HONDURAS (W/ATTACHMENT)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001338938
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2010
• Case Number: F-2001-01650
• Publication Date: February 16, 1996

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SUBJECT: (Optional) Honduras
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1-779M 610 (EF) USEDITIONSE
APPROVED FOR RELEASE^ DATE:
29-Jun-2010
 MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Chief, Honduras Working Group
REFERENCE: Your memo of 31 Jan 96
1. Many years have passed since most of the events raised
in reference. This fact combined with not having the opportunity
to review the pertinent files makes it difficult to be precise.
My answers to ref questions are the best I can do under the
circumstances and as accurate as I can make them.
Olancho by Reyes Mata and his group.
2. The following paragraphs are keyed to reference:
I.A. - I recall the 183 incursion from Nicaragua into
I have no direct knowle -ge o the 183 events. My
Guadalupe" was said to have accompanied Reyes Mata from Nicaragua
as a member of the guerrilla band. The story sourced to ralliers
from the group was the physical stress and lack of food left the
priest unable to continue and the band was forced to abandon him
in the jungle.
recollection is that Reyes Mata was killed in combat with
Honduran military forces. The priest, Fr. Carney alias "Padre
I.B. - I have no recollection of a Honduran SF member named
Vasquez.
I.C. - I have no knowledge. It would have occurred well
before my tenure.
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I.D. - While the Re es Mata incursion was probably discussed
in general I do not recall with whom or
when. I receive no in orma ion at differed from I.A. above.
I.E. - I have no knowledge of an investigation by the
Embassy.
I.F. - I have no knowledge of activities in Olancho in
September 1983.
II.A. - The Embassy in Tegucigalpa had access to all ,
reporting for its human ri ht hts report. I cannot comment on HQS
role and do not recall the coordination process.
II.B. - The report was prepared by the political section. I
believe the political section saw all Honduran
reporting but do not know how reporting was incorporated.
The report was unclassified. I do not recall any disagreements.
II.C. - As noted above the report was unclassified and I
don't recall any classification problems. There was no human
rights information that I recall that was too sensitive for the
report.
II.D. - While I probably read the Embassy's Human Rights
report, but I do not remember it. I would remember if I saw any
problems. I have no reason to believe the Ambassador/Embassy was
pressured to downplay human rights abuses.
III.A. - No knowledge.
III.B. - No knowledge.
III.C. -
ave any xnowiec~ge
human rights abuse s
involved in human rights abuses.
We did not
that he committed
I do not believe he was
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I am sure the subject of human rights was discussed but
I don't recall specifics. If he provided pertinent information
it would have been disseminated and should be in the files.
IV.A. - There was never an instance to my knowledge of
not answering fully and truthfully every query by the
numerous Congressional delegations which visited Honduras
To the best of my knowledge, there were no human rig s
a uses
during this period. I am not aware of any instances of human
rights abuse that was not forwarded to HQS.
V.B. - there was no Special Unit of
FUSEP/DNI. We kept alert to any evidence of human rights abuse
but did not uncover any current problems. No.
V.C. - This question is too general.
did and the effort resulted in the ELACH repor s w is were a
historical record of the period of conflict between Hondurans
during 1981-83. The allegations were in major part a perception
management operation by the Cubans/Sandinistas. We
did not discover any abuse.
V.E. - All I know about ELACH is in the reports)
disseminated. I know no one who belonged to the organization
(which was extant in the 181-'$3 time frame) as T recall:
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