MONTHLY REPORT--SWAZILAND BUREAU--JULY 1988

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• Publication Date: August 2, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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P.O. Box 199
Mbabane, Swaziland
2 Aug 1988
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUSH
Chief, Operat',ons Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report--Swaziland Bureau--July 1983
I. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
. 1. On 13 July, after 2 and 1/2 days of talks in New York,
negotiators -for Angola, Cuba--; -and South Africa reached agreement on
doc....tment called "Principles for a Peaceful Settlement in
Southwestern Africa" designed to bring about a Cuban troop withdrawal
from Angola and an end to South Africa's 73-year rule over South-West
Africa. The actual details of the arrangement, including a timetable
for the Cuban and South African withdrawals and the :fate of UNITA,
remain to be worked out, beginning at the next meeting of military
and political. exper_tsscheduLed_for 2-4_August_in.Geneva._
2. Reacting to Cuban President Castro's statement that the
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parties were on the "threshold of a solution" to the conflict in
southern Africa, RSA Defense Minister Magnus Malan said
.that this was unrealistic and cited the 26 duly attack on a Namibian
border town by Angolan forces. ? Malan said this provocative
fight-talk approach was unacceptable to South Africa, Other RSA
"sources" claimed_that_president_Botha had.ordered.the_total_
withdrawal of RSA troops from southwestern Angola to avoid further
clashed:with the estimated 12,000 Cuban and 5,000 Angolan troops
deployed along the border with Namibia.
3. Despite a favorable ruling by the Cape Supreme Court,
South African authorities managed to quash most of the celebrations
planned throughout the country to mark ANC leader Nelson Mandela's
7th birthday, Mandela rejected a government offer to allow a 6 hour
family visit to Polismoor Prison, saying he wanted no favors from the
present government. On the same day, 18 July, RSA Information
Minister Stoffel van der Merwe said that due to certain information
in the government's possession, the time was not right to release
Mandela.
4. On 29 July, the South African Publications Appeal Board
approved the release of the film "Cry Freedom". The film immediately
opened in 30 theaters around_the,country. But. within hours bombs :.
exploded at 2 theaters showing the film, and Apolice disarmed
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B. Coverage/Cruising
1. Following the introduction of new frequencies, the
bureau was able to add daily coverage of the UNITA radio "Voice of
Resistance of the Black Cockerel", which had been unmonitorable for
over 3 years. Shortly after Black Cockerel reception improved,
Luanda Domestic Service began using the same frequency, effectively
obliterating the UNITA radio signal. Within 5 days Black Cockerel
shifted its frequency 10 khz and is currently heard with fair to poor
reception.
!hL, bureau's reception of Dakar FAN A in Enolisn/Frencn,
which is only fair at best, deteriorated to unmonitorable on 23 july.
With the exception of the odd item, the press agency continues to be
heavily garbled.
II. ADMINISTRATION
1. New Deputy Bureau Chief
on 26 auly. She replaces
Headquarters on 7 August.
III. VISITS
arrived PCS
who departs PCS to
The bureau's new administrative assistant,
arrived on 30 July.
Departing Ambassador Nelson and Mrs. Nelson paid a farewell
visit to the bureau on 29. July. The new ambassador, Mary Ryan, is
due to arrive in Swaziland in August. '
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