CIA • 1996

HONDURAS WORKING GROUP INQUIRY CONCERNING AGENCY ACTIVITIES IN HONDURAS IN THE 1980'S

February 6, 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR: Honduras Working Group FROM: SUBJECT: Honduras Working Group Inquiry Concerning Agency .Activities in Honduras in the 1980's Honduras Working Group Questions -- I. Father Carney, the Olanco Operation, and Reyes Mata - 1983-84 (S): Note: Mata incursion su seq Questions: A. Do you recall the late 1983 Olanco Operation, also known as the Patuca River Operation? Do you recall anything about how Reyes Mata died? What do you remember, if anything, about an American priest's involvement with Reyes Mata's group, whether he was present during the operation, and what may have happened to him? Do you recall whether this American priest may have been Father James Carney, alias "Padre Guadelupe"? Answer: I was aware in general terms of the Reyes Mata group incursion in 1993, based upon general public information and Agency correspondence read at the time and later...