NATO and Southern Africa - The Growth Of A Military Block

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Creator

American Committee on Africa

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

June 2, 1971

Type of Item

Pamphlet

Length/duration

7 pages

Description

This fact sheet notes that an "off the record" discussion at the NATO Council of Ministers meeting in Lisbon on June 3-4 June is likely to center on the problems of Southern Africa and the need to contain the growing liberation movement. There is pressure to extend the NATO zone as far south as the Cape of Good Hope; South Africa already obtains the bulk of imported military equipment from NATO countries including the U.S., United Kingdom, France and West Germany. The new Secretary General of NATO Joseph Luns has been sympathetic to the Portuguese position in Africa. Contents: South Africa - A NATO Partner • South Africa's Military Allies • NATO's "Poor Man" - Portugal's...

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Organization

American Committee on Africa

Coverage Africa

Angola
Mozambique
South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Cape Verde
Guinea-Bissau

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

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

Collection

Robert E. Maurer Papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections