Secretary of State Henry A, Kissinger was reported today to have said that the test of American strength in Angola, and America’s failure to meet it, could have direct repercussions for Israel. According to the Washington correspondent for Yediot Achronot, Kissinger told him that he feared U.S. weakness in Angola would harm Israel in the long run. The Soviets, Kissinger said, would deduce from America’s failure–if there was a failure–to stand firm in Angola that they could force concessions elsewhere in the world, specifically in the Middle East. The Yediot Achronot correspondent reported that Kissinger told him: “The Security Council is a Junior league compared to the dangers for Israel in the Angola affair.”
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