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White House alters aid law to permit third country support for Contras
The Reagan administration quietly rewrote a foreign aid bill allowing tacit US approval of third country shipments to Nicaraguan rebels. Democratic aides say they did not know allies had cleared plans to send military aid to the Contras, with recipients including Israel and Taiwan. The measure, totaling 12.7 billion dollars in aid, was finalized July 26 after negotiators finished work.
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