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Ortega insists that the accords called for the disarming of the Contras, whether or not the rebels agree to it. But Arias and President Jose Azcona of Honduras say the disbanding will have to be voluntary, and Azcona refuses to use military force against the rebels and will not tolerate Nicaraguan military action along the Honduran border...
...consequences of U.S. policies. Last month Honduras proposed to the U.N. General Assembly the creation of an international peacekeeping force to patrol its borders with Nicaragua and El Salvador. Honduras has refused to sign a new military cooperation agreement with the U.S. Perhaps more to the point, President Jose Azcona Hoyo recently suggested that the U.S. will have to "move to one side" in deliberations over Central America's future...
...Wednesday morning Nicaraguan troops were detected crossing the border into Honduras to attack rebel bases there. White House officials immediately responded by suggesting to Honduran President Jose Azcona Hoyo an American "show of support" that would stop short of a combat role. On Wednesday evening Ambassador to Honduras Everett Briggs relayed a letter from Azcona to the White House requesting assistance. The letter did not specifically mention troops, but Azcona later confirmed in a news conference that he had orally asked for this option. Reagan then gave the go-ahead to send four battalions -- two each from the 82nd Airborne...
President Jose Azcona Hoyo said the 32000 U.S. troops sent to Honduras last week, after the Nicaraguan army was accused of sending 2000 men across the border last Wednesday in pursuit of Contras, may not be needed any longer...
...Nicaraguan Defense Ministry said the raid was on Nicaraguan territory and caused no damage. Azcona, in a telephone interview, would neither confirm nor deny the attack, but the Honduran military said it occurred on the Honduran side of the ill-defined border...