CIA War in Angola

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Creator

Campaign for a Democratic Foreign Policy

Place Created

Washington, DC, United States

Date

Undated, early 1976?

Type of Item

Report

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Report on CIA activity in Angola that urges people to support the motion by Representative Robert Giaimo that prohibits covert aid to Angola and the amendment by Representative Michael Harrington to defeat indirect aid to Angola through Zaire via the U.S. Military Assistance Program. It also urges opposition to all CIA "covert operations" and appointment of a special prosecutor to begin criminal proceedings against CIA officials for past and present illegal CIA activities. The document reports that Secretary of State Kissinger's powerful "40 Committee" ordered the CIA to intervene in the Angola war through the covert supply of rifles, machine guns, artillery and ammunition, and U.S. mercenary...

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Organization

Campaign for a Democratic Foreign Policy

Coverage Africa

Angola
South Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Collection

Alan Zaslavsky Africa Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections