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Honduras occupies a strategic geographic position in Central America. Having served as ambassador to Honduras during both the Carter and Reagan administrations, Jack R. Binns offers a unique perspective on the pivotal period from 1980 through 1981, as the country moved from a relatively benign military dictatorship to a democratic constitutional leadership.
Using classified correspondence, Binns covers the attack on the U.S. Embassy, the deception laid upon the Embassy and State Department by the Central Intelligence Agency over Sandinista-Contra policy, the flood of Salvadoran refugees, economic and human rights conditions, and the collapse of a military coup. He discusses the consequences of an inadequate U.S. policy formulation in Central America: the effort to overthrow the Sandinista regime was a costly failure, U.S. support of the Salvadoran military enlarged the conflict, and U.S. activity in Honduras encouraged human rights abuses.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Getting There Was Half the Fun
2. Learning the Ropes
3. The Circus Begins: Challenges and Diversions
4. New Administration Brings Confusion, Interagency Conflict
5. Improving Environment Sours Quickly
6. Damage Control, Honduran Schemes and Covert Plans
7. Policy Vacuum Continues as Troubles Mount
8. Transition Crisis Reached as My Replacement Is Named
9. Efforts to Block Elections and Conflict with U.S. Military
10. Coup Attempt Fails as I Wind Up
11. Tying Up Loose Ends: Some Important Later Events
12. Summing Up
Notes
Appendices
I. Instructions for New Ambassador
II. Hondurnan Armed Forces, Strength and Structure, 1980-1981
III. Concerns About Regional Policies and Objectives
Bibliography
Index
