Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Smith, Field da sauransu sun hadu a Salisbury a ranar 13 ga Maris 1962 kuma sun amince su hada kai da Whitehead a matsayin Rhodesian Front (RF). Front ya kasance daga tsoffin maza na UFP, gami da Smith, waɗanda suka ba da shawarar sauyawa a hankali da gwamnati bisa cancanta da cancantar zaɓe, ga membobin ƙungiyar Dominion Party na dama, wasu daga cikinsu suna da ra'ayoyin rabuwa da ba su da bambanci da na Jam'iyyar National Party ta Afirka ta Kudu. A tsakiyar waɗannan bambance-bambance, ƙungiyar RF mai tasowa ba ta da ƙarfi sosai. Membobinta sun haɗu da haɗin kai ta hanyar adawa da alkawurran Whitehead na gyaran gyare-gyare, wanda suka yarda zai haifar da wani
Rikicin kasa irin na Kwango, gudun hijirar fararen fata da kuma lalata kasar. A cikin babban yanayin Yakin Cacar Baki, RF mai tsananin adawa da kwaminisanci ya yi burin wakiltar ganuwar masu goyon bayan Yammacin Afirka a Afirka, tare da Afirka ta Kudu da Fotigal, a gaban abin da suka gani a matsayin fadada Soviet da China. Smith ya tabbatar da cewa RF ta yi aiki don hana "wannan ra'ayin mahaukaci na mika wuya, na sayar da Turai da wayewarsa, hakika na duk abin da ya sanya a cikin kasarsa". Ya ce: "Farin fata ne ya mallaki Rhodesia; [shi] ya gina ta kuma yana da niyyar ya riƙe ta".