UPO TELEGRAM TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00148R000200440054-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: June 3, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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TOR: 031814Z JUN 82
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P 031343Z JUN 82
FM AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9937
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C0N F I0E N T I A L SAN SALVADOR 4619
E. D. 12065: GDS 6/2/88 (BROWNFIELD. WILLIAM R.)
TAGS: PINS, PINT, ES
SUBJ: UPC TELEGRAM TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
2. ON 5/31/82, THE UNIOAD POPULAR DEMOCRATICA (UPD)
NOTIONAL LABOR CAMPESINO ORGANIZATION SENT THE FOLLOWING
TELEGRAM TO SEN. PERCY, SEN. KASTEN, CONG. CLARENCE LONG,
AND CONG. ZABLOCKI:
BEGIN QUOTE: THE 500.000 CAMPESINOS AND WORKERS OF
EL SALVADOR REPRESENTED BY THE DEMOCRATIC POPULAR UNION
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR LAND REFORM AND DEMOCRACY
FOR CUR COUNTRY. WE AGREE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS THAT
LAND REFORM MUST BE COMPLETED AS ORIGINALLY DECREED IN
DECREE 207 AS OF APRIL 28. 1980 BEFORE AID IS DISBURSED
TO EL SALVADOR. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS THE SALVADORAN
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AGREES TO CANCEL THE EXEMPTION
FOR GRAIN AND CATTLE, WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL AID
TO EL SALVADOR PROPOSED IN FISCAL YEAR 1983 BY THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THE 1982
ASSISTANCE LEVEL WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO AND AND SOCIAL
REFORM FOR THE PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SOLIDARITY AND UNDERSTANDING. END QUOTE.
3. THE TELEGRAM IS SIGNED BY FRANCISCO 2ALDANA
(FESINCONSTRANS). JOSE LUIS GRANDE PRESA (CTS).
SAMUEL MALDONADO (UCS). JORGE CAMACHO (ACOPAI), AND
ALVARO REYNOSA (FESACORA).
4. THE TELEGRAM AND THE LANGUAGE WERE APPARENTLY
IDEAS OF AIFLD IN WASHINGTON. THE TELEGRAM WAS
APPROVED BY THE UPD LEADERSHIP. THE SIGNERS WERE THE
SAME LEADERS WHO VISITED WASHINGTON DURING THE WEEK
OF 5/24/82.
BLEAKLEY
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