EXPECTATION THAT THERE WILL BE NO UPCOMNG HIGH LEVEL CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

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• Case Number: F-2016-02029
• Publication Date: April 30, 1985

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(SH IGIA-413151( /FF) SUBJ: EXPECTATION THAT THERE WILL BE NO UPCOMING
HIGH LEVEL CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
Central Intelligence Agency
30 April 1985
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R IDIST: 29 APRIL 1985 COUNTRY: EL SALVADOR SUBJ: EXPECTATION
THAT THERE WILL BEAlt HiGH1j EL CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DOI: I
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EL SALVADOR
EXPECTATION THAT
THERE WILL BE NO
CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
LATE APRIL 1985
INTELLIGENCE.
UPCOMING HIGH LEVEL
2. ALTHOUGH PRESIDENT JOSE NAPOLEON ((DUARTE)) INTENDS TO
REPLACE FOUR OR FIVE CABINET OFFICERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE
PRESIDENT DOES NOT PLAN TO MAKE ANY KEY PERSONNEL CHANGES WITHIN
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD), MAINLY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS OF
SUCCESSION WITHIN THE MILITARY HIERARCHY. A PRINCIPAL REASON IS
THAT, GIVEN THE CURRENT PERSONNEL SITUATION WITHIN THE MILITARY
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HIGH COMMAND, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE MINISTER
OF DEFENSE CARLOS EUGENIO ((VIDES)) CASANOVA:
-- VICE MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE ARMED FORCES
GENERAL RAFAEL ((FLORES)) LIMA, WHO WOULD BE A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE
TO SUCCEED VIDES, IS PROBABLY NOT UP TO THE TOP JOB FOR MEDICAL
REASONS. 1
--VICE MINISTER OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC SECURITY
COLONEL REYNALDO ((LOPEZ)) NUILA, ANOTHER POSSIBLE CANDIDATE, WOULD
BE UNACCEPTABLE TO THE MAJORITY OF THE OFFICER CORPS LARGELY DUE
TO HIS LACK OF COMBAT EXPERIENCE.
--GENERAL BUSTILLO, ALSO A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE, IS
NEEDED TO CONTINUE IN HIS PRESENT POST AS AIR FORCE COMMANDER.
--ARMED FORCES JOINT GENERAL STAFF (EMCFA) CHIEF
GENERAL BLANDON WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE IN HIS
POSTING IF HE WERE TO MOVE TO THE MOD POST.
4. COLONEL LOPEZ NUILA WOULD LIKE TO BE PROMOTED TO
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GENERAL IN JULY 1985, BUT HAS NO INTENTION OF RETIRING OR
OTHERWISE WITHDRAWING FROM THE SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT IF HE IS
NOT. THE TOP LEADERSHIP OF THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDC)
BELIEVES IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE POSITION OF VICE MINISTER
OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC SECURITY, CURRENTLY HELD BY LOPEZ NUILA,
AN AUTOMATIC GENERAL OFFICER POSITION, TO PUT IT ON PAR WITH THE
DEFENSE VICE MINISTERSHIP HELD BY GENERAL FLORES LIMA. IF THAT
CHANGE WERE MADE, REGULATIONS WOULD ALSO BE ESTABLISHED TO
ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL FROM THE PUBLIC SECURITY SECTOR WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO MOVE TO SENIOR COMMAND POSITIONS WITHIN THE MILITARY
SECTOR OF ARMED FORCES.
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