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267. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting

Possibly a reference to Andreas Shipanga. We know very little about the SWAPO internal mechanisms. The President: What kind of a person is he? Amb. Young : He is a gentle, scholarly fellow. He does not seem to exert much leadership in meetings. The Nigerians are disappointed in him because they say he runs around the world playing President but does not exert much political or military leadership. He feels insecure in the political arena. He has travelled to Havana and Moscow seeking support, but there were no takers. The President: Is he popular in Southwest Africa? Amb. Young : It is hard to…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1977-03-03
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XVI, Southern Africa
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v16/d267
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Record ID	`frus:frus1977-80v16/d267`

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267. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1977-80v16/d267.