UPITN 15 10 76 PRIME MINISTER IAN SMITH INTERVIEW

(15 Oct 1976) Rhodesia's Prime Minister, Ian Smith, has warned that the guerilla war in his country will not stop at the drop of a hat, even if the up-coming Geneva conference produces a pre-majority rule interim government. In a televised interview with press from Britain and Australia, Smith said Rhodesia could expect a de-escalation and a gradual fading away of terrorism but he added that he was sufficiently realistic to know that it could not be stopped "at the drop of a hat ".

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