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~3- a) and property. One African was killed by police gunfire in a riot a few days ago, and there have been a couple of Africans killed in appurently politically inspired cor- cers. A few Airicans have been injured in the course of petrol bomb attacks on their homes. The most extensive property damage was a $25,0G0 fire. Who is responsible for the violence? Although ZAPU gets a great deal of the blame, they ccay all vespoasibility. It is possible that these evenes stimulate one another amons more irrespousible reubers of the African community. There is no evi- eCence of centralized planning or pattern of method, Some of the violence fa obvicus- ly related to a split in the African labor movement, some directed esainst Africa whu are police reservists or members of the UFP, some without any obvious motivation. Thvee organizations ef unknown sire and composition have secretly distributed leaflets in urban African townehips. These have called themselves the 73mhabve Liberation Airy, Zimbabwe Liberation Front and the Zimbabwe African Ku Klux Klan. (Zinbabve is the current Africaa name for Southern Phodesia, Northern Rhodesia is ia, and Nvasaiend is Mclaywi.) This Zimbabee trio has atracked 2: as being too movcrate. It also promises more violeuce in the fight to "Liberate" Zimhabwe. The “trto" appears to have a common seurce as yet undecided what to call itself. Government response to increascd and more violent opposition has been to ti: up existing security legislation and to introduce more stringeur lavs. The main ad- ditions to the security legislation pive the Coverument wide povers £2 control the nt abort the country of suspect individuols and prevent the regrouping of a ned organivation into a new organization with the same leadership. The African National Cougress vas banned and became the National Derocratic Party which was banned and became 2/ ai) with practically the same leadership. It 3s cxpectec that ZAPU will be banned see (August 22nd) and (Atlantic Edition, Seprember 7th) erroncousiy reported thet if 7APU vis legislation would preveat the leral formation of a now African nationalist rovement., These reports were based on early versions of the law, but as it was finally enacted it is only duplicate or similar leadership which is outinve, duplicate er similar ai and policies, The Southern Rhodesian Government would me a widely supported nationalist party willing to contest the election. Tiare will be no such party uncer this constitution. (Th se persons interested in a voxve thorough examination of Southern Rhodesian security legisletion should see che addendum to this report.) Positive Action Taken The Sout ra Rhoderion Gove in,.tit { comtinucs to move in the direction of its ¢e- eli racial dise nation. By concurrent wetion in the thern Ricdesian Fianest it is now possible for the tis to after inteprased education to Africans and cleared palicy of ci Federal As and the § first time for private sche Europeans. a fecrative chanse, the radvork has been laid Lo abolish the arcrent aikt carry out Govsroe cat adoinistretion oa @ nonracial Ins ° itive Affnirs Bep basis« There have been more osendments te the Land Apportionment Act to enable this report, Lyle Tatea his cabled wes banned eu Sept. 26.