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On the recordNovember 8, 1979
Many of our neighbors in Central America and the Caribbean are in crisis—crisis marked by economic problems, terrorism, and popular frustration.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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United States Assistance to Central America and the Caribbean Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation

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