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...prospect was clearly in the minds of two roving envoys who landed in Salisbury the morning after the ballots were counted: Britain's Foreign Secretary, Dr. David Owen, and Washington's Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young. Their mission was to present Smith with a new Anglo-American proposal for a Rhodesian settlement-and from the beginning they had little hope that he would heed...
British officials emphasized that according to the Anglo-American security proposals, the new army would comprise not only the guerrillas but also "acceptable elements" of the Rhodesian forces. Moreover, they pointed out, the Rhodesian police would remain in place under the transitional leadership. Overseeing this delicate grouping of white-led police and black-controlled army units would be U.N. forces, perhaps composed of contingents from Nigeria, Kenya and Finland. British and American officials argue that once a transitional government embracing moderate African elements was in place in Salisbury, the guerrilla armies would be under increasing pressure not to fight...
...have any hope for the Anglo-American peace efforts...
...song about the country's bad news. It appeared, in fact, that the blues had become an informal national anthem. As gloomy figures on war casualties and economic decline continued to seep in, record numbers of white Rhodesians were moving out. The latest mission to Salisbury by an Anglo-American negotiating team was called a failure by the Rhodesian government...
...Anglo-American initiative broke down over the question of who should hold power during the crucial transition period. The blacks insisted that Smith should step down and relinquish all control over the security forces; Smith will not do that unless law-and-order is guaranteed, and understandably enough, he will not allow the guerrilla forces to take over that function. One possible solution: an international peace-keeping force for the transition period-but the U.S., Britain and several other nations have indicated that they want no part...