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NDUGU Salim Ahmed Salim, deputy prime minister and minister defence and national service, Tanzania, chairman of the ANC ference. We, British parthe Arusha The united against apartheid • for a democratic South Africa', representing antipartheid black, religious, women' youth, professional, local government campaigning organisations. pledge our solidarity with African and Namibia people South their struggle tor a non. racial democratic South Africa, and for geJulie independence Namibia.
We have been inspired by the addresses made b the presidents of the ANC of. SWAPO who, with the contributors within have given us all a new insight into the situation Southern Africa. We were similarly inspired by the thoughtful or Malim tulius tion Mwalimu Julius Kamearage Nverere We were also impressed by character „CON ference which was curately described by the ANC president as a world day aval theid for democratic South Africa'. Moreover, the participation of many commonwealth governments underlined to us the extent of the British government's tional isolation We wish to disassociate ourselves totally from the policies of Mrs Thatcher Drillsh governTHE CONFERENCE organised by the ANC in Arusha, Tanzania at the beginning of December was attended by 500 representatives and delegates from The attendance was itself a refütation of the statement by Margaret Thatcher that the ANC is no more than a 'typical terrorist organisation'. The following statement was read to the conference by Bernie Grant MP on behalf of the ment towards Southern Africa We in particular condemn the statement made by Mrs Thatcher following the •commonwealth conference Vancouver in which she described the African Na tional as 'typical terrorist organisation' Indeed we fully acknowledge the legitimacy of the struggk belg waged by the ANC including the armed strug gle against • the aparthela system which represents a crime against humanity.
We pledge on our return to Britain to work unrelentingly to secure an end to British compliciti with apartheid; for a fun damental change in British policy; for the recognition of the ANC and SWAPC as the legitimate represen Soires Africa and Nami bia tatives the respectively; and for the total isolation of apartheid South Africa, includin the disinvestment of al foreign companies and the imposition of comprehen. sive and mandatory Salut tions against South Africa illegally occupied Namibia.
Mike Terry, AAM; Brian Filling, chair, AA Scotland; Simon Fanshawe, chair, War on Want campaigns; Pete Kennedy, NUM; Hors "Нагрет, WAPC; Jeff Revel and Doreen Weppler, NUR; London; John McFadden, NALGO NEC; Al Cook Cheryl Frazer, NCP; Ken Gill, TASS; Clive Jenkins ASTMS; BJ Kelly, STUC; Victoria Brittain, Harare Working Group Bernie Grant, MP; Sharon