TD --CPUA- 09f13f86 19 28 55 To --CPUA Reply to note of 99fl7l 08 15 FROM OLIVER NORTH Subject President Arcana A Presidential call-leno has been prepared and after ouch wrangling of Ray 1 have concurred The problem uj' the Bueso case is that Bueso was the men with - - - Onl ul 3 aware of all that Bueso was doing on our behalf Subsequent to the Alvarez ouster Bueso was assigned as Hilettache in Chile and at one point last year was invited to see Hf a group of disgruntled Hondurans who it turns out were plotting the_assasination of Pres Euazo Hhen the FBI broke the case Bueso was indicted for conspiracy His legal advice was apparently to keep his Iouth shut and everything ad be worked out Although subpeonas Here prepared for Gornan Clarridge Negroponte and North they were never issued because Bueso pleaded guilty on advice of counsel SeVeral Ionths ago Azoona wrote to the President and was never answered He now is going to call the President to ask if Bueso can be pardoned- Bueso is due to report to TallahaSe Fla to start serving sentence on Sep 25- He apparently still heliBVed up until yesterday that he ad he going to the uininun security facility at Eglin for a short period days or weeks and then walk free- Bueso's wife has implored Azoona to do souething and he now wants an answer to his letter I do not know who has action on the letter but we U58 should have answered sane some time ago Du major concern - German North Clarridge - is that when Huesn finds out what is really happening to him he Hill break his longstanding silence about the Nic Resistance and other sensitive operations- German Clarridge Revel Trott and Abrams will cabal quietly in the morning to look at options pardon clemency deportation reduced sentence- Dbjectiv is to keep Bueso from feeling like he was lied to in legal process and start spilling the beans Hill advise waw the - A I Hm l ' tiearml on ma o oched lo the case North rolls 35 himself The D rrmgu ugsac mmrw Poindexter in Phis September 17 1986 Including the FBi's Oliver Rama and e-Eo lhol Bueso s friol would have ssoc-Iofed orney Generol Steven I poenoecf Gen Foul Gorrnon roff Him to the u5uol suspects Dex-Te former head of fhe Deer Clorridoe and Elliot Abrams onh-Nicoroguo covert operorions welg the ophons Of a presidential In Central America U S ombossodor pardon clement deporfolion and to Honduras John Negroponte or we sentence anE-Huuer-MAIL 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