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# Lelligence Information : portThis 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.C-O-N-F-I--E-N-T-I-A-LCOUNTRY HondurasREPORT NO. 00-3-321/17318-70SUBJECT Sandoval's Dissatisfaction with the US/Possible Lopez "Continuisco" ManeuverDATE DISTR. 24 JUN 1970NO. PAGES 1REFERENCES (2356) CIRL LA1-70DATE OF INFO. Jun 70 and earlierPLACE & DATE ACQ. BY SOURCE -/Jun 70THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIONSOURCE Naturalized US citizen, an engineer who has worked and lived in Honduras. Ee maintains contact with high ranking Honduran Government and business leaders and travels frequently to that country.[This report was developed by an Arcy representative assigned to the office of preparation.]1. I have recently had the opportunity to spend an evening with Rigoberto Sandoval, who as the General Secretary, Planification Board, is responsible for agrarian reform within the Republic of Honduras. He told me the following information:2. Sandoval is making a trip to West Germany and poss bly other con-Communist European countries is an attempt to procure technical assistance, credit and other unspecified help for the Enduran agrarian reform program. He feels it is in the best interests of Honduras to turn to countries other than the US for assistance. He claimed the US is now in decline; that she is both unable and unwilling to fulfill her international obligations, particularly within Latin America, and that she is slow to react and bogged down with 'bureaucratic red toe. Sandoval also suspicions that the Peace Corps, initially very beneficial to Horduras, is a tool of the CIA.3. Sandoval considers himself to be the enemy of foreign businesses, particularly American, as they are holding large amounts of property which should figure in the agrarian reform moverent. Ee did not mention plans to appropriate foreign land holdings however.4. Sandoval has not heard President Osvaldo Lopez Arellano personally claim interest in another term. The feeling inside government circles is that Lopez will request a constitutional amendment permitting hin to remain in office for six core years without benefit of election. If this happens Sandoval will resign. Although Lopez is behind the agrarian reform program bis remaining in office would not be beneficial to the country.- end -U YESC-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-LS YESCONTROLLED DISSEMNO DISSEM ABROADThe dissemination of this document is limited to division employees and active duty military personnel within the intelligence components of the USB member agencies, and to those senior officials of the member agencies who must act upon the information. However, unless specifically trolled in accordance with paragraph 38 of DCD 1/7, it may be released to those components of the departments and agencies of the U. S. Gover 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.