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CIA Reading Room cia-rdp90-00552r000100890052-8: EXPERT QUESTIONS RHETORIC AGAINST S. AFRICA

WASHINGTON TIMES 4 December 1984 STAT rt questions rhetoric against S. Africa. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/20: CIA-RDP90-00552R000100890052-8 By Miles Cunningham THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chester Arthur Crocker, 43, the dapper assistant secretary of state who is the administration's top offi- cial on Africa, was not a universal favorite when named by President Reagan three-and-a-half years ago. Sen. Jesse A. Helms, R-N.C., per- haps the best known conservative in Congress, held up Mr. Crocker's nomination for almost three months because of perceived ideo- logical differences. It too…