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...last Wednesday at Mandela's villa in Windhoek, where both men were on hand to witness the birth of Namibia as a free nation, Baker and Mandela emerged to face a swarm of reporters and photographers. Mandela criticized Baker's plans to meet with South African President F.W. de Klerk in Cape Town the next day. "We do not think there has been any fundamental change in the policy of the national government," he said...
...next day, Baker applied some skillful pressure himself. Following an hour-long meeting with De Klerk, the Secretary of State said before reporters: "May I repeat what you told me at the conclusion of our meeting? That 'we are engaged here in South Africa in an irreversible process that we will follow to its logical conclusion.' " Reporters could only guess whether or not De Klerk meant the comment to be repeated...
...spreading unrest has clouded prospects for talks between Pretoria and the antiapartheid African National Congress. Before formal negotiations begin, the A.N.C. wants President F.W. de Klerk to lift the state of emergency imposed in 1986. De Klerk said last week that he would not do so while "anarchy" prevailed...
...European advisers and technicians are also said to be returning home. With some 3 million people facing possible famine conditions, Mozambique is hustling to find a new source of help -- and apparently has fixed its sights on Pretoria. In a recent letter to South African State President F.W. de Klerk, a group of Mozambican intellectuals that included several hard-line Communists wrote: "We view as positive the changes happening in your country." The subtext: Please send money...
...difficulty for both Mandela and De Klerk will be to keep their critics at bay as they speed toward negotiations. In the euphoria over Mandela's release, expectations threaten to run unreasonably high and trigger a disappointment that will result in violence. Even once all parties come to the table, no road map exists for South Africa's future. No one has put forward a formula that satisfactorily reconciles black demands for one person, one vote with white fears of being dominated -- or tyrannized -- by a black majority...