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 Foreign Policy
 1986

January 4 - Compromises Tempered Key 1985 Decisions
January 11 - Administration Ignores Funding Deadline: Africa Aid Caught in Gramm-Rudman Squeeze
January 11 - Reagan Tightens Economic Sanctions on Libya
January 11 - Texts of Executive Orders on Libya -- January 7 and 8, 1986
January 25 - 'Serious Reservations' About Fairness of Marcos: Lugar, Others on Hill to Survey Manila Voting
January 25 - Arms Controllers in '86: Choosing Their Shots
January 25 - Israel Returning $51.6 Million in Foreign Aid
January 25 - Reagan, Hill Gear Up for New Round on 'Contras'
February 1 - Congress Cool to 'Covert' Angolan Arms Aid
February 1 - Delegation to Monitor Philippine Elections
February 1 - Legislation Would Block Arms Sale: Yielding to Pressure From Hill, Reagan Delays Jordan Package
February 8 - Arms Sales Vetoes
February 8 - Arms Sales: Jordan Deal Off; Future Veto Procedure Clears
February 8 - Cuts Taken Out of Popular Items: Hefty Boosts in Aid Programs Not Likely to Survive on Hill
February 8 - For Embassy Security, $4.4 Billion
February 8 - Marcos Probe
February 8 - Savimbi: Selling Washington on Angola's War
February 15 - 'Security Aid' Totals, Fiscal 1985-87 (chart)
February 15 - Arafat Indictment Urged
February 15 - Congress, Reagan at Odds: U.S.-Philippine Relations Threatened by Election Fraud
February 15 - Duvalier Dumped in Haiti
February 15 - Perspective -- Sam Nunn: A Critic to Be Reckoned With
February 15 - Politically Difficult Task: Foreign Aid Programs Facing Congress' Budget-Cutting Ax
February 15 - Reagan Gets Conflicting Advice on 'Contra' Aid
February 15 - Shcharansky Released
February 22 - $2.35 Billion to Be Cut: Fascell Panel Moves to Trim Foreign Assistance Programs
February 22 - 'Covert' Angola Aid Averts Legislation
February 22 - 'We Have Waited Long Enough': Decades-Old Genocide Treaty Finally Wins Senate Approval
February 22 - Clark, Subic on the Line: What to Do About the Bases? Congress Looking at Options
February 22 - Election Abuses, Chapter Two
February 22 - Stiff Opposition to Military Assistance: Reagan Wants $100 Million in New 'Contra' Aid
February 22 - Tying Up Aid: Sending a Signal to Marcos
March 1 - $100 Million With No Strings: Reagan Asks Hill to Approve Arms, Other Aid for 'Contras'
March 1 - Administration Statements on Philippines: Feb. 22-25, 1986
March 1 - House Holds Developers in Contempt in Marcos Probe
March 1 - House Intelligence Democrats Oppose Savimbi Aid
March 1 - Marcos Turns to Reagan's Friend Laxalt For the Verdict: 'Cut and Cut Cleanly'
March 1 - Mid-March Deadline Set: O'Neill Pushes Anti-Terrorism Initiative
March 1 - New Slate, Fresh Problems for the Philippines
March 1 - Reagan Backs Rebel Leader: Members Divided Over Loans Aiding Firms in Marxist Angola
March 8 - Clergy Takes on 'Contras' in Lobbying Blitz
March 8 - House Panel Votes Aid for Northern Ireland
March 8 - Members Concerned About Cost: House Moves to Approve Plan To Bolster Diplomatic Security
March 8 - Reagan Loses Ground on 'Contra' Aid Program
March 8 - Shultz Is Warned to Expect Cutbacks Foreign Aid Spending Battles: An Opening Salvo
March 15 - A Threat to Peace? Proposed Arms Sale to Saudis Sparking Opposition on Hill
March 15 - Debating Point: The CIA Fund
March 15 - Debating Point: What Latin Leaders Think
March 15 - House Approves Northern Ireland Aid Plan
March 15 - President Courts Votes: Preparing for the Showdown On Aid to Nicaraguan Rebels
March 15 - President Denounces House Test Ban Measure
March 15 - Reagan and the 'Contra' Question: Cloudy Policy Goals, Cloudy Outlook on Hill
March 22 - $4.4 Billion Over Five Years: House Approves Bill to Increase Security at Diplomatic Missions
March 22 - After House Defeat, Reagan to Push 'Contra' Aid
March 22 - Democratic Response to Reagan's Address -- March 16
March 22 - Documents Released Tracing Marcos' Wealth
March 22 - Lack of Support From House Moderates Was Key to Reagan Nicaragua Setback
March 22 - O'Neill: No More Tonkin Gulfs
March 22 - Panel Opposes Angola Rebel Aid
March 22 - Reagan's Speech on Aid to Nicaraguan Rebels -- March 16
March 29 - Major U.S. Military Interventions, 1946-86 (chronology)
March 29 - Missiles to Saudi Arabia: Pro-Israel Lobby Declines to Fight Arms Sale
March 29 - Role of Honduras as a Supporting Player Spotlighted by Drive Against 'Contras'
March 29 - Senate Narrowly Backs Nicaragua 'Contra' Aid
March 29 - Some Concerns on War Powers: Military Strikes Against Libya Receive Capitol Hill Support
March 29 - U.S.-Libya Tensions (chronology)
April 5 - House Prepares to Reconsider 'Contra' Aid
April 5 - Panels to Probe TWA Bombing
April 12 - Aiding the Philippines
April 12 - Bill Introduced Allowing Yarmulkes in Military
April 12 - Link to Spending Measure: Upcoming Vote on 'Contra' Aid Enmeshed in Politics, Procedure
April 12 - Major China Arms Deal
April 12 - Opponents Take Steps to Block Sale of Weaponry to the Saudis
April 12 - Other Issues in Supplemental Bill
April 12 - Senate Panel Rejects Malone
April 12 - The Contadora Card: Impasse May Affect Vote
April 19 - Congressional Role in Military Conflicts: After Raid on Libya, New Questions on Hill
April 19 - House Republicans Go for Broke on 'Contra' Aid
April 19 - Libyan Raid Cited in Support of Extradition Treaty
April 19 - Reagan Statements on Libya
April 19 - Senate Panel Cool to Saudi Weapons Sale
April 19 - Shultz/Weinberger Briefing on Libya
April 19 - Would Allow Two-Year Stay: Salvadoran Sanctuary Measure Sent to Committee on Tie Vote
April 26 - Long-Shot Legislative Strategy: House Republicans Launch Bid For Reagan's 'Contra' Program
April 26 - Panel Approves Angola Bill
April 26 - Reagan Asks Philippine Aid
April 26 - Standoff With Administration: Proposed Saudi Missile Sale Gathers Opposition on Hill
April 26 - The Next Battle: Delivery of Radar Planes
April 26 - To a Chamber of Commerce Forum: Text of Reagan's Remarks On Trade and Foreign Policy -- April 23
May 3 - Abramowitz Delayed
May 3 - Embassy Security
May 3 - House Schedules New Action on 'Contra' Aid
May 3 - Panel Rebuffs Helms Attempt To Block Sale of Gear to China
May 10 - Both Chambers Say 'No' to Saudi Arms Deal
May 10 - Comfortable Margin on Third Try: House Approves $1.7 Billion Supplemental Spending Bill
May 10 - House Panel Demands 'Contra' Bank Records
May 10 - Issued May 6: Text of Summit Nations' Tokyo Economic Declaration
May 10 - Major Provisions of House-Passed Supplemental
May 10 - Sounding Off Over Who Isn't Keeping Quiet
May 10 - Statement on International Terrorism -- May 5, 1986
May 10 - Stinging Words for the Stinger
May 10 - Text of Reagan's Tokyo Press Conference -- May 7, 1986
May 10 - Tightening or Loosening the Rules on Consultation? In Wake of Libya, Skirmishing Over War Powers
May 17 - Officials Charge Mexican Corruption
May 17 - Panel Approves State Aide
May 17 - Reagan Lobbying on Saudi Arms Sale
May 17 - Senate Panel Chops Embassy Security Program
May 17 - Warns of Policy 'Tragedy': Shultz Comes Up Short in Bid for Foreign Aid
May 24 - Allegations of Corruption, Wrongdoing 'Contra' Aid: Tracing Where the Money Went
May 24 - Bill Filed Imposing New South Africa Sanctions
May 24 - Veto at Last Minute: Hill, Reagan Reach a Standoff Over Saudi Weapons Package
May 24 - Veto Message and Letter on Saudi Arms Sale -- May 21, 1986
May 31 - 'Contra' Debate: Divisions That Won't Go Away
May 31 - Concerns for Ireland, Terrorism: Senate Critics Ensnarl Action On British Extradition Treaty
May 31 - Progress of the Contadora Process (chronology)
May 31 - Reagan's Statement on Arms Treaty Policy -- May 27, 1986
May 31 - The Irish Question: Cases in Point
June 7 - 'Dramatic' Support for Aquino Government: Lugar Seeking to Give Manila More Aid Than Reagan Seeks
June 7 - 'It Is Inevitable, and So Is Death': Foes Delay South Africa Measure - For a While
June 7 - Administration, British Concerns: Senators Seek Compromise on Extradition Pact
June 7 - Looking for a Bipartisan Deal On the Touchy 'Contra' Issue
June 7 - Reagan Finally Carries the Day on Saudi Arms
June 7 - Romania Trade Status
June 14 - After Compromise on Some Key Language Senate Panel Backs British Extradition Pact
June 14 - Climate of Violence, Crackdown: House Panels Prepare the Way For South Africa Sanctions Bill
June 14 - Foreign Relations Committee Weighs Manila Aid
June 14 - Guatemala Can Get Military Aid
June 14 - House Approves Libya Sanctions
June 14 - House Members Seek Compromise Fresh Charges of Funds Misuse Fuel Debate on 'Contra' Aid
June 14 - Major Provisions of Senate-Passed Supplemental
June 14 - Supplemental Conferees Fail to Reach Pact
June 21 - A Close Vote Is Anticipated: Compromise on 'Contra' Aid Proves Elusive in the House
June 21 - A Rare Victory for Ron Dellums
June 21 - Charges of Election Fraud Denied: Helms Launches a New Attack On the Government of Mexico
June 21 - Congressional Challenge Would Be Difficult: It's Official: Saudis to Get AWACS Planes
June 21 - Critics Say South Africans Get Mixed Signals: Administration's Role: How Much Is Enough?
June 21 - Reagan Meets With Afghan Guerrillas
June 21 - Reagan's Letter on AWACS Aircraft for Saudis -- June 18, 1986
June 21 - Stunner in House: Tough Anti-Apartheid Bill
June 21 - Veto Possible for Supplemental Spending Bill
June 28 - $100 Million in Aid for the 'Contras' How the House, Senate Bills Compare
June 28 - For Reagan, a Key House Win on 'Contra' Aid
June 28 - Kassebaum Calls for Sanctions
June 28 - Less Than Reagan Request: Senate Votes $1 Billion for Plan To Boost Security at Embassies
June 28 - Philippine Aid on Track
June 28 - President Reagan's Address on 'Contra' Aid -- June 24, 1986
June 28 - Supplemental Funding Bill Sent to President
July 5 - Goal: An Effective Force Figuring Out How to Spend Latest Dose of 'Contra' Aid
July 5 - Highlights of HR4515 (cleared by Congress June 27) (chart)
July 5 - Summary of FY 1986 Supplemental Appropriations
July 19 - 'People Are Not Oppressed' in Chile, Senator Says: Reagan Officials Exchange Blows With Helms
July 19 - 17 Senators Targeted for Lobbying: Senate Foes of 'Contra' Money Weigh Filibuster, Other Tactics
July 19 - Extradition Treaty, Irish Aid Passed
July 19 - New Policy in the Wings: Reagan Is Seeking to Head Off Senate Action on South Africa
July 19 - Other Communist Countries Also Hit: House, Acting on Ex-Im Bank, Votes to Ban Loans to Angola
July 19 - Phases Out Civil Rights Commission: House Passes Spending Bill For Commerce, Justice, State
July 19 - Sanctions: How Well Would They Work?
July 26 - A Bonus for Soviet Grain Purchases
July 26 - Helms Delays Senate Vote on Abramowitz
July 26 - House Committee OKs Aid to Philippines
July 26 - House Panel's $13 Billion Bill: Four Countries Are Exempted From Major Foreign Aid Cuts
July 26 - Pressure Builds for New South Africa Sanctions
July 26 - Reagan's Sanctions of Yesteryear: The Verdict Is Still Out
July 26 - Texts of Reagan, Democrats on South Africa
July 26 - Trade Woes Color Senate Action on Ex-Im Bank
August 2 - Filibuster Threat: Tough South Africa Sanctions Backed by Senate Committee
August 2 - House Committee Slashes Foreign Aid
August 2 - Lugar Panel's Sanctions: What They Would Do
August 2 - Salvadoran Refugees Get Reprieve
August 2 - Taking Aim at Romania's Privileges
August 2 - The Textile Agreement: A Double Whammy
August 9 - Complicated Legislative Scenario: South Africa, 'Contra' Issues Fuel Bitter Struggle in Senate
August 9 - Panel Rethinks Buildup of Aid to Foreign Allies
August 9 - Senator, Staffer Probed on Leak to Chileans: Helms' Jousts With Reagan Aides Turn Into War
August 16 - A Welter of Amendments: Senate Votes a Bill to Impose New Sanctions on South Africa
August 16 - Commerce, Justice, State Spending Approved, Civil Rights Group Would Be Part Time
August 16 - Congress Clears Aid to Northern Ireland
August 16 - For Sanctions Opponents, a Lonely Fight
August 16 - Helms: Has CIA Been Spying on Me?
August 16 - House Backs Aid Present to Aquino
August 16 - Other Terrorism-Related Steps: Hill Clears $2.4 Billion Project To Boost Security at Embassies
August 16 - Senate Democrats Force Helms on Nominations
August 16 - Senate's Climate of Partisanship Yields An Agreement of Unusual Complexity
August 16 - Talks Focus on Debt Crisis, Drug Trafficking: Mexican President Seeks to Ease U.S. Relations
August 16 - Tight Cloture Vote: Rebuffing Democrats' Attack, Senate Approves 'Contra' Aid
August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Foreign Policy
August 23 - Unexpected Effect: Local Laws Overturned
August 23 - Would Put Ball in Reagan's Court: House May Buy Into Senate Bill Setting South Africa Sanctions
September 6 - Intelligence Bills Pending: Reagan Facing Hill Challenge To U.S. Role in Angolan War
September 6 - South Africa Bill: Down to the Wire?
September 13 - Abramowitz Nomination
September 13 - Brazilian's Visit
September 13 - Daniloff Case
September 13 - Despite Another Reagan Plea, 'Contra' Money Faces Delays
September 13 - Extra Aid Seems Unlikely: Agenda for Aquino: Good Will, Tough Talk
September 13 - House Accepts Senate's Anti-Apartheid Bill, A Resounding Rebuff to Reagan's Policy
September 13 - Israel, Egypt Protected: Senate Appropriators Chop Foreign Aid Funds
September 20 - Aquino on the Hill: Warm Words, Added Aid
September 20 - Earlier Decision Reversed: Interior Spending Bill Passed; Timber States Win on Roads
September 20 - Grants Rather Than Loans: Senate Panel Makes Major Shift in Arms Aid
September 20 - Intelligence Bill Is Passed: House Hands Reagan Victory On 'Covert' Aid to Angolans
September 20 - Peres, Reagan Meet to Cement Israeli-U.S. Relations
September 20 - Standoff Over South Africa Sanctions
September 27 - Democratic Boycotts Bar Action on Ambassador
September 27 - Foreign Assistance Appropriations
September 27 - Panama Probe Added: Intelligence Authorization Bill Gains Approval by the Senate
September 27 - President Reagan's Sept. 22 U.N. Address
September 27 - Republicans Divided: Bucking Strong Hill Sentiment, Reagan Vetoes South Africa Bill
September 27 - Sanctions Levied Against South Africa
September 27 - Senate Appropriations Committee: Foreign Aid Measure Reflects Budget Crunch, Priority Shifts
September 27 - Senate Fight Likely Over Aid to Philippines
October 4 - 'Less Than Brilliant' Administration Role Contributed to Momentum for Sanctions
October 4 - Hill Overrides Veto of South Africa Sanctions
October 4 - Intelligence Authorization Bill: Congress Moves to Keep Lid On Aid to Nicaraguan Rebels
October 4 - Reagan Message on South Africa Sanctions Veto -- Sept. 26, 1986
October 4 - Sent by President Reagan Sept. 29: Reagan Letter on South Africa Executive Order
October 4 - The Next Step: Sanctions Take Effect
October 11 - $13 Billion Foreign Assistance Appropriation Hits Snag
October 11 - Credibility Issue Raised Once Again New Questions About U.S. Role in Nicaragua
October 11 - Most Provisions Secret: Intelligence Measure Clears; Spending Increased Over 1986
October 11 - Panel Endorses Perkins: Congress to Keep Close Watch On Reagan South Africa Moves
October 11 - Panel Puts Espionage Damage in Billions And Urges Measures to Tighten Security
October 11 - Senate Approves U.S.-Iceland Treaty
October 18 - 'Contra' Aid Coincides With Incident
October 18 - In the Wake of the Summit: Proposals, Politics
October 18 - Partisan Differences Over Foreign Aid Resolved With Another Package of Cuts
October 18 - Senate Breaks Logjam Over Nominations
October 18 - Text of Reagan's Speech on Iceland Summit -- Oct. 13, 1986
October 25 - Foreign Aid Cutbacks: Minimizing the Pain
October 25 - The 99th Congress Legislative Summary: Foreign Policy
November 1 - Differences Over Strategy: U.S. Reopening the Pipeline For Military Aid to 'Contras'
November 1 - Funding Breakdown for Commerce/Justice/State (chart)
November 1 - Includes Funds to Fight Drug Abuse: Commerce, Justice, State Get $12.9 Billion
November 8 - Congress to Scrutinize Iran Policy
November 8 - Pakistan Certification
November 8 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee: No More Rescues for Reagan?
November 8 - Senate Intelligence Committee: A Backer of the Agencies' Budgets
November 15 - As Delivered Nov. 13 From the White House: Text of Reagan's Address On Arms Shipments to Iran
November 15 - GOP Schism Over Administration Policies: Helms, Lugar Square Off for Committee Post
November 15 - Letters, GOP Rule on Foreign Relations Post
November 15 - Perspective -- Squaring Off Over Trade: Fears, Ironies
November 15 - Reagan Tries to Put Out Fire on Iran Dealings
November 22 - Helms-Lugar Battle Continues at Foreign Relations
November 22 - Intelligence Reporting Law: A Text
November 22 - Reagan's Iran Deal: The Skepticism Builds
November 22 - Should Reagan Have Done It, and Should He Have Told Hill? Secret Weapons Sale Stirs Up Legal Questions
November 22 - Text of Reagan's Nov. 19 News Conference
November 29 - Critics Unhappy With Policy Free-Lancing: Fresh Questions Raised on the Role of the NSC
November 29 - Iran Arms and 'Contras': A Reagan Bombshell
November 29 - Several Laws Could Have Been Violated: Independent Counsel Sought For Review of Arms Dealings
November 29 - Trade of Arms and Money Took a Long And Often Shadowy International Path
November 29 - United States Set to Violate SALT II Limits
December 6 - A Selected Chronology of Past Investigations
December 6 - Carlucci Given 'Free Hand' to Reorganize Agency: 'A Known Quantity' Gets the Call to the NSC
December 6 - City Leaders Fear Iran May Pre-empt Domestic Needs
December 6 - Congress Has Power to Force Testimony: Limited Immunity Is Possible For Witnesses in Arms Probes
December 6 - Criminal Violations Hard to Pinpoint: Independent Counsel Sought To Look at Murky Arms Deal
December 6 - Delivered to an American Enterprise Institute Forum: Text of Bush's Dec. 3 Speech On Secret Iran Arms Sales
December 6 - Demands for Independent Investigators Have Been Heard Over the Past Century
December 6 - Executive Order on Review Board
December 6 - Hill Tries to Avoid a 'Circus Atmosphere' By Consolidating Each Chamber's Probes
December 6 - Reagan, Hill Move to Deal With Arms Scandal
December 6 - Text of Reagan on NSC Adviser, Investigation
December 6 - The NSC: Seesawing Structure, Influence
December 13 - A Parade of Witnesses to Capitol Hill
December 13 - Arms Scandal May Overwhelm Hill Agenda
December 13 - At House Foreign Affairs Dec. 8: Text of Shultz' Testimony On Role in Iran Arms Scandal
December 13 - Court Weighs Counsel's Mandate
December 13 - Hamilton: 'Not Getting Full Cooperation'
December 13 - Iran-'Contra' Deals: Looking for Answers
December 13 - Some Funds Were Used for Grenades: Handling of Non-Military Aid Is Questioned by GAO Study
December 13 - Testimony by Ex-NSC Adviser McFarlane Before House Foreign Affairs Committee
December 13 - Witnesses Invoke the Fifth Amendment But Get First-Rate Congressional Praise
December 20 - Campaign Charges: Activities of Pro-Contra Groups Come Under Scrutiny
December 20 - CIA Chief Recovering From Brain Surgery
December 20 - Congress Presses Its Inquiries Into Iran Deal
December 20 - More Appearances on Capitol Hill
December 20 - Special Report: Legislative Outlook FOREIGN POLICY
December 20 - The Hill Investigations: Leaders Unveil Two Panels, Work on Scope of Inquiries
December 20 - The House Committee: Well-Respected Hamilton Is Propelled Into the Limelight
December 20 - The Independent Counsel: Former Judge Given Broad Mandate to Investigate
December 20 - The Senate Committee: Watergate-Probe Veteran Inouye Gets Top Post
December 27 - Relatively Quiet Week in Washington: White House, Congress Spar Over Iran Arms Report, Pardons

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