2 May. They join Operation Chantress, and will link up with an advance party which went by sea in the landing ship Sir Galahad. This involves establishing the system for receiving, storing and distributing supplies to peacekeepers in the field and will be a three month task which will then be handed over to UN-appointed contractors. The British troops will be operating mainly in Lobito and Catumbela, in the South-West costal area of Angola, close to the ports and airports. The British contingent is drawn mainly from 9 Supply Regiment Royal Logistics Corps, with elements from the Welsh Guards, Royal Engineers, Royal Signals, Royal Army Medical Corps, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and other supporting troops. Savimbi meeting off As the Angola Peace Monitor went to press, it appeared that a proposed meeting, due to take place in Lusaka on 5 May, between President dos Santos and Mr Savimbi would not take place as neither had arrived in Lusaka.
Unconfirmed reports point to difficulties over the agenda as the reason for the cancellation.
According to Radio Televisao Portuguesa the meeting has been postponed until 6 May. Reuters reported that Jonas Savimbi had previously left Angola for a series of meetings with several African leaders. On 2 May he was in Morocco where he met with King Hassan. The World Bank and the African Development Bank are currently assisting the Angolan Government in the preparation of the proposals. Dutch groups write to Government 15 Dutch organisations have written to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr H.A.F.M.O. van Mierlo, and the Minister of Development Cooperation, Mr J Pronk, drawing attention to the situation in Angola. United Nations report on aid requirements The United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs has produced its 1995 UN Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Angola.