BRIEFING ON ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000400580031-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2011
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: January 16, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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16 January 1986
OLL 86-0190
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing on Angola
1. On 16 January 1986, staffers of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence were briefed in
room S-406, Capitol Building. The subject of the briefing was
the general state of affairs in Ango 177 the outlook for the
- and
insurgency struggle in that country.
2. The following Agency personnel presented the briefing:
, DI/ALA
I/ALA
%/ALA
3. The following staff members were present:
Steve Weissman, HFAC
Salih Booker, HFAC
Ms. Adwoa Dunn-Mouton,HFAC
Gerald Pitchford, HFAC
Kevin Callwood, HFAC
Chris Kojm, HFAC
Nancy Stetson, SFRC
Fred Hill, SFRC
Bob Dockery, SFRC
Robin Cleveland, SSCI
4. The briefers provided an indepth overview of the
political and military situation in Angola. A main point made
was that another major offensive can be expected this year
following the success of the government forces in the last
offensive. Savimbi was depicted as having overestimated the
The role of the South
ngola was also a main topic of discussion.
5. There remain no outstanding requirements or requests.
Office of Legislative Liaison
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