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David Grosser, a member of the Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City Project, testified that he and Susan Freireich would join a group leaving Thursday to seek the release of 11 villagers who have been arrested by Salvadoran police. Grosser said the council's endorsement would "ensure our safety on this trip" and lend force to their requests...
...group invited two Cambridge citizens to join its investigative mission because of the pending sister-city relationship, said Freireich. As of last night, both Cambridge and San Jose Las Flores had invited each other to establish the relationship, but no formal ceremony has formally united them...
During its upcoming, five-day trip, Freireich said the group will seek meetings with President Jose Napoleon Duarte, American Ambassador Edwin Corr and El Salvadoran military leaders. Members also plan to visit the village, gather testimony about the attack and report it at a press conference in San Salvador...
...Freireich conceded that these goals would be difficult to accomplish during a five-day tour that includes Easter weekend in a predominantly Catholic country. "We've got some holes in this plan," she said...
...However, Freireich said she hoped for results similar to those achieved in November, when she said letters from Cambridge residents and both Massachusetts senators contributed to the release of several Las Flores villagers being held without charges...