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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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English translation of Spanish language "Fourth Criminal Court" report regarding Jesuit murders, 18 January 1990

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English translation of Spanish language newspaper clippings. "Embassy Delivers Documents on Jesuit Case to Court" in Latino; "Second Head of Investigative Commission Testifies in Jesuit Case" in El Mundo; "Judge Receives Documents in Jesuit Case" in El Mundo; INTERJUST, Information System of the Supreme Court of Justice, "Judge Asks for Statement from Colonels Ponce, Machuca and Carrillo in Jesuit Case; INTERJUST, Information System of the Supreme Court of Justice, "Colonel Rivas Denies Supposed Confession of Colonel Benavides in the Jesuit Case" ; "Another Soldier Refutes Buckland on Benavides' Statement" in El Mundo; "Departure from Court," in El Mundo, 10/19/1990, 10/20/1990, 10/23/1990

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Letter from John Joseph Moakley to the Honorable Thomas S. Foley regarding the authorization of two staff members of Special Task Force on El Salvador, James P. McGovern and William Woodward, to make another visit to the country, 3 December 1990

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Letter from John Joseph Moakley to the Honorable William Sessions regarding an American military officer's possible involvement in the Jesuit murders, 16 October 1990

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List of data and statistics about towns in the 9th congressional district, 1990

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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
Memorandum from Mike Chapman to James P. McGovern regarding additions to the Task Force Interim Report, 25 April 1990

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Memorandum to Bill Woodward and James P. McGovern from Vic Johnson regarding draft of the Special Task Force's report. Includes handwritten notes, 17 April 1990

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Memorandum to the Office of Congressman John Joseph Moakley (attention: Sophie Hayford), from Holly Grant, National Coordinator, U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities, 23 February 1990

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Narration of events surrounding the Jesuit murders, including notes, 4 March 1990

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Notes from interview with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Defense (DOD), and State regarding U.S. Major Eric Buckland's prior knowledge statement on the Jesuit murders, 6 December 1990

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Notes from interview with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Defense (DOD), and State regarding U.S. Major Eric Buckland's prior knowledge statement on the Jesuit murders, 6 December 1990

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Note to Bill regarding Jesuit murder investigation, Major Eric Buckland, and John Joseph Moakley's desire to review Buckland's statements, 26 October 1990

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Report HQ 163-0, Section 290, Serials 19180, "Request for Documents from the Honorable John Joseph Moakley, Chairman, Committee on Rules, House of Representatives, Relating to Human Rights Violations in El Salvador," 30 January 1990

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Report on areas for further investigation into Jesuit murders, including a list of key Salvadoran officers possibly related to the case, 16 February 1990

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Report on investigation of Jesuit murders, including possible areas of further investigation and a list of Salvadoran officers possibly related to case, 16 February 1990

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Report to John Joseph Moakley from Cindy Buhl regarding her notes on the El Salvador Task Force trip, 11 March 1990

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Rough translation of Spanish language new clippings, "Father Tojeira Blames U.S. Embassy for Not Having Sent the Report" in El Mundo and "Judge Does Not Know of Second Buckland Declaration" in Diario de Hoy. Also includes Fourth Penal Court "Official Communique" report regarding existence of documentation related to the case against Colonel Benavides and other military men for Jesuit murders, 22 October 1990

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Urgent notice memorandum from John Joseph Moakley to members and staff of the El Salvador Task Force regarding the Task Force Interim Report, 24 April 1990

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"Search of the Central American University and the Jesuit University Community" report translation, including a summary of the events of the Jesuit murders and post-murder examination of the damage done to the university's facilities, 14 November 1989, 1 March 1990

U.S. Census Bureau
Draft of the staff report regarding the El Salvador trip, 8-10 January 1990

Washington Office on Latin America

Editorials regarding the confessions of U.S. Major Eric Buckland, U.S. aid and the war in El Salvador, and the FENASTRAS labor federation offices bombing case one year later.
Draft of the staff report regarding the Speaker's' Task Force trip to El Salvador trip, 8-10 January 1990

Washington Office on Latin America
Letter to Mr. Kimmitt from an unidentified sender responding to a request for access to documents needed to carry out the work of the Special Task Force on El Salvador, circa 1990

Washington Office on Latin America

Editorials regarding charges of terrorism, conspiracy, and acts preparatory to terrorism to direct authors of Jesuit murders, new FMLN (Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional) offensive, negotiations between El Salvador government and FMLN, and human rights and the escalation of war in El Salvador.
Memorandum to John Joseph Moakley from James P. McGovern regarding the Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador meeting with Mike O'Neil, Sophie Hayford, and Bill Woodward in which recommendations for the Task Force's future are discussed, 2/21/1990

Peter S. Watson
Memorandum from John Joseph Moakley to the Department of State regarding the Task Force Staff trip to El Salvador, 4 December 1990

Rubens I. Zamora
Diagram of where the Jesuit murder victims' bodies were found in the Jesuit residence at the University of Central America, from Comision Arquidiocesana de Justicia y Paz, 13 December 1989

Comisión Arquidiocesana de Justicia y Paz