RR7828A RHODESIA REPORT

(10 Jul 1978) RR7828A RHODESIA REPORT
In Rhodesia, the handover to black rule is some five
months away, but the country seems ill prepared for a
peaceful transition. The recent massacres of missionaries
have shocked blacks and whites alike, and emptied schools
out in the countryside, where they are most needed. In the
towns some racial barriers have fallen, but racial
legislation remains on the statute books and if Premier Ian
Smith's internal settlement is to carry conviction with the black
majority, bigger steps towards racial equality will have to be
taken, and soon. This report backgrounds the race issue. It also
looks at the massacre and at two churchmen who are staying put:
one is a defenceless Catholic priest, the other a pistol-packing
preacher from Dallas, Texas, who's turned his mission into a
fortress, complete with guard dogs trained to attack blacks only.
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