HAITI: FRANCOIS REJECTS JUNTA OPTION FOR NOW (DELETED)

Created: 1/26/1994

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3. HAITI : FRANCOIS REJECTS JUNTA OPTION FOR HON

CHIEF FRANCOIS LAST WEEK TOLD ARMY CHIEF CEDRAS HE HOULO NOT IRT THE HIGH COMMAND'S PLAN TO INSTALL A JUNTA,

FRANCOIS CALLED THE JUNTA OPTION A LAST RESORT AND PRESSED INSTEAD OLITICAL SOLUTIONIGHER PROBABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE. HE TOLD CEPHAS HE CONTINUES SUPPORT THE TRANSFER OF EXECUTIVE POWER TO ACTING PRIME MINISTER

ALVAL OR

PAR^OF^JUNTA HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE

COMMENT: WHILE THE JUNTA OPTION APPEARS STALLED. THE HIGH COMMAND COULD REVIVE IT IN COMING WEEKS AT ONE OF THE -NATIONAL CONFERENCES-SPONSORED BYARIETY OF OBSCURE GROUPS. FRANCOIS' WILLINGNESS TO

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UNTA AS A LAST RESORT NAY INDICATE THAT Tirrn

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OPEN CONFRONTATION. DESPITE THEIR DISAGREEMENTS TnpMAINTAIN ARMED FORCES UNITY IN ORDER"*NT

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