US embassy cable - 05PANAMA210

UNCLAS PANAMA 000210 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR S/CPR, DS/P/PL, DS/IP/WHA, DS/P/DP, DS/ITA- 
DANIELE, PM/ISP, DS/LECC AND WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: ASEC, PM, OVIP (TORRIJOS MARTIN), POL SPECIALIST 
SUBJECT:  PANAMA PRESIDENT MARTIN TORRIJOS AND HIS FAMILY 
REQUEST COURTESIES OF PORT FOR PRIVATE TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND 
ORLANDO 
 
1.  THE GOP HAS REQUESTED COURTESIES OF PORT AND PROTECTION 
FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS AND SIX FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING 
FIRST LADY VIVIAN TORRIJOS, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND 
ORLANDO, FLORIDA IN EARLY FEBRUARY ON A PRIVATE VISIT. 
 
ITINERARY FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS FOLLOWS: 
 
02/05 DEPART PANAMA VIA COPA AIRLINES 308 AT 1047 HRS EN 
ROUTE TO ORLANDO 
02/05 ARRIVE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AT 1405 HRS 
02/08 DEPART ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL VIA COPA AIRLINES 307 AT 
1525 HRS EN ROUTE TO PANAMA 
 
2. PRESIDENT TORRIJOS REQUESTS SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION. 
TORRIJOS WILL JOIN HIS FAMILY AND GUESTS AT THE WILDERNESS 
LODGE DISNEY, 901 WEST TIMBERLINE DRIVE, LAKE BUENA VISTA, 
FLORIDA 32830, TEL 407-824-3200 
 
ITINERARY FOR THE FIRST LADY AND GUESTS FOLLOWS: 
 
02/03 DEPART  PANAMA VIA AA 960 AT 0825 HRS EN ROUTE TO 
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL 
02/03 ARRIVE MIAMI AT 1112 HRS 
02/03 DEPART MIAMI VIA AA 1600 AT 1435 HRS EN ROUTE TO 
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL.  02/03 ARRIVE ORLANDO AT 1533 HRS 
02/08 DEPART ORLANDO VIA AA 1897 AT 1345 HRS EN ROUTE TO 
MIAMI. 
02/08 ARRIVE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AT 1448 HRS 
02/13 DEPART MIAMI VIA AA 2131 AT 1029 HRS EN ROUTE TO 
PANAMA. 
 
3. THE FIRST LADY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HER DAUGHTER 
DANIELA TORRIJOS; SON MARTIN TORRIJOS; SON NICOLAS TORRIJOS; 
MS. ANA MARIA MORALES; MR. CARLOS SOLIS AND DAUGTHER NICOLE 
SOLIS. 
 
4. THE GOP REQUEST DS ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING SECURITY FOR 
THE FIRST LADY AND THE TORRIJOS CHILDREN.  THE FIRST LADY 
WILL BE ESCORTED BY TWO PANAMANIAN SECURITY AGENTS. CAPTAIN 
2601 CARLOS RUMBO, PASSPORT NO. 3-84-2638, WILL CARRY A 
BROWNING PISTOL, MODEL HIGH POWER (HP), 9 MM, SERIAL NO. 
245NM31033 WITH 2 MAGAZINES OF 12 AMMUNITIONS EACH AND A 
MOTOROLA RADIO MODEL PRO 5150, SERIAL 672TBH0633.  AGENT 
JORGE BURGOS , PASSPORT NO. 6-50-1959, WILL CARRY A FEG 
PISTOL, 9 MM, SERIAL NO. B68092 WITH TWO MAGAZINES OF 12 
AMMUNITIONS EACH AND A MOTOROLA RADIO MODEL P93YPC28C1AA, 
SERIAL 174FUGG868. 
 
5  WHILE IN ORLANDO, THE TORRIJOS FAMILY AND HIS GUESTS WILL 
STAY AT THE WALT DISNEY HOTELS, WILDERNESS LODGE DISNEY, 901 
WEST TIMBERLINE DRIVE, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830. 
(407) 824-3200 // fax (407) 824-3232.  IN MIAMI THE GROUP 
WILL STAY AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. 
 
6.  EMBASSY REQUESTS DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE IN ARRANGING 
APPROPRIATE DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND COURTESIES AT PORTS OF 
ENTRY FOR THE PRESIDENT, HIS FAMILY AND GUESTS. 
 
WATT