Correspondence
El Salvador CDSS
Hough, Richard L.
Date: February 14, 1979
Memorandum from Richard L. Hough to Donald R. Finberg discussing the Country Development Strategy Statement (CDSS) released in El Salvador by USAID.
Letter from Cyrus Vance replying to Archbishop Romero's letter of March 11, 1980
Vance, Cyrus
Date: March 11, 1980
Status: Unclassified May 16, 1994
See additional documents concerning Archbishop Romero on the National Security Archive's page, "Learn from History", 31st Anniversary of the Assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero.
Letter from AID official, Wesley L. Hawley, to AIFLD director, William Doherty
Hawley, Wesley L.
Date: May 2, 1980
The letter confirms AID's grant of one million dollars to AIFLD to support land reform in El Salvador.
Letter from Mary Pearlman to Richard Oulahan
Pearlman, Mary
Date: February 11, 1981
Concerns her son Mark who was killed by a death squad in El Salvador.
Trip to El Salvador, July 22-July 28, 1983
Hough, Richard L.
Date: August 11, 1983
Memorandum from Richard L. Hough to James R. Holway detailing Hough's recent trip to El Salvador as a consultant for the AIFLD to evaluate the Phase III agrarian reform program in place there.
Letter to Rowland Evans, a reporter at the Washington Post
Oulahan, Richard
Date: August 12, 1983
Letter to Donald Regan on the AFL-CIO
Kirkland, Lane
Date: September 16, 1983
Lane Kirkland, the President of the AFL-CIO, writes a letter to Mr. Donald Regan, Secretary of the Treasury. In it, Kirkland informs him of subject areas the AFL-CIO and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions feel should be addressed given the proximity of the Joint Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank scheduled for September 27 to 30, 1983.
Operational Research Priorities for the Phase III Agrarian Reform Program
Hough, Richard L.
Date: January 19, 1984
Letter from Richard L. Hough (AIFLD consultant) to Timothy O'Hare discussing the extension of an agrarian reform program in El Salvador and proposals for its implementation.
Letters to William Doherty
Temple, Mary
Date: March 15, 1984
Letters from Mary Temple (working for The Land Council, a New York based organization promoting agricultural advancement in developing countries) to William Doherty, the executive director of AIFLD (American Institute for Free Labor Development). The letters discuss Temple's concern with the dealings of the El Salvadorian agricultural institution FINATA (Financiera Nacional de Tierras Agrícolas) which had begun to implement a "10-manzana" policy, which benefited larger landowners over smaller ones.
Letter to Richard L. Hough
Pickering, Thomas R.
Date: April 16, 1984
Letter from Thomas R. Pickering, United States Ambassador, to Richard L. Hough thanking Hough for being present during El Salvador's 1984 presidential election and providing an eyewitness account of the election process.
Appointment with Galileo Torres
Hough, Richard L.
Date: April 26, 1984
Memorandum from Richard L. Hough to William C. Doherty discussing an upcoming meeting with Galileo Torres, president of FINATA, and what content should be discussed during the meeting.
Request for consultant services of Jack Cobb in El Salvador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: May 4, 1984
Memo from Richard Hough to Samuel Haddad, the Deputy Executive Director of the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD), requesting to work with Jack Cobb on a consulting project in El Salvador during the Phase III Agrarian Reform program.
Letter from UPD dated May 9, 1984
Hough, Richard L.; Unidad Popular Democrática
Date: May 17, 1984
Memorandum from Richard L. Hough to William Doherty with an attached letter from the Unidad Popular Democrática (UPD) of El Salvador meant for Doherty. The attached letter, which is in Spanish, presents the UPD's suggestions for agrarian reform to successfully proceed in El Salvador.
AIFLD OPG Proposal for a Small Farmer Support Service Project in Manabi and Esmeraldas Provinces
American Embassy in Ecuador
Date: October, 1984
Telegram from the American Embassy in Quito, Ecuador to the Secretary of State in Washington D.C. regarding a project proposal received by the Embassy requesting funding from AIFLD. Project would work to provide credit and technical help to small farmers in the Manabi and Esmeraldas provinces of Ecuador.
AIFLD proposed Campesino Organization Project in Ecuador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: October 22, 1984
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty, executive director of AIFLD, discussing fund allocations for an upcoming project in Ecuador.
Proposed Conference for AIFLD Rural Development Officers (RDOs)
Hough, Richard L.
Date: February 14, 1985
Memo from Richard Hough to Samuel Haddad, deputy executive director of the AIFLD, regarding an upcoming conference in Honduras addressing the changes in agricultural programs in various Central American countries.
Asociación Nacional Campesina Hondureña (ANACH): Problems and Prospects
Hough, Richard L.
Date: May 2, 1985
Memo from Richard L. Hough to William Doherty detailing the cooperation between the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD) and the Asociación Nacional Campesina Hondureña (ANACH)in Honduras and the programs the two organizations have participated in together. The memo serves as a kind of report on the successes and setbacks of the programs and suggestions for future interactions between the two organizations. It also discusses funding.
Visit to Guatemala
Hough, Richard L.
Date: February 10, 1986
Memo from Richard L. Hough to William Doherty summarizing Hough's recent trip to Guatemala to discuss funding for an Operational Program Grant (OPG) by USAID. The OPG would be for agrarian or rural use and the memo discusses the result of the meeting between Hough and various other parties involved with implementing the OPG, including someone representing USAID.
Visit to Ecuador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: February 20, 1986
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing Hough's thoughts on an Operational Program Grant (OPG) project in Ecuador. The memo includes a description of the OPG, the status of the project, pros and cons of the project, and the primary reasoning behind the project. The memo concludes with Hough suggesting that the information he provided will convince AID to continue to fund the OPG.
Visit to Guatemala, April 8-12, 1983
Hough, Richard L.
Date: April 28, 1986
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty reporting on the status of the Operational Program Grant (OPG) in place in Guatemala including successes and setbacks of the project.
Haiti
Hough, Richard L.
Date: May 1, 1986
Memo from Richard Hough to Jesse Friedman regarding Friedman's upcoming trip to Haiti. In the memo Hough informs Friedman of the conditions Hough observed in Haiti during his own visit to the country. Hough describes the basic agrarian institutions of Haiti and includes suggestions for AIFLD's involvement in agrarian reform.
Land Reform in El Salvador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: June 23, 1986
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing causes behind a drop in Decree 207 beneficiaries under the Phase III program in El Salvador. Hough reports on his meeting with several of those involved in the project during his recent trip to San Salvador and their comments on the issue.
AID Cutbacks and Supplementing Program Funds Thru Other Means
Hough, Richard L.
Date: October 7, 1986
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing possible upcoming cuts in AIFLD funding and how the loss of funds can be prevented or remedied. Hough advocates various aggressive negotiation tactics.
Phase III Land Reform Program in El Salvador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: October 15, 1986
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty concerning the Phase III agrarian reform project in El Salvador and various changes developed at "farm level" such as changes in the size of families, the amount of land families possess, the production of grain, the types of crops planted, and the amount of capital produced. Hough asserts that the aforementioned change is virtually all positive but that AIFLD's involvement is rarely acknowledged. Hough also suggests ways in which AIFLD can become properly accredited for its successes in El Salvador.
Proposed Hempispheric-wide Agrarian Union Leader Seminar in 1988
Hough, Richard L.
Date: September 21, 1987
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing a proposal for a "Regional Campesino Leadership Seminar in San Salvador" for the purpose of strengthening the political influence of the AIFLD.
Future AIFLD Funding Levels
Hough, Richard L.
Date: September 28, 1987
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty suggesting plans of action for the AIFLD in the face of possible impending budget cuts.
Proposed OPG Project
Hough, Richard L.
Date: October 7, 1987
Memo from Richard Hough to the AIFLD files detailing a proposal for an OPG project "Modernization and Development of the National Association of Honduran Campesinos (ANACH) and Its Regional Cooperatlives [sic] (Honduras)" and the problems associated with the project.
Regional Conference for Agrarian Union Leaders in September 1988, San Salvador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: July 7, 1988
Memo from Richard Hough to Joseph Campos, Education Department Director of the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD), discussing possible topics for an upcoming conference, including suggestions for a theme, lecturers, and subjects to be discussed.
AIFLD Dominican Republic Project Proposal
Hough, Richard L.
Date: February 1, 1989
Memorandum from Richard Hough to William C. Doherty discussing the rejection of an AIFLD proposal by USAID due to lack of funds. Hough attached a political assessment of the project, detailing its advantages and disadvantages.
Working Lunch with Ambassador Gelbard, Bolivia
Hough, Richard L.
Date: February 2, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty reviewing important aspects of a project to be discussed at an upcoming luncheon with the Ambassador of Bolivia.
AIFLD San Lorenzo Project, Ecuador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: April 3, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty commenting on the general status of an OPG project in Ecuador, including specific regard toward technical support, the Yuca processing plant, and problems with the project's operation.
Letter to Paul Taylor
Hough, Richard L.
Date: April 17, 1989
Letter from Richard Hough to Paul Taylor, the American Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, introducing an article written by Hough published in "Freedom at Issue" and including brief report on the proposed AIFLD project in the Dominican Republic.
Events at the San Lorenzo Project Site, Ecuador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: May 10, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing upcoming events at the site of the AIFLD project in San Lorenzo, Ecuador, including the inauguration of the Yuca Processing Plant, a course on small business management, and an international seminar.
Prosterman's proposal of a Conference with the Salvadoran Labor/Agrarian Leaders next week here in Washington, DC
Hough, Richard L.
Date: May 25, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty summarizing the drawbacks of a subject conference being proposed by Roy Prosterman.
Recent Visit to El Salvador, May 15-19, 1989
Hough, Richard L.
Date: June 2, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty summarizing various findings from Hough's recent trip to El Salvador, including reports on policies of USAID, FESACORA, those eligible for the Phase III program, status of the Land Bank, reform sector policies of ARENA, views of the UNOC, the necessity of dialogue, and the proposed Cooperative Agreement study. Hough then presents his own comments on the issues discussed.
Cooperative Agreement Evaluation, El Salvador
Hough, Richard L.
Date: June 27, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to Jose Estrada discussing the guidelines for an upcoming cooperative agreement evaluation in El Salvador.
A Popular Sector Equivalent to FUSADES
Hough, Richard L.
Date: September 1, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty suggesting the implementation of a US-funded institution or foundation in El Salvador to support the lower and middle classes in economic development.
El Salvador: Agrarian Reform and the Antigua Conference
Hough, Richard L.
Date: September 6, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty informing Doherty of a possible delay in the results of an agrarian reform study being conducted in El Salvador due to political instability in the country.
AUDS
Hough, Richard L.
Date: November 2, 1989
Memo from Richard Hough to Jesse Friedman requesting assistance in his work due to Hough's belief that he is "professionally over-extended" and thus not working as effectively as he could be.
Visit to Paraguay, April 21-May 8, 1990
Hough, Richard L.
Date: May 17, 1990
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty summarizing Hough's recent trip to Paraguay, which focused on the problems concerning land distribution and the role of the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT). Hough summarizes his meetings with various figures involved in the project and the causes behind several problems in Paraguay. Attached is a schedule of his trip.
Salary Increase for Tito Castro
Hough, Richard L.
Date: June 24, 1990
Memo from Richard Hough to Samuel Haddad, Assistant to the Executive Director of the AIFLD, requesting a salary increase for Tito Castro, the AIFLD's Rural Development Officer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Draft Proposal for Agrarian Program Component of the Addendum to the Nicaraguan Cooperative Agreement
Hough, Richard L.
Date: September 13, 1990
Memo from Richard Hough to Michael Donovan, the Director of Budget & Finance of the AIFLD, with an attached draft of a report on Nicaraguan agrarian reform which includes estimated budgeting for the project.
Agrarian Reform Review in Nicaragua
Hough, Richard L.
Date: September 17, 1990
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty introducing a paper written by Richard Oulahan (Note: File does not include this paper). The memo discusses various conditions in Nicaragua that can/will affect the agrarian reform project there.
American Institute for Free Labor Development Correspondence 1990s
Doherty, William; Friedman, Jesse; Ellenberger, Don; Estrada, José; Barry, John J.
Date: October 22, 1990; November 21, 1990
These documents consist of correspondence from October 22, 1990 through November 21, 1990 regarding various issues concerning unions and government in Latin America. Among topics that were discussed were: the Haitian Labor Movement, the Sandinista Union in Nicaragua, the forthcoming March 1991 elections in El Salvador, and the Westinghouse Corporation and its affiliation to the National Confederation of Workers in the Dominican Republic.
Visit to Honduras
Hough, Richard L.
Date: October 30, 1990
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty reporting on Hough's recent trip to Honduras for the purpose of observing the results of the election and its potential effect on the agrarian project in Honduras. Hough suggests that the AIFLD provide financial support for the Honduras government for a short period to help them get on their feet and includes a proposed budget.
Richard Oulahan's Report on Nicaragua
Hough, Richard L.; Oulahan, Richard
Date: January 10, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty introducing an attached report written by Richard Oulahan. The report gives an overview of the status of the agrarian reform project in Nicaragua, with specific regard given to problems the project faces, especially land-based violence. The report details several aspects of the project, including plantation and small farmer unions and negotiations with USAID.
Visit to Guatemala, March 19-23, 1991
Hough, Richard L.
Date: March 27, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing the purpose of Hough's recent trip to Guatemala, which was to meet with USAID about the status of the AIFLD's 18 month $700,000 extension proposal and the potential self-sustainability of the project after its funding is terminated.
Preparation for El Salvador trip
Hough, Richard L.
Date: April 22, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to Estrada, Holway, and Donovan discussing preparations for an upcoming trip to El Salvador to review the Cooperative Agreement in place there. Hough includes various discussion questions to guide meetings.
El Salvador Visit May 3-May 9, 1991
Hough, Richard L.
Date: May 14, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing Hough's recent trip to El Salvador to review the agrarian program in place there with specific regard to a delay on reporting on the project, methods of generating income, funding details for the project, and positive and negative aspects of the project.
Visit to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 10
Hough, Richard
Date: May 23, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to José Estrada concerning Hough's trip to Honduras and the meetings he attended while there, which concerned the futures of various agrarian projects.
Status of Agrarian Project in Guatemala
Hough, Richard L.
Date: October 18, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing Hough's recent trip to Guatemala and issues with the AIFLD's project there, mainly budget cuts from USAID and their implications for the continuation of the project.
Visit to Guatemala: Status of Agrarian Project
Hough, Richard L.
Date: October 30, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty discussing Hough's recent trip to Guatemala to meet with the Country Program Director (CPD) and various other figures involved with the Guatemala project. Hough also discusses the issue of USAID budget cuts and their effect on AIFLD proceedings in Guatemala.
Preparation of new agrarian project proposal
Hough, Richard L.
Date: November 11, 1991
Memo from Richard Hough to Selma Padrón, Country Program Director (CPD) in Honduras, discussing funding negotiations for an upcoming project in Honduras and the current situation in Honduras.
Implementing Piney Policy Changes
Hough, Richard L.
Date: January 7, 1992
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty encouraging further education of AIFLD employees on topics including Latin American economic tendencies, political proceedings, and neo-liberalism in order to increase the understanding of their Latin American counterpart organizations.
Social Project Tractor for Santa Cruz Program-Update
Packer, Bernard
Date: January 20, 1992
Memo from Bernard Packer to Jim Holway, Director of the Social Projects Department of the AIFLD, discussing a recent meeting in Santa Cruz and the re-submission of an AIFLD project funding tractors in Bolivia.
Tractor Project for Santa Cruz Program
Hough, Richard L.
Date: February 3, 1992
Memo from Richard Hough to James Holway discussing suggestions for a tractor loaning project in Bolivia.
Letter to Bernard Aronson
Doherty, William C.
Date: March 5, 1992
Letter from William Doherty to Bernard Aronson, the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter American Affairs, with an attached report on the AIFLD's project priorities in El Salvador.
Job Description for new Consultant Position
Hough, Richard L.
Date: March 6, 1992
Memo from Richard Hough to Samuel Haddad detailing the job description of Hough's new position as Consultant for the AIFLD.
Prospective Policy Papers
Hough, Richard L.
Date: March 16, 1992
Memo from Richard Hough to Jack Heberle suggesting subjects Hough wishes to cover as a consultant, including the effects of democracy and free market economics in Latin American with regard to trade unions and economic restructuring, solidarismo, problems with land distribution in El Salvador, and regional integration of Central American countries.
Bulletin
American Institute for Free Labor Development
Date: March, 1992
Bulletin released by the Department of Education of the American Institute for Free Labor Development concerning methods of successfully implementing democratic systems of governments in Latin American countries. It also summarizes many of the main points of the recent AIFLD conference at Piney Point.
Paper on Free Market Economies and Democracy in Latin America
Friedman, Jesse A.
Date: June 1, 1992
Memo from Jesse Friedman to Richard Hough congratulating Hough on a paper he wrote.
Oulahan's letter to Price COPE 1993
Oulahan, Richard
Date: June 15, 1993
Oulahan writes to Price about the importance occupational safety and health is gaining and about the steps that are being taken in order to ensure the safety of workers. He includes a Washington Post article and a copy of the USWA Local.
Oulahan's letter to Price COPE
Oulahan, Richard; MacShane, Denis
Date: January 31, 1994
In this letter, Oulahan informs Otis Price, the coordinator of COPE Northern Virginia, about his activities in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. He also explains that he is opposed to NAFTA because it does not contribute positively to the labor movement, and attaches an article written by himself that goes more in depth about this issue. He also attaches the article "Do Europeans Do It Better?", which he describes as thoughtful.
Email from Richard Oulahan to Arch Puddington
Oulahan, Richard; Puddington, Arch
Date: October 28, 2001
Summarizes a discussion of agrarian reform in El Salvador that Richard Ouhalhan had with Dr. Jose Maria Mendez Jr., Chema Mendez.
Email exchanged between Richard Oulahan and Michael Allen
Ouahan, Richard; Allen, Michael
Date: November 14, 2003
Concerns a new biography of Lane Kirkland, president of the AFL-CIO, and sources of information which Oulahan can provide about AIFLD.
Letter from Cuban trade unionists to Thomas Donahue as chairman of the Committee for Free Trade Unionism
Espino, Nelson Molinet ; Gutiérrez, Miguel Galbaacute;n ; Fuentes, Alfredo Felipe ; Valle, Hector Raúl
Date: November 3, 2010
The group thakns the CFTU for their support and describes difficulties the have encountered in Cuba.
Letter from Jack Otero to Richrad Oulahan
Otero, Jack
Date: January 23, 2011 (File created by donor)
Otero thanks Oulahan for sharing information about AIFLD history. He also mentions his involvement in an incident in Ecuador in 1963. He had a serious confrontation at that point with the American ambassador.
Attached Memo by Richard Oulahan
Hough, Richard L.; Oulahan, Richard
Date: Unknown
Memo from Richard Hough to William Doherty introducing an attached memo from Richard Oulahan to Richard Hough. Hough's memo adds comments to Oulahan's, which comments on a recent meeting with people from Appropriate Technology International (ATI) and the resulting steps being taken to further an oil extraction project involving sunflower and sesame seeds in various Latin American countries.
Letters from Readers
Hough, Richard L.
Date: Unknown
From the "Letters From Readers" section of the "Freedom at Issue" journal. Richard L. Hough wrote this letter in response to criticism he received on his article entitled "Solidarismo." The criticism was given by a Mr. McClaughry, who accused the AIFLD of practicing "Marxist class warfare philosophy." Hough's letter addresses and debunks McClaughry's claims and re-asserts the positive role of the AIFLD in Central American land reform.
