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The December issue exposed South African attempts to take over leading British journals as part of its new public relations initiative. Patriotic Front-ZAPU leader Arthur Chadzingwa asked why the British Government had failed to enforce oil sanctions against the Smith regime. AAM Chair Bob Hughes reported on his visit to the front-line states. A centrespread recorded the campaign priorities decided at the AAM’s 1978 annual general meeting. AA News exposed intimidation in the run-up to the South African-organised ‘elections’ in Namibia. It detailed equipment supplied by the British company ICL to the South African police and army.