24. Summary of Conclusions of Special Coordination Committee Meeting1
SUBJECT
- Horn of Africa
PARTICIPANTS
- State
- Secretary Cyrus Vance
- Richard Moose, Asst Scy for African Affairs
- Defense
- David E. McGiffert, Asst Scy for ISA
- OMB
- Randy Jayne, Assoc Dir for Ntl Scy and Intl Affairs
- USUN
- Ambassador Andrew Young
- JCS
- Lt. Gen. William Y. Smith
- CIA
- Frank Carlucci, Deputy Director
- [name not declassified], Near Eastern Division, DDO
- White House
- Zbigniew Brzezinski (Chairman)
- David Aaron
- NSC
- Gary Sick (Notetaker)
[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to Angola.]
Angola:
The Clark amendment2 effectively prohibits covert action of any nature with respect to Angola, including the sale of equipment to France for transfer to Angola. Based on Admiral Turner’s consultations on the Hill, all agreed that this would not be the time to try for repeal of the amendment. It was decided to leave the issue alone for now and simply tell the French that we are unable to respond. Defense pointed out that the sale of Redeye, which the French had requested, would have problems of transferability, quite apart from the Clark amendment.
[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to Angola.]
- Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Meetings File, Box 10, SCC Meeting: # 77 Held 5/15/78, 4/78–5/15/78. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.↩
- Reference is to an amendment to the U.S. Arms Export Control Act (1976), sponsored by Dick Clark (D-Iowa), which prohibited aid to groups involved in military or paramilitary operations in Angola.↩