No plans had been announced as FOCUS went to press to dismantle protected villages and enable inmates to return to their old homes in time for the elections. Under the Lancaster House agreement this was one of the matters left to be resolved by the Governor.
The ceasefire has in fact provided the regime with an opportunity to reinstate its control over the protected villages, a number of which appear to have been abandoned by the end of 1979 in the face of guerilla attacks. The auxiliary forces are apparently being used for this purpose.
