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In Brief
S~uth A.ia
- Initial reoorting indicates low turnout for Pakistan opposition
leader 8hutto's oationwlde demonstrations on Saturday ...
ofticials in volatile Karachi had banne~or two weeks ...
only one Incident of violence reported~ .:-.
Middlcr Elllt
arsaw Pact members
help banon to mprove chance Poliah
troops will replace a French unit ... UN s~placements
tram current contributors, no success yet .....
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Amerlcaa
- Nicaragua to adopt conventional military ranks ... guerrilla
commandants to become majors and colonels ... four grades of
general authorized. President appointing top three ... gives
officers chance to equal or outrank Soviet, Cuban adviser
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- Cuba suspended Interest payments to Paris Club members last
Tuesday .. Havana retuslng import
cuts. reforms to reduce $436 ml/llon financing n~hlS year ...
strained talks probably will resume this month._
Europe
aat Germani rankled by Soviet
push for more open media p ley ... disliked Gorbachev's
mentioning Soviet shortcomings at E
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a.s.t.G.e.r.m.a.n party congress
... unhappy with Gorbachev's style.
- EC court Invalidated 1986 EC budget •.. ruled budget violated
EC spending restraint agreement .•• ruling will Increase financing
gap from $3.9 billion to $4.5 billion •.. budget revisIons this
autumn likely to cut nonagricultural spending. L a
- EC members expected to approve Interim settlement of EC-US
farm trade dispute this week .. , allows continued US corn exports
to Spain this year. . . tends agreement too favorable to
US but unlikely to block
East Asia
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