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...also detailed the debate over the CIA'S role in Central America. The story even spread into a Washington federal courtroom, where Justice Department Correspondent David Jackson reported on an American businessman who is suing the U.S. for occupying part of his Honduran ranch in order to train Salvadoran soldiers. In all, nine Washington correspondents, as well as 32 correspondents and reporters in Latin America and elsewhere, filed reports for the cover stories. "It isn't a record," said Ajemian as he reviewed the week's efforts. "But it certainly kept us busy...
...trouble is that there is no quick fix, even granting the greatest imaginable success for Administration policy. Suppose, for example, Nicaragua and Cuba, intimidated by the military maneuvers and the contra campaign, agreed to a verifiable end to their provision of arms and advisers to the Salvadoran guerrillas. There is no doubt that would be a blow to the insurgents: Arquimedes Canadas, once one of their leaders, said last week in Washington that Cuba has "directed the activities" of the Salvadoran insurgents since 1980. Even so, the Salvadoran insurrection may have developed enough momentum by now to continue for years...
...high-ranking State Department official said that it does not represent a radical new proposal. "It's not a sea change," he said. "It's a 5% movement." U.S. officials said that the main flaw in the Nicaraguan proposal was that it equated American support for the Salvadoran government, which was elected, with...
Nicaraguan support for the Salvadoran left, which is seeking power by force...
Honduras, are instructing a 1,000-man battalion of Salvadoran troops in fast-reaction techniques to counter guerrilla attacks. Later this year the Green Berets will train four 350-man Salvadoran battalions in cazador (hunter) tactics to seek out rebel units. Seventy-three U.S. trainers in Honduras are split into mobile teams to provide expertise sought by the Honduran military...