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Vorster and Kissinger also talked about the British-American plan to set up a fund of about $1.5 billion to $2 billion to be underwritten by the U.S., Britain, West Germany and perhaps other Western countries. The purpose of this financial safety net would be to indemnify white settlers for any property seized by a black government or to buy the property from them if they decided to leave the country. The effect of the fund, Kissinger hopes, would be to assure Rhodesia's 275,000 whites that majority rule need not spell economic disaster for them. Details...
Vorster and Kissinger will probably also discuss a British-American plan under which the two countries would, in effect, subsidize Rhodesian whites for agreeing to black rule. Details of the plan are not yet known, but the cost is estimated at $1.5 to $2 billion...
Besides enlarging their foreign markets, especially those in France, Spain and Holland, Americans may conceivably regain some direct access to Britain once the war is over. Indeed, despite the present blockade imposed by London, substantial clandestine British-American trade is going on even now. This flows mostly through Amsterdam and the West Indies, particularly the Dutch island of St. Eustatius, which is taking advantage of its unexpected role as go-between to become the busiest port in the world, with more than 250 ships arriving each week...
Bailyn followed Ritcheson's lead and introduced his lecture with extended witticisms about Harvard's role in British-American relations. The predominantly British audience responded with polite laughter, straining to understand the humor...
...week's end, the British-American effort suffered a severe setback when Greece renounced any further participation in the Geneva talks and backed a Soviet proposal that would shift the negotiations to an 18-nation conference consisting of the 15 members of the U.N. Security Council and the countries involved. "The Russian proposal makes the most sense to us," said a Greek foreign ministry official. "If it is not accepted by the other parties, our next step will be to take the issue directly to the U.N. General Assembly." Greek Cypriot Leader Clerides was more adamant...