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50. Address by Secretary of State Vance
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume I, Foundations of Foreign Policy
ast 15 years; our trade now is almost 12 times what it was then. And the pattern of our trade with Africa includes an even larger share for black Africa. Trade with South Africa in 1960 was 39 percent of our commerce with Africa; now, our trade with Nigeria alone is double the va…
56. Address by President Carter Before the United Nations General Assembly
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume I, Foundations of Foreign Policy
n of American States. The United States supports Great Britain’s efforts to bring about a peaceful, rapid transition to majority rule and independence in Zim babwe. In late August–early September, Young and British Foreign Secretary Owen traveled to Nigeria, Zambia, South Africa,…
8. Telegram From the Department of State to Multiple Diplomatic Posts
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
itt ; cleared by Baker , Pascoe , Wilson, Whiting , Holly , Lake , Runyon , Bray , and Sebastian ; approved by Habib . Sent priority to Bonn, London, Ottawa, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, San Jose, Nicosia, Quito, Cairo, New Delhi, Tehran, Amman, Maseru, Lagos, Islamabad, Kigali, Daka…
42. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
rican countries have applauded the US stand largely because they believe it implies US support for majority rule in southern Africa. Some have also quietly welcomed US criticism of the situation in Uganda. US initiatives have been warmly received in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gambia.…
63. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Dubs) to the Coordinator for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs ( Derian )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
nnection between Zionism and racism is officially broken by a UN resolution. It should also be noted that it is conceivable that the issue of Israeli-South African relations will be brought up at the Anti-Apartheid Conference scheduled to be held in Lagos in August 1977. A revers…
89. Memorandum From Jessica Tuchman of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Brzezinski )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
oaches, I have engaged in some preliminary New Year’s ruminations and reflections on the experiences of several months at USIA . The Agency’s Deputy Director, Charles Bray , has just returned from a two-week visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, Nigeria, Egypt, Jordan and Isr…
91. Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic and Consular Posts
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (Sana). AF —Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sier…
287. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff ( Lake ) to the Deputy Secretary of State ( Christopher )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
f the NSSM 200 study is Document 118 , ibid. A key element in that policy is to concentrate our bilateral and multilateral population assistance efforts on 13 key larger and fast-growing countries of the developing world—India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia, Br…
50. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Blumenthal to President Carter
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume III, Foreign Economic Policy
hey return to their capitals, it looks as though the $10 billion or an amount very close to it will be raised. In Paris seven industrial countries pledged about $5.2 billion. Five OPEC countries pledged about $4.2 billion, and two others (Kuwait and Nigeria) are expected to add t…
283. Memorandum From the Representative to the United Nations (Young) to President Carter
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume III, Foreign Economic Policy
c cooperation will arise which should be planned now and grasped when the independence comes if regional stability is to be maintained. Another promising venture in Africa is the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), strongly backed by Nigeria and the Ivory Coast an…
54. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume VI, Soviet Union
reached the level previously supplied to the Somalis. The Secretary raised the question of the OAU ’s seeking to mediate and whether there was anything that anyone could do with Ethiopia that would be helpful. He also raised the question of how the Nigerians could be helpful in w…
136. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume VIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, January 1977–August 1978
not accidental that I am visiting several oil producing countries. We recognize your leadership on this issue. Saud: I have been encouraged by recent statements from several OPEC members which have been quite reasonable, even those from Algeria and Nigeria. I think the environmen…
172. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume VIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, January 1977–August 1978
oblems within the Ethiopian military. There is also the problem of Eritrea. It is hard to evaluate the future. The prospect of large amounts of Soviet equipment going to Ethiopia is fright ening. The OAU seems incapable of acting. We remain close to Nigeria on this problem. The N…
21. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XIII, China
ions. The U.S. should draw a lesson. The Secretary said he would add a comment on Zaire. The U.S. had given assistance at Zaire’s request and had been working with other countries in the region. We had received a good response, particularly from the Nigerians, who are much concer…
48. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XIII, China
ation. We have helped them with their economic problems and debt and helped with other types of assistance. For the moment it appears progress has been made. We are also keeping in close touch with all of the states in Africa. Our relationships with Nigeria have turned from a rat…
62. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XIII, China
ip to Western Europe. He will go to Latin America, visiting Venezuela, a country which has worked closely with us in the hemisphere, cooperating with us on a number of important issues. Also Brazil, an increasingly important country. Then he goes to Nigeria. As I told you in Peki…
68. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XIII, China
is matter with the Shah of Iran today. We have been meeting with him most of the day. We have had many good conversations with him on a whole range of matters. The Horn of Africa was one of the topics. I might also add that Foreign Minister Garba of Nigeria is coming shortly to s…
1. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XVI, Southern Africa
have taken so far toward improving relations with Angola. I noted that we have delayed further communication on the subject because of the Zaire crisis, in which the Angolans are apparently playing an unhelpful role, and are awaiting the results of Nigerian mediation efforts. Car…
2. Memorandum From Henry J. Richardson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Brzezinski )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XVI, Southern Africa
the freight. It would seem to be in Neto ’s interest to move toward us somewhat to give himself additional options, to open another channel to Mobutu , and to lay the basis for requesting badly needed US aid and ultimately technical assistance. The Nigerians, by virtue of the tim…
13. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XVI, Southern Africa
luding a sizeable number of pilots, are also in Angola. Asked whether UNITA had captured any Algerians, Chitunda replied in the negative. Asked what other African nationals were serving in support of the MPLA , he responded that there were about 500 Nigerians, 300 Congolese, and…
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