CLAT AND EL SALVADOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000902340012-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: January 23, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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ACTION: NONE . INFO: FILE, RF, CR/WH, CRES/ARO, IAD/CAS-3,
ICS/HTO, LA-3, NICAG/LA, NIO/LA, OALA/ES-2, DALA/MC, OALA/r-,C/CA,
OALA/MC/DC, OALA/MC/R-2, OALA/MCMIL, OALA/ME/LA, UALA/ME/MH, OALA/POLA,
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R 212125Z JAN 82
FM AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7513
INFO RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 138
RUESRS/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 1780
RUESGT/AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA 163
RUESMG/AMEMBASSY GUA 5717
RUEHME/AMEMBASSY MEXICO 987
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA 8670
RUESJO/AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE 2208
RUESTE/AMEMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA 8482
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SAN SALVADOR 0497
E. 0. 12065: 1/21/88 (BROWNFIELD, WILLIAM J.) OR-P
TAGS: PINS, PINT, ES, ELAB
SUBJECT: (C) CLAT AND EL SALVADOR
REF: A) CARACAS 0444 B) SAN SALVADOR 0227
1. C - ENTIRE TEXT.
2. EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR AGREES WITH THE
ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING CLAT EXPRESSED IN
REF A. OBVIOUSLY, US GOVERNMENT AND CLAT VIEWS DO NOT COIN-
CIDE ON MANY LATIN AMERICAN ISSUES. THIS IS NOT
THE CASE IN EL SALVADOR, HOWEVER.+THE RECENT VISIT OF CLAT
SECGEN EMILIO MESPERO To EL SALVADOR (REF B) WAS
POSITIVE. MESPERO DECLARED HIMSELF IN FAVOR OF THE
SALVADORAN ELECTORAL PROCESS AND OPPOSED TO THE
ARMED-CONFLICT. THE ORGANIZATION'S TRADITION OF
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ANTAGONIS TOWARDS US LATIN AMERICAN POLICY MAKES CLAT
A SIGNIFICANT ALLY ON THE SALVADORAN ISSUE.
CRITICS MAY ACCUSE CLAT OF FAVORITISM TOWARDS THE
DUARTE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT. THEY
CANNOT ACCUSE IT OF SUBSERVIENCE TO US FOREIGN POLICY
OBJECTIVES. THIS CONCIDENCE OF VIEWS ON THE SALVADORAN
CRISIS MAY PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION
WHICH THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND LABOR AND THE AFL-CIO
COULD EXPLOIT.
3. WITHIN THE LIMITED CONTEXT OF EL SALVA-
DOR, CLAT, GRIT, AND THE AFL-CIO (THROUGH ITS AIFLD
OPERATION) HAVE ALREADY DEMONSTRATED THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH A RECONCILIATION, THE CLAT-SUPPORTED CENTRAL
TRABAJADORES SALVADORENO CTS H ORIT-SUPPORTED
FESINCONSTRANS FEDERATION ARE BOTH FOUNDING MEMBERS OF
TH NATIONAL LABOR-CAMPESINO PRESSURE GROUP UNIDAD
POPULAR DEMOCRATICA (UPD). THE LEADERS OF THE TWO"`---__
'OR NIZATIONS OFTEN SHARE THE SAME PODIUM, PREPARE
JOINT STATEMENTS, AND COORDINATE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL
ACTIVITY. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, TN T1URN, RECEIVE SUP Pi ~T
FROM AIFLD. IJ WOULD BE WRONG TO SUGGEST THAT THE CTS
OR FESINCONSTRANS ARE POWERFUL FORCES IN EL SALVADOR AT
THIS TIME. THE STRENGTH OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN THIS
COUNTRY HAS BEEN BADLY SAPPED BY THE POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC CRISIES. MEMBERSHIP IN BOTH ORGANIZATIONS IS
[)OWN. NEVERTHELESS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF CLAT,
ORIT, AND THE AFL-CIO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR ABILITY
TO WORK TOGETHER ON SALVADORAN ISSUES, THIS MAY NOT
NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS CAN
FIND COMMON GROUND IN OTHER LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS
AS WELL. IT DOES SEEM SENSIBLE THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO
BUILD UPON THE COMMON GROUND THAT NOW EXISTS. WE
ENDORSE EMBASSY CARACAS' SUGGESTIONS THAT
LABATT CONSULT AND COORDINATE WITH CLAT ON SALVADORAN
POLICY AND THAT THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND LABOR
COOPERATE WITH THE JANUARY CLAT VISIT TO THE UNITED
STATES,
HINTON
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