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 Document 1

Letter from Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs Elliott Abrams to Senator Richard G. Lugar (Ind.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, February 24, 1986

February 24, 1986

Dear Mr. Chairman:

You asked about the allegation that the Nicaraguan resistance consists of, or is led by, supporters of the late dictator Anastasio Somoza. We have reviewed the facts carefully and conclude that this charge is incorrect and misleading.

The leaders of the main resistance organization, the United Nicaraguan Opposition (UNO), are Adolfo Calero,



