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omy and to finance a nuclear
buildup.
In a letter to the Melbourne-
based Broken Hill Proprietary
Co., Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-
N.Y., who chairs the Senate
Banking Committee, wrote: "Re-
ports suggest that action on a po-
tential deal between BHP and
Iran on a gas pipeline to Pakistan
is being rushed to be signed be-
fore the bill passes Congress in
an effort to avoid sanctions.
"Please understand that there
is growing support in Congress
to add various provisions includ-
ing one that would make the bill
retroactive in order to cover these
types of threats."
Reports of the project initially
surfaced in the magazine Aus-
tralia-Israel Review.
Responding to D'Amato's let-
ter, BHP Chairman B.T. Loton
denied his company was on the
verge of striking a deal with Iran.
"'We have no intention of tak-
ing any action to pre-empt your
proposed legislation," Mr. Loton
wrote. "BHP is well aware of the
substance of the legislation and
will, of course, abide by U.S. law
as applicable."
Whether or not BHP backed
off the deal as a result of the con-
gressional pressure remains un-
clear.
But one congressional aide
said, "If the deal wasn't dead be-
fore, it is now," adding that with
"substantial resources in the
U.S.," the Australian company is
"not going to put them at risk."
BHP also joined some of Amer-
ica's closest allies, including Great
Britain, France and Germany, in
expressing opposition to the leg-
islation. They view it as unwar-
ranted interference in the
activities of foreign companies.
In December, the Senate ap-
proved the Iran Sanctions Act,
which would deny sanctioned
firms access to financing spon-
sored by the Export-Import Bank
of the United States and to li-
censes for exports to the United
States.
U.S. law already prohibits
American firms from investing
in Iran's fuel industries.
The measure, which is sup-
ported by the White House, has
60 co-sponsors in the House of
Representatives and is expected
to pass in coming me nths.
Through the new policy, the
administration and Congress
hope to discourage companies
like BHP from indirectly subsi-
dizing Iran's nuclear develop-
ment by framing the issue in
simple terms: Choose between
trade with the United States or
trade with Iran.

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