THE CENTRAL AMERICAN OUTREACH EFFORT

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86M00886R001200340019-5
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: April 17, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE HOUSE
April 17, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR: WILLIAM J. CASEY
DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
FAITH RYAN WHITTLESEY
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDE
FOR PUBLIC LIAISON
SUBJECT: The Central American Outreach Effort
I would like to bring you up-to-date on our efforts to increase
public awareness of Central America and to develop support for
the Administration's policies in the region.
Since last May, the Office of Public Liaison has conducted weekly
briefings on Central America, established a Speakers' Bureau
which has sent spokesmen to 150 platforms nationwide, and
published a series of eight White House Digests which counter the
myths about Central America.
The weekly outreach briefings provide supportive business and
private foundation leaders with key up-to-date information which
they disseminate through their writings and speeches. The
briefings feature top Administration spokesmen, as well as
distinguished speakers from outside the Administration. Past
speakers include the President, Dr. Henry Kissinger and Prime
Minister Eugenia Charles of Dominica. A list of all featured
speakers at the Wednesday meetings is attached.
The Speakers' Bureau was established to respond systematically to
requests for speakers on Central America. These are being
received from business, professional, governmental, academic,
community and religious organizations throughout the country. To
date we have placed 150 speakers in 68 cities. A list of
speakers placed by the Office of Public Liaison is attached.
The White House _Digests are short factual papers addressing key
aspects of the Central American issue. They give us the
ammunition we need to counter the falsehoods and misconceptions
about Central America. Copies of all Digests published so far
are attached, as well as a list of the papers awaiting final
clearance.
Support for the President's Central American initiatives depends
on the accuracy and timeliness of information the American people
receive. Our effort is designed to meet that vital need. We are
constantly seeking new ways to increase our effectiveness and
welcome your advice.
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1984 SPEAKERS
WHITE HOUSE OUTREACH WORKING GROUP ON CENTRAL AMERICA
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1984
General John W. Vessey, Jr.
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
TOPIC: "CENTARL AMERICA AS PART OF A LARGER GLOBAL
STRATEGY"
Dr. Constantine C. Menges
Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for Latin American Affairs,
National Security Council
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA UP-DATE"
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1984
William C. Doherty, Jr.
Executive Director
American Institute for Free
Labor Development
TOPIC: "THE STATUS OF AND PROSPECTS FOR THE LABOR
MOVEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA"
Dr. Michael A. Ledeen
Senior Fellow in INternational Affairs
Georgetown Center for Strategic and
International Studies
TOPIC: "REVELATIONS OF THE CAPTURED GRENADA DOCUMENTS"
Dr. Constantine C. Menges
Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for Latin American Affairs,
National Security Council
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA UP-DATE"
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1984
Mr. Arnaud de Borchgrave
Author: The Spike, Monimbo
Dr. Constantine C. Menges
Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for Latin American Affairs,
National Security Council
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA UP-DATE"
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1984
Senator Jeremiah Denton
United States Senator From Alabama
TOPIC: "REPORT ON MY TRIP TO CENTRAL AMERICA"
Senor Wycliffe Diego
Miskito Indian
TOPIC: "HUMAN RIGHTS AS PRACTICED BY THE
SANDINISTAS"
Dr. Constantine C. Menges
Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for Latin American Affairs
National Security Council
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA UP-DATE"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1984
Mr. Herbert Romerstein
Member, Inter-Agency Working Group
on the Grenada Documents
TOPIC: "THE GRENADA DOCUMENTS: SOVIET ACTIVE
MEASURES VIA CUBA"
Mr. Richard Holwill
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional and
Business Affairs
Department of State
TOPIC: "MY TRIP TO CENTRAL AMERICA','
Dr. Constantine C. Menges
Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for Latin American Affairs
National Security Council
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA UP-DATE"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1984
Ambassador Harvey Feldman
Washington Representative to United Nations
Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick
TOPIC: "UNITED NATIONS" VIEWS ON POLICIES, INFORMATION
AND DISINFORMATION ABOUT CENTRAL AMERICA"
Mr. Ramiro Gurdian
President, National Agriculture
Producers of Nicaragua
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TOPIC: "ECONOMIC SITUATION AND RELATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR
WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1984
Father Falvian Mucci
Catholic Priest and Educator
TOPIC: "CAUGHT UP IN THE CROSSFIRE: THE FATE OF THE
NON-COMBATANTS"
Geraldine O'Leary Macias
Former Maryknoll Nun
TOPIC:
"WITNESS TO THE BETRAYAL OF A REVOLUTION"
Jacqueline Tillman
Executive Assistant to United Nations
Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick
TOPIC:
"CENTRAL AMERICA UP-DATE"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984
Mr. Bruce Cuthbertson
Vice President, Association of American Chambers of
Commerce in Latin America
TOPIC: "BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE ON CENTRAL AMERICA"
Stan Atkinson
TV Journalist
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH THE NEWS?IAN'S LENS"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1984
Mr. James H. Michel
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Inter-American
Affairs, Dept. of State
TOPIC: "LEGAL REFORM IN CENTRAL AMERICA"'
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1984
Mr. Arnaud de Borchgrave
Author: The Spike, Monimbo
TOPIC: "INFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION"
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Jacqueline Tillman
Deputy Director for Latin American Affairs
National Security Council
TOPIC: CENTRAL AMERICA UPDATE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1984
Stanley Levchenko
Former Soviet'Official
TOPIC: "SOVIET ACTIVE MEASURES"
Jose Manuel Casanova
United States Executive Director
Inter-American,' Development Bank
TOPIC: "MULTI-LATERAL ECONOMIC AID IN CENTRAL AMERICA"
Colonel Louis Alonso Amaya
General Coordinator
National Commisjsion for Area Restoration
(CONARA) El Salvador
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21,,1984
His Excellency Marco Revelo
Bishop of Santa Ana
President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador
TOPIC: "THE SITUATION IN EL SALVADOR TODAY"
The Honorable Eugenia Charles
Prime Minister of Dominica
TOPIC: "TO SET A NATION FREE"
WEDNESDAY?,?--MARCH 28,; 1984
.Colonel John A., Cash
United States Army
Former Military, Attache in El Salvador
TOPIC: "THE MILITARY IN EL SALVADOR"
Steve Dachi
Director, Office of American Republics Affairs
United States Information Agency
TOPIC: "PUBLIC;OPINION IN THE CARIBBEAN BASIN IN REGARD
TO U.S.'SPOLICY IN CENTRAL AMERICA"
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Jacqueline Tillman
Deputy Director for Latin American Affairs
National Security Council
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA UPDATE"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1984
Dr. Howard Penniman
American Enterprise Institute
TOPIC: "THE ELECTIONS IN EL SALVADOR"
Reverend Monsignor John P. Foley, Editor
The Catholic Standard and Times
TOPIC: "REFLECTIONS OF AN OBSERVER"
Mr. William Perry
Center for Strategic and International Studies,
Georgetown University
TOPIC: GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EL SALVADORAN ELECTIONS"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1984
Daniel James
Director, Americas Coalition
TOPIC: "QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE EL SALVADORAN ELECTIONS"
Francis X. Gannon
Advisor to the Secretary General
Organization of American States
TOPIC: "CENTRAL AMERICA: A DEMOCRATIC PERSPECTIVE"
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