ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES PAPER ON PRESIDENT S LATIN AMERICAN TRIP (U)

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: November 22, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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November 22, 1982
NSC review completed - may be declassified in full
System IT
Mr. Donald P. Gregg Mr. William V. Vitale
Assistant to the Vice President Director, Office of the
for National Security Affairs ~-T Executive Secretariat
Department of Energy
Mr. L. Paul Bremer, III
Executive Secretary
Department of State
Mr. David Pickford
t Executive Secretary
Department of the Treasury
Dr. Alton Keel
Associate Director for National
Security and International Affai
Office of Management and Budget
A Executive Secretary
Lt Col W. Richard Higgins
Assistant for Interagency Matters
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Ms. Helen Robbins
Executive Assistant to the
Secretary
Department of Commerce
Central Intelligence Agency
Ms. Jackie Tillman
Executive Assistant to the U.S.
Representative to the United
Nations
Mr. Dennis Whitfield
Executive Assistant to the USTR
3 Col George A. Joulwan
Executive Assistant to the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
SUBJECT: Issues and Objectives Paper on President's Latin
Attached is the issues and objectives papers for the President's
Latin American trip which will be discussed at the National
Security Council Meeting which is scheduled for November 23, 1982,
at 10:00 A.M. in the Cabinet Room. In addition to the issues covered
in the attached memorandum, the President will have a 50-minute
meeting with Salvadoran Prr??i'dent Magana while in Costa Rica.
The President will also meet for 45 minutes with Guatemalan President
Rios Montt in Honduras as well as with Honduran President Suazo
during his stay in Tegucigalpa. Please be prepared to discuss
these additional issues. Please call Al Sapia-Bosch with any
comments you might have on this package by 2:00P.M. today.
-AV&94 (). UV14A~
Michael O. Wheeler
Staff Secretary
Attachment
Issues and Objectives Paper
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON. D.C. 203"
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V.
ISSUES AND OBJECTIVF,S FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT
TO BRAZIL, COLOPiBIA AND COSTA RICA
1. Issue: U.S.-Latin American Relations.
objective: To express a sense of priority for our
neighbors -- at a time of global recession, post-Palklands
uncertainties, and continuing conflict in Central America
by strengthening ties to key countries and giving a
boost to the CBI, which will be up for action in Congress
at-that moment.
All three countries are sophisticated nations with a
clear leadership role. Brazil is a natural ally with
enormous potential for contributing to economic growth and
stability in South America. Our relations have improved
markedly since an all-time low in 1977, but Brazilians
still interpret our differences on bilateral trade and
nuclear matters as indicati.Qna that we do not understand
their needs or even that we oppose Brazil's emergence as a
great power. We should maKe clear our confidence and
support, and may suggest bilateral working" parties on
trade, nuclear, and military cooperation issues. Colombia
is a key Andean democracy with strong Caribbean interests
and a new activist President, whom we wish to engage
positively. Costa Ricd symbolizes what we support in
Central America: a genuine democracy at peace with its
neighbors, and which has taken the lead in resisting
Cuban/Nicaraguan interference.
2. Issue: Economic relations.
objective: To expteb ..onildence in hemispheric
growth potential, shifting attention from immediate finan-
cial questions to prospects for economic expansion within
an open trading system.
Colombia's economy is in relatively good shape, but
both Brazil and Costa Rica are working their way through
massive debt problems. All three are strongly committed.
to free-enterprise. We want to show confidence in their
management, sensitivity to their needs, and a desire to
cooperate in their growth. In Brazil, our focus should be
on global recovery and future growth, expressing approval
for the non-confrontational North-South aspects of
President Figueiredo's UN speech. The CBI should be
center-staged in both Colombia (a donor) and Costa Rica (a
recipient).
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3. Issue: Peace and Security.
Objective: To make clear our commitment to the
Intel-Amerlcan System, the Rio Treaty, and security in
Central America.
In Central America, guerrilla warfare persists, but we
have stopped the drift toward Marxism/Leninism. Now we
need to show our staying power and our defense of demo-
cracies in the region. Wr ztrongly-support Costa Rica's
leadership in regional peace initiatives. In South
America, the Falklands crisis has accentuated local ten-
sions and raised doubts about the U.S. commitment to the
Inter-American System. Wo should build on our recent UN
vote favoring negotiations on the Palklands by reiterating
our commitment to peaceful resolution of disputes and the
rule of law. We should, however, guard against appearing
to suggest publicly that we are interested in a special
military relationship with Brazil.
4. Issue: Democracy.
Objective: To associate the U.S. with progress toward
democracy.
Colombia and Costa Rica are leading democracies that
held successful competitive presidential elections this
year. Brazil's abertura, or opening toward democracy, has
been gradually develop ni g for a decade: some 50 million
Brazilians will have voted in Congressional and local
elections November 15.
'In Central America, we view democracy as a bulwark
against the Cubans and NicjL ,Ugns and as a sine qua non
for domestic progress and rey onal stability. The resili-
ence of Costa Rican democracy, the restoration of con-
stitutionalism in Honduras, and major progress toward
democracy in El Salvador all stand in sharp contrast to
Nicaragua''s slide into totalitarianism.
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