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235. Draft Memorandum of Conversation

ith the Front Line and Commonwealth colleagues. This mission will not be undertaken by a minister, because it is only tentative. But the British intend to send a special emissary to the Front Line before the end of the month, and then possibly on to Nigeria. This emissary would have two objectives: (a) To put forward the proposition that the situation in Rhodesia has altered significantly and the drift is in that direction; it is important that African leaders gradually accustom themselves to the inevitable; (b) To receive whatever ideas these African leaders may have on how best to push the B…