3/9 HFAC NARCOTICS TASK FORCE HEARING ON THE CARIBBEAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00005R001000080030-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: March 17, 1988
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: 3/9 HFAC NARCOTICS TASK FORCE HEARING ON THE
'CARIBBEAN -.
1. (U) SUMMARY. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES ABRAMS AND
WROBLESKI, ALONG WITH DEA DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
BYRNE, TESTIFIED 3/9 BEFORE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE (HFAC) TASK FORCE ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
CONTROL HEARING ON THE CARIBBEAN. CONGRESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES FOCUSED ON THE USG RESPONSE TO THE
INFLUENCE OF COLOMBIAN CARTELS IN THE REGION, WITH
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE BAHAMAS, HAITI, JAMAICA, AND
CUBA. CHAIRMAN SMITH REITERATED HIS INTENTION TO
INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION TO DECERTIFY THE BAHAMAS.
CONGRESSMAN CROCKETT, ON THE OTHER HAND, EXPRESSED STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE BAHAMAS. WHILE SMITH HAD SOME HARSH WORDS
FOR THE ADMINISTRATION'S CERTIFICATION DECISIONS, THE
HEARING ON THE WHOLE WENT QUITE WELL.END SUMMARY.
2. (U) SMITH (D-FLA) WAS JOINED AT THE HFAC HEARING BY
CO-CHAIRMAN GILMAN (R-NY) AND COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES
ACKERMAN (D-NY), AND MEYERS (R-KANSAS). ALSO PRESENT WERE
SUB-COMMITTEE ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN
CROCKETT (D-MICHIGAN) AND CONGRESSMAN BURTON (R-INDIANA).
3. (U) PARTICIPANTS ALL AGREED THAT ORGANIZED DRUG CARTELS
POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE STABILITY OF THE CARIBBEAN
REGION, A THREAT RECOGNIZED BY GOVERNMENTS IN THE AREA.
AS WROBLESKI BRIEFED THE COMMITTEE ON THE RECENT CARIBBEAN
NARCOTICS LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE AND VOICED HER
CONCERN OVER THE VULNERABILITY OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN
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