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ENTIRE TEXT 2 SUMMARY AN EMBASSY TEAM VISITED THE DEPARTMENT OF EL QUICHE ON APRIL 19 EMBASSY USED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE THE VILLAGE CO-OPERATIVES OF SAN JUAN IXCAN AND XALBAL EMBASSY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE AMERICAS WATCH COMMITTEE RECENTLY EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THESE VILLAGES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS SAN JUAN IXCAN AND XALBAL ARE BOTH DESERTED AND BOTH LOCATED IN THE LAND OF NORTHERN EL QUICHE ON APRIL 17 SEVERAL FORMER VILLAGERS OF SAN JUAN IXCAN TURNED THEMSELVES IN TO THE THEY TOLD EMBASSY TEAM OF THEIR SACK BY GUERRILLAS OF A FULL YEAR OF RUNNING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FINALLY OF STARVATION DESPERATION AND EXASPERATION WITH GUERRILLAS WHO ATE WHILE THEY WENT HUNGRY XALBAL IS SMALL ISOLATED DESTROYED AND DESERTED ARMY OFFICERS TOLD MISSION MEMBERS THAT XALBAL WAS TAKEN BY GUERRILLAS SOMETIME IN LATE SPRING 1982 AND THAT THE VILLAGERS WERE FORCED INTO THE MOUNTAINS BY GUERRILLAS THERE IS NO INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF THIS LATTER ACCOUNT END SUMMARY 3 THE MISSION TEAM FIRST STOPPED IN PLAYA GRANDE EL QUICHE SITE OF MILITARY ZONE NO 11 HEADQUARTERS THE LOCAL COMMANDER WAS INFORMED BY EMBOFF WHERE THE EMBASSY WISHED TO VISIT AT THE MENTION OF SAN JUAN IXCAN MISSION TEAM WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL INHABITANTS OF THAT VILLAGE HAD RECENTLY TURNED PAGE 1 continued THEMSELVES IN TO THE ARMY THE VILLAGERS WERE DEBRIEFED BY THE EMBASSY VISITORS THEY RELATED THE FOLLOWING FACTS 4 EGP GUERRILLAS BEGAN TO THE VILLAGE IN EARLY 1982 THEY TOLD THE VILLAGERS THAT THE ARMY WOULD COME ONE DAY TO KILL THEM ALL THE VILLAGERS DID NOT BELIEVE THIS AND THE MAYOR SENT A MESSAGE TO THE ARMY REQUESTING PROTECTION THE GUERRILLAS RETURNED AND SEARCHED FOR THE MAYOR THEY TOLD THE VILLAGERS HE WAS TO BE SHOT FOR BETRAYING THEM THE INHABITANTS ASKED WHY ALL THIS WAS THE GUERRILLAS TOLD THEM THEY WERE NOW UNDER m z 2m mm OZ 5mm homo m0 4 1m ZO 20 A0 mem m _20mm0 m mom m m m 2 _2 I m0m 20 I m0mm 2mg 0mOm2 _ _u _um0 me Z m mmEOcm UmOwrmg mOEm lm 0m0_0m0 2C2 A0 322 02m m _0 Im 06 O mm _A__I_um0 Im _2 Im Om 20m 20 32sz O mm Im mm0 Im O m 9 0mm A0 I _m 4 1m mm m m Om mO_ _m mm 4 0 0_m _2 mea mm wO m O_ m2 _2 mme 20 0 49 m 204mmmOdOZ om om omomm AO 0mwm mm UmmI Um Om 2 mm 20m0 20 mom mm mm r mm m02w 0_0 I m Em zmm 2 m_ _wO_u_u U_Oxm0 m 2 gC 2 20 22 02 E 05015 I m Lcma m _u_O_Am0 mO_ _m 32 _2 0m 20m I m 2m mm 023 mm 00Nm2m O_n _2 mm 20 00 mm 4 1m m z _Eu 0m_Nm _2 02 20m me 204 O _ Omm 20 02 5 _2 O mm 20 mm r 20 m20 m m_u_m _A_ZO m 2 20 x rw r 20 m 2 _m _2 4 1m _2 5% 20 mOmOm0 32 I m m_ZOm mm mow m w mm 0mm4m0 Oz 23 a 4 1m mxomm mom ymr u why-u-iw 4 dune-z h _2 2m mw 20 0 _22_20 Ovmm jm _2 mm u mm w wmmomm _u 0m 803353 x rw r wm_20 I m _20m_um20m2 _ _u mm u_m0 m w mm _m mmUOmj20 r002 mOmOm w m 2 _m Imr0 w O_u _ _um0_mrmH _I_um0_w_n 20 mm _ _um0_w_umH _u_ m0_mrm_ I m _2 2 0mm _n000 I m 0mm2 w m 2 I m 0m w Imr_OO_u _ m_N Im2 mC_u_u_ _mm mm 4 1m mOr0_m_Nm 02 0004 0 r002 mOmOm mm 20055 30 0Cm mzlr m 20 _ IOmm _2 wm m_20 20 cm_20 C_u m0 _2 Om_0_2 _u u m w mm mmomz k mOmOmU mO_ _m we m 2 OmOmm _0m _nO_n 0_20 mumm 0 IOENOE m _ Om_mm _m 20 _20m_um20m2 _ O_n 41m 0m2mm rr szmm mrm m 2 mm0m_ m0 m 2 7200 02 mmACN2m0 A0 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu