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Retreat into the Future: the United States, South Africa, and Human Rights, 1976–1978

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

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When Henry Kissinger became Secretary of State in September 1973 he instructed all American embassy personnel to monitor human rights in the countries in which they were serving. President Jimmy Carter was not responsible for America's interest in human rights, only for the policy of affirmative action. When his Assistant Secretary for Human Rights commenced work she found only two members of the State Department permanently assigned to the task, and her sole guideline was the manual for setting up her office.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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