ZIMBABWE: A Soldier Faces His Critics

General Walls talks about his country's future

Prime Minister Robert Mugabe confronted a tough diplomatic task as he arrived in the U.S. last week for Zimbabwe's formal admission into the United Nations and a meeting with President Carter. Mugabe was seeking support in the international arena at a time when his four-month-old majority-rule government has hit some embarrassing snags at home. His Minister of Manpower, Planning and Development, Edgar Tekere, awaits trial on a murder charge. His former military commander, Lieut. General Peter Walls, faces possible prosecution as a result of a BBC interview critical of the government. Anxious whites,...

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