TALKING POINTS FOR DDCI FOR NSPG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89G01321R000800080004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 10, 1988
• Content Type: REPORT

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TALKING POINTS FOR DDCI FOR NSPG
Sandinista Bocay Operation
Government Activity
10 Mar 1988
The Sandinistas appear to making preparations for what may
be either a continuation of their offensive in the Bocay Valley
or a major cross-border operation against the rebel headquarters
at San Andres De Bocay, Honduras.
Sandinista AN-26s bombed the base on 2 and 5 March; Only
minor casualties were reported as a result of the first
airstrike, and no casualties resulted from the second
sortie
-- Sandinista units of unknown size--possibly reconnaissance
patrols--crossed into Honduras several kilometers west of
San Andres de Bocay on 4 and 5 March,
a Sandinista
reconnaissance battalion had moved to within 18
kilometers of the Honduran border by 6 March.
the Sandinistas airlifted 18
helicopter loads of troops--as many as 500 men--to a
landing zone within three kilometers of the Honduran
border yesterday afternoon.
Insurgent Activity
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The rebels have reacted to Sandinista maneuvers toward San
Andres de Bocay by establishing defensive postions across the
border inside Nicaragua.
they have more than 1,300 fighters
deployed in defensive positions around San Andres de
Bocay; most are deployed along a forward defensive line
in an arc some 15 kilometers from the center of their
base in Honduras
-- Rebel chief Bermudez has ordered his forces to conduct
intense patrols to seek out the Sandinistas, and engage
them before they are able to move in strength across the
border
Large amounts of both lethal and non-lethal aid are stored
at the San Andres de Bocay base, making it a lucrative target for
the Sandinistas.
-- In a resupply surge prior to the aid cutoff, the rebels
airdropped 244,000 pounds of lethal and non-lethal
supplies into the San Andres de Bocay base during
February
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