1948-NIO Deputation to Smuts-To discuss Round Table talks
1948
NIO Deputation to Smuts -- To discuss Round Table talks
A deputation consisting of representatives of the Natal Indian Organisation, the Transversal Indian Organisation and the Cape Indian Congress will call on the Prime Minister on Thursday next (29 January) "Cape Town in connection with the impasse in Indo-European relations. The deputation will discuss with the Premier the necessity of the Round Table Conference between the Union and the Governments of India and Pakistan.
The following have been elected to the deputation from the NIO. Messrs A.S. Kajee, President of the NIO, P.R. Pather Secretary, Naidoo.C.M. Anglia, A.B. Moosa, A.M. Moolla, M.R. Parekh, and one representative each from Northern Natal and the North Coast. The TIO will have six representatives and the Cape Indian Congress three. The deputation will leave Durban tomorrow afternoon.
How they reacted
In view to the fact that the Natal Indian Organisation is keen on sending a deputation to India and Pakistan with the "approval" of the Prime Minister to bring about "goodwill" between those countries and the Union, a Leader reporter was asked to find out the reaction of the average individual Indian to the proposal. He fell in with paper's cartoonist, and between them they produced the results shown above. Both the reporter and the cartoonist arc emphatic that A Appelsamy, cane spirit in hand, the immaculate Jazzbanch, the obviously hysterical popatlall, Bijiee, in an uncomfortably aggressive mood, and Seth Mia Jhundoo have to say on the NIO proposal to go to India, conveys a cross-section of the feeling of the Indian people on this subject. The Indian people do not want any deputations and Pakistan.
His Silence is not Golden: SAIC President Criticises Christopher
Mr. Ahmad Ismail, President of the South African Indian Congress does not consider Mr. A. Christopher's silence on the subjects of this visit to India and UN, golden. Mr. Christopher, it will be recalled was one of those deputed by the SAIC to go to India and the UN to campaign against the Ghetto Act.
As a community we are entitled to hear Mr. Christopher several important matters relating to the Indian community for to views, based on the knowledge acquired during his overseas visits which would have been very useful, Mr. Ismail told a leader He added: "I do not consider his silence golden."
The SAIC President also criticised members of the delegations to India and UN for failing to report on their mission to the Sow African Indian Congress.
The deputations included the late Mr. A.I. Kajee, Messrs P. Pather, A. Christopher, Sorabjee Rustomjee, A.S. Kajee, A.A. Mirza and S.R. Naidoo.
