Information on the above-mentioned subjects is limited among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

In a 30 September 1997 telephone interview with the DIRB, an ARENA party representative at the Legislative Assembly in San Salvador stated that Carlos Amaya is no longer a National Assembly deputy.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Office of the Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (ARENA), Legislative Assembly. San Salvador. 30 September 1997. Telephone interview with a representative.

Amnesty International Report. 1996-1997.

Central America NewsPak [Austin, Tex.]. 1995-1997.

Central American Report [Guatemala City]. 1995-1997.

The Europa World Year Book 1997. 1997.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. 1991-1996.

Human Rights Watch World Report. 1996-1997.

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1991-1997.

Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America Report [London]. 1995-1997.

Political Handbook of the World 1997. 1997.

Political Parties of the Americas: 1980s to 1990s. 1992.

One oral source consulted could not provide information on the above-mentioned subject.

Electronic sources: DIRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database).