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UDFThe Transvaal Indian Congress (T.I.C.) pledges Its total support to the United Democratic Front (UDF). The UDF is a broad front of over 600 organisations from all parts of South Africa. They ha e united to oppose the Apartheid Constitution and the Koonl jf Bills. We call on all our people to help the T.I.C. and UDF ir f us campaign to resist Apartheid.

How you can help to oppose Botha’s Apartheid Constitutk n

1. Read T.I.C. and UDF literature, and discuss its contents with your fr i ’s and family.

2 . Set up small house or street meetings of about 15 or 20 people where t T. C. or U D F member can be invited for a discussion.

3 . Help the T.I.C. or UDF to organise a mass meeting in your area.4 . Form a T.I.C. branch in your area.5 . Get all organisations (religious, political, civic, worker, youth, sporting or any

other organisation) in your area to join the UDF.6 . Refuse to have any dealings with puppet bodies like the South African Indian

Council, Labour Party, any Bantustan "government", or any organisation that supports Botha's Apartheid Constitution.

If you can help in any way, please contact —The Secretary, Transvaal Indian Congress, P.O. Box 25063, Ferreirastown 2048 Telephones 852-1268 or 838-5838

Im w d by thaTranavMl Indian Congraa, P.O. Box 25063, Farrairwtown 2D48

UDF unites — APARTHEID divides

Alan Boesak addressing the gathering at the U.D.F. raMy.The launching of the United Democratic Front (U .D .F .) last month attracted 15.000 people. This was the largest anti-apartheid m eeting since the Congress of the People in 1965.

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W hy wws the UDF formed ?The UDF was formed to unha al poaa the now Apartheid constitution as

that befieve in a non-radal, free and democratic South Africa, and who op- as the Koomhof Bills.

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H ow w m the UDF formed 7Dr. Alen Boesak eaHed for a national reeponee against the tri-oameraf parliament and the Koomhof Bills when he spate it the Congress of the Transvaal Anti-SAIC Committee in January 1963. A resolution was adopted at this congress to tar-n a United Democratic Front (UDF). consisting of pofitical, worker, civic, religious, student, youth, women and x> ng organwarinns.

H ow la the National UDF constituted ?The UDF consists of about GOO organisations. The National UDF is made up of five regional branches. These bn the Transvaal UDF, Western Cape UDF, Natal UDF, Eastern Cape UDF and the Orange Free State UDF. The N* was launched at Rocklands CMc Centre in Cape Town on August 20th. Mrs. AJbertina Siaulu, Mr. Oscar Mpe Archie Gumede are the preeidentt of the UDF. Dr. Essop Jassat is one of the patrons of the UDF, whilst Saloogee and Dr. R.A.M. Saiogee are on the Executive of the National UDF.

4 . H ow la the Transvaal UDF constituted ?The Transvaal UDF consists of a General Council of about a hundred organisations. The Transvaal India, member of this General Counci. Soma other organisations that are members of the Transvaal UDF are:

Transvaal Anti-P.C. Committee Islamic Counci of South Africa (ICSA)Anti-Community Councils Committee Witwatersrand Counci of Churches (W CC)Release Mandela Committee (RMC) General and Allied Workers Union (GAW U)Soweto Civic Association (and Committee of Ten) South African AKed Workers Union (SAAW l

In eddmon, the General CouncS has elected a Transvaal Executive Committee, whose ( s ent is Mrs. Albertina Siaulu, wife of Mr. Walter Siaulu.

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REJECT Botha’s Apartheid Constitu ionThe T.l.C. rejects Botha's new Constitution because —(a) It is racist divisive, undemocratic and does not remove economic ana soda/

inequalities.(b) The genuine popular leaders and organisations of South Africa s oppressed peo

ple have not been consulted.(c) It entrenches authoritarianism and Apartheid through a one-party military state.(d) It retains unjust laws, including the denial of citizenship to the African people, and

the fragmentation of South Africa into homelands. .(e) It is designed to make Indian and Coloured people junior partners in a political

system dominated by the National Party.ff) We do not want to sacrifice our children to fight for an unjust system.

Collection Number: AK2117 DELMAS TREASON TRIAL 1985 - 1989 PUBLISHER: Publisher:-Historical Papers, University of the Witwatersrand Location:-Johannesburg ©2012

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