Meeting on U.S. Intervention in Angola

Statement to be considered by the Coalition to Oppose U.S. Intervention In Angola

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Creator

George M. Houser; American Committee on Africa

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

Undated, apparently about mid-January 1976

Type of Item

Statement

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

The mailing says organizations concerned with Angola have agreed to form a Coalition to Oppose U.S. Intervention in Angola. The enclosed draft statement details covert U.S. involvement in Angola since at least January 1975. The statement discusses the cold war rationale for U.S. involvement and the fact that the U.S. is working in alliance with South Africa there. The statement opposes all outside intervention in Angola, and argues that Americans must take action to stop their own government's involvement. The statement supports the right of the Angolan people to determine their own future without outside intervention. It calls on the Congress to cut off all funds for intervention in Angola...

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Publisher

American Committee on Africa

Organization

American Committee on Africa

Coverage Africa

Angola
Namibia
South Africa
Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission Africa Action (successor to the American Committee on Africa).

Collection

Peter Weiss papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections