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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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Statement by John Joseph Moakley regarding Moakley-Murtha amendment and U.S. aid to El Salvador, undated

John Joseph Moakley
Statement by John Joseph Moakley regarding negotiations between Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) and Salvadoran Armed Forces as well as U.S. military aid to El Salvador, undated

John Joseph Moakley
Task Force report on the El Salvador Jesuit murder case, undated

John Joseph Moakley
Text of article by John Joseph Moakley on the Jesuit murder case for the National Catholic Reporter. Includes handwritten notes, undated

John Joseph Moakley
Updated chronology of the investigation of the Jesuit murders, undated

John Joseph Moakley
Summary of guidelines for "Support for the Cuban People," undated

Richard A. Nuccio and Support for the Cuban People Interagency Working Group

Nuccio served as the Special Adviser to the President and Secretary of State for Cuba. This is part of a series of documents related to the Helms-Burton Cuban Embargo legislation (H. R. 927)
"Martyrs in a Martyred Land" advertisement with pictures of the victims of the Jesuit murders, undated

Quixote Center
Report summarizing the Jesuit murders and the investigation by the group "Search for Justice: A Project of the Quixote Center," undated

Quixote Center
Suggestions and ideas for the organization 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," undated

Quixote Center
Report on the testimony of Jesuit murder witness Lucia Barrera de Cerna, undated

K. Larry Storrs

Includes attached article, "High casualties in El Salvador", International Committee of The Red Cross Bulletin.
Sequence of Jesuit murder events and summary of current status of investigation, undated

K. Larry Storrs
Note from Larry Storrs, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, to John Joseph Moakley and James P. McGovern regarding request for information on costs of U.S. operations in El Salvador, undated

Larry Storrs
Election poll phone call script, undated

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

Includes handwritten notes.
El Salvador Staff Report Attachment regarding relation of confidential information by individuals who do not wish to be identified, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Handwritten notes on talking points for each member of the Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Handwritten notes regarding Joya Martinez's interview, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Letter from John Joseph Moakley to General Juan Rafael Bustillo responding to Bustillo's 7 February 1992 letter, undated

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

Includes handwritten notes.
Memorandum to John Joseph Moakley from James P. McGovern regarding a meeting at Robert Foxworth and Elizabeth Montgomery's house. Document summarizes El Salvador Jesuit murders and John Joseph Moakley's involvement, undated

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

Describes discussion of U.S. aid to El Salvador and the Salvadoran government's role in stopping human rights abuses.
Memorandum to John Joseph Moakley from James P. McGovern regarding El Salvador talkings points at Baker meeting, undated

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

Includes handwritten notes.
"Possible Questions" report addressing U.S. Major Eric Buckland's contended prior knowledge of the Jesuit murders, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Questions for Colonel Benavides regarding his knowledge and involvement with the Jesuit murders, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Questions for Jesuit murder witness Lucia Barrera de Cerna, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Questions from the El Salvador Task Force addressing multiple aspects of the Jesuit murder investigation, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Remarks regarding pressure on both sides of the El Salvador conflict and withholding U.S. government funds to El Salvador, undated

United States. Congress. House. Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador.
Report by Special Task Force on El Salvador detailing the story of Julian Rosales Lopez, a civilian killed after the Jesuit murders. Includes handwritten notes, undated

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