•• 1 SECRET WNINTEL NOFORN NOCONTRACT I I b 3 50 ------u s c 3024 i SCCLASS -sENVELOPE RATMZYUW YEKDQA 2566 1460401-MORN--YEKDQX ZNYMMORN ZKZK RR SOA DE HEADER R 2501442 MAY 88 ZYS FM SSO DIA TO ORALZ ZEM CONTROLS s E C R E T WNIP JTEL PoJOFORP J t OCOMTR A C I DO NOT TRANSM1T VIA OPINTEL BROADCAS I- - QQQQ CLASS SECRET BODY SER1AL DIADIN 145-2E SUBJ PERU ARMY HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS U DOI 24 M f r 13j EDT NEWLY INSTALLED PRIME MINISTER TEXT 1 VILLANUEVA'S RESPONSE TO A RECENT MASSACRE OF PEASANTS MAY SIGNAL A NEW POLICY TOWARD THE ARMED FORCES THAT COULD DISCOURAGE MIL 1TARY COUP PLOTT1NG AND MEET DEMANDS FOR STRONGER COUNTER1NSURGENCY EFFORTS 2 SA1 1 U F £ JG ON 18 MAY VILLANUEVA MET WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LOPEZ ALBUJAR AND OTHER HIGH-RANKING MILITARY OFFICERS TO DISCUSS ALLEGAT1 ONS THAT THE ARMY WAS INVOLVED 1N K1 LUNG A LARGE NUMBER OF PEASANTS IN AYACUCHO DEPARTMENT ABOUT 380 KM SOUTHEAST OF LIMA FOLLOWING THE MEET1NG VILLANUEVA DRAFTED A COMMUN1QUE THAT STATED A MASSACRE DID NOT TAKE PLACE BUT THAT THE ARMY HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A CLASH WHILE PURSUING FLEE1 NG REBELS WHO HAD AMBUSHED AN ARMY CONVOY 3 5i NJqfp JFfNG0 THE PR1ME MINISTER TOLD THE OFFICERS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SUPPORT ENERGETIC ANTI INSURGENT ACT1ONS HE REPORTEDLY REMARKED THAT HE DID NOT CARE IF THE ARMY EXECUTED EVERY SENDERO LUMINOSO SL GUERRILLA IT CAPTURED AS LONG AS SUCH EXECUT1 ONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED DISCREETLY VILLANUEVA ALSO STATED THAT ANY EFFORT BY THE OPPOS1TION TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGAT1ON INTO • WNINTEL NOFOR N NOGONTR PcGT SliCRET I ___ L ' - - - · page 109 SECRE F VIININTEL NOFORN NOCONTRACT - 1i------_ _ Ql 3 50 __I USC 3024 THE MASSACRE WOULD BE IMMED1ATELY DEFEATED b ®-4r f' qf qfJ'NCf COMMENT b 3 10 USC 424 USC 3024 CONFIRMED THAT A MASSACRE OF 93 SL SUSPECTS AND CIV1 LIANS TOOK PLACE ON THE 14TH NEAR CAYARA AYACUCHO DEPARTMENT THE ARMY HAS BEGUN AN 1NVESTIGATION AND TWO OFFICERS ARE BEING HELD FOR QUEST1ONING AlTHOUGH ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN R1GHTS ABLJSES HAVE SURFACED REGULARLY IN THE PAST GOVERNMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN OVERLY CONCERNED WITH THIS ASPECT PRES1DENT GARCIA HOWEVER MAY USE THIS MASSACRE EPISODE TO ASK FOR THE RES1GNATION OF ALBUJAR WHO IS VIEWED AS UNSUPPORT1VE OF GARCIA'S RULING AMERICAN POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY ALLIANCE APRA PARTY THE PRESIDENT MAY REPLACE HIM WITH AN OFFICER MORE CLOSELY IDENTIFIED WITH APRA'S POL 1TICAL PHILOSOPHY b 3 50 L iWNt dF f JE j VILLANUEVA'S DECISION TO COVER UP THE ARMY USC 3024 KILLINGS IS PROBABLY DES1GNED TO APPEAL TO THE MILITARY MANY OFFICERS BELIEVE THE DECIS 1ON WILL DEPICT THE GOVERNMENT AS MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THE MILITARY'S DES1RE TO PURSUE AN AGGRESSIVE ANT11 NSURGENT CAMPA 1 GN THE MILITARY HAS LONG BEEN FRUSTRATED OVER ITS LACK OF A FREE REIGN IN DEALING WITH THE SL AND PERU'S OTHER INSURGENT ORGANIZATION THE TUPAC AMARU REVOLUT1ONARY MOVEMENT VILLANUEVA'S MOVE MAY ALSO CHANGE MANY OFF1CERS' VIEWS OF THE GOVERNMENT AS ANTAGONISTIC TO THE MIL 1TARY AND IT COULD UNDERMINE THE CONTINUING COUP PLOTTING W1THIN THE OFF1CER CORPS V1LLANUEVA'S SUCCESS IN DEFLECT1 NG 1NQUIRIES AND THWARTING OPPOSITION EFFORTS TO PURSUE AN INVESTIGAT1ON REGARDING THE MASSACRE IS LIKELY TO HAVE CONS1 DE RAB LE 1MPACT ON FUTURE GOVERNMENT MILITARY RELAT1 ONS b 3 10 USC ADMIN ------------------------ I 424 I PR- F4-i----------DECL _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ #2566 NNNN WNINTib NOFORN N080N'fR t C'f SEiCRET L- 1------- b l 3 SO USC 3024 page 110