Cover note to the petition urging closure of the Rhodesian Consulate points out that, in June, 1969, Britain severed diplomatic relations with the break-away government of Rhodesia. Despite the State Department's recommendation that the United States remove its consular mission also, it appears that the White House and National Security Council, under pressure from conservative and business interests, have decided to give Ian Smith de facto recognition. The cover note urges people to write letters to the White House and members of Congress in addition to circulating the petition. The cover note and petition discusses the Nixon administration, sanctions, Governor General Sir Humphrey Gibbs,...
Cover note to the petition urging closure of the Rhodesian Consulate points out that, in June, 1969, Britain severed diplomatic relations with the break-away government of Rhodesia. Despite the State Department's recommendation that the United States remove its consular mission also, it appears that the White House and National Security Council, under pressure from conservative and business interests, have decided to give Ian Smith de facto recognition. The cover note urges people to write letters to the White House and members of Congress in addition to circulating the petition. The cover note and petition discusses the Nixon administration, sanctions, Governor General Sir Humphrey Gibbs, United Nations Security Council resolutions, self-determination, the Rhodesian Front, and apartheid.
