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Contents: Newsletter • Political Education • Research • Membership • Brochure update • ASA in Los Angeles • Participants: Immanuel Wallerstein, Willard Johnson, Ann Seidman, Chris Root, Ned Alpers, Dave Wiley, and Henry Bucher. Alpers noted that he has enough material for newsletter if everyone fulfills promises; he will call Teresa Smith about a report on Western Sahara. A third newsletter will follow the African Studies Association (ASA) meeting. ACAS does not sell or share our list, although we may mail out to our list on behalf of other groups at cost. Johnson suggests article on the Ephraim Isaac vs. Harvard. Root noted the Public Tribunal project was dropped because not enough people are available now. Root will write a piece about the Export Administration Act, prisoners, arrests in South Africa and the elections there. Seidman will send to Alpers the AFSC report on NARMIC which notes that the U.S. has violated the law in $48 million aid to South Africa; she will also send him the Solidarity Newsletter from Botswana. Bucher to send Alpers the letter from ASA former presidents backing the Wolpe campaign. Seidman emphasized three areas: 1) Southern Africa impact audit. OXFAM is producing a book showing why U.S. aid is counterproductive. 2) Learning Process: Meeting in Lusaka on foreign aid and the economic crisis. 3) Scholars Network is being set up and will meet at ASA. Seidman will write about Scholars Network for newsletter. Ways to develop ACAS linkages with OXFAM were discussed; Bucher suggested that ACAS and OXFAM share concern about Africa/Central America. There will be two Africa/Central America panels at ASA, Isaacman will have one on destabilization, and another will be on POLISARIO and Western Sahara. The minutes also mention AFSC (American Friends Service Committee), WOA (Washington Office on Africa), and Marylee Crofts.

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Resumé of Steering Committee’s Telephone Conference on 8/23/84

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