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• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06629900
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2018
• Case Number: F-2017-01411
• Publication Date: September 21, 1982

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21 SEPT 1982
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WARNING: INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.
REPORT CLASSSE RETWNINTEL NOFORN NOCONTRACT
COUNTRY: EL SALVADOR
SUBJECT:
SOURCE :
1.
CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF, GENERAL
JOSE GUILLERMO ((GARCIA)), MINISTER OF DEFENSE,
RECENTLY HAS EXPRESSED SUSPICION REGARDING FLORES LIMA'S
LOYALITY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPPOSITION EXPRESSED
AGAINST GARCIA BY VARIOUS ARMY COMMANDERS.
GARCIA QUESTIONED HIM ON HIS
LYALITY WHILE GARCIA WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT OPPOSITION
AGAINST HIM BY LTC. SIGFRIEDO ((OCHOA)) PEREZ, CABANAS
DEPARTMENTAL COMMANDER, AND LTC. JOSE DOMINGO ((MONTERROSA)),
COMMANDER OF THE ATLACATL BATTALION.
2.
HE HAD PLEDGED TO
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GARCIA HIS FULL SUPPORT AND OFFERED TO STEP DOWN IF GARCIA DID
NOT HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN HIM. GARCIA SEEMED REASSURED
TO THE EXTENT THAT HE HAS LEFT FLORES LIMA IN COMMAND
OF THE ARMED FORCES WHILE GARCIA IS CURRENTLY ON AN
OFFICIAL VISIT TO SANTIAGO, CHILE.
CONSIDERS THAT THE OPPOSITION WITHIN THE ARMED FORCES
AGAINST GARCIA AND TO SOME EXTENT FLORES LIMA HIMSELF IS
UNDER CONTROL.
REPORT CLASSSECRET- WARNING NOTICE - INTELLIGENCE
SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED - NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN
NATIONALS- NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS CONSULTANTS-
DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION CONTROLIM RY
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