LATIN AMERICA BRIEF (DELETED) FOR 26 OCTOBER 1993.

Created: 10/26/1993

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ARISTIDE DOUBTFUL

MINISTER MALVAL fcMWfWPfc-^_

HE IS TRYING TO PERSUADE *BISIIDt TO PUT AS^THT MILITARY AND ACCEPT THE CRISIS COMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS. ACCORD "NG TO MALVAL. ARISTIDE BELIEVES A PARLIAMENTARY QUORUM ANY TIME SOIN IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE ARMY CHIEF CEDRAS AND POLICE CHIEF FRANCOIS WILL KEEP HIS SUPPORTERS FROM PARTICIPATING. PRO-ARISTI0E LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THEV WOULD NOT CONVENE TODAY. ARISTIDE ALSO TOLD MALVAL THAT A GENERAL AMNESTY HOULD ONLY ENCOURAGE FUTURE COUP PLOTS. ACCORDING TO THE EMBASSY. I

MALVAL. CFDRAS STILL TALKING

EETING WITH CEDRAS

THE DAY BEFORE HAS GENERALLY POSITIVE. ACCORDING TO MALVAL, CEDRAS WAS WILLING TO RESIGN AFTER ARISTIDE NAMED. AND THE SENATEEW. PERMANENT ARMED FORCES CHIEF. IH A PUBLIC STATEMENT, HOWEVERSRESIX|NATIOH TO THE VOTE ON THEH. MALVAL 'Bp THAT CEDRAS MIGHT ACCEPT THE DEPLOYMENT OF US TRAINERSO LONG AS MALVAL EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE OF THE MISSIOH BEFORE ANY DEPLOYMENT. MALVAL AND CEDRAS MET AGAIN YESTERDAY AND REPORTEDLY HILL DO SO AGAIN TOMORROW. fl|

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