Chinese delegation visits the White House and discusses Angola. The Chinese emphasize that South Africa must exit the conflict if there is to be any chance of rallying other African states to oppose Neto.

Agostinho Neto was the president of Angola; Jorge Risquet was the head of the Cuban Civilian Mission in Angola.

Letter from Neto to Cuban leadership requesting help in setting up schools and providing military training, weapons and expertise

Background information on Bulgarian-Angolan bilateral relations since Angolan independence.

Conversation for the record between Zhivkov and Castro during a four-day-long state visit of the Cuban leader to Bulgaria. Among the main issues discussed was the state of economic development in both countries, their relations with Albania, China, Romania and Yugoslavia; the Cuban foreign policy in Africa and the Caribbean; the civil war in Angola; the battle for the Third World.

Statements made during Todor Zhivkov’s visit to sub-Saharan Africa, 16-19 October 1978