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In article <1991Feb8.081250.22176@eua.ericsson.se> olof@erix.ericsson.se (John-Olof Bauner) writes:
>In article <1819@netmbx.UUCP> sanio@netmbx.UUCP (Erhard Sanio) writes:
>
>>That was never the real alternative. While US government spread the myth
>>that the embargo was a total failure, now CIA reports given to the US
>>parliament Committee for armed forces showed that the embargo was the
>>most effective one in the history of those measures - which does not
>>astonish, as there are no states like the UK or the USA putting loopholes
>>in as it was the case with South Africa.
>
>The biggest trading partners of South Africa are Germany and Japan (if
>I remember right).

Maybe, jo. From figures I saw I recall that the UK was the biggest -
but that may be based in different comparisons (commodities only or capital
and commodities and services etc) or maybe my figures were wrong or dated.
But that was not my point.

I frequently accused the West German government and industry as well for their
collaboration with RSA racists (e.g. sub plan selling).

On the other hand, the spiritus rector in sabotage of any embargo politics
against the RSA was Maggie - with long-lasting assistance of the US gvt .

Most astonishingly, west German official foreign policies - mainly inspired
by liberal foreign sec Genscher - favoured an approach closer to the desires
of the black African countries.

>
>regards, jo

regards, es