Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP88B00443R000100420002-7
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1. The New Nicaragua News Agency (ANN) was set up by t e
Sandinista Government in 1979 as an international news servi e
which provides its service primarily through non-aligned new
agencies. ANN does not have a domestic service. We know
specifically that ANN has representatives in Paris, Costa Ri a
and New York City. The newspaper "El Nuevo Diario" also has a
stringer correspondent in Mexico City.
2. In addition, the Nicaraguan Government can be expected
to have an officer assigned with press responsibilities at its
Embassies and Consulates abroad, which are located in the
following countries:
ARGENTINA
ALGERIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
BULGARIA
CANADA
COLOMBIA
CUBA
COSTA RICA
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
FRANCE
GERMANY (EAST)
GERMANY (WEST)
GREAT BRITAIN
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
ITALY
JAPAN
LIBYA
MEXICO
PANAMA
PERU
SPAIN
SWEDEN
USA
USSR
RUMANIA
VENEZUELA
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