TAKE 1 OF 2 -- CARLOS PEREZ ON ASPARO INCIDENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92-00053R000300350003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 1, 1988
• Content Type: CABLE

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COUNTRY: Venesueta
SUBJ.; Take 1 of -- Carlos Perez on Amparo Incident
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-2035 (00.T 3i) Nov 88 (Tentative)
ESpeect: by Cartos Andres Perez. presidential candidate for the
ruting D,...?Aocratic Action (AD), at Victoria Avenue in Caracas --
iiwe; monitored in progress3
Umcerpts] CPassage omitted] I have included clear.
reatistic, and feasible ideas in my government plan. I have drafted
4 ptan for a safe future for Venezuela. We could say this plan
inctudos the four main and essential aspirations of the Venezuelan
peoote: full emptoyment. personat safety, economic stability, and
welt-being for att. These four goats wilt be, in essence, our
loverneent action plan. It will be aimed at achieving a modern
Venezueta.
I consider it my duty to present, on the same day I am sworn in
and Jurinq my lessage to the Congress, a national strategic plan, the
macroeconomic ooticy that wilt ctearty state the path we shalt
fottow. However, my commitment to national development wilt not
prevent me from saying today, and tomorrow before the Nationat
Congress, that my first responsibitity is with the poor people. I
must fight the poverty once again invading Venezuela. (applause)
1 woutd be tying if I were to say before this huge crowd. hundreds
o thousands of residents of Caracas. that I as going to decree full -
mptoyaent. Fult eeployeent wilt be the result of the efforts we
wilt undertake with the help of ail the country's sectors, Our goal
aikt to increase production and productivity, expand our economy
with the use of selective measures that wilt open the path toward an
,?ffective and efficient indnstriatization, and increase our export
tassibites and Cword indistinct] the main wealth our country
has. 4owever, b2fore we Jo this. we vitt have to confront the
problem of poverty in Venezuela. It is our duty to confront this
problcm with dirsct subsidies. (passage omitted]
At this time, f wish to discuss certain political incidents that
leAand 7 speak of them clearly and truthfully. The country has been
;hocked by the so-tatted St Amparo incident. a painful incident that
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has occurred amid an election campaign when the strength of potiticat
propaganda can be bought to boost the interests of a specific party.
This is what is happening with the Et Ampere incident -- the Et
amparo incident that shocked and continues to shock the Venezuelan
people. The Venezuelan people want to hear the truth, alt, the truth,
4rd only truth about what happened in EL Amparo. Capptausei
The day after tne Et Asper* incident, I expressed the feelings of
the peotle. I made statements on behalf of AO and as the party's
resIdentiat candilate. I expressed my doubts regarding the report
oresented ty those who were involved in the incident. T asked the
4overnment for a clear and specific explanation regarding the
hapeenings. The president of the republic was abroad at the time of
the intident. Upon his return to the country, he explained what had
hapoened. The president said that even though he had received a
report from those who had teen involved in the incident, he had
ordered an investigation and that he would guarantee the country
would know the truth, that no crime would be hidden from the people.
This is what Venezuelan democracy reouests. We repudiate, we are
:lurt over, and we: protest the toss of life as was the case in EL
Amparo. 4twever, we also know things Like this unfortunately happen
throughout the world, In all regimes and governments, in the most
civilized countries, everywhere. What is important is that democracy
obes not allow, nor should it allow, that a crime against the most
precious right of lan. the right to Life, remain unpunished.
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