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Kennedy-Humphrey Amendment

On October 1, 1978 the Kennedy-Humphrey amendment
to the Foreign Assistance Act will enter into effect and
prohibit the sale of items on the Munitions Control List
to Argentina*

The amendment was passed by Congress in August
1977 because of the serious human rights problems in
Argentina, but was drafted to allow approval of license
requests before October 1, 1978 if the situation in
Argentina merited*

Based on this amendment, and-more general legislation,
the Department has held back most license requests for
Argentina -- over 200 are now pending. This has created
a most adverse reaction among the Argentine military and
triggered their turn to European arms suppliers.

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