In fact, there is very little in the package that has not been calsectine cust 3941 one conferenoe TaDle or aDolE Tor que sou time: agreement in peinciple on a Jong-term Constitution for Independent based on eventual majority rule, fornation of a multi-racial interin Govertisear, supervision, to handle the tranbon from the present set-up; billion dollar tund to restore the ailing Rhodesian economy. com middle class dissolution of both the Rbode sian armed forces and the guer illa army, with an international peace-keeping foroe to back the agreement independenoe.
So far the response from the main figures the Stith regime Patriotic Front national 1506 - THE COCE YEE FORE But the Owen/Youne sirabers is behind-to-sene dearly line up the powers.
the African "front line" states and the South African Government and to trast in them to bring 'their boys" into line.
The Smith regime, of course, is in the middle of an election, and thus cannot afford any dramatic turn-abour in its position. It is a foregone conclusion that Smith will will hangs-down, a two-fold aim: to clection has strengthen Smith's mandare for future manoeuvres, and to lest Once again the British-American co-production of Owen and Young is attempting to grab the international spotlight with their "new" Anglo-American settlement proposal for Zimbabwe.
out the relative strength of the in order to determine how la and in what direction be can an Of course, he bas had to have something positive to Lake to the dectorate — and that has beer his scheme for 'all settlement' nationalists fi.e. those not direct involved the struggle). This has the merit of ME IT ROMA LIE INCISU concessions to the black major City, and the retention of power hy the white minority regime until Byl, one of tue most reacbionary H DETEC AI ain Front. He said that Af can cabinet ministers appointed as part of an 'internal seclement" would have a vote in the Cabinet, but would not be MPs or have 19 C91oT PAISEILL auld b "memhers government by invitation of the Rhodesian ATTENE and could thus "be dismissed at a moment's notice' A seberne such as this could not be taken up by even the morr apportuniat of nationalist leaders their popular suppor Bishop Abel Mazorewa has been by virtue of the by ROYALEXANDER Popular support for his Unite frican National Congress in th country, he bas bad lo SOcK to Nee icy in order to reain Tis (sic) in order following, but is thereby unable to make any beadway in dealing with Smith. 'internal As a result his organisation is in moderate crisis: so many members of his executive have resigned guerilla including his vice-president. a former chairman, and the deputy secretaries in charge of womens affairs that be has dissolve it (thus producing anhowever, Many of the defectors from Smith's Mazorewa are rumoured to be going over to the organisation of Ndabaningi another grouping commitied to much smaller tass thus more prepared to comprom ise with the racists. But a soms unlikely rhat even Sithole could accept the sort of proposals van 1011 der Byl ourlined.
LOYEEEDE On the part of the Patriotic Front —the joint organisation of Joshua Nkomo Mugabe which is leading the American: proposals equally negative.
SIDEA TELETE, LIE ELSO MAL ing point is the dissolution of their armed forbes.
army is his political base, tiative to much greater given on this to retain his promise.
Already and tbe and. legal issues had tiable base, and pointed ments can only and Robert response to the Anglo- Rhodesian capitalism has been perialism As with the "settlement will proposal for afterwards But this is for Nkomo basically a political problem: the guerilla and it dissolution would pass lhc IDI Muzoree's domestic politica following. There is every reason to believe that if guarantees were score, Nkonso's wing of the Patrione Front a least would be prepared to com This right-hand Josiah Chinamano, fresh accompanying Nkomo at discussions in London, told a Salishury press conference that the Army nich have to be nego- were *delicate tated, but our position is negoIn any event, a selflement in Zimbabae is sc from imminent There is bound to he a lengihy process of mariocuse and nego BAT ASTECT LIE CICCUS BUL one leading businessman recently the Decent all the operating in Rhodesin paint a uniformly gloomy picture, which transformed by 'an The pe thing athe one thing all the protione have in common is a desire ta reach an agreement behind the which will leave the interests of and Insuhstantially significance of any such be what HACE LOD themselves begin to speak THE PE Joshua Nkomo of the Patriotic Front: confusion reigns supreme
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