El Salvador: Information on the return of land occupied by guerrillas to their former owners as part of the peace accords
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV13336 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Information on the return of land occupied by guerrillas to their former owners as part of the peace accords, 1 March 1993, SLV13336, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac33f.html [accessed 25 May 2023] |
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Please find attached a transcript of the United Nations proposed program for land transfer, accepted by both the government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Martí de Liberación Nacional (FMLN) (Central America Report 6 Nov. 1992). The program of land transfer to ex-combatants on both sides of the conflict includes "land holdings in what were the conflict zones as defined in the accords" (Ibid.). Further details on the program can be found in the attachment.
By mid-February 1993, in order to proceed with the land transfers, the government of El Salvador was reportedly seeking international financing for the purchase of land (Le Monde 16 Feb. 1993).
The attached articles provide information additional to that already available in the DIRB Indexed Media Review (IMR), which is available at your Regional Documentation Centre. Various 1992 articles included in the Indexed Media Review refer to accusations of land occupations which were allegedly supported by the FMLN after the cease-fire began. The articles attached to this response refer mostly to the resettlement and transfer of land to persons in conflict zones (Central America Report 13 Mar. 1992, p. 3), the agreement to avoid expulsion of persons currently holding land until a legal solution is achieved (AFP 29 Dec. 1992; Central America Report 15 Jan. 1993; Ibid. 4 Dec. 1992), and government purchase of large landholdings to be transferred to peasants, small farmers and others, as outlined in the New York peace agreement (Central America Report 25 Oct. 1991, p. 2).
References
Agence France Presse (AFP). 29 December 1992. Serge Arnold. "Salvador: six dispositions des accords de paix doivent être suivis de près, selon M. Boutros-Ghali." (NEXIS)
Central America Report [Guatemala]. 15 January 1993. "El Salvador: A New Impasse."
. 4 December 1992. "El Salvador: A Delicate Moment For Peace."
. 6 November 1992. "El Salvador: UN Proposal for a Land Transfer Program."
. 13 March 1992. "El Salvador: Testing Peace: Refugees, Repatriates and the Internally Displaced."
. 25 October 1991. "El Salvador: New York Agreement."
Le Monde [Paris]. 16 February 1993. Bertrand de la Grange. "Salvador: à l'exception d'une cinquantaine de missiles les guérilleros ont détruit leurs dernières armes." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 29 December 1992. Serge Arnold. "Salvador: six dispositions des accords de paix doivent être suivis de près, selon M. Boutros-Ghali." (NEXIS)
Central America Report [Guatemala]. 15 January 1993. "El Salvador: A New Impasse."
. 4 December 1992. "El Salvador: A Delicate Moment For Peace."
. 6 November 1992. "El Salvador: UN Proposal for a Land Transfer Program."
. 13 March 1992. "El Salvador: Testing Peace: Refugees, Repatriates and the Internally Displaced."
. 31 January 1992. "El Salvador: Calendar For the Execution of the Peace Accords."
. 25 October 1991. "El Salvador: New York Agreement."
Le Monde [Paris]. 16 February 1993. Bertrand de la Grange. "Salvador: à l'exception d'une cinquantaine de missiles les guérilleros ont détruit leurs dernières armes." (NEXIS)
