The World - News from March 5, 1986
The State Department denied reports that U.S. aid to Bolivia has been withheld until the nation eradicates 10,000 acres of cocaine plants. A spokesman said that parts of the $59-million package of economic and military assistance have not yet been disbursed but that the aid has not been suspended. The department said a Bolivian newspaper apparently misunderstood U.S. Embassy statements indicating that the aid was being withheld.
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