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Brochure about General Motors (GM) operations South Africa. The brochure says General Motors entered South Africa in the days before the Great Depression in 1926; there are approximately 400 U.S. companies with investments in South Africa, and GM is one of the largest participants. The brochure says by 1976 South Africa expects 65 per cent of each automobile to be of local origin, and GM has spent more on this pro-South African scheme than any of its competitors with an expected additional $22 million investment by 1976. The brochure says GM has other links with the South African Government which include the sale of 50 diesel locomotives to the government Railways system. The brochure says for decades the African people of South Africa and its neighbors still held under colonial rule in Angola and Mozambique have organized to bring an end to their powerlessness and oppressed condition. The brochure includes a quote by Neil Wates, a prominent British businessman who recently decided not to invest in South Africa. The brochure says for additional information write to the American Committee on Africa; the Council for Christian Social Action, United Church of Christ; the Southern Africa Committee; and the Social Criteria Committee, Episcopal Church. The brochure discusses apartheid, the African labor force, Frigidaire, the Sharpeville Massacre, the South Africa Foundation, GM Board Chairman James Roche, the Terrorism Act, Chief Albert Luthuli, the African National Congress (ANC), Ford, and Chrysler. • WHAT'S GOOD GOT GM IS GOOD FOR SOUTH AFRICA - WHITE SOUTH AFRICA THAT IS • GM - a long time South African Partner • The South African Auto Industry • Benefits to South Africa • GM and the Military • Employment Practices • Jobs and Wage Structures • WAGES-SOUTH AFRICAN ENGINE PLANT (1970) • Conclusion • Questions Answered [Note: This brochure was most likely issued jointly by the United Church of Christ and the Southern Africa Committee. Most likely it was produced related to shareholder actions with GM.]

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GENERAL MOTORS AND SOUTH AFRICA

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