S S STATEMENTMMRZUPERIMTEMVU TOTHEFOUMCOMMITTEE Circulated inaccordancewithadecisiontakenbytheFourthCommitteeatits 109fthmeeting MrChairmandistinguishedmembersoftheFourthCommitteeofthe fifteenth ID: 849638
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1 S S ZUBERIMEWU STATEMENTMMR.ZUPERIMTEMVU
S S ZUBERIMEWU STATEMENTMMR.ZUPERIMTEMVU TOTHEFOUMCOMMITTEE (Circulated inaccordancewithadecisiontakenbytheFourthCommitteeatits 109fth.meeting) Mr.Chairman,distinguishedmembersoftheFourthCommitteeofthe fifteenthsessionoftheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations. Itisanhonourandaprivilegefo rmetohavethisopportunityof addressingyouonthequestionofterminationoftheTrusteeshipAgreement andcompleteindependenceofTanganyikaTheNationalExecutiveand members oftheTmganyikaAfrica - iNationalCongress,theChiefsandthei ndigenous AfricanpeopleofTanganyikasendtheirsinceregreetingstoyouandwish forallthedivinerevelations,guidanceandblessingsinyourgreatservice foroppressedandsufferinghumanity Iamconsciousofthefactthatthereissomedoubt inthemindsof tomeofthemembershereastowhetherIstandhereasatruerepresentative ofmy'peopleornot.Duringthegeneralelect. - Lon,heldin19581polled53votes endduringthesecondelectionheldearlierthisyear,Ipolled 67votes. IfeelImustexplainthispointbeforeIpresenttoyouthe mandatethat.broughtmehere. Inthefirstinstanceitmustberealizedthatthepeoplewhocan voteinTanganyikaare4nlyasmallfractionofthepopulationofthe Territory.Inthelast electiononly880,000outofthetotalpopulation of9,000,000wereeligibletovote.Thenumbero:thevoterswasevensmalleron thepreviousoccasion.Thepollsattheseelectionscannot,thereforebeatrue reflection.ofthepeople'swishesinthet erritory. ThisisparticularlytruebecausetheLiualificationsforvoting'weresuch that.theyactuallyfavouredthe'non - Africans.Amongtheconditionsfor franchisetovotewereaminimum.amountofliteracyandincome.Anybody whohasbeentoor knowsabitaboutTanganyikawillnotfinditdifficult atalltoseethatthiswasverymuchinfavourofthenon - Africans. 61 - 06994 JVl "'Al Nextithastoberealizedthatintheterritorytherewasalot ofintimidationbythemembers ofTANUthreughtheirYouthLeagueagainst theiropponents;intiidationswhichinspiteofourcomplaintforonereasonor otherwerenotnoticedbythegovernment,butwhichwereveryapparentsoon aftertheelection.Havingbeenusedtotakingthelaw intotheirownhandsthe membersoftheTANUYouthLeaguearenowarrestingpeople,caningthemand imprisoningthemwithoutauthorityfromthegovernment.Thenewspapersof Tanganyikaare,fi4lofsuchcasesandIhaveafewcuttingshereforthemembers tostudy. WhatTANU
2 standsforwasnotclearlyexplainedtotheelec
standsforwasnotclearlyexplainedtotheelectorate either.Wetriedtodoourbe,9t.but,asIhavepointedoutearlieron,.wewere workingunderverydifficultconditions.TANU,havingperhapsknownthatthey hadothermeansof goingintotheLegislativeCouncil,didnottakethetroubleto explain - tothepeopletheirpolicy.Theyonlydidsoaftertheyhadbeensafely returnedintotheLegislativeCouncil.Sincethentherehasbeenmuchopposition tothesepolicies.Thefirst opportunityTANUhadtoexplaintheirpolicyclearly wasattheopeningofanewPostOfficeatMoshiintheNorthernProvince.At thismeeting,Derek - irycson,MinisterofHealthandLabourwasreportedas havingsaid, amongotherthings,that:Iquote OthershavespokenwildlyandvehementlyaboutA.PrIcanisationandlocalisation andhavesaidthattheyinsistuponAfrican - ' isation,bywhichtheymeantheplacingofindigenouspeopleintoresponsible positions,andhaverejectedtheprincipleofloc alisation. "ThissoundstomethebattlecryofthefollowersofMr.mtelavu. itisnotatallwhattheleaderofTANU,nowChiefMinister, hasbeentryingtoteachbispeopleandwhatIbelieveissupported bythevastmajorityofmembersofTANU, anditiscertainlynot whattheqovernmenthasinmindwhenittalksaboutemploymentof localpeopleinresponsiblepositions "OneisledtosuspectthattherearepeoplewhoseheartsarewithMtemvu,but whohavejoinedTANUinsteadsimplycmdsol elybecause thisistheeasiestandquickestwaytopersonal.advance.They lackconvictioninthetruespiritofTANU.unquote 3 ThisraisedanuproarallovertheTerritoryfromthepeoplethat Mr.Brycesonshouldresign.Furtherelaboration softhepointbytheHonourable theChiefMinisterhimselfdidnotimprovethesituationeither.Ononeoccasion theTanganyikaUnionofPublicEmployeesactuallypassedavoteofno confidenceinthegovernment.IntheendtheHon.ChiefMinisterfoundt hatthe onlywayofgettingawayfromthiscriticismistousethreats,Thiswasdoneby himselfandBibiTitiMohamed'.leaderofthewomen'ssection ofTANUattheTAWmassrallyinDar - es - SalaamontheIlthDecember1960. Anotherthingthatshowsthe factthatTANU'smonopoly,oftheLegis.lative Councilisbynomeansanindicationoftheacceptancebythepeoplaof TanganyikaoftheirpoliciesistheoutburstofpEoplelsprotestsagainstmulti - racialismasexplainedbyMr,05carKambona,Ministerof Education,duringhis lasttourintheU.S.A.Hisfranticefforttomisleadthepeoplebychangingthe ph
3 rasemulti - raciFlismintonon - racialism
rasemulti - raciFlismintonon - racialism,twophrasesthatactuallymeanthe sameTANUpolicy,isP.aearindicationthatthepeopledonotsupportit. TwoofthemovesTANUbassinceproposedwerenotevenincludedinthe electionsmanifesto.ThesePrethemovestofederatetheEpstAfricanTeitories nndthedelayofindependenceforTqhgvnyikainordertoIlowalltheEast AfricanTerritoriestoatt ainindependenceasonefederalstate.Th6peopleof Tang,nyikahavesinceabundantlyshown".thatWhererstheyarenotP.grinst federptionassuch,theyarestrongly - opposedtoitsbeingbroughtaboutbefore independence.Theywanttobringitaboutwithou ttheslightestpressurefrom - outside,thing - theycanonlydoafterindependence.,Theoppositiontothemove todelayindependenceforTanganyikafortheskeofanE,stAfric,nfederation hasbeen - .bundantlyprovedbyMr.J.K.Nyererehimself.His conflictingst - ,itementsmadeatdifferentplacesallovertheworldonthepointthtthisp, - rtyis prept),redtodellytheindependenceofTanganyikaforthe.s,keofinEast - AfricanFederationhaveno. - doubtbeenmadewiththeintentionofconfusing the peopleontheissue.,Butquiteanumberofpeoplehavenotbeensuccessfully fooled,nd.haverepeatedly V11 publiclyandprivatelyopposedit. This,Ifeel,shouldconvincethemembersth, - tTanginyikaPsfaras thedetectionofpopulrr ityisconcernedst,ndsinaspeci,lcategory. Wecannotindetectingthepopularityofapartythusgobythenumbero represent:)tivesithasintheLegislativeCouncil.Weh,,,vetoconsider otherfactorsanumberofwhichIhavelistedabove.I nre,,lityIcannow saythltalargeproportionofpeopleintheterritoryaresupportingmy p,,,rty1spolicies.IftheAssemblyhasanydoubtonthiswe,repreparedto haveareferendumonthesepolicies. Nowthequestionwhichbroughtmehere istheterminationoftheTrusteeship Agreementndthemannerinwhichitshouldbetermirvted.Speaking intheLegislativeCouncilinTanganyikaonthel9thOctober1960.,the,Chief Ministersaid,andIquote: "OneHon.Membersaidweshouldter minatetheTrusteeship Agreementthisye,r - ndachieveindependencenextyear.Iwonderwhat ourstatusintheintern, - tion,lfieldbecomesinbetween.Atpresent, weare,TrustTerritory.Ifweweretotermin - tetheigreementthisyeir,tnd ach ieveourindependencenextyear,dowebecomeaBritishColonyinthe interveningperiod?DowebecomeaBritish Protectornte?DowebecomeaGermanColony?ThetruthisthattheTrust
4 eeship 1,greementwillbeterminitedonexact
eeship 1,greementwillbeterminitedonexactlythos,,medayas w eachieveourindependence,buttheresolutionoftheUnitedN,tions toauthorizetheterminvtionoftheTrusteeshipAgreementdoesnot havetowaitforthatday,anditcanbepassedbefore. "Therearetwowaysofdoingit.If - weinTanganyikaha dalready metrepresentativesofHerRajestytsGovernmentandfixedPdayfor ourindependence,thenwecouldgototheUnitedNP.tionsandseekthe passingofaresolutionauthorizingtheterminationoftheTrusteeship Agreementonthatd, -- yonw hichTnnganyikaachievesherindependence.It isnecessarytopassthitresolutionbecauseotherwiseweshallreniin technicallyaTrustTerritory. "Ifontheotherhand.,wehvvenotalreadyPgreedwithAdministeringlLuthority, inthiscase,Her MpjestytsGovernmentintheUnitedKingdom,:hboutadate., anotherkindofresolutioncanbepissedinthe UnitedN,tionsandthisisaresolutionwhichauthorizesthetermination,ofthe TrusteeshipigreementwhenaTrustTerritoryachievesits indepe ndenceonadatetobeagreedbbtweentheGovernmentofthe country,,theTrustTerritoryconcerned,andtheAdministeringAuthority. 5 Thosearethetwowayswhichcanbeusedtoremoveatechnical obstacleofaTrusteeshipTerritorymovingto wardsindependence. IfWhenIbroadwasttothecountryjustafterthisGovernmenthad takenupoffice,Iremindedmylistenersofthestatementmadebythe AdministeringAuthoritytotheUnitedNationsTrusteeshipCouncilto theeffectthat'Itwillb efortheelectedleaderstodecidehowand whentheywishtoaskforindependence'.Nowsometimeago,somelittle timeago,indeedbeforeanyHon.MemberinthisHousehadraisedthis issueherewebegantothinkhowwecouldremovethistechnical - obstacle. Wedecidedthatitwouldbegoodtohavesomemorepositiveindication thanthisstatementIhaveq4otedol"theintentionoftheAdministering Authoritytoshowalltheworldthatthere - werenoobstaclesremaining toholdusup.Weacc ordinglyconsultedtheGovernorandaskedhimwhetherHer Hajesty'sGovernmentwouldagreetoputaresolutionto thecurrentmeetingoftheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations, seekingtheAssembly'sauthoritytotheterminationoftheTrusteeship Agreement,theterminationtotakeeffectfromadatetobesubsequently agreedbetweenHerMajesty'sGovermentandtheGovermentof Tanganyika, "IhavetheauthorityoftheGovernortosayth,thehR3consulted theSecretaryofState,whohasin formedhimthatthepdincipleunderlying
5 our proposalisentirelyacceptabletoHerMaj
our proposalisentirelyacceptabletoHerMajesty'sGovernment andthattheyi,Her14,,.jestyfsGovernment,willbehappytopresenta resolutiontotheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNationsinthesense thatwehavesuggested. "Mr.Speaker,Sir,thishasbeenthelongestspeechIhavemadein thisHouse.Thiswelcomenewsillustr,testhethemewhichIhlvebuenpursuing duringthislongspeechofmine.Hereisipublicdemonstrationforalltheworld to seeth,,tnothingnowst,,ndsinourway exceptthetmetodoproperlyrndthoroughlytheworkth,,i.trequires tobedone.To - 11intentszindpurposes,Mr.Spep - ker,Sir,weare freealrenidy.Unquote. Inthefirstplace,thequotptionassu mesthrtitiseasytoget independencefromtheBritishGovernmentandthatwecangetitwhenever welike.ThisattitudeiscontrirytowhatweknowofBritainPsa ColonialPower. Z4 6 ExperiencehasshownusagainandagainthatBritain inmostcaeesgrants independenceonlywhenthecolonialpeoplehaveeitherfulfilledtheconditions setforthembyherorwhenshefindsoutthatsheislosingtoomuchmoneyortoo manyBritishlivesindefenceofcolonialism.Therehadtoberebellions before independencewasgrantedtoAmerica,CyprusandMalaya.Inmostoftheother ex - Britishcoloniesafewliveswerelostandquiteanumberofimportantpeople hadtospendmuchoftheirvaluabletimebehindtheironbar$before independencewasgran tedtothem.IcanquoteIndiaandGhanainthiscase.In theCentralAfricarFederationtherestillismuchuncertainty.Wehaveevery reasonthereforetofearanymoveonthepartoftheU.N.O.toabandonusto Britainaloneasfarasthequestionofthe dateofindependenceisconcerned. ThisquotationalsoassumesthattheBritishGovernmentismore anxioustograntusindependencethantheU.N.O.is.PerhapsMr.Nycrerehas beenassuredofthis,ButtheBritishGovernmenthasnotmadethisintentio n knowntothepeopleofTanganyika.BeforeandunlesstheBritishGovernment doessowehavetoactinthelightofwhatweknow.'Wehavenoreason whatsoevertobelievethatU.N.O.woulddelayindcpendencetoTangnmyika shouldBrtain - bepreparedtogra ntit,Wehaveanumberoffriendstowhomthe verywordcolonialismmakesthemsick.Indeed,therecouldbenobetterelaborate evidenceofthecolonialpowersdesiretoperpetuatecolonialismandimperialism initspresentformanditsnewandworseform - neo - colonialism - thanthatgiven youdistinguisheddelegatesbyOsaycDr.KwameNkruniahonlytwodaysago whenhewasaddressingyou.Weh
6 aveanumberofU.N.O.resolutionstothe effec
aveanumberofU.N.O.resolutionstothe effectthatthecolonialpooplesshouldgetindependenceatonce.Toampl ifythe factthattheU.N.O.ismorereadytograntusindependencethanBritain,these resolutionshavebeenalmostalwaysopposedbyBritain.InfactIcannot remembernnoccasionwhenBritaindidsupportthem.M1r.J.K.Nyererehimself hadtotravelto thisplacehereseveraltimestoseekself - government.Wecannot understandthisdrasticchangeofattitudeonhispart. 7 WhatIhavecomeforisnotonlytopleadthattheUnitedNationsTrusteeship AgreementonTanganyikashouldceasewiththe grantingofindependenceto Tanganyika,butalsotopleadthatthedateforindependenceshouldbestatedby thisAssembly,inaccordancewithGeneralAssemblyresolutions1413(XIV)aiid 1514(XV)andnotbytheAdministeingAuthority.TheU.N.O.shallb eseriously betrayingthepeopleofTanganyikainthehandsofBritainalone.Weappealtoall freedomloversheretoactivelysupportusinthis.Weh - .)eweebmaluotbe surrenderedbytheonlyorganization(U.N.O.)thathasbeenourhopeinour struggle toindependence. Ihavesaidthatthefixingofthedateforindependenceshouldnotbeleftinthe handsofBritainalone.WewanttheUN - O.tofixtheqate.Nowwhendothe peopleofTangarkylkawantindependence?Thepeopleof Tanganyikawantindep endncenow.ThatwasthemandatethatsentTANUtothe LegislativeCouncilandthisremainsthecryoftheoverwheIningmajorityofthe peopleofTanganyika.Anyeffortonthepartofthegovernmenttodivertthe peoplefromthisgoalhasbeensteadfastly opposedbythepeopleof TanganayKm,asIhavepointedoutabove.I,andmyparty,praythisAssemblyin r,,ccordancewithresolutions1413XIV)and1514(XV)tosetthedatefor independenceandTanganyikashouldhaveherindependencenow..Many delegat esherehaveoftenexpressedthewishthatallsubjectpeopleshouldbe freednow.Hereistheopportunitytoexpressthissentimentandturnitinto reality,.ThepeopleofTanganyikashallbeveryobligedtoyouifyoumakeit possibleforthemtoach ieveindependencenow. Mr.ChairmanthetypeoflegislatureanindependentTanganyikashouldhaveisa legislatureinwhichonlytheAfricansshallsitalthoughotherpeopleshallhave theirrightsprotected. Mr.Chairman,beforeconcluding,mayIask youtokindlyacceptonbehalfofall thedistinguisheddelegatesofmyCommitteeWpeople'sheartfeltgratitudefor thegreathonourinallowingtheirrepresentativetoappearbeforeyou. Thankyou,Mr.Chairman.