S. 1972 - LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UNITA: STATE VIEWS LETTER

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19 February 1986
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SUPJECT: S. 1972 - Legislation Authorizing military
Assistance to U1]ITA: State Views Letter
1. Attached for your information is a copy of 1972, a
bill introduced by Senator Helms for Senator Fast and other
Senators which would authorize the provision of overt military
assistance to UNI^'A. Also attached is a copy of the Senators'
remarks upon introduction.
2. In addition, I have attached for your information a
copy of a draft letter from the Department of State to Senator
Lugar, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
which states the views of the Department on S. 1972. The
Office of 1'anagement and Pudcet (OME) has requested the views
of the Agency on this letter. As with other legislation of
this type, this office intends to advise C1'P that the Acenc-,,
defers to the views of the Department of State concerning the
bill. If you have any comments, please let us know by 25
February 1986.
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99TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
.1972
To authorize the furnishing of military assistance to the National Union for the
Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 18 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 1985
Mr. HELMS (for Mr. EAST) (for himself, Mr. THURMOND, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr.
SYMMS, and Mr. HELMS) (by request) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To authorize the furnishing of military assistance to the Nation-
al Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tines of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UNITA.
4 (a) AUTHORITY To PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.-The
5 President is authorized to use the funds authorized to be ap-
6 propriated by subsection (b) in order to provide military as-
7 sistance to the National Union for the Total Independence of
8 Angola (UNITA) in accordance with chapter 2 of part II of
9 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the grant
10 military assistance program).
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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-In addi-
2 tion to amounts otherwise available to carry out chapter 2 of
3 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there is au-
4 thorized to be appropriated $27,000,000 for fiscal year 1986
5 to carry out subsection (a).
6 (C) PURPOSES FOR WHICH MILITARY ASSISTANCE
7 CAN BE USED.-Section 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act
8 of 1961 shall not apply to the assistance provided pursuant to
9 this section.
0
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE December 18, 1985
to call the government's attention to Ices. The Secretary of Housing and
the severe economic distress that Urban Development would give per-
many municipalities suffer as it result mission to divert funds based on crite-
of their loss of Industry and, thus, ria development by the Secretary.
their tax bases. This bill need not impose major new
On November 1, 1985, the distin-
guished Acting Chairman of the Com-
merce. State, Justice Appropriations
Subcommittee, Mr. RUDMAN, and I
called this body's attention to the
problems of cities like those in Penn-
sylvania which have experienced a loss
of steel companies and related indus-
tries. I noted then that "along with
the decline of the industry have come
lowered county assessments on homes
and businesses, reduced employment,
and an aging population."
The city of Clairton, Pennsylvania,
was given as an example of the prob-
lems faced by municipalities with de-
clining industries. I stated in the collo-
quy that, as I pointed out, in. 1960,
Clairton's population was 18.389. By
1980, the population had declined to
12,188, for a loss of 33.7 percent. A fur-
ther six percent loss is projected by
the year 2000. And in 1980, 17.2 per-
cent of the population was over 65
years old. The decline in the city's ra-
tables has produced a fiscal crisis of
the first order, to the extent that
health and safety are now endangered.
The city of Clairton is projecting a
deficit of $600,000 by year end, or
nearly one-third of the city's $3.2 mil-
lion budget. As of September 10, 1985,
there was only $3,000 remaining in the
city's bank accoimit, which was not
enough to pay its 13 police officers
and 10 firefighters. State police and
volunteer firefighters now constitute
the city's sole safety forces.
Clairton by no means stands alone.
There are many other steel . towns in
a similar situation throughout my
State and the country. Other exam-
ples in 'Pennsylvania incltyde. but are
not limited to, Aliquippa. Homestead,
West Homestead, Duquesne, and Dra-
vosburg.
But the problem Is not limited to
towns with a declining steel industry.
"towns whose economies are based on
farming, lumber, textiles, mining, and
other industries that are experiencing
difficulties are also facing severe eco-
nomic problems like those being expe-
rienced by Clairton. This Is truly a na-
tional problem in scope.
My bill would authorize long-term
loan guarantees' and Interest subsidies
for severely econbi nically depressed
cities tilst are dee4ned eligible for as-
sistance under criteria to be estab-
lished by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury. The loan guarantee part of the
legislation is modeled on the rescue
plan that Congress adjusted for the
City of New York a few years ago. .
This legislation also contains a pro-
vision that would allow severely eco-
nomically depressed communities to
divert portions of their community de-
costs on the Pederal Treasury. Past
loan guarantee programs, such as
those for New York City and Chrysler,
have demonstrated that guarantees do
not cost the government one cent If
careful criteria are established for
working loans available. The low inter-
est loans need not be a prohibitive ex-
pense to the government If awarded
only where needed. My bill explicitly
authorizes the Secretary of the Treas-
ury to take such considerations into
account in setting eligibility criteria.
I should also add that there will be
high costs to doing nothing In terms of
the additional benefits that a devastat-
ed citizenry will become entitled to if
basic municipal services cannot be
maintained to protect health and
safety.
I urge my colleagues to give this bill
their most serious consideration, and I
ask unanimous consent that the bill be
printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the bill
was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
8.1970
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, This Act
may be cited as the "Sudden and Severe
Economically Depressed Cities Loan Guar-
antee and Loan Interest Subsidy Act".
TITLE i-LOAN GUARANTEES
AUTHORITY
Sec. 101. (a) Upon the written request of a
unit of gener' local govsspment and the
Governor of the State where that unit of
general local government is located, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may guarantee the
timely payment, in whole or in pat of in-
terest or principal, or both, of indebtedness
of that unit of general-local government in
accordance with this title.
(b) Any guarantee under. this title shall
cease to be effective not later than fifteen
years after the date of the Issuance of the
Indebtedness involvedL
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall
prescribe terms and conditions for the
making of guarantees under this title.
(d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall
also provide interest subsidies where needed
to enable cities which meet the require-
ments established by the Secretary to
obtain loans at below market Interest rates.
COpDITION'S of, 4Lrt xzILI17
Src. 102. (a) A guarantee may be made
under this title only_1 pie Secret(iry of the
Treasury finds-
(1)-that the unit of general local govern-
ment is severely economically depressed:
(2) that it has lost such a significant
amount of industry, employed population,
and, therefore, its tax base; and
(3) that-it Is in a financial crisis and is
unable to meet its financial obligations or to
maintain vital municipal services.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall deter-
mine the criteria for eligibility.
(b) The Secretary shall include in the cri-
velopment block grants to pay for vital
teria prescribed under this title assessments
municipal services such as pblice and of the viability of the unit of general local
firefighters where they would not oth- government and of the exposure of the
erwise be able to pay for these sere- United States Treasury.
AVTHORIZATION POR LOAN SUAIANTCES AND
mUNSIDT AMOUNTS
Sac. 103. There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary
to carry out the purposes of this title.
TITLE II-EMERGENCY USE OF COM-
MUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANTS FOR CITY SERVICES IN SE-
VERELY ECONOMICALLY DE-
'PRESSED CITIES AUTHORIZATION
Sac. 201. (a) Upon the written request of a
unit of general local government and the
Governor of the State where that unit of
general local government is located, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development
may permit the unit of general local govern-
ment to divert portions of its community de-
velopment block grant to pay for vital mu-
nicipal services, where the Secretary finds
that the unit of general local government
has lost such a significant amount of indus-
try and taxpaying population that Its tax
base can no longer support vital municipal
services. -
(b) As used in this section-
(1) the term "Secretary" means the Secre-
tary of Housing and Urban Development:
and
(2) the term "vital municipal services" in-
cludes the services of police and firefighters
and ambulance and medical services.
By Mr. HELMS for Mr. EAST (for
himself, Mr. THURMOND, Mr.
s) (by request):
A bill to authorize the fur-
military assistance to the
pendence of Angola [UNITAI; to the
Committee on.Foreign Relations.
MILITARY AID TO ANGOLA
Mr. HELMS. Mr. President. as our
colleagues are aware, the distin-
guished junior Senator frpm North
Carolina. Mr. EAST, has bees necessari-
ly absent from this Chamber for much
of this year.
Nevertheless, Jou is looking for-
ward to his return. Among other
issues, he is deeply concerned by the
relative lack of interest which our
Government has taken in providing as-
sistance to the freedom fighters oppos-
ing the Communist - government of
Angola. My able coliesigue believes
that it is our responsibility to assist all
those trying to throw off Communist
tyranny, and I agree with him whole-
heartedly.
Accordingly, Mr. President, Senator
.EAST has asked me to introduce on his
behalf a- bill to provide military aid to
the Angolan freedom fighters, along
with the statemntt he had prepared
-for the legisiatllon. -:- -
. Mr.. Presidem., I a& mnanimous con-
sent to submit, at the request of Mr.
EAST, the aforementioned bill, and also
on behalf of myself and the other co-
sponsors. Mr. QUAYI.R, Mr. THURMOND.
and Mr. Sir s. .
? Mr. EAST. Mr. President. I am in
troducing today S. 1972, a bill to pro
vide $2? million in military aid ti
UNITA forces, under the leadership o
Dr. Jonas Savimbi. currently fightin
the Marxist regime of Angola.
I believe military aid to these ant
Communist and pro-Western forces i
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December i$ L995 GONGl?SSO4AL RECORD -=SENATE S Ims
necessary der three reasons, Mr. Pred-
OeTK. "rd.. aatt!ltary ussistanee WE
provide necessary supplies and weap-
onry to VNITA a! a tone when the
Soviet Urdan appeazs to be larrtasirw
ltd. owe massise aid to the MPLA
regime and do be preparing for a final
onslaught on the freedom ftighbeas
Seomnd, the sepeai of the hark
asrreaadtmeat tarter pits year, which
prohibited any Atneaioan aM to any
grmip In Angdss, pens s the United
States to play a mme attire role in
southern Africa in behalf of the cause
of freedoas In that region. American
assi Aaaee to UIIITA. wtdah has .loo;
paovsad MmW age of the aarost effective
and reliable Voo-Wesimn town In
soothers Africa. easy well provide the
margin of vidWy is Arstola Per the
sapporters of freedom there. The vic-
tory of UNITA mid the removal of the
Marxist regfrae In Angola would eilmi-
aate a source of instabMW in the
region. The 3LAQ9 Oabaa troops who
prop up the MPLA is power would be
sent home, and the assistance tdrst
Angola now provides to SAPO and
other terrorist, groups in Aft would
be ended.
Third. Mr_ Preaident. American aid
to UNTTA . would encourage . molar
anti Communist forces t roughout the
world. Afghan, Nicaraguan. Caanbodi-
am and Vletaasarme .resastanoe fighters
agalnat the Marxist regimes in their
arwn countries would see the Usdbed
States as a d ampkm of their cause
and a source of effective, matet'h1 aid.
The false doctrine that the victory of
communism Is ineidta ile would be ex-
posed as 8ne lie that It is. and the
claim that the Usaitd Stakes has; with-
drawn trues tiro sWunsbe for freedom
and Its responsibilities In the world
would be refi ted.
Mr. Plestderrt. The veghrte of the
Marxist MP'LA seised power in Angola
in i'9'i5 after "brdepend Use from Por-
tugal was galnaa and In 3+3oIatisn of
the Alver agreenmet, widen p vided
for free cdeebisns is oi< These
eieetieas sae ewer Jdi. and the
MPid-, with ttie aid of 130M Cubun
bane~ps, cseae to power. 'there was no
pretence that the new regime rested
on consent., and since that time popu-
lar real a rice to the MPl.A has ,,grown
stem and draasat3oaity. Shoe L.9$3.
when VNITA fries won a era,#or Vic-
tory in oestsxl ArtaHa. Lure legh has
been ion the defensive avid to - been
forced to rely even more on Soviet and
Cuban aid.
in the past 2 ,years, Ssavlet mftitary
aid to the 1NIPLA has amounted to $1
to $2 billion. Cuban .troops in Angola
now number sosae .Uice. Soviet miii-
hart' asawreei aecentiy deployed in
largnla consists of T-42 heavy tempo,
tip tI let Iigisft~ OU42 flatter
nombers, and sherd. 15'MI 4 P elieep-
er gunships. The Savlets nave estab-
Whed an air defense Sae in southern
.ngola, and .Soviet, and Cuban pilots
ave flown Angolan Air Fonoe planes.
,kith is tact are Soviet planes. In
rely of this year the .Soviets under-
took mad offensive a5LUnt vltrrA
tsstees to eutmn An>rolt Gov1et cors-
sssadam 41oveW , fear Ckmenu nertt
lrrigads ,id Use sffensir, and gooier
setlttasy afdoees attr crud the UPIA
lstaes dean to We 't ion level. The
Soviets also srdeafion ilia, the FWk1asnis
VEX.
The .maple 41 advanced arms
sales to the deyelopbss world is stag-
gering. Based on data aalrgriled ~hw rose
Arsrs Control and DkocoNm sent
Apeuci. worldwide era w . asks As-
areased tenfold loom the early 3110 s
to the early ISO's. Hasps a is to the
T bird Wadd accounted far a4ok4 . o
percent. of this 1aacrease. Qss iasssi
Rorer Serafte rwrons a that
foes 1972 An 1554. mind WbrW Came-
tries .dmr>aled their prmchaam tat aumc.
Fiora:jgn gains to the Third World now
aasoamsts to,o~er i$a hdlhou a fear.
Malty ecatetrids OFOWAM and wit me,
pisistisabtd wesawm, The 9oaiet
Union's record of exporting arsons -to
the Third Jifesld--its shot of wars
of .aatiand liberstlmt Mold AN nasal Si
hard currency--# a`?dasOr dear.
)Jdatry ? W ern gausses, miller agar
Closest NATO allies. aim parNcste in
Sams trade? as do the 8ovid 006w a
NO& Aftn apem ssttiie . In idrtdtioU, aaa
iseteexing assnbsr of aew+ly .isdustrta l-
oouwtd < are wing mesons -to
Third World aovsrtrim. areal, Israel,
India, North and Swath Carom
T#Awaw mid Chiral have all doweloped
isisanous arms hiloo tries to entrance
selfsuifieleney. laroratite eoasnotnlc de-
ve0apaaeslt, aril gain tedhadleglad ex-
pertise. Brazil, for example, ban. re-
cently had an annual aaaaas Bales of $2
bullion. And Egypt, India, and 3srsel
all exceed $1 bffiien in annual nears
sales.
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