Legislation to Require that Any United States Government Support for Military Or Paramilitary Operations in Angola be Openly Acknowledged and Publicly Debated: Hearing and Markup Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Its Subcommittee on Africa, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First [i.e. Second] Session on H.R. 4276, April 22 and 23, 1986, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986 - 90 pages |
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5-minute rule administration Afghanistan aid to Savimbi Angola be openly BERMAN BRADY BURTON Cambodia Chairman FASCELL Clark amendment Committee on Intelligence congressional covert action covert aid covert assistance covert operation covert program CPSU Crockett Cuban troops DEWINE discussed Dornan DYMALLY forces in Angola foreign policy decision freedom fighters gentleman from Indiana gentleman from Michigan gentleman yield going Government support gress HAMILTON Hamilton bill hearings HYDE important foreign policy issue Jonas Malheiro Savimbi Jonas Savimbi legislation Libya Luanda Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev military or paramilitary motion MPLA Namibia Nicaragua openly acknowledged operations in Angola oppose paramilitary operations parliamentary inquiry point of order President procedure proxy publicly debated question Reagan repeal Saudi arms sale Select Committee SILJANDER SOLARZ SOLOMON South Africa southern Africa Soviet and Cuban Soviet Union specific statement subcommittee support for military Thank tion U.S. policy UNITA vote WEISS WEISSMAN WOLPE
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Page 66 - Africa, who has publicly pledged to use those tax dollars and the equipment they supply to attack American business installations inside that country of Angola if those...