This memorandum reports on a vote in the House of Representatives on a resolution introduced by Representative Stephen Solarz of New York urging that the United States not grant diplomatic recognition to the Transkei bantustan. The vote on the resolution was 245 to 156, but it failed because it was brought to a vote under the suspension of rules and therefore required a two-thirds affirmative vote for passage. The memo reports strong lobbying against the resolution by the South African government and notes that four representatives who spoke against the bill – Representatives Phil Crane, John Dent, Clair Burgener and William Ketchum - had traveled to South Africa within the last 18 months...
This memorandum reports on a vote in the House of Representatives on a resolution introduced by Representative Stephen Solarz of New York urging that the United States not grant diplomatic recognition to the Transkei bantustan. The vote on the resolution was 245 to 156, but it failed because it was brought to a vote under the suspension of rules and therefore required a two-thirds affirmative vote for passage. The memo reports strong lobbying against the resolution by the South African government and notes that four representatives who spoke against the bill – Representatives Phil Crane, John Dent, Clair Burgener and William Ketchum - had traveled to South Africa within the last 18 months on trips organized by the Foreign Affairs Association of South Africa.
