CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE RE: ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000400100014-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: December 15, 1975
• Content Type: OPEN

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we also face a major issue in trying to recognizing our limitations and carefully Angola until the issues are thoroughly
reach a aectston on rebuuaing Lock and analyzing our. interests, we are again debated and such expet2ditures are prop-?
Hain 2s at futon, Illinois, on the Mississippi. plunging into a confii.ct in a far col?ner erly authorized ~`) C022gI'esil021a1 action.
If these structures give way, we will place of the world as` if we believed it was still There is still time to restate sanity and,
a heavy strain on our rail and road facilities. our mission t0 SerVB as oliceman of the Vision to American fbrei~n policy if we
And our farmers will pay a heavy price be-. p a
cause we have been unable. to .reach a ae- world. The administration continues to act decisively in responding to the test-
- cision on how to procet=a, base American, foreign policy on an out- whicYt Angola has prese22ted. +~
This issue brings together the concerns model theory of balance of parver among
of the environmentalists, and those who feel the superpowers -and to Vlew eVe2'y lri- .
that these facilities must be rebuilt.. ternal conflict as a tl2xeat to that balance. HiTD FINANCES FZ,OOIJ PROJECTS
We need to Snd a way to give these con- What is worse, the cbttrse of action we ,
cerus a full hearing, but also be able to are ehaosing offers no real benefits even Mr. I;AGLTTON. Mr. President,
reach a conclusion promptly. totnarrOw the Senate will Consider my
What is needed today is the development of if it succeeds. a2nendment to cot?rect some of the. worst
a btilanced food and agricultural policy which Though the administration has par- inequities and. excesses of Ghe flood in-
takes into account the needs and interests trayed the conflict ixY Angola aS a product suz?ance program.
of farmers ana consumers alliie. This policy of the struggle between Soviet anti West- Aver the many- months E have been.
manitarian@concernsIIlestio, export ana hu- ern ideologies, nothing could be further dealing with this program, I have;-been
We win need to avoid dealing with prob- from the truth. The divisions within An- distressed }ay the calloused attitude of .
lems on an ad hoc basis-groping from crisis Bola are based on ethnic history and ten- gUg administrators that pseplc ~vlzrr _
to crisis, unsure of where we are headed but tunes of social stratification and calanial have homes axld blisil2esseS in .breas'sltb-
rtill praclainxing the gospel of the full Iule. They Carry trlbdl and social fAVOr- Segllently de51gt2ated tU be a jOq-veal'
market, Lanes, and there is no evidence that any flood Blain have.. only theri2selves to
This wilt mean being realistic rather than one faction can claim the -broad based blarr2e: y
being guided by polls, deueloptng slogans, or popular support to establish a legitimate Forgetting far the mon2ent that this
coming up with new "WIN'" buttons. claim to govern Angola. Indeed, from in-
We shoula develop a policy aimed at the fornxatian now available it would appear co2lntty was settled on rivers, lakes, arid.
follotiving specific objectives: aceari plains a21d that many of the- ln-
rrice and income protection for producers that the FNLA, the mavement supported dividuals lacing victixniced by this pro-
of food and fiber; by the United States, has. the narrowest 'gram. built their homes decades before
Food supply stability for constuners at ethnic base of all the factions. Even if it anyone thought of a Federal flocxi insur-
reasonabte prices; should prevail in the near term,. it is un- ante program, I want to bri2xg to the
Adequate supplies of inputs and trans- likely that it t;OUid COritrOl the l.Orig term attention of Senators cel?tain other'miti??
portation for producers at reasonable prices; Course Of events.
Assuring the production of adequate sup- Further,. iri entering the Angolan Con- gating. t;irCUlnstanCes that Should Weigh.
plies of dairy and livestock. products .for fiict, we are allying ourselves with South in their consi~.eration of-this issue:..
domestic and iaternatlonal needs; and First. Man of those who i'iaw find
The establishment of a reserve programto -- Africa, the embodiment of racial repres- themselves in flood-disaster areas: clever
provide market stability during? periods of sign. had a prable2x2 until a-Federal project--?
shortage ana surplus, maintain the re21a- Already 13 African nations; most re- tli~at is Cat~ps of Er2gineers---was built tip-
bitity of the Lf.S. as an exporter, and continue Gently Nigeria, have recognized the So- stream. usually to give fload. protection
the provtston _of food assistance to neeay viet-backed Popular Itil:ovement, largely to an urban area. This has resulted in an
nations. ? because they-see a far greater danger in aggravated flood problem downstream.. .
All of this can be done without depressing. ari Angola allied with Mouth Africa than
#arm prices. ~" :one friendly to the Soviet Union. It would Second.,Not until 1.974 did t12e 2~ederal
We have seen some of .the problems- of Gouerzltnent act to. require sellcx2's of.
recent years from rising food prices, ember- be a Pyrrhic victory, indeed, if the United flood plain property to notify buyers of
closuressand volmileneYbtedness and fore- States were to successfully back apro- the 1lazard and cansequenees of lruyilxg
port markets, to the American Angolan re?:ime, and at the in terms of loss of Federal construction
cost price squeeze on farmers, particularly same time gain the exlnlity of a major and disaster aid.
livestock and aah?y proaucers. ~ portion of black Africa. ~ '
We must get away from the uncertainty 'I~2e United States should nat condone Third.. Perhap3 -mast dist112'bingl a
each year as to whether this will be a bad large number oP those flood-plain strtlc
year for our livestock or grain proaucers. ar countenance the bls,tant intervention. -tares were built or acquired with Federal
The task before us requires leadership, get- in Angola of the Soviet Union and Cuba.. assistance and the Federal a envy had.
tine on with the job ahead. Unfortunately, Once again the Soviets are demanstrat- g
that commodity seems to be in short supply ing the limitations of detente and their or should. have had. full knowledgo of file
ixazard involved. Here is what, GAO
these gays. adventuristic behavior should lee con- found. in a limited sllrvey of this situa-
r please to. continua my best efforts in demaed in every available forum.. It must Lion in May,. 1875--GAO Report Na.
this direction, ana r urge you- to do likewise, be made perfectly clear to the U.S.S;R. EZE13--75-327;
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and Cuba that they cannot expect to xun, "rrx .Tariuary z~7o rlul, approves a.
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tragic and`fiitter lessons we should have should make every effort to encourage- information repast sho=wed that lyart of the
learned from our intervention in civil -the Organization of African Unity to our- devetopnrent was in the loo-year Goad plain.,
~var in Southeast Asia, the Ford admin. tail outside intervention2 and find peaeeu xun- die not adequately evaluate this ln-
istration persists in deepening our in- ful solution to the Angolan problem. formation. riased on Infarnxation in ttte
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volvement in the civil strife in Angola. Let us not, however,.- catxipound the lags would have their floors covered fry up
This past week it was revealed that tragedy and imitate Soviet policy. We to 2 feet. of water in a 106-year mood."
American aid has grown to the sum oY should not expand and prolong the suf- xun. "rn another case, H[TIa gave prelimi-
$50 million; and allegations that five feting of peoples on the other side of the nary approval in ,Tune 1.972' fore mortgage in?.
American "spatter" planes, piloted by world when American security is not at srtrance totaling ~;s~0,ooa on a 60-unit muttl??
~imerica22s, are being flown over Angola stal=e and when our actions have little -family project,. in Texas. The xu>a appraiser
.rave not been denied. From statements chance for success and will jeopardize eerttr7ed that the project was not subject to
:node by the Secretary of State, it world our relations with black Africa, itooaing. We discussed this p ?oject wltlx Ilvn
s .ppear that official intentions are to officials, and they requester'. the corps i:a
Congress should-insist that the admin- provide teehnicat tnformatic n on tyre goad
e scalate rather than curtail American istration come forward and explain the hazard. The information. sho vea that a I.oo-
i 2tervention in the weeks and months to extent of arts involvement anti exactly Year flood wottta cover tire. s :st sous of tare
c lme. why it believes such involvement is neees- .unit, with up to ~. feet. of ware ~.'?
The war in Angola presents the first sa2y. We must demand much mare than xun. "'Ge0 reviewed the fl'.es far ]. exist-
tc st of American foreign policy after vague statements that trans ort t" ing house anti far disposal actions on la
p a ion
houses. and foernd na evidence sf ftaod haaard
V.etnam. Unfortunately, our perform- z?autes far oil would be endangered lay a evaluatiaxr. xurl field afilciaLs said. they die
attce to date indicates that we have not pro-Soviet Angolan Cxovernment. Na r a ~ o d.hacara cnthe disposal
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