Kotchian, AC (English spelling) KotchianAC

Japanese: Kotchian,A.C.(英語表記)KotchianAC
Kotchian, AC (English spelling) KotchianAC

...An international bribery case involving the current Japanese Prime Minister over the purchase of Lockheed (Lockheed Martin) aircraft. It came to light in February 1976 when Lockheed Vice Chairman Archibald C. Kotchian testified before the U.S. Senate. Lockheed, which produced and delivered a large amount of weapons during the Vietnam War, had strong ties with the Nixon U.S. government, and in order to compensate for the decline in government demand after the Vietnam War by increasing exports, the company combined bribery from within the company with sales promotion through the Nixon government to force orders from foreign countries. ...

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Japanese:

…ロッキード社(ロッキード・マーティン社)の航空機の購入をめぐり,日本の現職首相をまきこんだ国際的な贈収賄事件。1976年2月,アメリカ上院におけるロッキード社コーチャンArchibold C.Kotchian副会長の証言で明るみに出た。ベトナム戦争で大量の兵器を生産・納入したロッキード社とニクソン合衆国政府との結びつきは強く,同社はベトナム戦争後の政府需要の減少を輸出増進で補うため,会社からの贈賄とニクソン政府を通じた売込みとを組み合わせて,外国に強引に発注させる方策をとった。…

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