UN General Assembly
1982

has rejected dialogue and a negotiated political solution in this explosive area and is preparing the conditions for an armed intervention that would prevent a revolutionary triumph in El Salvador and drown the Nicaraguan revolution in blood. Such is the spirit of the Symons Amendment, passed recently by the United States Senate, preparing public opinion for the United States President's use of all means, including the use of troops, to oppose an alleged Cuban threat in Latin America. The United States Government is engaged in using the armed forces of Honduras as a spearhead against Nicaragua and the Salvadorian patriots, with the aim of legalizing a probable direct intervention by United States forces. The entry of Honduran army personnel into El Salvador and of former Somoza supporters into Nicaragua from camps in Honduras unquestionably means dangerous and definitive steps towards the spreading of armed conflict throughout the Central American region Thus far the Reagan Administration has not contributed to the moves directed to apolitical solution to the tensions in the region. A few