of the Indian community some Indians are having- dealings , with tho Ghotto Board created undor tho Ghetto Act. By thorn playing into the hands of our shrewd Government they are not only obstructing but, dishonouring our noble struggle. If this is not stopped tho India Government will be ridiculed, at U.N..O.-*- a definite' slur to hor. prestige and a shame to us. A warning has.been, issued by the Passive ^osistanco' Council to those mombcrs of tho Indian community, 32* thoy continue to, co-oporato with the Board sovore measures will bo taken against them. • /

» . ’ ' ‘ 4' - 'RELEASED:'Amongst tho latest to bo .released are Dr.Dadoo,Miss Asvat ■bho Rev,G.*M.Scott and Mrs.Lutchmie Govondor aftor serving 3 months oach. Thoy woro with tho first batch of resistors being subjoctod to many attacks by Whito hooligans.Also released is Mr.Narainsamy Naidoo,3on of the late Mr.Thumbi Naidoo, who was Mahatmajifs right hand man during tho last struggle. Wo honour thorn. ,

TREACHERY 1 Tho SAIC Exocutivo has passed a resolution askihg India to call a Round Tablo Conforonco* Tho Joint Council in a statement issued this week condoflns such an action as a betrayal of the Passive Resistance Campaign* Before'a Round Table Conference is called, the Ghotto Act must bo ropealod. This latest move if accepted by India'will mean the withdrawal of India*s case against the Union at U.NO* Tho Natal dclogates and tho one representing Dr.Dadoo at tho SA.IC Exocutive all walked out at the ExecUtivo meeting and had nothing to do with this decision. However, Pandit Jawaralal Nehru*s statement that the South African Indian question was ih his opinion tho most important item, on the Agenda of tho Union,' is vory encouraging and the Indian people here particularly those so called Indian loaders of the S.A.I.C. should take note of this. •

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RESISTSRS SENTENCED: Resist-o-ro- hertr beea sentenced 30 far(14thOctober, 1946) Of this number 133 are women-.

RESISTANCE SETTLEMENTS: Gale Street Plot is still being occupied.Noaction has been taken against Mr,George Singh"

at •Resistance Villa* and Mr.R.Singh at 1Jai Hind Villa* at Wentworth./ *

WELCOME TO''DR. DADOO,REV. SCOTT,MISS ASVAT Over 10,000 people attended Mass Meeting at AND OTHERS; Sportaground,'Johannesburg on 29th September *

td welcomo Dr.Dadoo and others.6,000 people attended Mass Meeting at Red Square oh Sunday 6th October to welcomo them, Messrs P.R.Pathor,A.I.Kajeo, Ahmed Ismail and- Christopher were invited to this meeting to give reasons why they wantsd a Round Tablo Conference between the S.A, & India Governments at this stag$. Nono of them appeared. A rosolution condemning their attitude was passed unanimously*

H.A.NAID00 & SORABJEERUSTOMJEE TO RESIGN FROM On recommendation from the Joint Passive S.A.I.C. DELEGATION: Rosistanoe Council the Executive of the

Natal Indian Congress has resolved to request Messrs H.A.Naidoo and Sorabjoe Rustomjee to resign from the S.A, I.e. Delegation and to appoint them as representatives from the J6int Passive Resistance Council to advise the India Delegation at U.N.0-* This decision was taken because of the S.A.I.C^s subtle manoeuvres for a Round Table Conference between the S.A. and the India Govornments. if this is aocopted by the India Government it would moan a blow to tho Resistance movement.

• • • * The other S.A.I.e. DologatGs Messrs: P.R.Pathor, A.I-.Kajoo, A.Christophor, C.C.Palsania, M.H.Joosub wore a party to the back door manoouvro. They no longor enjoy tho confidence of tho Natal Indian Congross and thoroforo Messrs H.A.Nhidoo and Sorabjoo Rustomjoo who wholeheartedly support the' Rosistendo'mdvCmont have boon roquostod not to procood to U.N.0. on tho S.A.I.e. ticket.

COMBINED BATCH: As a tribute to Dr.Dadoo a batch of 44rosistors drawn from Clalrwood,Isipihgo

Maritzburg and Nowcastlo wont into Action on Monday 7th Octobor.

TJ.N0.DAY RESISTERS; Tho largost possiblo band of rosistors(possibly 500) including oX-prisonors will

go into action on 23rd Octobor,tho date when U.N*0. will common6o its sossion. This band'will bo load by loading mombors of tho P.R.C. of Transvaal and Natal. A Monstor Mass Mooting and prooossion will bo hold that evening. /* . . . .

ASHWIN CH0UDRSE 1S REPORT: Mr. Ashwin Choudroe, Jt.P.R.C.Delegate to ■" Amorica submitted a comprehensive and vory

oncouraging roport of his activities abroad. Ho brought written mossages of support from''Mrs. RoosGvOlt (Widow of Lat Prosidont Roosovolt) Paul Roberson, Sirdar J.J.Singh(Chairman'India League of America) and many other prdminGht American citizens. Ho has also contactod tho A.F.L. and C.I.O., tho most powerful labour organisations of America and Student bodies. He also addressed many meetings in Cairo. Ho roports that Americans wore shocked and horrified to'learn of conditions in South Africa and was assured that tho S.A,Indians had a strong oase before U.N.O*

COUNCIL'pOR ASIATIC RIGHTS: Tho Council for Asiatic Rights isdoing good work amongst tho European

community. Leaflets, pamphlets, bulletins and books aro being distributed by them.- The Council has tho support of prominent Europeans, - • . ’ - ■ .

”THE RESISTER”: "The Passive Resistor" is the-official paper of the Passive Resistance Council. This weekly which costs anly a penny givos uptodato news of the Resistance movement. PloastS org^niso sales in your area. Got in touch with Mr. R.G.Pillay,P.O.Box.2299, Durban, immediately for your sales.

ENROL NOW AS A U.N.O, RESISTER: . READ THE PASSIVE RESISTER.

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THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER-.

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FRIDAY 11TH HCTOBERj.

A ..j .j.erc frrn Olai^wood sentenced to 3'’ da,/</-/Eleven women resisveib iron ^ rii-

SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBERj.

A 6 Resisters from Cavendisli sentenced to 30 W » > * * *

SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER*. (

/ . T h e 13th Transvaal batch left for Durban, This bate.. ^> / . , _ , r n a m e ly :-/./The ljtn xransyaoi — -S-^ consisted of £ resisters namely--

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iTe'first five of them are from Pretoria ar/1 Mr, Padaya-vy is

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« THIS fraRNIWG NINETY TWO RESISTERS FROM T5 ? ? 2 AL HAD LEFT FOR THE FRONT TO OCCUPY THE

UMBILO CAMP ON UNO DAY? 23RD OCTOBER, 1946.

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AJ<A?7 OUT 01? THE 92 UNO DAY RESISTERS

7/HO LEFT FOR THE FRONT, 13 ARE RETURNED RESISTERS WHO HAVE ALREADY SERVED A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT0

In a subsequent FLASH the full list of these gallant

wni°borp u S L h e d ! t0 th8 Trar'svaal's Uno Batchtj >t

pnT0W n S L bv COmeva V0l*anteer ? Hundreds of our menlraPrls°ned in bhe cause of our

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It is *->.e sacred task of every Indian in x. a Transvaal to become a monthly donor,

you .;ave rot yet filled in your monthly deration form please do so immediately,,

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The following is the summary of events in the Passive Resishence campaign up to Monday 21st October 1946.

T r y DAY 1 C T 'i.OBBJi

Seven resisters from Durban were sentenced to 30 days f/N hard-labour for occupying the Umbilo camp.

WEDNESDAY 16TK OCTOBER

The Pretoria batch of six (6 ) resisters sentenced to 30 days hard Labour

THURSDAY 17TH OCTOBER

c'V Eight resisters from Clairwood sentenced to 30 days V Hard Labour.

FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER

Five women from Pietermaritzburg and one woman resister from Durban sentenced to 30 days Hard Labour.

SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER,

/Seven Resisters from Tongaat and Port Shepstone s' .sentenced to 30 days Hard Labour.

MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER

Eight resisters from Durban sentenced to 30 days k Hard Labour,

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"THE PASSIVE Fr»CISTER::, the official weekly newspaper of the resistance movement, is on sale every week in all the centres of the UnionD The size of the Newspaper has now teen increas'd to four pares and is sold for 2d per copy *

Ge*; your copy regularlye Send in vour anr~7~l subscription of I V - to 3 The Circulation Manager, ,!THE PASSIVE RESTS TERir 4 7 5 End Street, Johannesburg.

THF, UNO BATCH WENT INTO ACTION AGAINST THE GHETTO ACT LAST ■ NIGHT.IT WAS THE BIGGEST BATCH YET TO OCCUPY THE RESISTANCE PLOT AT THE CORNER OF UMBILO ROAD AND GALE STREET , DURBAN, CONSISTING OF 355 RESISTERS.

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BEFORE THE CAMP WAS OCCUPIED A MASS MEETING ATTENDED BY OVER10,000 AND PRESIDED OVER BY MR .A.I.MEER , SECRETARY OF NATAL INDIAN CONGRESS, BADE FAREWELL TO THE U.N.O. DAY RESISTERS.

ARR^STllD UST NlC HAT 9.15P.M. THE RESISTANCE CAMP WAS OCCUPIED IN THE PRESENCE

OF THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS. IN A SHORT WHILE ALL THE RESISTERS WERE ARRESTED.

AMONG THOSE ARRESTED ARE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.THREE FROM THE TRANSVAAL ANDI FROM NATAL. THEY ARE MESSRS NANA SITA , M.I.VANIA, AND MRS AYESHA BHYAT FROM THE TRANSVAAL AND MR A.E.PATEL FROM NATAL.

ALSO IN THE- BATCH ARE MR. MANILAL GANDHI , THE EDITOR OF INDIAN OPINION AND THE REV.W.H.SATCHELL.

ON UNO DAY THE INDIAN PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA ONCE AGAIN HAVE SHOWN THEIR DETERMINATION TO OPPOSE THE GHETTO ACT UNTIL IT IS REPEALED .

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THE U.N.O*. DAY BATCH RECEIVED A TOTAL SENTENCE OF % YEARS I MONTH.14-5 RESISTERS WHO WERE SENTENCED PREVIOUSLY FOR RESISTING THE GHETTO ACT , R E C E P T D THREE MONTHS HARD LABOUR EACH.

THE FOLLOWING RESISTERS WHO WERE INCLUDED IN THE U.N,O.DAY BATCH WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM FLASH NO . 660

KCRDSDUaO 1 ABDUL H A M D REHMATULLAH (TOTI)KHAN.

SOPH!ATOWN: HARRY SINGH 5 MANNIE LALA RAM.

VREDEDORP.: MARIEMOOTHOO MOODLEY.

JEPPE; B.H. DIXON; STEVEN ERNEST .

Dp1 \L NTHE FOLLOWING RELEASED RESISTERS HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO

THREE MONTHS HARD LABOUR EACH:-

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BENEDICT MOSES. SOOBOO GOVINDASAMY.S ,V.NAIDOO. HARIDAYAL MOOLOO. HARRY MAHABEER.

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M S DANOO DAJEEo M S . SURIAKALA PATEL. MISS JUMNABEN PATEL. M S S VIOLET R. SOLLY. m S DOOKNI MAGOO,IffiS HILDA KHAN.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE GALLANT RESISTERS WHO HAVE EXPOSED

SOUTH AFRICA'S RACIAL POLICY TO THE WORLD.

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I® proud to announce the m m s of the'following he sistersWHO LiiiFT FOR TIE FRONT ON THE 31st OCTOBER, 1946

TIB 15TH TRANSVAAL BATCH a

1. MR. i-jBRAHIM MOOSA KOTWAL ( AGED 78YEARS) Leador of the batch.2. JAN LIEBENBERG (Coloured) 3. SALIE MESIER 4. EDWARD AKKERS 5; SALLIE BURKE6. AHMED KHAN 7 . SHUNMUGAN SOOBIAHo. A. MOHAMED ADAM 9, ADAM ISMAIL SALEH

10. MANUAL PETER JOSEPH 1 1 , SOOBRAMONEY JOSEPH12. M.A. GOOLAM KOTWAL 1 3 . ABDUL HAMID HAKIMJEE14. JOHAN BUTLER 1 )?. LOGANATHAN PADIACHY

On 5th Novemberj 1946 all of them were sentenced to 30 days' hard labour except Mr. E.M, Kotwal, the leader of the batch,

Mr. Kotwal occupied the Resistance plot twice but the autho­rities refused to convict him. This 78 old resister who had taken part in the 1913 struggle has proved once again his determination to make the necessary sacrifice in the cause of the community.

5TH NOVEMBER, 19461

Mr. J.N. Singh, Secretary of the Passive Resistance Council of the T.I.C. arrested under Immigrants Regulation Act, 1913.

12TH K0V5MBSRt 3,9461

MR. J.N. SINGH SENTENCED TO ONE MONTH HARD LABOUR WITH THREE WEEKS OF THE SENTENCE SUSPENDED FOR ONE YEAR.

The loth Transvaal Batch left for Durban on the 14th November, 1946. This batch consists of:«

EBRAHIM NANABHAI (LEADER) ALLY BADANIESS OP EBRAHIM BHIKA GOURINARAINSAMY V. GOVENDER ABDULLA MOHAMEDMUTHOOSAMY NAIDOO GOVINDARAJOO NAIDOO

NARANSAHY GO VENDER

MR. M.D. NAIDOO AFTER SERVING A SENTENCE OF 6M0NTHS AND & DAYS WILL BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY THE 19TII NOVEJIBER, 1946 AND DR. NAICKER AFTER SERVING THE SAME PERIOD WILL BE RELEASED ON MONDAY THE 18TII NOVEMBER, 1946.

THE FIRST OFFENDERS IN THE UNO BATCH HAVE BEEN RELEASED. THEY TOLL BE ARRIVING IN JOHAN NESBURG ON TUESDAY THE lOlH INSTANT. RELATIONS ARE ASKED TO MEET THEM AT THE STATION AT 9 A.M.

ISSUED B Y THE PASSIVE RESISTANCE COUNCIL OF THE T.I.C. 47 End St,JOHANNESBURG.

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semcixcDMir. Debi Singh jActing Chairman of the Natal

Passive Resistance Council^and Mr. M.P.Naicker, Sccrotary of tho Natal Passive.Resistance Council led a group of resisters last night.

The resisters were sentenced to £3 or 30 days hard labour this morning.

AT TOND WO.COIYE.

MCeTINQ/ 15000 people were present at the

Welcome meeting given in honour of Dr.G.M.Naicker. ' V and Mr. M.D.Naidoo.

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Transvaal*s I7th Batch.

1. Mr. Abdul Hak Jassat.Working Committee member of the Transvaal Indian Congress.

2. Mr. Frank Tbillak Dookoo, Working Committee member of _ the Transvaal Indian Congress.

f. Mr. Moha med Bulbulia.4. Mr. Moosa Sbrahim Jassat.5. Mr. Sbrahim Moosa Khota. o. Mr. Mohamed Ismail Bulbulia,

Working Committee member of the Transvaal Indian Congress

The total sentenced is now 1513

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Mr. Cassini Amra ,Secretary of the Capo Passive Resistance. Council appeared before court 011 Tuesday morning ,charged unde r the Immigration Act.

He. defended his own case.Judgement is reserved for Thursday.

GANDHI HALL

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