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- 1989 - 1992 (Creation)
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No. of Boxes: 4
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UN. Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1986-1992: Goulding)
Series consists of numbered code, clear and only cables (incoming and outgoing), daily situation reports, and press cables related to the United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA) mission to monitor cross-border activities in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Press cables are summaries of local newspaper articles and/or copies of the articles. Subjects include cease-fire violations; arms seizures; Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) guerilla activity; demobilization of the Nicaraguan Contras; rise of the "Recontras;" aircraft; personnel and administrative matters. Correspondents include Principal Political Adviser Rolf Knutsson; Chief Military Observers Brig. Gen. Agustin Quesada Gomez; Brig. Gen. Lewis W. Mackenzie; and Brig. Gen. Victor Suanzes.
Accession numbers: 93/164, boxes 4-6
Actual series size: 4 boxes
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Related to: 1993/0164: ONUCA United Nations Observer Group in Central America agreements; incidents, casualties; contributing countries; humanitarian, internal, military matters; military, civilian personnel; etc.
Is superseded by: 1993/0165: ONUCA United Nations Observer Group in Central America code, clear, press cables; situation reports