Somalia. which controls the vital access to the Babelmandeb at the Gulf of Aden. is of central strategic importance to U.S. interests. If this area is lost to the So. viets. the Western counterweight against full control of the region by the Soviet Union will be lost. Moreover. as a result of an influx of nearly 2 million refugees fleeing from Communist aggressions. Somalia faces tremendous economic and social problems. Without some type of assistance Somalia will be unable to integrate these refugees into its society. The Soviet Union has targeted So. malia since 1980. As a result. the United States must be steadfast in its support. and provide the means neces. sary to preserve the national inde.
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