INTERAGENCY GROUP ON U.S.-SOUTH AMERICAN RELATIONS: CIRCULATION OF FINAL DRAFT STUDY
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CIA-RDP83M00914R000600020059-4
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RIPPUB
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2
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December 21, 2016
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June 5, 2008
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59
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Publication Date:
August 31, 1982
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MEMO
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August 31, 1982
UNCLASSIFIED
(With SECRET Attachment)
Interagency Group No. 24
OVP -
Mr.
Donald
NSC -
Mr.
Michael
ACDA -
rIr .
Joseph
AID -
Mr.
Gerald
CIA
P. Gregg
O. Wheeler
Presel
Pagano
Commerce - Pdrs. Helen Robbins
Defense - COL John Stanford
ICA -
Ms.
Teresa
Collins
JCS -
MAJ
Dennis
Stanley
Treasury -
Mr.
David
Pickford
USTR -
Mr.
Dennis
Whitfield
UNA -
Amb.
Harvey Feldman
SUBJECT: Interagency Group on U.S.-South American Relations:
Circulation of Final Draft Study
With reference to our memo 8225479 of August 25 on the
above subject, we understand that some addressees received the
study without its final page. The page is attached.
L. Paul Bremer, III
Executive Secretary
State Dept. review completed.
UNCLASSIFIED
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of power to avoid new outbreaks of hostilities and
prevent possible Soviet inroads. A key problem in
this regard is that Congress and much informed opinion
in the~U.S. has traditionally opposed arms sales to
Latin America as unnecessary, counterproductive, waste-
ful, and supportive of militarism.
In the post-Falklands environment, we believe
that U.S. unresponsiveness would reduce U.S, influence
and prestige in matters that many South Americans
who are not military will consider vital to their
national security. To influence procurement needs
and the related rethinking of security interests and
needs, we will need to make-full use in dealing with
Latin America of the more flexible arms transfer poli-
cies established by the Reagan Administration, and
build Congressional support for their use.
August 9, 1982
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