The sale of a computer system to Iran was OKd.

The approval represents the first major U.S. transaction involving Iran since disclosures in late 1986 that the Administration had been secretly selling arms to Iran. Overriding objections of Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger, President Reagan’s National Security Council approved the sale of the $900,000 Digital Equipment system. Analysts suggested the move underscored a growing sensitivity on the part of the Reagan Administration to problems faced by U.S. manufacturers of high-technology goods as they seek to compete in overseas markets.