Ian Smith and the Future of Zimbabwe

The following interview was conducted by John Me Laughlin, a Washingtonbaseci NBC radio commentator, on August 26, 1981.

McLaughlin: Prime Minister Robert Mugabe has been in office since April 18, 1980, some 16 months. In late August, he called for a referendum for the people of this nation to vote on whether they would wish a one-party state. How do you think a one-party state would affect the Constitution and the Lancaster House agreement whereby thirty seats, ten in the Senate and twenty in the Assembly are allocated to non-blacks?

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The following interview was conducted by John Me Laughlin, a Washingtonbaseci NBC radio commentator, on August 26, 1981.

McLaughlin: Prime Minister Robert Mugabe has been in office since April 18, 1980, some 16 months. In late August, he called for a referendum for the people of this nation to vote on whether they would wish a one-party state. How do you think a one-party state would affect the Constitution and the Lancaster House agreement whereby thirty seats, ten in the Senate and twenty in the Assembly are allocated to non-blacks?