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Viewing cable 07ASMARA640, ERITREA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07ASMARA640 2007-08-01 12:47 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Asmara
VZCZCXYZ0005
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHAE #0640/01 2131247
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 011247Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY ASMARA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8979
UNCLAS ASMARA 000640 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER
SUBJECT: ERITREA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND 
EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS (527)E 
 
REF: STATE 55422 
 
 1.  The United States Government is aware of four claims by 
American citizens that may be outstanding against the 
Government of the State of Eritrea(GSE). All, four of these 
claims were reported in previous reports.  Point of Contact 
for U.S. Embassy, Asmara, Eritrea is: Holly Holzer, Political 
and Economic Officer, Phone: 291-1-120-004, Email: 
holzerhc@state.gov.  Back up is Brian Shelbourn, Consular 
Officer, Email: shelbournbl@state.gov. 
 
2.  a) Claimant A 
 
b) 1998 
 
c) On July 20, 1998 Claimant A notified the Embassy that 
eight machines and six lots of parts were stranded in the 
port of Assab following the outbreak of hostilities between 
Eritrea and Ethiopia.  Following the Claimant,s request for 
assistance, the Embassy raised the issue with GSE officals, 
however, the Embassy,s intervention did not succeed in 
securing the release of the equipment. Over a period of 
several years, the Embassy raised the issue with GSE 
officials.  There was contact between the two parties and an 
attempt to resolve the case.  Ssince the submission of the 
2003 report, the Embassy has not been contacted by the 
claimant nor is the Embassy aware of any recent activity on 
the case. 
 
3. a) Claimant B 
 
b) The two properties in question were nationalized in 1975 
by the Derg government of Ethiopia.  Eritrea was then a 
province of Ethiopia. 
 
c) The expropriated properties are commercial and located at 
Martyrs, Avenue No. 273-281 and at Zibel Street No. 2-10, 
both in Asmara.  After Eritrea won its independence from 
Ethiopia in 1991, it issued a decree dealing with properties 
expropriated by the Derg government.  Article 9 of this 
decree stated that the question of property expropriated from 
foreigners whould be addressed at &a later date.8  In 1993, 
Claimant B reported that, after seeing a newspaper 
announcement stating that properties would be returned, the 
claimant paid the GSE a rehabilitation tax for the 
properties.  Claimant B also continued to pay taxes on the 
properties and reported that the GSE collected rents on the 
properties. 
 
In 2001, the Housing Commissioner of Eritrea told Claimant B 
that the two properties would never be return nor would 
compensation be paid.  Later in 2001, the Housing 
Commissioner reportedly told an Embassy officer the same 
thing.  An Embassy officer met with the GSE Minister of Land 
twice on this issue and in June 2002.  The Minister denied 
the statement that the properties would not be returned.  He 
did add, however, the GSE had not made any decisions about 
expropriated properties and had no idea when this would 
happen. 
 
Claimant has not pursued legal action.  Claimant estimated 
total property value at 140,000 in 2004.  There is a local 
representative on the case and to the Embassy,s knowledge no 
further action has been taken by the claimant or the 
representative on the claim at this time. 
 
4.  a) Claimant C 
 
b) The two properties in question were nationalized in 1975 
by the Derg government of Ethiopia.  Eritrea was then a 
province of Ethiopia. 
 
c) The expropriated properties are commercial and located at 
Herent #212 and #214 in Asmara. After Eritrea won its 
independence from Ethiopia in 1991, it issued a decree 
dealing with properties expropriated by the Derg government. 
Article 9 of this decree stated that the question of property 
expropriated from foreigners whould be addressed at &a later 
date.8  In 1993, Claimant C reported that all applications 
and documents needed for processing the properties, return 
had been submitted.  The GSE had been collecting rent since 
1991 and income taxes prior to 1973 when the Derg seized 
power had been paid.  Land taxes were paid. 
 
Claimant C had not been able to obtain a new certificate of 
ownership from the GSE, although the claimant does have all 
prior title documents.  Claimant C has not pursued legal 
action and estimated the total property value at $290,000 in 
2004.    There is a local representative on the claim and to 
the Embassy,s knowledge no further action has been taken 
since 2004. 
 
 
5.  a) Claimant D 
 
b) 2006 
 
c) In May 2006, Claimant D contacted Embassy to discuss the 
expropriation of a private vehicle.  Claimant D had imported 
the vehicle in 1999 upon arrival in Eritrea to work as a 
religious missionary and had paid all required taxes and 
duties.  In 2002, Claimant D was unexpectedly asked to depart 
Eritrea and left care of the vehicle, with a power of 
attorney, with an Eritrean national who is a member of an 
unregistered religious institution.  In June 2005, Claimant D 
returned to Eritrea for several months.  Again he departed 
and left the vehicle.  Several months later, the GSE 
confiscated the vehicle allegedly for illegal activity. 
Police have possession of the vehicle.  Claimant D did not 
place a value on the vehicle.  Embassy last had contact on 
June 8, 2006 with Claimant D. 
 
 
6.  Claimants: 
 
Claimant A: Caterpillar Equipment.  Status of Privacy Act 
Waiver unknown. 
 
Claimant B: Irene Shoa Kivitz, American Citizen, Privacy Act 
Waiver not signed. 
 
Claimant C: Susanne Shoa, American Citizen, Privacy Act 
Waiver not signed. 
 
Claimant D: D. Kevin Smith, American Citizen, Privacy Act 
Waiver not signed. 
MCINTYRE