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Verwoerd Opens Bid to Win Friends in Black Africa
In Pretoria Prime Minister Verwoerd meets Basutoland leader Chief Leabua Jonathan for the first time on South African soil. The two sides issued a joint statement noting no negotiations yet, as Lesotho approaches independence and Botswana and Swaziland near self-rule. Jonathan later departs Maseru after a private lunch.
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Verwoerd
David J. Paine
Pretoria
South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd
Uled
Lesotho
Bechuanaland
Botswana
Swaziland
Basutoland
Jonathan