APPENDIX D:
SAMPLE TEXTS FROM TST2 TEST SET
This appendix contains a few representative texts from the main MUC-3 an d
MUC-4 corpus . Six examples were selected from the test set named TST2, three text s
that were definitely relevant to the data extraction task, one that was marginall y
relevant, and two that were not relevant to the task . See appendix E for the template s
corresponding to the relevant texts . See appendix A for a description of the
relevance criteria .
1. SAMPLE OF DEFINITELY RELEVANT TEXT S
TST2-MUC4-0007
MEDELLIN, 12 APR 90 (DPA) -- [TEXT] MEDELLIN MAYOR JUA N
GOMEZ MARTINEZ ONCE MORE INSISTED TODAY ON "AN IMMEDIATE DIALOGUE "
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COCAINE TRAFFICKERS "TO END THE WAR I N
WHICH INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED. "
THE MAYOR REITERATED HIS POSITION WHEN HE COMMENTED ON THE ATTAC K
IN WHICH 20 PERSONS WERE KILLED AND APPROXIMATELY 100 WERE INJURED ,
WHICH WAS PERPETRATED YESTERDAY BY TERRORISTS ON THE DRUG CARTEL'S
PAYROLL NEAR ITAGUI MUNICIPALITY .
THE BLAST FROM THE EXPLOSION HIT A TRUCK FULL OF POLICEMEN, WHO HAD
EARLIER CARRIED OUT AN ANTI-MAFIA OPERATION IN A PEASANT VILLAGE, AS
WELL AS SEVERAL PUBLIC BUSES, HOUSES, AND BUSINESSES .
A POLICE EXPERT SAID THAT THE CAR BOMB (CONTAINING 300 KG O F
DYNAMITE) WAS ACTIVATED BY REMOTE CONTROL AS THE ELITE FORCE PATRO L
PASSED BY.
ACCORDING TO GOMEZ MARTINEZ, "THESE ACTIONS WILL ONLY CEASE WHE N
(PRESIDENT VIRGILIO BARCO VARGAS') GOVERNMENT PUTS ASIDE SO MUC H
PREJUDICE AND AGREES TO THE PEACE TALKS," PROPOSED BY THE SUBVERSIVES .
"THE DIALOGUE WILL TAKE PLACE SONNER OR LATER, AND IT IS BETTER T O
START NOW," INSISTED THE MAYOR OF MEDELLIN, A CITY WHERE THE WORLD' S
MOST POWERFUL CARTEL HAS ITS BASE OF OPERATIONS .
THE CHIEF OF THE CRIMINAL GANG, PABLO ESCOBAR GAVIRIA, ORDERED THE
ASSASSINATION OF MEDELLIN POLICEMEN IN RETALIATION FOR TH E
GOVERNMENT'S ACTION AGAINST THE DRUG TRAFFICKERS . TWENTY-EIGHT
POLICEMEN HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS CITY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS .
ACCORDING TO SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS, YESTERDAY'S ATTACK "COULD B E
ESCOBAR GAVIRIA'S RESPONSE TO THE ARREST OF ADOLFO MESA MENESES," HI S
RIGHT-HAND MAN.
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MESA MENESES WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK BY THE ADMINISTRATIV E
DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY (DAS, SECRET POLICE), AND THE AUTHORITIES HAV E
ACCUSED HIM OF ASSASSINATING -- ON ORDERS FROM THE MAFIA LEADER - -
LEFTIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BERNARDO JARAMILLO OSSA, AS WELL AS A
CHIEF OF POLICE, A MAYOR, AND SEVERAL JOURNALISTS .
MEANWHILE, HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS, POLICEMEN, AND DETECTIVES AR E
CARRYING OUT LARGE-SCALE OPERATIONS IN THE COLOMBIAN COUNTRYSIDE AND
BORDER AREAS ON THE SUSPICION THAT ESCOBAR GAVIRIA PLANS TO FLEE TH E
COUNTRY.
LAST NIGHT, A TELEVISION NEWSCAST SHOWED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE "DRUG
LORD" THAT HAD BF.FN "RECENTLY" TAKEN BY SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS AT A
COLOMBIAN BEACH ON THE PACIFIC COAST .
A POLICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED TODAY THAT "WE HAV E
RELIABLE INFORMATION ON HIS WHEREABOUTS," ALTHOUGH HE REFRAINED FROM
GIVING FURTHER DETAILS . UNOFFICIAL SOURCES SAID THAT ESCOBAR GAVIRI A
"IS SOMEWHERE IN WESTERN ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT" -- OF WHICH MEDELLIN I S
THE CAPITAL -- WHERE THE SEARCH OPERATIONS ARE CONCENTRATED .
COLOMBIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE ALSO ASKED FOR THE COOPERATION OF
BRAZIL, ECUADOR, PANAMA, PERU, AND VENEZUELA TO STOP THE DRUG
TRAFFICKERS FROM ESCAPING TO THOSE COUNTRIES .
TST2-MUC4-001 1
SAN SALVADOR, 7 FEB 90 (CANAL DOCE TELEVISION) -- [REPORT] [ALFRED O
VILLAREAL] [TEXT] THE CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES JOINT CHIEFS OF STAF F
[COLONEL RENE EMILIO PONCE] HAS CATEGORICALLY DENIED THAT THERE AR E
ANY RIFTS BETWEEN SALVADORAN ARMY OFFICERS AND U .S. MILITARY ADVISERS,
AS ASSERTED BY THE WASHINGTON POST. THE NEWSPAPER STATED THAT THE
ALLEGED RIFT BETWEEN THE MILITARY OFFICERS BEGAN ONCE IT WA S
DISCOVERED WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF SIX JESUIT PRIESTS, IN
WHICH ONE COLONEL, TWO LIEUTENANTS, AND SIX SOLDIERS ARE BEIN G
CHARGED.
COLONEL PONCE SAID THAT THE RELATIONS WITH U .S. ADVISERS -- ABOUT
52 IN THE COUNTRY -- ARE VERY CORDIAL.
[BEGIN RECORDING] [PONCE] OUR RELATIONS WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN S
ARE NORMAL AS USUAL. THE U .S. ADVISERS HAVE HELPED US VERY MUCH IN
THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES, AND THEY CONTINUE WORKIN G
WITH US.
[REPORTER] WHERE DO YOU THINK THESE WIRE REPORTS STATING THERE ARE
RIFTS BETWEEN SALVADORAN MILITARY OFFICERS AND U .S. ADVISERS HAVE
ORGINIATED?
[PONCE] I DO NOT KNOW; I CANNOT UNDERSTAND . THERE ARE ALWAYS
THOSE WHO TRY TO BREAK THE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE SALVADORA N
GOVERNMENT AND ARMED FORCES AND THE UNITED STATES . THIS IS A POOR
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COUNTRY THAT DEPENDS A GREAT DEAL ON U .S. ECONOMIC AND MILITARY AID.
[REPORTER] FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF THE JESUITS, WHAT ARE RELATION S
LIKE BETWEEN THE SALVADORAN MILITARY AND THE GRINGO ADVISERS ?
[PONCE] AS USUAL, THESE RELATIONS ARE VERY CORDIAL, AND THE Y
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US . AS YOU CAN SEE, TWO ADVISERS ARE HERE WIT H
ME NOW AT THE TABLE PRESIDING OVER THE EVENT . THE SAME HAS BEEN THE
CASE WITH ALL THE UNITS IN THE COUNTRY 'S INTERIOR. I FAIL TO SEE ANY
DIFFERENCE IN RELATIONS BEFORE AND AFTERWARD . [END RECORDING]
THE MILITARY CHIEF REPEATED THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE STATE O F
EMERGENCY, NOT ONLY DUE TO THE GUERRILLA ATTACKS, BUT ALSO TO KEEP
CONTROL OVER THE ORGANIZATION FRONTS JUST PRIOR TO AN EXPECTED WAVE O F
PROTESTS ON THE LATEST GOVERNMENT ECONOMY MEASURES .
[BEGIN RECORDING] [PONCE] WE MUST START THINKING WHAT MAY HAPPEN T O
DOMESTIC ORDER IN THE FACE OF THE ECONOMIC MEASURES THAT HAVE BEE N
ISSUED OR ARE PLANNED. WE MUST THINK WHAT THE REACTION OF THE PEOPL E
OR THE FMLN [FARABUNDO MARTI NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT] ORGANIZATION
FRONTS WILL BE, AS THEY ALWAYS USE ANY EXCUSE TO DISRUPT DOMESTI C
ORDER. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK INTO WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN
DOMESTIC ORDER IN THE COUNTRY . [END RECORDING ]
THE HIGH-RANKING MILITARY OFFICER GAVE THESE STATEMENTS AT TH E
CEREMONY TO TURN OVER COMMAND OF THE CAPTAIN GENERAL GERARDO BARRIO S
MILITARY ACADEMY. THE NEW COMMANDER IS COLONEL RICARDO ALFONS O
CASANOVA SANDOVAL, WHO REPLACES COLONEL GUILLERMO ALFREDO BENAVIDE S
MORENO, REMOVED FROM HIS POST AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF ORDERING TH E
MURDER OF THE JESUIT PRIESTS .
MEANWHILE, COLONEL HECTOR HERIBERTO HERNANDEZ HAS BEEN APPOINTE D
COMMANDER OF THE 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE BASED IN USULUTAN, AND IN L A
UNION DEPARTMENT THE CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONIES OF THE ARMED FORCE S
MILITARY TRAINING CENTER HAVE TAKEN PLACE, WHERE COLONEL FRANCISC O
ARTURO LOPEZ WILL BE IN COMMAND REPLACING COLONEL CARLOS ALFRED O
RIVAS, WHO HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.
TST2-MUC4-0046
BOGOTA, 27 NOV 89 (RADIO CADENA NACIONAL) -- [INTERVIEW WIT H
REPORTER ON THE SCENE BY STUDIO REPORTER] [TEXT] [REPORTER, I N
PROGRESS] ... IF THE COLLEAGUES AT THE CENTRAL STUDIO HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE BOGOTA ELECTRICAL ENERGY INSTITUTE EMPLOYEE WHO WA S
AT THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT. WE ARE OBSERVING A TERRIBLE SCENE O F
DESOLATION AND DEATH BECAUSE ALL THE PASSANGERS GOING TO CALI, VALLE
DEL CAUCA DEPARTMENT, DIED . THERE IS NO SINGLE SURVIVOR ACCORDING TO
NATIONAL POLICE REPORTS . THEY ARE AWAITING CRIMINAL INSTRUCTION
JUDGES. HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICITY COMPANY WORKER MAY ANSWER QUESTION S
POSED BY STUDIO REPORTERS . LATER ON WE WILL HAVE MORE OFFICIA L
INFORMATION.
[STUDIO REPORTER] CAN YOU CONFIRM THE ARRIVAL OF THE POLICE 'S BOMB
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SQUAD? AUTHORITIES FEAR THE CRASH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A N
EXPLOSION RATHER THAN AN ACCIDENT INSIDE THE AIRPLANE.
[REPORTER] THE F-2 JUDICIAL POLICE AND CRIMINAL STATISTICS EXPERT S
ARE HERE. THEY FEEL THAT THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A
TERRORIST ACTION. THE REMARK WAS MADE BASED ON WITNESS ACCOUNTS .
THEY NOTED THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A TERRORIST ATTACK BECAUS E
AIRPLANES DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF ACCIDENT UNLESS THERE IS AN
EXPLOSION, SOMETHING THAT HAS VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES . ACCORDING TO
REPORTS BY THE NATIONAL POLICE F-2 EXPERTS, THE AIRPLANE BROKE INTO
SIX PIECES. IT IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, WHICH IS WHY THE 10 6
PASSENGERS ABOARD ARE STREWN ACROSS AN AREA 6-8 KM WIDE .
ACCESS TO THE AIRPLANE 'S REMAINS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THIS IS A
MOUNTAINOUS REGION. THE CASQUITO [WORD INDISTINCT] IS THROUGH THE
ROAD THAT GOES FROM BOSA, CUNDINAMARCA DEPARTMENT, TO THE SCHOOL NO T
FURTHER IDENTIFIED] . AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THIS AREA IS LOCATED VERY
CLOSE TO SLUICE NUMBER 3, MUNA 3, WHICH FEEDS WATER TO THE DAM . THE
SITUATION IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DRAMATIC . RIGHT NOW, EXPERTS ARE
COLLECTING SAMPLES AND TRYING FIND ALL THEY CAN TO LEARN FOR SURE I F
THIS WAS A TERRORIST ACTION OR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A FLAW I N
THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM OF THE HK-1803 AIRPLANE .
2. SAMPLE OF MARGINALLY RELEVANT TEXT S
TST2-MUC4-0008
CLANDESTINE, 17 NOV 89 (RADIO VENCEREMOS) -- [TEXT] WE HAVE STARTED
A NEW DAY, THE SEVENTH, AND THE FARABUNDO MARTI NATIONAL LIBERATIO N
FRONT [FMLN] IS STILL HOLDING ITS POSITIONS . WE HAVE NOT RETREATED A
SINGLE STEP . IF WE MAKE ANY MOVE, IT WILL BE TO ADVANCE TOWARD THE
ENEMY BARRACKS, BECAUSE WE WILL SEIZE POWER AND EXPEL THE MILITARY
DICTATORSHIP THAT HAS INSTALLED ITSELF IN OUR HOMELAND . THE FMLN
MAINTAINS FOR THE 7TH DAY ITS POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENTAL CAPITALS .
WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN SAN MIGUEL; WE HAVE MADE AN IMPORTAN T
SEIZURE OF WEAPONS IN SAN MIGUEL .
THE SITUATION COULD NOT BE BETTER IN SAN SALVADOR . LAST NIGHT W E
REPORTED THAT THE ARCH OF LIBERTY EXISTS IN THE CAPITAL ; IT IS
COMPRISED OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING PROJECTS - WHERE TH E
PROTAGONISTS OF THIS HISTORY ARE THE MASSES, WHICH ARE ORGANIZED FO R
THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRENCHES AND BARRICADES . THE PEOPLE ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT PROTAGONISTS IN THIS HISTORIC ACTION .
RADIO VENCEREMOS URGES THE PEOPLE TO MULTIPLY THEIR ORGANIZATION I N
EACH NEIGHBORHOOD, RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND TOWN. POPULAR COMMITTEES
MUST BE ORGANIZED ; THE PEOPLE MUST ORGANIZE THEMSELVES ; BUT IF THE
ENEMY IS NEAR, THIS MUST BE DONE CLANDESTINELY . ALL THE GROUPS I N
EACH TOWN, MEANING THE RELIGIOUS GROUPS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ,
TEACHERS ORGANIZATIONS, AND COOPERATIVES, MUST ALL ORGANIZE ,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS . OUR UNITY MUST BECOME THE BES T
TOOL TO EVICT, ONCE AND FOR ALL, THE MURDEROUS MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
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WHICH ASSASSINATES PRIESTS AND WHICH BOMBED THE CAPITAL AGAIN EARL Y
THIS MORNING. IT HAS AGAIN CAUSED MORE DEATHS AND WOUNDED IN SAN
SALVADOR .
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE COMMITTEES IN EACH
NEIGHBORHOOD, RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND TOWN, AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY MUS T
PARTICIPATE. IF THE ARMED FORCES ARE NEAR, THEN CLANDESTINE
ORGANIZATION MUST BE CONDUCTED IN SMALL TOWNS, VILLAGES, AN D
NEIGHBORHOODS . THE PEOPLE MUST ORGANIZE THEMSELVE TO CONSPIRE AGAINS T
DEATH, TO CONSPIRE AGAINST THE ASSASSINS, TO CONSPIRE AGAINST POVERTY ,
TO CONSPIRE AGAINST HUNGER, AND TO CONSPIRE AGAINST THE BOMBINGS . IT
IS NECESSARY TO ORGANIZE THE PEOPLE; IT IS NECESSARY TO ORGANIZE THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY. EL SALVADOR MUST BECOME A BODY COMPRISED OF ORGANIZE D
CELLS -- EVERYWHERE AND IN EVERY POSSIBLE FORM -- REGARDLESS OF TH E
PEOPLE'S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR POLITICAL PARTY .
WE ISSUE AN APPEAL TO THE DECEIVED ARENA [NATIONALIST REPUBLICAN
ALLIANCE] RANK AND FILE, WHO VOTED BELIEVING THAT THIS GOVERNMEN T
WOULD REPRESENT A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER . WE ALSO ISSUE AN APPEAL TO
ALL THE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS OF THE HOMELAND, URGING THEM TO STOP TH E
DESTRUCTION OF THE CAPITAL, TO STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COUNTRY .
WE URGE THEM TO UNITE AND STOP THE WAR ; AND THE END OF THE WAR IS NEAR
-- WITH THE PEOPLE'S VICTORY . [CONTINUED]
3. SAMPLE OF IRRELEVANT TEXTS
TST2-MUC4-0005
SANTIAGO, 20 MAR 89 (DOMESTIC SERVICE) -- [SPEECH] [CHILEA N
PRESIDENT AUGUSTO PINOCHET] [TEXT] FELLOW COUNTRYMEN: I AM ADDRESSING
YOU AFTER OUR COUNTRY HAS BEGUN TO OVERCOME, WITH EFFORT AND TENACITY ,
THE FIRST OBSTACLES OF A SERIOUS CRISIS, THE FUTURE IMPLICATIONS AN D
REPERCUSSIONS OF WHICH WE STILL DO NOT KNOW. I THEREFORE WANTED TO
CONVEY A MESSAGE OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EVERY CHILEAN, TO SHO W
THEM MY FEELINGS AT THIS TIME OF DEEP REFLECTION .
FROM THE VERY MOMENT I LEARNED ABOUT THIS TERRORIST ECONOMI C
AGGRESSION, I ORDERED THE CREATION OF FOUR MINISTERIAL COMMISSIONS TO
TACKLE THE PROBLEM . I ALSO SENT TWO MINISTERS TO THE UNITED STATES TO
MEET WITH U.S . GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS . Al'1 ER TIRING SESSIONS OF TALKS ,
THESE MINISTERS MANAGED TO OVERCOME A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE GRAP E
PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM AFFECTING OTHER FRUITS REMAINS TO BE SOLVED.
THIS NEW ATTACK AGAINST THE CHILEAN NATION, AN ATTACK THAT DESTIN Y
HAS PLACED IN THE NATION'S PATH OF FREEDOM, PROGRESS, AND WELL-BEING ,
COMPELS US TO CLOSE RANKS BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT, UNIFIED AND READY T O
FIGHT -- WITH COURAGE AND HIGH SPIRIT -- THE PROBLEM THAT FACES US .
ON THIS OCCASION THE COUNTRY HAS SEEN HOW THE COUNTLESS THREATS T O
BOYCOTT THE NATIONAL ECONOMY HAVE WORKED . MOST OF THE TIME SUCH
THREATS HAVE BEEN PROMOTED BY CERTAIN POLITICIANS, LABOR LEADERS, O R
COMMUNIST LABOR UNIONS, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD . THEY ARE THE ONES WH O
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-- DRIVEN BY PERSONAL OR IDEOLOGICAL INTEREST -- HAVE CONTINUALLY
JEOPARDIZED THE STABILITY OF WORKERS, OF FAMILIES, AND OF THOSE WHO M
THEY DEMAGOGICALLY CALL THEIR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN . THEY DO NOT CARE IF
THEY CAUSE UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, AND HUNGER TO 500,000 FELLOW
CITIZENS WHO WORK IN THIS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY.
HOW SHAMELESSLY THEY MAKE CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, OFFERING THEIR
SUPPORT AND THEIR SOLIDARITY WHEN CHILE IS SERIOUSLY THREATENED! YET
WHEN THE DANGER IS OVER, THEY CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDE AND AGAIN LEVEL
CHARGES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT AND CRITICIZE ITS ACTIONS . IN DOIN G
THAT THEY FAIL TO RECALL THAT FROM ITS VERY BEGINNING THE CHILEAN
NATION HAS BEEN BUILT UPON NON-NEGOTIABLE PRINCIPLES BECAUSE THEY ARE
THE ESSENCE OF THE NATIONAL SOUL .
GENTLEMEN : OUR WILL IS BASED ON OUR FEELING OF UNITY IN THE FACE O F
ADVERSITY, WHETHER FROM THE ACTION OF NATURE OR FROM THE ACTION O F
TREACHEROUS, DISTURBED MINDS THAT RECOGNIZE NO MORAL VALUES ,
FATHERLAND, OR LAW.
CHILEANS : A FEW DAYS AGO I REPORTED ON THE STEPS FORWARD IN TH E
INSTITUTIONALIZATION PROCESS AND ON THE PROGRESS THAT OUR COUNTRY HA S
MADE IN ALL FIELDS.
THE FACT THAT CYANIDE HAS BEEN INJECTED INTO TWO EXPORTED GRAPE S
HAS CAUSED INCALCULABLE DAMAGE TO THE ECONOMY ; IT HAS ALSO BROUGHT THE
SHADOW OF ANGUISH AND UNCERTAINTY TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES OF FELLOW
COUNTRYMEN WHOSE JOBS AND, CONSEQUENTLY, THEIR LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO A
LIVELIHOOD HAVE BEEN DRAMATICALLY JEOPARDIZED. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT
SOME OFFICIALS OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES, WITHOUT WEIGHING THE TRU E
EFFECTS OF THIS TYPE OF MEASURE, HAVE RESTRICTED THE IMPORT OF CHILEA N
FRUITS, THUS PROVOKING FEAR AND DISTRUST ON THE INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER
MARKET. GENTLEMEN, WE MUST REVERSE THIS SITUATION.
WE SHOULD ONCE AGAIN ACT IN A UNITED MANNER TO RECOVER
INTERNATIONAL CONFIDENCE AND OUR UNDISPUTED LEADERSHIP AS EXPORTERS .
I AM SURE THAT WE WILL SUCCEED WITH A NEW JOINT EFFORT . [CONTINUED ]
TST2-MUC4-00 1 4
CLANDESTINE, 14 NOV 89 (RADIO VENCEREMOS) -- [TEXT] FIGHTING RAGE D
ALL DAY LONG IN THE AREA AROUND SAN TERESA HOSPITAL, IN ZACATELUCA, L A
PAZ DEPARTMENT. A REPORT SAYS THAT A DMIFA ARMED FORCES ENGINEERS '
MILITARY DETACHMENT UNIT WAS AT SANTA TERESA HOSPITAL, AND THAT TH E
ENTIRE UNIT WAS WIPED OUT . THE SOLDIERS HAD A COMMUNICATIONS RELAY
STATION IN THE BUILDING. AS A RESULT OF THE ATTACK, THERE WERE 20
CASUALTIES . AMONG THE CASUALTIES IS A LIEUTENANT WHO WAS THE UNIT
CHIEF, AND TWO SERGEANTS . THE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT WAS TOTALL Y
DESTROYED.
THE SITUATION IS NOT AS THE FASCIST CRISTIANI REPORTED IT TO BE . HE
SAID THERE WAS ONLY ONE SOLDIER AT THE HOSPITAL RECEIVING MEDICAL
TREATMENT . THAT IS TOTALLY FALSE . THE BUILDING HOUSED A GARRISON NOT A
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HOSPITAL, BECAUSE A DMIFA UNIT AND A COMMUNICATIONS RELAY CENTER WER E
THERE . IT WAS A GARRISON .
WE ARE GOING TO CORRECT OUR REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ATTACK ON
THE DMIFA UNIT : 20 SOLDIERS WERE KILLED AND 10 WERE WOUNDED . IN ALL ,
THERE WERE 30 CASUALTIES, INCLUDING TWO SERGEANTS AND THE UNIT CHIEF .
WE REPEAT: IN AN IMPRESSIVE ATTACK ON A MILITARY POSITION AT SANT A
TERESA HOSPITAL--THE BUILDING WAS NO LONGER A HOSPITAL BUT AN ARM Y
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER--OUR FIGTHTERS ANNIHILATED AND DESTROYED THA T
POSITION. THE ARMY SUSTAINED 20 KILLED AND 10 WOUNDED . THE
COMMUNICATIONS RELAY STATION WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.
