Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Message Text SECRET PAGE 01 STATE 104488 ORIGIN SS-25 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SSO-00 026 R DRAFTED BY S NM MLCHESHES AG APPROVED BY S NM MFALCO ARA P JO'GRADY ARA A S S A OTTO ------------------070257Z 063751 14 O 070238Z MAY 77 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA IMMEDIATE S E C R E T STATE 104488 EXDIS E O 11652 GDS TAGS SNAR CO SUBJECT HELICOPTERS AND CORRUPTION ISSUE REFERENCES A BOGOTA 3471 B BOGOTA 3560 1 A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO HOLD UP AT LEAST TEMPORARILY DELIVERY OF THE HELICOPTERS PENDING PLANNED DEMARCHE ON THE HIGH LEVEL CORRUPTION ISSUE THE EMBASSY SHOULD NOT RPT NOT PROCEED TO RESOLVE HELICOL CONTRACT INSURANCE QUESTION FYI - AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED HERE FOR USG TO PAY INSURANCE COSTS AS A LINE ITEM IN A GOC-HELICOL BUT NOT A TRIPARTITE CONTRACT SPECIFIC NEGOTIATING INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP AND WILL BE SENT TO EMBASSY AT APPROPRIATE TIME 2 THE SENIOR ADVISER ON NARCOTICS MATTERS MATHEA FALCO SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 104488 WILL BE VISITING COLOMBIA SOON TO DISCUSS PROBLEM WITH PRESIDENT LOPEZ-MICHELSEN DURING HIS MAY 9 MEETING ASSISTANT SECRETARY TODMAN WILL INFORM PRESIDENT OF MS FALCO'S VISIT DURING WHICH NARCOTICS WILL BE DISCUSSED AMBASSADOR TODMAN WILL DEFER ANY INDEPTH DISCUSSION OF NARCOTICS TO HER MEETING Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 3 SEPTELS WILL FOLLOW ON PRECISE SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE POINTS MS FALCO INTENDS TO COVER WITH PRESIDENT LOPEZMICHELSEN CHRISTOPHER SECRET NNN Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning Z Capture Date 01-Jan-1994 12 00 00 am Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts CORRUPTION DRUG TRAFFIC DRUG CONTROL GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES HELICOPTERS VISITS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Sent Date 07-May-1977 12 00 00 am Decaption Date 22 May 2009 Decaption Note 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 22 May 2009 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1977STATE104488 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter MLCHESHES AG Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Expiration Film Number D770160-0661 Format TEL From STATE Handling Restrictions Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1977 newtext t19770582 aaaacssf tel Line Count 65 Litigation Code IDs Litigation Codes Litigation History Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Message ID 359a0799-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Office ORIGIN SS Original Classification SECRET Original Handling Restrictions EXDIS Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification SECRET Previous Handling Restrictions EXDIS Reference 77 BOGOTA 3471 77 BOGOTA 3560 Retention 0 Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Content Flags Review Date 14-Apr-2005 12 00 00 am Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review Media Identifier Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a SAS ID 2607742 Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject HELICOPTERS AND CORRUPTION ISSUE TAGS SNAR PINR PGOV CO FALCO MATHEA To BOGOTA Type TE vdkvgwkey odbc SAS SAS dbo SAS_Docs 359a0799-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Review Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009