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...Most Rev.) Stanislaus J. Brzana Bishop of Ogdensburg Ogdensburg...
Smith's agreement with the country's moderate black leaders-Bishop Abel Muzorewa, Chief Jeremiah Chirau and the Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole-envisions a transitional period of evolution toward majority rule during which whites (who number about 264,000 in Rhodesia's population of 7 million) would be guaranteed 28 of 100 parliamentary seats for at least ten years. The present Rhodesian Parliament, which is totally dominated by whites, would have to approve any new constitution. During an interim period, expected to begin within a matter of weeks, Smith will share executive authority with the three black leaders...
Thanks largely to pressure from African states that reject the internal settlement, Muzorewa was refused permission to address the U.N. on a visit to New York last week. In an interview with TIME Correspondent Lee Griggs, the bishop conceded that the "socalled internal settlement" was imperfect, adding that "it was the best we could get, and the important thing is that we now have a basis for the transfer of power." Muzorewa firmly denied the familiar charges by Nkomo and Mugabe that he is, in their words, a puppet of Smith's. Said the bishop: "Nkomo negotiated with Smith...
...wants the Communist-supported guerrillas to dictate the future of an independent Zimbabwe (the nationalists' name for Rhodesia). Nonetheless, British and U.S. policymakers see several flaws in Smith's settlement. Although Muzorewa is probably the country's most popular black leader, Western diplomats who know the bishop agree that he lacks the political savvy to serve effectively as President of Zimbabwe. Chirau is thought to be too closely identified with Smith, while Sithole, although a shrewd tactician, lacks a broad political base. The British believe that Nkomo can still be wooed away from his uneasy alliance with...
...gifted linguist and longtime missionary to India who would squat in the marketplace of Agra reading the Bible to lepers. But when Edmund Knox, sire of the four brothers, took the cloth, it was of a different cut. The tireless worker for his soot-stained Midlands flocks eventually became Bishop of Manchester. But he remained a gregarious and joyful man who loved to trot his family off for a seaside holiday...