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### Viewing cable 07BOGOTA4029, PRESIDENT URIBE EXPLAINS UNILATERAL RELEASE OF \

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07BOGOTA4029 | 2007-06-05 18:06 | 2011-02-18 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Bogota
Appears in these articles: www.letemps.ch/swiss_papers

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    	C O N F I D E N T I A L BOGOTA 004029 \
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    SIPDIS \
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    SIPDIS \
     \
    E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2017 \
    TAGS: KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
    SUBJECT: PRESIDENT URIBE EXPLAINS UNILATERAL RELEASE OF \
    FARC PRISONERS \
     \
    REF: BOGOTA 3879 \
     \
    Classified By: Political Counselor John S. Creamer. \
    Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) \
     \
    ------- \
    Summary \
    ------- \
     \
    ¶1.  (C) President Uribe explained in a radio and television \
    news conference on June 4 that his unilateral FARC prisoner \
    release was a goodwill gesture to gain the freedom of 56 \
    political hostages held by the FARC, including the three U.S. \
    hostages.  XXXXXXXXXXXX told Polcouns \
    President Uribe's unilateral initiative was designed to head \
    off what Uribe perceived as growing domestic and \
    international pressure on the GOC to accept a demilitarized \
    zone ("despeje") to jump start humanitarian accord talks.  A \
    joint statement by Spain, France, and Switzerland welcomed \
    Uribe's release of the FARC prisoners and encouraged the FARC \
    to respond to the initiative.  End summary. \
     \
    --------------------------------- \
    Uribe's Explanation to the Nation \
    --------------------------------- \
     \
    ¶2.  (U) In a radio and television news conference on June 4, \
    President Uribe explained that his unilateral FARC prisoner \
    release was a goodwill gesture to gain the freedom of 56 \
    political hostages held by the FARC, including the three U.S. \
    hostages.  Uribe said the GOC had cleared close to 200 \
    prisoners who would be required to renounce their FARC \
    membership, commit not to return to the FARC or other \
    criminal activity, and to participate in a reinsertion \
    program.  As for the release of the highest ranking FARC \
    inmate, informal FARC "Foreign Minister" Rodrigo Granda, \
    Uribe said he had refused to renounce his FARC membership, \
    but had agreed to act as a peace facilitator.  Granda was \
    transferred from La Dorada prison to the Catholic Bishop's \
    administrative offices in Bogota. \
     \
    ------------------------------------------- \
    Uribe's Rationale for FARC Prisoner Release \
    ------------------------------------------- \
     \
    ¶3.  (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX told \
    Polcouns on June 4 President Uribe's unilateral initiative to \
    release some FARC prisoners reflected his perception that \
    domestic and international pressure on the GOC to accept a \
    demilitarized zone or "despeje" to jump start humanitarian \
    accord talks was building.  Internal polls showed growing \
    numbers of Colombians accepted a despeje, and Colombia felt \
    "increasingly alone on the international stage--both in the \
    region, Europe, and the U.S."  Uribe feared the Europeans \
    would support the FARC demand for a despeje and wanted to \
    pre-empt European pressure.  His decision to release some \
    FARC members was designed to relieve the pressure to accede \
    to a despeje, highlight the FARC's intransigence, and win \
    some support for a military rescue.  A joint statement by \
    Spain, France, and Switzerland on June 4 welcomed Uribe's \
    action and encouraged the FARC to respond to the initiative. \
    Sarkozy's office said the French president had "explicitly \
    requested" that Uribe release Granda and welcomed his \
    Colombian counterpart's "very important and courageous \
    decision." \
     \
    --------------------------------------------- -- \
    International Support for FARC Prisoner Release \
    --------------------------------------------- -- \
     \
    ¶4.  (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX said French President Nicholas Sarkozy had \
    asked Uribe to release Granda.  Uribe decided to accommodate \
    Sarkozy's request, telling XXXXXXXXXXXX and the Colombian High \
    Command that Granda's release was "a cheap price to pay" to \
     \
    win Sarkozy's support and to get another advocate for \
    Colombia within the G-8.   Still, XXXXXXXXXXXX said the GOC \
    believed the French do not have an independent channel to the \
    FARC.  They rely on Swiss official and academic Jean-Pierre \
    Gontard to communicate with the group.  XXXXXXXXXXXX speculated it \
    was the Swiss who had urged Sarkozy to ask for Granda's \
    release.  He said the FARC's and Granda's negative reaction \
    to the initiative indicated the Swiss had misread the FARC's \
    position.  XXXXXXXXXXXX said the French appear to be talking with \
    the FARC through a "broken telephone." \
     \
    --------------------------------- \
    GOC Considers No Risk to Security \
    --------------------------------- \
     \
    ¶5.  (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX said the release of 200 lower-ranking FARC \
    would pose no risk to GOC security.  Armed Forces Commander \
    General Padilla and other commanders supported Uribe, with \
    Padilla saying it was better to release the prisoners \
    unilaterally rather than as part of a despeje or negotiation. \
     XXXXXXXXXXXX said separating those FARC willing to accept the \
    release from more committed FARC in jail would also help \
    isolate/identify hardliners and weaken their position. He \
    said the FARC continued to maintain control over most FARC \
    prisoners held by the GOC. \
    Drucker \

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