CENTRAL AMERICA/U.S. AID

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01070R000201190004-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 9, 1984
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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9 May 1984
CENTRAL AMERICA BROKAW: Although Duarte has claimed victory, there still
/U.S. AID is no official result from El Salvador, and today, the
right-wing candidate, Roberto D'Aubuisson, said figures
compiled by his party make him the winner. The result, of
course, could have a big effect on United States policy.
The debate in Congress on aid for El Salvador now is
really heating up, and tonight, President Reagan will
address the nation on Central America. Andrea Mitchell
looks ahead.
MITCHELL: While the president ducked questions about
tonight's speech, aides said it would be a tough warning
about the Soviet-Cuban military threat and an appeal for
passage of economic and military aid to El Salvador. To
set the stage, he asked the team that observed El
Salvador's election to help sell his program. They didn't
waste any time. SEN.\PETE\WILSON (R-Calif.): It is going
to take military force to suppress terrorism, and without
suppressing terrorism, the.entire meaning of this election
will be lost.
MITCHELL: Spokesman Larry Speakes said the president will
use charts and graphs to warn about growing numbers of
Cuban-supported guerrillas. Despite public concern about
covert activity, Mr. Reagan will praise anti-Sandinista
forces, saying that they are making Nicaraguan export of
subversion more difficult. House Speaker Thomas P.
O'Neill Jr. said until the president disavows covert
activity, Americans will worry that he is leading us into
war. Dodd of Connecticut said the president is appealing
to people's fears. .SEN.\CHRISTOPHER\DODD (D-Conn.):
...that he's gonna be talking about what'll be amount,
what'll amount, I presume, to almost a, uh, a verbal
declaration of war. Uh, sees the Soviet Unions (sic), the
Cubans, the Nicaraguans as the, the creation of all evil,
with massive amounts of forces and arms.
MITCHELL: While skirting the issue of covert aid, Mr.
Reagan is expected to say that opposing the leftist
guerrillas is a legal right and a moral duty. Senior
officials say they have strong intelligence about a fall
offensive by the left, and that tonight's speech is
designed to help Mr. Reagan blame the Democrats if they
don't support his policies. Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, at
the White House.
BROKAW: NBC News will carry the president's speech at 8
tonight, Eastern time, 7 Central time. .
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