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PAGE THREE DE BOG 0003 S$ ee T AS TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF[ —__—«|SURRENDER» THERE ARE 56 VARIED OPINIONS. THE GOCs AND TO A LARGE EXTENT THE COLOMBIAN b7C PRESSs see] __—_|surrenoer AS A POSITIVE SIGN THAT THE GOC"S DECREES 2047 AND 3030 ARE THE VEHICLES TO INDUCE THE SURRENDER OF THE MAJOR NARCOS ANDs THEREAFTER, RE-ESTABLISH THE COLOMBIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM. THESE DECREES (3030 SIMPLY RE-EMPHASIZES THE 2047 REQUIREMENT FOR A CONFESSION BY THE. SURRENDERING NARCD) ARE DEFENDED BY THE GOC AS THE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE GOC HOPES TO COERCE THE NARCOS TO SUBMIT TO THE COLOMBIAN SYSTEM OF JUSTICE. THE GOC HAS REPEATEDLY DENIED THAT THE DECREES ARE PEACE OFFERINGS TO THE NARCOS OR THAT THE GOC HAS LESSENED THE ENTHUSIASM WITH WHICH THEY ARE PURSUING TRAFFICKERS SUCH AS PABLO ESCOBAR AND OTHER MAJOR NARCOS. IT IS THE COMMON BELIEF AMONG[ PROTECT) AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHES IN THE EMBASSY THAT EMBASSY SOURCE THEORIZED THAT| _‘|WOULD BE ALLOWED TO PLEAD