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07/21/2004:

"U.S., S. Africa End Arms Trade Dispute"

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A long-standing dispute over arms trading between South Africa and the United States has ended and defense trade relations have been normalized, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The U.S. State Department decided to normalize arms trade after reviewing a 1996 settlement between the countries over alleged violations of U.S. export laws by three South African defense firms, U.S. Ambassador Cameron Hume said in a statement.

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