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77. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

asin initiative will be a central element of our approach. Africa : Our prospects here may be somewhat brighter. A success in Namibia should create major opportunities to improve our relations with Black Africa. Building a security relationship with Nigeria should become an objective. We should also work to strengthen our position in the Horn and in the Maghreb. More pessimistically, instability in Zaire is a real possibility next year, and here, as in many areas, the quality of our bilateral relationship with France will be decisive. China : It is difficult to exaggerate what is at stake geop…