SOUTHERN AFRICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91M00696R000300120014-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 17, 2005
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: March 9, 1977
• Content Type: MEMO

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WASHINGTON
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March 9, 1977
Presidential Directive/NSC-5'
The Vice President
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
ALSO: The Secretary of the Treasury
The United States Representative to the
United Nations
The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Southern Africa
After full consideration of the views presented at'the meeting of the
National Security Council held March 3, 1977, I have concluded that
the U. S. Government will adopt a new focus in its policies toward
the Government of South Africa. Our aim will be to promote a
progressive transformation of South African society.
1. To implement this new policy I direct Secretary Vance, in
consultation with Ambassador Young, to take the lead in
drawing up a paper outlining a sequence of events designed
to promote the progressive transformation of South African
society, including specific steps the U. S. might take. The
paper is to consider how, when and by whom this new focus
should be made known to the SAG, to black. African leaders,
and to the American people. It should also include specific
recommendations as to the U. S. position on: a Chapter VII
vote in the U. N. ; conclusion of the ERDA-SASOL contract;
and U. S. -SAG nuclear cooperation.
2. 1 direct Secretary Blumenthal to speak with the presidents of
the 12 corporations and ask them to expand their number, and
outline specific steps to implement the principles they have
adopted to govern their activities in South Africa.
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In addition, I direct the Intelligence Community to study the effective--
ness of possible sanctions (in addition to repeal of the Byrd Amendment)
which the U. S. might apply against Rhodesia, including shipments of
oil by subsidiaries of American-owned companies, and the possibility
of enlisting the cooperation of other nations with major economic ties
with South Africa.
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