A the Anti-Apartheid

A the Anti-Apartheid TIMovement 89 Charlotte Street W1 LANgham 5311 MINUTES OF THE NATIONAL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 14, 1965 at 7 p.m. PRESENT: Tom Kellock (chair), S. Abdul, V. Pillay, D. Robinson, J. Hymans, B. Stein, S. Molteno, R. Fyson (WUS), Peter Hildrew (UNSA), Martin Horseman, R. Davidson, Marion Friedmann, Maureen Dover, Sonia Clements, Jane Symonds, Felicity Bolton, Trevor Fisk (NUS), Dorothy Lewitt, George Potter, John Syson (Fabian Society), Devi Prasad (WRI), Count Pietersen, Kojo Amoo-Gottfried (CAO) Rev. Trevor Bush, David Ennals, M.P., Leon Levy, Raymond Nunene, Mr. J. Kozonguizi (SWANU), Dr. Y. Dadoo (SAIC) & Mr. M. Nkbana (PAC). APOLOGIES: M.Ennals, Leslie Smith, and Christian Action. 1. MINUTES of the previous meeting on October 30, 1964 were agreed. 2. MATTERS ARISING Hon. President. Mrs. Shirley Williams, MP, had been approached but had felt that she could not accept any further commitments because of her involvement in other organisations and regretfully had to decline. Proposals to the Govt. - document on these being prepared. The presentation had been made to Mrs. Barbara Castle by some of the officers a few days before she left for . November campaign. Our Central Hall meeting at the end of November had been our most successful in this hall, it being completely filled. 1hfortunately press coverage had been scant. London University students made it a success by organising 5,000 students from all over the country to join a march and attend the meeting. 3. Election of National Committee Organisations The recommended list of National Committee had been distributed separately, and the introduced this item by item. In the past the situation regarding organisations who were members of the N.C. had been a little confused and this was now being clarified. There would be two difficulties - organisations which had official representatives on the N.C., which would be limited under the changed Constitution to a total of twenty, and organisations which wished to send only observers, the number of which would be unlimited. The War Resisters' International pointed out that they would like to have observer status. It was suggested that NALSO be invited to become a member but it was pointed out that the World Assembly of included all political and youth movements in this country. South African Organisations The Secretary had reported that the S.African Coloured Peoples' Congress had requested membership of the National Committee, and an observer, Mr. Barney Desai, was present at this meeting. The Committee agreed to add'this organisation to the others. The question of an observer from the S.African Liberal Party was raised and it was agreed that applications for membership of the National Committee should come from S.African organisations. The organisations listed were agreed as members of the National Committee. Members of Parliament The new Constitution provided for up to 12 Members of Parliament. As Messrs. Humphry Berkely and Jeremy Thorpe were sponsors of the Movement they therefore did not come into this category. All the Members listed were elected.

Ihdfvidual Members' Details of work done for 4AM by the individual members were briefly gven by the Hon. Secretary. Previously Mr. Tom Kellock had been listed as a member on behalf of the Liberal Party but it was felt he should stand as an individual member, together with all the other officers of the Movement. Replies from some of the organisations and individuals invited to join the National Committee for the coming year were still outstanding. The recommended list of individual members was agreed. Local Anti-Apartheid The new constitution would provide for a representative from recognised local anti-apartheid committees to attend National Committee meetings as full members, and the meeting of of local committee representatives last October had strongly requested that N.C. meetings be held in future on Sunday mornings in order that they could attend. The list of local committees in existence at present was approved. 4. Seoretary's Report The Hon. Secretary gave a brief report on the office organisation and staff now employed. These now totalled five, and in addition to Dorothy Robinson those employed were: Anne Darnborough (AA News, publicity & information), Selina Molteno (part-time membership/concert), Sheila Allen (switchboard,- membership records, literature, etc.) and Sonia Bunting, who was now to do international liaison work for AAM as well as well as World Campaign work. Organiser A number of individuals had been interviewed but it had been agreed that they were not entirely the type of person needed. However, Mr. Martin Horseman had been available on a short-term basis, and had been taken on a three-month basis as an organiser. Long-term programme The Executive Committee had been working on a document and programme which would be submitted to the new National Committee at the next meeting. This included an Anti-Apartheid Conference for Students in London on February 21st, and highlighted certain dates around which activity would take place in London, with activity outside London inbetween. The Report of the Security Council on the logistics of sanctions was expected at the end of February, and our campaign was to put pressure on the Government on the basis of this. We would also be higho lighting the consumer boycott again - in relation to Marks and Spencer stores and to the Co-operatives stores. Feb. 22-25 would see a postcard campaign directed at the Prime Minister, and some 20,000 were being printed. March 8th would be the date of a big lobby of Parliament on the general question of Britain and . March 9 - 24th our supporters would be asked to arrange to see their MPs in their local areas during this period. March 21st - protest demonstration at the Buccaneer factory at Brough in E.Yorks. Some big activities would be centred in London around June 26, S.Africa Freedom Day, these would include a dramatised presentation in the Central Hall, and a rally in Trafalgar Square on June 27th. We were also considering organising a European arms conference, and this was being discussed with the Sanctions Steering Committee, and might include the question of economic sanctions. This had not as yet been finalised. New leaflets were being prepared on arms and on the general campaign, and two pamphlets - one on S.West Africa and one containing AAM's Memo to the UN and on Sanctions and World Peace. A decision had now been taken to produce a monthly paper - Anti-Apartheid News - and orders already placed had almost taken up the first print of 5,000. A Press Conference was to be held next week giving details of our programme, qnd introducing the new paper. The West German Embassy had contacted us, after receiving our cable asking them not to supply arms to South Africa, saying that they would in fact not supply any arms that would have been purhcased from Britain. This should be treated as confidential for the time being, as a confirming letter was awaited. Discussion Mr. David Ennals said he had 'a Question down on spare parts. The Security Council resolution of December 4 specifically covered this point and the American Govt. had reckoned that this was enough for them to contract out of previous commitments to supply spare parts.

The PAC observer, Mr. Mal*ew Nkoana, raised the question of marking the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre with a large public demonstration in Central London, to remember the political prisoners still held on Robben Island and in other places, and to humanise the cold statistics. This question was discussed and Mr. G. Potter moved a resolution asking the E.C. to look into the question of holding a big central London event on March 21st. This resolution was not put and the Executive agreed to look into this question. The suggestion was made by Dorothy Lewitt that there should be more emphasis in our work on the Bantu Laws Amendment Act. The Hon. Secretary explained that this programme had been carefully worked out and discussed by the E.C. at length, it was a long-term programme giving us the maximum time to build up support for mass events in central London. There were considerable difficulties in organising a big central London meeting at short notice. The Chairman pointed out that if there were matters in relation to our work and programme which members wished to raise they could always arrange to see the officers and discuss these with them. Cultural Boycott Sonia Clements proposed that we send a resolution to Equity's Council asking them not to change their original instructions to arists going to S.Africa, and it was also suggested that we contact Hugh Jenkins MP, in this connection. The Vice-Chairman explained that the matter had already been discussed at an office meeting and certain actions decided on by a group of people working on this aspect. International Mr. B. Desai (SAC1C observer) raised the question of British emigration to S.Africa. Some 12,000 people had left this country and emigrated to South Africa. Reports in the press take the line that because the economy is expanding job reservation is breaking down. In fact this inflow of immigrants enables South Africa to release some of its white people for service in the armed forces. Mr. Desai also raised the question of W. German co-operation with the S.African Government referring to a memorandum on this aspect. He felt that these facts should be investigated and if there was this co-operation then this should be publioised as a threat to world peace. Mrs. Felicity Bolton also requested that the Executive Committee should look at the question of emigration. Perhaps this could be included in the Memo to the Government. The question of Yugoslav exports to S.Africa was also raised and it was agreed to look into these figures. Marion Friedmann suggested that the Surveys of Wages in Urban Areas carried out by the Inst. of Race Relations in S.A. could be used to counteract S.Africa House propaganda and the conditions of their Africans are the best. Question 6f the use of the term 'non-whites' in AAM leaflets was raised by Mr. Nkoana. This point was discussed and it was pointed out that this was a concise and convenient term for use in this country. It was generally agreed that its future use would be avoided if possible. 5. A,O.B. Mrs. Bolton asked the E.C. to consider support for the statement made by Lord Royle in his maiden speech in the Lords. Had been proposing since 1959 a joint conference on emigration in the Commonwealth, and proposed that there should be discussion at Ministerial level. he Chairman-reported on a recent visit to Ceylon. He had met the Afro-Asian Committee there. Every single MP of all parties had signed protests over Rivonia. They were interested in AA News but there may be difficulties over exdmage control in relation to payments. 6. Date of Next Meeting SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH at 10.30 a.m. in the Small Hall of the Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.l.