I think there, there also had been just before I got to Honduras a rather spectacular capture of an arms shipment that from Nicaragua across Honduran test, territory destined for El Salvador and I think that some of that equipment…

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Right, well I am, I was a career diplomat for 37 years from 1960 until...

Right, well I am, I was a career diplomat for 37 years from 1960 until...

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point...

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point...

The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one...

The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one...

We believe that the vote would have been close. We regret that in the face...

We believe that the vote would have been close. We regret that in the face...

There was the situation in Nicaragua where the Sandinistas had taken over a couple of...

There was the situation in Nicaragua where the Sandinistas had taken over a couple of...

Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does...

Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does...

It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over - if you look...

It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over - if you look...

Well my briefing was that Honduras was a small and vulnerable country just back on...

Well my briefing was that Honduras was a small and vulnerable country just back on...

I think people took Grenada for what it turned out to be, which was a...

I think people took Grenada for what it turned out to be, which was a...

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for...

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for...

We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for...

We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for...