ABC NIGHTLINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000404030017-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2010
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 1, 1983
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ABC NIGHTLINE
1 June 1983
KQ?Prl.: The~White House had no comment. ?he CIS had no
comment, and the .State Department veal only s hair further. 'LJe', ~
don'L comment on intelligence activities,' said state, 'but as a
matter of policy, it is not the policy of the government of the
United States to averthro} the Bovernment of Surinamt.' Ihzl
vas all in response to n report Dy Carl Bernstein on this
b-aadeast last night. In that report Bernstein Quoted
congressional sources as claiming that CI: Airector S?illiam
Casey told the Rouse and Senate lntelligence Committees last
Decemoer of a covert CIE, plan to overthro~: the government of I
Suriname. In the ace of heated cor~ressional opposition, the 1
plan Was reportedly dropped. ?oday the New York Zimes reported
that its independent sources had confirmed that story and
Bernstein reports that other congressional sources have now a1zol
confirmed it_ E: little later ir, this braadcast we will talk I_I
with Iien.-y Rzssinger, Richard Eller. and SLaasfield ?u_*-sser abaci
the pros and cogs of covert activity. But first, Frail ?farce, a
leaner of the Council fa: the Libe_ation of Suriname. 2+.r .
2larte, the coneiLians in you: count-y--you claia they are even
worse than ve have heard. hoc Dad are they^ 2'~A.RT';,; Flell, ?ed,
they are very had because to look at the Suriname situation, ane
shoul2 view them on fvo levels. ?he first is the level of the
national unit in ~*hieh we have to do; ve are con_ronled with
armed hares in ~ fragsoerted state which are terrorizing the
sa j on ty of the people of Suriname. 1vow, ge;; of Lhe Suriname
people are against these :.rme+a bands, and it is a matter of fact
that conditions aze far worse:. worse than we've, you've hea_c
here.
FOPP~L: Ead you heard,,let me just ask you first of all vhet:~e-
you hat heart, and I mean has thf CIt for example, been ir. Lou:h
~~ith you or any of your coll.egues, about providing assistance?
TLt.RTz.: ha, ve eo^,'t, we know nothing Whatsoever about CIE: and
CIS cor.tacls. ~e are trying Lo liberate Suriname from
(inaudible) ir, fact criminals, and ve are dete*ninee to do Lhat.
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