Fi fact ZUPO is a transparent fraud, t up by two of the chiefs drafted to the Smith cabinet last year.
IOPE Paradoxically, Smith was given me cause for hope by the stateent of the front-line summit in usaka last weekend. The decision ine iront-line presidents to arop e moderate Muzorewa and Sithole chons in lavour ollie carose 'ont has reportedly encouraged nith in the belief that ZUPO will w be able to win ground from the oderate Muzorewa African Natnal Congress.
British officials in Lusaka gave the atement a "qualified welcome'. rumpeted in the press as an armed ruggle declaration, the Lusaka SIDEY reiterated that eace and justice' would bring an id to the war in Zimbabwe. The wholehearted support for the ALTOLIC front may well help ichard in his attempt to get the eneva show back on the road. It is ear that Joshua Nkomo, the ZAPU ader and long-time British favouand Mugabe, supposed ¡erilla representative, are the imway.
Richard's tour of the front line capitals has been successful. Not only Machel but also Nyerere, Kaunda and Khama of Botswana have indicated support for the British plan. Underlying the position of all these leaders is the assumption that the British Labour Government has a progressive role to play as the "legitimate colonial power.
SCHEME The fight within the African movement must be a rejection of the imperialist scheme, which can only prove an obstacle in the struggle for self-determination and socialism in Alrica. Likewise, ine task or the workers movement in Britain must о demano than -The abour Government act on its party's policy and break with neo-colonialism, re cognising the right of the Zimbabwean people to independent majority rule now.
There are still considerable ob. stacies In une way of Richard's mission, not cast ine conunuing struggle of the people of Zimbabwe alast du colona or neo-colonial