They are 167 pages of typed minutes of the talks between the lan Smith Government the United African National Council (Bishop Muzorewa), the African National Council (Rev. Sithole), Zimbabwe United Organisation. The record wa kept J.M.
#the analogy with a chess tournament inaccurate. Judging from the it was more like a boxing match THOUSANDS OF teachers are taking action this week to further their pay claim. Many schools have been shut as a result of the leachers sanctions, which Include lunch time dutles after-school activities.
Manugement has offered 9 per cent plus 1 per cent to be used to re-establish differentials, The teachers unions are demanding 12 and a half per The chairperson Burnham management panel has resigned because considers that the terchers" claim is reasonable. hardly bother to put up token resistance.
JUDICIARY The conclusion of the talks is well known: the whites retain effective control over the armed forces, the judiciary and the civil service. There will be "protection from deprivation of compensation is Promis And there will be a blocking mechanism which allows the whites to defend these 'entrenched" parts of the agreement. One man ane vote" is revealed as an uttes farce.
But what these documents reveal is that the nationalist delegations caved in on every hardly the pretence of a discussion.
Only the blocking mechanism prompted any debate and that was OVer the question of how the whites. are elected. he We have devoted considerable space to these documents conlestant had negobators provide the perfect answer to those, David Owen, who are falling DyCr lemmselves to accomodat:
to the 'internal sertlement".
We also think the documents show that Smith's deal hardly differs in essentials from the Anglo-American plan presented by Owen and America's Andrew Young If there is to be genuine self determination for the black people of Zimbabwe adequate both proposals must be thrown paid but.
INFORMATION According to the minutes Tan Smith says:
*I have information to the fact that if we were to arrive at a genuine settlement there will be no objection by the UK, USA Western European countries as well us the UN. Most of these are reluctant to make publi one of these guarantees with prenouncements what they would do for fear of peblic opinion and are afraid to come up against the views of the Front line states."
Smith's estimate may not be secondary so wide of the mark, It's up to the labour make sure be doesn't get away with it. because we think the words of * Turn lo page 9 for fall story.
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THE BISHOP is Smith's pawn. Checkmate to the white racists. That is the only conclusion we can draw from the astonishing documents on the Zimbabwe internal settlement talks now in our possession.