The World - News from July 8, 1986

The State Department, citing “hostile diplomatic behavior,” said U.S. aid to Zimbabwe will be reviewed as a result of a senior Zimbabwean official’s criticism of American policy toward South Africa. Former President Jimmy Carter, who was visiting Zimbabwe, walked out during a speech by David Kariamazira, minister of youth, sport and culture, during a Fourth of July reception at the U.S. Embassy in Harare. Kariamazira criticized the United States for applying economic sanctions against Nicaragua, Poland and Libya while refusing to take strong measures against South Africa. State Department spokesman Bernard Kalb called the remarks “an uncalled-for breach of propriety.”