Memorandum by David Wiley, Director, African Studies Center at Michigan State University to African Studies Center faculty and students. The memorandum says Governor James Blanchard has announced a new ten-point plan to "get Michigan out of South Africa" as publicly reported; I thought you would like to see the actual plan as he released it; you will note that he has called for divestiture of the State Public Employee Pension Fund and the Legislative Pension Fund, House of Representatives Bills 4770 and 4771; hearings in the House Civil Rights Committee are scheduled tentatively to begin on September 24; because the national and statewide concern about the South Africa issue is so strong, you...
Memorandum by David Wiley, Director, African Studies Center at Michigan State University to African Studies Center faculty and students. The memorandum says Governor James Blanchard has announced a new ten-point plan to "get Michigan out of South Africa" as publicly reported; I thought you would like to see the actual plan as he released it; you will note that he has called for divestiture of the State Public Employee Pension Fund and the Legislative Pension Fund, House of Representatives Bills 4770 and 4771; hearings in the House Civil Rights Committee are scheduled tentatively to begin on September 24; because the national and statewide concern about the South Africa issue is so strong, you may wish to review the policy of the Center, of MSU, and of the State which already is in effect on South Africa; I enclose copies or descriptions of those for your information. The memorandum includes a letter to Senator Donald Riegle, Senator Robert Griffin and Con. Robert Carr from George L. Griffiths, Mayor, Larry Owen, Mayor Pro-Tem; John Czarnecki, Councilmember; Alan Fox, Councilmember; and Carolyn Stell, Councilmember with a copy of A Resolution on South Africa by the City Council of East Lansing, Michigan. The memorandum includes a copy of a resolution passed by the State of Michigan signed by State Representative Perry Bullard. The memorandum includes a press release NIGERIAN DELEGATION PRAISES MICHIGAN'S SOUTH AFRICA DIVESTITURE LAW issued by Perry Bullard. The memorandum includes MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RESOLUTION dated July 27-28, 1978. The memorandum includes a Michigan State University press release dated March 31, 1978. The memorandum includes Policy on South Africa of the MSU African Studies Center Adopted by Unanimous Vote of the Core Faculty. The memorandum discusses apartheid, the City of East Lansing, the East Lansing City Council American investment, licensing, operations, the illegal regime of Rhodesia, political refugees, Southern Rhodesia, state-sanctioned racial discrimination, the South African military, the Department of Cooperation and Development, H.R. 1460, the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1985, financial institutions, the Krugerrand gold coin, Act No. 512 of the Public Acts of 1982, sanctions, President Shagari, Nigerian legislators, Olutade Ismail, the Governor's trade mission to Nigeria, Governor Milliken, Public Act 325 of 1980, Virgil Smith, trade, the MSU Board of Trustees, the Michigan Legislature, the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees, the Academic Environment Committee, the Secretary of State, and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
