THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Wednesday, July 21, 1976
Page Five
Rhodesia attempts to stop
white exodus from Africa
JOHANNESBURG, S o u t h
Africa M =- In an effort to
stop a growing exodus of whites
alarmed at black guerrilla war-
fare, Rhodesia's white minority
government has severely re-
stricted the amount of money
travelers may take out of the
country.
People traveling for business
or pleasure may now take $500
out of Rhodesia, a reduction of
one-third, and the amount peo-
ple may take when emigrating
to another country was reduced
to $1,600 from $8,000.
ONE LEADING white poli-
tician, chief government whip
Dennis Divaris, immediately
criticized the move, saying it
would encourage frightened
whites to flee rather than keep-
ing them in the country.
The travel money restric-
tions, part of an austerity bud-
get approved by the Rhodesian
parliament, were also seen as
part of an attempt to slow the
flow of foreign exchange re-
serves.
The restrictions came as fig-
ures were disclosed showing
that Rhodesia had a net loss of
2,280 whites in the first six
months of this year, compared
with a net gain of 1,590 in the
first half of 1975.
RHODESIA, a landlocked
country of about 5.7 million
blacks and 270,000 whites, was
a British colony until it unilat-
erally declared independence in
1965 Since then, the interna-
tional community has imposed
a series of economic and politi-
cal sanctions in an unsuccess-
ful effort to get Prime Minis-
ter Ian Smith's government to
agree to black majority rule.
One such sanction also limits
travel since in almost all coun-
tries a Rhodesian passport is
not accepted.
Four years ago, black nation.
alism began waging guerrilla
warfare against the Smith re-
gime. Since the first of this
year, guerrilla attacks have
sharply increased against white
motorists, rail lines and white
business outposts.
RHODESIAN security chiefs
announced Tuesday that one
white soldier and four guerril-
las had been killed in clashes
since Monday. They said two
other blacks were killed by gov-
ernment troops, one for being
in a curfew area after hours
and the other for running away
when challenged.
The Rhodesian government
says 1,089 guerrillas and 132 po-
lice and soldiers have died in
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four years of warfare,
Intelligence sources here say
the number of guerrillas oper-
ating inside Rhodesia has in-
creised from 80 last year to
1,300 this month. Many enter the
country from bases in neighbor-
ing Mozambique, where a Marx-
ist government took power after
the end of Portuguese rule last
year.
ERIC BONE, head of the Rho-
desian Travel Agents' Associa-
tion said Rhodesians were bit-
terle resentful at the new tra-
vel restrictions, which he said
made them "virtual prisoners
in their own country."
Whites leaving the country of-
fer a variety of reasons.
Some are fed up with being
called to do military service as
territorial soldiers up to four
times a year. Others believe
there is no future for them -
either under black rule or in
the continuing conflict.
MANY OF those who leave
are young people in quest of a
new life elsewhere.
"We've become part-time ci-
vilians because of the war" said
a young insurance clerk. "We
spent so much time in the army
that our careers are being jeo-
pardized."
Most of the emigrants look to
South Africa, Rhodesia's south-
ern neighbor, as the best place
to resettle. But South African
authorities have been limiting
their visas for Rhodesians -
apparently at the request of the
Rhodesian government,
Moreover, young Rhodesians
who move to South Africa to
dodge the draft find themselves
immediately liable for military
service in their new country.
Many of the Rhodesians who
stay put do it because, other
than South Africa, there is no
where else to go. The United
Nations sanctions means their
green Rhodesian passports are
not recognized by other govern-
ments.
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