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David Owen on British proposals for Rhodesia

Title
David Owen on British proposals for Rhodesia
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1977
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Duration
00:03:06
Description
Chris Morten reports from capital Salisbury on arrival of UK Foreign Secretary Dr David Owen in Rhodesia. Owen speaks on British proposals for a possible constitutional conference involving both white Rhodesians and black nationalist leaders, and on the main problem being the period of democratic elections before the transition to majority rule.
Contributors
David Owen; Chris Morten
Keywords
Great Britain; Ethnic conflicts; Political systems; Conferences; Political reform; Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Diplomacy; Black African peoples; Democracy; Democratization

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