A portrait of African leadership in the Rhodesias and Nyasaland by Erskine B. Childers

The personalities, policies, and methods of leading African politicians in the Central African Federation are the subject of this report, which includes the recorded voices of:

In Northern Rhodesia: Kenneth Kaunda, President of the United Independence Party; Gabriel Musumbula, Minister for African Education; Harry Nkumbula, President of the African National Congress

In Nyasaland: Hastings Banda, Leader of the Malawi Congress Party; Wellington Chirwa, former Nyasaland member of the Federal Assembly

In Southern Rhodesia: Michael Mawema, President of the National Democratic Party; Leopold Takawira and Herbert Chitepo, members of the National Council of the National Democratic Party

'The Future Guardians' was originally broadcast on Sept. 5. This revised version takes account of subsequent developments.