Most Americans believe it wrong to be involved in efforts to overthrow a government with which we have diplomatic relations. Second. by splitting the humanitarian aid request between the International Red Cross and the U.S. Government. the United States would be underscoring its concern for the legitimate needs of refugees who have fled Nicaragua and who are now living in Costa Rica and Honduras. Money for the Contras would be stretched out over 18 montis. once again for humanitarian purposes to aid Nicaraguan refugees but tied to efforts to put together a program to clean out former Somosistas and establish a liberal. in the classic sense. democratic program. And third. I stress the importance of transforming the Contras into a legitimate alternative to the present government.
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