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...outside aid for local insurgents, democratic reforms and free elections. The agreement gives the Central American governments 90 days from the date of its signing -- until Nov. 7 -- to work out the details. That is five weeks after the U.S.'s current $100 million aid package for the contras expires on Sept. 30. The Reagan-Wright proposal, on the other hand, calls for an immediate cease-fire in the contra war, followed by talks leading to new elections in Nicaragua. Under this scenario, if the Sandinistas did not institute democratic reforms by Sept. 30, the Administration would seek new funds...
...Make no mistake. We want to demonstrate to conservative leaders, to the [Contra] directorate, to the nation, our commitment," Fitzwater said...
Asked whether the U.S. government would be paying for the flights of the Contra directors from Washington to Los Angeles, the spokesman said he didn't know how they were getting to Los Angeles, "but I hope we're paying...
Fitzwater also said he saw nothing improper in Reagan holding a high-profile, although private, meeting with Contra leaders. The peace plan submitted jointly by Reagan and House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Texas) contemplated a low administration profile on the question of seeking further military assistance for the rebels...
...would say that they're going there to discuss the status of the peace plans," Fitzwater said of the Contra directors. He was referring to the Reagan-Wright plan and to a rival plan, signed by the leaders of five Central American nations including Nicaragua, which envisions a Nov. 7 deadline for the kind of change that could lead to a cessation of hostilities in Nicaragua...