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...circumstances made peace thinkable at last, much of the credit for recent progress belongs to the U.S. and its chief negotiator, Chester Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. On the theory that public castigation of South Africa had failed to bring change, the Reagan Administration in 1981 adopted a policy of behind-the-scenes negotiation that seems to have paid off, at least for now. Says a senior U.S. official: "We are the only mediator who talks to everyone...
After months of groundwork, negotiations came to a head last November. Following a meeting with Machel in the Mozambique capital of Maputo, Crocker's deputy, Frank Wisner, flew to South Africa with a message for Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha: the time was ripe for bilateral talks with Mozambique. The discussions set in motion the exchange that led to last week's formal accord...
Then, on Dec. 6, Crocker met with Pik Botha in a Rome hotel room, this time to discuss Angola and Namibia. In a vigorous all-day session, Crocker convinced the South African leader that a pullout of his country's forces in Angola could lead to a ceasefire, paving the way for a Namibian settlement. Meanwhile, in meetings on the Cape Verde Islands, Wisner won agreement from Angola that in return it would restrain further SWAPO attacks. As the disengagement went into effect in February, a team of U.S. observers was sent to the Namibian capital of Windhoek...
...happy about it," said Ron Bottrell, a worried Quaker Oats spokesman. "This was our first product to be found out of compliance anywhere." In Ohio, Minnesota and North Dakota, General Mills voluntarily took Bisquick off the shelves, while South Carolina and Alabama recalled the company's Betty Crocker white-cake mixes...
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester Crocker visited Cape Town two weeks ago for talks with Prime Minister Botha and his Foreign Minister, Roelof ("Pik") Botha. The Prime Minister told Parliament that the government's decision to disengage was based, at least partly, on "assurances" received from the U.S. Just what those assurances were is unclear, but presumably Angola promised Washington that it would attempt to restrain the SWAPO guerrillas during the disengagement period...