RON WARNS POLS: BOOST LATIN AID OR TAKE BLAME

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000404580007-5
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 10, 1984
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ARTICLE APR WED NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
ON PAGE T 10-May 1984
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By BARBARA REHM and BRUCE DRAKE
Washington (News Bureau}--Warning that the security of the
United States -is, gravely theatened by adangerous rise in Soviet and
Cuban activities in Central America, President Reagan last night
made a strong plea for congressional approval of his beefed-up
military aid program for the war-,avaged region.
In a nationally televised speech , A senior. administration official,
from the Oval Office-one that laid the briefing reporters before the Reagan
foundation for an election-year assault gpeech, insisted that with strong .sup-
on the Democrats if increased aid is -port from.the~GS., Duarte may be able
defeated and the situation in El Salva- to.. manage. internal chaos in El -Salva-'
dor worsens-Reagan cautioned the idor and curb the military.
i..~ t11 CRESS s}'QTED $64.8 miWon in
lawmakers they will be to blame for a
U.S. failure in Central America if they -nuitary aid for a'Ivador ?tor"fiscal
refuse to okay his aid plan. ,984. -Reagan asked for an additional
Overall, the administration is asking $93 million in emergency military aid
fora $5 billion, five-year aid program- in March. In late April. the Senate
more aid than all U.S. administrations, ;passed a bill for $62 million in aid for
Democrat or Republican, have sent to 4 Salvador and I'll million for the rebels
the region in the last 25 years.
Prior to the speech, Reagan's Cen fighting to overthrow the Marxist gov-
tral American policy got an endorse- Eernment of Nicaragua But in the up-
ment from former President Richard -roar of the CIA role in the mining of
har rs the House refused
Nixon who told a convention of news- icaragua
Ito consider the appropriations.
paper editors: key must not allow the administration official warned
flap over a ga v Idq
le that if the current U.S. policies do not
obscure o I-
mw= ua succeed, the President will be left with
only two options retreat in defeat
LVfrom the region, or send in US. troops
U intelligence en lig against
a backing leftist Jose insurgency. Napoleon
over - - safeguard American borders.
officials have warned d repeatedly over --- ----
the past several weeks that there is
"hard and significant evidence" that
Cuban-backed leftist rebels will mount
a major offensive this . fall. In
neighboring Nicaragua, the U.S. sup-
ports guerrillas :trying to overthrow
the Marxist reghne - in- ' Managua
Reagan supported the efforts of .the
anti-Sandinista rebels.
t .' In a wide-ranging review of US.
policy in the region. Reagan used col-
ored charts and graphs to demonstrate
-the growing strength of Cuban - and
Soviet influence in Cent?ril" Srne'rica
and urged Congress to step up the flow
of U.S. aid to. the region-:.
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