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...crisis because several former British African colonies bitterly opposed the Heath government's plan to resume arms sales to white-ruled South Africa. Yet the 14 countries of what was once French Africa scarcely seem perturbed by the fact that French sales of Mirage jets, submarines, helicopters, AMX-13 light tanks and other arms to South Africa will reach the $2 billion mark within the next four years. As if to underscore the irony, Mauritania's President Muktar Quid Daddah, in an after-dinner tribute last week to President Pompidou, roundly condemned the British government's policy...
...were hopeful that he would end De Gaulle's embargo and release the boats. The new French President not only kept the arms ban in force but actively promoted French rapprochement with the Arabs. There are reports that he is preparing to sell 50 Mirage planes and 200-AMX tanks to Libya; U.S. officials claim that he may even sell 50 Mirages originally destined for Israel to its most irresponsible antagonist, Syria...
...production run this year. Widely raced (it is currently second in nationwide stock-car standings, after General Motors' Camaro and ahead of Ford's Mustang), the Javelin has drawn younger crowds into A.M.C. showrooms. Next year, the company will race the new $3,245 AMX, a 150-m.p.h. souped-up Javelin that competes with the $4,663 Chevrolet Corvette...
...American Motors' AMX, a $3,245 sports coupe on the market for less than a month. A 290-cu.-in. engine is standard, but another $123 rates a 390-cu.-in. replacement. Testing an extra-powered AMX, Land Speed Record Holder Craig Breedlove got the car up to 170 m.p.h...
Last week two French air force generals were in Rio de Janeiro discussing the feasibility of building a Brazilian factory for manufacturing French Mirage-type supersonic fighters. In Argentina, President Juan Carlos Onganía is considering a similar factory that would turn out French-style AMX tanks. Peru, which recently closed a deal with France for twelve Mirage jets, is building a 14,000-ton tanker in order to gain know-how for producing warships. Meantime, in the past year or two, Latin Americans have been adding steadily to their arsenals. From the U.S., Brazil bought 50 M41 light...