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HOSTAGES: IAN SPIRO'S SECRETS

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Published on 02.12.1992 at 11:00 GMT 4 min read

With Ian Spiro's death under strange circumstances on a road in the California desert on 8 November (I.N. n. 205) probably one of last embarrassing witnesses to the Irangate "arms for hostages" negotiations has disappeared.

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With Ian Spiro's death under strange circumstances on a road in the California desert on 8 November (I.N. n. 205) probably one of last embarrassing witnesses to the Irangate "arms for hostages" negotiations has disappeared.

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