The World - News from Aug. 9, 1987
After months of internal debate, the Reagan Administration for the first time has said it is considering closing the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington. That office, and the PLO’s outlet at the United Nations, are the targets of legislation by some members of Congress who argue that they are symbols of terrorism and should be shuttered. Secretary of State George P. Shultz wrote congressional sponsors of the legislation that the Administration opposes the bill but added that it is considering closing the Washington office.
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