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Dates: during 1976-1976
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...Throughout the revelations of the past 18 months, however, there was one minor consolation: reports of rampant payoffs by Exxon, Gulf, Mobil, Northrop, United Brands and other corporate giants had not directly implicated any major world leaders. Most under-the-table payments abroad had apparently gone to shadowy intermediaries, lower-or middle-level government officials, or chiefs of small developing countries that had never been known for political purity. But last week the scandal exploded into the highest policy levels in Europe and Japan, shaking the governments of important U.S. allies. Said Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: "The implications...
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