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Top officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
duplicated a stolen classified US government policy document before
returning it under order of the US Trade Representative.

The newly released FBI form FD-302 is available for download at
//IRmep.org/ila/economy/FD302.pdf .

Testimony about AIPAC's executive director and top lobbyist reveals
AIPAC duplicated the classified report "Probable Economic Effect of
Providing Duty Free Treatment for U.S. Imports from Israel" after
covertly receiving it from Israeli Minister of Economics Dan Halpern:
"REDACTED immediately called REDACTED at the USTR to make arrangements
to return the document. The report was subsequently returned to the USTR
by a member of the AIPAC office staff. Prior to returning this
document, REDACTED asked to have a duplicate copy made so that the staff
of the AIPAC could further examine the report....He stated that
REDACTED retained the duplicate copy of the report and that the original
report was returned to the USTR." The classified 300 page report
contained business confidential information and trade secrets provided
by 76 American industry and worker groups lobbying against a bilateral
intergovernmental managed trade pact with Israel. The fight pit... >>>