SNIE: NEGOTIATIONS AND INSTABILITY IN CENTRAL AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85T00176R001300010025-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: May 21, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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SECRET
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council
MEMORANDUM FOR, National Foreign Intelligence Board Representatives
FROM : National Intelligence Officer for Latin America
and Instability in Central America
SUBJECT SNIE: Negotiations
The Director of Central Intelligence has of ea
1.
"fast track" Special National Intelligence s
implications for key Central American countries of the various peace
initiatives and negotiating proposals currently being considered. The
estimate will be prepared under the auspices of the NIO/LA.
2. Attached are the draft Terms of Ref ere for the estimate as
Principal 25X1
approved by the National Intelligence Council. f ter.
National Intelligence Council, will be the principa
Analyst,
CIA/DDI will draft Sections T and T.T.
3. The DCI has requested a published copy of the SNIE by Friday,
timetable:
28 May 1982. This requires the following
--first draft completed for circulation to NFIB review by
Wednesday noon, 26 May;
--NFIB Representatives meeting on Wednesday 26 May, 1530 hours (you
will be advised of the room number later);
--revised draft circulated to NFIIB Representativ1e500s byour00 hours,
Thursday, 27 May, for telephone
--publication, Friday, 28 May 1982.
F_
Constantine C. Menges
Att: (1)
Distribution: Special
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
SNIE: Negotiations and Instability in Central America
I. Introduction
Positive developments in Central America
State of play in regional negotiations/peace initiatives
-- Major areas of concern--the continuing serious threats
II. Country Assessments (brief)
-- Nicaragua
-- El Salvador
-- Guatemal a
-- Honduras
-- Costa Rica
-- Panama
-- Belize
III. Cuban, Soviet, and Nicaraguan Activities and Objectives
-- Subversion
-- The Second Front: Negotiations
-- Cuban and Nicaraguan Strategy
-- PLO, Libyan, Algerian activities
IV. Other Participants
-- Mexico
-- Regional Latin American countries (Honduras, Costa Rica, Venezuela,
Colombia)
-- The Socialist International
-- International Christian Democrats
-- European governments
V. Outlook and Implications
-- For countries in Central America and the region
-- For the US
21 May 1982
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