INFORMATION ON BOUNDRY BETWEEN HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000400160003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2014
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 24, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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Lts leeeruetion of October 30s 1953, the Department requeeted
the -eebe-ley to supply, 'for the Department's Special Assistant; for Mapes
e im!'ormetion concerning the status of certain segments of the
ee je.?.,eee-eeeaurae.boundary as indicated on an outline eta') encieced
with ehe eeeartment's instruction.
At the EiAbassy's requests the Army Attach iS.ha a consulted the
Ghief of the Inter-American Geodetic Survey party in El Salvador
eoecernieg this matter. The officer in questions Captain Vernon S.
WiLLIAOS who works closely with the Salvadoran cartographic authoe-
t;ve, di scuesed the question with the Chief of theki A Qrsif3 dta
Ing. Alirio CORNEJO. Sr. Cornejo said that the present
tctus orde Salvadoran-Honduran boundary Crom the Point where
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frontier and that he is confluent it will be delimited in the near
fneee by a joint commission established for this purpose working in
epirj.t of friendship and harmony.
In this connection, Captain 'elilliams recently saw a memorandum
from the Minister of Public V,Jorks enjoining all personnel of the
Wreeci6n de Gert9yraffa from making any statements with reference te?
ieee SaLiauoraiTeiiondurgn frontier. This directive was appare
ieeeed to forestall any controversy which might jeopardize
of the border commission or adversely affect the spirit ofl
which it is hoped that the commission will operate.
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The Lebessy reported in Weeka No. 48 of November 29, l tat
tee bouedary colimission was supposed to start work in Januariall95-2.
A roeent press report (Diario Latino October 22, 1953) statilth0
eccor4ing to the Honduran Ambassador to El Salvador, defin4? work
estableiehing the border between Honduras and El Salvador woiOd begin
In December 1953. The Inter-American Geodetic Survey worktgg
conjn4ctien with the DirecC411 de CartoArafia has three horizoneal
control and two supplementary mapping contra teams ready Rouitt on
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the proJct whenever agreement is reached between the two govern-
Iment? hov7;r9 has been exceedingly slow and it is
prct will get under way before early next year..
In view of the desire of the Ninister of Public Works that no
,n()ncerning the frontier be pade9 it is hoped that the
DerpTteftt wi.tl. agree that it would not be fruitful further to
ittcr at this time. ?
Ir,cid.cntajiy it should be remarked that the IAGS9 although it
will Ilaborate with the Salvadoran authorities in mapping
H.thi5 area will not in any way participate in the
the frontier itself.
For the Ambassador:
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Andrew E. Donovsn 11
Counselor of Embassy
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