State of the United States-that great nation. In that state- ment the Secretary of State is reported to have said, inter &a, that “we must also remember . . . what is today happening in . . . Angola, where people are fighting and dying for independence and freedom.” In Angola, the statement continued, as in Nicaragua, Cambodia and Afghanistan, “there should not be any doubt of whose side we are on”. 31. We ask the United States whose side it is on in Angola. Is it on the side of the UNITA (NQtional Union for the Total Independence of Angola) bandits and their Preto- ria allies? It says it does not want us to have any doubt of whose side it is on. We say that we are now in some doubt as to where it really stands on this issue. This is terribly important question to those of us who live in southern Africa, and, I dare say, to the rest of the peace-loving world as well. 32. On 2 June of this year, a Mr. Lewis Lehrman, of Citizens for America, organized a jamboree of intema- tional cut-throats and murderers at Jamba, the main UNITA base in Angola. We were informed that President Reagan had sent a letter of encouragement to that motley 37. Mr. BIERRING (Denmark): It is indeed with a feel- ing of sorrow and utter frustration that we meet again to consider Angola’s complaint about yet another blatant act of aggression by South Africa against that country. Our 4 gang of bandits. Are we to assume, therefore, that the United States is on the side of UNITA and its accomplices? Then, on 17 September this year, we learned that the same band of desperados which had met earlier in Angola met again in Dallas, Texas, to co-ordinate their destabilization 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or speech, discussing the situation in Angola and the stance of the United States on the matter. It mentions specific events and groups, such as the UNITA and its allies, and expresses frustration and concern about the actions of South Africa and the United States. Given the context and content of the text, it is likely that the category is related to international relations or politics.

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