[Dear Friends, The election brought us a new President and a question mark about how U.S. policy toward southern Africa will shape up over the next four years.]

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Creator

Edgar Lockwood; Christine Root; Washington Office on Africa

Place Created

Washington, DC, United States

Date

December 6, 1976

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Jimmy Carter campaigned on a pro-majority rule platform that called for many improvements in southern Africa policy that were not achieved during the Republican Administration: tightening the South African arms embargo, denying tax credits to companies operating in Namibia, fully enforcing sanctions against Rhodesia, and normalizing relations with Angola. But Carter also has expressed basic agreement with the Kissinger strategy of promoting moderate governments in Zimbabwe and Namibia amenable to the economic and strategic interests of the west. With a Democratic Administration, we will need to develop new ways to try to influence U.S. - southern Africa policy. Carter will also be subject to...

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Publisher

Washington Office on Africa

Organization

Washington Office on Africa

Coverage Africa

Angola
Namibia
South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of the Washington Office on Africa.

Collection

Alan Zaslavsky Africa Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections