TOPCIS TO BE COVERED BY THE SALVADORAN ARMED FORCES DELEGATION DURING MEETINGS WITH THE HONDURAN GENERAL STAFF

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2018
• Case Number: F-2016-02029
• Publication Date: April 26, 1985

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(b)(3) (Si/CIA-1U0 NF) SUBJ: TOPICS TO BE COVERED BY THE SALVADORAN ARMED
FORCES DELEGATION DURING MEETINGS WITH THE HONDURAN GENERAL STAFF
Central Intelligence Agency
26 April 1985
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED BY THE SALVADORAN A
GENERAL STAFF DOI: 23 APRIL 1985
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WARNING: INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.
REPORT CLASS e1E T--W11/1\ITEL--NOF0
DIST: 26 APRIL 1985
COUNTRY: EL SALVADOR/HONDURAS
SUBJ: TOPICS TO BE COVERED BY THE SALVADORAN ARMED FORCES
DELEGATION DURING MEETINGS WITH THE HONDURAN GENERAL
STAFF
DOI:
SOURCE:
TEXT: 1. ARMED FORCES JOINT GENERAL STAFF (EMCFA) CHIEF
GENERAL ADOLFO 0. ((BLANDON)) WILL HEAD A SALVADORAN MILITARY
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DELEGATION ON 26 APRIL 1985 TO MEET WITH COUNTERPART MEMBERS
OF THE HONDURAN ARMED FORCES. THE MEETING IS TO TAKE PLACE IN
HONDURAS AS A RESULT OF AN
INVITATION FOR THE SALVADORAN JOINT GENERAL STAFF
TO BRIEF THE HONDURAN JOINT GENERAL STAFF ON LESSONS LEARNED
BY THE SALVADORAN ARMED FORCES IN DEALING WITH INSURGENTS.
FOLLOWING ARE THE KEY TOPICS TO BE COVERED BY GENERAL BLANDON
AND HIS STAFF OFFICERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATED SALVADORAN/
HONDURAN MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST SALVADORAN INSURGENT GROUPS
OPERATING IN FRONTIER AREAS; BRIEFING ON SALVADORAN INSURGENT
SITUATION; FRIENDLY FORCES ORGANIZATION; SUMMARY OF RECENT FRIENDLY
FORCES OPERATIONS; USE OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE IN SUPPORT OF
TACTICAL OPERATIONS; ROLE OF CIVIL DEFENSE FORCES; INDIVIDUAL
SOLDIER TRAINING FOR COMBAT; HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN
EL SALVADOR; OFFICER CORPS STAFFING AND TRAINING; AND
MAINTAINING SUPPORT OF FRIENDLY NATIONS.
2. GENERAL BLANDON WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THIS TRIP BY
EMCFA INTELLIGENCE (C-2) CHIEF LIEUTENANT COLONEL JUAN ORLANDO
((ZEPEDA)), EMCFA OPERATIONS (C-3) CHIEF LIEUTENANT COLONEL RENE
EMILIO ((PONCE)), FOURTH BRIGADE COMMANDER COLONEL SIGIFREDO
((OCHOA)) PEREZ; AND THIRD BRIGADE COMMANDER COLONEL MIGUEL
ANTONIO ((MENDEZ)).
3. SALVADORAN PRESIDENT JOSE NAPOLEON ((DUARTE)) HAS
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY HIS PLANNED VISIT TO HONDURAS TO MEET
WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT ROBERTO ((SUAZO)) CORDOBA. PRESIDENT SUAZO
ADVISED PRESIDENT DUARTE THAT A VISIT BY DUARTE WOULD NOT BE OPPORTUNE
AT THIS TIME.
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