Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Message Text SECRET PAGE 01 STATE 143585 ORIGIN SS-25 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SSO-00 026 R DRAFTED BY ARA CJACOBINI JLP APPROVED BY ARA WILLIAM H LUERS S S-O TGMARTIN DESIRED DISTRIBUTION ARA ONLY ------------------028487 211546Z 53 O 211517Z JUN 77 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA IMMEDIATE S E C R E T STATE 143585 EXDIS EYES ONLY FOR DREXLER FROM LUERS E O 11652 GDS TAGS PPDC SNAR CO SUBJECT COLOMBIA COCAINE AND THE CORRUPTION ISSUE ATTACHED FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS A MEMORANDUM THAT I SENT TO THE SECRETARY LAST NIGHT BEGIN TEXT TO THE SECRETARY FROM ARA - WILLIAM H LUERS SU COLOMBIA COCAINE AND THE CORRUPTION ISSUE AS YOU REQUESTED I ATTENDED A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON THE COLOMBIA COCAINE PROBLEM PETER BOURNE PETER BENSINGER DEA AND MATHEA FALCO WERE THE MAIN BRIEFERS MOST OF THE MATERIAL COVERED YOU KNOW SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 143585 MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND CORRUPTION WHICH MINISTERS AND HIGH OFFICIALS ARE INVOLVED AND HOW MUCH DOES LOPEZ MICHELSEN KNOW HIMSELF THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO KNOW WHAT INCENTIVES LOPEZ MICHELSEN WOULD HAVE TO EAL WITH THE CORRUPTION ISSUE PETER BENSINGER AND OTHERS REPLIED THAT IT WAS MAINLY COLOMBIA'S INTERNATIONAL 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 REPUTATION WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BRING LOPEZ TO ADDRESS CORRUPTION AS A RESULT OF THE DISCUSSION THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN -- A LETTER WILL BE PREPARED FROM PRESIDENT CARTER TO LOPEZ WHICH IS NOT TIMID AND INFORMS LOPEZ THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS KNOWLEDGE OF HIGH LEVEL CORRUPTION THE PRESIDENT WANTS THE LETTER TO BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE ON CORRUPTION AND REFER TO THE PRESIDENT'S CONCERN ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF THE GOOD NAME OF COLOMBIA BEING DAMAGED THE LETTER WILL ALSO PROPOSE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGH LEVEL JOINT COMMISSION TO DEVELOP MAXIMUM COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ON TRAFFICKING AND CORRUPTION -- THE PRESIDENT WILL WRITE HIS OWN ADDENDUM TO THE LETTER AND SEAL AND ADDRESS IT HIMSELF FOR DELIVERY TO LOPEZ ON WEDNESDAY BY BOURNE AND FALCO -- AT THE M ETING LOPEZ WILL BE INFORMED THAT THE DECISION ON THE HELICOPTERS WOULD BE MADE FOLLOWING BOURNE'S REPORT BACK TO THE PRESIDENT BOURNE'S RECOMMENSECRET SECRET PAGE 03 STATE 143585 DATION IS THAT THEY ARE SUCH A SMALL MATTER THAT WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THEM SOON -- WE SHOULD GET CERTAIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE UN DRUG FUND TO EXPRESS CONCERN TO LOPEZ -- THE NEW U S AMBASSADOR TO COLOMBIA SHOULD BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND PREPARED TO GIVE IT CONSISTENT HIGH LEVEL ATTENTION -- DR BOURNE ALSO SAID THAT AT A LATER DATE WE MIGHT CONSIDER OTHER TOUGHER MEASURES INCLUDING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS SEARCHES AND SEIZURES OF COLOMBIAN SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT AND IMMEDIATE BOARDING OF SOME PRIVATE COLOMBIAN VESSELS WHO NOW HAVE 24 HOURS TO REGISTER ON DOCKING IN THE U S PORTS -- THE PRESIDENT WHEN HE RECEIVES THE CREDENTIALS OF THE COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR FRIDAY WILL BE PREPARED TO REINFORCE THE POINTS BOURNE MAKES TO LOPEZ ON WEDNESDAY AND FOLLOW UP ON THE BOURNE FALCO VISIT END TEXT VANCE 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 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 COCAINE CORRUPTION Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Sent Date 21-Jun-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 1977STATE143585 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter CJACOBINI JLP Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Expiration Film Number D770221-0472 Format TEL From STATE JOINT Handling Restrictions Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1977 newtext t19770635 aaaabegz tel Line Count 115 Litigation Code IDs Litigation Codes Litigation History Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Message ID 3e436479-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Office ORIGIN SS Original Classification SECRET Original Handling Restrictions ONLY Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 3 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification SECRET Previous Handling Restrictions ONLY Reference n a Retention 0 Review Action 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