(EST PUB DATE) FATHER CARNEY, THE OLANCHO OPERATION, AND REYES MATA - 1983 - 84

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001338912
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2010
• Case Number: F-2001-01650
• Publication Date: January 1, 1984

I. Father Carney, the Olancho Operation, and Reyes Mata - 1983-
84 FI
A. Do you recall the late 1983 Olancho operation, also
known as the Patuca River Operation? Do you recall anything
about how Reyes Mata died? What do you remember, if anything,
about an American priest's involvement with Reyes Mata's Group,
whether he was present during the operation, and what may have
happened to him? Do you recall whether this American priest may
have been Father James Carney, alias "Padre Guadalupe"?
B. What do you know about a Honduran Special Forces soldier
or officer named Vasquez in connection with the Olancho Operation
and/or Father Carney?
C. Do you remember whether
ascertain what happened to Carney
response?
investigation of the disappearance of Father Carney? Did
E. What was your understanding of the Embassy's role in the
D. Which contacts, if any, did you talk to
at any time a b u t e ncri0 o
Operation, Reyes Mata, and/or
Carney, and what did they tell you?
the Defense Attaches, and State Department officers
activities if any
Olancho operation, and what can you tell us about their
F. What do you know about the US military's operations in
Olancho in September 1983? Are you aware of any CIA officers who
were working in Olancho (particularly at Aguacate) during the
process, and who had the lead in the investigation?
cooperate in the investigation? What was the coordination
person? How was Agency information incorporated into the
at the Embassy? What information did provide that
Headquarters in providing information to the State Department
or the Department's yearly human rights report to Congress?
What was the coordination process?
B. Do you recall who took the lead in preparing the report
A. What was your understanding of the role of
II. State Department Human Rights Reports
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 reports? What disagreements, if any, concerning the Honduras
human rights reports do you recall? How were they resolved?
C. Do you recall any classification issues? Was there any
human rights informatio considered too sensitive for
the report? If so, why?
D. Did you read the draft human rights reports on Honduras
during the period when you were assigned to work on this region?
Did you think they fairly depicted the human rights situation in
Honduras? If not, please explain why. Do you have any reason to
believe the Ambassador/Embassy was pressured to downplay human
rights abuses in the report? Do you have any personal knowledge
of such pressure? n
III. Congressional Notification and Politicization
A. Do you know if Congressional delegations visitin
Honduras asked about human rights issues? What did
mbassy tell them? Are you aware of any fa o
provide information to Congress or to Congressional delegations
concerning human rights abuses committed
in Hon uras. Are you aware
or any information on instances of human rights abuse in Honduras
that you believe should have been but was not passed to
Headquarters, policymakers, and/or Congress?
B. Do you recall any cases of politicization of reporting
on Honduras? Do you recall any analysis being altered in
response to political concerns? If so, who suggested that it be
changed and for what reasons?
IV. Honduran Security/Intelligence Service Involvement in Human
Rights Incidents
B. Did you ever have concerns that particular units might
have been engaged in specific human rights abuses (Special Unit
of FUSEP/DNI, the 316th Military Intelligence Battalion, the
Counter-Intelligence Division of the C-2)? Did you ever have
concerns that any of these Units/personnel might have been
engaged in summary killings other than in combat? If so, what
 was the basis for your concerns? Did you ever discuss such
concerns with any other Agency/State/DOD personnel?
C. To your knowledge, did ake any action
to resolve allegations of human rights abuses--by the Hondurans
or in other international press--against Honduran
security/intelligence units
D. Do you know of any abuses/human rights incidents
possibly committed by Honduran security or intelligence units
that--for lack of evidence or any other reason--were never
reported officially (e.g., cable or memos) to
.Headquarters? If. so, please describe the incident and your
understanding of why it was not reported. Who decided not to
E. What do you know about the Honduran Anti-Communist
Liberation Army (ELACH) and any human rights abuses it may have
committed? Do you know of any Honduran security/intelligence
personnel who may have belonged or had contact with ELACH?
so, who were they and what was their relationship with ELACH
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