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destroy power lines between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, Carr and Gllbbery said, adding
that the alternative strategy was to blow up
six electric pylons throughout Guanacaste,
each at different intervals.
The Tico Times made repeated telephone
catls throughout the week seeking comment
from Huil, but was unable to reach him and
the calls were nover returned.
Tha onlyreason Costa Rica's power lines
are still there s bocause one FDN guy stole
the explosivesGlibbery said, adding that
the exptosives were probably tater sold to
Eden Pastora's rebel faction.
On June 11, twg Costa Rican membera of
were arrested tn connection with the
bombing of an electricaltower near El Salto
de Bagacos, some 10kllometers from the.
northorn Guanacaste town.of Liberla (T
June14.
The homemade.bomb contained C4
explosives, accordingto.Officials in the
Judicial Investigatlon Organizatlon OiJ.
Carr sndGllbbaryfater joked that
someone must have.atQleg our ldea)
SECURiTY Minister Piza.
-cosTA RicanCivil Guardsmen have
beentargetedbythegroupas
operatlons..Carr Glibbery and Chaffard
A U.s.Embassy ofticiat said thls. weo
Diplomatig sources in San Jose estimate
claim that Clvil Guard ofticers provided
that the U.sgovernment is. currenty
.thatthe five could remain ln jail for as long
as four months before atrjal dateis set.
Nicaragua and passedthem Sandinista
assistance to.any persans apposed to the
military intalligence.According to both Carr : regime in Nicaragua. He added that the
and Glinbery,Costa Rlcan Civll Guardsmen
Embassy has providedthe two Nort
In a press conference Thursday, Foreign
also crossed thg northernborder Into
Amercans wjth the same help as any othe
Minister CarlosJose Gutlerrez saidts
Nicaragua"sovereltimesto mapout
U.scltizen in jail in a forelgn country
obvious that these men are simply trying.to
strategyt.a contra bas:some.500 meters
Includingalist of lawyers and regular.viaits
defame Costa Rica"and the Nicaraguan
Snside Nlcaraguan torritory.. :.
from.u.s.Consular oflciala
FareignMinistry senta letter of protest this
FRENCHMANClaude Chappard
condemning thecountry's "compjiance
THE U:s. National Security Councit.
.with alleged anti-Sandinista rebels.
problems,he.was to contact a man bythe
nameot D.wey Clarridge.
Duane
bank in Miam to helpund the .groups
ewey Clarridge has been identified in
activities, according toGllbbery.and Carr
FOR now all 14 aleged anti-Sandinista
print previously by the'Assocjated Press,
rebels remain in'La Reforma prison just
The Washington Posi-and The Wall Street
Rican.contra.movementtickiggtheygjd
qutside San Jose.Thelr casewhich will be
Journal as director of the ClA's Latin
See excerpts from interyiewsPage 5).
trled in thie Alajuela superior court, has.
American division.)Chappard said all his
.reportediy been delayed because of a heavy
forts to contact
Clarrldge have been
SEcuRity.Minlster piza.told TheJico.
superior court docket. But dlplomatic offi-
complojelyJnettectu.
..clals say it is still-unclear whether the pplice
Fimesthis woektnat allcnargesmadeby the
foreigners will be thoroughly inveatigated
investigatlon at the case is complete.It
convictedall 14 could be sentenced to a
ACcoDNGtoStoxan Carr, tho U.S.
6-year prison term.
.two.North Americansinthe group."They're.:
What arethey trying to .do, blackmail thg
On Tuesday, the five toreign defendants
pingwe wont talkslnca.they are up to
government Into releas!ng them?ne asked
saw their lawyer, Patricia Hidalgo, for the
adding thaf thejr case wlll go to trlal.
f!rst time since their arrest on April 25.
FOREIGN MinisterGutierrezi
C.R. Exporting More Pot...
RON.Thomas,a high U.s.State Department
country and btanedColonbians,Vehiezu
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