Word: namibian
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...years, western unity against communism in Africa has been the rallying cry of racist South Africa. South African forces fighting alongside FNLA/UNITA have penetrated 200 miles into Angolan territory. And these forces aim to protect South African investments in Angola, and to eliminate black Namibian revolutionaries operating from Angolan bases. But more importantly, South Africa seeks to prevent the formation of a ring of hostile black states on her borders. Western support for FNLA/UNITA thus contributes directly to the preservation of apartheid in South Africa, a system from which many American firms profit...
...Africa's control in 1966. A U.N. council is supposed to be ruling Namibia, but South Africa in fact continues to control it, ignoring the U.N. order. In response to a request from the U.S., the U.S. government has warned U.S. corporations not to expect any protection for their Namibian operations if there is a revolution...
...weak the U.N. is left when its more powerful members do not throw their weight behind U.N. decisions. France and England would not support Namibia and endanger important trade ties with South Africa. The USSR and the U.S. would not acquire any political or economic benefits from a Namibian confrontation. An effort for Namibia would amount to a "moral expedition," said an observer who was quoted in The Wall Street Journal...
Investment by these companies provides incentives for the continued South African presence. The continuation of corporate activity is contrary to the stated desire of representatives of the Namibian people, who feel that corporations are depleting their natural resources...
...Namibia made a deeper evaluation of relevant moral and political issues unnecessary. Because the problem of Continental Oil is identical with Phillips's, it is likely the ACSR will deal with that question, too, without ever coming forward with an analysis of competing political claims in Namibia. Thus, the Namibian issues provide little basis for predicting the committee's further behavior...