One official said the Administration had adopted a two-track policy to deal with the case.

The United States has been engaged in a two-track policy against Iraq.

Mr. Cruz said he supports a two-track policy of military pressure and diplomacy.

The King adopted a two-track policy that was to serve him and Thailand well.

All this comes at the end of another year in which the Administration has pretended to favor a two-track policy on Nicaragua.

Congress might well have backed a genuine two-track policy of aid to insurgents and plausible diplomacy.

"Clearly there is a two-track policy," said a Western diplomat.

And without fanfare, officials of those agencies agreed in September to a two-track policy consistent with the academy's recommendations.

Senior Administration officials say they are trying to deal with this situation by holding to a two-track policy.

State Department officials see merit in a two-track policy of military support for the guerrillas and diplomacy to achieve a political settlement.