SOAMES reviewing the police and army in Salisbury The fight for abortion rights Abortion, Liberation and Revolution *... people who are willing to be active STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL To:
Her Majesty, The Queen, Buckingham Palace, London SW1 Respected Ma'am;
This is the first of my fortnightly reports to Your Majesty on the state of affairs in our Given the special interest of the Queen Mother in the future of our brethren, 1 would be grateful it she could bi shown these letters as well.
As Your Majesty is aware, I was not in favour of my hasty despatch to Salisbury. It would have been more the cease-fire before I arrived. Pota Carrington's insistence, won the day, helped by lan Gilmour's strong, silent act.
Margaret, as you know, is extremet susceptible to advice from knighs and peers! Moved So l arved and was graien: Gibbs. The man was in tears. He = 7 likeable old buff mored. though be preferred me to arrise decked tur plumes rather than my trilby.
On my first day as Governor 1 received visits from the Bishop, Air Marshal McLaren Commander of tions) and the Police Chief, Allum. The Bishop was in excellent spirits and assured me that his party would win it the elections free. I asked 'would or should', but he missed the point.
At the end of our discussion he said that if things went badly he was sure we could find a diocese for him in a safe, white zone in Britain. The two cities he mentioned were Cheltenham and Hove. I have dropped a note to Willie about this so that there are no problems at Immigration.
McLaren and Alum were not very hopeful about the results of a and fair election'. unless we intervened decisively the Patriotic Front would sail to victory McLaren was extremely straightforward. He said that if I did not intervene he was certain that the Afrikaaners would. Allum backed him up and said that while he was pleased to see me, the real decision:
were being made in Pretoria Disagreeable rather took place while I was sipping the excellent port which Your was king enough bongo-wongos who AN APPEAL from the Federation of Worker Writers Publishers to the literature panel of the Arts Council to running of co-ordinator's wages in conjunction with the Gulbenkian Foundation has been rejected As Federation is flat broke - last month saw the end of its present grant from the Gulbenkian, consider a re-application until June the 1980. the The Federation links hundreds of working class writers, joined forces across the country to read and publish new work. The lack of immediate finance means that it will be unable to continue developing, Government House, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia!!
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Majesty the Prince 'free They sala that arms that happens. disagreeable episode grateful Majesty back Nkomo Worker writers' appeal and Community in worldne co-fund the office and literary merit'. result the which is unable to has 35р рб р. have . bookshops. organised a demonstration demand. ing that I order the release of all political prisoners. Not only was I still digesting the jugged hare, but Tiny Rowland had given me an explicit assurance that Nkomo's boys would be kept of a leash till I had time to political situation. Have written to Peter Carrington teiling him to give N a ticking off.
must come to wearing my trilby rather than the more traditional cocked hat was not out of mere personal preference. simply seemed more fitting in vice of the fact that we have hardly aur force on the ground. I have bees gives so power by Your bajesty's gentrico to enforce try authority. The : bai Preoria and i cos site Jal can preven do Tid a Zame and TUS IT IS DIE FEE IC CENTE ET ISSIM IN THE JIT Peril TE EIDE == arrived. The sacres regard Tar as a bad omen. And I must confess bus much I miss Dickie Mountbatten. His advice would have been invaluable at most loyal and obedient Soames Kaunda is anxious that Your visit Southern Rhodesia as soon as possible, but 1 would advise against it because of the security problem. Though a visit by of Wales should be seriously considered.
PPS. I have just had London on the phone. They inform me that the talks are going well and that, in particular, Tiny Rowland is very optimistic. But 20,000 armed blackies still remain in the bush. I am sceptical that they will ever agree to integrate themselves under our command.
The Mau Mau, as Your Majesty no doubt recalls, only handed in their Kenyatta firmly ensconced in power. Nkomo and Mugabe are a long way from that and there will be many more deaths before request: I would be if Your Majesty would intervene personally to ensure that we are spared a personal visit by the PM. There are too many problems as it is...
i fostering and encouraging the growth class and socialist literature that has occurred over the last five years. This is beczuse the Arts Council 'considered the whole corpus of work contained little, If any, solid The Federation is appealing for help through donations and also sales of its first anthology, Writing, which pages is illustrated throughout, and costs only fl plus Donations and orders I (cheques and POs made payable to I the Federation] should be sent to E Floor, Milburn House, Dean Street Newcastle upon Tyne, Nel ILF. The book can also be ordered through Socialist Chailenge 20 December 1979 Page 9