Fifteenth Session Fourth Committee

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Alternative title A/C.4/447 Author/Creator United Nations General Assembly Publisher United Nations General Assembly Date 1960-10-27 Resource type Reports Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) South Africa, Coverage (temporal) 1960 Source University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Manuscripts Department at the Wilson Library. Southern Historical Collection #4340: Allard Kenneth Lowenstein Papers. Subseries 2.11. Description Letter from the Permanent Representative of the Union of South Africa, with enclosures Format extent 18 pages (length/size)

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ATIO NS AL EMBLY U'4 A/C.4/447 27 October 1960 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH h session 0lv2ITTEE tern 43 QUESTION OF SOUTH 'EST AFRICA Note by the Secretariat: The following letter and enclosures are circulated to members of the Fourth Committee in accordance with a decision taken by the Committee at its 1025th meeting. New York, 20 Octc At the 1004ih meeting of the Fourth Committee on 6 October 1960, ,ter of External Affairs of the Union of South Africa, the Hon. Er extracts from letters written to persons in South West Africa and from Peking by certain petitioners on the South West Africa Questj '2inister undertook, at that time, to nake available to members of I -h Committee copies of these letters and broadcasts. I now enclose the documents listed below and have the honour to rE they be circulated to all members of the Fourth Committee for thei and a telegraii" from Sept. Oct. Dec. Dec. Feb. S. Nujona 1959 Ty

Photostat of a letter and texts of Broadcasts-/ by ozonguizi Letter from London dated 14 Sept. 1959 to S. Nujoma Text of Radio Broadcast from Peking, on 19 August 1960 Text of Radio Broadcast from Peking on 28 August 1960 (Signed) B.G. FOURIE ENCLOSURES Copy of a letter dated 25 September 1959 from Mr. Kerina to Mr. Nuyoma J.J. (5) 69 (91) 28/12/59 9/25/59 Mr. Nuyoma, Everything is going on well here. South Africa and Britain lost. re going to speak before the UNO. I am sure that my wife has told you ything in her letter to you. I am going to press for COMPULSORY JUDGINT ae Court. I am also hoping to meet with Mr. Kozonguizi to talk intimately t what we could do in terms of positive action besides the UNO. Primarily, epend on us. The UNO will help us if we try to do something for ourself. is the reason why I say you are doing well. Just keep on moving. As as you change the name of the OPO to the SW African Congress try to id it to Angola. We cannot leave our people to die in the hands of the iguese. Mr. Nuyoma, continue to attack the Government openly in public. Do not stop. In the mean-time, as soon as I think of something important I will inform you. Refuse to move to the new location. Tell the people not to move. I will you a statement which you should read to them and translate it into Ovambo, ro, Nama etc. Also try to organize Mass Public Meetings every Saturday. Talk to the Le tell them to stand together.

2. Copy of a letter dated 17 October 1959 from Mr. Iburumba Kerina to Mr. Nuyoma 2/ KK 28/12/59 (lo4) KK 71 Oct. 17/59 Dear, Mr. Nuyora, We are working very hard here at the UN 0. We have also asked the UNO to appeal to the S.A. Government to release Mr. Toivo and to have him allowed to travel to the Police Zone to seek good work. The S.A. walked out of the meet as soon as we began to speak. The were all the time absent. Of course, the returned after all of us have spoken. Apparently they were afraid of us. At any rate keep the people together. Do not move from the location. Refuse completely. Also, do inform me of the proposal I made to you. Greetings. (Signed) Mburumba Kerina 1. Copy of an air letter dated 9 December 1959 from Mr. and Mrs. Iburumba Ke: 1506 Second Avenue, NYC 21, N.Y., to Mr. , P.O. Box 1071, Windh( South West Africa G.G. (1) 65 28/12/59 Dec. 9, 1959 Dear Mr. Nujona, We received your letter and clippings yesterday and thank you very much them. We appreciate very much all that you are doing to keep us informed and that you continue to send us such news and clippings particularly those of thE Suidwester and Suidwest Afrikaner. We receive the Advertiser by subscription it arrives five to seven weeks after publication. Therefore we would appreci, receiving anything which you think should have our immediate attention as sooi it appears in print. We agree wholeheartedly with what you say about who our worst enemies are -- And the fact that they have the press at their disposal i them doubly dangerous because they can sew dissention among us before we can I at the close of the G.A. session this weekend and will see to his future plans. Mr. Kozonguizi also helped us on this case by paying for the long distance phone calls and telegrams that were necessary to find and help Mr. Gebliel. We are happy to hear that you are continuing in your efforts to obtain legal assistance for Mr. Toivo. We are sure that you are leaving no stone unturned in your effortE to secure his freedom. On the subject of location removals we can only advise

A/C.4/447 English Page 5 Kerinas) establishing a S.W.A. Liberation Committee or Liberation Front with a headquarters in Africa (possibly Liberia) and branch in N.Y. to influence the U.N. Our purpose would be primarily for propaganda and information to influence world public opinion and most important to obtain governmental support for our struggle from sympathetic sources. We shall also have to obtain funds for transportation to have our representatives go directly to leaders of govts. and organizations such as All Africa People's Conf. and Africa Asia Solidarity Conf. and to send our people to U.N. What we think is needed is an effectively functioning outside organization as well as active territorial organizations which can coordinate objectives and programs so that we can obtain mximum benefit from every situation which will arise It is imperative that we fight this battle on all fronts. (1) In the territory (2) At the U.N. and (3) Among our African brothers. We want you to think seriously of how we can coordinate our programs. There are now enough of us on the outside to do an effective job. We shall have representatives in Eur., America and Africa and plan to come together periodically to plan strategy and methods for making the most of every possible situation. This should be discussed in depth, but only among a select few so that when we launch 'our program publicly our relationship will have been established and our various roles in this clearly defined. Please let us know very soon what you think of (1) how an outside organization can best serve the people in the territory (propaganda-wise and practically in influencing Afr. states and U.N.) (2) what programs we might initiate to achieve our objectives. One of the most important things we realize to be true here is that we cannot procrastinate or take a long time to begin to move. Time is very important. (1) Our legal case must be established and African states must be influenced to pool their resources to take the case to ICJ (2) the All African People's Conf. will convene in Tunis on January 25, 1960 and we must be prepared to identify ourselves as an organization with that body and obtain all possible assistance from them (5) The African-Asian Solidarity Conf. will be held in March in Conakry, Guinea and we must have representatives there (4) the African Independent States will be convening later in the Spring and we must be active there also. So you can see - y well cut out for us for the next several weeks. We need iticism and suggestions as soon as possible. oUr greetings to all of our people. We look forward to the be able to join you. (Signed) Mburunba and Jane le from Mr. Kerina, New York, 12 December 1959, to the OPO eoples OrFnisation), Box 1071, PP (7) 42 H 7167 GWB5355 NEWYOEK 21 12 16lo BOX 1071 WINDHOEK ISTANCE DOING ALL POSSIBLE EEPE DEEPEST SYMPATHY VICTIMS UJESTED SECETARY GENERAL VISIT REPORT SKRINA ~3/ ,ter dated 14 February 1959 from Mr. M. Kerina to Mr. Toivo-! J.C.G. 28/12/59 "B" (16) 2/14/59 your first letter from Ovamboland. We have been very concerned past few weeks. I have received all information pertaining a both Mr. Kozongwizi and the New Age. An article about you riodical here this week (Africa Weekly). I have also cessarv documents to the United Nations concerning your case us that inforative sources. Please try to keep in contact with Rev. Scott even if does not reply. You can address your letters through his secretary. Miiss Mary Benson, 65 Denison House, Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, S.W.l., E: Df course do not forget to write Mr. George Houser, he is trying to contact Please Toivo, do this organize an OVAMBOLAND PEOPLE'S NATIONAL CONGEES iake all the Chiefs