While the Reagan administration privately supported the meeting, it did not publicize its position.
The governments of Israel and South Africa supported the idea, but both respective countries were deemed inadvisable for hosting the conference.
[1] Participants in the conference included at least four leaders of anti-communist insurgent movements: Jonas Savimbi, Adolfo Calero, Pa Kao Her, and Abdul Rahim Wardak.
[1] Military representatives of South Africa and the US, including Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, were present as well.
[2] The participants released a communiqué stating: We, free peoples fighting for our national independence and human rights, assembled at Jamba, declare our solidarity with all freedom movements in the world and state our commitment to cooperate to liberate our nations from the Soviet Imperialists.