US Politics - Government

1962 - Rome, April 1976 = The Scandal Of The Lockheed Payoffs. The scandal of the payoffs of the Lockheed continue and the nation's newspaper accused an ex-prime minister of involvement in the bribe payoffs from the giant US Lockheed A.C. According to the reports, a letter written by former Lockheed Europe, representative Roger Bixby Smith said negotiations for the alleged payoffs were conducted through a mysterious Italian official identified only a antelope cobbler Antelope cobbler was a lockheed code word for Italian premier'. Current Prime Minister Aldo Moro, President Giovanni Leone and Foreign Minister Mariano Rumor, all Christian Democrats, served as premier during the years 1965 to 1969 when the Aircraft Co, promoted sales of their C-130 military cargo planes well known as Hercules'. All the three immediately denied any involvement in Lockheed payoffs.Photo shows taken during the oath of the Government shown the three former prime minister who are now : Giovanni Leone, President of the Republic; Aldo Moro, Prime Minister; Mariano Rumor, Foreign Minister (left to right)

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