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 PUBLIC LAW 99-440—OCT. 2, 1986

100 STAT. 1091

South African authorities and (B) to the families of those killed by terrorist acts such as "necklacings"; (5) intervening at the highest political levels in South Africa to express the strong desire of the United States to see the development in South Africa of a nonracial democratic society; (6) supporting the rights of the victims of apartheid through political, economic, or other sanctions in the event the Government of South Africa fails to make progress toward the removal of the apartheid laws and the establishment of such democracy; and (7) supporting the rights of all Africans to be free of terrorist attacks by setting a time limit after which the United States will pursue diplomatic and political measures against those promoting terrorism and against those countries harboring such groups so as to achieve the objectives of this Act.

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POLICY TOWARD OTHER COUNTRIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

SEC. 104. (a) The United States policy toward the other countries 22 USC 5014. in the Southern African region shall be designed to encourage democratic forms of government, full respect for human rights, an end to cross-border terrorism, political independence, and economic development. (b) The United States will work toward the purposes of subsection (a)by(1) helping to secure the independence of Namibia and the Namibia. establishment of Namibia as a nonracial democracy in accordance with appropriate United Nations Security Council resolutions; (2) supporting the removal of all foreign military forces from the region; (3) encouraging the nations of the region to settle differences through peaceful means; (4) promoting economic development through bilateral and multilateral economic assistance targeted at increasing opportunities in the productive sectors of national economies, with a particular emphasis on increasing opportunities for nongovernmental economic activities; (5) encouraging, and when necessary, strongly demanding, that all countries of the region respect the human rights of their citizens and noncitizens residing in the country, and especially the release of persons persecuted for their political beliefs or detained without trial; (6) encouraging, and when necessary, strongly demanding that all countries of the region take effective action to end crossborder terrorism; and (7) providing appropriate assistance, within the limitations of Transportation. '^ American responsibilities at home and in other regions, to assist regional economic cooperation and the development of interregional transportation and other capital facilities necessary for economic growth. POLICY TO W A R D

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STATES

SEC. 105, It is the sense of the Congress that the President should discuss with the governments of the African "frontline" states the

President of U.S. Transportation. 22 USC 5015.

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