Sydney E.R. and 'Que' Wynne, Voice and Vision Ltd., London, Jan-Sep 1964

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Includes:

advice and assistance with the publication and serialisation of 4000 Days (and the dispute with D.M. Foot, the Bar Council, etc., in connection with Foot's 'bugged' conversation in Gwelo gaol with Banda)
unofficial assistance to Rhodesia House
advertising in, and subsidising, East Africa and Rhodesia
subsidising 'Mr Hyde'
possible lecture tour of Canada sponsored by Garfield Weston
Roy Welensky's talks in Lisbon (Jun 1964)
Rhodesia National Party's public relations, and its press campaign
Roy Welensky's trying to raise money (in Britain) for political use in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) (Jul 1964); his return to politics and his motives
(dirty) Arundel election campaign; the Rhodesian Front's party machine, etc.
offering a third choice to Unilateral Declaration of Independence or African nationalism (21 Aug 1964)
organising the Rhodesia Party and its publicity; difficulties
mysterious robbery of Roy Welensky's office (10 Sep 1964)
Smith/Home talks and accord; Smith's volte face on Unilateral Declaration of Independence; methods of testing African opinion; veto misguidedly placed in hands of those excluded from qualitative franchise (Sep 1964)
strong feelings surrounding independence
African opinions expressed to Roy Welensky (24 Sep 1964)
Kaunda and the British South Africa Company
Dame Florence Bevin
circular from the United Party of Ghana in Exile.

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MSS. Welensky Papers 782/7

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