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...following "phone conversation" between South African State President P.W. Botha and France's President Francois Mitterand was intercepted last night over an obscure Southern Africa radio station. It seems to clear up several loose ends in the global politics surrounding the ongoing Black uprisings and subsequent legal imprisonments-without-trial of Black leaders in South Africa. Botha declared a "state of emergency" in the country almost four weeks ago, during which time police have detained about 1500 people. Three week's ago, in response to the declaration. Fabius announced France would half all new South African investments in 18 months...
...Botha: Hello Francois, is that you? How's it looking over there...
...Botha: Yeah, that was pretty slick making that announcement while not proposing actually to do anything for another 18 months...
...Botha: I know, I know. Ron told me the same thing just before he left for Santa Barbara. But I've got you guys, some of the U.N. Security Council and Ron's group in the State Department on my side. Why should I talk to that rabble rouser anyway...
Mitterand: You've got to play it strategically. Botha, Remember our agreement? I okay the investment pullout, our boys in the U.N. put forward a few proposals that sound good but will never get much support...