Pakistan Military Aid West Germany

West German automobile giant Daimler-Benz sold trucks to the military in Pakistan without proper export permits, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported. A spokesman for Daimler-Benz, Friedrich Loesch, denied that export rules were broken, saying the trucks were "multi-use vehicles" not specifically designed for military purposes. However, he conceded that the trucks could be used by the Pakistan military.

West German automobile giant Daimler-Benz sold trucks to the military in Pakistan without proper export permits, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported. A spokesman for Daimler-Benz, Friedrich Loesch, denied that export rules were broken, saying the trucks were "multi-use vehicles" not specifically designed for military purposes. However, he conceded that the trucks could be used by the Pakistan military.