Lanterna Rally

Author: United States Committee on Fore Affairs

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-23

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9780266617440

Excerpt from The Rhodesian Sanctions Bill: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Fourth Congress, First Session, Part 1; February 26, March 11, 1975 Mr. Chairman, Committee Members, finally, I want to comment on the timeli ness of hr. 1287, introduced on the first day of the Ninety-fourth Congress. Some have argued that passage of a repeal bill at a time when negotiations in Rhodesia may be imminent is either unnecessary or unwise interference in progress toward a settlement. I believe the contrary to be the case. The coming months, perhaps many months, of negotiations will be a time when Rhodesians of all colors will be called upon to make concessions, to yield ground in an effort to reach a settlement acceptable to all participants. A normal trading relationship with the rest of the World has always been a primary objective of Rhodesia. Economic sanctions have denied Rhodesia that relation ship. In doing so, they have given Rhodesians a strong incentive to arrive at a settlement. For the United States to fail to pass the repeal bill at this time would be to reinforce the Smith regime in its recalcitrance. Retention of the amendment would encourage the minority Rhodesian regime to try to hold on to an unjust. Unrealistic, and increasingly dangerous way of life. By repealing the amendment, the Congress would tell the minority regime that the American people do not support them in their intransigence and that we believe that the time for them to share power in their country with the majority of the population is long overdue. Such a message from the Congress of the United States, speaking for the American people, would serve the United States national interest in our relations with Africa. It would also serve the cause of peace in southern Africa. I there fore strongly urge passage of hr. 1287. Thank you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.