JPRS ID: 10490 LATIN AMERICA REPORT

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JPRS L~10490
4 May 1982
LATIN AMERICA REPORT
(~'DUO 6/82)
CONTENTS
ENERGY ECONOMICS
P(~~XICO
BriEfs
Oil Near U.S. Border 1
COUNTRY SECTION
BRA7.IL
Br.iefs
Lessons of Falklands Conflict 2
CiJFiA
r~PRK Diplomat Acknowledges Friendly Relations
(Victorio M. Copa; PRELA, I6 Apr 82) 3
Official Denies Part i.n Nicaragua Canal Plans
(Jose R. Savall; PRELA, 16 Apr 82) 4
Four Cooperation Agreements Signed With Ghana
(PRELA, 19 Apr 82) 5
llOMIPIiCA
French Help CruciaZ in Thwarting December Raid on Police
(THF CARIBBEAN & WEST INDIES CHRONICLE, Feb-Mar 82) 6
CT SALVADOR
'PRELA' Reports Post-Election Process, Rebel Action
(PREI.t1, 13 Apr 82) 9
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GRENADA
Reagan Staff Accused of Mistreating Journalists
(Arnaldo Hutchinson; PRELA, 16 Apr $2) 11
GUATEMALA
Turin Paper Interviews Head of Guatemalan Junta
(Jose Rios Montt Interview; L.A STAMPA, 7 Apr 82) 12
Guerrillas Attack Police; U.S, Blamed for Coup
(PRELA, 13 Apx 82) 14
ri I CARAGUA
Ramirez Calls for Honest Talks With U.S., Honduras
(Manuel Guerrero; PRELA, 12 Apr 82) 15
Leaders Inspect Northern Defense Sites
(PRELA, 9 Apr 82) 17
ST LUCIA
_ Labor Party Lea3er Warns of U,S. Aid Plan
(PRFLA, 16 Apr 82) 18
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BRIEFS
LESSONS OF FALKLANDS CONFLICT--Brasilia, 19 Apr (SAPORITI)--"The Malvinas
Islands question is showing the n~ecessity for the navies of the Latin American
countries to unite. The South At..3n.tic uspd to be a lake of tranquility,
but now the situation has changed. The navies of the South Atlantic countries
should unite themse lves, modernize and ~*_rengthen themselves," Adm Eddy
Sampaio ~spellet stated here. The former chief of the Brazilian Navy General
Staff also said that the lessons result~ng from the conflict over the Malvinas
can really only be weighed later, praising the position adopted by the
Figueiredo administration on the problem. The naval officer also s aid that
.later there might be ir.terferences with Brazilian interests in the Antarctic,
which are today limited to the scientific field. Recalling the theory of
meri4ians which would give Brazil a right to claim possessions in ~ntarctica,
Sampaio said that the meridians (?passing througl~) the Malvinas coincide
with the Brazilian meridians. This could possibly have future consequences
for Brazilian interests. [Text] [PY200333 Buenos Aires SAPOR?TI in Spanish
'1253 GMT 19 Apr 82]
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"~?:.T~'!'RY S~ CTIQN CUBA
D~~I;K DIPLOMAT ACIQ~IOWI.~DGES FT~IFNDLY RELATIONS
PA170307 Havaiia PRELA in English 2225 GMT 16 Apr 82
, [Report by Victorio M. Copa]
i'1'ext] Havana, 17 Apr (PL)--The president of the Council of State, Fidel
Castro, attended here a reception for the 70th anniversary of the birth o~
Korean leader Kim I1-song. The activity was organized by the ambassador of
the Uemocr.atic People's P.epublic of Korea to Cuba, Yi In-shun, in the
dip]_o~natic mission of his cotmtry in this capital. Vice President Guillermo
Garcia rrias and other top officials of the Cuban Communist Party and
~;overnment alsa attended.
'i'he Cuban state conferred on President Kim I1-song the "Jose Marti" Order,
due ta his outstanding role in th~ liberation stru~gle of his people; also
ciue to his personal work in favour of the development of the fraternal
r-elr~tions between the peoples of Cuba and People's Korea.
7.n stateMents to PRENSA LATINA, Yi In-shun underlined Cuban recognition of
}'r~~sident Ki.m I1-song, and stressed that the Korean people appreciate it.
"c;Ul~a has a].~rays manifested its most decided support and solidarity with
tii~ stxuggle of the Korean people for. the peaceful reunification of Korea
s:~i.~;~o~zt: I~oreign interference," he added.
fi~~ r~:.;r.cd. as v~ry ~incere and fraternal the relations of friendship and
co].laboration existi.ng between Cuba and the Democratic People's Republic
;~i~ Kore~?.
Gub~~ and Korea are sisters who are marching united along the path against
impFriatism, said the Asian diplomat.
1~~^ ~J islic~;l ~he Cubans success in the fulfillment of the resolutions of the
:~:~cor;d congress of the Comr.iunist Party and came out in favour of the
~.~r.i~~:~ :s~ii~; strengthening and development of bilateral friendship.
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OFFI~IAL DENIES PART TN NICARAGUA CANAL PLANS
- PA162252 Havana PRELA in English 2046 GMT 16 Apr 82
[Report by Jose R. Savall]
[Text] Havana, 17 Apr (PL)--The Academy of Science of Cuba denied United
Stat~s press reports claiming it is involved in studies on the building of
an interoceanic canal :n Nicaragua. Gladstone Oliva, director of the Insti-
tute of Geophysics and Astronomy of the academy, told PRENSA LATINA that
specialists from the institution are naw in Nicarsgua to carry out geological
, studies at the request of the Nicaraguan Government.
Since 1980 at the request of the Nicaraguan Planning Ministry, the Academy
' of Science and its specialized institutes are providing cooperation in
different fields of intere~st for the Central American country. The assistance
has concentrated on three main areas, meteorology, trapical agriculture and
seismology. In the latter the Cuban specialists have worke d with the
Nicaraguans on seismic risk studies in important economic objectives and in
human settlements. Nicaragua is an area of high seismic risk; in 1972 an
earthquake devastated the capital, Managua, especi_aily its most populous,
poorer areas.
'The Academy of Science official added that a11 the activity of the specialists
from tha.t institution who wcr.k in Nicaragua is part of the effort of the
Nicaraguans to rebuild their national economy.
'lfi e report that the Cuban Academy of Science is cooperaCi_ng in studies for
the building of a waterway in Nicaragua is an evident provocation, declared
Oliva. In carrying the "reports" the TJ.S. media are seeking to aggravate
Nicaragua's relations with Colombia, which occupies Nicaraguan islands and
at the same time hint at a purported "military threat from the Soviet Union
and Cuba."
They also refer to the present Panama Cana1 without mentioning how the U.S.A.
took over that area and the discriminatory conditions in effect until the
signing of the Torrijos-Carter treaties 5 years ago. And if they do not say
that, added the Cuban official, they likewise fail to point out that the
United States systematically violates those agreements and tries through
all ways to continue to wield absolute control in the canal area.
The report denied by the Cuban Academy of Science is part of U.S. maneuvers
- against the Sandinist process and to create a climate of greater tensions
in the area.
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~OLRdTRY S~CTION ~ CUBA
I'OUR COOPF.RATT.ON AGR~EMENTS SIGNED WITH GHANA
PA200008 Havana PRELA in French 2224 GMT 19 Apr 82
(Text] Havana, 19 Apr (AFP)--The Cuban and Ghanaian delegations have signed
here four cooperation agreements to develop several lines between the two
countries. The documents establish a 5-year trade agreement, technical-
scientific cooperation, the formation of a mixed Cuban-Ghanaian commission and
the reciproca~ f ree use of diplomatic real estate.
The texts of the documents contain th e lists of articles to be exported by
the two countries, genera'1 conditi~ns for channeling future cooperation,
the statutes governing the mixed commission, and matters pertaining to the
ambassadorial residences.
Christ Bukari Atim, member of the Provisional National Defense Council, and
president of the Provisional National Coordinating Committee, signed for the
Ghanaian delegation.
Ricardo Cabrisas, minister of foreign trade; Hector Rodriguez Llompart,
minister president of the State Committee for Economic Cooperaticn; and
Vice Foreign Minister Jose R. Viera, signed for Cuba.
Jorge Risquer, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)
and .lesus Montar_e, alternate Politburo member, were also present at the
signing ceremony.
The Ghanaian delegati.on, which has just ended a 9-day visit to Cuba at the
invitati.on of the PCC, had a busy schedule during their stay.
~11e delegati.on met wi.th Cuban President Fidel Castrop Carlos Rafael Rodriguez,
Cuban vice-presi.dent of the councils of state, and with the directors of
several state organizatians [word indistinct] the city of Santiago da Cuba
in the eastern part oL- the country, and the Isle of Youth, one of the richest
citrus-prodiicing regions in the country. Several himdred African students
a.r.e studying on the .tlse of Youth.
(!U-isa Asomoa), special adviser to the presidency of the council; (Kwesiamoako
Atta), member of the National Committee for the Control of the Economy;
and (Mal~ama Bawa), a Foreign Ministry official, were also part of the Ghanaian
delegation.
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Fou or�~~ci~t, usF_ c?~;~,1~ .
' COWi TRY SEC'I'~.ON DOMINICA
FE'.ENCH ?-IELP CRUCIAL IN THWARTING DECEMB~ER Rt1ID ON POLICE
London THE CARIBBEAN & WEST INDIES CHRONICLE in English No 1566, Feb/Mar 82
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[Text] Three men were killed and a number injured in Dominica on Decembex 19
when a group of 16 armed men tried to seize the Roseau police s~ation and ~ree
certain pexsons held in the island's jai.l.
zt is not cl.ear whether the assault an the pvlice ~tation and prison were a
~art ot- an attempted coup or of a more complex plot aimed at seizing power at
a later d~t~.
INSIGHT is informed that the French Government played a significant part in
assisting t-he Dominica Government to restore order and have been intimately
involv~d in ~he subsequent security operations.
Accordang to sources , the attack was probably co-orclinated through meetings
outside the island (as ~aith the abortive mercenary invasion in early 1981--
se previous INSIGHTS) . Hawever, the difference on this occasion was that the
Dominica Gavernment appeared to have no prior informa.tion as to what was
_ h a.ppening.
Piecing ~agether reports (Dominir.a has re-imposed press censorship since 'the
at t ack r?i~ ~t tack began at 3 am on De cembe r 19 when about 16 arme d men
stormed the police station in Raseau. The men entered the compound and
opened fir_e ar the police there, k~.lling one and injuring nine. They then
attempted to enter the azmoury, but having failed to do so, took up positions
inside pclir_e headquax'ters , firing an police approaching from the police sta-
tion (for tlzree hours) befor~ �leeing. Simultaneously with the attack at the
nolice station, another was moimted on the prison in an attempt to free those
on reman.d on conspixacy charges relating to a former coup plot. During this
attack a pol.iceman and tv~o attackers were kil].ed.
Accorcling to sources in Martinique, the instigator of this latest plot was
tt~e ex-head of the naw cii.sbanded Domi.nica Defence Force, Major Frederick New-
~on. Majcr Newton was among a number o� ex-defence force persannel arrested
follacving this latest attack.
Fol,lawing the assault, the police began to co~nb the surrounding countryside
for those who had escaped. One man, who had recently been freed after
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insufficient evidence as to his involvement in the earlier coup attempt, was
shot dpad by palice after an exchange of gunfire.
Forr.ter Premier, Patrick John, and ihree others remain in jail awaiting trial
on conspirac~ charges .
Oppasiticn politician and leader of the Democratic Labour Party, Oliver Ser-
aphin---~;tio is Chair.nan of Patrick John's appeal fund--expressed "genuine con-
cern" over the attack.
Among those seriously injured was the Commissioner of Police, Oliver Phillip,
who was flown to Guadeloupe for specialised medical treatment.
Following the attempt a new state of emergency was imposed with press censor-
ship, a curfew and the granting of wide pawers of arrest to the police. Prime
- Minister Charles appealed to loyal citizens to assist the police as special
constables .
5peaking later of the attack, IrLiss Charles said: "The whole idea was to made
Dominica look unsettled...and to stop foreign investment (coming in), leaving
r people dissatisfied, because that is the only environment in which their plan
could work."
The intellectual authors of abortive assault by armed insurgents on police
headquarters and the main pYison, were of a different ideology from her c~wn
right wing Domi.nican Freedom Party (DFP) , Miss Charles said, and were receiv-
ing "payments from outside" to push this plan.
The Prime Minister declined to be any more specific, but she said that this
group was also linked to another, whose aim was to have a more pliable govern-
ment in paaer that would give the narcotics trade a freer hand.
"The intention. ..was to take over. and rtm the countzy the way they wanted
- to...the way the Klu Klux Klan had laid down...they would make legitimate all
the things that we consider vices--marijuana, casinos and even the building
of cocaine factories. This is where I presuire the (Government) source of in-
come would be," the Prime Minister said.
Miss Charles spoke of pJ.ans to improve security at police headquarters , and a
two year plan to add 200 more members to the 300 man force through a scheme nf
intensive training.
During the attack Prime Minister Charles is understood to have been in contact
with a number of regional anc~ extra-regional Governments all of whom offered
security assistance should it have been needed. But significantly, because of
the island's location, it was the prefectures of Martinique and Guadeloupe
that were able tu offer the most immediate help.
Acting on the direct instructions of French Foreicm Minister and Minister of
Defence, a French military helicopter ferried arms and specialists to the is-
land from Martinique and undeitook other action designed to assist the
Gove rnment .
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' INSIGHT is also reliably informed that under certain circumstances Fraxice
would have been adclitionally prepared to commit troops to the island.
It remains unclear as to whether the attack was a d.irect coup attempt as no
reports of attacks on Government Ministers or on communicatiom facilities
were recorded. Pmat, however, remains apparent is that those involved in
backing earlier coup attempts--organised crime syndicates (with political
friends) interested in usi~g the island for drug refining and other illegal
operations--have not given up. Neither, it appears, will they as long as
those in jail act as a focus for such attempts.
But perhaps the most significant by-product of the latest attempt will be the
strengthening of the resolve of regional Governments to provide adequate sE~-
curity and establish sub-regional or regional defence arrangements.
COPYRIGHT: London Caribbean INSIGHT, 1982
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COUNTRY SECTION EL SALVADOR
'PRELA� REPORTS POST-~LECTION PROCESS, RE~3EL ACTIdN
PA140323 Havana PRELA in English 2305 GMT 13 Apr 82
[Te:ctJ San Jose, 14 Apr (PL)--El Salvador in the next hours is to have a
rightwing c~nstituent assembly while the United States tries to solve the
election of the provisional president, in the view of Salvadoran exile groups
h ere .
Thirty-six ultrarightwing members and 24 Christian Democrats, the party that
shares the present regime with the armed forces, were elected on 28 March
in jdashington-sponosred elections.
Fift4en days after the balloting the Central Elections Council still had not
released the credentials of the persons elected.
Behind the scenes, aJ.though often in public fashion, U.S. Ambassador Deane
Hinton pressed to have several Christian Democrats kept in the new government.
_ What he apparently was ~mable to do was overcome the refusal of the four
ultr.arightwing parti~s to the presence of Jose Napoleon Duarte.
In the past tew days the names of several politicians were mentioned for
occupying the post of provisional president but the most repeated names are
r.hose of L-ormer Foreign Minister Antonio Rodriguez Porth and lawyer Rene
Fortin t~iagana.
Rodriguez I'orth was foreign minister during the deposed regime of General
Carlos Humberto Romero and is a member of the leadership of former Major
Roberto d`Aubuisson's Nati.onal Republican Alliance.
~ rortin, a la~ry er linked with the western region coffee oligarchy, heads
the Democrati.c Action Party.
~llso mentioned is Colone'~ Escobar Garcia for the vice presidency. He was
IZomer.o's m:iiiister of. Iai~or.
nespite the clash between the G~~ristian Democrats and the other parties
that took part in the elections, they all agree on stepping up repressive
operations against the popular organizations.
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Notwithstanding Washington's large scale military and economic aid including
anti-insurgent specialists as advisers, the Salvadoran guerrillas continue
to demonstrate great operational capacity.
In the past 72 hours, reported AIP [Agencia lndependiente De Prensa], the
FMLN inflicted 25 casualties in E1 Playon and in Usulutan.
Central American observers of the Salvadoran crisis indicate that the armed
- struggle will continue until the guerrilla ac~vance obJiges the United States
to sit down at the negotiating table.
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C~UNTRY SECTION Gh~NAI)A
f~EAGAN STAFF ACCUSED OF MISTREATING JOURNALiSTS
PA170030 Havana PRELA in English 2349 GMT 16 Apr 82
[Report by Arnaldo Hutchinson]
[Text] Saint Georges, 17 Apr (PL)--The harassment and mistreatment of which
Caribbeari journalists covering the recent visit by U.S. President Ronald Reagan
were the victim, are the object of numerous denunciations in the area.
The charges say that while carrying out their professional work, local press
people were relegated, discri,^.iinated against and even physically beaten by
ttie security personnel accompanying Reagan on his 7 through 11 visit to
Jamaica and Barbados.
Th:is treatment, tlley said, contrasted with the facilities for the U.S.
journalists that accompanied the Reagan entourage.
'rt~e ADVOCATE NE[JS of. 13arbados highlighted in an editorial that the local
journalists c~~re treated by the Reagan security staff as if each one was
a poter.tial assassin.
It rej~orted ttiat Barbadian press pecple were hit in the residence of Prime
M~inister Tom ~~dams when they tried to reach the same area as their U.S.
- colleagues.
The ADVOCATE NEW5 stressed that the attitude of the Reagan security staff gave
the impr~ssions that the Barbadians were intruders in their own country.
Tt wenr on to state that in view o� such incidents, it would be very easy to
deduce that such an irrational attitude on the part of the North Americans
has a racist origin since most Caribbean journalists are black.
llnother Barbadian daily, NATION, joined in the charges and demanded an official
explanation.
According to reports reaching here the Jamaican press was also the object of
similar treatment on the part of Reagan's security people. Caribbean
journalists who have arrived here for a regional conference to begin later
today said that such incidents point up the unfavorable conditions in which
the regi~nal media must work.
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COUNTRY SECTION GUATEMALA
TURIN PAPER INTERVIEWS HEAD OF GUATEMALAN JUNTA
PM161509 Turin LA STAMPA in Italian 7 Apr 82 p 5
[Interview with head of Guatemalan Juata Jose Rios Montt by Igor Man, 5 April
in Guatemala City: "How I Will Change Guatemala"]
[Excerpt] Guatemala City--[Question] What are your plans?
[Answer] I have ~repared 15 main guidelinea [cartelloni] which I will b~:
presenting and ex~laining on television in a few minutea' time. They are
the fur~dam~ntal points of the plan of action of the ~unta which, by God's
will, I lead. First, it must be clear that authority is at the service of
the people and not vi~e versa. In this spirit it ia necessary to achieve--
and quickly-- a reconciliation of the Guatemalan family for the sake of peace
and national concord.
[Question] When you talk about reconciliation are you also referring to the
possibility of an "~mderstanding" with the guerrilla forcea?
[Answer] We offer the guerrillas two options: Dialogue or open war. We
are ready for either: It is up to them to decide.
[Question] In your country much blood has been shed and unment3onable
atrocities have been committed....
[Answer] One ~f our prime o1~~ectives is security and tranquillity based on
complete observance of human righCs. Before, long ago, we used to be
distressed by the sight of a dead dog run over by a car, b ut then we became
accustomed to seeing human corpses scattered in the streets. Now we have
had enough. We have an obligation to guarantee human rights.
[Question] There is the tragedy of the Indians, the prime victims of violence
from the oppoaite quarter; how do you intend to resolve it?
[AnswerJ By integrating the various ethnic groups. We are 20 nationa in one.
By reforming the economy, but eatab~.ishing peace, by putting an end tq the
exploitation of the Lumpe~ proletaria~, which has become a coarse forn? of
rep ression, rebellion stema from himger and underdevelopment: Ideology has
nothing to do with it. Even Chriat was a rebel, so to apeak: He preached
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peace but expelled the traders from the temple and wanted social justice for
the advancement of the poor and the tranquillity of the prosperous.
[Question] How will economic recovery be achieved?
[Answer] We believe in free enterprise, but we cannot accept excessive power.
The state must exercise suitable controls.
_ [Question] In your opinion, what are Guatemala`s most dangerous enemies?
[AnswerJ Corruption, the wait-and-see attitude, institutionalized corruption
and violencP. Numerous officials must be pimished and the corrupt must be
eliminated to improve the population`s living standards. The contradictions
of our society must be eliminated. Democracy is our banner so that the
Guatemalans know what their duties, their responsibilities and therefore
their rights are.
[Question] When will there be elections? [Question ends]
The general did not reply at once, then explained that before that a cleansing
operation must be carried out, otherwise there is a risk of a Salvadoran-type
outcome: "Priority must be given to the economic problem, to the people's
participation. Do you realize how many illiterates we have--people who
vote by making a thumbprint on their baLl.ot paper? It is necessary to observe
the constitution, place the legal system on new foundations, guarantee
fundamental rights....A huge task awaits us, yet people want to move at
supersonic speeds. I say, however, that though some people travel in Mercedes,
there are others--the majority--who travel fn carts. So we must adapt to the
speed of the majority."
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COUNTRY SECTION GUATEMALA
GUER'ZILLAS ATTACK POLICE; U. S. BLAMED FOR COUP
PA14G356 Havana PRELA in English 2300 GMT 13 Apr 82
[Text] San Jose, 14 Apr (PL)--Ztao Guatemalan national police posts were
attacked by guerrillas in that Central A~nerican cotmtry, in actions that
took a toll of one regime casualty.
The Independent Press Agency [Agencia lndependiente de Prensa--AIP] reported
that in the locali.ty of Ixhuatan, in Santa Rosa, heavily armed insurgents
attacked the police station for nearly half an hour.
Regime sources confirmed the combat and disclosed that the guerrillas used
automatic weapons and withdrew to nearby mountains.
An.other group of guerrillas stormed the control post in Santa Cruz del Quiche,
seizing numerous arms and munition.
Representatives of the Guatemalan ruling triumvirate admitted that the
regime lost one soldier.
Meanwhile, a church organization bl.amed the United States for the recent
military coup in Guatemala where an increase 3.n repression is expected.
Members of the "Vicente Menchu Revolutionary Christians" Organization
accused the CIA and the State Department of imposing a junta headed by
by Gen Efrain Rios Montt.
The Revolutionary Christians conde~ed the Guatemalan regime after setting
off two "leaflet bombs" in the Calvario parish in the heart of Gua.temala
Ci t y.
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COUNTRY SECTION NICARAGUA
RAMI REZ CALLS FOR HONEST TAI.KS WITH U.S., HONDURAS
~ PA122200 Havana PRELA in English 2052 GMT 12 Apr 82
[Report by Manuel Guerrero]
[Text] Managua, 13 Apr (PL)--Sergio Ramirez declared here that for talks
with the United States and Honduras to be positive, with a complete result,
there must be honesty and seriougneas in Che formulations of those countries.
That position was set �orth by the members of the National Reconstruction
Government Junta of Nicaragua in an interview with PRENSA LATINA.
"We have always stressed that for Nicaragua the road of diaLogue and under-
standing must be open not only with the neighboring countries such as
Honduras but with the United States Government," he said.
He added that the negotiations must be global according to the formulation
made in the United Nations by Commnander Daniel Ortega, junta coordinator,
and in Managua by Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo.
Rami rez described as a positive step the visit made last Thursday to the
Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry by U.S. Ambassador Anthony Quainton to speak
of the possibilities of dialogue.
He s aid that it is not only up to Nicaragua to determine the course, and
the mechanisms of negotiations with the United States but also to respect
the global framework that the Mexican Government has given them."
The ~-~ember of the ~unta recalled.that in regard to Honduras, Nicaragua has
unsuccessfully propoaed meetings in the respective ministries of defense and
fore ign affairs and ~oint patroling of the border.
He s aid that while there is a political and diplomatic correlation.favorable
to the Nicaraguan position abroad, this country conf ronts aggression and
destabilization. He said tht~t the situation in that regard is more complex
because "we seek political im.deratanding while we are also aware that the
enemy hides an armed fist behind his back."
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The movements of pers~nnel and arms from the United States to Honduras,
where there are over 5,000 Somozist guardsmen and 16 counterrevolutionary
camps, have been stepped up, he indicated.
The state of national emergency decreed on 15 March for a 30 day period
will continue "so long as the basic i.ssue is not so?ved through negotiations,
and that is, that the United S~_ates must en d its attacks on us, it must stop
plotting to destabilize the Sandini.st popular revolution.
"[de cannot fall asleep, we cannoL- say that this is an easy situation, in
fact it is a very grave one" he stressed.
Ramirez Mercado indicated that the circumstances that led to the state of ~
emergency continue because "we cannot say that imperialism has finally
decided not to attack us...or that the 5,000 former guardsmen across the
border are no longer there..."
In regard to the possibility of calling a special UN General Assembly, he ~
said the jtmta has still to decide whether or not to ask for such a call.
In speaking of the p resence of Nicaragua at the nonaligned foreign ministers
meeting in Kuwait, Ramirez said that the s upport it receives will be decisive.
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COUNTRY SECTION NICARAGUA
LEADERS INSPF.CT NORTHERN DEFENSE SITES
PA092319 Havana PRELA in English 2310 GMT 9 Apr 82
[Text] Managua 10 Apr [date as received] (PL)--Nicaraguan Defense Minister
Commander Humberto Ortega described any United States armed attack on this
country as a"desperate, stupid act, doomed to failure."
In the course of a visit to six military units near the Honduran border, he
urged the troops to stand as a wall to bar the way of the enemy.
"Wherever the invaders come, you must stand as doors of steel and fire" said
the commander in chief of the Sandinista popular army.
Humberto Ortega highlighted the importance of the units in the northern zone
because they will be the f irst to contain the enemy while other forces in the
country will go into action later on.
He was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Defense Commander Joaquin Cuadra
and Commander Hugo Torres, chief of the political directorate of the ministry.
As part of the preparations for defense several commanders from the ministry
of interior visited key economic centers in this capital.
Brigade Commander Lenin Cerna, chief of the general directory of state security,
visited the country's only cil refinery, a target of a counterrevolutionary
plot to blow it up several months ago.
Cerna also visited the Augusto Cesar Sandino Airport, where in February an
explosive device placed in a piece of baggage on a flight from Honduras blew
up and took the lives of three airport workers.
Commanders Omar Cabezas and Olga Aviles inspected other centers of production,
where they warned of the danger of an aggression and called for redoubling
revolutionary vigilance.
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COUNTRY SECTION ST LUCIA
LABOR PARTY LEADER WARNS OF U.S. AID PLAN
PA171716 Havana PRELA in English 2308 GMT 16 Apr 82
[Text] Saint Lucia, 17 Apr (PL)--President Ronald Reagan's Caribbean Basin
Initiative promises aid in exchange for political and military advantages
for the United States, warned George Odlum.
The former foreign minister and leader of the Progressive Labour Party (PLP)
of Saint Lucia referred here to the recent Reagan visit to Jama.ica and
Barbados.
He said that the economic program under which Washington would grant
cotmnercia]. incentives and encourage investments in some Caribbean countries
is part of the traditional policy nf the carrot and the stick.
. He also said that four Caribbean heads of state ran to Barbados just because
Reagan was spending a vacation there.
Odlum said that ~hose rulers did not take into account the negative conse-
quences in the long term of th e initiative, which, he warned, offers aid in
exchange for political and military initiatives.
He contrasted that haste to go to Barbados with the abortive efforts for
years to hold a summit meeting of CARICOM leaders.
Gdlum called Reagan's meeting with the pri.me ministers of Barbados, Dominica,
Saint Vincent, Saint Kitts-Nevis and Antigua-Barbuda a"real pantomime."
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