Diary Entry - 12/26/1982
Key Facts
President Reagan learns of a brutal coup in Surinam by a small military contingent.
The President and First Lady enjoy lunch in the White House Solarium together.
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Quiet day—guests are gone. Patti to the movies. The brutal overthrow in Surinam by a small officer clique in the army. Wants slaughter of about 30 civic leaders & total takeover of all media. We believe Dutch who were contributing $100 mil. a year have shut the spigot. I advocate approaching {the Dutch} about sending in their 4 or 500 marines who are in the Caribbean. We could help legislatively & block out Cuba intervention.
