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...friendlier than a session in Washington on the same subject. When Ronald Reagan met with more than a dozen conservative supporters to discuss his tentative support of the Guatemala plan, as well as his sponsorship of a rival accord hammered out with Democratic House Speaker Jim Wright, his guests angrily denounced both pacts. They argued that either one of them would destroy the U.S.-backed contras who are fighting to overthrow Ortega's Sandinista government. Said Howard Phillips, chairman of the Conservative Caucus, a 700,000-member lobbying group: "I think it's the biggest mistake that Reagan has made...
...mind about the wisdom of either agreement. As Reagan waffled last week, first embracing the Guatemala plan, then amending his own accord, the White House found itself attacked on all sides. On Friday, Central American Special Envoy Philip Habib resigned, reportedly because he was not consulted on the Reagan-Wright accord and was doubtful that the Guatemala plan would work...
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...
...Reagan-Wright plan set a Sept. 30 deadline, the end of the current budget year, for the leftist Sandinista regime in Managua to demonstrate a willingness to institute the kinds of reforms that could lead to a cease-fire...
...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...