SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES FOR NSC DISCUSSION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R000500090005-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 27, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 22, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. WILLIAM P.
THE WHITE HOUSE
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Subject : Supplementary .; snues and Object. i ves for NS(._ Uiscussi nn
Attached are three snpplementsry i RRups 4nr9 nhjAr.t, vpa
requested in your LDX of this morning. With
approval, we are-circulating this simultaneoi'isly to the
participating agencies.
aul Bre e~>~ r, III
Executive Secretary
cc:OVP -- Donald P. Gregg
Commerce - Mrs. Helen Robbins
Defense - Col. John Stanford
JCS -
Ltc.
Dennis Stanley
CIA -
Mr.
Thomas B. Cormack
OMB -
Mr.
Alton Keel
DOE -
Mr.
William Vitale
Treasury - Mr. David Pickford
UNA - Amb. Harvey Feldman
USTR - Mr. Dennis Whitfield
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State Dept. review completed.
NSC Review Completed as Redacted.
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DECL: OADR
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SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE
PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO CENTRAL AMERICA
1. Issue: Improvement rf U.S.-Guatemalan Relations
Objective: To convince Rios Montt that the USG supports
his efforts to defeat the rxuerrillas in Guatemala while
cleaning up the human rights situation.
Rios Montt represents the first government that the U.S.
has been able to support in Guatemala in the last six years.
Even though engaged in a brutal guerrilla war, Rios Montt has
depar.t.pd from past tradition by attempting to end
indiscriminate violence and corruption. His hold on power is
tenuous and he is dubious that the USG will ever support him.
He needs to be convinced that we share the same mutual. goal of
GOG victory in the guerrilla war. He must understand that the
GOG image abroad is so bat, that it is difficult for the
democratic countries, including the United States, to convince
their legislatures to appropriate assistance. We should
encourage him to continue the human rights progress, which will
help us in our effort to convince the Congress that the GOG and
USG share a common objective in defeating the guerrillas.
2. Issue: U.S. Salvadc.ran Relations
Ob ective: To express to President Magana in the strongest
and most convincing terms our support for his government and
our common objectives.
Magana, as a compromi.,,s President, is ably maneuvering the
diverse elements in his po..arized government.to an improved
democratic and human rights situation. He needs to be
convinced that USG will o' y with the task our two governments
face in El Salvador until it socompleted. Magana is aware of
the importance we attach 'Co significant immprovement in the
human rights situation and the periodic test of progress built
into the congressional certification requirement. He should be
commended for his effort and reminded of the importance of
continued progress to achieving our common objectives.
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3. Issue: U.S.-Honduran Pelations
Objective: .Reassure our Honduran Allies of the U.S.
commitment to the preservation of their nation and democracy.
President Suazo, in power less than a year, heads a fragile
democracy on the front lines of the regional battle to contain
Cuban/Nicaraguan subversion. Despite pressure from Nicaragua,
he has sided with his El Salvador and U.S. allies, fully
recognizing the short term liabilities of that action. He
needs to be reassured that the USG will remain steadfastly
committed to his defense and the economic development of his
economy, the second poorest in the hemisphere after Haiti. He
should be told that the Administration is committed to continue
military and economic assistance for Honduras. The CBI with
its trade preferences and investment incentives is an important
vehicle for the development of the Honduran economy.
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