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C A B L E A D D R E S S : U S A I D C A R A C A S , V E N E Z U E L A

A G W C Y FOR I N T E R N A T I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T M I S S I O N TO V E N E Z U E L A

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April 5, 1968

Mr. John P. Longan Chief, Latin Ameriaa Branch Offiue of Public Safety Agenay for InteXll8t$0d k ~ d ~ p e ~ t Uaahiagtcm, D. C. 20523

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~tt,e&ed y& w i l l find a copy of a latter wr1tto~ thia - ., - . . .L3

::'&.% afternoon to Mr. H i l l coneernhlg our program. I u ljSO . . .- - ... s's ineluding a couple of c q i e r of the T a l k i n g Pupr, wUah

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Attachments

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(1) VlCb tho 3aoh~m3,/zp(i.kl P O U ~ , oar e r ~ i & * ~ u ' #E6$ra~ f a rahdtahd to eovw tiha falbvhg'ktriag tdw aut ;lmr tn -crS(brbrt.m rantlur

l2) tw*lle ro br ir ~ l r - a m t - el* Orm, isbU rehk to th. croU~U4n usd Um B r r , O u -

05 pQaSerf .ri&iua, d t& ethro te ;larvmti(.tien o f 8rSm - 0 me.* .EDWIS Vfu rqalp #n a#near, h.or e o lcnrvrc Irrd to tho M a w % , with refemma mkrUlr om pmpm tahiqtm and loolruhdw- atiaar in t b rol- of' wiru. h a mmhl hr b m ~ propard iD PlhOl.h awl i o now biag trwmhbb urd fn Ilpiliairh, 2ha a d ir in ib m- wriuall

(38 Thfr wi&uUattcrr, l&mm bar now att&M the pmCTeiuw .rd ability to oflor b S d a s S u h ~ of cvthru. m ~ h - a p . . l f r l ~OWS-

trim. hra llt14b p9.0- ham IL- k#m @u~%d mat. Oa-th.-)dP .tsJaissr in r)~nirl%rcrd IrrbeYWtarp ~ i ? t & u n r , u w a l l u f d s e d twnLa( aarrpw, vith uldmbsm i. oupv&otaa olla i?&&WtSapr i"rar avrr , " :

erhlmUotiw addoer crrrr mu k eftam4 hl cw rrruyEd hwr, h k r u r t d p4Liea .rtcrefti# a t htin be?A.r.

2. ~ s b b i ~ k t E.iafstry o f d t a ' r to develop . and piorities j

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z.k:"a",tegrated train- cryrtsls inwlviqg national, state,

U-3 -++9. and nmiaipl centers to kacch pollee m m p m t , achrwmeb

skill.a# bll$$@ W d @la8 b V 8 & 6 jeer*) . L . 5 - -I . . - .-A.

2. 1*. by all pol lar .&dea of a(.ting o e n U a e d W t i o d

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1. U.S. -8- now about W*OOO per yeiarj

2. &amamgo GOV to share in or fo pqy all wrts. . % , .

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. I . - PUBLIC SAE'ErX B m

A mdw he, maently been oondmted of all U.S. pmgmw LD V810oauelr

vith cr ~ e w to detembtng #e effiu* of therre p;pogrmw and the exfmt

to ubbh tSwy f ' u r t h r thsr objwtivea of Vaermela an8 of the W%ed States. u* k 4

During fho review of tihe Htbuu Safety program of the &4Bney for

fsternational Developent, the tolloldq co~ml\lsion uas remhed: waile the

program h.s bean effwtive in h p m d a g ths ability of the Venentclla police

~ O P T O ~ B to -tor bmrgemy, it vould pobably barn been mre etfectivo had

elo8er aoozdbation exbted between the Agemy arrd high IrvPelo of tho V e m -

mohn Governmat. Soour parts of fhe program bsvs beem awr%ed forward

-=dwl fo - 6- p r t h d a r * in the t?awDg field. I

wit&ut oi;h-.k'~tian, u s i g r m t of priorities, and eartL.. , dtbout &\Z*. .

-1- of gme-G 18~el;e above tb.t oi tb. g a v m .

We belbve that mom effiuierscrp In the pro~prra am be obtdmd and the

objeotivoe of both govemmata be m a d more mpidly by a eoordha-

In order to e8tabliuh this a o o ~ t i o n , the t o w rrtep should be

would 0- fm tb Y i n i ~ W ( M B W ~ m, OB~U moPi-

BCOs srrd Junior offioer pmmmel who uannot be aectmiodsted in

the natiOIHSOIHS school. It would be 3qmrbmt that o f aUI kv"4 3 &

tb ~ ~ h o o l s , at ~tiW, r e g i d * curil lweb,

be e v e d of repms8ofatives of all appropriate law enfor~emn't

agemi-, hlu ld l lng FAG. The Vaesueh Gwermnent vould

e s - f s b ~ ~ p & ~ priorities for ~ ~ ~ e - i n i n . o r g i m i s l a g the appro-

po:-i.%6 s&l8, - 88t8bUlsw the dAoulm, and ia ppariPIQI

Vsrwrauelan instmotors to coadunt fhe crlasees. Thee8 pslioritigcr

to be established by the GWI would include 8peeiaUPQd ulcilla

(@.g., c ~ ~ t i o r w ) w vell as area and inrrtitutiom, and

wwld take into ewideratim the fhot thaf the uted States

OovemmDentD8 ureisfanee llnrat be U t e d to the m8t 3mprtmt

3, ~ u 8 e b y a l l p o l i b e ~ o f edatinge~-fhcril-

aroh a6 the CriPrinal R e d Centep? of the ~gnhninrZ/J~diahl

P W e and the CrSmimUstAm ~ ~ ~ f ~ i l i t i 8 e ) .

sahr%ee and other

DUB fo w m t 6 0 i b offorto of the U-8. -t b m e a t

8ubatmti.l. ~ o n 8 in e08b of a l l OVemBBb p r o m and e o n a 5 . a

Vanemela'r relatively fbmdal aond&tion, it may be thrt the

Publie Safety pmgrm viU be ohrp lg otPtJ1.d a elhbated en.-. 1%

is hportant, l i b r e f ~ ~ ~ e , that OOV aon8iihr lxkierwriting part oOr :m of the expensea sttmhnt t o carrying on tho ~~. It worrlct be ecrpeaLally appgo-

priate i f the GOV budget for 1969 ~~ a imbufanthl oontrf.butAm fw the

&S. P- One Chief Maor > 830-nd O n e Deputy Chis Advi8or 28 one Prindpal T

-'?Id- 26 "

One !lhMag Adviaor Admuem3 Studiir) 2 26 Two Twining Advisors (Looal and reerait), 50 " One C r h b a U s t i c e r ddvisor (Lab) 26 OIlCI li4eomb BdPibos 26 " One 11,s. Secrew 8 Techdoalt Specialimts, as required 30 " (&bistration8 Pemmmel, eta.)

One kraal Sewetary (Jr. Adm. b a t . ) ' I m One or two Laoal Publia Safety S p e e h l b k 8 "

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9l!msm& Locral transportatiom, 8 8 8 ~ ~ ~ etc. 30 thowan81 - 7

U.S. Parth ipant trainiryJ; 75 #I

/ $105 thoumr!.e. :

TOTAL ......... ..... a . ~ . ~ . . . . . . . m e ~ m m . e ~ e . . e . . e e . e . . . .*... t ~ l s a $370 F/

The a w e doe8 not include personnel now as~lllgned as arkripcort~ t o F.A.C.

Coo-*# hi. deputy, a ohi.f of operation8, ad a dsamtor of. .. .

advaned tmhbg. O t h e r Venomla per8amd an be dlss@tdl u ra@rad