F.S. Joelson, East Africa and Rhodesia, 1962

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Includes:

parallels with the 1930s for political complacency and double dealing
atrocities in Katanga
visit of Sandys
appointment of Butler, the 'modern Machiavelli'
Alport's intrusions
Whitehead's rising stock with the British, poor prospects with Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) electorate, and friction with Roy Welensky
Britain overcommitted to Banda by Sandys
personal campaign against Roy Welensky
Butler's visit and more realistic appraisal of Kaunda
the United Nations and Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Congo and Katanga
British politics and politicians
territorial elections - hopes, results, post-mortems, effects on the Federation
financing the untrustworthy Nkumbula
secession of Nyasaland (Malawi)
transcript of broadcast from 'The World Today' (30 Apr 1962).

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MSS. Welensky Papers 629/1

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