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Santiago de Cali, December 27 ,20 04

Mr.R. RICHARD NEWCOM BDEPARTMENT OF TH E TREASURYOffice o f Foreign Assets Control, DirectorWashington D . C.Dear SinI, I a Colombian citizen who was bora onI a married man and Il>l'iM')UX3JColombian citizenship card N5. H H H p s s u e d in Sevilla, Valle del Cauca Department,am writing th is letter to request that I be removedfromthe "SDN and Blocked Persons" listissued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the United States Department of theTreasury. My request is based on the fact that I have never conducted any activities thatdirectly or indirectly violate the laws of Colombia or the United States of America or anydrug trafficking activities. In addition to this, putting m y nam e o n list was an unjustifiedinclusion.la m I was alsoLater

My name was included on the aforementioned list while I was performing the customaryduties of my professional activities because in f ^ H H H H H R H H H H H H H H M H M H H M H H H N ^ i t h INVERSIONES BOMBAY S.A., a partnershipduly established per public instrument No . 2707 of M y 15,1996 issued by the Twenty-FifthNotary Public o f B o g o t l While this partnership was .engaged in the manufacture,storage, distribution and trade of drugs for animal use, j ^ j ^ j j | j w a aI was then |minutes of the extraordinary meeting held onl as set forth on the000585

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A few months later, the owners of Invcrsiones Bombay S.A. established another partnershipcalled DISTRJBUIDORA AGROPECUAIUA COLOMBIANA S.A. (ColombianDistributor of Agricultural and Livestock Supplies) or DIAGR OC OL S.A. o n July 22, 19 98 .Legally established per public instrument No. 1790 issued by the 38* Notary Public ofBogota, the company had an object that was similar to the object of the first company, i.e.the manufacture, packag ing, sto rage, distribution, and trade o f d rugs fo r veterinarian andagricultural purposes. I was also j "For your information, the duties _ ^ ^ ^ ^ B ^ J | at a company are subject to generallyaccepted _____BBBBBWI. These duties mclude B B B M _ _ M ^ _ _ B _ _ _ | of aaany, a i _ _ ^ _in a timely and independent manner, in conformance with the terms set forth in thelaws, the bylaws, and other professional standards.H H I H H H H H H H H H I f r * aforementioned companies was not against thetypica lduU esoi inyp roIession aT activity. The companies for wh ich I was working wereduly established in accordance with the applicable regulations in Colombia. Furthermore, atthe time the names of these companies were not on the so called SDN list published by theU .S . I >ep a r tm en^ f f l j e^ rea s ur y ^ fn i a ^ ta o w n tha tJ ^ v o ujd no n i a v e w o rked for thesecompanies a n d H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H t t is also worth notingthat, as soon as the directors of these companies advised me that the names of bothBes appeared on the SD N list, I submitted a letter irrevocably resigning H U Has you may see in the copies of the letters that I have attached hereto, because I wasnot and I am not w illing to. hold any kind of relation or contact with compan ies orindividuals who may be questioned for reasons not related to jIt is worth me ntioning thatbut also for other companies. aforementioned companiean law allows

Thus /T.of companies were also servedfact that I was

^ Any otherassigned to these customers. With this in mind ,|in Colombia runs the risk of working for a company, which for unknown reasons that arebeyond his control, may be included on the SDN list, thereby leading to an unjustifiedinclusion of his own name on the list.As a result of the inclusion of my name on the list, I have been mostly damaged by beins

anally banned from the provision of professionallowever, this is not

the only damage I have suffered. T he financial institutions where I u sed all kind s of b ankingservices such as bank accounts, credit cards, loans, etc. sent me communications (seeattached copies) cancelling their services. This has caused m e a plethora of incon venien ces.

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In consideration pf the above, I kindly request that I be rem oved from the SDN list as soonas possible. I am willing to provide any evidence that you may request to show that I haveno links to any individuals and/or companies involved in unlawful activities or drugtrafficking activities. I hav e led my life and performed m y dutie s as a good citizen wh orespects the la j ^ n ^ jy jy n c ip le s for living in society in Colombia and the United States.Very sincere!

sued in Seville, Valle

miSantiago de C ali, Colombiaex . Mr . John Snow, Se 'o f the Treasury Departm ent, Defensorfa del Pue blo, Bogo ta, Colombia,

i t ry of F oreign Affairs, Group for Assistance to C ompa triots and Promotionof Colom bian Com munities abroad, Bogota, Colombia

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Ministry of Justice License No.ENGLISH-SPANiOfficial Tra nslation N o.l

Santiago de Call, March 23, 20 01

Messrs.DIAGROCOLS.A.INVERSIONES BOMB AY S.A.At)Cali'

advise you that a s offor these two I RESIGN IRREVOCABLY!

Myresignation s due to the fact that certain events have occurred lately, i.e. m y saving s account,bank account, and credit card were cancelled. I w a s askedtoclose m y account ^ft/ff/M^financ ial institution where I hold both accounts^iavingconducted&iuimber of inquiries^]aware that these events occurred b e c a u s e M l B M B H H J H M B i DIAGROCOL S.A. andINVERSIONES BO MB AY S.A., both of which a re on th e list of companies banned by theAmerican governmentY o u should understand that this is having a remarkablefinancial mpact o n me and my familybecause I have relatives w ho serve as public officials. S ince it is m y intention to s olve thispredicament so that I can continue to conduct my business operations, I a m forced to resign from m ycurrent position with both companies. I have made this decision in order t o file aformalrequest tothe American government for a review of m y situation a n d t o initiate any necessary legal action untilm y name is removed from the so called Clinton list.I really appreciate the trust you have placed i n m e a n d I hope to have served you in the best waypossible. I will be g lad to help you address a n y situation that result o r arises in connection with m yduties wh ile I was a fiscal auditor fo r both companies.

Sincerely,

Signature a n d seal registered with the American Embassy an dMinistry of Foreign Affairs in Santa Fe d e Bogota. jnie.'preta OficieMinjusticio |

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fowl. N o .

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Banco de OccidentoCredencialRJU-0043Bogotd, 18 de enero del 2001

CAUAsunto:Camedidamente nos p ermitimos informarle que por razonescorporativas, de acuerdo con la cldusula dedma tercera del contrato deapertura y utilizacidn de la tarjeta de cr&dito vigente con usted, nemosprocedido a ca ncelar los sen/trios, dando por terminado dicho contrato.la clausula en mencidn establece: "... Las paries podrdn en cualquiertiempo terminar un ilateralmente elpresente contrato...".Considerando esta situacidn, atentamente Is solicitamos abstenerse deJMo. Su saldo pendiente a la fecha es de\e l cual, podra ser cancelado en cualquierade nuestras oficinas.Agradecemos la confianza depositada en nuestra entidad y el haberutilizado nuestros servicios.Cordialmente,

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Official Translator & IntejMinistry of Justice L icense N o.E N G L I S H - S P A N I S H

Official Translation No, IBanco de OccidentCredenclal

Bogota, January 18,2001

Cali

S U B J E C T :

We hereby advise you that we have decided to cancel our bank services for corporatereasons in accordance with the provisions set forth in cla us e thirteenth o f the applicablecredit card agreement which is now terminated This clause states that: "...Any of theparties herein ma y terminate this agreement unilaterally at any ti m e.. ."

dly request that you refraiefrain from u sin g your credit card." " the payment of which may be

In l ight o ft h is s i tuation, we kindTYour balance due as of today iseffected in any of our offices.Thank yo u for the trust you pla ced in our institution and for having u sed our services.

Sincerely,

c.c.

Signature and seal registered with the American Em bassy andMinistry of Foreign Affairs in Santa Fe de Bogota. Traductyr e Int6rprt OficlaiKuoL No. O2'J5 Miftjlfflj 1995

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I A 1 A N C A I t I O U N S O L O T f C H O

0112 7 3 5 1 4S a n t i a g o d e C a l i , 1 8 E H E 2 0 0 1

NIT 860.034.3)3-7

Seiior

Ciudad

Asun to: lenn inaci on contrato cuenta de ahorroDe ia manera mas atenta le infoimamos que de confomiidad con lasdisposiciones contenidas en el Estatuto Organico del Sistema Financiero ysus nonnas concordantes y de acuerdo con lo previsto en el art feu lo 18 delreglamento de cuenta de ahorros, el Banco ha decidido dar por terminado elcontrato de la cuenta de ahorro niimeroEsta decisi6n se hara efectiva una vez transcun'an quince dias contados apartir de la fecha de esta comunicacion.Los saldos que no sean oportunamente retirados seran trasladados a unacuenta de acreedores y a partir de su traslado no generara ningun ttpo derendimiento.

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Ministry of Justice License N o.E N G L I S H - S P A N I lOfficial T ranslation No .

P O R V E N I R General Management

Fax No. |e-mail: pofvenir@Dorvenir.com.co

Santiago d e Cali, December 13,2001

Mr.

Dear Mr.

This is to inform you that Porvenir S A h as decided to terminate your|H H H M I asreerhent w i th us . There fo re , we kindly request tha t you comeou roffic esa nd collect the current balance available on your account.Thank you for your attention to this m atter.

Best regards,

Signature and seal registered w ith the American Embassy andMinistry of Foreign Affairs in Santa Fe de Bogota. Resol. No,

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Ministry of Justice lice nse NoE N G L I S H - S P A N I S H

OfficialTranslation No . I

Santiago de Cali, January 22,2001

Messrs.DAVIVIENDAAlameda OfficeCali

I was stunned to receive your letter dated January 18 advising me that the savings accountag reem ent N o . H H H H H H w hich I have w ith y o ur bank for s o m e t im e , ha s beenterminated in consideration of certain provisions of which I am not aware. Therefore, Ikindly request that you provide a clear explanation for the true reason for terminating theaforementioned agreement.I thank you in advan ce for y our attention to this matter and loo k forward to your promptreply.

Sincerely,

Seville, Valleolombian ciAddress:

Retoi. No. MtnjustlciaSignature and seal registered with the American Embassy andMinistry of Foreign Affairs i n Santa Fe de Bog ota.

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L A * A M C A , t A J O U N S O l O T I C H O0122 NIT l 0141137

Santiago de Cali, Marzo 20 de l 2001

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