UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD SOUTHERN AFRICA: FOCUS ON NAMIBIA, ANGOLA, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. Res. 214; H. Con. Res. 183 99-461 O SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1983 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin, Chairman L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota JOHN J. BRADY, Jr., Chief of Staff SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan, Chairman GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine ROBERT K. DORNAN, California JOHNNIE CARSON, Subcommittee Staff Director GARDNER G. PECKHAM, Minority Staff Consultant STEVE WEISSMAN, Subcommittee Staff Associate PRISCILLA NEWMAN, Subcommittee Staff Associate Effi RN 48 9/ag 183 House Resolution 214, condemning South Africa's invasion of Angola...... House Concurrent Resolution 183, expressing the sense of the Congress that the National Rugby Team of South Africa not play in the United UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD SOUTHERN AFRICA: FOCUS ON NAMIBIA, ANGOLA, AND SOUTH AFRICA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The subcommittee met in open markup session at 2:16 p.m. in room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Howard Wolpe (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. WOLPE. The subcommittee will come to order. Before turning to the principal subject of the hearing today, which will be to hear from Dr. Chester Crocker, Assistant Secretary for Africa, I would like to ask unanimous consent to take up for consideration by the Committee House Resolution No. 214. This is a resolution condemning South Africa's recent invasion of Angola and the resulting unnecessary loss of lives and destruction of property, and calling upon all parties to the Namibian conflict to cooperate in the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 435. Is there any objection? Hearing none, the resolution will be before the committee at this point. I believe you all have copies of the resolution that has been circulated to members of the committee. I will entertain either discussion or a motion. Mr. STUDDS. It is not objected to by the administration, is it? Mr. WOLPE. I am afraid I cannot speak for the administration in that regard. Mr. GOODLING. I would merely like to indicate that the original resolution made it sound as if it were strictly a one-sided problem, in my estimation, and of course I do not agree with that. There are always two or three sides to a conflict, and I think we now have included in here the fact that although we are very concerned and upset with South Africa's efforts, we also have some real concerns about Cuba and Russia and other situations that are happening in Angola. So I have no objections to the resolution as it now stands. I do not know about the rest of my colleagues. Mr. WOLPE. I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I would indicate the resolution is jointly cosponsored by us and has been developed on a bipartisan basis. Congressman Erdahl. (1) |