MORE THAN 500 U.S. AFRICAN SPECIALISTS PROTEST PROPOSALS TO AID ANGOLA INSURGENTS

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Creator

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Place Created

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Date

January 29, 1986

Type of Item

Press Release

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

The press release reports on a petition organized by the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars and signed by more than 500 African specialists from 38 states addressed to the President and Congress "to reject any proposal to provide either military or non-lethal U.S. assistance, openly or covertly," to insurgents in Angola. The petition also notes that any U.S. support for dissident movements in Angola places the United States "in support of the South African regime, its aggression in the region, and its repressive policies" at home. [Note: A copy of the petition was sent to Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Chester Crocker on November 28, 1985. That letter is available in this...

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Organization

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Coverage Africa

Angola

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of several co-chairs of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars.

Collection

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections