The Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes Vorster indicated that the 'homelands' will be perfectly free to form a federation among themselves, once they have achieved full independence. However he was not prepared to share the sovereignty of the white people with any other national group. This came two years after the Prime Minister completed a tour of African homelands in the Northern Transvaal during which he held talks with leaders of the North Sotho, Tswana and Venda homelands. The importance of working together was emphasised and regular consultation was promised.
