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Radio 4,21 Nov 1986,15 mins

The Iran-Contra scandal revealed, 1986

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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America reacts to revelations of a US arms for hostages deal with Iran. Arbitrageur Ivan Boesky admits insider trading on Wall Street and is fined $100 million.

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