Heath Returns to New Troubles Amid Parliament Clash
Prime Minister Heath lands in London after a Singapore Commonwealth meeting and meets with Maudling to tackle Britain’s first national postal stake and Labour Party protests over the Industrial Relations Bill. Party tensions over the parliamentary timetable fuel talk of a snap election, though few expect one.
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Labour Leader Attacks Heath At Singapore Summit
Labour Party chief Wilson accuses Prime Minister Heath of mulishly stubborn handling of the South Africa arms issue at the Commonwealth summit in Singapore. He says the conduct wasted time and delayed a decision on weapons sales, urging a parliamentary statement and criticizing the government’s obsession with a Soviet threat in the Indian Ocean.
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Leaders hail tough but worthwhile Commonwealth meeting
Zambia's President Kaunda, returning from Singapore, called the Commonwealth conference one of the toughest yet worthwhile. He urged Zambians to resist harming Britons over South Africa policy, saying the fight with Heath is between Kaunda and Britain. Meanwhile UK Prime Minister Heath faced mixed views on arming South Africa as Singapore talks drew praise and criticism.
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Britain seeks arms sales to South Africa for gain says China
China denounced Britain’s move to resume arms shipments to South Africa as driven by economic gain. The official New China News Agency said Britain has isolated itself in the Commonwealth with its reactionary stance on the issue, commenting during CHOGM in Singapore.
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Sanctions on Rhodesia Largely Ineffective, Report Finds
A confidential report by the Commonwealth Sanctions Committee presented to Heads of Government concludes two years of measures have not achieved the intended aims. Rhodesian exports stayed high despite UN trade bans, and the economy saw little impact. no new sanctions were proposed, but enforcement may be lax.
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South Africa to Buy 100 Mirage Fighters
South Africa was poised to purchase 100 French Mirage Milan jets at over £77 million. Negotiations with Dassault in Pretoria neared completion as the Air Force, already with 42 Mirages, would stay the continent's strongest air power. In Johannesburg Rex Heinke, a US student leader, was ordered to leave by end January after leading a sanctioned protest, appealing the order.
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