European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Anthony Lewis january 1981 talk about bomb for the books its time to recognize angolan buying spree Angola Secretary of state Haig told the Senate foreign relations committee that he opposed recognition of the angolan government so Jong As there Are or cuban Mercena Ries within their he said that the French foreign Jean Francois ended a fou Day official visit to Angola with a joint statement pledging development of the two countries economic and political the United states and its european allies have taken opposite courses on Angola since the popular movement for the liberation of known by its initials won Power Here in 1975 and held it with cuban Washington has said no to diplomatic West Italy and others have embassies Here and Are working to expand their activities As the French example Frances Trade with Angola is now about million a year and growing French Oil companies won two exploration concessions last there is a Renault Assembly a French company built and is helping to manage a huge textile Plant in near columns and comments economic dealings with Angola Are As in the Case of some developing a matter of Aid or rolling Angola pays for what it its Oil revenues give it a Small balance of payments surplus even after Large purchases Haig wisely avoided a rigid position on Angola in his Senate he indicated that an undertaking for the cuban troops to Start leaving might create an entirely different and he said there were a number of factors to among them the degree of Opportunity afforded to Western Enterprise by angolan marxist As to the briefest visit to Luanda by a representative of the new american administration would be an the place is crawling with Western business and their products Are in new Volvo buses wind through the and the swedes Are Here training Mechan the austrians Are looking for Iron Debeers mines Corn is bought from Rice from japanese trucks Are on the Angola has virtually no in Oil or anything with the Eastern the Mola government has reportedly refused to join the Trade group of the soviet Union and its despite its dependence on soviet weapons and East German and cuban military most remarkable of on the economic is the fact that american businessmen Are Here despite the chill from and they Are obviously Gulf Oil is the Well known it produced barrels a Day from its Wells off the angolan enclave of Cabinda last about ended up in the United the rest mainly in Europe and the angolan government is responsible in carrying out its a Gulf executive in the United states and angolan minister of Roberto said Here we have Good relations with the general tire of Ohio has a 10 percent interest in a tire Plant and provides technical during my five Day visit an executive from was Here looking Over the like the Gulf he was we Are delighted to be Fahey they pay us meticulously our fees and the salaries of our i think its a tragic mistake that we dont recognize Here is a country with incredible buying Power and a need for every product on in talking about americas commercial when i see what the the the the brazilians Are doing in just an old but i think its by every sign the angolan government wants products and Industrial and technical advice from the and despite the marxist it evidently wants better political relations with the before his death in september president Agostino net had taken significant Steps away from rigid adherence to the soviet he signed a cooperation agreement with the former Coloni Al and eased hostile relationships with neighbouring Zaire and most he went for the Western plan on Independence of Namibia and gave critical help in arranging ceasefire his Jose Eduardo Dos has stuck to that line on South Africa Flat no at the recent Geneva con Ference has not changed the an Golan leaders reacted with remarkable saying nothing about sanctions against South Africa and calling for continuation on the diplomatic path with the a Western oriented a longtime visitor told the crucial question is whether the United states will come in Here and help them do what they want to do from dependence on the an angolan official quoted what he said was a French for the great to be absent is a c new York times Sajid Rizvi Iran trying to speak with world again Iran decision to free the Ameri can hostages Marks a Subtle shift in policy indicating Tehran eagerness to get Back on speaking terms with the rest of the one such sign came in a surprising Irani an statement that Iran not Only but can safety and Protection for All foreign missions and their staff in the statement was directed at Iran giant neighbor to the North and it could be tempered by the Normal caution of any nation within claws reach of the soviet but it was a Clear Assurance to Western Europe that diplomats from common mar Ket nations could return safely to and they Are Able to begin that process since the first few nations have already lifted the economic sanctions imposed when the embassy and its diplomats were seized Iran is a member of the International the iranian note the note was an answer to a soviet pro test Over an afghan demonstration at the Baum you1hink Yoke credits Portha hostage 6iq Yooko two Rywk but if soviet embassy in Tehran on we regret the said Tehran reply and declare that the iranian while respecting Freedom of has no desire for hostile incidents of this it assured Moscow that its statement on providing safety and Protection for All for eign missions and their staff specifically included the soviet embassy and its per the afghan protest at the soviet embassy marked the first anniversary of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan but Iran reply made no mention of Tehran assurances of Protection for for eign diplomats May be a Small Straw in the but one Way to test its significance is by pressing iranian authorities to release three americans including freelance writer Cynthia Dwyer of and four including a priest and a Busi still in iranian Dwyer has been held since last some of the hostages released tuesday urged americans not to forget Iran might now be willing to free along with the to demonstrate to the world that foreign businessmen and clergymen of no moslem religions need not fear the Tehran such a step would be consistent with the belief that Iran has begun to move along the Road of greater International acceptance and c United press International