PROGRESS REPORT ON GRENADA

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• Publication Date: April 16, 1984
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Washington, D.C. 20520
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. ROBERT C. MCFARLANE
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: Progress Report on Grenada
Attached is an updated progress report on Grenada.
VCharles Hi
Executive Sec etary
Attachment:
As stated.
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GRENADA: PROGRESS REPORT
Create a climate in which democratic government can be
restored and sustained in Grenada.
Withdraw U.S. combat troops as soon as possible, leaving
behind sufficient security to enable the new government to
restore democratic institutions.
To achieve these objectives, the following actions in the
political, economic, and security areas have been taken:
1. Political:
A. Assist the interim government to restore the
necessary institutions to provide effective public
services:
1. Provide assistance for the depolitization and
reorganization of the civil service, the
educational system, and other public sectors.
- Depolitization has been largely accomplished
in the educational system and in other public
sectors, with the exception of some senior
government officials who are holdovers from the
Bishop regime. These individuals are well known
to Grenadian security authorities, but civil
service regulations make their removal from
office difficult. The government leaders are,
therefore, attempting to transfer these
individuals to less sensitive positions or
otherwise encourage their resignations.
2. Get a functioning judicial system into place.
-- The judiciary is functioning. Its regular
January session took place on schedule. Most of
the detainees from the October 13-25 government
have been or are about to be formally charged
with crimes, and trials are tentatively scheduled
for June, 1984. ,
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 -- A major problem for the government has been
the paucity of resources in the Office of Public
Prosecutions. The Embassy and Department have
brought this situation to the attention of Canada
and other potential donors with the aim of
developing an effective prosecution team as soon
as possible. Canada has agreed to be helpful.
In addition, lawyers from Barbados, Guyana, and
possibly Trinidad-Tobago, will be assisting.
3. Help identify the most competent of the disbanded
professional police force and arrange for their
recruitment into a reconstituted police force.
-- A new police commissioner was named December,
5. 50 policemen began training in Barbados in
January. 20 returned to Grenada after completing
their training in February and the remaining 30
are expected to return in May. Additional
policemen will be trained both in Barbados and in
Grenada. Since the training pace is too slow, we
are devising a new plan to speed it up. The plan
calls for providing a 3 month training course for
300 policemen in two tranches of 150 each, with
the first course to begin in June. We are
checking its legality under Section 660 and will
be consulting with Congress as appropriate.
-- 100 of the 300 policemen will receive SSU
training as part of the newly devised course.
4. Encourage the government to accept the British
and/or Canadian offer to train and advise the
police.
-- The British have a full-time police advisor in
Grenada who is assisting the GOG's police
commissioner in recruiting and training police.
An additional U.K. advisor is expected to arrive
shortly. The U.K. has already spent 750,000
pounds for training and equipping the police
force and plans to furnish another 1 million
pounds. We have urged the U.K. to concentrate
this additional assistance exclusively on police
training and a senior FCO official promised to
take this under consideration. The U.K. has also
used some of its funds to refurbish police
stations around the island.
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 -- The Canadians have agreed to furnish a
communications network for the police force and
to provide management training for supervisory
officials. We have asked them to extend
additional training assistance.
5. Offer technical assistance to the public works,
agricultural, information, health, utilities, and
other appropriate ministries to enable them to
function more efficiently.
-- AID and Project Hope signed a contract in
January under which the latter agreed to provide
medical service to Grenadians and to strengthen
the Health Ministry. AID projects in the road
and agricultural sectors which are currently
being designed will also furnish technical
assistance to the appropriate GOG Ministries.
AID is also working on Grenada macro-economic
issues with the Grenadian Ministry of Finance.
-- AID has earmarked funds for this purpose and
has conducted an intensive survey of the relevant
ministries.
6. Prepare a paper on Grenada along the thematic
lines (facts about the repression of the
Bishop/Austin dictatorship, cooperation with
Cuba, the Soviet bloc, North Korea, Libya; export
of subversion and genuinely democratic political
group) for public distribution in the U.S. and
abroad.
-- Paper was completed and released to the public
on December 16.
-- DIA is cataloguing and indexing the captured
documents so that they can be placed in a
repository at the National Archives for access by
scholars and the public.
B. 1. Assist as possible the government in its efforts
to conduct an investigation into the developments
which led up to the recent internal crisis and,
the subsequent overthrow and killing of Bishop
and others.
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-- We have arranged for two GOG prosecutors to
review the documents as part of their preparation
of cases against those accused of committing
crimes in connection with the October 19 events.
-- We have also made available to the GOG the
results of an investigation by U.S. military
intelligence of the October 19 killings.
2. Encourage the government to bring to justice
those responsible for any crimes committed during
this period, exposing the activities of Bishop,
the NJM, and the PRA to their discredit.
-- On February 22, 18 of the 39 detainees were
formally charged with murder or conspiracy to
commit murder in connection with the October 19
events. Preliminary hearings will begin shortly
and the trials are expected to be held this
summer.
-- We are helping to obtain funds to defray cost
of legal fees and courtroom expenses. We have
approached U.K., Canadian, Australian, and
New Zealand governments. U.R. and Canadian
governments have indicated they might provide
limited funding. New Zealand may also be
interested.
3. Advise the GOG and the CPF of the importance of
handling all detainees with due respect for their
human rights.
-- International Committee of the Red Cross
representatives have visited Richmond Hill prison
periodically and have expressed general
satisfaction with prison conditions. The
Grenadian government has cooperated with the ICRC
and has quickly implemented its recommendations.
4. Provide the necessary advice and support to
establish an effective intelligence gathering
component of the police force.
-- This function has been carried out by CPF
elements pending reconstitution of the Grenadian
police. It will be some time before an effective
Grenadian capability exists.
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5. Identify persons opposed to restoration of
democracy.
-- This objective received high priority
immediately after the rescue mission and was
effectively carried out. The CPF continues to
exercise vigilance in this area and investigates
all leads it receives about possible subversive
activities.
6. Recommend adoption of an amnesty program.
-- An amnesty program was carried out in
November-December, 1983 which reduced the number
of detainees to about 40.
C. Assist the Government in preparing for free elections.
1. Offer technical expertise and financial
assistance to create structures and procedures
necessary for a fair and representative electoral
process.
-- A supervisor of elections was named in January
and with assistance from Barbados, necessary
ordinances have been drafted and voter
registration has begun. Jamaica provided the
cameras for photographing all registrants.
Barbados has provided technicians to set up a
computerized bank of all registrants. Australia
has agreed to provide $100,000 to help fund the
registration; Canada and others are considering
whether to provide additional funds. The
procedures are in place for the registration
program and the actual voting process.
2. Identify and support democratically oriented
Grenadian political parties.
-- Moderate forces are emerging; we are quietly
urging them to seek accomodations and form
coalitions. Seaga has sent to Grenada a
political organizer who is actively engaged in
getting the moderate centrist political elements
to unify and launch a program. Prime Ministers
Compton, Adams, and Charles are also providing
advice.
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 -- Centrist parties led respectively by Herbert
Blaize, Francis Alexis, and George Brizan have
tentatively agreed to merge into a new "Team for
National Togetherness" (TNT).
3. Ensure the Government is kept informed of
political activities of radical or hostile
elements wishing to subvert the democratic
process.
-- This is being done on a daily basis by the
U.S. and the CPF.
II. Economic:
A. Ensure that the emergency needs of the Grenadian
population are met by continuing to disperse the
emergency relief food and materials ($2.2 million
authorized).
-- The emergency assistance phase has been
completed. The money was disbursed for relief
supplies and immediate, critical, rehabilitation of
essential services, such as water and electricity.
B. Develop an economic growth strategy for Grenada based
on expanding exports, recovery of the private sector,
reduction of unemployment, and encouragement of
structural reforms while using regional institutions
as appropriate.
-- Work is proceeding rapidly on the Point Salines
Airport project. Project documents are expected to
be ready for prospective U.S. bidders by April 9.
Construction should be underway by the end of June
with an official opening scheduled for October 25,
1984. We are providing $19 million of the estimated
$24 million required to complete the airport.
Canada, the EEC, and the UK are providing the
remainder'.
-- A $5 million economic stabilization grant was
signed with the GOG in January. The counterpart
funds are being used to increase credit to the
private sector and to provide the GOG's contribution'-
of local currency for other donor's projects, in the'
areas of road construction, banana and cocoa
production and utility system repairs. Another
$5 million grant is being readied.
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 -- We reprogrammed a total of $40 million for Grenada
from funds earmarked for Lebanon. These funds when
added to monies already allocated total $57.2 million
which we expect to disburse during FY84 and 85. The
airport, claims, budget assistance, and regular
development projects will be handed from this total.
FY 86 programs for Grenada will be funded from the
regional Eastern Caribbean aid package and will be
monitored by the AID mission in Bridgetown.
-- Congress was officially notified March 30 of our
intention to use $6 million to settle outstanding
claims related to combat damage. Unless objebtions
are made by April 14, the settlement process should
begin in the next several weeks.
C. Ensure that other donors participate fully in
assisting the economic development of the Eastern
Caribbean, using the IBRD-led Consultative Group for
Economic Development (Caribbean Group) as the focal
point.
-- During the Caribbean Group meeting, held in
February, Grenada received pledges of assistance from
Canada, the United Kingdom and the EEC. (Canada's
package totals about 17 million Canadian dollars.)
Other donors, including the Australians, Venezuelans
and the Trinidadians, expressed a strong interest in
pursuing possible projects with the GOG.
-- Discussions with the IMF are scheduled to resume
this month. There continues to be a disagreement on
the level of public sector savings that will be
realized this year. The Fund has been pressing the
GOG to raise taxes, an action that politically would
be very difficult, given the already high rate of
taxation.
D. Take steps to revitalize the private sector by
identifying areas of joint venture investment and
arranging intensified contacts between the private
sectors of Grenada and the U.S.
-- A joint White House - OPIC investment mission
visited Grenada in January. That visit resulted in
six firm investment proposals in the tourism,
manufacturing and fishing sectors and a large nunber
of ideas that are still being investigated. The
investment mission members held a follow-up meeting
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 in Miami, at the beginning of March, with
representatives of the Grenadian private and public
sectors. During that meeting the GOG was repeatedly
told of the importance of making rapid decisions on
investment proposals. The GOG is undertaking a
review of all of the public enterprises with a view
toward possible divestment. That study is scheduled
to be completed by the end of May.
-- An investment advisor, furnished as part of an
ongoing regional AID project, is now in Grenada. He
is assisting the GOG process investor inquiries and
establish a Development Corporation.
E. Ensure that U.S. commercial programs are fully
functional for Grenada, such as Eximbank, OPIC, CCC,
and CBI benefits.
-- Grenada was designated a beneficiary under the CBI
on December 29. A permanent economic-commercial
officer is scheduled to arrive at the Embassy later
this month to oversee the full range of U.S.
commercial programs.
III. Security:
A. Establish an adequate security presence to substitute
for the U.S. combat troops when they depart.
1. Produce analyses of internal and external threats
to Grenada.
-- This was done on November 11 and updated on
November 29. Another is being coordinated for
production by mid April, 1984.
2. Orderly withdrawal schedule for U.S. forces
specifying turnover of responsibilities to the
CPF.
-- Sec Def memo of December 9, laid out plans to
reduce U.S. forces to a level of about 275 to
350. This plan is still relevant.
3. Coordinate with the CPF partners to determine
levels of forces required.
-- CPF force levels have remained at about 420,
and are adequate to ensure Grenada's security.
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 CPF nations, U.S., and Grenada met on January 27,
1984 to discuss future needs. No formal
agreements were reached, but consensus developed
to maintain force levels at least until after the
Grenadian elections.
4. Identify materiel and training assistance to
support the CPF.
5. Take steps necessary to provide immediate funds
for equipment and training.
-- A total of $15 million PKO was made available
for the CPF, and home island security forces
rotated into CPF service starting in February,
1984. Training and equipping of the latter
forces has been completed (except for the
Jamaicans who complete training at the end of
May) and we are continuing to provide spare
parts, petroleum, and transportation to and from
Grenada for these units.
-- In addition, a total of $12 million in FY 84
MAP funds and $600,000 in IMET has been
allocated to Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean.
Proposals for FY 85 funding, now before Congress,
includes $5 million (MAP) for the Eastern
Caribbean, $5 million (MAP) for Jamaica, $5
million PKO for the CPF, and $550,000 IMET for
the region.
6. Involvement of U.S. military units in
reconstruction projects.
-- A number of civil action projects were carried
out by U.S. forces before their departure.
7. Assignment of appropriate U.S. personnel to
provide an intelligence capability.
8. Surveillance capability for detection of
infiltration by sea/air.
-- The USCG is responsible for this function by
sea with two cutters.
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9. Encourage the creation of a Grenadian SSU.
-- The President has signed a determination
making Grenada FMS-eligible and SSU training can
start as soon as the GOG signs the necessary
non-transfer assurances, SSU candidates are
identified, and the proper equipment is shipped
to Grenada.
10. Analyze potential destabilization threat by Cuba,
the Soviet bloc or Guyana from individuals
currently in Grenada.
-- Agencies involved will continue to include
much analyses in periodic updates of the threat
assessment.
B. Using the RSS as a base, ascertain requirements and
provide assistance for the creation of a Caribbean
'rapid reaction force" to provide security for the
region when the CPF departs. Assist in identifying
composition, training, and equipment for the force.
1. Consult with RSS Governments regarding the
inclusion of Grenada and the design of its force.
We have done this. P.M. Adams believes that
Grenada should not be invited to join until an
elected government takes office.
2. Assist in identifying the corresponding training
and equipment needs for the force.
-- Regional leaders have been discussing this
issue and met with Secretary Shultz on February
8. There is no consensus yet among OECS/Barbados
leaders on requirements or on means of funding
for the force. We have informed them we do not
favor the erection of a regional standing
military force, but that we will continue to help
increase the ability of the RSS to respond
rapidly to meet emergencies, by considering
improving its lift, intelligence, and
communications capabilities.
3. Take steps to provide funds for the equipment and
training through reprogramming or special
legislation.
-- Once the OECS/Barbados political leadership
agrees on the composition and role of the RSS, we
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will determine the extent of our participation in
its training and equipping. We are examining
priorities for our possible support. Funds will
come from available allocations (see III A 5
above) or if necessary from reprogramming.