U.S. Army and CIA Manuals Used in Latin America

Horhey · Jan 31, 2015

These are some of the passages that were flagged as "objectionable" by Pentagon officials in 1992. A useful exercise is to match these procedures with the procedures of the CIA-Death Squad Units in El Salvador.

The Book of Missing. Families and friends of the "disappeared" would look at the photos to see if they could identify death squad victims.

Declassified Army and CIA Manuals Used in Latin America

From the army manual "Counterintelligence":

Black Lists

THESE CONTAIN THE IDENTITIES AND LOCATIONS OF PERSONS WHOSE CAPTURE AND DETENTION ARE OF FOREMOST IMPORTANCE TO THE ARMED FORCES:

c. Political leaders known or suspected as hostile toward the Armed Forces or the political interests of the National Government.

e. Collaborators and sympathizers of the enemy, known or suspects whose presence in the area of operations represent a threat to the national security.

f. Military and civilian enemies, known or suspected of having participated in intelligence activities, counter-intelligence, security, police or political indoctrination between the troops or among civilians.

g. Other personalities identified by the G2 as of immediate detention. This could include local political personalities, chiefs of police, and municipal leaders or leaders of the enemy's government departments.

Fact Sheet Concerning Training Manuals Containing Materials Inconsistent With U.S. Policy

From the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense/Public Affairs Office

Summary of Objectionable and Questionable Passages

From "Terrorism and the Urban Guerilla":

Uses the term "neutralization"

"To detect and neutralize the insurgents' activities and organizations."

"Another function of the CI [counterintelligence] agents is recommending CI targets for neutralizing. The CI targets can include personalities [and] organizations, ... the personality targets prove to be valuable sources of intelligence. Some examples of these targets are... political leaders, and members of the infrastructure.

Organizations or groups that are able to be a potential threat to the government must be identified as targets. Even though the threat may not be apparent, insurgents frequently hide subversive activity behind front organizations. Examples of hostile organizations or groups are... labor unions, and dissident groups."
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