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R-IAIsasz JUN 72 AHEHBASSY TO SEGSTATE HASHOC 33 5 gamma 2 OF -2 1499 I OISSENT CHANNEL 111 BE INSTRUCTED INFORM GOP NOT LATER THAN JUNE 26 THAT AMBASSADOR HILL NOT RETURN IN EVENT RICORO EXTRADITION CASE NOT FAVORABLE RESOLVED BY THEN RECOMMENDED ACTION BEFORE 1y BE MAKE CLEAR T0 GOP DURING JULY THAT UNLESS DRUG LAW PASSED RICORO EXTRAOITED AND 196 SINGLE CONVENTION 0N NARCOTICS AMENDMENTS SIGNED g-so BEGIN PHASE UUT HILGP A10 ASSISTANCE AND SALES 0R GRANTS MATERIEL- v THAT IF ORUG LAW PASSED ANO RICDRD EXTRAOITEO DURING EMBASSY BE AUTHORIZED OFFER BNDD AOVISOR T0 MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR IMPLEMENTATION ORUQ LAH ANO OFFER SHARE COSTS OF EOUIPPING POLICE UNIT ALONG LINES REF PAGE IO 9 PHASE THO THREE RECOHHENDATIONS DESIGNED TO BENEFITS FROM GOP EAILURE To COOPERATE BASED ON 09R ESTI- NATE OF USE GLOBAL STRATEGY IN FIGHT AGAINST NARCOIICS AND POSITION OF PARAGUAY WITHIN STRATEGY 1G 1F PARAGUAY REMAINS u s- MIGHT BEST BE SERVED av STEPS AGAINST PARAGUAY HHICH OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MEASURES AT HINIMUH COST TO AND PERHAPS MITH POLITICAL BENEFIT- MOREOVER FAILURE TO TAKE MEASURES 1N FACE PARAGUAYAN INTRANSIGENCE BE INTERPRETED IN FOREIGN CAPITALS As ON PART 056 To UTILIZE I UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2016-O7743 Doc No 017980042 Date 09l12l2017 Case No F-2016-07743 Doc No 017980042 Date 091r 1 24'2017 Department of State i 39W PAGE 22 ASUNCI OIASS or 02 IAISISZ AVAILABLE MEANS TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATION NE OOUBT THAT USG RILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK NITH IN PROBLEH COUNTRIES IN IT HAS IMPORTANT STRATEGIC INTERESTS - IE IT FAILS TO ITS RESOLVE IN PARAGUAY IF THIS ANALYSIS IS CONSISTENT NITH OVERALL USG NE- RECOPHENO FOLLORIN01 1 IE GOP HAS NOT TAKEN SATISFACTORY ACTION ON INITIATIVES 1N PHASE ONE av SEPTEHBER 1 EHBASSY 8E TO ADVISE GOP THAT UNDER PROVISIONS OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT PARAGUAY HAS BEEN FOUND UNCOOPERATIVE ANO THAT PROGRAHHEO MILITARY AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE HILL SE OIS- CONTINUED NOT RECONSIOEREO TIME AS GOP T0 SATISFACTION OF USG ITS -FULL ANO HILLING COOPERATION I In use SHOUID RAISE 1950E nF CONPLACENCY A3001 NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING IN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL FORUMS OF NHICN BOTH GOVERNMENTS ARE MENSER GOP REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROH INTER- NATIONAL LENOINS IN HHICH USG HAS VOICE SHOULD BE GIVEN CONSIOERATION ANO U-S- CONCURRENCE ONLY ON HUHANITARIAN GROUNOS sP-a BREHIN 1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-07743 Doc No 017980042 Date 0911212017 A UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case NO F-2016-07743 Doc NO 017980045 Date 09 12 2017 9 m h a De artmento State a TN 16 or 921 PAGE 31 STATE 119516 76 ORIGIN $5'l4 INFO OCT-OI leis DRAFTEO av 6 39 72 EXT 23143 APPROVED BY ARAIJHCRIHMINS IDRAFTI ARAIGLISTER IDRAFTI IORAFT PMIEFEATHERSTONE s s LIPPFUNO IDRAFTI DESIRED DISTRIBUTIUN L of I 161992 3923292 JUN 72 FM SECSTATE TO AHEHBASSY ASUNCION PRIORITY STATE 119316 DISSENT CHANNEL DISSENT NARCOTICS CONTROL REFS Au ASUNCION 1499 B ASUNCION 1-541 c STATE 115151 0- STATE 1l5357 REF A HAS REEN OISTRIOUTEO TO ALL RECIPIENTS WITHIN THE THOUGHT EFFORT ANO CONVICTION NHICH WENT INTO ITS PREPARATION ARE COMNENOEO ITs RECOMMENDATIONS NILL BE GIVEN FULL HEIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING THE POLICY PROGRAM OIRECTEO OT pgon 31 APDROPRIATE PORTIONS ALSO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION NITN A-sa WITHIN THE INTER9 AGENCY COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS CONTROL IN LATIN AMERICA NE NILL ADVISE ENOASSY OF RESULTS NHEN NE COMPLETE OUR CCHSEDERATION- THIS MESSAGE 13 AN INTERIH RESPONSE UNCLASSIFIED Us Departmeht Of State Oas'e No F-2O16-07743 Doc NO 017980045 Date 0911212017 UNCLASSIFIED Dep ri n nt of No D- partTnent of STIate PAGE DE STATE ll93 6 2- WE HAVE HAD THE OBJECTIVE 0F PERSUAOING THE GOP THAT COOPERATION IN CONTROLLING ILLICIT TRAFFIC IS IN OUR MUTUAL INTEREST THIS IS A BASIC ASSUMPTION IN PAOH 31 THE INCLUDED IN THE AND THE DECISION MEMORANDUM A SIMILAR STATEMENT AS A FDRESHADONING OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACT FROM GOP FAILURE TO COOPERATE IN - DRUG TRAFFICKING -REF-AA AND AIRGRAM ARE IN ACCORD NITH POLICY IN PADM DECISION HEHORANDUHA THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ANO REMAINS DISSATISFIED HITH GOP POSTURE TDNARD THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HE INTERPRET REF A AS SHARING THIS FEELING- 3c DIFFERENCES EXIST HOHEVER OVER TACTICS TD EMPLOY THAT HILL ACCOMPLISH OBJECTIVE HIGHLY PUBLIC DR PUBLI- CIZED ACTIONS TOGETHER DEADLINES SUCH AS PROPOSED IN 95 A EQULD pggULT 1N UNHISTAKABLE PUBLIC BETWEEN THE US AND PARAGUAYAN GOVERNHENTs UNDER SUCH CIRCUHSTANCES THE GDP MAY HELL SHIFT THE FOCUS FRDH DRUG PROBLEM ITSELF TO BROADER ISSUES WHICH COULD STIMULATE NATIONALISTIC SENTIMENT AGAINST BY ALLEGING INJURY TO NATIONAL DIGNITY AND BY INVDKING THE IMAGE THIS SITUATION MAY NARKEDLY DININISH THE LIKELIHOOD OF OBTAINING THE COOPERATION NE SEEK PERHAPS IRRETRIEVABLY NE HAY ULTIMATELY THAT DESPITE THEIR COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE ASPECTS THESE COURSES 0 ACTION HAY CONSTITUTE THE ONLY REMAINING AVENUES NORTH EXPLORING A THE DEPT HAS ADOPTED TACTICS DESIGNED TO IMPRESS UPON GOP THAT FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH THE US IN ILLICIT NARCDTICS TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE WITHOUT ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES IN OUR RELATIONS AVOIDING FORCING THE GOP INTO A CORNER OVER THE ISSUE AT THIS TINE So HITH REGARD TO THE THREE SPECIFIC ACTIONS PROPOSED IN REFTEL TO BE TAKEN BEFORE JULY o OUR VIENS 0N JULY 4TH HAVE BEEN - 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