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Summary:Sir Roy Welensky, former Federal Prime Minister, challenged the Government's handling of the independence issue and came out of retirement to fight a by-election. But his defeat by the Deputy Premier, Mr Dupont, gave Mr Smith a vote of confidence. Strict secrecy was imposed on the place where African chiefs met to give their decision.They agreed to independence under the p
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