HAITIAN ARMED FORCES COMMANDER CEDRAS IS WORKING ISIED TROOPS TO ACCEPT THE ED AGREEMENT;
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THE ENEFITS. BUT THE TROOPSSUSPICIOUS. THEiNit'OS TO RATIFY THE
SETTLEMENT NEXT WEEK BUT WILL TTc^TTj^TTffSTITUTE EITHER CENTRIST MARC BAZIN OR LEFTIST VICTOR BENOIT FOR PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE THEODORE. MEANWHILE, THEODORE HAS AGREED THAT. IF HE IS CONFIRMED, HE HILL MEET WITH PRESIDENT ARISTIDE TO DISCUSS THE LATTER'S RETURN.
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IF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELAYS THE VOTE UNTIL NEXT WEEK, AS APPEARS LIKELY, HARDLINERS MILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO PLAY ON THE TROOPS' ANXIETIES AND TO GALVANIZE OPPOSITION TO THE SETTLEMENT. THEY HILL BE AIDED BY ARISTIDE'S PUBLIC COMMENTS BRANDING OMMON CRIMINAL AND BY THEODORE'S APPARENTKSXSS3 TO FACILITATE THE PRESIDENT'S RETURN. RIGHTHING EXTREMISTS HAY ALSO HARASS LEGISLATORS IN AN EFFORT TO PRESS THEM TO REJECT THE SEVERAL DELEGATES WERE ROUGHED UP ON RETURNING FROM THE OAS 1ALKS. AN ATTEMPT BY THE SENATE TO DUMP THEODORE HOULD DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCORD. PUTTING THE ENTIRE SETTLEMENT AT RISK.
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