COMMENTS OF THE GUATEMALAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE BAMACA HUMAN RIGHTS CASE (DE

Created: 11/9/1994

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DIRNSA, DEPT OF STATE//FOR INR, DIA WASHINGTON

DC, DA WASHINGTON DC, CNO WASHINGTON DC, CMC WASHINGTON DC, CSAF WASHINGTON DC. TREASURY DEPT, WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM, USCINCSO QUARRY HEIGHTS PM.

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NOVEMBER4 GUATEMALA

COMMENTS OF THEBAMACA HUMAN RIGHTS CASE

DISCUSSION ON THT

ICH HAD FOCUSED ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF EFRAINBAMACA)} VELASQUEZ. ALIAS

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THE REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATION OF PEOPLE SAIO THE MEETING WAS ADDRESSED BY STER MARITZA UIZ)) DE VIELMAN, WHO. GOVERNMENT HAD FOCUS OF AN EFFORT TO DISCREDIT

1 RUIZ DE VIELMAN TOLD THE ASSEMDLED

liAT THE US* AMBASSADOR TO GUATEMALA HAD OKKN AT^mPtTBO TO EXCESSIVELY PRESSURE THE GUATEMAIAN GOVERNMENT ON THE DAMACA CASE AND HAD ATTEMPTED TO INTIMIDATE THE OUATBMAIAN GOVERNMENT INTO ACCEDING TO THE DEMANDS OP FORBIONKRS COMING TO GUATEMALA ASKING ABOUT THE BAMACA CASE. f'tJ^AXCr-t) THAT PUIZ DE VIBLMAN PARTICULARLY EMPHASIZED HER PERCEPTION THAT. AMBASSADOR TALKS WITH AND TREATS SENIOR GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN AN ABUSIVE MANNER. {HEADQUARTERS COMMENT; IT IS qrwwHAT UNUSUAL FOR THE FOREIGN MINISTER TOBBBBBBBBBjI

^BBBBBBB) THE PARTICIPATION OF SUCH AN OUTSPOKEN SENIOR OFFICIAL AfT RUIZ DE VIELMAN SUGGESTSARDLINERS INTENDED TO WHIP UP SENTIMENTS AMONG THE ATTENDEES THAT IS UNDER ATTACK.)

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ORM DISCUSSION OF THE BAMACA CASE. HE IITIATBD THE DISCUSSION BY ASSERTING THAT THE GUATEMALAN NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY UNION {URNG) HAS PROMPTED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE BAMACA CASEEANS OF WEAKENING THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT AFTER THE URNGEVERE POLITICAL BLOWBSULT OF THE AGREEMENT BY THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT TOUMAN RIGHTS TRUTH COMMISSION OR "COMMISSION OF THE PAST" EACE NEGOTIATING SESSION IN OSLO. NORWAY. <BtMBBBVOMMKNT: THE "COMMISSION OF THR PAST" BBBBl THH -COMMISSION OF HISTORICAL CLARIFICATION" SIGNEDHE GOVERNMENT AND THB URNG ONUNE THE COMMISSION WILL NOT HAVE THK AUTHORITY TO NAME HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS, AND IS GENERALLY SEEN BY HON-MILITARY OBSERVERSICTORY FOR THE GOVERNMENT IN THE PEACE TALKS.) ONE

^SJJBJB I'l'kSbNT SUGGESTED THAT THB BAMACA CAJ i WAS THE URNG'S EFFORT TO ATTACK THE GUATEMALAN ARMED FORCES MUCH THE SAME AS THB FARIBUNDO MARTI NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT 1FMLN) HAD DONE WITH THE JESUITS HUMAN RIGHTS CASE IN EL SALVADOR.

COMMENT: ^SBJJ BB^LALSO SAID THE BAMACA CASE AS FAR AS THE

ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AMONGMBBBBBBBBB^BBBBBIBIBvJBBBBBBBBBB9JBB1

FOCUSED ON QUESTIONS ALONG THE LINES OF HOW IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THK UNITED STATES CAN ABANDON GUATEMALA IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNIST INSURGENTS IN GUATEMALA. REAT DEAL OF UNDERLYING ANGER TOWARD. WAS EVIDENT DURING THE MEETING. GUATEMALAN FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN BETRAYED BY

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