MONTHLY REPORT--SWAZILAND BUREAU--SEPTEMBER 1987

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• Publication Date: October 5, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5 October 1987
MMB - 7014
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Swaziland Bureau -- September 1987
I. GENERAL
A. On 2 September, the Bureau Chief met with the Embassy GSO and
the local building contractor to finalize arrangements for the major
repairs and upgrades scheduled for the new editor's house. Work will
begin after the rainy season and will include replacing the roof and
completely remodeling the kitchen-laundry room area.
B. Swaziland is facing a growing problem of coping with the flood
of refugees pouring into the country from war-torn Mozambique. Although
many are sent back, they now number over 40,000 with hundreds more
arriving daily.
II. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial /Editorial
1. Reaction to the major foreign policy statement on South
Africa by Secretary of State Shultz was mixed and predictable. RSA
President P.W. Botha noted that this "outside meddling" was motivated
solely by U.S. self interest. Foreign Minister Pik Botha was also
critical of Shultz's "preaching", but did note "positive statements"
such as his opposition to sanctions. Several black political,
religious, and trade union organizations called for the immediate
imposition of comprehensive sanctions; and the ANC labeled the state-
ment a "slap in the face for the people of southern Africa."
2. The most important domestic development in South Africa
during the month was the long awaited President's Council report on
the Group Areas Act. The report recommended the amendment of the act
to allow multiracial or "open" areas and the repeal of the Separate
Amenities Act. Blutthe CP, PFP, and Labor Party members of the Council
refused to sign the report-and walked out during the Council debate.
In his speech during the parliamentary debate on the report, President
Botha accepted open residential areas "in principle" but rejected
immediate repeal of the Separate Amenities Act and said careful consid-
eration of all alternatives was necessary before any action could be
taken. Labor Party leader Allan Hendrickse, whose party holds the
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majority in the colored House of Representatives, has threatened to block
Botha's plan to delay elections by amending the constitution, unless these
and other apartheid laws are scrapped.
3. An unusual four-way prisoner exchange took place on 7 September
when an RSA officer captured by Angola 2 years ago was released in return
for 133 Angolan soldiers held by UNITA. Also released were a Dutch citizen
who had taken refuge in the Netherlands Embassy last year to avoid arrest
by South Africa on terrorism charges and a French national jailed by the black
homeland of Ciskei for alleged:. security violations. The exchange took place
in a ceremony at Maputo Airport after lengthy negotiations involving six
governments.
4. Angola continued its intensive efforts to find a settlement
to the diplomatic stalemate over the issue of Namibian independence and
the protracted civil war in Angola. New proposals on a Cuban troop
withdrawal timetable brought U.S. envoy Chester Crocker back to Luanda
for talks with President Dos Santos and the Angolan leadership. This was
followed late in the month by a series of official visits to France,
Belgium, Italy, and Portugal by an Angolan delegation headed by Dos Santos.
His speeches and negotiations on military and economic agreements suggested
a major effort to improve his country's ties with the West.
5. Angola's activity on the diplomatic front coincided with
what is reported to be its biggest military offensive against the anti-
government UNITA rebel movement. Although battle reports are sketchy and
unreliable, the government has acknowledged that major fighting is going
on around the strategic town of Mavinga and has accused South Africa of
sending several brigades across the border and of providing air support
for UNITA forces. In an unprecedented move, RSA Defense Minister Magnus
Malan confirmed that the SADF was maintaining a "limited presence" in
southern Angola. UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi held a press conference
in Mavinga to dramatize the gravity of the situation from his perspective
and to issue a plea for support from South Africa, the United States and
other Western countti-es.
6. After months of speculation and rumors, Swaziland's King
Mswati III dissolved Parliament on 28 September and set 5 November as
the date for new elections. He gave no reason for the move, but it is
assumed that he wants to replace his cabinet, all of whom also must be
members of Parliament.
B. Cruising/Lateral Services
SWAPO announced on 12 September that it has established its
own news agency to cover events in Namibia. The announcement was made
at a conference of journalists from the Frontline States held in
Tanzania. No details are available yet on how the agency is to
disseminate its information.
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III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
1. On 29 September, the regional State Department personnel
officer from the embassy in Pretoria met with all interested FSN's to
discuss the embassy pension plan, wage surveys, and other topics of
interest to local employees. The Bureau Chief, section chiefs and
several other FBIS local employees attended the meeting.
2. Communications operators) and
received PSI's on 14 September.
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4. The bureau chief was on R&R travel to Amsterdam and Brussels
from 4 to 22 September.
A. Paraguay Bureau Chief visited the bureau on 23
September during her R&R travel in southern rica. Unfortunately, her
luggage arrived several days later.
B. State regional personnel officer visited the
bureau on 30 September for a tour and follow-up discussions with the
Bureau Chief on local personnel matters.
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