[_PRESS GANG Black and white ministers' prevents Palestinians…]
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_PRESS GANG Black and white ministers' prevents Palestinians from directly confronting the Zionist enemy but the petty bourgeois Palestinian leaderJack Mussett, the white Minister present to make sure his lap dogs did not let him down, reverted to the honest Smith line:
"Make no mistake. If you want to fight there is no doubt as to who will win ... we will."
Still gibbering, the Ministers were led away, but there was no more luck at Mtoko where, in a 'protected' village, they were harangued by 600 blacks.
In Dendem, another village ringed by troops, almost no-one turned up. Antony Kenny, acting District Commissioner, blamed 2,500 (!) young hooligans who were "consstantly receiving communist indoctrination"
The well-named Ernest Bulle (co-minister" of finance) attempted to deny that the Government was a sell-out, but only succeeded in making it crystal clear that they are not even pretending to institute any reforms whatsoever.
Black like you
"Why should we sell our own people? We are black like you. The agreement is an attempt by all of us to return to normal lives.
Sadly the Telegraph concludes:
'The response to these first ministerial tours in the bush have reinforced doubts in Salisbury that any meaningful general election could be held while the countryside is in its present mood."