By its second vote against Portugal in the UN Security Council, the Kennedy Administration has shown that its policy on the Angola-Mozambique issue is the result, not of a passing bright idea of one of the White House un-coordinators, but of deliberate decision.
From a strategic perspective, this decision is on its face preposterous. Portugal is our faithful ally and a charter member of NATO, core alliance of the Western world. She has placed her air bases and fine ports at our disposition. She has never played coy about her firm anti-Soviet, antiCommunist convictions. Until the present year’s meddling by us, and certain others, her African provinces had been remarkably calm for this day and age.
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