</s>124-90084-10077 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/30/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY : FBI FBI RECORD NUMBER : 124-9084-10087 RECORD SERIES : HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 109-12-209-727 AGENCY FILM NUMBER :: CR 109 -12-129-209 -727 Document Information ORIGINATOR : CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FROM: CIA TO: TITLE: DATE : 10/06/1971 PAGES : 3 CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC REGIONAL REGIONALS SEMINAR FOR SUBJECTS: CENTRAL AMERICAN C CENTRAL AMERICA C LAUREANO BATISTA FALLA DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Secret RESTRICTIONS : IB CURRENT STATUS : Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/14/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : CABLEGRAM . . . . v1 24 NW 50953 DocId:32329096 Page 1

Summary  
This document is a declassified CIA cable dated October 6, 1971, detailing a Christian Democratic Regional Seminar held in Alajuela, Costa Rica, from September 19 to 25, 1971. The seminar involved senior representatives of Christian democratic parties and movements across Central America, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica. The event, titled "The Strategy of Social Power," aimed to analyze the political situations in these countries. A questionnaire prepared by the Institute for Christian Democratic Formation (IFEDEC) was distributed to participants, though some, particularly from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, reacted negatively to it, refusing to provide written responses. The document notes that the questionnaire was linked to the Latin American Center for Information (CIDAL), founded in Caracas by the American Christian Organization (VOCA) and led by Laureano Batista Falla, who represented IFEDEC at the seminar.  

Key People  
- **Laureano Batista Falla**: IFEDEC representative at the seminar; head of CIDAL.  
- **IFEDEC (Institute for Christian Democratic Formation)**: Organization involved in preparing the questionnaire.  
- **CIDAL (Latin American Center for Information)**: Organization founded by VOCA, linked to the questionnaire.  

Key Locations  
- **Alajuela, Costa Rica**: Host city of the seminar.  
- **Caracas, Venezuela**: Location where CIDAL was founded.  

Key Events  
- **Christian Democratic Regional Seminar (19–25 September 1971)**: Focused on analyzing political situations in Central American countries.  
- **Distribution of IFEDEC questionnaire**: Attempted to gather information on regional political conditions, met with resistance from some participants.  

Key Organizations  
- **IFEDEC**: Prepared the questionnaire for the seminar.  
- **CIDAL**: Latin American Center for Information, founded by VOCA and led by Batista Falla.  
- **VOCA (American Christian Organization)**: Founded CIDAL in Caracas.

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