INFORMATION ITEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-550-2-70-1
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 28, 2010
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: November 2, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/10/28: LOC-HAK-550-2-70-1
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FROM: THE SITUAT ION ROOM
SUBJECT : I N FOR MAT I O N ITEMS
VENEZUELA SEEKING D IALOG WITH U.S.: VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
PEREZ, WHILE CONT INUING STRONGLY TO DEFEND HIS AOMINISTRAT ION' S
INTF_RNAT IONAL ECONOMIC POLICY, IS NOW CALL INC FOR A DIALOG WITH
THE U.S. APPARENTLY AIMED AT EASING DIFFERENCES OVER VErEZIIELA'S
PETROLEUM POLICY, HE RECENTLY TOLD THE PRESS THAT THE U. S.
ItIOULD ALWAYS BE' VENEZUELA S "NUMBER ONE" PARTNER AND THAT "FULL
HAP MO NY A NO D IALOG" ARE NE CE SSAP Y. PEREZ SAID HF HOPES NFL
AGE;1 E M E ' T S CAN B E WORKED OUT T O TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TO D E V EL O P-
.1'NG COUNTR IFS AND TO REGULATE PR ICES FOR ALL RAW MATER IALS,
INCLUDING PETROLEUM. HE ASSERTED HI=S ADMMINISTRATIO1 IS NOT
SEEKING A FIGHT WITH THE U.S. AND IS SYMPATHET IC T0 U.S. CONCERN
OVER THE POSSIBLE BREAKOOWN OF W ORLD ECONOMIC ORDER.
THESE RECENT STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT PEREZ ATTACHES A HIGH
A IORITY TO ESTABLtSHtNG A DIALOG WITH THE U. S. CONCEPNING OIL
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ICES. RESPONSE T O T H I S COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON NEGOTIATIONS
FOR TEE NATIONALIZATION OF THE LARGELY FOREIGN-0 PER AT ED PETRO
LEUM INOUSTR Y. THESE NEGOT EAT IONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY
tE' XT YEAR. (LOIN)
HONDURAN RECONSTRUCTION THE U. S. ANNOUNCED III., NE SO AY A GRANT
OF $5 MILL ION FOR HONDURAN RECONSTR UCT ION. REACT ION HAS BEEN
QUITE FAVORABLE. HOWEVER, CONCERN OVER RENEWED IM'MED IATE EEL IE F
FfOBLEMS HAS CAUSED THE HONDURAN GOVERNMENT AGAIN TO REQUEST THE
USE OF HELICOPTERS. WE HAD ENCOURAGED SEEKING SUCH ASSISTANCE
FROM THE OAS; BUT IN VIEW OF ITS FAILURE TO REPLY PROMPTLY TO
THE REQUEST AND BECAUSE OF CONTINUING PRESSURE TO PROVIDE SUCH
ESE I COPT ER S, OUR AMBA SSAO OR HA S NOW RE COMME "COED THE U. S. MAKE A-
VAILABLE SUCH HEL ICOPTERS AND CREWS FOR OPERATION, IN HONDURAS FOR
ONE WEE K. THE COST WOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM THE 5 MILL ION RE-
CONSTRUCT ION ASSISTANCE. WHILE HE 'MOULD PREFER TO i ESERV!
RESOURCES FOR THE LONG-TERM REBUILD ING EFFORT, THE AMBASSADOR IS
CONCERNED THAT FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE CRAFT WIL.E. ERODE THE OVER-
W'HELMINGLY FAVORABLE IMAGE OF THE U.S. WHICH, HAS PESULTFED F? OM
D ISASTER ASSISTANCE TO DATE. (LO')
ARGENT INE POLICE CHIEF ASSASSINATED: ARGENT INA' S FEDERAL
POLICE' CHIEF AND HIS WIFE WERE KILLED FR IDAY ,HEN THE YACHT
WHICH THEY WERE SPEND ING A HOLIDAY #JAS BLOWN 1..'P. THE
FEDERAL POL ICE FORCE AND SOME !AIL ITARY LINIT S HAVE BEEN Pi ACEO
ON ALERT IN REACT ION TO THE ACT. LEFTIST TERROR ISIS HAVE BEEN
SEEKING TO PROVOKE A MORE REPRESSIVE `,"IL ITA:RY REACTION IN AN
EFFORT T O UNDER CUT PUEL IC SUPPORT OF THE C,0VFP NMENT. THEY RE-
CENTLY ANNOUNCED THE IR INTENT ION TO ikEG I' ASSASSINATING ?WIVES
AND "HILORFN OF EMILITAR,Y OFFICE"R S. (L01W1;)
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/10/28 : LOC-HAK-550-2-70-1