U.S. CRITICIZED ON NICARAGUA

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CIA-RDP90-00806R000100670058-4
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December 22, 2016
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September 8, 2010
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58
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August 13, 1982
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/08 :CIA-RDP90-008068000100670058-4 ARTICLE ODT PAGE 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- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/08 :CIA-RDP90-008068000100670058-4