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Congressman Moakley Papers Documents

The following digitized content includes documents documenting Congressman Moakley's early life, his World War II service, his work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and in Congress.

For a full list of the collection, including non-digitized items, consult the Moakley Papers Collection Guide.

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Unclassified memorandum from William J. Dieterich (DCM: American Embassy San Salvador) to U.S. Army Colonel John Cruden (Chief Legislative Council) regarding U.S. Major Eric Buckland's testimony transcript and approved English language translation, 5 October 1990

William J. Dieterich
Massachusetts congressional districts' population comparison from the 1980 and 1990s censuses

Disabled American Veterans
Letter from John Joseph Moakley to the Honorable Ramsey Clark regarding the Cesar Villeman Joya Martinez interrogation, 26 July 1990

Martha Doggett
Report from El Rescate Human Rights Department, "Report from El Salvador, November 12-19, 1990," regarding the one year anniversary of the Jesuit murders, progress of the investigation, and political pressure to solve the murders. The document also includes a released statement from the U.S. Department of State regarding FMLN attacks in El Salvador, 21 November 1990

El Rescate. Human Rights Department
Special report from El Rescate Legal Services, "The Jesuit Investigation," includes summary of investigation, a possible reconstruction of events, and discussion of the prosecution case against Colonel Benavides, 18 January 1990

El Rescate. Legal Services
Letter from Mark Gersh of the National Committee for an Effective Congress to John Joseph Moakley regarding Massachusetts redistricting, 1 March 1990

Mark Gersh
The Human Rights Commission of El Salvador press release regarding the arrest of El Salvador witness Cesar Vielman Joya Martinez, 16 July 1990

Human Rights Commission of El Salvador (Canada)
Draft of memorandum to John Joseph Moakley from K. Larry Storrs, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, describing the November 1989 events leading up to the Jesuit murders in El Salvador, 6 February 1990

Mary Jeka
Letter to John Joseph Moakley from Roger M. Kimmitt regarding the Department of State's role in providing the Task Force with information to assist with the Jesuit murder investigation, 16 March 1990

Roger M. Kimmitt
Confidential memorandum to John Joseph Moakley from the staff of the Special Task Force on El Salvador regarding the El Salvador staff trip report, 15 August 1990

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, The Americas, "The Jesuit Case a Year Later: An Interim Report," 15 November 1990

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, The Americas, "Update on Investigation of the Murder of Six Jesuit Priests in El Salvador," 2 October 1990

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Memorandum from Lawyers Committee for Human Rights to U.S. Jesuit Conference regarding the status of the Jesuit murder investigation and recent developments in the case, 27 July 1990

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Memorandum to John Joseph Moakley from the staff of the Special Task Force on El Salvador reporting on the staff trip to El Salvador, 15 August 1990

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Report from Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, "A Decade of Failed Promises: The Investigation of Archbishop Romero's Murder," March 1990

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Report from Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, "Update on the Investigation of the Murder of Six Jesuit Priests in El Salvador." Report includes summary of problems with the investigation, recent developments, and the role of the United States, 2 October 1990

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Memorandum to file from Dan Levin, U.S. Department of Justice, regarding Jesuit murder investigation and his phone conversation with Bernie Aronson and Mike Kozak about Major Buckland's testimony, 24 October 1990

Dan Levin
Draft of memorandum to John Joseph Moakley from K. Larry Storrs, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, describing the November 1989 events leading up to the Jesuit murders in El Salvador, 9 February 1991

Robert Lewis
CRS (Congressional Research Service) Report for Congress, "El Salvador--Legal System, Judicial Reform, and Major Human Rights Cases Involving the Military, A Compilation of State Department Reports and Other Sources" 23 March 1990

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Congressional Research Service Issue Brief, "El Salvador under Cristiani: U.S. Foreign Assistance Decisions," by K. Larry Storrs, 15 February 1990

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, "El Salvador - Legal System, Judicial Reform, and Major Human Rights Cases Involving the Military," by K. Larry Storrs, 23 March 1990

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
The Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Spanish to English Translations of news articles "Embassy Delivers Documents on Jesuit Case to Court" in Latino, "Second Head of Investigative Commission Testifies in Jesuit Case" in El Mundo, "Another Soldier Refutes Buckland on Benavides' Statement" in El Mundo, and "Departure from Court" in El Mundo. Also includes translation of "Fourth Criminal Court Official Communique" and "INTERJUST...: Colonel Rivas Denies Supposed Confession of Colonel Benavides in the Jesuit Case," October-November 1990

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Letter to Donald W. Hansen, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, from Paul L. Maloney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, regarding testimonial immunity for Major Eric Buckland in the case of the Jesuit murders, 27 November 1990

Paul L. Maloney
Memorandum to Robert S. Mueller III, Assistant Attorney General, from Paul L. Maloney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General regarding the Jesuit murders and U.S. Major Eric Buckland's contended involvement, 16 November 1990

Paul L. Maloney
Letter to General Rafael Humberto Larios, Minister of Defense and Public Safety, from U.S. Colonel Milton Menjivar regarding information on the Jesuit murders provided by U.S. Major Eric Buckland, 3 January 1990

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority