Word: rhodesia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Since the country appeared completely calm, censorship seemed hardly necessary, but Smith did not stop there. To protect Rhodesia against an imagined invasion, convoys of troops were ordered to dig in along the Zambesi River border with Zambia, causing President Kenneth Kaunda nervously to declare a state of emergency and order his own small army to dig in on the other side "as a protective measure." Although the chances of a clash seemed slight, it was just the sort of ugly situation that through some unexpected fluke might lead to violence-and a need for British troops...
Wilson's carefully hedged assurance that there is no intention to use force against Rhodesia is well founded in hard military facts. Many military experts believe Britain would have to airlift in at least three full brigades to subdue Rhodesia's small (12,000 regulars, 46,000 reserves) but well-trained army and police. But the loyalties of Rhodesia's armed forces are in doubt. A good percentage of Rhodesian enlisted men were recruited in Britain, and more than half of the nation's officers rose through the ranks of the British army. Whether they would...
...evidenced by the refusal of officials of Britain's Miss World contest last week to disqualify Lesley Bunting, Miss Rhodesia...
Even as one colony cut itself away last week, Britain was gaining another. The tiny (pop. 1,000), horseshoe-shaped atoll of Diego Garcia* may not be another Rhodesia, but in the long run it could play a crucial role in Britain's defense...
...Rhodesia. "The sensible thing, of course, would be to send some people in there now. We sent them into Aden, why not Rhodesia? We should reoccupy the place and compel them to have a sensible African policy. This doesn't mean turning the country over to the Africans, but working with them over a period of time, which would also help erase some of the white settler attitudes Rhodesians have. I say we ought to be tough now to prevent a beastly dragging incident later." She then smiled and said she doubted whether many of her fellow Britons would...