CASTRO, GUERRILLA LEADER CHARGE CONTINUING CIA ROLE IN ANGOLA

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• Publication Date: June 19, 1978
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United States ' has not recognized the
legitimate. government' of, Angola."
In.;::1978 Congress approved an
fighting the Rhodesian government;'
charged in separate television inter-, "` amendment. by en Dick Clark ?(1)
views yesterday that the Central .In-' '.Iowa) prohibiting U.S. involvement in
telligence Agency has continued-to. in- 'Angola. But Carter administration of-
terfere in Angolan affairs in violation ficials reportedly have been studying
of congressional. restrictions outlaw. the possibility of seeking repeal of the
ing such involvement: amendment to-.enable the . United"
"We know from very 'good sources States, through a third party, to..pro-that recently the CIA established con vide aid to UNITA.
Joshua Nkomo, a guerrilla 'leader
tact with UNITA In Angola and . .
promised U.S. assistance," Castro said
on "Issues and Answers" ,.,(ABC;, .
WJLA).
He claimed the assistance. - , to
UNITA, the pro-Western United Front
for the Total Liberation of. Angola,
"constitutes a very serious involve-
ment in.Angola's.interior affairs."
Clark has strongly opposed that
idea.
For his part, Castro insisted that.
the United States presently is inter-.
fering in Angola's domestic policy by
working with UNITA.."I declare it so,,
in a fully responsible way.. We know
that from very good. sources," he said
without elaboration.
Nkomo, speaking on "Face the Na-.. His charges were. the latest in a fie-
tion" (CBS, WTOP),. said his informa- . quently loud, often confusing media
tion about U.S. "assistance" to UNI- war between himself, and President
These sources say . they. "believe .'.'Soviet Union to stir unrest on the Af-
[UNITA] Angolan forces ... do get rican continent, and of aiding and
some aid from the United States" by .: abetting the Katangan rebels who in-
way of South Africa, Nkomo said. "I vaded Zaire last month..Castro, as he
have no reason to. believe. that the did in the interview aired yesterday,
CIA Is not aiding South Africa to aid has repeatedly and passionately de-
some dissidents in Angola to over- nied those charges.
central government came from "those
who know."
TA's fight against Angola's Marxist Carter. -
Carter has accused the Cuban presi-
dent of working in tandem with the
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JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.. DEL. JAMES B. PEARSON, KANS.
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DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN. N.Y. MALCOLM WALLOP, WYO.
DANIEL K. INOUYE, HAWAII
ROBERT C. BYRD, W. VA., EX OFFICIO
HOWARD H. BAKER. JR.. TENN., EX OFFICIO
WILLIAM G. MILLER. STAFF DIRECTOR
EARL D. EISENHOWER. MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
June 19, 1978
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IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO Q:# 3670
Admiral Stansfield Turner
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
It has come to the Committee's attention on the
basis of comments made in interviews on the media,
that there are a number of books about the intelligence
community currently being written. It would be help-
ful to the Committee if you could provide, to the extent
of your knowledge, a listing of those books and authors
and what actions the community has taken with respect
thereto.
Sincerely,
SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 400. 944TH CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
Birch Bayh
Chairman
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