MONTHLY REPORT--SWAZILAND BUREAU--JANUARY 1988

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP94-00798R000200290031-0
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 28, 2013
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: February 3, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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Monthly Report -- Swaziland Bureau
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Chief, Operations Group
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EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
P.O. Box 199
Mbabane, Swaziland
3 February 1988
FBIS-5805-88
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Monthly Report--Swaziland Bureau--January 1988
I. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. Fighting in southeastern Angola between government
FAPLA troops and Jonas Savimbi's UNITA came to a head this month
with a prolonged siege by UNITA against the FAPLA airbase at Cuito
Cuanavale. The battle began with a 12 January attack by UNITA
forces reportedly reinforced by 6,000 motorized South African
infantry troops. FAPLA defended its position with MiG fighters
flown by Cuban pilots and claimed to have halted the UNITA advance
just one-half mile from the town. On 27 January, UNITA sources
alleged that FAPLA had withdrawn from Cuito Cuanavale after seeing
its airstrip destroyed. However, on 28 January Angolan President
dos Santos asserted that the town was still under FAPLA control and
reiterated his belief that Angolan forces-would repel the UNITA
attack.
2. On 28-29 January, Angolan and Cuban Government
officials met in Luanda with a U.S. delegation, led by Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester Crocker, for
discussions on solutions to the civil war in Angola and the question
of Namibian independence. In a Foreign Ministry statement following
the talks, Angola noted that new elements presented during the
sessions would be evaluated with a view to holding future meetings.
3. Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Nathan Shamuyarira,
protesting the U.S. Department of Special Services' holding of
Terrence Karamba, the allegedly abused son of a Zimbabwean United
Nations official, demanded the "immediate and unconditional release"
of the child and, failing that, reserved the right to "retaliate or
reciprocate" against the United States. Zimbabwean and U.S.
officials eventually agreed on conditions for Terrence's release; in
a 25 January interview, Shamuyarira said the boy, although still in
New York, was eager to return home.
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4. The prime minister of Bavaria, Franz Josef Strauss,
visited South Africa, Mozambique, and Namibia from 20 to 29 January
on behalf of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. In Mozambique,
Strauss offered President Joaquim Chissano assistance in
rehabilitating Maputo harbor and the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric
station. While in South Africa, Strauss proposed an international
conference on regional tensions to give South Africa "a chance to
explain their position and also to listen to criticism from other
countries."
ADMINISTRATION
A. A new Toyota Land Cruiser, purchased
of London Bureau to replace the Bureau's station
at the Bureau on 27 January. It was immediately
service for the visiting FBIS director's tour of
Malolotja nature reserves.
B. The
tour of the major cities of southern Africa. The
family took their R&R in January. 7aking
also
returned from their R&R trip to the United States
with the assistance
wagon, arrived
pressed into
the Mlilwane and
VISITS
A. On 4 January, the
Monitoring Service,
deputy general manager of the BBC
visited the Bureau.
B. The AFCA deputy director made a short stopover on 25
January to discuss the ICT installation with the bureau chief.
C. FBIS Director
from 28-31 January.
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paid a TDY visit to the Bureau
Chief, Swaziland Bureau
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