AA News May 1972
AA News again led on the British Government’s attempts to override the rejection of its settlement proposals by the people of Zimbabwe. It reported on protests at the AGM of Barclays Bank against the bank’s Southern African operations, the first time a company AGM had ended in uproar. On Namibia AA News revealed that SWAPO guerrillas were now fighting in the Caprivi Strip and more than 900 workers had been detained after the recent strike wave. A centre spread featured the Conservative MPs who were profiting from their holdings in companies involved in Southern Africa.
| Category: | 1970s |
| Copyright: | AAM Archives Committee |
| Holding Institution: | AAM Archive, Bodleian Library |
| Date/Year: | 1972 |
| Document history: |
AA News again led on the British Government’s attempts to override the rejection of its settlement proposals by the people of Zimbabwe. It reported on protests at the AGM of Barclays Bank against the bank’s Southern African operations, the first time a company AGM had ended in uproar. On Namibia, AA News revealed that SWAPO guerrillas were now fighting in the Caprivi Strip and more than 900 workers had been detained after the recent strike wave. A centre spread featured the Conservative MPs who were profiting from their holdings in companies involved in Southern Africa. |