MISC RE OFFICERS VISITED AN IMPRISONED BAMACA AT A GUATEMALAN AR

Created: 3/1/1995

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I COMMENTED THAT REGARDLESS Of INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE AND LOOMING SANCTIONS. THE CUATEMALAH ARMY MILL IH HO UMCERTAIN TERMS HOLD TO ITS OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS Of KAACMAKACA WAS KILLED IK THE COURSeIREFIGHT WITH AH ARMY PATROL, THAT THE ARKY LEADERSHIP BASES THE DECISION TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT ON PRINCIPLE, AND WILL NOT BE FORCED TO RLTj ITS ACCOUNT OA PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS ON THE CASE. CRANTCO THAT ARM! LEADERS HATE HANDLED THE CASE POORLfSlwCI 3ARACA'S CAPTURE AND UNTIL THE PRESENT,

IF THE BAHACA CASE HAD BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY IN ITS INITIAL STAGES AMD THEN NOT MADE THE CORNERS TONE OFTTvRNAT IOMAL CRITICISM Of GUATEHALA, THE ARMT MOULD HATE BEEN MORE INCLINED TO RECOUNT THE ETENTS AS THE! ACTUALLY OCCURRED. THE AfiXT NIGHT THEN KATE ATTRIBUTED THE EIECVTION OF THE CUERJILU LEADER TO NORMAL WARTIME ACTIllTT, INSTEAD OF AnEMPTINC TOOLITICAL SCANDAL WITH FAR REACHING REPERCUSSIONS.