The World - News from Nov. 8, 1985
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution passed by the Senate that would shelve until March 1 a $1.9-billion arms sale to Jordan unless King Hussein begins “direct and meaningful” peace talks with Israel in the meantime. The resolution, adopted by the Senate last month, 97 to 1, will come up for a vote in the full House next week. President Reagan notified Congress last month that he wants to sell Jordan up to 40 warplanes, defensive missiles and other arms.
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