Sale of Computers to Iran OKd
The Reagan Administration gave final approval to sell $900,000 worth of equipment containing U.S.-made computers to Iran, despite objections by Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger, Administration and industry officials said today.
The officials, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity, said the National Security Council, asked to mediate the dispute, gave the go-ahead for the sale last week. Weinberger had objected to the sale, claiming that the United States should not be providing any aid to the Iranian regime. However, Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige and Secretary of State George P. Shultz supported the sale, saying the computers involved had no military application.
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