[Dear Friend: I hope you will find the enclosures useful in your study of Southern Africa]

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Creator

American Committee on Africa

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

February 26, 1971

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

The letter discusses the continuing campaign against Gulf Oil Corporation's involvement in Portuguese Africa and lists major universities with Gulf holdings. It encourages support for the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement in boycotting Polaroid products. The letter also notes that Representatives Jonathan Bingham and Ogden Reid and Senator Edward Kennedy are supporting an amendment to end the sugar quota to South Africa that is up for renewal. The mailing also includes a leaflet about the U.S. government's approval of the sale of Boeing 707s for troop transport of Portuguese troops in Africa. Delivery is not for three months, so there is time to stop this new aid to Portugal. A flyer...

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Organization

American Committee on Africa

Coverage Africa

Angola
Mozambique
South Africa
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