Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

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

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
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 07LIMA1804, THE SNIP SNIPPED: STREAMLINED PUBLIC PROJECTS

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. #07LIMA1804.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07LIMA1804 2007-05-18 21:37 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Lima
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHPE #1804/01 1382137
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 182137Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY LIMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5543
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 4669
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 0400
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 1223
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ MAY SANTIAGO 1286
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
UNCLAS LIMA 001804 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR WHA/AND, WHA/EPSC, EB/OMA, EB/TPP 
COMMERCE FOR 4331/MAC/WH/MCAMERON 
USTR FOR BHARMAN AND MCARRILLO 
USEU FOR DCM MCKINLEY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON PGOV EINV EAID PE
SUBJECT: THE SNIP SNIPPED: STREAMLINED PUBLIC PROJECTS 
 
 
Sensitive But Unclassified, please handle accordingly. 
 
1. (U) SUMMARY: With Economy/Finance (MEF) Minister Luis Carranza 
out of the country, President Garcia issued an emergency decree 
allowing Regional Presidents to approve public investment projects 
based solely on project summaries, effectively dismantling the 
Finance Ministry's Public Investment System (SNIP).  On his return, 
Carranza met with Garcia and Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo, and 
the President agreed to modify the decree to give the Regional 
Presidents authority over only the smaller projects within their 
regions.  In issuing the decree, Garcia was responding to growing 
pressure to speed development projects for the regions, but many 
observers believe that dismantling the SNIP could foment 
inefficiency and corruption.  This back and forth reflects the 
inherent tension between the government's desire to get resources 
out to the regions fast and its need to make sure public moneys are 
judiciously spent.  On May 15, Garcia and Carranza announced the 
official reorganization of SNIP.   END SUMMARY. 
 
FINANCE MINISTER PUSHES BACK ON CONTROL OF SPENDING 
--------------------------------------------- ------ 
2. (U) On May 9, with his Finance Minister Luis Carranza in France 
for debt restructuring talks, President Garcia secured cabinet 
approval for an Emergency Executive Decree to streamline the vetting 
process for public projects funded or approved by the State.  The 
decree, published in Pru's official newspaper on May 11, was seen 
as effectively dismantling the National System of Public Investment 
(SNIP), which is operated by the MEF.  (The SNIP is a system whereby 
development projects are assessed by an agency of the Finance 
Ministry in a process involving evaluation for financial soundness, 
rate of return, social impact and other considerations.)  Apart from 
approving two projects without reference to SNIP vetting, the Decree 
set out for the future the types of projects that would be available 
for streamlined approval by Regional Presidents.  These were: 
highways; education and health infrastructure; sanitation; rural 
electricity; irrigation systems; hydroelectric plants; and prisons. 
 
3. (SBU) Minister Carranza was reportedly angry about the virtual 
dismantling of SNIP fiscal control and, according to news reports 
was prepared to resign in protest.  On his return to Peru May 12, 
Carranza met for several hours with President Garcia and Prime 
Minister Jorge del Castillo to discuss the issue.  After the 
meeting, President Garcia announced that the Decree would be 
modified to keep SNIP control over large projects.  Both Garcia and 
Del Castillo publicly underscored their strong support for 
Carranza's continuing in the cabinet as Minister of Economy.  (Many 
analysts see technocrat Carranza, who is not a member of Garcia's 
APRA party, as pivotal to the Garcia government's image as committed 
to macroeconomic stability and fiscal responsibility.)  A revised 
Decree is expected to be issued later this week. 
 
4.  Garcia and Carranza seemed to have reached agreement after 
Garcia's May 15 announcement that SNIP would be reorganized. 
Carranza stated publicly that the SNIP reorganization would preserve 
fiscal oversight yet speed up the approval process.  The media 
reported agreement between  various ministers and Carranza that the 
new SNIP would not be involved in approval of education, health, 
irrigation, transportation and communication.  (Note: these 
exceptions include many if not most of the infrastructure projects 
over which SNIP has had authority.  End note.) 
 
REGIONS PRESS GOP TO SPEED UP SPENDING 
-------------------------------------- 
5. In issuing the decree, Garcia was responding to growing pressure 
to speed development projects for the regions, which are starting to 
call on the central government to follow through on its pledges to 
do just that.  Regional and local governments have long complained 
about the tedious SNIP process that involved endless delays in 
decision-making and implementation, and President Garcia's move is 
part of his promise to accelerate decentralization.  The Regional 
President of Junin, Vladimiro Huaroc told us May 14 that he welcomed 
the President's initial decree and was disappointed that it had been 
modified to include only small-scale projects. 
 
REMOVING GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT...? 
--------------------------------- 
6.  At the same time, many observers believe that dismantling the 
SNIP could foment inefficiency and corruption by approving projects 
without first testing them for feasibility, responsiveness to needs 
and cost-effectiveness and by removing central government oversight 
over sensitive expenditures.  The government's "Investment Shock" 
policy, which intended to accelerate the dispersal of government 
funds for key equipment purchases, was undermined after it was 
perceived as enabling a series of corruptions scandals connected 
with equipment expenditures in the Ministries of Interior, Health 
and Defense. 
 
COMMENT 
------- 
7. (SBU) The Decree and its expected replacement are likely to spawn 
continuing debate over public spending in the coming weeks.  There 
have long been complaints that the SNIP is an obstacle to getting 
needed infrastructure built; the counter argument is that regional 
and local governments lack the capacity to put forth economically, 
environmentally and socially responsible projects.  Some infamous 
projects, such as new bullfighting rings and large municipal office 
buildings in poor municipalities that lacked schools and hospitals. 
Peruvians may want the kind of decentralization that this decree 
brings, but they also want safeguards against the kind of corruption 
that it may facilitate.  This recent back and forth reflects the 
inherent tension between the government's desire to get resources 
out to the regions fast and its need to make sure public funds are 
judiciously spent. 
STRUBLE