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# Intelligence Information ReportThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.![DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE logo]C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-LCOUNTRY HondurasREPORT NO. CO-B-321/33418-72SUBJECT Possible Reactivation of The Central American Common Market/Labor Not Endorsing Any Specific Political PartyDATE DISTR. 23 NOV 1972NO. PAGES 2REFERENCES (2356)CIRL NO.: IRG-LA2-72DATE OF INFO. Early October 1972PLACE & DATE ACQ. BY SOURCE Honduras/1972THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIONSOURCE Naturalized US citizen who has worked and lived in Honduras for a number of years. He has numerous social contacts and business connections with officials of the government, the Armed Forces and the business community.[This report was developed by an Army representative assigned to the office of preparation.]1. Honduran merchants, industrialists and some of the people have been urging the revival of the Central American Common Market (CACH). To all intents and purposes it has been practically non-existent. Salvadorians and Guatemalans have also expressed the same desire.2. In early October 1972, these urgings were taken into consideration by the Secretaryship of Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) (Secretaria Permanente de Integracion Economica Centro Americana). SIECA appointed a president, and a board of directors was selected. Eduardo Ortes Colindres, a Honduran lawyer was named president. General Somoza of Nicaragua and General Oswaldo Lopez Arellano approved the appointment of Eduardo Ortes Colindres so much that they offered to aid him in revitalizing the CACH. The board is composed of members from Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras. They are authorized to represent their countries in all matters pertaining to the CICM.3. It is interesting to note that in spite of Honduras having informally retired from the CACM, not only is the president a Honduran, but so is the president of the Central American Bank of Economic Integration (BCIE), with headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The fact that General Samoza of Nicaragua and General Lopez Arellano of Honduras have volunteered their assistance to Eduardo Ortes Colindres has led most of the Central Americans to believe that the CACH can once again be made active. If this does occur, it would indeed be most beneficial to the Central American countries concerned.E 2 IMPDET CL BY 007622C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L![stamp] YES![stamp] YESCONTROLLED DISSEMNO DISSEM ABROADThe dissemination of this document is limited to civilian employees and active duty military personnel within the Intelligence components of the US Member agencies, and to those senior officials of the member agencies who must act upon the information. However, unless specifically controlled in accordance with paragraph 8 of DCID 1/7, it may be released to those components of the departments and agencies of the U. S. Government directly participating in the production of National Intelligence. IT SHALL NOT BE DISSEMINATED TO CONTRACTORS. It shall not be disseminated to organizations or personnel, including consultants, under a contractual relationship to the U. S. Government without the written permission of the originator.