'Botha backs one man, one vote’
NZPA-Reuter London The Rhodesian nationalist leader, Bishop Abel Muzorewa said yesterday that the South African Foreign Minister (Mr Roerof “Pik’ Botha) had expressed support to : him for majority rule in Rhodesia based on the principle of one man. one vote. “I’m glad he committed himself to the principle of .one man, one vote,” the ibishop told NZPA-Reuter. ; Mr Botha, he said, had | spoken of South Africa’s sup port at a meeting with him (last week, when the Foreign I Minister was in London for
i talks with the British Fort eign Secretary (Dr David • Owen) and the United States • Secretary of State (Mr Cyrus • Vance). 1 The three Foreign Ministers > had discussed the joint Brit- ■ ish-American proposals for a s solution to the constitutional crisis. I The bishop told journalists 1 at a luncheon that Britain and t the United States had told him that most aspects of his I own plan for Rhodesia were included in their proposals. i But the bishop said he had i not yet been presented with r these proposals. i
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Press, 17 August 1977, Page 8
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