Jean Sindab; David Wiley
New York, New York, United States
November 17, 1992
2 pages
Copy of a letter to Mr. Herman Cohen, Assistant Secretary of State at the U.S. Department of State. The letter says we know that you share our dismay at the quelling of the tide toward democracy in a land which has not known peace for centuries; we have appreciated your utilizing your good offices in joining with other governments to move to move toward the election process and the development of peace and stability there. The letter says Mr. Savimbi’s statement to the press that his loss of the election would be equated with an unfair election suggests he had little intention of honoring the democratic process, absent a swift and strong response from his former foreign backers. The...
Copy of a letter to Mr. Herman Cohen, Assistant Secretary of State at the U.S. Department of State. The letter says we know that you share our dismay at the quelling of the tide toward democracy in a land which has not known peace for centuries; we have appreciated your utilizing your good offices in joining with other governments to move to move toward the election process and the development of peace and stability there. The letter says Mr. Savimbi’s statement to the press that his loss of the election would be equated with an unfair election suggests he had little intention of honoring the democratic process, absent a swift and strong response from his former foreign backers. The letter says because the United States has been the major foreign power (along with South Africa) which has helped to build the military and political power of the UNITA movement, this nation has a special responsibility to ensure the transition to peace and reconstruction of that beleaguered society.
Association of Concerned Africa Scholars
English
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Used cby permission of several co-chairs of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars.
