Cable Viewer

Currently released so far... 12212 / 251,287

### Browse latest releases

2010/11 2010/12 2011/01 2011/02 2011/03 2011/04 2011/05
2010/11/28 2010/11/29 2010/11/30
2010/12/01 2010/12/02 2010/12/03 2010/12/04 2010/12/05 2010/12/06 2010/12/07 2010/12/08 2010/12/09 2010/12/10 2010/12/11 2010/12/12 2010/12/13 2010/12/14 2010/12/15 2010/12/16 2010/12/17 2010/12/18 2010/12/19 2010/12/20 2010/12/21 2010/12/22 2010/12/23 2010/12/24 2010/12/25 2010/12/26 2010/12/27 2010/12/28 2010/12/29 2010/12/30
2011/01/01 2011/01/02 2011/01/04 2011/01/05 2011/01/07 2011/01/09 2011/01/10 2011/01/11 2011/01/12 2011/01/13 2011/01/14 2011/01/15 2011/01/16 2011/01/17 2011/01/18 2011/01/19 2011/01/20 2011/01/21 2011/01/22 2011/01/23 2011/01/24 2011/01/25 2011/01/26 2011/01/27 2011/01/28 2011/01/29 2011/01/30 2011/01/31
2011/02/01 2011/02/02 2011/02/03 2011/02/04 2011/02/05 2011/02/06 2011/02/07 2011/02/08 2011/02/09 2011/02/10 2011/02/11 2011/02/12 2011/02/13 2011/02/14 2011/02/15 2011/02/16 2011/02/17 2011/02/18 2011/02/19 2011/02/20 2011/02/21 2011/02/22 2011/02/23 2011/02/24 2011/02/25 2011/02/26 2011/02/27 2011/02/28
2011/03/01 2011/03/02 2011/03/03 2011/03/04 2011/03/05 2011/03/06 2011/03/07 2011/03/08 2011/03/09 2011/03/10 2011/03/11 2011/03/13 2011/03/14 2011/03/15 2011/03/16 2011/03/17 2011/03/18 2011/03/19 2011/03/20 2011/03/21 2011/03/22 2011/03/23 2011/03/24 2011/03/25 2011/03/26 2011/03/27 2011/03/28 2011/03/29 2011/03/30 2011/03/31
2011/04/01 2011/04/02 2011/04/03 2011/04/04 2011/04/05 2011/04/06 2011/04/07 2011/04/08 2011/04/09 2011/04/10 2011/04/11 2011/04/12 2011/04/13 2011/04/14 2011/04/15 2011/04/16 2011/04/17 2011/04/18 2011/04/19 2011/04/20 2011/04/21 2011/04/22 2011/04/23 2011/04/24 2011/04/25 2011/04/26 2011/04/27 2011/04/28 2011/04/29 2011/04/30
2011/05/01 2011/05/02 2011/05/03

### Browse by creation date

66 72 73 75 79 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 96 97 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
1966/12
1972/02 1972/08
1973/04
1975/03
1979/08
1985/03 1985/06
1986/05
1987/06
1988/01
1989/12
1990/01 1990/07 1990/08 1990/10
1991/05
1992/01 1992/06 1992/12
1993/10
1996/11
1997/12
2000/05 2000/06 2000/09 2000/11
2001/02 2001/03 2001/06 2001/07 2001/10 2001/11
2002/01 2002/02 2002/03 2002/04 2002/07 2002/08 2002/11 2002/12
2003/01 2003/02 2003/03 2003/04 2003/05 2003/06 2003/07 2003/08 2003/09 2003/10 2003/11 2003/12
2004/01 2004/02 2004/03 2004/04 2004/05 2004/06 2004/07 2004/08 2004/09 2004/10 2004/11 2004/12
2005/01 2005/02 2005/03 2005/04 2005/05 2005/06 2005/07 2005/08 2005/09 2005/10 2005/11 2005/12
2006/01 2006/02 2006/03 2006/04 2006/05 2006/06 2006/07 2006/08 2006/09 2006/10 2006/11 2006/12
2007/01 2007/02 2007/03 2007/04 2007/05 2007/06 2007/07 2007/08 2007/09 2007/10 2007/11 2007/12
2008/01 2008/02 2008/03 2008/04 2008/05 2008/06 2008/07 2008/08 2008/09 2008/10 2008/11 2008/12
2009/01 2009/02 2009/03 2009/04 2009/05 2009/06 2009/07 2009/08 2009/09 2009/10 2009/11 2009/12
2010/01 2010/02

### Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Embassy Athens Embassy Asuncion Embassy Astana Embassy Asmara Embassy Ashgabat Embassy Apia Embassy Ankara Embassy Amman Embassy Algiers Embassy Addis Ababa Embassy Accra Embassy Abuja Embassy Abu Dhabi Embassy Abidjan Consulate Auckland Consulate Amsterdam Consulate Adana American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embassy Bujumbura Embassy Buenos Aires Embassy Budapest Embassy Bucharest Embassy Brussels Embassy Bridgetown Embassy Bratislava Embassy Brasilia Embassy Bogota Embassy Bishkek Embassy Bern Embassy Berlin Embassy Belmopan Embassy Belgrade Embassy Beirut Embassy Beijing Embassy Banjul Embassy Bangkok Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan Embassy Bamako Embassy Baku Embassy Baghdad Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Copenhagen Embassy Conakry Embassy Colombo Embassy Chisinau Embassy Caracas Embassy Canberra Embassy Cairo Consulate Curacao Consulate Ciudad Juarez Consulate Chennai Consulate Casablanca Consulate Cape Town Consulate Calgary
Embassy Dushanbe Embassy Dublin Embassy Doha Embassy Djibouti Embassy Dili Embassy Dhaka Embassy Dar Es Salaam Embassy Damascus Embassy Dakar Consulate Dubai
Embassy Freetown
Embassy Guatemala Embassy Gaborone Consulate Guayaquil Consulate Guadalajara
Embassy Helsinki Embassy Harare Embassy Hanoi Consulate Ho Chi Minh City Consulate Hermosillo Consulate Hamilton Consulate Hamburg Consulate Halifax
Iran RPO Dubai Embassy Islamabad Consulate Istanbul
Embassy Jakarta Consulate Jerusalem Consulate Jeddah
Embassy Kyiv Embassy Kuwait Embassy Kuala Lumpur Embassy Kinshasa Embassy Kingston Embassy Kigali Embassy Khartoum Embassy Kathmandu Embassy Kampala Embassy Kabul Consulate Kolkata
Embassy Luxembourg Embassy Luanda Embassy London Embassy Ljubljana Embassy Lisbon Embassy Lima Embassy Lilongwe Embassy La Paz Consulate Lahore Consulate Lagos
Mission USOSCE Mission USNATO Mission UNESCO Embassy Muscat Embassy Moscow Embassy Montevideo Embassy Monrovia Embassy Minsk Embassy Mexico Embassy Mbabane Embassy Maputo Embassy Manila Embassy Manama Embassy Managua Embassy Malabo Embassy Madrid Consulate Munich Consulate Mumbai Consulate Montreal Consulate Monterrey Consulate Milan Consulate Melbourne
Embassy Nicosia Embassy New Delhi Embassy Ndjamena Embassy Nassau Embassy Nairobi Consulate Naples
Embassy Ouagadougou Embassy Ottawa Embassy Oslo
Embassy Pristina Embassy Pretoria Embassy Prague Embassy Port Of Spain Embassy Port Louis Embassy Port Au Prince Embassy Phnom Penh Embassy Paris Embassy Paramaribo Embassy Panama Consulate Peshawar
Embassy Quito Consulate Quebec
REO Basrah Embassy Rome Embassy Riyadh Embassy Riga Embassy Reykjavik Embassy Rangoon Embassy Rabat Consulate Rio De Janeiro Consulate Recife
Secretary of State Embassy Suva Embassy Stockholm Embassy Sofia Embassy Skopje Embassy Singapore Embassy Seoul Embassy Sarajevo Embassy Santo Domingo Embassy Santiago Embassy Sanaa Embassy San Salvador Embassy San Jose Consulate Strasbourg Consulate St Petersburg Consulate Shenyang Consulate Shanghai Consulate Sao Paulo
Embassy Tunis Embassy Tripoli Embassy Tokyo Embassy The Hague Embassy Tel Aviv Embassy Tehran Embassy Tegucigalpa Embassy Tbilisi Embassy Tashkent Embassy Tallinn Consulate Toronto Consulate Tijuana
USUN New York USEU Brussels US Office Almaty US Mission Geneva US Interests Section Havana US Delegation, Secretary UNVIE Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Embassy Vilnius Embassy Vienna Embassy Vatican Embassy Valletta Consulate Vladivostok Consulate Vancouver
Embassy Windhoek Embassy Wellington Embassy Warsaw
Embassy Yerevan Embassy Yaounde
Embassy Zagreb

### Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AORC ASEC AF AEMR ABUD AMGT AR AS APECO AFIN AMED AM AJ AU AE ABLD AG AY ASIG APER AMBASSADOR ASEAN AA AL ASUP AX AID AUC ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG ADANA AFFAIRS AND AN ADCO ARM ATRN AECL AADP ACOA APEC AGRICULTURE ACS ADPM ASCH AMEX ACAO ANET AODE ARF ACBAQ APCS AMG AQ AMCHAMS AORG AGAO ADM AFSI AFSN AINF AIT ASEX AORL AGR AO AROC ACABQ ATFN AFGHANISTAN AFU AER ALOW AC AZ AVERY AGMT
BO BD BR BEXP BA BRUSSELS BL BM BH BTIO BIDEN BT BC BU BY BX BG BK BF BBSR BMGT BTIU BE BWC BB BP BN BILAT
CASC CVIS CA CO CI CMGT CODEL CFED CH CW CU CONDOLEEZZA CR CSW CPAS CS CJUS CY CDG CE CG CBW COUNTER CN CKGR COUNTERTERRORISM CWC CJAN CIA CD CLINTON CT CARSON CONS CB CM CLMT CROS CNARC CIDA CBSA CIC CEUDA CHR CITT CAC CACM CVR CDC CAPC COPUOS CBC CBE COM CARICOM CDB CAN COE COUNTRY CLEARANCE CACS CF CV CL CIS CTM CICTE
DEA DR DA DOMESTIC DHS DAO DCM DEPT DTRA DPRK DEFENSE DE DJ DISENGAGEMENT DOD DEAX DOE DK DS
ECON EPET EINV EC EUN EAIR EAID EU ETRD ECIN ENRG EFIN EAGR ELAB EINT EIND ENERG ELTN ETTC EG ECPS EFIS EWWT EK ES EN EPA ER EI EZ ET EINVECONSENVCSJA ECONOMICS EXTERNAL ELN ELECTIONS EMIN EINN EFINECONCS ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS ENIV ECUN ENGR ENNP EUR EAP EEPET ETRDEINVTINTCS ENVI EFTA ETRO ESENV ECINECONCS ENVR ECONOMY ECONOMIC EUMEM EAIDS ETRA ETRN EUREM EFIM EIAR EXIM ERD EAIG ETRC EXBS EURN ERNG EINVEFIN ECIP EINDETRD EUC EREL ECA ENGY ECONCS EINVETC ECONEFIN ESA ETC ETRDECONWTOCS EUNCH
FI FJ FR FTA FREEDOM FTAA FARC FAO FMLN FBI FOR FOREIGN FINANCE FO FISO FDA FAC FOI FM FAS FINR
GOV GAERC GT GG GM GV GH GOI GA GTIP GR GZ GE GCC GY GANGS GL GLOBAL GERARD GF GAZA GTMO
HK HR HO HA HUMAN HU HILLARY HSTC HUMOR HEBRON HI HURI HYMPSK
IRS IR IMO IS IZ ID IWC IN ICAO IV IC IT IZPREL IRAQI IO IAEA ITPHUM ITPGOV ITALIAN IPR INRB ITALY ICRC INTERPOL IQ ICTY INTELSAT IEFIN IA INR IRC IACI ITRA IL ICJ INTERNAL ISRAELI INMARSAT ITU ILC IBRD IMF ILO IDP ITF IBET IGAD IEA IAHRC ICTR IDA INDO IIP INRA INRO IRAJ IF
JA JP JO JOSEPH JOHNNIE JM JUS JAMES
KDEM KSCA KIRC KPAO KMDR KCRM KWMN KFRD KTFN KHLS KJUS KN KCIP KNNP KSTC KIPR KOMC KTDB KOLY KIDE KSTH KISL KS KMPI KZ KG KRVC KICC KTIA KTIP KVPR KV KU KIRF KR KACT KPKO KGHG KCOR KE KSUM KPAL KSEP KGIC KFLO KAWC KUNR KNPP KNEI KBIO KPRP KWBG KMCA KTEX KGIT KNSD KCFE KLIG KFLU KBCT KOMS KBTS KCRS KGCC KDRG KWMM KAWK KHIV KRAD KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KOCI KPAI KCRCM KHSA KTLA KO KFSC KVIR KX KFTFN KHDP KPLS KSAF KMFO KRCM KSPR KCSY KSAC KPWR KTRD KID KWNM KMRS KICA KRIM KSEO KPOA KCHG KREC KOM KRGY KCMR KSCI KFIN KVRP KPAONZ KCGC KNAR KMOC KCOM KESS KAID KNUC KWAC KMIG KSEC KIFR KDEMAF KPIN KPRV KBTR KERG KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNUP KTER KDDG KPAK KREL KNNPMNUC KRFD KHUM KDEV KCFC KWWMN KTBT KWMNCS KJUST
LE LY LU LTTE LI LO LH LG LAB LA LABOR LOG LT
MARR MOPS MNUC MX MARAD MASS MCAP MIL MO MU MEPI MR MDC MPOS MEETINGS MD MTCRE MK MUCN MY MASC MRCRE ML MA MEPP MAR MAPP MP MT MAS MTS MLS MI MERCOSUR MV MEDIA MILI MG MW MIK MTCR MEPN MC MZ MOPPS MAPS MCC MASSMNUC MQADHAFI MTRE
NZ NI NPT NZUS NU NL NATO NO NAFTA NDP NIPP NP NS NATIONAL NPG NGO NG NK NSSP NRR NSG NSC NPA NORAD NT NW NEW NH NSF NV NR NE NSFO NC NA NAR NASA
OTRA OIIP OPRC OVIP OPDC OPIC OREP OEXC OAS OSCE ODIP OSAC OFDP OIE OECD OPCW OVP OPAD OFDA OIC OSCI OMIG OBSP ON OCS OCII OHUM OES OTR OFFICIALS
PREL PTER PGOV PINR PHUM PREF PE PHSA PINS PARM PROP PK POL PSOE PAK PBTS PAO PM PF PNAT POLITICS PARMS PBIO PSI POLINT POLITICAL PARTIES PL PA PO PGOVLO PORG PGOVE PLN PINF PRELP PAS PPA PRGOV PUNE PG PALESTINIAN POLICY PROG PDEM PREFA PDOV PCI PRAM PTBS PSA POSTS PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PBT PGIV PHUMPGOV PCUL PSEPC PREO PAHO PMIL PNG PP PS PHUH PEPR PINT PU PECON POGOV PINL PKFK PY PFOR PHALANAGE PARTY PMAR PHUMPREL PHUS PRL PGOC PNR PGGV PROV PTERE PGOF PHUMBA PEL POV
QA
RS RICE RUPREL RU RIGHTS RO RW RSP RP REACTION REPORT RCMP RSO RF RFE RM RIGHTSPOLMIL ROBERT REGION
SENV SMIG SNAR SOCI SY SCUL SW SP SZ SA SENVKGHG SU SF SAN SR SO SHUM SYR SAARC SL SI SNARCS SWE SN SARS SPCE SNARIZ SCRS SC SIPDIS SEN SNARN SPCVIS SYRIA SEVN SSA STEINBERG SG SIPRS SH SOFA SANC SK ST
TPHY TBIO TRSY TRGY TSPL TN TSPA TU TW TC TX TI TS TT TO TH TIP TP TERRORISM TURKEY TD TZ TFIN TNGD TINT THPY TBID TF TL TV TAGS TK TR
UZ UN UK UP USTR UNGA UNSC USEU US UNMIK USUN UNESCO UNHRC UY UNO UG UNDC UAE UNAUS UNDESCO UNHCR UNEP UNCHC UNFICYP UNCHR USNC UNIDROIT UNCSD UNDP UNC UNODC USOAS UNPUOS UNCND USPS UNICEF UV UNCHS UNVIE UE USAID
VE VN VZ VT VTPREL VM VI VAT VC
WTO WHO WS WTRO WITH WTRQ WBG WI WHA WMD WMO WIPO WHTI WFP WB WWARD WA WEU WZ
XF XK XM XV XR XG XT XA XH XL XS XW XY XE XD XZ XX XTAG XQ XB XU XI XC
YM YI YMCS YE
ZR ZP ZI ZANU ZU ZO ZB ZL ZK ZF ZEALAND ZN ZA ZOELLICK ZJ

### Browse by classification

CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN SECRET SECRET//NOFORN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

### Community resources

Follow us on Twitter Check our Reddit Twitter this Digg this page Contact us on IRC

courage is contagious

### Viewing cable 04BOGOTA1703, PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs
Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:

- The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
- The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
- The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.

To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.
Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #04BOGOTA1703.

Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
04BOGOTA1703 | 2004-02-18 20:08 | 2011-04-16 00:12 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Bogota

`

    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

` `

    id: 14062
    date: 2/18/2004 20:38
    refid: 04BOGOTA1703
    origin: Embassy Bogota
    classification: UNCLASSIFIED
    destination:
    header:
    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

    ----------------- header ends ----------------

    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 BOGOTA 001703

    SIPDIS

    SECSTATE PASS TO WHA: DAS PETER DESHAZO, INL: DAS DEBORAH
    MCCARTHY, DOJ:DA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARY LEE WARREN, DOD:DASD
    WHA ROGER PARDO-MAURER, SOUTHCOM:SOUTHCOM CDR GEN HILL,
    ONDCP:DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS
    AID/LAC: PASS TO DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR KAREN
    HARBERT

    AIDAC

    E.O. 12958:  N/A
    TAGS: SNAR CO GOV
    SUBJECT:  PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II

    SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY

    ¶1.  (SBU) SUMMARY:  THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE.  THE GOC HAS
    PRESENTED EMBASSY WITH A FINAL DRAFT OF ITS PLAN COLOMBIA
    PHASE II, 2006-10, DOCUMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY
    PRESIDENT URIBE AND HIS CABINET.  GOC AND EMBASSY SOLICIT
    WASHINGTON AGENCY POLICY REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE DOCUMENT.
    PLEASE HOLD CLOSE AND LIMIT DISTRIBUTION TO ADDRESSEES.

    ¶2.  (SBU) OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE GOC ORGANIZED
    SEVERAL INTER-MINISTERIAL WORKING GROUPS TO DEVELOP
    ADJUSTMENTS TO PLAN COLOMBIA TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF SOLID
    PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION THUS FAR.  PLAN
    COLOMBIA PHASE II, AS IT IS CALLED, PROPOSES A DOLS. 7.2
    BILLION EFFORT OVER THE 2006-10 PERIOD, CONSISTING OF FOUR
    PILLARS: i. FIGHTING TERRORISM, NARCO-TRAFFICKING, AND
    INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME; ii. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
    REACTIVATION; iii. INSTITUTIONAL AND JUSTICE SYSTEM
    STRENGTHENING; AND iv. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, DEMOBILIZATION,
    AND REINTEGRATION OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS.

    ¶3. (SBU) GIVEN THAT FY 05 IS THE FINAL YEAR OF ORIGINAL PLAN
    COLOMBIA FUNDING, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WASHINGTON AGENCY
    REVIEW OF THIS PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II DOCUMENT BE GIVEN
    PRIORITY ATTENTION.  WHILE IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE
    ON ALL FRONTS, THE JOB IS NOT COMPLETE.  TO BRING PLAN
    COLOMBIA TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION, CONTINUED EFFORT AND
    FUNDING IS NECESSARY.  AS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE ANDEAN
    REGIONAL INITIATIVE, THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS IN COLOMBIA
    WILL HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON PEACE AND SECURITY THROUGHOUT
    THE ANDES.  REQUEST THAT ADDRESSEES PROVIDE SPECIFIC
    COMMENTS ON THE DOCUMENT TO POST WITHIN THREE WEEKS, OR NLT
    MARCH 8, 2004.  END SUMMARY.

    GOC PRESENTS DRAFT PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II DOCUMENT

    ¶4.  (SBU) ON FEBRUARY 6, DURING HER MEETING WITH VISITING
    DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY PETER DESHAZO, FOREIGN MINISTER
    BARCO DELIVERED THE GOC'S FINAL DRAFT PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II
    DOCUMENT, WHICH REFLECTED REVIEW/APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT
    URIBE'S FULL CABINET.  THIS DOCUMENT WAS THE RESULT OF THREE
    MONTHS' EFFORT BY SEVEN INTER-MINISTERIAL WORKING GROUPS,
    COORDINATED BY VICE MINISTER OF DEFENSE ANDRES SOTO AND PLAN
    COLOMBIA PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR LUIS ALFONSO HOYOS.

    ¶5.  (SBU) EMBASSY FEEDBACK AND INPUT ON EARLIER DRAFTS OF
    THE PHASE II DOCUMENT ARE REFLECTED IN THIS FINAL DRAFT, BUT
    IT IS CLEARLY A GOC DRAFT.  ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE
    DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO WHA/AND.

    ---------------------------------------
    PLAN COLOMBIA: THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
    ---------------------------------------

    ¶6.  (SBU) THE GOC STRATEGY BEHIND PLAN COLOMBIA IS VERY
    SIMPLE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY, AND PEACE ARE
    DIRECTLY LINKED.  THE PLAN ARGUES THAT STRENGTHENING THE
    CAPACITY OF THE STATE, ESPECIALLY THE MILITARY CAPABILITY,
    IS KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY NATIONAL PLAN.  THE WEAKNESS OF
    THE STATE IS AT THE HEART OF COLOMBIA'S ILLS.  THE MAIN
    REASON FOR POLITICAL KILLINGS (SOME 3,500 PER YEAR FOR THE
    LAST 10 YEARS), KIDNAPPINGS, DISPLACEMENT OF OVER 3 MILLION
    PEOPLE SINCE 1985, AND ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION IS THE
    INTERRELATED NATURE OF THE COMBINED THREATS OF NARCOTICS AND
    TERRORISM AND THE INABILITY OF THE STATE TO ACT, BECAUSE OF
    A COMBINATION OF LACK OF RESOURCES, LACK OF POLITICAL FORCE
    AND THE DEBILITATING IMPACT OF A WEAK JUSTICE SYSTEM.

    ¶7.  (SBU) PLAN COLOMBIA IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT
    ELIMINATING THE MONEY GENERATED BY DRUGS REDUCES THE WAR-
    MAKING CAPACITY OF ALL THREE ILLEGAL ARMED TERRORIST GROUPS,
    THEREBY REDUCING THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE AND ENHANCING THE
    PROSPECTS FOR PEACE.  ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT
    AS THESE ARMED THREATS TO THE STATE AND SOCIETY WERE
    ELIMINATED, THE FORCES OF PUBLIC ORDER (POLICE AND MILITARY)
    WOULD BE ABLE TO REGAIN EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE
    NATIONAL TERRITORY, MAKING IT EASIER TO ERADICATE ILLEGAL
    NARCOTICS.  RESTORING SECURITY THROUGHOUT COLOMBIA WOULD
    ALLOW THE RULE OF LAW TO BE STRENGTHENED NATIONALLY AND LAY
    THE BASIS FOR INVESTMENT TO INCREASE INCOMES.

    ¶8.  (SBU) PLAN COLOMBIA WAS AND IS AS MUCH AN ECONOMIC AND
    SOCIAL STRATEGY TO ENHANCE THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
    DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH A MORE FUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY.  THE
    MILITARY COMPONENT WAS ONLY ONE OF THE PLAN'S 10 ELEMENTS
    DESIGNED TO REINFORCE DEMOCRACY, FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND
    CORRUPTION.  PLAN COLOMBIA WAS ALSO INTENDED TO PROMOTE A
    MORE EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF
    THE BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COLOMBIAN
    PEOPLE.

    ¶9.  (SBU) THE IMPETUS FOR PLAN COLOMBIA EVENTUALLY LED TO
    THE URIBE ADMINISTRATION'S ARTICULATION OF A COLOMBIAN
    NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY, QUOTE DEMOCRATIC SECURITY AND
    DEFENSE POLICY UNQUOTE, PUBLISHED IN THE FALL OF 2002.  THIS
    STRATEGY PROVIDES THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATION FOR LINKING
    THE NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY AND THE SUPPORTING SOCIAL AND
    ECONOMIC PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO BRING GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY
    TO THE PEOPLE.  THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS DEMOCRATIC SECURITY
    AND DEFENSE POLICY ARE TO: GUARANTEE THE SECURITY, FREEDOM,
    AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE POPULATION; CONSOLIDATE STATE
    CONTROL OVER NATIONAL TERRITORY; ELIMINATE DRUG TRAFFICKING;
    DEFEND DEMOCRATIC ORDER AND THE RULE OF LAW; PROMOTE
    ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SOCIAL EQUITY; AND RECONSTRUCT THE
    SOCIAL FABRIC.  THE URIBE ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE PROGRESS
    ON EACH OF THESE OBJECTIVES.

    --------------------------
    PHASE II EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    --------------------------

    ¶10.  (SBU) AFTER THREE YEARS, PLAN COLOMBIA IS HELPING THE
    COUNTRY REVERSE 30 YEARS OF LARGE-SCALE DRUG PRODUCTION AND
    INTERNAL STRIFE.  THE GOC IS INCREASINGLY COMMITTED TO PLAN
    COLOMBIA, RAISING SECURITY SPENDING TO 3.8 PER CENT OF GDP
    IN 2003, WITH PLANS TO SPEND 5.8 PER CENT OF A HIGHER GDP BY
    ¶2006.  THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY HAS HAD GROWING OPERATIONAL
    SUCCESS AGAINST NARCO-TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE
    COUNTRY, SECURING LARGE EXPANSES OF NATIONAL TERRITORY ONCE
    UNDER CONTROL OF NARCO-TERRORIST GROUPS.  A STRENGTHENED
    STATE IS ALLOWING PRESIDENT URIBE TO IMPLEMENT A QUOTE ZERO
    TOLERANCE UNQUOTE POLICY TOWARD COCA CULTIVATION THAT HAS
    REDUCED THE FLOW OF FUNDS TO ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS AND SHOWN
    THAT PLAN COLOMBIA'S ERADICATION, INTERDICTION, AND
    ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CAN MEET OR SURPASS THE
    ORIGINAL PLAN COLOMBIA'S GOAL TO REDUCE COCA CULTIVATION BY
    50 PER CENT BY 2005.

    ¶11.  (SBU) PLAN COLOMBIA'S LONG-TERM INSTITUTION BUILDING
    ACTIVITIES HAVE HELPED COLOMBIA ESTABLISH SPECIAL HUMAN
    RIGHTS UNITS, REFORM THE CRIMINAL CODE, IMPROVE MONEY
    LAUNDERING AND ASSET FORFEITURE REGIMES AND PROTECT
    WITNESSES IN KEY CASES.  ACCESS TO JUSTICE HAS IMPROVED
    DRAMATICALLY, MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS HAVE
    BENEFITED COMMUNITIES, AND COLOMBIA'S INTERNALLY DISPLACED
    POPULATION HAS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE AND ACTUALLY DECLINED BY
    46 PER CENT IN 2003.  ECONOMIC POLICIES STABLIZED THE
    ECONOMY, WHICH GREW BY 3.5 PER CENT IN 2003 AND INFLATION
    WAS REDUCED TO 6.5 PER CENT, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR
    INCREASED GROWTH IN 2004 AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT.  THE
    IMPROVED SECURITY SITUATION IS LEADING FOREIGN INVESTORS TO
    TAKE A NEW LOOK AT COLOMBIA.

    ¶12.  (SBU) PLAN COLOMBIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE ARE
    IMPRESSIVE, BUT MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE.  COLOMBIA HAS
    NEARLY 35,000 MEMBERS OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS, WITH BETWEEN
    6,000 - 11,000 CHILD SOLDIERS.  COLOMBIA LEADS THE WORLD IN
    KIDNAPPINGS, WITH A POVERTY RATE OF OVER 60 PER CENT, AND A
    NOTORIOUSLY WEAK JUSTICE SYSTEM.  TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE MUST
    HELP COLOMBIA ELIMINATE LARGE SCALE COCA PRODUCTION AND
    COCAINE TRAFFICKING.  THE INFLUENCE OF ARMED GROUPS IN RURAL
    AREAS MUST BE ENDED DECISIVELY.  THEREFORE, SUPPORT FOR PLAN
    COLOMBIA MUST CONTINUE.

    ¶13.  (SBU) THE GOC PROGRAM FOR PHASE II CONSISTS OF FOUR
    PILLARS: 1. FIGHTING TERRORISM, NARCO-TRAFFICKING, AND
    INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME; 2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
    REACTIVATION; 3. INSTITUTIONAL AND JUSTICE SYSTEM
    STRENGTHENING; AND 4. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, DEMOBILIZATION,
    AND REINCORPORATION.

    ¶14.  (SBU) THE GOC ESTIMATES THAT PHASE II COSTS WILL TOTAL
    DOLS. 7.2 BILLION, OF WHICH DOLS. 4.15 BILLION, 58 PER CENT,
    CORRESPONDS TO GOC RESOURCES AND DOLS. 3.04 BILLION, 42 PER
    CENT, IS THE REQUEST LEVEL FOR USG SUPPORT.  THE GOC PORTION
    ONLY INCLUDES OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT COUNTERPART RESOUCES, BUT
    DOES NOT INCLUDE LOCAL AND DEPARTMENTAL FUNDS NOR SUPPORT TO
    BE PROVIDED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY.  THIS
    PHASE II PLAN IS DIRECTED TO THE USG, HOWEVER, THE GOC IS
    ACTIVELY COORDINATING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN
    SIX DONOR COMMITTEES AS PART OF ITS LONDON DECLARATION
    FOLLOW-UP.

    ¶15.  (SBU) PILLAR ONE FOCUSES ON DEFEAT OF ILLEGAL NARCO-
    TERRORIST GROUPS BY COLOMBIAN POLICE AND MILITARY FORCES TO
    IMPROVE SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.  DURING PHASE II,
    PLAN COLOMBIA WILL CONTINUE LOGISTICS SUPPORT, IMPROVED
    INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING FOR POLICE AND MILITARY
    OPERATIONS AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR
    PROFESSIONALIZATION OF CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS AND
    RULE OF LAW.  PHASE TWO WILL ALSO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR
    ERADICATION PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT BY THE NARCOTICS POLICE AND
    INCLUDE TRAINING/SUPPORT FOR THE JUDICIAL POLICE.

    ¶16.  (SBU) PILLAR TWO, SOCIAL/ECONOMIC REACTIVATION, WILL
    EMPHASIZE JOB CREATION BY BUILDING TRADE CAPACITY AND
    REFORMING POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT.  LOCAL
    GOVERNANCE NETWORKS WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED TO STRENGTHEN
    COMMUNITY COHESION AND STATE PRESENCE.

    ¶17.  (SBU) PILLAR THREE WILL STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC
    GOVERNANCE AND THE RULE OF LAW - THE LINCHIPIN OF SUCCESS IN
    ELIMINATING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF COLOMBIA'S ILLICIT CROP
    PRODUCTION AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE.  PHASE II WILL EXTEND THE
    RULE OF LAW, INCREASE SOCIETY'S CONFIDENCE IN JUDICIAL
    SYSTEMS AND CREATE A STABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR TRADE AND
    COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

    ¶18.  (SBU) THE FOURTH PILLAR WILL SUPPORT A PEACE PROCESS TO
    ENCOMPASS ALL ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS AND LEAD TO THE
    SUCCESSFUL DEMOBILIZATION OF EX-COMBATANTS AND THEIR
    REINCORPORATION INTO COLOMBIAN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND
    CULTURAL LIFE.

    ¶19.  (SBU) MAJOR CHANGES IN PHASE II WILL BE: A. INCREASED
    EMPHASIS ON CREATION OF NEW EMPLOYMENT AND REACTIVATION OF
    THE ECONOMY THROUGH TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING TO EXPAND
    EXPORTS UNDER THE ANDEAN TRADE PROMOTION AND DRUG
    ERADICATION ACT, A NEW BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT,
    NEGOTIATIONS FOR WHICH TO BEGIN THIS SPRING, AND THE FTAA;
    ¶B. INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PEACE NEGOTIATIONS THAT WILL
    ENCOMPASS ALL OF THE ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS AND LEAD TO THE
    DEMOBILIZATION AND REINCORPORATION OF THE EX-COMBATANTS; AND
    ¶C. A SHIFT TOWARD GREATER COLOMBIANIZATION OF THE DRUG
    ERADICATION EFFORT AND ADJUSTMENTS IN THE ERADICATION
    STRATEGY TO REFLECT THE SUCCESS OF AERIAL FUMIGATION AND
    CHANGING TACTICS OF NARCO-TRAFFICKERS TO CULTIVATE IN
    NATIONAL PARKS AND INTERSPERSE WITH OTHER CROPS.

    ¶20.  (SBU) IN THE EMBASSY'S VIEW, THE MONEY SPENT IN SUPPORT
    OF PLAN COLOMBIA HAS BEEN WELL SPENT.  THE GOC UNDER BOTH
    PRESIDENT PASTRANA AND URIBE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE AND
    ACCOUNTABLE.  AS SENATE MAJORITY LEADER FRIST SAID TO A
    GROUP OF COLOMBIAN PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS, "THE U.S.
    GOVERNMENT HAS GOTTEN ONE HUNDRED CENTS FOR ITS DOLLAR."

    WOOD

    =======================CABLE ENDS============================

`