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14 September 1983

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No. 2843

CONTENTS

INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

Resurgence of Trade Among Indian Ocean Nations

(L'EXPRESS, 26 Jul 83)

Briefs

Agricultural Project for Africa

CAMEROON

Conflict Between Biya, Ahidjo Examined

(Jean-Eudes Barbier; AFP, 27 Aug 83)

ETHIOPIA

Ministry Denounces U.S.-Somali Military Exercises

(Addis Ababa Domestic Service/ 27 Aug 83) ,

Briefs

Soviets Aid OAU Radio

LESOTHO

Maseru Calls BCP, PAC 'Political Brothers'

(Maseru Domestic Service, 25 Aug 83) 8

Jonathan Reports 26 August Talks With RSA on Border Problems

(Maseru Domestic Service, 29 Aug 83) 10

Briefs

38 Students to USSR, Cuba 11

Murder, Kidnap by Insurgents Reported 11

MAURITIUS

Dollar's Increase Impacts on Free Zone

(L'EXPRESS, 3 Aug 83) 12

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SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg Comments on Western Arms Embargo

(Johannesburg International Service, 29 Aug 83) 14

Armscor To Increase Drive for Export Markets

(Trevor Jones; THE STAR, 30 Aug 83) 15

Johannesburg Radio on Angolan Role in Namibia Settlement

(Johannesburg International Service, 24 Aug 83) 17

Johannesburg Radio on Angola's 'Self-Destabilization'

(Johannesburg International Service, 31 Aug 83) 19

Opposition Leader Says PFP Policies May Lead to Black Government

(Johannesburg Domestic Service, 26 Aug 83) 21

Opposition Arguments in Reform Bill Debate

(Johannesburg Domestic Service, 26 Aug 83) 22

Johannesburg Radio Analyzes de Cuellar Visit

(Johannesburg International Service, 26 Aug 83) 23

South African Paper Hopes UDF Able To Compromise

(Editorial; THE STAR, 23 Aug 83) 25

ANC Claims Responsibility for Ciskei Consulate-General Explosion

(Rehana Loonat, et al.; SUNDAY TIMES, 28 Aug 83) 26

Ciskei President Alleges Assassination Plot

(RAND DAILY MAIL, 29 Aug 83) 27

Bishop Tutu Meets Press on Return From Abroad

(SAPA, 27 Aug 83) 29

Arms Industry Ready To Produce Combat Helicopters

(Various sources, various dates) 31

Air Superiority in South-West Africa

Arms Procurement

Briefs

University Quota System Lifted 33

University Students Boycott Classes 33

Higher University Fees Protested 33

Labor Unions Decline UDF Membership 33

Progress in Warship Design Capabilities 34

Academics Oppose Constitutional Dispensation 34

Voters Register in Kwazulu 34

Security Forces Kill Three Infiltrators 34

Northern Transvaal Command Split 34

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Shakaville Retained for Blacks 35

Officials Oppose Kwazulu Incorporations 35

Lamontville Incorporated Into Kwazulu 35

Minister Warns of Soviet Threat 36

Kwandebele Proposals Accepted 36

UGANDA

'Thousands' Cross Over to Uganda Peoples Congress

(Kampala Domestic Service, 26 Aug 83) 37

Briefs

Luwero Bandit Issue 39

PRC News Agency Service 39

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INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

RESURGENCE OF TRADE AMONG INDIAN OCEAN NATIONS

Port Louis L'EXPRESS in French 26 Jul 83 pp 1, 7

[Text] Trade between the islands of the Indian Ocean

region—Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, the Seychelles

and the Comoros—increased last year over the 1981

level, in terms of the value of exports and imports.

While overall trade declined in 1981 in terms of exports and re-exports

(L'EXPRESS of 24 February 1982), a compilation of regional export data

shows an upsurge of 17.5 million rupees.

In monetary terms, Mauritian exports to Reunion showed the greatest increase.

Whereas exports to Reunion were valued at 57.2 million rupees in 1981,

the 1982 figure reached some 68 million rupees.

Goods sent from Mauritius to the other islands in the region also showed

an increase in 1982, though the increase was not as sharp as in the case

of Reunion.

Officials say this resurgence of activity has primarily affected re-exportation, though it is difficult to get a quantitative breakdown of the

statistics. They say the number of firms engaged in re-exportation

increased in 1982 and that this expansion has increased since creation

of the free service zone.

Officials also point to the political commitment to institutionalize

regional relations, especially commercial relations. Liaison officers

have been designated to maintain contacts with the other countries and

identify needs and possible openings in neighboring markets, with the

goal of optimizing participation in those markets.

There was a slight reduction between 1981 and 1982 in the value of goods

imported by Mauritius from neighboring countries: nearly 15.4 million

rupees worth of articles were imported from Reunion, Madagascar and the

Seychelles in 1981, while last year total imports from these countries

reached only 11.1 million rupees, according to official sources.
This decline in 1982 primarily affected the Seychelles. Imports from the

Comoros are valued at less than 1 million rupees and are not recorded in

official trade statistics.

Informed sources say it is expected that the trend toward higher levels

of Mauritian exports in the region will continue. A department in the

Ministry of Commerce and Industry began issuing export permits to individuals this year even for small quantities of vegetables, beverages and

other food commodities produced locally. It should be noted that the

export activity monitored in this way is directed primarily toward countries

in the region and toward countries where large concentrations of Mauritian

immigrants are engaged in retail business.

Reunion

Seychelles

Comoros

Madagascar

TOTAL

CHARTS

MAURITIAN EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS

1980

45.9 million rupees

21.8 million rupees

13.3 million rupees

4.8 million rupees

85.8 million rupees

1981

57.2 million rupees

6.3 million rupees

11.0 million rupees

4.3 million rupees

78.8 million rupees

1982

68.2 million rupees

10.3 million rupees

12.6 million rupees

5.6 million rupees

96.7 million rupees

Reunion

Seychelles

Madagascar

Comoros

TOTAL

MAURITIAN EXPORTS [as printed]

1981

3.4 million rupees

8.4 million rupees

3.6 million rupees

15.4 million rupees

1982

3.9 million rupees

2.3 million rupees

4.9 million rupees

11.1 million rupees

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CSO: 3419/1143
INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

AGRICULTURAL PROJECT FOR AFRICA—Portugal will participate in a large-scale

agricultural project, to be initiated in one of the Portuguese-speaking

countries. The announcement was made yesterday by Businessman Guedes da

Silva, who said our country's participation will primarily involve manpower

(with the settlement of several thousands of farmers) together with technical

assistance for the venture, whose cost is projected to be 24 million contos.

Guedes da Silva was recently in France and the United States for talks designed to interest French and U.S. financial circles in founding an investment corporation to implement the project. Upon his return yesterday the

entrepreneur revealed that the capital stock of this corporation—which could

serve as a source of financing for other projects to be carried out in the

Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa—will be formed of contributions from

the United States (65 percent) and from France (35 percent). Guedes da Silva

reported that he had found his conversational partners to be very receptive

to the concept of financing trilateral cooperative projects involving Portugal. The controversial entrepreneur did not fail to mention the Portuguese

political situation; he argued that it was necessary to support Mario Soares

because Soares' successor would assuredly turn out to be "a colonel, whether

bearded or clean-shaven." [Text"] [Lisbon 0 DIA in Portuguese 19 Jul 83 p I3"]

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CSO: 3442/313
CAMEROON

CONFLICT BETWEEN BIYA, AMDJO EXAMINED

AB270820 Paris AFP in English 0755 GMT 27 Aug 83

[By Jean-Eudes Barbier]

[Text] Yaounde, 27 Aug (AFP)—Cameroon's President Paul Biya, buoyed by a

wave of popular support after his disclosure this week of an alleged plot

against state security, may soon move to consolidate his own authority against

lingering influence from his predecessor Ahmadou Ahidjo.

Reliable sources here said Friday that Mr Biya might shortly summon a special

congress of the country's only political party, the Cameroon National Union

(UNC). Its deliberations would center on the "complete eviction" from the

political scene of Mr Ahidjo, the sources said.

Mr Ahidjo is still head of the party, with Mr Biya as deputy. Mr Ahidjo resigned on health grounds last November, after 22 years as head of state, and

handed over to Prime Minister Biya in a smooth transition of power.

But he has tried to maintain a "right of inspection" of the new leader's performance and has made frequent interventions, according to authoritative source

here.

In June Mr Ahidjo tried to get the UNC Politburo to agree to a constitutional

amendment which would entrench party primacy over the government of the day.

Mr Biya flatly opposed that.

Mr Ahidjo then immediately asked his fellow northerners in the cabinet to

resign. After some hesitation, they declined to do so.

Tension built up, with some military units based in the capital reportedly

showing signs of rebelliousness. Other troops moved towards the capital

"ready for any eventuality," according to reliable accounts.

President Biya, who is a southerner, held firm and the restlessness died down.

But stability remains precarious, as his disclosure on Monday of a plot indicated.
The rapidity with which he informed the country of that danger, in a radio

broadcast, seems to have outpaced his political adversaries. There has been

a big surge of solidarity, with messages of support streaming in to the president's residence from all quarters of the ex-French and ex-British parts of

the country.

In yesterday's CAMEROON TRIBUNE newspaper, a group of businessmen declared

themselves to be in a "state of general mobilization" and presented a fierce

indictment of economic policies under the Ahidjo regime.

The businessmen said there had been "scandalous favouritism" under Mr Ahidjo.

They spoke of "complacement grants of bank credits, fiscal fraud, generalised

smuggling." "But Mr Biya's economic recovery programme they supported "unreservedly."

This week Mr Ahidjo, who is living in France, castigated his chosen successor

as "a weakling and a swindler." He said yesterday he was thinking of returning

to Cameroon in the near future, following a major government shakeup in which

Mr Biya has dropped a number of northerners formerly appointed by Mr Ahidjo.

The ex-president also noted that as UNC chief, it was up to him—or two-thirds

of the membership—to convene a special party congress.

Cameroonian officials here greeted the ex-president's attack on Mr Biya with

"indignation and consternation." One of Mr Ahidjo's accusations was that in

his 9 months of rule the new president had "installed a police reigme of

terror." It was semi-officially pointed out here that Mr Ahidjo had been

served by a "pitiless" security force which ran much-reared internment centers.

The most notorious was at Tcholire in the north.

Officials conceded that Mr Biya too had a reputation for being "severe," but

he was also "deeply liberal," they said. They cited as proof his lifting, as

soon as he became president, of censorship on the foreign press.

CSO: 3400/1837
ETHIOPIA

MINISTRY DENOUNCES U.S.-SOMALI MILITARY EXERCISES

EA271951 Addis Ababa Domestic Service in Amharic 1000 GMT 27 Aug 83

[Text] Socialist Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs today stated that

Ethiopia condemns the recent military exercises conducted by thousands of U.S.

forces in conjunction with the expansionist Mogadishu regime and described

these as an act of arrogance and impudence.

The statement pointed out that the U.S. Government is not unaware that the

extensive military exercises and training being conducted by the United States

in conjunction with the Mogadishu ruling clique, whose expansionist policy has

been denounced by the OAU and by peaceloving people in the world, coming at a

time when Ethiopia has continually protested against the exercises, are no

different from the aggression committed in 1977 in violating socialist Ethiopia's

borders and penetrating 700 km inside the country.

The statement declared that if there is anything that these military exercises,

codenamed East Wind 83 and conducted inside the area designated as a zone of

peace by the United Nations, demonstrate it is the U.S. Government's complete

disregard for international law. It added that what is more disappointing is

that the Reagan administration has aligned itself as a collaborator with the

expansionist regime obsessed with expansionism and the wish to annex parts of

a peaceful country's territory.

The statement added that this provocative and bellicose trend cannot stop

socialist Ethiopia from following its desired independent path of progress

and from foiling Siad Barre's expansionist plans.

The Foreign Ministry statement declared that Socialist Ethiopia, for the sake

of peace and security in this troubled part of the continent, again calls on

the United States to stop its arrogant military exercises in the Horn of

Africa.

CSO: 3400/1836
ETHIOPIA

BRIEFS

SOVIETS AID OAU RADIO—The Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee has donated

over 21,000 dollars to the OAU to help finance the completion of the organizations radio studio under construction. In handing over the donation, Comrade

(Mikhail Isnalyev), member of the Presidium for Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity

Committee, said the OAU can always count on the support and understanding of

the Soviet Union in its struggle against colonialism, Neocolonialism and

apartheid. The OAU secretary general expressed gratitude for the gesture and

added this was yet another proof of the appreciation of the Afro-Asian

Solidarity Committee of the aims and objectives of the OAU radio studio under

construction. [As heard] [Text] [EA010619 Addis Araba in English to Neighboring Countries 1530 GMT 31 Aug 83]

CSO: 3400/1834
LESOTHO

MASERU CALLS BCP, PAC 'POLITICAL BROTHERS'

MB251701 Maseru Domestic Service in English 0500 GMT 25 Aug 83

[Station commentary]

[Text] The records of the Ministry of Interior, which is the government

agency charged with the duty of administering the welfare of refugees in

Lesotho, show that there are some 512 politically affiliated refugees in

Lesotho: this means those refugees who have come to Lesotho and registered

for asylum under the umbrella of a particular political party involved in

the liberation struggle in South Africa. Of these, some 297 are members of

the ANC, while 168 are adherents of the PAC, and 47 from the Black Consciousness Movement.

Other than the ANC, the PAC also claims to be involved in a military liberatory struggle in South Africa, and yet none of the PAC refugees in Lesotho

appear on any of the demands made by South Africa. It is clear that the South

African authorities are not interested in the activities of the PAC in

Lesotho or anywhere else.

For those who do not know the history of the PAC in Lesotho, the South African

lack of interest in the movement may come as some kind of a surprise, but for

those who have followed the history of the PAC in Lesotho the development is

not surprising. The PAC were among the very first batch of South African

refugees to come to Lesotho during the colonial days. They came soon after

the Sharpville shootings in 1960, and they were received by the British colonial administration of the time.

As soon as they came they formed a close political alliance with the Basotholand Congress Party, PCP, while their respective leaders, Ntsu Mokhetle of

the BCP and (Kutlako Leballo), a Lesotho citizen, formed a close personal

alliance. The PAC joined the BCP in fighting against the leadership of Dr

Leabua Jonathan and the Basotho National Party, BNP. When attempts of overthrowing the government by force were made by the BCP, certain elements of

the PAC were known to be active in these acts.

It can be said that the PAC has in fact from time to time engaged in activities that were not compatible with their conditions of asylum. The point,
however, is why South Africa is not interested in the PAC. We think the answer is very simple. Since the BCP and the PAC are political brothers, their

policies and strategies must have certain common characteristics, one of which

is collaboration with South Africa.

The BCP is in South Africa and operates with the help of the Pretoria regime,

which is bent on destabilizing Lesotho. Could it be that the PAC presence in

Lesotho suits the interests of the South Africans, with whom the PAC's friends

are collaborating? The facts reveal a dangerous trend.

CSO: 3400/1829
LESOTHO

JONATHAN REPORTS 26 AUGUST TALKS WITH RSA ON BORDER PROBLEMS

MB291258 Maseru Domestic Service in English 0500 GMT 29 Aug 83

[Text] The prime minister, the right honorable Dr Leabua Jonathan, says that

the Lesotho delegation led by the minister of foreign affairs, the honorable

E. R. Sekhonyana, on Friday, 26 August held talks with the South African ; ;

authorities on the current border problems between the two countries.

Addressing a national meeting at Pitsaneng in the Berea District, the prime

minister said that Lesotho has always been a country of people and the

founder of the Basuto nation, Moshoeshoe I, had always pursued peace, but of

late the country's peace is being threatened by invasions from outside,

deliberately created by South Africa at the borders. Dr Jonathan pointed

out that apart from these problems, the arms belonging to Lesotho are still

impounded at the South African ports.

Dr Jonathan stressed that violence and confrontation cannot bring about peace.

It is only dialogue which can solve problems.

Speaking about his visit to Eastern Europe and Far East, Dr Jonathan said

that it was ridiculous that some people think that, by merely visiting these

countries, he would turn communist. He reiterated that the purpose of his

visit was to establish friendly relations that would benefit Lesotho.

The prime minister further pointed out that South Africa is indignant of the

South African refugees in Lesotho and this is another reason why it is

creating problems for this country. He stressed that he will never be coerced

into accepting the policy of apartheid in spite of all these difficulties.

The people of (Madimonkuwe) constituency presented the prime minister with an

amount of 401 maluti as their contribution of the South African defense raid

victims' fund. Receiving the money, the prime minister said that apart from

the victims of 9 December, the money will be used to assist all victims of

similar invasions from South Africa.

CSO: 3400/1834

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LESOTHO

BRIEFS

38 STUDENTS TO USSR, CUBA__Thlrty_eight Basotho students sponsored by the

Basotho National Party, BNP, left Lesotho today for study in the Soviet

Union and Cuba. Before departure they were addressed by the prime minister,

minister of education, and the minister of works and assistant secretary

general of the BNP. The prime minister, Dr Jonathan emphasized that they

were not expected to imbibe the communist ideology and warned them that

this would [be] a betrayal of the confidence the party had in them. They

were seen off at the Leabua Jonathan Airport by the minister of works and

assistant secretary general of the BNP, Mr Legoane Jonathan, as well as

many party cadres. The BNP has dozens of students studying in the USSR,

Holland, GDR, Cuba, and other countries as part of its endeavor to solve

the country's manpower problem. [Excerpts] [MB251743 Maseru Domestic

Service in English 1130 GMT 25 Aug 83]

MURDER, KIDNAP BY INSURGENTS REPORTED—A government spokesman announced today

that a group of insurgents kidnapped a resident of Molefi in the Mohaleshoek

area and murdered him before a contingnet of the Lesotho Mounted Police arrived

in the area during the early hours of this morning. The name of the victim

will be released when the next of kin have been notified. When the police

arrived on the scene, which is near the Lesotho border with South Africa, the

insurgents fled into the Republic of South Africa. A similar incident took

place in Qacha's Neck last night where a group of insurgents entered from South

Africa and attempted an attack on the Lesotho Paramilitary Force base in the

town. Two members of the paramilitary force sustained minor injuries, and

they were admitted to the Qacha's Neck hospital. Again when they were repelled

they fled into the Republic of South Africa. [Text] [MB011206 Maseru Domestic

Service in English 1130 GMT 1 Sep 83]

CSO: 3400/1834

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MAURITIUS

DOLLAR'S INCREASE IMPACTS ON FREE ZONE

Port Louis L'EXPRESS in French 3 Aug 83 p 6

[Text] The rise of the dollar on international currency

markets (it was worth Fr. 8.02 on Monday) is of increasing

concern to financial and industrial interests, especially

to entrepreneurs in the free manufacturing zone.

In reality, between last January and Monday the dollar appreciated about

10 percent in relation to the Mauritian rupee. The average rate of exchange

in January, according to official statistics, was 11 rupees per dollar, but

today the rate of exchange used by the various commercial banks and the

Bank of Mauritius is one "green dollar" (U.S. dollar) for 12.09 rupees.

Undoubtedly, the economic sector most vulnerable to this increase of the

U.S. dollar on the international market is the industrial free zone. The

enterprises that will be most affected by this new monetary crisis are those

that settle their raw material import bills in dollars and that export

their finished products to buyers paying in European currencies.

Official sources are reluctant to put a monetary value on the losses this

means for the free manufacturing zone.

The only protection against such fluctuations is the "forward cover" system

which the Bank of Mauritius has established, primarily for industrial firms.

But one Mauritian industrialist in the affected sector, when questioned by

L'EXPRESS, suggested that the "forward cover" system is not being utilized

by the free zone industrial firms, because the cost of credit is much

greater than the cost of spot currency transactions. The resurgence of the

dollar is mainly at the expense of the principal European currencies, namely

the French franc, the German Deutschemark and the Belgian franc.

Of the 10 million articles of clothing exported annually from the free

manufacturing zone, 25 percent are destined for France and between 10 and

12 percent for the United States.

According to the most recently published official statistics, free manufacturing zone exports to the European Economic Community [EEC] account

for 83 percent of the total value of these sales, compared to raw materials

imports on the order of 37 percent.

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Debt service for external obligations in the fiscal year 1983-84 could

balloon if the dollar continues its rise for the remainder of the year.

The external debt payable in dollars constitutes 45.98 percent of all

Mauritian external debt.

With this rise in the dollar on international exchange markets, the cost

of repaying the foreign indebtedness could rise substantially. Meanwhile,

in fiscal year 1982-83, the government had to pay out an amount greater

than the approximately 1.265 million rupees it had budgeted when the budget

was presented in July 1982.

The repercussions of this rise in the dollar will also make themselves

felt in terms of the cost of Mauritius' imports. According to statistics

published recently by the Bank of Mauritius, about 52 percent of Mauritian

imports in fiscal year 1981-82 were payable in dollars, compared to 44.6

percent in fiscal 1980-81.

Sources in high finance circles suggest that imports payable in dollars

could well account for half of all imports.

With this steady climb in the value of the dollar, high finance circles

are questioning the utility of the new currency basket established on

1 March to protect Mauritian exporters.

They note that the "Trade-Weighted Basket of Currencies" was established

to protect Mauritian exporters, primarily against fluctuations in the

rate of exchange for the dollar.

Between February and June the dollar appreciated some 4.5 percent against

special drawing rights (SDR's.), while in the same period it appreciated

about 4 percent against a weighted index of currencies.

According to the latest statistics published by the International Monetary

Fund [IMF], the dollar remained relatively stable between February and

June vis-a-vis the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc. The same figures

show, however, that the dollar increased 14.5 percent against the French

franc, 7.8 percent against the Italian lira and 4 percent against the

German Deutschemark in that period.

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CSO: 3419/1143

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SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG COMMENTS ON WESTERN ARMS EMBARGO

MB290826 Johannesburg International Service in English 0630 GMT 29 Aug 83

[Station commentary: "South Africa's Military Position"]

[Text] Two recent reports in overseas publications highlight the situation in

which South Africa finds itself militarily. Seen together, they illustrate

the fact that militarily South Africa has to keep watch in two directions: to

the north, where the buildup of Soviet weapons in neighboring states is of

massive proportions, and to the south in its lone responsibility of safeguarding the Cape sea route. This two-fold vigilance is necessitated by a single

outside objective: that of the Soviet Union of gaining control of South Africa

to substantially further its aims and world domination.

In the latest edition of the authoritative naval publication Janes Fighting

Ships, a strong case is made out in favor of lifting arms embargo against

South Africa. The editory, Captain John Moore castigates the West for denying

warships to South Africa in defense of the Cape sea route and for subjecting

South Africa to a campaign in which double-standards are preeminent.

Despite the Western aim of protecting vital interests against Soviet imperial

expansion, he says, the only navy of any pretension in the area is being

denied ships, equipment and [word indistrict] facilities at a time when the

Soviet Navy is making full use of the waters of South Africa. He charges

that, while South Africa is a matter of self-interest to the Western countries,

they have failed to take any action to protect their interests. This is because they have ignored the danger of relying too heavily on the Suez Canal,

which could be blown up in a day, leaving the West stranded.

As far as the other Soviet-backed threat to South Africa is concerned, the latest

edition of the U.S. Defense and Foreign Affairs magazine points out that at

such a stage South Africa's sophisticated military force cannot be seriously

challenged by any of its neighbors. The level of sophistication of South

African weaponry is due to the country's resourcefulness in the development

of its own arms industry in the face of an international boycott. This development has to continue because of the escalating Soviet provision of arms and

troops for its pawns in Southern Africa, until such time as that West takes

action in looking after its own interests, if not those of South Africa.

CSO: 3400/1833

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SOUTH AFRICA

ARMSCOR TO INCREASE DRIVE FOR EXPORT MARKETS

MB311437 Johannesburg THE STAR in English 30 Aug 83 p 11

[By Trevor Jones]

[Text] Armscor [Armaments Development and Production Corporation] is believed

to be beefing up its export drive with a worldwide advertising campaign in

armaments magazines which is due to start next month.

It is understood that the Armscor advertisements will appear in leading publications such as the International Defence Review and the Jane's series of

magazines.

Some advertisements for Armscor products have already appeared in foreign

publications but it seems that the latest campaign will be the most intense

yet.

Armscor has given a further indication of the countries to which armaments are

being marketed. A publication recently released by the corporation, THIS IS

ARMSCOR, says battlefield-proved weapons are now being marketed to "approved"

countries.

"The climatic conditions and physical features of numerous countries are similar

to those of South Africa and Armscor is now focusing its marketing efforts on

these countries," says the publication.

There has been much specualtion in the International Press that South Africa

is trading arms with other "outcast" countries such as Israel, Taiwan and

Argentina.

Last year the corporation crashed into the international arms market when its

exhibit at an arms show in Greece attracted international attention.

Subsequently Armscor said it was aiming at yearly sales of between R100 million

and R150 million and the corporation still feels this is a realistic target.

SALVO, Armscor's house journal, says in its latest issue that several factors

have made the export drive an urgent priority.

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The requirements of the SADF have been satisfied to a large extent and orders

have been reduced, says the magazine.

"But it is Armscor's task to maintain its ability—a task which is nearly

impossible without a demand for production," says SALVO.

"The export market was seen as the only alternative and a marketing department

was started. A marketing policy, which stipulated that armaments would be sold

only to friendly countries, was formulated."

In the current financial year there are still big stumbling blocks in the way

of meaningful penetration of the export market, the journal says.

To overcome these, better productivity will have to be achieved, political

resistance will have to be overcome and still better foreign representation

will have to be established.

CSO: 3400/1833

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SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG RADIO ON ANGOLAN ROLE IN NAMIBIA SETTLEMENT

MB241628 Johannesburg International Service in English 1500 GMT 24 Aug 83

[Station commentary: "The Angolan Factor in the South-West African Settlement"^

[Text] It is becoming increasingly evident that developments in Angola are

crucial to the independence of South-West.-Africa. In these developments the

UNITA factor can no longer be ignored. This has been underlined in a letter

handed to the secretary general of the United Nations, Dr Perez de Cuellar,

in Cape Town yesterday by the South African minister of foreign affairs, Mr

Roelof Botha. The letter urges the secretary general to send a mission to

western Angola to investigate allegations that South African aircraft bombed

the town of Cangamba is beyond the range of one of the type of South African

aircraft said to have been used in the attack, and states that it was the

forces of UNITA, and not South Africa, which captured the town.

The note also refers to a Cuban and FAPLA [People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola] military buildup in southern Angola, which includes the deployment of Russian-made SAM-8 missiles, and contains a warning that South

Africa cannot and will not permit the area to be used as a springboard for

attacks against South-West Africa in support of SWAPO terrorists.

UNITA leader Dr Jonas Savimbi has emphasized that the latest offensive south

of the Benguela Railway line, which bisects Angola, will be unrelenting and

will cease only when the MPLA government enters into direct negotiations with

UNITA, leading to the formation of a government of national unity in Angola,

and which will be able to help with paving the way for independence in

Namibia.

UNITA's offensive has nothing to do with reconnaisance flights South Africa

is undertaking in the south of Angola. The chief of the SADF General Viljoen,

is adamant that such flights are undertaken because of the MPLA government's

active support of SWAPO aggression from MPLA-Controlled territory. The reconnaisance flights are necessary to monitor the buildup of FAPLA and Cuban

forces.

In recent months UNITA's increasing strength has become widely recognized,

even by the Cuban Government, whose analysts have pointed out that the MPLA

government is being threatened by UNITA as never before.

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It is clear, therefore, that the South-West African independence question cannot be seen in isolation from the situation in Angola. The link is clearly

defined and cannot be brushed aside by the assertion from SWAPO, the MPLA,

and the Soviet Union that it does not exist.

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SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG RADIO ON ANGOLA'S 'SELF-DESTABILIZATION'

MB311551 Johannesburg International Service in English 1500 GMT 31 Aug 83

[Station commentary: "Angola in the Grip of Self-Destabilization"]

[Text] When resistance movements in Southern Africa gain notable successes

the first cry to be heard is the monotonous Marxist-inspired one that South

Africa is behind it. So it is with Angola, where the MPLA government is being

threatened by UNITA as never before. SADF spokesmen have already reached the

stage where they decline to comment ad nauseum on the MPLA government's claim

that South Africa is actively supporting UNITA.

UNITA's stepped-up offensive has nothing to do with reconnaisance flights

undertaken by South Africa in the south of Angola. These flights are necessary

to monitor the movements of SWAPO terrorists, who receive training and material

aid from Cuban and Angolan Government forces.

The overriding fact of the Angolan situation is that the country is still beset

by civil war, which independence from Portugal 8 years ago did nothing to

alleviate. On the contrary, the war has raged on with the Cuban presence in

the country, imported at the behest of the Soviet Union to prop up the MPLA

government, adding a new dimension.

Angola, held up at the time of independence as a future bright light on the

continent, has yet to emerge from the economic chaos it was plunged into when

nearly a half million Portuguese, representing almost the entire skilled manpower force, fled in 1975-76. As the civil war continues, Angolans now seem

more interested in food than revolution. British journalist (Richard Dargon)

reports in THE TIMES that the situation in Luanda is chaotic, with long queues

outside shope because of the shortage of food, clothing and other essentials.

Angola's woes are destined to continue and to become worse, until accommodation

is reached between the MPLA government and UNITA. But this is unlikely to

come about while the Cubans remain in Angola. Their presence in the strifetorn country has become central not only to Angola's internal situation,^but:.

also to the independence plan for South-West Africa/Namibia. While they stay,

nothing will change for the better.

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Eventually, Angola will have to decide between the plans the Soviet Union has

for it, and the economic aid which will flow from resumed relations with the

United States.

UNITA's declared intent is to force the MPLA government towards the latter

course and to claim its rightful share of power in the country.

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SOUTH AFRICA

OPPOSIITON LEADER SAYS PFP POLICIES MAY LEAD TO BLACK GOVERNMENT

MB261409 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT 26 Aug 83

[Text] The leader of the opposition, Dr van Zyl Slabbert, has admitted that

the policy of the Progressive Federal Party [PFP] could put a black government

in power in South Africa. Dr Slabbert's point of view concerning a majority

black government came to light at a meeting in Cape Town to which the PFP had

invited newsmen to show them a preview of a video interview the party intends

using in its referendum campaign.

Dr Slabbert was interviewed by television personality Pat Rogers in a 30-minute

question-and-answer session. In reply to questions by Mr Rogers on the PFP's

alternative for the government's constitution, Dr Slabbert said he believed

that all interested groups among blacks, whites, coloreds and Asians should

participate in the process of constitutional change. He said he would have no

fears if the majority of a community took part in the government of that community. What he did fear, Dr Slabbert said, was when one group in particular

tried to dominate or force its will to the exclusion of all the other political

organizations.

Dr Slabert said even in a confederal situation the majority of people would

be black and in time in the proposed tricameral system of government the

majority of people would not be white. He said the only constitutional solution worth working towards was one where all the people of South Africa could

be included without one group dominating another. This attitude was nothing

new and was adopted as PFP policy in 1979. This policy provided for built-in

checks and balances, such as a minority veto.

Dr Slabbert admitted that the end result of his policy could well result in a

situation where the majority of people taking part in a democratic government

were black. He said this would not be as a result of his policy, but of the

composition of the population. Dr Slabbert said the heart of the matter was

hot to prevent black domination as a replacement for white domination. The

opposition leader added that he did not propagate a black government, just as

he was not making any propaganda for a white government. He said he did not

want his party to be looked upon as one that favored a racial government, but

one that stood for nonracial democracy in South Africa.

CSO: 3400/1833

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SOUTH AFRICA

OPPOSITION ARGUMENTS IN REFORM BILL DEBATE

MB261453 Johannesburg Domestic Service in Afrikaans 1400 GMT 26 Aug 83

[Text] Dr van Zyl Slabbert, the leader of the official opposition, the Progressive Federal party [PFP], says everyone in South Africa wishes to avoid

conflict, but he believes that a source of conflict is being built into the re

new constitution. He was speaking in the assembly during debate on the clause

in the government's proposed constitution reform bill providing for each group

to handle its own affairs separately.

Dr Slabbert said there is potential for conflict, because the groups are to be

determined on a racial basis, and this is to be enforced by laws imposed by a

white parliament. He said the PFP believes that the concept of group identity

in a constitution can succeed only if those groups adhere to this voluntarily.

In the same debate, Dr Andries Treurnicht, leader of the Conservative Party,

said his party sees no reason why group determination should not be on a

racial basis, as long as there is no unnecessary discrimination. His party

believes that a specific group, such as the whites, has the right to maintain

its own exclusivity. He said the Conservative Party does not see the whites

in South Africa as belonging to the same nation as the coloreds and the

Indians. There is a growing self-awareness among the colored people, and they

cannot be considered as an appendage of any other population group.

The leader of the New Republic Party [NRP], Mr Vause Raw, said his party

favors the clause because the NRP believes that each group should handle its

own affairs, while those matters of mutual concern must be dealt with thorough

cooperation. He said the clause protects groups rights.

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JOHANNESBURG RADIO ANALYZES DE CUELLAR VISIT

MB261652 Johannesburg International Service in English 1500 GMT 26 Aug 83

["Spotlight" program: "The Visit of the UN Secretary General to Southern

Africa"]

[Text] When it was announced that the secretary general of the United Nations,

Dr Perez de Cuellar, was to visit Cape Town and Windhoek in a renewed bid to

settle the South-West African question the reaction was onesof general skepticism. A headline which announced "Mission Impossible" was typical.

However, now that Dr Perez de Cuellar has this week come and gone, the predications would seem to have been unduly pessimistic. His visit has done much to

clarify the total situation. Contentious issues have been significantly reduced, and, in fact, within the terms of the secretary general's mandate, his

negotiations with the South African Government were a notable success.

Common ground was firmly established on all provisions of the Security

Council's settlement Resolution 435. There is now agreement on the composition

of the UN force which will supervise South-West Africa's transition to indepen-;

dence, on the manner of determining the electoral system for the independence

poll, and on the position of detainees.

The vexed question of UN bias in favor of SWAPO was thrashed out, and Dr Perez

de Cuellar gave an absolute assurance that all parties would be treated evenly

by him and his personnel.

There is cause for satisfaction in these developments. Before leaving Cape

Town the secretary general himself reported substantial progress, and he added:

I have found my talks, both formal and informal, with the prime minister, the

foreign minister, the minister of defense, and their colleagues, most useful.

I believe it is essential to have these direct contacts in order to establish

better understanding of our various problems. Such is the outcome of his mission

as seen by Dr Perez de Cuellar. He can now report to the Security Council that

he has succeeded in settling all outstanding issues regarding Resolution 435,

and that was the mandate given to him.

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So far, so good. However, the remaining obstacle is that the secretary

general's mandate did not go far enough. It excluded two all-important factors.

The first is the presence of the 20,000 Cuban troops in Angola, 8 years after

they intervened in the Angolan civil war and installed the Marxist MPLA government. Pretoria's view here is abundantly clear. It is that there can be no free

and fair elections in South-West Africa while one of the parties, SWAPO, is

backed in Angola—where it is headquartered—by this foreign military force.

Accordingly, the South African Government will in no circumstances agree to

the implementation of Resolution 435 until the withdrawal of the Cubans is

arranged.

It is a view that is shared—indeed, was first expressed—by the Reagan administration. Washington sees the Cubans in Angola as an integral part of the

Soviet Union's strategy of Third World destabilization.

However, Dr Perez de Cuellar was precluded from dealing with this decisive

issue, as also with the related one of Dr Jonas Savimbi and his UNITA resistance movement. UNITA today controls most of the wide area from the South-West

African border to Luanda, and week by week it gets stronger. The Johannesburg

SUNDAY TIMES puts it this way: Dr Perez de Cuellar's quest lies not in Windhoek,

Cape Town, or even Luanda, but in the growing tract of land in southern Angola

which Dr Savimbi calls home, and from where he calls the shots. And those shots

will tear apart any hope of a South-West African settlement unless Dr Savimbi,

who is a key part of the problem, is made also a key part of the solution.

But Dr Perez de Cuellar was not empowered to talk to Dr Savimbi. The position

after the secretary general's mission is that agreement has been reached with

the South African Government on all provisions of Resolution 435. But South

Africa will not consider putting them into operation until the Cubans are removed. And the MPLA cannot be expected to approve their removal while it feels

threatened by UNITA.

The next move towards a settlement in South-West Africa and the region at large

has thus now been identified as reconciliation between UNITA and the MPLA. Any

move must be identified before it can be made, and in this respect also the

secretary general's visit has been useful.

CSO: 3400/1833

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICAN PAPER HOPES UDF ABLE TO COMPROMISE

MB241619 Johannesburg THE STAR in English 23 Aug 83 p 10

[Editorial: "UDF: What Room for Compromise?"]

[Text] For nearly a quarter of a century South African politics has carried

on as if a cohesive internal black opposition did not exist. Since the banning of the ANC and PAC in 1960, black dissent has surfaced only in forms

which were illegal, fragmented, or easy to ignore. Yet the undercurrents

were always there. They have now surfaced, planting themselves openly on the

political map through the launching of the United Democratic Front. Representing some 400 national and community organisations across the land with perhaps

1 million followers, the successful inaugural meeting in the Cape at the weekend injects a new factor which cannot be ignored.

The UDF has the support of some key names and movements in current extraparliamentary dissident and links them directly with some of the most potent

figureheads from the Fifties—Nelson Mandela, Helen Joseph, Mrs Albertina

Sisulu and others. Its manifesto pledges itself to a "single, non-racial and

unfragmented South Africa."

No one can quarrel with that statement as a broad and long-term ideal, but as

shorthand for a unitary state in which a mass vote gives black nationalism instant and total power, the manifesto loses much of its professed moderation,

or at least its potential for unity and some broad consensus. There ought to

be room for compromise. Yet no thinking South African can argue about some

of the specific targets mentioned: The divisive new constitution, Group Areas,

racial fragmentation, migratory labour, the "Koornhof Bills." The problems

are unlikely to arise with how uncompromisingly the new movement interprets

its one-man, one-vote ideals.

Will it reject the support of Inkatha and Chief Buthelezi (conspicuous among

the non-invited) because they choose to work from within the present system?

Will it spurn white moderates, such as the PFP, who see a solution in terms

of a federally structured South Africa? Will it ignore hundreds of thousands

of truly moderate coloured and Indian citizens? If the UDF does not leave itself room for compromise it will cut off support from several areas. Moderate

whites are likely to be scared away from supporting it (and perhaps driven to

support Mr P. W. Botha's plans as a "lesser evil") and moderate blacks may be

pushed into conflict with it. Instead of fostering its ideals of unity and

non-racialism, the new movement might end up driving the country towards even

greater division and polarisation. Its next move ought to be a far-reaching

assessment of immediate objectives.

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SOUTH AFRICA

ANC CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CISKEI CONSULATE-GENERAL EXPLOSION

MB280835 Johannesburg SUNDAY TIMES in English 28 Aug 83 pp 1, 2

[By Rehana Loonat, Savvas Georgiades and Niel Hooper]

[Excerpts] A large black car which sped away from the scene of Friday's explosion at the Ciskei Consul-General's office may hold a further clue to the

identity of the people who placed the bomb.

Police said the blast, in Johannesburg's Carlton Center's office tower, was

caused by a limpet mine, a device often used by the ANC in sabotage attacks.

One man was slightly injured.

Yesterday, the ANC, through its Lusaka office, claimed the attack had been

carried out by a unit of its armed wing, "Umkhonto We Siwe" (Spear of the

Nation).

The text of the Lusaka statement may not be published in South Africa because

the ANC is a banned organisation in terms of security legislation.

At a press conference, Major-General Frans Steenkamp, head of South Africa's

Security Branch, said that police have established that there was only one

explosion on Friday evening.

"The explosion occurred at 6:50 pm, and as far as we have established only one

person was injured," he said.

Police say a limpet mine, containing about 1 kg of explosives, was placed in

a waste paper bin outside Ciskei's Consul-General's office.

A slight indentation in the concrete floor marked the spot where the bomb exploded .

The bläst destroyed office partitions, the ceiling and shattered all the

windows in the corner where the Ciskeian offices are.

"We are satisfied that the explosion was caused by a Russian type of limpet

mine.

"We have found various parts of the mine as well as the timing defice," Maj-Gen

Steenkamp said.

CSO: 3400/1833

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SOUTH AFRICA

CISKEI PRESIDENT ALLEGES ASSASSINATION PLOT

MB291305 Johannesburg RAND DAILY MAIL in English 29 Aug 83 p 1

[MAIL correspondent]

[Text] Zwelitsha—The president of Ciskei, Chief Lennox Sebe, said in

Zwelitsha yesterday there had been plans to assassinate him on 16 June by

members of the security forces.

President Sebe said he was asked to address a youth rally on that day and a

disturbance would be created among the students and he was going to be shot in

the commotion.

He was speaking at a meeting of the Zwelitsha region of the ruling Ciskei

National Independence Party attended by hundreds of people from all over

Ciskei. Several members of the Ciskei Cabinet were also present.

President Sebe said he became aware of the plot and decided not to attend

although he had told the organisers he would be there. In the meantime he

organised the army.

The plot was too amateurish to be called a coup, he said.

"Do you think you can organise a coup in an office?" he said. "It would have

been better if it had been planned in the bush. There was no attempted coup

in Ciskei but just boys planning to attack men. Why make it big by calling it

a coup?"

Part of the coup plan was that his two sons, Major Kwane Sebe and Mr Lolo Sebe,

were to be waylaid.

He attacked the editorial on Ciskei in yesterday's SUNDAY TRIBUNE. He said

the paper had published his worst picture.

It had also published in bold print a story about the bomb blast at the Ciskei

Consulate offices at the Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, and called Ciskei a

small country with starving people.

The minister of public works, Chief D. M. Jongilanga, called for unity among

party members. He asked why party members were quiet when people insulted

the Ciskei Government.

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People should not keep quiet when the government was Insulted. He said it

appeared that some people were waiting to join another party.

The Ciskei Government had roots and would not "disappear." He paid tribute

to the "green berets," a vigilante group formed in the seventies. He said he

had great respect for the group and that they had served the government well

before they were disbanded.

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SOUTH AFRICA

BISHOP TUTU MEETS PRESS ON RETURN FROM ABROAD

MB270928 Johannesburg SAPA in English 0855 GMT 27 Aug 83

[Text] Johannesburg, 27 Aug, SAPA—Racism remained an issue which troubled

the consciences of people abroad, the general secretary of the South African

Council of Churches, Biship Tutu, said in Johannesburg today. Bishop Tutu

was speaking at a media conference on his return from a 3-week visit to

Canada, the United States and New Zealand, where he met church leaders, diplomats and an executive of the African National Council.

The bishop likened his journey to "a bird being let out of its cage." It was

his first trip abroad since his passport was withdrawn by the government more

than 2 years ago. The SACC secretary general said his talks with the political

secretary of the ANC, Mr Thabu Mbeki in North America, were friendly. The

bishop said there was no discussion on his offer to act as a mediater between

the South African Government and the ANC. Before this trip Bishop Tutu said

the ANC would probably down arms if the government met them at a conference

table and that he was prepared to stand as a go-between.

Bishop Tutu was issued temporary travel documents last month to enable him to

attend the World Council of Churches Assembly in Vancouver, Canada, a church

conference at Oregan in the United States and to visit New Zealand as a guest

of the National Council of Churches. Bishop Tutu also met the New Zealand minister of foreign affairs, Mr Warren Cooper. "In New Zealand I was able to

gather more information about the demonstrations during the Springbok rugby

tour of 1981, he said. "That demonstrations were staged by irresponsible

youths and lunatic fringe political activists is not true. Among the demonstrators were church people, professionals and grey-haired men and women.

The issue of apartheid was of prime importance to people in New Zealand." The

bishop also met officials of the hält apartheid rugby tours organisations in

New Zealand.

He complained of not being able to contact his family while travelling abroad.

He said his home telephone had been engaged even at the most unlikely times and

that mail, including gifts and letters from his daughter had been intercepted.

"I do not have a dark and suspicious mind but some strange things were happening when I tried to communicate with my family in South Africa. Whoever has

the presents and letters should give them to me now," the bishop said.

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Bishop Tutu said the WCC assembly was concerned mainly with the worship and

that South African issues were not the absorbing obsession as many had

expected.

He told people in the countries he visited that the prime minister, Mr P. W.

Botha, was courageous in risking the unity of his people in admitting that

South Africa's future lay not only with whites. "However, I said because he

was stopped short of including blacks in the constitutional proposals, they

were a monumental hoax."

He said the security police had tampered with the positive new labour dispensation introduced by the minister of manpower and labour, Mr Fanie Botha. The

security police were continually harassing trade unions.

The news that the United Democratic Front—a new political group claiming 400

organisations—has been launched successfully on a national level was "exhiliarating" the bishop said. He was not aware of the explosion at the

Carlton centre in Johannesburg last night until told by the press this morning,

but said he condemned any violence which might be directed to reform.

CSO: 3400/1833

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SOUTH AFRICA

ARMS INDUSTRY READY TO PRODUCE COMBAT HELICOPTERS

Air Superiority in South-West Africa

MB291451 Johannesburg Domestic Service in Afrikaans 1400 GMT 29 Aug 83

[Text] South Africa has the technological means and know-how to build combat

helicopters and maintain air superiority in the operational area in South-West

Africa. A spokesman for the Armaments Corporation of South Africa has confirmed in Pretoria that the South African armaments industry, and the Atlas

Corporation in particular, are being organized to build the helicopters.

Leading strategists have said that the disclosure is one of the biggest

technological achievements of the South African arms industry. Professor

(Dion Fourie), an associate professor in strategic studies at the University

of South Africa, has pointed out that the South African avaition industry is

small and any steps to build combat helicopters will give it a boost. He said

the building of combat helicopters would make South Africa self-sufficient in

this respect, which is one of the most significant points of the development.

Arms Procurement

MB311419 Johannesburg THE STAR in English 30 Aug 83 p 11

[By Trevor Jones]

[Excerpts] Ever since the arms boycott began in earnest in 1977, South Africa

has been periodically treated to the fanfare which accompanies the launch of

another locally developed piece of weaponry.

The latest "breakthrough" was the Armscor [Armaments Development and Production

Corporation] announcement yesterday that South Africa had the technological

means and know-how to build combat helicopters.

A document drawn up by Armscor and the SADF entitled "policy and procedure for

the procurement of material" sheds some light on how South Africa has gone

about making itself self-sufficient in arms production

The document was reproduced in a magazine recently put out by Armscor which

describes the corporation's background, organisation and achievements.

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The requirement for new weapons is based on the SADF's interpretation of the

threat against the country and on its future strategy and tactics. Armscor's

technical divisions help the Defence Force define its needs clearly and

accurately.

This phase is followed by a project study in which possible solutions are

analysed by a team of Defense Force and Armscor representatives. This team

makes recommendations on which the final decision is based.

If the "solution"---the piece of weaponry—is complex or very expensive, a

development phase is undertaken. This involves technical design and often

the building of a prototype by an Armscor subsidiary or a private contractor.

Then comes the procurement study. A product specification is drawn up after

evaluating tests on the prototype. This includes an estimate of finance that

will be required.

When the defence force has approved the specifications and cost estimates,

it authorises Armscor to place the order for the equipment.

The corporation spends R, 1500 million a year on armaments for South Africa,

accounting for a substantial portion of the defence budget.

This system has been used to supply the SADF with equipment from tents and v

water bottles to guided missiles and computer systems. The Armscor magazine,

THIS IIS.ARMSCOR, lists almost two dozen production highlights—including navy

strike craft, impala jets and radar systems for the air force and artillery

and troop carriers for the army.

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BRIEFS

UNIVERSITY QUOTA SYSTEM LIFTED—The government has decided not to apply the

quota system regulating the registration of black students at certain universities. The minister of national education, Dr Gerrit Viljoen, said after

consultations with both the English and Afrikaans universities he had come to

the conclusion that the selection policies of the universities would achieve

the same ends as the government had had in mind with the quota system. The

position would be closely watched, he said, and would be reviewed annually.

If there was any change the quota system would be made applicable. [Text]

[MB301315 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 0900 GMT 30 Aug 83]

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BOYCOTT CLASSES—-Two thousand students at Fort Hare

University at Alice are boycotting classes. University authorities say the

students staged a mass walkout this morning. Public relations officer Norman

Holiday says student leaders have not yet told university authorities why they

are boycotting classes. The boycott follows an apparent attempt to burn down

a new staff tea lounge in the early hours of this morning. Security guards

rushed to the scene and found students stoning the burning complex. The

students ran away before they could be caught. Damage was caused to the

interior of the building. [Text] [MB261547 Umtata Capital Radio in English

1400 GMT 26 Aug 83]

HIGHER UNIVERSITY FEES PROTESTED—Fort Hare students at Alice in the Ciskey

say they are boycotting classes in protest against increases in university fees.

The fees are reportedly to go up by 300 rand next year. Earlier, university

authorities said that they did not know why the 2,000 Fort Hare students had

walked out of classes this morning. Observers say there is little chance of

talks between authorities and students. [Text] [MB261857 Umtata Capital Radio

in English 1800 GMT 26 Aug 83]

LABOR UNIONS DECLINE UDF MEMBERSHIP—The United Democratic Front [UDF] has

suffered a setback. Four leading trade union groupings have decided at this

stage not to join the UDF or any other groups campaigning against the constitutional plan. But the groupings have reiterated their support for all progressive organizations opposed to the new constitution and to apartheid. They

are the Federation of South African Trade Unions [FOSATU], the General Workers

Union [GWU], the African Food and Canning Workers Union [AFCWU], and the Cape

Town Municipal Workers Association. General secretary of FOSATU, (Joe Foster),

says their unions have members who support a large number of political organizations and to join one would divide FOSATU's membership. He said the big

tasks ahead for FOSATU were trade union unity and the development of working

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class leadership. Representatives of the GWU, AFCWU and FCWU said their first

priority at this stage was to form a new trade union federation. [Text]

[MB301225 Umtata Capital Radio in English 0900 GMT 30 Aug 83]

PROGRESS IN WARSHIP DESIGN CAPABILITIES—The chairman of the Armaments Development and Production Corporation, Commandant Piet Marais, says good progress is

being made with the establishment of local designing capacities for warships.

In his review for 1982-83, which appeared in the latest edition of (SALVO)

Commandant Marais said the ability to design warships was of utmost importance

to make the navy and the shipbuilding industry in the country self-sufficient.

As far as the air force was concerned Commandant Marais said the Impalä con-i: ;,

struction program had been completed. In future the emphasis will be on the

production of components for aircraft spares and the modification of existing

aircraft. [Text] [MB261437 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT

26 Aug 83]

ACADEMICS OPPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL DISPENSATION—A group of 148 academics at 8

Afrikaans universities and colleges have issued a statement in Pretoria rejecting the proposed new constitution. Describing the new constitution as

academically, constitutionally, politically and culturally unacceptable, the , .

statement said the new dispensation will lead to conflict because of inadequate

cultural protection for the various race groups. The statement adds that in

the eyes of the blacks the new dispensation was merely an attempt to form an

alliance between whites, Indians and coloreds, against them which could lead

to destabilization in South Africa. The statement was issued on behalf of the

academics by Professor (P. S. Dreyer) of the department of philosophy at the

University of Pretoria. The statement has been signed by academics from the

universities of Pretoria, Potchefstroom, Port Elizabeth, the Free State, the

Rand Afrikaans University, the University of South Africa, Pretoria Teacher

Training College and the Pretoria Normal College. Their statement follows

support for the new constitution by the rectors of the Afrikaans universities

and various academics at Stellenbosch. [Text] [MB291345 Johannesburg Domestic

Service in English 1115 GMT 29 Aug 83]

VOTERS REGISTER IN KWAZULU—About 800,000 Zulus have registered to take part

in the general election in Kwazulu next week. Only four of the 26 constituencies are to be contested. In them, candidates nominated by the Inkatha

Movement will be opposed by independent candidates. [Text] [MB011218 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT 1 Sep 83]

SECURITY FORCES KILL THREE INFILTRATORS—Three terrorists have been shot dead

by Venda Security Forces. An announcement by the Venda Joint Security Forces'

headquarters in Thohoyandou said a group of five terrorists had infiltrated

northern Nenda on Monday. It said three infiltrators had been killed during

follow-up operations and that equipment including AK-47 rifles, hand grenades

and rocket launchers had been captured. [Text] [MB010925 Johannesburg Domestic

Service in English 0900 GMT 1 Sep 83]

NORTHERN TRANSVAAL COMMAND SPLIT—The chief of the army, Lieutenant General

Geldenhuis, says the division of Northern Transvaal Command into three

separate commands will entail few staff transfers and the cost involved will

be comparatively small. He was speaking in Pretoria at a meeting of military

correspondents. He said that with the division of Northern Transvaal Command,

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and Eastern Transvaal Command, only the headquarters and not the units would

be moved. [Text] [MB311737 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1600

GMT 31 Aug 83]

SHAKAVILLE RETAINED FOR BLACKS—The government has decided that Shakaville

near Durban is to be retained for occupation by blacks and that the future of

Chesterville in Durban will be reinvestigated. Addressing a news conference

and development, Dr Koornhof, said that in Shakaville the home ownership scheme

in terms of the 99-year leasehold system will be introduced as soon as possible.

He said the township's boundaries would remain and no expansion would be

allowed. The surplus population will be able to establish themselves in a

proposed township in the (Groutville) area. Turning to Chesterville, Dr Koornhof said that his department and the Port Natal Administration Board have been

requested to conduct a thorough investigation into the township's future as a

matter of urgency. He pointed out that the retention of Lamontville as a township for blacks was decided some time ago. It was also envisaged, subject to

parliamentary approval, that Lamontville was to be incorporated into Kwazulu.

A decision of the future of (St Wendelan's Ridge) would be reached soon. [Text]

[MB311525 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT 31 Aug 83]

OFFICIALS OPPOSE KWAZULU INCORPORATIONS—There has been angry reaction to the

announcement that the Durban townships of Lamontville and Hambanathi are to

be incorporated into Kwazulu. This report from Carmen Richard: [Richard]

At a news conference this morning the deputy minister of cooperation and development, George Morrison, said that Hambanathi was to be included into Kwazulu because, in his words, the community council there had requested it. This has

been angrily denied by the former chairperson of the council, (Enon Khize),

who led the council until his resignation in June, and by (Isaac Nxumalo), his

successor. Both say it is quite untrue they requested incorporation. They

say the attitude of councillors has been strongly opposed to it but that it

has never been formally discussed by them. Reaction from Lamontville has also

been angry. An executive member of the Joint Rent Action Committee, Lamontville 's Anglican priest (Cebisi Pondo) says that people of the area have already

expressed their refusal to be incorporated into Kwazulu, and he predicts general

anger by the people there. [Text] [MB311521 Umtata Capital Radio in English

1400 GMT 31 Aug 83]

LAMONTVILLE INCORPORATED INTO KWAZULU—The Durban township of Lamontville is to

be incorporated into Kwazulu. This has been announced in Durban by deputy

minister of cooperation and development, George Morrison. Here is Carmen

Ricard: [Ricard] Morrison made this announcement at the offices of the Port

Natal Administration Board this morning. He said that the chief minister of

Kwazulu, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, had welcomed the news. The decision had been

made following an investigation by a commission ofthe department of cooperation

and development. Morrison said he did not know who had been consulted by the

commission. However, it emerged during the news conference that the Lamontville

community councillors had not been officially consulted. Residents of Lamontville have stated repeatedly during the unrest over rentals during the last

few months that they oppose incorporation. Morrison also announced that residents of the historic village of Shakaville are to be allowed to remain where

they are. Carmen Richard, Capital News, Durban. [Text] [MB311514 Umtata

Capital Radio in English 1100 GMT 31 Aug 83]

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MINISTER WARNS OF SOVIET THREAT—The minister of defense, General Magnus Malan,

says thatrSoüthMfrica:c£aces a military challenge that threatens, with the support

of the Soviet Union and its satellite states, to destroy everything which has

been built up in an orderly fashion since 1652. Speaking at a colors parade at

Potgietersrus he said it was hardly necessary to speculate about the consequences

of a victory by South Africa's foes,- the Communist Party, and its accomplices

such as the ANC and SWAPO. One could simply consider the political, social and

economic disorder in those African countries where Soviet imperialism has been

the driving force behind a so-called independence. Since the first shots in

this onslaught on South Africa 17 years ago the conflict had worsened into a

war in the true sense of the word, and there could no longer be any doubt

about the extent of the threat posed by this war. An unmistakable evidence of

this was to be found in the bomb attack in Pretoria and other acts of terrorism

in South Africa and South-West Africa. Gen Malan said there could similarly

be no doubt about the outcome, as the will to win would triumph, and in this

regard there was no (?lack) on the part of the people of South Africa. [Text]

[MB271220 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT 27 Aug 83]

KWANDEBELE PROPOSALS ACCEPTED—Dr Koornhof has announced that the consolidation proposals for Kwandebele have been accepted by a select parliamentary

committee. These proposals must now be considered by parliament, but in the

light of the important debate on the new constitution the proposals may have

to stand over until next year for consideration. Legislation for the incorporation of Thaba Nchu into Bophuthatswana must also still be approved by

parliament. Dr Koornhof said it was also most unlikely that the draft bill

on the development of black communities would be tabled in parliament this

year. He said that the election of black local managements, however, would

go ahead in November as had originally been planned. [Text] [MB251441

Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT 25 Aug 82]

CSO: 3400/1829

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UGANDA

'THOUSANDS' CROSS OVER TO UGANDA PEOPLES CONGRESS

EA262201 Kampala Domestic Service in English 1700 GMT 26 Aug 83

[Text] Thousands of staunch supporters of DP [Democratic Party] and other

opposition parties today crossed to the Uganda Peoples Congress [UPC] in Mpigi

district and commended President Milton Obote for his untiring efforts towards

the development of Uganda. They also declared that there is no other party in

the country that can unite all Ugandans apart from the UPC.

In messages handed to Vice President Paulo Muwanga at rallies held at Ngando

and Buwama, in Mpigi district, the new party members said they had decided to

join the UPC because they had failed to achieve the unity they desired in the

parties they had been supporting as compared to';, the unity and cooperation

found in UPC. They also said they had no better demonstrated to thank President

Milton Obote for his increase of cash-cro prices and workers salaries other

than rallying behind him.

In their memoranda they also pledged to fight side by side with the government

to eradicate banditry from their areas and other parts of the country. In

addition, they categorically affirmed their determination to mobilize those

who are still lagging behind in joining UPC in the spirit of national unity

and national development.

Welcoming them into the UPC, the vice president thanked them for the timely

decision they had taken and assured them that in the UPC all members enjoy

equal treatment, regardless of when one became a member. He cautioned them of

the heavy responsibility ahead of them in promoting the party's image both during

the bad and good days. The vice president told them that the party needs humble

and obedient supporters whose faith in it cannot be mixed with other interests

contrary to the aims and objectives of the party.

He called the people of Mpigi district to continue resisting acts of banditry.

He advised them to always be on the alert so that they are never taken unawares.

He appealed to chiefs to go to the people in their respective areas to solicit

their support and cooperation so that suspects are reported immediately to the

authorities. Mr Muwanga also called for cooperation between civilians and

members of the armed forces which, he said, helped to combat banditry easily.

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Commenting on the work of the youth in Mpigi district, the vice president

promised to allocate them some coffee shambas now lying idle in the country if

they are interested in farming.

The rallies were attended, among others, by the district commissioner, Mr

(Benson Ogwang); the commanding officer, Masaka: Capt (Nambale); and other

senior government officials.

Earlier, the vice president addressed a public rally at (Jinja-Kaloli), where

he urged the people to launch a massive fight against banditry. He also called

upon the residents of the area to start their own self-defense system. He

assured them of the necessary support.

CSO: 3400/1835

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UGANDA

BRIEFS

LUWERO BANDIT ISSUE—A team of medical personnel from the German Committee of

Emergency Doctors has arrived in Uganda to deal mainly with the displaced

people in Luwero. Their work in Luwero will include the rehabitation of

Nakaseke Hospital. This morning, members of the team met Vice-President Paulo

Muwanga who said the government welcomes them with open hands. He assured

them that they will be given all the necessary assistance and cooperation from

the ministries concerned to make their work a success. He further assured them

that the Luwero issue will soon be resolved. He said the people in the affected areas are determined to see to it that bandits don't encroach on their areas

again. Most people, he added, don't support banditry and would like to go about

growing their cash and food crops peacefully. The West German charge d'affaires,

who accompanied the team to the meeting, Mr (Henrik) [name indistinct], observed that Uganda is now peaceful. During the 8 months he has been in Uganda,

Mr [name indistinct] said he visited various parts of Uganda where he saw

(?serious) people working hard in their shambas [farms]. He said if Ugandans

maintain that pace at which they are working, they would soon get out of the

economic misery they suffered during the last (?10) years. [Text] [EA302359

Kampala Domestic Service in English 1900 GMT 30 Aug 83]

PRC NEWS AGENCY SERVICE—The minister of information and broadcasting, Dr David

Anyoti, has received the Chinese charge d'affaires in Uganda, Mr (Chang He)

to review discussions he held in Beijing recently with the Chinese minister of

radio and television during a stopover there on his way from the DPRK [as

heard]. The two ministers discussed the production of documentary films,

training of Ugandan graphic artists, radio personnel and the media as a whole.

They also discussed the possibility of receiving news direct from the NEW CHINA

NEWS AGENCY. At yesterday's meeting, Dr Anyoti suggested that a memorandum of

understanding be worked out to implement these proposals while waiting for the

renewal of the economic, technical and cultural agreements between the two

countries which have just expired. [Text] [EA010639 Kampala Domestic Service

in English 1040 GMT 31 Aug 83]

CSO: 3400/1835 END

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