VISIT OF SENATE STAFFERS BONO AND MCGHEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R000801060025-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: July 25, 1984
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4681
INFO RUEHCR/AMEMBASSY MAPUTO 2373
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C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 04212
E.O. 12356: DECL:OADR
TAGS: OTRA, PREL, EAID, ZI, US, MZ
SUBJECT: VISIT OF SENATE STAFFERS BOND AND MCGHEE
2. SUMMARY: JAMES BOND, DIRECTOR OF THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OPERATIONS
AND STAFF MEMBER JANE MCGHEE VISITED HARARE FROM
JULY 16-19. ON THE POLITICAL SIDE, BOND AND MCGHEE
MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLICAN FRONT,
ZAPU, AND THE INDEPENDENTS. OFFICIALS FROM SEVERAL
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS A GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL BRIEFED BOND AND MCGHEE ON VARIOUS DROUGHT
RELIEF PROGRAMS. AT A LUNCH IN THEIR HONOR ON JULY
18, BOND AND MCGHEE MET WITH SENIOR/INFLUENTIAL
ZIMBABWEANS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
ON 19 JULY, THE TWO VISITED BELVEDERE TEACHERS
TRAINING COLLEGE, AN AID-FUNDED INSTITUTION, AND
STAPELFORD FARM, WHICH IS INVOLVED IN COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTION OF SEED MAIZE, PIGS, CATTLE, AND VEGETABLES.
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3. AFTER MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MILLER AND THE
COUNTRY TEAM, BOND AND MCGHEE HELD DISCUSSIONS ON
JULY 17-18 WITH LOCAL POLITICIANS WHO HOLD DIVERGENT
VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE. ZAPU CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER
ARISTON CHAMBATI (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF TA HOLDINGS)
SPOKE AT LENGTH ABOUT THE GOZ'S ATTITUDES TOWARD ZAPU;
THE GOZ'S DRIFT TOWARD A ONE-PARTY STATE; AND THE
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
REPUBLICAN FRONT CHAIRMAN IAN SMITH PRESENTED BOND
AND MCGHEE WITH HIS VIEWS ON HOW TO MAKE ZIMBABWE
WORK AND EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE GOZ'S RECENT
ANTI-ZAPU MOVES WOULD BE HARMFUL TO ZIMBABWE'S FUTURE.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, SMITH ASKED FOR GREATER U.S. PRESSURE
IN KEEPING THE GOZ "ON LHE RIGHT TRACK." INDEPENDENT
SENATORS MAX ROSENFELS AND BRIAN GRUBB GAVE CONTRASTING
VIEWS ON THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE THAT REFLECT IN LARGE
PART THEIR DIFFERENT VOCATIONS AND LOCATIONS.
(ROSENFELS, A FARMER FROM MATABELELAND, PAINTED A BLEAK
PICTURE WHILE GRUBB, A BUSINESSMAN FROM HARARE, WAS MUCH
MORE UPBEAT).
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4. ON JULY 18, OFFICIALS FROM SEVERAL NONGOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES GAVE BOND AND MCGHEE A WRAP-UP ON THE
PROBLEMS THEY FACE IN ADMINISTERING DROUGHT RELIEF
PROGRAMS. THEY STRESSED THE NEED FOR GREATER
COORDINATION BETWEEN THE GOZ AND THE NGOS AND THE NEED
FOR MORE FLEXIBLE AID COMMITMENTS. THE NGOS HOPE TO
BE DISTRIBUTING SEED PACKS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO THE
MOZAMBICAN REFUGEES LATER THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO GET
THEM OFF TO A GOOD START WHEN THEY RETURN TO MOZAMBIQUE.
BOND AND MCGHEE ALSO MET WITH DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SANYANGORE ON JULY 18.
ALTHOUGH CORDIAL, THE MEETING WAS NOT PARTICULARLY
SUBSTANTIVE, WITH SANYANGORE OUTLINING THE GOZ DROUGHT
RELIEF PROGRAM IN A CONFUSING MANNER. REGARDING
MATABELELAND, SANYANGORE ASSURED BOND AND MCGHEE THAT
THE GOZ WAS CONCERNED WITH SEEING THAT THE NEEDY
RECEIVE FOOD AND THAT THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIONS ON
FOOD DISTRIBUTION. SANYANGORE REITERATED THE FAMILAR
GOZ LINE THAT THE DISSIDENTS DID CAUSE PROBLEMS AND
THAT ZAPU SHOULD ACCEPT THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP BEING
OFFERED.
5. ON JULY 18, BOND AND MCGHEE ATTENDED A LUNCHEON
HOSTED BY DCM WITH A GROUP OF INFLUENTIAL ZIMBABWEANS
FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. ATTENDING WERE:
MR. A.M. CHAMBATI, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF T.A. HOLDINGS;
MR. BILL LONG, GENERAL MANAGER, GRAIN MARKETING BOARD;
MR. E. MUSHAYAKARARA, SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
-- ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT;
MR. T. MUTUNHU, GENERAL MANAGER, AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
-- CORPORATION
MR. B. MANCAMA, CHAIRMAN, COTTON MARKETING BOARD;
MS. L. MUVINGI, ECONOMIST, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE.
BOND AND MCGHEE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS A BROAD
RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING ZIMBABWE, INCLUDING THE TOPIC
OF FOOD AID AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION. BILL LONG MADE
THE CASE THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S GRAIN MARKETING SYSTEM
IS AN EFFICIENT ONE AND EFFECTIVELY MAKES AVAILABLE
FOOD TO ALL AREAS IN ZIMBABWE. LONG LAMENTED THAT THE
GRAIN MARKETING BOARD PAYS A PREMIUM PRICE FOR THE
MAIZE IMPORTED UNDER THE PL 480 TITLE II PROGRAM
WHILE BEING LIMITED ON THE RESALE PRICE. AT THE END
OF THE LUNCH, BOND SHARED HIS VIEWS ON HIS PERCEPTION
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 02 HARARE 04212
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TAGS: OTRA, PREL, EAID, ZI, US, MZ
SUBJECT: VISIT OF SENATE STAFFERS BOND AND MCGHEE
OF HOW ZIMBABWE IS VIEWED IN THE U.S. BOND ADDRESSED
THE ISSUE OF THE GOZ'S EXTREME RHETORIC AND MADE IT
CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT WELL RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON.
BOND ALSO SPOKE CANDIDLY ON THE DAMAGE ZIMBABWE'S
ACTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL FORA HAVE DONE TO ITS IMAGE
IN THE U.S. AND EXPLAINED HOW SUCH ACTIONS ULTIMATELY
AFFECT AID LEVELS. SEVERAL GUESTS RESPONDED TO BOND'S
COMMENTS, INCLUDING.MUSHAYAKARARA, WHO ASKED THAT THE
U.S. FOCUS MORE ON WHAT OFFICIALS AND POLITICANS DO
INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY SAY. OTHER GUESTS THANKED THE
U.S. FOR ITS ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND URGED THAT THE
U.S. CONTINUE ITS AID. IN A FINAL COMMENT, BOND SPOKE
OF HOW WELL THE U.S. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE WAS BEING
USED IN ZIMBABWE AND DESCRIBED THE AID PROGRAM IN
ZIMBABWE AS THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
6. ON JULY 19, BOND AND MCGHEE VISITED BELEVEDERE
TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE, WHERE THEY MET WITH DEPUTY
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PRINCIPAL PETER DZVIMBO. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE COLLEGE'S EMPHASIS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE GROUP TOURED THE COLLEGE,
WHICH IS A 2,500-STUDENT INSTITUTION THAT BEGAN IN 1982
WHEN AID BEGAN FINANCING ITS CONSTRUCTION WITH LOCAL
CURRENCY GENERATIONS OF Z$15.5 MILLION. BOND AND MCGHEE
SUBSEQUENTLY VISITED STAPELFORD FARM, WHICH IS LOCATED
NORTHWEST OF HARARE. BOTH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FARMER R. DAVENPORT'S VIEWS ON THE FARM'S
OPERATIONS, ITS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES, THE PRICES PAID
TO FARMERS, AND THEIR INCOME TAX LEVELS.
7. COMMENT: THE VISIT WENT WELL, WITH BOND AND MCGHEE
GETTING A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF VIEWS FROM ZIMBABWEANS
IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. BOND AND
MCGHEE'S HARD QUESTIONS AND CANDID OBSERVATIONS
IMPRESSED THE ZIMBABWEANS WITH WHOM THEY MET AND WERE
A BIG HELP TO US IN GETTING OUR MESSAGE ACROSS ON
ZIMBABWE'S RHETORIC AND ACTIONS.
MILLER
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