(EST PUB DATE) HONDURAS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001338933
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2010
• Case Number: F-2001-01650
• Publication Date: January 1, 1996

Memorandum for:
From:
Subject :
ie, Honduran Working Group and Director,
Current Production and Analytic support
In response to your letter dated 31 January 1996, I have
provided the following responses keyed to your questions.
Comment: I was assigned) from August 1990 to August
1993 and thus questions concerning events outside of this time
period, I have little or no knowledge.
I. Father Carney, the Olancho Operation, and Reyes Mata -
1983 to 84:
a. I do not recall this operation, its objective, nor
who was involved.
b. I do not recall a Honduran military person named
Vasquez and his involvement in the Olancho operation and/or
Father Carney.
c. i do not recall
being as e to ascertain what appened to Father ~C-arn]ey
nave o knowledge of whether was tasked
with attempting to find out a ou ar her Carney.
d. I did not discuss the Olancho operation and/or
Father Carney
e. I have no knowledge pertinent to this question.
f. I have no knowledge pertinent to this question.
II. State Department Human Rights Reports
a. My understanding of information on human rights
abuses, if any, was to be provided in a written report to the
who would coordinate this information
with the appropriate embassy officers,
I am not familiar with e way Human Rig s
information was handled at the Hqs level.
b. I believe the Embassy political section took the
lead in preparing the Human Rights report. I
cannot recall any factual information on Human Rig is a uses
being provided to the Political section. I am not aware-of how
reporting on Human Rights abuses would have been
incorporated into the report. I do not recall any disagreements
over the Human Rights report.
c. I do not recall any classification issues. I am
not aware of any information being considered too sensitive,
except sources and methods, for passage to the embassy.
APPROVED FOR RELEASE^ DATE:
29-Jun-2010
 d. I do not recall reading the Human rights report in
draft. This was normally done by
I cannot recall specific details o e Human Rights reports
1 and cannot comment upon its
impar iality. 1 have no reason o believe that the
Ambassador/Embassy was pressured to downplay the Human Rights
reports. In fact, I recall that Ambassador Arcos was a strong
advocate of Human Rights. I have no personal knowledge of any
such pressure.
III:
I. Congressional Notification and Politicization
a. I recall only one time that Congressional staff
members visited Honduras and that was to discuss funding. I do
not recall any visit to discuss Human Rights issues. I cannot
recall any instance in which the Embassy was
not forthcoming in its meetings with Congress or its
representatives.
b. I cannot recall any report being altered in
response to political concerns.
IV. Honduran Security/Intelligence Service Involvement in
Human Rights Incidents.
a.
i no nave any concerns that the military units
was involved in human
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c. I do not recall any factual human rights issues
ever surfacing I do recall that DNI's name was
changed due to i.s repu a ion or corruption and treatin
arrested persons badly.
did not have a policy of not reporting
human rights abuses incidents to Hqs nor do I recall any
incident/issue bordering on such issues not being reported.
E. I do not recall any organization calling itself
ELACH nor any Honduran military officer belonging to such a unit.