§ Mr. William Sheltonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of support within Rhodesia for Mr. Nkomo, a representative of the Matabele tribe, and Mr. Mugabe, a representative of a sub-group of the Shona tribe; and 116W what estimate he has of the support within Rhodesia for the black Rhodesian leaders at present negotiating with Mr. Smith.
§ Mr. RowlandsIt is impossible in the present circumstances to make any realistic estimate of the personal support of the Rhodesian African nationalist leaders. This should be tested in free and fair elections, as proposed in the White Paper (Cmnd. 6919).
§ Mr. William Sheltonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the success of the guerrilla war waged by the forces controlled by Mr. Nkomo and Mr. Mugabe in the last year within Rhodesia; and whether he sees this as any genuine threat to Rhodesian security, should their efforts continue at their present level.
§ Mr. RowlandsThere are too many unquantifiable factors to enable a precise estimate to be made, but Mr. Smith's forces clearly face a serious situation.
§ Mr. Ameryasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish as a White Paper or place in the Library the addenda to the Anglo-American proposals on Rhodesia which have been communicated to the parties concerned and versions of which have appeared in the Press.
§ Mr. RowlandsThe supplementary papers which my right hon. Friend communicated to the parties are confidential working documents. It is not my right hon. Friend's intention to publish them at present.