Mr. Wilson and Mr. Smith 8 11t:---I believe there are many
who do not accept tIie'..assertion of either the present Government or ,, predeq'issgr that they have done all in their
Pf.iwer to avert minority rule in Rhodesia. .
Has. not Mr. Wilson promised Mr. Smith that Britainwould not Ilse force against Rhodesia and have not both Labour and Conservative govern- Meats rejected the use of punitive sanctions? Britain, by taking a weak and half-hearted stand, greatly encouraged the 'rebel government' firstly By assuring them that force would not be used against them and then, when the forbidden step was ,taken, greatly' comforted them by softening the rigour of sanctions. It is very doubtful if the present sanctions will be sufficient for the Government's avowed purpose; they will, however, be enough to ensure that we produce the odium without the effect.. Who, even now, doubts that history's verdict on the British Government will be 'their choice was between evil and evil and they chose the greater evil,'
MICHAEL J. FENNESSY
13 ?'he Crescent, Barnes, London, SWI3
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