S. Africa Joins in Angola Pact; Talks on Cuban Pullout Continue
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PRETORIA, South Africa — The government today announced that it has joined Cuba and Angola in approving a southern Africa peace plan that would lead to the pullout of 50,000 Cuban troops from Angola.
The agreement also clears the way to make Namibia (formerly South-West Africa) independent after 73 years of South African rule. Foreign Minister Roelof F. (Pik) Botha said negotiations were continuing to establish a mutually acceptable system for verifying all phases of the Cuban troop withdrawal, which is expected to be conducted over a 27-month period. That timetable would represent a compromise between a Cuban proposal for a 30-month pullout period and a South African call for a two-year withdrawal.
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