List of Acronyms and Terms used in the Text

ANC, African National Congress P AIGC, Party of Independence for () Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde ANC, African National Congress PDRY, People's Democratic ()- no connection Republic of Yemen with ANC (SA) PRP, Progressive Reform Party BOSS, (South Africa) (South Africa) SAAF, South African Air Force CFP, Compagnie Fran\!aise de SABC, South African Broadcasting Petroles Corporation CPSA, Communist Party of SADF, South African Defence South Africa Force CPSU, Communist Party of the SAM, Surface to Air Missile Soviet Union SAP, CREEP, Campaign to Re-Elect the SAR(and H), South African President (Nixon) Railways (and Harbours) CSO, Central Selling Organisation SASOL, South African Coal, Oil EFTA, European Free Trade Area and Gas Corporation ELF, Subsidiary of CFP SATO, South Atlantic Treaty FLEC, Front for the Liberation of Organisation the Enclave of Cabinda SDECE, Service de Documentation FNLA, National Front for the Exterieure et de Contre• Liberation of Angola Espionage (French intelligence FO, Foreign Office (UK) agency) FRELIMO, Mozambique Liberation SPD, Social Democratic Party Front (West Germany) G DP, Gross Domestic Product SWAPO, South West African GNP, Gross National Product People's Organisation GOP, Republican Party ('Grand UDI, Unilateral Declaration of Old Party') (US) Independence GRAE, Government of the UNCTAD, United Nations Republic of Angola in Exilf' Conference on Trade and HNP, Development (South Africa) UNIP, United National MPLA, People's Movement for the Independence Party (Zambian) Liberation of Angola UNIT A, Union for the Total NLF, National Liberation Front Independence of Angola (South Vietnam) UP, United Party (South Africa) NP, National Party (South Africa) UPA, Union of the Populations of NSC, National Security Council Angola (US) verkrampte, (lit. 'narrow')- refers NUSAS, National Union of South to HNP and right wing of NP African Students verligte, 'enlightened' wing of NP OAS, Secret Army Organisation ZANLA, Zimbabwe African (Algerian settlers) National Liberation Army OAU, Organisation of African Unity ZANU, Zimbabwe African OFS, Orange National Union OPEC, Organisation of Petroleum ZAPU, Zimbabwe African People's Exporting Countries Union PAC, Pan African Congress (South ZIPA, Zimbabwe People's Army Africa)