The mailing reports on the House of Representatives' 244-132 passage of HR 1580, the comprehensive economic sanctions bill introduced by Congressman Ronald V. Dellums. It also discusses S 2378, introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy, which also mandates complete disinvestment of all U.S. corporations from South Africa and Namibia within one year of passage of the legislation and a virtual ban on all trade with South Africa. The mailing says the provisions of the sanctions law enacted October 2, 1986 are limited and circumventable; the Reagan Administration has exploited the loopholes in the law and weakened some of its stronger provisions through loose regulations that permit business as usual...
The mailing reports on the House of Representatives' 244-132 passage of HR 1580, the comprehensive economic sanctions bill introduced by Congressman Ronald V. Dellums. It also discusses S 2378, introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy, which also mandates complete disinvestment of all U.S. corporations from South Africa and Namibia within one year of passage of the legislation and a virtual ban on all trade with South Africa. The mailing says the provisions of the sanctions law enacted October 2, 1986 are limited and circumventable; the Reagan Administration has exploited the loopholes in the law and weakened some of its stronger provisions through loose regulations that permit business as usual in many sections of the South African economy. On February 24, 1988, the South African government announced sweeping new restrictions on the activities of anti-apartheid organizations and leaders. Anti-sanctions lobbying on Capitol Hill is intense; during the battle in the House, members of Congress were pressured to vote against the bill by the large multinational oil companies, especially Shell, which will be penalized for selling oil to the apartheid regime if the bill law. The mailing asks people to contact Senators in support of S 2378.
