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261. Memorandum of Conversation

wever, he wanted to put the conversation in a broader historical context. He sees the problem in the Southern African arc as a case of adjustments to changing political and social conditions coming too late. If you compare Mozambique for example, to Nigeria or the Ivory Coast or Senegal, the difference is that in the latter case historical trends were understood and anticipated, while in Mozambique they were resisted until too late. The lesson for us all, and for South Africa in particular, is that we do live in a world of extraordinary change. The United States cannot afford to become involve…