Conferees Walk Out on Botha Speech
Associated Press
PARIS —
Foreign Minister Roelof F. (Pik) Botha of South Africa rose to give a speech today at an international conference on chemical weapons and most delegates walked out in protest of his country’s apartheid policies.
Botha then proposed an African conference on poverty.
“Chemical weapons are one way to die. Thirst and hunger is another,” he told the delegates who remained in the nearly empty hall. They included the U.S. contingent.
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