The World - News from Sept. 4, 1989

Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi has decided to cut off or trim the flow of funds to some liberation and terrorist groups, Western and Palestinian sources said. The sources, in Tripoli over the weekend for ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the coup that brought Kadafi to power, said he has told several Palestinian groups that they will no longer receive direct funding from his government and that they should close their offices in Libya. If the reports are true, the action would reflect what appears to be Kadafi’s efforts to improve his image in the West and reduce Libya’s isolation.