Word: coaling
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South African authorities expect no trouble exporting gold, diamonds and other minerals, many of which are available from few other sources. The problems will center on coal, agricultural products and manufactured goods. Such items will be sent to foreign "front firms," which will launder shipments, principally by repacking, relabeling and attaching false certificates of origin. The goods will then be transported to buyers as non- South African products. A lot of South African wine shipments, for example, may soon be carrying Mediterranean markings. Government officials are openly advising South African businessmen on how to get around sanctions. Says Kent Durr...
...sanctions package bans new American investments in South Africa and prohibits the import of such South African commodities as steel, iron, farm products, uranium and coal -- worth a total of $713 million in 1985. It suspends South African Airways' landing privileges in the U.S. The congressional package will reinforce the effect of somewhat weaker sanctions adopted last month by the twelve members of the European Community, which do not contain any provisions affecting coal imports or airline landing rights...
...Senate (84 to 14) and then later by the House of Representatives (308 to 77), the President sent a letter to House Speaker Tip O'Neill offering to impose some measures in an Executive Order. The proposal included bans on the import of iron and steel but omitted coal and other important items, like the cancellation of airport landing rights. Congress was in no mood to settle for half a loaf. Reagan's offer, said a Lugar aide, was "a day late and a dollar short...
...year and at a time when American outrage against South Africa is on the rise, goes much farther. It bans all new American investment in and bank loans to South Africa, as well as air traffic between the two countries. It also prohibits the import of South African uranium, coal, steel, textiles, military vehicles and agricultural products...
...Africa's leading black political movement. Chester Crocker, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, met with Tambo two weeks ago in London. Other countries, in the meantime, were stepping up their support of sanctions. Canada announced that it would henceforth ban South African farm products, uranium, coal, iron and steel in keeping with a Commonwealth agreement reached last month...