Duarte on world tour to sell his police state
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The West German government announced July 17 that it was lifting its ban on aid to the El Salvadoran government with the provision of $18 million in economic support to that country's right-wing government. The lifting of the ban imposed in 1979 came as Jose Napoleon Duarte, El Salvador's new president, began his second major international tour-this time of West Germany, France, and Belgium.
As it announced its financial support to the Duarte government, the West German government also declared, with unintended irony, its continued support for a "negotiated solution' between the FMLN/FDR and the Duarte regime. The action by the West German government was taken two months after the Mexican government restored full diplomatic relations with El Salvador following a four year interruption.
Duarte's diplomatic offensive is aimed at rehabilitating his government in the eyes of international public opinion. In the past five years, the government has been guilty of the murder of tens of thousands of Salvadorans, ranging from leftist rebels to uninvolved civilians. The government-sponsored terror has also forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and to seek asylum in Mexico or the United States.
Duarte, who has adopted various face-lifting measures since his election (continued on page 2, in “Quarter of a million turn out for Democratic convention rallies”)