The Baghdad Radio today reported that West German Ambassador Herbert Ernst Richter has informed Iraqi Foreign Minister Hashim Jawad that West Germany is no longer buying arms from Israel. Richter said a previous arms deal has now expired and no new negotiations are under way.
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