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Bastion This is why (despite ritual denounciations of apartheid for public consumption) the wester powers have continued to collaborate with the Pretoria regime. France, Britain, the United States, Italy and other NATO countries have armed the racist menime — in Britain's case despite a supposed arms ban' — and maintained trading relations with South Africa.

On 9 August, for example, Africa's Finance Minister, Senator Owen Horwood, announced that the International Monetary Fund had arranged stand-by credit of over $150 million for the racist regime. On 6 August, officials of a French consortium (which includes Framatome, AlsThis strategy was unveiled by the US Secretary of State, Henry Kis singer, in Lusaka, Zambia, on 27 April. Kissinger publicly called for a negotiated settlement in Zimbabwe, leading to independence in two years. As for Namibia, Kissinger advocated a 'definite timetable acceptable to the world community for the achievement of In his speech, Kissinger endorsed the so-called 'Callaghan Plan' — a set of policy proposals outlined by Jim Callaghan in Parliament on 22 March, which included a transfer to majority rule in two years, British involvement in planning elections prior to indep endence, and financial hand-outs to who might want to resettle.

Kissinger turned to South African prime minister John Vorster for assistance in forcing the Smith regime to from Rhodes ia and Namibia.' South Africa, with its control of all Rhodesia's supply routes (both road and rail) since Mozambique's decision to impose sanctions last March, would be in a powerful position to force the Smith regime into acquiescence with the US plan.

Vorster The Vorster regime has now de. clared its backing for Kissinger's policy, though it is still unclear what practical measures Pretoria will be willing to take to bring the Smith government to heel Addressing congress of the ruling National Party in Durban on 13 August, the South African Foreign Minister, Dr Hilgard Muller, said: What must our attitude be towards the direction in which Dr Kissinger and the United States are moving? | believe we must welcome it heartily.

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