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Copy of a letter sent to The President, The Honorable George Bush, The White House; The Honorable Paul Simon, Chairman, subcommittee on African Affairs, U.S. Senate; The Honorable Terry Sanford, Chairman, Subcommittee on Middle Eastern Affairs, U.S. Senate; The Honorable James Baker, secretary of State, Department of State; and The Honorable Mervyn M. Dymally, Chairman, Subcommittee on Africa, The House of Representatives urging that the supply pf U.S. military equipment to Morocco (currently approximately $50 per year) be terminated. The letter says after long years of warm the peace plan proposed by the United Nations has been accepted by both Morocco and the Polisario Front; a cease fire is in effect, yet the referendum that should lead to a democratic resolution of the conflict is being delayed. The letter mentions the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the United Nations Security Council, Deputy Secretary of State for Africa John S. Wolf, free and fair elections, and UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar.

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[Dear Mr. President: The prospect of a peaceful, democratic settlement of the long war in the Western Sahara is in danger.]

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