WORLD COURT POSTPONES DECISION ON NICARAGUA
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World Court Pos tpones
Decision on Niece a
THE HAGUE, Oct. 8 (AP) - The
World Court today postponed a derision
on a Nicaraguan complaint that the
.United States is making "armed at-
tacks" against the coumtry.
Instead, the Court said it would begin
hearings on whether it has jurisdiction
to bear the complaint. Davis R. Robin-
son, the United States representative at
the Court, has argued that the court
does not have jurisdiction because
Nicaragua never recognized the au-
thority of the World Court.
But Carlos Arguello, the Nicaraguan
Ambassador to the Netherlands, has
said his Government does recognize
the Court's authority because Nicara-
gua participates in the United Nations.
If the Court, the judicial arm of the
United Nations, decides to accept the
case, it may take years before a ruling
is issued. The Court has no enforce-
ment power.
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Nicaraguan Injustice at the World Court
as well as the independent findings of the
bipartisan Kissinger Commission and con-
gressional intelligence committees. Al-
though there is recurrent controversy as to
the level of arms transshipped from Nica-
ragua to Salvadoran insurgents, when all
relevant indicators are taken together the
evidence of a continuing and determined
armed attack is overwhelming.
On the merits of the Central American
case, the U.S. has every right to respond to
the request of El Salvador under Article 51
of the U.N. charter and to take whatever
measures are necessary and proportional
to end the armed attack against El Salva-
dor. In fact, we have essentially the same
legal obligation under Article 3 of the Rio
Treaty to go to the defense of El Salvador
U.S' sought damages in the death of six
Americans aboard an Israeli airliner shot
down by the Bulgarians in July 1955. And
few noticed that in the Nicaragua case the
U.S. remained the only nation in the world
to appear before the court to contest provi-
sional measures despite the conviction that
the court lacked jurisdiction, that Nicara-
gua filed the case for propaganda objec-
tives, and that the case held real potential
to severely damage both the court and con-
tinuing peace efforts in Central America.
El Salvador's declaration stresses that
court action could inhibit the continuing
Contadora peace process endorsed by the
U.N. Security Council and nations in the
region (including, It would seem, Nicara-
gua). Moreover, it now seems clear that
We have essentially the same obligation under the Rio
Treaty to defend El Salvador as we would under NATO
in the event of an attack on Canada or Britain.
as we would under Article 5 of the NATO
Treaty in the event of an armed attack
against Canada or Britain. If there is to be
any meaning to a post-charter Monroe
Doctrine, surely it is that the U.S. will as-
sist nations in the region against armed
attack directed from abroad for the pur-
pose of permanently depriving those na-
tions of their right to self-determination.
The Salvadoran declaration before the
International Court is also important in
clarifying the appropriate role for the
court in the Central American conflict.
Nicaragua worked approximately eight
months in preparing its application to the
court. With only 48 hours' notice, the U.S.
reacted on April 6 by modifying its accep-
tance of compulsory jurisdiction of the
court for a period of two years regarding
events arising from the Central American
conflict. Such action was widely seen as
proof that the U.S. was acting illegally or
at least was callous toward the appropriate
since El Salvador and other states in the
region are indispensable parties affected
by the action, and that not all such af-
fected or involved states (which include
Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and
Cuba) are before the court, the court lacks
jurisdiction under the Vandenberg Reser-
vation (also part of the original U.S. accep-
tance of the jurisdiction of the court, it ex-
cludes disputes arising under a multilat-
eral treaty unless all parties affected are
before the court) as well as under the
Court's own doctrine of "admissibility."
It has also become clear that Nicaragua
itself has never accepted the compulsory
jurisdiction of the court. Indeed, it is now
known that when in 1957 Honduras and
Nicaragua sought to submit a border dis-
pute to the court, an understanding that
Nicaragua had not accepted the jurisdic-
tion of the court led to the parties' accept-
ing jurisdiction by special agreement.
has been and must continue to be an im-
portant U.S. goal. Nothing, however, can
more severely damage the court than the
spectacle of it being crassly used by a na-
tion engaged in an armed attack against
its neighbor in violation of the most impor-
tant provisions of the charters of the U.N.
and the Organization of American States.
The People's Courage
Even if there were no such upside-down
invocation of the court, there are strong
reasons why use of the court to adjudicate
major ongoing hostilities may overload the
court and actually harm efforts to
strengthen its role. Hardy Dillard, while a
judge of the court, recognized these impor-
tant limitations in noting: "There are
many controversies that have a legal com-
ponent yet do not lend themselves to adju-
dication. Litigation represents only the war
side of law and to exaggerate its role may
have a chilling effect on the effort to use
law more effectively." In general, the op-
posite view that the court is a suitable fo-
rum for resolving hostilities such as the
Vietnam War, the Arab-Israeli conflict or
the Central American conflict is regarded
in scholarly literature as an extreme "le-
galist" view that holds the potential to
harm the rule of law in international
life.
As one who recently witnessed the free
and open presidential election in El Salva-
dor, I could not help but be impressed by
the courage of the people of that nation in
their determination to build and defend de-
mocracy. When buses were threatened,
families walked miles to the polls. When
guerrilla attacks blacked out San Salvador,
the counting of ballots proceeded by can-
dlelight. I can imagine no greater perver-
sion of the rule of law and the important
role of the court than to permit Nicaragua,
the nation engaged in that continuing
armed attack, to invoke the prestige of the
court in an Orwellian effort to inhibit a
lawful defensive response.
role of the court. For these reasons, among others, it Mr. Moore is Brown professor of law at
Few noticed that the U.S. had not in- seems evident that the court lacks jurisdic- the University of Virginia and chairs the
voked the Connally Reservation (excluding tion quite apart from the U.S.'s letter of American Bar Association Standing Corn-
matters essentially within the domestic ju- April 6. mittee on Law and National Security. He
risdiction of the U.S., as determined by When correctly used, the International formerly was a counselor on international
Washington) despite the previous broad in- Court of Justice has inspiring achieve- law to the State Department and is a spe-
terpretation of that reservation invoked ments to its credit. Strengthening the court vial counsel for the U.S. in the Nicaragua
statements before the Internati',""'r,,,,,rt nnainct the rnuntrn by Rnwarin when the ,,,,.,.,,, -i ~~-t v?,.tho,- isofiaw rnm The' nuns expressed are his own.
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By JOHN NORTON M(s)NE
Nicaragua is to make oral arguments
today on the jurisdictional issues of its
case against the U.S. in the International
Court of Justice. When it brought the ac-
tion last spring, its application was spear-
headed by a stable of American lawyers
and was accompanied by a Washington
news conference coinciding with key con-
gressional votes on funding for Central
America. Nicaragua's thesis that the U.S.
was gratuitously attacking it in violation of
international law was uncritically accepted
by many at home and abroad. Few noticed
that Nicaragua sought not only an end to
any support for the "contras," Nicaraguan
insurgents, but also the withdrawal of the
55 American advisers from El Salvador.
In August, El Salvador filed a declara-
tion of intervention in the Nicaragua case
to set the record straight and to support
the U.S. position that the Nicaraguan ap-
plication is inappropriate. Lacking a Wash-
ington news conference, the Salvadoran
action was largely ignored. On Friday-
and without a hearing-the World Court re-
jected the Salvadoran request to intervene
insofar as it relates to the current jurisdic-
tional phase of the proceeding. (This action
doesn't decide on the request for any other
stage of the case, including the merits,
should the case go that far.)
Overwhelming Evidence
The Salvadoran action is of fundamen-
tal importance in restoring balance to the
Central American debate. In it El Salvador
makes clear, as has the U.S., that it wel-
comed the new government in Nicaragua
and hoped for an era of democracy, reform
and peace in Central America. Instead-
and contrary to the assertions of Nicara-
gua before the court-El Salvador was sub-
jected to an armed attack organized, di-
rected, armed, supplied, financed, trained
and politically supported by Nicaragua and
Cuba. In that setting, El Salvador re-
quested-and under the United Nations
charter and the hemispheric Rio Defense
Treaty was entitled to receive-assistance
necessary and proportional to ending the
armed attack.
The declaration by El Salvador sup-
ports in detail the conclusions documented
in a long series of administration testi-
mony, speeches, "White Papers" and
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By BERNARD GWERTZMAN
SpeciU to The New York Times
tration officials said today that some
? President Reagan to make a speech to
gressiorlai resistance to till million in
additional aid for, the Nicaraguan
rebels.
"I think the only way we are going to
get the money,!' an official said, is by
the President going over the heads of
Congress., to the people, to lay out the
situation and persuade them that there
is an important middle around between
can be worked out 'A State Department
rty official said that,-'once Congress re.
coons from its Fester recess next Tues-
day, there will be an opportunity for
discussion to see what can be done.
The officials said no' decision was
likely until Mr. Reagan returns from
available money for the re is was al-
most exhausted and that the aid pro.
gram would be imperiled it Congress
did no; approve the $21 million saonl
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`t''llie`, Senate .approved the request
Since Aprils, key members of the Sen-
ate Select Committee on Intelligence
have complained that;, William J..
Casey, the Director of Central, Intelli-did about'American?Inolveemeennt adequately
mining of Nicaraguan harbors and in a
raid against Nicaraguan oil storage
tanks.' `r f.
Vice President Bush, referring to the
Nicaraguan rebels as Contras, told the
Overseas Writers Club today:
Reagan Urged to 'Go to American People on Nicaragua Issue
"I think it would be very, very bad if
the Contras receive no funding from
the United States. It you deny the Con-
tras any support at all, you facilitate
the overthrow of a neighboring regime
which is going the democratic route,
which has not perfected democracy,
but is head and shoulders above the
Sandinistas."
He was alluding to the Reagan Ad-
ministration's argument that aid to the
Nicaraguan insurgents was justified on
the ground that the Nicaraguan Gov-
ernment was aiding the rebel forces in
El Salvador.
Two Legislative Approaches
There are two legislative possibil-
ities when Congress returns, Congres.
sional staff aides said.
One is for a House-Senate conference
to settle differences between a $1.4 bil-
iion Senate appropriations bill that con-
tains $21 million for Nicaraguan rebels,
and a House bill that contains only $150
million in African famine relief.
The other is for the House to take up a
substitute 'appropriations bill offered
by Representative Jamie L. Whitten,
Democrat of Mississippi, chairman of
the Appropriations Committee, which
contains $500 million in aid, none of its
for the Nicaraguan rebels,
Neither approach would provide
money for the Insurgents.
Last fall, when the Congress first ap.
proved $24 million for the Nicaraguan
rebels, the House at first did not sup.
port the aid., But House conferees
agreed to it in conference with the Sen-
ate. For this to happen again, the Sen-
ate conferees would have to fight
strongly for the request.
Two Hearings Are Scheduled
The Administration hopes to end the
feud with the Senate Intelligence Com.
mittee next week. Two hearings are
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1984
scheduled. The first, on Monday,'will
be involve staff members of the com-
mittee and of the Central Intelligence
Agency, through which the money for
the Nicaraguan rebels is being fun-
neled. The other hearing, on Thursday,
will involved senators and senior C.I.A.
officials;
Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat
of Vermont, who is a committee mem-
ber, said in an interview that there
were so many senators who "'ustifia-
blyfeel they were not briefed adequate-
ly" that there is a credibility problem
between the Congress and the intelli-
genceagencies.
. "We should charge admission to the
hearing next week," he said, "because
there will be so much storming with
people pointing fingers at each other,
accusing them of this and that."
Senator Leahy, who opposed aid for
the Nicaraguan rebels, has said that he
was sufficiently briefed on the nature
of American involvement in the activi-
ties against Nicaragua.
Committee Recommendations
Committee staff aides have drawn up
some recommendations. Some of these
reflect the. complaints by Senator
Barry Goldwater, Republican of Ari-
zona, the committee chairman, and
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
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Democrat of New York, the vice chair-
man, that Mr. Casey did not properly
inform the committee about the scope
of the American involvement.
Under the recommendations, the
committee aides said, the C.I.A. would
be required to certify each week that it
has not undertaken any new significant
operations without fully informing the
committee, Mr. Casey would be re-
quired to testify only under oath, and
the C.I.A. legislative liaison officer,
Clair George, would be replaced.
Mr. Casey has insisted that he has
complied fully with the law in his brief-
ings. In a bulletin distributed to C.I.A.
employees last week, he said reports
that Congress had not been properly in-
formed were "not true."
"We have fully met all statutory re-
quirements on notifying our intelli-
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gence oversight committees on the cov-
ert action program in Nicaragua," he
wrote. "This agency has not only com-
plied with the letter of the law in our
briefings, but with the spirit of the law
as well."
Germans Protest U.S. Policy
BONN, April 19 (UP!) -- The police
stopped from blocking access to Ampro-
testers ri-
can and NATO military bases toe
and West Germans angry at Wash.
ton's policy on Central America policy
threw paint at the United States Em.
bassy. - -
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7.-A~. and Congress Wha
ow yon ,.W Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Represents-
'. April 16 - The ' tives (bereinafter in this section re-
&
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M0V of
sp
~,pnsibility to Qkeep the rmCOM- the responsibility of, pd or are earriied out for or on behalf
oo+'oR opetion of ` ` . of the United States, including any
Wone of section 413 of the Intelli significant anticipated intelligence ,
f pversight Act of 1950, which activity, except that (A) the forego-
d~of with h the responsibility of the k ing provision shall not require ap-
C.I.A. to inform the intelligence com- , proval of the intelligence committees
mittees in both the House and Senate as a condition precedent to the initia-
of its activities. tion of any such anticipated intelli-
d B if th Presi
e -
(a) Reports to Congressional
Committees of Current circumstances affecting vital inter-
And Proposed Activities ests of the United States, such notice
shall be limited to the chairman and
To the extent consistent with all ap- ranking minority members of the ttn-
plicable authorities and duties, in- teWgence committees, the Speaker
eluding those conferred by the Consti- and minority leader of the House of
tution upon the executive and legisla- Representatives and the majority.
rive branches of the Government, and and minority leaders of the Senate;
to the extent consistent with due re- (2) Furnish any information or ma-
gard for the protection from unau- terial concerning intelligence activi-
thorized disclosure of classified infor- ties which is in the possession, cus-
mation and informatign relating to in- tody or control of any department,
telligence sources and methods, the agency or entity of the United States
Director of Central IntpWgence and and which is requested by either of
the heads of all departments, agen- the intelligence committees in order
ties and other entities of, the United to carry out its authorized responsi-
States involved in intelligence activi- bilitles; and '
ties shall: (3) Report in a timely fashion to the
(1) Keep the Select Committee on intelligence committees any, illegal
Intelligence of the Senate and the, intelligence activity' or significant in-
telligence failure and.any corrective
action that has been taken or is
planned to be taken in connection
with such Illegal activity or failure.
(b) Failure to Inform; Reasons
The President shall fully inform the
intelligence committees in ! timely
fashion of intelligence. operations in
foreign countries, other than activi-
ties intended solely for obtaining nec-
essary intelligence, for which prior
notice was not given under subsection
(a) of this section and shall provide a
statement of the reasons for not giv-
ing prior notice.
(c) Establishment
Of Procedures
For Relaying In!ormatlon
The President and the intelligetrce
committees shall each establish such
procedures as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of subsea
boas (a) and tb) of this section.
(d) protection From
Unauthorized Disclosure
The House of Representatives and
the Senate, in consultation with the.
Director of Central Intelligence, shall
each establish, by rule of resolution of
such House, procedures to protect
from unauthorized disclosure all claa
gifted information and all Information
relating to intelligence sources and
methods furnished to the intelligence
committees or to members I of the
Congress under this in as
cordance with such proceilures , each
of the intelligence committees shall
promptly call to the attention of its re-
spective House, or to any appropriate
committee or committees Af its re-
spective House, any matter relating
to intelligence activities requiring the
attention of such House or such com-
mittee or committees.
(e) Construction
Of Authority Conferred
Nothing in this chapter shall be con-
strued as authority to withhold Infor-
mation from the intelligence commit-
tees on the grounds that providing the
nformation to the intelligence com-
mittees would constitute the- unau- .
thorized disclosure of classified tntor-
mation or information relating tdin-
telligence sources and methods.
Text of Statement, by C.I.A.
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WASHINGTON, April 16 - Following is a statement today by Georg
Lauder, the Central Intelligence Agency spokesman, on behalf of the agenc
concerning its efforts to keep appropriate committees of Congress informed
C.I.A. covert operations:
During the 13 January 1981 Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence
hearing on the nomination of Mr.
Casey to be Director, C.I.A., Mr.
Casey said:
"1 intend to comply fully with,the
.spirit and the letter of the Intelligence
Oversight Act. I intend to provide this
committee with the Information It be-
lieves it needs for oversight pur-
poses."
Mr. Casey believes the record will
reflect that he and his staff have kept
that pledge. A chronology of briefings
of the Congressional oversight com-
mittees in connection with events In
Central America reveals that from
December 1981 through March 1984,
either the director or deputy director
briefed the Congressional commit.
tees 30 times on Central America.
Moreover, from 16 September 1983
through 2 April 1984, other officials of
C.I.A. briefed either the committees
or the committee staff 22 times on
Central American developments.
Since the first of this year, the subject
an
genes activity, %, )
dent determines it is essential to limit
prior notice to meet extraordinary
of mining of Nicaraguan ports h,
been discussed with members
staffers of the committees and oth
members of the Congress 11 times.
Largely in order to keep the Cc
gress satisfactorily informed on t
agency's activities, the director h
continually strengthened the C.I.A
Congressional liaison office. This
rice has been in virtual daily contt
with staffers of the House or Sent
oversight committees as well as ste
ers and members of other comrr
tees of the Congress. The obligatior
keep the oversight committees fu
informed has, as it has evolved
practice, been met by briefings of
staff, responding to their oral e
written questions, and by provid
updates on developments and
swering any and all questions
meetings called by the committees
There has been no reluctance
share information with them. As I
been reported in recent days, me
ben of both committees have
firmed that this process has made
required information available.
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Al
GJ,A. NOW ASSERTS
IT SOUGHT DELAYS
IN SENATE BRIEFING
REVERSAL ON NICARAGUA
Agency Said on Sunday It Was
Senate Panel That Put Off
a Meeting in February
By BERNARD GWERTZMAN
fpsdai W TM Now YO t Ttmr
WASHINGTON, April 16 The Can.
tral Intelligence Agency reversed itself
today and acknowledged that earlier
this year, It delayed for six weeks a rw
spouse to a request by the Senate Select
Committee c Intelligence for a brief.
Ing on covert activity in Nicaragua.
A C.I.A. spokesman, George Lauder,
said be gave an incorrect account Sun-
day when be told The New York Times
that William J. Casey, the Director of
Central Intelligence, had been ready to
brief the committee in January, but
had not done so until March because
the committee asked for delays.
The retraction was made after Rob-
ert R. Simmons, the committee's staff
director, told The Times today that he
asked Clair George, the C.I.A.'s liaison
officer, in late January for a briefing in
early February. Mr. Simmons said the
C.I.A. sought two delays and did not
brief the committee until March 8.
Senators' Complaints Recalled
Senator Barry Goldwater, Republi-
can of Arizona, committee chairman,
and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
Democrat of New York, vice chair.
man, have said that the C.I.A. did not
keep the committee "currently" In-
formed, in particular on the scope of
American Involvement in the mining of
harbors starting in early January.
The Senators have also said that
when there were briefings, March 8
and 13, Mr. Casey did not "fully" dis-
close the United State' role.
The Intelligence Oversight Act of
1964 says teat. WtelligpAgs
of, gongr'eas wt11 fie-kept "~ttlly iu4
arr.
gentry informed of all Intelligence sC--
'tivities" and of "any significant antici-
pated intelligence activity."
Moynihan Is Asked to Reconsider
Senator Moynihan said Sunday ,that
he was resigning as vice chairman of
the Intelligence Committee to draw at-
tention to what he said was the failure
of the C.I.A. to inform it properly.
Mr. Simmons said today that Senator
Goldwater, who is In Taiwan, had
asked him to urge Mr. Moynihan to
reconsider his resignation. Mr. Moyni-
han said in a telephone interview that
he was not inclined to change his mind.
The C.I.A., in seeking to demonstrate
that It had kept committees informed,
acknowledged publicly for the first
time today its involvement in harbor
mining. A statement said that "the sub-
ject of mining of Nicaraguan ports"
had been discussed 11 times this year In
Conm-essional briefings.
Mr. Simmons, the Intelligence Con
mittee's staff chief, filled in additional
details on briefing arrangements.
In a telephone call that he initiated,
Mr. Lauder said that an Jan. 12, Mr.
Casey told Senators Goldwater artd
Moynihan in a letter that the C.I.A.
wished to "withdraw the full amount of
money" - $24 million - in funds ap-
proved for Nicaraguan activities.
"I was a little surprised," Mr. Sim-
mons said. "I spoke to Clair George
around Jan. 23 and told him that, on the
basis of this request, the members
would probably want a meeting with
Mr. Casey before the February re-
cess." The recess was for the Lincoln
and Washington birthdays.
Goldwater Accommodated C.I.A.
Continuing his account of discussions
with F . George,'Mr. Simmons said:
"He called me back and said the Ad-
ministration was still trying to make a
decision on the-issue of supplemental
funds over and above the $24 million,
and could the committee wait until
after the recess for the hearing. He alsd
skid that, because the Nicaraguan pro-
gram was part of the President's for-
eign policy, he felt Secretary of State
Shultz should be the lead witness."
;ter had agreed to accommodate the
C.I.A., and a meeting was set for Feb.
29. Meanwhile, unknown to the Senate
committee, the C.I.A. had briefed the
House Intelligence Committee Jan. 31.
On Feb. 24, Mr. Simmons said, he
was called by Mr. George and told that
the agency did not want to brief on Feb.
29, as scheduled, because Mr. Shultz
would be "unavailable." Mr. Simmons
said he told Mr. George that there was
pressure front-many,committee mem-
bers for a briefing and he refused the
request to postpone the meeting.
But on Feb. 27, Mr. Simmons said,
Mr. Casey telephoned Senator Goldwa-
ter to seek a delay, and Senator Gold-
water agreed to a March 8 meeting.
Today, when Mr. Lauder, the C.I.A.
spokesman, was informed of Mr. Sim-
mons's rebuttal, he said he had to
check. He called back and said that, on
the basis of his conversations with
C.I,A. officials, "Rob Simmons is 100
percent correct."
"I am truly sorry," Mr. Lauder said.
"We regret any misunderstanding on
this matter."
Mr. Lauder, in a subsequent tele-
phone conversation, was asked why the
C.I.A. had briefed the House commit-
The Nr. Yort Ttmm
Senator Barry Goldwater appealed
to Senator Daniel Patrick Moyni-
han to reconsider his resignation.
tee on Jan. 31, but had sought a delay in
the Senate committee. He said the
C.I.A. was under the impression that
some senators wanted Mr. Shultz to
testify and that the agency sought to
accommodate Mr. Shultz's schedule.
Mr. Simmons said Mr. Casey was
told Feb. 27 that the committee wanted
the briefing without delay whether or
not Mr. Shultz was there.
The specific issue of harbor mining,
Mr. Simmons said, was mentioned by
Mr. Casey in the context of accomplish-
ments of the Nicaraguan rebels. Ac-
cording to Mr. Simmons, Mr. Casey
said mines had been laid in three har-
bors, but his comments were phrased
in such a way that it seemed as if the
rohpls had done it by themselves.
Mr. Simmons said the committee
had been told in 1983 that the rebels
were being trained in minelaying and it
was assumed that the mining of ports
was a result of that training.
The March 8 briefing was, in fact,
dominated by a dispute that had arisen
a day earlier when it was discldsed that
the Administration had asked the Sen-
ate Appropriations Committee to ap-
prove $21 million in supplemental
funds for Nicaragua, without first ob-
taining the intelligence committee's
authorization. Mr. Shultz apologized
for bypassing the Intelligence Commit-
tee.
On March 13, Mr. Casey met again
with the committee and won its back-
ing for the additional $21 million, which
was eventually approved by the Senate
on April 5. Mr. Casey gave no further
details on harbor mining.
The first indication the committee
had that the mining involved not just
Nicaraguans camNMarch 30, Mr. Sim-
mons said. Senator Claiborne Pell,
Democrat of Rhode Island, who is not
on the Intelligence Committee, but is
the ranking.minority member on the
Foreign Relations Committee, had
been disturbed by reports of ships
being damaged by mines and asked the
Intelligence Committee for informa-
tion.
Gary J. Schmitt, the committee's mi-
nority staff director, passed on the re-
quest to the C.I.A. and, on March 30, re-
ceived a letter that mentioned "unilat-
erally controlled Latino assets."
Mr. Simmons, who said he had
worked for 10 years for the C.I.A.,
knew that this meant the United States
was in charge of Latin Americans
doing the mining.
That letter led Mr. Schmitt to seek a
full staff briefing on April 2, Mr. Sim-
mons said, and this resulted in the dis-
closures about a C.I.A.-leased ship,
carrying Americans, that was trans-
ferring mines to speedboats operated
by non-Nicaraguan Latin Americans
working for the agency.
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1. THERE FOLLOWS OUR TRANSLATION OF THE FINAL ACT OF
THE OCTOBER 4 SAN JOSE MEETING OF STATES INTERESTED IN
PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
AT WHICH BELIZE AND JAMAICA WERE REPRESENTED. TO AVOID
CIRCULATION OF MULTIPLE ENGLISH VERSIONS. WE SUGGEST
YOU PASS OUR TRANSLATIONS AS A COURTESY TO MFA. ASAP.
OBSERVER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. CONVINCED THAT DIRECT DIALOGUE AMONG
DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES IS THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO REVIEW THE
SITUATION IN THEIR STATES AND. THEREFORE. TO SEARCH FOR
SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS. MET IN SAN JOSE. ON
OCTOBER 4. 1982. REPRESENTED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGIN TEXT:
FINAL ACT OF THE MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF
COUNTRIES INTERESTED IN THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY IN
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REPUBLICS
OF BELIZE. COLOMBIA. EL SALVADOR. THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. HONDURAS. JAMAICA, AND COSTA RICA. AND THE
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PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COLOMBIA
HIS EXCELLENCY RODRIGO LLOREDA CAICEDO
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY CARLOS BORDA MENDOZA
AMBASSADOR OF COLOMBIA IN COSTA RICA
AMBASSADOR JULIO LONDONO
GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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AMBASSADOR LUIS CARLOS VILLEGAS
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
MR. JULIO RIANO VELANDIA
DEPUTY CHIEF;OF PROTOCOL
HIS EXCELLENCY FIDEL CHAVEZ MENA
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY CARLOS MATAMOROS GUIROLA
AMBASSADOR OF EL SALVADOR IN COSTA RICA
HIS EXCELLENCY OSCAR CASTRO ARAUJO
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN POLICY
MR. ALVARO MENENDEZ LEAL
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HIS EXCELLENCY THOMAS 0._ENDERS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY FRANCIS MC NEIL
AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES IN COSTA RICA
MR. ARTHUR GIESE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR. CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS
MR. RONALD GODARD
FIRST SECRETARY. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES IN COSTA
RICA
MR. SCOTT GUDGEON
LEGAL ADVISER. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
MR. DONALD BARNES
HONDURAS
HIS EXCELLENCY EDGARDO PAZ BARNICA
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY RICARDO ARTURO PINEDA MILLA
AMBASSADOR ON SPECIAL MISSION
HIS EXCELLENCY JORGE ROMAN HERNANDEZ ALCERRO
AMBASSADOR ON SPECIAL MISSION
HIS EXCELLENCY HERMINIO PINEDA B.
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. OF HONDURAS IN COSTA RICA
JAMAICA.
HIS EXCELLENCY NEVILLE GALLIMORE
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE
HIS EXCELLENCY LOUIS HERON BOOTHE
AMBASSADOR OF JAMAICA IN COSTA RICA
HIS EXCELLENCY NEVILLE CLARK
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MR. FERNANDO VOLIO JIMENEZ
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
MR. EKHART PETERS 'SEEVERS
VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
MR. ALVAR ANTILLON SALAZAR
SENIOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HIS EXCELLENCY JOSE MARCOS IGLESIAS INIGO
AMBASSADOR OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN COSTA RICA
THE OPENING SESSION WAS HELD IN SAN JOSE AT 9:30 A.M..
AND WAS ATTENDED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
COSTA RICA. LUIS ALBERTO MONDE. WHO DELIVERED THE
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
IN ORDER TO HAVE A MODERATOR FOR THE DISCUSSIONS.
THE MEETING OF MINISTERS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED MR. FERNANDO
VOLIO JIMENEZ, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP OF
COSTA-RICA, AS CHAIRMAN.
THE PARTICIPANTS AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS AS THE
FINAL RESULT OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS:
1. THEY EXPRESSED THEIR CONVICTION THAT IT IS THE
INELUDIBLE TASK OF GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN LEGITIMIZED
BY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, EXPRESSED AT THE POLLS, TO
DEFEND. PROMOTE. AND DEVELOP A DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE.
PLURALISTIC. AND PARTICIPATORY SYSTEM, AND THAT THE TIME
HAS COME TO DEFINE THE CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERMIT THE
REESTABLISHMENT OF A LASTING AND_ STABLE PEACE IN CENTRAL
AMERICA;
2. THEY RECOGNIZED THE CHALLENGES FACING THE DEMOCRATIC
INSTITUTIONS OF OUR COUNTRIES, AND THE UNAVOIDABLE DUTY
TO FACE THEM FIRMLY;
3. THEY LIKEWISE RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS NECESSARY AND
.DESIRABLE TO ESTABLISH ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MAINTAIN AND
IMPROVE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS;
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FREEDOM. AND SOCIAL JUSTICE;
THE PEOPLE. SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRENGTHENING OF
4. THEY NOTED THAT DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. IN ADDITION
TO SERVING AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF
5. THEY REAFFIRMED THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF
RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND TREATIES AS THE BASIS
OF REGIONAL COOPERATION AND SECURITY;
.6. THEY STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND
'DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS REQUIRES RESPECT FOR THE
FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OF HUMAN DIGNITY EMANATING FROM THE
SUPREME BEING. AND THE ELIMINATION OF EXISTING'CONDITIONS
OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE;
7. THEY STRESSED THE NEED FOR THE PREVENTION AND
SOLUTION OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN STATES TO BE CHANNELED
THROUGH THE MECHANISMS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT RECOGNIZED
BY INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND EMPHASIZED THAT IT IS THE DUTY
OF GOVERNMENTS TO USE SUCH MECHANISMS AND. IF NECESSARY.
TO CREATE SPECIAL MECHANISMS TO ACHIEVE THAT END;
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8. THEY NOTED THAT THE CURRENT WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS
PRODUCES PHENOMENA SUCH AS DISPROPORTIONATE FOREIGN
INDEBTEDNESS. A DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL SYSTEM, AND AN INCREASING IMBALANCE IN THE
TERMS OF TRADE AMONG STATES;
9. THEY CONSIDERED THAT SUCH PHENOMENA RESULT IN.
UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATIONARY TRENDS. SERIOUS FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS. AND POLITICAL. ECONOMIC. AND SOCIAL CONFLICTS
WHICH ARE EXPLOITED BY TOTALITARIANISM FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DESTABILIZING THE DEMOCRATIC WAY. OF LIFE AND GOVERNMENT;
10. THEY NOTED THE OBJECTIVE ENUNCIATED THIS YEAR BY THE
CHIEFS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE
INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF HONDURAS. DR. ROBERTO
SUAZO CORDOVA, ON JANUARY 27; OF THE PRESIDENT OF COSTA
RICA. MR. LUIS ALBERTO MONGE, ON MAY 8; OF THE PRESIDENT
OF COLOMBIA, DR. BELISARIO BETANCUR. ON AUGUST 7; OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DR_ SALVADOR JORGE
BLANCO.* ON AUGUST L6; AND IN THE JOINT COMMUNIQUES OF THE ?
PRESIDENTS OF COSTA RICA AND EL SALVADOR OF JUNE L7. OF
'THE-PRESIDENTS OF HONDURAS AND-EL SALVADOR, OF JUNE LO.
AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA. OF
OBJECTIVES
SEPTEMBER ,OF THIS SAME ATHAT NT OF
POINT TO THE ADOPTION OF MEASURES FOR THE ACHIEVEME
PEACE. DEMOCRACY, SECURITY. DEVELOPMENT, FREEDOM. AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE.
E
BASIN IS ESP
FULLY IMPLEMENTED ASSO~C'AS POSSIBLE. LIKEWISE. THOSE-
PRESENT RECOGNIZE THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE NASSAU
GROUP: CANADA. COLOMBIA. MEXICO, THE UNITED STATES. AND
VENEZUELA.
THEY SUPPORT CURRENT EFFORTS TOWARDS SUBREGIONA ECONOMIC
INTEGRATION. INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COM-40 MARKET
AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND POINT OUT THE URGENCY OF
UPDATING AND IMPROVING THOSE INTEGRATION PROCESSES WHICH
ARE NOW IN TROUBLE IN ORDER TO PLACE THEM IN AN
APPROPRIATE POLITICAL. ECONOMIC. JURIDICAL. AND
OF THE VARIOUS INTERESSED COON -
OF.THIS COOPERATION , THE INITIATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH REGARD TO THE CARIBBEAN
CIAtIV URGEHF AND SHOULD BE- ENCOURAGED AND-
THEY THEREFORE DECLARE:-
THEIR FAITH IN AND SUPPORT FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF
REPRESENTATIVE. PLURALISTIC, AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
WHICH, WHEN PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD, CONSTITUTES A WAY OF
LIFE. OF THINKING, AND OF ACTING WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE
WITHIN ITS SCOPE DIFFERENT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
AND STRUCTURES HAVING A COMMON DENOMINATOR, WHICH IS
RESPECT FOR LIFE. FOR THE SECURITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL. FOR
FREEDOM OF THOUGHT. AND FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. AS WELL
AS THE RIGHT TO WORK AND. TO RECEIVE PROPER REMUNERATION.
THE RIGHT TO FAIR LIVING CONDITIONS, TO THE FREE EXERCISE
OF SUFFRAGE, AND OF OTHER HUMAN, CIVIL. POLITICAL,
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL. AND CULTURAL RIGHTS.
II. THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THE SERIOUS DETERIORATION OF THE
CONDITIONS OF THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER
AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM. WHICH GIVES RISE TO A
PROCESS OF DESTABILIZATION. ANGUISH. AND FEAR. AFFECTING.
IN PARTICULAR. THOSE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE A DEMOCRATIC
.SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT. IN THIS REGARD. THEY APPEAL TO THE
INDUSTRIALIZED DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES TO STEP UP THEIR
COOPERATION WITH THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES OF THE AREA BY
IMPLEMENTING BOLD AND EFFECTIVE INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN
THE RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
TRIES IN THE AREA AS PART
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK.
III. THEIR CONVICTION THAT. IN ORDER TO PROMOTE REGIONAL
PEACE AND STABILITY. IT IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC
POLITICAL UNDERSTANDINGS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRATIC. PLURALISTIC, AND
PARTICIPATORY SYSTEMS; TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MECHANISMS
FOR A CONTINUING MULTILATERAL DIALOGUE; TO ABSOLUTE
RESPECT FOR DELIMITED AND DEMARCATED BORDERS, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING TREATIES. COMPLIANCE WITH WHICH
IS THE PROPER WAY TO PREVENT BORDER DISPUTES AND
INCIDENTS, OBSERVING. WHENEVER APPLICABLE, TRADITIONAL
LINES OF JURISDICTION; TO RESPECT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE
AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF STATES; TO THE REJECTION OF
THREATS OR THE USE OF FORCE TO SETTLE CONFLICTS; TO A
HALT TO THE ARMS RACE; AND TO THE ELIMINATION, ON THE
BASIS OF FULL AND EFFECTIVE RECIPROCITY, OF THE EXTERNAL
FACTORS WHICH HAMPER THE CONSOLIDATION OF A STABLE AND
LASTING PEACE.
IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
EVERY COUNTRY WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE REGION TAKE THE
FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
A) CREATE AND MAINTAIN TRULY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTIONS, BASED ON THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AS EXPRESSED
IN FREE AND REGULAR ELECTIONS, AND FOUNDED ON THE
PRINCIPLE THAT GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE
GOVERNED;
B) RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO LIFE
AND TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY, AND THE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS.
SUCH AS FREEDOM-OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, AND
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. AS WELL AS THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
POLITICAL PARTIES, LABOR UNIONS. AND OTHER GROUPS AND
ASSOCIATIONS;
C) PROMOTE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WHERE THERE HAVE
BEEN DEEP DIVISIONS IN SOCIETY THROUGH THE BROADENING OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS;
D)'" RESPECT THE PRINCIPLE OF NONINTERVENTION IN THE
INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF STATES. AND THE RIGHT OF'PEOPLES TO
SELFDETERMINATION;
E): PREVENT THE USE OF THEIR TERRITORIES FOR THE
AUPPORT, SUPPLY. TRAINING. OR COMMAND OF TERRORIST OR
SUBVERSIVE ELEMENTS IN OTHER STATES, END ALL TRAFFIC IN
ARMS AND SUPPLIES, AND REFRAIN FROMPROVIDING ANYDIRECT
OR INDIRECT ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST. SUBVERSIVE, OR OTHER
ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF THE
GOVERNMENTS OF OTHER STATES;
F) LIMIT ARMS AND.THE SIZE OF MILITARY AND SECURITY
FORCES TO-THE"EEVECS-THAT ARE STRICTLY NECESSARY'-FOR THE_`
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND NATIONAL DEFENSE;
G) PROVIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE AND
SUPERVISION OF ALL PORTS OF ENTRY. BORDERS. AND OTHER
STRATEGIC AREAS UNDER RECIPROCAL AND FULLY VERIFIABLE
ARRANGEMENTS; .
H) ON THE BASIS OF FULL AND EFFECTIVE RECIPROCITY.
WITHDRAW ALL FOREIGN MILITARY AND SECURITY ADVISERS AND
FORCES FROM THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AREA. AND BAN THE
IMPORTATION OF HEAVY WEAPONS OF MANIFEST OFFENSIVE
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CAPABILITY THROUGH GUARANTEED MEANS OF VERIFICATION.
THE PRECEDING ACTIONS REPRESENT THE ESSENTIAL FRAMEWORK
THAT MUST BE ESTABLISHED IN EACH STATE IN ORDER TO
PROMOTE REGIONAL PEACE AND STABILITY;
THE SIGNING COUNTRIES CALL ON ALL THE PEOPLES AND
GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION TO EMBRACE AND IMPLEMENT THESE
PRINCIPLES AND CONDITIONS AS THE BASIS FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF DEMOCRACY AND THE BUILDING OF A LASTING
PEACE.
THEY NOTE WITH SATISFACTION THE EFFORTS BEING MADE IN
THAT DIRECTION. AND DEEM THAT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE
OBJECTIVES MAY BE REACHED MORE FULLY THROUGH THE
REESTABLISHMENT OF THE RULE GF LAW AND THE ORGANIZATION
OF ELECTION PROCESSES THAT WILL GUARANTEE FULL
PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE. WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION
WHATSOEVER.
THEY RESOLVE:
IV.. TO CREATE A DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND ADVISORY SERVICES FOR
ELECTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF WHICH ORGANIZATION WILL BE TO
AND NSTIMULATEEITSTUTILIZATION IN THE DEVELOP. STRENGTHEN,
PROVIDING ADVICE TO COUNTRIES THAT REQUEST IT ABOUT ITS
PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE ORGANIZATION WILL
OPERATE EITHER AUTONOMOUSLY, SPONSORED BY THE COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED IN THE MEETING AND BY OTHER INTERESTED
COUNTRIES, OR AS A SECTION OR BRANCH OF THE INTERAMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SINCE SUFFRAGE IS AN ESSENTIAL
PART OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
REQUEST VOLID FREIGN AFFAIRS
FERNANDEZ, TO AND PREPARE WORS141P OF
COSTA RICA
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT. CONTAINING THE COMMENTS OF THE
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MEETING AND OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES AND TO CIRCULATE IT AMONG THEM
AND IMPLEMENT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
V. LASTLY, THEY AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN A FORUM FOR
PEACE AND DEMOCRACY, THE-PURPOSE OF WHICH WILL BE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTIONS AND THE
ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
AND. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS DECLARATION. TO STUDY
THE REGIONAL CRISIS AND ANALYZE THE VARIOUS PEACE
PROPOSALS OR INITIATIVES AIMED AT SOLVING IT. THE FORUM
MAY BE BROADENED BY THE INCLUSION OF THE COLLABORATION OF
OTHER DEMOCRATIC STATES.
THE FORUM MAY ENTRUST SPECIFIC TASKS TO REPRESENTATIVES
WILL REPORT ON THE
OF GIVEN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES. WHO
.RESULTS;. AND WILL TRANSMIT THE FINAL ACT OF THIS MEETING.
SO- THAT-. COMMENTS AND?O?INIONS DEEMED -ADVISABLE.. MAY BE_
PRESENTED-TO THE FORUM.
THE REPRESENTATIVES REQUESTED THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP OF COSTA RICA, ON BEHALF OF THE
.PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTS. TO TRANSMIT THIS DECLARATION
TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION AND OTHER INTERESTED
GOVERNMENTS. AND TO OBTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON THE PRINCIPLES
AND CONDITIONS FOR PEACE THAT IT CONTAINS. THEY AGREED TO
OBPOSSILE, IN JECTIVES OF THEEP TO
THE AS
CONVENE AW MEETING AS DEVELOPMENT OF SOON
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I. THE PLENARY SESSION OF THIS MEETING OF FOREIGN
MINISTERS NOTED WITH PLEASURE THE PRESENCE OF PANAMA AND
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS OBSERVERS.
THE REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA FOR THE'
COURTESIES. IT EXTENDED TO THEM, WHICH MADE POSSIBLE THE
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS.
SIGNED AT SAN JOSE, REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA, ON OCTOBER 4,
1982.
FOR BELIZE
FOR COLOMBIA
FOR EL SALVADOR
FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FOR HONDURAS
.FOR JAMAICA
FOR COSTA RICA
TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
ALVAR ANTILLON S.
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
WORSHIP OF-COSTA RICA
FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DAM
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SUBJECT: ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF SAN JOSE FINAL ACT
1. THERE FOLLOWS OUR TRANSLATION OF THE FINAL ACT OF
THE OCTOBER 4 SAN JOSE MEETING OF STATES INTERESTED IN
PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
AT WHICH BELIZE AND JAMAICA WERE REPRESENTED. TO AVOID
CIRCULATION OF MULTIPLE ENGLISH VERSIONS. WE SUGGEST
YOU PASS OUR TRANSLATIONS AS A COURTESY TO MFA. ASAP.
BEGIN TEXT:
FINAL ACT OF THE MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF
COUNTRIES INTERESTED IN THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY IN
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REPUBLICS
.'AMERICA. HONDURAS. JAMAICA, AND COSTA RICA. AND THE
..OBSERVER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CONVINCED THAT DIRECT DIALOGUE AMONG
.-DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES IS THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO REVIEW THE
SITUATION IN THEIR STATES AND. THEREFORE. TO SEARCH FOR
SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS. MET IN SAN JOSE. ON
-'OCTOBER 4. 1982. REPRESENTED AS FOLLOWS:
BELIZE..
PRIME-MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COLOMBIA
HIS EXCELLENCY RODRIGO LLDREDA CAICEDO
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY CARLOS BORDA MENDOZA
AMBASSADOR OF COLOMBIA IN COSTA RICA
AMBASSADOR JULIO LONOONO
GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
INCOMING
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UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
MR. JULIO RIANO VELANDIA
DEPUTY CHIEF-OF PROTOCOL
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EL SALVADOR
HIS EXCELLENCY FIDEL CHAVEZ MENA
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY CARLOS MATAMOROS GUIROLA
AMBASSADOR OF EL SALVADOR IN COSTA RICA
HIS EXCELLENCY OSCAR CASTRO ARAUJO
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN POLICY
MR. ALVARO MENENDEZ LEAL
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HIS EXCELLENCY THOMAS a.-ENDERS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY FRANCIS MC NEIL
AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES IN COSTA RICA
MR. ARTHUR GIESE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR. CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS
MR. RONALD GODARD
FIRST SECRETARY. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES IN COSTA
RICA
MR. SCOTT GUDGEON
LEGAL ADVISER. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
MR. DONALD BARNES
HONDURAS
HIS EXCELLENCY EDGARDO PAZ BARNICA
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HIS EXCELLENCY RICAROO ARTURO PINEDA MILLA
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HIS EXCELLENCY JORGE ROMAN HERNANDEZ ALCERRO
AMBASSADOR ON SPECIAL MISSION
HIS EXCELLENCY HERMINIO PINEDA B.
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. OF HONDURAS IN COSTA RICA
JAMAICA.
HIS EXCELLENCY NEVILLE GALLIMORE
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE
HIS EXCELLENCY LOUIS HERON BOOTHS
AMBASSADOR OF JAMAICA IN COSTA RICA
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MR. FERNANDO VOLIO JIMENEZ
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
MR. EKHART PETERS SEEVERS
VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
MR. ALVAR ANTILLON SALAZAR
SENIOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HIS EXCELLENCY JOSE MARCOS IGLESIAS INIGO
AMBASSADOR OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN COSTA RICA
THE OPENING SESSION WAS HELD IN SAN JOSE AT 9:30 A.M..
AND WAS ATTENDED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
COSTA RICA. LUIS ALBERTO MONGE. WHO DELIVERED THE
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
IN ORDER TO HAVE A MODERATOR FOR THE DISCUSSIONS.
THE MEETING OF MINISTERS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED MR. FERNANDO
VOLIO JIMENEZ. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP OF
COSTA-RICA. AS CHAIRMAN.
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THE PARTICIPANTS AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS AS THE .
FINAL RESULT OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS:
.1. THEY EXPRESSED THEIR CONVICTION THAT IT IS THE
INELUDIBLE TASK OF GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN LEGITIMIZED
BY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, EXPRESSED AT THE POLLS. TO
DEFEND. PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP A DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE.
PLURALISTIC. AND PARTICIPATORY SYSTEM, AND THAT THE TIME
HAS COME TO DEFINE THE CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERMIT THE
REESTABLISHMENT OF A LASTING AND STABLE PEACE IN CENTRAL
AMERICA;
2. THEY RECOGNIZED THE CHALLENGES FACING THE DEMOCRATIC
INSTITUTIONS OF OUR COUNTRIES. AND THE UNAVOIDABLE DUTY
TO FACE THEM FIRMLY; ?
3. THEY LIKEWISE RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS NECESSARY AND
.DESIRABLE TO ESTABLISH ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP t4AINTAIN AND
IMPROVE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS;
-FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OF HUMAN DIGNITY EMANATING FROM THE
SUPREME BEING. AND THE ELIMINATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE;
tHEY STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND
'DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS REQUIRES RESPECT FOR THE
? OF REGIONAL COOPERATION AND SECURITY;
}.?' 0. THEY REAFFIRMED THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF
RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND TREATIES AS THE BASIS
THE PEOPLE. SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRENGTHENING OF
PEACE AND SOLIDARITY AMONG PEOPLES AND THE PROMOTION OF
ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT. FREEDOM. AND SOCIAL JUSTICE;
TO.SERVING AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF
'4. ..THEY NOTED THAT DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. IN ADDITION
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THROUGH THE MECHANISMS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT RECOGNIZED
BY INTERNATIONAL LAW, AM EMPHASIZED THAT IT IS THE DUTY
OF GOVERNMENTS TO USE SUCH MECHANISMS AND. IF NECESSARY.
TO CREATE SPECIAL MECHANISMS TO ACHIEVE THAT END; ?
. 7. THEY STRESSED THE NEED FOR THE PREVENTION AND
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EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE NASSAU
GROUP: CANADA.-COLOMBIA. MEXICO. THE UNITED STATES. AND
VENEZUELA.
THEY SUPPORT CURRENT EFFORTS TOWARDS SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC
INTEGRATION. INCLUDING THE AMERICAN
THE UMON MARKET
AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
UPDATING AND IMPROVING THOSE INTEGRATION PROCESSES WHICH
ARE NOW IN TROUBLE IN ORDER TO PLACE THEN INAAN
APPROPRIATE POLITICAL. ECONOMIC.
FULLY. IMPLEMENTED AS-S==AS POSSIBLE-.
E THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
IMPLEMENTING BOLD AND EFFE
THE RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
OF THE.VARIOUS INTERESTED COUNTRIES IN THE AREA. AS PART
OF.THIS COOPERATION. THE INITIATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH REGARD TO THE CARIBBEAN
BASIN IS ESPECIALLY UR"WF--AND SHOULD_B - ENCCURA ETHAND-
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT. IN
INDUSTRIALIZED DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES TO STEP UP THEIR THE AREA B
COOPERATION WITH THE DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVES FTO STRENGTHEN
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-- -THEY NOTED THAT THE CURRENT WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS
PRODUCES PHENOMENA SUCH AS DISPROPORTIONATE FOREIGN
INDEBTEDNESS. A DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL SYSTEM, AND AN INCREASING IMBALANCE IN THE
TERMS OF TRADE AMONG STATES;
9. THEY CONSIDERED THAT SUCH PHENOMENA RESULT IN.
UNEMPLOYMENT. INFLATIONARY TRENDS. SERIOUS FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS. AND POLITICAL. ECONOMIC. AND SOCIAL CONFLICTS
WHICH ARE EXPLOITED BY TOTALITARIANISM FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DESTABILIZING THE DEMOCRATIC WAY. OF LIFE AND GOVERNMENT;
10. THEY NOTED THE OBJECTIVE ENUNCIATED THIS YEAR BY THE
CHIEFS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE
INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF HONDURAS. DR. ROBERTO
SUAZO CORDOVA. ON JANUARY 27; OF THE PRESIDENT OF COSTA
RICA. MR. LUIS ALBERTO MONGE, ON MAY 8; OF THE PRESIDENT
OF COLOMBIA, DR. BELISARIO BETANCUR. ON AUGUST 7; OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. DR. SALVADOR JORGE
BLANCO, ON AUGUST L6; AND IN THE JOINT COMMUNIQUES OF THE
PRESIDENTS OF COSTA RICA AND EL SALVADOR OF JUNE L7. OF
'THE-PRESIDENTS OF HONDURAS AND-EL SALVADOR. OF JUNE LO.
AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA, OF
SEPTEMBER 26. OF THIS SAME YEAR. AND THAT SUCH OBJECTIVES
ACHIEVEMENT
TO
POINT
PEACE, DEMOCRACY. SECURITY. DEVELOPMENT},L FREEDOM, AND OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE. .
THEY.THEREFORE DECLARE: -
I.' THEIR FAITH IN AND SUPPORT FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF.
REPRESENTATIVE. PLURALISTIC. AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
WHICH. WHEN PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD. CONSTITUTES A WAY OF
LIFE. OF THINKING. AND OF ACTING WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE
WITHIN ITS SCOPE DIFFERENT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
AND STRUCTURES HAVING A COMMON DENOMINATOR. WHICH IS
RESPECT FOR LIFE. FOR THE SECURITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL. FOR
FREEDOM OF THOUGHT. AND FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. AS WELL
AS THE RIGHT TO WORK AND. TO RECEIVE PROPER REMUNERATION.
THE RIGHT TO FAIR LIVING CONDITIONS, TO THE FREE EXERCISE
OF SUFFRAGE. AND OF OTHER HUMAN. CIVIL. POLITICAL.
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL. AND CULTURAL RIGHTS. -
II. THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THE SERIOUS DETERIORATION OF THE
CONDITIONS OF THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER
AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM. WHICH GIVES RISE TO A
PROCESS OF DESTABILIZATION. ANGUISH. AND FEAR, AFFECTING.
IN PARTICULAR. THOSE COUNTTUTS THAT TTO THE
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK.
III. THEIR CONVICTION THAT. IN ORDER TO PROMOTE REGIONAL
PEACE AND STABILITY. IT IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC
POLITICAL UNDERSTANDINGS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRATIC.' PLURALISTIC. AND
PARTICIPATORY SYSTEMS; TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MECHANISMS
FOR A CONTINUING MULTILATERAL DIALOGUE; TO ABSOLUTE
RESPECT FOR DELIMITED AND DEMARCATED BORDERS. IN
ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING TREATIES. COMPLIANCE WITH WHICH
IS THE PROPER WAY TO PREVENT BORDER DISPUTES AND
INCIDENTS. OBSERVING. WHENEVER APPLICABLE. TRADITIONAL
LINES OF JURISDICTION; TO RESPECT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE
AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF STATES; TO THE REJECTION OF
THREATS OR THE USE OF FORCE TO SETTLE CONFLICTS; TO A
HALT TO THE ARMS RACE; AND TO THE ELIMINATION. ON THE
BASIS OF FULL AND EFFECTIVE RECIPROCITY. OF THE EXTERNAL
FACTORS WHICH HAMPER THE-CONSOLIDATION OF A STABLE AND
LASTING PEACE.
IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
EVERY COUNTRY WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE REGION TAKE THE
FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
A) CREATE AND MAINTAIN TRULY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTIONS. BASED ON THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AS EXPRESSED
IN FREE AND REGULAR ELECTIONS. AND FOUNDED ON THE
PRINCIPLE THAT GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE
GOVERNED;
B) RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS. ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO LIFE
AND TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY. AND THE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS.
SUCH AS FREEDO*OF SPEECH. FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, AND
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. AS WELL AS THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
POLITICAL PARTIES. LABOR UNIONS.. AND OTHER GROUPS AND
ASSOCIATIONS;
C) PROMOTE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WHERE THERE HAVE
BEEN DEEP DIVISIONS IN SOCIETY THROUGH THE BROADENING OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS;
D)? RESPECT THE PRINCIPLE OF NONINTERVENTION IN THE
SELFDETERMINATION:
INTERNAL. AFFAIRS OF STATES.-AND THE RIGHT OF'PEOPLES TO
PREVENT THE USE OF THEIR TERRITORIES FOR THE
rift
ARMS AND SUPPLIES. AND REFRAIN FROMPROVIDING ANYDIRECT
OR INDIRECT ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST. SUBVERSIVE. OR OTHER
ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF THE
.F) _ LIMIT ARMS AND-THE SIZE OF MILITARY AND SECURITY
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND
G)' PROVIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE AND
SUPERVISION OF ALL PORTS OF ENTRY. BORDERS. AND OTHER
STRATEGIC AREAS UNDER RECIPROCAL AND FULLY VERIFIABLE
ARRANGEMENTS
H) ON THE BASIS OF FULL AND EFFECTIVE RECIPROCITY.
WITHDRAW ALL FOREIGN MILITARY AND SECURITY ADVISERS AND
..~__; `-
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7FORCES ? ? 0 HETECS-THAT ARE STRICTLY NECESSARY'-FOR
NATIONAL D-FENSE?
FORCES FROM THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AREA. AND BAN THE
IMPORTATION OF HEAVY WEAPONS OF MANIFEST OFFENSIVE
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CAPABILITY THROUGH GUARANTEED MEANS OF VERIFICATION-
THE PRECEDING ACTIONS REPRESENT THE ESSENTIAL FRAMEWORK
THAT MUST BE ESTABLISHED IN EACH STATE IN ORDER TO
PROMOTE REGIONAL PEACE AND STABILITY;
THE SIGNING COUNTRIES CALL ON ALL THE PEOPLES AND
GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION TO EMBRACE AND IMPLEMENT THESE
PRINCIPLES AND CONDITIONS AS THE BASIS FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF DEMOCRACY AND THE BUILDING OF A LASTING
PEACE.
V. LASTLY, THEY AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN A FORUM FOR
PEACE AND DEMOCRACY, THE'PURPOSE OF WHICH WILL BE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTIONS AND THE
ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
AND. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS DECLARATION. TO STUDY
THE REGIONAL CRISIS AND ANALYZE THE VARIOUS PEACE
PROPOSALS OR INITIATIVES AIMED AT SOLVING IT. THE FORUM
MAY BE BROADENED BY THE INCLUSION OF THE COLLABORATION OF
OTHER DEMOCRATIC STATES.
THE FORUM MAY ENTRUST SPECIFIC TASKS TO REPRESENTATIVES
OF GIVEN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES.
TING.
THEEFINAL ACTLOFRTHIS TMEEN THE
T
THEY NOTE WITH SATISFACTION THE EFFORTS BEING MADE IN
.THAT DIRECTION. AND DEEM THAT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE
OBJECTIVES MAY BE REACHED MORE FULLY THROUGH THE
REESTABLISHMENT OF THE RULE OF LAW AND THE ORGANIZATION
OF ELECTION PROCESSES THAT WILL GUARANTEE FULL
PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE. WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION
'WHATSOEVER.
THEY RESOLVE: ?
IV.. TO CREATE A bEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND ADVISORY SERVICES FOR
ELECTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF WHICH ORGANIZATION WILL BE TO
MAINTAIN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND TO DEVELOP. STRENGTHEN.
AND STIMULATE ITS UTILIZATION IN THE INTERAMERICAN AREA.
PROVIDING ADVICE TO COUNTRIES THAT REQUEST IT ABOUT ITS
PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE ORGANIZATION WILL
OPERATE EITHER AUTONOMOUSLY. SPONSORED BY THE COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED IN THE MEETING AND BY OTHER INTERESTED
COUNTRIES. OR AS A SECTION OR BRANCH OF THE INTERAMERICAN
ITFHUMAN HEUEIS AN ESSENTIAL UEST
EF OF R HUMAN NANDEZ. TON RIGHTS.
A PART TCOSTAQ OF RICA THE , MR.M THEORY AND FERNANDOO PRACTICE
IGN
THE
PREPAREIANOF
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT. CONTAINING THE COMMENTS OF THE
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MEETING AND OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
ETIT AS SOONERS POSSIBLE, IT AMONG THEM
AND IMPLEMENT
RESULTS. AND WILL TRANSMI
?50 THAT, COMMENTS AND"O?INIONS DEEMED .ACVISABLE..14AY BE-
PRESENTED. TO THE FORUM.
THE REPRESENTATIVES REQUESTE'U THE MINISTHALFFOFOREIGN
THE
AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP OF COSTA RICA.
-PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTS. TO TRANSMIT THIS DECLARATION
TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION AND OTHER INTERESTED
GOVERNMENTS. AND TO OBTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON THE PRINCIPLES
AND CONDITIONS FOR PEACE THAT IT CONTAINS. THEY AGREED TO
ORDER TO
CONVENE AMMEETING AS SOON
THES OBPOSSIBLE. IN JECTIVES OF THE
EVALUATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DECLARATION.
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VII. THE PLENARY SESSION OF THIS MEETING OF FOREIGN
MINISTERS NOTED WITH PLEASURE THE PRESENCE OF PANAMA AND
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS OBSERVERS.
THE REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA FOR THE*
COURTESIES. IT EXTENDED TO THEM. WHICH MADE POSSIBLE THE
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS.
SIGNED AT SAN JOSE, REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA, ON OCTOBER 4.
1982.
FOR BELIZE
FOR COLOMBIA
FOR EL SALVADOR
FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FOR HONDURAS
.FOR JAMAICA
FOR COSTA RICA
TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.
ALVAR ANTILLON S.
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
WORSHIP OF-COSTA RICA
FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DAM
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