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...give the moderates their day. When the Rhodesia question at last came before the conference, the resolution that succeeded was not Algeria's-which called for a guerrilla war against Rhodesia-but a more orthodox measure calling on Great Britain to use force if necessary to suppress the Rhodesian rebellion...
Rhodesia has been equally ineffective in keeping oil from its black northern neighbor, Zambia, which until December had been totally dependent on Rhodesian Railways to haul its petroleum supplies from Mozambique ports...
...Conservatives advocate conciliation and a speedy attempt to negotiate directly with Smith over Rhodesia's future. They refuse to condemn the white settlers and they even sympathize with their leaders. Fearing that Wilson will delay negotiating with the UDI government until the Rhodesian economy has lapsed into chaos, the Conservatives have sent Selwyn Lloyd to Rhodesia on a "fact-finding" mission. The Tories will capitalize on any indications of submissiveness he may detect. They insist that there must be no question of direct rule by Britain at the time of the rebellion. Rhodesia should be subject to limited white control...
Recent debates in Britain have centered around just what these terms should be. Three possible lines of policy can be distinguished, each of which represents a different attitude toward current Rhodesian leaders...
Wilson, however, remains opposed to any discussion with the rebels on the subject of Rhodesia's constitutional future. He believes that control will have to be placed initially in the hands of a royal Governor and a council of Rhodesian advisors. This centralized rule linked to Britain will be needed to replace rebellious members of the current government, the armed forces and police with men loyal to the Crown. Elections for an interim independent government will be held after the African franchise has been increased. A constitution would be written with provisions to give the Africans a "blocking third...