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...Republican Democratic Union (URD). Although a member of Betancourt's three-party coalition, URD is opportunistically trying to build up support for future elections by hoisting Castro's banner. URD's most vociferous Castro supporter has been Betancourt's Foreign Minister, Ignacio Luis Arcaya...
...Hero, No Job. A fortnight ago in Costa Rica, Arcaya was Castro's warmest non-Cuban supporter at the meeting of the Organization of American States that censured Cuba. As a mortified Betancourt listened by short-wave radio, Arcaya fought to water down the resolution rapping Cuba, warmly embraced Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa (who happens to be Arcaya's fifth cousin). A phone call from Caracas summoned Arcaya off the floor. "You will return a hero of the Communists but not a friend of mine," said Betancourt, who thereupon ordered Arcaya to step aside and let another...
...Betancourt's instructions, Arcaya hung around San José and Panama for a week playing golf, while back home Betancourt ironed out relationships with URD Boss Jovito Villalba. When Arcaya gingerly returned to Caracas last week, 600 Fidelistas welcomed him at the airport-and Betancourt fired him. A government split was averted only because URD agreed to sacrifice Arcaya...
...prepared to stay and consult as long as necessary. Little by little the soft-line advocates were stiffened by orders from home or by becoming convinced in Costa Rica that failure to act would do irreparable damage to the inter-American system. At last only Venezuela's Arcaya was left leading the crumbling opposition to the firm resolutions submitted by Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Mexico. The negotiators invited Roa to consult with them, but Roa highhandedly replied that he did not work at night. In the end the strong resolution went through, and Roa picked up his papers...
...closed-door conferences, the U.S. proposal was first incorporated into a compromise that would put sanctions first and supervised elections second; then, at the insistence of Arcaya, it was put aside for discussion at a separate meeting this week. The sentence against Trujillo-which sent Trujillo's delegate walking out in protest: 1) breaking of diplomatic relations down to the consular level; 2) partial economic sanctions, starting with an embargo on arms...