B’nai B’rith International has urged President Reagan to order the five American oil companies operating in Libya to discontinue operations. In a letter to the White House, B’nai B’rith president Gerald Kraft stated that justification for continued operation of the five firms cannot be reconciled with America’s policy toward the North African nation. “Nor does it encourage Western Europe to follow our leadership,” said Kraft.
The oil companies were identified as Conoco, Occidental, Amerada Hess, Marathon Oil, and W. R. Grace.
Kraft told Reagan that “as long as there is any American corporate presence in Libya, America’s credibility in combatting terrorism in the world will be diluted and its effectiveness compromised.”
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