The World - News from May 12, 1986
The State Department estimates that $40 million a year and 1,300 observers would be needed to ensure compliance with any Central American peace treaty, according to a recent analysis. U.S. allies in the region are expected to propose a compliance arrangement as part of a draft treaty. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.), back from a Central American visit, said Washington would support any treaty with adequate compliance procedures that pushed Nicaragua toward democracy.
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