U.S. Recalls Envoy to Mexico
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Reagan Administration announced today that it is recalling the U.S. ambassador to Mexico for consultations in the wake of Mexico’s decision to release a jailed Puerto Rican nationalist wanted by the United States for terrorist activities.
The recall of Ambassador Charles J. Pilliod was announced by White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. The State Department had expressed outrage Monday at news that William Morales, 37, was released from prison Friday and allowed to flee to Cuba.
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