WATCH COMPILATION OF REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S CARIBBEAN BASIN SPEECH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000200400018-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: February 25, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP84B00049R000200400018-2
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WATCH COMPILATION OF
REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S CARIBBEAN BASIN SPEECH
POSITIVE BUT WISHES:WE HAD-CONSIDERED
LOPEZ PORITLLO'S PROPOSALS ,25X1
ANTIGUA POSITIVE BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC SECTORS
ESPECIALLY HAPPY. GOVT WILL
? BROADCAST INITIAL RESPONSE AT
1000 local TODAY.
HONDURAS POSITIVE BUSINESS LEADERS APPROVE AND HOPE 25X1
GOH WILL DO IT'S PART. THEY HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS, HOWEVER.
GOH IS FAVORABLE, AS WELL. THE
PRESIDENT WILL INCLUDE DETAILS OF
THE SPEECH TO NATION ON 27 FEB,
BUT REOUESTS DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION
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JAMAICA POSITIVE MFA HAS SOME QUESTIONS, OFFICIALS
PROMISE GOJ FULL SUPPORT 25X1
SEAGA FAVORABLE IMPRESSED, ESPECIALLY
WITH ECONOMIC MEASURES. APPRECIATES
PRESIDENT REAGAN'S COMMENT RE
JAMAICA. ISSUES FORMAL STATEMENT
AND WILL HOLD FORMAL PRESS CONFERENCE
TOMORROW MORNING. 25X1
COSTA RICA POSITIVE PRESIDENT CARAZO SENT LETTER TO
REAGAN SAYING HE IS "PLEASED" WITH
CBI. 25X1
CUBA NEGATIVE CALLED CBI A MIXTURE OF LIES,
CYNICISM, AND THREATS
NICARAGUA NEGATIVE REJECTED CUBAN THREAT TO LA AND IDEA
THAT NICARAGUA AND GRENADA ARE GRIPPED
BY TOTALITARIAN LEFT. 25X1
EL SALVADOR POSITIVE FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS SPEECH
"BRILLIANT", ASKS FOR RE-BROADCAST
RIGHTS 25X1
MEXICO POSITIVE LOPEZ PORTILLO LIKED PORTIONS OF
SPEECH WHICH WERE ADVANCED TO HIM
AND THE FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTED
A COPY. 25X1
HAITI POSITIVE FOREIGN MINISTER ESPECIALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF
CBI BUT HAS A FEW QUESTIONS.
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