This position paper discusses the Reagan administration's "constructive engagement" policy. The growing U.S., military, political, and economic alliance with South Africa negatively impacts the freedom struggle in South Africa and Namibia and the sovereignty, development, and stability of Southern Africa's newly independent countries. The paper says South Africa has intransigently refused to seriously negotiate its withdrawal from Namibia since the International Court of Justice ruled in 1971 that its occupation was illegal. It argues that the Reagan administration has colluded with South Africa to attempt to sabotage UN Security Council Resolution outlining the international program for...
This position paper discusses the Reagan administration's "constructive engagement" policy. The growing U.S., military, political, and economic alliance with South Africa negatively impacts the freedom struggle in South Africa and Namibia and the sovereignty, development, and stability of Southern Africa's newly independent countries. The paper says South Africa has intransigently refused to seriously negotiate its withdrawal from Namibia since the International Court of Justice ruled in 1971 that its occupation was illegal. It argues that the Reagan administration has colluded with South Africa to attempt to sabotage UN Security Council Resolution outlining the international program for bringing about Namibia independence. The U.S. has done this by injecting "linkage" between South Africa's illegal occupation of Namibia and the presence of Cuban troops in Angola. Aggressions and terrorist actions by South African-backed bands have been directed a Zambia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, and Zimbabwe as well as Angola. The document describes U.S. nuclear cooperation with South Africa; computers such as the Cyber 750/170, normally used for nuclear weapons research, have been supplied. The paper quotes the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan. It discusses the South African Defense Act, National Supplies Procurement Act, Protection of Business Act, Armaments Development and Production Act, National Key points Act, Protection of Business Act, and National Supplies Procurement Act. It also discusses Lawrence Eagleburger, the CIA, National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), United Democratic Front (UDF), the Sullivan Principles, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Leon Sullivan, General Motors (GM), and Prime Minister Pieter Botha.
