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...Duarte had anticipated the popular support that his peace mission would win, so, to a certain extent, had the rebels. In the past, the guerrillas have made offers of their own to negotiate; when they agreed to the La Palma meeting, said Zamora, it was in recognition of "domestic pressure. We know that if we separate from the people, it means we lose the war." Even so, one important guerrilla commander, Joaquín Villalobos, head of a faction known as the People's Revolutionary Army, was unable to attend. The reason: difficulties in traveling from his remote stronghold...
...feared [the guerrillas] would be cold and formal, even hostile, but they were reasonably friendly and very civilized." Duarte's recollection of the guerrillas' demeanor was that "they were very hard at first" (see box). The guerrillas' own feelings about their attitude were summed up by Zamora: "We are in favor of a process that, although it may take time at the beginning, should acquire solidity as time goes...
...F.M.L.N. delegation: Guillermo Ungo and Rubén Zamora of the Democratic Revolutionary Front, the rebels' political wing; Eduardo Sancho Castañeda (known as Fermán Cienfuegos), Lucio Castellanos, Facundo Guardado and Nidia Diaz, guerrilla military leaders...
Well, the whole way up I was very emotional and tense. And all the time we were in the town. You have to remember that I was taking complete responsibility for whatever happens there. One single mistake could have destroyed everything. I was even worried when [Ungo and Zamora] took the Red Cross car back to San Salvador. I stayed in radio contact the whole time, until they took the plane...
...invited to dine. Shimon Peres visited 3 two years ago as leader of Israel's Labor opposition. This week he is scheduled to return as his country's Prime Minister. El Salvador's President Jose Napoleon Duarte has visited, and so has Salvadoran Rebel Spokesman Ruben Zamora...