CONTINUED PLOTTING AGAINST THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT (DELETED)

Created: 4/15/1964

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LOPEZ GOV! RNMENT AT THE PRESENT TIME AND IF LOPEZ DOES NOT SOLVE THESEHEY MAY LEADOUP AGAINST HIS GOVERNMENT. A) THE POLITICA' DISORIENTATION OF THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT. UNOCR THE" DIRECTION OF RICAWiO ZUNIGA, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT HASOLITICAL TOOL FOR THE AMBITIONS Of LOPEZ AND ZUNK-.A. B) THE COUNTRY IS IN DISASTROUS ECONOMIC CONDITION. PUBLIC HVANTS AS WELL AS MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE NOT PAID REGULARLY AND HORT'TIME THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE UNABLE TO MEET ITS

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THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST ORIENT THE STUDENTS TO DEMOCRACY, BUT SHOULD NOT CONF BON' THEM WITH ARMEO TROOPS. ECENTLY EJGENIO MATUTE CAV-ZALEZ, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, HANGE AIMED AT CONTROLLING COMMUNISM IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THIS CHANGE, WHICH INVOLVED IHE MANNER IN WHICH OFFICERS OF THE STUDENT BODIES ARE ELECTED, WAS MET Wl DISAPP.OVAL ON THE PART OF COMMUNIST ELEMENTS AND ARMEO TROOPS WH- jfNT TO MANY SCHOOLS IN TEGUCIGALPA TO INSURE PEACE.) ALSO, THE'S NEGLIGENCE IN CONTROLLING TRAVEL OF STUDENTS TOSPOI - TUDENT CONGRESSES IS INEXCUSABLE.

ill- REFERRING TO THE RECENT CONGRESS SPONSORED 8Y INTERNATI IENTS (IUS) IN BELEM, BRAZIL, THAT WAS ATTENDED BY ONE VCRSITY STUDENT. )

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ANY COUP AGAINST THE LOPEZ GOVERNMENT MUST BE

APOLITICAL AND MUST NOT APPEAR TO Df ANOTHER COUP AGAINSTPARTY, NOR SHOULD IT APPEAR TO BE FOR THE LIBERAL SO AS NOT TO APPEAR AGAINST THL LIBERALCOUP MAY TAKE PLACE AGAINST LOPEZ PRIOR TOPRIL, THELIBERAL PARTY CONVENTION TOEW EXECUTIVE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN.) EW GOVERNMENT

ALL POLITICAL PARTIES WILL BEREPRCSCMTCD UICK RETURN TO CONSTITUTIONALITY WILL BE MADE.

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