The mailing expresses concern about the danger of growing US intervention in southern Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe, where the Patriotic Front has gained tremendous popular support and control over large areas of the country. Congressional conservatives are making a major effort to aid Ian Smith and the March 3rd agreement by lifting the ten-year United Nations sanctions against Rhodesia, allowing all trade - including arms - between the U.S. and Rhodesia to resume. The Administration is trying to divide and weaken the Patriotic Front to moderate the conflict rather than to solve it in a way that will benefit the majority of Zimbabwe's people. The mailing discusses American companies that...
The mailing expresses concern about the danger of growing US intervention in southern Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe, where the Patriotic Front has gained tremendous popular support and control over large areas of the country. Congressional conservatives are making a major effort to aid Ian Smith and the March 3rd agreement by lifting the ten-year United Nations sanctions against Rhodesia, allowing all trade - including arms - between the U.S. and Rhodesia to resume. The Administration is trying to divide and weaken the Patriotic Front to moderate the conflict rather than to solve it in a way that will benefit the majority of Zimbabwe's people. The mailing discusses American companies that are providing oil to Rhodesia through their South African subsidiaries, the more than 400 Americans fighting as mercenaries against the Patriotic Front, the Carter Administration, Senator Jesse Helms, Bishop Muzorewa, Ndabaningi Sithole, the internal settlement, the American Conservative Union, the American Security Council, ZANU (Patriotic Front), Tirivavi Kangai, ZAPU (Patriotic Front), Callistus Ndlovu, and divestment. • Ways to Influence Members of Congress • Get informed • Organize letter-writing campaigns on specific legislation members of Congress will be voting on • When Congress is about to vote on an important southern Africa issue, flood your representatives' local office with phone calls • Send your Congressional representatives information on what you are doing • Bring your representative into the open on southern Africa • Return coupon • Sample Letter
