NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 1983

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• Publication Date: July 13, 1983

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El Salvador: Military Activity 1
West Germany-El Salvador: Appointment of Ambassador 6
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EL SALVADOR: Military Activity
Government forces over the weekend began a major sweep in
northern Chalatenango Department, and they are continuing military
operations throughout most of the country.
Army spokesmen say several towns alona the key Northern
Highway already have been retaken.
The government has announced that the elite Atlacatl Battalion
has pulled out of Morazan Department and has been replaced by an
airborne unit and another battalion"
The guerrillas continue to carry out sporadic actions. Late last
week insurgent forces attacked Nueva Granada in northern Usulutan,
allegedly killing about 13 local defense troops and capturing assorted
weapons and ammunition.
Meanwhile, Joaquin Villalobos, head of one of the
largest guerrilla factions, vowed in a recently broadcast speech to
intensify the war.
Comment: The Army has held the tactical initiative for over a
month, overrunning guerrilla base camps and retaking towns long
held by the insuraents. Nevertheless, the guerrillas' losses generally
have been light.
Villalobos's warning indicates the insurgents still plan to strike
back soon. They may take adv7teoe of the withdTawal of the Atlacatl
Battalion to hit hard in the east.
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WEST GERMANY-EL SALVADOR: Appointment of Ambassador
The West German Government has announced its intention to
send an ambassador to San Salvador in the near future during former
President Duarte s visit to Bonn, but it probably will wait until after the
presidential election in El Salvador scheduled for later this year. Since
1980, West Germany has been represented in San Salvador by a
charg�'affaires
Comment: Waiting until the election would allow the West
Germans to claim that the democratic process in El Salvador had
reached the point where full diplomatic representation was merited. If
Bonn were to send an ambassador now, the government's critics
would be more prone to claim that it was supporting a rightwing
regime guilty of human rights abuses. In addition, Bonn does not want
to move too far ahead of other West European countries on this
matter. The government also may resume development aid to
El Salvador�frozen since 1980�but any such move almost certainly
would be balanced by continuing aid to Nicaragua.
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