SENIOR CLAT OFFICIALS SPEAK OUT ON EL SALVADOR

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000902340013-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 13, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: SEIIQR CLAT OFFICIALS SPEAK OUT ON EL SALVADOR
1, THE SECRETARY GENERAL (EMILION MESPERO) AND DEPUTY
c SECRETARY GENERAL (EDUARDO GARCIA) OF THE CONFEDERACION
LATINO-AMERICANA DE TRABAJADORES (CLAT) ACCOMPANIED
VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZAMBRANO ON HIS RECENT VISIT
C TO SAN SALVADOR. ON 1/7/82, TH-E CLAT OFFICIALS OFFERED
A PRESS CONFERENCE. THEIR STATEMENTS WERE EXTREMELY _.
SUPP _T_LVE__DF- THE -SALVA ORAN ELECTORAL PROCESS. SOME OF
THAI MORE MORE SIGNIFICANT REMA K :
LEFTIST ORGANIZATIONS WHO CLAIM TO DEFEND THE INTERESTS
OF THE SALVADORAN WORKING CLASS SHOULD ABANDON THE ARMED
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T AND PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.
LECTIONS OFFER SALVADORAN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS A MARVE-
OUS OPP RTUNITY TO FURTHER WORKER INTERESTS WITHIN A
DEM TIC CONTEXT.
LAT,-SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF SALVADORAN CAMPESINOS TO ORGA-
IZ THEIR OWN LABOR UNIONS.
ORA EALITY.
L A T W O L1 L 1 T K -- B B--EA--S.AL. AD OR
HAT OTHER INTERNATIO R-GAN.LZAIIIlNS MIGHT
BE INVITE&TO SEND OBSERVERS AS WELL.
2COMMENT `IT IS PLEASANT- TIl_F_INO A SUBJECT_ _ON WHICH CLAT
AN THE'U. S. GOVE NR MENT THOROUGHLY AGREE. CLAT DOE NOT
HAVE-GREAT STRENGTH IN EL SALVADOR. ITS NATIONAL ORGANI-
ZATION. THE CTS, HAS AN IMPRESSIVE LEADER (JOSE LUIS GRANDE
PRESA), BUT VERY FEW MEMBERS. ORGANIZED LABOR IN GENERAL IS
VERY WEAK IN EL SALVADOR. CLAT SUPPORT FOR - THZVELECTORAL
PROCESS IS LIKELY--TO HAVE GREATER IMPACT ON GOVERNMENTS
OUTSIDE OF ELSALY DOR,._ VITINi--ELECT N OBSERVERS FROM- M
CLAT ND-JItF, WCL IS _AN EXCELLENT IDEA. WE-AI-LL- RAISE
THE EC WITH THE GOESlAND-THE CENTRAL ELECTIONS COUNCIL.
GIVEN THE UNSYMPATHETIC VIEW TOWARDS THE GOES SO FAR EVI-
DENCED BY THE ICFTU EXECUTIVE BOARD, THE ICFTU MIGHT BETTER
BE LEFT UNINVITED.
HINTON
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