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346. Memorandum of Conversation

o through with it. It is not clear how long such a situation would last, but short of a solution acceptable to all, it may be the best answer. Sandys said he had been trying to obtain Commonwealth assistance in finding a solution. Canada, Australia, Nigeria, and Tanganyika have agreed to meet jointly with the British and Southern Rhodesians. Field , however, rejects this idea, although he says he is willing to have private informal talks with some Commonwealth countries, presumably on a bilateral basis. The Secretary asked if the British have publicly stated they would not grant independence o…