European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday february 10, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9panel to get secret papers on Iraq Washington a the Clinton administration is giving the House banking committee full Access to classified documents about the arming of Iraq before the persian Gulf War the White House said tuesday. In a statement White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said president Clinton also ordered Federal agencies to declassify and give to the committee documents it requested in its investigation of Loans to Iraq by Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro an italian Bank. Clinton said he had acted late last week to restore the ability of the House banking finance and Urban affairs committee to review classified documents. He said he did so after reviewing a pledge last fall by committee chairman Henry b. Gonzalez a Texas to protect the confidentiality of classified material. A this action will resolve an unfortunate and Long standing difficulty that has severely interfered in the committees relations with the executive Branch a Clinton told Gonzalez in a letter. Calls to Gonzalez a House office and to the banking committee seeking com ment tuesday night were not answered. Bush administration officials had refused to provide the documents to Gonzalez on the grounds that their release could harm National Security. The Texas Democrat has spearheaded congressional attacks on the Bush administrations support of iraqi president Saddam Hussein before the Gulf War. Documents requested by Gonzalez arc related mainly to the Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro or bal whose Atlanta office illegally loaned $5.5 billion to Iraq in the years before the Gulf War. Quot Gonzalez and other democratic lawmakers have alleged that Iraq used the Money to develop its military and nuclear arsenals. 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