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I already told you what he said about proposed conditions on military assistance. He also told us that $400 million in economic and military assistance for El Salvador is badly needed. He pointed out that recent economic difficulties include a decline in the price of Salvadoran exports. the insurgency. the disastrous earthquake. a drought. the deficit. and return of many Salvadorans from the United States as a result of our new immigration law. He did say that U.S. assistance has helped him to stabilize the political scene and to give human rights training to the military. and has brought social progress to the Salvadoran people. He did say that he proposes a democratic revolution based on freedom and calls for a prolonged war of peace rather than a prolonged guerrilla war. as the insurgents are carrying out.