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Latin American Working Group (LAWG) Library

The Latin American Working Group was a research, solidarity organization formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1966. It was created in direct response to the 1965 U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic. Its aim was to educate Canadians on the socio-economic realities of the people of Latin America and to support their struggles for social justice. LAWG focussed its research on Canada’s role in the region with special emphasis on Canadian aid policies and the role of multinational corporations. LAWG published their research in their quarterly LAWG LETTER. With the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice, LAWG co-published the Central America Update. LAWG worked in solidarity with the Canadian churches, trade unions, a wide variety of other non-governmental and grass roots organizations to raise public awareness and to lobby for changes in Canadian government policies.

Through the course of its research initiatives, LAWG collected an impressive range of publications from Latin America, Canada as well as other sources, and made these materials available to the public through the creation of a library. The library also consisted of extensive country files with emphasis on countries reflecting the focus of LAWG’s research over the years. For the period of the late ‘60s there is more material on the Dominican Republic and Brazil. Later military coups in Chile and Argentina and events in Central America provided a catalyst for the growth of materials from these countries.

LAWG also acted as a depository for materials from other organizations including the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA) and the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice. At a time before the internet when information was not as easy to find as it is now, the materials gathered by these organizations played a crucial role in educating Canadians and mobilizing support for the struggles in Latin America.

What follows is a box list of the vertical files and periodicals from the countries of Latin America that were collected by LAWG. Other periodicals have been inter-filed into the CERLAC resource centre.

Argentina

Argentina – General

  • FF #1 - History
    • Various newsletters, essays, and papers providing a general overview of Argentine history from the colonial period to the return of democracy. Includes analysis of Argentina's relations with England, the U.S., and other countries. 

Argentina – Economy

  • FF #2 - Peronist Government 1970-1977
    • A report from priests and theology students on the economic and political development of Argentina, and a newsletter from ISAL (Iglesia y Sociedad en America Latina) with annotated bibliography and statistical tables on linkages between industrial and landowning interests. A paper for internal use of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development proposing an economic model for Argentina. Several news articles and clippings regarding 1975/1976 economic crisis, inflation and exchange rate devaluation.
  • FF #3 - General Jorge Videla 1976-1981
    • News articles and clippings in English, French and Spanish about Argentine economic crisis, new economic plan and its impact as of 1976. Includes two papers about Argentine economic recession by Miguel Chossudovsky and a brief on the country’s market, trade and economy by Latin America Division at the Industry, Trade and Commerce Ministry of Canada.
  • FF #4 - General Roberto Viola 1981
    • News articles and clippings on high inflation, exchange rate devaluation prospects and foreign exchange flight.
  • FF #5 General Leopoldo Galtieri 1981-1982
    • News articles and clippings on the impact of the Falklands/Malvinas war against England on Argentine economy. Includes a Banco Nacional de Desarrollo balance sheet of the 39th Fiscal Year, as of 1982.
  • FF #6 - General Reynaldo Bignone 1982-1983
    • News, journals, and magazine articles on the effects of the war on Argentine economic crisis.
  • FF #7 - President Raul Alfonsin 1983-1989
    • News, journals, and magazine articles on economic crisis, hyperinflation, foreign debt, negotiations with international finance institutions, change of currency sign from Pesos to Australes, and privatization of state-owned companies, 1989 election, looting mobs.
  • FF #8 - President Carlos Menem 1989-1993
    • Articles and clippings on Menem’s first years in office, his economic plan and anti-inflation measures, Austral currency failure on braking inflation and general Argentine economic crisis in 1989-1990, the privatization process of state-owned companies, Minister of Economy Cavallo’s plan linking Argentine currency to the American dollar, the adoption of a new currency (Peso) in 1992 and the prosperity that followed. Several articles comparing Canadian and Argentine economic development and about Martin Redrado’s profile and work. ABECOR country record (August 1989).
  • FF #9 - Agriculture 1973-1992
    • Handwritten notes on Argentine agriculture. Report about the jailing of high-level agrarian leagues’ leaders. Booklet by Jorge Cerletti titled “La Oligarquía Terrateniente” (The Land Oligarchy). Article by Camilo Ruiz Perez titled “La cuestión agraria” about land ownership and agrarian reform. Clippings and reports on Argentine agriculture sectors: strengths, weaknesses, and numbers. Report by Argentine Ministry of Economy as of November 1976, titled “Economic Information on Argentina”.
  • FF #10- Debt 1974-1992
    • Clippings on loans given to the Argentine public and private sectors by international finance institutions, foreign private banks, and countries, several of those coming from the Canadian Government and Canadian companies. News articles and clippings on Argentine foreign debt crisis, rescheduling, refinancing, defaulting, renegotiation, austerity and rescue plans. Clippings on central bank president arrest in 1983 due to alleged irregularities in foreign debt rescheduling.
  • FF #11 - Energy – Nuclear 1976-1991
    • Clippings on the extraction of uranium, the construction of a nuclear medical centre and a cooperation agreement on nuclear energy between Argentina and Uruguay. Article about the ratification of Tlatelolco Treaty. News articles raising concerns about Argentina’s ability to manufacture nuclear weapons. Press release criticizing Pierre Trudeau’s decision of delivering nuclear fuel to Argentina during the Falklands war. Articles about Argentina cooperating with foreign countries on nuclear issues. Articles on the decline of nuclear efforts in Argentina.
  • FF #12 - Foreign Investment 1975-1991
    • Clippings on the military government’s efforts to attract foreign investments. Several reports about economic prospects for Argentina, investing, licensing and trading conditions in the country. U.S. congressional record on the State Department receiving a list of political prisoners and missing persons in Argentina. Brochures to promote Argentina to foreign investors. Report in Spanish “Japan-Latin America: an alternative space for cooperation”.
  • FF #13 - Forestry 1972-1983
    • Clippings on Argentina’s plan to become self-sufficient in forest products by year 2000 and the installation of newsprint and pulp mills plants.

Argentina – Economy (continued)

  • FF #1 - Industry 1973-1990
    • News clippings on different Argentine industries. Research paper on Argentine technology exports. Paper by United Nations Industrial Development Organization titled Industrial Development Series Argentina. News clippings on privatization of state-owned companies. 
  • FF #2 - Industry - Automobile 1976-1987
    • News clippings on automobile industry workers’ strikes, General Motors closing operation in Argentina and its impact on the labor force, the liberalization of the motor industry sector, the merger of Ford and Volkswagen into Autolatina.
  • FF #3 - Industry – Arms 1982-1990
    • News clippings on a German frigate sale to Argentina, a ban on sending US military supplies to Argentina during the Falkland Islands war, a purchase of fighter-bombers, the suspension of the production of tanks by Fabricaciones Militares, and the privatization of defense industries.
  • FF #4 - Mining – 1977-1992
    • News clippings about the launch of iron ore, uranium, gold, silver, manganese, copper, and other minerals exploitation, new mining laws to attract foreign mining companies, and the country’s mining potential.
  • FF #5 Oil and Gas – 1975-1993
    • News clippings on the controversy between Britain and Argentina due to UK government allowing oil exploration off the Falkland Islands, the decrease in petroleum production in Argentina, the prospects of Argentina becoming self-sufficient around 1980s, petrol shortages in the late 70s, rise in the price of fuel, pipeline development across the Pampas, foreign investment in the oil industry, and the privatization of YPF.

Argentina – Human Rights

  • FF #6 - Human Rights (General) 1972-1975
    • Series of articles censored by the Argentine government titled “Repression in Argentina. The violence of those at the loop”. Paper on repression in Argentina. Magazine in Spanish from the Centro del Investigación y Acción Social on torture, detention, and assassinations by the AAA, the ERP, and the military government. Letters demanding the release of lawyers detained without charges and the removal of restrictions to professional practice based on political reasons. Dossier on political repression and the violation of human rights by the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Argentina.
  • FF #7 - General Jorge Videla 1976-1981
    • Dossier on political repression and the violation of human rights by the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Argentina. News clippings in English and French on assassinations by the AAA, left-wing guerrillas, and the military government. Letters, clippings and papers denouncing Human Rights violations by the military government. Report by Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA). 
  • FF #8 - Adolfo Perez Esquivel – Noble Peace Prize 1980
    • Report regarding the campaign for human rights in Argentina and brief with information about nomination of Perez Esquivel for the Nobel Peace Prize. Journals and news clippings on Esquivel, his life, work, and Nobel Prize.
  • FF #9 - Human Rights (general) 1982-1983
    • Reports and news clippings on human rights situation in early 1980s and on military court of juntas.
  • FF #10 - President Raul Alfonsin & Thruth Commission 1983-1988
    • News and journal clippings on the repeal of the amnesty law passed by the military government, the trial against the Juntas and guerrilla leaders and the Nunca Mas Report. Speech from the Secretary of the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights in 1983. News on the amnesty law (Punto Final) passed on December 1986.
  • FF #11 - President Carlos Menem 1989-1992
    • News clippings on pardons issued to military officers and on the extradition of a former Nazi officer hidden in Argentina to West Germany. Clipping on the fight for the custody of abducted twins Miara Castillo (Reggiardo Tolosa).
  • FF #12 - Anti-Communist Alliance (Triple A) 1974-1989
    • Clippings on terror wave and Triple A actions in Argentina, including their links with the US and Argentina governments. News clipping on the arrest of Licio Gelly and the death of Lopez Rega.
  • FF #13 - Anti-Semitism and Nazis in Argentina 1976-1994
    • Clippings in Spanish and English language on anti-Semitic waves in Argentina. Several reports by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on the government’s inaction against anti-Semitism and shielding Nazi war criminals. News on Menem releasing police files on Nazi war criminals in Argentina. News on the bombing of Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires.
  • FF #14 - Anti-Semitism – Jacobo Timerman 1977-1999
    • News clippings on the detention, liberation, exile and return to Argentina of the journalist Timerman and the anti-Semitic side of the military government. Excerpts from Timerman’s essay “Prisoner without a name, cell without a number”. NYT magazine on Timerman
  • FF #15 - Amnesty International 1976-1984
    • Several Amnesty International reports with lists of detainees, disappeared, kidnapped, and murdered people in Argentina.
  • FF #16 - Boletin CADHU – Comision Argentina de Derechos Humanos (France) 1978-81
    • Several bulletins in French, English, and Spanish from the Argentina Commission for Human Rights.

Argentina - Human Rights (continued)

  • FF #1 - Children 1985-1992
    • Articles on the disappearance and recovery of children abducted during and by the military government, including some of Uruguayan refugees living in Argentina at the time. Also the work of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo and their battle to recover lost children.
  • FF #2 - Detention Camps – Amnesty Report 1980
    • Report by Amnesty International with testimonies of two detainees about secret detention camps in Argentina. Includes a list of 330 people who passed through those camps.
  • FF #3 - Disappeared 1976-1981 (Includes Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo)
    • News, letters, and clippings in Spanish, English, and French on the disappearance, detention, killing, and torture of people in Argentina and legal efforts made to find their whereabouts. List of disappeared reported by Amnesty International between 1976-1979.
  • FF #4 - Disappeared 1982
    • News and clippings on the discovery of the bodies of disappeared people in 1982, human right’s marches and protests against the military government. A list of people who disappeared during 1982.
  • FF #5 - Disappeared 1983
    • News and clippings on the investigation and discovery of unmarked graves and detention camps, the search for abducted children, pressure on the government to provide information about missing people, the Final Report from the military government stating missing people should be considered dead and calling the Junta’s actions as “acts of service”, the role of the Catholic Church, Plaza de Mayo Mothers, and court martial of the Juntas. Report by Americas Watch titled “The State Department Misinforms: A study of accounting for the disappeared in Argentina”.
  • FF#6 - Disappeared 1984-1989
    • Clippings on the discovery of unmarked mass graves, exhumation of bodies, the search for the disappeared, death flights, Mothers of Plaza de Mayo’s work, court martial and tensions with the Armed Forces, the work of the Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology.
  • FF#7 - Families of the Disappeared 1977-1983
    • News, clippings and brochures in English and Spanish on the organizations Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared for Political Reasons’ work and campaigns. A list of disappeared children, adolescents, pregnant women, and members of the Commission of Solidarity for relatives of the disappeared, dead, and imprisoned in Argentina.
  • FF#8 - Indigenous Peoples
    • Clippings on indigenous peoples struggles in Argentina and one proposal for a development project from FAO.
  • FF #9 - Liga Argentina por los Derechos Humanos 1977-1984
    • Letters, campaigns, press releases by the Liga Argentina por los Derechos Humanos.
  • FF #10 - Mass Media 1974-1984
    • Report in French on the violations of press freedom in Argentina: the case of the ban on El Mundo newspaper. Clippings and reports in English and Spanish on attacks, detentions, and disappearance of journalists and persecution and shut down of newspapers, editors and journalists.

Argentina - Political

  • FF #11 - Political Prisoners 1976-1986
    • Clippings in English and French on political prisoners’ detentions and releases, jail riot, and international pressure for prisoners’ release. Dossiers in French on government’s repression.
  • FF #12 - Refugees 1975-1983
    • Clippings in French and English on Latin American exiles in Argentina during the military government, their detention and torture by the Argentine government, international pressure for their release and protection, Argentina exiles living abroad and their return to Argentina after 1983.

Argentina - International Relations

  • FF #1 - IR - General 1977-1990
    • Journal and news clippings on Argentina efforts to improve their image abroad and the change in Argentine foreign policy during Menem presidency. Paper on Argentine Foreign Policy by Dr. Oscar Camilion.
  • FF #2 - Africa 1977-1988
    • News clippings on the government plans to bring white Rodhesian exiles to Argentina in the late 70s, South Africa providing asylum to Argentine military officers after the end of the military government, and the break of diplomatic ties between Argentina and South Africa in the middle 80s.
  • FF #3 - Brazil 1975-1992
    • Journal and news clippings on Brazil-Argentina relationship throughout the years, including cooperation on nuclear hydroelectric energy and the first steps towards the creation of Mercosur (free trade agreement).
  • FF #4 - Canada 1975-1979
    • Clippings on Canada-Argentina relationship during those years, including an article about the military government plans and actions, and loans granted by Canadian Banks to Argentina.
  • FF #5 - Canada – Sale of Candu Reactor 1972-1985
    • News clippings on Canada’s sale of nuclear reactors to Argentina, letters exchanged between both governments about the use of nuclear material and facilities for peaceful purposes only, debates transcripts regarding MP’s concerns about the lack of safeguards on the use of nuclear material. Clippings on financial losses for Canada, contract renegotiation and suspicion of bribes paid to win the bid, Argentina’s plan to expand nuclear energy resources in the country, and debates on how many safeguards should Canada demand from nuclear reactor buyers.
  • FF #6 - Canada 1984-1993
    • Clippings on Canadian loans to Argentina, diverse Canadian companies’ investments in Argentina in a variety of industries, including mining, hydroelectric energy and automobiles. Speeches from Canadian government officials on international trade with Argentina.
  • FF #7 - Canada – Trade 1973-1984
    • Journal and news clippings on Canada-Argentina trade relations throughout the years, including numbers, industries, and future prospects.  
  • FF #8 - Canada – Refugees 1976-1985
    • News clippings, briefs and news releases on the situation of Argentinian refugees in Canada and other countries, and requests to accept more refugees in Canada.
  • FF #9 - Chile 1976-1984
    • Clippings in French, Spanish and English on the dispute between Chile and Argentina regarding sovereignty of islands in the Beagle Channel. 
  • FF #10 - Latin America 1976-1984
    • News clippings in Spanish and English on Argentina’s relations with other Latin American countries regarding trade, public infrastructure, and politics. Other clippings about Argentina’s paramilitary role in South and Central America, destabilizing Nicaragua, Bolivia, Honduras, and El Salvador governments in line with US foreign policy. A news clipping on Argentina adopting a non-intervention foreign policy later during Alfonsin Presidency.
  • FF #11 - Malvinas 1976-1984
    • News clippings on Malvinas/Falkland Islands’ economy in the late 70s, the need for infrastructure to develop fishery and oil industry, talks between the UK and Argentine governments regarding cooperation, joint natural resources exploitation, and sovereignty over the islands and islanders’ opposition to any Argentine involvement on the Islands. One clipping in Spanish about UN supporting the islands’ decolonization process. A 1981’s brief on a proposal made by Britain on applying the Hong Kong system to the islands.
  • FF #12 - Malvinas – War With Britain 1982
    • Clippings and documents on the war and its development, the closure of the Buenos Aires Herald and the prosecution of 3 Canadian journalists as spies, the ban on European Economic Community imports to Argentina, the evacuation of Canadian citizens living in the islands back to Canada, and the role of the US, the UN, other countries and churches in the war. Several articles on the history of the dispute about the islands’ sovereignty, the role of the Falklands Islands Company in the islands’ economy and life. Several press releases by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs with news about the war. A document (in Spanish and English) by the US Department of State on “The South Atlantic Crisis: Background, Consequences, Documentation”. The newsletter “The Falklands War: the official history” with transcriptions of the official communiqués issued by England and Argentina during the conflict.   
  • FF #13 - Malvinas – Post Falklands War 1982
    • Clippings on a pre-war attempt to buy the Falklands Islands Co. by an Argentine businessman, the US and UN positions after war, Margaret Thatcher’s trips to the Islands, conflicts about Argentine families seeking to visit the graves of Argentine soldiers buried in the islands, the restoration of diplomatic relations, post-war talks between governments regarding sovereignty, a campaign from Britain promoting emigration to the islands.
  • FF #14 - Soviet Union 1976-1986
    • Clippings in Spanish, French and English on relations between Argentina and Soviet Union regarding trade and nuclear energy.
  • FF #15 - United States 1973-1980
    • Clippings in Spanish, French and English on the relations between Argentina and the US regarding trade, human rights, and nuclear energy.
  • FF #16 - United States 1981-1993
    • Clippings, speeches, and other documents on Ronald Reagan’s US position on Argentina. Transcript of a hearing before the US Subcommittees on HHRR titled “Review of United States Policy on Military Assistance to Argentina”. Clippings on US-Argentina relations during Alfonsín’s and Menem’s presidency.

Argentina - Labour [See also: LAWG Labour Reports]

  • FF #17 - General 1969-1983
    • Clippings on workers strikes, the murder of the General Secretary of the General Federation of Workers, Jose Rucci, and articles and papers (in English and French) about workers’ unions and the labour movement in Argentina. Paper titled “Los asalariados. Composicion social y orientaciones organizativas”. 
  • FF #18 - General 1983-1988
    • Articles about labour and workers’ unions reform, workers’ general strikes and limitations to wages rising amid general inflation.
  • FF #19 - General 1989-1990
    • Clippings on workers’s strikes, job losses, and labour and social security system and health care system reform during Menem’s presidency.
  • FF #20 - Confederacion General de Trabajadores (CGT) 1973-1983
    • Clippings on attacks and assassination of workers’ leaders, the work of the General Federation of Workers and its relationship with Peronismo, strikes and demonstrations during Peron’s presidency, and a bulletin from the Movimiento Peronista Montonero on the proscription of workers’s unions.
  • FF #21 - International Labour Organizations 1977-1981
    • Clippings and press release on the work of the International Confederation of Free Labour Unions in Argentina.
  • FF #22 - Repression 1973-1983
    • Clippings and documents in Spanish and English on repression of demonstrators, detention and murder of union leaders.
  • FF #23 - Struggles 1969-1983
    • Clippings and news articles in French, English and Spanish on the struggles faced by workers’ unions, workers’ strikes, and the detention of worker’ leaders.

Argentina - Political

  • FF #1 - 1969-1972
    • A news article on repression of Peronist demonstrators on the Loyalty Day commemoration. A paper by the Chairman, Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, on Ongania’s Military Government.
  • FF #2 - Peronism 1972-1974
    • News clippings, papers and bulletins on Peron’s return from exile and his trip back to Spain, the proscription of Peronism, the divisions and contradictions within the Peronist movement, the election of Campora as President and his resignation, the election of Peron as president as he shifts to right-wing ideas, the clash between Perón and left-wing supporters (People’s Revolutionary Army – ERP), and Perón’s death.
  • FF #3 - Peronism 1975-1992
    • Journal and news articles on Eva Peron, Juan Domingo Peron, and the Peronist movement.
  • FF #4 - Peronism – Isabel Peron 1974-1976
    • News and journal clippings and articles on Isabel Perón’s presidency, Lopez Rega’s role in the cabinet, the rising conflict between left and right, the designation of Videla as Army Commander-in-Chief, the banning of Montoneros; Italo Luder as pro-tempore president, pressure on Isabel Peron calling for her resignation, and military coup-d’etat attempts.
  • FF #5 - Peronism Aftermath 1976-1985
    • News clippings about the Military Junta’s measures against Peronism, criminal charges against Isabel Peron and other people of her government, Isabel Peron’s detention and release, her return to Argentina from exile and resignation as party leader.
  • FF #6 - Military Regime - General Jorge Videla 1976-1981, 2013
    • News and journals clippings in English, Spanish, and French on Videla’s presidency and cabinet, the detention of members of the former government and unions’ leaders, war on guerrillas and political violence, the role of the US in the coup and the military regime, the regime’s plans to return to democracy, and finally Videla’s arrest, trial, amnesty, and death.
  • FF #7 - Military Regime - General Roberto Viola 1981
    • News clippings on Viola’s designation as Chief of the Argentine Army and president, the regime’s loss of popular support and conflicts within the regime. Documents and articles about the situation in Argentina in 1981.
  • FF #8 - Military Regime – General Leopoldo Galtieri 1981-1982
    • Clippings on Gualtieri’s presidency, its shift to the right and alignment with the US, and the impact of the Malvinas/Falklands war on his government. Gualtieri’s detention for his role in the war.
  • FF #9 - Military Regime – General Reynaldo Bignone 1982-1983
    • Clippings on Bignone’s appointment as President, the regime’s internal conflicts, Bignone’s promise to return to democracy and attempts to achieve civilian support, anti-regime demonstrations, the transition toward democracy, the Junta’s dissolution and trial.
  • FF #10 - Elections October 30, 1983
    • News clippings on the call to elections, the lifting of Isabel Perón’s proscription and her return from exile, transition to democracy and challenges waiting for the new civilian government, conflicts and contradictions within the Peronist movement. Profiles of the candidates for presidency Raúl Alfonsin and Italo Luder. Alfonsin’s election as president is the first defeat of Peronism in decades. A report by the International Human Rights Law Group on the Argentine elections.   
  • FF #11 - President Raul Alfonsin 1983-1989
    • News and journal articles and clippings on the early handover of power by the Junta, challenges faced and first measures taken by the new civilian government, trials of the Juntas, military uprisings during Alfonsin’s presidency, the plan to move the Argentine capital city to Viedma, the “Due obedience” and “Full Stop” laws, Peronism winning mid-term elections, early Presidential elections and handover of power to President Menem.
  • FF #12 - Elections 1989
    • News and journal articles and clippings on Carlos Menem, the early call to elections, Menem’s victory and the first democratic transition of power in decades.
  • FF #13 - President Carlos Saul Menem 1989-1993
    • News and journal articles on Carlos Menem, his role in the Peronist party, his presidency, his divorce from his wife Zulema Menem and other family scandals, the economic crisis and reform, crushed military uprising and military pardons, foreign relations with the US, Maria Soledad Morales criminal case, corruption in Menem’s presidency. A paper titled “Argentina: the Future of Democracy” by the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre.
  • FF #14 - Military 1975-1992
    • News and journal articles in English, Spanish, and French on Argentine Armed Forces, different political lines and conflicts within the forces, their relationship with Isabel Peron’s government, foreign military governments, Licio Gelli and the P-2 Masonic Lodge, the loss of public support, the fallout after the Malvinas/Falklands War, the trial of the Juntas and the detention of military officers, uprisings against Alfonsin’s and Menem’s presidencies, and amnesty laws passed by Alfonsin and Menem.
  • FF #15 - Peronismo Autentico 1975-1978
    • News and journal clippings on the formation of the leftist Peronismo Autentico political party and its confrontation with the Peronist Party lead by Isabel Peron. Propaganda bulletins in Spanish by the Peronismo Autentico Party and its fusion with Montoneros.
  • FF #16 - Revolutionary Movements 1970-1975
    • Materials in English and French on the different revolutionary groups acting in Argentina, their goals, activities, organization, and their confrontation with the Peronist government.
  • FF #17 - Revolutionary Movements 1976-1981
    • News and journal articles and clippings in English and French on guerrilla groups acting in Argentina, their activities, organization, and confrontation with the military government and the increased violence on both sides.
  • FF #18 - Revolutionary Organizations – Partido Revolucionario de Trabajadores (PRT) and its military wing Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) 1973
    • Propaganda bulletins, press releases, and declarations by the PRT and ERP. A few news clippings on their activities.
  • FF #19 - Revolutionary Organizations – Montoneros 1974-1989
    • Montonero’s propaganda bulletins. News and journal clippings on their activities, their persecution by the military government, and the detention in Brazil and extradition to Argentina of its leader Firmenich during Alfonsin’s presidency.

Argentina - Church / Culture / Education / Health / Women

  • FF #20 - Church 1971-1976
    • Document n° 1 “Letter to the ‘Third World Priests’” from imprisoned members of the Peronist Armed Forces to the “Third World Priests”. Article in memory of Father Carlos Mugica. News clippings on a law ordering the registration of non-catholic religious groups in Argentina and the killing of a priest in Mar del Plata.
  • FF #21 - Church 1976-1983
    • News clippings in French, Spanish and English on the slaying and kidnapping of bishops, and church people at the hands of the military government and guerrilla groups, a revised edition of the Bible, a document in French by Reverend James Weeks, M.S. on Human Rights in Argentina. A report on acts and threats of violence against church people in Argentina. A letter from Montoneros to Argentine Bishops. Documents in Spanish about the Catholic Church’s role regarding the human rights violations in Argentina. Pope John-Paul’s visit to Argentina in 1982. A document in Spanish about Monseñor Angelelli.
  • FF #22 - Church 1984-1992
    • News clippings and articles on the investigation of the murder of Monseñor Angelelli, the role of the Catholic Church during the military government, its opposition to the divorce bill, and Pope John Paul’s visit to Argentina in 1987. A paper titled “El neoconservadorismo reformador en la Iglesia Católica Argentina”.
  • FF #23 - Culture 1973-1992
    • Clippings on movies, the English diaspora in Argentina, Jorge Luis Borges, Mercedes Sosa and other Argentina artists, regulations on TV content, a show of Argentine censored films in Quebec, and the rising of the film industry in democracy.
  • FF #24 - Education 1976-1990
    • News clippings in English and Spanish on the persecution of teachers during the military government, the intervention of the government in the curricula. Documents on education reform and a study on the general educational requirements for access to vocational education in Argentina by UNESCO.
  • FF #25 - Health 1976-1992
    • News clippings on a pension plan reform, a health campaign in Tucuman, demonstrations against the closure of a hospital in Buenos Aires, the impact of the military government on public health care, the use of sugar for disinfecting wounds, and the cholera outbreak in 1992.
  • FF #26 - Housing 1971-1991
    • Paper titled “The truth about the eradication of ‘Emergency Villages’”, the disappearance of money earmarked for housing, rising of rental prices, the demolition of the Warnes Building and the plan to move the capital city to Viedma.
  • FF #27 - Women 1976-1992
    • Material on the disappearance of women during the military regime. A paper on women’s role in the Argentine Trade Union Movement. Journal and news articles on the women’s organization Conciencia and their political activism, on gender discrimination, and the impact of economic crisis on women.
  • FF #28 - World Cup 1978
    • Propaganda bulletins denouncing human rights violations to inform tourists visiting Argentina for the World Cup Championship, and clippings on the economic impact of organizing the Championship.

Argentina - Solidarity (See box - SOL 3 in Solidarity Section)

  • FF #1 - Solidarity - Canada - 1976,1985
    • A few items from various sources including a Committee located in Port Credit, Ontario; a leaflet from Toronto on political prisoners and from the U.A.W.
  • FF #2 - Canada - Association of Solidarity with Argentinian People (ASAP) 1983
    • Exchange of letters between ASAP in Winnipeg and LAWG.
  • FF #3 - Canada - Church 1976-1985
    • Three items from Canadian Council of Churches (1976); ICCHRLA Newsletter (1978) and Ecumenical Forum of Canada (1985).
  • FF #4 - Canada - Comite d'infromation de solidarite avec le people argentin 1977-1980
    • Two reports in French from the Comité in Montréal, Quebec.
  • FF #5 - Canada - Group of Defence of Civil RIghts in Argentina (GDCRA) 1975-1989
    • Numerous items, mostly reports on all aspects of human rights in English from Port Credit.
  • FF #6 - Canada - GDCRA - Canada/Argentina Bulletin 1978-1985
    • Nine issues of the Bulletin on the connections between Argentina and Canada, including about labour and nuclear reactors.
  • FF #7 - Canada - No CANDU for Argentina Committee 1979-1982, 2009
    • Large number of items from broad range of sources including GDCRA, labour and federal parliamentary supporters, mainstream news sources and technical reports.
  • FF #8 - Canada - Latin America Working Group (LAWG) 1978
    • Two copies of LAWG Letter dedicated to Argentina (vol.V, No. 2/3) including sections on labour and women within a lengthy historical analysis.
  • FF #9 - Europe 1976-1981
    • Argentina Information and Labour Party statement from UK;  issue of Boletin informativo from France plus information from Belgium.
  • FF #10 - Latin America 1978
    • Three items – one by and for exiles in Mexico; second a set of press releases by various organizations in Peru; third analytical report from Comité de Solidaridad con el pueblo argentino (COSPA) possibly from Nicaragua.
  • FF #11 - United States - Solidarity Committee with the Argentine People (SCAP) 1976-77
    • Seven issues of Argentina Outreach, an analytical bulletin (approx. 12 pages) and a letter from its editor.

Bolivia

Bolivia – General

  • Children 1986-1989
  • Church 1970-1975
  • Church 1976-1990
  • Church – Repression 1980
  • Culture 1983-1992
  • Education
  • Health
  • History 1971-1985

Bolivia – Economy

  • Gen. Hugo Banzer 1971-1978
  • Gen. David Padilla Arancibia December 1978
  • Gen. Luis Garcia Meza 1980
  • Pres. Hernan Siles Zuazo 1982-1985
  • Pres. Victor Paz Estenssoro 1985-1989
  • Pres. Jaime Paz Zamora 1989-1993
  • Agriculture and Agrarian Reform 1977-1991
  • Cocaine 1977-1991
  • Debt 1976-1989
  • Mining 1970-1992
  • Mining – Tin 1970-1986
  • Oil and Gas 1973-1981

Bolivia – Human Rights

  • Gen. Hugo Banzer 1971-1978
  • Cochabamba 1974 & 1980
  • Gen. Luis Garcia Meza 1980-1982
  • Gen. Hernan Siles Zuazo 1982-1985
  • Pres. Victor Paz Estenssoro 1985-1989
  • Pres. Jaime Paz Zamora 1990
  • Comite de Solidaridad por los Derechos Humanos en Bolivia 1980-1981
  • Indigenous People 1976-1991
  • Mass Media 1976-1980
  • Nazi War Criminals 1982-1987

Bolivia – International Relations

  • Brazil
  • Canada 1976-1979
  • Canada 1980-1992
  • Canada – Foreign Investment 1973-1990
  • Chile 1976-1987
  • Latin America
  • South African emigration 1976-1979
  • United States 1968-1991

Bolivia – Labour

  • General and Strikes 1972-1992
  • CLAT in Bolivia 1979
  • Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) 1969-1987
  • Federacion Sindical de Trabajadores Mineros de Bolivia (FSTMB) 1974-1984

Bolivia – Politics

  • General 1970-1979
  • Gen. Rene Barrientos Artuno 1969
  • Gen. Alfredo Ovando Candia 1969-1970
  • Gen. Hugo Banzer 1971-1978
  • Elections and Coups 1978- 1979
  • Pres. Lidia Gueiler and Pre- Elections 1979-1980
  • Coup July 1980
  • Post-coup 1980 analysis
  • Post-coup Resistance 1980
  • Gen. Luis Garcia Meza 1980-1982
  • Gen. Celso Torrelio Villa 1981-1982
  • Gen. Guido Vildoso Calderon 1982
  • Pres. Hernan Siles Zuazo 1982-1985
  • Elections June 1985
  • Pres. Victor Paz Estenssoro 1985-1989
  • Pres. Jaime Paz Zamora 1989-1993
  • Military

Bolivia – Popular/Revolutionary Movements

  • Campesinos 1978-1982
  • Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) 1972
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Guerrillas 1968-1990
  • Guerrillas – Che Guevara 1967-1987
  • Guerrillas – Tupu Katari 1975-1981
  • Students 1971-1980

Bolivia – Women

  • General 1974-1992
  • Population Control 1973-1977
  • Domitila de Barrios Chungara 1980-1981

Bolivia – Solidarity (Box Sol - 3 in Solidarity Section)

  • FF #1 - Solidarity - Canada 1976-1988
    • Schedule of 1979 Canadian Farmers Tour to Bolivia organized by Canadian NGOs. Includes Canadian NGOs and the Church to not recognize the military Junta. A number of articles about labour solidarity.
  • FF #2 - Canada - Solidarity Committee with the Bolivian People 1978-1982
    • Five issues of Committee’s Bulletin from Montreal in French and English. They reprint articles from various sources especially on labour.
  • FF #3 - International
    • Labour response to July 1979 coup. Large poster from Comite de Solidaridad por los Derechos Humanos de Bolivia in Lima.

Brazil

History and Church (1967 - 1992)

  • FF #1 - History
    • Large folder containing publications on Brazilian history, including transcriptions of documents from the Portuguese arrival to Independence. Includes materials addressing economic, racial, and political issues.
  • FF #2 - Church 1967-1970
    • Catholic Church publications, propaganda, articles, and clippings about persecution of priests and bishops under the dictatorship. Includes debates on Church reform, fears over Pentecostal growth, and statements from CNBB (National Conference of Bishops of Brazil). Features articles from Observer and Daily Star.
  • FF #3 - Church 1971- 1973
    • Large file with publications denouncing torture and repression by the regime. Contains Catholic reflections on Church–State relations, Pentecostal expansion, Indigenous rights, and Church documents referencing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • FF #4 - Church 1974-1976
    • Small file with documents and press clippings highlighting conflicts between the Catholic Church and the military regime, including denunciations of torture, political repression, and clergy exile.
  • FF #5 - Church 1977-1979
    • Large file with publications in Portuguese, French, English, and Spanish denouncing repression against the Church. Includes CNBB denunciations of abuses, reports on missionary exile, and publications reflecting Vatican discontent with Liberation Theology.
  • FF #6 - Church 1980-1981
    • File containing letters, press articles, and publications on the Pope’s visit to Brazil. Includes CNBB and Pastoral da Terra materials documenting persecution of Catholic clergy by the regime.
  • FF #7 - Church 1982-1984
    • Small file with clippings and interviews on the Church’s social and political role, especially Liberation Theology. Covers regime abuses, Church–Indigenous relations in the Amazon, Mário Juruna’s election, and Umbanda.
  • FF #8 - Church 1985-1989
    • Medium file on Vatican–Liberation Theology conflicts, including actions against Leonardo Boff. Includes CNBB, Scarboro Foreign Missions, and Vatican materials on agrarian reform, reports of violence against priests, and notes on Pentecostal and Unification churches.
  • FF #9 - Church 1990-1992
    • Small file with National Catholic Reporter and Catholic New Times (Toronto) clippings on conservative–liberal disputes within the Church and Leonardo Boff’s departure from the priesthood. Includes GM and Times articles on Church divisions and Scarboro Missions publications on northern Brazil.
  • FF # 10 - Base Christian Communities 1980-1990
    • Small folder containing publications from Scarboro Missions, Sojourners, and PM on base communities. Includes the book Faith and Politics, published by IDAC (Switzerland), and a small publication by Catholic Fund Overseas Development(CAFOD) with the Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR). Contains a letter to the communities, in Spanish, written by Leonardo Boff.
  • FF #11 - Bishop Dom Helder Camara 1969-1988, 2021
    • Publications of Dom Helder’s writings translated into French, English, and Spanish from NCR, WFP, LD, UCO, and NYT. Includes denunciations of poverty and repression, French solidarity committee materials, TS coverage of his 1975 Toronto visit, and Brazilian clippings.
  • FF #12 - Bishop Dom Pedro Casaldaliga 1977
    • One folder contains a single interview of Dom Pedro gave to O Pasquim in August 1977, in Portuguese (BRA).
  • FF #13 - Bishop D. Jose Rodrigues - Diocese of Juazeiro 1981-1982
    • Small folder with bulletin and clippings about Bishop José Rodrigues’ testimony at the CPI on Terror. Includes Correio da Bahia criticism and a letter to Canadian Bishop Remi De Roo describing social impacts of hydroelectric projects in Bahia.
  • FF #14 - Bishop Mauro Morelli 1981, 1991
    • Small folder with one GM clipping and another on the bishop’s stance against multinationals. Includes CNT interview and brief biographical notes.
  • FF #15 - Church and Labour 1980-1983
    • Small folder with three Latinamerica Press publications on CNBB and metalworkers’ strikes, agrarian reform, and a Cardinal Arns article. Includes Scarboro Missions, unidentified press pieces, and Center FOCUS (Washington, DC) publication.
  • FF #16 - Church - Repression 1978
    • Documents in French and publications from Le Monde, LD, and La Documentation Catholique on torture of Catholic activists. Includes Le Monde on Pinochet at Geisel’s inauguration, Pax Christi letters to international sections and President Geisel, and a 45-page English translation by Centro Ecumênico de Documentação e Informação on human rights.
    • Documents in French and publications from Le Monde, LD, and La Documentation Catholique on torture of Catholic activists. Includes Le Monde on Pinochet at Geisel’s inauguration, Pax Christi letters to international sections and President Geisel, and a 45-page English translation by Centro Ecumênico de Documentação e Informação on human rights.

Brazil - Cities /Culture/Education/Environment

  • FF #1 - Cities 1972-1992
    • Medium folder with Canadian and Brazilian newspaper clippings. Covers Brasília’s first decade, São Paulo’s growth, the economic miracle, military censorship, labour repression, urban violence, housing, cost of living, pollution, and Luiza Erundina’s mayoral term (GM, The Economist, Latinamerica Press, ONU, Time).
  • FF #2 - Brazil - Culture 1982-1991
    • Small file with fragment from “The Coming Revolution in Brazil” (interview with Padre Melo). Clippings on national cinema, soap operas, military censorship, rituals, Carnaval, Candomblé, black culture, samba, capoeira, and quilombos (The Toronto Clarion, GM, Latinamerica Press).
  • FF #3 - Brazil - Culture – Literature 1974-1992
    • Small folder with University of Glasgow file on novels and short stories (Brazilian Fiction 1950-1970). Newspaper clippings on Brazilian literary production: Gilberto Freyre, Moacyr Scliar, Jorge Amado, Antonio Torres, Nélida Piñon, Lygia Fagundes Telles (La Gaceta de Cuba, NYT, GM, The Nation).
  • FF #4 - Media - Culture / Ideology 1970-1992
    • Very small file containing material from the Committee to Protect Journalists, including reports on press censorship and statements from journalists and the international press condemning censorship in Brazil. Newspaper clippings document the rise of sensationalist news over soap operas and the dominance of Veja (Times).
  • FF #5 - Culture / Theater 1977-1981
    • Printed materials, SESC portfolio, clippings on censored literary works, films, and soap operas. Includes Havana Festival fax, death of Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, NYT report on Suzana Amaral, and discussion papers from University of Ottawa on Brazilian theatre.
  • FF #6 - Demography 1974-1976
    • Small folder with Brazilian clippings (Jornal do Brasil, Movimento) on birth control policy, World Population Conference in Bucharest, and childhood conditions vs. growing poverty.
  • FF #7 - Education 1969-1992
    • Robust folder with clippings (GM, NYT), rector letters, Amnesty International text. Covers military interference in universities, Paulo Freire interview, working paper (Mexico 1976), illiteracy, and hunger.
  • FF #8 - Environment 1970-1973
    • Medium folder with clippings (El Nacional, TS, GM, Time) on drought, pollution, deforestation, indigenous land conflicts, anti-nuclear manifesto, and Chico Mendes’ assassination condemnation.
  • FF #9 - Health 1974-1992
    • Medium folder with clippings (The Citizen, GM, TS, NYT, WP) on contraception resistance, epidemics (meningitis, AIDS, malaria), infant mortality, malnutrition, pollution effects, and healthcare system post-redemocratization.

Brazil – Economy

  • FF #10 - Economy - General 1969-1973
    • Medium folder with English and some Spanish materials on the military dictatorship’s economic miracle. Clippings (GM, TS, The Sunday Times, The Economist) on growth, inflation, torture, pollution, and housing crisis; includes BNH documents and denouncing government abuses.
  • FF #11 - Gen. Ernesto Geisel 1974
    • Medium folder with clippings (NYT, Jornal do Brasil, The Financial Post, The Nation) on commodity prices, wealth concentration, inflation, student arrests, external debt, and economic/social contradictions. Includes Community Action on Latin America publication and Celso Furtado interviews.
  • FF #12 - Gen. Ernesto Geisel 1975
    • Medium folder with English, Spanish, French clippings (The Sunday Times, NYT, Le Jour, The Financial Times, The Financial Post) on economic miracle, inflation, Latin American expansion, Amazon deforestation, child malnutrition, and urban terrorism.
  • FF #13 - Gen. Ernesto Geisel 1976
    • Extensive folder with clippings (GM, NYT, Financial Post) on end of economic miracle, trade deficit, hyperinflation, state intervention, drought, oil crisis, Brazil as emerging power, and ABECOR report.
  • FF #14 - Gen. Ernesto Geisel 1977-1978
    • Small folder with Spanish publications on political, social, and economic situation: recession risk, high inflation, end of miracle, investor distrust, IMF relations, oil leadership, and US-Brazil military cooperation crisis.
  • FF #15 - Gen. Joao Baptista Figueiredo 1979-1981
    • Small file with clippings (GM, The Guardian, The Nation, Business Week) on presidential transition, expected political opening, strikes, hyperinflation, public debt, oil crisis, privatization, investment risks, ABECOR report, and Paul Singer publication.
  • FF #16 - Gen. Joao Baptista Figueiredo 1982-1983
    • Large file with clippings (GM, Time, The Economist, The Nation, Business Latinamerica, LD, Le Monde) on manufactured goods expansion, economic crisis, hyperinflation, currency devaluation, strikes, protests, public debt, IMF loans, austerity, and political liberalization.
  • FF #17 - Gen. Joao Baptista Figueiredo 1984
    • Small file with clippings (GM, Business Latinamerica, South, TS, Business Week) on mining, urban violence, cruzeiro devaluation, Florida orange crisis, looting, food prices, strikes, trade surplus, and IMF repayment doubts.

Brazil – Economy (continued)

  • FF #1 - Presidents Tancredo Neves and José Sarney 1985-1989
    • Folder with newspaper clippings (TS, GM, and others) on redemocratization, the election and death of Tancredo Neves, and the Sarney presidency. Covers hyperinflation, external debt, IMF negotiations, austerity policies, debt moratorium, poverty, unemployment, and income inequality. Includes the Cruzado, Bresser, and Summer Plans, the Constituent Assembly (1987–1988), oil discoveries in the Campos Basin, Proálcool, ABECOR reports, the Naji Nahas stock market fraud, and references to the Brazilian Coffee Institute and the Sugar and Alcohol Institute.
  • FF #2 - President Fernando Collor de Mello 1989-1992
    • Very large folder with clippings (GM, The Economist, TS) on Collor’s rise, anti-corruption rhetoric, hyperinflation, currency reform, bank shutdowns, confiscation of savings, foreign debt, and corruption scandals. Includes material on market liberalization, urban violence, poverty, brain drain to Canada, re-migration to Japan, closure of the Ford plant in São Bernardo do Campo, privatizations, the coffee market, and The Economist “Survey of Brazil”.
  • FF #3 - Agriculture 1971-1992
    • Medium folder with texts and clippings (GM, Latin America Economic Report, Business Week) on production and trade of sugar, soybeans, corn, coffee, oranges, and livestock. Covers trade with China and the Soviet Union, competition with U.S. producers, droughts in Northeast Brazil, land concentration, and small farmers. Includes Amazon deforestation for ranching, pesticide contamination, World Bank policy changes, export-oriented agriculture, FAO and USAID materials, Polonordeste and Poloamazônia projects, and Volkswagen’s cattle ranch.
  • FF #4 - Agrarian Reform / Land rights 1971-1998
    • Small folder mainly with newspaper clippings (Catholic New Times, Scarboro Mission, The Economist, NYT, CSM) on agrarian reform, land conflicts, expulsions of small farmers, and rural violence. Highlights the role of the Catholic Church and Liberation Theology activism, and tensions with the Vatican. Includes pamphlets on murdered activists and the booklet “The Massacre of Eldorado dos Carajás”.
  • FF #5 - Agriculture – Coffee 1975-1993
    • Small folder with clippings (TS, MS, Business Week, WSJ, International Business) on Brazil’s dominance in the coffee market. Covers cartel formation, price increases, export taxes, U.S. pressure, agreements with Colombia and Angola, and market liberalization. Includes reports on frost and drought impacts and price volatility                                          
  • FF #6 - Amazon 1972-1981
    • Medium folder with clippings in several languages (Action UNDP, TS, GM, TNT, MS, AFP, Veja) on mining expansion, the Manaus Free Trade Zone, and the Trans-Amazonian Highway. Covers migration, land concentration, Indigenous conflicts, disease outbreaks, Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA) activities, deforestation. Includes references to RADAM, Fordlândia, Serra Pelada, the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, and cities such as Altamira and Carajás.
  • FF #7 - Amazon 1982-1988
    • Small folder with clippings (Latin America Press, GM, TS, Maclean’s, NYT, Business Week) on mining, pesticide use, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and impacts of the Trans-Amazonian Highway. Includes material on migration, drug trafficking, Indigenous knowledge, World Bank loan refusals, Jacques Cousteau’s expedition, and criticism by FASE and José Lutzemberger.
  • FF #8 - Amazon 1987-1993
    • Large folder with clippings (Now, Sunday Star, GM, Time, The Economist and others) on Indigenous conflicts and major projects such as dams and mining. Covers mercury contamination, deforestation, international pressure on Brazil, reactions framed as sovereignty issues, the murder of Chico Mendes, and environmental activism. Includes material on the Sarney-Collor transition, José Lutzemberger as environment minister, and advocacy networks.
  • FF #9 - Amazon - Murder of Chico Mendes 1988-1993
    • Medium folder with clippings (GM, The Nation, TS, Maclean’s, NYT) and union publications on Chico Mendes’ activism and assassination. Covers rural unions, land concentration, international repercussions, investigations, trials, convictions, and prison escape. Includes publications by the National Rubber Tappers Council, Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT), CIIR, and Americas Watch.
  • FF #10 - Arms Industry 1975-1990
    • Small folder with clippings (MH, JC, and others) on Brazil’s military-industrial expansion and reduced dependence on the United States. Covers arms exports, production of military equipment, nuclear cooperation with Iraq, and sales to several countries. Includes material on Engesa and IBECO, human rights tensions with the U.S., and Brazil’s renunciation of nuclear test explosions under Collor.
  • FF #11 - Automotive Industry 1975-1990
    • Small folder with clippings (Business Week, MS, GM and others) on the slowdown of the automotive sector after the economic miracle. Covers declining profits, import dependence, fiscal incentives, ethanol fuel, labour strikes, mass layoffs, Autolatina, and competitiveness based on low production costs. Includes union correspondence denouncing layoffs and material on major automakers and the Gurgel brand.

Brazil – Economy (continued)

  • FF #1 - Bank of Brazil 1978-1982
    • Small folder with Toronto Star clippings on the opening of Banco do Brasil’s Toronto office, and two annual reports (1978, 1982) detailing board composition, economic outlook, and banking activities in agriculture, industry, trade, and foreign exchange. Includes balance sheets and Time advertisements promoting Brazil’s economy.
  • FF #2 - Banking / Bank Loans 1970-1990
    • Small folder with clippings on private bank and World Bank loans to Brazil, debt renegotiation, and infrastructure financing. Covers loans to Alcoa, Polisul, Banco Sudameris, and recommendations related to land distribution. Banks cited include Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Bank of America, Toronto Dominion Bank, and others.
  • FF #3 - Debt 1974-1982
    • Small folder with clippings on hyperinflation, oil crises, World Bank lending, growth of external debt, and the role of state-owned enterprises. Includes material on U.S. and Canadian bank loans, metallurgists’ protests, and Business International analysis of Brazil’s debt cycle.
  • FF #4 - Debt 1984-1985
    • Large folder with clippings on Japan’s participation in Brazilian loans, debt renegotiation, austerity measures, IMF relations, and threats of debt moratorium. Includes press releases, financial announcements, and analyses by NACLA and the American Friends Service Committee on social impacts.
  • FF #5 - Debt 1985-1992
    • Medium folder with clippings on IMF negotiations, the 1987 debt moratorium, securitization proposals, debt-equity swaps, and debates on poverty and external debt. Includes studies by Business Week International and INESC criticizing Sarney administration policies and the Bresser Plan.
  • FF #6 - Debt – IMF 1980-1992
    • Folder with clippings on Brazil-IMF negotiations, austerity conditions, foreign borrowing, and economic adjustment measures. Includes notes on Banco do Brasil borrowing from U.S. banks and ministerial speeches, including Ernane Galvêas’ visit to Toronto in 1982.
  • FF #7 - Debt - Bail-out 1997-2000
    • Folder with PACS material on Third World debt, neoliberalism, and Brazil’s participation in the Jubilee 2000 campaign. Includes plebiscite manuals, clippings, and reports advocating debt cancellation.
  • FF #8 - Foreign Investment 1967-1991
    • Medium folder with clippings on monetary policy, foreign capital repatriation, and industrial investment. Includes critiques of foreign dependency and material on European and German investment in Brazil, with publications from International Socialist Journal, Monthly Review, Hogtown Press, and others.
  • FF #9 - Gasohol/Ethanol 1979-1990
    • Small folder with clippings on ethanol production, the Proálcool program, fiscal incentives, vehicle conversion, and impacts on the sugar market. Includes World Bank reports and analyses on monoculture risks and national energy policy.
  • FF #10 - Hudson Institute “Future of Brazil” Report and Case Study 1978
    • Small folder containing a Hudson Institute report and a Price Waterhouse Monetary Index case study analyzing Brazil’s political and economic conditions, with emphasis on investment risks and opportunities.
  • FF #11 - Hydroelectric Projects 1976-1992
    • Medium folder with clippings on major hydroelectric projects (São Francisco, Tucuruí, Itaipu), investors, environmental concerns, and World Bank financing. Includes technical reports and NGO critiques from Scarboro Foreign Mission Society and Proba International. Companies cited include Alcoa and Alcan.
  • FF #12 - Hydroelectric Project - Balbina Dam 1987-1990
    • Small folder with clippings, correspondence, and pamphlets on the environmental and social impacts of the Balbina Dam. Includes publications from Waimiri-Atroari support groups, Scarboro Missions, the Canadian National Task Force on the Environment, and mining area maps.
  • FF #13 - Income Distribution 1972-1983
    • Very small folder with clippings on income inequality during periods of economic growth, wage erosion, and financial sector gains. Includes 1983 DIEESE data on inflation and loss of purchasing power.
  • FF #14 - Industry 1969-1991
    • Medium folder with publications by Eduardo Galeano and Michel Maupu on industrial policy, foreign competition, protectionism, and state incentives. Covers computing, mining, aviation, steel, pharmaceuticals, and reports on industrial investment and community support.
  • FF #15 - Ludwig, Daniel 1976-1992
    • Folder with clippings on Daniel Ludwig’s enterprises in the Amazon region, including forestry, cellulose, mining, and cattle ranching. Documents investment strategies, impacts on Indigenous communities, business trajectory, and government intervention in the Jari Project.
  • FF #16 - Mendes Junior 1981-1983
    • Folder with a bilingual corporate portfolio and clippings on Mendes Júnior construction projects in Brazil and abroad. Includes material on company growth and international operations.

Brazil – Economy (continued)

Brazil – Economy – Mineral Resources

  • FF #1 - Mineral resources 1967-1975
    • Medium folder with newspaper clippings from CSM, CAT, and other Brazilian newspapers on iron, aluminum, cassiterite, manganese, and bauxite mining in the Amazon. Includes private company bulletins, Trans-Amazonian highway studies, Metallogenetic Map of Brazil (1973), and Geophysical Exploration of Mineral Resources in Brazil by CPRM.
  • FF #2 - Mineral Resources 1975-1976
    • Folder with newspaper clippings on new mineral exploration in the Amazon and Tocantins. Contains a special issue of EMJ (1975) and two copies of A Survey of Mineral Resource Extraction in Brazil.
  • FF #3 - Mineral resources 1977-1983
    • Medium folder with clippings from Vision, WFP, Edmonton Journal, and magazines like WFG, This Month Mining, and World Report. Covers new copper, aluminum, manganese, uranium, and oil deposits, CVRD growth, Caraíba Metais privatization, and Petrobras production reports.
  • FF #4 - Mining – 1969-1975
    • Small folder with clippings from WSJ, LAT, and WFP on new copper, bauxite, and iron mines. Includes NACLA newsletters critical of Brazilian mining and a special issue of EMJ (1975).
  • FF #5 - Mining 1976-1982
    • Folder with clippings from The Mining Journal, EMJ, NM, JC, and Month in Mining on copper, iron, phosphate, aluminum, gold, and oil. Also includes shale oil, fertilizers, silver, potassium, uranium, nickel, tin, coal, and investments by Canadian, Japanese, and American companies.
  • FF #6 - Mining 1983-1991
    • Clippings from EMJ, TS, Latin America, Forbes, South, GM, NYT on non-ferrous minerals, gold, aluminum, copper, uranium, and tin. Covers foreign investment, Brazilian exports, infractions, and new restrictions on foreign companies starting in 1986, including Serra Pelada.
  • FF #7 - Mining – Carajas Project 1977-1982
    • Folder with clippings on Carajás project feasibility, loans, construction, and operation. Includes letters of protest, FASE publication, MPLA zine, and texts in English, Portuguese, and French on indigenous impacts, investors, project initiation, and World Bank loan notice (1982).
  • FF #8 - Mining – Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (CVRD) 1975-1990
    • Folder with clippings on CVRD, loans, and international partnerships. Includes Amazônia Oriental – Plano Preliminar de Desenvolvimento with progress reports and national export projects in forestry, agriculture, livestock, and mining.
  • FF #9 - “Miracle” – The Economic Miracle 1971-1986
    • Folder with publications critical of the economic miracle, covering inflation, income concentration, hunger, despotism, and torture. Clippings from SPA, Latinamerica Press, Comité de solidarité avec le peuple Brésilien, Ramparts, The Nation, Inter-Church Committee for World Development Education, and The Sunday Time.
  • FF #10 - Northeast 1964-1989
    • Folder with union and social movement publications, and newspaper clippings from NYT, CSM, GM, TS, Scarboro Mission, and The Christian Science Monitor. Covers agrarian conflicts, drought, malnutrition, labor struggles, sugarcane production, and includes transcript of People of No Interest and chapter from Death in the Northeast.
  • FF #11 - Nuclear 1972-1977
    • Medium folder with newspaper clippings from MH, NYT, DXTX, The Chronicle Herald, WP, MS, CSM, Prensa Latina on airbases, rocket launches, Poços de Caldas-MG and Angra nuclear plants, uranium enrichment, reactor sales from Canada, France, and West Germany, and diplomatic crises with the U.S.
  • FF #12 - Nuclear 1978-1991
    • Small folder with clippings from EFM, GM, FT, Seven Days, World Business Week, JC, Latin America, The Economist on uranium imports, U.S. pressure for non-proliferation, Argentina-Brazil cooperation, Iraq uranium allegations, China cooperation (1984), and nuclear policy changes under civilian government. Includes Council on Hemispheric Affairs press release and letter opposing Angra Plant.
  • FF #13 - Oil and gas – 1972-1990
    • Large folder with clippings from NYT, The Petroleum Economist, TS, MS, Business Week, Latinamerica, World Business, The Economist, EJM, GM, Week on oil exploration, Petrobras risk contracts, offshore discoveries, foreign dependence, MPLA recognition, partnerships with Iraq, Venezuela, Bolivia, ethanol fuel, and 1988 oil workers strike.
  • FF #14 - Poverty 1972-1983
    • Very small folder with clippings from GM, Finance and Development, Granma, Catholic News Time on rising poverty, malnutrition, infant mortality, shanty towns, Catholic Church activities, street children, and 1983 food store lootings. Includes French material on Northeast poverty and DIEESE appendix with minimum wage estimates (1940-1981).

Brazil – Economy (continued)

  • FF #1 - Science and technology 1973-1990
    • Small folder with clippings (The London Times, Sunday Star, GM, South, TNT) on the Brazil–Spain submarine cable, Medici government’s “Basic Plan for Scientific and Technological Development,” satellite construction, computer production, Telebras monopoly, biotechnology, aviation (Embraer), and data processing growth.
  • FF #2 - Tourism
    • Small folder with clippings (HS, SR, LA Latinamerica) on Rio Carnival violence, Angra dos Reis, Brasília tourism, visa regulations, US travel promotions, and a Lesley College pamphlet for student exchanges.
  • FF #3 - Trade
    • Folder with clippings (Thurs, GM, Le Monde Weekly, LD, Le Devoir, LA, NYT) on trade conflicts with the USA, export deficits, coffee and alcohol-fuel production, ITAIPU hydro project, industrial protectionism, and Brazilian propaganda in Business Week and Forbes.
  • FF #4 - Transnationals 1977-1991
    • Documents and clippings (The Sisters, GM, Business Week, Latin America) on foreign capital in Brazil, transnational corporations, economic recession, profit remittance control, mining code reform, and companies such as Volkswagen, Ford, ITT, and Gerber.

Brazil - Human Rights

  • FF #5 - General – Gen. Ernesto Geisel 1986-1978
    • Clippings (El Dia, Christianity and Crisis, GM, TS) on repression, death squads, political persecution, torture, student arrests, Vladimir Herzog’s death, agrarian conflict, and Amnesty International pamphlets.
  • FF #6 - Human Rights - Gen. Joao Baptista Figueiredo 1969-1984
    • Documents on the Foreigners’ Bill, clippings (NYT) on torture and summary executions, and letters from the Human Rights Defense Committee and Brazil Solidarity on agrarian conflicts.
  • Ff #7 - Human Rights (General) 1985-1993
    • Large folder with clippings (GM, Latin American Press, TS) on human rights violations, police violence, Carandiru massacre, political transition, dictatorship investigations, and Brazil: Never Again by Cardinal Arns.
  • FF #8 - Human Rights - Bertrand Russell Tribunal 1973-1974
    • Documents and clippings (LD, LJ, Solidarité Brésil) on human rights violations in Brazil, Chile, and Latin America, tribunal participants, and the CNBB’s declaration on human rights.
  • FF #9 - Human Rights - Children 1947-1993
    • Mainly newspaper clippings (GM, Scarboro Missions, CSM, ML, Amnesty International) on street children, pollution in Cubatão, child trafficking, illiteracy, police killings, the Candelária massacre, and child social programs.
  • FF #10 - Human Rights - Disappeared 1991
    • Two GM clippings on disappeared political bodies from the dictatorship and a joint report by Americas Watch, Physicians for Human Rights, and AAAS titled The Search for Brazil’s Disappeared.
  • FF # 11 - Human Rights - Media 1970-1990
    • Folder with clippings (GM, The Nation) on censorship, journalist arrests, political manipulation, banned articles, Federal Police censorship acts, and open letters from the São Paulo Journalists’ Union.
  • FF #12 - Human Rights - Indigenous People 1969-1972
    • Medium folder with clippings (The Globe Magazine, TS, The Guardian) on genocide of Indigenous peoples during the dictatorship—tribes Kamaiurá, Nhambiquara, Guarani, Tupinambá, Pataxó, Canelas, Machacali, Cinta-Larga, Krahô, Panará (Kranhankarore), Krenak, and Dené (Canada)—land speculation, mining, FUNAI deaths, missionary activity, and Survival International publications.
  • FF #13 - Human Rights - Indigenous Peoples 1973-1975
    • Clippings on road construction (Transamazônica, Perimetral Norte), northern colonization, measles epidemics, massacres, uranium discovery, and reports from IWGIA. Mentions tribes Xavante, Krahô, Txukahamãe, Kranhankarore, Ava-Canoeiros, Guajá, Cinta-Larga, Suruí, Yanomami, Maku, and Karajá.
  • FF #14 - Human Rights - Indigenous Peoples 1988-1989
    • Clippings (GM, NYT, Multinational Monitor, WP, The Guardian) on genocide, mercury poisoning, mining, Capacete Massacre (Tikuna), Kayapó protests, and World Bank projects. Mentions tribes Tikuna, Pataxó, Krenak, and Kayapó. Includes CIMI and IWGIA documents and CNBB statement on Indigenous rights.
  • FF #15 - Human Rights - Indigenous Peoples 1990-1993
    • Clippings (GM, TS, Latin America, Mother Jones, Maclean’s, The Nation) on Indigenous protests against the Xingu dam, Yanomami malaria epidemic, environmental policy, COP-92, Kayapó leader Paulinho Payakan case, and massacres such as Homoxi. Mentions tribes Yanomami, Karipuna, Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Guaporé, Tukano, Tikuna, Kayapó, and Guajajara.

Brazil – Human Rights (continued)

  • FF #1 - Political Prisoners 1972-1979
    • Folder with newspaper clippings (LD, GM, TS and others). Contains documents and letters from Amnesty International, American Friends of Brazil, and other organizations denouncing disappearances, political prisoners, and torture. Includes lists of political prisoners.
  • FF #2 - Political Prisoners - Manuel Da Conceição 1972-1973
    • Pamphlets in English and French from American Friends of Brazil and Latin American Working Group (Toronto) denouncing the arrest and torture of Manuel da Conceição, a brazilian unionist. Includes petitions, interviews, and draft letters to Brazilian authorities advocating prisoner release.
  • FF #3 - Refugees 1981-1985
    • Letter from the Human Rights Defense Committee (CLAMOR) urging Canada to accept non-Brazilian political refugees facing deportation. Newspaper clipping on the Tolstoi Foundation in São Paulo. Reports on refugees returning to Brazil and those affected by the Foreigner’s Act.
  • FF #4 - Repression and Torture 1966-1970
    • Magazine and newspaper articles (The Progressive, Comonweal, GM, Liberation) on Brazil’s police state, US influence, student and activist torture, and political repression. Includes official resolutions, letters, and reports from the Catholic Church and YCW documenting torture.
  • FF #5 - Repression and Torture 1972
    • Documents from Brazilian Information Front of Chile and North American Catholic organizations reporting disappearances, torture, and killings. Includes dossiers with lists of victims, international press quotes, and Amnesty International reports on human rights violations.
  • FF #6 - Repression and Torture 1973-1976
    • Small folder with clippings (Le Monde, Jornal do Brasil, Le Devoir, Granma, MS) documenting intensification of torture, mass arrests of teachers and students, press persecution, and death squads. Includes Amnesty International news releases and letters requesting government action.
  • FF #7 - Repression and Torture 1977-1990, 2021
    • Newspaper and magazine clippings (GM, NYT, Latin America Press, Jornal do Brasil, IstoÉ) on student protests, repression, military persecution of universities, censorship, and notable deaths like Vladimir Herzog. Documents from Scarboro Foreign Mission Society and human rights commissions included.
  • FF #8 - Students 1971-1979
    • Folder with few clippings on student organizations in São Paulo, protests against arbitrary arrests, and a pamphlet from the Student Central Directory (DCE) outlining assembly decisions.

Brazil – International Relations

  • FF #9 - Foreign Policy 1975-1980
    • Small folder containing a publication from Terra Nueva on Brazil’s expansionist policy, US pressure to avoid Third World commodity cartels, diplomatic relations with the US, Angola’s independence recognition, and foreign expulsions under the Foreign Act.
  • FF #10 - Subimperialism 1972-1978
    • Clippings and working papers by Brazilian activist Marcos de Arruda on US imperialism in Latin America and Brazil’s subimperialism in South America and Africa. Includes a small Spanish book: Brasil a la Ofensiva: la estrategia continental del imperialismo (Gustavo V. Dans - North American Congress on Latin America,NACLA).
  • FF #11 - Africa 1973-1981
    • Few files and newspaper clippings (New Nigerian, The Guardian, The Economist) on Brazilian diplomatic and trade relations in Africa, support for decolonization, fertilizer and manufactured goods exports, and rivalry with Cuban diplomacy. Countries cited: Brazil, Cuba, Angola, Congo, Nigeria, Algeria, Zambia, Zaire, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal.
  • FF #12 - Argentina 1972- 1981, 1992
    • Few clippings (GM, EJ, The Economist, South) on diplomatic tensions between Brazil and Argentina over hydroelectric dams, protectionism, economic rivalry, and Antarctic concerns. Covers cooperation under presidents Figueiredo, Baptista, and Videla, and later Sarney-Alfonsín discussions on a common market.
  • FF #13 - Bolivia 1974 -1974, 1984
    • Two reports: one in Latina America (1974) on Brazilian military interest in Bolivian oil and gas and territorial disputes with Chile; another on Brazil-Bolivia railway partnership.
  • FF #14 - Canada 1970-1979
    • Large file with Canadian government documents (CIDA), newspapers and magazines (GM, MH, Canada Commerce, Canada Weekly, MS) covering trade relations, Canadian investments in Brazil, prison of Tanya Charters Chao, factory migrations, and nuclear energy cooperation. Includes reports and notes from Canadian officials.
  • FF #15 - Canada 1980-1984
    • Few files including official CALA VII publications (ESP, PT, ENG), newspaper clippings (GM, TS, Macleans) and Department of External Affairs communications on diplomatic meetings, Brazilian debt, Canadian banks’ concerns, and the arrest of a Canadian diplomat for cocaine possession.
  • FF #16 - Canada 1985-1993
    • Extensive folder with news on IMF loan refusals to Brazil, Canadian bank risks, Brazilian debt renegotiations, high inflation, Plano Cruzado, business kidnappings involving Canadians, migration of Brazilians to Canada, Alcan expansion, and policy documents like A Tropical Force Policy for Canada (1991).

Brazil – International Relations (continued)

  • FF #1 - Canada – Brazil-Canada Newsletter 1978-1982
    • Few documents, mostly publications from the Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce covering trade agreements, tariffs, diplomatic visits, Brazil’s economy, energy dependency, Canadian bank loans, oil, alcohol, coal, financial reports. Some clippings on Trudeau’s visit (Daily Post).
  • FF #2 - Canada – Foreign Aid 1973-1989
    • Small folder with clippings and reports on Brazil’s IMF loans, technical cooperation, knowledge transfer, social and industrial projects. Includes critical document on Canada in Latin America (Anatomy of Big Business), CIDA reports, and letters on sustainable development.                                                                                                                          
  • FF #3 - Canada – Foreign Investment 1969-1979
    • Folder with news clippings on economic growth, primary sector investments, Brascan’s support of military dictatorship, Canadian investment in Brazil, university partnerships, petroleum exploration, and criticism by LAWG (The Dark Side of the Light). Contains Interest Guide listing investment areas, companies, and capital.
  • FF #4 - Canada – Foreign Investment 1980-1984
    • Few documents include lists of investor countries, news (TS, GM, The Financial Post) on diplomatic visits, loans to Canadian companies, mining, oil, aluminum, transportation, construction, hydroelectric projects. Contains Canadian government publications on joint ventures and investment opportunities, plus "Statements and Speeches".
  • FF #5 - Canada – Foreign Investment 1985-1993
    • Small folder with clippings (GM, The Northern Miner) on Canadian mining investments, joint ventures in Ecuador, Brazil’s foreign investment climate, import restrictions, petroleum, automotive industry, rail and shipyard construction, telecom, and satellite projects.
  • FF #6 - Canada – International Centre for Comparative Criminology 1971-1972
    • Small folder with clippings on social defense, University of Montreal’s CICC, statements by Prof. Denis Szabo, French dossier on CICC opposing "social control", documents on CICC role and third-world engagement, and criticisms (Vol 55).
  • FF #7 - Canada – Trade 1972-1975
    • Folder with clippings (GM, Canada Commerce, Latina Americ) on airplane sales to Brazil, trade info from LAWG, electrical equipment, coffee, beef, carnauba wax, iron, sugar, capital repatriation, industrialization of northeast Brazil, trade missions, promotional materials, and chamber of commerce letters.                                                                                                
  • FF #8 - Canada – Trade 1976-1979
    • Medium folder with clippings (Chronicle Herald, GM, Canada Commerce) on bilateral trade: coffee, wheat, defense industry, manufactured goods, minerals, railway symposium, diplomatic agreements, cellulose plants, turbines for Itaipu, aircraft, loans, exports of Canadian machinery.
  • FF #9 - Canada – Trade 1980-1984
    • Clippings (LAWR, Canada Weekly) on increased bilateral trade, Canadian trade surplus, Trudeau-Figueiredo meetings, aircraft, satellites, shoes, coffee, wheat, software, mineral exports, Brazil-Canada Chamber events, Tec-Can 82 (CIDA), steel import issues, EDC loan plans, Alberta Economic Development memorandum, Business Latin America.
  • FF #10 - Canada – Trade 1985-1991
    • Folder with clippings (GM, TS) on trade: orange juice, clothing, coal, gold, satellites, chamber of commerce, small business financing, Brazil’s surplus, wheat sales, vaccines, scrap ships, steel tariffs, Brazilian immigration, loan defaults, indigenous rights, joint satellite projects, aircraft company acquisitions, environmental boycotts.
  • FF #11 - Canada - Committee Against the Brazilian Trade Tour (CABTT) 1973-1974
    • A small folder with letters from CABTT to the Ministry of Tourism condemning trade with Brazil under military rule. Includes a letter by trade commissioner Sergio de Arruda and clippings promoting events, schedules, and bilateral trade news.
  • FF #12 - Central America 1981-1983
    • Few clippings on Brazil’s influence in neighboring countries, diplomacy in Latin America, Itaipu construction, trade agreements with Mexico, arms purchases by Nicaragua, Libya-Iraq arms incident. Contains Business Latin America weekly report.
  • FF #13 - Chile 1973, 2021
    • Few clippings (WP) on letter-bomb killing Brazilian military personnel, private and military influence in Chilean coup, and copy from National Security Archive linking Brazil’s military government to the Chilean coup.
  • FF #14 - Japan 1974-1993
    • Clippings (O Globo, E/MJ, GM, MS) on Japanese immigrant success, Japan-Brazil trade agreements, Honda in Manaus, bomb attack in Tokyo against Mitsui Aluminium, Brazilian-Japanese mining disputes, Brazil’s debt to Japanese banks, re-emigration of Japanese descendants.                                                                                                         
  • FF #15 - Latin America 1972-1993
    • Few clippings (The Guardian, Jornal do Brasil, LA) on Brazil’s expansionism, diplomatic frictions with Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, economic predominance, resource nationalization, Brazil-Peru copper cooperation, Brazil-Mexico tech-scientific cooperation, Uruguay visits, Cuba relations, “Group of Eight” coordination.
  • FF #16 - Middle East 1981
    • Few clippings (Le Monde Diplomatique) on oil price crisis, Brazil trade with Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Mexico, diplomatic incident with Israel over uranium, Brazil-Arab countries relations, Palestinian issue, Mendes Junior rail projects, products: coffee, sugar, iron, wheat, oil. Companies: Mendes Junior, Intelbras, Arlabank, OPEC, UN, CVRD.
  • FF #17 - Portugal 1974-1976
    • Few clippings (Jornal do Brasil) on Portuguese PM Palma Carlos resignation, Spinola and Caetano exile, mass Portuguese migration, PM Mario Soares visit to Brazil, document analyzing April 25 coup. Only Brazilian link: Spinola’s exile.
  • FF #18 - United States 1963-1980
    • Folder with copies of Andrew Gunder Frank’s article on US role in Brazil, critical embassy analysis, "Alliance for Progress" credit program, clippings (LA, GM, Le Monde, Jornal do Brasil, LD) on diplomacy, nuclear partnership with West Germany, Cold War, Henry Kissinger, war on drugs, human rights violations, Carter visit. Contains "Brazil: Pulls the Strings?" critique.
  • FF #19 - United States – Pres. Reagan 1981-1988
    • Small folder with clippings (WP, TC, NYT, Business Week, CSM) on foreign policy disputes, student protests over Kissinger, diplomatic visits, Falklands dispute, Brazil-Argentina relations, nuclear plant development, US tensions, protectionist measures, public debt, debt renegotiation, GATT, economic austerity, political opening in Brazil.

Brazil – Labour

  • FF #1 - Labour (General) 1972-1978
    • Documents, reports, and clippings with economic data on inflation, minimum wage, cost of  living, income distribution, labour strikes, and restrictions on unions under the military regime. Includes material on multinational companies, student repression, and the “Brazilian Information Bulletin” covering strikes, indigenous conflicts, and the Itaipu project. Also  features IMF Metal Bulletin articles on workplace safety and union struggles. 
  • FF #2 - Labour (General) 1979-1980
    • Contains International Socialist Review and Latin America Economic Report articles on  metalworkers’ strikes in São Bernardo, repression, labour law reforms, and the arrest and  release of Luiz Inácio da Silva. Includes union letters on labour code revisions, drafts of a  consolidated labour law, and materials from Unité Syndicale Brésilienne on national union  and rural movements. 
  • FF #3 - Labour (General) 1981-1982
    • Includes union publications and newspapers (The Guardian, Business Latin America) on  Lula’s release, wage campaigns, military trials of unionists, CONCLAT, and efforts leading to the creation of the Central Unica dos Trabalhadores CUT. Contains letters from MP Modesto da Silveira, factory commission  statutes, and an IBASE draft on union organization and data development. 
  • FF #4 - Labour (General) 1983
    • Union and independent publications (International Metalworkers Federation News, Tribuna  Metalúrgica, Latin America Press, Business Latin America, GM, Fortune) on repression,  “pelegos,” Lula’s release, union rights, rising protests, and the creation of the CUT. Includes  letters regarding the Riocentro bombing, general strike calls, DIEESE bulletins, international  union explanations, and solidarity materials from ICCSASW. 
  • FF #5 - Labour (General) 1984-1985
    • Clippings (The Guardian, Business Latin America) on auto-sector strikes, CUT expansion,  new political parties, inflation, and loss of purchasing power. Includes TIE publications on  labour history, CONTAG bulletins, letters from João Monlevade metalworkers’ unions, and  CUT materials on negotiations, Tancredo Neves’s death, and calls for direct elections. 
  • FF #6 - Labour (General) 1986-1991
    • Newspaper and union materials (GM) on rising strikes, CUT congresses, wage adjustments, poverty, protests, IMF-related wage freezes, and pressure for participation in the 1988  Constituent Assembly. Covers violent repression in Volta Redonda, major industrial strikes,  and international federation publications from WFTU and IMF. 
  • FF #7 - Luis Inácio da Silva (Lula) 1978-1988
    • Clippings (GM, Multinational Monitor, Council on Hemispheric Affairs) on Lula’s arrests, trials, union leadership, and political liberalization under the military regime. Includes  solidarity letters, union publications, and an interview with Frei Betto documenting his  political trajectory. 
  • FF #8 - Congresso Nacional das Classes Trabalhadoras (CONCLAT) 1983
    • Clippings (O Estado de São Paulo) and union publications on assemblies, general strike  calls, internal divisions, CUT leadership disputes, and communist parties’ search for legality. Includes CUT bulletins with resolutions from the first CONCLAT, congress regulations, and  documents from CONTAG. 
  • FF #9 - Federação dos Trabalhadores na Agricultura do Estado de Pernambuco (FETAPE) 1981-1983
    • Original and translated documents on strikes, meetings, agreements, and socio-economic  reports on Pernambuco’s sugarcane region, including child labour and rural violence.  Contains workers’ rights guides, denunciation letters from Santarém, interviews with FETAPE leaders, and labour inspection reports from the Ministry of Labour. 
  • FF #10 - Latin America and Caribbean Labour Report 1978-1979
    • Clippings (The Guardian, Latin America and Caribbean Report Labor) on union mobilization  under the dictatorship, employer terrorism, arrests, wage campaigns, and major strikes across sectors. Includes environmental impact reports on Itaipu, a José Álvaro Moisés article on historic strikes, and CEDI publications condemning police violence. 
  • FF #11 - Strikes 1980-1984
    • Small folder with NACLA reports and clippings on general strikes, political opening,  repression, arrests of Lula, and actions by metalworkers, taxi drivers, and cane cutters.  Covers the rise of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) and solidarity efforts from unions across sectors. 
  • FF #12 - Trade Union Movement 1981
    • Medium folder with mainstream and union clippings (Unité Syndicale Brésilienne) on political  opening, inflation, union victories, opposition movements, and mass protests. Includes letters between Brazilian and foreign unionists, strike assessments, tax incentive tables,  pamphlets, and political campaign materials. 
  • FF# 13 - Unemployment Riots 1983
    • Very small folder with clippings (NYT, Latin America Press, GM) on unemployment,  supermarket looting, police repression, and spontaneous urban riots. 

Brazil – Political

  • FF #1a - Brazil - Political (General) 1965
    • Unfortunately almost all of the earlier files were water damaged and so discarded.
  • FF #1b - Elections November 1989
    • Folder with articles and reports (The Nation, The Economist) on the 1988 Constitution,  external debt, hyperinflation, IMF negotiations, and the 1989 presidential race. Describes  Fernando Collor de Mello’s rise, Globo’s support, Lula’s decline, expanded voter  participation, and alliances in the second round leading to Collor’s victory. 
  • FF #2 - Pres. Fernando Collor de Mello 1989-1992
    • Extensive newspaper material (GM, The Economist, Time) covering Collor’s anti-corruption  campaign, neoliberal reforms, price and savings freezes, and widespread scandals involving family members and political allies. Documents his rapid loss of popularity, parliamentary  conflict, mass protests, hyperinflation, and impeachment in 1992, followed by Itamar  Franco’s inauguration. 
  • FF #3 - Comissão dos Bairros de Belém (CBB) 1980-1981
    • Materials from the CBB housing rights movement in Belém-PA, including newsletters, calls for meetings and public actions, and the organization 's statutes. Contains a protest letter to the president and documents from neighbourhoods such as Área Ferro e Costa, São Sebastião and others.
  • FF #4 - Woman 1970-1993
    • Documents and clippings (Time, TS, GM, Socialist International Women) on birth control, forced sterilization, abortion debates, domestic violence, labour participation, feminist organizing, and increased political representation. Includes materials from CEDI, international anti-violence networks, conferences, and coverage of notable women politicians and public scandals.

Brazil – Solidarity (See box - SOL- 4) in Solidarity Section

  • FF #1 Brazil - Solidarity - Canada, 1969-1988
    • Assorted reports, leaflets and pamphlets on repression in Brazil. Two items on Labatt’s boycott. Includes One Sky Report on economic situation.
  • FF #2 Brazil - Solidarity - Canada - Church, 1965- 1989
    • Articles from Canadian Churches including Young Christian Workers in defence of human rights in Brazil.
  • FF #3 Brazil - Solidarity - Canada - Grupo Brazil, 1983 - 1989
    • Grupo Brazil was a Toronto organization formed in 1982 to encourage relations with Portuguese speakers in Toronto. Includes a schedule of meetings, and a bulletin.
  • FF #4 Brazil - Solidarity - Canada - LAWG, 1971-1983
    • Brazil was a major emphasis of LAWG’s corporate research especially on Brascan and this file reflects that. There is a script for a slide tape show on the economic situation and consequences of foreign investment under the military government. There are a number of articles on Brascan written by LAWG and the company’s response.
  • FF #5 Brazil - Solidarity - Quebec - Comité Solidarité-Brésil
    • 13 issues of Bulletin d’Information from May 1970 to August 1972 contain detailed reports of solidarity activities and investments in Brazil and human rights abuses.
  • FF #6 Brazil - Solidarity - United States - Brazilian Information Bulletin
    • 16 issues of Brazilian Information Bulletins published by American Friends of Brazil, dating from February 1971 to Spring of 1975. Important source of information on economic and political situation and resistance to the military government.
  • FF #7 Brazil - Solidarity - United States - Brazil Labor Information (BLI), 1981-1984
    • See binder in CERLAC Labour Thematic Section H. Formed in 1981 following Lula tour to the US to support the struggles of the Brazilian labour unions.
  • FF # 8 Brazil - Solidarity - United States Project - Project Abraço, 1985-1990
    • Two series of journals (“Who owes Whom?” & “Terra Nossa”) published by Project Abraço, North Americans in Solidarity with the People of Brazil. Focus on debt crisis and agrarian reform.

Central America Region

Central America – Church – 1980-1992

Central America – Economy – General – 1972-1985

  • General – 1972-1985
  • General – 1986-1992
  • Agriculture – 1988-1990
  • Aid (Multilateral) and IFIs  – 1981-1984
  • Bank Loans – Canada and U.S.  – 1981-1982
  • Caribbean Basin Aid Plan – 1982
  • Central American Common Market (CACM) – 1970-1984
  • Foreign Investment – 1979-1983
  • Hydro-Electric – 1987-1988
  • Mining – 1978-1981
  • Environment – 1989-1992

Central America – International Relations – General – 1974-1992

  • Canada - pre - 1980
  • Canada - 1980
  • Canada - 1981
  • Canada - Ed Broadbent --1981
  • Canada - 1982
  • Canada - 1983
  • Canada - MacEachen - 1983-1984
  • Canada - 1984
  • Canada - MacEachen visit April 1984
  • Canada - 1985
  • Canada - 1986
  • Canada - 1987
  • Canada - 1987 - Joe Clark trip
  • Canada - 1987 - Roundtable Information Kit (See also box on Roundtables in NGO section)
  • Canada - 1988
  • Canada - Peace Process 1988-1989
  • Canada - 1990
  • Canada - Military Involvement 1984
  • Canada - Arm Sales
  • Canada - Foreign Aid 1983-1988
  • Canada - Foreign Investment
  • Canada - Trade - 1974-1988

Central America – International Relations (continued)

  • Contadora - 1982-1983
  • Contadora - 1984
  • Contadora - 1985
  • Contadora - 1986
  • Contadora - 1987 including Arias Peace Plan
  • Peace Process - 1987 - Support for Arias Plan
  • Peace Process - 1988
  • Canada - Peace Process - Report of the International Verification Commission 1988
  • Peace Process - 1989
  • Cuba
  • Europe
  • European Community - Foreign Aid
  • Israel - Military Aid
  • Mexico
  • OAS
  • Peacekeeping
  • Socialist International Policy
  • Southern Cone - Argentina/Chile
  • United Nations
  • INICEF
  • USSR
  • Venezuela

International Relations – United States

  • US Policy - Pre-Reagan
  • US Policy - 1981 - Reagan
  • US - Military Aid - 1980-1983

Central America – International Relations (continued)

  • US Policy - 1982 - Reagan
  • US - Military Aid - 1981-1982
  • US Policy - 1983 Jan-June - Reagan
  • US Policy - 1983 July - Dec
  • US Aid - 1983
  • US Policy - 1984
  • US Aid - 1984

Central America – International Relations (continued)

  • US - Kissinger Commission
  • US Policy - Kissinger Commission Report - Jan. 1984
  • US Policy - 1985
  • US Aid - 1985
  • US  - 1986
  • US Aid - 1986
  • US - 1987
  • US Aid - 1987
  • US - 1988
  • US Policy - Covert
  • US Policy "Cuba and Central America"
  • US Policy: New Right Proposals "Attack on the Americas"
  • US - Refugees
  • US Policy - President George H.W. Bush 1988-1992
  • US - Foreign Investment

Central America – Labour

  • Labour - General History
  • Labour - CUSCA (Comite de Unidad Sindical de CA, Panama y Belize)
  • Labour - Various
  • Labour - Teachers
  • Labour - Trade Unions and Working Class

Central America - Political

  • Political - 1978
  • Political - Military - General
  • Arms Sales
  • CONDECA (Consejo de Defensa Centro-Americano)
  • Northern Tier and Inter-American Military Forces
  • Southern Cone Involvement
  • Political - Peace Talks
  • Political - Peace - "Canada and the Central American Peace Process: Selected Documents"

Central America – Refugees

See also El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras country files for Canadian refugee policy specific for each country

  • Central American Refugees (General 1982-1990
  • C.A. Refugees - CIREFCA Conference, Guatemala City, May 1989
  • C.A. Refugee and Canadian Policy 1982-1990
  • C.A. Refugees - Canadian Observer Missions 1981-1982
  • C.A. Refugees - Canadian Observer Missions 1983-1985

C.A. Refugees in Honduras

  • Agencies Involvement inHonduras
  • Agency Involvement in Honduras - CEDEN
  • Agency Involvement in Honduras - UNHRC
  • Agency Involvement in Honduras - World Vision
  • Salvadorean Refugees in Honduras (General) 1981
  • Salvadorean Refugees in Honduras (General) 1982
  • Salvadorean Refugees in Honduras (General) 1983-1988
  • Salvadorean Refugees In Honduras - Colomoncagua 1982-1990
  • Salvadorean Refugees in Honduras - CCIC Mission to Colomoncagua, 1985
  • Salvadorean Refugees in Honduras - La Virtud camp 1981-1985
  • Salvadorean Refugees in Honduras - Mesa Grande camp 1981-1988
  • Guatemalan Refugees in Honduras - El Tesoro camp 1983-1988
  • Nicaraguan Refugees in Honduras (General) 1982-1989
  • Nicaraguan Refugees in Honduras - Mocoron camp 1982-1985
  • Honduras Informes Refugiados (newsletter) 1982

Central America Region - Box - SOL 5 in Solidarity Section)

Central America – Solidarity - Canada & International

  • CFF #1 – Central America – Solidarity – Canada (General), 1981-1985
    • Variety of items from different established organizations (eg. Oxfam, CCIC) and temporary groups (eg. Adelante); announcements; newspaper items from across Canada.
  • FF #2 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada (General), 1986-1989
    • Variety of announcements about events organized across Canada (from Vanouver to Halifax); newspaper articles, petitions, interpretations of events (Toronto Star, Globe & Mail etc.); activities sponsored by Jesuit Centre, University of Toronto, Quaker Meeting House.
  • FF #3 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Political Parties – Progressive Conservatives, 1981-84
    • Letters from PC members of Parliament to enquiries from activist organizations and individuals about Canadian policy to the region. Contains Flora MacDonald’s interventions and speeches.
  • FF #4 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Bruce Cockburn, 1983-1993, 2022
    • Many articles from the mainstream and alternative press on Cockburn’s multiple solidarity activities with LAWG, OXFAM-Canada and other NGOs.
  • FF #5 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Church, 1981-1992
    • Variety of materials: ICCHRLA reports and press releases and announcments; articles from Globe & Mail and alternative press; texts of presentations (eg. by Michael Czerny S.J.).
  • FF #6 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Church – B.C. Christian Task Force on Central America, 1985-1997 [See also Church Solidarity (Section I, Row 4]
    • Reports on activities and reflections on Central America’s conflicts.
  • FF #7 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Labour, 1983-1989
    • Short publications from labour groups including the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
  • FF #8 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Latin American Working Group (LAWG)
    • Small selection of items prepared by LAWG, including An Anti-Intervention Handbook (1985)
  • FF #9 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Central America Monitoring Group, 1991
    • Report from the Monitoring Group, composed of various NGOs and human rights organizations.
  • FF #10 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – NICA – Non-Intervention in Central America [See also NGO section for Missions for Peace material] 1984-1989
    • NICA organized tours of influential Canadians to Central America to meet with activists there. On their return, participants held press conferences and met with Members of Parliament to report on what they had learned. File contains four Mission for Peace reports and articles from varied sources.
  • FF #11 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – TAIC (Toronto Anti-Intervention Coalition)
    • Newsletters, Action Ads and coverage from Globe & Mail and Toronto Star.
  • FF #12 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – OCASN (Ontario Central America Solidarity Network) 1984-1989
    • Letters, reports (including from House of Commons debates); newsletters, announcements from organizations in Network, conference organization 1988.
  • FF #13 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – WISCA (Women in Solidarity with Central America), 1984
    • Two items only – a letter and a flyer.
  • FF #14 – C.A – Solidarity - Canada – Toronto – CSC (Comite de Solidaridad con Centroamérica) 1980-1981
    • Eight issues of News, a few leaflets and one issue of El Unitario.
  • FF #15 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Toronto – Bloque de Solidaridad (1980?)
    • Bio of Farabundo Marti and a few event flyers
  • FF #16 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Toronto – TOCA (Toronto Outreach for Central America) 1983
    • Three-page presentation / Letter from TOCA.
  • FF #17 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Edmonton Support Committee for El Salvador
    • Event flyers, some information. In Spanish and English. [See also Solidarity – El Salvador file in box SOL-10. Put these there]
  • FF #18 – C.A. - Solidarity – Canada – Hamilton, ON, 1981-1989
    • Event schedules for solidarity/information activities organized by MacMaster University as well as networking meetings regarding Southwestern Ontario Latin America Support Groups.
  • FF #19 - C.A. - Solidarity – Canada – Central America Group - London, ON, 1981
    • One issue of London Solidarity Bulletin; minutes re: Latin American networking meeting and Brief to Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Latin America [1982?] and some flyers.
  • FF #20 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Ottawa – Central America Solidarity Committee
    • Two newsletters (1983), letters and event flyer.
  • FF #21 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Montreal, Quebec, 1982-1986
    • [See also Box – SOL-2 for solidarity materials from CISO, SUCO and SQAL]
    • Letter to LAWG; leaflets, 2 issues of Amerique Centrale L’Enjeu (1986).
  • FF #22 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Saskatoon Solidarity Committee 1981-1984
    • A few information flyers/pamphlets on El Salvador and Central America.
  • FF #23 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Vancouver – Central America Support Committee (CASC), 1981-1984
    • Eight issues of CASC’s Centro America Libre; newsletters, leaflets/flyers.
  • FF #24 – C.A.- Solidarity – Canada – Victoria, BC 1994
    • One issue of La Voz from 1994.
  • FF #25 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Winnipeg – COSLA (Committee of Solidarity with Latin America) 1979-1980
    • Three COSLA Bulletins including a Homenaje de COSLA al pueblo de Nicaragua. September 1990 issue in Spanish with articles on four Latin American countries.
  • FF #26 – C.A. – Solidarity – Canada – Urgent Action Network – Montréal 1991
    • Urgent Action requests from Social Justice Committee of Montreal on behalf of peasants and  activists arrested and persecuted by military in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
  • FF #27 – C.A. – Solidarity – Europe
    • Report from Inter Church Action for Central America, UK. Single items from various solidarity groups and churches all in UK.
  • FF #28 – C.A. – Solidarity – International – Labour
    • Only a few articles. Guardian (US) article about role of AFL-CIO policy in Central America. 1987 speech from leader of National Union of Mineworkers in UK.
  • FF #29 – C.A. – Solidarity – International – March for Peace 1985
    • Extensive file with information about the Central America Peace March coordinated by a peace group in Norway. The aim was to travel by bus from Panama to Mexico to support Contadora peace efforts. Forty Canadians including the Hon. Dan Heap participated. The marchers were not received positively in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras or Guatemala but were welcomed in Mexico.
  • FF #30 – C.A. – Solidarity – Latin America
    • Press releases, newspaper articles, pamphlets from Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela, mostly church-linked groups. Includes a letter from Carlos Fuentes to President Reagan.
  • FF #31 – C.A. – Solidarity – International – Women 1982-1983 - Frente Continental de Mujeres Contra Intervencion
    • A few Frente reports.
  • FF #32 - Women’s Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean (New York and then Chicago) 1983-1989
    • Statements, announcements and letters about organizing events of this women’s group led by Religious.

Central America - Solidarity - U.S. (See box - SOL 6 in Solidarity Section

  • US - Labour - Critique - AFL-CIO Convention 1985
  • US - Labour - AIFLD (American Institute for Free Labor Development) Critique
  • US - Sanctuary Movement
  • US Citizens in Mexico

Chile

Chile - Pre Allende

  • FF #1 - Political – Pre Allende
    • Documents in Spanish and English detailing the political climate preceding Allende's presidency. Upheaval is documented primarily through newspaper articles.
  • FF #2 - International Relations with Canada (World University of Students WUSC)
    • Article includes a WUSC seminar booklet that outlines Canadian-Chilean cooperation and economic cooperation prior to Allende's presidency. The seminar explores the economic industries of Chile and the benefits of Canadian-Chilean economic solidarity.

Chile - Allende/ Popular Unity Years (1970-1973)

  • FF #3 - Salvador Allende 1971-1973
    • Newspaper articles, journal reviews, interviews, and party pamphlets that describe Allende's ideals and life, his rise to power within the country and successes, as well as his party's platform prior to election.
  • FF #4 - Allende Cabinet Unidad Popular
    • Journal articles, newspaper clippings, and witness interviews describing protests to Allende's policies leading to the cabinet reshuffle in 1972. Further articles detail cabinet formation and the timeline of support for Allende's marxist government.
  • FF #5 Cabinet Changes (pre-coup)
    • Newspaper clippings detail Allende's reshuffle of governmental ministers and the reintroduction of military personnel into the government body. Articles also discuss the reforming of Allende's government and policies.
  • FF #6 - Allende's Relations with the Left
    • Primarily newspapers articles detail the rise of ultra right-wing opposition against Allende's government in 1972 followed by the coalitions and relations Allende created and maintained with other bilateral left wing parties.

Chile - Economy (Popular Unity Years)

  • FF #7 - Unity Years – General 1970-1973
    • Newspapers and journal articles on Allende gevernment's economic policy reform. Includes reactions from the citizenry and business owners affected by said policies.
  • FF #8 - Agrarian Reform
    • Governmental programs and newspapers clippings speak on the steps of Allende's agrarian reform as well as the reactions from workers, farmers, as well as those against the policies such as landowners.
  • FF #9 - Aid
    • Newspaper clippings and statistical information that details the various sources of military aid Chile received during its tumultous moments before the coup of Allende's government.
  • FF #10 - Banking
    • Two journals from a series that describe the economic landscape of Chile and the inner workings of the national banking system. Described are various policies and new systems ushered in by Allende's government.
  • FF #11 - Cost of Living
    • Multiple newspaper articles speaking on the cost of living from the perspective of the working class. Included are perspectives in favour of and against Allende's Leftist policies as the cost of living reaches extreme peaks.
  • FF #12 - Debt
    • Newspaper articles and governmental statements that describe the debt and credit statements of Chile under Allende's government from 1971 and 1972
  • FF #13 - Food Shortages and Rationing
    • Newspaper articles describing civilian experiences with growing food shortages and rationing as Chile is cut off from country imports. Also documented are Allende's plans to repair food supply lines.
  • FF #14 - Inflation
    • American and Canadians newspaper articles which describe the "sickness of inflation" within Chile as well as Argentina and Uruguay. Outside perspectives describe Chile as a disaster and outline its economic tribulation
  • FF #15 - Mining
    • Five separate government reports and pamphlets that outline the state of the mining sector in Chile focusing on general information, Pacific Steel Company S.A, and the three copper mines: El Salvador, El Tiente, and Exotica.
  • FF #16 - Mining - Copper
    • Political journals, governmental reports, newspaper clippings and chronological reports of Chile's copper mining industry. Articles cover the strategies for selling Chilean copper, international response, and reactions from internal and external academic outlets.
  • FF #17 - Mining - Copper - Kennecott
    • Newspaper clippings, governmental reports, and journals articles that cover the bitter legal battle between the American Kennecott mining corporation and the Chilean government.
  • FF #18 - Multinationals
    • Multiple governmental and company reports from companies such as the Rutgers Transnational Corporation Research Group studying the effect of transnationals within Chile. Also included are articles that detail the private corporations nationalized in Chile.
  • FF #19 - Multinationals - Expropriation Policy
    • Multiple news clippings and a journal article describe Chile's policies towards the nationalization of Multinationals in Chile and the compensation given.
  • FF #20 - Oil
    • Two newspapers articles and a map describe the sudden discovery and industrialization of Chile's oil industry.

Chile - International Relations (Popular Unity Years 1970-1973)

  • FF #1 - International Relations (General)
    • Series of short newspapers articles about Chile's relations with mainly socialist countries during the Popular Unity years. Articles range from solidarity to opposition pieces criticizing the government, to articles about foreign aid.
  • FF #2 - Politica Externa Chilena (10 issues)
    • Political journal that details Chile's external relations policies, actions, and statements throughout the Allende presidency.
  • FF #3 - Brazil
    • A small pamphlet from the Asociacion Chileno-Brasilena de Solidaridad about Brazilian refugees in Chile fleeing the Brazilian military dictatorship. Also includes a document (published 2021) detailing Brazil's plans to overthrow the Allende dictatorship before September 11, 1973.
  • FF #4 - Canada - Allende Years
    • Newspapers, journal articles, and House of Commons transcripts that detail the relationship Canada had in the years before the coup. Included are documents that pertain to financial ties to Chile in terms of credit loans, economic aid, and reports from the Canadian ambassador on the political climate of Chile days before the coup.
  • FF #5 - Canada - Trade
    • Sources ranging from import and export statistics to newspapers articles detailing the economic situation in Chile and its trading relationship with Canada. Rapeseed oil is a major export. Later articles indicate trade shrinking between Canada and Allende's Chile.
  • FF #6 - Cuba
    • Brief mention of Castro's trip to Chile with remainder of short articles about Allende's trip to Cuba and his request for foreign aid from the Soviet Union.
  • FF #7 - Soviet Union
    • Many small articles from Canadian Press Clipping Services which show the extent of the coverage in a wide range of newspapers from across the country. Clippings have information on Chile's request for Soviet financial support but also include Solidarity pieces with countries such as Algeria and Mexico that Allende visited on his trip.
  • FF #8 - United Nations and UNCTAD III held in Santiago, Chile (April-May 1972)
    • Includes transcripts of Presidents Allende's speech to the Conference on labour division and human rights abuses. Highlights the United Nations' agreement with the Chilean government on their fight to be paid by European nations for their copper exports.
  • FF #9 - Allende at the United Nations 1972
    • Allende's speech to the United Nations in December 1972 with Canadian Press Clipping Service covering reaction to the speech. International response to the antagonistic statements made by Allende towards the United States and their companies.
  • FF #10 - United States 1971-1973 (1974-1976)
    • Documents outline United States policies of Nixon and Kissinger and pre-coup relations in terms of export embargoes and trade disputes. Multiple articles detail Allende's frustration with US policies and the United States' increasing hostility towards Allende's Chile. There are also a few analytical articles post coup outlining US involvement.
  • FF #11 - United States - Blockade
    • English, Spanish and French documents detailing international economic blockades imposed on Chile in 1972 before the coup. Focus is on the United States involvement in the blockades and the reactions of other countries. Newspaper clippings and journals detail the economic situation of Chile and their inability to compete on global markets.
  • FF #12 - United States Intervention - Role of C.I.A in 1973 Coup 1972-1979
    • Extensive files with government reports, newspaper articles and academic journals that address the United States' involvement with the 1973 Chilean Coup. Documents highlight CIA expenditures, years of operation within Chile, and the strategies used in order to destabilize the country and oust Salvador Allende from the presidency. Items in English, French and Spanish.
  • FF #13 - United States Intervention - Role of International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) 1972-1973
    • Newspaper clippings showing the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation's (ITT) collusion with economic and U.S. government forces to oust President Allende. Items detail ITT funding of intervention programs that would remove Allende and install a more malleable leader that would look out for ITT's interests within Chile.
  • FF #14 - United States - ITT and the C.I.A Involvements in Coup 1973-1978
    • Newspaper articles, journals. and government reports outlining ITT and CIA collusion in the coup. Paper from Institute for Policy Studies "Chile: The First Victim of the Nixon-Kissinger 'Low Profile Strategy'". Articles about the later government hearings in which ITT was questioned on their involvement in the Chilean Coup.

Chile - Labour (Popular Unity Years)

  • FF #1 - Labour (General)
    • A mix of English, French, and Spanish primary accounts, newspapers clippings, and journal articles detailing the relations between workers, labour unions, and the Allende government. Documents feature both supporters and opponents of the Allende government and also describe the ongoing inflation that wracked the Chilean economy.
  • FF #2 - Labour - Copper Miners
    • First hand accounts of labour union relations and workers' conditions during the Allende government. Also included are articles evaluating the efficacy of the then nationalized copper industry.
  • FF #3 - Labour - Strikes
    • Newspaper clippings provide overview of the general strike that started with the truckers' and "bosses strike" and ended close to civil war.
  • FF #4 - Labour - Truckers Strike
    • Newspaper clippings chronicle the transport industry strikes the Allende government experienced in 1972. Also detailed are the various groups that joined the strike as well as the use of force by military personnel to disperse strikers.

Chile - Political (Popular Unity Years)

  • FF #5 - Popular Unity Party 1971-1973
    • Documents consist of party political pamphlets, a special March 1971 issue from NACLA, a publication from Quebec "la mobilisation des masses", newspaper clippings, and articles describing the state of Chile under Allende's leadership. Documents describe the Allende government's goals, achievements up to the coup and the criticisms of leadership his administration received.
  • FF #6 - Elections (September 1970)
    • A few articles on the election that brought Allende to victory. Articles speak on the decrease in revolutionary activity before his victory and the revolutionary activities taken after his appointment.
  • FF #7 - Elections 1972
    • A few newspaper articles covering Allende's surprise victory in the 1972 by-election allowing him to keep power. While displaying the surprise of Allende's win, newspapers clippings provide a prelude to the election showing the effort Allende put into campaigning for the election.
  • FF #8 - State of Emergency (August 1972-1973)
    • English and French articles from Quebec describe the situation of disarray surrounding the 1972 election and the tumultuous year of 1973. Articles describe the brink of civil war, mass arrests, military violence, as well as violence against authoritarian forces as citizens express their anger with the government on the street in mass protests.
  • FF #9 - Election for Congress March 1973
    • Mostly news paper clippings depicting the state of Chile leading up to the March 1973 election for Congress. Special analysis of the Canadian Press coverage of the election "Some Notes on the Canadian Press and the Chilean Election" from the Canadian News Synthesis Project.
  • FF #10 - Coup Attempt June 29, 1973
    • A very few articles about this failed coup attempt.
  • FF #11 - Christian Democrats 1967-1973
    • Journal articles and newspaper clippings show the relationship between Allende's government and the Christian Democratic Party. English, French, and Spanish articles show an insider's and outsider's perspective on the sow degradation of support for Allende's government through the Christian Democrats.
  • FF #12 - Communist Party
    • Spanish and English articles show the nature of the communist party within Chile as described by workers and citizens. The newspapers further detail the views of the Communist Party before the tumultuous era and subsequent successful coup.
  • FF #13 - Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) 1970-1973
    • The Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) is a revolutionary opposition organization. It initially was part of the Popular Unity Movement. Articles and party statements document their fight against the Communist Party and the growing Right Wing forces within the country. Eight issues of El Rebelde are here. See also bankers box of MIR materials in country section.
  • FF #14 - Socialist Party - 5 issues of Posicion 1972
    • File contains only these 5 issues of the Socialist Party's newspaper Posicion in which criticism for the growing right wing influence and criticism of Allende's administration are present. These articles present a clear divide and infighting amongst the Left within Chile.

Chile - Allende/ Popular Unity Years (1970-1973) (continued)

  • FF #1 - Middle Class
    • A slim folder containing a political essay as well as a newspaper article outlining the effects of Allende's administration on the middle class.
  • FF #2 - Military
    • Newspaper articles speaking on the inclusion of the military within the Chilean government during the trucker's strike. Also described are the dangers of the military in cabinet and the possibility of a governmental take-over.
  • FF #3 - Opposition to Allende 1972-1973
    • Newspaper articles describe mass protests and clashes between right wing and left wing protestors as the Allende administration gains more opposition during the dramatic increases to inflation and civil unrest.
  • FF #4 - Police
    • Various newspaper articles describing the tumultuous relationship between Allende's government and the police forces in Chile.
  • FF #5 - Popular Power
    • Various journal articles, government reports, and investigative dossiers on the Popular Unity party and its various governing actions. Also included are newspaper articles describing the various legal troubles and allegations that troubled Allende's government.

Chile - Church / Culture / Education / Health / Solidarity / Women

  • FF #6 - Church - Christians for Socialism 1970-1973
    • Journals, government reports, newspaper articles and US missionary reports focusing on the religious community in Chile sympathetic to the Leftist cause.
  • FF #7 - Church - Christian Left - Izquierda Cristiana
    • Two issues of the newspaper Testimonio, a publication of the Christian Left or Izquierda Cristiana. Articles describe political platform, criticism and approval of Allende's government as well as harsh antagonism towards right wing movements in Chile.
  • FF #8 - Culture
    • File includes newspaper articles, and journals that speak on the various outlets Chileans took to during the Allende administration. Also included are ways in which the Allende administration looked to revive Chilean culture through art.
  • FF #9 - Education
    • Multiple investigative dossiers and government reports speaking on goals and missteps to the education system in Chile during the Allende administration.
  • FF #10 - Health
    • Two journal articles, newspaper clippings, and investigative dossiers detailing the fall of Allende's government through the evolution of the health sector from Allende's rise to his eventual assassination in 1973.
  • FF #11 - Housing
    • A political pamphlet and two governmental reports detailing the states and advancements of the housing industry. The pamphlets detail the future of urban housing and living while government reports dictate the governmental plans of housing costs and more.
  • FF #12 - Mass Media
    • Newspaper articles look at the conflict between the Allende government and foreign media. Investigative dossiers speak of media censure during elections.
  • FF #13 - Press Coverage
    • International news articles describe various points of view on Chile, specifically Canadian. Also detailed are the perspectives on Chile's political climate post-1073 coup.
  • FF #14 - Women
    • Journal articles and newspaper clippings detailing the role of women in Chilean society. Focused on are the importance of the women's vote and the trend of women used in Chilean political discussion as a tool rather than an independent social group.
  • FF #15 - Solidarity
    • Several single items from both Canada and the US. Includes the LAWG/DEC publication "Chile versus the Corporations". Also two items from Chicago Area Group on Latin America (CAGLA) including the first issue of "Latin America: Liberation and Christianity" January 1971. This also includes an analysis of the coverage of Allende in Time magazine.

The Political Coup in Chile occurred on September 11, 1973. This box deals with the immediate aftermath and longer term. There are articles from the mainstream press as well as alternative publications.

Chile - Coup September 11, 1973

  • FF #1a Political Coup – Press Clippings - September 1973
    • Wide variety of articles from mainstream press Le Devoir, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, New York Times as well as alternative press eg. The Nation. Eyewitness accounts.
  • FF #1b Political Coup - Press Clippings October-December 1973
    • Variety of articles from mainstream and alternate press.
  • FF #1c Political Coup - Press clippings 1974-1977
  • FF #2 Political Coup - Clippings from Mexican Press, mostly from Excelsior plus statements from well known intellectuals.
  • FF #3a Political Coup - LAWG's immediate solidarity response
    • "The Role of the U.S. in the Overthrow of Allende", Sept. 1973; "Chile Canada Solidarity Newsletter", Sept. 1973 issue with the news on actions taken by other countries; telegrams from Chile, various analytical pieces.
  • FF #3b Post Coup - LAWG Response - Florrie Chacon
    • This file contains the CD and text of Florrie Chacon's September phone interview from Chile with Tim Draimin shortly after the coup. Florrie is a Canadian who was living in Chile at the time. She later published the booklet "September Mourning" in 2013 on the 40th anniversary of the coup. Original copy plus photocopy of Florrie's book is in file.
  • FF #3c Canada - Ambassador Ross' statements/cables
    • Ambassador Ross was the Canadian Ambassador to Chile at the time of the coup. These are the secret cables he sent back to Canada down playing the violence following the coup. Includes critiques and op-ed pieces about the cables.
  • FF #4 Political Coup - Death of Allende, 1973-2000
    • Statements by Fidel Castro, Garcia Marquez and others.
  • FF #5 Political Coup - Hortensia Allende, 1973-1990
    • Wife of Salvador Allende. Her statements and articles about her.
  • FF #6 Political Coup - Laura Allende, 1973-1981
    • Four clippings about Allende's sister.

Chile - Coup and Post Coup (continued)

  • FF #1 Political Coup – Canadian Church Response, Sept. 12, 1973 - Apr. 27, 1979
    • Joint Church statements to Mitchell Sharp, Minister of External Affairs, Sept. 1973; Recommended actions; statements of clergy; in-depth update by C. Carroll, Bob Carty and John Foster, March 1974; resolutions; conferences, clippings.
  • FF #2 Political Coup - U.S. and International Church Response
    • "Christianity and Crisis" article 1973; World Council of Churches report on repression and refugees, Nov. 1973.
  • FF #3 Post Coup Interviews (translated) Sept. - Oct. 1973
    • Handwritten translations from various sources, including CBC Radio
  • FF #4 Political Coup - Timothy Ross
    • Transcription interview for "As it Happens" on CBC Radio, Oct. 23, 1973
  • FF #5 Post Coup Analysis File 1 1973-1974
    • Michael O'Sullivan to Waffle, Paul Sweezy, Jose Yglesias (in Ramparts), anonymous Chilean authors, various other sources.
  • FF #6 Post Coup Analysis - Events Leading to the Coup 1972-1975
    • Chronologies, Guardian Supplement, Anonymous, Excelsior Diorama (Mexico), El Dia (Mexico), Los Agachados (Mexico) dedicated to Allende, Roger Morris in Columbia Journalism Review, various left interpretations.
  • FF #7 Post Coup Analysis of Media Coverage
    • Includes detailed bibliography of world-wide sources including Canada.
  • FF #8 Post Coup Analysis Role of United States 1982-1988
    • A few items.
  • FF #9 Post Coup Analysis from Cuba 1973
    • Radio Havana and Prensa Latina and others.
  • FF #10 Post Coup Press Clippings, 1973
    • Translations / summaries of international press
  • FF #11 Post Coup Research Notes 1973-1974
    • Handwritten notes perhaps from Bob Carty
  • FF #12 Post Coup Press - CENCOS 1973 (Mexico)
    • Handwritten translation of a few items
  • FF #13 Post Coup Press - El Mercurio, 1973
    • A few clippings
  • FF #14 Post Coup Press - Prensa Latina
    • Reports on the repression in Chile
  • FF #15 Post Coup Press - Common Front for Latin America (COFFLA) U.S.
    • Brief news summaries of repression and events following the coup from international sources including Radio Habana.

Chile – Post Coup Church

  • FF #1 Church, 1973-1974
    • Statements by Chilean clergy of various denominations; clippings, World Council of Churches appeal for Urgent Action; Centro de Estudios y Publicasiones (CEP) report.
  • FF #2 Church 1975
    • Statements from World Council of Churches; Cardinal Silva Enriquez, various commentators; Canadian Council of Churches News Release in support of Lutheran Bishop Helmut Frenz who was expelled from Chile, Inter-Church Committee on Chile; Informativo; Centre Oecumenique de Liaisons Internationales of Paris and report on "Actions of the Military Government which Affect the Catholic Church in Chile".
  • FF #3 Church and Move Towards Opposition, 1976-1979
    • Numerous clippings; statements by LADOC (Maryknoll); Committee for Peace; Lutherans in Chile; Justice and Peace Centre (U.S.A); Episcopal Conference of Chile; Newsletter from New York Circus that gives history of the important work of the Vicariate; Bishops Conference of Chile (moved into oppositions against the coup); Archdiocese Labour Vicariate Report - "Christian Reflections Upon the Recent Labour Legislation"; Mensaje issue on "Iglesia y Campesinos".
  • FF #4 Church in Opposition to Military Government, 1980-1986
    • Chilean Bishops excommunicate torturers (1981); Statement of Chilean Conference of Bishops (August 1981); Archbishop Silva Enriquez's "Option for the Poor" 1980; Methodist Church's "A la opinion publica" in El Mercurio (1983); WOLA's "Selected Statements of the Chilean Catholic Church" (1985); Large number of clippings in English, French and Spanish.
  • FF #5 Church, 1987-1990
    • Numerous clippings especially on papal visit of April 1987; Report of the international Ecumenical delegation to Chile (October 1988); Splits in the Chilean Catholic Church.
  • FF #6 Church Statements on Foreign Investment, 1978
    • Statement from Anglican Church in Chile, the Episcopal Conference and other English speaking churches to request made by El Mercurio on foreign investment; Anglican Church of Canada statement on Noranda.
  • FF #7 International Symposium on Human Rights, Santiago, Chile 1978
    • Symposium held in Chile on "La Iglesia y la dignidad del hombre, sus derechos y deberes en el mundo de hoy" (November 1978) organized by the Archdiocese of Santiago. Papers presented by various institutions including Episcopal "Pastoral Obrera"; UN human rights head and Amnesty International.
  • FF #8 International Symposium on Human Rights, Santiago, Chile 1978-1979
    • Preparatory documents and later report on the Charter of Santiago from the World Council of Churches (1979). Clippings.
  • FF #9 International Symposium on Human Rights, Santiago, Chile 1978-1979
    • Correspondence re: Canadian delegation. Report from conference written by five Canadian delegates Pan, Paz y Libertad: Human Rights and Economic Development in Chile, 1979. Publishing assisted by ICCHRLA and TCCR. Guideline for solidarity work.

Chile – Post Coup Economy

  • FF #1 Economic Policy 1973
    • Multiple newspaper articles and economic journals covering Chile's immediate economic situation. Also covered in economic journals are the military junta's plan for economic success after the coup.
  • FF # 2 Economic Policy 1974
    • A wealth of newspaper articles and journals detailing the state of Chile's economy one year removed from the deposing of Salvador Allende. Articles also describe the levels of success and the many failures the junta suffers in attempting to mitigate the economic disaster.
  • FF #3 Economic Policy 1975
    • Newspaper clippings, economic journals, and economic figures that describe the financial situation in Chile two years into Pinochet's dictatorship. Articles also describe the various changes Pinochet's regime made to the original economic plan.
  • FF #4 Economic Policy 1976
    • Newspaper clippings, journals, and economic articles summarizing the economic state of Chile throughout 1976. Articles further describe Pinochet's economic failures and the policies of the Chicago Boys.
  • FF #5 Economic Policy 1977-1979
    • Economic journals, articles, and newspaper segments describe the four year stretch of economic turmoil experienced during the Pinochet dictatorship. Included are external and internal political journals describing the state of Pinochet's junta.
  • FF #6 Economic Model – Critiques 1974-1979
    • Primarily journal articles from international sources describing the various issues with the military Junta's new economic plan.
  • FF #7 Economy 1980 – Articles from El Mercurio
    • Newspaper articles published by Chilean newspaper El Mercurio during 1980 primarily concerning the economic situation in Chile.
  • FF #8 Economy 1980-1981
    • Government publications, international newspaper clippings, and business articles describe the economic state in Chile as well as the perspectives from the upper and lower classes on Chile's economic situation during 1980 and 1981.
  • FF #9 Economy 1982
    • International business articles and newspaper clippings describe Chile's economic fallout of 1982, the weakening of the "Chilean Miracle", and international fears of investments put into Chile headed by the military Junta.
  • FF #10 Economy 1982 “Miracle or Mirage? A review of Chile’s Economic Model 1973-1980”, by Bob Carty and the Latin American Working Group (English & Spanish versions)
    • A detailed description of Chile's "Economic Miracle" written by the Latin American Working Group, explaining government manipulation of statistics and the ways in which the economic model severely wounded the middle-class.
  • FF #11 Economy 1983
    • Governmental reports, newspaper clippings, and economic journal articles describing the continued fallout and increasing political upheaval of the citizenry against Pinochet's military Junta.
  • FF #12 Economy 1984
    • Newspaper clippings and government reports highlight the new economic upturns Chile experienced in 1984. A shift to more farming and agriculture as well as revitalized salmon industries caused a recovery for Chile's economy as protests against Pinochet continued.
  • FF #13 Economy 1985-1989
    • Newspaper clippings and economic journal articles describe the impact of natural disasters and Pinochet's turn to more liberal economic policies. Also described is Chile's further push into capitalism despite the recent crash due to capitalist policies.
  • FF #14 Economy – President Patricio Aylwin 1990-1993
    • Newspaper articles detail the introduction of a new government in Chile and its open market economic policies. Articles go further to describe the economic success of President Aylwin and the Christian Democrats.
  • FF #15 Agriculture 1973-1979
    • Government publications, journal articles, and investigative dossiers outlining Pinochet's early plan for agriculture. Also included are the various rollbacks and eliminations of Allende's previous agrarian reform.
  • FF #16 Agriculture 1980-1989
    • Federal reports of Chile's economic success in agricultural departments and journal articles detail Chile's tumultuous economic footing. Further, described is the issue of land in Chile and the problems Junta control caused for the agricultural industry.
  • FF #17 Arms Industry
    • A slim folder containing newspaper articles outlining Chile's arms industry, as well as catastrophes that occurred within the workplace of said industry.
  • FF #18 Arms Sales to Junta 1974-1978
    • Newspaper articles describe the various routes in which the United States sold arms to Chile, including international allies such as Canada and Brazil. The purpose of the arms is also detailed citing a goal for firmer control of Chile. For Canadian arms sales to the Junta see also the TCCR Annual Reports in Church subject section.
  • FF #19 Banks and Bank Loans 1974-1989
    • Government publications and newspapers articles describing the debts undertaken by Chile as well as loss of confidence of international creditors as Chile's financial situation becomes more dire.
  • FF #20 Bank Loans – World Bank 1975-1989
    • Journal articles and newspaper clippings describe the Washington approved loan for Pinochet's Chile. Further described are the loss of faith in Chile's ability to repay those loans and an analysis of the goal behind the loans of the World Bank
  • FF #21 Bank Loans / Foreign Debt 1973-1991
    • A large folder containing documents ranging from journals articles to newspapers clippings describing the various loans Chile received during Pinochet's military Junta.

Chile – Post Coup Economy – (continued) - A few files not annotated.

  • FF #1 Energy
  • FF #2 Foreign Investment, 1974-1991
  • FF #3 Foreign Investment - Government Contracts with Noranda and Falconbridge
  • FF #4 Forestry
  • FF #5 Industry
  • FF #6 Inflation
  • FF #7 Mining 1973-1979
    • Many clippings from business press on changing markets and investment conditions after the coup; articles on denationalizing of copper mines.
  • FF #8 Mining 1980-1982
    • Same type of materials as in FF #8; profile of Codelco Chile; International Minerals / Metals Review issue on Chile (1982)
  • FF #9 Mining 1983-1984
    • Same sources such as Engineering and Mining Journal as in above. Article on lithium.
  • FF # 10 Mining 1985-1992
    • Same as other mining files but mostly clippings.
  • FF #11 Oil 1974-1979
    • Issue of Informe "Antecedentes sobre la Obtencion de Concesiones Petroliferas" of three corporations.
  • FF #12 Trade in General 1974-1984
    • Just few clippings.

Chile Post Coup - Human Rights

  • FF #1 Chile - Human Rights - 1973
    • Numerous clippings from a wide variety of sources in Spanish, English and French. Report by World Council of Churches; Amnesty International report (Nov. 1973) on its mission to Chile.
  • FF #2 Report on a Trip to Chile, December 1973
    • Report in three languagues from Prof. Lionel Vallee (University of Montreal); sponsored by six Canadian academic institutions including SSHRC. Detailed report about the situation in Chile at the time. Published January 1974.
  • FF #3 Chile - Human Rights - 1974
    • Numerous clippings and reports by Amnesty International and UK based Chile Committee for Human Rights. Also report from June 1974 trip to Chile by two Montreal lawyers.
  • FF #4 Air Force Show Trials - 1974
    • Court martial of 57 officers and 10 civilians open to foreign observers, includes Reports by Saskatchewan Committee for a Free Chile and from Fair Trial Committee for Chilean Political Prisoners in Oregon.
  • FF #5 International Commission of Jurists - 1974
    • Commission's report on April Mission to Chile, "The Legal System and the Protection of Human Rights".
  • FF #6 Chile - Human Rights - 1975
    • Several Reports: "Repression and the Institutions of Repression" by Cuban based Information centre; "Dossier sur la Repression au Chili" in French from Montreal; and from the United Nations in French.
  • FF #7 Bertrand Russell Tribunal - 1974
    • Documents from the Bertrand Russell Tribunal on Repression in Brazil, Chile and Latin America. See also bankers box on BRT in Human Rights section D.
  • FF #8 Crimes of the Junta - 1975
    • International Commission of Enquiry into the Crimes of the Military Junta in Chile, with reports from Mexico, Berlin, Paris and Havana. See also FF#10 in this box and FF#00 and FF#1 in Box 19 A.
  • FF #9 Chile - Human Rights - 1976
    • Clippings and four reports: by Committee in South Burnaby, BC; UN Economic and Social Council; Psychology Association Congress in Paris; and Jose Zalaquett in Chile.
  • FF #10 Chile - Human Rights - 1977
    • International Commission of Enquiry into the Crimes of the Military Junta in Chile report "Terror and Violence as an Institutionalized System in Chile"; Inter-American Commission on Human Rights "Third Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile".
  • FF #11 Canadian Enquiry into Human Rights in Chile - 1977
    • Conference organized by Chilean Associations from across Canada and held in Toronto Oct. 29-30, 1977. Four reports on the conference itself with long list of supporters.
  • FF #12 Chile - Human Rights - 1978-1979
    • Report of the July 1978 UN Ad Hoc Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile and commentary.
  • FF #13 Chile - Human Rights - 1980
    • Clippings, Amnesty International report on arrests amd chronology of events; Report by Vicariate of Solidarity from the Archibishop's Office.
  • FF #14 Chile - Human Rights - 1981
    • Reports by Archbishop's office; by Comite de defensa de los derechos del pueblo (CODEPU). See also Country Section "L" for CODEPU publications; Chilean Human Rights Commission; "Visit to Chile" by lawyer Brent Knazan from Toronto; report from TCCR, the UN and others.

Chile – Human Rights (continued)

  • FF #00 Chile - Human Rights - 1982
    • Numerous clippings; communications from Amnesty, Oxfam, trade unions and others; Report of International Commission of Enquiry into the Crimes of the Military Junta, Sept.
  • FF #01 ICCHRLA 1982 Chile Report
    • No report. Appendices only with 1981 items.
  • FF #1 Chile - Human Rights - 1983
    • Clippings; Amnesty International report and union press releases; two reports to UN General Assembly by Special Rapporteur; Letelier-Moffitt Fund "Update on Chile"; International Commission of Enquiry into the Crimes of the Military Junta in Chile; 10th anniversary report (Secretariat in Helsinki).
  • FF #2 ICCHRLA 1983 Chile Report to the UN
    • Report to the UN Commission on Human Rights with appendices including UN Special Rapporteur's November 1982 Report; LAWG report on Chile written by Bob Carty for TCCR, march 1982; Jaime Ruiz-Tagle article, 1982.
  • FF #3 Chile - Human Rights - 1984
    • Press clippings; Institute for Policy Studies Update and IPS Report; American Friend's Service Committee (Quaker) Mailing; CODEPU pamphlet.
  • FF #4 ICCHRLA - 1984 Chile report to the UN (appendices only)
    • Various short documents from Amnesty International and others; press clippings.
  • FF #5 Chile - Human Rights - 1985
    • Press clippings and press releases. FEDEFAM pamphlet for an international campaign (in Spanish); WOLA Report on human rights and U.S. policy.
  • FF #6 ICCHRLA 1985 Chile Report to the UN and appendices
    • Clippings with articles from 1984; letter from churches; urgent actions and related items.
  • FF #7 Chile - Human Rights - 1986 and ICCHRLA Chile Report 1986
    • Clippings; chapter on Chile from book "International Handbook of Human Rights" by CERLAC members Jinny Arancibia, Marcelo Charlin and Peter Landstreet.
  • FF #8 Chile - Human Rights -1987
    • Press clippings; urgent actions; Report from a Canadian 3-person delegation that included MP Svend Robinson, Metis rep/lawyer Rob Milen, and lawyer Barbara Jackman on the fate of political prisoners facing the death penalty in Chile; Americas Watch Report.
  • FF #9 ICCHRLA Annual Report on Chile - 1987
    • Published January 1987 for situation in 1986. No appendices.
  • FF #10 Chile - Human Rights - 1988–1989
    • ICCHRLA Brief; clippings; Carmen Quintana case (see also 1987)
  • FF #11 Chile - Human Rights - 1990-1993 – President Patricio Aylwin
    • Press clippings as new government takes over from Pinochet regime and looks at human rights abuses from that time; statements from several human rights agencies; External Affairs Report for UN on Chile and other Latin American countries.
  • FF # 12 Amnesty International 1973-1991
    • Several Amnesty reports on the human rights situation; the disappeared and political prisoners.
  • FF #13 Children 1974-1992
    • One report and a few clippings.
  • FF #14 Comite de Cooperacion para la Paz en Chile 1975-1977
    • Reports and documentation of repression, bibliography; report on repression of churches.
  • FF # 15 Concentration Camps - 1974-1983
    • Canadian Forum article from Canadian Robert Everton imprisoned in Stadium; eye witness accounts; documentary information on camps; report on Pisagua camps including notes from prisoners' diaries.
  • FF #16 Concentration Camps - Colonia Dignidad 1984-1997
    • Three brief articles and newspaper clippings.
  • FF #17 DINA - Direccion de Inteligencia Nacional 1975-1978
    • Numerous Press clippings from a broad range of sources.
  • FF #18 Disappeared Persons 1975-1991
    • Numerous Press clippings; Reports from Amnesty International and Oxfam.
  • FF #19 Disappeared Persons - Lonquen 1978-1980
    • 1973 massacre and mass graves. Press clippings and accounts.
  • FF #20 Exiles - 1985-1988
    • Clippings and articles by Ariel Dorfmann. See also Section on Exiles in Resource Centre LAWG room.
  • FF #21 Human Rights - Indigenous People - Mapuche - 1972-1979
    • Short histories of the Mapuche including from One Sky in Saskatton; booklet of songs; declarations by Mapuche organizations; debate about proposed Indigenous Law (1979); Derechos Indigenas by Vicaria de la Solidaridad; Papal declaration; ICCHRLA fact finding mission news release, 1979; a few clippings.
  • FF #22 Chile - Human Rights - Indigenous Peoples – Mapuches 1980
    • Debates on the new Indigenous Law with a focus on tax exemptions for division of Communal land; ICCHRLA Report on the Mapuche; GIA (Grupo de Investigaciones Agrarias) report (1980) on the implications of dividing lands into individuals titles; APSI report on dividing lands.
  • FF #23 Chile - Human Rights - Indigenous Peoples – Mapuches - 1981-1989
    • Articles on Mapuche published by the Saskatchewan Indian (1983); IPS Report (1980); Survival International Report (1985); clippings and correspondance. Two issues of Aikin, Boletin del Comite Exterior Mapuche; and Survival International note.
  • FF #24 Letelier/Moffitt Murders, Washington, DC - 1976-1991
    • Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt were killed by a car bomb in 1976. Letelier was a former Chilean ambassador to the Allende government and was living in Washington, DC. Moffitt was a colleague. Numerous press clippings; articles/statements from prominent intellectuals; short article by Letelier. Materials in French, English and Spanish.
  • FF #25 Persecution of Medical Personnel - 1974-1976
    • First hand accounts of repression against the medical system including presentation made to CALACS in 1974.
  • FF #26 Press Represion - 1973-1988
    • Press clippings, reports and 3 papers from 1985 CERLAC conference on the topic.

Chile – Human Rights (continued)

  • FF #1 Political Prisoners - 1973-1975
    • Large number of clippings (in Spanish, French and English) from broad range of sources; texts of a few interviews; MIR Report and list of prisoners; Informe de familiares; document from Toronto solidarity group on 119 murdered political prisoners (1975).
  • FF #2 Political Prisoners - 1976-1993
    • Amnesty International Report on disappeared prisoners in English and French (March 1977); fliers about events'; large number of clippings; Chile Committee for Human Rights (UK) report on "Chile's Secret Prisoners"; statements from prisoner defence organizations; Joint Working Group for Refugees (UK) report on prisoners and refugees from Southern Cone; report on death sentences of three prisoners (1988).
  • FF #3 Political Prisoners - Amnesty for - 1976-1978
    • Clippings about the limited Amnesty announced by General Pinochet.
  • FF #4 Political Prisoners - Bautista van Schouwen - 1974-1978
    • Arrest of MIR leader van Schouwen.
  • FF #5 Campaign for Individual Political Prisoners - 1973-1982
    • Campaigns for prisoners and exiles by various solidarity groups in Canada including Fernando Flores, Carlos Lorca and Galindo Madrid.
  • FF #6 Campaigns for Clergy - 1973-1986
    • A few items on murdered and arrested clergy.
  • FF #7 Political Prisoners - Luis Corvalan - 1972-1977
    • Many clippings about trial of the head of Chile's Communist Party (mostly in Spanish and French); report to the Communist Party of Chile Central Committee (in UK) by Corvalan, August 1977.
  • FF #8 Political Prisoners - Dossier 1975
    • "Dossier Sur la Repression au Chili" Presente par le Bureau des Prisonniers Politiques a l'occasion de la Conference Internationale de Solidarite Ouvriere, Montreal, Quebec, June 1975. Three copies all in French.
  • FF #9 Political Prisoners - Journalists and Artists - 1974-1986
    • Some clippings; information documents by various groups in Santiago and dossier by le Bureau des Prisionners Politiques du Chili in Montreal, Quebec.
  • FF #10 Political Prisoners - the 119 Murdered
    • Report on the "119" (mostly members of MIR) who have been murdered by Chilean security forces.
  • FF #11 Political Prisoners - Non-Chilean - 1973
    • Includes articles about Canadians Robert Everton, Michel Beaubien and three Catholic priests from Quebec who were arrested following the coup. See also FF #1 for list of victims (page 5-13) from Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Cuba, Peru, Nicaragua, Mexico.
  • FF # 12 Political Prisoners - Politicians - 1974-1976
    • A few items on fate of members of Allende's government following the coup. Also Press Release (1975) from the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Switzerland when Chile refused entry to their mission to visit arrested members of Parliament.
  • FF #13 Political Prisoners - Women - 1974-1976
    • List of names and solidarity actions in Canada. Publication "Roles and Contradictions of Chilean Women in the Resistance and in Exile: Collective Reflections of a Group of Militant Prisoners" presented by Gladys Diaz, October 1979.
  • FF #14 Assasination of General Carlos Pratt - 1974
    • Assasination of former General Carlos Pratt in Argentina, a few items on "who" and "why".

Refugees - for files on Chilean Refugees in Canada see box 20. See also Exiles section.

  • FF # 15 Refugees from Chile - 1973-1988
    • Clippings including article about foreigners caught in the coup; reports including World Council of Churches Task Force on the Chilean Situation (nov 1973); short reports from various sources; report from UNHCR; statistics on countries of Resettlement (Nov. 1973); World University Service report on Mental Health and Exile (July 1979). Few articles on return of exiles. (See also Exiles section in R.C.).
  • FF #16 Refugees in Europre - 1974-1983
    • A few items and an 88-page report "Refugees from Chile" by Joint Working Group for Refugees from Chile in Britain (December 1975). (See also Exiles section in R.C.).
  • FF #17 Refugees in Latin America
    • A few clippings plus a report from the World Council of Churches on the Chile Emergency Program (June 1974). (See also Exiles section in R.C.)
  • FF #18 Refugees in the United States - 1975 & 1984
    • Three clippings only. (See also Exiles section in R.C.).
  • FF #19 Repression - Southern Chile (Cautin Province)
    • A few items with one detailed report from German solidarity committee.
  • FF #20 Sailors and Civilians Against the Coup - Campaign 1975
    • Campaign against the secret trials in Chile for those sailors and civilians who refused to participate in the Sept. 1973 coup.
  • FF #21 Students / Teachers - 1975-1976
    • A few items including solidarity activity in Canada.
  • FF #22 Testimonies
    • Testimonies from individuals of their experiences following the coup in Chile. One 130 pages booklet contains the story of a political refugee (in Italian).
  • FF #23 Torture - 1973-1985
    • Numerous clippings, UN reports on torture in Chile, anonymous "Secret Torture Report Reaches Canada"; and report of a fact-finding mission from five American professional associations "Torture in Chile" (july 1985). See also box on Torture in Chile in Section D.

Chile – Post Coup International Relations

  • FF #1 International – General 1973-1988
  • FF #2 Africa/Asia
  • FF #3 Andean Pact
  • FF #4 Argentina
  • FF #5 Canada - September to December 1973
    • The Sept. 1973 Coup in Chile generated an incredible response from Canadians and the media. Newspaper clippings; House of Common Debates; report on Canada's post-coup " secret diplomacy" and other critical statements.
  • FF #6 "Canada - Ambassadors Ross' Statements and Cables - Post Coup"
    • Moved to Box 16, Files #3c
  • FF #7 Canada - 1974-1979
    • Exchanges between Canadian government and critics prepared by broad variety of organizations including church, labour, human rights and other civic groups and MPs from various cities; newspaper clippings and LAWG report "Why Chile?"
  • FF #8 Canada - 1980-1984
    • Newspaper clippings and Oxfam-Canada Report on 10 years after the coup.
  • FF #9 Canada 1984-1992, 2018 reflection
    • Newspaper clippings on political and mining investment; exchanges between Government and critics; report from Toronto Action for Chile (TACH).
  • FF #10 Canada – Foreign - Aid 1973-
    • Exchanges between government and critics; reports by various civic organizations; newspaper clippings; questions/issues raised about Canadian corporate investment in Chile.
  • FF #11 Canada – Bank Loans - 1973-1983
    • Commons debates; exchanges with Government officials, newspaper clippings; paid ads by banks, EDC and CIDA financing.
  • FF #12 Canada – Foreign Investment - 1973-1989
    • Active Canadian corporations 1973 list; exchanges between corporations and their critics; summary of Chile's foreign investment statute; business/CALA briefing kit on Chile (1978); numerous clippings especially about mining companies from a variety of sources.
  • FF #13 Canada – Foreign Investment - 1990-1993
    • Mostly clippings on mining companies but also Company News releases and Government announcements of Canadian business mission to Chile.
  • FF #14 Canada – Refugees 1973
    • Newspaper clippings in English and French and Church statements urging acceptance of refugees from Chile into Canada. See also Solidarity Box SOL-7 for additional support for Chilean refugees. See box 19B for Chilean refugees that went to other countries.
  • FF #15 Canada – Refugess 1974
    • Newspaper clippings,mostly in English and French, from a wide range of outlets; briefs to Government prepared by Canadian churches; exchanges of letters between Church reps and government ministries; CUSO/SUCO report.
  • FF #16 Canada – Refugees 1975-1979
    • Newspaper clippings; church statements; exchanges with government ministries including number of Chileans accepted in Canada (July 7, 1975), and Commons Debates.
  • FF #17 Canada - Refugess 1980-1984
    • The file is "missing".
  • FF #18 Canada – Refugees 1985-1989
    • Newspaper clippings only.
  • FF #19 Canada – Trade 1973-1979
    • Government reports and government responses to critics; Vancouver Chilean Association reports; LAWG/CLC report; newspaper clippings.
  • FF #20 Canada – Trade 1980-1984
    • Government communiques and news releases; CALA meeting with Chilean Counterparts (October 1981); issue of military sales; NDP communique; House of Commons debates; newspaper clippings.
  • FF #21 Canada – Trade 1984-1989
    • EDC Communiques; newspaper clippings; miitary sales.
  • FF #22 China - Chile Trade
    • A few items on copper and joint venture.
  • FF #23 Europe Relations and Trade - 1979-1993
    • Clippings on relations with Germany, France, Sweden and UK.
  • FF #24 Latin American Countries - 1974-1977
    • Bolivia, Peru, Mexico and Caribbean clippings.
  • FF #25 Organization of American States (OAS) - 1974-1976
    • Clippings.
  • FF #26 United Nations - 1973-1980
    • Economic and Social Council reports on human rights (Feb. 1976 and Nov. 1976); Special Rapporteur's Report (1980); clippings.
  • FF #27 United States - 1973-1981
    • Statements of politicians; Congressional record; critical reports; newspaper clippings. See also Box 14B for U.S. CIA/ITT role in coup.
  • FF #28 United States - Foreign Aid - 1974-1983
    • NACLA Report (1975); IPS Report (1978); a few clippings.
  • FF# 29 United States - Reagan Presidency - 1981-1989
    • WOLA articles (1984-1985); Centre for International Policy Report (1985); "The Nation" (1988); COHA Statements; U.S. Embassy statements, clippings.
  • FF #30 United States - 1989-1993
    • A very few clippings including trade.

Chile – Post Coup Labour

For additional information on labour in Chile see Labour Section H: Extensive collection of documents from Programa de Economia del Trabajo (PET) from Santiago, co-edited with Academia de Humanismo Cristiano.

  • FF #1 Labour (General) - 1973-1979
    • Numerous clippings in English, French and Spanish; a few extensive reports including "Chilean Workers Speak Out" by Latin American Profile from Mexico (1974); a LADOC (Maryknoll) report on unemployment (1976); and "Le Mouvement Ouvrier et la Resistance" by Chili-Quebec Informations (1976). Article by Jacques Zylberberg, "The Political Culture of the Chilean Workers" (1979).
  • FF #2 Labour (General) - 1980-1982
    • Numerous clippings and mini-reports including Informativo Sindical (1980); various union items documenting repression.
  • FF #3 Labour (General) - 1983
    • Clippings from broad range of sources; some statements from organizations, strikes.
  • FF #4 Labour (General) - 1984-1990
    • Numerous clippings and reports, including UK "Chile Now Delegation Report" (1984); report by Daina Green prepared with the support of the Canadian Labour Congress (1984) and Oxfam Labour Tour Report (1985).
  • FF #5 Central Unica de Trabajadores de Chile (CUT) - 1974-1988
    • Mostly documents from the CUT including in cooperation with the Canadian Committee of Solidarity with Democratic Chile.
  • FF #6 Coordinadora Nacional Sindical (CNS) - 1981-1983
    • Statements about labour repression and labour conditions, almost all in Spanish.
  • FF #7 Frente Unitario de Trabajadores (FUT) - 1979-1980
    • Documentales Sindicalistas (1980) from the FUT and one article.
  • FF #8 New Labour Decrees and Critiques - 1979
    • OIT/ILO information and action bulletins; large number of Chilean labour organizations bulletins and mini reports; summary of labour laws; Archdiocese of Santiago "Christian Reflections Upon the Recent Labour Legislation"; AFL-CIO "News" on Chile's "new labour decrees".
  • FF #9 Comite Defensa de los Derechos Humanos y Sindicales – Chile 1982
    • Two informative bulletins about repression of labour including information about the assassination of Tucapel Jimenez.
  • FF #10 Chile Labour Boycott - 1978
    • Sections of Diario Oficial; FUT bulletins; Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) reports and press releases; clippings; statement from Sen. Ted Kennedy; CLC letter to ICCHRLA.
  • FF #11 Chile Labour Boycott - 1979
    • Statements from many sources on labour situation in Chile and boycott. Canadian Labour Congress (CLC); ICFTU information; ILO information bulletin; AFL-CIO News; LAWG Letter " Canadian Trade with Chile 1973-1978".
  • FF #12 Chile Copper Miners - 1975-1986
    • Clippings on arrests of copper union leaders and strikes.

Chile – Post Coup Political (not annotated)

  • Junta (General) - 1973-1974
  • Junta (General) - 1975-1977
  • Junta Cabinet Changes - 1975-1978
  • Junta (General) - 1978-1979
  • Junta – Plebiscite - 1978
  • Junta – Plebiscite - 1980
  • Junta (General) - 1980-1981
  • Junta – Constitution - 1973-1980
  • Junta - Constitution - 1981
  • Junta - 1982
  • Junta - 1983
  • Junta - 1984
  • Junta - 1985
  • Junta - 1986
  • Junta - 1987
  • Plebiscite - 1988-1989
  • Pinochet end - 1989-1993
  • Elections - 1989
  • President Patricio Aylwin - 1990-1993
  • Military - 1973-1990
  • Police - 1973-1991
  • Post Coup Resistance - 1973-1987

Chile – Political Post Coup (continued)

  • Left Opposition (General) 1973-1990
  • Agreements, Alliances 1973-1991
  • Bloque Popular Unitario (BPU) 1982-1983
  • Christian Democrats 1973-1991
  • Movimiento de Accion Popular Unitaria (MAPU) (see box in periodical section)
  • Movimiento Izqierdo Revolucionario (MIR) 1974 (See banker's box in Chile periodical section)
  • Partido Comunista de Chile 1974-1991
  • Partido Socialista de Chile (See banker's box in Chile periodical section)
  • Unidad Popular 1973-1978
  • Popular Movement – Students 1973-1987

Culture/Education

  • Culture Post Coup
  • Culture - Literature - Pablo Neruda
  • Education Post Coup
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Women 1974-1991

Chilean Exiles in Canada - See Exiles Section in LAWG room

Wherever the Chilean diaspora found themselves they created organizations and published newsletters. They reported on the situation in Chile and organized solidarity events. This is a list of Canadian materials that is found in the Resource Centre.

  • FF #1 Chilean Exiles in Edmonton
    • "Latin Report", 9 issues from Sept. 1976 to October 1977. Published in Spanish and English with articles on politics, culture, sports etc. in Chile and Latin America and also a great deal about the experience of exile and local events.
  • FF #2 Chilean Exiles in Quebec City
    • "Bulletin" of the Centre Culturel Chilien Pablo Neruda, 3 issues from 1974 and 1975. In French with "Nouvelles du Chili"; "Ici Quebec"; news on solidarity activities and so on.
  • FF #3 Chilean Exiles in Montreal, Quebec
    • "Venceremos", 3 issues from 1977 and 1978. Published in French by the Association des Chiliens de Montreal; on Chile, solidarity activities in Montreal, also some Latin American news.
  • FF #4 Chilean Exiles in Quebec (misc)
    • One issue of "Chile Presente" from the Frente Unico de Liberacion (FULN). In English one issue of "Chile en Lucha" from Hull, Quebec in French, May 1979.
  • FF #5 Chilean Exiles in Toronto
    • "Chile al Dia", 14 issues from 1974 and 1975. Published in Spanish by the Toronto Chilean Association. News from Chile and solidarity activities.
  • FF #6 Chilean Exiles in Toronto
    • "Venceremos", 23 issues from May 1974 to August 1978. Published in English by the Toronto Chilean Association. "Monthly bulletin on Chile and the International Movement of Solidarity with the Chilean anti-fascist fight"; focused on events in Chile.
  • FF #7 Chilean Exiles in Toronto
    • Misc. items and 2 issues of "El Martillo" 1977. Published in Spanish by El Grupo de Trabajo con la Resistencia Chilena.
  • FF #8 Chilean Exiles un Vancouver
    • "Venceremos", 17 issues from May 1975 to August 1978. Published in English by the Vancouver Chilean Association. Articles on "Canadian Companies in Chile" (May 1977) and "The History of Canadian Support for the Chilean Resistance" (July 1977) and "The History of Canadian Support for the Chilean Resistance" (July 1977) that outlines the political differences among the Chileans. News items from Chile and also on Latin America and Africa; announcements of local Solidarity events.
  • FF #9 Chilean Exiles in Vancouver
    • "Newsletter", 4 issues 1978. Published in English by the Vancouver Chilean Association. Plus pamphlet "The Case for an Economic Boycott of Chilean Products".
  • FF #10 Chilean Exiles in Winnipeg
    • "Venceremos", 2 issues [1977?]. Published in Spanish by the Asociacion de Chilenos Winnipeg. Articles from many sources but not cited or dated.
  • FF #11 Chileans in Canada
    • "Liberacion", 2 issues 1976. One issue in Spanish and the other in English. Published by the Partido MAPU-MIR Supporting Group-Social Party.

The Resource Centre also has materials from Chilean exiles who went to Belgium, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, The United Kingdon and the United Stated of America.

Chile - Solidarity - Box 1 (Box SOL - 7) in Solidarity Section

Chile – Solidarity – Canada 1973-1990

  • FF #1 Chile - Solidarity - Canada Sept. 12, 1973 - Nov. 5, 1979
    • Materials produced by solidarity committees, Church based groups, Chilean Exiles, human rights agencies; Statements of condemnation and concern; Petitions to Canadian government; newspaper clippings; News releases of various organizations. Issue of "Young Socialist", Oct. 1973; event announcements. "Chile Report 1975". Meeting participants and agenda. Noranda mining issues. Issue of "Venceremos" Sept-Oct 1977 (additional issues in Exiles section).
  • FF #2 Chile - Solidarity - Canada 1980 - 1990, 2013
    • In addition to the kinds of items listed for FF #1; Report of Canadian Conference for Justice in Chile, Toronto, January 1980; Compilation of documents by QSAC - Queen's Student Action Committee, 1981 specially with references to Noranda; Includes 40th anniversary reflection by LAWG members Bob Carty and John Foster 2013.
  • FF #3 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Church Sept. 12, 1973 - October 1976
    • In addition to File #1 type of materials, includes the Church delegation to Chile in 1973; Brief presented to government of Canada by "concerned organizations" Oct. 9, 1974; Government responses to various church communications from the Inter-Church Committee on Chile (ICCC); Canadian Council of Churches etc ; ICCC submission to Special Joint Committee on Immigration Policy, June 1975; Brief to Canadian Government by the Coalition on Canadian Policy Towards Chile, March 1976; Exchanges about Noranda Mines.
  • FF #4 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Church - Political Prisoners to Canada Program Nov. 6 1974-July 30, 1975
    • Special program created by Canadian Council of Churches to bring 100 “priority” families from Chile in negotiations with the government of Canada and later expanded; Exchanges between the Churches and government representatives; Includes reflection from George Cram about the success of this program written in September 2013; See also Country File Box 20 for Canadian foreign policy re: refugees.
  • FF #5 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Church - Inter-Church Ad Hoc Committee on Refugees from Chile
    • Three issues of "Lucha": Christians' Response to Military Repression in Chile, 1974.
  • FF #6 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Church - Inter-Church Committee on Chile (ICCC)
    • Ten issues of "Canada-Chile Bulletin" May 1975-Dec. 1976.
  • FF #7 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Church - Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA) Dec. 1977 to Summer 1993
    • ICCC became ICCHRLA in 1977; Reports on Chile after 10 years of dictatorship and after 20 years. (For additional reports from ICCHRLA see Human Rights Section in Resource Centre, Section D).
  • FF #8 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Church - Taskforce on Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR) 1977-1980
    • TCCR was a Canadian ecumenical coalition that raised awareness of social injustice and corporate behaviour. It lobbied against corporate investments in countries where human rights were ignored; Various reports in English and French on Noranda and Chile’s Economic Miracle; Clippings from newspapers; Analysis by Orlando Letelier 1976; See also Noranda material in Corporations Box 123.
  • FF #9 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Labour 1973-1990
    • Clippings; reports (including two from Oxfam Labour tours); denunciations; letters to the Canadian government and press releases.
  • FF #10 Chile - Solidarity - Canada - Casa Canada News 1988-1989
    • Published by Canadians in Santiago.
  • FF #11 Chile - Solidarity - Alberta Sept. 1973-1978
    • Three analytical items: "Poundmaker" Sept. 17-23, 1973; "CLASP" – Calgary Latin America Support Project, Dec. 1977; "Reportaje" – Lethbridge Chilean Association, June 1978; Letter from Chilean Community of Edmonton.
  • FF #12 Chile - Solidarity - Latin America Information Group (LAIG) Halifax
    • Articles from information packet on Chile reproduced from various sources; a few items on Canada’s foreign policy and Nova Scotia specifically.
  • FF #13 Chile - Solidarity - Ontario (outside of Toronto) 1973-1978
    • Solidarity committees in Ottawa, Hamilton, Sudbury and other locations with participation of Chilean exiles; Includes reports on missing persons, labour conditions and women prisoners.
  • FF #14 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec (Various) 1973-1978
    • "Apprendre a Vaincre", Dossier Mobilisation no.2, [1974?]; NDLR: Le Droit, article on L’ACDI complicity, 1974; Petition text to UN and Canadian PM from various Quebec organizations, 1975; Quebec labour organizations statements on Noranda, April 1977; Editorial on Noranda from "Esprit Vivant",  21 March 1978; Metallurgical Union letter to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
  • FF #15 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec - Chretiens pour la Solidarite
    • Seven issues of Chretiens pour la Solidarite Avril 1975 – Mai-Juin 1976.
  • FF #16 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec - Comunidad Cristiana de Montreal
    • Eight issues of journal Solidaridad 1975 – Sept. 1977. Extensive with copies of letters, reflections and analysis, documentation of repression, reports on Christian solidarity in various countries etc.
  • FF #17 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec (Quebec City)
    • Comite Solidarite – Quebec Chili; Activities and one report on last days of Allende.
  • FF #18 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec (Trois Rivieres)
    • Informations Quebec-Chili 8 issues, 1974-1975.
  • FF #19 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec (Montreal)
    • Comite de Solidarite Quebec-Chili; Activities and brief information documents.
  • FF #20 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec (Montreal)
    • Comite de Solidarite Quebec-Chili Documents.
  • FF #21 Chile - Solidarity - Quebec - Comite de Solidarite Quebec-Chili
    • "Chili-Quebec Informations"  Nov. 1973, No. 1 to Jan-Feb 1982, No. 49; Reports on repression, emigration to Canada, Noranda in Chile, political prisoners campaigns. Later issues include reports on other countries of South America (e.g Bolivia) and Central America (e.g Nicaragua).

Chile - Solidarity - Box 2 (Box SOL - 8) in Solidarity Section

Chile – Solidarity – Canada 1973-1990 (continued)

  • FF #1 Canada – Saskatchewan – Chile Documentation Centre, Regina, Sask, 1974-1975
    • Noticias de Chile; copies of articles from the Santiago Press “Tabloid” on “One Year After”, 1974; Information on trials of military personnel in Chile, 1975.
  • FF #2 Canada – Saskatchewan – Regina Chilean Association
    • Chile Noticias – five issues in Spanish, 1976; Letter in English to solidarity activists on national coordination and other issues
  • FF #3 Canada – Solidarity Committee with Latin America, Regina 1978-1980
    • Fourteen issues of SCLA Report, most issues focused on Chile but also includes Central America and other South American countries; A few items from Saskatoon Solidarity Committee.
  • FF #4 Canada – Toronto – Latin American Working Group (LAWG) 1973-1982
    • Materials produced by LAWG including extracts from Canadian Ambassador Ross’ cables to the Dept. of External Affairs; testimonials; announcements; brief reports; newspaper clippings.
  • FF #5 Canada – Toronto – LAWG Chile Canada Solidarity Newsletter 1973-1974
    • Eight issues of Newsletter produced by LAWG.
  • FF #6 Canada – Toronto – LAWG Chile Report 1975
  • FF #7 Canada – Toronto – LAWG Chile Packet 1979
    • (see also Noranda Corporation box #123 for more information about campaign)
  • FF #8 Canada – Toronto – LAWG - Project Chile
    • Coalition effort of TCCR, Canadian Labour Congress, and LAWG to stop Canadian investment and government aid to the repressive regime in Chile.
  • FF #9 Canada – Toronto – LAWG - Chile slides (pre-coup, coup & post-coup)
  • FF #10 Canada – Toronto – Chile Ontario Information Centre 1977-1983
    • Organization of Chilean exiles in Toronto; Various – report on human rights; activities; letters re: arrests with petitions; speeches; campaigns; urgent actions; reports on political prisoners and “war tribunals” (court martials of Civilians); fundraisers; News 1983-1988; youth commission publications.
  • FF #11 Canada – Toronto – Toronto Action for Chile (TACH) 1984-1991
    • Chile Today Many issues on a variety of themes, activities and events. (Formerly Toronto Committee for Solidarity with Democratic Chile).
  • FF #12 Canada – Toronto – TACH "Basta! Rally for a Free Chile" Sept. 17, 1988
    • Posters and program
  • FF #13 Canada - Toronto - Toronto Chilean Society 1986-1987
    • Information bulletins with news of events including the visit of Carmen Gloria Quintana.
  • FF #14 Canada – Toronto – Toronto Committee for Solidarity with Democratic Chile
    • (becomes Toronto Action for Chile) 1974-1981; Chile Newsletter, 1979-1981; conference report; urgent actions; letters to government officials. Key organization.
  • FF #15 Canada – Toronto – Misc. solidarity publications
    • Various publications from Toronto including newspaper reports, 1978 and pamphlet on Noranda.
  • FF #16 Canada – Vancouver – Canadians for Democracy in Chile 1974-1985
    • Chile News, 19 issues June 1977-March 1985.
  • FF #17 Canada – Vancouver – Various 1974-1980
    • Solidarity committees in Vancouver and Burnaby; A few bulletins and calls for action.
  • FF #18 Canada – Winnipeg – Chile Information Centre
    • "Resistencia" newsletter, 7 issues 1980-1983

Four Information Kits:

  • IK #1 prepared by the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Chile, Vancouver 1976. Extensive coverage of the issue.
  • IK #2 "The Gospel, Justice and Liberation in Latin America: A Study/Action Guide with Focus on Chile", 1978. Prepared by three Vancouver based groups.
  • IK #3 Produced by OXFAM Committee, St. John's, NFLD with CIDA support, 1988. Includes 1987 issue of New Internationalist dedicated to Chile.
  • IK #4 Chilean Election Information Kit produced by OXFAM Canada, TACH, LAWG and ICCHRLA.

Chile - Solidarity - Box 3 (Box SOL - 9) in Solidarity Section

Chile – Solidarity – International 1973-1990

  • FF #1 Cuba
    • Four items from Gramma, speech by Armando Hart Davalos; 2 pamphlets - One with "El Pueblo Chileno Resiste al Fascismo",  and the second with "La Represion a las Iglesias y La Junta Militar" and "Chilena Contra los no Alineados".
  • FF #2 England misc.
    • Three items.
  • FF #3 England – Chile Committee for Human Rights
    • Chile Newsletter No. 47 – no. 73 1982-1988 becomes Chile Update April 1985; two reports including "Chile’s Secret Prisoners" 1977.
  • FF #4 England – Chile Solidarity Campaign
    • Chile Lucha and then Chile Fights no. 4 - no. 63 1973-1989 almost complete.
  • FF #5 England – Chile Solidarity Campaign
    • Affiliates' Newsletter plus their Annual Reports from 1978 to 1988.
  • FF #6 England – Chile Solidarity Campaign
    • The Chile Monitor no. 1 - no. 28 1973-1978
  • FF #7 France
    • Four misc. items in French and Spanish
  • FF #8 Israel – Israeli Committee for Solidarity with Chile 1974 & 1975
    • Includes some documents in Hebrew, a letter to Cardinal Silva Henriquez and translation of a Neruda poem into Hebrew.
  • FF #9 Labour - International labour organizations
    • A few items 1974-1983; See also Labour Boycott files under Chile-Labour in the LAWG country files (Box 21).
  • FF #10 Labour - USA
    • A few union and labour federation statements, 1973-1987.
  • FF #11 Latin America
    • Five items from Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica.
  • FF #12 Madrid Conference 1978
    • World Solidarity Conference For Chile in Madrid November 1978. Handwritten notes from LAWG attendees.
  • FF #13a Mexico - Church
    • Boletin Comite Cristiano Mexicano de Apoyo a Perseguidos en Chile no. 1 - no. 14, 1975-1979, 10 issues.
  • FF #13b Mexico - Centro Intercultural de Documentacion (CIDOC) 1974
    • Reprints of articles on repression; church statements; Hortencia Allende at United Nations 1974; interviews with Pedro Vuscovic and others. Published in Cuernavaca, 22 issues.
  • FF #14 Socialist International
    • Statement 1987.
  • FF #15 Sweden
    • Chile Bulletin in Swedish; two items from Chileans in Sweden in Spanish; Nov. 26, 1973 New York Times article about assault on Swedish Ambassador in Chile.
  • FF #16 U.S.A.
    • Items from various solidarity committees in Berkeley, Chicago, Los Angeles, Wshington, DC, etc. 1973-1985.
  • FF #17 U.S.A. - Church
    • Slim file from 1972-1985.
  • FF #18 U.S.A. - Non-Intervention in Chile (NICH), Berkeley, CA
    • NICH was formed in 1971 to inform the American people of the process of social change occurring in Chile under Allende and to oppose the attempts by the US government to subvert the process. Chile Newsletter Vol.1, no. 1 nov. 1973 – Vol. VI, no.3 Fall 1979 monthly. Chile Action Bulletin on Political Prisoners and Human Rights, 3 issues 1979
  • FF #19 U.S.A. - Committee for Chilean Inquiry, NY 1982-1987
    • Coalition of professional groups and trade unions. Campaigns for political prisoners.
  • FF # 20 U.S.A. - Casa Chile, Berkeley, CA
    • Formed in 1981 by Chilean exiles and US citizens to provide information about Chile and to coordinate support for Chilean resistance. Chile Newsletter 1984-1988.
  • FF # 21 U.S.A. - National Coordinating Center in Solidarity with Chile, NY 1974-1978
  • FF #22 World Student Christian Federation
    • Dossier on Chile, 1974.

Colombia

Colombia – Church

  • Church - General 1970-1993
  • Church - Repression
  • Church - Relations with Labour
  • Church - El Servicio Colombiano de Comunicacion Social 1972-1976
  • Church - Camilo Torres (see also Mass Movements - Guerrilla - ELN)
  • Church - Sarcedotes para la Liberacion (Grupo SAL) 1972-1975
  • Church - Golconda Movement
  • Church - Evangelicals - Summer Institute of Linguistics, Wyclifffe

Colombia – Culture/Education/Health

  • Culture - General
  • Church - Literature - Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1977-1992
  • Culture - Media - articles about Revista "Alternativa" edited by Garcia Marquez
  • Education
  • Popular Education "Basta Ya! Por Canchimalo"
  • Health

Colombia – Economy

  • General - Alfonso Lopez Michelson 1974-1978
  • General - Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala 1978-1982
  • General - Belisario Betancur 1982-1986
  • General - Virgilio Barco Vargas 1986-1990
  • Agriculture (General)
  • Agriculture - Cocaine 1975-1993
  • Agriculture - Coffee
  • Bank Loans/Debt
  • Foreign Banks in Colombia
  • Foreign Investment
  • Industry
  • Mining (See also International Relations - Canada Foreign Investment)
  • Mining - Nickel
  • Oil
  • Tourism

Colombia – Human Rights

  • General to 1977
  • Pres. Turbay Ayala 1978-1982
  • Pres. Belisario Betancur 1982-1986
  • Pres. Virgilio Barco Vargas 1986-1990
  • Pres. Cesar Gaviria 1990-1993
  • Homosexuality
  • Media
  • Native Peoples

Colombia – International Relations

  • Canada (Liberal Government) 1980-1984
  • Canada - 1984-1993, 2001
  • Canada - Foreign Aid 1976-1987
  • Canada - Foreign Investment 1972-1990
  • Canada - Trade 1973-1995, 2001
  • Canada - Drug War
  • Canada - Immigration 1975-1993
  • Central America
  • Cuba
  • Israel
  • Latin America
  • United States 1973-1988
  • United States 1989-1991

Colombia – Labour

  • Labour - General 1975-1993
  • Confederacion General de Trabajo (C.G.T.)
  • General Strike September 1977
  • Bankteller's Strike March 1975
  • Cement Workers
  • Miners
  • Teachers

Colombia – Political

  • Pres. Alfonso Lopez Michelsen 1974-1978
  • Pres. Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala 1978-1982
  • Pres. Belisario Betancur 1982-1986
  • Pres. Virgilio Barco 1986-1990
  • Elections 1990
  • Pres. Cesar Gaviria 1990-1993
  • Political Parties (General) 1972-
  • Communist Party
  • Union Patriotica (UP) 1987-1990
  • The Military
  • The Police
  • Drug War 1989-1990
  • Drug War 1991-1993
  • Drug War Analysis

Colombia – Popular/Revolutionary Movements

  • Popular Movements (General)
  • Popular Movements - Asociacion Nacional de Usuarios Campesinos (ANUC) 1974-1977, 1987
  • Popular Movements - Accion Campesina Colombiana
  • Popular Movements - Students 1970-1987
  • Revolutionary Movements (General) 1966-1992
  • Revolutionary Movements - Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) 1988-1990
  • Revolutionary Movements - FARC 1989-1990, 2018 (very few articles)
  • Revolutionary Movements - Movimiento 19 de Abril (M-19) 1976-1991

Colombia – Women

  • Women (General) 1974-1990
  • Family Planning - Population Control
  • Population Control
  • US Aid Projects - Family Planning 1975

Colombia – Solidarity (SOL Box 17) in Solidarity Section

  • FF #1 Colombia – Solidarity – Canada – 1988-2021
    • Documents produced by various Canadian NGOs such as Amnesty International, RISC (Research and International Support for Colombia) and PBI Colombia which target Canadian profiteers of the war in Colombia.Items monitor human rights abuses in the form of disappearances and political killings.
  • FF #2 Colombia – Solidarity – Canada – Church – ICCHRLA 1993-1999
    • Documents created by the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America which report about Colombia’s escalating human rights crisis, violence against trade unions and death threats by paramilitary forces under the command of the Colombian Army.
  • FF #3 Colombia – Solidarity - Canada – CUSO 1972
    • This document was created by CUSO for their overseas volunteers and contains information about Colombia’s geography, political and historical review, economy, social groups and Canadian perceptions of Colombian society.
  • FF #4 Colombia – Solidarity – Canada – Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Colombia 1982-1984
    • Documents which were created in Toronto by the Committee for the Defense of Human rights in Colombia. The documents aimed to raise awareness and money in support of Committee of Solidarity political prisoners and the Colombian Native People’s Organization.
  • FF #5 Colombia – Solidarity – Canada – Canadian–Colombian Association 1987-1995
    • The Canadian Colombian Association is a non-profit organization that condemned the Colombian states systematic assassination of political leaders, the direct link of members of the state in torture practices, hunger and injustice against Colombians and dismantling the democratization of national life.
  • FF #6 Colombia – Solidarity – Canada – Colombia Support Network 1998-2002
    • Documents created by the Colombia Support Network raise awareness about paramilitary groups such as FARC’s presence, terror and threats in Urabá, Córdoba, San Pablo, Simiti and Bolivar The documents reveal FARC’s severe human rights violations as they threaten to destroy Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities who refuse to comply with their demands.
  • FF #7 Colombia – Solidarity – Canada 1993-1999
    • Newsletters from various NGOs such as Oxfam, raise about the War on Drugs, the Coca plant, and Cocaine use in Canada, the failure of democratic Colombian governance to provide minimal standards of equity, stability and justice for Colombian people.
  • FF #8 Colombia – Solidarity – U.S. - 1985-2021
    • Documents created by various NGOs such as Comité Colombia, Colombia Human Rights Committee, and the Colombia Support Network raise awareness about the Colombian indigenous minorities, the torture of grass-roots educators in Medellín, and President Uribe’s illegal support for paramilitary forces.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica – General Overview

Costa Rica – Economy (General) 1974-1982

  • Economy - Pres. Luis Alberto Monge 1982-1986
  • Economy - Pres. Oscar Arias Sanchez 1986-1990
  • Economy 1991-
  • Agriculture
  • Bank Loans
  • Foreign Investment
  • Forestry
  • Mining
  • Tourism
  • Trade

Costa Rica - Environment

Costa Rica - Human Rights (General) 1981-1992

  • Human Rights - Refugees 1981-1990

Costa Rica - International Relations (General)

  • Canada 1973-1990
  • Canada - Foreign Investment
  • Central America 1969-1988 (see also Central America periodicals section)
  • Cuba
  • Nicaragua 1978-1991
  • United States - Pres. Reagan 1981-1988
  • United States - Pres. Georget W. Bush 1989-
  • United States - CIA operative John Hull and Contras and Bombing
  • United States - Robert Vesco 1973-1984

Costa Rica - Labour (General)

  • Campesinos
  • Banana Workers

Costa Rica - Political to 1981 (General)

  • Pres. Luis Alberto Monge 1981-1987
  • Pres. Oscar Arias 1986-1990
  • Pres. Rafael Angel Calderon 1990-
  • Political Parties (General)
  • Political Parties - Movimiento Revolucionario Popular (MRP)
  • Political Parties - Partido Democratico del Pueblo (PDP)
  • Political Parties - Pueblo Unido
  • Military
  • Ultra right including Movimineto Costa Rica Libre

Costa Rica - Church (General)

  • Education
  • Health
  • Radio Noticias

Costa Rica - Women (General)

  • Population Control & Sterilization

Costa Rica - Solidarity - (SOL Box 17) in Solidarity Section

Costa Rica - Solidarity - United States

  • FF #8 Costa Rican Information Services in Solidarity (CRISIS) 1985-1986
    • Published in San Jose the goal of this newsletter is to bring attention to the situation in Costa Rica and make links with activists around the world. Five issues.
  • FF #9 Friends Peace Center/ El Centro de los Amigos Para la Paz (CAP) 1985-1990
    • Includes U.S. Citizens in Costa Rica for Peace.
    • The Friends Peace Center was founded in 1983 by both Costa Ricans and foreigners, Quakers and non-Quakers to work for peace in the region. Newsletters outline their activities and support for Arias peace plan.

Ecuador

Ecuador – General

  • Church
  • General
  • Cities
  • Education
  • Environment
  • FEPP (Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio)
  • Health
  • Population

Ecuador – Economy

  • Economy 1970-1972
  • Gen. Rodriguez Lara 1972-January 1976
  • Military junta 1976-1979
  • President Jaime Roldos 1979-1981
  • President Osvaldo Hurtado 1981-1984
  • President Febres Cordero 1984-1988
  • President Rodrigo  Borja 1988-1992
  • Agriculture
  • Debt
  • Foreign investment
  • Mining
  • Oil

Ecuador – Human Rights

  • Human rights 1986-1988
  • Comite de defense des prisoniers politiques equatoriens
  • Human rights 1989, 1993
  • Native peoples

Ecuador – International

  • International
  • Canada 1980-1984
  • Canada 1984 – 1989
  • Canada – foreign investment
  • Canada – Trade
  • Foreign relations – Latin America
  • Foreign relations – Peru
  • U.S. relations

Ecuador – Labour

  • General
  • CEDOC (Confederacion Ecuatoriana de Obreros Catolicos) – various English and French language documents
  • CEDOC – various Spanish documents
  • Teachers

Ecuador – Political

  • Military government 1972-1976
  • Coup January 1976
  • Military junta 1976-1979
  • Jaime Roldos government  1979- May 1981
  • Osvaldo Hurtado government June 1981- 1984
  • Febres Cordero government 1984-1988
  • Elections 1988
  • Rodrigo Borja government 1988-1992
  • President Sixto Duran election 1992
  • Left publications
  • Parties
  • Popular uprisings
  • Military
  • Women and work
  • Women - general

El Salvador

El Salvador – History/General

  • FF #1 - History / General
    • List of acronyms related to Salvadoran politics and various Canadian publications about the origins of the war.
  • FF #2 - History - Farabundo Marti
    • One issue of Revista Farabundo Martí (FMLN) and a bio in English of Farabundo Martí.
  • FF #3 - History – 1932 Rebellion and Canada’s Involvement
    • Academic and journalistic accounts including by Leon Zamosc.
  • FF #4 - Salvadoran Establishment Press 1980
    • A few issues of News Gazette and La Prensa from 1980.
  • FF #5 Analysis of Media Coverage of Events in El Salvador 1981-1985
    • A few articles from U.S., Canadian and UK press.

El Salvador – Culture/Education/Health/Women

  • FF #6 - Culture - 1981-1988
    • Reviews of books and commentary. A guide for volunteers in organized Host Programs in Canada, El Salvador, A Cultural Profile, 1990, prepared by Catholic Immigration Centre in Ottawa.
  • FF #7 - Culture - Poetry
    • Revolutionary poetry collections and commentaries on performances, 1980s.
  • FF #8 - Education
    • Articles and pamphlets on repression and privatization of universities and schools, in English for the most part, 1980s.
  • FF #9 - Environment
    • Three items from alternative press.
  • FF #10 - Health 1980-1990
    • Large collection of in-depth reports by NGOs, and mainstream and alternative press reports, mostly in English with a few items in Spanish, and mostly from U.S.A. and including Canada.
  • FF #11 - Health Medical Abuse 1980
    • A few denunciations and reports in Spanish and English, including New York based Committee for Health Rights in El Salvador.
  • FF #12 - Women 1981-1990
    • Large collection of in-depth reports by NGOs and Salvadoran women’s organizations  in English and Spanish, from Canada and the U.S.A.. Also includes articles from alternative press; posters.
  • FF #13 - Women Asociacion de Mujeres de El Salvador (AMES) 1981-1987
    • Large collection of documents in Spanish and English created by and about AMES, including five issues of their Boletín Internacional from 1981-1986. A few items from the press.
  • FF #14 - Women Asociacion de Mujeres Progresistas de El Salvador (AMPES) 1984-85
    • Mostly Spanish documents from AMPES, including five issues of their bulletin Compañera Silvia.

El Salvador – Church

  • FF #1 - Church (General) 1977-1979
    • Large mix of short statements by priests and Catholic Church officials and short articles about the Catholic Church in El Salvador, mostly in Spanish.
  • FF #2 - Church (General) 1980
    • Mix of short newspaper articles and reports in English (eg from WOLA) and Spanish (from FMLN). Includes chronology of persecution of the Church in El Salvador.
  • FF #3 - Church – Archbishop Oscar Romero 1978-1983
    • Mostly lengthy statements by Archbishop Romero including “Iglesia y Organizaciones Populares” from Romero and Rivera y Damas and its translation into English by the Catholic Institute for International Relations in London, UK.
  • FF #4 - Church – Assassination of Archbishop Romero, March 24, 1980
    • Numerous articles in English and Spanish including entire issues of La Prensa Gráfica and Diario de Hoy covering his murder. Statements by institutions and church groups from various countries.
  • FF #5 - Church – Assassination of Archibishop Romero and Legacy 1981-1977, 2015
    • Newspaper articles mostly in English about responsibility for the assassination.
  • FF #6 - Church - Canadian Church Response to Romero Assassination 1980-1993, 2000
    • News releases and articles from various church publications including The Observer (United Church of Canada) and the Canadian Churchman (Anglican Church of Canada).
  • FF #7 - Church - Murder of Four American Church Women 1980-1993
    • Numerous press releases, newspaper articles and reports on the Dec. 4th, 1980 murder of the four American Church Women in El Salvador. Reports from WOLA, the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights and the Maryknoll Sisters.
  • FF #8 - Murder of U.S. Church Women - 40th Anniversary Mass
    • Homily for the 40th anniversary of their murder given by Cardinal Michael Czerny in Rome on December 2, 2020.
  • FF #9 - Church (General) 1981
    • A variety of articles from different sources lay and religious – on divisions within the Salvadoran Church. Includes a report by the Legal Aid Service of the Archdiocese of San Salvador and an article by Kerry Ptacek of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (Washington, DC) giving  a right-wing view from the U.S.A.
  • FF #10 - Church (General) 1982-1985
    • Large number of items, including reports in Spanish and English from church groups in both the mainstream and alternative press as well as various human rights organizations.
  • FF #11 - Church (General) 1986-1989
    • A great number and variety of mostly short items (in English for the most part) from the mainstream and alternative press, including the National Catholic Reporter (Washington) and the Catholic New Times (Toronto); report of Christian Aid (UK) mission to El Salvador and the like; items about Protestant churches.
  • FF #12 - Church (General) 1990-1995
    • Variety of religious and secular publications as in FF #11. Also includes reports from Amnesty International, Oxfam and Canadian institutions. Mostly in English.
  • FF #13 - Archbishop Rivera y Damas 1980-1986
    • Communiqués, interviews and stories about the Archbishop from mainstream and alternative press. Includes a compendium of quotations prepared by WOLA.
  • FF #14 - Repression Against the Church 1977-1991
    • Variety of documents and sources documenting government repression against the church in El Salvador. Sources include ICCHRLA from Toronto, Amnesty International (UK) and different church sources, mostly in English.
  • FF #15 - Repression Against Socorro Juridico (Archdiocese of San Salvador) 1979-1983
    • Socorro Juridico was the Legal Aid department of the Archdiocese of San Salvador and suffered how? from attacks ? offices? Staff?
  • FF #16 - Repression – Murder of the Jesuits 1989-1992
    • On November 16, 1989 six Jesuit priests were murdered in San Salvador by the Salvadoran military. The response to their brutal killing was widespread. File contains a large number of newspaper articles and brief reports from church, mainstream and alternative media sources.
  • FF #17 - Repression – Canadian Response to the Murder of the Jesuits
    • News releases and statements record the shocked response from Canadians. There is an announcement for a memorial service held at York.
  • FF #18 - Repression – Jesuit Murders Investigations 1990-1992
    • Numerous newspaper articles from a variety of sources and several extensive reports by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.A.) and one by the UCA Institute of Human Rights (i.e. the Jesuit Central America University).

El Salvador – Economy

  • General 1976-1981
  • General 1982-1984
  • General 1985-1988
  • Earthquake 1986
  • President Alfredo Cristiani 1989-1992
  • Post War Economy 1994
  • Agriculture 1977-1989
  • Agrarian Reform 1980-1992
  • Agrarian Reform – U.S. Involvement 1980-1983
  • Agrarian Reform – AIFLD Documents 1980-1981
  • Agrarian Reform – Murder of U.S. & Salvadorean Reform Administrators 1980-1981
  • Bank Loans 1974-1984
  • Energy, Oil & Electricity 1978-1983
  • Foreign Investment – U.S. 1981-1985
  • Humanitarian Aid 1981
  • Tourism 1976-1981

El Salvador – Human Rights

  • FF #1 - British Parliamentary Delegation Report 1978
    • British Parliamentary Human Rights Group documents human rights abuses in El Salvador. Press release and newspaper reports about the delegation report.
  • FF #2 - Human Rights 1979
    • Various newspaper articles and reports including from the OAS and Cencos (Mexican NGO).
  • FF #3 - Human Rights January – June 1980
    • Newspapers articles in English and Spanish. Also major reports on human rights violations from Salvadoran Archbishops’ Office, Amnesty International and El Salvador Human Rights Commission (CDHES).
  • FF #4 - Rio Sumpul May 1980
    • Reports about the Rio Sumpul Massacre when Salvadoran refugees were fleeing the Salvadoran military. Up to 600 people were killed.
  • FF #5 - Human Rights July – December 1980
    • Reports prepared by Archbishops Legal Office in El Salvador, ICCHRLA, and Amnesty International on the large numbers of civilians killed and disappeared.
  • FF #6 - Human Rights 1981
    • Informative reports, essays and papers that describe the repression, violence, and massacres of civilians of El Salvador, prepared by a variety of persons and institutions, including the Archbishops Legal Office, Trocaire and the FMLN/FDR.
  • FF #7 - Human Rights 1982
    • Reports from the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the (U.S.A.); the El Salvador Human Rights Commission; the Archbishop’s Legal Office. Include the eyewitness accounts of military offensives against northern Cabanas and Mozote massacre.
  • FF #8 - Post 1982 Elections
    • Newspaper articles about human rights abuses including reports from the Netherlands and Canada. Includes reports of U.S involvement and the ongoing violence and torture of children, women and men reported by the Central American University, among many others.
  • FF #9 - ICCHRLA and Other Reports 1982
    • Reports from El Salvador Human Rights Commission; COHA in the U.S.; Archbishop’s Legal Aid Office; Lawyers Committee (N.Y.); U.S Catholic Conference and others in addition to ICCHRLA.
  • FF #10 - Deane Hinton’s Statements
    • Newspaper articles that describe the U.S Ambassador's criticism of El Salvador’s legal system and the ongoing repression. Conversations between the U.S and El Salvador’s defence minister about the Ambassador's criticism.
  • FF #11 - United Nations Commission on Human Rights Reports 1981 & 1982
    • Reports published by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that describe the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador. Also includes the FDR response to the United Nations.
  • FF #12 - Human Rights 1983
    • Includes first-hand accounts of persecution and repression documented by the Archdiocese’s Legal Aid Office, the United Nations, WOLA in the U.S., CIDE and others that show the pattern of continuing violations by Salvador's government.  Many important documents demonstrate the lack of progress made in regards to human rights, violence, and living conditions.
  • FF #13 - ICCHRLA U.N. Submission 1983
    • Reports and Solidarity files of the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA). They visited Mexico and El Salvador to express support to the Salvadoran churches and to investigate human rights conditions. Includes supporting documents.

El Salvador – Human Rights

  • FF #1 - Human Rights 1984
    • Many documents of ongoing injustices and violation of rights prepared by World Council of Churches, CIDES- Central America, Archdiocese, CDHES and FMLN-FDR. Green page report is about the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero.
  • FF #2 - First Human Rights Congress – Comision de Derechos Humanos de El Salvador (CDHES) November 1984
    • The first Human Rights Congress in El Salvador is asking for international support to document the situation of violations of human rights. Reports from the displaced Salvadorans and refugees which were presented at this first human rights congress.
  • FF #3 - Human Rights 1985
    • A large file containing many newspaper and journal articles, along with governmental body reports from the likes of Amnesty International on human rights abuses in El Salvador. Topics cover torture within prisons, various abuses of governmental power and the continued promises of reform from President Duarte.
  • FF #4 - ICCHRLA U.N. Submission 1985
    • A small file containing a newspaper article and several reports from the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America. Reports detail statistics on human rights abuses and crimes committed by both the government and revolutionary forces.
  • FF #5 - FMLN/FDR Human Rights Report 1985
    • Reports from the FMLN/FDR Revolutionary forces on the crimes committed against the El Salvadoran citizenry by the military and their defense against similar accusations about their organization. Also included in reports are their justification of attacks through the Geneva Conventions.
  • FF #6 - Human Rights 1986
    • A very large file containing reports from Amnesty International, the United States government, and newspaper reports in which the El Salvadoran government is continually criticized for unlawful detaining of students, torture, and political killings and calls to action.
  • FF #7 - ICCHRLA U.N. Submission 1986
    • An annual report sent to the UN on the humanitarian crisis and civil war in El Salvador. Detailed are figures on casualties, resource scarcities, and requests for aid for the people of El Salvador.
  • FF #8 - Human Rights 1987
    • More reports from 1987, mostly revolving around death squads and their continued impediment of peace talks between left wing guerrilla fighters and the government. Also documented are their possible migration to California to follow political activists.
  • FF #9 - ICCHRLA U.N. Submission 1987
    • A similar UN report to the previous year that focuses on death statistics as well as military strategies that have led to increasing civilian injuries, displacement, and death.
  • FF #10 - Human Rights 1988
    • A very large file containing reports on the killing of human rights commissioner Herbert Anaya along with various other political assassinations, the forced removal of critical care patients by the National Guard, and the continued harassment and assault of aid workers by military and right-wing militias.
  • FF #11 - Human Rights January-June 1989
    • A large file including government reports and newspaper articles detailing the escalating tensions between Left Wing guerrillas and the government. Articles detail the amnesty of 1987, the lack of charges made against government personnel, and the continued disappearance of the government’s political rivals. Also detailed are some charges laid against soldiers in the murder of civilian peasants.
  • FF #12 - Human Rights July-December 1989
    • A very large file documenting the rise in human rights abuses after the election of the Right-Wing ARENA party in El Salvador. Documents describing the interrogation and torture of FMLN members is described along with the rise of rightist assaults. With this, peace talks between FMLN and ARENA are also detailed in a work toward ceasefire.

Human Rights (continued)

  • FF #1 - Human Rights 1990
    • Another large file covering recent arrests, the recommencement of humanitarian aid after several attacks against aid workers, torture, false imprisonment, and latest death toll figures communicated primarily through the Human Rights Commission of El Salvador. 
  • FF #2 - Human Rights 1991-1994
    • A file covering the human rights concerns in the last years of the civil war and the first few years of the post war period. Documents cover the final major attacks from FMLN and military death squads, as well as attacks and tense interactions between the military and FMLN after the signing of the peace accords.
  • FF #3 - Amnesty International 1977-1988
    • A collection of Amnesty International’s reports, expositional letters, and calls to action throughout the lead up, outbreak, and peak of the war. Reports provide multiple statistics on death tolls, economic folly, and human rights violations conducted by the government.
  • FF #4 - Comision de Derechos Humanos de El Salvador (CDHES) 1980-1989
    • A File from the Human Rights Commission in El Salvador contains various reports similar to Amnesty International, focusing on unlawful arrests, murders, and human rights violations. Also detailed are calls to action internationally.
  • FF #5 - CDHES - Murder of Marianella Garcia Villas March 13, 1983
    • A file containing newspaper clippings, government reports, and Human Right Organizational packets on the killing of Human Rights Commission leader Marianella Garcia Villas by government authorities. Also included is a CDHES report on Marianella Garcia and the Tenth anniversary of the organization.
  • FF #6 - CDHES Toronto and La Voz 1985-1990
    • A file containing a myriad of CDHES press release files, detailing the rise of death squads, the toll of the civil war, and victims affected such as children.
  • FF #7 - Children
    • A small file describing the issues children face during the war through various press releases as well as call to action for humanitarian aid.
  • FF #8 - Death Squads 1980-1992
    • A very large file containing newspaper issues, humanitarian press releases, and government reports from Washington detailing the various abuses committed by death squads in El Salvador. Included are eye-witness accounts and official government statements on the ongoing situation.
  • FF #9 - Education
    • Another small file consisting of a couple of press releases describes the mass exodus of academics from the country as well as the abysmal degradation of the Salvadoran school system.
  • FF #10 - Media 1980-1989
    • A file consisting of newspaper articles and Humanitarian press releases describes the various modes in which information is able to escape to the people of El Salvador and the international community.
  • FF #11 - Medical Abuses 1980-1983
    • Multiple humanitarian and governmental institutional reports on the situation of the health sector in El Salvador during the war. Topics covered mainly consist of army abuses within hospitals, including murders of patients and healthcare workers.
  • FF #12 - Indigenous Peoples
    • A very small file detailing abuses and court trials of Indigenous communities in El Salvador during the war and after. Also included are files on the 117-year-old chieftain who lived through the indigenous massacre of the 1930s.
  • FF #13 - Political Prisoners 1977-1990
    • A very large file consisting of almost fifteen years of pamphlets, newspaper articles, and humanitarian reports on the topic of political prisoners in El Salvador. Political prisoners are detained mostly during the Junta government and their time through the Christian Democrat Party’s reign during the civil war.
  • FF #14 - Political Prisoners – Comite de Familiares Pro-Libertad de Presos y Desaparecidos Politicos de El Salvador (CODEFAM) 1978-1984
    • A range of expository pieces and reports on the conditions of political prisoners being persecuted in El Salvador. Documents are in both English and Spanish.
  • FF #15 - Political Prisoners – Comite Pro-Libertad de los Presos Politicos de El Salvador (BPR)
    • A press release and a few long reports on the political prisoner situations in El Salvador. The press release in English outlines five individuals especially, Orlando Juventino Genoves, Salvador Juarez, and three others, as a targeted attack of teachers.
  • FF #16 - Political Prisoners - Comite  de Madres y Familiares de Presos, Desaparecidos y Asesinados Politicos de El Salvador (CoMadres) 1978-1988
    • A file focusing on the actions of CoMadres in response to their disappeared, killed, or detained family members. Some files detail the protests carried out by the organization, while others detail denial of asylum or entry into the United States to their affiliation with the organization.
  • FF #17 - Refugees 1980—1992 (See also refugees in Honduras Box 91)
    • A large file detailing the movements of escaping Salvadorans and the murders of hundreds of escaping refugees by the army. Documents detail the use of white phosphorus and other poisons while refugee testimonies describe the effects and later the paths in which they took to leave the country.
  • FF #18 - Refugees in Nicaragua 1981-1990
    • Newspaper stories and humanitarian reports describe the harsh conditions and resilience of Salvadoran refugees during a time of forced migration. Articles detail the appearance of refugee towns built by Salvadorans, harassment from El Salvador military, and the experience of fighting through the elements.
  • FF #19 - Refugees, Campesinos 1978-1984
    • Another large file on Salvadoran refugees details the reluctance of aid from the US government and the tragic losses of life from these refugees as they attempt to cross the border to escape the violence in their country. Documents also describe assassinations against refugee groups and repressed information.
  • FF #20 - Refugees – Resettlement 1985-1990
    • A large file containing the stories of refugees facing torture, disappearance, and death as they attempt to return to their country after fleeing the war. Newspaper articles and humanitarian reports detail government opposition and obstacles to US-led Repatriation efforts.
  • FF #21 - Reynaldo Cruz Menjivar (FAPU)
    • A single document recounting the experience of a prisoner, experiencing torture and inhumane treatment at the hands of the Salvadoran government. Document is in Spanish.

El Salvador – Human Rights (Continued)

  • FF #1 - Academic Repression 1978-1990
    • A chronology of the military repression, occupation, and reopening of the National University of El Salvador (UES). Documents include domestic and international news sources covering disappeared students and faculty and armed attacks on campus as well as Telex communications informing and calling the international community to action.
  • FF #2 - El Salvador Repression - US Victims (1980-81)
    • American and Salvadoran news publications covering the military-backed killings of American citizens. Particular focus on the cases of Michael Hammer, Mark Pearlman, John Sullivan, and Michael Kline.

El Salvador – International Relations

  • FF #3 - Foreign Policy (General)
    • A small file containing UN communications and international press releases pressuring the political recognition of FMLN and peace talks with the US-backed Junta.
  • FF #4 - Canada to 1979
    • Reports on Canadian policy involvement in El Salvador. Primarily focuses on development and business expansionist ventures.
  • FF #5 - Canada 1980
    • Various news reports and House of Commons communications on Canada’s concerns of Human Rights abuses in El Salvador, as well as motions for the denunciation of US military aid. 
  • FF #6 - Canada 1981
    • Various news reports and Commons communications reacting to widespread disagreement to Canada’s “neutral” stance on US policy intervention.
  • FF#7 - Canada - Ed Broadbent Tour of Central America 1981
    • Reports and newspapers on Edward Broadbent’s, then-National leader of the NDP, 10-day tour to Costa Rica, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and El Salvador aimed at spurring Peace Talks between FMLN and the Military Junta. [See also Solidarity Box 10a, FF #1b for media coverage]
  • FF #8 - Canada 1982
    • News reports on Canada’s role in the 1982 Salvadoran elections, particularly against participation due to its unlawfulness. Also, various reports on a multi-party trip to El Salvador, where human rights abuses and persecution were confirmed.
  • FF #9 - Canada 1983-1985
    • A file demonstrating Canada’s involvement in Salvadoran development ventures and the overseeing of the 1984 election. Outlines the provision of monetary aid for infrastructural projects and its cessation due to violent societal conditions.
  • FF #10 - Canada 1986-1988
    • Information on the reinstatement of Canada’s development line of credit in El Salvador. Includes copies of the agreement between both nations and Canadian news reports denouncing involvement due to continued human rights abuses.
  • FF #11 - Canada 1989
    • A file that covers increasing Canadian diplomatic intervention in El Salvador and widespread denunciation and mobilization against development loans granted to the military government, particularly from religious organizations like the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America and Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice.
  • FF #12 - Canada 1990-1992
    • Reports on Canadian development agreements with El Salvador as well as its involvement in the 1992 Peace Agreement.
  • FF #13 - Academic Paper on Canadian Foreign Aid in El Salvador
    • “Civil War in El Salvador and the Origins of Rights-Based Humanitarianism” by Kevin O’Sullivan, University of Galway, explores the change in perception of foreign aid grounded in human rights activism which was facilitated by the interventions during the Salvadoran Civil War.
  • FF #14 - Canada Foreign Aid 1979-1992
    • Trade agreements between Canada and El Salvador as facilitated by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Includes Salvadoran socioeconomic profiles, emergency aid, and development projects during the war.
  • FF #15 - Canadian Foreign Investment 1977-1981
    • A small file outlining Canadian companies’ investments into the Salvadoran economy, particularly the expansion of gold mining in San Sebastian and Sensuntepeque.
  • FF #16 - Canada - Refugees from El Salvador 1981-1992
    • A file detailing the policy and community processes that facilitated Salvadoran refugees’ entry into Canada. Includes various news sources on mobilization against deportation and testimonies from refugees in Canada.
  • FF #17 - Canada – Refugees - Case of Victor Regalado 1982
    • Legal statements from the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship signing Act 39, deeming Regalado a threat to Canadian interests and ruling for his deportation, despite seeking refuge. Community reports in his defense are also included
  • FF #18 - Canada and Central America Peace Plan 1987-1989
    • A file outlining the attempt at initiating the Esquipulas II peace agreement between FMLN and ARENA, which ultimately failed due to several flaws in its concessions to the Liberation Movement.

Country Files - El Salvador

CF - ELS - 04 (Box 29b)

El Salvador – International Relations (Continued)

  • FF #1 - England 1977-1978
    • Denunciations by the Latin America Bureau and a British Cardinal calling for the boycott of British-supplied weapons to El Salvador.
  • FF #2 - Europe 1981-1989
    • Declarations from several Western European countries calling for UN resolutions on the Salvadoran Civil War and governmental human rights violations.
  • FF #3 - Guatemala 1983, 1990
    • Two news reports detailing military cooperation between El Salvador and Guatemala to stifle the leftist liberation movements in both countries.
  • FF #4 - Honduras 1982-1989
    • Progression of Salvadoran-Honduran relations, including the re-establishment of trade ties in 1980, military collaboration on the front lines, and control of refugee camps.
  • FF #5 - Israel 1983-1984
    • News clippings of Israel’s provision of weapons and military aids to El Salvador, as well as the movement of the Salvadoran embassy to annexed East Jerusalem in response.
  • FF #6 - Latin America 1978-1985
    • Reports and news clippings covering Latin American alliances with the liberation movement from countries such as Mexico and Ecuador, as well as military support for the government junta from others such as Venezuela.
  • FF #7 - Nicaragua 1981-1990
    • News clippings documenting Nicaraguan support for the liberation front and alleged weapon smuggling, resulting in a severance of diplomatic ties from the Salvadoran government.
  • FF #8 - Non-Aligned 1984-1986
    • Press releases from the UN annual meeting of the Movement of Non-Aligned countries acknowledging growing US intervention in El Salvador as well as recognizing FMLN as a political entity.
  • FF #9 - Organization of American States  (OAS) 1981
    • OAS declaration supporting democratic processes in El Salvador, legitimizing the upcoming election.
  • FF #10 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) - Soviet Union 1981
    • News clippings covering Soviet denial of any supply of arms to Salvadoran guerrillas.
  • FF #11 - United Nations 1981, 1987-1993
    • Communiqués and Press Releases covering the implementation of the 1992 Peace Accords as well as its compliances in the years after.
  • FF #12 - United States – History of Intervention 1981
    • Comprehensive report outlining North American intervention in El Salvador and Latin America broadly. Explores massacres, military, and other imperialist ventures that eventually gave way to the armed conflict.
  • FF #13 - Analysis of United States Military Aid 1946-1980
    • A collection of research reports investigating the United States’ long-established military involvement in El Salvador.
  • Ff #14 - United States – Carter Administration 1979-1981
    • Reports covering Carter administration-era intervention including military aid and foreign policy. Various news clippings detail “Scorched Earth” operations and US-funded training of the Salvadoran forces.
  • FF #15 - United States – Carter Administration: Aid 1980
    • News articles covering US aid to El Salvador initially aimed at quelling tensions on both sides of the conflict and promoting socioeconomic growth– eventually facilitating military intervention.

El Salvador – International Relations – United States: Reagan Administration

  • FF #16 - United States - Reagan Administration – 1981 January & February
    • News reports covering initial Reagan Administration policies increasing military aid and direct intervention in El Salvador to prevent the spread of Marxism throughout the region. Includes  “Reagan and El Salvador: Roots of War,” a policy package by the Data Center that compiles key background information on Reagan-era policy intervention and military investments.
  • FF #17 - United States - Reagan Administration – 1981 March & April
    • Increasing ‘indirect’ US intervention in the form of military aid and advisory following the release of the 1981 White Paper, citing involvement from Communist nations. Includes excerpts from an interview with Former President Reagan as well as a testimony from The Religious Society of Friends denying such allegations.
  • FF #18 - United States - Reagan Administration – Hearings on U.S. Policy towards El Salvador - March 1981
    • A collection of discussions, challenges, and recommendations by several stakeholders in the Salvadoran conflict, including the American Legion, academics, and a Salvadoran journalist, on US policy and military intervention.
  • FF #19 - United States - Reagan Administration – 1981 May – December
    • Press coverage and legislative reports on the increasing military aid provided by the Reagan administration, as well as House motions to restrict aid due to human rights violations. Includes books on massacres in the Morazan province and the White Paper’s role in exacerbating militarization.
  • FF #20 - United States - Reagan Administration – U.S. Military Aid to El Salvador 1980-1981
    • Collection of reports and news coverage of Reagan’s shift away from human rights-based policy to political intervention in El Salvador aimed at preventing Communism. Looks at the brief halt in aid following the killings of Americans as well as comprehensive breakdowns of aid funding.
  • FF #21 - United States - Reagan Administration – Former Ambassador White’s Statements 1980-1982
    • News reports covering Ambassador Robert White’s emphasis on policy and human rights reform and disagreement with hard-line policies, leading to his removal. Includes a transcript from a conference at the Sheraton Centre Hotel expressing his viewpoint on US policy in El Salvador.
  • FF #22 - United States - Reagan Administration – Criticism of U.S. Policy 1981-1983
    • News reports from various social and religious groups condemning the support for the military Junta in El Salvador. Various criticisms on the White Paper and overstating of external Communist interference in El Salvador that allowed increased aid.
  • FF #23 - United States - Reagan Administration – “White Paper” 1981
    • Copy of Special Report no. 80 (White Paper) demonstrating evidence collected by US advisors proving direct Soviet involvement in the Salvadoran liberation movement. Subsequent reports highlight discrepancies in the report, demonstrating its justification for violent intervention.
  • FF #24 - United States - Reagan Administration - 1982
    • News reports largely discussing the increasing human rights abuses by the Salvadoran military, putting pressure on the Reagan Administration’s monetary intervention. Many news sources parallel the Vietnam War as a warning of the dangers of military intervention.

El Salvador – International Relations - US (Continued)

  • FF #1 - Reagan Administration - U.S. Government Hearings 1982
    • Certification of the positive efforts by the Salvadoran Government in upholding human rights and political reform, encouraging aid. Subsequent reports by the American Civil Liberties Union and Council on Hemispheric Affairs reject the Certification’s validity due to its sole reliance on press sources.
  • FF #2 - Reagan Administration – U.S. Aid 1982
    • An amalgamation of news reports covering increased monetary and infrastructural aid to El Salvador following certification of human rights regulations; objections to increased aid from various Democrat congressmen; and Ambassador Hinton’s warning of monetary withdrawal due to military killings.
  • FF #3 - Reagan Administration - 1983
    • News reports and government releases demonstrating decreasing confidence in the Reagan Administration’s policy on El Salvador. Many parallels to US terror in Vietnam and skepticism about the “domino theory” of Communist takeover.
  • FF #4 - Reagan Administration – U.S. Certification Hearings - December 1982-January 1983
    • Third certification of human rights and economic improvement in El Salvador, claiming that the military government upheld the deal. Included news clippings and release from the Council on Hemispheric Affairs denounce the certification.
  • FF #5 - Reagan Administration – U.S. Aid 1983
    • Increased economic and arms aid provided by the Administration after fourth certification confirms that significant progress towards peace is being made in El Salvador. Includes a report by National Action/Research on the Military Industrial Complex (NARMIC) demonstrating increased violence facilitated by Death Squads and US-provided arms.
  • FF #6 - Reagan Administration – House of Representatives Statements – August 1983
    • Collection of various testimonies and policy reports confirming and denying human rights progress, increased aid, calls for cessation of US involvement, and election assistance in El Salvador.
  • FF #7 - Reagan Administration 1984
    • News articles analyzing difficulties in implementing arms aid in El Salvador. Includes policy reports recommending actions to decrease civilian killings and a US intelligence report on external ammunition and weapons found in the northern region.
  • FF #8 - Reagan Administration – U.S. Aid 1984
    • Increasing US military aid, championed by Reagan and Salvadoran president José Napoleón Duarte, despite increasing murders by paramilitary death squads and CIA involvement in civilian killings.
  • FF# 9 - Reagan Administration 1985
    • Reports demonstrating the misleading information given to Congress underplaying and falsifying US military presence and function in El Salvador. Led to increased civilian massacres and significant military spending.
  • FF #10 - Reagan Administration – U.S. Aid 1985
    • Increasing presence of aerial combat equipment, such as helicopters, provided by the US to El Salvador. Reports on strategic aid policies, misuse of humanitarian aid, and articles detailing combat in the northern region of Chalatenango.
  • FF #11 - Reagan Administration 1986–1988
    • News reports covering the potential challenges for implementing policy reform in El Salvador following the legislative assembly victory of Roberto D’Aubuisson, leader of the ultra-right ARENA party.
  • FF #12 - Reagan Administration – U.S. Aid 1986-1988
    • Report from the US Agency of International Development (AID) outlining economic reformation recommendations, which were not implemented adequately by President Duarte, resulting in US aid cuts. Also includes news of police training by the US military, exacerbating human rights violations.
  • FF #13 - Reagan Administration – U.S. Military Involvement in Bombing etc. 1984-90
    • Increased bombings by US military planes in various rural areas of El Salvador, in which many civilians were killed or displaced. Includes testimonies from displaced persons from San Vicente by the Committee for Human Rights and denunciation of the violence by CODEHUCA.
  • FF #14 - U.S. Policy – Pres. George H. W. Bush 1989
    • News reports covering uncertainties and eventual concessions of US aid after the electoral victory of far-right ARENA’s Alfredo Cristiani.
  • FF #15 - U.S. Policy – Pres. George H. W. Bush 1990-1993
    • Reports on the gradual decrease in military aid to incentivize peace talks and a ceasefire. Includes various policy briefs on the feasibility of Peace Accords and US financial roles in facilitating them.
  • FF #16 - U.S. Policy on Salvadorean Refugees 1981-1990
    • Reports from newspapers and church groups on the mistreatment of Salvadoran refugees entering the United States through Mexico. Most were declined asylum and were deported back to El Salvador for much of the war.

El Salvador – Military

  • FF #1 - Military – General 1980-1982
    • Newspaper clippings and statistical reports on the Salvadoran army’s controversies and increased capacities particularly after Ronald Reagan was elected US  President November 1980.
  • FF #2 - Military Mutiny – Ochoa Perez January 1983
    • Newspaper clippings detailing Colonel Ochoa Perez’ five-day mutiny after being ordered to relocate to Uruguay. This rebellion created doubt about the leadership capacities of General Guillermo Garcia and demonstrated the military’s institutional weaknesses.
  • FF #3 - Military – Post-January Offensive 1983
    • News articles detailing institutional changes in the Salvadoran military such as forced conscription of lower-class youth and the appointment of new General Carlos Casanova in order to bolster international and internal confidence.
  • FF #4 - Military – 1984-1992
    • A collection of newspapers and official government reports detailing the institutional changes and increased abuses of the Salvadoran military over the course of the Civil War. Includes issues of forced recruitment, internal conflict, and dismissal of various corrupt high-ranking officials that prevented reformation ventures.
  • FF #5 - Military – Counterinsurgency Warfare 1982-1986
    • Reports covering the adaptation of US-inspired military tactics against guerrilla fighters, particularly the decimation of rural life facilitated through a state-run pacification program and indiscriminate killing in refugee camps and rural areas.
  • FF #6 - Military – Mercenaries - 1981
    • Two Soldier of Fortune magazine articles written by private US mercenaries reporting on counterinsurgency efforts and guerrilla terrorism in El Salvador. Intended to spread awareness to a broader military audience and gain traction for arms aid.
  • FF #7 - Military – Police Forces - 1978,1984
    • News reports covering the reorganization of the Salvadoran police forces following increased abuses of power and extrajudicial killings.
  • FF #8 - Military – U.S. Role [see also International Relations – U.S. Aid] - 1980-1983
    • Newspaper stories reporting on increased military offensives as a result of imported US arms and tactics against guerrillas.
  • FF #9 - Military – Colonel Adolfo Majano - 1980-1983
    • Letter and official House of Commons testimonial by Col. Majano calling for a complete dissolution of the newly-elected Christian Democratic government, which he argued had aligned itself with rightist forces, in order to end the Civil War politically.

El Salvador – Political

  • FF #10 - Political - Colonel Arturo Molina 1972-1978
    • News reports and policy analyses investigating the increased repression and violence before and during Molina’s presidency, which was highly backed by the military. Includes the killing of Chancellor Mauricio Borgonovo.
  • FF #11 - Political - Elections February 1977
    • Newspaper reports documenting the social unrest and protests leading up to the 1977 election, which occurred under a political climate of fraud, corruption, and increased repression.
  • FF #12 - Political – Latin America Bureau report “Violence and Fraud in El Salvador” 1977
    • Report outlining the longstanding political unrest due to historical oligarchies and overall economic inequality in El Salvador, including the 1977 electoral fraud.
  • FF #13 - Political - President Carlos Humberto Romero & Growing Crisis 1978-1979
    • Newspaper reports demonstrating increased leftist dissent after the fraudulent election of Humberto Romero, leading to increased massacres and repression of community groups under a state of siege.
  • FF #14 - Political - Hostage Takings 1978-1979
    • News reports about the nine business people taken hostage by the popular resistance movement in El Salvador which functioned as a form of garnering legitimacy and threatening Romero’s government.
  • FF #15 - Political - Background to Young Officers Coup October 1979
    • News reports on the political corruption and violence that led to President Romero to be ousted by a group of young military officers, installing a new ‘moderate’ Junta, which violently repressed the following leftist uprisings.
  • FF #16 - Political - Post Coup – First Junta – Colonels Majano and Gutierrez Oct. ’79-Jan. 1980
    • Newspapers covering the violent aftermath of the military Junta, including direct combat between guerrilla groups and the military, the country-wide state of siege, and speculated US involvement and approval. Includes a three-part chronology by the Frente de Acción Popular Unificada (FAPU).
  • FF #17 - Political - Second Junta – January – March 1980
    • Reports Junta-implemented bank nationalization and land redistribution projects, which did not effectively quell dissatisfaction on both sides of the political spectrum. Culminates with a collection of resignation letters from progressive Junta members and Christian Democrats.
  • FF #18 - Political - Third Junta - March-December 1980
    • Reports, particularly by the Miami Herald, on the increased infiltration and attempted coup by Rightist military officers, weakening its political stability and leading to the eventual ousting of progressive Col. Adolfo Majano.
  • FF #19 - Political - Fourth Junta - December 1980 - 1982
    • Reconstruction of the previous military Junta following the murder of four American women religious and appointment of Napoleon Duarte, pointing to the hard-right turn in the government.
  • FF #20 - Political - Analysis 1980
    • A collection of news articles, political commentaries, and reports from FMLN-FDR on the increasing political instability of the ruling Junta in the early war period. Includes topics of increased peasant repression and potential US intervention.

El Salvador – Uprising 1980

  • FF #21 - Uprising - January-June 1980
    • News clippings covering increased left-wing mobilization and rebellion at the beginning of total civil war. Includes reports of significant events like the murder of Archbishop Romero and regular death tolls.
  • FF #22 - Uprising - July-December 1980
    • News reports covering the upscaling of violence between guerrilla fighters and the Salvadoran military, includes various successful leftist offensives and massacres by right-wing death squads.
  • FF #23 - Uprising - Murders of FDR Leaders November 27, 1980
    • A collection of denunciations and demands for international action by various human rights and religious groups following the murder of six leaders of the Revolutionary Front (FDR). Groups include Socorro Jurídico, CISPES, Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (CUTS), and mainstream press coverage.

El Salvador – Uprising 1981

  • General Analysis – File 1 1981
  • General Analysis – File 2 1981
  • General Analysis – FMLN 1981
  • Duarte Junta
  • Offensive December 1980-March 1981
  • Offensive April – June 1981
  • Offensive July – December 1981

El Salvador – Insurrection 1982

  • General Analysis 1982
  • State of War 1982
  • Duarte Junta’s 1982 Pre-Election Plans
  • Pre-Election Events 1982
  • Elections March  1982
  • Elections – Analysis 1982
  • Post Election Government – Alfredo Magana 1982-1983
  • Rightist Coalition and Roberto D’Aubisson 1981-1992
  • Post Election Offensive June – December 1982

El Salvador – Insurrection 1983

  • Wire service reports
  • Peace Talks 1982-1983
  • Offensive 1983

Political – 1984 - 1987

  • Offensive 1984
  • Pre March 1984 Elections
  • Elections March 1984 – LAWG Press kit
  • Elections March 26, 1984
  • Elections Run Off May 6, 1984
  • Pres. Jose Napoleon Duarte May 1984 – Dec. 1985
  • Peace Talks – La Palma 1984-1985
  • Offensive 1985
  • Offensive 1986
  • Dialogue Discussions 1986
  • Mexican Newspapers 1986
  • Pres. Duarte 1986-1989
  • Offensive 1987
  • Dialogue Discussions 1987

Political (Continued)

El Salvador – Offensive & National Debate 1988

  • Elections 1988
  • Elections 1989
  • Pres. Alfredo Cristiani (ARENA) 1989-1990
  • Dialogue Talks Cristiani/FMLN 1989
  • Offensive January – October 1989

Insurrection November 1989

  • Insurrection November 1989
  • Insurrection 1989 – FMLN Communiques
  • Insurrection 1989 – Canadian Response
  • Insurrection 1989 – U.S. Response
  • Insurrection 1989 – International Response
  • Insurrection 1989 – Bombings of FENASTRAS & COMADRES offices
  • Insurrection – Canadian Arrests – Karen Ridd and Brian Rude
  • Insurrection – American Arrests – Jennifer Casola

Political – 1990-1994

  • Offensive 1990-1992
  • Political 1991-1993
  • Elections March 1991
  • Peace Talks 1990-1992
  • Peace Accord 1992-1994

Political Organizations

  • Political Parties – General
  • Frente Democratico Revolucionario (FDR) 1980-1991
  • Frente Democratico Revolucionario (FDR) reps in Canada 1981-1987
  • Frente Democratico Revolucionario Documents 1980-1988
  • Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario (MNR) 1982-1991 (see also box 35)
  • Movimiento de Liberacion Popular (MLP) 1980
  • Partido Democrata Cristiano (PDC)
  • Partido Comunista de El Salvador (PCS) 1978-1983

Popular Mass Organizations

  • Popular Opposition 1986-1988
  • Bloque Popular Revolucionario (BPR) 1977-1981
  • Coordinadora Revolucionario de Masas 1980

El Salvador – Political – Popular Mass Organizations (continued)

  • Frente de Accion Popular Unificada (FAPU) 1978-1980 (see also box 35)
  • Liga Para la Liberacion (LL) 1977
  • Ligas Populares, 28 de febrero (LP-28) 1980
  • Popular Social Christian Movement 1980-1987
  • Peasant Movement 1984
  • Student Movement – FUERSA & AGEUS 1980-1982

El Salvador – Political Opposition – Revolutionary Armed Organizations

  • Revolutionary Movements - General 1976-1991
  • FMLN/FDR Articles 1981-1984
  • FMLN/FDR Documents 1980-1982
  • FDR/FMLN Press Services January – April 1981
  • FDR/FMLN Documents 1982
  • FDR/FMLN Documents 1983
  • FDR/FMLN Statements 1984-1986
  • FDR/FMLN Statements 1987
  • FDR/FMLN 1988-1989
  • FDR/FMLN 1990-1992
  • FMLN Economic Plan 1992
  • FMLN Radio Venceremos 1981-1994
  • FMLN Radio Farabundo Marti 1985-1987
  • La Direccion Revolucionaria Unificada (DRU) 1980
  • Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) 1979-1985
  • Fuerzas Armadas de la Resistencia Nacional (FARN) 1978-1981, 1985
  • Fuerzas Populares de Liberacion (FPL) 1978-1980
  • Fuerzas Populares de Liberacion (FPL) – Articles 1977-1985
  • Fuerzas Populares de Liberacion (FPL) – Deaths of Ana Maria & Cayetano Carpio 1983
  • Movimiento Popular Revolucionario (MPR) 1984
  • Arms for the Guerrillas 1981-1991
  • Liberated Zones 1981-1989

El Salvador – Political – Revolutionary Armed Organizations

Publications From the FDR/FMLN

Venceremos (newspaper)

1982 – 1987  Ano 1 n.5 – n.45 (35 issues)

Venceremos

Organo official del Frente Farabundo Marti Para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN)

1981 n.1,2,3,5 Hoja informativa in Spanish

1982 English

1988 English language periodical – 2 issues

Resumen Mensual

Centro de Documentacion Farabundo Marti (Managua)

1986-1987 (7 issues)

Revista Farabundo Marti – la actualidad en la lucha por la liberacion

1980-1982 n.1,2,3,5,8

Frente Mundial de Solidaridad con El Pueblo Salvadoreno – boletin

1982-1983 n.0,1,6,7,8,9,10,11

Boletin de Prensa- 1986 (2 issues)

Misc publications 1981-1993 – just one or two issues each

Individual documents 1980-1990

El Salvador – Popular & Revolutionary Organizations – Publications

Frente de Accion Popular Unificada (FAPU)

  • Pueblo Internacional 1979-1980 (5 issues)
  • Boletin Semanal Pueblo 1980 (5 issues)
  • Boletin Informativo 1979
  • Pueblo: Boletin Internacional 1980 (5 issues)
  • Polemica Internacional 1980 (3 issues)

Frente Democratico Revolucionario

  • El Salvador Libre: Boletin Informativo Internacional 1980-1982 (15 issues)
  • El Salvador Informativo 1982-1986 (54 issues)

Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario (MNR)

  • Opinion Popular 1984-1987 (14 issues) Espanol
  • Opinion Popular 1985-1986 (6 issues) English
  • Spotlight: International MNR Bulletin 1987-1989 (17 issues) English
  • Cuadernos 1985 (2 issues)

Treinta Dos: Informacion y Analisis 1983-1985 (13 issues)

Guazapa

Semanario de Analisis Politico (newspaper) 1983-1986 Ano 1 n.1 – n.74 (20 issues)

LP-28

  • El Salvador: Revista Internacional de las LP-28 1980-1981 (3 issues)

University Students

  • ANDES 21 de Junio: organo informativo de la Asociacion Nacional de Educadores Salvadorenos (newspaper) 1982-1984 (21 issues)
  • El Universitario: Universidad de El Salvador 1980-1982 (16 issues)
  • Opinion Estudiantil 1981-1982 (3 issues)

El Salvador – Labour

  • History
  • History – “La Huelga General Obrera de Abril [1967] de El Salvador”por Salvador Cayetano Carpio
  • The Working Class – Analysis
  • Labour Force Analysis by Lil Milagro (FAPU) 1979
  • FDR/FMLN and Labour 1984
  • Labour (General) 1979-1991
  • Union Membership
  • General Strike 1980
  • Prisoners Hunger Strike September 1981
  • Opposition/Union Leaders Disappear 1982
  • Labour Actions/Strikes 1979-1984
  • Labour Disputes 1985
  • Conditions/Salaries
  • Trade Union Human Rights 1979-
  • Repression of Unions 1980-1991
  • Trade Union Prisoners 1981-1984
  • Trade Union Prisoners Santa Tecla 1981-1983
  • AIFLD U.S. Involvement 1980-1989
  • Americas Watch Critique of AIFLD Critique on “Labor Rights in El Salvador” July 5, 1988
  • CLAT Newsletter on El Salvador 1981
  • Misc Labour Publications 1985

El Salvador – Labour – Trade Unions

  • Comite de Unidad Sindical de El Salvador (CUS) 1980-1984
  • CUS – “Unidad Proletaria” 1982-1984
  • CUS History of the Working Class 1981
  • Federacion Nacional Sindical de Trabajadores Salvadorenos (FENASTRAS) 1978-1992
  • FENASTRAS 1986
  • Boletin Internacional FENASTRAS 1982, 1986-
  • FENASTRAS Congresses 1980-1987

El Salvador – Solidarity (SOL Box 10) in Solidarity Section

  • FF #1 - Canada 1980-1985
    • A large folder containing government reports, letters, and newspaper articles detailing Canada’s stance on El Salvador and American interference within El Salvador. Also included are the responses from the United States on Canada’s stance.
  • FF #2 - FDR Tour to Canada July 1980
    • A thin file containing a news release and a few newspaper articles detailing El Salvador’s Revolutionary Democratic Front and their initial visit to Canada in 1980.
  • FF #3 FDR Ruben Zamora Tour 1981 & 1983
    • Schedules, news articles, and written notes detailing the visit of Ruben Zamora and the second and third visits of the FDR to Canada in 1981 and 1983. Articles also briefly describe the solidarity movements between Canada and El Salvador.
  • FF #4 - Canada 1986-1991
    • A large comprehensive folder describing solidarity efforts from general, labour, and religious groups in Canada. Actions range from hunger strikes to direct action through phone calls leading to prisoner releases.
  • FF #5 Canada - Church 1979-1990
    • A large file of documents including government press releases, newspaper clippings and journal articles showing Canadian church solidarity efforts on behalf of El Salvador. This is especially the case in response to the 1980 murders of Archbishop Oscar Romero and of the four American churchwomen who were killed in El Salvador.
  • FF #6 - Canada - Church - ICCHRLA 1979-1991
    • A large file documenting the work of the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America. Contains letters from the Committee, newspaper articles and journals lobbying the Canadian government to speak out against human rights violations in El Salvador.
  • FF #7 - Canada - Solidarity Groups
    • Calls for aid from Canadian Solidarity groups through letters and pamphlets from centralized organizations like COSPES and student organizations. Also included are appeals to the government to supply aid and condemn El Salvadoran military actions.
  • FF #8 - Canada - Committee of Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (COSPES)
    • A large file containing Pamphlets, letters, posters, and advertisements calling for support from the government and the citizenry in Canada for the Solidarity of El Salvador.
  • FF #9 - Canada - Edmonton
    • A thin folder of the solidarity activities specifically in Edmonton, communicated through letters and history briefings. Available in Spanish and English.
  • FF #10 - Canada - Manitoba El Salvador in Brief 1989-1990
    • History briefings from the Central America information Project in Manitoba describing the history of El Salvador’s civil War and the recent events as it continues throughout publication.
  • FF #11 - Canada - Ottawa
    • A slim folder holds an article on the Ottawa-El Salvador Committee which looked to bring light to the social issues facing Salvadorans under the military Junta. Also enclosed is a letter to the head of the committee from El Salvador’s ambassador explaining the government’s stance.
  • FF #12 - Canada - Vancouver
    • Another slim folder containing documents from various Salvadoran solidarity groups in Vancouver. Enclosed are letters of appeal to the government from civilians as well as information sheets on the humanitarian crisis and ways to aid El Salvador.
  • FF #13 - Friends of AMES (Asociacion de las Mujeres de El Salvador) 1984-1987
    • Pamphlets, letters, and newspaper articles describe solidarity with women through AMES. Articles further describe the role of Claudina Calderon, a prominent activist in exposing military abuses and government corruption in El Salvador.
  • FF #14 - Canada - Asociacion de Mujeres Salvadoreñas 1989-1990
    • A slim file containing various newsletters from the Asociación de Mujeres Salvadoreñas. Documented in the newsletters are the crises in education, women’s rights, and health as well as calls for aid from local organizations.
  • FF #15 - Canada - Labour 1980-1988
    • A file containing figures and information on labour in El Salvador; detailed are the statistics and situation concerning illiteracy, unemployment, and land ownership. Also included are the various atrocities committed by the government against Labour organizations.
  • FF #16 - Canada - Labour - Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
    • A slim folder containing a report and media release from the CLC condemning the arrests of trade unionists and the banning of worker’s unions. Also included is a description of the labour situation in El Salvador.
  • FF #17 - Canada - Labour - UNTS Visit Fall 1988
    • Newspaper clippings, media releases and statements concerning the National Unity of Salvadoran Workers (UNTS) and their visit to Canada. Detailed are the various arrests of protestors and the dismantling of unions carried out by the Salvadoran government.
  • FF #18 - Canada - Latin American Working Group (LAWG)
    • A large collection of documents including press releases, newsletters, and newspaper articles describing the suppression of unions, the killing of protestors and details on labour solidarity movements in Canada. [see also LAWG archives]
  • FF #19 - Canada - People for PADECOES (refugee repatriation) 1990
    • Two newsletters and a pamphlet from the PADECOES organization attempting to repatriate Salvadoran refugees during the war. Details the efforts to bring Salvadorans back to their villages of origin. Describes consequences for organizers who have been arrested,  kidnapped and sometimes executed by the government.
  • FF #20 - Canada - SalvAide 1986-1997
    • Newspaper articles, pamphlets, press releases, and information booklets on SalvAide, an organization focusing on democracy and political strife in El Salvador. Also included are emails between coordinators and Salvaide for events and conferences on El Salvador’s new democracy.
  • FF #21 - Canada - Teachers
    • Three different Canadian teacher’s publications calling for solidarity with Salvadoran teachers and workers. Publications include the ATA magazine and The Reporter.
  • FF #22 - Quebec
    • French, English, and Spanish documents detailing various movements, rallies, and solidarity events organized by solidarity groups in Quebec such as CEDAL. Also included is a folder with information on Quebecois-Salvadoran solidarity groups.
  • FF #23 - Quebec - Labour
    • Multiple issues of the newspaper Unité Ouvriere, press releases, and appeals for solidarity from the CISO and CSN organizations in Montreal. Articles detail conditions for solidarity with El Salvador from Quebec’s labour sector and the state of El Salvador under the military Junta.
  • FF #24 - International - Asia
    • A very thin file containing a couple of documents detailing solidarity with El Salvador from North Vietnam, specifically Hanoi. Documents are in Spanish.
  • FF #25 - International - Church
    • Various newspaper articles, speeches, and investigation findings from church organizations globally. Most prominent are speeches from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and their denouncing of violence in El Salvador along with the investigative report from the Irish Trocaire Delegation.
  • FF #26 - International - Europe
    • Reports, newspaper articles, and appeals for aid from various European solidarity organizations. Within the documents the situation in El Salvador is outlined as well as the necessary materials needed to meet the demands of humanitarian aid.
  • FF #27 - International - Labour
    • Articles and interviews in Spanish, French, and English detailing the status of El Salvador and its working class at the 10th World trade Union Congress. Also included are reports covering international solidarity with Salvadoran workers and steps for aid.
  • FF #28 - International - Latin America
    • A large file containing solidarity reports, newsletters, and articles from across Latin America. Documents originate from Socialist states such as Nicaragua and Cuba while also coming from Leftist organizations within right wing led states like Chile.
  • FF #29 - International - Social Democrats
    • A thin folder containing a report and a few articles from Social Democratic organizations in the United States, Latin America, and Canada.
  • FF #30 - International - World Front for Solidarity with El Salvador
    • A report from the World Front for Solidarity with El Salvador in Spanish describing calls to support and aid the Salvadoran people during the humanitarian crisis in El Salvador. Also included is a statement in the article in English issued by the United Secretariat of the Fourth International.
  • FF #31 - United States 1979-1990
    • A large file containing newspapers, committee reports, and United States governmental releases on the state of El Salvador and the quality of life for Salvadorans. Included are documents both in favour and against the Junta government ruling over El Salvador.
  • FF #32 - United States - Church 1980-1990
    • A large file containing institutional reports and multiple newspaper articles detailing the protests within the United States against the government's supportive policy for El Salvador’s military Junta. Files also describe aid efforts and civilian life in El Salvador.
  • FF # 33 - U.S. - Church - Religious Task Force on Central America 1980-1986
    • Multiple newsletters published by the Religious Task Force on El Salvador and a report from the same organizations describing the state of the country and updates on the human rights violations occurring. Also included are suggestions on how to act and aid the Salvadoran people. [See also Church Solidarity at end of Church periodicals section]
  • FF #34a - U.S. - Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) 1980-1991
    • Reports from CISPES about the experience of civilians in El Salvador along with the report of various human rights abuses. Also included are various newspaper articles on CISPES and the United States government’s interactions with the organization.
  • FF #34b - U.S. - CISPES 2015
    • Newsletters and articles from CISPES speaking on the aftermath of the Salvadoran Civil War and the influence of the United States. Topics include humanitarian aid, education, healthcare, and the state of El Salvador’s economic system after the conclusion of the peace accords.
  • FF #35 - U.S. - Labour
    • A file containing multiple reports and statements from U.S. unions as well as newspaper articles highlighting solidarity movements and protests against the US support of El Salvador’s military Junta.
  • FF #36 - U.S. - Labour - National Labor Committee in Support of Democracy and Human Rights in El Salvador
    • Newsletters, institutional reports, and senate dossiers that describe how El Salvador’s civil war has impacted refugee populations in the United States. Included are issues the committee has with US foreign policy and ways to correct poor diplomacy measures.
  • FF #37 - U.S. - Salvadoran Labor Defense Network 1985-1989
    • Newspaper articles, personal letters and statements, along with institutional reports detailing the unification of unions throughout Latin America and the United States in solidarity with El Salvador. Articles detail demands of the network for El Salvador as well as information on US activities. 
  • FF #38 - U.S. - Medical Aid for El Salvador
    • A file that describes the medical aid campaign initiated by Medical Aid for El Salvador during the civil war. Included are reports and press releases about the campaign as well as newspaper articles and an envelope from the campaign’s fundraising.

El Salvador – Solidarity (SOL Box 11) in Solidarity Section

  • FF #1 - Ed Broadbent Trip to El Salvador – News Clippings compilation from NDP 1981
    • A substantial collection of news clippings about NDP Leader Ed Broadbent’s trip to El Salvador. The articles detail his experiences with the people and plans for collaboration with human rights organizations within the country to aid the Salvadoran population.
  • FF #2 - National Network on Solidarity with El Salvador – Correspondence from different groups across the country (Canadian) 1981
    • Folder includes a petition to recognize the FMLN as a legitimate political entity, a map for the meeting of the National Network and two booklets containing information on the situation within El Salvador. Articles also detail initiatives to take in order to provide aid and stand with the Salvadoran people against the military regime.
  • FF #3 - El Salvador Alert – Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES)
    • About 74 issues of the El Salvador Alert! Monthly newspaper from December 14, 1980 to March 1992. Articles detail pivotal events throughout the war, providing a timeline of the El Salvadoran Civil War and the state of resistance against the Military Junta. All issues are at the back of this box. [See also CISPES file in Box SOL – 10]
  • FF #4 - El Salvador Bulletin – Berkeley, CA. 1981-1983 (Becomes the Central America Bulletin) (In C.A. Region Section)
    • Twenty six issues of El Salvador Bulletin published between 1981-1983. Bulletin describes the ongoing conflict between the FMLN and the Military Junta in El Salvador.
  • FF #5 - El Salvador On Line – Center for Democracy in the Americas 1992-1993
    • Five issues of an economic and political journal detailing steps on improving the conditions within El Salvador. Outlines proposed next steps after the toppling of the military junta and the reinstatement of the democratic process, offering alternatives to building back as well as describing current events in El Salvador. 
  • FF# 6 - El Salvador Report – El Salvador Committee for Human Rights, London UK 1981-1982 (Becomes the Central America Report) (In the C.A. Region Section)
    • Fifteen issues of the El Salvador Report from 1981 to 1983 detailing the latest news coming from El Salvador in regards to human rights and violations. Also includes news stories on international solidarity campaigns.
  • FF #7 - El Salvador Reports – Committee Against Violations of Human Rights in El Salvador (CAVHRES) New York 1978-1979
    • Nine issues of El Salvador Reports published between 1978-1979 detailing political and institutional stories from the Church in El Salvador and internationally pertaining to El Salvador. Stories mainly revolve around support from governments and religious institutions for El Salvador’s people during the years just before the civil war.
  • FF #8 - El Rescate – A project of the Southern California Ecumenical Council, 1986-1991
    • Five newsletters from the El Rescate organization based out of California detailing the aftermath of the Salvadoran civil war. Included are various statistics and figures listing civilian death toll, damage to infrastructure, and the cost of war within El Salvador.
  • FF #9 - El Rescate Chronology – El Rescate Human Rights Department, 1990-1991
    • A detailed account of politics in El Salvador and external solidarity movements for Salvadorans during the closing of the war from late 1990 and early 1991. Further detailed is the recognition of FMLN and the chronology of events as the war comes to an end. Includes five issues.

Guatemala

Guatemala – General

  • History
  • Culture
  • Education (Guia del Alfabetizador – Movimiento Cooperativista Guatemalteca)
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Housing
  • 1976 Earthquake
  • 1976 Earthquake – Social and political analysis
  • 1976 Earthquake – International Aid

Guatemala – Economy (these files are missing. Few items restarted)

  • Oil
  • Tourism
  • Tourism Boycott

Guatemala – Church

  •  1968-1979
  •  1980 – 1981
  • Informacion 1980-1981 (14 news sheets)
  • 1982 – 1983
  • 1984 – 1988
  • 1989 – 1994
  • Jornadas Por la Vida y La Paz 1990-1991
  • Repression Against the Church 1978-1991
  • Repression – Father Luis Pellecer 1981
  • Repression – Murder of Raoul Leger, Canadian priest 1981
  • Repression – U.S. priests killed
  • Guatemala: Persecucion y Esperanza – Packets one and two from NISGUA
  • Guatemala: Awareness & the Community, Role of Education & Church (slides)
  • Evangelicals 1981-1994
  • Publications (See also Iglesia Guatemalteca en el exilio 1980-1987 in Box 45)

Guatemala – Women

  • Women 1975-1992
  • CONAVIGUA (National Coordination of Guatemalan Widows) 1988-1990
  • IXQUIC 1984-1988
  • UNAM (Union Nacional de Mujeres Guatemala) 1980-1982
  • Nuestra Voz 1989-1992
  • Population Control 1973-1974

Guatemala – Human Rights

  • Gen. Carlos Arana Osorio 1970-1974
  • Gen. Kjell Laugerud - 1974- 1978
  • Gen. Lucas Garcia 1978-1982
  • Panzos Massacre 1978
  • Spanish Embassy Massacre Jan. 31, 1980
  • Gen. Rios Montt 1982-1983
  • ICCHRLA Report 1982
  • ICCHRLA U.N. Submission 1983
  • Comite Pro Justicia y Paz Report 1983
  • Gen. Oscar Mejia 1983-1985
  • ICCHRLA UN Submission Report 1984 materials
  • ICCHRLA UN Submission Report 1985
  • Pres. Vinicio Cerezo 1986-1988
  • Pres. Vinicio Cerezo 1989-1990
  • Amnesty International 1976-1987

Guatemala – Human Rights (cont’d)

  • FF #1 - Pres. Jorge Serrano 1991-1993
    • UN ECOSOC Commission on Human Rights report on Guatemala, January 1991; human rights briefs from Amnesty, WOLA, Americas Watch, CODEHUCA (English); reports from CERI-GUA, CONAVIGUA on human rights violations (Spanish); various press clippings covering violations (English and Spanish); Lawyers Committee for Human Rights report on murder of Myrna Mack, 1992; ICCHRLA report on 1992 Canadian delegation.
  • FF #2 - Campesinos – Repression 1979-1982
    • Press clippings and statements relating to violations including: repression of campesinos in Uspantan, El Quiche; kidnap of students and campesinos in Guatemala City; army massacres, occupation of town of Comalapa, Chimaltenango; various other locations and incidents across the period.
  • FF #3 - CERJ – (Consejo de Comunidades Etnicas “Runujell Junam”), 1988-1992
    • Documents relating to the work of CERJ including: press clippings; a partial document cataloging incidences of human rights violations; CERJ-related urgent action alerts from CODEHUCA and Christian Task Force on Central America (B.C.); a CERJ manifesto with demands; letter in response to Canadian MP from Minister of External Affairs Canada.
  • FF #4 - Children, 1986-1992
    • Guatemalan Human Rights Commission publication Guatemalan Children Today, September 1986 (English); CODEHUCA urgent action alerts related to children; large number of English and Spanish language press clippings and other short reports on child victims of violence; copy of 1990 Amnesty International report on extrajudicial executions and human rights violations against children (English).
  • FF #5 - Death Squads – Ejecercito Secreto Anticomunista (ESA), 1978-1981, 2019
    • Press clippings on ESA violence in English, including 2019 New York Review of Books article on history of death squads; press releases and urgent action requests from Amnesty International, Canadian Friends Service Committee, Christian Task Force on Central America (B.C.); ESA bulletin threatening trade unionists, student activists from 1979 (Spanish).
  • FF #6 - Disappeared, 1983-1991
    • Reports on various instances of disappearance including: large number of press clippings, some collated by solidarity groups; urgent actions reports; international solidarity pamphlet from Campaña Internacional por Guatemala; 2 ACAFADE pamphlets on disappearances. [See also Grupo Apoyo Mutuo Box 46].
  • FF #7 - Indigenous Peoples, 1975-1979
    • Clippings from 1974 National Geographic issue on Mayan people; clippings from 1975 magazine Indigena; ORPA report ‘La Veritable Dimension Du Racisme’ (French); 2 1978 issues and 1 1979 issue of newspaper IXIM: Notas Indigenas.
  • FF #8 - Indigenous Peoples, 1980-1984
    • Wide range of documents, publications and press clippings relating primarily to repression and violence against Indigenous peoples during period, English and Spanish, including: Copy of ‘Declaration of Iximche’ (1980); 3 editions of Companero publication; Anthropology Resource Center publications; reports on massacres, including eyewitness testimonies; publication ‘Guatemalan Church in Exile’ (1984).
  • FF #9 - Indignous Peoples, 1985-1996
    • Wide range of documents, publications and press clippings relating primarily to repression and violence against Indigenous peoples during period, English and Spanish, including: sections of untitled manuscript analysing military operations against civilians (Spanish); analytical articles in Spanish and English; reports to human rights and solidarity groups.
  • FF #10 - Indigenous Peoples, El Quiche, 1980-1981
    • Documentation focused on repression in El Quiche including testimonial from exiled priest (English); press clipping from The Guardian on Indigenous resistance; clipping on closure of diocese after death squad attacks; NY Times clipping excerpting letters from murdered priest Rev. Stanley Rother; letters requesting solidarity from church groups [Spanish].
  • FF #11 - International Victims, 1980-1990
    • Documents on several killed or disappeared internationals with small number of press clippings or solidarity group reports for each including: Walter Woordeckers, Belgian priest (1980); KaiYutah Clouds, Indigenous agricultural development worker from USA (1980); John Troyer (1981); Nicholas Blake and Griffith W. Davis, journalist and companion from USA (1985). [See also Box 37 for priests killed including Canadian Raoul Leger].
  • FF #12 - Journalists/Mass Media, 1979-1993
    • Press clippings, solidarity organisation reports and urgent action bulletins relating to the repression, disappearance and murder of journalists, in both English and Spanish, including documents from Amnesty International, Asociacion de Periodistas Democraticos de Guatemala, International Federation of Journalists, Sindicato de Trabajadores en los Medios de Comunicacion Social de Guatemala.
  • Education 1975-1985 (See also popular opposition – Students & Teachers)
  • Education 1986-1990
  • International Victims
  • Mass Media 1979-1993
  • Refugees 1981
  • Refugees 1982
  • Refugees 1983
  • Refugees 1983 Testimonials
  • Refugees 1984
  • Refugees 1985
  • Refugees 1986
  • Refugees 1987
  • Refugees 1988
  • Refugees 1989-1993
  • Refugees – “Refugiado” 1983-1984 (Grupo de Apoyo a Refugiados Guatemaltecos)

Guatemala – International Relations

  • General
  • Belize 1974-1992
  • Belize – Oil Connection
  • Canada 1976-1984
  • Canada October 1984-1993, 1995
  • Canada – Foreign Aid – CIDA 1976-1995
  • Canada – Investment 1980-1984
  • Canada – Refugees 1982-1993

Guatemala – International Relations (continued)

  • Canada – Investment – INCO
  • Canada – Trade and Aid – 1970-1979
  • Canada – Trade and Aid – 1980-1987
  • Caribbean
  • Central America
  • Central America Peace Process 1987-1990
  • El Salvador
  • United States – 1954 Coup
  • U.S. Military Aid 1968-1976
  • U.S. Military Aid  - Pres. Carter 1977-1980
  • U.S. – Laser Beam Project Tikal 1979
  • U.S. Aid – Pres. Reagan 1981
  • U.S. Aid – Pres. Reagan 1982
  • U.S. Aid – Pres. Reagan 1983
  • U.S. Aid – Pres. Reagan 1984
  • U.S. Aid – Pres. Reagan 1985
  • U.S. Aid – Pres. Reagan 1986-1988
  • U.S. Aid – Pres. Bush 1989
  • U.S. Investment
  • U.S. – Refugees
  • U.S. – Right-Wing Groups
  • U.S.S.R

Guatemala – Labour

  • Labour History General
  • General 1974-1984
  • General 1985-1992
  • Labour Code 1979-1980
  • Popular Movements 1977-1979
  • Repression 1974-1996
  • Coca Cola Dispute 1976-1981
  • Coca Cola Boycott 1980-1981
  • Coca Cola Campaign 1984-1985
  • Coca Cola Campaign – IUF 1984-1985
  • Coca Cola – Collective Agreement 1986
  • Central Nacional de Trabajadores (CNT)
  • CNT Break with CLAT 1978
  • Comite Nacional de Unidad Sindical (CNUS)
  • CNUS – Miguel Angel Albizures 1976-1978
  • Equipo de Apoyo Sindical (EAPS)
  • Federacion Autonoma Sindical de Guatemala (FASGUA)
  • Federacion de Trabajadores de Guatemala (FTG)
  • UASP (Unidad De Accion Sindical y Popular) 1988-1990
  • UNSITRAGUA (Union Sindical de Trabajadores de Guatemala) 1988-1998
  • UNSITRAGUA – Submission on Labour Code Reforms 1986
  • Food & Allied Companies in Guatemala
  • Health and Safety
  • Ixtahuacan Miners 1977
  • Asociacion de Periodistas Democraticos de Guatemala (APDG)
  • Duralita Workers
  • Lunafil 1988, 1996
  • Teachers – Frente Nacional Magisterial
  • Teachers - Repression

Guatemala – Political

  • President Arbenz 1954
  • Elections 1974
  • General Kjell Laugerud 1974-1978
  • Elections 1978
  • General Lucas Garcia 1978-1982
  • Assassination of Alberto Fuentes Mohr January 1979
  • Assassination of Manuel Colom Argueta (Frente Unido de la Revolucion FUR) March 1979
  • Elections 1982
  • Military Coup March 23, 1982
  • General Rios Montt April 1982 – August 1983
  • General Analysis 1983
  • General Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores 1983-1985
  • Elections 1984
  • Elections 1985
  • President Vinicio Cerezo 1986-1990
  • Elections 1990
  • Peace Talks 1987-1994
  • President Jorge Serrano Elias 1991-1993
  • President Ramiro de Leon Carpio 1993

Military

  • State of Military Struggle 1979-1990
  • Military 1980-1991
  • Military - Counter Insurgency and Civil Patrols 1981-1989
  • Military Counter Insurgence Plans 1982,1985

Political Parties

  • Christian Democratic Party/Partido Democracia Cristiana 1978-1989
  • Frente Unido de la Revolucion (FUR) 1979-1982
  • Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) 1980, 1989
  • Partido Socialista Democratico (PSD) 1978-1986
  • Right Wing

Political Opposition

  • Frente Democratico Contra la Represion (FDCR) 1979-1982
  • FDCR – International Solidarity Meeting – Costa Rica May 1980
  • Representacion Unitaria de la Oposicion Guatemalteca (RUOG) 1988-1989
  • RUOG Return to Guatemala 1988-

Popular and Revolutionary Opposition

  • FF #1 - “Situacion y Perspectivas del Movimiento Revolucionario Guatemalteco" Orlando Fernandez, Pensamiento Critico 1968
    • Photocopy of article ‘Situacion y perspectivas del movimiento revolucionario guatemalteco’ from Pensamiento Critico, no. 15, April 1968 (70 pages).
  • FF #2 - Guatemala 1966: Troskismo y Revolucion, Armando Rodriguez Suarez 1984
    • Copy of 1984 publication Guatemala 1966: Troskismo y revolución (teoría y práctica del aventurerismo político) by Armando Rodríguez Suarez, critique of the reporting of Adolfo Gilly on the MR-13 guerrilla group in Guatemala [Spanish].
  • FF #3 - Popular Organizations – General 1977, 1979, 1980
    • Clipping of Prensa Latina report on popular movement activities in 1977; 1979 issue of Barricada, popular movement publication [Spanish]; May 1980 press clipping from Guardian on May Day demonstrations in Guatemala.
  • FF #4 - Peasant Struggles 1976-1994
    • Overview document ‘Peasant and worker organization in Guatemala’, unknown source and date; clipping from Prensa Libre, September 1976, on EGP attack on finca in Escuintla; various documents from the Comite Justicia y Paz, church organization; other assorted campesino solidarity documents with unclear origin [ENG, ESP].
  • FF #5 - Comite de Unidad Campesina (CUC) 1978-1994
    • CUC bulletins regarding the situation in Guatemala with detailed reports of incidents and repression. Hundreds of pages, mostly in Spanish but with some English material as well. Accompanied by a smaller collection of solidarity pamphlets aimed at explaining the broader situation in the Guatemalan countryside.
  • FF #6 - Comite de Unidad Campesina (CUC) - Voz del CUC ,1978-1980, 1989
    • Publication of Comite de Unidad Campesina, dating from the first issue in 1978, with 12 issues from 1978-1980, 3 issues from 1988-1989 (including one in English, otherwise all in Spanish).
  • FF #7 - CUC - Rigoberta Menchu & Nobel Peace Prize 1982-1992
    • Large number of press clippings in English and Spanish of news and opinion columns regarding both Rigoberta Menchu’s activism in general, and the Nobel Peace Prize in particular; statements from solidarity and religious groups; biographical information; transcript of Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Spanish; transcript in Spanish of speech at the UN.
  • Campesinos – Publication De Sol a Sol, 1974-1980
    • 11 issues of Spanish-language publication focused on campesino rights, situation in Guatemala, calls for solidarity between workers and campesinos. Affiliation unclear.
  • FF #9 - Cooperatives 1975-1984
    • Evaluation report on Escuela de Cooperativismo, Chimaltenango, 1975; press clippings in English and Spanish related to cooperatives, including government backed examples in the 1970s; post-earthquake reconstruction plan for town of Gualan, Zapaca, detailing cooperative involvement; 1983 and 1984 annual reports of FECOMERQ federation of cooperatives in Chimaltenango.
  • FF #10 - “Guatemalan Peasant Cooperatives in a Multinational Scheme”
    • Thesis by Chris Rosene, 1975
  • FF #11 - Comunidades de Poblacion en Resistencia (CPR) 1990
    • Materials distributed by the CPR, in English and Spanish, including founding documents, reports of repression, a press clipping, general assembly reports, ICCHRLA newsletter from 1991 featuring CPR, ICCHRLA publication Alerta from 1994 (?) on work of CPR.
  • FF #12 - Comite Campesino de Altiplano (CCDA) 1982-1990
    • CCDA documents and pamphlets, primarily in Spanish but including English, documenting the activities of the organisation and repression faced by campesino communities. Also includes fundraising documents and 1994 publication Defying the Omens: The voice of the Living Maya in Guatemala.
  • FF #13 - Comite Guatemalteco de Unidad Patriotica (CGUP), 1982-1983
    • Copies in English and Spanish of 1982 ‘Declaration of the Guatemalan Patriotic Unity Committee’, including list of representatives by sector and organisation. Later correspondence regarding persecution of activists, clipping from Canadian press on CGUP. Undated information document from CGUP in Spanish.
  • FF #14 - Student Organizations, 1968-1980
    • Assorted material on Guatemalan student movement including copies of El Estudiante, Voz Informativa Universitaria and Brujula newspapers/infosheets; other press clippings; 1980 and 1981 bulletins of the Asociacion de Estudiantes Universitarios (AEU) [See also Box 39]

Revolutionary Movements 1974-1982

  • FF #15 - Guerrillas - General Analysis, 1965-1984
    • Monthly Review report on Guatemala guerrilla movement (Adolfo Gilly, 1965) and testimony from a guerrillero (Mario Payeras, 1983); clipping of translation of Eduardo Galeano report in Rampart, ‘With the Guerrillas in Guatemala’; interview with unknown source on Guatemalan guerrilla movement, 20 pages [Spanish]; other clippings and reports.
  • FF #16 - Ejercito Guerrillero de los Pobres (EGP), 1977-1982
    • Large number of EGP communiques in Spanish from 1977-1982, covering actions, reports of repression, political demands, condemnations of the government; smaller number of similar documents in English.
  • FF #17 - El Frente Popular 31 de Enero (FP-31), 1981-1984
    • Various publications from the organisation, mostly in Spanish, including: various issues of FP-31 newspaper Pueblo Combatiente; international bulletins; Informativo newsletter; Comunicado Internacional newsletter; El Rano Chapin comic x 2; dossier on Guatemalan struggle, unknown date.
  • FF #18 - Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (FAR), 1977-1984, 1995
    • Assorted publications from FAR including: an issue of Opinion Comunista, 1977; Sintesis de Planteamientos Politicos, 1980; press release and information documents from 1982, Resolucion del Pleno Ampliado, 1984; press clippings; 1995 document with thoughts of Comandante Pablo Monsanto.
  • FF #19 - Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo IXIM, 1983-1984
    • 6 issues of IXIM – Maiz, alimento, vida, publication of Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo IXIM.
  • FF #20 - Nucleo de Obreros Revolucionarios (NOR), 1980
    • Proclamation of Nucleo de Obreros Revolucionarios (NOR), undated; poster demanding the army leave Chimaltenango, November 1980.
  • FF #21 - Organizacion del Pueblo en Armas (ORPA), 1979-1984
    • Various documents providing information on Organización del Pueblo en Armas (ORPA) aims and the situation in Guatemala, undated (likely 1979 or 1980), in English and Spanish; press releases in Spanish; copies of ORPA publications including Erupcion and Siembra, in Spanish; several other standalone information publications in English and Spanish.
  • FF #22 - Partido Guatemalteco de los Trabajadores (PGT), 1976-1989
    • 4 issues of Verdad, publication of the PGT Central Committee, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983; 1 issue of Unidad Revolucionaria, PGT Steering Committee, 1980; 3 x Boletin Internacional, 1981, 1983; 2 x press clippings in Spanish-language press.
  • FF # 23a - Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG), 1982-1989
    • Large number of assorted documents, mostly in Spanish but some in English, covering: the platform and activities of URNG; press clippings related to URNG; international solidarity materials; reports on the path towards the peace process and negotiations.
  • FF #23b - Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG), 1990-1993
    • Large number of assorted documents, mostly in Spanish but some in English, covering: the platform and activities of URNG; press clippings related to URNG; international solidarity materials; reports on the path towards the peace process and negotiations.
  • FF #24 - Revolutionary movement activities, 1976-1983
    • Various press clippings from Spanish and English language press reporting general guerrilla activity in Guatemala and state response to it; 1 copy of brochure describing Movimiento de Unidad Popular (MUP), 1983.

Revolutionary Organizations – Publications

Loose - Barricada, 1979, unknown group.

  • FF #1 – Opinión Política: por la comunicación, el intercambio y el debate entre los revolucionarios, 1985-1989
    • 8 issues of Opinion Política, analysis of revolutionary movements and the political situation in Guatemala, in Spanish, covering themes such as the origins of the armed groups, international cooperation, engagement with political processes, dialogue with the government, formation of the Octubre Revolucionario organization.
  • FF #2 – Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres (EGP) –Carta Fraternal, 1977-1980
    • 4 issues of Carta Fraternal providing an analysis of developments in Guatemala from the perspective of the EGP.
  • FF #3 – Ejército Guerrilero de los Pobres (EGP) - Compañero, 1980-1983
    • Beginning with issue 4, Spanish and English copies of 6 issues of Compañero, covering activities of the EGP, analysis of various elements of the political situation in Guatemala, updates on political developments and the guerrilla movement.
  • FF #4 – Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres (EGP) – Guerra Popular, 1979-1982
    • 6 Spanish-language issues of Guerra Popular, containing political pronouncements of EGP and exhortations to the armed struggle.
  • FF #5 – Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres (EGP) – Informador Guerrillero,1982-1986
    • 42 Spanish-language issues of Informador Guerrillero, containing analysis of the armed conflict from the perspective of the EGP, report on guerrilla activities, connections to international struggles.
  • FF #6 – Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres (EGP) – Informador Internacional, 1981-1982
    • 3 Spanish-language issues of short publication with similar coverage of EGP activities as found in Informador Guerrillero (FF #5).
  • FF #7 – Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres (EGP) – miscellaneous publications
    • Pamphlet declaring support for the Nicaraguan revolution, May 1979; EGP manifesto, 1979; joint statement from the EGP, FAR, ORPA and PGT, May 1980 (pre-URNG); communique directed at ‘Christians who fight together with the people’, July 1980; international communique in English, 1981; press release, 1981; URNG united proclamation, May 1982; pamphlets commemorating fallen EGP members, Fernando Hoyos, 1983 and Mario Solorzano Foppa, 1981; poster, undated; report on activities, 1981.
  • FF #8 – Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (FAR) – Guatemala En Lucha, 1982-1984
    • Issues 2-5 of Guatemala En Lucha, roughly 30 pages each issue with articles on their political program, the situation of the people in Guatemala, analysis of wider regional struggles and reports on guerrilla activity including tables breaking down actions, in Spanish. Issue 1 in English translation (Guatemala in Struggle).
  • FF #9 – Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (FAR) – Órgano Informativo, 1981-1982
    • Numbers 1-14 of Organo Informativo, short publication with brief political statements around the situation of the people in Guatemala and in solidarity with regional struggles. Additional special issue from 1982 also in file folder.
  • FF #10 – Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (FAR) – Órgano de Opinión, 1981
    • Numbers 1-3 of Organo de Opinion, analysis of political matters and revolutionary strategy from the perspective of FAR, in Spanish. English version of issue 1 also in file folder.
  • FF #11 – Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (FAR) – Edición Internacional, 1981-1984
    • 17 issues (beginning with number 19) of bilingual (Spanish and English) publication Edición Internacional on the Guatemalan struggle and often linking it to other international struggles and solidarity, including wider Latin American struggles, Palestinian genocide, El Salvador and analysis of US imperialism.
  • FF #12 – Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (FAR) – miscellaneous, 1980-1984
    • A range of documents including regional focus within Guatemala, political program (1980), pamphlet on the fight for democracy, miscellaneous news update pamphlets/bulletins, 4 issues (incomplete) of short newspaper-style publication Parte de Guerra, various 20th anniversary documents from 1983, posters.
  • FF #13 – Organización del Pueblo en Armas (ORPA) – Comunicado a la prensa, radio y televisión, 1980-1984
    • Various press releases in Spanish including announcements of guerrilla actions including finca occupations, ambushes and attacks on the Guatemalan military; denouncements of US military aid and other international support for the state; memorializing fallen guerrillas. Covers a variety of departments across the country.
  • FF #14 – Organización del Pueblo en Armas (ORPA) – Erupción: Órgano de Comunicación al Pueblo; Siembra: Hablando con el Campesino, 1979-1984
    • Various issues of two short publications, Erupción and Siembra (Spanish) with accessible, popular messaging around ORPA’s activities, political program and analysis of the armed struggle.
  • FF #15 – Organización del Pueblo en Armas (ORPA) – Servicio Informativo de ORPA, 1980-1981
    • Three issues of longer publication Servicio Informativo de ORPA (Spanish) laying out government and repressive force actions, popular reactions and revolutionary group responses.
  • FF #16 – Organización del Pueblo en Armas (ORPA) – Miscellaneous, 1982-1984
    • Selection of items including short propaganda pamphlets, mostly in Spanish but also including English-language materials, 1982 unity proclamation between the constituent groups of the URNG, 4th, 5th and 6th anniversary of ORPA operations commencing publications consisting of interviews with Gaspar Ilom, Commander in Chief.
  • FF #17 – Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca –Miscellaneous
    • 1986 and 1987 issues 1 and 2 of Boletin Internacional (Spanish and English); Unitary proclamation between constituent groups (Spanish and English); 1992 document on negotiation proposals (Spanish and English); 1990 compilation in English ‘The Political Writings of Guatemala’s Revolutionaries’.

Frente Democratico Contra la Represion (FDCR)

One of the early attempts to create a unified coalition which didn’t last long. Included churches, trade unions and popular movements.

  • “Resumen de Noticias” 1980 n. 1 – n.19 1980, 1 from 1982, 1 from 1983
  • “Recortes de Prensa” 1980 abril – 1981 mayo  n. 53, continues as “Serviprensa” n.54 1981 – n.87/88 enero 1982
  • “Frente” n. 1 – 1980 – n.8 1981
  • “Comision Externa” n.1 1979 – 1980
  • CNUS Press: servicio informative del Comite Nacional de Unidad Syndical miembro del
  • FDCR – n.1 diciembre 1981 – n.16 agosto 1982
  • FDCR – Misc.

Iglesia Guatemalteca en el Exilio

  • Boletins 1980 n.1 – n.17 1983 (large and small formats)
  • Entrevistas; Testimonios 1981-1982
  • Press Releases, Statements
  • Special Editions 1982 – 1987

In Periodical Box in LAWG room

  • La Carta de Confregua
  • Organo Informativo de la Conferencia de Religiosos de Guatemala
  • 1983-1985

Comite Pro Justicia y Paz

  • Comunicados 1979-1982
  • Comunicados 1983-1987                               NOW IN CHURCH PERIODICALS
  • Boletin 1979 n.1 – 1991 (two formats)
  • Informacion 1980 n.1 –
  • Testimonio Cristiano 1981 n.4 – n.15 1982

Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo (GAM)

The Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo was formed in Guatemala in 1984 by the families of the detained and disappeared to support each and to work for a society free of human rights abuses.

These documents from GAM Toronto were deposited with the Latin American Working Group by GAM member Patricia Crowther.

Includes album of photographs.

  • 7 sheets of slides
  • GAM mailings, press releases, articles 1985-1988 (expandable folder)
  • LAWG file on GAM 1985-1990
  • Committee for the Detained and Disappeared in Guatemala (GAM in Toronto) 1985-1990
  • Boletin 1986 n.2 – n. 8 1989?- List of Detained and Disappeared 1980-1985
  • Fichas de Desapariciones Forzadas 1990
  • Data of Detained and Disappeared
  • Vida y Libertad 1991-1996Colombia – Solidarity (SOL Box 17) in Solidarity Section

Guatemala – Solidarity (SOL Box 12) in Solidarity Section

  • FF #1 Solidarity – Canada – General, 1980-2000
    • Samples of solidarity publications from NGOs, trade unions and the churches from across the country. Includes flyers and reports of events in Canada including films and musical performances. Articles about artist Bill Stapleton whose paintings capture the despair of the Guatemalan refugees in camps in Mexico.
  • FF #2 Canada - Assembly of First Nations 1983-1984
    • Minutes of September 1983 NGO/Church meeting held at AFN office in Ottawa which focused on NGO programs in Guatemala. Includes Inter Pares, Oxfam, CUSO, Four Arrows, LAWG, Jesuit Centre and ICCHRLA.
  • FF #3 Canada – NGO Delegation Reports 1990 & 1991
    • Copies of three reports: Project Acompanamiento, April 1990 visit to Guatemalan refugees in Mexico by a cross-Canada group of solidarity activists; Democracy in Guatemala: A Dream Deferred, May 1990 report of Canadian NGO delegation to Guatemala including Christian Groups, LAWG, Oxfam; 3 copies of Breaking the Silence report on April 1991 delegation from the Maritimes.
  • FF #4 Canada – Church 1979-1993
    • Multiple reports from 1979/1980 from the Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR); correspondence between Church and INCO, Canadian government; clippings on church delegation findings, repression of religious groups; Anglican Church of Canada advocacy materials including “information-and-action kit” from Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund’, 1993.
  • FF #5 Canada – Church – Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA), 1980-1991
    • Mailings from ICCHRLA containing urgent action requests, situation reports and examples of lobbying Canadian government; 1983 report Why Don’t They Hear Us? from fact-finding mission to Guatemala and Mexico, ICCHRLA and Inter-Church Committee for Refugees; assorted memoranda and press clippings.
  • FF #6 Canada – Labour 1979-1988, 1994
    • Letters from Comite Nacional de Unidad Sindical to United Steelworkers regarding INCO strike,  Ontario Federation of Labour to Gen. Romeo Lucas Garcia, 1979; Canadian Labour Congress communications; union press clippings; documents re: Guatemalan trade union tour of Canada, late 1980s; Report from International Trade Union Commission of Solidarity with Guatemala, 1988, on various labour struggles and incidences of repression, formation of CUC.
  • FF #7 Canada – Latin American Working Group (LAWG) 1979-1990
    • Assorted LAWG communications including urgent action requests and press releases; materials related to labour solidarity work by LAWG; reports and action requests on attack on Spanish Embassy in Guatemala City, 1980; report on delegation from Democratic Front Against Repression visit to Canada; boycott Coca-Cola campaign pamphlet, press release, 1984; copy of 1990 “Basic Accord for the Search for Peace Through Political Means in Guatemala”, URNG/CNR.
  • FF #8 Canada Support Group for the Guatemala Peasant Committee of the Highlands / a Comite Campesino del Altiplano (CCDA) 1991-1992
    • Several reports on CCDA activities in English; text of CCDA declaration as part of the continental campaign on 500 years of indigenous and popular resistance. See also: Box 42.
  • FF #9 Canada - Guatemala Today/Guatemala Vencera (Vancouver), 1985-1990
    • Issues of Guatemala Today, Vancouver-based solidarity publication, 1986-1988; Issues of Guatemala Vencera, 1985-1990, published by Solidarity Committee with the People of Guatemala “Otto Rene Castillo”; Bulletin on Human Rights in Guatemala, published in Vancouver in 1985 (?).
  • FF #10 Canada – Quebec, 1982-1984
    • Various pamphlets/publications of the Comité de Solidarité Quebec-Guatemala
  • FF #11 Canada - Toronto-Guatemala Solidarity Committee (TGSC), 1982-1989
    • Issues of Guatemala Konojel Junam (United) newsletter with updates on events and the general situation in the country; various other reports from TGSC; campaign materials including campaign around disappeared trade unionists and students including lists of disappeared and killed.
  • FF #12 Canada - Toronto-Guatemala Solidarity Committee (TGSC), 1990-1996
    • Issues of TGSC publication Guatemala Update 1990-1996; documentation regarding 1990 event at University of Toronto organised by TGSC, featuring Frank R. LaRue of Guatemala.
  • FF #13 Canada - Guatemala Mayan Indian Support Group, 1986
    • Pamphlets setting out Indigenous perspective on the armed conflict in Guatemala and activities of the group.
  • FF #14 Canada - News from Guatemala, 1979-1982
    • English-language translation of in-depth reporting on events from Guatemala sourced from Noticias de Guatemala. Events covered include repression, protests, violence and resistance. Translation of communiques from Guatemalan social movement organisations. Published in co-operation with the Committee of Solidarity with Central America.
  • FF #15 Central America, 1980-1982
    • Report from 1980 international solidarity conference in San Jose organised by FDCR, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and CEDAL [ENG]; assorted pamphlets from Costa Rica and one from Nicaragua.
  • FF #16 Europe, 1984
    • Swedish Ecumenical Delegation to Guatemala report, 1984; ‘Bitter and Cruel’, report of British Parliamentary Human Rights Group mission to Guatemala, 1984; clipping/photocopy of letter to Siglo Veintiuno signed by large number of women from politics, arts, churches and other associations in Europe addressed to mothers and wives of Guatemalan generals.
  • FF #17 Europe - Guatemala, Collectif Solidaire, France, 1982-1983
    • Four issues of publication Guatemala by French solidarity group Collectif Solidaire, 1982-1983 [FR].
  • FF #18 Europe - Guatemala Update, UK, 1981
    • One issue of Guatemala Update, published by Central America Human Rights Committee (CAHRC), 1981, giving overview of military crimes and repression, resistance and organisations.
  • FF #19 Labour International - Files from Miguel Cifuentes, Comite Nacional de Unidad Sindical (CNUS), 1981-1984
    • Various documents from Miguel Cifuentes, the bottleworkers union STEGAC Coca Cola campaign and CNUS including personal correspondence, proposals for solidarity campaign actions, union resolutions, CNUS aims and objectives, CNUS-related labour movement publications in multiple languages [ENG, ESP, FR, DE]
  • FF #20 Labour International - Miguel Cifuentes tours in US, 1984-1985
    • Correspondence, planning documents, press clippings, promotional materials, related to solidarity tours in 1984 and 1985.
  • FF #21 Mexico, 1977-1982
    • Press clippings, report of 1982 solidarity event in Mexico City, 2 issues of Noticias de Guatemala publication (1980), 2 church-related solidarity documents.

Guatemala – Solidarity Box 2 (SOL Box 13) in Solidarity Section

  • FF # 1 United States - General, 1979-1991
    • Various documents including: Guatemala Between the Lines, publication of Guatemala Information Center, Los Angeles, 1981; various other documents and press clippings, incl. press release from US Catholic Conference; Marxist Humanist Association solidarity event and info document; Peace Brigades publications from 1986; Committee in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala publications, 1986.
  • FF #2 United States – Association in Solidarity with Guatemala, 1980
    • Information documents from 1980 regarding Spanish embassy massacre and other acts of oppression.
  • FF #3 United States - Church, 1977-1992
    • Various documents including: 1979 report from Quaker Workers/American Friends Service Committee following 1976 earthquake; Sisters of Notre Dame Guatemala report 1981; Maryknoll Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America correspondence documents; Guatemala Committee for Justice and Peace, US; assorted other Catholic Church documents including resolutions, information sharing.
  • FF #4 United States – Church – En Comunion, 1982-1988
    • In Communion/En Comunion publication from Fellowship of Evangelicals for Guatemala, 1982-1988. Assorted issues in English and Spanish report on continued repression against Christians and the poor in Guatemala, challenging right-wing evangelicals in US for their support of the military government.
  • FF #5 United States – Committee of Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (CSPG), 1979-1981
    • Issues of CPSG bulletin Vamonos Patria a Caminar, 1979-1981, bilingual English/Spanish.
  • FF #6 United States - Indigenous Rights Four Arrrows Parts 1-4, 1982
    • Indigenous solidarity publication outlining the situation in Guatemala.
  • FF #7 United States – Labour, 1980
    • United Auto Workers letter to Congressional Representatives against military aid, 1980; press clipping on US labour support for Coca Cola bottle workers’ strike; 1997 US Guatemala labour education campaign bulletin, with focus on Starbucks coffee sourcing in Guatemala.
  • FF #8 United States – National Lawyers Guild Visit, 1979
    • Press clippings on visit and report on human rights violations observed, collection of testimonies from campesinos and activists facing repression.
  • FF #9 United States – Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA), 1982-1987
    • Assorted correspondence and invitations to events; various press clippings; info documents sent out to members of NISGUA’s network on developments in Guatemala; various issues of Guatemala Network News.
  • FF #10 United States - Network in Solidarity with the People of Gatemala (NISGUA), 1987-1996
    • Report on Guatemala publication, various issues, 1987-1996, with reportage, analysis of developments in the country, news on various solidarity efforts from US and globally, book reviews.
  • FF #11 United States - Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA), 2017-
    • Various issues of NISGUA bulletin including printouts of email bulletin.
  • FF #12 Update on Gatemala - Committee in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala, New York, 1982-1989
    • English-language publication (monthly, not all issues present) from the Committee in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala, New York. 1982-1989. Focus on relationship between US and Guatemalan states, updates on military aid to Guatemala, critical reporting of these relationships, repression of social groups, repression of academics, labour disputes, includes press clippings as part of the update.
  • FF #13 Guatemala! – Guatemala News and Information Bulletin, Berkeley, CA, 1978-1983
    • English and sometimes bilingual Spanish publication (quarterly?) from the Guatemala News and Information Bureau. Translations of communiques from Guatemalan political, social and guerilla movement groups, reportage/analysis of political developments and events in the country.
  • FF #14 Guatemala – Guatemala News and Information Bulletin in Spanish, 1979-1980
    • Alternate bilingual version of Guatemala! (see FF #13).
  • FF #15 Guatemala Report – American Friends of Guatemala, Berkeley, CA, 1972-1976
    • Published by American Friends of Guatemala, Berkeley. Bi-annual, issues 1-9. Reporting on developments within Guatemala and elsewhere in Central America from issue 5 onwards.

Honduras

General

  • General Overviews
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers on different themes 1979
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers 1981
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers 1982
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers 1983
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers 1984
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers 1985
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers 1987
  • Articles from Honduran newspapers 1988

Honduras - Economy

  • Economy (General) 1974-1978
  • General Paz Garcia 1978-1982
  • Pres. Roberto Suazo Cordova 1982-1985
  • Pres. Jose Azcona 1986-1990
  • Pres. Rafael Callejas 1990-1993
  • Agriculture
  • Agrarian Reform
  • Bananas 1974-1990
  • Coffee
  • Debt
  • Forestry
  • Forestry - Olancho Project
  • Forestry - Olancho Project - LAWG research
  • Hydroelectric Projects
  • Mining
  • Mining - Rosario Resources
  • Transnationals

Honduras - Human Rights

  • General Paz Garcia 1978-1982
  • Pres. Roberto Suazo Cordova 1982-1985
  • ICCHRLA Report Materials 1984-1985
  • Ines Murillo 1988 - Speaking tour to Canada & U.S. 1988
  • Pres. Jose Azcona 1986-1989
  • Pres. Rafael Callejas 1990-1993

Honduras - Human Rights (continued)

  • Amnesty International
  • Disappeared
  • Disappeared - Inter-American Court of Human Rights Trial 1987-1989
  • Media
  • Native Peoples
  • Refugees (See box 91)

Honduras - International

  • Canada
  • Canada - Foreign Aid And Investment
  • Canada - Forestry Project
  • Canada - Refugees
  • Canada - Trade
  • Central America
  • Central America Peace Plan 1987-1989
  • El Salvador
  • Israeli Arms Sales
  • Latin America
  • Nicaragua 1981-1989
  • United States 1975-1987
  • United States - Military Aid 1981-1982
  • United States - Military Aid 1983
  • United States - Military Aid 1984
  • United States - Military Aid 1985
  • United States - Military Aid 1986
  • United States - Military Aid 1987
  • United States - Military Aid 1988
  • United States - Pres. George Bush 1989-1991

Honduras - Labour

  • Labour (General)
  • Central General de Trabajadores (CGT)
  • Federacion Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras (FUTH)
  • Central Nacional de Trabajadores del Campo (CNTC)
  • Teachers
  • Strikes
  • Repression

Honduras - Political

  • Political (General) to 1979
  • Elections 1980
  • Pres. Paz Garcia
  • Elections 1981
  • Pres. Suazo Cordoba 1982-1986
  • Elections 1985
  • Pres. Jose Azcona 1986-1989
  • Pres. Rafael Callejas 1989-1990
  • Political Parties (General)
  • Partido Democrata Cristiano de Honduras (PDCH)
  • Partido Liberal de Honduras (PLH)
  • Partido Comunista de Honduras (PCH)
  • Partido Socialista
  • Military

Honduras - Popular/Revolutionary Movements

  • Popular Movements
  • COCORDE - El Consejo de Coordinacion para el Desarrollo 1975
  • Peasants Movements 1975-
  • Central Nacional de Trabajadores de Campo (CNTC)
  • Frente Patriotico Hondureno (FPH)
  • Frente de Unidad Popular 25 de Junio (FUP-25)
  • Women
  • Revolutionary Movements
  • Fuerzas Armadas del Pueblo (FAP)
  • Fuerzas Populares Revolicionarias (FPR)
  • Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores Centroamericanos (PRTC)
  • Boletin Internacional 1982-1988

Honduras - Church/Culture

  • Church (General) 1970-1990
  • Church - 1981 articles
  • Church - Repression
  • Church - Repression - Padre Guadalupe Carney
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Health

Honduras - Solidarity (SOL Box 17) in Solidarity Section

  • FF #11 Honduras - Solidarity - Canada - NGO/Church 1979-2015
    • This file folder contains documents from various Canadian NGOs including the Honduras Study Group, the Canadian Council for International Co-operation, and the Latin American Working Group promoting and raising awareness about the defense of Human rights, Military harassment and oppression in Honduras.
  • FF #12 Honduras - Solidarity - Canada - Victor Meza's Visit 1981
    • This file folder contains information about Dr. Meza’s visit to Toronto. The visit was facilitated and coordinated by organizations such as Oxfam, various Canadian Universities and the Inter-Church Committee for Refugees.
  • FF #13 Honduras - Solidarity - Canada - Church - Religious Women's Pilgrimage for Peace 1983
    • The Women’s Pilgrimage for Peace was a religious pilgrimage consisting of eleven Canadian women and 150 American Women. The women were denied entry to Honduras because they collectively planned a three-day prayer protest, against maneuvers by U.S. soldiers located in Comayagua and San Lorenzo.
  • FF #14 Honduras - Solidarity - Canada - (CHISA) Canada Honduras Information and Support Association 1988-1990
    • CHISA was an information and support association based in Canada that promoted and raised awareness about the rise of Honduran Women's movements and protests, the development of social programs, and paramilitary acts of violence.
  • FF #15 Honduras - Solidarity - U.S. 1985-1989
    • Documents from Casa Honduras, the Central America Exchange and the Philadelphia Labor Committee on Central America and the Caribbean which promote and raise awareness for the defense of human rights in Honduras.
  • FF # 16 Honduras – Solidarity – U.S. - Honduras Update 1982-1985
    • Thirty-three newsletters from the Honduras Information Center which address Honduras rural politics and Agrarian reform, Trade unions and the politics of poverty, Corporate Rivalry and U.S foreign policy towards Honduras.
  • FF #17 Honduras – Solidarity – U.S. - Honduras Update 1986-1989
    • Twenty-nine newsletters from the Honduras Information Center which address the burden of Militarization, Honduran Women as a Marginalized Majority, U.S military in Honduran Society, Honduran farmers fight for control of co-ops and Honduran efforts to expel the Contras.

Mexico

Mexico General

  • FF #1 - General
    • Miscellaneous documents on Mexican history, from economic antecedents of the Mexican Revolution to a 1981 U.S. Dept. of State overview, as well as a few other sources. Includes a 1971 annotated bibliography on books related to Mexican history and politics. Small file.

Mexico - Economy

  • FF# 2 - Pres. Luis Echeverria 1968-1976
    • Canadian, U.S. and Mexican sources, mainly economic surveys and news articles. Recession after the 40s and 50s economic booms, rise of business nationalisation, perception of Mexico as a bank haven, and wage increases and foreign currency purchase ban as peso is allowed to float.
  • FF# 3 - Pres. Jose Lopez Portillo 1976-1982
    • Large file, on austerity, tax cuts, unemployment, IMF aid plan, and sale of silver coins after the 1976 economic crisis. 1978 recovery through oil boom its downsides and shows of international self-confidence against U.S. policies. Portillo’s austerity programs lead to the 1982 recession.
  • FF #4 - Economic Crisis 1982
    • Small file. Austerity, PEMEX cutbacks, and peso devaluation in response to high government spending, rampant inflation, and a fall in oil prices. Big corporations risk bankruptcy, IMF loans money to avoid defaulting on national debt, and the government sets price controls and nationalizes banks to avoid their financial collapse. Mainly newspaper articles.
  • FF #5 - Pres. Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado 1982-1988
    • Substantial file, mostly Canadian news articles. On de la Madrid’s extensive austerity measures and recovery: tax reform, peso devaluation and subsequent floating, removal of price controls, IMF push for neoliberal policies such as joining GATT, emigration, economy diversification, and conflict with union leaders. The 1985 earthquake proves to be fatal yet allows for more international aid. Includes a Banamex economic review and various government reports.
  • FF #6 - Pres. Carlos Salinas 1988-1993
    • Newspaper and magazine articles, on neoliberal policies, such as privatisation of banks and public companies (TELMEX, Mexicana, Aeroméxico,) foreign debt renegotiations, industry deregulation, and free trade (NAFTA). Fiscal policy on controlled inflation and elimination of the “three zeroes” on the peso. Other articles on capital flight, return of foreign investment, underground economy, ejido reform, central bank independence, and the growth of Mexican maquiladora industry.
  • FF #7 - Agriculture 1963-1991
    • Excerpts from various economic journals (agriculture abroad), on industrial development of the Yaqui valley, food trade deficit in the early 80s, Laguna region ejidos, state ownership of sugar production, and early 90s; anti-hunger movements and opening up of ejidos for sale.
  • FF #8 - Agrarian Reform and Takeovers 1969-1989
    • Newspaper articles on agrarian reform, collectivization, and protest from the business class. Reports of strikes and land redistribution to peasants in Mexico state, Veracruz (peasant massacres) and Sonora (Yaqui valley takeover). Includes booklets from “La Ley del Campo”.
  • FF #9 - Coffee
    • Small file, Canadian news on Mexican coffee’s prosperity (1977), decline (1981), and the 1991 dismantling of INMECAFE, a government intermediary between corporations and farmers.
  • FF # 10 - Auto Industry
    • Articles on government integration of the auto industry into Mexico, decline of U.S.-style cars and growth of Japanese/European models, subsidiaries opening in the north in the 60s & 70s, and strikes throughout the 70s for larger wages, with a testimony from a UAW worker (1969).
  • FF# 11 - Banking
    • Small file, on large foreign loans in the late 70s oil boom, bank nationalisation (1982), sale of shares (1984) and expropriation (1989-91)
  • FF# 12 - Bank Loans and Debt 1973-1982
    • Mexican government takes foreign loans for sewage, urban planning, PEMEX, irrigation and agriculture projects, mainly from the IMF, IDA, and countries such as Japan and the U.S. Mexico defaults on its national debt in 1982, leading to loan suspension, rescheduling, and a push for austerity policies. News and magazine articles.
  • FF# 13 - Bank Loans and Debt 1983-1989
    • Various newspaper articles. More on debt restructuring, crucially on the 1986 oil price falls and a start to return to economic growth and economic diversification up to 1989. Articles on agriculture programs, wealth exodus through Mexican foreign investment, and debt-equity swaps with U.S. firms with Mexico demanding a relaxation of pressure on national debt (Brady deal).
  • FF# 14 - Bank Loans and Debt 1989-1991
    • Smaller file, on Salinas’s intent on following the Brady Plan, an exchange of commercial bank loans for U.S. bonds to lower national debt, as Mexico recovers from the 80’s recession.
  • FF# 15 - Devaluation of Peso 1976 & 1982-1983
    • Small file, news articles, mainly from 1976. Peso is allowed to float twice as it abandons dollar parity, leads to 50% devaluation. In 1982, peso devalues during its economic crisis.
  • FF# 16 - Foreign Investment 1970-1982
    • Large file, on 70’s political stability for foreign investment, such as maquiladoras and joint ventures, but continued “Mexicanization” controls, such as the 1973 Foreign Investment Law, preventing foreign firms from having over 49% ownership in some industries whilst banning them from others altogether, and patent laws. Includes a 1974 essay by Prof. Trent Brady.
  • FF# 17 - Foreign Investment 1983-1992
    • News articles and a United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations (UNCTC) booklet on the rise of neoliberal policies in Mexico, such as a liberation of most investment restrictions for manufacturing and service industries (e.g. computers), growth of Japanese investment, and foreign interest in the maquiladoras as Mexico attracts new investment, especially on technology.
  • FF# 18 - Foreign Investment - Maquiladoras 1988-1993 (more on free trade in Box 51 and Section H in Resource Centre)
    • Automotive industries invest on in-bond operations, followed by East Asian investment. Maquiladoras move to Mexico’s interior, such as Yucatan. Articles on toxic waste disposal, environmental laws, migration, border infrastructure, and labour union protests over Mexican income disparity/poor living conditions. Includes a maquiladora industry magazine “Twin Plant News” and a paper from Gary Gereffi for a 1991 conference on Canada-U.S.-Mexico relations.
  • FF# 19 - Forestry
    • Small file, articles on the hardwood industry, sustainable forestry in Quintana Roo and protection of Michoacan and Chiapas hardwood forests from capitalist and government ventures.
  • FF# 20 - Industry
    • Small file, articles on interests to grow the sugar, steel, pharmaceuticals and fertilizer industries, ejido logging, pollution, debt restructuring of magnate Grupo Alfa, and investment to U.S.
  • FF# 21 - Mining 1969-1992, 1997
    • Large file, newspaper and magazine articles, on the finalization of mine expropriation in 1971, causing majority joint ventures, significant Canadian and foreign investment, opening of new salt, sulphur, zinc, barite, lead, uranium, graphite, silver etc. mines, Grupo Alfa discovers new steelmaking technologies, and privatisation after NAFTA. Includes an Engineering & Mining Journal (1980), Avino Mines publication (1988), International Minerals/Metals Review (1982).

Mexico - Economy (continue)

  • Natural Resources - Movimiento en Defensa de los Recursos Nacionales 1978
  • Natural Resources - Movimineto en Defensa de los Recursos Nacionales (duplicate)
  • Nuclear Energy 1978-1990
  • Oil and Gas 1971-1977
  • Oil and Gas - Rius booklet "Huele a Gas: Los Misterios del Gasoducto" 1977
  • Oil and Gas 1978
  • Oil and Gas 1979
  • Oil and Gas 1980-1982
  • Oil and Gas 1983-1991
  • Oil and Gas - Guadalajara Explosion April 1992
  • Tourism 1971-1993
  • Trade
  • Free Trade Opposition (more elsewhere)

Mexico - Human Rigts

  • FF# 1 - Pres. Luis Echevarria 1968-1976
    • Opinion pieces and large articles on Tlatelolco and other student massacres, torture of two priests and foreigners in jail, emergence of death squads, bomb attacks and violent repression of the political Left, various newspaper/magazine sources.
  • FF# 2 - Pres. Jose Lopez Portillo 1976-1982
    • Small file on counterinsurgency, political prisoners mainly of the left, 10-year commemoration of Tlatelolco, and “disappearances.” Sources in Spanish, English and French.
  • FF# 3 - Pres. Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado 1982-1988
    • Articles on changes in criminal code, imprisonment of workers’ and peasants’ movement leaders, socialist Héctor Marroquín’s asylum in the U.S., Rosario I. de Piedra’s defense of political prisoners, police torture, military-backed death squads. Many Amnesty International action alerts.
  • FF# 4 - Mass Media 1976-1992
    • Large file, alternative and mainstream newspaper articles on government campaigns against “Excelsior,” murder of journalist Manuel Buendia and others by govt. officials, and extensive essay by Eric Mills (1979) and report by Ellen Senger (1991-92) on Mexican press freedom.
  • FF# 5 - Mass Media - CENCOS Raid and Canadian Action 1977,1982
    • On the police raids and file seizures of the ecumenical Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social in Mexico City. Articles, photos, correspondence and reports by CENCOS in the following days, and solidarity by international/national organisations, including LAWG in 1977 (front of files).
  • FF# 6 - Indigenous Peoples 1972-1992
    • Various sources on conflict with government for indigenous sovereignty, integration into and resistance from the capitalist system, and human rights offenses. Includes magazine articles by Gertrude Blom on Chiapas Lacandones and documents by OCLAE, Jorge Santiago S. and the Frente Independiente de Pueblos Indios (FIPI).
  • FF# 7 - Political Prisoners 1977-1978
    • Small file, mainly Mexican activist newspapers, on calls for the 1978 hunger strikes for the liberation of political prisoners (some “disappeared,”) alongside a NACLA call for amnesty.
  • FF# 8 - Prisons (including foreign prisoners)
    • Canadian and U.S. sources, regarding Mexican and U.S. prison living conditions, Mexican torture of foreign prisoners on charges of drug possession, and prisoner swaps. Small File.

Mexico - International Relations

  • FF# 9 - General 1973-1979
    • Pres. Echeverria’s 1973 world tour in search for non-U.S. economic partners, Mexican amity with Cuba and enmity with the Chilean and Argentinian dictatorships. A few newspaper articles.
  • FF# 10 - 200 Mile Marine Limit
    • Small file of Canadian articles on Mexico’s extension of its marine economic zone (from 12 miles).
  • FF# 11 - Asia
    • Echeverria’s 1973 visit to China, North & South Vietnam, and looking for Japanese investment in Mexico. Few clippings.
  • FF# 12 - Canada - Luis Echevarria Visit to Canada 1973
    • U.S and Canadian newspaper clippings. Echeverria tries to strengthen Canada-Mexico economic relations vs U.S, as well as encouraging Canada’s entry into the OAS.
  • FF# 13 - Canada 1973-1975
    • Small file, newspaper clippings on foreign control and OAS membership, as well as Canadian Embassy and Dept. of External Affairs documents on joint business and Ministerial committees.
  • FF# 14 - Canada - Pierre Trudeau Visit to Mexico 1976
    • Articles on a short visit and talks on both countries’ relations with the U.S.. Small file.
  • FF# 15 - Canada - 1976-1984
    • Newspaper clippings on Canadians working without visas, pushes for North American energy trilateralism, Lopez Portillo’s 1980 and De la Madrid’s 1984 visits, loans to PEMEX and Govt., and Mexican farmers hired in Canada.
  • FF# 16 - Canada - 1985-1992
    • Murder of a French Canadian, relief for the 1985 earthquake, concerns over Mexican debt management, granting of refugee status to a Mexican army executioner, growth of the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), and aftermath of NAFTA for Canadian workers and businessmen alike. Various newspapers.
  • FF# 17 - Canada - Foreign Investment 1971-1989
    • Large file. Mexican calls to avoid multinational behemoths, increase of Canadian investment, especially in smelting & ore extraction, agreements on industrial and energy cooperation, and a push for more Canadian maquiladoras. Mostly Canadian but also U.S. newspapers.
  • FF# 18 - Canada - Foreign Investment 1990-1992
    • Mostly mining (Teck Corp., Canmine Resources, Chutine, Lenora Resources, among others) and banking as well as Mexican bids for Canadian Investment. Newspaper clippings, mainly Northern Miner and other Canadian sources.
  • FF# 19 - Canada - Immigration
    • Two papers on immigration, integration, and migration policies presented at “Facing North/Facing South” conference on U.S.-Canada-Mexico relations at the U. of Calgary in 1991.
  • FF# 20 - Canada - Trade and Aid 1970-1979
    • Large file, newspaper clippings, Canadian embassy statistics and investor’s magazines on Canadian-Mexican capital trade, including loan announcements to Mexico and oil concessions.
  • FF# 21 - Canada - Trade and Aid 1980-1984
    • Credit for Mexico from EDC Canada, investment, nuclear technology exchange for oil concessions from PEMEX, and trade visits/talks. Export agreements. Large file, news clippings.
  • FF# 22 - Canada - Trade and Aid 1985-1989
    • Communiqués and news articles on loans and industrial equipment sales. Canada cuts Mexican oil imports. Canadian aid after Mexico City earthquake; more EDC loans and Mexican exports.
  • FF# 23 - Canada - Free Trade Talks 1990
    • Very large file. Increase in trade, talk of Canada joining trade deals, loss of Canadian jobs and lack of direction in deals. Some union groups’ and labour parties’ opposition in both countries. Investment Canada and Canada-Latin American Forum reports, news articles and magazines.
  • FF# 24 - Canada - Free Trade Talks 1991-1992
    • Further comments on Free Trade. Risk of Canada being sidelined, environmental impact, political implications, effect on Canadian recession. Mexican attempts at a more inclusive trade deal and provisions for improving living standards and environmental protections and complaints about low wages. GATT Uruguay Round trade talks. Speech notes from a Mexican ambassador.
  • FF# 25 - Canada - Free Trade - Opposition 1988-1991
    • Canadian complaints of job exodus, Mexico’s advantage in their lack of environmental protections and British Columbia’s lack of direct benefits from NAFTA. Mexican farmers’ vocal opposition. NDP protests, negative impact on small businesses, and Canadian unions’ opposition NAFTA. Canadian News articles and pamphlets, mainly on Canadian opposition, a few Mexican.
  • FF# 26 - Central America 1981, 1987-1992
    • Franco-Mexican accords on the recognition of the FDR as the legitimate Salvadorian government, press releases from the UN, Canada, and Latin America. Mexican pushes for Central American peace, development, and economic unity; conference reports and news articles.
  • FF# 27 - Israel (Jewish Travel Boycott) 1975-1977
    • Jewish Americans boycott travel to Mexico and Cuba due to UN resolution votes against Israel. Small file, newspaper articles.
  • FF# 28 - Latin America
    • Small file, oil relations with Cuba and Venezuela and free trade with Chile. Newspaper clippings.
  • FF# 29 - United States 1972-1979 (Echeverria and Nixon)
    • NACLA reports, newspaper clippings, and magazines on North America geopolitics, CIA agents and espionage in Mexico and their economic turn away from the U.S. and to the Third World, & Pres. Carter’s Mexico visit for U.S. oil shortage deals. Sources in English, French, and Spanish.
  • FF# 30 - United States - Pres. de la Madrid and Ronald Reagan 1981-1988
    • Press releases, news articles, U.S. government publishings, presidential speeches, on the reduction of Mexico-U.S. tension, economic codependency, immigration, narcotics, start of free trade deals, disagreements on Latin American politics, loans to Mexico amidst crises. Large file.
  • FF# 31 - United States - Pres. Salinas and George Bush 1989-1992
    • New U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Salinas visits the U.S. for free trade deals, further oil agreements, joint action against the drug trade, Chicano strikes, border wall construction, offshoring to Mexico, D.E.A. extralegal action in Mexico. News articles in Spanish and English.
  • FF# 32 - United States - Pres. Bill Clinton 1993
    • Single large document “U.S. Policy Toward Central America and Mexico” by The Washington Office on Latin America. Touches on Clinton, his cabinet, the “New Congress”, NAFTA, Policy on El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, and human rights on these and Mexico & Honduras.

Mexico - International Relations (continued)

  • FF# 1 - United States - Foreign Investment 1968-1993
    • Various Canadian and American Newspaper and Journal Articles (NACLA) regarding U.S. investment in Mexico, the rise of the border industrial strip and prominence of maquiladoras.
  • FF# 2 - United States - Trade 1972-1987
    • U.S. magazine (Forbes) and Department of State Bulletin publications regarding Mexico’s trade deals and national debt with the United States. Small File
  • FF# 3 - United States - Free Trade Talks 1987-1992
    • Mainly Toronto Star and Globe & Mail but also U.K. and U.S. newspaper and magazine articles describing Mexico’s inclusion in what would later be known as NAFTA. Includes announcements from the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
  • FF# 4 - United States - Oil and U.S. - Mexican Relations
    • Three essays, two written by Richard R. Fagen (one co-written by Henry R. Nau) and George W. Grayson, regarding a discussion of the sale of gas and oil to the United States. Small file.
  • FF# 5 - United States - Immigration/Border 1973-1992
    • Mainly Canadian and U.S. newspaper clippings regarding immigration laws in the context of illegal Latino migration to the United States. Some articles on Mexican American activism for Latino rights and Mexican Government’s demand for humane treatment of illegal immigrants.

Mexico - Labour

  • FF# 6 - History paper to the 1930s
    • Small File. Essay “The Birth and the Rise of the Mexican Labour Movement to 1934” by Maureen McCool, Dec 1969. Describes in detail the role of the Labour Movement in the Mexican Revolution and elsewhere.
  • FF# 7 - Labour (General) 1960 to 1970s
    • Mexican Pamphlets, Booklets, and Journal articles about syndicalisation, strikes, workers’ rights and labour organisations after 1968.Also Canadian and U.S. Newspaper articles about Mexican unemployment. Documents mostly in Spanish.
  • FF# 8 - Labour (General) 1981-1989
    • Newspaper clippings and articles on Mexican labour strikes, workers’ political allegiance, and union boss corruption. Includes an overview of the labour movement in 1982 by CELADEC (Comisión Evangélica Latinoamericana de Educación Cristiana), focused on human rights defense, and Salinas de Gortari’s crackdown on labour unions.
  • FF#9 - Confederacion de Trabajadores de Mexico (CTM) and Fidel Velasquez
    • Various Canadian and English newspaper clippings, as well as a labour newspaper in Spanish, about the CTM under conservative, PRI-affiliated union boss Fidel Velasquez.
  • FF# 10 - Teachers
    • Guardian (US), Globe & Mail, and other newspapers reporting on education workers’ push for union democracy and better wages, and a successful 1989 strike under Pres. Salinas de Gortari.
  • FF# 11 - Electricians Strike 1975-1976
    • Mexican newspaper clippings and pamphlets on the electrician’s union in Mexico (SUTERM) and its strikes in Mexico City demanding a restructuring of the country’s public electricity commission (CFE) and against charrismo sindical, or government (PRI)-appointed union bosses.
  • FF# 12 - Spicer Strike 1975
    • Mexican newspaper articles (mainly Excelsior) press releases, and testimonies from the hunger strikes carried out by Spicer (international metallurgical/automobile parts producer) employees from June to October 1975, calling for union democratization and a stop to temp work abuse.

Mexico - Political

  • FF# 13 - Elections 1976
    • U.S. and Canadian newspaper clippings in English and French of Lopez Portillo’s relaxed ascent to the presidency, and Luis Echeverria’s descent. Poster of “Abstención” by PRI included.
  • FF# 14 - Pres. Jose Lopez Portillo 1977-1982
    • U.S. and Canadian (including Quebecois) articles regarding Lopez Portillo’s presidency, including austerity programs, ease of restrictions on foreign investment, and conservatism.
  • FF# 15 - Elections 1982
    • Globe & Mail, Time, and Business Week clippings of De La Madrid’s ascent to the presidency.
  • FF# 16 - Pres. Miguel de la Madrid 1982-1988
    • Mexican govt. press releases and Canadian and U.S. newspaper clippings of Miguel de la Madrid’s presidency, which entailed technocracy and austerity; the 1985 Mexico City earthquake; the rise of PAN in the north, and calls against PRI election fraud.
  • FF# 17 - State Elections 1985
    • The 1985 election irregularities. PAN’s attempt to have the first non-PRI state governor in Sonora ever and more seats in congress claimed to have failed due to fraud at the hands of the PRI. U.S. and Canadian articles and newspaper clippings.
  • FF# 18 - Presidential Election 1988
    • Canadian and U.S. newspaper clippings of the controversial 1988 elections, where a 50.7% victory is claimed in favour of PRI against opposition leader Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas. Includes de Gortari’s pro-business policies, austerity, addressing foreign debt, and free trade.
  • FF# 19 - Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari 1988-1993
    • Democratic reform, PAN victory in Baja California Norte and Chihuahua, formation of the PRD from left-wing parties, claims of fraud in the states of Tabasco, Michoacán, Morelos, and Mexico, among others, leads to many PRI governors to step down. Internal politics and NAFTA, from a variety of U.S. (NYT) and Canadian (Toronto Star) newspapers.
  • FF# 20 - State Elections 1991
    • Canadian newspaper clippings of the 1991 midterm elections. PRI recovers from the contentious 1988 presidential elections and de Gortari heralds “Salinastroika”, privatisation, and free trade.
  • FF# 21 - Political Parties - Partido Accion Nacional (PAN)
    • Mexican Newspaper (Unomásuno) article about the affiliation of the PAN to Christian Democracy and opinions from various political parties sources. Small File.
  • FF# 22 - Political Parties - Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (PRD)
    • Political diversity, Cuauhtémoc Cardenas, and discussions of the economic position of the party, from mainly Canadian newspaper and magazine sources.
  • FF# 23 - Political Parties - Partido Socialista Unificado de Mexico (PSUM)
    • Mainly newspaper articles about the PSUM’s rise during the 80’s but also a call to the LAWG for support and protest for the repression of the PSUM by the PRI in 1983, as well as a message from Jorge Armendariz giving a summary of the PSUM during the 1982 elections. Small file.
  • FF# 24 - Political Parties - Partido Comunista Mexicano (PCM)
    • Assortment of articles, mainly Canadian, of the PCM, primarily on political violence. Small file
  • FF# 25 - Political Parties - Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI)
    • Essays by L. Vincent Padgett and C. Harvey Gardiner on Mexico’s one-party system, alongside newspaper and magazine articles in Spanish, English, and French from Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.
  • FF# 26 - Political Parties - The Left
    • A few Guardian (US), Miami Herald, and New York Times articles on the merger of left-wing parties to create the Partido Mexicano Socialista (PMS) in 1987, alongside a copy of the same call for solidarity to the LAWG from FF#23.
  • FF# 27 - Military
    • The Citizen (Ott.), Washington Post, Globe & Mail, & Business Week articles on the prevalence of civilian government, military backing of government unions, and arms buildup. Small file.
  • FF# 28 - Police
    • DIPD (Mexican Secret Police) corruption & disbandment. Gen. Arturo Durazo’s rampantly corrupt reign as chief of Mexico City police; Gen. Jose Martinez’s affronts to human rights, and violence and corruption in and between police units leading to Interpol chief’s death in 1988. U.S. and Canadian newspaper clippings.
  • FF# 29 - Corruption
    • U.S. and Mexican sources describing political party corruption and cartel involvement.

Mexico - Popular Movements

  • FF# 30 - La Izquierda
    • Booklet “La Izquierda ante la Represión y al Autoritarismo Estatal México 1968-1985” by Organización Revolucionaria Punto Crítico. 212 points of debate. In Spanish. Small File.
  • FF# 31 - Guerrilla Activity 1969-1978
    • Extortion of rich landowners and the kidnapping of a senator by Lucio Cabanas and his “Poor People’s Army”. His death. Bank robbery, bomb and drive-by attacks and the ransom of foreign diplomats carried out by guerrilla group "September 23.” U.S. and Canadian clippings, including an article in Spanish from Chicano publication El Gallo.
  • FF# 32 - Peasant Movement 1977-1988
    • Seizure of private farmland, barricade of roads, riots against local PRI government in Juchitan, Oaxaca, and seizure of the Danish embassy in demand for justice for murdered peasant leaders and for land redistribution. Peasant support for Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas. U.S. and Canadian clippings and a Mexican “Tercer Encuentro de Organizaciones Campesinas Independientes”. See also bankers box of resource materials under Zapatistas.
  • FF# 33 - University Students' Uprising 1968
    • Three magazines on the student protests, from “¿Por qué?” independent magazine, NACLA, and the United States Committee for Justice to Latin American Political Prisoners, all highly critical of the massacre at the hands of the military in Tlatelolco. Includes Christian Science Monitor editor James N. Goodsell’s summary and take on the protests. Small File.
  • FF# 34 - University Students 1975-1989
    • Assortment of articles, U.S. and Canadian, alongside a 1975 Mexican popular front newspaper, a UNAM publication, and a university course essay introduction. On the aftermath of the 1968 student uprising; riots against Pres. Echeverria’s involvement in Tlatelolco, and 1987 student strikes against university reform limiting admissions and lowering university budget. Large file.
  • FF# 35 - Women 1973-1986
    • Large file on women’s rights, wide range of sources and topics: WIRE (1979), LAWG (1975), FNALDIM (1980), and Frente Nacional de Lucha por los Derechos de la Mujer (1979). Documents, mainstream and alternative newspaper articles and women’s unions bulletins on machismo, oppression, and the creation of a garment workers’ union after the 1985 earthquake.
  • FF# 36 - Women 1987-1994
    • A few publications by Mujer a Mujer (Correspondencia), a CAN-US-MX feminist network (1990-1994), and newspaper articles highlighting the importance of women in maquiladoras; feminists’ push for abortion rights; Mexican women’s resilience, & NAFTA’s impact on women. Articles and Women’s Anti-Violence Network call for action regarding rape in Mexico City.

Mexico - Church/Culture/ Education/ Health

  • FF# 37 - Church 1972-1992
    • Large file on Church. Rise of Protestantism in the South for political reasons, evangelisation of indigenous peoples, Pope John Paul II’s visit and beatification of Juan Diego, and the restoration of Vatican-Mexican relations. Documents on a Christians for Socialism conference in Chile (1972).
  • FF# 38 - Cities
    • A few Canadian and U.S. newspaper clippings on Mexico City’s pollution and water scarcity in the 70s and 80s, city reconstruction and redesign after the 1985 earthquake, and tenant eviction.
  • FF# 39 - Culture
    • Newspaper clippings from U.S. and Canadian Sources, mainly regarding Octavio Paz and his Nobel Peace Prize, Diego Rivera, novelist Carlos Fuentes, Día de los Muertos and U.S.-Mexican cultural relations, with single articles on the virgin of Guadalupe, folk medicine, machismo, etc.
  • FF# 40 - Education
    • Small file on popular education. Miguel de la Madrid’s “Education Revolution” and teacher organisation. Mexican “Nueva Universidad” magazine, meeting summary, & newspaper articles.
  • FF# 41 - Environment
    • U.S. Secretariat for Urban Development and Ecology’s summary of the Mexican environment and newspaper articles on smog, environmental reform, endangered monarch butterflies and turtles, and pollution control technologies as business opportunities.
  • FF# 42 - Health
    • Various newspaper articles on malnutrition, medical equipment scarcity, radiation spill in Ciudad Juarez, AIDS panic & education, rise of disease, lead poisoning, & cholera outbreak in Chiapas.
  • FF# 43 - Housing
    • Small file, U.S. & Canadian newspaper articles mainly on reconstruction after the 1985 twin earthquakes in Mexico City, and some on urbanization of Mexico State villages, and evictions.
  • FF# 44 - Population
    • CEPAL report on occupational stratification & newspaper articles from various sources, including some in Spanish, regarding property ownership, overpopulation and birth control, forced prostitution, International Women’s Committee internal conflict, & indigenous Zapatistas.

Mexico - Solidarity (SOL Box 17) in Solidarity Section

  • Solidarity - Canada (only 3 articles)
  • Only a few articles. See also Section H for Common Frontiers and trade agreements. Links between Mexican and Canadian labour solidarity.

Nicaragua

Nicaragua – Pre-revolution

Nicaragua - General

  • History – Earthquake 1972-1973
    • Population 1975-1978
    • La Prensa and Chamorro 1975-1978
    • Historical Fact Sheet 1511-1978
    • Rise of Sandinista movement ? 1975-1978 ** file name “general”
    • General information 1977-1978
    • Augusto Cesar Sandino 1976-1984
    • Anastasio Somoza Debayle 1979

Nicaragua -  Economy  1972-1979

Nicaragua -  Political 

  • History - Somozas  1972-1979
  • General 1974-1979
  • Parties and coalitions 1975-1979 (not FSLN)
  • Peasants 1978
  • Students 1971-1978
  • Women 1978-1979

Nicaragua -  FSLN  (Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional)

  • Declarations 1975-1979
  • History 1979-1982
  • Programme 1978-1979
  • Interviews 1977-1978
  • Publications 1976-1979
  • Publications -FSLN (proletario) 1978-1979

Nicaragua – Human Rights and Repression

  • The Republic of Nicaragua (Amnesty International) 1976
  • Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Nicaragua (OAS) 1978
  • Clippings 1975-1979
  • Centro Victor Sanabria 1978-1979
  • Refugees 1978-1979

Nicaragua – Institutions

  • Church 1974-1979
  • National Guard 1978

Nicaragua -  International

  • Canada 1970-1979
  • Latin America 1977-1979
  • Intervention 1978-1979
  • Intervention USA 1976-1979

Nicaragua – Labour

  • General 1975-1978
  • FSLN Publications 1976-1979
  • Human Rights and Repression – Dossiers and Testimonies 1973-1979

Nicaragua – Solidarity

  • International 1978?
  • Canada 1978-1979
  • Latin America 1977-1979
  • U.S.A 1978-1979
  • Spanish language publications 1978

“Nicaragua”.  NACLA’s Latin America and Empire Report  Vol. 10 No. 2,  February, 1976

“Masacre contra el pueblo y experiencia eclesial”.   CELADEC. Quadernos de studio. 1979 ** mostly Guatemala

“Nicaragua patria libre”.  Casa de las Americas.  Numero 117,  Noviembre-Diciembre, 1979.

“Nicaragua:  Contra el imperio de los Somoza”.  AESLA. Hora de America Latina.  No. 1, Mayo, 1978. ** also articles on Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela.

“Crisis de la dictadura. El Desarrollo economico las clases sociales y el estado en Nicaragua”. Pensamiento Critico.  Revista Trimestral Nicaraguense No. 1,  Marzo-Mayo, 1978

“Nicaragua. Insurreccion y genocidio. Volumen II”.  Comision para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos en Nicaragua. 1979

File: Nicaragua

Causa Sandinista No. 3  Abril- Mayo- Junio  1978 , No. 6 Febrero 1979
Organo del Frente Sandinista Liberacion Nacional ((F.S.L.N.) – Proletario – Para el Exterior

Lucha Sandinista No. 1 Abril 1978 – No. 3 Junio 1978,  Diciembre 1978, No. 8 1979 (date?),
Organo de la Comision Exterior del Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (F.S.L.N.)

Nicaragua Lucha  No. 1 Extraordinario  Mayo 1978
Organo del Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional Proletario para los Trabajadores Costarricenses

Somos Sandinistas.  45 Anos mas de lucha antimperialista.   FSLN – Insurreccional.  Febrero 1979

Unidad Sandinista No. 1 1979
Organo Oficial del Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional para el exterior

Documentos Basicos No. 1 Noviembre 1978. FSLN Proletario

Presencia Sandinista No. 4 Enero 1979.  Revista Mensual de la Comision Exterior del Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional tendencia GPP.
And other documents.

File:  Various articles from La Republica and La Nacion newspapers on extradition of Somoza, July 1979

Nicaragua: Reforma o Revolucion  Vol. 1: La crisis del sistema capitalista and  Vol. 3: La coyuntura politica y la insureccion popular  Diciembre 1978

Gaceta Sandinista. No. 1  Enero 1979.
Organo de diffusion del frente Sandinista de liberacion nacional (F.S.L.N.) GPP para el exterior

Gaceta Sandinista .  No. 11 Octubre  – No. 12 Noviembre 1976, No. 1 Deciembre -Enero 1977- No. 4 Abril 1977.
Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional Comision de Informacion en la Habana

Gaceta Sandinista. No. 5 Noviembre 1975 –  No. 19/20  Mayo-Junio 1977
Organo del Comite Mexicano de Solidaridad con el Pueblo de Nicaragua

Gaceta Sandinista.  Segunda Epoca.  No. 3  Septiembre-Diciembre 1978 – No. 4  Numero Especial  1979?
Organo del Comite Mexicano de Solidaridad con el Pueblo de Nicaragua

Gaceta Sandinista  Vol. 1 No. 2 Octubre 1975 – Vol. 2 No. 5 Mayo-Junio 1977
El Comite Civico Latino Americano Pro Liberacion de Nicaragua

Nicaragua – General

  • Analysis
  • Information

Nicaragua – Insurrection  (Pre-revolution)

  • Clippings to 1975
  • Clippings 1976
  • Clippings 1977
  • Clippings January to June 1978
  • Clippings July to August 1978
  • Clippings September 1978
  • National Palace 8/78 and September offensive
  • Clippings October to December 1978
  • Insurrection January to June 1979
  • Clippings July 1979
  • Political – Insurrection
  • General – Victory
  • General – Somoza

Nicaragua – Post Revolution

  • History
  • Reconstruction
  • 1st Anniversary
  • Reconstruction 1980
  • Press editors and Jesuits – Interviews 1980
  • Reconstruction 1981
  • Reconstruction 1982
  • Reconstruction 1983
  • Reconstruction various
  • Reconstruction – FSLN “Playboy” interview
  • FSLN songs
  • 10th Anniversary July 19, 1989

Nicaragua – Atlantic Coast

  • General
  • Miskitos 1979-1982
  • Nicaraguan church response 1982
  • Miskitos 1983

Nicaragua – Atlantic coast  (continued)

  • Miskitos 1984
  • Miskitos 1985
  • Miskitos 1986
  • Miskitos 1987
  • Autonomy Commission

Nicaragua -  Economy  (General)  1979  to 1992

  • 1979-1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • Floods May-June 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989 to March 1990
  • April 1990
  • Agriculture (Agrarian reform)
  • Bread with dignity
  • Foreign aid
  • Foreign debt
  • Foreign investment
  • Foreign aid and investment 1992
  • Hurricane Joan 1988
  • Mining
  • Mining – Noranda
  • Nationalization
  • Science and technology
  • Sugar
  • Tourism

Nicaragua – Education/Health/Environment/Media

  • Cities
  • “The Intellectuals and the sovereignty of the people” paper
  • Literacy campaign (see also box of materials in Nicaragua persiodical section)
  • Education 1983-1990
  • Education 1990
  • Environment
  • FACS ( Fundacion Augusto Cesar Sandino)
  • Health 1979 -1982
  • Health 1983-1984

Nicaragua – Education/Health/Environment/Media (continued)

  • Health 1985
  • ORD (Organization of Disabled Revolutionaries)
  • Health – Spanish clippings
  • Housing
  • Media – Institutions – Press
  • Media – La Prensa
  • Institutions – Courts

Nicaragua – Human Rights

  • 1979
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1982 – Americas Watch Report –May & November
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • “Attacks by the Nicaraguan ‘contras’ on the civilian population of Nicaragua" paper
  • ICCHRLA 1985
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • Jewish issue
  • National Commission for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
  • Permanent Commission on Human Rights in Nicaragua
  • Refugees (See box 91 for Nicaraguan refugees in Honduras)

Nicaragua – International

  • General
  • Argentinian military involvement
  • Canada 1979
  • Canada 1980
  • Canada 1981
  • Canada 1982
  • Canada 1983
  • Canada 1984
  • Canada 1985
  • Canada 1986
  • Canada 1987
  • Canada – Peter Bertie death 1987
  • Canada 1988
  • Canada 1989
  • Canada 1990
  • Canada – Contra connections
  • Canada – Foreign aid
  • Canada – Foreign investment
  • Canada – Foreign trade
  • Canada – NDP (New Democratic Party) position

Nicaragua -  International  (continued)

  • Central American Peace Plan – 1986
  • Central American Peace Plan – 1987
  • Central American Peace Plan – 1988-1989
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
  • Europe
  • France
  • Honduras
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Non-aligned
  • Socialist International
  • U.S.S.R.
  • United Nations

Nicaragua – International – U.S.A.

  • Carter administration 1979-1980
  • U.S. aid 1980-1981
  • Investment
  • Trade
  • Reagan administration 1981
  • Reagan administration 1982
  • U.S. aggression winter 1982-1983
  • Reagan administration 1983
  • Reagan administration 1984
  • U.S. covert operations 1984
  • U.S. covert operations – C.I.A. manual
  • U.S. mining of Nicaragua’s harbours 1984
  • Reagan administration 1985
  • U.S. trade embargo 1985
  • U.S. covert operations 1985
  • World Court 1985-1986
  • Reagan administration 1986

Nicaragua – International - U.S.A.  (continued)

  • U.S. covert operations 1986
  • Contra aid campaign 1986
  • Eugene Hasenfus 1986
  • Reagan administration 1987
  • U.S. covert operations 1987
  • Reagan administration 1988
  • U.S. covert operations 1988
  • Christic Institute papers
  • Bush administration 1989
  • Bush administration 1990

Nicaragua – Labour

  • “Lecciones de Derecho Laboral” by Central Sandinista de Trabajadores
  • General
  • Labour history
  • “The Nicaragua Labor Movement” paper
  • Principles and philosophy
  • Unions – Statistics
  • Nicaragua – State of emergency
  • Central Sandinista de Trabajadores (CST) – General
  • CST history
  • CST history – Jose Benito Escobar
  • CST Women’s Secretariat
  • Coordinadora Sindical de Nicaragua (CSN)  First assembly  on workers unity 1980
  • CSN Second assembly on workers unity 1981
  • CST – CUS (Confederacion de Unificacion Sindical) conflict 1981
  • CSN 1982
  • Central de Trabajadores de Nicaragua (CTN) – CUS joint action against government
  • CTN purge of old leadership 1982
  • 1990 – general
  • CUS – general
  • CUS/AIFLD (Instituto Americano para el Desarrollo del Sindicalismo Libre)
  • CTN – general
  • Asociacion de Trabajadores del Campo (ATC) – general

Nicaragua -  Labour (continued)  

  • Asociacion Nacional de Educadores de Nicaragua (ANDEN)
  • Public sector employees
  • FETSALUD – materials
  • FETSALUD – Termometro
  • Occupational health and safety
  • San Antonio Sugar Mill
  • Writers Union
  • Miners – Workers control
  • Unions – TELCOR
  • Noranda
  • Corinto incident – Longshoremen
  • SCAAS – Construction Union
  • Union Nacional de Agricultores y Ganaderos (UNAG)
  • Economy 1988
  • Human rights
  • Unemployment
  • Labour law, benefits, salaries
  • Salary proposal
  • Innovadores – Inventors
  • Comision Nacional Inter-sindical
  • Congreso Permanente de Unidad Sindical de Trabajadores de America Latina (CPUSTAL)
  • Social wage
  • Union Nacional de Empleados (UNE)
  • Workers control
  • Unions – Central Sandinista de de Accion y Unidad Sindical (CAUS)
  • History – Partido de Trabajador Nicaraguense (PTN)
  • Unions – State of economic emergency
  • Banana workers
  • AFL-CIO policy
  • Confederacion Latinoamericana de Trabajadores (CLAT)
  • International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
  • Organizacion Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores(ORIT)
  • International solidarity
  • Quebec – CSN – CLAT – International unions
  • CSN (Quebec) – CTN (CLAT) conflict

Nicaragua – Political

  • Junta de Reconstruccion
  • General 1979-1980
  • State of emergency 1980-1985
  • FSLN 1981
  • Policies of government of Nicaragua March 1982
  • FSLN 1982
  • FSLN 1983
  • FSLN 1983 Concessions
  • FSLN 1984
  • Pre-elections January to April 1984
  • Pre-elections May – November 1984
  • Elections – November 4, 1984
  • Post-election analysis 1984
  • Elections – 1984 – Documents
  • Nicaragua – Centro de Comunicacion Internacional 1986 Documents
  • Post-elections – Ortega government
  • “Principales programas y logros, en seis anos de gestion revolucionaria” by Direccion de Planificacion de la Comunicacion Estatal (DIPLACE), Informacion y Prensa de la Presidencia de la Republica de Nicaragua, 1985

Nicaragua – Political (continued)

  • Constitution
  • Constitution – various documents
  • Mass organizations
  • Parties – Coordinadora Democratica Nicaraguense (CDN)
  • Liberal Party International Convention August 1982 and 1983
  • Class analysis
  • Military
  • Military – Defense – Arms Purchase
  • Military - Law of Obligatory Military Service & Opposition of Catholic Bishop 1983
  • Parties

Nicaragua – Contras

  • “Manual del combatiente por la libertad” - The Freedom Fighters Manual (CIA)
  • Counter-Revolution, Bluefields, 1980
  • Counterrevolutionary activities 1979-1980
  • Contras 1981
  • Contras 1982
  • Contras 1983
  • “Going into Nicaragua”. Inquirer, December 18, 1983
  • Contras 1984
  • Contras 1985
  • Report of Fact -Finding Mission, September 1984 to January 1985
  • Contras 1986
  • Contras 1987
  • Contras 1988
  • Negotiations 1988
  • Contras 1989
  • Negotiations 1989
  • Contras 1990 – 1993
  • Alianza Revolucionaria Democratica (ARDE) , Eden Pastora
  • Drug connection
  • “Nicaragua. La Revolucion Robada”. By Max Singer, 1982?

Nicaragua – Elections

  • Elections 1990 (File 1)
  • Elections 1990 (File 2)
  • Elections February 25, 1990
  • Post-election events March – April  1990
  • Post-election analysis 1990
  • Elections February 25, 1990 – Observer reports
  • “Election Nicaragua 1990. The Process at Work”.  Agendas International/KCS&A
  • Election 1990. President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
  • FSLN 1990
  • Military 1990 – 1992
  • Political parties

Nicaragua – Women

  • Women 1979-1980
  • Women 1981-1982
  • Women 1983
  • Women 1984
  • Abortion debate
  • Women 1985
  • Women 1986
  • Women 1987
  • “Inventory of women’s projects in Nicaragua” Report. By Beth Woroniuk, Government Women’s Office, Managua, September 1987.
  • Women 1988-1989
  • Women 1990 – 1992
  • “Las Mujeres respaldamos al FSLN”.  Asociacion de Mujeres Nicaraguenses Luisa Amanda Espinoza (AMNLAE)

Nicaragua – Women  (continued)

  • AMNLAE
  • “SOMOS” Boletin Informativo No. 3 , 1982 – No. 29, 1986. AMNLAE
  • Excerpts from Margaret Randall’s book
  • Youth – Young soldiers
  • 1983 Dia a Dia (daybook) AMNLAE

Nicaragua – Culture

  • Culture – various
  • ASTC (Asociacion Sandinista de Trabajadores de la Cultura)
  • “Impulse (Magazine). Culture of Nicaragua”. Summer 1984. Toronto, Ontario

Nicaragua – Church

  • “The Politics of the Nicaraguan bishops: 1970-1982”.  By Phil Ryan, 1982
  • FSLN Statements
  • “La Misa campesina Nicaraguense”. Ministerio de Cultura, Managua, 1982
  • Institutions, 1979-1980
  • Church 1981
  • Church 1982
  • Church 1983
  • Pope John-Paul II’s visit, March 1983
  • Church 1984
  • Fernando Cardenal 1984
  • Church 1985

Nicaragua – Church (continued)

  • Church 1986
  • Church 1987
  • Church 1988
  • Church 1990-1993
  • Protestant and other 1979-1990
  • Rightwing opposition

Nicaragua – Solidarity - Canada (SOL Box 14)

  • FF #1 – “Canada and the Sandinistas: Case study of determinants of Canadian foreign policy towards Nicaragua, 1979-1984”, Peter Prongos, 1986 (excerpt on NGOs).
    • Excerpt from a Master’s thesis written by Peter Prongos for the Department of Political Science at UBC, Chapter 2(b), “Domestic Actors: Non-Governmental Organizations”
  • FF #2 – Canada – General – 1979-1981
    • A large collection of newspaper articles, reports, newsletters, and other documents describing fundraising and other aid efforts as well as the development of solidarity organizations and networks in Canada. Documentation of campaigns to press the Canadian government to increase financial and food aid to Nicaragua.
  • FF #3 – Canada – Nicaragua Solidarity Tour to Canada – Nov 1979
    • Documents such as schedules, press releases, minutes, backgrounders, and letters related to the Nicaragua Solidarity Tour, Oct 27-Nov 11, 1979. A delegation of representatives from organizations in Nicaragua met with government officials and NGOs to seek foreign aid for Nicaragua from the Canadian government.
  • FF #4 – Canada – National Conference on Nicaragua Solidarity – Saskatoon, April 1980
    • Materials related to the National Conference on Solidarity with Nicaragua which took place on April 3-6, 1980 in Saskatoon, SK. These include proposals, planning materials, conference program, invitations, final report, and newspaper articles about the conference.
  • FF #5 – Canada – National Network in Support of Nicaragua – 1980-1981
    • A large collection of correspondence and meeting minutes related to the National Network in Solidarity with Nicaragua, including the group’s formation and the activities of various branches of the network across Canada.
  • FF #6 – Canada – International Conference of Solidarity with Nicaragua – Canadian delegation – Managua – January 31, 1981
    • A thin collection of conference documents related to Canadian participation in the International Conference in Solidarity with Nicaragua, Jan 26-31, 1981.[See also: Box SOL-16, FF #1]
  • FF #7 – Canada – BC Work Study Tour to Nicaragua – Feb-Mar 1981
    • A few newspaper articles and correspondence related to a Canadian delegation’s participation in Work/Study BC – Nicaragua Solidarity Project in February/March 1981.
  • FF #8 – Canada – Julia Vargas (CST) tour to BC – November 1981
    • A collection of newspaper articles about Julia Vargas from Sandinista Workers’ Central. She toured communities across BC as part of the BC-Nicaragua Solidarity Project.
  • FF #9 – Canada – General – 1982
    • Organizational and promotional materials related to the NDP’s tour of Nicaragua in December 1982, as well as for the documentary film, “Nicaragua: The Dream of Sandino.” This file also includes various media related to Nicaraguan solidarity in 1982.
  • FF #10 – Canada – “Testimonios de Nicaragua” – Crossing Canada for Solidarity: Report – From Deborah Barndt, Nidia Bustos, & Daniel Casseli – 1982
    • Promotional materials and copies of a report from the cross-Canada tour of the photo exhibit, “Testimonios de Nicaragua.”
  • FF #11 – Canada – General – 1983
    • A collection of newspaper articles, letters, bulletins and reports documenting Canadian solidarity with Nicaragua and protests against US support for counterrevolutionary forces in Nicaragua.
  • FF #12 – Canada – Cathy Gander Report on Canada and Nicaragua Relations – 1983
    • Draft report by Cathy Gander, “Canada and Nicaragua: 3-1/2 years of working toward a new type of relations.”
  • FF #13 – Canada – Trips of Borge and D’Escoto to Canada – April 1983
    • Correspondence, organizational documents, notes, and newspaper articles related to the visit of Miguel D’Escoto to Montreal on Jan 31-Feb 2, 1983, and a cancelled visit by Tomas Borge in April 1983.
  • FF #14 – Canada – Margaret Randall Tour – Sept 1983
    • Organizational documents related to Margaret Randall’s cross-Canada tour Sept-Nov 1983.
  • FF #15 – Canada – General – 1984
    • A large collection of newspaper articles about Canadian solidarity actions against US military aggression in Nicaragua. These also include coverage of Canadians who travelled to Nicaragua as part of a volunteer cotton-picking labour brigade.
  • FF #16 – Canada – General – 1985
    • A large collection of newspaper articles detailing acts of Canadian solidary with Nicaragua, particular among farmers and tradespeople, and letters to the editor protesting US support for the Contras.
  • FF #17 – Canada – General – 1986
    • A large collection of newspaper articles detailing Canadian solidarity projects in Nicaragua, including by: Canada Electric Brigade for Nicaragua, Farmers for Peace, Canadian Workers’ Brigade, and Louis Riel Teachers’ Brigade. There are also several letters to the editor encouraging the Canadian government to condemn US funding of the contras.
  • FF #18 – Canada – General – 1987
    • A large collection of newspaper articles detailing actions to counter US funding of the contras, and Canadian solidarity projects in Nicaragua including by: Farmers for Peace, Canada Electric Brigade, Tools for Peace, Oxfam’s Fisheries Exchange Programme and Farm Brigade. Includes “Nicaragua: A Report by Ten Canadian Jurists.”
  • FF #19 – Canada – Ontario – MPPs Trip – March 1987
    • A report by David Warner, MPP entitled “Trip to Nicaragua” about a 10-day visit to Nicaragua by a delegation of six Ontario legislators. The folder also includes newspaper articles about the visit and follow-up correspondence by the members.
  • FF #20 – Canada – Death of Jenny Green – December 1987
    • Newspaper articles about the death of volunteer aid worker Jenny Green caused by a grenade explosion at her hotel in Managua. A transcript of John Foster’s Ryerson University convocation speech given in her honour is also included in the folder.
  • FF #21 –Canada – General – 1988-1989
    • A large collection of newspaper articles detailing Canadian aid efforts in Nicaragua, including Oxfam projects Fisheries Exchange and Farm Brigade, and Farmers for Peace. Several letters to the editor and articles cover protests against the US for supporting the contras and urging the Canadian government to play a leading role in ensuring a fair election. There are several articles about the death of aid worker Johnathan Fyles in a motorcycle accident near Managua, and coverage of the documentary, The World is Watching, and “Between War and Peace,” an exhibit by photographer Jonathan Leaning.
  • FF #22 – Canada – General – 1990-1993
    • A collection of pamphlets publicizing benefits and other solidarity events related to the 1990 election and its aftermath following defeat of the Sandinistas, including a movement of mass vigils to pressure the contras to disarm. There is a small collection of newspaper articles related to the election.
  • FF #23 – Canada – Canadian Action for Nicaragua (CAN) – Minutes – 1979-1982
    • A collection of minutes from meetings of Canadian Action for Nicaragua, from July 20, 1979 to September 30, 1982. Also included are materials related to actions taken by the organization, such as sample letters, informational pamphlets, benefit posters, letters to the editor,  and press releases.
  • FF #24 – Canada – Canadian Action for Nicaragua (CAN) – Minutes – 1983-1990
    • A collection of CAN materials such as the group’s newsletters (including CAN News), and letters to the membership. This collection also includes materials related to actions taken by the organization, such as benefit posters, newspaper articles, rally and event posters, calendars, and fundraising brochures. These actions include, in particular, the tour of Margaret Randall; an emergency rally to stop US aggression against Nicaragua; and volunteer work brigades.
  • FF #25 – Canada – Canadian Action for Nicaragua (CAN) – CAN News – 1982-1990
    • A collection of the CAN-News newsletter from Nov 25, 1982 - February 1990

Nicaragua – Solidarity (SOL Box 15) in Solidarity Section

Nicaragua – Solidarity – Canada (continued)

  • FF #1 – Canada – ASCANICA (Canadians in Nicaragua) & CANACT
    • Documentation of the formation of ASCANICA (Association of Canadians in Nicaragua), meeting minutes and letters written on behalf of the organization.
  • FF #2 – Canada – Casa Canadiense – 1998-2013
    • A collection of Casa Canadiense newsletters from October 1998 to Spring 2013.
  • FF #3 – Canada – Canadian Light Brigade
    • Promotional and background materials related to the Canadian Light Brigade project.
  • FF #4 – Canada – Church – 1979-1990
    • A collection of letters, promotional materials, and newspaper articles related to solidarity work in Nicaragua on the part of Canadian churches, inter-church organizations such as Witness for Peace, and Christian activists. These documents include reports from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, materials for an inter-denominational education program, “10 Days for World Development,” and study materials from Bloor Street United Church Nicaragua Study Group.
  • FF #5 – Canada – Church – ICCHRLA
    • Materials from the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America including background documents, letters, policy briefs, newsletters, and a report, “Nicaragua 1984: Democracy, Elections and War.” [See also: Human Rights Section D and Church Solidarity]
  • FF #6 – Canada – Church – Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice (Toronto)
    • Correspondence and background materials pertaining to activism from the Jesuit Centre, particularly production of the Nicaragua Update newsletter.
  • FF #7 – Canada – Latin American Working Group (LAWG)
    • Copies of Nicaragua Update newsletter. Correspondence, press releases, newspaper articles and other materials related to the solidarity tours organized by the LAWG in 1982, 1983 and 1987.
  • FF #8 – Canada – Labour – 1979-1984
    • A large collection of bulletins, newspaper articles, reports, and press releases describing labour movement solidarity with Nicaragua from across Canada, particularly in the form of financial and material contributions. Also included are materials related to Operation Solidarity (1979) and the Solidarity Tours (1981-4).
  • FF #9 – Canada – Labour – 1985-1992
    • A large collection of newspaper articles, letters to the editor, and reports detailing labour movement solidarity with Nicaragua from across Canada. In particular, this folder covers union delegate visits to Nicaragua, Canada-based solidarity projects such as Tools for Peace, and Nicaragua-based aid projects in the trades (electrical, carpentry), fisheries, and farming sectors.
  • FF #10 – Canada – Labour – Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) – General
    • A collection of correspondence, newspaper articles, bulletins, newsletters, and backgrounders describing Canadian Labour Congress activism on Nicaragua. Includes a copy of the resolutions from the 13th Constitutional Convention to provide financial and other forms of aid to Nicaragua.
  • FF #11 – Canada – Labour – CLC – Operation Solidarity – 1979-1980
    • Collection of articles, reports describing the inception of CLC’s Operation Solidarity, an initiative to provide financial and other forms of aid to Nicaragua.
  • FF #12 – Canada – Labour – CLC - Canadian Solidarity Tours – 1982
    • Transcripts of speeches and notes taken during the CLC’s labour solidarity tour in Nicaragua.
  • FF #13 – Canada – Labour – Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU)
    • Small collection of articles and bulletins about the CCU’s Occupational Health and Safety Project (1988).
  • FF #14 – Canada – Labour – Centrale de l’enseignement du Quebec (CEQ)
    • Educational workbook and other materials produced by the CEQ as part of Semaine de solidarité avec le Nicaragua (1980).
  • FF #15 – Canada – Labour – Trade Union Group of the BC Nicaragua Solidarity Committee
    • Newsletters produced by the BC Nicaragua Solidarity Committee, the report “Hope Under Siege,” and newspaper articles about the group’s projects.
  • FF #16 – Canada – Manitoba Working Group on Nicaragua
    • Correspondence and meeting minutes from the Manitoba Working Group on Nicaragua
  • FF #17 – Canada – MATN (Medical Aid to Nicaragua) Minutes/Correspondence
    • Meeting minutes, trip reports, correspondence, and other materials related to the MATN project 1984-1986.
  • FF #18 – Canada – MATN – Newsletters
    • Press releases, newsletters, articles, brochures and reports produced by the MATN (1979-1984).
  • FF #19 – Canada – New Democratic Party (NDP)
    • Reports, news releases, and other materials related to the visits of NDP representatives to Nicaragua, as well a delegation of the Spadina NDP Riding Association, which visited Nicaragua in 1982.
  • FF #20 – Canada – Non-Intervention in Central America (NICA)
    • Materials related to the solidarity activism of NICA, including petitions, letters, and brochures. [See also boxes on Mission for Peace in the NGO section]
  • FF #21 – Canada – Quebec
    • Newsletters of the Comité de Coordination et de Solidarité avec le Peuple du Nicaragua. A copy of the report: “Les Relations Canada/Nicaragua” by Monique Dupuis (1981) and of the CEDAL publication, “La revolution sans modèle.”
  • FF #22 – Canada – Saskatchewan – Regina Committee
    • A thin collection of reports and publications produced by the Regina Nicaragua Reconstruction Support Committee.
  • FF #23 – Canada – TECNICA (Technical Support Project) – 1985-1990
    • Materials from the Canadian chapter of tecNICA, particularly newsletters and reports (1987-1990).
  • FF #24 – Canada – Vancouver Groups – Misc.
    • Advertising for events organized by various Vancouver solidarity groups.
  • FF #25 – Canada – YMCA – Report on Nicaragua Visit – 1980
    • Report from visit to Nicaragua by a team of staff members and volunteers from the YMCA (April, 1980).

Tools for Peace / Boat Campaign

  • FF #26 – Boat to Nicaragua / Tools for Peace – History
    • “Tools for Peace Early History,” by Janice Acton (July 21, 2014). Transcripts of interviews of
      Wes Maultsaid and Claudette Legault conducted by Janice Acton (1989). Note: The Archives for Tools for Peace is located at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • FF #27 – Tools for Peace / Outils de Paix Quebec – History
    • “The History of Tools for Peace – Quebec,” transcript of an interview of Suzanne Guay conducted by Janice Acton (1989). Copies of photos from this era.
  • FF #28 – Boat to Nicaragua – 1981
    • Correspondence, newspaper articles, copies of photos, and organizational materials related to the supply boat delivered to Nicaragua in 1981. [See also Julie Vargas file and BC tour to Nica file from box SOL-14].
  • FF #29 – Boat to Nicaragua – 1982
    • Newspaper articles related to the 1982 supply boat delivered to Nicaragua. Shipping company document detailing contents and value of supplies that were shipped.
  • FF #30 – Boat to Nicaragua – 1983
    • “Report and Evaluation of the ‘Boat Project – 1983’” by Toronto Coalition for Aid to Nicaragua. Documents related to campaign for the third supply boat (1983), including correspondence, backgrounders, and publicity materials. Newspaper articles about this third shipment.
  • FF #31 – Boat to Nicaragua – 1984
    • Organizational materials from Tools for Peace such as newsletters, meeting minutes, correspondence, promotional materials, and surveys. Newspaper articles about the 1984 supply boat campaign and substantial document containing information for potential donors.
  • FF #32 – Tools for Peace – 1985-1987
    • A large file of promotional materials, newsletters, press releases, letters, and newspaper articles related to the activities of Tools for Peace from 1985-7. Materials from the 1987 National Meeting. A photo album from the Tools for Peace supply boat arrival in Nicaragua, July 1987.
  • FF #33 – Tools for Peace – 1988-1994
    • A large file of promotional materials, newsletters, press releases, newspaper articles, reports, brochures, pamphlets, letters and discussion papers related to the activities of Tools for Peace from 1988-94. Copies of the publication: “The Nicaraguan People at the Crossroads” (1991).
  • FF #34 – Tools for Peace – Public Affairs & Education Cttee – 1987
    • Minutes and other materials from meetings of the Public Affairs and Education Committee, 1986-1987.

Nicaragua – Solidarity (SOL Box 16)

Nicaragua – Solidarity – International

  • FF #1 – International
    • Publication: “La Direccion Nacional: En El Primer Encuentro Internacional de Solidaridad Con Nicaragua.” Materials related to the International Solidarity Conferences (January, 1981; July, 1983; May, 1984; July, 1989), the World Assembly of Journalists (April, 1981), the First International Meeting of Non-Governmental Organizations (December, 1983). Materials from various solidarity groups in Europe, particularly Nicaragua Comité Amsterdam. Publication: “The Constitution and Other Official Documents of TANA” as well as other materials related to TANA (October, 1983; December, 1984).
  • FF #2 – International – Church
    • Materials related to solidarity activities of the World Council of Churches, particularly ecumenical visits to Nicaragua (August, 1982; April, 1983). Newsletter, “Dateline Nicaragua” (April – December, 1985). Newsletters, “Panama Update” and “Managua Update” (January – November 1987).
  • FF #3 – Europe
    • A small collection of newspaper articles, promotional materials, and newsletters related to solidarity activities from European individuals, groups, and organizations, including Conférence européenne de solidarité avec le Nicaragua, les peoples d’Amérique centrale et pour la paix.
  • FF #4 – Israel
    • A thin file of materials related to the Israeli Committee of Solidarity with Nicaragua.
  • FF #5 – Labour
    • Newspaper articles and newsletters related to international trade union solidarity with Nicaragua, 1979 – 1989). Materials related to trade union delegation visits to Nicaragua (May, 1981). Copies of newsletter, “Flashes from the Trade Unions,” (1982-1989).
  • FF #6 – Latin America
    • A thin file of newspaper articles, brochures and letters related to solidarity work in various Latin American countries (1979-1988).
  • FF #7 – US – 1989
    • A thick file of materials related to solidarity work in the USA on the part of individuals, groups, such as work brigades, and organizations such as the US National Network in Solidarity with the Nicaraguan People (1979-1989). These are mostly newspaper articles, but also include conference materials, letters, newsletters, and promotional materials. Notable in this file are articles about Witness for Peace activists on a supply flotilla who were kidnapped by anti-Communist rebels, and an organization called Veterans Fast for Life who staged a hunger strike on the steps of the Capitol. The file also contains copies of “La Voz de Nicaragua” (1985) and Tidewater Nicaragua Project Foundation Newsletter (1985-7). There is a substantial article from the New Yorker, “A Reporter at Large,” (March 14, 1988).
  • FF #8 – US – 1990
    • A thin file of newspaper articles and bulletins related to solidarity work in the USA, such as from NICCA (Nicaragua Center for Community Action) and the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York (1990-92).
  • FF #9 – US – The Nation Debate – 1985
    • Letters to the editor and articles from The Nation, in particular related to an article by Michael Massing, “Hard Questions on Nicaragua” (1985).
  • FF #10 – US – Death of Ben Linder – 1987
    • A file of newspaper articles and newsletters related to the death of Ben Linder, an American volunteer with the Nicaraguan Institute of Energy, at the hand of contra rebels (1987). Long New Yorker article, “In Search of Ben Linder’s Killers” (Sept 23, 1996).
  • FF #11 – US – Church
    • A thick file of materials related to church solidarity and activism in Nicaragua including letters, newsletters, news releases, newspaper articles (1979-1989). Materials relate, in particular, to visits to Nicaragua on the part of evangelical leaders (1982), Witness for Peace (1983), and the Delegation to Investigate ‘Religious Persecution’ in Nicaragua (1984). A substantial paper by Writers for Peace, “Americans Hold Peace Vigil in Nicaragua” (July, 1983). A collection of the Romero Newsletter (1985-6).
  • FF #12 – US – Committee of US Citizens in Nicaragua
    • Materials related to activism of the Committee of US Citizens Living in Nicaragua, in particular a letter-writing campaign (1983-1984). Several newsletters from the Ecumenical Committee of US Citizens in Mexico (1985-6).
  • FF #13 – US – Tours
    • Materials related to solidarity visits to Nicaragua on the part of American unionists (1984, 1988). Substantial report, “Report on Nicaragua,” related to fact-finding trip to Nicaragua (February, 1985).
  • FF #14 – US – National Network in Solidarity with the Nicaraguan People – 1979-1983
    • A thick file of materials related to the work of the National Network in Solidarity with the Nicaraguan People (1979-1982). These are mostly letters and newsletters, and include in particular a substantial collection of the National Network Newsletter (1979-1983)
  • FF #15 – US – National Solidarity with the Nicaraguan People – 1982
    • A copy of Nicaragua Update newsletter (1982) and several editions of Nicaragua newspaper (1982). Copy of a lawsuit filed against various American government officials on behalf of Nicaraguans who have been murdered, tortured, etc. by US sponsored paramilitaries.
  • FF #16 – US – Oxfam
    • A thin file of materials related to Oxfam’s projects in Nicaragua (1980).
  • FF #17 – Weekly News Update on Nicaragua and the Americas. Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York. Issue 105 (1992) – 152 (1992)
    • A complete collection of the newsletter produced by the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York, Weekly News Update on Nicaragua and the Americas. Issues 105 – 152 (except issue #151), from February 2, 1992 – December 27, 1992.
  • FF #18 – Nicaragua Update – Non-Intervention in Central America (NICA)
    • A collection of the Nicaragua Update newsletter by Non-Intervention in Central America (NICA). Volume 1(2), October 1979 – Volume 10(4), Sep-Dec 1988.
  • FF #19 – Nicaragua Today – 1987-1990
    • A collection of Nicaragua Today, bulletin of the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign. No 28 (Autumn 1987) – No 38 (Spring 1990), London UK
  • FF #20 – Nicaraguan Perspectives – 1981-1984
    • A collection of Nicaraguan Perspectives, publication from the Nicaragua Information Center. Issue 1 (July 1981) – Issue 9 (Fall 1984).
  • FF #21 – Nicaraguan Perspectives – 1985-1991
    • A collection of Nicaraguan Perspectives, publication from the Nicaragua Information Center. Issue 10 (Spring-Summer 1985) – Issue 20 (Fall-Winter 1991).
  • FF #22 – Miscellaneous Publications – 1982-1988
    • Nicaragua: An Introduction to the Sandinista Revolution, by Arnold Weissberg (1982)
    • Nicaragua Today, no. 9 (Summer 1982)
    • Nicaragua Information Center Bulletin (1983-4)
    • Links, Quarterly Publication of Third World First, Issue 24 (June 1986)
    • Terra Nuova Forum, Issue 13 (June 1988)
    • Briefing Book on Nicaragua, by Committee for Health Rights of the Americas (CHRIA)

Panama

Panama – General

  • General
  • Clippings
  • “Panama Update” August 1981-March 1993

Panama – Canal

  • General
  • Treaty 1978 and violations
  • Treaty – Opposition to ratification
  • Treaty – OAS and LA response outside of the OAS
  • Treaty – UN Security Council
  • Americans in Canal Zone

Panama – Economy

  • General to 1979
  • President Aristides Royo 1979 - July 1982
  • President Ricardo de la Espriella August to December 1982
  • President Jorge Illueca – February 1984
  •  President Nicolas Barletta May 1984-May 1985
  • President Eric Arturo del Valle February 1986-June 1989
  • President Guillermo Endara 1990-1993
  • Agriculture
  • Banking
  • Debt
  • Foreign investment
  • Cerro Colorado
    • General File 1
    • General File 2
    • Cerro Colorado and Church Action
    • “Cerro Colorado: Mining Project” by Ana Victoria Posse
    • CODEMIN materials
    • Other studies
    • Translations
    • Guaymi struggle

Panama – Human Rights

  • Human rights 1977-1989
  • Human rights 1990-1993
  • US invasion 1990 – Human cost
  • Refugees

Panama – International

  • General
  • Canada
  • Canada – Response to US invasion 1989
  • Canada 1990-1993
  • Canada - EDC (Export Development Corporation) and Cerro Colorado File 1
  • Canada – EDC and Cerro Colorado File 2
  • Canada – Foreign investment
  • Canada – Foreign aid CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency)
  • Canada – Immigration
  • Central America
  • Colombia
  • Latin America
  • Peru
  • United States - General

Panama -  International (continued)

  • U.S. – US invasion December 1989
  • U.S. – General Manuel Noriega 1986-1989
  • U.S. – US invasion December 1989 – Opposition and analysis
  • U.S. – Post invasion – General Noriega
  • U.S. – 1990-1993
  • U.S. – School of the Americas

Panama – Labour

  • General

Panama – Political

  • Drug war
  • Brigadier-General Omar Torrijos
  • President Aristides Royo August 1981 – July 1982
  • President Ricardo de la Espriella August 1982 – February 1984
  • Elections 1984
  • President Nicolas Barletta May 1984 – September 1985
  • President Eric del Valle 1985-1989
  • General Manuel Noriega 1986-1987
  • General Noriega 1988
  • Military
  • General Noriega, 1989 Elections
  • President Guillermo Endara 1990-1993
  • National security
  • General Noriega trial

Panama – Church/Culture/Education

  • Church - General
  • Church - ICI (Instituto Cooperativo Interamericano)
  • Culture and Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Native peoples File 1
  • Native peoples File 2
  • “Report to the National Indian Association of Panama” by Douglas Sanders, 1975 (Guayami)
  • Native peoples – Bertrand Russell Tribunal – Guayami
  • Women

Paraguay

Paraguay – General

  • Various documents
  • History

Paraguay – Economy

  • Economy 1975-1989
  • Economy 1989
  • Agriculture
  • Debt
  • Paraguay-Brazil – Varsity articles

Paraguay – Human rights

  • Human rights 1972-1979
  • Human rights 1980-1989
  • Human rights - General Andres Rodriguez, 1989-1991
  • Exiles
  • Media
  • Native peoples
  • Peasants
  • Political prisoners

Paraguay – International

  • Brazil
  • Canada 1977-1986
  • Canada – Trade 1973-1976
  • South Africa
  • United States
  • Labour

Paraguay – Political

  • President Alfredo Stroessner 1968-1989
  • General Andres Rodriguez 1989-1993
  • Elections 1992
  • Political opposition
  • Parties

Paraguay – Church/Culture/Women and also Solidarity with Canada (Box SOL. 17)

(one file for each topic)

Peru

Peru – General

  • Bibliographies
  • General information – History/Geography/Travel
  • Cities
  • Class analysis

Peru -  Economy

  • Pres. Juan Velasxo 1968-1975
  • Pres. Francisco Morales Bermudez  1975-1980
  • July 1976
  • Pres. Fernando Belaunde1980-1985
  • President Alan Garcia 1985-1990
  • President Alberto Fujimori 1990-1993
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture – Agrarian reform
  • Amazon
  • Andean Pact
  • Debt
  • Oil
  • Energy – Hydroelectric
  • Fishing
  • Foreign aid
  • Industry
  • Industry – cocaine
  • Informal sector
  • Mining
  • Mining - copper
  • Foreign Investment
  • Foreign Investment USA
  • Energy - oil and gas
  • Tourism
  • Trade

Peru – Human Rights

  • Pres. Francisco Morales Bermudez 1975-1980
  • Pres. Fernando Belaunde 1980-1985
  • 1984 – Americas Watch Report1985-1986
  • Pres. Alan Garcia 1985-1989
  • President Fujimori 1990-1992
  • 1991 Amnesty International
  • 1989 APRODEH (Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos)
  • Children
  • Disappeared
  • Mass media
  • Indigenous peoples File 1
  • Indigenous peoples File 2
  • Indigenous peoples. Instituto de Estudios Aymaras.  Boletin occasional

Peru – International Relations

  • International relations - general
  • Canada
  • Canada – 1978-1992
  • Canada – Foreign aid
  • Canada – Canadians in Peru
  • Canada – Foreign investment
  • Chile
  • Ecuador
  • United States
  • United States – Foreign aid 1991-1992

Peru – Labour

  • General
  • History – Mariategui
  • 1985
  • 1985-1992
  • Repression
  • Fishermen’s Union
  • Students

Peru – Labour – Strikes/Unions

  •  Confederacion General de Trabajadores del Peru (CGTP)
  •  Confederacion Nacional Agraria (CAN)
  •  Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores  en la Educacion de Peru (SUTEP) and “Ley del Magisterio
  • SUTEP 1975-1978
  • SUTEP 1979 strike
  • Police strike February  1975
  • Fishermen’s Union October 1976
  • General strike July 1977
  • National strikes 1978
  • Hunger strike February 1978
  • Miners’ strike August 1978
  • General strike January 1979
  • Cromotex massacre February 4, 1979
  • Doctors’ strike 1980 and 1981

Peru – Political

  • President Juan Velasco 1968-1975
  • President Francisco Morales Bermudez 1975-1980
  • Elections 1978
  • Elections 1980
  • President Fernando Belaunde 1980-1985
  • Elections – Municipal, November 13, 1983
  • Elections 1985
  • 1985-1990 President Alan Garcia
  • Elections 1990
  • Elections 1990 – Mario Vargas Llosa writings
  • President Alberto Fujimori 1990-1993
  • Fujimori’s coup
  • Corruption
  • Drug war
  • Hugo Blanco
  • Military
  • Police
  • Political parties
  • Political parties – Right – Alianza Popular Revolucionario Americana (APRA)
  • Political parties – Left –  Frente Obrero Campesino Estudiantil Popular (FOCEP)
  • Political parties – Left – Izquierda Unida (IU)
  • Political parties – Left – Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR)
  • Political parties – Left – Partido Comunista Peruano (PCP)
  • Political parties – Left – Partido Comunista Revolucionario (PCR)
  • Political parties – Left – Partido Revolucionario de Trabajdores (PRT)
  • Political parties – Left – Partido Socialista Revolucionario (PSR)
  • Revolutionary movements – guerrillas
  • Revolutionary movements – guerrillas – Sendero Luminoso 1981-1985
  • Revolutionary movements – guerrillas – Sendero Luminoso 1985-1991
  • Revolutionary movements – guerrillas – Sendero Luminoso 1992-1993

Peru –Church/Culture

  • Church documents File 1
  • Church documents File 2
  • Church documents File 3
  • Repression
  • Culture – mass media
  • Education
  • Health
  • Health – Chimbote publications

Peru – Women

  • Women File 1
  • Women File 2
  • Population control

Peru – Solidarity (SOL Box 18) in Solidarity Section

  • Canada
  • Canada – PSG (Peru Support Group)
  • Canada – “Peru link”  1 – 5, July 1982 – Spring 1987
  • International

Uruguay

Uruguay – History

Uruguay – Economy

  • Pres. Jorge Pacheco Areco 1969-1973
  • Civilian/military government 1973-1985
  • Pres. Julio Sanguinetti 1985-1989
  • Pres. Luis Lacalle 1990-1992
  • Agriculture
  • Debt
  • Developmental potential
  • Foreign investment

Uruguay – Human Rights

  • CIvilian/military 1973-1976
  • CIvilian/military 1976-1979
  • Civilian/military 1980-1985
  • Pres. Julio Sanguinetti 1985-1989
  • Pres Luis Lacalle 1990
  • Interchurch Committee on Human Rights in Latin America 1982 (ICCHRLA)
  • ICCHRLA 1983
  • ICCHRLA 1983-1984
  • Amnesty International 1974-1984
  • Education
  • Medical
  • Political prisoners 1975-1979
  • Political prisoners 1980-1987
  • Political prisoners - Camping for Jose Luis Massera
  • Refugees
  • Torture

Uruguay – International Relations

  • Canada 1973,1980-1992
  • Latin America
  • South Africa
  • United States

Uruguay – Labour

  • Convencion Nacional de Trabajadores (CNT)
  • Labour repression
  • Labour 1976-1985
  • Labour 1985-1991

Uruguay – Political

  • Elections 1971-1972
  • Military Coups 1973 & 1976
  • Pres Aparicio Mendez 1976-1978
  • Plebiscite 1980
  • Pres. Gregorio Alvarez 1981-1984
  • Elections 1982
  • Elections 1984
  • Pres. Julio Sanguinetti 1985-1989
  • President Luis Lacalle 1990-1992
  • Political parties
  • Coup
  • Political parties – Blanco
  • Political parties – Colorado
  • Political parties – Comunista
  • Political parties – Convergencia Democratica en Uruguay (CDU)
  • Political parties – Left – Frente Amplio
  • Revolutionary movements – Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN)Tupamaros

Uruguay – Church/Culture

  • Church
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Women

Uruguay – Solidarity (SOL Box 18) in Solidarity Section

  • Canada
  • Canada –  Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners in Uruguay (CDPPU)
  • Canada – Grupo de Apoyo al la Resistencia Uruguaya (GARU)
  • United States
  • Unites States – “Uruguay News”
  • CDHRU Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Uruguay (CDHRU )
  •  Peace and Justice Service (SERPAJ)

Venezuela

Venezuela – History

  • FF #1 - Venezuela - History 1975-1992
    • Newspapers, articles, reports by international organizations from November 1975 to 1992. The newspapers and articles mainly focus on inequality and political developments, while the reports provide basic data about the country.

Venezuela – Economy

  • FF #2 - Economy 1972
    • Folder only contains 1 article of Le Devoir from the 28th of January 1972. The article is titled Les violents contrastes du Venezuela.
  • FF #3 - President Carlos Andres Perez 1973-March 1979
    • Series of short newspaper articles covering the projected economic prosperity of Venezuela, high levels of inequality and the first term of President Carlos Andrés Pérez. The file also includes ABECOR Country Reports, a Report by the Canadian Embassy in Caracas and a University of Ottawa report on capital accumulation in the country.
  • FF #4 President Luis Herrera Campins 1979-December 1983
    • Newspaper articles detailing Venezuela’s economic issues during the presidency of Luis Herrera Campins. The folder also includes some country reports by the government of Canada and other institutions.
  • FF #5 - President Jaime Lusinchi 1984-1988
    • Articles on the Venezuelan economy under the government of Jaime Lusinchi. However, a majority of the newspaper clippings in the folder are focused on the electoral campaign in the lead up of Carlos Andrés Pérez’s second term.
  • FF #6 - President Carlos Andres Perez 1989-1992
    • International newspaper coverage of the Caracazo and the austerity measures implemented by Carlos Andrés Pérez.
  • FF #7 - Agriculture - 1976-1989
    • Foreign Agriculture Board reports on the Venezuelan agricultural industry between 1977 and early 1980. This folder also contains a variety of English language newspaper articles from October 1976 to 1989 and a copy of “Land Reform: Is it the answer: A Venezuelan Peasant Speaks” (1981).
  • FF #8 - Economy - Debt - 1974-1990
    • Newspaper clippings discussing Venezuela’s debt from 1974 to 1989. The folder also includes a few reports and academic articles covering the debt issues faced by the country. All documents in English.
  • FF #9 - Industry 1991
    • Globe and Mail article from May 9th 1991 titled “Central, South America whet Canadian miner’s appetites: Venezuelan government easing rules, making that country ‘flavour of the month’ for mineral exploration teams’”.
  • FF #10 - Energy – Oil and Gas 1970-1975
    • Economic reports and newspaper clippings on Venezuelan oil production and gas based economic policy. The folder also includes a 33 page report from Fichas Latinoamericanas titled “Venezuela pais petrolero”.
  • FF #11 - Energy – Oil and Gas 1975
    • Collection of French and English language newspaper articles detailing the proposed Venezuelan oil nationalization project. Some articles cover the electoral debates on the importance of nationalization, and the eventual decision taken by the Carlos Andrés Pérez government.
  • FF #12 - Energy – Oil and Gas 1976-1979
    • English, Spanish and French language press coverage of oil price changes, the growth of the country’s deficit and the electoral victory of Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente (COPEI) in the 1978 elections. The folder also contains some articles on the 1979 oil crisis.
  • FF #13 - Energy – Oil and Gas 1980-1988
    • Academic and newspapers discussing the challenges faced by the Venezuelan oil industry and economy.
  • FF #14 - Energy - Oil and Gas 1989
    • Contains 3 newspaper articles about Venezuela’s conflict with OPEC, the country’s attempt to attract foreign investment. The folder also details the development of the oil industry and the discovery of oil deposits in the Northeast of the Monagas state.
  • FF #15 - Foreign Investment - 1974-1991
    • The folder has a compilation of articles converting government and private investment in Venezuela between 1974 to 1991.
  • FF #16 - Industry - Mining - 1974-1984
    • Short newspaper and academic articles on the development of primary industries and Venezuela’s industrialization between 1974 and 1984. Papers on Venezuela’s iron industry nationalization are also included.
  • FF #17 - Industry – Auto - 1976-1984
    • Holds two articles. One from November 2, 1976 titled “Venezuela’s Motor Industry: A conflict of views” and the other is a short block titled “Media blitz”. The latter of these is from February 2, 1984 and details the ad attacks directed at Venezuela’s development minister for the dire financial situation faced by the US-controlled auto industry.
  • FF #18 - Mining - 1976-1988
    • Articles on the expansion and regulation of Venezuela’s mining industry between 1974 and 1988. The topics of these documents vary from the construction of new projects to the challenges faced by those seeking to extract coal, iron and gold in Venezuela.
  • FF #19 - Mining – Bauxite/Aluminum - 1973-1988
    • The folder has a collection of articles discussing the construction of aluminum plants in Venezuela and the challenges the government faced. A few articles focus directly on Venezuela’s aluminum sales to Japan and Italy.
  • FF #20 - Tourism - 1985, 1992
    • Composed of two articles about Venezuela’s prospects in the tourism industry. The first is an article discussing the positive effects the devaluation of the Bolivar could have on the country’s tourism industry, while the second is a Globe and Mail report on the natural beauty of the South American country.
  • FF #21 - Trade - 1973-1984
    • Wide array of newspaper articles on international trade and on the government’s selection of contractors. A New York Times article and a copy of the U.S. Senate committee on the sale of U.S. military planes to Venezuela are also included in this folder.

Venezuela – Human Rights

  • FF #22 - Human Rights - General -1969-1992
    • File contains newspaper articles on human rights violations and political prisoners in Venezuela between 1969 and 1992. It also includes a series of articles on Romulo Betancourt’s imprisonment after the 1928 student protests and a copy of the October 1988 Amnesty International’s Venezuela: Memorandum to the government.
  • FF #23 - Indigenous Peoples 1974
    • Contains one booklet titled Yanomami the True People by Napoleon A. Chagnon. Published in August 1974 the document  is 11 pages long and contains photographs.

Venezuela – International Relations

  • FF #24 - Canada 1982-1990
    • Folder made up of newspaper articles discussing trade negotiations between Canada and Venezuela. Some articles also include coverage of travel warnings issued by the Canadian government during the Caracazo. The only non-newspaper item included is a 3 page copy of the Canadian Foreign Policy Texts from 1982.
  • FF #25 - Canada 1991-1993, 2019
    • File consists of newspaper clippings about Canadians and Canadian businesses in Venezuela. Additionally, the folder includes an academic article written by Dr. Roland T. Ely for the 1992 Annual CALACS Conference in Ottawa and a booklet titled Venezuela and the Netherlands Antilles published in 1972 as part of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce Markets for Canadian Exporters. 
  • FF #26 - Canada – Foreign Investment - 1979-1990
    • Includes newspaper articles on Venezuelan Canadian trade diplomacy and foreign investment. The other files are government of Canada documents about the Venezuelan market between 1977 and 1979 and an official communiqué outlining the visit of Venezuela’s foreign minister February 1981.
  • Ff #27 - Canada – Trade 1970-1979
    • English and French language sources ranging from newspaper articles to Canadian government reports covering the sale of oil, the minting of coins, the Venezuelan expropriation of Canadian companies and trade deals.
  • FF #28 - Canada – Trade 1980-1986
    • Contains newspaper articles discussing Venezuela-Canada relations between 1980-1986. The folder also has some copies of the Alberta Memorandum and Canadian government News Release on trade with Venezuela. 
  • FF #29 - Argentina - 1975
    • File contains two newspaper slips covering trade between Venezuela and Argentina. The first article titled “Venezuela buys more grain from Argentina” announces the Argentinian sale of 500,000 tonnes of wheat, maize and sorghum every year. The second article written by Hugh O’Shaughnessy on December 10, 1975 titled “Venezuela/Argentina commodity swap” discusses the Venezuelan sale of 100 tons of coal in exchange for 400,000 tons of Argentine wheat.
  • FF #30 - Andean Pact - 1978, 1985
    • Folder with two Spanish language newspaper articles on trade and joint investment as part of the Andean Pact in 1978 and 1985.
  • FF #31 - Britain - 1974-1977
    • Contains 4 newspaper articles on Venezuelan-British trade and Venezuelan contracts granted to British companies. It also has a short article on trade negotiations between the two governments, and the role oil played in their relationship.
  • FF #32 - Caribbean - 1976-1984
    • A long newspaper article from Caribbean Contact on Venezuelan influence in the Caribbean during the mid 70s and a short extract about Venezuelan funding for infrastructure in Dominica. A copy of the NACLA report on the Americas titled “Oil on Troubled waters: Venezuela Policy in the Caribbean”.
  • FF #33 - Colombia -1969-1991
    • Newspaper coverage of legislative and migratory changes faced by Colombian migrants in Venezuela during the late 60s and 70s. The rest of the newspaper excerpts cover territorial disputes and the Venezuelan government’s fight against guerrilla groups.
  • FF #34 - Cuba - 1973-1992
    • This folder is made up of a variety of newspaper clippings beginning with the restoration of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Cuba in 1974 and President Carlos Andrés Pérez
    • visit to Cuba. Some of the other newspaper articles included coverage of the prosecution of the individuals accused of the Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 bombing, Venezuelan-Cuban cooperation in the banking sector and the expansion of commercial relations between the two countries in 1992.
  • FF #35 - Guyana - 1981-1987
    • Compilation of reporting covering the Venezuela-Guyana border dispute in 1981. There is also a short newspaper clipping from 1987 which details the 5.17-billion-dollar investment by the Venezuelan government into Guyana’s major projects.
  • FF #36 - Japan - 1978
    • Contains one article by Prensa Libre (Guatemala) from July 10, 1978 titled “Venezuela y Japón suscriben una millonaria negociación”. The clipping details the deal signed by Japan and Venezuela for the sale of 160 thousand tons of Venezuelan aluminum to Japan.
  • FF #37 - Latin America - 1976-1987
    • This folder contains several newspaper articles on Venezuelan foreign policy in Latin America and its move to position itself as a major player in the region after the 1970s. Some of the articles from the late 80s focus on Venezuela’s competition with Mexico and the US for influence over the countries of the Caribbean.
  • FF #38 - Middle-East - 1975, 1977
    • The file contains two articles. One from May 6, 1975 covering the Shah of Iran’s visit to Venezuela, and the other on Carlos Andrés Pérez’s tour of the Middle East in 1977.
  • FF #39 - Organization of American States (OAS) - 1974-1981
    • This folder has several articles from the international press on the new Latin American organization proposed by Venezuelan president Carlos Andrés Pérez and the diplomatic power of Venezuela. The file also contains a copy of a Joint Communique by the Canadian Department of External Affairs on the visit to Canada of the foreign minister of Venezuela in 1981.
  • FF #40 - Romania - 1969
    • Single copy of 1969 coverage by El Nacional on the Venezuela-Romania trade Oil Agreement. An English translation of the article is also attached.
  • FF #41 - United Nations - 1966,1976
    • The folder contains two items. The first is a UNESCO Chronicle titled “Venezuela: a national literacy project”, which was released in 1966. The second document is a newspaper clipping from July 17, 1976 titled “Califican ‘Atraco a Libertad Prensa’ Propuesta de Venezuela en Unesco” and covers a Venezuelan proposal made at a UNESCO meeting in Costa Rica.
  • FF #42 - Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (USSR) - 1975-1976
    • The folder has two newspaper clippings, one describing the Carlos Andrés Pérez government’s interest in improving relations with the USSR. The second article covers the 1976 oil swap between Venezuela and the USSR.
  • FF #43 - United States - 1974-1992
    • The first part of the file is made up of a number of newspaper articles detailing the diplomatic disputes between Venezuela and the United States as a result of the oil crisis and Venezuela’s move towards a more reconciliatory foreign policy with Cuba. The rest of the folder is composed of newspaper clippings on Kissinger’s visit to Venezuela, the expropriation of American companies, the nationalization of the oil industry in Venezuela and cross-nation solidarity of steel workers.
  • FF #44 - United States – Investment - 1969-1981
    • Newspaper articles on the investment of American companies in Venezuela and their conflicts with the Venezuelan government in the 1970s.
  • FF #45 - United States – Trade - 1974-1982
    • Folder containing articles on the US-Venezuela trade dispute during the Gerald Ford presidency. Other articles detail Venezuela’s willingness to increase trade in 1976, and the sale of American F16 jets to Venezuela.
  • FF #46 - Venezuela - U.S. Aid - ACCION en Venezuela -
    • ACCION was an NGO based in New York. It had a Venezuelan branch that focused on providing aid to several slums in the country. A pamphlet and two copies of the “ACCION en Venezuela: Organización y Realizaciones” are included alongside several editions of the ACCION bulletin. Additionally, the folder contains some articles from the Daily Journal and the Herald Examiner which detail some of the work done by ACCION in Venezuela.

Venezuela – Labour

  • FF #47 - Labour - General - 1975-1989
    • This folder has a variety of articles regarding labour movements, strikes and their clashes with the Venezuelan government. Sources range from 1975 to 1989.

Venezuela – Political

  • FF #48 - President Carlos Andres Perez 1973-1979
    • This file contains a number of newspaper articles about the 1972 Venezuelan presidential election, the early plans of the Carlos Andrés Pérez administration to nationalize the oil industry. Other articles discuss the corruption scandals of the Venezuelan delegation at OPEC, the tour of President Carlos Andrés Pérez, his reorganization of the ministries and public image.
  • FF #49 - President Luis Herrera Campins 1978-1983
    • Composed of a few newspaper articles on the electoral campaign and the economic problems of the country.
  • FF #50 - Elections - 1983 - 1982-1983
    • The folder has a number of English language newspaper articles and press releases published during the 1983 Venezuelan presidential election. The inclusion of a press release in the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, is notable for its coverage of a number of scandals in the Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente (COPEI) election campaign.
  • FF #51 - President Jaime Lusinchi 1984-1988
    • Made up of several newspaper articles detailing challenges to the dominance of Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente (COPEI) and Acción Democrática (AD), and the second presidential campaign of former president Carlos Andrés Pérez.
  • FF #52 - President Carlos Andres Perez 1989-1993
    • Large collection of newspaper articles providing coverage of Carlos Andrés Pérez’s win in the 1988 election, his implementation of austerity measures, the Caracazo, the two 1992 coups and Perez’s impeachment.
  • FF #53 - Political Parties - 1969-1978
    • This file contains newspaper articles detailing alliances between political parties and political movements on the left. It includes a translated copy of a Portuguese language article about controversy surrounding the formation of a majority government made up of the Nationalist Civic Crusade Party with Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente (COPEI) and its allies. 
  • FF #54 - Political Parties – Christian Democrats - 1974
    • This folder contains a pamphlet written by Enrique David Monteverde for the Latin American Profile. With the title, “Venezuela: Christian Democracy Anticipates Siding with “Leftist Opposition” the document examines the way Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente (COPEI) can recover from their defeat in the 1973 Venezuelan presidential election.
  • FF #55 - Military - 1970-1998
    • Contains newspaper articles, all of which cover topics ranging from fears of a military coup to the position of the army on the 1988 El Amparo massacre.
  • FF #56 - Revolutionary Movements - 1976-1990
    • Containing a variety of academic articles, newspaper slips and pamphlets, the folder details guerrilla movements in Venezuela between 1967 and 1990. A small 1973 booklet titled “Los Partidos Políticos en mi País Ayer y Hoy” published by the Equipo de Formación Y Publicaciones (EFYP) as the third part of their Serie Politica.

Venezuela – Culture/Churc/Social Issues

  • FF #57 - Culture - 1973-1975
    • This file is composed of several newspaper articles related to Venezuelan culture in the fields of music, theatre and the arts. The documents in this file are in English and French.
  • FF #58 - Church - 1987
    • Folder contains only one 1987 religious publication with an article titled “Venezuelan Bishops Plan for Social Renewal.” The document describes a pastoral plan published by the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela.
  • FF #59 - Education - 1981-1989
    • Articles covering the student protests of 1987, 1988 and 1989 and the way the Venezuelan government responded.
  • FF #60 - Health - 1978-1992
    • News coverage of health issues faced by the Venezuelan population between 1978 and 1992. Most of the articles tend to focus on malnutrition, cholera and gastroenteritis.
  • FF #61 - Housing - 1975
    • The file contains a single 1975 newspaper article titled “Dynamic leader undaunted by city’s problems.” In it, the journalist details the challenges and ambitions of Diego Arria, governor of the federal district.
  • FF #62 - Mass Media - 1975
    • Folder contains two articles covering the advertisement industry and the financial difficulties faced by the Venezuelan publishing industry in the later half of the 20th century.
  • FF #63 - Women - 1979-1984
    • Bulletins, reports and newspaper articles covering a range of topics such as abortion, gender violence, or working conditions.

Caribbean Region

Caribbean – General

  • General 1970-1984
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Mass media
  • Women

Caribbean – Church

  • General including Caribbean Conference of Churches
  • Conference of Churches - Christian Action for Development in the Caribbean (CADEC) 1970s
  • Popular church

Caribbean – Economy

  • General
  • Miami Conference on the Caribbean, Nov 28-30, 1979 (EPICA Analysis)
  • Agriculture 1986-1991
  • Banking
  • CARICOM (Commonwealth Caribbean)
  • Debt
  • Development 1989
  • Foreign investment
  • Free trade zones
  • Oil
  • Tourism
  • Trade

Caribbean – Human Rights

  • General
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Desmond Trotter

Caribbean – International Relations

  • General
  • Canada 1966-1969
  • Canada 1970-1974
  • Canada 1975-1979
  • Canada 1980 -1984
  • Canada 1984 – 1993
  • Canada – Foreign aid
  • Canada – Foreign investment
  • Canada – Trade and aid to 1975
  • Canada – Trade 1976 – 1980
  • Canada – Trade September 1984 – 1987
  • France
  • Latin America
  • United States to 1980
  • United States President Reagan 1981 – 1988
  • United States President George H.W. Bush 1989 -

Caribbean – International Relations (continued)

  • United States – Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) 1980 – 1982
  • United States – Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) 1983

Caribbean – Labour

  • General
  • Sugar workers (See also ICCSASW collection - section Q)

Caribbean – Political

  • General
  • Anti-imperialist organizations of Caribbean and Central America
  • Militarization
  • Organization of Eastern Caribbean States OECS) Dominica  1977 – 1988
  • Peoples National Party

Belize

Belize – General

Belize – Church

Belize – Culture

Belize – Economy

  • General
  • Agriculture
  • Foreign aid
  • Development thesis (Title and author?)
  • Oil
  • Sugar

Belize – Human Rights

  • General
  • Indigenous peoples

Belize – International Relations

  • General
  • Britain
  • Canada
  • Caribbean
  • Guatemala border dispute
  • Mexico
  • United States

Belize – Labour Movement

Belize – Political

  • General
  • Independence
  • 1985-1989 President Manuel Esquivel
  • 1989 President George Price
  • United Democratic Party (UDP)

Belize – Society for the Promotion of Education and Research (SPEAR)

Belize – “Belize Briefing (U.K.) 1985-1988

Cuba

Cuba – General

  • "Cuba Information "75" Orientation Department, Ottawa (CUSO) 1975
  • History - Revolution
  • History - 25th Anniversary of the Revolution
  • Bibliography
  • Education 1970-1989
  • Environment 1992
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Wire services
  • Women
  • Youth 1973-1989

Cuba – Economy

  • 1959-1969
  • 1970-1975
  • 1976-1979
  • 1980-1984
  • 1985-1993
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture - Agrarian Reform
  • Agriculture - Sugar 1969-1984
  • Debt 1975-1982
  • Fishing - Law of the Sea
  • Foreign Aid
  • Mining 1983-1990
  • Nuclear
  • Tourism
  • Trade
  • Latin America Economic System (SELA)

Cuba - Human Rights

  • General 1967 - 1990
  • Political prisioners 1975-1988
  • Refugees (those leaving)

Cuba - International Relations

  • Cuban Foreign Relation: A Chronology 1959-1982, Jane Frnaklin 1984
  • General - Foreign policy 1970-1979
  • Africa 1976 - 1979
  • Angola 1976 - 1988
  • Asia 1978 - 1989
  • Canada 1972 - 1984
  • Canada 1973 - 1975
  • Canada - Trudeau's visit January 1976
  • Canada 1976 - 1979
  • Canada 1980 - 1984
  • Canada 1984 - 1993
  • Canada - Foreign Aid 1973 - 1993
  • Canada - Trade 1972-1979
  • Canada - Trade 1980 - 1996
  • Canada - Bob Rutka and Prensa Latina - Expulsion from U.S. 1976 - 1986
  • Caribbean
  • Chile
  • Ecuador
  • Eastern Bloc
  • El Salvador
  • Europe
  • Grenada (also "Cuba News" 1982-1983
  • Haiti
  • Hijackimg
  • Jamaica
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Middle East
  • Nicaragua
  • Non-aligned countries
  • Organization of American States (OAS)
  • Puerto Rico
  • Russia
  • South Africa
  • United Nations
  • USA - Missile crisis
  • USA - Bay of Pigs
  • USA - Kennedy plot
  • USA - CIA plots
  • USA - Nixon administration - 1973-1974
  • USA - Ford administration - 1975-1976
  • USA - Carter administration - 1977-1980
  • USA - Reagan administration - 1981-1988
  • USA - Bush administration - 1989-1992
  • USA - Clinton administration - 1992-1993
  • USA - Immigration
  • USA - Guantanamo Naval Base
  • USA - Trade
  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
  • USSR - Foreign Aid

Cuba - Labour

Cuba - Political

  • Political analysis 1968-1990
  • Fidel Castro 1968-1990
  • Fidel CAstro 1991-1993
  • Elections 1993
  • Che Guevara 1967-1992
  • Communist Party
  • Constitution 1975-1976
  • Contra's counter revolution
  • Drug war 1992
  • Raul Castro
  • Military 1978-1991
  • Police

Cuba - Institutions

  • Church 1970-1991
  • Church - Consejo Ecumenico
  • Culture - General
  • Culture 1991 - 1993
  • Culture - Theater/Art/Cinema
  • Culture - Literature
  • Culture - Casa de las Americas (See also Section P in Resource Centre)
  • Energy
  • Population

Cuba – Solidarity (SOL Box 20) in Solidarity Section

  • Canada
  • Canada - Church - Canadian Council of CHurches Delegation to Cuba Nov. 1986
  • Canada - Church - Canadian Council of Church Delegation to Cuba Nov. 1986 (John Foster's notes)
  • Canada - "Amistad" - Newsletter of Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association, Toronto
  • International
  • United States
  • U.S. - Center for CUban Studies, New York 1974-1976
  • U.S. - Cuba REsources Center, NY (assorted publications) 1972-1985

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic – General

  • Historical 1970-73
  • Historical 1976
  • Historical 1981

Dominican Republic – Economy

  • 1966-1979
  • 1980-81
  • Hurricane David 1979
  • 1982-86
  • 1986
  • Agriculture 1972-88
  • Cattle
  • ALCOA
  • Bank Loans 1975-83
  • Debt/Aid 1974-84
  • Banking 1973-78
  • Bourgeoisie
  • Foreign Investment 1991
  • CIBAO
  • Corporate Involvement – Violence
  • Cost of Living 1973-78
  • Cotton
  • Dependence (analysis)
  • Development
  • Electric
  • Exports
  • Falconbridge Bonao -1976
  • Falconbridge 1977-79
  • Falconbridge 1979
  • Falconbridge 1980
  • Foreign Investment
  • Gulf and Western 1977-81
  • Gulf and Western in the Dominican Republic, Report No. 3, May 1978
  • Gulf and Western 1978-82
  • Industry
  • Manufacturing
  • Migrant Workers
  • Mining and Exploration
  • Nuclear
  • Oil
  • Canadian Superior Oil
  • Region Este
  • Gold Mine 1976-84
  • Standard of Living 1976-87

Dominican Republic – Economy (continued)

  • Sugar 1980-82 (See also ICCSASW Sugar Collection Section Q)
  • CODETEL 1977
  • CODETEL
  • Commercial Relations 1976-79
  • Inter-American Development Bank – IADB
  • Nationalization movements
  • Tourism 1975-92
  • Trade
  • Water
  • Zona Franca

Dominican Republic – HR/Repression

  • Dead and Disappeared 1970-74
  • Human Rights 1974-84
  • Human Rights abuses 1976-78
  • Repression – Church 1981
  • Repression 1981-88
  • Fafa Taveras campaign
  • Comite Permanante por la libertad de los presos y el retorno de Exiliados
  • Miscarriage of Justice 1975/76
  • Orlando Martinez 1976
  • Political Prisoners 1973-1978
  • Political Persecution
  • Political Prisoners – Solidarity and Campaigns
  • Report of Investigation Team
  • Repression (Trade Unions)

Dominican Republic – International Relations

  • Canada
  • Foreign Investment
  • Foreign Experts
  • Organization of American States (OAS)
  • Spain
  • Sacha Volman
  • Invasion 1965
  • Invasion Canadian Position
  • 10th Anniversary Committee 1975
  • 10 Years after Marines
  • Yankee Imperialism 1974-75
  • U.S.
  • U.S. 1981-87
  • U.S. 1991

Dominican Republic – Labour

  • Labour (General) 1970-1992
  • Trade Union Movement 1976-1981
  •  Confederacion Autonoma de Sindicatos Cristianos (CASC) 1973-1976
  • Colegio Dominicano de Ingenieros Arquitectos y Agrimensores (CODIA)
  • Cooperative Movement 1973-1976
  • Amas de Casa
  • Haitian Workers 1976-1990
  • Lawyers La Asociacion Dominicana de Abogados (ADOMA)
  • Migration of Dominican Workers
  • Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Telefonicos (SNTT) 1973-1982
  • Sindicato Unido de Trabajadores de Falconbridge (SUTRAFADO) 1979-1986
  • Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Rosario Dominicana (SITRARODOM) 1979
  • Sindicato Portuario de Arrimo (POASI)
  • Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Insituto Nacional de Recursos Hidraulicos (SINATRAINDRHI)
  • Sindicato Unido de Trabajadores del Central Romana (Gulf & Wester)
  • Sugar Workers - FENAZUCAR
  • Teachers 1977
  • Transportation and Chauffeurs 1973-1980
  • Union General de Trabajadores Dominicanos (UGTD)

Labour - Central General de Trabajadores (CGT)

  • CGT - General 1983-1984
  • CGT - Organization of
  • CGT - Political Analysis
  • CGT DEclaration and Statements 1973-1977
  • CGT Affiliated Unions 1975-1983
  • CGT - Banking
  • CGT - CASC

Labour - CGT (continued)

  • FF #1 CGT - Congresos 1972-1978
    • Documents and articles from CGT Primera Conferencia Sindical de la Unidad, May 1, 1972. Special 1975 CGT publication for “7 dias con el pueblo”. Booklet “2do. Pleno Nacional  Un Paso Firme en la Consolidacion de la CGT” 1978. Materials in Spanish.
  • FF #2 CGT - Congreso 1979
    • Documents from Primer Congreso Nacional CGT. Series of 6 booklets produced for the congreso. All in Spanish.
  • FF #3 CGT - Congreso del Pueblo 1976
    • Single item "A todas las organizaciones democraticas: La CGT Propone Reunir el Congreso del Pueblo".
  • FF #4 CGT - Defamation and Attempts to Destroy
    • CGT denounces the CIA for undermining the union. Articles in Spanish.
  • FF #5 CGT - Jose Cristobal Duran (Expulsion of) 1977
    • Several articles in Spanish of CGT expulsion of Duran
  • FF #6 CGT - International Affiliations
    • Presentation by CGT at an Encuentro Sindical Latinoamericano in Quito, Ecuador “Por una metodologia comun para la accion sindical unitaria en America Latina” 1979. Also two articles about their relations with the Federacion Sindical Mundial.
  • FF #7 CGT - International Declarations
    • Statement from Rome by CGT leaders on international visit. Provides history of US intervention in country and repression against labour unions.
  • FF #8 CGT - May Day 1973-1985
    • Articles, publications and flyers promoting May Day.
  • FF #9 CGT - Trade Unions Repression
    • CGT documents and press articles about repression against trade unions. All in Spanish.
  • FF #10 CGT - Trade Unions Repression - Imprisonment of 1973-1978
    • Large number of articles without years on them. Articles about arrest of trade union leaders.

Dominican Republic - Political

  • FF #11 General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
    • Spanish and English newspaper articles from the '70s about the CIA involvement in the 1961 assassination of dictator General Trujillo.
  • FF #12 Juan Bosch
    • Articles in Spanish. One 1973 pamphlet from his Partido Revolucionario Dominicano. 1981 “Interview with Juan Bosch: The Caribbean Under the Shadow” provides history of his presidency and departure from the DR after the US invasion.
  • FF #13 Post U.S. Invasion 1965
    • Only two newspaper articles of political events following the US invasion. (See also box 78)
  • FF #14 Post U.S. Invasion - Santo Domingo Newspapers Sept/Oct 1965 (fragile)
    • Newspaper sections from La Nacion and Patria following the US invasion. Papers are fragile.
  • FF #15 Pres. Joaquin Balaguer 1967-1973
    • Newspaper items in English and Spanish that describe President Balaguer’s efforts to maintain political peace in the DR after the US invasion. Range of topics.
  • FF #16 Elections May 16, 1974
    • Informative reports from Internews Service and articles about the political situation in the DR and opposition to Balaguer. Juan Bosch decides not to seek the presidency.
  • FF #17 Political Situation 1974-1976
    • Articles in Spanish and English describe the political situation after the 1974 election. Each text has a summary of recent events. Includes issue of LAWG Letter “The Dominican Republic: Ten Years Later” 1975.
  • FF #18 Political Assassination - Maximo Manuel Cabral 1975
    • Articles in Spanish.
  • FF #19 Political Corruption 1976
    • Articles in Spanish. One in English from Wall Street Journal exposes payouts made by American cigarette company Philip Morris to those with influence.
  • FF #20 Political Analysis 1977-1978
    • Excellent series of analytical (and ironic) articles in Spanish criticizing an official presentation of government successes.
  • FF #21 Political Protest 1972-1980
    • Newspapers, texts and political cartoons that depict struggles of opposition against the government of Joaquin Balaguer.
  • FF #22 Election May 1978
    • Newspapers in English and Spanish about the 1977-1978 elections. A list of candidates who were participating in this election. Information about each government party.
  • FF #23 Pres. Antonio Guzman 1978-1982
    • Letters and newspapers about the elections when Antonio Guzman, PRD has taken over following Joaquin Balaguer’s dictatorship.
  • FF #24 Pres. Jorge Blanco 1982-1986
    • Newspapers raise concerns of Jorge Blanco’s Social Democratic party. Conflict with the U.S about Jorge Blanco becoming President. Debate on the political groundwork for pre-election irregularities.
  • FF #25 Pres. Joaquin Balaguer 1986-1992
    • Election ends with Joaquin Balaguer being re-elected. Newspapers list Joaquin Balaguer’s political promises and concerns from the people.
  • FF #26 Balaguer And Partido Reformista
    • Purges within the Reformist Party and articles in Spanish explaining Social and Political effects.
  • FF #27 The Military 1968-1977
    • Four top Military leaders resigned under Joaquin Balaguer’s government. Articles criticising the government and its leaders.
  • FF #28 Police 1971-1978
    • Inefficiencies of the National Police in restoring order. Public officials participating in uniting the police body with the army and further discussions of the political police belonging to totalitarian regimes.
  • FF #29 Political Terror - La Banda
    • Public opinion documents the increasing amount of violence from campaigns like ‘La Banda’.

Dominican Republic - Political - Parties

  • FF #30 Partido Comunista Dominicano (PCD) 1973-1978
    • Extensive amount of documents in Spanish about PDC.
  • FF #31 PCD - newspaper Hablan los comunistas, 1978-1980
    • Series of Newspapers in good condition in Spanish.
  • FF #32 Partido Comunista del Trabajo (PCT) 1981
    • A letter and a short passage of, “El PCT Ante El Pasado, Ante El Presente Y Ante El Futuro”. Both in Spanish.
  • FF #33 Partido de Liberacion Dominicana (PLD) 1975-1981
    • Letters sent on behalf of the PLD party in an attempt to state their political stance and purpose of the party.
  • FF #34 Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) 1973-1981
    • Articles and newspapers in Spanish.
  • FF #35 PRD - Pena Gomez
    • Large file with letters and newspapers in Spanish
  • FF #36 Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano 1976-1977
    • Newspapers in Spanish.

Political - Popular Movements

  • Peasant Struggles 1973-1979, 1984
  • Movimmiento Agrario Reformista (MAR) 1974-1977
  • Land Tenure 1973-1974
  • Student Movements 1972-1977
  • Student - Universidad Autonoma Santo Domingo (UASD) 1973-1977
  • Women
  • Women and Popular Control

Political - the Left and Revolutionary Groups

  • The Left
  • "Liberation" (2 Issues) 1972
  • Linea Roja - 14th of June Movement
  • The Left 1975
  • Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional - CORECATO 1978-1979
  • Movimiento Popular Dominicano (MPD) 1973-1977
  • Movimiento Popular Dominicano (MPD) - newspaper "Lucha" 1974-1977
  • Movimiento Revolucionario "Nueva Republica" (MORENURE) 1973-75
  • Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (MST) 1982
  • Nucleo Comunista de los Trabajadores (NCT) 1977-1978
  • Bandera Proletaria
  • Francisco Caamano Deno
  • Claudio Caamano
  • Frente Izquierda Dominicana (FID) 1985

Cultural Institutions

  • Church 1969-1988
  • Church - Scarboro Foreign Missions (SFM)
  • Church - Scarboro Foreign Missions - Assassination of Father Arthur MacKinnon 1965
  • Church Projects and Conscientization (Sabaneta)
  • Center of Pastoral Awarness
  • ECLOF Dominicana
  • Centro de Educacion Popular (CEP)
  • Clubs and Sports
  • Comics - Popular Education Materials
  • Culture and the Arts
  • Education
  • Expresion Joven - New Song Movement including visits to Canada 1973-1975
  • Health Care
  • Mass Media

Dominican Republic – Solidarity (SOL Box 19) in Solidarity Section

The 1965 U.S. invasion of the DR was the catalyst for the formation of LAWG in Toronto in 1966. The amount of solidarity material reflects that connection.

  • FF #1 – Solidarity - Canada – LAWG
    • Items describe the situation in the DR with exchanges of letters between John Foster and other church offices. Includes the Sabanata Christian initiative, 1970-1972.
  • FF #2 – Canada – LAWG – Pajarito Project, 1971
    • John Foster’s report on a month in the DR where he participated in various meetings and a report on the “Pajarito” project initiated by DR youth with links to churches.
  • FF #3 – Canada – LAWG – Expresión Jóven Tour, 1975
    • LAWG report on tour of Expresión Jóven, including poster and lyrics of their songs. Articles on the tour in the DR press and in Contrast. [See also CF Box 81 for more articles about the tour]
  • FF #4 – Canada – LAWG on Falconbridge, 1989
    • Correspondence between LAWG and labour organizations about Falconbridge pollution. Documents of the affected communities, in Spanish and translated into English. Also article from Northern Miner about record profits of Falconbridge. [See also Country File Box 77 and Corporations file boxes 118 & 119]
  • FF #5 – Canada – Church 1975-1995
    • Various short reports regarding DR unions, telephone and sugar workers, and teachers; related activities in Canada and church missions to the DR.
  • FF #6 – Canada – Church – Dominican Republic Experience – Youth Corps and Scarboro Foreign Missions (SFM) 1983-1989
    • Brief report on 1983 DR Experience and extensive report on 1987 trip, including budgets and list of participants (in English)
  • FF #7 – Canada – Labour 1973-1976
    • Letters from DR unions (in Spanish) and newspaper articles in English, French and Spanish on visit to Canada.
  • FF #8 – Canada – Quebec Solidarity 1976-1977
    • Two reports in French on union history and repression in the DR, prepared by SUCO/CUSO.
  • FF #9 – Canada – Quebec Solidarity – Asociación de Dominicanos en Montréal (ADOMO) 1974
    • One announcement and one brief report/essay in Spanish.
  • FF #10 – Canada – Quebec Solidarity – La Société d’Amitié Dominico Canadienne (SADOCA) 1976-1977
    • Two brief reports on repression and resistance in Spanish and French focused on individual resistance leaders.
  • FF #11 – United States – Dominican Republic Task Force 1976-1978
    • Reports of New York City based Task Force, in English. One article from the Guardian (1984).
  • FF #12 – United States – Church - EPICA organizing packet 1971-1972
    • Prepared by Ecumenical Program on Central America and the Caribbean Quisqueya Task Force. Includes variety of documents on DR history, U.S. intervention, repression and resistance in English and Spanish.
  • FF #13 – Caribbean/West Indian Solidarity 1978-1984
    • Selection of articles from Contrast, the black Canadian newspaper published in Toronto. It existed from 1969-1991. LAWG clipped the newspaper for specific articles. These articles are about events in Grenada and Guyana.

Grenada

Grenada - General

  • 1979-1986
  • Church
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Women

Grenada - Economy

  • Prime Minister Eric Gairy 1974-1978
  • Prime Minister Maurice Bishop 1978-1983
  • Agriculture 1982-1983
  • Debt 1981
  • Tourism

Grenada - International Relations

  • Prime Minister Maurice Bishop 1980-1985
  • Canada 1979-1983
  • Latin America and Caribbean 1978-1983
  • USA 1979-1983

Grenada - Labour

  • Prime Minister Eric Gairy 1974-1975
  • Prime Minister Maurice Bishop 1979-1983

Grenada - International Relations

  • Prime Minister Eric Gairy 1973-1978
  • Prime Minister Maurice Bishop 1979-1983
  • "First Anniversary of the Revolution March 1-13, 1980" People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
  • New Jewel Movement 1973-1986
  • Coup October 1983, Bishop's death

Grenada - U.S.A Invasion

  • "Grenada: Background and Analysis" Data Centre, California, October 1983
  • "Grenada. Dossier de presse 31 Oct-83. Part 1. e context (and) Part 3. Elements d'analyse"
  • U.S. invasion October 1983
  • U.S. invasion October 1983-1984
  • Canadian response 1983-1985
  • Criticism 1983
  • Reflections, analyses 1983-1986
  • "Grenada. A preliminary report" December 16, 1983. Released by the Department of State and the Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.

Grenada – Post Invasion

  • Church
  • Health
  • Economy - post coup 1984
  • Economy - Tourism
  • Economy - Debt
  • Human Rights
  • Human Rights - Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard trial
  • International relations - Canada 1983-1988
  • International relations - Latin America and Caribbean
  • International relations - USA 1983-1989
  • Labour
  • Political - US invasion aftermath
  • Political - Provisional government November 1983
  • Elections December 3, 1984
  • Political - Herbert Blaize government
  • Political 1990
  • Political 1991
  • Political - Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM) 1984-1988
  • Political - Police

Grenada – Solidarity (SOL Box 19) in Solidarity Section

  • FF # 14 – Grenada - Solidarity – Canada – 1975 – 1986
    • A rich collection of documents from event poster (1975) to detailed CUSO report, to newspaper articles including Contrast and Canadian Tribune, to news releases.
  • FF #15 – Canada – Canada-Grenada Friendship Society (Toronto) 1980-1982
    • Four issues of the Friendship Society’s Newsletter1981-1982. Also three newspaper articles from Contrast and Socialist Voice.
  • FF #16 – Canada – Ottawa-Grenada Solidarity Committee 1983
    • Variety of items including correspondence with government and MPs; announcements of activities; minutes of meetings and brief newspaper articles.
  • FF #17 – Caribbean - Grenada Update – June 1984. Jamaica Committee for Defence of Human Rights in Grenada
    • A variety of documents in the Update, including issues about prison conditions and statements of Bernard Coard and Ramsey Clark.
  • FF #18 – Labour 1983
    • Three items, two Canadian and one Swiss protesting the U.S. invasion.
  • FF #19 – Solidarity – United States 1983
    • Two items of protest against the U.S. invasion.

Guyana

Guyana - General

  • FF #1 - General overview (1973-1976)
    • An overview of important events. Press documents, a diary of recent events with suggested actions and language lexicons, plus a booklet published by the Office of the High Commissioner entitled A Nation on the Move.
  • FF #2 - General (1980-1983)
    • Notes on the presentation by Bob Thomson, entitled “Guyana: Cooperative socialism or Dictatorship”. Guyana Update booklets, articles by Nation and CC on Jonestown, Burnham’s cooperative republic, government achievements and lack of resources. Press release document on women.
  • FF #3 - Church (1978-1988)
    • Newspaper articles (S.M., CNT, GM, LARR, CC, CS, TS) on the state of the church, proposed referendum and loss of human and civil rights. Press items, including a WPA handbook, and Cheddi Jagan’s panel on labour. [See also “Catholic Standard” in Church Section]
  • FF #4 Church - (1985)
    • Article authored by Roy Heath and published in the South entitled “Guyanese Dreams”.
  • FF #5 - Energy (1988)
    • Article in the South on the burning of imported industrial waste.
  • FF #6 - Health (1982-1987)
    • Newspaper articles (GG, PT, CS, Contrast) on health crises, including malnutrition-related death, drug crisis, thallium epidemic and covert pharmaceutical operations.
  • FF #7 - Political Cults (1984)
    • Numerous newspaper articles on the House of Israel.
  • FF #8 - Political Cults - Jonestown (1978-1981)
    • Newspaper articles (PT and APRNA) on Jonestown, including CIA intervention and court trials.
  • FF #9 - Guyana Women (1984)
    • Newspaper articles on solidarity between Guyana and Canada, including a rejection of the government.

Guyana - Economy

  • FF # 10 - Prime Minister Forbes Burnham (1965-1985)
    • Numerous newspaper articles (CC, MS, GM, SM, Contrast, Caribbean Monthly) on PNC control of government. Numerous ABECOR country reports on kaolin development, economic collapse, World Bank Emergency, and statements from political parties on the economic crisis.
  • FF #11 - President Desmond Hoyte (1985-1992)
    • Newspaper articles (FT, SN) on Hoyte’s inauguration, development into a socialist country, and IMF aid (economic recovery). A booklet on trade's economic, political and international situation with advertisements and press documents.
  • FF #12 - People's Progressice Party (PPP) (1993)
    • Newspaper articles (GM) on forest resources, specifically the Omai gold project.
  • FF #13 - Agriculture (1974-1983)
    • Newspaper articles (Contrast) on joint international farming projects and land developments. CERES booklet on dairy self-sufficiency, formation of the RAC, replacement of the Guyana-Cuba trade agreement on rice & sugar and removal of tax-free status.
  • FF #14 - Bauxite (1971-1986)
    • Newspaper articles (Economist, Guybau, OC, JWG, ANB, FP, CC, EMJ) on the expansion and delays of Bauxite and alumina; implementation of a tax levy; Reynolds Metal Co. retraction, legal action of levy. Paper authored by G. Teixeira on nationalization and new imperialism strategy. Integration into aluminum, international relations on militia protection, natural disasters, East Germany and Brazil to aid re-opening the refinery, ALCAN pulls out of bauxite deal.
  • FF #15 - Industry (1991)
    • Article from the South Publication on upgrading the telephone system.
  • FF #16 - Loans (1972-1984)
    • Numerous articles (TS, CC, CIS, GM) on World Bank loans; renewal of U.S aid IMF aid; Forestry Loans, RBC coordination of Loans, U.S blocks Guyana loans, suspension of credit from overseas suppliers, PNC dislikes loans, IMF outraged at Guyana.
  • FF #17 - Mining (1977-1989)
    • Newspaper articles (NM, GM, LACR, Contrast, FT) on mineral development, banning smuggling, expansion of gold mines, miners’ protest about prices, North and South America open mines and alternatives to calcined bauxite. Journal from EMJ on Nationalization, smelting, geology, ore mining and refining alumina.
  • FF #18 - Sugar (1974-1980)
    • Newspaper Articles (CC, Contrast, TS, MS, LACIR) on exportation to China, nationalization of resources, sugar targets and strikes. Booklet authored by Gavin B. Kennard (Ministry of Agriculture) entitled A History of the Demerara Group: A Year of Achievement. Paper entitled “Role of the Sugar Industry”. Paper authored by Winston Dookeran on the profitability and Social Order in Trinidad and Tobago. [See also: ICCSASW Sugar Collection Section Q]

Guyana - Human Rights

  • FF #19 - Human Rights (1974-1991)
    • Newspaper Articles (CC, Contrast, PT, CT, MRG, TS, Guardian) on imprisonment for publishing newspaper Day-Clean, demonstrators clash, abolishment of press freedom, police violence, Catholic priest arrested, refugee tales, gun licensing. Report on Human Rights Practices, arrest record on Walter Rodney, chronological report on political and official murders  (1964-1981). Paper authored by Lewanne Jones on “Repressive Violence: The Terror and the Time”. Paper on Attempts on Limiting Democracy in Guyana. Letters on Civil Liberties Action Council and PPP on memorandums. Press releases on seizures of GHRA documents and reports on the East Indians of Guyana and political freedom.
  • FF #20 Guyana Human Rights Association (GHE+RA) (1980-1989)
    • Statements from organizations on Walter Rodney’s murder. Newsletters on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights specifically, Walter Rodney’s murder, state control, GHRA activities, and international human rights activity. Reports on police brutality, solidarity and Human Rights Report (July and August 1981-1984).
  • FF #21 - Human Rights - Arnold Rampersaud (1977-1984)
    • Newspaper articles (Contrast) on release and migration to Canada. Letters from the defence committee on 3rd trial. Letter authored by Niall MacDermont on Rampersaud's denial of Human Rights. Cable Addresses PPP on saving Rampersaud and the 3rd trial. Forms for sponsors of the legal expenses of the trial. Poster entitled ‘No Third Trial’ Free Arnold Rampersaud.
  • FF #22 - Indigenous People (1979-1980)
    • Newspaper articles (LAP) on the Indigenous struggle for rights and the effects of political policy. Press statements from PNC on the violation of rights. Press releases from Survival on the Hydro-electric scheme concerning the Akawaio people. Document authored by Gordon Bennett, Audrey Colson, and Stuart Wavell titled The Dammed.

Guyana - International

  • FF #23 - International Relations (General) (1972-1985)
    • Newspaper articles (TWT, SS, FT, TS, MH, Contrast) on country relations, state socialism, joint ventures (Barbados, Jamaica, Tanzania, China), pharmaceuticals, freedom of the press, June 16 declared national day of solidarity Bogota-Guyana, destabilization (Cuba and Brazil), tribal chiefs request arms for defence, seeking ties to communist economic group, Venezuela plans attack, military contingent sent to UK for training, first ceramics factory.
  • FF #24 - IR - Canada (1984-1992)
    • Newspaper articles (GM, CNT, MG, TS) on President Hoyte’s adapting capitalism, Canadians liberating Natives, austerity from Canada, and IMF help. Paper authored by Rishee S. Thakur on Guyana’s IMF loans and Canada’s insensitivity. Paper from LAWG on parliamentary discussion. Report on Canada’s 1990 visit and proposal for NGO action, Cheddi Jagan wins elections and country’s state changes.
  • FF #25 - IR - Canada - Foreign Aid (1980-1992)
    • Newspaper articles (CIDA, SNS, GM, LACR) on electrical corporation loans, foreign aid, forestry development, World Bank contract, continuous aid and technical expertise from CIDA, CHF project, stopping aid, Ontario coup to assassinate the president, and Guyana informational bulletin. Postscript on fishing, fishery aids, forestry and gold. Article on the Guyana project known as Futures.
  • FF #26 - IR - Canada - Foreign Aid/CIDA (1989-1994)
    • Newspaper articles on CIDA developmental assistance, human rights and democratic development in the Americas. Annual country reports and CIDA’s booklets on Latin America and the Caribbean. CIDA project reports on fishery infrastructure, sawmill improvements, CESO business advisory, commercial debt buyback, line of credits et al.
  • FF #27 - IR - Canada - Foreign Investment (1971-1992)
    • Numerous business articles on RBC closing locations, deferring foreign debt payments, Canadian aid to businesses, the development of a market to test wood species, and Canadian companies (NorMan Mines, Golden Stars, Placer Development Ltd, S.A Goldfeild Inc, Duncan Gold Resources Inc, Cambior Ltd, Vancouver Interoceanic Oil and Gas, Noranda Inc, Sutton Resources, Denison Mines and Exall Resources) exploration process and joint ventures of Aurora and Omai gold mines. Postscripts from LACR on gold and bauxite.
  • FF #28 - IR - Canada - Refugees (1982-1989)
    • Newspaper articles from the Toronto Star on Guyana nearing collapse, immigration to Canada on government issues, refugee influx, rejection of refugee claims, Canadian visa scams, Arnold Rampersaud defence committee, human rights violations on migrants, newly implemented Laws for Guyanese entrance into Canada, public outcry of suicide if deported.
    • Paper authored by Guyana Support group on Human Rights situation and to assist resettlement in Canada.
  • FF #29 - IR - United States (1978-1989)
    • Articles (TS, CSM, Associated Press) on US involvement in terrorism, rejection of Guyanese diplomat, US backing for free elections and consideration of a deal to burn US waste. Press releases of US policy of aggression.
  • FF #30 - IR - Unites States - C.I.A. (1976-1980)
    • Newspaper articles (Tribune, Contrast) naming Burnham on the CIA payroll, Guyana accepts 1500 Laotians. EPICA situation report on refugee resettlement. Article authored by President Cheddi Jagan on the Role of the CIA in Guyana. Booklet from Thunder on CIA intervention.  Article authored by Roderick Barry entitled “The Toothless Bulldog and the CIA”.
  • FF #31 - IR - Venezuela Border Dispute (1981-1982)
    • Newspaper articles (Contrast, Wall Street Journal) deferral of the hydroelectric power station, Guyana and Brazil to build a bridge linking countries, peaceful dispute, dispute used to gain political support, countries sign 12-year freeze, Guyana's acceptance of military arms, urging of US involvement; CARICOM supports Venezuela. Booklet authored by H. J. M Hubbard on the Venezuelan border dispute and occupation of Ankoko. Numerous press releases on territorial integrity, false charges and peaceful dispute.

Guyana - Labour

  • FF #32 - Labour (1974-1989)
    • Newspaper articles (Catholic Standard, Guardian-US) on economic stability (shortages), Council of Churches oppose the bill for constitution amendment, bauxite and gold mine workers strike, sugar workers strike, PNC loses support, Burnham regaining control, failing wages and strike solutions. Press release on Union activities from National Association of Agriculture, commercial and industrial employees. Quarterly RELEASE editorial booklet on cultural and intellectual affairs. Government notes on the Labour Amendment Bill 1904. Guyana Trade Union Congress statements of income and expenditure, and invitations to meet the TUC.
  • FF #33 - Labour (1977-1979)
    • Newspaper articles from Quill on GUYSUCO’s Union demands of house lots, Port Maurant training school strikes, closure and fraud in Uitvlugt and Versailles factory, meetings between GAWU and NAACIE, 3 unions strike, loss of funds, breach of wage agreement and erosion of workers' rights, NAACIE raided by police.
  • FF #34 - Guyana Agricultural Worker's Union (GAWU) (1977-1984)
    • Newspaper articles (CC, Quill, CS, Toronto Clarion) on strikes and settlement and joining of trade union forces. Press statements from President Cheddi Jagan to GAWU, from GAWU on strikes, and the constitution amendment bill. Letter from the Chief Industrial Relations Manager on the union memorandum of wages and NAACIE to refrain from GAWU jobs.

Guyana - Political

  • FF #35 - Forbes Burnham (1964-1985)
    • Substantial newspaper articles (MS, CSM, GNS, CC et al.) on 1973 elections, political and social state, militia development, Burnham’s international visits, oppression, the country on the brink of collapse, bankruptcy, rigged elections, Burnham’s death and GuyNews monthly publications for Guyanese overseas. Paper authored by Jessie Burnham entitled “Beware, my Brother Forbes”. Paper authored by Kempe Ronald Hope on electoral politics and political development in post-independence Guyana. Paper on the Background of Guyana and the killing of Prime Minister Thomas. Address to the nation by L. F. S Burnham entitled With Our Hands We Build Guyana, The Year of the Breakthrough and Breakthrough.
  • FF #36 - Political Referendum (1978)
    • Newspaper articles (Mirror and CS) on rigged elections, advocacy from GAWU, civil liberties action council letter, overseas voting, ad hoc documents on stopping referendum. Booklets by the Office of the General Secretary on facts about the referendum, guidelines for a new constitution and bill of progress. Telegram from John Dillon of GATT-FLY. Address from Clarence Drayton and Malcolm Rodrigues. Government mandates on the referendum and rigged elections.
  • FF #37 - Walter Rodney 1980 Assassination (1979-1988)
    • Newspaper articles (CS and Contrast) on Rodney's arrest, death,  funeral, court hearings, declaration of a day of mourning, Toronto group charged with assassination, international reaction and Rodney’s claims, anniversary death documents, Patricia Rodney (widow).
    • Press statements by PPP. Recent interviews with Rodney. Paper authored by William Hansen entitled “Walter Rodney An Exemplary Life”. Booklet by CLR James entitled Walter Rodney and the Question of Power. Film proposal called Walter Rodney and what they don’t want you to know.
  • FF #38 - Political Elections (1980)
    • Newspaper articles (GM, Islander) on Burnham’s government control, vote rigging, and voter harassment. Press releases on elections and a British Parliamentary Human Rights group booklet titled Something to Remember: Elections in Guyana.
  • FF #39 - Political Elections - International Observers (1980)
    • Newspaper articles (PT) on elections include the resignation of the elections commissioner and the presence of the International observation team. Press releases include an interview with Cheddi Jagan on fighting for free elections, and vote rigging. British Parliamentary Human Rights group booklet entitled Something to Remember: Elections in Guyana.
  • FF #40 - Political Elections (1985)
    • Newspaper articles on voting, fraud elections and Desmond Hoyte winning the presidency.
    • Press releases on government refusal of inquiry. Paper authored by Moses Bhagwan on the electoral process in Guyana. Interim Reports from the British Parliamentary Human Rights Group and Americas Watch on a joint mission of political freedom investigation. Guyana election watch bulletin #1-3. Letter by Carl Bassoo on the committee against overseas voting. Letter by Cheddi Jagan on PPP demands and article by Sir Anthony Jenkins entitled “A Nation in Agnony”.
  • FF #41 - President Desmond Hoyte (1985-1989)
    • Newspaper articles (SS and Guyana Update) on the country in disrepair, interview with Fr. Andre Morrison S. J. Cable address by H. D Hoyte on the Twentieth sitting of the first session of the second supreme congress of the people.
  • FF #42 - Elections (1992)
    • Newspaper articles (CT, GM, PT) on Hoyte initializing state of emergency, and voter fraud. Booklet from PPP on the outside view of the country. Editorial update from one country by The Nation. PPP press release updating elections.
  • FF #43 - Political - Cheddi Jagan (1974-1992)
    • Newspaper articles ( CT, PT, Economist, AP, TS, Contrast) on Jagan’s weapons charges, elections and outcome, bankruptcy, worker unity, presence of red scare, Jagan urges overseas Guyanese resettlement, governing party rampage votes (killing 2), West overseas election and foreign debt payment refusal.  Memorandum article on violation of civil and political rights and supervision of the constitution. Speech by the late Walter Rodney on the War of Guyana and on Dr. Cheddi Jagan leader of the PPP.
  • FF #44 - People's Progressive Party (PPP) (1976-1985)
    • Newspaper articles on Jagan and Burnham. Letters from Arthur Miller, an interview with Cheddi Jagan. Press release from PPP on public advisory, opposing resettlement of Meo tribes people at Yarakita. Violence, fraud, PNC tax relief, solidarity, scapegoat, commonwealth summit, military solidarity. Statements talks and interviews with Jagan on violation of laws, elections and Burnham and Jagan’s peace plan.
  • FF #45 - Conservative Party of Guayana (CPG) (1984)
    • Newspaper articles (TS) on Mississauga-based political group seeking power in Guyana.
  • FF #46 - Political Party - Democratic Labour Movement (DLM) (1984-1985)
    • Newspaper articles (Contrast) on DLM returning to Guyana. Interview of Paul Nehru Tennessee with pictures entitled “Inheriting Disaster”.
  • FF #47 - Political Workers Liberation League (1975)
    • Booklet by Workers Liberation League entitled Socialism! The Way Forward in the Caribbean Today.
  • FF #48 - Working People Alliance (1979-1985)
    • Newspaper articles(CC, PT,  Guardian - US, Contrast) on choosing a ruling governing party and crisis. Press releases on elections, WPA inquiries, Migration, opposition pressures, Burnham exports people to flee charges. Booklets by WPA entitled The Working People, and Towards a Revolutionary Socialist Guyana. Booklet by Rupert Roopmararine on the April Worker Rebellion: A Talk at the Dutchie Boat Landing Wismar Mackenzie. Addresses on Human Rights Violation amid Rodney’s death, a draft programme for a democratic republic speech by late Walter Rodney and Dr. Cheddi Jagan.

Guyana – Solidarity (SOL Box 19) in Solidarity Section

  • FF # 20 – Solidarity – Canada 1978-1984
    • A mix of items from various groups and some newspaper articles and flyers.
  • FF #21 – Solidarity – Canada – Guyana Human Rights Association Support Group 1981-1986
    • A mix of items including a substantial Information Kit prepared by Guyana Resource Support Committee in Montréal.
  • FF #22 – International Solidarity
    • Two items – one from the U.S. (1981) and the other from the U.K. (1984).

Haiti

Haiti - General

  • General
  • Church
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Institutions
  • Labour
  • Women

Haiti - Economy

  • 1971-1986
  • 1986-1993
  • Agriculture
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign investment
  • Tourism
  • Trade

Haiti - Human Rights

  • Repression - Jean Cluade Duvalier government to 1986
  • 1986-1993
  • Children

Haiti - International Relations

  • Canada 1983-1990
  • Canada 1991-1993
  • Canada - Foreign Aid
  • Canada - Immigration
  • Canada - Trade
  • Domincan Republic
  • OAS
  • USA
  • USA - Investment
  • USA - Trade
  • USA - Refugees

Haiti - Political

  • Dualier family - Dr. Francoise Duvalier "Papa Doc"
  • Duvalier Family - Jean Cluade Duvalier "Baby Doc"
  • Fall of Duvalier February 1986
  • National Government Council 1986-1987
  • Elections 1987
  • President Leslie Manigat
  • General Henri Namphy June-September 1988
  • General Prosper Avril September 1988-1990
  • Ertha Pascal Trouillot, Elections 1990
  • Coup 1991
  • President Jean Bertrand Aristide, 1991-1993
  • Military
  • Newsletters

Haiti– Solidarity (SOL Box 19) in Solidarity Section

  • FF # 23 – Solidarity – Canada 1977 – 1991
    • Mix of items including newspaper articles; ads for solidarity events and brief reports, about half of them in French from Montréal.
  • FF #24- Canada – Committee Against the Deportation of the Haitians (Montréal) 1974-1975
    • Informative campaign materials including support letter from John Rodriguez, NDP MP from Nickel Belt and an article by Rosie Douglas on “Racism …Black Liberation and Socialism” (1975). Toronto based.
  • FF #25 – International Solidarity 1982-1983
    • Three items in Spanish all possibly from Cuba – one is an informative pamphlet.
  • FF #26 – U.S.A. 1973-1987
    • Haitian community and support organization campaigns and activities, some in French including brief ‘backgrounders’ and newspaper clippings.
  • FF #27 – U.S.A. – Friends of Haiti Publications
    • Voice of Haiti (1971-1973); Bulletins (1975) and Haiti Report (1976-1980) publications from New York City in English.
  • FF #28 – U.S.A. – Washington Office on Haiti
    • Four issues of publication Haiti Beat from 1985-1986.

Jamaica

Jamaica - General

  • FF #1 - Jamaica - General - 1975-1992
    • A Globe and Mail article discussing the transformation of Kingston, a book by Richard Hart  tracing the origin and development of the Jamaican people from Arawak inhabitation to the “Jamaica Workers and Tradesmens Unions”, plus a segment of a Jamaica guide magazine.

Jamaica - Institutions

  • FF #2 - Church - 1972-1982
    • Contains among other things a Sunday Gleaner article on the Jamaica Council of Churches; excerpts from Prime Minister Michael Manley’s address to the World Council of Churches, and a Globe and Mail piece on Jamaican spiritual cult practices. Also contains a booklet commemorating The United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman. 
  • FF #3 - Culture - 1980-1992
    • An analysis of “If I Survive You” by the New York Review, various articles including among others pieces on artist Mallica (Kapo) Reynolds, novelist Joan Riley, and coloured T.V. Also contains a Contrast article on Rastafarianism. 
  • FF #4 - Education - 1972-1988
    • Contains among other texts Gleaner articles on the common entrance exam system and the Jamaica Youth Corps, as well as pieces on the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, illiteracy, compulsory education, and school infrastructure. Also contains a Contrast clipping on a 5-year education plan and a booklet on Jamaican education. 
  • FF #5 - Health - 1976, 1987
    • Various articles including pieces on family planning, Gleaner articles on water scarcity and contamination, a D News article looking at defining disability and Contrast articles on drug and staff shortages at St. Thomas hospitals. Also includes a poster on contraception from the National Family Planning Board. 
  • FF #6 - Housing - 1981-1982
    • Features among others Gleaner articles on landlord-tenant mediation, the reforming of the National Housing Trust into a mortgage institution, unknowns in the government’s housing plans and policies (such as cost rationales and system structuring) and the National Housing Corporation’s joint-venture program. 
  • FF #7 - Human Rights - 1974-1991
    • Contains  newspaper articles on the gun court, pieces by the Halifax Chronicle Herald and others on emergency powers and the arrest of political rivals, and Contrast articles on journalistic censorship. Also includes pieces on Harry Belafonte's ostracism by Jamaica, opposition to the death penalty, issues of imprisonment, and racial gaps in pay and career.  
  • FF #8 - Mass Media - 1976-1990
    • Articles on press-related Jamaican issues, including but not limited to a Caribbean Contact newspaper article on the American Press Associations’ concern for Jamaican free speech, a Contrast article on Gleaner’s defiance of Jamaica’s libel laws, as well as texts on the Press Association of Jamaica. Also contains a University of West Indies report on the role of mass media in Jamaica. 
  • FF #9 - Women - 1970-1990
    • Contains a report on the IMF’s impact on working class Jamaican women, as well as articles spotlighting women in music and theatre, such as the “Sistren” theatre program. Includes a newspaper publication by “Women for Progress”. 

Jamaica - Economy

  • FF #10 - Prime Minister Edward Seaga - 1980-1989
    • Articles by Contrast, Daily News, the Globe and Mail and others on reactions to Seaga’s approach of deregulation, the effects of imports, dynamics between the Reagan and Seaga administrations, the foreign exchange dearth, the shuttering of industries and the issuing of licenses. 
  • FF #11 - Prime Minister Edward Seaga - 1984-1988
    • Contains various articles on Seaga’s reliance on the IMF. Includes a Toronto Star piece on his approach of present sacrifice for future gain, and a Globe and Mail article on protests against price hikes. Also features pieces on currency devaluation, the impacts of Seaga’s free market policies, and pressure from Reagan to privatize. Additionally contains substantial literature on Hurricane Gilbert, including controversies surrounding aid distribution and the impacts of the storm on Seaga’s career. 
  • FF #12 - Prime Minister Michael Manley - 1971-1992
    • Various newspaper articles on the Workers Bank, the purchase of Barclays by Jamaica, and tension with the IMF. Also covers the poor state of Jamaica’s foreign reserves, the tightening of foreign exchange rules, and the stagnation of sugar profits and tourism. Additionally discusses suspicions of the intentional destabilizing of Jamaica by the U.S., Manley’s relationship with Cuba, and his later shift to capitalism. Also includes a Jamaica business guide by the Bank of Nova Scotia. 
  • FF #13 - Agriculture - 1982-1989
    • Includes a brochure by the Haslemere Group on banana exports, as well as pieces on the Jamaica Agriculture Society, marijuana smuggling, sugar imports for deficit mitigation, an article by the Sunday Sun on the divestment of Southern Processors, and an article by the Globe and Mail on a joint vegetable venture between Jamaica and Israel. 
  • FF #14 - Debt/IMF Bank Loans - 1974-1986
    • Contains articles on loans from the IMF and concomitant problems, including the IMF’s terms, and measures taken by Jamaica to meet such terms/failure to do so. Also covers topics relating to the World Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Canadian International Development Agency. 
  • FF #15 - Foreign investment - 1983-1986
    • Newspaper excerpts on levies and corporate taxes. 
  • FF #16 - Alcan Aluminium 1974-1981
    • Features articles on Alcan, foreign investment, and alumina prices. Contains an investigative report examining the role corporations play in destabilizing the third world, using Alcan in Jamaica as an example. Features a separate report on the socio-political history of Jamaica. [See also Alcan files in the LAWG Corporation files box 114]
  • FF #17 - Bauxite - 1974-1988
    • Includes among other texts a Globe and Mail article on bauxite negotiations, an article by the Washington Post on Alcoa land sold to Jamaica, and various additional articles by the Engineering and Mining Journal on bauxite levies. Also contains a report by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute.
  • FF #18 - Industry - 1985
    • An article on Jamaica and the shipbreaking business. 
  • FF #19 - Oil - 1978-1982
    • Contains a Caribbean Monthly Bulletin report on oil exploration and Sunday Gleaner articles on the purchase of an Esso refinery. 
  • FF #20 - Sugar 1975-1985
    • Includes a booklet by Jamaica Digest on the sugar industry generally, as well as pieces by the Montreal Star and D News on sugar co-ops as well as Tate and Lyle and their monopoly over sugar. [See also ICCSASW Sugar collection in Section Q of rolling files]
  • FF #21 - Tourism - 1972-1992
    • Contains texts on the misrepresentation of Jamaica and its impact on tourism, including Toronto Star newspaper articles by the general manager of the Jamaica Tourist Board. Also features a promotional booklet by Unitours; Contrast and Financial Post articles on the ebbing and flowing of tourism and Globe and Mail article on impact of this on hotels. 

Jamaica - International Relations

  • FF #1 - IR - General - 1974-1984
    • Includes articles on the denunciation of the junta of Chile, The Brigadista Program Cuba, and a Mexico aluminum agreement. Also contains a Gleaner article on Cuban gifts to Jamaica and Globe and Mail and Toronto Star articles on controversies surrounding the Jamaica-Cuba connection. Also features articles on Venezuelan aid to Jamaica and a bauxite deal with the USSR. 
  • FF #2 - Canada - 1973-1979
    • Includes articles on Manley’s visit to Toronto, including one from the Toronto Star. Also contains an Ottawa Citizen article on paper trade. Writing on the illicit activities between Jamaican Torontonians and Jamaicans and a Globe and Mail article on the attempted overthrow of the Jamaican government.
  • FF #3 - Canada - 1980-1984
    • Contains a Department of External Affairs announcement of government-to-government aid, Globe and Mail articles on the collaboration between Petro-Canada and Jamaica, as well as the Jamaica police raid on the CUSO office. Also a Contrast article on marketing in terms of Canada-Jamaica trade and a piece on the signing of a hydroelectric pact. 
  • FF #4 - Canada - 1984-1993
    • Contains among other items an article on an exploration agreement between mining company Noranda, and Trevor Eyton, the president of Brascan; a natural resources company. Also contains a Globe and Mail article on interactions between the Jamaican diaspora in Canada and other Canadian immigrants, and an article on fraudulent North American calls to Jamaica. 
  • FF #5 - Canada - Foreign Aid - 1975-1989
    • Contains Toronto Star articles on Hurricane Gilbert relief, notably by the Canadian International Development Agency. As well as excerpts on the potential mishandling of aid. Also includes content on other cases of generosity shown to Jamaica. 
  • FF #6 - Canada - Foreign Investment - 1972-1992
    • Features a Montreal Star article on Manley stressing the importance of Canada to Jamaica and articles by the Toronto Star and others on Jamaica taking control of banks. Also contains works on the partnership between Jamaica and Alcan, and excerpts on gold mining in Jamaica by the Northern Miner and others. 
  • FF #7 - Canada - Immigration - 1976-1992
    • Toronto starts excerpts on among other things the Robert Blackwood deportation situation and the lack of embrace of Jamaican immigrants by Canadians. 
  • FF #8 - Canada - Trade - 1972-1992
    • Includes Financial Post articles on trade talks between Prime Ministers Seaga and Mulroney. Also Globe and Mail articles on Petro Canada and Jamaica. Also contains a comprehensive report by the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce on Canadian export markets. 
  • FF #9 - Canada - Trade - "Country Program Review. Jamaica 1984" Canadian International DEvelopment Agency (CIDA)
    • A study looking at the nature and quality of Canadian NGO projects to evaluate the effectiveness of this form of assistance in future Canadian International Development Agency programs in Jamaica. 
  • FF #10 - Commonwealth - 1975-1978
    • An article by the Toronto Star and others on the inclusion of a Rhodesian leader in Commonwealth hearings, a Contrast article on a World Bank report on Jamaica and the Commonwealth’s response. 
  • FF #11 - USA - 1973-1991
    • A flyer by the Jamaican Council for Human Rights excoriating CIA interference in Jamaica, and other newspaper excerpts on anti-American Jamaican sentiments. Also includes articles on Seaga-Raegan ties and the introduction of American companies in Jamaica. 

Jamaica - Labour

  • FF #12 - Labour - General - 1976-1990
    • Contains various booklets and statements by the Independent Trade Union Action council, as well as articles by Struggle and Sunday Guardian and others covering striking workers, including pieces on the National Workers Union and other government/company-union issues. 

Jamaica - Political

  • FF #13 - Prime Minister Michael Manley - 1974-1992
    • Newspaper excerpts on among other things Manley’s views on socialism, his state of emergency, polling, his North American press tour in the 1980s and the emergence of a Communist party. Includes his speech to the World Council of Churches. 
  • FF #14 - Elections - December 1976
    • Includes article excerpts on attacks on candidates and the banning of certain demonstrations in lead-up to the election, as well as pieces on seats won by Manley and his post-election remarks by the Montreal Star and Toronto Star, respectively. 
  • FF #15 - Elections 1980
    • Article excerpts by the Globe and Mail on Seaga’s victory and breakdown of seats won, as well as others on alleged CIA interference, and a sequential look at Manely’s triumphs and failures. Also contains an Economist report on Jamaica’s Cuban connection. 
  • FF #16 - Elections 1983
    • Articles, including Globe and Mail pieces on controversies surrounding the sudden nature of the election, including a boycott by Manley and the rendering of Jamaica a one-party state. 
  • FF #17 - Prime Minister Edward Seaga - 1980-1987
    • Contains among others, articles by Contrast on the return of business and residents to Jamaica, as well as Globe and Mail pieces on fuel riots, Seaga’s failure to implement a functional free market system to the United States’ dismay, and Seaga’s decision to resign. 
  • FF #18 - Elections - 1988-1989
    • Articles including Toronto Star pieces on Manley’s modified socialism, and both candidates’ efforts to mitigate political violence. Also contains pieces on the dynamics of Manley’s surge in popularity despite Seaga’s modest economic wins. 
  • FF #19 - Prime Minister Michael Manley - 1989-1992
    • Articles by the Toronto Star and others highlighting Manley’s movement toward capitalism, his newfound coziness with the United States, and his taking on of the drug crisis. Also contains pieces on his health-spurred resignation and his successor. 
  • FF #20 - Prime Minister P.J. Patterson - 1992
    • Articles on foreign exchange, as well as publications on Jamaica supposedly being on track to becoming the financial capital of the Caribbean.
  • FF #21 - Opposition - 1976-1980
    • A Guardian article discussing public disillusionment with Seaga amid diminishing living standards. 
  • FF #22 - Opposition to Seaga Government - 1983
    • A Guardian article on both Seaga and his adversaries’ failure in meeting challenges of Jamaica. 
  • FF #23 - Police - 1980-1985
    • Contains among other things Globe and Mail articles on Jamaica’s “super cop”, as well as the risky nature of the law enforcement profession. Also includes a piece on the prolonging of the Suppression of Crime Order. 
  • FF #24 - Workers Party of Jamaica - 1978-1984
    • Various articles pertaining to the Workers Party of Jamaica (WPJ) a communist party in Jamaica that espoused Marxism/Leninism. Includes articles on the denial of a U.S. visa to the General Secretary of the WPJ, Trevor Munroe, as well as the PNP’s alignment with the WPJ and concerns about the introduction of this third party. 

[See also bankers boxes in section P of the rolling files for additional PNP sources, including government documents, publications on the relationship between the PNP and the IMF, and speeches by Michael Manley]

Puerto Rico / Trinidad and Tobago

Puerto Rico - General

  • General
  • Church
  • Education
  • Health
  • Students
  • Women, population control

Puerto Rico - Economy

  • General 1973-1992
  • Agriculture
  • Banks
  • Business prospects 1983-1984
  • Copper 1974-1977
  • Fishing 1978
  • Foreign investment 1985-1990
  • Industrial pollution 1973-1985
  • Mining 1975-1982
  • Pharmaceutical industry 1975
  • Oil and energy concerns 1977
  • Sugar 1975 (See also ICCSASW Sugar Collection Section Q)
  • Tourism 1976-1988
  • USA in Puerto Rican economy 1975-1984

Puerto Rico - Human Rights

  • General 1979-1984
  • Political prisioners 1977-1991
  • Political repression 1976-1982

Puerto Rico - International Relations

  • General
  • Canada - Foreign investment 1975-1989
  • Canada - Trade 1972-1976
  • Canada - Tobacco manufacturing 1992
  • Cubans in Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Ricans in Dominican Republic
  • Puerto Ricans in the USA
  • USA imperialism
  • USA relations - General

Puerto Rico - Labour/Unions

Puerto Rico - Political

  • General
  • Vieques Island
  • Partido Independista Puertorriqueno
  • Puerto Rican Socialist Party
  • Police 1983
  • 1971-1990
  • Independence and United Nations 1973-1981
  • Independence movements and struggles 1980-1989

Trinidad and Tobago - General

  • 1979-1988
  • Culture 1976-1989
  • Human Rights 1979-1990

Trinidad and Tobago - Economy

  • Prime Minister Eric Williams 1964-1981
  • Prime Minister George Chambers 1981-1986
  • Prime Minister AND Robinson 1985-1991
  • Debt 1978-1982
  • Foreign Investment 1969-1989
  • National Commercial Bank of Trinidad and Tobago 1970-1974
  • Oil 1974-1984
  • Aluminium Smelter Project 1974-1977
  • Workers Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Agricultural Development Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Industry

Trinidad and Tobago - International Relations

  • General
  • Canada 1981-1992
  • Canada - Foreign Investment 1972-1986
  • Caribbean 1976

Trinidad and Tobago - Labour

  • General
  • Telephone workers

Trinidad and Tobago - Political

  • Prime Minister Eric Williams 1959-1981
  • Prime Minister George Chambers April 1981-1986
  • Prime Minister ANR Robinson 1986-1992
  • Women