U.S. SEEKING EXPLANATION

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CREST [1]

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General CIA Records [2]

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CIA-RDP90-00965R000605380003-0

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December 22, 2016

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May 1, 2012

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May 25, 1985

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STAT 1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/01 : CIA-RDP90-00965R000605380003-0 pRT;~LF A2, EARE11 NEW YORK TIMES 25 May, 1985 U.S. Seeking Explanation By SUSAN F. RASKY Special to The New York Times WASHINGTON, May 24 - The Rea- gan Administration said today that it was seeking a full explanation from the South African Government about the military mission into Angola. A State Department spokesman, Ed- ward P. Djerejian, said the United States had no knowledge of any possi- ble South African military operation in Cabinda province until the Angolan and South African announcements. "We have made known to the South African Government our deep displeas- ure over Tuesday night's incident at Cabinda, and we are seeking a full ex- planation from the South African gov- ernment," Mr. Djerejian said. He de-- dined to respond to questions about whether the United States knew about h African intelligence teams in n- Sort gola. Serious Concern Expressed Mr. Djerejian said the United States. Government was "deeply concerned" about the safety of American citizens and property in the region. Texaco Inc. and the Gulf Oil Corporation operate in Angola. The incident comes at a time of in- creasing domestic racial violence in South Africa as the Pretoria Govern- ment attempts to-crack down on oppo- nents of its white racial dominance sys- tem.called apartheid.:The Reagan Ad- ministraion in turn, is facing mounting pressure from the American public and Congress to take a stronger stand against apartheid. Congress, responding in part to anti- apartheid protests by college students and civil rights groups across the United States, appears poised to pass legislation imposing economic sanc- tions against the South African Govern- ment. At a hearing today before a Senate Banking subcommittee, the presidents of Harvard University and the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania urged Congress to impose restrictions that would include a ban on new investment by American companies doing business in South Af- rica and a ban on American bank loans to the Pretoria Government or to South African banks. "The current United States policy of 'constructive engagement' with South Africa: seems increasingly. inade- quate,'.. said Derek Bok of Harvard.. Sheldon Hackney, president of the University of Pennsylvania, told the Senate panel that a voluntary code of ethics adopted by some American com- panies in South Africa has helped im- prove working conditions for black em- ployees in those companies. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/01 : CIA-RDP90-00965R000605380003-0