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Peru / Fujimori's United States Visit / Drug War #340266

CBS Evening News for Sunday, Sep 15, 1991
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Visit by Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to United States to meet with President Bush reported. Congress said freezing economic and military aid after reports of human rights violations.

(Miami: Doug Tunnell) War on drugs in Peru between government troops and militant Communist guerrillas featured; scenes shown from Upper Huallaga Valley, Peru; details given of Pentagon's plans to send military aid to the Peruvian army. [Terrorist expert Gustavo GORRITI - talks about Shining Path guerrillas.] Fujimori said organizing popular militias to deal with the Shining Path. [Economist Alberto GRANA - cites the economic damage.]

Reporter(s):
Chung, Connie;
Tunnell, Doug
Duration:
00:02:20

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