Washington Watch
SATURDAY, CCTC2EB 9. 1S22-TKE CAHCUNA TIS-11
U.S. Still Searching For Accord With Angola
I AN In the continuing
pursuit of an agreement
that could clear the way
for the Independence of
Namibia, U.S. and
Angolan officials- held
another round of talks
last week (September
27-29). . -
The bilateral i discus
sions, the latest in a
regular series this year,
su;e described by the
Reagan : administration :
as the "parallel track" to
the ongoing multilateral
negotiations : on
Namibia. , The ' U.S.
wants Angolan President
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
to send , home the
estimated J 5,000 to
20,000 Cuban troops
that have been in his
country since South
Africa invaded in 1975 in
hopes of installing a
friendly regime in the
newly-independent Por
tuguese colony. )
; Frank Wisner, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of
State for African Af
fairs, met in Luanda
with Angolan Foreign
Minister Paulo, Jorge.
But dos Santos, whom
Wisner has seen on three
previous visits; did not
receive him this time. "
"Whether this was an
indication of anything,
we . don't . know," said
one U.S. official. "Since
the beginning of these in
depth talks in January,
we have tried to respond
to their concerns, prin- ;
cipally that of security,"
he said. "But we have
not M; V achieved a
breakthrough yet."
Wisner saw dos Santos
and Jorge when he was
in the Angolan capital in
t August and when he ac
companied General Ver
non Walters, a special
ambassador k to the same
city in June and July.'
Previous sessions were,
held between Assistant
Secretary . of , State
Chester Crocker ' and
Foreign, Minister Jorge ,
in Paris in January and
. March, and in Luanda in
April.
While ' the Angolan
talks are snagged, U.S.
officials believe -the;
Namibian' negotiations
have resulted in agree-1
ment on nearly all the
outstanding issues. The
Namibian independence
movement SWAPO savs
there are more 'unresolv
ed matters to be worked
on, but the tenor of
statements from all par-1
(ies suggests that agree
ment on the specifics of a
cease-fire in the guerrilla
war and the , ,-,pre-independenc'e
election is '
within reach. '.
A the same time, ,the
South African govern
ment has made clear that :
its cooperation on a set-.
tlement is contingent on ;
the Cuban troop '
withdrawal, while '.the
Angolan government has
rejected any linkage bet-,
ween the two issues. On
the eve of Wisner's ar-
radio said his visit "may
be a failure if he raises
the issue of Cuban
troops in Angola." , -;
. The Reagan ad
ministration has sought
to . define ; its ' position
carefully to avoid offen
ding either, side. But its
determination to obtain
agreement on the Cuban
withdrawal is clear.
While continuing ; the;
bilateral talks with
Angola, the U.S. has
been working with the
other members of the
Western Contact Group
on Namibia to iron out
the remaining issues.
France, one of the four
tioi:, has been par
ticularly active in recent
months. SWAPO Presi
dent Sam Nujoma was in
Paris last month, for
talks on the' progress in
the negotiations.
Following the talks, a
senior French official
said France does not
- view the Cuban troop
Issue in the same light as
the Reagan administra
tion. There are reports,
: that French officials
have, discussed the mat
ter with the Cuban
government' and with
Angola directly.
But the Western Five
have also sought to
maintain a united front
on the Namibia negotia
tions. Secretary of State
George Shultz and
the other Contact Group
nations met ovct
breakfast last Friday.
(October I) at the United
. Nations to discuss future
. efforts. Y ; v
Meanwhile, the
Reagan - administration
has discussed these
southern African issues
with the Soviet Union.
U.S. officials .charge
privately that the Soviets
1 have been urging Various
parties, SWAPO and the
Angolans in particular,
to go slow in the negotia
tions. For their part,, the
Africans say the Soviets
have been willing to pro
vide the material support
needed to defend against
continued South African
attacks on Angolan and
Angola. '
On September 20,
Crocker met in Geneva
with Leonid - Hychev,
deputy Soviet foreign
minister. Their meeting
was one of a series of
bilateral - talks on
regional issues. Shultz
also discussed southern
Africa in his meetings at
the United Nations with
Soviet Foreign Minister
Andre Gromyko.
U.S. officials say these
sessions should not- be
viewea .. as
mm . . mm ' -. "i -
"negotiations ' on
southern African issues
but as .consultations.
"We operate on the basis
that the decision on
Cuban troop withdrawal
will be taken in
Luanda' one ..official
Frightened People
(Continued from Page 10) .
the first $35 billion in
budget cuts sought by
the President. It made
his Christmas list of not
yours. Furthermore,
"Suspect" Secretary of
Labor, Raymond J.
Donovan, says, "We
(the U.S. Labor Depart
ment) are determined to
carry out" the
President's "pledge to
eliminate unnecessary
government spending at
every turn." Pity the
President did not apply
that pledge to the entire
budget and allow the
people to pick what
should be called un
necessary government
spending and therefore
eliminated from the
budget.
There is a real infla
tionary threat if the
defense buildup severely
strains America's pro
duction capacity. Never
theless, controversy in
Congress and within the
White House centers on
not the size or cancerous
growth ef the defense
budget, but only on its
selection of type of
weaponry nuclear ver
sus conventional war
fare. With this type of
thinking going on, only
industries such as am
munitions, electronic
components, aircraft
and radio, TV equip
ment will benefit from
bucks from Washington
in the short term.
Businessmen and women
would do well to base
near term planning on
those projects which play
along with this type of
program or plan on elec
ting a Democratic Con
gress now and a new
President in 1984.
Coping
Rejection:
Whose Fault
Is it?
By Dr. Charles W. Faulkner
Everyone has experienced the feeling of rejection
at some point in life. Sometimes the rejection, is not
justified. Sometimes the rejection is justified.
How should one react to rejection? The case of a
person who had been divorced four times might
provide an answer: Smith fell in love at the age of
18 and married. The. marriage went well for a short
period and then problems began. The once loving
mate began to criticize Smith who began to sulk.
Arguments occurred on a regular basis and the two
people divorced. It was Smith's feeling that the
former spouse was rude, uncompromising and dif
ficult to get along with. So, Smith married again.
The second marriage went well briefly but pro
blems began to develop. Disagreements became fre
quent. Hugs and kisses ceased. Sex no longer occur
red. Smith obtained a divorce, but married again
within a year. Much to Smith's dismay, the third
marriage also ended in traumatic -divorce.
Smith became disenchanted and could not decide
whom to blame for the divorces. Was there
something wrong with Smith or was each of the
mates responsible for the problem? Unable to find
an easy answer, Smith withdrew and became
something of an introvert. Smith felt incompetent
and unable to hold a mate. The fear of failure crept
in and became so overpowering that Smith was
afraid and reluctant to enter into another intimate
relationship. The self-imposed isolation caused
Smith much unhappincss.
The unhappiness made Smith lose confidence and
develop what amounted to a fear of people and a
resentment of the opposite sex.
On most occasions, a disagreement may be traced
to a basic incompatibility. In such a case, no one
may be solely blamed for the problems. The dif
ference in values may be insoluble and may indicate
that a divorce is called for. However, in cases of
repeated breakup of personal relationships, inside
or outside of marriage, this continual inability to
enter into a prolonged relationship may result in
unhappincss and emotional un fulfillment for the
withdrawing person who is now troubled by the
thought that he or she may have a major personality
flaw that leads to cither turmoil or rejection.
"Am I selecting the wrong kinds of mates?"
"Am I doing something that causes them to dislike
me once they get to know me?" "Am I only good
enough to be used as a stimulating sex object and so
boring as to have no ability to stimulate another
person intellectually?" "Am I too overbearing and
too domineering?" "Does my assertive personality
drive people away?" "Am I unable to be a team
player and work together with someone toward the
fulfillment of a long range goal?" "Do I become
bored too easily with people and show it in my
behavior and facial expressions?" "Am I too
selfish to share with another person?" "Do I view
the world as antagonistic and will my behavior' an
tagonize people?" "Is there something that do
that turns people into my enemies?" "Or will disap
pointments in my relationships with .the opposite
sex continue until I make the determination to
modify my behavior and inspire my partner to pre
sent the kind of behavior, care and concern that I
desire?" -)i:h.--t-:-r
Somewhere in the above paragraph is the ques
tion that you need to answer. It may be necessary
for you to u& self-analysis and introspection to a
more profound degree than you have ever before.
But, you are intelligent enough to do what is
necessary to obtain happjness in your life.
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