SMITH 'REFORMS': A SIGN OF WEAKNESS

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Speakers include:

TARIQ ALI [IMG] International Solidarity with the struggle in southern Africa.

C. GABRIEL [LCR, French Section of the Fourth International] BARNEY MOKGATLE [Soweto student] TONY BOGUES [Jamaican Revolutionary Marxist League] Representative from Lutte Ouvrière Saturday 5 March, 7.00pm.

Conway Hall, Red Lion Square. Nearest tube Holborn.

Organised by the IMG.

THENATIONAL UNION OFSTUDENTS

calls on all its members to support AAMNATIONALDEMONSTRATION SUNDAY 6MARCH Assemble SPEAKERSCORNER, 1.30pm.

UNITEINSOLIDARITY WITHTHE

PEOPLE OFSOUTHERN AFRICA One of the problems which dogged the recent manoeuvres in southern Africa -sion and the Geneva talks the absence under white racist rule of any important section of the black population with significant material interests defend. thus been no privileged layer within the opposing camp whom the racists and imperialists could seek to use as the basis for a 'compromise of solution has been the answer foi imperialism elsewhere in the continent — a face lift based on extendins the privileges of the better-off blacks both the Kissinger mis- was There bantustan scheme.

CONVERTED The classical "neo-colonial' type to 'neo-colonialism'.

recommendations Government, while the basic set-up poverty of the masses continues unalterca. but it nas been tar more difficult to implement this formula - ine an attempt is being made via the country's Rhodesia's Ian Smith, after more unabashed spokesman for outright white supThat is the meaning of the sudden decision by the Rhodesian Government to implement most of the ten month old Quenet On the surface some of these reforms seem quite dramatic. For example, they modify one of the central pulars or waite dominanor Land Tenure Act (which traces is mistory Dack.1o which assigned to exclusive white ownersniD me renese nar ort It will now be possible for Alricans to purchas land in the 'white' farming area towards allowing Africans to acquire property. At une same ume racia restrictions on private educational and medical establishments will br relaxed (but not state-run ones).

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