Cover letter and WASHINGTON NOTES Update. The letter thanks people for work on the South Africa provisions of the Export Administration Act. This bill died at the end of the 98th Congress, along with the amendments on U.S. economic sanctions against South Africa. The grassroots anti-apartheid movement made the House demand sanctions and foiled Reagan Administration and Senate Republican attempts to remove the sanctions from the bill. The anti-apartheid movement is now in an excellent position for another campaign to pass sanctions in in the 99th Congress. WASHINGTON NOTES Update reports that, after extensive committee hearings and overwhelmingly supportive debate on the floor,...
Cover letter and WASHINGTON NOTES Update. The letter thanks people for work on the South Africa provisions of the Export Administration Act. This bill died at the end of the 98th Congress, along with the amendments on U.S. economic sanctions against South Africa. The grassroots anti-apartheid movement made the House demand sanctions and foiled Reagan Administration and Senate Republican attempts to remove the sanctions from the bill. The anti-apartheid movement is now in an excellent position for another campaign to pass sanctions in in the 99th Congress. WASHINGTON NOTES Update reports that, after extensive committee hearings and overwhelmingly supportive debate on the floor, the House approved (by voice vote) on October 27, 1983, four South Africa sanctions as part of the Export Administration Act: 1) Gray provision ending new U.S. corporate investment in South Africa; 2) Solarz provision mandating compliance with the Sullivan "fair employment" principles by all U.S. corporations operating in South Africa, prohibiting commercial bank loans to the South African government or its agencies, and banning imports of South African gold coins, including Krugerrands; 3) Berman provision re-instating controls on exports to the South African military and police; and 4) Wolpe provision expanding nuclear nonproliferation controls to prohibit certain nuclear equipment, parts, and technology transfers to countries (including South Africa) which refuse to accept full-scope International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards on their nuclear facilities. WASHINGTON NOTES Update also reported on action in the conference committee on the Export Administration Act.
