The action alert says that, despite the Angolan government's initiative towards a peace settlement, U.S. military advisors and funding are encouraging UNITA's Jonas Savimbi to keep alive a war that has lost all justification. The Angolan government has recently reaffirmed its commitment to a multi-party system and has invited UNITA to help draft a new constitution and that Cuban troops are gradually withdrawing in accordance with a UN plan. The USSR has reduced arms shipments to Angola and has agreed to cut all aid to the Angolan government if the U.S. cuts all aid to UNITA. The action alert says Angola is now a member of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), yet the U.S....
The action alert says that, despite the Angolan government's initiative towards a peace settlement, U.S. military advisors and funding are encouraging UNITA's Jonas Savimbi to keep alive a war that has lost all justification. The Angolan government has recently reaffirmed its commitment to a multi-party system and has invited UNITA to help draft a new constitution and that Cuban troops are gradually withdrawing in accordance with a UN plan. The USSR has reduced arms shipments to Angola and has agreed to cut all aid to the Angolan government if the U.S. cuts all aid to UNITA. The action alert says Angola is now a member of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), yet the U.S. still refuses to establish diplomatic relations. It discusses the House Intelligence Committee and the CIA. People are urged to communicate with their Senators and Representative, President Bush, and Secretary of State James Baker in order to call for debate on Angola and an end to U.S. subsidies designed to promote one party's political ambition instead of reconciliation. • IN CONGRESS • ANALYSIS • BACKGROUND • WHAT YOU CAN DO
