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...nearby Chad. After conferring in Cairo with Mubarak and Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiri following Sadat's funeral, Secretary of State Alexander Haig announced that the U.S. would speed up the delivery of arms already promised to Egypt and the Sudan. In addition, Washington last week dispatched two AW ACS planes from the U.S. to Egypt both to symbolize U.S. commitment and to improve that country's air surveillance of Libya. Finally, officials in Washington and Cairo were still working out details of a monthlong joint military training exercise, code-named "Bright Star," scheduled to begin next month...
...hardly propitious, then, that the Administration's plan to sell five Airborne Warning and Control System planes to Saudi Arabia was rebuffed in Congress twice last week. After four hours of debate, the House of Representatives rejected the AW ACS deal, as expected. But the wide margin of the defeat, 301 to 111, sobered the White House. The next day the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also voted against the sale, 9 to 8. Though the Administration had expected to lose that vote as well, Reagan lobbied committee members by telephone right to the last minute, and supporters...
...AW ACS deal can be blocked only if both chambers reject it. So the Administration is pushing hard for approval from the full Senate, which is now scheduled to vote on the matter next week. Some of the White House lobbying has been less than subtle: in a swap for their votes, Democrat Dennis DeConcini of Arizona was informed that Reagan would not campaign against him next year, while Republican Charles Grassley of Iowa was told that his choice for U.S. Attorney back home would be quickly nominated. A more promising tactic to woo votes is the Administration...
Reagan frowned. "Aw, shucks, Jim, can't you discuss them without...
...least two reconnaissance flights over Saudi Arabia to gather photographic intelligence that would be helpful if it ever feels the need to shoot down the AWACS. Warned one Israeli official: "I feel sorry for Saudi Arabia. They are making themselves a dangerous target. Israel cannot take chances with the AW...