The mailing says that, because of the heightened resistance in South Africa and the growing anti-apartheid movement in the United States, the U.S. Senate is for the first time considering legislation to impose economic sanctions against South Africa. Senators Edward Kennedy and Lowell Weicker and seven others have introduced S. 635, "The Anti-Apartheid Act of 1985." The legislation would mandate four economic sanctions against South Africa: (1) ban bank loans to the South African government and its agencies; (2) ban export of computer technology to the government; (3) ban the import into the U.S. of the Krugerrand or other South African gold coins; and (4) prohibit new investment by American...
The mailing says that, because of the heightened resistance in South Africa and the growing anti-apartheid movement in the United States, the U.S. Senate is for the first time considering legislation to impose economic sanctions against South Africa. Senators Edward Kennedy and Lowell Weicker and seven others have introduced S. 635, "The Anti-Apartheid Act of 1985." The legislation would mandate four economic sanctions against South Africa: (1) ban bank loans to the South African government and its agencies; (2) ban export of computer technology to the government; (3) ban the import into the U.S. of the Krugerrand or other South African gold coins; and (4) prohibit new investment by American firms in South Africa. The mailing includes SAMPLE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF S 635 and a petition urging Senators to co-sponsor S. 635. The mailing discusses the Senate Banking Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, the Teachers Insurance Annuity Association (TIAA), contemporary African developments, Christine Root, Ed Ferguson, and Senators D'Amato, Lugar, Dole, and Mathias.
