- Title: RHODESIA: BISHOP MUZOREWA COMMENTS ON NEW RHODESIAN DETENTIONS.
- Date: 2nd August 1973
- Summary: 1. GV Salisbury 0.14 2. CU Bishop Muzorewa Interviewer 1.42 INTERVIEWER: "You have recently held talks with the Prime Minister. Mr. Ian Smith, on ways to resolve your differences over Constitutional and settlement issues. Do you think these detentions are going to effect your relations with Mr. Smith and the possibility of peaceful talks?" BISHOP MUZOREWA: "Certainly, for the time being, they are very affected, in a very negative way, in that, for instance, the day I met the Prime Minister, the same day there was hope, there was jubilation, at least among the Africans, and a veil of distrust had been partially removed. And suddenly we have go this kind of action, which I believe has brought the veil of distrust again. I think this is terribly effecting the whole thing." INTERVIEWER: "You have said, Bishop, that the ANC is trying to achieve an honourable settlement to the Rhodesian problem and to prevent a blood bath. I think was the term you used. Do you think the detentions have altered this view in any way." BISHOP MUZOREWA: "I believe that the detentions encouraged the people who believe that ANC is wasting its time to try to pursue a peaceful talk in this country. I think the detentions have sort of proved those people right, who believe the only way they should go about things is just to go violently." BISHOP MUZOREWA BEING INTERVIEWED Initials AE/1.47 AE/1.56 SOUND IS HELD DOWN ON THE INTERVIEWERS FIRST QUESTION TO ALLOW AN ADEQUATE INTRODUCTION. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: SALISBURY, RHODESIA
- Country: Zimbabwe
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