BRIEFING OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EL SALVADOR, 27 JANUARY 1982

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 27, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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SECRE
EA 82-0346
27 January 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing of Inter-American Affairs Subcommittee on El Salvador,
27 January 1982
1. On 27 January 1982, -]Deputy Director Office of African and
Latin American Analysis/DDI, Office of
African and Latin American Analysis/DDI, briefed the Inter-American Affairs
Subcommittee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, on El Salvador. The closed
briefing was held in Room H-236 The Capitol, from 1500 hours to 1630 hours. No
transcript was taken.
2. Present from the Subcommittee were:
Michael Barnes (D., MD), Chairman
Gerry Studds (D., MA)
3. Present from the staff were:
Vic Johnson, Staff Director
Rob Kurz
Lillian Pubillones
Nancy Agris
Marian Chambers
Benjamin Gilman (R., NY)
4.1 began by explaining to the Members that our information on
El Salvador is fragmetary and there are many areas where we wish we had more
data to work with. He said that the junta has improved its control over its
armed forces. We believe that the elections scheduled for 28 March can proceed
fairly and on schedule. He added that our figures show that since last year
the number of deaths has been down in spite of an upsurge in December. In
response to a question from Representative Studds, explained how
we arrive at our figures. continued by telling the Members about the
investigation into the death o e four church women. He concluded by saying
that we have not seen any discernible progress in the efforts to bring the
junta and the guerrillas together to negotiate a settlement.
5. I lelaborated on the basic points which had already been
made. He informed the Members about the bombing of government aircraft inside
the Ieopango Air Base. He emphasized that our information was still classified.
He went into detail, with0 assistance, on the percentage of violence
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attributed to the Government, right wing groups, and the guerrillas. In the
Agrarian reform he said we have seen mixed results at best. The Members asked
about arms flows and supplies, and our briefers used charts to give detailed
answers to their questions. The role of Cuba and Nicaragua in the supplying of
arms was also covered. Representative Gilman asked if we knew anything about
and we indicated that we had seen only State information and had
no independent information. Another question was answered about the use of
refugee camps by the guerrillas. There were no follow-up items. The Members
appreciated the information and they did not raise the issue of the Presidential
certification on El Salvador.
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