USE OF BRIBES AND INTIMIDATION TACTICS BY THE NATIONALIST REPUBLICAN ALLIANCE PARTY DURING ITS CAMPAIGN IN SAN VICENTE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06754247
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2018
• Case Number: F-2017-00186
• Publication Date: May 2, 1984

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(SYNC/CIA-1U� NF) SUBJ: USE OF BRIBES AND
INTIMIDATION TACTICS BY THE NATIONALIST REPUBLICAN
ALLIANCE PARTY DURING ITS CAMPAIGN IN SAN VICENTE
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Date Published: 02-May-1984 01:00:00
Date Received: 02-May-1984 05:00:00
Coverage:
Region: COUNTRY: EL SALVADOR
Publisher:
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Agency Acronym: CIA
Office Name: DDO
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Agency Acronym: CIA
Office Name: NCS
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Headers- P 0205007 MAY 84 FM � UNKNOWN TO
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
(S//NC/CIA-1U0 NF) DIST: 02 MAY 1984
COUNTRY: EL SALVADOR
SUBJ: USE OF BRIBES AND INTIMIDATION TACTICS BY THE
NATIONALIST REPUBLICAN ALLIANCE PARTY DURING ITS
CAMPAIGN IN SAN VITTE
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TEXT: 1. DURING LATE APRIL 1984, THE NATIONALIST REPUBLICAN
ALLIANCE (ARENA) PARTY CONDUCTED A VIGOROUS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
IN SAN VICENTE DEPARTMENT USING BRIBES AND INTIMIDATION TACTICS
IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR THE 6 MAY 1984 RUN-OFF ELECTION.
ARENA LEADERS MADE OFFERS OF FINANCIAL PAYMENT TO MEMBERS OF
THE NATIONAL CONCILIATION PARTY (PCN) AND THE SALVADORAN
AUTHENTIC INSTITUTIONAL PARTY (PAISA) IN RETURN FOR THEIR PUBLIC
ENDORSEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, MILITARY OFFICERS IN SAN VICENTE
LOYAL TO ARENA HAVE RECENTLY HARASSED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(pnc) MFMRFRS AND THF PDC PRFSIDFNTIAl CANDIDATF
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kRENA PARTY MEMBERS,
INCLUDING THE PARTY'S REPRESENTATIVE IN SAN VICENTE, APPROACHED
THEM WITH AN OFFER TO PAY EACH U.S. $800.00 PER MONTH FOR TWO
MONTHS IF THEY WOULD AGREE TO ANNOUNCE THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTIES'
SUPPORT FOR THE ARENA CANDIDATE. ALSO
ASKED TO CALL ON THEIR MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVES THROUGHOUT THE
DEPARTMENT AND INSTRUCT THEM TO URGE PARTY MEMBERS TO VOTE FOR
ARENA. IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL COMPENSATION,
WERE OFFERED UNSPECIFIFED ,I0BS IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT
SHOULD ARENA WIN. IREJECTED ARENA'S
OFFER BUT
ACCEPTED BRIBES AND WERE MAKING UNAUTHORIZED RADIO
AND TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ARENA CANDIDATE.
3.
3ATHERED WITH DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM
THE DEMOCRATIC ACTION (AD) PARTY, THE POPULAR SALVADORAN PARTY
(PPS) AND THE POPULAR ORIENTATION PARTY (POP) TO PUBLICLY DENOUNCE
THE UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES OF THEIR PARTY MEMBERS. THEY FURTHER
CRITICIZED EFFORTS BY ARENA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, ROBERTO
((D'AUBUISSON)), TO PROPAGANDIZE THE MILITANT PARTY MEMBERS'
ACTIVITIES BY MEETING WITH THEM RECENTLY IN SAN VICENTE IN THE
PRESENCE OF NEWS MEDIA PERSONNEL.
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ARENA'S CAMPAIGN IN SAN VICENTE BY INTIMIDATING PbTa�MEMBERS
AND SYMPATHIZERS AND HARASSING PDC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, JOSE
NAPOLEON ((DUARTE)), DURING A RECENT CAMPAIGN VISIT TO THE
DEPARTME2-NT CAPITAL. DUARTE WAS FORCED TO PROCEED ON FOOT AND
WITHOUT HIS BODYGUARDS DOWN A STREET LEADING TO A COLLEAGUE'S
HOME WHEN SOLDIERS, UNDER ORDERS NOT TO ALLOW ANYONE TO PASS,
STOPPED HIS VEHICULAR CARAVAN. COMMENT: DUARTE WAS (b)(1)
ENROUTE TO LUNCH AT A PRIVATE HOME SITUATED ON THE SAME STREET (b)(3)
AS THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS. THE ORDER TO IMPEDE ALL MOVEMENT DOWN
THE STREET WAS GIVEN ONLY MOMENTS BEFORE DUARTE'S ARRIVAL BY
DO
((TICAS)). TICAS IS A WELL-KNOWN ARENA SYMPATHIZER AND WAS
AWARE THAT DUARTE WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE LUNCH AT THE PRIVATE
RESIDENCE. AFTER INITIALLY INFORMING DUARTE THAT HE COULD NOT
PASS, THE LIEUTENANT IN CHARGE OF THE GUARD DETAIL ALLOWED HIM
TO PROCEED ON FOOT. THE LIEUTENANT WAS LATER ARRESTED FOR
DISOBEYING ORDERS.) IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, UNIFORMED TROOPS UNDER
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THE COMMAND OF AN ARMY CAPTAIN RECENTLY PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL
TOWNS IN THE CANTON OF LA GALERA INFORMING THE POPULACE THAT
ANYONE NOT IN FAVOR OF ARENA WAS A COMMUNIST AND SHOULD BE
TRFATF11 WITH SUSPICION AND CAUTION.
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Collection: CC
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Agency Acronym: CIA
Office Name: DDO
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