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A. The Reagan Administration is more realistic as far as the threat of the Soviet Union is concerned. The South African government is absolutely committed to a peaceful solution in Namibia and is conscious of the benefits that would flow from an internationally acceptable solution. To achieve the latter and yet not to bring peace and stability would be a disaster. We are making that distinction quite clear to the U.S. Government. The Soviet Union is not interested in a peaceful solution. We are not prepared, for the rest of history, to be blamed for destroying a country. My government is not prepared to be a party to Soviet expansion in this area or anywhere else in the world and have a finger pointed at us by our own children. It is better to be destroyed in a different way than that. We cannot swallow that.