2003-08-08 18:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV BTIO KIDE NI |
| 03AMMAN3549 |
EMBASSY AMMAN INPUT: 2003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman submits the following case for bureau consideration. Per instructions REFTEL, post notes that the case involves a U.S. company that purchased a non-U.S. company with an outstanding claim. END SUMMARY ---------------- CASE DESCRIPTION ---------------- 2. [...] |
2003-06-16 08:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE JO |
| 03AMMAN4929 |
JORDAN: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT SINCE KING ABDULLAH SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1999, JORDAN HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. KEY REFORMS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, AND SERVICES SECTORS. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT LAWS GRANT SPECIFIC IN [...] |
2003-08-06 07:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB KIDE EFIN ECON ETRD JO OPIC |
| 03COLOMBO751 |
2003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES: SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-06 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE EINV CE ECONOMICS |
| 03HARARE1099 |
2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN ZI |
| 03HARARE1165 |
2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] Summary: This year's Expropriation Report updates some claimants detailed in the 2002 report, and adds some claimants whose property remains in limbo. As in last year's report, the only claimants are American citizen (Amcit) owners of Zimbabwean real estate, both farming property and rural/w [...] |
2003-06-09 07:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN ZI |
| 03OTTAWA1543 |
2003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Mission Canada has updated the the non-NAFTA investment disputes (Claimants B, F, and H) and will e-mail the text as requested in ref A. We have not updated the NAFTA Chapter 11 disputes being handled by L/CID (Claimants A, C, D, E, and G). We are not aware of any new investor-state disputes [...] |
2003-05-30 13:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CA |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1259 |
2003 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: HONDURAS [...] (U) HONDURAS The United States Government is aware of thirteen (13) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Honduras (GOH). The U.S. Government is also aware of numerous other investment disputes involving U.S. investors, the majority of whi [...] |
2003-06-03 15:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE KSPR HO |
| 03THEHAGUE1879 |
NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...] |
2003-07-24 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC |
| 04AMMAN5611 |
2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, post updates an outstanding investment dispute by a "U.S. person" against the Government of Jordan (GOJ). Claimant A refers to Jacobs Engineering Group of Pasadena, California. Claimant B refers to Arab Potash Co., Ltd., which at the time the dispute arose was 52 [...] |
2004-07-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC JO OPIC |
| 04COLOMBO951 |
SRI LANKA: REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-09 08:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC CE OPIC ECONOMICS |
| 04DUBLIN881 |
2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Post is aware of one (1) claim of a United States citizen that is outstanding against the Government of Ireland (GOI). 2. The dispute involves the salvage rights of the United States citizen Greggory Bemis to the wreck of the ocean liner Lusitania. In 1998 the GOI imposed a "Heritage Or [...] |
2004-06-09 12:36:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE |
| 04GUATEMALA1417 |
GUATEMALA'S 2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Land invasions (squatter takeovers) of large farmlands are fairly common in Guatemala. Private sector organizations complained that the squatters sometimes acted with government complicity during the four-year administration of President Portillo, who left office in January 2004. The new ad [...] |
2004-06-08 18:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC |
| 04GUATEMALA1791 |
Guatemala - July 2004 Appendix to 2003 [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-20 19:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE KTDB EFIN ECON GT OPIC |
| 04SANTODOMINGO3312 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic per reftel. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 13 claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR), down from [...] |
2004-06-04 19:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON KIDE EINV |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4418 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE MID [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Climate Mid Year Update for the Dominican Republic tasked reftel 2. (begin text) CHAPTER 7: Investment Climate Investment Climate The following is the (preliminary) 2005 Investment Climate Report for the Dominican Republic.(as of July 2004) [...] |
2004-07-30 20:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON KIDE EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV |
| 04THEHAGUE1343 |
2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-02 07:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE NL |
| 05ABUDHABI1550 |
ARBIFT $116 MILLION UNFROZEN...FINALLY [...] (SBU) On April 2, Abu Dhabi EconChief and Manama OFAC attach met with Ibrahim Lootah, the Managing Director of the Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (ARBIFT). They met to discuss whether J.P. Morgan Chase Bank had released ARBIFT's assets frozen pursuant to the lifting of U.S. sanctio [...] |
2005-04-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN KIDE |
| 05AMMAN4782 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post herewith updates the October 2004 "Report of U.S. Citizen Expropriation Claims and Certain Other Commercial and Investment Disputes" regarding an outstanding investment dispute by a "U.S. person" against the Government of Jordan (GOJ). Claimant A refers to Jacobs Eng [...] |
2005-06-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV JO |
| 05ANKARA3396 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES/EXPROPRIATION [...] Claimant data: Claimants A are U.S. citizens Victor and Kristy Bedoian. They filed a Privacy Act Waiver in 2001 allowing information to be shared with family, friends, members of Congress, the press, the general public and the following individuals: Sally or Pat Killoran, William Wolfe, Mic [...] |
2005-06-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE TU |
| 05ATHENS1770 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Per ref A, the following are the investment dispute and expropriation claims that have come to attention of ConGen Thessaloniki and FCS and Consular and Economic sections Athens since post's last report in June 2004 (ref B). 2. Case 1: a) Claimant A b) June 1999 c) Claimant A is [...] |
2005-06-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC GR |
| 05ATHENS187 |
2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR |
| 05BOGOTA6340 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This is post,s response to reftel request for the 2005 report on U.S. citizen expropriation claims and other investment disputes involving the Government of Colombia. It is worth noting that the two cases in the 2005 report are being decided through normal judicial action or in transparent n [...] |
2005-07-05 22:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN PGOV CASC CO |
| 05BRASILIA1879 |
BRAZIL: DISPUTES CAST SHADOW OVER FUTURE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Investment disputes between U.S. investors and Brazil are currently concentrated in the country's energy sector. The majority of the disputes involve contracts for thermoelectric plants that were signed during a period of drought-induced energy shortage (2001- 2002) with guara [...] |
2005-07-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EFIN KIDE OPIC |
| 05CAIRO4532 |
EGYPT: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a) Claimant A b) 2001 c) In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters of claimant's land (on which a factory had been built) to widen the adjoining highway. The Governorate's ensuing construction work also damaged a wall and some property. As a re [...] |
2005-06-15 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV EG OPIC |
| 05COLOMBO1026 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2005 as per section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA) for Sri Lanka: (A) Claimant A (B) 2004 (C) Claimant had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed [...] |
2005-06-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC |
| 05DARESSALAAM775 |
TANZANIA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post is not aware of any new investment disputes or expropriation claims in 2005. 2. (U) Our 2004 submission reported on a long-standing claim of two United States companies, Cargill and Louis Dreyfuss, against the Government of Tanzania. This claim has since been settled. (Please see [...] |
2005-04-20 12:47:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC TZ OPIC |
| 05DUBLIN671 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Post's submission pursuant to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, requested ref A. There have been no substantive changes to last year's submission, as the case remains before the Irish High Court (ref B). (A) Claimant A (B) 1995 (C) The dispute involves t [...] |
2005-06-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV PGOV EFIN |
| 05GUATEMALA218 |
GUATEMALA: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-31 13:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE KTDB EFIN ECON GT USTR OPIC |
| 05HARARE1180 |
RUMORED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN NATIONAL PARK [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) Vice President Johnny Rodriguez claimed in July in a widely distributed newsletter that the GOZ was planning an agricultural development project in the middle of the Mana Pools National Park. This claim remains unsubstantiated and appears to be ba [...] |
2005-08-26 07:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KIDE ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 05HARARE1301 |
TRANS-FRONTIER PARK UPDATE [...] (SBU) Since assuming the coordinating role in the Great Limpopo Trans-Frontier Park (GLTP) in January 2005, the GOZ has neither coordinated with stakeholders nor taken adequate steps to develop the infrastructure in Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou National Park. While fast-track land reform and land ten [...] |
2005-09-19 14:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON KIDE ZI |
| 05HARARE847 |
2005 ZIMBABWE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The U.S. Government is aware of seven expropriation claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All seven claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. In the past year, the general pace of land reform has c [...] |
2005-06-17 08:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV KSPR ZI |
| 05KINGSTON1257 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Kingston is aware of one investment dispute between a U.S. citizen/entity and the GOJ. This dispute was first described in ref B, was updated in refs C and D, and was included in the 2004 Report on Investment Disputes. 2. Post was last contacted by Claimant via his lawyer in June [...] |
2005-05-12 20:33:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV ECON CASC EFIN PGOV JM OPIC |
| 05KINSHASA819 |
CONGO/B: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In reply to Reftel A, Embassy Brazzaville reports the following investment disputes in Republic of Congo (Congo/B). 2. Claimant A Year When Dispute Arose: As early as 1999 Case History: Claimant purchased Congolese debt on secondary market and claims that Congo has defaulted on the debt. [...] |
2005-05-19 07:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV CF OPIC |
| 05KUWAIT2231 |
KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2005 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...] |
2005-05-25 04:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE KU OPIC |
| 05LIMA1660 |
MOVEMENT ON THE EXXON-MOBIL DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Economic Commission of Congress is expected to deliberate on the Ministry of Finance (MEF) amendment to the tax law in upcoming weeks. The amendment would grant Exxon-Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three and half years. The Mining and Petroleum Society (SNMPE) [...] |
2005-04-11 15:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE |
| 05LIMA4370 |
CONGRESS PASSES EXXON-MOBIL TAX AMENDMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. After almost a year of anticipation, the Congressional Plenary voted on October 6 in favor of the Ministry of Finance (MEF) amendment to the tax law, thereby granting Exxon-Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three years. Under Peruvian law, President Toledo must approve [...] |
2005-10-11 18:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE |
| 05LIMA4867 |
PERUVIAN CONGRESS REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. After a month of delay and renewed Embassy advocacy, the Congressional Plenary voted on November 10 to reaffirm its support a law granting Exxon- Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three years. Under Peruvian Congressional procedure, the law, which dealt with economic i [...] |
2005-11-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE |
| 05MAPUTO1062 |
MOZAMBIQUE - 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] Claimant A purchased a 50 percent share in a luxury beach lodge in Vilanculos, Mozambique, from a non-U.S. citizen in August 2004, using USD 2.5 million in OPIC funds.? A Zimbabwean claimant had for several years asserted a claim to the land on which the lodge was constructed in late 2003. Cou [...] |
2005-08-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV MZ OPIC |
| 05OTTAWA1773 |
OTTAWA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-10 18:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC |
| 05OTTAWA1811 |
OTTAWA: REVISION TO 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] The following information has been received from Robert Curtis, claimant G. His letter (below), requesting assistance in returning to Canada, is accompanied by two copies of a FOIA request (para 2). Post is forwarding the original to WHA/CAN for transmittal to the FOIA office and other offic [...] |
2005-06-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC FOI |
| 05PORTAUPRINCE1667 |
HAITI: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (A) Claimant A (B) 1973 (C) According to information provided by Claimant A (a U.S. citizen who has not signed a Privacy Act Waiver), in 1970 Claimant signed a 99 year agreement with the GOH to establish a privately financed, privately administered free enterprise zone on the Haitian i [...] |
2005-06-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE HA OPIC POGV |
| 05PRAGUE1602 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: ANDREW WEISS/KOTVA INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EZ KIDE |
| 05PRAGUE827 |
DEMARCHE ON ANDREW WEISS CASE DELIVERED, MFA [...] On May 26 we delivered the points transmitted reftel, regarding the case of Andrew Weiss, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Present at the meeting were Jan Maisler of the MFA's Americas Department, Milan Kuchta, head of the non-European Countries office of the Department of Bilateral Econo [...] |
2005-06-01 07:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EZ USTR |
| 05SANJOSE2731 |
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR)'s most recent (Jul.-Sept. 2005) quarterly survey says investor confidence has reached a new low. When asked "Is now a good time to invest in Costa Rica, only 4.2 percent said "yes", 75.0 percent said "no", and 20.8 percent were "unsure". En [...] |
2005-11-29 14:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CS |
| 05SANJOSE2794 |
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: According to the results of a November survey conducted by the University of Costa Rica's (UCR) School of Statistics, consumer confidence in Costa Rica has reached a new low. With a four point margin of error the study reveals that 75% of consumers think that the government is d [...] |
2005-12-07 19:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CS |
| 05SANTIAGO1412 |
CHILE: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND [...] This message transmits Post submission for the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. 2. Embassy is not aware of any on-going investment dispute, involving U.S. citizens or corporations and the GOC, that meets the criteria outlined in Ref A. KELLY [...] |
2005-06-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN CASC KIDE CI OPIC |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3930 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2005 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 18 claims (including 5 new ones for 2005) by U.S. persons/entities against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR). The [...] |
2005-08-08 19:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR EFIN KIDE PGOV EINV |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA866 |
2005 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: HONDURAS [...] (U) HONDURAS The United States Government (USG) is aware of thirteen (13) claims of United States businesses or nationals that may be outstanding against the Government of Honduras (GOH). The USG is also aware of numerous other investment disputes involving U.S. investors, the major [...] |
2005-04-23 00:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE KSPR HO |
| 05TUNIS1048 |
TUNISIA'S ENERGY CZAR EXPLAINS POSITION ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Econoff's meeting with the head of Tunisia's electricity monopoly reveals that a U.S. investor, EnerCiel, will likely need to seek relief through the court system or reach a compromise given the hardening of legal positions and the difficulties EnerCiel is facing with moving forwa [...] |
2005-05-19 06:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS |
| 05VILNIUS3 |
LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...] |
2005-01-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH |
| 05VILNIUS628 |
LITHUANIA: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV LH |
| 05YEREVAN1282 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NAJARIAN INVESTMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel we delivered points to Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Tigran Davtyan, who is responsible for monitoring Armenia's international obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties. Davtyan told [...] |
2005-07-18 12:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE AM |
| 06AITTAIPEI1905 |
2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] AIT/Taipei is not aware of any claims or disputes that would be candidates for inclusion in the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. KEEGAN [...] |
2006-06-05 05:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV TW |
| 06ASHGABAT1071 |
LITTLE CHANGE IN COMPANY AND GRANT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES [...] A decree announced September 9 abolished the independent office charged with approving and registering foreign investment, grants and company listings, and transferred its functions to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. To date the shift has had little discernable impact on USAID or Public D [...] |
2006-10-12 06:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX |
| 06ASHGABAT984 |
U.S. Company Loses Heart over Dispute that Attracts Turkmen [...] (SBU) Amcom, a US company with a long-standing contract dispute with "Turkmendokun" State Company over carbon black (a pigment commonly used in automobile tires) supplies, advised embassy not to advocate on its behalf. As Turkmenistan President Niyazov reportedly was made aware of Amcom's con [...] |
2006-09-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX |
| 06ASMARA580 |
Eritrea: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] The United States Government is aware of four claims by American citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE). Three of these claims were reported in previous reports and there is one new claim for 2006. 2. a) Claimant A b) 1998 c) On July 20 [...] |
2006-07-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER |
| 06ASTANA51 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified and contains business-sensitive information. Not for Internet distribution. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to Reftel request for input to the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. 3. (SBU) Po [...] |
2006-06-15 14:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE OPIC KZ |
| 06ATHENS131 |
2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR |
| 06BELGRADE1001 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] Below is the Serbia and Montenegro submission for the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. As requested in reftel, we have sent tracked edits to the Serbia and Montenegro portion of the final 2006 report via e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA James Roseli. One of the two investment [...] |
2006-06-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL SR MW |
| 06BELGRADE75 |
SETTLEMENT REACHED IN VALEANT INVESTMENT DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On December 14, 2005, the GOS and U.S. company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc.) reached an agreement to settle on an outstanding investment dispute. The history of the case, which is an ownership dispute, is provided in Reftel A. The GOS agreed t [...] |
2006-01-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PGOV SR MW OPIC |
| 06BRASILIA1366 |
BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per instructions in reftel, US Embassy Brasilia is aware of two (2) claims of US persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Brazil (GOB). Claim 1 ------- a. Claimants A and B b. 1999 c. Claimants A and B, along with a Brazilian partner, through a joint [...] |
2006-07-06 18:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ENRG CASC ECON OPIC PGOV BR |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1706 |
ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: INCREASING COMMON GROUND; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 20 Ambassador Kramer and legal counsel to the Half Moon Bay property's Amcit majority shareholder met with Antigua and Barbuda Attorney General and Minister of Tourism to revitalize efforts to resolve differences surrounding the 11-year-old expropriation case of the [...] |
2006-09-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1811 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ANTIGUA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Kramer met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, continuing her series of farewell meetings with leaders of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. The Ambassador also met with Minister of Housing, Cultu [...] |
2006-10-12 19:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1832 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] |
2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1833 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] |
2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
| 06BRIDGETOWN486 |
ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX OUTSTANDI [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon 3. (C) Querard requested a face-to-face meeting with the DCM, saying s 4. (C) The status of her core expropriation case in the Privy Council --------------- Case Background [...] |
2006-03-17 18:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
| 06BRIDGETOWN487 |
ANTIGUA HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon Bay (HMB) holdings, updated the DCM February 16 on Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) attempts to expropriate the HMB resort. Querard also outlined her six active court cases, lev [...] |
2006-03-17 19:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1362 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The following report outlines new and ongoing investment disputes between the GOA and US investors, updating Post,s 2004 Investment Disputes Report (reftel C) and its 2005 update (reftel B). Post is aware of 21 disputes involving 19 claimants against the GOA, of which 12 are active. Since [...] |
2006-06-16 14:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV KIDE PREL OPIC AR |
| 06CAIRO3706 |
EGYPT: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters from Claimant A's land (on which a factory had been built) to widen the adjoining highway. The Governorate's ensuing construction work also damaged a wall and some property [...] |
2006-06-14 08:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EG |
| 06CARACAS2450 |
2006 SECTION 527 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-17 18:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 06CASABLANCA631 |
MOROCCO SUBMISSION FOR 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (U) Post has discussed reftel internally with relevant Mission elements. We are not aware of any expropriation, other taking of property or contract repudiation by the Government of Morocco (GOM) in the past year. Please note post did not submit a report last year because only affirmative [...] |
2006-06-08 15:30:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC MO |
| 06COLOMBO1515 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2006 as per section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA) for Sri Lanka: (A) Claimant A (B) 2004 (C) Claimant had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed with [...] |
2006-09-14 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CE |
| 06DUBLIN646 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Post's submission pursuant to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, requested ref A. There have been updates to last year's submission,given developments in the case before the Irish High Court (ref B). 2. The United State Government is aware of one (1) claim of [...] |
2006-06-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV PGOV EFIN EI |
| 06FREETOWN508 |
SIERRA LEONE: NO CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOSL FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-22 10:41:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE SL |
| 06GEORGETOWN547 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel, the following is Post's submission for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Post is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Guyana (GOG), all of which were detailed in the 2005 report [...] |
2006-06-09 19:25:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV GY |
| 06GUATEMALA1087 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - GUATEMALA [...] CLAIMANT A - MARGARET ARGUDO: EMBASSY HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY CLAIMANT A ON THE STATUS OF EVICTING ILLEGAL SETTLERS FROM HER FARM. AS PER REF A, SHE HAD ALSO NOT RETURNED TELEPHONE CALLS OR E-MAILS IN 2005. THIS CASE APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED OR INACTIVE. 2. CLAIMANT B - FERROVIAS GUATE [...] |
2006-06-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV ECON CASC OPIC GT |
| 06HARARE972 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous [...] |
2006-08-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV |
| 06JAKARTA6335 |
INDONESIA 2006 SECTION 527 INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] As requested in reftel, the following is post,s submission for the Department,s annual Section 527 report to Congress on U.S. citizen expropriation claims and other investment disputes involving foreign governments/economies. This cable updates post,s 2005 submission. 2. The United States [...] |
2006-05-19 01:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ID |
| 06KHARTOUM1556 |
Sudan: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Embassy Khartoum notes that there are no pending investment disputes or expropriation claims by U.S. persons or firms in Sudan. 2. Post will e-mail this message as well to EB/OIA as requested in reftel. HUME [...] |
2006-07-03 03:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE PGOV ETRD US SU |
| 06KINGSTON1144 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Kingston is aware of one investment dispute between a U.S. citizen/entity and the GOJ. This was first reported in ref. B, and was updated in refs. C, D and E. This dispute has been included in past Reports on Investment Disputes. 2. A) Claimant A. B) 1996 C) Case status: As n [...] |
2006-06-09 18:45:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV ECON CASC EFIN OPIC PGOV JM |
| 06KIRKUK120 |
DISPLACED ARAB FARMERS IN KIRKUK UNHAPPY OVER DISPLACEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A farmers' union in Kirkuk province - claiming to represent 5,000 displaced families - said that one of the United States' key mistakes in Iraq was not taking more initiative to help solve the internally displaced persons (IDP) problem. The farmers claimed that following Oper [...] |
2006-06-20 14:53:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM KIDE IZ |
| 06KUALALUMPUR857 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 01:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV MY |
| 06KUWAIT3601 |
KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested Reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...] |
2006-09-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV KU |
| 06LIMA128 |
GE - ONE STEP CLOSER TO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 27, the 8th Penal Court in Lima ruled in favor of General Electric (GE) on one of its six habeas corpus cases, lifting the international arrest warrant for the GE executives accused of having wrongfully terminated and committed fraud against former GE distributor i [...] |
2006-01-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KIDE PE |
| 06LIMA2707 |
COURT DISMISSES ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES IN GE CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Peru's Constitutional Court on July 6 ruled in favor of GE in one of its habeas corpus cases, dismissing all criminal charges against the 23 GE defendants. In its decision, the Constitutional Court commented that the 4th Penal Court, which originally issued international arres [...] |
2006-07-11 20:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KIDE PE |
| 06LIMA349 |
COMMERCIAL DISPUTE SUCCESS STORIES - MOTOROLA, [...] (SBU) Summary. Aside from the ATPDEA commercial disputes, Embassy Lima handles a substantial number of other commercial disputes. Over the past two months, three of these cases have been successfully resolved in favor of the U.S. companies. In Motorola's case, the Tax Court disagreed with [...] |
2006-01-27 16:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KIDE PE |
| 06MANAGUA1192 |
CREATIVE PROPERTY FRAUD IN NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaragua's long history of uncertain land tenure and a corrupt judicial system continues to undermine real property rights and perpetuate the instability of land tenure. Recent cases (amounting to extremely creative fraud) demonstrate how deceptive real estate manipulation p [...] |
2006-06-05 15:47:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE ECON CVIS NU |
| 06MANAGUA1251 |
2006 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: NICARAGUA [...] This cable provides proposed language for the Nicaragua chapter of the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Embassy will send comprehensive annex with details of confiscated property claims by June 10, as requested in Ref A. ---------------------------- Property Co [...] |
2006-06-08 21:27:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ECON USTR NU |
| 06MANAGUA32 |
RAMIRO CONTRERAS ESCOBAR: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The following comments are submitted in response to A EB/IFC/OIA request for additional details to supplement previously submitted Reftel C. 2. (SBU) Composition of Magnum Company: Corporacion Nucleos Urbanos Magnum, S.A. ("Magnum") ownership is divided equally among Barreto's fa [...] |
2006-01-06 16:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE CVIS ECON EINV NU |
| 06MANAGUA440 |
IMPASSE ON DBCP LAWSUITS UNDER NICARAGUA'S SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: In Embassy,s view, the only way out of the current impasse over Special Law 364, which targets U.S. companies in Nicaragua for past use of the pesticide DBCP on banana plantations, is through a negotiated political resolution. However, such a resolution will be very difficult to obtain [...] |
2006-02-27 21:53:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD KIDE KIPR CVIS PREL BEXP NU |
| 06MANAMA1014 |
BAHRAIN: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post was notified in April 2006 of a potentially qualifying dispute by a collection agency operating on behalf of Claimant A. Post is unaware of any other U.S. person-GoB dispute or expropriation claims. Post has no previous disputes to update. 2. (SBU) The colle [...] |
2006-06-10 17:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BA ECTRD |
| 06MAPUTO669 |
MOZAMBIQUE - 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...] |
2006-06-08 06:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE CASC MZ |
| 06MINSK599 |
BELARUS: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Post submits its annual contribution for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. During the year the Belarus Government continued with its policy of fundraising through confiscation of transiting goods, although this process appears to be declining. The State Cu [...] |
2006-06-09 04:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO |
| 06PANAMA1104 |
PANAMA: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] Below is Embassy Panama's input for the Congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act. Text is keyed to reftel. The United States is aware of four claims of United States citizens that may be [...] |
2006-06-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV PM |
| 06ROME278 |
EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS AND DISPUTES [...] There is one outstanding expropriation case concerning the estate of a U.S.citizen of Italian descent against the City of Rome for expropriation of property. Two other cases appear either settled or abandoned. In the latter two cases, the Embassy/Consulate General has not been directly involv [...] |
2006-01-31 13:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EFIN CASC IT EUN |
| 06SANAA1788 |
YEMEN 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of two ongoing claims of United States persons against the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG). The following information is keyed to reftel instructions. ------------------------- Claim 1: Property Dispute ------------------------- a. Claimant A [...] |
2006-06-19 09:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CASC KIDE EINV ECON YM |
| 06SANJOSE1252 |
COSTA RICA - 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of two outstanding American business claims against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Since our last report in January 2005, the GOCR has made little effort to resolve these investment disputes despite Embassy efforts to urge conciliation or arbitration t [...] |
2006-06-07 17:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EFIN PGOV PREL ECON CS |
| 06SANJOSE1253 |
COSTA RICA - 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of two outstanding American business claims against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Since our last report in January 2005, the GOCR has made little effort to resolve these investment disputes despite Embassy efforts to urge conciliation or arbitration t [...] |
2006-06-07 17:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EFIN PGOV PREL ECON CS |
| 06SANJOSE1254 |
COSTA RICA - 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of two outstanding American business claims against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Since our last report in January 2005, the GOCR has made little effort to resolve these investment disputes despite Embassy efforts to urge conciliation or arbitration t [...] |
2006-06-07 17:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE EFIN PGOV PREL ECON CS |
| 06SANJOSE2523 |
Costa Rica: TFCA Eligibility and the Gesling Ranch case [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 22:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE CS |
| 06SANTODOMINGO1941 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2006 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2006 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. The tracked changes version was sent via email on June 9, 2006 as directed. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of seventeen (17) claims (including five new ones fo [...] |
2006-06-09 20:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR ENIV KIDE PGOV OPIC |
| 06SARAJEVO1310 |
BOSNIA INPUT TO 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. Claimant A submitted a bid in 2000 for four wood-processing companies in a privatization tender by the GRS. The tender required all bids to include a deposit fee as a condition of tender, but none of the bidders submitted the required fee. Despite this failure by t [...] |
2006-06-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BK |
| 06SOFIA834 |
BULGARIA: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States government is aware of one (1) claim of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bulgaria (GOB), and one claim that has been resolved. 2. List is keyed according to reftel instructions. A) Claimant A (Resolved case) B) 2003 C) Claimant A and [...] |
2006-06-14 11:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE CASC PGOV BU |
| 06TALLINN1014 |
ESTONIAN RAILWAY DEAL HEADING INTO FINAL PHASE [...] (U) Summary: On November 10, the Cabinet approved the GOE's re-purchase of Baltic Rail Services' (BRS) majority stake in Estonian Railways (ER). Although some Ministers and Members of Parliament have voiced public concerns over aspects of the deal, parliamentary approval is expected before th [...] |
2006-11-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN |
| 06TALLINN835 |
GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...] |
2006-09-14 08:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN |
| 06TUNIS2665 |
SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with GOT's e [...] |
2006-10-31 14:41:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS |
| 06TUNIS2689 |
SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE [...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with G [...] |
2006-11-01 16:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS |
| 06VIENNA1301 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-08 11:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 06VILNIUS533 |
LITHUANIA: NO CHANGES TO INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] We are aware of no reportable instances of expropriation or nationalization of the assets or property of U.S. persons in Lithuania. We recommend that the Lithuania section of the 2006 Report of US Citizen Expropriation Claims adopt the same language as the 2005 report: -- The United States [...] |
2006-06-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE LH |
| 06WELLINGTON456 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES: NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-15 04:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV NZ |
| 06ZAGREB140 |
CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE ALLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Croatian Minister of Justice confirmed reports that the GOC will propose amending the 1996 Restitution Act, as already amended in 2002, to allow foreigners to file claims under the Act's provisions without the need for a bilateral [...] |
2006-02-02 16:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KIDE KTIA PHUM PREL HR |
| 07ABIDJAN676 |
2007 COTE D'IVOIRE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan is aware of no new investment disputes or expropriation claims involving U.S. persons against the Government of Cote d'Ivoire. 2. (SBU) Post is pleased to report the end of the sole outstanding investment dispute reported from Cote d'Ivoire, the Cora de Comstar matter [...] |
2007-06-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV IV |
| 07ABUJA931 |
NIGERIA 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI |
| 07ABUJA932 |
NIGERIA 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] We have received no reported cases of an investment dispute where a U.S. citizen alleges there has been an expropriation, other taking of property, or contract repudiation by a foreign government. CAMPBELL [...] |
2007-05-14 12:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI |
| 07ADDISABABA1958 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is aware of four (4) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia. One claim included in the 2006 report has been resolved. There is one new reported claim. (See update to case of Claimant E, and new claim by Claimant H). Post is also [...] |
2007-06-22 12:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV ET |
| 07AITTAIPEI1747 |
2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-06 06:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV TW |
| 07AMMAN2973 |
NO SECTION 527 INVESTMENT DISPUTES TO REPORT FOR [...] In response to reftel, Post is not aware of any new investment disputes nor expropriation claims involving a U.S. citizen in Jordan through June 1, 2007, per Section 527 of the FY94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act. 2. The point of contact in Amman for investment disputes is EconOff D [...] |
2007-07-11 06:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV JO |
| 07ASMARA640 |
ERITREA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of four claims by American citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of the State of Eritrea(GSE). All, four of these claims were reported in previous reports. Point of Contact for U.S. Embassy, Asmara, Eritrea is: Holly Holzer, Political a [...] |
2007-08-01 12:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER |
| 07ASTANA1650 |
KAZAKHSTAN: 2007 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT UPDATE [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel. The United States Government is aware of two (2) claims by United States persons that are outstanding against the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK). 2. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 1996 c. Although it has faced a number of regulatory issues, Claimant A is c [...] |
2007-06-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD ENRG KIDE KZ |
| 07BAKU1018 |
AZERBAIJAN: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. This cable contains proprietary business information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to request in reftel for information on current business disputes and expropriation claims for inclusion in the Department's annual report to [...] |
2007-08-14 13:27:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KIDE PGOV AJ |
| 07BELGRADE1323 |
ECONOMIC TRAIN NOT (YET) DERAILED BY KOSOVO [...] (U) During introductory meetings with Serbian government leaders and the U.S. business community the Ambassador heard positive messages that economic reform activity is moving forward. Despite the fact that economic issues are pushed off the front page by Kosovo, there are areas of progress a [...] |
2007-09-28 12:06:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1736 |
PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE RESTITUTION LAW [...] Serbia is the only country in Europe without a restitution law. A restitution law is a prerequisite for EU membership, but more importantly, it is vital to attracting badly needed foreign direct investment, establishing the right to private property, and revitalizing Serbia's market economy. [...] |
2007-12-28 09:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
| 07BELGRADE630 |
GOS SELLS TRAVEL AGENCY AS AMCIT WINS ARBITRATION [...] (U) On April 20, the Government of Serbia (GOS) sold its 70 percent share in the Putnik travel agency - and its valuable real estate holdings - to Cyprus-based Acciona Investments Limited for EUR 38 million. This rapid-fire sale on the Belgrade Stock Exchange was concluded in the midst of a t [...] |
2007-05-10 15:43:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL OPIC SR |
| 07BELGRADE774 |
PROPERTY RESTITUTION: SERBIAN GOVERNMENT DRAFT [...] On May 10, the outgoing Serbian government approved a draft law that would restitute property seized by wartime Nazi occupation forces and Tito's subsequent communist regime. The law, if approved by the new government and adopted by the parliament, would establish a legal procedure for estab [...] |
2007-06-01 15:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE810 |
NEW SERBIAN FINANCE MINISTER PROMISES RESPONSIBLE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Finance Minister Mirko Cvetkovic for the first time on June 5 to discuss the economic agenda for the new government. Cvetkovic said that he aims to uphold the Ministry's role in safeguarding a stable macroeconomic environment, including a return to convention [...] |
2007-06-08 10:45:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KIDE SR |
| 07BELGRADE907 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS ECONOMY MINISTER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Minister of Economy Mladjan Dinkic for the first time on June 20 to review the economic agenda for the new government. Dinkic, leader of the G17 party, said that he personally favors a partition of Kosovo but said that preserving momentum on Euro-Atlantic rela [...] |
2007-06-25 14:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE914 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS ECONOMY MINISTER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Minister of Economy Mladjan Dinkic for the first time on June 20 to review the economic agenda for the new government. Dinkic, leader of the G17 party, said that he personally favors a partition of Kosovo but said that preserving momentum on Euro-Atlantic rel [...] |
2007-06-26 08:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE984 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] Below is the submission for the 2007 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims in Serbia. This cable contains additional information on property restitution cases reported to the Embassy since June 2006. There are developments on several of the cases and three new property restit [...] |
2007-07-12 06:13:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL SR MW |
| 07BISHKEK684 |
NO KNOWN U.S.-KYRGYZ INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG |
| 07BRASILIA1466 |
BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per instructions in reftel, US Embassy Brasilia is aware of one (1) claim of US persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Brazil (GOB). Claim 1 ------- a. Claimants A and B b. 1999 c. Claimants A and B, along with a Brazilian partner, through a joint [...] |
2007-08-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ENRG CASC ECON OPIC PGOV BR |
| 07BRIDGETOWN181 |
ANTIGUA/BARBUDA: TWO STEPS BACK ON HALF MOON BAY [...] (C) On January 22, EconOff met with Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon Bay (HMB). Querard complained about harassment she has been experiencing, allegedly instigated by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB), and the perceived apathy of the State Department. Querard [...] |
2007-02-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
| 07BRIDGETOWN615 |
ST. KITTS: GOVERNMENT EXPROPRIATION LEAVES AMCITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Bridgetown continues to assist Amcit property owners in the expropriation case involving the government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN) and the Angelus resort. The GOSKN has mishandled the case by providing poor information to the owners and delaying the resolution of t [...] |
2007-05-16 20:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE SC XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN800 |
2007 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of a United States person that may be outstanding against the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB). End Summary. Claimant Designation -------------------- 2. (U) Claimant A Date of Expropriation --------------------- [...] |
2007-06-18 20:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 07BRIDGETOWN801 |
2007 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) outstanding and eight (8) new claims of United States persons against the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN). End Summary. Claimant Designation -------------------- 2. (U) Claimant A Date of Expropriation ---------------- [...] |
2007-06-18 21:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 07BUENOSAIRES1128 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following report outlines new and ongoing investment disputes between the GOA and US investors, following an action request cable (Ref A), and updating Post's 2004 Investment Disputes Report (Ref B), and its subsequent 2005 and 2006 updates (Refs C and D). There were no new disputes f [...] |
2007-06-07 20:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV KIDE PREL OPIC AR |
| 07BUJUMBURA545 |
BURUNDI: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BY |
| 07CAIRO2474 |
2007 527 REPORT FOR EGYPT [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters from Claimant A's land (on which a factory had been built) to widen the adjoining highway. The Governorate's ensuing construction work also damaged a wall and some property. As [...] |
2007-08-12 05:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KIDE EG |
| 07COLOMBO848 |
SRI LANKA: INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (SBU) The following three claims are hereby submitted for 2007, in accordance with reftel request: 2. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. Claimant A had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed with the state-owned Cey [...] |
2007-06-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CE |
| 07COLOMBO849 |
MALDIVES: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-14 13:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV MV |
| 07DHAKA1126 |
BANGLADESH: 527 REPORT [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of three (3) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). 2. a. Claimant A b. 1979 c. In 1977 Claimant A entered into an agreement with the GOB Ministry of Agriculture. [...] |
2007-07-11 07:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BG |
| 07DUSHANBE926 |
TAJIKISTAN REPORT ON SECTION 527 [...] Post is pleased to report on the satisfactory resolution of the single outstanding U.S. company dispute in Tajikistan. There are no new investment disputes between the United States and the Republic of Tajikistan. Details of the resolved case follow. 2. Claimant designation: Claimant [...] |
2007-06-19 12:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE ECON PGOV TI |
| 07FREETOWN340 |
SIERRA LEONE: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-30 18:20:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PGOV KIDE SASC OPIC SL |
| 07GUATEMALA1177 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - GUATEMALA [...] Claimant A: Embassy has not been contacted by claimant A during 2006 and first semester of 2007 on the status of evicting illegal settlers from her farm. This case appears to be resolved or inactive. 2. Claimant B: Claimant B's disputes with the railroad regulator continue, with no sho [...] |
2007-06-15 16:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV ECON CASC OPIC GT |
| 07HARARE543 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous c [...] |
2007-06-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 07HELSINKI634 |
FINLAND: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel Post has no reports of U.S. citizen expropriation claims or other investment disputes. 2. Post points of contact on related issues are the following: Primary Jane Messenger, Economic Section Chief Tel: 358-9-6162-5468 messengerjs@state.gov Alternate Riikka Aho, [...] |
2007-08-16 13:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV FI |
| 07JAKARTA2064 |
INDONESIA'S 2007 SUBMISSION FOR 527 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Below please find Post's 2007 submission pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA). 2. (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of United States citizens against the Government of Indonesia (GOI). This c [...] |
2007-07-31 08:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE ECON OPIC PGOV ID |
| 07KABUL1771 |
Afghanistan: 2007 Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-29 05:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV AF |
| 07KIGALI680 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - RWANDA [...] SUMMARY. In accordance with reftel, the following updates the single existing investment dispute involving an American investor in Rwanda. END SUMMARY. 2. The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of a United States person that is outstanding against the Government of Rwanda (G [...] |
2007-07-30 15:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CACS RW |
| 07KUWAIT941 |
KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2007 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims: 2. (SBU) Post is unaware of any current investment disputes or expropriation claims involving American claimants in Kuwait. ********************* [...] |
2007-06-19 06:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KU |
| 07LIMA1797 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT LEGAL ADVISER MARK [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance forthe visit to Peru of Mark Clodfelter, Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes from May 22-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar and workshop on investor-state dispute resolution. Hotel accommo [...] |
2007-05-18 17:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC OTRA KIDE PE |
| 07LISBON1960 |
PORTUGAL: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. (U) Post's [...] |
2007-07-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV PO |
| 07LUXEMBOURG316 |
LUXEMBOURG 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-30 10:29:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV LU |
| 07MANAGUA1207 |
NICARAGUA: NEW PROPERTY SUPERINTENDENT ON PROSPECT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EconCouns and Econoff met with Property Superintendent Mireya Molina on April 25 to stress the importance of accelerating resolutions for confiscated and expropriated American citizen properties in Nicaragua. As of the date of that meeting, the Office of the Property Superintend [...] |
2007-05-09 21:45:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1230 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: APRIL [...] (U) Summary: In April of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims. No claims have been resolved so far in CY 07. Since January 1995, 2,509 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 654 American citizens (Amcits) have b [...] |
2007-05-11 22:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1265 |
NICARAGUA: NICARAGUA'S COASTAL LAND LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in Nicaraguan beachfront property investments, including many investments by American citizens. Land laws do not discriminate between foreign and domestic owners, but investor uncertainty in the face of a history of tang [...] |
2007-05-15 22:28:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EWWT USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1356 |
NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Attorney General Hernan Estrada to discuss upcoming deliberations for a waiver of Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995). The Ambassador noted that the new government had not resolved a single prop [...] |
2007-05-29 20:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1359 |
NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Attorney General Hernan Estrada to discuss upcoming deliberations for a waiver of Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995). The Ambassador noted that the new government had not resolved a single prop [...] |
2007-05-29 21:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1409 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2007 [...] (U) Summary: In May of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims. No claims have been resolved so far in CY 07. Since January 1995, 2,509 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 654 American citizens (Amcits) have bee [...] |
2007-06-04 19:40:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1528 |
NICARAGUA: 2007 EXPROPRIATION REPORT [...] (U) This cable provides proposed language for the Nicaragua chapter of the 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Embassy will e-mail comprehensive annex with details of confiscated property claims by June 15 per reftel request. Property Confiscation Claims ----------- [...] |
2007-06-15 21:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV KIDE OPIC CASC NU |
| 07MANAGUA1661 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JUNE 2007-FIVE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) Summary: In June of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved five Embassy-registered property claims belonging to one American citizen, the first resolutions in CY 07. Since January 1995, 2,514 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 655 American citiz [...] |
2007-07-05 20:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1689 |
NICARAGUA: SECTION 527 WAIVER OBSERVATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that the Secretary of State issue an annual waiver to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of FY 1994/1995. Between August 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007, the Government of Nicaragua resolved 34 Embassy-registered claims for 18 U.S. citizens. While [...] |
2007-07-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1789 |
LAND DISPUTES THREATEN TOURISM SECTOR INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. investor reports that local FSLN members, with backing from senior FSLN official Lenin Cerna, have orchestrated a land invasion and smear campaign to derail a USD 88 million tourism development along the southwest coast of Nicaragua. In retaliation for going public with a [...] |
2007-07-26 15:16:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1846 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JULY 2007 [...] (U) Summary: In July of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims. Since January 1995, 2,514 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 655 American citizens (Amcits) have been resolved. There remain 679 registered [...] |
2007-08-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA1947 |
QUESTION: "SHOULD YOU BUY REAL ESTATE AND RETIRE IN [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: For two years, Grace Brunton occupied a one-of-a-kind job at Embassy/Managua, that of Economic Officer-in-charge of helping American citizens obtain settlements from the Nicaraguan government for property expropriated during Sandinista rule in the 1980s. Despite t [...] |
2007-08-20 20:56:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2006 |
NICARAGUANS SEEK NEW GROUND RULES FOR PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) Summary. In an August 23 meeting with Econoff, Attorney General Estrada said that in processing property claims, his government will now distinguish between those who were U.S. citizens at the time of expropriation and those who were not. In the meeting, Nicaraguan officials alleged tha [...] |
2007-08-30 16:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2031 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: AUGUST 2007 [...] Summary: In August 2007, the first month of the 2007-2008 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of one Embassy-registered property claim. Since January 1995, 2,515 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 656 American citizens (Amcits) have been resolve [...] |
2007-09-05 22:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2286 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: In September of the 2007-2008 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy-registered property claim. Nonetheless, one claimant informed the Embassy that she recovered her property. Since January 1995, 2,516 Embassy-registered property c [...] |
2007-10-09 14:05:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2324 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES LEAD ON PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials told Econoffs in a September 27 monthly meeting on property issues that new administrative procedures for resolving property disputes formally incorporate Attorney General Estrada in the process. They assert these revised procedures will streamline [...] |
2007-10-15 16:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2376 |
NICARAGUA: PROPERTY DISPUTE EXPOSES FSLN INFIGHTING [...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute over valuable coastal property at Amarillo Beach may be shedding light on political intrigue and infighting among senior FSLN officials. An internal rift appears to have contributed to the September 20th dismissal of Property Superintendent Mireya Molina. While Attorn [...] |
2007-10-23 20:01:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2422 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2007 [...] Summary: In October of the 2007-2008 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy-registered property claim. Since January 1995, 2,516 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 657 American citizens (Amcits) have been resolved. There remain 677 r [...] |
2007-11-05 15:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2442 |
NICARAGUA: PROPERTY SUPERINTENDENT UNPREPARED TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Property Superintendent Yara Perez and other Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials were unprepared to discuss U.S. citizen claims during the October 25 monthly Working Group meeting on property issues. GON officials insist that they will prioritize cases of natural-born U.S. citizens o [...] |
2007-11-07 16:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2490 |
NICARAGUA: POST REQUESTS VISA ELIGIBILITY BE RESTORED FOR [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) Summary: Marisol Maria Castillo Bellido has requested that her nonimmigrant visa eligibility be restored as soon as possible to visit her mother who will shortly undergo brain surgery in Miami. Post has information that she [...] |
2007-11-23 18:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2494 |
NICARAGUA: 2007-2008 ACTION PLAN TO RESOLVE U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) During the current waiver year, the GON has logged the poorest performance of any Nicaraguan administration since the U.S. Congress passed the FY1994-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, with its provisions on expropriation cases contained in Section 527. Post has developed an action [...] |
2007-11-23 20:31:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2549 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2007 [...] In November of the 2007-2008 waiver year, an American citizen claimant informed us that the GON had resolved two claims in 1999 that were still registered as active cases in the Embassy's Property Office database. 2. Since January 1995, the GON has resolved 2,518 Embassy-registered property [...] |
2007-12-10 22:40:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2581 |
NICARAGUA: PROPERTY SUPERINTENDENT REJECTS CLAIMS FOR A [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 29 monthly Working Group meeting on property issues, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials gave Econoffs a list of 8 American citizen claims allegedly resolved and 18 claims rejected for "lack of evidence." Property Superintendent Yara Perez repeated assert [...] |
2007-12-13 20:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA2615 |
NICARAGUA: GON TO RESOLVE PROPERTY CLAIMS WITHIN TWO YEARS [...] (SBU) During a December 10 meeting with the DCM, Property Superintendent Yara Perez made clear the Government of Nicaragua's intent to resolve U.S. citizen property claims and other claims via its own timeline and criteria. Perez repeated her allegations that some U.S. citizen claimants lacked [...] |
2007-12-18 22:01:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA341 |
NICARAGUA: TOURISM SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Statistics from the National Ports Company (EPN) and the Institute of Tourism (INTUR) paint an attractive picture of the tourism industry in Nicaragua. Tourists spent 30% more in 2006 than they did in 2005, and new investment in the sector totaled $60 million. The election of Sa [...] |
2007-02-06 19:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA426 |
NICARAGUA: BACKGROUND ON AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (U) Summary: Current Nicaraguan property law affords U.S. claimants three administrative avenues to resolve their cases; claimants may also file in court. Since 1990, more than 1,130 U.S. citizens registered 3,193 claims with the Embassy in Managua. As of February 14, 2007, 298 U.S. citizens with 6 [...] |
2007-02-15 17:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA591 |
AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS PROGRESS: FEBRUARY 2007 [...] Summary: In February of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims. Since January 1995, Embassy-registered property claims of 654 American citizens (Amcits) have been resolved. There remain 682 registered property claims belon [...] |
2007-03-06 22:19:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA626 |
NICARAGUA: NEW PROPERTY SUPERINTENDENT PAYS COURTESY CALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Mireya Molina Torres was officially instated as the new Property Superintendent on January 25, 2007, replacing Alfonso Sandino. In an unexpected courtesy, Molina paid an introductory call to the Embassy's Property Office days before. Molina stressed to Emboffs that her goal is t [...] |
2007-03-08 21:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA862 |
AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS PROGRESS: MARCH 2007 [...] (U) Summary: In March of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims -- indeed no claims have been resolved since Daniel Ortega's January 10 inauguration. Since January 1995, 2,509 Embassy-registered property claims belonging t [...] |
2007-04-03 19:59:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA873 |
AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS PROGRESS: MARCH 2007 [...] (U) Summary: In March of the 2006-2007 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not resolve any Embassy-registered property claims -- indeed no claims have been resolved since Daniel OrtegaQs January 10 inauguration. Since January 1995, 2,509 Embassy- registered property claims bel [...] |
2007-04-03 22:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MANAGUA889 |
NICARAGUA: MARINA PUESTA DEL SOL, S.A. INVESTMENT PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24 2007, a band of armed men forcibly assumed control of a strip of land owned by Marina Puesta del Sol, S.A. in the department of Chinandega. Ostensibly, the man behind the invasion is Mr. Jerez Lacayo, who has asserted ownership by virtue of a debt incurred by the s [...] |
2007-04-09 20:28:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EWWT USTR KIDE NU |
| 07MAPUTO675 |
MOZAMBIQUE - 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...] |
2007-06-18 05:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD OPIC PGOV KIDE CASC MZ |
| 07MEXICO3300 |
MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Summary. The United States Government is aware of eighteen (18) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Mexico (GOM). Eight (8) cases are NAFTA Chapter 11 cases. In addition, one (1) case was resolved in 2006. End Summary. 2. a. Claimants A [...] |
2007-06-22 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
| 07MEXICO3304 |
MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
| 07MEXICO3305 |
MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
| 07MEXICO3306 |
MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
| 07MEXICO3307 |
MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
| 07MEXICO3308 |
MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
| 07MINSK662 |
BELARUS: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of seven (7) unresolved claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Belarus (GOB). Under the second heading are provided, as last year, six (6) other incidents in which property owned by the US Government was sei [...] |
2007-07-30 13:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO |
| 07MUSCAT790 |
OMAN RESPONSE TO SECTION 527 REQUEST [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Embassy submits one case involving the Omani government that was brought to our attention by a U.S. citizen who works for a Bahraini-based company involved in the dispute. 2. (U) Case summary. The United States Government is aware of one claim against the [...] |
2007-08-19 12:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV MU |
| 07NAIROBI2353 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (U) The U.S. Mission in Kenya is aware of one (1) outstanding claim of a United States business interest against a branch of the Government of Kenya (GOK). 2. (U) Background: In December 1995, Claimant A entered into a joint venture with a Kenyan public university ("the university"), via [...] |
2007-06-07 03:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV KE |
| 07OSLO780 |
NORWAY SUBMISSION: INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post has no knowledge of any investment disputes where a U.S. citizen alleges an expropriation, as outlined in reftel. 2. (U) Post's primary point of contact on related issues is Pol/Econ Counselor Kristen Bauer. Ms. Bauer's telephone number is (47) 2130-8809, with an unclassified [...] |
2007-07-26 14:54:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV OPIC PGOV KIDE NO |
| 07PANAMA1112 |
PANAMA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Embassy Panama's input for the Congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act. Test is keyed to reftel. The United States is aware of one claim of United States citizens that may be [...] |
2007-07-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV KIDE PGOV PM OPIC |
| 07PODGORICA213 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - MONTENEGRO [...] a) Claimants A (involves three claimants; all three are American citizens) b) 1981 c) Claimants' property, a house under construction and a stable, is located in Ulcinj. Two of the claimants inherited property from the father. In 1981, a part of the property was expropria [...] |
2007-06-15 12:55:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE MW |
| 07QXICO3307 |
MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
| 07ROME1229 |
ITALY 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel, the Embassy is aware of four (4) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Italy. CLAIMS ====== 2. a. Claimant A b. 1974 - 1980 c. Claimant A, a U.S. citizen who died in September 1997, alleged that real property i [...] |
2007-06-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV IT |
| 07SANTODOMINGO1424 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] a. Claimant A b. 1999 c. Eight independent power producers (IPPs), four of which are US-owned, provide approximately 30 percent of the Dominican Republic's electricity. In 1999, the IPPs entered into a "Definitive Agreement" with the government under which an escrow account [...] |
2007-06-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE DR |
| 07SINGAPORE831 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-27 09:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV SN |
| 07SOFIA794 |
BULGARIA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States government is aware of two (2) claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bulgaria (GOB). 2. List is keyed according to reftel instructions. A) Claimant A (ongoing case) B) 2000 C) In 1999, Claimant A established a subsidiary, whic [...] |
2007-06-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE CASC PGOV BU |
| 07TALLINN499 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...] |
2007-07-30 13:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN |
| 07TALLINN500 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...] |
2007-07-30 14:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN |
| 07TASHKENT1139 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of fifteen (15) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan, seven (7) of which have been resolved. 2. a. Claimant B b. 1998 c. Claimant B is a US trading company that exported alcohol to Uzbekistan. In 1998, customs au [...] |
2007-06-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV EINV KIDE UZ |
| 07TASHKENT1366 |
UPDATE TO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CASES [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, Post provides the following update to its submission for the 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Cases. Post requests Department update ref B as indicated below. 2. (SBU) a. Claimant S (resolved) c. In late June, Claimant S informed Post that [...] |
2007-07-24 11:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV KIDE UZ EINV |
| 07THEHAGUE1157 |
NETHERLANDS: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In response to reftel, Post is not aware of any significant investment disputes involving the Dutch government or any expropriation claims involving U.S. citizens for the period of 2006 through June 1, 2007. This message represents a coordinated response from Embassy The Hague's FCS, FAS and [...] |
2007-06-15 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV NL |
| 07ULAANBAATAR436 |
No Investment Disputes or Expropriation Claims in Mongolia [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-27 02:42:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE OPIC MG |
| 07VIENNA2103 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES: NO CLAIMS IN [...] Based on information available to Post (EconPol Section and FCS), no U.S. citizen expropriation claims or other investment disputes in Austria should be included in the report. Kilner [...] |
2007-08-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC AU |
| 07VIENTIANE133 |
LAOS INSTITUTES "SLOWDOWN" FOR NEW MINING APPROVALS [...] In a press conference Friday February 16 the vice-president of the Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI), Mr. Bounthavy Sisouphantong, announced a "slowdown" in the approval of new mining concessions. He also indicated the Government of Laos (GOL) would be developing new technical guid [...] |
2007-02-16 10:15:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EMIN KIDE LA |
| 07VIENTIANE490 |
2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] The Embassy is unaware of any changes to the below noted disputes since submission of the 2006 report. Please note the Embassy no longer has contact information for the Claimants. 2. a. Claimant A b. 1991 c. According to Claimant's attorney, Claimant asserts that he entere [...] |
2007-06-13 07:33:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV PREL LA |
| 07WARSAW1438 |
POLAND: ANNUAL INVESTMENT DISPUTE REPORT [...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any ongoing expropriation disputes involving Poland and U.S. companies or citizens. However, on April 29, 2004, Cargill filed a request for arbitration with the Polish Government relating to its investment in an isoglucose plant in Wroclaw. In 1995, Cargill invested [...] |
2007-06-22 12:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV PL |
| 07WELLINGTON444 |
2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - NEW ZEALAND [...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to reftel, Post has reviewed all cases in the past year involving investment disputes and found that there were no/no cases of expropriations (or other takings) without compensation on the part of the New Zealand government. In regards to disputes between a U.S. person/corpor [...] |
2007-06-15 06:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC NZ |
| 07ZAGREB173 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NATO, PROPERTY RESTITUTION, [...] (SBU) Ambassador met July 13 with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic to discuss Afghanistan, NATO, property restitution, and commercial issues. Their discussion of Kosovo and the Italy-Croatia dispute on Italian victims of Partisan atrocities during WWII are covered septel. NATO Preparations [...] |
2007-02-15 14:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD CASC HR AF NATO KIDE |
| 07ZAGREB182 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PROPERTY RESTITUTION, EXTRADITION, AND [...] (SBU) Ambassador met February 15 with Croatian Justice Minister Ana Lovrin to discuss property restitution, negotiations on a new extradition treaty between the U.S. and Croatia, and witness support. Property Restitution 2. (SBU) The Ambassador reminded Lovrin of their July 2006 discussi [...] |
2007-02-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIDE KTIA CJAN CASC HR |
| 08ABUDHABI813 |
UAE 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) Pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA), Embassy Abu Dhabi has compiled a list of U.S. citizen expropriation claims and investment disputes involving the Government of the United Arab Emirates. The Embassy is currently aware o [...] |
2008-07-15 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 08ABUJA832 |
NIGERIA 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] We have received no reported cases of an investment dispute where a U.S. citizen alleges there has been an expropriation, other taking of property, or contract repudiation by a foreign government. SANDERS [...] |
2008-05-07 09:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI |
| 08ANKARA1086 |
TURKEY: 2008 REPORT ON EXPROPRIATION AND INVESTMENT [...] The following is Embassy Ankara's submission for the 2008 report to the U.S. Congress on expropriation claims and investment disputes, providing an update on the two ongoing cases reported in 2007. 2. Claimant Data: -- Claimants A are Victor and Kristy Bedoian, both U.S. citizens. The [...] |
2008-06-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC TU |
| 08ASMARA459 |
ERITREA EXPROPRIATES $1.3 MILLION PROPERTY FROM [...] (C) An American citizen of Eritrean origin informed Emboff that in September 2007 the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) expropriated 15 acres of land containing lumber trees and 2,000 coffee plants worth approximately $1.3 million. The land is in the Filfil area, approximately 30 mile [...] |
2008-09-17 08:04:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ER KIDE PGOV |
| 08ASTANA1164 |
KAZAKHSTAN - 2008 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT UPDATE [...] (SBU) This cable constitutes post's response to reftel. The United States Government is aware of recent claims by two (2) United States persons against the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK). Claimant B's dispute was fully resolved during the reporting period. 2. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 19 [...] |
2008-06-23 06:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE CASC EINV OPIC PGOV KZ |
| 08BAKU593 |
AZERBAIJAN: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. This cable contains proprietary business information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to request in reftel for information on current business disputes and expropriation claims for inclusion in the Department's annual report to [...] |
2008-06-24 05:01:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIDE PGOV AJ |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN130 |
BRUNEI - NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (U) Post is not aware of any investment disputes or expropriation claims in Brunei Darussalam involving U.S. persons or companies. SKODON [...] |
2008-05-01 06:53:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BX |
| 08BANGKOK1577 |
2008 INVESTMENT DISPUTE REPORT: THAILAND SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Bangkok is unaware of any investment disputes in Thailand involving U.S. citizens that match the criteria listed in reftel. [...] |
2008-05-22 07:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV TH |
| 08BISHKEK566 |
NO KNOWN U.S.-KYRGYZ INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG |
| 08BISHKEK760 |
BISHKEK MAYOR TARGETS HYATT WITH WATER CUTS AND [...] (C) Summary: Bishkek municipal employees, working with a police escort, tore down large sections of the security fence surrounding the Hyatt Regency Bishkek on July 24. City officials had earlier cut off water to the hotel in an attempt to pressure the Hyatt over land leases and "public acc [...] |
2008-07-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG |
| 08BISHKEK766 |
CHARGE PROTESTS BISHKEK MAYOR'S ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Charge called on presidential foreign policy advisor Islan Ryskulov July 25 to protest the actions of the City of Bishkek against the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Charge pointed out that the city's unilateral actions to shut off the hotel's water supply and tear down the hotel's perimete [...] |
2008-07-25 12:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV KIDE OPIC KG |
| 08BISHKEK875 |
WILL TALKS BREAK THE BISHKEK HYATT IMPASSE? [...] (C) Summary: Following the late July destruction by Bishkek municipal employees of the security fence guarding the Hyatt Regency's front perimeter, Bishkek Mayor Tuleyev has focused his attention on squeezing higher land rent from the Hyatt before agreeing to a resolution of the fence disput [...] |
2008-08-26 10:54:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG |
| 08BRIDGETOWN357 |
2008 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] a. Claimant A b. 2002 c. In December 2001, Claimant A (a holding company comprised of 98 percent U.S. and 2 per cent Canadian shareholders) requested that Embassy Bridgetown intervene with the GOAB to halt the expropriation of a 110-acre beachfront property. Despite Post interventions [...] |
2008-06-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV AC XL |
| 08BRIDGETOWN358 |
2008 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES [...] a. Claimant A b. June 2006 c. In June, 2007, the SVG High Court found that Claimant A had violated the terms of the "Alien's (Land-Holding Regulation) Act." The court ruled that Claimant A was required to spend a minimum of USD 15 million on construction within three years of receiving [...] |
2008-06-03 18:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV VC XL |
| 08BRIDGETOWN725 |
HIGH COURT DECISION GIVES ST. KITTS A NEW CHANCE [...] (U) In an effort to develop its tourism industry with large-scale projects that can create jobs, generate visitors, and lure high-end investors, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN) has taken to expropriating land from smaller, individual investors under its eminent domain laws and s [...] |
2008-12-12 18:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | KIDE EINV PREL XL |
| 08JAKARTA1145 |
INDONESIA'S 2008 SUBMISSION FOR 527 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Below please find Post's 2008 submission pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA). 2. (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of United States citizens against the Government of Indonesia (GOI). This c [...] |
2008-06-12 00:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE ECON OPIC PGOV ID |
| 08KATHMANDU704 |
NEPAL: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Post's submission of its 2008 "Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims" follows: Begin Text. NEPAL The United States Government is aware of two (2) claims of United States citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of Nepal (GON). Â [...] |
2008-06-20 10:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV NP |
| 08KIGALI417 |
RWANDA ENERGY REVIEW - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY [...] (U) Summary: With economic development strangled by the high cost of imported energy, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) has embarked on an ambitious plan of domestic energy independence maximizing use of alternative energy sources. The government is aggressively promoting hydroelectric power an [...] |
2008-06-16 14:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC |
| 08KIGALI634 |
RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review covers: Commercial Issues: -- Kobil Rwanda acquires Stippag petroleum business -- Total sells Rwanda operations to Engen Petroleum Ltd. -- Nakumatt launches business operations in Kigali -- Electrogaz dismantled Development Issues: -- Rwan [...] |
2008-09-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC |
| 08KIGALI760 |
RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: Development Issues -- Government of Rwanda (GOR) consolidates seven agencies into the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) -- World Bank approves $24 million for ICT infrastructure -- GOR offers subsidies to local exporters -- Central [...] |
2008-10-28 14:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC |
| 08KIGALI795 |
RWANDA RELATIVELY UNSCATHED BY GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (U) Summary: The global financial crisis has so far spared Rwanda. Rwanda's small financial sector, limited import/export trade, subsistence agriculture and donor-supported public sector are on the periphery of the global financial system and as such only indirectly impacted by the financi [...] |
2008-11-10 08:04:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW |
| 08KIGALI818 |
RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: -- Methane pilot project begins feeding power to national power grid -- International Finance Corporation (IFC) invests $4 million in Kivu Methane Gas Project -- Millicom wins tender to become Rwanda's third telecom provider -- MT [...] |
2008-11-24 13:13:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW |
| 08KIGALI821 |
REWANDA RESPONSE TO PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Emboffs reviewed reftel talking points with Minister of State in Charge of Agriculture Dr. Agnes Kalibata. Kalibata welcomed the initiative and agreed that a global partnership would be helpful for advancing global food security. The Minister noted global food insecurity "will not go aw [...] |
2008-11-26 10:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE AID |
| 08KUWAIT578 |
KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2008 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post is unaware of any current investment disputes or expropriation claims involving American claimants in Kuwait. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Vi [...] |
2008-05-21 11:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EIVN KIDE OPIC PGOV KU |
| 08LIMA1338 |
PERU 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following is an updated version of post's submission (ref A) for the State Department's 2008 527 Report (ref B). The updates are to Claimant D's cases. 2. (U) Begin text. The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims that may be outstanding against the Government of Peru. a [...] |
2008-08-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CASC OPIC USTR ETRD PE |
| 08LISBON1050 |
PORTUGAL: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. Post's contact [...] |
2008-04-30 13:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 08LONDON1923 |
2008 REPORT ON UK INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post is unaware of any relevant disputes against the Government of the UK. Post is aware of one outstanding claim of United States persons against the Government of the British Virgin Islands (GBVI). Claimant A reports they were never compensated for a time share vacation club [...] |
2008-07-23 16:03:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE EINV ECON UK |
| 08MADRID565 |
NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS IN [...] (U) There are no investment disputes and expropriation claims involving American citizens in Spain. Aguirre [...] |
2008-05-22 16:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV SP |
| 08MADRID963 |
SPANISH INVESTMENT DISPUTES IN ARGENTINA [...] (U) On September 3, Econoff raised the issue of investment in Argentina with Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, MFA Deputy Director General for Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries. Alvargonzalez noted that the stock of Spanish investment in Argentina amounts to approximatel [...] |
2008-09-05 08:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE EINV SP AR |
| 08MANAGUA106 |
NICARAGUA: GON TO REVIEW PAST PROPERTY CLAIMS DECISIONS [...] (SBU) The December 20 monthly Working Property Group meeting confirmed that the Attorney General plans to reduce the number of outstanding property claims as quickly as possible and that dismissing claims is the preferred method to accomplish this goal. We believe that we further convinced GON [...] |
2008-01-28 21:59:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1087 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JULY 2008 [...] 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 pro [...] |
2008-08-21 21:19:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1166 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: AUGUST 2008 [...] In August 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved three Embassy registered property claims. The Embassy's database now consists of 621 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 296 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via gove [...] |
2008-09-12 23:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1186 |
NICARAGUA: GON SAYS IT WILL FOCUS ON CLAIMS UNDER ARMY CONTROL [...] (SBU) During the August 28 monthly Working Group meeting on property issues, GON officials reported the establishment of an "ad hoc" committee to settle claims under the control of the Nicaraguan Army. Econoff urged GON officials to explain how they determine settlement offers. Econoff discus [...] |
2008-09-22 15:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1242 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER [...] In September 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. There remain 621 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 296 Amcits in the Embassy's data base. On September 25, U.S. citizen Norman Senfeld received the fi [...] |
2008-10-10 17:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1243 |
NICARAGUA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ESTRADA AGREES TO A BILATERAL [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request in Paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) During the Ambassador's September 30 courtesy call on Attorney General Hernan Estrada, Estrada agreed to conduct a bilateral review of the treatment of claims subject to the Section 527 Foreign Relations A [...] |
2008-10-10 17:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1244 |
NICARAGUA: GON RESISTS MORE TRANSPARENCY IN PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the October 2 Property Working Group meeting, Econoff urged Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials to provide clear explanations on how they determine settlement offers. Ruth Zapata, head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI), was aware of the frustration that som [...] |
2008-10-10 19:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1352 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2008 [...] In October 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved four Embassy registered property claims, including one under the control of the National Police. The Embassy's database now consists of 617 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 294 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majo [...] |
2008-11-05 14:19:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1370 |
NICARAGUA: GON FOCUSED ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS INSTEAD OF [...] (SBU) During the October 30 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI), said that she and her colleagues were focused on issuing local property titles rather than resolving claims. Zapata stated that some U.S. citizen claims require [...] |
2008-11-12 17:16:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1440 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2008 [...] In November 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved one Embassy registered property claim. The Embassy's database now consists of 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-i [...] |
2008-12-03 20:15:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1441 |
NICARAGUA: GON PREPARES FOR BILATERAL PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the November 26 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI), said that she and her colleagues were looking forward to the bilateral review to clarify issues of concern to the USG and GON. Jeanette Garcia, President of the [...] |
2008-12-03 20:25:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1442 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2008 [...] In November 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved one Embassy registered property claim. The Embassy's database now consists of 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-i [...] |
2008-12-03 21:37:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1444 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2008 [...] In November 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved one Embassy registered property claim. The Embassy's database now consists of 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-i [...] |
2008-12-04 13:41:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1445 |
NICARAGUA: GON PREPARES FOR BILATERAL PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the November 26 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI), said that she and her colleagues were looking forward to the bilateral review to clarify issues of concern to the USG and GON. Jeanette Garcia, President of the [...] |
2008-12-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA1546 |
NICARAGUA: GON PROMISES BETTER COOPERATION ON ADVANCING [...] (SBU) During the December 11-12 bilateral review of the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) property claims resolution process, Attorney General Hernan Estrada acknowledged that while the U.S. Government (USG) would not accept dismissals of U.S. citizen claims without a fair and transparent appeals [...] |
2008-12-31 17:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA173 |
NICARAGUA: GON DISMISSES MORE PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the January 31 monthly Working Group meeting on property issues, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials passed Econoff a new list of 34 dismissed U.S. citizen claims for the lack of proof that the U.S. claimant owned the property and/or it had been expropriated. The GON insinuate [...] |
2008-02-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA194 |
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JANUARY 2008 [...] In January of the 2007-2008 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua dismissed 52 U.S. citizen claims via a dubious review process that determined claimants did not own the property that had been expropriated. The Embassy does not consider these 52 claims resolved and they remain active in our [...] |
2008-02-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA2 |
NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION [...] (SBU) In a December 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Attorney General Estrada outlined the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) "plan to resolve all property claims by 2011." The Ambassador asked the GON to ensure a fair and transparent process as it seeks to resolve claims, especially in those case [...] |
2008-01-02 19:47:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
| 08MANAGUA272 |
NICARAGUA: MARTHA GUADALUPE ROMERO: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Post forwards additional information to support the request of a finding of visa ineligibility concerning Martha Guadalupe Romero under Section 2225 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998. U.S. citizen Roberto Velez has been unsuccessful in reclaiming his property fr [...] |
2008-03-07 15:43:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR |