U.S. SEEKING EXPLANATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00965R000605380003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 1, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 25, 1985
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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NEW YORK TIMES
25 May, 1985
U.S. Seeking Explanation
By SUSAN F. RASKY
Special to The New York Times
WASHINGTON, May 24 - The Rea-
gan Administration said today that it
was seeking a full explanation from the
South African Government about the
military mission into Angola.
A State Department spokesman, Ed-
ward P. Djerejian, said the United
States had no knowledge of any possi-
ble South African military operation in
Cabinda province until the Angolan and
South African announcements.
"We have made known to the South
African Government our deep displeas-
ure over Tuesday night's incident at
Cabinda, and we are seeking a full ex-
planation from the South African gov-
ernment," Mr. Djerejian said. He de--
dined to respond to questions about
whether the United States knew about
h African intelligence teams in n-
Sort
gola.
Serious Concern Expressed
Mr. Djerejian said the United States.
Government was "deeply concerned"
about the safety of American citizens
and property in the region. Texaco Inc.
and the Gulf Oil Corporation operate in
Angola.
The incident comes at a time of in-
creasing domestic racial violence in
South Africa as the Pretoria Govern-
ment attempts to-crack down on oppo-
nents of its white racial dominance sys-
tem.called apartheid.:The Reagan Ad-
ministraion in turn, is facing mounting
pressure from the American public and
Congress to take a stronger stand
against apartheid.
Congress, responding in part to anti-
apartheid protests by college students
and civil rights groups across the
United States, appears poised to pass
legislation imposing economic sanc-
tions against the South African Govern-
ment.
At a hearing today before a Senate
Banking subcommittee, the presidents
of Harvard University and the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania urged Congress to
impose restrictions that would include
a ban on new investment by American
companies doing business in South Af-
rica and a ban on American bank loans
to the Pretoria Government or to South
African banks.
"The current United States policy of
'constructive engagement' with South
Africa: seems increasingly. inade-
quate,'.. said Derek Bok of Harvard..
Sheldon Hackney, president of the
University of Pennsylvania, told the
Senate panel that a voluntary code of
ethics adopted by some American com-
panies in South Africa has helped im-
prove working conditions for black em-
ployees in those companies.
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