Speech #1010029409

That the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (also known as the "World Bank") to vote in opposition to the entry of the government of Angola into these financial institutions or to approve any loans to Angola. Provided further. That it is the sense of the Senate that (1) the United States should vigorously promote direct talks between the leaders of Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the Movement for the Popular Liberation of Angola (MPLA) to achieve an agreed process of national reconciliation among Angolans. (2) the United States should provide appropriate and effective assistance to UNITA until a national reconciliation agreement has been implemented. (3) in the context of a negotiated settlement of the civil war and national reconciliation in Angola. the President should consider (a) the provision of humanitarian assistance to help the Angolan people to reconstruct their wardamaged economy. resettle displaced persons and refugees. reduce hunger and malnourishment. and otherwise recover from the injuries inflicted by their lengthy civil war and the foreign intervention it had invited. and (b) the establishment of diplomatic relations with a new Angolan government. and (4) the United States should continue its policy of refusing to recognize a government in Angola until a national reconciliation agreement has been implemented.