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AO RUSTAL AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITT 160 North Filtceenth Street, Philadectiphia 2, Pennsyiva Fron Lyle Tatum, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia September 196° Vol. II1, No. 1 NOT FOR OVOTATION On RAL CIRCELATIO? CENTRAL AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS AFPROACH POLITICAL CL Tie last months of 1962 will see political changes in Central Africa which wil make ixreversible the march toward African rule in the very near future. In differ: ent the three ierritorial Governments of Horthera Rhodesia, Southera Rhodesia and Nyasaland are roving tovard political c]imaxes which have been gathering force but have been successfully delayed for years. The roles of the British Government and the Govermacnt of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland continue to be important in this process, but each step for- ward jn rican political advancoment removes a bit more of the influence of these two Governsents, This removal ef influence anc responsibility is welcaued by the Pritish iit bitteriy resented Federal officisls. The extent to which th two non-lerritorjal forees will go te maintain their ciamecricslly opposed interests re: ns the greatest unknown in a fluid political situation heavy with potential vio- tence. Prime Minister, we years | are going to be gard’ and rest of the werld in the next few year Nerald, Septemrer 12, 1962) Sir Fdgor meant, of cource, that white Rhodesians will get little sympathy. This enJimic slip ef the tongue by locwl white politicians, referring to the less than 7y¥ ef the popelation wich is “the Rhodessann" or “the peapie of Sout! ein Mootisdia," is part ai the local Sir Ecsar definitely feels chat the black nationalist Fiodesians got far foo much sympathy from the United Notions, ind pendent Airi states, Dritein, and the United States. Withoush it i: casy to lere patience with the the vast jority of them are deserving of thy from the rest of the world. Th. are Cauyht in a web of circwastances irom wit there ds no easy vay out. Ti fears of both phyrical violence and financial loss arc real and based on Otner parts of Afiica. They cre neither covils now saiee Many of th Conte trybucer vo the eothe lunes, fil of wishing to cecape the con: Have fade or contribLutio te s of clucation, healts, and ec seper tO be viewed vitnoey re reactionary white Mf yo Ore predicauent a their own acter. vticulariy in tema of s ite # necessary Le be criti saeneer of mendoy perdescal and social pol