The memorandum says the Senate passed the Foreign Assistance Appropriations bill for FY 1978 just before beginning its August recess. The memorandum says conservatives backed off from many of their proposed amendments. The memorandum says Alabama's Senator Allen has 39 amendments he was prepared to introduce, including a prohibition on international aid (through international financial institutions and United Nations agencies) to Mozambique and Angola, and a provision to delete the $100 million Southern Africa Special Requirements Fund. The memorandum discusses Africa Subcommittee Chairman Dick Clark. The memorandum says the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will have to go into...
The memorandum says the Senate passed the Foreign Assistance Appropriations bill for FY 1978 just before beginning its August recess. The memorandum says conservatives backed off from many of their proposed amendments. The memorandum says Alabama's Senator Allen has 39 amendments he was prepared to introduce, including a prohibition on international aid (through international financial institutions and United Nations agencies) to Mozambique and Angola, and a provision to delete the $100 million Southern Africa Special Requirements Fund. The memorandum discusses Africa Subcommittee Chairman Dick Clark. The memorandum says the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will have to go into conference to iron out their differences on this bill after they return to Washington in September. The mailing asks people to write to the conferees of they are from their district or stat urging them to retain the Senate language which deletes the prohibition on indirect aid and allows a Presidential waiver of the prohibition on direct aid. • SUMMARY OF ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA IN FY 1978 • Policy Statements in Section 533 of the Security Assistance Authorization Bill
