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Leaflet, presumably sent out as a mailing, by the Executive Committee of the Hawaii Committee for Africa. The leaflet says the South African government sent its ranking diplomat to Hawaii last month to lobby against State pension fund divestment legislation; her successes have been considerable; although many legislators told us they had refused to meet with her or her highly paid PR consultant, it is clear that she did get to key legislators who are resisting the divestment resolutions. The leaflet says these resolutions are essentially identical and call for the immediate divestment of state pension funds (over $100 million) from South African related investments. The leaflet says the oppressed Blacks of South Africa cannot send diplomats or hire expensive PR firms to lobby for these resolutions; instead, it is up to you to do it for them; all major Black trade unions in South Africa, Bishop Tutu, Winnie Mandela, the ANC (S. Africa's government in exile) and other groups endorse economic sanctions and divestment. The leaflet says in Hawaii, the Hawaii Council of Churches, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, UHPA, YWCA-Hawaii and the United Church of Christ endorse divestment; please contact your group to call the above mentioned legislators to voice support for the divestment resolutions and testify for them yourself; all of us, working together, this and next week, will achieve a for victory for the Blacks of South Africa in spite of the S. African government's PR blitz in Hawaii. The leaflet discusses the House, H.R. 135 (H.C.R. 74), Rep. David Hagino, the Senate, S.R. 23 (S.C.R. 18), Sen. Clayton Hee, the Public Employment/Gov't Operations Committee, Rep, Dwight Takamine, Rep. Joseph Souki, the Ways and Means Committee, and Sen. Mamoru Yamasaki. • SOUTH AFRICA SENDS RANKING DIPLOMAT TO HAWAII • THE RESOLUTIONS • REFERRALS • YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED

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Subj: DIVESTMENT LEGISLATION COMING UP NEXT WEEK

To: APRIL ACTIONS PEOPLE

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