us president jimmy carter secretary of state cyrus vance
on march 15, united states sent 35 tons of communications equipment , medical supplies, , other materials—worth total of $2 million—using chartered dc-8s. president jimmy carter, in first year of office, less enthusiastic mobutu predecessors , decided against sending weapons or troops. stated there no evidence substantiate cuban involvement, , maintained position throughout conflict. officials of north atlantic treaty organization (nato) agreed. state department accused angolan government of providing rebels logistic support maintained there no hard evidence of cuban support.
the u.s. house committee on international relations questioned importance of aid , moved halve zaire s arms credits $30 million $15 million. americans evacuated area. secretary of state cyrus vance sought justify aid based on importance of copper , cobalt mining.
announcements seeking hire american mercenaries fight in zaire appeared in california. man named david bufkin identified doing recruiting. these announcements later traced u.s. central intelligence agency (cia)
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