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...time and place for negotiations that would pave the way for black majority rule. It floundered because Smith and most of his 273,000 fellow white Rhodesians do not want to yield power. In a surprise development, South African Prime Minister John Vorster and Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda arrived at the falls-Vorster to put pressure on the whites and Kaunda on the blacks to reach a compromise. Both men were concerned that otherwise a savage civil war would erupt and spill into their countries. As one summit participant put it, the two leaders "first urged, then pleaded and finally...
...other side." Later he groused: "I believed I was talking to normal people, but these chaps are a little unnormal at the moment." Shortly before midnight a glowering John Vorster stormed out of the railway car and left for home. He was soon followed by Kenneth Kaunda. As the meeting adjourned at midnight, Smith seemed positively elated by the prospect of its failure...
...known as the most moderate A.N.C. faction leader and the one with the widest political support within Rhodesia. If Smith could work out even a token power-sharing scheme with Nkomo, he just might be able to split the A.N.C. and ease the pressure from Vorster and Kaunda...
...economic development. Angola could be partitioned along political tribal geographical lines: the Bakongo and the Ovimbundu might rejoin their countrymen to the north and the south, leaving an MPLA rump consisting of Luanda and its hinterland. This solution is certain to be opposed by responsible African leaders, such as Kaunda of Zambia and Nyerere of Tanzania, but would be welcomed by South Africa...
Star Turn. The President was undoubtedly heartened by the Shah's remarks, especially since two other recent state visitors-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and President Kenneth D. Kaunda of Zambia-had taken advantage of their opportunity to toast Ford by lecturing the U.S. on its international diplomatic responsibilities. The evening's star turn was an exuberant performance by Singer Ann-Margret that would have wowed them in Las Vegas, to say nothing of Tehran...