HUMAN RIGHTS IN NICARAGUA, GUATEMALA, AND 76-200 14-2 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JUNE 8 AND 9, 1976 Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations APR 197 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1976 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THOMAS E. MORGAN, Pennsylvania, Chairman CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin WAYNE L. HAYS, Ohio L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York HELEN S. MEYNER, New Jersey DON BONKER, Washington GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California MARIAN A. CZARNECKI, Chief of Staff SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DONALD M. FRASER, Minnesota, Chairman DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York MICHAEL HARRINGTON, Massachusetts CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois EDWARD J. DERWINSKI, Illinois PAUL FINDLEY, Illinois ROBERT B. BOETTCHER, Subcommittee Staff Consultant THOMAS R. SMEETON, Minority Subcommittee Staff Consultant (II) Page Castillo, Dr. Fabio, University of Costa Rica; former president of the 31 de Leon Schlotter, Dr. René, Secretary General of the Christian 50 Murphy, Hon. John M., a Representative in Congress from the State 2 Wednesday, June 9, 1976: Culbertson, Robert, Mission Director of Nicaragua, Agency for Inter- 117 Ryan, Hon. Hewson A., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter- 108 Sumner, Betty, Syracuse University in New York_ 91 Weissman, Marvin, Director, Office of Central American Affairs, De- 117 Williams, Alan, Foreign Service Officer, Policy Planning Staff, Depart- 117 Wipfler, Reverend William L., director, Caribbean and Latin America Wolpin, Miles D., associate professor of Political Science, Department ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Hon. Ronald V. Dellums, a Representative in Congress from the State of Don Etchison, Ph. D. candidate in international affairs, the University of Miami, on recent United States-Central American political and military Statement of the Government of the Republic of Guatemala. Susanne Jonas, Ph. D., researcher and writer, coeditor of "Guatemala," 2. Documents submitted by Fernando Cardenal, S.J.: Notarized statements of the following labor leaders detained Letter from Msgr. Miguel Obando Bravo, Archbishop of Managua, to President Anastasio Somoza, regarding restrictions on relig- ious expression, May 13, 1976_. Letter from Jose Antonio Duarte, Secretary of the Nicaraguan Supreme Court to Hon. Dr. Arturo Dibar, Rector of the Central American University regarding restrictions on law thesis topics, Sworn statement of Dr. Pedro Joaquin Chamorro regarding human rights violations he observed while being held prisoner 3. Documents submitted by Rev. William Wipfler: Amnesty International memorandum detailing conditions of dis- appearance of 24 students after July 31, 1975, demonstration Translation of document listing the names of political prisoners in El Modelo Prison (Nicaragua) and the nature of the tortures Article from Amnesty International's Information Office, Decem- 4. Cover letter and responses by Department of State to questions sub- mitted by Hon. Donald M. Fraser (including addendum) 5. Letter from Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Hon. Robert J. McCloskey to Hon. Donald M. Fraser, concerning Depart- 6. Letter from Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Hon. Robert J McCloskey to Hon. Donald M. Fraser with attachments Responses to questions submitted by Hon. Michael J. Harring- Responses to questions submitted by Hon. Edward I. Koch, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York____ 7. Letters and attached documentation of human rights violations sent by 31 North American Capuchin Missionaries to the President of Nicaragua and the President of the Catholic Episcopal Conference 8. Excerpt from article entitled "Class-Quake in Guatemala," by Susanne Jonas, published in Guatemala and Central America Report (Amer- 9. Article entitled "Guatemala: Stern Warning" from Latin America, 10. Exchange of correspondence between Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Fraser and the State Department concerning reprisals against APPENDIX-Continued 11. Letter from Pedro Joaquin Chamorro to Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Fraser, regarding State Department allegations concerning Page statements made by Mr. Chamorro_. 251 12. Letter from Father Fernando Cardenal, S.J., to Hon. Donald M. Fraser regarding State Department allegations concerning Father Cardenal's conduct 252 |