“Our talks were very pleasant, as usual. Remember I used to vote Labour when I was here.”

— Hastings Banda

"Dr. Banda Denies Civil War", The Times, 12 December 1964, p. 6.
Remarks to the press after talks with Harold Wilson, 11 December 1964.

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