LATE MAY 91 LUIS ENRIQUE GARCIA LAUNCHED SEVERE VERBAL ATTACKS AGAINST MILITARY

Created: 6/1/1991

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INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND WAS COLLABORATING WIIH THEM OUTSIDEOF AID HE HAD

RECENTLY CONFIRMED HIS-STISTICIONS AND CLAIHEOad. AS AN INSTITUTION. BEEN PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TO. GOVERNMENT THAT HAD LED TO THE CUTOFF. MILITARY AID. IN PARTICULAR INFORMATION ON THE KILLING. CITIZEN IN PETEN DEPARTMENT ALLEGEDLY BY GUATEMALAN TROOPS. HAD BEEN PASSED BYO. HENDOZA ADDITIONALLY CLAIMED IHaTad DONE EVERYTHING ASKED OF IT. INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND PUNCTUaTEO HIS COMMENTS WITH EXTREMELY COARSE REMARKS.

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THE COMND TONE OF HENDOZA'S REMARKS. MORE SERIOUS. HOWEVERAPPARENT ATTEMPT BY HIM TO WEAKEN THE(

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pretext to justify his hoves aOaINSTOF IHL positions he has held. he has been well-informed of these relationships for hany years. and his supposed opposition to them is largelt for show.

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THERE MAY BE OTHER HOTIVES BEHIND SOME OFND IIS OFFICERS; SUPPORTERS OF HENDOZA HAVE FOLLOWED HIS LEAD IN ATTaCKINC. FOR EXAMPLE. THEIS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING OFFICIAL CORRUPTION IN THE ARMY NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING. AND COUP PLOTTINC. NUMEROUS OFFICERS HAVE RUN AFOUL OF THEBECAUSE OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THESE ACTIVITIES AND IT IS NATURAL THEY WOULD SEEK REVENGE. NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING INTERESTS. IN PARTICULAR, WOULD LIKE TOEAKENEDAS IT IS THE ONLY CREDIBLE ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY WITH AN ANTINARCOTICS ROLE. SOME OFFICERS BELIEVE IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT SUCH INTERESTS HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO HENDOZA. DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, f

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MINISTER Ot DEFENSE HAS BLEW" MakTHIailments that ARI AFFECTING MORALE AND THE MINISTER'S OWN STANDING. MOREOVER. THE MINISTER HAS FAILED TO KEEP THE PRESIDENT INFORMEDARIETY OF

ISSUES AND, FOR THIS REASON. HAS BEEN "DISCIPLINED" BY THE PRESIDENT.)

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