This leaflet, most likely sent out in a mailing, says the Senate will take up the Export-Import Bank Authorization Bill after July 10. Senator Don Riegle has proposed legislation which would cut off financing for South Africa by the Eximbank, which underwrites political and economic risks involved in sales, giving assurances to banks and businesses that might question the wisdom of bankrolling apartheid. The leaflet says the partial victory in the House was largely due to efforts of organizations collaborating on this campaign, including the American Committee on Africa, the American Friends Service Committee, Clergy and Laity Concerned, Coalition for a New Foreign and Military Policy, and...
This leaflet, most likely sent out in a mailing, says the Senate will take up the Export-Import Bank Authorization Bill after July 10. Senator Don Riegle has proposed legislation which would cut off financing for South Africa by the Eximbank, which underwrites political and economic risks involved in sales, giving assurances to banks and businesses that might question the wisdom of bankrolling apartheid. The leaflet says the partial victory in the House was largely due to efforts of organizations collaborating on this campaign, including the American Committee on Africa, the American Friends Service Committee, Clergy and Laity Concerned, Coalition for a New Foreign and Military Policy, and the Washington Office on Africa. The leaflet asks people to send letters and mailgrams to Washington Senators Magnuson and Jackson urging them to vote to end Eximbank financing for South Africa. It also discusses an amendment sponsored by Sen. Adlai Stevenson. The leaflet is based on an Action Alert produced by the Washington Office on Africa with the same title, dated June 9, 1978, which is available on this website. • HOUSE ACTION • The House-passed Amendment • ORGANIZE! • POINTS TO REMEMBER [Note: The correct spelling of the Senator's name is Riegle, not Reigle.]
