Memorandum sent as a mailing as part of an effort to maintain the Clark Amendment which specifically prohibits direct or indirect covert military assistance to any party in Angola without Congressional authorization. The memorandum says: It now appears that the Senate will vote before the end of July on repeal of the Clark Amendment as part of its consideration of the Foreign Aid Bill. The vote in the House will probably follow in early September. The matter is particularly urgent in the context of current administration hostility to Angola and to the SWAPO led Namibian liberation struggle, which has been given consistent assistance by the Luanda government" despite the high cost in South...
Memorandum sent as a mailing as part of an effort to maintain the Clark Amendment which specifically prohibits direct or indirect covert military assistance to any party in Angola without Congressional authorization. The memorandum says: It now appears that the Senate will vote before the end of July on repeal of the Clark Amendment as part of its consideration of the Foreign Aid Bill. The vote in the House will probably follow in early September. The matter is particularly urgent in the context of current administration hostility to Angola and to the SWAPO led Namibian liberation struggle, which has been given consistent assistance by the Luanda government" despite the high cost in South African military retaliation. US military experts have already made contact with UNITA, the Pretoria supported rebel group operating in Angola. The memorandum asks people to write, call or send telegrams to your Senators, Congressional Representatives and to Senator Charles Percy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, urging retention of the Clark Amendment.
