NICARAGUAN REBEL AID BACKED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000404440108-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 2010
• Sequence Number: 108
• Publication Date: November 4, 1983
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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WASHINGTON POST
4 November 1983
Nicaraguan Rebel Aid Backed
United Press international - _ - agreed to allow continued covert actions based
The Republican-controlled Senate, clashing on a new "finding," submitted by the admin-
with the House yesterday, easily passed a bill istration, that outlines the goals and details of
that would allow continued U.S. covert aid for the program. _
rebels fighting the Marxist-led Nicaraguan Earlier plans were "too broad and too am-
government. bilious, he said, but the one outlined for the
Approval of the 1984. intelligence author- ;,committee-on Sept 20 by CIA Director Wil-
ization bill-a victory for President Reagan- liam 1J. Caseyand Secretary of State George P.
came on a voice vote after less than* an hour of - . Shultz had .goals that were "more precise and .
low-key debate: much more limited.".
The Democratic-led House voted 227 to 194. _ And Moynihan noted assurances by admin-
on Oct. 20 to cut-all funds for.the program. istration officials,that the program is not in- -
That was the second House vote to halt the - tended to overthrow, Managua's -Sandinista
CIA aid. _ _government.
The intelligence authorization bill now goes Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt-) spoke against
to a House-Senate conference, which. will .try, the bill, , however, saying, "The president's
to work out a compromise between the sharply course of action. is illegal.".
different bills passed by the two chambers. . . Leahy. said. Reagan is attempting to substi-
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan . (D-N.Y.), _ tute.-covert and military programs for foreign
vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee, -aid.,
on Intelligence,-said -that. the panel .and - its , Details of;'the authorization bill are classi
House counterpart are "closer in-these matters fied,? but the. Senate mea"sure is -believed to'
than might be supposed:"... authorize -the same funding level as that..ap-
Moynihan* said that his committee 'had . -proved last year, approximately $19 million.
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