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Angola War Echoes Vietnam as U S Seeks Role
A power struggle in Angola pits MPLA backed by the Soviet bloc against UNITA and FNLA factions aided by Western and regional allies. The Ford administration admits secret CIA support totaling at least 24 million dollars since last summer and asks Congress for more, while Kissinger defends aid as vital to U S interests amid fears of a broader regional war and Vietnam-parallels.
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Associated Press
U.S
Ford Administration
CIA
Congress
Angola
Vietnam
United States
Henry Kissinger
America
West Africa
Kissinger
Senate
Dick Clark
D Lown
State Department
Portugal
Atlantic Ocean
Black Africa
Luanda
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Democratic People’s Republic of Angola
Huambo
Jonas Savinbu
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
Savinbu
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
FNLA
Holden Roberto
Portu