Soviet Union: Political Relations between Soviet Union and Africa: Soviet Policy in Africa

A file of correspondence and reports concerning Soviet interests in Africa. The documents include contributions from British diplomatic officials to a draft paper examining Soviet technical and educational assistance as an instrument of political influence in Africa; discussions on a NATO paper concerning the policies of the Soviet Union and its allies towards Africa; and U.S. views on a British paper examining Soviet polices in Africa. Other documents in the file cover Soviet press reports on the situations in Namibia and Zaire; discussions with African officials on the extent of Soviet influence in various African countries; and discussions on Cuban and East German political and military interests in Africa. The file also includes letters from members of the British public and campaign groups in support of and in opposition to Soviet activities in Africa; and briefs examining the implications of the involvement of outside powers in the African continent for East-West relations.