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A Southern Rhodesian party founded and led by Jacob Smit in 1939. It is thought largely since Prime Minister Sir Godfrey Martin Huggins of the United Party (UP) (later United Federal Party) (UFP) failed to include Smit (who was Minister of Finance) in the exclusive WWII Defence Committee. Notwithstanding its name (the reasons for which are somewhat unclear), the party was, in fact, pronouncedly illiberal. In his 'A History of Southern Rhodesia,' Robert Blake writes that Smit's party: "in accordance with the Rhodesian tradition of adopting the most misleading political nomenclature possible, called themselves ‘Liberals.’ ” It was to become one of the political precursors to the later Rhodesian Front (RF).

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	A Southern Rhodesian party founded and led by [[Jacob Smit]] in 1939. It is thought largely since Prime ~~Miinister~~ Sir [[Godfrey Martin Huggins ]] of the [[United Party]] (UP) (later [[United Federal Party]]) (UFP) failed to include Smit (who was Minister of Finance) in the exclusive [[WWII]] Defence Committee. Notwithstanding its name (the reasons for which are somewhat unclear), the party was, in fact, pronouncedly illiberal. In his 'A History of Southern Rhodesia,' Robert Blake writes that Smit's party: "in accordance with the Rhodesian tradition of adopting the most misleading political nomenclature possible, called themselves ‘Liberals.’ ” It was to become one of the political precursors to the later [[Rhodesian Front]] (RF).		A Southern Rhodesian party founded and led by [[Jacob Smit]] in 1939. It is thought largely since Prime Minister Sir [[Godfrey Martin Huggins ]] of the [[United Party]] (UP) (later [[United Federal Party]]) (UFP) failed to include Smit (who was Minister of Finance) in the exclusive [[WWII]] Defence Committee. Notwithstanding its name (the reasons for which are somewhat unclear), the party was, in fact, pronouncedly illiberal. In his 'A History of Southern Rhodesia,' Robert Blake writes that Smit's party: "in accordance with the Rhodesian tradition of adopting the most misleading political nomenclature possible, called themselves ‘Liberals.’ ” It was to become one of the political precursors to the later [[Rhodesian Front]] (RF).