may 23, 1998 - "Clinton Was Warned Against China Launch"
-Los Angeles Times 1998, May 23
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"Clinton Was Warned Against China Launch"
-Los Angeles Times 1998, May 23
WASHINGTON —
President Clinton authorized a U.S. aerospace firm to launch a satellite in China earlier this year, despite warnings from the Justice Department that the move would jeopardize an ongoing investigation of the company, headed by a major Democratic donor, according to internal documents released Friday by the White House.
National Security Advisor Samuel R. “Sandy” Berger said in a memo to the president on Feb. 12 that Justice Department officials believed “a jury would not convict” Loral Space and Communications Ltd. if it knew Clinton had approved a waiver for the company. The firm is under investigation for an earlier transfer of technology to China.
At the same time, the materials show that other federal authorities, including at the departments of State and Defense and the White House counsel’s office, concluded that such concerns did not outweigh the benefits of the deal and recommended its approval.
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