The World - News from Sept. 20, 1985
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in Amman, signed a deal with Jordan to supply British arms worth $360 million. The sale includes military vehicles and electronic-warfare and field-communications equipment, as well as tank ammunition and spare parts. Thatcher later toured Jordan’s largest Palestinian refugee camp and told residents that they have been extremely patient in waiting for a Mideast settlement.
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