As a practical matter, given the transparent insolvency of the Soviet central government, such assistance would actually amount to providing Moscow not with American loans, but outright grants irrecoverable gifts from the U.S. taxpayer.

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As a practical matter, given the transparent insolvency of the Soviet central government, such assistance would actually amount to providing Moscow not with American loans, but outright grants -- irrecoverable gifts from the U.S. taxpayer.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy