REPEAL OF ANGOLA AID BAN HIT BY HEAVY OPPOSITION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000707300007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 2, 1981
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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,~;r~c~~ ~::~:s::s::~ THE WASHINGTON POST
~~ ~A~~, 1 2 Apri l 1981
v rrlaiarr~ -Walsh ~' ,? ~Trr nn. ~intarii,a"w laa~ -1U~v P,~~;Ao.,*
~i}?rt W nP+ostStat! Wt2tst 5 1. '}y ~' i' '~ -'
~? < ?'II1agw , ,, then ~eampa~gning :for the
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~-~e._ Reaoan, administration's plan ?_ presidency, showed no hesitancy about
c to repeal "the prohibition against avert ; ;arming : Savimbi - a..policy: then .and
oi:~covezt~ U.S._ sid _ to rebel forces in.;;; now prohibited . by the Clark 'amend-
Angola ran:into strong .opposition Yes-, ~~ent.;-"ZVell,.frankly, I.would'sprovide
teraay from an. unlikely, alliance :that `=tlierim-= (Savrmbi's ~forcesjx`With.:weap-
encompa9sed=both=iiberal.Devaocratac .:~ons,", Reagan said. -' I _~ ~ :;
Douse members and a spokesman,. for _ However; in an interview last week -;
~a major od_compariy ; _ r ~. ,.end with, The .Washington Post,, the
In. ~, the .second -day of heanngs on -.president .Gook .another ...approach. a He t
~the~ ;proposed :repeal , of the .Clark _ said the An olan overnment should
+amendment;' Rep ,:Howard E.;.WoIpe ,~ : ~t "get:nd of. the- outside forces," the. ~:
(D~NIa9s.}, cFisirman= of `a House' sub .:.Cuban . -.troo .
comauttee-on Africa, said that such a ps, ~suggestinb,.that then ?
re would seriousl ~ :the United States would. tryita, help.
.peal y- damage 'U.S - 1 -
~intereststlroughout black Africa,-aad ?bring about a peaceful'.settiement be ;'
~?- ?- ;, tween the nval~factions -tn -the:,noun
P y~Y into the :hands . of the = ~_ . ~ .~.. ~, ,.._. > ,
Soviet: U~ruon and ~ Cuba; .supporters. of ~ ~ ,a, ; ~ ~~. a t- M~ ~ ~ ,~ -~ ,- ~ a. t
the_~11~Iarvst=governinent of Angola:-; ~ ,-Angola~`contends t1ie=Cuban;tioops,
- -.
by;other-House I}emocirats, by former Y by the " SvIute-ruled Qnvenunent of ~"
senator Dick.Clark, (D-Iowa), the au ~ South" Afnca,~whch has' provided a!d `
_. __. ? to Savimbi' ~ . ;~ z a~~+{ ;r~.~ r ,
tbor: of the amendment, and by Mel
vut ~ Hill;~president of-.Gulf. Oil Eac ::T'ne'admuu`sti~ation's effort fo epeal
' ploiatwrr and Production. Co, a sub `the Clark ~ amendment= ~s=?ainong a '.
sidiary of~Gulf' OAT: ~:; ~ , ' ', ~ . '_' number -of:` developments that have
x Hsi said-thetainendment should be 1-alarmed:black..Afncan?::n_ ations; which'
`
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repealed
eventually; but that- to do
~' fear they;, signal .the ~ Eie~inning;.; of a
so
now ;'~voiiId- have ' an extremely `nag -;~ ."tilt" by } ttus' admittis~ration:. away=
atrve;effect'botlr uY Angola and else ~ from the~polieies of the Carter' admui `
~where-zn Africa.."`'=g,~ ~,, ~.~-;istration=and toward South Africa.
'-He. sail`= this'~was his `personal ` : Clark. told the subcommittee he fa '~
view;' but~it' also ;clearly reflected the t vors eventual _ repeal ~ of the prohibi->
~attitude~ o~=h~,oompan}t and~gtlers tion;..but::only:after: lVamibia,:which:'
thathave ma}ork. investments, =Zr~ ~An .: ;borders. ;Angola'; ,on :the , soutl~_ has-
}gnla"and;,havenfoand the governments i'gained'_.independence,lit snow . a'
'
of the west=Afxicaz country to
be, in - `South African protectorate}?:and.'after ~:
Hdl's words,"~businessl~Tce and `'`non the- United States has
ranted di
Io
g
p
,
ideplogic:al"idespite,its Vlarsistphilas .:matte- iecogrutiori:rvto~tlie government"
ophy.~ ~=r-~i~-~'~ '~'s~: ?~~.;'?r=~ ` :; 'of Anirola: ~, ,...:~.,r_,r~ ~a .. ~-'
`b':..'"'~-'""' -~,"'~' ''' """""' warned_'that no'settleinenG in'nega
tee 'members
includuig~
`Republicans
, Y
:;
r nations on Namibia's-independence is
who showed ncr great enthusiasm for ~ ~ -.
repealuig Ythe amendment;: indicated: passible ~vsnthout'Angolan~ coo~erataor>y_.
aril that Angola's willingness'ta oo:. ;
the- admiivstratron :"may `have serious . .
trouble= achieving :one of -.its' first ob '' operate- with Western powers that are Y:
~ectives on:'Afizca,pohcy T:u , ~, ~~; r'~ :involved; with ?thei Namibian' negoti ,:.
.Angola ;represents: a delicate :dial ations .would entt ~i~,the~ amendment u r
~. lenge to~the~,adniipistration; wlucb "~ ~~~- R ~ tr '~ " la t' ~."~?'; ~''.~ ,f-~.
~ ' .:Savimbi ~ scliecluled, tq v~sit'VYash ;
still .evolvmg~an overall African pofiay
,,
but.:wluch has vowed to:~oounter~So-~ n>soon to~press his case foi.sup
,:
vietYand~.Culian~eipans~oriism,',ui~Af-~ Pow $tate~ DepartmenC~otficiais yes.
,?, f:
:rice and. elsewhere:"Angola-now~hosts teday'?confirmed"tha~'Savimbr'met'`
as estranatedrl;l8,OOQ~;;Cubant;,troops,,;' y. r`oooo wrth.~n American '
who are helping, protect'. ~tbe govern ; ~ official, ~ later` identr`fied; ;by_` sources ? as' ;
'went- against rebel forces led by antr Lannon Walker,"acting assistant' sec=
1`1!_'j~~T___ ~'~__ --L. 1... :...., ..t...i...Y,~.~fi il.^ry~1Yf.:: w1'7 ?i~
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