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Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at Chile's new Foreign Minister and a report on the recent wave of demonstrations against the government; a discussion of energy alternatives under consideration by many Latin American nations; a look at the recent influx of Haitian immigrants into the U.S. Interview: Francisco Thoumi of the Inter-American Development Bank describes the economic conditions that are responsible for the mass immigration of Haitians into the U.S. Recorded: n/a...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at a bill passed by the U.S. Congress which gives the Puerto Rican government greater control over the exploitation of its potential oil reserves; a report on the negotiations between Canada and Mexico over the possibility of joint pricing of natural gas sold to the U.S.; a look at the changing nature of the war on drugs in Colombia and Peru. Interview: Eduardo Gomez de la Torre, an official in Peru's National Planning Institute, discusses the 12 year period of...

Scope and Contents Contents: REPORT; A look at the U.S. decision to readmit Venezuela into the Generalized System of Preferences; a report on the economic conditions in Cuba that sent thousands of refugees to the U.S.; a look at Mexico's long-awaited decision to postpone membership in the GATT, the world's most influential trade organization. Interview: Noel McGinn, a fellow at the Harvard Institute for International Development, discusses the role of universities as political actors in Latin America....

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at a community in Brazil founded by confederates from the U.S. after the South lost the Civil War; a look at how economic pressures are threatening equal opportunities for Cuban women; a report on increased economic ties between Argentina and the Soviet Union and how they may affect U.S.-Argentine relations. Interview: Thomas Buergenthal, a judge on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, discusses the history of OAS actions in the field of human rights; Francisco...

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: (Re-broadcast of no. 38-79) A special report on the human rights situation in Argentina. Interview: An American who lived in Argentina for many years describes the military's response to political dissent.

Recorded: August 28, 1979

Final Production: August 30, 1979 and May 3, 1980

[Air Date]: June 4, 1980

Timings: v.o. 27:46, m.o. 28:08

Comments: rebroadcast of 79-38

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: Part two of our series on human rights in Argentina. Interview: A conclusion of a conversation with an American who recently returned from Argentina.

Recorded: May 4, 1980

Final Production: May 6, 1980

[Air Date]: June 11, 1980

Timings: v.o. 28:28, m.o. 29:10

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Contents: Report: A special report on Latin America's largest and most powerful nation?Brazil. Features interviews with Brazilian observers in the United States and in Brazil.

Recorded: n/a

Final Production: n/a

[Air Date]: June 18, 1980

Timings: v.o. 29:30, m.o. 29:55

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A special report on Jamaica. Includes an in-depth look at the series of events prompting the government to move forward the date for general election. Interview: Michael Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica, explains the nature of the nation's problems and describes how his administration has sought to address them. Recorded: February 1979 and June 6, 1980 Final Production: June 7, 1980 [Air Date]: June 25, 1980 Timings: v.o....

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at recent elections in Honduras, and their potential effect on the tense political situation in Central America; a report on the metalworkers? strike in Brazil, and its impact on political liberalization. Interview: Pat Holt, former Chief of Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discusses U.S. policy toward Latin America and the role of Congress in the formulation of that policy. Recorded: June 12, 1980 Final Production: June 12....

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges recent criticism of his country's military government; an analysis of the visit by Brazil's President Figuereido to Argentina?the first by a Brazilian head-of-state in 40 years--?and the agreements reached by the two nations; a report on Noticias del Mundo, New York City's newest Spanish-language newspaper, and its support from Rev. Moon's Unification Church and the Argentine government. Interview: The second part of a...