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### Viewing cable 08BOGOTA827, COLOMBIA RESPONDS CALMLY TO VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR

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08BOGOTA827 | 2008-03-05 01:01 | 2011-04-06 00:12 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Bogota

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    id: 144263
    date: 3/5/2008 1:56
    refid: 08BOGOTA827
    origin: Embassy Bogota
    classification: CONFIDENTIAL
    destination: 08BOGOTA800
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    C O N F I D E N T I A L BOGOTA 000827

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/04/2018
    TAGS: PGOV PREF PREL PTER MOPS VZ SP FR SZ EC CO
    SUBJECT: COLOMBIA RESPONDS CALMLY TO VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR
    DECISIONS TO BREAK DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

    REF: BOGOTA 800

    Classified By: Political Counselor John S. Creamer.
    Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d).

    SUMMARY
    -------

    ¶1. (C) After Venezuela's announcement on March 4 that it
    would close its border with Colombia, the GOC re-stated that
    it would not send troops to the Venezuelan or Ecuadorian
    borders.  Ecuadorian President Correa confirmed in a
    Colombian radio interview that he authorized GOE contacts
    with the FARC, claiming he was engaged in a secret
    "humanitarian exchange" negotiation with the group. The GOC
    plans to use international forums such as the OAS to make the
    GOC case for the raid against Raul Reyes' FARC camp in
    Ecuador (reftel). The local ICRC chief delegate predicted
    Reyes' death would lead to increased FARC desertions and
    accelerate the breakdown of communications between the FARC
    Secretariat and individual FARC fronts.  END SUMMARY.

    SIPDIS

    VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR ESCALATE
    ------------------------------

    ¶2. (U) Venezuela's Minister of Agriculture Elias Jaua told
    the media on March 4 that due to the GOC's killing for FARC
    Secretariat member Raul Reyes in Ecuadorian territory, the

    SIPDIS
    GOV would "close its border" with Colombia.  Jaua downplayed
    the possible impact of the border closing on Venezuela,
    saying, "at this moment we absolutely do not depend on
    Colombia."  Commercial contacts along the Venezuela-Colombia
    border reported that the flow of some goods from Norte de
    Santander, Arauca, and Cesar departments were suspended on
    March 3-4, but they expected the flow to re-start soon due to
    dissatisfaction on both sides of the border. Contacts
    reported a normal flow of goods and people along the
    Colombia-Ecuador (Ipiales) border.

    ¶3. (U) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, speaking on "La
    FM" radio, said he had no quarrel with the Colombian people,
    but repeatedly accused President Uribe of being a liar.  He
    said the GOC attack and accusations forced him to break
    relations.  Correa claimed that he authorized Security
    Minister Gustavo Larrea to initiate contacts with the FARC to
    discuss a "humanitarian exchange."  An angry Correa added
    that prior to the Colombian attack on Reyes camp, Ecuador's
    relations with Colombia were "the best ever."  He also
    asserted that the GOE had been trying to capture Reyes.
    Still, Correa said he did not trust Uribe and so did not
    inform him of Larrea's contact with Reyes, calling it a
    "sovereign decision" to hold hostage talks with the FARC in
    Ecuadorian territory.

    COLOMBIA RELEASES MORE EVIDENCE
    -------------------------------

    ¶4. (U) The GOC continued to release evidence from computers
    found at Reyes camp showing FARC ties to the GOV and GOE,
    including letters from FARC leader Manuel Marulanda to Chavez
    and photos of international visitors to the Reyes camp.
    Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo publicly said
    Correa's claims that Larrea's contacts with Reyes were linked
    to humanitarian exchange discussions contradicted the facts.
    He repeated his claim that the GOE had tried to use the
    hostages to reach political deals with the FARC.   Local
    media extensively covered President Bush's statements on the
    crisis following his phone conversation with Uribe.

    COLOMBIA TAKES ITS CASE TO UN, OAS, ICC
    ---------------------------------------

    ¶5. (U) The GOC confirmed its decision not to react to GOV and
    GOE troop movements to the border, but pressed ahead with its

    decision to exploit international forums to make the GOC
    case.   President Uribe announced that the GOC would use
    evidence seized in Reyes' camp showing President Chavez
    promised $300 million to the FARC to urge the International
    Criminal Court (ICC) to open a criminal investigation against
    Chavez for "sponsoring and financing genocide."  In Geneva,
    Vice President Francisco Santos cited UNSCR 1373 during the
    UN's 7th Human Rights Council meeting, adding, "in our
    continent there are those who intentionally do not comply
    with that mandate."

    ¶6. (C) Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told us the GOC
    would focus diplomacy on highlighting dangers of countries
    that support terrorists, using materials from the three
    computers found with Reyes.  The GOC knew the strike on Reyes
    would not be a "free ride," but Santos said the benefits of
    killing Reyes exceed the costs.  The seized computers and
    Chavez' reaction made it clear where Chavez stands.  Correa,
    he added, was a "a hypocrite."  The GOC would use UN Article
    51, UNSCRs 1368 and 1373, and the Reyes computer evidence
    showing GOV and GOE complicity with the FARC as the basis for
    its case in international forums.

    ¶7. (C) MOD Santos told us the GOC has heard that Chavez met
    with journalists claiming the GOV had located paramilitary
    camps along the border which were used to kidnap Venezuelans.
     Santos said the GOC was worried Chavez could use this as
    pretext to create an armed incident with Colombia.  Santos
    said he requested that the OAS Peace Mission in Colombia
    (OAS/MAPP) identify and report on any new criminal group
    camps on the border so the GOC could dismantle or attack them.

    REYES' DEATH LIKELY TO TRIGGER MORE FARC DESERTIONS
    --------------------------------------------- ------

    ¶8. (C) Local ICRC chief delegate Barbara Hintermann told us
    Reyes' death would demoralize FARC members, prompting
    increased desertions by rank-and-file members as well as more
    important leaders.  It would also accelerate the breakdown of
    communications between the Secretariat and individual FARC
    fronts, leading to a loss of command and control and giving
    Front commanders greater autonomy.  She said that if asked by
    a FARC commander, the ICRC would consider playing a discreet
    role to facilitate his/her desertion or demobilization.
    Still, the ICRC would need to consider the security
    consequences for its delegates of acting without FARC
    Secretariat approval.

    SIPDIS

    ¶9. (C) Hintermann said the impact of Reyes' death on a
    humanitarian exchange was unclear. Reyes did not exercise
    operational control over the hostages, but he was the ICRC's
    main contact on the issue with the Secretariat.  She
    predicted there would be no more unilateral hostage releases
    by the FARC.

    Brownfield

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

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