By pondent THIS is the text of the Rhodes- IT HAS lan propaganda leaflet: We the Zimbabwe have shown ZPRA our strength. We have shown you what we can do times.
We want them to come nome and join in our new Majority But we are dedicated to protect our new State, and so, if they continue our new freedom. we will be forced to hit back HOVe away arca Tell Joshua Nkomo to bring Most your sons and daughters home to join in the New Majority refuses, find a new leader who ghost villages. really has your interests at ALERT Life is good in Zimbabwe.
children to come home and eniov it. Cut out this FREE PASS below, and send it to them. If they wish to come and they show this FREE PASS to the Zimforces, they Pikwe, will be promised a safe return.
Botswana corresbeen officially ians* established that since 27 De. cember 1966 Rhodesian forces have violated Botswana's north eastern border more than 31 They have attacked homes and abducted and killed people in a clear attempt to terrorise the people of Botswana into refusing help to likely freedom fighters and to force them to from the border inhabitants have moved away from the 500 kilometre border, leaving behind them bullet-ripped walls and On 19 November the Botswana Defence Force was put on special alert. In blatant disregard of territorial integrity, Rhodesian military aircraft wa: flying over the towns of Selebi Francistown and Duke, where it happens that three of the main Zimbabwean turning refugee camps are established To drop bombs? After the recent raids on Zambia and Mozambique and the Rhodesobvious disregard for human life, it would come as no surprise.
But no, this time they were dropping leaflets urging refugees to return to enjoy what was described as peace and freedom under majority rule.
DESPERATE This shows just how desperate the interim government has become. The refugees have already shown natune) are aware of the realities of the situation in Rhodesia by leaving the country en masse and in many cases volunteering for the guerilla forces They know only too well that the Free Pass Back Into Zimbabwe means a free pass to almost certain death, curfews, vicious dogs, tank patrols and constant raids.
The Rhodesian government has now resorted to accusing Botswana of physically pre venting the refugees from re and has even asked Britain to intervene.