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Baker pressed Iraq loan program to aid U.S. farm sales
Documents show James Baker intervened to keep high loan guarantees for Iraq to buy American farm products, even as Baghdad warned it would reject a cut. The program aimed to leverage ties with Iraq amid suspicions of corruption and looming conflicts, with officials split over expanding debt.
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Iraq
U.S
Joyce Battle
Middle East
National Security Archives
Kuwait
Bush
Saddam
Iran
Baker
John H. Kelly
State Department
United States
Congress
Human Rights Bureau
Richard Schifter
Stark
Export-Import Bank
Bank Pro
Agriculture Department
Atlanta
Italy
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
Tariq Aziz
James A. Baker III
Elysee Palace
Jacques Chirac
Paris