Basutoland,
Bechuanaland
Protectorate,
and Swaziland into the new
Union. Three Southern Rhodesians were present at the convention, with-
out the right to vote. The British South Africa Company, which still con-
trolled its territory under a royal charter, wished to see whether the new
South African government supported its interests before deciding whether
it should join the Union. Many white Rhodesians, moreover, being pre-
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