The mailing says on May 19, 1987, Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) introduced S.1228. The Dole bill would impose trade sanctions on Angola, require the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate with U.S. trading partners the adoption of a trade embargo against Angola, and target U.S. companies and individuals with income earned in Angola for double taxation. S.1228 has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee; Senator Dole probably will try to get his bill attached to the Trade Bill, which the Senate is likely to vote on by mid-June. The Dole bill targets U.S. oil companies and Angolan oil exports to the U.S. The U.S. is Angola's number one trading partner, and oil is 80% of this trade. Although...
The mailing says on May 19, 1987, Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) introduced S.1228. The Dole bill would impose trade sanctions on Angola, require the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate with U.S. trading partners the adoption of a trade embargo against Angola, and target U.S. companies and individuals with income earned in Angola for double taxation. S.1228 has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee; Senator Dole probably will try to get his bill attached to the Trade Bill, which the Senate is likely to vote on by mid-June. The Dole bill targets U.S. oil companies and Angolan oil exports to the U.S. The U.S. is Angola's number one trading partner, and oil is 80% of this trade. Although the Carter and Reagan administrations have refused to recognize Angola, the government has continued to seek closer relations with the U.S. Angolan desires for economic cooperation and negotiations concerning peace in the region have been rebuffed by the resumption of U.S. aid to the South African-backed UNITA rebels and the threat of sanctions. Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) introduced an amendment to the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which passed 94-0, that encourages the President to impose a trade ban on Angola; this set the stage for the Dole bill. In the House, Rep. William Dannemeyer (R-CA) proposed $27 million in additional aid to UNITA and Rep. McCollum (R-FL} proposed sanctions even stronger than those in S. 1228. People are asked to urge their senators to oppose all attempts to impose sanctions against Angola as well as aid to UNITA and to urge normalizing U.S. relations with Angola. The mailing mentions Cuban troops, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the African National Congress (ANC), SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization), sanctions against countries dealing with Cuba, and UNITA (Union for the Total Independence of Angola) rebels.
