Rhodesia: A Dramatic Meeting

If drama were all that counted, the meeting that began last week between Harold Wilson of Britain and Ian Smith of rebellious Rhodesia would have been assured of success. The two men had not spoken to each other since November of last year, and the months since then were marked by Rhodesia's declaration of independence, British economic sanctions against Rhodesia and an air of general hostility. Then one stormy night last week, Wilson's R.A.F. Comet landed in Gibraltar, and two hours later an R.A.F. Britannia brought Smith in from Salisbury.

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