U.S. CRITICIZED ON NICARAGUA
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August 13, 1982
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NEW YORK TIMES
13 AUGUST 1982
U. S. Criticized on Nicaragua
'The executive director of the board
that oversees the missionary work of
the Moravian Church said yesterday
that United States policy. on Nicaragua
had been camterpmduct[ve and galled
on Christians in the United States to
lobby the Reagan Administration to re?
duce its military and ecaaomic pres.
sure against the Sandinist Government.
In a letter seat last week to United
States churches and legislators,
Graham H. Rights. director of the
North American Motavlan Board of
world Mission, said that American aup?
port for insurgents operating an the bor-
der between Nicargua and Honduras
had caused _ widespread suffering
Clnistiam to urge Mr. Reagan to re.
to halt the t o! NiHo~nduras and
dents in the United States~r~ dissi-
Mr. Rights also called ~on American
hi his letter. Mr. Rights urged Amen- .
can churchgoers to support legislation
that would art of! funds for covert aF
lion agaiaat the Sandiniats. "Our pri-
mary objective is to make dialogue and
:eoo possible: '. he said.
erament-backed soups in Nicaragua
have increased attacks on t+eligioua or-
gaaizationsthatworkwith the Indians. ,
'1be letter supports reports that Gov-
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