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 CIS NO: 94-H721-43
 TITLE: North American Free Trade Agreement: "Business and Politics in
     Mexico."
 SOURCE: Committee on Small Business. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+126 p.
 DATE: Oct. 27, 1993
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 103-1             SUDOC: Y4.SM1:103-55
 ITEM NO: 1031-A; 1031-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 94-24976

 Committee Serial No. 103-55. Hearing to examine allegations by Kaveh
 Moussavi, former IBM Corp. agent in Mexico, that certain Mexican Government
 officials solicited a bribe from him during the contract bidding process for
 a new air traffic control system in Mexico.
   Hearing was held as part of Committee efforts to examine alleged
 political corruption affecting foreign business activities in Mexico, in
 light of Congressional consideration of the North American Free Trade
 Agreement.
   Supplementary material (p. 45-126) includes a submitted statement,
 correspondence, and a court document.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexico air traffic control system contract bidding,
     Mexico Govt officials solicitation of bribe, allegations
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): MOUSSAVI, KAVEH; MEXICO
     (Air traffic control system contract bidding, Mexico Govt officials
     solicitation of bribe, allegations); INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
     CORP.; CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY; GOVERNMENT.CONTRACTS.AND.PROCUREMENT;
     POLITICAL ETHICS; BUSINESS ETHICS; FOREIGN.TRADE; AIR TRAFFIC
     CONTROL; NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.103-182; P.L.103-182

 94-H721-43 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Oct. 27, 1993 p. 5-44, 56-126
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     MOUSSAVI, KAVEH (former political agent in Mexico, IBM Corp)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Allegations concerning Mexican Government
     officials solicitation of a bribe during contract bidding process for an
     air traffic control system (related materials, p. 56-126); review of
     Mexican Government actions in response to Moussavi bribery allegations,
     including perceived campaign to slander witness; elaboration on issues
     relating to witness's allegations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexico air traffic control system contract bidding,
     Mexico Govt officials solicitation of bribe, allegations
 DESCRIPTORS: LIBEL AND SLANDER