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Better Than Nothing While Rhodesia's elections [April 30] are not an example of democracy at its best, they are better than anything that would ever occur under Guerrilla Leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe...
...Bishop has another route: to seek a settlement with the Patriotic Front or the guerilla leaders Mugabe and Nkomo. A remote thing before the election, but recent political developments in Britain and the U.S. (the Senate, Mr. Koblitz) have created a new mood of optimism among white and black leaders. According to a recent New York Times, "despite the growing guerilla strength, military officials report a significant decrease in the number of incidents in recent weeks." The new government's offer of amnesty has brought about a sharp increase in the number of guerilla surrenders. The Bishop may indeed have...
...important thing is that we are getting that power we have been fighting for?to improve our constitution, improve our people, uplift them. We know that it is because of our children's sacrifice that we are in this position today, but these are the children of Zimbabwe, not Nkomo or Mugabe, and we want to welcome them back, not condemn them to go on fighting...
...declaring amnesty for the rebels: What will happen is that Mugabe is going to be shocked. He is going to find himself a general without an army. The fighters are overcome by fear. They are not sure of Smith or the elections or their future with Mugabe and Nkomo. After the installation of a new government, we will have some weeks to let them return. If a man doesn't come back, he will be regarded as a straightforward terrorist and will be declared an enemy of the state...
...disagreements with Nkomo: ZAPU is less revolutionary than ZANU. They may have promised that Western vested interests will continue to be respected, which we cannot do. I do not like to speak ill of my partner, but we have not taken kindly to the deviationism that Nkomo has demonstrated in the past. He departed from the accepted position of the Patriotic Front to negotiate with Britain and Britain alone when he met with Ian Smith without our knowledge last August...