negotiations: the government should legalize the ANC, release political pris-
oners, end the state of emergency, and withdraw its troops from the town-
ships. But he realized that "two central issues would have to be addressed"
in the negotiations: "the ANC'S demand for majority rule in a unitary state"
and "the concerns of white South Africans over this demand. The most cru-
cial task which will face the government and the ANC will be to reconcile
these two positions." 10 As journalist Patti Waldmeir comments, that Man-
dela memorandum contained "the eventual deal in outline." 11
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