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An ACAS organizational letter signed by Jim Turner was sent to "swing" members of the House of Representatives about three pieces of legislation concerning South Africa: a requirement that the U.S. vote against IMF loans to any country that practices apartheid (in H.R. 2957); a ban on new investment and bank loans that may be offered as an amendment to the Export Administration Act (H.R. 2971) by Rep. William Gray; and Section 3 of H.R. 2971 introduced by Rep. Solarz, which: (1) requires companies investment in South Africa to comply with a fair employment code; (2) bans certain commercial bank loans to the South African government; and (3) prohibits the importation into the U.S. of South African gold coins such as the Krugerrand. A cover letter accompanying Turner's letter explains the status of these bills. The Congressional Black Caucus and a few white liberals firmly committed to the South Africa provision could well determine the outcome of the whole IMF bill. There has not been this level of congressional activity on South Africa for five years. The mailing mentions the Patterson/Lowry amendment, the Reagan Administration, the National Key Points Act, civil unrest, the forced removal of so-called "coloured" South Africans, Citibank, foreign exchange, and U.S. corporations.

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[Dear Members of the ACAS Board, Here for your information is the ACAS letter that went to "swing" members of the House of Representatives on the several pieces of South Africa legislation.]

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