Memorandum about possible resumption of U.S. military and/or "humanitarian" assistance to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which has fought against the Angolan government since Angolan independence in 1975. The mailing asks people to urge members of Congress to oppose House Bill HR 3472. The mailing says U.S. aid to UNITA could only be administered through Namibia and in close collaboration with the South African military. The mailing discusses Portugal's withdraw from Angola. The mailing says Congress stopped U.S. covert assistance in 1976 by adopting the so-called Clark Amendment, but Congress repealed that amendment in a surprise move in July 1985. The mailing...
Memorandum about possible resumption of U.S. military and/or "humanitarian" assistance to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which has fought against the Angolan government since Angolan independence in 1975. The mailing asks people to urge members of Congress to oppose House Bill HR 3472. The mailing says U.S. aid to UNITA could only be administered through Namibia and in close collaboration with the South African military. The mailing discusses Portugal's withdraw from Angola. The mailing says Congress stopped U.S. covert assistance in 1976 by adopting the so-called Clark Amendment, but Congress repealed that amendment in a surprise move in July 1985. The mailing discusses FNLA and Cuba and includes a Lutheran statement, Statement on U.S. Assistance to Rebel Forces on Angola, and a newspaper article, "New Aid To Angola Rebels Eyed."
