■ Harold Wilson’s Arms: If Mr. Harold Wilson ever changed British policy on the supply of arms to Nigeria he would do so only because of public pressure ■ Roundabout: Lonrho, Spears and the strike: What was the background to the miners strike at Ashanti Goldfields corporation's mine here? ■ Building a new constitution: Next week, Ghana’s constitutuent assembly whose work was due to be finished at the end of this month will hear the reports of the five committees ■ A new dawn: From a Correspondent recently in Calabar: Two weeks ago Griot wrote of the great enthusiasm which has sur rounded creation of the South Eastern state as one of the units of the 12-state Nigerian federation. ■ Books and publications: Selfless sailors: The royal Navy and the slavers ( W. E. F Ward. Allen & Unwen Ltd) ■ Commercial news: Nigeria's new development plan: Nigeria will have a £1.163m four-year reconstruction and development programme. ■ Commercial news: Ibadan water loan: The USA will make a new 40-year loan to Nigeria worth £1.8m for completion of the new water supply system for Ibadan ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Goldfields strike over? Ashanti Goldfields workers were reported to have gone back to work this week after the strike