NOY!J(BIR 1961.

A. N.Uoftll1 Preddent, U 11 IlG' c~t pleaaure to yelCOQe delepte.and obeenar. to th1l Con:tereru::a.

lor th. Hut U:.e t~ :!Ilao;k Sash baa had. EeadQ.uart.u Recion, and'-pa y..tarn. a. JOn ell know. ha•• had tht' boDOUZ ot beillC the Uut Head­Q.uartau ReCion.

'awlre 11 1lO doubt that in so tar .a tM Cepe Westen> 11 con.eerDed.ba:~illC • Headquartera ilec;ion inatead of a RectOMl Counc:ll and Centrel Eucuthein th...... al'e8, haa blKn a ~t impTCI.....nt. 'fhere haa been tar l ••ad"ln Oil a.ailabla penormal and DO valuable tt-e waated throu,dl 4Up1icaUonot _m. 1D conaecl.\18DCe, wa hava aU been able to work in eO"'p1ata harmoll,J.

¥hen I look bao;k OTer tM p..t year, I noUce t.hat::>llll,J ot the apoe1Uceampa1«Da tbat we wished to _bark upon bave not been 'carried through totMlitl0n. Tb.1a has undoubted1¥ beell C8u..4 b1 the nUl:lber of political eventeaOlD8t1Jr>ea erlee. - which haT. cauaad diverdona. The Uut vea, ot eourae,the COlIICIonwealth PrIl!Jlt Hin1lteu Conference, when South Africa had to leavethlll C6lIllDonvealth. Simul taneou.l)', there wa. taU:: ot 'trouble' to be expectedtrom Atrican., Shortly theredter, cal:lfl llepubllc Day, and the thre.tenedetay-e.t..aome. Then C81118 the anDOWlcecant that there would b. a flelleral e1'eeUonin October. In addition, there were a aeriel ot bye-eleetion.. Ye have had,tbi~tor., e8 8eem. to be the rule thele ~y., to eope with elrcumlt.n~~R ~~~"

and wornen 'beyond our control,

lie 11I.... t to4ay at wbat will pr"lbab4' be the beginn1ll& ot a ver,y dHUeultHve learl, 'l'ho1O ot UI who ....111. that our priTlleged white IOci.t)' oa.nnotIndefinitely" u.int8in U. pod 'lon ot ""premaq, 're natuMl1ly .pprehena!veot whet will happen now that t.ha NaUoIlllU.t Part)' hili lll;llin beeODl t.ha GoT.ru­oeDt ot the eOWltr,y, with the aupport ot a •.iorltl of tluI .leetorate,

'1'hto ~Iah-epealdng secUon are bef:inn1JlC to realh. that the daya vbent~ w.ra·poll'lcally powerful, are oy.r. A. a political tOI'al on ita own,it CllODOt ~h1eY. a<qth1:r:>«. !boe _ re:>e1'lr.1 =tflbt 8110 be Clllde ot thewhits opp:lelUon pn.l'flI.lly. It 11 clear thet the pre••nt p'rl~1u.,. Q'ltecwhich enabl.1 halt the whU.. electol'fll.tAl to lend 105 DGben to FlrU_nt, whilethe ottAr bait 11 on1.l repre••nted b)' 56, doel DOt ~e prl~nt.al')' eb.'DC'"ea.,. or lIklll,. !be It million coloured ~bare ot our laei.t)' are roepreHlltedbl a _roe 4 'unreproetNlnt.atlTe' ce:;lbere, whtle the ....t =aSI ot OlU' peopl~.-the Atrican., e....01ce181l 10 "'rU&Q8nt. lie mut underetaod. that the GoT8m­_ot will not charI,ge the e1ectol'fll.l qat. with 1_ loaded vote. 'lbie tact.topther with the GoTern::Mlnt'. d.eter:::lluUon to ignore tha wiehel ot the.oe.aaot the d.1lenfran.ehtaed people end it. denlel to the:> et baaic hw:lao ri91te,ehou14 8lllke u. all ~ber that in the pre&::lble to the Declarotlon ot BucaoRtghte, the varn11lC 111 given that it the ri9>\1 Incorporated 1n the Declarationare not guaranteed to tha people, th.y will, al a last reeon, hllve reeourseto revolution.

Since the Black Saeh ear....tl)' reQuire I that the ehangel it wiehe. totee .oould be broU8ht ebout peacatully by orthOdox lind orderl)' oothod8, itmust natnrolly be tundanentell)' oppo~ed to, lind View with-dl,tre"., thePOlaiTl1l1t)' ot change .onl)' belD« llO,lalble b)' unorthod~ tlethod••

At the eame ttoe, the GoVenll:lellt, if it l:IIIkee ehangtl by orthodo:lt methodllImponib18. eallnot eacape the re.ponlibUlt)' for prcv):dng uncon.titutionaleeUon.

In Tiev·ot •••..••.... -'.

-'.Ita .. lIIv ot the ben O~ the malo A1'rlC::_ p:>liUeal OTl;lIl.o..hatlOD8 an4

the tact that tho.. Atrtclll.u with widely 41ff.rent point. of dew, who ­\opther Uta y..r to d.1.cU8 .uTi~""proble::.. ba...e tleen co,..,i"," in.eOllM ot laY of !urtherU>.g ~ .~ of • beD"ed orgonlaaUon. It h cleart.hat 1\ is 5o!.DC to be d1.fU(:II.1\ for aD,y DeW AtrielO.n nrganiuUoD to _rpnu, the Go n=ent obTlola17 "",,,,,I<'I..n t.hic. vl1.l -.ake eontrol ..l1er,it e.... aJ..o p , .. 6""'" ~r.

!'be dally truatl'8t1ou wldel:l Africane ~fer a. a nauU of the 1-.whteh l.arplJ' bIu:lper U1eir 04ft/:1c_ot. toptber with theUOVD tl7 l:IOat whU•• , COD.U~ to exacer'tata A!rleaD" feel1.1l«' and toiDe..... the ....OIIment aDd btUeroM'. they feel tovard, tbe Go"rm=eDt aDdwhU.. people pnerall1. n\bOl.lt Ul7 ....po...tbb or&8ll1..Uo.ll. or l~nto &U1d.e them, thh aD,pT ~ _11 lIllLll.1te,t it.elf 1n aporacUc outbreak8 of",tOle_baa b/lppene4 througbout hh\oQ ahewbere. Yet :>oat white oppone.nUof tha GoYar=ellt declare I.bem.el..... po"arh" to alter "hh. aa 1~ " •••• to be.

It va. llvideot in the lIl1d41e of thh year that~ whih people, .hov.rbe.l~ .tated that II radical Challf;1 of pal1er W88 08ce'8a1')". 11 11011-wb.1te•.... re Il.Ot to re.ort in increuill6 lIl8a.1ll'I to illegal "r even violent a\ltivi­ti.. , ...en not prepired to do Nlltbill6 at all to Buist tho.e they con.i4erad...ere bei.n& wron.cl1-- oppreaaed.. They I18t back and. talked ill teI'lll, otnon­,;hite d.em6n.tre.tion, end .epllOlll1e prell...rel brl..':lging about the chaDae. the14..1red. llu.t 1f theM is Olle th1116 that the Ma:v de!:ton.tration. s.n4 thIJ/tA>da:¥,ov.raes.e bo,.eott have ahowu u•• 1t h .url1.y that 1ll; tha prellnt eontexV ,thIJre11 I. littl. ebMCe of cbangin,tJ:: the Government throagh non-white 4ecloI1ltl'll.t1on.end ovenee. prelllll'l, a. throu&h the ex1lting electA>:re.l Q.t....

Wb.1l. 1t 11 certaiDl;v tbe tbet ... _re .11 prepared to treat OU 110_...b.1ta De1&hbaun a. va our••b .. wiabe4 to be u ..... tad. nod.oq knoW. JUlt bow1I\1Ch' tbl tb8re is to elt.ct ~. and. .... aholl1d cont1111a a. of old takingt1:Dl IlZI4 care to la:v good .traa,g. soUDd. foW1dations tor the tuture. I donot bel1IYa t.hat the talk of tt=e ronn'a,g out shoUld~ _ f.el cocpaUadto tab bllt7 -.cUOIl, nor 40 I till .... ahoUld be driven to deqeir bleaUIIIII 11 lost. or to illlLCUvi t7 tlIceUII ot OW' 8ppllrent poverl'"ne.. to bria,glbout ~.

1\ 11 • ead reflection .n our IDc1lt1' the.t alt.boagh politic. 11 Oll .....1"7­eDlta liS-. SlO.t dtt rIOthill,l; IIOl"I t.ball polly lip ..rviee to tbI thia,g. the7baH.VI 1Zlo 1lhen Soutb Mriea ..... at .... r with an 'n.s:I¥~ ot 1111••trom ita baran. people tbougbout tJ:w.lello.'""UI s.n4 breadth of the COWl.t17....re preparwd. a1J:lo.t daU,;y to aecr1fic. tl:leir ttma I..IId tblir ~ne7 in onar tobeet the tore.. ot evil ...hich it wa. cnnl1dared threatened to OVlrvbe1a ourllbertie•• but DOW. when the force. ot inJu.tice e:r:ilt within our 0_ 'beran,t .....r paopl. are prepared to CCCllI forward to CIeke the eaerUice. Vhieh J:llUItbl IIlIlde to uphold tho.. tl"ledou tor which we tought.

The whit. people who I1t back atld wait for ethera to J:llIJtfI the .acrit1­CII ...oUld do well to reali.. tbat it nOIl-whitea on their own bnve to bria,gabout their aalvation, there will be little realon for thetl to teel well­d1apo.ed. toward....hite people afterward.. So lie =It iealise that thecloude on the political hodlon, wh1ch Mra. Pllteraen referred to 1n herprel1dential addrell 18.t year. have 1nere&.ad end when one look. at thelll.nd foren,t. a .tom, .it ahould be iemembered thet thia <10.. I10t _ one...ailt. a .tOrlll. but l:lfIre1y ttl'" 1t liP. 0. .tOl'll 11 11la111.

CbaJl&e 10. our COUlltr')'. is iDe1'itabh sooner or later. It it 11 to bea change tOl' tb8 better. it 11 ....DUal that we t17 to a1'014 a rep1t1t10Dot t.hI .4lger1811 .1taation. tre OIl our OWD ~ llOt be aUe to brillt'l: about

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CMD8il. but e Can ensure tilat ...h"n cllaD8il eDJDeU tllere aN su.!ticientuumbeu ot hites end nou-wll1te, who respect and trust each other, to makea t:lUlti_:racio.l Government poaeible.

One of the tregedles iu 01U' country 111 the div1lli ...uu that e:d.st betweentlle~· opposition partieu and. groups - ...hite and non-white. Tba ~sult

111 that at prasent llDODE':st the~ there is 'not one' ell:isUng opposition groupthat could prodllCe a witable alternlltiv" G:wernlll.nit, tr~ representativeof all the people.

Since, in Ilij' vie.... Onl1" a Government which gullro.nteeB bauic rights andliberUes to 011, can 8%p8ct to esto.b11llh a peaceable Dnd stable BOCiet1"when the present Gov"rtlI:IIlnt' gees, 1 consider that 'the Elnck Sll.!!h Bilould doall' it c:an in tha COl!ling' ;;-&ara, to J\ersunde people'·openly to support e. polio:::)'which ;;Ul uphold the rightll'and libertias of every citizen, und that itahoUld do what it oon to aet aa a 'Catal... ,t in bringing ell people who sharethis a1l:l to unite.

Ife will need to introduca IlION and ClOre white peop;!.e to non-wtl1tes inorder that t~ 11I8.;;' ....,aliae -the 'non-whitads 'pOint of view and find fro~ thi8how ClIlCh the,. rea1'l;;-" hnve' in cOmmon.

Thill 18 going to be an 1l:ltI8!lsel... dHficult ta8k in the tuture, becauseit is apP6rant tilnt the GovertlI:lllnt iB banning JUBt.about-,Bvery articulatenon-wll1te. 'fie must. llowever, continue 01lI' e!!orts,to organise I!lUlti--raciaJ.di,cusuon «roUDS, co~erences etc.

Another ODe of the things the Black Sash, llIleds to do is to find Wtl;;;'8of el)CbatUng the effects of Government prOJlOf:anda which resqlte in people,ayen til. tbt. oppoaition ca.cp, widely believil1G Bu.ch untruths as, for e=ple.that a reference book is nothing more than a white person's identity cardo'r Paasport. IiDv '0 do this when most people do nut think·for thel:lselves,and do not h/lva the fects on which to baae their views. is one of our QostdifficUlt ta~s.

In tha SaBil, 1 believe, we OO¥ have to face tlu'ee prob16l:lll :-

The one caused 'b)t the dearth of people in our organhation willingend able to undertake the a<:tivities we have decided should be carrhd out;another caused b... the fact .$hat aome P8"ple withiJi our orgtlniantion feelt.llet their twe ::1!11 be batt6r Bpent working for theirpo:litical p1rty.';rhe third l:IaY be caUBed b... memoors allOwing their .port., political differenceeto be brou,ght into the SaBil.

Me.cbeu '01111 realise that thll Bleck SCIab. is conatituted to upholdpeople's rights and liberties and to do ,ell it can to assist in gettill&theae rights and·liberties respected:, and. tllnt witllin the Snsh Oil(! 1& fortuna'"in having o:U¥ to conBider what p60p!e'e rights ara end what methods shoUldbe used in order to linn the.c upheld. We stand on principle and theretoreere luck¥ in not hnv1ng to cQnsU"r expodiene.,.

lie do not have to get 1¥188 popular aupport. Polt tic81 purtios. onthe other lland, in ordar to obtain pow'!.", are deA.;~nnt upan maBS support.rurthe~re, political porties consistfng, as the... do,-priQ8ril... ofvoluntary workera cannot ponibly b9 'held ,responBible for all the ·part.,political tactica, 138noueverings and vH!ws of its I:lIl.~ cenvassaru, eandidatesetc., end Black SaBil me.cbers ab.ould be sufficienU... politicall., I'IIlt'-re tounderstand that in port... politics, '"Pll1iiical l:IIlllOll.CVeringu cnd back:-bitingere a1l:lost inevi table.

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I Udnlt aho t.bll\ 1\ CI\:I. be ~\" ot \t:.. Black Saab tba\ \blq~Ul4. Imdera\aDd \bU peOple riq l.pU~te1¥ Wter in tbeir opinionot v.b.1eh paTty 18 aUe beet \0 eappl.ail.t"\hie pre..n\ GonrllllClZl\. or toaUac\ tbe necaeeaJ')' ~e. aDd \be\ t.llow .......bers ot the :Black Seabab0W.4 DDt han their intep1.t)' queeUjlned beca~ ot tbe pollUcal parlJ'they ... fit to·lJUppon. Iradde the $lIeb v. 4D DD\ deal wUh pony politice,bv.\ oubide the Sallb, e"r)'oDe ma\ dear1¥ be enUUed to ad'rOC&te IJUppontor t.beir own polzl\,ot "lew. It e08l;l. to .Qll greatly 1aclt1nt; in tolertmea\0 th1.Illl: that bectl.u" • penon doee DO\ belonc \0 the sane poliUcal ponTa. OI1eIlel:t, that person h vronc and tbeir .IncerHy 8hould be .uepect.Tbh ind1catee DOt only into18rl!1llCe. but in tbs end, la~ IJt respect torpnrliflDlll1~r)' d.emocTOq whieb by i te l'9r)' nature 18 dependant upon the e:Qa­tenca ot dlttal'1lnt po11Ucsl pluU.e. 'fbt; Black Sallb ellT1lly ebouJ.d enco\lTtlf;epeople to think tor thez:>..h •• ·and l'1I,peet the r18ht of othaTll to hold ....poin.t of vie"_ diUeren\ from their own..

1\ 18 aad to boar people in ODe poliUcs.l pan)' 88Jl'inc - 'I cannot~TIltaD:l how Mrs. X ClIn be • I:I(gbor of \ho B1aclI: ·Sallb and. ,Ull IJUpportX P8rl1~J Prol'1d.ed Itn. X, viUl1n tho Saab. doce -ever)'th1ng ehe enn. to, -uphold B:Lac.k Saeh po11c)' ill·pro\e,Un« acaiu\"\he ".' .....nl\1on ot peopl.ler1&;h\e aDd UberUe. a\c•• U ..e:;l8 to'De abe ~1114 DO\ be erlUeiM4.

,I,to",._ the \u. ~n one. 1:101'11 .oce plll\i~ l ..dars v11.1 \:1'7 to"aake;D., it DOt brallk, t.be Saab ae an orp.n.18l1Uon., Attar ell. \.J:r,q woUld110\ be b1l::laD it U>a)' dill. not viab to bIt"a Ul'oted \0 tba,1r cou.. \b. ts.- andClOIlIl)' ....l'&Ua.'b1e fl'Ol:l t.beir =el:ibers. In addiUon, in the vh1te tiud, it 18illl:l8lleurab17 eater to be a -=ber ot • large parl1~ntal")' oppodUon, that 18conoern1nc it,ell _1n.ly with vork in. the white eh.ctorel fidol. In thec01DJnc year., lIl:I!Ill pree.=- groupe worldng vitb DOn_bit... can upect toCOl'ltl mora ond IIIOTe into eont11ct with llutho~it:y, but on the otber band, I thinkpollUcal partiei wol11d do well to reI:lember that wben,tb.1"e Govenllll8Dt goee _ee go I em aure it vill - it will be vel")' dltflcult for ~ other wh~te

GoveTIllll8nt at it. out ..t to ha"e the confidence ot non_hlt.e••• n»ae ot uewho have worked with !lOn_blte leedera Imow how vel")' auepact or 41acred.1ted.al_.t every vbne l~r 18 in non_bite clrcl...

So~ non_b.ite. teal t1Ia\ vh1te I*Iple 01117 'lIll7' U:le \hinge t./l.e)"do baceu.. th«)' are atl"llld of black: _tionall.... the)' tear Ulot U the whiteoppoeiUon. wera 1n J'Cl"r, it vou1d itaalt da"l.. dOl'er we)'. of keepizrr« the_ .. ot \he paoph wlthoUt rlgbh and. 11beti... )'rol;t. hard......,..s... poin\of "law, theretore, I think pollUcal portl.e voUl4 dI) well to re.e.l18a \ha\OM 01 the ~\e.t 'e..te they Cl1.ll. ha"e h e large mElber of Blae1t saeh :.eaberet.h~t tba COUIl.\r)', wIlD are known to bln'e~ worldll«: bDTll witb DOn-wb.Ue,1J1 t.1woi:r urke.t boUn.

In. addition, \be Soab Hrr.. a pu.rpoee whieh DO- political pert)' \hue t ....r.....It giv.. prectical anhtonCll to I1On_hite. ln the tOn:! ot bail tund.e,

e\c.,

It arrangee :ero1.ne Tru,te ond public laetu..... vhere ditterlllf: opinion.con be ·e.xpr...ad, where .$b_.public i ••IIOUed to lhten \0 iClpol'tant _ttenobjeeUve1¥ diecu..ed •.Il!ld tb.e7 are provided wUb fach enabl1nc tb.el:I to COl:l8to thelr own indapand.ant oODeluelon••

~ar)' l:lfI:Iber.~ '\and8 etc., h enabled \0 baar puUlc v!tnaeeto ~r a\U\u4e \0 1Ul,jue\ laWe, w.b.1eb the)' a ... DOt abla to 4.0 \~ thelrpoliUeal parl)'.

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It h condanUr -"sHod b,Y ~p1e thot _ have teU.-1 to 1llIk. 8117tmpact on the white e~to \tl, and 1 think it h O-tte.....ry tor .a toex..ln. Uia datSl:>6l:lt to 11 It 18 t ......

CoIrtainl:r it 1t h tl'\», ... ::m.t t%'J' to cU..co"r bow c\1Ch ... an tobt.- tor tha tactl vh1'" baye b84. no 1cpIctl IlZl4 wbf;t we ceed to 1kI tonct1:t;r W.. Jlo.t tha tollowhll> ~pla should &be u••ncoure,g«lellt.

10. 1955. 1 can ~bar holcU.1l& a~ ..et~.l:IC at"llhich I.u.4 P10pa to Join lbll Black 6uh. At that U ... , I th1nk ool1' 00.. ot tho.iJnMnt, _q an. aunt of Q1ne, ,Jollled the lXlyecent. 'llw othan th.1ad. 1P'!l:r.I tu::I comincel! thh d. becaue I 1D4.1catH. tbIlt it voUld ba lQ'pocJ"lLC7 topl"Ot..t against the SSM\tl Act it 1n tect 0"'" wa. quits baPP'J' that coloured.peopl.l be" U>e1r rl&ht. ngoy-.4,.

1n tb8 election \bat ba. Ju.t pa._, I vent a:Gu,g.t tho.. __ !*OpUin Iq _ ne1&hOOW'bood. to CllevDU tor s pollc)' which edyocet.l ths cocple\tlaOO11\1on ot :rectal d.1.cr1l:l1=tion, and whUe 1:Illtl;i vould not'lIUpport theco.Pll14e.te tor vboa 1 .... Cllnya..1u,g, 1 d1d not Und- one dngl. person, vb.ova. c.ot 1Jr 8gre_nt'on thh particular i ..us. 'So while the Black Saab,call1lot·neceuariq ba said to" Mve been responsible tor tb.. c~ in at"tftudeot theBe people, it "is clallf "to Ilie that there ha. been -(l ll1gn1ticant cb.angeot the ~ttltu4a ot tha wnite electorote in the La.t .1x ,Year.. Since tora veq large ]Xlrt ot thet twe tbe Black So.b. WeB one ot tbe tell' gl"Oup,a intl:¥ field edvocatill& tbet all people'. rightll ahoUld b••ategullrded, it .00I:I.rH.OllAble to con.ider tbet we have pltl)'e4 a dgn1tics.llt pert 1n br11lCingabout W. chaD&EI of attitude. moll6l1t a c.rtein lIection. Who knOll'. whetherit we bed. lpent the ll8l:lO aDOU.lIt ot ettort, tice and OOlUI)' ill 5ational1atarHs, VI vould not be... bed e .Wler impact!

At election tt-, people iDe"Vitabl)' becoce DOn conc.rned with political_tt.en, tlhUe at other tt-I, 1t is "ery ditUcult to noke arq naponeeeDd acU,.,e intere.t tn politics tl"Ol:ll the electorate. "As ... all Imov, UleBl.ck Saeh reduce. ita ecthiU.I at .lection tices, in order to let itaCleClbara wodt tor the pert7 ot \baiT cho1ce. In the 5 788T. abIed, peoplewill cmc_ e,gain tall into tbetr usual apa~ end it will nquin • g.J'$llt daelof in&UU1t:r to &et tbs:1 to Coal to 13ntirlf:S to hear vbet the)' DHd to Imovn~ the ,.,i.... ot DOn_hite. and tba eUec\a On the:> ot preHnt lecie­l.t10Zl0

.i1llO.<ae ClI9 taJI:e 1\ that the DOn_hite oppodUoc grcNp8 will haYetlU'theT 1IlroadII :Zld.e on their libarti.. Ilnd that tbe)' vill .uttlr 1nereasedbIIrdehJpe. Such help s. we can she, 1 b.licve shoUld be ree41.l::r aTallable.

1 ., »>rpetualq a.tontabed b)' the <>e::IbeTII vho lID)' to ce _ ·Tb.ere hDOthillf> tor us to lkIs • 1 can eulU'1I :reu ledies, ~t tOT tho.. Wbo are reelqanx10u to help, theTe h plen\7 tor u.. ell to do. 9le tllCt tllllt we IlTe notbatter knoVc 1d due entirel)' to tbe foct thet .... do Dot do allthe thhl&e.1 should.

Another reaBon vb.)' people do not hlll1r of all our Ilctivities h tbet veotten euid with acUvitiel without the public realid~ that we are theprilJe !:IOven.

1 would lIll)' that the echiov~ent ot our awa is 111:11\.d onl)' 17 the11:1811 nUl!lber ot I:l8Qbere in our orgen1l1llt:~n, who ecti,.,el)' pIlrticipote intb.. vork, IlM alllO b7 the tlI:IOunt ot UJJe ond !:lOne.,. vhicb. the)' are villing oreble to gbe to it. Thil doe. DOt infer thet .... 1kI not greetl)' yalue theDOral IIUpport ot our sUent d.ten.. ntbout the support ot our Cll.lI)' 1IllLctbel:llll:lbere, we woUld not be the torce ... are.

El-.re h, thenfon, en increased Deed tor !luck SZlsh activiUes.1, l:l1Ml:t. tind. that =h of OUl' Ul:herul4ed. vorl!: h onl:r how ·beeoc1.zl« knovD.

1 (&61 IU;I llUJ"8 ••••• ) Pac:_ 6.

I (and I !l.Q eure evtlry other Regional Chair l:lUst have the lI8I:leexperienee) !l.Q continually telephoned eDd v1eittlll for edviee and allu1eteneeby whites aDd non_b.itea, wb.o ere WlknOWIl to lUI.

At laut it 1e beginning to ]lel'l:leate to the lDOn in the street that toataDd in proteet with a Black Sash on, 1e not 01U' only ectiVi't;y.

Finally, there are VIO i"POrtant tI8 tters which I "uat I:l8ntlOllo lirstl;y.l:lelllbers cuat real1Be thet every caaber of n Blaek: Saah cOClJittee shares withtb.e Cbn.i= the reaponBibility for tile actlvitlea undertaken. In the periodupon which we are now 8f:loorking, it 1e tb.eretore of the utJ:1Ost importance thatpeople who ere l:l8"berB of cotlOittees should give their undividsd and earnestconeideretlon to what 1e undertaken and should real1Be that they can be holdresponsible for whatever is done. Th1B obviously greatly increaees the burdenon thoBe who agree to belong to·Sash co=ittees.

Secondly, it appears that- ill future, lie l:lllY hove to gElt _pemieeion fl'Olllthe relevcnt City Councils to hold· standlJ in the utraetl of towns. It ll&BI:llI

tb.et if a group of people COI:l8 together in order to stand againet a particularBill, it means toot they have· CO!ll(l" together for a co=oI> ~.e and therefore.constitute a caeting, wb.ich O>lly not take place without perm1eeion.