The mailing says in conjunction with its efforts to have anti-apartheid legislation passed which is current pending before the U.S. Congress, the Washington Office on Africa has designated Tuesday, July 19 as National South Africa Lobby Day. The mailing says the major objective of this national day of lobbying is to flood Congress with letters, phone calls and visits urging legislators to vote for legislation. The mailing asks people to lobby in support of the International Recovery and Financial Stability Act (H.R. 2957) - commonly referred to as the IMF Authorization Act, which "directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the US Executive Director of the IMF to oppose IMF loans to any...
The mailing says in conjunction with its efforts to have anti-apartheid legislation passed which is current pending before the U.S. Congress, the Washington Office on Africa has designated Tuesday, July 19 as National South Africa Lobby Day. The mailing says the major objective of this national day of lobbying is to flood Congress with letters, phone calls and visits urging legislators to vote for legislation. The mailing asks people to lobby in support of the International Recovery and Financial Stability Act (H.R. 2957) - commonly referred to as the IMF Authorization Act, which "directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the US Executive Director of the IMF to oppose IMF loans to any country which practices apartheid." The mailing asks people to lobby in support of the Export Administration Act (H.R. 3231). The mailing says the Export Administration Act contains three amendments: A) Berman Amendment - would restore export controls on sales to the South African military and police. B) Solarz Amendment - would mandate compliance with the Sullivan fair employment principles, prohibit commercial bank loans to the South African government, and prohibit the import of South African gold coins in the US. C) Gray Amendment - would prohibit new corporate investment in South Africa. The mailing includes PENDING LEGISLATION ON SOUTH AFRICA.
