FFC·76 ( 11-42)

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CROSS REFERENCE ON .COO~TION.WITH.OTHER.nDVERNMENTS LATIN AMERICAN (HONDURAS)

Amendment to this License

Extension of this License

Renewal of this License .

Correspondence concerning this application

Other (Specify)

1. FOR RELATIVE MATERIAL

CJ CJ CJ CJ

2. FOR MATERIAL RE HONDURAN SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO GERMANY, RE VIEW TO ARRANGING AN EXCHANGE AGAINST GERMAN NATIONALS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE OF INTERNEES HOLDING LATIN AMERICAN PASSPORTS AND PAPERS

SEE:l. PROGRAMS WITH R:"SPECT TO RELIEF AND RESCUE OF REFUGEES: EVACUATION TO SWITZERLAND

{EVACUATION OF ABANDONED CHILDREN FROM FRANCE)

2. PROGRAMS WITH REPECT TO RELIEF AND RESCUE OF REFUGEES: OTHER MEANS OF EFFECTING RESCUES

(RECOGNITION OF LATIN AME ICAN PASSPORTS)

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a Octob~r 6, 19~4

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A.:neric~n Emb~.ssy,

Legation Bern hl;os ir.formed the Deoart'lll"nt th:~t in & note d~ted. Sent~mber 25 the Swiss Forei~n Office stated tha~ according to th~ Swiss Le~&tion 3udaryest the Hung~rian Gon·-r.ment gave its consent on s .. f\tem'be-r 15 tc tJ:',e

reJreser.htion by s,.,itzerland of Hondurfn interests in Hungary.

Please infor:r: ~'or~·i~n Offlce.

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:>eptember 26, l94J-

CONTROl COPY :ief~ :-cne0 :.~e)urtn.e;r:: ..__ circular ai.rgrtti.'! .Je~ten~ber 1;;-, 1~ ~14,

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It is J\:]_iev'3.j tb::..t .on:hn.~c.ts is not a like).y coUntry tJ :1rcv1C.e stril{inE: illu·-Jtretions O:_- l,l'l8 results of the trHvel 5raEt ~--~< -:;r<_JJi~.,

.• hile 1 u., ~,,·,.t'i;ient the,' tt1e recipients return r,,ora frhm:'L. to the Unit2·1 >t ttos, outst·- ~ing rEsults are not believed apt · J be noted tn tili_s country in V1ch r~ll 9roe;ress is on a ver;r s}o' l'nB-is~

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DECLASSIFllill State llept. Letter, 1-11-7"

By .R. H. Parka Date-SE.a-J. 4 1972

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INCOMING TELEGRAM

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tJ( '··" FBM-736 TEgucigalpa This tElEgram must ~ · paraphrasEd bEf'orE b'~i:li~ 17 A"'ba~h~Auguet 15, communicatEd to anyonE othEr than a GovErnmEffi.,t . , q~Ffls'd 5:12 p,m, AgEncy • (citliii'i'FHQ\tHii,J~) ~·,:~j)·'-',1 ·.c·;~' .. \~·[·)'S'

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DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS

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SEcrEtary of StatE,

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CONTROL WPY ~ 257, August 15 1 Noon.

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'rhe Minister f<ilr J'oreip Affaixs Woli'I!Wd liHI yuterda;- tl:at Prenidsr.t. O~.rii!I'l '-"P:r.ea:f"l'.i wiUing !a:r lkm\uJ'!!9 t.o notai<N a m:dl!lmu of fifty (50) ch1l.d.nn, a.11d that iz!Orf:'-:>U<m a; to tho nx. and e. ge pmf<H'l'Gd r.;J>.y "boo ~;npplied b.tr.r-. ! gather~:~\ that i.f'lll( pr0feNno0 <MI t~ n>cinl or~.g~,-;_ (which m~:v pe>nld.'Uly Jr.t•t·.n tbst l'lllltlih l'Nnoh,, or f.N'" other ~au ~f elrl.l~.:--el'! would b~ tlor·t~ f:t:lla:ptl\lllc ths.ll ,T,.ys) Digt'.t. fllroo b0 i'll:pt't!eeed, A~eept11n~ of refu.f~e< abildren "~uld be on tlw ~Clr.d.ition tbnt all expeuoa of tnntrpr:>l."tr.tio:ll. &1\d of mainteunoe bp Mt by otntr the.l\ 'Rru1durs.n a..getu::'·••·

Since ll:ond.urP<lll baa tto C!.lplom.t!.if or ciJI\sulax- repnaente.tivoll in \JwHurl9.nd. at the pretell.t til!lt!o perht.pa the Dersrtment can •UCP•t llOI'.ll! pnctice.blE form of 'ri.n. proeodurw,

Olarifiae.tion on the folJ.~tng point vou.ld be helpful& are tho children expected tom~tn 1a R~~durn~ the rGst of their 11•••• or volll.d. tbt>y be retUl"dd to tb.eir coUlltrite of r.ri€1\!. after te:rminaU ~n of the present warT

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Bta DECLASSIFIED te Dept. Letter, 1-II -72

By R. lL Parks Date~ j 4 197'/

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t.hb rescue_ t~n ~ relic.t' of -·UEOlHH:n de':.·so

(:::':) .J~~il .. ; no officinl ::>'!'.·.:r:;iscics arn c.vc.ila··.!.!.J, i~~ in ·~·s~ii . .at.e~~ t:i.·:,t t.~1t:re r,z-;; ~.:))!'oxi::.:\tel;: 13~ Je:-:ish-·ret'u::3cs' :i.n- :.cn·. 1.h_r~.-:l, irie.iti.din_~. ·".'OL~n ~;n·' cLil:~r;,;r;.., .u. i'er.' arc ~n·uL .. e:::uional l!.en, but. ~-.ost t;re s:"~cll

tru--tes~cn; :.x!n;.' or ~iie lr1tt;;1' cnterect the .count:r~· und0r t;H. ··L·8tvr1e-e of 0-c-i.n.: f!>l'i ur:-.;o i.~·:>n~lUrHn ~;c,x;.;_.:;~,tl':".l' o.i.'i'iJBrf• ~~..,.~~- not 1~r·r.:i.~~tn:.i to .!.~L·unt YlG:::l-.5 for L~1c crrtl'l:..IlCD of .:-a::::ish rcji'u~~-::;~6 ·,;.;j_t:tout _,.!.~icr pe1~missic'n

l'rcii. ~he ... inist.ry .L'or ~···:>!'ait:n ni'fuirs, .ibich l'irst consult!:: t.:w j inist.l"y of ~obd_rnacior.!:.· Very f'e:i rer_u~sts urc n.o:! Leinc racei vud, .JL~ooably ':...cCuu.~!t... vi.' ).n .... Xli"0;')8 ..

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ibi Tho <lr.trc,nce or Je·:!iBh' ,·..,ru~ees is not oncoW'ac;t"'· m··:~ it S!)ems f"'irl;· certain that t:-,e Uov~:rnn>ent :mul': not cure to adt.:it any lnrte nw:!b~r of j-e'l!s.. .Jinc-a net:.,:ro inuni~;rnt ion V!€1S :Jrohii..:it.ed seV3rtil yeurs ar:o an:: u.s t.:Hu'e is ~:ro~·:inc. cri_tici.sr:. Uf:uinst, tt:e "Tt~rcos" l .Jyrianai .'Jho Oi'l.': tendinG to I:lvnopolize cert~in lino~ of Ut.s in{)SS, it is unlikely tlu,t the il:J-.;icrnti<Jll oi' otl1er ruces incm:o?:,tible <!ith 'tt.e r.:uss ot' the )rossnt _:Jo-puln~·lOn lLi~1Sninh-lnt:~itu\; ... 'Oul~1 :Ju ~jer:·:itt.~~~ .. 1'he Jewis!, rei'u; .. :ues now her" c:re livinL r;uietly 1·:ithout J:.ajor <liffi·· cu.ltiea ... Lo;.•ever, ony atttH.<lt to brine ud1itione.l lurf~e nur:.bor::l into HondlU'f.S ·;;oul·l probably result in u 'MiV6 of ant i-,:>ewi tisu; in ,,l!ich the first sufferers ,•,oulC: be; tt.osa already here.

(c) This . .n:bassy knaliS ot' no roccnt c~scs. :Jlwre Jcms have bean o:;urncr'. back at ·tlto borcter; l.t se:e~Js uulikol~· tliht r.ny Jems i'row .. m·ope could got tis 1'u.r us tha hon•'tm•an border unless already in possession o:t' llonduruh :visas.. 1

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.i it i.1 rP.r~::r-.:.:ne e t. o L':u-n.-:-~rtti:t b 1nv it. tn~: _l'~:~f·i.· ·J end~tt ion;. &s t 0 .'f.!.H. t t~ .. e \..J-ov:.}~~r.: :ant of ti.~e Vnited ..... tb.tHR r;:.i;,ht .~c "GO t::::'fectuc:.i,.,~ ..:it:n .. all })Ossiti~ .J;-~cd. t.;,e re~cue and ;·~lief of tr-r~ victi: .. s, ~.to not bt.:li-eve t11[1t t .... -~ 'lroble~. l.a.ir._ i";(_j solvt-:.-: fro.r t~._is sr:.a~l nil· .~i9~bnt country., '5r:1L )b th.e J~~---·s c9urd bu P.Bttle-:-· in n.Gdroy l.:ri~ol.l ._ .. , :Jt..:,_!r

Hort:1 J\i'ricon t::rritOl'f to .. hi~[. ltal;r h< .. s l'orfeitG nnt&il~ ;·· I'L)~ts sh~ v:ay J::tavc h£' L vr t)i:!!'.i.Hi{Jt-i .i.'l--~f·Uli .:··_,ul-.t J;~ i,_iv.._~!l tl..• t.1e .re.on in excl_lHllf~e--~or ~~~.iesti_ne t-u · iilCiJ t-~lcl ;..>Ul'Viv:in ...... uro_H.:ti. ,}'J·is r.i~)!.t. then be s-ent., ,..,u.d,e -~-s-Ctd.' •. fl. :::~! fOt'WCr .,;.:;ri .. LH t.:OJ..U.ait=--S iit .il-fric:. ~-,f~-:-:t b0

utili;--.-~<; tile clii-•Utr: tnero is ·,robEibly little ·ortH~ t:..:....n. 1..11 u.: .. ny section::. ot' ]znt.rrd ... :n.; ._.outi.'. ·-~·. :,"'iCLl, .;,.; i!l bUY c:,s;;"! t . .:.-.~~ .;c\·:~~ -:oul :~ )I.'C'J~·:..:-1~" :1r-:J~~Cf' -~ih:: e~-,:-~cee~ uf t-' b::d. clL~mtn in . .l'ricR. t(: ~;hHt :Jouj_J ~:!.)ilE·:::.r to

b.~~ cert:--...in ,,xt~!!r: .).n:.t j vn 1n -~u.ro:le D

1'.: e- t;e_H:~rtr.ent is r-3:~.".-)Getfull.~r T'e;:ues.te(i. ·JL· clDrl:·~.- J.)~.!.·~:_.Cl.L\:: ;;

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1!' sucl. cooperation ::n\riB.lit~es ~u~. acti..h .. .l r-:.· .. ~!··.isslon •.J.i.' u:·~dl­~ion!.l Je~s into thA coUtltry~ ~oec th~ Unite~ :t~tco ~x~ect to do like ··ise? (It ~':oul1 be e~J .. &rf'Hssin,: t.o $:;tJk Hon.::lfrus to ~ o sc·r.l'..'!thint;

not bain- ~one by tt1e ~nite~ Jtotesu)

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.ithout 1.-or~! in.for;_i.t~on on th~na t.J·tree ~)oints, it 'fill llU very difficult to : iEcuss ti1L ;r,t,r.te.t• intellic·:utJt:l~· <''it lo the :.ow\uran ~ov­

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lnci ,;e:nt~ -:; ·:..J :' v 1 ~·:i.-. rt:l i:-J tl:.· ln!'L,_el:.cd t l1ftt. tr. e i-'!:!:>e..l _ ... ~unc io h6.s ap_)ro~ch~~.: t.~.:~ ;~on:tur~ n in istr~' 1' or .. -'orei;:;n ~'f't,irs in cor.nect ior. '.'Jith t.h~ ~tc;•is~-l _Jrobler . .a

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