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...Rhodesian Interests...
...Rhodesia: Smith Takes a Dangerous New Gamble" [June 13] that I as South Africa's ambassador represent Rhodesia's interests is devoid of all truth, and I cannot understand how you can suggest that the South African ambassador in this country, or in any other country, "represents Rhodesian interests...
...Rhodesian air force (1,300 men) makes do with a fleet of about 50 planes, many obsolete, and about 20 Alouette helicopters. Spare parts are such a luxury that when choppers are pockmarked by guerrilla small-arms fire, ground crews literally bandage damaged rotor blades with adhesive tape and send the helicopters back into...
...Rhodesian security also depends on an increasingly important pool of perhaps 40,000 white reservists. Now even men between 38 and 50 are liable for service in "Dad's Army," as it is jestingly known. The growing exodus of young men reluctant to fight means call-ups are becoming ever more frequent. To strengthen the forces, over 100 hardened professional soldiers, mostly British and American, have been recruited...
...supreme commander of Ian Smith's tough but makeshift security force is Rhodesian-born, Sandhurst-trained Peter Walls, 51, a dour disciplinarian but popular with his troops. Walls' baptism of fire took place after World War II in Malaya, where he learned counterinsurgency techniques. Walls has publicly stated that there can be no military victory over the guerrillas without a political settlement that provides the country's blacks with tangible economic gains. He has also declared that he and his army are ready to "serve under any Rhodesian government"-presumably including one headed by blacks. Meanwhile, though...