At the present. the discrepancy on the estimates of the Cuban force goes from 25.000 to 45.000 men. It would be deceiving to differentiate between "combat" and "civilian" Cuban personnel. since all Cubans are there to support essentially a military effort. Likewise. we should beware of Cubans "naturalized" Angolans under an MPLAs February 1983 legislation. with this legislative ploy. the MPLA wanted to eventually deceive its negotiating partners and say. for example. that of the 45.000 men that came from Havana only 30.000 should be subject to any withdrawal agreement. the rest having become "Angolan citizens". There has also been much talk about the socalled "phased Cuban withdrawal". We agree that it may be physically unwieldy to get 45.000 Cubans out at one time in a single batch. as opposed to their leaving in several boatloads over a preestablished period of time.
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