Word: nicaragua
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...Soviets, seeking a way to extricate themselves from the endless guerrilla war in Afghanistan, might at length agree to some U.N.-sponsored compromise on that subject. But there would be general astonishment if Gorbachev accepted the President's proposals for talks looking toward an end of Soviet involvement in Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Angola and Cambodia...
...fully," Shultz told reporters later, "but I have nothing to report as to what possible constructive outcome there may be." Regional problems? Replying to Reagan's accusations that Moscow and its allies are imposing Marxist regimes by force on such Third World countries as Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Ethiopia and Nicaragua, Gorbachev reaffirmed "an enduring Soviet policy to support wars of liberation as a national responsibility...
...regional issues, the White House will attack Soviet activities in Afghanistan, Nicaragua and a now familiar list of other countries; the Kremlin will raise American backing of the embattled governments of El Salvador and, allegedly, South Africa, among others. The two might agree, however, to set up regular meetings between their regional experts...
...wants to prevent local clashes from turning into superpower confrontations. Reagan will say the U.S.S.R. should stop supporting Communist insurgency in El Salvador and break its military ties with Nicaragua. The U.S. will also criticize Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, Africa and Kampuchea and will suggest the signing of a mutual statement condemning terrorism...
...POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF AN UNFAIR ELECTION. If the elections are not free and fair, it could explode into violence and widespread radicalization of the people. You may have a civil war comparable to what happened in Nicaragua, where the moderates became irrelevant, participation in the electoral process became impossible, and the left exploited the situation ... I think the violation of the sanctity of the ballot would be sufficient justification for resort to arms...