Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETDATE : 2 FEB 93TO : 'RECTORFROM: ML. CO CITYACTION: WH 8:INFO : CA 2, CI/OPS, CI/OA, S/C12ROUTINGFEB 2 23062 63ROUTINECARA INFOODIR CITE MEXI 3290 IN610841. FYIS MEXI STATION CONTRACT AGENT EDWARD G TICHBORN (IDEN) ARRIVING CARA TVO FEBRUARY FOR FOUR DAY VISIT. HIS BUSINESS PERSONAL AND NO CONTACT WITH STATION PLANNED.2. TICHBORN TRAVELING WITH MR CARLOS MCCORMICK, MOGUL OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. MCCORMICK INVITED TO CARA BY "GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN" WHO WANT INSTRUCTION IN POLITICAL ELECTION TECHNIQUES. MCCORMICK INSISTED THAT TICHBORN, WHO HANDLED GPIDEAL CAMPAIGN IN PBPRIME SPANISH-SPEAKING AREAS, ACCOMPANY HIM ON TRIP.3. SHOULD ABOVE ACTIVITY NEGATIVELY CROSS WIRES WITH CARA STATION OPERATIONS, OR SHOULD CARA WISH CONTACT TICHBORN FOR ANY REASON, HE STAYING TAMANACO AND WILL RESPOND TO "FRIEND OF DAVE'S".END OF MESSAGE![signature]SECRET
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# CLASSIFIED MESSAGEROUTINGDATE: 28 DEC 62TO : DIRECTORFROM MEXICO CITYACTION: WH 8INFO: CI/OA, S/C 2AF Filing (check one):Na CB Reserved Value. Destroy. []RJ File this copy as indicated []Branch copy filed as indicated []AS Indexing (check one):Marked []None required []Originator:DEC 28 0935Z 62"ROUTINEGUATINFO DIR CITE MEXI 2939 IN41500REF DIR 49455TICHBORN ETA GUAT 2 JANUARY PAN AM 501. WILL REGISTERBILTMORE HOTEL AND AWAIT CONTACT FROM "FRIEND OF DAVE".END OF MESSAGEC/S COMMENT: * REQUESTED TICHBORN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO GO TO GUAT AND ASSESS PUBLIC OPINION ON MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND TRENDS.![RI COPY stamp]SECRET![Drawing of the document authority] 201-253203REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.Copy No.
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# CLASSIFIED MESSAGE## SECRET4954 DEC 62TO : DIRECTORFROM : MEXICO CITYACTION: WH 8 (WH CO NOTIFIED AND COPY SLOTTED AT 1550 Z DEC OK)INFO : CA 2, CI/OPS, CI/CA, S/C 2---PRITY CIR CITE MEXI 2748 -- IN29417REF DIR 41115 (OUT 85000)DIR 41354 (OUT 95432)ΜΕΧΙ 2428 (IN 12015)1.  TICHBORN REPORTS TWO TELEPHONE CALLS TO HIS HOME FROM ARGENTINA DURING HIS ABSENCE. PRESUMES CALLS FROM SUBJECT OF REFS OR HIS AIDE TO DISCLOSE POSSIBILITY TICHBORN APPROACHING CERTAIN AMERICAN COMPANIES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY INDICATED WILLINGNESS "SUPPORT" SUBJECT REFS SHOULD HE DECIDE RUN FOR PRESIDENCY.2.  WHAT SHOULD TICHBORN'S RESPONSE BE SHOULD CALLS COME THROUGH? ADVISE SOONEST..END OF MESSAGEC/S COMMENT: *REF KAPOR.*![A stamp indicating the document is SECRET]REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED20-213203Copy No
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ORIG: JEANNE LINTON:pkUNIT: WH/2/AEXT : 6400DATE: 4 DECEMBER 1962 1786TO : MEXICO CITY BUENOS AIRESFROM: DIRECTORCONF: WH 8INFO: CA 2, CA/PEG, CI/OPS, CI/OA,S/C 2CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETROUTINGSIS CENDEFERREDROUTINETO PRITY MEXI INFO BUEN CITE DIR 02932REF MEXI 2748 (IN 29417)*1. IF REF CALLS ARE FROM BICENTER GROUP, TICHBORN SHOULD   DECLINE ACT AS FUND RAISER, AND IF POSSIBLE SHOULD DISCOURAGE   BICENTER FROM ATTEMPT TO RAISE CAMPAIGN FUNDS IN PBPRIME.   REALIZE THIS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR TICHBORN HANDLE GRACEFULLY.   PERHAPS TICHBORN COULD PLEAD PREVIOUS BUSINESS COMMITMENTS AS   EXCUSE. IN ANY CASE HQS WILL DEFER TO HIS JUDGMENT RE IMPLEMENTATION.2. HQS REASONING RE ABOVE IS THAT FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF   PEPRIME BUSINESS INTERESTS COULD PREJUDICE BICENTER REPUTATION   AND ELECTION PROSPECTS.END OF MESSAGEWH Comment: *Tichborn has received telephone calls from Argentina.C/WH/2J. C. KINGC/WIDWH/COPSNED P. HOLMANC/WH/3SECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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192CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETDATE : 28 NOV 62TO : DIRECTORFROM : GUATEMALA CITYACTION: WH 8INFO : CA 2, CA/PEG, CI/OA, S/C 2RE Filing (check one):No Cr Record Value. Destroy.RI file this copy as indicatedBranch copy filed as indicatedRE Indices (check one):MarkedSignature:ROUTING123456NOV 28 11382-62ROUTINETO: MEXIINFODIRIN 25604CITEGUAT 2620REF: MEXI 2665 (IN 24747)*TICHBORN TRIP IN JANUARY DESIRED.END OF MESSAGEC/S COMMENT: * REQ. ADVISE IF TICHBORN TRIP EARLY JANUARY DESIRED.201-253203GROUP 1SECRETEXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATICDECLASSIFICATIONFORM 1339 REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.Copy No.
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# CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETDATE : 263 19 ΜΟΥ 62TO : DIRECTORFROM : GUATEMALA CITYACTION: WH 8 (WH NOTIFIED AND COPY SLOTTERY ΑΙΙΝO 62 0J)INFO : CA 2, CA/PEG, CA/PRCP, CA/0/5/RE Pliing (check one):No Cd Record Value. Destroy.if file this copy as indicatedRE-Indexing (chock one)Bignature:ROUTINGNOV 19 19072 62PRIONTYIN 20632PRITY DIR INFO PRITY NEXI CITE CUAT 2504 IN20662REF: DIR 49455 (Caut 99299)WE BELIEVE AUTHORITATIVE SURVEY PUBLIC OPINION IN CAPITAL,OTHER PAIN CITIES AND RURAL AREAS WOULD DE VERY VALUABLE INCONNECTION FUTURE POLITICAL ACTICH OPS HERE. WE THEREFORE:WELCOME TICHBORN ASSIGNMENT IF HE CAPABLE SUCH SURVEY.END OF MESSAGEC/S COMMENT: *REQUESTED TICHBORN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO GO TO GUAT AND ASSESS PUBLICOPINION ON MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND TRENDS. HE IS AN.AMERICAN CITIZEN IN MEXICO CITY.![R1 COPY logo]FORM 1389 aSECRETREPRODUCTION, BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.201-253203Copy No (33)
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ORIG: 1750 John H. Chitten:jzUNIT: CM/3/MexicoEXT: 3940DATE: 16 November 1962CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETTO: MEXICO CITY GUATEMALA CITYFROM: DIRECTORCONF: WH 8INFO: CA 2, CA/PEG, CA/PROP, CA/D 4, S/C 2TO: PRTY MEXI INFO GUAT CITE DIR 494551. REQUEST TICHDORN BE MADE AVAILABLE SOON TO GO TO GUAT   AND ASSESS PUBLIC OPINION ON MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESIDENTIAL   CANDIDATES, AND TRENDS. IN RECENT GUAT CITY MAYORALTY ELECTION,   AREVALO SUPPORTER, VILLAGRON KRAMER, RAN SURPRISINGLY STRONG SECOND,   EVEN WITHOUT AREVALO'S EXPRESS ENDORSEMENT. DESIRE CHECK   PARTICULARLY ON SENTIMENT OUTSIDE GUAT CITY; EVENTS SHOW THAT   LEFTIST TREND IN THAT CITY DOES NOT PROVE SIMILAR TREND IN OTHER   AREAS. PLS ADVISE.2. FOR GUAT: TICHBORN IS U.S. CITIZEN LAWYER IN MEXI CITY   WHO ALSO WRITER. HAS DONE VALUABLE SURVEY OF OPINION IN SAN   SALVADOR. RECOMMEND TICHBORN CONSULT STATION ON ARRIVAL. PLS   COMMENT.END OF MESSAGERID/AI BERID/MISRID/FIWH/3/GUATJ. C. KINGC/WHDNED P. HOLUNC/WH/3.REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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CLASSIFIED MESSAGEDATE 055 10 OCT 62TO DIRECTORFROM MEXICO CITYACTION C/WH 5 (C/WH TEMPO COPY SLOTTED 0400, 10 OCT) RDINFO ADDP, C/CA 2, C/CI, S/C 2ROUTINGOCT 10 0637Z 62PRIORITYIN 36342TO DIR INFO BUEN CITE MEXI. 2170RE DIR 41118 (OUT 85000)DIR 41364 (OUT 85432)*DEKAPOXILED"TICHBORN ARRIVING NEW YORK 12 OCTOBER.END OF MESSAGEC/S COMMENT: *HQS STATED THEY HOPEFULLY AWAITTING FAVORABLE WORD TICHBORN ABLE TAKE ASSIGNMENT INTERPRETER/ESCORT OFFICER.
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# CLASSIFIED MESSAGEORIG: 1656UNIT: LOUIS P. NAPOLI:pk/EXT: WIL/2/UPDATE: 79579 OCTOBER 1962TO: MEXICO CITY BUENOS AIRESFROM: DIRECTORCONF: C/WH 5INFO: ADDP, C/CI, S/C 2TO: OPIM MEXI CITE DIR: 41364INFO ROUTINE BUENC/S COMMENT: IDEN (UNIDENTIFIED) COMING U.S.KAPOK ON UNOFFICIAL VISIT BEGINNING 10 OCT. HQS CONSIDERINGTICHBORN AS ESCORT OFFICER 16-28 OCT. QUERIED ANY REASON HEREF: DIR 41118 (OUT 85000)* NOT AVAILABLE OR UNABLE UNDERTAKE JOB.1. HQS HOPEFULLY AWAITING FAVORABLE WORD TICHBORN ABLE TAKE REF ASSIGNMENT AS IT CONSENSUS ON HERE HE MAN FOR JOB, ON ASSUMPTION ALL FAVORABLE PLS INSTRUCT TICHBORN:A. ARRIVE NEW YORK CITY EARLIEST DATE, IF POSSIBLE BY 12 OCTOBER.B. CHECK INTO HOTEL OF CHOICE.C. PHONE METROPOLITAN 8-0469, WASHINGTON, D.C., IDENTIFYING SELF TRUE NAME, REPORTING NAME OF HOTEL AND ROOM HE STAYING AND ASK THAT THIS INFORMATION BE RELAYED TO MR. NELSON. (THIS IS 24 HOUR ANSWERING SERVICE AND UPON RECEIPT OF INFO HQS CASE OFFICER WILL PHONE TICHBORN TO ARRANGE RARLIEST MEETING IN NEW YORK FOR COVER AND ASSIGNMENT LRIEFING.).2. ADVISE.END OF MESSAGES/I Comment: *Ref KAPOK WR/POBWH/3/MexicoC/WH/2RAFORD W. HERBERTAC/WHDCOORDINATING OFFICERS:WH/COPS
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# CLASSIFIED MESSAGEORIG: LOUIS P. NAPOLI:pkUNIT: WI/2 1636EXT: 7957DATE: 8 OCTOBER 1962TO: MEXICO CITY BUENOS AIRESFROM: DIRECTORCONF: C/WH 5INFO: ADDP, C/PG, C/CA 2, C/CI, S/C 2SIG CENCITE DIR: 41113TO: PRITY MEXI INFO DUENKAPOK UNITED STATES1.  IDE! COMING ENXXX C UNOFFICIAL VISIT DIGIRNING 10 OCTOBER. AS IDEN IS OF GREAT INTERENT TO STBARK IT PLANTED TO PROVIDE INTERPRETOR/ESCORT OFFICER DOLING JO DAY VISIT.2.  US CONSIDERING TICITORN AS ESCORT OFFICER 16-28 CCTOBER.    PLO CACLE PRITY ANY REASON IOT AVIABLE OR UMELS UNDERTAKE. IN MEANTIME AND IF HEX FAVORABLE SUGGEST TICKBORNHOT EE REVEALED TISSEDORI UNTIL ASSIČNIENT FIRU.END OF MESSAGE![signature] RAFORD W., HERBERT AC/MID![signature] JONED P. HOLMAN C/BE/3WIL/3/MexicoCAPE. 7. Jatrash forCross2 MaplSECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.AUTHENTICATING OFFICERCopy No. 201253203.
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ORIG: LOUIS P. NAPOLI:pkUNIT: WH/2 1687EXT: 7957DATE: 8 OCTOBER 1962CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETTO: MEXICO CITY BUENOS AIRESFROM: DIRECTORCONF: C/WH 5INFO: ADDP, C/PG, C/CA 2, C/CI, S/C 2TO PRITY MEXI INFO FURIKAPOKREF DIR 41118 (CUT OUT85000 )*IDEN - GENERAL PEDRO ARAMPURUEND OF MESSAGECITE DIR 41119Cable Sec: *Pls fill in number of attached cable as ref.ROUTING|     |     |     || --- | --- | --- || 1   | 4   |     || 2   | 5   | 26Z || 3   | 6   |     |OCT 52 22 26 zSIG CENDEFERREDROUTINEOUTOSOUI![Signature of RAFORD W. HERBERT AC/HD]RAFORD W. HERBERTAC/HDRELEASING OFFICERWH/3/Mexico![Signature]C/WH/POBC/WH/2WH/COPSCOORDINATING OFFICERS![Signature of Ned P. Holman C/WH/3]NED P. HOLMANC/WH/3AUTHENTICATING OFFICERSECRET![GROUP 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification]Copy No.REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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# 147DATE : 13 SEP 62TO : DIRECTORFROM: MEXICO CITYFO: ADDP, CA 2, CA/PEG, CA/PROP, CA/O 4, CCG 2, S/C 2CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETSEP 13 08402 62ROUTINEIN 21383DIR CITE MEXI 19271. EDWARD G TICHBORN HAS RECEIVED INVITATION BE GUEST SPEAKER SESSION HARVARD CENTER LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SEMINAR 17-22 SEPTEMBER. UNDERSTAND THIS WILL BE KICK-OFF MEETING YOUNG LATIN POLITICAL LEADERS PRIOR TWO MONTH OBSERVATION OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.2. STATION FEELS TICHBORN ATTENDANCE VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY CULTIVATE MEXICAN DELEGATES. ALSO WOULD SOLSTER HIS COVER, AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT CONTACTS FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS OTHER COUNTRIES.3. TICHBORN MUST RESPOND TO INVITATION IMMEDIATELY. HE WILL ACCEPT UNLESS HEADQUARTERS ADVISES OTHERWISE PRIOR COB 14. SEPTEMBER.4. WILL ADVISE TICHBORN TRAVEL PLANS WHEN FIRM SHOULD HOS WISH TO CONTACT.END OF MESSAGESECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.![logo of coca cola]
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# DISPATCHFROM: Chief of Station, Marido CitySUBJECT: Availability of TICHKIN and REDLICH for JAMURAACTION REQUIRED-REFERENCES: EW-10859, 20 August 19621. Edward B. TICHKIN is available at any time for JAMURA travel. Trips of more than five weeks would be difficult, both for the Station and for TICHKIN. (He is currently handling operation LIRICA, which is so sensitive that the Station would be reluctant to use an interim cut-out).2. In the case of Leo C. REDLICH, he can of course be released as requested by Headquarters for JAMURA. His absence will, as previously noted, work considerable hardship on the Station's current RUACLY program. REDLICH handles LIEMCOB, which takes very little time; AMEARD-16, which takes considerable time; and 1200AX, which is almost a full-time job. In the latter project, for instance, he meets with his principal agents almost daily, and with his Station case officer at least five times a week. It would be extremely difficult to release him during the six-week period immediately prior to elections at the National University each year (usually September, October). Since REDLICH, in his cover capacity, is active as a professor, as much lead time as possible is requested prior to travel requests. As an example, REDLICH is already signed up to deliver lectures in Monterrey in November of this year. Reference dispatch says travel for JAMURA would require a minimum of three weeks, but does not mention the possible maximum. Primarily for cover reasons, and secondarily for operational reasons, the Station feels that any travel lasting more than four weeks would be almost impossible to accept. In spite of the above restrictions the Station will, of course, release REDLICH at any time for any period if Headquarters feels his contribution will be greater elsewhere.3 - WED2 - FilesSigned,Millard C. CurtisDATE TYPED: 7 Sept. 1962DATE DISPATCHED: 11 Sept. 1962DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: EWMA-19777HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER: 50-1710-0CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
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# DISPATCHChiefs, Mexico City, San Juan, Santiago, LimaChief, WEDPolitical System Analysis for Election Planning - JMTTEA1. There are a number of countries where we want to begin detailed political system analyses as a basis for election planning. To have a "nuts and bolts" examination of the building blocks of the political parties and the political systems and in countries such as Peru and Chile among others.2. While planning of the above is at this stage still tentative, we would like an indication from Mexico and San Juan Stations as to the availability of YICHOACH and RESLICK (separately) in Mexico and SKIARR-1 in Puerto Rico to go on such survey missions for a minimum of 3 weeks sometime during the next 4 months. We understand that Mexico Station would much prefer that we use YICHOACH rather than RESLICK for this type of survey but we would like to test the capabilities of RESLICK in this field if it is at all possible to break him loose from his current activities.3. Addresses' comments are solicited.END OF DISPATCH2-Mexico City3-San Juan1-Santiago1-Lima> [Figure: placeholder for an illegible stamp]SECRETDATE TYPEDDATE DESPATCHED20 Aug 62 31 AUG 1952DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER200-134-157/DHEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBERORIGINATORR.V. Letrash7907OFFICE SYMBOLDATECOORDINATINGOFFICER'S NAMEWH/DC/CAWH/C/CA253203RAFORD W.. HERBERTDISPATCH
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# DISPATCHSECRETTO:Chief of Station, San SalvadorFROM:Chief, WHDSUBJECT:Operational/Headquarters Debriefing of TICHBORNACTION REQUIRED REFERENCES:ACTION REQUIRED: FYIHerewith attached are the original and one copy ofthe Headquarters report of the debriefing of Edward TICHBORNwhich took place in ZRMETAL in early June, 1962. It isrequested that the original be passed to the local ODACIDchief, after the Station has insured that the report has beensterilized to its satisfaction.END OF DISPATCHDistribution:2 - San SalvadorAttachment:Headquarters report701-253203DATE TYPED: DATE DISPATCHED8 August 62 10 AUG 1962DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBERIISSW-1844HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER201-253203CLASSIFICATIONSECRETORIGINATING:WH/3/CAN Torter Goss cae (CAN)EAT:6400| ROUTING     | INITIAL | OFFICE | OFFICER   || ----------- | ------- | ------ | --------- || RID/AM3/CAN |         |        |           || RID/MIS     |         |        |           || RID/FI      |         |        |           || DESTROY     |         | C/site | J.T. Kin, |DISPATCH
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6 August 1962The following information was derived from a transcription of a tape made during a meeting with Edward TICHBORN in early June 1962 in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting was to debrief TICHBORN concerning his opinions and experiences gained from a recent trip to El Salvador. TICHBORN spoke from notes for the first part of his report (pp 1-6) and answered specific questions for the remainder.
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TRANSCRIPTIONI would like to go into several of the things that I have previously covered in my report, First of all, I am happy to say that the radio schools started by DURON'S Group seemed to have gotten off to a very good start. There have been about 100 sets distributed so that there are about now something like 10,481 students enrolled in 1,000 of the radio schools. It's apparently had very good success. They publish books that go along with the radio classes. As you probably will remember, there was a literacy campaign that was fashioned after the idea that was promulgated by Father SALCEDO In Columbia. Interesting to me is the fact that the : radio schools have received about 1,400 letters with suggestions and praise and various other commentaries. One of the problems they are having right now is there isn't a transmitter power- ful enough to get much beyond the capital. I understand that a transmitter is on route and it would cortainly be a big boon to then. It seems to me that the radio is probably the most offective way of getting out to the groups in the out- lying arons. There are no newspapers to speak of, and once you get the listeners hocked on the radio, then of course, you can go from literacy campaigns into various other things wo have in mind. Incidently, these redlos as you probably realize are on a fixed frequency, and the program is lead by a priest, named Father Manuel MOLINA SIERRA.: Speaking about the priest, it is interesting to note that there has apparently been a considerable shift in the attitude of the Catholic Church with respect to reforms in San Salvador. It would not be surprising to note that this Is probably a fHemisphere-wide, if not a world-wide attitude on the part of l'opo John, the 23rd. You might even kind of correlate this to what is happening in Spain and also in Portugual. In El Salvador, itself, the Bishop issued a lotter sometime back with the last several months calling for social reforms and for immediate changes within the social structure Lof: El Salvador. As. I mentioned to you earlier, it caused considerable consternation with the so-called ruling 14. As a matter of fact, the ambassador mentioned to me that they have been complaining recently that they have lost the big three pillars of strength that they had, the army, the Church, and the American Embassy. As was predictable and I think I mentioned this in my last report, the so-called 14. and some of
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-2-the less wealthy people in El Salvador have looked askance at the Alliance for Fropress. I think you will remember that in my last report I predicted that we would have problems with respect to many reforms if they were to be the sine qua non of aid from the United States.With respect to the Church, I think it might be a good Idea to give some very detailed study as to how we can exploit to the best possible extent, the apparent change within the Church not only in El Salvador but all over Latin America. I think that it might be a thing that wo should sit around or someone sit around for a considerable time trying to analyze all the ins and outs, and how we can fit this into the whole program of action in Latin America.Now you ask me in our informal chats about the structure of these as far as the nationalities of the people involved in the hierarchy. I think it's in the upper structure, Spaniards and Italians, but in the lower structures most of the people are from El Salvador and some from Guatemala and that their natural inclination would be to go with the people. I think I mentioned in my earlier report that very frequently the priests in their early Massos (say at 5:00, 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. would be attonded naturally by the low-income groups) would ask for social changes and reforms. At the later Masses, they would change the attitudes of their sermons because of the different economic complex of the people attending church. It's interesting to note that the Bishop's letter that was issued with respect to reforms got a very angry reaction from the 14.Now one of the things that I note with respect to the general political atmosphere in San Salvador is that there seems to be a considerable confusion among the people with respect to some of these reforms. Let's take for example, the minimum salary. It is one of the cornerstones of reform by the present ruling JUNTA, and it will be carried through by President-elect RIVERA. As of right now, there seems to be a very calculated campaign on the part of business and on the part of financiers to confuse the people, and they have done a good job of it. I remember talking to many people asking then candidly, "what is this minimum salary all about?" Many of them told me the government has decided that they can be paid only so much and no more. In other words, they have really converted it into an idea that this is maximum salary. Also there has been a considerable laying off of all people in certain
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-3-factories and the reason being givon, that the government nowwakes it impossible for us to keoj a full staff, and thereforewe are reducing. This, of course, could have very seriouseffects on any ability of the government to carry through itsreforms with respect to minimum wage. Interesting enough,there are even people in the lower classes, who having beenconfused by what it means, are vory definitely against thewhole idea of minimum wage. I think, here again, it is anecessity for the Covernment either to acquire a newspaper orto buy a considerable interest in one of them and also to doa job of publicizing and getting the message across withrespect to the general class of laborers. However, I anticipatethat this difficulty--that the people, with the economic pover,are in a good position to at least partially sabotage thisparticular reform by the simple expedient of just laying peopleoff and blaming it on the government. Let's face it, withrespect to political reform in Latin America, the thing thatis most meaningful to people is not political liberty, but"bread in the belly." we have got to constantly bear in mindthat when we, with our own criteria of political liberties herein the United States, go into Latin America we have got torealize that sometimes the right to vote and the right to expressour views is a meaningless concept to a peasant who really isworried about whether he gets one tortilla or two tortilias;it's the bread that is the biggest political factor in any partof Latin America. In this respect, it is interesting to notethat whereas the last time I was in El Salvador there WAS Alot of talk about Fidel Castro that was just kind of spontaneousand extemporaneous on the part of some several hundred peoplethat I talked to. This time I also went through many of thelow-income barrios out in the countryside and talked to a greatnumber of people, and a great number of them kept mentioningMartinez who was the president for about 10 to 12 years back,1934 to 45, Many of them, particularly, the older peoplespoke rathor nostalgically about the times of Martinez whenthore wore jobs and when the prices were low and when eventhough the wages were low, you could buy a full meal and couldget comparatively comfortable housing. Of course, it isknown that Martinez is one of the worst tyrants that they havehad there; and for a long time the thing they remember is notthe repressive measures that he took, not the number of peoplethat were slaughtered under his orders. The thing that isremembered now rostly is the fact that there were more jobs,that the prices were low, etc. We've got to constantly bear: