U S and Jordan Near Deal on Hawk Missile Sale
U S officials say an agreement within days is likely for a multimillion dollar sale to Jordan including 12 to 14 Hawk air defense missile batteries with some support gear. Price likely around 600 million dollars though final cost under discussion. Jordan has long sought protection since the 1967 war and previous talks collapsed amid financing and equipment disputes.
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Soviets suspend arms shipments to Syria amid Lebanese conflict
Reports from As Safir say the Soviet Union halted arms and spare parts to Syria to pressure President Hafez Assad over operations against Palestinians and leftist Lebanese allies. Other papers claim Beirut leftists were receiving Soviet arms by sea despite a blockade.
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Alexander Soldatov
Yasir Arafat
Kamal Jumblatt
An Nahar
Orient le Jour
Canada to ban capital punishment with narrow military exceptions
Canada moves to outlaw capital punishment with rare military carve outs under the National Defense Act. The bill passes the Commons 130 to 124 and awaits royal assent, replacing hanging with maximum terms of 25 years for first-degree murder and 10 years for second-degree murder.
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Jules Leger
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Britain recalls Ugandan diplomat amid Israel raid tensions
Britain moves to recall acting high commissioner James Horrocks from Kampala as strains rise with Idi Amin over the July 4 Israeli raid. The Foreign Office denies the accusation but confirms Horrocks will depart in days, leaving a small staff to guard 500 Britons in Uganda. United Nations debate on the raid ends without agreement.
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MIT halts training of Taiwan engineers
MIT ended a $917,000 program training 15 Taiwan engineers in aircraft navigation systems six months early after State Department officials warned training could assist Taiwan missile guidance development. MIT cited Nixon era policy opposing Taiwan offensive weapons.
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