RE MURDER OF U,.S. CITIZEN MICHAEL DEVINE

Created: 5/1/1995

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responsibility to retrieve two guatemalan arht CaLIL assault rifles THAT hat) been stolen and sold. one of them supposedly to DEVINE. after the detention of devine, contreras had requested instructions on HOW to proceed through "staff channels" and was told to "do whatever it ta.vls touatBbbSbb^bSbVbbVB>believe that the order to proceed with the interrogation WENT all THE WAY up the CHAlN-of-COMrtANO to include former minister of defense general JUAN leonelolanos)) chavez. former chief of the directorate of intelligenceolonel cesar augusto "nito"abrera) mej1a, and former chief of the presidential staff general

CONTRERAS'S LATER THREATS TO FORMER CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STAFF CENERAL JORGE ROBERTOERUSSINA)) RIVERA TO REVEAL THIS INFORMATION IF HE HAD TO SERVE TIHE IN PRISON HAY HAVE FORCED SENIOR OFFICERS DISPOSE OF CONTRERAS PERMANENTLY.

*BELIEVE THAT SENIOR OFFICERS ARE STILL ATTEMPTING TO PROTECT THE OLD RETIRED OFFICERS THAT APE TRULY RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDER INC THE INTERROGATION OF DEVINE. WHILE FEELINGS AMONG OFFICERS ARE MIXED TOWARDS

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being offered upacrificial lamb to protect others.

as tou arc probably aware. alpirez is accused of participating in the murder of devine contreras was convicted of the crime inut fled from captivity shortly after the conviction. in addition to this reported sichting of contreras in colombia (date unknown) .Tfj^^car ac as hasead on contreras in venezuela. the embassy here is anxious to see contreras captured and returned to guatemala, where his case is still pending appeals.