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Viewing cable 09BOGOTA3160, AMBASSADOR'S TRIP HIGHLIGHTS THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BOGOTA3160 2009-10-02 17:43 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Bogota
VZCZCXYZ0006
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBO #3160/01 2751744
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 021743Z OCT 09
FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0212
INFO RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 0059
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 0012
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 0058
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ OCT LIMA 0065
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA 0062
UNCLAS BOGOTA 003160 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID MARR PHUM PTER SNAR AORC MOPS
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP HIGHLIGHTS THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN 
SECURITY AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY 
 
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SUMMARY 
 
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1. (U) The Ambassador participated in a September 16 ceremony to 
transfer ownership of five counterdrug radar installations to the 
Colombian Air Force (COLAF).  The ceremony was held at the Tres 
Esquinas Air Force Base, in a remote area near the Colombia-Ecuador 
border.  The transfer ceremony included the newly appointed 
Minister of Defense (MOD) and other high-ranking members of the GOC 
military, with representatives from U.S. MILGP and DAO.  The 
Ambassador also met with representatives of an indigenous group at 
risk of extinction, the Korebaje, and discussed the pressures and 
challenges they face as a result of the Colombian conflict.  END 
SUMMARY. 
 
 
 
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INDIGENOUS GROUP WORKS TO BALANCE SECURITY AND IDENTITY 
 
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2.  (SBU) The Ambassador met with representatives of the Korebaje 
indigenous group, Alvaro Piranga and Loreto Orlando Figueroa, to 
discuss the importance of preserving the Korebaje's language, 
traditions, and cultural patrimony.   The tribe has been under 
significant pressure from Colombia's illegally armed groups to 
engage in drug production and transport and to surrender 
traditional lands to large private-sector entities.  The group is 
working with USAID, the International Organization for Migration 
(IOM), local governments, and Colombian NGOs, to protect the 
Korebaje people, their culture, and the fragile natural resources 
of the area in which they live from the violence that the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other illegal 
groups perpetuate in their communities.  The key elements of 
support that the Korebaje need are education, traditional medical 
practices, economic development, and strengthening their community 
while protecting their autonomy from outside influences.  They 
emphasized the importance of cultural education for their youth and 
requested assistance with preserving their tradition of orally 
passing down their way of life from one generation to the next. 
 
3.  (SBU) When asked by the Ambassador about the impact of the 
Colombian conflict on their culture, the Korebaje representatives 
resoundingly replied that their biggest adversary is the FARC and 
not GOC military forces.  Piranga and Figueroa stressed they are 
trying to secure a balance between their security and their 
cultural identity.   They emphasized that they are not the enemies 
of the Colombian National Police (CNP) nor are they involved in the 
armed conflict.  Figueroa did, however, recount an incident where a 
Korebaje boat was seized by the Colombian military while en route 
to another community.  The boat was seized under allegations that 
they were transporting illegal arms.  Figueroa asked the Ambassador 
to assure the Tres Esquinas Base Commander that they were not 
involved in any illegal activities.  The Ambassador thereafter did 
advise the Base Commander of the statements made by the Korebaje 
leaders.  The Korebaje are currently preparing for a nationwide 
indigenous group conference to denounce the FARC and the impact the 
armed conflict has on their lives and traditions. 
 
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TRANSFER CEREMONY HIGHLIGHTS TWENTY YEARS OF COLLABORATION 
 
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4.  (SBU) The Ambassador participated in the ownership transfer 
ceremony of five U.S. TPS-70 counterdrug radars to the COLAF.  The 
radar systems are located in San Andres Islands, Riohacha, San Jose 
del Guaviare, Marandua and Tres Esquinas.  The ceremony marked 
nearly 20 years of a collaborative program between the Colombian 
and U.S. Air Forces.  Defense Minister Gabriel Silva Luj????n and 
General Jorge Ballesteros Rodr????guez, Commander of the COLAF, also 
 
 
participated in the ceremony and subsequent tour.  The MOD 
emphasized the responsibility the GOC has to protect its people and 
country, and how the radar installation was an important part of 
this goal.  The U.S. Air Force Counterdrug Mission intends to 
support these radars through the Fiscal Year Defense Plan (FYDP) 
with counterdrug funding, logistical support, and technical 
assistance. 
BROWNFIELD