This Day in History: 10 February 1960
0n 10 February 1960, the African National Congress (ANC) received a letter from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan; it was seven days after he made his famous speech "Winds of Change In Africa" in Cape Town. In the letter he was sending his gratitude to the ANC for giving him the organisation's views on Nationalist apartheid policies.
The recipient of the letter was Duma Nokwe Secretary General of the ANC. It was written from Groote Schuur, official residence of the South African Prime Minister and dated 4 February 1960. It also answered a letter from Nokwe, asking the renowned guest to receive ANC delegation to talk about Britain's attitude on apartheid.
Macmillan wrote in his letter; "Dear Mr. Nokwe, I have read with interest the letter which you addressed to me on January 25. I am obliged to you for giving me a statement of the views of your party, but I regret I am not able to accede to your request that I should accept ANC deputation. I have received a number of requests from different groups who wished to present their views to me in person...As you will be aware from reports of my speech in Cape Town on February 3. I have already expressed myself at length on some of the matters you raised in your letter."