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...talks in which Vance and Gromyko were joined only by their interpreters, the two managed to narrow disagreements on the definition of new missile types and on transferring technology, although little progress was made on the difficult Backfire issue. As expected, Vance and Gromyko agreed to meet for another round of SALT talks...
Vance's immediate aim is to bring about a round-table conference between the two sides in what amounts to an ongoing civil war: Prime Minister Ian Smith and his three black partners in the so-called internal settlement, on the one hand, and the guerrilla leaders of the Patriotic Front, Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe, on the other. The chief failing of the Smith settlement is that its terms are unacceptable to the Patriotic Front leaders, who do not believe that it truly establishes majority rule in Rhodesia; hence they have vowed to continue fighting and accept Soviet...
When Vance arrived in Africa in an effort to save the Anglo-American plan and broaden the base of the Rhodesian settlement, he was hopeful that both sides would agree to the round-table conference. After two days in Dar es Salaam, however, American negotiators complained that the Patriotic Front leaders were more adamant than ever about the role they want to play in a transition government and unwilling to say publicly that they would attend the round table. African observers insisted that Nkomo and Mugabe had merely adopted a tough negotiating posture and would make concessions later. Vance, however...
...carry on with his efforts for a broader Rhodesian settlement. Then, during five hours of talks in Salisbury, Vance and Owen tried to persuade Smith and his colleagues (sarcastically described by some observers as "the gang of four") that the Rhodesians had nothing to lose by attending a round-table meeting. Vance reportedly argued that the U.N. might be prepared to lift its economic sanctions against Rhodesia, at least partly, if the Salisbury regime would accept a U.N. supervisory force during the transition...
...public consumption, some members of the Salisbury coalition argue that they can end the guerrilla war without outside help. A spokesman for Bishop Abel Muzorewa, the principal black leader on the Executive Council, ridicules the idea of a round-table conference. He disclosed that the council is working on a new plan-something between an amnesty and a unilateral cease-fire-to induce the guerrillas to lay down their arms. The truth is, however, that one or two embarrassing cracks have already appeared in the two-month-old coalition, and it remains to be seen whether the government will...