The World : U.S. Keeps Managua Curbs

President Reagan ordered the two-year-old trade boycott of Nicaragua to remain in effect because he said that nation still poses “an unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security. In a message to Congress, Reagan acted to forestall the automatic termination of the emergency order May 1, saying it is necessary to continue the trade boycott and U.S. support for Nicaraguan contras. The trade embargo bans all exports or imports between Nicaragua and the United States and bars any direct air or sea transportation between the countries. The only exception is donated food, clothing, medicine or goods destined for the contras.