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Congressman Moakley Papers Documents

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

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

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Dear Colleague letter from Congressman John Joseph Moakley asking for support of the Moakley-DeConcini Bill (H.R. 45).

John Joseph Moakley

The legislation, introduced by Congressmen John Joseph Moakley and Dennis DeConcini, recommended a temporary stay of detention and deportation for Salvadoran and Nicaraguan refugees pending a GAO review of conditions in those countries.
Letter from Congressman John Joseph Moakley to Alfredo Cristiani, President of El Salvador, regarding the creation of a congressional task force to investigate the Jesuit murders and other human rights matters, 13 December 1989

John Joseph Moakley
Letter signed by John Joseph Moakley and other members of the House of Representatives to Dante B. Fascell, Chairman, Committee of Foreign Affairs, regarding their opinions on future U.S. aid to El Salvador, May 1989

John Joseph Moakley
Transcript of a speech John Joseph Moakley delivered at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church regarding violence against civilians in El Salvador and the Moakley-DeConcini bill that would help protect Salvadoran refugees in the United States, 12 February 1989

John Joseph Moakley
Transcript of John Joseph Moakley speech regarding Jesuit murders and violence against civilians in El Salvador, November 1989

John Joseph Moakley
Memorandum from Kevin O'Leary to James P. McGovern, "Comments and Suggestions for the El Salvador Task Force," 14 December 1989

Kevin O'Leary
Letter to James A. Baker III, Secretary of State, from Michael Posner, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights regarding the Jesuit murder investigation and concerns about the Salvadoran justice system, 30 November 1989

Michael Posner
Description of the vigil service entitled "Martyrs in a Martyred Land: A Religious Vigil Service to Remember Six Jesuits and Their Two Co-Workers Murdered by the Salvadoran Army," 16 November 1989

Quixote Center
Program of the vigil service "Martyrs in a Martyred Land: A Religious Vigil Service to Remember Six Jesuits and Their Two Co-Workers Murdered by the Salvadoran Army," 16 November 1989

Quixote Center
Letter from William Twomey, director of the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel project, to Massachusetts congressional aides regarding "Briefing on federal-aid funds for CA/T", 21 June 1989

William Twomey
United Nations Security Council report on Resolution 637, 27 July 1989

United Nations. Security Council and Javier de Cuellar

Report was faxed to Sophie Hayford from Nancy Carter on 8 February 1990 and includes remarks by Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar after his meeting with Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani on 31 January 1990.
Congressional Record article, "El Salvador No Longer a Country, but a Battlefield," 14 November 1989

United States. Congress
Congressional Record article, "Salvador Killings Rise Despite U.S. Plea," 16 March 1989

United States. Congress
Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador trip briefing materials binder, 1989-1990

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.

Includes correspondence, memos, Department of State telegrams, interview transcripts, notes, staff reports, and newspaper clippings regarding the Jesuit murders and alleged cover up, John Joseph Moakley's investigation of the murders, and Moakley's congressional Task Force trip to El Salvador, 1989-1990
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) memorandum regarding progress of Jesuit murder investigation, 13 December 1989

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Memorandum regarding British involvement in investigation of Jesuit murders and reaction to the questioning of the witness to the murders, 23 December 1989

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Memorandum to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director from Cincinnati division's Special Agent in Charge regarding request for Bureau to review materials related to El Salvador, 13 December 1989

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Request to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) laboratory from the Washington Metropolitan Field Office's Special Agent in Charge to analyze spent shell casing from scene of Jesuit murders, including documentation of chain of custody for casing, 1 December 1989

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chronology of judicial developments in the Jesuit murder case, 1989-1990

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Information sheets on the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project that provide project summaries, funding, facts, newspaper clipping and map, January 1989

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Memorandum detailing actions by military against churches in El Salvador from 11-25 November 1989, including copy of flyer distributed in town, 25 November 1989

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"Notes on El Salvador" report with handwritten notes summarizing the Jesuit murder case and investigation, 18 December 1989

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"The Witness," Lucia Barrera de Cerna testimony report, circa 1989-1990

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"Fred Salvucci: the evolution of the largest construction megaproject in Boston's history...from construction to reality," from Construction Outlook magazine

James Borghesani
Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel project informational letter, September 2, 1988

Matthew Coogan

Informational letter written by Matthew Coogan, Undersecretary of Transportation describing aspects of the construction plans and opportunities for the public to learn more about the project.