Archival Significance
Written by Dean Acheson, US Secretary of State from 1949 to 1953, this piece reflects his later views, as a private citizen, opposing international sanctions against the Smith government. Distributed by the Rhodesian Information Office, Washington, D.C., the same office registered under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act as the distributor of AA-WEB-0033, this item is a further documented example of that office’s foreign political information effort.
Institutional Context
Published and distributed by the Rhodesian Information Office, Washington, D.C.
Content Summary
Presents Acheson’s arguments against sanctions on Rhodesia.
Research Utility
A primary source for researchers of the Rhodesian government’s international public relations effort, and of the divided American foreign-policy opinion on UDI-era Rhodesia even among senior former officials.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.