SITUATION IN GRENADA AS OF 0500 EDT, OCTOBER 22, 1983

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R000200370060-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2010
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: October 22, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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COMINLULOW
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CENTER
OIERATIONS,
CRE1&DA VOREING GROUP
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? SITt~ATI011 RErw
SITUATION IN GRENADX AS OF 0500 EDT. OCTOBER 22,'19ti3
OAS headquarters received a report from its Gre~uda
office that former Grenadian UN Ambassador Radix, _
inent journalist Alistair Nuuhes and his wife were
prom
I'21:. killed though Radio free Grenada has denied the repent.
killed since the '
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Reportedly 38 people
disturbances began. w,-still have not been able toy
orts that Nrnard Coard has A180 1
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confirm ear
killed. It has been confirmed that the Grenada Ambasaadot
DX1 intercede with the U.S. OR
IIOU:iE ILDxJ forestall an 'imminent' intervention by U.S. forces.
IIILox1 they had vehemently rejec etbeir behalf in order td
n
LDX1 that t e mee g
F ILOX 1 from CARICON. Trinidad Government officials reported that
t d a Grenadian request td
mongers of t e ar
another round of meettgQs in Trinidad October 22. ~Pressreports quote Trinidad4oreign Ministry sources as stating
would,eonsider the exclusion of Grenada
h ti
Leaders of the Eastern Caribbean subregion (Pius
Jamaica) gathered inrictnada. October to
joint measures againstiG
h C ibbeon Community (CARICOR) will 'bold
are no defenses visible.
Despite the curfew] it appear
the Point Salines Airfield is continuing. Novevss.'I thine
r
looting occur
was lifted October 20.. These disturbances were said to be
provoked by grocery stores not being open.
? that conatructof
G GROUP Unsubstantiated reports indicate that rioting apd
ed during the four hour period the W COW
to the OAS, Dessima williams bas resigned.
we have received unconfirmed reports that Nichol l0
Gibbs, an American citizen friend of former Prime?*.tnister
Bishop, was detained on October 19 by members of the
people's Revolutionary Army.
unconfirmed reports also indicate that the
itevplutionary military council may extend the outlaw two
coand .0 ;.
at three days past itsiscb*duled expiration
aauati tion?
strikes kes by seamn, waterfront wor
workers could continue.
q;F,Wr-
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ON! ID>r$TIA
ue to receive assurances from various
we continue ~outces that U.S. citizens at %he medical school are safe... :Ve
understand that 34 students have already signed up o
leave and some have already left_on,chartered boats b o a t s. Us,
has
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R.VOlut1VnI[Y nasita.j
two Embassy officials to visit Grenada today.
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chazd .Brown for Watch Ofli t
Sen
working Group
CO1v?IDENTIAL
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