AFRICAN______________ NATIONAL____________ CONGRESS.

NATIONAL * HEAD OFFICER

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J O K A N N - E S B U R GV ;

TO ALL PROVINCIAL SECRETARIES OF A. N. C.

1st January, 1955.

Dear Sir,

In wishing you a successful New Yew* in our struggle for FYeeirvn and Democracy for all in our country the National Executive .. "nmmittee has directed us to draw your special attention to tne vitax

Issues facing us during the year 1955 and to 1^ ° r^ tcan?ing decisions taken at the National Conference of the A.W.C. hslcl inDurban from the 16th — 19th i,'eceinber»1954» . :

Upon the extent to which the resolutions of Conference are implemented and the promptness with which instructions- are carried out * shall' depend the future and duration of our struggle. Of tho Issues v/hi c tbII for your immediate attention and action we went Ion-the following

1 BANTU EDUCATION i In terms of fetie.relevant resolution of conference,A M c a n eh 11 drefTare to he withdrawn from all Primary School- as irorr t:e 1st \orlXil955; In preparation for thia event your rovince is called upon to launch an immediate campaign in accordance with the following

programme :-

(a) SUNDAY. JANUARY, 23rd 1955 :1 1 1 ~ '

Mass Regional Conferences of all people and Organi­sations throughout the Union of South Africa to be held under the aus­pices of the A .N .C ., at which Conferences the union-wide campaign

be set in motion.

<b) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6th. 1955 :

Local Mass Conferences or Meetings of all people and O r g a n i s a t i o n s to be held in each area, when local iAVE OUR CHILDREN

corwittees will be elected.

(c) SUNDAY, MARCH 6th. 1955 :

Provincial or Joint Regional Conferences of all neoBle and Organisations to'be held throughout the Union of SoutVAfrica. when reports will be received of tho progress of the campaign in .

various areas.

(d) SUNDAY, f'AROH 27th. 1955 :

Lo^al Mass Conferences or Meetings of all peop)- and Organ!satione to be held throughout the Union as a prelude to the

•withdrawal of children on April 1st, 1955.

It is essential that prompt reports on all Conf ' eetincs held during the course’ of this campaig;n should fee forwar^e... v j-ut, rpcal Regional and Provincial ^ecretarl e. - o t

with specific duties in carrying out the campaign.

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itfesB T O ll^ T 3VAL,WChiiMSi * « * « * * " • been received that an - attempt will be made on the 31st taeroh, 10$5 to remove the people of theWe.tern Area, of Johannesburg m terms of the Native* KesettleLnt Act

^r*][®rwoer(1 doe* succeed in thia sc^enjp'h# will,no doubt,proceed toapply the Act to other areas such as Chari• at own in Natal* w f.ii,- •.

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been* threatened?™* an<1 ^ Tr•'< "*? ' »t wblch have already

! r ■ -U v ,xt i 8 • S3entlal# therefore, «ha*-the people in every Province

should be kept on the alert and in readineia for such action as it might become necessary to take in defence of oar homes and property.

?• gOF'ft^SS OF THE PEOPLE : We would refer! you to paragraph 5 of our Supplementary Report on the Congress of the People, which is contained in

rnnfi™ ? m 5® NaiJ°w al Exectttlv* Committee to the 42nd Annual? 0 5® Which Para8M P* ««ts out a programme to be

followed in conducting the campaign for the Congress of the PeopleSupplementary instructions in this connection will be forwarded to you from time to time. J

We further wish to direct your attention to Three other matters relating to our tasks for the current year.

--E:!:IAL^NAI L?VY ; You wil1 recollect that the National Conference in Durban decided to impose a Special Levy of 2/- on eachmember of the A.N.t,. for the purpose of establishing a Pund which willprovide necessary financial assistance for our banned and banished leaders

can As this is a matter of consid roble urgency, Provinces are lied upon to collect the National Levy immediately and forward t^e

monies so collected to the Acting Treasurer - General before the 31<*t March, 1955.

(b) o.fBSCRIpi IONS : The campaigns to which we have referred above and the volume of eiministrative work which they necessarily involve will impose a severe financial strain on the Head - Quarters. Your Provi­nce is therefore required to direct all its members to pay their annual subscriptions immediately and the quota payable to the National Treasury must be forwarded to the Acting Treasurer - General before ^he 31st March, 1955 •

(c) ANNUAL REPORT OF TH5 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Locel Branches of Congress are expected to make a thorough study of the Annu-1 Report of the N.E.C. for the year 1954?which will serve as a useful guide to all memebrs of Congress in matters affecting the political situoMen in this country end in the world generally, and which will help to focus their attention on the organisational problems of the A.N.C. which, with their conscious co-operation can be resolved easily and immediately. Copies of this Report are available and will be forwarded to you on appli­cation to the Secretariat.

With best wishes,

Yours for Freedom in our Life time,

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6th January, 1955.

CIHgULAB LKTTaH TO ALL ML!agB3 OP T O P50VIHc;lAL ftAjilCUTTTfc COlflnTTi&S.

Dear Son of Afrika,

Coapliaonte of the Jeaaon !1 Wayibuyo iAfrika If

In view of the trenendoua mount cf work ahetrt of ua and becauae of ahortage of ti*e to Garry out the work auooeaaAally throughout the oountry, the Frovinoial Proaidant, Provincial Treasurer, lYovinciel Mainietrativo Secretary find anothor member of tho Provinoif.1 Lxecutivt net yeaterday to oonaider +**» all immediate inotruotiona or directive*, froa the National Head Office.

We then decided to aend to eaoh number of the Provincial Kxaoutive a oopy of the directives from the National Head Offioe. Kindlyfind attached hereto a copy of theae inatruetiona.

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We humbly request you in your Branoh and Region to help in tl is big and hiatoiio campaign to the beat of your ability. All the inatruo- tiona ahould bo aWTied out to the letter by all Branohea and

With beat wiahas.

I an, dear ion of Afrika^ I ^

Jours for freedom,

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f Africa a happy a<*mtr? to lire la. OnSwtti Sftioa winrtvfi to tha aauaa of frvadoes for

» » n wa atartad tha otmpalsn for tha Conrraaa of tha™ ooontry that thla would ba an

all oomara of the SCI H ** anothar oonferanea. Tha bcalaJJf alactlonof dalagataa la that tha paopla ahould

ba dlractly rapraaantad, Ewarjr oity, town. dorp, and, If poaal- hl*t aron villagat ahonld acnfi thair rapraaantetlwaa*

to ^ d*J«CBtca ahould alaet £1?? n*£r *? p**>oa *>«ra the Congraaa i to bahaM, wa art jcrtlcularly interaated that the ^aaarvea nuat

i twtl<sni» *•*•* a11 26 «i«tn«ta of tho rraaakali *rth plaoaa aa JNtfkinl, Skhokhunllond t

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Youra for :*roodan,

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JOHANNESBU RG .

19th April, If55.

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f • r , i r“4 “ • « » • v S T S m u ^*1 Arooatiro it Iferfcoa la Itaroh*

Xa t i m of thooo doololoao the atnigli ojolnat l o t i Jdaootloo b u bora hy tho lnotraotloa to koyoott all oahool tools i •J * ••aalttooo olootod andor tho' Boo to ^ a m U t i Art. Tbo roporto•* thooo koyootto w c f t r rooolwod appoar O M o u tfia a * I* •’• ‘•W paroato had a lready oooop*od o le o t lo a or a o a lM tlo a to tho o * o o l hoardo or oohool o o w lt t e a o , braatftoo or* d lrootod to im M t e i thooo pooplo to m i c a »aah p eo ltlo a o .

A lthoafh tho lo t lo o a l V xow tlvo hao doforrod tho doto fo r k o r o o ttla c tho oohoolo, i t lo o laar th o t thoro aro m m oroao la which koyoott loo o f oohoolo hao k«M oarrlod o a t a o ^ d o m o tr a tlo * a « a ia a t tho lo a ta Zdaoatloai la ouoh oaeoo I t lo tho daty o f ooacroaa a o t to otaad aad or take a a a a tra l p o o ltlo a Aa tho a ffeo to daroao. hat to a lro ah rt poaoiklo ooolotaaoo aad e x t e r n to tho paroato aad ctelldroai fo r oxaap lo , tho arraaceooat fo r p r ln to o * o > | o k ta la la * o f teaohoro, a o a io t la * thooo oho aro arrootod by a rra a fla c l o i a l dafoaooo

Oar prokloa la tho hood o f f lo o hao alwayo booa a*d o t l l l roaalno jp ho tho ooaploto look o f la fo r a a t lo a aa to tho o ta to o f a ffa lr o » the d l f f lr o a t prowlacoo or regloaa* Thlo aokao oar took ▼ory d l f f l o o l t l a g u ld lac tho aivoaoat* I f tho ir o T la o la l ooarotorlc aro foood w ith tho ooao o lta o t lo a a , »o aok thorn to w lo lt a l l tho k roc oh oo w ith tho o asla toaoo o f the Bsoootlwe m aboro aad to o h ta la tho roqalrod ls f e r a o t lo a . Ualeaa th lo o ltu a t lo a la attoadod t o , «o a h a ll ko foood w ith tto+'ehaotlo p o o ltlo a w ith in tho orgaalaatloa*

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In regard to Bantu Sftuoatlon, the African fetlowl Centre as hM decided that re porta from all th« provlncee mat roach thla off ic« not later than the 11th Hay, 199%

This doe* not at all exoaoe tho provincial of floor* fro* glylMM tholr quarterly roporta vhloh they *ore auppoeed to adknlt by tho lat n?rll.

Thanking you,

Tour* fraternally|

o.^.rt^bo *(3~tX> L Secretary-General

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The African N ational Congress^ (Umbutho weSizwe— Lekhotla la Sechaba)

' Cape Headquarters

All communication* to the ProvmcM SecretaryPHONE: 2325 .

Of flow or 1 fhe Vatlona* Orgc niaor,

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22nd April, 1955.

Ifce ProTinaiai Sooretury, Tri>nev-«lt'0/0 Ibe He»d Office, ^P.O.Box 9207. '•'w.'-; '-vJOHiinntsroRO, •• ; v > *0 . v- .

De»r Son of Afrloa,

U of our Branohafli “ ^ e T T ^ T t ™ V “ * 1 ‘ tM t*h«‘ h ‘ . happened in t “ r”

thin . glaring act of d e fin e . ”2 ! . ^ e / ? T '** ’

° f * • * »■ *“ ” •»» « « e witodr-w-u. of ohU a . , „ Iro„ .o w i l l . ^ " n . d .

found v . l f in „ d l f f i ^ u / . r . ^ t o i ' t h u £ ? £ ! ; ° Z T T k° f V " ‘iionn fro. 4 mrnb.r or people »nd i m n“ r . ( ' r.oelT.d *>«-

in the Tr.n«v_«I, ..m tne people know verJ wh*t the deololon o f'the 'lM ^c011? to upon thle tremendous c p „ lr , „ , 6t ror <oo4 U ~

« t h « U th. thorough ^ T . L l l ' T t ™ T S

fixed ® s t s 4, t 9i“ r toatheir own. I huably reuuest too Traniv^a A v r wT* *♦?* ° °Ur Br®nofa#» -oting on

•tutoaent of how ha. ! £ ? * t “ * * * ’tho resolution of the I .g .C . adopted In Duro^ on the 6thdate, was sent to *11 our Branches throughout the Proving r° * > W 5 » to defer tho were other oontre. in the

6th of March' they ** to.orde9i;rthM.:?8rrrtL f ,rnim is tie only Machinery controlling the struggle. ■•B.C.

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With boat wishes,

1 a*, dor-r Son of Africa,

Toura for Freedoa,. . . - J>V5*. * -X': i.-i * ": ■■-- '••• 'i ’ p'»" fa * r< \... •» L- - }i ’■*

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P .O . Box 9207,

JOHANNESBURG.

Oth May, IM A .

TO ALL A.M .C. and A.N.C.YOUTH LEAGUE BRAN

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BRANCHES TRANSVAAL.

, T y /rDear Sir/Wadas,

Tour Branch Executive is requested to attend a

Mtting off both the mother body and the Youth League, to take

place on Saturday I4th May, 1065, at the Congress Offices, 38

Market Street, Johannesburg, at 2 p.m.

Agendat I . Bantu Education.

2. Congress of the People.

N.B. I . As this meeting is very important it is imperative

that the chairmans and secretaries of the branches should

attend.

2. Iji view of the fact that there will be a meeting of

^ the Congress of the People Johannesburg Region,

Executives falling within the Johannesburg Region are

advised to divide their forces so as to attend both

meetings.

Yours fox fi doic,

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9th May, I9M ,

TO All A .N.C. and JuN.C.YOUTH LEAGUE BRANCHES TRANSVAAL.

Bear S i r / W i a a ,

Your Branch Executive is requested*^)attend a

meeting offboth the mother body and the Youth Leaguet to take

place on Saturday I4th May, 1956, ,'-it the Congress Offices, 38

Market Street, Johannesbarg, at 2 p.m. y

N.B. I. As this meeting is rery important it l« Imperative

that the chairmans and secretaries of the branches should

attend.

t . In view of the fact that there Till be a meeting of

the Congress of the People Johannesburg Region,

Executives falling within the Johannesburg Region are

advised to divide their forces so as to attend both- y . . . . . . .

meetings*

CI3CCLAB No. -T 7 ~SS~

Agendat I . Bantu Education.

2 . Congress of the People.

Yours for freedom,

Secretary.

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PHONE:

The African National Congress(Umbucho iveSizwe— Lekhotla la Sechaba)

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De r Sirs,X wish to report to the Nation.*! Secretariat tb-t 1 mb now out of

Queenstown &s a resuxt of «• ease 1 h o d t^ainat tr.e Loc~i Autnority.

*>erly tm s jienr, *februe*ry, 1 w^s refused permission to get on witn ay Business in tiie location as I Wug doing. 1 went to see tnem for ay Business affairs after I had returned from Caps Town but tney told me th«.t tney were not to aoospt any payments from me for tne service oontract thiB year as they wsre going to oanoell my Independent Contr-cter's Licence.

In Maroh they served me witn on ejectment order under Section 10 of the UrDc i Areas Act. 1 refused to iSave tne *rea ^nd Qua tne o»se taJten to Court.On the ?5th of April tne o^se ww beard and I had Mr Sohneider of Jiast London for my defence. The Dsfenoe put up t very good ~rg\ient >nd we won the o*se but the Loot-1 Authority of Wusenstown refused to allow *ms permission to stay in thsir Muni- > oip^l nr so t.nd they further refused to aoospt tne fees for ssrvios oontr-ot p»ld to the Registration Offices every month.

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1 hid to go down to Bast London to see tne Attorney bg«-in «nd «.lso the President, Z.T. Matthews,«s it »«s now Huits evident that they ware up in against me not just as *n Individual tout as a person connected with Congress* Though there wwre very good grounds of appealing to tne Chief Native Commissioner, tns Attorney did advise us to let the o a i aro p. I sh-11 explain these tne reasons given by him personally.

1 am now out In the Olen Grey district at a pluoe oallsd Bolotwa. I have mtide *11 dequate arrangements for my mull t.s 1 have still to get on with the work of the Nation. Until further notice, piet-se forward mj letters to the same address us tbove. I

With best wisuesi

x a m , d e a r i o n s o r A f r i o a ,

T o u r s f o r F r e e d o m

T .B .T S H U H U IC T A .

T H E A F R IC A N N A T I O N A L C O N G R E S SUMBUTHO WESIZWE — LEKHOTIA LA SECHABA

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All Comniankttiuoi lo be lo ilK SecrcUry-C*o*nl

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39, M ARKET STREET, JOHANNESBURG.

I7th May, 1955.

Dear friend,

Thenks for your letter reporting the activities

of yoor committee* Wo fully appreciate yofar difficulties

In organising the Congress of the People In your area* It

must regreted that Rev. Tar»tsi should find himself In dis­

agreement with the airaa of the Congress of the People to an

extent of tendering his resignation from the committee.

the Congress of the People** organ!satlon should be secondary

to the organisation of the African national Congress, cannot

be ignored since the whole struggle nost be based on a

definite mecMnery that Is the establishment of a lasting

organisation* But to our opinion the Doint wMch oust be

fully appreciated is ttmt the Congress of the People Is a

campaign conducted by the Afrloan Rational Congress I t s e l f In

which theoA.W*C. should find it difficult to sey " b eca u se

there are yet no Congress branches, we therefore must wait

for theeeatabllshnent of Congress branches* In fact In no

campaign has the African National Congress ever adonted this

attitude* The organisation of the A.N.C. has alw.ys been

enhanced by the consigns which the A.IT.C. undertakes. Even

In the Congress of the People, this should be the case. Here

ae quote Professor Matthews1 statement, when he outlined the

aims of the Congress of tho Paople Gf the first joint

The point you sharply raised In your letter that

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oonfaranw af tho African !*tlc*al Condos* and athor' >r'' \ ' »*

organisations* • The African Rational Ccngraaa and any

other sponsoring organisation are directs# to taka stena to

onsure that the "Cotxgreas of the Peopled is truly ropre-.

Mutative • f the people of South Africa* If ve are going to

aobillse the opinion of South Africa and to relee8e their

thwarted energies and secure their full co-operation in ■

working for a new South Africa, we must ensure that the porsons

attending the Congresses are truly representative of the people*

which means that the (people rrust be given the opportunity to

elect tholr representatives at this congress*"

W e hone your region will find Itself In a position

to double Its efforts In organising the people of Pretoria

within the next few weeks In spite of the difficulties* Our

representatives fron here tflll be continually In touch with

you* »

Tours fraternally9

P. Ma thole*

Secretary* ' f

Congress of the People*

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v. j w m c n luH ctjuip u r n u? s a tsr tea a u r in g our Provi—

on 1 1, ‘ iotn - i^tn J u n e .

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a toous, nd c h i l d r e n oat o i s c r o o i . I t s crynpaign i . i p e t t i n g mosentun. Fvro« tnat

joint fixecutive meeting wt nsa on o u n d ' j a-oming t i l l ea± lj a f t e r n o o n , we uaa to

po to tne ninsses aw VeexpiaftkS wneia we uaa over a tnousf-nd people p resen t . I t

wns p. ve±y good me ting indeed and 1 anaressed tr,e g a r n e r in g on the n e c e s s i t y

to i n t e n s i f y the campaign a g a i n s t Bantu e d u c a t i o n A ct . My prea«ne«* t i e r * o l e a i e d many tnings w m c o were a e t i m t e l y c e a s i n g a n i t m tue urg. m s e t i o n . 'Jte negionai

C o n f e r e n c e tnat a e u i a e a to 8 t ^ r t w i t u tne cr^ii^aign o l o o y c o t t j U i g tus s o n o o i * was

reported to me re m i u vuiyrowoy ana tn^t tne r e s o l u t i o n to start tne ooyoott

was not unanimous, fe>.-ace centres H k h U l t e n n r g e , Uraui mstown, Al ioed ; le and f o r t

A l i r e d w m c n are in "dCfr afire isestem OVpe w e ^ i o n ^ m a not s t a r t , out , 1 ree i n t e r

my v i s i t tooae cen tres m a t nrvu piraf djr a is r t e Q ru ve r e ce iveo i»ow t/ie support

of ootl^ tne p r o v i n c i a l ana Ny vior.ex A u t n o n t i e s . 1 co a id never say tney snoula

stop i t . Mayibuye ite M Any ot:.er l n i o r m a n o n to tnis c use w i l l oe sent to

the Nation al nerd O f f i c e in aue c o u r s e , in tne laerntiue please xurnisn me witn

the A l t e r n a t i v e M e m o a s as i u n v w at uy our N a t io n e i educa t io n C o u n c i l . 1 oust

nrve tneae oeiore 1 go to tue Ooulorence on tne io t a p 1 e e a e ^ .

Hoping tnat t h is report w i l l meet witn jrour favour? Die approval end furtuer

assuring you of r e g u l a r reports auout later developments ,

Cj\ ■ "•{-

I am, aefur son ui A i n c a ,

Tours I or )**reeaoai,

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^ /^th June, 19^!3.

Dear Sir,Our nnnual Provincial Conference will be held on the l8th -

19th June, 1955, at Port Elizabeth.%

Would you kindly send us a message of Fraternal Greeting The Cape a .N.C. will also be mking preparatiuns at this Conference tD send delegates to the historic Conference of the Congress of the Peor. to be held in Johannseburg on the 25th and 26th June, 1955.

I am very sorry to have to write to you so late, too many unforeseen inconveniences made it impossible for me to do so earlier.I have been away from this Office for a period of full } weeks on National work. I have just returned from the Eastern Cape where some eentres have already embonoed upon the campaign of boycotting Verwoerd’s Sohools.

I shall be exceptionally grateful to you if you send your mes^; message immediately you receive this note b o that I inolude it in the Provincial Executive Report which I am now busy compiling.

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M. B. Y E N G W A j> h s <T 'C O M P AN Y S E C R E T A R Y

S E C R I T A N Y S . A C C O U N T S . B O O K K E E P I N G » I N C O M E T A X

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C/0 N. S. YHMGVA, _______P/B. STATGER.

11th June, 1955. JWJUlft&tt.r

My dear Stalwart,

I was ▼ ery h^>py Stalwart to get such a comprehensive report font you. From what you wrote I could gether two facts, first that yon are workkng re ry hard, and secondly that you are becoming a great ami seasoned leader, accept ay

sincere congratulations on the latter. About being over-worked, 1 will only say that it ia the hardest and most iaportant branch of leadership in which we in Xatal especially and the whole country in general cannot claia such efficiency. Vo are aade by the aasses that alact us into positions to do everything and they forgot that leadership can only b« successful whan it is fckarod between and anong all who participate in the affairs of tho aoveasnt.

Bo that as it aay Stalwart, with all tho dllficultioo in fzx>Bt of yam sod tho sword of banishment hanging above you 1 like sincerely to salats yom son of Africa, and rsalad you that the road to freodoa lg.strewn with tho blood of heroes. To <jaots Archie Quo do, "keep your haad even, even if others loose theirs and blase it on you 1"

Thank you very auch for tho report on the 0 .0 . P. and on this ssttff too I fool you have done remarkably wall. Tour article in tho Zlaa^a Laso too was very wall rechived and I aa sure you will get soao response froa tho people.

1 aa sorry that lathis who is the only nan I oan get at tho aoaont is preparing for his wording and although he could go if the funds wore available the position is that there is no sonsy. lathi is despits all his difficulties quite prepared to go if we can arrange tho transport and the aonay. X do not know how you are with funds, but it ai£it raise tho prestigs of oonforenoo if there was soaaibo^y froa the Stanger-M^uaulo branch.

Z aa working on our deaands tomorrow and you should bo getting thoss on Vsdnssday or Anrdday at the latast. I will bo holding my first Congress meeting sines I oaae here on June 26. I have no doubt now that at Oonforanoo wo shall bs abls to havs a good delegation froa mj area in October. I aa aery such heartened by the growth of branches in Durban, at plaoss where wo oould have hardly expected them. If you want ae to live happily here keep on sending no thbse very good reports.

Organisation In the rural areas Stalwart is very diffiecult Indeed, and whilst one organises Congress one is of necessity forced to snadwich a lot of other

day to day problems which are not necessarily Oongreas in thsir objectives.

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R E T U R N S T Y P I N G Ok D U P L I C A T I N G E T C .

2. »1-12 L A K H A N I CHAMBERS.

T . ^ SAVILLE STREE T,i am for instance 3 tar ting from the land, the most

natural link thase people can seen which connects the* with DURBAN oppression. I hare started organising the Peasants Association for all the people who derive means of livelihood from the soil. From there we have to fora a Co-Operative Society (Agricultural), and fror there we have demand land reforms on the basis of our own plans, and then join hands with our own branch of Congress here to fight some of the issues here. I am also seekkng membership in the Traders Association, in order to make that association mors dynamic than it is at tha momsnt.

I was concerned about your report of the move to oust ths Luthull-Matthews leadership in Congress, I do not think such a move would succed easily, but the vary fact that 1 should exist, makes me fael bad.

I am kaen on us swelling our number* in tha Katal Hation-l luial cf keiixr-c. son** of U3 ara not yst members and I think it will be a good thing if tore

and more of oar numbers are included in the lists of aeabers so that when aur time coaaa we shall be able to sway the vote heavily on our sld*. I do not know how to do *hls w*ll. I would Ilk* you Stalwart to do me one good favour, sometime after the June 26 Dua Du* Is over create some time and come for a week-end so that we may be able to digest these matters together, and be able to push ahead with the

of co-operation.

Mngaal Yaal I greet you and all the sons and daughters of Africa In Durban In latal and those you will be aaeting In Jo'burg. Africa 1 Kaylbuye.

By the way Archie Chimede wrote me a wonderfully encouraging letter, as you can gather froa the statment quoted above.

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