PRELIMINARY SUMMARY REPORT ON THE TRIP TO FIVE CENTRAL AMERICAN NATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R001102380011-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2010
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 12, 1983
• Content Type: CABLE

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20(.; PANAMA, VENEZUELA ET. AL. PREFER THIS AS A MECHANISM
G' FOR MORE DEEPLY INVOLVING THEMSELVES.
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{ 3. CENTRAL AMERICAN CORE NATIONS MAKE CLEAR THE
24 ARE-' READY AND WILLIwG TO CAREFULLY COORDINATE WITH
AND INFORM THE U.S.
IT IS CLEAR THAT At`,~Y E?FURT BY THE U.S. TO
2a PREVENT SUCH A MEETING WILL BE DEEPLY RESENTED AND
' MIGHT vvELL INHIBIT FURTHER INVOLVEMENT BY VENEZUELA
AND PANAMA IN THE PROBLEMS OF THE REGION.
a2 t.. 5. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS: ECONOMIC CRISIS IS ACUTE
THROUGHOUT THE AREA. LUini PRICES OF MAJOR=' PRODUCTS,
INAbEt UATE MARKETS, UNAVAILABILITY OF CREDIT, AND HIGH
INTEkEST RATES PALGUE ALL GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION.
A. 8, :95 4ICA AND HONDURAS THERE IS COMPLETE
;g~.. BEWILDER MMEFjT ABOUT WHY THE U.S. SHOULD CONTINUE TO
k t. !-GIVE NICARAGUA ITS SUGAR QUOTA WHEN THEY NEED IT SO
B bLY. THEY SEE IT AS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR
NICMRAGUA'S FALTERING ECONOMY AND DENYING THEN? (AND
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14~ B. HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR BOTH BADLY !NEED MORE
ECONOMIC AID AND COULD USE MANY MORE SURPLUS FOOD-
16 STUFFS ON GRANT OR PL-480 TERMS.
18 6, EL SALVADOR= THERE IS AN ESPECIALLY ACUTE NEED
TO UNIFY SALVADOR'S BADLY DIVIDED SOCIETY AND FRAGILE
VO( GOVERNMENTS. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT ALL PAINS SHOULD
BE TAKEN TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AND MUTUAL TOLERANCE
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AWL) ENHANCE CONFIDENCE. ASSURANCE WITH REGARD TO
U.S. SUPPORT IS ESPECIALY IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME.
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