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...Washington could ever have imagined. Both Aronson and Pavlov appeared intent on solving problems rather than scoring points. Each clearly spoke with the authority of his government, and each acknowledged the other's concerns. The Esquipulas agreement, Aronson suggested, was the perfect device for moving toward free elections in Nicaragua -- and also for supporting Soviet demands that the U.S. keep its promise to press contra demobilization. From then on, the Soviets were co-conspirators in the effort to level the electoral playing field...
More important, the Soviets demonstrated initial good faith in the matter of arms flows to Nicaragua and the Salvadoran guerrillas. While Soviet military aid to the region diminished in the wake of Gorbachev's May 6 letter, Cuba had stepped up its weapons shipments dramatically to fill the void. More ominously, evidence suggested that Soviet munitions intended for Havana were being transshipped to Nicaragua. Technically, Gorbachev's pledge to Bush was being honored. On the ground in Central America, however, the situation had barely changed. Aronson asked for a clarification: Was transshipment permitted by Moscow? No, said Pavlov. "We will...
...equal value, the first Aronson-Pavlov session resulted in agreement on a mechanism for halting Sandinista arms shipments to the F.M.L.N. in El Salvador. Nicaragua wanted U.S. support in the U.N. for deployment of a peacekeeping force: the U.N. Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA). The group was supposed to monitor compliance with Article VI of Esquipulas, which prohibited the use of territory to aid guerrilla operations in neighboring states. The Sandinistas were eager to have ONUCA ensure that the contras in Honduras could not infiltrate Nicaragua. The U.S. insisted that ONUCA also monitor the clandestine flow of arms from...
...fair election." On Aug. 4, the Sandinistas signed an accord with the democratic opposition calling for the disbanding of the contras and general elections in February 1990. On Aug. 7, in the tortured syntax that defines diplomatese, Baker said publicly the U.S. was "very pleased with the steps that Nicaragua has taken to establish a dialogue with the opposition and to move toward procedures that might permit a free and fair election...
...September, and while progress toward the election was clear, the movement of arms to Nicaragua and to the F.M.L.N. continued at unjustifiable rates. Aronson told Pavlov that the American public would hold the Soviets accountable for the continued flow, even if they were not directly responsible. "You cannot escape it," Aronson said. "No one will ever believe that you cannot control your allies when your assistance sustains their very existence." Moscow's allies understood the Soviet position, Pavlov replied. "We explain the changes in the world every time we meet with the Cubans. But Castro is not someone with whom...