A Matter of Weeks Rather Than Months: The Impasse Between Harold Wilson and Ian Smith Sanctions, Aborted Settlements and War 1965-1969Trafford Publishing, 2012 - 772 頁 Founded on 35 years of research into o the post-1945 Anglo-Rhodesian history, this book complements Richard Wood's The Welensky Papers: A History of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: 1953-1963 (1983) and So Far and No Further! Rhodesia's bid for independence during the retreat from empire: 1959-1965 (2005). Of So Far, Michael Hartnack wrote that 'Once in a lifetime comes a book which must force a total shift in the thinking person's perception of an epoch, and of all the prominent characters who featured in it.' A Matter of Weeks Rather than Months recounts the action and reaction to Ian Smith's unilateral declaration of Rhodesia's independence, the second such declaration since the American one of 1776. It examines the dilemmas of both sides. Smith's problem was how to legitimise his rebellion to secure crucial investment capital, markets, trade and more. His antagonist, the British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, was determined not to transfer sovereignty until Rhodesia accepted African majority rule in common with the rest of Africa. Given British feelings for their Rhodesian kith and kin and Rhodesia's landlocked position, Wilson eschewed the use of force. He could only impose sanctions but hoped they would defeat Smith 'in a matter weeks rather than months'. The Rhodesians, however, evaded the sanctions with such success that they forced Wilson to negotiate a settlement. Negotiations were nevertheless doomed because the self-confident Rhodesians would not accept a period of direct British rule while rapid progress to majority rule was made or the imposition of restraints on powers they had possessed since gaining self-government in 1923. In tune with their allies in the African National Congress of South Africa, the Rhodesian or Zimbabwean African nationalists had already adopted the Marxist concept of the 'Armed Struggle' as a means to power. Sponsored by the Communist Bloc, its surrogates and allies, they began a series of armed incursions from their safe haven in Zambia. Although bloodily and easily repulsed, they would learn from their mistakes as the Rhodesian forces would discover in the 1970s. Consequently, this is a tale of sanctions, negotiations and counter-insurgency warfare. |
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Acknowledgements | 1 |
Chapter | 7 |
January March 1966 | 44 |
The First Attempt to Settle | 69 |
Chapter | 109 |
Chapter | 185 |
671 | 187 |
85 | 201 |
The Death Sentence Ruling the Resumption of Hanging | 423 |
Operation Cauldron | 432 |
Operation Cosmic | 445 |
The Whaley Commission Report and the British Move | 447 |
Operation Flotilla | 460 |
Steps towards Restarting the Negotiations The Dismissal of Harper | 469 |
Operations Excess Griffin Mansion | 476 |
The Second Attempt to Settle | 494 |
November 1 December 1966 | 208 |
129 | 236 |
Mandatory Sanctions | 254 |
Fostering Opposition in Rhodesia The Reconnaissance Mission | 276 |
Taking Charge of Rhodesias Future The Appointment of | 291 |
Chapter | 293 |
Further Reconnaissance The Visit of Lord Alport June July 1967 | 322 |
First Tentative Moves to Reopen the Dialogue Operation Nickel | 347 |
Contact on the Inyantue River | 357 |
Operation Nickel | 365 |
George Thomson and the Consequences of Operation Nickel | 367 |
The Fruitless First Visit of George Thomson October December 1967 | 383 |
The Visit of Sir Alec DouglasHome and the De facto Ruling | 407 |
Operations Bonfire Breeze | 409 |
Supping with the Devil Seeking the Influence of B J Vorster | 507 |
Thwarted aboard HMS Fearless Wilsons Insistence on | 535 |
The Attempt to Shift Wilson Off the Double Safeguard | 556 |
The Attempt to Salvage the Fearless Agreement | 578 |
Thomsons Return to Rhodesia and Deadlock 1119 November 1968 | 598 |
Marking Time until the Commonwealth Conference The End | 611 |
The First Steps Towards Becoming a Republic 24 January 20 May 1969 | 629 |
Chapter | 641 |
Winning the 1969 Referendum | 652 |
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704 | |
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1961 Constitution A.M. Palliser agreed Alport April argued asked Beira Bottomley Britain British Government Bulawayo Burke Trend Cabinet chiefs commitment cross-voting declared demand discuss election embargo entrenchment Facts on File Gibbs and Beadle Gibbs's Government House Governor Greenfield H.W. Bowden Harold Wilson Herbert Bowden HMS Tiger Howman Ian Smith illegal independence before majority interim government issue J.D. Hennings J.H. Wilson July June Kariba Kaunda Keesing's Lardner-Burke London Lord Lusaka majority African rule majority rule mandatory sanctions meeting N.D. Watson negotiations political Portuguese Prime Minister proposed reassured refused regime rejected return to legality Rhodesian Front Rhodesian Government Rhodesian security forces Rhodesian whites roll seats Salisbury Security Council senate Sept settle Sir Humphrey Gibbs Sir Morrice James six principles Smith replied South Africa suggested talks test of acceptability Tiger TNA PREM13 Vorster wanted warned Watson and Wright Zambia ZANU ZAPU